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In An Immense World, science writer Ed Yong explores the diversity of perception in the animal world — including echolocation, magnetic fields and ultraviolet vision. Originally broadcast June 2022.
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In An Immense World, science writer Ed Yong explores the diversity of perception in the animal world — including echolocation, magnetic fields and ultraviolet vision. Originally broadcast June 2022.
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Less than a month after finalizing the ouster of one of its largest churches for having women pastors, the Southern Baptist Convention has lost another of its biggest congregations.
Elevation Church — a North Carolina-based megachurch that draws thousands of worshippers to its multiple campuses and has wielded a strong influence on contemporary Christian worship music — sent notice to the SBC on June 26 that it was withdrawing its affiliation.
Elevation’s letter didn’t state a reason. Elevation Pastor Steven Furtick’s wife, Holly Furtick, preaches at Elevation to men and women, and has links to her sermons on her website.
The Baptist Faith and Message — the denomination’s statement of faith — says the office of pastor is limited to qualified men. Influential Southern Baptist leaders have said that preaching is inextricably linked to the role of pastor.
Earlier in June, the SBC representatives overwhelmingly voted at their annual meeting to affirm the expulsion of Saddleback Church, the Southern California megachurch founded by Rick Warren, author of the massive best-seller, “The Purpose Driven Life,” and his wife Kay Warren. The convention also affirmed the ouster of Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Both churches had appealed the February decision by the SBC’s Executive Committee to remove them for having women pastors, along with three other congregations that didn’t appeal.
The Elevation Church letter, addressed to the Executive Committee and released by Baptist Press, the SBC’s official news service, said it was withdrawing from the convention “effective immediately.”
It maintained that the church’s beliefs are “very much in line” with those of Southern Baptists and has no intention of changing that.
Also at its annual meeting, representatives took a preliminary vote to amend the SBC constitution to require participating churches to have only qualified men as pastor or elder.
Elevation and the Executive Committee did not immediately respond to The Associated Press’ request for comment.
Founded in 2006, the Matthews, North Carolina-based church has multiple campuses in the Charlotte area and elsewhere in North Carolina, neighboring states and even Canada. It drew 26,000 average worshippers per week in 2022, seventh most among Protestant churches and one behind Saddleback, according to the Outreach 100, an annual survey by Outreach magazine.
According to the SBC’s internal records, the church had an average attendance of 10,185 in 2021, the most recent data available. The discrepancy in attendance figures couldn’t immediately be explained but may reflect differences in how post-pandemic online worshippers are counted.
Elevation has also produced an extensive repertoire of worship music that has been widely influential. The church-affiliated Elevation Worship has won six Dove Awards — the top award for contemporary Christian music — including song of the year for “The Blessing.” The song became a viral video hit in the 2020 pandemic lockdown with its reassuring lyrics sung by virtual choirs around the world.
“That makes Elevation not just a large church but having a large influence in the country,” said longtime megachurch researcher Scott Thumma of Hartford Institute for Religion Research.
He said Elevation was clearly taking its cue from the overwhelming stance of the SBC to reject Warren’s appeal. Warren had said Baptists should be able to agree to disagree on issues such as women in ministry while cooperating on missions and evangelism.
Thumma wondered how many other churches may follow in its lead.
“They explicitly excluded Saddleback to make a symbolic point that nobody is immune to this more fundamentalist narrowing of this complementarian belief,” he said, referring to the doctrine then men and women have distinct, complementary roles, with men as leaders in churches and families.
That, he said, has had “ripple effects” on other churches
“I could easily see others leaving to make a statement, rather than sitting around waiting for the SBC to remove them.”
The SBC has been in membership decline for nearly two decades but remains the largest Protestant denomination in America. In statistics released earlier this year by Lifeway Research, the denomination fell to 13.2 million members in 2022. That is the lowest level since the late 1970s. Rates of baptisms are also in long-term decline.
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- Eight Roads Ventures China continues to grow its team and now has 10 Partners across its healthcare and technology teams
- Showcasing the firm's commitment to developing leaders from within
BEIJING and SHANGHAI, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eight Roads, a leading global venture capital firm, today announced the promotion of Shawn SHEN, Cody YIN and Gordon ZHANG to Partners in its China Ventures team. The three new partners each joined Eight Roads as Associates nearly a decade ago. The promotion underscores the firm's commitment to developing leaders from within.
Despite the market volatility, Eight Roads has continued to grow its team in China over the past 12 months, showcasing the strength and benefits of having proprietary and patient capital of Fidelity. After the promotion, Eight Roads Ventures China has 10 Partners across its healthcare and technology teams, and each of them brings an average of 20 years of experience from China and abroad. The three new partners bring solid domain expertise, deepening the firm's ability to better support entrepreneurs across stages and sectors.
"We are delighted to welcome Shawn, Cody and Gordon to the leadership team in China," said, Jarlon Tsang, Managing Partner and Head of China at Eight Roads Ventures. "The three of them have proven themselves as trusted partners to entrepreneurs and make great contributions to our portfolio companies and the firm's development. As we continue to build our portfolio, a key priority for us is to have the right talent in place to support and mentor our portfolio and teams."
Shawn joined Eight Roads in 2014. He currently leads investments in AI and Deep Tech and has helped the firm build a strong position in this sector. Shawn has strong technical skills and industry know-how in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Autonomous Driving, Metaverse and Web 3.0, and has led several deals the likes of Pony.ai, Insilico Medicine, Innovusion, Inceptio, EQ Mining, Deep Mirror, JBD and Gravity XR.
After spending time at IQVIA, Cody joined Eight Roads in 2014. Working within the healthcare team, Cody leads our investments in Digital Health with a focus on key themes such as payor upgrade, digital specialty care, and digital CXO. Cody has built a strong portfolio that offers proprietary sector insights and synergy to Eight Roads' broader healthcare investment strategy, including MediTrust, FCB Health, EB Tech, Gyenno, Haici, Zeen Health, Pharbers, and NeuroSmart.
Eight Roads Ventures has become one of the world's largest venture capital platforms, with $11 billion of committed capital across Asia, Europe and the U.S. Since its founding, Eight Roads has partnered with over 300 companies globally, including Alibaba, Innovent, Laurus Labs, Neo4j and Wuxi Pharma - all pioneers, which went on to become global success stories. More recent market leaders include AppsFlyer, API Holdings (the parent company of PharmEasy), Eyebright, Icertis, Hibob, Paidy, Pony.ai and PingPong.
Globally, Eight Roads has over 80 investment professionals who bring local market knowledge and sector expertise that help identify opportunities and spot emerging trends across geographies, nearly 20 Venture Partners who support entrepreneurs with deep technical, operational expertise and strong industry networks and over 30 functional experts across Marketing, HR, Finance, Legal, Compliance and IT.
About Eight Roads Ventures
Eight Roads Ventures is a global proprietary investment firm backed by Fidelity, managing over $11 billion of assets across China, India, Europe, Israel, Japan and the U.S. Our 50-year history of investing includes partnerships with over 300 healthcare and technology companies globally. Some of Eight Roads Ventures' global investments include Alibaba, Beam Therapeutics, Pony.ai, Innovent Biologics, Insilico Medicine, Hibob, Medbanks, Semma Therapeutics and WuXi PharmaTech.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) – Tom Erndt finally got the news he’s been waiting to hear for 20 years. His father’s remains were found at the bottom of drought-stricken Lake Mead in Nevada this summer, not far from where Erndt last saw him on August 2, 2002.
Erndt’s father, Thomas, had been officially classified as “missing” for two decades. But California’s historic drought has caused Lake Mead’s water levels to drop so low that half a dozen people’s remains were recently found.
Erndt, 31, said a sheriff’s coroner in Nevada called him and his sister earlier this month asking for DNA samples. When the coroner’s DNA test kit arrived at Erndt’s house, “I just stared at it. There have been so many questions that haven’t been answered for me. I wasn’t sure if I was ready for the answer,'” Erndt told Nexstar’s KRON.
The last time he saw his beloved father, Erndt was a 10-year-old boy sitting in a boat on Lake Mead.
It was a summer weekend like any other. The family always took their boat out to Lake Mead’s Callville Bay on Saturdays to camp on the shore, or go for a “midnight cruise” and swim at night. But on that tragic night, moments after jumping from the boat into the water, Erndt’s father started screaming for help.
Erndt was in the boat with his sister, his father’s girlfriend and friends.
“My dad takes off his shirt, jumps in the water, and the next thing we know, he’s yelling for help and screaming. It’s pitch black. It’s in the middle of the lake. We did not know what to do. All of the parents on the boat said ‘stay on the boat.’ We threw life jackets out, everything we could,” Erndt said.
Erndt’s sister finally broke through the spotty cellphone service to call 911. Law enforcement boats, a helicopter and ambulances swarmed the lake, but found no sign of Erndt’s 42-year-old father.
“They didn’t find him. They said, ‘Don’t worry, we will find him.’ It was all reassurance stuff,” he said.
“He stayed in the category of missing. My mind (went) through 100 different scenarios of what was possible,” Erndt said.
Twenty years later, on August 23, a sheriff’s coroner called Erndt and said his DNA sample matched the remains found in Lake Mead.
“‘We found your father,’ she said. I didn’t know what to say. I was in shock. It was surreal. It means he’s at peace,” Erndt said.
Looking back at what went wrong the night of the drowning, Erndt has two theories. His father Thomas knew how to swim, but was diabetic and may not have taken insulin that day. Or, his shoulder could have given out because of an old injury.
“He was found in Callville (Bay) at the spot where we did our midnight cruise. He didn’t go very far. There were scuba divers, search and rescue — why couldn’t you find him? How come this didn’t happen 20 years ago?” Erndt wondered.
Erndt said his dad was the best father he could have hoped for. “My dad would always treat us like we were the world. We were not the richest family, but he would do everything and anything for us. We did everything together. Every weekend we’d go out boating, swimming, and tubing. My dad was a big car person … a gearhead. I take after him a lot. I’m a gearhead now.”
Erndt and his fiancé recently released white balloons over Lake Mead. One day, he even stepped into the water up to his ankles.
“I wish my dad was here,” he said, “and he could see the person I’ve become.” | https://www.cbs42.com/news/remains-of-mans-dad-found-in-lake-mead-20-years-after-drowning/ | 2022-08-30 17:25:24 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/remains-of-mans-dad-found-in-lake-mead-20-years-after-drowning/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — A key prosecution witness testified Monday that he delivered millions of dollars in payoffs destined for former Mexican public safety chief Genaro García Luna but that the two didn’t directly discuss what the money was allegedly buying: impunity for the infamous Sinaloa cartel.
Former member Jesús “El Rey” Zambada testified at García Luna’s U.S. drug trafficking trial four years after catalyzing the case by airing allegations about García Luna at the trial of Sinaloa kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. García Luna was subsequently arrested; he denies the charges.
Zambada is the latest in a series of ex-cartel members and admittedly corrupt former law enforcement officials to testify against García Luna. The former cartel member echoed descriptions of cocaine shipments by planes, trains and even submarines, abetted by police and officials under García Luna’s oversight — and, Zambada said he was told, by the federal police leader-turned-presidential cabinet member himself.
Zambada described an arm’s-length quid pro quo. He said he made payments to García Luna through an intermediary who told him that the security chief would shield the cartel, which the witness’ brother, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, helped lead.
The relayed message: “He was going to provide protection to my brother. He’s not going to bother him. He was going to let him keep on working just as he had been,” Jesús Zambada testified, through an English-language interpreter.
He said he was told that when the cartel wanted friendly police commanders in various locales, García Luna would help. And indeed, the cartel was able to get its preferred commanders placed, Zambada said.
The alleged intermediary died in 2010. Zambada didn’t say he personally handed money to or got assurances from García Luna.
Indeed, Zambada said he quickly excused himself when García Luna showed up earlier than expected for a $2 million meeting with the go-between in a fancy Mexico City restaurant in 2006. Zambada told jurors it had cost another $3 million for a similar, earlier meeting.
On both occasions, Zambada said, he gave the money to the intermediary, who met with García Luna in a private room at an upscale Mexico City eatery called Champs Élysées. Zambada said that at least the first time, he waited in a bar area while the discussions happened and watched the security chief leave with luggage that had been packed with cartel cash.
García Luna indicated Monday he doesn’t plan to testify at his trial. His lawyers haven’t yet had their turn to present witnesses.
The attorneys have argued that the prosecution is relying on untrustworthy criminals who are cooperating with the government to trim their own sentences or to avenge themselves on García Luna for trying to crack down on the drug trade.
In questioning Zambada, defense lawyer César de Castro emphasized that the witness admitted to conspiring in cartel killings.
“That makes you responsible for these people’s deaths, right?” the attorney asked.
“Partly, yes,” Zambada replied.
Zambada was arrested in Mexico in 2008 and extradited to the U.S. four years later. He pleaded guilty to drug and other charges that could have gotten him life in prison.
He ultimately was sentenced to 12 years after cooperating with the government. He is now on supervised release.
De Castro noted that Zambada didn’t mention García Luna until he’d met with U.S. prosecutors multiple times.
García Luna led Mexico’s Federal Investigation Agency from 2001 to 2005, then served as secretary of public security to then-President Felipe Calderón from 2006 to 2012. In the latter role, García Luna was in charge of fighting drug cartels.
He moved to Miami in 2012 and became a security consultant.
If convicted, the 54-year-old could face decades in prison. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/ap-key-witness-testifies-about-bribing-ex-mexico-security-chief/ | 2023-02-14 22:30:02 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/ap-key-witness-testifies-about-bribing-ex-mexico-security-chief/ |
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Video footage released by the Grand Rapids (Michigan) Police Department shows an officer shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head following a struggle.
GRPD released video footage from multiple sources showing what happened last Monday when an officer fatally shot Lyoya during what the department said started as a traffic stop.
Cellphone footage from a witness shows the officer shooting Lyoya in the back of the head after telling him to let go of the taser.
GRPD said the deadly shooting happened on Monday, April 4, after what police described as a “lengthy struggle.”
Dashcam footage shows the officer walking up to Lyoya and telling him to stay in the car. The two appear to talk for a few minutes before Lyoya starts to walk away. The officer grabs his wrist and Lyoya pulls his arm and tries to run. The officer tackles Lyoya and a struggle ensues. Lyoya and the officer move out of the view of the camera before the shooting hapens.
Video captured by a neighbor’s security camera shows the entire encounter between Lyoya and the officer.
In the bodycam video, you can hear the officer ask Lyoya if he has a license. Lyoya told the officer he did and that it was in the car. Bodycam footage shows the officer using a taser on Lyoya. Lyoya appears to grab the taser and the officer tells him to let go of it. The bodycam footage also does not show the deadly shooting.
GRPD Chief Eric Winstrom says the officer will not be named at this time.
After the release of the videos, the Kent County prosecutor released the following statement:
As I have said in a previous statement, I have one goal – the pursuit of truth – and I am committed to that. We must follow legal and ethical guidelines to ensure the integrity of this process. We cannot do anything until the investigation is complete, and we have all the information we need to make an informed decision. This will take time and I once again ask for the community’s patience.
Following the Grand Rapids Police Department’s release of video related to the April 4 officer-involved shooting of Mr. Patrick Lyoya, I once again ask the community for patience in this matter. The Michigan State Police independent investigation into the incident is not complete. This is an extremely critical incident, and one that everyone involved in the investigation is taking very seriously. The Michigan State Police are doing everything they can to complete the investigation in a timely manner, however it takes time to carefully gather the evidence. We do not have all of the evidence for review. I don’t have an opportunity to review a case until I have all the evidence.
To provide context, the Kent County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an incident from March 31, 2022, where a homeowner reportedly shot and killed an intruder. That incident occurred days before this one, yet we have not received the reports from that investigation. I offer this incident to demonstrate, a thorough investigations take time, we are asking that the appropriate time be given here.
It is important to note, while the videos released today are an important piece of evidence, they are not all of the evidence. Our office has never made, and will not make, a decision based on partial evidence. By law, we are required to review all available evidence before we consider whether charges should be filed, and if so, what appropriate charges should be. This careful consideration of all evidence is a very important step in our criminal justice system.
Once the Michigan State Police turn over the evidence to our office, we will begin a thorough review. That process will include review of all witness statements and all video that pertains to this incident, including body-worn camera video, in-car video, and any home video that may be available. In addition, as in any case involving a death, we will review the autopsy and toxicology reports, radio traffic, and reports from the crime scene.
Lyoya’s family has disputed the police's account. Lyoya's family stated they believe it wasn't a traffic stop at all and that he was outside of the vehicle when the officer made contact. The family of Lyoya saw the dash camera and bodycamera video of the incident prior to the public release and has stated it shows him being shot in the back of the head.
“To see that the police officer hold my son and kill him like an animal,” Peter Mashingo Lyoya, his father, said. “When he got my son he put him on the ground and his hand was behind his back. From that moment he took the gun and he shoot him in the back of the head.”
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump called for video footage of Lyoya’s death to be released at a rally in Grand Rapids over the weekend.
Crump has represented the families of George Floyd, Jacob Blake and Grand Rapids native Breonna Taylor.
Lyoya, 26, leaves behind two children, a 2-year-old and a 3-month-old.
There have already been a number of demonstrations protesting the shooting of Lyoya. All have remained peaceful. There are more demonstrations planned this week.
Here's a timeline of events related to the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya:
How we got here:
Man shot, killed by officer during traffic stop in Grand Rapids
Man identified in Grand Rapids officer-involved shooting
Family demands answers, remembers life of man killed in GR officer-involved shooting
GRPD Chief on delaying release of video: this is not a cover-up
Kent County prosecutor: GRPD can share video of officer-involved shooting without his approval
‘I’m bleeding. I’m hurt:’ Father wants video of deadly officer-involved shooting released
Hundreds march against killing of Patrick Lyoya by a Grand Rapids police officer
Vigil for Patrick Lyoya, man who died after being shot by GR police officer
National and local leaders hold forum after Patrick Lyoya shot and killed by GR police officer
Civil Rights attorney Ben Crump calling for police video of Lyoya’s death to be released
Officer who killed Patrick Lyoya has not been interviewed 1 week after shooting
GR Mayor speaks after death of Patrick Lyoya, asks community to trust the process
Group plans to march to Grand Rapids City Commission meeting following shooting death of Patrick Lyoya
Multiple videos of deadly officer-involved shooting to be released
Barricade goes up outside Grand Rapids Police headquarters
Group marches to Grand Rapids City Commission meeting
People demand answers at GR City Commission meeting following Lyoya death
What we know ahead of GRPD 3 p.m. video release of Patrick Lyoya killing by officer
Kent County medical examiner releases statement regarding Patrick Lyoya's autopsy
This article was written by Karie Herringa for WXMI. | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/footage-shows-michigan-officer-shooting-man-in-the-back-of-the-head | 2022-04-13 22:08:59 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/footage-shows-michigan-officer-shooting-man-in-the-back-of-the-head |
Shortly after midnight on June 12, 1963 — 60 years ago today — civil rights organizer Medgar Evers pulled into his driveway in Jackson, Miss.
He stepped out of his Oldsmobile carrying shirts that read "Jim Crow Must Go."
Then, in a vacant lot about 40 yards away, a sniper fired a single shot from a high-powered rifle at Evers' silhouette.
Evers' wife, Myrlie, rushed outside to find him bleeding in the driveway. He was taken to University Hospital in Jackson and died in the ER. He was 37.
Only a few hours earlier, President John F. Kennedy had addressed the Civil Rights Movement on TV. Now one of its most prominent figures was gone — murdered by a member of the Ku Klux Klan who wouldn't be brought to justice for more than 30 years.
Fighting for freedom at home
While civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. pushed for equality across the U.S., Evers focused his efforts on his native Mississippi. He worked as the NAACP's first field secretary in the state.
Evers led boycotts of white-owned businesses that refused business to Black customers and held voter registration drives for Mississippi's Black population. He also fought to overturn segregation in public spaces.
One of Evers' most famous moments of activism came when he applied to law school at the all-white University of Mississippi. After the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, Evers partnered with the NAACP to see if the new law was being enforced.
It wasn't. Evers was rejected because of the color of his skin. But he carried out a long campaign to integrate the university, paving the way for future generations of Black students.
Always in danger
Evers' growing stature as a Black leader attracted hostility from white supremacists.
"Medgar became No. 1 on the Mississippi to-kill list," his widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, told NPR in 2013. "And we never knew from one day to the next what would happen. I lived in fear of losing him. He lived being constantly aware that he could be killed at any time."
Despite receiving violent threats, Evers often spoke of his affection for home. In 1958, he wrote a magazine article titled "Why I Live in Mississippi."
"It may sound funny, but I love the South," Evers wrote. "I don't choose to live anywhere else. ... There is room here for my children to play and grow and become good citizens if the white man will let them."
After his younger brother's death, Charles Evers carried on Medgar's legacy. Himself a civil rights activist, Charles Evers helped transform Mississippi politics, becoming the state's first Black mayor of a biracial town in 1969.
"Medgar and I said many years ago: If it ever ends, the violent racism in this state, it'd be the greatest state in the world to live in," he told NPR in 2003. "And now, Medgar, I know you're gone, but I'm telling you, son, it's come to pass."
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2023-06-12/60-years-ago-medgar-evers-became-a-martyr-of-the-civil-rights-movement | 2023-06-12 09:39:20 | 1 | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2023-06-12/60-years-ago-medgar-evers-became-a-martyr-of-the-civil-rights-movement |
SC official says Alex Murdaugh will not face death penalty
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for Alex Murdaugh when the disbarred attorney appears in court next month for a double murder trial that has drawn international attention.
“After carefully reviewing this case and all the surrounding facts, we have decided to seek life without parole for Alex Murdaugh,” South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said in a statement Tuesday.
Murdaugh faces murder charges in the June 2021 shooting deaths of his wife and son. The scion of a prominent legal family has pleaded not guilty and repeatedly denied any involvement in the slayings.
Murdaugh’s legal team welcomed the move, noting in a statement that the decision removes the impediments to beginning the trial on the scheduled start date of Jan. 23 that a death penalty case would have likely brought.
A grand jury recently indicted Murdaugh on nine counts of tax evasion, adding to the dozens of charges handed down since his family’s deaths.
Prosecutors earlier this month revealed Murdaugh’s alleged motive in a bid to get evidence of Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes admitted into the trial. Prosecutors said Murdaugh killed his wife and son last year to gain sympathy and distract others from years of alleged financial misdeeds. The impending revelation of those crimes — which allegedly lined Murdaugh’s pockets with nearly $9 million stolen from poor clients to maintain his painkiller addiction — were about to sink his reputation, according to the prosecutors.
The defense has asked the judge not to allow evidence related to the alleged motive. They argue such evidence only serves to convince the jury that Murdaugh was a bad person who would commit a crime as awful as killing family members.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.cleveland19.com/2022/12/20/sc-official-says-alex-murdaugh-will-not-face-death-penalty/ | 2022-12-20 23:05:20 | 0 | https://www.cleveland19.com/2022/12/20/sc-official-says-alex-murdaugh-will-not-face-death-penalty/ |
- Seventh consecutive monthly record for the fast-growing Kia brand
- 24-percent increase over the same period last year
- Five Kia models reached best-ever February totals
IRVINE, Calif., March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia America's record-breaking sales trajectory continued with best-ever February sales of 60,859. The milestone performance follows the best retail sales total in company history in 2022 and marks Kia's seventh consecutive monthly sales record. Five Kia nameplates – Carnival, Forte, Niro, Sportage and Telluride – posted best-ever February totals and sales of Kia's electrified models increased 32-percent over the same period last year.
"Kia's path to success continues with our second month of record-breaking sales in 2023, and the seventh straight record-breaking month overall," said Eric Watson, vice president, sales operations, Kia America. "As our production and inventory levels continue to increase, we are able to fully capitalize on the demand we have built across our full range of capable SUVs, sporty sedans and innovative electrified models."
In addition to record-breaking sales, several significant industry awards were bestowed on various models within Kia's world-class line-up, including:
- Kia America was ranked the number one mass-market brand in the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study for the third consecutive year after owners reported the fewest issues after three years1. Adding to this substantial award were three segment wins, including Forte (Compact Car) and Sportage (Compact SUV).
- Ten Kia models were named to the 2023 Car and Driver Editors' Choice Awards list, representing the publication's annual standard of automotive excellence. The winners, all 2023 model year vehicles, included the Sportage, Sorento, Carnival, Niro Hybrid, Niro PHEV, K5, Soul, Rio, and the Car and Driver 10Best-winning EV6 and Telluride (a four-time winner).
- The 2023 Kia Telluride was named a Top Safety Pick + by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The award comes after the IIHS implemented more stringent requirements for its TOP SAFETY PICK and TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards in 2023, demanding better side crash protection and improved pedestrian crash prevention systems and eliminating subpar headlights from the field of qualifying vehicles.
- Three Kia models named among the finalists across three categories in the 2023 World Car Awards. The Kia Niro is among the list of finalists for 2023 World Car of the Year, while its electrified variant, the Niro EV, is a finalist for 2023 World Electric Vehicle. And with an incredible 567 horsepower on tap, the EV6 GT is a finalist in the 2023 World Performance Car category.
- The 2022 Kia EV6 was named "Best of the Year" in the 41st annual MotorWeek Drivers' Choice Awards. The EV6 was also awarded "Best EV" alongside three other top electric vehicles.
- The 2023 Kia Sportage was named the Utility Vehicle of the Year in the 2023 AutoGuide Awards, where editors recognize the best vehicles on the market today.
- The 2023 Kia Niro HEV was named Best Car of 2023 by Cars.com, beating four other vehicles for the top spot. In addition, two other Kia models – the 2023 Kia Carnival and the 2023 Sorento – were honored by the website. Carnival was named Best Family Car of 2023 and the 2023 Sorento was nominated for Best SUV of 2023.
Kia America – about us
Headquartered in Irvine, California, Kia America continues to top automotive quality surveys and is recognized as one of the 100 Best Global Brands. Kia serves as the "Official Automotive Partner" of the NBA and offers a range of gasoline, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electrified vehicles sold through a network of over 750 dealers in the U.S., including several cars and SUVs proudly assembled in America*.
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* The K5, Sportage, Sorento, and Telluride (excludes HEV and PHEV models) are assembled in the United States from U.S. and globally sourced parts.
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Pennsylvania’s deer hunters had a banner season this past year, with sportsmen taking more than 420,000 whitetails. According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, an estimated 422,960 white-tailed deer were harvested, a 12% increase from the 2021-22 season when 376,810 deer were taken. It was the second time in the past three years that the harvest has exceeded 400,000 deer, with 435,180 of them harvested during the 2020-21 season.
According to the PGC, 164,190 antlered deer were taken statewide, equating to just almost 39% of the harvest, while 258,770 antlerless deer were harvested. The agency noted that the buck take is in line with recent trends, only 2% higher than the most recent three-year average.
“The long-term buck harvest trend indicates Pennsylvania’s deer population is in a pretty good place right now,” said PGC Deer and Elk Section Supervisor David Stainbrook in a news release. “We see generally stable population trends in most of the state, near goal levels, and we are seeing more older bucks available for harvest. | https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2023/04/numbers-in-for-pas-last-deer-hunting-season-big-harvest-reported-in-lehigh-valley-statewide.html | 2023-04-05 11:29:47 | 0 | https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2023/04/numbers-in-for-pas-last-deer-hunting-season-big-harvest-reported-in-lehigh-valley-statewide.html |
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The 2022 Toyota Avalon Hybrid, like the one I drove some weeks ago, marks the end of an era. Toyota has indicated that sedans aren’t dead at all, and it plans to offer a range of them for the foreseeable future.
So Toyota is putting effort into having them evolve with the times. The Avalon’s replacement, the Toyota Crown, pivots to bold cues, cladding, and a chunkier look, plus a cabin that looks a bit more confining. After the harmonious Avalon, it’s a bit jarring, at least in pictures. Although so is the future, sometimes.
I sampled the outro of this era, the 2022 Toyota Avalon XSE Hybrid, in its first-ever (and last-ever) Nightshade Edition, stickering at $41,725 and adding black-painted alloy wheels, black mirror housings, a trunklid spoiler, and other special trim and badging.
No shady here, but a little more contrast to the look
On the outside, the Nightshade thing sharpens the look somewhat, but the prevailing impression is that, well, the Avalon blends in. There’s no tractor beam of charisma wound up in this design, but it’s grown-up and upscale.
Even before driving, just getting into the Avalon reminded me what’s great about this package. Plush materials and warm tones elevate this cabin above most of the current Toyota lineup. Door cuts are large, and seats are generously padded and supportive. Yes, the Avalon lacks the natural chair height like a crossover and you do sit down into the Avalon, but it’s easy to get in and the cabin has a soft ambience and a combination of swagger and simplicity.
Toyota also says that the Avalon offers high tech with a low learning curve, and I agree. The 9.0-inch touchscreen is on the small side for a large car by today’s standards, but it’s very easy to find your way around the menu system, with buttons alongside the screen, and Apple CarPlay started up flawlessly once I paired my iPhone. Android Auto and Amazon Alexa are also supported. Once I turned off the system’s nagging beeps for every selection, I was ready to go.
On the road, there’s no big news to report, but it’s all good. The Avalon Hybrid employs a 176-hp, 2.5-liter inline-4, as part of Toyota’s planetary-based hybrid system, making 215 hp altogether. It accelerates with ease, and you don’t hear the engine much unless you’re climbing a steep grade, running in Sport mode, or nearly flooring the accelerator. Steering is light, body control is neat, and the ride is controlled in a way that only luxury cars were up until the past five years or so. Simply put, it’s easy to drive smoothly and your passengers will thank you.
43 mpg and then some
From what I noted, the Avalon Hybrid overdelivers on its EPA ratings of 43 mpg city, highway, and combined.
Over 70 miles of driving in what I’d best consider to be commuting conditions—weighing a bit more on traffic-clogged freeway driving—I averaged 46 mpg.
To see how good it gets, I took the Avalon Hybrid on a 53-mile out-and-back loop that I’ve taken with a wide range of vehicles—gaining about 300 feet of elevation, and consisting of about equal parts gentle freeway driving under 65 mph, backroads under 55 mph, and lower-speed city driving. It averaged just over 50 mpg—exactly the same number I saw on the route in the somewhat smaller, less comfy Toyota Camry Hybrid.
And finally, using the Avalon’s Sport mode and driving in very brisk fashion on a mix of faster-moving freeway driving plus hot-footed backroad driving, the Avalon still averaged 36 mpg over 24 miles.
In efficiency, that simply blows away any mass-market rival you might compare it to from recent years. The Avalon Hybrid gets nearly double the mpg of other full-size sedans in the city, and in the range of 50% better on the highway, versus rivals gone, gone, or going: the Ford Taurus, Hyundai Azera, Chevrolet Impala, Dodge Charger, Chrysler 300, and Nissan Maxima.
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All of those models are gone except the Charger, 300, and Maxima, and even those three are due for a transformation, too. Dodge and Chrysler plan to end production of those muscle-focused models after 2023—to be replaced partly by a screaming-loud electric muscle car—and Nissan is biding time before a U.S.-built, fully electric vehicle arrives in 2025.
Compared to the outgoing Avalon, the Crown is a transformation, but in a different way. The pseudo rugged-sleek design may be hard to tear your eyes away from, for better or worse, but it’s secondary to powertrain changes. It’s all-hybrid and all-wheel drive—fixing an issue in the Avalon lineup, which was only front-wheel drive as a hybrid. Thus, the Crown’s lower 41-mpg EPA combined rating. A plug-in hybrid Crown Prime is reportedly in the works, though.
It’s hard to imagine that the Crown will be as perfect of a sedan and as charmingly straightforward as the Avalon Hybrid, but maybe that’s the point.
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CHICAGO (AP) — A 35-year-old woman who prosecutors said operated a multistate prostitution business from a three-story Chicago building that functioned like a brothel pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal conspiracy charge.
A federal indictment unsealed in 2019 said Jessica Nesbitt took in millions of dollars through prostitution services that she and her employees provided in Illinois; Washington, D.C.; California; Florida; Indiana; Nevada and Wisconsin.
Nesbitt, who has been free on bond since 2019 and cares for a teenage son, faces up to five years in prison. Her sentencing hearing is scheduled to happen May 3.
“Ms. Nesbitt has accepted full responsibility for all of her deeds,” her attorney, Barry Sheppard, told reporters at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse.
Nesbitt admitted arranging prostitution services with herself and employees at rates of $300 to $1,000 per hour. She admitted in a plea agreement with prosecutors that she took in more than $1 million in payments from clients over seven years through her business, Kink Extraordinaire. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/alleged-chicago-brothel-operator-pleads-guilty-to-17772724.php | 2023-02-09 00:40:17 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/alleged-chicago-brothel-operator-pleads-guilty-to-17772724.php |
(KTLA) – As housing and living costs remain high for many nationwide, a new study shows plenty of Americans are relocating to more affordable locales.
A new SmartAsset study reviewed nearly 500 large U.S. cities and ranked them based on multiple metrics, including changes in population, average household income, housing units, and unemployment over a five-year period from 2016-2021, as well as average yearly GDP growth, one-year change in unemployment, and unemployment rates in September 2022.
Dubbed “boomtowns,” SmartAsset found two Idaho cities – Nampa and Meridian – are seeing the fastest growing. Both have seen a high rate of growth in their populations, number of businesses, and housing units, according to available federal data.
Cities in Texas, California, and Florida ranked highly through the top 15 “boomtowns.” Here are the Top Boomtowns in America in 2022 according to SmartAsset:
- Nampa, Idaho
- Meridian, Idaho
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- New Braunfels, Texas
- Fort Myers, Florida
- Conroe, Texas
- Menifee, California
- Pasco, Washington
- Lewisville, Texas
- Chino, California
- Port St. Lucie, Florida
- Rancho Cordova, California
- Victorville, California (Tie)
- Riverview, Florida (Tie)
- Homestead, Florida
Three California cities – Santa Clara, Mountain View, and Milpitas – have seen the highest average yearly GDP growth at 6.32% each. Over the last five years, New Braunfels, Texas has recorded the largest changes in population and housing units at 36.10% and 40.86%, respectively. Data shows St. George, Utah has had the largest growth in the number of businesses in its city at 31.20%.
Thinking of moving to a “boomtown”? Experts say timing is important to reap the most benefits.
“Moving to a boomtown at its earliest stages can be a great opportunity for entrepreneurs and investors, as there’s still plenty of room for growth,” Edith Reads, senior editor at TradingPlatforms, told SmartAsset. “And for those who are looking for a job, there are usually plenty of opportunities available in rapidly growing cities.”
Reads warned that, if a city has already reached its peak, it may be too late to take advantage of its growth.
“In this case, it may be wiser to wait until the city’s growth slows down before making the move,” Reads said. “This way, you can avoid getting caught in the midst of a housing or job crunch.”
Check out SmartAsset’s full study of America’s Top Boomtowns in 2022. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/these-are-the-fast-growing-cities-in-the-nation-study/ | 2022-12-18 21:51:57 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/these-are-the-fast-growing-cities-in-the-nation-study/ |
‘Get out of the water’: Video shows large shark swimming very close to beachgoers
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News/TMX) - Swimmers in Florida got a bit of a scare over Independence Day weekend thanks to a shark swimming dangerously close.
The shark was reportedly spotted on Monday at Navarre Beach in the Florida Panhandle.
Cristy Cox shared a video of the close encounter, showing several people in the water as the shark’s dorsal fin can be seen next to them in the shallow waters.
Several people are heard telling fellow swimmers to “Get out of the water!” With another saying, “Hurry, hurry.”
As people begin to clear the water and head to higher ground, the shark then disappears out of Cox’s view.
“That sucker came close!” a person is heard saying at the end of the video.
Florida authorities did not report any injuries that day regarding the shark but there have been several shark sightings so far this summer at Florida beaches.
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. TMX contributed to this report. | https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2023/07/05/get-out-water-video-shows-large-shark-swimming-very-close-beachgoers/ | 2023-07-05 20:07:06 | 0 | https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2023/07/05/get-out-water-video-shows-large-shark-swimming-very-close-beachgoers/ |
The #OLAFLEX Challenge Asks Fans Their Hair Woes of the Past and Celebrates Their Healthy Hair Journey of Today with OLAPLEX
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OLAPLEX, the brand that singlehandedly created the bond building hair category and has gone viral by amassing over 1.2 billion views with #OLAPLEX on TikTok, is excited to announce its first TikTok hashtag challenge which already reached over 3 billion views in 72 hours. OLAPLEX is challenging its loyal fans to share their wildest, craziest hair from the past, compared to their healthy hair today that they got by using OLAPLEX by using the hashtag #OLAFLEX. The campaign taps into the nostalgia trends that are gaining momentum on TikTok and will rally passionate salon professionals and consumers around the mutual fact that while everyone has made hair mistakes in the past, OLAPLEX has helped them on their journey to healthy hair.
OLAPLEX partnered with Felix Cartal, an EDM DJ and producer to create a TikTok original track for the campaign. Cartal has two million Spotify followers and is known on TikTok for his unofficial remixes of popular TV show theme songs. OLAPLEX specifically selected Cartal due to his connectivity to pop culture and what is trending, as well as his incredible talent, creating positive and uplifting music. The original track follows his personal style as well as provides an upbeat and fun theme for the campaign.
"TikTok is the perfect platform to engage with our loyal OLAPLEX users, who've helped build our organic momentum on the platform, going from twenty-four million views to more than one billion in less than 30 months," said Charlotte Watson, CMO for OLAPLEX. "We view this challenge as a fun way to help educate on OLAPLEX's original patented bond-building technology to relink hair bonds to repair and strengthen from the inside for healthier hair."
"OLAPLEX is a prime example of a brand leaning into their organic momentum with the TikTok community and amplifying that success to build deeper engagement through a hashtag challenge. We know music and sound plays a huge role on our platform, so we loved getting to see the community co-create with the custom track OLAPLEX created with Felix Cartal. From stylists to mother daughter duos, we saw over 400 creator videos made in a 3-day period to reach unique corners of the diverse hair community on TikTok," said Ross Wakeham, Group Vertical Director of Growth, Global Business Solutions, TikTok.
OLAPLEX has a track record of user-generated content on the platform from organic, authentic relationships with mega and micro influencers. The #OLAFLEX TikTok challenge will be supported by over 400 influencers with the majority being micro influencers who will help amplify the campaign through their own original content, including Clara (@ClaraGrugz), Molly (@Scarlettohair) and Cyrus (@Cyrusveyssi). OLAPLEX Ambassadors Tracey Cunningham, Chad Kenyon, Christin Brown and others will also create content for the campaign.
OLAPLEX worked with integrated full-service social media agency Kubbco on this campaign.
All OLAPLEX products contain a revolutionary bond-building technology with over 100 worldwide patents that created the bond-building hair care category and is exclusive to OLAPLEX. This technology penetrates the hair shaft working on the entire hair structure to rebuild the hair throughout. It builds a permanent bridge between the disulfide bonds. At the same time, it lessens and/or eliminates damage caused by molecules that eat protein from the hair by working faster than the damage can occur.
Since its founding, OLAPLEX has been proud to be non-toxic, cruelty-free, and vegan. OLAPLEX is free of over 50 questionable ingredients including Sulfates (SLS & SLES), Parabens, Phthalates, Phosphates. All OLAPLEX products have The Clean at Sephora seal and are proud of their continued commitment to reduce their secondary packaging and not add to their carbon footprint.
100% free of sulfates, phthalates, parabens, or gluten. Vegan. Color-safe.
Felix Cartal is an EDM DJ and Producer from Canada. He has racked up a string of hits and won a JUNO Award in his native Canada in 2020, with his club-ready dance tracks and expansive electronic pop. His fourth album – Expensive Sounds For Nice People – finds the DJ, producer and songwriter displaying the duality at his music's core. Folk-tinged, dance-pop anthem, Mine – co-written with LA-born singer Sophie Simmons – is one of two singles on the album to have gone platinum in Canada. The other, Love Me – with fellow Canadian, Lights – won a JUNO for Best Dance Recording in 2020.
Kubbco is how great social content gets made and distributed. They replace your lead creative agency, your media agency, your influencer marketing agency, and your social media agency. They are a global integrated full-service team that delivers creative social media campaigns and content and distributes across paid media channels. Their team of international strategists, media planners and buyers, creatives, content creators, community managers, and project managers are experts in social media. Their campaigns have been featured in AdWeek, The Drum, and AdAge, and have reached over 1 billion people.
Our humble beginnings started in a California garage, and since 2014, the brand quickly became a global sensation, paving the way for a completely new category of haircare called "bond-building." Today, OLAPLEX is one of the largest independent hair care brands in the world with over 100 worldwide patents. Our exclusive scientifically proven bond-building technology restores damaged and compromised hair by repairing it from the inside out. Simply put, this first-of-its-kind ingredient works two-fold to protect the hair from damage while simultaneously also being able to re-link the disulfide bonds back together. For all hair types, it provides immediate results to repair the 5 types of damage including chemical services, heat styling, mechanical damage, environmental damage and lifestyle or physiological changes.
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BERLIN (AP) — Police in western Germany are appealing for help in cracking a potentially very cold case.
Authorities say about 60 containers of bull sperm were stolen from a farm in the town of Olfen, 90 kilometers (56 miles) northeast of Cologne, late Monday or early Tuesday.
Police said in a statement Wednesday that while it's unclear how the rustle happened, the precious cargo needs to be supercooled with liquid nitrogen at –196 Celsius degrees (–320 Fahrenheit) so it isn't spoiled.
They are seeking tips from the public that might lead to the recovery of the sperm, which was intended for artificial insemination. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/German-police-seek-help-in-solving-bull-sperm-17638092.php | 2022-12-07 20:31:28 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/German-police-seek-help-in-solving-bull-sperm-17638092.php |
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea called North Korea “our enemy” in its biennial defense document published Thursday, reviving the label for its rival for the first time in six years, as tensions worsen between the two countries.
North Korea conducted an unprecedented number of missile tests in 2022, including simulated nuclear attacks on South Korea. In response, South Korea’s conservative government led by President Yoon Suk Yeol has been seeking a stronger U.S. security commitment and boosting its own military capabilities.
Descriptions of North Korea in past South Korean defense white papers reflect the changing rocky ties between the two Koreas. Past South Korean documents called North Korea the “main enemy,” “present enemy” or “enemy” in times of animosity. But they avoided such references when relations were improved.
North Korea “doesn’t give up its nukes and is persistently posing military threats to us, so the North Korean government and military … is our enemy,” the 2022 South Korean defense white paper issued Thursday said.
The document noted that in December, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called South Korea “our undoubted enemy” in a speech at a key ruling party meeting. It also cited the passage of a new North Korean law authorizing pre-emptive use of nuclear weapons in a broad range of scenarios.
The document said the North Korean nuclear program and provocations “are seriously threatening our security.” It said the main objectives of South Korean defense policies include bracing for threats and a potential invasion by North Korea, deterring a war on the Korean Peninsula and contributing to a peaceful future Korean reunification.
North Korea didn’t immediately respond to the revived use of enemy terminology in the South Korean defense paper, though it has lashed out at past such labels, calling them provocations that demonstrated South Korean hostility.
South Korea first called North Korea its “main enemy” in 1995, a year after North Korea threatened to turn Seoul into “sea of fire” — rhetoric the North has since repeatedly used when confrontations flared with the South.
During a previous era of inter-Korean detente in the 2000s, South Korea stopped using the enemy terminology, but revived it after 50 South Koreans were killed in attacks blamed on North Korea in 2010 — 46 in the torpedoing of a navy ship and four in the shelling of a border island.
South Korea again avoided using enemy labels when it was governed by Yoon’s liberal predecessor Moon Jae-in, who espoused greater reconciliation with North Korea. Defense documents published during Moon’s 2017-2022 rule didn’t mention North Korea by name when they said South Korea’s military “considers any force that threatens and violates the sovereignty, territory, people, and properties of the Republic of Korea as an enemy.”
The latest defense paper refers to Kim Jong Un by name without any of his titles, while previous papers issued under Moon’s government used both his name and titles — “Chairman Kim Jong Un” or “State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong Un.”
Yoon, who took office in May last year, has vowed a stern response to North Korean provocations. During his election campaign, Yoon wrote on Facebook that “the main enemy is North Korea” after it conducted a series of missile tests. | https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-south-korea-defense-report-revives-enemy-label-for-north/ | 2023-02-16 18:43:48 | 0 | https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-south-korea-defense-report-revives-enemy-label-for-north/ |
Key Democrats crucial to putting a debt ceiling deal over the finish line were critical on Sunday of an agreement in principle that President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) struck the night before to lift the debt limit and cap spending over the next two years.
They were not alone. Conservatives also knocked elements of the tentative deal, expressing their opposition using everything from vomiting emoji’s to likening it to a “turd-sandwich.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) was notably cagey about shoring up enough Democratic support to seal the deal. He said he expects there will be Democrats on board but admitted that he doesn’t know “what those numbers may ultimately look like.” He also hasn’t outright expressed support for the bill himself.
“I do expect that there will be Democratic support, once we have the ability to actually be fully briefed by the White House,” Jeffries told CBS’s Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation.”
“But I’m not going to predict what those numbers may ultimately look like. We have to go through a process consistent with respecting every single member of the House of Representatives and their ability to fully understand the resolution that has been raised,” Jeffries added. He’s previously said Democrats won’t automatically back a deal even if it’s one struck in part by the White House.
Biden and McCarthy reached a much-anticipated deal on Saturday that would raise the debt ceiling for two years and apply new caps on federal spending through the same period. But both men are likely to face a revolt from their respective party members over elements in the deal that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have panned, setting up a crucial test for Congress to avoid default this week.
Biden said the agreement “represents a compromise, which means not everyone gets what they want” and called it “good news for the American people, because it prevents what could have been a catastrophic default.” In negotiations, the White House had been pushing for a clean increase of the debt limit, while Republicans had pressed for an increase tied to spending cuts.
The two sides had been been dug-in for weeks before a deal came together Saturday evening.
Jeffries may not be able to look toward the Progressive Caucus, with its more than 100 members, for support. Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on Sunday also said she can’t say how she’ll vote without the text of the agreement being available yet. She added that Democrats in Congress and the White House “have to worry” that her caucus won’t support the deal.
“Yes, they have to worry,” the congresswoman said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Jayapal is among a number of Democrats who has taken issue with the agreement’s provision to expand work requirements for some Americans on food stamps. She called the move “absolutely terrible policy,” but said she’s not sure yet if it’s a dealbreaker because she hasn’t seen the exact language in the bill.
Biden and McCarthy are scheduled to speak Sunday afternoon after which legislative text is expected to be released.
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), a moderate Democrat that leaders like Jeffries will have to rely on to support a measure, said on “Fox News Sunday” that he’s “anything but a clear yes” on the tentative agreement.
“I have not made up my mind. The whole enterprise is a corrupt enterprise, in terms of legislating this way, and I’m gonna listen to what the president’s and his people’s arguments are, but no, I’m anything but a clear yes vote at this point,” Himes told anchor Shannon Bream.
The Connecticut lawmaker said it’s “not a bill that is going to make any Democrats happy. But it’s a small enough bill that in the service of actually not destroying the economy this week, may get Democratic votes.” | https://www.kark.com/hill-politics/key-democrats-pan-biden-mccarthy-debt-ceiling-deal/ | 2023-05-28 18:21:25 | 1 | https://www.kark.com/hill-politics/key-democrats-pan-biden-mccarthy-debt-ceiling-deal/ |
NEW YORK (AP)Joel Soriano had 17 points, 18 rebounds and three blocks, David Jones added 15 points and eight rebounds and St. John’s scored 50 second-half points to rally past Nebraska 70-50 on Thursday night at the Gavitt Tipoff Games.
St. John’s had just 20 points in the first half before scoring 24 of the opening 30 points after halftime.
St. John’s made its first 3-pointer of the game with 17-:09 remaining in the second half to take its first lead, 30-27, since 6-4. It came during St. John’s 18-3 run to open the second half. Jones made 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to make it 44-33.
Posh Alexander scored 13 points for St. John’s (4-0).
Keisei Tominaga was the lone double-digit scorer for Nebraska (2-1) with 15 points. Sam Griesel, Nebraska’s leading scoring coming in at 20 points per game, made his first field goal of the game with 8:28 remaining in the second half and finished with six points.
Nebraska led 27-20 at the break after holding St. John’s to 23.4% shooting, including 0 for 10 from 3-point range. The Red Storm had eight field goals in the first half and 10 turnovers.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KARK) – Officials said all five people aboard an airplane that crashed near the Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Wednesday have died.
Officials with the Little Rock Police Department said they responded to reports of a twin-engine plane going down a little after 12 p.m. in the area between the airport and the 3M Little Rock plant.
Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including Little Rock Police, Little Rock Fire Department and the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office. Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration and other federal and state agencies then joined in on the response and investigation.
Just after 2 p.m., FAA officials reported that there were five people aboard the twin-engine Beech BE20, which had just departed from the airport on its way to the John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio.
During a news conference near the scene, Lt. Cody Burk with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office noted that the crash happened within a mile of the airport. He said no survivors had been found at the scene and that the search was in a recovery phase.
Search teams are still investigating the scene but noted the weather was hampering the investigation.
According to meteorologist Pat Walker with Nexstar’s KARK, there were significant wind gusts near the airport around the time the crash was reported.
The National Transportation Safety Board has crews on the way to the scene to begin its investigation.
A neighbor near the scene of the crash told KARK that he heard a loud boom and saw smoke from the crash.
This is a developing story. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/no-survivors-after-twin-engine-plane-crash-near-little-rock-faa-says/ | 2023-02-22 22:40:53 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/no-survivors-after-twin-engine-plane-crash-near-little-rock-faa-says/ |
Sibling unease dogs Prince William’s ‘Earthshot’ US trip
By DANICA KIRKA
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Prince William and the Princess of Wales will be looking to focus attention on their Earthshot Prize for environmental innovators when they make their first visit to the U.S. in eight years this week, a trip likely to be dogged by tensions with Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, who have criticized Britain’s royal family in the American media.
William and his wife, Catherine, will travel to Boston on Wednesday for three days of public engagements before announcing the prize winners on Friday.
Boston, birthplace of John F. Kennedy, was chosen to host the second annual prize ceremony because the late president’s 1962 “moonshot” speech — setting the challenge for Americans to reach the moon by the end of the decade — inspired the prince and his partners to set a similar goal for finding solutions to climate change and other environmental problems by 2030. The first Earthshot Prizes were awarded last year in London just before the U.K. hosted the COP26 climate conference.
But as much as the royals try to focus on the prize, William is likely to face questions about Harry and Meghan, who have criticized the royal family for racism and insensitive treatment in interviews with Oprah Winfrey and other U.S. media. The Netflix series “The Crown” has also resurrected some of the more troubled times of the House of Windsor just as the royal family tries to show that it remains relevant in modern, multicultural Britain following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
“You could say that the royal family, particularly as far as America is concerned, have had a bit of a bumpy ride of late,’’ said Joe Little, the managing editor of Majesty Magazine. “They’ve come in for huge amounts of criticism on the back of ‘The Crown’ and also the Oprah Winfrey interview, which has not particularly reflected well on the House of Windsor, so I think it’s a good opportunity whilst they’re in the U.S. … to sort of redress the balance if at all possible.’’
Whatever those efforts are, they will take place in and around Boston, where William and Kate will remain for their entire visit.
The royal couple will keep the focus on environmental issues, meeting with local organizations responding to rising sea levels in Boston and visiting Greentown Labs in Somerville, Massachusetts, an incubator hub where local entrepreneurs are working on projects to combat climate change.
But they will also address broader issues, using their star power to highlight the work of Roca Inc., which tries to improve the lives of young people by addressing issues such as racism, poverty and incarceration. They will also visit Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child, a leader on research into the long-term impact of early childhood experiences.
William and Kate will also meet with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and visit the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library and Museum with the late president’s daughter, Caroline Kennedy.
“The Prince and Princess are looking forward to spending time in Boston, and to learning more about the issues that are affecting local people, as well as to celebrating the incredible climate solutions that will be spotlighted through the Earthshot Prize,” their Kensington Palace office said in a statement.
Earthshot offers 1 million pounds ($1.2 million) in prize money to the winners of five separate categories: nature protection, clean air, ocean revival, waste elimination and climate change. The winners and all 15 finalists also receive help in expanding their projects to meet global demand.
Among the finalists is a startup from Kenya that aims to provide cleaner-burning stoves to make cooking safer and reduce indoor air pollution. It was the brainwave of Charlot Magayi, who grew up in one of Nairobi’s largest slums and sold charcoal for fuel.
When her daughter was severely burned by a charcoal-fired stove in 2012, she developed a stove that uses a safer fuel made from a combination of charcoal, wood and sugarcane. The stoves cut costs for users, reduce toxic emissions and lower the risk of burns, Magayi says.
Other finalists include Fleather, a project in India that creates an alternative to leather out of floral waste; Hutan, an effort to protect orangutans in Malaysia; and SeaForester, which seeks to restore kelp forests that capture carbon and promote biodiversity.
The winners will be announced Friday at Boston’s MGM Music Hall as part of a glitzy show headlined by Billie Eilish, Annie Lennox, Ellie Goulding and Chloe x Halle. It will include video narrated by naturalist David Attenborough and actor Cate Blanchett.
Prizes will be presented by actor Rami Malek, comedian Catherine O’Hara, and actor and activist Shailene Woodley. The show will be co-hosted by the BBC’s Clara Amfo and American actor and producer Daniel Dae Kim.
The ceremony will be broadcast Sunday on the BBC in the U.K., PBS in the U.S. and Multichoice across Africa. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2022/11/27/sibling-unease-dogs-prince-williams-earthshot-us-trip/ | 2022-11-28 06:21:40 | 1 | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2022/11/27/sibling-unease-dogs-prince-williams-earthshot-us-trip/ |
Bright Idea
For Alexander Leszczynski, 22, of North Redington Beach, Florida, it wasn't enough to be charged with wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering, the Tampa Bay Times reported. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa claimed Leszczynski might face up to 30 years in prison for making up charitable entities to receive Payroll Protection Plan loans totaling almost $200,000 and trying to deposit fake checks to the tune of $2.7 million, among other schemes. But wait, there's more! "When he discovered that the money had been frozen, he attempted to have it released by producing a fabricated pardon purportedly signed by former President Donald Trump," the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a news release. One of Leszczynski's fake charities was trying to seize control of two properties that belonged to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in prison while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. Leszczynski is being held without bail at the Pinellas County Jail.
Wait, What?
During a preliminary hearing on May 16 in Saginaw County (Michigan) District Court, a 32-year-old unidentified woman testified that her "friend with benefits," 29-year-old Cortez L. Gill, accidentally shot her once on Nov. 11 -- but then proceeded to shoot her eight more times as she and her child struggled to escape him. MLive.com reported that the victim explained that she and Gill "tussled" over some car keys and he pulled out a gun, which he lowered to the ground. "The gun goes off and the bullet hit me ... in my abdomen. ... I was like, 'Cortez, I got hit. You have to call the police or get me in the car and take me to the hospital immediately.'" Instead, she said, Gill replied, "You see what you made me do?" and fired again at her, hitting her in the chest. She and her daughter ran outside, where she collapsed in a neighbor's yard. The next thing she remembers is waking up in a hospital on the day before Thanksgiving, where she learned that she had been shot nine times in total. Gill was bound over for trial.
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I'll Just Have Water, Thanks
Investigators in Vancouver, Washington, looking into the sexual exploitation of children uncovered another nasty habit of Stephen Sharp, a night manager at an Arby's restaurant there. On May 10, Fox11-TV reported, Sharp admitted that he had downloaded and distributed child pornography. After conducting a search of his digital devices, police also found a video of him urinating into a container of milkshake mix from Arby's. He confessed that he had done so at least twice for sexual gratification. Sharp said it would have been added to another bag of mix and used during the next shift to make shakes for customers. Officers are seeking people who might have ordered a shake on Oct. 30 or 31, 2021, and still have a receipt; Sharp is facing multiple charges and eating institutional food at the Clark County jail.
Crotch Shot
Kingsland, Arkansas, about 70 miles south of Little Rock, is the birthplace of Johnny Cash, and the town has honored him with a silhouette of the Man in Black on its water tower, The Wichita Eagle reported. But when Betty Graham, water office manager, arrived at her office early on May 11, she noticed what she first thought was a leak from the tower. Later she realized a sharpshooter had hit the tank right at Cash's sweet spot, creating the illusion that the famous singer is relieving himself. Graham said it could take at least a week to repair the damage; in the meantime, comments on a local Facebook page ranged from "would be a better tourist attraction than Old Faithful" to "Someone here knows who did this. I hope they'll come forward and turn the vandal in." "People think it's funny, but a lot of hard work and effort went into getting the grant to get this painted," Graham said.
Skills
Ayumi Takada, 37, of Tokyo, has been compared to Elastigirl from "The Incredibles" because of her incredibly elastic earlobes. Oddity Central reports that Ayumi can stretch her earlobes up to 4.5 centimeters, or about 1 1/2 inches -- enough to, say, wrap them around a selfie stick, a calligraphy brush or the shaft of an umbrella. It's practically like having another hand. "People always ask me if it's painful," she said. "But there's no pain at all when pulling them or holding an item. The earlobe naturally bounces right back into place straight away."
News You Can Use
Students at Johns Hopkins University are putting their expensive education to good use. Whiting School of Engineering students have invented Tastee Tape for their school's Engineering Design Day, United Press International reported. The chemical and biomolecular engineering students hope their invention will help themselves and others make their favorite foods less messy by taping burritos, tacos and other dishes closed, keeping the fillings inside. "All its ingredients are safe to consume, are food-grade, and are common food and dietary additives," said team member Tyler Guarino. They are in the process of obtaining a patent.
Shocking
During an electrical storm on May 16, 15-year-old Giana Scaramuzzo of North Huntingdon Township, Pennsylvania, was inside her home when she was struck by lightning, WTAE-TV reported. At least four other homes in the area were also hit during the storm. "All of a sudden I feel like a shock in my pinkie, and then it goes up my body and out through my leg," Scaramuzzo said about the strike. Paramedics checked her blood pressure and took an EKG, but, shockingly, she didn't go to the hospital.
'I'll Have a Beer'
Olaf Brewing in Finland is launching a new brew to celebrate the country's likely acceptance to NATO, the Associated Press reported. The "OTAN" lager's blue label, with its cartoon medieval knight and NATO's compass symbol, uses a play on the French abbreviation for the multinational organization, OTAN. In Finnish, "Otan olutta" means "I'll have a beer." CEO Petteri Vanttinen said the new lager has "a taste of security, with a hint of freedom." Finland shares an 830-mile border with Russia, the longest of any European Union member.
Police Report
Dawn LaShawn Laprade, 54, REALLY wanted to get away from cops on May 18 in Martin County, Florida, ClickOrlando.com reported. Laprade allegedly intentionally hit a sheriff's office vehicle as she tried to evade a traffic stop. Next, she drove up to 100 mph, hitting another patrol car and a civilian truck, injuring people inside, and motioned to officers that she had a gun. But the real coup de grace came when officers finally caught up to her and she threw a fake snake at them. Laprade was booked and held on $90,000 bond.
Bond. High Bond.
Irvine, California, police were tipped off on May 17 by neighbors to a suspicious vehicle belonging to Yasmine Kambour, 37, and Chris Huynh, 44, of Garden Grove. The 2008 Mercedes-Benz C300 looked innocent enough, but, as NBC4-TV reported, it had some unusual features that James Bond might have appreciated. "The suspect vehicle was something out of a 007 movie," police posted on Instagram. "Officers discovered a device that would flip the vehicle's license plate with the push of a button and an elaborate gas siphoning device that transferred fuel directly into the vehicle's gas tank." They also found burglary tools, evidence of ID theft and stolen property. The pair were arrested on multiple charges and held for bail. Low bail.
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The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):
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12:59 a.m.
Karen Khachanov has advanced to the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career by edging Nick Kyrgios 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 at the U.S. Open.
Kyrgios could not quite follow up his victory over defending champion Daniil Medvedev.
The match began Tuesday night and concluded after midnight on Wednesday at a rowdy Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Early in the match, two spectators were kicked out after one gave the other a haircut in the stands.
The No. 27-seeded Khachanov will face No. 5 Casper Ruud on Friday for a berth in the championship match.
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12:15 a.m.
Nick Kyrgios and Karen Khachanov are heading to a fifth set in their U.S. Open quarterfinal.
Khachanov won the first and third sets. Kyrgios won the second and fourth.
Wimbledon runner-up Kyrgios is trying to follow up his fourth-round victory over defending champion Daniil Medvedev to reach what would be his first semifinal at Flushing Meadows.
Khachanov has never appeared in a major semifinal.
The winner will face No. 5 Casper Ruud on Friday for a berth in the championship match.
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8:55 p.m.
Caroline Garcia beat 18-year-old American Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-4 at the U.S. Open to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal at age 28.
The 17th-seeded Garcia had lost both of her two previous matches against the 12th-seeded Gauff, but was the better player in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night.
The Frenchwoman stretched her winning streak to 13 matches and solidified her status as someone playing as well as anyone in women’s tennis at the moment.
Garcia has not dropped a set at Flushing Meadows this year.
She finished last year ranked 74th, but is projected to rise into the top 10 next week.
Garcia will face Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur next.
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7:45 pm.
Ajla Tomljanovic felt like a villain when she beat Serena Williams at the U.S. Open. Tomljanovic will likely be known as the last opponent Williams faced at Flushing Meadows.
She might have felt bad about beating Williams. But she was proud of her own accomplishments at the Open after she lost on Tuesday. Ons Jabeur of Tunisia advanced to her first semifinal in New York with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory.
“I probably should reflect a little bit and just give myself a little pat on the back, because I do deserve it,” Tomljanovic said. “It’s probably my biggest thing that I’m bad at, that I just don’t give myself enough credit. I’m very hard on myself. Someone should come up to me and just say that I should give myself credit now, because it’s due.”
Tomljanovic was unabashedly a fan of Williams, having grown up watching her play on TV. So, she just said she was sorry she beat Williams but didn’t let the emotional win or distractions result in a letdown in her next match, another victory. Tomljanovic is projected to have a career-best ranking at the end of the Open. She became the first Australian women to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in a season since 1979.
“Sometimes I’m scared to almost get happy because I feel like, you know, I’m going to jinx myself for the next one or get too excited,” she said. “Yeah, there is like a mental block that I have with that stuff.”
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7 p.m.
Serena Williams was a smash hit in the ratings for her apparent final U.S. Open match.
ESPN said Tuesday that Williams’ expected farewell to Flushing Meadows was the most-watched tennis telecast in the network’s 43-year history. Her loss last Friday to Ajla Tomljanovich drew 4.6 million viewers. The previous record of 3.9 million was for the 2012 Wimbledon final, when Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray, in ESPN’s first year with exclusivity.
The ratings peaked for the Williams match at 6.9 million viewers in the 10:15 p.m. quarter-hour as the match wound down. Through the first five days of the US Open, an average of 1.1. million viewers tuned in to ESPN networks, up 101% versus 2021. These are the most-viewed first five days of the US Open on record on ESPN networks.
Williams’ second-round victory over Anett Kontaveit averaged 3.6 million viewers.
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5:45 p.m.
Casper Ruud has found his niche in Grand Slam events. All he needs now is a championship.
Ruud is one match closer to a U.S. Open title after his 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory over 2021 Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini in the quarterfinals. He faces the winner of Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios and No. 27 Karen Khachanov late Tuesday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Ruud improved to 12-2 in Grand Slam matches in 2022 and he was a French Open finalist. The first Norwegian to make a U.S. Open semifinal credits maturity in five matches to his recent turnaround in his most important matches.
“I feel like I, this year, have sort of figured out in the better way how to play five sets and knowing that it’s very different from playing best-of-three sets, and it often becomes much longer matches and a lot of back and forth,” he said.
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5:10 p.m.
Fifth-seeded Ons Jabeur is the first African woman to make a U.S. Open semifinal in the professional era.
Jabeur held on for a 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory over Ajla Tomljanovic at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday.
Tomljanovic eliminated Serena Williams in the third round. Now, she’s gone, too.
Jabeur says it “means a lot to me” if she can inspire other young players from Africa. Jabeur will play either 18-year-old American Coco Gauff or Caroline Garcia. Their match is in the night session.
The 28-year-old Jabeur apologized for throwing her racket at times during the match, saying, “I wanted to keep calm but the racket kept slipping from my hands.” The Tunisian was a Wimbledon finalist this season. She says: “I know that I have it in me that I can win a Grand Slam.”
Jabeur and Tomljanovic are close friends and exchanged a lengthy hug at the net following the match.
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2:55 p.m.
Casper Ruud is the first Norwegian to make a U.S. Open semifinal.
The fifth-seeded Ruud knocked off No. 13 Matteo Berrettini 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4) to continue his strong run this year in Grand Slam events.
Ruud must reach at least the final to have a chance at ending the U.S Open as the top-ranked player in the world. Ruud says he “doesn’t want think too much” about the potential accomplishment and he didn’t know the milestone was even in the cards until the draw started, but says the chance of leaving New York as world No. 1 is “extra motivation.”
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal, who lost Monday, can both end the U.S. Open as the new top-ranked player because Daniil Medvedev lost his match earlier in the tournament.
Ruud improved to 12-2 this season in his Grand Slam events.
Ruud was the runner-up at the French Open this year. He will face Nick Kyrgios or Karen Khachanov in the semifinals.
Kyrgios vs. Khachanov will be the last singles match Tuesday, following 18-year-old American Coco Gauff against Caroline Garcia in the night session.
The other women’s quarterfinal Tuesday is No. 5 Ons Jabeur against Ajla Tomljanovic, the player who eliminated Serena Williams in the third round.
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1 p.m.
Matteo Berrettini and Casper Ruud are in action in the first men’s quarterfinal at Flushing Meadows.
Both men have been the runner-up at another Grand Slam tournament: No. 5 seed Ruud at the French Open this year, and No. 13 seed Berrettini at Wimbledon last year.
It is raining, so they are playing under a closed roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium. With showers in the forecast all day, the U.S. Open called off all junior matches that were scheduled for Tuesday, because they are played on smaller, outdoor courts.
The Berrettini-Ruud winner will face Nick Kyrgios or Karen Khachanov in the semifinals. Kyrgios vs. Khachanov will be the last singles match on Tuesday, following 18-year-old American Coco Gauff against Caroline Garcia in the night session.
The other women’s quarterfinal Tuesday is No. 5 Ons Jabeur against Ajla Tomljanovic, the player who eliminated Serena Williams in the third round.
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ANDERSON, Ind. (WXIN) — A 7-year-old girl is recovering after she was dragged down the street by her school bus in Anderson, Indiana, according to her family and local police.
Grace Brown described what she saw Friday morning as she watched her daughter Kah-Lise board the bus. She said Kah-Lise put one foot up on the first step, but the bus’s doors closed before she entered.
“The door started closing and she’s hopping until she gets swept under and drug the rest of the way,” Grace Brown recalled. “I can’t even look at a bus without seeing the picture of my daughter being dragged on the ground from it.”
Brown said she ran after the bus, screaming for it to stop, but the driver kept going. The bus eventually stopped approximately 30 feet down the street.
“She was hysterical, crying and shaking so bad,” Brown said of her daughter’s condition.
Pictures show Kah-Lise’s clothes ripped and torn, with her knee bloodied.
Brown said she is grateful her daughter’s injuries weren’t worse.
“I could’ve lost my baby, nobody really understands that,” Brown said. “She could’ve gone under that wheel. She could’ve bounced her head off the ground.”
Anderson Community Schools released a statement Monday, saying in part, “Since the time of the incident, we have been in close contact with the student’s mother, the bus driver, the Anderson Police Department, the Indiana State Police Department and the Department of Child Services.”
The district also said the bus driver won’t be permitted to drive while the investigation is underway.
“Why didn’t you look at your mirrors? Why didn’t you look behind you?” Brown said, questioning the bus driver’s actions. “Why didn’t you look at the door as you were closing it? Why didn’t you look?”
“I totally hate that this happened to my grandbaby, but she’s not the only child on the bus,” the girl’s grandmother, Keisha Williams, said. “It could’ve been another child.”
The Anderson Police Department along with Indiana State Police, the school district and the Department of Child Services are all conducting independent investigations. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/indiana-7-year-old-dragged-down-street-by-school-bus/ | 2023-04-12 02:37:18 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/indiana-7-year-old-dragged-down-street-by-school-bus/ |
Colorado Mesa University celebrated its 98th birthday Monday by raising funds for 30 on-campus initiatives and programs.
The CMU Foundation spearheaded a fundraising effort through a 24-hour campaign called the Day of Giving. Each year, CMU faculty, staff, students, clubs, and academic and athletic programs compete to earn donor dollars to keep their club for organization thriving for another year, bringing awareness to the various programs available at the school.
This year, 1,245 donors donated $79,423 in total to 30 CMU causes — a $13,306 increase from last year’s Day of Giving.
”Our Day of Giving is important because it is the ideal time for students, alumni and community members to give that first gift to CMU,” said CMU Foundation Chief Operating Officer Tina Kleespies. “Together, we can accomplish bigger results, making a positive difference for CMU students. Gifts on our Day of Giving create friendly competition and provide opportunities for the individual causes to win up to $7,000 in challenges. This movement of many, not few, and its power comes from a shared vision to support CMU and show our Maverick pride.”
The Day of Giving also featured an in-person celebration on the university’s plaza that included a birthday cake, an oversized birthday card and a performance by the Rowdy Brass Band.
The final donation totals to various university causes and programs were as follows:
$1,205 for the purchase of 3D printers for the university library
$11,585 for the expansion of the CMU rodeo team’s facilities, which includes a $5,000 donation from Rocky Mountain Wireline Service
$2,045 for the Basinger Leadership Scholarship for LGBTQ+ students
$298 to send graphic design students to the Brand New Design Conference in Chicago this September
$175 for CMU Biology Department research
$650 for the Breaking Barriers TRIO Scholarship program, which helps students who are low-income, have a disability or are first-generation college students
$310 for the Clinical Education Preceptor Program to educate the next generation of physician assistant students
$640 for the Davis School of Business’ conversion of a classroom into a Financial Technology lab
$25 for the Digital Generation Research Lab
$6,855 for Engineers Without Borders, the school’s humanitarian engineering club that has formed a partnership with its sister village in Runashitu, Ecuador
$325 for Health Sciences student presentations at various events
$1,870 to stock the school’s on-campus food bank
$140 to help the CMU Outdoor Program become a Wilderness Medicine Provider
$434 for High Five a Mav, which provides scholarship support
$1,514 for the CMU Strength and Conditioning Department to replace old, worn and broken equipment
$915 for CMU’s math outreach programs
$22,829 to support CMU football players
$4,275 to send the CMU men’s basketball team on a trip to Europe this July
$4,560 for Mesa Motorsports’ Formula SAE program
$910 for scrubs for health care students at CMU’s Montrose campus
$6,585 for music scholarships
$110 for the Patti Milius Culinary Arts Scholarship for women enrolled in the Western Colorado Community College (WCCC) Culinary Arts Program
$1,315 to send Physician Assistant Student Society representatives to the American Academy of Physician Associates National Conference in Nashville
$431 for the Rowdy Performers Scholarship for students who don the school’s mascot costume
$1,310 for the CMU Theatre Department to buy headsets and batteries for wireless communication
$785 for the Healthy Cooking Initiative, in which CMU physician assistant students provide free monthly cooking classes for the community
$3,525 for the Veteran Students Ecotherapy Program
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Lawmakers finalizing plan to create new public list of convicted child abusers
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - If your neighbor is a registered sex offender, you would know thanks to a public registry Louisiana requires them to enlist. But what about those who physically abuse children?
The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has its own list of folks accused of child abuse and neglect.
This new list as part of SB217 by Sen. Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, would be made public specifically for those who’ve been convicted.
“It’s a safeguard that we desperately need,” said Sen. Henry. “We’ve seen the incidents that have happened in the past couple of years in Louisiana, and this is just the next step to protecting our kids.”
Sen. Henry added that although each state is required by federal law to have some kind of registry for those associated with child abuse and neglect, the one we currently have is not efficient enough.
“I think it can do no harm, right? I mean to have a list of anybody who’s ever abused a child. I think that’s a simple, safe path for parents, and guardians, to apply for jobs, whatever it might be, you’ll know who your employer is and...I think it’s important,” elaborated Sen. Henry.
So, just like you would be able to look up a registered sex offender, the same would apply to child abusers.
Only unlike DCFS’s list, this would be available for anyone to see. The proposal, so far, has gathered support from just about every corner, and Sen. Regina Barrow, D-Baton Rouge, is one of those backing it.
“I think this is a good, proactive measure in terms of safeguarding our kids and then we would all have an opportunity to see that list,” said Sen. Barrow. “I think we have to do everything humanly possible to make sure that our kids are safe, especially those kids who are under three who can’t really communicate what’s happening to them. Every measure that we take to ensure that is a good measure.”
When it comes to funding and requirements, Sen. Henry said Louisiana State Police is working closely with lawmakers to make sure this is rolled out in a way that’s efficient and productive. Lawmakers still need to finalize some of the smaller details written in this plan. They’ll be working those out between now and when the bill gets taken back up.
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SANTA FE — New Mexico’s pandemic-related public health order was extended Friday by the state’s top health official, but only after being amended to remove certain reporting requirements and shift some COVID-19 vaccine mandates to fall under federal guidance.
In addition, the revised health order no longer requires New Mexico businesses to report outbreaks of COVID-19 cases — defined as four or more cases within a 14-day period — to the state Environment Department under what had been known as the “rapid response” program.
Acting state Health Secretary David Scrase, who signed the new public health order that runs through Aug. 26, said new COVID-19 guidelines released this week by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show how the pandemic has changed over the last two years.
“Over the past eight months we have excelled in implementing the tools to minimize the spread of COVID-19 such as: vaccines, boosters, home testing and oral treatments that have helped reduce hospitalizations and deaths,” Scrase said in a statement.
Since declaring the COVID-19 pandemic a public health emergency in March 2020, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration has extended the emergency order more than 30 times and issued multiple related health orders.
Some of the state-imposed mandates — including a mask requirement that was lifted in February, have drawn criticism, though backers have insisted they were necessary in a state with high poverty rates and a chronic health care worker shortage.
The newest public health order leaves in place a state mandate that workers in New Mexico prisons and other correctional facilities be vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they are granted an exemption.
But it removes a vaccine and face mask requirement for most hospital and health care employees, as those pandemic-related mandates will now fall under guidelines put in place by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The federal agency currently requires COVID-19 vaccine shots for workers in most health care settings, while mask wearing is recommended in certain cases but not required.
New Mexico’s official COVID-19 death toll stands at 8,312 fatalities since the pandemic began in March 2020.
Amid a rise of new virus variants, COVID-19 hospitalizations have ticked up but remain well below peak levels. The Department of Health on Friday reported 184 hospitalizations, a 15% increase over the number reported a week ago.
Meanwhile, about 73% of New Mexico’s total population is classified as fully vaccinated by the CDC, the 13th highest ranking among states. Fully vaccinated means the person has had either one dose of a single-dose vaccine two doses of an mRNA vaccine, such as Moderna or Pfizer.
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ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) _ US Foods Holding Corp. (USFD) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $70 million.
The Rosemont, Illinois-based company said it had profit of 27 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, came to 67 cents per share.
The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 67 cents per share.
The company posted revenue of $8.83 billion in the period, topping Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $8.78 billion.
US Foods expects full-year earnings in the range of $1.95 to $2.25 per share.
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregonians will decide in November whether people wanting to purchase a gun will first have to qualify for a permit, after one of the strictest gun-control measures in the nation landed on the ballot.
“I was thrilled to hear the news and thankful for the 1,600 volunteers, of all ages” the Rev. Mark Knutson, a chief petitioner of the initiative, said Tuesday.
Secretary of State Shemia Fagan's elections division determined on Monday that the gun-safety campaign delivered enough verified signatures of registered voters to put Initiative 17 on the ballot for the Nov. 8 election.
Election officials said 131,671 signatures were validated, more than the minimum 112,080 that were needed.
Knutson said he was heading to the world track championships in Eugene, Oregon, when he learned the news by phone. The pastor of a Lutheran church in Portland, Knutson said he responded with a prayer "for those who’ve been affected by gun violence in this nation, especially Buffalo, Uvalde and Highland Park, recently.”
The phenomenon of mass shootings created “a surge of volunteers” to gather signatures, Knutson said.
“We didn’t go out seeking more volunteers because they came to us,” he said.
And it inspired more voters to sign the petition.
“I signed it to keep our kids safe, because something needs to change," Raevahnna Richardson said after she signed it last month. "I have a kid that’s going to be in first grade this upcoming season, and I don’t want her to have to be scared at school.”
The measure would ban large capacity magazines over 10 rounds — except for current owners, law enforcement and the military — and require a permit to purchase any gun. To qualify for a permit, an applicant would need to complete an approved firearm safety course, pay a fee, provide personal information, submit to fingerprinting and photographing and pass a criminal background check.
The state police would create a firearms database. Applicants would apply for the permit from the local police chief, county sheriff or their designees.
The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action has denounced the initiative, saying on its website that “these anti-gun citizens are coming after YOU, the law-abiding firearm owners of Oregon, and YOUR guns.”
Oregon appears to be the only state in America with a gun safety initiative underway for the 2022 election, according to Sean Holihan, state legislative director for Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence.
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DENVER (AP) — Authorities in Colorado shut down a heavily-traveled interstate just north of Denver on Monday morning after a police officer was involved in a shooting.
The Thornton Police Department said a man was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries following the shooting along Interstate-25. The road was reported to be closed in both directions at about 8 a.m.
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RUNNEMEDE, N.J. (AP) — LeBron James might be on the cusp of setting another record.
And someone will have to pay a lot of money to make it happen.
A one-of-a-kind James trading card — called the “Triple Logoman” — is up for auction this month, with some believing that it wind up as the most expensive card ever sold. The current record is $6.6 million that was spent for a Honus Wagner trading card last year.
The Wagner card is more than 100 years old. The James card is part of Panini’s 2020-21 “Flawless” collection, and features the NBA logo patch from three of his jerseys, one each from his time with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers.
“The card stands out like no other card in the history of the industry,” said Ken Goldin, the founder and executive chairman of the collectibles marketplace Goldin — which is auctioning the card this month. “Typically, it’s the older vintage cards that are very valuable. … But there’s really never been a card this popular before it was even pulled from a pack.”
Through Wednesday afternoon, bidding was at $1.7 million. The auction continues through June 25.
Panini created only five “Triple Logoman” cards, and James’ further stands out as the lone one featuring three patches from a single player. The hunt was frenzied, with even rapper Drake getting involved and purchasing packs with hopes of landing the James card.
The card was found earlier this year, and Goldin got the right to handle its sale.
James already can say he’s been the featured athlete on the highest-priced basketball trading card in history. A card from his rookie season sold for $5.2 million last year.
“It’s got a reasonable shot of passing $5.2 million,” Goldin said. “This, to me, is an iconic card, and if it can break that record, it just shows people how valuable trading cards can be and that it does not have to be 100 years old. I think it’s really going to encourage people to go out to their local stores, go out to their hobby shops, go out to the Targets and Walmarts and buy packs of cards and rip them open trying to find the next golden ticket.”
James is No. 2 on the NBA’s career scoring list, and on pace to pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the top spot next season.
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Although the weather outside was cool and overcast, the energy inside University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s Alfred and Bernice De Simone Arena was celebratory and boisterous Saturday as nearly 500 students received their undergraduate and graduate diplomas.
Hundreds more friends and families gathered in the Sports and Activity Center to celebrate the graduates.
Morning and afternoon commencement ceremonies were also bittersweet as they were the last for Parkside Chancellor Debbie Ford, who announced her departure from the college earlier this year.
“Commencement is one of my favorite days on campus. However, today is bittersweet. As many of you may know I have accepted a new position as chancellor of Indiana University Southeast,” Ford said. “I’m excited for this new opportunity, but saying goodbye and receiving so many well wishes from our students, alumni, faculty, staff and so many wonderful community partners has tugged at my heart more than I could ever have imagined.”
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Giving the commencement address Saturday morning was Anton House, Delaware State University assistant professor of History, and a Parkside alum. House discussed the importance of building character in addition to learning and gaining career-ready skills in college.
“If you enrolled in a university only to get a degree for the job, I mean no disrespect but you missed out on the most essential part of your academic experience: your character development,” House said. “It is from learning and interactions with others that we are able to test our moral compass by learning from examples of the kindness within the network we can grow.”
Gabrielle Richardson, who majored in criminal justice and Spanish and minored in biological studies, was the recipient of the Chancellor’s Award. Richardson’s goal is to become a doctor in a rural area, and was recently accepted to medical school.
“Welcome is a synonym of the word accepting, which is what every person is when they stepped foot on this campus. Each one of us came to UW-Parkside with a different story. You were not only students but possibly parents, veterans, employees, caretakers, non traditional or even first generation individuals,” Richardson said.
“What I’ve learned over the course of my time at UW-Parkside is this feeling of being welcomed is not unique. We do it with professors, staff members and fellow students. It truly felt as if someone had left the door open for you<’ she said.
Between the morning and afternoon ceremonies eight outstanding graduates were recognized in various fields of study, including: Alice Brecheisen, liberal studies; Jaide Brumfield, sociology and criminal justice; Lamija Coric, biological studies; Colin Erickson, philosophy and political science; Jeremy Jin, biological sciences Julia Jones, physics; Briana Livesay, theater arts, English; and Amber Milojevic, Master of Business Administration.
The commencement also featured a University of Wisconsin System greeting from Regent Chris Peterson, a performance by the Parkside Range, and the singing of the national anthem by student vocalist Walter Smart III, and a performance of “Life Ev’y Voice and Sing: by student vocalist Jackie Labbe. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/nearly-500-students-graduate-from-uw-parkside-chancellor-ford-marks-last-commencement-ceremonies/article_a122fac8-f1a6-11ed-b361-b31e6ac43260.html | 2023-05-13 22:51:46 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/nearly-500-students-graduate-from-uw-parkside-chancellor-ford-marks-last-commencement-ceremonies/article_a122fac8-f1a6-11ed-b361-b31e6ac43260.html |
NEW YORK, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier in 2023, Wavestone earned a spot on the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) 2023 Global Outsourcing 100® list of the world's best outsourcing service providers and advisors.
Recently, IAOP announced that Wavestone had also earned an "All Star" rating as part of its Top 100 designation and swept all four sub-categories in the process. Wavestone's inclusion on this prestigious list demonstrates its outsourcing advisory practice's successful and innovative solutions provided to clients around the world.
To earn the All-Star Rating, Wavestone had to achieve an outstanding rank in these four key performance areas:
- Customer References demonstrating value created for the company's top customers
- Awards and Certifications demonstrating the expertise the Wavestone team brings to solutions custom-built for clients
- Programs for Innovation showing how Wavestone integrates innovation into its daily work and delivers value for customers
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) showing the breadth and depth of Wavestone's programs and commitments to address community, labor, human rights, operating practices, environmental impacts, consumer issues, ethical issues, and organizational governance.
The 2023 Global Outsourcing 100® recognizes the world's best in the outsourcing arena and is an essential reference for companies seeking new and expanded relationships with the best providers in the industry.
"In a year when service providers and advisors navigated new — or more intensified — challenges and disruption, the 2023 Global Outsourcing 100® demonstrated that they could and did rise to the occasion," said IAOP's CEO, Debi Hamill. "We are especially proud of these organizations that strived to excel, innovate and pave the way in unprecedented times. Congratulations, Wavestone, on being included among the very best in the world."
About Wavestone
In a world where knowing how to drive transformation is key to success, Wavestone's mission is to inform and guide large organizations in their most critical transformations, with the aim of a positive outcome for all stakeholders. This is anchored in the firm's DNA and embodied in our overarching values, known as "The Positive Way."
Wavestone draws on nearly 4,000 employees across Europe, the United States, and Asia, and is a leading independent consultancy.
Wavestone is listed on Euronext Paris and recognized as a Great Place to Work® and ranked in Forbes's World Best Management Consulting Firms 2022 List.
More information on https://www.wavestone.us/.
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Odessa A’zion says it wasn’t hard to act scared in ‘Hellraiser’ reboot
Posted/updated on: October 3, 2022 at 4:06 pmOn October 4, a reboot of the classic horror franchise Hellraiser comes to haunt Hulu.
Odessa A'zion, the real-life daughter of Better Things' Pamela Adlon, plays Riley, who comes to learn it isn't advisable to mess around with mysterious black magic boxes.
Doing so brings other-dimensional creatures called cenobites to Riley's world, led by the iconic and aptly named Pinhead, played this time around by trans actress Jamie Clayton.
A'zion tells ABC Audio it wasn't hard to look scared around the pale-faced, sadomasochistic creatures, because unlike other movies, they weren't computer-generated.
"Sometimes, you know, you do scenes with a tennis ball on a stick," she says of what actors sometimes have to look at on set, before special effects wizards add in CG monsters. "We had none of that. This was all right in front of us, exactly like you saw in the trailer, exactly like you'll see in the movie."
"We were doing scenes with real cenobites," she laughs. "It's crazy, it was all practical, it was incredible to look at. It was insane!
She added of Josh and Sierra Russell's Russell FX artists, who worked with Hellraiser director David Bruckner on his horror films The Ritual and The Night House, "These guys are so talented!"
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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — A doctor who police say has spent two decades providing medical assistance to youth hockey teams in Michigan and Minnesota faces 10 more charges of criminal sexual conduct after being accused by patients across Michigan, authorities said Wednesday.
The Farmington Hills Police Department received 33 additional tips about urologist Dr. Zvi Levran following his initial October arrest, Chief Jeff King said, and the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office authorized the 10 additional charges in those cases.
The tips came from local communities including Novi, Livonia, West Bloomfield and Redford, King said. Tips also have come from California, Georgia, North Carolina, Minnesota, Arizona and Canada.
Levran’s attorney, Joe Lavigne, has entered not guilty pleas on his client’s behalf.
“We’re looking forward to defending the charges,” he said.
Levran has been in custody since surrendering to police on Nov. 10.
The role of sports doctors and their interactions with athletes have come under scrutiny in recent years.
Former Michigan State University sports doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced in 2018 to 40 to 175 years in prison after admitting to molesting some of the nation's top gymnasts for years under the guise of medical treatment. He was accused of sexually assaulting hundreds of women and girls.
Former University of Michigan athletes, students and others have said they were molested by University of Michigan sports doctor Robert Anderson. Anderson was director of the campus health service and a physician for multiple sports teams, including football. He died in 2008 after working at the university for nearly 40 years. | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Youth-hockey-doctor-charged-in-additional-sex-17590650.php | 2022-11-17 01:15:25 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Youth-hockey-doctor-charged-in-additional-sex-17590650.php |
Leading Youth Development Platform Will Drop Exclusive In-App USA Baseball Experiences, and Support Player Development and Evaluation at Key USAB & MLB Events
PITTSBURGH and DURHAM, N.C., June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamond Kinetics (DK), a leading sports technology pioneering the future of youth baseball and softball development, today announced the launch of new content, experiences, and on-site activations as an extension of its partnership with USA Baseball. Together, the organizations are working to revolutionize training and player development so kids can grow their passion for the sport and skill set from an early age, all the way through the highest levels of the game, including MLB draft evaluation and scouting support at major USA Baseball events.
Diamond Kinetics is an Official Player Development Partner of USA Baseball, and the "Trusted Youth Development Partner of Major League Baseball." The company's best-in-class technology is used by USA Baseball and MLB in milestone events for player evaluation and development, including the MLB Draft Combine, Prospect Development Pipeline League (PDP League), international scouting events, and developmental leagues. Through its partnership with USA Baseball, Diamond Kinetics is bringing the big league to backyard by launching exciting new in-app content that enables kids to use the same technology as aspiring Major Leaguers and USA Baseball players.
"By bringing the excitement of the big leagues right into our app, Diamond Kinetics empowers young players to utilize the same cutting-edge technology deployed by USA Baseball and MLB to hone in on their skills from wherever they are," said CJ Handron, CEO of Diamond Kinetics. "Our mission is to make the practice experience more fun for kids so they can , enjoy high-quality reps, improve, and have a blast playing the game they love. We're thrilled to be able to support the growth of the game for players of all skill levels through our partnerships."
Starting today, players can access a new "Stars and Stripes" mission in the DK app, allowing them to unlock exclusive content and rewards from USA Baseball including a special badge series. This digital experience celebrates USA Baseball and will run through July 4, coinciding with a series of activations where Diamond Kinetics will be supporting USA Baseball and MLB Player Development.
Throughout the summer, Diamond Kinetics' bat sensors are being utilized across a range of events, including PDP League player development sessions and games at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, NC. They are also a crucial tool used regularly in the PDP to evaluate top high school players across the country, and were most recently leveraged in the MLB Draft Combine to collect swing data on players. The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team is set to train with DK for its upcoming 20th USA vs. Chinese Taipei International Friendship Series on June 30, followed by the 44th USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Championship Series through July 12. DK is also providing sensors to build hitting data on international prospects at all USA Baseball international scouting events, and will supply bat sensors to every team in the Appalachian League and MLB Draft League to track the performance of over 600 players with MLB aspirations.
"Our collaboration with Diamond Kinetics on a number of initiatives allows us to support the growth and development of our players, and the game of baseball overall," said David Perkins, COO of USA Baseball. "The company's bat sensor technology has become an invaluable asset to our national teams, development programs, and identification events. Diamond Kinetics helps us to better understand player performance, improve skills, and further develop athletes to help them compete at the highest levels."
Diamond Kinetics aims to empower players, parents, coaches, and teams by providing valuable insights into performance and creating a more enjoyable training experience. DK's membership-based platform combines a bat sensor attachment and a mobile app, offering one-of-a-kind missions and challenges that gamify training and reward participation with exclusive content, collectibles, and treasures.
About Diamond Kinetics
Diamond Kinetics (DK), is a leading sports technology company pioneering the future of youth baseball and softball development. With an emphasis on connected devices, computer vision functionality, and virtual reality integration, DK provides affordable and portable mobile technology that enhances real-world play and accelerates learning, development, and overall passion for the game. DK is the Trusted Youth Development Platform of Major League Baseball, and partners with organizations including PONY, Babe Ruth League, Ripken Baseball, USA Baseball, and USA Softball to reach and engage today's youth baseball and softball players. For more information, visit www.DiamondKinetics.com
About USA Baseball
USA Baseball is the national governing body for baseball in the United States and is committed to serving, protecting, and supporting the game of baseball and its 15.6 million participants. Founded in 1978, USA Baseball fields six national teams annually and is a member of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). On the diamond, USA Baseball is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and its national teams have won 67 gold medals in international competition. Off the field, the organization is dedicated to the proliferation and health of the sport through the creation and management of numerous development initiatives including BASE (Baseball Athlete Safety Education), Fun At Bat, Pitch Smart, PLAY BALL and the Prospect Development Pipeline. For more information on the organization, its national teams, and development-driven initiatives, visit the official website USABaseball.com or USABDevelops.com.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) _ Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (HII) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $178 million.
The Newport News, Virginia-based company said it had net income of $4.44 per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.43 per share.
The shipbuilder posted revenue of $2.66 billion in the period.
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Supported by the Knight Foundation, the nonprofit library-centered platform provides all-in-one econtent management and lending
ATLANTA, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Palace Project ("Palace"), the nonprofit library-centered platform and ereader app for digital content and services, announced its official launch today.
Informed by librarians and supported by a multi-year, multi-million dollar investment from the Knight Foundation, The Palace Project is an easy-to-use platform for the management and delivery of ebooks, audiobooks and other econtent and puts libraries at the center of their communities' digital experience.
The Palace Project's open-source system empowers librarians to manage collections, hosting and circulation in a single app, while protecting patron privacy and strengthening libraries' direct relationships with their patrons. The Palace App, available for iOS and Android, allows libraries to serve all their econtent—from all major vendors including OverDrive, Baker and Taylor, Bibliotheca, and Bibliolabs—to patrons in one easy-to-use interface.
"This community-driven initiative is informed by library values, and ensures an option focused on library needs for maximizing access to econtent offerings for patrons," commented Michele Kimpton, Senior Director of The Palace Project. "Our main objective is to support the mission of public libraries by increasing equitable access to econtent and carrying the relationship between library and patron into the virtual realm."
The Palace Project team negotiates directly with publishers to make a variety of unique and flexible licensing models available to libraries via Palace Marketplace, the only nonprofit econtent marketplace. Titles from the five major publishers are offered in the Marketplace, as well as from Amazon Publishing and hundreds of independent publishers. Flexible licensing terms are available on thousands of Marketplace titles, allowing libraries to maximize their budgets and provide access to a diverse range of content beyond the bestsellers.
"California is excited about its partnership with LYRASIS and working together to make it easier for Californians to access all the ebooks they want," said California State Librarian Greg Lucas. "Ebooks are becoming more and more popular but they're also expensive. Creating a statewide eLibrary with LYRASIS ensures all Californians have access to the ebooks they want – and need."
A division of LYRASIS, working in strategic partnership with Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), and funded by a multi-year, multi-million dollar investment by the Knight Foundation, The Palace Project is committed to building and expanding a digital future for libraries and their patrons. Palace already serves more than 100 libraries, and is currently onboarding libraries in California, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Washington.
"The pandemic accelerated libraries' move to digital services to meet people where they are with equitable access to information," said Alberto Ibargüen, president of the Knight Foundation. "The Palace Project is a transformative opportunity to put librarians back at the center of connecting people to information. Having digital access to knowledge is more important than ever to build informed and engaged communities."
Drawing on the long tradition of libraries as community centers of citizenship and engagement, The Palace Project name was chosen to highlight the central role libraries play in public life and the idea of public libraries as "Palaces for the People.
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Palace App
- Free, easy-to-use patron e-reader for iOS and Android
- No personal data is collected
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- The Big 5 and Amazon Publishing
- Nonprofit econtent marketplace
- Flexible licensing models maximize budgets and offerings, ensure fair author compensation
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About The Palace Project
The Palace Project is a suite of content, services, and tools for the delivery of ebooks, audiobooks, and other digital media to benefit public libraries and their patrons. Funded by a multi-year, multi-million dollar investment from the Knight Foundation, The Palace Project is a division of LYRASIS, working in strategic partnership with Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
About LYRASIS
LYRASIS is a global, non-profit membership organization whose mission is to support enduring access to the world's shared academic, scientific, and cultural heritage through leadership in open technologies, content services, digital solutions, and collaboration with archives, libraries, museums, and knowledge communities worldwide. LYRASIS organizational and staff values are communication, respect, collaboration, impact, and service. To learn more, visit www.lyrasis.org.
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LUND, Sweden, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunovia (Nasdaq Stockholm: IMMNOV) has appointed Natalie Carfora as Head of Market Access of its US subsidiary, Immunovia, Inc. Natalie brings deep expertise to the reimbursement process from prior market access roles at Scipher Medicine and Myriad Genetics. Natalie will take up her position on May 23, 2022.
"The hire of Natalie as Head of Market Access in the US is another key hire in-line with our strategic priority to strengthen our US team for a commercial scale up of IMMray™ PanCan-d in the US. Natalie will be instrumental in the pursuit of reimbursement coverage for IMMray™ PanCan-d in the US, the largest and most attractive diagnostic market globally in which Immunovia is commercializing its novel test since August last year", says Philipp Mathieu, Acting CEO and President, Immunovia AB.
"Establishing reimbursement for IMMray™ PanCan-d, the only blood test available for the early detection of pancreatic cancer, is important to achieving widespread use. Natalie Carfora has a track record of securing reimbursement for novel tests in both a start-up environment at Scipher Medicine and at Myriad Genetics, one of the leading diagnostic companies in the US. Adding her talents to the team is another important step in driving the adoption and growth of IMMray™ PanCan-d," says Jeff Borcherding, CEO of Immunovia, Inc, Immunovia AB's US subsidiary.
"Without precision medicine tools, patients suffer from late-stage diagnosis and poor prognosis. People at risk for pancreatic cancer need much better ways to detect cancer earlier. The IMMray™ PanCan-d test is a compelling clinical option for patients, providers, and payers. I am excited to partner with payers to offer IMMray™ PanCan-d access to their members, leading to improved clinical outcomes, increased patient satisfaction and cost of care savings," says Natalie Carfora.
Natalie Carfora brings over ten years of sales and market access experience across biotechnology, medical device, and pharmaceutical industries to the team. Building partnerships through a variety of models across multiple channels including payers, pharmacy benefit managers, and specialty pharmacies, she is focused on optimizing patient care management. Natalie is a graduate of Boston University School of Management with a B.S. in Business Administration.
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Acting CEO and President
Email: philipp.mathieu@immunovia.com
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Tel: +46 736 36 35 74
The information was submitted for publication on May 16, 2022, at 08:30 am CET.
About Immunovia
Immunovia AB is a diagnostic company with the vision to revolutionize blood-based diagnostics and increase survival rates for patients with cancer.
Our first product, IMMray™ PanCan-d is the only blood test currently available specifically for the early detection of pancreatic cancer. The test has unmatched clinical performance. Commercialization of IMMray™ PanCan-d started in August 2021 in the USA and IMMray™ PanCan-d is offered as a laboratory developed test (LDT) exclusively through Immunovia, Inc. For more information see: www.immunoviainc.com.
Immunovia collaborates and engages with healthcare providers, leading experts and patient advocacy groups globally to make this test available to all high-risk pancreatic cancer groups.
The USA, the first market in which IMMray™ PanCan-d is commercially available, is the world's largest market for the detection of pancreatic cancer with an estimated value of more than USD 4 billion annually.
Immunovia's shares (IMMNOV) are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information, please visit www.immunovia.com.
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Today's launch includes new shared Family Accounts, Family Carts, and exclusive Chase cardmember perks
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, today announced the debut of Instacart+, a refreshed take on its value-driven subscription service, previously called Instacart Express. In addition to a suite of brand new family shopping features, the launch of Instacart+ gives households free delivery on orders over $35, 5% credit back on all eligible Pickup orders, reduced service fees, and even the ability to share their subscription, making it the most cost-effective way for households to buy food and everyday essentials with Instacart.
Instacart subscribers are among the company's most engaged customers, driving superior lifetime value through increased orders, higher GTV per customer and habitual ordering than standard customers – as well as ordering from a greater diversity of retailers on the platform. On average in 2021, Instacart subscribers spent nearly two times more each month compared to non-subscribers. For $9.99 per month or $99 per year, a membership can pay for itself in just a few orders per month. Instacart+ can help households save money on every order, save valuable hours they would have spent grocery shopping and reclaim time for what matters most – spending time enjoying food together.
Over the next week, Instacart will start rolling out additional first-of-their-kind features that make family grocery shopping easier, more collaborative, and more inspirational than ever before – and for the first time ever, Instacart+ subscribers can even share their account and shop together.
- Family Accounts: Family Accounts create a new way to share all of the benefits of Instacart+ with another person for free. Families come in all shapes and sizes. Instacart+ caters to all different kinds of households, whether they're parents with teenagers who want a say in the weekly shopping, two young professional roommates, or a multi-generational family living together under one roof.
- Family Carts: Households can collaborate in the cart-building process and shop together, adding their own items to a shared cart and making a task like weekly meal planning less mundane and more fun.
- Exclusive benefits for Chase cardmembers: To celebrate the unveiling of Instacart+, Instacart is also expanding its partnership with Chase to provide new ways for customers to save. Beginning today, Chase cardmembers will be eligible to unlock free Instacart+ memberships, with Sapphire Reserve cardmembers able to receive one year free, Sapphire Preferred cardmembers six months free, and Freedom and Slate cardmembers three months free. To learn more and activate, visit www.instacart.com/chase.
On top of these new offerings, Instacart+ subscribers will continue to receive benefits like free delivery on orders over $35, reduced service fees on every order, 5% credit back on all eligible Pickup orders, and extra perks from top brands, like mileage bonuses from Delta with every dollar spent.*
"With today's launch, we're making Instacart+ the most cost-effective way for families to buy groceries and essentials with Instacart, delivered in as fast as 30 minutes," said Daniel Danker, Head of Product at Instacart. "In addition to free delivery on orders over $35, credit back on Pickup and reduced service fees, subscribers can now share Instacart+ with another person for free, and shop together to make ordering truly effortless."
Instacart+ offers not only the best way to shop for groceries online, but a way to shop for other household needs, from ready-to-eat meals to pet food, to prescriptions and electronics. To learn more and sign up for Instacart+, please visit instacart.com/plus.
*Mileage bonus excludes taxes, tips, and fees. Instacart+ complimentary trials are not available to current Instacart+ members and will automatically renew into a paid membership at the end of the trial period. Family Account feature subject to availability. Extra perks subject to change. Additional terms apply.
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SEATTLE — Megan Rapinoe headlines a group of 5 members of Seattle's OL Reign that will represent the United States at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand this summer.
Joining Rapinoe will be defenders Alana Cook, Sofia Huerta and Emily Sonnett as well as midfielder Rose Lavelle.
“We want to do something that’s never been done before. We believe in the quality of the team and the support we have and we think we have what it takes to make it possible," Head Coach Vlatko Andonovski said about the opportunity to win a third straight World Cup title.
The players were introduced with a star-studded social media post that included President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Taylor Swift, Lil Wayne and Megan Thee Stallion.
Alex Morgan, 33, and Rapinoe, 37, will be making their fourth World Cup appearances.
Defender Kelley O’Hara, 34, also earned a spot on her fourth World Cup squad as a veteran presence to shore up the backline in the absence of veteran defender and team captain Becky Sauerbrunn, who announced last week she won't play in the World Cup because of a lingering foot injury.
The tournament kicks off on July 20 in Australia and New Zealand. The Americans are in Group E with Vietnam, the Netherlands and Portugal. The United States opens with Vietnam on July 22 in Auckland.
The team has been hit by injuries in the run-up to the event. In addition to Sauerbrunn, the United States will be without forward Mallory Swanson, who tore the patella tendon in her left knee. Swanson had seven goals this year before she was hurt in an April exhibition match against Ireland.
Catarina Macario, a talented forward who tore her ACL last year while playing for her French club, Lyon, did not recover in time for a spot on the team. Midfielder Sam Mewis also has a lingering injury and wasn't available for the World Cup.
Some of the youngsters include 22-year-old Sophia Smith, who was named both the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Most Valuable Player and the U.S. Soccer Player of the Year for 2022, and 21-year-old Trinity Rodman, U.S. Soccer's Young Player of the Year in 2021 and the daughter of former NBA star Dennis Rodman.
Alyssa Thompson, 18, is the second-youngest player ever named to a World Cup roster, behind U.S. assistant coach Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak, who played in the 1995 World Cup. Thompson was called onto the team in early April for a match against Ireland, taking the place of Swanson.
“Alyssa, what a turn of events in the last nine months. If you think about in October, she was playing youth soccer and now, in July, she will be at the biggest stage in women’s soccer," Andonovski said in a conference call with reporters.
Midfielder Julie Ertz, who was on the team that won the title in 2019, made the squad after returning to the team in April following a long layoff for the birth of her son.
A surprise inclusion on the roster was 25-year-old Savannah DeMelo, who has yet to appear in a match for the United States. DeMelo plays for Racing Louisville in the NWSL, and has scored in three of her last four matches. She has five total goals this season.
DeMelo is just the third U.S. player to be named to a World Cup squad without playing in an international level match.
“Her performance in the league was one of the biggest reasons why she's on the team,” Andonovski said. “And based on the needs that we have in terms of the opponents and different situations that we may face, we see Sav being very important to us going forward.”
The roster by position with club affiliation:
Goalkeepers: Aubrey Kingsbury (Washington Spirit), Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage), Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars)
Defenders: Alana Cook (OL Reign), Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns), Emily Fox (North Carolina Courage), Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave), Sofia Huerta (OL Reign), Kelley O’Hara (Gotham), Emily Sonnett (OL Reign).
Midfielders: Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC), Julie Ertz (Angel City), Lindsey Horan (Lyon), Rose Lavelle, (OL Reign), Kristie Mewis (Gotham), Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit), Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit).
Forwards: Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave), Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns), Alyssa Thompson (Angel City), Lynn Williams (Gotham FC). | https://www.kcentv.com/article/sports/soccer/megan-rapinoe-ol-reign-uswnt-world-cup-roster/281-49a60cf3-6b32-4c98-80ad-88f4913b9dde | 2023-06-21 21:50:36 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/sports/soccer/megan-rapinoe-ol-reign-uswnt-world-cup-roster/281-49a60cf3-6b32-4c98-80ad-88f4913b9dde |
4th of July Forecast: Hot today, storms tonight
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The big weather story is the heat today and storms tonight. The good news is as of now, most spots will be ok as far as storms moving in after midnight but the closer you are to the Nebraska border, there is a chance storms could impact those fireworks shows around sunset.
Taking Action:
- With the heat today, make sure you’re staying safe. Remember heat is the #1 weather related killer. Not tornadoes or any other severe weather hazard, heat! Drink plenty of water, wear sunscreen, and keep your pets in mind.
- The storm risk this evening is still subject to change but the area to monitor before midnight will be near the Nebraska border specifically north-central KS. Severe weather is likely as well so be aware. If you’re in places like Manhattan, Wamego, Topeka, Emporia, Lawrence, KC as of now the risk for storms will likely hold off until after 10pm. Check back later today for an update on the timing in case it changes.
- While storm chances are possible during the day Wednesday, Friday and Saturday we’re not looking at all day washouts so you don’t need to cancel outdoor plans but have a Plan B just in case.
After today’s heat, a cold front tonight will lead to a major cool down the rest of the week. Despite a big cool down tomorrow, humidity will remain high before it drops by Thursday. Starting Friday, temperatures and humidity start to increase again.
Today: Plenty of sun. Highs in the mid-upper 90s. Heat indices up to 103°. Winds S 5-10 mph.
Tonight: Slight chance of storms before midnight (but a better chance for severe weather), better chance of storms after midnight when the severe weather won’t be as widespread. Lows in the upper 60s-low 70s. Winds S/N 5-10 mph.
Tomorrow: Will keep a chance of storms in throughout the entire day with uncertainty on specific details on how widespread the rain will be. Rain or not, clouds will stick around along with humidity but highs will be in the upper 70s-mid 80s. Winds N 5-15 mph.
Humidity decreases Wednesday night leading to a nice day Thursday with mostly sunny skies and highs in the low 80s for the pick day of the week.
Storms may develop as early as Thursday night and will continue with at least a chance of storms somewhere in northeast KS through Saturday. There are differences in the computer models on how hot it will be, especially Sunday into early next week. The current forecast is an average of the long range models so don’t be surprised if it changes in the coming days.
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Uvalde school year starts amid fear and unfinished security
By PAUL J. WEBER
Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A new and worrisome school year begins Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas. There’s high new fencing around the city’s public school campuses that still isn’t finished and a heavy police patrol that many families don’t trust after officers in May allowed a gunman to shooting inside Robb Elementary School for more than 70 minutes. Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history. Uvalde school officials last week said that several enhanced security measures remain incomplete, including installing additional cameras on campus and new locks. | https://kion546.com/news/2022/09/05/uvalde-school-year-starts-amid-fear-and-unfinished-security/ | 2022-09-06 04:32:23 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/2022/09/05/uvalde-school-year-starts-amid-fear-and-unfinished-security/ |
Week in politics: The Supreme Court's decisions reflect a generational clash By Miles Parks, Ron Elving Published July 1, 2023 at 8:01 AM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 4:49 A look at the week in politics that's been dominated by U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Copyright 2023 NPR | https://www.nepm.org/2023-07-01/week-in-politics-the-supreme-courts-decisions-reflect-a-generational-clash | 2023-07-01 13:06:39 | 1 | https://www.nepm.org/2023-07-01/week-in-politics-the-supreme-courts-decisions-reflect-a-generational-clash |
Nonprofit organizations will collaborate, share resources, expand reach to deliver local news across the region and state
BALTIMORE, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Baltimore Banner, a multi-platform news organization established by The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, and Your Public Radio (WYPR) 88.1FM, Baltimore's NPR news station, today announced a joint operating agreement that will allow the nonprofit organizations to work collaboratively to deliver quality journalism across the state.
Your Public Radio is an independent community licensee and a top-ranking news/talk station in the market airing local, national and international radio content. WYPR excels in local programming and journalism through outstanding shows like Midday and On the Record as well as its award-winning newsroom. With signals in Baltimore (WYPR 88.1 FM), Frederick (WYPF 88.1 FM) and Ocean City (WYPO 106.9 FM), the station also produces and distributes award-winning local podcasts through its Your Public Studios including favorites like The Daily Dose, The Maryland Curiosity Bureau, Essential Tremors, as well as newly added Local Color, The Bounce and Wavelength. Recently, in November 2021, Your Public Radio acquired WTMD 89.7 FM, preserving WTMD's license, music discovery format and community connection to local artists, musicians and music lovers.
"We are excited to partner with WYPR, an NPR news Member station, with a long history demonstrating the principles and values we share at The Baltimore Banner," said Imtiaz Patel, chief executive officer of The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism. "Our goal is to strengthen Baltimore's local reporting, growing our coverage statewide. This partnership is a force multiplier for both organizations to expand our coverage and bring the very best local news to the region and state. We can't imagine a better partner than LaFontaine and the WYPR family to serve the varied needs of Baltimore's communities and have a positive impact."
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Your Public Radio serves Baltimore, Central Maryland and beyond. NPR station WYPR was founded in 2002 by local community members. It is an independent licensee with a diverse Board of Directors consisting of Maryland residents. In addition to airing national and international radio features, WYPR excels in local programming including its news, public affairs and cultural programs, and in 2021, Your Public Radio acquired WTMD 89.7 FM, preserving its award-winning music discovery format and expanding Your Public Radio programming for the community. WYPR is located at 88.1 FM on the radio dial and at 2216 N. Charles Street in Baltimore. WTMD is located at 89.7 FM on the radio dial and at 1 Olympic Plaza in Towson. As listener-supported radio stations, all contributions to the stations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. For more information, visit www.wypr.org or www.wtmd.org.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the United Arab Emirates on Monday as part of a swing through the Arab Gulf states focused on energy and commerce.
He met with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the president of the UAE, which will be hosting the COP28 U.N. climate summit later this year. A joint statement said they were committed to “enhancing cooperation on climate ambition, decarbonization, and clean energy.”
Kishida visited Saudi Arabia over the weekend, where he met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The two launched a joint initiative aimed at promoting clean energy. He will visit gas-rich Qatar on Tuesday.
Japan is the fifth-largest oil consumer in the world and relies on imports to meet around 97% of its demand. It imports more than 75% of its crude oil from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Japan and the UAE have pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, and Saudi Arabia aims to do so by 2060. It’s unclear how the two Gulf nations — which rely on massive oil exports — will reach those goals. | https://phl17.com/business/ap-business/ap-japans-prime-minister-visits-the-uae-as-part-of-a-gulf-trip-focused-on-energy-and-commerce/ | 2023-07-18 10:40:05 | 1 | https://phl17.com/business/ap-business/ap-japans-prime-minister-visits-the-uae-as-part-of-a-gulf-trip-focused-on-energy-and-commerce/ |
Growing up in Detroit, skin care brand founder Rooshy Roy kept cherished parts of her Indian culture to herself.
Staple Indian ingredients — like the turmeric abundant in family dishes and the coconut oil she used to condition her hair — became a source of shame outside of her Kolkata-native parents' home.
"It was girls telling me that I like smell like curry or that my hair is like I haven't showered in ages," she said. "Things like that, I just started to pick up over time and kind of assimilated myself to fit in the best I could."
She started washing the "greasy" coconut oil out of her strands before going to school. She stopped eating turmeric meals that would stain her fingernails bright yellow when a fourth-grade classmate called the "fungus" on her hands "disgusting."
So, when she saw that hair oiling was trending on TikTok recently, the 32-year-old said, "All I could think to myself is: Oh my gosh, I got made fun of so much for how gross my hair is, and now all these cool girls are doing it."
From hair oiling to turmeric masks to Gua Sha facial massage, traditional Asian wellness practices like those Roy was once ridiculed for have become hugely popular in Western culture in recent years.
A welcome opportunity to bridge cultural divides
Although it's important to Roy that Asian cultures are not lost in the excitement, she sees it as a positive thing that the rituals that once made her feel alienated are now being embraced by a new generation.
"It makes me so happy to imagine that young Indian girls who are in my position now aren't feeling ostracized in the way that I did," she said. "It's almost a sense of relief in many ways, of my two cultures, of my two upbringings, are finally being bridged in a way that is very validating."
It wasn't until after business school that Roy felt empowered to embrace her Indian roots. Roy, then stressed out and turning to trusty, homespun rituals, started her own skin care brand in 2017. As the co-founder of Aavrani, she now sells products with the same ingredients she and her mother used to painstakingly tweak in DIY recipes modified for various skin concerns.
As social media influencers mainstream and rebrand Asian-inspired techniques, wellness experts and founders in the Asian diaspora are trying to preserve the integrity of their cultures' rituals.
"If we — brands like us who are authentic in how we pursue this — don't do that, then that's where the stories and the culture gets lost," Roy said. "And then, we think that, you know, Gwyneth Paltrow is the one who discovered turmeric, when in reality it's like something that's so sacred to our heritage for centuries."
With opportunity, a burden to course correct cultural appropriation
Hair oiling — a 5,000-year-old ritual from South Asia that involves massaging oil into the scalp and hair — is now being promoted in the U.S. by beauty writers and influencers as "hair slugging."
With captions like "Is hair slugging legit?" and posts showing Day 1 results, influencer content on social media mentioning "slugging" terms saw more than a two-fold increase in the number of posts between May 2021 and April 2022, compared to the previous year, and about 600% more video views, according to the influencer marketing firm Traackr.
Shalini Seneviratne, who grew up in Sri Lanka soaking her hair in oil alongside two older generations of women in her family, says it's disappointing to see that it took "a new, cool name" for Western media to legitimize hair oiling.
"I don't think that people from [South Asian] cultures are the ones that are benefiting mostly from these things becoming trendy," she said.
Seneviratne is working to change that. In March, she launched the coconut oil brand Wildpatch, as an ode to her Sri Lankan heritage.
"I thought this was an opportunity to really change the narrative and really showcase kind of the South Asian stories the way it should be," she said.
To ensure that South Asians benefit from their export's Western fame, her company sources ingredients from Sri Lankan farmers. "It would be so wrong not to give credit where it's due and not to support people whose culture I'm promoting," she said.
Gua Sha has amassed a similar faddish following. Celebrities like Hailey Bieber and the Kardashians are fans. Miranda Kerr's beauty line sells the tool. Traackr's analysis of influencer accounts cited a 40% increase in video views of Gua Sha content since May 2021, compared to the previous year.
Gua Sha expert Sandra Lanshin Chiu has considered the delicate line between cultural intersection and cultural appropriation when it comes to the facial massage practice rooted in ancient Chinese medicine.
She noted how a simple Google search on the practice pulls images and articles showing Asian faces and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in the minority. "I find this painfully ironic," she said.
"I think where those feelings of appropriation and culture erasure come into play, and how I've personally experienced it, are when you're thinking about who is selling these Gua Sha tools and who is teaching you," she said. "Anyone teaching and selling Gua Sha should be trained, and should have some sort of cultural connection to the practice — but that's not always the case."
Holistic Asian wellness approaches get rebranded as quick-fix beauty tips
"Gua" means "scraping" and "Sha," refers to the "redness" that results when one uses a tool such as a flat jade stone to "scrape" the face, Chiu said. The technique dates back millennia, with Gua Sha first used on the body to alleviate pain and to prevent fevers and other illnesses.
Yet writers, brands and influencers have billed the technique as a wrinkle-ridding alternative to Botox, among other claims of its cosmetic benefits. It's also been widely cited as a lymphatic drainage technique, notes Chiu, who says no traditional Chinese medicine text defines it as such.
"While Gua Sha can produce cosmetic results, it's important for people to understand that this result comes from its ability to boost internal health as a valid Chinese medical technique," she said.
An acupuncturist and herbalist who founded the New York City-based wellness studio Lanshin, Chiu spends a lot of time on Lanshin's Instagram account educating followers about the benefits of facial Gua Sha, in part, to combat misinformation.
"On the one hand, I am overjoyed by the increased interest in Gua Sha and other TCM practices. These are wonderful gateways to learning more about Asian cultures, and the endless health and vitality wisdom that is built into our traditions of cultivating well-being," she said. "But more importantly, the whitewashing of Gua Sha is leading to the distortion of the practice. And this harms its credibility as a legitimate form of healing."
Like Chiu, other Asian American leaders in the industry don't quite view these rituals as "beauty" regimens. Roy and Seneviratne emphasize that their brands are part of a mindful, holistic approach, one that pulls from the ancient mind-body-spirit wellness rituals of ayurveda from the Indian subcontinent.
Between May 2021 and April 2022, videos about ayurvedic ingredients soared over 170% in views across major social media platforms, compared to the same period in the previous year, Traackr reports.
In another sign of the growing mainstream interest, the first South Asian-founded ayurvedic skincare brand hit Sephora.com in February.
"I very much love the fact that it's finally starting to be enjoyed by people outside of India, and hopefully eventually around the world, because that wisdom is something everybody can benefit from," Aavrani CEO Roy said. Unlike other beauty trends, she added, "It's not just about trying to adhere to a certain beauty standard — it's truly what is good for you."
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HAMILTON, Bermuda, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Government of Bermuda (the "Government") announced today the final results of its previously announced offers to purchase for cash (the "Tender Offers") its outstanding 4.138% Senior Notes due 2023 (the "2023 Notes") and 4.854% Senior Notes due 2024 (together with the 2023 Notes, the "Existing Notes").
The Tender Offers expired at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on July 12, 2022 (the "Expiration Time"). The terms and conditions of the Tender Offers are set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated July 6, 2022 (the "Offer to Purchase").
The table below sets forth the aggregate principal amount of each series of Existing Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Expiration Time and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Tender Offers.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, payment for Existing Notes accepted for purchase will be made on the Settlement Date, which is expected to occur on July 15, 2022 (the "Settlement Date"). Holders whose Existing Notes are accepted for purchase in the Tender Offers will also receive any accrued and unpaid interest on their Existing Notes from, and including, the last interest payment date for such Existing Notes to, but excluding, the Settlement Date ("Accrued Interest"). Accrued Interest will be payable on the Settlement Date. Settlement of the Tender Offers is conditioned, among other things, on the closing of an offering of new notes by the Government (the "New Notes Offering"), which is intended to be consummated prior to or concurrently with the Tender Offers.
The Government reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to not accept any tender for any reason or to extend, re-open, amend or terminate the Tender Offers, in its sole discretion.
The Dealer Managers for the Tender Offers are:
Questions regarding the Tender Offers may be directed to the Dealer Managers at the above contacts.
The Tender and Information Agent for the Tender Offers is Global Bondholder Services Corporation.
Holders of Existing Notes are urged to read the Offer to Purchase carefully. Any questions or requests for assistance in relation to the Offer to Purchase may be directed to the Dealer Managers at their respective telephone number set forth above or to the holder's broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Tender Offers. Requests for additional copies of the Offer to Purchase may be directed to the Tender and Information Agent at the address and telephone number set forth above.
This release shall not be construed as an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any of the Existing Notes or any other securities.
The Tender Offers were not made in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. None of the Government, the Bank of New York Mellon as trustee for each series of Existing Notes, the Dealer Managers or the Tender and Information Agent makes any recommendation as to whether or not holders should tender their Existing Notes pursuant to the Tender Offers.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Government, to be materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses the Government has made in light of its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors believed to be appropriate in the circumstances. The Government cautions you that a number of important factors could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. The information contained in this press release identifies important factors that could cause such differences. The Government undertakes no obligation to update any of its forward-looking statements.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is replacing leaky seals in its moon rocket at the pad in hopes of launching it on its first test flight by the end of this month.
Managers said Thursday they will conduct another test after the repairs to ensure all hydrogen fuel leaks are plugged. If that test goes well — and if the Space Force extends a flight safety waiver — then NASA could take another stab at launching the 322-foot rocket in late September. Otherwise, the rocket will return to the hangar for additional work, delaying liftoff until at least October.
A series of hydrogen fuel leaks and other problems halted back-to-back launch attempts last week.
The Space Launch System rocket — the most powerful ever built by NASA — holds a crew capsule with three test dummies. The space agency wants to send the capsule into lunar orbit on a trial run, before putting astronauts on the next flight, in 2024. That around-the-moon mission would pave the way for the first human moon landing in 50 years, currently scheduled for 2025.
“We need to get the tanking test done and then we’ll have to look at what is the realism and schedule" to make a launch attempt as early as Sept. 23, said Jim Free, who's in charge of NASA's exploration systems development.
To launch in late September, NASA needs the OK from the Space Force in Cape Canaveral, which oversees the rocket's self-destruct system. Batteries are needed to activate the system if the rocket veers off course toward populated areas. These batteries must be retested periodically, and that can only be done in the hangar. The military would have to extend the certification of those batteries by an extra two weeks or more to avoid moving the rocket back to the hangar.
But every time the rocket moves between the hangar and launch pad adds “routine wear and tear, and I don't want to do that" unless necessary, said chief engineer John Blevins. There already have been three trips to the pad this year for practice countdowns and, most recently, the thwarted launch attempts of Aug. 29 and Saturday.
Engineers are hopeful that replacing a pair of seals in the hydrogen fuel lines at the bottom of the rocket will take care of any lingering leaks.
As an extra precaution, the launch team plans “a kindler and gentler approach to tanking” during the final phase of the countdown, slowing the flow of fuel at times to reduce stress on the seals, according to Mike Bolger, a program manager.
“We’re optimistic that we can knock this problem flat," he told reporters.
Running years late and billions over budget, NASA’s new lunar exploration program is named Artemis after Apollo’s twin sister in Greek mythology. Twelve astronauts walked on the moon back in the late 1960s and early 1970s during NASA's Apollo program. | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/nasa-fixing-moon-rocket-leaks-hoping-for-sept-launch-try | 2022-09-08 20:13:12 | 1 | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/nasa-fixing-moon-rocket-leaks-hoping-for-sept-launch-try |
Fund dedicated to investing in women- and BIPOC-led companies seeks to make investment landscape more equitable and address inequities in healthcare
BOSTON, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seae Ventures, a Boston-based venture capital firm dedicated to advancing equity by investing in women and Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) entrepreneurs, has launched its inaugural fund of $107M. Seae is the largest fund dedicated to investing in women- and BIPOC-led companies focused on developing technologies that address financial wellness, mental health, women's health and personalized medicine that benefit traditionally underserved and vulnerable populations.
"It is a well-known fact that women and BIPOC entrepreneurs have not had equal access to capital," said Jason Robart, Seae Ventures co-founder and managing partner. "Closing gender and racial equity gaps starts with investing in historically overlooked entrepreneurs. We are confident our efforts will motivate other venture firms to recognize this unseen value and amplify our portfolio's collective mission through investment and support."
Seae is on its way to changing the landscape for entrepreneurs, patients, and the overall U.S. healthcare system, having already funded 17 startups addressing the country's most pressing healthcare disparities including:
- Health in Her HUE, a platform designed to help Black women and women of color easily access culturally sensitive healthcare providers, health content, and community
- Hurdle, an innovative digital mental health platform company aiming to remove barriers to mental health care for People of Color
- MD Ally, a company that triages 911 calls and reroutes non-emergency calls to telehealth medical services
- Moving Analytics, a telehealth company providing virtual cardiac rehab solutions
- Tia, a company building the "modern medical home for women" across virtual and in-person care
Cofounded in 2019 by healthcare veterans Tuoyo Louis, Jason Robart and Pete Sally, Seae is driven by a mission born from their personal experiences and frustration with the widening health disparities across the country. After successfully leading Zaffre Investments, the corporate venture arm of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the Seae team engaged its broad network of progressive corporate and financial investors to support the new fund. Having firsthand knowledge of the impact that insurers can have on realizing the fund's mission, the team naturally targeted health plans as initial strategic investors.
Seae has garnered support from a broad coalition of more than 30 investors who are dedicated to increasing the prevalence of venture firms with diverse leadership. The coalition includes the American Hospital Association, Blue Shield of California, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, Cambridge Associates, Eli Lilly and Company, Goldman Sachs and Health Care Service Corporation.
Suzanne Gauron, Global Head of Launch With GS, noted, "Goldman Sachs is excited to invest in Seae and support their investment in underrepresented founders who are dedicated to building innovative solutions in healthcare. We believe Seae's mission closely aligns with the Launch With GS thesis and we look forward to partnering with the team to drive capital to diverse teams dedicated to improving access to high-quality healthcare."
While the initial fund is closed, Seae will continue to build their firm while enhancing equitable access to capital for diverse entrepreneurs building growth stage companies in future funds.
"Seae Ventures' mission to drive capital toward diverse founders is not just reflective of our shared goals and values, it is also aligned with our investment thesis, which is to affect supply and demand dynamics," said Jasmine Richards, managing director at Cambridge Associates.
To learn more about Seae Ventures visit seaeventures.com or follow the company on LinkedIn.
Founded in 2019, Seae Ventures is dedicated to building and investing in early-stage healthcare technology and services companies primarily founded by women and people who identify as Black, Indigenous and people of color. With a proven track record of success in venture, corporate strategy, innovation, and human capital, Seae seeks to balance the needs of patients, providers, and payers by investing in diverse entrepreneurs with high growth potential in the healthcare and financial technology space. For more information visit seaeventures.com.
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- CSL Seqirus is the only influenza vaccine manufacturer that offers differentiated vaccine options for individuals six months of age and older.
- Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant drop in influenza immunization rates and high levels of influenza-related illness, underscoring that flu is an ongoing threat.1,2
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends annual influenza vaccination for all eligible people aged six months and older, as a critical tool to help prevent flu and lessen the severity of influenza-related illness and potentially life-threatening associated complications.3
SUMMIT, N.J., July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Seqirus, a business of CSL (ASX:CSL), today announced it has begun to ship its portfolio of innovative cell-based, adjuvanted and egg-based influenza vaccines across the U.S. in preparation for the 2023/24 influenza season. The company is positioned to supply over 55 million doses of influenza vaccines to healthcare providers across the U.S.
"Last season underscored the devastating impact flu can have, with over 300,000 flu-related hospitalizations and 19,000 flu-related deaths reported based on preliminary data through April 2023," said Dr. Gregg Sylvester, Chief Health Officer, CSL Seqirus.2 "This year in the Southern Hemisphere, we're already seeing high levels of influenza activity, especially in children, which has historically been a strong predictor of what's to come in the Northern Hemisphere.4,5 As we commence shipment to healthcare providers across the U.S., it's critical that we raise immunization rates this season to help protect as many people as possible from influenza and its potentially life-threatening complications."
CSL Seqirus is the only manufacturer to offer differentiated influenza vaccine options approved for use in individuals six months of age and older. This year's 2023/24 U.S. influenza season portfolio includes:
- FLUCELVAX® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine), the first and only cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine indicated for use in people six months and older.6
- FLUAD® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine, Adjuvanted), the first and only adjuvanted quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine for adults 65 years and older, is preferentially recommended by the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) over standard-dose influenza vaccines.11,12
- AFLURIA® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine), an egg-based, quadrivalent influenza vaccine approved for use in eligible people six months of age and older.15
The CDC recommends annual influenza vaccination for all eligible individuals, ages six months and older, as a critical tool to prevent and lessen the severity of disease.3 Annual influenza vaccination is especially important for people at a higher risk of developing serious influenza-related complications, including older adults, pregnant people and children younger than 5 years old.3,16 According to the CDC, most people who need only one dose of influenza vaccine for the season, should receive their vaccine in September or October.3 For children six months through 8 years of age, who require two vaccine doses, the CDC recommends they receive the first dose as soon as the vaccine is available, as early as July and August.3 For children of any age who need only one dose of flu vaccine or pregnant people in their third trimester, vaccination as early as July and August can also be considered. 3
"It's unfortunate that in a year when we saw an early onset and significant increase in influenza cases from the previous year, especially in children, vaccination rates in the U.S. and globally were so low," said Dave Ross, Vice President, North America Commercial Operations, CSL Seqirus. "Influenza vaccination is critical in reducing flu-related hospitalizations and overall burden of disease.17 At CSL Seqirus, we're committed to working with our public health partners to do what we can to help drive vaccination rates at least back up to pre-pandemic levels."
For additional information on influenza vaccine options for the upcoming flu season, visit flu360.com.
About Seasonal Influenza
Influenza is a common, contagious seasonal respiratory disease that may cause severe illness and life-threatening complications in some people.17 Influenza can lead to clinical symptoms varying from mild to moderate respiratory illness to severe complications, hospitalization and in some cases, death.17 Because transmission of influenza viruses to others may occur one day before symptoms develop and up to 5 to 7 days after becoming sick, the disease can be easily transmitted to others.17 Preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that during the 2022/23 influenza season, there were an estimated 300,000-650,000 influenza-related hospitalizations in the U.S.2 The CDC recommends annual vaccination for individuals aged 6 months and older, who do not have any contraindications.3 Since it takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to develop in the body that help protect against influenza virus infection, it is recommended that people get vaccinated before influenza begins spreading in their community.3 The CDC recommends that for most people who need only 1 dose of flu vaccine, vaccination should ideally happen in September or October.3
About CSL Seqirus
CSL Seqirus is part of CSL (ASX:CSL). As one of the largest influenza vaccine providers in the world, CSL Seqirus is a major contributor to the prevention of influenza globally and a transcontinental partner in pandemic preparedness. With state-of-the-art production facilities in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia, and leading R&D capabilities, CSL Seqirus utilizes egg, cell and adjuvant technologies to offer a broad portfolio of differentiated influenza vaccines in more than 20 countries around the world.
For more information about CSL Seqirus, visit CSLSeqirus.com.
About CSL
CSL (ASX:CSL) (USOTC:CSLLY) is a global biotechnology company with a dynamic portfolio of lifesaving medicines, including those that treat haemophilia and immune deficiencies, vaccines to prevent influenza, and therapies in iron deficiency and nephrology. Since our start in 1916, we have been driven by our promise to save lives using the latest technologies. Today, CSL – including our three businesses: CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor – provides lifesaving products to patients in more than 100 countries and employs 32,000 people. Our unique combination of commercial strength, R&D focus and operational excellence enables us to identify, develop and deliver innovations so our patients can live life to the fullest. For inspiring stories about the promise of biotechnology, visit CSLBehring.com/Vita and follow us on Twitter.com/CSL.
For more information about CSL, visit www.CSL.com.
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This press release is issued from CSL Seqirus in Summit, New Jersey, USA and is intended to provide information about our global business. Please be aware that information relating to the approval status and labels of approved CSL Seqirus products may vary from country to country. Please consult your local regulatory authority on the approval status of CSL Seqirus products.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding future results, performance or achievements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
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FLUAD® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine, Adjuvanted), FLUCELVAX® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine), and AFLURIA® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine)
INDICATION AND IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
What are FLUAD® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine, Adjuvanted), FLUCELVAX® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine), and AFLURIA® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine)?
FLUAD QUADRIVALENT is a vaccine that helps protect people aged 65 years and older from the flu.
FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT is a vaccine that helps protect people aged 6 months and older from the flu.
AFLURIA QUADRIVALENT is a vaccine that helps protect people aged 6 months and older from the flu. Vaccination with any of these may not protect all people who receive the vaccine.
Who should not get FLUAD QUADRIVALENT, FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT, or AFLURIA QUADRIVALENT?
You should not get FLUAD QUADRIVALENT nor AFLURIA QUADRIVALENT if you have had a severe allergic reaction to any of the ingredients in the vaccine in the past, including egg protein, or a severe allergic reaction to a previous influenza vaccine.
You should not get FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT if you have had a severe allergic reaction to any of the ingredients in the vaccine.
Before receiving FLUAD QUADRIVALENT, FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT, or AFLURIA QUADRIVALENT, tell your healthcare provider about all medical conditions, including if you:
- have ever had Guillain-Barré syndrome (severe muscle weakness) within six weeks after getting a flu vaccine. The decision to give any flu vaccine should be made by your healthcare provider, based on careful consideration of the potential benefits and risks.
- have problems with your immune system or are taking certain medications that suppress your immune system, as these may reduce your immune response to the vaccine
- have ever fainted when receiving a vaccine
What are common side effects possible with FLUAD QUADRIVALENT, FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT, and AFLURIA QUADRIVALENT?
- pain, tenderness, redness, itching, bruising, swelling, and/or a raised hardened area where the vaccine was given
- headache
- overtiredness with low energy
- muscle aches
- feeling unwell (malaise)
Additional side effects in children include:
- sleepiness
- irritability
- diarrhea
- changes in eating habits
These are not all the possible side effects of FLUAD QUADRIVALENT, FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT, and AFLURIA QUADRIVALENT. You can ask your healthcare provider for more information.
What do I do if I have side effects?
Ask your healthcare provider for advice about any side effects that concern you.
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact CSL Seqirus at 1-855-358-8966 or VAERS at 1-800-822-7967 and www.vaers.hhs.gov.
You are also encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1–800–FDA–1088.
Before receiving this vaccine, please see the full US Prescribing Information for FLUAD QUADRIVALENT, FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT, or AFLURIA QUADRIVALENT. The information provided here does not include all that is known about FLUAD QUADRIVALENT, FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT, or AFLURIA QUADRIVALENT. To learn more, talk with your healthcare provider.
FLUAD® QUADRIVALENT, FLUCELVAX® QUADRIVALENT, and AFLURIA® QUADRIVALENT are registered trademarks of Seqirus UK Limited or its affiliates.
MF59® is a registered trademark of Seqirus UK Limited or its affiliates.
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1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Weekly Flu Vaccination Dashboard. Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/fluvaxview/dashboard/vaccination-dashboard.html, Accessed June 2023.
2 CDC. 2022-2023 Preliminary In-Season Burden Estimate. Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-estimates.htm. Accessed June 2023.
3 CDC. Who Needs a Flu Vaccine and When. Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccinations.htm. Accessed June 2023.
4 Zhang, Y., Yakob, L., Bonsall, M.B. et al. Predicting seasonal influenza epidemics using cross-hemisphere influenza surveillance data and local internet query data. Sci Rep 9, 3262 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-39871-2.
5 Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. AISR fortnightly report No. 5 – 29 May to 11 June 2023. Retrieved from: https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-06/aisr-fortnightly-report-no-5-29-may-to-11-june-2023_0.pdf. Accessed June 2023.
6 FLUCELVAX® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine) [package insert]. Holly Springs, NC: CSL Seqirus Inc, 2023.
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11 FLUAD® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine, Adjuvanted) [package insert]. Holly Springs, NC: CSL Seqirus Inc, 2023. National
12 Grohskopf LA, Blanton LH, Ferdinands JM, et al. Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2022–23 Influenza Season. MMWR Recomm Rep 2022;71(No. RR-1):1–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.rr7101a1.
13 Frey SE, Aplasca-De Los Reyes MR, Reynales H, et al. (2014). Comparison of the safety and immunogenicity of an MF59®-adjuvanted with a non-adjuvanted seasonal influenza vaccine in elderly subjects. Vaccine. 2014;32:5027-5034.
14 O'Hagan DT, Ott GS, Nest GV, Rappuoli R, Giudice GD. (2013). The history of MF59® adjuvant: a phoenix that arose from the ashes. Expert Rev Vaccines: 2013;12(1): 13-3.
15 AFLURIA® QUADRIVALENT [package insert]. Parkville, AU: CSL Seqirus Inc, 2023.
16 CDC. People at Higher Risk of Flu Complications. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/highrisk/index.htm. Accessed June 2023.
17 CDC. Key Facts about Influenza. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/keyfacts.htm. Accessed June 2023.
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MOSCOW (AP) — Viktor Bout, a former Russian arms dealer who was released from prison in the U.S. in a swap for WNBA star Brittney Griner in December, unveiled an exhibition of his artworks at a Moscow gallery on Tuesday.
Bout, widely known abroad as the “Merchant of Death,” was convicted in 2011 on terrorism charges with prosecutors saying that he was ready to sell up to $20 million in weapons, including surface-to-air missiles to shoot down U.S. helicopters.
He strongly denied the charges and proclaimed his innocence, describing himself as a legitimate entrepreneur who didn’t sell any weapons. Russian officials have cast him as a victim of a nefarious U.S. sting operation and demanded his release for many years.
When Moscow and Washington made a deal to swap him for Griner in December, Bout was held in a medium-security facility in Marion, Illinois and had not been scheduled to be released until 2029.
After his return to Moscow, Bout, 56, quickly became a member of the Kremlin-backed Liberal Democratic Party but has dodged questions about a possible political career.
Bout’s art exhibition features a wide gamut of styles and subjects — from portraits of Soviet-era movie stars to warplanes to animals. Most of his drawings and paintings are done in a realistic manner, but there are also some attempts at abstract composition.
The exhibition includes personal objects, photos and a floor plan of his cell in the U.S. prison.
“When you are surrounded by absolutely grey walls topped by barbed wire and when you don’t see the horizon for a long time, it’s hard,” Bout said Tuesday at his exhibition. “The deprivation of such visual stimuli was a challenge for me. Drawing helped me overcome all that.”
He added that his experience taught him that “life can always change drastically.”
“You must not give up, you must do everything to the end, and you must remain faithful to your fate despite any difficulties,” Bout said. | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/ap-russian-gallery-shows-art-by-merchant-of-death-freed-by-us/ | 2023-03-07 20:41:32 | 0 | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/ap-russian-gallery-shows-art-by-merchant-of-death-freed-by-us/ |
Belmont cancels racing, Nationals postpone game due to poor air quality from Canada wildfires
By The Associated Press
Racing at Belmont Park was canceled and the Washington Nationals’ home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was postponed Thursday due to poor air quality from wildfires in Canada.
It’s the second straight day the continuing fires north of the border have impacted sports in the Northeastern United States. Several Major League Baseball games were called off Wednesday. A National Women’s Soccer League game in New Jersey and an indoor WNBA game set for Brooklyn were also called off Wednesday amid hazy conditions that have raised alarms from health authorities.
Also call off Thursday was a scheduled practice for the NFL’s New York Giants.
The New York Racing Association canceled live racing at Belmont Park two days before the facility is scheduled to host the final leg of the Triple Crown with the Belmont Stakes.
As previously announced, morning training was canceled Thursday at both Saratoga Race Course and Belmont Park. The conditions that necessitated the cancelation of training are likely to persist this afternoon and into the evening, according to the NYRA, and a twilight racing program that would kick off the 2023 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival has been cancelled.
“Based on current forecast models and consultation with our external weather services, we remain optimistic that we will see an improvement in air quality on Friday,” NYRA President & CEO David O’Rourke said in a statement.
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LANCASTER, Pa. — St. Patrick’s Day got an early start at Tellus360 in Lancaster, where the bar opened at 7 a.m. and live music started at noon. The lineup of musicians runs through 1:30 a.m. and then the bar reopens six and a half hours later for another long day of celebrations.
“I'm not expecting to get much sleep this weekend at all,” said music and events manager Bill Speakman.
Several workers and the owners of Tellus360 are from Ireland, so the venue embraces St. Patrick’s Day with a full lineup of live music featuring Irish bands.
“When you come to Tellus360, it's more like going to Ireland than going to an Irish pub,” Speakman said.
The day is important for bars like Tellus360 in another way, too; it’s one of the biggest days for drink sales.
“It's just nice that we can have that to count on, so that whatever ups and downs we have throughout the year, we have these tentpole events that we know will be great,” Speakman said.
Tellus360 measures the economic success of the weekend in the number of pints of Guinness beer poured. Speakman estimated they would pour thousands of pints by Sunday.
Many at the bar around lunchtime on Friday said they took the day off work to celebrate.
“They're in it for the fun of the day. Everybody wants to be Irish on St. Patrick's Day,” said Kelly Shumaker of Lancaster, who was sitting at a table with several new friends she said she had just met.
One of her new friends, Mike Dibbs of Lancaster, explained, “It's about tradition and about comradery and you find new friends every time you go out.” | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/saint-patricks-day-economic-impact/521-30d6da57-e529-4225-af4a-5ec043f05f70 | 2023-03-17 21:27:21 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/saint-patricks-day-economic-impact/521-30d6da57-e529-4225-af4a-5ec043f05f70 |
What is the best way to cook rice?
Knowing how to make rice is a valuable skill for not only a professional chef but also a home cook and those looking to slim down their budget by eating at home. From its low cost to wide availability in most places, rice has a plethora of benefits, making it a staple in homes and restaurant kitchens worldwide.
While rice seems like a simple dish, one wrong step or measurement leads to a gummy texture or burnt pan. Fortunately, with several methods of cooking rice, you can find your preferred choice and eat perfect rice whenever you want. Check out these tips for cooking rice in three different ways.
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Tips for cooking rice
Choose your method
There are numerous ways to cook rice, from the boiling method to the oven to the instant pot. However, the most popular methods are on the stovetop, microwave, or rice cooker. Each yields a slightly different texture and involves a unique process.
Consider the type of rice
Whether you’re new to cooking rice or have made it for years, you might be surprised to hear how many varieties of rice are available across the globe. There are over 100,000 types of rice, each necessary for a particular dish. For example, Arborio rice may look like the classic white rice you’re used to eating, but it’s actually best for risotto. Brown rice contains a heartier texture and usually requires more water than the average white rice recipe. But, if you’re looking to make white rice for your burrito bowl or to accompany the chicken at dinner, opt for medium or long-grain white rice.
Always rinse the rice
Regardless of the variety or method, it’s essential to rinse the rice until the water runs clear. Rice contains starch that, if left on, will result in a gummy mess. It’s most common to rinse the rice in a bowl or with a fine mesh strainer.
How to cook rice in the microwave
You don’t need fancy equipment to cook white rice in the microwave. Although if microwaving is your method of choice, you may want to consider investing in a microwaveable rice cooker. If you use a microwave, it’s best to follow the manufacturer’s instructions.
Here are the instructions for cooking white rice with only a microwave-safe bowl.
Directions:
- Add 1 cup of rinsed rice to a bowl.
- Add 2 cups of room-temperature water.
- Microwave it uncovered for 15 to 25 minutes. The time will depend on the wattage of your microwave. For 1000 to 1200 watts, start with 15 minutes. For 700 to 900, start with 20 minutes.
- The rice is done when the water is absorbed and the rice is tender. If there is still water, add another 1 to 2 minutes until done.
How to cook rice on the stove
Directions:
- Add 1 cup of rinsed rice to a saucepan.
- Add 2 cups of water. If you’re cooking a larger batch, use 2 parts water and 1 part rice.
- Bring the water to a boil.
- Cover the pan and reduce the heat to low.
- Cook at a light simmer for 15 minutes. Do not lift the lid and let the heat escape.
- Turn off the heat, keep the pan covered and let the rice rest for 10 minutes.
How to cook rice with a rice cooker
Directions:
- Add 1 cup of rinsed rice to a rice cooker.
- Add 1 cup of water. If you’re cooking a larger batch, use 1 part water and 1 part rice.
- Follow the instructions on your rice cooker. For simple models, it may only require turning the power switch on. However, advanced models may have options for white rice, brown rice or quick cook.
- Do not open the rice cooker until it’s finished.
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PARIS — France's showdown over a bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 heads toward a climax Thursday, either via a parliamentary vote or through a special presidential move to force it through the legislature.
The Senate adopted the bill Thursday morning in a 193-114 vote, a tally that was largely expected since the conservative majority of the upper house of parliament favors a higher retirement age. The bill now moves to the lower house, the National Assembly, where its fate is uncertain.
President Emmanuel Macron had an early morning meeting with some leaders of his centrist alliance to discuss the complex political situation in the National Assembly. He is expected to meet them again at noon.
Macron's alliance lost its parliamentary majority last year, forcing the government to count on conservative lawmakers to pass the bill. Leftists and far-right lawmakers are strongly opposed and conservatives are divided, making the outcome unpredictable.
The French leader wants to raise the retirement age so workers put more money into the system, which the government says is on course to run a deficit. If he can't get a majority vote in parliament, he has constitutional authority to impose the unpopular legislation unilaterally.
Macron has promoted the pension changes as central to his vision for making the French economy more competitive. Union leaders remained defiant before the vote in the National Assembly and called on lawmakers to vote against the reform plan that is "unjust and brutal." They denounced the government's legal shortcuts to move the bill forward as a dangerous "denial of democracy."
"The elected representatives of the people must respect the will of the people and therefore vote against" the bill, Philippe Martinez, the secretary-general of the CGT union, told reporters outside the parliament.
Nearly 500,000 people protested against the bill around the country Wednesday. Students planned to march to seat of the National Assembly on Thursday as garbage workers kept up a strike that has caused trash to pile up around the French capital.
Macron "wishes" to have a vote proceed at the National Assembly, his office said following a Wednesday night strategy session with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and ministers in charge of the bill.
Labor minister Olivier Dussopt, speaking after the Senate's vote, acknowledged the government still has no guarantee that the text a reconciliation committee approved Wednesday will command a majority at the lower house.
"We are determined to build that majority," he said. "That's our work, our commitment in the coming hours."
Approval in the National Assembly would give the plan more legitimacy, but rather than face the risk of rejection, Macron could instead at the last minute invoke his authority to force the bill through parliament without a vote.
Economic challenges have prompted widespread unrest across Western Europe. In Britain on Wednesday, teachers, junior doctors and public transport staff were striking for higher wages to match rising prices. And Spain's leftist government joined with labor unions to announce a "historic" deal to save its pension system by raising social security costs for higher wage earners.
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Long-term commitments from Aon, Charles Schwab, OmniTRAX, and Vantage Data Centers Pace Building to Open at Full Occupancy
DENVER, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 200 Clayton, phase one of the newest project from multi-billion-dollar, Colorado-based developer Broe Real Estate Group, has reached its steel structure top off. On pace for a late Q1 completion, 200 Clayton, is an eight-story mixed use project adding 76,000 SQFT of Class A office space to the highly coveted Cherry Creek North market.
Prominently positioned at "Main and Main" in the heart of Cherry Creek North, the $150MM phased development will serve as the long-term home to a high-quality tenant base that includes AON, Charles Schwab, OmniTRAX, and Vantage Data Centers. Leasing for the project has been led by CBRE's Blake Holcomb and Brian Hutt.
"The demand for this project's prime Cherry Creek North location, contemporary design, and its modern energy efficient building systems has been exceptionally strong," said BREG CEO Doug Wells. "We are pleased to have attracted such a high-quality group of tenants that matches our long-term commitment and approach to this generational asset."
"200 Clayton will bring hundreds of new employees to our vibrant neighborhood, and we are proud to see a long-time partner like The Broe Group continue to invest in Colorado," said Cherry Creek North President and CEO Nick LeMasters. "The high demand for this project continues to demonstrate the value that employers find in Cherry Creek North's unparalleled amenities and the benefits that its location offers employees, clients, and partners."
The phased Clayton project also retains The Broe Group's decades-long Cherry Creek headquarters. Phase two of the project, 250 Clayton, will continue the block's transformation with a planned Q2 2023 start.
About Broe Real Estate Group
Broe Real Estate Group, an affiliate of The Broe Group, acquires, develops and manages commercial real estate assets. Affiliated companies own and manage office and industrial properties, medical office buildings and multi-family communities across the country, including premier assets in many of the most desirable markets. The Broe Group has a 50-year history of value-add real estate investing in Colorado and across the United States. We improve value though the implementation of focused business plans that increase cash flow and create stable income streams. Additional information is available at broerealestate.com
About The Broe Group
Founded in 1972, The Broe Group is a private, multi-billion-dollar investment group with diversified holdings in real estate, rail, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, water, healthcare and technology throughout 37 North American states and provinces. Its deep operational knowledge derived from owning and operating multi-billion-dollar businesses and the global economic insights gleaned from serving its vast Fortune 500 clientele are strategic differentiators. The Broe Group's entrepreneurial focus enables it to find true value wherever it resides. For more information, visit broe.com.
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(WFRV)- After their long, hard-fought campaigns, Wisconsin’s government is staying under the same leadership with Democrat Tony Evers as Governor and Republican Ron Johnson as Senator. Both politicians have practically polar opposite views, so why did voters cross party lines?
One reason some people may have split their votes between the two parties is because their opinions vary on the hot button issues of this midterm, like inflation and abortion.
Lawrence University History Professor Jerry Podair says, “”you could have a voter who says ‘this inflation is out of control’, but, in the same breath, say ‘I am pro-choice, and that’s a really important issue to me.’ You’ve got to make a choice, and that’s how you get a split ticket.”
Voters we spoke with also echoed that they are conservative-leaning on some issues, but liberal-leaning on others.
David Buck from Green Bay says, “I think people are not as partisan as the parties are. I think almost every human being is in between and not at the extremes.”
Because the incumbents won many of the state’s elections, Podair also say that voters might be more content with the state of the government than some might think.
“Subconsciously, that’s probably what [voters] want. That doesn’t mean they are happy with everything, but I think they’re more comfortable with the status quo than we might be willing to admit,” Podair says.
Perhaps a bit of optimism moving forward: there is still a remnant of bipartisanship in Wisconsin. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/why-wisconsin-voters-kept-with-the-status-quo/ | 2022-11-09 23:21:47 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/why-wisconsin-voters-kept-with-the-status-quo/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, made $579,514 last year and paid $137,658 in federal income taxes. That works out to a 23.8% tax rate, more than the average of roughly 14% for all U.S. households.
The Bidens' earnings have trended slightly downward over the past three years, after averaging more than $600,000 in 2020 and 2021. The median U.S. household income was $69,717 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The White House on Tuesday released the tax returns of the Bidens and Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff. This once routine rite of passage for presidents and aspirants to the Oval Office became a source of controversy under Biden's predecessor, Donald Trump, who declined to release his taxes and ultimately had six years' worth of returns released last year by a House committee.
The Bidens' income has dropped since 2019, when they earned nearly $1 million, primarily from book sales, speeches and their teaching positions at the University of Pennsylvania and Northern Virginia Community College. The former vice president and Delaware senator often notes in speeches that he was once the poorest lawmaker in the Senate, so much so that he could not afford a home in Washington and had to commute by Amtrak.
In a Rose Garden speech about child care Tuesday, Biden said he couldn't keep a home in Delaware and also afford a home for his family in Washington during his 36 years as a senator.
As president, Biden earned a salary of $400,000. His wife, Jill, was paid $82,335 for her job teaching at Northern Virginia Community College. They paid state taxes of $29,023 in Delaware and $3,129 in Virginia.
The Bidens gave $20,180 to 20 different charities. The largest gift was $5,000 to the Beau Biden Foundation, a nonprofit that works to combat child abuse and is named for their son Beau, who died of brain cancer in 2015 at age 46. They gave $1,680 to St. Joseph on the Brandywine, the church in Delaware that the president attends. The Bidens also donated $2,000 to the Fraternal Order of Police Foundation.
The tax filings of the vice president and her husband showed them earning $456,918. They paid $93,570 in federal income tax for a rate of 20.5%. They also paid $17,612 in California income tax, while Harris' husband paid $9,697 in District of Columbia income tax for his work at Georgetown University's law school. They contributed $23,000 to charity.
Biden campaigned on the transparency of his personal finances, releasing 22 years of tax filings ahead of the 2020 election. It was a direct challenge to Trump, who argued for years that an audit prevented him from releasing his taxes — though the IRS had mandated for four-plus decades that the tax returns of sitting presidents and vice presidents be audited.
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Newtown triple murder suspect seen acting strange, barely clothed morning he stabbed victim 30 times: DA
The district attorney expects more charges after autopsies of the other two victims
The suspect wanted for a triple murder that put a Massachusetts town on edge for almost 48 hours is in custody.
Christopher Ferguson, 41, allegedly killed Jill and Bruno D'Amore, ages 73 and 74, along with Jill's 97-year-old mother, Lucia Arpino, in their Newton home during what appears to be a random, botched home invasion, authorities said during a Monday night press conference.
Jill suffered more than 30 stab and blunt force trauma wounds, and her death was ruled a homicide, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said.
That's why there's only one count of murder, as of Monday night, but that's expected to change Tuesday after Bruno and Arpino's autopsies are completed, according to the district attorney.
NEWTON TRIPLE-HOMICIDE VICTIMS ID'D, REMEMBERED AS ‘SALT OF THE EARTH'
Ferguson, who's known to police, was seen on surveillance footage "staggering" in the area with no shoes and no shirt at 5:20 a.m. Sunday, Ryan said.
It's unclear if that video captured the moments before or after the alleged murders, but it was about 100 yards from his home and about four-tenths of a mile away from the crime scene, she said.
"There were obvious signs of a struggle in one of the bedrooms, including broken furniture and crystal paper weight covered with blood," DA Ryan said. Police also found a blood-stained knife in the kitchen.
3 ELDERLY PEOPLE KILLED IN MASSACHUSETTS HOME AS POLICE WARN CITY RESIDENTS TO LOCK WINDOWS, DOORS
Ferguson doesn't have any known connections to the family, and appears to have forced his way into the home through a window in the basement, according to the district attorney.
He allegedly left behind bloody footprints that are similar to fingerprints, that further tied him to the crime scene, Ryan said.
After his arrest, Ferguson was hospitalized, but the county's top prosecutors expects him to be in court for his arraignment, with additional charges tacked on.
An arraignment date hasn't been set, although it could be as early as tomorrow.
The randomness of the attack in an otherwise, peaceful, close and well-to-do community "shocked" the neighborhood, said Jim Sbordone, a former Newton firefighter and a friend of the D'Amore family, and put the city into a heightened state of paranoia.
Police and the district attorney ended Sunday night's press conference with a warning to residents to lock their doors and windows and watch out for anything suspicious.
ANA WALSHE MURDER: AUTHORITIES RECEIVED MYSTERIOUS RANSOM NOTE DAYS AFTER EXEC WENT MISSING
Authorities said the city can exhale now that Ferguson is in custody.
"It's always important to be vigilant … but I would say we're certainly much safer tonight than we were last night," Ryan said.
Jill and Bruno were killed a day – maybe even hours – before they were scheduled to renew their wedding vows for their 50th anniversary at the Sacred Heart and Our Lady's Collaborative church in Newton, where they were active parishioners and never missed 10 a.m. Sunday mass.
The parish's pastor, Rev. Dan Riley, told Fox News Digital that they were "salt of the Earth, the greatest people you'd ever meet … They're going to be horribly missed."
The Collaborative staff issued a statement, which was obtained by Fox News Digital, that reads, "Jill and Bruno D'Amore and Jill's mother Lucia Arpino lost their lives in a senseless act of violence."
Riley – or Father Dan as he's better known by the community and his parishioners – wrote a tribute for the couple that he shared with Fox News Digital and is published in full below.
"With the sudden deaths of three beloved elderly parishioners over the weekend, we are immensely shocked and saddened," he said. "Our heartfelt sympathy and many prayers go out to the family and friends of these three cherished ones.
"My deepest gratitude for the incredible love and support that the staff, parishioners, neighbors, the police, the counselors and all the government personnel who have been so solicitous, compassionate and helpful have given and continue to give.
"The agony of this tragedy is all too real. God’s love working through you is also real. Likewise, Jesus' resurrection is real.
"This means that, as we deeply, deeply grieve, we do so with the support of each other and with confidence that, in the end, good defeats evil and life conquers death."
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HOUSTON, Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercuria's North American operating entities ("Mercuria" or "the Company") are pleased to announce the successful closing of its US$ 3,400,000,000 multi-year senior secured borrowing base credit facility (the "Facility"). The Facility was over-subscribed, enabling Mercuria to increase the size by US$ 100,000,000. The joint and several borrowers are Mercuria Energy America LLC, Minerva Bunkering (USA) LLC, and Mercuria Commodities Canada Corporation (the "Borrowers").
Societe Generale, MUFG Bank Ltd, Natixis, New York Branch, Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch, and ING Capital LLC were Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book-Runners for the Facility. Societe Generale acted as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, while MUFG Bank Ltd, Natixis, New York Branch, Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch, and ING Capital LLC acted as Co-Syndication Agents. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation acted as Joint Lead Arranger and Co-Syndication Agent. Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., and UniCredit Bank AG, New York Branch are participating as Co-Documentation Agents. An additional twelve banks participated at various commitment levels.
Over the past year, The Facility was increased via accordion and amendment by US$ 1,100,000,000 to US$ 3,300,000,000. The Facility will finance the Company's working capital needs related to its North American operations.
"This year, we have seen substantial growth in our North American business, and through this period, we have seen strong support from our bank group. This has also been a year where we expanded on our syndicate," said Marty Bredehoft, Mercuria's Treasurer for the Americas.
Guillaume Vermersch, Mercuria's Group Chief Financial Officer, added, "We are pleased to have another successful syndication of our North American Facility. This is a testament to our enduring performance and our long-term relationship with our banking partners. We look forward to expanding on our existing banking relationships over the upcoming year as we continue to build on our North American business."
Established in 2004, Mercuria is one of the world's largest independent energy and commodity groups, bringing efficiency to the commodity value chain with technology, expertise, and low-carbon solutions. The Company established itself as a leader in the energy transition by pledging more than 50 percent of new investments toward renewables and transitional energy. The Group has made significant investments in projects such as renewable power, energy storage, grid optimization, critical transition minerals recycling and environmental products.
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Biden keeps US target for refugee admissions at 125,000
SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday kept the nation’s cap on refugee admissions at 125,000 for the 2023 budget year, despite pressure from advocates to raise it even higher to meet the need after falling far short of that target this year.
Refugees advocates have been pushing the Biden administration to do more to restore the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. The more than four-decade-old program suffered deep cuts under the Trump administration, which slashed admissions to a record low of 15,000.
Biden raised the cap to four times that amount, but so far fewer than 20,000 refugees have been admitted this budget year, which ends Sept. 30.
That number excludes the roughly 180,000 Ukrainians and Afghans who came to the United States via a legal process called humanitarian parole that got them into the country more quickly than the traditional refugee program but only allows for stays of up to two years.
Refugees are provided a path to permanent residency. Their admissions are determined by the president each year, and federal funding for resettlement agencies is based on the number of people they resettle in a given year.
The 125,000 target “is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest,” Biden stated in his presidential determination. Historically, the average has been 95,000 under both Republican and Democratic administrations.
Biden earmarked 5,000 more slots for people from Europe and Central Asia for the 2023 budget year, making room to accommodate those fleeing the war in Ukraine.
The largest number of slots — 40,000 — was set aside for refugees from Africa, followed by 35,000 from South Asia and 15,000 each from East Asia, Europe and Latin America.
Biden has struggled to restore the U.S. Refugee Program despite raising the numbers and removing bureaucratic barriers put in place by his predecessor, which slowed the process and led to a massive backlog.
Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, head of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, said the Biden administration must act now to improve the refugee program with the United Nations reporting a record 100 million people being displaced from their homes.
“It must ramp up and streamline overseas processing of refugee applications if this lifesaving program is to remain relevant amid an unprecedented global displacement crisis,” she said in a statement.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A recall has been issued for InnovAsian frozen chicken entrees sold at Walmart due to a mislabeling issue.
InnovAsian Cuisine Enterprises, Inc. is recalling frozen, ready-to-eat Crispy Chicken with Almonds because it may contain shrimp that was not listed on the product label, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.
The recalled item was sold exclusively at Walmart, InnovAsian confirmed. The retailer issued a full list of locations where it was sold, encompassing 29 states.
“The impacted products were from a singular production run and isolated to a singular retailer (Walmart),” a representative for the brand told Nexstar.
People with allergies to shellfish could have an allergic reaction if consumed. So far, no illnesses have been reported to InnovAsian.
The affected product includes:
18.5-ounce Crispy Chicken with Almonds
- Lot code 22321-1 (located on back panel – bottom right corner)
- Best-by date May 24, 2023 (located on back panel – bottom right corner)
- UPC code 695119120499 (located on right side panel)
“InnovAsian is working diligently with its retail customers in an effort to remove the potentially affected products from store shelves and from distribution,” according to the press release.
The problem was discovered after a consumer complaint about shrimp in the affected product, which bears the USDA mark of inspection but does not have the establishment number on the packaging.
The FSIS says customers with who may have purchased the entrees should not eat it, but discard it or return it to its place of purchase. The product should be discarded or returned to its place of purchase.
Walmart is also providing a full list of Walmart locations where the product was sold.
For questions about the recall, consumers are advised to contact the InnovAsian Cuisine hotline at 1-800-324-5140. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/recalls/recall-issued-for-frozen-chicken-entrees-sold-at-walmart-in-29-states/ | 2022-12-21 15:13:13 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/recalls/recall-issued-for-frozen-chicken-entrees-sold-at-walmart-in-29-states/ |
Marianne Williamson opens long shot 2024 challenge to Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — Self-help author Marianne Williamson, whose 2020 White House campaign featured more quirky calls for spiritual healing than actual voter support, launched another longshot bid for the presidency on Saturday, becoming the first Democrat to formally challenge President Joe Biden for the 2024 nomination.
“I, as of today, am a candidate for the office of president of the United States,” she said in a campaign kickoff in the nation’s capital.
The 70-year-old onetime spiritual adviser to Oprah Winfrey will almost certainly provide only token primary opposition — a testament to how strongly national Democrats are united behind Biden. Still, she tweaked the president, a longtime Amtrak rider, by holding her opening rally at the presidential suite at Union Station, Washington’s railway hub.
Biden gave his own speech from Union Station, close to the Capitol, just before last November’s elections, when he led Democrats to a surprisingly strong showing, urging voters to reject political extremism and saying “democracy itself” was at stake.
Williamson, whose red, blue and black campaign signs feature the dual slogans “A New Beginning,” and “Disrupt the System,” plans to campaign in early-voting states on the 2024 election calendar, including New Hampshire, which has threatened to defy a Biden-backed plan by the Democratic National Committee to have South Carolina lead off the nominating contests.
Democrats and Republicans in New Hampshire have warned that if Biden skips the state’s unsanctioned primary and a rival wins it, that outcome could prove embarrassing for the sitting president — even if that challenger has no real shot of actually being the nominee.
“You can appreciate what the president has done, defeating the Republicans in 2020, and still feel that it is time to move on,” Williamson said in a recent interview with “Good Morning New Hampshire.”
Biden, 80, is the oldest president in U.S. history and would be 86 at the end of a second term. Most people in the United States — and even most Democrats — say they don’t want him to run again, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
The president is expected to announce in the coming weeks that he’s running again. First lady Jill Biden recently told the AP that there was “pretty much” nothing left for the president to do but pick a time and place to announce his reelection bid.
Biden’s political advisers say they aren’t worried about the Democratic primary and say Biden is anxious to defeat Donald Trump again in the general election. They say a 2024 campaign against another GOP nominee, such as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, would look much the same because top Republicans remain promoters of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement.
The Democratic establishment — and even potential presidential hopefuls who could have competed against Biden from the left or middle — is behind Biden, showing how smooth his path to the nomination probably will be. Even if other Democrats follow Williamson’s lead and jump into the race, the party is not planning to hold primary debates.
Williamson insists her 2024 campaign is about far more than just making a statement. In an online post last weekend, she didn’t mention Trump by name but noted that few predicted he would ride an unconventional campaign all the way to the White House seven years ago.
“Since the election of 2016 it’s odd for anyone to think they can know who can win the presidency,” Williamson wrote. “And I’m not putting myself through this again just to add to the conversation. I’m running for president to help bring an aberrational chapter of our history to a close, and to help bring forth a new beginning.”
A Texas native who now lives in Beverly Hills, California, Williamson is the author of more than a dozen books. In the 1980s, she opened the Center for Living in Los Angeles, and later New York, which worked to support people with HIV and AIDS. She ran an unsuccessful independent congressional campaign in California in 2014 and supported Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 progressive challenge of eventual Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
In 2020, Williamson was best known for wanting to create a Department of Peace and arguing the federal government should pay massive financial reparations to Black Americans as atonement for centuries of slavery and discrimination.
On the debate stage, she called racism “part of the dark underbelly of American society.” While declaring that Trump had used fear for political gain, she chided her fellow Democratic candidates for getting too lost in the “wonkiness” of policy details rather than trying to stop the then-president’s “dark psychic force of the collectivized hatred.”
Amid fundraising struggles, Williamson laid off her staff nationwide and suspended her campaign in the weeks before 2020′s leadoff Iowa caucus, saying she didn’t want to “get in the way of a progressive candidate winning.” She later endorsed Sanders in the 2020 presidential contest. He finished second to Biden.
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ISLAMABAD — The Taliban government is trying to take charge of more Afghan embassies abroad, a spokesman said Saturday, amid their continued international isolation because of restrictions on women and girls.
The U.N. and foreign governments have fiercely condemned the restrictions on female education and employment, and the international community remains wary of officially recognizing the Taliban, although some countries retain an active diplomatic mission in Afghanistan, including Pakistan, Turkey, Qatar, and China.
“The Islamic Emirate has sent diplomats to at least 14 countries and efforts are underway to take charge of other diplomatic missions abroad,” the government’s main spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a video. “Diplomats of the former government are continuing their activities in coordination with the Foreign Ministry.”
The administration has sent its diplomats to Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, Russia, China, Kazakhstan and other Arab and African countries, according to Mujahid. He gave no further details.
In February, authorities handed over control of Afghanistan’s embassy in Tehran to envoys of the Taliban government. It was previously staffed by envoys from the former U.S.-backed Afghan government.
The deputy spokesman for the government, Bilal Karimi, was unable to immediately provide figures on how many Afghan diplomatic missions are active overseas or how many the administration has taken charge of since August 2021.
“There are many embassies abroad. The Islamic Emirate wants to have diplomatic relations with all countries and move forward with good interactions,” he told The Associated Press. “It is our hope that embassies will be opened in all countries as soon as official relations begin with the Islamic Emirate.”
The Foreign Ministry spokesman did not respond to the AP’s questions on embassies.
In January, the highest-ranking woman at the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, said the Taliban want international recognition and Afghanistan’s U.N. seat, which is currently held by the former government led by Ashraf Ghani.
“Recognition is one leverage that we have and we should hold on to,” she said, after meeting Taliban ministers in Kabul and Kandahar to try to reverse their crackdowns on women and girls.
They have banned girls from middle school, high school and university and banned women from most fields of employment, including at nongovernmental groups. Women have also been ordered to wear head-to-toe clothing in public and are barred from parks and gyms.
Schools reopened for the new academic year last week without teenage girls, more than 18 months after the ban on secondary education came into effect.
Universities reopened after the winter break in early March without their female students, and the ban on NGO work is still in place, although some aid agencies have partially resumed their activities through exemptions.
Jan Egeland, the secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, said Friday that more than three months have passed since the “intolerable ban” on female aid workers in Afghanistan. “We have made some local progress, allowing women’s return to work, but still await national permits.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/25/taliban-diplomatic-missions-control/c8273252-cb17-11ed-9cc5-a58a4f6d84cd_story.html | 2023-03-25 15:23:51 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/25/taliban-diplomatic-missions-control/c8273252-cb17-11ed-9cc5-a58a4f6d84cd_story.html |
Time is passing by in the blink of an eye for the Swedish royal court.
After all, Princess Estelle, 11, and Prince Oscar, 7, appeared all grown up during recent festivities in honor of their mom Crown Princess Victoria's 46th birthday.
The family marked the occasion with photographs outside the Solliden Castle on July 14, where Victoria was also serenaded by the Borgholm's cultural school's children's choir.
In the snapshots, Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel were all smiles as they posed next to their children for a group portrait. While Victoria—the heir to the Swedish throne—and her mini-me Estelle donned off-white dresses, Daniel and Oscar stepped out in tuxedos.
Other images from the day show the family of four riding in a horse-drawn carriage and waving to a crowd of supporters outside the castle grounds. Victoria was also joined by her parents King Carl Gustaf, 77, and Queen Silvia, 79, for photos.
During the evening, Victoria and other members of the royal family were treated to a birthday concert—aptly called the Victoria Concert—at the Borgholm's castle ruins, the Swedish royal court said in an Instagram post.
Victoria capped off the concert by awarding the "Victoria Prize" to San Jose Sharks hockey player Erik Karlsson.
The heir's birthday is recognized as public flag day in Sweden, as well one of the Armed Forces' official salute days. According to the Swedish royal court, "salutes will therefore be fired from the country's salute stations to mark the day."
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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Clashes between police and supporters of the opposition leader in Senegal left one person dead and several injured, friends of the victim told The Associated Press on Saturday.
Aliou Bodian was killed Friday in the city of Kolda in the country’s south, said friend Boubacar Balde. “It’s a sad atmosphere that has overtaken the family,” he said.
Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko had called on his supporters to follow him in a “freedom caravan” from his hometown of Ziguinchor, in the south and where he is the mayor, to the capital, Dakar — some 750 kilometers (465 miles) away — where a verdict is expected next week on the charges that he is facing.
Sonko is being tried for rape and death threats against a woman working at a massage parlor, and could face up to 10 years in prison. If convicted, he would would be barred from running in next year’s presidential elections.
Sonko did not attend the trial last week and was judged in absentia. He said he is protesting against injustice and will no longer respond to court summons. He and his supporters maintain his legal troubles are part of an effort by President Macky Sall’s government to derail his candidacy in the 2024 elections.
The opposition leader recently received a six-month suspended prison sentence in a defamation case against Minister of Tourism Mame Mbaye Niang, to whom he now owes some $330,000 in compensation.
It’s not clear how Friday’s clashes began, but on Sonko’s Facebook page smoke from tear gas could be seen, as well as a truck blocking the street where the caravan and hundreds of supporters were walking.
Local media reported that several police trucks and security forces were deployed to the area.
Demonstrations have already turned violent in the lead-up to the trial. Senegal’s government says it will stand firm against any attempt to disrupt public order. | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-clashes-between-senegals-police-and-supporters-of-opposition-leader-leave-one-dead-others-hurt/ | 2023-05-27 16:43:03 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-clashes-between-senegals-police-and-supporters-of-opposition-leader-leave-one-dead-others-hurt/ |
The road to the NBA Finals now goes through Milwaukee. The road out of the Western Conference goes through Denver, for the first time ever.
And the rest of the top half of the Eastern Conference playoff bracket is set as well.
The Bucks will have the No. 1 overall seed and home-court advantage for the entirety of their time in the NBA playoffs, after beating Chicago 105-92 on Wednesday night. Milwaukee is 58-22 this season; no other team can get to more than 57 wins.
“It’s just a credit to the players,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. “The players have really stepped up. I think they’ve embraced the challenge. Night in and night out in this league, it’s hard. There’s great opposition. … To have the best record, it is something that matters. It is important.”
The No. 1 seed in the West was decided Wednesday night as well. The Nuggets will have home-court throughout the West playoffs, after New Orleans beat Memphis in overtime — and took away the last bit of hope the Grizzlies had of catching the Nuggets for the top spot out West.
The Bucks are a No. 1 seed for the first time since 2020. Denver has never previously been a No. 1 seed.
Boston (55-25) will be the No. 2 seed in the East, clinching that Wednesday by topping Toronto. That locked Philadelphia (52-27) into the No. 3 seed and a likely first-round matchup with Brooklyn. The Nets (44-36) beat Detroit and now need only one more win or one Miami loss to wrap up the No. 6 seed.
Another first-round Eastern Conference matchup was set earlier this week; No. 4 Cleveland will meet No. 5 New York. They’ll meet on either April 15 or 16 for Game 1, with the NBA playoffs opening that weekend.
Still unclear in the East is the order of the teams headed to the play-in tournament, which starts Tuesday.
Miami is the leader and currently in seventh, ahead of the three other play-in bound teams — Atlanta, Toronto and Chicago. The winner of the No. 7 vs. No. 8 game on Tuesday (as it stands now, the matchup there would be Atlanta at Miami) will draw Boston in Round 1; the other team to emerge from the East play-in tournament will open against the top-seeded Bucks.
Clinching a seed now gives some teams the chance to rest players before the playoffs start, and in many cases, that figures to be welcomed. The Bucks won without Giannis Antetokounmpo on Wednesday and with Khris Middleton — who has battled injuries for much of the season — sidelined after eight minutes with a recurrence of knee pain.
“Now we get to take a breath,” Budenholzer said. “I have no idea what we’ll do Friday and Sunday.”
Chicago will be on the road to open the play-in tournament; the Bulls are locked into No. 10 in the East and will visit whichever team finishes ninth — Toronto or Atlanta.
And when the playoffs start for the Bucks, they’ll try to defy some recent trends. There hasn’t been a No. 1 seed to win the East title since Cleveland in 2016, and no team with the best regular-season record has gone on to win the NBA Finals since Golden State in 2017.
“I think we’re ready, well-prepared,” Bucks guard Jrue Holiday said. “I think we’ve been through a lot … really excited to be going into the postseason.”
WHAT’S LEFT
Most of the drama remains in the West, where Denver, Memphis, Sacramento and Phoenix have clinched playoff spots — and eight teams are still in the running for the six remaining playoff or play-in berths.
Defending champion Golden State, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans and Minnesota can do no worse than make the play-in tournament. Oklahoma City, Dallas and Utah are all vying for play-in berths.
For now, Golden State and the Clippers — both 42-38 — would be in the playoffs, while the Lakers, Pelicans, Timberwolves and Thunder would have the play-in spots. The Clippers beat the Lakers (41-39) on Wednesday night.
Dallas helped itself Wednesday by topping Sacramento 123-119. The Mavericks (38-42) remained 11th, but are tied with No. 10 Oklahoma City, both teams with two games left. Oklahoma City visits Utah on Thursday, Dallas plays host to Chicago on Friday, and then on Sunday the Thunder play host to Memphis while the Mavs entertain San Antonio.
“At this point in the season, it is what it is in terms of the reality of the standings,” Mavs guard Kyrie Irving said. “We just have to take it one minute at a time.”
New Orleans’ win assured the Pelicans of no worse than a play-in berth.
“Is this crazy or what?” Pelicans broadcaster Joel Meyers mused after New Orleans’ overtime win.
Out West, expect the crazy to continue all the way through the regular-season finales on Sunday.
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A North Little Rock man faces a sentence of between 10 years and life in prison after a jury found him guilty of attempted enticement of a minor following a two-day trial.
It took the jury of nine men and three women just under three hours to return a guilty verdict in the government's case against Christopher Harcrow, 49, contained in an indictment handed up by a federal grand jury in 2019, some two years after he was arrested in Faulkner County when deputies surrounded his car at a Greenbrier convenience store car wash.
The trial was delayed for a few minutes Tuesday morning as a technician was called in to diagnose a problem with the computer monitors at the prosecutor's table, which turned out to be a monitor that had gotten unplugged.
"Technology is great when it's working, but it's somewhat paralyzing when it's not," U.S. District Judge Kristine G. Baker quipped. "My knowledge of IT is limited, but that usually solves a lot of problems."
Harcrow's attorney, John Wesley Hall of Little Rock, argued unsuccessfully that the sting operation that led to Harcrow's arrest was in reality a case of entrapment and said his client had never intended to follow through.
According to court records, Harcrow was arrested June 27, 2017, by Faulkner County deputies after he appeared for a meeting he had arranged in Greenbrier with someone he thought was a 15-year-old boy but in reality was undercover detective Chad Meli. Harcrow was charged with internet stalking of a child; that charge was dismissed in April 2019 following Harcrow's indictment by a federal grand jury.
According to a probable cause affidavit dating from Harcrow's 2017 arrest, Meli responded to a Craigslist ad seeking to give spankings to boys and young guys, which was later identified as having been posted by Harcrow. Over the course of 22 days, the affidavit said, Harcrow communicated with Meli via email and text message, with Harcrow offering advice at first but later discussing having sexual contact with the "boy."
Those messages culminated with a meeting arranged at a convenience store just outside of Greenbrier, during which Harcrow was arrested after he was confirmed as the target of the investigation. The affidavit said he told investigators he intended only to tell the "boy" to go home and stop engaging in such behavior.
Meli's testimony continued into the second day of the trial as he and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jordan Crews continued to go over text messages and email exchanged by Harcrow and Meli over a 22-day period in June 2017 that culminated with Harcrow's arrest. Jurors watched a 22-minute video of Harcrow being questioned by Meli that was conducted at the Faulkner County Sheriff's office June 27, 2017, shortly after Harcrow was arrested.
Meli related that on June 27, Harcrow had texted to Meli's online alter-ego, "15-year-old Connor," that he had arrived at the convenience store but saw some "suspicious-looking trucks" sitting in the parking lot.
"Who was there at the scene?" Crews asked.
"Mr. Harcrow, myself and three or four Faulkner County deputies," Meli responded.
"What were you driving?" Crews asked.
"Suspicious-looking trucks," Meli deadpanned.
Meli described how, after "Connor" instructed Harcrow to pull into the car wash, he and other deputies blocked Harcrow's Toyota Camry into the stall and took Harcrow into custody. He said in the back seat of the Camry he discovered a Dollar General bag containing a package of peppermint chewing gum and a tube of AstroGlide lubricant that, according to a receipt in the bag, had been purchased about 15 minutes earlier in Guy, a few miles north of Greenbrier.
Crews handed Meli a small evidence bag from which the former detective extracted a package of peppermint chewing gum and tube of AstroGlide lubricant, which Meli sat on the railing next to the witness stand in front of the jury.
Following the verdict, Baker ordered Harcrow, who has been on pre-trial release, taken into custody to await sentencing. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/dec/07/north-little-rock-man-found-guilty-of-attempted/ | 2022-12-07 10:04:16 | 0 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/dec/07/north-little-rock-man-found-guilty-of-attempted/ |
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. highway safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into problems with Teslas, this time tied to complaints that the seat belts may not hold people in a crash.
The investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers an estimated 50,000 Model X SUVs from the 2022 and 2023 model years.
The agency says it has two complaints from Tesla owners that the front belts weren’t sufficiently connected at the factory.
Documents posted by the agency Tuesday say the belt linkage and pretensioners, which tighten the belts before a crash, are anchored to the seat frames.
Both complaints allege that the linkage and pretensioner separated from the frames when the vehicles were driving and force was exerted. Neither incident involved a crash.
The agency says it’s opening the probe to look into Tesla’s manufacturing processes, how often the problem happens and how widespread it is. Investigations can lead to recalls.
A message was left early Tuesday seeking comment from Tesla.
NHTSA also is investigating complaints about problems with Teslas that date to 2020. The probes include Teslas with partially automated driving systems that can brake for no reason or can run into emergency vehicles parked on highways.
There also are investigations into complaints that some steering wheels can suddenly disconnect and that suspension parts can fail. | https://who13.com/business/ap-business/us-opens-investigation-into-tesla-seat-belts-coming-loose/ | 2023-03-28 16:46:37 | 1 | https://who13.com/business/ap-business/us-opens-investigation-into-tesla-seat-belts-coming-loose/ |
HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — DXP Enterprises Inc. (DXPE) on Thursday reported profit of $17.6 million in its first quarter.
The Houston-based company said it had profit of 95 cents per share.
The industrial products supplier posted revenue of $424.3 million in the period.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Triple Daytime Emmy-winning journalist, bestselling author and speaker Gaby Natale joined forces with JPMorgan Chase to keynote the company's seventh annual Leadership Day in Times Square, New York. In front of an audience of 1,400 in-person attendees and more than 20,000 who joined virtually around the globe, Natale's message encouraging people from all walks of life to pioneer energized JPMorgan Chase's workforce by encouraging them to embrace their uniqueness, break barriers and redefine what is possible.
During the 2022 edition of JPMorgan Chase's flagship leadership day, Natale joined Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase Jamie Dimon and activist, Head of Women on the Move at JPMorgan Chase Sam Saperstein, and former NFL player Wade Davis, to address issues affecting women today, including career growth, racial equity, financial health, and sustainability.
"Every time we choose to pioneer, we move the world forward! I am thrilled that JPMorgan Chase chose me to help them drive these much-needed conversations about leadership, diversity and belonging front and center in this global stage", said Natale.
Past speakers at JPMorgan Chase's leadership event include TV host and entrepreneur Oprah Winfrey, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and actress and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow.
The Women on the Move Leadership Day started as an internal, company-wide program to empower the firm's female employees to grow their careers. In 2018, JPMorgan Chase expanded the program to include female clients, customers, and the communities they serve.
Gaby Natale believes in breaking barriers. And she embodies what she preaches.
As the first Latina to win 3 Daytime EMMYs back-to-back (as host and executive producer of her own show), the first Hispanic author to be published by HarperCollins' Leadership division and one of the few foreign-born writers to narrate their audiobook in English, Gaby has had her own share of being "the first like her" in leadership spaces.
A sought-after thought leader and motivational speaker, Gaby has shared her inspirational message in Fortune 50 corporations, the United Nations and in her own TEDx talk encouraging underrepresented minorities to pioneer and be what they cannot (yet) see in the world.
Natale is among a few women in the entertainment industry who owns not only the rights to her content, but also a television studio. This unique situation has allowed her to combine her passion for media and her entrepreneurial spirit.
People magazine named Natale one of 2018's "25 Most Powerful Latinas", highlighting the inspirational story of how she went from a local TV show that started out of a carpet warehouse to becoming the only Latina in US history to win triple back-to-back Daytime EMMYs. Her popularity grew even further when her first book, "The Virtuous Circle" by HarperCollins, became an instant bestseller, topping Amazon's New Releases charts in 3 different categories (Business, Inspiration and Self-Help).
Natale is also the founder of AGANARmedia, a marketing company with a focus on Hispanic audiences that serves Fortune 500 companies such as Hilton Worldwide, Sprint, AT&T, eBay, Intuit and Amazon. In the digital world, she has a thriving fan base with over 52 million views on YouTube and 250K+ followers on Social Media.
In 2019, Natale launched Welcome All Beauty, her own hairpiece and extension line dedicated to women who need to be camera-ready on the go.
A tireless advocate of gender and diversity issues, Natale is a frequent collaborator with nonprofits such as St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign and Voto Latino.
Natale has been featured in Forbes, CNN, Buzzfeed, NBC News, Univision and Latino Leaders magazine. She is the recipient of NALIP's Digital Trailblazer Award and of a GLAAD Media Award nomination for her portrayal of Latino LGBTQ youth in media.
Natale holds a bachelor's in International Relations and a master's degree in Journalism from the University of San Andres and Columbia University. Prior to starting her career in television, Natale taught Communication and Journalism courses at the University of Texas.
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Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.
Tuesday's results
Moose Jaw 8 Victoria 3
Regina 6 Kelowna 5 (OT)
Wednesday's results
Saskatoon 5 Edmonton 1
Moose Jaw 5 Vancouver 4 (OT)
Seattle 3 Portland 1
Kamloops 9 Regina 3
Friday's results
Prince Albert at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Swift Current at Winnipeg, 7:05 p.m.
Saskatoon at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Calgary, 7 p.m.
Regina at Prince George, 7 p.m.
Victoria at Portland, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Lethbridge at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.
Kelowna at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday's games
Swift Current at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Prince Albert at Winnipeg, 7:05 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Victoria at Seattle, 6:05 p.m.
Portland at Everett, 6:05 p.m.
Kelowna at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.
Kamloops at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Lethbridge at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday's games
Moose Jaw at Calgary, 2 p.m.
Regina at Edmonton, 4 p.m.
Prince George at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
Kelowna at Everett, 4:05 p.m.
Tuesday's games
Brandon at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Swift Current at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Kamloops at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
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MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A suspect in the kidnapping of four family members had previously worked for the family – before he took them away, according to the Merced County Sheriff’s Office.
On Wednesday night, investigators said they found 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur, 36-year-old Jasdeep Singh, 39-year-old Amandeep Singh, and eight-month-old Aroohi Dheri dead in an orchard near Dos Palos on Wednesday night. All four of the victims had been taken against their will from the family’s trucking business near Highway 59 on Monday morning.
On Thursday afternoon, Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke confirmed that the suspect, identified as 48-year-old Jesus Manuel Salgado, had a previous working relationship with the family.
Sheriff Warnke said he was unsure if Salgado had worked at the trucking company where the kidnapping took place, or if he worked for another business owned by the Singh family.
The motive for the kidnapping has not yet been released, but Sheriff Warnke said he believes it is similar to a previous home invasion Salgado had carried out.
In 2005, Salgado was arrested for a home invasion that he had committed on his former boss.
Sheriff Warnke said Salgado had committed the crime because he believed his former boss had owed him money.
Officials said Salgado had held his former boss’s family hostage in their home as he robbed them. Salgado served eight years in prison for the home invasion before he was released on parole in 2015.
Investigators said they are still working to figure out the family’s cause of death, but did specify that no direct signs of injuries were found on eight-month-old Aroohi Dheri.
“If you don’t agree with me about the evilness in this, there is something wrong,” Sheriff Warnke said about the family members’ deaths.
Officials said Salgado is still recovering in the hospital after he tried to take his own life.
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Is rowing becoming a mainstream workout?
Peloton has taken aggressive efforts to hold its position as one of the top fitness companies in the world. Besides expanding its rental program and officially selling both apparel and gear on Amazon, Peloton announced its first rowing machine, the Peloton Row. While it won’t be released until December, the Peloton Row is already available for preorder.
Why isn’t rowing more popular?
For most people, walking is their primary method of getting around. It’s natural and easy to do. Riding a bike is also something many people have done since childhood. Rowing, however, is an activity that most would need to learn how to do in order for it to be beneficial. You can do more harm than good trying to row with poor form. Since it isn’t a natural, intuitive activity like walking, running or biking, rowing tends to get overlooked as an exercise.
Is rowing good for you?
When executed with proper form, rowing is one of the best exercises you can do. It’s a full-body workout that engages all the major muscle groups with every stroke. It’s also a low-impact exercise that’s great for your heart. In fact, one of the best ways to gauge your overall fitness is to do a 2,000-meter row for time. If you’re serious about fitness, rowing should be at least part of your workout regimen.
What features will the Peloton Row have?
Peloton Row will have all the interactive features you’ve come to expect from the company, such as great music, motivational workouts, exercising at your own level and smooth, quiet operation. However, it will also teach form, so you can get the most out of each and every workout while diminishing your chance of injury, and it has a swivel screen so you can hop off the machine to perform other exercises without missing a beat. And, possibly best of all, it folds up flat against a wall for storage, making it a good fit for nearly any home or apartment.
How much does the Peloton Row cost?
The Peloton Row starts at $3,195 and requires an additional $44/month subscription for a Peloton All-Access Membership.
Other bestselling rowing machines you can get right now
If the high-end Peloton is out of your budget or you don’t want to wait until 2023 to start getting fit, here are some more affordable rowing machines you can get right now:
Arguably one of the best rowing machines available, the Hydrow uses a patented electromagnetic drag technology to mimic the feel of rowing out on the water. With a paid membership, you have access to a library of over 4,000 workouts.
Sold by Hydrow.com
The ergonomic design of this resistance machine helps with proper hip and spine alignment. The 22-inch screen features scenic waterway workouts from around the world. The unit folds for storage.
Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
NordicTrack offers real-time coach controls that allow trainers to auto-adjust your machine’s digital resistance to get the most out of each session. Users can also control manual air resistance to increase workout intensity as desired.
Sold by NordicTrack
Sunny Health & Fitness Row-N-Ride Trainer
For something a little different, this Row-N-Ride machine turns your exercise vertical, so you can add a little gravity to the mix. It creates a hybrid workout that’s part rowing, part squats so you can get in an intense session while reducing the pressure on your knees.
Sold by Amazon
LifeSpan RW1000 Indoor Rowing Machine
The LifeSpan RW1000 is a smooth-operating, ultra-quiet rower with five levels of resistance. The streamlined console shows distance, time, calories, stroke count and strokes per minute, and the unit folds up for convenient storage.
Sold by Amazon
This magnetic rower has an aluminum beam with ball-bearing rollers for smooth and quiet operation. It offers eight levels of magnetic resistance and has pivoting footplates for a wider range of motion.
Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
Sunny Health & Fitness Rowing Machine
If budget is your primary concern, this entry-level rower is a solid choice. The elastic cord provides dual-directional resistance and has four levels of tension. The console displays all the essential stats to gauge the effectiveness of each workout.
Sold by Amazon
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MILAN, Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Enfinity Global, a leader in the energy transition, and Statkraft, Europe's largest generator of renewable energy, signed a 10-year solar power purchase agreement (PPA) in Italy. The committed energy will be produced by a 112 MW utility-scale solar power portfolio owned by Enfinity Global.
The portfolio, consisting of three power plants located in the Viterbo province (Lazio region), is expected to become operational in the first half of 2024. It will produce 191 GWh of clean electricity per year, enough to power 71,000 homes and offset 76,500 tons of CO2 emissions, equivalent to the amount captured by 3,500 mature trees.
"We are very appreciative to partner with a world class leader like Statkraft as we continue to build our current 2.3 GW of solar power plants in Italy," comments Carlos Domenech, CEO of Enfinity Global. "We expect the Italian PPA market to rapidly evolve, bringing efficiencies and energy predictability to customers."
"It has been a pleasure developing this partnership with Enfinity Global. This important deal, representing one of the biggest PPA transactions in the country, confirms Statkraft's positioning as a key player in power purchase agreements markets and the strategic role the company has in facilitating the renewable energy transition" says Gennaro Mathieu D'Annucci, Head of Origination Italy and France at Statkraft.
Enfinity Global owns a 2.3 GW geographically diversified pipeline of projects in Italy, including 430 MW of fully permitted projects that will start construction in the coming months. In December 2022, the company announced the closing of €142 million project financing for the construction of the above mentioned 112 MW portfolio. Enfinity Global is one of the fastest-growing investors, owners, operators, and developers of renewable energy assets, with an existing global portfolio of over 7 GW of power plants in operation, under construction and in different stages of development in energy markets with strong fundamentals.
"With Italy being one of our core markets, we are very enthused to see our company breaking ground in the private PPA market, together with our strategic partner Statkraft" comments Julio Fournier Fisas, Chief Growth Officer of Enfinity Global. "Our energy management team will keep working in optimizing our energy sales while bringing renewable energy closer and closer to the final customers".
Statkraft offers standardised PPA solutions and manages significant market and operational risks connected to the long-term offtake of power from renewable power plants. Furthermore, Statkraft develops, operates, and markets hydropower plants, solar parks and wind farms in numerous European markets, which make it possible to offer industrial and commercial companies tailor-made green power solutions. In this role Statkraft supports its corporate customers by limiting the impact of high near-term power prices on their business, while reducing their carbon footprint and helping them to achieve their sustainability and climate goals.
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BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Evening" game were:
8-5-1-6
(eight, five, one, six)
BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Evening" game were:
8-5-1-6
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NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fox Corporation (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX) ("FOX") today announced it has been recognized as a top-scoring company by the Disability Equality Index (DEI) for the fourth consecutive year. FOX is among the Fortune 1000 companies to receive the "Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion" achievement, which was created by the DEI Advisory Committee, a diverse group of business leaders, policy experts and disability advocates.
"FOX is committed to fostering and maintaining an inclusive workplace where all employees have the opportunity to thrive," said Fox Corporation Executive Vice President of Human Resources Kevin Lord. "We're proud to be named 'Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion' for the fourth consecutive year and pledge to continue to champion our employees with disabilities."
Demonstrating its commitment to disability inclusion, FOX established ABLE, an employee resource group for colleagues with disabilities. ABLE promotes and advances an inclusive environment through advocacy and allyship.
In addition to the recognition of "Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion," FOX has been acknowledged by other organizations for its commitment to diversity and inclusion. FOX has been appointed to the Military Friendly® Employer list and was also recognized by DiversityComm as a Top Employer. Additionally, Black EOE Journal, HISPANIC Network Magazine, Professional WOMAN's Magazine and U.S. Veterans Magazine all listed Fox Corporation as a top employer.
The DEI is a national, transparent benchmarking tool that offers businesses an opportunity to self-report their disability inclusion policies and practices. Now in its ninth year, the DEI exists to help businesses make a positive impact on the unemployment/underemployment of people with disabilities. It was launched by two national leaders, American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Disability:IN.
About Fox Corporation
Fox Corporation produces and distributes compelling news, sports, and entertainment content through its primary iconic domestic brands, including FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations and Tubi Media Group. These brands hold cultural significance with consumers and commercial importance for distributors and advertisers. The breadth and depth of our footprint allows us to deliver content that engages and informs audiences, develop deeper consumer relationships, and create more compelling product offerings. FOX maintains an impressive track record of news, sports, and entertainment industry success that shapes our strategy to capitalize on existing strengths and invest in new initiatives. For more information about Fox Corporation, please visit www.FoxCorporation.com.
About the Disability Equality Index
The Disability Equality Index (DEI) is a comprehensive benchmarking tool that helps companies build a roadmap of measurable, tangible actions that they can take to achieve disability inclusion and equality. Each company receives a score, on a scale of zero (0) to 100, with those earning 80 and above recognized as a "Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion".
The DEI is a joint initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the nation's largest disability rights organization, and Disability:IN, the global business disability inclusion network, to collectively advance the inclusion of people with disabilities. The organizations are complimentary and bring unique strengths that make the project relevant and credible to corporations and the disability community. The tool was developed by the DEI Advisory Committee, a diverse group of business leaders, policy experts, and disability advocates. Learn more at: www.DisabilityEqualityIndex.org.
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By JILL LAWLESS
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s second-biggest political party on Friday blocked the formation of a working legislature in Belfast, and said it would keep up the boycott until the U.K. government tears up post-Brexit trade rules it accuses of destabilizing the region.
The Democratic Unionist Party’s move deepens Northern Ireland’s political deadlock, which is fueling a U.K.-EU feud that could balloon into a trade war between Britain and the 27-nation European Union.
The DUP came second in a Northern Ireland Assembly election last week that saw Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein win the most seats — the first time a party that seeks union with the Republic of Ireland has won an election in the bastion of Protestant power.
Under Northern Ireland’s mandatory power-sharing rules, that gives Sinn Fein the post of first minister, with the DUP taking the deputy first minister job. A government can’t be formed unless both roles are filled, and the DUP says it won’t take part unless border checks on goods moving to Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K. are scrapped.
It stymied attempts to elect a speaker for the assembly when they met for the first time on Friday, leaving the assembly unable to function.
“The DUP received a mandate to remove the Irish Sea border and our mandate will be given respect,” assembly member Paul Givan told legislators. “Our message is now clear: It is time for action, words will no longer suffice.”
DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson said the party’s concerns over the new trade rules, known as the Northern Ireland Protocol, “are not merely some political squabble.”
“The protocol is a direct challenge to the principles that have underpinned every agreement reached in Northern Ireland over the last 25 years” of Northern Ireland’s peace process, he said. “It erodes the very foundations that devolution has been built upon.”
Sinn Fein leader Michelle O’Neill accused the DUP of “disgracefully holding the public to ransom for their Brexit mess.”
Naomi Long, leader of the centrist Alliance Party, the third largest in the assembly, said it was “a shameful day for the DUP.”
“We want to serve the public but are prevented from doing so,” she said.
Arrangements for Northern Ireland — the only part of the U.K. that shares a land border with an EU nation — have been the thorniest subject of contention in the U.K.’s divorce from the bloc, which became final at the end of 2020.
A deal was agreed to keep the Irish border free of customs posts and other checks, because an open border is a key pillar of the peace process that ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland. Instead, there are checks on some goods, such as meat and eggs, entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K.
The arrangement is opposed by the DUP and other unionists in Northern Ireland, who say the new checks have created a barrier with the rest of the U.K. that is hurting businesses and undermines unionists’ British identity.
Sinn Fein and the other nationalist and nonaligned parties, which collectively got a majority of votes in the election, want to keep the Protocol.
Many people and businesses in Northern Ireland just want a functioning government.
“The uncomfortable truth is, while this continues, the reputational damage to Northern Ireland as a place to invest and work grows daily,” said Paul Murnaghan, president of the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government says the political deadlock in Belfast is proof the regulations — which it agreed to — are destabilizing Northern Ireland’s peace agreement, which relies on support from both Protestant unionist and Catholic nationalist communities. The U.K. says it will act unilaterally to suspend some of the rules if the EU won’t agree to major changes.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the U.K. will have “no choice but to act” if the EU does not show enough “flexibility.” The U.K. could introduce legislation giving it the power to override the treaty as soon as next week.
The EU accuses Johnson’s government of threatening to break international law by breaching a binding treaty.
“Don’t forget this treaty was designed and ratified and agreed by the British government under this prime minister,” Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney told the BBC. “He stood for election and got a huge mandate from the British people on the back of that deal and now is blaming the deal for the problems in Northern Ireland.”
Amid growing signs the U.K. is planning to scrap at least part of its Brexit divorce deal, Johnson week sent a government minister, Conor Burns, to Washington to try to allay fears among U.S. officials about potential risks to Northern Ireland peace. President Joe Biden has warned that no side should do anything to undermine the Good Friday Accord, the 1998 deal that laid the foundations of peace.
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S.C. State Alumnus wins Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album
ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - A former South Carolina University student was awarded a Grammy for Best Regional Roots Music Album Sunday night.
According to a press release, Charlton Singleton, alongside his group, Ranky Tanky, won their second Grammy for their album called, “Live at the 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.”
The album, set in New Orleans, was nominated in November 2022 and honored at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.
Singleton is a a native of Awendaw and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in music performance from S.C. State in 1994.
Since graduating from college, Singleton became an adjunct faculty member at the College of Charleston and has taught music at the elementary, middle and high school levels.
A press release stated Ranky Tanky released its debut album called the eponymous “Ranky Tanky,” in 2017, before reaching the top of the Billboard, iTunes, and Amazon Contemporary jazz charts with their self-titled debut recording.
In 2020, Singleton alongside his band won their first Grammy award for the 2019 album release of “Good Time.”
Ranky Tanky features trumpeter/singer Singleton, singer Quiana Parler, singer/guitarist Ross, bassist Kevin Hamilton, and drummer Quentin Baxter.
The group’s members eventually drifted apart as each moved on to other projects until one of them was inspired to reunite the band with a new name and sound, infusing traditional Gullah songs with jazz, blues, folk and gospel influences.
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As Americans prepare to gather for Thanksgiving, the high cost of both turkey and travel is grating on their sense of gratitude. At many family get-togethers this month, inflation will be on the menu.
Wholesale turkey prices have jumped 23% from a year ago, gobbling up a big chunk of the holiday budget. Potatoes and cranberries are more expensive as well.
"We haven't caught a break yet," says Michael Swanson, lead agricultural economist at Wells Fargo.
High energy costs, labor shortages, challenging weather conditions and avian flu have combined to push the cost of a Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving through the roof, he's found.
Grocery prices in September were 13% higher than a year ago, outpacing the overall inflation rate of 8.2%. The Labor Department will report on October's inflation rate on Thursday.
Polls showed inflation was a top concern for voters heading into this week's midterm elections.
Swanson says that while some families might try to cut their food bill by shopping at discount supermarkets or switching to less-expensive store brands, he doubts many will scrimp on the big holiday meal.
"People will eat what they want to eat on Thanksgiving," he says, and make adjustments elsewhere in their budgets.
Likewise, millions of people are paying a premium to see distant family members this year. Airline fares in September were up nearly 43% from a year ago. But planes are still packed.
"Travelers are resilient," says Haley Berg, lead economist for the travel booking app Hopper. "Thanksgiving and Christmas travel to see family is considered essential by many, and something they won't compromise on, even when there are higher prices."
For some families, this holiday season might be the first opportunity for a reunion since the beginning of the pandemic.
"Keep in mind that in November and December of last year, we had the delta and omicron waves of COVID, which caused mass cancellations and many travelers to change their plans at the last minute," Berg says.
Travelers who need to rent a car may find some savings. Rental prices are slightly lower than they were a year ago, when rental car companies were still struggling to rebuild their fleets.
"There's been relief on the supply side," Berg says. "Car rental companies [have been] bulking up the number of cars they have available."
Looking toward a post-holiday debt hangover
With prices climbing faster than incomes on average, some people are digging into savings to help cover expenses. Others are relying on credit cards, even though it's getting more expensive to carry a balance.
The average interest rate on credit cards now tops 19%, according to Bankrate — up from 16.3% at the beginning of the year.
"It's really all about the Fed," says Ted Rossman, senior industry analyst at Bankrate. He notes that borrowing costs on credit cards have risen steadily as the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates at the fastest pace in decades.
Since March, the central bank has raised its benchmark rate by 3.75 percentage points. Rates are likely to go even higher, as the Fed tries to tamp down demand and bring inflation under control.
"The most important point for consumers is: your [credit card interest] rate is way up," Rossman says. "It's probably going to go up more. So it's more important than ever to pay down this debt."
In general, Americans are not following that advice. The outstanding balance on credit cards and other forms of revolving debt rose nearly 13% in the summer and early fall, according to the Federal Reserve.
"Despite all the worries, people are spending aggressively," Rossman says. "I think the holiday season factors into this as well."
He notes that so far, delinquencies and defaults on credit card debt are well below historical levels. But Rossman thinks consumers' willingness to keep paying higher prices may be reaching its limit.
"I think there's going to be a lot of post-holiday debt hangovers," he says. "A lot of sticker shock in January, unfortunately."
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WHL
All Times Local
Eastern Conference
Central Division
East Division
Western Conference
B.C. Division
U.S. Division
Note: x - clinched playoff berth; y - clinched division; Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.
Tuesday's results
Swift Current 5 Edmonton 2
Vancouver 3 Portland 2 (OT)
Seattle 6 Kamloops 3
Wednesday's results
Moose Jaw 6 Winnipeg 4
Medicine Hat 8 Edmonton 2
Calgary 3 Lethbridge 2
Kamloops 6 Seattle 5
Friday's results
Saskatoon 3 Regina 2
Moose Jaw 5 Prince Albert 3
Winnipeg 3 Brandon 2 (SO)
Swift Current 3 Medicine Hat 1
Lethbridge 6 Red Deer 4
Seattle 7 Portland 3
Prince George 7 Kamloops 2
Victoria 6 Everett 4
Tri-City 7 Spokane 4
Vancouver 3 Kelowna 2
Saturday's results
Calgary at Edmonton, 2 p.m.
Prince Albert at Regina, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Winnipeg, 7:05 p.m.
Lethbridge at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Kamloops at Prince George, 6 p.m.
Swift Current at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Everett at Victoria, 6:05 p.m.
Portland at Seattle, 6:05 p.m.
Tri-City at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Vancouver at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday's games
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MADRID (AP) — A man fatally shot three people before turning his gun on himself, Portuguese police said Sunday, in what local media described as a dispute among rival pigeon racers.
Andreia Gonçalves, police commissioner in the city of Setubal, south of Lisbon, described a dispute between four men aged between 30 and 60, and said one of them had killed the others before shooting himself.
She described the deaths as “an isolated situation” related to an unresolved issue between the men.
The four dead individuals were participating in a pigeon race, Portuguese media reported from the scene, and their disagreement also centered on an illegal vegetable garden.
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PAINESVILLE, Ohio, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcline Investment Management ("Arcline") today announced the acquisition of Custom Interconnects LLC ("Custom Interconnects") and the formation of Qnnect LLC ("Qnnect"), a specialty interconnects platform aimed at solving critical connectivity challenges in high-performance applications. Qnnect brings Custom Interconnects together with Meritec and Joy Signal Technology.
Custom Interconnects designs and manufacturers Fuzz Buttons®, a high-performance, proprietary contact pin technology enabling critical applications within the aerospace, defense, and semiconductor industries. Fuzz Buttons® perform exceptionally well in small form factor electronics that require low signal distortion, high frequency, low insertion force, and shock and vibration resistance.
"I am excited to welcome the Custom Interconnects team to the Qnnect family," said Kevin Perhamus, CEO of Qnnect. "With more than 40 years of experience designing custom Fuzz Buttons® to meet its customers' high performance connectivity requirements, Custom Interconnects expands Qnnect's industry leading technologies to better solve our customers' connectivity challenges."
Edward Petsuch, CEO of Custom Interconnects, added, "We are extremely proud of the legacy our team has built around consistently providing high quality products and enabling our customers to achieve their technology goals. I look forward to seeing the business continue to grow within Qnnect."
About Qnnect
Qnnect is a leading global producer of highly engineered electronic interconnect solutions for high-density and high-speed applications of leading original equipment manufacturers. Qnnect's connector and interconnect businesses have over 100 years of combined experience as trusted partners in the Defense & Aerospace, Hi-Rel, Semiconductor, Test & Measurement, and Consumer Electronics markets. For more information, visit www.qnnectnow.com.
About Arcline Investment Management
Arcline is a growth-oriented private equity firm with $4.4 billion in cumulative capital commitments. Arcline seeks to invest in technology-driven, meaningful to the world industrial businesses that enable a better future. For more information visit www.arcline.com.
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The Kemper Freeman family and The Bellevue Collection to donate 100% of ticket sales to Treehouse and Dress for Success Seattle
BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bellevue Collection celebrated its 17th annual Fashion Week over the weekend, returning to full capacity for the first time since 2019 and bringing Seattle's Eastside community together for fashion and fundraising. Through ticket sales of the event's two premier shows, The Posh Party Trend Show and The Collective Runway Show, The Bellevue Collection raised $94,000 for two local nonprofit organizations, Treehouse and Dress for Success Seattle. With this year's funds, The Bellevue Collection's ticketed event donations total more than $1.5 million over the last 17 years.
"We're so grateful to have the opportunity to showcase fall fashion and raise funds for these amazing local nonprofits," said VP of Marketing for The Bellevue Collection, Jennifer Leavitt. "While Fashion Week is a great way to bring people together for fashion and fun, the real passion for Kemper Development Company and The Bellevue Collection comes from the support we are able to provide to our local and regional community."
The Posh Party Trend Show raised $35,500 for Treehouse, which supports children in foster care by providing a combination of programs that meet basic material needs, fund extracurricular and school activities, and provide support for academic success and the transition to adult independence. In addition, The Collective Runway Show raised $58,500 for Dress for Success Seattle, a nonprofit empowering women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, development tools, and professional attire to thrive in work and in life.
For more information about Fashion Week at The Bellevue Collection, visit fashionweekbellevue.com.
About The Bellevue Collection
Located in the heart of Bellevue, Wash., The Bellevue Collection comprises three developments owned by family-operated Kemper Development Company and affiliates. The first is Bellevue Square, a super-regional upscale shopping center, which is joined by Bellevue Place, a mixed-use property featuring Hyatt Regency Bellevue and small boutiques. The third development is the recently-expanded Lincoln Square, anchored by Cinemark & Cinemark Reserve Lincoln Square, The Westin Bellevue, W Bellevue, restaurants and home furnishing stores, along with premier office space and luxury high-rise residences. Combined, The Bellevue Collection features more than 200 shops, 50 restaurants and entertainment venues, 1,315 luxury hotel rooms and 12,000 free retail parking spaces all in one place—making it the region's largest shopping, dining, nightlife and entertainment destination. For more information, visit bellevuecollection.com or follow on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
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EL MONTE, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of people turned out for a candlelight vigil honoring two Southern California police officers slain last week while investigating a report of a possible stabbing.
El Monte Police Department Officer Joseph Santana, 31, and Cpl. Michael Paredes, 42. were fatally shot Tuesday outside a suburban motel east of Los Angeles.
They were memorialized Saturday evening at El Monte's civic center by city residents, community leaders, family members and fellow police officers.
Acting police chief Ben Lowry praised the fallen officers for their character and bravery, and said they would not be forgotten.
“They were the best of us. They were the greatest of us. I’m a better man having known each of them," Lowry said.
Both men were raised in El Monte, where mourners placed flowers and messages of thanks outside the police station in the city of 107,000 people. They became only the third and fourth officers in the El Monte Police Department’s history to die in the line of duty.
Justin Flores, the 35-year-old gunman who killed the officers, died of a gunshot wound to the head and the manner of death was suicide, a coroner’s report said Saturday.
The officers were sent to the motel to investigate a report that a woman had possibly been stabbed.
Sheriff’s homicide Capt. Andrew Meyer has said that the officers confronted the suspect and gunfire erupted inside the motel room. The gunman ran outside and more gunfire was exchanged with other officers.
Flores was on probation for a gun charge at the time of the shooting, which occurred a day after his probation officer requested that he return to court later in the month, court records show.
Santana leaves behind his wife, a daughter and two twin boys. Paredes is survived by his wife, a daughter and a son.
Paredes' sister, Melissa Valencia, said her brother gave big hugs and always had a wide smile. She urged his children to find inspiration in his public service.
“Choose your path in life, choose leadership and choose to be the change this community needs, just like Michael did,” Valencia said during the vigil.
The Peace Officers Research Association of California established a fundraising campaign on behalf of the officers’ families. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Slain-California-police-officers-remembered-for-17252053.php | 2022-06-19 19:11:46 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Slain-California-police-officers-remembered-for-17252053.php |
With four weeks left in the regular season, the Falcons have made a change at quarterback, benching Marcus Mariota in favor of rookie Desmond Ridder, the team's third-round pick out of Cincinnati. The Falcons have only five wins against eight losses but are still in the divisional race in the NFC South where no team is currently above .500. The Falcons travel to New Orleans to take on the Saints on Sunday. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) on Fox.
The game will be shown on TV in the Atlanta and New Orleans areas (according to 506 Sports) on live TV streaming services, but there may be cases where you're blocked because of an internet location glitch or just want an added layer of privacy for streaming. There is an option that doesn't require subscribing to something like NFL Sunday Ticket or NFL Plus, or searching the internet for a sketchy website: You can use a virtual private network, or VPN.
Here's how you can watch the game from anywhere in the US with a VPN.
Read more: NFL 2022: How to Stream Every Game Live Without Cable
Falcons vs. Saints: When and where?
For Week 15 of the NFL season, the Saints are hosting the Falcons at 12 p.m. CT (1 p.m. ET, 10 a.m. PT) on Fox. The game is set to take place at Caesars Superdome in Louisiana, home of the New Orleans Saints.
How to watch the Falcons vs. Saints game online from anywhere using a VPN
If you find yourself unable to view the game locally due to incorrectly applied blackout restrictions, you may need a different way to watch the game and that's where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds on game day by encrypting your traffic, plus it's a great idea for when you're traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network, and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins.
With a VPN, you're able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the game. So if your internet provider or mobile carrier has stuck you with an IP address that incorrectly shows your location in a blackout zone, a VPN can correct that problem by giving you an IP address in your correct, nonblackout area. Most VPNs, like our Editors' Choice, ExpressVPN, make it really easy to do this.
Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US and Canada, as long as you've got a legitimate subscription to the service you're streaming. You should be sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even where VPNs are legal, the streaming service may terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing correctly applied blackout restrictions.
Looking for other options? Be sure to check out some of the other great VPN deals taking place right now.
ExpressVPN is our current best VPN pick for people who want a reliable and safe VPN, and it works on a variety of devices. It's normally $13 per month, and you can sign up for ExpressVPN and save 49% plus get three months of access for free -- the equivalent of $6.67 per month -- if you get an annual subscription.
Note that ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Livestream the Falcons vs. Saints game in the US
This week's Falcons-Saints game is on Fox, so in addition to a VPN set to an area carrying the game (see tips below) you'll need a live TV streaming service that carries a local Fox affiliate that's broadcasting the game. The least expensive such service is Sling TV Blue.
Among the live TV streaming services that carry local Fox stations, the cheapest is Sling TV Blue at $40 per month. Note that Sling is currently running a promotion where the first month of service is half-price ($20) for new subscribers.
One important caveat: In our experience, Fox local affiliates will only be available if your billing address is in one of the 18 metropolitan areas covered in Sling's agreement. If you're outside of one of these areas, you're probably better off going with one of the alternate services listed below.
Numerous other live TV streaming services carry local Fox stations as well, namely YouTube TV, Hulu Plus Live TV, DirecTV Stream and FuboTV. They all cost more than Sling TV, but they also carry more channels, including football-specific channels like Fox, ESPN, NFL Network and/or RedZone. Check out our live TV streaming channel guide for details.
Quick tips for streaming Falcons vs. Saints using a VPN
- With four variables at play -- your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN -- experience and success may vary.
- Sling Blue is only an option if and when the ability to get Fox local affiliates is active on your account. You may want to verify that your billing address is eligible for that option before committing your credit card.
- We tested the game successfully using an ExpressVPN server in Atlanta, so that location should work for watching the game.
- If you don't see your desired location as a default option for ExpressVPN, try using the "search for city or country" option.
- If you're having trouble getting the game after you've turned on your VPN and set it to the correct viewing area, there are two things you can try for a quick fix. First, log into your streaming service subscription account and make sure the address registered for the account is an address in the correct viewing area. If not, you may need to change the physical address on file with your account. Second, some smart TVs -- like Roku -- don't have VPN apps you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you'll have to install the VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you're using (like your phone) so that any device on its Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct viewing location.
- All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their main site for quickly installing the VPN on your router. In some cases with smart TV services, after you install a cable network's sports app, you'll be asked to verify a numeric code or click a link sent to your email address on file for your smart TV. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help, since both devices will appear to be in the correct location.
- And remember, browsers can often give away a location despite using a VPN, so be sure you're using a privacy-first browser to log into your services. We normally recommend Brave.
How we test VPN streaming for Sunday NFL games
For every game we use a combination of ExpressVPN and either Paramount Plus (for CBS games) or Sling TV Blue (for Fox games). Using the maps on 506 Sports, we determine which servers are nearby and connect to one, then launch the streaming service and tune to the local CBS or Fox affiliate. If the channel comes through, it's successful and we report the results above. We also screenshot the relevant program guide listing (see above) on either the local CBS affiliate's website or Sling TV. | https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/falcons-vs-saints-livestream-how-to-watch-nfl-week-15-online-today/ | 2022-12-18 17:38:09 | 1 | https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/falcons-vs-saints-livestream-how-to-watch-nfl-week-15-online-today/ |
WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, April 23, 2023
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
544 AM CDT Sun Apr 23 2023
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of south central Texas, including the following
county, Maverick.
* WHEN...Until 845 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Overflowing poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 544 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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The International Association of Fire Fighters called on Monday for the elimination of protective gear that contains “forever chemicals,” saying swift regulatory action is needed to address the toxic substances.
The union — which has more than 333,000 members — announced that it has retained the services of three nationally recognized law firms to pursue these goals, and to help members and their families seek compensation for related illnesses.
The toxins in question — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — are known for their presence in both jet fuel firefighting foam and the gear worn by firefighters and rescue workers. They are also common in a variety of household items, such as nonstick pans, cosmetics and waterproof apparel.
These cancer-linked compounds are notorious for their ability to linger in the human body and the environment.
“We need to combat what is killing us,” Edward Kelly, general president of the International Association of Fire Fighters, said in a statement.
“Cancer is the number one killer of firefighters, and for years, corporate interests have put profits over our lives,” he continued. “It stops now. This initiative will accelerate our search for PFAS-free gear.”
Kelly announced the selection of Motley Rice LLC; Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC; and Sullivan Papain Block McGrath Coffinas & Cannavo P.C. at a training summit in Las Vegas on Monday. The firms will be working to change the regulatory standards and systems that the union says have enabled toxins in firefighter protective turnout gear, he said.
They will also demand that all turnout gear be replaced with PFAS-free alternatives, according to Kelly.
Meanwhile, the law firms will be available for those members and their families looking to seek compensation for PFAS-related injuries.
“This is the challenge of our generation — and I refuse to let it become a challenge for our children and their children,” Kelly said.
At the Las Vegas training meeting on Monday, the International Association of Fire Fighters also hosted the world premiere screening of “Burned,” a documentary produced by actor Mark Ruffalo.
Ruffalo has long been championing the fight against forever chemicals, having previously portrayed attorney Rob Bilott — known for representing PFAS contamination victims in West Virginia, against manufacturer DuPont — in the 2019 film “Dark Waters.”
The short film “Burned” tells the story of how the spouse of a Massachusetts firefighter identified significant exposure to forever chemicals in turnout gear following her husband’s cancer diagnosis.
“As he began to slip further and further away from me, I just had to find out why, how this happens to somebody so healthy,” Diane Cotter says in the film of her husband, Paul Cotter.
After much research, Diane Cotter said she began to “put two and two together” and understand that the PFAS in her husband’s degrading turnout gear could have been putting him at risk.
“It’s always passed off as a given — ‘Well, you’re going to get cancer.’ People accept it,” Paul Cotter says in the documentary.
Diane Cotter eventually sent samples of the gear to Graham Peaslee of the University of Notre Dame, who was able to test the items for PFAS content.
“The gear did have these chemicals, and it had it in staggering amounts,” she said.
Addressing firefighters directly, Ruffalo stressed in the film how their “protective wear is also awash in these forever chemicals — both on the outside and the inside because of their water-repellant qualities.”
“It’s not fair that you are literally encapsulated in these chemicals every single day, every moment you do your job,” he added. | https://www.wjhl.com/hill-politics/firefighters-union-mounts-legal-push-against-forever-chemicals-it-stops-now/ | 2023-01-30 20:53:30 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/hill-politics/firefighters-union-mounts-legal-push-against-forever-chemicals-it-stops-now/ |
WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, August 8, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
436 PM EDT Mon Aug 8 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern
Berkshire, eastern Rensselaer, southern Bennington and southwestern
Windham Counties through 500 PM EDT...
At 435 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Hoosick Falls to Hancock. Movement was
east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Heavy rains could cause ponding of water
on roadways.
Locations impacted include...
Bennington, North Adams, Hoosick Falls, Adams, Williamstown, Pownal,
Cheshire, Berlin, Stamford, Readsboro, Florida, Hancock, Savoy, New
Ashford, Berkshire, Hoosick, Lanesborough, North Bennington, Windsor
and Woodford.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 4274 7302 4270 7302 4270 7295 4269 7295
4269 7298 4267 7300 4266 7298 4267 7296
4264 7295 4255 7298 4254 7297 4251 7298
4249 7335 4288 7345 4301 7293 4274 7289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 254DEG 26KT 4284 7340 4252 7331
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Heat index values in the mid 90s to lower 100s.
* WHERE...In Connecticut, Litchfield County. In Massachusetts,
Southern Berkshire County. In New York, Eastern Greene,
Columbia, Ulster and Dutchess Counties.
* WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM EDT this
evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from 10 AM to 8 PM EDT
Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses to occur.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
* WHERE...In New York, the Mohawk Valley, Capital District,
Saratoga region and Washington County. In Vermont, eastern
Windham County.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, September 4, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
727 PM CDT Sun Sep 4 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MCLENNAN...
NORTHEASTERN BELL AND SOUTHWESTERN FALLS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730
PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire. However gusty winds are still possible with
this thunderstorm.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones repeatedly “lied and attacked the parents of murdered children” when he told his Infowars audience that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax, an attorney for one of the victim’s parents told a Texas jury on Tuesday at the outset of a trial to determine how much Jones must pay for defaming them.
Jones created a “massive campaign of lies” and recruited “wild extremists from the fringes of the internet … who were as cruel as Mr. Jones wanted them to be” to the families of the 20 first-graders and six educators who were killed in the 2012 attack on the school in Newtown, Connecticut, attorney Mark Bankston said during his opening statement as Jones looked on and occasionally shook his head.
Jones tapped into the explosive popularity of Sandy Hook conspiracy stories that became an “obsession” for the website, even years after the shooting, said Bankston, who played video clips of Jones claiming on his program that the shooting was a hoax and “the whole thing was completely fake. … It just didn’t happen.”
Anticipating what Jones’ defense would be, Bankston told the jury, “This has nothing to do with the Constitution. Defamation is not protected by freedom of speech. … Speech is free, but lies you have to pay for.”
He said his clients, Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son Jesse was killed in the attack, will ask for $150 million for emotional distress and reputational damage, and more money in punitive damages.
During his opening address, Jones’ lawyer Andino Reynal called Jones one of the “most polarizing figures in this nation,” who made statements about Sandy Hook “that we don’t dispute were wrong.” But he said Jones has already been punished for those statements when he was kicked off of Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and Twitter for violating their hate speech policies.
Jones has “already been cancelled” and lost millions of dollars, said Reynal, who called on the jury to limit the damages to $1.
Reynal painted a picture of a talk show host who “tries to give an alternative view” but who was duped by some of his guests.
“Alex Jones was wrong to believe these people, but he didn’t do it out of spite. He did it because he believed it. … He believed a citizen has a right to get on Infowars and talk about what their questions are,” Reynal said.
He also called the case an important one for free speech.
“I believe in his right to say it, and I believe in every American’s right to choose what they watch, and listen to, and believe,” Reynal said.
Among those expected to testify Tuesday are Daniel Jewiss, who was the Connecticut State Police lead investigator of Sandy Hook, and Daria Karpova, a producer at Infowars.
The jury could deal Jones a major financial blow that would put his constellation of conspiracy peddling businesses into deeper jeopardy. He has already been banned from YouTube, Facebook and Spotify for violating their hate-speech policies and he claims he’s millions of dollars in debt — a claim the plaintiffs reject.
Immediately after the plaintiffs’ lawyer’s opening remarks and before his own lawyer addressed the jury, Jones stepped outside of the courtroom to rant to reporters, calling it a “kangaroo court” and “show trial” that was an assault on the First Amendment.
The Texas court and another in Connecticut found Jones liable for defamation for his portrayal of the Sandy Hook massacre as a hoax involving actors aimed at increasing gun control. In both states, the judges issued default judgements against Jones without trials because he failed to respond to court orders and turn over documents.
In total, the families of eight Sandy Hook victims and an FBI agent who responded to the school are suing Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems.
Jones has since acknowledged that the shooting took place. During a deposition in April, Jones insisted he wasn’t responsible for the suffering that Sandy Hook parents say they have endured because of the hoax conspiracy, including death threats and harassment by Jones’ followers.
Jones claimed in court records last year that he had a negative net worth of $20 million, but attorneys for Sandy Hook families have painted a different financial picture.
Court records show that Jones’ Infowars store, which sells nutritional supplements and survival gear, made more than $165 million between 2015 and 2018. Jones has also urged listeners on his Infowars program to donate money.
The Texas trial begins about two months after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, which is about 145 miles (235 kilometers) southwest of Austin. It was the deadliest school shooting since Sandy Hook.
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LANCASTER, Pa., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Geneva Financial Home Loans (Geneva) announces that one of their Lancaster, Pennsylvania branches, headed by Christopher Daub, has been awarded Best of Lancaster County 2022 for Mortgage Services by Susquehanna Style Magazine. The consumer driven award is a testament to the branch's dedication and commitment to their borrowers and their market.
A local Susquehanna Valley magazine, Susquehanna Style Magazine is known for sharing the region's unique flair. Each year the Lancaster community comes together to vote for their favorite local businesses in nearly every category and recognize them for their outstanding service. Past clients from across the county came forward to distinguish Christopher Daub and his branch for their exceptional work.
"We want to be our community's trusted mortgage team that they come to on their homeownership journey." Lancaster Branch Team Leader Christopher Daub stated. "We are beyond thankful that our clients have recognized us for our work in the community, and we are excited to continue helping Pennsylvanians find a home in Lancaster County."
With more than 150 branches in nationwide, Geneva Financial Home Loans offers countless homebuyer and homeowner-focused products including Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, Refinance, Reverse, Jumbo Loans and Condo Financing as well as Down Payment Assistance Programs, First-Time Homebuyer Programs, Physician Loans and Hero Loans for First Responders, Police, Firefighters, Nurses, and Teachers. If you need help navigating the current market, connect with your local Geneva Financial location to start the conversation and read more about Geneva's full product lineup at https://www.genevafi.com/loan-products/.
Geneva Financial Home Loans is also currently expanding in all markets and seeking branch managers and loan originators across the United States looking to advance their mortgage careers. For information on opportunities, visit www.GenevaFi.com/opportunity
Founded in 2007 by Aaron VanTrojen, Geneva Financial (NMLS 42056) is a direct mortgage lender headquartered in Chandler, Arizona with more than 130 branch locations in 46 states. Our mission at Geneva Financial is to approach every aspect of our business from the "inside-out". With a culture-forward mindset, we focus on our loan originators and support staff first to ensure an unbeatable experience for our customers.
Our Core Values were created as a daily reminder to operate with the inside-out approach in mind. Core Value #1 is the backbone of all our Core Values, our mission, and our brand vision: Home Loans Powered by Humans®. Learn more about Geneva Financial Mortgage Home Loans at www.GenevaFi.com
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Building a third Northwest Allen County middle school wouldn’t be possible without the “gracious” property owners who agreed to sell the district about 122 acres of farmland near Huntertown, leaders said.
“I’m humbled that they’re so excited about seeing this grow into the legacy of a school for future generations,” Brandon Bitting, assistant superintendent for safety and operations, told the board Monday.
The board approved buying about 31 acres from Steven and Suzanne Malcolm for $735,250 and about 91 acres from Ed Hatch for $1,945,750. Member Steve Bartkus abstained from voting because of family connections. Vice President Liz Hathaway was absent.
The purchase prices were the average of two appraisals, Bitting said. He described the property owners as gracious for entertaining discussions with NACS because they likely could receive more money from private buyers, such as developers.
The properties are north of Shoaff Road, west of Lima Road. The Malcolm property is at 16700 Bell Road, and the Hatch property is at 3106 W. Shoaff Road and 3000 McComb Road.
Bitting noted both families have NACS ties. Steven Malcolm’s father, Joseph, served on the board in the 1990s, and Hatch’s mother taught in the same Huntertown Elementary School classroom for more than 30 years.
“I think it’s important that we understand that heritage,” Bitting said.
The 8,200-student district is building a new middle school with space for 1,000 students on the advice of demographer Jerome McKibben. He told leaders last fall to expect enrollment to increase by more than 800 in the next decade and to prioritize middle and high school facilities.
The new middle school is part of the district’s $178 million strategy to address enrollment growth. Plans include renovating and expanding Carroll High School and building a standalone central office. The latter project will create more space for students at Perry Hill Elementary School, which currently houses central office staff.
McKibben suggested the district build a school somewhere north and east, as best as it could, Bitting said. Factors including drainage, utilities and road improvements were considered as the district explored options.
“This was not an overnight decision,” board President Kent Somers said.
He said the planned retention ponds should eliminate concerns about drainage on the chosen property.
Superintendent Wayne Barker said the district would work with them to minimize the construction’s effect on the property’s neighbors, some of whom attended Monday’s meeting.
“We’ll create a plan to try to make sure we’re communicating regularly with you,” Barker said. “We certainly want this to be a good experience for everyone.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/site-of-new-northwest-allen-county-school-comes-with-district-ties/article_0c8dc3f4-2b1f-11ee-ae19-33c60a81d0c6.html | 2023-07-25 23:59:32 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/site-of-new-northwest-allen-county-school-comes-with-district-ties/article_0c8dc3f4-2b1f-11ee-ae19-33c60a81d0c6.html |
Jenkins, Edward L.
Edward "Ed" L. Jenkins, age 87, peacefully went to be with the Lord on June 13, 2023. Please visit www.newcomerdayton.com for full obituary.
Jenkins, Edward L.
Edward "Ed" L. Jenkins, age 87, peacefully went to be with the Lord on June 13, 2023. Please visit www.newcomerdayton.com for full obituary. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/jenkins-edward/G2GR6QYSVNF33NWAKILUTPMZ4A/ | 2023-06-20 05:34:50 | 1 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/jenkins-edward/G2GR6QYSVNF33NWAKILUTPMZ4A/ |
DALLAS (AP) — Delta Air Lines will be able to continue operating flights at Dallas Love Field for another six years, under a settlement approved by the city council.
The agreement, which passed without debate this week, appears to end a long court fight over gates at the city-owned airport near downtown Dallas that is dominated by Southwest Airlines.
Delta has shared one of the airport’s 20 gates with Southwest since 2014, and currently uses it for up to five daily flights between Dallas and Atlanta. Southwest, which subleased the gate from United Airlines, has tried to remove rival Delta for several years. Southwest controls 17 other gates.
Airlines have fought over Love Field because it is more convenient for many travelers than DFW Airport, 16 miles away, and because a law passed by Congress in 2006 capped Love Field at 20 gates.
Dallas officials commissioned a study that suggested expanding Love Field, KXAS-TV in Dallas reported. People in nearby residential neighborhoods are objecting to expansion, which was presented to a city council committee earlier this week.
The lawsuit settlement approved by the council Wednesday will let Delta use one of two gates controlled by Alaska Airlines and pay Alaska $200,000 a year through September 2028, an idea proposed by the city, according to The Dallas Morning News. Alaska obtained the gates when it bought Virgin America in 2016, but currently uses them for only two flights a day.
The settlement would resolve a lawsuit that the city filed in 2015. In effect, city officials threw up their hands and asked a federal court to sort out an impasse that involved two federal agencies and six airlines. | https://www.ourmidland.com/business/article/Delta-wins-right-to-stay-at-Dallas-airport-after-17261465.php | 2022-06-23 20:23:08 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/business/article/Delta-wins-right-to-stay-at-Dallas-airport-after-17261465.php |
WASHINGTON — Debt ceiling negotiations are locked on a classic problem that has vexed, divided and disrupted Washington before: Republicans led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy want to roll back federal government spending, while President Joe Biden and other Democrats do not.
Time is short to strike a deal before a deadline as soon as June 1, when the Treasury says the government risks running out of cash to pay its bills. Negotiators are expected to convene Wednesday for another round of talks as frustration mounts. The political standoff is edging the country closer to a crisis, roiling financial markets and threatening the global economy.
“They’ve got to acknowledge that we’re spending too much,” said McCarthy.
Cheered on by a hard-charging conservative House majority that hoisted him to power, McCarthy, R-Calif., was not swayed by a White House counter-offer to freeze spending instead. “A freeze is not going to work,” McCarthy said.
The longstanding Washington debate over the size and scope of the federal government now has just days to be resolved. Failure to raise the nation's debt ceiling, now at $31 trillion, would risk a potentially chaotic federal default, almost certain to inflict economic turmoil at home and abroad.
From the White House, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said it was “ridiculous” to suggest Biden wasn’t acting with urgency after Republicans complained about the pace. “He wants to see this done as soon as possible,” she said.
Dragging into a third week, the negotiations over raising the nation's debt limit were never supposed to arrive at this point.
The White House insisted early on it was unwilling to barter over the need to pay the nation’s bills, demanding that Congress simply lift the ceiling as it has done many times before with no strings attached.
But the newly elected speaker visited Biden at the Oval Office in February, urging the president to come to the negotiating table on a budget package that would reduce spending and the nation’s ballooning deficits in exchange for the vote to allow future debt.
“I told the president Feb. 1," McCarthy recounted. "I said, Mr. President, you’re not going to raise taxes. You've got to spend less money than was spent this year.”
Negotiations are focused on finding agreement on a 2024 budget year limit. Republicans have set aside their demand to roll back spending to 2022 levels, but say that next year’s government spending must be less than it is now. But the White House instead offered to freeze spending at current 2023 numbers.
“We are holding firm to the speaker’s red line,” said a top Republican negotiator, Rep. Garret Graves of Louisiana. “Which is that we will not do a deal unless it spends less money than we’re spending this year.”
By sparing defense and some veterans accounts from reductions, the Republicans would shift the bulk of spending reductions to other federal programs, an approach that breaks a tradition in Congress of budget cap parity.
Graves said there were still “significant gaps” between his side and the White House.
Agreement on that topline spending level is vital. It would enable McCarthy to deliver spending restraints for conservatives while not being so severe that it would chase off the Democratic votes that would be needed in the divided Congress to pass any bill.
But what, if anything, Democrats would get if they agreed to deeper spending cuts than Biden's team has proposed is uncertain.
Asked what concessions the Republicans were willing to give, McCarthy quipped, “We’re going to raise the debt ceiling.”
The White House has continued to argue that deficits can be reduced by ending tax breaks for wealthier households and some corporations, but McCarthy said he told the president at their February meeting that raising revenue from tax hikes is off the table.
The negotiators are now also debating the duration of a 1% cap on annual spending growth going forward, with Republicans dropping their demand for a 10-year cap to six years, but the White House offering only one year, for 2025.
Typically, the debt ceiling has been lifted for the duration of a budget deal, and in this negotiation the White House is angling for a two-year agreement that would push past the presidential elections.
Past debt ceiling talks have produced budget agreements in which both parties have won some concessions in a give and take. Both have wanted to raise the debt limit to prevent a economy-shattering federal default.
Graves explained the Republican position this time around. Since Biden already boosted federal spending in significant ways with his COVID-19 rescue package, Inflation Reduction Act and other bills, “they've already got theirs.”
“We’re willing to give them an increase in debt ceiling. That’s what they’re getting,” he said.
And yet, the Republicans are pushing additional priorities as the negotiators focus on the $100 billion-plus difference between the 2022 and 2023 spending plans as a place to cut.
Republicans want to beef up work requirements for government aid to recipients of food stamps, cash assistance and the Medicaid health care program that the Biden administration says would impact millions of people who depend on assistance.
All sides have been eyeing the potential for the package to include a framework to ease federal regulations and speed energy project developments. They are all but certain to claw back some $30 billion in unspent COVID-19 funds now that the pandemic emergency has officially lifted.
The White House has countered by keeping defense and nondefense spending flat next year, which would save $90 billion in the 2024 budget year and $1 trillion over 10 years.
The House speaker promised lawmakers he will abide by the rule to post any bill for 72 hours before voting, making any action doubtful until the weekend — just days before the potential deadline. The Senate would also have to pass the package before it could go to Biden's desk to be signed.
McCarthy faces a hard-right flank in his own party that is likely to reject any deal, and that has led some Democrats to encourage Biden to resist any compromise with the Republicans and simply invoke the 14th Amendment to raise the debt ceiling on his own, an unprecedented and legally fraught action the president has resisted for now.
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Associated Press writers Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves, Kevin Freking, Chris Megerian, Darlene Superville and Mary Clare Jalonick contributed to this report. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/nation-world/debt-ceiling-talks-republicans-spending-cuts/507-02b1a399-f053-43c3-a12d-e62df2ee5d9b | 2023-05-24 05:48:36 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/nation-world/debt-ceiling-talks-republicans-spending-cuts/507-02b1a399-f053-43c3-a12d-e62df2ee5d9b |
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