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HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Three Pennsylvania House Republicans announced Monday they are starting the process of impeaching Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.
Reps. Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland), and Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) announced the start of proceedings amid violence across Philadelphia.
According to the representatives, nearly 1,000 people have been injured or killed by gun violence since Jan. 1, 2022, with 220 murders.
In January, State Senate Pro Tempore Jake Corman sent a letter to the state house asking it to begin impeachment proceedings due to a “spike in violence.”
The three members said they are, as of today, circulating a co-sponsorship memo for supporters of Articles of Impeachment they hope to have completed in the near future.
Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) released a statement following the announcement of proceedings beginning.
“Now is the time to have a serious discussion about impeaching Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. Philadelphia’s unchecked crime problem is a statewide concern and the District Attorney’s open refusal to enforce current Pennsylvania law in the city is a clear dereliction of his duty to keep Philadelphians and Pennsylvanians safe. I look forward to seeing what these members come up with as they continue with this very important undertaking.”
Once the Articles of Impeachment are introduced, they will then be referred to a committee. Once the committee approves them, the Articles of Impeachment can be considered by the full House of Representatives.
If approved by the House, there will be a trial in the Senate to determine whether or not Krasner should be removed from office.
“We did not arrive at this decision lightly or easily. In fact, we are taking this action after we have taken significant steps to pass legislation that addresses violent crime in Philadelphia by ensuring our current laws are enforced,” said Kail. “We are starting this process now because the unchecked violent crime in Philadelphia has reached a breaking point due to the willful refusal by District Attorney Krasner to enforce existing laws.”
Ecker detailed what he called Krasner’s “persistent dereliction of duty in willfully refusing to enforce current criminal laws already on the books in Pennsylvania that are designed to keep communities safe.”
“Unfortunately for the people of Philadelphia, and the people of Pennsylvania at large, the problem of violent crime in Philadelphia has reached a point that demands this action be taken,” he said. “Taking this step today and undertaking this process continues what we have been doing and what we need to do to combat violence and crime here in Pennsylvania – ensure the laws already on the books are enforced.”
O’Neal explained that what happens in Philadelphia, especially relative to the issue of violent crime, is ultimately a statewide problem.
“Across the country, people are standing up to unchecked and uncontrolled violence and lawlessness allowed because of radical politicians in district attorneys’ offices, like Larry Krasner,” he said. “Just last week, city businesses said they are thinking of relocating because of spikes in crime. Philadelphia is Pennsylvania’s major economic engine, a tourist attraction, and the birthplace of our freedoms. If unchecked crime is keeping businesses and tourists from visiting and locating in Philadelphia, it impacts Pennsylvania as a whole.”
Krasner won the 2021 election with more than 69% of the vote in Philadelphia. | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/pennsylvania-house-gop-attempting-to-impeach-philadelphia-da-larry-krasner/ | 2022-06-13 16:23:31 | 0 | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/pennsylvania-house-gop-attempting-to-impeach-philadelphia-da-larry-krasner/ |
ASHTON, Cpl. Albert — Jackson Twp. Funeral services, 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home Inc., routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek. Visitation, 9:30 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
BROWN, Jean S. Bottoms — Funeral service, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, Bennett Presbyterian Church, 501 Bennett St., Luzerne. Friends, 10 a.m. to service time.
COATES, Janet Christina Green — Mountain Top. Celebration of life, 10 a.m. Oct. 8, Christ United Methodist Church, 175 S. Main Road, Mountain Top.
DAVIES, William ‘Bill’ — Celebration of life, 1 p.m. Saturday, Lowery-Urban Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 225 S. Main St., Athens. Visitation, 11 a.m. to service time.
EDDY, Carl F. — Viewing, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Kniffen O’Malley Leffler Funeral & Cremation Services Inc., 465 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Graveside service, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Chapel Lawn Memorial Park, Dallas. Those wishing to attend are asked to please go directly to the cemetery.
FINO, Michael J. — West Pittston. Friends, 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Adonizio Funeral Home LLC, 251 William St., Pittston. Mass of Christian Burial, 11 a.m. Friday, Corpus Christi Parish, West Pittston. Those attending are asked to go directly to the church Friday morning.
GREGONIS, William — York. Visitation, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Yanaitis Funeral Home Inc., Plains Twp. Funeral service, 12:30 p.m.
HAUGHNEY, Hughey W. — Services, 11 a.m. Thursday, Trexler Funeral Home, 1625 W. Highland St., Allentown. Viewing, 9:30 a.m.
HRABAL, Emil Joseph — Plains Twp. Visitation, 4 until 8 p.m. Thursday, Yanaitis Funeral Home Inc., 55 Stark St., Plains Twp. Life celebration, 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
LONGFOOT, Jacob "Snake," Jr. — Wilkes-Barre. Celebration of life, 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre.
MAGDA, Leonard S. — Dupont. Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. Friday, Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Dupont.
MARONE, John Glen — Plains Twp. Memorial service, 2 p.m. Thursday, Yeosock Funeral Home, 40 S. Main St., Plains Twp. Friends, 1 p.m. to service time.
McANDREW, Patrick “Pat” Joseph — Fuquay-Varina, N.C. and formerly of Laflin. Funeral Mass, 11:30 a.m. Saturday, St. Maria Goretti Church, 42 Redwood Drive, Laflin. Visitation, 10:30 a.m. to service time.
MITCHELL, Zachary R. — Nanticoke. Friends, 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 211 W. Main St., Glen Lyon.
PETROSKY, Patricia R. — Kingston. Funeral services, 9 a.m. Friday, Kopicki Funeral Home, 263 Zerbey Ave., Kingston. Friends, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
RUSSIN, Mary S. — Service, 1 p.m. Friday, Campus Theater, 415 Market St., Lewisburg.
SAXON, Keith Robert — Celebration of life, 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 8, Keith’s sister’s house, 14072 state Route 220, Towanda.
SERAFIN, Maryann — Dupont. Mass of Christian Burial, 11:15 a.m. Friday, Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 215 Lackawanna Ave., Dupont.
SHILANSKI, Bettie Gordon — Broadway. Memorial service, 11 a.m. Saturday, Living Word Baptist Church, Sweet Valley.
SIEPIETOWSKI, James R. — Glen Lyon. Memorial service, 2 p.m. Saturday, Dinelli Family Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad St., Nanticoke. Friends, 1 p.m. to service time.
SINCAVAGE, Clara Ann "Cookie" — Swoyersville. Funeral, 9:30 a.m. Friday, Wroblewski Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m., St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 116 Hughes St., Swoyersville. Viewing, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
SLOVENKAI, Frank M., Jr. — Scranton. Viewing, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Bernard J. Piontek Funeral Home Inc., 204 Main St., Duryea.
SMITH, Marie Casimira — Friends, 8 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Kopicki Funeral Home, 263 Zerbey Ave., Kingston. Mass of Christian Burial, 10:15 a.m., Holy Family Parish, Luzerne.
STEVENS, Charlotte A. — Memorial service, 11 a.m. Saturday, New Life Community Church.
WALLACE, Ralph A. — Wilkes-Barre. Memorial service, 11 a.m. Thursday, Valley Alliance Church, 317 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston. Visitation, 10 a.m. until the service begins. | https://www.citizensvoice.com/zz-dnp/funeral-notices/article_6a6ddb2a-a00e-57fd-a110-c177d2260eba.html | 2022-09-14 22:40:47 | 0 | https://www.citizensvoice.com/zz-dnp/funeral-notices/article_6a6ddb2a-a00e-57fd-a110-c177d2260eba.html |
There used to be a time when the NFL thought appealing to female fans meant pink jerseys and bedazzled apparel.
Not anymore. Those stereotypes are long gone.
The league has made it a priority to increase opportunities for women in every aspect of the sport from front-office positions to the sidelines. The NFL had the most women in on-field assistant coaching roles at the beginning of the 2022 season with 15 than any men’s professional sport.
“I think something we’ve done well in the past couple of years that I feel passionate about, and we speak to thousands of women who love the sport, is we don’t want to be othered as football fans,” said Sam Rapoport, the NFL’s senior director of diversity, equity and inclusion. “We don’t want to have like bedazzled cooking tools or we don’t need to wear Russell Wilson’s jersey in pink. I mean, some people do like that, and I don’t want to take that away from them. But there’s something you lose when you other fans.
“We are fans, just like any gender is a fan. We love the sport. We’re into it. We love the storylines. We love the stats. We want to talk about it on Sundays. We want to use it as a connection tool with our family.”
Rapoport, a former professional quarterback in a women’s tackle football league, has spent two decades working to expand career opportunities for women in the NFL. She points to the stats to prove her point.
Women and girls made up 46% of the NFL fanbase (ages 8-plus) in the U.S., amounting to 84 million female fans in 2021, according to data from last year’s SSRS Sports Poll. The gender balance is similar among the next generation of fans, with 45% of the NFL’s fanbase under age 35 being women and girls. Also, 56% of women and girls ages 8-plus in the U.S. are fans of the NFL, making the NFL the No. 1 league among this demographic.
They're not just watching. They're playing, too. Football participation among girls has grown, In high schools, 24% more girls are playing football — tackle and flag — now compared to 2014-15.
“The numbers don’t lie, right?” Rapoport said on the AP Pro Football Podcast. “Half of our fanbase are women and they’re avid fans. They understand the sport and we just need to make sure that we continue to represent this sport, that it belongs to everyone and not just have women on the side in our commercials where they’re cooking or making team snacks or things like that. Like, no, we’re in front of the television screaming our heads off that there was a Pick-6 in that game. And so that is the evolution. I’m proud that we’ve really done a great job on that.”
Rapoport created the NFL Women’s Forum in 2017 to connect qualified women to football operations positions in professional and college football programs. More than 225 females have been hired for various positions since the forum started in 2017.
“An interesting part of the NFL Women’s Forum that I think a lot of people don’t know is it’s not like a rah-rah women’s empowerment forum,” Rapoport said. “You could put any 40 people in that room and everything would be applicable to them. So we don’t we don’t start out the music with: ‘I am woman, hear me roar.’ And, we don’t have pink streamers. There’s a place for that. I also don’t want to take pink away from little boys and girls in any gender who do want a pink Tom Brady jersey. That’s cool.
“But the truth is that what we’re trying to do is we don’t want to subtly show women that there is a place for them. You need to organically show everyone that everyone belongs. And so that’s why I feel really passionate. I push back a lot with the Women’s Forum that it’s not very women heavy. It just so happens at 40 women in the room. We do not ignore that fact. We work to develop them and we talk about the challenges that women have. But I think it’s very important when you’re creating gender equity programs to ensure that you’re not othering by mistake, and a lot of programs do that.”
As the number of women in the NFL continues to rise, there may come a point when it’s considered standard operating procedure for teams to hire female executives and coaches.
For now, women are making it known they're here to stay. They've made the NFL a women's game, too.
“It doesn’t feel like a big deal that I’m a woman,” Katie Sylvan said about her role as the Los Angeles Chargers director of football administration. “I do look forward to that.”
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What happens during a catastrophic implosion? Titan submersible occupants likely died instantly
The Titan submersible suffered a catastrophic implosion that likely killed its pilot and four passengers instantly amid the intense water pressure in the deep North Atlantic, experts said.
Maritime researchers called an implosion the worst possible outcome of all the scenarios envisioned during the desperate round-the-clock search to find the missing vessel.
The craft went missing Sunday and probably imploded that same day, according to an “anomaly” detected by a U.S. Navy acoustics system, but the international search effort continued because authorities did not consider the information to be definitive.
The Coast Guard announced the deaths from a “catastrophic implosion” on Thursday. Crews are still looking for evidence of what occurred near the Titanic shipwreck, 12,500 feet (3,800 meters) below the surface.
Experts had cautioned that under intense pressure at extreme depths the Titan’s hull could implode, which would result in instant death for anyone aboard the vessel.
“I don’t think people can appreciate the amazing energy involved in the destructive process of an implosion,” Bob Ballard, a member of the team that found the Titanic wreck in 1985, told ABC News. “It just takes out and literally shreds everything.”
While OceanGate Expeditions, which owned and operated the craft, touted the Titan’s roomier cylinder-shaped cabin made of a carbon-fiber, industry experts say it was a departure from the sphere-shaped cabins made of titanium used by most submersibles.
A sphere is a “perfect shape” because water pressure is exerted equally on all areas, said Chris Roman, a professor at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography.
The 22-foot long (6.7-meter long), 23,000-pound (10,432-kilogram) Titan’s larger internal volume — while still cramped with a maximum of five seated people — meant it was subjected to more external pressure.
The water pressure at 12,500 feet (3,800 meters) below the surface at the site of the Titanic wreck is roughly 400 atmospheres or 6,000 pounds per square inch.
Though the Titan had a composite hull with inbuilt sensors that could withstand high pressures near the seafloor, any defect could result in a “near instantaneous implosion” in less than 40 milliseconds, said associate professor Eric Fusil, director of the Shipbuilding Hub at the University of Adelaide in Australia.
The Titan had made more than two dozen deep-sea dives, which put repeated stress on the hull, said Jasper Graham-Jones, an associate professor of mechanical and marine engineering at the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom.
That stress could potentially cause delamination, a horizontal splitting of the carbon-fiber hull, he said.
Neither the Coast Guard nor OceanGate Expeditions have provided details on the implosion.
A similar disaster occurred in 1963 when the USS Thresher, a nuclear-powered submarine, likely imploded when it exceeded “test depth” after a series of other failures. Killed were 129 sailors and civilians on a routine test dive off Cape Cod.
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The utility token will unify the investment, CamLyLife, trading, profile, legal, academy, and charity arms in CamLy's Blockchain Web3 Dapp Ecosystem
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CamLy Group, a leading consultancy firm in Vietnam specializing in immigration, real estate, and financial investment with strategic brands of ImmiCa and USHome, is pleased to announce the official launch of the sustainable HAPPY CAMLY COINS on September 29, 2022.
The overwhelming response during the soft launch attended by partners, friends, and members of the media from American and Asian markets further strengthens CamLy Group's mission and the Happy CamLy Coins' reception and feasibility after the official launch.
The CamLy Coin, available to users across the globe, is a single cryptocurrency and utility token that runs through the CamLy Blockchain Web3 Dapp Ecosystem unifying seven arms - charity, academy, legal, profile, trading, CamLyLife (a simulation game), and investment.
With more than 10,000 members of an active community called Global Investment Ambassadors (GIA), the CamLy Ecosystem applies the connection of a shared economy, helping to promote businesses, complementing each other into a unified whole, and opening a new era in the global economy.
"CamLy Coin acts as a binding agent that fuses all CamLy platforms and aid the positive growth of the GIA with sustainable and practical values. CamLy Coin also affirms CamLy's position in the global market while spreading a sense of unity and shared goals across the globe," said CamLy Duong, Founder and President of CamLy Group.
Sharing and Connecting for the betterment of society
CamLy Group highlights the idea of "Sharing and Connecting" by linking real estate developers around the world and mobilizing global investment capital quickly and safely while emphasising the need to develop communities.
The Group aims to create jobs opportunities in the global real estate landscape through its ecosystem platforms to further develop the economy and boost the livelihood of users. CamLy provides guidance and training for the GIAs to become experts in the global real estate investment field to enable them to identify investment opportunities in potential markets.
Leveraging their vast experience in the segment, CamLy Group continues to develop the ecosystem by enabling guided investments in a safer environment with common goals shared by CamLy and its users.
Currently, the CamLy Ecosystem operates in Vietnam, the United States, and several Asian countries including Singapore and Malaysia.
For further information about Camly Group, visit https://camlygroup.camly.co/en/.
About CamLy Group
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A growing chorus of Republicans are pleading with the GOP to rebuild its once-robust early and mail voting programs, blaming the party’s reluctance to embrace such efforts for a lackluster showing in the 2022 midterm elections.
Democrats drastically outpaced Republicans in pre-Election Day voting in key battleground states this year, allowing the party and its candidates to run up a massive vote advantage heading into Nov. 8. Republicans, meanwhile, banked on heavy Election Day turnout to overpower Democrats.
But after the so-called red wave that Republicans had predicted ahead of the midterms failed to materialize, a growing number of influential GOP leaders and operatives say the party needs to more aggressively compete with Democrats when it comes to early and mail voting, fearing that a failure to do so could cost the GOP in future elections.
“We have to reevaluate both the strategy and the tactics. We had so many close races, but we didn’t do a good job at early voting, we didn’t do a lot of mail-in voting,” said Saul Anuzis, a Republican strategist and former Michigan GOP chair. “We don’t like that stuff so we don’t really participate in it.”
“I think there’s a lot of tactical things that we have to take a look at,” he added.
For many of the GOP’s most loyal voters, the aversion of pre-Election Day ballot-casting is a direct result of former President Donald Trump, who has spent years fueling distrust in the system with baseless claims that early and mail voting helped rig the 2020 election against him.
Even in announcing his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination last week, Trump called for a ban on practices like early voting and demanded that the U.S. adopt “same-day voting” and mandatory paper ballots.
But some Republicans say that one of the biggest takeaways from the 2022 midterm elections is that the GOP should take advantage of expanded access to voting rather than fight it.
“You can b—h about the game as much as you want, but you gotta find a way to play the game, because the game’s not going to change right now,” said Ford O’Connell, a Republican strategist and former congressional candidate.
Despite efforts in some Republican-controlled states to clamp down on early and mail voting, Democrats racked up a voter turnout edge in key states before Election Day ever came around.
In three states with competitive statewide races — Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania — Democrats accounted for a higher share of the pre-Election Day vote than they did in both 2018 and 2020. That early turnout ultimately helped Democratic candidates clinch key victories in three of the marquee Senate races.
A Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released exclusively to The Hill on Monday also highlighted Democrats’ early and absentee voting advantage. Fifty-two percent of Democrats said they voted before Election Day compared to 45 percent of Republicans.
With the midterms now in the rearview mirror, even some Republicans who once criticized pre-Election Day voting have begun to take another look at the practice. Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and commentator, tweeted last week that “one of the first lessons we have to take from the midterms is the power of early voting.”
“Telling everyone to vote in-person on [Election Day] opens you to traffic jams and machine malfunctions,” he tweeted. “If and when that happens, there’s no rewinding time to change your strategy. You’re at the mercy of the courts and voters’ own schedules.”
Nikki Haley, the former United Nations ambassador and South Carolina governor, said that Republicans were being outdone by Democrats when it comes to early and absentee voting and called on the GOP to “play the same game.”
“We were completely outplayed electorally. The Democrats did a full court press to vote early. We sat on our hands,” Haley said during a speech at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s national leadership meeting in Las Vegas over the weekend. “Early and absentee voting are here to stay. We need to play the same game and turn out the maximum number of voters. The left does it, and we don’t.”
And Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who boasted during his reelection campaign about how he pushed the state legislature to crack down on ballot harvesting by non-family members, urged Republicans to take advantage of the practice in the states that allow it.
“You can’t just let [Democrats] do it,” DeSantis said during an appearance at the RJC’s meeting in Las Vegas. “Whatever the rules are, take advantage of it.”
Indeed, Florida is one state where Republicans aren’t falling behind when it comes to early voting. Heading into Election Day, Republicans had already outpaced Democrats in early in-person voting, including in Democratic strongholds like Miami-Dade and Osceola Counties. Democrats, meanwhile, held only a narrow lead when it came to mail-in voting.
The election results amounted to a resounding victory for Republicans in the Sunshine State. DeSantis defeated his Democratic rival, Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.), by a 19-point margin, while Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) won reelection by more than 16 points.
There’s no indication that pre-Election Day voting is going away anytime soon. Since 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic first pummeled the United States, a number of states have moved to expand early voting and no-excuse mail voting.
Connecticut voters approved a ballot measure earlier this month to allow early voting in the state, while Michigan voters OK’ed a state constitutional amendment establishing early voting and expanding access to absentee voting. Come 2024, voters in only three states — Mississippi, Alabama and New Hampshire — will not be able to take advantage of either option.
“Early voting, vote-by-mail – that’s the direction that we’re trending in as a country,” one Republican consultant who’s worked on get-out-the-vote programs said. “By saying, you know, ‘No, we’re just not going to do it because Donald Trump doesn’t like it’ – we’re kneecapping ourselves.” | https://www.kxnet.com/hill-politics/republicans-seize-on-early-voting-after-disappointing-midterms/ | 2022-11-22 14:47:53 | 1 | https://www.kxnet.com/hill-politics/republicans-seize-on-early-voting-after-disappointing-midterms/ |
TAZEWELL, Va. – Honoring the life of a local child abuse victim, while preventing another tragedy.
We’ve been following two-year-old Harper Mitchell’s story since her death in 2020.
A Radford man was convicted of her murder last week, and a new advocacy center is opening in her name to help other child abuse victims.
[Man faces murder charge related to Radford 2-year-old’s death]
Harper’s father describes his daughter as a bright-eyed, two-year-old, that liked to run around and play.
“She certainly didn’t deserve what happened to her,” April Morefield, founder of Harper’s Home said. “No child deserves abuse in any capacity but Harper actually paid the ultimate price with her life.”
April Morefield is the Director of Southwest Virginia’s CARE center. It was through that work that she met Harper’s grandparents and was touched by Harper’s story. Then, she got to work.
“Governor Youngkin appointed me to the Safe and Sound task force to help end the problem with children sleeping in ERs, and hotel rooms, and DSS agencies across Virginia,” Morefield said. “This is part of that solution we hope. Harper’s Home is a safe landing place for children who are transitioning from their home to foster care homes.”
Janice Dinkins-Davidson, Executive Director of Children’s Advocacy Centers of Virginia said thousands of children suffer child abuse across the Commonwealth.
“Almost 36,000 reports into VDSS, the Department of Social Services, of those over 31,000 were founded cases,” Dinkins-Davidson said. “Meaning that they determined that child abuse had in fact occurred.”
With the great need, Morefield hopes to open Harper’s Home by the end of the year.
“I felt like by creating Harper’s home that this would never, ever, ever allow her memory to be forgotten,” Morefield said.
Morefield said the home is in need of repair help and donations to get the project off the ground. For more information, visit their Facebook. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/04/06/child-advocacy-center-to-open-in-honor-of-radford-2-year-old-child-abuse-victim/ | 2023-04-06 23:06:34 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/04/06/child-advocacy-center-to-open-in-honor-of-radford-2-year-old-child-abuse-victim/ |
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s parliament has banned a far-right political party led by a jailed former lawmaker from participating in the general election later this year.
Parliament published the text of a legislative amendment Thursday that will disqualify the Greek National Party on the grounds that its leader has been convicted of a serious criminal offense. Lawmakers approved the amendment late Wednesday.
Ilias Kasidiaris, who founded the breakaway party two years ago, is serving 13-year prison sentence for membership in and being a former leading member of Golden Dawn, a political party of neo-Nazi origins.
A court in 2020 designated Golden Dawn as a criminal organization for waging a campaign of violence against migrants and ideological opponents. Kasidiaris and other members of the Golden Dawn leadership were jailed as a result of the ruling.
Public Order Minister Takis Theodorikakos told state-run television Thursday that banning the Greek National Party was appropriate.
“The Government did the right thing by responding to a demand from a vast majority of Greek citizens: to exclude a party led by a convicted member of a criminal organization.”
Elections are expected in April with the governing center-right New Democracy party leading but unlikely to gain an outright majority, opinion polls suggest. The likely stalemate is expected to trigger a repeat election the following month, when a new election law takes effect.
Recent polls suggest the Greek National Party would cross the threshold of 3% of the national vote needed to gain parliamentary representation.
The party on Thursday described the vote in parliament as a violation of the constitution and voters’ rights, and vowed to set up its own unofficial ballot boxes on election day.
Golden Dawn — a party that held torch-lit rallies and included senior members who openly backed violence against migrants — was represented in parliament between 2012 and 2019 following four consecutive elections held during a major financial crisis.
During Wednesday’s debate, lawmakers from the Greek Communist Party said they opposed the amendment, arguing that it could be misused to ban political activism in general.
A small right-wing opposition party in parliament, Hellenic Solution, also opposed the legislative initiative, describing it as unconstitutional. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/far-right-party-banned-from-upcoming-election-in-greece/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-02-09 13:07:33 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/far-right-party-banned-from-upcoming-election-in-greece/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Quick Draw Midday" game were:
02-07-11-13-14-24-25-27-32-35-46-47-51-53-61-62-66-68-74-75, BE: 75
(two, seven, eleven, thirteen, fourteen, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-seven, thirty-two, thirty-five, forty-six, forty-seven, fifty-one, fifty-three, sixty-one, sixty-two, sixty-six, sixty-eight, seventy-four, seventy-five; BE: seventy-five) | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Quick-Draw-Midday-game-17425169.php | 2022-09-07 18:56:12 | 0 | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Quick-Draw-Midday-game-17425169.php |
AUSTIN, Texas, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Breneman Capital, an industry leader in private real estate investment management, is setting roots in the heart of Texas.
The company's Founder, Drew Breneman, has relocated from Chicago to Austin, drawn by the city's growth potential and its business-friendly environment. Breneman Capital also plans to open an Austin office in the near future, along with branches in the company's other target markets: Dallas and Phoenix.
In a recent Breneman Blueprint Podcast episode, Drew revealed his reasons for moving to Austin, Texas. Key factors, such as the city's robust growth, employment opportunities, tax advantages, and favorable historical stability, significantly shaped his decision.
"Dallas and Austin's record of superior job, population, and GDP growth have created an environment where multifamily investors have realized some of the nation's strongest and most resilient rent growth and value appreciation," said Breneman.
Breneman Capital plans to align their strategy with the prosperity of the Sunbelt region. According to the Breneman Capital Market Outlook Model, a predictive tool that integrates apartment fundamentals, housing, employment, population data, and other relevant data points to forecast future performance, Dallas and Austin have consistently been two of the nation's best-performing apartment markets over the past decade. Breneman Capital plans to be well-positioned to take full advantage of these promising markets in the coming decade.
"Dallas and Austin are brimming with opportunities. Our strategy is designed to harness these generational tailwinds and deliver superior investment returns to our passive investors," Breneman added.
For a deeper dive into Breneman Capital's transition from Chicago to Austin and the potential of the Sunbelt markets, tune in to the Breneman Blueprint podcast or visit Breneman Capital's website: Breneman.com.
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(KTLA) – Roseanne Barr is under fire for comments she made while speaking to comedian Theo Von.
The disgraced actress and comedian appeared on Von’s podcast “This Past Weekend” about a week ago.
In an over two-minute clip posted to Twitter, Barr and Von are seen talking about former President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.
“That’s all a lie, the election was not rigged,” Barr explained.
When Von asked if the election was rigged, Barr exclaimed “Of course not! Thirty-six counties have 81 million people in them. That’s the truth and don’t you dare say anything against it or you’ll be off YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and all the other ones. Because there’s such a thing as the truth and facts and we have to stick to it.”
Then the “She-Devil” actress seemingly compared claims of election fraud to those that deny the Holocaust happened.
“Nobody died in the Holocaust, either. That’s the truth. It should happen. Six million Jews should die right now, because they cause all the problems in the world,” Barr told Von in the clip posted to Twitter. “It never happened, it never happened.”
Barr then explained she is Jewish herself when inquired about her religion.
“I’m all Jewish,” she stated.
When Von mentioned that “Hollywood is a Jewish business,” Barr seemed to defend that.
“People should be glad that it’s Jewish too because if Jews were not controlling Hollywood all you’d have was f—–g fishing shows,” she continued.
Hours after the clip of her comments hit Twitter, Von then posted a longer clip of the interview.
“Here is the full clip of Roseanne Barr obviously using sarcasm and satire. She is a mensch and one of the funniest people I’ve ever met,” he tweeted.
However, many didn’t feel it was a joke and are calling for her to be canceled, once again.
“I don’t often call for the canceling of anyone. I think it rarely serves a purpose, but when she got in front of an audience and said that ‘6 million Jews should die,’ I will happily call for Roseanne Barr to be canceled,” one person said on Twitter.
“Roseanne Barr was famous for what? Being funny on TV. This is not ‘funny’ at all. She is an idiot,” tweeted another.
However, some felt she wasn’t being serious.
“Roseanne Barr is NOT a Holocaust denier. It’s just her deadpan delivery that made antisemitic people & her haters think she meant it,” tweeted another.
So far, Barr hasn’t said anything publicly about the interview with Von.
Back in 2018, Barr posted racist and bizarre tweets against former White House adviser Valerie Jarrett.
Barr apologized to Jarrett on Twitter and faced intense backlash for her comments.
Barr’s rhetoric led to the cancellation of a “Roseanne” reboot in 2018.
In a statement announcing the cancellation of her sitcom, ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey said, “Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values.”
ABC then created a spinoff without her called “The Conners.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/roseanne-barr-slammed-for-holocaust-comments-on-podcast-host-says-it-was-sarcasm-and-satire/ | 2023-06-28 00:06:36 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/roseanne-barr-slammed-for-holocaust-comments-on-podcast-host-says-it-was-sarcasm-and-satire/ |
Former President Trump on Thursday confirmed his attorneys met with special counsel Jack Smith ahead of a possible indictment in the Jan. 6 probe.
“My attorneys had a productive meeting with the DOJ this morning, explaining in detail that I did nothing wrong, was advised by many lawyers, and that an Indictment of me would only further destroy our Country,” Trump said on his social media platform.
He implied that his attorneys were given no notice that he would be indicted, contradicting reporting about the meeting.
“No indication of notice was given during the meeting — Do not trust the Fake News on anything!”
Smith’s office declined to comment on the meeting.
The former president said last week he had received a target letter from the Justice Department (DOJ) as part of its probe into his efforts to remain in power after losing the 2020 election.
A target letter is often a sign someone could soon face charges in a matter where prosecutors have gathered substantial evidence.
Trump’s Thursday post on Truth Social hinted at a possible defense for his conduct in the aftermath of the 2020 election, which is that he was acting on the advice of attorneys who suggested the results could be overturned.
Trump pursued a multi-pronged plan to remain in office following the 2020 election, turning to the DOJ, state officials and even his own supporters, who violently ransacked the Capitol after then-Vice President Mike Pence refused Trump’s request to overturn the results.
A federal grand jury hearing evidence in the case meets Tuesdays and Thursdays and appeared to be gathered in a courthouse in downtown Washington, D.C., during the duration of the meeting.
Trump is set to appear at an Iowa Republican gathering with other 2024 presidential candidates Friday, and he is scheduled to hold a rally for supporters in Erie, Pa., on Saturday night. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/hill-politics/trump-says-attorneys-had-productive-meeting-with-doj/ | 2023-07-27 18:32:43 | 0 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/hill-politics/trump-says-attorneys-had-productive-meeting-with-doj/ |
PARIS (AP) — America’s top military officer says training for Ukrainian forces on advanced U.S. Abrams tanks has started, but those weapons crucial over the long term in trying to expel Russia from occupied territory will not be ready in time for Kyiv’s imminent counteroffensive.
The tank training got underway as the United States and its allies began to work out agreements to train Ukrainians on F-16 fighter jets, another long-sought advanced system. Those aircraft would be part of a security plan to deter future attacks, U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley said late Thursday as he arrived in France.
“Everyone recognizes Ukraine needs a modernized Air Force,” said Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. “It’s going to take a considerable amount of time.”
The intent is to provide capabilities for Ukraine in the mid- to long-term, said Nicolas Vaujour, a vice admiral who is chief operations of France’s Joint Staff and spoke to reporters traveling with Milley.
Milley said detailed planning on the size of F-16 training classes, the types of flying tactics and locations for training was being worked out among the U.S. and allies such as the Netherlands and Britain that have pledged to provide the American-made F-16s. The United States has not said whether it will directly provide jets, but President Joe Biden has said the U.S. will support F-16 training as part of the coalition.
As those logistics are figured out, the Abrams tank training is moving ahead.
About 200 Ukrainian soldiers began an approximately 12-week training course in Germany over the past weekend where they are learning how to maneuver, fire and conduct combined arms operations with the advanced armored system. An additional 200 troops are receiving training on tank fueling and fuel truck maintenance.
The U.S. training schedule is timed to get the troops up to speed on the systems before 31 of the 70-ton Abrams tanks the Biden administration has promised to Ukraine are scheduled arrive by this fall. Those tanks will make up part of a force of about 300 tanks in total pledged by Western allies including Challenger tanks from the United Kingdom, Leopard 2 tanks from Spain and Germany, and light tanks from France.
The U.S. and its allies balked for months at providing such tanks, citing the significant maintenance and fueling challenges the systems require. Abrams tanks can burn through fuel at a rate of at least 2 gallons per mile (4.7 liters per kilometer), whether the tank is moving or idling. That means a constant supply convoy of fuel trucks must stay within reach so the tanks can keep moving forward.
As with the recent decision on F-16 training, the U.S. approval to send its own Abrams systems was a necessary part of the allies’ negotiations on tanks for Ukraine so that no Western nation would be providing the systems alone, possibly incurring direct retaliation from Russia. In January, the Biden administration reversed course and agreed that Ukraine would get the tanks.
Milley is in France to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day, which launched the allies’ World War II massive ground counteroffensive to push back Nazi forces in Europe. The war involved some of the largest armored battles in modern history, including a major Soviet counteroffensive against the Nazis in 1943 along the Dnieper River, the same edge along which tens of thousands of Ukrainian and Russian forces are now entrenched.
“You can look back to World War II and some of the biggest armored battles that were ever fought in history were fought, basically, in parts of Ukraine,” Milley told reporters traveling with him. “So tanks are very important, both to the defense and the offense, and upgraded modern tanks, the training that goes with it, the ability to use them, will be fundamental to Ukrainian success.” | https://www.fox16.com/news/world-news/ap-international/u-s-tanks-f-16-jets-part-of-long-term-strategy-for-ukraine-wont-be-ready-for-upcoming-offensive/ | 2023-06-02 20:59:51 | 1 | https://www.fox16.com/news/world-news/ap-international/u-s-tanks-f-16-jets-part-of-long-term-strategy-for-ukraine-wont-be-ready-for-upcoming-offensive/ |
NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Torrid Holdings (NYSE: CURV) pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's initial public offering conducted in July 2021 (the "IPO"), of the important January 17, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Torrid securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Torrid class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=9874 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than January 17, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, the IPO's offering documents failed to disclose the following material facts: (1) in the first half of 2021, Torrid had experienced a temporary surge in demand as a result of changed consumer behaviors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and government stimulus and that such ephemeral demand trends had dissipated and were not internally projected to continue following the IPO; (2) Torrid was suffering from severe supply chain disruptions caused by the emergence of the Delta variant of COVID-19, which had first emerged in May 2021; (3) Torrid was running materially below historical inventory levels as a result of supply chain disruptions; (4) as a result, Torrid did not have sufficient inventory to meet expected consumer demand for its fiscal third quarter of 2021; (5) as a result, late inventory arrival had materially impaired the Company from effectively matching consumer buying trends, creating an undisclosed risk of increased markdowns and promotional activities necessary to sell undesirable inventory; (6) Torrid's CFO planned to retire shortly after the IPO; and (7) as a result of the above, the Registration Statement's representations regarding Torrid's historical financial and operational metrics and purported market opportunities did not accurately reflect the actual business, operations, financial results, and trajectory of the Company at the time of the IPO, and were materially false and misleading and lacked a reasonable factual basis.
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NEWBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Before he left Mauritania, the West African nation of his birth, Mohamed thought of New York as a place of “open arms,” a refuge for immigrants fleeing dire circumstances.
Now that he’s here, seeking political asylum from a government he feared would kill him, he doesn’t feel welcome. The 19-year-old has become a pawn in an escalating stand-off between New York City and suburban and upstate communities, which are using lawsuits, emergency orders and political pressure to keep people like him out.
Mohamed is one of about 400 international migrants the city has been putting up in a small number of hotels in other parts of the state this month to relieve pressure on its overtaxed homeless shelter system.
Some of the relocated asylum seekers say they now regret leaving the city, pointing to a lack of job opportunities and resources to pursue their asylum cases, as well as a hostile reception.
“It’s better in New York City,” Mohamed said. “There, no one cursed at you and said ‘go back to your country.’”
The Associated Press is withholding Mohamed’s full name at his request to protect the safety of his family in Mauritania. In his home country, Mohamed said he had joined a group of young people to decry the government’s corruption and human rights abuses, including allegations of ongoing slavery. Days later, he said a group of men threw him in an unmarked car, took him to a secret room, and beat him viciously for two days.
After a journey that took him across the U.S. border with Mexico, he landed in a shelter system in New York City he found frightening and overcrowded. In one Brooklyn shelter, a room with 40 beds, someone stole his few remaining possessions as he slept.
So when outreach workers offered him the chance to relocate earlier this month, promising more space and chances to work, Mohamed took it. He joined other asylum seekers at two hotels a few miles outside the small Hudson River Valley city of Newburgh, about two hours north of the city.
Republican county officials there have accused the city of dumping its problems on its neighbors, while insinuating that the new arrivals pose a danger.
Last week, Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus won a temporary restraining order barring the city from sending additional migrants. More than two dozen other counties across New York state have declared emergencies in an attempt to block migrant arrivals, even in places where none are planned.
As far as 400 miles (644 kilometers) north of the city, Niagara County officials have warned of an imminent safety threat, vowing criminal penalties for hotels found to be housing asylum seekers.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, says he will continue his efforts to disperse some of the more than 40,000 asylum seekers currently in the city’s care.
Meanwhile, some who joined the initial wave of relocations have since returned to New York City’s shelter system. Those who don’t have money for transportation, such as Mohamed, say they are stuck.
“It’s like the desert,” lamented Mohamed, who studied law and taught himself English in Mauritania. “There’s nothing here for us.”
Some asylum seekers described a sense of being lured upstate on false pretenses, saying outreach workers described local economies in need of off-the-books migrant labor. Instead they have suffered a stream of harassment.
“There are people driving by pretty constantly in big pickup trucks telling them to go back to their country,” said Amy Belsher, an attorney for the New York Civil Liberties Union, describing a phenomenon also witnessed by an AP journalist.
“It’s a completely predictable outcome of the local county executives jumping on the migrant ban bandwagon,” she added. The NYCLU has brought a lawsuit against Orange and Rockland counties alleging discrimination against migrants.
An attorney for Orange County, Richard Golden, said it was “utterly ridiculous” to accuse the county of fostering xenophobia. The county’s lawsuit against the city, he said, rests on a 2006 state administrative directive requiring municipalities to meet certain requirements before transferring homeless individuals.
Misinformation among local residents has not helped, including a false allegation that migrants displaced homeless veterans inside the hotels — a widely-circulated story that has fallen apart.
Peruvian Jhonny Neira offered a more mixed assessment of his time in Newburgh. The 39-year-old asylum seeker described a recent Sunday visit to a church where he felt welcomed by the congregation, even if he couldn’t understand the English sermon.
“I’m a respectful, hard-working person,” he said in Spanish. “I think after getting to know me, they would trust me.”
The number of U.S.-Mexico border crossings has declined since May 11, when the Biden administration put new rules in place intended to encourage migrants to apply for asylum online rather than enter the country illegally. But New York and other migrant destination cities are still dealing with thousands of people who entered the U.S. before the new rules.
The Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh is now home to men from South and Central America, Senegal, Egypt, Mauritania, and Russia. They speak in French and English and Spanish, as they kick a soccer ball in the hotel parking lot, beside a diner and a tangle of highways. A few yards away, a man who once worked as a barber in Venezuela offers haircuts for $5, as another sweeps up.
In order to gain asylum in the United States, they will have to prove they have a “well-founded fear of persecution” over their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group.
Mohamed’s experience tracks with a report by the U.S. State Department, which found Mauritania has overseen an expanded crackdown on political dissidents since 2021 and cites allegations of torture in unofficial detention centers.
If his story passes a credibility check, it would likely constitute a legitimate asylum claim, according to Jaya Ramji-Nogales, an asylum law professor at Temple University. But getting to that stage will require navigating an immigration system under severe strain.
“It was always an under-resourced system but now it’s really at a breaking point,” Ramji-Nogales said. “There’s not the political will to put aside the money it needs to function.”
Mohamed said his goal is building his asylum case — something he’s come to believe is not possible in Newburgh. A few days ago, he missed a key immigration appointment after a car that was supposed to take him to the city never showed up.
“You can’t stay here just sleeping, eating, after that going back to sleeping,” he said. “If you make no progress in your case, they will send you back home. For me, that would be very bad.” | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-seeking-asylum-and-work-migrants-bused-out-of-nyc-find-hostility/ | 2023-05-25 02:36:11 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-seeking-asylum-and-work-migrants-bused-out-of-nyc-find-hostility/ |
Missing 12, 14-year-old girls may be driving alone on I-75
LAKE BUTLER, Fla. (WCJB) - The Union County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two girls who may be driving on Interstate 10 without an adult.
A Florida Missing Child Alert has been issued for Jade Gregory, 12, and Khloe Larsen, 14, both are from Lake Butler.
The children were last seen in the area of Northeast County Road 237 in Lake Butler. They may be traveling in their parents’ 2016, black Ford Taurus, FL TAG: BWKU59.
TRENDING: Sheriff: Witness heard gunshots, spotted car dumping Ockalawaha teenagers
Authorities say the girls might driving on the interstate and headed to the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area. There is no known adult with them and no foul play is suspected.
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Power outage blacks out terminals at Los Angeles airport
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Power was briefly knocked out at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, leaving many passengers at one of the world’s busiest airports in the dark and halting security checks, authorities said.
The airport tweeted at around 2:30 p.m. PT that some terminals, along with traffic lights and other systems, may have lost power, although it said the airfield was operating normally.
The Transportation Security Administration stopped screening passengers in most terminals, the airport said, and it urged people to allow extra time for security checks.
The airport later tweeted that most terminals had lost electricity and added that some departing flights may have been affected because the jet bridges used to board passengers weren’t working.
The airport said most power was restored shortly after 3 p.m.
“Our crews were able to make switches in the field to reroute power to LAX and restore service,” the city Department of Water and Power tweeted.
It wasn’t immediately clear how many flights were affected but the LAX website showed that at least three dozen departing flights scheduled to take off during the outage period were delayed.
The cause of the outage wasn’t immediately clear.
According to Los Angeles World Airports, which operates LAX, it is the fourth-busiest airport in the world and second-busiest in the United States, based on number of passengers.
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Suspect in fatal stabbing of Cash App founder pleads not guilty
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tech consultant Nima Momeni pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee on the streets of San Francisco.
Judge Victor Hwang ordered Momeni held in jail without bail, saying there was a high probability his release could result in great bodily harm to others. Momeni, who appeared in an orange jumpsuit, did not speak and his attorney Paula Canny entered the plea on his behalf.
Lee’s death on April 4 shocked San Francisco’s tech community. He created Cash App, a mobile payment service, and was the chief product officer of the cryptocurrency MobileCoin.
He was found outside a condominium building with three stab wounds, including one in the heart, shortly after 2:30 a.m. and was taken to a hospital where he later died.
Prosecutors say Momeni, 38, drove Lee to a secluded spot and stabbed him over an apparent dispute related to Momeni’s sister, Khazar Elyassnia. She appeared in court Thursday alongside Momeni’s mother. Prosecutors said that Momeni’s DNA was found on the blade handle of the knife and Lee’s blood was on the blade.
Canny acknowledged the two men argued in the car before the incident. She said Momeni’s actions were both a measure of self-defense and an accident.
“People can have a fight and not know that somebody’s been mortally wounded,” she told reporters outside court.
Momeni was arrested last month and charged with murder based on surveillance video and testimony from a friend who was with Lee the day before he died. Details were outlined in a motion to detain Momeni.
The two men had been hanging out with Elyassnia, Momeni’s sister, the day before the stabbing, according to the motion. The friend, who was not identified by prosecutors, said Momeni later questioned Lee about whether his sister had been engaging in inappropriate behavior and Lee said she had not.
The friend and Lee later parted ways, and surveillance video showed Lee entering the Millennium Tower, where Elyassnia lives, just after midnight. Video footage then showed Lee and Momeni leaving the building together shortly after 2 a.m. and driving off in Momeni’s car.
Prosecutors say that Momeni drove to a dark and secluded spot, in an area of condos and empty tech offices, and attacked Lee with a kitchen knife. He then sped away “and left victim to slowly die,” according to the motion.
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KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — Police have identified three Kankakee men found dead inside an apartment and said they appeared to have been shot.
Killed were Kyle M. Washington, 25; Deontay M. Tyler, 24; and Malcolm D. Murray, 27, police said.
Police were called to the apartment about 2 p.m. Wednesday by a relative of one of the men who was checking on their welfare.
It appeared the men had been shot sometime since the previous evening, police said in a news release.
No arrests have been made.
The Kankakee Police Department requested assistance from the Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services to process the crime scene. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Police-identify-3-men-found-dead-in-Kankakee-17277787.php | 2022-06-30 23:42:26 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Police-identify-3-men-found-dead-in-Kankakee-17277787.php |
BEIJING (AP) — Ten employees of a coal company died in northwestern China on Saturday when a mountainside slope collapsed on them, state media reported.
Rescuers spent all day to retrieve the workers who were buried in their vehicle en route to a mine site in Jingtai county in Gansu province, CCTV reported.
Ten died and seven were found alive with light injuries. Operations stopped around 8 p.m. Saturday.
The workers were employed by Shanxi Coking Coal Minbao group.
An investigation into the incident was underway. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/10-die-in-northwest-China-after-mountain-slope-17324447.php | 2022-07-23 15:43:57 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/10-die-in-northwest-China-after-mountain-slope-17324447.php |
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nature Gnaws, a company dedicated to providing natural dog chews, is excited to announce the launch of its new USA product line that includes environmentally conscious biodegradable packaging. Made with all-American ingredients sourced from local farms, the new line offers a range of chews that are not only simple, natural, and delicious, but also eco-friendly for dogs of all sizes and breeds. The company is proud to offer a product that supports American economy and the local community.
The new USA product line includes a variety of chews, such as Turkey Tendons and Pig Ears, all of which are made from 100% natural single or limited ingredients. The chews are oven roasted to perfection, ensuring that they are both flavorful and high quality. The packaging is made of biodegradable materials, which helps to eliminate the environmental impact of the product and aligns with Nature Gnaws' commitment to sustainability.
"We believe that every dog deserves the best, and that's why we are thrilled to introduce our new USA product line." said Steve Mamak, CEO of Nature Gnaws. "We are committed to providing natural, sustainable options for dogs and their owners, and our new line is a reflection of that commitment as we introduce biodegradable packaging and USA made."
The new USA product line is available for purchase on Naturegnaws.com, as well as through select stores and online retailers such as Publix, Amazon, Costco, Chewy and Petco.
For more information, please visit www.naturegnaws.com or follow Nature Gnaws on social media @naturegnaws. Packaging Partnership: Inland, Packaging. Plastic Neutral Partnership: 4ocean
About Nature Gnaws: Nature Gnaws is a family run business dedicated to providing natural and delicious dog chews. Founded in 2016, Nature Gnaws is committed to sourcing high-quality ingredients from local farms, using responsible practices in the production of its chews, and reducing the environmental impact of its products.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 5W Digital, the in-house full-service digital agency for 5WPR, is pleased to announce it was named a finalist in the Global Digital PR Awards 2022 for multiple campaigns.
Award judges recognized the agency's work for client Thriftbooks in the Best Integrated Digital PR Campaign category. 5W Digital helped Thriftbooks organically grow their overall social community, expanding share-of-voice, and driving meaningful engagement to ultimately increase customer retention and conversions.
Additionally, the Global Digital PR Awards shortlisted 5W's campaign for client Sparkling Ice as a finalist in the Best Use of TikTok category, recognizing 5W Digital's development of a digital strategy plan for TikTok to meet the goal of growing Sparkling Ice's community of Gen-Z consumers.
"We are thrilled to be recognized for our efforts alongside our amazing client partners," said 5WPR CEO, Matthew Caiola. "The team went above and beyond, creating opportunities to break through and shine across a crowded social media landscape. Being named two-time finalists in these awards is a well-deserved recognition for our team and clients."
Winners will be announced virtually via social posts on Thursday, December 1, by @dontpanicevents.
5W Digital is comprised of specialists within specific areas of digital marketing, led by industry veterans, ensuring all digital programs share the same results-driven and hands-on client approach that defines 5W's award-winning campaigns. Whether working on highly focused campaigns, or integrating across platforms to build over-arching digital programs, the team combines the technical and creative expertise with the consumer-savvy and business acumen that clients have come to trust from 5W campaigns.
5W Digital, the dedicated digital marketing division of 5W Public Relations, is a full-service digital agency based out of NYC. The agency is known for creative and strategic services including social media, influencer marketing, paid media, and search engine optimization, encompassing the entire pipeline including content creation, paid support, strategic influencer campaigns, data & analytics, and more. 5W Digital produces award-winning work, recognized by multiple MarCom Awards as well as receiving industry recognition from the PR Platinum Awards.
5W Public Relations is a full-service PR agency in NYC known for cutting-edge programs that engage with businesses, issues and ideas. With more than 300 professionals serving clients in B2C (Beauty & Fashion, Consumer Brands, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness, Travel & Hospitality, Technology, Nonprofit), B2B (Corporate Communications and Reputation Management), Public Affairs, Crisis Communications and Digital Marketing (Social Media, Influencer, Paid Media, SEO). Founded by Ronn Torossian nearly 20 years ago, 5W was named to Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces 2022 list, awarded 2020 PR Agency of The Year, and brings leading businesses a resourceful, bold and results-driven approach to communication.
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Rating Recognizes Shorenstein's Ongoing Commitment to the Health and Safety of Its Properties and Tenants
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shorenstein Properties, LLC ("Shorenstein"), an owner and operator of high-quality office, residential and mixed-use properties across the U.S., today announced that 22 Shorenstein properties have received the WELL Health-Safety Rating through the International WELL Building Institute ("IWBI").
The WELL Health-Safety Rating is an evidence-based, third-party verified rating focused on the effectiveness of a building's or facility's operational policies, maintenance protocols, stakeholder engagement practices and emergency plans in place in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The rating system is designed to empower owners and operators to take the necessary steps to prioritize the health and safety of their staff, visitors and other stakeholders.
"At all Shorenstein properties, we are committed to fostering an environment that prioritizes the well-being of everyone within our community, and this recognition showcases our best-in-class property management team's efforts to go above and beyond to create and maintain healthy environments," said Mei Tsuruta, Sustainability Manager at Shorenstein. "We are pleased that all 22 properties that applied for the WELL Health-Safety Rating this year achieved it. We are committed to participating in the IWBI's rating program annually as we advance this work across our properties to meet the needs of today's tenants and residents alike in the post-COVID-19 environment."
Shorenstein continues to implement industry-leading health and safety initiatives that meet the highest industry standards across its portfolio. Shorenstein achieved the WELL Health-Safety Rating at 22 properties by reviewing and continuously enhancing six key features:
- Cleaning and sanitization procedures;
- Emergency preparedness programs;
- Health service resources;
- Air and water quality management;
- Stakeholder engagement and communication; and
- Innovation.
This review has resulted in the implementation of best-in-class practices across these properties, including plans for reduction in respiratory particle exposure as well as Legionella management. Shorenstein has participated in the WELL Health-Safety Rating program since 2021 and is committed to ongoing participating in this rating program.
About Shorenstein Properties LLC
Founded in 1960, Shorenstein Properties LLC is a privately-owned, real estate firm that owns and operates high-quality office, residential and mixed-use properties across the U.S., with offices in San Francisco and New York. Since 1992, Shorenstein has sponsored twelve closed-end investment funds with total equity commitments of $8.8 billion, of which Shorenstein committed $723.5 million. The firm uses its integrated investment and operating capabilities to take advantage of opportunities that, at the particular time in the investment cycle, offer the most attractive returns. Investments have included ground-up developments, asset repositioning and stabilized assets; investment structures have included asset acquisitions, mezzanine loans, preferred equity investments and structured joint ventures. More information is available at www.shorenstein.com.
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Coca-Cola is getting into the holiday spirit through the movies.
Beginning Wednesday, the beverage company's first Christmas anthology film series, “Christmas Always Finds Its Way,” will launch on Amazon Prime, CNN and Deadline reported.
"The three short films tell unique stories of human connection and triumph over adversity to show that the festive season always brings people together," the company said in a news release.
Partnering with Imagine Entertainment, Coca-Cola created three short films as a part of its new initiative Real Magic Presents, which is a continuation of its Real Magic platform, which launched last year, that allows the company to market its products through "a variety of campaign imagery," the company said.
According to Amazon, the three short films are "Alma," which is about residents in a town in Mexico who start to lose their holiday spirit but are reminded about it by a sentient computer; "Les Petits Mondes De Noël," which is a French love story, and “Christmas Bites,” which shows a vampire meeting in girlfriend's family on Christmas Eve. | https://www.abc15.com/news/national/coca-cola-launches-christmas-anthology-film-series-on-amazon-prime | 2022-12-08 00:35:06 | 1 | https://www.abc15.com/news/national/coca-cola-launches-christmas-anthology-film-series-on-amazon-prime |
By ZEKE MILLER and CARLA K. JOHNSON
BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday urged Americans to come together for a new “national purpose” — his administration’s effort to end cancer “as we know it.”
At the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Biden channeled JFK’s famed moonshot speech 60 years ago, likening the space race to his own effort and hoping it, too, would galvanize Americans.
“He established a national purpose that could rally the American people and a common cause,” Biden said of Kennedy’s space effort, adding that “we can usher in the same unwillingness to postpone.”
Biden hopes to move the U.S. closer to the goal he set in February of cutting U.S. cancer fatalities by 50% over the next 25 years and dramatically improving the lives of caregivers and those suffering from cancer. Experts say the objective is attainable — with adequate investments.
The president called his goal of developing treatments and therapeutics for cancers “bold, ambitious, and I might add, completely doable.”
In his speech, Biden called on the private sector to make drugs more affordable, and data more regularly available. He ticked off medical advancements possible with focused research, funding and data.
And he spoke of a new federally backed study that seeks evidence for using blood tests to screen against multiple cancers — a potential game-changer in diagnostic testing to dramatically improve early detection of cancers.
Danielle Carnival, the White House coordinator for the effort, told The Associated Press that the administration sees huge potential in the commencement of the blood diagnostic study on identifying cancers.
“One of the most promising technologies has been the development of blood tests that offer the promise of detecting multiple cancers in a single blood test and really imagining the impact that could have on our ability to detect cancer early and in a more equitable way,” Carnival said. “We think the best way to get us to the place where those are realized is to really test out the technologies we have today and see what works and what really has an impact on extending lives.”
In 2022, the American Cancer Society estimates, 1.9 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed and 609,360 people will die of cancer diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rank cancer as the second-highest killer of people in the U.S. after heart disease.
The issue is personal to Biden, who lost his adult son Beau in 2015 to brain cancer. After Beau’s death, Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act, which dedicated $1.8 billion over seven years for cancer research and was signed into law in 2016 by President Barack Obama.
Obama designated Biden, then vice president, to run “mission control” on directing the cancer funds as a recognition of Biden’s grief as a parent and desire to do something about it. Biden wrote in his memoir “Promise Me, Dad” that he chose not to run for president in 2016 primarily because of Beau’s death.
Despite Biden’s attempts to hark back to Kennedy and his space program, the current initiative lacks that same level of budgetary support. The Apollo program garnered massive public investment — more than $20 billion, or more than $220 billion in 2022 dollars adjusted for inflation. Biden’s effort is far more modest and reliant on private sector investment.
Still, he’s tried to maintain momentum for investments in public health research, including championing the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, modeled after similar research and development initiatives benefiting the Pentagon and intelligence community.
On Monday, Biden announced Dr. Renee Wegrzyn as the inaugural director of ARPA-H, which has been given the task of studying treatments and potential cures for cancers, Alzheimer’s, diabetes and other diseases. He also announced a new National Cancer Institute scholars’ program to provide funding to early-career scientists studying treatments and cures for cancer, with a focus on underrepresented groups and those from diverse backgrounds.
The president was joined by Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of JFK who is now the U.S. ambassador to Australia. He reiterated his administration’s efforts later Monday at a fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee.
Experts agree it’s far too early to say whether these new blood tests for finding cancer in healthy people will have any effect on cancer deaths. There have been no studies to show they reduce the risk of dying from cancer. Still, they say setting an ambitious goal is important.
Carnival said the National Cancer Institute study was designed so that any promising diagnostic results could be swiftly put into widespread practice while the longer-term study — expected to last up to a decade — progresses. She said the goal was to move closer to a future where cancers could be detected through routine bloodwork, potentially reducing the need for more invasive and burdensome procedures like colonoscopies, and therefore saving lives.
Scientists now understand that cancer is not a single disease, but hundreds of diseases that respond differently to different treatments. Some cancers have biomarkers that can be targeted by existing drugs that will slow a tumor’s growth. Many more targets await discovery.
“How do we learn what therapies are effective in which subtypes of disease? That to me is oceanic,” said Donald A. Berry, a biostatistician at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. “The possibilities are enormous. The challenges are enormous.”
Despite the challenges, he’s optimistic about cutting the cancer death rate in half over the next 25 years.
“We can get to that 50% goal by slowing the disease sufficiently across the various cancers without curing anybody,” Berry said. “If I were to bet on whether we will achieve this 50% reduction, I would bet yes.”
Even without new breakthroughs, progress can be made by making care more equitable, said Dr. Crystal Denlinger, chief scientific officer for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a group of elite cancer centers.
And any effort to reduce the cancer death rate will need to focus on the biggest cancer killer, which is lung cancer. Mostly attributable to smoking, lung cancer now causes more cancer deaths than any other cancer. Of the 1,670 daily cancer deaths in the United States, more than 350 are from lung cancer.
Lung cancer screening is helping. The American Cancer Society says such screening helped drive down the cancer death rate 32% from its peak in 1991 to 2019, the most recent year for which numbers are available.
But only 5% of eligible patients are being screened for lung cancer.
In his speech, Biden highlighted provisions in the Democrats’ healthcare and climate change bill that the administration believes will lower out-of-pocket drug prices for some widely used cancer treatments. And he celebrated new guarantees for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, that cover their potential cancer diagnoses.
Dr. Michael Hassett of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, said Biden’s goal to reduce cancer deaths could be met by following two parallel paths: one of discovery and the other making sure as many people as possible are reaping the advantages of existing therapies and preventive approaches.
“If we can address both aspects, both challenges, major advances are possible,” Hassett said.
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New York Times report blasts Republicans for 'unfounded conspiracy theories' about increased IRS enforcement
The Inflation Reduction Act will double the IRS workforce in the next decade
The New York Times was the latest media organization on Friday to defend the massive expansion of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by dismissing Republicans’ concerns as "unfounded conspiracy theories."
Reporters Alan Rappeport and Tiffany Hsu documented what they considered the rise of conspiracy theories after Republicans warned that the Inflation Reduction Act would double the workforce of the IRS over the next decade by hiring approximately 87,000 new workers.
Rappeport and Hsu insisted that these efforts are primarily to help the "beleaguered agency" hire new employees to "upgrade outdated technology" and "improve its ability to respond to taxpayers." They claimed Republicans have latched onto this news, "often distorting facts," to scare low-income voters into fearing they will be targeted for political purposes.
"But Republicans, who have long accused the I.R.S. of unfairly targeting conservatives, have seized on the law to fan unfounded conspiracy theories about the threat that mom-and-pop shops and middle-class Americans will face from an emboldened tax collector," they warned.
CNN, MSNBC, DEMS MOCK CRITICISM OF ADDED IRS AGENTS IN SPENDING BILL: ‘PREPOSTEROUS’
The reporters admitted later that IRS enforcement is indeed planning to expand.
"The I.R.S. is beefing up its staff to keep pace with the growth in taxpayers and to replace departing employees. The Biden administration expects that about 50,000 I.R.S. employees will retire within the next decade and that the agency will hire 87,000 new employees, bringing the overall size of the agency to around 120,000. The number of enforcement agents is expected to double to about 13,000 from 6,500 over the next decade," they wrote.
The article also recognized that the IRS admitted in 2013 to singling out terms such as "Tea Party" and "patriot" when deciding whether a group received a tax-exemption. However, they noted that the IRS targeted some progressive groups as well.
In addition, FOX Business reported the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed that taxpayers making under $400,000 a year will have to be audited to account for around $20 billion in revenue to pay for the IRS expansion.
Despite this, Rappeport and Hsu repeated White House talking points that IRS concerns will only focus on wealthy citizens earning more than $400,000.
"The Biden administration has been trying to debunk disinformation and tamp down fears. It insists that the revamped I.R.S. will be focused on better customer service and that honest taxpayers will have less to fear because audits will be better targeted at those who are evading taxes," they wrote. "In a memo this week to the I.R.S. commissioner, Charles P. Rettig, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen mapped out her top priorities for the agency and reiterated that it must focus on rich tax dodgers and cracking down on corporate tax evasion."
The reporters also quoted John Koskinen, who served as I.R.S. commissioner under former Presidents Obama and Trump, insisting that the agency would not go after honest taxpayers.
"The idea that the I.R.S. is going to show up and audit all sorts of people for the fun of it are [sic] either ignoring reality or just don’t know how the I.R.S. operates," Mr. Koskinen said. "Honest taxpayers, who are the vast majority, aren’t going to be bothered at all."
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HOUSTON (AP) — Texas’ top criminal appeals court has barred a civil court judge from issuing any orders in a lawsuit by three death row inmates who allege the state plans to use expired and unsafe drugs to execute them.
Attorneys for inmates Wesley Ruiz, John Balentine and Robert Fratta had asked a civil judge in Austin last month to issue a temporary order to stop the state from using the allegedly expired execution drugs. Fratta, who was not initially part of the lawsuit but later intervened, is the first of the three set for execution, next Tuesday. Balentine and Ruiz are scheduled for execution in February.
Prison officials deny the lawsuit’s claims and say the state’s supply of execution drugs is safe.
The Texas Attorney General’s Office had asked the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to stop the civil judge from taking any action in the lawsuit, arguing the criminal appeals court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction in death penalty cases.
The appeals court affirmed that argument and ruled against the inmates on Wednesday. The court has issued the same decision in previous similar challenges to the state’s lethal injection protocol, and inmates in those cases were ultimately executed.
In a dissenting opinion, two judges on the appeals court questioned whether Wednesday’s ruling “creates a Catch-22 in which death row inmates have a civil remedy to pursue claims regarding the method of execution but may not stop the execution to raise them.”
Attorneys for the inmates planned to appeal the ruling.
“A divided Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ... is wrong in barring the Texas civil courts from deciding whether the state of Texas is violating its own statutes by using expired drugs to execute prisoners. ... We will continue to push for our clients to have their executions conducted according to Texas law,” said Shawn Nolan, an attorney for Balentine and Ruiz.
Nolan has criticized Texas’ secrecy in matters related to its execution procedures. State lawmakers banned the disclosure of drug suppliers for executions starting in 2015. The Texas Supreme Court upheld the law in 2019.
There has been a history of problems with lethal injections since Texas became the first state to use this execution method in 1982. Some problems have included difficulty finding usable veins, needles becoming disengaged or issues with the drugs.
Like other states in recent years, Texas has turned to compounding pharmacies to obtain pentobarbital, which it uses for executions, after traditional drugmakers refused to sell their products to prison agencies in the U.S.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice says its lethal injection drugs are within their use dates and have been properly tested.
But Michaela Almgren, a pharmacology professor at the University of South Carolina and an expert for the three inmates in their lawsuit, alleges “all the pentobarbital in TDCJ’s possession is expired, as it is far beyond” the specified beyond-use date.
Attorneys for Fratta, who is on death row for hiring two men to kill his estranged wife in a murder-for-hire plot in 1994, have several other appeals pending in his case. Ruiz, who is set to be executed Feb. 1, was condemned for fatally shooting a Dallas police officer in 2007. Balentine, set for execution on Feb. 8, was condemned for fatally shooting three teenage housemates in Amarillo in 1998.
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Mother charged with child abuse, child remains found
By Bivian Contreras, Faith Abercrombie
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TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — Tucson police responded to a report of a found child on Thursday, March 23.
The incident took place around 4:30 p.m. on S. Monrovia Ave., near East Drexel Road and South Campbell Avenue.
According to TPD, a 4-year-old was found running across the street.
While officers were gathering information, the mother, 24-year-old Katie Luna Hernandez, arrived back at the home.
TPD says she left her two children, one 4 years old and another 9 months old, home alone.
Arizona Department of Child Safety took custody of the children.
On March 24, detectives discovered Hernandez had a third child, a 2-year-old boy.
A warrant was issued to search the residence on South Monrovia Avenue where the remains of the child were found hidden inside the home.
Suspected fentanyl and narcotic paraphernalia were found when police searched her home as well.
Neighbors say they had no idea 3 children even lived in the home.
“I never knew there were any kids there at all.”
KGUN 9 spoke with the woman who found the 4-year-old running in the street.
She said, “She didn’t have no shoes, no socks, no pants and somebody put like a big shirt on her.”
The neighbor wanted to stay anonymous because of safety concerns.
She said she was in the right place at the right time.
“My husband and I were saying like we saved this little girl’s life because for some reason God put her in our path and she’s safe now wherever she’s at,” she said.
Hernandez was charged with two felony counts of Child Abuse and booked into the Pima County Jail.
Additional charges are pending at this time.
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How to Watch the Golden Knights vs. Jets Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for NHL Playoffs First Round Game 5
Published: Apr. 26, 2023 at 9:12 PM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
The Vegas Golden Knights ready for Game 5 of the NHL Playoffs First Round against the Winnipeg Jets at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday, April 27, starting at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN2, CBC, SportsNet, TVAS, and SportsNet RM. The Golden Knights are on top 3-1 in the series.
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Golden Knights Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info
- When: Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN2, CBC, SportsNet, TVAS, and SportsNet RM
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- Where: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada
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Golden Knights vs. Jets Head-to-Head
Golden Knights Stats & Trends
- The Golden Knights rank 11th in goals against, allowing 225 total goals (2.7 per game) in NHL play.
- The Golden Knights rank 14th in the NHL with 267 goals scored (3.3 per game).
- Over the last 10 games, the Golden Knights are 7-1-2 (75.0% of possible points).
- Defensively, the Golden Knights have given up 23 goals (2.3 per game) in those 10 outings.
- They have averaged 3.3 goals per game (33 total) during that stretch.
Golden Knights Key Players
Jets Stats & Trends
- The Jets' total of 224 goals conceded (2.7 per game) is 10th in the league.
- The Jets' 246 goals on the season (three per game) rank them 21st in the NHL.
- Over the past 10 games, the Jets have claimed 70.0% of the possible points with a 5-4-1 record.
- On the defensive side, the Jets have allowed 24 goals (2.4 per game) in those 10 matchups.
- They have averaged 3.3 goals per game (33 total) during that stretch.
Jets Key Players
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(NewsNation) — As the November midterm election draws near, voters in several states will be subjected to new laws dictating who, where, and how people may cast their ballots.
Proposed voting legislation took off after the most recent presidential election, following former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen election and widespread voter fraud.
Below is a look at voting practices in each state and how today’s political climate is shaping election laws.
Vote-by-mail
Thirty-five states and Washington, D.C., allow voters to cast absentee mail-in ballots without an excuse.
Eight states automatically mail a ballot to every eligible voter even if it isn’t requested, although there may still be an option to vote in person.
In the early days of American democracy, people would cast their votes out loud on the courthouse steps, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Paper ballots didn’t become commonplace until the late 19th century.
The use of mail-in ballots came under fire during the 2020 presidential election, after the former president claimed an “unprecedented massive amount of unsolicited ballots” would mean the election results “may never be accurately determined.”
Voter fraud has proved exceedingly rare. The Brennan Center for Justice in 2017 ranked the risk of ballot fraud at 0.00004% to 0.0009%, based on studies of past elections.
Last year, a federal judge struck down portions of a Florida election law that the judge said suppressed Black voters.
The law tightened rules on mailed ballots, drop boxes and other popular election methods, changes that made it more difficult for Black voters who, overall, have more socioeconomic disadvantages than white voters, the judge said in his ruling.
Ballot drop-off box
Some states provide ballot drop boxes where voters can submit a sealed and signed envelope with their ballot, a practice that became more common in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Twenty-three states have specific laws regulating drop-box locations, how many are in each county, hours of operation and security measures. Additionally, 31 states allow someone to return an absentee or mail ballot on behalf of a voter.
Those practices were recently challenged in Wisconsin, where a conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled in July that absentee ballot drop boxes may be placed only in election offices and that no one other than the voter can return a ballot in person.
Republicans have argued that practice — known as ballot harvesting — is rife with fraud, although there has been no evidence of that happening in Wisconsin. Democrats and others argue that many voters, particularly the elderly and disabled, have difficulty returning their ballots without the assistance of others.
Supporters argue drop boxes are a better option than mailing ballots because they go directly to the clerks and can’t be lost or delayed in transit.
Voter registration
In the U.S., all but one state require citizens to register to vote. North Dakota is the only one without a requirement and instead allows eligible citizens to vote with proper identification.
In Wisconsin, a conservative law firm is challenging the use of a federal voter registration form, saying it doesn’t meet the requirements laid out by state law.
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty recently filed a lawsuit asking a judge to declare the National Mail Voter Registration Application illegal in the state and order the Wisconsin Election Commission to withdraw its approval for the form because it doesn’t include places to fill in information including whether a voter has been convicted of a felony and how long they have lived in their district.
Many states are required by federal law to use the form, which is provided by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, but Wisconsin isn’t subject to such an obligation because the state allows voters to register at the polls on Election Day.
Residents can also register online, at their municipal clerk’s office or by mail with a state form, which is available in English, Spanish and Hmong on the election commission’s website.
Photo Identification
Eighteen states had voter photo identification laws in effect as of this spring, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures and 19 states had identification laws that accepted proof other than photos.
Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Georgia have some of the most strict photo ID requirements.
In Missouri, two groups are challenging a new election law requiring a photo ID to vote. The Missouri League of Women Voters and the Missouri NAACP are suing the state, claiming the law restricts voting rights, NewsNation’s local affiliate KOLR reported.
The Missouri law allows people without a government-issued ID (not a voter registration card or student ID) to cast a provisional ballot. That ballot would be counted if they return to the polling location later that day to show a photo ID or an election official can verify the voter’s signature.
Those opposed to the requirement have said getting a state photo ID isn’t always easy and cited concerns about voters’ provisional ballots being deemed insufficient. They also argue the new law is a barrier that disproportionately affects voters of color, seniors, voters with disabilities, young voters, and low-wage workers.
Proponents of the measure say it helps prevent in-person voter impersonation and increases public confidence in the election process. Opponents say there is little fraud of this kind, and the burden on voters unduly restricts the right to vote and imposes unnecessary costs and administrative burdens on elections administrators.
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BAODING, China, April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 18, GWM HAVAL's new medium new energy SUV (dubbed "Fierce Dragon MAX in Chinese market) had its world premiere at the Auto Shanghai 2023, attracting the attention of all participants to the show.
The HAVAL new energy SUV is GWM's first model using the Hi4 technology. As the first model of GWM HAVAL's latest new energy product family, this vehicle is positioned as a new energy intelligent family SUV. The SUV has a wheelbase of 2.8 meters and an exterior design with more EV features.
The vehicle will be launched in the Chinese market in May, according to Qiao Xinyu, HAVAL's deputy general manager of marketing at the launch event. Thanks to the new Hi4 technology, this vehicle is significantly improved in performance, economy, and reliability.
The Chief Product Officer of HAVAL introduced the vehicle's performance at the auto show. In a test of simulating the real scenarios of consumers which carried out in China, its overall fuel consumption by WLTC standard is only 1.78L/100km, with acceleration time of 6.8s from 0 to 100km/h.
The Hi4 is developed by GWM based on the concept of performance and efficiency, which is a new hybrid technology that combines intelligent features with a four-wheel drive system. Hi4 stands for Hybrid Intelligent 4WD. It uses a dual-motor design with both parallel and series connections between the front and rear axles, which can realize the performance of a 4WD system and the energy efficiency of a 2WD system.
The Hi4 can also be combined with the GWM iTVC (Intelligent Torque Vector Control System) and Intelligent Energy Management System to ensure efficient operation of the vehicle's power system in all speed ranges and scenarios, providing consumers with powerful performance and lower energy consumption.
For energy consumption management, models equipped with Hi4 can dynamically switch between 9 driving modes according to different operating conditions. In this way, the vehicle will always use the optimal driving mode in different driving scenarios to reduce energy consumption.
On April 20, GWM held a test drive and ride activity at its headquarters in Baoding so that the guests from the media can experience its new energy products and technologies in an all-round manner. With the support of Hi4, the vehicle can intelligently identify different driving scenarios through the iTVC, and rapidly distribute and dynamically adjust the torque between the front and rear axles. This ensures that the vehicle can get strong power in all driving scenarios. For example, when the vehicle starts smoothly on flat ground, power can be distributed to the front and rear axles, resulting in faster acceleration compared with traditional dual-motor systems.
After the activity, the attendees from various media recognized the vehicle's performance in acceleration, the stability in high-speed ring-track test, and the strength of Hi4 technology, expecting its launch in overseas market as soon as possible.
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CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Sandwiched between Ukraine and Romania, the country of Moldova has often been at the center of a struggle between Moscow and the West. It finds itself in that uncomfortable position again.
On Monday, its president alleged that Russia was plotting to overthrow her country’s government by force to derail its aspirations of joining the European Union — plans first disclosed last week by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, tensions in Moldova have risen periodically, especially because of a Kremlin-backed breakaway region on its eastern border where Russia has stationed about 1,500 troops.
A look at recent events in Moldova:
WHAT ARE ITS TIES TO MOSCOW AND THE EU?
Once part of the Soviet Union, Moldova declared its independence in 1991. One of Europe’s poorest countries with a population of about 2.6 million people, it has historic ties to Russia but wants to join the 27-nation EU.
The country has lurched from one political crisis to another, often caught in limbo between pro-Russian and pro-Western sentiments. In recent years, Moldova has seen widespread disillusionment with post-Soviet politics, and an exodus of hundreds of thousands of its citizens seeking a better life abroad.
The situation is complicated following a separatist war that broke out in its eastern region of Transnistria in 1990 — a strip of land about 400 kilometers (249 miles) between the eastern bank of the Dniester River in Moldova and the border with Ukraine. As part of a cease-fire in 1992, a contingent of Russian troops remains there as nominal peacekeepers. Since then the region has insisted it is not part of Moldova, and most of its 470,000 people speak Russian, although residents identify themselves as ethnically Moldovan, Ukrainian or Russian.
In 2021, after decades of largely oligarchic power structures and various Russia-friendly leaders, Moldovans elected pro-Western, pro-European leaders to put it on a more distinctly Western path.
HOW HAS THE WAR IN UKRAINE AFFECTED MOLDOVA?
Since the invasion nearly a year ago, Moldova has sought to forge closer ties with the West. Last June, it was granted EU candidate status, the same day as Ukraine, but full membership will be a long road, contingent on tackling corruption and organized crime, and strengthening human rights and the rule of law.
Over the past year, tensions in Moldova have periodically risen as it faced a string of unsettling problems and incidents. These include a severe energy crisis after Moscow dramatically reduced gas supplies to the country. It also has seen skyrocketing inflation and a huge flow of refugees from the war next door.
In April, explosions were reported in Transnistria’s de facto capital, Tiraspol, amid fears the war in Ukraine could spill over. In recent months, several missiles have traversed Moldova’s skies, and rocket debris has also been found on its territory.
WHAT HAS MOLDOVA’S PRESIDENT ALLEGED?
On Monday, Moldova’s President Maia Sandu said in Moldova’s capital of Chisinau that Moscow was plotting to overthrow her government via outside saboteurs “with military training, camouflaged in civilian clothes, who will undertake violent actions, attack some state buildings, and even take hostages.”
Its purpose, Sandu said, would be to install an illegitimate government “which would put our country at the disposal of Russia in order to stop the European integration process.”
She claimed Russia wants to use Moldova in the war against Ukraine, without elaborating, and added that Parliament must adopt laws to equip its Intelligence and Security Service and prosecutors with the tools “to combat more effectively the risks to the country’s security.”
Zelenskyy said last week his country had intercepted plans by Russian security services to destroy Moldova, claims that were later confirmed by Moldovan intelligence officials.
There was no immediate reaction from Moscow, but Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier this month that the West was considering turning Moldova into “another Ukraine.”
Costin Ciobanu of the Royal Holloway University of London said it’s likely there was pressure on Moldovan officials to follow up to the public on Zelenskyy’s statements last week. He said Sandu’s remarks could be a preemptive bid to thwart Russian attempts to destabilize Moldova in the same way Western officials called out Moscow’s war plans before it invaded Ukraine.
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McGrath reported from Sighisoara, Romania.
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DALLAS, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas-based trial law firm of Chamblee Ryan PC is pleased to announce that Reagan E. Boyce and Annik L. Morgan have been named partners. Founded in 1998, the firm offers a full spectrum of legal services across Texas and nationwide, with a reputation for trial success and personal service for its clients.
"It's very gratifying to acknowledge the leadership, tenacity, trial skills and commitment to client service that Reagan and Annik have exemplified during the past several years with us," says William H. Chamblee, co-founder and managing partner of the 25-year-old firm. "I'm confident that Reagan and Annik will continue to serve as valuable supporters and mentors for our entire team."
Ms. Boyce has successfully defended numerous medical malpractice claims on behalf of general practitioners, cardiologists, pulmonologists, hospital nursing staff members and other health care providers. Her diverse practice includes handling litigation matters involving product liability, premises liability, construction defects and intellectual property, as well representing bankruptcy trustees, receivers and other fiduciaries in complex disputes.
Named to the list of the Best Lawyers in America for the past five years, Ms. Boyce earned her law degree from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles and her undergraduate degree with honors from Loyola Marymount University. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the non-profit Miranda's People, an organization providing pro bono vet service and monetary grants for the treatment of dogs with cancer.
Ms. Morgan focuses on defending clients in medical malpractice lawsuits and has served in key roles on several trial teams that gained unanimous defense verdicts against multimillion-dollar demands. She also actively works with clients in a general counsel capacity, assisting medical professionals, associations and hospitals in care enhancements, regulatory compliance and minimizing legal risks.
Prior to joining Chamblee Ryan in 2017, Ms. Morgan served as employment counsel for Jefferson Parish Government in Louisiana, representing more than 20 governmental departments. Her record includes dismissals of all matters under review by the Fifth Circuit and negotiated dismissal or non-monetary resolution of all other matters at administrative proceedings.
Since moving to Texas, she has served as a volunteer lawyer and president of the Emerging Leaders Council with Texas Appleseed, a non-profit focused on public-interest justice. She also volunteers with the Dallas Independent School District and Dallas Animal Services.
Ms. Morgan received her law degree from the Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, part of the HBCU Southern University system, and her undergraduate degree from Loyola University in New Orleans.
Chamblee Ryan PC is a Dallas-based trial firm representing insurance companies, medical professionals, transportation providers, health care institutions and other businesses. Since 1998, the firm has relied on superior tactics and proven trial experience to prevail in numerous complex and significant cases. For more information, visit www.chambleeryan.com.
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To update an event listing or include an event, email editor@mandan-news.com or call 701-250-8287 and leave a message.
Friday, May 13
Dacotah Speedway Mandan Dirt Series, 7 p.m., Dacotah Centennial Park.
The Lonesome Dove presents Johnny Collier from Muscle Shoals, 8:30 p.m., Lonesome Dove, 3929 Memorial Highway, Mandan. Info: 701-663-2793.
LIVE Music: Fully Loaded, 9 p.m., Stage Stop Saloon & Grill, 611 Sixth Ave. SE., Mandan.
Saturday, May 14
Lewis and Clark AA, 8:30 a.m., Spirit of Life Church, Mandan.
Go Bald, Go Bowl, Go Gold for Kids with Cancer, 12 p.m.-5 p.m., Midway Lanes.
The Lonesome Dove presents Johnny Collier from Muscle Shoals, 8:30 p.m., Lonesome Dove, 3929 Memorial Highway, Mandan. Info: 701-663-2793.
LIVE Music: Fully Loaded, 9 p.m., Stage Stop Saloon & Grill, 611 Sixth Ave. SE., Mandan.
Sunday, May 15
Knights of Columbus breakfast, 9-11:30 a.m., Christ the King Parish Life Center, 505 10th Ave. NW, Mandan. Freewill offering.
Redeemer Lutheran Church, 9 a.m., livestream and archived services. Info: 701-663-5344.
St. Joseph Catholic Church, 10:30 a.m., Facebook Live and archived to YouTube. Info: 701-663-9562.
Open AA, 11 a.m., Ridge Hotel, Mandan.
Bethel Orthodox Presbyterian, 11 a.m., YouTube or audio sermons. Info: 701-751-1107.
Mandan Christian Community Church service, 1:30 p.m., 211 2nd Ave. NW. Info: Pastor Jeff Roper, 701-400-0523.
Dakota Cowboys for Christ fellowship, 7 p.m., Kist Livestock, Mandan. Info: Karen, 701-391-4271 or Ron, 701-989-1245.
Monday, May 16
Immunizations by appointment only, Mandan Custer Health Office, 403 Burlington St. Info: 701-667-3370.
Mandan Kiwanis Club, noon, Mandan Eagles Club. New members welcome.
Mandan Public Works open house, 4 p.m., Mandan Public Works, 411 6th Ave SW.
Flasher Park Board, 7 p.m., city auditorium.
Tuesday, May 17
Foot care and blood pressure for seniors 60 and older, 9-10:30 a.m. CT, New Salem Pioneer Club. Call 701-667-3370 for appointment.
Foot care and blood pressure, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. CT, Flasher 55 Club. Call Bridget at 701-622-3591 for appointment.
Mandan City Commission, 5:30 p.m., Mandan City Hall.
Morton County Fair Board, 7 p.m., Morton County Fairgrounds, New Salem.
New Salem AA, 7 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church, New Salem.
Frank Lee Earnest NA (OP), 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 310 Third Ave. NW.
West River Al-Anon, 7 p.m., First Lutheran Church, Mandan. Handicapped access, north door. All meetings are currently meeting online via zoom. Please visit www.ndalanon.com for a list of available Zoom meetings.
Wednesday, May 18
24-hour, seven-day-a-week adoration at Christ the King Church, 505 10th Ave. N.W., Mandan.
West River Head Start accepting applications for children ages 3-4. Free preschool program. Info: 701-663-9507 or 888-327-4670.
Foot care and blood pressure, 8-11 a.m., Mandan Senior Center. Call 701-667-3370 for appointment.
Morton County Road Commission, 1-2:30 p.m., Morton County Highway Department.
Foot care and blood pressure, 8-11 a.m., Library Square, 10 1st St NW. Call 701-667-3370 for appointment.
Thursday, May 19
Thursday Night Big Book AA, 7 p.m., Methodist Church, Mandan.
Mandan Christian Community Church Bible study, 7:30 p.m., 211 2nd Ave. NW; info, Pastor Jeff Roper, 701-400-0523.
SERVICES:
Resources for talking to children about the pandemic: www.parentslead.org.
People with a substance abuse disorder who need support can call Recovery Talk at 1-844-44TALK2 to speak with a trained peer support specialist in North Dakota.
People with thoughts of suicide can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.
People can dial 2-1-1 for FirstLink services, which include listening and support, referrals to resources or help, and crisis intervention.
People can receive crisis counseling and support for emotional distress or other mental health concerns related to natural or human-caused disasters (including COVID-19) through the Disaster Distress Helpline by calling or texting 1-800-985-5990. For people who are deaf or hard of hearing to connect via TTY, use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 1-800-985-5990.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Why build a rooftop water tank in the shape of a Teletubby? Or go to the effort of installing a replica of the Eiffel Tower atop a semi-abandoned building?
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It's often difficult to explain the proliferation of unusual artwork dotting the vast urban belt of some 11 million people outside Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires.
In this immense swath of tree-lined neighborhoods co-existing with areas of chaos — apparently built with little if any urban planning — many residents have erected grandiose, eyebrow-raising surprises.
The creators are usually construction workers or shop owners, although some artists are seeking to leave their signature in their neighborhood.
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Pedro Flores defines the outskirts of Buenos Aires as a “post-apocalyptic paradise” close to the capital's center. He and two friends run an Instagram account, “The Walking Conurban,” a play on the words "conurbano bonaerense,” as the roughly 40 municipalities are known in Spanish.
The page publishes images daily of these suburbs, often tinged with a bit of magical realism: a dinosaur on the dirt streets of a poor neighborhood; two Minions dolls greeting people from a home; a Statue of Liberty in the middle of a pasture.
Here are some of the works The Associated Press visited.
THE EIFFEL TOWER
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On a rooftop at the corner of a street in the town of La Tablada stands a replica of the Eiffel Tower. Miguel Muñoz, 58, proudly explains how his father, a blacksmith, built it out of leftover iron with the guidance of brochures from the French embassy.
“He gave it to me on my birthday, that's why I don't sell it,” Muñoz said.
The tower is a symbol in the neighborhood. “I took it down once to paint it and the neighbors went crazy thinking someone had stolen it,” Muñoz said.
THE KETTLE
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On the terrace of a two-story house stands a large water tank in the shape of a kettle, like the ones used by Argentines to make their beloved tea-like infusions known as mate. It was built in 1957 by Italian immigrant Victorio Smerilli and some relatives.
“They decided to do it as a replica of the ‘Victor’ kettle they sold in a store located downstairs in this same house,” said Gustavo Smerilli, the immigrant's grandson.
Adriana Paoli runs an art workshop in the building and she is pushing a project to restore the kettle.
“If I say, ‘I have my workshop in the kettle,’ everyone knows the place,” she said.
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STATUE OF LIBERTY
In the municipality of General Rodríguez, behind a humble house, a replica of a Statue of Liberty rises above a field where horses and cows graze.
The 15-meter- (49-foot-) high structure is a leftover from the “Liberty Motocross” circuit operated there years ago, the caretaker of the property, Pablo Sebastián, said.
GORILLA OF THE BOAT HOUSE
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Sitting peacefully on a rock, next to a door of a boat-shaped house in the town of San Miguel, the gorilla Pepe drinks from a mate gourd. The creator of the house and the gorilla statue is sculptor and painter Héctor Duarte, who died in 2020.
Duarte's family has received offers to buy the cement sculpture, but they refuse to sell.
BUSTS OF EVITA AND JUAN PERÓN
In the patio of the same house where Pepe the gorilla presides, Duarte's busts of Juan Domingo Perón, three-time president of Argentina, and his wife, Eva María Duarte, can be seen embracing.
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Duarte’s family lends the sculptures out for official ceremonies.
MONTE GRANDE WATER TANK
The enormous water tank in Monte Grande's main plaza became a work of art in 2020 when, at the municipality's request, artist Leandro García Pimentel painted a mural on it depicting fire, earth, air and water.
The water tank has become a meeting point and public ceremonies, and newlyweds pose in front of it for photos.
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DINOSAUR
On a street in front of bricklayer Daniel Niz's house, in the poor Sol de Oro neighborhood in Ezeiza, a dinosaur greets visitors.
“My son wanted a rubber (dinosaur) and it was expensive, so I decided to make this out of recycled things and materials,” Niz said.
He previously had the dinosaur on a patio inside his house but he decided to put it outside so people could take photos of the 1.2-ton structure.
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HAND OF GOD WATER TANK
A water tank made to look like a large hand holding a soccer ball stands on the roof of a house in the La Cumbre neighborhood on the outskirts of La Plata, recalling the famous goal Diego Maradona scored with his hand against England in the 1986 World Cup.
It was designed by a deceased mason who was well known to locals.
COLOSSEUM, TOWER OF PISA and ARCH OF TRIUMPH
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Replicas of these European masterworks in the municipality of Ituzaingó were carried out by artist and architect Rubén Díaz, who is considered a “generator of fantasies.” Díaz's goal is in part to let his neighbors "travel” to places they would normally never see.
The Colosseum, which is 200 square meters (2,153 square feet) and 8 meters (26 feet) high, recreates the Roman amphitheater.
The Argentine version of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris is 11 meters (36 feet) high and has the late comedian Carlitos Balá immortalized on one side.
Meanwhile, the Leaning Tower of Pisa is located in the front garden of a private property. Díaz has proposed building the Great Wall of China in 2023.
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HOMER'S GRILL
Homer Simpson, the father from the TV series “The Simpsons,” smiles and holds up his thumb from atop the aluminum roof of a restaurant in the town of Ciudadela. On the front of the restaurant, which serves cuts of grilled meat, is the silhouette of Maradona running with a ball.
TELETUBBY WATER TANK
Po, the red Teletubby with the circular antenna, smiles as she surveys a long and busy highway. But Po isn't just there for decoration — she is the lid of a building's water tank in the town of Ciudadela.
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Ignacio Castro, who rents the apartment just below the tank, said that when he was about to move in he found the head of the character of the famous children's show in the kitchen. He gave it to his uncle but the owner of the building demanded it be returned.
FIGURES OF IMMIGRANTS
Also in Ciudadela, some 20 human-scale figures appear in a row in the entrance garden to the home of Antonio Ierace, an Italian immigrant who arrived in Argentina in 1949 and worked as a bricklayer.
As a hobby, he designed statues dedicated to migrants, including a man carrying two suitcases, and homages to workers such as hairdressers and blacksmiths.
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HOUSE WITH THE TRANSFORMERS
In the town of Adrogué, gardener Juan Acosta cuts the grass in his yard where there are six robots that resemble Transformers from the 1980s U.S. television program. Passersby can see the Transformers from the sidewalk.
“Curious people take photos daily," Acosta said of the robots made from recycled materials. | https://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/article/Eccentric-art-flourishes-along-outskirts-of-17608880.php | 2022-11-24 18:52:02 | 0 | https://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/article/Eccentric-art-flourishes-along-outskirts-of-17608880.php |
Collecting travel points and miles on your own can be rewarding. However, you can potentially double your earning power — and opportunities to get cheaper hotel rooms and flights — by entering two-player mode.
Whether you’re just getting started or trying to level up your strategy, here are seven tips for how couples can work together to earn points and miles.
1. Set goals from the start
If you’re reading this, odds are that you’re more excited about points and miles than your spouse. If that’s the case, don’t start by handing them a stack of credit cards with instructions on which card to use and where. Instead, start by talking with your partner about your shared travel goals.
It could be planning a family vacation together, taking that Instagram-worthy anniversary trip or simply traveling to see friends without breaking the bank. Once you can show them how points and miles can help you achieve your goals, working toward them together is much easier.
2. Keep it simple for inexperienced partners
Does your partner wince at the idea of juggling a bunch of credit cards? If you want their buy-in, make it as simple as possible to start and then ramp up from there.
For your first credit card, get a travel credit card that earns rewards on everyday spending, too. Look for cards that offer bonuses for common categories such as restaurants, gas or groceries. A card that earns transferable points (points you can transfer to airline or hotel partners) often offers the most flexibility.
3. Get out of credit card debt
While this may seem obvious, it’s often glossed over in discussions of earning rewards. The first step to any points and miles strategy is to pay off outstanding credit card debt.
Even if you don’t combine finances, talk honestly about your financial situation with your partner. A recent NerdWallet survey conducted by The Harris Poll found that 34% of married Americans with credit card debt say their partners don’t know how much they owe on their cards. If you want to collaborate on a points-and-mile-earning strategy, you need to break the silence.
If either of you is carrying a credit card balance, now’s probably not the time to explore rewards credit cards. Instead, develop a plan to pay off your outstanding balances first. Then focus on rewards cards.
4. Celebrate an early win
There’s nothing quite like the thrill of taking a nearly free trip. Keep your motivation going by booking a trip early in your points and miles journey.
“Sometimes you just need to take your first flight and experience the benefits of earning credit card points yourself, rather than reading or listening about them secondhand,” recommends Brighton Lui and Mila Temnyalova of the @themilescouple on Instagram.
This may not be the trip of your dreams quite yet. However, even a short trip can confirm that the hassle is worth it. Just make sure that this trip won’t hold you back from your larger goals.
5. Be deliberate about when you add authorized user cards
Don’t automatically add your spouse as an authorized user when you apply for a new card. It may make them ineligible to open new cards if they’ve already opened several new cards over the past two years.
Instead, carefully consider when you should add an authorized user — whether that’s to meet the spending requirement for a bonus or for the perks.
If you and your partner will have no problem meeting the spending requirement, a better option is to use your personal referral code to refer your spouse. You’ll receive bonus points for the referral and your spouse will be able to earn the sign-up bonus separately, doubling the amount of points you’ll have in that program.
6. Focus on earning points that either partner can use
Airline and hotel rewards credit cards can offer lucrative bonuses and cardholder perks. However, hotel points and airline miles generally can’t be transferred to another member — at least without prohibitively expensive fees.
Meanwhile, most credit card rewards programs (e.g., AmEx Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards®) let you transfer credit card points from the primary cardholder to authorized users or another cardholder in the same household. This gives you more flexibility when it comes time to redeem your points and miles.
7. Align with existing perks and elite status
Lean into existing strengths when deciding which partner should hold which card. Say you often fly Delta for work travel. Consider getting a Delta co-branded card that you can use to earn bonus elite miles and earn a spending waiver toward Delta elite status.
Meanwhile, your partner could get a credit card that grants hotel elite status.
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House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is asking the Justice Department to break down the scope of special counsel Jack Smith’s probe into former President Trump amid signs he may be wrapping his investigation.
The letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland — Jordan’s second in a week — seeks the memo that formalized Smith’s appointment and his investigatory role.
“Please provide the committee with an unredacted copy of the memorandum outlining the scope of Special Counsel Smith’s investigations pursuant to his appointment on November 18, 2022, and any other document describing, listing, or delineating the authority and jurisdiction of the special counsel as soon as possible,” Jordan writes.
The letter follows public reporting about a number of developments in the case, including a Monday meeting between Trump’s attorneys and federal prosecutors. Trump had publicly shared the request for the meeting.
NBC News also reported over the weekend that Smith reconvened a Florida grand jury assembled in the Mar-a-Lago case.
And CNN on Monday reported prosecutors were also examining whether the draining of a pool that flooded a Mar-a-Lago room that stored computer servers with surveillance footage data was done intentionally.
Garland largely spelled out the scope of Smith’s appointment in a press conference last November, noting Smith would oversee “the investigation into whether any person or entity unlawfully interfered with the transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election or with the certification of Electoral College vote held on or about January 6.”
“The special counsel will also conduct the investigation involving classified documents and other presidential records, as well as the possible obstruction of that investigation,” Garland said at the time.
Jordan last week asked Garland to break down the FBI personnel assigned to the case, including whether any were involved with prior investigations into Trump.
DOJ acknowledged receipt of the letter but declined to comment further.
Updated at 11:55 a.m. | https://fox59.com/hill-politics/jim-jordan-seeks-memo-on-smith-appointment-as-mar-a-lago-probe-winds-down/ | 2023-06-07 04:01:49 | 1 | https://fox59.com/hill-politics/jim-jordan-seeks-memo-on-smith-appointment-as-mar-a-lago-probe-winds-down/ |
“The 77th annual Annapolis Crab Feast is now open!” an organizer announced over the loud speaker as hundreds of ticket holders lined up outside of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium began filing in Friday evening.
The aroma of fresh crabs filled the air and attendees wasted no time digging into the 125 bushels supplied by Chesapeake Seafood Catering in St. Michaels or the large husks of corn on the cob.
Friday’s night’s feast was a welcomed experience for those who have missed the long standing tradition — one put on hold for two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
While there were plenty who were familiar with the Annapolis Rotary Club and the group’s annual crab fest, several in attendance were newcomers.
“This is my first time coming to this event but it won’t be my last,” said Newton Gentry, 65, who has been living in Annapolis for the last 30 years. “One of my buddies from my fraternity is now the president of the Rotary Club so we all came out to support him.”
The turnout was about 1,000, lower than previous years, but the guests who made it had plenty to enjoy.
“Our numbers are about half of where we normally are,” said Leigh Rand, chairperson overseeing the feast. “I know people are still concerned with COVID-19 and crab costs have risen but it’s still a fun event, just a little smaller.”
Rand also says they expected the two-year break to hurt attendance but they are prepared to work on building it back to its peak.
To go along with crabs, the event offered all you can eat hot dogs, pulled pork and multiple stations of cold beer. There were even baked goods for sale mostly made by Rotarians.
Afternoon Update
While guests navigated the event, slices of watermelons were passed out. The fruit was provided by the Mar-Del Watermelon Association, an organization that helps promote buying local watermelons from local farmers.
As recent as 2019 the Annapolis Rotary Club boasted that its Crab Feast was the largest in the world.
While the event went off without a hitch there are some things behind the scenes that have changed. For one, ticket prices increased $20 from $70 in 2019, and to $90 this year. Also the catering company changed due to the tremendous pressures facing the seafood industry.
“It’s so good to have the crab feast back,” said Shirley Womack, Annapolis resident and co-founder of the Annapolis All Stars II, a youth sports program in the city. “I remember coming and the tickets were much less, maybe $40-50, but times change. I’m just glad the money goes to a good place.”
Regardless of the cost, it’s hard to put a price on what it’s worth to get the community back together after such a trying couple of years, said U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes.
“This a great community event. The Rotary Club always puts together a good gathering,” said Sarbanes, a Maryland Democrat who has been coming to the event for years. “These are the best crabs I’ve had all summer. I’m so glad the weather held up.”
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2 inmates are on the run after escape from Missouri jail
CASSVILLE, Mo. (KY3/Gray News) - Police in Barry County are searching for two inmates who escaped the county jail Thursday night.
According to Barry County Sheriff Danny Boyd, seven inmates escaped the jail a little before 11:30 p.m. Thursday after assaulting the two correctional officers.
Boyd said about 15 minutes after the escape, three of the inmates were caught.
Two more of the inmates were captured and returned to the Barry County Jail at 6:50 a.m. Axel Agans and Mario Che-Tiul are still missing.
Boyd said the Missouri Highway Patrol is currently assisting with the search by using a helicopter. The U.S. Marshall Service is also on the way to help look for the inmates.
Che-Tui was being held on molestation and incest charges; he was booked into the jail last December. It’s currently unclear why Agans was in jail.
Boyd said that law enforcement began searching on the south side of town, but he believes that the inmates were picked up by someone helping them escape. The inmates stole clothing from the jail property room and will not be in prisoners clothing if seen in public.
The sheriff said the men are considered armed and dangerous. Those who see them should not approach them. Instead, immediately call 911.
He encourages everyone in the area to keep their doors to their homes and vehicles locked at all times.
The sheriff said the jailers received medical treatment and were released.
The escape comes almost a year to the day since three inmates escaped from the Barry County Jail.
On June 3, 2022, Lance Justin Stephens, Matthew Allen Crawford, and Christopher Allen Blevins cut through a ceiling and got out of jail.
Crawford was captured in a Springfield, Missouri, neighborhood. Police in Mills, Wyoming, captured Blevins four days later, and law enforcement captured Stephens in the San Antonio area 11 days later.
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The Hollywood enthusiast and local industry leader joins the team to manage operations and launch the newly opened luxury lifestyle hotel within the Oxford Hotels & Resorts portfolio into its next era of hospitality
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oxford Hotels & Resorts, LLC and The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood announce the appointment of Konstantine Kabilafkas as general manager of the brand's first west coast location. Bringing more than two decades of industry experience, Kabilafkas now oversees operations of the 220-room luxury lifestyle property, including onsite amenities like its food & beverage outlets, including the SoCal-centric restaurant and bar About Last Knife (ALK); a courtyard event space; and the 12,000 square foot I|O Rooftop—the largest public rooftop space in Los Angeles—which boasts a 70-foot projection mapping video wall, two bars, swimming pool, fire pits, and water feature. Sponsored and managed by Oxford Capital Group, LLC and Oxford Hotels & Resorts, LLC, respectively, The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood is Oxford's 10th California property, and 12th in the Western region.
"We look forward to continuing the growth of Oxford Hotels & Resorts' talent by welcoming General Manager Konstantine Kabilafkas to the team," says George Jordan, President of Oxford Hotels & Resorts, LLC. "The Godfrey stands as a new beacon of hospitality in the Hollywood area, and it will be exciting to see Kabilafkas lead the hotel by showcasing the individuality of the property as we embark into the property's second year."
After spending his teens and early-20s in Hollywood as an aspiring musician and avid concertgoer, Kabilafkas hopes to bring the true spirit of the Hollywood experience to the hotel. Kabilafkas is all for "freedom, flexibility, and fun," as his original career plan was to enter the rock 'n roll scene as a performer on the Sunset Strip. Kabilafkas aims to integrate a piece of this mindset into his work at The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood, where he is dedicated to creating an elevated, yet accessible experience for guests and locals looking for vibrant nightlife, dynamic restaurants, sophisticated architecture, innovative technology, high touch service culture, and prime location.
"Growing up in Los Angeles, I have seen how this iconic neighborhood has changed and adapted throughout the years, witnessing The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood become a frontrunner in the area's hospitality scene for authentic experiences," says Kabilafkas. "I am excited to showcase more of the essence of Hollywood at the hotel, while continuing to establish the hotel's unique identity in the neighborhood."
Kabilafkas began his work in the hospitality field during high school, working as a dishwasher at one of his family's 19 Southern California restaurants. While continuing to play music part-time, he then learned to work in all stations of a restaurant and took this experience to later become the owner of his own restaurant. In search of a lifestyle that did not require a seven-day work week, he dedicated his time to his wife and newborn daughter and returned to his family's homeland of Greece for several months. Upon returning to the States, Kabilafkas continued his food & beverage expertise with director roles at Santa Monica's Hotel Casa del Mar, Canary Hotel in Santa Barbara, the iconic Biltmore in Los Angeles, and others. He has since held key leadership positions at the Luxe in Bel-Air, TAO group at The Dream in Hollywood The Standard in Downtown Los Angeles and was the opening general manager the Pasadena Hotel & Pool, before joining The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood team.
To learn more about The Godfrey Hollywood, visit www.godfreyhotelhollywood.com, or follow along @godfreyhotelhollywood on Instagram.
About The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood
Located in the vibrant heart of Southern California's most iconic neighborhood, The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood sits one block south of Sunset Blvd. and is a short walk from many of the region's most sought-after destinations. This includes the famed Hollywood Bowl amphitheater, Universal Studios, the Capitol Records building, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, the Hollywood Pantages Theatre, and more. With art fabricated by Los Angeles native artist Nick Petronzio in partnership with curator Kevin Barry Fine Art, interior designer The Gettys Group and architect Steinberg Hart, this all-new 220-room hotel embodies the energy of—and in a way defines—new Hollywood. It arrived at an exciting time for the neighborhood as major entertainment, tech, and creative houses now call the area home including Netflix, Live Nation, Fender, and Buzzfeed. Locals and visitors alike enjoy the property's SoCal-centric restaurant and bar About Last Knife (ALK) and the 12,000 square foot I|O Rooftop, featuring a 70-foot projection mapping video wall, two bars, and swimming pool. The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood is Oxford Hotels & Resorts 10th hotel in California and 12th in the western region.
About Oxford Capital Group, LLC
Oxford Capital Group, LLC is an award-winning international real estate investment, development, and management firm that focuses on large-scale acquisitions, developments, redevelopments, and operationally intensive real estate. Oxford, its affiliates, and principals have been involved in over $3 billion of real estate and private equity investments, with a primary focus on hospitality (15,000+ hotel rooms); hospitality anchored mixed use projects including multi-family (1,000+ units); senior housing (3,000+ units); urban retail; and parking. Oxford Hotels & Resorts, LLC is its wholly owned hotel management affiliate, which specializes in operating, managing, and branding distinctive, high design luxury lifestyle hotels, and food & beverage venues. Its growing national portfolio of luxury lifestyle hotels and brands include Audrey, Cass, Felix, Godfrey, Griffon, Julian, King George, Le Méridien Essex Chicago, London House, Hotel Los Gatos, Porter, Thompson (Chicago), Versey, and Vertigo. It also has a growing collection of restaurants, rooftops, bars and pool-centric food & beverage venues. These include About Last Knife (ALK), I|O Rooftop, LH Rooftop, Ruka, and WTR. Oxford Living, LLC is its senior housing investment and management platform. Oxford Residential, LLC is its multi-family development affiliate.
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Expect showers and thunderstorms to roll in this afternoon. We will have temperatures in the 80s with southerly winds.
Showers and thunderstorms continue tonight with the potential for severe weather. Right now, the main threats are heavy rain, damaging winds, and large hail. We will continue to monitor the trends and make adjustments as needed. | https://www.wxow.com/weather/forecast/stormy-sunday-on-tap-for-the-coulee-region/article_eb05c018-ffe8-11ec-ac5f-8f54101b2f2c.html | 2022-07-10 12:30:54 | 1 | https://www.wxow.com/weather/forecast/stormy-sunday-on-tap-for-the-coulee-region/article_eb05c018-ffe8-11ec-ac5f-8f54101b2f2c.html |
Memphis man arrested for masturbating on bus
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - A Memphis man was arrested for indecent exposure while on a bus.
The incident occurred on July 25, around 12:25 p.m., when Memphis Police officers responded to a call about a male suspect masturbating on a MATA bus.
The bus driver stated the man approached her to advise that he missed his stop, and asked if it was OK to ride around until he was back at his stop.
The driver noticed while talking with the man, through the bus window, that the man’s pants were down.
When she turned around, she noticed the man masturbating.
The victim was shown photos of the suspect and identified Perry Williams.
Investigators reviewed the surveillance footage of the incident and found Williams was masturbating in several locations on the bus, while talking to the driver.
Williams is charged with indecent exposure.
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For the drive home in Greensboro: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a rain shower. Low around 25F. Winds light and variable. Looking ahead to tomorrow, Greensboro residents should expect temperatures in the 40s. It should reach a brisk 47 degrees. A 34-degree low is forecasted. Tomorrow's conditions are expected to be clear, so there shouldn't been too many clouds in the sky. The Greensboro area should see a light breeze, with winds only reaching 8 miles per hour, coming from northeast. This report is created automatically with weather data provided by TownNews.com. Visit greensboro.com for more weather updates.
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Cool temperatures will blanket the Greensboro area Monday.
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Bitly Names 2023 the Year of Discovery as Brands and Businesses Across Industries Unlock the Power of the QR Codes to Drive Customer Engagement
NEW YORK, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bitly Inc., the world's leading Connections Platform, today released its 2023 QR Code Trends Report to provide businesses and brands with insights into how the QR Code landscape has evolved since the first half of 2022. Following a surge in adoption during the global pandemic, QR Codes have expanded across industries, changing how businesses and audiences connect through their innovative applications. From restaurants and leisure to consumer services, retail, finance, and professional services, businesses are now tapping into the ubiquity of QR Codes to engage customers more meaningfully.
The Bitly QR Code Trends Report was created by analyzing robust platform data from QR Code Generator, a Bitly product, as well as the Bitly Connections Platform, which powers more than 10 billion monthly digital connections. For this mid-year report, the company looked at the relationship between QR Code scans and creations across geographies and industries throughout the first two quarters of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.
Key findings from this report include:
- Double-digit growth in global adoption: QR Codes are being used by businesses and brands at an accelerated pace with global creations up 41% compared to 2022.
- Retail and CPG industries lead growth: The Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industries experienced an 88% increase in QR Code creations in 2023 as global standards move away from traditional barcodes and toward 2D barcodes.
- SMBs embrace QR Codes in uncertain times: Small and medium-sized businesses are leveraging technology to offer value-added services and provide seamless interactions to keep customers loyal and engaged during economic turbulence.
- Immersive brand experiences emerge: Forward-thinking brands are recognizing the power of QR Codes to create engaging brand storytelling experiences, leveraging them to direct users to branded interactive content destinations.
"QR Codes have unlocked so many possibilities for businesses of all sizes when it comes to making stronger connections with their audience and customers. New and innovative QR Code use cases are continuing to emerge every day, and we're thrilled to enable our customers to create these exceptional digital experiences across the entire customer journey," said Tara Robertson, CMO at Bitly.
From showing up on the products we buy and even in our homes on our television screens, QR Codes are now a staple for connecting with audiences in 2023 and beyond.
Robertson adds, "With over 520,000 global customers, we're proud that the Bitly Connections Platform is at the forefront of this global transformation. The insights we've gathered in our 2023 QR Code Trends Report are invaluable for businesses seeking to effectively create memorable experiences throughout the second half of 2023 and beyond."
Access the 2023 Bitly QR Code Trends Report here.
About Bitly
Bitly is the world's leading connections platform, providing a way for brands and businesses to build more meaningful connections with their audiences both online and offline. As a leading global SaaS company, Bitly empowers millions of monthly active users and hundreds of thousands of customers globally to use branded links, custom QR Codes, and link-in-bio solutions as a trusted way for engaging their audience and delivering critical notifications, information, and experiences. Bitly is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture and employee experience proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention, and increased innovation. For more on Bitly, visit https://bitly.com/.
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ELECTION 2022: EBR Mosquito Tax Renewal
Published: Nov. 9, 2022 at 1:04 AM CST|Updated: 50 minutes ago
ELECTION RESULTS
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Voters in East Baton Rouge Parish had to decide on whether or not to renew a tax for Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control.
Yes: 71,965 (56%)
No: 57,687 (44%)
The 1.06 millage renewal is for 10 years to fund the daily operation of the organization.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Robbie Knievel, an American stunt performer who set records with daredevil motorcycle jumps following the tire tracks of his thrill-seeking father — including at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in 1989 and a Grand Canyon chasm a decade later — has died in Nevada, his brother said. He was 60.
Robbie Knievel died early Friday at a hospice in Reno after battling pancreatic cancer, Kelly Knievel said.
“Daredevils don’t live easy lives,” Kelly Knievel told The Associated Press. “He was a great daredevil. People don’t really understand how scary it is what my brother did.”
As a boy, Robbie Knievel began on his bicycle to emulate his famous father, Evel Knievel, who died in 2007 in Clearwater, Florida.
But where Evel Knievel famously almost died from injuries when he crashed his Harley-Davidson during a jump over the Caesars Palace fountains in Las Vegas in 1967, Robbie completed the jump in 1989 using a specially designed Honda.
Robbie Knievel also made headline-grabbing Las Vegas Strip jumps over a row of limousines in 1998 at the Tropicana Hotel; between two buildings at the Jockey Club in 1999; and a New Year’s Eve jump amid fireworks in front of a volcano attraction at The Mirage on Dec. 31, 2008.
After a crash-landing to complete a motorcycle leap over a 220-foot (61-meter) chasm at an Indian reservation outside Grand Canyon National Park in 1999, Robbie Knievel noted that his father always wanted to jump the spectacular natural landmark in Arizona, but never did. Robbie Knievel broke his leg in his crash.
Evel Knievel instead attempted to soar over a mile-wide Snake River Canyon chasm in Idaho in September 1974. His rocket-powered cycle crashed into the canyon while his escape parachute deployed.
Robbie Knievel's brother recalled other stunts including a 2004 jump over a row of military aircraft on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, a museum in New York.
Robbie Knievel, who promoted himself as “Kaptain Robbie Knievel,” set several stunt records, but also failed in several attempts. In 1992, at age 29, he was injured when he crashed into the 22nd of 25 pickup trucks lined up across a 180-foot (55-meter) span in Cerritos, California.
“Injuries took quite a toll on him,” Kelly Knievel said Friday.
Kelly Knievel lives in Las Vegas. He said his brother died with three daughters at his side: Krysten Knievel Hansson of Chicago, Karmen Knievel of Missoula, Montana, and Maria Collins of Waldport, Oregon.
Services were not immediately scheduled, but Kelly Knievel said his brother will be buried with other family members in Butte, Montana. | https://www.kxxv.com/sports/robbie-knievel-daredevil-son-of-evel-knievel-dies-at-60 | 2023-01-13 21:52:29 | 1 | https://www.kxxv.com/sports/robbie-knievel-daredevil-son-of-evel-knievel-dies-at-60 |
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts Air National Guard member charged with leaking highly classified military documents will remain behind bars while he awaits trial, a federal magistrate judge ruled Friday.
U.S. Magistrate Judge David Hennessy said releasing 21-year-old Jack Teixeira would pose a risk that he would attempt to flee the country or obstruct justice. The judge cited Teixeira’s “fascination with guns,” disturbing online statements and admonitions by Teixeira’s military superiors about his handling of sensitive information before his arrest.
The ruling comes after prosecutors revealed that Teixeira had a history of violent rhetoric, and was caught by fellow military members months before his arrest taking notes on classified information or viewing intelligence not related to his job.
Teixeira is accused of sharing classified military documents on Discord, a social media platform popular with people playing online games. The stunning breach exposed to the world unvarnished secret assessments on Russia’s war in Ukraine, the capabilities and geopolitical interests of other nations and other national security issues.
The judge said the case represented “a profound breach of the defendant’s word that he would protect information related to the security of the United States.”
“Who did he put at risk? I mean, you could make a list as long as a phone book,” Hennessy said, including military personnel, medical workers overseas and Ukrainian citizens.
The judge indicated that he found persuasive prosecutors’ arguments that U.S. adversaries who might be interested in mining Teixeira for information could facilitate his escape.
“Foreign countries know that this defendant was disloyal to the United States,” the judge said. “It doesn’t seem implausible at all that a foreign government would make an overture to this defendant to get information.”
Teixeira appeared to show no emotion as he was lead out of the courtroom in handcuffs and orange jail clothes. He smiled at his father sitting in the front as he walked into the hearing in Worcester, Massachusetts, federal court.
Teixeira can appeal the judge’s ruling, and Hennessy told him “another judge could come to a different conclusion.” The judge said the support of Teixeira’s family — who have attended every court hearing — is a compelling reason to release the man, but his concerns outweigh that.
In a statement after the hearing, Teixeira’s family said it was disappointed with the outcome but “we realize there is a long road ahead of us all, and Jack’s wellbeing and safety is our priority right now. As a family, we are as committed as ever and remain steadfast and determined in our complete support of Jack as we continue to wade through this process.”
The high-profile case is being prosecuted by the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s office, whose leader — U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins — resigned on Friday after two federal watchdog agencies found she committed a slew of ethical and legal violations.
Teixeira has been behind bars since his April 13 arrest on charges, under the Espionage Act, of unauthorized retention and transmission of classified national defense information. He has not yet entered a plea.
Prosecutors had urged the judge to keep Teixeira jailed, in part because of his arsenal of weapons and history of online statements, including one social media post from last November saying that, if he had his way, he would like to kill a “ton of people” because it would be “culling the weak minded.”
His lawyers had pressed the judge to release him to his father, saying he has no criminal history and strong family support to ensure he shows up in court. His lawyer said last month that he has “nowhere to flee” and “will answer the charges” against him.
Prosecutors have detailed a troubling history going back to high school, where Teixeira was suspended in 2018 when a classmate overheard him discussing Molotov cocktails and other weapons as well as racial threats. His initial application for a firearms identification card that same year was denied due to police concerns over those remarks.
He regularly made statements about violence and murder on social media, and also used his government computer to research past mass shootings and standoffs with federal agents, according to prosecutors. Prosecutors said he also kept his gun locker within reach of his bed and in it were handguns, bolt-action rifles, shotguns, an AK-style high-capacity weapon and a gas mask.
Teixeira’s father told the judge that he removed all the guns from his home and would ensure that his son followed his pretrial conditions if he were released. Teixeira’s lawyer argued that despite the statements highlighted by prosecutors he was not a danger to the community or a flight risk.
Prosecutors revealed in court papers filed this week that Teixeira’s superiors had raised concerns in the months before his arrest about his mishandling of classified information.
He was twice admonished by superiors in September and October, and was again observed in February viewing information “that was not related to his primary duty and was related to the intelligence field,” according to internal Air National Guard memos filed in court.
The revelations have raised questions about why Teixeira continued to have access to military secrets after what prosecutors described as “concerning actions” related to his handling of classified information.
Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh was questioned Thursday about why Teixeira’s leaders did not take action after the concerns were raised. Singh referred to the Justice Department and Air Force investigations, and said those concerns and the potential lack of response to them were among the areas the inquiries would examine.
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Boston — so hot right now.
And it’s going to stay that way throughout the weekend, leading Mayor Michelle Wu to declare the second multi-day heat emergency of the past few weeks.
Wu on Wednesday announced that the heat emergency will go into effect Thursday, a day when forecasters predict the mercury could tickle the 100 mark.
The National Weather Service right now is predicting highs of 99, 97, 90, 92 and 90 from Thursday through Monday in Boston proper. The feds have issued a heat advisory for Thursday and Friday, noting that “Heat index values up to 105 expected.”
“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,” the NWS continues.
In Boston, Wu said the city will be opening cooling centers at 16 Boston Centers for Youth & Families sites from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, a typical city response to scorching temps.
“We’re working quickly to make sure all of our Boston residents and families are protected during this week’s extremely hot weather,” Wu said in a statement. “I urge everyone to stay cool and safe, and check on your neighbors during the week.”
The city says that during the late july heat wave that also caused an extended heat emergency with multiple days over 90 and one hitting 100 for the first time in years, Boston EMS experienced a 15%-20% rise in daily 911 calls.
Boston Public Library locations are available for residents to seek relief from the heat, the city says — and some, including East Boston and Egleston Square, have misters in their outdoor free WiFi zones. | https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/08/03/boston-declares-heat-advisory-through-weekend-as-heat-index-up-to-105-predicted/ | 2022-08-03 16:02:32 | 0 | https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/08/03/boston-declares-heat-advisory-through-weekend-as-heat-index-up-to-105-predicted/ |
NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for FSRD, CEI, INM, TSM, and XELA.
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INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) — The father of an Indianapolis Colts safety was arrested and charged after prosecutors say he shot and killed a bald eagle in Pennsylvania.
According to federally filed court documents, Rodney Thomas Sr., identified as the father of NFL safety Rodney Thomas II by the New York Post, was charged and indicted by a Pittsburgh federal grand jury after they claim he violated the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
The indictment, filed Tuesday, accuses Thomas of “knowingly or with wanton” taking a bald eagle in mid-May by shooting and killing it with an air rifle in Mount Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania.
“Taking” a bald eagle, according to the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, is pursuing, shooting, shooting at, poisoning, wounding, killing, capturing, trapping, collecting, molesting, or disturbing the bird.
Thomas Sr. has been charged with a federal misdemeanor for violating the act, Nexstar’s WTAJ reports. He is facing a maximum total sentence of up to one year in prison, a fine of up to $5,000, or both.
The eagle was one of two that had been nesting in the area for nearly two decades, the New York Post reported. Residents told the outlet they had named the bird “Sam,” inspired by the character in Disney’s Muppet series.
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When Nikki Haley announced her candidacy for president, she made sure to highlight her Indian heritage in her announcement video. But immediately after, she laid emphasis on the rejection of what she referred to as “identity politics” that she said was dividing the nation.
“I was the proud daughter of Indian immigrants. Not Black, not white. I was different,” Haley, born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa to Sikh immigrants, said in her video. “My mom would always say, ‘Your job is not to focus on the differences but the similarities.’ “
Haley has a tricky balancing act ahead of her — one where she highlights the importance of her heritage, a tactic Democrats are known for employing as they push their party’s diversity, without overplaying her hand at what Republicans will often label as “identity politics.”
“Nikki is proud of her heritage and her parents are at events and she talks about her heritage … and being raised the only brown child in a Black and white world, and so she absolutely speaks to that and that’s obviously an important part of what made Nikki Haley into what she is,” said Alex Stroman, former executive director of the South Carolina GOP.
“Her heritage — just like anybody’s heritage and upbringing and life experience and experience of their parents — is important but I’m not sure that it’s something that really has to be overplayed,” he added.
Still, Haley’s Indian heritage has already come under the spotlight.
Conservative pundit Ann Coulter spewed a racist tirade aimed at Haley during her appearance on “The Mark Simone Show” over the weekend.
Coulter told Haley to “go back to your own country,” and called her a “creature,” before she attacked religions like Hinduism, one of the most practiced religions in Asia.
“This is devastating, especially for the Asian conservatives,” said Cliff Zhonggang Li, executive director for the National Committee of Asian American Republicans.
“We were stepped on by the same party, same members … more than by the other side, unfortunately,” he added. “This is something I think the Republicans really need to look into. Otherwise, you can keep wondering why East Asian or South Asians are so Democratic.”
In an August 2022 Pew Research Center survey, 57 percent of English-speaking Asian registered voters said they would likely back the Democratic candidate in their U.S. House of Representatives district race, while 26 percent said they would likely support the Republican candidate.
In 2022, only about half of all registered Asian American voters said they were contacted by either of the major parties, according to data from Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote.
Among national origin groups, Indian Americans were also the most likely to say they would vote for Democratic candidates.
But Haley, the first woman and first person of color elected as governor of South Carolina, has spent much of her political career distancing herself from her Indian heritage — including registering as white on her voter registration card, according to The Post and Courier, and converting from Sikhism to Christianity long before she began her career in politics.
Haley, not for the first time, is coming under scrutiny by some observers who criticize her handling of her Indian heritage.
“By using her identity to claim she is evidence of the ‘American Dream,’ Haley perpetuates both the ‘model minority’ myth and the myth of meritocracy, where she effectively gaslights and delegitimizes the oppression of Black and Brown Americans,” said Hajar Yazdiha, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Southern California. “As a public, we should be skeptical of politicians across the board who build their power by maintaining white supremacy.”
Critics say Haley’s use of her Indian American identity is a clear case of strategic identity deployment, where she deploys a very selective, symbolic version of her ethnic identity to reach wider audiences.
Neil Makhija, executive director of Indian American Impact, a South Asian civic organization, said that Haley’s comments in her speech were aimed at “the overwhelming base of Republicans right now” who he said are the working class.
“She’s not really speaking to people of color communities that have been historically excluded,” Makhija said.
“I think Indian Americans are overwhelmingly Democratic and in their views and inclusive on issues like immigration and civil rights,” he added. “While I think there are parts of Nikki Haley’s personal story that could initially be relatable … I think she will have a hard time reaching the masses of Indian Americans, although, you know, I’m sure there will be some supporters here and there.”
Even before her 2024 announcement, Haley had to contend with critics who accused her of hiding or downplaying her heritage. In September, “The View’s” Sunny Hostin questioned why Haley went by her middle name, Nikki, instead of Nimrata.
“There are some of us that can be chameleons and decide not to embrace our ethnicities so that we can pass, so that we don’t have to go by,” Hostin, who is Black and Latina, said on the popular talk show.
Haley promptly fired back.
“It’s racist of you to judge my name,” the ex-U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former Republican governor of South Carolina said, tagging Hostin. “Nikki is an Indian name and is on my birth certificate—and I’m proud of that. What’s sad is the left’s hypocrisy towards conservative minorities. By the way, last I checked Sunny isn’t your birth name.”
Haley’s campaign did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for comment.
Haley also joins another prominent female politician of South Asian heritage on the political stage: Vice President Harris.
Like Haley, Harris doesn’t often speak to her heritage, focusing more on her identity as a Black woman. Yazdiha, the assistant professor at USC, said unlike Harris, a “racialized” individual in American politics, Haley is able “to pick and choose when she wants to claim her ethnic identity.”
“The reality is that studies show how white supremacy and anti-Blackness shape every domain in our society, particularly our political system and how nonwhite people maneuver within it. In this way, Haley is not rejecting identity politics. She is simply claiming her side within it, and she has chosen the side whose politics preserves white supremacy,” she said.
Putting partisan politics aside, Li, of the National Committee of Asian American Republicans, said many Asian Americans would like to see both Haley and Harris speak to their Indian heritage more often.
“They need to emphasize that … to certainly help more Asian Americans get more into politics, because we are not as active as in other communities,” Li said. “We would like to see them come to the community more, be a better role model.”
Regardless of their commitment to their identities, Li said, strong Asian American candidates have a “tremendous impact” on those communities.
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Virtual Event Focuses on Better Utilizing Neurodiverse Talent in Organizations
NEWARK, N.J., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SPHERE, a woman-owned cybersecurity business focused on providing best-of-breed software and services for access governance across data, platforms and applications, is participating in Women in Identity's upcoming event focused on opportunities to utilize neurodiverse talent sources.
On June 15, 2022, Women in Identity's Canadian chapter, along with platinum sponsors KPMG, SPHERE and RBC, will discuss talent sources focusing on neurodiversity. This virtual session will highlight ways the team and their clients have utilized neurodiverse talent. At the end of the session, there will be a live Q&A facilitated through Sli.do, allowing attendees to ask questions based on the presentations.
Neurodiversity refers to the range of differences in individual brain function and behavioral traits, regarded as part of "normal" variation in the human population (used especially in the context of autistic spectrum disorders). According to Forbes, neurodiversity is a fast-growing category of organizational diversity and inclusion that employers and managers need to be aware of in order to embrace and maximize the talents of people who think differently.
This event follows Gurevich's participation in an expert panel about managing the talent shortage in cybersecurity at the 2022 RSA Conference in San Francisco, CA, which took place on June 6, 2022.
To register for this Women in Identity event, visit: Women in Identity presents Neurodiverse Talent Tickets, Wed, 15 Jun 2022 at 3:00 PM | Eventbrite. To learn more about SPHERE and the solutions they provide, visit https://www.sphereco.com/ for more information.
Women in Identity (WiD) is a volunteer-run, international not-for-profit membership organisation that promotes diversity and inclusion across the identity industry. Their mission is to drive the digital identity industry to build solutions with diverse teams to promote universal access which enables civic, social and economic empowerment around the world. To learn more, visit https://www.womeninidentity.org/cpages/home
SPHERE is an award-winning, woman-owned cybersecurity business focusing on improving security and enhancing compliance. SPHERE puts the controls in place to secure your most sensitive data, create the right governance processes for your systems and assets, and ensures companies are compliant with the alphabet soup of regulations surrounding their respective industries. For more information, please visit www.SPHEREco.com.
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The Kwai, a 140-foot cargo ship, just made a 45-day round trip from Hawaii and back. It's load? About 96 tons of trash from a floating garbage patch the size of Texas.
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GUATEMALA CITY – Hundreds of Guatemalans set out from various points of the capital Thursday to protest alleged corruption by a deeply unpopular government, the high cost of living and attacks on freedom of expression.
University students, faculty and other employees marched from the campus of the capital’s only public university carrying signs demanding that the corrupt get out. “If there is no justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government!” read one.
President Alejandro Giammattei is under fire for his reappointment of Attorney General Consuelo Porras, who has been criticized by the United States government and others for blocking corruption investigations and instead pursuing the prosecutors and judges who used to carry them out.
Most recently, her office arrested award-winning journalist José Rubén Zamora whose El Periodico newspaper has a reputation for corruption investigations, including against Giammattei.
Marchers were headed for Guatemala City’s historic downtown and the seat of power.
Leaders of Guatemala’s Indigenous population joined Thursday’s march as well, warning that the rising cost of living in the country was harming the people.
Enrique Saquic, an Indigenous leader from Santa Lucia Utatlán, said “they are strangling us, our brothers, our people are those who are suffering all this high cost of living.”
He also noted that the co-optation of the justice system had left Guatemalans defenseless.
Daniel Pascual, leader of the Committee of Farmer Unity, said the cost of living “means an increase in hunger for the poor.”
“The corruption in the end is the stealing of money from the people and those who pay taxes are the poor and middle class, because the rich don’t contribute equitably to the country,” Pascual said.
The United States has sanctioned Porras and included her and others on a list of corrupt actors in Guatemala who pose a threat to democracy. Giammattei however has stood by her, reappointing her to a second four-year term earlier this year. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/world/2022/08/11/guatemalans-march-in-protest-of-corruption-cost-of-living/ | 2022-08-11 17:09:55 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/world/2022/08/11/guatemalans-march-in-protest-of-corruption-cost-of-living/ |
LAPD officers sue owner of anti-cop website for posting photos, ‘bounty’
Three Los Angeles police officers are suing the owner of killercops.com, accusing him of publishing their photos on his website and putting out a “bounty” on them.
It is the first legal action stemming from the Los Angeles Police Department’s release of the names and photos of almost every sworn officer — more than 9,300 officers, including some who work undercover — as part of a public records request. A police watchdog group posted the images online last Friday.
The lawsuit, which was filed Friday by the Los Angeles Police Protective League on behalf of Officers Adam Gross, Adrian Rodriguez and Douglas Panameno, asks that the photos and other identifying information be taken down from the killercops.com site.
In a tweet mentioned in the lawsuit, Steven Sutcliffe, who posts under the handle @KillerCops1984, allegedly wrote, “Remember, #Rewards are double all year for #detectives and #female cops.” The tweet included an image of a monetary reward for killing an LAPD officer, the lawsuit says.
According to the suit, a later tweet allegedly included a link to the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition’s database of officer photos, along with the caption, “Clean head-shots on these #LAPD officers. A to Z.”
In an interview Friday, Sutcliffe said of the lawsuit, “It’s malicious. It’s retaliatory. It is vindictive and frivolous. Their motion is filled with lies.”
He added: “They are trying to silence my free speech. The truth cannot be retaliatory. It is 1st Amendment protected speech.”
The information about the officers was turned over by LAPD officials in response to a public records request by a journalist with the nonprofit newsroom Knock LA, then posted by Stop LAPD Spying Coalition, a group that wants to abolish traditional law enforcement but in the interim has pushed for radical transparency.
The “Watch the Watchers” database includes each officer’s name, ethnicity, rank, date of hire, division/bureau and badge number, as well as a photo of the officer.
After the site’s launch, department leaders revealed that they inadvertently released photos of officers working in an undercover capacity, and they began an internal investigation to determine how the mistake occurred. Sources have said that the undercover officers whose identities were compromised in the release number in the dozens, if not hundreds.
The watchdog group Stop LAPD Spying Coalition has created what it calls a “first-of-its-kind” website with the names and photos of every LAPD police officer.
LAPD Chief Michel Moore said in an interview on Friday that he supports the league’s efforts to have the photos taken down from Sutcliffe’s website.
He added that the department was investigating whether the “solicitation for violence against officers” was criminal in nature.
“The posts, the nature of the posts, they’re not just intimidation. They’re threatening, and they may constitute a crime,” he said. “This is one of those things that I worried about and feared when we released these photographs ostensibly to be transparent, that others were going to use them to threaten our officers.”
The chief said he has taken steps to address the safety concerns of those whose photos were released.
“We erred in the sense that there’s photographs that are in there that should not have been in there,” Moore said. “Now, but that ship has sailed. All those photographs are out here. What I find concerning is that as I feared ... actors or individuals who are now taking this information and attempting to intimidate or scare and frighten.”
Asked whether he knows of any officers whose covers have been blown or whether any sensitive operations had been disrupted, Moore said, “I’m not aware of any to this point.”
Still, he added, the damage has been done.
“It’s impacting us from a morale standpoint significantly, and from that, it’s very unfortunate,” he said.
The release of the photos has rocked the LAPD. Sources said that it has spurred some officers to consider retirement.
Tom Saggau, a spokesperson for the Police Protective League, which is the union representing rank-and-file officers. said the league plans to pursue legal action against the city and the LAPD.
Dozens of undercover officers are expected to bring a class-action lawsuit against the department, according to attorneys representing those officers.
Saggau said the union is more concerned about the city’s “colossal blunder” than with the journalist who first received the photos or the watchdog group that published them.
“They obtained their info through a PRA [public records request],” he said. “It’s the city’s screw-up that disclosed information that should have never been disclosed, and other sites are exploiting that information and putting bounties on cops’ heads.”
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Sutcliffe claim that the alleged threats, combined with their photos being circulated online, have caused them emotional distress.
The three do not work in undercover assignments. Saggau said that Panameno works in the department’s Motor Transport Division. The assignments of the other two officers were not disclosed.
On Monday, the union filed a formal complaint against Moore and Lizabeth Rhodes, director of the LAPD’s Office of Constitutional Policing.
Moore has asked the inspector general to take over the probe to avoid a conflict of interest.
Chief Michel Moore, citing safety concerns, said the inspector general will investigate the disclosure of officers’ photos in an online database launched by the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition.
Multiple LAPD sources not authorized to discuss the photo scandal said Rhodes, who oversaw the photo disclosure, should have ensured that any officer working in an undercover capacity was excluded from the information release.
In a letter to Moore on Thursday, the union’s board of directors said it had lost faith in Rhodes, asking the chief to put her on home assignment.
Moore said that he could not discuss the demand, citing personnel matters.
Legal experts say that a judge will have to decide whether the tweets at issue in the lawsuit meet the legal definition of a threat.
That is a separate question from Stop LAPD Spying Coalition’s decision to publish the photos, said Aaron Mackey, a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
The 1st Amendment generally protects the publication of information received from the government, even when it was released by mistake, Mackey said.
LAPD officers may argue that the release of their photos, hire dates and other information is an intrusion on their privacy, but that argument is unlikely to hold up in court, he said.
“They don’t have this reasonable expectation of privacy in this basic information,” Mackey said.
Sutcliffe has run into legal trouble before for online threats. In 2003, he pleaded guilty in federal court to eight felony charges of using a website he had created to threaten executives at Global Crossing Ltd., a fiber-optic network company in Beverly Hills from which he was twice fired.
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For most of the weekend and for most of us, it will be pleasant. Temperatures will be warm, and it’ll be dry. However, coastal flooding will rear its ugly head one last time Saturday evening. Heavy rain is then likely Monday.
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Surface high pressure will literally sit over New Jersey on Saturday, from the mountains of Sussex County to the farmlands of Cumberland County. High pressure brings sinking air, which helps keep the rain away.
We’ll start out sunny in the morning, with patchy fog inland through 8 a.m. Then, a blanket of high clouds will be overhead by the end of the day.
Temperatures will start out around 60 degrees inland to the upper 60s at the beaches. We’ll climb quickly into the 60s and 70s in the morning with a light wind.
A gentle sea breeze will cap the shore at a very comfortable 78 degrees. For inland spots, we’ll continue to climb on a light, south wind. Highs will get to the low to mid-80s. Many outdoor events, like the Ironman 70.3 Atlantic City event, will be great.
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The problems will be on the water itself. Hurricane Earl, in conjunction with our early week coastal storm, will team up to bring deadly rip currents to the waters. Thankfully, many towns have lifeguards on the weekend here. Only swim where they say it is safe to do so.
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Then, between 6:30 p.m. and midnight, there will be tidal flooding again. It’ll last for two to three hours around the high tide, which is generally between 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Up to 6 inches of salt water is likely.
Keep your car safe. Don’t drive through flood water when you see it.
Otherwise, the evening will have that blanket of high clouds overhead. Temperatures will fall into the 70s and 60s for the evening. High pressure will shift offshore overnight.
Morning lows Sunday will be in the mid- to upper 60s.
Sunday will be a cloudy day, though a dry one. As high pressure exits east, a pool of moisture in the Deep South will ride up the Appalachian mountains. A full day of southerly winds will increase the dew points, though it won’t be overly humid. It’s still a fairly comfortable day.
Highs should peak near 80 in Northfield and inland towns, with Margate and the shore in the upper 70s.
Coastal flooding will be limited to the Delaware Bay and a few back bays Sunday evening. That would be between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. A few inches of water would be on the susceptible roadways. Again, please don’t drive through the flood waters.
Eventually, the pool of moisture will slide east. That will open up a 36-hour period where much needed rain will be possible.
The window for rain will open between 7 and 10 p.m. That window will close midday Tuesday.
Any shower or storm within this time can bring flooding rain. Precipitable water values — how much moisture is in a column of air, measured in inches — will be over 2 inches. That’s tropical.
You can double that to find out what the maximum potential for rain would be, which is about 4 inches. Most will see between 0.75 and 1.50 inches of rain, a nicer amount and one that will help with drought.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates’ first lunar rover and a toylike robot from Japan that’s designed to roll around up there in the gray dust.
It will take nearly five months for the lander and its experiments to reach the moon.
The company ispace designed its craft to use minimal fuel, to save money and leave more room for cargo. So it’s taking a slow, low-energy path to the moon, flying 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) from Earth before looping back and intersecting with the moon by the end of April.
By contrast, NASA’s Orion crew capsule with test dummies took five days to reach the moon last month. The lunar flyby mission ends Sunday with a Pacific splashdown.
The ispace lander will aim for Atlas crater in the northeastern section of the moon’s near side, more than 50 miles (87 kilometers) across and just over 1 mile (2 kilometers) deep. With its four legs extended, the lander is more than 7 feet (2.3 meters) tall.
With a science satellite already around Mars, the UAE wants to explore the moon, too. Its rover, named Rashid after Dubai’s royal family, weighs just 22 pounds (10 kilograms) and will operate on the surface for about 10 days, like everything else on the mission.
In addition, the lander is carrying an orange-sized sphere from the Japanese Space Agency that will transform into a wheeled robot on the moon. Also flying: a solid state battery from a Japanese-based spark plug company; an Ottawa, Ontario, company’s flight computer with artificial intelligence for identifying geologic features seen by the UAE rover; and 360-degree cameras from a Toronto-area company.
Hitching a ride on the rocket is a small NASA laser experiment that will fly to the moon on its own to hunt for ice in the permanently shadowed craters of the lunar south pole.
The ispace mission is called Hakuto, Japanese for white rabbit. In Asian folklore, a white rabbit is said to live on the moon. A second lunar landing by the private company is planned for 2024 and a third in 2025.
Founded in 2010, ispace was among the finalists in the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition requiring a successful landing on the moon by 2018. The lunar rover built by ispace never launched.
Another finalist, an Israeli nonprofit called SpaceIL, managed to reach the moon in 2019. But instead of landing gently, the spacecraft Beresheet slammed into the moon and was destroyed.
With Sunday’s predawn launch from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, ispace is now on its way to becoming one of the first private entities to attempt a moon landing. Although not launching until early next year, lunar landers built by Pittsburgh's Astrobotic Technology and Houston's Intuitive Machines may beat ispace to the moon thanks to shorter cruise times.
Only Russia, the U.S. and China have achieved so-called “soft landings” on the moon, beginning with the former Soviet Union’s Luna 9 in 1966. And only the U.S. has put astronauts on the lunar surface: 12 men over six landings.
Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of astronauts' last lunar landing, by Apollo 17's Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt on Dec. 11, 1972.
NASA’s Apollo moonshots were all “about the excitement of the technology,” said ispace founder and CEO Takeshi Hakamada, who wasn’t alive then. Now, “it’s the excitement of the business."
“This is the dawn of the lunar economy,” Hakamada noted in the SpaceX launch webcast. “Let's go to the moon.”
Liftoff should have occurred two weeks ago, but was delayed by SpaceX for extra rocket checks.
Eight minutes after launch, the recycled first-stage booster landed back at Cape Canaveral under a near full moon, the double sonic booms echoing through the night.
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The Tri-Valley Conference 10 Tier I announced its 2023 girls basketball all-league teams, with conference champion Hemlock putting four players on the team.
The TVC 10, which is split into two tiers, picked just one first team.
The Tri-Valley Conference 10 Tier I announced its 2023 girls basketball all-league teams, with conference champion Hemlock putting four players on the team.
The TVC 10, which is split into two tiers, picked just one first team.
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According to Singles, "MCE" (Main Character Energy) Is The New BDE
VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Match Group Company and dating app Plenty of Fish today revealed its sixth annual list of dating trends for the upcoming year. To identify the new trends, Plenty of Fish polled over 8,000 U.S. members, finding that after the challenges of dating during the pandemic, 2023 will be the year of Main Character Energy, with singles prioritizing their wants and needs and focusing on themselves more than ever. Additionally, environmental and economic trends will play a larger role in dating as indicated by new trends Eco-Dumping and Infla-Dating.
2023 Dating Trends Include:
- Main Character Energy (mayn ker-ik-ter en-er-jee): Focusing on yourself instead of wasting time on people who don't meet your standards or needs. 2022 may have been all about BDE but 2023 is all about MCE - 49% of singles say they have made a recent active change to put themselves first, and 32% of single men have been rejected by someone because their potential date wanted to just "focus on themselves."
- Eco-Dumping (eek-oh duhmp-ing): Dating (or dumping) someone based on how environmentally conscious they are. Conflicting opinions on environmental topics can be just as big of a deal-breaker as someone with poor communication skills - in fact, nearly one in five singles know someone who has dumped someone because their views on climate change and the environment didn't align.
- Heat Doming (heet dohm-ing): Dating someone specifically for their household amenities. With record breaking temperatures and heat waves in 2022, it's no surprise that 20% of singles have experienced someone wanting to date them to access their household amenities such as air conditioning, pool, comfy mattress, etc. Additionally, 30% of Millennials and Gen Z know someone who has dated someone for their amenities.
- Infla-Dating (in-fla-dayt-ing): Going on less expensive dates due to inflation and the current economic environment. Rising prices are affecting all aspects of our lives - including dating. Nearly half (48%) of single Millennials & Gen-Z have suggested going on a less expensive, budget-friendly date.
- James-Webbing (jeymz-web-ing): Deciding to date someone after seeing them through a different lens. Nasa's new super space telescope isn't the only thing uncovering hidden gems - singles are giving potential partners a closer look, with 54% saying they've decided to date someone after getting to know them better and seeing them in a new light.
- OnlyPlans (ohn-lee plans): Repeatedly planning dates with someone, but never actually following through on them. Whether it's a last minute "work emergency," a sudden need to babysit a friend's pet or the classic, "too much traffic," 52% of singles have experienced this situation. If only singles could monetize some of these excuses…
"Over the past few years, singles have shifted their approach to dating, largely due to factors tied to the pandemic," said Kate MacLean, resident dating expert at Plenty of Fish. "As we begin to put the pandemic behind us, we're seeing how singles are redefining dating in order to make more real, authentic connections. They are more certain about deal-breakers, like Eco-Dumping, and their self-worth and confidence is skyrocketing - Main Character Energy will be a huge trend in the year ahead."
Plenty of Fish wants to make it easier for singles to connect in more fun, low-pressure ways. Read more about dating trends and other dating-related advice on the Plenty of Fish blog, The Latest Catch. Join the conversation on social by following Plenty of Fish on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and using #DatingTrends and #POFDictionary.
Dating Trends Survey Methodology
More than 8,000 U.S.-based Plenty of Fish users were polled online in late August 2022. Participants were ages 18-60 with 51% identifying as male and 48% female.
About Plenty of Fish
Plenty of Fish, a Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) company, is one of the largest global online dating companies, and is available in 11 languages and more than 20 countries. Unlike many dating offerings today, Plenty of Fish offers a less prescriptive, low-pressure user experience that allows singles to discover what they're looking for.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were:
05-09-11-16-66, Powerball: 7, Power Play: 2
(five, nine, eleven, sixteen, sixty-six; Powerball: seven; Power Play: two)
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Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as Supreme Court Justice Thursday, filling the seat of outgoing Justice Stephen Breyer and becoming the first Black woman to serve on the country's highest court.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as Supreme Court Justice Thursday, filling the seat of outgoing Justice Stephen Breyer and becoming the first Black woman to serve on the country's highest court.
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- $13.2 billion project financing formally sanctions the first domestic US LNG export project to reach financial close since Venture Global's Calcasieu Pass.
- Largest project financing transaction in the world closed in 2022.
ARLINGTON, Va., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Venture Global LNG is announcing a final investment decision (FID) and successful closing of the $13.2 billion project financing for the initial phase (an upsized 13.33 MTPA) of the Plaquemines LNG facility and the associated Gator Express pipeline. This transaction represents the largest project financing in the world closed to date in 2022. The proceeds of the debt and equity financing fully fund the balance of construction and commissioning of the initial phase. This is the first LNG project located in the United States to reach financial close since Venture Global's Calcasieu Pass facility in August 2019.
"The Venture Global team is proud to announce FID on our second project, Plaquemines LNG, just months after exports began at Calcasieu Pass. I want to thank our team for their tireless efforts to support this remarkable achievement," said Mike Sabel, CEO of Venture Global LNG. "Plaquemines will build on the success of Calcasieu Pass, which broke global records for speed and execution. The project has attracted robust financial and commercial support which has enabled us to formally sanction this project at a critical moment for energy markets. Speed matters more than ever and Venture Global is uniquely positioned to quickly bring US LNG to the market to support global energy security and environmental progress. I would like to thank our customers, lenders, advisors, construction partners and local partners in Louisiana for their trust and support."
Plaquemines LNG has received all necessary permits, including FERC authorization and non-FTA export authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy. In addition, the company has executed 20-year Sales and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) for 80% of the full 20.0 MTPA project. Plaquemines LNG phase one customers include PGNiG, Sinopec, CNOOC, Shell and EDF; phase two customers announced to date include ExxonMobil, PETRONAS and New Fortress Energy. Marketing is actively underway for the company's third facility, CP2, and two SPAs with ExxonMobil and New Fortress Energy have already been executed for this project.
The lender group for the company's construction financing includes the world's leading banks, spanning multiple continents. The lenders who provided funding at closing are: Bank of America, N.A., Banco Santander, S.A., Bank of China, CaixaBank, S.A., Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, ING Capital LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Landesbank Baden Württemberg, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., MUFG Bank, Ltd., Natixis, Nomura Securities International, Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, The Bank of Nova Scotia and Truist Bank.
Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, ING, JP Morgan, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley and RBC served as Lead Banks to Venture Global for the transaction. Latham & Watkins LLP served as counsel to Venture Global and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP served as counsel to the lenders.
About Venture Global LNG
Venture Global is a long-term, low-cost provider of U.S. LNG sourced from resource rich North American natural gas basins. Venture Global's first facility, Calcasieu Pass, commenced producing LNG in January 2022. The company is also constructing or developing an additional 60 MTPA of production capacity in Louisiana to provide clean, affordable energy to the world. The company is developing Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) projects at each of its LNG facilities.
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Charcuterie boards are still taking social media by storm. These traditional meat and cheese platters served at dinner parties first went viral as creators turned charcuterie boards into practical works of art.
Eventually, the trendy boards shifted from appetizers to sweeter varieties, such as birthday boards and pancake platters.
But these charcuterie boards all have one thing in common: they are meant to feed a crowd. What if you could have a charcuterie-style treat that you could easily carry?
Enter the jarcuterie trend!
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Jarcuterie started to gain traction during the COVID-19 pandemic as people shied away from buffets and family-style serve-yourself meals. But the convenience of having everything in a single jar makes jarcuterie a fabulous option for parties or even on a daily basis.
Plus, an individual jar of charcuterie eats is a healthier option than the traditional buffet style. The jars are an ideal portion size for one!
If you like the idea of everyone having their own jarcuterie, you’ll love how easy they are to put together. TikTok creator Elizabeth LaBau (@sugar.hero) posted a 30-second video demonstrating how quick they are to whip up!
@sugar.hero #ad Charcuterie boards are SO last year. This year, we’re all about the JARcuterie! – with @savorrecipes #snacks #jarcuterie #jarcuteries #charcuterie ⬠original sound – Elizabeth LaBau
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Of course, you can create a sweet treat version of jarcuterie if that’s more your style. Check out this version that brings together candy and your favorite savory charcuterie snacks from TikTok user @kelleywithlove
@kelleywithlove Quick Galentine’s treat for your favorite girls! #galentinesday #galentines #galentine #galentinesdaygift #galentinesparty #jarcuterie #charcuterie ⬠Taste It – TELL YOUR STORY music by Ikson
If you need more inspiration, you can pick up an entire book with ideas!
“Jarcuterie: Elevate your Appetizers and Snacks with Grazing Cups for Holidays, Special Occasions, and Just for Fun” by Suzanne Billings is available on Amazon for $18.86 (hardcover), $11.99 on Kindle or for free for Kindle Unlimited members.
Ready to make your first jarcuterie? We have a few jar recommendations for you to get started.
The 15-pack of8-ounce Verones Mason Jars is on sale at Amazon for $19.51. Their diamond-cut design gives the jars an added touch of elegance, and there’s lots of space to add in a variety of foods.
Or, you can pick up a set of 12 Ball quilted pint mason 4-ounce jars at Walmart. They are marked down at Walmart for only $11.97 (regular retail price of $27.19) for a limited time.
Finally, over on Etsy, you can pick up a set of 20 plastic cups/jars complete with lids and spoons for $7.20 from the seller GardenPartySocial.
How will you customize your jarcuterie this summer? Share your ideas!
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has been indicted on a murder charge for the alleged fatal shooting of a woman at an apartment building on Delaware Avenue last weekend, the Erie County District Attorney announced Friday.
It is alleged that at around 8 p.m. on May 27, 21-year-old Jamin Haygood of Buffalo shot and killed 51-year-old Jacquette Holley at the apartment on the 2400 block of Delaware Avenue. She died at the scene.
It is further alleged that Haygood also intimidated a witness in an attempt to prevent the witness from giving information to police.
He is charged with second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon and intimidating a victim or a witness. If convicted as the highest charge, he faces up to 25 years to life in prison.
Haygood is being held without bail. A return court date has not yet been scheduled.
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Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.
MOVIES
— In “The Banshees of Inisherin,” director Martin McDonagh reteams with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, the stars of the playwright’s feature debut, 2008′s “In Bruges.” The results are just as good. On a small island off the west coast of Ireland in 1923, they play longtime pals whose friendship abruptly and a little mysteriously comes to an end. Both Farrell and Gleeson have already won awards for their performances. It’s still playing in theaters but on Tuesday it reaches video on demand. In her review, AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr called it “an aching reverie about friendship and fulfillment that is one of the very best films of the year.”
— Nikyatu Jusu makes one of the more arresting directorial debuts of the year in Amazon Studios’ “Nanny.” The grand jury prize-winner of the Sundance Film Festival, “Nanny” stars Anna Diop as Aisha, a well-educated Senegalese caregiver for a white New York family. (Michelle Monaghan co-stars.) Aisha’s own daughter remains in Africa. She sends home money while her wealthy employers casually take advantage of her kindness. Jusu uses the dark atmosphere of a horror film to convey the dread and displacement of the immigrant experience. It streams Friday on Amazon Prime Video.
— The masterful Korean director Park Chan-wook is best known for genre extremes like “Oldboy” and “The Handmaiden.” In his prize-winning latest, “Decision to Leave,” he conjures a more subtly beguiling tale, a slinky fusion of police procedural and romance. The film, which began streaming on MUBI on Dec. 9, stars Park Hae-il as a Busan detective who becomes infatuated by the suspect (Tang Wei) of a murder investigation. In her review, Bahr said the film lulls you “into a misty, dreamlike delirium until you’re not even certain of what’s right in front of your face.”
— AP Film Writer Jake Coyle
MUSIC
— Rapper Ab-Soul returns with the album “Herbert” on Friday, his first full-length studio in six years and a follow-up to “Do What Thou Wilt.” Singles include “Do Better,” and “Gang’Nem,” which features Fre$h. The set will also feature Big Sean, Russ, Joey Bada$$, Jhené Aiko, SiR, Punch, Zacari, Fre$h, Ambré, ALEMEDA and Lance Skiiiwalker. The record is described as “a deliberately intimate portrait of the man behind Ab-Soul going back to his foundation.” It’s a collection that shows off the impressive range he has, including the playful, busy old school hip-hop vibe of “No Report Card” to the slow, airy jazz of “Bucket.”
— A week before the movie release of the Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” comes an album with 35 tracks that includes a never-before-released a cappella live recording of “Don’t Cry For Me.” Houston recorded it in 1994 while on The Bodyguard World Tour, flying back to perform it at an AIDS benefit concert. The song and an original re-imagined version of it by producer Sam Feldt is also included on “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” out on Friday. The movie of the same name hits movie theaters Dec. 23.
— Brazilian global pop superstar Anitta will perform as part of the new weekly concert series Amazon Music Live streaming live Thursday night. Anitta, a best new artist Grammy nominee, joins a list of performers who have done the concerts, including Kane Brown, Lil Baby and Megan Thee Stallion. They are hosted by Grammy-winning hip-hop star 2 Chainz and air on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch. Anitta mixes Latin pop, R&B and reggaeton and has already landed six Latin Grammy nominations throughout the years.
— AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy
TELEVISION
— If you’re not familiar with Dale Chihuly’s name, it’s possible you’ve seen his breathtaking, colorful blown glass art. Now 81, his work can be found in museums worldwide (and even on the ceiling of The Bellagio casino in Las Vegas.) Chihuly’s story is compelling as well, as he’s battled mental health issues and experienced personal tragedy. An avid collector of random things including Pez dispensers and midcentury refrigerators, The Smithsonian Channel delves into the artist’s personal and professional life in a new documentary called “The Master of Glass: The Art of Dale Chihuly,” premiered Sunday.
— David Letterman traveled to Kyiv to sit down with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a special one-off episode of Netflix’s “My Next Guest,” debuting Monday. “I’ve never done anything quite like this,” says Letterman in a clip as he descends on an escalator 300 feet below ground. The conversation was recorded in October on a subway platform-turned-stage, complete with a small live audience.
— Rising comedian Atsuko Okatsuka debuted her first HBO comedy special called “The Intruder” on Saturday. Okatsuka is wrapping up an exciting 2022 where she headlined her first national solo tour and made her late-night talk show debut on “The Late Late Show” with James Corden. She also started the viral #dropchallenge with her grandmother on TikTok (where one slowly squats to Beyoncé’s song “Yoncé” while staring into camera) which has received more than 10 million views.
— PBS will broadcast the second annual Earthshot Prize awards ceremony founded by William, The Prince of Wales, recognizing individuals for their environmental work. 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 special was filmed recently in Boston with live appearances by Annie Lennox, Ellie Goulding, and Chloe x Halle. Billie Eilish performed remotely. Presenters included Oscar winner Rami Malek, comedian Catherine O’Hara and actor Daniel Dae Kim. The Earthshot Prize airs Wednesday on PBS.
— Alicia Rancilio
VIDEO GAMES
— Some aliens want to conquer Earth. Some want to make friends. And some just want to get “High on Life” — because it turns out human flesh can be quite intoxicating. That’s the premise of the new shoot-’em-up from Squanch Games, the studio founded by “Rick and Morty” co-creator Justin Roiland. As you’d expect, there’s plenty of irreverent humor, mostly delivered by the very chatty weapons you need to repel the invasion. It’s also pretty gross: There’s slime just about everywhere, and enemies explode with a squishiness that’s either delightful or appalling. “High on Life” makes a splash Tuesday on Xbox X/S, Xbox One and PC.
— Lou Kesten
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PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler, Corey Conners and Viktor Hovland are heading into the weekend tied for the lead at the PGA Championship.
All three players are at 5-under 135 through two rounds at rainy Oak Hill.
Hovland is on a hot streak at the major championships. He’s been among the top 10 after 10 consecutive rounds at majors, the longest such active streak.
First-round leader Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Suh are two shots back. DeChambeau shot a 1-over 71 in the second round. The 25-year-old Suh made just one bogey on his way to a 2-under 68 to make a cut at a major for the first time.
Brooks Koepka’s 4-under 66 was the best round of the day, moving him to 2 under for the tournament, three behind the leaders.
Only nine of the 156 players in the field were under par after two rounds. The group at even par through 36 holes includes major champions Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Keegan Bradley. Also at even was club professional Michael Block.
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Viktor Hovland has joined Scottie Scheffler and Corey Conners atop the leaderboard at the PGA Championship. Hovland polished off his 3-under 67 with a short birdie putt on the 18th hole to move to 5 under for the tournament.
Bryson DeChambeau is one shot back at 4 under as he finishes up the back nine.
Brooks Koepka, who called his opening round of 2-over 72 one of the worst days of ball-striking he’s had in a while, responded with a 4-under 66 to get within three shots of the leaders heading into the weekend at Oak Hill.
Major champions and good friends Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth are sticking around for the weekend too, but they needed to work to make it happen.
Justin Thomas, the defending PGA champion, sank an 8-foot bogey putt on the 18th to finish on the likely cut line at 5 over. Spieth, nursing an ailing left wrist, saved par from a greenside bunker on 18 to join Thomas at 5 over.
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Scottie Scheffler has joined Corey Conners in a share of the lead at the PGA Championship. Way down the leaderboard, there’s another race going on.
Who gets to return to Oak Hill on Saturday?
The cut was shaping up to be 5-over par, and every shot matters to Masters champion Jon Rahm and Jordan Spieth.
Rahm was one shot outside the cut line until he made birdies on the 13th and 14th holes to get to 4 over. Spieth was moving in the right direction until he bogeyed the 11th, made double bogey on the 12th and a bogey on the 14th to fall to 6 over. Spieth was in a bunker in front of the reachable par-4 14th hole and sent that over the fence and out-of-bounds.
He bounced back with a birdie on the 15th and was right on the cut line at 5 over.
Among those certain to miss was Talor Gooch. That’s only significant because Gooch is No. 63 in the world. The top 60 after this week are exempt into the U.S. Open. Gooch did not enter qualifying, and therefore won’t be playing. He has won back-to-back this year on the LIV Golf circuit.
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Corey Conners is the first player to reach 6-under par at Oak Hill in the PGA Championship, building a two-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland in the second round.
The forecast for stronger wind in the afternoon hasn’t materialized. The surprise was a few passing showers that were enough for players to get out their umbrellas. It’s taking a little fire out of the course. But Oak Hill remains tough. Only 11 players are under par.
One of them is Bryson DeChambeau, just barely. He took a double bogey on the sixth hole when it took him two to get out of a bunker. DeChambeau is 3 over through seven holes for his round, now five behind Conners.
Three of those under par are Canadians. Conners is 6 under through 11 holes. Taylor Pendrith had a 69 and was 1 under for the championship. Adam Svensson is 1 under for the day. Maybe it’s a home game. The Canadian border is some 90 miles away.
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Scottie Scheffler has picked up right where he left off at the PGA Championship.
The world’s second-ranked player began the second round with back-to-back birdies to move to the top of the leaderboard at drizzly Oak Hill.
Scheffler hit his approach shot stiff at the par-4 first hole for a tap-in birdie and rolled in a 9-foot putt on the second hole to move to 5-under for the tournament.
Scheffler is tied at the top with Corey Conners. The Canadian started on the back nine and birdied the 13th and 15th holes to join Scheffler at 5-under.
Scheffler opened with a bogey-free 3-under 67, his first bogey-free round in 52 tries at a major tournament.
First-round leader Bryson DeChambeau is part of a group two shots back. DeChambeau, who opened with 4-under 66, bogeyed the third hole to fall a bit off the early pace set by Scheffler and Conners.
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Justin Rose’s fast start to the second round has him within one shot of Bryson DeChambeau at the PGA Championship.
Rose birdied three of his first seven holes and was at 2 under for the day, 3 under for the tournament as he made the turn at breezy Oak Hill.
The 41-year-old Rose, the 2013 U.S. Open champion, used a hot putter to take advantage of conditions that appear more scoring-friendly than during the first round on Thursday. Rose didn’t hit a fairway on his first nine holes but still managed to roll in birdie putts of 15, 20 and 26 feet.
Rose won his 11th PGA tour event at Pebble Beach in February. Rose has four top-10 finishes at the PGA and tied for 13th at Southern Hills last year.
Mito Pereira, who double-bogeyed the 18th in the fourth round at Southern Hills to squander a chance at a stunning victory, is 3 under through 11 holes to move to 1 under for the tournament.
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Club professional Michael Block has joined considerably more famous company near the top of the leaderboard at the PGA Championship.
The 46-year-old Block, the head pro at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, California, birdied three of his first five holes of the second round to climb to 2 under as he heads to his second nine at Oak Hill. That put Block two shots behind first-round leader Bryson DeChambeau, who will begin his second round Friday afternoon.
This is the fifth PGA appearance for Block, who qualified by finishing in a tie for second at the PGA Professional Championship this month. He has yet to make the cut in six previous starts at major championships.
Block began the second round by rolling in an 8-foot birdie putt on the par-4 10th hole at the East Course. He hit his approach to tap-in range on the par-4 12th and drained a 12-footer for birdie on the short par-4 14th.
Block is putting himself in solid position to make it to the weekend. The 156-man field will be reduced to the top 70 and ties later Friday.
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Bryson DeChambeau has the lead at the PGA Championship, his first time atop a leaderboard in a major since he won the 2020 U.S. Open at Winged Foot.
That was assured when PGA Tour rookie Eric Cole returned to Oak Hill on Friday and sent his first shot on the sixth hole into the water and made double bogey.
DeChambeau opened with a 4-under 66 on Thursday and has a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler, Dustin Johnson, Corey Conners and Cole.
The first round was suspended Thursday night because of darkness, due to a two-hour frost delay at the start of the opening round. Cole was at 5 under and in the middle of the sixth fairway. He finished with three straight pars.
Phil Mickelson held it together until the very end. His shot from the rough stayed below the 18th green in more rough. He didn’t advance that to the green, chipped the next one 12 feet short and two-putted for double bogey. He wound up with a 73.
Even with the frost delay, the PGA Championship is back on schedule. The second round began as 30 players were finishing their first round. Justin Rose chipped in for birdie on his last hole for a 69, making it 16 players who broke par in the opening round.
The next task for Mickelson, Jordan Spieth and Jon Rahm was to be among the top 70 and ties who make the cut.
DeChambeau plays in the afternoon.
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WAYNE COUNTY, Pa. — "Determined" was just one of the words Josh Sheard used to describe his niece Alyssa Cahoon.
She died after suddenly becoming sick while training with the Pennsylvania National Guard at Fort Jackson in South Carolina.
"Obviously, it's been very traumatic, you know, getting the news that our 17-year-old niece passed away. It really is challenging, a lot of emotions that the family is going through and dealing with," said Sheard.
"Aly," as she was called by her friends and family, suffered sudden cardiac arrest during training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. She died a few days later at just 17 years old.
The family from Wayne County has since learned that Aly had a rare heart condition.
"They found out that her twin sister Brianna has the same arrhythmia, and so through Aly, it basically saved Brianna's life as well," said Sheard. "Because they are doing procedures on her that will enable her to not have that same situation repeated."
Aly was heading into her senior year at Forest City Regional School, where she and her twin sister Brianna played volleyball and basketball.
Her family plans to honor her memory through "Kisses for Ally."
The program will collect tabs from aluminum cans and donate them to the Ronald McDonald House, an organization Sheard says supported Aly's family over the past week or so.
"They want to continue this legacy. It's kind of in its infancy, but certainly, they would want to make sure Aly's legacy by helping out other people and continuing on," said Sheard.
As the family continues on, Sheard will always have fond memories of his niece.
"Very vibrant, she was very personable, always smiled, very willing to encourage other people and to help."
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Injuries in football are inevitable. Greg Roman knows this. But after watching Tyler Huntley get knocked out of Sunday’s win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, only one week after he watched starting quarterback Lamar Jackson get knocked out of a win over the Denver Broncos, the Ravens offensive coordinator had to remind his ever-more-valuable backup: Please, try to stay out of harm’s way.
“Yeah, we had a nice little chat about that,” Roman joked Wednesday. “It’s something that he’s keenly aware of. We’ve got to do a much better job in that area. We’ve got to emphasize it more, and he’s definitely more aware of it now.”
In an NFL season littered with potentially franchise-altering quarterback injuries, the Ravens are better off than most. Jackson is considered week-to-week as he recovers from a knee injury, and Huntley, one of the NFL’s top backups at the position, is on track to play Saturday against the Cleveland Browns. He was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice, with Roman saying afterward that he was in “good shape.”
But Jackson’s second late-season injury in as many years — and the value of a plug-and-play option like Huntley — has come into even sharper focus in recent days, as the 2019 NFL Most Valuable Player positions himself for a possible contract extension next offseason.
Across the league, more and more quarterbacks have found their way to the injury report. The Arizona Cardinals’ Kyler Murray suffered a torn ACL in Monday night’s loss to the New England Patriots. His noncontact injury ended an already disappointing season and could threaten his availability for next season — the two years that Arizona had the greatest salary cap flexibility in Murray’s five-year, $230.5 million extension.
The San Francisco 49ers lost Week 1 starter Trey Lance in September to a season-ending ankle injury. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday that backup Jimmy Garoppolo, recently one of the league’s most efficient passers, has only an “outside chance” of returning from his broken foot late in the playoffs. That means the 49ers’ Super Bowl hopes could rest on rookie Brock Purdy, the last pick in the NFL draft.
The Los Angeles Rams placed star Matthew Stafford on injured reserve earlier this month with a neck injury, likely ending his season and what little playoff hopes the team still had. Elsewhere, the list goes on and on.
Jackson, a pending free agent, has declined to comment on contract negotiations since he and the Ravens failed to agree to an extension before the season started. But the specter of injuries has hung over his contract situation.
Jackson, who missed the Ravens’ final four-plus games last season with an ankle injury and is expected to miss his second straight start Saturday in Cleveland, was seeking a fully guaranteed deal as he entered the final year of his rookie contract, according to a team source who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly on the matter. Jackson told ESPN in September that he turned down an extension that had $160 million to $180 million guaranteed; the total value of the reported five-year offer was more than $250 million.
For now, Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson’s fully guaranteed, five-year, $230 million contract remains an outlier. The extensions that Murray and Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson signed this offseason surpassed Watson’s megadeal in total and average annual value, but neither was fully guaranteed.
Mark Rodgers, Wilson’s agent, said in a September interview with former NFL agent and front-office executive Andrew Brandt on his “Business of Sports” podcast that league executives are “all cognizant of having the market jump up. And let’s be honest, right now, the elephant in every room, in every negotiation for a quarterback, is going to be Deshaun Watson.”
He added: “If I’m the [NFL] commissioner for a day, one of the things that I would try to convince the owners of is, ‘Hey, really, the problem with guarantee is not a worry about the player. Like, Russell Wilson is always going to be able to throw a football, Lord willing, right? Unless something really terrible happens to him.’ And so I don’t think you worry so much about the skill guarantee. But let’s be honest: Everybody in the back of their mind has the career-ending injury that you’ve got to consider.”
Jackson’s recent injury history will have to be considered whenever he and Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta renew contract discussions next offseason. If they can’t agree on a long-term deal by March 7, the Ravens would have to use the franchise tag on a quarterback for the first time in franchise history to keep Jackson from becoming an unrestricted free agent. Under the exclusive franchise tag, he would make about $45 million in 2023.
But if a healthy Jackson gives the Ravens one of the NFL’s higher ceilings, a backup like Huntley can at least raise their floor when he’s unavailable. The third-year veteran kept the team competitive when Jackson was sidelined last season, despite his 1-3 record as a starter. Pressed into action this month, he helped finish off a narrow win over Denver, then started another narrow win Sunday over Pittsburgh before leaving in the third quarter after a big hit by safety Minkah Fitzpatrick.
With Huntley’s dual-threat skill set, along with that of third-stringer Anthony Brown, Roman said the Ravens “don’t have to reinvent the wheel” on offense.
“Each guy’s a little bit different, so we will definitely do certain things differently with them,” Roman said Wednesday. “But I feel really good about those guys. ‘Snoop’ has got a lot of experience. Anthony, it’s pretty remarkable getting thrown in your first snap in the NFL with the first-team offense in the closed end of Pittsburgh on your minus-1-yard line. I thought he played with ice water in his veins. So [I’m] really excited about him and his prospects.”
Jackson’s injury will likely keep him from making his first head-to-head start against Watson, who was suspended for the season’s first 11 games, including the Ravens’ Week 7 win in Baltimore, after being sued for sexual harassment and sexual assault. (Watson has denied any wrongdoing despite settling 23 claims of sexual misconduct.)
The Ravens this season have already faced one star quarterback thriving on a recent megadeal (the Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen) and another faltering after having just signed his (the Broncos’ Wilson). Sunday’s matchup will give them another look at a big-money player — and perhaps a reminder of how important it is to have someone else behind him, just in case.
Week 15
Ravens at Browns
Saturday, 4:30 p.m.
TV: Chs. 11, 4, NFL Network
Radio: 97.9 FM, 101.5 FM, 1090 AM
Line: Browns by 3
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China’s Xi expands powers, promotes allies
BEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping, China’s most powerful leader in decades, increased his dominance when he was named Sunday to another term as head of the ruling Communist Party in a break with tradition and promoted allies who support his vision of tighter control over society and the struggling economy.
Xi, who took power in 2012, was awarded a third five-year term as general secretary, discarding a party custom under which his predecessor left after 10 years. The 69-year-old leader is expected by some to try to stay in power for life.
On Saturday, Xi’s predecessor, 79-year-old Hu Jintao, abruptly left a meeting of the party Central Committee with an aide holding his arm. That prompted questions about whether Xi was flexing his powers by expelling other leaders. The official Xinhua News Agency later reported Hu was in poor health and needed to rest.
The party also named a seven-member Standing Committee, its inner circle of power, dominated by Xi allies after Premier Li Keqiang, the No. 2 leader and an advocate of market-style reform and private enterprise, was dropped from the leadership Saturday. That was despite Li being a year younger than the party’s informal retirement age of 68.
Xi and other Standing Committee members appeared for the first time as a group before reporters Sunday in the Great Hall of the People, the seat of China’s ceremonial legislature in central Beijing.
The No. 2 leader was Li Qiang, a former Shanghai party secretary who is no relation to Li Keqiang. The holder of that post has since the 1990s served as premier, the top economic official. Zhao Leji, a member of the previous committee, was promoted to No. 3, which puts him in line to head the legislature. Those government posts are to be assigned when the legislature meets next year.
Leadership changes were announced as the party wrapped up a twice-a-decade congress that was closely watched for signs of initiatives to reverse an economic slump or changes in a severe “zero-COVID” strategy that has shut down cities and disrupted business. Officials disappointed investors and the Chinese public by announcing no changes.
The lineup appeared to reflect what some commentators called “Maximum Xi,” valuing loyalty over ability. Some new leaders lack national-level experience as vice premier or Cabinet minister that typically is seen as a requirement for the post.
Li Qiang’s promotion appeared to support that analysis because it puts him in line to be premier with no background in national government. Li Qiang is seen as close to Xi after the two worked together in Zhejiang province in the southeast in the early 2000s.
Li Keqiang was sidelined over the past decade by Xi, who put himself in charge of policymaking bodies. Li Keqiang was excluded Saturday from the list of the party’s new 205-member Central Committee, from which the Standing Committee is picked.
Another leader who left the Standing Committee was Wang Yang, a reform advocate suggested by some as a possible premier. Wang, 67, is below retirement age.
Other new Standing Committee members include Cai Qi, the Beijing party secretary, and Ding Xuexiang, a career party manager who is regarded as Xi’s “alter ego” or chief of staff. Wang Huning, the party’s chief of ideology, stayed on the committee. The No. 7 member is Li Xi, the party secretary since 2017 of Guangdong province in the southeast, the center of China’s export-oriented manufacturing industry.
None of the members is a woman or ethnic minority. The Central Committee includes 11 women, or about 5% of the total.
Party plans call for creating a prosperous society by mid-century and restoring China to its historic role as a political, economic and cultural leader.
Those ambitions face challenges from security-related curbs on access to Western technology, an aging workforce and tension with Washington, Europe and Asian neighbors over trade, security, human rights and territorial disputes.
Xi has called for the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” and a revival of the party’s “original mission” as social, economic and culture leader in a throwback to what he sees as a golden age after it took power in 1949.
During the congress, Xi called for faster military development, more technology self-reliance and defense of China’s interests abroad, which raises the likelihood of further conflict.
The party has tightened control over entrepreneurs who generate jobs and wealth, prompting warnings that rolling back market-oriented reforms will weigh on economic growth that sank to 2.2% in the first half of this year, less than half the official 5.5% target.
Under a revived 1950s propaganda slogan, “common prosperity,” Xi is pressing entrepreneurs to help narrow China’s wealth gap by raising wages and paying for rural job creation and other initiatives.
Xi, in a report to the congress, called last week for “regulating the mechanism of wealth accumulation,” suggesting entrepreneurs might face still more political pressure, but gave no details.
“I would worry if I were a very wealthy individual in China,” said economist Alicia Garcia Herrero of Natixis.
In his report, Xi stressed the importance of national security and control over China’s supplies of food, energy and industrial goods.
Xi said the party would build “self-reliance and strength” in technology. He gave no indication of possible changes in policies that prompted then-President Donald Trump to launch a tariff war with Beijing in 2018 over its technology ambitions.
An “important guideline” from the congress is the “doubling down on the state’s role and the greater focus on national security,” said Garcia Herrero and Gary Ng of Natixis in a report.
The party has poured money into nurturing Chinese creators of renewable energy, electric car, computer chip, aerospace and other technologies. Other governments complain Beijing improperly subsidizes and shields its suppliers from competition.
Trump’s successor, Joe Biden, has kept punitive tariff hikes on Chinese goods and this month increased restrictions on China’s access to U.S. chip technology.
The party has tightened control over private sector leaders including e-commerce giant Alibaba Group by launching anti-monopoly and data security crackdowns. Under political pressure, they are diverting billions of dollars into chip development and other party initiatives. Their share prices on foreign exchanges have plunged due to uncertainty about their future.
The party will “step up its industrial policy” to close the “wide gap” between what Chinese tech suppliers can make and what is needed by smartphone, computer and other manufacturers, said Garcia Herrero and Ng.
Xi gave no indication Beijing will change its “zero-COVID” strategy despite public frustration with repeated city closures that has boiled over into protests in Shanghai and other areas.
Xi’s priorities of security and self-sufficiency will “drag on China’s productivity growth,” said Julian Evans-Pritchard, Sheana Yue and Mark Williams of Capital Economics in a report. “His determination to stay in power makes a course correction unlikely.”
The central bank governor, Yi Gang, and bank regulator, Guo Shuqing, also were missing from Saturday’s Central Committee list, indicating they will retire next year, as expected.
Xi suspended retirement rules to keep Gen. Zhang Youxia, 72, on the Central Committee. That allows Zhang, a veteran of China’s 1979 war with Vietnam, to stay as Xi’s deputy chairman on the commission that controls the party’s military wing, the People’s Liberation Army.
The party elite agreed in the 1990s to limit the general secretary to two five-year terms in hopes of avoiding a repeat of power struggles in previous decades. That leader also becomes chairman of the military commission and takes the ceremonial title of president.
Xi has directed an anti-corruption crackdown that snared thousands of officials including a retired Standing Committee member and deputy Cabinet ministers. That broke up party factions and weakened potential challengers.
Xi is on track to become the first leader in a generation to pick his own successor but has yet to indicate possible candidates or when he might step down. Hu Jintao and his predecessor, Jiang Zemin, both were picked in the 1980s by then-supreme leader Deng Xiaoping.
Xi had the ruling party remove the two-term limit for president from China’s constitution in 2018. Chinese officials said the change would allow Xi to stay if needed to complete reforms.
Ahead of the congress, banners criticizing Xi and “zero COVID” were hung from an elevated roadway over a major Beijing thoroughfare in a rare protest. Photos of the event were deleted from social media. The popular WeChat messaging app shut down accounts that forwarded them.
Xi’s government also faces criticism over mass detentions and other abuses against mostly Muslim ethnic groups and the jailing of government critics.
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WASHINGTON – A former U.S. Capitol Police officer was convicted Friday of obstruction of justice for deleting Facebook messages he exchanged with a man who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Jurors were unable to reach a verdict on a second count of obstruction against Michael A. Riley, 51, that stemmed from Riley warning the rioter to remove part of a Facebook post showing the person inside the Capitol during the riot.
Riley was arrested last year on accusations that he helped hide the rioter's involvement in the attack that left many of his own colleagues brutally beaten by the pro-Trump mob. He's the only Capitol police officer charged with a crime involving the insurrection.
An email seeking comment was sent Friday to an attorney for Riley, who responded to a report of a pipe bomb on Jan. 6 and had been a Capitol Police officer for about 25 years before his arrest. Obstruction of justice carries a possible sentence of up to 20 years behind bars.
The day after the riot, Riley sent the person a Facebook message, identifying himself as a “capitol police officer who agrees with your political stance.”
“Take down the part about being in the building they are currently investigating and everyone who was in the building is going to be charged. Just looking out!" Riley wrote, according to court documents.
Riley and the rioter exchanged numerous messages over several days after the Jan. 6 attack. At one point, Riley told the rioter that the scene was a “total s---show.” “I’m glad you got out of there unscathed. We had over 50 officers hurt, some pretty bad,” the officer wrote, according to the complaint.
When the rioter said through messaging that he didn’t think he’d done anything wrong, Riley responded: “The only thing I can see is if you went into the building and they have proof you will be charged. You could always articulate that you had nowhere to go, but that’s for court.”
After the rioter was arrested, the rioter told Riley that the FBI was “very curious” that the two had been communicating. Riley then deleted all of his Facebook messages with the rioter, according to court papers.
Riley took the stand in his defense and told jurors that he was misled about the man's involvement in the riot and believed the rioter when he posted on Facebook that he had been pushed into the Capitol by the mob, NBC News reported.
“I was embarrassed, because I had reached out to him in the first place and allowed myself to get in a position like this,” Riley told jurors, according to NBC. “I never intended for any of this to happen.”
Riley testified that he was upset about what happened on Jan. 6, noting that Capitol police had “a lot of officers who were hurt." He insisted that messages were not an attempt to help the man avoid charges and that he deleted his messages with the rioter because he was mad, not because he was trying to cover his tracks, NBC reported.
About 900 people have been charged in the riot, which left dozens of police officers bloodied and bruised as the crowd charged into the Capitol. Roughly 300 Capitol riot defendants have been sentenced, with sentences ranging from probation to 10 years behind bars.
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The National Museum of African American History and Culture and Getty Research Archive have acquired the Johnson Publishing archives, which include archives of the iconic publications Jet and Ebony.
Here & Now‘s Celeste Headlee talks to museum director Kevin Young about the collection and the process of making it public.
1954 Funmakers Ball participants Eddie McClennon, Bobbie Laney, 1st place winner for “Best Costume’ and Toni Evans pose for a photo. the annual event was held at the Rockland Palace in New York. (G. Marshall Wilson/EBONY Collection)
Rockstar Jimi Hendrix is photographed in London, England. (Charles Sanders/EBONY Collection)
Entertainer Pearl Bailey performs as ‘Frankie’ alongside dancer Carmen De Lavallade on the set of ‘Carmen Jones’ in this undated photo. The musical film was released on October 5, 1954 by Twentieth Century Fox. (Howard Morehead/Ebony Collection)
Rosa Parks. (EBONY Collection)
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CA Reno NV Zone Forecast for Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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Markleeville, Stateline, Glenbrook, and Incline Village
331 AM PDT Wed May 3 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers in the morning,
then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow
level rising to 6500 feet. Snow accumulation up to 2 inches.
Highs 38 to 48. Light winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms and
snow showers in the evening, then slight chance of showers after
midnight. Snow level 7000 feet lowering to lake level. Lows 25 to
35. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Chance of showers likely in the morning, then showers
likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow
accumulation up to 2 inches with 2 to 6 inches above 7000 feet.
Highs 39 to 49. Light winds becoming west around 10 mph in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of snow showers
after midnight. Lows 26 to 36. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers in the
morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Snow level rising to 6500 feet. Highs 41 to 51.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows
24 to 34.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Highs 42 to 52.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers in
the evening. Lows 25 to 35.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 43 to 53.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 24 to 34.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then sunny with a slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs 47 to 57.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 26 to 36. Highs
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Including the cities of Cedarville, Eagleville, Fort Bidwell,
Empire, and Gerlach
331 AM PDT Wed May 3 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 54 to 64. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows 34 to 39. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west
after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 58 to
68. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 36 to 41. West winds 15 to
25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Gusts up to
40 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers likely and
snow showers in the afternoon. Snow level 6000 to 6500 feet.
Highs 51 to 61. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in
the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows 35 to 40.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers. Highs 54 to 64. Lows 34 to 39.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows
33 to 38.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Highs 56 to 66.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows 34 to 44.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Highs 62 to
72.
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Including the cities of Portola, Susanville, Westwood,
Sierraville, and Loyalton
331 AM PDT Wed May 3 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Snow level 5500 feet rising
to 7000 feet. Snow accumulation up to 2 inches. Highs 50 to 60.
West winds around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of showers after
midnight. Snow level 6500 to 7000 feet. Lows 28 to 38. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level
6500 to 7000 feet. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Highs 53 to
63. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then chance of showers after midnight. Snow level
6000 to 6500 feet. Lows 31 to 41. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts
up to 35 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level 5500 to
6000 feet. Highs 49 to 59. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows
31 to 41.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers. Highs 51 to 61. Lows 30 to 40.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of
showers. Lows 28 to 38. Highs 55 to 65.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of
showers. Lows 28 to 38. Highs 60 to 70.
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Including the cities of Bridgeport, Coleville, Lee Vining,
and Mammoth Lakes
331 AM PDT Wed May 3 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms and snow
showers in the afternoon. Snow level rising to 6500 feet. Highs
40 to 50. Light winds becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 35 mph in the afternoon. Ridge gusts up to 50 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms
and snow showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of snow showers after midnight. Snow level 6000 to
6500 feet. Lows 22 to 32. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to
30 mph in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Snow showers likely in the morning, then snow showers
likely with possible showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Snow level rising to 6000 feet. Snow accumulation of 1 to
5 inches. Highs 40 to 50. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms,
snow showers and slight chance of showers in the evening, then
partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level 6000 to 6500 feet. Lows
20 to 30. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Snow level 6000 to 6500 feet. Highs 42 to 52.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
22 to 32.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers. Highs 42 to 52. Lows 22 to 32.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 45 to 55.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 20 to 30.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 49 to 59. Lows 23 to 33.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 53 to 63.
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INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — At least 13 bald eagles were likely poisoned by scavenging the carcasses of euthanized animals that were improperly dumped at a Minnesota landfill, and three of the majestic birds have died.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that state and federal wildlife officials are investigating after the eagles were found this month near the Pine Bend Landfill in the Minneapolis suburb of Inver Grove Heights.
Ten of the birds are in intensive care at the University of Minnesota Raptor Center. The center’s executive director Victoria Hall said she is optimistic those birds will recover.
Hall said when the eagles were found some of them were lying motionless, face down in the snow, and Raptor Center workers weren’t sure if they were still alive. Veterinarians suspect that the eagles that died had eaten part of a carcass of an animal that had been euthanized with pentobarbital, and investigators confirmed that some euthanized animals had been brought to the landfill on Dec. 2.
Hall said animals that have been chemically euthanized are supposed to be disposed of in such a manner that other animals can’t scavenge on them.
Of the 11 eagles that were brought to The Raptor Center, three also had lead poisoning and one eagle that was found to have bird flu died. Two other eagles were found dead near the landfill.
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Florida shrimpers race to get battered fleet back to sea
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The seafood industry in southwest Florida is racing against time and the elements to save what’s left of a major shrimping fleet — and a lifestyle — that was battered by Hurricane Ian.
The storm’s ferocious wind and powerful surge hurled a couple dozen shrimp boats atop wharves and homes along the harbor on Estero Island. Jesse Clapham, who oversees a dozen trawlers for a large seafood company at Fort Myers Beach, is trying to get boats back to sea as quickly as possible — before their engines, winches and pulleys seize up from being out of the water.
One of two shrimpers that didn’t sink or get tossed onto land went out Sunday, but the victory was small compared with the task ahead.
“There’s 300 people who work for us and all of them are out of a job right now. I’m sure they’d rather just mow all this stuff down and build a giant condo here, but we’re not going to give up,” said Clapham, who manages the fishing fleet at Erickson and Jensen Seafood, which he said handles $10 million in shrimp annually.
The company’s fractured wharves, flooded office and processing house are located on Main Street beside another large seafood company, Trico Shrimp Co. There, a crane lifted the outrigger of grounded shrimper Aces & Eights — the first step toward getting it back in the water. Across the yard, the massive Kayden Nicole and Renee Lynn sat side-by-side in the parking lot, stern to bow.
Shrimping is the largest piece of Florida’s seafood industry, with a value of almost $52 million in 2016, state statistics show. Gulf of Mexico shrimp from Fort Myers has been shipped all over the United States for generations.
Now, it’s a matter of when the fishing can resume and whether there will still be experienced crews to operate the boats when that happens.
Deckhand Michele Bryant didn’t just lose a job when the boat where she works was grounded, she lost her home. Shrimping crews are at sea for as long as two months at a time, she said, so members often don’t have homes on land.
“I’ve got nowhere to stay,” she said. “I’m living in a tent.”
Richard Brown’s situation is just as precarious. A citizen of Guyana who was working on a boat out of Miami when Ian hit southwest Florida, Brown rode out the storm on one of four boats that were lashed together along a harbor seawall.
“We tried to fight the storm. The lines were bursting. We kept replacing them but when the wind turned everybody was on land,” he said.
There’s no way to catch shrimp on a boat surrounded by dirt, so Brown is staying busy scraping barnacles off the hull of the Gulf Star. “It’s like it’s on dry dock,” he said — but he’s no more sure what to do now than at the height of the storm.
“It was terrifying – the worst experience,” said Brown, who is more than 2,160 miles (3,480 kilometers) from his home in South America. “I was just thinking, ‘You could abandon the ship.’ But where are you going?”
Seafood fleets along the Gulf Coast are used to getting wiped out by hurricanes. Katrina pummeled the industry from Louisiana to Alabama in 2005, and the seafood business in southern Louisiana is still recovering from Hurricane Ida’s punch last year. But this part of Florida hasn’t seen a storm like Ian in a century, leaving people to wonder what happens next.
Dale Kalliainen and his brother followed their father into the shrimping business and owns the trawler Night Wind, which landed amid a mobile home park near a bridge. He said high fuel prices and low-cost imported seafood took a bite out the industry long before Ian did its worst.
“There used to be 300 boats in this harbor and now there’s maybe 50,” he said. “It’s going to be probably years before this business is even close to being back to what it was.”
Clapham, the 47-year-old fleet manager, has spent his entire life on shrimp boats. The industry already operates on a thin margin and needs help recovering from Ian, he said.
“These boats go out and catch $60,000, $70,000 worth of shrimp a month, but it costs $30,000 to $50,000 to put fuel on them and groceries and supplies, and then you’ve got to pay the crew. And sometimes these boats’ (catches) don’t even pay for everything,” he said. “We take money from one boat and get another boat going and send ‘em back fishing just to keep going.”
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The Brooklyn Nets are reportedly benching disgruntled guard Kyrie Irving until they can finalize a trade prior to the NBA trade deadline on Thursday at 3 p.m.
Irving requested a trade after failing to agree to a contract extension, as he is seeking a deal somewhere around four years, $198.5 million, according to ESPN.
This comes after Irving sat out Saturday night with what the team says was right calf soreness.
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Nets fans were heard booing Irving when his image came on the Jumbotron at Barclays Center, showing their frustration with their point guard’s request.
Brooklyn has some time to trade Irving, but considering he’s dropping 27.1 points per game to earn himself his eighth All-Star bid, the price tag will likely be a high one.
However, Irving is at the end of the four-year deal he signed with the Nets before the 2019-2020 season worth $136.5 million (fully guaranteed).
NETS' KYRIE IRVING BOOED BY HOME CROWD AFTER REPORTEDLY REQUESTING TRADE
If the Nets can’t find a trade partner by the deadline, The New York Post reported Irving could sit out the rest of the season. He hasn’t decided yet, but it is an option that has reportedly been brought up.
Both Los Angeles teams have been among those rumored to want Irving’s services for the rest of the season at least. The Lakers are intriguing, as Irving would reunite with LeBron James, who he won an NBA title with in 2016.
The Lakers are currently 13th in the Western Conference, and after missing the playoffs last season, James & Co. are looking to add someone that can push them into that conversation in the second half.
But, though the Lakers are believed to be front-runners to land Irving, there are some questions about the extension he wants. The Los Angeles Times reports pessimism about Irving being dealt to the Lakers because he wants a maximum salary deal, which would be that four-year pact. The Lakers reportedly favor no more than a two-year deal instead.
Lakers GM Rob Pelinka will be the one making the deal, but James’ opinion is certainly considered in situations like these. He called it a "’duh’ question" when asked if he’d want Irving on the squad.
NETS' KYRIE IRVING OUT VS. WIZARDS WITH INJURY DAY AFTER ALL-STAR REQUESTS TRADE
The Clippers, though, are said to have made the Nets a "strong offer" already, according to The Athletic. Head coach Tyronn Lue, who was in that position during the NBA title run in 2016, is "ready to reunite" with Irving.
The Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns are also rumored as possible destinations.
After starting the year 2-5, Brooklyn won 16 of 18 games from Nov. 27 to Jan. 4., and Irving has been a key in that. But he was suspended earlier this season for tweeting an antisemitic film and was unapologetic immediately after. He missed eight games.
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Approaching storm may delay launch try for NASA moon rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An approaching storm threatens to delay NASA’s next launch attempt for its new moon rocket, already grounded for weeks by fuel leaks.
A tropical depression in the southern Caribbean is moving toward Florida and could become a major hurricane.
Managers on Friday declared that the rocket is now ready to blast off on its first test flight, after overcoming more hydrogen leaks during a fueling test earlier in the week. It will be the first time a crew capsule orbits the moon in 50 years; the spacecraft will carry mannequins but no astronauts.
Teams will keep monitoring the forecast and decide no later than Saturday whether to not only delay the test flight, but haul the rocket off the pad and back to the hangar. It’s unclear when the next launch attempt would be — whether October or even November — if the rocket must seek shelter indoors.
The preference is to remain at the launch pad and try for a Tuesday liftoff, “but there are still some uncertainties in the forecast,” said NASA’s Tom Whitmeyer, deputy associate administrator for exploration systems.
It takes three days of preparations to get the rocket back into Kennedy Space Center’s mammoth Vehicle Assembly Building, a 4-mile (6.4-kilometer) trip lasting several hours.
“I don’t think we’re cutting it close,” Whitmeyer told reporters. “We’re just taking it a step at a time.”
The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket can withstand gusts of 85 mph (137 kph) at the pad, but only 46 mph (74 kph) once it’s on the move.
This would be the third launch attempt for the Space Launch System rocket, the most powerful ever built by NASA. Fuel leaks and other technical problems scrapped the first two tries, in late August and early September.
Although hydrogen fuel seeped past newly installed seals during Wednesday’s dress rehearsal, the launch team got the leakage down to acceptable levels by slowing the flow and reducing the pressure in the lines. That gave the launch team the confidence to proceed with a Tuesday launch attempt, officials said.
Managers said that the 30-year space shuttle program also saw plenty of hydrogen fuel leaks and hurricane-related rollbacks. The moon rocket’s main engines are actually upgraded versions of what flew on shuttles.
Also, the Space Force has extended the certification of on-board batteries that are part of the flight safety system — at least through the beginning of October.
NASA has just two chances to launch the rocket — Tuesday and Oct. 2 — before a two-week blackout period begins. The next launch period would open Oct. 17.
Astronauts would climb aboard for the second test flight around the moon in 2024. The third mission, targeted for 2025, would see a pair of astronauts landing on the moon.
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By TRISHA AHMED (Associated Press/Report for America)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — Surrounded by dozens of cheering people in green clothes, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21 starting in August, making Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize the substance for adults.
“This has been a long journey with a lot of folks involved,” Walz said.
Among them was one of the first governors in the U.S. to openly support marijuana legalization.
“For me personally, it’s very wonderful to see a dream of yours over 20 years ago finally happen today, and I’m still alive to see it,” said Jesse Ventura, Minnesota’s governor from 1999-2003.
Under the new law, cannabis will be legal by Aug. 1 to possess, use and grow at home. Possession of cannabis flower will be limited to 2 pounds (0.9 kilograms) at home and 2 ounces (56 grams) in public. Other possession caps include 800 milligrams of THC in gummies and other edibles and 8 grams of cannabis concentrate.
Retail sales at dispensaries will probably be at least a year away. Once licensed, stores will charge sales tax plus a 10% cannabis tax.
Minnesotans who have been convicted of misdemeanor or petty misdemeanor possession will also get their records automatically expunged. However, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has estimated it will take until August of next year to process all cases. Others with more serious convictions, such as those with possession offenses that exceeded even the new limits, may also be able to apply for reduced sentences.
Expunging criminal records of those charged with marijuana-related offenses is one of the most important pieces of the legislation, Democratic Sen. Lindsey Port, of Burnsville, said at the ceremony. It ensures “that we are undoing some of the harm that we have done as a state through the prohibition of cannabis,” she said.
Supporters of the legislation have said it will improve public health and safety and further social justice, while opponents have said health and safety will worsen. Supporters have largely been Democrats, and opponents have largely been Republicans this session.
Democrats took full control of state government when the Legislature convened for its 2023 session, marking the first time in eight years they have held the “trifecta” of the Senate, House and governor’s office. With that power, they passed a long list of legislative priorities — including legalization — that the previous Senate Republican majority had blocked.
Walz has long been a supporter of legalizing recreational marijuana for adults. In 2021, the Democratic-controlled House passed a legalization bill with several Republicans voting yes, but the GOP-controlled Senate never gave it a vote.
Last year, the Legislature passed a bill legalizing THC in edible or drinkable form if it’s derived from hemp. Many lawmakers apparently didn’t realize what they were doing as it sailed through under the radar. Low-strength gummies and beverages have been on sale since July.
Former Gov. Ventura said in November that Walz had called him up the day after his reelection and said he expected a new legalization bill to pass. Ventura, an independent who doesn’t usually make endorsements, backed Walz over Republican Scott Jensen, and said legalization was one of the many reasons why.
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SUMMIT One Vanderbilt's "It Felt Like…" Campaign, Directed by Warren Fu, Cinematically Brings to
Life Unscripted Testimonials Overheard From Visitors Experiencing NYC's Most Immersive Destination
To Announce the Campaign and Give Back on Their Anniversary, SUMMIT One Vanderbilt Will Have
Taxis Designed with Reflective Balloons Driving Around Midtown Manhattan This Weekend. Those Lucky
Enough to Hail One Will Receive Free Rides and Tickets to SUMMIT.
NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, SUMMIT One Vanderbilt celebrates its First Anniversary by launching its new global brand campaign, "It felt like…" directed by Warren Fu working alongside creative agency C47. The campaign evokes emotions by showing the reasons why the destination is much more than an "observation deck." SUMMIT is a fully multisensory experience spanning three immersive floors.
SUMMIT, produced by SL Green, includes a 4-chapter transformational art experience, "AIR," created by artist Kenzo Digital with interior design by Snøhetta. Each guest has a unique personal journey of emotion and discovery at SUMMIT as they navigate through a masterful blend of art, technology, architecture, and thrill.
In its first year, SUMMIT is proud to have contributed to New York's pandemic recovery by welcoming 1.4 million guests from almost every country in the world and creating hundreds of jobs within the community. SUMMIT is also committed to giving 1% of all ticket sales to the SUMMIT Foundation to be donated to numerous local charities in need.
The destination has earned numerous accolades in a short duration of time. SUMMIT has been named one of the most Instagrammable places in the world by ELLE Magazine, climbed into the "Top 25 Things to Do in New York City" on Trip Advisor and was voted "Best Landmark" in the United States by Tiqets. The overwhelming notoriety has inspired inquiries from cities around the world interested in taking the SUMMIT experience global.
"We are overwhelmed by the enormous success of SUMMIT One Vanderbilt in its first year, exceeding our expectations by quickly becoming a worldwide entertainment icon, an Instagram phenomenon and a pillar of New York's economic recovery," said Marc Holliday, Chairman and CEO of SL Green. "SUMMIT is the type of experience that New York needs right now, and nothing makes me happier than seeing thousands of people flocking here each day to engage with our city in new and special ways."
"It's been truly incredible to witness the response to SUMMIT over the past year," said Kenzo Digital, creator of "AIR" and artist and CEO of Kenzo Digital Immersive. "To be inside the experience at any given time - day or night, rain or shine - is to see a collective human transformation, a coming together of New Yorkers and travelers alike in a spirit of joy and revelry that is unlike anything else. SUMMIT is poised to continue to inspire visitors for many years, and we are excited to consider how this energy and sense of purpose can be brought to other cities around the world."
SUMMIT is a unique place, so it is only fitting to launch the "It felt like…" campaign, a unique approach to marketing for a global destination. The campaign depicts spectacular visuals of SUMMIT One Vanderbilt while tapping into emotion by using unscripted testimonials from real visitors to showcase the surreal feelings the destination evokes. The campaign films show a father seeing New York City through his daughter's eyes as well as a woman feeling the sensation of flying through space.
Warren Fu, a Clio Award-winning and MTV VMA Video of the Year-nominated short film director, was able to beautifully depict the artistic and transformational nature of SUMMIT One Vanderbilt within the campaign visuals, while also bringing viewers into the imaginations of visitors. In his first brand spot for a global tourism and leisure destination, the director pulled from his experience directing music videos, album art and other creative assets for visionary artists like Daft Punk, The Strokes, Haim, The Weeknd, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Blackpink, Doja Cat and Billie Eilish to bring a fresh look to an ad for an attraction.
The diverse vignettes in the campaign brilliantly display SUMMIT's most unbeknownst yet magical element. After the sun sets, SUMMIT turns into a very different experience. Nighttime guests will experience "AIR at NIGHT", part of Kenzo Digital's design that transforms the space into a one-of-a-kind beacon of light, energy and color that can even be seen while looking at One Vanderbilt from the outside.
"It was such a privilege to shoot in such an epic, cinematic place like SUMMIT. It's incredible what Kenzo Digital and the team were able to bring to life. The way that the light, the clouds, the city and the people are reflected in the space creates a new breathtaking experience each time," said Warren Fu.
In tandem with the launch of the new campaign, SUMMIT One Vanderbilt has developed a bespoke merchandise kit with popular jewelry brand, 8 Other Reasons (8OR) that is now available at the attraction's two onsite boutiques. The collaboration provides tools, such as lights and colored glasses, that, like the experiences at SUMMIT, enhance your perceptions of reality. The collaboration was inspired by how the founder of 8OR Charles Licaa felt at SUMMIT One Vanderbilt. It felt like… "[I] was walking on my own runway."
To enhance the celebration and give back, SUMMIT One Vanderbilt is taking over taxis across Midtown Manhattan this weekend. Visitors and locals alike can keep an eye out for cars that feature SUMMIT's signature reflective balloons. These branded cabs will provide lucky passengers with free trips and tickets to SUMMIT One Vanderbilt throughout the day on Friday October 21st and Saturday October 22nd.
About SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
Produced by SL Green, SUMMIT One Vanderbilt is NYC's newest observation & art experience with 360-degree views of the city and beyond. Located in the crown of One Vanderbilt in Midtown with the immersive art experience designed by Kenzo Digital and interior design by Snøhetta, the story-driven, innovative destination combines unparalleled vistas, curated multi-sensory experiences and cutting-edge technology. Visitors will experience way more than just spectacular views as SUMMIT offers four rooms of unique art installations spread out across three floors, starting with TRANSCENDENCE comprising 30,375 square feet of mirrors. Daring adventurers can step out into fully transparent glass sky boxes called LEVITATION that jut out of the building and suspend guests 1,100 feet above Madison Avenue, as well as ASCENT, an all-glass enclosed elevator that travels up the outside of the building. For more information to purchase tickets and sign up for emails to receive exclusive information on SUMMIT, please visit: https://summitov.com/
About SL Green Realty Corp.
SL Green Realty Corp., Manhattan's largest office landlord, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust, or REIT, that is focused primarily on acquiring, managing and maximizing value of Manhattan commercial properties. As of September 30, 2022, SL Green held interests in 62 buildings totaling 33.6 million square feet. This included ownership interests in 29.3 million square feet of Manhattan buildings and 3.5 million square feet securing debt and preferred equity investments.
About C47
C47 is a coalition of independent strategy, creative, and production practices. Drawing from a highly selective network, C47 activates teams that are specifically tailored to the unique parameters of any project we take on. Thanks to this structure and approach, C47 has had the great fortune of partnering with industry leaders across an increasingly broad range of industries. Some of our past and current clients include: A24, Nike, Bottega Veneta, Netflix, SSENSE, Prada, Matchesfashion, Arc'teryx, Ali Wong, Diageo, Calvin Klein, Estée Lauder, Peter Do, Sequoia Capital, and SUMMIT One Vanderbilt.
Contact: Maddy Berry, maddy.berry@berlinrosen.com
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PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting the leader of the United Arab Emirates on Monday to ensure energy supplies from the oil-rich Gulf country as Europe prepares for the possibility of a total cutoff of Russian natural gas in retaliation for sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is in Paris on the first state visit to France since he was appointed president of the Western-allied nation of seven sheikhdoms in May. Sheikh Mohammed has been the nation’s de facto leader since 2014 and has built new alliances across the Middle East and Europe. He met with U.S. President Joe Biden over the weekend.
France has deep ties to the UAE, and the two leaders have developed a personal relationship. It paid off during Macron’s visit to Abu Dhabi last year that resulted in a 16 billion-euro ($18 billion) arms deal with the Gulf ally, the largest-ever French weapons contract for export.
The leaders will focus on the war in Ukraine and resulting energy supply issues for France and Europe, according to a French presidency official, speaking to reporters on condition of anonymity in line with customary policy.
The official added that Macron and Sheikh Mohammed are “working on the signing of a bilateral agreement on hydrocarbons and on guarantees for the supply of hydrocarbons” to France.
As war in Ukraine rages into the sixth month and Europe is in the grip of a sweltering heat wave, the European Union countries are bracing for a potential Russian gas shutdown amid soaring energy prices, inflation and a cost-of-living crisis across the 27-member bloc.
Russia has cut off or reduced natural gas — which keeps industry running, generates electricity and heats homes in the winter — to a dozen European countries. A major gas pipeline also closed for scheduled maintenance last week, and there are fears that flows through Nord Stream 1 between Russia and Germany will not restart.
Leaders have been scrambling to fill underground storage by the beginning of fall in an effort to avert an economic and political crisis in winter. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is visiting Algeria on Monday to finalize deals boosting natural gas supplies from the North African country to Italy.
Macron said last week that his government would prepare a “sobriety plan” to conserve energy and that France keeps looking to diversify gas sources. He called for a faster shift toward offshore windfarms and more European cross-border energy cooperation “as we prepare ourselves for the scenario where we have to go without all Russian gas.”
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said last month that the country has been in discussions with the UAE regarding supplies of oil and diesel to find “an alternative to Russian petrol.” The UAE could provide a “temporary solution,” Le Maire told the French radio station Europe1.
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne said in Parliament last week that the French energy giant is “discussing an agreement to have access to diesel and fuel from the Emirates this winter.”
He said the company’s efforts are part of the French initiative to secure sufficient energy and make up for loss of Russian supplies.
The UAE’s energy exports to France are dominated by refined petroleum products and reached the record sum of 1.5 billion euros in 2019.
The U.S. Energy Information Agency cites figures estimating the UAE holds the seventh-largest proven reserves of natural gas in the world, at over 215 trillion cubic feet. The country, which lies on the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula along the Persian Gulf, is among world’s 10 largest oil producers, with most of country’s oil and gas wealth concentrated in Abu Dhabi.
Human rights groups have called on Macron to remind his UAE counterpart of his country’s poor human rights record.
“For years, the UAE has systematically crushed dissent,” Human Rights Watch said in a statement ahead of Monday’s visit. “Activists, lawyers, teachers, students, and those deemed critics are arrested, prosecuted, and detained, women and LGBT people face discrimination.”
In an example of the ties between the nations, French warplanes and personnel are stationed in a major facility outside the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi, which is also the home of The Louvre museum and Sorbonne university outlets in the Gulf nation.
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Cardinals fail on late chances in 20-17 loss to Eagles
By JOHN MARSHALL
AP Sports Writer
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyler Murray found receivers on quick hitters and broke off chunk runs on designed keepers, setting up the Arizona Cardinals for a tying field goal, perhaps even the winning touchdown.
It all fell apart with a short slide, a third-down spike and a missed kick, pushing Arizona to its longest home losing streak in 64 years.
Forced to try a 43-yard field goal after spiking the ball on third down, the Cardinals lost 20-17 to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday when Matt Ammendola pushed his kick wide right with 17 seconds left.
“Everybody played hard, we just didn’t get it done,” Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury said. “You hate to lose those.”
The Cardinals (2-3) got off to another slow start, falling into a 14-0 hole by early in the second quarter. They’ve been outscored 38-0 in the first quarter this season.
Arizona started to find a rhythm offensively to pull ton 14-10 at halftime and shut down the Eagles (5-0) most of the second half.
Led by Jalen Hurts in the fourth quarter, Philadelphia picked its way down the field to set up Jake Elliott’s 23-yard field goal to cap a 17-play, 70-yard drive that lasted nearly eight minutes. Hurts, who scored on two 1-yard keepers in the first half, twice kept the drive alive following big pushes by the Eagles’ offensive line on third-and-1.
Arizona started the final drive on its own 25 with 1:45 left — plenty of time for Murray to orchestrate another late drive.
The Cardinals got off to a good start. Murray twice took off on designed runs for a combined 24 yards and completed four passes — he missed an open Zach Ertz on another — and reached Philadelphia’s 34 with 37 seconds left.
After spiking the ball to stop the clock, Murray took off up the middle, sliding for what appeared to be another first down. The officials saw it differently, marking him a yard short.
“At that moment, I was trying to get down as quick as possible to save as much time as possible,” Murray said. “Hindsight, I would have loved to get more yards or 1 yard — whatever it was.”
Kingsbury was standing right at the line to gain and, thinking Murray had slid past the first down marker, called for a spike to stop the clock with 22 seconds left. That would have been plenty of time to try a pass or two to get closer for Ammendola, but trying to run another play on fourth down was too risky.
“By that time, we committed to clocking it,” Kingsbury said. “Twenty-two seconds left, you ran it there, don’t get it and we have a hurricane field goal with a new kicker. We were past the point of no return.”
That left Arizona’s chances on the foot of Ammendola.
Ammendola went 3 for 4 in two games for Kansas City in place of injured starter Harrison Butker and signed with the Cardinals to replace Matt Prater, who was out with a hip injury.
Ammendola’s kick looked good at the start, but veered hard right, sending the undefeated Eagles rushing out in celebration.
“It’s like golf; sometimes you might slice the ball ever so slightly,” Ammendola said. “It felt good off my foot. It’s something I’m not going to get back.”
Neither will the Cardinals. They have lost all three home games this season and eight straight over two seasons, longest since an eight-game losing streak from 1956-58.
Philadelphia is the NFL’s lone remaining undefeated team.
“We’ve got to find a way to win at home,” Kingsbury said. “We play really good on the road and for whatever reason we haven’t gotten done here.”
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Former MMA fighter Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson dies at 38
Published: Nov. 13, 2022 at 4:34 PM CST|Updated: 47 minutes ago
(AP) - MMA light heavyweight fighter Anthony “Rumble” Johnson has died. He was 38.
Bellator MMA announced Johnson’s death on social media on Sunday.
A Bellator spokesman said Johnson had been ill for more than a year.
Johnson had 17 knockouts and six decisions.
His last fight was in May 2021.
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Governor, State Leaders prep for statewide flooding
ST. PAUL (GRAY) -- As an unusual April heat wave swept across Minnesota this week, snowpack in some parts of the state has begun to melt. Thursday, Governor Tim Walz and others gathered at the State Emergency Operations Center in St. Paul to address growing concerns of a heavy flooding season.
“For the public’s awareness, they’re starting to see warmer temperatures and the water’s rising, [so we] just want to be able to be as prepared as possible,” said Governor Walz.
Walz was joined by flooding and emergency operations experts, who explained that heavy snowfall could lead to a statewide flooding problem.
“What’s noteworthy about what we have here is it’s not just one or two rivers, it’s across the state. So this is a widespread event that we are looking at,” said Dan Hawblitzel with the National Weather Service.
According to Hawblitzel, much of the flooding is currently confined to small streams and tributaries, but that will quickly change in the coming weeks.
“That water will start to get channeled into our larger mainstream rivers such as the Minnesota, Mississippi and the St. Croix and of course the Red River up north,” he said.
According to surveyors, there’s still a substantial amount of snowpack that hasn’t yet melted in the Red River Basin, a concerning trend that has officials closely monitoring the situation.
“That’s going to be going on [in the Red River] for the next several weeks, maybe even a month or more. And that’s highly going to be dependent on what we see for rainfall as well,” Hawblitzel said.
Walz says the state is ready to use the state’s Disaster Contingency Fund.
“The state of Minnesota is still prepared in a very efficient and effective manner if we move funds when we need to,” he said.
Officials say they’ll continue to monitor any and all possible floods, and advise anyone at risk of flooding to stay tuned to local media for updates.
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SEATTLE (AP) — After weeks of riding the edge with one close win after another, the New York Giants finally ran into a combination of obstacles they couldn't overcome.
Injuries, critical turnovers and an opponent loaded up to stop Saquon Barkley sent the Giants into their bye week with a 27-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
The Giants are still 6-2 heading into a needed week off for a team that was breaking in two new starters on the offensive line against the Seahawks. And the absences of injured right tackle Evan Neal and left guard Ben Bredeson showed.
Barkley was stymied, held to a season-low 59 yards rushing on 20 carries by a Seattle defense that less than a month ago gave up 235 yards on the ground to New Orleans. Quarterback Daniel Jones was hit hard and flustered, and was unable to add the element of his running to the Giants offense.
Throw in two fumbled punt returns by Richie James that led to points for the Seahawks, and New York couldn't keep its four-game winning streak going.
“We just didn’t do enough today all the way around,” coach Brian Daboll said. “Again, give Seattle credit. It’s hard, the ball is important. We have to do a better job of taking care of it and executing and finishing drives, converting on some third downs, particularly early on in the game. A lot to work on.”
Seattle’s ability to shut down Barkley highlighted the thin edge the Giants ride offensively. Their lone touchdown on Sunday came on a 2-yard drive after Seattle’s Tyler Lockett fumbled deep in his own end.
The Giants went three-and-out on four of their six possessions in the first half. They didn’t get a first down until the second quarter and had a season-low 14 for the game, five of them coming on one drive to start the second half.
It was just the second time in Barkley’s career he carried the ball 20 times and averaged less than 3 yards per attempt. And with Barkley contained, Seattle was able to mostly shut down the Giants through the air. Jones had just 17 yards passing in the first half, and his longest completion was 27 yards to Tanner Hudson. New York had five plays total of longer than 15 yards.
“I think that’s part of playing at this level, playing in the NFL — that defenses are good, teams are good,” Jones said. “Seattle deserves a lot of credit. They are a good defense and a good team. They played better than us today. We’ll look to see how we can clean up some things and improve but that’s the way it works in this league.”
A week after Jones was able to add his running to the Giants offense, he was limited to 20 yards on six carries as Seattle did an excellent job of keeping him in the pocket. Seattle coach Pete Carroll said the containment by the outside linebackers was critical against both Jones and Barkley.
“The guys on the edge did a great job. The outside backers did a fantastic job today keeping that from popping and getting out,” Carroll said.
New York is optimistic about where it will stand coming out of the bye, especially with a schedule that features four of the next five games at home, the next two against Houston (1-5-1) and Detroit (1-6).
“I think we have done some things well, found a way to win some games,” Jones said. “But like we’ve said, there’s a lot still out there for us. I think today shows that a little bit. There’s a lot we need to improve on and shore up if we want to continue to be the team that we think we can be.”
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American Academy of Ophthalmology looks to build momentum on national, bipartisan reform bill to ensure timely access to care
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After a year of sustained advocacy from the ophthalmology community, Aetna announced this week that it will no longer require pre-approval for cataract surgeries starting July 1, 2022, except for people enrolled in Medicare Advantage in Florida and Georgia*. While it remains unclear why these two states are excluded from the rollback, the American Academy of Ophthalmology will continue its effort to protect all patients from abusive prior authorization policies.
Last July, the nation's third-largest health insurer instituted a sweeping and unprecedented new policy requiring pre-approval for all physician-prescribed cataract surgeries. The policy applied equally among its members, from children born with cataracts, to adults whose cataracts interfere with their ability to drive, to people in need of emergency cataract surgery before vision-threatening retinal conditions can be treated.
The impact was swift and chaotic. The Academy estimates that 10,000 to 20,000 Aetna beneficiaries had their cataract surgery unnecessarily delayed in the month of July alone. Since then, the Academy has heard countless stories of patients who were delayed or denied sight-restoring care.
"Aetna's decision to impose a prior authorization requirement for cataract surgery was very difficult to understand since the indications for surgery are well established and the benefits clear," said Stephen D. McLeod, MD, CEO of the Academy. "And the immediate impact on patients subject to unnecessary delay should have been obvious: this is an incredibly common procedure with some 4 million Americans undergoing cataract surgery each year. It has an extremely high success rate with regards to safety and vision improvement, and studies have consistently shown that cataract surgery improves quality of life, lowers the risk of falls and car accidents, and is associated with reduced cognitive decline amongst older adults"
The Academy teamed up with the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery to provide documented patient cases and membership data that substantiated the need for Aetna to rescind its disruptive policy. Both organizations amplified the voices of patients across the country who were harmed by unnecessary care delays and ophthalmologists whose practices struggled under a burdensome approval process that prevented needed treatment.
Advocacy efforts included meeting with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to request increased oversight and working with bipartisan Congressional leaders to advance the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 (H.R. 3173/S. 3018).
Today, support for this common-sense legislation, which will put important guardrails around prior authorization, has grown to include more than 300 U.S. House members and 34 U.S. Senators. The legislation has been endorsed by nearly 500 patient, provider, and other advocacy organizations.
"We thank the original sponsors of the bills, Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Ami Bera, MD (D-CA), and Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN) as well as Senators Roger Marshall, MD (R-KS), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and John Thune (R-SD), for their steadfast leadership in advancing legislation that will help to ensure our nation's seniors continue to receive the high-quality, timely care they deserve," said David Glasser, MD, the Academy's secretary for Federal Affairs.
If enacted, the legislation would streamline and standardize prior authorization in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, providing much-needed oversight and transparency while protecting beneficiaries from unnecessary care delays and denials. The legislation would require Medicare Advantage plans to:
- Establish an electronic prior authorization (ePA) program and require MA plans to adopt ePA capabilities, including the ability to provide real-time decisions;
- Annually publish specified prior authorization information, including average response time and the percentage of requests approved, to improve transparency;
- Ensure prior authorization requests are reviewed by qualified medical personnel; and
- Protect beneficiaries from any disruptions in care due to prior authorization requirements as they transition between MA plans.
While the Academy is encouraged by Aetna's reversal and hopeful that federal reform legislation will be enacted into law, Academy leadership remains vigilant in the ongoing battle to protect patients and physicians from abusive health insurance practices.
*Cataract surgery for Florida and Georgia MA beneficiaries will still require prior authorization through iCare.
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Amin Aaser remembers as a child growing up in Minnesota that his Muslim faith often made him feel like an outsider, and being required to follow its practices and tenets “sometimes felt like going to the dentist.”
Those memories are part of what spurred Aaser, now a married man with a 5-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son, to spend Ramadan producing an online, interactive “Ramadan Camp” for Muslim children ages 5-12 throughout the world.
The Noor Kids Ramadan Camp started two years ago during the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, about 90,000 families have signed up, and about 3,000 families join live every night, he said.
The camp is streamed from a warehouse in Brooklyn Park that is designed to resemble a treehouse. Children spend between 30 minutes and an hour hearing stories, playing games, making projects, listening to guest speakers and sharing prayers.
It’s all intended to find fun ways to help the children learn and discuss the tenets of their faith while meeting other Muslim children around the world.
Aaser said Ramadan is the most important time of the year for Muslims, who fast from sunup to sundown while focusing on improving themselves and building their faith. Busy Muslim parents who are fasting can often struggle to bring the spirit of Ramadan into their hearts and homes, he said, and the camp is designed to ease that burden.
Anum Ahmad, the mother of a 6-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter in Toronto, said the camp has become an almost daily ritual for her family. Although Toronto has a large Muslim population, her son attends a public school with only one other Muslim child, she said.
“It makes a big difference for him to see other kids his age, speaking the same terms we use at home,” Ahmad said. “I can see in his expression how excited he is to see that there are so many other people like him around the world. For the first time I’ve seen a spark related to his religious identity.”
The camp is a continuation of Aaser’s mission since 2012 to help Muslim children embrace their faith and feel accepted, particularly in areas where they are a religious minority.
He said that as a child he was so embarrassed when his friends laughed at his mother’s hijab while he played baseball that he asked her to pick him up 15 minutes after the game ended. And the only other Muslims he saw were at a mosque or on television.
As he grew, he wondered how he could help other Muslim children — including his niece and two children — to be confident and accept their Islamic beliefs.
In 2012, he and his brother, Mohammed, began Noor Kids, which has grown to provide child-centered books and online programs that emphasize building character with age-appropriate stories about traits such as gratitude, resilience and courage.
In 2016, after his mother died and in the midst of a divisive U.S. presidential election, Aaser decided to leave a career in venture capital and, with his wife, focus solely on building the Noor Kids brand.
Today, Noor Kids has a team of about 15 people across the world, with most concentrated in Brooklyn Park.
Ahmad said her family has read the Noor Kids books for years because they contain analogies that explain Islamic teachings in a colorful way that appeals to children.
“Sometimes when parents try to explain difficult concepts, it may become a bit preachy, so I feel like I’m maybe not doing the best job of that” she said. “And sometimes if (her son) hears the teaching from someone that he thinks is really cool, like Amin, it can have a very different impact. It’s important to hear it from someone other than parents.”
Aaser said he doesn’t want the interaction in Ramadan Camp to stop when the holiday ends this week, so Noor Kids has launched Muslim Treehouse, which will provide twice-a-week programs to his young audience.
“I hope that through Noor Kids and our online programs we can build a better future for kids,” he said. “The mind of a child is where change begins, and if you can plant the seeds of character and citizenship, my hope is it will pay off for these individuals in the long term.” | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ramadan-camp-reaches-muslim-children-across-the-globe/ | 2023-04-16 18:27:26 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ramadan-camp-reaches-muslim-children-across-the-globe/ |
EMERYVILLE, Calif., May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: DVAX), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing innovative vaccines, today announced that the Company will participate in a fireside chat at the JMP Securities Life Sciences Conference on Monday, May 15, at 1:00 p.m. E.T.
The presentation will be webcast and may be accessed through the "Events & Presentations" page on the "Investors" section of the Company's website at https://investors.dynavax.com/events-presentations.
About Dynavax
Dynavax is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing innovative vaccines to help protect the world against infectious diseases. The Company has two commercial products, HEPLISAV-B® vaccine [Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant), Adjuvanted], which is approved in the U.S., the European Union and Great Britain for the prevention of infection caused by all known subtypes of hepatitis B virus in adults 18 years of age and older, and CpG 1018® adjuvant, currently used in multiple adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccines. Dynavax is advancing CpG 1018 adjuvant as a premier vaccine adjuvant with adjuvanted vaccine clinical programs for shingles and Tdap, and through global collaborations, currently focused on adjuvanted vaccines for COVID-19, plague, seasonal influenza and universal influenza. For more information about our marketed products and development pipeline, visit www.dynavax.com and follow Dynavax on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Canada Police Hunt Remaining Suspect In Stabbing Attacks
WELDON, Saskatchewan (AP) — Canadian police hunted for the remaining suspect in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in an Indigenous community and nearby town in the province of Saskatchewan after finding the body of his brother amid a massive manhunt for the pair.
Damien Sanderson, 31, was found dead Monday near the stabbing sites and authorities believe his brother and fellow suspect, Myles Sanderson, 30, is injured, on the run and likely in the provincial capital of Regina, said police chief Evan Bray. The series of stabbing also wounded 18 people.
RCMP Commanding Officer Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said authorities are not sure of the cause of death yet but the injuries were not self-inflicted.
Damien Sanderson’s “body was located outdoors in a heavily grassed area in proximity to a house that was being examined. We can confirm he has visible injuries,” said Blackmore. Asked if Myles Sanderson was responsible for his brother’s death, Blackmore said police are investigating that possibility, but “we can’t say that definitively at this point in time.″
Leaders of the James Smith Cree Nation, where most of the stabbing attacks took place, blamed the killings on the drug and alcohol abuse plaguing the community, which they said was a legacy of the colonization of Indigenous people.
James Smith Cree Nation resident Darryl Burns and his brother, Ivor Wayne Burns, said their sister, Gloria Lydia Burns, was a first responder who was killed while trying responding to a call. Burns said his 62-year-old sister was on a crisis response team.
“She went on a call to a house and she got caught up in the violence,” he said. “She was there to help. She was a hero.”
He blamed drugs and pointed to colonization for the rampant drug and alcohol use on reserves.
“We had a murder suicide here three years ago. My granddaughter and her boyfriend. Last year we had a double homicide. Now this year we have 10 more that have passed away and all because of drugs and alcohol,” Darryl Burns said.
Ivor Wayne Burns also blamed drugs for his sister’s death and said the suspect brothers should not be hated.
“We have to forgive them boys,” he said. “When you are doing hard drugs, when you are doing coke, and when you are doing heroin and crystal meth and those things, you are incapable of feeling. You stab somebody and you think it’s funny. You stab them again and you laugh.”
Blackmore said police were still determining the motive, but the chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations echoes suggestions the stabbings could be drug-related.
“This is the destruction we face when harmful illegal drugs invade our communities, and we demand all authorities to take direction from the chiefs and councils and their membership to create safer and healthier communities for our people,” said Chief Bobby Cameron.
Blackmore said the criminal record of Myles Sanderson dates back years and includes violence. . Last May, Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers issued a wanted list that included him writing that he was “unlawfully at large.”
While authorities believe Myles Sanderson is in Regina, about 335 kilometers (210 miles) south of where the stabbings happened, they have issued alerts in Canada’s three vast prairie provinces — which also include Manitoba and Alberta — and contacted U.S. border officials. The manhunt entered its third day Tuesday.
Before Damien’s body was found, arrest warrants were issued for the suspects and both men faced at least one count each of murder and attempted murder.
The stabbing attack was among the deadliest mass killings in Canada, where such crimes are less common than in the United States. The deadliest gun rampage in Canadian history happened in 2020, when a man disguised as a police officer shot people in their homes and set fires across the province of Nova Scotia, killing 22 people. In 2019, a man used a van to kill 10 pedestrians in Toronto.
Deadly mass stabbings are rarer than mass shootings, but have happened around the world. In 2014, 29 people were slashed and stabbed to death at a train station in China’s southwestern city of Kunming. In 2016, a mass stabbing at a facility for the mentally disabled in Sagamihara, Japan, left 19 people dead. A year later, three men killed eight people in a vehicle and stabbing attack at London Bridge.
Police in Saskatchewan got their first call about a stabbing at 5:40 a.m. on Sunday, and within minutes heard about several more. In all, dead or wounded people were found at 13 different locations on the sparsely populated reserve and in the town, Blackmore said. James Smith Cree Nation is about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from Weldon.
Among the 10 killed was Lana Head, who is the former partner of Michael Brett Burns and the mother of their two daughters.
“It’s sick how jail time, drugs and alcohol can destroy many lives,” Burns told the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. “I’m hurt for all this loss.”
Weldon residents have identified one of the dead as Wes Petterson, a retired widower who made he coffee every morning at the senior center. He loved gardening, picking berries, canning, and making jam and cakes, recalled William Works, 47, and his mother, Sharon Works, 64.
“He would give you the shirt off his back if he could,” William Works said, describing his neighbor as a “gentle old fellow” and “community first.”
Sharon Works was baffled: “I don’t understand why they would target someone like him anyway, because he was just a poor, helpless little man, 100 pounds soaking wet. And he could hardly breathe because he had asthma and emphysema and everybody cared about him because that’s the way he was. He cared about everybody else. And they cared about him.” | https://www.kfornow.com/canada-police-hunt-remaining-suspect-in-stabbing-attacks/ | 2022-09-06 05:52:51 | 1 | https://www.kfornow.com/canada-police-hunt-remaining-suspect-in-stabbing-attacks/ |
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SYDNEY (AP) — Alyssa Thomas and her United States teammates were tested for the first time in the World Cup by a physical Serbia team.
After a slow start, the Americans used a dominant run spanning the half to take control of the game and reach the semifinals again.
Thomas had 13 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists to help the U.S. beat Serbia 88-55 in the quarterfinals of the women’s World Cup on Thursday.
“I think you expect every team’s best punch in the first quarter,” Thomas said. “We just had to settle into the game and once we settled in, then we were really able to break away.”
Kelsey Plum scored 17 points and A’ja Wilson added 15 to lead the Americans (6-0), who will face the winner of Canada and Puerto Rico in the semifinals on Friday.
“They played super physical, more physical than we’ve seen the entire tournament,” Plum said. “Credit to them. I felt that early-on their pressure bothered us a little bit, but we were able to kind of get under control.”
The Americans had run through pool play, winning by 46.2 points per game and hadn’t faced any kind of challenge. Serbia (3-2) wasn’t afraid though, going right at the U.S. The Serbians scored the first basket of the game — marking the first time the Americans trailed in the tournament.
It was back-and-forth for the first 17 minutes, with the U.S. failing to go on any major run. Then, with 2:59 left in the half and the U.S. up by five, Kahleah Copper drove to the basket and was fouled. She landed hard on her hip and had to be helped off the court by the U.S. training staff. Copper, who has been a sparkplug for the U.S. in her first tournament, didn’t return.
“It’s too early to tell,” Reeve said of the extent of Copper’s injury. “We’re getting her some imaging and we’ll have information later.”
Plum replaced Cooper and hit the two free throws, starting a 12-0 run to close the half as the Americans led 50-33 at the break. Thomas had 13 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in the opening 20 minutes.
The U.S. extended its run to 20 straight points in the third quarter before Serbia finally ended a nearly 8 1/2 minutes drought with a 3-pointer by Yvonne Anderson. That cut the deficit to 22 points. Serbia didn’t get much closer after that.
Anderson led Serbia with 14 points.
Betnijah Laney went down hard early in the fourth quarter on a put-back. She left the game and sat on the bench for the rest of the game.
“She took a hard fall,” Reeve said. “She was in the locker room afterwards and I think in her case it was a little more of it took the wind out of her.”
The victory was the 28th in a row in World Cup play for the Americans, who haven’t lost since the 2006 semifinals against Russia. The Soviet Union holds the World Cup record with 56 straight wins from 1959-86.
After going unbeaten in pool play again, the U.S. reached at least the semifinals for the 12th consecutive tournament, dating to 1975. That year completed a cycle in which the Americans lost 14 games combined in four tournaments. They’ve only lost five games since.
PICASSO IT WAS NOT
The U.S. had dominated the paint even without Brittney Griner, outscoring its opponents by an average of 60.8-24.4 in pool play. Serbia held a 20-16 advantage at the half and ended up outscoring the Americans 28-26 in the game by constantly having two or three players inside to clog up the middle.
“It’s one of those things you got to live with,” Wilson said. “Hopefully these next couple of games we can get back to owning the paint. Serbia did a great job of locking it down.
TRIPLE-DOUBLE WATCH
Thomas, who had a triple-double in each of the last two games in the WNBA Finals, fell just short again of getting the first one at the World Cup since Erika Dobrovicova in 1994 for the Slovak Republic against Spain. Assists and rebounds weren’t kept before 1994. Thomas had 14 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in the opener against Belgium.
TIP-INS
Jewell Loyd returned to the U.S. starting lineup a game after resting according to the team. She had eight points.
SCOREBOARD
In other quarterfinal games Wednesday, the matchups were: Canada-Puerto Rico; China-France, and Australia-Belgium.
UP NEXT
Serbia: Tournament is over.
U.S.: Plays in the semifinals on Friday.
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GUANGZHOU, China, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 49th China International Furniture Fair (Guangzhou) ("CIFF Guangzhou"), the world's first and largest furniture fair that represents the entire supply chain, will take place in two phases at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Pazhou, Guangzhou. The first phase will be dedicated to Home Furniture and take place between July 17-20; while the second phase will be held between July 26-29 and showcase furniture for offices, public and commercial spaces.
The 49th CIFF Guangzhou will take place on-site and online, bringing together nearly 4,000 domestic and international brands over 700,000sqm of exhibition space. With the theme "Building a beautiful home together, Building new service patterns", CIFF Guangzhou promotes collaboration and innovation with the goal to build a new development model that meets the needs and expectations of the entire furniture industry.
Original design is the focal point of this year's CIFF Guangzhou, as the expo strives to form a new high-quality development platform for the industry based on original design. Over 6 exhibition halls, an exciting line-up of exhibitors will display the latest in high-level design, upholstery, and customization options for living spaces and sleeping areas; alongside new materials, functions and processes that are shaping the future of the industry.
The 49th CIFF Guangzhou will open on July 17 with the 2022 Global Furniture Industry Trend Conference, which will encourage high-level dialogue around smart consumption trends and emerging sectors. Furthermore, during the expo, CIFF Guangzhou will support the expansion of cross-border e-commerce channels and lead the industry to achieve high-quality green development with eco-friendly exhibition arrangements, green exhibitors, and seminars on sustainability and environmental protection.
As China's economy makes the shift from high-speed growth to high-quality development, CIFF Guangzhou is an important platform to stimulate the domestic economy by growing local demand and building local sales channels. With its new theme, new focus, new opportunities, new direction, new ideas and new vitality, CIFF Guangzhou will lay out a new development model for the large-scale furniture industry and provide more networking opportunities for brands and dealers.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive intensified its legal standoff with Hungary on Friday by taking the country to the EU’s highest court over a restrictive law on LGBT issues and media freedom.
The EU had already tried for a year to make Hungary change a law that bans content portraying or promoting homosexuality. The European Commission said it “discriminates against people on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity.”
“The Commission considers that the law violates the internal market rules, the fundamental rights of individuals (in particular LGBTIQ people) as well as — with regard to those fundamental rights — the EU values,” the statement said.
It was the latest episode in a long political battle in which Brussels perceives Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as deliberately stepping away from the cornerstones of Western democracy while Hungary depicts the European Commission as overly meddling in internal politics and imposing moral standards it considers far too liberal.
Hungary’s right-wing governing party last year banned the depiction of homosexuality or sex reassignment in media targeting minors under 18. Information on homosexuality was also forbidden in school sex education programs, or in films and advertisements accessible to minors.
The governing Fidesz party argued the measures were meant to protect children from pedophilia. But the law spurred large protests in the capital, Budapest, and critics, including numerous international rights organizations, said the measures served to stigmatize LGBTQ people and conflate them with pedophiles.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen immediately called the law “a shame” and made it a point of pride to counter it with legal procedures. Friday’s decision was the latest step in the drawn-out process.
“The Commission decided to bring the case to court because the Hungarian authorities have not sufficiently addressed the Commission’s concerns and have not included any commitment from Hungary to remedy the situation,” European Commission spokesman Christian Wigand said.
At the same time, the commission has long criticized the retrenchment of media freedoms in the member state and on Friday it took Hungary to the European Court of Justice because it believes it muscled out a radio station because it refused to toe the government line.
Commercial station Klubradio, which went off the air over a year ago, was one of the last radio channels in Hungary that regularly featured opposition politicians and other critical voices during its news and talk programs.
Critics of the government say the station’s liberal stance led to a discriminatory decision by the country’s media regulator when it refused to renew Klubradio’s broadcasting license.
The station has broadcast only online since losing its radio frequency.
“The (EU) Commission believes that Hungary is in breach of EU law by applying disproportionate and nontransparent conditions to the renewal of Klubradio’s rights to use radio spectrum,” the EU statement said.
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Beshear holds signing ceremony for military-related bills
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Governor Andy Beshear held a signing ceremony Wednesday for four military-related bills.
Officials say House Bills 636, 91, 213 and 465 support not only the state’s military community but their families as well.
During the legislative session, the General Assembly passed all of those bills unanimously. Among them, are laws to expand the military family assistance trust fund and make it easier for military spouses to obtain occupational licenses.
Governor Beshear ceremonially signed them Wednesday at an event in the Capitol rotunda.
He was joined by key bill sponsors as well as the state’s deputy adjutant general and Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner.
May is military appreciation month and the governor says he’s thankful for the many roles our military members play. He also acknowledged the sacrifices they and their families make.
It’s why state leaders say they’re working to make Kentucky an even friendlier state toward them.
“We’re all waking up from last night’s elections, but today is a reminder that elections are not the end or the objective,” said Gov. Beshear. “They are a means to an end that is public service. And today, you’re seeing really incredible public service to folks that we should be supporting and now we are supporting better than ever.”
Another bill ceremonially signed today creates new license plates for seven active military units. Those will be added to the 28 military-related license plates currently available.
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Brewers first. Christian Yelich walks. Willy Adames singles to center field. Christian Yelich to third. Rowdy Tellez homers to center field. Willy Adames scores. Christian Yelich scores. Andrew McCutchen singles to right field. Hunter Renfroe pops out to shallow center field to Carlos Correa. Kolten Wong grounds out to shallow infield. Andrew McCutchen out at second.
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 3, Twins 0.
Twins second. Jose Miranda homers to center field. Alex Kirilloff grounds out to second base, Luis Urias to Rowdy Tellez. Kyle Garlick doubles to shallow right field. Nick Gordon doubles to deep right field. Kyle Garlick scores. Gary Sanchez singles to center field. Nick Gordon scores. Luis Arraez strikes out swinging. Gary Sanchez steals second. Carlos Correa strikes out swinging.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 3, Brewers 3.
Brewers fourth. Kolten Wong walks. Luis Urias walks. Kolten Wong to second. Victor Caratini walks. Luis Urias to second. Kolten Wong to third. Tyrone Taylor strikes out swinging. Christian Yelich walks. Victor Caratini to second. Luis Urias to third. Kolten Wong scores. Willy Adames out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Kyle Garlick. Luis Urias scores. Rowdy Tellez homers to right field. Christian Yelich scores. Victor Caratini scores. Andrew McCutchen flies out to right center field to Alex Kirilloff.
5 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 8, Twins 3.
Brewers fifth. Hunter Renfroe lines out to second base to Jorge Polanco. Kolten Wong doubles to deep right field. Luis Urias homers to right field. Kolten Wong scores. Victor Caratini strikes out swinging. Tyrone Taylor singles to center field. Christian Yelich walks. Tyrone Taylor to second. Willy Adames strikes out swinging.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Brewers 10, Twins 3.
Twins seventh. Kyle Garlick homers to left field. Nick Gordon walks. Caleb Hamilton pinch-hitting for Gary Sanchez. Caleb Hamilton strikes out swinging. Luis Arraez flies out to left field to Christian Yelich. Carlos Correa flies out to center field to Tyrone Taylor.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Brewers 10, Twins 4. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/article/Minnesota-Milwaukee-Runs-17333517.php | 2022-07-27 22:57:08 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/article/Minnesota-Milwaukee-Runs-17333517.php |
Watch Silvia Moreno-Garcia at the L.A. Times Book Club
Novelist Silvia Moreno-Garcia will join the L.A. Times Book Club today to discuss “The Daughter of Doctor Moreau.”
You can watch Moreno-Garcia’s live conversation with Times editor Steve Padilla on YouTube, Twitter or Facebook starting at 6 p.m. PT. Sign up on Eventbrite for direct watch links.
Born in Mexico and now living in Vancouver, Moreno-Garcia has been evolving across genres for years, moving with ease among fantasy, mystery, science fiction, horror and noir stories.
President Obama included her novel, “Velvet Was the Night,” a recent L.A. Times Book Prize finalist, on his 2022 summer reading list. She is also the author of “Mexican Gothic” and “Gods of Jade and Shadow.”
“The fictions of Silvia Moreno-Garcia abound in shapeshifters. And they are central to her latest novel, ‘The Daughter of Doctor Moreau,’ which reframes the classic H.G. Wells story of terrifying human-animal hybrids as a thrilling and romantic anticolonial adventure set in the Yucatán Peninsula,” says reviewer Paula L. Woods.
“If you read her work as deeply as it deserves to be read — beyond its page-turning thrills … you’ll see that what lies beneath is even more astonishing: a perspective on Mexican history as broad and inclusive as any you’re likely to see in fiction — never mind a bestseller list.”
In a new essay for The Times, Moreno-Garcia says she switches genres so often to find a fresh focus every time out.
“You also could chalk up this desire to straddle categories to two things at once. I spent my early childhood growing up in the Mexico-United States border zone in Baja California,” she says. “My parents filled our home with eclectic books. They were hoarders in many ways, avid readers who didn’t care what shelf something sat on. I learned to read in Spanish and in English because they had books in both languages, and I was as likely to bump into award-winning Mexican writers, French poets or early 20th century American pulp fiction in the chaotic piles of books that mushroomed in every corner of our messy home.
“At any rate, I grew up to become someone who wants to be many things, perhaps everything, all at once.”
“The Daughter of Doctor Moreau” is the book club’s September selection. In October we’re reading “Dinosaurs” by Lydia Millet.
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Blamed for tampon shortage, a confused Amy Schumer says, ‘I don’t even have a uterus’
Amy Schumer doesn’t know anything about a reported Tampax shortage — even though some of the blame is being shoveled onto her.
“Whoa I don’t even have a uterus,” the comic said Thursday on Instagram, reacting to a screengrab of a story in which Procter & Gamble put some responsibility for the shortage of tampons on her. Schumer had her uterus and appendix removed last September as she struggled with endometriosis.
Seems Schumer’s 2020 Tampax commercial campaign was too big a hit for the company to handle?
Since the 2020 campaign, “retail sales growth has exploded,” P&G spokesperson Cheri McMaster recently told Time. P&G didn’t respond immediately to The Times’ request for additional comment, but apparently its factory in Maine has been running 24/7 to keep up with a 7.7% increase in demand.
In ‘Life & Beth,’ the actress looks back on her early years, and falling in love. All while also writing, directing and producing.
How an increase in demand of less than 8% over two years has resulted in empty store shelves in mid-2022 is unclear — so, yeah, skipping the whole ongoing supply-chain crisis, it could be the ads. In theory.
“It’s come to my attention that I have a vagina that I know very little about,” the “Life & Beth” star said in a July 2020 #TimeToTampax ad, speaking into a hand-held Tampax-branded microphone inside a mall.
“So I’m here with Tampax to talk to people and find out what we really know about periods and vaginas. Because when we don’t talk about them, we don’t learn about them.”
Spain may implement days off for monthly menstrual pain. But don’t expect U.S. women to clamor for such leave — menstrual stigma is still a thing.
Schumer then went out into the mall for woman-on-the-street — and a-bunch-of-dudes-on-the-street — interviews about things such as how to put in a tampon and which of the various tampon sizes might be appropriate for different people. Comedy (sort of) ensued.
Of course, that doesn’t really explain reports of other feminine-hygiene brands being out of stock as well. According to Time, there’s been a tampon shortage across multiple brands for about six months.
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GENEVA (AP) — The makers of Toblerone are stripping images of Switzerland’s famed Matterhorn and the Swiss flag from the packaging of the milk-chocolate treat as they move some production to Slovakia.
Mondelez International of Deerfield, Illinois, which owns the Swiss-born brand, said Monday that it’s in the process of adapting the packaging of Toblerone products to conform with strict rules in Switzerland about how products qualify for the coveted “Swissness” moniker — perceived by some as a standard of quality.
“The redesign of the packaging introduces a modernized and streamlined mountain logo that is consistent with the geometric and triangular aesthetic,” Mondelez spokeswoman Livia Kolmitz said in an email.
In June, the company announced plans to outsource production of some Toblerone chocolates later this year to Bratislava, the Slovak capital — where wages and the cost of living are far lower than in wealthy, expensive Switzerland.
The packaging change affects 35- and 50-gram (1.2- to 1.8-ounce) bars that will be made in Slovakia: Larger, 100-gram “tablets” will still be produced in Bern, the Swiss capital, the company says.
A law on “Swissness” of products was adopted in 2017 and aims to protect the cachet of Swiss manufacturing. When it comes to foods, two criteria have to be met: At least four-fifths of the raw materials that go into the product have to come from Switzerland, and the processing that gives a product its “essential characteristics” must be carried out in Switzerland.
The chocolate bar, made of honey and almond nougat, is distinctive for its triangular “peak” shape that evokes a mountain range and matching triangular packaging — sold in scores of countries and duty-free shops around the globe.
Toblerone has already been produced in other countries — notably late into the last century. The treat was invented 115 years ago by Swiss confectioner Theodor Tobler, with the brand name a fusion of the family name and the Italian word “torrone” — nougat.
Mondelez has already run into blowback from its changes to Toblerone in the past: A move years ago to widen the gaps between the chocolate peaks — reducing the weight of the bars but keeping the price the same, known as “shrinkflation” — fanned outrage in Britain, where the change mostly took effect. | https://www.localsyr.com/news/business/ap-business/choc-shock-toblerone-drops-iconic-swiss-peak-from-package/ | 2023-03-06 21:12:32 | 1 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/business/ap-business/choc-shock-toblerone-drops-iconic-swiss-peak-from-package/ |
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