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(NEXSTAR) – Tax season is upon us again, with less than 80 days until tax returns are due. If you haven’t filed your taxes yet, that means you still have time to take advantage of some commonly overlooked credits and deductions.
As the IRS explains, deductions will reduce the amount of your income before you determine the taxes you owe, and credits can cut the amount of taxes you owe or increase your refund.
While deductions and credits can be helpful, they don’t always have a large impact on your refund (which is expected to be smaller this year).
“There’s no silver bullet,” Mark Steber, chief tax information officer for Jackson Hewitt Tax Services, tells Nexstar. Deductions and credits may result in a couple extra hundred dollars in your pocket, but not thousands.
Deductions
Self-employment
If you’re self-employed, there are a handful of deductions you can take advantage of, Steber says. For example, if you drive for a rideshare company, you can deduct not only the mileage put on your car but expenses for registering it, servicing, oil changes, gas, and tire maintenance.
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If you work from home, you may also be able to deduct certain expenses, according to the IRS.
Medical and dental expenses
You can deduct medical or dental expenses you paid for yourself, your spouse, and your dependents if the amount of your total medical expenses exceeds 7.5% of your adjusted gross income, the IRS reports.
Teachers’ expenses
If you’re a teacher, you can deduct up to $250 on any unreimbursed expenses for classroom materials like books, supplies, computers, or other equipment used in your classroom.
Education
There are roughly a dozen tax breaks related to education, according to Steber. One of the most common is a deduction for the amount of interest you’ve paid on your student loans. According to the IRS, you can deduct up to $2,500.
Credits
Earned Income Tax Credit
According to IRS data, one in five taxpayers overlook this credit every year, Steber says. EITC is aimed at low- to moderate-income workers that meet multiple qualifications.
Education
While there are roughly a dozen tax breaks related to education (including those mentioned above), Steber highlights two: the American Opportunity Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit. You can determine if you qualify for either on the IRS’s website.
Adoption
Qualified adoption expenses may make you eligible for a tax credit and an exclusion from income for employer-provided adoption assistance. According to the IRS, expenses include reasonable and necessary adoption fees; court costs and attorney fees; travel expenses; and other expenses directly related to adopting an eligible child. More details can be found here.
Electric vehicle owners
If you purchased a qualifying electric vehicle in 2022 or 2023, the new version of the EV tax credit maxes out at $7,500. Vehicles bought before 2022 can still be claimed under the old credit if you file an amended tax return for the year of purchase.
Don’t qualify for any of these tax breaks? All hope isn’t lost. Steber recommends checking credits and deductions from your state, calling them “a cornucopia of opportunity.” Your state may offer enhanced earned income credit, or other localized tax breaks that could benefit you.
“The tax code is big, it’s complicated,” Steber says. “There’s some downside to that, it makes taxes hard. The upside is there’s a variety of tax benefits, none of which are a magic bullet to add $5,000 to your tax return, but there’s a lot of $500, smaller bullets in there that can add up both at one time or over time to a significant tax benefit and a significant reduction in your overall tax lifetime liability.”
The tax filing deadline falls on April 18 this year for two reasons: April 15 is on a Saturday, and the District of Columbia’s Emancipation Day holiday falls on April 17, the IRS announced last week.
Jeremy Tanner contributed to this report. | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/8-tax-deductions-credits-you-may-qualify-for-in-2023/ | 2023-02-04 19:34:08 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/8-tax-deductions-credits-you-may-qualify-for-in-2023/ |
July 26, 1925 - Sep. 15, 2022
VALPARAISO, IN - On Thursday, September 15, 2022 our family lost our beloved matriarch, Annette Jean Welbourn, at the age of 97.
Annette was born July 26, 1925 in Chicago. After moving to New York City for grade school and high school Annette's family returned to the Chicago area and decided on Valparaiso as an alternative to living in the city. Annette graduated from Valparaiso University and used her degree in business and finance throughout her life.
A lifelong sports enthusiast, Annette excelled in volleyball, golf, and bowling. Only retiring from golf and bowling leagues in recent years. Annette was a parishioner of St. Paul Catholic Church and a member of The Oasis Club. She enjoyed travel and took every opportunity to see the world. Annette cherished her many friendships from all her sporting, travel, and social activities.
Annette was preceded in death by her mother, Hannah M. OFS (O'Donoghue); and father George W. Welbourn; brother George J.; niece Dorothy Hughes (Welbourn); and great-nephew Tony Hughes.
Survived by niece, Patricia Shaddox, OFS (Welbourn); great-niece Michelle Anne Cooley; great-grand nieces: Ailish, Maeve, and Aoife McAleer; great-niece Amy Campbell; great-grand nieces and nephews: Michael, Alyssa, and Emily Mays and Thomas Bright; great-nephew, Benjamin Hughes; sister-in-law, Ethel Stadler (Grossinger-Welbourn).
Friends may meet with family at 9:30 a.m. Funeral Mass to be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at St. Paul Catholic Church, 1855 Harrison Blvd., Valparaiso, IN. Rev. Douglas Mayer officiating. Burial of Cremains, Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside IL.
Arrangements by DYKES FUNERAL HOME, 219-462-3125. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/annette-j-welbourn/article_eeccc381-58e0-5a29-a156-6d660de2119d.html | 2022-10-19 06:13:34 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/annette-j-welbourn/article_eeccc381-58e0-5a29-a156-6d660de2119d.html |
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ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguayans voted overwhelmingly to keep the long-ruling Colorado Party in power for five more years, backing its presidential candidate and giving it majorities in both houses of Congress.
Santiago Peña, a 44-year-old economist, had 43% of the votes in a preliminary count from Sunday’s election, with nearly all voting places reporting. That was far ahead of the 27% held by his closest challenger, Efraín Alegre of the Pact for a New Paraguay, a broad-based opposition coalition that had united in an effort to bring to an end Colorado’s seven-decade stranglehold on power.
The conservative Colorado Party also had a strong showing in other races, winning 15 of the 17 governorships up for election and getting majorities in both the Senate and the lower house.
Led by Alegre, the opposition coalition had been optimistic it was going to be able to win votes due to widespread unhappiness over high levels of corruption and failures in the health and education systems, which took center stage during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yet a significant number of non-Colorado voters instead supported Paraguayo Cubas, a right-wing populist outsider who received 23% of the vote with a strong anti-establishment message, a larger share than had been expected.
There were 13 candidates in all, but Paraguay doesn’t require a presidential candidate to get more than 50% of the votes, giving the victory to whomever gets the most votes.
Peña celebrated a showing that on Aug. 15 will make him Paraguay’s youngest president since the return of democracy in 1989.
“Today we’re not celebrating a personal triumph, we’re celebrating the victory of a people who with their vote chose the path of social peace, dialogue, fraternity, and national reconciliation,” Peña told a crowd of supporters Sunday night. “Long live Paraguay! Long live the Colorado Party!”
Alegre acknowledged defeat soon thereafter.
“Today, the results indicate that perhaps the effort we have made was not enough,” Alegre told reporters, adding that divisions among the opposition “prevented us from reaching the goal of being able to bring about the change that the majority of Paraguayans are asking of us.”
The first to congratulate the president-elect was the outgoing president, Mario Abdo Benítez. “Congratulations to the Paraguayan people for their great participation in this electoral process, and to the president-elect Santiago Peña,” he said on social media. “We will work to initiate an orderly and transparent transition that strengthens our institutions and the country’s democracy.”
Before the vote, analysts had predicted a close contest for president, saying Alegre could have a chance of unseating South America’s longest-governing party, which has essentially ruled Paraguay uninterrupted since 1947.
But many voters preferred to stay with the familiar, an unusual turn in a region where incumbents have not done well in recent elections.
“An unexpected result, very unexpected. I think even the Colorado Party members are shocked by such a wide margin,” political consultant Sebastián Acha said. “It gives him enormous legitimacy due to the size of the difference and that makes Peña’s victory indisputable.”
The results also appeared to mark a victory for former President Horacio Cartes, who governed in 2013-2018, and who the U.S. State Department recently accused of being involved in “significant corruption” as well as having ties to terrorism. He has denied the allegations, while Peña called them “groundless.”
Cartes, a local magnate who is also the president of the Colorado Party, is a powerful figure in Paraguayan politics and members of the opposition had characterized Peña as a frontman for Cartes to hold power.
Cartes stood next to Peña as he gave his celebratory speech Sunday night.
“I want to be a tool for you,” Cartes told Peña. “I want you to be sure that the Colorado Party is going to be your best tool.”
Peña was finance minister in the Cartes government and, until recently, a member of the board of Banco Basa, a local bank owned by the former president.
The U.S. Embassy posted a statement on social media congratulating Peña. “We will continue to work together in strengthening our excellent bilateral relations and promoting transparency and inclusive democracy,” it added.
The election in the country of almost 7 million people also had geopolitical implications as Paraguay is the only remaining country in South America to have diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and those ties became an issue in the campaign.
Alegre had called for the landlocked country’s relationship with Taiwan to be reviewed, saying they are too costly. Peña defended Paraguay’s relationship with Taipei, though he said he would seek more trade with China, without explaining how that would come about.
“We have a diplomatic and historic relationship with Taiwan of more than 60 years, based on principles and democratic values that we believe are fundamental for a society like Paraguay,” Peña said.
The Taiwanese Embassy posted a message on social media congratulating “president-elect” Peña.
“Congratulations to the Paraguayan people, who showed the world the democratic power of citizens through their votes,” the embassy said.
Brazil’s left-of-center president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, also congratulated Peña.
“Good luck in your mandate,” the Brazilian wrote on social media. “We will work together for even better and stronger relations between our countries, and for a South America with more unity, development and prosperity.”
Alegre, a lawyer who heads the Liberal party, the second-largest political force in Congress, was making his third bid for the presidency, though this time he represented a mix of political parties.
Peña’s presidential campaign was hampered by U.S. sanctions on Cartes for alleged bribery and ties to Hezbollah, which Washington designates as a terrorist group. The sanctions blocked Cartes from the U.S. financial system and cut off funding and loans for the party’s campaign. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/international/paraguays-long-ruling-colorado-party-has-easy-election-win/ | 2023-05-01 18:35:31 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/international/paraguays-long-ruling-colorado-party-has-easy-election-win/ |
Cloud-connected Food Lockers Streamlines Food Deliveries While Elevating the Delivery Experience for Residents
SEATTLE, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Minnow Technologies ("Minnow"), a Seattle-based IoT startup, and Westdale Real Estate Investment and Management ("Westdale"), a national real estate investment and management company headquartered in Dallas, announced today that Westdale has deployed Minnow's contactless food lockers (called "Pickup Pods") at five of its multifamily properties in Florida, Georgia, and Texas.
"We're excited to partner with Westdale to provide their residents with a world-class food delivery experience. Having a Top 50 NMHC Owner/Manager install Pickup Pods across an entire region of the country will help create awareness of Minnow and our mission to make food delivery as efficient, reliable, and convenient as package delivery," said Steven Sperry, Co-Founder, and CEO of Minnow.
Westdale partners with renowned designers and contractors to build and deliver exceptional assets that positively contribute to the lives of their residents. The company continuously strives to make its properties stand out from the competition. Adding a contactless food delivery amenity like the Pickup Pod will further differentiate Westdale's properties by making residents' food deliveries safer, more secure, and more convenient.
Minnow's intelligent food lockers make food delivery and pickup consistent and reliable, every time. Instead of waiting in the lobby or searching for residents' units, food delivery workers drop off orders at the Pickup Pod. This enables them to complete the delivery faster while reducing delivery traffic throughout the property. And residents can pick up at their convenience, knowing their food is kept in a secure, insulated cubby. To help ensure food safety, the Pickup Pod tracks and monitors every delivery, alerting building staff when food isn't picked up within a specified time.
"We're excited to utilize Minnow Pickup Pods in our mid-rise buildings. We expect this to be very popular with residents and to solve food delivery issues. It will also help minimize traffic in our resident corridors and common areas," said Elizabeth Heller, Vice President, Regional Director at Westdale Asset Management. Unlike drop-off tables or leaving deliveries with a concierge, the Pickup Pod tracks and monitors every food delivery while enhancing building security, reducing demands on building staff, and eliminating lobby clutter.
And unlike package lockers, the Pickup Pod is designed for short-term food storage. The Pickup Pod is UL-certified for food safety and comes with insulated cubbies, anti-microbial surfaces, and 24x7 monitoring to help ensure food freshness and safety. It takes up less than four square feet of floor space and can be installed in under 30 minutes. Pickup Pod can go almost anywhere and requires only a standard 120V electrical outlet and a WiFi or cellular connection. And it can accept deliveries from any food delivery service, ghost kitchen, restaurant, or catering company. Today, Pickup Pods streamlines food deliveries in multifamily properties, office buildings, hospitals, universities, corporate campuses, and other places where food is delivered.
Westdale owns a stellar reputation in all disciplines of the multifamily and commercial real estate sectors. Founded in 1991, the privately held company fosters an entrepreneurial spirit with flexible and responsive capital resources enabling adaptive, creative, and opportunistic acquisitions, value-add, core-plus, and suburban in any phase of the economic cycle.
Founded in 2017, Minnow's contactless food lockers (called "Pickup Pods") provide a better way to manage food deliveries. With a sleek, modern design and a small footprint, Pickup Pods are perfect for office buildings, multifamily properties, universities, hospitals, and other places where food is delivered.
To learn more about Minnow, go to https://www.minnowpod.com/ or on social media at linkedin.com/company/minnow, facebook.com/minnowpod, Instagram.com/minnowpod, and twitter.com/minnowpod.
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Midori Tsukamoto Anne Tsukamoto Midori Tsukamoto was born April 14, 1931 in Pocatello, Idaho, to Unokichi and Jun Endow, who were immigrants from Japan. She passed away on July 5, 2023 at the age of 92.
The first years of her life were spent on small farms in north Pocatello. She graduated from Pocatello High School in 1949. Following high school, she attended a vocational school in Minneapolis, MN, where she obtained a degree as a medical technician. She worked at a hospital in Pueblo, CO for 2 1/2 years, during which time she began dating Masa Tsukamoto, who frequently travelled from Pocatello to see her.
She and Masa were married in 1954, when she moved back to Idaho where they began farming at Rising River area, north of Blackfoot. They farmed for nearly 40 years, retiring in 1992. They were blessed with 3 children: Kaydeen (Mike) Burkett, Boise; Alan (Colleen) Tsukamoto, Blackfoot; and Julie (Garth) Van Orden, Pingree.
Mid was an involved homemaker, mother and partner for Masa on the farm. After retirement they moved into "town" in Blackfoot and were active in the Japanese American Citizen's League, involved in the lives of their grandchildren, and had many friends. After Masa's passing in 2009, Mid became very involved with the local Homemaker's club, serving as President, secretary, and treasurer. She worked for many years as a volunteer at Bingham Memorial Hospital and was also a member of the United Methodist Church, where she served as offering steward, was on the Board of Trustees and the Outreach Commission.
Masa and Mid loved to ski and spent many hours with friends at Grand Targhee, their favorite ski hill. In the summer they loved to fish. They were able to travel together to Peru, Japan and Canada and various places in the U.S.
Mid was preceded in death by husband Masa; her parents; brother Kazuo Endow, Blackfoot; brother Seiji Endow, Malta; grandson, Jason Van Orden, Pingree She is survived by her sister, Yoshiye, Long Beach, CA, her children, 7 grandchildren and 8 great grandhildren.
The family would like to extend a sincere thank you to the Willows and Gables Assisted Living facilities in Blackfoot, where Mid was able to live an active life until her passing. Thanks to the staff and their amazing patience, and to Cheridawn Overdorf, Administrator. We would also like to thank Cara Fitzgerald and her staff at Comfort Homecare, and the Symbii Hospice nurses.
A viewing will be held from 6-8 PM on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at Hawker Funeral Home and a memorial service is scheduled for 11 AM Friday, July 14, 2023.
The family asks to consider donating to the Bingham County Senior Citizens Center, in memory of Midori Tsukamoto.
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Thousands of Chinese tourists trapped in resort town after Covid shutdown
By Nectar Gan, CNN
More than 2,000 tourists have become stranded in a resort town in southern China after authorities imposed a snap lockdown to curb a coronavirus flare-up, as the country’s stringent zero-Covid policy continues to upend businesses and daily life.
The city of Beihai, a popular summer holiday destination known for its white-sand beach and volcanic island in the Guangxi region, has reported more than 500 infections over the past week — a major outbreak by China’s standards.
On Saturday, the Beihai government locked down urban parts of the city — where its resorts and tourist attractions are located — ordered mass testing and banned residents from leaving their homes.
The sweeping Covid restrictions also reached Weizhou island, an outlying islet over an hour’s boat ride away that is popular for its scenic coastline and beaches. Starting from Friday, tourists were told to leave the island, while hotels and guesthouses were ordered to refund guests unconditionally.
On Sunday, Weizhou island shut all entertainment venues, from bars, cinemas and massage parlors to swimming pools. Scenic spots across the island were also closed.
At a news conference Sunday, local officials said the more than 2,000 tourists who were stranded in Beihai would be treated based on their levels of Covid risk: those who had not been to medium- or high-risk areas, and who were not identified as a direct or secondary contact of an infected person would be allowed to leave providing they could show a negative Covid test; others would have to stay in the city and undergo quarantine.
Two officials in the city were removed from their posts for not taking adequate measures to prevent the virus spreading, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
The sudden shutdown of the tourist hotspot is the latest example of the economic pain inflicted by China’s costly zero-Covid strategy. Last week, the Chinese economy recorded its worst quarterly performance in over two years, after months of harsh lockdowns wreaked havoc across the country.
China’s tourism industry has been hammered by the seemingly unending travel restrictions and snap lockdowns, especially this year. During the Labor Day holiday in May, only 160 million domestic trips were made — down by a third from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Many tourist destinations had hoped to see more visitors in the summer holiday, but highly transmissible new subvariants of Omicron have placed local governments under more pressure to control Covid flare-ups.
On Sunday, China reported nearly 600 locally transmitted infections — its highest uptick since May. At least 16 provinces across the country have identified locally transmitted Covid cases so far this month, according to the National Health Commission.
In Macau, the government said Saturday it would extend a citywide lockdown until July 22, as it grappled to contain the gambling hub’s biggest ever Covid outbreak.
Macau imposed the shutdown on July 11, closing its casinos and banning residents from leaving their apartments, except for essential activities such as grocery shopping. It has recorded about 1,700 infections since mid-June.
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Flooded roadways lead to another rescue, self-deprecating message to others
The continued rush of weekend floodwaters moving westward through south Sacramento County led to another rescue after yet another driver attempted to drive through flooded roads.
The Cosumnes Fire Department used a raft to retrieve Lupe Rodriguez from her vehicle, which became submerged along Twin Cities road before sunrise Monday.
"If it wasn't for you guys, we'd be in a whole lot of trouble and don't do something stupid like I did," Rodriguez told KCRA 3's Mike TeSelle live on the KCRA 3.
Rodriguez, who is a caretaker for her parents, explained that she saw flooded roadway signs along the side of the road and thought the main road was open.
However, her vehicle became submerged a short distance down Twin Cities Road west of Bruceville.
Following her rescue, she reiterated to other drivers to avoid attempting to drive into flooded roadways.
"It's never going happen again," said Rodriguez.
Although Rodriguez vowed never to drive down a flooded road, almost six years ago to the day, another driver needed to be rescued after his car became submerged in the same general area in January 2017.
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JIAXING,China and BURLINGAME,Calif., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Angel Pharmaceuticals Ltd. ("Angel Pharma"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the IND application for mupadolimab (formerly CPI-006) has been approved by the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) to initiate a Phase 1/1b clinical trial in China. Angel Pharma owns mupadolimab's rights in Greater China.
Mupadolimab is a humanized monoclonal antibody directed against CD73 . In preclinical studies, it has demonstrated immunomodulatory activity resulting in activation of lymphocytes, induction of antibody production from B cells and effects on lymphocyte trafficking. Compare with other anti-CD73 antibodies and smallmolecule drugs in development, mupadolimab is designed to react with a region of the molecule that acts to stimulate B cells and block production of immunosuppressive adenosine with a proposed unique mechanism of activating B cells to generate immune responses to tumor antigens and viruses. Outside China, mupadolimab has been studied in combination with pembrolizumab in a Phase 1/1b trial in patients with advanced head and neck cancers and in patients with NSCLC that have failed chemotherapy and anti-PD(L)1 therapy.
Dr. Richard Miller, co-founder of Angel Pharmaceuticals, commented, "We are pleased that mupadolimab has been approved for clinical trial in China. Data from overseas clinical studies has demonstrated its safety and potential to benefit patients with advanced cancers. We look forward to working with clinical experts in China to accelerate its development." Dr. Ted Wang, Co-founder of Angel Pharmaceuticals, commented, "We have completed the local manufacture of mupadolimab in China, and will work closely with top clinical sites to bring it to market to benefit patients in China".
Professor Guo Ye, Deputy Secretary General of the Chinese Clinical Oncology Society (CSCO), Chairman of the Head and Neck Cancer Committee of the Chinese Clinical Oncology Society, and Department of Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital Affiliated with Tongji University, commented, "CD73 plays a key role in the formation of the immunosuppressive microenvironment in cancer, and studies have demonstrated its importance on solid tumors. Mupadolimab is a unique CD73 antibody and we hope its clinical development will progress successfully in China to benefit cancer patients."
About Angel Pharmaceuticals
Angel Pharmaceuticals is a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of precisely targeted investigational medicines for cancer, autoimmune, infectious and other serious diseases. Angel Pharmaceuticals was launched with strategic collaboration with U.S. biopharmaceutical company Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., with investments from Zhejiang Puissance Capital, Hisun Pharmaceuticals, Tigermed and fund associated with Betta Pharmaceuticals. For more information, visit www.angelpharma.com
About Corvus Pharmaceuticals
Corvus Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. Corvus' lead product candidate is CPI-818, an investigational, oral, small molecule drug that selectively inhibited ITK in preclinical studies and is in a multicenter Phase 1/1b clinical trial in patients with several types of T-cell lymphomas. The Company's second clinical program, ciforadenant (CPI-444), is an oral, small molecule inhibitor of the A2A receptor. Its third clinical program, mupadolimab (CPI-006), is a humanized monoclonal antibody directed against CD73 that has exhibited immunomodulatory activity and activation of immune cells in preclinical and clinical studies. For more information, visit www.corvuspharma.com
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At least 3 men shot; 9 detained in suspected human smuggling incident
At least three men were wounded in a shooting Wednesday morning that stemmed from a suspected “human smuggling incident,” police in Houston, Texas, said. Investigators are still unsure exactly where the shooting took place, however.
“We believe they were being smuggled, and they were brought to this area after the shooting occurred,” Houston police Cmdr. Jonathon Halliday told reporters in a Wednesday afternoon news briefing.
The situation unfolded at about 11:30 a.m. local time when officers were called to an IHOP in a west Houston neighborhood, Halliday said.
Officers arrived to find two men, one of whom had a gunshot wound to his arm, according to Halliday. The two told officers they had escaped a human smuggling situation at a nearby hotel.
Officers then learned that two more gunshot victims, believed to be linked to the same incident, had checked themselves in to local hospitals, Halliday said. One had a gunshot wound to the arm, and the other to the leg. All three gunshot victims were stable, he said.
Police, meanwhile, responded to the hotel and stopped two vehicles that were leaving the area, Halliday said. Nine men were detained from those vehicles, but investigators are “not sure which of them are victims, and which of them are possible suspects at this time,” Halliday said.
Investigators also believe one of the gunshot victims could potentially be a suspect, Halliday disclosed.
The victims told police that the shooting had occurred earlier Tuesday morning, possibly in the San Antonio area.
“Based on what the victims are telling us, the shooting occurred about two hours west of here, around I-10 and State Highway 35, which is in the San Antonio area, but we’re not exactly sure where the shooting occurred,” Halliday said.
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Doctor accused of injecting drugs into IV bags, causing death
DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas anesthesiologist was arrested on charges alleging that he injected nerve-blocking agents and other drugs into bags of intravenous fluids at the surgical center where he works, which led to the death of a co-worker and caused cardiac emergencies for several patients, authorities announced Thursday.
Dr. Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr. was arrested Wednesday on a criminal complaint alleging that he tampered with a consumer product causing death and intentional drug adulteration, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney’s office for the northern district of Texas. If convicted, he could be sentenced to life in prison.
Ortiz, 59, remained in the Dallas County jail without bond on Thursday. Records don’t list an attorney for him.
According to the criminal complaint, a 55-year-old female coworker of Ortiz experienced a medical emergency and died June 21 immediately after treating herself for dehydration with an IV bag of what she thought was saline taken from the surgical center. An autopsy found that she died from a lethal dose of bupivacaine, a nerve-blocking drug that is rarely abused but often is used when an anesthetic is given.
On Aug. 24, an 18-year-old male patient experienced a cardiac emergency during routine sinus surgery, was intubated and transferred to an intensive care unit. Chemical analysis of the fluid from a saline bag used during his surgery revealed the presence of bupivacaine, the stimulant epinephrine and the topical anesthetic lidocaine, drugs that could have caused the patient’s sudden symptoms, according to prosecutors.
The surgical center staff concluded that the incidents suggested a pattern of intentional adulteration of IV bags used at the center. They identified 10 additional unexpected cardiac emergencies that occurred during otherwise unremarkable surgeries between May and August, which was an exceptionally high rate of complications over such a short period, according to the complaint.
The incidents began two days after Ortiz was notified of a disciplinary inquiry of an incident during which he allegedly “deviated from the standard of care” during an anesthesia procedure when a patient experienced a medical emergency. Ortiz, who had a history of disciplinary actions against him, expressed concern to other physicians over the disciplinary action and complained that the center was trying to “crucify” him.
The complaint alleges that all of the incidents occurred around the time Ortiz performed services at the facility, but none happened while he was on vacation.
In one instance captured in the surveillance video, agents observed him walking quickly from an operating room to an IV bag warmer, placing a bag inside, visually scanning the empty hallway and walking quickly away. Just over an hour later, a 56-year-old woman suffered a cardiac emergency during a scheduled cosmetic surgery after a bag from the warmer was used during her procedure, according to the complaint.
In another instance recorded on video, agents saw Ortiz leave his operating room with an IV bag concealed in what appeared to be a paper folder, swap the bag with another from the warmer and walk away. Roughly half an hour later, a 54-year-old woman suffered a cardiac emergency during a scheduled cosmetic surgery after a bag from the warmer was used during her procedure.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wasn’t seeking political retaliation when he removed a prosecutor over abortion and transgender views, but simply wanted to ensure state law would be enforced, the governor’s attorney told a federal judge Thursday.
Lawyers for Andrew Warren, a Democrat suspended from his twice-elected post as state attorney in Hillsborough County, disagreed, saying it’s clear DeSantis’ action was based on what Warren said and believed and not on his competence as a prosecutor.
DeSantis suspended Warren in August over the prosecutor’s signing of statements that said he would not pursue criminal charges against seekers or providers of abortion or gender transition treatments, as well as his policies about not charging people with certain minor crimes. Warren is suing to be reinstated.
“The motivating focus … is all about enforcement of the law,” said George Levesque, a private attorney representing DeSantis.
The issue arose after Florida passed a law banning abortions after 15 weeks. Florida doesn’t have a law addressing gender-confirmation treatments.
Lawyers for Warren said the suspension was clearly motivated by politics considering DeSantis made his announcement at a campaign-like rally with cheering supporters during which he attacked “woke” ideology. They noted he made similar statements that night on Fox News.
“For Gov. DeSantis it was a chance to kill three political birds with one stone,” said David O’Neil, who represents Warren. He said the one act allowed DeSantis to score political points by opposing abortion, projecting a strong “law-and-order” stance and by attacking “woke” ideology.
The three-day trial over Warren’s lawsuit against DeSantis concluded Thursday evening. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said it will be at least two weeks before he rules.
“I don’t know who’s going to win,” Hinkle said.
Warren was elected in 2016 and 2020 as prosecutor of Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa. He has said DeSantis overturned the will of voters by removing him from office.
More than 90 district attorneys, state attorneys general and other elected prosecutors throughout the U.S. have signed a letter saying they don’t intend to prosecute people for seeking, providing or supporting abortions. Dozens of prosecutors and law enforcement leaders also signed the letter opposing the criminalization of gender-confirmation treatments.
Warren’s suspension came as DeSantis, a potential 2024 GOP presidential candidate, joined a wave of Republican opposition to progressive prosecutors who exercise discretion over whether to charge people with what they deem to be low-level crimes.
In San Francisco, voters in June recalled Chesa Boudin, a former public defender who was elected district attorney in 2019 on a criminal justice reform platform. Boudin faced criticism over crime rates after declining to prosecute most drug offenses. A similar effort to recall the Los Angeles district attorney failed to garner enough signatures. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-trial-over-desantis-removal-of-prosecutor-on-abortion-ends/ | 2022-12-02 11:59:36 | 1 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-trial-over-desantis-removal-of-prosecutor-on-abortion-ends/ |
MURRIETA, Calif., June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For over 40 years, COPAN, a global leader in pre-analytics has helped to shape the standard for excellence in Clinical Microbiology with innovative sample collection and transport systems and cutting-edge solutions for laboratory automation and artificial intelligence (AI).
COPAN Diagnostics has unveiled a new look at the American Society for Microbiology Microbe 2022 conference in Washington, DC, joining the global rebranding strategy of COPAN Group. Taking on a more contemporary brand identity, color scheme and style, the new logo has been designed as an evolution of the historical COPAN logo. The new creative elements reinforce the corporate vision and signal continuous improvement.
"Innovation in pre-analytics, laboratory automation and AI is our passion. Our objective is to continuously reinforce our position as the global leader in our space. While our new brand image has changed, our commitment to providing high quality trusted solutions is unwavering," stated Norman Sharples, CEO and Co-founder of COPAN Diagnostics, Inc.
The company has recently reported some groundbreaking news and innovations, such as FDA clearance of Colibri™, an automated colony picking instrument, a new suite of AI software for the interpretation of bacterial cultures, which helps laboratory professionals choose the right solution for their lab, and PhenoMATRIX™ TAG, colony selection software which automatically chooses isolated colonies on plated media for ID and AST workup.
COPAN's tagline, "Innovating Together" remains unchanged, as it accurately reflects the company's core values. "As an organization, we believe our tagline continues to capture today, what the company has embodied since its inception in 1979. An innovative company that is dedicated to responding to our valuable partners' feedback and suggestions," said Sharples.
Sharples closed by saying, "We will continue in our pursuit to provide clinical microbiologists with the tools and innovations needed to meet today's challenges. It's the same COPAN now with a new look!"
COPAN's new look and the above innovations will be highlighted at booth 407 from June 10 to June 13 during the ASM Microbe 2022.
COPAN Diagnostics is part of COPAN Group, a leading manufacturer of collection and transport systems and full laboratory automation. COPAN's collaborative approach to pre-analytics has resulted in FLOQSwabs®, Eswab®, UTM Universal Transport Medium®, laboratory automation including WASP® and WASPLab®. For more information, visit www.copanusa.com.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the second time in six months, a Los Angeles jury is debating whether actor Danny Masterson, former star of “That ’70s Show,” is guilty of raping three women on between 2001 and 2003. Prosecutors chose to retry him after a deadlocked jury on all three counts led to a mistrial in December. Masterson could get 45 years in prison if convicted.
Here are the key elements, characters and issues that emerged during the three-week retrial.
DIRECT DISCUSSION OF DRUGGING
A judge in the second trial allowed the prosecution to say directly that Masterson drugged all three women before raping them, in what may be the biggest difference from the first trial. Previously, the drugging could only be implied when the women testified to feeling disoriented, losing memory and going unconscious to a degree that could not be explained by the alcohol they had consumed.
“The defendant drugs his victims to gain control. He does this to take away his victims’ ability to consent,” Deputy District Attorney Ariel Anson told jurors during her closing argument Tuesday.
The defense says there is no such evidence beyond the women’s stories, and suggested the prosecution was using the stories because of the absence of evidence of any force or violence. Defense attorney Philip Cohen made clear to jurors that ”there is no drugging charge.”
NEW ROLE FOR SCIENTOLOGY
The Church of Scientology loomed large at Masterson’s trial. It played a bigger role in his retrial, with Judge Charlaine Olmedo allowing expert testimony on Scientology that she denied the first time.
Masterson is a prominent member of the church. All three of his accusers are former members who grew disillusioned with the institution in the aftermath of their alleged assaults, saying that church officials told them what had happened to them was not rape, and that its policies prevented them from going to police. The church vehemently denied having any such policy.
The prosecution’s expert, Claire Headley, is a former official in Scientology leadership who became a staunch church foe, suing it in 2009 over her experience. The defense had on its witness list Hugh Martin Whitt, a current high-level Scientologist who is Headley’s estranged stepfather, though did not call him or any other witnesses before resting.
THE DEFENDANT
Masterson, 47, an actor since childhood, got his major break when he was cast as Stephen Hyde on the retro sitcom “That ’70s Show,” which also starred Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis and Topher Grace and would run on Fox from 1998 until 2006. At the time of the alleged assaults, his career was at its peak, and his house near Hollywood with a backyard pool and Jacuzzi was a social hub. It was also, according to prosecutors, the scene of all three crimes. Masterson had pleaded not guilty and his lawyers have repeatedly denied all of the allegations.
THE FIRST ACCUSER
One of the women Masterson is charged with raping was born into a Scientology family and was part of Masterson’s circle of friends. Nearly all of those closest to her were members, including the late Lisa Marie Presley, who also left the church long before her death in January.
The woman said that when she stopped by Masterson’s house to pick up a set of keys in 2003, he gave her a drink that left her sick and badly disoriented, and raped her in his bedroom upstairs. She first filed a police report, which did not lead to an arrest, in 2004. She returned to authorities in 2016.
THE SECOND ACCUSER
A model and actor who was Masterson’s girlfriend from 1996 to 2002 took the stand to open the trial with her allegations. She previously testified that Masterson grew increasingly physically and sexually abusive in their years together. She said that it eventually led to him raping her twice late in 2001, though he is only charged with one instance, a morning when she woke to find Masterson raping her. She would go to police 15 years later.
THE THIRD ACCUSER
The third woman at the center of the trial had only recently met Masterson through mutual friends in the church, which she had joined as a teenager. She testified that in 2003 that Masterson invited her to his house, where they were alone. She said she was clear that she wanted no sex, but he convinced her to get into his jacuzzi then took her to his bed, where he raped her. She went to police in 2017.
The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they were victims of sexual abuse.
INVESTIGATION AND ARREST
Police revealed they were investigating Masterson in March of 2017. Hollywood’s #MeToo firestorm would begin about six months later, and in the midst of it Masterson would be written off “The Ranch,” a Netflix Western comedy where he had reunited with Kutcher.
He was arrested and charged with three rapes in 2020, and in 2021 a judge ruled the evidence was strong enough for him to be tried.
THE FIRST TRIAL
Masterson’s monthlong first trial began last October. Masterson, free on bail, was accompanied to court by a large group of friends and family with ties to both Scientology and the entertainment industry, including his wife and the mother of his child, actor and model Bijou Phillips.
The three accusers gave emotional and often traumatic testimony.
In the end, fewer than half of jurors voted to convict on any of the counts. Nevertheless, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office decided to try again with a new set of jurors, and the women agreed to take the stand again. | https://www.wivb.com/entertainment-news/ap-danny-mastersons-rape-retrial-key-things-to-know/ | 2023-05-18 12:16:25 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/entertainment-news/ap-danny-mastersons-rape-retrial-key-things-to-know/ |
Patricia Ann Donoho Wiley Tidman, 88, of Angola, Indiana, died on Friday, June 2, 2023, at Northern Lakes Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Angola, Indiana.
Honoring Patricia’s request, cremation has taken place and there will be no services.
Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery, Frankfort, Indiana.
Condolences may be expressed online tat www.weichtfh.com.
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Fiscal Year 2022 Highlights
- Generated net income of $737.7 million, or $4.49 per GAAP diluted share
- Delivered record combined adjusted EBITDA of $1.541 billion
- Started up third renewable diesel plant, making Diamond Green Diesel North America's largest renewable diesel producer at 1.2 billion gallons a year
- Grew global footprint with three strategic acquisitions, strengthening company's vertical integration for renewable diesel production
- Record Food Segment results driven by growth of hydrolyzed collagen business
- Repurchased $125.5 million of common stock
IRVING, Texas, Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) today reported net income of $156.6 million, or $0.96 per diluted share for fourth quarter 2022, compared to net income of $155.8 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, for fourth quarter 2021. The company also reported net sales of $1.8 billion for the fourth quarter of 2022, as compared with net sales of $1.3 billion for the same period a year ago.
For the 2022 fiscal year, Darling Ingredients reported net income of $737.7 million, or $4.49 per diluted share, as compared to $650.9 million, or $3.90 per diluted share for 2021. Net sales for fiscal year 2022 were $6.5 billion, as compared with net sales of $4.7 billion in 2021.
Combined adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter 2022 was $413.0 million, compared to $306.8 million for the same period in 2021. Fiscal year 2022 combined adjusted EBITDA was $1.541 billion, compared to $1.235 billion for full year 2021.
Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) sold a record 754 million gallons of renewable diesel for fiscal year 2022, at an average $1.18 EBITDA per gallon. DGD began operations at its Port Arthur, Texas, plant in the fourth quarter of 2022, bringing DGD's total renewable diesel capacity to 1.2 billion gallons per year. On Jan. 31, 2023, the company announced approval of a new sustainable aviation fuel project at Port Arthur, Texas.
"For the fifth consecutive year, Darling Ingredients has delivered superior earnings growth driven by our market presence, vertical integration and diverse, but synergistic segments," said Randall C. Stuewe, Darling Ingredients Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We are well positioned to execute and integrate the investments we have made in our four growth areas: the core rendering business, collagen peptides, green energy in Europe and soon sustainable aviation fuel at Diamond Green Diesel. Our value proposition is simple, we eliminate waste from the meat industry and upcycle those products to their highest value. Darling is not just participating in the circular economy, we are the circular economy."
These acquisitions are key to our vertical integration, company strength and strong market position.
The company's significant business highlights in 2022 include:
- Acquired Op de Beeck, a leading organic waste processing company in Belgium, growing the company's European green energy business;
- Acquired Valley Proteins, strengthening the core business by adding 18 rendering plants in the southern, southeast and mid-Atlantic regions in the U.S.;
- Entered into the rendering business in Brazil with the acquisition of FASA Group, adding 14 plants and 1.3 million metric tons of processing;
- Started up DGD Port Arthur, Texas, plant, bringing the joint venture's renewable diesel production to 1.2 billion gallons per year;
- Entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Gelnex in Brazil to grow the company's food business through increased collagen production;
- Entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Miropasz, providing the company with access to additional poultry rendering in Poland, Europe's largest poultry provider; and
- Signed onto the Science-Based Target initiative, continuing to set a high level for sustainability and advancing the company's 2050 net-zero goal.
Under the company's share repurchase program, the company repurchased approximately 336,000 shares of common stock during the fourth quarter of 2022 for a total of approximately $22.5 million, bringing the total common stock repurchased for 2022 to approximately 1.9 million shares for a total of approximately $125.5 million.
As of Dec. 31, 2022, Darling Ingredients had $127.0 million in cash and cash equivalents, and $1.3 billion available under its committed revolving credit agreement. Total debt outstanding as of Dec. 31, 2022, was $3.4 billion. The leverage ratio as measured by the company's bank covenant was 2.54X as of Dec. 31, 2022. Capital expenditures were $134.1 million for the fourth quarter and $391.3 million for fiscal year 2022.
The company expects continued growth, and sets guidance for fiscal year 2023 at $1.80-$1.85 billion combined adjusted EBITDA.
Segment EBITDA consists of segment income (loss), less equity in net income/loss from unconsolidated subsidiaries, less equity in net income of Diamond Green Diesel, plus depreciation and amortization, plus acquisition and integration costs, plus restructuring and asset impairment charges, plus Darling's share of DGD Adjusted EBITDA.
Segment EBITDA consists of segment income (loss), less equity in net income from unconsolidated subsidiaries, less equity in net income of Diamond Green Diesel, plus depreciation and amortization, plus acquisition and integration costs, plus restructuring and asset impairment charges, plus Darling's share of DGD Adjusted EBITDA.
Darling Ingredients Inc. reports Adjusted EBITDA results, which is a Non-GAAP financial measure, as a complement to results provided in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) (for additional information, see "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" included later in this media release). The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides additional useful information to investors. Adjusted EBITDA, as the Company uses the term, is calculated below:
About Darling Ingredients
Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) is the largest publicly traded company turning edible by-products and food waste into sustainable products and a leading producer of renewable energy. Recognized as a sustainability leader, the company operates more than 260 facilities in 17 countries and repurposes approximately 15% of the world's meat industry waste streams into value-added products, such as green energy, renewable diesel, collagen, fertilizer, animal proteins and meals, and pet food ingredients. To learn more, visit darlingii.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.
Darling Ingredients Inc. will host a conference call to discuss the Company's fourth quarter and fiscal year 2022 financial results at 9 a.m. Eastern Time (8 a.m. Central Time) on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. To listen to the conference call, participants calling from within North America should dial 1-844-868-8847, international participants should dial 1-412-317-6593, and ask to be connected to the Darling Ingredients Inc. call. Please call approximately ten minutes before the start of the call to ensure that you are connected.
The call will also be available as a live audio webcast that can be accessed on the Company website at http://ir.darlingii.com. Beginning one hour after its completion, a replay of the call can be accessed through March 7, 2023, by dialing 1-877-344-7529 (U.S. callers), 1-855-669-9658 (Canada) and 1-412-317-0088 (international callers). The access code for the replay is 6860343. The conference call will also be archived on the Company's website.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized accounting measurement under GAAP; it should not be considered as an alternative to net income, as a measure of operating results, or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity and is not intended to be a presentation in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is presented here not as an alternative to net income, but rather as a measure of the Company's operating performance. Since EBITDA (generally, net income plus interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization) is not calculated identically by all companies, this presentation may not be comparable to EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA presentations disclosed by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated in this presentation and represents, for any relevant period, net income/(loss) plus depreciation and amortization, goodwill and long-lived asset impairment, interest expense, income tax provision, other income/(expense) and equity in net (income)/loss of unconsolidated subsidiaries. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is useful in evaluating the Company's operating performance compared to that of other companies in its industry because the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of financing, income taxes and certain non-cash and other items that may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance.
Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA to Foreign Currency is not a recognized accounting measurement under GAAP. The Company evaluates the impact of foreign currency on its adjusted EBITDA. DGD Joint Venture Adjusted EBITDA (Darling's share) is not reflected in the Adjusted EBITDA or the Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA to Foreign Currency (Non-GAAP).
The Company's management uses Adjusted EBITDA as a measure to evaluate performance and for other discretionary purposes. In addition to the foregoing, management also uses or will use Adjusted EBITDA to measure compliance with certain financial covenants under the Company's Senior Secured Credit Facilities, 6.0% Notes, 5.25% Notes and 3.625% Notes that were outstanding at December 31, 2022. However, the amounts shown in this presentation for Adjusted EBITDA differ from the amounts calculated under similarly titled definitions in the Company's Senior Secured Credit Facilities, 6.0% Notes, 5.25% Notes and 3.625% Notes, as those definitions permit further adjustments to reflect certain other non-recurring costs, non-cash charges and cash dividends from the DGD Joint Venture. Additionally, the Company evaluates the impact of foreign exchange impact on operating cash flow, which is defined as segment operating income (loss) plus depreciation and amortization.
Information reconciling forward-looking combined adjusted EBITDA to net income is unavailable to the Company without unreasonable effort. The Company is not able to provide reconciliations of combined adjusted EBITDA to net income because certain items required for such reconciliations are outside of the Company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted, such as the impact of volatile commodity prices on the Company's operations, impact of foreign currency exchange fluctuations, depreciation and amortization and the provision for income taxes. Preparation of such reconciliations for Darling Ingredients Inc. and the Company's joint venture, Diamond Green Diesel, would require a forward-looking balance sheet, statement of operations and statement of cash flows, prepared in accordance with GAAP for each entity, and such forward-looking financial statements are unavailable to the Company without unreasonable effort. The Company provides a range for its combined adjusted EBITDA outlook that it believes will be achieved; however, it cannot accurately predict all the components of the combined adjusted EBITDA calculation.
EBITDA per gallon is not a recognized accounting measurement under GAAP; it should not be considered as an alternative to net income or equity in income of Diamond Green Diesel, as a measure of operating results, or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity and is not intended to be a presentation in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA per gallon is presented here not as an alternative to net income or equity in income of Diamond Green Diesel, but rather as a measure of Diamond Green Diesel's operating performance. Since EBITDA per gallon (generally, net income plus interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization divided by total gallons sold) is not calculated identically by all companies, this presentation may not be comparable to EBITDA per gallon presentations disclosed by other companies. Management believes that EBITDA per gallon is useful in evaluating Diamond Green Diesel's operating performance compared to that of other companies in its industry because the calculation of EBITDA per gallon generally eliminates the effects of financing, income taxes and certain non-cash and other items presented on a per gallon basis that may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information:
This media release contains "forward-looking" statements regarding the business operations and prospects of Darling Ingredients Inc. and industry factors affecting it. These statements are identified by words such as "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "estimate," "intend," "guidance," "could," "may," "will," "should," "planned," "potential," "continue," "momentum," and other words referring to events that may occur in the future. These statements reflect Darling Ingredient's current view of future events and are based on its assessment of, and are subject to, a variety of risks and uncertainties beyond its control, each of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, among others, existing and unknown future limitations on the ability of the Company's direct and indirect subsidiaries to make their cash flow available to the Company for payments on the Company's indebtedness or other purposes; global demands for bio-fuels and grain and oilseed commodities, which have exhibited volatility, and can impact the cost of feed for cattle, hogs and poultry, thus affecting available rendering feedstock and selling prices for the Company's products; reductions in raw material volumes available to the Company due to weak margins in the meat production industry as a result of higher feed costs, reduced consumer demand or other factors, reduced volume from food service establishments, or otherwise; reduced demand for animal feed; reduced finished product prices, including a decline in fat and used cooking oil finished product prices; changes to worldwide government policies relating to renewable fuels and greenhouse gas("GHG") emissions that adversely affect programs like the U.S. government's renewable fuel standard, low carbon fuel standards ("LCFS") and tax credits for biofuels both in the United States and abroad; possible product recall resulting from developments relating to the discovery of unauthorized adulterations to food or food additives; the occurrence of 2009 H1N1 flu (initially known as "Swine Flu"), Highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza (collectively known as "Bird Flu"), severe acute respiratory syndrome ("SARS"), bovine spongiform encephalopathy (or "BSE"), porcine epidemic diarrhea ("PED") or other diseases associated with animal origin in the United States or elsewhere, such as the outbreak of African Swine Fever ("ASF") in China and elsewhere; the occurrence of pandemics, epidemics or disease outbreaks, such as the current COVID-19 outbreak; unanticipated costs and/or reductions in raw material volumes related to the Company's compliance with the existing or unforeseen new U.S. or foreign (including, without limitation, China) regulations (including new or modified animal feed, Bird Flu, SARS, PED, BSE, ASF or similar or unanticipated regulations) affecting the industries in which the Company operates or its value added products; risks associated with the DGD Joint Venture, including possible unanticipated operating disruptions, a decline in margins on the products produced by the DGD Joint Venture, and issues relating to the announced SAF upgrade project; failure to close on strategic acquisitions; risks and uncertainties relating to international sales and operations, including imposition of tariffs, quotas, trade barriers and other trade protections imposed by foreign countries; difficulties or a significant disruption in our information systems or failure to implement new systems and software successfully, risks relating to possible third party claims of intellectual property infringement; increased contributions to the Company's pension and benefit plans, including multiemployer and employer-sponsored defined benefit pension plans as required by legislation, regulation or other applicable U.S. or foreign law or resulting from a U.S. mass withdrawal event; bad debt write-offs; loss of or failure to obtain necessary permits and registrations; continued or escalated conflict in the Middle East, North Korea, Ukraine or elsewhere; uncertainty regarding the exit of the U.K. from the European Union; and/or unfavorable export or import markets. These factors, coupled with volatile prices for natural gas and diesel fuel, inflation rates, climate conditions, currency exchange fluctuations, general performance of the U.S. and global economies, disturbances in world financial, credit, commodities and stock markets, and any decline in consumer confidence and discretionary spending, including the inability of consumers and companies to obtain credit due to lack of liquidity in the financial markets, among others, could cause actual results to vary materially from the forward looking statements included in this release or negatively impact the Company's results of operations. Among other things, future profitability may be affected by the Company's ability to grow its business, which faces competition from companies that may have substantially greater resources than the Company. The Company's announced share repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and purchases of shares under the program are subject to market conditions and other factors, which are likely to change from time to time. Other risks and uncertainties regarding Darling Ingredients Inc., its business and the industries in which it operates are referenced from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Darling Ingredients Inc. is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Tennessee vs. Florida Atlantic Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total - NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
Thursday's game between the Tennessee Volunteers (25-10) and Florida Atlantic Owls (33-3) squaring off at Madison Square Garden has a projected final score of 70-66 (according to our computer prediction) in favor of Tennessee, who is listed as a small favorite by our model. The game will start at 9:00 PM ET on March 23.
Bookmakers have not yet set a line for this game.
Tennessee vs. Florida Atlantic Game Info & Odds
- Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV: TBS
- Where: New York City, New York
- Venue: Madison Square Garden
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Tennessee vs. Florida Atlantic Score Prediction
- Prediction: Tennessee 70, Florida Atlantic 66
Spread & Total Prediction for Tennessee vs. Florida Atlantic
- Computer Predicted Spread: Tennessee (-4.2)
- Computer Predicted Total: 136.1
Tennessee is 17-16-0 against the spread this season compared to Florida Atlantic's 20-11-0 ATS record. A total of 14 out of the Volunteers' games this season have hit the over, and 17 of the Owls' games have gone over. Tennessee has a 5-5 record against the spread while going 6-4 overall over the past 10 contests. Florida Atlantic has gone 6-4 against the spread and 9-1 overall in its last 10 contests.
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Tennessee Performance Insights
- The Volunteers are outscoring opponents by 13.4 points per game with a +470 scoring differential overall. They put up 71.2 points per game (187th in college basketball) and allow 57.8 per outing (third in college basketball).
- Tennessee wins the rebound battle by 7.3 boards on average. It records 35.5 rebounds per game, which ranks 22nd in college basketball, while its opponents grab 28.2 per contest.
- Tennessee knocks down 7.7 three-pointers per game (134th in college basketball) at a 33.0% rate (241st in college basketball), compared to the 5.8 per game its opponents make at a 26.4% rate.
- The Volunteers average 94.6 points per 100 possessions (157th in college basketball), while allowing 76.8 points per 100 possessions (second in college basketball).
- Tennessee has committed 2.6 fewer turnovers per game than its opponents, averaging 11.4 (132nd in college basketball action) while forcing 14.0 (45th in college basketball).
Florida Atlantic Performance Insights
- The Owls are outscoring opponents by 13.3 points per game, with a +479 scoring differential overall. They put up 78.4 points per game (32nd in college basketball) and allow 65.1 per contest (41st in college basketball).
- Florida Atlantic wins the rebound battle by 5.6 boards on average. It collects 35.9 rebounds per game, 14th in college basketball, while its opponents grab 30.3.
- Florida Atlantic hits 9.7 three-pointers per game (12th in college basketball), 3.2 more than its opponents. It shoots 36.7% from deep (49th in college basketball), and its opponents are shooting 31.6%.
- Florida Atlantic forces 12.1 turnovers per game (161st in college basketball) while committing 11.1 (103rd in college basketball).
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Enthusiasts who don’t want to spend $140,000 on a Porsche 911 can rejoice because the 911 Carrera T is back for 2023. Its build configurator is simple, its packaging is delightfully pure, and at $118,050 (including destination) it borders on reasonably priced. Well, for a 911.
After an afternoon with the 2023 Porsche 911 Carrera T on the winding roads of Angeles Crest National Forest just outside Los Angeles, I can say this is all the 911 the purist needs (though, the 911 Dakar speaks to me), and it makes sense in all the ways enthusiasts claim they care about.
History lesson
The origin of the 911 Carrera T dates back to the 37th running of the Monte Carlo rally in 1968. The T, which meant Touring and still does, not only made its debut, but won the race.
The concept back in 1968 was the same as it is today: make it lighter, and make it fun.
It took 50 years for the T to return in 2017 with the 991.2-generation 2018 911 Carrera T. Porsche muddied the waters with that model by offering certain options that people didn’t choose.
Since then, the T lineup has been expanded. In 2018, the 718 Boxster T and Cayman T arrived. Earlier in 2022, the 2023 the Macan T came into reality.
Now, the 911 Carrera T has returned. I’m damn glad it has.
The best bits
The 911 Carrera T starts life as a base 911 with a twin-turbo 3.0-liter flat-6 rated at 379 hp and 331 lb-ft of torque. Then it starts grabbing upgrades from the 911 S’s bin.
In a world of 572-hp 911 monsters, the base car’s power output might not seem like a lot, but it’s more than enough to land yourself in jail. Disclaimer: I didn’t land in jail.
After a hot second and about 2,000 rpm the two small turbos kick in and the 911 slingshots forward with linear power delivery all the way to its 7,000-rpm redline.
The flat-6 sings through a gloss-black tailpipes attached to a sport exhaust system with active baffles. Hit the toggle switch on the dashboard to open those valves. Your ears will thank me as they take in the flat-6’s mid-range symphony. That soundtrack is louder than in a base or Carrera S due to less sound deadener and thinner, lightweight glass. After hours of wringing out the flat-6, neither I nor my drive partner had a complaint.
The T comes standard with three pedals (rejoice!). The 7-speed manual transmission is not available on the base 911 and comes as an option on the Carrera S, so the T is the most affordable way to get a manual 911. Porsche even shortened the shifter by 0.4 inch to make it more comfortable to shift, not that I really noticed the delightful shifter’s shorter height.
Porsche spokesperson Luke Vandezande told Motor Authority the last-generation Carrera T had a 70% manual transmission take rate, which was one of the highest both in the U.S. and globally. For those who hate fun, live their lives by the tenths of a second it can save in the 0-60 mph run, and don’t want to #GiveAShift, a quick-shifting 8-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission is a no-cost option.
The T isn’t the quickest 911, but does it really matter? It still hits 60 mph from a stop in just 4.3 seconds with the manual transmission (3.8 seconds with the dual-clutch) and reaches a top speed of 181 mph.
A limited-slip rear differential with torque vectoring capability ripped from the Carrera S is standard. It’s not available on a base 911, and it helps put the power down in a stable fashion while ripping around canyon roads.
The rear-wheel-steering system from the Carrera S can be optioned, but my test car wasn’t fitted with it. While a nice upgrade, it’s not necessary as the car rotates quite well without it, and I wouldn’t spend the money.
Porsche’s carbon-ceramic brakes aren’t available on the latest generation Carrera T despite making an optional appearance on the last-gen model. The reason? The take rate was only 10%. The people have spoken. Besides, the Carrera T is a street-oriented 911, not some GT3 race car. The standard steel brakes never smoked, faded, or even smelled after I spent hours thrashing them at speed up and down the canyon roads.
Porsche throws its PASM sport suspension, which includes adjustable dampers and a 0.4-inch lower ride height, onto the T, and the dampers adjust at the touch of a toggle. While I left them in their softer setting, my drive partner opted for Sport mode. Both settings control body motions without ever becoming too firm or jittery. Angeles Crest’s pavement can undulate in sections, which unsettles less composed suspensions, but the Carrera T just soaked up the road’s unseen imperfections with aplomb regardless of mode. It may be a great canyon cruiser, but the 911 Carrera T feels comfortable enough for a cross-country road trip.
Porsche’s electric-assist power steering is among the best in the business, and the Carrera T’s is no different. Unchanged from the base 911, the precise and direct steering communicates what’s going on at the wheels well through the steering wheel. My fingertips could sense when the rubber was starting to reach the edge of its adhesion. My test car was fitted with the $280 Power Steering Plus option, which makes the steering lighter at slower speeds. I wouldn’t spend the money on this option as it artificially boosts the steering assist and doesn’t feel natural in a parking garage. Plus, why pay $280 to skip arm day?
Visual giveaways
Despite the lack of a big wing and prominent vents, the Carrera T isn’t hard to pick out in a parking lot full of 911s.
It features a 911 Carrera T graphic along the lower portion of the doors and a badge on the rear end. The mirror housings are a contrasting Agate Grey color, which would drive me crazy as dark colors attract rock chips (probably should cover those in a PPF clear shield). The staggered 20-inch front and 21-inch rear wheels are painted Titanium Grey and sport 245/35 and 305/30 rubber in the form of grippy Pirelli P Zero tires.
Inside, the dead giveaway this isn’t a base 911 is the lack of a rear seat. The rear seat delete is standard, though the 2+2 configuration can be added back as a no-cost option. Cutting the rear seat saves 17.6 pounds.
Even the battery is a smaller and lighter unit. It’s that kind of attention to detail the Carrera T aims for and delivers in its pursuit of putting the perfect package together for enthusiasts.
The standard Sport Chrono Package, which is an option on the Carrera S, adds additional drive modes, a drive mode selector to the steering wheel, an analog and digital clock to the center of the dashboard, and active engine mounts.
Porsche swaps in a GT Sport steering wheel that feels natural in the hands and sports a classic look. It’s the perfect diameter, not too small, not too big, but just right. While 18-way adaptive sport seats or light-weight fixed-back carbon-fiber bucket seats are available (I recommend buyers make sure they can get comfortable in the carbon buckets before ordering), my tester featured the T’s standard 4-way power seats with extra firm padding. The seats are finished in an almost mesh-like cloth material Porsche calls Sport-Tex that looks and feels great. With power height and back adjustments and manual fore and aft adjustments, these seats feel like a throwback to simpler times, and they are supportive and comfortable to boot.
The shiny piano black center console inlays will surely attract scratches in the early days of ownership.
Enthusiasts for Touring
All in, the Carrera T is 100 pounds lighter than the base 911, though few, if any, drivers will be able to notice the difference. Enthusiasts will notice, however, that the best bits from the Carrera S (some of which aren’t even standard on that model) come as standard or optional on the T.
With the return of the 911 Carrera T, Porsche has packaged a sports car that makes performance, and enthusiast options, simple to obtain. It’s certainly not cheap, but it’s a value in 911 land. It may be about saving money, but I’d personally recommend ponying up $11,430 for my tester’s Paint to Sample Gulf Blue paint. Chef’s kiss.
Porsche provided access to a 2023 911 Carrera T for an afternoon on great roads for Motor Authority to bring you this firsthand report.
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Scattered showers and possibly a few storms will accompany a cold front overnight. The good news is by commute time Monday morning, rain should be all said and done. Lows Monday will drop into the low 60s with chilly highs in the upper 60s with lots of afternoon sunshine.
Keep the jacket handy as Tuesday morning will drop into the 40s, but warm nicely to the mid to upper 70s Tuesday and Wednesday.
A second cold front will move through late Wednesday into early Thursday providing another chance o scattered showers.
It turns much colder behind that front with highs Thursday through Saturday only rising to the mid to upper 60s with lows in the 40s so bring a jacket to celebrate Gasparilla! | https://www.wfla.com/news/turning-much-cooler-monday/ | 2023-01-23 00:12:17 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/turning-much-cooler-monday/ |
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Experts from the United Nations' nuclear power agency on Tuesday were inspecting two sites where Russia has made unfounded claims that Ukraine is manufacturing “dirty bombs.”
International Atomic Energy Agency Chief Rafael Grossi said in a statement that inspections had begun at two locations in Ukraine and would soon be completed. The inspections had been requested by Kyiv in the wake of the Russian allegations.
Top Russian officials including President Vladimir Putin have made unsubstantiated accusations that Ukraine is preparing to use a so-called dirty bomb, an explosive laced with radioactive materials.
Russia’s U.N. ambassador Vassily Nebenzia alleged in a letter to Security Council members last week that Ukraine’s nuclear research facility and mining company “received direct orders from (President Volodymyr) Zelenskyy’s regime to develop such a dirty bomb.”
Western nations have rejected the unsubstantiated claim out of hand, calling it “transparently false.” Ukrainian authorities dismissed it as an attempt to distract attention from Moscow’s own alleged plans to detonate a dirty bomb in order to justify its own escalation of hostilities.
The IAEA has said that both sites being investigated “are under IAEA safeguards and have been visited regularly by IAEA inspectors” whose mission is to detect undeclared nuclear activities, as well as materials related to the development of dirty bombs.
“The IAEA inspected one of the two locations a month ago and no undeclared nuclear activities or materials were found there,” the agency said in a statement Monday.
In a separate development, one person was killed and several buildings were destroyed after four Russian missiles hit the southern city of Mykolaiv around midnight, Mykolaiv Gov. Vitali Kim said on Telegram.
Elsewhere, explosions rocked the city of Poltava in northeastern Ukraine early Tuesday, Poltava Gov. Dmytro Lunin said on Telegram. Four Russian drones crashed into civilian structures in the city igniting a fire, Lunin said. Another three drones were shot down. No casualties were reported.
Overnight Russian shelling struck Ukraine's southeastern city of Nikopol and nearby Marhanets, Dnipropetrovsk Gov. Valentyn Reznichenko said. Some 40 shells hit Nikopol, which is located across the Dniper River from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, damaging 14 residential buildings, a kindergarten, a pharmacy, a bank and several shops, the official said.
In Marhanets, damage to a power line and loss of power to a water pumping station temporarily left some 40,000 families without running water and 10,000 families without electricity, according to Reznichenko. Power and water were restored by morning.
Ukraine was still grappling Tuesday with the consequences of Mondays’ massive barrage of Russian strikes which disrupted power and water supplies in multiple Ukrainian cities and villages.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said authorities have restored electricity and running water in Kyiv’s residential buildings, but that rolling power outages would continue in the Ukrainian capital because of significant power shortages.
In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, subway service was suspended again on Tuesday, according to the subway’s Telegram page. No reason for the suspension was given.
In the occupied Kherson region, Russian-installed authorities sought to evacuate up to 70,000 more people living within 15 kilometers (9 miles) of the Dnieper River in anticipation of a Ukrainian counteroffensive pushing deeper into the region. The effort was already underway on Tuesday morning, according to the Kremlin-appointed governor of the region Vladimir Saldo.
In Russia, the regular fall draft got underway Tuesday with a total of 120,000 men expected to be conscripted within the next two months. Russian military officials have assured that conscripts will not be sent to fight in Ukraine, including to the annexed regions.
But the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War said in its most recent report that the Russian Defense Ministry “is attempting to deceive the Russian population" into believing that autumn conscripts will not be sent to fight in Ukraine, likely to prevent draft dodging.
Russia’s illegal annexation of four occupied Ukrainian regions “means that all of the fighting is taking place in areas that the Kremlin claims as Russian territory,” the report said, so “conscripts will almost certainly be deployed to Ukraine after their training is complete around March or April 2023, and could be deployed sooner in response to changes on the battlefield.”
This year's fall draft was scheduled to start in October, but was delayed by one month because of the partial mobilization of 300,000 men, which was declared completed on Monday. Kremlin critics have warned that the call-up could resume after the fall draft is over and military enlistment offices are freed up from processing conscripts. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/UN-nuclear-agency-starts-probe-of-Russian-dirty-17548671.php | 2022-11-01 10:05:42 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/UN-nuclear-agency-starts-probe-of-Russian-dirty-17548671.php |
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- A Midland man is behind bars after police said he broke into a vehicle and stole some golf clubs and later sold the stolen clubs online. Kevin Garrett, 29, has been charged with theft.
According to an arrest affidavit, on April 29, a man called Midland Police Department to report a vehicle break-in. The victim said he parked his truck and left his keys inside and that all the thief had to do to gain access to the vehicle was push a button on the door handle.
According to the victim, the suspect made off with several debit and credit cards, a wallet, the truck keys, a golf bag filled with clubs, and the victim’s personal identification; in all more than $3,600 worth of property was stolen. Witnesses at the scene said they saw a white Tahoe with black rims parked near the victim’s truck just before the break in.
In May, the victim spoke with detectives assigned to the case and said he saw that an online seller out of Lubbock had listed his stolen clubs for sale. That seller later told police he’d purchased the clubs for $400 from a Midland man, identified as Garrett.
On May 18, detectives spoke with Garrett via telephone and Garrett denied stealing the clubs. He said he’d found the clubs, as well as the other stolen items, in the laundry room of a shared apartment, which he dubbed a “party house”. Garrett implied that “shady people” coming and going from the apartment building must have been the ones who stole from the victim. He later admitted he knew the clubs were stolen but sold them anyway.
When the detective told Garrett he was going to request an arrest warrant, Garrett reportedly said he would reach out to family and try to get the money to pay both victims back in exchange for not going to jail. However, the victims reportedly stated they were not interested in compensation.
On May 19, an arrest warrant was issued, and Garrett was taken into custody on June 24. He remained behind bars as of Monday afternoon; his bond has been set at $10,000.
Law enforcement agencies across the Basin have seen an increase in vehicle burglaries the last few months and have shared the following prevention tips:
- Close your windows and lock your doors.
- Take your keys and hide your belongings in the trunk if possible.
- Avoid leaving valuables, including firearms, spare keys, and personal documents inside your vehicle.
- Park in well-lit areas when possible.
- Report all suspicious activity, including suspicious people and vehicles. | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/online-sale-of-golf-clubs-leads-to-arrest/ | 2022-06-27 20:51:48 | 0 | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/online-sale-of-golf-clubs-leads-to-arrest/ |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFTS) — "This is the hardest thing I have ever had to deal with," said Vernessa Howard, grandmother of LaToya Gay.
LaToya was visiting Silver Oaks Apartments in January when gunfire rang out. In an effort to protect her seven-year-old daughter, Gay was fatally struck.
Fast forward months later, fighting through her tears, Vernessa Howard and her family returned to the apartment complex. This time, with a clear message, they want to see a change in the community.
"Her not being here just doesn't feel right. It doesn't feel whole. I don't know if we'll ever feel whole. I don't know if we'll ever feel the same," she said, reflecting on the months since LaToya passed.
But Tuesday's meeting highlighted a larger plan to make sure other families don't feel what their family is.
"Generational devastation. Inexcusable indifference. That's why the Haggard Law Firm stands beside LaToya Gay's family as they announced the filing of a lawsuit against ARCO Management of Florida. And SP Johnson Kenneth Court. The two companies that should and were supposed to care about safety," said Adam Finkel, a lawyer with Haggard Law Firm.
This lawsuit laid out how the family feels Silver Oaks and its parent companies hold some of the responsibility for Gay's death.
"They knew that Silver Oaks was riddled with bullets and violent crime. But they largely ignored their property. They allow criminals to feel safer than citizens," said Finkel.
The lawsuit points to specific safety measures they feel the apartment complex neglected. Attorney Adam Finkel said the management never met with residents about safety measures or made any changes prior to the shooting.
Some of those issues are ones we've outlined in our reporting over the years.
"From top down, when they first took over ownership and management, they should be reaching out to the police department, reaching out to community leaders, speaking with every single resident that they can possibly get in touch with, about what needs to be done here for residents and guests to feel safer," Finkel said.
"For the gates as they're working today to always work for guards to be effectively patrolling the property, and keeping those that don't belong here out for identifying different holes throughout the complex where criminals are going in and out and finding out why too many residents wake up to the sounds of gunfire," he added.
We reached out to Silver Oaks about the allegations laid out in the lawsuit. We didn't receive a response.
As for the case, police released video of the suspects following the shooting, yet they've only arrested one person so far.
"We're hurting. I cry every night. I think it's worse because we don't know who actually did it. We just want justice for her and so this doesn't happen to anyone else," said Tiondra Parker, the victim's sister.
Right now, there's no court date set for the civil case. | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-hillsborough/family-of-mother-killed-during-silver-oaks-shooting-sues-apartment-complex | 2023-04-26 02:59:52 | 1 | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-hillsborough/family-of-mother-killed-during-silver-oaks-shooting-sues-apartment-complex |
NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for NVIV, CS, HEXO, PAYO, and DXCM.
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House Republicans’ sweeping plan to raise the debt ceiling and cut spending cleared a key procedural hurdle on Wednesday as leaders race to tee up a full floor vote.
The House voted 219-210 to approve the rule governing debate on the bill. The same rule also governs debate on a separate resolution.
GOP leaders have set their sights on passing the plan later on Wednesday.
“We’re working to get this done as soon as possible,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said heading into the chamber ahead of the rule vote. “Our members are very focused on getting this done.”
The vote on the rule comes as leadership appears to be making progress winning over some of the bill’s key Republican detractors. Still, it’s not clear yet whether the changes were enough to lock down the support of 218 Republicans — a vote for the rule doesn’t always indicate support for the measure itself.
The bill was on shakier ground as recently as Tuesday night, when several members hardened their ‘no’ votes. But overnight, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) acquiesced to making tweaks to the bill in a bid to lock down support.
One of the changes adopted would speed up implementation of proposed work requirements for programs like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Another did away with language targeting tax credits for biofuels, which appears to have gotten Midwestern Republicans on board.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) also said she plans to support the bill. She became a vote to watch after previously saying she wouldn’t back the measure due to issues with green energy provisions and concerns the bill didn’t go far enough in tackling the nation’s debt.
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) also emerged as a potential wild card heading into the Speaker’s office ahead of the rule vote, telling reporters she’s also undecided.
The bill would raise the debt limit through next March or increase the ceiling by $1.5 trillion, whichever happens first, in exchange for a slew of Republican proposals to cut spending.
Those include measures to cap government funding hashed out by appropriators annually at fiscal year 2022 levels, limit spending growth to 1 percent annually, put an end to popular Biden administration decisions on student loans, and beef up work requirements for public assistance programs.
Democrats have come out in strong opposition to the package, doubling down on calls for a “clean” bill to raise the debt ceiling.
Congress is expected to have until sometime in the summer to lift the debt ceiling or risk a national default.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Palantir Technologies Inc. ("Palantir" or the "Company") (NYSE: PLTR).
Class Period: September 27, 2020 – August 5, 2022
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The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Palantir's investments in marketable securities were having a significant negative impact on the Company's EPS results; (2) Palantir overstated the sustainability of its government segment's growth and revenues; (3) Palantir was experiencing a significant slowdown in revenue growth, particularly among its government customers, despite ongoing global conflicts and market disruptions; (4) as a result of all the foregoing, the Company was likely to miss consensus estimates for its Q1 EPS and Q2 sales outlook; and (5) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is expected to leave the Biden administration to run the National Hockey League Players’ Association, according to two people familiar with his plans.
The hockey players’ union has been searching for a new executive director to take over for Don Fehr, who had been in charge for more than a decade. An association spokesperson had no official update on the situation when reached Tuesday.
A serious fan of the Boston Bruins, Walsh showed an encyclopedic knowledge of the sport in videos posted online during his tenure from 2014 to 2021 as mayor of Boston.
As labor secretary, Walsh helped broker a temporary work agreement between major freight railroads and their unions, preventing the risk of a strike that could have disrupted the U.S. economy ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. Congress later imposed a contract on the unions after workers failed to ratify the agreement.
An administration official said Tuesday that Walsh was expected to leave his post after President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, as did a second person familiar with Walsh’s plans, who stressed that the plan was not yet final. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss departure plans.
Walsh was named “designated survivor” for Tuesday’s speech, watching it from an undisclosed location. The idea is to preserve the government’s line of succession in case of an attack or another incident at the Capitol where the president, vice president, speaker of the House and the rest of Biden’s Cabinet were gathered.
Walsh’s departure would make him the first of Biden’s Cabinet secretaries to leave. White House chief of staff Ron Klain has his last day at the White House on Wednesday. And last week, Biden announced the upcoming departure of Brian Deese, the director of the National Economic Council.
Incoming chief of staff Jeff Zients has spent the last several months working to prepare the administration for potential staff turnover as Biden hit the two-year mark in office. After two years of unusual stability in the staffing ranks, White House officials have telegraphed that additional changes are likely in the coming months as burned-out staff seek new opportunities and are replaced by those with fresh energy — and as Biden prepares for the expected launch of his reelection campaign in the coming months.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who ran against Biden in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, was a candidate for the Labor position at the start of Biden’s presidency but decided against it because it could have put control of the Senate at risk, since a Republican governor would have picked Sanders’ replacement. He said Tuesday that he was not interested in succeeding Walsh.
“I like my own job right now very much,” said Sanders, who is now chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which would oversee Walsh’s replacement’s confirmation process.
Sanders said candidates he liked included Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants, and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich.
Biden noted in a January speech to mayors that Walsh was making sure that government construction projects paid a prevailing wage and that apprenticeship programs were giving blue-collar workers needed skills.
Walsh, 55, moved into politics after rising through the ranks of a construction union. At the age of 21, he joined Laborers’ Local 223 and eventually became its president. He was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1997 and stayed in the legislature until being elected mayor. He was also formerly head of the Boston Building Trades union.
The NHLPA began its pursuit of a successor for Fehr in late April, naming a seven-player search committee and hiring a firm to assist. Fehr, best known for his lengthy career running the Major League Baseball Players Association, started working for hockey’s union in December 2010 and was quickly named executive director, overseeing collective bargaining negotiations in 2013 and 2020.
After emerging as the top candidate from a group that included former Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis and longtime NHLPA special assistant to the executive director, Mathieu Schneider, Walsh takes over at a time of growing NHL revenues with three years remaining until the next round of CBA talks. The league is projecting nearly $6 billion this season.
“I have met Marty a couple of times when he was the Mayor of Boston, but beyond that there’s nothing to add,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Saturday during a state of the league address at All-Star Weekend. “I’m not going to comment on who may or may not be the next executive director. It would be inappropriate, and if I went far enough, could violate the federal labor laws. The fact of the matter is, we’re very respectful of what the players are doing. They’re going to conduct the process for a new executive director as they see fit, and whoever it is we’ll work with.”
Fehr’s tenure saw NHL players participate in the 2014 Sochi Olympics before the league was unable to reach an agreement to send them in 2018. The league and union negotiated the completion of the 2019-20 season during the pandemic, extending the CBA until 2026.
The NHLPA had already been looking for a successor when an investigation into the Chicago Blackhawks’ handling of a report a player was sexually assaulted by a video coach in 2010 and a subsequent interview by that player raised questions about what Fehr and others knew at the time and why they did not act. The union launched its own investigation that found Fehr was not at fault, citing instead miscommunication and misunderstanding for the lack of action.
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter mark 77th wedding anniversary at home in Plains, Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are marking their 77th wedding anniversary with a quiet Friday at their south Georgia home, extending their record as the longest-married first couple ever as both nonagenarians face significant health challenges.
The 39th president is 98 and has been in home hospice care since February. The former first lady is 95 and has dementia. The Carter family has not offered details of either Jimmy or Rosalynn Carter’s condition but has said they both have enjoyed time with each other and a stream of family members, along with occasional visits from close friends, in recent months.
“As we have looked back at their legacy, it has been really wonderful to see the outpouring of support and respect and love,” grandson Jason Carter said recently. “That word love is really the one that defines certainly their personal relationship, but also the way they approach this world.”
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter have been on the American and international stage together for a half-century. What they described as “full partnership” began years earlier in the Carter family farm business before his political career and their decades of global humanitarian work since leaving the White House in 1981 and establishing The Carter Center the following year.
Through the center, Jimmy Carter conducted multiple diplomatic missions, working with the blessings of his Oval Office successors, even as he sometimes rankled them. The former president and center employees have monitored at least 114 elections across Asia, Africa and the Americas since 1989. They have recently turned their efforts to U.S. elections.
Among their public health outreach, the center’s Guinea worm eradication program has nearly conquered the water-born parasite once prevalent in the developing world. Known cases measured in the millions in the mid-1980s when Jimmy Carter set a goal of eradicating Guinea worm disease. There were fewer than two dozen cases in 2022 and, as of earlier this spring, the center had yet to document a case in 2023.
Rosalynn Carter, meanwhile, took her signature policy issue — mental health treatment and advocacy — beyond the White House and established an annual fellowship for journalists to concentrate on mental health reporting. She also advocated widely for better services for caregivers, a focus the Carter family highlighted earlier this year when they announced the former first lady had dementia.
Beyond the Carter Center, the couple became the most famous volunteers for Habitat for Humanity, the international outfit that builds, repairs and renovates homes for low-income people. The Carters first volunteered for Habitat in 1984, taking a bus from Georgia to the New York City worksite along with other volunteers. They would soon begin hosting annual builds bearing the former president’s name, donning hardhats with volunteers into their late 80s and early 90s.
“Everything they’ve done is really just an extension of what they started and who they were in the White House,” said Donna Brazile, a former Democratic Party chairwoman who got her start in politics on Carter’s presidential campaigns. “Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are just good, decent people.”
The Carters married July 7, 1946, in their hometown of Plains. But their relationship extends to the cradle.
Jimmy Carter’s parents were friends of Rosalynn’s parents. The future president’s mother was the nurse who delivered Eleanor Rosalynn Smith at the Smith family home in 1927. “Miss Lillian” returned to the Smith home a few days later with her eldest son, preschooler Jimmy, to meet the new baby. The Carters moved to a farm in nearby Archery, just outside of Plains, not long after, though the Carter children and Smith children would continue to see each other at school in Plains.
Rosalynn would become a close friend of Jimmy’s sister Ruth, who played the part of matchmaker during one of her elder brother’s visits back home from the U.S. Naval Academy. Jimmy and Rosalynn married soon after he graduated. They left Plains with no intention of returning other than as visitors. But in 1953, James Earl Carter Sr. died, leaving behind the family’s farming and warehouse enterprise. Without consulting Rosalynn, the young lieutenant decided to leave the Navy and move his young family back to Georgia.
The future president, who became an advocate for women’s rights and nominated more women and non-white people to federal posts than any of his predecessors, later called it inconceivable that he did not consult his wife. Yet over the ensuing years, Rosalynn Carter became a key partner in the family business.
“I knew more on paper about the business than he did. He would take my advice about things,” she told The Associated Press in a joint interview with her husband ahead of their 75th anniversary in 2021.
That continued in politics, as Rosalynn Carter proved herself a skillful campaigner and forceful policy advocate in her own right, overcoming her youthful shyness that the former president has depicted in his writing and painting.
“My wife is much more political,” he said in the interview.
Beyond their longevity, both Carters credit their long marriage to open communication and their shared Christian faith.
“Every day there needs to be reconciliation,” the former president said in 2021. “We don’t go to sleep with some remaining differences between us.”
The pair also have enjoyed hobbies together for years — sometimes even competitively. Before they became frail, they enjoyed playing tennis, hiking and cycling together. Both prolific writers, they sometimes raced to finish drafts of books. Fishing often involved competition, too, and they continued to fish into their 90s on their property in Plains. They added bird watching in recent decades as they slowed down physically.
For all their common joys, Rosalynn Carter added another component of a successful marriage. “Each should have some space,” she said. “That’s really important.”
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By STEPHEN WADE
AP Sports Writer
INZAI CITY, Japan (AP) — It was worth the trip to Japan for Keegan Bradley, who won the Zozo Championship on Sunday with a final-round 2-under 68 to finish one shot ahead Rickie Fowler and Andrew Putnam for his first PGA Tour win in just over four years.
Bradley raised both arms to the sky and was tearing up after clinching the victory with a tap-in on the 18th. Thirty minutes later, he was still choking back tears.
“I’ve been crying since I finished,” Bradley said. “I can’t remember the last time I cried.”
He said he talked to his wife Jillian and his mother Kaye in the United States on FaceTime after securing the long-sought victory.
“I couldn’t keep things together. I don’t know what’s wrong with me,” he said.
Bradley finished with a 15 under total of 265 at the Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club on the outskirts of Tokyo, which hosts the only PGA Tour event in Japan.
He bogeyed two of the last five holes, but dropped a 20-foot birdie putt on the 17th to give him a two-shot lead going into the 18th ahead of playing partners Fowler and Putnam.
“I realized if I made this putt I’d have a two-shot lead,” he said. ”And I just buried it. The perfect putt. It was meant to be and I’m proud of the way I handled that hole.
The birdie followed a bogey at 16 where he shanked a shot from the greenside bunker, but still got down with two putts to share the lead with Putnam. Fowler was one shot back.
“It’s not going to be easy, I knew it wasn’t going to be easy,” Bradley said. “Things aren’t easy for me normally … I’ve never experienced emotions like this after a tournament.”
Bradley won the PGA Championship in 2011 for a fast start to his career. The rest has been more of a challenge.
“This (victory) is high up there,” he said. “I really put a lot of work in during this off season and this is what I want to do. I want to win tournaments. I want to play Ryder Cups. I want to be in the conversation and this is a good start.”
Bradley said he took a lesson from Tiger Woods after playing 36 holes with him at the 2019 event, which Woods won.
“To watch him win up close was spectacular,” Bradley said. “I was thinking about it the whole day today, just remembering Tiger, how he walked a little slower then. So I just tried to do that.”
Bradley’s last PGA Tour victory was in 2018 at the BMW Championship. This is his fifth Tour victory, and he won this one from the front.
“Of my five, I haven’t really won that many leading the entire day like I did today. I really learned a lot and I think I can take a lot of that going forward the rest of the year,” he said.
Fowler also has not won on the tour for more that three years, and Putnam is winless in four.
“Kind of bittersweet,” said Fowler, who led by one stroke after three rounds. “Obviously, I wanted to get the job done.”
“Final round,” he added. “I’ve haven’t been there a whole lot in the last couple of years.”
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo moved over one field, rejoined his San Francisco 49ers teammates at practice for the first time since last season and was firing off passes the same way he always has.
The big difference was he is now No. 2 in the pecking order behind Trey Lance.
After the past six months when Garoppolo had shoulder surgery that prevented a possible trade, spent training camp throwing on a side field away from his teammates, and then negotiated a drastic pay cut to remain in San Francisco, Garoppolo is ready for his new role as a backup.
“It was weird," Garoppolo said Thursday. "It was different than any situation I’ve ever been in, and I’ve been in some weird ones, too, so that’s saying something. Things worked out for the best. There were a lot of ups and downs, rocky roads here and there, but throughout the whole thing, I’m happy with where I’m at. I’m happy to be with the Niners, and I think the Niners are happy to have me back. Things are working out pretty well.”
No one expected them to work out this way.
After the Niners lost to the Rams in the NFC title game last January, Garoppolo said his goodbyes and was ready to join a new team with San Francisco handing the offense over to Lance.
But when a lingering shoulder injury from late in the season required surgery, everything changed. The trade market that had at least two teams very interested in striking a deal, according to San Francisco general manager John Lynch, immediately dried up and Garoppolo was in limbo.
He was finally cleared to return to practice at the start of training camp but the 49ers had decided they didn't want to keep Garoppolo as a backup with a $24.2 million salary so they didn't risk injury by having him practice.
Garoppolo said he never demanded his release because he didn't want to “ruffle the feathers too much.” Garoppolo's representatives talked to a few teams in August but were unable to find an interested team that he found desirable.
“I saw the opportunities that were out there," he said. "You weigh the pros and cons of everything. Trust me, there was a lot of back and forth going on just with other teams, and what I wanted my future to look like. This is what I wanted. I’m happy the way it worked out. The familiarity was a big part of it.”
With the roster-cut deadline looming earlier this week, he struck the deal Monday to stay in San Francisco on a $6.5 million salary with the chance to earn up to $16 million depending on playing time and other incentives.
He rejoined team meetings the following day and everything was back to the way it had been except for the depth chart that now had Lance as the starter.
Lance and Garoppolo both stressed there is no awkwardness in their relationship and see no reason why Garoppolo's return would be any sort of distraction.
Garoppolo talked about the need to “check your ego a little bit" and Lance said he's happy to get to continue to learn from Garoppolo.
“It’s good to have him back and good to have him back in the QB room again,” Lance said. "He's been a big brother to me since my first day in the league. I know he's got my back and I have his back. I know he's going to add a lot to our QB room."
The other big roster news this week came at running back, where undrafted rookie Jordan Mason made the team and 2021 third-round pick Trey Sermon got cut Wednesday after San Francisco claimed offensive lineman Blake Hance off waivers from Cleveland.
Sermon played nine games as a rookie and had 41 carries for 167 yards and a touchdown. Lynch said Sermon came into camp this season much more prepared but he averaged just 2.1 yards per carry in the preseason compared to 5.0 for Mason.
“The bottom line, J.P. Mason just played too well,” Lynch said. “We felt like he made our team better.”
NOTES: The Niners signed DB Dontae Johnson to the practice squad after cutting him earlier in the week. Johnson could be activated to play in the season opener with S Jimmie Ward on IR with a hamstring injury. ... WR Deebo Samuel (knee), DL Arik Armstead (undisclosed), LB Oren Burks (knee), and OL Daniel Brunskill (hamstring) didn't practice.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento Kings are investigating allegations from a Bay Area hip-hop star that “racial bias” led to him being kicked out of his seat during a playoff game against the Golden State Warriors.
The rapper E-40 said in a statement that he was heckled throughout the game Saturday night and addressed one heckler “in an assertive but polite manner” before security guards came and ordered him to leave the arena.
“Unfortunately, it was yet another reminder that — despite my success and accolades as a musician and entrepreneur — racial bias remains prevalent,” he said in a statement. “Security saw a disagreement between a Black man and a white woman and immediately assumed that I was at fault.”
The Kings said they are investigating the circumstances behind the ejection.
“The Sacramento Kings take these claims seriously and are investigating the facts and circumstances regarding the situation, as we do anytime an accusation like this is made,” the team said in a statement.
A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that E-40, whose real name is Earl Stevens, was standing and blocking the view of fans behind him and was given a warning after several complaints. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because details of the situation weren’t released publicly.
The person said E-40 refused to comply and that security officials for the Warriors and Kings escorted him from his seat.
A second person familiar situation, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said E-40 was never given a warning by security about “excessive standing.”
E-40 is a prominent Warriors fan and was even part of the delegation that visited the White House earlier this season.
“It’s unfortunate,” Warriors guard Klay Thompson said. “I love 40. He’s been our biggest supporter for years. I hope they right that ship because he deserves to be there by our bench. In my time knowing him, he’s always been respectful. He’s always been considerate of those around him. Very weird to see, and I hope it’s resolved.”
E-40 is known for his collaborations with other artists, including on songs such as “I Don’t (Expletive) With You” with Big Sean, “Snap Yo Fingers” with Lil Jon and Sean Paul of YoungBloodZ, and “U And Dat” with T-Pain and Kandi Girl.
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Prosecutors in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz began their rebuttal case Tuesday, challenging his attorneys' contention that he murdered 17 people because his birth mother abused alcohol during pregnancy, a condition they say went untreated.Related video above: Defense rests in Parkland school shooter sentencing trialProsecutor Mike Satz's team is expected to call experts who will testify Cruz has antisocial personality disorder — in lay terms, he's a sociopath — and fully responsible for his Feb. 14, 2018, attack at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.According to the National Institutes of Health, people with antisocial personality disorder commit "exploitive, delinquent and criminal behavior with no remorse." They usually have no regard for others, don't follow the law, can't sustain consistent relationships or employment and use manipulation for personal gain, the NIH says.Prosecutors will want to reemphasize Cruz "understood exactly" what he was doing during the massacre and could "formulate and carry out a plan," said David S. Weinstein, a Miami defense attorney and former prosecutor.Robert Jarvis, a professor at Nova Southeastern University's law school, said prosecution experts will also likely testify that even if Cruz's brain was damaged by his birth mother's drinking, that's true of thousands of other Americans and they don't commit mass murder."If they did, we would be having mass murders on an unprecedented scale," he said.Cruz, who turned 24 on Saturday, pleaded guilty last October to murdering 14 Stoneman Douglas students and three staff members. The seven-man, five-woman jury will decide whether he is sentenced to death or life without parole, weighing aggravating factors presented by prosecutors against the defense's mitigating circumstances. A juror could also vote for life out of mercy for Cruz. For the former Stoneman Douglas student to receive a death sentence, the jury must unanimously agree.Satz's team told Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer their presentation could take two weeks, but Jarvis and Weinstein question whether that's too much for a jury that began hearing evidence in July.Jurors may be eager to deliberate, so Satz should keep the rebuttal case focused and to the point, they said."Don't get greedy," Weinstein said.Jarvis said lawyers too often think that if they just add more witnesses and evidence, that makes their case stronger. But in a trial like Cruz's where the decision isn't whether he's guilty but what sentence he deserves, Jarvis believes that by rebuttal each juror knows his or her vote. Any reconsideration won't come until deliberations."If you do a long rebuttal, that makes jurors think, 'Maybe the defense really did score some points that I didn't realize,'" Jarvis said.Satz kept his main case simple, focusing on Cruz's eight months of planning, the seven minutes he stalked the halls of a three-story classroom building, firing 140 shots with an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle, and his escape.He played security videos of the shooting and showed gruesome crime scene and autopsy photos. Teachers and students testified about watching others die. He took the jury to the fenced-off building, which remains blood-stained and bullet-pocked. Parents and spouses gave tearful and angry statements about their loss.Cruz's attorneys never questioned the horror he inflicted but focused on their belief that his birth mother's heavy drinking during pregnancy left him with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Their experts said his bizarre, troubling and sometimes violent behavior starting at age 2 was misdiagnosed as attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder, meaning he never got the proper treatment. That left his widowed adoptive mother overwhelmed, they said.The defense cut their case short, calling only about 25 of the 80 witnesses they said would testify. They never brought up Cruz's high school years or called his younger half-brother, Zachary, whom they accused of bullying.That will limit what the prosecution can raise in rebuttal — any evidence or testimony must have some tie to what the defense presented.Prosecutors have said they plan to show racist slurs Cruz wrote on his backpack and online and the swastikas drawn on the gun he used and the boots he wore. Although there is no contention that the attack was racially motivated, prosecutors argue the words and Nazi symbols show his lack of regard for others.Judge Scherer rejected an attempt by Cruz's attorneys to block the swastikas' presentation, which they argued is unnecessarily provocative. His attorneys also complained that, despite pretrial motions they filed, Scherer did not rule they were admissible until after jury selection. That meant they couldn't ask prospective panelists whether seeing swastikas would prejudice their verdict.Jarvis and Weinstein said the prosecution must be careful about what rebuttal evidence they present because if they go too far they could risk an appellate court overturning a death sentence, meaning the case would have to be retried."As a prosecutor, there comes a point in every trial where the longer you're up there, you're only hurting yourself," Jarvis said. "Have we reached that point in this trial? I think we have."
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Prosecutors in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz began their rebuttal case Tuesday, challenging his attorneys' contention that he murdered 17 people because his birth mother abused alcohol during pregnancy, a condition they say went untreated.
Related video above: Defense rests in Parkland school shooter sentencing trial
Prosecutor Mike Satz's team is expected to call experts who will testify Cruz has antisocial personality disorder — in lay terms, he's a sociopath — and fully responsible for his Feb. 14, 2018, attack at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
According to the National Institutes of Health, people with antisocial personality disorder commit "exploitive, delinquent and criminal behavior with no remorse." They usually have no regard for others, don't follow the law, can't sustain consistent relationships or employment and use manipulation for personal gain, the NIH says.
Prosecutors will want to reemphasize Cruz "understood exactly" what he was doing during the massacre and could "formulate and carry out a plan," said David S. Weinstein, a Miami defense attorney and former prosecutor.
Robert Jarvis, a professor at Nova Southeastern University's law school, said prosecution experts will also likely testify that even if Cruz's brain was damaged by his birth mother's drinking, that's true of thousands of other Americans and they don't commit mass murder.
"If they did, we would be having mass murders on an unprecedented scale," he said.
Cruz, who turned 24 on Saturday, pleaded guilty last October to murdering 14 Stoneman Douglas students and three staff members. The seven-man, five-woman jury will decide whether he is sentenced to death or life without parole, weighing aggravating factors presented by prosecutors against the defense's mitigating circumstances. A juror could also vote for life out of mercy for Cruz. For the former Stoneman Douglas student to receive a death sentence, the jury must unanimously agree.
Satz's team told Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer their presentation could take two weeks, but Jarvis and Weinstein question whether that's too much for a jury that began hearing evidence in July.
Jurors may be eager to deliberate, so Satz should keep the rebuttal case focused and to the point, they said.
"Don't get greedy," Weinstein said.
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is shown at the defense table after the defense team announced their intention to rest their case during the penalty phase of Cruz’s trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022.
Jarvis said lawyers too often think that if they just add more witnesses and evidence, that makes their case stronger. But in a trial like Cruz's where the decision isn't whether he's guilty but what sentence he deserves, Jarvis believes that by rebuttal each juror knows his or her vote. Any reconsideration won't come until deliberations.
"If you do a long rebuttal, that makes jurors think, 'Maybe the defense really did score some points that I didn't realize,'" Jarvis said.
Satz kept his main case simple, focusing on Cruz's eight months of planning, the seven minutes he stalked the halls of a three-story classroom building, firing 140 shots with an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle, and his escape.
He played security videos of the shooting and showed gruesome crime scene and autopsy photos. Teachers and students testified about watching others die. He took the jury to the fenced-off building, which remains blood-stained and bullet-pocked. Parents and spouses gave tearful and angry statements about their loss.
Cruz's attorneys never questioned the horror he inflicted but focused on their belief that his birth mother's heavy drinking during pregnancy left him with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Their experts said his bizarre, troubling and sometimes violent behavior starting at age 2 was misdiagnosed as attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder, meaning he never got the proper treatment. That left his widowed adoptive mother overwhelmed, they said.
The defense cut their case short, calling only about 25 of the 80 witnesses they said would testify. They never brought up Cruz's high school years or called his younger half-brother, Zachary, whom they accused of bullying.
That will limit what the prosecution can raise in rebuttal — any evidence or testimony must have some tie to what the defense presented.
Prosecutors have said they plan to show racist slurs Cruz wrote on his backpack and online and the swastikas drawn on the gun he used and the boots he wore. Although there is no contention that the attack was racially motivated, prosecutors argue the words and Nazi symbols show his lack of regard for others.
Judge Scherer rejected an attempt by Cruz's attorneys to block the swastikas' presentation, which they argued is unnecessarily provocative. His attorneys also complained that, despite pretrial motions they filed, Scherer did not rule they were admissible until after jury selection. That meant they couldn't ask prospective panelists whether seeing swastikas would prejudice their verdict.
Jarvis and Weinstein said the prosecution must be careful about what rebuttal evidence they present because if they go too far they could risk an appellate court overturning a death sentence, meaning the case would have to be retried.
"As a prosecutor, there comes a point in every trial where the longer you're up there, you're only hurting yourself," Jarvis said. "Have we reached that point in this trial? I think we have." | https://www.wesh.com/article/parkland-school-shooter-trial-rebuttal-begins/41410563 | 2022-09-27 18:34:30 | 0 | https://www.wesh.com/article/parkland-school-shooter-trial-rebuttal-begins/41410563 |
Entrepreneur with austism inspiring others with his booming pretzel business
"The world needs more crunch" is the motto for a Maryland business owner. His pretzel business, Moore Crunch, is booming and inspiring people with autism and other disabilities in the process.
Marcus Moore has a passion for pretzels. People can see the joy on his face as he packs each bag of his very own brand Moore Crunch.
"I just enjoy doing this. Seriously, I really do. I love it," Moore, the founder and CEO of Moore Crunch, said.
Finding something he loves means so much to Moore. He’s 29 years old and he has autism. Although he’s worked in Annapolis grocery stores over the years, he has always wanted to grow and be self-sufficient.
"I know some jobs may not offer those supervisor position(s), manager position(s) because with autism, I may lack some of that leadership skill," Moore said.
"He came home one day from work, and he was kind of upset. He wanted to know if what he makes for a living is enough to take care of himself on his own as an adult," Walter Mills, Moore's father, said. "His mother and I were sitting around one day, and we were like, 'what can we do for him?'"
Video below: Student with autism makes basketball shot during game
They thought about how much Moore loves snacks and suggested he start his own pretzel business. He bought in and started testing out flavors in the kitchen right away.
"Cinnamon sugar, Maryland crab, garlic ranch buffalo, buffalo and the smokehouse ranch," Moore said.
Since the start of Moore Crunch in October 2022, Moore has sold over 600 bags of pretzels. And with several stores carrying his product, business is booming.
"The online orders have been coming in," Moore said.
"Just to see how people have embraced him, the social life that he never had, the opportunities that he never really had growing up, they’re coming to him now," Mills said.
With his newfound success, Moore is thinking about the next steps, like finding a commercial kitchen and hiring other people with autism or disabilities to help him.
"Just help expand and show them how to do this give them that chance and opportunity," Moore said.
So, with his passion for pretzels, he's got a newfound love for inspiring people.
"Great to see. Like being an inspiration to those out there, that you can do anything," Moore said.
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Agency Delivers Full-Service Digital and Brand Services to Create Equitable Learning Experience Teachers Have Called a "Game Changer"
NEW YORK and PORTLAND, Ore., March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Instrument, a values-driven digital agency within the Stagwell network, announced in partnership with digital education leader GoGuardian the creation of Giant Steps, a gamified digital learning experience designed to help K-12 teachers boost student collaboration and independent practice. Built by educators for educators and drawing upon learning science and educational research to optimize learning outcomes, Giant Steps officially launched to all U.S. teachers on Feb. 23, 2023. View the full case study here.
Instrument conducted full-service brand and digital services for Giant Steps, creating the brand identity and name, developing the product, and building its consumer-facing website for launch. The work builds upon Instrument's track record of helping educational organizations digitally transform to serve modern students better.
How Giant Steps Provides Equitable Learning
- Visual diversity and inclusion: Students can build personalized avatars that help them feel seen and celebrated, with diverse representation, clothing, headpieces, hairstyles and outfit choices that allow them to express themselves authentically.
- Gamification: The more they learn, the more rewards they earn to level up. They're also incentivized to work in teams with their classmates, encouraging collaboration and shared goals.
- Rooted in learning science: Every product detail is research-backed, designed to cultivate a growth mindset and increase motivation. Because questions aren't speed-based, students can show what they know, not how quickly they can respond.
"At Instrument, we build connected brand systems through creative and technical expertise – and it was a pleasure to roll up our sleeves to create a dynamic and impactful new digital learning experience for today's K-12 students," said Katie Hilgemann, Executive Director, Brand Storytelling at Instrument. "We're thrilled to see the warm reaction from educators and students alike who are already off to the races with Giant Steps, and we're grateful to GoGuardian for their continued collaboration."
"It's been a true partnership where together we've crafted a product and brand that not only puts learners at the center but is also innovative, purposeful, and built for us to continue to grow as a company," said Kate Beihl, CMO of GoGuardian.
Giant Steps is free for all educators and students to play. For more information, please visit https://www.giantsteps.app/.
About GoGuardian
GoGuardian aims to help all learners feel ready and inspired to solve the world's greatest challenges by combining the best in learning and science technology across every part of the learning journey. Our award-winning system of educational tools, which includes Giant Steps, Pear Deck, and GoGuardian Teacher for learning engagement; Edulastic for formative assessments; TutorMe for virtual on-demand tutoring; and GoGuardian Admin and Beacon to support student safety, is purpose-built for K-12 and trusted by school leaders to promote effective teaching and equitable engagement while empowering educators to help keep students safe. Learn more at goguardian.com.
About Instrument
Instrument is a values-driven digital agency with offices in Portland, Oregon, Brooklyn, New York, and Los Angeles, California. We are a dynamic group of creative technologists and storytellers that use the power of design and technology to co-create groundbreaking work with our clients. We connect brands like never before—helping organizations reimagine the most valuable pieces of their digital ecosystem. With deep talent in the areas of Strategy, Design, Development, and Content Creation, we build modern experiences for ambitious brands. Visit us at https://www.instrument.com/
About Stagwell
Stagwell is the challenger network built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world's most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our 13,000+ specialists in 34+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for their clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.
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Picayune family receives loved one’s remains 70 years after military plane crash
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WLOX) - Seventy years ago today, a military plane carrying 52 service members crashed on a glacier in Alaska killing everyone on board and burying their bodies underneath hundreds of feet of snow and ice. In 2012, the wreckage was discovered, and many remains of those service members were recovered.
Robert Thigpen is the youngest nephew of Thomas Claiborne Thigpen, who was on that plane when it crashed. He says he still remembers the day when they needed a DNA test to identify Claiborne in the discovered wreckage.
“I DNA swabbed, two of my cousins did it,” Robert Thigpen remembered. “They got back to us a year or two later and they were able to identify a small bone fragment in his leg with the DNA.”
This was a major breakthrough many families have been waiting for. But unfortunately, not many in the Thigpen Family would live to see it.
“Our parents, our grandparents had passed away not knowing if his body would be found, if his remains would ever be found,” said Thigpen.
“There were 12 nephews and four nieces. We lost a few of them and they never knew.”
But that didn’t stop Robert or his cousin, WIlliam, from losing hope. William was only 5 years old when he learned what happened.
William Craft said, “I remember... my mother and her sisters all got the same picture of him and his uniform in a frame. And when you get to about six or seven, you begin to ask, ‘Well, where is he?”
Craft said when the family finally received the body, a sense of closure was felt seeing his uncle returning home.
“I lived my whole life with him gone and to learn we may recover his remains, it was just almost unbelievable,” said Craft. “When the door opened and we see the coffin with the flag on it, we were standing there in the moment just staring and looking. It took so long for something to come about and to see it, you know it. It was very emotional.”
Not all the families got the closure the Thigpens received. Both cousins shared a message of hope for those who are still waiting for the return of their loved ones who were on the plane.
“We’re praying for them because we’ve been where they are at. And when that day comes, we will be there with them.” said Thigpen.
“Don’t give up hope. They’re still searching, and they’ll find them,” said Craft. “I was almost guilty of that because I had lived my whole life and I said, ‘He will never come home.’ But my mind was changed.”
The team will return to the crash site in the spring to look for any more remains so the rest of the families can hopefully also find closure.
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(NEXSTAR) – A giant seaweed belt twice the width of the United States has its sights set on Florida, where it could wreak havoc as it washes ashore.
The 5,000-mile-wide bloom is a belt of sargassum, a floating brown algae that usually floats in the Atlantic. The problems start when it comes on land and starts to rot. As it decays, sargassum lets off hydrogen sulfide and smells like rotten eggs, explains the Florida Department of Health. It can irritate people’s eyes, nose and throat, and trigger breathing issues for people with asthma.
Some sargassum has already started washing up in Florida, the health department said Friday, but the worst is unfortunately still to come. Scientists are closely monitoring satellite imagery to identify areas where beaching may occur.
“The motion, extent, and density of Sargassum is very complex – it grows, sinks, and moves according to ocean currents, winds, and waves,” explained NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Library in an update posted Tuesday.
It’s tricky to predict the exact timing of the seaweed’s movement, but the sargassum is expected to really start washing up in late spring and early summer, said Chuanmin Hu, who tracks the belt as a researcher at USF’s College of Marine Science.
Brian Lapointe, a researcher at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, told CNN he believes the activity will peak in July.
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When it does start to arrive en masse, the biggest impact will be to the southeast coast of Florida, from Miami to Palm Beach, and the ocean side of the Florida Keys, Hu said. Florida’s western side will be mostly spared, Hu explained.
“Only the portion between Panama City and Mobile Bay may receive some variable amount of seaweed, and this will be later in the year (perhaps May) if it does happen,” Hu told Nexstar.
In the Gulf of Mexico, there are two sources of sargassum, NOAA researchers explain. The first is local blooms, which typically peak in April and May. The second source is in the Caribbean Sea, and usually peaks in late summer.
But this year, there is already quite a bit of sargassum in the Caribbean Sea, and currents are pulling it onto beaches in Florida, Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
Since 2011, the seaweed’s geographic area has massively expanded. While the sargassum belt is now about 5,000 miles long, it isn’t “a continuous blanket of seaweed,” Hu said. The seaweed is scattered throughout the belt and covers about 0.1% of the ocean’s surface.
But even 0.1% of the ocean’s surface is still a lot of seaweed. The mass can be seen in satellite images taken from space (below).
For beachgoers who observe sargassum washing up on shore, the Florida Department of Health recommends they avoid touching or swimming near the seaweed. The small creatures that live inside it, like jellyfish larvae, could sting or cause your skin to itch.
The department also suggests using gloves if you have to handle sargassum and closing windows if you live near the beach to avoid breathing issues and bad smells. | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/massive-seaweed-belt-still-on-track-to-hit-us-when-will-it-arrive/ | 2023-03-22 16:30:52 | 0 | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/massive-seaweed-belt-still-on-track-to-hit-us-when-will-it-arrive/ |
Vladimir Putin has thrown 97% of his army into Ukraine, U.K. officials said this month, and the Russian dictator is betting he can grind down the West’s will to resist. So it’s good news NATO members are rethinking their current defense commitments.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the alliance would this summer revisit the pledge that members spend 2% of their economy on national defense. “What is obvious is that if it was right to commit to spend 2% in 2014,” Mr. Stoltenberg said, “it is even more right now.” The world is “more dangerous,” with a “full-fledged war going on” in Europe, plus terrorism and the threat from China. The 2% target ought to be not “a ceiling” but “a floor.”
Hear, hear. The median outlay for NATO members is 1.65% of GDP, according to data the alliance put out last year, and it’s no secret that some countries are slackers. The dishonor roll of more than a dozen countries includes Spain (a pitiful 1.01% estimated for 2022), Canada (1.27%), Denmark (1.39%), and Hungary (1.55%).
Germany and others have vowed to pick up the pace, but GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell noted at the Munich Security Conference in mid-February that while he appreciates “the rhetorical shift on this continent regarding defense,” he learned long ago in the U.S. Senate that “speeches are not policy.” The new NATO target ought to be at least 3%, while raising the current NATO benchmark that 20% of spending be on equipment.
That means more air defense, artillery, aircraft, ships and other hard power, not pensions or vanity procurement projects. Ukraine is burning through 6,000 artillery shells a day, and production lines are struggling to keep up. Donated air defenses are working hard against everything from drones to cruise missiles. Ukraine needs more tanks, but some like Spain’s Leopards have been mothballed for years and are in dubious shape.
The U.S. can also do more, especially as American defense spending has fallen to 3% of GDP, close to a post-Cold War low. Press reports say the Biden Administration is telling Ukraine it can’t offer long-range missiles for Himars rocket systems because the U.S. doesn’t have enough of them. That’s either an excuse or an indictment of America’s weapons stocks.
Russia’s invasion should have jolted the West out of its welfare-state reverie, but that will require spending more on hard defenses to deter Russia and other rogues. | https://www.twincities.com/2023/02/26/other-voices-nato-sure-should-spend-more-on-defense/ | 2023-02-26 12:37:11 | 1 | https://www.twincities.com/2023/02/26/other-voices-nato-sure-should-spend-more-on-defense/ |
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — The National Park Service recently released a new video showing the devastation flooding caused last month at Yellowstone National Park.
On June 12, parts of northern Wyoming and southern Montana experienced historic rainfall and rapid snowmelt, which led to rivers surging over their banks.
The next day, 10,000 visitors were ordered out of the park as the severe flooding washed out bridges and roads.
Portions of the park were closed for some time, but some have since reopened.
The Associated Press reported that hundreds of homes were damaged, but no lives were lost.
Park officials are still assessing the scope and cost of the damage, the AP reported. | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/yellowstone-national-park-releases-new-video-of-june-flooding | 2022-07-20 21:23:16 | 1 | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/yellowstone-national-park-releases-new-video-of-june-flooding |
Over 100 roosters found in south Phoenix home, police suspect illegal cockfighting ring
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - The Drug Enforcement Agency task force found around 120 caged and loose roosters at a home in south Phoenix, and police suspect they were part of an illegal cockfighting ring.
The DEA task force was searching a home near 15th Street and Corona Avenue for drug-related crimes when they found the roosters in the home’s backyard.
The DEA called Phoenix police to assist with the investigation, and detectives found evidence that cockfighting was occurring at the home. “That is something detectives with property crimes, and animal cruelty will try and figure out, is how long those animals were there, and that is by talking with neighbors and with other people in that community to see if those complaints have been heard before,” said Sergeant Brian Bower of the Phoenix police department.
The Arizona Humane Society took custody of the roosters who had been trained for deadly fights and, unfortunately, had to euthanize all the animals due to injuries and aggressive behavior.
A man at the home was arrested for outstanding warrants but may face animal fighting and cruelty charges. Phoenix police are continuing the investigation into the cockfighting ring.
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CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP)Mickey Pearson Jr. had 20 points in Ball State’s 76-59 victory against Eastern Illinois on Wednesday night.
Pearson had nine rebounds for the Cardinals (5-4). Payton Sparks scored 12 points while shooting 6 of 9 from the field. Jarron Coleman shot 3 for 9, including 3 for 7 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points, while adding five rebounds and eight assists.
The Panthers (2-8) were led by Nick Ellington, who recorded 12 points and three steals. Kinyon Hodges added 12 points for Eastern Illinois. Sincere Malone also had nine points and two steals.
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CBO projects higher unemployment, slow exit from inflation
Washington — The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that it expects the U.S. economy to stagnate this year with the unemployment rate jumping to 5.1% — a bleak outlook that was paired with a 10-year projection that publicly held U.S. debt would nearly double to $46.4 trillion in 2033.
The updated 10-year Budget and Economic Outlook outlined stark expectations for the coming year as high interest rates and inflation, though easing, continue to impact U.S. households and businesses.
The latest figures seemed to affirm the worst fears of many U.S. consumers and businesses. But in a reminder that the U.S. economy has seldom behaved as anticipated through the pandemic and its aftermath, the employment forecast looks very different from the pace of hiring so far this year.
The CBO estimated that just 108,000 jobs will be added in 2023, but employers added 517,000 jobs in January alone. It also assumes that inflation will ease from 6.4% to 4.8% this year, far more pessimistic than Federal Reserve officials who in December said inflation would fall to 3.5%.
The CBO separately pointed to the risks of not increasing the government's legal borrowing authority, noting that the Treasury Department could exhaust its current “extraordinary measures” to keep the government running while President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy jostle over a deal.
If tax receipts from this year’s filing season fall short of estimated amounts, the U.S. could hit its statutory debt ceiling earlier than July, according to the nonpartisan organization, which provides independent analyses of budget and economic issues to Congress.
The outlook warns about rising yearly budget deficits. In 2033, the CBO anticipates that the yearly shortfall in tax revenues relative to spending would exceed $2.85 trillion, more than double the deficit in 2022. Publicly held debt was roughly equal to U.S. gross domestic product in 2022, but it would climb to 118% of GDP by 2033.
The office says the biggest drivers of rising debt in relation to GDP are increasing interest costs and spending for Medicare and Social Security.
“Over the long-term, our projections suggest that changes in fiscal policy must be made to address the rising costs of interest and mitigate other adverse consequences of high and rising debt,” Phillip Swagel, the CBO's director, said in a statement.
One reason why the CBO expects a slowdown this year are the actions taken by the Fed. The U.S. central bank has been trying to reduce inflation by raising its benchmark interest rates. Earlier this month the Fed raised its key interest rate a quarter-point, its eighth hike since March of last year.
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Jackson crises impacting the housing market in the capital city
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Looking to sell your home in Jackson?
Issues regarding trash and other problems in the capital city are having an impact on the number of for-sale signs you might see in your neighborhood and how long they stay on the market.
“We’ve seen several crises in the city of Jackson over the past several years. The infrastructure, water, and trash problem is a compounding issue. It’s going to be a problem for the city of Jackson when it comes to real estate values,” President of Central Mississippi Realtors, Chuck McGee said.
“I can’t explain that to other agents or anybody coming in and going. I don’t have any answers for how we’re going to sell your house right now. Because we don’t have any answers to the water, to the sewer, to the roads, [or] to the crime. I don’t have any backup support to be able to say, ‘Here’s an action plan that is actually working,’” realtor with Nix-Tann & Associates, Janelle Hederman said.
According to Rocket Homes, the average price of a home in Jackson has dropped around $3,500 since last year. But when it comes to the cities bordering they’ve seen an increase between $20,000 in Byram to $156,000 in Ridgeland.
“Even during the times, the past two or three years, when property bangs were increasing tremendously. The city Jackson wasn’t seeing those types of increases,” McGee explained.
Realtors say Jackson was in high demand in the past, but as infrastructure began to crumble, crime increased, and clean water became less likely to come out of the faucet, home buyers haven’t been willing to look inside the capital.
“I kept saying, ‘We’re on the edge, we’re on the edge, we’re on the edge.’ I’ve been saying that for seven years and I don’t know how much longer we can keep telling people that. It’s hard to recruit people to say, ‘Come live in this fantastic, magnificent city that is trying so hard to rebuild,’ and our city services cannot match what our communities are doing,” Hederman said.
So what if water, sewage, crime, and now trash continue to be unresolved?
“Without the income from the citizens from the tax base, it makes it harder and harder to solve these kinds of issues.
Realtors added that they stand with the citizens of Jackson and hope city officials will be able to resolve some of the basic issues regarding garbage soon.
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IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualstar Corporation (OTC Pink: QBAK) (the "Company"), announced today that, on future dates to be announced by the Company, it will effect a reverse stock split of its common stock at a ratio of 1 post-split share for every 1,000 pre-split shares (the "Reverse Split"), and subsequently effect a forward stock split of its common stock at a ratio of 1,000 post-split shares for every 1 pre-split share (the "Forward Split", and jointly with the Reverse Split, the "Reverse/Forward Split").
The Board of Directors and shareholders of a majority of the Company's outstanding shares have approved the Reverse/Forward Split, which will become effective after approval from the California Secretary of State, expected in the next 7 to 10 business days.
At the date of the Reverse Split, every 1,000 shares of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock will be converted automatically into one issued and outstanding share of common stock. The Reverse Split will affect all shareholders uniformly and will not alter any shareholder's percentage interest in the Company's equity, except to the extent that the Reverse Split results in a shareholder owning a fractional share. No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Reverse Split. Shareholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share instead will become entitled to receive a cash payment equal to $2.25 per common share outstanding (or $2,250.00 per share after giving effect to the Reverse Split). However, if a shareholder holds at least 1,000 shares of common stock at the time of the Reverse Split, any fractional share in such account relating to the Reverse Split will not be cashed out, but instead will be subject to the Forward Split, such that the shareholder's number of shares of common stock will be unchanged following the Reverse/Forward Split.
At the date of the Forward Split, every one share of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock will be converted automatically into 1,000 issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The Forward Split will affect all shareholders uniformly and will not alter any shareholder's percentage interest in the Company's equity.
All options of the Company outstanding immediately prior to the Reverse Split will be appropriately adjusted by dividing the number of shares of common stock into which the options are exercisable or convertible by 1,000 and multiplying the exercise or conversion price thereof by 1,000. Thereafter, all options of the Company outstanding following the Reverse Split, but immediately prior to the Forward Split, will be appropriately adjusted by multiplying the number of shares of common stock into which the options are exercisable or convertible by 1,000 and dividing the exercise or conversion price thereof by 1,000.
Shareholders with shares in brokerage accounts should direct any questions concerning the Reverse/Forward Split to their broker; all other shareholders may direct questions to the Company's transfer agent, Equiniti, at EQ Shareowner Services toll-free at 1-866-877-6270.
About Qualstar Corporation
Qualstar, founded in 1984, is a diversified electronics manufacturer specializing in data storage and power supplies. Qualstar is a leading provider of high efficiency and high-density power supplies marketed under the N2PowerTM brand, and of data storage systems marketed under the QualstarTM brand. Our N2Power power supply products provide compact and efficient power conversion for a wide variety of industries and applications including, but not limited to, telecom, networking, broadcast, industrial, lighting, gaming and test equipment. Our Qualstar data storage products are used to provide highly scalable and reliable solutions to store and retrieve very large quantities of electronic data. Qualstar's products are known throughout the world for high quality and Simply ReliableTM designs that provide years of trouble-free service. More information is available at www.qualstar.com or www.n2power.com or by phone at 805-583-7744.
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Thief smashes bride and groom’s car windows, steals valuables during wedding ceremony
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) – While a bride and groom in Missouri were exchanging their wedding vows, a thief was breaking into their car and stealing important personal documents, according to officials.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the break-in that happened Saturday at the Sandy Creek Covered Bridge Historic Site.
The couple said they fell in love with the park for their wedding venue, and the ceremony went “perfectly” until they walked out to the parking lot and found two broken windows on the passenger side of their car.
“I’m trying not to be too frustrated, because I don’t want them to have had that power to ruin our day,” said bride Dianna Sikes.
Sikes said she wasn’t sure what documentation she would need for the marriage license, so she brought her birth certificate, social security card, and even her late husband’s death affidavit. The thief took those documents, as well as her purse that had her checkbook, medications and glasses. The suspect also stole the matron-of-honor’s purse, which had a checkbook and a handgun.
Now, the couple is scrambling to close bank accounts and replace documents before the thief can steal Sikes’ identity and drain their accounts.
The couple said the car had tinted windows and the items in the car were hidden from view. They believe the suspect saw the bride and matron-of-honor get out of the car without carrying their purses and saw an opportunity. The sheriff’s department has assigned a detective to the case.
The park has a surveillance camera, but the couple said they were told it was struck by lightning and disabled in a recent storm.
Recently, the bride changed her car insurance from full coverage to liability coverage, so insurance won’t cover the $530 cost to replace the windows. A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the couple recover from their losses from the car break-in.
The sheriff’s department recommends people leave any valuables in the trunk of the car.
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COLUMBIA, S.C., June 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As teachers lock their classrooms for the final time of the year, educators embark on a well-deserved summer break! This is an opportune time to reflect on professional growth and development. Summer presents a unique opportunity for teachers to engage in individualized professional development (PD) that can transform their practice and prepare for the challenges and opportunities of the upcoming academic year.
Summer PD has a number of advantages including:
- Personalized Focus: Allowing teachers to customize their learning experience according to their specific needs, interests, and goals and be both relevant and impactful.
- Flexibility and Autonomy: Providing the freedom and flexibility to engage in professional learning at their own pace and on their own terms.
- Renewed Energy and Inspiration: Rejuvenate their passion for teaching by engaging in meaningful and individualized PD, to help fuel creativity and discover fresh perspectives.
Some teachers decide to jumpstart into the rigorous process of becoming a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) over the summer. NBCTs have been shown to have a positive impact on teacher effectiveness and student achievement, and are recognized as a mark of distinction within the profession.
Teachers wishing to take advantage of summer PD are encouraged to sign up for the National Board Academy which provides a comprehensive professional development experience on topics such as advocacy, teacher leadership, equity, and self-care. It will be held virtually June 26-June 29 with sessions facilitated by experienced NBCTs and trained educators.
Candidates wishing to become an NBCT are encouraged to find a local cohort or candidate support provider (CSP) to work with through the process. Tracey Bryant Stuckey, a master NBCT, is a CSP providing candidates virtual support through a robust coaching program. For candidates going through the initial process, Tracey offers two support courses - Component 3: Teaching and Learning in the Classroom and Component 4: Assessment Drives Instruction. These programs help teachers become diagnostic and reflective practitioners within the classroom, while engaging in step-by-step portfolio development centered around the scoring criteria. All of this is provided in a safe, judgment-free, online environment for teachers to collaborate and work with other teachers who are going through NBPTS certification or renewal. Classes and coaching are now open, be sure to visit www.traceybryantstuckey.com. #NBCTStrong
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Also receives credit rating boost
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James Wilbur was hired Tuesday as Luzerne County’s new correctional services division head.
Six of 10 council members present Tuesday voted to confirm county Acting Manager Brian Swetz’s nomination of Wilbur to the position at $87,000 annually: John Lombardo, Carl Bienias III, Kevin Lescavage, Brian Thornton, Gregory S. Wolovich Jr. and Chris Perry.
Voting no were council members Tim McGinley, Stephen J. Urban, LeeAnn McDermott and Matthew Mitchell.
Council Chairwoman Kendra Radle was absent Tuesday.
McGinley and Urban unsuccessfully attempted to remove a vote from the agenda and later to table it, with no colleagues supporting these moves.
Both cited concerns about the selection process, with McGinley noting he was not questioning Wilbur’s abilities.
Telling Wilbur her no vote was not personal, McDermott said she couldn’t support the confirmation because council members don’t get to see all the resumes and applications.
Mitchell said he echoes their sentiment.
Thornton said he and his colleagues had ample opportunity to vet Wilbur. He said he received Wilbur’s resume several days ago and took advantage of an invitation to personally question Wilbur about his experience and ongoing issues that may exist at the prison.
Council also met with Wilbur in closed-door executive session before Tuesday’s meeting.
Although the county manager recommends applicants for the eight division head positions under the home rule charter, council confirmation is required for these hirings.
According to background information released by the county, Wilbur has worked as a county correctional services captain since November 2020, supervising 75 lieutenants, sergeants, corporals and corrections officers.
That position was a promotion from his previous position as a lieutenant, which he started in September 2017.
Wilbur’s most recent employment prior to county government was a position a corporate chaplain for No Limit Ministries in Wilkes-Barre, which he started in March 2004. In this role, he developed and administered a chaplaincy program modeled after one in the U.S. Military that provides counseling and care in a corporate environment to all interested workers. It states his client was the Mohegan Sun at Pocono racing division.
In seeking the division head position, Wilbur said he wants to apply his 12 years of experience as a U.S. Army military police officer and more than 21 years of experience in the corrections field, which included both security and treatment roles.
A 1988 graduate of North Salem High School in Oregon, Wilbur received a master’s degree in ministry from the IMI Bible College and Seminary in California and a doctorate in ministry from Vision University, also in California.
The position was open because Mark Rockovich retired the end of last year, after nearly 32 years of employment in the county prison system.
Manager report
In an annual “state of the county” report required by home rule, Swetz received applause for an announcement that the credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has decided to upgrade the county’s rating one notch from an A- to an A.
Swetz also cited employee training as a crucial need and said he has attempted to be a “calm and steady presence” amid the uncertainty of a new search for a permanent manager and an upcoming election to fill six council seats.
He called for a team approach in a common goal of improving the county instead of “one side against another.”
“We are all one county,” Swetz said, noting valid ideas can come from anyone and that no one person will have all the solutions.
His 32-page presentation is posted with council’s agenda at luzernecounty.org.
Lombardo, who is vice chairman, said council “can see the light at the end of the tunnel,” noting the county is “sort of the epicenter of growth” in Northeastern Pennsylvania as evidenced by the growing tax base.
Thornton thanked Swetz for taking on the acting manager position in November.
“It’s a bear of a job. Thank you for stepping up,” he said.
McGinley agreed the credit rating was good news but said past council members also deserve credit for tackling fiscal challenges at the beginning of the January 2012 switch to home rule, when the county had no credit rating.
“To come all the way up to where we are today is an amazing feat,” McGinley said.
American Rescue
Council also continued its discussion of an allocation plan for $60 million in federal American Rescue Plan awards to outside entities, with no consensus reached.
After back-and-forth over different options, council members agreed to hold a special work session at 5 p.m. on March 7 to firm up how they want to proceed.
McGinley said council members should submit any ideas ahead of time because waiting until the March 7 session to bring them up will lead to further delays.
Mitchell proposed a new approach that would cap allocations by category and allow 121 entities to receive funding instead of 75.
The previous plan fully funded $60 million in projects that received the highest scores in council evaluations performed individually through an online portal set up by the county’s consultant, Booth Management Consulting.
After the resulting list of 75 top-scoring projects was compiled, council members realized the consultant’s scoring portal was missing five applications that had to be scored after the fact. Council members also have expressed concerns about the dollar amounts of some awards and said a few top-scoring applicants have reached out to say they could still complete meaningful projects — or phases of projects — with lower awards to free up funds for more recipients.
Mitchell said this plan would fully fund 84% of the projects while remaining within the $60 million earmark set by council. The smaller percentage of entities not receiving their full request would be asked to submit revised budgets and project summaries, he said.
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ZUG, Switzerland, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Provenance Tags announces integration with Concordium to bring to market an end-to-end encrypted and secure Track & Trace IoT platform.
Trade of counterfeit and pirated goods increases every year, and the consequences of a flood of falsified products on the market are wide-ranging and expensive: counterfeit sale directly causes high-end manufacturers to lose trillions in revenue, and consumers to lose trust and loyalty in the brand. Blockchain-based innovations make it possible to create new and improved manufacturing and supply chain solutions effective in fighting counterfeiting by enabling non-repudiation of data, immutability of changes tracked, and by providing verifiable proof of origin.
Provenance Tags is a low cost, carbon neutral manufacturing and supply chain Track and Trace solution built on Concordium blockchain. Provenance Tags provide solutions to combat counterfeit trading and help both manufacturing companies and retail customers to verify the authenticity and provenance of products before they buy the products.
Provenance Tags is the first ever solution to integrate a blockchain with a new standard of advanced Near Field Communication Tags integrated within the products, providing optimal anti-counterfeiting and tamper-proof application. The solutions are end-to-end encrypted and have built-in Anti-counterfeiting product protection based on tamper-proof Tags that in combination with the Concordium blockchain offer immutability of changes tracked and provide verifiable proof of origin.
Provenance Tags empower manufacturing companies to use our solutions simply by integrating their enterprise applications (ERP, MES, PLM) and manufacturing and supply chain processes and a smartphone app to verify the authenticity and provenance of products.
"Provenance Tags is excited to announce that we are building on the Concordium blockchain. Our Apps and Cloud Native infrastructure seamlessly integrated with Concordium blockchain and ID framework offers best-in-class Track & Trace solutions for small and large companies in many industries," says Niels Soerensen, founder of Provenance Tags. For more information contact at nhs@provenance-tags.com.
"The solution developed by Provenance Tags, using the Concordium blockchain, presents an opportunity to implement blockchain technology into real-world use cases helping companies implement Track & Trace solutions, protect brand-value and build customer loyalty," says Torben Kaaber, Head of Commercial at Concordium.
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WASHINGTON – There were the young women in fresh fall coats, a guy in a suit, hoodied parents with kids, all maneuvering for selfies with the White House south facade. The plant fans and the history fans leaned in to admire the perennials and centuries-old trees on the lawns where Commander the dog lolls and Marine One the helicopter lands.
Again and again, Secret Service agents rose to the challenge of the White House fall garden tour over the weekend, open to all comers with a free ticket: “Off the grass!" one agent in black uniform shouted, squaring his shoulders, not for the first time, not for the last. A straying visitor hopped back on the path.
An estimated 30,000 people in all strolled through the White House's black metal gates on Saturday and Sunday, as the red-uniformed Marine Band, overlooking the South Lawn, played everyone through.
With some of the most formidable of temporary security fencing down and pandemic restrictions eased, the tours on a not-rainy weekend were a throwback to the White House's early days, when there were fewer restrictions on access to the People’s House. For a weekend, the tour sheared off some of the distance between the nation’s executive and a curious, divided public.
The annual fall and spring tours open the gates on gardens more than 200 years old — the oldest continually maintained landscape in the United States, says the National Park Service
“It's sort of a bucket list thing to check off,” said Ryan Harrison, 29. He and wife Lindsey Harrison, 30, came hours early from their Washington home to be in line at 7:07 a.m. Saturday. They wanted to see the Rose Garden, and maybe more.
“There's a chance the president will walk out and say hello," she said.
President Joe Biden, in fact, was at his home in Delaware.
There were limits to the hospitality: Grounds crews wheeled out evergreens in containers to block the path of a garden in the back, where the palm prints of grandkids and paw prints of pets offer a glimpse of the lives of the White House residents.
The human occupants weren't on hand, but the bees in the beehives were, scouting out head-high orange marigolds in the flourishing, blooming patch that hosts the kitchen vegetable garden started by Michelle Obama and the cutting-flower garden started by Jill Biden.
John Adams is credited with preparing ground for the first White House vegetable garden, although a reelection loss meant he left before the 1801 spring planting season, historians say. He hired white and Black workers during his time as president, although the White House Historical Association notes that other presidents brought Black people they held in slavery to work as gardeners.
The current head groundskeeper is Dale Haney, who was honored by the Bidens last week for his 50 years of service at the White House. In the minutes when the tour areas were open to journalists on the weekend but not yet the public at large, one gardener hauled off a last cart of limbs and leaves. Another tidied up with what appeared to be a battery-powered leaf blower (an aha moment for gardeners in these days of controversy over gasoline-powered ones).
Public access to the White House grounds may have hit its apogee in 1837, when Andrew Jackson celebrated George Washington's birthday by throwing open the White House doors to all — men and boys in frock coats and straw hats, women and girls in bonnets -— who wanted a share of a donated 1,400-pound (635-kilogram) cheese.
“For hours did a crowd of men, women and boys hack at the cheese, many taking large hunks of it away with them,” a journalist from the time wrote. “Nothing else was talked about at Washington that day.”
World War II, 9/11 and other security concerns steadily carved away at access for ordinary Americans.
When first lady Pat Nixon started the spring and fall garden tours in 1973, the White House itself still was open to visitors lining up for tours.
These days, members of the public generally are asked to go through congressional offices for spots on White House tours. Families enter a lottery for a spot in the annual White House Easter egg roll.
For the garden tour weekends, the line wraps around the metal gates surrounding about 18 acres (7 hectares).
A VIP group that came in at the head of Saturday’s garden tour was allowed close enough to peer in the windows, getting in the backdrop of people’s photos of a serene Rose Garden brightened by yellow flowers, and raising questions about just who was getting first gnaw on the big cheese.
Rashida Holman-Jones, an administrator at the Washington-area SEED School, came through the gates with her 7-year-old twin girls, a 17-year-old student, Simona Weimer, and others.
Weimer was great with the compost and pitching in overall at the school's garden, Holman-Jones said. Holman-Jones got involved with school gardening as a direct outgrowth of Michelle Obama's gardening-friendly drive for better nutrition for kids.
At the time, “I wasn't into gardening," she said. “But I was really, really into Michelle Obama.”
In the White House gardens this past weekend, well-pruned boxwood-like plantings kept all the red, green, yellow, purple and orange, pollinator-friendly fall blooms in line.
Topiary was big. Photos and plaques marked trees planted by past presidents, with Queen Elizabeth II, Hillary Clinton and others also part of the planting pedigrees. The oldest trees are identified as two southern magnolias, planted by Jackson.
On Saturday, a man in a suit edged close to the White House exterior. A Secret Service agent looming alongside hip-high shrubbery told him to get back.
Holman-Jones, a friend, and their beaming little girls pressed in for their photo. Weimer, from Ethiopia, got a photo for the folks back home, capturing her moment at the White House. | https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2022/10/10/bucket-list-white-house-garden-tours-prune-a-us-divide/ | 2022-10-10 19:14:17 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2022/10/10/bucket-list-white-house-garden-tours-prune-a-us-divide/ |
MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Some 2 million Muslim pilgrims officially began the annual Hajj pilgrimage on Monday, making their way out of Mecca after circling Islam’s holiest site, the Kaaba, and converging on a vast tent camp in the nearby desert for a day and night of prayer.
One of the largest religious gatherings in the world has returned to full capacity this year for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic three years ago.
The pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of Islam, and all Muslims are required to make the five-day Hajj at least once in their lives if they are physically and financially able to do it.
For pilgrims, it is a deeply moving spiritual experience that absolves sins, brings them closer to God and unites the world’s more than 1.8 billion Muslims. Some spend years saving up money and waiting for a permit to embark on the journey.
The rituals during Hajj largely commemorate the Quran’s accounts of Ibrahim, his son Ismail and Ismail’s mother Hajar.
Pilgrims have been doing the ritual circuit around the Kaaba since arriving in Mecca over recent days. As the last ones performed it Monday, the pilgrims made their way by foot or by bus to Mina, where they will camp in one of the largest tent cities in the world. They will pray throughout the day and night before traveling on Tuesday to Mount Arafat, where the Prophet Muhammad is said to have delivered his final sermon.
Mina is vast and open, with little respite from the desert heat and blazing sun. Soldiers sprayed pilgrims with water to cool them down.
Egyptian businessman Yehya Al-Ghanam said he was at a loss for words to describe his feelings upon arriving at Mina.
“Tears will fall from my eyes out of joy and happiness,” he said. “I do not sleep. I have not slept for 15 days, only an hour a day,” overwhelmed by the magnitude of the emotions surrounding his pilgrimage.
After Arafat, pilgrims collect pebbles from a site known as Muzdalifa to be used in the symbolic stoning of pillars representing the devil back in Mina. The final three days of the Hajj coincide with the festive Eid al-Adha holiday, when Muslims around the world slaughter livestock and distribute the meat to the poor. | https://wgntv.com/news/hajj-pilgrimage-starts-in-saudi-arabia-with-2-millions-expected-after-lifting-covid-measures/ | 2023-06-26 15:27:45 | 0 | https://wgntv.com/news/hajj-pilgrimage-starts-in-saudi-arabia-with-2-millions-expected-after-lifting-covid-measures/ |
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Officials in the eastern Idaho city of Idaho Falls have agreed to pay $11.7 million to a man who spent about two decades in prison after being wrongfully convicted.
The Idaho Falls City Council voted Thursday to accept the settlement agreement with Christopher Tapp.
Tapp was convicted of rape and murder following the 1996 death of 18-year-old Angie Dodge. He was released in 2017, and DNA evidence cleared him in 2019.
Brian Leigh Dripps was arrested on DNA evidence in 2019 and pleaded guilty to rape and first-degree murder in Dodge’s death. He was sentenced to life in prison last year.
“No dollar amount could ever make up for the over 20 years of my life I spent in prison for crimes I did not commit," Tapp said in a statement. "However, the settlement will help me move forward with my life.”
Tapp sued the city of Idaho Falls and the Idaho Falls Police Department in October 2020, the East Idaho News reported. The city asked that the lawsuit be dismissed, but opted to settle the lawsuit Thursday.
“Please accept this sincere apology to you and to your mother, Mrs. Tapp, for the city’s role in your wrongful conviction and subsequent incarceration, as well the harm and damages that you and your family have endured over these many years,” Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper wrote in a letter to Tapp. “We at the city of Idaho Falls hope that the resolution of your civil case and this sincere expression of an apology help bring healing and closure to both Mrs. Tapp and to you."
Casper also wrote that the city will review its policies and procedures to prevent another wrongful conviction.
Lawmakers last year passed the Idaho Wrongful Conviction Act, which cleared the House and Senate unanimously and was signed into law by Republican Gov. Brad Little.
In June of last year, Little and three other statewide-elected members of the Idaho Board of Examiners approved a payment to Tapp of $1.2 million.
According to that law, if Tapp received a monetary award from the Idaho Falls lawsuit, he would have to reimburse the state the $1.2 million. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Idaho-Falls-settles-wrongful-conviction-lawsuit-17233880.php | 2022-06-10 21:31:37 | 0 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Idaho-Falls-settles-wrongful-conviction-lawsuit-17233880.php |
Three local restaurants were ranked among the 100 best for outdoor dining in 2022. The list was announced by OpenTable on Wednesday.
Ulele in Tampa, Dry Dock Waterfront Grill in Longboat Key and Ophelia's on the Bay in Sarasota were named among 11 restaurants in Florida on the list.
Florida trailed California for the state with the greatest number of restaurants on the list, with 37 California restaurants named.
According to OpenDoor, the annual list was curated from 13.6 million verified dining reviews.
"Outdoor dining played a major role in buoying the restaurant industry over the last few years, and restaurants took note – whether adding, expanding or elevating their offerings," said Susan Lee, Chief Growth Officer for OpenTable. "Offering outdoor dining is now a key part of restaurants' business, and we're happy to see that diners continue to embrace it."
See the full list below.
- 1906 at Longwood Gardens – Kennett Square, PA
- Alma Nove – Hingham, MA
- Anis Cafe and Bistro – Atlanta, GA
- Anthonie's Market Grill – Simonton, TX
- AOC - 3rd Street – Los Angeles, CA
- Arnold Palmer's Restaurant – La Quinta, CA
- Bacari - Silver Lake – Los Angeles, CA
- Barca Wine Bar & Pier – Alexandria, VA
- Beachcomber Cafe – Newport Coast, CA
- Bella Siena – Benicia, CA
- Bistro Don Giovanni – Napa, CA
- Boat House Waterfront Dining – Tiverton, RI
- Brasserie Mon Chou Cho – San Antonio, TX
- Bravas Bar de Tapas – Healdsburg, CA
- Buck and Rider – Phoenix, AZ
- C-Level – San Diego, CA
- Ca Del Sole – North Hollywood, CA
- Cafe Bizou – Agoura Hills, CA
- Cafe Luxembourg – New York, NY
- Cafe Terracotta – Littleton, CO
- Campfire – Carlsbad, CA
- Canoe – Atlanta, GA
- Casa Nostra Ristorante – Westlake Village, CA
- Cesarina – San Diego, CA
- Charlie's Coastal Bistro (L'etoile Verte) – Hilton Head, SC
- Citron Bistro – Vero Beach, FL
- Coast Guard House – Narragansett, RI
- Coastal Fish Company – Memphis, TN
- Coastal Kitchen – Dana Point, CA
- Coasterra – San Diego, CA
- Continental Naples – Naples, FL
- Copley's on Palm Canyon – Palm Springs, CA
- Del Vino Vineyards – Northport, NY
- Dog Watch Cafe – Stonington, CT
- Dry Dock Waterfront Grill – Longboat Key, FL
- Duke's Beach House Maui – Lahaina, HI
- Echo & Rig Steakhouse & Butcher Shop – Las Vegas, NV
- El Chorro – Paradise Valley, AZ
- El Dorado Kitchen – Sonoma, CA
- EPIC Steak – San Francisco, CA
- FARM – Palm Springs, CA
- Farmhouse at Roger's Gardens – Corona Del Mar, CA
- Fia – Santa Monica, CA
- Fleet Landing Restaurant & Bar – Charleston, SC
- Fleetwood's On Front St. – Lahaina, HI
- Foreign Cinema – San Francisco, CA
- Girl & the Goat L.A. – Los Angeles, CA
- Gracias Madre – West Hollywood, CA
- Green Valley Grill – Greensboro, NC
- Hardware – North Aurora, IL
- Istanbul Hawaii – Honolulu, HI
- Izanami – Santa Fe, NM
- Jeune et Jolie – Carlsbad, CA
- Kyle G's Prime Seafood – Jensen Beach, FL
- L'Antica Pizzeria Da Michele – Los Angeles, CA
- L'Auberge Chez Francois – Great Falls, VA
- La Mar Cebicheria Peruana – San Francisco, CA
- Latitudes Key West – Key West, FL
- Le Diplomate – Washington DC
- Lon's at The Hermosa – Paradise Valley, AZ
- Los Andes Restaurant – Providence, RI
- Mala Ocean Tavern – Lahaina, HI
- Mariposa – Sedona, AZ
- Mediterrano - Naples – Naples, FL
- Mister A's – San Diego, CA
- Mitch's on El Paseo Prime Seafood – Palm Desert, CA
- Olive & Ivy Restaurant & Marketplace – Scottsdale, AZ
- Ophelia's on the Bay – Sarasota, FL
- Pacific Coast Grill – Cardiff-By-The-Sea, CA
- Palace – Miami Beach, FL
- Piccolo Sogno – Chicago, IL
- Poseidon – Del Mar, CA
- Prime: An American Kitchen & Bar – Huntington, NY
- Print Works Bistro – Greensboro, NC
- Raintree Restaurant – St. Augustine, FL
- RH Rooftop Restaurant – New York, NY
- River House Restaurant & Raw Bar – Louisville, KY
- Ruthie's All-Day – Arlington, VA
- Salty's on the Columbia – Portland, OR
- Spencer's Restaurant – Palm Springs, CA
- Steiner Ranch Steakhouse – Austin, TX
- Sunset Terrace at Omni Grove Park Inn – Asheville, NC
- Tavern on the Green – New York, NY
- Terrain Cafe – Glen Mills, PA
- The Black Whale – New Bedford, MA
- The Boathouse – Lake Buena Vista, FL
- The Front Yard – North Hollywood, CA
- The Mooring Restaurant – Newport, RI
- The Oyster Rock Waterfront Seafood – Calabash, NC
- The Twisted Olive – Green, OH
- The Village Bakery and Cafe – Woodside, CA
- Tin Roof Bistro – Manhattan Beach, CA
- Tisha's – Cape May, NJ
- Tom Hams Lighthouse – San Diego, CA
- Ulele – Tampa, FL
- Vivace Restaurant – Tucson, AZ
- Waterbar – San Francisco, CA
- Wildflower – Tucson, AZ
- Zaytinya – Washington DC
- Zinc Bistro – Scottsdale, AZ | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/3-local-restaurants-ranked-among-100-best-for-outdoor-dining | 2022-07-14 11:07:53 | 0 | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/3-local-restaurants-ranked-among-100-best-for-outdoor-dining |
Families of local victims react to arrest of alleged Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker
By Lisa Rozner
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NEW YORK (WCBS) — An arrest was made Sunday more than three decades after an international terrorist attack that killed 270 people.
Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed back in 1988 as it headed for John F. Kennedy International Airport from Europe. The man accused of making the bomb is now in U.S. custody.
Nearly 200 of the victims were American, and dozens were from the Tri-State Area.
Some of the loved ones told CBS2 the news brought them a sense of peace.
For decades, devastation has haunted the families of 259 people on board Flight 103 — a New York-bound flight from London on Dec. 21, 1988. There were 190 Americans on board and 11 people were killed on the ground after the plane exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland.
On Sunday, snow fell on the memorial that honors 35 Syracuse University students that were killed. One of them was 20-year-old Rick Monetti of South Jersey. His sister said he was returning from studying abroad in London.
“He just had a way about him, whether it was a smile or joke, a kind word. People always felt better about themselves after being around him,” Kara Weipz said.
Nearly 34 years after his loss, she learned from the Department of Justice that the man suspected of making the bomb that was on the plane was in U.S. custody and will face two criminal counts in Washington.
Abu Agila Masud is the third Libyan intelligence official charged in the U.S. in connection with the attack. He would be the first to appear in an American courtroom for prosecution.
The capture of Masud, who was charged nearly two years ago, marked a long-awaited milestone in the decades-long investigation.
“This is a testament of the families who have been fighting,” Weipz said, “and I feel for those who aren’t here today to see this moment.”
“It was pretty surreal to hear that we have him in custody,” said Stephanie Bernstein, whose husband, Michael Bernstein, of Jericho on Long Island, was on the flight. “I also hope that we will be able to obtain additional information from Masud. Our government has always assured us that this was an open investigation.”
Michael Bernstein was returning from a trip for his job with the Department of Justice, arranging to deport a Nazi living illegally in the U.S.
“My oldest grandchild is named after him so, and now we’ll be able to say to him that a very bad person did something to kill your grandpa and a lot of other people and our government brought him to justice,” Stephanie Bernstein said.
Court documents described Masud as an expert bombmaker who joined Libya’s external security organization intelligence service in the 1970s and took part in a number of operations outside Libya, reaching the rank of colonel.
Scottish and UK officials vow to continue to pursue the investigation with the U.S.
The mother of Nicole Boulanger is hopeful. Her daughter was a Syracuse musical theater student.
“For me, it’s my first thought in the morning and it’s my last thought at night,” Jeannine Boulanger said. “Justice won’t come during this life. I hope it will come in another life.”
The 1988 bombing remains the deadliest terror attack on British soil. In 2001, another man was convicted of bombing the flight and sent to prison in Scotland. He died from cancer.
Syracuse University released a statement that says, in part, “Today’s news is a significant milestone in a decades-long process to bring those responsible for this despicable act to justice.”
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Four tornadoes confirmed during Tuesday’s severe weather outbreak
Published: Jan. 4, 2023 at 4:53 PM CST|Updated: 1 hour ago
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The National Weather Service in Birmingham has confirmed four tornadoes across the state in the aftermath of Tuesday’s severe weather.
The NWS confirmed EF2 damage in northern Elmore County near Jordan Lake.
EF1 damage has been identified in three locations, including a track from northern Marengo County into Hale County, Montgomery County near Taylor Road and northwest of Marion in Perry County.
The National Weather Service says meteorologists will continue conducting surveys in the coming days.
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Keep your cool
Most people sweat at night at some point in their life. Occasionally, these sweats can be excessive. When you wake up, it’s like someone dumped a bucket of water on you. At the very least, these moments are uncomfortable. If they begin to occur with any sort of frequency, however, it can be distressing.
The key to understanding whether you have night sweats or you just sweat at night is to figure out why you are sweating. Once you have solved this mystery, then you can move on to finding a strategy that helps reduce or eliminate this uncomfortable phenomenon.
Shop this article: Cooling mattress, Cooling sheets and Cooling pillows
What triggers sweating?
When you work out or go for a run, you expect to sweat. In fact, it is important to sweat because sweating regulates your body temperature. When your body temperature begins to rise, your nervous system tells your sweat glands to start working. As the water in your sweat evaporates, it takes heat with it, which cools down the surface of your skin. You can also sweat due to fear, anxiety, nervousness, or an underlying medical condition.
What are night sweats?
If you sweat at night, it is called night sweats. This can be alarming because you wake up damp or drenched and you don’t know why. For most people, this is a benign occurrence that only happens occasionally. For others, however, it can be a red flag that something else is going on with your body. The difference between the two is understanding why you are sweating.
What can cause night sweats?
Just as there are many reasons why you might break out into a sweat during the day, there are some habits and activities that can lead to sweating at night.
Alcohol
When you drink alcohol, it affects nearly every part of your body. Your heart rate can increase, breathing may get a little harder and your blood vessels can widen. These can all cause your body to trigger a sweat response, even when you are sleeping.
Clothing and bedding that doesn’t breathe
If you are wearing pajamas or you have a duvet that doesn’t allow air transfer, your body will begin to overheat — it’s like wearing a winter coat in the spring. As that hot air stays trapped near your body, your temperature will rise. Sweat is a natural reaction because your body wants to cool itself.
Medications
Medications have side effects. Your doctor prescribes medication because the benefit it offers outweighs the discomfort and risks associated with taking that medicine. If you are taking a medicine that affects the parts of your brain that regulate body temperature, night sweats can be a result.
Menopause
Unfortunately, menopause means hot flashes. Hot flashes that happen when you sleep mean night sweats. The good news is that over time, these hot flashes and night sweats will diminish in frequency.
Stress
Stress is how you feel when you are threatened or under pressure. Your body reacts to those emotions as a survival instinct. If you have a problem that you are struggling with when you go to sleep, it can cause your body temperature to elevate, which signals your sweat glands to start working. The result is night sweats.
Temperature
If your environment is overly warm, it’s like being outside on a sunny day. Eventually, that is going to raise your body temperature. To cool down, you need to sweat.
Underlying medical condition
Night sweats can be a warning sign that you have an underlying medical condition. The condition may be something easily treatable or temporary. It can also be something that requires long-term care. Usually, but not always, these night sweats are accompanied by other symptoms such as pain, unexplained weight loss, diarrhea, fever, or coughing.
Tips for managing night sweats
If your night sweats are not a result of an underlying medical condition, there are a few things you can try to help elevate the quality of your sleep.
- Limit alcohol intake at night.
- Limit your caffeine intake at night.
- Limit your intake of spicy foods.
- Exercise during the day to reduce stress.
- Maintain a healthy lifestyle.
- Stay properly hydrated.
- Establish a routine so you can calm down at night before going to bed.
- Do not use a blanket when you sleep.
- Purchase breathable bedding and nighttime clothing.
- Use a fan.
- Lower the temperature of your home or apartment at night.
Essentials for handling night sweats
Cooling mattress
Some mattresses trap and hold heat. While this is great for the winter months, every other time of the year, it could be a contributor to night sweats. Upgrading to a mattress for hot sleepers might help reduce the occurrence of sweating at night.
Cooling sheets
Cooling sheets do not lower the temperature. Instead, they allow for air exchange so the hot air can rise away, making you feel cooler at night. This is an excellent tool for combating night sweats.
Cotton bed sheets
Cotton is one of the most comfortable, breathable fabrics available. Even if you do not suffer from night sweats, cotton bed sheets can be a great investment because they offer a more restful night’s sleep.
Microfiber bed sheets
If you like cotton, but wish it was easier to wash and care for, microfiber bed sheets may be the best option for managing your night sweats. This modern fabric has all the benefits of cotton but none of the hassles.
Cooling pillows
Cooling pillows are a little more proactive than cooling sheets. The gel in these items disperses the heat away from your head, and the breathable outer material does not inhibit that process. This means you are cooler all night long.
Cotton underwear
It’s not just your bed sheets that need to breathe. Wearing cotton underwear at night is not only comfortable, but it allows your body heat to escape, reducing the need for sweating.
Eye mask
If you only have minor sweating at night, the trick to having a better quality of life might be to sleep through the episode. The best eye mask not only blocks out light so you have a better night’s sleep, but it can also be chilled before wearing to help lower your body temperature.
Sound machine
Another tool that can help you relax, fall asleep, and stay asleep is a sound machine. These marvelous devices can be a game changer for light sleepers.
Tower fan
A tower fan doesn’t make a room colder, but it does make a person cooler. The gentle breeze pushes hot air away from the individual to keep their body temperature down and prevent night sweats.
Ceiling fan
If a tower fan is good, a ceiling fan is great. The constant breeze can make you feel up to five degrees cooler than the actual temperature of the room.
Smart thermostat
A smart thermostat works while you sleep. If you wake up at the same time whenever you have night sweats, simply program your device to lower the temperature before that critical point and stop the problem before it even happens.
Portable air conditioner
If you are the only one who gets hot at night, cooling the entire house with the thermostat can become costly. A better solution might be to purchase a portable air conditioner that only lowers the temperature in one room.
FAQ
Q. When should I see a doctor about night sweats?
A. Two primary reasons reveal when you should consult a doctor about night sweats. The first is if they are accompanied by other symptoms such as pain, fever, coughing, or other regular undesirable occurrences. The second is if they happen frequently enough that it causes you concern or interferes with the quality of your life.
Q. What might night sweats indicate?
A. While it is not pleasant to think about, regular night sweats can indicate several underlying medical conditions, including sleep disorders, infections, obesity, overactive thyroid, cancers, autoimmune disorders, and more.
Q. Are there medications I can take for night sweats?
A. Yes. If avoiding triggers and living a healthy lifestyle do not help, there are medications that your doctor can prescribe. These medications may combat the problem either by helping you to sleep through an episode or by targeting the symptoms directly.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:
6-3-5
(six, three, five)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:
6-3-5
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NO. 23-4-00938-2
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
DOB: 12/19/1925
DOD: 01/05/2023
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PIERCE IN RE THE ESTATE OF: LAVONNE BENSON,
Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, Heidi Rose Benson, and Grant Heath Benson have been appointed and has qualified as Co-Personal Representatives of the above entitled Estate; that all persons having claims against said deceased are hereby required to serve the same on Jeanne E. Betzendorfer, atttorney of record for the Estate, at the address below stated, and file the same with the Clerk of said Court, together with proof of such service, within four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice, or the date of filing of a copy of this Notice with the Clerk of the Court, whichever is later, or the same will be barred.
DATE of First Publication: 05/25/23
DATE of filing Notice to Creditors:
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TV meteorologist quits after receiving threats and harassment over climate change coverage
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN
(CNN) — Chris Gloninger spent the last 18 years breaking down Iowa’s latest local weather news. This week, he is making the news.
After spending the last two years as chief meteorologist at Des Moines news station KCCI, a CNN affiliate, Gloninger announced Wednesday he is resigning as one of the many faces of local TV weather.
His departure comes months after receiving a series of harassing emails from a viewer who disagreed with one thing he did on-air: he explained how weather was linked to the climate crisis. He also received other negative feedback via private messages and social media, which has become a common experience for weather and climate communicators.
The decision was not easy, Gloninger told the Washington Post, but in a tweet announcing his exit, he cited a “death threat stemming from my climate coverage” which he said resulted in post-traumatic stress. He also mentioned the need to address family health issues.
The emails from the viewer, according to screenshots Gloninger’s tweeted, called the meteorologist a “liberal conspiracy” theorist and told him to “go east and drown from the ice cap melting.”
It escalated last summer when he received a more menacing threat from the viewer.
“It is mentally exhausting and at times I have not been ok,” Gloninger tweeted at the time. “The threat of course was concerning, but the stream of harassing emails is even more distressing.”
Gloninger said he plans to “embark on a new journey dedicated to helping solve the climate crisis,” in addition to spending more time with family. His last day is on July 7.
A statement from KCCI about his departure said Gloninger plans to go into climate consulting: “Gloninger is leaving television to focus on caring for his family and his own mental health. He plans to pursue work in climate consulting.”
Gloninger’s experience is not an isolated one. Climate change has become a highly politicized topic, despite hundreds of global scientists concluding it is “unequivocal” that humans have caused the crisis and that “widespread and rapid changes” have already occurred around the world.
Climate communicators, journalists, meteorologists and national weather services, including those in the US, Spain and Australia, have reported an increase in harassment, threats and abuse for connecting extreme weather events to climate change.
In France, for instance, meteorologists have been accused of overstating the country’s drought and heat. Météo France, the French national meteorological service, said the agency’s communications are “the object of more and more repeated attacks,” a Météo France spokesperson previously told CNN.
In a series of tweets posted Friday, Jeff Berardelli, the chief meteorologist at WFLA in Tampa Bay, said while the group of people who strongly deny climate change make up only a small fraction of the US population, “they are very loud, giving the impression they are a much larger slice of the public.”
Berardelli acknowledged it is hard to change the minds of those who deny climate science. Instead, he said he tries to educate those who are open to learning.
“Climate was made political in recent decades, but inherently it is not, so simply don’t accept that frame,” he said in a tweet. “Science is science. Period. Push back [with] science fact, but only with those who are open. Ignore those who would politicize.”
Gloninger has worked for seven news stations across five states. He shared news of his departure from TV news on air this Wednesday, the same date as Climate Stripes Day, where climate-minded people, including scientists and meteorologists, join a campaign to turn the world’s attention toward the climate crisis.
The #ShowYourStripes campaign is a visual one, designed to illustrate how much the Earth has warmed. And during his farewell segment, Gloninger wore a necktie with the iconic pattern on air.
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In one photo, Johnny Lauder’s 86-year-old mother is in her Florida home, submerged nearly to her shoulders in black murky water, staring straight at the camera, mouth open.
In another, she lies just above the waterline on a table, wrapped in sheets to keep warm. In yet another, she's being pushed through the water in a wheelchair, her rescue nearly complete.
The photos were taken after Hurricane Ian made landfall last Wednesday, bringing a powerful storm surge and 150 mph (241 kph) winds. They tell the story of Lauder’s journey to save his mother, Karen Lauder, from the home she refused to leave, despite the family’s pleading.
He sent the short videos and photos to his family, letting them know he was OK.
“That’s how I unintentionally documented the whole ordeal,” he said.
Before the storm hit, Lauder said his mother — who lost a leg and requires a wheelchair — “ kicked and screamed” and said she didn't want to leave her home in Naples, Florida. “We didn’t evacuate because we couldn’t leave her behind,” he explained.
She did not expect the level of destruction Ian would bring. Speaking from his son's home on Tuesday, Lauder said his mom's house had flooded about six inches during Hurricane Irma in 2017, so she assumed a similar outcome with Ian.
Instead, Ian ravaged Florida as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S. and flooded more than three feet of her home, trapping her inside. She called her son for help.
“She said the water was up to her wheelchair and hitting her belly button,” Lauder said. He was sheltering at his son's house, a half-mile (0.8 km) from his mom.
Lauder, who said he has rescue diver training, dove out the window. He swam, walked, waded and kicked through water for about 45 minutes to get to her house. He said a van and a couple of cars floated past him as he steered clear of sparking electric poles.
Lauder said he heard his mother screaming as he approached.
“It was a sense of terror and relief at the same time,” he said. “The terror was that I didn’t know if something was falling on her or if she was trapped and hurt. But the relief was knowing that there’s still air in her lungs.”
He put her on a table and bundled her in dry sheets from a high shelf. He worried about the sores around her body — open wounds that were dangerously susceptible to infection in the bacteria-ridden floodwater.
They waited three hours for the water to subside, so he could push her through the streets in her wheelchair. When the water was a couple of feet high, he called for his 20-year-old son to join them and help push grandma to safety.
Around 1 a.m. — about 11 hours after Lauder's mother called him for help — Lauder returned to his older son's house with his mother and younger son in tow.
Lauder said his mom was later taken to a hospital because she had some infections. “But they were treated, and she's warm. She's in a soft, comfy bed. She's good,” he added.
Cassandra Clark, Lauder's sister-in-law in Miami, started a GoFundMe to raise money for Lauder, his mother and his sons.
“While we’re so grateful our family is physically alright, they’ve lost absolutely everything in this storm and, unfortunately, did not have any renter’s insurance,” Clark wrote.
The page raised over $17,000 as of Tuesday.
“I get choked up that all these people are helping me and they don’t even know me,” Lauder said.
He hopes that people will know how to evacuate.
“My mom has changed her tone: she will be evacuating next time,” he said. "I hope people learn from other's mistakes and not their own.”
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Trisha Ahmed is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow Trisha Ahmed on Twitter. | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/sons-images-show-him-rescuing-mom-from-ians-floodwaters | 2022-10-05 04:06:23 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/sons-images-show-him-rescuing-mom-from-ians-floodwaters |
Stocks tumble after inflation stays hotter than expected
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are tumbling and disappointment is shaking markets worldwide Tuesday, following Wall Street’s realization that inflation isn’t slowing as much as hoped.
The S&P 500 sank 2.3% in early trading Tuesday, threatening to snap a four-day winning streak. Bond prices also fell sharply, sending their yields higher, after a report showed inflation decelerated to 8.3% in August, instead of the 8.1% economists expected.
The disappointing data means traders are bracing for the Federal Reserve to ultimately raise rates even higher than expected to combat inflation, with all the risks for the economy that entails.
“Right now, it’s not the journey that’s a worry so much as the destination,” said Brian Jacobsen, senior investment strategist at Allspring Global Investments. “If the Fed wants to hike and hold, the big question is at what level.”
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 603 points, or 1.9%, to 31,777, as of 9:45 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite dropped 3.1%.
Almost all of Wall Street came into the day thinking the Fed would hike its key short-term rate by a hefty three-quarters of a percentage point at its meeting next week. But the hope was that inflation was in the midst of quickly falling back to more normal levels after peaking in June at 9.1%.
The thinking was that such a slowdown would let the Fed downshift the size of its rate hikes through the end of this year and then potentially hold steady through the first half of 2023.
Tuesday’s less-than-anticipated improvement dashed some of those hopes. Many of the data points within the report were worse than economists expected, including those the Fed pays particular attention to, such as inflation outside of food and energy prices.
Markets honed in on a 0.6% rise in such prices during August from July, double what economists expected.
“This suggests that inflation expectations may be becoming ingrained,” said Gargi Chaudhuri, Head of iShares Investment Strategy.
The inflation report arrived before trading began on Wall Street, but it sent a thud through markets worldwide.
Treasury yields immediately leaped on expectations for a more aggressive Fed. The yield on the two-year Treasury, which tends to track expectations for Fed actions, leaped to 3.71% from 3.57% late Monday. The 10-year yield, which helps set where mortgages and rates for other loans are heading, rose to 3.42% from 3.36%.
Stock markets in Europe, meanwhile, veered from gains to losses. The German DAX was down 1.1%, and the French CAC 40 fell 1%.
The Labor Department reported Tuesday that sharply lower prices for gas and cheaper used cars slowed U.S. inflation in August for a second straight month, but prices for food surged.
“The Fed was already in a hawkish mood and this data release will do nothing to deter that,” said Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist for Capital Economics.
Markets in Europe also reversed course at midday after the U.S. inflation data was released, with the FTSE 100 in London and the DAX in Frankfurt both losing 0.3% and the CAC 40 in Paris down 0.2%.
In Asia, the Shanghai Composite Index gained less than 0.1% to 3,263.79 and the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo added 0.3% to 28,614.63. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong shed 0.2% to 19,326.86.
The Kospi in Seoul soared 2.7% to 2,449.54 and Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 rose 0.7% to 7,009.70.
India’s Sensex gained 0.8% to 60,620.01. New Zealand declined while Southeast Asian markets gained.
Fed officials have affirmed support for substantial rate hikes and to keep borrowing costs elevated for long enough to make sure inflation is extinguished.
Consumer prices surged 8.3% in August compared with a year earlier, the government said Tuesday. Though still painfully high, that was down from an 8.5% jump in July and a four-decade high of 9.1% in June. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.1%, after a flat reading in July.
Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, so-called core prices jumped 0.6% from July to August, higher than many economists had expected and a sign of inflation’s persistence.
Investors had hoped receding inflation pressures might prompt the Fed to back off. Similar hopes earlier were dashed when chair Jerome Powell said in August rates would stay high.
Surveys show traders expect the Fed to raise rates this month for the fifth time this year and by 0.75 percentage points, three times its usual margin. After that, the U.S. central bank is expected to hold rates steady through the first half of 2023.
In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude fell 41 cents to $87.37 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 99 cents to $87.78 on Monday. Brent crude, the price basis for international oil trading, lost 50 cents to $93.50 per barrel in London. It gained $1.16 the previous session to $94.
The dollar rose to 144.19 yen from Monday’s 142.73 yen. The euro slid back to $1.0052 from $1.0117.
On Monday, the S&P 500 index rose 1.1%. The Dow gained 0.7% and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.3%.
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Dr. Stephanie Yarnell – Mac Grory, MD, PhD, MBA appointed to Chief Medical Officer
CALGARY, AB, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Serenity DTx, today announces the appointment of Dr. Stephanie Yarnell -Mac Grory, MD, PhD, MBA to the company as the new Chief Medical Officer.
"I am delighted to be joining the team at Serenity Digital Therapeutics as Chief Medical Officer. Healthcare is increasingly moving towards digital technologies. Virtual reality, in particular, is revolutionizing how doctors are trained," said Dr. Yarnell - Mac Grory.
"Despite this, VR's direct application in healthcare is still in its nascent phase. The range and extent of conditions for which VR can be used has not been fully explored and is certain to expand. Thus, VR in healthcare has transformative growth potential. VR is the future of healthcare, and I am excited to be undertaking this journey with Serenity Digital Therapeutics," stated Dr. Yarnell - Mac Grory
"There is a large body of scientific evidence that we can rely on to support the efficacy of our therapeutic solution, we are delighted to welcome Dr. Yarnell-Mac Grory to the team and recognize the immense value her participation represents to the company's development and ability to improve people's health and well-being," said Serenity DTx CEO Paul McCrea.
In addition to her responsibility to the company as Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Yarnell - Mac Grory is on faculty at the Yale University School of Medicine. She is on the Board of Directors for the University of Florida College of Medicine and a board member of the Psychedelic Medicine Association. She serves on multiple national committees for the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, amongst others. Additionally, she is a consultant to both Connecticut's and North Carolina's Department of Public Health and Medical Boards, and a State Medical Expert for the North Carolina Court System. Dr. Yarnell - Mac Grory is an attending Physician for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and a research faculty for the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
Serenity DTx Inc: A trusted provider of transformative digital therapeutics to measurably enhance and improve health and personal well-being. This portable remotely administered technology will positively disrupt, enhance, and advance medical and wellness treatment strategies.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Summer Myomick bundled her baby against the freezing winds whipping off the Bering Sea and stepped outside into a blur of blowing snow. It was a short walk from the school where she had visited relatives to the health clinic about 150 yards away, but the young mother could hardly have seen where she was going — or the terror that was approaching.
Myomick, 24, and her son, 1-year-old Clyde Ongtowasruk, made it just beyond the front of the Kingikmiut School in Wales, Alaska, just below the Arctic Circle, when a polar bear emerged from the impenetrable snow squall and mauled them Tuesday. It was the first fatal polar bear attack in 30 years in Alaska, the only U.S. state that is home to the animals.
As the attack unfolded, the principal ordered a lockdown and closed the blinds so the children couldn’t see what was happening outside the entrance. Several employees and community members left the safety of the building and tried to scare away the bear with shovels.
The mauling stopped temporarily, but only when the animal turned on them, and they rushed back inside. Principal Dawn Hendrickson slammed the door in the face of the charging bear, possibly saving lives, according to Susan Nedza, chief administrator of the Bering Strait School District.
“The polar bear was chasing them and tried to get in as well,” said Nedza, who received frantic calls about the attack in Unalakleet, about 250 miles away. “Just horrific. ... Something you never think you would ever experience.”
There is no law enforcement in Wales, so with the bear still outside, a call went out to community members for help. A person who has not been identified showed up with a gun and killed the bear as it continued to maul Myomick and her son.
It appears the mother and toddler had no idea what was coming because of low visibility, Alaska State Troopers spokesperson Austin McDaniel told The Associated Press on Thursday.
The immediate family was living at the school temporarily while they were fixing electrical issues in their home, according to a post on a GoFundMe fundraising site established to help the family “in the face of unfathomable tragedy and heartbreak.”
“We ask that you respect their privacy in this period of immense grief,” the post read.
Wales, a whaling community, is the westernmost point on the North American mainland — just 50 miles (80 kilometers) from Russia across the Bering Strait — and is home to about 150 people, almost all of them Inupiat. It's accessible by plane and boat, including barges that deliver household goods. Winter trails provide snowmobile access to other communities and subsistence hunting grounds.
Kingikmiut School, like other schools in many rural Alaska Native communities, doubles as a community center. The view from its front, where the attack occurred, is an endless expanse of frozen snow and ice to the horizon.
Nedza, the school district chief administrator, said she received a call from a distraught Hendrickson just after 2 p.m. Tuesday. She said the students were locked down and safe.
The snowstorm that camouflaged the bear, along with a lack of runway lights at Wales’ gravel air strip, prevented Alaska State Troopers from flying in an officer and a state wildlife official from Nome to investigate until Wednesday.
It's not known what prompted the attack. However, polar bears see humans as prey, said Geoff York, the senior director of conservation at Polar Bear International.
Samples from the bear were taken for the state veterinarian, and the bodies of Myomick and her son were flown to Nome for eventual transport to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Anchorage.
School was cancelled Wednesday so students could be with their families, and the school district flew counselors to Wales. The school planned soft openings Thursday and Friday with no classes but opportunities for students to meet with counselors, get a meal or play a game, Nedza said.
Alaska scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey in 2019 found changes in sea ice habitat had coincided with evidence that polar bears’ use of land was increasing and that the chances of a polar bear encounter had risen.
Polar bears are the largest bear species, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Males typically weigh 600 to 1,200 pounds (270 to 540 kilograms) but can reach more than 1,700 pounds (770 kilograms) and as many as 10 feet (3 meters) in length. Females weigh 400 to 700 pounds (180 to 320 kilograms). Polar bears generally feed on seals, but also walruses and beluga whales.
They were listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2008 and are also protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Both laws prohibit harming the animals without authorization, unless necessary for human safety.
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Ken Block’s “Gymkhana” series has gone electric. Christened “Electrikhana,” the latest installment dropped Tuesday featuring Block driving his one-of-a-kind Audi S1 E-Tron Quattro Hoonitron up, down, and around the Las Vegas Strip.
Block’s romp through Sin City has been in the works for awhile. The head Hoonigan and Audi formally teamed up in late 2021 to bring Block’s tire-shredding sensibilities to EVs. While previous “Gymkhana” videos featured Subaru and Ford vehicles, Block claims Audi’s Quattro rally cars were his first motorsports love.
In addition to being the first electric car in a “Gymkhana” video, the Hoonitron is also the first car built specifically for one of these videos. Audi developed a bespoke carbon-fiber chassis the automaker claims is built to FIA safety standards, and Audi’s design department penned bodywork inspired by the Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2 of 1980s Pikes Peak hill climb fame.
That car makes a cameo appearance in the video, along with several other Audi race cars, including an Audi 90 IMSA GTO, Audi 200 Trans Am, and an R18 E-Tron Quattro Le Mans prototype that appear in non sequitur beauty shots at the end of the video. Nine-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen can be glimpsed in one of his race cars as a witness to Block’s antics as well. And because this is Vegas, there’s an Elvis impersonator, too.
The electric powertrain, which is derived from Audi’s defunct Formula E program, means there’s no engine noise like in previous “Gymkhana” videos. But the Hoonitron isn’t exactly silent as Block slides it along the Strip and through casino parking garages. The howl of the electric motors is ever present, and it turns out tires make quite a bit of noise as they’re tortured to death.
The lack of engine noise isn’t the only difference. In a video on the Hoonitron, Block said he had to adapt his driving style to the EV. That doesn’t seem to have slowed him down, though.
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The flavor-focused brand celebrates its growing NYC footprint and return of the Wingstop Chicken Sandwich with exclusive giveaways to fans across the city, starting on October 18
NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wingstop (NASDAQ: WING) – the rapidly-expanding flavor brand with nine restaurants across Manhattan alone – announced can't-miss giveaways at several locations across the New York City area today. The first 50 fans at various locations will receive "Free Chicken Sandwiches for a Year" in the form of a gift card.
The giveaway comes on the heels of Wingstop's entrance into the Chicken Sandwich game. When first launched in August, the sandwich was in such high demand that four weeks of supply sold out in a matter of days across the country. Now – with supply built up and proven consumer demand – Wingstop has brought their cooked-to-order, hand sauced-and-tossed Chicken Sandwich back to New York City with a craveable giveaway to lucky fans.
The first 50 fans in line at the following restaurants starting at 6 p.m. ET* on the dates below will receive the free sandwich giveaway:
- Tuesday, Oct. 18 – 86 Delancey St.
- Wednesday, Oct. 19 – 2665 Broadway – Grand Opening event
- Thursday, Oct. 20 – 935 8th Ave.
- Friday, Oct. 21 – 80 Carmine St. – Grand Opening event
"Wingstop has one of the most loyal fanbases in the restaurant game, and we're ready to bolster this devoted fandom in NYC," said Donnie Upshaw, Wingstop's Chief People Officer and SVP of Corporate Restaurants. "We're serving up some serious flavor in the area and dialing up our brand swagger to match the fast moving, culture-driven city that's our backdrop. To get your hands on our flavorful Chicken Sandwiches for a full year, you don't want to miss this!"
The "Free Chicken Sandwiches for a Year" giveaway is granted in the form of $350 Wingstop gift cards – valued greater than the current dine-in price of one a la carte Chicken Sandwich, hand-sauced-and-tossed in the flavor of the fans' choosing, each week for a full year.**
Even if not among the first lucky 50, fans can find their new favorite Chicken Sandwich at Wingstop, offered in 12 bold, distinctive flavors on Wingstop.com or the Wingstop app. The a la carte Wingstop Chicken Sandwich with a dip costs only $5.49, and fans craving the combo can get the sandwich and dip alongside hand-cut fries and a drink for just $7.99.
*No lineups before 2 p.m. ET on specified days. Limit one Wingstop gift card per guest.
**Price includes tax ($5.98/week), good for 52 weeks, excluding any gratuities and applicable delivery fees or charges. Restrictions apply. See location for full details.
About Wingstop
Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Dallas, TX, Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ: WING) operates and franchises more than 1,850 locations worldwide. The Wing Experts are dedicated to Serving the World Flavor through an unparalleled guest experience and use of a best-in-class technology platform, all while offering classic and boneless wings and tenders, always cooked to order and hand sauced-and-tossed in fans' choice of the brand's bold, distinctive flavors. Wingstop's menu also features signature sides including fresh-cut, seasoned fries and freshly-made ranch and bleu cheese dips.
In fiscal year 2021, Wingstop's system-wide sales increased 20.2% year-over-year to approximately $2.3 billion, marking the 18th consecutive year of same store sales growth. With a vision of becoming a Top 10 Global Restaurant Brand, our system is comprised of independent franchisees, or brand partners, who account for approximately 98% of Wingstop's total restaurant count of 1,858 as of June 25, 2022.
A key to this business success and consumer fandom stems from The Wingstop Way, which includes a core value system of being Authentic, Entrepreneurial, Service-minded, and Fun. The Wingstop Way extends to the brand's environmental, social and governance platform as Wingstop seeks to provide value to all stakeholders.
Rounding out a strong year in 2021, the Company was ranked #1 on Technomic 500's "Fastest Growing Franchise" and #22 on Entrepreneur Magazine's "Franchise 500," maintained its certification as a Great Place to Work, and named to Fast Company's "The World's Most Innovative Companies" list ranking #4 in the dining category.
For more information visit www.wingstop.com or www.wingstop.com/own-a-wingstop and follow @Wingstop on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. Learn more about Wingstop's involvement in its local communities at www.wingstopcharities.org.
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NEW YORK, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Industry Dive, a leader in multi-market B2B audience development and high quality specialist digital content with 10+ years of experience in delivering award-winning journalism, backed by Falfurrias Capital Partners, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Informa PLC, a leading international B2B markets, live and on-demand events and digital services group. The transaction is anticipated to close during the third quarter of 2022, subject to regulatory approval and the satisfaction of other closing conditions.
BrightTower, a New York City headquartered investment banking and M&A advisory services firm, served as exclusive financial advisor to Industry Dive in this transaction.
This new partnership will add Industry Dive's audience development expertise, B2B digital marketing capabilities and 27 specialist business publications across 20+ industries to Informa's existing portfolio of specialist B2B brands, which serve customers through leading live and on-demand events, including Black Hat, Enterprise Connect, World of Concrete and Content Marketing World, as well as through specialist research, digital content and digital demand services.
"Joining Informa is an opportunity to more fully realize Industry Dive's mission to reach the vast specialist audience in all its breadth and depth," said Industry Dive CEO and Co-Founder Sean Griffey. "This new phase will see us continue to level up our editorial excellence, deepen our insights, and find new ways to serve our clients and partners. As the news and information environment for professionals gets noisier, Industry Dive will stand out even more as a source of original, useful, and in-depth knowledge."
Founded in 2012 by Griffey and his two co-founders, Ryan Willumson and Eli Dickinson, Industry Dive delivers original news articles and analysis to carefully curated audiences of business leaders and decision-makers. Now, nearly 13 million executives and leaders, including readers at all of the Fortune 100 companies, get their news via 27 web-based publications and more than 70 daily and weekly email newsletters.
"Like Informa, Industry Dive champions the specialist," said Informa Group Chief Executive, Stephen A. Carter. "Its high quality, targeted business insights have built an enviable following across a range of B2B markets which, when combined with our own portfolio of specialist B2B brands, will create more opportunities to grow B2B audiences, expand into new B2B markets and create value for customers."
Informa sees opportunities to accelerate the rollout of more Dive publications, launch new live and on-demand events to established Dive communities and develop additional specialist B2B services for clients, among other potential.
Industry Dive will remain a standalone business at Informa within its Informa Tech division, which is also home to NetLine, the leading B2B content syndication and lead management platform Informa acquired in 2021. BrightTower advised Informa in this acquisition.
Gary Nugent, CEO of Informa Tech said, "Industry Dive is highly successful at building B2B audiences through world-class specialist content. We are very excited to bring its expertise, reach and colleagues onboard, as part of our expanding focus on B2B digital services and building known, engaged and marketable audience communities around our leading specialist brands."
Informa acquires Industry Dive from Falfurrias Capital Partners, a Charlotte-based private equity firm that took a majority equity interest in the company in 2019. Falfurrias's backing fueled expansion via five strategic acquisitions: NewsCred's content marketing team and services, CFO.com, Mobile Payments Today, PharmaVOICE, and Ladders News.
"Over the past three years, the Falfurrias team has helped realize Industry Dive's potential for continuing to scale our business into new markets, products and services," Griffey said. "We have enjoyed tremendous success and growth with the Falfurrias team and thank them for setting us up for our next chapter with Informa."
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Scabby the Rat gives bite to union protests, but is he at the tail end of his relevancy?
NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, a giant, inflatable rat with beady eyes, sharp teeth and a pustule-covered belly has loomed over union protests, drawing attention to various labor disputes.
As New York City deals with an influx of actual rats, Scabby the Rat has become that rare thing, like Pizza Rat or Buddy the Rat — a rodent New Yorkers can rally behind.
But in the era of TikTok and influencer culture, middle-aged Scabby faces a new challenge: staying relevant.
“It’s kind of unfortunate, changing times, older members of the public know exactly what the rat is for,” said James Smith, union activity administrator for the NYC District Council of Carpenters. “The newer generation sometimes doesn’t — one person thought that we were protesting a building that needed an exterminator.”
Nevertheless, Scabby’s not collecting hard-won retirement benefits just yet. Most recently, Scabby has been making the rounds at various picket lines in New York for the Hollywood writers strike organized by the Writers Guild of America East and other unions. Scabby is the “true rat czar of New York City,” said WGA East communications director Jason Gordon, referencing the more fun title for the city’s new director of rodent migration.
At the picket line near HBO and Amazon’s New York offices on Wednesday, screenwriter Lisa Kron, 61, said she was “thrilled to see that we were being chaperoned by Scabby the Rat.”
She’s seen Scabby out and about during her four decades living in New York, but this was her first time picketing with the rat.
“It’s one of those great enduring symbols, it’s a great piece of visual protest,” she said. “It’s got humor and it’s got a shaming kind of message. And it’s very New York.”
“It’s an attention grabber,” said Benjamin Serby, a professor at Adelphi University who has written about the history of Scabby. “It’s something that just is very effective, for whatever reason, at making people walking by or driving by, stop and ask: ‘What’s going on here?’”
Although having a rat as a mascot seems quintessentially New York, Scabby the Rat was actually invented by a union in Chicago around the late 1980s (several claim credit), and other unions around the country quickly adopted the practice of using inflatables to draw attention to actions (pigs, roaches and cats are other popular inflatables to use as well, although they lack a catchy nickname).
There are many Scabbys. At another union action in March at a Petco, Marty Flash sat in the cab of his truck used to ferry one of the NYC District Council of Carpenters’ eight rats around (most unions have several, or borrow from unions that do). Most of the District Council’s rats, along with a generator and gas can, stay in a locker at union headquarters or in organizers’ trucks so they can be quickly deployed.
Flash, a carpenter for 35 years, has seen many reactions to the 10-foot-tall (3-meter-tall) rat, which, at the moment, was towering over Union Square in the truck’s bed.
“In midtown Manhattan, it’s a tourist attraction. Little children get a real kick out of it. They come over, they want to touch it. Dogs are petrified of it,” he said. Flash said Scabby can inflate in about a minute and a half with a generator and deflate in about 30 seconds. Bigger rats — the rats range from 8 to 20-plus feet (more than 6 meters) — can take 15 minutes to fill up.
Scabby’s name is a play on “scabs,” the derogatory term dating back to the 1800s for strikebreakers who cross picket lines to work. The oozing sores on his belly are a visual reference to the term. But Flash said workers at the sites visited by Scabby shouldn’t take offense, since the rat is protesting against contractors and companies, not the workers themselves.
“Some workers think that we are against them. We’re actually fighting to get them more money, better pay and better benefits,” he said. “But it’s perceived as the rat is calling them a rat or implying that they’re ‘less than.’ Which is not our intention. … It’s to imply that a rat contractor is not paying their workers the fair pay.”
Rats are made of PVC vinyl and cost between $8,000 to $20,000, according to Flash. One company, Blue Sky Balloons outside of Chicago, is responsible for most of the rats found in NYC. But they seem to be distancing themselves from the inflatables, The Guardian reported earlier this year. Blue Sky Balloons responded to an Associated Press query by saying they were new owners who weren’t associated with the rat, and didn’t respond to follow-up queries.
But Flash says his union still sends their rats to Big Sky for repairs, which can cost up to $2,000. Repairs are needed often since most are years or decades old — so the unions try to take good care of their rats.
“I baby this one with my life,” Flash said. “We have a pool of rats and generators that you take when you need. I just always keep mine with me because I’m familiar with this operation.”
Not everyone likes Scabby. Sometimes the inflatable rat gets slashed or attacked by anyone from random passersby to disgruntled workers at sites. The rat has often been the subject of legal challenges by the companies Scabby targets. If he blocks the sidewalk or street, police can boot him. But Scabby is a survivor, winning its most recent legal challenge in 2021, when the National Labor Relations Board ruled that it was a protected form of expression.
These days, Scabby also has to contend with new technology and social media. Its Facebook page, run by a retired union organizer, lets various unions post photos of Scabby at protests around the country, and some rats feature QR codes that give people information about campaigns. But Mike Piccirillo, president of Local 20 Carpenters Union, said a more recent addition to the union’s arsenal might overshadow Scabby.
“Our LED sign truck is a lot more effective than the rat,” he said. “I’ve been in construction for 25 years, and most New Yorkers are numb to the rat. They just walk by it. Now the LED sign with its flashing lights actually gets their attention.”
Yet — much like the currently surging rat population in New York — Scabby is unlikely to completely disappear anytime soon, as long as the rat keeps conveying his message of fair pay for workers.
“People are drawn to it in part because it’s like an ironic symbol of defiance,” Serby said. “Something about this giant, ugly, toothy kind of scary-looking rat makes people feel permitted to express anger and defiance and outrage at employers.”
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The mother of a 16-year-old Iranian girl has disputed official claims that her daughter fell to her death from a high building, saying the teen was killed by blows to the head as part of the crackdown on anti-hijab protests roiling the country.
Nasreen Shakarami also said authorities kept her daughter Nika’s death a secret for nine days and then snatched the body from a morgue to bury her in a remote area, against the family’s wishes. The bereaved mother spoke in a video message Thursday to Radio Farda, the Persian-language arm of the U.S.-funded station Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
Nika Shakarami has become the latest icon of the protests, seen as the gravest threat to Iran’s ruling elites in years. Attempts by authorities in recent days to portray the teen’s death as an accident could signal concern that the incident is fueling further anger against the government.
The protests, which enter their fourth week Saturday, were sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police. They had detained Amini for alleged violations of the country’s strict Islamic dress code.
Young women have often been leading the protests, tearing off and defiantly waving their headscarves as they call for toppling the government.
The protests quickly spread to communities across Iran and have been met by a harsh government crackdown, including beatings, arrests and killings of demonstrators, as well as internet disruptions.
Human rights groups estimate that dozens of protesters have been killed over the past three weeks. On Thursday, the London-based group Amnesty International published its findings about what appears to be the single deadliest incident so far — in the city of Zahedan on Sept. 30.
The report said Iranian security forces killed at least 66 people, including children, and wounded hundreds, after firing live rounds at protesters, bystanders and worshippers in a violent crackdown that day. Iranian authorities claimed the Zahedan violence involved unnamed separatists. More than a dozen people have been killed since then in the area, the report said.
Meanwhile, Nika Shakarami’s mother pushed back against attempts by officials to frame her daughter’s death as an accident.
In her video message, she said that the forensics report showed that Nika had died from repeated blows to the head.
Nika’s body was intact, but some of her teeth, bones in her face and part of the back of her skull were broken, she said. “The damage was to her head,” she said. “Her body was intact, arms and legs.”
Earlier this week, Iran’s police chief, Gen. Hossein Ashtari, claimed that the teen had gone to a building “and fell from the upper floor at a time of gatherings.” He said that “the fall from that height led to her death.”
Nasreen Shakarami said her daughter left her home in Tehran in the afternoon of Sept. 19 to join anti-hijab protests. She said she was in touch by phone with Nika several times in the next few hours, pleading with her to come home. They last spoke before midnight. “Then Nika’s mobile was off, after she and her friends were shouting names of forces while they were fleeing,” she said.
The following morning, the family searched for Nika at police stations and prisons, but had no word of her whereabouts for nine days. Authorities finally handed over the body on the 10th day and the family headed to the city of Khoramabad for burial, she said. Authorities repeatedly demanded to take possession of the body, which was in the meantime stored in the Khoramabad morgue.
On the day of the planned funeral the family learned that the body had been snatched from the morgue and was taken to a remote village for burial, under heavy security, Nasreen Shakarami said.
Since the confirmation of her death, Nika has emerged as another icon of the protests, alongside Amini. A photo of Nika, wearing a black T-shirt and sporting a stylish two-tone bob haircut and eyeliner, has been widely circulated on social media.
Authorities arrested Nasreen Shakarami’s brother and sister. The sister, Atash, later said on Iranian TV that her niece fell from a high building.
Nika’s mother said she believes her siblings had been pressured to echo the official version.
Iran has a long history of broadcasting forced confessions.
Also Friday, the official IRNA news agency quoted the coroner’s office saying examinations found that Mahsa Amini died of cerebral hypoxia — in which oxygen supply to the brain decreases. It said she suffered multiple organ failure but “her death was not led by blunt force trauma to the head, organs and vital parts of the body.”
It said Amini suffered heart arrhythmia, hypotension and loss of consciousness before been taken to a hospital.
Amini’s family rejected the coroner’s report, because authorities had failed to consult with medical specialists as requested by the family, BBC Persian reported. Mahsa Amini’s father has previously said her corpse showed clear signs of being bruised and beaten. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-teens-mother-disputes-iran-says-she-died-of-blows-to-head/ | 2022-10-07 19:53:40 | 1 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-teens-mother-disputes-iran-says-she-died-of-blows-to-head/ |
Forrester found that Censys delivers shadow IT control, suitability for the cloud, unmatched customer support and peace of mind for all customers.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Censys, the leader in External Attack Surface Management (EASM), commissioned Forrester to conduct a Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) report to evaluate the quantifiable business benefits that Censys EASM delivers to their customers. While the study found that most organizations have difficulty identifying and managing their attack surface, Forrester identified that Censys customers benefit from a 444% return on investment, including $3.19M in benefits and a $2.60M net present value.
With growing concerns of shadow IT, multiple cloud and SaaS providers, third-party and supply chain risks, and high labor costs to find and contextualize assets, organizations are eager to establish complete visibility into their attack surface. With its EASM platform, Censys is solving several key problems that security teams are consistently grappling with, including streamlining processes for security teams, providing visibility in mapping external assets, and helping organizations find vulnerabilities during merger and acquisitions activity.
"This TEI report from Forrester validates many of the direct benefits we've seen in real-time with our customers. We are thrilled to see Censys continuing to help security teams improve productivity and be cost-effective," said Sarah Ashburn, CRO at Censys. "Our goal at Censys is to provide peace of mind, giving organizations the most comprehensive, accurate data to defend attack surfaces and hunt for threats."
Forrester identified that in three years, organizations using the Censys EASM platform will benefit from:
- 30% increased efficiencies in discovering and assessing assets, with a financial impact of $269,000
- 50% reduced the likelihood of a security breach by discovering vulnerable assets which were previously unknown and unaccounted for, with a financial impact of $557,500
- 3.6 hours of avoided downtime per employee across the entire organization due to a security breach, with a financial impact of $675,000
- Two months of time saved on required work on an acquisition or merger, with an impact of $267,000
- 70% reduction in false positives, with a financial impact of $763,000
- 15% time savings in remediation of incidents, with a financial impact of $649,000
"Having the ability to see our attack surface and the changes in our posture provides a unique sense of confidence," stated a director of the cyber command center at a technology insurance company. "Censys is flexible and well-documented, which makes a huge difference."
For full findings on the Total Economic Impact™ of Censys External Attack Surface Management, download the study here. For more information, register for an upcoming Censys and Forrester webinar here on April 19, 2023.
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Censys, Inc.™ is the leading provider of continuous attack surface management. Founded in 2013 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Censys gives organizations the world's most comprehensive real-time view of global networks and devices. Customers like FireEye, Google, NATO, Swiss Armed Forces, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and over 51% of the Fortune 500 rely on the company's Internet-wide continuous visibility platform to discover and prevent cybersecurity threats. At Censys, you can be yourself. We like it that way. Diversity fuels our mission, and we are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age and identity. To learn more, visit censys.io and follow Censys on Twitter.
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Listening to America: Suicide
Published: Jul. 10, 2023 at 4:44 PM EDT|Updated: 45 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - In “Listening to America” Peter Zampa travels the country, asking people about the issues that matter to them. Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. Across the country, tens of thousands of people complete suicide every year. In this weeks’ piece, Peter goes to Wyoming and speaks with parents who lost their to son to suicide, and are using their grief to change the lives of other people who are struggling. He also visits an organization that offers intervention and resources to people who need mental health assistance and provides support to those impacted by suicide.
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This month's sudden national fixation on flyover spy balloons from China is far from the first time "eyes in the sky" have caused confrontations between the U.S. and rival superpowers.
Espionage has been a feature of international relations throughout history, and spying has led to many conflicts over the ages. But aerial reconnaissance and high-resolution cameras have added a sense of violation that comes intolerably close to home and raises the stakes.
But we should remember that the U.S., while surely spied upon, has been the world leader in aerial reconnaissance through at least the last few generations of technology.
Francis Gary Powers was a household name in the America of the early 1960s. For at least some Americans, that name still evokes an era when the world seemed on the brink of nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
Powers was an Air Force captain who had been recruited by the CIA in the mid-1950s as part of the "Second Weather Observational Squadron" that was supposed to be part of NASA but was in fact conducting overflights in search of Russian facilities producing ICBMs.
He was to conduct the last of a series of covert flights on May Day 1960, but his top-secret, high-altitude U-2 jet was shot down deep inside Russia. As the CIA had begun to suspect, the U-2 was no longer flying faster or higher than Soviet surface-to-air missiles could reach.
Russia initially announced the takedown without giving details, and the U.S. put out its story about a NASA weather mission that got off course. President Dwight D. Eisenhower personally repeated this falsehood.
But the Russians had a secret, which their Premier Nikita Khrushchev soon shared with the world. They had already found the wreckage of the Lockheed U-2 and captured Powers, who had ejected as his plane broke up. The Soviets displayed the American plane and its photographic equipment – and its pilot – to the world.
The evidence showed Powers' real mission had been to traverse the vast Soviet Union from its southern border with Pakistan to the Arctic Circle, eventually landing at a base in Norway. But he never got there.
Fallout from the act and the falsehoods
Eisenhower had been planning to hold a summit meeting with Khrushchev later in May 1960. Their meeting had to be cancelled, a major embarrassment to the Republican president and to some degree his vice president, Richard Nixon, who would be the party's nominee to succeed Eisenhower that fall.
The awkwardness of the U-2 fiasco also lent a certain credibility to the criticism leveled by the Democratic presidential nominee that year, John F. Kennedy. He and others had been trying to make the case that the Soviets, having launched the first satellite and then sent the first human into space, were winning the space race and undercutting U.S. military superiority.
Meanwhile, Powers was tried and convicted on espionage charges in the Soviet Union, then released in exchange for a U.S.-held Russian spy in 1962. Then in October of that year, another U-2 pilot took the pictures that showed Soviet technicians building missile launchers in Cuba and set off the most intense crisis of the postwar era.
Kennedy ordered a blockade and the Soviet ships delivering the missiles were turned back. It was widely considered the moment at which the world's two largest nuclear arsenals came closest to being used. From the Powers flight to the Cuban blockade, it all happened in the space of about 30 months.
Tensions in the South China Sea
More recently, in 2001 an American reconnaissance plane off the coast of China collided with one of the Chinese fighter jets that had been sent to intercept it. The incident took place in the South China Sea, about 200 miles east of Vietnam. At the time of the collision, the American aircraft was about 70 miles from Hainan, an island province of China and about 100 miles from a Chinese military base.
The Chinese plane that made contact went down and its pilot was lost. The American aircraft made an emergency landing on Hainan without having obtained permission to land.
There, the Chinese took the 24 U.S. service personnel who had been on board into custody. Ten days of negotiation resulted in the U.S. issuing two apologies, one for the collision itself and the death of the Chinese pilot and one for landing on Hainan without official permission. But the U.S. never acknowledged the aircraft had been engaged in surveillance or, as the Chinese described it, espionage.
The American crew members, who had spent their first minutes on the ground destroying equipment, instruments, documents and data, were held and interrogated but soon released, and the U.S. eventually got back the pieces of the damaged plane.
The lengthy negotiation and joint statement allowed both sides to save face. But the incident served notice that the Chinese Communist Party was aggressively guarding its turf and prepared to challenge the U.S.
Unlike the Powers U-2 incident, however, which led to a long decade of superpower tensions, the CP-3 episode was soon overshadowed by a greater crisis, the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the subsequent "war on terrorism." While the U.S. used aerial reconnaissance extensively over more than 20 years of this struggle, none of the adversaries involved has been known to conduct the same kind of surveillance on U.S. territory.
That may be one reason the discovery of the Chinese balloon intrusion, and the subsequent hyper-sensitivity of the U.S. government to unidentified high-altitude objects, has had such an impact on Americans.
Technology moves on
After the Powers incident, U.S. scientists and engineers at Lockheed's famous "Skunk Works" designed and built another generation of high-speed, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. The Lockheed SR-71would be christened the Blackbird. It would cruise at Mach 3+, more than three times the speed of sound, and it would provide all the overflight capabilities once promised by the U-2 and far more. It could literally outrun the surface-to-air missiles of its era.
The Blackbird had its first test flight in 1964 and dominated the category for a quarter century. But eventually both the U.S. and the Soviet Union and others were relying on unmanned aerial vehicles and satellites in orbit in space to provide surveillance of each other's military activities and movements without detection. One of the original 32 Blackbirds built now sits in dignified retirement at the new Smithsonian Air and Space Museum near Dulles Airport outside Washington, D.C.
China, too, has surveillance satellites taking pictures of the U.S., but some believe their technology in this regard may not be state of the art. That has been proposed as a potential explanation for their use of balloons to supplement their surveillance and data gathering.
Suspicions of foreign designs far back in diplomatic history
Even with two great oceans separating the U.S. from the rest of the world, Americans have long feared the designs of other nations. George Washington famously warned against "foreign entanglements" in his farewell address, and most of his successors in the presidency sought to keep such involvements as minimal as possible.
This was not, of course, always possible. As early as the administration of John Adams, the nation's second president, other nations were making every effort to enlist the aid of the fledgling republic or prevent its alliance with adversaries.
In 1798 the U.S. had its first real national scandal over three French diplomats who had code names corresponding to the last three letters in the alphabet. The so-called "XYZ Affair" came close to crashing the Adams administration and encouraged the rise of the first true "opposition party" in Congress.
Although the U.S. did not matter much in the global affairs of the 1800s, by the time of World War 1 the promise of American troops and armaments had the potential to decide the war. German submarine attacks on Atlantic shipping, including the passenger ship Lusitania, pushed American sentiment in one direction. But many German-Americans and Irish-Americans opposed entry into the war on the side of Britain.
As public opinion seemed unsettled early in 1917, a story emerged from British intelligence about a message supposedly intercepted between Germany and Mexico. Known as the "Zimmerman telegram," it described a plan by which Mexico would attack the U.S. if the Americans entered the European war against Germany. Mexico's reward would be the return of Texas, Arizona and New Mexico, which had once been part of Mexico. The story provoked outrage and contributed to a rising sense that war was inevitable, and indeed Congress declared war that April.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The County of Santa Clara, the home of the "Silicon Valley", has officially launched phase-one of the implementations of their new Cloud Collections Financial Ecosystem, a major milestone in the consolidation and integration of three disparate legacy systems to "CSS IMPACT! HD™ 2.0". CSS, Inc., the developers of "IMPACT! HD™ 2.0," is the leading provider of "NextGen" Cloud Financial Ecosystem platforms for enterprises and government.
A major hub for world renowned technology companies, the County of Santa Clara is known as "the Silicon Valley". As such, it is not surprising that the County is a leader in innovation and digital transformation, continuously adopting cutting-edge digital tools to digitize and automate its business processes.
"The County's successful implementation and launch to production of our new IMPACT HD 2.0 Enterprise Collection platform will enable the county to consolidate, streamline, digitize and systematically automate many of our critical business workflows, all of which will translate to a much more efficient debt-recovery process. We anticipate that these new efficiencies will translate into increased revenues for the county, all while providing us with an unprecedented level of control. We very much value our partnership with CSS," said Margarita Rodriguez, Director of the Department of Collections at Santa Clara County.
"All of us here at CSS are truly honored to have been selected by the County of Santa Clara for this implementation. The deployment of our "NextGen" HD 2.0 Collections Ecosystem will allow the county to consolidate and centralize disparate legacy systems, empower its users to deploy streamlined automated processes and make services much more efficient, effective, and transparent, all of which will lead to greater revenues to the County. We are very excited about this new partnership, and we look forward to a long-term relationship with the County," said Carl Briganti, President and CEO of CSS, Inc.
CSS's financial cloud architecture removes and resolves prohibitive costs of acquiring new collections and receivables "NextGen" cloud technology and workforces to overcome fundamental day to day processes. Metropolitan Municipalities, like the City of San Francisco, CA, the City of Norfolk, VA and now the County of Santa Clara, are leveraging intuitive, agile new fintech to engender turn-key automation with CSS's Cloud Financial Ecosystem platform, enabling them to cost-effectively leverage cutting-edge Fintech technology with the added benefit of a streamlined workforce. This in turn enables County operations staff to focus solely on revenue management and customer care.
For more information, download our brochure at http://brochure.cssimpact.com or visit us http://www.cssimpact.com or call 877.277.4621.
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Dinosaur adventure begins Saturday
Dinosaur adventure begins Saturday
ABOUT 65 MILLION YEARS, TO BE EXACT. DINOSAUR ADVENTURE IS AN EVENT AT THE FARM SHOW COMPLEX ARE ALL KINDS OF DINOSAUR RELATED ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING A PREHISTORIC OBSTACLE COURSE AND FOSSIL AND GEM DIGS. YOU LEARN ABOUT THE PERIOD OF TIME THEY LIVED IN WHAT THEY ATE, WHAT THEIR NATURAL WERE, WHAT THE TEMPERATURE, HOW LONG THEY LIVED. WE DO HAVE MATERIAL INSIDE OF THE GIFT SHOP TOO, SUCH AS BOOKS AND PUZZLES THAT YOU CAN GET THAT ARE EDUCATION AS WELL. THE EVENT WILL BE TOMORROW AND SUNDAY AND TICKET PRIC
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Dinosaur adventure begins Saturday
Dinosaur Adventure is hosting an event at the farm show complex."You learn about the period of time they lived in, what they ate, what their natural predators were, what the temperature was, and how long they lived," assistant manager, Brandon Williams said.There are all kinds of dinosaur-related activities — including a prehistoric-themed obstacle course, and fossil and gem digs."We do have material inside the gift shop too such as books and puzzles that are educational as well," Williams said.The event is Saturday and Sunday.Ticket prices start at $25.
Dinosaur Adventure is hosting an event at the farm show complex.
"You learn about the period of time they lived in, what they ate, what their natural predators were, what the temperature was, and how long they lived," assistant manager, Brandon Williams said.
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There are all kinds of dinosaur-related activities — including a prehistoric-themed obstacle course, and fossil and gem digs.
"We do have material inside the gift shop too such as books and puzzles that are educational as well," Williams said.
The event is Saturday and Sunday.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — With freshman star Brandon Miller leading the way, Alabama is now off to its best Southeastern Conference start in nearly seven decades.
Miller scored 24 points and made 4 of 8 3-pointers to lead No. 3 Alabama to a 97-69 victory over Florida on Wednesday night for the program’s best SEC start since the 1955-56 team went 14-0 in league games.
The Crimson Tide (21-3, 11-0) raced to a 29-point halftime lead against the Gators (13-11, 6-5), who had knocked off then-No. 2 Tennessee a week earlier.
Alabama also matched the 1975-76 team for the program’s best record through 24 games.
“It’s great. They’ve had a lot of really good teams here,” Tide coach Nate Oats said. “I don’t even know who was in the SEC back in ‘55-56, but it’s a good league now.
“We’re just trying to play good basketball. I think we played pretty well tonight. It’s nice to make some history around here.”
Miller added 9 rebounds and 3 assists for the Tide. Mark Sears made 4 of 6 3s and scored 19 for Alabama, which buried 15 shots from long range. Jahvon Quinerly had 11 points and 5 assists.
Colin Castleton led Florida with 29 points and 10 rebounds. He accounted for 13 of his team’s 23 in the first half and made 11 of 14 free throws. Riley Kugel added 15 points and Will Richard scored 11. Castleton tied Al Horford (2004-07) for third place in career blocks at Florida with his 188th and 189th.
It was a rough way to end a four-game stretch that included three Top 5 opponents and a visit to Kentucky’s Rupp Arena.
“A really challenging time for us,” Florida coach Todd Golden said. “A lot of fatigue both physically and mentally. We thought after beating Tennessee last week and then having a close emotional loss on Saturday [against Kentucky] that this was going to be a challenging game for us.
“And we just didn’t play well enough. I thought Alabama looked fresh. Obviously they respect us in the way they approached the game and they played a really good game.”
Florida, which faces Vanderbilt on Saturday, has faced four different top-5 teams for the first time in program history, going 2-2.
Alabama built a 52-23 halftime lead on a combination of scorching 3-point shooting, and the Gators’ own shooting woes. The Tide made 9 of 17 3s by halftime while Florida missed its five attempts.
Alabama started the rout with a 23-4 run that included Quinerly’s 8 points and the team’s four 3s.
Miller hit 3 of 4 3s in the first half, including a pair in the final three minutes.
It was a hot start for a team coming off a more lackluster 79-69 win over LSU.
“We weren’t happy with our game at LSU,” Oats said. “I think guys understood we’ve got to play better. It wasn’t who we were. Two out of our last three games, we haven’t played hard enough, long enough.”
The Gators got as close as 17 in the second half but Miller answered with 8 points in less than two minutes: a 3-pointer, a one-handed dunk and a basket and subsequent foul shot.
“Coach called a timeout and we just regrouped as a team and got our energy back right together,” Sears said. | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-gators/os-sp-uf-gators-alabama-mens-basketball-recap-0209-20230209-hmwc7t7eqfak5krfmvm2gauhiq-story.html | 2023-02-09 08:30:11 | 1 | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-gators/os-sp-uf-gators-alabama-mens-basketball-recap-0209-20230209-hmwc7t7eqfak5krfmvm2gauhiq-story.html |
It was this past Wednesday around 11 p.m. that photographer Ron Shipp parked in his usual spot just past the South Houston Street Viaduct to snap shots of the Dallas skyline.
“Normally, I walk out onto the levee and set my camera up to take pictures of downtown,” Shipp said. “This is a well-traveled area. You can see a lot of photographers use it. I have been out here countless dozens of times, day and night and never once really felt unsafe.”
Shipp walked along the sidewalk onto the bridge. However, this time he skipped the entrance to the levee after he said he heard muffled voices.
“I thought it was safer just to stay on the bridge and keep walking out,” Shipp said. “So at least I can see the assailants come from behind me, if that's what was going to happen.”
Shipp said the voices would come and go. He eventually spotted a group of at least four men hiding in the shadows of the outer banks of the bridge.
“Every time I walked out, they keep coming closer and closer. They weren't on the bridge. I knew that much,” Shipp said. “I looked over the bridge again and saw two men maybe 20 yards away, and I realized they were using the outside ledge, the handrails, to approach me from the outside.”
Shipp said he was fearful the group would jump over the railing.
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“At that point, I knew this was real, and I was in danger. I kept walking away. Not quite a run yet, but brusquely, walking away, hoping to get more distance,” Shipp said.
However, the group of men, Shipp said, continued to move towards him. He began to run.
“I saw flashes from a handgun and heard six shots right in my direction motivated me to run much faster. I got to be honest with you,” Shipp said. “And I just kept running to the relative safety of downtown.”
Shipp was never shot but reported it to police. Now, he’s going public with his story to warn those who frequent the area, especially at night.
“An empty bridge does not mean you're safe,” Shipp said. “People would never see the attack coming.”
Although shaken, Shipp said he will come back to snap pictures at this location.
“A lot of photographers have already approached me that they come here frequently. They won't be doing that alone or even in small groups, just in large groups. I want people… that use this space… it's dangerous, and they could get attacked out of the darkness in no time.” | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/photographer-shares-warning-after-attack-at-popular-skyline-photo-spot/3240286/ | 2023-04-20 00:07:21 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/photographer-shares-warning-after-attack-at-popular-skyline-photo-spot/3240286/ |
BOSTON (AP) — A military college student who says he was removed from his duties for testing positive for HIV is suing state and federal military officials.
The 20-year-old student from Revere, Massachusetts, says in a complaint filed Thursday that he tested positive for HIV in October 2020 during his sophomore year at the nation's oldest private military college, Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont.
The student, who is identified in the lawsuit only as “John Doe,” said in the complaint filed in federal court in Burlington, Vermont, that he was deemed unfit for service and dropped from the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and the Vermont Army National Guard despite being healthy, asymptomatic and on a treatment regimen that renders his viral load undetectable.
The U.S. Department of Defense and the Vermont National Guard, which are among those named in the lawsuit, didn’t respond to emails seeking comment Thursday.
Lawyers for Civil Rights, a Boston-based group that filed the lawsuit on the student’s behalf, declined to provide copies of the student's separation notice and other discharge documents, saying they're unredacted and will be submitted under seal to the court.
But the lawsuit describes in some detail the circumstances around the dismissals, including that the student was informed he would not be able to get a scholarship or contract through the ROTC program due to his HIV status and that he was no longer allowed to continue his monthly training periods with the state National Guard.
Under Department of Defense regulations, HIV is among a lengthy list of medical conditions that automatically disqualify a person from enlisting, being appointed as a commissioned officer and enrollment as an ROTC scholarship cadet.
The student’s lawyers argue the military’s HIV policies date to the 1980s when little was known about the condition, which, if left untreated, can lead to AIDS.
“A generation after they were first developed, the military’s policies are highly anachronistic and fail to reflect current medical reality,” the Lawyers for Civil Rights organization argues in the lawsuit. “Advances in medical treatment and prevention have transformed HIV from a progressive, terminal disease to a manageable condition.”
A federal judge in Virginia ruled last month that service members who are HIV-positive cannot be discharged or barred from becoming an officer solely because they’re infected with the virus.
Sophia Hall, deputy litigation director with Lawyers for Civil Rights, said the student's case is unrelated because the Virginia ruling only applied to those already in military service.
The student, in a statement provided by his lawyers, said he hopes to restore his military standing in order to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather and uncles who served in the armed forces. The lawsuit also asks the court to invalidate the military regulations and policies that led to his dismissal from the national guard and ROTC. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Military-college-student-sues-armed-forces-over-17151247.php | 2022-05-05 20:18:59 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Military-college-student-sues-armed-forces-over-17151247.php |
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BOCA RATON, Fla., Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NexGen Virtual is delighted to announce the availability of the NexGen Virtual application for Webex. The app is now available on Webex App Hub. NexGen Virtual integrated with Webex enables users to have a hybrid, secure and managed work experience.
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — For the third time in a decade, federal wildlife officials are contemplating whether the bi-state sage grouse deserves protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Conservationists blame “political gamesmanship” for leaving the bird in regulatory limbo since 2013. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday it’s doing a fresh review after a federal judge ruled last May that the Trump administration acted illegally when it withdrew the most recent proposal to list the species as threatened.
The hen-sized flightless bird can be found in just two states — Nevada and California — in the high desert along the Sierra Nevada’s eastern front. A formal listing could bring restrictions on development, as well as prevent livestock and off-road vehicles from entering the bird’s habitat.
“Maybe the third time will be the charm for getting this population segment the protection it so clearly deserves,” said Laura Cunningham, California director of the Western Watersheds Project.
“None of the science shows that the bi-state birds have benefited from the service’s dithering,” she said.
The population is down to some 3,300 birds, about half what it was 150 years ago, and conservationists say they likely suffered additional losses as a result of one of the snowiest Sierra winters in modern history.
The bi-state grouse is a cousin of the greater sage grouse found across 12 western states from Oregon to South Dakota. Threats to its survival include urbanization, livestock grazing, wildfires, climate change and ravens who eat their eggs.
The Fish and Wildlife Service is accepting public comment through June 23 and intends to make a new listing determination by May 2024.
The new review is a step in the right direction, said Ileene Anderson, a senior scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity.
The center, Western Watersheds Project and WildEarth Guardians had filed the lawsuit accusing the government of violating the Endangered Species Act by failing to respond to the bird’s dire condition.
“The political gamesmanship surrounding the bi-state sage grouse’s listing status is, sadly, not unique to this imperiled species,” said Lindsay Larris, wildlife program director at WildEarth Guardians.
The service rejected listing petitions in 2001 and 2005 before proposing the bird be declared threatened in 2013. But it withdrew that proposal two years later.
In 2018, a federal judge found the agency had illegally denied the bird protection and ordered a reevaluation of its status.
The agency again proposed protection, but withdrew that proposal in 2020 based on its conclusion that the bird’s population had improved.
A different federal judge ruled last May that the agency had based that decision on flawed assumptions. She reinstated the original 2013 listing proposal and ordered the service to issue a new decision.
The Fish and Wildlife Service said in its formal notice published Thursday it will be initiating an entirely new species status assessment. | https://wgntv.com/science/ap-science/bi-state-sage-grouse-considered-for-threatened-status-again/ | 2023-04-29 19:46:38 | 1 | https://wgntv.com/science/ap-science/bi-state-sage-grouse-considered-for-threatened-status-again/ |
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Two men have been charged with capital murder in a Friday shooting that left one man dead, and a female injured.
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PALM BEACH, Fla. — Police in Palm Beach arrested a 53-year-old man Wednesday after they said he was trespassing near Mar-a-Lago.
Capt. Will Rothrock said that officers responded to a trespass complaint at 1100 S. Ocean Blvd. just before 11:30 a.m.
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Palm Beach police said they were in the process of towing his vehicle, a Hyundai sedan, when a suspicious package was discovered.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian fighter jet on Tuesday struck the propeller of a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea, causing American forces to bring down the unmanned aerial vehicle in international waters, the U.S. military said, an incident that highlighted soaring U.S.-Russian tensions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
White House National Security spokesman John Kirby said U.S. President Joe Biden was briefed on the incident by national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
The U.S. European Command said in a statement that two Russian Su-27 fighter jets “conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept” of a U.S. MQ-9 drone that was operating within international airspace over the Black Sea.
It said one of the Russian fighters “struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters.” Prior to that, the Su-27s dumped fuel on and flew in front of the MQ-9 several times before the collision in “a reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner,” the U.S. European Command said in a statement from Stuttgart, Germany
“This incident demonstrates a lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional,” it added.
There was no immediate reaction from Moscow, which has repeatedly voiced concern about U.S. intelligence flights close to the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
Amid the continuing fighting in Ukraine, A Russian missile struck an apartment building in the center of Kramatorsk on Tuesday, killing at least one person and wounding nine others in one of Ukraine’s major city strongholds in its eastern Donetsk region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a video showing gaping holes in the façade of the low-rise building that bore the brunt of the strike.
The Ukrainian general prosecutor’s office and regional Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko also reported on the attack, posting photos of the building with mounds of rubble in front of it. The impact damaged nine apartment blocks, a kindergarten, a local bank branch and two cars, Kyrylenko said.
The war, which erupted after Russia’s launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, has brought heavy civilian casualties. Tuesday’s victims were among at least seven civilians killed and 30 wounded in 24 hours, Ukraine authorities said.
They included a 55-year-old woman killed when a Russian shell hit her car Tuesday in a border town in northeastern Ukraine.
“Russian troops are striking residential buildings, schools and hospitals, leaving cities on fire and in ruins,” Kyrylenko, the regional governor, said on Ukrainian television. “The Russians mark each meter (yard) of their advance in the region not only with their own blood, but also with the (lost) lives of civilians.”
Kramatorsk houses the local Ukrainian army headquarters. Ukrainian authorities say it has been regularly targeted by Russian shelling and other attacks in the past.
A missile strike on the city’s train station last April, which Kyiv and much of the international community blamed on Moscow, killed dozens of people and wounded more than 100.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking Tuesday during a meeting with workers at a helicopter factory in southern Siberia, once again cast the conflict in Ukraine as an existential one for Russia, charging that unlike the West — which, he said, is seeking to advance its geopolitical clout — it’s fighting for its existence as a state.
“For us, it’s not a geopolitical task,” Putin said, “it’s the task of survival of Russian statehood and the creation of conditions for the future development of our country.”
Ukrainian forces have also dug in, especially in the devastated eastern city of Bakhmut where Kyiv’s troops have been fending off Russian attacks for seven months and which has become a symbol of Ukraine’s resistance, as well as a focal point of the war.
Zelenskyy discussed the situation in Bakhmut with the top military brass and they were unanimous in their determination to face down the Russian onslaught, according to the presidential office.
“The defensive operation in (Bakhmut) is of paramount strategic importance to deterring the enemy. It is key for the stability of the defense of the entire frontline,” Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said.
Putin emphasized that his country’s industries have survived the blow of Western sanctions. But he acknowledged those sanctions could bring longer-term problems for the Russian economy.
Russia had welcomed a Chinese peace proposal to end the fighting, but Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that Kyiv’s refusal to have talks leaves Moscow with only military options.
Beijing has said it has a “no limits friendship” with Russia and has refused to criticize Moscow’s invasion, or even refer to it as an invasion.
“We must achieve our goals,” Peskov told reporters. “Given the current stance of the Kyiv regime, now it’s only possible by military means.”
However, Moscow’s pursuit of its goals in Ukraine has been slowed by poor war management and short resources after being beaten back at the end of last year in a Ukrainian counteroffensive, military analysts say.
The U.K. Ministry of Defense said Tuesday that Russia’s artillery ammunition shortages “have likely worsened to the extent that extremely punitive shell-rationing is in force on many parts of the front.”
That shortcoming, it said, has “almost certainly been a key reason why no Russian formation has recently been able to generate operationally significant offensive action.”
In other developments:
— The Russian parliament’s lower house on Tuesday gave final endorsement to a bill that extends punishment for showing disrespect toward participants in the “special military operation,” which is how the Kremlin officially describes its war in Ukraine. The change makes it punishable to spread allegedly fake information not only about the military, but also members of volunteer units, in an apparent reference to the Wagner Group military contractor. Those convicted of spreading such information face a prison term of up to 15 years. The bill is set to be approved by the upper house before President Vladimir Putin signs it into law.
— Iceland’s prime minister, Katrin Jakobsdottir, made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Tuesday. She laid flowers at a ceremony for Ukrainian volunteers who have been killed in fighting since 2014, when Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and Russia-backed separatists started an insurgency in the eastern Donbas region. Jakobsdottir was expected to meet with President Zelenskyy during her visit. ___
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Braswell cross country freshman Macy Wingard competes in the Plano ISD Invitational on Aug. 13 at Russell Park in Plano. Wingard went on to win the event among her four victories in five meets so far this fall.
Braswell cross country freshman Macy Wingard poses with her medal for winning the Plano ISD Invitational on Aug. 13 at Russell Park in Plano. It was Wingard's first high school meet and is now one of her four victories in five meets so far this fall.
Four wins in five races and the best 5K time of any freshman in the nation epitomize Braswell cross country runner Macy Wingard’s rapid rise this fall.
Ask her before the season started, though, and Wingard was merely looking to get under 18 minutes in the event. It came as a surprise when she blew past that mark with a 17:15.30 at the Marcus Coach T Invitational on Sept. 3, finishing 7.5 seconds behind Prosper senior Shewayne Johnson to take home second place.
“I remember crossing the line when I ran my 17:15 and I was just in utter shock because I was not expecting that at all,” Wingard said. “It’s meant a lot to me, especially with all the people supporting me like my team, my coaches and my family. It’s amazing, too, because my brother was also a runner [in high school], so it’s just nice to follow in his footsteps along with my mom and dad.”
Macy’s brother, Wyatt Wingard, graduated from Frisco Reedy in 2020 and was a standout runner during his time there. Wyatt won the Class 5A District 9 cross country championship as a senior before placing third at regionals and 12th in the state. He is now part of the Salt Lake Community College cross country team.
Doing workouts together and running on the same summer track team as Wyatt growing up is something Macy says helped her improve rapidly as a runner. Seeing Wyatt’s success on the track motivated her to compete at a high level, too.
“I wanted to be just like him,” Macy said. “Back when he was in high school, I used to train with him. He would push me because he was obviously way faster than me. Him and I are always talking about our goals and everything we want to do in the running world.
“It’s just nice to have someone who knows how I feel and wants the same goals as I do.”
Macy first caught Braswell cross country coach Gary Brown’s attention in the summer of 2021 while she was between her seventh and eighth grade years at Rodriguez Middle School. She won a pair of events during the previous fall at the North Texas Small School Championship and Texas Homeschool State MS Cross Country Championships.
Brown said he could already see Macy’s potential that summer and often went down to the middle school for workouts to help continue her progression.
“We knew she was going to be pretty good and pretty special, but she’s even surprised me so far,” Brown said. “We’ve had an eye on her since last summer, a year ago. It’s been fun to watch her progress.
“She’s going above and beyond our expectations so far. It’s been fun to watch.”
Her mother and father, Molly Lopez and Jason Wingard, were both runners as well. They introduced Macy to the sport at a young age and she fell in love with it, starting with the 50-yard dash in an under-6 age division before working up to the long distance events she now loves.
She continues to pull her passion from those early days and the familial connections to running. It all amounts to an energy Brown said Macy brings to the team each and every day.
“The number one word I’d use to describe her is fun. She’s just happy, always working hard and enjoys her time around here,” Brown said. “A lot of kids with this much success this early might be kind of nose in the air, acting like they’re better than everybody, but she’s the exact opposite of that.
“It just blows my mind how anxious she is to get to workouts, be with her teammates and get coached.”
Next up for Macy is the Nike South Invitational in The Woodlands where she will compete in the elite varsity girls division starting at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday. The meet is one Brown said should be a good test for her against some tough competitors.
It will be Macy’s last race before the District 5-6A meet on Oct. 14, where she will once again face off with Johnson — who won the 6A state title last year — as two of the likely frontrunners for the individual district title. Macy has her sights set on winning a state championship during her high school career, among other goals.
“I’m an achiever. I always want to be the best I can and achieve whatever I can,” Macy said. “One of my high school years, I would love to win state. I also want to make it to nationals this year and I want to break 17 minutes in the 5K. That would be awesome.”
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bryce Harper has always enjoyed playing at Dodger Stadium. His return Tuesday night for the Philadelphia Phillies might top them all.
Harper was activated off the injured list and was in the lineup, batting third at designated hitter when the Phillies took on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the middle game of a three-game series.
Harper went 0 for 4 and struck out three times in the Phillies' 13-1 loss.
The return for the two-time NL MVP came 160 days after Harper had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. It occurred at the ballpark where he made his major league debut in 2012.
“Medically it is surprising, but by Harper genetic standards probably not,” Harper's agent, Scott Boras, said while the Phillies were taking batting practice. “I remember last Thanksgiving we were talking about when he could come back and he mentioned May and I told him not to tell anyone that.”
When Harper had surgery on Nov. 23, the Phillies said he was expected to return around the All-Star break in mid-July. He was cleared to play after an appointment with Dr. Neal ElAttrache on Monday morning.
“I tried to go through the whole process and understand where my body and mind was. I tried to do everything I could to get to this point. It’s been a grind," Harper said before Monday's game.
Harper — who entered with a .292 batting average and six homers in 26 games at Dodger Stadium — said he will continue to wear a brace on his right elbow while hitting. He wore it most of last season after originally suffering the injury last April and batted .286 with 18 homers and 65 RBIs.
The 30-year-old Harper first suffered a small ulnar collateral ligament tear in his elbow in April. He had a platelet-rich plasma injection in May and shifted to the DH role.
When it comes to the possibility of another injury or if he is coming back too soon, Harper said he is healed the way he needs to be to play.
“Whenever you have a major surgery something could happen. It wouldn’t matter from right now to two months, we’re healed to where I need to be and play the game smart and the right way,” Harper said. “I'm not going to push the craziness of how I play and understand I help my team when I am on the field and not off it.”
Harper's return also comes at a great time for the Phillies. The defending NL champs are 15-15, but have won seven of their last 10 games.
It adds more power to a deep Philadelphia lineup. The Phillies went into Tuesday's game third in the majors with a .271 batting average. They have been generating their share of hits with soft contact as Statcast's expected batting average is .244.
Philadelphia added Trea Turner — a former teammate of Harper's in Washington — to join a batting order that includes Kyle Schwarber, Nick Castellanos and J.T. Realmuto. Brandon Marsh, who was acquired at the trade deadline from the Los Angeles Angels last year, is fifth in the majors with a .337 batting average.
“It really creates a long lineup,” manager Rob Thomson said. “When you see it, you’re going to see a couple pretty good hitters way down there because Harper is back. Once he gets hot, we’re going to be a handful.”
Thomson moved Schwarber from fifth back to leadoff, where he batted most of last season. Turner is hitting second followed by Harper, Castellanos and Bryson Stott.
Thomson said with the number of days off that the Phillies have in May, the expectation is that Harper can be in the lineup every day as long as he remains healthy.
When it comes to the possibility of when Harper will return to the field, Thomson said that is likely to be a couple months away. Harper has played mostly right field, but is taking grounders and throwing from first base.
Thomson's biggest worry at the moment is making sure Harper gets off to a good start at the plate.
“I wouldn’t be surprised where it is going to take some time to get true timing back but I’m pretty confident in his abilities,” Thomson said.
To make room for Harper, the Phillies optioned outfielder Jake Cave to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
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UK professor speaks about the impact of Supreme Court student debt relief decision
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Supreme Court ruled against President Biden’s plan to wipe out student loan debt for millions of Americans last week.
We spoke with an economic expert on the impact of both relieving and not relieving student loans.
“It’s awful easy to boil these issues down to kind of simple talking points, but they are complex,” said Dr. Michael Clark, the director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Kentucky.
Dr. Clark says determining the impact of student loan forgiveness is not a simple equation.
“As politicians, whether that be Biden or, or anyone else in elected office, are considering different types of policies, it’s really useful for them to think about the idea of ‘this is going to cost something, what is it going to change? What type of benefits are we going to get as a result of that? And how do they compare?’” said Dr. Clark.
One concern with student loan forgiveness is incentivizing unhealthy personal economic choices.
“If they think at some point in the future the government may do a student loan forgiveness program, they may look at this and say ‘okay, well I can take on this debt, and there’s a good chance I don’t have to pay this because, you know, the government might forgive this at some point and time,” said Dr. Clark.
Another common question is the impact of the forgiveness plan on the country’s already rising inflation, which Dr. Clark disputes.
“It’s very likely these are relatively small changes in terms of inflationary pressures regardless of what direction you’re looking at,” said Dr. Clark.
And that relieving the debt is not a significant cost in the scope of U.S. economic spending.
“There’s a lot of student loan debt out there. The amount that would be paid, you know, each month in terms of servicing that debt would be relatively small in terms of the grand size of the economy,” said Dr. Clark.
Despite being struck down in court, President Biden has announced he still plans on providing some relief to borrowers, including easing borrowers into payments with less penalties for missed payments through September 30 of next year.
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LOS ANGELES, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) ("GreenPower"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of purpose-built, all-electric, zero-emission medium and heavy-duty vehicles serving the cargo and delivery market, shuttle and transit space and school bus sectors, will be in booth #5820 at Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo on May 1 to 4, 2023 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
GreenPower will showcase its purpose-built, all-electric vehicles including the 22-foot EV Star Cargo and the award-winning Type A Nano BEAST school bus. The company will also unveil a new commercial all-electric model which will be announced at the show.
ACT Expo is the industry's largest advanced transportation technology and clean fleet event and includes hands-on access to the technologies and vehicles driving the future of transportation. Each year, the show features dozens of product debuts, exhibits and major announcements from the leading vehicle manufacturers and solution providers.
"As we continue to see demand for zero-emission vehicles and customers deepening their commitments toward going electric, GreenPower is proud to be a solutions provider and one-stop-shop that we believe offers a superior combination of customization, reliability and customer service." said GreenPower President Brendan Riley. "We look forward to showcasing our innovative, purpose-built commercial fleet offerings and sharing more details about GreenPower's newest vehicle solution."
GreenPower, located in booth #5820, from May 2nd to 4th will showcase its zero-emission, electric-powered vehicles including the Type A Nano BEAST, all-electric school bus and EV Star product line.
- 22-foot EV Star Cargo: Class 4 vehicle for last-mile delivery solutions. It has a carrying capacity of 5,000+ pounds and 150-mile range.
- Nano BEAST: The only purpose-built, all-electric, zero-emission Type A school bus on the market with seating of up to 24 students or the option for wheelchair securements and a rear curbside lift and a range of up to 150 miles.
GreenPower will also participate in the ACT Expo Ride and Drive event on Tuesday, May 2 from Noon to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, May 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to test drive GreenPower's EV Star, a multi-purpose, zero-emission passenger vehicle that can be used for para-transit, employee shuttle and microtransit. To schedule a Ride and Drive appointment contact Troy Czegledy at troy.c@greenpowermotor.com.
In addition to its exhibit, GreenPower will participate in the "eTRU Truck Tech Outlook" breakout session on Monday, May 1 from 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Claus Tritt, vice president of medium duty and commercial vehicle sales, will discuss current and future zero-emission TRU technology options for straight trucks and vans and fleet case studies in Class 2-6 truck and van applications such as the refrigerated truck market.
In attendance at the GreenPower ACT booth #5820 will be:
- Fraser Atkinson, CEO
- Brendan Riley, President
- Claus Tritt, Vice President of Medium Duty and Commercial Vehicle Sales
- Michael Perez, Vice President School Bus, Contracts and Grants
- Mark Nestlen, Vice President of Business Development and Strategy
- Jack Rothschild, Regional Sales Manager
- Larry Sharp, Regional Sales Manager
- Lisa McGhee, Regional Sales Manager
- Troy Czegledy, Inside Sales
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About GreenPower Motor Company
GreenPower designs, builds and distributes a full suite of high-floor and low-floor all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including transit buses, school buses, shuttles, cargo van and a cab and chassis. GreenPower employs a clean-sheet design to manufacture all-electric vehicles that are purpose built to be battery powered with zero emissions while integrating global suppliers for key components. This OEM platform allows GreenPower to meet the specifications of various operators while providing standard parts for ease of maintenance and accessibility for warranty requirements. GreenPower was founded in Vancouver, Canada with primary operational facilities in southern California. Listed on the Toronto exchange since November 2015, GreenPower completed its U.S. IPO and NASDAQ listing in August 2020. For further information go to www.greenpowermotor.com.
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Get a professional safety and qualification check on cylinders at all 1,100+ U-Haul store locations where propane is sold
PHOENIX, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As Independence Day approaches and families prepare to fire up their propane-powered BBQ grills, more than 1,100 U-Haul® facilities are providing free safety inspections and qualification checks on all propane cylinders to ensure safe holiday celebrations.
Propane sales typically spike prior to July 4, one of the busiest days for food preparation using the clean-burning fuel. In anticipation of family gatherings and the expected surge of people topping off their tanks, U-Haul is asking customers to take advantage of free tank inspections by a certified propane technician at any of its Company-owned stores where propane is sold.
"U-Haul takes propane safety seriously," said Scott Johnson, U-Haul propane program manager.
"We want people to enjoy their holiday without worrying about their tanks. All types of customers rely on U-Haul to provide high-quality products and a safe experience. U-Haul certified propane technicians are available to check the qualification date on each cylinder, examine the valve for leaks, and inspect the tank for dents, cracks, gouges, and rust."
Johnson estimates that as many as 20 million propane tanks are sold in the U.S. each year. Many of these tanks lapse in qualification annually and cannot be legally filled without inspection and requalification.
Propane tanks are qualified for 12 years from the original manufactured date, which is stamped on the tank collar or foot. Customers have two options if qualification has lapsed:
- Visit a propane company to have a tank requalified if it passes inspection. That can cost about $25, and requalification lasts for five years.
- Purchase a new 20-pound BBQ tank with a fuel gauge that is qualified for 12 years, and is available at U-Haul stores for only $49.95.
U-Haul began selling propane in 1984 and became the largest U.S. retailer by 1987. Today, U-Haul safely supplies propane to thousands of customers daily across the U.S. and Canada.
U-Haul utilizes the S.T.E.P. program (Safety, Training, Equipment and Promotion) to deliver propane safely, cleanly and conveniently to customers. The U-Haul propane certification program for Team Members, and the U-Haul propane website promoting consumer safety tips and education information, all align with the Propane Education Research Council (PERC).
Along with strict safety training standards, U-Haul deploys an online service request system that connects U-Haul centers to its propane vendors to report any equipment issues and to ensure there is propane available and safew to dispense to its customers seven days a week. These combined elements demonstrate U-Haul's commitment to providing a better product and service to more customers at a lower cost. The S.T.E.P. program gives U-Haul the edge in safely and effectively meeting our customer's propane demands.
"When handled correctly, propane is a safe and efficient energy source," Johnson said. "Our certified propane technicians are trained to identify any issues with the cylinders and dispense the cleaning-burning gas safely at low prices. We encourage each customer to take advantage of the free inspections before they open the grill and start celebrating."
Propane is the focus of several U-Haul sustainability initiatives. The Company continues to grow its propane Autogas locations to service alternative-fuel vehicles, and champions green products like the 1-pound reusable propane cylinder, a safer and more responsible option to disposable tanks. Visit uhaul.com/about/sustainability to learn more about U-Haul ecofriendly practices.
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 23,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our proprietary Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 186,000 trucks, 128,000 trailers and 46,000 towing devices. U-Haul is the third largest self-storage operator in North America and offers 876,000 rentable storage units and 75.1 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities. U-Haul is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S., and continues to be the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. U-Haul has been recognized repeatedly as a leading "Best for Vets" employer and was recently named one of the 15 Healthiest Workplaces in America.
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Phone: 602-263-6981
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A Labrador and German shepherd mix named Zoey has claimed the record for the longest tongue on a living dog.
At 5 inches, Zoey's tongue is longer than a soda can, according to Guinness World Records.
Her owners, Sadie and Drew Williams from Metairie, Louisiana, said people often comment on how long Zoey's tongue is.
"We got Zoey when she was only six weeks old and in the first ever picture we have of her, she has her tongue sticking out," said Sadie Williams.
"We thought surely she'd grow into it but she obviously didn't. She still has an enormous tongue compared to her body."
Zoey's massive tongue is most obvious when she is panting after playing outside.
"It would be slobbering all over the place," said Drew Williams. "So sometime last year we took her to the vet and measured her tongue."
Measuring from the tip of her snout to the tip of her tongue, Zoey was recognized as a record breaker.
The 3-year-old dog is a fun loving creature, according to her owners.
"She will pretty much go fetch anything you throw and swim in any body of water that's available," said Drew Williams. "But she hates getting a bath."
Zoey is also friendly to strangers, but petting her comes with its own risks.
"Every now and then while we're out taking her on a walk, people will come up to her and want to pet her," said Drew Williams.
"We'll warn them ahead of time 'Hey, she's friendly but she might slobber on you' and every now and then she will, and they'll have a big slobber mark on their black pants."
Zoey beat previous record holder Bisbee, an English Setter from Tucson, Arizona, who claimed the record almost three months ago with a tongue measuring 3.74 inches.
Another previous holder of the record, Mochi "Mo" Rickert, had a tongue that measured 7.3 inches. The female Saint Bernard held the record for five years, and died in November 2021.
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USA Basketball put together different rosters for all six World Cup qualifying windows, and coach Jim Boylen noticed the same two things with each of those groups.
One, every player beamed when putting on the “USA” jersey for picture day. Two, by the third or fourth day of practice, the players were coaching each other.
It took 52 players and more than a year, but the job is done — USA Basketball is going to the World Cup in the Philippines this summer. The U.S. won’t have to sweat it out this weekend when the final spots in the 32-team field get claimed, after rallying to beat Uruguay on Thursday and clinching a berth.
“When they put on the USA jersey, the same jersey that LeBron James wore, the same jersey that Kobe Bryant wore, the same jersey of the senior men’s national team, there’s a joy from those guys unlike what I’ve ever seen,” Boylen said. “And then it clicks: They’ve reached a higher level of distinction and they’ve got to come together. That’s what happened.”
Boylen has led the U.S. to a 9-2 record in qualifying, with one game left at Brazil on Sunday. It’s meaningless, on paper, for the Americans, but could decide whether Brazil goes to the World Cup or not.
For many of the U.S. players, Sunday could be the last time they play with “USA” on the front of the jersey. The World Cup roster will be filled by NBA players; the qualifying teams, with a handful of exceptions, were primarily players from the G League.
If the U.S. finishes as one of the best two teams from the Americas region in the World Cup, they’ll also qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Americans are the four-time defending Olympic champions.
“All I want them to do is take care of business,” said guard Langston Galloway, who played in the most qualifying games for the U.S. over the last 15 months. “I feel like I’m part of their success to some extent. We’ve done our job and now we hand it over to the next group and let them finish the job.”
MELO ON BOARD
Carmelo Anthony was introduced in Manila on Friday as the newest FIBA World Cup Global Ambassador.
He said it was special to be picked for the role, especially since his close friend Kobe Bryant was an ambassador for the 2019 World Cup in China. Anthony said it was “special to kind of follow what Kobe has created on a global scale.”
“I’m sure he definitely would have been here with me, watching these games, coming over, hanging in the Philippines and just enjoying himself,” Anthony said. “For me, I can continue part of his legacy, but also establish what I have to establish for myself.”
Anthony, a three-time Olympic champion, joins Pau Gasol and Luis Scola as ambassadors.
“I’m glad we’re not competing no more. We’re on the same side now,” Anthony said.
FIELD UPDATE
Jordan has made the 32-team World Cup, clinching its spot Friday when New Zealand defeated Saudi Arabia.
Jordan is the seventh team to advance through the Asian Qualifiers, joining co-hosts Philippines and Japan, Lebanon, New Zealand, Australia and China. There is one spot left unclaimed from Asia, with Iran and Kazakhstan still in the running.
Also clinching on Friday were South Sudan and Egypt.
The other teams that have clinched so far:
Americas Region (7 spots)
In: USA, Canada.
Still in the race: Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico. Those last five spots will be decided Sunday.
Europe Region (12 spots)
In: Finland, Latvia, Germany, Greece, Slovenia, France, Lithuania, Spain, Italy.
Still in the race: Serbia, Belgium, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Georgia, Iceland.
Africa Region (5 spots)
In: Ivory Coast, South Sudan, Egypt.
Still in the race: Angola, Cape Verde, Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia.
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December 2022 graduates who enroll at Itawamba Community College for the spring semester will have an opportunity to register during a special orientation session, Jan. 5 at 9 a.m. at the Tupelo Campus.
“Orientation for December graduates is a valuable first step toward a successful college career, and ICC offers it at no cost to provide the best start for our students,” said Michael Holloway, director of recruitment and orientation. It is an opportunity for students to learn about ICC, schedule their classes, take their ID photo and begin to prepare for the college transition. Area graduates can register now at www.iccms.edu/orientation. More information is available at orienation@iccms.edu.
“The orientation session will enable students to schedule classes at their convenience before they are full,” Holloway said. “Prior to attending orientation, students are encouraged to schedule a FAFSA completion appointment with Financial Aid at https://www.iccms.edu/Appointments.”
For more information, contact the Advising Center on the Fulton Campus at (662) 862-8290, at the Tupelo Campus at (662) 620-5000 or email eadviser@iccms.edu.
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GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Tennessee, Ohio State, Georgia and Clemson are top four in first College Football Playoff rankings.
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