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By AL LESAR
Associated Press
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Antonio Reeves scored 18 points and Oscar Tshiebwe had 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead Kentucky to a 63-56 victory over No. 5 Tennessee on Saturday.
Kentucky led 58-50 with 3:28 left in the game. Two free throws by Santiago Vescovi and two buckets by Uros Plavsic closed the gap to two with less than a minute to play.
A Wildcat turnover gave Tennessee a shot to tie or take the lead, but Zakai Zeigler and Plavsic missed down low.
“Both coaches made it a slugfest,” said Kentucky coach John Calipari. “Nobody backed down.”
The Wildcats (11-6, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) showed a physical presence and dominated the Volunteers (14-3, 4-1) on the boards, 43-23. Tennessee came into the game leading the SEC in turnover margin (+9.94).
“Our frontline’s gotta do a better job rebounding,” said Tennessee coach Rick Barnes. “On the defensive end, we have to get everyone involved.”
The Tennessee big man Plavsic, who scored 19 points, was the only Vol to match Kentucky’s physicality.
Calipari said the strategy was to focus on the Vols’ perimeter play, while letting Plavsic have his way.
“They can beat us with 3s,” said Calipari. “They won’t beat us with 2s.”
Kentucky’s effort came on the heels of a disappointing loss to South Carolina earlier in the week.
Calipari spent a good deal of his meeting with the media addressing the negativity toward his team from its fan base, especially on social media.
“I haven’t lost faith in any of these guys,” he said. “I’ve got a good team. (Friday night), I collected all the (players’ cell) phones and iPads and everything else.”
CJ Fredrick scored eight in a row and had 10 of his 13 points in the first half as Kentucky led at the break, 33-26.
Vescovi, who tweaked his shooting (left) shoulder in a collision early in the game, had seven in the first half for Tennessee. He finished with 13 points.
“We had some uncontested looks at the rim,” Barnes said. “Point-blank layups — you’ve gotta make them.”
POLL IMPLICATIONS
During his 36 seasons as a head coach in college basketball, Rick Barnes has led his teams into the AP Top 25 a total of 299 weeks. That includes 131 weeks in the Top 10.
BIG PICTURE
Kentucky: Besides the frustration that comes with six losses this early in the season, the Wildcats have had to deal with injury problems. G Cason Wallace (back) and F Jacob Toppin (shoulder) have been sidelined. Both started against the Vols. … Big man Oscar Tshiebwe leads the SEC with 10 double-doubles this season. … Sahvir Wheeler leads the SEC with 6.3 assists a game. This is his third straight year on top. … John Calipari coached his 36th game against Tennessee. No other coach has led his team against the Vols in as many games.
Tennessee: Senior G Santiago Vescovi has been hot lately. He came into the Kentucky game averaging 16.5 points over his last five games while shooting 60% from the field and 57% from 3-point. … Zakai Ziegler, who has gotten used to his role as a point guard coming off the bench, had 27 assists in his last three games heading into Saturday. … Chris Lofton (2004-08), the SEC’s all-time leader in 3-point baskets made (431), had his No. 5 hoisted into the rafters of Thompson-Boling Arena.
UP NEXT
Kentucky: Hosts Georgia on Tuesday.
Tennessee: Visits Mississippi State on Tuesday.
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House Republicans are promising aggressive oversight of the Biden administration once they assume the majority next year, with a particular focus on the business dealings of presidential son Hunter Biden, illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border and the originations of COVID-19.
Republicans won’t have enough votes to advance key legislative priorities if there is no Democratic buy-in, but their oversight of government agencies could put Democrats on the defensive and dampen support for the Biden administration going into the 2024 presidential elections.
Some of the lawmakers expected to lead those investigations once House Republicans select their new committee chairs:
Judiciary’s big role
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is expected to serve as the next chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Jordan helped form and then lead the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus and voted on Jan. 6, 2021, to object to counting Pennsylvania’s electoral vote. President Donald Trump thought so highly of Jordan that he presented the congressman with the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The Judiciary Committee handles oversight of the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security and issues such as crime, immigration and protection of civil liberties. It’s typically one of the most partisan committees on Capitol Hill, yet Jordan’s combative style stands out even there. The committee would be the place where any effort would begin to impeach a member of the Biden administration, as some Republicans have been proposing for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Jordan’s inquiries to the administration in recent months make clear the committee will investigate the FBI’s execution of a search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. He has also advocated for a wide-ranging look at the Biden administration’s immigration policies and the origins of COVID-19.
“All those things need to be investigated just so you have the truth,” Jordan told conservative activists last summer at a conference. “Plus that will frame up the 2024 race when I hope and I think President Trump is going to run again and we need to make sure that he wins.”
Oversight’s long list
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., is expected to serve as the next chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee and has made clear that investigating President Joe Biden’s son Hunter will be one of his top priorities. The Republicans say their investigation of Hunter Biden’s business dealings is to “determine whether these activities compromise U.S. national security and President Biden’s ability to lead with impartiality.”
Comer has also been laying the groundwork for investigating the situation on the U.S-Mexico border. He sent a letter to Mayorkas seeking an array of documents and communications pertaining to the administration’s border policy. “We cannot endure another year of the Biden Administration’s failed border policies,” the letter said.
But that’s just a slice the committee’s focus.
“We’re going to investigate between 40 and 50 different things,” Comer said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet The Press.” “We have the capacity. We’ll have 25 members on the committee, and we’re going to have a staff close to 70. So we have the ability to investigate a lot of things.”
The federal government’s spending in response to COVID-19 will also be scrutinized.
“We believe that there have been hundreds of billions, if not trillions of dollars wasted over the past three years, so that spans two administrations, in the name of COVID.
“We want to have hearings on that. We want to try to determine what happened with the fraudulent unemployment insurance funds, the fraudulent PPP loan funds, some of this money that’s being spent for state and local governments in the COVID stimulus money,” Comer said.
Afghanistan in focus
Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, is expected to serve as the next chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which will be investigating the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. McCaul reiterated a request in mid-October for various documents and directed the State Department to preserve all records related to the chaotic withdrawal, which included the loss of 13 U.S. service members killed during a suicide bombing attack.
“The way it was done was such a disaster and such a disgrace to our veterans that served in Afghanistan. They deserve answers to the many questions we have,” McCaul said on ABC’s “This Week.” He added: “Why wasn’t there a plan to evacuate? How did it go so wrong?”
Spotlight on energy and taxes
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., is expected to serve as the next chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has the broadest jurisdiction of any authorizing committee in Congress, from health care to environmental protection to national energy policy. Republicans on the committee have already spent months investigating the origins of COVID-19 and are expected to continue that work in the next Congress.
Reps. Jason Smith, R-Mo., Adrian Smith, R-Neb., and Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., have expressed interest in serving as the next chairman of the tax-writing House Ways & Means Committee, which has already been seeking documents related to the spending in the nearly $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that Democrats passed early last year. The committee also has oversight over the IRS, a frequent target of GOP scrutiny and scorn.
Other key spots
Likely leaders of other prominent committees:
— Agriculture Committee: Glenn Thompson, R-Pa.
— Appropriations Committee: Kay Granger, R-Texas.
— Armed Services Committee: Mike Rogers, R-Ala.
— Budget Committee: Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., Buddy Carter, R-Ga., and Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, have all expressed interest in the chairmanship.
Breaking News
— Financial Services Committee: Patrick McHenry, R-N.C.
— Homeland Security Committee: Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, Mark Green, R-Tenn., and Clay Higgins, R-La., have all expressed interest in the chairmanship.
— Intelligence Committee: Michael Turner, R-Ohio
— Natural Resources Committee: Bruce Westerman, R-Ark.
— Science, Space and Technology Committee: Frank Lucas, R-Okla.
— Transportation and Infrastructure Committee: Sam Graves, R-Mo.
— Veterans’ Affairs Committee: Mike Bost, R-Ill. | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/ct-aud-nw-gop-house-committee-chairs-20221129-bajqwgahu5dxvou3wsmxriy7oq-story.html | 2022-11-29 14:51:06 | 0 | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/ct-aud-nw-gop-house-committee-chairs-20221129-bajqwgahu5dxvou3wsmxriy7oq-story.html |
Russia to keep missile test notices under Cold War-era deal
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will continue to give the U.S. advance notice about its missile tests despite suspending the last remaining nuclear arms treaty between the two countries, a top Russian diplomat said Thursday.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov’s statement reversed one he made Wednesday, when he said Moscow had halted all information exchanges with Washington envisioned under the 2011 New START nuclear pact, including missile test warnings.
But Russia intends to stick by its pledge last month to keep notifying the U.S. about missile tests in line with a 1988 U.S.-Soviet agreement, Ryabkov said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended the country’s participation in the New START treaty last month, saying Russia could not U.S. inspections of its nuclear sites at a time when Washington and its NATO allies have openly declared Moscow’s defeat in Ukraine as their goal.
Moscow emphasized at the time that it wasn’t withdrawing from the pact altogether and would continue to respect the caps on nuclear weapons the treaty set.
Earlier this week, the U.S. announced that Moscow and Washington have stopped sharing biannual nuclear weapons data as envisioned by New START. U.S. officials said Washington had offered to continue providing the information after Putin suspended Russia’s participation, but Moscow told Washington it would not share its own data.
The termination of information exchanges under the pact marked yet another attempt by the Kremlin to discourage the West from ramping up its support for Ukraine by pointing to Russia’s massive nuclear arsenal. Last weekend, Putin announced the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to the territory of Moscow’s ally Belarus.
Along with data about the current state of the countries’ nuclear forces routinely released every six months, the parties to the New START treaty also exchanged advance warnings about test launches and deployments of their nuclear weapons.
Such notices have been an essential element of strategic stability for decades, allowing Russia and the United States to correctly interpret each other’s moves and make sure that neither country mistakes a test launch for a missile attack.
Ryabkov wouldn’t say if the 1988 U.S.-Soviet agreement would cover all the missile tests that Russia was obliged to issue notices about under New START.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP is investigating a data breach impacting the personal information and password vaults of customers of LastPass US LP, a provider of password management solutions.
According to the company, the incident began in August 2022 when "an unauthorized party gained access to portions of the LastPass development environment through a single compromised developer account and took portions of source code and some proprietary LastPass technical information." Then, in November 2022, the company announced that "an unauthorized party, using information obtained in the August 2022 incident, was able to gain access to certain elements of our customers' information," later clarifying that the information included "a backup of customer vault data" as well as "customer account information and related metadata including company names, end-user names, billing addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers, and the IP addresses from which customers were accessing the LastPass service."
If your personal information and/or password vault was impacted by this incident, you may be entitled to money damages and an injunction requiring changes to LastPass's security practices.
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DENVER (AP) — A shotgun blast that shattered the early-morning tranquility of a remote southern Africa national park nearly six years ago, killing a U.S. hunting enthusiast, resonates again in a Denver courtroom this week as the founder of a Pennsylvania dental franchise goes on trial for allegedly killing his wife and collecting nearly $5 million in insurance proceeds.
Federal prosecutors allege that Lawrence “Larry” Rudolph, 67, himself a big game hunter and former head of an international safari club, killed his wife, Bianca, 56, at the end of a 2016 safari trip in Zambia and later cashed in life and accidental death insurance policies in the United States. He’s charged with murder and mail fraud.
Prosecutors also allege that Lori Milliron, Rudolph’s alleged mistress and a former hygienist and manager of his Pittsburgh-area business, lied to a federal grand jury about the case and her relationship with Rudolph, who was arrested in December. She’s charged with perjury and being an accessory after the fact.
Their trial begins with jury selection Monday in U.S. District Court in Denver. The wide-ranging case - involving the 2016 death of a U.S. citizen, the purchase of a residence in Arizona, and Rudolph’s surprise arrest in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico - is being tried in Colorado because several insurers tied to the payout were based here.
Rudolph and Milliron's attorneys, David Markus and Margot Moss, counter that the U.S. case is little more than a fragile web of circumstantial evidence compiled by overzealous FBI agents long after Zambian authorities determined that Bianca’s death was accidental. She died of a shotgun wound to the heart inside the small wooden cabin the couple shared during the safari. They had been married 34 years.
“No physical evidence supports the government’s murder theory,” Rudolph’s lawyers declared in a court document.
Rudolph had built a small fortune as a dentist and founder of a dentistry franchise in the Pittsburgh area, and he was a familiar fixture on local TV, advertising his services. He met Bianca at the University of Pittsburgh, where he studied dentistry, and they married in 1982.
The couple took frequent trips abroad; both were big-game hunting enthusiasts, and in 2016 Bianca wanted to bag a leopard. They traveled to southern Zambia’s Kafue National Park so she could do so.
According to court documents, Bianca’s wishes went unfulfilled, and the Rudolphs were up early in their cabin about 5 a.m. on Oct. 16, 2016, packing for the trip home when Larry, in the bathroom, heard the blast and his wife scream. He found her bleeding on the floor, a fatal wound to her heart, the 12-gauge shotgun lying nearby.
Local authorities determined her death was accidental and that the gun may have fired as Bianca was packing it into a bag. Her distraught husband arranged for her cremation in Zambia before returning to the U.S., documents state.
According to an arrest affidavit, a friend of Bianca’s called an FBI legal attache in South Africa several weeks later, suspicious about the death and saying that Larry Rudolph had been having an affair. The friend also had doubts about the cremation, insisting Bianca was a Catholic opposed to the practice.
That call ultimately triggered the lengthy FBI investigation. According to one document, a U.S. consular officer in Zambia raised eyebrows at what he perceived to be Larry Rudolph’s insistence that his wife be quickly cremated before he returned home.
The defense contends the couple had an agreement calling for cremation in the event of either’s death.
In 2017, Rudolph received life and accidental death insurance payments totaling nearly $4.9 million from several insurers. Documents suggest -- and the defense insists - the insurers conducted their own investigations before issuing payment. Rudolph’s attorneys insist their client had no ulterior motive for collecting, given the millions his dental franchise was worth.
Rudolph and Milliron also moved into a swanky residence in Paradise Valley, Arizona, outside of Phoenix, documents state.
Rudolph’s attorneys state that Rudolph was aware of and cooperated with the FBI investigation long before he was arrested in Cabo San Lucas, where he owned a home, and extradited — both unnecessarily, his lawyers say — to the U.S.
Several dozen witnesses are expected to testify, ranging from Zambian investigators to FBI analysts who conducted repeated tests in a Denver suburb to determine whether Bianca Rudolph’s arms were long enough for her to both place the long barrel of the shotgun to her chest and reach the trigger — an effort to rule out the possibility of suicide.
Bianca Rudolph, prosecutors maintain, was long aware of her husband’s alleged indiscretions outside their marriage. They also contend that Milliron had demanded that Rudolph leave his wife before the safari trip.
The federal murder charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison or death. Mail fraud carries a maximum 20 years. Fines and other conditions could be imposed as well. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/US-dentist-on-trial-for-wife-s-2016-safari-death-17297042.php | 2022-07-11 17:03:43 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/US-dentist-on-trial-for-wife-s-2016-safari-death-17297042.php |
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An avid runner and the mother of three boys. A woman who was the “rock” of her family and knew everyone in the neighborhood. A Navy veteran whose wedding was two weeks away.
These were among the victims of Thursday’s shooting rampage in North Carolina’s capital city, Raleigh, that claimed five lives and wounded two others.
A 15-year-old boy opened fire, killing a total of five people in the city’s Hedingham neighborhood and along the nearby Neuse River Greenway, police said. One of those slain was an off-duty Raleigh police officer who was headed off to work. Another killed was a 16-year-old.
A woman and another Raleigh police officer also were wounded.
Among the dead were:
NICOLE CONNORS
Connors, 52, was the matriarch of her extended family, the one who “got things done,” her husband Tracey Howard told The Associated Press.
When her father died, she was the one who went to Veterans Affairs to straighten things out — using “choice words” — to ensure he was buried in a veterans cemetery, Howard said. She also left her job in human resources to care for her mother after she had a stroke.
“Anything that had to be done, she was going to do it,” Howard said. “And she was going to make sure it was done right.”
Connors and her husband liked to get out of the house and explore Raleigh’s restaurant scene. They had tickets for the next Black Panther film, coming out in November, and planned to go to the North Carolina State Fair.
Late Thursday afternoon, Howard left the house to get food for lunch — he works the third shift — and to buy a lightbulb for the porch. Connors had taken a friend to Red Lobster to celebrate her friend’s birthday before coming home.
“She couldn’t have been home more than five or 10 minutes before this happened,” Howard said.
Connors and a neighbor, who was listed among the wounded, were shot, Howard said.
“Her friend was more or less by the driveway like she was about to go home or was on her way home, and my wife was on the porch,” Howard said.
Howard is left to wonder what motivated the shooting.
“It is just a senseless killing,” he said. “People outside enjoying the weather, talking. Next thing you know they’re gone. It’s just stupid. It’s senseless.”
Connors’ neighbors said she was always friendly while walking her Jack Russell terrier, Sami.
Marvin Judd said Connors was a “sweet person” with a “good heart.”
“And she was always kind and gentle to everybody she met,” Judd said. “She didn’t meet strangers. Everybody was a friend to her.”
SUSAN KARNATZ
Her husband, Tom Karnatz, told the AP that she “was a very loving wife and amazing mother to our three sons. We’re absolutely heartbroken and miss her dearly.”
Karnatz, 49, was an avid runner who frequented the greenway where some of the shootings occurred. Two cars parked in the driveway had matching 26.2 stickers — marking the mileage of a marathon. The license plate of a minivan said “RUNNR.”
In a Facebook post, Tom Karnatz wrote that he and his wife had big — and little — plans together.
“We had plans together for big adventures,” he wrote. “And plans together for the mundane days in between. We had plans together with the boys. And we had plans together as empty nesters. We had plans together for growing old. … Now those plans are laid to waste.”
Karnatz had completed the Boston Marathon four times, according to an obituary. She was a school psychologist before pausing to homeschool her three sons, which “brought her joy, purpose and fulfillment.”
“She was fun, often tickled by quirky humor, and if she got going, would laugh until she cried,” the obituary said. ”She listened without judgment, provided wise advice when asked, and offered kind words and gentle reassurance to those around her. Her absence is profound in the hearts of friends and family.”
MARY MARSHALL
Marshall, 34, was killed while walking her dog Scruff and was planning to get married on Oct. 29, her sister told NBC News.
“Her fiancé Rob, he was just the love of her life,” Meaghan McCrickard told NBC. “I think we’re going to still do a celebration of life, that’s the plan, for the date of the wedding.”
“She’s got a friend coming from Japan, somebody coming from Florida, from Texas,” McCrickard said. “As excited as she was to be married, I know she was more excited to have all the people she loved the most at the same place at the same time.”
When the shooting started, Marshall was walking Scruff on the Neuse River Greenway, her sister told NBC.
“She had called her fiancé Rob and said, ‘I’m walking the dog, I’m hearing these gunshots, can you come home?’ And that was the last conversation that they had,” McCrickard said.
In another interview with NBC, Marshall’s fiancé recalled what she had said over the phone: “I need you to come home right now — immediately. Scruff (our dog) has slipped his collar, and I just heard gunshots.”
Marshall went after Scruff. Robert Steele rushed home. When he got there, a detective was outside.
“He started asking about tattoos that Mary has,” Steele said through tears, while holding the wedding band he planned to give her. “We knew she was gone.”
Marshall’s step-grandmother, Donna Marshall, told the Raleigh News & Observer that Mary Marshall had served in the Navy and attended culinary school before moving back to the Raleigh area three years ago.
“She loved to go to the beach, and she was an absolute fanatic about Disney World,” Donna Marshall told the newspaper.
Scruff had effectively chosen Marshall as his owner when he sat on her lap at an animal shelter, her step-grandmother said.
“It’s going to be extremely difficult for her mom and dad and her sister and her close family,” Donna Marshall said. “It’s just going to be awful.”
GABRIEL TORRES
Torres, 29, was on his way to work when he was fatally shot in the Hedingham neighborhood, police said. Raleigh Police Chief Estella D. Patterson said Torres was not in uniform or in his patrol car at the time of the shooting, according to the News & Observer.
Torres leaves behind a wife and child, the chief said. Torres was on the job for 18 months. Before that, he served as a U.S. Marine at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville.
“We ask all of you to please pray and keep in your thoughts Officer Torres and the other victims of this senseless act of evil,” the Raleigh Police Protective Association, an advocacy group for officers, said on Facebook.
Back the Blue NC, a nonprofit that advocates for law enforcement officials, launched a fundraiser for Torres’ family through GoFundMe. It had raised $88,000 as of Monday morning.
JAMES THOMPSON
Thompson, 16, was a junior at Knightdale High School in Raleigh, according to a statement from Principal Keith Richardson.
“It is an unexpected loss and we are saddened by it,” Richardson said. “Our condolences, thoughts, and prayers go out to James’ family, the other victims, their families and all who have been impacted.”
The school board chair and superintendent of the Wake County Public School System issued a statement that said they are “shocked, saddened and broken-hearted.”
“Our hearts go out to the victims’ loved ones, and our community continues to seek answers around this tragedy and solutions to prevent such unspeakable events in the future,” the statement said.
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Finley reported from Norfolk, Virginia.
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II took the throne after her father’s unexpected passing in 1952, and this year marks the 70th anniversary of the coronation.
To celebrate her long reign, a national holiday is being held in England from today until Sunday- the Platinum Jubilee Weekend. The four-day event will be stuffed with events and street parties in honor of the monarch.
According to the official schedule for the Jubilee from the Royal Family’s website, Thursday marks the first portion of the event, with the annual Trooping the Colour parade (featuring more than 14,000 soldiers, 400 musicians and 200 horses) and a light show featuring over 1,500 beacons lit across the commonwealth, beginning at Buckingham Palace. A full royalty- themed media program will take place on Friday, complete with a BBC special showcase where BBC News will gain access to Britan’s famed Crown Jewels for a feature on the stories behind them.
Saturday, the Platinum Party at the Palace will take place at 7:30 p.m. GMT (1:30 p.m. CST) – a massive celebration at Buckingham Palace featuring a fantastic lineup of musical stars (including Queen, Adam Lambert, Diana Ross, Hans Zimmer, and a pre-recorded concert from Elton John).
The event will be presented by U.K legends such as Sir David Attenborough and David Beckham.
Sunday will complete the event with the Platinum Jubilee Pageant at 1:00 p.Mpm. GST (7:00 a.m. CST)- a dramatic retelling of the Queen’s life story. The first act focuses on celebrating the UK Armed Forces, with the second and third going through the developments of the royal court and Britain during Elizabeth II’s reign.
During the final act, there will be a parade down to Buckingham Palace to honor the Queen one more time, featuring vintage vehicles and fashion to recreate 70 years of progress.
The BBC will be showing all celebrations on their own channels, but there’s plenty of ways for Americans to watch too: an agreement struck between BBC and ABC means that the events of the Platinum Jubilee will be broadcast on Good Morning America live all weekend. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/the-platinum-jubilee-celebrates-the-life-and-reign-of-queen-elizabeth-ii/ | 2022-06-02 19:16:42 | 1 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/the-platinum-jubilee-celebrates-the-life-and-reign-of-queen-elizabeth-ii/ |
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 3nets, a software and solution provider, driven to assist business' digital transformation journey, is launching 3nets | CloudNavigator™. 3nets | CloudNavigator leverages Cloud Computing and Multi-Cloud Networking (MCN) constructs along with private/telecom networks in building a Service Delivery Platform (SDP) that businesses or service providers may utilize to simplify IT functions.
"Today's launch represents an important step in 3nets' quest to provide businesses with a trusted environment to develop, deploy and deliver applications. Such an environment could span across private cloud/datacenters, edge, regional or hyperscale public clouds, which can be managed and operated by the 3nets | CloudNavigator™ platform", says Abraham Pucheril, CEO of 3nets. "Multi-cloud deployments have entered the mainstream as application and data workloads are increasingly dispersed across private data centers and public clouds. While certain businesses want to maintain a hybrid infrastructure environment leveraging the cloud for overages and advanced functions, others seek to minimize private data centers and fully migrate to the cloud. Others, bitten by cloud costs, are intent to repatriate application and data workloads to On-Premises. The 3nets | CloudNavigator™ is designed to address these scenarios by simplifying, optimizing, and automating cross-cloud environments and improving operational scalability".
With 3nets | CloudNavigator™, businesses receive the freedom to adopt any Cloud easily for cost or functional reasons. The platform employs connectors that build a secure hybrid/multi-cloud fabric named 3nets | Application Service Fabric™.
The ASF™ is a location-neutral, elastic, "cohesive whole" formed by eliminating the cloud provider VPC boundaries so they can be federated together to form a unified VPC across cloud providers. By deploying the ASF™, application owners enjoy simplified VPC peering and network micro-segmentation across cloud environments.
3nets | CloudNavigator™ is currently undergoing evaluation validating advantages such as
- Operational Simplicity: The tight integration of On-Premises and cross-cloud assets with integrated security, simplify operations across environments.
- Observability: Network discovery tools that enable customers to visualize their cloud operating environment, and simplify network visibility from VPC to VPC.
- Automation: Intelligent algorithms that automate fabric deployment, elasticity, scalability, and resilience while providing actionable intelligence to assist IT organizations.
- Business Continuity: Ability to simplify multi-cloud application high-availability services.
- Mico-segmentation: A secure encrypted fabric that unifies security across the entire environment.
- Workload Migration: Simplifying VMs and data migrations across the ASF™
3nets is Multi-cloud Networking without Borders
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BOSTON HEIGHTS, Ohio, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arhaus, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARHS; "Arhaus" or the "Company"), a rapidly growing lifestyle brand and omni-channel retailer of premium artisan-crafted home furnishings, announced today that Tim Kuckelman will join the Company in the new role of Chief Operating Officer at the end of September. He will report directly to John Reed, Arhaus Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer.
Kuckelman, who has over three decades of leadership experience in retail operations and logistics, will be responsible for enhancing Arhaus' operational capabilities across the business, overseeing Sourcing, Planning, Logistics, Customer Experience, Manufacturing and Information Technology.
"We are delighted to welcome Tim to Arhaus," said Reed. "His proven expertise leading high growth retail with complex operations and logistics will be of immense value as we optimize our processes and continue scaling our operational capacity in our next chapter of growth."
Kuckelman comes to Arhaus after spending the past two years at Fashionphile Group as COO, where he was responsible for establishing operational processes and controls for logistics, inventory sourcing and management, customer service and retail operations in a high growth environment. Prior to Fashionphile, Kuckelman spent over ten years at Kohl's Department Stores in various leadership roles, most recently as Vice President, Logistics and Transportation. In that role, he optimized domestic and international transportation and logistics while achieving a best-in-class cost model.
Prior to Kohl's, Kuckelman held roles of increasing responsibility in distribution, customer service, operations, and industrial engineering across companies such as Best Buy Co. and Gap, Inc. He holds an Industrial Engineering degree from Kansas State University and a J.D. from San Joaquin College of Law.
Founded in 1986, Arhaus is a rapidly growing lifestyle brand and omni-channel retailer of premium home furnishings. Through a differentiated proprietary model that directly designs and sources products from leading manufacturers and artisans around the world, Arhaus offers an exclusive assortment of heirloom quality products that are sustainably sourced, lovingly made, and built to last. With 80 showroom and design center locations across the United States, a team of interior designers providing complimentary in-home design services, and robust online and eCommerce capabilities, Arhaus is known for innovative design, responsible sourcing, and customer service.
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(CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence will participate in a CNN town hall on Wednesday following the official launch of his 2024 presidential campaign earlier in the day.
Pence, who served as President Donald Trump’s second-in-command from 2017 to 2021, has for months been positioning himself as a contender for the Republican nomination, while also promoting his memoir “So Help Me God.”
The former vice president testified in April before a federal grand jury investigating the aftermath of the 2020 election and the actions of Trump and others.
Wednesday’s event will be the third in CNN’s series of Republican presidential town halls for the 2024 cycle, following appearances by Trump and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley.
Here’s how to watch the town hall with Pence:
What time is the town hall?
The town hall is set to begin at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
How can I watch it?
The town hall will stream live, without requiring a cable login, on CNN.com’s homepage and across mobile devices via CNN’s apps for iOS and Android, and CNN OTT and mobile apps or CNNgo, where available. The town hall will also be available on demand beginning Thursday, June 8, to pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN OTT apps and cable operator platforms.
Who is moderating?
The event will be moderated by CNN anchor and chief political correspondent Dana Bash.
Where is it taking place?
The town hall is taking place at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa.
Will there be a live audience?
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) accused former President Trump of deploying “Democrat attacks” against him over his past support for changes to entitlement programs as the governor considers joining Trump in the 2024 primary.
“Those are Democrat attacks, I don’t think anyone really buys that,” DeSantis said Friday in an interview with Newsmax. “Donald Trump himself wrote a book where he was talking about the need to increase the age of eligibility for Social Security to 70.”
Trump’s campaign has dinged DeSantis for supporting a GOP budget proposal while he was in Congress that would have raised the retirement age to 70 to receive Social Security benefits. As the debate over the future of entitlement programs including Social Security and Medicare has reignited with the fight over the debt ceiling in Washington, Trump has said that Republicans should not touch the programs.
A federal report this year showed the trust funds that back Social Security will be depleted by 2034, implementing an automatic reduction in the level of benefits that are paid out.
DeSantis said in the interview that Republicans needed to be able to discuss changes to the programs, but he blasted Trump for resorting to “Democrat tactics.”
“Clearly, nobody has ever proposed to do anything to affect the current senior citizens,” he said.
A pro-DeSantis super PAC last month launched a TV ad defending him on Social Security and going after Trump for his attacks. The interview from DeSantis echoed some of the same framing from the ad.
“Donald Trump is being attacked by a Democrat prosecutor in New York,” the narrator in the ad released last month said. “So why is he spending millions attacking the Republican governor of Florida? Trump’s stealing pages from the Biden-Pelosi playbook.”
DeSantis also said in the interview that he has not spoken to Trump since his campaign for reelection in Florida last year.
The governor, who won that campaign easily, consistently polls in second place of a hypothetical 2024 GOP primary field — behind only Trump.
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RICHMOND, Va. -- While Kendall Appich might have been working at Capital One in Richmond, her dream job was not with the area's largest employer.
"I had that, I wouldn't say midlife crisis, but just like, I'm still young enough in my late 20s. where if I want to try something, now's the time we don't have kids," she said. "I've always wanted to be an entrepreneur. I wanted to create the next great food product."
After some soul searching and discussion with her husband, the couple landed on a frozen custard truck. Two, to be exact.
"I always thought that Richmond needed and deserved a Midwest-style frozen custard. But I was too chicken to actually do something about that back in the day," she said. "[I finally] decided I was going go the entrepreneurial route and thought of all the different businesses that I would want to start. And then I just kind of had that aha moment of remembering the lack of Midwest-style frozen custard in Richmond and thought, well, I could probably figure that out."
After a trip to the Midwest to learn about perfecting the process, the Appichs returned to Richmond where they now produce and serve dessert from two food trucks.
"It is made fresh every single day," Kendall said. "We generally batch what we call our flavor of the day. It's anywhere from chocolate to strawberry to black raspberry to coffee. We have 10 or so flavors in our repertoire now. And then we make vanilla the rest of the day on the truck in real-time. It's kind of like that, you know that feeling you get when you go by the Krispy Kreme sign and you see it on you're like, Oh, yeah. It is that kind of experience. Like you can see it coming off the chute when you come up to the truck in order and typically you're eating custard that is literally seconds old."
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KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 1, the AMarkets international financial services company celebrates its fifteenth birthday. Over the years, the brand has come a long way from a startup to a serious player in the financial market.
At present, the AMarkets website has been translated into 18 languages - from Turkish and Portuguese to Indonesian and South Korean. Based on this alone, you can easily imagine the wide geographic distribution of the brand's customers, whose number exceeded 900 thousand in the summer of 2022. And this number is constantly growing thanks to various promotions and, most importantly, to a dedicated team of professionals who continuously improve the company's products and services. The AMarkets website and mobile application are regularly updated to make trading as simple, convenient and secure as possible.
The efforts of developers, marketers and other specialists don't go unnoticed. The brand regularly wins prestigious industry awards. Among the most recent ones is the Best Introducing Broker in Asia award. Along with the number of clients, the number of partners is growing too and has already reached 3,000 partners worldwide. By the way, affiliate offers are also regularly improved.
AMarkets values its reputation, which is reflected in its ratings and reviews across multiple niche review sites. The company's average monthly rating on Trustpilot, a reliable online review platform, is 4.7 out of 5, which is one of the highest ratings in the industry.
Despite the impressive growth, the AMarkets team doesn't rest on its laurels. The brand intends to keep expanding into new markets, test and implement new technologies and improve the quality of its products and services.
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First truly flexible property blends traditional concepts of residential apartments and luxury hotel into one new experience in D.C.
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MRP Realty, Kruger Real Estate, and May Riegler announced today the start of leasing at Coda on Half, a Placemakr Experience and a newly delivered boutique-style apartment building in the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Coda on Half has partnered with Placemakr (formerly WhyHotel), a tech-enabled hospitality platform and operator, to create the first purpose-built product designed to blend both residential and hospitality use in Washington, DC. The new property will provide guests and residents with both apartment amenities and hotel services. Located at 41 L Street SE, just two blocks from both Nationals Park and Capitol Hill, furnished stays are available to book for flexible-length stays this month.
"It's incredibly exciting to be delivering our first purpose-built, flexible Hospitality Living building down the street from where Bao and I launched Placemakr five years ago. Since then, we have managed over $1B+ of property and now have the honor of partnering with innovative, local organizations like MRP, Kruger, and May Riegler," said Jason Fudin, CEO and Co-founder of Placemakr. "This match has led to a project we are all proud to offer to residents and guests alike right in our backyard."
Coda on Half is the third installment of the Coda brand --following Coda at Bryant Street, delivered in 2021, and Coda on H Street, delivered in 2018 --and the first to mix the hotel and residential concepts completely. Located at 41 L Street SE, Coda on Half is an 11-story, 128,000-square-foot apartment community designed by SK&I and featuring 161 apartment units and 4,646 square feet of retail.
"Our goal for Coda is to redefine the concept of a boutique apartment community by coupling innovative design with unparalleled services and a distinct rental offering," says MRP Principal, John Begert. "Together we are setting a new industry standard for the urban residential living experience, offering residents the very best quality of life in the very best homes."
Located squarely in DC's Capitol Riverfront, guests and residents will have immediate access to the city's most alluring spots within the Navy Yard neighborhood, plus a host of onsite amenities including a penthouse lounge & rooftop terrace, modern commercial-grade fitness center, shared workspace, bike storage and repair shop, and onsite management and maintenance. Units in Coda on Half will be available for traditional leasing in addition to short- and long-term stays and will provide guests the option to choose a la carte packages when it comes to furnishing the units themselves or having furniture provided for them.
In addition to the luxury amenities available, guests will have access to a wide range of hospitality-inspired services such as pet grooming and walking, curated events, dry cleaning, 24-hour emergency maintenance, an online rent payment portal, package acceptance, housekeeping, personal training referrals, electric-car charging stations, onsite auto detailing, linen and towel service, and more.
"Our executive teams at Kruger, MRP, and May Riegler are really excited about the stunning features of Coda on Half, and especially the higher level of hospitality guests and residents can expect through our partnership with Placemakr," said Ryan Crane, VP at Kruger Real Estate. "Beyond being excellent operators and partners, Placemakr is truly changing the hospitality and living industry. Their innovative approach to hospitality is at the forefront of how we anticipate the whole industry to lean into."
For more information on leasing, amenities, features, and availabilities at Coda on Half, please visit codaonhalf.com
About MRP Realty
Founded in 2005, MRP is a real estate operating company focused on opportunistic and value-add investment headquartered in Washington, DC. Since the firm's inception, MRP has been among the most active local investors in office, multifamily and land investment, deploying a total capitalization of $7.8 billion. MRP provides to its institutional capital partners a full array of real estate services, including acquisition/disposition, development/construction management, property management and asset management services, and financial reporting services. MRP focuses on strategic investment opportunities in both high-barrier-to-entry submarkets and high-growth submarkets. www.mrprealty.com
About Placemakr
Placemakr is a flexible hospitality living platform, property manager, and real estate investor. Its tech-enabled operating platform allows the company to blur the line between hospitality and home, delivering the best experiences of both in a single building. Its curated spaces in hand-picked neighborhoods allow its guests and residents the flexibility to stay for a night, a year, or anywhere in-between. Placemakr has managed $1B+ of properties since its founding in 2017. placemakr.com
About Kruger
Kruger Real Estate, a private investment vehicle of the Kruger family, is focused on the acquisition and development of exceptional real estate properties. Kruger partners with established real estate developers in various markets to build a portfolio of new and existing commercial and residential properties in Canada and the U.S. A privately held family company, Kruger Inc. has 5,500 employees and its facilities are located in Québec, Ontario, British Columbia, and Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as in the States of Tennessee, Maine, New York, Virginia, Kentucky and Rhode Island. www.kruger.com
About May Riegler
Founded in 2009, May Riegler is a Washington, DC based real estate developer and investor focused on compelling real estate opportunities in the mid-Atlantic region and Colorado. With an uncompromising commitment to creating value, May Riegler maximizes returns for its partners and investors through consistent and experienced focus on creativity, quality, and oversight. May Riegler is active in residential, industrial, hospitality and mixed-use developments in multiple jurisdictions. www.mayriegler.com
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Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.
MOVIES
— If you haven’t managed to catch “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” yet, the Marvel sequel arrives on Disney+ on Wednesday with a batch of five Oscar nominations to its name, including best supporting actress for Angela Bassett and original song (“Lift Me Up,” music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Göransson; lyrics by Tems and Ryan Coogler). In his review, AP Film Writer Jake Coyle wrote that, “‘Wakanda Forever’ is overlong, a little unwieldy and somewhat mystifyingly steers toward a climax on a barge in the middle of the Atlantic. But Coogler’s fluid command of mixing intimacy with spectacle remains gripping.”
— Pamela Anderson has been making headlines again for revelations in the documentary “Pamela, A Love Story,” coming to Netflix on Tuesday. After many people trying tell her story for her — including in the recent Hulu series “Pam & Tommy” which Anderson chose not to contribute to and called “salt on the wound” and “not necessary” — she tells her story herself through archival footage and personal journals. Ryan White (“The Keepers,” “Ask Dr. Ruth” and “Goodnight Oppy”) directs.
— For the kids, “Lyle, Lyle Crocodile” also comes to Netflix on Saturday. The movie based on the popular Bernard Waber series is hybrid live action/ CGI and a musical as well, featuring Shawn Mendes as the titular Crocodile Lyle. Constance Wu, Javier Bardem and Scoot McNairy also star. The story focuses on a family who has recently relocated to New York City and their son (Winslow Fegley) is struggling to adapt until the caviar-loving crocodile enters his life.
— AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr
MUSIC
— Shania Twain kicks off her new album with a strut — the infectious line-dance-inducing “Giddy Up!” “I want people to feel good when they hear the new album. I want to set a celebratory tone,” she explains. The five-time Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter’s sixth album “Queen of Me” arrives on Friday. Songs among the 12-track set include the glistening pop of “Waking Up Dreaming” and “Inhale/Exhale Air,” which she wrote after her battle with COVID-19.
— The Eurovision Song Contest will be held in May and you can get ahead by listening to one of Ireland’s shortlisted entries, the moving “Hawaii” from Public Image Ltd. It’s the band’s first music in eight years and it’s a love letter to band leader John Lydon’s wife, who is living with Alzheimer’s disease. “It is dedicated to everyone going through tough times on the journey of life, with the person they care for the most,” says the former Sex Pistols frontman. All six of Ireland’s hopefuls will compete on Ireland’s “The Late Late Show” on Friday, streaming worldwide.
— Take a trip back in time to 2012 for a front-row seat to what The Rolling Stones call “one of the most memorable shows in the band’s history.” That was the night in New Jersey that featured guest appearances by The Black Keys, Gary Clark Jr., John Mayer, Lady Gaga and Bruce Springsteen. The set is being released as “GRRR Live!” and a video on demand from the band’s website will stream for $9.99. Tune in Thursday at 8 p.m. GMT, 8 p.m. ET, 8 p.m. PT and 8 p.m. AWST on Friday. It has not been available to fans since it originally aired on pay-per-view in 2012.
— Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy
TELEVISION
— Drew Barrymore and Savannah Guthrie have teamed up to executive produce a new animated children’s series on Netflix called “Princess Power.” The show centers around Penny Pineapple, Kira Kiwi, Bea Blueberry, and Rita Raspberry, all princesses who are devoted to help others while teaching young viewers about inclusivity, diversity, teamwork and friendship. It’s based on Guthrie’s bestselling children’s book “Princesses Wear Pants.” Guest stars on “Princess Power” are voiced by Rita Moreno, Andrew Rannells, Tan France, Jenna Ushkowitz and Guthrie as well. All 14 episodes drop Monday.
— The relationship between the U.S. and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin may be strained now due to the war in Ukraine, but his clashes with American presidents goes back further than with President Biden. A new PBS “Frontline” documentary called “Putin and the Presidents,” delves into Putin’s interaction with the last five U.S. presidents as rebuilding the Russian empire seems to be his priority. It debuts Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET on PBS but check station listings to confirm local broadcast info.
— The fishing industry in Iceland is a major export commodity but a controversial quota where individuals and companies are allowed to catch and sell a predetermined number of fish per year is a politically-charged issue. A new series called “Blackport,” is based on a true story and follows a couple who take advantage of that quota in the 1980s to control a large part of the market. The success goes to their heads leading to greed, corruption, jealousy and deception. The eight-episode series has been picked up by the streaming service Topic where you can subscribe directly or add its channel on Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV or Roku. The first three episodes drop Thursday with the remaining five doled out weekly.
— Alicia Rancilio
VIDEO GAMES
— From Fallout to The Last of Us to Horizon, there are post-apocalyptic video games in every flavor. But what do people do before the apocalypse? That’s the question Scavengers Studio tries to answer in Season: A Letter to the Future. The protagonist, Estelle, knows a cataclysm is coming, so she sets out on her bicycle to record the wonders and unravel the mysteries of her strange world before all heck breaks loose. It’s a remarkably chill journey, given the stakes — Estelle is equipped with a camera and a notebook rather than a rocket launcher or a flamethrower. But if you’re in the mood for a more pensive approach to the end of the world, Season debuts Tuesday on PlayStation 5/4 and PC.
— Lou Kesten
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A herbal gasoline trader sued by the Kansas lawyer common over gasoline gross sales all the way through a iciness hurricane in 2021 sold nearly $154 million in gasoline to Oklahoma utilities all the way through the similar duration.
Oklahoma shoppers of the state’s biggest regulated utilities are paying back billions in natural gas costs for the following a number of a long time from a two-week duration all the way through Winter Storm Uri.
The lawsuit, filed ultimate month by Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach towards Macquarie Energy LLC, alleges the corporate manipulated herbal gasoline trades at the Southern Star buying and selling hub in Kansas. The trades bid up the cost of herbal gasoline to remarkable ranges and allowed the corporate to earn report earnings, the lawsuit mentioned.
A spokeswoman for Macquarie Energy, a subsidiary of an Australian financial institution, mentioned the corporate doesn’t touch upon lively litigation. Macquarie Energy is likely one of the 5 biggest herbal gasoline buyers within the U.S. marketplace.
The corporate sold $118 million in herbal gasoline to Oklahoma Natural Gas all the way through Winter Storm Uri, in accordance to fuel sale disclosures by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s public application department. Macquarie sold some other $15.2 million in herbal gasoline to Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. and $15.3 million to Public Service Co. of Oklahoma.
All informed, the ones 3 utilities spent $2 billion on herbal gasoline purchases all the way through the iciness hurricane. That exceeded their herbal gasoline purchases for all the earlier yr.
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is “aware of the Kansas litigation and has been reviewing whether there were similar circumstances in Oklahoma,” mentioned spokesman Phil Bacharach.
OG&E mentioned it stored the lighting on all the way through the iciness hurricane that had remarkable and excessive climate stipulations.
“We and our customers ultimately were at the mercy of the natural gas market, and prices during the storm reached astronomical levels,” mentioned Aaron Cooper, OG&E’s supervisor of company communications. “We have taken steps to protect our customers from skyrocketing fuel costs should we ever experience another extreme event like Uri.
“Like our customers, we are concerned if market manipulation is found to have occurred during Winter Storm Uri. We certainly would support any investigation into the practices of third-party natural gas marketers on behalf of our customers.”
The Kansas lawsuit comes to herbal gasoline trades at the Southern Star buying and selling hub, the place costs spiked to greater than $622 in keeping with unit all the way through the hurricane. Part of that marketplace contains Oklahoma. Extreme chilly led to remarkable call for for herbal gasoline for heating and electrical technology. But Kobach’s lawsuit mentioned the cost spikes didn’t make sense.
“These conditions understandably led to increased natural gas prices during this time,” the lawsuit mentioned. “However, the natural gas prices and benchmark prices in multiple Mid-Continent locations — and Southern Star particularly – were not readily understandable: but rather, as aptly described by the American Public Gas Association, ‘unprecedented and unthinkable.’”
Most of Oklahoma’s utilities were given their gasoline from the OneOK Transmission hub, the place costs spiked to $1,250 in keeping with unit, in accordance to the federal Energy Information Administration. Prices sooner than the hurricane had been between $2 and $3 in keeping with unit.
Kobach’s lawsuit mentioned Macquarie’s marketplace measurement gave it “the ability to manipulate benchmark Southern Star Gas Daily price through manipulative trading of Southern Star physical gas.” Macquarie used to be probably the most biggest providers of herbal gasoline to Kansas’ major gasoline application, Kansas Gas Service, a sister corporate to Oklahoma Natural Gas.
“At Oklahoma Natural Gas, our focus continues to be delivering natural gas safely and reliably to our customers,” learn a observation emailed Thursday by ONG public members of the family supervisor Chad Previch. “We cannot speak about other organizations’ operations.”
The Kansas lawsuit alleges wrongdoing beneath a federal regulation, the Commodities Exchange Act. It mentioned Kansas shoppers paid no less than $50 million extra for herbal gasoline as a result of Macquarie’s movements. The lawsuit used to be filed in Shawnee County, Kan.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is still investigating conceivable marketplace manipulation all the way through Winter Storm Uri.
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony, who has wondered Oklahoma utilities’ reaction to the iciness hurricane and their purchases of herbal gasoline, mentioned the Kansas lawsuit presentations that state officers can act and don’t have to stay up for federal investigators.
“In my opinion, to do any less than our absolute best to find the true sources of these extreme costs and examine the prudence in the context of appropriate market rates and industry best practices would be a dereliction of our duty to the ratepayers of Oklahoma,” Anthony mentioned in a deliberation statement filed Thursday on the Corporation Commission.
Separately, the Corporation Commission voted 2-1 previous this week to rent an impartial advisor to evaluation gasoline purchases made by OG&E, PSO and ONG in 2021. That exam wouldn’t come with maximum gasoline prices all the way through Winter Storm Uri. Those gasoline prices have already been deemed “prudent” within the ratepayer-backed bond instances that had been authorized in 2022.
The ratepayer-backed bond instances for application gasoline prices all the way through the 2021 iciness hurricane all come with provisions that might “claw back” money from corporations discovered to be manipulating marketplace costs all the way through Winter Storm Uri.
Commission Chairman Todd Hiett mentioned he had complete self belief within the public application department personnel’s annual evaluation of the gasoline prices. But he mentioned the huge quantities – greater than $1.75 billion from the 3 utilities in 2021 – necessitated the evaluation of the gasoline bought for the remainder of 2021. The public application department and the lawyer common’s workplace, which represents shoppers in application instances, would paintings in combination to make a choice a expert.
Anthony, who previous referred to as for a expert to evaluation all gasoline fees from 2021, voted towards the plan proposed by Hiett. New Commissioner Kim David, who took workplace in January, voted for the proposal.
“This is a poor approach,” Anthony mentioned on the Feb. 28 assembly. “It’s limited. It’s restricted, and it ties the hands of a consultant. It seems to be cosmetic more than a substantive effort to give an honest and thorough assessment.”
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It’s nearly three months since Russia invaded Ukraine. Here’s where things stand
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN
It is nearly three months since Russia invaded Ukraine — a 12-week period in which Russian forces have wrought devastation on the country and its people, resulting in death on a vast scale and causing millions to flee.
But the invasion has not been the military success Moscow hoped, and is now deep into its second phase.
The bulk of fighting has moved to the east, after failed Russian advances in central Ukraine. The defenders are even focusing on retaking some key areas nearer the Russian border, while Moscow is seeing its troops beaten back in a few key battles.
Western aid is also flowing into Ukraine, NATO is set to be strengthened as countries seek to join, and the first Russian soldier accused of war crimes has stood trial.
Here’s what has happened in several key areas since the war began.
Donbas
After weeks of intense fighting, Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region is “completely destroyed,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday.
He accused Russia of a “deliberate and criminal attempt to kill as many Ukrainians as possible” after a village in Chernihiv was hit with missiles, leaving many dead.
Officials in the region say the front line is being shelled “day and night,” with Russian forces attempting to break through Ukrainian lines.
A NATO military official told CNN Wednesday that the alliance expects something of a stalemate over the next few weeks. But the official said NATO believes momentum has shifted significantly in favor of Ukraine and the debate within NATO circles is now over whether it is possible for Kyiv to retake Crimea and the Donbas territories seized by Russia and Russian-backed separatists, respectively, in 2014.
Kharkiv
Ukrainian forces have beaten back Russia’s assaults in Ukraine’s second city of Kharkiv, and advanced toward the border in several places north and east of the city.
Ukrainian officials said last week they were liberating villages on the outskirts of the city. Their advances led to the symbolic and embarrassing expulsion of the Kremlin’s forces back to their own border while posing the strategic threat of cutting Russia’s supply lines into Ukraine and its forces further south in Donbas.
Anastasia Paraskevova recently returned to her home in Kharkiv for the first time since fleeing the city two months ago. It had been under constant bombardment since then, until Russian forces were repelled.
Paraskevova said overall the experience was good. “The city was much more alive. People were walking the streets. And some shops were working. It felt like some life was back, much better than it was when I was here in March.”
Kherson
Every day, hundreds, or even thousands, of people are trying to flee the Russian-occupied region of Kherson in southern Ukraine.
The city has been under Russian control since early in the invasion. Ukrainians are leaving for many reasons: to avoid being detained or to escape the heavy-handed actions of Russian forces, or because of the chronic shortages of medicine and other basics in Kherson, which fell under Russian control soon after the invasion.
Last week, a convoy of about 1,000 vehicles tried to leave Kherson. The Russians ultimately let the convoy move in batches — but only after holding it in one place for most of the day.
Mariupol
Mariupol, a port city on the Sea of Azov, finally fell to Russian forces after weeks of relentless bombardment.
The city was the scene of some of the most intense fighting since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. It was there that Russia carried out deadly strikes on a maternity ward and the bombing of a theater where hundreds of civilians had sought refuge from the violence.
Mariupol became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance as its defenders held out at Azovstal, a sprawling steelworks plant where as many as 1,000 civilians had taken shelter at one point, with stocks of food and water dwindling.
Ukraine’s military announced late Monday that its forces had completed their “combat mission” at Azovstal, effectively ceding the city to Russian forces. On Friday, Ukraine ordered its forces to stop defending the plant.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Friday that almost 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered at Azovstal. CNN cannot independently verify that figure.
With the city now almost fully under Russian control, there is concern that evidence of any potential war crimes — like those allegedly committed in Bucha and Borodianka — could be lost or destroyed.
Bucha
More evidence of potential Russian war crimes is emerging in Bucha, the northern Ukrainian city near Kyiv, the capital. An investigation by The New York Times alleged that Russian paratroopers carried out summary executions of at least eight Ukrainian men in Bucha on March 4.
Evidence of mass graves and civilian executions in the towns of Bucha and Borodianka has continued to emerge since early April, following the withdrawal of Russian forces from the Kyiv region.
Images of bodies lying strewn the streets of Bucha have sparked international condemnation and fueled calls for an investigation into potential Russian war crimes.
CNN visited the scene of mass graves in Bucha in April after Russian forces had withdrawn, revealing the horrors of their occupation to the world. Correspondent Fred Pleitgen was among the first to reach a mass grave that residents dug while the place was under Russian occupation, because so many residents had been killed and longer burial ceremonies would have been too dangerous amid the shooting and shelling.
A soldier stands trial
This week saw the start of the first war crimes trial in Ukraine since the invasion began. A 21-year-old Russian soldier named Vadim Shishimarin pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed 62-year-old man.
The trial’s first day was so packed with journalists that authorities in Kyiv were forced to move to bigger venue. It has since produced several dramatic moments, including a confrontation between the soldier and the victim’s widow and testimony from Shishimarin himself.
Speaking Friday, Shishimarin acknowledged he was responsible for the killing but was “sorry and sincerely repents.”
“I was nervous the moment it happened. I didn’t want to kill. But it happened and I do not deny it,” he said.
Shishimarin’s lawyer, Viktor Ovsyannikov, argued that while his client was guilty of killing, it was not murder.
“Shishimarin was in a state of stress caused by the combat situation and the pressure from his commander. Analysis of those circumstances allows me to conclude that Shishimarin had no direct intent for the murder,” Ovsyannikov said.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday that Russia has no details about Shishimarin’s case and it considers the charges “unacceptable,” “outrageous” and “staged.”
Diplomats return
Foreign diplomatic missions started coming back to life in Kyiv this week, after diplomats fled the city en masse at the beginning of the conflict.
The US flag was raised over the United States Embassy to mark the official resumption operations on Wednesday, while the Swiss Foreign Ministry said Thursday it would also reopen its embassy.
The US and France both began sending back diplomats to Kyiv in late April.
A massive aid package
US lawmakers passed a bill Thursday that will send roughly $40 billion to Ukraine to pay for military and humanitarian aid, including funding that will assist Ukrainian military and national security forces, help replenish stores of US equipment sent to Ukraine and provide public health and medical support for Ukrainian refugees.
US President Joseph Biden signed the aid package while he was in South Korea.
Nordic developments
Russia stopped sending natural gas to Finland Saturday, just days after it and Sweden applied to join NATO.
Helsinki and Stockholm had, for decades, avoided joining the alliance, but cited Moscow’s invasion as the ultimate impetus to do so now. The two countries formally handed in their applications Wednesday.
Most NATO members appear ready to support both bids, except for Turkey.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that his country “will say no to Sweden’s and Finland’s entry into NATO,” citing their support for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The PKK seeks an independent state in Turkey and has been in an armed struggle with Ankara for decades. It has been designated a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.
Some experts say Erdogan may be angling for concessions or to highlight grievances Turkey wishes to bring to the attention of the international community.
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FORT WORTH, Texas, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ), a global provider of metal coating solutions, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services, today announced its Board of Directors has authorized a first quarter cash dividend in the amount of $0.17 per share on the Company's outstanding shares of common stock. The dividend is payable on August 2, 2022, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 19, 2022.
While AZZ currently intends to pay regular quarterly cash dividends for the foreseeable future, any future dividends will be reviewed on an individual basis and declared by the Board of Directors at its discretion. AZZ remains committed to enhancing shareholder value based upon its consideration of various factors, including operating results, financial condition and business outlook at the applicable time.
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AZZ Inc. is a global provider of galvanizing and a variety of metal coating solutions, coil coating solutions welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services to a broad range of markets. AZZ's Metal Coatings segment (AMC) is a leading provider of metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing and plating, to the North American steel fabrication industry. AZZ's Precoat Metals segment (APM) is a leading provider of aesthetic and corrosion protective coatings to the North American steel and aluminum coil market. AZZ's Infrastructure Solutions segment (AIS) is dedicated to delivering safe and reliable transmission of power from generation sources to end customers, and automated weld overlay solutions for corrosion and erosion mitigation to critical infrastructure in the energy and waste management markets worldwide.
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The case of a Nebraska woman charged with helping her teenage daughter end her pregnancy after investigators obtained Facebook messages between the two has raised fresh concerns about data privacy in the post-Roe world.
Since before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, Big Tech companies that collect personal details of their users have faced new calls to limit that tracking and surveillance amid fears that law enforcement or vigilantes could use those data troves against people seeking abortions or those who try to help them.
Meta, which owns Facebook, said Tuesday it received warrants requesting messages in the Nebraska case from local law enforcement on June 7, before the Supreme Court decision overriding Roe came down. The warrants, the company added, “did not mention abortion at all,” and court documents at the time showed that police were investigating the “alleged illegal burning and burial of a stillborn infant."
However, in early June, the mother and daughter were only charged with a single felony for removing, concealing or abandoning a body, and two misdemeanors: concealing the death of another person and false reporting.
It wasn’t until about a month later, after investigators reviewed the private Facebook messages, that prosecutors added the felony abortion-related charges against the mother.
History has repeatedly demonstrated that whenever people's personal data is tracked and stored, there's always a risk that it could be misused or abused. With the Supreme Court's overruling of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion, collected location data, text messages, search histories, emails and seemingly innocuous period and ovulation-tracking apps could be used to prosecute people who seek an abortion — or medical care for a miscarriage — as well as those who assist them.
“In the digital age, this decision opens the door to law enforcement and private bounty hunters seeking vast amounts of private data from ordinary Americans,” said Alexandra Reeve Givens, the president and CEO of the Center for Democracy and Technology, a Washington-based digital rights nonprofit.
WHY DID FACEBOOK TURN OVER THE MESSAGES?
Facebook owner Meta said it received a legal warrant from law enforcement about the case, which did not mention the word “abortion.” The company has said that officials at the social media giant “always scrutinize every government request we receive to make sure it is legally valid” and that Meta fights back against requests that it thinks are invalid or too broad.
But the company gave investigators information in about 88% of the 59,996 cases in which the government requested data in the second half of last year, according to its transparency report. Meta declined to say whether its response would have been different had the warrant mentioned the word “abortion.”
NOT A NEW ISSUE
Until this past May, anyone could buy a weekly trove of data on clients at more than 600 Planned Parenthood sites around the country for as little as $160, according to a recent Vice investigation. The files included approximate patient addresses — derived from where their cellphones “sleep” at night — income brackets, time spent at the clinic, and the top places people visited before and afterward.
It’s all possible because federal law — specifically, HIPAA, the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — protects the privacy of medical files at your doctor’s office, but not any information that third-party apps or tech companies collect about you. This is also true if an app that collects your data shares it with a third party that might abuse it.
In 2017, a Black woman in Mississippi named Latice Fisher was charged with second-degree murder after she sought medical care for a pregnancy loss.
“While receiving care from medical staff, she was also immediately treated with suspicion of committing a crime," civil rights attorney and Ford Foundation fellow Cynthia Conti-Cook wrote in her 2020 paper, “Surveilling the Digital Abortion Diary.” Fisher's "statements to nurses, the medical records, and the autopsy records of her fetus were turned over to the local police to investigate whether she intentionally killed her fetus,” she wrote.
Fisher was indicted on a second-degree murder charge in 2018; conviction could have led to life in prison. The murder charge was later dismissed. Evidence against her, though included her online search history, which included queries on how to induce a miscarriage and how to buy abortion pills online.
"Her digital data gave prosecutors a ‘window into (her) soul’ to substantiate their general theory that she did not want the fetus to survive,” Conti-Cook wrote.
INDUSTRY RESPONSE
Though many companies have announced policies to protect their own employees by paying for necessary out-of-state travel to obtain an abortion, technology companies have said little about how they might cooperate with law enforcement or government agencies trying to prosecute people seeking an abortion where it is illegal — or who are helping someone do so.
In June, Democratic lawmakers asked federal regulators to investigate Apple and Google for allegedly deceiving millions of mobile phone users by enabling the collection and sale of their personal data to third parties.
The following month, Google announced it will automatically purge information about users who visit abortion clinics or other locations that could trigger legal problems following the Supreme Court decision.
Governments and law enforcement can subpoena companies for data on their users. Generally, Big Tech policies suggest the companies will comply with abortion-related data requests unless they see them as overly broad. Meta, for instance, pointed to its online transparency report, which says “we comply with government requests for user information only where we have a good-faith belief that the law requires us to do so.”
Online rights advocates say that's not enough. In the Nebraska case, for instance, neither Meta nor law enforcement would have been able to read the messages had they been “end-to-end encrypted” the way messages on Meta's WhatsApp service are protected by default.
“Meta must flip the switch and make end-to-end encryption a default in all private messages, including on Facebook and Instagram. Doing so will literally save pregnant peoples’ lives,” said, Caitlin Seeley George, campaigns and managing director at the nonprofit rights group Fight for the Future.
BURDEN ON THE USER
Unless all of your data is securely encrypted, there’s always a chance that someone, somewhere can access it. So abortion rights activists suggest that people in states where abortion is outlawed should limit the creation of such data in the first place.
For instance, they urge turning off phone location services — or just leaving your phone at home — when seeking reproductive health care. To be safe, they say, it's good to read the privacy policies of any health apps in use.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation suggests using more privacy-conscious web browsers such as Brave, Firefox and DuckDuckGo — but also recommends double-checking their privacy settings.
There are also ways to turn off ad identifiers on both Apple and Android phones that stop advertisers from being able to track you. This is generally a good idea in any case. Apple will ask you if you want to be tracked each time you download a new app. For apps you already have installed, the tracking can be turned off manually.
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Second Sun and Atlas Energy Agree not to Purchase Products in Violation of Sol-Ark Agreements
ALLEN, Texas, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Portable Solar LLC, doing business as Sol-Ark, the leading designer, developer and supplier of solar inverter technologies and advanced solar-generator systems, announced today the settlement of its tortious interference litigation against Second Sun USA, LLC and Atlas Energy Solutions, LLC (Portable Solar v. Second Sun USA, et al.; Case No. 1:22-cv-00003-BSJ, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, filed January 10, 2022).
In connection with the settlement, Second Sun and Atlas Energy agreed, among other things, that they would not, directly or indirectly, purchase, resell, distribute, barter, lease or otherwise acquire products from any source other than Sol-Ark during the term of any exclusive distribution, manufacturing or similar agreement between Sol-Ark's contract manufacturer, or any of its affiliates, and Sol-Ark or any of its affiliates. Other terms of the settlement were confidential.
"We are pleased that we were able to favorably settle this litigation" said Tom Brennan, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer, Sol-Ark. "This settlement confirms our exclusive legal rights with our contract manufacturer and our intention to protect those rights. Our customers need to feel confident that Sol-Ark will take appropriate actions to protect them and the products they buy from us through effective enforcement of Sol-Ark's intellectual property and commercial rights."
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Portable Solar LLC, doing business as Sol-Ark, is the leading designer, developer and supplier of solar inverter technologies and advanced solar-generator systems. Sol-Ark's award-winning solar hybrid energy systems enable limitless energy independence. Sol-Ark is headquartered in Allen, Texas. For further details, please visit our website at www.sol-ark.com
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HOOD RIVER — During its Feb. 21 meeting, the Port of Hood River Board of Commissioners approved a resolution restoring the load limits for trucks on the Hood River-White Salmon Interstate bridge, following a two-year effort.
The restored limits will be posted at 25 tons for Type 3 vehicles, 40 tons for Type 3S2 and Type 3-3, 27 tons for the SU4, 31 tons for the SU5, 34 tons for the SU6, 38 tons for the SU7 vehicles, 28 tons for the EV2 and 29 tons for the EV3.
On March 3, 2021, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) imposed a lower load rating on the bridge as a result of a directive by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requiring all states to evaluate the structural capacity of all bridges to carry Specialized Hauling Vehicles (single-unit trucks with closely spaced, multiple axles) and other load factors.
The port’s bridge engineering firm, HDR, oversaw the required bridge reinforcement projects as well as live-load testing and other engineering analysis needed to restore the prior load limits. On Feb. 17, the port received a letter from the ODOT Bridge Engineering section informing that the load limits could be restored to their prior levels for all classes of vehicle except for the EV3, a specific emergency response vehicle.
When it went into effect in 2021, the lowered load rating affected most classes of trucks, and the caused significant operating cost increases for local haulers. During the Feb. 21 meeting, the commission heard public comment from logistics representatives from James Dean Construction, Hood River Sand & Gravel, Mountain Forest Products, and Mount Adams Fruit companies, who described the significant operating cost increases for local haulers, as well the loss of overall competitiveness with other companies located closer to bridges with higher load limits. While the ODOT approval allowed the commission to raise the limit on the bridge, it did not compel them to do so, and approval of a formal resolution was required. Each of the company representatives spoke in favor of restoring the limit.
The approved resolution kept in place the 15 mphspeed limit that has been in place since May of last year, a step to reduce the wear and tear on the bridge deck and the steel bridge structure, especially by heavy haul trucks.
New load limit signs will be posted on I-84 and SR 14 as well as the north and south approaches to the bridge in the next few weeks. | https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/news/truck-load-limits-restored-on-the-hood-river-white-salmon-bridge/article_67f37024-bd22-11ed-aa92-c3aff337cd78.html | 2023-03-08 00:06:22 | 1 | https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/news/truck-load-limits-restored-on-the-hood-river-white-salmon-bridge/article_67f37024-bd22-11ed-aa92-c3aff337cd78.html |
GARNER, Iowa - - A trial is now set for a former music teacher at West Hancock Community School District accused of sexual conduct with a student.
Steve Michael Heston, 44 of Elkader, has entered not guilty pleas to sexual exploitation by a school employee and enticing a minor under 16 for sexual purposes. His trial is scheduled to begin on May 31.
Court documents state Heston was working as a music teacher when he “engaged in a pattern, practice, or scheme of sexual conduct with a minor that he had direct supervisory authority over as a student.” This conduct allegedly happened during the 2020-2021 school year and continued into the summer of 2022. Investigators say it involved communications in person, through the internet, and using school technology.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy scored in the shootout, helping the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.
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Calen Addison and Joel Eriksson Ek each had a goal and assist during regulation as Minnesota won for the fifth time in six games and closed out a seven-game homestand. Connor Dewar also scored for the Wild, who have beaten Anaheim in 12 straight matchups, the longest streak against any opponent in team history.
Filip Gustavsson made 29 saves for Minnesota, which rallied with two goals in the third period, including Kaprizov’s tying goal with 2:35 remaining.
“We’re going to take two points, for sure,” Wild coach Dean Evason said. “Two periods we were not very good and they were good. … We were able to come back and we’re very fortunate that the game wasn’t out of hand by the time we got to the third period.”
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Trevor Zegras and Troy Terry each had a goal and assist in regulation. Zegras was Anaheim’s only scorer in the shootout.
Ryan Strome and Cam Fowler added goals for Anaheim, and goaltender John Gibson stopped 45 shots. The Ducks lost their fifth straight game.
Anaheim missed a chance at just its second win in regulation this season when Kaprizov tied the game late. Five of the Ducks’ six wins this season have come in overtime or the shootout. The lone regulation win came Nov. 23 at home against the New York Rangers.
“It’s one of those games like, man, you really want to get both points so that the team can feel rewarded for a good road game,” Anaheim coach Dallas Eakins said. “Overall, we did a great job. Goaltending was excellent straight across the board and those are important to try to get both points so there’s a reward. But coming into a building like this and grabbing a point is certainly a step in the right direction.”
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Addison’s second goal of the season opened the scoring for Minnesota 4:37 into the game on a fortunate bounce. Addison’s point shot deflected off Anaheim forward Max Jones into the goal.
A two-goal second had Anaheim looking for a rare regulation victory. Fowler scored his third on the power play and Zegras followed with his ninth of the season. It marked just the second time this season the Ducks have led after two periods.
“I thought tonight we actually did a better job of when we had the lead and we weren’t just in protect mode,” Terry said. “I think we’ve done that whenever we’ve had the lead this year, we’ve stopped kind of pushing the other team and just kind of sit back. And tonight, I thought we got a lead and we had a lot of really good chances to make that a two-goal game.”
But Eriksson Ek tied the game 5:26 into the third with his eighth goal.
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Terry scored his team-leading 11th goal to put Anaheim back in front before Kaprizov's tied the game again.
“The first two periods weren’t very good for us,” Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon said. “The third period was more of the way we want to play."
ADDING ON
Kaprizov’s third-period goal extended his point streak to a career-best 11 games. He has seven goals and 11 assists in that span, including five straight games with a goal. He did have his assist streak of nine games snapped.
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UP NEXT
Ducks: Finish a four-game trip with the second game of a back-to-back Sunday in Winnipeg.
Wild: Play the second game of a back-to-back Sunday in Dallas.
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) _ CrossAmerica Partners LP (CAPL) on Monday reported third-quarter net income of $27 million.
On a per-share basis, the Allentown, Pennsylvania-based company said it had net income of 71 cents.
The wholesale fuels distributor posted revenue of $1.27 billion in the period.
CrossAmerica shares have decreased almost 1% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $18.90, a drop of 7% in the last 12 months.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The longtime head of the second-largest rail union announced Friday that he will clear the way for the upstart candidate who beat him by retiring instead of fighting to keep his office in a second election.
Eddie Hall received 509 more votes than Dennis Pierce in the election that reflects how frustrated engineers are with the contract they received this fall after three years of bargaining that doesn't resolve all their quality-of-life concerns about demanding schedules, the lack of paid sick leave and the way they are treated by the freight railroads.
Pierce, who has led Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen since 2010, said he will step down at the end of the year. Concerns about violations of internal election rules during the campaign prompted a union committee to recommend that the election be rerun, but Pierce said he didn't want to put the union through that divisive exercise.
Instead, he urged members to unify against the freight railroads in the fight to improve working conditions and abandon divisive rhetoric.
“If President-Elect Hall and the Advisory Board that he will preside over are to have any chance at success, the hateful rhetoric, division and infighting fostered by social media and egged on by outside non-member forces must end,” Pierce said. “The membership must stand united in the fight against the rail carriers, and stop blaming their union and its officers for the actions of those carriers.”
Hall learned about Pierce's decision while sitting in a railroad hotel on the road during his required downtime after driving a train out of Tucson, Arizona. As a vice local chairman of a regional union division, Hall was a longshot initially but his campaign gained steam with his focus on a need for new leadership.
Hall said his first priority will be working “to get our membership united and engaged in the union.” Then he can turn his attention to trying to persuade the railroads to reform the lean operating model they adopted that led to more than 45,000 job cuts across the industry over the past six years.
“People don’t coming to go to work anymore. I think these railroads -- I think these CEOs -- can get that back. They just got to change their plan,” Hall said.
The five-year contract that rail workers wound up with does include 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses and the engineers narrowly approved that deal even though it didn't include any paid sick time other than three unpaid days that have to be scheduled 30 days in advance.
Congress intervened earlier this month to block a strike and impose a similar deal on four rail unions that rejected their contracts because of fears about the economic consequences of a strike.
The railroads did promise to negotiate further about improving the way regular days off are scheduled so engineers and conductors don't have to be on call 24-7. But many workers remain skeptical about how much those additional negotiations will help as long as the railroads maintain strict attendance policies that penalize them for missing any time.
CSX did recently announce several changes to ease its attendance rules that will make sure workers won't lose points for hospitalizations or documented medical appointments. But that shift to what the railroad said would become a “non-punitive” policy doesn't take effect until January.
In another encouraging sign for the unions, Norfolk Southern told investors that it won't be so quick to furlough workers the next time business slows down because executives realized that the railroad needed to keep more crews to help it be more resilient and ready to respond when demand returns. The first test of that policy will be the normal seasonal slowdown that's expected at the start of next year.
In the meantime, Hall and the BLET, along with the 11 other rail unions, will keep pressing for improvements in working conditions.
And right now they may be able to count on support from shippers and federal regulators who are unhappy with the delayed deliveries and missed shipments that have plagued the railroads over the past year. Service has generally been improving in recent months as the railroads hire and train more crews, but the businesses that rely on them have been pressing for more improvements. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Rail-union-leader-retires-to-clear-way-for-17659880.php | 2022-12-16 23:34:54 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Rail-union-leader-retires-to-clear-way-for-17659880.php |
FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – Authorities are investigating after officers in the northwestern New Mexico city of Farmington shot and killed a man after responding to the wrong address Wednesday night, police say.
New Mexico State Police said Farmington officers responded to a domestic violence call around 11:30 p.m. The address they were supposed to go to was 5308 Valley View Avenue. However, police accidentally showed up at 5305 Valley View Avenue.
Police announced their presence, but there was no answer, so they asked dispatch to tell the caller to come to the front door. The homeowner, Robert Dotson, 52, allegedly came to the front door with a handgun. An officer, or possibly more than one (the details have yet to be determined) fired at least one shot at Dotson, officials said.
Authorities claimed Dotson’s wife, also armed, fired from the doorway of the home. Officers fired back in response. At that time, she noticed the people outside were cops, so she put the gun down and complied, State Police said.
Robert Dotson died after the shooting. His wife was not charged with any crimes.
“What I will tell you, as the chief, is that this is an extremely traumatic event, and that I am just heartbroken by the circumstances surrounding this,” Farmington Police Chief Hebbe said in a recorded statement. “This ending was just unbelievably tragic, I’m extremely sorry that we are in this position.”
NMSP said no officers were injured, and they are still investigating the incident.
Hebbe said he expects to release body camera videos within a week. | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/new-mexico-police-officers-shoot-kill-man-after-responding-to-wrong-home/ | 2023-04-07 19:21:55 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/new-mexico-police-officers-shoot-kill-man-after-responding-to-wrong-home/ |
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss banking giant UBS said Tuesday that it took in $28 billion in new money from wealthy clients in the first three months of the year, with $7 billion of that coming in the 10 days after the announcement it was taking over ailing rival Credit Suisse.
Zurich-based UBS, which is set to become Switzerland’s single banking titan after the merger closes in the coming months, said it also drew $14 billion in new money to its asset management business.
“Our performance this quarter demonstrates that we continue to be a source of stability for our clients during periods of significant uncertainty,” said CEO Sergio Ermotti, who came back to UBS last month to shepherd the Credit Suisse takeover. “Our strong flows across global wealth management and asset management reflect our clients’ continued confidence and trust in us.”
UBS posted net profit of nearly $1.04 billion in the first quarter, down 52% from the same period a year ago despite the new inflows. Profit was reduced as the bank set aside $665 million to deal with additional expected costs of a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit alleging that the bank defrauded American investors with the sale of residential mortgage-backed securities that contributed to the 2008 global financial crisis.
“We are in advanced discussions with the U.S. Department of Justice, and I’m pleased that we are making progress toward resolving this legacy matter that dates back 15 years,” Ermotti said in a webcast.
UBS said it bought back $1.3 billion in shares during the quarter but reiterated that the share-buyback program has been temporarily suspended ahead of the closing of the 3 billion Swiss franc ($3.25 billion) government-engineered takeover of Credit Suisse announced March 19.
The client inflows at UBS came in marked contrast to the 61 billion Swiss francs (nearly $69 billion) in outflows that Credit Suisse reported Monday for the first three months of the year. The troubled bank said clients are still withdrawing assets.
The forced marriage of Switzerland’s two biggest banks — arranged by the Swiss executive branch, central bank and financial markets regulator — was designed to rescue Credit Suisse and help stabilize the global financial system after the collapse of two U.S. banks last month.
The reputation of 167-year-old Credit Suisse had been pummeled in recent years over stock price declines, a string of scandals and the flight of customers worried about the bank’s future.
UBS said it expects the takeover “to strengthen our position as a leading and truly global wealth manager,” while also acknowledging that it “will require sustained diligent effort.” Chairman Colm Kelleher has said there’s a “huge amount of risk” in combining the two global banks but also “huge opportunities.”
The bank also pointed to high inflation, slow economic growth, geopolitical tensions such as Russia’s war in Ukraine and concerns about the stability of banks being a possible drag in the coming months.
“The macroeconomic situation going forward remains uncertain, and while concerns about the stability of banks have abated, they have not gone away,” UBS said in a statement. “As a result, client activity levels could remain subdued in the second quarter of 2023.”
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ISELIN, N.J., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Information Services Group (ISG), reputed research and advisory firm known for its industry expertise, has named Hexaware a Leader in Design and Development (Products, Services, Experience) in their ISG Provider Lens™ Digital Engineering Services US 2022 Quadrant Report.
Design and development activities have always been the sailing point of every engineering initiative. The increased demand for digital engineering services has prompted providers to develop emerging services, including the ability to support digital product design in real-time and other competencies around data-driven product lifecycle management, intelligent manufacturing operations, and digital customer experience. Every engineering process is enhancing and providing new aspects owing to the infusion of technologies from AI, machine learning, and data analytics.
The ISG Provider Lens™ Digital Engineering Services US 2022 Quadrant Report evaluates the ability of providers/software vendors to provide integrated data-driven product design and development augmentation, from creativity and strategy to design and experience. With a unique approach, demonstrated innovation, and dynamic team, Hexaware emerges as one of the leading Digital Engineering service providers.
About Hexaware's Design and Development (Products, Services, Experience), the report states, "Hexaware offers blue-ocean capabilities in design services through Mobiquity, Amaze® and Tensai™."
Expressing delight at this recognition, Dominick Profico, EVP and CTO said, "We are honored to be recognized as a leader for our proven capabilities in providing Digital Engineering Services. With our professionals, we will continue to raise the bar at excelling in augmenting and transforming businesses through industry-leading innovation, both for our clients and their customers."
About Hexaware
Hexaware is a global IT, BPS and consulting services company empowering businesses worldwide to realize digital transformation at scale and speed.
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Gov. Greg Abbott is currently facing off against Beto O'Rourke in the midterm election, but he was also swept up in the New York Post hack as one of the subjects of the false tweets that were sent out on Thursday morning, October 27. The New York Post tweeted Thursday morning that the account was hacked and is currently investigating the cause, but a new report suggests it might have been a rogue employee.
The tweets were deleted, but as quick as the internet is, they were screenshot by multiple people and shared across Twitter. They featured various Democrat and Republican political figures with false, racist, sexist, and threatening statements.
One of those tweets featured a photo of Abbot with the statement, "Gov. Abbott: I will order Border Patrol to start slaughtering illegals." The tweet had an erroneous link attached but it's not clear where that link led people.
While there is no record of Abbott making that statement, it is in loose reference to his push for border security and his $4 billion Operation Lone Star program, ramping up National Guard and law enforcement, as well as funding for a border wall. Abbott has also bussed migrants out of Texas to Democrat-led cities.
Other violent and racist posts said “We Must Assassinate AOC for America,” referring to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and “Zeldin: Eric Adams Is NYC’s Fried Chicken Eating Monkey,” with a photo of Black New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
CNN reporter Oliver Darcy reported that a source said the false tweets were the actions of a "rogue employee."
Darcy followed up with a statement from the New York Post confirming the report.
"The New York Post’s investigation indicates that the unauthorized conduct was committed by an employee, and we are taking appropriate action. This morning, we immediately removed the vile and reprehensible content from our website and social media accounts." | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/jasper/article/new-york-post-hack-abbott-17539309.php | 2022-10-29 01:10:27 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/jasper/article/new-york-post-hack-abbott-17539309.php |
Paessler PRTG OPC UA Server: Created for the specialized needs of the industrial sector
CHICAGO, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Paessler AG today announced the launch of its first product extension to its award-winning monitoring solutions. Paessler PRTG OPC UA Server is designed for customers in the industrial sector, specifically teams in operational technology (OT), who need to receive valuable information from both IT and OT monitoring displayed in their supervisory and control systems (such as SCADA, MES, DCS, and others).
This product extension represents a significant milestone for the company as it further expands its product portfolio to the industrial sector. IT/OT convergence will build the bridge to more efficient processes in industrial environments and solutions like OPC UA Server will provide real, tangible value to OT professionals.
"We are thrilled to launch OPC UA Server, our first product extension to Paessler PRTG," said Helmut Binder, CEO of Paessler. "As we continue to evolve our product portfolio, we recognize the importance of expanding our solutions to meet the unique needs of industrial customers. This product extension demonstrates our commitment to providing cutting-edge solutions that meet the demands in the world of OT."
Together with Paessler PRTG, OPC UA Server allows OT admins and plant operators to monitor their infrastructures through their supervisory and control system architecture. OPC UA Server expands Paessler PRTG's field of application by bringing a comprehensive overview of various IT and OT elements into OPC UA-capable systems. Further benefits are central alerting via existing alert chains, enrichment of quality control data with data from IT/OT components, as well as interactive alarm handling between IT and OT personnel.
Initially, this product extension will operate exclusively with Paessler PRTG Network Monitor with active maintenance, and its coverage will be extended to Paessler PRTG Hosted Monitor and Paessler PRTG Enterprise Monitor in the coming months.
"We believe that OPC UA Server will help industrial customers to get a comprehensive overview of their industrial networks and environments. This also includes the reduction of downtime and therefore improvement of their plant infrastructures," said Johannes Liegert, product manager IoT & Industry at Paessler. "Using Paessler PRTG with this product extension, operators and engineers have more data at their fingertips and can thereby make better decisions."
As the requirements in the OT world are diverse, OPC UA Server comes in three feature-based pricing tiers in the form of subscription-based models. Quotes for the new product extension, which is available now, can be requested by contacting Paessler's customer service by clicking on the Free Trial button on this page. Customers of Paessler PRTG with an OPC UA Server subscription will receive comprehensive support from Paessler, including access to training materials.
About Paessler AG
Paessler believes monitoring plays a vital part in reducing humankind's consumption of resources. Monitoring data helps its customers save resources, from optimizing their IT, OT, and IoT infrastructures to reducing energy consumption or emissions – for our future and our environment. That is why Paessler offers monitoring solutions for businesses across all industries and all sizes, from SMBs to large enterprises. Paessler works with renowned partners, and together they tackle the monitoring challenges of an ever-changing world.
Since 1997, when Paessler first introduced PRTG Network Monitor, it has combined its in-depth monitoring knowledge with an innovative spirit. Today, more than 500,000 users in over 170 countries rely on PRTG and other Paessler solutions to monitor their complex IT, OT, and IoT infrastructures. Paessler's products empower its customers to monitor everything and thus help them optimize their resources.
Learn more about Paessler and its products at www.paessler.com
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Workers at a Santa Fe Starbucks are taking steps to unionize.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports employees at the location on St. Michael's Drive notified CEO Howard Schultz earlier this week that they filed a petition to unionize with the National Labor Relations Board.
In a letter to Schultz, workers say they “have been without proper support and management” and are often asked to do the work of two or more people in back-to-back shifts.
This is the first Starbucks in Santa Fe to initiate unionizing efforts. Only one other store in New Mexico has done it. An Albuquerque branch formally filed a petition in July.
More than 220 U.S. Starbucks stores that have voted to unionize since late last year. The coffee giant opposes the unionization effort.
A federal judge on Thursday ordered Starbucks to reinstate seven employees in Memphis who were fired earlier this year after leading an effort to unionize their store.
Starbucks, which claimed the staffers were fired for violating safety rules, said it will appeal. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Employees-at-Santa-Fe-Starbucks-store-to-pursue-17384616.php | 2022-08-19 17:39:03 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Employees-at-Santa-Fe-Starbucks-store-to-pursue-17384616.php |
From Idaho to North Dakota, true crime cases spark public conversations
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - In the 1970s and 80s, stories of serial killers dominated headlines. Now, fewer of these stories are around due to many factors, like the growth of forensic science, and more specific classifications of crimes. But public interest in criminal cases remains. People wonder why crimes were committed and ask how to prevent tragedies in the future.
The dark world of true crime has captured public attention in the form of film, literature, and, lately, podcasts. Each person is drawn in by different aspects of the genre.
“Mental health is a very big draw for me. When we can see the deterioration down the road at the end of the case, we might not be able to see it then, but we can see the deterioration of someone’s mental health at the end of the case and you wonder, ‘Were they failed by the system? Did they get the help they needed? Is there something that society could have done differently?’” said Dawn Palumbo, co-host of the Midwest Murder Podcast.
In recent years, small-town cases like the Idaho and RJR murders sparked national interest.
In these two high-profile cases, some similarities stand out.
“There was the interesting response of the public doesn’t need to be worried in both cases. And so, with RJR, generally, the public around here accepted that clarification, and the police department stayed with that language. In Idaho, they backed off that language right away because there was such backlash over it. Really, it’s an indication that the investigative officers feel that’s an intentional act,” said Dr. Chad Litton, director of the criminal justice program at the University of Mary.
But, criminologists say there’s a main difference between the crimes in Moscow and Mandan: the release of information.
“Each jurisdiction is different. And that’s why things that happened in Idaho are different than what happened in RJR. Legally, they’re not able to say very much,” added Dr. Litton.
Criminologists also say the interest in the cases has led to questions like, “How are investigations and crimes different from the 1970s serial killer boom?”
“When things started going digital, that was really a game changer for police to sort of be able to pinpoint a lot of timelines and negotiate situations where there weren’t formerly witnesses or unreliable timing on the witnesses so they can create this digital footprint,” said Jonah Lantto, co-host of the Midwest Murder Podcast.
Other questions emerged too, like, “What factors create a serial killer?” and “What’s the difference between a mass murderer and a serial killer?”
“In both RJR and the Idaho case, while technically mass murders are probably murders with multiple victims because there were more victims there,” said Dr. Litton.
No matter the interest in the cases, true crime podcasters and criminologists remind folks it’s important to remember the real people suffering because of these crimes. They say misinformation and speculation can damage victims’ families.
Dr. Litton says his class on serial killers is consistently popular among students.
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UAGADUGÚ, Burkina Faso (AP) — Autoridades reportan que 55 personas han muerto en un ataque atribuido a extremistas islámicos en Burkina Faso.
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WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — Julianna Frazier, owner of The Sanctuary, is in the studio with Ashley Doughty for Louisiana Living to talk about NAD+. If you are interested in more information on this topic, watch the clip above.
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- Best January ever for Crosstrek
CAMDEN, N.J., Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today reported 44,373 vehicle sales for January 2023, a 0.5 percent increase compared with January 2022 (44,158). January also marked the sixth consecutive month of month-over-month sales increases for the automaker.
"We're looking forward to another exciting year of offering consumers the safest and most fun-to-drive vehicles on the market, including our all-new 2024 Crosstrek which makes its debut next week at the Chicago Auto Show," said Thomas J. Doll, President and CEO, Subaru of America, Inc. "As anyone who owns a Subaru knows, the customer experience continues long after the sale is completed, and we'd like to thank our retailers for upholding the highest ownership experience standards as reflected in our industry leading net promoter score."
In January, Crosstrek was the top performer by volume and achieved its best January ever with 12,706 vehicle sales, surpassing its previous record set in January 2021 (10,431). WRX sales for January 2023 increased 488 percent, while Outback sales decreased 1.1 percent compared to January 2022. In addition, 499 of the new Solterra EV were delivered in January.
"We are off to a winning start in 2023 following a season of strong holiday car-buying," said Jeff Walters, Senior Vice President of Sales. "The Crosstrek, our number one seller in 2022, started the new year with its best January ever and we're seeing continued enthusiasm for all of our adventure-seeking SUV carlines."
About Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japan. Headquartered at a zero-landfill office in Camden, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 630 retailers across the United States. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is the only U.S. automobile manufacturing plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. SOA is guided by the Subaru Love Promise, which is the company's vision to show love and respect to everyone, and to support its communities and customers nationwide. Over the past 20 years, SOA and the SOA Foundation have donated more than $270 million to causes the Subaru family cares about, and its employees have logged nearly 78,000 volunteer hours. As a company, Subaru believes it is important to do its part in making a positive impact in the world because it is the right thing to do. For additional information visit media.subaru.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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Firework accident sends High Springs man to hospital with injury to face
HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. (WCJB) - A man from High Springs was sent to the hospital with facial burns after a fireworks mishap on the Fourth of July.
Officials in High Springs say a 40-year-old man had a firework explode in his hand at a playground in Cinnamon Hills Estates.
He was trauma-alerted to UF Health Shands with injuries to his face. No update has been given on the man’s condition as of this report, except that he is still receiving burn treatments at the hospital.
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The incident serves as a sobering reminder of the importance of safety precautions when handling fireworks.
“It was a localized unfortunate incident and it kind of reiterates the fact that if you want to play with fireworks, by all means, you’re legally entitled to on certain days in the state of Florida, and that’s New Year’s Eve, New Years Day and the Fourth of July, but read the instructions,” said Kevin Mangan, the public information officer for High Springs.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CIT, a division of First Citizens Bank, today announced that its Maritime Finance business has increased its financing for Globus Maritime Limited by $18 million.
The lending increase expands CIT's relationship with Globus Maritime and raises CIT's total financing to the client to $52.25 million, which is secured by seven dry-bulk shipping vessels.
"We appreciated CIT's expertise and agility in arranging this expanded financing to support the growth of our dry-bulk shipping portfolio," said Athanasios Feidakis, president and chief executive officer at Globus Maritime.
"Globus Maritime is a top-level shipping operator known throughout the industry," said Evan Cohen, managing director and group head for CIT's Maritime Finance business. "We're pleased by this opportunity to increase their financing and continue our support for their operations."
Maritime Finance, part of CIT's Commercial Finance division, offers customized solutions for secured loans to a global client base of vessel owners and operators.
About CIT
CIT is a division of First Citizens Bank, the largest family-controlled bank in the United States, continuing a unique legacy of strength, stability and long-term thinking that has spanned generations. Parent company, First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCNCA) is a top 20 U.S. financial institution with more than $100 billion in assets. The company's commercial banking segment brings a wide array of best-in-class lending, leasing and banking services to middle-market companies and small businesses from coast to coast. First Citizens also operates a nationwide direct bank and a network of more than 600 branches in 22 states, many in high-growth markets. Industry specialists bring a depth of expertise that helps businesses and individuals meet their specific goals at every stage of their financial journey. Discover more at cit.com/firstcitizens.
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Each Design House Created Custom, Limited Edition Products As Part Of The Brand's Annual Designer Collaboration Series
NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the travel lifestyle brand Away announced the latest lineup for their Designer Collection, a unique collaboration program which unites creative artists from around the world to design distinct capsule collections in partnership with the brand.
This year's cohort of innovative fashion designers features Palomo Spain, Vaquera, and Ashish, who have each been tasked with putting their stamp on two of Away's core silhouettes: the best-selling Bigger Carry-On and style-setting Sling Bag for exclusive, limited edition collections launching on Tuesday, October 4.
"It has been incredible to partner with such creatively diverse and bold minds for this year's collaboration series," said Away Chief Design Officer, Cuan Hanly. "Each designer brought a new perspective to some of Away's most beloved pieces. Utilizing original materials, prints, and colors, the designers perfectly paired their distinct aesthetics with Away's streamlined designs."
Alejandro Gómez Palomo of Palomo Spain says his designs echo "the essence of Palomo, in a very straight-forward, elegant, and classy yet modern design." Palomo brought these principles to life, reimagining Away's Bigger Carry-On and Sling Bag to feature a striking black and yellow laminate floral print. "I wanted to incorporate the Spanish DNA of our brand, so we utilized our signature florals that have become one of the most recognizable symbols of our designs. When I started the brand, I felt the need to make clothes that could be embellished with embroideries, feathers, and rich fabrics that weren't traditionally seen in men's collections. I translated this same ethos to my collaboration with Away by creating a set of luggage that diverges from the idea of a simple monochromatic dark suitcase and instead is bright, colorful, optimistic, and chic."
"We like to have a sense of humor and romance with everything that we create, and we were excited to bring that same playful mentality to our designs for Away," said New York City based Vaquera founder Patric DiCaprio, whose Bigger Carry-On features a semi-transparent polycarbonate shell lined with photo-realistic roses printed on nylon, creating the illusion of a bouquet in an empty suitcase. The collection's Sling Bag is adorned with a single rose, a simple yet dramatic complement to the luggage. Vaquera co-designer Bryn Taubensee adds, "we like that our bags will stand out in baggage claim–a place where there is often so much uniformity and homogeneity. We wanted to make something that could also be a conversation starter at the airport–who knows who you could meet!"
Born in Delhi, now based in London, Ashish Gupta of Ashish says, "It's important for me to have a feeling of joy in my work. In this collaboration with Away, I wanted to create something that would feel a little irreverent towards the endless tide of black suitcases you may typically find while traveling." The resulting designs are bold and unique, featuring crayon-inspired graphics and florals. "I love when people customize their suitcases so they no longer look pristine–I really like a good scribble and I wanted to bring that unrestricted creative mentality into my collection," adds Gupta.
The Limited Edition products in Away's Designer Collection range from $155 to $295 and will be available exclusively on awaytravel.com, as well as in Away's 13 retail locations throughout the US, Canada, and UK, beginning October 4, 2022.
Away is a travel lifestyle brand with a mission to transform travel through products and content that inspire people to get away more. The company launched in 2016 with one perfectly designed carry-on and has since expanded to offer an array of luggage and travel essentials built for the modern traveler. Headquartered in New York City, with teams in London and Toronto, Away currently ships products to over 35 countries around the world. Away has been named one of Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies" and has been recognized on TIME's list of "Best Inventions." To learn more, visit awaytravel.com.
Palomo was born in February 2016, with an essence that combines the dramatic and romantic spirit of the southern Spanish character of Alejandro Gómez Palomo, Palomo Spain Creative Director, with the sophisticated, urban street style of London, where he spent his years as a student at the London College of Fashion.
While setting up his headquarters in Posadas, a small town on the outskirts of Córdoba, Palomo Spain quickly achieved remarkable momentum. This year, Palomo was welcomed among the semifinalists of LVMH Prize 2022, the brand's second nomination after their participation in 2017. Top social profiles and international celebrities such as Beyoncé, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, Harry Styles, and Rosalía have positioned the label as a true reference for fashion connoisseurs; highlighting the importance of new visions on fashion and its role in the cultural life of cities. Alejandro has managed to gain wide recognition through the authenticity of the artistic approach of his project and his personality, becoming one of the most valued and sought-after male public profiles in the fashion scene.
Vaquera started in 2013 as fashion fan fiction, a way for founder Patric DiCaprio to explore his obsession with clothing. Since 2016, with the addition of Bryn Taubensee and now in partnership with Dover Street Market, that fantasy has become much more real. Vaquera means cowgirl in Spanish, after a nickname Patric was given while washing dishes. The name now represents a New York collective making garments for the characters of their city—both actual and imagined—and their very real customers across the world.
Synonymous with glamor, maximalist design, and hand embroidery, fashion designer Ashish Gupta approaches his work with a rainbow palette and a glittering sensibility.
Born and raised in Delhi, Ashish studied Fine Art before moving to London to complete an MA at Central Saint Martins under the legendary Louise Wilson. Known for his joyful use of embroidery, Ashish's designs blend a relaxed high end glamor with underpinnings of American sportswear and traditional Indian craft. Ashish employs a group of highly skilled artisans at the factory he established in Delhi, which allows him to entirely make to order, creating a zero waste production process. The London-based designer has been a pioneering voice and a vocal advocate of diversity throughout his career.
Having first shown at London Fashion Week in 2005, Ashish has grown his eponymous label from winning the prestigious NewGen award three times to being exhibited in the V&A and The Met.
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Youth Delegates Living with Type 1 Diabetes and Jimmy Jam, Member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and Type 1 Diabetes Parent
Provided Testimony at a Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing More than 1.4 million Americans live with type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune condition that causes the pancreas to make very little insulin or none at all
WASHINGTON, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, urged members of the Senate Appropriations Committee to renew the Special Diabetes Program (SDP) and support policies to ensure insulin is available at an affordable and predictable price. Opened by U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and led by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the hearing took place during the 2023 JDRF Children's Congress, a biennial event that brings over 160 kids and teens living with T1D face-to-face with lawmakers and top decision-makers. The youth delegates traveled to Washington, D.C. from across the country and JDRF's international affiliates in the United Kingdom, Australia, the Netherlands, and Canada.
The SDP has accelerated the pace of T1D research through a long-term investment of funding at the National Institutes of Health. The program has led to significant scientific breakthroughs, including Tzield, the first disease-modifying treatment for T1D, which can delay the onset of the disease by over two years. Without Congressional action, the SDP will expire at the end of September.
"The Special Diabetes Program has fundamentally changed what it means to live with diabetes, put new life-changing therapies in our hands, and brought us closer to cures," said Aaron Kowalski, Ph.D., JDRF CEO. "We must keep this momentum going so we can capitalize on the progress to date and realize cures. However, until we have cures, people need access to affordable insulin. JDRF urges Congress to pass the bipartisan INSULIN Act of 2023, which will establish a $35 per month insulin copay cap for people with commercial insurance and includes other provisions that would make insulin more affordable for everyone, regardless of insurance status."
Dr. Kowalski was joined at the hearing by Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, who provided testimony on the scientific value of the SDP, and Jimmy Jam, award-winning producer, songwriter, musician, member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and T1D parent.
"My son Max, who is now in his twenties, was just two years old when he was first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Late nights working on music became late nights working on music and waking up my son to test and manage his blood sugar levels," said Jimmy Jam. "Type 1 diabetes should be one of those things we can all agree on. Diabetes doesn't care if you're a Democrat or a Republican. We can all agree that there should be research to improve the lives of those with diabetes. We can all agree that insulin should be affordable for all who need it."
Two 2023 JDRF Children's Congress delegates shared their T1D experience with the committee:
Maria Muayad: 10-year-old Maria is from Maine and is a member of her school's civil rights club and math challenge group. Every November, Maria, and her mother, Golsin, give blue ribbons to the staff at her school in honor of National Diabetes Awareness Month.
Elise Cataldo: 15-year-old Elise lives in New Hampshire and is passionate about educating those around her about life with T1D and tries to use things like pump site changes and blood sugar checks as opportunities to help others learn.
Following the hearing, the 2023 JDRF Children's Congress delegates continued their advocacy by meeting with lawmakers in their Capitol Hill offices.
About JDRF
JDRF's mission is to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications. To accomplish this, JDRF has invested more than $2.5 billion in research funding since our inception. We are an organization built on a grassroots model of people connecting in their local communities, collaborating regionally and globally for efficiency and broader fundraising impact, and uniting on a global stage to pool resources, passion, and energy. We collaborate with academic institutions, policymakers, and corporate and industry partners to develop and deliver a pipeline of innovative therapies to people living with T1D. Our staff and volunteers throughout the United States and our five international affiliates are dedicated to advocacy, community engagement, and our vision of a world without T1D. For more information, please visit jdrf.org or follow us on Twitter (@JDRF), Facebook (@myjdrf), and Instagram (@jdrfhq).
About Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
T1D is an autoimmune condition that causes the pancreas to make very little insulin or none at all. This leads to dependence on insulin therapy and the risk of short or long-term complications, which can include highs and lows in blood sugar; damage to the kidneys, eyes, nerves, and heart; and even death if left untreated. Globally, it impacts nearly 9 million people. Many believe T1D is only diagnosed in childhood and adolescence, but diagnosis in adulthood is common and accounts for nearly 50% of all T1D diagnoses. The onset of T1D has nothing to do with diet or lifestyle. While its causes are not yet entirely understood, scientists believe that both genetic factors and environmental triggers are involved. There is currently no cure for T1D.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A transgender Mississippi girl who skipped graduation because school officials told her to follow the boys dress code says she celebrated the conclusion of high school with a tropical-themed party at home with family members who embrace her full identity.
The 17-year-old girl and her parents told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday that they will remain outspoken about trans people’s rights, even as states restrict or ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. Mississippi enacted such a law this year, and a 2021 law bars trans people from girls or women’s sports.
The girl requested to be identified only by her initials, L.B., because of her family’s concerns about her safety. AP is not identifying the parents by their names because of those concerns.
“We deserve rights as as humans,” L.B. said Wednesday. “And I feel like there’s definitely a stigma towards our community. … It’s very disappointing.”
L.B. said classmates and teachers were supportive as she wore feminine clothing throughout her years at Harrison Central High School in Gulfport, about 160 miles (260 kilometers) south of Jackson. The school allowed L.B. to use a staff restroom so she wouldn’t have to use restrooms assigned specifically to girls or boys, her mother said.
Harrison Central Principal Kelly Fuller and school district Superintendent Mitchell King told the family this month that L.B. must follow the boys dress code for graduation, according to a lawsuit that the American Civil Liberties Union filed last week against the district. The district said that along with the cap and gown, boys were expected to wear white shirts and black slacks, while girls were expected to wear white dresses.
L.B. had already selected a dress for graduation, which was held Saturday, and the lawsuit said she should not face discriminatory treatment.
Wynn Clark, attorney for the Harrison County School District, argued in court papers that participation in a graduation ceremony is voluntary and not a constitutionally protected right. A federal judge ruled in favor of the school district.
L.B.’s father said he told his daughter even before the court hearing that she had won by standing up for herself.
“I still tell her this to this day,” her father said. “She won.”
Both parents support L.B. “100%,” her mother said.
“We both are very proud of her for being as confident as she is, and being willing to stand up and speak out for those that are afraid to speak out for themselves,” her mother said.
L.B. wore a blue dress and spoke at a Trans Prom on Monday near the U.S. Capitol. She said she plans to take a year off before pursuing a business degree with the goal of becoming an entrepreneur. She said she also loves music and art and wants to strengthen her skills in both.
L.B.’s mother described her daughter as “the most awesome person I’ve ever met in my life.”
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BEIRUT (AP) — Overnight clashes Sunday in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp near the southern port city of Sidon left 1 dead and 6 others wounded, Palestinian officials said.
The clashes took place as Palestinian factions in Ein el-Hilweh cracked down on militant Islamist groups and fugitives seeking shelter in the camp's overcrowded neighborhoods. In 2017, Palestinian factions engaged in almost a week of fierce clashes with a militant organization affiliated with the extremist Islamic State group.
The Palestinian officials, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said the clashes broke out after an unknown gunman tried to assassinate Islamist militant Mahmoud Khalil, killing a companion of his instead.
According to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency, six people were wounded in the clashes, including two children.
Factions used assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers in the overcrowded camp, as ambulances zoomed through its narrow streets to take the wounded to the hospital.
The clashes have mostly stopped, though state media said there was still sporadic sniper fire.
Several residents fled the crossfire to nearby neighborhoods in the camp.
Ein el-Hilweh is notorious for its lawlessness and clashes are not uncommon. The U.N. says it is home to some 55,000 people.
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Year-over-Year Jump in Interest Rates Amplifying Perceptions of Unaffordability for Buyers and 'Lock-in Effect' for Sellers
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) decreased 0.8 points in August to 62.0, its sixth consecutive monthly decline, as high home prices and elevated mortgage rates continue to weigh on consumer sentiment, particularly home-selling sentiment. Despite the relatively small aggregate change, the HPSI experienced significant volatility among four of its six components, including those measuring consumer perceptions of homebuying and home-selling conditions, as well as expectations regarding the future direction of home prices and mortgage rates.
Month over month, consumers reported that home-selling conditions have worsened – although that component remains strongly positive on net. Consumers also reported that homebuying conditions have improved, but 73% continue to report that it's a "bad time to buy." For the first time since the start of the pandemic, consumers are neutral, on net, about the future path of home prices, with an increasing share this month reporting that prices will decline. Meanwhile, a greater share reported the expectation that mortgage rates will decline, even though a majority continue to believe that mortgage rates will go up over the next 12 months. Year over year, the full index is down 13.7 points.
"The share of consumers expecting home prices to go down over the next year increased substantially in August. Accompanying this, HPSI respondents reported a significant decrease in home-selling sentiment," said Doug Duncan, Fannie Mae Senior Vice President and Chief Economist. "We also observed a large decline in consumers reporting high home prices as the primary reason for it being a good time to sell a home, suggesting that expectations of slowing or declining home prices have begun to negatively affect selling sentiment. Conversely, lower home prices would obviously be welcome news for potential first-time homebuyers, who are likely feeling the combined affordability constraints of the high home price and high mortgage rate environment. In fact, the survey's 'ease of getting a mortgage' component dropped to an all-time low among this typically younger demographic (i.e., 18- to 34-year-olds). With home prices expected to moderate over the forecast horizon and economic uncertainty heightened, both homebuyers and home-sellers may be incentivized to remain on the sidelines – homebuyers anticipating home price declines and potential home-sellers not keen to give up their lower, fixed mortgage rate – contributing to a further cooling in home sales through the end of the year."
Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) decreased in August by 0.8 points to 62.0. The HPSI is down 13.7 points compared to the same time last year. Read the full research report for additional information.
- Good/Bad Time to Buy: The percentage of respondents who say it is a good time to buy a home increased from 17% to 22%, while the percentage who say it is a bad time to buy decreased from 76% to 73%. As a result, the net share of those who say it is a good time to buy increased 8 percentage points month over month.
- Good/Bad Time to Sell: The percentage of respondents who say it is a good time to sell a home decreased from 67% to 59%, while the percentage who say it's a bad time to sell increased from 27% to 35%. As a result, the net share of those who say it is a good time to sell decreased 16 percentage points month over month.
- Home Price Expectations: The percentage of respondents who say home prices will go up in the next 12 months decreased from 39% to 33%, while the percentage who say home prices will go down increased from 30% to 33%. The share who think home prices will stay the same increased from 26% to 28%. As a result, the net share of Americans who say home prices will go up decreased 9 percentage points month over month.
- Mortgage Rate Expectations: The percentage of respondents who say mortgage rates will go down in the next 12 months increased from 6% to 11%, while the percentage who expect mortgage rates to go up decreased from 67% to 61%. The share who think mortgage rates will stay the same increased from 21% to 25%. As a result, the net share of Americans who say mortgage rates will go down over the next 12 months increased 11 percentage points month over month.
- Job Loss Concern: The percentage of respondents who say they are not concerned about losing their job in the next 12 months increased from 78% to 79%, while the percentage who say they are concerned decreased from 22% to 21%. As a result, the net share of Americans who say they are not concerned about losing their job increased 2 percentage points month over month.
- Household Income: The percentage of respondents who say their household income is significantly higher than it was 12 months ago increased from 24% to 25%, while the percentage who say their household income is significantly lower increased from 13% to 15%. The percentage who say their household income is about the same decreased from 61% to 59%. As a result, the net share of those who say their household income is significantly higher than it was 12 months ago decreased 1 percentage point month over month.
The Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) distills information about consumers' home purchase sentiment from Fannie Mae's National Housing Survey® (NHS) into a single number. The HPSI reflects consumers' current views and forward-looking expectations of housing market conditions and complements existing data sources to inform housing-related analysis and decision making. The HPSI is constructed from answers to six NHS questions that solicit consumers' evaluations of housing market conditions and address topics that are related to their home purchase decisions. The questions ask consumers whether they think that it is a good or bad time to buy or to sell a house, what direction they expect home prices and mortgage interest rates to move, how concerned they are about losing their jobs, and whether their incomes are higher than they were a year earlier.
The most detailed consumer attitudinal survey of its kind, Fannie Mae's National Housing Survey (NHS) polled approximately 1,000 respondents via live telephone interview to assess their attitudes toward owning and renting a home, home and rental price changes, homeownership distress, the economy, household finances, and overall consumer confidence. Homeowners and renters are asked more than 100 questions used to track attitudinal shifts, six of which are used to construct the HPSI (findings are compared with the same survey conducted monthly beginning June 2010). For more information, please see the Technical Notes. Fannie Mae conducts this survey and shares monthly and quarterly results so that we may help industry partners and market participants target our collective efforts to support the housing market. The August 2022 National Housing Survey was conducted between August 1, 2022 and August 22, 2022. Most of the data collection occurred during the first two weeks of this period. Interviews were conducted by ReconMR on behalf of PSB Insights and in coordination with Fannie Mae.
For detailed findings from the Home Purchase Sentiment Index and National Housing Survey, as well as a brief HPSI overview and detailed white paper, technical notes on the NHS methodology, and questions asked of respondents associated with each monthly indicator, please visit the Surveys page on fanniemae.com. Also available on the site are in-depth special topic studies, which provide a detailed assessment of combined data results from three monthly studies of NHS results.
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A Martha’s Vineyard man has been charged with robbing a Cape Cod bank, as the feds accuse him of zip tying bank tellers and customers while he pointed a gun and placed an alleged bomb on the counter.
Petar Petyoshin, 40, was charged by the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office with one count of armed bank robbery in connection to the April 8 robbery of the Rockland Trust Bank in Falmouth.
The feds say that Petyoshin entered the bank just before 9 a.m., while wearing a blonde wig. He’s accused of placing a purported bomb on the teller counter and brandishing a firearm.
Petyoshin then allegedly pointed the gun at employees and customers, telling one bank employee, “I’m robbing you,” before having the customers and bank employees zip tie each other’s hands together.
He then had two tellers place more than $20,000 in cash into a brown Walmart bag, took a customer’s car keys, and fled the scene in the customer’s vehicle, the feds allege.
Surveillance footage from the area shows that 30 minutes before the robbery, a man matching Petyoshin’s description entered a nearby parking lot in a gray van, stayed in the vehicle for about 18 minutes, and then exited the van and walked toward the bank.
The man can be seen returning to the vehicle from the direction of the bank about 15 minutes after the robbery. Other surveillance footage captured the van traveling on the highway heading toward Mashpee following the robbery.
Petyoshin was later identified as the registered owner of the van, and cell phone information showed that Petyoshin was in the area of the bank at the time of the robbery.
On May 23, he was arrested on state charges in connection with the robbery. According to court documents, police during a search of his residence in Edgartown recovered thousands of dollars in cash bundled together in Rockland Trust money bands, zip ties, and clothing items the suspect was seen wearing on surveillance footage.
Also, 57 firearms and a large quantity of ammunition were seized during the search. The feds allege that the same jacket worn by the robber inside the Rockland Trust bank was found during a search of Petyoshin’s personal locker at the Oak Bluffs Water Department, where he’s employed.
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- Strategic round of funding accelerates industry leadership in fast growing warehouse automation space
- New board members Goldman Sachs Asset Management and G2 Venture Partners to support Locus's next phase of growth
WILMINGTON, Mass., Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Locus Robotics, a leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfillment and distribution warehouses, today announced more than $117 million in Series F funding, led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and G2 Venture Partners. As part of the financing, Mark Midle, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs, and Zach Barasz, Partner, G2 Venture Partners, will join the Locus Board of Directors, bringing their unique industry perspectives and insights to further guide Locus's next stage of growth and global expansion.
"Locus has established itself as an innovative, high-quality market leader for flexible automation in the massive warehouse fulfillment and distribution market," said Mark Midle of Goldman Sachs. "Our investment reflects our view that Locus has the product offering and the operational excellence required to meet and exceed the market challenges posed by today's dynamic economic environment."
"This new round of funding marks an important inflection point for Locus Robotics as we look toward our next stage of growth, and we strategically chose to bring in investors with a wealth of experience in both public and private markets to advise us as we continue our journey," said Rick Faulk, CEO of Locus Robotics. "As the rapid digital transformation of the supply chain continues, warehouses increasingly seek flexible, intelligent robotics automation to improve productivity and grow their operations, despite ongoing labor shortages and exploding order volumes."
The Locus warehouse execution platform disrupts large-scale warehouse fulfillment and distribution with an industry-leading, intelligent, and dynamically scalable robotics-driven solution. Locus delivers 2X-3X productivity by seamlessly coordinating both human labor and AMRs to dramatically improve order fulfillment efficiency and workplace ergonomics, while lowering operational costs.
"Locus is clearly a winner in the flexible warehouse robotics space, and the consistency with which the Locus team has executed is extraordinary," said Zach Barasz of G2 Venture Partners. "We are thrilled to be investors in Locus Robotics, and to partner with the leading warehouse execution company in making global supply chains faster, more cost-effective, and more resilient and sustainable."
With more than 230 sites under contract around the world – some having as many as 500 LocusBots per site – the Locus solution efficiently and seamlessly orchestrates the operation and management of multiple robot form factors, and provides forward-looking, real-time business intelligence, critical for optimizing productivity, proactively managing labor, and managing costs.
"By 2026, 75% of large enterprises in product-centric businesses will have adopted some form of intralogistics robots in their warehouse operations," said Dwight Klappich, Analyst, Gartner. "The lower price of entry and faster time to value of robotics opens the market to more companies that can justify automation … as companies adopt robotics, most organizations will expand and scale their use of robotics within the enterprise, leading to fleet growth."
"As order volumes continue to increase and labor shortages persist worldwide, robotics automation is now a must-have for warehouse operators," said Ash Sharma, Managing Director, Interact Analysis. "Locus is uniquely positioned as a leader in digital transformation in this enormous global market as warehouse operators increasingly focus on scalability, fast ROI, and ease of deployment."
Locus partners with the world's leading warehouse operators to create a powerful synergy that speeds deployment and delivers powerful, actionable business intelligence to optimize warehouse productivity, cost management, and labor management.
"Our 5-year partnership with Locus has enabled DHL to deliver more resilient, flexible, and scalable supply chain solutions to our customers to support faster delivery, improve operational efficiency, and reduce employee workloads," said Sally Miller, CIO of DHL Supply Chain North America. "In that time, Locus's ability to integrate groundbreaking technologies into our operations seamlessly and in a targeted way has been a tremendous success for our customers' supply chains."
In September 2022, Locus reached a major milestone with its industry-first 1 billionth pick. It took Locus 1,542 days to pick its first 100 million units and just 40 days for the last 100 million picks. Locus robots now average more than three million picks per day around the world.
Locus counts more than 90 customers worldwide, including CEVA Logistics, DHL, Material Bank, Boots UK, GEODIS, Ryder, Verst Logistics, Radial, and others, who are consistently doubling and tripling their fulfillment productivity, with near-100% accuracy, using the Locus solution.
Also participating in the Series F round were Stack Capital Group, Next47, Stafford Capital Partners, HESTA, Newton Investment Management North America, Gray's Creek Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, Hercules Capital, Inc., BOND, and Scale Venture Partners.
Locus Robotics' revolutionary, multi-bot solution incorporates powerful and intelligent autonomous mobile robots that operate collaboratively with human workers to dramatically improve piece‐handling, case-handling, and pallet-moving productivity 2X–3X, while optimizing labor and making efficient use of warehouse space. Locus helps retailers, 3PLs, and specialty warehouses efficiently meet and exceed the increasingly complex and demanding requirements of fulfillment environments. Easily integrating into large-scale new and existing warehouse infrastructures without disrupting workflows, Locus transforms productivity without transforming the warehouse.
Headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, Locus's EMEA presence is centrally located in Amsterdam, with APAC presence located in Singapore.
In 2022 alone, Locus Robotics has won more than 17 industry awards, including being named to the Inc. 500 for the second year in a row and a 2022 IFOY Award for its Autonomous Mobile Robot Solution in the Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV/AMR) category.
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Decatur woman arrested for entering school bus
Published: Nov. 1, 2022 at 12:13 PM CDT|Updated: 16 hours ago
DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - A parent who boarded a school bus to confront a bus driver she thought was yelling at her child has been arrested.
According to the Decatur Police Department, Amanda Goins was arrested and charged with trespassing, disorderly conduct, assault with bodily fluids and aggravated assault. Goins’ bond was set at $1,200.
On Oct. 19, The Decatur City Schools Superintendent said that a parent got on a school bus and made accusations toward the bus driver. The superintendent also said that the parent violated an act that forbids anyone from entering the bus without the directive of a school administration or a bus driver.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona voters who began mailing in their ballots after simply signing and dating the envelope in recent weeks might be doing so for the final time with that simple process.
That's because one of 10 measures they'll decide in the Nov. 8 midterm elections would change the rules for verifying that the people who mail in such ballots are who they say they are. Proposition 309 would also change how in-person voters are allowed to prove their identity.
Three other measures also placed on the ballot by Republicans who control the Legislature would make major changes to the citizen initiative process by making it harder for voters to bypass lawmakers and write their own laws. One would carve out major exemptions to the Voter Protection Act, which prevents the Legislature from changing voter-approved laws in most cases.
The four measures target early-voting and voter ID laws in the name of election security. They are priorities for Republicans, who have long chafed at the citizen initiative process.
The voting measure, Proposition 309, would require voters to write their birthdates and add state-issued voter identification numbers, driver license of identification numbers or a partial social security numbers to affidavits rather than just signing and dating them. The back-of-envelope signature used by many counties also would be changed to require that they be placed into a second envelope.
In-person voting requirements also would change, eliminating the ability of voters who don't have a state, tribal or federal government-issued photo ID on them to vote by presenting two alternate documents, such as a utility bill.
Democrats and voting rights groups note that citizenship and other requirements for voting are already done during the voter registration process and that the changes would lead to more mail-in ballots being rejected and people being turned away at the polls. Republicans say they're needed election security changes.
The three constitutional amendments targeting initiatives are Propositions 128, 129 and 132.
The first would free the Legislature from the Voter Protection Act's ban on changing laws passed by initiative if any part of the measure is found by the state Supreme Court or U.S. Supreme Court to contain illegal or unconstitutional language. Currently, only that portion would be stricken, but if Proposition 128 passes, lawmakers could make wholesale changes or even repeal such laws.
Proposition 129 would limit initiatives to a single subject and require that all major parts of an initiative be explained in the title, voiding any part not explained there. Many initiatives that have already been enacted cover more than a single subject, and opponents say passage of Proposition 129 would limit comprehensive measures and lead to lawsuits challenging whether a measure truly only covers one subject.
Proposition 132 would raise the threshold from a simple majority to 60% of the vote to pass any ballot measure that would raise taxes or impose a fee. Proponents say that's important since tax increases deserve greater support to pass, but opponents note that many initiatives contain fees or taxes to support their objectives, such as the Clean Elections Act, which funds candidates for office who forego private funding by using a 10% surcharge levied on all civil and criminal penalties.
At least two ballot measures this year — one that would raise taxes for rural fire districts and another that would limit interest and making other changes to debt owed by Arizonans — would need 60% of voter support in future elections if they pass.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of Yuga securities, which were sold as various non-fungible tokens (or "NFTs") and the native token ApeCoin (APE) between April 23, 2021 and December 8, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important February 7, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
The case is against Yuga Labs, Inc., Wylie Aronow, Greg Solano, Kerem Atalay, Zeshan Ali, Nicole Muniz, Jasmin Shoemaker, Patrick Ehrlund, Christopher Lyons, Alexis Ohanian, Amy Wu, Maaria Bajwa, Dean Steinbeck, Guy Oseary, Mike Winkelmann, Madonna Louise Ciccone, Paris Hilton, James Fallon, Electric Hot Dog, Inc., Universal Television, LLC, Justin Bieber, Gwyneth Paltrow, Serena Williams, Thomas Pentz, Austin Richard Post, Calvin Broadus Jr., Kevin Hart, Alexander Pall, Andrew Taggart, Wardell Stephen Curry II, Nayvadius Wilburn Cash, Abel Tesfaye, Khaled Mohammed Khaled, Adidas America Inc., Adidas Venture B.V., Ivan Soto-Wright, and Moonpay USA LLC (together, "Defendants").
SO WHAT: If you purchased Yuga securities, which were sold as a suite of digital assets (including the flagship NFT collection referred to as the Bored Ape Yacht Club ("BAYC") and the native token ApeCoin (APE) on various cryptocurrency exchanges), during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Yuga class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=10344 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than February 7, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants violated provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by making false and misleading statements concerning Yuga's growth prospects, financial ownership, and financial benefits for Yuga securities investors, as well as using celebrity promoters to lure in unsuspecting investors so that Yuga insiders could sell the unregistered Yuga securities in violation of the Securities Act of 1933.
To join the Yuga class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=10344 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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(NEXSTAR) – Ahead of Tuesday’s drawing, the Mega Millions jackpot reached an estimated $785 million, making it the fourth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history and the sixth-largest lottery prize in the U.S.
This is only the third time the Mega Millions jackpot has surpassed $700 million, according to game officials. All three times, the jackpot ultimately past $1 billion, becoming the largest grand prizes in the game’s history.
If a ticket matches all six numbers drawn Tuesday, seen below, the winner will land a jackpot with a cash option of $403.8 million, officials say.
Here are Tuesday’s winning numbers: 25, 29, 33, 41, 44, and gold Mega Ball 18.
Tickets sold in California and Florida for an Oct. 14 drawing shared the last Mega Millions jackpot of $502 million. The lottery’s top prize has been building anew over 20 drawings held since then.
Last year, a record-setting Mega Millions jackpot worth $1.4 billion was claimed in Illinois. It was the nation’s third-largest lottery prize for nearly four months until November when a Powerball ticket sold in California matched the winning numbers for a $2.04 billion jackpot.
If there is no winner in Tuesday’s drawing, the Mega Millions jackpot would have to grow by more than $2 million to become the third-largest prize in the game’s history. That spot is currently held by a $1.05 billion prize claimed in Michigan in 2021.
During Tuesday’s drawing, officials said the jackpot could surpass $900 million ahead of Friday’s drawing.
There are a couple of factors that will impact just how big the Mega Millions jackpot gets before Friday’s drawing.
Here are the largest Mega Millions jackpots to date:
- $1.537 billion: Oct. 23, 2018 (SC)
- $1.337 billion: July 29, 2022 (IL)
- $1.050 billion: Jan. 22, 2021 (MI)
- $785 million (est.)
- $656 million: Mar. 30, 2012 (IL, KS, MD)
- $648 million: Dec. 17, 2013 (CA, GA)
- $543 million: July 24, 2018 (CA)
- $536 million: July 8, 2016 (IN)
- $533 million: Mar. 30, 2018 (NJ)
- $522 million: June 7, 2019 (CA)
With or without a jackpot winner, the next Mega Millions drawing is at 11 p.m. ET Friday.
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DOD365-Sec will be the DOD's first Office 365 classified cloud platform.
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md., Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Defense Information Systems Agency announced that it has reached a major milestone in the development of DOD365-Secret, or DOD365-Sec, — the Department of Defense's first Office 365 classified cloud for communication and data sharing. DISA successfully completed functional product testing of DOD365-Sec's initial features that will be made available in the first release (Microsoft Exchange, OneDrive and SharePoint Online) of the platform. With this milestone, DISA will now expand access to DOD365-Sec with limited user testing from DOD military services and defense components.
DOD365-Sec will evolve collaboration and enhance data sharing on the Secure Internet Protocol Router Network, or SIPRNet – DOD's classified network – by providing warfighters with modern tools for them to operate ahead of the adversary and meet their missions anytime, anywhere. It will also bring consistent capabilities across DoD's networks.
"DOD365-Sec is urgently needed by our warfighters," said Caroline Bean, DISA Joint Enterprise Services director. "DISA has been working diligently with DOD's Chief Information Officer to provide a classified environment. Today's announcement allows us to move to the next stage of user testing and brings us one step closer to delivering what our warfighters need."
With Microsoft's recent announcement of its Office 365 Government Secret cloud, DISA can start the necessary user testing, a preliminary move toward full deployment of DOD365-Sec. Limited user acceptance testing will start Jan. 30, and DISA is soliciting organizations' participation. Interested components may visit DISA's Storefront on DISA.mil to complete a request for service.
"We are excited to move forward to begin testing with our mission partners," said Carissa Landymore, DISA Defense Enterprise Office Solution program manager. "Delivering DOD365-Sec to warfighters is one of DISA's top priorities. Once deployed, it will enable seamless communication, collaboration and sharing of classified material in a way they have never been able to on SIPRNet."
As DOD's Enterprise Service Provider, DISA looks to equip warfighters and the department with responsive, resilient, secure and high-quality IT services. DOD365-Sec is the tip of the spear in DISA's efforts to modernize the mission network and supply industry-leading applications, intelligent cloud services and world-class security to the DOD and the warfighter.
In the first release of DOD365-Sec, it will provide Microsoft Exchange, Outlook, SharePoint Online and Office productivity applications. DISA is working with Microsoft to expand these features. These offerings ultimately will be available to the Intelligence Community, military services, combatant commands and defense agencies.
The Defense Information Systems Agency is the Department of Defense IT combat support agency that provides real-time information technology and communications support to the president, vice president, secretary of defense, military services and combatant commands. From its Fort Meade, Md., headquarters, and through worldwide field activities, DISA offers IT services, capabilities and acquisition expertise that enable our nation's military forces to accomplish their missions. More information is available at Twitter.com/USDISA, Facebook.com/USDISA, LinkedIn.com/company/DISA, and YouTube.com/user/USDISA.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Atlanta Braves left-hander Max Fried was activated from the 15-day injured list to start Monday night against the San Diego Padres, who took him in the first round of the 2012 amateur draft.
Fried was placed on the IL after leaving his opening-day start against Washington with a strained left hamstring. He allowed one run and four hits over 3 1/3 innings in that game.
He is 2-0 with a 2.05 ERA in three career starts against the Padres, with 17 strikeouts and only two walks in 22 innings.
Fried was sent from San Diego to Atlanta in a six-player trade on Dec. 19, 2014, during the Paders' failed win-now push for the 2015 season. He made his big league debut on Aug. 8, 2017.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Five teens were arrested between two separate incidents in downtown Grand Rapids involving different groups of disorderly people, police said.
Grand Rapids police first responded to a 9:10 p.m. report of a large disorderly gathering on Saturday, June 10, near Oaks Street and Ionia Avenue by Studio Park theater.
As officers tried to disperse the crowd, one teenager tried to disarm a Grand Rapids police officer of his Taser. Another teen later tried to help the other teen, but both were eventually arrested.
The crowd later ended up dissolving before getting back together moments later near Van Andel Arena, police said. There, a group of teens started destroying some property as a concert was being let out at Van Andel. Some teens were firing airsoft guns into crowds of people, police said.
Additionally, three teens were arrested stemming from that incident. No injuries were reported in either incident.
The scene began to clear around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 11.
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UCF creates artificial animal tissue for mosquito research
ORLANDO, Fla. - We fight them off the best we can.
From handheld spray to the big guns on the ground and in the air, it’s an ongoing fight against the mosquito population. Now, researchers at UCF’s College of Medicine are taking a different approach toward lifesaving research into the world's deadliest animal.
Researchers there have developed an artificial animal tissue called capillary gel, or cap-gel. It looks like a small block of red Jello. The cap-gel is built to mimic skin but is actually a bundle of tubes with human or animal cells filled with animal blood. Mosquitos don’t know it’s not the real deal.
"So the idea is that we created this new engineered human tissue platform that mosquitos can bite and blood-feed from in a natural way," said Dr. Bradley Jay Willenberg, PhD., Assistant Professor at the UCF College of Medicine, who created the cap-gel.
The researchers begin growing the cap-gel in a Petri dish. It has a hockey-puck-like shape that gets chopped up into strips. From the strips, it gets further chopped up into little blocks, and from there, it gets processed into the final product.
When researchers add droplets of blood into the block of gel, it gets sucked inside quickly, behaving like blood in vessels under the skin. Willenberg said it was a better way than using live human or animal subjects for research. "The ultimate goal is to use this platform as a new tool to give us information about the bite-site biology, the things that are going on when the mosquito bites you, and all of the questions that attach there."
The research can help experts figure out new ways to repel mosquitos. It could even help control the mosquito population. It can also help study how mosquito bites transmit deadly diseases, such as West Nile virus, dengue fever, Zika, and malaria. This research is crucial since the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says those types of vector-borne diseases cause more than 700,000 deaths a year.
"So anything we can do to bring down the suffering, bring down that burden in countries across the world, that would be the goal," said Corey Seavey, a researcher at the UCF College of Medicine who assisted Dr. Willenberg with the project.
Their next steps included partnering with other institutions and companies on cap-gel research and developing new methods for using it to battle these bugs.
In the meantime, we all know to drain standing water and avoid outdoor activities at dawn and dusk, but here are some nontraditional methods to keep yourself safe: Plant mosquito-repelling plants like citronella mosquito plants, change your lighting – white lights attract mosquitoes, so opt for yellow lights instead, and tuck in your clothes. Protect your body by tucking your shirt into your pants, and then tucking your pants into your socks. | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/ucf-creates-artificial-animal-tissue-for-mosquito-research | 2023-07-15 04:56:35 | 1 | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/ucf-creates-artificial-animal-tissue-for-mosquito-research |
The Wistar Institute, West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, Iovance Biotherapeutics, PIDC, and The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia Launch Recruitment for the Pilot Program on August 23
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Partners in Greater Philadelphia's life sciences ecosystem are collaborating to create a new workforce development training model to connect biotech jobs with a wider range of Philadelphians, including residents from disadvantaged communities. In a field that often requires PhDs or master's degrees for most roles, the program – "Biomedical Technician Training Program: Aseptic Manufacturing" – will create opportunities for Philadelphians with at least a high school equivalency. The initiative is one way the region is working together to meet the talent needs in its rapidly growing cell and gene therapy sector.
Recruitment begins August 23 for the 22-week paid program, which will include class- and lab-based training provided by The Wistar Institute and professional development from University City District's West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, culminating in a 10-week externship at Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc., a late-stage biotechnology company developing novel T cell-based cancer immunotherapies, whose cell therapy manufacturing center is located at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Program participants will gain the skills needed to be considered for employment as associate aseptic manufacturing technicians – jobs starting at $23/hour – at the conclusion of the program in March 2023. Associate aseptic manufacturing technicians are responsible for maintaining a sterile lab environment, assembling sterile products, stocking supplies, and documenting processes of biomedical manufacturers in supporting the creation of cell therapies.
The foundations of this model are familiar to The Wistar Institute, which has been successfully operating its Biomedical Technician Training (BTT) Program for over 20 years. "This expansion of our proven program is perfectly aligned with one of the pillars of our strategic plan, BOLD Science // GLOBAL Impact (https://boldscience.wistar.org), to create a diverse, inclusive life science talent pipeline. Wistar's collaborations with public and private partners create a new paradigm for workforce development to support the continued growth of the Philadelphia life sciences industry," said Dr. Dario Altieri, president and CEO of The Wistar Institute.
For the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, which has extensive experience developing training programs with healthcare organizations, the entry into life sciences is an exciting evolution. "What we're hoping to do is to become an exemplar of how you can do workforce equitably, inclusively, collaboratively, in a way that helps Philadelphians connect to high-quality jobs and supports the cell and gene therapy industry," said Cait Garozzo, Managing Director at the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative.
"Iovance is proud to be a part of the vibrant, diverse Greater Philadelphia community and rapidly growing cell therapy hub. We are committed to promoting inclusivity, equity and diversity at Iovance and within the life sciences industry. We are excited to help introduce a wider range of Philadelphians to career options in biotech and hope this new program can serve as a model to our industry peers to increase inclusivity in the biotech workforce and its career development opportunities," said Tracy Winton, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
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NEW BRITAIN, Conn., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) invites investors and the general public to listen to webcasts of presentations by Don Allan, President and CFO, at the following investor conferences:
- Wolfe Global Transportation & Industrials Conference on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 10:55 AM ET (Virtual).
- UBS Global Industrials and Transportation Conference on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 10:30 AM ET.
The live webcasts will be available in the "Investors" section of the company's website at www.stanleyblackanddecker.com. A replay of the webcast will be provided on the website and will be available for 30 days.
Headquartered in the USA, Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) is the world's largest tool company operating nearly 50 manufacturing facilities across America and more than 100 worldwide. Guided by its purpose – for those who make the world – the company's more than 60,000 diverse and high-performing employees produce innovative, award-winning power tools, hand tools, storage, digital tool solutions, lifestyle products, outdoor products, engineered fasteners and other industrial equipment to support the world's makers, creators, tradespeople and builders. The company's iconic brands include DEWALT, BLACK+DECKER, CRAFTSMAN, STANLEY, Cub Cadet, Hustler and Troy-Bilt. Recognized for its leadership in environmental, social and governance (ESG), Stanley Black & Decker strives to be a force for good in support of its communities, employees, customers and other stakeholders. To learn more visit: www.stanleyblackanddecker.com.
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Johnson & Johnson will spend $16.6 billion to buy cardiovascular technology company Abiomed to strengthen its medical device division.
The health care giant said Tuesday that it will pay $380 for each Abiomed share and also provide another $35 per share in cash if some commercial and clinical milestones are met.
Abiomed develops technology that treats coronary artery disease and heart failure. That includes Impella heart pumps, which are used for patients with severe coronary artery disease.
J&J says the deal, which is expected to close early next year, will help the company build its medical device segment by entering a high-growth business.
J&J announced nearly a year ago, that it was turning its focus more to medical devices and its largest business, pharmaceuticals, by splitting off its consumer health division that sells Band Aids and beauty products.
With Abiomed, J&J is adding to its portfolio a company with explosive growth. Sales jumped 22% to exceed $1 billion in its most recent fiscal year. That is well over twice the annual sales it booked just five years ago.
Abiomed will run as a standalone business within J&J’s medical device segment once the deal is completed.
J&J will pay for the acquisition with a combination of cash and short-term financing. The company expects the deal to be neutral or slightly dilutive to adjusted earnings in the first year after its completion and then will start helping its bottom line in 2024.
Shares of Johnson & Johnson, based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, slipped about 1% to $172.11 in before the opening bell Tuesday. Shares of Abiomed Inc., Danvers, Massachusetts, soared nearly 51%, to $380.42. | https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/J-J-to-buy-cardiovascular-technology-Abiomed-in-17548805.php | 2022-11-01 12:02:02 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/J-J-to-buy-cardiovascular-technology-Abiomed-in-17548805.php |
SEATTLE and CHENNAI, India, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Botminds Inc., the global leader in Intelligent Automation (IA), today launched the Botminds Developers Certification Program for its community members. All members of the Botminds AI invite-only community can enrol for the certification program. The program comprises of Level 1-Foundation, Level 2-Advanced and Level 3- Architect certifications.
A report by McKinsey suggests that 80% of data within an enterprise is in unstructured formats, making enterprises unaware of what data they own. Automation is often related to RPA, which uses bots to extract data from structured documents. The use of AI to complement RPA and BPM opens a plethora of opportunities to Intelligently Automate complex unstructured documents and web data.
Most enterprises talk about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) without knowing how to upskill employees in using AI to normalize data for better decision-making. The Botminds Developers Certification Program gives our community members a magic wand in the form of the Botminds AI platform to apply AI and ML in real-time across various business verticals.
"We are building a dedicated team to help our community members unleash their creativity in Intelligent Automation using the Botminds AI Platform," said Ansari Ismail, Co-founder at Botminds Inc.
The Botminds Developers Certification Program will be a game changer for partners to bridge the gap in applying AI to RPA with a no-code approach.
"We look to contribute to the global IA community by setting a long-term goal of upskilling 90+% of automation developers across the globe with skill sets in Intelligent Automation and Intelligent Document Processing," said Gokul Ganapathi CEO at Botminds Inc.
Each level of the Botminds Developers Certification Program is crafted with an application-oriented pedagogy where applicants are assessed using a combination of online course material coupled with project work.
"AI-based data capture and automation is the future, resulting in an exponential growth in demand for these skills. We look to bridge this gap by up-skilling all our community members for a rewarding career in Intelligent Automation," said Anizudeen Imamudeen, Head of Community Development and Evangelist at Botminds Inc.
To learn more about the Botminds Developers Certification Program visit https://www.botminds.ai/certification
About Botminds
Botminds Inc. is a new generation Intelligent Automation company that helps enterprises automate document heavy, knowledge-centric processes with its AI-first, no-code document automation platform. The Botminds AI platform is a single platform to capture, search, analyse and automate documents and web data. We at Botminds AI stay on top of the research happening at the intersection of Deep Learning & NLP continuously, so you do not have to. We have built our own semantic engine, developed on top of state-of-the-art algorithms/networks. Botminds Inc. is headquartered in Seattle, WA, USA, with our R&D centre in Chennai, India. To learn more, visit: www.botminds.ai
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CAIRO — One of Libya’s rival prime ministers called Tuesday for the release of the former Libyan intelligence officer accused of making the bomb that downed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, killing all onboard, after he surfaced in U.S. custody earlier this week.
“My question directed to the American administration is how...he reached Washington,” Fathi Bashagha, one of Libya’s rival prime ministers, told a local Libyan television channel as he was leaving a meeting of the country’s East-based parliament. “What we think is that he was kidnapped, Of course, this is outside the legal, judicial and legitimacy framework, and this is something I reject and do not recognize. At all.”
Torn by civil war since 2011, Libya is divided between two rival governments, each backed by international patrons and numerous armed militias on the ground. One is based in Tripoli, and the other, headed by Bashagha, is based in Sirte with a parliament in the eastern city of Tobruk. In western Libya, militia groups have amassed great wealth and power from kidnappings and their involvement in the country’s lucrative human trafficking trade.
Bashagha’s comments seemed to suggest that his rival’s government, that of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, based in Tripoli, was somehow complicit in the operation to extract Mas’ud.
Mas’ud’s extradition is a milestone in the decades-old investigation into the attack that killed 259 people in the air and 11 on the ground. American authorities in December 2020 announced charges against Mas’ud, who was in Libyan custody at the time. Though he is the third Libyan intelligence official charged in the U.S. in connection with the attack, he is the first to appear in an American courtroom for prosecution.
The New York-bound Pan Am flight exploded over Lockerbie less than an hour after takeoff from London on Dec. 21, 1988. Citizens from 21 different countries were killed. Among the 190 Americans on board were 35 Syracuse University students flying home for Christmas after a semester abroad.
American authorities in December 2020 announced charges against Mas’ud, who was in Libyan custody at the time. A breakthrough in the Justice Department’s investigation came when U.S. officials in 2017 received a copy of an interview that Mas’ud, a longtime explosives expert for Libya’s intelligence service, had given to Libyan law enforcement in 2012 after being taken into custody following the collapse of the government of the country’s leader, Col. Moammar Gadhafi.
In that interview, U.S. officials said, Mas’ud admitted building the bomb in the Pan Am attack and working with two other conspirators to carry out the plan. He also said the operation was ordered by Libyan intelligence and that Gadhafi thanked him and other members of the team after the attack, according to an FBI affidavit.
U.S. officials did not say how Mas’ud came to be taken into U.S. custody, but late last month local Libyan media reported that Mas’ud had been kidnapped by armed men on Nov. 16 from his residence in Tripoli, the capital. That reporting cited a family statement that accused Tripoli authorities of being silent on the abduction. It remains unclear under what circumstances Mas’ud was released from prison since the 2020 announcement. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/rival-libya-pm-calls-for-us-to-release-lockerbie-accused/2022/12/13/d8041942-7b08-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | 2022-12-13 17:57:11 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/rival-libya-pm-calls-for-us-to-release-lockerbie-accused/2022/12/13/d8041942-7b08-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
Published: Jul. 21, 2022 at 3:30 AM MST|Updated: 1 hour ago
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dover (NYSE: DOV), a diversified global manufacturer, announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
For the quarter ended June 30, 2022, Dover generated revenue of $2.2 billion, an increase of 6% (+7% organic) compared to the second quarter of the prior year. GAAP net earnings of $290 million increased 9%, and GAAP diluted EPS of $2.00 was up 10%. On an adjusted basis, net earnings of $309 million increased 3% and adjusted diluted EPS of $2.14 was up 4% versus the comparable quarter of the prior year.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, Dover generated revenue of $4.2 billion, an increase of 8% (+8%% organic) compared to the comparable period of the prior year. GAAP net earnings of $516 million increased 4%, and GAAP diluted EPS of $3.56 was also up 4% year-over-year. On an adjusted basis, net earnings of $585 million increased 4%, and adjusted diluted EPS of $4.03 was also up 4% versus the comparable period of the prior year.
A full reconciliation between GAAP and adjusted measures and definitions of non-GAAP and other performance measures are included as an exhibit herein.
MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY:
Dover's President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard J. Tobin, said, "Our team delivered a strong second quarter performance which led to record quarterly revenue and sequential and year-over-year earnings growth, despite a difficult operating environment and significant foreign currency headwinds. Our backlog remains at a historically high level, providing a good line of sight for operational execution while new order bookings normalize as our lead times improve.
"Input shortages and the COVID-19 lockdowns in China negatively impacted shipment volumes and fixed cost absorption across multiple businesses. Despite these headwinds, our operating margin improved sequentially in the quarter, driven by cost controls, overall strong volume and meaningfully improving price-cost dynamics, which we expect to drive profitability in the second half of the year.
"Our strong balance sheet supports our disciplined capital allocation initiatives. We are investing in capacity expansions and productivity improvements across many operating companies to capture secular revenue growth opportunities and continue driving efficiencies. The recently-announced Malema acquisition closed on July 1 and we continue our pursuit of attractive bolt-on acquisitions. We also repurchased $85 million of our common stock in the second quarter and will continue to proactively evaluate various capital deployment alternatives through the remainder of the year.
"Our strong backlog, constructive demand and execution playbook tailored to various operating scenarios position us well to deliver revenue and earnings growth amidst continuing economic uncertainty. We are maintaining our 2022 adjusted full-year guidance."
FULL YEAR 2022 GUIDANCE:
In 2022, Dover expects to generate GAAP EPS in the range of $7.44 to $7.64 (adjusted EPS of $8.45 to $8.65), based on full year revenue growth of 8% to 10% (8% to 10% on an organic basis).
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION:
Dover will host a webcast and conference call to discuss its second quarter and year-to-date 2022 results at 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time (8:00 A.M. Central Time) on Thursday, July 21, 2022. The webcast can be accessed on the Dover website at dovercorporation.com. The conference call will also be made available for replay on the website. Additional information on Dover's second quarter results and its operating segments can be found on the Company's website.
ABOUT DOVER:
Dover is a diversified global manufacturer and solutions provider with annual revenue of approximately $8 billion. We deliver innovative equipment and components, consumable supplies, aftermarket parts, software and digital solutions, and support services through five operating segments: Engineered Products, Clean Energy & Fueling, Imaging & Identification, Pumps & Process Solutions and Climate & Sustainability Technologies. Dover combines global scale with operational agility to lead the markets we serve. Recognized for our entrepreneurial approach for over 65 years, our team of over 25,000 employees takes an ownership mindset, collaborating with customers to redefine what's possible. Headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, Dover trades on the New York Stock Exchange under "DOV." Additional information is available at dovercorporation.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
This press release contains "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. All statements in this document other than statements of historical fact are statements that are, or could be deemed, "forward-looking" statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous important risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which are beyond the Company's control. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, the impacts of COVID-19, or other future pandemics, on the global economy and on our customers, suppliers, employees, business and cash flows, supply chain constraints and labor shortages that could result in production stoppages, inflation in material input costs and freight logistics, other general economic conditions and conditions in the particular markets in which we operate, the impact on global or a regional economy due to the outbreak or escalation of hostilities or war, changes in customer demand and capital spending, competitive factors and pricing pressures, our ability to develop and launch new products in a cost-effective manner, our ability to realize synergies from newly acquired businesses, and our ability to derive expected benefits from restructuring, productivity initiatives and other cost reduction actions. For details on the risks and uncertainties that could cause our results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein, we refer you to the documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. These documents are available from the Securities and Exchange Commission, and on our website, dovercorporation.com. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Non-GAAP Measures Definitions
In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding our results as determined by GAAP, management also discloses non-GAAP information that management believes provides useful information to investors. Adjusted net earnings, adjusted diluted net earnings per share, total segment earnings, adjusted segment EBITDA, adjusted segment EBITDA margin, free cash flow, free cash flow as a percentage of revenue, free cash flow as a percentage of adjusted net earnings, and organic revenue growth are not financial measures under GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for net earnings, diluted net earnings per share, cash flows from operating activities, or revenue as determined in accordance with GAAP, and they may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Adjusted net earnings represents net earnings adjusted for the effect of purchase accounting expenses, restructuring and other costs/benefits, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and gain/loss on dispositions. Purchase accounting expenses are primarily comprised of amortization of intangible assets and charges related to fair value step-ups for acquired inventory sold during the period. We exclude after-tax purchase accounting expenses because the amount and timing of such charges are significantly impacted by the timing, size, number and nature of the acquisitions the Company consummates. While we have a history of acquisition activity, our acquisitions do not happen in a predictive cycle. Exclusion of purchase accounting expenses facilitates more consistent comparisons of operating results over time. We believe it is important to understand that such intangible assets were recorded as part of purchase accounting and contribute to revenue generation. We exclude the other items because they occur for reasons that may be unrelated to the Company's commercial performance during the period and/or management believes they are not indicative of the Company's ongoing operating costs or gains in a given period.
Adjusted diluted net earnings per share or adjusted earnings per share represents diluted EPS adjusted for the effect of purchase accounting expenses, restructuring and other costs/benefits, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and gain/loss on dispositions.
Total segment earnings is defined as the sum of earnings before purchase accounting expenses, restructuring and other costs/benefits, gain/loss on dispositions, corporate expenses/other, interest expense, interest income and provision for income taxes for all segments. Total segment earnings margin is defined as total segment earnings divided by revenue.
Adjusted segment EBITDA is defined as segment earnings plus other depreciation and amortization expense, which relates to property, plant, and equipment and intangibles, and excludes amounts related to purchase accounting expenses and restructuring and other costs. Adjusted segment EBITDA margin is defined as adjusted segment EBITDA divided by revenue.
Management believes the non-GAAP measures above are useful to investors to better understand the Company's ongoing profitability as they will better reflect the Company's core operating results, offer more transparency and facilitate easier comparability to prior and future periods and to its peers.
Free cash flow represents net cash provided by operating activities minus capital expenditures. Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Free cash flow as a percentage of adjusted net earnings equals free cash flow divided by adjusted net earnings. Management believes that free cash flow and free cash flow ratios are important measures of performance because it provides management and investors a measurement of cash generated from operations that is available for mandatory payment obligations and investment opportunities, such as funding acquisitions, paying dividends, repaying debt and repurchasing our common stock.
Management believes that reporting organic revenue growth, which excludes the impact of foreign currency exchange rates and the impact of acquisitions and dispositions, provides a useful comparison of our revenue and bookings performance and trends between periods. We do not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking organic revenue to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure because we are not able to provide a meaningful or accurate compilation of reconciling items. This is due to the inherent difficulty in accurately forecasting the timing and amounts of the items that would be excluded from the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure or are out of our control. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the probable significance of unavailable information which may be material.
Performance Measures Definitions
Bookings represent total orders received from customers in the current reporting period. This metric is an important measure of performance and an indicator of revenue order trends.
Organic bookings represent total orders received from customers in the current reporting period excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rates and the impact of acquisition and dispositions. This metric is an important measure of performance and an indicator of revenue order trends.
Backlog represents an estimate of the total remaining bookings at a point in time for which performance obligations have not yet have satisfied. This metric is useful as it represents the aggregate amount we expect to recognize as revenue in the future.
We use the above operational metrics in monitoring the performance of the business. We believe the operational metrics are useful to investors and other users of our financial information in assessing the performance of our segments.
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Gary Gaines, coach of ‘Friday Night Lights’ fame, dead at 73
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. He was 73.
Gaines’ family said in a statement the former coach died Monday in Lubbock after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Gaines made many stops in West Texas during a 30-year coaching career, but was best known for a four-year stint leading the highly successful program at Odessa Permian. Gaines returned to Permian later in his career.
His 1988 team was chronicled in Buzz Bissinger’s bestselling book, which portrayed a program and school that favored football over academics and attributed racist comments to assistant coaches.
Gaines, who was played by Billy Bob Thornton in the 2004 movie, said he never read the book and felt betrayed by Bissinger after the author spent the entire 1988 season with the team.
The book, which portrayed Gaines as a compassionate coach caught in the win-at-all-costs culture of a high school program in football-crazed Texas, also was turned into a TV series.
Permian lost in the state semifinals in 1988, a season that included the loss of star running back James “Boobie” Miles to a knee injury during a preseason scrimmage. Miles’ character played a prominent role in the movie.
The book described scenes of “for sale” signs being placed in the front yard of Gaines’ home. His record from 1986-89 was 47-6-1.
Gaines led Permian to the fifth of the program’s six state championships with a perfect season in 1989, then left to become an assistant coach at Texas Tech.
He later coached two of Permian’s rivals, Abilene High and San Angelo Central, before returning to college as the coach at Abilene Christian. Another four-year run as Permian’s coach started in 2009, and Gaines also was a school district athletic director in Odessa and Lubbock.
“I just can’t find the words to pay respects,” retired coach Ron King, a former Permian assistant, told the Odessa American. “It’s a big loss for the coaching profession. There are a lot of coaches he took under his wing and mentored.”
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INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) – More than 40,000 heated blankets are being recalled over the risk of people being burned while using them.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the recall involves Sunbeam® Queen Size Heated Blankets. The blankets were sold on Amazon and in small independent stores nationwide from September 2022 through January 2023.
The recalled blankets have model number 32810027 printed on the wash label. They were sold with detachable controllers and in the following colors: beige, ivory, light green, dark blue, light blue, burgundy, dark gray, light gray and gray violet.
The recall was initiated because the recalled heated blankets can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards. So far, the company received 13 reports of the blankets overheating. No injuries have been reported as of the time of the recall posting.
Anyone with the recalled blankets should stop using them and contact Star Elite for a full refund. In order to get the refund, customers must cut the power cord and mark an X with a permanent marker on the wash label.
Anyone with questions can visit the recall site at www.productrecall.sunbeamhome.com or contact Star Elite toll-free at 877-383-6399 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/recalls/heated-blankets-recalled-due-to-burn-fire-hazards/ | 2023-03-16 19:32:36 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/recalls/heated-blankets-recalled-due-to-burn-fire-hazards/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Check fraud is back in a big way, fueled by a rise in organized crime that is forcing small businesses and individuals to take additional safety measures or to avoid sending checks through the mail altogether.
Banks issued roughly 680,000 reports of check fraud to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, also known as FinCEN, last year. That’s up from 350,000 reports in 2021. Meanwhile the U.S. Postal Inspection Service reported roughly 300,000 complaints of mail theft in 2021, more than double the prior year’s total.
Early in the pandemic, government relief checks became an attractive target for criminals. The problem has only gotten worse and postal authorities and bank officials are warning Americans to avoid mailing checks if possible, or at least to use a secure mail drop such as inside the post office. Meanwhile, as the cases of fraud increase, victims are waiting longer to recover their stolen money.
Check usage has been in decline for decades as Americans have largely switched to paying for their services with credit and debit cards. Americans wrote roughly 3.4 billion checks in 2022, down from nearly 19 billion checks in 1990, according to the Federal Reserve. However, the average size of the checks Americans write rose from $673 in 1990 — or $1,602 in today’s dollars — to $2,652 last year.
“Despite the declining use of checks in the United States, criminals have been increasingly targeting the U.S. Mail since the COVID-19 pandemic to commit check fraud,” FinCEN wrote in an alert sent out in February.
Checks are still frequently used by small businesses. Eric Fischgrund, who runs FischTank PR, a 30-person public relations firm in New York, had about 15 checks that were being mailed to him from clients stolen after they all went through the same Postal Service distribution center. Ten of them were successfully cashed by criminals.
The checks were stolen in March and Fischgrund became aware of the problem in April, when several of his clients who were never late missed payments. The Postal Service investigated and Fischgrund has recovered about 70% of the revenue, but some of the cases haven’t yet been resolved.
According to the investigator on the case, the perpetrators used technology that melted ink in the “to” field of the checks so they could write in fake names. FischTank instructed all its clients to change their paper format because it was dealing with a check fraud issue.
Fischgrund said he’d never previously had an issue with check fraud in the nearly 10 years he has run his own business. Now he has a clause in invoices and new client contracts that asks for electronic payments only.
“I don’t think we’ll ever go back to asking for checks as an option,” he said.
Today’s check fraud criminals are not small operations, or lone individuals like the Leonardo DiCaprio character in the 2002 movie “Catch Me If You Can,” counterfeiting checks from his hotel room and apartment. They are sophisticated criminal operations, with participants infiltrating post office distribution centers, setting up fake businesses or creating fake IDs to deposit the checks. “Walkers,” or people who actually walk in to cash these checks, receive training in how to appear even more legitimate.
In one case in Southern California last year, nearly sixty people were arrested on charges of committing more than $5 million in check fraud against 750 people.
Criminals are getting the checks or identification information by fishing mail out of U.S. postal boxes, looking for envelopes that appear to be either bill payments or checks being mailed.
The most common type of check fraud is what’s known as check washing, where a criminal steals the check from the mail and proceeds to change the payee’s name on the check and, additionally, the amount of money.
Some criminals are going further and using the information found on a check to gather sensitive personal data on a potential victim. There have been reports of criminals creating fake entities out of personal data obtained from a check, or even opening new lines of credit or businesses with that data as well. This allows fraudsters to create new checks using old account data.
That’s why check fraud experts are saying Americans should avoid sending checks in the mail or at least take additional safety steps to avoid becoming a victim.
“If you need to mail a check, do not put a check in your residential mailbox and raise the flag to notify the postman. Drop off checks inside a post office if you have to,” said Todd Robertson with Argo Data, a financial data provider.
Banks, keenly aware of the problem, are increasingly watching for signs of fraud at branches and through mobile check deposit services, including large check deposits. They’re training branch employees to take steps such as looking at check numbers, because checks are typically written in order, or noticing when a check is being written for a much larger amount than the customer’s previous history would indicate. Banks also now deploy software at their branches that can tell how risky a check might be.
But those systems become moot if criminals are able to persuade tellers — often at the front lines for check acceptance — to look past any red flags.
“These fraudsters are much more aggressive than they were in the past, and they are pressuring tellers to override internal systems that might flag a potentially suspicious transaction,” Paul Brenda, a senior vice president at the American Bankers Association.
Banks generally reimburse customers if they are victims of check fraud within days. However, due to the growing number of fraud cases, refunds have slowed down in recent months. In March, a trio of Democratic Senators asked the banking industry to be more prompt in reimbursing victims of check fraud whenever possible.
Another safety tip for businesses is to opt in to a bank’s “positive pay” services with a business checking account. Positive pay means you pre-authorize checks for a certain amount as well as the check number, cutting down criminals’ ability to wash the check and withdraw money for an amount that isn’t pre-authorized. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/americans-warned-not-to-mail-checks-if-possible-as-cases-of-check-fraud-spike-dramatically/ | 2023-06-13 12:57:51 | 0 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/americans-warned-not-to-mail-checks-if-possible-as-cases-of-check-fraud-spike-dramatically/ |
PUNE, India, July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a market study by Dataintelo, titled, "Global Diagnostic Reagents Market By Type, By Application, By Technology, By End-User, and Region: Size, Share, Trends and Opportunity Analysis, 2022-2030", the market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.5% during 2022 to 2030.
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- Roche
- Abbott
- BD
- Johnson & Johnson
- BIOMERIEUX
- Bio-Rad
- Euroimmun
- KHB
- FosunPharma
- Leadman
- Biosino
- Beijing Jiuqiang
- Daan Gene
- InTec
- Rsbio
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- Diagnostic reagents are chemical or biological substances that used to detect the presence of a specific analyte in a sample.
- Rising incidence of lifestyle diseases and increasing demand for personalized medicines are expected to drive the market.
- Emergence of novel diagnostic methods is likely to create immense opportunities in the market.
- The clinical reagents segment is anticipated to grow at the fastest CAGR, due to the rising demand for point-of-care testing.
- The diagnostic laboratories segment is expected to register a robust growth rate, as laboratories highly adopt advanced technologies for the analysis of biological and medical samples.
- The hospitals segment is projected to hold a large market share, due to the increasing acceptance of advanced diagnostic technologies.
- North America is anticipated to dominate the global market, owing to the rising demand for accurate point-of-care diagnostic tests and increasing investments in the healthcare sector.
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Application
- Hospitals
- Diagnostic Laboratories
- Research Institutions
- Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Companies
- Academic Institutions
Technology
- ELISA
- PCR
- Flow Cytometry
- Chromatography
- Mass Spectrometry
- Other
End-User
- Hospitals
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers
- Diagnostic Centers
- Clinics
- Other
Region
- North America
- Latin America
- Europe
- Asia Pacific
- Middle East & Africa
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Aaron Rodgers has hit the ground in every NFL stadium except one. And while the “frozen tundra” of Lambeau Field has delivered its share of bumps and bruises, the venues with artificial turf have been even rougher on Rodgers’ nearly 39-year-old body.
“I do think it’s time to go all grass throughout the league,” the four-time MVP said Tuesday, echoing a growing sentiment that’s become a major talking point around the NFL.
Players Association President JC Tretter called on six venues to immediately change their playing surfaces last weekend, saying the artificial turf in those stadiums results in higher injury rates when comparing non-contact injuries and lower extremity injuries like sprained ankles and torn knee ligaments.
Players from Seattle to Miami, from New England to Los Angeles, have loudly backed Tretter. Rodgers, Green Bay’s 10-time Pro Bowl quarterback who has played in every stadium except Las Vegas, thinks there’s a way for the league to pivot to grass quickly.
“A lot of money in this league,” he said. “It’s about cost. I don’t know how much that would cost. … But the league’s been doing pretty well.”
Does Rodgers think it will get done?
“No, honestly,” he said. “I don’t have a lot of confidence when it comes to the league making that decision without some sort of big vote and gripes from certain owners who don’t want to spend the money. … This would be putting your money where your mouth is if player safety is important.”
The NFL hasn’t acknowledged a need for new sod. Jeff Miller, the executive vice president of communications, public affairs & policy for the NFL, said in a statement Saturday that injury rates are approximately the same on grass and turf.
The data provided by the league did not distinguish between the three types of turf used: monofilament, dual fiber and slit film. Tretter specifically took exception with the slit-film surfaces used in Cincinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis, Minnesota, New Orleans and New York.
Players parroted Tretter’s plea, and even a few coaches have joined the push.
“I prefer natural grass,” Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “I’ve listened to all the studies, density studies, I’ve seen all the different compounds they’ve put in there. I still like grass.”
Most players do, too.
“You kind of feel the difference when you’re running,” Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook said. “If we can fix it, let’s fix it. Let’s get the safest atmosphere for us to go play in.”
Added Detroit receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown: “I do prefer playing on grass. It’s more forgiving, more natural, and it just feel it’s better. It feels better on my joints, my ankles and whatnot.”
Jacksonville Jaguars safety Rayshawn Jenkins called artificial turf the equivalent of playing in a parking lot, saying “I’m getting slammed on the concrete. It doesn’t feel good.”
Carolina Panthers tight end Tommy Tremble watched teammate Donte Jackson tear an Achilles tendon at home — the latest in a rash of season-ending injuries sustained on turf.
“Guys get terrible injuries from that stuff,” Tremble said. “I get the usability of it, but this is a billion-dollar business, and I think where we should put the money into should be for the players because if we got grass fields and can keep playing, the money keeps rolling in. You see star guys go down all of the time because of it.”
The Panthers already have urged owner David Tepper to switch to grass in the offseason. Sure, it costs more in the long run, but technology advancements have made grass fields more tolerant to every condition seen in the NFL: heat, cold, humidity and dryness. Two indoor venues — in Arizona and Las Vegas — have grass fields that can be rolled into the sun.
Fourteen of the NFL’s 30 venues still use a version of synthetic turf. The Hellas Matrix Turf used in Dallas, Houston and Los Angeles is widely considered the best. It’s created using a textured and twisted monofilament fiber.
Slit film, meanwhile, has sliced strands that form a honeycomb shape. It holds up well to frequent use, but the concern is whether cleats are getting caught in the honeycombs.
“They don’t have a bad field in this league, but there are better fields,” New York Giants safety Julian Love said. “There is a type of turf that has proven to be better. We happen to play on the lowest turf in the league, so you want to see those standards go up.”
Switching from artificial turf to grass would be expensive, as Rodgers suggested. It would cost roughly $500,000 for demolition, new rock underlayment and irrigation (drainage could be reused) and another $350,000 for lay-and-play sod. Cold-weather teams, including those playing indoors, would be lucky if the new grass lasted a month before needing to be resodded.
A potential compromise would be placing thick-cut sod on top of the fake stuff and swapping it out a few times over the course of a football season.
Any tweak would be a welcome relief for most players.
“I do know that after having surgery, and when I go out there and play on turf fields, it’s different,” Cincinnati Bengals nose tackle D.J. Reader said. “It’s a lot more pounding. I get a lot more achy after games.”
Tretter, a longtime NFL center who played in Green Bay and Cleveland, began his anti-artificial turf campaign two years ago after San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan and players expressed concern about the MetLife Stadium turf in New Jersey.
Defensive end Nick Bosa, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, defensive tackle Solomon Thomas and running backs Raheem Mostert and Tevin Coleman all suffered game-ending lower-body injuries that day.
Thomas, coincidentally, now plays for the Jets. He was among the many calling for immediate change.
“No one knows the beating that our bodies take on turf more than us — the players,” Thomas posted on Twitter. “The sport is violent enough. We shouldn’t be taking more damage from the field, too.”
All those 49ers injuries prompted a review involving representatives from the NFL, NFLPA, MetLife Stadium, the Jets, the Giants, the turf maker and an independent field inspector. They concluded that the field met all applicable standards and protocols for NFL surfaces.
Two years later, Tretter — now with players like Rodgers standing behind him — insists the standards need to be raised.
“As players, we have a simple message for the league: stop with the lip service, stop with the media spin, stop pretending you care,” he said. “And if you actually do care, take the actionable steps to fix the problems our union has identified, especially those issues you actually agree with.”
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AP Sports Writers Tim Booth, Dave Campbell, Tom Canavan, Kyle Hightower, Larry Lage, Brett Martel, Steve Megargee, Charles Odum, Steve Reed, Andrew Seligman, Dave Skretta, Mitch Stacy, Dennis Waszak and Tom Withers contributed to this report.
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LONDON – “The Crown,” Netflix's acclaimed series about Queen Elizabeth II and her family, has paused production due to the monarch's death.
A spokesperson for the series said production was paused on Friday “as a mark of respect” and will also be suspended on the day of the queen's funeral.
The show is in production on its sixth season. Its first two seasons starred Claire Foy as the young princess Elizabeth ascending to the throne and gradually growing into her role as monarch, and seasons three and four featured Olivia Colman as a more mature queen. The show has gradually moved closer to current events. Netflix recently revealed casting of the actors who are playing Prince William and his wife Kate in the sixth season.
Its fifth season, with Imelda Staunton playing the queen, will premiere in November.
The show has won 22 Emmy Awards so far, including one outstanding drama series trophy and best drama actress honors for Foy and Colman. Josh O'Connor, who played Prince Charles in 13 episodes, also won the best drama actor Emmy for his portrayal of the future king as a young man. | https://www.wsls.com/entertainment/2022/09/09/the-crown-pauses-production-because-of-queens-death/ | 2022-09-09 17:02:04 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/entertainment/2022/09/09/the-crown-pauses-production-because-of-queens-death/ |
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Indian businessman Pramod Mittal was charged in Bosnia Thursday with heading an organized crime group and abuse of office while he was head of the supervisory board and co-owner of a coke plant in the northeastern town of Lukavac.
Other charges include illegally taking over control of the metallurgical coke producer despite failing to invest 23 million euros, or more than half the amount he committed to invest in 2003 in return for the 51% stake in the company.
Seven others, including two Indian and 5 Bosnian former members of the company’s management, have been charged with Mittal on charges including organized crime, corruption and abuse of office.
Mittal and the other two Indians — GIKIL’s former general manager, Paramesh Bhattacharyya, and an ex-member of its supervisory board, Razib Dash — had been arrested in Bosnia in summer 2019. But they were released and left the country after agreeing to post bail of 1 million euros, in the case of Mittal, and 250,000 euros for the other two. All three remain outside Bosnia.
In 2019, the cantonal court in Tuzla had ordered Mittal to also deposit nearly 11 million euros for alleged damages to GIKIL.
In a statement announcing the indictment on Thursday, the court said the prosecutors had filed a request to revoke bail and order Mittal and the other Indians charged to be re-arrested and returned to jail over their repeated failure to appear for investigative hearings in Tuzla.
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-- Convention returns in person October 17-20 at the Javits Center --
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Registration opens today for NAB Show New York, October 17-20, 2022 (exhibits October 19-20) at the Javits Center. The event's mid-point timing six months following NAB Show in Las Vegas provides a unique opportunity for the NAB Show community to connect at a major East Coast venue. Attendees will gain strategic insight and engage with technology that is transforming broadcasting and the larger media and entertainment business.
Produced by the National Association of Broadcasters and co-located with the AES New York 2022 Convention, NAB Show New York offers hands-on learning and discovery of advanced product features, applications and workflows that promote superior audio and video experiences.
Exhibits Pass registrants receive full access to NAB Show New York and AES exhibits as well as education on the show floor, including an experiential zone featuring special theaters, demonstrations and networking activities.
Conference programs requiring separate registration include:
- Cybersecurity for Broadcasters Retreat (October 17-18)
- Post|Production Conference NYC (October 18)
- The Streaming Summit (October 18)
- TV2025: Monetizing the Future (October 19)
- *NEW — The Radio Experience at NAB Show New York (October 19-20)
- *NEW — NAB Marconi Radio Awards (October 19)
"We are thrilled to be back in person in New York and look forward to delivering an exceptional experience for exhibitors and attendees," said Chris Brown, NAB executive vice president and managing director, Global Connections and Events. "The success of NAB Show in Las Vegas reinforced the power of live events and the desire for a return to in-person trade shows. NAB Show New York is an important touch point for the industry to re-engage with the technology and thought leaders who are revolutionizing the art of storytelling and moving the business forward."
For information on registration packages and to register, click here.
Press registration will be open for qualified members of the media later this month.
Produced by the National Association of Broadcasters and co-located with the AES New York 2022 Convention, NAB Show New York will be held October 17-20, 2022 (exhibits October 19-20) at the Javits Center. Located in the media capital of the world, NAB Show New York offers hands-on learning, discovery and insights into the technology and business strategies that is transforming media and entertainment. Through exhibits, conferences and networking events, NAB Show New York spotlights the products, practices and leaders promoting superior audio and video experiences.
The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America's broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age. Learn more at www.nab.org.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Kevin Harvick may be stamping himself as the man to beat in NASCAR.
The 2014 series champion took the lead from Joey Logano with 66 laps to go and held off Christopher Bell at Richmond Raceway on Sunday for his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series victory.
Harvick, who ended a 65-race drought last week at Michigan, won for the 60th time, the fourth time at Richmond and first time on the 0.75-mile oval since 2013. He matched Kyle Busch for ninth in career victories in the premier series and credited an increased understanding of the Next Gen car for his progress.
“We’re just going to keep doing the things that we’re doing,” Harvick said. “I think we just have to keep an open mind about things and keep progressing and keep understanding the car, understanding what we could have done better today, understanding what we could have done better in qualifying yesterday and do the same thing over and over,” he said after climbing from his car.
He even took some blame for allowing Bell to come so close at the end.
“I knew he was coming, but I forgot to shift down the front straightaway the last time,” he said. “I was not paying attention and he got closer than he should have. I made a mistake there a couple laps doing the same thing.”
Harvick’s victory also kept alive the intriguing battle for the final playoff position with two races remaining in the regular season. The 15 winners this year have all likely claimed playoff berths unless there are new winners when the series moves to Watkins Glen and then Daytona.
Bell finished second, followed by Chris Buescher, Denny Hamlin and Chase Elliott. Joey Logano, who led for 222 of the 400 laps, faded to sixth, followed by Martin Truex Jr. Ryan Blaney was 10th. Blaney and Truex are the top two drivers in points hoping to make the 16-driver playoffs without a victory.
Thanks to stage points, Blaney increased his lead from 19 points to 26 over Truex for the final playoff spot, assuming there is not a 16th different winner.
The race featured just five cautions for 28 laps, and that includes the two that come at the end of each stage. The last one came when Bell spun on the 252nd lap, and Harvick pulled away after a pair of green-flag pit cycles.
The final pit stops under green came with just more than 50 laps to go.
“I got held up pretty bad at the beginning of the run by a couple slower cars and that was ultimately the difference when you get beat by a couple car lengths,” Bell said. He locked up a playoff spot with a win at Loudon on July 17.
Before Bell, Buescher was on Harvick’s bumper, but never got around him.
“I think it’s a little easy with this format to feel like third place doesn’t matter, but it’s nice to be close and to keep progressing and getting better,” he said. “Just burned the rear tires up. Ultimately that’s on me. Lap traffic didn’t do us any favors, either, but ultimately just got to keep the rears under us a little bit better so we can have a little bit better shot there to get after him for the win.”
NEW VERB
Ross Chastain has ruffled many feathers this year with his aggressive style and Sunday was no different as he got together with Kyle Busch on lap 241.
Busch rallied to finish ninth, but said: “We got ‘Chastained’ this week.”
Chastain, who took the lead at the start of the race and led the entire 70-lap first stage, never got back to the front again and finished 18th, two laps down.
ODDS AND ENDS
Ty Gibbs again replaced Kurt Busch, who missed his fourth consecutive race while recovering from a concussion. After getting his first top-10 finish a week ago, Gibbs finished just 180 laps before his engine blew. … Bubba Wallace, like Gibbs driving for 23XI Racing owned by Michael Jordan and Hamlin, had his string of top 10 finishes stop at four. He wound up 13th. … Kyle Busch’s string of eight consecutive finishes outside the top 10 ended with a ninth-place run.
UP NEXT
The series moves to the road course at Watkins Glen, New York.
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HOUSTON, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Howard Hughes Corporation® (NYSE: HHC) announced today the appointment of David Eun to the company's Board of Directors. An experienced C-suite executive and investor with over 25 years of experience in technology and media, Mr. Eun is the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Alakai Group, a thesis-driven acquirer using permanent capital to support and grow companies into market leaders.
"David will be a superb director, bringing invaluable technological expertise to the company," said Bill Ackman, Chairman of the Board of The Howard Hughes Corporation. "We are delighted to welcome him to the HHC board."
Mr. Eun previously served as Chief Innovation Officer for Samsung Electronics, a role in which he identified new industry and consumer trends, developed long-term strategies for driving future growth opportunities, and negotiated alliances with top technology partners. He also served as President of Samsung NEXT, an innovation group he founded providing venture capital, partnership formation, product development, M&A advisory and operational support to startups globally. Prior to joining Samsung, Mr. Eun served as President of AOL Media, and Global Head of Content Partnerships and Business Development at Google and YouTube, following executive roles in media and venture capital.
"David's leadership experience at the nexus of media, technology and consumer services will support our company's commitment to innovation and help drive HHC's exploration into the convergence of digital and physical consumer experiences," said David R. O'Reilly, Chief Executive Officer of The Howard Hughes Corporation.
Mr. Eun is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, where he has served as an Advisory Board member for the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
About The Howard Hughes Corporation®
The Howard Hughes Corporation owns, manages, and develops commercial, residential, and mixed-use real estate throughout the U.S. Its award-winning assets include the country's preeminent portfolio of master planned communities, as well as operating properties and development opportunities including: the Seaport in New York City; Downtown Columbia® in Maryland; The Woodlands®, Bridgeland®, and The Woodlands Hills® in the Greater Houston, Texas area; Summerlin® in Las Vegas; Ward Village® in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi; and Teravalis™ in the Greater Phoenix, Arizona area. The Howard Hughes Corporation's portfolio is strategically positioned to meet and accelerate development based on market demand, resulting in one of the strongest real estate platforms in the country. Dedicated to innovative placemaking, the company is recognized for its ongoing commitment to design excellence and to the cultural life of its communities. The Howard Hughes Corporation is traded on the New York Stock Exchange as HHC. For additional information visit www.howardhughes.com.
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Jury selection begins in R. Kelly's federal trial in Chicago
Prospective jurors were questioned on whether they watched the 2019 documentary, 'Surviving R. Kelly'
Jury selection for singer R. Kelly's federal trial on allegations of child pornography and rigging his 2008 state trial kicked off Monday in Chicago in a trial that is expected to last up to four weeks.
Prospective jurors are being questioned on whether they watched the 2019 documentary, "Surviving R. Kelly," about sex allegations against the R&B star.
R. Kelly's defense wanted anyone who had seen the film to automatically be excluded from the jury pool, but U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber rejected that request. The judge did, however, quiz potential jurors on how much of the documentary they had watched, what they could recall about it and if they believed they could be impartial.
Jurors had been asked in a questionnaire already filled out if they had watched the documentary.
R. KELLY ACCUSER ‘MINOR 1’ WILL TESTIFY IN OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE TRIAL AGAINST ‘I WISH’ SINGER
Of the approximately 60 prospective jurors the judge questioned, about half were dismissed. One of those dismissed was a woman who said she once took martial arts classes with R. Kelly’s children.
Jury selection is scheduled to resume on Tuesday.
The federal trial is viewed as a re-do of his 2008 state trial when a jury acquitted him of charges that he produced a video of himself having sex with a 14-year-old girl when he was 30. R. Kelly is also accused of threatening and paying off the victim and her parents in that trial in an effort to dissuade them from testifying. None of them ended up testifying.
R. KELLY TIMELINE: SHINING STAR TO CONVICTED SEX TRAFFICKER
Double jeopardy, which prohibits the prosecution of a defendant for the same crimes they were previously acquitted of, does not apply in this case because prosecutors are alleging different crimes related to the victim, including obstruction of justice.
The victim, who is now in her 30s, will be the government's star witness in the federal trial. The trial will also include testimony from multiple other women who said they were abused by R. Kelly as minors.
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This trial comes after the 55-year-old singer was sentenced in New York to 30 years in prison for a 2021 conviction on racketeering and sex trafficking in which he used his fame to sexually abuse other young fans. He is appealing that conviction.
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When President Biden announced on Tuesday that he would run for reelection, he said the effort would be helmed by Julie Chávez Rodriguez.
Chávez Rodriguez has served under two presidents and worked on Biden's successful 2020 presidential campaign.
She is also the granddaughter of the late labor leader César Chávez, who advocated for the rights of farm workers and helped found the United Farm Workers union, and the daughter of UFW president emeritus Arturo Rodriguez. Before entering politics, Chávez Rodriguez was the director of programs at the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation.
She told a group of George Washington University students last year that seeing that community organizing up close in her youth was a foundational experience.
"Growing up, it was valuable to see people fighting for those who didn't have a voice," Chávez Rodriguez said, "farmworkers who are the poorest and least educated and then to empower them, create an opportunity for them to step forward and negotiate with employers, with industries. The power dynamics are pretty intense."
Chávez Rodriguez said she was excited when Barack Obama, a fellow community organizer, announced his bid for president. In 2008 she began knocking on doors for his campaign. "He really elevated the role of organizing and service," Chávez Rodriguez told the GWU students.
Her volunteer efforts led to jobs in the Obama administration — in the White House and the Department of the Interior.
The California native went on to work for then-Sen. Kamala Harris before joining Harris's presidential campaign, according to her bio on the White House's website. Chávez Rodriguez later became the deputy campaign manager for the Biden-Harris campaign, in part helping to court Latino voters.
Chávez Rodriguez currently serves as a senior advisor and assistant to the president and director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.
Cecilia Munoz, who previously ran that office during part of the Obama administration, told the Associated Press that Chávez Rodriguez has the job not because of her family history, but because of her own work.
"Being a Chavez is part of who she is," Munoz said, "but she's there because she is so skilled and has such deep integrity."
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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Providence Partners, an IT and technical staffing and recruiting agency in Austin, Texas, has promoted Forrest Hellenbrand to the Sr. Account Manager position.
With more than 7+ years of experience in sales, ranging from small to fortune 500 companies, Forrest brings competitive and results-driven action to the already seasoned team at Providence Partners.
Originally from Wisconsin, and now an Austin, Texas transplant, Forrest knew that Austin would be a much more competitive landscape when it comes to IT and technical staffing sales.
"We are excited to promote Forrest. His skills and experience as a salesperson have continually driven success for our clients and internal team while leaving Providence set up to be successful," says Managing Partner Joel Holst.
Forrest says he is excited about the promotion and is appreciative that the Providence team has helped him develop relationships with new clients and expanded his knowledge of the Texas market.
"As Providence Partners continues to grow our IT and technical staffing team, we are excited to welcome Nick Vautrin to our team," said Joel Holst, Recruiting Partner. "Nick is an excellent fit, bringing a lot of energy and a strong commitment to working with our clients to connect them with great people."
Prior to joining Providence Partners, he was an account executive in the insurance industry for over 5 years where he developed, maintained, and grew a client list of over 500. He also spent four years traveling the country as a professional baseball player.
Vautrin, who will be based in the company's home office in Cedar Park, said, "I'm so proud to join a company with such great leadership and a family-like atmosphere. The Providence Partners have truly built something special, and I look forward to growing their legacy."
Micah Jimenez, "The Maverick of Recruiting," has been hired by Providence Partners, a technical and IT staffing agency out of Austin, Texas.
Micah earned his MBA in strategic communication and will oversee various aspects of Providence Partner's IT and technical recruiting processes. Look for his fresh ideas on social media and job promotion to continuously improve the candidate experience.
Jessica Castillo comes to Providence Partners, LLC with 8+ years of recruiting experience where she feels as though recruiting is her game and LinkedIn is her court. She will focus on IT and Technical Staffing and is ramping up on the latest cloud technology professional opportunities.
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GRAPHIC: Suspect hits Florida officer with car while fleeing police
SARASOTA, FLA. (WWSB/Gray News) - A Florida police officer is recovering from being hit by a fleeing vehicle Monday night.
Police initially responded to a call for a burglary on Mourning Dove Drive in Sarasota on Monday at about 2 p.m.
Officers discovered video evidence and identified a white Mercedes as a vehicle suspected to have been involved in the burglary.
After 9 p.m., Sarasota police received another call reporting the white Mercedes returned to Bird Key.
Officers placed their patrol vehicles at the entrance to stop the Mercedes from leaving the area.
The driver of the Mercedes, who has not yet been identified, struck a patrol officer while attempting to run through the barricade.
Surveillance footage and the officer’s body camera video show that he was hit and flipped over the fleeing vehicle.
GRAPHIC: Some may find the video disturbing.
The officer was taken to a Sarasota hospital, but he has since returned home. He is expected to make a full recovery.
Sarasota police officers followed the Mercedes from Bird Key, but the car was later found abandoned.
There have been no arrests at this time.
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Healthcare Visionary Brings Proven Experience in Enterprise Strategy, Innovation, and Growth
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare industry visionary Michael Nestor has joined Guidehouse, a leading global provider of consulting and managed services to public sector and commercial clients. Nestor has been named a partner within the firm's Health segment, serving as a leader for Guidehouse's commercial payer team.
A renowned healthcare executive with more than 20 years of industry experience, Nestor will lead complex enterprisewide transformation strategies for health plans, government payers, and other healthcare organizations to improve operational efficiencies, expand market differentiated solutions, ignite payer-provider collaborations, and drive revenue growth.
"Mike has held diverse and impactful executive positions at leading healthcare companies across the commercial and public markets," said Richard Bajner, Guidehouse partner and payer/provider leader. "He has strong expertise in identifying opportunities at the intersection of enterprise strategy, technology enablement, and federal missions. We are thrilled to have him join our team and complement the unique capabilities of our practice in helping our clients achieve sustainable success."
With a background in cultivating leadership principles and empowering successful teams, Nestor was previously the CEO of a federal health services, advanced analytics, and consulting business. Before that, he served in COO and senior executive roles at a multinational managed healthcare and insurance company, leading strategic growth and change management initiatives.
Nestor's achievements include working with federal agencies as well as provider, health plan, and life sciences organizations on scaling analytics across their enterprises, redefining core functions, generating new business opportunities, and executing multiple high-profile turnaround initiatives. This includes supporting the initial rollout of Healthcare.gov and serving as a solution architect for various global insurance plans.
Ranked 2022's second-largest healthcare management consulting firm by Modern Healthcare, Guidehouse helps providers, government agencies, life sciences companies, employers, payers, and other organizations solve the industry's most complex challenges. The Guidehouse Health team includes experts from diverse commercial and public health backgrounds who share knowledge to modernize and innovate healthcare services, finances, and operations. Visit the Guidehouse Center for Health Insights for the latest healthcare industry insights and solutions.
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Myles Straw Player Prop Bets: Guardians vs. Mariners - April 7
Published: Apr. 7, 2023 at 11:24 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
On Friday, Myles Straw (coming off going 2-for-4) and the Cleveland Guardians play the Seattle Mariners, whose starting pitcher will be Logan Gilbert. First pitch is at 4:10 PM ET.
He strung together two hits (going 2-for-4) in his most recent game against the Athletics.
Myles Straw Game Info & Props vs. the Mariners
- Game Day: Friday, April 7, 2023
- Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Progressive Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
- Mariners Starter: Logan Gilbert
- TV Channel: BSGL
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -154)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +1500)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +360)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +195)
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Myles Straw At The Plate
- Straw has eight hits this season and a team-best OBP of .517.
- Among qualifying hitters in baseball, he ranks 26th in batting average, 12th in on-base percentage, and 103rd in slugging.
- Straw will look to extend his six-game hitting streak. He's batting .467 during his last outings.
- This year, Straw has totaled at least one hit in six of seven games (85.7%), and had multiple hits twice.
- In seven games played this year, he has not hit a home run.
- Straw has an RBI in one game this season, and it was more than one in that game.
- He has scored in four of seven games (57.1%), including multiple runs twice.
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Myles Straw Home/Away Batting Splits
Mariners Pitching Rankings
- The Mariners pitching staff ranks 22nd in MLB with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Mariners' 3.38 team ERA ranks eighth among all league pitching staffs.
- The Mariners rank 11th in baseball in home runs surrendered (six total, 0.9 per game).
- The Mariners will send Gilbert (0-1) to the mound for his second start of the season.
- His most recent appearance was on Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians, when the right-hander tossed six innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing four hits.
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(NEXSTAR) — Some of America’s red and swing states (purple) may have gotten less Republican during the pandemic. That’s according to 2020-21 U.S. Census data cited by real estate outlet Redfin in a recent report.
The main reason is increasing diversity in areas that are typically whiter, Redfin reports. The data shows that more people moved into red and purple (“swing”) counties in key states last year than in any year in a decade. Redfin explains “key” states are “states in which either candidate has a shot at winning in the upcoming Senate elections.”
Census statistics show white voters are historically more likely to vote Republican than Black, Latino and Asian voters — though some data suggests increasing support for the GOP among minority groups, especially Latino voters.
Key states with a less white electorate are now, according to Redfin: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
In these states, red counties gained about 340,000 residents, while purple counties gained around 271,000 new residents last year. Redfin says the trend is also being seen in many non-key states and counties, too.
“These changes in racial makeup are small but noteworthy,” said Redfin Deputy Chief Economist Taylor Marr. “The pandemic-driven wave of relocation to suburbs and rural areas–which tend to lean more conservative than city centers–made those toss-up places more diverse. The demographic shift isn’t big enough to turn solidly red places blue, but it could move the needle in purple areas.”
Overall, Redfin says red and purple counties are 1 percentage point less white than they were pre-pandemic. Redfin’s Marr notes that despite the migration, more diverse red/purple states won’t necessarily equate a win for Democrats in 2022 — noting that people are more likely to move near people ideologically like them, in addition to studies indicating those who recently moved are less likely to vote that same year.
How Democratic are Latinos?
Pew Research Center data collected in August 2022 from 3,029 Hispanic adults still showed strong Democratic ties: 63% of Latinos said the Democratic party “really cares about Latinos,” while only 34% said the same about the Republican party. The split was about the same — 60%-34% — when Latinos were asked which party they feel represents “the interests of people like you.”
Additionally, over half (53%) of Latino registered voters told Pew they would or are leaning toward voting for the Democratic candidate in their congressional districts, as opposed to 28% who said they’re favoring or voting for the GOP candidate.
One interesting note on the 2022 midterms from Pew, however: More Republican-identified Latino voters (43%) say they have given “a lot of thought” to the midterms. Only 25% of Latino Democratic voters and 28% of Independent Latino voters said they had done the same.
Meanwhile, a September NBC News/Telemundo poll of 1,000 Latino registered voters found a 20-point lead by Latino Democrats over Latino Republicans.
Hart Research Associates pollster Aileen Cardona-Arroyo, who co-conducted the poll, told NBC News that while Latinos remain Democratic-leaning, “Republicans have a higher share of the vote than we’ve measured previously.”
How Democratic are Black voters?
Pew’s August research showed even stronger ties to the Democratic party for Black voters.
Seventy percent of Black registered voters said they would or are leaning toward voting for the Democratic candidate in their congressional districts. Only 6% said they were leaning toward the Republican candidate.
According to an average calculated by CNN (using 2020 exit polls and a Catalist data firm report), Black voters chose House Democrats by a 77-point margin in 2020. | https://www.ksn.com/news/politics/red-states-may-be-turning-more-blue-since-pandemic-start-heres-why/ | 2022-11-01 21:57:23 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/politics/red-states-may-be-turning-more-blue-since-pandemic-start-heres-why/ |
ATLANTA (AP) — The NBA playoff game between the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks was delayed Friday night after a suspicious package was found outside State Farm Arena.
The tipoff was pushed back nearly an hour while police investigated the package. Three gates were closed while security personnel made sure there was no danger.
The package was found near the stairwell that provides access to a MARTA subway station at the arena.
The game finally began shortly before 8 p.m., but many fans in the sellout crowd were still in long lines outside the arena, plodding through security checkpoints that are in place for all games.
“Out of an abundance of caution, Gates 1, 2 and 3 were temporarily closed by the Atlanta Police Department while the police department, K-9 units and arena security worked to clear the arena and investigate the contents,” the arena said in a statement. “The contents of the package were found not to be explosive, and the package was removed safely by the Atlanta Bomb Squad.”
The Heat were leading the best-of-seven series after winning the first two games in Miami. Games 3 and 4 are in Atlanta.
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HUDDINGE, Sweden, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- XNK Therapeutics AB ("XNK") today said the company would continue its partnership with the Karolinska Cell Therapy Center's production unit Vecura under the lead of Pontus Blomberg and Veronique Chotteau's group in Cell Technology from the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology as part of a collaboration within The Competence Centre for Advanced BioProduction by Continuous Processing, AdBIOPRO.
"The Swedish government-sponsored innovation agency Vinnova has granted AdBIOPRO competence center an extension of five years. This means we can continue our part of the collaboration within AdBIOPRO together with Vecura and Veronique Chotteau's group from KTH" said Anna-Karin Maltais CSO at XNK Therapeutics. "Working with AdBIOPRO has over the years contributed to improve our manufacturing process and to enable scale-out to reach more patients. This extension of investment is very valuable for XNK as it also brings complementary talent in bioproduction."
XNK's continued work with AdBIOPRO, under Per-Henrik Holmqvist's leadership, will allow further in-depth characterisation of natural killer (NK) cell cultures at different process parameters, help advance production techniques and investigate increased automation for more efficient large-scale production.
For more information, please contact:
Johan Liwing, CEO, XNK Therapeutics
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E-mail: johan.liwing@xnktherapeutics.com
About XNK Therapeutics AB
XNK Therapeutics is a clinical stage, immunotherapy company focusing its efforts on preventing and treating cancer by developing novel NK cell-based therapies. The company is at the forefront of the development of autologous NK cell-based products using its proprietary technology platform. The company's platform technology and lead investigational candidate drug was developed specifically to target cancers, including settings where allogeneic cell products are not readily applicable. The Company's objective is for its investigational candidate drug and proprietary platform technology to constitute key components in the cancer treatments of tomorrow. XNK Therapeutics is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. For more info, please visit www.xnktherapeutics.com.
About AdBIOPRO
AdBIOPRO is the Competence Centre for Advanced BioProduction. Under the Direction of Veronique Chotteau at KTH, AdBIOPRO, started in 2017, has now been granted continuation for a new period of 5 years by Vinnova with a total budget of 116 Msek. This highly multi-disciplinary Centre gathers eight academic groups from KTH, Lund University, Karolinska Hospital, Karolinska Institutet and Linköping University, as well as 17 industrial partners. For more information https://www.kth.se/adbiopro.
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Appeals court ruling keeps Biden student debt plan on hold
ST. LOUIS (AP) — President Joe Biden's plan to forgive student loan debt for millions of borrowers was handed another legal loss Monday when a federal appeals court panel agreed to a preliminary injunction halting the program while an appeal plays out.
The ruling by the three-judge panel from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis came days after a federal judge in Texas blocked the program, saying it usurped Congress' power to make laws. The Texas case was appealed and the administration is likely to appeal the 8th Circuit ruling as well.
The plan would cancel $10,000 in student loan debt for those making less than $125,000 or households with less than $250,000 in income. Pell Grant recipients, who typically demonstrate more financial need, would get an additional $10,000 in debt forgiven. The cancellation applies to federal student loans used to attend undergraduate and graduate school, along with Parent Plus loans.
The Congressional Budget Office has said the program will cost about $400 billion over the next three decades.
A federal judge on Oct. 20 allowed the program to proceed, but the 8th Circuit the next day temporarily put it on hold while it considered an effort by the states of Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Arkansas and South Carolina to block the loan forgiveness plan.
The new ruling from the panel made up of three Republican appointees — one was appointed by President George W. Bush and two by President Donald Trump — extends the hold until the issue is resolved in court.
Part of the states' argument centered around the financial harm the debt cancellation would cause the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority.
"This unanticipated financial downturn will prevent or delay Missouri from funding higher education at its public colleges and universities," the 8th Circuit ruling stated.
Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson, a Republican, said in a statement that the ruling "recognizes that this attempt to forgive over $400 billion in student loans threatens serious harm to the economy that cannot be undone. It is important to stop the Biden administration from such unlawful abuse of power."
A message seeking comment from the White House wasn't immediately returned.
Both federal cases centered around the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003, commonly known as the HEROES Act. It was enacted after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, allowing the secretary of education to waive or modify terms of federal loans in times of war or national emergency.
Lawyers for the administration contend the COVID-19 pandemic created a national emergency and that student loan defaults have skyrocketed over the past 2 1/2 years.
But in the Texas ruling on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman — an appointee of Trump based in Fort Worth — said the HEROES ACT did not provide the authorization that the Biden administration claimed it did.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has said that so far, 26 million people had applied for debt relief, and 16 million people had already had their relief approved. The Department of Education would "quickly process their relief once we prevail in court," she said after the ruling in Texas.
The legal challenges have created confusion about whether borrowers who expected to have debt canceled will have to resume making payments come Jan. 1, when a pause prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic is set to expire.
Economists worry that many people have yet to rebound financially from the pandemic, saying that if borrowers who were expecting debt cancellation are asked to make payments instead, many could fall behind on the bills and default. | https://www.krgv.com/news/appeals-court-ruling-keeps-biden-student-debt-plan-on-hold | 2022-11-14 23:09:34 | 1 | https://www.krgv.com/news/appeals-court-ruling-keeps-biden-student-debt-plan-on-hold |
One of the coolest merchandising tie-ins with Season 4 of the Netflix hit “Stranger Things” might be an unexpected T-shirt.
So many of our favorite characters this season are wearing the scary “Hellfire Club” T-shirts. Dustin, Eddie, Mike and others seem to be flashing these shirts with their gruesome design more than any other clothes in the first several episodes of the smash hit’s Season 4. Do these duds offer some strange protection from the horrors of The Upside Down? Nope - or at least not that we know of.
They are the official gear of the Hellfire Club, the Dungeons & Dragons club of Hawkins High School, which a lot of the good guys are diehard committed to - when they’re not trying to slay other pesky demonic forces in the underworld.
The leader of the Hellfire Club, Eddie Munson, has found himself in a little bit of otherworldly trouble in the last few episodes. But he hasn’t given up the shirt.
We found some good deals on Hellfire Club shirts and a few other “Stranger Things” merch pieces we’re just, uh, dying to show you:
On Etsy:
The Hellfire Club Shirt: in Peach Heather, White, Dark Grey
Friends Dont Lie: Stranger Things T-Shirt, Hoodie, Sweater, Long Sleeve, Sweatshirt Black
Stranger Things Hellfire Club Shirt
On Amazon:
Stranger Things 4 Hellfire Club Skull & Weapons T-Shirt
Dustin Stranger and Things Shirt Hellfire Club Shirt St4 Baseball Tees Boys Girl Long Sleeves
Stranger Things 4 Hellfire Club Skull & Weapons Pullover Hoodie
Stranger Things 4 Hellfire Club Icon Collage Premium T-Shirt
Stranger Things 4 Hellfire Club Skull & Weapons Zip Hoodie
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DALLAS(KDAF)-Renting a friend can be a unique and fulfilling experience. In Dallas, you have the opportunity to rent a friend for $10 an hour.
Whether you are new to the city, looking for companionship, or simply want someone to share your interests with, renting a friend can be a great option.
RentAFriend.com is a revolutionary website that offers an innovative solution to the age-old problem of finding companionship in unfamiliar places.
The website provides you with the unique opportunity to rent local friends from all over the U.S.
Rent A Friend said, “Most of the Friends on RentAFriend.com start at just $10 an hour, but almost all of them are willing to negotiate or even waive their fees depending on the activity you are planning with them”.
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Collective Conservation Action Helps Make the Planet a Happier, Healthier Place
RESTON, Va., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Wildlife Federation, America's largest and most trusted conservation organization, and Johnson Outdoors, a leading global innovator in outdoor recreation equipment and technology, today announced that their partnership effort, the Clean Earth Challenge, has achieved its year one goal of inspiring collective conservation action to remove 1 million pieces of debris.
The Clean Earth Challenge is advancing the restoration and resilience of the nation's most vital natural resources — the land and water that sustain people, wildlife, and our planet. Meeting this milestone marks a significant contribution to environmental pollution cleanup and ecosystem health improvement. With this exciting momentum, they are doubling our efforts to collect an additional 2 million pieces of trash and debris that litter our beautiful lands, oceans and waterways.
The Challenge will continue to call on millions of individuals, families, students, teachers, environmentalists and leaders to get outdoors and take simple conservation action to help improve the health of the planet.
"We are so grateful for every individual who volunteers their time to support wildlife conservation and litter collection as a part of the Clean Earth Challenge," said Collin O'Mara, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation. "Through collective conservation action, people across the country have helped hit this incredible 1-million-piece milestone thereby playing a part in protecting our nation's wildlife and the habitats they call home."
"Our purpose is to inspire people to get outdoors and help keep nature wild. We believe that the more people are outdoors, the more compelled they'll be to preserve and protect the natural places and spaces we all love," said Helen Johnson-Leipold, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Outdoors. "We are thrilled to have sparked this movement and wish to thank everyone who took part to reach this incredible goal. We couldn't be more proud and we look forward to continuing this important work."
Outdoor enthusiasts from every walk of life are encouraged to join as the effort enters its second year, as individuals, groups or via organizations to help drive even greater impact at-scale.
To get involved:
- Join the Clean Earth Challenge at: www.cleanearthchallenge.com
- Get outside. Clean up waste and debris. Encourage others to participate.
- Keep track of actions and report results at: www.cleanearthchallenge.com
About the National Wildlife Federation
Founded in 1936, the National Wildlife Federation is America's largest and most trusted grassroots conservation organization with 52 state and territorial affiliates and more than six million members and supporters, including hunters, anglers, gardeners, birders, hikers, campers, paddlers, and outdoor enthusiasts of all stripes. The Federation's mission is to unite all Americans to ensure wildlife thrive in our rapidly changing world through programming focused on conserving wildlife, restoring habitats and waterways, expanding outdoor opportunities, connecting children with nature, and addressing the causes and consequences of climate change. Visit the National Wildlife Federation Media Center at NWF.org/News.
About Johnson Outdoors
JOHNSON OUTDOORS is a leading global innovator of outdoor recreation equipment and technologies that inspire more people to experience the awe of the great outdoors. The company designs, manufactures and markets a portfolio of winning, consumer-preferred brands across four categories: Watercraft Recreation, Fishing, Diving and Camping.
Johnson Outdoors' iconic brands include: Old Town® canoes and kayaks; Carlisle® paddles; Minn Kota® fishing motors, shallow water anchors, and battery chargers; Cannon® downriggers; Humminbird® marine electronics and charts; SCUBAPRO® dive equipment; Jetboil® outdoor cooking systems; and Eureka!® camping and hiking equipment.
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House unanimously passes resolution condemning China for spy balloon
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Washington — The House approved a resolution Thursday formally condemning China for its use of a surveillance balloon over the United States, which was shot down by the military off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday.
The measure won unanimous support in a vote of 419 to 0, marking a rare moment of bipartisanship in the sharply divided House just days after President Biden was heckled by some Republicans during his State of the Union address Tuesday.
Introduced by GOP Rep. Mike McCaul of Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the resolution criticized China for its “brazen violation of United States sovereignty” and denounces the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts “to deceive the international community through false claims about its intelligence collection campaigns in violation of United States sovereignty.”
The measure also calls for the Biden administration to continue providing information to Congress through “comprehensive” briefings of the situation, including a total accounting of all “known infiltrations” of the national airspace by China over the past few years.
“Let’s stand together against this common enemy that we have,” McCaul said ahead of the vote. “Our enemy is not each other. Our enemy are foreign enemy nations like China, Russia, Iran and North Korea — China being the largest foreign state adversary, the biggest threat, long-term to the national security interest of the United States.”
House members received a briefing from the Biden administration about the balloon incursion, which the Pentagon said Wednesday is part of a “larger Chinese surveillance balloon program” that has operated for several years and over five continents.
A senior State Department official said Thursday that the balloon carried equipment that was “clearly for intelligence surveillance,” including “multiple antennas” that were “likely capable of collecting and geo-locating communications.”
The balloon first entered U.S. airspace on Jan. 28 and flew over or near four military sites in Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska and Missouri, officials have said. China insisted the airship was a weather balloon that veered off course, an assertion the State Department official rejected, given the equipment onboard. The House resolution accuses Beijing of attempting to “spread false claims about the nature and purpose” of the balloon.
Senior administration officials confirmed previous balloons have also flown over parts of Hawaii, Texas and Florida, and they were over the U.S. on at least three occasions during the Trump administration.
Republicans have been critical of the Biden administration’s response to the balloon incursion, questioning why it waited several days to shoot it down and allowed the balloon to traverse the U.S.
McCaul said last week that the balloon “should have never been allowed to enter U.S. airspace” posed a threat to national security.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Saturday that President Biden issued the order to down the balloon last Wednesday. The president, though, was advised that it was risky to shoot down the balloon over land, where falling debris could pose a threat to those on the ground, according to U.S. officials.
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, the former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, told reporters after the classified House briefing that after learning more about the nature of the risk, the Biden administration made the “right calculation” in waiting to shoot down the balloon.
“I think downing the craft sends a powerful message to China that we won’t tolerate invasions of our airspace,” he said.
The Pentagon on Monday said the balloon was up to 200 feet tall, bigger than the Statue of Liberty. It was carrying a payload the size of a jetliner, Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command, said Monday, and the sweeping debris field is “more than 15 football fields by 15 football fields.”
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Missing 24-year-old in Marion County
Published: Nov. 3, 2022 at 12:09 AM EDT|Updated: 12 minutes ago
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County Sheriff’s deputies are now asking for help in searching for a resident of Summerfield.
Deputies say that 24-year-old Crystalyn Mobley was last seen on October 16th on SE 166th lane in Summerfield.
Deputies are concerned for her safety due to statements she may have made.
She has been known to frequent parts of Summerfield and Belleview.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Rejon Taylor hoped the election of Joe Biden, the first U.S. president to campaign on a pledge to end the death penalty, would mean a more sympathetic look at his claims that racial bias and other trial errors landed him on federal death row in Terre Haute, Indiana.
But two years on, Justice Department attorneys under Biden are fighting the Black man’s efforts to reverse his 2008 death sentence for killing a white restaurateur as hard as they did under Donald Trump, who oversaw 13 executions in his presidency’s final months.
“Every legal means they have available they’re using to fight us,” said the 38-year-old’s lawyer, Kelley Henry. “It’s business as usual.”
Death penalty opponents expected Biden to act within weeks of taking office to fulfill his 2020 campaign promise to end capital punishment on the federal level and to work at ending it in states that still carry out executions. Instead, Biden has taken no steps toward fulfilling that promise.
But it’s not just inaction by Biden. An Associated Press review of dozens of legal filings shows Biden’s Justice Department is fighting vigorously in courts to maintain the sentences of death row inmates, even after Attorney General Merrick Garland temporarily paused executions. Lawyers for some of the over 40 death row inmates say they’ve seen no meaningful changes to the Justice Department’s approach under Biden and Trump.
“They’re fighting back as much as they ever have,” said Ruth Friedman, head of the defender unit that oversees federal death row cases. “If you say my client has an intellectual disability, the government … says, ‘No, he does not.’ If you say ‘I’d like (new evidence),’ they say, ‘You aren’t entitled to it.’”
Administration efforts to uphold death sentences for white supremacist Dylann Roof, who killed nine Black church-goers, and Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are better known. Lower-profile cases, like Taylor’s, have drawn less scrutiny.
The Justice Department confirmed that since Biden’s inauguration it hasn’t agreed with a single claim of racial bias or errors that could lead to the overturning of a federal death sentence.
It’s a thorny political issue. While Americans increasingly oppose capital punishment, it is deeply entrenched. And as Biden eyes a 2024 run, it’s unlikely he’ll make capital punishment a signature issue given his silence on it as president.
In announcing the 2021 moratorium, Garland noted concerns about how capital punishment disproportionately impacts people of color and the “arbitrariness” — or lack of consistency — in its application. He hasn’t authorized a single new death penalty case and has reversed decisions by previous administrations to seek it in 27 cases.
Garland recently decided not to pursue death for Patrick Crusius, who killed nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at a Texas Walmart. His lawyers have said he had “severe, lifelong neurological and mental disabilities.” He could still be sentenced to death under state charges.
Garland also took the death penalty off the table for a man accused in 11 killings as part of a drug trafficking ring.
Defense lawyers say that makes it all the more jarring that Garland’s department is fighting to uphold some death sentences. In one case, Norris Holder was sentenced to death for a two-man bank robbery during which a security guard died, even though prosecutors said Holder may not have fired the fatal shot.
Prosecutors decide before trial whether or not to seek the death penalty, and current death row inmates were all tried under previous administrations. Prosecutors have less leeway after a jury’s verdict than before trial.
Court challenges after trials are also often not about whether it was appropriate to pursue the death penalty, but whether there were legal or procedural problems at trial that make the sentence invalid.
“It’s a very different analysis when a conviction has been entered, a jury has spoken,” said Nathan Williams, a former Justice Department lawyer who prosecuted Roof. “There has to be a respect for the appellate process and the legal approaches that can be taken.”
A Justice Department spokesman said prosecutors “have an obligation to enforce the law, including by defending lawfully obtained jury verdicts on appeal.” The department is working to ensure “fair and even-handed administration of the law in capital-eligible cases,” he said.
Inmate lawyers dispute that prosecutors have no choice but to dig in their heels, saying multiple mechanisms have always existed for them to fix past errors.
Justice officials announced this month that they wouldn’t pursue death in the resentencing of Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., convicted of killing North Dakota student Dru Sjodin. But that only happened after a judge vacated the original death sentence.
Notably in 2021, the department agreed with lawyers for Wesley Coonce, sentenced to death for killing a fellow inmate in a mental health unit, that lower courts should look again at intellectual disability questions in his case. But the Supreme Court disagreed, declining to hear his case or remand it to lower courts.
Seven federal defendants are still facing possible death sentences.
The first federal death penalty case tried under Biden ended this month. The jury was divided, meaning the life of Sayfullo Saipov, who killed eight people in a terrorist attack on a New York bike path, will be spared. Trump made the decision to seek death and Garland allowed the case to move forward.
Garland’s criteria for letting some capital cases proceed isn’t clear, though the department often consults victims’ families. Some feel strongly that suspected or convicted killers should face death.
Inmate attorneys have asked for all capital cases to get a fresh look. Garland has appeared to take one step in that direction.
The department this year restored written guidance emphasizing that staff can be proactive in fixing egregious errors in capital cases, though none has invoked that option. Garland also re-set processes in which capital defendants can, in certain circumstances, ask the department to consent to their bids for relief.
Taylor was charged with killing restaurant owner Guy Luck in 2003. His lawyers say the 18 year old “discharged his gun in a panic” as Luck tried to grab a gun inside a van in Tennessee.
The prosecution described Taylor to his almost entirely white jury as a “wolf” whom they had an “obligation” to kill. An alternate later said some jurors were determined to get Taylor, recalling: “It was like, here’s this little Black boy. Let’s send him to the chair.”
An appeals court rejected Taylor’s bias claims in 2016, though a dissenting judge said courts must be especially diligent to guard against bias when a defendant is Black and the victim white. She also said Taylor didn’t seem to be among the worst of the worst, for whom death sentences are reserved.
Taylor revived the bias claims, though the department hasn’t directly addressed them. It has rejected many of his separate claims.
As the 2024 election looms — and with the chance of someone even less sympathetic to their claims entering the Oval Office — death row inmates know the clock is ticking.
“Trump ran out of time during his killing spree,” Taylor told the AP via a prison email system. If elected again, “I don’t think he’d waste any time in continuing where he’d left off.”
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AZMARIN, Syria (AP) — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 1,300 people. Hundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched mounds of wreckage in cities and towns across the area.
On both sides of the border, residents jolted out of sleep by the pre-dawn quake rushed outside on a cold, rainy and snowy night. Buildings were reduce to piles of pancaked floors, while major aftershocks, some nearly as strong as the first, continued.
Rescue workers and residents in multiple cities searched for survivors, working through tangles of metal and concrete. A hospital in Turkey collapsed, and patients, including newborns, were evacuated from facilities in Syria.
In the Turkish city of Adana, one resident said three buildings near his home were toppled. “I don’t have the strength anymore,” one survivor could be heard calling out from beneath the rubble as rescue workers tried to reach him, said the resident, journalism student Muhammet Fatih Yavus.
“Because the debris removal efforts are continuing in many buildings in the earthquake zone, we do not know how high the number of dead and injured will rise,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. “Our hope is that we recover from this disaster with the least loss of life possible.”
The quake, felt as far away as Cairo, was centered north of Gaziantep, a Turkish provincial capital.
It struck a region that has been shaped on both sides of the border by more than a decade of civil war in Syria. On the Syrian side, the swath affected is divided between government-held territory and the country’s last opposition-held enclave, which is surrounded by Russian-backed government forces. Turkey, meanwhile, is home to millions of refugees from that conflict.
The opposition-held regions in Syria are packed with some 4 million people displaced from other parts of the country by the fighting. Many of them live in buildings that are already wrecked from past bombardments. Hundreds of families remained trapped in rubble, the opposition emergency organization, called the White Helmets, said in a statement.
Strained health facilities and hospitals were quickly filled with wounded, rescue workers said. Others had to be emptied, including a maternity hospital, according to the SAMS medical organization.
The region sits on top of major fault lines and is frequently shaken by earthquakes. Some 18,000 were killed in a similarly powerful earthquakes that hit northwest Turkey in 1999. The U.S. Geological Survey measured Monday’s quake at 7.8. At least 20 aftershocks followed, authorities said, including one that measured 7.5.
Buildings were reported collapsed in a wide area extending from Syria’s cities of Aleppo and Hama to Turkey’s Diyarbakir, more than 330 kilometers (200 miles) to the northeast. Nearly 3,000 buildings came down in Turkey, according to Erdogan. A hospital collapsed in the Mediterranean coastal city of Iskanderoun, but casualties were not immediately known, his vice president Fuat Oktay, said.
Offers of help — from search-and-rescue teams to medical supplies and money — poured in from dozens of countries, as well as the European Union and NATO.
In Turkey, people trying to leave the quake-stricken regions caused traffic jams, hampering efforts of emergency teams trying to reach the affected areas. Authorities urged residents not to take to the roads. Mosques around the region were opened to provide shelter for people unable to return to damaged homes amid temperatures that hovered around freezing.
The quake heavily damaged Gaziantep’s most famed landmark, its historic castle perched atop a hill in the center of the city. Parts of the fortresses’ walls and watch towers were leveled and other parts heavily damaged, images from the city showed.
In Diyarbakir, hundreds of rescue workers and civilians formed lines across a mountain of wreckage, passing down broken concrete pieces, household belongings and other debris as they searched for trapped survivors while excavators dug through the rubble below.
In northwest Syria, the quake added new woes to the opposition-held enclave centered on the province of Idlib, which has been under siege for years, with frequent Russian and government airstrikes. The territory depends on a flow of aid from nearby Turkey for everything from food to medical supplies.
The opposition’s Syrian Civil Defense described the situation there as “disastrous.”
In the small Syrian rebel-held town of Azmarin in the mountains by the Turkish border, the bodies of several dead children, wrapped in blankets, were brought to a hospital.
The Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums in Syira said the earthquake has caused some damage to the Crusader-built Marqab, or Watchtower Castle, on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean. Part of a tower and parts of some walls collapsed.
The USGS said the quake was centered about 33 kilometers (20 miles) from Gaziantep. It was 18 kilometers (11 miles) deep.
More than 900 people were killed in 10 Turkish provinces, with more than 5,400 injured, according to Turkey’s president. The death toll in government-held areas of Syria climbed over 330 people, with some 1,000 injured, according to the Health Ministry. In rebel-held areas, more than 200 people were killed, according to the White Helmets, though the SAMS medical organization put the toll at more than 135; both said hundreds were hurt.
In Damascus, buildings shook and many people went down to the streets in fear. The quake jolted residents in Lebanon from beds, shaking buildings for about 40 seconds. Many residents of Beirut left their homes and took to the streets or drove in their cars away from buildings, terrorized by memories of the 2020 port explosion that wrecked a large portion of the city.
Huseyin Yayman, a legislator from Turkey’s Hatay province, said several of his family members were stuck under the rubble of their collapsed homes.
“There are so many other people who are also trapped,” he told HaberTurk television by telephone. “There are so many buildings that have been damaged. People are on the streets. It’s raining, it’s winter. | https://www.wane.com/top-stories/powerful-quake-rocks-turkey-and-syria-kills-more-than-1300/ | 2023-02-06 11:51:30 | 0 | https://www.wane.com/top-stories/powerful-quake-rocks-turkey-and-syria-kills-more-than-1300/ |
MLB Probable Starting Pitchers Tonight: Friday, May 26
Who are the probable pitchers lined up to take the mound on Friday? Below, we list every starting pitching matchup for the day, which includes Mitch Keller toeing the rubber for the Pirates, and George Kirby getting the nod for the Mariners.
Read on to find the expected starters for every game on the docket for May 26.
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Today's Probable Starting Pitchers
Reds at Cubs Probable Pitchers
The Cincinnati Reds will send Hunter Greene (0-4) to the mound as they take on the Cubs, who will give the start to Justin Steele (6-1) for the matchup between the teams Friday.
Vegas Odds for Reds at Cubs
- CHC Odds to Win: -175
- CIN Odds to Win: +145
- Total: 7 runs
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White Sox at Tigers Probable Pitchers
The Chicago White Sox will send Lance Lynn (3-5) to the hill as they face the Tigers, who will hand the ball to Joey Wentz (1-4) when the clubs face off on Friday.
Vegas Odds for White Sox at Tigers
- CHW Odds to Win: -140
- DET Odds to Win: +115
- Total: 8.5 runs
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Dodgers at Rays Probable Pitchers
The Los Angeles Dodgers will send Noah Syndergaard (1-3) to the mound as they face the Rays, who will give the start to Jalen Beeks (1-2) for the matchup between the teams Friday.
Vegas Odds for Dodgers at Rays
- TB Odds to Win: -120
- LAD Odds to Win: +100
- Total: 9.5 runs
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Padres at Yankees Probable Pitchers
The San Diego Padres will send Joe Musgrove (1-2) to the bump as they play the Yankees, who will hand the ball to Randy Vasquez (0-0) when the teams meet on Friday.
Vegas Odds for Padres at Yankees
- SD Odds to Win: -115
- NYY Odds to Win: -105
- Total: 9 runs
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Rangers at Orioles Probable Pitchers
The Texas Rangers will send Jon Gray (4-1) to the hill as they play the Orioles, who will hand the ball to Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) for the game between the teams Friday.
Vegas Odds for Rangers at Orioles
- BAL Odds to Win: -140
- TEX Odds to Win: +115
- Total: 8.5 runs
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Cardinals at Guardians Probable Pitchers
The St. Louis Cardinals will send Matthew Liberatore (1-0) to the hill as they play the Guardians, who will counter with Shane Bieber (3-3) for the matchup between the clubs Friday.
Vegas Odds for Cardinals at Guardians
- CLE Odds to Win: -115
- STL Odds to Win: -105
- Total: 8 runs
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Phillies at Braves Probable Pitchers
The Philadelphia Phillies will send Taijuan Walker (3-2) to the mound as they take on the Braves, who will look to Jared Shuster (1-2) when the clubs face off on Friday.
Vegas Odds for Phillies at Braves
- ATL Odds to Win: -150
- PHI Odds to Win: +125
- Total: 9.5 runs
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Giants at Brewers Probable Pitchers
The San Francisco Giants will send Alex Wood (0-0) to the mound as they take on the Brewers, who will hand the ball to Freddy Peralta (5-3) when the clubs play on Friday.
Vegas Odds for Giants at Brewers
- MIL Odds to Win: -140
- SF Odds to Win: +115
- Total: 8 runs
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Blue Jays at Twins Probable Pitchers
The Toronto Blue Jays will send Kevin Gausman (2-3) to the mound as they play the Twins, who will hand the ball to Louie Varland (2-0) when the teams meet on Friday.
Vegas Odds for Blue Jays at Twins
- TOR Odds to Win: -155
- MIN Odds to Win: +130
- Total: 8 runs
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Nationals at Royals Probable Pitchers
The Washington Nationals will send Patrick Corbin (3-5) to the bump as they face the Royals, who will look to Jordan Lyles (0-8) for the game between the teams Friday.
Vegas Odds for Nationals at Royals
- KC Odds to Win: -125
- WSH Odds to Win: +105
- Total: 9 runs
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Mets at Rockies Probable Pitchers
The New York Mets will send Max Scherzer (3-2) to the mound as they face the Rockies, who will counter with Connor Seabold (1-1) when the clubs meet Friday.
Vegas Odds for Mets at Rockies
- NYM Odds to Win: -225
- COL Odds to Win: +180
- Total: 11 runs
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Marlins at Angels Probable Pitchers
The Miami Marlins will send Jesus Luzardo (3-3) to the mound as they play the Angels, who will give the start to Reid Detmers (0-3) for the matchup between the clubs Friday.
Vegas Odds for Marlins at Angels
- LAA Odds to Win: -145
- MIA Odds to Win: +120
- Total: 8 runs
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Astros at Athletics Probable Pitchers
The Houston Astros will send Hunter Brown (4-1) to the hill as they face the Athletics, who will give the start to James Kaprielian (0-4) when the teams meet on Friday.
Vegas Odds for Astros at Athletics
- HOU Odds to Win: -275
- OAK Odds to Win: +220
- Total: 8.5 runs
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Red Sox at Diamondbacks Probable Pitchers
The Boston Red Sox will send Chris Sale (4-2) to the bump as they face the Diamondbacks, who will hand the ball to Brandon Pfaadt (0-1) for the game between the teams Friday.
Vegas Odds for Red Sox at Diamondbacks
- BOS Odds to Win: -150
- ARI Odds to Win: +125
- Total: 8.5 runs
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Pirates at Mariners Probable Pitchers
The Pittsburgh Pirates will send Keller (5-1) to the mound as they face the Mariners, who will give the start to Kirby (5-3) for the game between the teams on Friday.
Vegas Odds for Pirates at Mariners
- SEA Odds to Win: -150
- PIT Odds to Win: +125
- Total: 7 runs
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CA San Francisco Bay Area Zone Forecast for Wednesday, November 9, 2022
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430 FPUS56 KMTR 101101
ZFPMTR
San Francisco Bay Area/Central California Zone Forecast
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
This is an automatically generated product that provides average
values for large geographic areas. For a more site specific
forecast...please visit weather.gov/sanfrancisco
(1) Select a location from the drop down menu above the map...
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You can refine your selection by clicking on the map displayed on
the resulting page.
CAZ505-110200-
Coastal North Bay...Including Point Reyes National Seashore-
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear except patchy fog. Lows around
40. East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph...becoming
west in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming
west in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening. A slight chance of rain. Lows
in the mid 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph...becoming northwest
after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. A
slight chance of rain. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Point Reyes 39 56 41 56 / 20
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CAZ503-110200-
Sonoma Coastal Range-
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST
FRIDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Northwest winds around
5 mph...becoming west in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. North winds around 5 mph.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs around 60. Light
winds...becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. A
slight chance of rain. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40.
Highs in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 60s.
Lows around 40.
$$
CAZ502-110200-
Marin Coastal Range-
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds up to
5 mph...becoming northwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
60s. Lows in the lower 40s.
$$
CAZ506-110200-
North Bay Interior Valleys-
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST
FRIDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear except patchy fog and frost. Lows
in the 30s to lower 40s. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Patchy fog and frost in the morning. Highs in
the 50s to lower 60s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph increasing to
west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s
to mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the 50s to lower 60s.
Northeast winds up to 5 mph increasing to southwest 10 to 15 mph
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows
in the mid 30s to upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph...
becoming west after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 50s to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s to mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 50s to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy.
Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 30s to mid 40s.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 50s to
upper 60s. Lows in the lower 30s to mid 40s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Santa Rosa 33 62 34 62 / 20 10
San Rafael 42 62 43 62 / 20
Napa 35 58 37 57 / 20
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CAZ504-110200-
North Bay Interior Mountains-
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST
FRIDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows near 40. North winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming
northeast after midnight.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the 40s to upper 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph...
becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
West winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Highs in the
upper 40s to mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the 50s to
lower 60s. Lows in the lower 40s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lake Berryessa 40 58 41 57 / 10
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CAZ006-110200-
San Francisco-
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 50s to lower 60s. Northeast winds
up to 5 mph...becoming west 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the 50s to lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the 50s to
lower 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
San Francisco 43 58 45 58 / 30
Ocean Beach 44 57 45 56 / 30
$$
CAZ509-110200-
San Francisco Peninsula Coast-
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph...becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming
south after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 50s.
Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
$$
CAZ508-110200-
San Francisco Bay Shoreline-
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 5 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph...becoming southeast after midnight.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds up to 5 mph...becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 50s
to mid 60s. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SFO Airport 44 60 45 59 / 40
Oakland 43 60 43 58 / 30
Fremont 40 58 41 58 / 30
Redwood City 42 60 43 61 / 40
Mountain View 41 57 42 57 / 40
$$
CAZ510-110200-
East Bay Interior Valleys-
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST
FRIDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear except patchy fog. Lows in the
upper 30s. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Light winds.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Light winds...becoming northwest
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
Highs around 60.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs
in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40.
Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Concord 37 61 39 60 / 30
Livermore 37 59 38 59 / 30
$$
CAZ513-110200-
Santa Clara Valley...including San Jose-
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST
FRIDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Light
winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in the
lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around
5 mph in the evening...becoming light.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Light winds...becoming northwest
5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Northwest winds around
5 mph in the evening...becoming light.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs around 60.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 60s.
Lows in the upper 30s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
San Jose 38 60 41 60 / 40
Morgan Hill 36 60 37 62 / 50
$$
CAZ512-110200-
Santa Cruz Mountains-
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST
FRIDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 40s to upper 50s. North winds
5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the 50s to lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in
the 50s to lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
$$
CAZ515-110200-
East Bay Hills-
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST
FRIDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph...becoming southwest after midnight.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds around 5 mph in the
morning...becoming light.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
CAZ514-110200-
Eastern Santa Clara Hills-
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST
FRIDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Widespread frost. Lows in the
20s to upper 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Areas of frost in the evening. Lows in the 30s to
lower 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.VETERANS DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 50. Light winds...
becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s to mid 40s.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the 30s to lower 40s.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Clear. Highs around 50. Lows in the 30s
to lower 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 30s to lower 40s.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs around 50. Lows in the
30s to lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
CAZ529-110200-
Northern Monterey Bay-
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear except patchy fog. Lows in the
upper 30s. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper
50s. North winds up to 5 mph...becoming northwest in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around 40. North winds
around 5 mph in the evening...becoming light.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs around 60. Lows
in the upper 30s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Santa Cruz 39 59 39 59 / 50
$$
CAZ530-110200-
Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast-
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. East
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph...becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds 5 to 15 mph.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph...
becoming northwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 40s.
Highs in the upper 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Monterey 41 58 42 58 / 50
Big Sur 40 59 42 60 / 50
$$
CAZ528-110200-
Northern Salinas Valley...Hollister Valley...and Carmel Valley-
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST
FRIDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost and patchy fog.
Lows in the mid 30s. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs around 60.
East winds around 5 mph...becoming north in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds around 5 mph...
becoming east after midnight.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs around 60. East winds around 5 mph...becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows near 40. Southwest winds around 5 mph...becoming
east up to 5 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid
30s to lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Salinas 36 60 37 59 / 50
Carmel Valley 37 61 38 61 / 50
Hollister 34 58 35 59 / 40
$$
CAZ516-110200-
Southern Salinas Valley...Arroyo Seco...and Lake San Antonio-
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Widespread frost and patchy
fog. Lows in the upper 20s. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Widespread frost and patchy fog in the
morning. Highs around 60. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Widespread frost and patchy fog after midnight.
Lows around 30. North winds around 5 mph in the evening...
becoming light.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Widespread frost and patchy fog in the morning. Highs in
the lower 60s. Light winds...becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear except patchy fog. Patchy frost
after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph in
the evening...becoming light.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Patchy frost. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Patchy fog and frost. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear except patchy fog and
frost. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Areas
of frost. Highs in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Clear except for frost. Lows in
the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Areas of frost. Lows
in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
King City 28 58 30 59 / 40
$$
CAZ517-110200-
Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest-
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST
FRIDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Widespread frost. Lows in the
30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in the
mid 40s to upper 50s. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the 30s to lower 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.VETERANS DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s to lower
60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s to mid 40s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s to upper 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 30s to mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
30s to mid 40s. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the 30s to 40s.
Highs in the lower 50s to mid 60s.
$$
CAZ518-110200-
Mountains of San Benito and Interior Monterey County including
Pinnacles National Park-
301 AM PST Thu Nov 10 2022
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Widespread frost. Lows in the
mid 20s to lower 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs in the
mid 40s to upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Widespread frost. Lows in the upper 20s to mid
30s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.VETERANS DAY...Partly cloudy. Widespread frost in the morning.
Highs in the mid 40s to lower 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph...
becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the 30s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the mid 40s to lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the 30s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Patchy frost. Highs in the upper 40s to lower
60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the 30s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s to lower 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s to lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Pinnacles NP 27 59 30 61 / 40
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RUSTON, La. (KTVE/KARD) — Last week, a Ruston family was involved in a fatal crash on Independence Day in Idaho, killing a mother and son and injuring the father and eight-month-old daughter, and the community has rallied to help show support for the family.
Dr. Daniel Huey, 41, and his wife, 38-year-old Beth Huey, along with their two children, ages 8 months and nearly 2 years-old, were traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 93 on a tandem bicycle when they were struck by a vehicle.
Maybe just before mile 10 into our ride and all of a sudden I heard a bang sound and next thing I know I was flying through the air and rolling on the pavement and then I realized we had been struck by something.
Dr. Daniel Huey
Beth Huey and the 23-month-old child died of their injuries at the scene of the crash. Daniel Huey, a Grambling State University faculty member and Temple Baptist Church organist, and the 8-month-old child were taken to a hospital and are expected to recover.
The family was stuck by a driver of an Infiniti and at this time the crash remains under investigation.
A Facebook page, Huey Healing, has been created to share updates on how Daniel and his daughter are progressing in their recovery. In addition, the page mentions several ways to assist in supporting the Hueys during this time.
The GoFundMe account is https://gofund.me/5b9da694. Origin Bank is also collecting donations from parish residents. For information on how to contribute to the account, call 318-255-2222. The family has also started a Meal Train at http://Mealtrain.com/n1k83q. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/top-stories/fundraising-efforts-underway-for-huey-family-of-ruston/ | 2022-07-14 01:13:31 | 1 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/top-stories/fundraising-efforts-underway-for-huey-family-of-ruston/ |
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson are finally ready to return for the Washington Capitals.
The team said Saturday that Backstrom and Wilson are being activated off injured reserve to make their respective season debuts. The playmaking center and power winger are expected to play Sunday when the Capitals host the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Backstrom had offseason left hip resurfacing surgery on a nagging injury that had hampered his ability to skate. He’s just the second NHL player to return from the operation, following Ed Jovanovski in 2014.
“I’m not going to put pressure on myself,” Backstrom said this week. “All I can say is I feel great, and the biggest thing for me is I have no pain, that I’m able to skate and move the way I want to. Hopefully that’s enough.”
Wilson underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee. He was injured in Game 1 of the Capitals’ first-round series against the Florida Panthers on May 3.
“My expectation is that I have to be where I was before,” Wilson said. “the only acceptable outcome. I want to be the player that I was before, so this whole process I’ve had that in mind and that’s been my goal.”
Two of the organization’s longest-tenured players have been rehabbing and ramping up to return for several months. Despite missing Backstrom, Wilson and Washington has rebounded from a slow start to move into a playoff position midway through the NHL season.
There has been a buzz around the locker room in recent weeks as Backstrom and Wilson started taking part in practices, shed no-contact jerseys and inched closer to playing again.
“To have those guys on the mend and on their way back is exciting,” said winger T.J. Oshie, who recently returned from a six-game injury absence. “There’s a lot of guys that have been working super hard to keep us in a solid position for when they get back, and I can’t say how good of a job everyone else has done with a lot of us being out for most of the season. It’ll be nice to get them back and have myself and them carry a little more of the load.”
To make room for their returns, the Capitals put Joe Snively on waivers and assigned fellow young forward Aliaksei Protas to Hershey of the American Hockey League. If Snively goes unclaimed and clears, he can be assigned to Hershey on Sunday.
To open up the necessary salary cap space, defenseman John Carlson, who is out after taking a puck to the face Dec. 23, went on long-term injured reserve. There is no timeframe for Carlson to come back.
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STIRLING, Scotland (AP) — The leadership of Scottish cricket was found to be institutionally racist by an independent review, dealing another major blow to the sport after a similar scandal in the English game.
The review was published Monday following a seven-month investigation sparked by allegations from Scotland’s all-time leading wicket-taker, Majid Haq, and his former teammate, Qasim Sheikh.
It found that governing body Cricket Scotland failed in 29 out of 31 indicators of institutional racism set out by a consultancy firm leading the investigation. The body only partially passed the other two tests and there were 448 examples of institutional racism.
Hundreds of people came forward to recount their experiences as part of the investigation. From those conversations, 68 individual concerns have been referred for further investigation, including 31 allegations of racism against 15 people, two clubs and one regional association.
The allegations include racial abuse, the use of inappropriate language, favoritism toward white children from public schools, and a lack of a transparent selection process.
An interim report in April revealed that some incidents had been referred to police. One individual has appeared in court as a result.
The review also found a lack of any diversity or anti-racist training, no consistent process for handling racist incidents — with people who did raise issues “sidelined or ignored” — a lack of diversity from board level to the coaching workforce and within the talent pathway, and a lack of transparency in the selection process.
The consultancy firm leading the review said it was clear that the “governance and leadership practices of Cricket Scotland have been institutionally racist.”
“The reality is that the leadership of the organization failed to see the problems and, in failing to do so, enabled a culture of racially aggravated micro-aggressions to develop,” said Louise Tideswell, the firm’s managing director.
The review is recommending that Cricket Scotland be placed in special measures by sportscotland, the government agency overseeing sports in the country.
Stewart Harris, chief executive of sportscotland, described the findings of the report as “deeply concerning and in some cases shocking” and said it should “act as a wake-up call for all of Scottish sport.”
“Racism is a societal problem,” he said, “and it is no longer good enough to simply be non-racist, Scottish sport must now be actively anti-racist.”
The entire board of Cricket Scotland resigned on Sunday ahead of the publication of the report.
Cricket Scotland interim CEO Gordon Arthur, who started in his role this month, issued what he described as a “heartfelt apology” to the victims of racism and other discrimination.
“We hope the report provides them with some reassurance that their voices have been heard, and we are sorry this did not happen sooner,” Arthur said. “This report is a watershed moment for cricket in Scotland and taking its recommendations forward is the top priority. It’s clear that significant cultural change must happen and it must happen quickly.”
When asked repeatedly, Arthur refused to give personal apologies to Majid and Qasim, the two whistleblowers.
Speaking later at a news conference, when he sometimes appeared close to tears, the 39-year-old Majid said he became depressed and considered taking his own life as a result of the racist abuse he suffered.
Now retired as a cricketer, he said he had spoken out for the sake of future generations, not because he was seeking financial compensation.
In England, issues raised by another whistleblower, Azeem Rafiq, who testified at a parliamentary hearing last year about the racism he suffered while playing at Yorkshire, led to the England and Wales Cricket Board creating an anti-discrimination unit and conducting a review of locker-room culture.
The ECB initially suspended Yorkshire from hosting international matches because of its response to the racism faced by Rafiq — at first, the team dismissed some of the abuse as “friendly banter” — and apparel supplier Nike ended its sponsorship with Yorkshire. The entire coaching staff at Yorkshire stepped down and the club’s new chairman, Kamlesh Patel, said significant change was required to “regain trust.”
Rafiq’s accusations brought forth similar complaints from other players and triggered the uncovering of other historical cases. Qasim said he would likely have not spoken out if it wasn’t for Rafiq.
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WORCESTER, Mass., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG) expects to issue its third quarter results after the market closes on Tuesday, November 1. The company expects to webcast a discussion of its results on Wednesday, November 2, at 10:00 a.m. ET, through its website at hanover.com.
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The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. is the holding company for several property and casualty insurance companies, which together constitute one of the largest insurance businesses in the United States. The company provides exceptional insurance solutions through a select group of independent agents and brokers. Together with its agent partners, The Hanover offers standard and specialized insurance protection for small and mid-sized businesses, as well as for homes, automobiles, and other personal items. For more information, please visit hanover.com.
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FARMINGTON, Conn., Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN) ("Horizon" or the "Company"), a leading specialty finance company that provides capital in the form of secured loans to venture capital backed companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services and sustainability industries, today announced that it priced its loan securitization.
Transaction Summary
The Horizon Funding Trust 2022-1 securitization is a private securitization under Rule 144A and to persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act in which Horizon expects to sell a pool of loans with an aggregate principal balance of approximately $160 million to a securitization trust and receive proceeds from the issuance and sale of $100 million aggregate principal amount of 7.6878% rated notes (the "Notes"). Following pricing, total proceeds, including cash and securities, are expected to be $98.8 million before fees and expenses. A breakdown of proceeds and related descriptions is below. The offering is expected to close on November 9, 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.
Horizon Q4 2022 Securitization Expected Proceeds (in millions)
Principal Balance
The Horizon Funding Trust 2022-1 securitization transaction includes approximately $160 million in aggregate principal balance of loans across the full credit spectrum.
Reserve Account Funding
The company expects to fund a reserve account in an amount equal to 0.75% of the principal balance as additional credit enhancement for the rated notes.
Fees and Expenses
Fees and expenses for the transaction are expected to include underwriting fees and other transaction expenses.
The transaction is scheduled to close on November 9, 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.
The notes will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The notes were offered and are only being sold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.
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About Horizon Technology Finance
Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN) is a leading specialty finance company that provides capital in the form of secured loans to venture capital backed companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and sustainability industries. The investment objective of Horizon is to maximize its investment portfolio's return by generating current income from the debt investments it makes and capital appreciation from the warrants it receives when making such debt investments. Horizon is headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut, with a regional office in Pleasanton, California, and investment professionals located in Austin, Texas, Chicago, Illinois, Reston, Virginia and Portland, Maine. To learn more, please visit horizontechfinance.com.
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NEW YORK and CHICAGO, Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, a preeminent national consumer rights law firm, is investigating claims on behalf of customers of North Star Leasing (a division of Peoples Bancorp) whose information may be have stolen in a recent data breach. North Star Leasing is notifying customers that their personal information, including Social Security Numbers, may have been stolen as part of a hack which recently occurred.
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82% Look Forward to Commercials; 80% Enjoy Halftime Show
1 in 5 Likely to Wager on Game; Top Foods: Chips & Dips, Wings, Pizza, Nachos
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LOUDONVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Seventy-five percent of Americans plan to watch Super Bowl LVII Sunday, and 53% say the game is an important part of their life, according to a new national survey released today by the Siena College Research Institute and St. Bonaventure University's Jandoli School of Communication.
- 82% look forward to the new commercials
- 80% enjoy the halftime show
- 78% love the game and never miss it
Why watch?
- 90% say it's an opportunity to hang out with friends and family
- 75% say it's an opportunity to eat and drink
Foods at most Super Bowl parties?
- Chips and dip 75%
- Chicken wings 59%
- Pizza 59%
- Cookies and brownies 56%
- Nachos 55%
- Burgers 51%
- Cheese and crackers 50%
- Sandwiches 47%
- Chili 31%
- Pigs in a blanket 24%
Where do we watch?
- Attend a party 40%
- Host a party 29%
- Bar 18% overall, 42% of Avid fans
Do we bet?
- 20% plan to wager on game, of those, 47% will bet more than $100
- 83% will place 'friendly bet'
- 77% will participate in office pool
Is it a holiday?
- 29% consider Super Bowl a national holiday
- Most say Super Bowl less important than major holidays
- A third of Avid fans say Super Bowl more important than their birthday
- 40% wear team apparel; 22% planning to buy Super Bowl merchandise this year
- 42% buy Super Bowl-themed foods
- 72% watch halftime show
Want to go to the game?
- 12% have gone to The Game; 58% would like to go to Super Bowl
- 16% willing to spend more than $1000 to go
American Sports Fanship Survey: conducted January 3 - 8, 2023; 3201 responses from a proprietary online panel of US Residents. Data: statistically adjusted by age, region, race/ethnicity, education, and gender to ensure representativeness. Overall margin of error: +/- 1.8 percentage points including the design effects from weighting.
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Administrators at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), a historically Black school, say they will work “to bring a resolution” after a white professor had a Black student arrested in her classroom after a verbal dispute.
“We received a report that there was a significant commotion in Carolina Hall this morning, and as such, a WSSU employee nearby called for the assistance of law enforcement after they tried to de-escalate the situation,” the school’s chancellor, Elwood L. Robinson, said in a letter on Wednesday.
“We understand that the weaponization of police is a prevalent problem in our community; however, that is not what happened in this incident,” Robinson said. “We strive for a safe, inclusive, thriving, and intellectual community where all our faculty, staff, and students feel respected and supported. To that end, we will take swift and appropriate measures against any situation that contradicts those ideals.”
“We know this situation has caused a great deal of trauma to those involved and our campus community at large, but please know that every available resource is being extended to bring a resolution.”
In a video posted to social media, student Leila Hamoud can be seen being bent over a desk as she is arrested by two officers — one white and one Black — as she yells to the professor, “I hate you, I hate you. I swear to God, I hate you. You’re the worst teacher ever, you get me taken out in handcuffs because I won’t apologize? Because I won’t apologize?”
The teacher can be heard responding that she was trying to deescalate the situation.
“You started yelling at me,” Hamoud responds. “You tried to embarrass me about my paper! You’re a terrible teacher.”
Students in the video appeared to agree with Hamoud, telling the teacher she “escalated” things by yelling first and calling in the campus police.
Hamoud can also be heard telling officers she is not resisting their arrest.
“You’re hurting me really bad, please get off me,” she said.
In a second video posted after the incident, Hamoud said the dispute arose after the class was assigned a group project that included writing a paper and creating a skit.
According to Hamoud, she wrote the skit and part of the essay, but six hours before the group was to present the project, the professor told her the essay was “completely wrong” and needed to be redone.
Hamoud said it took her two weeks to write the essay so she couldn’t redo the work, but she still attended class to present with her group. Once there, according to Hamoud, the altercation began.
“I’m talking to two of my group members,” Hamoud said. “She was like [the essay] is wrong and you should redo it or it would impact my grade.”
But Hamoud said she was only there so her group didn’t fail the assignment.
“She starts getting loud, yelling at me, telling me it’s her class so it doesn’t matter what I think,” Hamoud said. “I’m getting loud back, I’m not going to sit here and lie to you guys. I got loud back, I was raising my voice, too.”
The teacher told Hamoud she needed to leave the classroom, which Hamoud refused to do, saying she didn’t do anything wrong. At that point, the campus police were called. The professor told Hamoud either she apologizes or she lets the officers remove her.
Hamoud did not apologize, and she was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.
“I go to a historically Black college, and for this to happen to me and it be provoked by people who are not of Black descent, it hurts,” Hamoud said.
Both videos spread quickly on social media, with many disparaging the teacher.
Haley Gingles, spokesperson for the university, told CNN the teacher is “very emotional and shaken by all of this. There have been several threats to her safety, which of course are cause for alarm.”
Meanwhile, Robinson said it’s understandable that students want immediate answers.
“However, the speed of our processes does not match the speed of social media,” he added. “Ultimately, we are committed to ensuring due diligence and fairness. We do ask for your patience as we must take the necessary time to ensure the safety of everyone involved.” | https://www.wjhl.com/hill-politics/hbcu-winston-salem-state-issues-response-to-student-being-arrested-in-classroom/ | 2022-12-16 18:24:45 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/hill-politics/hbcu-winston-salem-state-issues-response-to-student-being-arrested-in-classroom/ |
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Fewer Kenyans voted Tuesday in an unusual presidential election where a longtime opposition leader who is backed by the outgoing president faces the brash deputy president who styles himself as the outsider. Turnout was just 56% an hour before polls closed as some voters cited little hope of real change.
The election was considered close but calm. East Africa’s economic hub could see a presidential runoff for the first time. Economic issues such as widespread corruption could be of greater importance than the ethnic tensions that have marked past votes with sometimes deadly results.
Kenya is a standout with its relatively democratic system in a region where some leaders are notorious for clinging to power for decades. Its stability is crucial for foreign investors, the most humble of street vendors and troubled neighbors like Ethiopia and Somalia.
The top candidates are Raila Odinga, a democracy campaigner who has vied for the presidency for a quarter-century, and 55-year-old Deputy President William Ruto, who has stressed his journey from a humble childhood to appeal to struggling Kenyans long accustomed to political dynasties.
“In moments like this is when the mighty and the powerful come to the realization that it is the simple and the ordinary that eventually make the choice,” Ruto told journalists. “I look forward to our victorious day.” He urged Kenyans to be peaceful and respect others’ choices.
“I have confidence that the people of Kenya are going to speak loudly in favor of democratic change,” Odinga told journalists. A cheering crowd jogged alongside his convoy as he arrived to vote in Nairobi.
To win outright, a candidate needs more than half of all votes and at least 25% of the votes in more than half of Kenya’s 47 counties. No outright winner means a runoff election within 30 days. Attention turned Tuesday night to classrooms and other vote-counting locations across the country as paper ballots were inspected one by one.
Results must be announced within a week, but impatience is expected if they don’t come before this weekend. “What we want to try to avoid is a long period of anxiety, of suspense,” said Bruce Golding, who leads the Commonwealth election observer group.
Outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya’s first president, cut across the usual ethnic lines and angered Ruto by backing longtime rival Odinga after their bitter 2017 election contest. But both Odinga and Ruto have chosen running mates from the country’s largest ethnic group, the Kikuyu.
The 77-year-old Odinga made history by choosing running mate Martha Karua, a former justice minister and the first woman to be a leading contender for the deputy presidency. She has inspired many women in a country where female candidates commonly face harassment.
Rising food and fuel prices, debt at 67% of GDP, youth unemployment at 40% and corruption put economic issues at the center of an election in which unregulated campaign spending highlighted the country’s inequality. But personalities still matter.
“We need mature people to lead, not someone who abuses people. Someone who respects elders,” said 55-year-old teacher Rosemary Mulima, who arrived at a polling station on Nairobi’s outskirts to find about 500 people in line before dawn. She had “very high” hopes for Odinga on his fifth try,
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission estimated that final turnout would be above 60%, far lower than the 80% in the 2017 election. That would make it Kenya’s lowest turnout in 15 or even 20 years. The electoral commission signed up less than half of the new voters it had hoped for, just 2.5 million.
More than 6.5 million people had voted by midday, or about 30% of the 22 million registered.
“The problems from (the previous election), the economy, the day-to-day life, are still here,” said 38-year-old shopkeeper Adrian Kibera. “We don’t have good choices,” he said, calling Odinga too old and Ruto too inexperienced.
Difficulties were reported at times with the electronic voting system, and presidential candidate George Wajackoyah told journalists that some voting kits in his stronghold weren’t working. Though polling in low single figures, Wajackoyah and his pledges to legalize marijuana prompted questions over whether he could draw enough votes to force a runoff.
The electoral commission said about 200 voting kits had failed out of more than 46,000, calling it “not widespread” and “normal” for technology to break down at times.
Kenyans hope for a peaceful vote. Elections can be exceptionally troubled, as in 2007 when the country exploded after Odinga claimed the vote had been stolen from him and more than 1,000 people were killed. Ruto was indicted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity for his role in the violence, but his case was terminated amid allegations of witness tampering.
In 2017, the high court overturned the election results, a first in Africa, after Odinga challenged them over irregularities. He boycotted the new vote and proclaimed himself the “people’s president,” bringing allegations of treason. A public handshake between him and Kenyatta calmed the crisis.
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Last year, a landlord stopped by Patrick John's home in the Salt Lake City area to replace a broken dishwasher. John was always a little shy with people he didn't know well, but he welcomed his guest with the warmth that he was known and loved for.
In the process of replacing the dishwasher, they discovered that mice had found their way inside the house, likely because of nearby construction. But for John -- a husband and father of four -- the mess became a physical representation of his sense that he was failing his family.
A few years earlier, physical health challenges had made John unable to work. The change took a toll on him in many ways. That day, his worries spiraled into fears of eviction or homelessness, and he called his wife, Sabina, in a panic.
John had also struggled with depression and anxiety for years and was working hard to overcome his mental health challenges with regular therapy and medication. But his access to therapy was cut off in 2020 as the office closed to in-person visits amid the Covid-19 pandemic, and in early February 2021 -- within hours of the landlord leaving -- he died by suicide at age 32.
"It was everything leading up to that point that made such a small thing so big to him," Sabina John said. "The day was just hard, in general, and I think that may have just tipped him over the edge to say 'I can't do this anymore.' "
Patrick John was one of 47,646 people in the US who died of suicide last year, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- one death every 11 minutes.
Suicide has long been a growing concern -- rates have increased 31% over the past 20 years, CDC data shows -- but experts were divided in their expectations of what the pandemic would bring. Isolation and other new stressors could take a heavy toll, for example, but the forced changes could also help people remove themselves from previous stressors and find solace in a shared crisis.
A dip in suicide rates in 2019 continued into 2020, but the CDC report, released Friday, shows that 2021 reversed most of that improvement and brought rates back to near-record levels -- about 14 suicide deaths for every 100,000 people.
The pandemic may have introduced new difficulties into our lives, but experts say the many reasons a person may attempt suicide have a common core.
"There is individual difference that exists with what might make me lose hope versus you," said Sarah Brummett, director of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention's executive committee. "But taking a step back, when we're talking about the drivers for suicidal despair, we're talking about pain and the loss of hope that things can get better."
For some, like John, the path is long and winding before it reaches a breaking point. For others, it's more direct.
"Traditionally, we thought of suicide as linear. First, you start having thoughts, and you maybe practice with attempts, and then you actually attempt. But people can jump these phases," said Justin Baker, a psychologist and assistant professor at the Ohio State University College of Medicine. "This may be someone that has previously never struggled with suicide. So universal screening measures would have missed that kind of individual."
In either case, it is often just a matter of minutes between the time a person decides to take their life and when a suicide attempt is made, experts say. But there's usually a trigger -- like a breakup, a financial crisis, violence or other trauma.
"That individual can't think their way through that situation or find an alternative strategy to get out. They're just flooded and overwhelmed, and so they see suicide as the solution to that immense distress or pain," Baker said.
But, he said, most people who survive suicide attempts say they didn't really want to die -- they just want help getting through that immediate pain.
Better lifelines
Although CDC data shows that suicides increased from 2020 to 2021, experts say it's challenging to draw conclusions from one year of change. And rates are relatively stable compared with three years earlier.
In recent years, progress has been made on both critical fronts: better options for addressing the immediate crisis and building up support for broader mental health resources.
"Suicides did not skyrocket the way a lot of people thought they would" during the pandemic, partly because there were efforts by so many who were "trying to head off what we were afraid would happen," said Doreen Marshall, a psychologist and vice president of mission engagement with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
There was also a "growing awareness and learning on the part of the public about what mental health is and how to help someone who's struggling," she said.
Although John would often isolate himself during tough times, he did recognize the positive effects of talking things through with his therapist and family -- and he was generous in offering that support to others.
He was an avid gamer and found respite in the online gaming community. After his death, one fellow gamer reached out to his wife to share the story of how talking with John -- and the compassion and empathy he gave him in times of pain -- helped save his own life.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline also recently transitioned to a three-digit hotline, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, to make it easier for people to get help.
"The impulse to act is a very short, intense one. And so the goal is really to get people through those difficult moments," Marshall said. "The shorter number is more accessible for people to remember in that time of crisis."
And calls into the hotline jumped 45% after its launch over the summer, compared to the same time a year earlier, according to data from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
But critical challenges remain.
Managing risk factors
In 2021, the CDC report shows, the suicide rate among men in the US was four times higher than it was for women -- a disparity that continues to grow. There were about 23 suicide deaths for every 100,000 men in 2021, compared with about 6 for every 100,000 women.
Some point to guns as the driving risk factor.
The new CDC report does not include data on suicide methods or attempts for 2021. But data from 2020 shows that for every person who died of suicide, there were eight suicide-related hospital visits and 27 suicide attempts. And firearms were used in more than half of suicide deaths.
Young women are most likely to present at an emergency room after a suicide attempt, but older men are most likely to die as a result of a suicide attempt -- and that's directly correlated to gun ownership, said Ari Freilich, state policy director for Giffords Law Center, a gun-control advocacy group.
"The population most at risk and most likely to attempt suicide in the United States is not the population most likely to die by suicide," he said. "Firearms explain so much of that difference."
Owning a gun does not make a person more likely to feel suicidal, but having access to one during a crisis can be a "really bad combination," Brummett said. "We're really talking about collaborative approaches that create time and distance between me, in the presence of a suicidal crisis, and my firearm."
And with a record year of gun sales in 2020, the risk increases with more guns in more homes.
"Guns are so uniquely lethal compared to the most common other methods in the United States," Freilich said. The vast majority -- 9 out of 10 people -- who attempt suicide using a gun die as a result, but about the exact opposite is true for those who attempt with other methods.
"Even if you were 0% effective at preventing people from attempting suicide, replacing the means -- the access to firearms -- would save the majority of people."
But mental health struggles, including suicidal ideation, can affect anyone, experts say.
Suicide is a major contributor to premature death in the US overall, and it's the second leading cause of death among people ages 10 to 34, according to the CDC.
Between 2020 and 2021, suicide deaths among girls ages 10 to 14 increased more than any other group, followed by teenage boys and young men ages 15 to 24, according to the new CDC report. And in 2021, the American Academy of Pediatrics declared a state of emergency concerning children's and adolescents' mental health.
"Now that we've made it easy to talk about mental health, we have to ensure that our infrastructure is able to withstand the additional referrals," Baker said. "We need to now adjust to being able to absorb all the people who are wanting to actually address their mental health.
"In some ways, we've created a new problem," he said.
Not a burden but a gift
Once John stopped therapy, Sabina said, it was tough for him to get back into it once services were available again and he often lamented the burden he felt that he put on his family.
But for Sabina, he was anything but.
"He really thought I would be better off without him, but that's just not the case," she said.
"Whatever struggles we would have gone through, I would have rather gone through those together than have to struggle without him."
She is proud of the qualities he instilled in their kids: curiosity, ambition, humor and compassion. Their oldest daughter talks with her hands like he did and has a laugh that sounds just like his, and it makes her smile.
And when his memory or the topic of suicide comes up, Sabina is sure to never shy away from it.
"It was really important for me that [the kids] knew the circumstances and the why," she said. "I didn't want to hide the fact that he committed suicide. I just explained that Daddy had been sick for a very long time, and his mind had also been sick for a very long time."
That way, she said, they can remember him together with a focus on all of the good times, without letting him be defined by his death.
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