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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal agents took a participant in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol into custody for his alleged role in the insurrection after an hourslong standoff Thursday, authorities said.
Eric Christie, 56, was arrested in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley, according to Laura Eimiller, an FBI spokesperson.
He initially refused to comply with federal agents' orders but surrendered without incident after three hours of negotiations, Eimiller said. She would not comment on whether he was armed during the standoff.
Video and photographs from the insurrection, discovered by online sleuths, show Christie at the Capitol last year wrapped in a rainbow flag with a hammer attached to his belt, federal court documents state.
A video captured Christie yelling “this is our Capitol” into a bullhorn while the crowd rushes into the Capitol as police attempted to keep them back, according to court documents filed in connection with his California arrest.
Christie's arrest Thursday came the same day as the House Jan. 6 committee released its final report, concluding an 18-month investigation, asserting that Donald Trump criminally engaged in a "multi-part conspiracy" to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election and failed to act to stop his supporters from attacking the Capitol.
Christie faces federal charges of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly weapon, as well as disorderly or disruptive conduct in restricted building or grounds with a deadly weapon, according to court documents.
Christie's attorney, George Newhouse, said he did not have an immediate comment. Christie is scheduled to appear in court Friday afternoon.
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has ruled against President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans.
The 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majority, effectively killed the $400 billion plan, announced by Biden last year. The court held that the administration needs Congress' endorsement before undertaking so costly a program.
Biden had proposed erasing $10,000 in federal student loan debt for those with incomes below $125,000 a year, or households earning less than $250,000. Borrowers who received Pell Grants to go to college would get up to $20,000 of their debt canceled. The White House has said some 26 million Americans applied or automatically qualified for relief.
The court's decision comes one day after it voted to strike down affirmative action in college admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
Who voted to strike down Biden's student loan forgiveness plan?
Justices appointed by Republican presidents voted to reject Biden's loan relief plan. These are:
- Chief Justice John Roberts
- Samuel Alito
- Clarence Thomas
- Neil Gorsuch
- Brett Kavanaugh
- Amy Coney Barrett
Who voted to allow Biden's student loan forgiveness plan?
Justices appointed by Democrat presidents voted to allow the loan forgiveness plan. These include:
- Elena Kagan
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Ketanji Brown Jackson
When will student loan payments be resuming?
Following Friday's Supreme Court decision, borrowers will still have a few months to get their finances in order before payments are due and interest resumes on student loans.
The Department of Education previously confirmed that student loan interest will kick in starting Sept. 1, but borrowers won't need to make payments until October.
The department didn't provide a specific date for payments to begin in October.
In an emailed statement, a spokesperson for the DOE said the Biden administration was still working to ease the transition back to monthly payments for millions of Americans. The statement said the administration would be in touch directly with borrowers and loan providers ahead of October.
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How to Watch College Softball Super Regionals Streaming Live - Thursday, May 25
Need more college softball in your life? Well, you're in luck. The NCAA softball schedule on Thursday, May 25 features two games that can be watched on Fubo. For a complete list, along with details on how to watch or live stream every pitch, check out the article below.
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College Softball Games Streaming Live Today
Watch Georgia at Florida State Softball
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
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Watch Oregon at Oklahoma State Softball
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
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Make sure you're following along with all the College Softball action all season long on Fubo and ESPN+!
Every team's journey toward the Women's College World Series begins with the NCAA Tournament selection show on Sunday, May 14 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN2. Tournament play kicks off the next weekend with Regionals action from May 18-21, followed by Super Regionals from May 25-28, and culminates with the Women's College World Series from June 1-9, taking place at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
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Viola Davis joins cast of ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’
Posted/updated on: August 15, 2022 at 3:15 pmViola Davis has landed a role in The Hunger Games prequel.
The Oscar-winning actress will be playing the “diabolical” Head Gamemaker Volumnia Gaul in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, based on the best-selling novel by Suzanne Collins.
“From the beginning, Viola has been our dream for Dr. Gaul because of the finely layered intelligence and emotion she brings to every role,” producer Nina Jacobson says in a statement. “A brilliant and eccentric strategist, Gaul is instrumental in shaping a young Coriolanus Snow into the man he will become. We are incredibly fortunate to have an actor with Viola’s extraordinary range and presence to play this pivotal role.”
Director Francis Lawrence adds, “Dr. Gaul is as cruel as she is creative and as fearsome as she is formidable. Snow’s savvy as a political operator develops in no small part due to his experiences with her as the games’ most commanding figure.”
The film stars Tom Blyth as an 18-year-old Cornelius Snow, years before he becomes the evil president of Panem – a role played by Donald Sutherland in the original Hunger Games films. Rachel Zegler plays tribute Lucy Gray Baird, whom Snow is tasked with mentoring.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes debuts in theaters worldwide on November 17, 2023.
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LIGONIER — This year’s “Five Medals at The Trace” takes place Saturday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Stone’s Trace Historic Site, a privately owned historical park south of Ligonier, at the intersection of U.S.33 and S.R. 5. Friday, May 5, is earmarked as school visitation day.
Five Medals is a living history educational experience geared toward the entire family, allowing all to become totally immersed in this area’s exceptional history. The event spans the middle 1600s up through the War of 1812.
Five Medals at The Trace features nearly 200 reenactors and demonstrators, including one-of-a-kind shopping opportunities with early American merchants, live Colonial music, period-correct Punch & Judy Show, blacksmithing, tinsmithing, woodworking, flintknapping, ropemaking, 1700’s doctor, open-fire cooking and baking, soapmaking, colonial beekeeping, natural fabric dyeing, spinning and wool carding, basket weaving, pottery, an oxen team, and even a chocolatier, all ongoing during the event
Visitors will appreciate the woodlands-to-grasslands transition areas, as well as several log cabins. Along with shopping opportunities and early American crafts galore, visitors will find several great food options, along with generous parking at West Noble High School.
Visitors will experience British, Colonial American, and French military camps, a Potawatomi Native village, cannon and muskets firing, and 18th century artisans and shopping opportunities, all in one place at “Five Medals at The Trace.” Families and students of all ages will get a one-of-a-kind history lesson they will never forget.
Visitors will feel their chests pound during the black powder flintlock and artillery demonstrations. They will interact with participants in the woodland Native, French civilian and military, British military, and Colonial/U.S. military encampments.
“Five Medals at The Trace” is presented by Five Medals Living History, Inc., a 501(C)3 for-public-benefit, and 501(C)3 non-profit organization.
The History of Five Medals
On Aug. 3, 1795, at Fort Greenville, Ohio Country, a treaty of vital importance was signed. Present were familiar names: Anthony Wayne, Little Turtle, William Henry Harrison, Blue Jacket, William Wells, White Pigeon, William Clark, Topinabee, Meriwether Lewis, Winamac, and a highly-regarded chief of the Elkhart River Band of Potawatomi named Wonongaseah, or Wa-weeg-she, as his name was inscribed on the treaty next to his mark.
Wonongaseah is roughly translated as “Five Coins” or “Five Medals” and, combined with the numerous peace medallions he had accumulated, the chief became known simply as “Five Medals.” He signed at least six treaties of either peace or land cession.
His village was located on the Elkhart River, northwest of present-day Ligonier. He traveled with Little Turtle to Philadelphia in 1796, where he met President George Washington, and in 1801 to Washington, D.C., where he delivered an oration to President Jefferson.
Wonongaseah worked tirelessly to improve relations with the westward expanding European-Americans, and made several efforts to bring modern agricultural practices to his and other local villages.
The Battle of Tippecanoe on Nov. 7, 1811, ignited the entire region. Five Medals, under the unavoidable influence of Tecumseh, found himself at the Siege of Fort Wayne in September 1812.
General Harrison’s troops relieved the siege and immediately conducted retaliatory raids upon area villages. Five Medals’ village was partially destroyed in September 1812 and was attacked again in June 1813. Five Medals and his people removed themselves to the Detroit area for the remainder of the war.
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ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Texas 17-year-old Aiyona Lee said she’s lucky to be alive after what started out as a normal hike quickly changed when she encountered a rattlesnake at Fort Phantom Hill in Abilene Tuesday evening.
“I was walking, and I felt something thick that I stepped on, and I heard a little rattle… It wasn’t loud, but it got me,” said Lee.
After the snake bit her left ankle, Lee told KTAB she just took off running. But due to the bite, she experienced numbness and fell as her leg stiffened.
“It feels like fire, like a knife. It hurts really bad,” Lee described.
Lee’s friends immediately knew something was wrong when they heard her scream. Kyle Lackey said he hoped it was a cut from a cactus, but when he got a closer look, he knew she needed to be rushed to the hospital.
“She takes one step and runs towards us. We didn’t know what it was. She was screaming, something bit her. I looked at the back and saw two red dots in the back of her ankle and she started bleeding,” detailed Kyle.
Another friend, Kayley Washington, told KTAB that together they were able to carry her out of the field and rush her to the hospital.
“We carried her out, we helped her get to the car and everything, and I’m glad he went as fast as he did ’cause we wouldn’t have made it,” Washington praised.
Aiyona’s dad, Jerade Lee, said he was thankful for his daughter’s friends’ quick thinking that saved her life.
“It was panic at first,” said Jerade Lee. “All I have to say is ‘thanks’ to her friends for carrying her out of the location they were located at, getting her to the car and getting her to the hospital.”
The Abilene High School senior is expected to have a full recovery. But due to the extent of the swelling, she’s unsure if she will be able to walk across the stage at graduation.
“I’m hoping that I’m able to kinda walk on Saturday,” Lee added. “I highly doubt that I will be able to walk without the crutches.”
Regardless of the outcome, her friends said they will cheer her on. Lee now encourages everyone to be aware of their surroundings when outside. | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/it-feels-like-fire-high-school-senior-survives-rattlesnake-bite-thanks-to-friends/ | 2023-05-25 20:46:39 | 1 | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/it-feels-like-fire-high-school-senior-survives-rattlesnake-bite-thanks-to-friends/ |
Noxubee County deputies search for man accused of shooting car
NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Noxubee County deputies are looking for a man accused of shooting a car.
Deandra Smith is considered armed and dangerous.
Investigators said the shooting happened in the PinyWoods area back on March 21.
Deputies told WCBI there was an adult and two juveniles inside the vehicle when a bullet when through the roof of the car.
The U.S. Marshals are also looking for Smith.
Macon Police Chief Davine Beck said Smith is a person of interest in two shootings there last week.
If you know where he is, call Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers at (800)530-7151.
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Everybody knows that when you throw a party, you must have several speakers to keep the beat going. While there are different kinds of wired speakers, the best for mobility are ones that use Bluetooth technology.
This makes it easy to move around to ensure the entire area can hear things clearly. However, not just any Bluetooth speaker will do. It needs to be powerful enough compared to the room or outdoor area’s size. If you’re planning the ultimate party, get one of the loudest Bluetooth speakers.
In this article: SoundBoks 3rd Generation Bluetooth Speaker, Ultimate Ears Hyperboom and JBL Partybox 310.
It’s all in the decibels
Decibels are the universal measurement of how loud something is. While the measurement is objective (depending on how close you are to it), the levels can be explained through everyday things.
For example, a normal conversation is around 60 decibels, and a ringing phone is about 80 decibels. But as the volume increases, so too do the decibels, and when it reaches a certain level, it’s dangerous to your hearing.
Being exposed to sounds of 100 decibels (about the loudness of a bulldozer) for just 15 minutes a day can lead to permanent hearing loss. In under two minutes a day, exposing yourself to sounds over 110 decibels can damage your hearing permanently. This includes a hammer drill, jet engine or a 12-gauge shotgun.
With that in mind, one of the loudest Bluetooth speakers can crank up all the way to 126 decibels. That is equivalent to an ambulance siren or standing directly in front of the speakers at a rock concert.
That’s mighty loud, but these speakers have some additional technology to ensure sound quality. Any speaker can go as loud as the sound system allows, but many will blow out or distort even before reaching the maximum.
However, speakers designed to go as loud as possible use complex diaphragms. For example, in addition to the subwoofers, you’ll often find a compression driver tweeter for the midrange and high notes. This small diaphragm speaker generates the sound in a horn loudspeaker, blasting the audio over a large area.
It’s also common for these speakers to have a built-in amplifier, as it’s challenging for smaller devices to reach the same loudness with only their internal components. Then lastly, the speakers have a frequency range from 40 hertz to 20 kilohertz, which is well within the range of human hearing.
Combined with flexible diaphragms and purpose-built software, all those factors let the speakers play audio at ear-screeching levels without distortion.
Battery power is crucial
Most Bluetooth speakers are powered by a rechargeable battery that easily connects to a USB cable. That might be good enough for a small speaker when listening to music with friends or watching movies, but it certainly won’t do for audio behemoths.
The bigger the speaker gets, the more power it needs to operate. Some of the loudest Bluetooth speakers don’t even have batteries, as their power requirements are so high that they need to run off the mains. It is only through the constant supply that additional features, such as the Bluetooth connectivity, LED lights and wireless chargers, can work.
However, that isn’t always the case with loud wireless speakers. Several manufacturers, such as Ultimate Ears and JBL, have figured out how to cram a high-capacity battery into their portable speakers. Of course, you’ll need to charge it more regularly than a small gadget, but even then, it can last for six or seven hours.
Best loud Bluetooth speaker
SoundBoks 3rd Generation Bluetooth Speaker
The third-generation SoundBoks is the self-proclaimed king of Bluetooth loudness, easily going up to 126 decibels without flinching. Inside, you’ll find two 10-inch subwoofers that produce 98 decibels, a 1-inch compression driver tweeter that produces 104 decibels and three 72W RMS class D amplifiers. It uses Bluetooth to connect to wireless audio players, but it can also connect to five other SoundBoks speakers.
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Ultimate Ears Hyperboom Portable & Home Wireless Bluetooth Speaker
This sleek and elegant rectangle is a perfect addition to any party. It uses large audio drivers to deliver thumping bass, and the battery lasts up to 24 hours. There are several control buttons on the top. In addition to wireless connectivity, it has an optical audio input and an auxiliary cable input and can connect to two Bluetooth sources.
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Packed with two subwoofers and two tweets for 240 watts of powerful JBL Pro sound, this Bluetooth speaker has a rechargeable battery that lasts 18 hours. On the front, colorful LED lights move in time with the music. There is a 3.5-millimeter cable input and a karaoke function, and the box is splashproof.
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Bose S1 Pro Portable Bluetooth Speaker
This freestanding Bluetooth speaker is an all-in-one PA system. It lets you connect a Bluetooth device for listening to music, plug in a microphone to make yourself heard or connect a musical instrument. It has several knobs, switches and a three-channel mixer for the perfect sound. There is an optional rechargeable battery that lasts 11 hours.
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Monster Rockin’ Roller 270 Portable Wireless Speaker
This massive speaker on wheels blasts 200 watts of audio in a 270-degree radius. The rechargeable battery provides power for over 100 hours, and there is a built-in Qi-compatible wireless charger on top of the speaker. You can connect two speakers together for even bigger sound and control the system through the dedicated mobile app. It has a sturdy carry handle and is water-resistant.
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Worth checking out
- The W-King Loud Bluetooth Speaker with Deep Bass is a powerful outdoor speaker with 40 hours of playtime.
- The JBL Flip 5 might seem small, but it’s one of the loudest Bluetooth speakers for its size.
- For 80 watts of portable audio, the Soundcore Anker Motion Boom Plus is an excellent choice.
- The Pyle Bluetooth Boombox produces 500 watts of audio through a 3-inch subwoofer.
- The JBL Xtreme 3 has four drivers and two JBL bass radiators for 15 hours of thumping beats.
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GUIYANG, China, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd. ("FTA" or the "Company") (NYSE: YMM), a leading digital freight platform, today announced that the Company facilitated 27.8 million fulfilled orders with Gross Transaction Value ("GTV") of RMB65.8 billion in the second quarter ended June 30, 2022, representing 22.7% and 11.1% year-over-year decrease, respectively.
About Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd.
Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YMM) is a leading digital freight platform, connecting shippers with truckers to facilitate shipments across distance ranges, cargo weights and types. The Company provides a range of freight matching services, including freight listing service, freight brokerage service and online transaction service. The Company also provides a range of value-added services that cater to the various needs of shippers and truckers, such as financial institutions, highway authorities, and gas stations operators. With a mission to make logistics smarter, the Company is shaping the future of logistics with technology and aspires to revolutionize logistics, improve efficiency across the value chain and reduce its carbon footprint for our planet. For more information, please visit ir.fulltruckalliance.com.
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Muslims end Ramadan, begin holiday amid war, reconciliation
BEIRUT (AP) — Large parts of the Muslim world marked the end of the fasting month of Ramadan at sundown Thursday and ushered in the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, but the festivities were overshadowed by raging battles for control of Sudan and a deadly stampede in Yemen.
In other parts of the region, the holiday came against the backdrop of reconciliation and rapprochement between former rivals.
The Islamic calendar is lunar and depends on the sighting of the moon — something Muslim religious authorities tend to disagree on. Ramadan sees worshippers fasting daily from dawn to sunset, ending with Eid al-Fitr celebrations.
This year again, the holiday comes amid fighting and devastation, particularly in the Middle East.
In Sudan, the holiday was eclipsed by raging battles between the army and its rival paramilitary force, despite two attempted cease-fires. The fighting since Saturday has killed hundreds of people and wounded thousands.
In Yemen, the Arab world’s most impoverished nation, a stampede late Wednesday at a charitable event in the rebel-held capital of Sanaa killed at least 78 people and injured 77.
Religious authorities in both Sudan and Yemen said they will mark the start of Eid al-Fitr on Friday.
In Indonesia, the country with the largest Muslim population worldwide, the second-largest Islamic group, Muhammadiyah — with over 60 million members — said that according to its astronomical calculations, the holiday of Eid al-Fitr starts on Friday. However, the country’s religious affairs minister had announced on Thursday that the start of the holiday would fall on Saturday.
In some places, tensions and fighting had calmed. Long-time Mideast rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed last month to restore diplomatic ties after China-brokered negotiations — an ongoing reconciliation that has deescalated proxy wars in the region.
Saudi officials and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen recently began talks in Sanaa and during the last days of Ramadan exchanged hundreds of prisoners captured in Yemen’s civil war, which erupted in 2014.
Riyadh also sent its top diplomat to Syria to meet with President Bashar Assad on Tuesday, a significant step towards ending his political isolation and potentially returning the war-torn country to the Arab League.
However, Tehran and Riyadh disagreed on the start of he holiday — for Saudis, Eid al-Fitr would begin Friday while officials in Iran said it starts on Saturday.
The start of the holiday is traditionally based on sightings of the new moon, which vary according to geographic location, while some countries rely on astronomical calculations rather than physical sightings to determine the start of Eid al-Fitr.
United Arab Emirates and Qatar, followed Saudi Arabia and announced the holiday would begin for them on Friday, while their Gulf Arab neighbor, Oman, declared that the moon had not been sighted and the holiday would begin on Saturday.
Iraq’s Sunni authorities announced the holiday would begin Friday, while the country’s top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, set a Saturday start date. The governments of Lebanon and Syria, both in the throes of crippling economic crises, said Friday would mark the beginning of the dayslong holiday.
Indonesia’s Security Minister Mohammad Mahfud called on Muslims to be respectful of each other’s celebrations, and asked Muhammadiyah members to have their holiday feasts at home — in consideration of the Muslims who would still be fasting on Friday.
The country’s roads and highways were gridlocked as millions crammed into trains, ferries, busses and on motorcycles, as they left cities to return to their villages to celebrate with family. The government estimated that more than 123 million travelers were expected to crisscross the vast archipelago that spans 17,000 islands, with about 18 million departing from Jakarta’s greater metropolitan area.
Meanwhile, clerics of Pakistan’s state-backed moon sighting committee announced at a news conference in Islamabad that Eid al-Fitr would be celebrated on Saturday in Pakistan as there were no sightings of the moon there.
Egypt and Jordan said that for them, Eid al-Fitr would begin on Friday. In divided Libya, the religious authorities based in the capital of Tripoli, said it would start on Saturday. In the country’s east, run by a rival administration, authorities marked Friday as the start.
In Afghanistan, the head of the Taliban-appointed judiciary, Abdul Hakim Haqqani, also said the holiday would start on Friday.
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Karmini reported from Jakarta, Indonesia. Associated Press writers Abby Sewell in Beirut, Samy Magdy in Cairo, and Munir Ahmad and Rahim Faiez in Islamabad contributed to this report.
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This story has been corrected to show that one of Libya’s rival administrations in the country’s capital said the holiday would start on Saturday, the other said Friday.
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) are demanding a document from the FBI they say outlines an unverified and unspecified “alleged criminal scheme” involving a foreign national and President Biden when he was vice president.
Comer on Wednesday subpoenaed the FBI for the document, marking an escalation in Republicans’ investigation of Biden himself after largely focusing on the foreign business activities of his son Hunter Biden and other family members and associates.
The subpoena was released publicly alongside a letter from the Oversight chairman and Grassley to FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland that gave a broad overview of the claims.
The two Republicans do not directly accuse the president of participating in a criminal scheme and describe the allegations that they think the FBI is aware of in broad terms with no details.
In the letter to the FBI and Justice Department (DOJ) heads, the two Republicans said that based on whistleblower disclosures, they believe the FBI has possession of an unclassified FD-1023 document detailing an “alleged criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Biden and a foreign national relating to the exchange of money for policy decisions.”
The FBI uses FD-1023 forms to document information that the FBI obtains from sources or meetings with sources and can include unverified information.
“What we don’t know is what, if anything, the FBI has done to verify these claims or investigate further,” Grassley, who has long investigated the Biden family in the Senate, said in a statement.
Asked Wednesday on Fox News whether the document had to do with Biden family business dealings in Ukraine or China, or some other matter, Grassley said: “I guess basically we’ve got to wait to see what the document exactly says.”
Grassley later added on Fox News that he sees a request to the State Department for documents regarding Hunter Biden’s business dealings as a “separate issue.”
Grassley and Comer wrote in the letter that they are concerned that the FBI and DOJ did not take the appropriate steps to evaluate the allegations — saying that the agencies have allowed “political bias to infect their decision-making process.”
The subpoena asks for all FD-1023 forms containing the word “Biden” that were created or modified in June 2020 — when former President Trump was in office and Bill Barr was attorney general.
In a statement, Comer said that the whistleblower’s information “raises concerns that then-Vice President Biden allegedly engaged in a bribery scheme with a foreign national.”
The White House dismissed the Republicans’ probe and concerns about the unspecified allegations.
“For going on five years now, Republicans in Congress have been lobbing unfounded, unproven, politically-motivated attacks against the President and his family without offering evidence for their claims or evidence of decisions influenced by anything other than U.S. interests. That’s because they prefer floating anonymous innuendo, amplified by the megaphone of their allies in rightwing media, to get attention and try to distract and deflect from their own unpopular ideas and lack of solutions to the issues the American people actually care about,” Ian Sams, White House spokesperson for oversight and investigations, said in a statement.
“When it comes to President Biden’s personal finances, anybody can take a look: he has offered an unprecedented level of transparency, releasing a total of 25 years of tax returns to the American public,” Sams added.
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Monday after the Thanksgiving break, bus drivers for the Region 19 Head Start Program came to work only to find their buses making some strange noises.
It was later they discovered that 28 catalytic converters had been stolen from buses and other Region 19 vehicles during the holiday break out of the Northeast El Paso lot.
Surveillance video shows two men walking on the property, and holes could be seen where a back fence of the property was cut.
Program officials showed KTSM 9 News the underside of buses where you could see where the catalytic converter had been cut out by what appears to have been a saw.
The Region 19 buses take over 1,000 students ages 0 to four years old to Head Start programs in El Paso.
“That’s really the most frustrating part of this event. It impacted children and it impacted families and we really hope that these perpetrators are caught,” said John Alarcon, the director of facilities, maintenance, transportation and support for Region 19.
However, it wasn’t just school buses that were impacted. Distribution trucks and a child nutrition truck were also hit. That impacted the delivery of meals to schools.
“We only missed one route the first day Monday, but as of Tuesday we were able to get all routes covered. But we have no spares at this point, so keeping the current buses running, it’s a huge priority so we can continue services,” Alarcon said.
KTSM 9 News asked about how much it will cost to replace the stolen catalytic converters.
“We don’t have a whole dollar amount yet, but it’s probably going to be a six-figure number just to get all the 28 vehicles up and running again,” Alarcon said.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Lamenting a uniquely American tragedy, an anguished and angry President Joe Biden delivered an urgent call for new restrictions on firearms after a gunman shot and killed at least 19 children at a Texas elementary school.
Biden spoke Tuesday night from the White House barely an hour after returning from a five-day trip to Asia that was bracketed by mass shootings in the U.S. He pleaded for action to address gun violence after years of failure — and bitterly blamed firearm manufacturers and their supporters for blocking legislation in Washington.
‘“When in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?” Biden said with emotion. “Why are we willing to live with this carnage? Why do we keep letting this happen?”
With first lady Jill Biden standing by his side in the Roosevelt Room, the president, who has suffered the loss of two of his own children — though not to gun violence — spoke in visceral terms about the grief of the loved ones of the victims and the pain that will endure for the students who survived.
“To lose a child is like having a piece of your soul ripped away,” Biden said. “There’s a hollowness in your chest. You feel like you’re being sucked into it and never going to be able to get out.”
He called on the nation to hold the victims and families in prayer — but also to work harder to prevent the next tragedy, “It’s time we turned this pain into action,” he said.
At least 19 students were killed at Robb Elementary School in the heavily Latino town of Uvalde, Texas, according to local officials. The death toll also included two adults. The gunman died after being shot by responding officers, local police said.
It was just a week earlier that Biden, on the eve of his overseas trip, traveled to Buffalo to meet with victims’ families after a racist, hate-filled shooter killed 10 Black people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York.
The back-to-back tragedies served as sobering reminders of the frequency and brutality of an American epidemic of mass gun violence.
“These kinds of mass shootings rarely happen anywhere else in the world,” Biden said, reflecting that other nations have people filled with hate or with mental health issues but no other industrialized nation experiences gun violence at the level of the U.S.
“Why?” he asked.
It was much too early to tell if the latest violent outbreak could break the political logjam around tightening the nation’s gun laws, after so many others — including the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut that killed 26, including 20 children — have failed.
“The idea that an 18-year-old kid can walk into a gun store and buy two assault weapons is just wrong,” Biden said. He has previously called for a ban on assault-style weapons, as well as tougher federal background check requirements and “red flag” laws that are meant to keep guns out of the hands of those with mental health problems.
Late Tuesday, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer set in motion possible action on two House-passed bills to expand federally required background checks for gun purchases, but no votes have been scheduled.
Biden was somber when he returned to the White House, having been briefed on the shooting on Air Force One. Shortly before landing in Washington, he spoke with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and offered “any and all assistance” needed, the White House said. He directed that American flags be flown at half-staff through sunset Saturday in honor of the victims in Texas.
His aides, some of whom had just returned from Asia with the president, gathered to watch Biden’s speech on televisions in the West Wing.
“I’d hoped when I became president I would not have to do this, again,” he said. “Another massacre.”
In a stark reminder of the issue’s divisiveness, Biden’s call for gun measures was booed at a campaign event in Georgia hosted by Herschel Walker, who won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.
Speaking at an Asian Pacific American event that was intended to celebrate Biden’s Asia trip, Vice President Kamala Harris said earlier that people normally declare in moments like this, “our hearts break — but our hearts keep getting broken … and our broken hearts are nothing compared to the broken hearts of those families.”
“We have to have the courage to take action … to ensure something like this never happens again,” she said.
Echoing Biden’s call, former President Barack Obama, who has called the day of the Sandy Hook shooting the darkest of his administration, said, “It’s long past time for action, any kind of action.”
“Michelle and I grieve with the families in Uvalde, who are experiencing pain no one should have to bear,” he said in a statement. “We’re also angry for them. Nearly ten years after Sandy Hook—and ten days after Buffalo—our country is paralyzed, not by fear, but by a gun lobby and a political party that have shown no willingness to act in any way that might help prevent these tragedies.”
Congress has been unable to pass substantial gun violence legislation ever since the bipartisan effort to strengthen background checks on firearm purchases collapsed in the aftermath of the 2012 shooting.
Despite months of work, a bill that was backed by a majority of senators, fell to a filibuster — unable to to overcome the 60-vote threshold needed to advance.
In impassioned remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who represented Newton, Connecticut, in the House at the time of the Sandy Hook massacre, asked his colleagues why they even bother running for office if they’re going to stand by and do nothing.
“I’m here on this floor to beg — to literally get down on my hands and knees — to beg my colleagues,” he said.
Murphy said he was planning to reach out to Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn after the two had teamed on an 2021 effort to toughen background check requirements that never became law. He said he would also reach out to Texas’ other Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.
“I just don’t understand why people here think we’re powerless,” Murphy said. “We aren’t.”
Cornyn told reporters he was on his way to Texas and would talk with them later. Cruz issued a statement calling it “a dark day. We’re all completely sickened and heartbroken.”
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., who sponsored gun legislation that failed to overcome a filibuster in the Senate after Sandy Hook, said, “We’re just pushing on people who just won’t budge on anything.”
“It makes no sense at all why we can’t do commonsense things and try to prevent some of this from happening,” he said.
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Associated Press writers Lisa Mascaro, Michael Balsamo, Alan Fram and Farnoush Amiri contributed. | https://www.yourbasin.com/political/biden-to-address-nation-following-texas-school-shooting/ | 2022-05-25 17:30:48 | 0 | https://www.yourbasin.com/political/biden-to-address-nation-following-texas-school-shooting/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mel Gibson can testify about what he learned from one of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers, a judge ruled Friday in the rape and sexual assault trial of the former movie mogul.
The 66-year-old actor and director was one of many witnesses, and by far the best known, whose identities were revealed in Los Angeles Superior Court. The judge and attorneys had taken a break from jury selection for motions on what evidence will be allowed at the trial, and who can testify. The witness list for the trial is sealed.
Judge Lisa B. Lench ruled that Gibson can testify in support of his masseuse and friend, who will be known as Jane Doe #3 at the trial. Weinstein is accused of committing sexual battery by restraint against the woman, one of 11 rape and sexual assault counts in the trial against the 70-year-old.
Prosecutors said that after getting a massage from the woman at a California hotel in Beverly Hills in May of 2010, a naked Weinstein followed her into the bathroom and masturbated. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty, and denied any non-consensual sexual activity.
Weinstein’s attorneys argued against allowing Gibson to testify, saying that what he learned from the woman while getting a massage from her does not constitute a “fresh complaint” by the woman under the law by which Gibson would take the stand. A “fresh complaint” under California law allows the introduction of evidence of sexual assault or another crime if the victim reported it to someone else voluntarily and relatively promptly after it happened.
Prosecutors said that when Gibson brought up Weinstein’s name by chance, the woman had a traumatic response and Gibson understood from her that she had been sexually assaulted. Gibson did not remember the timing of the exchange, but the prosecution will use another witness, Allison Weiner, who remembers speaking to both Gibson and the woman in 2015.
Judge Lench said Gibson’s testimony will depend on how the accuser describes the exchange with him when she takes the stand, and she may choose to rule against it at that time.
Weinstein attorney Mark Werksman then argued that if Gibson does take the stand, the defense should be allowed to cross-examine him about widely publicized antisemitic remarks Gibson made during an arrest in 2006, and about racist statements to a girlfriend that were recorded and publicized in 2010.
Lench said a wider discussion of Gibson’s racism was not relevant to the trial, but she would allow questioning of whether he had a personal bias and animus toward Weinstein.
Werksman argued that Gibson had such a bias both because Weinstein is Jewish, and because Weinstein published a book that criticized the depiction of Jews in the Gibson-directed 2004 film, “The Passion of the Christ.”
“Any evidence of Mr. Gibson’s racism or antisemitism would give rise to a bias against my client, who challenged him,” Werksman said.
The lawyer briefly, and mistakenly, said he thought the movie won a best picture Academy Award, but Weinstein, whose films once dominated the Oscars, shook his head as he sat at the defense table.
“Sorry, my client would know better than I would, Werksman said. “But it was an award-winning movie.”
The defense also argued that Gibson was trying to whitewash his image by focusing on Weinstein’s wrongdoing and asserting himself as a champion of the #MeToo movement.
The prosecution argued that Gibson had made no such suggestions about himself, and that at the time of the conversation with his masseuse he said he was discussing getting into a business deal with Weinstein, showing there was no such bias.
Deputy District Attorney Marlene Martinez called Gibson’s past comments “despicable,” but said they had no relevance for the narrow purposes he would be called to the stand for.
Gibson’s testimony raises the prospect of two of Hollywood’s once most powerful men, who have undergone public downfalls, facing each other in court.
An email seeking comment from a representative for Gibson was not immediately returned.
In one of several similar rulings Friday, Lench also found that “Melrose Place” actor Daphne Zuniga could testify in a similar capacity for a woman known at the trial as Jane Doe #4, whom Weinstein is accused of raping in 2004 or 2005.
The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they have been sexually abused.
Weinstein is already serving a 23-year sentence for a 2020 conviction for rape and sexual assault in New York. The state’s highest court has agreed to hear his appeal in that case.
He was subsequently brought to Los Angeles for a trial that began Monday, five years after women’s stories about him gave massive momentum to the #MeToo movement.
Friday’s arguments came a day after the premiere of the film “She Said,” which tells the story of the work of the two New York Times reporters whose stories brought Weinstein down.
Weinstein’s attorneys previously sought to have the Los Angeles trial delayed because publicity from the film might taint the jury pool, but the judge denied their motion.
The trial is expected to last eight weeks. The judge and attorneys will return to the jury selection process on Monday morning, and opening statements are expected to begin on Oct. 24.
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Civil rights activist Bob Woodson defends Jason Aldean against claims of racism: 'Must protect our community'
Woodson said that Aldean's song was really about 'traditional values,' not racism
Civil rights activist Bob Woodson released a video on Twitter Monday in defense of country singer Jason Aldean, in the wake of leftist media outlets accusing the singer of racism.
"I do not find Jason Aldean’s song, ‘Try That in a Small Town,’ offensive, nor do I find it racist," Woodson said. "What he’s really talking about is protecting traditional values. Some years ago, the Woodson Center also had a full day’s conference where we organized around the country grassroots leaders and the theme was, ‘Not Here You Don’t,’ where we talked about the need to protect our community from drug dealers and thugs."
"I don't see any difference in what Jason is talking about and what we at the Woodson Center talked about, that we must protect our community."
JASON ALDEAN THANKS FANS FOR SUPPORT AFTER ‘SMALL TOWN’ BACKLASH: ‘THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN’
Liberal media outlets have attempted to tie Aldean's recent music video for "Try That in a Small Town" to a lynching in 1927 that occurred outside the Maury County Courthouse in Tennessee.
The New York Times headlined Friday, "The History of the Lynching Site Where Jason Aldean Filmed a Music Video." NBC News put out a story also connecting the country singer's music video for his song to lynching. "Jason Aldean’s video accused of ‘pro-lynching’ stance sparks calls for CMT boycott."
And on Saturday, NPR argued that the song had a racist history in a story headlined, "Jason Aldean's 'Small Town' is part of a long legacy with a very dark side."
The production company for the music video, TackleBox, confirmed the music video was shot at Maury County Courthouse, adding that it is a "popular filming location outside of Nashville." Several music videos and movies have filmed there, including the Lifetime Original movie "Steppin’ into the Holiday" with Mario Lopez and Jana Kramer.
TackleBox also noted that the location was featured in a Runaway June music video for their 2019 song "We Were Rich," the 2022 Paramount holiday film "A Nashville Country Christmas" with Tanya Tucker, and Miley Cyrus' 2009 film "Hannah Montana: The Movie."
In its statement, the company said, "Any alternative narrative suggesting the music video’s location decision is false," and noted that Aldean did not pick the location.
Despite consistent media representation of Aldean's song as racist, the singer himself has rejected those accusations.
"There is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it- and there isn’t a single video clip that isn’t real news footage -and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music- this one goes too far," Aldean wrote in posts shared on Instagram and Twitter.
He has also tweeted that the attacks on his song were not supported by evidence.
"In the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a song that has been out since May) and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests," Aldean shared with his nearly 8 million fans across social media.
He added, "These references are not only meritless, but dangerous."
This week, Aldean again thanked his fans for their encouragement after the music video release of his song "Try That In A Small Town" sparked backlash.
On Monday he shared a video montage that included clips of some of his recent shows with the song playing in the background.
"Thank u guys. Ready to see u back out there this weekend!" Aldean wrote, adding an American flag and a rocker-hand emoji.
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The acquisition extends SS&C's offerings into the Energy market while helping clients streamline operations across all asset classes and types
WINDSOR, Conn., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) today announced it has acquired 5 M's Minerals Management, LLC, a Texas limited liability company doing business as "MineralWare" for $18 million in cash. MineralWare's cloud-based asset management platform focuses on managing minerals, royalties and non-operated working interests.
Based in Fort Worth, Texas, MineralWare serves financial institutions, universities and foundations, high-net-worth individuals and family offices, mineral and royalty acquisition companies in the U.S. MineralWare will operate within the SS&C Innovest businesses reporting to Glenn Schmidt, General Manager, SS&C Innovest. The deal will add 350 institutional and high-net-worth clients and $5.5 million in annual recurring revenue to the existing SS&C platform, with a combined portfolio of 750,000 mineral assets.
"We are pleased to welcome MineralWare to SS&C," said Glenn Schmidt, General Manager, SS&C Innovest. "MineralWare facilitates the tracking of land and revenue management on a single platform providing comprehensive mineral and royalty income management as well as streamlining reporting, forecasting and analysis. Integrating our unique asset accounting functionality and managed services offering with MineralWare's modern user interface, advanced analytics, and reporting will provide clients with a best-in-class solution. In addition, the combined talent and products will allow us to accelerate growth in both the institutional and retail space and provides SS&C access to the Energy market sector."
The acquisition will expand SS&C's asset accounting capabilities and delivers on SS&C's promise to help clients manage and automate the processing of a broad array of complex asset classes and types, including mineral assets.
"I am delighted by our combination with SS&C to serve more businesses and contribute to SS&C's vision," said Pete O'Brien, President of MineralWare. "SS&C will benefit from the leading experts in supporting mineral and royalty management for financial institutions. In addition, MineralWare will gain access to a wealth of resources to scale the most user-friendly mineral management platform."
About MineralWare
Founded in 2014 and located in Fort Worth, Texas, MineralWare was created by experienced oil and gas professionals who have dedicated their entire career to managing interests throughout the oil and gas sector, specifically the mineral and royalties space. MineralWare's goal is to provide cutting-edge software solutions with a focus on customized relationship management.
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SS&C is a global provider of services and software for the financial services and healthcare industries. Founded in 1986, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has offices around the world. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.
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- Dodge Durango R/T HEMI® Orange expands reach of popular HEMI Orange appearance, first offered last year on Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger
- Durango R/T HEMI Orange builds on orange cues inspired by the original color of the legendary HEMI engine
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- Orange stitching inside embellishes all seats, including the SRT front seats and second-row captain's chairs
- Seatbacks on Durango R/T HEMI Orange embroidered with monochromatic Dodge Rhombi logo
- Orange stitching also extends to steering wheel, armrest, doors and more
- HEMI Orange Plus and HEMI Orange Tow N Go packages offer optional content, including 20-inch Lights Out wheels and orange Brembo brake calipers for HEMI Orange Tow N Go package
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The Dodge brand's three-row muscle car will sport a new look this summer: HEMI® Orange. First introduced last year for the Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger, the popular appearance is now available for the 2022 Dodge Durango R/T HEMI Orange.
"HEMI Orange is a hot option for the Dodge Challenger and Charger, and now we're expanding its reach by offering the Dodge Durango R/T HEMI Orange," said Tim Kuniskis, Dodge brand chief executive officer - Stellantis. "The Durango has a muscle-car attitude, and the eye-catching HEMI Orange appearance embraces the Dodge performance DNA that is our foundation."
The Dodge Durango R/T HEMI Orange appearance is inspired by the original orange color of the iconic HEMI engine that powered Dodge muscle cars for decades; the Durango R/T is fueled by the 5.7-liter HEMI V-8 engine.
The Dodge Durango R/T HEMI Orange stands out with unique orange and Gunmetal hood stripes, which complement the new-look Midnight Grey and orange exterior badging. The rear receives a Satin Black taillamp, while the Durango R/T HEMI Orange rolls on painted finish 20-inch Black Noise wheels. HEMI Orange is available on all Durango R/T exterior colors: Destroyer Grey, Diamond Black, Octane Red and White Knuckle.
All three rows of seats, including the SRT front seats and second-row captain's chairs, are trimmed in orange stitching, with a monochromatic Dodge Rhombi seatback logo. Orange stitching runs throughout the interior, accenting the instrument panel, door uppers and armrest, console lid, shifter boot and leather flat-bottom steering wheel.
Two packages are available for those seeking to add a full menu of content to the Dodge Durango R/T HEMI Orange: HEMI Orange Plus Package and HEMI Orange Tow N Go Package options.
The HEMI Orange Plus Package adds features including a power sunroof, 19-speaker Harman Kardon sound system, advanced safety features and much more. The HEMI Orange Tow N Go Package, available only for all-wheel-drive vehicles, adds advanced towing features, 20-inch Lights Out wheels, orange Brembo brake calipers, Bilstein high performance suspension, and additional features and content.
The Dodge Durango R/T HEMI Orange is available for order now through dealerships, with a U.S. manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $1,995 to add the HEMI Orange appearance. Optional HEMI Orange Plus and HEMI Orange Tow N Go packages are available at MSRPs of $4,500 and $5,095, respectively.
Build and price details for the Dodge Durango R/T HEMI Orange will be available later this summer on Dodge.com. More information on Dodge, including the brand's Never Lift plan, which provides a 24-month road map to Dodge's performance future, is available at DodgeGarage.com.
Dodge//SRT
For more than 100 years, the Dodge brand has carried on the spirit of brothers John and Horace Dodge. Their influence continues today as Dodge shifts into high gear with muscle cars and SUVs that deliver unrivaled performance in each of the segments where they compete.
Dodge drives forward as a pure performance brand, offering SRT versions of every model across the lineup. For the 2022 model year, Dodge delivers the drag-strip dominating 807-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock, the 797-horsepower Dodge Charger SRT Redeye, the most powerful and fastest mass-produced sedan in the world, and the Dodge Durango SRT 392, America's fastest, most powerful and most capable three-row SUV. Combined, these three muscle cars make Dodge the industry's most powerful brand, offering more horsepower than any other American brand across its entire lineup.
In 2020, Dodge was named the "#1 Brand in Initial Quality," making it the first domestic brand ever to rank No. 1 in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS). In 2021, the Dodge brand ranked No. 1 in the J.D. Power APEAL Study (mass market), making it the only domestic brand ever to do so two years in a row.
Dodge is part of the portfolio of brands offered by leading global automaker and mobility provider Stellantis. For more information regarding Stellantis (NYSE: STLA), please visit www.stellantis.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $1 billion to settle a lawsuit filed by its shareholders who alleged the bank made misleading statements about its compliance with federal regulators after a fake account-opening scandal came to light in 2016.
The class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of hundreds of thousands of public employees of Rhode Island and Mississippi whose retirement funds had been invested in Wells Fargo. A federal judge in New York on Tuesday granted preliminary approval of the settlement that was filed late Monday.
Wells Fargo has been sanctioned repeatedly by U.S. regulators for violations of consumer protection laws going back to 2016, when employees were found to have opened millions of accounts illegally in order to meet unrealistic sales goals.
In addition to inflating sales figures that boosted the company’s stock, the actions by Wells’ employees caused damage to customers’ credit scores and cost some of them money in fees.
San Francisco-based Wells remains under a Federal Reserve order forbidding the bank from growing any larger until the Fed deems that its internal oversight problems are resolved. That order, originally enacted in 2018, was expected to last only a year or two.
Since then, executives repeatedly boasted that Wells was cleaning up its act, only for the bank to be found in violation of other parts of consumer protection law, including in its auto and mortgage lending businesses.
The shareholder lawsuit related to the settlement announced Tuesday alleged that between May of 2018 and March of 2020, the bank and its senior executives “repeatedly told investors that regulators were satisfied with the bank’s progress under the consent orders and that the asset cap would be timely removed.”
However, federal regulators did not lift the cap, and more scandals surfaced.
In a statement about the settlement Tuesday, Wells Fargo said, “While we disagree with the allegations in this case, we are pleased to have resolved this matter.”
Last last year, Wells agreed to pay $3.7 billion to settle charges that it harmed customers by charging illegal fees and interest on auto loans and mortgages, as well as incorrectly applying overdraft fees against savings and checking accounts.
Since the fake accounts scandal came to light in 2016, Wells has paid out billions in fines to state and federal regulators, reshuffled its board of directors and seen two CEOs and other top-level executives leave the company. Wells Fargo’s reputation has never fully recovered from the sales scandal.
Before the scandal, Wells Fargo was considered to have a sterling reputation among the big banks. But behind the scenes, Wells’ top management was pushing sales goals that were both aggressive and unrealistic.
Shares in Wells Fargo ended Tuesday down about 1% at $38.39, approaching 2023 lows. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/wells-fargo-agrees-to-pay-1-billion-to-settle-shareholders-class-action-lawsuit/ | 2023-05-16 23:16:10 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/wells-fargo-agrees-to-pay-1-billion-to-settle-shareholders-class-action-lawsuit/ |
#RiseUp to celebrate Parks and Recreation Month this July
Posted/updated on: July 4, 2022 at 11:29 amTYLER — This July, the City of Tyler is celebrating Parks and Recreation Month by acknowledging how Tyler is stronger and more vibrant and resilient because of its Parks and Recreation Department, according to a news release. To commemorate the month, the community is invited to share their experiences, memories, and stories about the city’s parks using the hashtag #RiseUpJuly on social media. You can follow @TylerParksandRec on Facebook to see daily highlights, news, and stories from the community. Director of Parks and Recreation Leanne Robinette says, “Parks help promote health and wellness, equity, and conservation while increasing the value of homes, and most of all creating a strong sense of community,” as quoted in the release. Click here for further details. | https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1141172 | 2022-07-04 17:27:56 | 0 | https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1141172 |
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Ohio residents can learn to ride a motorcycle this spring in a course offered by the Ohio Department of Public Safety.
According to a release, the courses will teach drivers to ride a motorcycle safely and responsibly, in order to make the roadways safer for all motorists. Registration for these courses begins on January 23.
Since 2017, the Ohio Traffic Safety Office says there have been 1,074 fatal crashes involving motorcycles in the state. In just over half of those crashes, the motorcyclist was at fault.
Courses include the following:
- Basic Rider Skills (BRS): recommended for novice riders. No experience is required, and Motorcycle Ohio will provide motorcycles and helmets.
- Returning Riders (BRS-RR): recommended for intermediate riders. This course is for riders 18 and older who have been riding with a two-wheel temporary permit for more than one year, or a two-wheeled experienced rider returning after an extended time away.
- Basic Rider Skills 2 (BRS-2): recommended for riders looking for a refresher course or to bond with a new motorcycle. Students will provide their own motorcycles.
All courses are $50 each and include the cost of student workbooks. To enroll in a course near you, click here. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/learn-to-ride-odps-holds-motorcycle-training-classes/ | 2023-01-17 19:53:53 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/learn-to-ride-odps-holds-motorcycle-training-classes/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s effort to keep key evidence out of his civil rape trial next month was rejected by a federal judge Monday.
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan in Manhattan ruled that key witnesses will be allowed to testify and misogynistic remarks Trump made about women in 2005 when he apparently didn’t realize he was being recorded can be played for a jury that will hear quarter-century-old rape allegations made by a former magazine columnist.
A trial in the case filed by E. Jean Carroll is scheduled to start April 25. Carroll and Trump are expected to testify.
Carroll said in a 2019 memoir that she was raped by Trump in the mid-1990s in a dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman, an upscale Manhattan department store. She said a chance encounter filled with lighthearted banter turned violent when they entered a small room while teasing one another about who would try on a piece of lingerie.
Trump has repeatedly insisted he never met Carroll at the store and that he didn’t know who she was. During an October deposition, he misidentified a decades-old photograph of her as one of his ex-wives.
In the deposition, Trump was dismissive of Carroll’s claims, saying: “Physically she’s not my type.”
Kaplan had previously ruled that taped remarks Trump made in an “Access Hollywood” tape could be used in a defamation case Carroll brought against him before she filed a rape claim against him in November, when a temporary law took effect allowing adult rape victims to sue their abusers, even if attacks happened decades ago.
He also ruled that two women who made sexual abuse claims in circumstances similar to those alleged by Carroll could testify at trial.
The Access Hollywood tape was revealed just weeks before Trump won the November 2016 presidential election.
In the tape, he said that sometimes when he sees beautiful women: “I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait.” And he added that, “When you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything,” including grabbing women between their legs.
Afterward, he issued a rare apology, saying the comments were “locker room banter” caught on a hot mic.
Lawyers for Trump and Carroll had agreed that the defamation claim, made in a separate lawsuit, could be tried along with the rape claim, but the judge rejected that proposal Monday, saying the defamation lawsuit could be tried separately or not at all if the Justice Department successfully replaces Trump as a defendant with the United States.
In an order Monday, Kaplan ruled specifically that he would allow the “Access Hollywood” tape and testimony by two other women who say Trump attacked them sexually to be included in next month’s trial, repeating his rulings from the defamation case.
“There is no reason, and Mr. Trump has made no persuasive argument, for me to rule differently,” he wrote.
He also said he will allow testimony from two individuals who worked at the department store at the time of the alleged rape to testify, even though Trump’s lawyers objected, saying they hadn’t been notified in a timely fashion of the testimony and hadn’t had a chance to depose the witnesses.
The judge said lawyers for Carroll had notified them of the witnesses in a timely fashion.
Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Carroll, declined comment. A lawyer for Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/trump-loses-last-bid-to-keep-key-evidence-out-of-rape-trial/ | 2023-03-21 20:56:09 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/trump-loses-last-bid-to-keep-key-evidence-out-of-rape-trial/ |
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - DESERT MOUNTAIN ENERGY CORP. (the "Company") (TSXV: DME) (OTC: DMEHF) (Frankfurt: QM01) From the President of the Company.
The Company is pleased to announce that it has encountered the largest number of helium and hydrogen showings from all wells drilled thus far, on its Gunnar Dome prospect in Arizona. Mass spectrometer readings during drilling operations clearly delineated multiple zones which had either helium, hydrogen or argon present. The Company is in the process of setting & cementing the production casing on the well. As is the Company's previously stated practices, it has set and cemented multiple strings of casing, (which exceed all state regulatory requirements,) to isolate and protect all water zones, irrespective of their individual mineral content. The Company further anticipates it will have a completion rig for the well available, at the end of August.
"Our geologic and drilling teams continue to successfully drill our targets, cement and set production casing," says Robert Rohlfing, CEO of Desert Mountain Energy Corp. "We look froward to bringing in the completion rig, sample and release the results of this well."
Consistent mass spectrometer readings and the corresponding flow results visible at the surface are extremely encouraging and await final definitive testing for specific perforated formation results.
The geologic data from this well confirms the hypothesis on the possible trapping mechanisms of both helium &, hydrogen within this specific geologic setting. This information will be applied by our team to other specific settings. It further expands upon the previously held theoretical understanding of helium and hydrogen generation. It is the opinion of the Company, (based on confidential and proprietary geologic drilling data,) that the acreage controlled by the Company on the corresponding structures will ultimately confine the water-free commercial production areas for this geologic setting to the leases currently held.
With this press release, the Company will be in communications with its partner in hydrogen processing to explore where and how they can meld this discovery into other long-term ESG developmental plays. It is the Company's position to monetize its newly discovered hydrogen assets, whilst developing the long-term opportunities which management feels may be the most advantageous to shareholders.
Desert Mountain Energy Corp. is a publicly traded resource company primarily focused on exploration, development and production of helium, hydrogen and noble gases. The Company is primarily looking for elements deemed critical to the renewable energy and high technology industries.
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"Robert Rohlfing"
Robert Rohlfing
Exec Chairman & CEO
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This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Such forward looking statements and information herein include but are not limited to statements regarding the Company's anticipated performance in the future the planned exploration activities, receipt of positive results from drilling, the completion of further drilling and exploration work, and the timing and results of various activities.
Forward-looking statements or information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company and its operations to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such factors include, among others, changes in national and local governments, legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments in Canada and the United States; financial risks due to helium prices, operating or technical difficulties in exploration and development activities; risks and hazards and the speculative nature of resource exploration and related development; risks in obtaining necessary licenses and permits, and challenges to the Company's title to properties.
Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable, including but not limited to the continued operation of the Company's exploration operations, no material adverse change in the market price of commodities, and such other assumptions and factors as set out herein. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or information, there may be other factors that cause results to be materially different from those anticipated, described, estimated, assessed or intended. There can be no assurance that any forward-looking statements or information will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements or information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. The Company does not intend to, and nor does not assume any obligation to update such forward-looking statements or information, other than as required by applicable law.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is downgrading its outlook for the world economy for 2023, citing a long list of threats that include Russia’s war against Ukraine, chronic inflation pressures, punishing interest rates and the lingering consequences of the global pandemic.
The 190-country lending agency forecast Tuesday that the global economy would eke out growth of just 2.7% next year, down from the 2.9% it had estimated in July. The IMF left unchanged its forecast for international growth this year — a modest 3.2%, a sharp deceleration from last year’s 6% expansion.
The bleaker forecast was no surprise. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, noting the grim backdrop to this week’s fall meetings of the IMF and the World Bank in Washington, warned that the “risks of recession are rising’’ around the world and that the global economy is facing a “period of historic fragility.’’
In its latest estimates, the IMF slashed its outlook for growth in the United States to 1.6% this year, down from a July forecast of 2.3%. It expects meager 1% U.S. growth next year.
The fund foresees China’s economy growing just 3.2% this year, down drastically from 8.1% last year. Beijing has instituted draconian zero-COVID policy and has cracked down on excessive real estate lending, disrupting business activity. China’s growth is forecast to accelerate to 4.4% next year, still tepid by Chinese standards.
In the IMF’s view, the collective economy of the 19 European countries that share the euro currency, reeling from crushingly high energy prices caused by Russia’s attack on Ukraine and Western sanctions against Moscow, will grow just 0.5% in 2023.
The world economy has endured a wild ride since COVID-19 hit in early 2020. First, the pandemic and the lockdowns it generated brought the world economy to a standstill in the spring of 2020. Then, vast infusions of government spending and ultra-low borrowing rates engineered by the Federal Reserve and other central banks fueled an unexpectedly strong and speedy recovery from the pandemic recession.
But the stimulus came at a high cost. Factories, ports and freight yards were overwhelmed by powerful consumer demand for manufactured goods, especially in the United States, resulting in delays, shortages and higher prices. (The IMF expects worldwide consumer prices to rise 8.8% this year, up from 4.7% in 2021.)
In response, the Fed and other central banks have reversed course and begun raising rates dramatically, risking a sharp slowdown and potentially a recession. The Fed has raised its benchmark short-term rate five times this year. Higher rates in the United States have lured investment away from other countries and strengthened the value of the dollar against other currencies.
Outside the United States, the higher dollar makes imports that are sold in the American currency, including oil, more expensive and therefore heightens global inflationary pressures. It also forces foreign countries to raise their own rates — and burden their economies with higher borrowing costs — to defend their currencies.
Maurice Obstfeld, a former IMF chief economist who now teaches at the University of California, Berkeley, has warned that an overly aggressive Fed could “drive the world economy into an unnecessarily harsh contraction.’’ | https://www.yourbasin.com/business/ap-imf-dims-outlook-for-2023-global-economy-amid-ukraine-war/ | 2022-10-11 13:56:13 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/business/ap-imf-dims-outlook-for-2023-global-economy-amid-ukraine-war/ |
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Transgender girls in North Carolina would no longer be allowed to play on the school sports teams that align with their gender identity under a proposal that received final legislative approval on Thursday.
The GOP-controlled state House voted 62-43 to send the bill to the desk of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who has little power to block it now that Republicans hold veto-proof majorities in both chambers of the General Assembly. House Republicans were joined by one Democrat — Rep. Michael Wray of Northampton County — in voting for the measure.
Initial votes in the House and Senate indicated any veto from Cooper, a supporter of LGBTQ+ rights, would likely be overridden in the final weeks of the session.
At least 22 other states have now banned trans athletes from participating in the school sports consistent with their gender identity. North Carolina, like many other Republican-led state legislatures, could soon push several other bills across the finish line that target trans youth, including a gender-affirming care ban for minors and a requirement that teachers alert a child’s parents of name or pronoun changes.
In response to the bill’s passage, Cooper spokesperson Jordan Monaghan said that “instead of working to invest in our schools and pay our teachers more, Republicans are spending their time on political culture wars that have been proven to cost our state jobs.”
The athletics bill would designate sports by sex assigned at birth. Transgender girls would be unable to participate in girls’ middle school, high school and college sports.
Restrictions would apply to state universities and community colleges, as well as public and some private middle and high schools. They would not apply to intramural college sports, nor would they prevent trans boys from playing on boys’ teams.
Students would also have a right to sue if they are harmed by a trans student violating the restrictions.
Asked repeatedly throughout the legislative process how the gender restrictions would be enforced, bill sponsors did not provide a clear answer.
Bill supporters such as Tami Fitzgerald, executive director of the socially conservative North Carolina Values Coalition, say the legislation is needed to protect the safety and well-being of young female athletes and to preserve scholarship opportunities for them.
“Women and girls who train for countless hours and years in their sports will have a level playing field, and their opportunities will be protected if this legislation becomes law,” she said.
But several legislative Democrats denounced the bill as discrimination disguised as a safety precaution. The restrictions unfairly pick on a small number of students, they argued, noting that only two trans girls had been approved by the state’s high school athletic association to play this year in North Carolina.
“We’re sending a very strong message to a very vulnerable group of young people that says you are different, you’re not allowed to participate,” said Rep. Deb Butler of New Hanover County. “It’s cruel.”
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Hannah Schoenbaum is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. | https://www.yourbasin.com/health-2/ap-health/transgender-sports-ban-heads-to-north-carolina-governors-desk/ | 2023-06-22 23:02:14 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/health-2/ap-health/transgender-sports-ban-heads-to-north-carolina-governors-desk/ |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Badger 5" game were:
06-21-22-25-27
(six, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-five, twenty-seven)
Estimated jackpot: $26,000
¶ Maximum prize: $45,000
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Badger 5" game were:
06-21-22-25-27
(six, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-five, twenty-seven)
Estimated jackpot: $26,000
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LOUISVILLE, Ohio (WJW) — “I am at a loss to explain this one,” said a Stark County, Ohio, police chief.
The comment came after a fire hydrant that had been knocked over was stolen from a busy neighborhood.
And the crime was caught on a doorbell camera.
Police have now released that video hoping someone can help them identify the two suspects. The video shows two women loading the fire hydrant into the trunk of a gold Chevy.
According to a police report, the incident happened at about 1 p.m. on Aug. 6.
“Why one would think they could do it in the middle of the afternoon?” questioned Chief Andrew Turowski, who noted that the neighborhood is busy at that time of day.
The car had a dog, which appears to be a German shepard, in the back seat. The video also shows a dog in the yard of the home where the camera was located appearing to bark at the suspects. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/fire-hydrant-theft-caught-on-video/ | 2022-08-25 17:55:42 | 0 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/fire-hydrant-theft-caught-on-video/ |
Vacationer dies in Jamaica after trying to down all 21 cocktails on drink menu: family
A British man vacationing in Jamaica died after trying to drink 21 cocktails on a bar's menu, according to reports out of the U.K.
Timothy Southern, 53, of Staffordshire, England, was on vacation with his family in May 2022 in Saint Ann, Jamaica, where he met two Canadian women at a bar trying to complete a 21-drink challenge to celebrate a birthday, according to ITV News.
Southern had been drinking brandy and beer prior to taking up the challenge, according to an inquest.
He joined the women and managed to have 12 drinks before returning to his room at the Royal Decameron Club Caribbean, where he later died.
His family has since criticized the medical treatment he received when they first realized he was ill.
"He was on his back choking. I put him in the recovery position and screamed for an ambulance," a family member said, according to an inquest reported by ITV. "He was making a gurgling sound. As soon as he was in the recovery position he vomited. I was shouting his name with no response.
AMERICANS TRAVELING BETWEEN MEXICO, US SEE VACATIONS TURN INTO NIGHTMARES AT THE BORDER
"When the nurse arrived I said had an ambulance been called, and she said ‘no.’ I thought she would take over. But that was not the case. I noticed he was starting to lose temperature. I checked his pulse and couldn't find it," the family member continued.
FILE - A general view of Kingston, the capital city of Jamaica, is pictured April 22, 2007. ( Alessandro Abbonizio/AFP via Getty Images)
The nurse reportedly told the family remember that Southern still did have a pulse, and the family member started "to lose it" over witnessing Southern's reported treatment.
"I got a full look at his face and I thought he had passed away. I said, 'Don't just sit there looking at him, start CPR.' She only gave him chest compressions. Maybe if she had known what she was doing, maybe he would still be here," said the family member.
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"The service and treatment he received was disgusting," the family member continued in their comment to the inquest, according to ITV News.
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A pathologist in Jamaica's capital of Kingston ruled that Southern died from "acute gastroenteritis due to alcohol consumption." The inquest into Southern's toxicology report, however, could take up to three years before it makes it to the U.K., according to ITV News. | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/vacationer-dies-in-jamaica-after-trying-to-down-all-21-cocktails-on-drink-menu-family | 2023-06-28 21:25:41 | 0 | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/vacationer-dies-in-jamaica-after-trying-to-down-all-21-cocktails-on-drink-menu-family |
A growing dispute over efforts to force the retirement of a 95-year-old federal judge is giving the public a rare glimpse into how the judicial system grapples with issues of age on the bench.
Questions about age are looming large over Washington lately, with doubts about whether an octogenarian president is fit for reelection and if the nation’s oldest sitting senator should finish out her term.
The judicial branch is not without its own issues on the matter, as colleagues of Pauline Newman, a federal appeals court judge, attempt to push her out over concerns about her mental state.
Anonymous court employees have alleged that Newman is “simply losing it mentally” with some describing her as “paranoid,” according to court filings.
A formal investigation is being run by three of her fellow judges after Newman rebuffed pressure to retire earlier this year, with new efforts to reduce her role at the court and demands she submit to a cognitive test.
“Based on its investigation to date, the Committee has determined that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that Judge Newman might suffer a disability that interferes with her ability to perform the responsibilities of her office,” the judges wrote in an unsigned order earlier this month.
The fight has since only turned more bitter. Newman this month sued her colleagues to block the investigation, insisting she is still fit to serve and that their probe is unconstitutional.
“At all relevant times, Judge Newman has been and is in sound physical and mental health,” Newman’s attorney wrote in the complaint. “She has authored majority and dissenting opinions in the whole range of cases before her Court, has voted on petitions for rehearing en banc, and has joined in the en banc decisions of the Court.”
Newman’s chambers and her attorney did not return requests for comment.
The investigation comes as questions about age are being raised in the two other branches of the federal government.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), 89, faces increased concerns over her health after a months-long absence from shingles complications.
The age of President Biden, the oldest president in U.S. history, has been the source of attack from rivals. Biden would be 86 at the end of a second term.
But unlike the two branches comprised of elected officials, federal judges’ tenures are not limited, with one key exception: impeachment by the House and conviction in the Senate. The feat has only occurred eight times in U.S. history, according to the Federal Judicial Center.
Life tenure — designed to provide independence — allows federal judges to otherwise serve for as long as they so please.
In her lawsuit against the three-judge committee, Newman argued their investigation skirts those constitutional protections, also contesting their characterizations of her mental state and work output.
“Defendants’ orders and threats constitute an attempt to remove Plaintiff from office—and already have unlawfully removed her from hearing cases—without impeachment and in violation of the Constitution,” Newman’s attorney wrote in the complaint.
It’s a stark contrast from how her colleagues have portrayed Newman’s conduct. By March, half of her fellow active judges on the bench had expressed their concerns to Newman directly or tried to do so, court documents indicate.
Chief Judge Kimberly Moore then took things into her own hands, opening a formal investigation on March 24 under the federal judiciary’s conduct and disability procedures. Before docketing the order, Moore showed a draft to Newman, who again refused to retire.
The probe remains ongoing, but the three-judge committee has already prevented Newman from taking on new cases at the court, even if she maintains her title and salary.
They have conducted more than 20 interviews with unnamed court employees, who described Newman’s demeanor as “paranoid,” “agitated” and “bizarre,” the documents show. Among other things, the employees alleged Newman needs assistance with basic tasks, claims the court has bugged her phones, and repeatedly seems to have trouble retaining information in conversations.
“Though it is difficult to say this, I believe Judge Newman is simply losing it mentally,” one court employee said, according to the filings.
One of Newman’s chamber employees purportedly invoked their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during their interview. After another was granted the ability to relocate outside of Newman’s chambers while continuing their job, Newman allegedly threatened to have him forcibly removed and arrested.
Appointed in 1984 by former President Reagan, Newman, who will turn 96 next month, became the first person to be appointed directly to the Federal Circuit.
She is the oldest active federal judge, but the judiciary overall has generally trended older. In 2020, the average age of federal judges was 69, older than any time in U.S. history, according to research conducted by Francis Chen, an associate professor at University of Minnesota Law School.
As judges age, speculation runs rampant about when they might retire, and which president might replace them.
Those battles are even more intense at the Supreme Court, with periodic calls for a justice to retire at a politically opportune time. Just prior to announcing his presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) this week openly discussed the vacancies he could fill, if elected.
But for Newman, who sits on the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which focuses on patent and other specialized disputes, the pressure to step aside has come from inside the court. It’s a notable shift from Newman’s long-respected reputation as the court’s “great dissenter.”
“Judge Newman’s dissents have enriched the patent dialogue at the Federal Circuit,” Daryl Lim, associate dean at Penn State Dickinson Law, wrote in a 2017 paper analyzing Newman’s record.
“A few have succeeded in gaining traction with the Supreme Court, with her colleagues, and with academics,” he continued. “Others are pitched to a key for a future court and a true measure of their influence lies in the hands of history. All have become part of its institutional memory, and they provide an unvarnished roadmap of the issues where she saw room for course correction.”
Newman’s reluctance to give into mounting pressure about her abilities is nothing new. Newman had told Lim that she had faced sexism when nominated, now nearly 40 years ago.
“When I was nominated to be a judge, a number of people spoke out, including some who I thought were my friends, saying that they didn’t think that I could handle the job,” Newman said at the time. | https://www.kxnet.com/hill-politics/simply-losing-it-bitter-fight-brews-over-federal-judges-forced-retirement-effort/ | 2023-05-26 12:23:05 | 1 | https://www.kxnet.com/hill-politics/simply-losing-it-bitter-fight-brews-over-federal-judges-forced-retirement-effort/ |
HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba on Tuesday as a major hurricane, with nothing to stop it from intensifying into a catastrophic Category 4 storm before it hits Florida on Wednesday.
Ian made landfall at 4:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday in Cuba’s Pinar del Rio province, where officials set up 55 shelters, evacuated 50,000 people, rushed in emergency personnel and took steps to protect crops in Cuba’s main tobacco-growing region.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said “significant wind and storm surge impacts” were occurring Tuesday morning in western Cuba. Ian sustained top winds of 125 mph (205 kmh) as it moved over the city of Pinar del Rio. As much as 14 feet (4.3 meters) of storm surge was predicted along Cuba’s coast.
Ian was forecast to strengthen even more over warm Gulf of Mexico waters, reaching top winds of 140 mph (225 kmh) before making landfall again. Tropical storm-force winds were expected in Florida late Tuesday, reaching hurricane force Wednesday morning.
The hurricane center said there’s a 100 percent chance of damaging tropical storm force winds and water along Florida’s west coast, and expanded its hurricane warning, from Bonita Beach north through Tampa Bay to the Anclote River.
Tampa and St. Petersburg could get their first direct hit by a major hurricane since 1921.
“Please treat this storm seriously. It’s the real deal. This is not a drill,” Hillsborough County Emergency Management Director Timothy Dudley said Monday at a news conference on storm preparations in Tampa.
While Ian’s center passed over western Cuba, with tropical storm force winds extending outward 115 miles (185 kilometers), Cuba’s capital was getting rain and strong gusts Tuesday morning. Havana’s residents openly worried about flooding ahead of the storm, with workers unclogging storm drains and fishermen taking their boats out of the water.
“I am very scared because my house gets completely flooded, with water up to here,” Adyz Ladron said, pointing to his chest.
In Havana’s El Fanguito, a poor neighborhood near the Almendares River, residents packed up what they could.
“I hope we escape this one because it would be the end of us. We already have so little,” health worker Abel Rodrigues said.
Ian’s forward movement was expected to slow over the gulf, enabling the hurricane to grow wider and stronger before it brings punishing wind and water to Florida’s west coast. Forecasters said the surge of ocean water could reach 10 feet (3 meters) if it peaks at high tide. Rainfall could total 16 inches (41 centimeters) inches with as much as 24 inches (61 centimeters) in isolated areas. Coastal communities could be inundated.
As many as 300,000 people may be evacuated from low-lying areas in Hillsborough County alone, county administrator Bonnie Wise said. Some of those evacuations were beginning Monday afternoon in the most vulnerable areas, with schools and other locations opening as shelters.
“We must do everything we can to protect our residents. Time is of the essence,” Wise said.
Lee County — where Fort Myers is on Florida’s southwest Gulf Coast — also issued mandatory evacuations early Tuesday for low-lying areas including Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel and Bonita Beach, where about 250,000 people live, after forecasters expanded the hurricane warning area.
“People on the barrier islands who decide not to go, they do so at their own peril,” Roger Desjarlais, Lee County’s county manager, said early Tuesday. “The best thing they can do is leave. With the kind of tidal surge we’re talking about, it would not be uncommon for both islands to be overwashed, and it’s a dangerous place to be. We cannot by law force people off the islands, but we strongly recommend that they go.”
Floridians lined up for hours in Tampa to collect bags of sand and cleared store shelves of bottled water. Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a statewide emergency and warned that Ian could lash large areas of the state, knocking out power and interrupting fuel supplies.
“You have a significant storm that may end up being a Category 4 hurricane,” DeSantis said at a news conference Monday. “That’s going to cause a huge amount of storm surge. You’re going to have flood events. You’re going to have a lot of different impacts.”
DeSantis said the state has suspended tolls around the Tampa Bay area and mobilized 5,000 Florida state national guard troops, with another 2,000 on standby in neighboring states.
President Joe Biden also declared an emergency, authorizing the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief and provide assistance to protect lives and property. The president postponed a scheduled Tuesday trip to Florida because of the storm.
Playing it safe, NASA was rolling its moon rocket from the launch pad to its Kennedy Space Center hangar, adding weeks of delay to the test flight. The airports in Tampa and St. Petersburg announced they’ll close Tuesday afternoon. And the Tampa Bay Buccaneers said they would relocate football operations to the Miami area on Tuesday in preparation for next weekend’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Damaging winds and flooding was expected across the entire peninsula as Ian moves north, reaching into Georgia, South Carolina and other parts of the southeastern United States on Friday and Sunday, the hurricane center said.
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American composer Ned Rorem has died at age 99. The Pulitzer Prize winner was best known for his art songs — and his controversial diaries. Rorem died Friday morning at his home in Manhattan. His publisher, Boosey & Hawkes, confirmed his death from natural causes to NPR.
Ned Rorem was quietly defiant, in more ways than one. The first was through the music he chose to write. While he did compose symphonies, concertos and operas — the kinds of pieces that will win you a Pulitzer — his reputation rests on his enormous body of more than 500 art songs.
The song "The Lordly Hudson" won Ned Rorem his first award. The composer got an early start with a scholarship to study at Philadelphia's prestigious Curtis Institute of Music when he was just 19. Then came a Fulbright, then a Guggenheim and, in 1976, the Pulitzer for his orchestral work Air Music: Ten Etudes for Orchestra.
Air Music was an exception when it came to the composer's musical language — something that marked another bit of defiance on Rorem's part. In general, he held on to a conservative approach at a time when the prevailing style was academic and atonal "serial music" in which practitioners did away with traditional tonality and favored series of notes that were meant to seem unfamiliar.
And as Rorem told NPR in 2003 with his typical wit, his defiance meant nobody paid any attention to him.
"When the serial killers came along, a lot of very tonal composers defected to the other camp, and they wrote what was being written in those days," he said. " A few still do. But some defected, and came back. I felt like the prodigal son's older brother — I'd always been a good boy."
A lot of people saw things quite differently when it came to things non-musical. In fact, Rorem was "licentious" and "highly indiscreet," in the words of The New Yorker writer Janet Flanner. She was talking about his prose, and she meant it as a compliment. Over the years, Rorem became known for his diaries — perhaps even more than for his music. It started in 1966 with his Paris Diary, which included an explicit chronicle of gay life long before such a thing became routine.
Tim Page, a Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic himself, is a fan of Rorem's prose. "Even though I admire his compositions a lot," Page says, "I would say that in some ways, the diaries and the criticism are the things which mean the most to me. The bracing thing about Ned is that even when you disagree with him, he gets you thinking — and I think that's one sign of a real master critic."
Rorem, who was born Oct. 23, 1923 in Richmond, Ind., shared different parts of himself depending on which medium he was working in. The written word is where he shared the details of his personal life. In his music, not so much.
"Ned almost prided himself on a certain emotional detachment, on a certain sort of craftsmanship. His diaries were where he kept his diary — his music was something else," Page says.
Here's how Rorem himself put it in one of his books, called Lies:
"I don't believe that composers notate their moods, they don't tell the music where to go. It leads them ... Why do I write music? Because I want to hear it. It's simple as that. Others may have more talent, more sense of duty. But I compose just from necessity, and no one else is making what I need."
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The winning numbers were 05, 11, 22, 23, 69 and the Powerball 07.
Lottery officials said in a statement early Tuesday that a single ticket matched all six numbers and was worth $754.6 million.
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CLEARFIELD, Pa. -- The court-ordered release of a trove of government photos, videos, maps and other documents involving the FBI's secretive search for Civil War-era gold has a treasure hunter more convinced than ever of a coverup - and just as determined to prove it.
Dennis Parada waged a legal battle to force the FBI to turn over records of its excavation in Dents Run, Pennsylvania, where local lore says an 1863 shipment of Union gold disappeared on its way to the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. The FBI, which went to Dents Run after sophisticated testing suggested tons of gold might be buried there, has long insisted the dig came up empty.
Parada and his advisers, who have spent countless hours poring over the newly released government records, believe otherwise. They accuse the FBI of distorting key evidence and improperly withholding records in an apparent effort to conceal the recovery of a historic, extremely valuable gold cache. The FBI defends its handling of the materials.
Parada's dispute with the FBI is playing out in federal court, where a judge overseeing the case must decide whether the FBI will have to release its operational plan for the gold dig and other records it wants to keep secret. The judge could also order the FBI to keep looking for additional materials to turn over to the treasure hunter.
"We feel we were double-crossed and lied to," Parada said in an interview at his cramped, wood-paneled office, where huge drill bits and high-end metal detectors compete for space with rusty miners' picks, Civil War-era cannon parts and other odds and ends he's dug up over the years.
"The truth will come out," said Parada, co-founder of the treasure-hunting outfit Finders Keepers. Solving the mystery is not his only goal - he had hoped to earn a finder's fee from the potential recovery of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of gold.
An FBI spokesperson declined to answer questions about the agency's gold dig records or respond to the coverup allegations, citing the ongoing litigation. Last year, the FBI released a statement publicly acknowledging for the first time that it had been looking for gold in Dents Run. The statement said the FBI did not find any, adding the agency "continues to unequivocally reject any claims or speculation to the contrary."
There is little evidence in the historical record to suggest that an Army detachment lost a gold shipment in the Pennsylvania wilderness - possibly the result of an ambush by Confederate sympathizers - but the legend has inspired generations of treasure hunters, Parada among them.
He and his son spent years looking for the fabled gold of Dents Run, eventually guiding the FBI to a remote woodland site 135 miles (220 kilometers) northeast of Pittsburgh where they say their instruments identified a large quantity of metal. The FBI brought in a geophysical consulting firm whose sensitive equipment detected a 7- to 9-ton mass suggestive of gold.
Armed with a warrant, a team of FBI agents came in March 2018 to dig up the hillside. An FBI videographer was on hand to document it, at one point interviewing a Philadelphia-based agent on the FBI's art-crime team who explained why the FBI was in the woods of one of Pennsylvania's most sparsely populated counties.
"We've identified through our investigation a site that we believe has U.S. property, which includes a significant sum of base metal which is valuable ... particularly gold, maybe silver," the agent said on the video, his face blurred by the FBI to protect his privacy.
Calling it a "155-year-old cold case," he said the FBI had corroborated Parada's information about the location of the reputed gold through "scientific testing." He stressed the test results did not prove the presence of gold. Only a dig would help law enforcement "get to the bottom of this story once and for all," the agent said.
Parada obtained the video and other FBI records through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, hoping they would help answer lingering questions about what took place at Dents Run five years ago. Parada was mostly kept away from the dig site while the FBI did its work.
He suspects the agency conducted a clandestine, overnight dig between the first and second days of the court-authorized excavation, found the gold, and spirited it away. Residents have previously told of hearing a backhoe and jackhammer overnight - when the dig was supposed to have been paused - and seeing a convoy of FBI vehicles, including large armored trucks. The FBI has denied it conducted an overnight dig.
Parada and a consultant, Warren Getler, have focused on a handful of FBI photos and an accompanying photo log that have them questioning the FBI's official gold dig timeline. At issue is the presence or absence of snow in the images and the timing of a storm that briefly disrupted operations. For example, an FBI image that was supposed to have been taken about an hour after the squall does not show any snow on a large, moss-covered boulder at the dig site. That same boulder is snow-covered in a photo that FBI records indicate was taken the next morning - some 15 hours after the storm.
They accuse the FBI of altering the sequence of events to conceal an overnight excavation.
"We have compelling evidence a night dig took place, and that the FBI went to some large effort to cover up that night dig," said Getler, co-author of "Rebel Gold," a book exploring the possibility of buried Civil War-era caches of gold and silver.
There are other seeming anomalies in the records, according to Finders Keepers' legal motion. Among them:
- The FBI initially turned over hundreds of photos, but rendered them in low-resolution, high-contrast black-and-white, making it impossible to tell the time of day they were taken or even, in some cases, what they show. The treasure hunters went back and requested several dozen of the photos in color, which the FBI provided.
- The agency did not provide any video of the second and final day of the dig. Nor did it produce any photos or video showing what the FBI's own hand-drawn map described as a 30-foot-long, 12-foot-deep trench - which the treasure hunters claim could have only been dug overnight. Government lawyers acknowledged these gaps in the photo and video record but did not elaborate in a court filing last week.
- The consulting firm hired by the FBI to assess the possibility of gold produced a report on its findings, but the version given to the treasure hunters seems to be missing key pages.
- The FBI did not provide any of its agents' travel and expense invoices, which could shed further light on the dig timeline.
The records released so far "cast doubt on the FBI's claim to have found nothing and raise serious and troubling questions about the FBI's conduct during the dig and in this litigation, where it has gone to great lengths to distort critical evidence," Anne Weismann, a lawyer for Finders Keepers, wrote in a legal filing that seeks records, including the FBI's operational plan, that she says were improperly withheld.
The Justice Department did not address the treasure hunters' most explosive claims of a possible coverup in its latest legal filing. The government instead told a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that the FBI had satisfied its legal obligation to the treasure hunters to search for its records of the dig, and asked for the case to be closed.
The judge has yet to rule.
Parada said he will keep asking questions until he gets satisfactory answers.
"I will stick at this until the end, until I know everything that happened to that gold," he said. "How much, where it went to, who has it now. I gotta know." | https://6abc.com/dents-run-civil-war-treasure-hunt-gold/12839789/ | 2023-02-19 03:40:49 | 1 | https://6abc.com/dents-run-civil-war-treasure-hunt-gold/12839789/ |
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin’s pursuit of a record 83rd World Cup win will move on to the next stop on the circuit.
Shiffrin stood seventh in a super-G on Sunday, 0.62 seconds behind leader Ragnhild Mowinckel, with other skiers still coming down the course that will host the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.
It was the third straight race in Cortina that Shiffrin missed out on the podium.
Her next chances to break a tie with former teammate Lindsey Vonn for the women’s record will come in two giant slaloms at the Kronplatz resort in nearby San Vigilio di Marebbe on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mowinckel was 0.30 seconds ahead of Cornelia Huetter and 0.47 seconds ahead of Marta Bassino.
Italian standout Sofia Goggia sat out the race following a fall a day earlier, due to soreness in her right knee.
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Lawmakers, governors and members of the Biden administration celebrated two very different holidays on Monday, with Democrats tending to favor Indigenous People’s Day while Republicans mostly stuck with the older Columbus Day.
Political figures took to Twitter on Monday, pushing different reasons for the day’s significance.
Many Democrats, including Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Sens. Dick Durbin (Ill.), Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) and Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) expressed support for the newer holiday.
“On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we celebrate the contributions, the extraordinary resilience, and the rich cultures of tribal nations and Native communities. Today and every day, the federal government must recommit itself to honoring its promises to Native peoples,” Warren said.
Vice President Harris and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native American Cabinet secretary, honored the occasion as a day of respect for indigenous communities.
“Today and every day, let us continue to celebrate and uplift the rich contributions of Indigenous peoples—their leadership has made our country stronger,” Harris wrote in a tweet.
In a video posted to Twitter, Haaland cited the Biden administration’s work as a promise of a better future for indigenous communities.
Democrats also sought to bring awareness to the dark side of colonialism and its disregard for the trauma suffered by native peoples.
“On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, let us pause to remember the exploitation and genocide of Native and Indigenous communities borne out of our nation’s ‘discovery,'” tweeted Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.).
“We must learn from this dark chapter of our history—and never stop working to right this wrong that is still felt today,” she added.
Members of the GOP, including Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Reps. Jim Jordan (Ohio) and Lauren Boebert (Colo.), mostly shared messages of holiday greetings hailing explorer Christopher Columbus.
“Thank you Christopher Columbus for dreaming big and helping discover the Americas,” tweeted Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.).
Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican nominee for New York governor, praised the holiday as a “source of great pride for the Italian American community to honor one of their own.”
Some, including House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (N.Y.), shared more pointed messages condemning the “woke” left on Twitter.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday bestowed a state decoration on Steven Seagal, the American action-movie actor who also holds Russian citizenship.
The awarding of the Order of Friendship was announced on the Russian government's internet portal. The order recognizes people who Russia considers to have contributed to bettering international relations.
The "Under Siege" actor was a vocal supporter of Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and last year visited the Russian-held Ukrainian town of Olenivka where dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war were reportedly killed in an attack for which Russia and Ukraine have blamed each other.
Seagal was named in 2018 as a Russian Foreign Ministry humanitarian envoy to the United States and Japan.
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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media CCTV says Honduras has cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, paving the way for relationship with Beijing.
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BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are trying to identify a mummified body found by police in the bathtub of a northwestern Arizona home as they investigated a burglary.
Bullhead City police said officers responding to a burglary in progress around 3:30 a.m. Saturday discovered 65-year-old Christine Lee Walters rummaging through items inside the house.
They said there were pry marks on the door, indicating forced entry into the home, and that Walters had been going inside for days and taking clothing, purses and other items she allegedly planned to sell online.
Police said officers searched the house and found the body in the tub in a natural mummified state, which occurs when a corpse is exposed to very dry conditions that slow typical decomposition.
Police said Walters told officers she didn’t know the body was in the house.
It’s unknown how long the body was in the bathtub. Neighbors told police they believed that the house was vacant and that the homeowner may have moved away because they hadn’t been seen for about a year.
The Mohave County Medical Examiner’s Office was trying to determine the cause of death.
Detectives found the homeowner’s birth certificate, credit cards, driver’s license and income tax paperwork during searches of Walters’ home and vehicle. She was booked into jail on suspicion of two counts of burglary. Police said they are seeking additional charges after methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were found in her possession.
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Lori Lasky is a 20+-year brand and agency veteran with experience across brands such as Nautilus, Inc., eHarmony, Conair, and Cuisinart
DALLAS, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Media Culture, an independent brand performance agency, today announced that Lori Lasky has joined its leadership team to lead the agency's strategic initiatives.
Lasky, most recently the Director of Integrated Media at Nautilus, Inc., will be responsible for program strategy across the agency's portfolio of clients. In this capacity, she will work to identify opportunities for growth and drive integrated strategy across the team to align with business goals.
Lasky joins Media Culture with over 20 years of experience developing comprehensive omnichannel strategies to drive brand awareness and increase sales. Lori has held positions on the brand side (at Nautilus, Inc.) as well as the agency side, working as the lead for brands such as eHarmony, Conair, Cuisinart, Bare Minerals, Tracy Anderson Method, Dremel, and Rubbermaid. Lasky will report to Jared Harrington, Media Culture's Chief Operating Officer.
"Working with Lori has been a pleasure, first as a client and now as a colleague," said Harrington. "While at Nautilus, Lori embraced Media Culture as a true extension of the marketing team and consistently challenged us to think of new ways to improve performance and scale the business. I'm excited for her to bring that same level of leadership, dedication, and enthusiasm to Media Culture."
"I'm truly honored to be part of the Media Culture team I've known for years," said Lasky. "As a client, I've seen firsthand the depth of strategy, analysis, and commitment each team member delivers. They undeniably embody a collaborative environment. I look forward to contributing to the culture of passionate people and our clients' success."
Since its founding in 1995, Media Culture – formerly known as Koeppel Direct – has existed at the forefront of change in the performance marketing industry. And as technology and media consumption has evolved, so has its capabilities. Media Culture has developed leading analytic capabilities, expanded its proven, nimble brand response and demand generation approaches across a variety of channels, and built a track record of success. Through it all, Media Culture's clients have remained priority number one.
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Suni Lee has added another honor to her ever-growing treasure trove of awards and recognitions.
The Auburn sophomore on Tuesday was named the SEC co-Gymnast of the Week for her performance during Auburn’s dual-meet win against Arkansas, marking the second time this season Lee has garnered the conference’s top weekly honor. Lee was previously named the SEC Gymnast of the Week after her all-around effort during the Super 16 Challenge in Las Vegas to open the season.
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Lee shared the honor with LSU’s Haleigh Bryant, who posted a 39.750 all-around score against No. 12 Missouri.
In Auburn’s 197.500-196.675 win against Arkansas in the first meet of the season at Neville Arena, Lee took home the all-around individual title for the Tigers. The reigning Olympic all-around gold medalist turned in a total of 39.750. It was her second all-around title of the season; her first came during the Super 16 Challenge, when she also posted a 39.750.
Lee’s all-around score helped lead Auburn to a season-high team score in its top-25 win against Arkansas. She kicked things off with a career-high 9.95 on vault, which earned her the individual title on that apparatus. That was followed by a season-high 9.975 on uneven bars, which secured her first title in the event this season. She added a 9.85 on beam before closing the evening with a 9.975 on her floor routine.
Auburn, which moved up to No. 5 in the nation following the dual-meet win against Arkansas, will host No. 20 North Carolina State at Neville Arena on Friday. The meet is set for a 7 p.m. start and will air on SEC Network+.
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AUSTIN, Minn., March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a Fortune 500 global branded food company, today announced it will participate in a fireside chat at the BofA Securities 2023 Consumer & Retail Conference on Tuesday, March 14th, 2023, at 10:20 a.m. CT (11:20 a.m. ET). Representing Hormel Foods will be Jacinth Smiley, executive vice president and chief financial officer; Deanna Brady, executive vice president, Retail; and Scott Aakre, senior vice president, Retail – Brand Fuel.
A link to the live webcast, replay and other information related to the event can be accessed on the company's investor website, http://investor.hormelfoods.com.
ABOUT HORMEL FOODS — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food company with over $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, SKIPPY®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin's®, WHOLLY®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus®, Jennie-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named on the "Global 2000 World's Best Employers" list by Forbes magazine for three years, is one of Fortune magazine's most admired companies, has appeared on the "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list by 3BL Media 13 times, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world's most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com.
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(The Hill) — The Biden administration has announced that it will provide $39 billion in total student debt relief for 804,000 borrowers, its latest step since President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan was struck down by the Supreme Court.
The Education Department said Friday that the relief is being provided on income-driven repayment plans, in which the federal government cancels remaining balances for the borrower after they have made their payments for 20 or 25 years.
The department said the “fixes” will more accurately count monthly payments that qualify under the plans, and it will notify borrowers who are eligible for the relief in the upcoming days.
The Supreme Court struck down Biden’s plan to give $10,000 of student debt relief to low- and middle-income borrowers and up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients in a 6-3 decision last month. The majority found that Congress had not directly authorized the president to forgive debts worth in aggregate hundreds of billions of dollars.
Biden announced following the decision that his administration would continue to work to provide student debt relief despite the court’s ruling. He said he would base his debt relief plan on a different law, the Higher Education Act, which proponents argue allows the education secretary to “compromise, waive or release” student loan debt.
The administration must undergo a public comment period before the plan can go into effect, delaying its potential implementation.
The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment on Friday’s announcement.
“For far too long, borrowers fell through the cracks of a broken system that failed to keep accurate track of their progress towards forgiveness,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a statement.
The relief is being provided as part of an adjustment that the administration previously announced in April 2022.
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Expelled lawmaker to return to Tennessee House
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The second of two Black Democrats expelled from the Republican-led Tennessee House will return to the Legislature after a Memphis commission voted to reinstate him Wednesday, nearly a week after his banishment for supporting gun control protesters propelled him into the national spotlight.
Hundreds of supporters marched Justin Pearson through Memphis to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners meeting, chanting and cheering before entering the commission chambers, where officials quickly voted 7-0 to restore him to his position.
"The message for all the people in Nashville who decided to expel us: You can't expel hope. You can't expel justice," Pearson said at the meeting, his voice rising as he spoke. "You can't expel our voice. And you sure can't expel our fight."
The House's vote last Thursday to remove Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones but keep white Rep. Gloria Johnson drew accusations of racism. Johnson survived by one vote. The Republican leadership denied that race was a factor.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and four other senators sent a letter Wednesday asking the Department of Justice to investigate whether the expulsions violated the Constitution or federal civil rights laws and "to take all steps necessary to uphold the democratic integrity of our nation's legislative bodies."
After the reinstatement vote, a throng of jubilant supporters greeted Pearson outside in a churchlike celebration. Pearson adopted the cadence of a preacher as he delivered a rousing speech with call-and-response crowd interaction. Accompanied by his fiancé, mother and four brothers, Pearson pumped his fist, jumped up and down and hugged relatives.
Pearson is expected to return to the Capitol in Nashville on Thursday, when the House holds its next floor session, and plans to be sworn in there.
Republicans expelled Pearson and Jones over their role in a gun control protest on the House floor after a Nashville school shooting that left three children and three adults dead. The Nashville Metropolitan Council took only a few minutes Monday to unanimously restore Jones to office. He was quickly reinstated to his House seat.
Fox attorneys in libel case reveal dual roles for Murdoch
WILMINGTON, Del. — Attorneys defending Fox in a defamation case related to false claims about the 2020 election withheld critical information about the role company founder Rupert Murdoch played at Fox News, a revelation that angered the judge when it came up at a Tuesday hearing.
It was not clear whether the development would affect a trial scheduled to begin Thursday with jury selection. Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox for $1.6 billion, saying it damaged its reputation by repeatedly airing false claims that the company helped orchestrate a fraud that cost former President Donald Trump re-election.
The role of Fox executives is at the heart of the case. The company's attorneys have sought to insulate members of the Murdoch family and to keep them from testifying live before a jury, arguing that their roles at the parent company, Fox Corp., put them at a distance from the Fox News shows that aired the bogus claims.
Fox Corp. had asserted since Dominion filed its lawsuit in 2021 that Rupert Murdoch had no official role at Fox News. In its filings, it had listed Fox News officers as Suzanne Scott, Jay Wallace and Joe Dorrego. But on Easter Sunday, Fox disclosed to Dominion's attorneys that Murdoch also is "executive chair" at Fox News. The disclosure came after Superior Court Judge Eric Davis wondered aloud during a status conference last week who Fox News' officers were.
Davis was clearly disturbed by the disclosure, coming on the eve of the trial.
"My problem is that it has been represented to me more than once that he is not an officer," the judge said.
Davis suggested that had he known of Murdoch's dual role at Fox Corp. and Fox News, he might have reached different conclusions in a summary judgment ruling he issued last month. In that ruling, the judge said there was no dispute that the statements aired by Fox were false, but that a jury would have to decide whether Fox News acted with actual malice and whether Fox Corp. directly participated in airing the statements.
To Fox attorney Matthew Carter, Davis said: "You have a credibility problem."
In response, Carter said he believed Murdoch's title at Fox News was only "honorific."
"I'm not mad at you," the judge later told Carter. "I'm mad at the situation I'm in."
In a statement issued after Tuesday's pretrial hearing, Fox said, "Rupert Murdoch has been listed as executive chairman of Fox News in our SEC filings since 2019 and this filing was referenced by Dominion's own attorney during his deposition."
It's unclear whether the judge will take any action in response to the late disclosure. But an attorney for Dominion said he wanted Fox to further explain Murdoch's role with the network, indicating the issue could come up when the pretrial hearing continues Wednesday.
Prince Harry will attend father's coronation, Meghan won't
LONDON — Prince Harry will attend his father's coronation, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday, ending months of speculation about whether the prince would be welcome after leveling charges of racism and media manipulation at the royal family.
His wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will remain at the couple's home in Southern California with their two young children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, the palace said. A nearly identical statement from the Sussex's representatives confirmed the news.
The May 6 date of the coronation at Westminster Abbey coincides with their son's birthday.
While the announcement should silence the "will he or won't he" debate in the British media, it won't end the royal soap opera swirling around Harry and Meghan as King Charles III prepares for his coronation.
When the prince attended the funerals of his grandfather, Prince Philip, and his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, commentators discussed everything from whether Harry would be allowed to wear his military uniform to exactly where he was seated. And there is always the question of whether he will meet face-to-face with his father and older brother, Prince William.
That intrigue will only be heightened after Harry and Meghan stoked their critique of the royal family in a six-part Netflix series about their decision to step back from royal duties three years ago, which was followed by Harry's decision to reveal family secrets in his bestselling memoir "Spare."
Harry and Meghan, who is biracial, have alleged she faced racist attitudes from both the palace and the U.K. press. The treatment contributed to their decision to leave the country.
The revelations in "Spare,'' including details of private conversations with his father and brother, Prince William, fanned tensions between Harry and his family that became public when he and his wife moved to North America in 2020.
The book also included allegations that members of the royal family regularly feed the press unflattering information about other members of the House of Windsor in exchange for positive coverage of themselves.
The prince singled out Camilla, the queen consort, accusing her of leaking private conversations to the media as she sought to rehabilitate her image after marrying Charles. Camilla was once reviled for her long-term affair with Charles, which contributed to the breakdown of his marriage to the late Prince Diana, Harry and William's mother.
The acrimony between Harry and his family once again spilled into public view last month when the Sussexes said that they had been asked to vacate their home in Britain.
Frogmore Cottage, a royal residence on the grounds of Windsor Castle west of London, was the couple's main residence before they gave up royal duties and moved to Montecito, a wealthy enclave in Southern California.
Juul Labs agrees to pay $462 million settlement to 6 states
NEW YORK — Electronic cigarette-maker Juul Labs Inc. will pay $462 million to six states and the District of Columbia, marking the largest settlement the company has reached so far for its role in the youth vaping surge, the attorneys general in several states announced Wednesday.
The agreement with New York, California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Washington, D.C. is the latest in a string of recent legal agreements Juul has reached to settle lawsuits related to the way it marketed addictive nicotine products. Critics said Juul was trying to lure children too young to smoke.
Like some other settlements reached by Juul, this latest includes restrictions on the marketing and distribution of the company's vaping products. For example, it is barred from any direct or indirect marketing that targets youth, which includes anyone under age 35. Juul will also limit the amount of purchases customers can make in retail stores and online.
"Juul lit a nationwide public health crisis by putting addictive products in the hands of minors and convincing them that it's harmless," New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement. "Today they are paying the price for the harm they caused."
A spokesperson for Juul said with Wednesday's settlement, the Washington D.C.-based company was "nearing total resolution of the company's historical legal challenges and securing certainty for our future."
The spokesperson added that underage use of Juul products has declined by 95% since 2019 based on the National Youth Tobacco Survey. According to the CDC though, since surveys were administered online instead of on school campuses during the pandemic, the results cannot be compared to prior years.
Juul rocketed to the top of the U.S. vaping market about five years ago with the popularity of flavors like mango, mint and crème brûlée. But the startup's rise was fueled by use among teenagers, some of whom became hooked on Juul's high-nicotine pods.
Parents, school administrators and politicians have largely blamed the company for a surge in underage vaping.
District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb said in a statement that Juul "knew how addictive and dangerous its products were and actively tried to cover up that medical truth."
In September, Juul agreed to pay nearly $440 million over a period of six to 10 years to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products to young people. That settlement amounted to about 25% of Juul's U.S. sales of $1.9 billion in 2021.
Three months later, the company said it had secured an equity investment to settle thousands of lawsuits over its e-cigarettes brought by individuals and families of Juul users, school districts, city governments and Native American tribes.
The vaping company, which has laid off hundreds of employees, recently agreed to pay West Virginia $7.9 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the company violated the state's Consumer Credit and Protection Act by marketing to underage users, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Monday. Last month, the company paid Chicago $23.8 million to settle a lawsuit.
Minnesota's case against Juul went to trial last month with the state's Attorney General Keith Ellison asserting that the company "baited, deceived and addicted a whole new generation of kids" as youth cigarette smoking rates fell.
NPR quits Elon Musk's Twitter over 'government-funded' label
National Public Radio is quitting Twitter after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped NPR's account with labels the news organization says are intended to undermine its credibility.
Twitter labeled NPR's main account last week as "state-affiliated media, " a term also used to identify media outlets controlled or heavily influenced by authoritarian governments, such as Russia and China. Twitter later changed the label to "government-funded media," but to NPR — which relies on the government for a tiny fraction of its funding — it's still misleading.
NPR said in a statement Wednesday that it "will no longer be active on Twitter because the platform is taking actions that undermine our credibility by falsely implying that we are not editorially independent."
"Defund @NPR," was Musk's tweeted response. His latest tiff with a news organization reflects a gamble for the social media platform he bought last year.
Twitter, more than any of its rivals, has said its users come to it to keep track of current events. That made it an attractive place for news outlets to share their stories and reinforced Twitter's moves to combat the spread of misinformation. But Musk has long expressed disdain for professional journalists and said he wants to elevate the views and expertise of the "average citizen."
The Public Broadcasting Service said Wednesday it has also stopped tweeting from its main account and that the public TV organization has no plans to resume because "Twitter's simplistic label leaves the inaccurate impression that PBS is wholly funded by the federal government."
Media analysts say growing friction between Twitter and news organizations since Musk bought the platform is bad for Twitter, and bad for the public.
"It's a shame to have proceeded in a direction where, intentionally or otherwise, Twitter is categorizing Russian propaganda outlets in a similar way to very legitimate news sources that get a very modest amount of funding from the U.S. government," said Paul Barrett, deputy director of the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights.
This is just the latest example of Musk tangling with mainstream news organizations. He abruptly suspended the accounts of individual journalists who wrote about Twitter late last year, claiming some were trying to reveal his location.
Twitter earlier in April removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, singling out the newspaper and disparaging its reporting after it said it would not pay Twitter for verification of its institutional accounts.
Twitter used to tag journalists and other high-profile accounts with blue check marks to verify their identity and distinguish them from impostors. But Musk has derided the marks as an undeserved status symbol and plans to take them away from anyone not buying a premium subscription. Those cost as little as $8 a month for individuals and a minimum of $1,000 a month for organizations.
Barrett said Musk appears to be intent on "insulting and antagonizing individuals and organizations that he considers to be too liberal for his taste." But by driving away legitimate news outlets, Twitter is only harming itself, he said.
"The drift is in an unfortunate direction," Barrett said. "You want to encourage sources of reliable, well-reported news to be present and prolific on your platform."
NPR's main account, which joined Twitter in 2007, had not tweeted since April 4. On Wednesday, it sent a series of tweets listing other places to find its journalism.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Pacific Northwest is bracing for a major heat wave just as the Northeastern part of the United States will soon see a slight break in extreme temperatures.
In Washington state and Oregon temperatures are forecast to top 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 Celsius) in some places this week as climate change fuels longer hot spells in a region where such events were historically uncommon.
“To have five-day stretches or a weeklong stretch above 90 degrees is very, very rare for the Pacific Northwest,” said Vivek Shandas, professor of climate adaptation at Portland State University.
The scorching weather comes as the opposite side of the country saw forecasts for slight cooling early this week after a stretch of days where temperatures topped 100 F (37.8 C) in multiple places.
Philadelphia hit 99 degrees (37 Celsius) Sunday before even factoring in humidity. Newark, New Jersey, saw its fifth consecutive day of 100 degrees or higher, the longest such streak since records began in 1931. Boston also hit 100 degrees, surpassing the previous daily record high of 98 degrees set in 1933.
At least two heat-related deaths have been reported in the Northeast.
While such high temperatures are sometimes seen in the Northeast local officials and residents in the Northwest have been scrambling to adjust to longer, hotter heat waves following last summer's deadly “heat dome.”
In late June and early July 2021, about 800 people died across Oregon, Washington and British Columbia during the days-long extreme heat event, which saw record temperatures soar to 116 degrees F (46.7 C) in Portland and smash heat records in cities and towns across the region. Many of those who died were elderly and lived alone.
While temperatures aren’t expected to reach those highs next week, the number of consecutive hot days has officials on guard. Portland, Oregon, could top 100 degrees F (37.8 C) on Tuesday and wide swaths of western Oregon and Washington are predicted to be well above historic averages throughout the week.
“It’s nothing we haven’t seen before in terms of the magnitude, but the duration of the event is fairly unusual,” said John Bumgardner, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Portland.
“We’re trying to message that people who don’t have AC might have a harder time near the end of the event,” said Bumgardner, adding there may be an “accumulation” of sleep deprivation if it doesn’t cool off sufficiently at night. Overnight temperatures may not dip below the 70s in some areas.
Much of the U.S. saw above-average warmer temperatures in June, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The NOAA estimates that weather and climate disasters, including tornados, hail and extreme drought, have cost at least $9 billion in damage across the nation so far this year.
Portland’s Bureau of Emergency Management is opening cooling centers in public buildings and installing misting stations in parks. Officials hope outreach efforts will help those facing the greatest risk from heat, including people who are older, people who live alone, those with disabilities, low-income households without air conditioning and the unhoused.
“Unfortunately there’s this intersection of our climate crisis and our housing emergency,” said Jonna Papefthimiou, Chief Resilience Officer for the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management, adding that unhoused people “face the greatest risk from all kinds of severe weather.”
Last year’s deadly heat dome prompted the city of Portland and the state of Oregon to take action. The Portland Housing Bureau will require newly constructed subsidized housing to have air conditioning. A new state law will require housing built after April 2024 to have air conditioning in at least one room, and prevents landlords from restricting tenants from installing cooling devices in most cases.
Portland also launched a heat response program to provide heat pumps and cooling devices to vulnerable residents. It aims to distribute 15,000 units over the next five years.
Some 3,000 cooling units have been ordered but only around 750 have been installed so far, according to figures from Earth Advantage, the nonprofit overseeing the program’s purchases and logistics. This is partly due to supply chain shortages amid growing demand for air conditioners, according to Jaimes Valdez, the Organizational, Development and Policy Manager for the Portland Clean Energy Fund, which oversees the initiative.
“This equipment is in high demand, not just in the region but globally,” said Valdez, citing recent heat waves in Europe. “We do see a lot of need and this program is ramping up.”
Portland Parks and Recreation and Human Access Project, a nonprofit working to increase access to and recreation in the city’s Willamette River, are promoting six recommended swimming areas in the river ahead of the heat wave.
To reduce emissions and adapt to climate change in the long term, experts say cities will have to improve urban design standards as well as buildings’ insulation, weatherization and heating and cooling systems.
PSU’s Shandas says the Pacific Northwest has “tipped over into a new normal.”
“The ecology is not prepared for it, our infrastructure’s not prepared for it, and certainly the communities are just now trying to figure out what to do about it,” he said.
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SeaWorld Orlando has revealed the name and more details of the roller coaster under construction near the entrance of the theme park. The thrill ride will have a surfing theme and be called Pipeline: The Surf Coaster, it was announced Tuesday.
“It’s all inspired by the surfing experience,” Jonathan Smith, SeaWorld’s corporate vice president of engineering, said. “As you’re maneuvering around the track, you’re going to experience these wave-jumping motions. ... The vehicle is going to move with you, like you would on a surfboard, as you’re moving your knees and kind of gaining your balance and hanging 10.”
Pipeline will reach a peak of 60 mph and go as high as 110 feet up along its 2,950 feet of rail, which will include five moments of airtime, SeaWorld said. Riders will have to be at least 54 inches tall, Smith said. There will also be an inversion based on a surfing maneuver called an “alley-oop,” he said.
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“We spent years of R&D to develop our restraint system that was, No. 1, safe, but also it was comfortable for our guests, because we want to make sure that this is a highly repeatable attraction for our guests,” said Jeff Hornick, vice president of attraction design and development for SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. The restraint system “actually moves with you ... so if I’m taller than you, it will actually raise up to my height versus your height to make it a much more powerful experience for each individual who’s riding the attraction,” he said.
A computer simulation of the ride shows passengers in an upright position with bent knees, akin to the poses by surfers on the ocean. The “seats” shift up and down with the motion of the 24-passenger trains along the rail. SeaWorld says it will be the first coaster of its kind. The ride manufacturer is Switzerland-based Bolliger & Mabillard Consulting Engineers Inc.
SeaWorld Orlando visitors can spy bright blue beams already in place for Pipeline from the parking lot. The ride is being built in what was previously a pathway to the park’s Bayside Stadium. The location has been earmarked for an attraction for “a number of years,” Hornick said.
“It’s going to engage you and be energizing right from the beginning of your entrance into the park. And then once you’re inside SeaWorld, it’s going to have this great view across the lagoon,” he said. “This roller coaster will actually be over the top of the pathway, back and forth. It will be a super-high energy, super-engaging area of the park.”
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SeaWorld says the ride will debut in spring 2023. It will be the park’s seventh coaster. Its Icebreaker ride opened earlier this year. Other coasters there include Manta, Mako, Kraken, Journey to Atlantis and Super Grover’s Box Car Derby, located in the park’s Sesame Street Land.
Pipeline “adds a very unique experience for our guests and really fits our brand well, too,” Smith said.
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(NEXSTAR) – The diabetes drug Semaglutide has sparked a weight loss craze, as people realized it can be used to shed pounds quickly when prescribed off-label.
Semaglutide is better known by the brand names it’s marketed under, like Ozempic and Wegovy. Tirzepatide, marketed as Mounjaro, has gotten a lot of buzz for the same reasons. But enthusiasm for the drugs has led to a short supply, along with patients reporting unexpected side effects.
One such side effect has been described as “Ozempic face.” The rapid weight loss can leave some patients’ faces looking hollowed out, sagging and rapidly aged.
“When it comes to facial aging, fat is typically more friend than foe,” plastic surgeon Dr. Oren Tepper told the New York Times. “Weight loss may turn back your biological age, but it tends to turn your facial clock forward.”
“One of the most common things I notice with any form of weight loss in middle-aged and older patients is we don’t all lose it in the areas we want,” Dr. Paul Jarrod Frank said in an interview with TODAY. “When we get older, definitely the facial volume changes and shifts around. But when you lose weight so acutely and quickly, you see more of a global facial wasting.”
That “facial wasting” is what can make a person suddenly look much older.
To treat so-called “Ozempic face,” some patients are turning to another medical procedure: injecting dermal fillers to make their faces look fuller.
Dr. Dhaval Bhanusali told the Times he’s seen an increase in patients looking for fillers after dramatic Ozempic or Mounjaro-driven weight loss. “Generally, it’s people in their 40s and 50s who are losing significant amounts of weight and are concerned about facial aging and sagging that occurs as a result.”
Ozempic and Mounjaro were originally used to treat type 2 diabetes. The injections are shown to improve blood sugar levels and heart function, but doctors have more recently started prescribing them to help patients lose weight.
The drugs both have more serious side effects, as well, including possible pancreas inflammation, vision changes, low blood sugar, problems with the kidneys and gallbladder, and a higher risk of developing thyroid cancer.
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The discovery of classified documents in former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana residence is a clarifying and pivotal event that throws into sharp relief conduct that in recent weeks has been lumped together.
Pence ordered the investigation of his home, which turned up some 12 documents marked classified, in the wake of the brouhaha over similar discoveries of classified documents at President Joe Biden’s Delaware home and former office.
The Pence documents shed more light on a critical question: How easy is it for classified documents to find their way out of the White House and become mixed into the private papers of former government officials?
Anecdotal evidence already suggested that it’s easy enough to do inadvertently, especially on the part of higher government officials, who rarely have a personal role in packing up their offices. Pence’s experience strengthens that idea.
There is no reason to doubt the assertion by Pence’s lawyer, Greg Jacob, in a letter to the National Archives that “Pence was unaware of the existence of sensitive or classified documents at his personal residence.”
That explanation, of course, is the same as Biden’s response to a rolling discovery of classified documents at his office and residence — to which conservative pundits and opponents have cried “scandal!”
Of course, there is a very bright line to be drawn between the unknowing conduct of officials like Biden and Pence on the one hand, and the intentional and likely criminal behavior of former President Donald Trump, who, from the available evidence, not only was aware that he had classified documents but purposefully spirited them away, and, more importantly, engaged in a 20-month campaign to stonewall legitimate efforts by the U.S. government to have them returned.
This is not to say that Biden’s and Pence’s conduct is OK. As they both acknowledge, it is a potentially grave risk to national security to have classified documents walk out of the White House and be stored willy-nilly in some random place rather than in the National Archives. But this doesn’t mean any such discovery is a matter for the criminal law.
There is not a shred of evidence that Biden even knew about the misplaced documents, much less that he criminally withheld them. Yet special counsel Robert Hur is now conducting a criminal investigation into Biden’s case. Department of Justice guidelines require someone who has come under public suspicion, including the president, to be cleared or charged promptly. That goes for the president, and Hur is duty-bound, either to develop concrete evidence or shut his fledgling operation down.
The same, of course, goes for any investigation into Pence’s documents. But it would be folly (and I think unlikely) for Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special counsel for Pence with zero evidence that criminal conduct has occurred.
The appointment of Hur immediately lumped Biden together with Trump in the public’s mind. Now Pence’s discovery might shift the politics, because it’ll be hard for House Republicans to distinguish between the two cases. But we can probably be sure that Speaker Kevin McCarthy and company will somehow launch an argument that targets Biden while tacking around Pence.
Given what we’ve seen, there’s no reason to believe the problem stops with Biden and Pence. As in Biden’s case, where some of the documents go back to his years in the Senate, current and former members of Congress could also have classified documents where they shouldn’t be. And for that matter, so might current and former executive branch officials.
Many of these individuals are now probably busy checking their garages and sock drawers. And that’s a good thing. We need to get our hands around the problem and come up with reforms; and officials should do exactly as Pence and Biden did — if they find documents, turn them over immediately to the archives. And of course, if they knowingly withhold them, as Trump did, that willful conduct could subject them to potential prosecution.
We do have a serious problem with the retention of classified documents, but it is not a problem the criminal law can or should solve. We need to patch up porous controls, and we need to prosecute individuals who purposefully steal government documents and obstruct all efforts to get them back. From all that we know now, there is only one person in that category. | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/01/30/opinion/opinion-contributor/pence-biden-documents/ | 2023-01-30 14:22:34 | 0 | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/01/30/opinion/opinion-contributor/pence-biden-documents/ |
PHILADELPHIA, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Double Wood Supplements and Whole Kids Foundation have each awarded Fort Washington Elementary School (FWES) with a donation to rebuild the school garden. In September of 2021, an EF-2 tornado barreled through Upper Dublin, PA causing damage to FWES's classrooms and school garden.
FWES will use the Double Wood donation and Whole Kids Foundation grant to rebuild the fence, build a door and fix the raised garden beds that were destroyed as a result from the tornado. The FWES Grows Here Garden was built by a former FWES student as his Eagle Scout project in spring of 2017 and has since taught over 400 students about plant science, hands-on gardening skills and the importance of establishing healthy eating habits. Additionally, the garden serves as the centerpiece of a year round garden club for students in grades 3-5.
"We're on a mission to inspire people to live a healthier lifestyle," said Eric Wenke, CEO of Double Wood Supplements. "Good nutrition and exercise habits begin with childhood. School gardens are a means to obtain that lifestyle and we're proud to be a part of that."
Gardens are becoming an increasingly common educational tool and for good reason: school gardens are shown to improve children's behavior and performance at school and improve their attitudes about and appreciation for the environment. Additionally, only two percent of children eat enough fresh vegetables and fruits, but children who have a hand in growing food are more likely to eat vegetables and fruits, and to be more knowledgeable about nutrition.
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Double Wood Supplements was founded in 2013 to inspire people to live a healthier lifestyle with single-ingredient, niche supplements. Double Wood offers a wide range of supplements that support wellness areas including brain, heart, hormonal, joint, immune and men's health. They envision a world where people make informed decisions about their supplements through education and accessibility. For more information, visit doublewoodsupplements.com
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Whole Kids Foundation supports schools and inspires families to improve children's nutrition and wellness. Founded by Whole Foods Market in 2011, the independent, nonprofit organization is based in Austin, Texas and serves schools and organizations in the US, Canada and the UK. For more information on the Foundation's school programs including school gardens, salad bars, beehives and nutrition education for teachers, visit wholekidsfoundation.org.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The popular racetrack was vandalized earlier this week. Fort Wayne BMX is asking why someone would steal a sign created in memory of a former biker.
Barney Goodwin, the operator of track, is searching for answers after someone stole one of the signs on a container at the racetrack. One sign has Fort Wayne BMX’s logo, while the sign that was stolen has sentimental value.
A replica of their logo dedicated to Carson Stoffel was stolen sometime Wednesday night after the track’s races. Someone had jumped the fence and stole the sign before the track’s staff returned on Thursday.
Stoffel was a 15-year-old rider who passed away on June 16th, 2019. He was from Huntington and called Fort Wayne one of his home tracks; he would spend three to four days here and then three to four days at a track in Warsaw. He died as a result of injuries sustained in a biking crash at an Illinois BMX track.
The memory of him is special for the adults and bikers who attend the track. Stoffel was a wonderful person who inspires the staff and the riders everyday. There has been an outpouring of love all over the world after Stoffel’s passing.
Goodwin has a message for the person who stole the sign. He says to just bring it back. If you jumped the fence once, you can do it again. He also says the security footage will be reviewed to determine who did it.
Goodwin is upset because this is a setback for the track. As a result of the vandalism, more security measures will have to be put in place. This takes away time and finances that could have been set aside for the biking program.
The response to the vandalism has been fantastic on Facebook. People have offered to pay for the sign for be remade.
Fort Wayne BMX has practices and races on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. It is a great community where parents and kids can make lifelong friends. They are in the fourth year of their Rookie Camp Program and new this year, an anonymous sponsor is paying for it. Therefore, if you finish the program, you can get your money back.
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Trust Intelligence Platform enhancements include streamlined Privacy by Design projects, new intelligence data in the Third-Party Risk Exchange, expanded frameworks for Certification Automation, and more
ATLANTA, May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OneTrust, the market-defining leader for trust intelligence, announces new innovations across the Trust Intelligence Platform to help organizations responsibly use data and drive trust intelligence at scale. As companies tackle the challenges of data sprawl, OneTrust's enhancements provide companies with the discovery, automation, and intelligence to manage data responsibly across the entire life cycle, enable regulatory agility, and implement privacy by design. New capabilities also help organizations gain better visibility into their third parties and streamline their compliance programs.
Most organizations already recognize the intrinsic value of being a trustworthy business, but research shows that the value of trust is measurable. According to IDC, "Prioritized investment in trust programs is significantly associated with improved business resilience, operational efficiency, and sustainability worldwide."1
"Companies want to unlock the value of trust, but they need the scalability and visibility of an integrated platform," said Blake Brannon, Chief Product and Strategy Officer at OneTrust. "With these new capabilities, our customers have the foundation to build a resilient business and become good stewards of data – fostering trust with customers, employees, and stakeholders. Rather than reacting to constantly changing privacy, risk, and compliance requirements, we're helping organizations differentiate with trust to drive their business forward."
The Trust Intelligence Platform provides a single, comprehensive foundation to consolidate solutions across privacy, security, ethics, and ESG. Going beyond standalone tools and point solutions gives organizations the improved collaboration across departments and teams, centralized intelligence, and better decision-making capabilities to see the measurable benefits of trust.
OneTrust continues to enhance its privacy management, data discovery and governance, and consent and preferences solutions to enable regulatory agility and responsible use of data across the entire life cycle:
- AI-driven document classification for improved governance: Effective data governance requires full visibility into all data in the organization and where it resides. Now, OneTrust Data Discovery is becoming more intelligent by using machine learning to identify documents with sensitive data which can't be detected through traditional pattern matching. Powerful classification capabilities identify data by its content and structure, such as sensitive data within a resume, and automatically apply a retention or deletion policy. This context, intelligence, and automation means less manual work for privacy and security teams to protect and responsibly use data across the organization.
- Streamlined Privacy by Design projects: OneTrust has added a new Projects inventory and Privacy by Design template to the assessment template library. This enables users to assess the privacy impact of internal and external products and embed privacy by design into the product or project life cycle. In combination with Data Mapping, this template can be used to associate risks with projects in the data inventory and create relationships across other inventory objects, including assets, vendors, processing activities, and risks. With heightened scrutiny on the development of AI, this new functionality can also help assess privacy risk against AI products and projects to drive responsible AI.
- Data transfer enhancements: As organizations navigate continually evolving compliance requirements for safeguarding cross-border data transfers, OneTrust helps them more accurately and efficiently track, manage, and evaluate data transfers. Users can achieve visibility across the entire transfer life cycle thanks to an improved cross-border map to visualize transfers, a new data graph visualization, and the ability to directly assess transfer records for risk. This enables organizations to ensure the appropriate measures have been taken, such as delivering appropriate notice to consumers, conducting transfer impact assessments, and implementing safeguards.
- Optimized consent management throughout the data life cycle: OneTrust's consent platform has been enhanced to help organizations deliver the optimal user experience, capture consent, and manage data at scale more effectively and efficiently. Teams can now import historical data and capture new records of consent and data using forms or APIs, and integrate consent-based activation across systems including Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) and Tealium. Acting as an organization's central consent library, OneTrust's consent and preferences solution provides enterprise-grade speed and scale to manage data throughout the life cycle.
The global regulatory and threat landscape changes each day, requiring organizations to understand and manage a multitude of new requirements and risks. OneTrust is also announcing several new innovations designed to scale security and compliance programs, manage regulatory and reputational risk, drive effective ethics and compliance programs, and foster organizational resiliency:
- Expanded frameworks for Certification Automation: The fast-expanding compliance landscape means businesses must now navigate a growing number of frameworks and requirements. Now offering 31 frameworks across privacy and security, Certification Automation has added six new frameworks including a proprietary US State Privacy Legislations framework covering US state privacy acts: California (CCPA and CPRA), Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Utah (UCPA), and Connecticut (CTDPA). In addition, InfoSec coverage has been expanded to include NERC CIP, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, NIS 2, and Cyber Essentials (UK). With the ability to automate evidence collection and test once, comply many, organizations can gain efficiency at scale and better plan and report on their privacy and InfoSec programs.
- New intelligence data in the Third-Party Risk Exchange: Organizations need recent and relevant risk data to evaluate their third parties with accuracy and confidence. The OneTrust Third-Party Risk Exchange provides instant access to risk intelligence data from numerous data sources, including Supply Wisdom. Supply Wisdom brings compliance, financial, operations, location based ESG, and cyber risk data about third parties directly into the Third-Party Risk Exchange. Organizations can use this data, along with granular data from SecurityScorecard, RiskRecon, DataGuidance, and ISS Corporate Solutions, to monitor third parties over time and automate actions when risk scores change – enabling more scalable, efficient third-party management programs.
- Leverage HR data for workflows in OneTrust Disclosure Management: An employee's management hierarchy is often best positioned to manage disclosure and conflict of interest risks due to their understanding of the individual and job requirements. Implementing this manually can be time intensive and ineffective. With OneTrust Disclosure Management, organizations can now use their HR data to intelligently route disclosures to different workflows and automate the assignment of approvers within those workflows. This ensures that disclosures are sent to the appropriate individuals at the appropriate time, delivering effective risk management and reducing the need for manual intervention.
- Beneficial owner screening in Third-Party Due Diligence: Regulations such as the OFAC 50% rule require organizations to verify whether beneficial owners with 50% or greater individual or combined ownership are sanctioned when screening third parties. The new Linked Entities functionality within the OneTrust Third-Party Due Diligence solution allows customers to add and screen beneficial owners against sanctions lists and adverse media concerns. Organizations now have the tools to meet regulatory expectations tied to beneficial ownership while protecting their brand against harmful third-party relationships.
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OneTrust is the trust intelligence cloud platform organizations use to transform trust from an abstract concept into a measurable competitive advantage. Organizations globally use OneTrust to enable the responsible use of data while protecting the privacy rights of individuals, implement and report on their cyber security program, make their social impact goals a reality, and create a speak up culture of trust. Over 14,000 customers use OneTrust's technology, including half of the Global 2,000. OneTrust currently ranks #24 on the Forbes Cloud 100 list of top private cloud companies in the world and employs over 2,000 people in regions across North America, South America, Asia, Europe, and Australia.
1 IDC, Prioritization of Trust Programs Yields Improvements on Key Business Outcomes, Doc #US50475823, March 2023
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal appeals court has cleared the way for construction in Nevada of the largest lithium mine in the U.S. while it considers claims by conservationists and tribes that the government illegally approved it in a rush to produce raw materials for electric vehicle batteries.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday denied a request for an emergency injunction that would have prevented a subsidiary of Lithium Americas from breaking ground near the Oregon line this week at the third largest known lithium deposit in the world.
Lawyers for the mining company and the Biden administration said in court filings on Tuesday further delay was undermining efforts to combat climate change as the 2-year-old legal battle lingers and demand continues to grow for the key component in batteries for electric vehicles.
Reserves at the Thacker Pass mine, expected to begin production by the end of 2026 about 200 miles (322 kilometer) northeast of Reno, would support lithium for more than 1.5 million electric vehicles per year for 40 years, the company said.
“There are no other U.S. alternatives to Thacker Pass to provide lithium at the scale, grade or timeline necessary to begin closing the gap between the lithium available and the lithium needed to achieve the U.S.’s clean energy and transportation goals," its lawyers wrote.
On Wednesday, the San Francisco-based court scheduled expedited filing deadlines through April on the merits of the appeal but its four-page ruling didn’t explain its rejection of the injunction.
Environmentalists and tribes trying to block the project support efforts to bolster lithium supplies to build electric vehicle batteries and replace fossil fuels with renewables but they say this particular mine would destroy essential wildlife habitat and sacred cultural values.
“This massive open pit mine has been fast-tracked from start to finish in defiance of environmental laws, all in the name of ‘green energy,’ but its environmental impacts will be permanent and severe,” said Talasi Brooks, a lawyer for the Western Watersheds Project.
Opponents of Lithium Nevada Corp.’s project had filed Monday an emergency motion with the 9th Circuit after U.S. District Judge Miranda Du in Reno rejected their latest request to put the case on hold until the San Francisco-based appellate court can hear their appeal.
“The immediate harm to plaintiffs from the permanent destruction of the Thacker Pass ecosystem outweighs any harm to (Lithium Nevada) from temporary delay of the project activities while this court resolves this appeal,” they said in briefs filed late Tuesday.
Du ruled on Feb. 6 the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management complied with federal law — with one exception — when it approved plans for the mine in January 2021. On Friday, she r efused the request for an injunction pending appeal.
Judge Du “reasonably weighed the public interest and balance of harms, noting that the lithium from this mine is a critical component of electric vehicle batteries, and thus an important domestic resource for reducing greenhouse gas emissions," Biden administration officials representing BLM said in court filings at the 9th Circuit on Tuesday.
Billions of dollars in investments are at stake in the legal battle at the forefront of so-called green energy development in the largest gold-producing state in the nation.
Neighboring California -- the nation’s largest car market -- plans to end the sale of new gas cars and trucks in a little over a decade, which will further drive up demand for electric vehicle batteries.
Lithium Nevada said it already has invested over $150 million in the mine, and projects capital costs of $2.3 billion for its first phase.
A Nevada rancher filed the first lawsuit in early 2021 seeking to block the 5,000-acre project with an open-pit mine as deep as a football field.
Multiple Native American tribes have tried unsuccessfully to persuade Judge Du that the development will destroy sacred cultural values tied to the nearby site of a massacre of dozens of their ancestors in 1865.
A half-dozen conservation groups say habitat critical to dwindling sage grouse, pronghorn antelope, threatened cutthroat trout and others could be lost forever as a result of the project. The groups say the BLM rushed without adequate environmental review in the final days of former President Donald Trump's administration.
“Together, these voices paint a powerful picture of the values at stake from the project that (Lithium Nevada) is now trying to greenwash," the opponents' lawyers wrote in court briefs late Tuesday.
Environmentalists argue a 9th Circuit ruling against an Arizona project in 2022 means the Nevada project can’t dispose of millions of tons of waste as planned under an 1872 law. Du didn’t nix BLM’s approval of the mine, but told the agency to decide whether the company has rights to dispose of waste on 1,300 acres of neighboring land.
The opponents said any lithium mined at the site wouldn’t be available to make electric vehicle batteries for at least three years.
“Although (Lithium Nevada) asserts that the need for lithium outweighs all other factors, that there may be some future benefit from using lithium does not override the rule that the public’s interest in preserving precious, unreplenishable resources must be taken into account in balancing the hardships.” | https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/9th-circuit-denies-emergency-bid-to-halt-nevada-17813934.php | 2023-03-01 22:21:00 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/9th-circuit-denies-emergency-bid-to-halt-nevada-17813934.php |
(NEXSTAR) – Are you looking to move? Picking a new place can be tricky, especially if you’re considering a different state. A new report may help make your decision a little easier – or even convince you to stay in the state you’re already in.
Reviewing dozens of metrics across five key dimensions – affordability, economy, education and health, quality of life, and safety – personal finance site WalletHub analyzed all 50 states to determine which are the best – and worst – states to live in. An overall score was then assigned to each state based on those metrics.
States in New England and the Midwest ranked toward the top of the list while states in the southern portion of the country landed toward the bottom.
Taking the top spot was Massachusetts, which scored highly in terms of education and health, quality of life, safety, and economy, but was among the worst states for affordability. The second and third-ranked states – New Jersey and New York, respectively – also had low affordability scores.
Rounding out the top 10 best states were Idaho, Virginia, New Hampshire, Florida, Wyoming, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
Alternatively, the study’s authors ranked Mississippi as the worst state to live in. While it was considered one of the more affordable states, it scored poorly across the four other dimensions.
The nine other states landing in the bottom 10, following Mississippi, were Alaska, Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Alabama, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
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While Alabama landed toward the bottom, it received the best affordability score in this study. California received the worst score. North Dakota was found to have the best economy, Massachusetts the best education and health, New York the best quality of life, and New Jersey the best safety.
Of the 10 best states to live in, three were recently ranked among the best to have a baby in – Massachusetts again topped out the list. Seven of the worst states to live in were also among the worst to have a baby in – Alabama was the worst, followed by Mississippi.
A study released earlier this year found four of the best states to live in – New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Minnesota – had among the longest life expectancies, all greater than 80 years old. Seven of the worst-ranked states had the lowest life expectancies: Mississippi, West Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/these-are-the-top-states-to-live-in-study-finds-how-does-yours-rank/ | 2022-08-16 15:01:01 | 0 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/these-are-the-top-states-to-live-in-study-finds-how-does-yours-rank/ |
DUBAI — Off the coast of Dubai, on an upscale, artificial island shaped like a palm tree, Ukrainian visitors and expatriates have found a taste of home.
The smell of freshly baked bread and a crackling wood fire permeate Yoy, a new Ukrainian restaurant that's the first of its kind in the United Arab Emirates. The vibe feels at ease, helped by a design aesthetic of neutral colors. Ukrainian music, sometimes in live performance, is playing. Servers welcome guests at the door in Ukrainian. Its popular beet stew, borsch, is prepared by Ukrainian chefs and brought to tables in a heavy black pot supported by a long stick.
In line with the United Arab Emirates' Muslim dietary guidelines, the menu doesn't include pork. Sliced coconut serves as a replacement in one dish. The restaurant does serve alcohol, though, with drinks like "Kyiv nights" mixing the warm flavors of bourbon, spiced rum, apricot whiskey and roasted chestnut.
Yoy opened a few months ago, but some diners say they've already come three and four times because there's no place quite like this in Dubai.
"It just reminds me how much I love Ukraine... it's a piece of home in my heart," says Maria Sokolova, who fled years ago when fighting erupted in her home city of Donetsk in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.
Sokolova says the only way to visit her mother and sister there now is to travel through Russia. That's not something she's willing to do. Her trip last year to visit other relatives in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, was pierced by the war.
She's dining at Yoy with Iryna Klevetenko, from Kyiv. Both women have been living in the United Arab Emirates for several years. They're enjoying borsch on Yoy's outdoor terrace overlooking a dancing fountain and the landmark Atlantis resort hotel.
Klevetenko says the bling and luxury of Dubai feel surreal as she grapples with horrors of news from the war in her country. The war changed her priorities.
"Before, you were, like, I want Dolce and Gabbana bag," she said. "Now it's like, who cares about Dolce and Gabbana bag. We just want war to finish, that's it."
The UAE has refused to pick sides in the conflict
Yoy, which means "Wow" in Ukrainian, sits a few doors down from a popular Russian restaurant, Chalet Berezka, that's packed for a game night promising free drinks for the winning table. There are several Russian restaurants on The Palm island, catering to the many Russians who've moved to the UAE and set up businesses since the start of the war nearly a year ago. Some came to escape the draft and others to escape the web of Western sanctions targeting Russia.
The UAE does not release detailed population figures, so it's not publicly known exactly how many Russians have moved to Dubai and other emirates in the past year. But last year, Russians were the top international buyers of real estate in Dubai, according to Better Homes real estate company. In schools, non-English-speaking Russian children flood classrooms.
The UAE does not take in refugees or asylum seekers, but is open to skilled workers whose local employers sponsor their visas. New visa schemes allow international investors setting up businesses or buying multimillion-dollar properties to secure long-term residency.
Like other Gulf countries, the UAE has refused to pick sides in the conflict. It has maintained close ties with Russia and is in talks for a free trade agreement with Ukraine. The UAE's openness to Russian investments and those escaping the impact of sanctions has become a source of concern for the United States.
The Ukrainian restaurant attracts Russian diners too
Max, a Russian IT entrepreneur, chose to dine at Yoy on a recent evening. He only gives his first name, concerned about potential repercussions for his business from speaking freely about the war.
His table offers a snapshot of the complexities of the war and the people caught in it. He's dining with his Ukrainian girlfriend and a couple from Crimea, territory annexed by Russia. They once held Ukrainian passports, but identified themselves to NPR as Russian.
Max says he's come to a Ukrainian restaurant "because this kitchen and this culture is very close to us."
"I feel them like brothers and sisters," he says, describing the war as "a big mess and big mistake."
Yoy's operations manager, Natalia Skripnik, says the restaurant welcomes everyone, no matter their nationality.
"Our doors are open for all," she says, though she acknowledges that "Ukrainians have some hard feelings."
"It's a dark time for our country," she adds.
Yoy provides a connection to home
For Ukrainians living in the UAE, Yoy offers more than just familiar dishes. It provides a connection to Ukraine, serving also as a cultural space for Ukrainian events, Skripnik says.
Artem Kulaga is dining at Yoy's long wooden table with mismatched seating that's meant to resemble the kind of dinner in Ukraine's countryside where neighbors gather and break bread together. The table is adorned with golden-colored wheat centerpieces, representing Ukraine's key export to the world.
Kulaga has lived most of his life in Europe, and he worries that visiting Ukraine now might lead to being drafted to fight.
He's in the UAE on a stopover, and is struck by the many Russian speakers in Dubai. He wondered where he could hear Ukrainian spoken. A quick search online led him to Yoy. Kulaga says the menu reminds him of his childhood in Ukraine.
"I felt like I came back home. All the people around, just feeling the language," he says.
A profound disconnect between old and new lives
The color palette inside the restaurant is muted — beige, soft whites, earthy tones of green, brown and yellow reflect the colors of Ukraine's landscape. It gives the place a distinctly different feel from the neon-lit restaurant serving other international food next door.
Some 4,000 tiles, exported from the western city of Lviv, adorn the restaurant's walls. The tableware is a traditional Kosiv ceramic, pottery that dates back to the 18th century and is distinguished by its green and yellow colors.
A large chandelier overhead was crafted to mimic a stork's nest. The bird symbolizes springtime and new life in Ukraine, Skripnik says. The servers' outfits, with splashes of traditional stitching and patterns, were made by a Ukrainian designer.
Elena Volkovtska says the vibe at Yoy gives her a feeling of being "a little bit closer to my home."
Volkovtska lives in Dubai, but hails from Mariupol. For weeks, she had no contact with her family as Russia bombarded and captured the city. Thousands reportedly died. Her parents eventually fled, but their home was destroyed.
As she prepares to dig into a bowl of borsch, she recognizes how distant the war in Ukraine is from her life here. The serenity of the moment is complicated. The war still looms large.
"When you are sitting here and everything is nice and calm," she says, "and you know what's going on in your country, you just don't know how to behave."
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ATLANTA — Atlanta Fire crews had to call in for extra help for a fire at the Midtown apartment on Thursday afternoon.
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VASS continues with its growth and expansion plan within the United States.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VASS, a digital solutions leading company, has announced the acquisition of Copilot, a US-based consulting firm specializing in Salesforce, cloud and data consulting services. This new acquisition will strengthen VASS's North American expansion started last year as well as increase its capabilities in cloud, data analytics, automation, and user experience design solutions.
Founded in 2018, Copilot's team, which includes Salesforce solution architects, data architects, and industry consultants, is recognized for its deep expertise in Salesforce holding more than 90 certifications, within the Financial Services, Real Estate, and Tech Startup verticals, Copilot is headquartered in New York, serving companies across North America.
'This acquisition will not only enrich our strong Salesforce capabilities but also will reinforce our presence in the financial services industry in North America' said Francisco Javier Latasa, CEO and Chairman of VASS. 'We are excited to work together with the talented Copilot team to continue driving growth and innovative solutions to our clients in the region.'
'We are excited to join forces with the VASS team, which will allow us to bring a wider array of skill sets and scale to what Copilot offers to its crew, clients, and partners.' said David Tebbi, Co-Founder of Copilot.
Tom Lesnick, Copilot Co-Founder added, 'The synergy between Copilot and VASS will help us build next-level digital experiences for our clients. Our partnership instantly transforms Copilot into a global powerhouse in the Salesforce and data ecosystems, capable of servicing teams of all sizes and tech stacks.'
With the acquisition of Copilot VASS completes its 8th add-on, adding distinct capabilities as well as transforming the company into a truly global IT service provider. 'Copilot adds a strong frontend in the US to the existing footprint of VASS, thus enabling the company to service North American customers with the full range of VASS' services from established delivery centers. This will lead to additional growth and diversification of the platform.' said Dr. Jörg Zirener, Senior Managing Director at One Equity Partners.
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KAUKAUNA, Wis. (WFRV) – The Kaukauna Galloping Ghost statue will remain in front of the high school but now the district administration is tasked with creating a plan to add signage to explain the significance of the statue after some said it bears too close of a resemblance to Klu Klux Klan imagery.
“It’s something that’s been going on honestly since the statue was put up 20 years ago,” said Chris McDaniel, the Kaukauna High School Principal. “Everyone knows the intent was not to be any kind of hateful symbol but people walk in and might have that perception when they see it.”
The board approved $25 thousand to put a ‘Home of the Galloping Ghosts’ sign in front but did not give the additional money for an LED sign to go alongside it. The board is considering donations or fundraisers for the additional signage.
There are mixed opinions in the community some said do nothing, others are in favor of a sign and some want it removed. Two people spoke on the issue at the meeting, one was in favor of signage and the other said the current price was too high.
“The signage proposed speaks to this home. We welcome people to our home,” said Giovanna Feller, a Kaukauna alum. “I urge you to support the signage.”
Brian Roebke, another Kaukauna alum said, “It appears the proposed solution to the ghost statue is throwing $20 thousand at the problem that could be solved with a $500 vinyl sign.” | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/kaukauna-school-board-votes-to-keep-galloping-ghost-statue-outside-of-high-school-add-signage-explaining-significance/ | 2022-05-24 07:30:37 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/kaukauna-school-board-votes-to-keep-galloping-ghost-statue-outside-of-high-school-add-signage-explaining-significance/ |
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
AP Technology Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk’s enigmatic personality and unconventional tactics are emerging as key exhibits in a trial revolving around one of his most polarizing pursuits — tweeting.
The trial, centered on a pair of tweets announcing Musk had obtained the money to take Tesla private in 2018, reeled the 51-year-old billionaire into a federal courtroom in San Francisco for three days of testimony that opened a peephole into his often inscrutable mind.
Musk, who now owns the Twitter service that he deploys as his megaphone, was often a study in contrasts during his roughly eight hours on the stand. The CEO of the electric carmaker is facing a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of Tesla shareholders after Musk tweeted about a company buyout that didn’t happen.
Through both his testimony and the evidence submitted around it, Musk came across as impetuous, brash, combative and contemptuous of anyone who questioned his motives as a game-changing entrepreneur who has inspired comparisons to Apple’s late co-founder, Steve Jobs.
At other times, Musk sounded like the savvy visionary that his supporters hail him to be — an intrepid rebel who by his own estimates has raised more than $100 billion from investors. They have been richly rewarded from his leadership of pioneering companies that include PayPal in digital payments, Tesla in electric vehicles and SpaceX in rocket ships.
“It is relatively easy for me to get investment support because my track record is extremely good,” Musk wryly observed.
But his confidence in his ability to get the money he wants to pursue his plans is one reason he found himself in court. The three-week trial is set to resume Tuesday and head for jury deliberations by Friday.
Here’s what to know so far:
PLANTING THE SEEDS
Evidence and testimony have shown Musk had started to mull taking Tesla private in 2017 so he wouldn’t have to hassle with the headaches and distractions that accompany running a publicly traded company.
After a July 31, 2018, meeting with a top representative from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, Musk sent a letter to Tesla’s board outlining why he wanted to take the automaker private at a price of $420 per share — about 20% above its stock price at the time.
Musk was serious enough that he had already discussed the pros and cons with Michael Dell, who had gone through the public-to-private transition in 2013 when he led a $25 billion buyout of the personal computer company bearing his name, according to trial evidence.
THE TROUBLESOME TWEETS
The crux of the case hinges on an Aug. 7, 2018, tweet in which Musk declared “funding secured” to take Tesla private. Musk abruptly posted the tweet minutes before boarding his private jet after being alerted that the Financial Times was about to publish a story that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund had spent about $2 billion buying a 5% stake in Tesla to diversify its interests beyond oil, according to his testimony.
Amid widespread confusion about whether Musk’s Twitter account had been hacked or he was joking, Musk followed up a few hours later with another tweet suggesting a deal was imminent.
Musk defended the initial tweet as a well-intentioned move to ensure all Tesla investors knew the automaker might be on its way to ending its then-eight-year run as a publicly held company.
“I had no ill motive,” Musk testified. “My intent was to do the right thing for all shareholders.”
Guhan Subramanian, a Harvard University business and law professor hired as an expert for shareholder lawyers, derided Musk’s method for announcing a potential buyout as an “extreme outlier” fraught with potential conflicts.
“The risk is that Mr. Musk timed his announcement of his (management buyout) proposal to serve his own interests rather then the interests of the company,” Subramanian testified.
WHERE’S THE MONEY?
There’s another issue threatening to undermine Musk’s defense. He hadn’t locked up the financing for his proposed deal or even pinned down down how much would be needed to pull it off, based on testimony from Musk, other witnesses and other evidence.
That is one reason U.S. District Judge Edward Chen had decided last year that Musk’s 2018 tweets were false and has instructed the jury to view them that way.
It also prompted regulators to allege Musk misled investors with the tweets, resulting in a $40 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that also required Musk to step down as Tesla’s chairman.
Chen ruled that the 2018 settlement, in which Musk didn’t acknowledge wrongdoing and has since lamented making, can’t be mentioned to the jury.
Musk testified that he believed he had secured an oral commitment to provide wherever money was needed for a Tesla buyout during a July 31, 2018, face-to-face meeting with Yasir al-Rumayyan, governor of Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund.
That was reinforced in testimony from Tesla’s former chief financial officer, Deepak Ahuja, who was at the discussions and took al-Rumayyan on a half-hour tour of a Tesla factory.
But a text message al-Rumayyan sent to Musk after the “funding secured” tweets made it appear that the discussions about the Saudi fund financing a private buyout were preliminary.
“I would like to listen to your plan Elon and what are the financial calculations to take it,” al-Rumayyan wrote to Musk, according to a copy submitted as evidence in the trial.
Musk framed al-Rumayyan’s text as an attempt to backpedal from his previous commitment. He also insisted the Saudi fund had given an “unequivocal commitment” to financing the buyout.
MONEY MANEUVERING
After his 2018 tweets, Musk tried to get the money needed for the Tesla buyout with the help of Egon Durban, co-CEO of the private equity firm Silver Lake, which helped finance the Dell buyout in 2013. Musk also enlisted Dan Dees, a top executive with Goldman Sachs, an investment banking firm that had worked closely with Tesla.
In testimony, both Durban and Dees discussed efforts to raise money for a Tesla buyout for a wide range of potential investors that included two Chinese companies, Alibaba and Tencent, as well as Google in documents initially code-named “Project Turbo,” then “Project Titanium.”
The buyout would have required anywhere from $20 billion to $70 billion, according to the documents — funding that never came close to getting raised, Durban and Dees both testified, largely because Musk scrapped the proposal to take Tesla private on Aug. 24, 2018, after consulting with shareholders.
Tesla’s shares are now worth eight times what they were then, after adjusting for two stock splits.
Musk still contends he could have gotten the money had he wanted and, even if there was a shortfall, he could have covered any gap by selling some of his stock in privately held SpaceX. That is a strategy Musk used in his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, except he sold about $23 billion of his stock in Tesla.
Durban and Dees both testified that they had no doubt the money for a buyout could have been raised — echoed by former Tesla director Antonio Gracias.
“He is the Michael Jordan of fundraising,” Gracias testified.
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3 Colorado 18-year-olds charged with murder in rock-throwing death
DENVER (AP) — Three men accused of killing a 20-year-old woman while throwing large rocks at passing cars have been charged with murder and other crimes, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik, Joseph Koenig and Zachary Kwak, all 18, each face identical charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, second-degree assault and attempted second-degree assault in the death of Alexis Bartell — and alleged attacks on six other cars in suburban Denver, First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King announced.
Two other drivers suffered minor injuries, according to investigators.
The office of Karol-Chik’s lawyer, Holly Gummerson, declined to comment. A message left for Kwak’s lawyer, Emily Boehne, who was in court, was not immediately returned. Koenig is represented by a lawyer from the public defender’s office, which does not comment to the media on cases.
According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Bartell was talking on the phone with a friend when she was hit by the rock on April 19. After the call went silent, the friend tracked Bartell’s location with a phone app and found the woman dead in her car, which had crashed into a field.
Karol-Chik told investigators that Koenig slowed down so Kwak could get a photo of Bartell’s car after it crashed into a field. He said all three got excited every time they hit a car with landscaping rocks taken from a Walmart parking lot, but acknowledged he felt “a hint of guilt” passing by her car, according to court documents.
Kwak said he took the photo because he thought that Karol-Chik or Koenig would want to have a “memento” of what had happened, according to the arrest affidavits.
Karol-Chik told investigators with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office that he and Koenig had thrown rocks and even a statue at passing cars on at least 10 other days before Bartell was killed. Kwak heard about what they had been doing and asked to join them, according to Karol-Chik’s account in the affidavits.
Karol-Chik and Kwak offered different accounts about who threw the fatal rock. Koenig did not speak to investigators after he was arrested, according to the arrest affidavits.
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With so much going on around the country right now, political commentator Bakari Sellers called into the Rickey Smiley Morning Show to break down everything going on in Florida, specifically with Governor Ron DeSantis and the state’s rejection of AP African American studies.
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When asked specifically to elaborate on the new law and what’s the real motive behind it, Bakari explain:
“So, it’s silly. I mean it’s ignorant and for me, the difficulty is I always have to explain my blackness to people and it gets so frustrating. I mean, what I mean by that is there are only 6 topics out of 100. Is that Florida Department of Education objects to? Only six out of 100, so that has to be clear. Those six they object to are intersectionality of black queer studies, Black Lives Matter, black feminist thought reparations and black study, and the struggle of the 21st century. Those are the only objections they have, and so they got rid of an entire. Force with over 100 topics. About our history. Because of these six and these six, for me actually belong, you cannot study the last 20 years of black culture and not study Black Lives matter. You cannot study the March on Washington, Rock’n’Roll and Little Richard.
He went on, “I mean all of these individuals who played. That’s a huge little poetry writing in James Baldwin who are black and gay, and so these things actually matter and it. Just showed me. How much of a little man Ron DeSantis is, and it’s infuriating and frustrating and requires us day in and day out to show that we belong and who we are. “
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LAGRANGE — The LaGrange County Chamber of Commerce is preparing to once again host its annual Member Showcase this Thursday. The showcase is a tradeshow-style event that all members a chance to display their products, services, initiatives, and events.
This annual event boasts members within all industries, including banking, government, non-profit work, mental health, education, retail, food and beverage, and more.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for community members to learn about the services and products offered right here in LaGrange County,” said Sara Patrick, the chamber’s executive director. “Not only will our members be showcasing their companies and missions, but they’ll also be giving local residents a chance to be in the know about resources, initiatives, and more.”
The chamber’s Member Showcase precedes the annual meeting and luncheon, which will host keynote speaker Chris Scheeren, partner of Blue Barn Berry Farm and president of Empowering Voices, Inc. The event will also be used to announce the winner of the 2023 LaGrange County Chamber Excellence Awards.
The public is invited to attend the member showcase at no cost. The event will be hosted at the Blue Gate Performing Arts Center, 760 S. Van Buren St., Shipshewana. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. for the Showcase. The luncheon begins at noon.
To register for the entire event, phone the chamber office at 463-2443, or visit the chamber website at www.lagrangechamber.org.
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The iconic spindly plants are under threat from a variety of factors, including climate change and development, and the California legislature is stepping in to help.
What is it? Some think the scraggly branches of the Joshua tree resemble something out of a Dr. Seuss book. Children's books aside, the Joshua tree is a yucca variety that's related to spiky agaves.
Joshua trees are known for residing in their eponymous national park in southern California, but are also found throughout the Mojave desert, and have become an iconic symbol of the high desert.
They can grow to be up to 70 feet tall, and are seen as one of the desert's most valuable 'apartment buildings.' A variety of species depend on Joshua Trees for food, shelter, and protection, including moths and beetles, woodpeckers and owls, wood rats and lizards.
What's the big deal?
As climate change continues to push temperatures into extremes worldwide, the Joshua tree, which requires a cold period to flower and has been subject to wildfires and a decades-long megadrought, is struggling to adapt. New property developments have also fragmented the Joshua trees' habitat, threatening their survival.
Conservationists, indigenous tribes, politicians and nature lovers alike have been fighting for stronger protections of the Joshua tree for several years, seeking a spot for the gnarly-branched plant on California's endangered species list to no avail.
Opponents to this protected status included local politicians, building developers, and labor unions, who claimed the possible restrictions could threaten jobs and economic development.
Member station KCRW's Caleigh Wells reported on a different resolution that came about last week – the California state legislature passed the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act.
The new law will create a conservation fund for the Joshua Tree, and will require the state to develop a conservation plan. Companies will also have to obtain a permit from the state to cut down or relocate existing trees.
Want to listen to the full story on Joshua Trees? Click the play button at the top of this page.
What are people saying? There is plenty of debate on the conservation efforts for the species.
Here's Kelly Herbinson, the co-executive director of the Mojave Desert Land Trust, who spoke to Wells about the current state of Joshua Trees:
What we're seeing right now is unprecedented. [The Joshua Trees are] mostly brown, there's little bits of green left, but they really are sort of these zombie forests.
We're having significantly increased wildfires across the desert region everywhere.
And Brendan Cummings, conservation director at the Center for Biological Diversity, which filed the petition in California that started this whole debate.
Managing a species in the face of climate change, it's something that's been talked about for 20, 30 years... But it's not really been implemented on a landscape scale, anywhere yet that I'm aware of. And so we're entering into somewhat uncharted territory here.
So, what now?
The new law is seen as a compromise between the two parties – development permits are more affordable and accessible than they would have been if California regulators had declared the Joshua tree endangered.
This icon of the Mojave desert will get a small push in its fight to endure the triple threat of rising temperatures, wildfire and development.
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3 sought in Delaware mall shooting that wounded 3 people
CHRISTIANA, Del. (AP) — Authorities are searching for three suspects in a shooting at a Delaware mall that wounded three people and prompted an evacuation. Two friends of the victim began fighting with them, and one of the suspects pulled out a handgun and fired multiple rounds. The original target of the attack and a 16-year-old friend were each shot by three rounds in the torso and lower extremities. The three suspects, described as in their late teens, then fled. Authorities say an 18-year-old bystander was also shot and was treated at a hospital. The state police released photos and video of the suspects on Monday and asked for the public’s help in apprehending them. | https://kion546.com/news/2023/04/10/3-sought-in-delaware-mall-shooting-that-wounded-3-people/ | 2023-04-10 22:20:56 | 1 | https://kion546.com/news/2023/04/10/3-sought-in-delaware-mall-shooting-that-wounded-3-people/ |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden apologized Tuesday for saying Latinos are “as unique" as San Antonio breakfast tacos during a speech to the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization.
“The first lady apologizes that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community,” tweeted Jill Biden's spokesperson, Michael LaRosa.
The first lady flew to San Antonio on Monday to address the annual conference of UnidosUS, a Latino civil rights and advocacy group formerly known as the National Council of La Raza.
But her attempt to compliment Latino diversity didn't go over very well when she said that the community is “as distinct as the bodegas of the Bronx, as beautiful as the blossoms of Miami and as unique as the breakfast tacos here in San Antonio.”
She also badly mispronounced “bodegas,” small stores in urban areas typically specializing in Hispanic groceries.
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists and others registered their offense on social media, with the journalists' organization tweeting that, “We are not tacos.”
“Using breakfast tacos to try to demonstrate the uniqueness of Latinos in San Antonio demonstrates a lack of cultural knowledge and sensitivity to the diversity of Latinos in the region," NAHJ said.
The association said the first lady and her speechwriters should “take the time in the future to better understand the complexities of our people and communities.”
Last week, President Joe Biden awarded the former longtime leader of UnidosUS, Raul Yzaguirre, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest honor for a civilian. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Jill-Biden-apologizes-for-saying-Latinos-unique-17299287.php | 2022-07-12 15:02:59 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Jill-Biden-apologizes-for-saying-Latinos-unique-17299287.php |
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CAIRO, Egypt — The cost of living in Cairo has soared so much that security guard Mustafa Gamal had to send his wife and year-old daughter to live with his parents in a village 70 miles south of the Egyptian capital to save money.
Gamal, 28, stayed behind, working two jobs, sharing an apartment with other young people and eliminating meat from his diet. “The prices of everything have been doubled," he said. "There was no alternative.''
Around the world, people are sharing Gamal's pain and frustration. An auto parts dealer in Nairobi, a seller of baby clothes in Istanbul and a wine importer in Manchester, England, have the same complaint: A surging U.S. dollar makes their local currencies weaker, contributing to skyrocketing prices for everyday goods and services. This is compounding financial distress at a time when families are already facing food and energy crunches tied to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
“A strong dollar makes a bad situation worse in the rest of the world,’’ says Eswar Prasad, a professor of trade policy at Cornell University. Many economists worry that the sharp rise of the dollar is increasing the likelihood of a global recession sometime next year.
The dollar is up 18% this year and last month hit a 20-year high, according to the benchmark ICE U.S. Dollar Index, which measures the dollar against a basket of key currencies.
The reasons for the dollar’s rise are no mystery. To combat soaring U.S. inflation, the Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark short-term interest rate five times this year and is signaling more hikes are likely. That has led to higher rates on a wide range of U.S. government and corporate bonds, luring investors and driving up the U.S. currency.
Most other currencies are much weaker by comparison, especially in poor countries. The Indian rupee has dropped nearly 10% this year against the dollar, the Egyptian pound 20%, the Turkish lira an astounding 28%.
Celal Kaleli, 60, sells infant clothing and diaper bags in Istanbul. Because he needs more lira to buy imported zippers and liners priced in dollars, he has to raise prices for the Turkish customers who struggle to pay him in the much-diminished local currency.
“We’re waiting for the new year," he said. "We’ll look into our finances, and we’ll downsize accordingly. There’s nothing else we can do.''
Rich countries aren't immune. In Europe, which was already teetering toward recession amid soaring energy prices, one euro is worth less than a $1 for the first time in 20 years, and the British pound has plunged 18% from a year ago. The pound recently flirted with dollar parity after Britain's new prime minister, Liz Truss, announced huge tax cuts that roiled financial markets and led to the ouster of her Treasury secretary.
Ordinarily, countries could get some benefit from falling currencies because it makes their products cheaper and more competitive overseas. But at the moment, any gain from higher exports is muted because economic growth is sputtering almost everywhere.
A rising dollar is causing pain overseas in a number of ways:
— It makes other countries' imports more expensive, adding to existing inflationary pressures.
— It squeezes companies, consumers and governments that borrowed in dollars. That's because more local currency is needed to convert into dollars when making loan payments.
— It forces central banks in other countries to raise interest rates to try and prop up their currencies and keep money from fleeing their borders. But those higher rates also weaken economic growth and drive up unemployment.
Put simply: “The dollar’s appreciation is bad news for the global economy,’’ says Capital Economics’ Ariane Curtis. “It is another reason why we expect the global economy to fall into recession next year.’’
In a gritty neighborhood of Nairobi known for fixing cars and selling auto parts, businesses are struggling and customers unhappy. With the Kenyan shilling down 6% this year, the cost of fuel and imported spare parts is soaring so much that some people are choosing to ditch their cars and take public transportation.
“This has been the worst,” said Michael Gachie, purchasing manager with Shamas Auto Parts. “Customers are complaining a lot.’’
Gyrating currencies have caused economic pain around the world many times before. During the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s, for instance, Indonesian companies borrowed heavily in dollars during boom times — then were wiped out when the Indonesian rupiah crashed against the dollar. A few years earlier, a plunging peso delivered similar pain to Mexican businesses and consumers.
The soaring dollar in 2022 is uniquely painful, however. It is adding to global inflationary pressures at a time when prices were already soaring. Disruptions to energy and agriculture markets caused by the Ukraine war magnified supply constraints stemming from the COVID-19 recession and recovery.
In Manila, Raymond Manaog, 29, who drives the colorful Philippine mini-bus known as a jeepney, complains that inflation — and especially the rising price of diesel — is forcing him to work more to get by.
“What we have to do to earn enough for our daily expenses," he said. “If before we traveled our routes five times, now we do it six times.”
In the Indian capital New Delhi, Ravindra Mehta has thrived for decades as a broker for American almond and pistachio exporters. But a record drop in the rupee — on top of higher raw material and shipping costs — has made the nuts much costlier for Indian consumers.
In August, India imported 400 containers of almonds, down from 1,250 containers a year earlier, Mehta said.
“If the consumer is not buying, it affects the entire supply chain, including people like me,’’ he said.
Kingsland Drinks, one of the United Kingdom’s biggest wine bottlers, was already getting squeezed by higher costs for shipping containers, bottles, caps and energy. Now, the rocketing dollar is driving up the price of the wine it buys from vineyards in the United States — and even from Chile and Argentina, which like many countries rely on the dollar for global trade.
Kingsland has offset some of its currency costs by taking out contracts to buy dollars at a fixed price. But at some point, “those hedges run out and you have to reflect the reality of a weaker sterling against the U.S. dollar,” said Ed Baker, the company's managing director.
Translation: Soon customers will just have to pay more for their wine.
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Wiseman reported from Washington, Chan from London, Magdy from Cairo and Wieting from Istanbul. Cara Anna and Desmond Tiro in Nairobi; Mehmet Guzel in Istanbul; Krutika Pathi in New Delhi; and Joeal Calupitan in Manila contributed to this story. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/us-dollar-rises/507-596671f3-ce9a-4185-b42f-5cb0c1133180 | 2022-10-18 11:44:43 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/us-dollar-rises/507-596671f3-ce9a-4185-b42f-5cb0c1133180 |
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Paul Gallico's 1958 novel “Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris,” about a British cleaning lady with high couture dreams, wouldn’t seem to have even a stitch of contemporary relevance. Yet Anthony Fabian's charming adaptation, snuggly tailored to star Lesley Manville, proves the durability of a good fairy tale and a smashing dress.
The film, which open in theaters Friday, has added an “H” to the title, in case the cockney accent got lost in translation. But “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” has not otherwise skimped on a warm helping of plucky British decency in resurrecting the tale of Ada Harris (Manville), a widow in post-WWII London who hasn't lost her stiff upper lip and good-natured optimism despite little that has gone her way in midlife.
She and her best friend, a fellow cleaner named Vi (Ellen Thomas), spend most of their days at the service of wealthy aristocrats who duck their payments, pleading poverty. At the pub, they're more likely to be asked to watch a dog than to dance. “That's what we are, Vi,” says Ada. “The invisible women.”
Nevertheless, hope hasn't gone out of Ada's life. When she catches sight of her lady's gown, a Christian Dior purchased for 500 pounds, Ada is completely enchanted and becomes determined to raise the money for one, herself. Aside from all the work and good fortune at the greyhound races needed to raise the money, realizing her dream requires much more than a trip to the nearest luxury store. Ada must travel to the House of Dior in Paris, a quixotic notion for anyone of her stature.
“You’re a dreamer,” says her bookie friend (Jason Isaacs). "Plain as the nose on your face”
Yet Ada manages it. Along her journey, she's met by many who disapprove of such a low-class woman reaching for the hem of high-class elegance, among them, Isabella Huppert, playing a condescending atelier manager who tries to shoo her out.
But many of those Ada encounters are immediately disarmed by the sincerity of her quest. She's not aiming for a status upgrade; she just loves the dresses, that's all. Ada's straightforward and kind manner wins her a number of allies, including a courteous marquis (Lambert Wilson), a melancholy model (Alba Baptista) and a helpful accountant (Lucas Bravo).
With their help, Ada and her rolls of cash get a seat at a Dior fashion show, with pieces re-created by costume design master Jenny Beavan ("Cruella," “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Howards End”). For Manville, who memorably played Cyril, the imposing sister of Daniel Day-Lewis' meticulous designer in Paul Thomas Anderson's “Phantom Thread,” it marks a return — through a very different entryway — to a mid-century house of fashion. For the terrific veteran character actor of Mike Leigh's films and many others, it's a lovely, lighter turn for Manville, and a most-deserved leading role.
Fabian's film embraces the familiar beats of its story, bathing “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” in the twinkling glow of fairy tale. It's best in its mostly London-set first half, as Ada seizes her dreams, and a little too cartoonish in Paris, where she not only wins over Huppert's character but leads a tidy labor uprising. “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” stretches a bit to make high and low meet harmoniously, but it often manages the feat, thanks especially to Manville. As a force of British charm, you could imagine her Ada one day teaming up with Paddington. I mean, so long as the bear was fitted for a new duffle coat.
“Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,” a Focus Features release, is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for suggestive material, language and smoking. Running time: 115 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.
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Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/jakecoyleAP | https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Review-High-couture-dreams-in-Mrs-Harris-Goes-17304958.php | 2022-07-14 16:14:10 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Review-High-couture-dreams-in-Mrs-Harris-Goes-17304958.php |
CHICAGO — After beating eight other candidates to become Chicago’s next mayor, buoyed by more than $2 million in support from the Chicago Teachers Union, Brandon Johnson will take the helm of Chicago Public Schools with his inauguration May 15 — embarking on a four-year term that will see Illinois’ largest school district profoundly changed.
With the district’s impending transition to an elected school board and financial disentanglement with the city, certain shifts to come have long been in motion. Others may stem from a schools plan like no other candidate’s, in which Johnson — a CPS parent and recent CTU organizer — advocated for a break from business as usual in CPS’ testing of students, funding of schools and social services to be provided to students.
In the face of declining enrollment, a looming deficit topping $600 million and the challenge of wrestling more money from the state, Johnson faces a number of uphill battles. But the policies he proposed while campaigning aren’t nonstarters, according to experts who spoke with the Tribune on the potential pathways and pitfalls for the mayor-elect’s plan for schools.
Alternatives to standardized tests
From toddlers in prekindergarten to seniors in high school, CPS students across the district will receive a range of standardized tests this spring, some state-mandated, assessing students in science and math, and others required by the district as a means to evaluate teachers. The beginning and middle of the school year are similarly shaped by standardized tests.
Johnson has said such exams carry a damaging presumption that public school students aren’t proficient. “How about we actually do something better than a standardized test?” he said during a campaign debate.
Despite heavy reliance on standardized test scores and research showing grades to be a stronger predictor of high school and college readiness, Elaine Allensworth, director of the UChicago Consortium on School Research, said an “interrogation” of the limitations and costs of standardized assessments is overdue.
“We should be having these discussions about what else can we do,” said Allensworth, “given the extensive use and given a lot of costs — financial costs, but also the psychological costs on students and instructional time costs.”
Standardized test scores are often perceived as strong and valid indicators of students’ academic performance, she said. “The truth is, they’re partial indicators,” Allensworth said. “They give you some information, but there’s just a lot about a student’s academic preparation that can’t be measured on standardized tests.”
Allensworth uses a sports analogy: While it may be easy to measure how fast a student athlete can run 100 meters, and to compare students’ speeds, that wouldn’t provide a picture of the student’s ability to play a sport.
Federal legislation mandates much of the battery of tests CPS students face. But U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recently signaled a possible shift from the prominence of standardized tests in assessing students and schools, saying scores should be used “as a flashlight on what works and what needs our attention — not as hammers to drive the outcomes we want in education from the top down, often pointing fingers to those with greater needs and less resources.” And U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., a former teacher and principal, recently introduced the “More Teaching, Less Testing Act,” which seeks to “make classroom teaching time a priority over annual standardized test preparation and test administration.”
As that reform effort shakes out, Johnson has room to usher in a new district-level norm, said Paul Zavitkovsky, a former CPS principal and assessment specialist for the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Center for Urban Education Leadership.
Zavitkovsky recently served on a CPS advisory committee charged with redesigning the way schools are assessed. The new guidelines, which rely on measures other than standardized tests, such as student, parent and teacher surveys, were recently approved by the Board of Education. But Zavitkovsky said implementation isn’t a given.
“Those things have to be codified, operationalized and acted on, in a high-quality way by real people,” he said. “Without strong leadership, without wise and thoughtful leadership, and aggressive leadership, even the best policies never get activated in a way that makes a difference. Money and time get wasted.”
The considerable costs of administering standardized tests ought to be taken into account, he said, with the state’s contracts with vendors due for renewal in 2025.
“There’s an opportunity here to ... make some major changes in the way statewide testing is done,” Zavitkovsky said, “not that it would be designed to resolve all problems for all districts, but to think clearly about what the proper role of statewide assessment is — what it can and can’t do.”
Around that same time, in the 2025-26 school year, a $628 million funding deficit is expected in CPS as federal emergency COVID-19 funds run out.
Filling the funding gap
Johnson has promised to overhaul CPS’ funding system, echoing state legislation — signed into law in 2017 but yet to be fulfilled — committing the state to provide districts funding based on the needs, rather than sheer number, of their students.
The change resulted in a substantial increase in state aid owed to districts with a large proportion of students with higher resource needs, such as English learners and students who have disabilities or are from low-income families, said Mary McKillip, senior researcher with the Education Law Center, which advocates for equitable school funding. But since Illinois legislators have allocated only modest increases to state funding since the reform passed, the state is far from meeting a nonbinding 2027 deadline to provide the full aid promised, she said.
CPS currently receives only a quarter of the aid that the state determines it needs, resulting in a $1.4 billion gap, CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said at the March Board of Education meeting.
“The goal is great and ambitious and wonderful,” McKillip said of the state reform. “And then the actual enactment ... getting the funds to the schools that’s needed, has been a slow trickle.”
Johnson has said that maintaining the previous funding structure, “creates a huge disadvantage for schools in communities like Chicago, where enrollment and Black populations are declining.” He vowed to “work side-by-side with Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the General Assembly to overhaul the CPS school funding formula and make sure our school communities receive the state funding they need and deserve.”
McKillip said districts in New Mexico, North Carolina and Pennsylvania have had to sue to receive the state funding they’re owed.
Illinois’ system is ”penalizing districts that have a higher proportion of low-income students, which is a lot of rural Illinois,” she said. “It’s frankly not fair that you have some students in districts that don’t have the resource problems, because they’re able to raise the local funding needed … and really under-resourced communities that, year after year, aren’t getting the funding they need. That’s really hurting the students who are in those schools, not getting the education that they should be receiving — and not because the district doesn’t want to.”
From fully staffing bilingual and special education programs to “infusing schools with mental health professionals,” many of the policies Johnson advocated for on the campaign trail would require new funding, which he’s said could be raised through “co-locating revenue-generating facilities such as child care and health clinics” in underutilized schools.
“Every school should have a library and librarian, adequate clinicians and counselors, thriving arts offerings and sports programs and teams,” his platform states. “The mayor of Chicago has an obligation to be actively fighting in partnership for the revenue required to fulfill those basic needs.”
The director of Illinois Families for Public Schools, Cassie Creswell, said while she hopes the legislators who supported Johnson’s campaign can help him procure more funds, underlying state finance issues present a problem.
“It’s tough because in Illinois we do not collect enough revenue to pay for what the state needs. ... Until we have that, making up that ($1.4 billion) CPS is short from the state is not super likely and realistic,” she said.
According to the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability’s analysis of the state’s 2023 general fund budget, Illinois fails to generate enough revenue growth to keep pace with the cost of providing core public services.
There are other state policies that financially hamper CPS. Martinez said further pension funding reforms are needed, with CPS being the only district in the state required to fund its own teacher pensions.
“Pensions will take any new revenues we have, state or local, next year. There’s nothing that’s going to be available for the classrooms in any new revenues that we get,” Martinez told the school board in March, citing “significant inequities” in state policies. “We do need to call this out.”
Board members also said that unlike other districts, CPS’ ability to raise new funds for capital projects through a local referendum, for example, is limited.
Whether funding efforts bear fruit, Creswell expects Johnson’s leadership — from the board members he appoints to district transparency and engagement of parents — to catalyze a change in CPS’ institutional culture.
“The problems that the district faces are way more complicated than what a single mayoral administration and one good mayor could fix,” she said. “But, to have someone who’s experienced the system as a parent, not just a teacher and organizer, that’s unprecedented — someone that you can expect to actually hear concerns ... who cares and has some power to do something about it.”
Reversing declining enrollment
A decade after former Mayor Rahm Emanuel closed 50 schools despite community and CTU outcry, Johnson has said he aims to turn around the district’s yearslong enrollment decline.
“If we can build sustainable community schools alongside quality affordable housing, we will reverse the trend,” he said.
With a moratorium on school closings set to end in 2025, Johnson has proposed a process by which schools struggling with enrollment can identify root causes and be given an opportunity to grow their enrollment. He’s also suggested better program design could help increase student ranks.
Jason Dougal, president of the National Center on Education and the Economy, said there’s only so much any district can do in the short term to affect enrollment, which is often shaped by larger forces such as businesses entering or exiting a community and, as is the case in Chicago, declining birthrates and population loss.
But when it comes to attracting and retaining families who may otherwise opt for home schooling or a private school, the district’s value proposition makes a difference, said Dougal, whose organization studies high performing schools in the U.S. and around the world.
“Are they engaging students in a way that makes them want to come to learn, and are they providing a learning environment in which students can gain the type of critical thinking skills, the communication skills, the collaboration skills, along with the fundamentals of math and English, science and history disciplines, in order to be successful in a future that, quite frankly, none of us know exactly what it’s going to look like,” he said.
Creating a more professional environment for teachers can help stem enrollment losses, Dougal said. “When students are engaged in a rigorous, challenging environment, where they’re growing, they tend to stay. … They love to come to school. The same is true of people with their jobs, including teachers.”
Johnson faced criticism before his runoff victory about whether he could remain impartial and operate on behalf of taxpayers in negotiating with CTU, whose contract expires in 2024. Until recently a paid organizer for the union, Johnson’s campaign was predominantly funded by the CTU and affiliated unions.
“I have a fiduciary responsibility to the people of the city of Chicago, and once I’m mayor of the city of Chicago, I will no longer be a member of the Chicago Teachers Union,” Johnson said.
Zavitkovsky, the UIC researcher and former CPS principal, said he hopes Johnson’s deep relationship with the union will be a benefit to students: “There’s some really important opportunities here to direct resources and direct policy attention toward ongoing teacher learning,” he said. “There’s just no way to be able to get at this goal of making deep learning accessible to all our students without a broad, union-supported, district-supported commitment to stepping back and saying, ‘What aspects of our existing teaching and learning processes are actually working against (that goal)?’”
Dougal added that while the social support Johnson backs is important for retaining students, it may not be possible to overcome the budgetary strains of operating severely underpopulated buildings.
“Kids can learn ... better if they feel safe, they feel nurtured and nourished, physically and emotionally, and they’ve got good medical care, they can see properly — they need all of those things,” he said, adding that’s part of why a school closure can “destroy” a community. “People try to avoid it as much as possible. But the economics of declining enrollment could force politicians to have to make those types of decisions, even when they had said, ‘I would never close a school.’”
But for Johnson, who participated in a 2015 hunger strike to pressure CPS to reopen Dyett High School, school closings during his administration seem unlikely.
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WISH-TV partners with Teachers’ Treasures for Gr8 Paper Push
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — WISH-TV is teaming up with Teachers’ Treasures, a free store for teachers, for the ninth annual Gr8 Paper Push to help stock classrooms with school supplies.
Margaret Sheehan from Teachers’ Treasures joined Daybreak to speak more about the organization and how they help teachers across Indiana.
According to the National Education Association, more than 90% of teachers spend their own money on school supplies and each year they spend an average of $800-$1,200 to help their students succeed.
Every dollar raised turns into $15 of supplies. In 2022, we collected more than $310,000 to help support area teachers.
To donate, click here. The last day to donate is Aug. 3.
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LORETTO, Pa. (AP) — Elijah Sarratt raced to a 65-yard touchdown and St. Francis (Pa.) held on for a 17-13 victory over Stonehill on Saturday to remain unbeaten in the Northeast Conference and collect its fifth straight win.
Sarratt took a forward toss from Cole Doyle behind the line of scrimmage and sprinted around the right side for a 14-3 lead late in the first quarter.
Perry Shelbred's second field goal got Stonehill (3-2, 1-2) within 14-6 at halftime and Jermaine Corbett's 1-yard score brought the Skyhawks within a point in the second half. Alex Schmoke's 37-yard field goal late in the third quarter gave the Red Flash (5-2, 4-0) a five-point margin that would endure.
Doyle threw for 156 yards with a TD and an interception and added 70 yards rushing. Sarratt finished with 99 yards receiving on five catches.
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The ENRICH Trial Demonstrates Surgery with NICO Corporation's Technologies is Superior to Standard of Care (SOC) for Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH)
Currently, up to 50% of people die within 30 days of an ICH, Highlighting the Need for New Options1
LOS ANGELES, April 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NICO Corporation, a pioneer and leader in minimally invasive neurosurgery, today announced initial positive results from the completed ENRICH (Early MiNimally-invasive Removal of ICH) trial at the 2023 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) annual scientific meeting. ENRICH2 was designed to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and economic outcomes for ICH, or hemorrhagic stroke, comparing early minimally invasive parafascicular surgery (MIPS) using NICO's complete technology solution including BrainPath® and Myriad® versus standard of care, which is medical management (MM) based on American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines. Two million people suffer hemorrhagic strokes each year and up to 50% of people will die within 30 days.1 For survivors, up to 88% will be dependent on others for activities of daily living six months later and only 25% will return to functional independence.
At six months, functional outcomes in ENRICH were assessed using the utility-weighted modified Rankin Scale (UWmRS) with differences greater than zero corresponding to improved outcomes. The mean UWmRS score was 0.458 in the MIPS group and 0.374 in those receiving MM, the difference showing a 98.1% posterior probability of superiority. These results met the primary endpoint demonstrating the MIPS group achieved a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in UWmRS versus MM. The ENRICH study also found MIPS was safe and overall mortality at six months was 21.7% (20% for MIPS, 23.3% in the MM group). In the MIPS group, the median hematoma evacuation was 88% with a median end-of treatment volume (EOTV) of 7.2mL. Overall, 73% achieved the EOTV goal of <15mL, which is considered the surgical standard in clot evacuation.3
"The results of the ENRICH trial are revolutionary and represent an advancement for improving outcomes for the millions of people who suffer hemorrhagic strokes," said Jim Pearson, president and CEO, NICO Corporation. "For more than a decade, NICO has been committed to delivering the science and innovative tools behind minimally invasive neurosurgery for the ICH population and ENRICH is the culmination of our mission. We are thrilled to bring these results to the physicians, patients and caregivers of the hemorrhagic stroke community."
The ENRICH trial is a randomized, multi-center, adaptive, clinical trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness, safety and economics of a standardized early MIPS approach (within 24 hours) in 300 patients with spontaneous hemorrhagic stroke – 92 patients with a hemorrhage in the anterior basal ganglia (ABG) location and 208 in the lobar location. The primary intention-to-treat analysis evaluated whether the UWmRS, a standardized measure of global disability, at 180 days in the treatment group was superior to that of the control group. The safety endpoints were mortality at 30 days, change in hemorrhage volume between index and 24-hour CT scan while the economic endpoints were quality-adjusted life years (QALY) at 90-, 120- and 180-days post hemorrhage. The randomized trial enrolled patients at 37 stroke centers across the U.S.2
"ENRICH is the first, randomized clinical trial to meet its primary endpoint demonstrating early MIPS with BrainPath and Myriad improves outcomes for these deadly strokes," said Gustavo Pradilla, M.D., co-lead investigator for ENRICH, associate professor of neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine and chief of neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta. "I believe this trial will change how we treat hemorrhagic stroke moving forward and I look forward to sharing the further details of the ENRICH trial, which will be published soon."
Dan Barrow, the Pamela R. Rollins Chairman and Professor of Neurosurgery at Emory University adds, "We are grateful to NICO for their support of our research and our colleagues at the 37 participating sites that so carefully randomized and expertly managed the enrolled patients. Principally, we thank our brave patients and their families for entrusting us with their care and agreeing to participate in a trial to advance scientific knowledge for the benefit of others. Their selfless behavior is necessary to advance the scientific basis of medical care."
An ICH is bleeding close to the surface, or deep areas of the brain caused by the rupture of a damaged blood vessel in the head. As the amount of blood increases, the buildup of pressure can lead to brain damage, unconsciousness or even death. These types of strokes affect more than two million people each year and have high morbidity and mortality rates. Up to 50% of people will die 30 days post-hemorrhage.1 Hemorrhagic strokes cost the U.S. healthcare system more than $12 billion annually4 with incidence expected to increase due to an aging population and increased use of anticoagulants.1
About NICO BrainPath® and NICO Myriad® System
NICO's technological system solution is comprised of two technologies which are patented, the NICO BrainPath® – the world's first and only technology that achieves minimally-disruptive access using a trans-sulcal and parafascicular surgical approach. And, the NICO Myriad® that provides automated non-ablative tumor removal and hemorrhage evacuation with the Automated Preservation System (APS) enabling intra-operative collection and biological preservation of tissue.
About NICO Corporation
NICO is the first market leader and only company in the world to develop and patent technologies to create an entirely new minimally invasive surgical market in neurosurgery for subcortical and skull base lesions. NICO technologies have been featured in more than 180 peer-reviewed publications with over 550 unique authors from major academic centers. Data from these publications suggest improved clinical outcomes in Minimally Invasive Parafascicular Surgery (MIPS). For more information, visit NICOneuro.com, and follow the latest news on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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References
1 Macellari F, Paciaroni M, Agnelli G, Caso V. Neuroimaging in intracerebral hemorrhage. Stroke. (2014) 45:903–8. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.00370
2 Ratcliff, Jonathan J., et al. "Early Minimally Invasive Removal of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ENRICH): Study Protocol for a Multi-Centered Two-Arm Randomized Adaptive Trial." Frontiers in Neurology, vol. 14, 16 Mar. 2023, https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2023.1126958. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.
3Pradilla G., Ratcliff J, Hall A, Saville B, Allen J, Frankel M, Wright D, Barrow D, and for the ENRICH Investigators. "Efficacy and Safety of Early Minimally Invasive Removal of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ENRICH): a Multicenter Randomized Adaptive Trial." April 2023
4 Greenberg, Steven M., et al. "2022 Guideline for the Management of Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association." Stroke, vol. 53, no. 7, 17 May 2022, https://doi.org/10.1161/str.0000000000000407
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MILAN (AP) — Two German-run migrant rescue ships carrying nearly 300 rescued people were waiting off the eastern coast of Sicily on Saturday, one with permission to disembark its most vulnerable migrants while the other’s request for a safe port has gone unanswered despite “critical” conditions on board.
Chaos and uncertainty has resulted from the decision late Friday by Italy’s far-right-led government to close its ports to humanitarian rescue ships.
Nearly 1,100 rescued migrants aboard four ships run by European charity organizations are stuck in the Mediterranean Sea, some with people rescued as long as two weeks ago amid deteriorating conditions on board.
Both the Humanity 1 and the Rise Above ships, run by separate German humanitarian groups, were in Italian waters, both seeking shelter from rough seas. The Humanity 1, carrying 179 migrants, has received permission to disembark minors and people needing medical care, but the Rise Above’s request for port for its 93 rescued people has so far gone unanswered.
By the time darkness fell Saturday, the Humanity 1 still had not received any direct communications from Italian authorities regarding evacuations, spokesman Wasil Schauseil said.
The SOS Humanity charity challenged Italy’s move to distinguish “vulnerable” migrants, saying all were rescued at sea, which alone qualifies them for a safe port under international law.
Italy’s only Black lawmaker in the lower chamber, Abourbakar Soumahoro, said he would join migrants on the ship if Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s government did not act soon to aid all those blocked at sea.
Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said Friday that the Humanity 1 would be allowed in Italian waters only long enough to disembark minors and people in need of urgent medical care.
The measure was approved after Germany and France each called on Italy to grant a safe port to the migrants, and indicated they would receive some of the migrants so Italy wouldn’t bear the burden alone.
No such provisions have been offered to the other three ships, and both the Geo Barents, carrying 572 migrants, and the Rise Above have entered Italian waters without consent despite repeated requests for a safe port. The Ocean Viking with 234 migrants remained in international waters, south of the Strait of Messina.
“We have been waiting for 10 days for a safe place to disembark the 572 survivors,” said Juan Mattias Gil, the head of mission for the Geo Barents. Operation chief Riccardo Gatti said besides suffering from skin and respiratory infections, many on board were stressed by the prolonged period at sea.
SOS Humanity, which operates Humanity 1, alone said it had made 19 requests for a safe port, all unanswered. The boat is carrying 100 unaccompanied minors as well as infants as young as 7 months.
Italy’s new far-right-led government is insisting that countries whose flag the charity-run ships fly must take on the migrants. Speaking at a news conference late Friday, Piantedosi described such vessels as “islands” that are under the jurisdiction of the flag countries.
Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini, known for his anti-migrant stance, cheered the new directive that he signed along with Italy’s defense and interior ministers.
“We stop being hostage to these foreign and private NGOs that organize the routes, the traffic, the transport and the migratory policies,” Salvini said in a Facebook video, repeating his allegation that the ships’ presence encourages smugglers.
Nongovernmental organizations reject that interpretation, and say they are obligated by the law of the sea to rescue people in distress and that coastal nations are obligated to provide a safe port as soon as feasible.
“The Italian minister of interior’s decree is undoubtedly illegal,” says Mirka Schaefer, advocacy officer at SOS Humanity. “Pushing back refugees at the Italian border violates the Geneva Refugee Convention and international law.”
Most have traveled via Libya, where they set off in unseaworthy boats seeking a better life in Europe, often facing abuses by human traffickers along the way.
While the humanitarian-run boats are being denied a safe port, thousands of migrants have reached Italian shores over the last week, either on their own in fishing boats or rescued at sea by Italian authorities. On Saturday, 147 arrived in Augusta, including 59 on the oil ship Zagara that also carried two bodies.
The situation on the Rise Above was particularly desperate, with 93 people packed aboard a relatively small 25-meter (82-foot) boat. Spokeswoman Hermine Poschmann described a “very critical situation that … led to very great tensions” on board, because passengers saw land and didn’t understand why they weren’t docking.
The head of mission on the vessel, Clemens Ledwa, demanded a port of safety immediately, citing bad weather and the limited capacity of the small ship.
“This is not a wish. This is everyone’s right,’’ he said Friday night.
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Emily Schultheis reported from Berlin.
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Ateliere Named Gold Globee Winner for Information Technology Cloud/SaaS Category
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. , July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ateliere Creative Technologies, an industry leading cloud-native media supply chain company delivering software to orchestrate flexible, timely and cost-efficient production workflow and distribution, announced today that it was named a gold winner in the Information Technology Cloud/SaaS category in the Annual 2022 Disruptor Company Awards by The Globee® Awards, organizers of world's premier business awards programs and business ranking lists. These prestigious global awards recognize disruptive technologies and innovative solutions that are transforming consumer experiences everywhere.
Awarded for its unmatched disruption within the media and entertainment industry, Ateliere is the first genuinely cloud-native digital media supply chain company that empowers studios, broadcasters, and content creators to reach consumers globally. Ateliere is making the vision for a studio in the cloud a reality with a suite of Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions that incorporate advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.
"This recognition solidifies our global position as disruptors and innovators, creating first-of-its-kind technology to move media content at all stages to the cloud," says Ateliere CEO and founder Dan Goman. "Ateliere has been hyper-focused on developing groundbreaking innovations that consolidate media development, production and distribution practices within the entertainment industry, ultimately limiting costs, inefficiencies and risk, along with building more sustainable practices for content owners."
Judges from around the world representing a wide spectrum of industry experts participated in the judging process.
"The new era of disruptive innovations is here. Disruptive products, services, technologies, and solutions are transforming consumer experiences everywhere while consumer and end-user needs are continuously evolving," said San Madan, co-President of Globee Awards. "Legacy systems are not always fast enough to accept and respond to such needs."
Disruptors are highly persistent, mostly beginning from scratch without the constraints of traditionally accepted processes or business models. They use technology and modern tools to achieve end results. Disruptors do things differently and are not hindered by existing ways of industry stalwarts. They are ready to take on an enormous challenge and find solutions for the biggest pain points customers experience.
"Ateliere's Connect platform has enabled us to centralize our complex distribution workflows combined with a helpful, knowledgeable, and dedicated media services team," says Man Bartlett, VP, Operations at Topic. "Ateliere is a true partner we can consistently rely on to follow-through with our needs, support issues, and the ever-changing demands of our industry."
"At Ateliere, we recognize the pending need for clear solutions to shortfalls within our existing media supply chain," says Goman. "Through continued innovation we aim to become the first consolidated, full-service entertainment technology provider offering a single, cloud-native solution that services the entire content creation industry from concept to the consumer."
See the complete list of 2022 winners here: https://globeeawards.com/disruptor/winners/
Ateliere Creative Technologies is a leading cloud-native media supply chain company that empowers studios, broadcasters, and content creators to reach consumers globally. The Ateliere suite of SaaS solutions incorporates advanced workflows and formats to make the vision for a studio in the cloud a reality. The nucleus of the Ateliere platform, Ateliere Connect™, delivers core competencies in IMF, parallel scaling, and geographically distributed workflows. Ateliere is created and developed by a team of experts with decades of combined experience at leading tech companies, including Amazon, Dolby, HBO, Netflix, and Microsoft. Find out more https://ateliere.com/ateliere-connect/.
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ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order said Thursday it has expelled a prominent Slovenian priest from the congregation following allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuses against adult women.
A statement from the Jesuits, obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, said the Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik was dismissed from the Jesuit order by decree on June 9 “due to stubborn refusal to observe the vow of obedience.”
Rupnik is one of the most celebrated religious artists in the Catholic Church, whose mosaics decorate churches and basilicas around the world, including at the Vatican.
Late last year, the Jesuits acknowledged he had been accused by several women of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuses over a 30-year period. But he had largely escaped punishment, apparently thanks in part to his exalted status in the church and at the Vatican, where even Francis’ role in the case came into question.
The Jesuit statement said Rupnik has 30 days to appeal the expulsion order. He remains a priest, just not a Jesuit priest, and has no authority to celebrate any sacraments publicly. He could eventually join a diocese, but such a process would take years and require a bishop to agree to take him in.
The Rupnik scandal exploded in December when Italian blogs and websites reported that consecrated women had complained for years about abuse by him, only to have their claims discredited or covered up by Rupnik’s superiors. The case posed a problem for the Vatican and the Jesuits because of suspicions that the charismatic priest received preferential treatment by the Holy See, where a Jesuit pope reigns and Jesuit priests are in top positions at the sex abuse office.
After the allegations erupted, the Jesuits reluctantly admitted Rupnik had been declared excommunicated in 2020 for having committed one of the gravest crimes in church law — using the confessional to absolve a woman with whom he had engaged in sexual activity — but had repented and had the sanction quickly removed.
The next year, Rupnik was accused by nine women of having sexually, psychologically and spiritually abused them in the 1990s at a community he co-founded in Slovenia. Even though the Jesuits recommended a church trial, the Vatican’s sex abuse office refused to waive the statute of limitations and declared the crimes too old to prosecute.
That outcome underscored how the Catholic hierarchy routinely refuses to consider spiritual and sexual abuse of adult women as a crime that must be punished, but rather a mere lapse of priestly chastity that can be forgiven, without considering the trauma it causes victims.
After the scandal, the Jesuits invited anyone with other claims against Rupnik to come forward, and 15 people did.
The Jesuits then asked Rupnik to respond, but he refused, according to the statement Thursday.
“Thus, we forced Father Marko Rupnik to change communities and accept a new mission in which we offered him one last chance as a Jesuit to come to terms with his past and to give a clear signal to the many aggrieved people who were testifying against him to enter a path of truth,” the statement said. “Faced with Marko Rupnik’s repeated refusal to obey this mandate, we were unfortunately left with only one solution: resignation from the Society of Jesus.”
Francis’ role in the Rupnik case also came into question, given the unusually quick turnaround in which he had been declared excommunicated and then had the penalty removed — a period of less than a month — as well as the Vatican’s refusal to waive the statute of limitations when the second set of allegations were lodged.
In a Jan. 24 interview with The Associated Press, Francis denied he had any role in the handling of Rupnik’s case, other than to intervene procedurally to keep the second set of accusations from the nine women with the same tribunal that had heard the first.
He added that he was shocked by the allegations against Rupnik, with whom he had reportedly been close.
“For me, it was a surprise, really. This, a person, an artist of this level — for me was a big surprise, and a wound,” Francis told AP.
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WASHINGTON — An overwhelming and growing majority of Americans say the U.S. is heading in the wrong direction, including nearly 8 in 10 Democrats, according to a new poll that finds deep pessimism about the economy plaguing President Joe Biden.
Eighty-five percent of U.S. adults say the country is on the wrong track, and 79% describe the economy as poor, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The findings suggest Biden faces fundamental challenges as he tries to motivate voters to cast ballots for Democrats in November’s midterm elections.
Inflation has consistently eclipsed the healthy 3.6% unemployment rate as a focal point for Americans, who are dealing with high gasoline and food prices. Even among Democrats, 67% call economic conditions poor.
“He’s doing the best he can — I can’t say he’s doing a good job,” said Chuck McClain, 74. “But his opposition is so bad. I just don’t feel the Democratic Congress is doing enough.”
The Las Vegas resident is a loyal Democrat who said he doesn't miss an election, but he said the price of gas and groceries, Russia's war in Ukraine and the country's deep political divides have led more Americans to feel as though Washington is unresponsive to their needs.
“My wife and I are very frustrated with where the country is headed, and we don’t have a lot of hope for the political end of it to get any better,” he said.
The poll shows only 39% of Americans approve of Biden’s leadership overall, while 60% disapprove. His approval rating fell to its lowest point of his presidency last month and remains at that level. The Democratic president gets hit even harder on the economy, with 69% saying they disapprove of him on the issue. Among Democrats, 43% disapprove of Biden's handling of the economy.
Just 14% say things are going in the right direction, down slightly from 21% in May and 29% in April. Through the first half of 2021, about half of Americans said the country was headed in the right direction, a number that has steadily eroded in the past year.
Dorothy Vaudo, 66, said she voted for Biden in 2020 but plans to switch allegiance this year.
“I’m a Democrat so I had to vote Democrat, but that’s going to change,” said the Martin County, North Carolina resident.
In recent weeks, Americans have endured even more bad economic news, with inflation continuing to rise, interest rates increasing dramatically and the S&P 500 entering a bear market as many serious economists predict a recession. Yet consumer spending has largely kept pace and hiring remains brisk in a sign that families and businesses have been able to withstand some of the economic pain.
In an interview this month with the AP, Biden traced the decline in his popularity to increases in gas prices that began a year ago. He said that prices shot up further with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February. But he rejected claims by Republican lawmakers and some major economists that his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package from last year contributed to inflation, noting that price increases were a global phenomenon.
“We’re in a stronger position than any nation in the world to overcome this inflation,” Biden said. “If it’s my fault, why is it the case in every other major industrial country in the world that inflation is higher?"
Douglass Gavilan, a 26-year-old in Miami, is concerned about the “skyrocketing” prices and rent that he sees in his community. Shelter costs are roughly a third of the U.S. consumer price index, so the run-up in rents and home values has started to strain the budgets even of many people living where there are strong job opportunities.
“I don’t even know if I’m going to be able to live here in a few years,” Gavilan said. “I definitely don’t feel confident in the economy.”
Though he doesn’t identify with a political party, Gavilan voted for Biden in 2020. He doesn't think Biden has proposed anything to make a meaningful difference in his life, but he does think the president’s in a tough spot.
“There’s very little he can do without everyone blaming him for everything,” Gavilan said.
The poll was conducted from Thursday to Monday, with many interviews conducted after the Supreme Court on Friday struck down Roe v. Wade and allowed states to ban abortion -- a decision opposed by a majority of the American people in earlier polls, which could also have contributed to the continued slump in the national mood.
The national dissatisfaction is bipartisan, the poll shows. Ninety-two percent of Republicans and 78% of Democrats say the country is headed in the wrong direction. Since last month, the percentage of Democrats saying the country is headed in the wrong direction rose from 66%.
Biden’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic remains a relative bright spot, with 53% of Americans saying they approve of his handling of that issue. On the other hand, only 36% say they approve of Biden’s handling of gun policy; 62% disapprove.
But the economy is what weighs on many Americans as their top priority.
Curtis Musser, 57, a chemistry teacher from Clermont, Florida, said he expects a recession is coming, though he believes it will be mild.
Musser said many Americans simply feel as though they're at the mercy of events beyond their control, whether that's the pandemic, rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, war in Europe or political hostilities within the U.S.
“I feel as an individual somewhat helpless,” he said. “I don’t have control of the markets, and you can’t really guess what markets are going do because you don’t know what the Fed is going to do. You don’t know what Congress is going to do. You don't know what Vladimir Putin is going to do."
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The poll of 1,053 adults was conducted June 23-27 using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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WASHINGTON — It’s been more than a decade since President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, welcomed back George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, for the unveiling of their White House portraits, part of a beloved Washington tradition that for decades managed to transcend partisan politics.
President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, are set to revive that ritual — after an awkward and anomalous gap in the Trump years — when they host the Obamas on Wednesday for the big reveal of their portraits in front of scores of friends, family and staff.
The Obama paintings will not look like any in the White House portrait collection to which they will be added. They were America’s first Black president and first lady.
The ceremony will also mark Michelle Obama’s first visit to the White House since Obama’s presidency ended in January 2017, and only the second visit for Barack Obama. He was at the White House in April to mark the 12th anniversary of the health care law he signed in 2010.
Portrait ceremonies often give past presidents an opportunity to showcase their comedic timing.
“I am pleased that my portrait brings an interesting symmetry to the White House collection. It now starts and ends with a George W,” Bush quipped at his ceremony in 2012.
Bill Clinton joked in 2004 that “most of the time, till you get your picture hung like this, the only artists that draw you are cartoonists.”
Recent tradition, no matter the party affiliation, has had the current president genially hosting his immediate predecessor for the unveiling — as Clinton did for George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush did for Clinton and Obama did for the younger Bush.
Then there was an unexplained pause when Donald Trump did not host Obama.
Two spokespeople for Trump did not respond to emailed requests for comment on the lack of a ceremony for Obama, and whether artists are working on portraits of Trump and former first lady Melania Trump.
The White House portrait collection starts with George Washington, America’s first president. Congress bought his portrait.
Other portraits of early presidents and first ladies often came to the White House as gifts. Since the middle of the last century, the White House Historical Association has paid for the paintings.
The first portraits financed by the association were of Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson, and John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, said Stewart McLaurin, president of the private, nonprofit organization established by first lady Kennedy.
Before presidents and first ladies leave office, the association explains the portrait process. The former president and first lady choose the artist or artists, and offer guidance on how they want to be portrayed.
“It really involves how that president and first lady see themselves,” McLaurin said in an interview with The Associated Press.
The collection includes an iconic, full-length portrait of Washington that adorns the East Room. It is the only item still in the White House that was in the executive mansion in November 1800 when John Adams and Abigail Adams became the first president and first lady to live in the White House.
Years later, first lady Dolley Madison saved Gilbert Stuart’s portrait of Washington from almost certain ruin. She had White House staff take it out of the city before advancing British forces burned the mansion in 1814. The painting was held in storage until the White House was rebuilt.
President and first lady portraits are seen by millions of White House visitors, though not all are on display. Some are undergoing conservation or are in storage.
Those that are on display line hallways and rooms in public areas of the mansion, such as the Ground Floor and its Vermeil and China Rooms, and the State Floor one level above, which has the famous Green, Blue and Red Rooms, the East Room and State Dining Room.
Portraits of Mamie Eisenhower, Pat Nixon, Lady Bird Johnson and Lou Henry Hoover grace the Vermeil Room, along with a full-length image of Jacqueline Kennedy. Michelle Obama’s portrait likely will join Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush along the Ground Floor hallway.
The State Floor hallway one floor above features recent presidents: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. Gerald Ford’s portrait and the likeness of Richard Nixon — the only president to resign from office — are on view on the Grand Staircase leading to the private living quarters on the second floor.
Past presidents' images move around the White House, depending on their standing with the current occupants. Ronald Reagan, for example, moved Thomas Jefferson and Harry S. Truman out of the Cabinet Room and swapped in Dwight Eisenhower and Calvin Coolidge.
In the Clinton era, portraits of Richard Nixon and Reagan, idols of the Republican Party, lost their showcase spot in the Grand Foyer and were replaced with pictures of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Truman, heroes of the Democrats. Nancy Reagan temporarily moved Eleanor Roosevelt to a place of prominence in the East Room in 1984 to mark the centennial of her birth.
One of the most prominent spots for a portrait is above the mantle in the State Dining Room and it has been occupied for decades by a painting of a seated Abraham Lincoln, hand supporting his chin. It was placed there by Franklin Roosevelt.
Bill Clinton’s and George W. Bush’s portraits hang on opposing walls in the Grand Foyer.
Clinton’s would be relocated to make room for Barack Obama’s if the White House sticks to tradition and keeps the two most recent Oval Office occupants there, McLaurin said.
“That’s up to the White House, to the curators,” he said.
The association, which is funded through private donations and the sale of books and an annual White House Christmas ornament, keeps the portrait price well below market value because of the “extraordinary honor” an artist derives from having “their work of art hanging perpetually in the White House,” McLaurin said.
Details about the Obamas' portraits will stay under wraps until Wednesday.
Biden will be the rare president to host a former boss for the unveiling; he was Obama’s vice president. George H.W. Bush, who held Ronald Reagan’s ceremony, was Reagan’s No. 2.
Betty Monkman, a former White House curator, said during a 2017 podcast for the White House Historical Association that the ceremony is a “statement of generosity” by the president and first lady. “It’s a very warm, lovely moment.”
The White House portraits are one of two sets of portraits of presidents and first ladies. The National Portrait Gallery, a Smithsonian museum, maintains its own collection and those portraits are unveiled before the White House pair. The Obamas’ unveiled their museum portraits in February 2018.
Linda St. Thomas, chief spokesperson for the Smithsonian Institution, said in an email that a $650,000 donation in July from Save America, Trump’s political action committee, was earmarked for the couple’s museum portraits. Two artists have been commissioned, one for each painting, and work has begun, St. Thomas said. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/biden-to-help-unveil-obama-white-house-portrait/507-5ac99367-4d01-4646-9b97-10a7695b0636 | 2022-09-02 13:04:57 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/biden-to-help-unveil-obama-white-house-portrait/507-5ac99367-4d01-4646-9b97-10a7695b0636 |
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Jay Johnston, an actor who appeared in such shows as Arrested Development and Bob's Burgers, was arrested in California on Wednesday and faces charges in connection to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
According to court documents, Johnston, 54, allegedly helped pour water on the faces of rioters who had been pepper sprayed by law enforcement and was seen carrying a stolen shield that belonged to U.S. Capitol Police. The documents, which reference video and photo footage, say Johnston participated with other rioters in trying to push law enforcement officials.
"Several members of the crowd joined together to push against police in a concerted movement. Johnston participated in this concerted movement and pushed along with other rioters for several seconds," the document states.
After the insurrection, the FBI posted pictures of Johnston, as well as many other rioters, on Jan. 6, asking for help with identification. The documents say that in March 2021, an attorney contacted the FBI's National Threat Operations Center and said they represented Johnston. The FBI says they interviewed three associates of Johnston who all identified him in the photographs the FBI posted.
One associate, the FBI says, provided a text message in which Johnston acknowledged being at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The text read, "The news has presented it as an attack. It actually wasn't. Thought it kind of turned into that. It was a mess. Got maced and tear gassed and I found it quite untastic."
Airline records also show that Johnston reserved a flight that departed Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 4, 2021, and returned Jan. 7.
The actor faces charges of obstructing officers during civil disorder, which is a felony. He also faces several misdemeanor charges, including unlawful entry on restricted buildings or grounds. He is among the more than 1,000 people prosecutors have charged in relation to the deadly insurrection that took place more than two years ago.
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HOUSTON, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Freepoint Eco-Systems LLC ("Freepoint") celebrated the groundbreaking of its first commercial-scale advanced plastics recycling facility located in Hebron, Ohio.
The ISCC Plus Certified facility will recycle end-of-life waste plastic otherwise destined for landfills or incineration. It will span 25 acres and make use of an existing 260,000-square-foot warehouse, making it one of the largest advanced recycling facilities in the world. The facility will have the capacity to recycle approximately 90,000 tons of waste plastic per year.
Freepoint uses proven pyrolysis technology to convert waste plastic into feedstock that will be used to make new plastic products. As a result, less plastic waste is landfilled or incinerated, and more oil is left in the ground. Overall, the process reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% compared to plastic made from fossil fuels.
Freepoint will create 200 construction jobs in Ohio in 2023 to build the facility, as well as 70 full-time circular economy jobs once the facility begins commercial operations.
"Breaking ground on Freepoint's flagship facility in Ohio marks the next big step in expanding our advanced recycling footprint in the United States and across the globe. From construction to the launch of operations and beyond, the facility will have a positive impact both broadly and in the Ohio community through plastic recycling, job creation and greenhouse gas reductions. Ultimately, we are working to contribute to a more sustainable circular economy," said Jeff McMahon, Managing Director of Freepoint.
All recycled plastic feedstock produced by the facility will be sold to Shell in connection with a long-term supply agreement signed by Freepoint and Shell earlier this year.
"I congratulate Freepoint on reaching this exciting milestone. Shell is delighted to be working with Freepoint and to have secured a hundred percent of the pyrolysis oil offtake from the plant that will be used at our Energy and Chemicals Park Norco. The pyrolysis offtake will make a valuable contribution to Shell's strategy to deliver more of the circular chemicals our customers demand and is a great example of the collaboration needed to grow this value chain," said Phil Turley, GM, Plastic Circularity Shell.
Commercial operations of the facility are expected to begin in the first half of 2024.
About Freepoint Eco-Systems LLC
Freepoint Eco-Systems LLC is an affiliate of Freepoint Commodities LLC, a global commodities merchant providing supply chain management services and eco-friendly products and solutions to its customers. Among other things, Freepoint Eco-Systems is in the business of securing supplies of waste plastic that is not being recycled and converting that waste into reusable products via its advanced recycling facilities. Freepoint Eco-Systems is engaged in business operations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. More information can be found at www.FreepointEcoSystems.com
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The Ghost of Uncle Joe’s, an annual Halloween costume ball and fundraiser for the Historic Harsimus & Jersey City Cemetery, has long been a signature event on the Jersey City calendar. This year’s 13th incarnation promises to be spookier, sexier, more diverse -- and bigger -- than ever.
A lineup of eight shows – starting at the cemetery on Friday, Oct. 21, and continuing through a gala after-party at White Eagle Hall on Monday, Oct. 24 – promises a total of 40 sets as local musicians dress up and cover the music of their favorite acts. On Saturday, Oct. 22, the full-day main event at the cemetery runs from 1:30 to 10 p.m., followed by after-parties at Porta, Pet Shop, and PS Wine Bar Downtown, Lo-Fi in Jersey City Heights, as well as the Jersey City Theatre Center adjacent to White Eagle Hall.
“I don’t want to say we’re totally done with COVID, but it was a much bigger consideration last year and we’re pretty much through the worst part of it,” said promoter “Dancing Tony” Susco, who conceived and oversees the event. “And there’s some great additions this year that I’m really excited about.”
Among the highlights, he said, is the opportunity to do something at White Eagle Hall.
“I was trying to get a show in Asbury as well, but that didn’t pan out,” he said. “But there’s lots of great events, and a week out, I’m just nervous about the weather. But even if it’s nasty and we can’t do outdoors at the cemetery, there’s so much other stuff going on inside that it will still be a really fun event.”
Uncle Joe’s was a beloved Jersey City rock club that was demolished in 2006 as part of the Powerhouse Arts District redevelopment, which also claimed the 111 First St. arts building. In 2010, Susco started hosting “The Ghost of Uncle Joe’s” as a way to celebrate Halloween and pay homage to the club, but primarily to raise funds for the cemetery, which depends on private donations to survive.
From fairly humble beginnings a dozen years ago, the event has grown to the point where it raised $10,000 for the cemetery’s upkeep and improvements in 2021. And Susco said he hopes to surpass that goal this year.
The list of bands being covered has grown, too, evolving from the classic rock acts of the early Uncle Joe’s events – the Beatles, Stones, Who, and so forth – to an exciting array of modern hitmakers as well as some old reliables like the Doors, ABBA, punk rock progenitors the Misfits, and prog-rockers Yes.
“We’ve always put out a list of bands who had already been done, and we’d wait five years until someone could do one of those again, but this year we decided to try and do a lot of bands that had never been done before,” Susco noted. “For instance, I can’t believe no one’s ever done Metallica before. I mean, what’s wrong with people? Metallica! The band that’s doing Nine Inch Nails has been talking about this for six months. It’s a lot of work learning those songs. I don’t think anyone’s ever done the Eagles before for the same reason.”
The list of contemporary acts being covered includes Tame Impala, Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, Robyn, and My Chemical Romance. There’s also a slew of bands from the 1990s and early Aughts, representing a variety of genres and genders: Hole, Alanis Morrisette, Arrested Development, Sublime, the Hives, Interpol, Modest Mouse, and Weezer.
And there are a few bands that simply can’t be pigeonholed like the Replacements, Social Distortion, Queens of the Stone Age, Billy Squier, and Modest Mouse.
To prove this isn’t just about grownups recreating the music of their youth, youngsters from the Hoboken School of Rock will be playing the music of Def Leppard.
Another innovation is that in the past, bands would simply announce who’d they’d be covering. This year, almost every act is using a stage name so attendees won’t know who’s performing until the set begins.
Yet, with all this craziness and ambition, the real mission of the Ghost of Uncle Joe’s remains the preservation of the cemetery.
“It’s been some rough years,” Susco said, “first because of COVID, which hurt donations. And we also had some issues at the cemetery itself in terms of maintenance.”
For that reason, the Ghost of Uncle Joe’s is offering free tickets for the entire event to anyone willing to donate a few hours any Tuesday through Saturday, helping with maintenance, sweeping leaves, pulling weeds, and whatnot.
“It seems like people who like to stay out late to see live music don’t want to come here early and rake, so it has been hard,” Susco said. “But we do our best, and we really are trying to find a few more volunteers.”
The cemetery and its fans were dealt a horrible blow when Eileen Markenstein, the trustee who led restoration of the property after it had been neglected for years, died suddenly in 2020. She’s now buried at the cemetery she loved.
“Eileen is still here, I get to see her every day I’m there,” said Susco. “She’s still making sure we do a good job.”
The Ghost of Uncle Joe’s is offering a special $150 pass this year, which allows admission to every event. For details on other ticket deals, individual show admission, and for a full schedule, visit www.theghostofunclejoes.com. Costumes at all events are encouraged but not required.
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3 rehabilitated monk seals return to the wild after months of ‘plumping up’
HONOLULU (KHNL/Gray News) - Three endangered monk seals were returned to the wild after being rehabilitated.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the malnourished trio was found last year at the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in Hawaii.
Officials took the seals to the Ke Kai Ola marine hospital in Kailua-Kona where they spent months “plumping up.”
Officials deemed the seals, named Alena, Lelehua, and Ikaika, healthy enough to return to the wild after three days of a “soft” release last month at Midway Atoll.
Due to potential existing threats in the wild, the NOAA said it will continue to monitor the endangered monk seals using satellite tags and unique flipper tags.
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After an extensive nationwide search, the Monroe County Chamber of Commerce has selected Dennis Jarvis II as its next executive director. Jarvis has more than 20 years of experience in tourism, community development and economic development.
During his career, he has worked to secure millions in both public and private capital investment and nearly 1,000 new jobs for the communities he has served.
“I’m excited to start a new chapter with the Monroe County Chamber of Commerce and work with the staff and the executive board. Monroe County has tremendous industrial sites, ample infrastructure and a talented workforce. I’m overwhelmed and flattered with the hospitality, generosity and support the community is providing me. It’s an honor to be chosen to work in this dynamic community,” Jarvis said.
In his career, Jarvis has been instrumental in developing business retention and expansion programs, fundraising, entrepreneurial development and training programs, securing grant funding for activities, such as infrastructure development, marketing for new industry attraction/recruitment and developing hundreds of acres of industrial land.
“The board of directors is very confident in our decision. Dennis comes to the chamber with a lot of diverse experience, which will be integral to helping our community continue to grow and prosper. We certainly appreciate the expertise and professionalism of Next Move Group in helping us find the right leader,” said Jon Alexander, chamber board chair and president/CEO of Amory Federal Savings & Loan.
Next Move Group LLC’s executive search division specializes in placing executive-level positions for economic development organizations and chambers of commerce across the country.
“As incoming chair for the chamber’s board of directors, I’m incredibly excited about working with Dennis. We have gained a lot of momentum in growing our community and economy, and I’m very much looking forward to what we can accomplish next,” said Wes Kirkpatrick, chamber board chair-elect and Monroe County Airport manager.
Jarvis is slated to begin serving as the chamber’s executive director March 27. For additional information about the Monroe County Chamber of Commerce, visit www.gomonroe.org.
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BANGALORE, India, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambee's pollen API is here to help businesses and organizations better manage the pollen season by providing the most hyperlocal pollen data available on the market.
As per AAFA (Asthma and allergy foundation of America), more than 50 million people have various types of allergies each year and it is the sixth leading cause of chronic illness. Pollen affects human well-being with different seasonal allergies and respiratory ailments, making it extremely important to track, says Ambee's co-founder, Madhusudhan Anand. "The problem is, it requires a complex methodology to gather accurate results. Most pollen forecasts right now provide a very broad estimate and part of the problem is that there aren't many observing stations for pollen counts."
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One global RS brand will deliver efficiency, sustainable value, and scalability to its stakeholders worldwide.
LONDON, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RS Group plc (LSE: RS1), a global omni-channel provider of product and service solutions, today announced the uniting of its global maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) supply chain solutions business into a single brand, RS Integrated Supply.
Previously trading as two separate brands - IESA and Synovos - the transition to RS Integrated Supply marks the first step in the Group's transition to consolidate its operating brands under one strong, unified RS identity, delivering global efficiency, sustainable value, and scalability to its stakeholders.
RS Integrated Supply provides outsourced storeroom management and procurement services that drive sustainable productivity and reliability for MRO supply chains. Through its global operation, RS Integrated Supply serves multi-site industrial organizations across North America, the UK, Europe and other global markets. The business has offices in Warrington, UK, and Radnor, Pennsylvania.
Procurement and storeroom solutions are built on advanced proprietary digital platforms that consolidate information and drive improvement. Standardized technology, platform integration and streamlined services improve accessibility and efficiency, ensuring consistent quality across global organizations. The platforms deliver predictive intelligence in addition to historical data, with reporting and insight provided through data collection, cleansing and standardization.
Operational excellence, sustainability and continuous improvement are built into all processes and services, optimizing the end-to-end supply chain and the relationship between maintenance data, inventory, purchasing and consumption patterns.
"Our transition to RS Integrated Supply brings the combined value of the IESA and Synovos MRO solutions to organizations around the world," commented Debbie Bowring, President, RS Integrated Supply. "As one global brand, our digitally enabled procurement and storeroom solutions and engineering skills provide unmatched reliability, consolidation, standardization and total cost efficiencies across the supply chain.
For more information about RS Integrated Supply, visit: www.rs-integratedsupply.com
RS Group plc (formerly Electrocomponents plc) is a leading global omni-channel industrial product and service solutions provider to customers who are involved in designing, building and maintaining industrial equipment and operations, safely and sustainably. We stock more than 700,000 industrial and electronic products, sourced from over 2,500 leading suppliers, and provide a wide range of product and service solutions to over 1.2 million customers. With operations in 32 countries, we trade through multiple channels and ship over 60,000 parcels a day.
We support customers across the product life cycle, whether via innovation and technical support at the design phase, improving time to market and productivity at the build phase, or reducing purchasing costs and optimising inventory in the maintenance phase. We offer our customers tailored product and service propositions that are essential for the successful operation of their businesses and help them save time and money.
RS Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange with stock ticker RS1 and in the year ended 31 March 2022 reported revenue of £2,554 million.
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STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pocono Mountain Visitors Bureau announced a new text service coming to two Pocono ski resorts.
Pocono Mountain Visitors Bureau (PMVB) said that they have partnered up with SkiText to launch a texting service at Shawnee Mountain Ski Area and Ski Big Bear at Masthope Mountian.
“SkiText is just another way our ski resorts aim to make the experience on the mountain even better for guests,” stated Chris Barret, President/CEO of the PMVB.
SkiText is a company that provides a way to communicate with its users to give them all the information needed for the slopes right from their mobile devices.
“SkiText offers guests resort-specific information that can assist in planning your trip from the beginning to end,” added Barret.
According to Pocono Mountain Visitors Bureau, Ski Big Bear and Shawnee Mountain Ski are the first two resorts in the Pocono area to receive this free service.
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LAS VEGAS, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PlayAGS, Incorporated (NYSE: AGS) ("AGS" or the "Company") today announced it will release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022 after the market close on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. The Company will host an investor conference call and live webcast the same day at 5 p.m. EST to further discuss its third quarter 2022 financial performance and current business outlook.
The Company encourages participants to pre-register for the conference call by using the following link: AGS Q3 2022 Earnings Call. Callers who pre-register will be given a conference passcode and unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live operator. Participants may pre-register at any time, including up to the call start time.
To pre-register, please click here: AGS Q3 2022 Earnings Call
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China’s response to Pelosi visit a sign of future intentions
BANGKOK (AP) — China’s response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan was anything but subtle — dispatching warships and military aircraft to all sides of the self-governing island democracy, and firing ballistic missiles into the waters nearby.
The dust has still not settled, with Taiwan this week conducting drills of its own and Beijing announcing it has more maneuvers planned, but experts say a lot can already be gleaned from what China has done, and has not done, so far. China will also be drawing lessons on its own military capabilities from the exercises, which more closely resembled what an actual strike on the island claimed by Beijing as its own territory would look like, and from the American and Taiwanese response.
During the nearly weeklong maneuvers that followed Pelosi’s early August visit, China sailed ships and flew aircraft regularly across the median line in the Taiwan Strait, claiming the de facto boundary did not exist, fired missiles over Taiwan itself, and challenged established norms by firing missiles into Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
“I think we are in for a risky period of testing boundaries and finding out who can achieve escalatory dominance across the diplomatic, military and economic domains,” said David Chen, an analyst with CENTRA Technology, a U.S.-based consulting firm.
Pelosi was the highest-level member of the U.S. government to visit Taiwan in 25 years, and her visit came at a particularly sensitive time, as Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to seek a third five-year term as leader of the ruling Communist Party later this year.
Under Xi, China has been increasingly forceful in declaring that Taiwan must be brought under its control — by force if necessary — and U.S. military officials have said that Beijing may seek a military solution within the next few years.
Tensions were already high, with China conducting regular military flights near Taiwan and the U.S. routinely sailing warships through the Taiwan Strait to emphasize they are international waters.
China accuses the U.S. of encouraging the island’s independence through the sale of weapons and engagement between U.S. politicians and the island’s government.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying called Pelosi’s visit a “serious provocation” and accused Washington of breaking the status quo and “interfering in China’s internal affairs.”
“China is not the old China of 120 years ago, and we are not Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan — we will not allow any foreign force to bully, suppress or enslave us,” she told reporters in Beijing. “Whoever wants to do so will be on a collision course with the Great Wall of steel forged by the 1.4 billion Chinese people.”
The U.S. continues to insist it has not deviated from its “one-China” policy, recognizing the government in Beijing while allowing for informal relations and defense ties with Taipei.
China held off on its maneuvers until Pelosi had left Taiwan, and turned back its forces before they approached Taiwan’s coast or territorial airspace, which showed a “modicum of restraint,” Chen said. But, he noted, another congressional visit following Pelosi’s triggered the announcement of more exercises.
“We are likely entering a period of regular military demonstrations in and around China’s maritime domain,” he said.
“The Chinese Communist Party is also quite capable in creating cross-domain responses, as has been seen in the cyber realm. Beyond that, we could see escalatory moves in space, in the South China Sea, Africa, the Indian Ocean, or the South Pacific.”
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said the scale and coordination of the exercises suggested China was looking past Taiwan toward establishing dominance in the western Pacific. That would include controlling the East and South China Seas via the Taiwan Strait, and having the capability to impose a blockade to prevent the U.S. and its allies from coming to the aid of Taiwan in the event of an attack.
Short of an armed conflict, a blockade of the Taiwan Strait — a significant thoroughfare for global trade — could have major implications for international supply chains at a time when the world is already facing disruptions.
In particular, Taiwan is a crucial provider of computer chips for the global economy.
Though ostensibly a reaction to Pelosi’s visit, it is clear China’s exercises had been long planned, said Mareike Ohlberg, a senior fellow in the Asia Program of the German Marshall Fund think tank.
“I do think they were looking for an opportunity to escalate,” she said. “This is not something you prep after the announcement (of the visit) and then pull off that quickly and that easily.”
The U.S. held back throughout the maneuvers, keeping an aircraft carrier group and two amphibious assault ships at sail in the region, but not close to the island. Taiwan avoided any active countermeasures.
Kurt Campbell, the Biden administration’s coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs, said this week that the U.S. was taking a “calm and resolute” long-view approach that would include continued transits of the Taiwan Strait, supporting Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities, and otherwise deepening ties with the island.
To that end, the U.S. announced Thursday that it was opening talks with Taiwan on a wide-ranging trade agreement.
Campbell said Washington sees China’s actions as “part of an intensified pressure campaign against Taiwan, which has not ended.”
“We expect it to continue to unfold in the coming weeks and months,” he said.
The U.S. Department of Defense has acknowledged China’s increasingly capable military, saying it has become a true rival and has already surpassed the American military in some areas, including shipbuilding, and now has the world’s largest navy.
The reserved American response to the recent exercises seemed calculated to avoid any accidental confrontation that could have escalated the situation, but could also feed China’s confidence, Ohlberg said.
“The base of China’s thinking is that the U.S. is in decline and that China is on the rise, and I guess the response would have been seen in Beijing as confirming that thinking,” she said.
The U.S. and China came perhaps the closest to blows in 1996, when China, irked by what it saw as increasing American support for Taiwan, fired missiles into the waters some 30 kilometers (20 miles) from Taiwan’s coast ahead of Taiwan’s first popular presidential election.
The U.S. responded with its own show of force, sending two aircraft carrier groups to the region. At the time, China had no aircraft carriers and little means to threaten the American ships, and it backed down.
China subsequently embarked on a massive modernization of its military and the recent exercises demonstrate a “quantum leap” of improvement from 1996, showing a joint command and control coordination not seen before, Chen said.
Before being confident enough to launch an actual invasion of Taiwan, however, the Chinese military still needs to do more to assure the country’s political leadership it would be successful, he said.
“These latest exercises are probably part of proving that capability, but more needs to be hammered out before they could be confident in conducting a full-scale Taiwan amphibious invasion,” he said. “They’ve only demonstrated the maritime blockade and air control parts of that campaign, without opposition.”
Following the visit, China released an updated “white paper” on Taiwan outlining how it envisioned an eventual annexation of the island would look.
It said it would follow the “one country, two systems” format applied in Hong Kong, which critics say has been undermined by a sweeping national security law that asserts Beijing’s control over speech and political participation. The concept has been thoroughly rejected in Taiwanese public opinion polls in which respondents have overwhelmingly favored their current de facto independence.
Tellingly, the new white paper discarded a pledge in its previous iteration not to send troops or government officials to an annexed Taiwan.
China has refused all contact with Taiwan’s government since shortly after the 2016 election of President Tsai Ing-wen of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party. Tsai was overwhelmingly reelected in 2020.
China’s bellicose response to Pelosi’s visit may have the unintended effect of strengthening the DPP in midterm elections later this year, said Huang Kwei-bo, vice dean of the College of International Affairs at Taiwan’s National Chengchi University.
Ideally, it would be in Taiwan’s best interest if both sides backed off and found “reasoned ways” to settle differences, he said.
“There’s an old saying that when two big elephants fight, the ant and the grass suffer,” he said.
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AP journalist Johnson Lai in Taipei, Taiwan, contributed to this story.
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Pennsylvania woman charged in deaths, dismemberment of parents
A Pennsylvania woman has been arrested and charged with murder after police found the dismembered bodies of her elderly parents in their shared home.
The District Attorney for Montgomery County Kevin Steele said that police conducted a welfare check on Tuesday in Jenkintown after a family member said they had not heard from the elderly couple in over a week. That’s when they found their daughter Verity Beck inside, along with one body “tightly wrapped in a white bed sheet” and evidence of a second dead person.
“There were signs of extreme trauma present,” Steele said, adding that it was then that Beck, 43, was arrested.
Authorities conducted another search of the home and found the bodies of Beck’s 73-year-old father and 72-year-old mother.
“A chain saw was located near one of the bodies, and both individuals were in various stages of dismemberment,” Steele said. “Several firearms were recovered from the home as well.”
It was soon determined that both individuals were killed by a gunshot wound to the head, according to the county coroner’s office, and their deaths were ruled a homicide. Steele said that Beck, who also resided in the home, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of third-degree murder, the former of which makes her ineligible for bail.
An investigation is underway and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 1, according to court records. She is currently being held at Montgomery County Correctional Facility. | https://www.wsgw.com/pennsylvania-woman-charged-in-deaths-dismemberment-of-parents/ | 2023-01-19 16:21:09 | 0 | https://www.wsgw.com/pennsylvania-woman-charged-in-deaths-dismemberment-of-parents/ |
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An analyst with a major national pollster said suburban Republicans might prove crucial in a key statewide race.
On Friday, Sabato’s Crystal Ball, a publication of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, moved the Indiana Secretary of State race to the toss-up category, calling the move “something of a surprise.” The editors cited the multiple controversies surrounding Republican candidate Diego Morales, including allegations of sexual misconduct, improper use of campaign funds and 2020 election denial. Morales has denied those charges and told News 8 in a recent interview he believes Joe Biden was legitimately elected president.
Sabato’s Crystal Ball Associate Editor J. Miles Coleman said the election will be a test of the GOP’s 2020 stolen election rhetoric. He said he’s not sure how well that will play with college-educated voters in places such as Hamilton County who have supported Republicans in the past.
“I’m not sure it will be enough to give the race to the Democrat just because Indiana is such a Republican state, but I can see a decent amount of people splitting their ticket,” he said.
Meanwhile, Democratic Congressman Frank Mrvan remains in a tossup with Republican Jennifer-Ruth Green in his bid for another term. Coleman said Green’s results on Election Night will be a useful predictor of Republicans’ final gains. He said a clear win by Mrvan would signal limited Republican gains, a narrow win would indicate a good night for Republicans and an upset by Green would herald significant Republican House majorities. Coleman noted every House seat the Republican Party flipped in 2020 was won by a candidate who was either female or a person of color. Green, who is Black, checks both boxes.
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden attacked the spread of election-denying candidates for public office, saying, “American democracy is under attack because the defeated former president refuses to accept the will of the people.” Coleman said both sides appear to care about threats to democracy but view the issue very differently. He said while Democrats might associate the phrase with former President Donald Trump and the attack on the U.S. Capitol, Republicans might take it to mean voter fraud.
Some polls have shown Todd Young’s bid for reelection ending with a closer-than-expected vote. Coleman said that likely has less to do with Democratic candidate Tom McDermott and more to do with lukewarm Republican sentiment toward Young. Still, he said he wouldn’t be surprised if Young overperforms on Tuesday.
“Todd Young doesn’t seem like the Trumpiest type of senator. He’s basically a mainstream Republican,” he said. “I really wonder how many Hoosiers who are very strong Trump supporters wonder if maybe they’re not going to vote for him but, when push comes to shove, they go and vote for the Republican.”
Coleman said whatever happens on Election Night likely won’t be a good predictor for 2024. He pointed to President Barack Obama’s solid performance in the 2012 election following massive Republican gains in 2010, an election Obama referred to at the time as “a shellacking.” He said the most likely issues to carry over from 2022 into 2024 are inflation and abortion.
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NEW YORK, July 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Tingo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TIO) between December 1, 2022 and June 6, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important August 7, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Tingo securities 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 Tingo class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=16856 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 August 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 litigate 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 throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Tingo overstated its revenue and other accounting metrics, creating a false impression of success; (2) Tingo was not meaningfully engaged in many of the business activities that it claimed would drive future growth; (3) many of Tingo's supposed contracts with customers and suppliers did not exist; and (4) in light of the above, defendants' positive statements about Tingo's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Tingo class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=16856 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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Two suspects -- a 17-year-old juvenile and a 20-year-old man -- have been arrested and are expected to be charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man last week in Mobile, police said Monday night.
The unnamed 17-year-old suspect and Kevin Sanders, 20, were identified as suspects in the deadly Wednesday morning shooting of 23-year-old D’Angelo Wallace, said Mobile police Cpl. Katrina Frazier.
Frazier said the suspects were expected to be charged with murder Monday night and taken to Mobile Metro Jail.
Wallace was found shot to death around 7:18 a.m. Wednesday in the 1500 block of Navco Road. | https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2022/10/two-suspects-ages-17-and-20-to-be-charged-with-murder-in-fatal-shooting-of-23-year-old-man-in-mobile.html | 2022-10-11 02:21:05 | 0 | https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2022/10/two-suspects-ages-17-and-20-to-be-charged-with-murder-in-fatal-shooting-of-23-year-old-man-in-mobile.html |
The NBA fined the Dallas Mavericks $750,000 on Friday, saying the team engaged in “conduct detrimental to the league” by sitting out most of its key players against the Chicago Bulls on April 7 despite still having a chance to reach the postseason.
The league’s investigation, which took less than a week, said Dallas violated the league’s policy on resting players and had a desire to lose that game to the Bulls “in order to improve the chances of keeping its first-round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.”
Dallas sat Kyrie Irving for the entire game against the Bulls. Luka Doncic played about one quarter, presumably getting minutes because the Mavericks had scheduled a tribute to Doncic’s home country, Slovenia.
The Mavericks blew an 11-point fourth-quarter lead, lost and were eliminated from postseason consideration.
“The Dallas Mavericks’ decision to restrict key players from fully participating in an elimination game last Friday against Chicago undermined the integrity of our sport,” said Joe Dumars, the head of basketball operations/executive vice president for the NBA. “The Mavericks’ actions failed our fans and our league.”
Losing that game and missing the play-in tournament could help ensure that Dallas has a top-10 draft pick this summer — and with it, potentially a chance of winning the lottery and getting the opportunity to select French phenom Victor Wembanyama.
Having a top-10 pick is important, because otherwise, Dallas wouldn’t have it at all. If the Mavs’ pick is between No. 1 and No. 10, Dallas keeps it. If it is No. 11 or deeper in the draft, it conveys to New York as part of the compensation agreed to in the Kristaps Porzingis trade in 2019.
The league said it did not find that the Dallas players who participated in the game were not playing to win. Dallas coach Jason Kidd said before the game that the decision to sit players was made by “the organization” and after the game referenced the decision as being made by his bosses — owner Mark Cuban and general manager Nico Harrison.
Dallas had Irving, Tim Hardaway Jr., Maxi Kleber, Josh Green and Christian Wood all out for that win-or-else game, plus limited Doncic. The Mavs cited right foot injury recovery for Irving, right hamstring injury recovery for Kleber, left ankle soreness for Hardaway and rest for both Wood and Green.
It’s the second time that the Mavericks were fined after a look into potential tanking.
In February 2018, the NBA fined Cuban $600,000 for comments about tanking during a podcast with Basketball Hall of Fame player Julius Erving. The Mavericks were well on their way to what became a 24-58 season when Cuban spoke to Erving and discussed tanking. Commissioner Adam Silver called those “public statements detrimental to the NBA.”
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BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Recent estimates indicate that three million U.S. citizens have had or currently suffer from opioid use disorder (OUD).
Sadly, the impact of the nation’s opioid epidemic continues to upset communities across Louisiana.
This is why the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is hosting a free, virtual meeting about opioid addiction and how to help people in Louisiana who’ve been affected by the epidemic.
LDH says the meeting will provide participants with facts, resources, and an opportunity to pose questions that will be answered by experts on the topic.
The meeting, which is called, “Drugs… the Good, the bad, and the Ugly,” will take place Wednesday, September 7 from 12 noon to1 p.m.
Click here to register to attend.
This virtual event is a part of LDH’s ‘Let’s Talk 2.0 Series,’ which was designed to educate locals on substance abuse and treatment options. | https://www.cenlanow.com/health-2/dept-of-health-invites-la-citizens-to-free-virtual-meeting-on-opioid-epidemic/ | 2022-08-26 17:19:10 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/health-2/dept-of-health-invites-la-citizens-to-free-virtual-meeting-on-opioid-epidemic/ |
Driven by Sales of the AXP, Total Revenues for the Quarter Rose 38% Compared to Prior Year
Conference Call to be Held Today at 12:00 p.m. PT/3:00 p.m. ET
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: THMO), a market leader in automated cell processing tools and services in the cell and gene therapy field, today reported financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 and provided a corporate strategic update.
"Clinical trials for CAR-T and other next-generation cell and gene therapeutics have continued unabated, while the industry continues to grapple with high manufacturing costs and serious capacity limits created by long CDMO wait times and the need for current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) facilities to bring these extremely complex, life saving personalized therapies to market," stated Chris Xu, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of ThermoGenesis.
"During the second quarter, we took steps toward the launch of our TG Biosynthesis division, including starting to build-out the approximate 35,475 square feet of laboratory and office space leased earlier this year to create a state-of-the-art, cGMP compliant facility with 12 cGMP clean room suites to support the industry's manufacturing requirements by leveraging our proprietary technology to more rapidly and cost efficiently produce these potentially life-saving drug candidates in development. In particular, we plan to utilize our proprietary CAR-TXpress™ platform technology and the numerous benefits it offers, including the ability to reduce critical cell processing time by 75%, improve cell recovery by 45% and reduce the costs related to CAR-T and other cell and gene therapies by up to 50%, to begin providing the industry with world-class CDMO services. This is expected to include high-quality development and manufacturing capabilities, cell and tissue processing development, quality systems, regulatory compliance, and other cell manufacturing solutions for clients with therapeutic candidates in diverse stages of development. As previously stated, we intend to launch the TG Biosynthesis division and our CDMO services to customers later this year."
Financial Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2022
Net revenues. Net revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 rose to $3.0 million, compared to $2.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, an increase of approximately $0.8 million or 38%. The increase was driven by approximately $0.9 million in additional sales for AXP® offset by approximately $0.1 million less in CAR-TXpress revenues.
Gross profit. Gross profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, was $0.9 million, or 31% of net revenue, compared to $1.0 million, or 45% of net revenues, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021, a decrease of $47,000. The decrease was driven by inventory reserves and higher costs from the Company's AXP disposable manufacturer.
Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $2.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, as compared to $3.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, a decrease of $1.5 million or 43%. The decrease was driven by stock compensation expense which decreased by approximately $1.9 million primarily due to the accelerated expense for the stock options that were voluntarily surrendered by Company executives in the three months ended June 30, 2021, offset by increased rent expense of approximately $0.3 million for the new CDMO facility leased by the Company beginning in April 2022.
Research and development expenses. Research and development expenses were $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, a decrease of $0.2 million or 37%. The decrease was driven by approximately $0.2 million in stock compensation and BACS development expenses.
Interest expense. Interest expense for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 was $1.3 million compared to $1.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, a decrease of $0.2 million or 11%. The decrease was driven by lower amortization of the debt discount on convertible promissory notes.
Net loss. For the quarter ended June 30, 2022, the Company reported a comprehensive loss attributable to common stockholders of $2.7 million, or ($0.20) per share, based on approximately 13.5 million weighted average basic and diluted common shares outstanding. This compares to a comprehensive net loss of $4.5 million, or ($0.36) per share, based on approximately 11.9 million weighted average basic and diluted common shares outstanding for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021.
Liquidity and capital resources. At June 30, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents totaling $4.0 million, compared with $7.8 million at December 31, 2021. Working capital was $1.8 million at June 30, 2022, as compared to $8.6 million at December 31, 2021.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
ThermoGenesis will host a conference call today at 12:00 p.m. PT/3:00 p.m. ET. To participate in the conference call, please dial 1-844-889-4331 (domestic), 1-412-380-7406 (international) or 1-866-605-3852 (Canada). To access a live webcast of the call, please visit: https://thermogenesis.com/investors/news-and-events/events-webcasts.
A webcast replay will also be available on ThermoGenesis' website for three months. To access the replay, please visit: https://thermogenesis.com/investors/news-and-events/events-webcasts.
About ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc.
ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. develops, commercializes, and markets a range of automated technologies for CAR-T and other cell-based therapies. The Company currently markets a full suite of solutions for automated clinical biobanking, point-of-care applications, and automation for immuno-oncology, including its semi-automated, functionally closed CAR-TXpress™ platform, which streamlines the manufacturing process for the emerging CAR-T immunotherapy market. For more information about ThermoGenesis, please visit: www.thermogenesis.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein. When used in this press release, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect" and similar expressions as they relate to the Company, or its management are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from the results expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements. Readers should be aware of important factors that, in some cases, have affected, and in the future could affect, actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. These factors include without limitation, the ability to obtain capital and other financing in the amounts and at the times needed to launch new products, market acceptance of new products, the nature and timing of regulatory approvals for both new products and existing products for which the Company proposes new claims, realization of forecasted revenues, expenses and income, initiatives by competitors, price pressures, failure to meet FDA regulated requirements governing the Company's products and operations (including the potential for product recalls associated with such regulations), risks associated with initiating manufacturing for new products, failure to meet Foreign Corrupt Practice Act regulations, legal proceedings, uncertainty associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and other risk factors listed from time to time in our reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including, in particular, those set forth in ThermoGenesis Holdings' Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Company Contact: Wendy Samford
916-858-5191
ir@thermogenesis.com
Investor Contact: Paula Schwartz, Rx Communications
917-322-2216
pschwartz@rxir.com
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