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BGC Declares Quarterly Dividend
Conference Call to Discuss Results Scheduled for May 3, 2022 at 8:00 AM ET
NEW YORK, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BGC Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: BGCP) ("BGC"), a leading global brokerage and financial technology company, today reported its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
A complete and full-text financial results press release, including information about tomorrow's financial results conference call and BGC's most recent dividend declaration, is accessible at the "Investors & Media" section under either "Investor Relations" or "BGC Press Releases" at http://www.bgcpartners.com. It is also available at http://ir.bgcpartners.com/, along with BGC's quarterly results investor presentation and supplemental Excel financial tables.
About BGC Partners, Inc.
BGC Partners, Inc. ("BGC") is a leading global brokerage and financial technology company. BGC, through its various affiliates, specializes in the brokerage of a broad range of products, including Fixed Income (Rates and Credit), Foreign Exchange, Equities, Energy and Commodities, Shipping, and Futures. BGC, through its various affiliates, also provides a wide variety of services, including trade execution, brokerage, clearing, trade compression, post-trade, information, and other back-office services to a broad range of financial and non-financial institutions. Through its brands, including FMX™, Fenics®, Fenics Market Data™, Fenics GO™, BGC®, BGC Trader™, Capitalab®, and Lucera®, BGC offers financial technology solutions, market data, and analytics related to numerous financial instruments and markets. BGC, BGC Trader, GFI, Fenics, FMX, Fenics Market Data, Capitalab, and Lucera are trademarks/service marks and/or registered trademarks/service marks of BGC and/or its affiliates.
BGC's customers include many of the world's largest banks, broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds, governments, corporations, and investment firms. BGC's Class A common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "BGCP". BGC is led by Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick. For more information, please visit http://www.bgcpartners.com. You can also follow BGC at https://twitter.com/bgcpartners, https://www.linkedin.com/company/bgc-partners and/or http://ir.bgcpartners.com/Investors/default.aspx.
Discussion of Forward-Looking Statements about BGC
Statements in this document regarding BGC that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These include statements about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business, results, financial position, liquidity and outlook, which may constitute forward-looking statements and are subject to the risk that the actual impact may differ, possibly materially, from what is currently expected. Except as required by law, BGC undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see BGC's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors and Special Note on Forward-Looking Information set forth in these filings and any updates to such risk factors and Special Note on Forward-Looking Information contained in subsequent reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K.
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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen profits fell 30% in the first three months of the year despite booming business in Europe and North America because sales dropped in China, where the German automaker is facing increasing competition from homegrown models.
After-tax profit fell to 4.7 billion euros ($5.2 billion) from 6.7 billion euros in the first quarter of last year, the Wolfsburg-based company said Thursday.
The number of vehicles sold rose 7.5%, to 2.04 million. Revenue jumped by 21.5%, to 76.2 billion euros, as VW saw strong demand and increased pricing power — meaning the willingness of customers to shell out more for its cars.
However, the company sold 14.5% fewer vehicles in China, the world's largest car market, where competitors such as BYD are rapidly developing new electric and hybrid vehicles at competitive price points and competing with foreign brands.
BYD Auto, owned by battery maker BYD Co., edged ahead of Tesla in total 2022 sales at 1.9 million vehicles. Half were gasoline-electric hybrids, while Tesla’s fleet is pure electric.
Volkswagen said it was “confident” that an expanded model range and more China-specific technological features would mean deliveries to the country would “recover during the remainder of the year.”
The company said it plans to invest 1 billion euros in a new center for electric car innovation headquartered in the Chinese city of Hefei.
VW said it was systematically pushing ahead with its move into electric vehicles, selling 141,000 battery-only cars during the quarter, or about 7% of total deliveries.
It confirmed its profit outlook for the year and said strong demand for its products was reflected in an order book of 1.8 million vehicles in Europe, including 260,000 battery-electric vehicles.
The January-to-March quarter was burdened by a non-cash charge of 1.3 billion euros from Volkswagen hedging its purchases of raw materials, while hedges offered a boost to the tune of 3.2 billion euros in the same period a year ago.
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GAINESVILLE — Florida tight end Dante Zanders cringed as he reviewed the sheet of paper provided by first-year coach Billy Napier.
Each line charted yet another miscue by the penalty-ridden Gators. Seeing all those yellows flags in black and white struck a nerve.
Napier hopes his new team takes to heart the harsh reminder.
“It was shocking and embarrassing,” Zanders said.
The 2021 team paid a big price and continued a longstanding pattern of sloppy football.
Napier aims to clean up the Gators’ act.
“More games are lost than won,” he said Tuesday.
An abundance of penalties was a primary factor in the Gators’ 6-7 finish and former coach Dan Mullen’s demise.
Florida averaged 70.6 yards in penalties to rank 13th in the 14-team SEC. Six times officials flagged the Gators at least 8 times for 80 yards, including 15 times for 115 yards during a narrow loss to Kentucky and 9 penalties for 80 yards during an overtime loss at Missouri — Mullen’s final game on the Florida sideline.
The Gators overcame 13 flags for 107 yards during a 24-21 home win against mediocre Florida State and shook off 91 yards in penalties to beat overmatched FAU.
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Napier does not plan to field a team able to win in spite of it itself.
“We’ve always taken tremendous pride in not giving the other team anything,” Napier said. “Undisciplined penalties are things you can eliminate — you start there.”
Napier was unfamiliar with the Gators’ penalty-marred past, beyond last season. The 42-year-old was, however, able to make a connection with the program’s drop-off the past decade.
Beginning with Urban Meyer’s final season in 2010, the Gators have led the SEC in penalties four times (2011-13, 2016) and finished second to last three times (2010, 2014, 2021).
“It’s been 13 years since the national championship year,” Napier said about 2008. “In the last 13 years Florida has won the [SEC] Eastern division three times. So, there’s obviously things that can improve.
“That was part of the assessment of the job: OK, what is it going to require to get Florida back in position to where they can be a consistent contender?”
Hence the handout to his players prior to a recent practice.
“It was just all undisciplined penalties — offsides, holding, things that we can learn not to do,” Zanders said.
If the Gators can cut back on mistakes, more wins than flags are sure to follow.
“One of the things you’ve got to do as a staff is teach your players what winning football looks like,” Napier said.
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The young heroes of Carlo Collodi's classic fantasy Pinocchio and Roald Dahl's 1988 children's novel Matilda may not seem too alike at first: One is a wooden puppet who becomes a real boy and finds he has a lot to learn, while the other is a real girl of such extraordinary brainpower that she winds up schooling everyone else. But in their own ways, they're both about a child's extraordinary power to change the world — a lesson that stays winningly intact in two new screen adaptations, both arriving on Netflix this month.
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, as its title announces, is very much the work of the dark fantasist who made Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water. That's not to say it's too scary for children, only that its mix of visual richness and ghoulish whimsy would be hard to mistake for another filmmaker's work. In this telling, the aging Italian woodcarver Geppetto has a young son who's killed by a falling missile during World War I. Many years later, Geppetto, still distraught, chops down a pine tree in a drunken rage and carves a little puppet boy out of it, as if he could somehow bring his son back. And so this Pinocchio, forged in grief, springs to life not as a joyous creation, but as a sorry replacement for Geppetto's lost son. That gives Pinocchio's mischievous, defiant behavior an extra emotional edge.
Del Toro, who directed the movie with Mark Gustafson, has also darkened the story in other ways. This Pinocchio, who's voiced by Gregory Mann, dies multiple times and is magically resurrected each time. World War II also looms in the background, and Pinocchio will soon come face-to-face with Mussolini himself. It's not the first time Del Toro has blended history and fantasy, pitting his young characters against the forces of Fascism.
It is, however, the first time he's made a feature entirely in stop-motion animation, and the hand-crafted, herky-jerky images are a wonder to behold. The backdrops are exquisite, and I loved the intricate non-human character designs for a benevolent woodland sprite, voiced by Tilda Swinton, and for Sebastian J. Cricket, a kind of Jiminy-like sidekick voiced by Ewan McGregor. Still, for all its overflowing invention, this Pinocchio, like a lot of Del Toro movies, could've been tighter and more disciplined. I'm also not sure why the movie had to be a musical, given how unmemorable most of the songs are.
By contrast, the songs in the new movie Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical are as terrific as they were when I heard them performed on Broadway years ago. The movie is an extremely faithful adaptation of that hugely popular show. It tells the story of Matilda Wormwood, a child prodigy who's already reading Dickens and Dostoevsky by age 6.
Much of the pleasure of the story comes from watching Matilda — the winning Alisha Weir — get revenge on her foolish, vulgar and generally indifferent parents whenever they treat her badly, which is often. But Matilda will soon have bigger fish to fry in the form of Miss Trunchbull, the sadistic headmistress at her school, who terrifies her students and calls them "maggots." In one showstopping number, Matilda's fellow students manage to overcome their fears and rise up, declaring their right to be, as they call themselves, "Revolting Children."
Miss Trunchbull is played, with the help of a fatsuit and facial prosthetics, by Emma Thompson, and she's a memorable monster, subjecting her students to all kinds of cruel mind games and baroque forms of corporal punishment. It's fun watching Matilda outwit her, while also bonding with her kind-hearted teacher, Miss Honey — a very moving Lashana Lynch.
The movie retains the show's central creative trio: the director Matthew Warchus, the writer Dennis Kelly and the composer-lyricist Tim Minchin. That's mostly a good thing, even if the movie's relentless high spirits and bright, bouncy colors tend to overpower the darker vibes of the original story. There are also elements here that simply don't work as well onscreen as they did onstage, including a subplot that takes place within Matilda's own imagination.
I have to say, though, that my 6-year-old screening companion didn't mind in the slightest: I looked over every so often to find her laughing at the jokes, covering her eyes at the scary parts and bopping along to the music. She was completely transported — and so, in those moments, was I.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Fetterman's ability to serve as Senator in question amid health concerns
Pennsylvania paper says Democratic Senate candidate must debate GOP rival Dr. Mehmet Oz
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s editorial board questioned if Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman is fit for the job if he’s not capable of debating his opponent after suffering a stroke earlier this year.
Last week, Fetterman rejected GOP rival Dr. Mehmet Oz's offer to partake in their first debate in early September ahead of midterm elections, accusing his opponent of making light of the stroke he suffered. The Pennsylvania paper published an opinion piece titled "Beneath campaign nastiness, legitimate concerns about Fetterman's health," that detailed why an in-person debate is so critical to voters.
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"If Mr. Fetterman is not well enough to debate his opponent, that raises serious concerns about his ability to serve as a United States senator," the Post-Gazette’s editorial board wrote.
The paper then scolded Oz for "dragging the race deeper and deeper into the muck," but admitted he’s made valid points.
"Mr. Oz has raised legitimate concerns. If Mr. Fetterman’s communication skills have not yet recovered sufficiently to effectively debate his opponent, many voters will have concerns about his ability to represent them effectively in Washington. While he has gamely undertaken more campaign events and media interviews in recent weeks, Mr. Fetterman still speaks haltingly and relies on closed captioning to fully understand his conversation partners," the editorial board wrote.
"Fetterman’s campaign asserts confidently that he will make a full recovery, and that he is doing the hard work — including speech therapy — to accelerate that recovery. That is hopeful and laudable, but stroke recovery is notoriously unpredictable," the editorial board continued. "The campaign’s early predictions proved optimistic; the more recent predictions of ‘several months’ to a ‘complete recovery’ may prove optimistic, too."
The Post-Gazette’s editorial board dinged Oz for "pressing the issue in an adolescent manner" but reminded readers that a live debate is the best way to convince voters Fetterman is fit for the job.
"Voters have a right to know whether their prospective senator can do the job — including handling the give-and-take of a vigorous debate," the editorial board wrote.
FETTERMAN SAID DEBATES ARE ‘IMPORTANT PART’ OF DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, BUT NOW MAY REFUSE TO DEBATE OZ
Fetterman said in a statement last week, "My recovery may be a joke to Dr. Oz and his team, but it's real for me. I will not be participating in a debate the first week of September, but look forward to having a productive discussion about how we can move forward and have a real conversation on this once Dr. Oz and his team are ready to take this seriously."
Appearing on "America's Newsroom" last week, Dr. Oz denied claims that his campaign was "making fun" of Fetterman's stroke and went on to knock the Democrat for ducking from the debate.
"I offered John Fetterman numerous opportunities to explain to me how I can make it easier for him to debate, but at this point, since he's given numerous reasons for not showing up, including the fact he didn't have time in his schedule, I'm of the opinion that he's hiding his radical views because he is the furthest far-left radical candidate at any competitive Senate race this cycle, and he doesn't want those views to be exposed," Oz told co-host Dana Perino.
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BEIJING, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gaotu Techedu Inc. (NYSE: GOTU) ("Gaotu" or the "Company"), a technology-driven education company and online large-class tutoring service provider in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
Fourth Quarter 2022 Highlights[1]
- Net revenues were RMB629.6 million, compared with net revenues of RMB1,274.3 million in the same period of 2021.
- Gross billings[2] were RMB997.4 million, compared with gross billings of RMB1,006.5 million in the same period of 2021.
- Net income was RMB70.6 million, compared with net income of RMB285.9 million in the same period of 2021.
- Non-GAAP net income was RMB87.4 million, compared with non-GAAP net income of RMB324.4 million in the same period of 2021.
- Net operating cash inflow was RMB476.7 million, compared with net operating cash inflow of RMB245.8 million in the same period of 2021.
Fourth Quarter 2022 Key Financial and Operating Data
(In thousands of RMB, except for percentages)
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022 Highlights
- Net revenues were RMB2,498.2 million, compared with net revenues of RMB6,561.7 million in the same period of 2021.
- Gross billings were RMB2,534.2 million, compared with gross billings of RMB5,184.2 million in the same period of 2021.
- Net income was RMB13.2 million, compared with net loss of RMB3,103.5 million in the same period of 2021.
- Non-GAAP net income was RMB135.8 million, compared with non-GAAP net loss of RMB2,758.2 million in the same period of 2021.
- Net operating cash inflow was RMB54.5 million, compared with net operating cash outflow of RMB4,185.8 million in the same period of 2021.
Fiscal Year 2022 Key Financial and Operating Data
(In thousands of RMB, except for percentages)
Larry Xiangdong Chen, the Company's founder, Chairman and CEO, commented, "We delivered a decent set of results in the fourth quarter of 2022. We achieved steady quarter-over-quarter revenue growth for the third consecutive quarter, and demonstrated our superior operational efficiency with a sizable net operating cash inflow. Additionally, we attained profitability on both a quarterly and an annual basis, which is the culmination of our unwavering commitment to the profitable growth strategy and our relentless efforts to optimize customer experience and teaching quality. Alongside the healthy growth momentum, our organization has grown increasingly resilient and cohesive, and we are ready to deliver another year of profitability and meaningful positive net operating cashflow in 2023. Going forward, we will continue to execute our customer-centric, long-term oriented and sustainable growth strategy, to create enduring value for our students, employees and shareholders."
Shannon Shen, CFO of the Company, added, "We secured sequential growth in net revenues as well as profitability during the quarter, and even more noteworthy was our strong performance in the two indicators of superior operational efficiency, gross billings and cashflow from operations. Gross billings increased by a considerable 64.3% quarter-over-quarter to approximately RMB1.0 billion, providing solid ground for topline growth in 2023. Moreover, as we recorded a net income margin of 11.2% and a non-GAAP net income margin of 13.9%, we also generated a meaningful net operating cash inflow of RMB476.7 million in the quarter, validating our continuous improvement and efficiency enhancement efforts. At the same time, our founder, Chairman and CEO Larry Chen has increased his shareholding by an aggregate of 3.6 million ADSs in 2022, highlighting management's firm confidence in the future development of our company. As we welcome these paradigm-shifting technological advancements, we will continue to focus on optimizing teaching quality and services through comprehensive curriculum design, and leveraging cutting-edge technology to deliver a more enjoyable learning experience."
Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2022
Net Revenues
Net revenues decreased by 50.6% to RMB629.6 million from RMB1,274.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The decrease was mainly due to the organizational adjustments and business restructuring the Company performed to comply with government regulations, including the cessation of compulsory education academic subject tutoring services to students ("Business Restructuring").
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues decreased by 58.8% to RMB159.3 million from RMB386.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The decline was mainly due to the reduction of employees and offices as a result of the Business Restructuring, which resulted in decreases in staff-related cost, bandwidth cost, as well as rental and depreciation expenses.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Gross profit was RMB470.3 million, compared with RMB887.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Gross profit margin increased to 74.7% from 69.7% in the same period of 2021.
Non-GAAP gross profit was RMB473.9 million, compared with RMB908.2 million in the same period of 2021. Non-GAAP gross profit margin increased to 75.3% from 71.3% in the same period of 2021.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses decreased by 23.2% to RMB483.6 million from RMB629.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The decline was primarily due to the reduction of employees and offices as a result of the Business Restructuring, which resulted in decreases in staff-related expenses and rental expenses, as well as a decline in expenditures for branding and marketing activities. Moreover, the Company performed long-lived assets impairment assessment and disposed some assets in the fourth quarter of 2021, which resulted in losses during the quarter.
- Selling expenses decreased to RMB289.8 million from RMB373.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
- Research and development expenses decreased to RMB111.4 million from RMB125.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
- General and administrative expenses decreased to RMB82.4 million from RMB95.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
- Impairment loss on long-lived assets decreased to nil from RMB14.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
- Disposal loss on assets decreased to nil from RMB21.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Income/(Loss) from Operations
Loss from operations was RMB13.2 million, compared with income from operations of RMB258.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Non-GAAP income from operations was RMB3.5 million, compared with non-GAAP income from operations of RMB296.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Interest Income and Realized Gains from Investments
Interest income and realized gains from investments, on aggregate, were RMB22.4 million, compared with a total of RMB15.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Other Income
Other income was RMB26.9 million, compared with other income of RMB11.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Net Income
Net income was RMB70.6 million, compared with net income of RMB285.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Non-GAAP net income was RMB87.4 million, compared with non-GAAP net income of RMB324.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Cash Flow
Net operating cash inflow in the fourth quarter of 2022 was RMB476.7 million. The operating cash inflow in the fourth quarter was mainly due to sizable quarter-over-quarter increase in gross billings.
Basic and Diluted Net Income per ADS
Basic and diluted net income per ADS were both RMB0.27 in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS were RMB0.34 and RMB0.33, respectively, in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Share Outstanding
As of December 31, 2022, the Company had 172,858,544 ordinary shares outstanding.
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Short-term Investments
As of December 31, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments of RMB3,743.8 million in aggregate, compared with a total of RMB3,671.1 million as of December 31, 2021.
Financial Results for the Fiscal Year of 2022
Net Revenues
Net revenues were RMB2,498.2 million, compared with net revenues of RMB6,561.7 million in 2021. The decrease was mainly due to the Business Restructuring, which resulted in a decline in enrollments.
Cost of revenues
Cost of revenues was RMB701.1 million, compared with cost of revenues of RMB2,397.6 million in 2021. The decrease was mainly due to the reduction of employees and offices as a result of the Business Restructuring, which resulted in decreases in staff-related cost, rental expenses, as well as teaching materials and bandwidth cost.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Gross profit was RMB1,797.2 million, compared with gross profit of RMB4,164.1 million in 2021. Gross profit margin increased to 71.9% from 63.5% in 2021.
Non-GAAP gross profit was RMB1,839.7 million, compared with non-GAAP gross profit of RMB4,282.3 million in 2021. Non-GAAP gross profit margin increased to 73.6% from 65.3% in 2021.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses were RMB1,915.2 million, compared with operating expenses of RMB7,344.5 million in 2021. The decline was primarily due to the reduction of employees as a result of the Business Restructuring, as well as the losses incurred during the impairment assessment of long-lived assets and the disposal of assets the Company performed in 2021. Moreover, the expenditure on branding and marketing activities on academic subject tutoring services also showed a large decline as a result of the changes of regulatory environment.
- Selling expenses decreased to RMB1,179.8 million from RMB5,129.3 million in 2021.
- Research and development decreased to RMB445.1 million from RMB1,252.9 million in 2021.
- General and administrative expenses decreased to RMB290.3 million from RMB720.3 million in 2021.
- Impairment loss on long-lived assets was nil, compared with RMB95.8 million for 2021.
- Disposal loss on assets was nil, compared with RMB146.2 million for 2021.
Income/(Loss) from Operations
Loss from operations was RMB118.1 million, compared with loss from operations of RMB3,180.3 million in 2021.
Non-GAAP income from operations was RMB4.6 million, compared with non-GAAP loss from operations of RMB2,835.1 million in 2021.
Interest Income and Realized Gains from Investment
Interest income and realized gains from investments, on aggregate, were RMB63.6 million, compared with a total of RMB97.2 million in 2021.
Other Income
Other income was RMB51.9 million, compared with other income of RMB20.9 million in 2021.
Net Income/(Loss)
Net income was RMB13.2 million, compared with net loss of RMB3,103.5 million in 2021.
Non-GAAP net income was RMB135.8 million, compared with non-GAAP net loss of RMB2,758.2 million in 2021.
Cash Flow
Net operating cash inflow was RMB54.5 million, compared with net operating cash outflow of RMB4,185.8 million in 2021.
Basic and Diluted Net Income per ADS
Basic and diluted net income per ADS were both RMB0.05 in 2022.
Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS were RMB0.53 and RMB0.51, respectively, in 2022.
Business Outlook
Based on the Company's current estimates, total net revenues for the first quarter of 2023 are expected to be between RMB686 million and RMB706 million, representing a decrease of 5.3% to 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. These estimates reflect the Company's current expectations, which are subject to change.
Conference Call
The Company will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 (9:00 PM on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, Beijing/Hong Kong Time). Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:
A telephone replay will be available two hours after the conclusion of the conference call through March 7, 2023. The dial-in details are:
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at http://ir.gaotu.cn/home.
Safe Harbor Statement
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About Gaotu Techedu Inc.
Gaotu is a technology-driven education company and online large-class tutoring service provider in China. The Company offers learning services and educational content & digitalized learning products. Gaotu adopts an online live large-class format to deliver its courses, which the Company believes is the most effective and scalable model to disseminate scarce high-quality teaching resources to aspiring students in China. Big data analytics permeates every aspect of the Company's business and facilitates the application of the latest technology to improve teaching delivery, student learning experience, and operational efficiency.
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company uses gross billings, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP income (loss) from operations and non-GAAP net income (loss), each a non-GAAP financial measure, in evaluating its operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes.
The Company defines gross billings for a specific period as the total amount of cash received for the sale of course offerings in such period, net of the total amount of refunds in such period. The Company's management uses gross billings as a performance measurement because the Company generally bills its students for the entire course fee at the time of sale of its course offerings and recognizes revenue proportionally as the classes are delivered. For some courses, the Company continues to provide students with 12 months to 36 months access to the pre-recorded audio-video courses after the online live courses are delivered. The Company believes that gross billings provides valuable insight into the sales of its course packages and the performance of its business. As gross billings have material limitations as an analytical metrics and may not be calculated in the same manner by all companies, it may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies.
Non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP income (loss) from operations and non-GAAP net income (loss) exclude share-based compensation expenses, and such adjustment excludes the impact on income tax. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding share-based expenses that may not be indicative of its operating performance from a cash perspective. The Company believes that both management and investors benefit from these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management's internal comparisons to the Company's historical performance. A limitation of using non-GAAP measures is that these non-GAAP measures exclude share-based compensation charges that have been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in the Company's business.
The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned "Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures" set forth at the end of this release.
The accompanying tables have more details on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures.
Exchange Rate
The Company's business is primarily conducted in China and a significant majority of revenues generated are denominated in Renminbi ("RMB"). This announcement contains currency conversions of RMB amounts into U.S. dollars ("USD") solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to USD are made at a rate of RMB6.8972 to USD1.0000, the effective noon buying rate for December 30, 2022 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into USD at that rate on December 30, 2022, or at any other rate.
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Gaotu Techedu Inc.
Investor Relations
E-mail: ir@gaotu.cn
Christensen
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Ms. Vivian Wang
Phone: +852-2232-3978
E-mail: gotu@christensencomms.com
In the US
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Phone: +1-480-614-3004
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This Saturday, April 22nd, is Earth Day, and if you’re looking for an affordable and easy way to help the planet, why not buy a plant?
This morning, Amma Thomas, co-owner of Plant and People joined us on the show to talk about the importance of Earth day, and give us some examples of perennial plants that are helpful to not only our environment, but also bees and butterflies.
Plant and People is a local black-owned plant and wellness boutique in West Philadelphia. Specializing in plants, gifts, wellness items, plant workshops, and more, Plant and People’s mission is to “support the restorative needs of our community with plants”.
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Official: 7 killed in California community; suspect arrested
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Seven people were killed in two related shootings Monday at a mushroom farm and a trucking firm in a coastal community south of San Francisco, and a suspect was in custody, officials said.
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors President Dave Pine says four people were killed at the farm and three at the trucking business on the outskirts of Half Moon Bay, a city about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of San Francisco.
The police have arrested 67-year-old Zhao Chunli in connection with the shooting, Pine said.
It wasn’t immediately clear how the locations were connected, though Pine said the suspect worked for one of the businesses. He called the suspect a “disgruntled worker.”
California state Sen. Josh Becker, who represents the area, said people were killed in separate shootings. San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa tweeted that one shooting happened at a mushroom farm.
The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office tweeted just before 5 p.m. that a suspect was in custody.
“There is no ongoing threat to the community at this time,” the sheriff’s office said.
Television footage from the area showed officers taking a man into custody without incident.
Aerial television images also showed police officers collecting evidence from a farm with dozens of greenhouses.
The shooting followed the killing of 11 people late Saturday at a ballroom dance hall in Southern California.
“We are sickened by today’s tragedy in Half Moon Bay,” Dave Pine, president of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, said in a statement. “We have not even had time to grieve for those lost in the terrible shooting in Monterey Park. Gun violence must stop.”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom tweeted that he was “at the hospital meeting with victims of a mass shooting when I get pulled away to be briefed about another shooting. This time in Half Moon Bay. Tragedy upon tragedy.”
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BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s health minister kicked off a marijuana giveaway Friday, handing out the first 100 seedlings of a planned distribution of 1 million plants a day after the country legalized cultivation and possession of the drug.
Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who has been the driving force behind legalization, presided over the giveaway at a fair and exhibition held in the northeastern province of Buriram, a stronghold of his Bhumjai Thai party.
Anutin has touted growing marijuana, also called cannabis, as a way to increase farmers’ incomes.
His party draws heavily on the support of low-income farmers in the largely agricultural northeast. He was cheered by a crowd of thousands as he gave a speech taking credit for legalizing marijuana, which he said would bring financial benefits to “individual growers, community farmers (and) entrepreneurs.”
His party said more than 350,000 households have already registered as cannabis growers.
Officials said the 1 million plants will be distributed nationwide through the Agriculture Department’s regional offices over the next six months to promote marijuana cultivation.
The government insists that officially, only medical marijuana has been legalized. Despite that, there are no plans for serious monitoring of small-scale cultivation and sales, so at least in the privacy of one’s home there appears to be no reason to believe a person can get into trouble for recreational smoking.
Officials have warned, however, that smoking in public will be frowned upon and subject to possible fines. Regulations are expected to be issued for marijuana similar to those for cigarettes and alcohol, such as minimum age requirements for purchasing and restricting driving under the influence. | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/thailand-begins-marijuana-giveaway-plans-to-hand-out-1m-plants/ | 2022-06-13 18:12:15 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/thailand-begins-marijuana-giveaway-plans-to-hand-out-1m-plants/ |
LONDON (AP) — As British Prime Minister Liz Truss struggles to retain her authority, one man is seen to be in the real position of power to restore order and credibility to the Conservative government and limit the damage caused by Truss’ economic plans.
Jeremy Hunt, named Britain’s new Treasury chief three days ago, on Monday sought to calm jittery markets and angry Conservative lawmakers as he announced he was reversing the bulk of Truss’ tax-cutting economic stimulus package, which has left the U.K. in political and financial chaos since it was unveiled three weeks ago.
Hunt, 55, on Friday became the U.K.’s fourth Treasury chief this year after Truss fired his predecessor, Kwasi Kwarteng, and ditched her pledge to scrap a planned increase in the corporation tax, a key plank of her tax-slashing plans.
A veteran Cabinet minister, Hunt has served in top government posts including foreign secretary and health secretary. He is seen as a centrist among Tories and considered an experienced “safe pair of hands” to steer the government through its current self-inflicted crisis.
It’s a remarkable return to power for a man who twice ran unsuccessfully in Conservative Party leadership contests. Earlier this year, Hunt failed to get enough votes from party members and was knocked out in the first round of the race to replace Boris Johnson as party leader and U.K. prime minister.
Hunt only secured 18 votes, far short of the 30 required to progress in the contest. He later gave his backing to Truss’ rival, Rishi Sunak, who came second in the race.
He also ran against Johnson in the Conservatives’ 2019 leadership contest. In that race, Hunt sought to bill himself as the “serious” candidate in contrast to Johnson, but he lost heavily and was dumped from the Cabinet.
One decisive factor in his defeat was that Hunt had backed the losing “remain” side in the 2016 Brexit referendum on leaving the European Union — a position that became politically untenable in the right-leaning, Eurosceptic party.
Hunt remained a member of Parliament and kept himself in the public eye by grilling the government’s COVID-19 policies as head of Parliament’s health and social care select committee.
A graduate of Oxford University, Hunt was co-founder of a successful business, an education publisher, before he entered politics in 2005 as Conservative lawmaker.
Hunt was Britain’s longest-serving health secretary, holding the post from 2012 to 2018 under former Conservative prime ministers David Cameron and Theresa May.
He is remembered unfavorably by many for a bitter face-off with junior doctors when he oversaw unpopular plans to roll out new contracts for junior doctors. The dispute sparked large protests and a series of unprecedented doctors’ strikes in 2016 that left hospital emergency services uncovered.
Hunt is now seen as the most powerful person in government, with one of his allies, Conservative lawmaker Steve Brine, last week likening him to the “chief executive” of the government while Truss remains as “chairman.”
But Hunt has brushed off speculation that he would put himself forward again for the top job.
“I think having run two leadership campaigns — and by the way failed in both of them — the desire to be leader has been clinically excised from me,” he told the BBC on Sunday. “I want to be a good Chancellor. It’s going to be very, very difficult, but that’s what I’m focusing on.” | https://www.fox16.com/news/world-news/ap-international/ap-uk-treasury-chief-in-position-of-power-as-pm-truss-struggles/ | 2022-10-17 19:56:36 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/news/world-news/ap-international/ap-uk-treasury-chief-in-position-of-power-as-pm-truss-struggles/ |
Marcus Jade recorded his Tiny Desk Contest entry with a camera nestled among houseplants in his bedroom in New York City — a space that he hasn't always had. When submitting to this year's Contest, Jade told NPR Music he's "been houseless and homeless numerous times" and that recording his entry was "the first time [he's] been stable enough to make a video like that in a long time." His Contest entry, "Legs and Bones," a remarkable soulful blues song, is one of a handful of entries we're featuring this month on Weekend Edition.
"[There] was a space and time where sometimes it just felt like I didn't know where I was going to go," Jade tells Weekend Edition's Scott Simon. "There were people that did look out and offered me a couch or extra room when it was there. But a lot of that time, there was just wandering ... and I really held onto my music to help me always have a place to be. And so that kind of really made the difference."
Jade's music and support system eventually got him off the streets, but he still holds on to all the journals he wrote in during those hard times. "That's [what] I feel makes my story a little bit more valid," he explains. He says he also held onto his guitars and used them as "a vehicle to kind of keep me afloat when I couldn't have a job or didn't have a steady income."
Jade's old journals include "pieces of poems, pieces of just real time, moments of resolution and moments of absolute uncertainty." He says those journals reflect how consistently he's been writing music over time, and how passionate he's been about wanting to tell his own story. "The more that I just try to write my own story, the more that I really feel free," shares Jade.
Reflecting on his journey now, he would like people to know that "even in the worst of my times, I was still trying to make the most of what was going on." He says, "That sense of resilience, even when I don't know where I'm going, is always something that my parents and my family really instilled in me."
He adds: "I am happy with just the way that things have been going. I really feel like my life has turned in some ways a complete 360, and I really feel like there was a lot of grace that has been given to me and I should be happy about that. ... The music really makes me happy."
Web adaptation by Elle Mannion. You can head here to read, listen and watch more from the 2022 Tiny Desk Contest.
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- A closed-end fund that invests in global equities using a disciplined value approach
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders to take oath as Arkansas governor
By ANDREW DeMILLO
Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Sarah Huckabee Sanders is set to be sworn in as Arkansas’ 47th governor and the first woman to hold the office her father once held. The former White House press secretary will take the oath of office on Tuesday in the state House of Representatives before delivering an address to a joint session of the state Legislature. The 40-year-old Republican will later deliver her inaugural address on the steps of the state Capitol. Sanders won the election last year after focusing heavily on national issues and her work for President Donald Trump. She’ll become the first female governor of Arkansas. Her father, Mike Huckabee, served as governor for more than a decade. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/01/09/sarah-huckabee-sanders-to-take-oath-as-arkansas-governor/ | 2023-01-10 07:38:21 | 0 | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/01/09/sarah-huckabee-sanders-to-take-oath-as-arkansas-governor/ |
Combined capabilities provide governments next-generation solutions to increase trust, empathy, and confidence in decision-making.
MADISON, Wis., Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital engagement platform Polco and online simulation provider Balancing Act announced today they have merged to empower government-citizen collaboration. The combined companies will shape a new era of community problem-solving with data-driven engagement tools.
The merger joins two philosophically aligned government technology organizations to unite local governments and residents to solve polarization, declining trust, staffing issues, housing shortages, and other concerns.
Polco brings the voice of residents to government leaders with award-winning community engagement services, online polls, and survey research. Balancing Act offers award-winning simulations for residents to experience and help solve the tough tradeoffs in government budgeting and decision-making.
"This merger furthers Polco's mission to bring communities together around their most important topics in a civil and constructive way," said Polco CEO Nick Mastronardi. "The budgeting process is one of most important parts of the fiscal operational year, and Balancing Act excels at getting input on that process."
Balancing Act's brand and staff, including President Chris Adams, will continue under the same name, operating under the Polco umbrella.
"Our public engagement tools help local governments establish effective communication with their constituents," Adams said. "Our team is thrilled to join with Polco's in this mission to provide governments with multiple methods of community involvement for increased transparency and trust."
Learn more here.
About Polco
Polco is a community engagement company driven by its mission to bring residents and government leaders together to inform decision-making and create better outcomes. Polco makes it easy to capture and understand resident sentiment with award-winning community engagement services, online polls, survey research, and local performance data. More than 500 local governments trust Polco to empower their organization to build trust, maximize the impact of public resources, and drive resident satisfaction. Learn more: https://info.polco.us/.
About Balancing Act
Balancing Act is a maker of award-winning public engagement software enabling government leaders, and public and private stakeholders to tackle complex challenges through productive public input. Started in 2015, Balancing Act provides online simulation tools for budgeting and housing that bridge the gap between people and the policies that impact their lives. Balancing Act is used by more than 150 public and private entities worldwide. Learn more: abalancingact.com.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone was handed a one-game suspension following his latest ejection and admitted his arguments may have created an image in the minds of umpires.
“Well, I think I’ve earned that reputation,” he said Friday before Major League Baseball suspended him for one game and fined him.
Michael Hill, MLB’s senior vice president for on-field operations, made the announcement. MLB said the discipline was “for his recent conduct toward major league umpires, including the actions following his ejection from Thursday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles.”
Boone sat out Friday night’s series opener against San Diego, when bench coach Carlos Mendoza took over as manager,
Boone was ejected for the major league-high fourth time this season, the most among big league managers, when he became angry with Edwin Moscoso’s strike zone during a 3-1 loss. Boone held up four fingers while arguing in the middle of the third inning, signaling Boone thought the plate umpire missed four pitches.
Boone also was angry Moscoco walked away during the argument and first base umpire Chris Guccione, the crew chief, stood between the two when Boone tried to re-engage Moscoso. Boone may have gotten spit on an umpire while arguing.
“Do I think it’s leading to a quick hook? Not necessarily,” Boone said. “Maybe I’m delusional and that I did more than I think. I don’t think that’s the case. But, no, I don’t think I’m being targeted by umpires going in, like they’re not going to tolerate certain things. I think I’m treated fairly. “
Boone’s four ejections this year are one more than David Bell of Cincinnati and Oliver Marmol of St. Louis. Boone led the majors with nine last season, when no other manager had more than five.
“I do think there is probably the occasional bias that exists,” Boone said. “We’re human beings. I’m sure certain people don’t like hearing from me.”
Boone was ejected against Cleveland on April 12, against Toronto on May 15 and against Cincinnati on Sunday
His 30 ejections are sixth among current managers, even though his 720 games entering Friday were far fewer than those who have more ejections: Bruce Bochy (78 in 4,081 games), Bob Melvin (55 in 2,830), Terry Francona (47 in 3,509), Bud Black (35 in 2,283) and Buck Showalter (34 in 3,282).
Boone is averaging an ejection every 25 games, a far faster pace than Bochy and Melvin (52), Black (65), Francona (75) and Showalter (97).
Bell had 23 ejections in 596 games, an average of one per 26 games.
“I don’t like that it’s happened a few times this week, and I’d like to not get ejected and hopefully I can start a long streak of not getting ejected,” Boone said. “I’m not necessarily afraid to, but no, it’s not my intent to get ejected and I don’t want to. And hopefully I won’t for a while.”
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Just days after receiving two CMA Award nominations for his duet “Never Say Never” with Lainey Wilson, multiplatinum-selling star Cole Swindell has hit the top of the charts, again, in just 12 weeks, with his current and now fastest-rising single to date, “She Had Me At Heads Carolina.”
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Just days after receiving two CMA Award nominations for his powerhouse duet “Never Say Never” with Lainey Wilson, multiplatinum-selling star Cole Swindell has hit the top of the charts, again, in just 12 weeks, with his current and now fastest-rising single to date, “She Had Me At Heads Carolina.”
The song, produced by Zach Crowell and co-written with Ashley Gorley, Jesse Frasure, Thomas Rhett and the original writers on “Heads Carolina, Tails California” Mark D. Sanders and Tim Nichols, is No. 1 this week on the Billboard country singles chart. It also hit No. 1 on Sirius XM’s The Highway Hot 30 Weekend Countdown last month. “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” is the third consecutive No. 1 single from his fourth album, “Stereotype,” and becomes Swindell’s 12th career No. 1.
“The reaction to this song has blown me away,” the Bronwood native said. “From the minute I released it, you all raised your hand in support of it and it means the world to me. Getting to stand in front of you night after night hearing you sing it back is the best feeling in the world. So thankful for my team and everyone that makes these moments possible.”
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina” is the follow-up to Swindell’s back-to-back multiweek No. 1 singles, “Single Saturday Night” and “Never Say Never,” a duet with Wilson.
Last week, Swindell received two CMA Award nominations for Musical Event of the Year and Music Video of the Year with Wilson for their duet single “Never Say Never.” “Never Say Never” was previously his fastest-rising single to date before “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” topped the chart this week. The 56th annual CMA Awards will air live from Nashville Nov. 9 from 8-11 p.m. on ABC.
Next week, the 12-time chart-topper launches his headlining “Back Down To The Bar Tour” with Ashley Cooke and Dylan Marlowe. The tour includes sold-out shows already, including his first headlining show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Nov. 3 which prompted a second show being added on Nov. 2.
Nov. 11 — Verona, N.Y., Turning Stone Resort Casino
Nov. 12 — Johnstown, Pa., Cambria County War Memorial
Nov. 17 — Saint Augustine, Fla., The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre
Nov. 18 — Orlando, Fla., Hard Rock Live Orlando
Nov. 19 — Pompano Beach, Fla., Pompano Beach Amphitheater
Swindell recently released his new album “Stereotype,” which has already charted three No. 1 hits. In the seven years since his debut on Warner Music Nashville, Swindell has racked up an impressive 12 No. 1 singles as an artist — 13 No. 1’s as a songwriter — nine certified platinum singles (four singles at 2x platinum), a platinum-certified debut album (“Cole Swindell”) and a gold-certified sophomore album (“You Should Be Here”).
The Georgia hitmaker has more than 5 billion global career streams. His massive, Grammy-nominated hit “Break Up In The End” was named the NSAI Song of the Year in 2019.
For complete information and upcoming tour dates, sign up for the Down Home Crew at www.ColeSwindell.com.
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By GEIR MOULSON
Associated Press
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s president apologized Monday for multiple failures by his country before, during and after the 1972 attack on the Munich OIympics as he joined his Israeli counterpart and relatives of the 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian militants at the games 50 years ago.
The anniversary ceremony at the Fuerstenfeldbruck airfield outside Munich — the scene of a botched rescue attempt that left nine of the Israeli athletes, a West German police officer and five of the assailants dead — came days after an agreement ended a long dispute over compensation. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Israeli President Isaac Herzog laid wreaths at the site.
Last week’s agreement headed off a threatened boycott of the anniversary event by relatives of the slain athletes. They will receive a total of 28 million euros (dollars) in compensation, a significant increase from the initial 10 million-euro offer.
As part of the agreement, Germany agreed to acknowledge failures by authorities at the time and to allow German and Israeli historians to review the events surrounding the attack.
“We are talking about a great tragedy and a triple failure,” German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said. “The first regards the preparation of the games and the security concept; the second the events of Sept. 5 and 6, 1972. The third failure begins the day after the attack: the silence, the denial, the forgetting.”
Ankie Spitzer, the widow of fencing coach Andre Spitzer, said in remarks addressed to her late husband that “although we have finally, after 50 years, reached our goal, at the end of the day you are still gone and nothing can change that.”
“Everybody is asking now if I finally feel closure,” she said. “They don’t understand that there will never be closure. The hole in my heart will never, ever heal.”
Before dawn on Sept. 5, 1972, eight members of a Palestinian group called Black September clambered over the unguarded fence of the Olympic village. They burst into the building where the Israeli team was staying, killing wrestling coach Moshe Weinberg and weightlifter Yossi Romano.
Some Israeli athletes managed to escape but nine were seized. The captors demanded the release of more than 200 Palestinians held by Israel and two German left-wing extremists in West German prisons.
The attackers demanded a plane and safe passage to Cairo. After a day of tense negotiations, the assailants and their hostages were allowed to leave aboard two helicopters for Fuerstenfeldbruck.
Sharpshooters at the airfield opened fire. The attackers threw a grenade into one of the helicopters carrying hostages, which exploded, and shot the hostages in the other helicopter.
The Olympics were put on hold for 34 hours but then resumed, with then International Olympic Committee chief Avery Brundage insisting that “the Games must go on.”
Steinmeier acknowledged that the politicians of the day also “did everything to return to business as usual as quickly as possible.”
“We cannot make up for what happened, or for what you experienced and suffered in the way of resistance, ignorance and injustice,” Steinmeier told the victims’ relatives. “That shames me.”
“As this country’s head of state and in the name of the Federal Republic of Germany, I seek your forgiveness for the inadequate protection of the Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games in Munich and for the inadequate resolution afterward; for the fact that what happened could happen,” he said.
The compensation settlement includes payments already made. Immediately after the attack, Germany made payments to relatives of the victims amounting to about 4.19 million marks (about 2 million euros or dollars), according to the country’s interior ministry. In 2002, the surviving relatives received an additional 3 million euros, Germany’s dpa news agency reported.
Steinmeier noted that the Palestinian militants and their Libyan helpers were directly responsible for the killings, and said it is “very bitter that no word of sympathy, no word of regret comes from political representatives of those countries today.”
During a recent visit to Berlin, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas caused outrage by refusing to condemn the 1972 attack and saying that he could point to “50 Holocausts” by Israel.
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LONDON (AP) — Wages in the U.K. are rising at a record high rate amid stubbornly high inflation, official figures showed Tuesday, bolstering expectations that interest rates will increase again — to the worry of homeowners who are seeing their mortgage payments spike to levels not seen since the global financial crisis 15 years ago.
The Office for National Statistics said wages, excluding bonuses, rose by 7.3% in the three months to May, matching the highest rate since records began in 2001. The private sector was the main driver behind the increase.
For months, workers have been seeking pay that keeps pace with high inflation, which is running at 8.7% despite declines in energy prices and a series of interest rate hikes from the Bank of England.
The central bank has been raising rates since late 2021 to get a grip on rising prices, which were first stoked by supply chain problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic and then Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which sent energy and food prices surging.
The bank lifted its main interest rate by half a percentage point to a 15-year high of 5% last month and warned of further increases if inflation fails to show signs of falling back toward its target of 2%. By making borrowing more expensive, the bank is trying to keep a lid on spending, which should get inflation down.
But with unemployment low, workers have been able to demand higher pay as inflation erodes their spending power, threatening to further fuel price spikes. That’s despite the jobless rate rising to 4%, when economists had anticipated an unchanged reading of 3.8%.
“Soaring wage growth …. gets us into the kind of wage-price spiral dynamics that central banks absolutely hate and usually do anything to avoid,” said Neil Wilson, chief markets analyst at Markets.com.
The new wages data cemented expectations that the bank will lift its key interest rate to 5.25% next month, possibly to 5.5%. That was evident in the fact that the pound rose after the figures were released to a 15-month high against the dollar of $1.29.
Expectations of higher borrowing rates are having a knock-on effect across lending markets, particularly in the housing market.
For example, the average two-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 6.66% on Tuesday, according to financial information company Moneyfacts. That’s the highest level since August 2008, just before the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers.
Around 2.4 million fixed-rate mortgages are due to expire by the end of 2024, according to figures from trade association U.K. Finance. Households will be looking to lock in new deals, which as things stand, will be substantially more expensive.
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Novak Djokovic goes for Grand Slam title No. 23 in French Open final against Casper Ruud
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic is just one win away from his men’s-record 23rd Grand Slam singles championship.
He will face Casper Ruud in the French Open final on Sunday.
It is the No. 3-seeded Djokovic’s 34th major title match and No. 4 Ruud’s third.
The start of the match was delayed by about a half-hour because the women’s doubles final that preceded it in the tournament’s main stadium lasted more than two hours.
By winning Sunday, Djokovic would break a tie with Rafael Nadal, who has 22 Slam trophies — including 14 at Roland Garros — but has been sidelined since January with a hip injury and had surgery during this French Open.
“I put myself, again, in a position to fight for another Grand Slam trophy. I’ve been very fortunate that most of the matches in tournaments I’ve played in the last few years, there is history on the line,” Djokovic said after eliminating No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals. “I like the feeling. It’s a privilege.”
The only two people in tennis history with 23 majors or more are Serena Williams, who retired after last season with 23, all during the Open era, and Margaret Court, who won 24, some during the amateur era.
Djokovic’s first Grand Slam title came in 2008 at the Australian Open, which he has won 10 times. He’s collected seven at Wimbledon, three at the U.S. Open and two at the French Open — in 2016 and 2021.
A victory over Ruud would also make Djokovic, a 36-year-old from Serbia, the first man to claim at least three championships at each major event.
Ruud is a 24-year-old from Norway who is bidding for his first Slam title. Last season, he was the runner-up to Nadal at the French Open and to Alcaraz at the U.S. Open.
Djokovic has won all four previous matchups against Ruud, taking all eight sets they have played against each other.
“I’m going to have to try to come up with a better game plan,” Ruud said, “and just know I’m going to have to play my best game — my ‘A’ game, my best level that I’ve ever played — if I want to have a chance against him.”
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BROOMFIELD, Colo., July 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At Backyard Farming Supply, they believe that eating healthy starts at home. They figure hey, if you love your veggies and want to live long, don't worry! A new study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has discovered that eating lots of fruits and vegetables may help increase the human lifespan! The study, published in the British Medical Journal, investigated over 130,000 Americans from 1992-1996 and tracked their dietary habits over the next 24 years. In the end, researchers found that people who consumed more than five servings of fruits and vegetables per day had an 11% lower risk of death during the follow-up period compared to those who consumed less than one serving per day.
The benefits of a plant-based diet are seemingly endless. Plants tend to be packed with fiber, which can help lower cholesterol levels and regulate bowel movements. They're also high in important nutrients like potassium, folate, magnesium, vitamin C, riboflavin, manganese, and dietary fiber—all of which contribute to our body's ability to function efficiently. In fact, eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables is one of the easiest ways we can stay on top of our health.
According to The American Heart Association, men need at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily, and women need at least 7. That's roughly 2 cups of fruits and veggies per day for men and 2.5 cups for women. These are just minimum recommendations—the more you can eat, of course, the better!
Start small. If you're not a vegetarian, start by reducing your meat intake to once per day. Then try adding more plants to each meal. Use tomato-based sauces, top your food with avocado or guacamole, or throw some spinach into your next stir-fry. Over time, you can incorporate more plant foods into your meals—and see how much healthier you feel in return!
While people often think of vegetables when they think of plants, there are plenty of other plant-based foods you can incorporate into your diet. Whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes (beans), nuts, and seeds are all plants. Plants have many different nutrients that your body needs to stay strong and healthy, including protein, vitamin C, calcium, and iron. Adding more of these foods to your diet can help you get all of these benefits as well as gain protection against cancer.
Tip #1: Practice moderation to avoid consuming an excess of added sugar, salt, fat, etc. Tip #2: Invest in a well-stocked pantry to make cooking plant-based meals at home easier. Tip #3: Experiment with different recipes until you find your favorite combinations. For example, give tofu a try if you're worried about missing meat or want to try something new when you cook plant-based meals at home.
If you're interested in learning more about how to start your own garden so that you can start eating healthier for cheaper at your own home, please contact Backyard Farming Supply. Their people have the knowledge and tools to help make your garden successful, sustainable and prolific! Contact them today!!
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Jewel-Osco customers can donate at the register to support breast cancer research, patient programs, and support services.
ITASCA, Ill., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- October marks National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the American Cancer Society (ACS), the nation's preeminent cancer-fighting organization, and supermarket chain Jewel-Osco, are joining forces to raise money for programs, research, and services that will improve the lives of patients and their families that are impacted by breast cancer.
From October 1 through October 15, all Jewel-Osco locations will offer customers an opportunity to donate at the register to support the American Cancer Society's lifesaving mission.
"Thanks to dedicated partners like Jewel-Osco, the American Cancer Society can continue our work in the fight against breast cancer. Dollars raised help the American Cancer Society fund innovative breast cancer research; provide education and guidance to help people reduce their risk; and offer comprehensive patient support to those who need it most," says Peter Steele, Vice President, Illinois of the American Cancer Society.
"The work of the American Cancer Society is close to our hearts as it benefits members of our community who are impacted by cancer," shared Mike Withers, President of Jewel-Osco. "It is immensely rewarding to know that the dollars raised through this fundraiser, made possible through the generosity of our customers and dedication of our employees, will fund life-saving cancer research, support, prevention, and resources."
Locally great and nationally strong, Jewel-Osco was founded in 1899 and is owned by Albertsons Companies. The grocery and drug retailer has 188 locations encompassing Illinois, Northwest Indiana, and Iowa, and employs 31,000+ associates. For more information log onto www.JewelOsco.com and follow on social media at Facebook.com/JewelOsco, Twitter.com/JewelOsco, Instragam.com/JewelOsco, Pinterest.com/JewelOscopr and YouTube.com/JewelOsco
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The partnership will jointly develop the Litecoin ecosystem to hedge risk and lower carbon emissions
HONG KONG, Feb. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Metalpha Technology Holding Ltd (NASDAQ: MATH), a leading wealth management company for digital assets, has announced a partnership with the Litecoin Foundation Ltd, a nonprofit that supports the development and adoption of Litecoin (LTC), a digital peer-to-peer cryptocurrency. The partnership will jointly support research institutions to develop hedging solutions and sustainable mining for the Litecoin ecosystem.
The partnership's specific areas of research will include developing derivative products, facilitating renewable energy use and energy efficiency, and lowering carbon emissions from blockchain mining in the Litecoin Network. Metalpha will contribute its market leading expertise in the innovation of financial derivative products for digital assets, and it aims to support crypto miners with hedging products against market risk and lowering crypto mining's environmental impact.
To achieve this, Metalpha and Litecoin Foundation will work with universities and research institutions to further sustainable blockchain innovation, support public education around the Litecoin network, and improve network awareness, adoption, and scalability.
"It is a great pleasure to be partnering up with Litecoin Foundation to develop sophisticated derivative products as well as promoting quality public education on green mining to further the mission of building a fully decentralized, open source, global payment network," said Adrian Wang, Founder and CEO of Metalpha.
"Metalpha brings rich experience and product design to Litecoin's ecosystem and we look forward to working together as we continue to build a secure and reliable infrastructure for both Litecoin and the broader crypto industry, while at the same time focusing on research, education and environmental initiatives that are important for sustainability," said Alan Austin, Managing Director of Litecoin Foundation.
Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Hong Kong, Metalpha focuses on providing wealth management products and services for digital assets.
About Metalpha Limited
Established in 2021, Metalpha Limited is a global digital assets wealth management company headquartered in Hong Kong. The company hires top talents from Wall Street banks and provides crypto derivative products to institutions, which include exchanges, miners, funds, family offices, etc. Backed by both Metalpha Technology Holding Limited (NASDAQ: MATH) and Antalpha Technologies Limited, the company is one of the largest derivatives traders in Asia.
About Litecoin Foundation
Litecoin Foundation is a non-profit organization founded to promote Litecoin for the good of society, by developing and promoting state-of-the-art blockchain technologies. Registered in Singapore, the Litecoin Foundation team consists of full-time and volunteer support from around the globe. For more information, visit https://litecoin.net
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A loud noise sparked a panic at the Barclays Center and 10 people suffered minor injuries as they rushed to escape what they feared was an active shooter early Sunday.
Police determined there was no shooting and no gun after chaos erupted about 1 a.m., after the Gervonta Davis-Rolando Romero boxing match.
Videos posted on social media show terrified audience members scrambling through the seats, looking for cover.
Tennis star Naomi Osaka described the scene to her more than 1 million followers on Twitter: “I was just in the Barclays center and suddenly I heard shouting and saw people running, then we were being yelled at that there was an active shooter and we had to huddle in a room and close the doors, I was so f---ing petrified man.”
Police determined that no shots were fired inside or outside the venue, an NYPD spokeswoman said.
The scare came after a pair of mass shootings over the past two weeks. On Tuesday, an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at a South Texas elementary school and on May 14, a white supremacist shooter, also 18, killed 10 people and wounded three more in a Buffalo supermarket. | https://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/ny-barclays-center-shooter-scare-panic-injuries-20220529-xtxacppygnectifpgrzfekwzva-story.html | 2022-05-29 18:19:48 | 0 | https://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/ny-barclays-center-shooter-scare-panic-injuries-20220529-xtxacppygnectifpgrzfekwzva-story.html |
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani struck out nine in six innings, Mickey Moniak delivered his second big hit of the series and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Sunday.
Ohtani did not get a decision despite allowing only one run and two hits. It was the fourth time in 10 starts this season the two-way superstar has had nine or more strikeouts.
He leads the majors with a .142 opponent batting average and is third in strikeouts with 80.
Moniak, who had a tying triple Friday night, came through with a two-run double in the seventh to give the Halos a 3-1 advantage.
Alex Kirilloff homered and Carlos Correa had an RBI double for the Twins, who dropped four of six on their Southern California road trip.
Chris Devenski (2-0) got the win and Carlos Estévez picked up his 12th save.
Correa got the Twins’ first hit in the third inning. His double to right-center drove in Joey Gallo, who got aboard with a two-out walk.
The Angels evened it in the fourth. Hunter Renfroe and Jared Walsh opened the inning with base hits before Gio Urshela’s sacrifice fly brought home Renfroe.
Los Angeles’ first three hitters got aboard in the seventh. Pinch-hitter Matt Thaiss drew a leadoff walk to chase starter Pablo López (2-3). Zach Neto followed with a double to right off Jorge López, and Moniak drove them both in with a double to right-center.
After Moniak was unable to make a diving catch into the left-field stands on Kirilloff's solo shot down the line, the Angels responded with an insurance run on Thaiss' RBI double.
RETURN TO FORM?
Sunday's outing was more in line with what Ohtani showed at the start of the season, when he allowed only two earned runs and eight hits in his first five starts.
The right-hander was 2-1 in his last four outings, but had given up 17 runs and 18 hits, including eight home runs.
Ohtani threw 99 pitches. Of his 62 strikes, 22 were whiffs, which tied his season high.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Twins: DH Byron Buxton got the day off after he exited Saturday's game due to right leg tightness.
Angels: LHP Aaron Loup was activated from the injured list after he missed 15 games due to a left hamstring strain.
UP NEXT
Twins: RHP Bailey Ober (3-0, 1.78 ERA) makes his third straight start against an interleague opponent in the opener of a three-game series at home against San Francisco.
Angels: RHP Jaime Barria (1-1, 1.96 ERA) gets his first start of the season in the opener of a three-game set against the Boston Red Sox. Barria has made 10 appearances out of the bullpen so far.
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.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 10 mph or
less.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
around 10 mph, becoming light.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Light
winds, becoming east around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
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becoming northeast around 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the
lower 60s. Light northeast winds. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Light winds,
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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows ranging from the
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Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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afternoon, then a chance of showers late. Highs in the upper 60s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 10 mph or
less.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows ranging from the
upper 50s inland to the lower 60s along the Lake Ontario shore. East
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming light.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. East
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
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upper 60s. Light winds, becoming northeast around 10 mph. Chance of
rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the
lower 60s. Light northeast winds. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Light winds,
becoming northeast around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds 10 mph or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 70s.
$$
NYZ085-052115-
Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Orchard Park and Springville
407 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
.TODAY...Some patchy fog early, otherwise showers early, then
showers with a chance of thunderstorms through early afternoon.
Showers likely late. Highs ranging from the upper 60s on the
hilltops to the lower 70s across the lower elevations. Light winds,
becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Some patchy
fog developing. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming light.
.TUESDAY...Some patchy fog in the morning, otherwise mostly cloudy.
Highs ranging from the upper 60s inland to the lower 70s along the
Lake Erie shore. Light winds, becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 10 mph or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs
ranging from the lower 70s on the hilltops to the upper 70s across
the lower elevations. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 70s.
$$
NYZ012-052115-
Wyoming-
Including the city of Warsaw
407 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
.TODAY...Showers early, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms
through early afternoon. Showers likely late. Patchy fog this
morning. Patchy fog late. Highs in the upper 60s. Light winds.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Areas of fog
developing. Lows around 60. Light northeast winds.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Areas of fog.
Highs in the upper 60s. Light winds, becoming northeast around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...some patchy fog developing in the evening. Mostly
cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s.
Northeast winds 10 mph or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
ranging from the lower 70s on the hilltops to the mid 70s across the
lower elevations. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 70s.
$$
NYZ019-052115-
Chautauqua-
Including the city of Jamestown
407 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
.TODAY...Showers early, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms
from late morning on. Patchy fog this morning. Patchy fog late.
Highs in the lower 70s. Light winds, becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of
showers overnight. Some patchy fog developing. Lows in the lower
60s. Light northeast winds. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Some patchy fog in the morning, otherwise mostly cloudy
with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Light
winds, becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Lows ranging from the upper 50s in interior valleys to the lower 60s
along the Lake Erie shore. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
light.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 10 mph or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows around 60.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 70s.
$$
NYZ020-052115-
Cattaraugus-
Including the city of Olean
407 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
.TODAY...Showers early, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms
from late morning on. Patchy fog this morning. Patchy fog late.
Highs around 70. Light winds. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of
showers overnight. Areas of fog developing. Warm with lows around
60. Light northeast winds. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Areas of fog in the morning, otherwise cloudy with a
40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds 10 mph or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 70s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Lows around 60.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 70s.
$$
NYZ021-052115-
Allegany-
Including the city of Wellsville
407 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
.TODAY...Showers early, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms
from late morning on. Patchy fog. Highs around 70. Light winds.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of
showers overnight. Areas of fog developing. Warm with lows around
60. Light northeast winds. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog.
Highs around 70. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...some patchy fog developing in the evening. Mostly
cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Highs ranging from around 70 on the hilltops to the mid 70s across
the lower elevations. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 70s.
$$
NYZ013-052115-
Livingston-
Including the city of Geneseo
407 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
.TODAY...Showers early, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms
through early afternoon. Showers likely late. Patchy fog. Highs in
the upper 60s. Light northeast winds. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Some patchy
fog developing. Lows in the lower 60s. Light northeast winds.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog.
Highs ranging from the upper 60s on the hilltops to the lower 70s
across the lower elevations. Northeast winds 10 mph or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...some patchy fog developing in the evening. Mostly
cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
ranging from the lower 70s on the hilltops to the mid 70s across the
lower elevations. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows around 60.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 70s.
$$
NYZ014-052115-
Ontario-
Including the city of Canandaigua
407 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
.TODAY...Showers early, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms
through early afternoon. Showers likely late. Patchy fog. Highs
ranging from the mid 60s on the hilltops to the upper 60s across the
lower elevations. Light northeast winds. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Some patchy
fog developing. Lows in the lower 60s. Light north winds.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs ranging from the mid 60s on the
hilltops to the lower 70s across the lower elevations. North winds
10 mph or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs
ranging from around 70 on the hilltops to the mid 70s across the
lower elevations. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 70s.
$$
NYZ003-052115-
Monroe-
Including the city of Rochester
407 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
.TODAY...Showers early, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms
through early afternoon. A chance of showers late. Highs around 70.
Light winds, becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the
lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming light. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows ranging from the upper 50s
inland to the lower 60s along the Lake Ontario shore. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming light.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows around 60.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
around 80.
$$
NYZ004-052115-
Wayne-
Including the city of Newark
407 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
.TODAY...Showers early, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms
through early afternoon. A chance of showers late. Highs around 70.
Light winds, becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the
lower 60s. Light northeast winds. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming light.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows around 60.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 70s.
$$
NYZ005-052115-
Northern Cayuga-
Including the city of Fair Haven
407 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
.TODAY...Showers early, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms
through early afternoon. A chance of showers late. Highs around 70.
Light northeast winds. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 60s. Light northeast winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows around 60.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 70s.
$$
NYZ006-052115-
Oswego-
Including the city of Oswego
407 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
.TODAY...Showers early, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms
through early afternoon. Showers likely late. Highs ranging from the
mid 60s on the Tug Hill to around 70 across the lower elevations.
Light east winds. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Lows ranging
from the mid 50s on the Tug Hill to the lower 60s across the lower
elevations. Light northeast winds. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs ranging from the upper 60s on the
Tug Hill to the mid 70s across the lower elevations. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows ranging from the mid
50s on the Tug Hill to the upper 50s across the lower elevations.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs ranging from the lower 70s on the
Tug Hill to the mid 70s across the lower elevations. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows around 60.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s.
$$
NYZ007-052115-
Jefferson-
Including the city of Watertown
407 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
.TODAY...A chance of showers early, then showers likely late this
morning. A chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.
Light winds, becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the
upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Highs ranging from the upper 60s on the Tug Hill to the mid 70s
across the lower elevations. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming light.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs ranging from the lower 70s on the
Tug Hill to the upper 70s across the lower elevations. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 70s.
$$
NYZ008-052115-
Lewis-
Including the city of Lowville
407 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers likely early, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms late this morning. Showers
likely this afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Light winds. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Some patchy
fog developing. Lows in the upper 50s. Light northeast winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs ranging from the upper 60s on the
hilltops to the lower 70s across the lower elevations. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs ranging from the lower 70s on the
hilltops to the mid 70s across the lower elevations. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s.
$$
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Copyright 2022 AccuWeather | https://www.seattlepi.com/weather/article/NY-Buffalo-NY-Zone-Forecast-17419849.php | 2022-09-05 08:50:36 | 0 | https://www.seattlepi.com/weather/article/NY-Buffalo-NY-Zone-Forecast-17419849.php |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Axon, the company best known for developing the Taser, said Monday it was halting plans to develop a Taser-equipped drone after a majority of its ethics board resigned over the controversial project.
Axon’s founder and CEO Rick Smith said the company’s announcement last week — which drew a rebuke from its artificial intelligence ethics board — was intended to “initiate a conversation on this as a potential solution.” Smith said the ensuing discussion “provided us with a deeper appreciation of the complex and important considerations” around the issue.
As a result, “we are pausing work on this project and refocusing to further engage with key constituencies to fully explore the best path forward,” he said. The development was first reported by Reuters.
The board had voted 8-4 a few weeks ago to recommend Axon not proceed with a pilot of the Taser drone and had concerns about introducing weaponizing drones in over-policed communities of color.
But after the mass shooting at an Uvalde, Texas elementary school, the company announced it was beginning development of the drone. Smith told The Associated Press last week he made the idea public in part because he was “catastrophically disappointed” in the response by police who didn’t move in to kill the suspect for more than an hour.
The board issued a rare public rebuke of the project, saying it was a dangerous idea that went far beyond the initial proposal the board had reviewed for a Taser-equipped police drone. It said it had “pleaded with the company to pull back” before the announcement and that many of them believed it was “trading on the tragedy of the Uvalde and Buffalo shootings.”
Smith had rejected that idea in an interview with the AP last week and said he was pressing ahead because he believed the Taser drone could be a viable solution to save lives. He contended the idea needed to be shared as part of the public conversation about school safety and effective ways for police to safely confront attackers.
On Monday, nine members of the ethics board, a group of well-respected experts in technology, policing and privacy, announced resignations, saying they had “lost faith in Axon’s ability to be a responsible partner.”
“We wish it had not come to this,” the statement said. “Each of us joined this Board in the belief that we could influence the direction of the company in ways that would help to mitigate the harms that policing technology can sow and better capture any benefits.”
“We tried from the start to get Axon to understand that its customer has to be the community that a policing agency serves, not the policing agency itself,” one of the board’s members, Barry Friedman, a New York University law professor, said in an interview. “It has been a painful struggle to try to change the calculus there.”
Friedman said a major concern was Smith’s decision to move forward with the plan and announce it publicly without adequately hearing the concerns of the board members.
“What’s the emergency? School shootings are a crisis. I agree,” Friedman said. “But Axon, on its own best timeline, isn’t going to come up with anything for a couple of years. Why was it necessary to jump ahead like this?”
“What Rick is suggesting is a necessary public dialogue was really just jumping over the head of the board,” Friedman said.
In his statement, Smith said it was “unfortunate that some members of Axon’s ethics advisory panel have chosen to withdraw from directly engaging on these issues before we heard or had a chance to address their technical questions.”
“We respect their choice and will continue to seek diverse perspectives to challenge our thinking and help guide other technology options,” Smith said. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/science-and-technology/axon-halts-plans-for-taser-drone-as-9-on-ethics-board-resign/ | 2022-06-06 15:37:49 | 0 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/science-and-technology/axon-halts-plans-for-taser-drone-as-9-on-ethics-board-resign/ |
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lucid, alert and stable but his condition remains serious, the Vatican said Thursday, a day after it revealed that the 95-year-old’s health had deteriorated recently.
A statement from Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Pope Francis asked for continued prayers “to accompany him in these difficult hours.”
On Wednesday Francis revealed that Benedict was “very ill” and went to see Benedict at his home in the Vatican where he has lived since retiring in 2013, sparking fears that he was near death.
The Vatican later said Benedict’s health had deteriorated in recent hours but that the situation was under control as doctors monitored him.
Benedict in 2013 became the first pope in 600 years to resign, and he chose to live out his retirement in seclusion in a converted monastery in the Vatican Gardens. Few had expected his retirement — now in its 10th year — to last longer than his eight-year reign as pope.
Bruni said Thursday that Benedict “managed to rest well last night, is absolutely lucid and alert and today, while his condition remains grave, the situation at the moment is stable.”
“Pope Francis renews the invitation to pray for him and accompany him in these difficult hours,” he said.
Responding to that call, the diocese of Rome scheduled a special Mass in honor of Benedict on Friday at St. John Lateran, Benedict’s former cathedral in his capacity as the bishop of Rome. The pope’s vicar for Rome, Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, was to celebrate.
Word of Benedict’s declining health immediately posed questions about what would happen when he dies, given the unprecedented reality of having a reigning pope presumably presiding over the funeral of a former pope.
Most Vatican experts expect any funeral would resemble that for any retired bishop of Rome, albeit with the caveat that there would be official delegations to honor a former head of state, as well as pilgrims from Germany — homeland of Benedict, the former Joseph Ratzinger — and beyond.
In Germany on Thursday, bishops asked for prayers and some of the faithful headed to the Chapel of Grace on the town square in Altoetting, a major pilgrimage destination a few miles from Benedict’s hometown of Marktl am Inn that he visited many times in his life.
“I know that he has been preparing for his coming home in the eternal world,” said Herbert Hofauer, the retired mayor of the deeply Catholic town who said he saw Benedict last in the spring. “I believe that he is very calmly looking forward to this encounter.”
At the St. Oswald church in Marktl, where Benedict was baptized, lay head of the local congregation Sandra Maier put up a framed picture of the former pope and arranged a small pew so parishioners could kneel and pray for him.
Maier said she was “shaken and deeply moved by the news” on Benedict’s health. “I wish for him to have an easy time now and not suffer so much,” she said.
“We are proud here in Marktl that we have a Bavarian pope,” Maier, 50, said, recalling the two times she met him personally. “He’s a good man and was a great pope.”
While St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican was mostly filled with visitors from abroad on Thursday — during peak Christmas tourist season — some Italians were out to pay their respects or at least offer a prayer.
“Obviously it is a bad situation, we are all close to Pope Ratzinger, we are sad about the situation, so we came here to make our small contribution,” said one pilgrim, Giorgio Gibin.
Another visitor to the square, Anna Małcka, noted Benedict’s advanced age and wished him well.
“I think by now he has lived about long enough, poor thing, and since he is sick, he is not well, if God wishes, he will take him away,” she said.
Otherwise, while the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano headlined its Thursday editions with news of Benedict’s health, life continued as normal in the tiny city-state that Benedict and Pope Francis call home.
Francis had a seemingly routine day of audiences Thursday, meeting with his ambassador to Madagascar, the commander of the Swiss Guards and a fellow Jesuit.
In the square, the line of tourists waiting to get into St. Peter’s Basilica wrapped almost entirely around the piazza, with couples and families stopping to pose for selfies in front of the life-sized Nativity scene and Christmas tree set up in the square.
Small groups of nuns hurried across the cobblestones and tour guides holding flags herded their charges, while nearby souvenir sellers did brisk business hawking Vatican magnets, rosaries and bobblehead Francis statues.
“We hadn’t heard the news,” said Liam Marchesano, a 22-year-old economics student from Mantova who was waiting to see the basilica with his girlfriend. “Maybe that’s why there’s such a long line.”
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Kirsten Grieshaber contributed from Marktl Am Inn, Germany; Luigi Navarra and Joel Paqui contributed from Vatican City. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/international/ap-vatican-benedict-xvi-lucid-stable-but-condition-serious/ | 2022-12-29 18:37:47 | 1 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/international/ap-vatican-benedict-xvi-lucid-stable-but-condition-serious/ |
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Civic engagement, young voters, and teaching the next generation of Philadelphia’s leaders
Ahead of the primary, youth engagement has taken many forms, even including those not yet old enough to cast a ballot.
What questions do you have about the 2023 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Let us know.
On April 13, students from Philadelphia high schools filled the theater space in the National Constitution Center, for Philadelphia’s first annual Civics Day. The event was part of a larger, ongoing movement to increase voter turnout of the youngest Pennsylvanians.
Described by event co-sponsor, Generation Citizen, as similar to “a science fair for civics,” Civics Day students presented projects to a panel of judges and for their peers. Topics included gun violence, transgender rights, and environmental protections.
State Rep. Chris Rabb’s opening speech encouraged new and upcoming voters to learn about and remember the strength of youth-led movements throughout history.
“How do we respond to these injustices?” he asked. “How do we redefine power? As young people who may not be old enough to drive, may not be old enough to vote, but who have always, always been on the front lines.”
In recent years, voter turnout in the United States has been higher than average among young voters. 2018 saw the highest numbers, with about 31% of eligible voters between 18 and 29 turned out to vote. Pennsylvania was one the states with the highest youth turnout, with a 19.5% increase between 2014 and 2022.
Youth engagement efforts have been underway for months citywide, from voter registration parties and writing letters to lawmakers, to youth-centered voting guides and school-wide assemblies focused on civics.
At a February anti-violence summit, D’Angelo Virgo and his nonprofit Civically Engaged ran a mock election breakout session, complete with candidate platforms and handwritten literature. Virgo said he wants teens to see themselves as part of something bigger.
“[Civics] gives them an outlet,” he said. “It gives them something to do. It gives them ownership in something, it gives them a buy-in.”
Last month, WHYY co-hosted a City Council At-Large Candidate Convention, where Philadelphians could meet over 20 candidates. Also in attendance were volunteers with PA Youth Vote, a nonpartisan group that works on voter registration.
Neematallah Yusuff and sisters Savannah and Samantha Sandhaus aren’t old enough to vote in Tuesday’s primary elections, but that hasn’t stopped them from getting involved. “We register eligible seniors to vote in our high school [and] we register all eligible members of our community if they’re interested,” said Samantha. “None of us are eligible to vote yet, but we have been able to find multiple outlets for our civic engagement and political interest.”
Neematallah said she’s committed to taking what she learns and passing it on. “I’m doing the exact same things I would do if I could vote, except I just can’t vote. I’m asking questions, I’m getting to know [candidates] … I’m going to go home and tell… my parents, I’m going to my friends who can vote and I’m going to educate them about what they can do.”
Just three years away from voting, Savannah says that learning the process now will make her a better citizen. “I’m 15 years old, and I’m getting prepped to know what kind of questions I want to ask [and] to understand who I am as a person … it gives me a start to know how to get civically engaged in the world when I am able to vote.”
Sam Searles is a Report for America corps member covering gun violence and prevention for WHYY News.
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Monday started in the upper 40s low 50s with a lot of cloud cover and potential for fog and drizzle with high temperatures reaching the low 60s. We are not expecting meaningful rainfall Monday.
Tuesday will start in the mid-50s and with mostly cloudy skies high temperatures will reach the mid-60s by the afternoon. During the late evening and overnight hours, a storm system will arrive and bring a chance for severe weather. At this point, it looks like our primary severe with a chance will be around 11PM Tuesday leading into early Wednesday.
The thing we know is somebody will probably pick up 4 to 6 inches of rainfall. Wednesday will likely start with an ongoing and arguably diminishing severe weather threat. That threat will be focused mainly in central and south Mississippi, and that remains very possible that at least the southern half of our area could be included.
We will have rain and potentially heavy rain during that time, hence our high confidence in some flooding rainfall. It’s possible that the predawn storms could still have a risk for damaging winds or tornadoes, and it’s possible that they could redevelop by Wednesday midday and afternoon. That’s atypical for what we expect usually out of a system like this, so expect our discussion on this to refine over the next couple of days.
Temperatures start in the low 60s on Wednesday and probably only make it into the mid-60s as we stay saturated and prepared for storms.
Dryer air slides in for Thursday with temperatures starting in the low 40s and high temperatures reaching into the mid-50s. | https://www.wtva.com/cloudy-skies-for-much-of-the-day-but-mostly-dry/article_75dba08c-7a22-11ed-b94c-dbe74e86d940.html | 2022-12-13 01:37:38 | 0 | https://www.wtva.com/cloudy-skies-for-much-of-the-day-but-mostly-dry/article_75dba08c-7a22-11ed-b94c-dbe74e86d940.html |
The snowless, mild winter is allowing the New Jersey Forest Fire service to get an early start to prescribed forest burning.
For the first time in 2023, burns will take place on Monday.
The burns will be weather dependent and are subject to change.
Two burns were planned in Ocean County Monday, both at Double Trouble State Park.
One is in Lacey Township's portion of the park, off of Lacey Road.
The other is in Berkeley Township, near Dover Road.
In all, 11 burns were scheduled throughout the state. The burns happened in Burlington, Camden, Ocean, Somerset and Sussex counties.
The burns are all weather dependent. Smoke may be visible for miles away.
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The New Jersey Forest Fire Service for many years has used prescribed and controlled burning…
Prescribed burns are completed in order to minimize the risk of wildfire. According to Kenneth Clark, a Research Forester with the United States Forest Fire Service, controlled burns ideally take place on dry days when sustained winds are below 20 mph and humidity levels stays above 25%.
Monday will mostly meet this criteria. Expect a rain-free day across the region. Winds will generally be under 20 mph in Ocean to Burlington county on north. However, winds are expected to be over 20 mph further south, where no burns are scheduled, closer to a cold front that passed early Monday. Relative humidity will be in the 30 to 45% range.
Since the start of climatological winter on Dec. 1 to Feb. 5, this winter has been the ninth warmest at Atlantic City International Airport, on the edge of the Pine Barrens in Egg Harbor Township. Records go back to 1943.
In South Jersey, it was the second mildest January on record, according to the Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist. Records for the region date back to 1895. January was nearly as warm as an average March.
Ocean County has seen near average precipitation over the past 60 days, according to the Mid-Atlantic River Forecast Center. However, for Atlantic to Camden County on south, most of the area has been 11 to 25% below average.
A drier and milder winter brings an elevated risk for wildfires going into spring. The higher sun angle evaporates even more water out of the ground, drying out the forest if precipitation doesn't fall frequently enough.
Furthermore, relative humidity tends to be lowest in the spring, with large differences between the air temperature and dew point.
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service for many years has used prescribed and controlled burning…
As a result, prescribed burned allows for a controlled environment to clear the forest floor of debris, which limits the risk of wildfire.
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Company Emerges from Chapter 11 with a Healthier Financial Foundation
Communities Continue to Operate Uninterrupted, Prioritizing Resident Health and Well-being
WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Eagle Delaware Holding Company LLC and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, "Eagle Senior Living" or the "Company") today announced that they have successfully completed a comprehensive financial reorganization to achieve a more balanced and sustainable capital structure. The Company has implemented its plan of reorganization, approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on April 27, 2022. Eagle Senior Living has significantly reduced its debt service and enhanced its liquidity position, creating a stronger financial foundation.
As part of the Chapter 11 process, Eagle Senior Living executed a transaction whereby the Company's Vista Lake community was acquired by Atlantis Senior Living LLC. The sale of Vista Lake has closed, and the Vista Lake community is no longer an Eagle Senior Living community. All other Eagle Senior Living communities continue to operate uninterrupted, providing high-quality care and amenities to all residents.
"Through this process, we have secured a bolstered financial structure—allowing our communities to be the place for residents to do more of what they love for years to come," said Todd Topliff, President of American Eagle Delaware Holding Company LLC. "I would like to thank our residents and their family members for their ongoing support, our business partners for their patience, and all of our loyal employees for their unwavering hard work and dedication to providing all residents with the highest quality of care as we have worked to complete this process. We are optimistic about our future."
Greenbrier Senior Living continues to manage all of the communities remaining with Eagle Senior Living.
For more information about Eagle Senior Living's Chapter 11 case, including the terms of the transactions consummated in connection with the Company's emergence, please visit https://dm.epiq11.com/eagleseniorliving, email EagleSeniorLivinginfo@epiqglobal.com or call (800) 713-8096 for U.S. calls or +1 (503) 597-7731 for international calls.
Eagle Senior Living was represented in this matter by Polsinelli as legal counsel and FTI Consulting as restructuring and financial advisor.
About Eagle Senior Living
Established in 2018, Eagle Senior Living was founded with the recognition that our human spirit is elevated through meaningful relationships with others. It's why, across all our communities, residents and associates become like family. It's also the reason those individual communities work to become integrated into the fabric of their surrounding neighborhoods and cities. With 14 communities across seven states, our goal is to enrich the lives of older adults across the nation. Our locations offer independent living, assisted living and memory care.
The culture we foster throughout our organization is built to empower residents and employees through inclusive and purposeful programming that brings people together, because for us, people always come first. That means, in everything we do, our goal is to provide a comfortable place for seniors to live authentic and enriched lives, surrounded by opportunities to grow. Some call this approach best-in-class; we simply call it bringing out the best in each other.
These difference-making values are also shared with our management partner, Greenbrier Senior Living, whose mission is to empower and serve residents, families and associates with heart, passion and focus. For more information, visit https://www.eagleseniorliving.org/.
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Steven Spielberg’s Jaws kicked off the summer blockbuster era when it was released on June 20, 1975, facilitated by its enthusiastic first test screening, in Dallas on March 26, at the old Medallion off Northwest Highway. This year’s summer movie season begins May 6 with Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. I’m not exactly sure what’s at stake in this picture, but any summer blockbuster worth its salt depicts some sort of (natural or unnatural) existential threat, whether that involves all of humanity or just a few humans, or maybe we’re talking about some number in between. Like a city’s worth of people, say. Which got me thinking: how would Dallas handle the kind of danger that regularly rumbles across the screen in one of these flicks? You give me the threat, and I’ll assess it. Go!
Flood. Given that the city’s infrastructure has the integrity of a sandcastle, such that even a light rainfall can shut down large swaths and open up potholes the size of Sprinter vans, I’d say that a flood would send Dallas back to the days of John Neely Bryan. The Trinity almost topped its levees five or six years ago, so this is far from idle chatter.
Earthquake. I thought this was just going to be a fun little exercise, but we are still doing realistic threats, I guess. The seismic activity around here has mostly been confined to mild temblors, but who knows what fracking (allegedly!) might unleash if it hits the right spot? Off the top of my head, I’d say Klyde Warren Park would end up a lot closer to Woodall Rodgers. Can we move on from natural disasters please?
Aliens. Ah, yes, that’s more like it. Frankly, with all the neon and LEDs and so on, downtown Dallas is like a target for extraterrestrial death rays. No city is built for that. But Dallas is built to rebuild, and you can bet someone will turn this into a real estate play for the ages. This is Dallas.
You can bet someone will turn this into a real estate play for the ages. This is Dallas.
Dinosaurs. As of last year, there were 27 billionaires living in the area. I think one of them could probably afford to sort out the logistics of importing a T. rex. Obviously that would involve a private plane, which means Love Field, which means by the time the T. rex broke free of its cage and thrashed a few of the poor bastards that tech entrepreneur Todd Wagner or whoever hired to wrangle him, it would be single and ready to mingle just about 5 miles from downtown Dallas. The good news is that Wagner or Crescent Real Estate founder John Goff probably couldn’t (or at least wouldn’t) attempt to bring in a herd of them at the same time, and one T. rex, while terrifying, isn’t going to wreck the entire city on its own. A fully grown T. rex is about as heavy as a tank. And recent research suggests it was more of a walker than a runner. So, not ideal, but we’d survive. Moving on.
European terrorists. Yes, like the Die Hard series. A crew willing to blow up one or more buildings to cover up a massive theft. I could see this happening a couple of different ways. Either they would take over the skyline’s most iconic structure, Reunion Tower, before symbolically blowing up the ball in an attempt to create cover for their escape, or they would hit a few places around downtown, keeping some grizzled detective and his ad hoc partner on the run for a bit before eventually getting apprehended. (In my screenplay, this scene is also happening at Reunion Tower.) Either way, it might do a little damage, but ultimately, again, this will turn into a real estate bonanza for someone. Probably a few someones. Don’t be naive.
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Local lawmakers join panel for halfway point of session, tensions rise
(ABC 6 News) – Wednesday marks the halfway point in this year’s legislative session and some local lawmakers took part in a panel in Rochester to talk about how it has been going so far.
The event, hosted by the Rochester Chamber of Commerce, brought city leaders, commissioners and local organizations all eager to hear what their local lawmakers had to say on this year’s session.
One thing was clear: There is a lot of tension between democrats and republicans on key issues in Minnesota.
Four panelists attended, including Sen. Carla Nelson (R-Rochester), Rep. Andy Smith (DFL-Rochester), Rep. Steve Jacob (R-Altura), and Sen. Liz Boldon (DFL-Rochester).
These lawmakers agree on the biggest issues at hand: The workforce shortage, lack of childcare and the need for a bonding bill.
But, how to fix these problems, there are strong opinions on both sides.
The Paid Family and Medical Leave Act was a prime example.
“It’s really a win-win for all of us in society that yes, we pay a little bit, but we’ll get a lot out of it in a lot of different ways,” explained Rep. Smith.
“It is not a win-win for everyone, in fact, I am still trying to figure out who it is a win for,” said Sen. Nelson. “I think this is one of the worst proposals I’ve ever seen come out of the legislature here and it’s very unfortunate that it’s a time of a trifecta.”
This echoes the differing opinions inside the Minnesota State Capitol.
Democrats believing that the governmental trifecta with dominance in the House, Senate and Governor’s Office, has been pivotal in getting bills pushed through the legislature quickly.
“We are on track to finish on time and be moving things in a way that is getting the work done for Minnesotan’s,” said Sen. Liz Boldon.
But others believe that speed does not make good legislation.
“When I listen to their perspectives, and this idea of this trifecta of having the democrats in charge of the House, Senate and executive, I worry about that, that it does get to be moved too fast and we end up with things that aren’t as well thought out,” explained Rochester City Councilman Patrick Keane.
The biggest issue for debate Wednesday was the bonding bill, with both sides of the aisle unable to find common ground.
“I think one huge questions is Senator Carla Nelson, you did not vote for that [bonding bill] and I want to ask why you didn’t vote for that bonding package,” asked Rep. Smith during the panel.
“There is no tax relief, at all, in that proposal and Minnesotan’s have been waiting for this tax relief,” replied Sen. Nelson.
Both sides seemingly unwilling to give in.
Given there was no bonding bill last year, Councilman Keane says one major reason Rochester needs this bonding bill pushed through ifs for work going on inside Rochester International Airport. | https://www.kaaltv.com/news/top-news/local-lawmakers-join-panel-for-halfway-point-of-session-tensions-rise/ | 2023-04-06 01:02:47 | 1 | https://www.kaaltv.com/news/top-news/local-lawmakers-join-panel-for-halfway-point-of-session-tensions-rise/ |
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AMERSHAM, United Kingdom, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cytiva and the life sciences business of Pall Corporation have completed their integration and are now united as one business under the Cytiva brand. With nearly 16 000 associates in 40 countries, and more than 300 years' heritage of trusted expertise, the new Cytiva supports customers in solving major biotechnology challenges and plays a critical role in advancing and accelerating therapeutics for the benefit of patients everywhere.
In January 2023, the life sciences business of Pall separated from Pall Corporation. Pall's biotech portfolio is now a product family in Cytiva's bioprocess business. The Pall medical portfolio will remain a market brand and part of Cytiva. Pall Corporation continues to operate as a Danaher operating company serving customers across a wide range of industrial applications.
Emmanuel Ligner, Danaher Group Executive, President and CEO of Cytiva, says: "The biotechnology industry is at the start of a new era. New modalities are emerging, there is greater emphasis on local manufacturing, and we are accelerating the adoption of digital solutions. Our customers need a partner that can meet them at every part of their process. Uniting Cytiva and the life sciences business of Pall gives us the focus, expertise, and talent to help our customers discover, develop, and deliver the next generation of novel therapeutics."
Cytiva's now expanded and differentiated portfolio will better enable customers to accelerate therapeutics from discovery to delivery. The portfolio now includes industry-leading product brands including Allegro, Supor, iCELLis, Kleenpak, and Pegasus, in addition to ÄKTA, Amersham, Biacore, FlexFactory, HyClone, MabSelect, Sefia, Whatman, Xcellerex, and Xuri*.
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2 people struck by lighting in Florida, both taken to hospitals, officials say
LAKE MARY, Fla. - Two people were struck by lightning and taken to hospitals in Volusia County on Tuesday afternoon after strong storms moved through the area, according to emergency officials.
A man was struck while he was reportedly mowing his lawn in the Tymber Trace neighborhood in New Smyrna Beach, an official said. That man did not have a pulse and was not breathing when first responders arrived at his home, however, they were able to get a pulse.
He was transported in critical condition to Halifax Medical Center.
A 66-year-old woman was reportedly struck by lightning outside an Autozone store on State Road 44, about a mile south of where the man was struck by lighting. She was taken to the hospital, but was not considered a trauma.
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The Grinch brought holiday cheer to Midlanders this season as he appeared throughout Midland on several occasions raising money for local charities.
Driving his Grinch Green Jeep and bringing along Cindy Lou Who, the Grinch did its annual partnership with Tea2Go/TeaNergy on one of the days, with all donations going to Safe Place of the Permian Basin. Tea2Go added an additional donation on top of cash donations that were accepted, for a total of $1,000 going to Safe Place, with Cindy Lou presenting that check to Safe Place.
On another day, the Grinch and Cindy Lou partnered with the Golden Whisk, and on another weekend, Fix West Texas, with all of those days’ proceeds being donated to Fix West Texas. The weekend he appeared in front of Fix West Texas, an adoption clinic was also being held, with nine dogs getting adopted that day. Upon arriving, pet owners could get their dog or cat vaccinated, have their pets’ pictures taken with the Grinch, then go inside and shop from an array of vendors at the Shopping Extravaganza. | https://www.mrt.com/lifestyles/article/Out-and-About-The-Grinch-fundraises-across-17673428.php | 2022-12-23 23:20:29 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/lifestyles/article/Out-and-About-The-Grinch-fundraises-across-17673428.php |
WFO PHOENIX Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, February 14, 2023
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HIGH WIND WATCH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
236 AM MST Sun Feb 12 2023
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...West winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph
possible.
* WHERE...Southwest corner of Imperial County.
* WHEN...From Monday evening through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions including I-8 near the
San Diego County border. Winds could be strong enough to blow
down power lines causing power outages.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe
location prior to the onset of winds.
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Which metal wind spinner is best?
Adding 3D style to your garden is easy and affordable with a wind spinner. A metal wind spinner holds up in the elements better than most plastic ones and moves easily in the breeze. It can hang from a branch or coordinating hanger. They often come in neutral metal finishes, copper-coated finishes that develop a patina over time, or bright colors that stand out in your garden.
What to look for in a metal wind spinner
Design
Because they move, wind spinners often use a geometrical design that looks great from multiple angles. The spinners include multiple concentric circles, often between six and 12, that can either spin freely or be placed at a specific angle to spin in the wind. The edges are laser-cut for precision and to allow for intricate details. Some have spirals or other shapes.
Installation
Metal wind spinners can be hung or erected using an included stand.
- Hanging spinners are often less expensive, although you will need a branch or hook to use them. Most come with hardware to hang them securely.
- Freestanding spinners are ideal for placement in your garden or landscaping, but they cost more and require a larger space for installation.
Make sure that your soil is compact enough to support the weight of the spinner.
Color
The vibrant colors of many metal wind spinners add visual interest to your outdoor space. Some are reflective and change color as they move. Neutral or metal tones are more modern. Look for coatings, such as epoxy or ultraviolet protection, that will keep the finish from fading.
Metal
Stainless steel is a popular, durable material for outdoor wind spinners. Copper, including copper plating, looks great and develops an interesting patina as it ages. Make sure the metal is rust-proof or has been treated with a finish that helps it stand up to moisture and sun.
Best hanging metal wind spinners
Top hanging metal wind spinner
Fonmy Mandala 12-Inch Wind Spinner
What you need to know: The vibrant colors, including blue, green and red, are coated with an epoxy coating to last for years even through rain and sun.
What you’ll love: There are 10 colors and patterns, which are painted by hand with multiple colors within each design. The swivel hook adds another aspect of movement to the patterns, laser-cut in stainless steel. Gilt powder in the finish creates extra visual interest that changes as it spins.
What you should consider: It does not come in any neutral tones.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top hanging metal wind spinner for the money
Lexivia 3D Flowing Wind Spinner
What you need to know: This budget-friendly stainless steel wind spinner is small enough to hang anywhere and includes a 360-degree rotating hook.
What you’ll love: The 22 reflective surfaces change color as they move, resulting in a dynamic decoration that moves fluidly through different looks. The price works well for those wanting to make a statement by hanging multiple wind spinners in a grouping.
What you should consider: The snowflake shape may not match all garden or interior decor.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Wind and Weather Spiral Spinner
What you need to know: Two geometric copper spirals spin independently of each other in the wind.
What you’ll love: The spinner’s neutral tones allow the beauty of your garden to shine through while still providing visual interest. There is more space between the spirals than with some other spinners, helping it blend into your outdoor decor.
What you should consider: The metal below the copper plating is thin and may not hold up well over time.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair
Best freestanding metal wind spinner
Top freestanding metal wind spinner
Steady Doggie Willow Leaves Solar Wind Spinner
What you need to know: It features two steel spinner blades that turn in opposite directions and a 360-degree rotating stand.
What you’ll love: A solar-powered LED bulb changes color while the blades rotate around it. The blades are uniform and sleek, letting the focus be the movement rather than a colorful design. The adjustable-height stake is customizable.
What you should consider: You can’t turn off the LED light or set it to one color.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top freestanding metal wind spinner for the money
Alpine Corporation 64-Inch Tall Floral Windmill Stake
What you need to know: The larger back spinning petals and the smaller front panel go in opposite directions for a mesmerizing display.
What you’ll love: The orange and green colors complement outdoor spaces, while the reflective surfaces and jeweled center bring additional color and interest that changes throughout the day. It mimics a flower shape, which many gardeners like. It is also affordable for its large statement-making size.
What you should consider: Make sure to install the three-pronged ground stake securely and avoid areas with loose soil to support the heavier top in the wind.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
Worth checking out
Wind and Weather Bronze and Patina Spiral Metal Rotator
What you need to know: It acts as a garden sculpture and wind spinner, with both an outer ring and spinning spirals inside.
What you’ll love: The outer ring has a blue patina-like finish, while the inner spirals and stake are copper-colored. The bulb on top makes it look like a piece of art as well as keeping the spinning elements in place. It also comes with two stakes for added stabilization, which you will need to install in a larger open space.
What you should consider: Some reviewers noted that it needed a heavy breeze to start spinning and sometimes only the interior spiral would spin.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Yes, Friday feels a little cooler. It’s going to get warm. Then it’s going to get hot, maybe dangerously hot around the middle of next week.
But will it be like what we saw at the end of June 2021?
Nope.
Thirteen months after high temperature records were broken in the Portland area on back-to-back-to-back days — topping out at the all-time high of 116 on June 28 — more extreme heat is headed into the region.
There is no indication, yet, that temperatures are going to get near those record numbers from last year.
“This is pretty much a really standard heat wave for us,” said KOIN 6 Morning Meteorologist Kelley Bayern “We may see this high pressure anchored in for the entire week but nothing really stands out.”
As of Friday morning, most models show the warm up beginning Sunday with the hottest temperatures expected next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The KOIN 6 Weather Team says temperatures will likely reach the upper-90s with a good possibility of breaking into the low-100s over those three days.
“The core of the work week is going to be sweltering,” said KOIN 6 Meteorologist Joseph Dames. “Each day may get a degree or two warmer as this high pressure builds. Record temperatures that week start at 100 degrees.”
“Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, all have the potential to hit the record high and we may see a new one when it’s all said and done. The all-time record high for the month of July is 107 degrees. That occurred on July 30 in 1965. We are not expecting that,” he added.
Bayern said the National Weather Service will likely issue both watches and warnings about excessive heat.
While daytime temperatures are going to be hot, temperatures likely won’t fall below the mid-60s range in most places in the valley after sunset during the thick of the heat.
“We may not get much relief overnight,” Bayern said. “Expect some tough sleeping conditions in those temps.”
The ridge of high pressure in the region will bring some of the hottest temperatures of the year, but hold off on calling it a heat dome.
“The heat dome of June 2021 had positive temperature anomalies aloft to which are not being seen this time around,” Dames said. “That means the air aloft was much warmer than the long-term average. We will still have temperatures that are very warm above our heads and at the surface next week.”
“This is because high pressure sinks and it promotes compressional heating. The difference between the heat dome of June 2021 and this ridge, is essentially the strength, the air mass is just not as intense, and the pattern setup is different,” he added.
While this building ridge isn’t the same as last year’s heat dome, excessive heat is dangerous, especially to the elderly, those who work outside and people living in homes without air conditioning.
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2 killed, 4 wounded in overnight New Orleans mass shooting
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE/Gray News) - An early morning shooting killed two 19-year-olds and wounded four others in New Orleans, according to police.
The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. local time Monday in the Lower 9th Ward, the New Orleans Police Department reported.
Investigators said first responders found four victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
A man and a woman, both 19, were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Authorities said two 18-year-old men were taken to the hospital, and two female victims, ages 17 and 18, arrived at a hospital in a private vehicle. The extent of their injuries was not released.
Detectives are working to identify a suspect and motive.
The identities of the deceased victims will be released by the parish coroner.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday will sign an executive order giving decisions on the prosecution of serious military crimes, including sexual assault, to independent military attorneys, taking that power away from victims’ commanders.
The order formally implements legislation passed by Congress in 2022 aimed at strengthening protections for service members, who were often at the mercy of their commanders to decide whether to take their assault claims seriously.
Members of Congress, frustrated with the growing number of sexual assaults in the military, fought with defense leaders for several years over the issue. They argued that commanders at times were willing to ignore charges or incidents in their units to protect those accused of offenses and that using independent lawyers would beef up prosecutions. Military leaders balked, saying it could erode commanders’ authority.
The change was among more than two dozen recommendations made in 2021 by an independent review commission on sexual assault in the military that was set up by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. And it was included in the annual defense bill last year. But since it requires a change to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, it needed formal presidential action.
In a call with reporters previewing the order, senior Biden administration officials said it was the most sweeping change to the military legal code since it was created in 1950.
The Pentagon had already been moving forward with the change. A year ago, the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force set up the new special trial counsel offices, which will assume authority over prosecution decisions by the end of this year. Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, that prosecution authority will expand to include sexual harassment cases.
The changes come as the military continues to grapple with rising numbers of reported sexual assaults in its ranks.
While the services have made inroads in making it easier and safer for troops to come forward, they have had far less success reducing the number of assaults, which have increased nearly every year since 2006. Overall, there were more than 8,942 reports of sexual assaults involving service members during the 2022 fiscal year, a slight increase over 8,866 the year before.
Defense officials have long argued that an increase in reported assaults is a positive trend because so many people are reluctant to report them, both in the military and in society as a whole. Greater reporting, they say, shows there is more confidence in the reporting system, greater comfort with the support for victims, and a growing number of offenders who are being held accountable.
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Senate to vote this weekend on bill intended to curb inflation
The Inflation Reduction Act proposes cuts to the nation’s deficit, while making investments in climate programs and changes to Medicare drug negotiations.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Senate could vote as early as Saturday on the Inflation Reduction Act.
The legislation proposes approximately $300 billion in deficit reduction and $369 billion in climate programs, intended to reduce carbon emissions by nearly 40% by 2030. It also allows for Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies.
“This is a great step forward,” said Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.).
She says in addition to bringing down gas prices, this bill would help bring more green energy jobs to the state of Illinois.
“Right now in the program, $500 million for biofuels and ethanol. Illinois is one of the nation’s leading producers of ethanol,” said Duckworth.
But, Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) calls the legislation “false advertising.”
“It doesn’t do anything to address inflation any time soon,” said Cornyn.
Cornyn said the Inflation Reduction Act is similar to the $2 trillion Build Back Better Act which failed to pass the Senate late last year.
“This is admittedly a smaller version of that incredibly expensive and ridiculously extravagant bill,” said Cornyn.
President Biden says he’s looking forward to the Senate taking up the legislation issuing a statement which says the bill proposes “no new taxes on families making $400,000 or less as well as no new taxes on small businesses.
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NORWOOD, Mass., June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRBP) ("Corbus" or the "Company"), a precision oncology company, today announced that the Company is set to join the Russell Microcap® Index at the conclusion of the 2023 Russell indexes annual reconstitution, effective after the US market opens today, as part of the 2023 Russell indexes reconstitution.
Membership in the Russell Microcap® Index, which remains in place for one year, means automatic inclusion in the appropriate growth and value style indexes. FTSE Russell determines membership for its Russell indexes primarily by objective, market-capitalization rankings and style attributes.
Russell indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for active investment strategies. Approximately $12.1 trillion in assets are benchmarked against Russell's US indexes. Russell indexes are part of FTSE Russell, a leading global index provider.
For more information on the Russell Microcap® Index and the Russell indexes reconstitution, go to the "Russell Reconstitution" section on the FTSE Russell website.
About Corbus
Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (the "Company" or "Corbus") is a precision oncology company committed to helping people defeat serious illness by bringing innovative scientific approaches to well understood biological pathways. Corbus' internal development pipeline includes CRB-701, a next generation antibody drug conjugate (ADC) that targets the expression of Nectin-4 on cancer cells to release a cytotoxic payload and CRB-601, an anti-integrin monoclonal antibody which blocks the activation of TGFβ expressed on cancer cells. Corbus is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts. For more information on Corbus, visit corbuspharma.com. Connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
About FTSE Russell:
FTSE Russell is a global index leader that provides innovative benchmarking, analytics and data solutions for investors worldwide. FTSE Russell calculates thousands of indexes that measure and benchmark markets and asset classes in more than 70 countries, covering 98% of the investable market globally.
FTSE Russell index expertise and products are used extensively by institutional and retail investors globally. Approximately $20.1 trillion is currently benchmarked to FTSE Russell indexes. For over 30 years, leading asset owners, asset managers, ETF providers and investment banks have chosen FTSE Russell indexes to benchmark their investment performance and create ETFs, structured products and index-based derivatives.
A core set of universal principles guides FTSE Russell index design and management: a transparent rules-based methodology is informed by independent committees of leading market participants. FTSE Russell is focused on applying the highest industry standards in index design and governance and embraces the IOSCO Principles. FTSE Russell is also focused on index innovation and customer partnerships as it seeks to enhance the breadth, depth and reach of its offering.
FTSE Russell is wholly owned by London Stock Exchange Group.
For more information, visit www.ftserussell.com.
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INVESTOR CONTACT:
Sean Moran
Chief Financial Officer
Corbus Pharmaceuticals
Sean.moran@corbuspharma.com
Bruce Mackle Managing Director
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
bmackle@lifesciadvisors.com
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Police: Man arrested after shooting at officers in Redding neighborhood
A 31-year-old man was arrested after shooting at officers in an east Redding neighborhood Monday evening, police said.
Cord Lane was arrested and booked into the Shasta County Jail on suspicion of attempted murder of a police officer and other charges, the Redding Police Department said in a news release posted on its Facebook page.
Police went to the intersection of Cascade Lane and Victor Avenue around 6:45 p.m. Monday after reports of numerous gunshots fired.
Investigators said officers were walking the area looking for the alleged shooter when they were fired upon.
As police worked to surround the area, a man walked out from the Casa Serena Apartments on Victor Avenue and approached them, investigators said.
Police arrested the man, later identified as Lane, and determined that he had a concealed handgun and bullets in his front sweatshirt pockets, investigators said.
Officers learned that Lane lived in the Casa Serena Apartments and searched his unit with the help of a SWAT team, but did not find anyone else in the apartment, investigators said.
Police also found spent casings and live ammunition in Lane’s apartment, investigators said.
No injuries were reported.
The news release did not give a motive for the alleged shooting.
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ST. PETRSBURG, Fla. — Nelson Cortes took a three-hit shutout into the ninth inning, Matt Carpenter sparked a go-ahead, three-run rally in his Yankees debut and New York beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 Thursday night in the first meeting of the AL East rivals this season.
Cortes (4-1) won his third straight start, striking out five and walking one in eight-plus innings. The 27-year-old left-hander lowered his ERA to 1.70, retiring 14 in a row during one stretch. He threw a career-high 109 pitches.
Wandy Peralta relieved after Wander Franco’s leadoff single in the ninth and allowed Manuel Margot’s run-scoring infield hit and Isaac Paredes RBI grounder before finishing a six-hitter.
Cortes came within three outs of pitching the Yankees’ first complete game this season and only the fourth complete game by an American League pitcher.
“When I went out there for the ninth and all those guys were cheering, I had goosebumps,” Cortes said. “When he came out there, I told him I’ve got more in me. He told me ‘I know you do, but we’re not in a position to go that deep. We want you to keep pitching for the rest of the season.’”
Cortes has allowed three earned runs or fewer in 18 consecutive starts, two shy of the team record set by Russ Ford in 1910.
“Frankly, once we got the seven-run lead, I didn’t want him to go up to 120 pitches or something like that,” Boone said. “So after the first batter, I just didn’t want to mess around with it.”
New York, dealing with a string of injuries, signed Carpenter to a $1 million, one-year deal before the game and inserted him into the starting lineup when Aaron Hicks was scratched because of right hamstring tightness. The 36-year-old Carpenter, released last week from Texas’ minor league system, went 0 for 2 with a pair of groundouts and also walked.
Carpenter had to shave off his beard to comply with Yankees rules on facial hair but kept a mustache.
“My kids didn’t recognize me when I walked out of the bathroom,” he said. “I got a 6- and 5-year-old at home. They’ve never seen me without a beard.”
Carpenter left a mustache — Cortes also has one.
“First time on the on-deck circle, some of the people in the stands thought that he was taking the at-bat, thought I was him,” Carpenter said.
Aaron Judge had pair of RBIs to raise his total to 36.
The Yankees opened a 5 1/2-game lead over the Rays by winning the opener of a four-game series, the first of 10 games between the teams in a 28-day span. New York won its third straight following a season-worst three-game losing streak and improved the major leagues’ best record to 32-13, matching 1994 for the Yankees’ second-best 45-game start behind 35-10 in 1998.
Ryan Yarbrough (0-1) held the Yankees hitless through five innings before hitting Carpenter leading off the sixth.
“It’s not like we were banging it all over the yards, but we grinded and battled and did a lot of little things to put a pretty big number up there in the end,” Boone said.
Marwin Gonzalez singled, and Carpenter scored the go-ahead run on Judge’s single. After Anthony Rizzo flied out, Ryan Thompson relieved, Judge stole second and Gleyber Torres flied out.
Miguel Andújar hit a hard grounder off the glove of shortstop Tyler Walls, who recovered and made a one-hop throw to that bounced off the glove of first baseman Harold Ramírez. Andújar was credited with an RBI and another run scored on the error.
“That’s’ a team where you can’t make mistakes like that,” Walls said. “Any little thing they capitalize on, especially with the guy they had on he mound tonight, it’s going to be tough to battle back and get runs. So we’ve got to make those plays.”
Ralph Garza Jr. added a run-scoring wild pitch in the seventh. Judge hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth and Anthony Rizzo followed with an RBI double off Brooks Raley, with a second run scoring on an error by right fielder Vidal Bruján,
Yarbrough gave up three runs — two earned — and two hits in 5 2/3 innings
SLOPPY
Tampa Bay allowed two unearned runs; The Rays had 30 coming in, the second-highest total behind Pittsburgh. Tampa Bay also threw a pair of wild pitches, raising its total to 20.
HIGHS AND LOWS
Tampa Bay is 20-3 when scoring four or more runs and 6-15 when scoring three runs or fewer.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: INF D.J. LeMahieu missed his third straight game with left wrist discomfort and said a cortisone shot reduced pain as the day went on. … Hicks started feeling tightness Wednesday. He thinks he will be able to play Friday. … 3B Josh Donaldson tested negative for COVID-19 and could rejoin the team during the series.
Rays: RHP Shane Baz (March elbow surgery) allowed two hits in 2 1/3 scoreless innings in his second rehab start for Triple-A Durham on Wednesday night.
UP NEXT
RHP Jameson Taillon (4-1, 2.95) is to start Friday for the Yankees and LHP Jeffrey Springs (2-1, 1.32) for the Rays, Springs won for the first time as a major league starter Saturday at Baltimore. Taillon has allowed two earned runs or fewer in seven of his eight starts. | https://www.trentonian.com/2022/05/27/cortes-pitches-yankees-past-rays-in-first-meeting-between-rivals/ | 2022-05-27 19:55:08 | 0 | https://www.trentonian.com/2022/05/27/cortes-pitches-yankees-past-rays-in-first-meeting-between-rivals/ |
Evercore ISI Consumer & Retail Conference, June 7th, Stifel 2022 Cross Sector Insight Conference, June 9th
BOCA RATON, Fla., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Celsius Holdings, Inc., (Nasdaq: CELH), maker of the leading global fitness drink, CELSIUS®, today announced the company will present at both the Evercore ISI Consumer & Retail Conference on June 7, 2022 and the Stifel 2022, Cross Sector Insight Conference on June 9, 2022.
Investor presentation: https://www.celsiusholdingsinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CELHPPT5.16.22.pdf
About Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Celsius Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CELH), is a global consumer packaged goods company with a proprietary, clinically proven formula for its master brand CELSIUS®. A lifestyle energy drink born in fitness and a pioneer in the rapidly growing energy category. CELSIUS® offers proprietary, functional, essential energy formulas clinically-proven to offer significant health benefits to its users. CELSIUS® is backed by six university studies that were published in peer-reviewed journals validating the unique benefits CELSIUS® provides. For more information, please visit: http://www.celsiusholdingsinc.com.
Investor Relations:
Cameron Donahue
(651) 707-3532
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10 kids hospitalized due to spicy gum used in TikTok challenge
ORANGE, Mass. (WGGB/Gray News) - Ten children at a Massachusetts elementary school were rushed to the hospital after they came into contact with spicy bubble gum, which officials say is part of a viral TikTok challenge.
Kathleen Woodard received a call Tuesday to pick up her 9-year-old son, Michael, from Dexter Park Elementary School in Orange, Massachusetts, after he ate an unknown food. She found him at the school, vomiting.
WGGB reports it was determined that several students, including Michael, were having a reaction to an extremely spicy bubble gum brought to recess by a student. The gum contains pepper extract measuring at 16 million Scoville heat units. It nearly equates eating pepper spray, according to Orange Fire Chief James Young Jr.
“It was something that you see in, like, a horror movie. Honestly, it just kind of felt like these kids had been under attack,” Woodard said. “They walked in, and kids were crying. They were just lined up down the hall in the front hall area. Their hands were red, their faces were beet red and they were crying, saying it hurt. Some of them were a deep red.”
At least 10 students were hospitalized in the incident, which officials say they have never seen before in western Massachusetts.
“Nobody knew what they were dealing with. Nobody had heard of this. The doctor[’s] fingers started burning from examining him. My arms were itching and burning,” Woodard told WGGB.
Michael wore gloves for the rest of the night until the burn wore off. He was able to return to school Wednesday.
Young said the gum “can cause skin irritation, as well as respiratory and airway inflammation.”
One parent, who did not want to be featured on camera, told WGGB her daughter was one of the six children taken to the hospital in an ambulance. She said her daughter only smelled the gum, and her cheeks were extremely red and swollen. The girl returned home from the hospital Tuesday afternoon.
“A little crazy,” said fourth grader Liam Ellis. “I got a little scared about all of it.”
Liam was not offered any of the gum, something his mother, Mallory Ellis, is grateful for.
“Liam has food allergies, so it’s a really scary thing for me that he possibly could have eaten something he wasn’t supposed to have,” she said.
The Southborough Police Department identified the gum involved as CaJohns Trouble Bubble Bubble Gum in a Facebook post. The gum is reportedly used in a TikTok challenge where contenders try to blow a bubble, despite the gum’s heat. It is sold at popular online retailers, including Amazon.
Officials say that it is important that conversations take place between parents and children about these kinds of situations.
“Kids are curious, and they are going to investigate things like this but not to bring things like this to school,” Young said. “Don’t share products amongst each other, and if you see something, say something to the adults that are in charge of the school, so they can prevent something like this from happening.”
Woodard encourages parents to check their kids’ online search history.
“Parents really need to be OK with monitoring what their children are seeing... because they may not know. Really, any child could make any decision. Nobody deserves this. You know, they were kind of blindsided,” she said.
Police say the school is handling the investigation. In a statement, the superintendent said that appropriate disciplinary action will be taken upon the completion of the investigation.
The packaging for the gum says it was manufactured for CaJohns Foods, LLC and lists a website where the gum can be purchased.
Both the packaging and website contain warnings about the product that say, among other things, that it is extremely dangerous, should not be consumed by children and contains pepper extract that “should be handled with extreme caution.”
The gum was designed for the kind of challenge that police say it is being used for on TikTok.
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TYSONS, Va., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthony "Tony" Jimenez, the President and CEO of MicroTech, is featured on the January 2023 cover of Hispanic Executive with the cover story entitled, "Tony's Tech Empire." The cover article, with the headline, "Tony Versus Goliath," details his desire to grow MicroTech into a half-billion-dollar company and shows how he beat giants in the industry for government bids to become one of the best technology integrators in the nation. The article previously appeared online in August 2022.
The mission of Hispanic Executive is to unite the leaders of the new majority. By turning their spotlight on business's most influential Latinos, they help drive the Hispanic community's unmatched economic, political, and social power. As Hispanic Executive shapes the dialogue on the cultural force that is Hispanic leadership, it amplifies the voices of those driving growth in the global marketplace.
Tony is undoubtedly a noteworthy example of a successful, groundbreaking Hispanic leader who paves the way to future generations' success. The Hispanic Executive article follows his journey from his roots as a "Navy Brat" to his years of distinguished service in the United States Army to leading a half-billion-dollar tech integrator that serves the biggest government agencies and the top names in business. The cover article examines the past two decades of hard work, considerable challenges, and undeniable success. MicroTech currently holds more than $240 billion worth of pre-competed, multiple-award, Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs).
Tony's goals for the future of MicroTech include providing secure employment and exceptional benefits for his employees and contributing to the success of his community. In sharing his journey, his accomplishments, and MicroTech's successes, Tony hopes to inspire emerging minority entrepreneurs and leaders. He says, "I believe that my story is not only compelling; it shows that it's possible to accomplish great things in life when you're open to taking risks, thinking big, and dreaming even bigger."
"I am thrilled to be featured on the cover of
Hispanic Executive
and am honored to share my story. I am proud that I have encouraged future entrepreneurs and leaders
n IT," Tony says. "I want someone to read this article and say, 'I want to be like Tony.' Because if I can do it, you can too."
About MicroTech: MicroTech, a U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Verified and Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), has had noteworthy success since its inception in 2004. Under MicroTech's outstanding leadership, the privately-owned company has experienced exponential growth over the years and is repeatedly recognized as a small business success story. Regularly described as one of the "hottest Hispanic businesses in the nation," MicroTech was ranked as the #1 Fastest-Growing Hispanic Company in the Nation for three consecutive years by Hispanic Business Magazine.
MicroTech is a Managed Service Provider (MSP), providing Infrastructure Services & Solutions, Cyber Security Solutions, Cloud Computing, Information Technology, Professional Services, Network Systems Integration, Research & Development, Leasing/Financial Services, and Unified Communications Services and Solutions. These solutions are less expensive than what it would cost an enterprise to perform the work itself, at a higher level of quality, and with more flexibility and scalability. MicroTech provides Support to Federal, State, and Local Government Agencies, public sector, as well as commercial enterprises and is ISO 9001, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 20243 certified as well as CMMI Maturity Level 3 rated in both CMMI Services (CMI-SVC) and CMMI Development (CMMI-DEV). Follow MicroTech on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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Apple joins Yahoo, Google, Fastmail, and Valimail to extend the BIMI standard to hundreds of millions more inboxes globally.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Valimail, the global leader in zero-trust, authentication-based solutions for email, welcomes Apple's support of Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) — a vendor-neutral standards body and global effort created to enhance security and user experience in the email ecosystem — spearheaded by major ISPs and Valimail.
Apple has included BIMI in its iOS 16 and macOS Ventura releases this fall. The company's estimated 850 million email users — 58.4% of desktop client market share — will benefit from stronger brand protection and amplification.
Developed by the AuthIndicators Working Group, BIMI enables brands to deliver validated logos alongside validated email messages to billions of inboxes worldwide, increasing customer engagement with those messages and boosts brand trust.
Email veteran Josh Aberant and Alexander García-Tobar, CEO of Valimail, co-founded the AuthIndicators Working Group in 2015. Valimail remains a committed leader of the group, working to strengthen email authentication and brand trust for the entire ecosystem, not just its own customers.
Apple's implementation, like Google's and Fastmail's, requires a Verified Mark Certificate (VMC), to ensure that the displayed logo is legitimate and belongs to the brand sending the email. Brands can now ensure their logos are accurately displayed in all corporate email while also reducing the risk of logo abuse or fraud by bad actors. With BIMI, brands can control and manage their logos when sending emails to their employees, partners, and customers.
"I applaud Apple for adopting the BIMI standard with VMC, which shows the company's continued commitment to security and excellent user experiences," said Seth Blank, CTO at Valimail and Chair of the AuthIndicators (BIMI) Working Group.
To take advantage of BIMI, companies must be using strong authentication, which requires proper implementation of Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) at enforcement. DMARC ensures proper validation of sender identity. With 89% of phishing attacks beginning with sender identity fraud, DMARC offers a critical safeguard against cyber criminals from sending fraudulent mail.
Valimail understands the challenges inherent in properly authenticating email. According to the company's research, while DMARC adoption has increased in the past 5 years, fewer than 10.8% of DMARC implementations ever successfully reach enforcement. Businesses and organizations using DMARC enhance their security and reduce business risk.
"Apple's support for BIMI is critical for the growth of the ecosystem. With their participation, hundreds of millions of more inboxes will reap the benefits of enhanced security and a better customer experience which the BIMI standard provides," Blank noted.
Earlier this summer, Apple released the second developer beta of iOS 16, which includes support of the BIMI standard. With today's general release of the updated operating system, the BIMI standard now protects all Apple mail users.
With Yahoo, AOL, Gmail, and now Apple implementing BIMI, the email ecosystem is receiving yet another boost to its coverage and logo display functionality. Apple's support will increase the incentive for other mailbox providers — including Microsoft Outlook, Tencent and Netease — to also implement BIMI.
For companies seeking to experience the full power of BIMI, please visit www.valimail.com
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Valimail, the global leader in zero-trust email authentication security, invented hosted DMARC in 2015 and DMARC-as-a-service in 2021. The company's full line of cloud-native solutions authenticates sender identity to stop phishing, protect brands, and ensure compliance. From neighborhood shops to some of the world's largest brands, many organizations use these solutions to secure their emails. Valimail holds the most robust portfolio of patents that unlock DMARC for businesses at scale and is the only DMARC solution to earn FedRAMP certification. The premier DMARC partner for Microsoft 365 environments, Valimail also holds leadership positions on every key industry standards body, driving today's email authentication policies and tomorrow's cybersecurity advancements for everyone. For more information, visit www.valimail.com.
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Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office in need of staff
ALBERT LEA, Minn. (KTTC) – The Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office is taking a big hit as its looking to fill 13 open positions.
There are four open positions for patrol deputies and nine openings detention deputies.
The staffing shortages has caused the office to reduce operating hours down to 22 hours a day, down from 24 hours a day.
Over the past few years, there have only been one to two open positions, but nothing like its seeing currently.
The office has been holding job fairs and running radio ad to attract candidates. It’s also increased pay among current employees.
Freeborn County Sheriff Kurt Freitag said it isn’t enough.
“There’s other agencies that have a tuition reimbursement program,” Freitag said. “They’ve got a wage incentive for health and wellness. We don’t have any of that. If we just took a look at some of these things that we could do on a temporary basis until we fill our vacancies, I don’t think that’s asking too much.”
Sheriff’s Freitag also pointed out that the Albert Lea Police Department is fully staffed and isn’t seeing these staffing problems, but offers a higher wage for its police officers.
If interested in applying, visit the Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office website.
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BREWER – Kathy Corey has been re-elected as the chair of the Northern Light Health Board of Directors for a third one-year term. The election was held during the board’s annual meeting on June 15. Corey is the former owner of the now employee-owned, Day’s Jewelers. She previously served on the Northern Light Inland Hospital Board of Trustees.
“I look forward to continuing my work as the chair of the board of directors,” Corey said. “The collaborative work with Northern Light Health’s leadership team to continue delivering high-quality care to the communities we serve throughout Maine is especially rewarding.”
In addition to electing the annual Slate of Corporators as well as the annual slate of Directors, the board of directors also elected John Ryan, Esq. to serve as vice chair. He currently serves as executive vice president and chief counsel at Temple University Health System. Previously Ryan served as general counsel to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He began his legal career as an assistant district attorney at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and is a graduate of Northwestern University School of Law and New York University. He and his wife reside in Philadelphia.
During the meeting the Board of Directors recognized the service and contributions of outgoing Directors Jay Reynolds, MD, and James Donnelly before welcoming James Fullwood, DPM as a new director on the board. Dr. Fullwood is a board-certified podiatric foot and ankle surgeon in the department of specialty services providing all facets of foot and ankle care at Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital. Dr. Fullwood will serve as the physician member of the Sebasticook Valley Hospital active medical staff for a single three-year term.
Earlier in the day, the annual meeting of the Northern Light Health corporators was also held, where they heard from senior leaders and approved both the slate of corporators and the Northern Light Health slate of board directors.
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Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, have hit another milestone together as they celebrate their 77th anniversary.
They are the longest-married first couple, earning the honor when they hit the 73-year-milestone, besting former president George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara, CNN reported in 2019.
The couple is marking their nearly eight decades married at their Plains, Georgia, home, The Associated Press reported.
The Carters married on July 7, 1946, in the same town where they currently live. But they have known each other much longer.
Jimmy Carter’s parents were friends with his wife’s parents. They were so connected that Jimmy’s mother was present at Rosalynn’s birth as the nurse who delivered her at her family’s home in 1927.
Lillian Carter took her then-preschool-aged son to meet baby Rosalynn. Eventually, the two children became schoolmates.
When they got older, Rosalynn was friends with Ruth Carter, Jimmy’s sister, who was a matchmaker between Rosalynn and the U.S. Naval Academy midshipman.
He had asked her to marry but she first declined after promising her father that she would finish college first, CNN reported. Eventually, she accepted.
Jimmy and Rosalynn married in 1946 when he was 21 and she was 18, CNN reported. They left their hometown, not planning to return as permanent residents, the AP reported
But when his father died, Jimmy Carter decided to leave military service and return to his family farm and warehouse business. He made the decision without discussing the plans with his wife, but she became his partner not only in marriage but also in the family business.
“I knew more on paper about the business than he did. He would take my advice about things,” Rosalynn told the AP when the couple celebrated their 75th anniversary in 2021.
The couple would go into politics, with Jimmy Carter first getting a seat in 1962 as state Senator and serving two terms, then serving as governor in 1971 and finally winning the presidency in 1976 and taking office in January 1977.
After he left office in 1981, the couple returned to Plains, where they live to this day. They established The Carter Center in Atlanta in 1982 and use it, along with the Rosalynn Carter Institute, to “resolve conflict, foster democracy and development, and fight hunger, disease and human right abuses in Asia, Africa, Central America, South America and the United States.” They also embarked on the mission together to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.
Recently, however, their health has taken a turn. Jimmy Carter, 98, has been in home hospice care since February, and months later, the family announced that Rosalyn, 95, was diagnosed with dementia. The family has given few updates other than saying that the couple continues to enjoy time with each other and friends and family members visit, the AP reported.
“As we have looked back at their legacy, it has been really wonderful to see the outpouring of support and respect and love,” their grandson Jason Carter said, according to the AP. “That word love is really the one that defines certainly their personal relationship, but also the way they approach this world.” | https://www.wpxi.com/news/trending/77-years-together-jimmy-rosalynn-carter-celebrate-anniversary-together-plains-georgia/Q2NIHIWL6VFFDI22CDMK4KPVM4/ | 2023-07-07 14:01:34 | 1 | https://www.wpxi.com/news/trending/77-years-together-jimmy-rosalynn-carter-celebrate-anniversary-together-plains-georgia/Q2NIHIWL6VFFDI22CDMK4KPVM4/ |
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Becoming the second woman from China to win a major championship left Ruoning Yin in awe, even an hour after being handed the Women's PGA Championship trophy at Baltusrol.
“When I was walking to this tent, I just said: ‘Oh, wow, major winner!’ It’s amazing. It’s just unreal," Yin said Sunday.
Yin made a birdie putt from about 10 feet on the final hole to beat Yuka Saso by one stroke. The 20-year-old closed with a 4-under 67 to finish at 8-under 276 and take a place in Chinese sports history next to Shanshan Feng.
“I would say she’s definitely the goal that I’m chasing,” Yin said. “But I think she is the person who inspired me the most.”
Feng, now national golf coach in China, won 23 events worldwide, including 10 on the LPGA Tour.
Yin wasn't even playing golf when Feng won this event — then known as the LPGA Championship — in 2012. She was 9 years old and didn't take up the game for another 18 months. Her main sport was basketball and she idolized Stephen Curry, but her shorter stature led her to turn to golf.
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Yin has really turned it on the past two years. She picked up her first LPGA Tour win earlier this year in Los Angeles and now is the third player to win twice this season, joining Lilia Vu and world No. 1 Jin Young Ko. This came with a $1.5 million paycheck.
Yin earned it with her fourth birdie on a bogey-free day.
After Saso made birdie ahead of her on the par-5 18th hole to move into a tie for the lead, Yin found the rough with her tee shot, then hit her third shot into an ideal spot and curled in the right-to-left breaking putt, pumping her fist after it dropped.
“I actually kind of felt that I was going to make it, and I made it,” said Yin, who hit a tournament-best 66 greens in regulation and 48 of 56 fairways. “It’s a very weird feeling.”
Rose Zhang, who won in her professional debut three weeks ago, also in New Jersey, made a charge with a final-round 67 and finished in a tie for eighth, three shots back.
Saso, the U.S. Women's Open champion in 2021, shot 66. The championship had a mid-round delay of nearly two hours because of severe weather, and Yin made three of her birdies after the re-start.
Saso, from Japan, thought she had blown her chance to win when she missed a 10-foot birdie attempt to tie the lead at No. 17. She got up-and-down from a greenside bunker to birdie the final hole.
“After missing the birdie on 17, I just wished that I wouldn’t hit my drive in the water on 18,” she said. “But glad I didn’t. Hit a good shot, and second shot hit it in the left bunker. It was not an easy bunker shot, but it was manageable, and I was able to manage it pretty good.”
Xiyu Lin, who either led or shared the lead during most of her back nine, found the water with her drive on the 18th and made bogey to shoot 67 and finish two shots back alongside Carlota Ciganda (64), Anna Nordqvist (65), Megan Khang (67) and Stephanie Meadow (70).
“Unfortunately I didn’t hit a good tee shot on the last hole,” said the 27-year-old Lin, who is winless on the LPGA Tour but came in ranked No. 14 in the world. “But it could have happened any other hole. I think overall I gave myself good chances. It’s still a really good Sunday to have a lot to take away from.”
Lin, also from China, rents a house in Florida to Yin and has joked that she is going to raise the rent.
Yin was asked about it after winning.
“Oh, wow. Actually I’m thinking about buy her house right now,” she said, drawing laughs. “Yeah, just think about it.”
Leona Maguire, who won last week and led after the second and third rounds, shot 74, ending a run of eight straight rounds in the 60s. Seeking to become the first woman from Ireland to win a major, she finished four shots back. Maguire did not speak to the media.
Jenny Shin, who started the final round a shot behind Maguire, had a 72 and finished at 5 under along with Zhang and Ayaka Furue.
Baltusrol yielded only 16 rounds under par on Thursday, but with the course softened by rain, 35 players broke par in the final round, including tournament-low rounds of 64 from Ciganda and Perrine Delacour. No one had shot better than 66 before Sunday.
Zhang, who turned pro after winning her second straight NCAA individual title, started the round at 1 under and got to 6 under at No. 11 with her fifth birdie of the round. She never got closer, sandwiching bogeys at Nos. 13 and 16 with a birdie at 14. She hit her tee shot into the water on the last hole and salvaged par.
"It’s really cool to see that my game is there, and I just have to work a little extra harder to play better,” the 20-year-old said.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s green chile season is in full swing as the aroma of fresh roasted peppers permeates the air, but growers and exporters in Mexico are just as busy and that’s causing a crunch at the international border.
Authorities said Monday that agricultural inspectors with U.S. Customs and Border Protection have been processing dozens of chile imports daily at the port of entry in Columbus, New Mexico. They're looking for any pests in the shipments that could affect domestic production in New Mexico, where green chile is a signature crop and a cultural icon.
“Chile is a huge crop for farmers in New Mexico so it is important that CBP agriculture specialists identify and stop any dangerous pests from making it into the state and potentially spreading," acting Columbus Port Director Sam Jimenez said in a statement.
As part of “Operation Hot Chile,” Jimenez said agricultural inspectors are being assigned to Columbus from other locations to help with the increased traffic.
The inspectors will process around 100 chile shipments a day during the busiest part of the season. The Mexican import season is busiest between September and October, but can stretch as late as mid-December. Last year, they handled just under 11,000 shipments of red and green peppers from Mexico.
Imports have grown significantly each season, with inspectors seeing a nearly 25% jump since 2016. Officials are expecting continued growth this year.
Despite more imports, New Mexico farmers are seeing higher yields from their crops and the state's reputation for growing what many have anointed as “the best green chile in the world" is expanding, said Travis Day, executive director of the New Mexico Chile Association.
The state's chile harvest starts in late July, but gets cranking in August. Day spent Monday taste testing green chile cheeseburgers at the New Mexico State Fair while still recovering from the annual chile festival in Hatch, New Mexico, just a week ago where he talked to people from New York, Kansas and even Hawaii who flew in to get their fix.
“As an industry, we’re in a unique place where demand is the highest it's ever been and it’s continuing to go up every year,” he said.
Yet, fewer acres of chile are being grown in New Mexico today due to labor pressures and dwindling irrigation supplies. While most commercial acreage is started from seed, some farmers have shifted back to transplanting seedlings to give their crops a jumpstart. Farmers are also working with engineers to develop a mechanical harvester.
So far this season, officials said New Mexico’s green chile harvest is more than 10 days ahead of schedule and experts are expecting between 55,000 and 60,000 tons of peppers to be harvested.
Stephanie Walker, a vegetable specialist at New Mexico State University, said growers in New Mexico have become adept at minimizing losses from disease issues spurred by heavy summer rains and that the yield from newer green chile varieties is increasing.
At the port of entry, all Mexican chile imports are subject to an X-ray scan. Then comes a physical inspection by a Customs and Border Protection specialist who searches for pests, diseases and any contaminated soil or noxious seeds.
If anything is found, digital images are sent to officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture who determine whether the shipment can be released or returned.
In 2021, the inspections resulted in 25 cases where shipments had to be returned to Mexico.
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Alek Thomas’ skills back on display in Diamondbacks’ rout of Brewers
MILWAUKEE — As he made his way around third base, Alek Thomas gave a thumbs up to his teammates in the visiting dugout. A wide grin covered his face. His first swing back in the big leagues had produced a majestic home run. There was no denying how he felt.
“I definitely couldn’t hold back a smile,” Thomas said.
Thomas’ no-doubt blast capped a six-run first inning against former Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes, and the Diamondbacks, behind seven strong innings from right-hander Merrill Kelly, cruised to a 9-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night at Miller Park.
The game could hardly have been scripted any better for the Diamondbacks. In addition to bouncing back from an ugly 12-3 loss to the Cleveland Guardians in front of a large, unhappy crowd at Chase Field, the Diamondbacks also secured a win on the first day of what figures to be a challenging seven-game, seven-day, three-city road trip with a coast-to-coast trek in the middle.
And their second-year center fielder announced his return to the majors with aplomb.
Thomas was hitting just .195 when he was sent down a little more than a month ago. He had been helpless against left-handed pitching, and though he had a little more luck against righties, he still struggled on pitches down and in.
That was part of what made the swing he put on Burnes’ 1-1 cutter in the first inning so noteworthy. The pitch was clocked at 94.5 mph. It dotted the low-inside corner. And Thomas destroyed it. A pitch that in the past often had led to a ground ball to the right side this time produced a 412-foot home run.
“It felt pretty good,” Thomas said. “All the stuff that we worked on in the minor leagues, getting the head out and hitting a home run to the pull side felt really good against a dude that’s really good. It was cool.”
After a single in his second at-bat, Thomas drove a deep fly ball to left in his third trip to the plate, taking an outside fastball and hitting it the other way. It wasn’t quite as impressive as the home run, but it, too, might be a sign that Thomas’ trip to Reno, where he opened his stance and tweaked his leg kick, might pay dividends.
“That means I’m in the right spot — or right where I want to be,” he said. “I’m glad that I didn’t roll over on that pitch and stayed through the ball and hit it in the air and hit a homer. The same goes with the other pitch that was outside and took it that way. I think things are starting to click a little bit right now.”
Kelly, who gave up just one run on three hits, walking one, described the mood in the dugout after the home run as “awesome,” a byproduct of a triumphant swing from a well-liked player.
“I went back and looked at the pitch,” Kelly said. “It wasn’t a terrible pitch. It was hard cut, down and in, and he just dropped the head on it and everybody went nuts. It’s awesome to see when a guy comes back like that and makes an instant impact.”
In the fifth, Thomas gave a reminder of something he has always done well — play defense — when he raced back to the wall in center to track down a drive by Raimel Tapia.
“As soon as that ball went up, I knew it was hit pretty hard,” Kelly said. “But for some reason I had a weird calm and comfort knowing that with ‘AT’ out there he’s going to go get it.
“Plugging him into the outfield just takes an already ridiculously good outfield and makes it that much better.”
The Diamondbacks collected back-to-back hits on the first two pitches of the game from Burnes, getting a double from Geraldo Perdomo and a single from Ketel Marte. After a Corbin Carroll walk, Christian Walker and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. followed with consecutive run-scoring singles. Three batters later, Thomas’ homer made it a 6-0 game before Kelly had even taken the mound.
Not long ago, Thomas was one of the more well-regarded prospects in the majors. His struggles in the second half of last year and early this year raised questions about his game. He showed on Monday night the sort of impact he can make when he is at his best.
“It was a pure swing on the home run,” manager Torey Lovullo said. “It was a good day for him. I was very impressed by what I saw.” | https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2023/06/19/alek-thomas-skills-back-on-display-in-diamondbacks-rout-of-brewers/70336603007/ | 2023-06-20 05:36:32 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2023/06/19/alek-thomas-skills-back-on-display-in-diamondbacks-rout-of-brewers/70336603007/ |
WFO EL PASO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, April 28, 2023
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FIRE WEATHER WATCH
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
1004 PM MDT Wed Apr 26 2023
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
THE LOWLANDS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, THE LOWER
AND MID ELEVATIONS OF THE GILA, AND EXTREME FAR WEST TEXAS...
.A passing upper-level storm system will push through eastern New
Mexico on Friday bringing breezy to windy conditions and continued
dry air. Temperatures will be seasonably warm. Northwest winds
will be 20-30 MPH with gusts 35-40 MPH. Minimum RH will be 7-12
percent. Conditions will improve after sunset with breezy winds
lingering, but relative humidities rebounding above critical
thresholds.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 110, 111, AND 112...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 110. Fire weather zone
111. Fire weather zone 112. Fire weather zone 055.
* WIND...Northwest winds at 20 to 30 MPH and gusts 35 to 40 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...Minimum relative humidity 7 to 12 percent.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened. Therefore, the
warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
south central Texas.
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN TRAVIS AND SOUTH CENTRAL BURNET COUNTIES...
At 1103 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Leander to near Spicewood, moving south at 10
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Cedar Park, Leander, Lago Vista, Spicewood, Jonestown and Briarcliff.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Three people were killed and two others were injured Sunday evening in a shooting at an Orlando park, police said.
The Orlando Police Department said officers were called around 6:50 p.m. to Poppy Park in the 5400 block of Lescot Lane.
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Police initially reported that two of the victims were fatally shot before updating the case Monday afternoon, saying a third victim died.
Police identified the victims as Jamal Watson, 38; Tristan Morgan, 16; and Patriza Deterville, 33.
An adult victim remains in critical condition, and another adult victim suffered a non-life-threatening injury, police said.
Anita Emilien, the aunt of Deterville, said her niece, who was known as Pat, was sitting on her grandmother’s porch when was struck by a bullet.
“I would like to just find justice for my niece,” said Emilien, who added that Deterville leaves behind four children, including a newborn.
“Everyone who saw who did it, please, please, report it to the police, to the news, everywhere. She’s too young. She’s too young,” Emilien said.
Police said all the individuals involved in the shooting are accounted for and detectives are not looking for anyone else. Details about the shooting, however, have not been released.
Orlando police said rumors about the shooting posted on social media were incorrect.
“There are false rumors circulating on social media that a toddler passed away as a result of this incident. We ask the media and public for patience and cooperation as we work through this tragic incident so that we can obtain facts of what occurred,” police said in a statement.
An investigation is ongoing.
The shooting happened hours after a domestic violence incident led to a shooting that left a woman and two children dead.
This is a developing story. Check back with News 6 for updates.
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TikTok ban pushed by Missouri’s Hawley blocked in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley tried to force a Senate vote Wednesday on legislation that would ban TikTok from operating in the United States, but he was blocked by a fellow Republican as lawmakers in both chambers are still trying to figure out what action, if any, is appropriate against the social media app.
In trying to force a vote — a move that rarely works in the Senate, since one senator’s objection can block it — Hawley called TikTok “digital fentanyl” and argued it could give the Chinese government access to data from 150 million American users. His bill would block and prohibit U.S. transactions with TikTok’s parent company, Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd., within 30 days.
The bill “sends the message to Communist China that you cannot buy us,” Hawley said.
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky objected to Hawley’s motion, arguing that trying to ban an app would violate the Constitution and anger the millions of voters who use it. “Speech is protected whether you like it or not,” Paul said.
Hawley’s effort to bring attention to the issue comes a week after a combative House hearing in which lawmakers from both parties grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew over his company’s ties to China’s communist government, data security and harmful content on the app. Chew attempted to assure lawmakers that the hugely popular video-sharing app prioritizes user safety and should not be banned due to its Chinese connections. But the tense standoff gave new momentum to Hawley and other lawmakers who say it should be banned or limited.
The Missouri senator said Congress “should act decisively to ban TikTok directly.” Other lawmakers have considered broader approaches, though there is no widespread consensus on any piece of legislation.
There is broad Senate support for bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., and South Dakota Sen. John Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican, that does not specifically call out TikTok but would give the Commerce Department power to review and potentially restrict foreign threats to technology platforms. The White House has backed that bill, but it is unclear if it will be brought up in the Senate or if it could gather much support among House Republicans.
Another bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida would, like Hawley’s bill, ban U.S. economic transactions with TikTok, but would also create a new framework for the executive branch to block any foreign apps deemed hostile. His bill is cosponsored by Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., and Mike Gallagher, R-Wis.
Those pushing new legislation point to agreement on a bill passed in December that banned TikTok from most government devices. But despite the bipartisan desires, the varying proposals underscore how difficult it could be to find agreement on an unprecedented effort to ban or scale back an app that is used by millions of Americans.
Paul said trying to ban an app like TikTok is a slippery slope. He’s had videos censored by YouTube, he said, but he still believes the company has a right to exist.
“I despise these people, but I’m not going to vote to ban them,” he said. “We don’t ban things that are unpopular in the United States.”
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Enhanced inspections of trucks crossing the border from Juarez to El Paso slowing the line as protestors block commercial lines completely at some ports of entry.
The new inspections, by the Texas Department of Public Safety, are part of a directive from Governor Greg Abbott, as part of an initiative to stop human trafficking and illegal activities.
“They’re checking everything, how the truck is, everything on the truck,” said truck driver Christian Sanchez after he went through the new inspections at the Bridge of the Americas on Tuesday.
On the Mexican side of the border trucks and people block the commercial lanes in protest of the long wait times in enhanced inspections are causing.
“No, they’re stopped, those are blocked and you can’t cross, just this bridge,” said Rogelio Perez Acuna a truck driver who passed through the Bridge of the Americas on Tuesday, as it was the only bridge open to commercial traffic throughout most of the day as protestors blocked the others.
University of Texas Economics Professor Tom Fullerton saying the back up of commercial trucks will have an impact on the economy.
“A lot of different parts of final products that are now getting delayed in terms of being able to be finished and we’ve observed in 2020 and 2021 what this has implied in terms of consumer electronics and automobiles, and this is just going to worsen an already bad situation,” said Fullerton.
Another economic expert, a professor at Texas A&M saying Americans will see an impact from the slow moving traffic at the ports of entry and the grocery store.
“They don’t know when this is going to resume so prices are going to react now when you look at grocery prices they’re already reacting, how long is this going to take, how long is this going to take to go back to normal that is also unknown,” said Luis A Ribera the Director for the Center for North American Studies at Texas A&M.
U.S. Customs and Border Protections calling for the Texas Government to remove the enhanced inspections.
“These unnecessary inspections are occurring when vehicles exit U.S. ports of entry within the El Paso and Laredo areas of operation after being comprehensively inspected and cleared to enter the United States by CBP. As a result, vehicles have been significantly delayed in exiting the federal inspection plaza, leading to traffic disruptions and critical impacts to an already-strained supply chain.”
Portion of the statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Governor Greg Abbott visited El Paso on Monday, speaking about the end of Title 42 coming to an end on May 23. Which is a federal mandate that allowed for Border Patrol Agents to expel migrants arriving to the U.S. back to Mexico.
The same day as the governors visit is when protestors on the Mexican side started blocking commercial lanes at the Ysleta Port of Entry and then by Tuesday the Santa Teresa commercial lanes.
Santa Teresa commercial lanes did reopen Tuesday afternoon and hours of operation will be extended on Wednesday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
On Tuesday, Candidate for Texas Governor Beto O’rouke speaking about the impact of blocked ports across the Texas / U.S. Mexico Border.
“That is causing higher prices, higher inflation, it is worsening a supply chain problem that we already had in the united states,” said O’Rouke.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As we approach Memorial Day weekend, drivers in Florida should take extra precautions. Jerry, a car insurance savings app, released a study that shows Florida is the third highest traffic-related death toll during the holiday weekend.
Jerry said it found alcohol and speeding were the leading causes of deadly crashes. It also found nearly half of the fatal crashes nationwide took place in rural areas.
Florida has the third-highest number of Memorial Day traffic fatalities over the past decade, behind Texas and California, the study said.
Jerry said Florida is home to the top three deadliest counties per capital across the U.S. They include Palm Beach County, Broward County and Hillsborough County.
The study showed the deadliest day of the weekend overall is Saturday and Friday night sees the most fatalities per hour.
Jerry said the deadliest hours are between 6 p.m. and 3 a.m. with 2 a.m. Sunday ranking as the worst.
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Police: Assailant wanted after elderly man beaten, robbed inside home
TULSA, Okla. (Gray News) - Authorities in Oklahoma are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man involved in a recent robbery.
The Tulsa Police Department reports the incident occurred on July 7 when an elderly resident was approached by a man pushing a bike.
Police said the man with the bike told the resident he was looking for him and said that he knew his sons and used to play ball with them.
According to the department, the man later asked if he could have $50 from the older man and became irritated when the victim would not give him the money.
Tulsa police said the man followed the victim inside his house, pushed him down on the couch and punched him in the head.
Police said the homeowner told them that the man also kicked him several times, took his money out of his wallet and threw his phone down the hallway.
Tulsa police shared a video of the incident where the two men were outside of the house along with the man in question leaving the scene.
Authorities urged anyone with further information to contact the Tulsa Crime Stoppers at 918-596-COPS regarding case 2022-032509.
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JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Children play on the dirt floor as women sort through a pile of donated clothes in the backyard of a building in the working-class Anapra neighborhood.
Inside, more clothes are strewn about mattresses and bunk beds where a few toys and stuffed animals can be seen as well. A woman takes a wet mop to the floor of a hallway where a line of children holding their moms’ hands begins to form.
The common theme at the Esperanza de Vida migrant shelter just a few blocks from the border wall is there’s hardly any room to walk – and that’s with most guests out looking for temporary work or gone walking about the neighborhood in the daytime.
One month before the U.S. government is scheduled to terminate the Title 42 policy that’s been keeping foreign nationals from applying for asylum at ports of entry, most migrant shelters in Juarez are full or nearly full already.
“We’re waiting for Title 42 to end because there are too many people here. Sometimes my children don’t want to eat the food they give us because sometimes it’s already going bad,” said Jennifer Marisela Cortes, a citizen of Guatemala. “There is never enough because for every three (migrants) that leave, 10 more come in.”
The overcrowding makes it difficult to enforce COVID-19 protocols or think about privacy. The shelter that a year ago was housing a few dozen now struggles to feed 300 Haitians, Mexicans and Central Americans. Guests sleep 20 to 40 to a room, with families and single women looking out for each other.
Cortes left Guatemala fleeing poverty and gang violence. She came with a 5-year-old child, Jordy Ricardo, who needs medical attention after two open-heart surgeries. The child has been sick and at times vomiting blood; the May 23 Title 42 rollback date can’t come quick enough for him, his mother said.
She was overcome by desperation and crossed the Rio Grande into the U.S. illegally a few weeks ago, only to be swiftly expelled back to Mexico under the Title 42 public health order, she said.
Operators of various private and church-run migrant shelters in Juarez this week told Border Report their buildings were at 80 percent capacity or higher. They fear they will not be able to accommodate an expected rush of additional thousands of migrants seeking to make asylum claims after May 23.
Juarez Police Chief Cesar Omar Muñoz told reporters authorities will be stepping up enforcement against human-smuggling operations and stash houses. He also said state authorities are contemplating stopping migrants without Mexican humanitarian visas from coming into the state.
But on Friday, the Mexican government’s representative in the state of Chihuahua told Border Report he believes Juarez has enough resources to accommodate more migrants.
“Fortunately, in the past three years – almost four now – of this situation, we have pulled through,” said Juan Carlos Loera, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s man in the state. “I don’t think there is a grave risk of shelters becoming saturated. There’s a greater risk that people might be on the streets without a roof […} but the Leona Vicario (federal) shelter, for instance, is only 66 percent full right now. It’s been averaging an occupancy of 600 and it can be expanded to up to 1,800.”
Loera also said he doesn’t foresee a “rush” of migrants at the international bridges between Juarez and El Paso, Texas, on May 23 when advocates hope the U.S. will again be taking asylum applications at ports of entry. Three years ago, the U.S. government set limits to the number of people who could present themselves at ports of entry for asylum every day, and the Mexican government helped by managing a list of who could come across.
It’s unclear if the Biden administration will utilize such a mechanism again, which some advocates referred to as “metering” and characterized as illegal.
Loera said Mexico has no plans to stop “people in a situation of mobility.”
“We have great respect for them. The position of the (Mexican) federal government is always one of solidarity but we also are watchful that they are not exploited by others – namely, smugglers. We don’t want them to be victimized by criminals who want to treat them like merchandise,” the federal official said.
The state of Chihuahua earlier this month signed an agreement with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promising to help curtail drug and migrant smuggling at their common border. The Mexican federal government, however, was not a party to that agreement and Lopez Obrador called Texas’ enhanced border truck inspections “political chicanery” on the part of Abbott.
While politicians in the U.S. warn about an inevitable new “wave” of illegal migration after May 23 spurred by Biden’s “open border” policies, and while Mexican officials expect nothing to change, migrants like Cruz Gonzalez wait for that day to come.
“I would have crossed already – there are plenty of coyotes here (Anapra) – but I don’t have money. I don’t have anything and we cannot cross the border because some of us have children,” Gonzalez said. “We are fighting for asylum, to enter the United States.” | https://www.wane.com/border-report-tour/juarez-shelters-full-ahead-of-may-23-end-of-title-42-policy-in-u-s/ | 2022-05-01 00:42:43 | 0 | https://www.wane.com/border-report-tour/juarez-shelters-full-ahead-of-may-23-end-of-title-42-policy-in-u-s/ |
DENVER (AP) — For National Park Service fisheries biologist Jeff Arnold, it was a moment he’d been dreading. Bare-legged in sandals, he was pulling in a net in a shallow backwater of the lower Colorado River last week, when he spotted three young fish that didn’t belong there. “Give me a call when you get this!” he messaged a colleague, snapping photos.
Minutes later, the park service confirmed their worst fear: smallmouth bass had in fact been found and were likely reproducing in the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam.
They may be a beloved sport fish, but smallmouth bass feast on humpback chub, an ancient, threatened fish that’s native to the river, and that biologists like Arnold have been working hard to recover. The predators wreaked havoc in the upper river, but were held at bay in Lake Powell where Glen Canyon Dam has served as a barrier for years — until now. The reservoir’s recent sharp decline is enabling these introduced fish to get past the dam and closer to where the biggest groups of chub remain, farther downstream in the Grand Canyon.
There, Brian Healy has worked with the humpback chub for more than a decade and founded the Native Fish Ecology and Conservation Program.
“It’s pretty devastating to see all the hard work and effort you’ve put into removing other invasive species and translocating populations around to protect the fish and to see all that effort overturned really quickly,” Healy said.
As reservoir levels drop, non-native fish that live in warm surface waters in Lake Powell are edging closer to the dam and its penstocks — submerged steel tubes that carry water to turbines, where it generates hydroelectric power and is released on the other side.
If bass and other predator fish continue to get sucked into the penstocks, survive and reproduce below the dam, they will have an open lane to attack chub and other natives, potentially unraveling years of restoration work and upending the Grand Canyon aquatic ecosystem — the only stretch of the river still dominated by native species.
On the brink of extinction decades ago, the chub has come back in modest numbers thanks to fish biologists and other scientists and engineers. Agencies spend millions of dollars annually to keep intruders in check in the upper portion of the river.
Under the Endangered Species Act, government agencies are required to operate in ways that will not “jeopardize the continued existence” of listed animals. That includes infrastructure.
Even before the discovery of smallmouth bass spawning below the dam, agencies had been bracing for this moment. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation recently enlisted a team of researchers at Utah State University to map the nonnative fish in Lake Powell and try to determine which could pass through the dam first.
A task force quickly assembled earlier this year to address the urgency the low water poses for native fish. Federal, state and tribal leaders are expected to release a draft plan in August containing solutions for policymakers who intend to delay, slow and respond to the threat of smallmouth bass and other predators below the dam.
There are a variety of solutions, but many will require significant changes to infrastructure.
In the meantime, National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey and Arizona Game and Fish Department are moving quickly to try to contain the issue. During an emergency meeting, they decided to increase their monitoring efforts in other shallow areas and block off the entire backwater where the smallmouth bass were found so they can’t swim out into the river.
“Unfortunately, the only block nets we have are pretty large mesh, so it will not stop these smaller fish from going through, but it will keep the adults from going back out,” Arnold said, noting it’s the best they can do with available resources.
Experts say leaving more water in Lake Powell would be the best solution to ensure cool water can be released through the dam, although it’s tough to do in a river under so much stress.
Last month, the Department of the Interior notified the seven western states that depend on Colorado River water that they must devise a way to conserve up to 4 million acre-feet of water in 2023 — more than Arizona and Nevada’s share combined — or face federal intervention. It is unclear where that conserved supply would be stored, but Healy says he hopes Lake Powell is being considered.
“If we want to protect some of the values for which Grand Canyon National Park was established, we need to really think about how water is stored,” Healy said. “That issue needs to be at the table.”
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VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLDP) today announced an order for a fuel cell system to CrossWind, a joint-venture between Shell and Eneco. The Ballard fuel cell system will be integrated in the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind project.
The Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind project, located off the coast of the Netherlands, will have a capacity of 759 MW to generate at least 3.3 TWh per year. This is enough renewable power to supply the equivalent of more than 1 million Dutch households with green electricity.
CrossWind intends to use various new technologies to manage the intermittent wind power generation, including the use of water electrolysis to convert wind power into green hydrogen for energy storage. Ballard's hydrogen fuel cells will utilize the green hydrogen as fuel to regenerate stable and dispatchable power.
Ballard will supply a containerized fuel cell power solution with a peak power capacity of 1 MW, with delivery expected in 2024. This is Ballard's second stationary power project deployed in Europe for peak shaving power generation applications.
"Hydrogen plays a critical role to support the energy transition. This project is an exciting proof point on how hydrogen and PEM fuel cells can provide an effective storage, load-following and firming solution for intermittent renewables. We are excited to be a part of this milestone demonstration project with CrossWind to prove out the reliability and efficiency of Ballard fuel cells, initially at megawatt scale," said Søren Østergaard Hansen, General Manager, Marine and Stationary, Ballard Power Systems Europe A/S.
Maria Kalogera, Crosswind's Innovation Manager commented, "In CrossWind, we are committed to demonstrate baseload power on a megawatt scale for a single full-scale wind turbine generator. We will introduce, for the first time, an offshore combination of battery storage and round-trip hydrogen integrated in an offshore wind farm. It's exciting to have Ballard on board and integrate their fuel cell solutions in our project."
Ballard Power Systems' (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) vision is to deliver fuel cell power for a sustainable planet. Ballard zero-emission PEM fuel cells are enabling electrification of mobility, including buses, commercial trucks, trains, marine vessels, and stationary power. To learn more about Ballard, please visit www.ballard.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements concerning anticipated product performance and other characteristics, product deliveries and deployments. These forward-looking statements reflect Ballard's current expectations as contemplated under section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any such forward-looking statements are based on Ballard's assumptions relating to its financial forecasts and expectations regarding its product development efforts, manufacturing capacity, and market demand.
These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause Ballard's actual results to be materially different, including general economic and regulatory changes, detrimental reliance on third parties, successfully achieving our business plans and achieving and sustaining profitability. For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors that could affect Ballard's future performance, please refer to Ballard's most recent Annual Information Form. Readers should not place undue reliance on Ballard's forward-looking statements and Ballard assumes no obligation to update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements, other than as required under applicable legislation.
CrossWind is a joint venture between Shell Nederland and Eneco. CrossWind has won the tender for the construction and operation of wind farm Hollandse Kust Noord. CrossWind is doing this in collaboration with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for the supply of the wind turbines and with Van Oord for the supply of the foundations and the cables and the installation of the wind turbines at sea. CrossWind is in close contact with the developer of the offshore power socket, grid developer TenneT, as well as the relevant ministries, coastal authorities and other stakeholders.
Visit the website www.crosswindhkn.nl for more information about CrossWind, the wind farm, the innovations and the construction activities.
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The energy metaverse is just emerging, but the building blocks are securely in place for exponential growth over the next decade
BOULDER, Colo., July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from Guidehouse Insights provides an overview of the energy metaverse.
Broadly speaking, the metaverse is the confluence of several emerging digital technologies, most already familiar to energy industry executives, which promises to radically change the way energy companies plan, build, operate, and market their services over the long term. According to a new report from Guidehouse Insights, global investment in the core energy metaverse technologies is expected to grow exponentially over the next decade and beyond, from a base of just over $6 billion in 2022 to nearly $80 billion in 2031, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33.0%.
The energy metaverse is just emerging, but the building blocks are securely in place. Core energy metaverse technologies include digital twins, AI and machine learning (ML), unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and drones, extended reality (XR), and blockchain-based applications.
"When the energy metaverse is fully realized—admittedly more than a decade away—utilities and O&G concerns can envision a day when employee onboarding and training take place via XR in a metaverse-based training center," says Richelle Elberg, principal research analyst with Guidehouse Insights. "Much like it was difficult in the early 1990s to imagine all the ways a smartphone or the internet would change how business is conducted, in 2023 it can be hard to see just how radically metaverse technology stands to change the operating dynamics of energy industry verticals. But the benefits are sure to be compelling, and investments can be made incrementally as the industry learns and evaluates where best to begin."
Utility storefronts in metaverse malls could provide virtual customers with real-world benefits such as product comparisons and purchasing, energy use analysis, and evaluation of a premises' suitability for solar. In-demand specialized experts in a field could work on a virtual offshore rig, advising onsite workers how to address a problem—without ever leaving their home office. And drones could conduct ongoing inspections of critical assets, feeding real-time data into digital twins equipped with advanced AI to predict and prevent wildfires or methane emissions, according to the report.
The report, The Energy Metaverse, provides an overview of the energy metaverse. It defines the core technologies and provides case studies where these technologies are in use today. It outlines energy metaverse market drivers and barriers and describes the industry value chain and competitive landscape. Finally, it provides market analyses for core energy metaverse technology investments by the utility and O&G energy verticals through 2031. An executive summary of the report is available for free download on the Guidehouse Insights website.
About Guidehouse Insights
Guidehouse Insights, the dedicated market intelligence arm of Guidehouse, provides research, data, and benchmarking services for today's rapidly changing and highly regulated industries. Our insights are built on in-depth analysis of global clean technology markets. The team's research methodology combines supply-side industry analysis, end-user primary research, and demand assessment, paired with a deep examination of technology trends, to provide a comprehensive view of emerging resilient infrastructure systems. Additional information about Guidehouse Insights can be found at www.guidehouseinsights.com.
About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success. The company has over 16,500 professionals in over 55 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies. For more information, please visit www.guidehouse.com.
* The information contained in this press release concerning the report, The Energy Metaverse, is a summary and reflects the current expectations of Guidehouse Insights based on market data and trend analysis. Market predictions and expectations are inherently uncertain and actual results may differ materially from those contained in this press release or the report. Please refer to the full report for a complete understanding of the assumptions underlying the report's conclusions and the methodologies used to create the report. Neither Guidehouse Insights nor Guidehouse undertakes any obligation to update any of the information contained in this press release or the report.
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Second-Annual Event Brings Together Tech Startups, Investors and Entrepreneurs to Build a Better Tomorrow
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics has announced its 2022 LG NOVA Innovation Festival, a two-day in-person event that brings together startups, industry experts, investors, mentors and influencers to facilitate collaborative conversations on innovating for the future. The highly anticipated, second-annual event is spearheaded by LG NOVA, the Silicon Valley-based LG North American innovation center whose mission is to find innovative, future-impacting startups and entrepreneur communities to build, nurture and help them grow.
Taking place Sept. 7-8 in the greater San Francisco area, the event will provide learning, mentoring and discussion opportunities covering Digital Health, Metaverse/Gaming, Smart Living/Home, ESG and Open Innovation. The Innovation Festival will engage attendees in thought-provoking keynotes, deep discussions, workshops and interactive activities on these key areas of technology that impact our daily lives. Highlights will include a startup pitch competition, expert panels and dedicated networking hours.
The event headlines two inspirational innovators as keynote speakers – Marc Tarpenning, Venture Partner at Spero Ventures, Co-founder of Tesla and Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen, Founder of OpenWater, and previously Co-Founder & CTO of the One Laptop per Child.
With his fellow co-founder, Tarpenning completely revolutionized the automotive industry with the launch of Tesla Motors in 2003. At the Innovation Festival, Tarpenning will speak on his experiences from Tesla and NuvoMedia – a company that pioneered ebooks which sold to Gemstar/TV Guide in 2000.
Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine and CNN's Top Thinkers in Science and Technology, Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen is a pioneer in imaging, display and computer hardware. Currently, she is taking on brain cancer and other neurological diseases with OpenWater working on fMRI-type imaging of the body using holographic and infrared technologies. Dr. Jepsen will share her inspirational story and approach to thinking innovatively.
"Our goal for the festival is for attendees to connect with LG, corporate and industry experts, accelerators, entrepreneurs and others in the startup ecosystem to discuss challenges in the market and new areas of innovation focused on building a positive, sustainable future for us all," said LG Electronics Senior Vice President of Innovation Dr. Sokwoo Rhee, and head of LG's North American Innovation Center, LG NOVA. "The important conversations that will be discussed at our event reflect our NOVA mission and principle of outside-in collaboration."
Coinciding with the announcement of winners in LG's first annual Mission for the Future startup challenge and the launch of the second LG partner search, attendees at the event will be able to connect with the LG NOVA Entrepreneur-in-Residence team to get the inside track on the upcoming Mission for the Future 2022. This year's submission process opens on Sept.1, 2022.
Registration for the Innovation Festival is open now through Aug. 31; details along with the full event schedule and speaker roster can be found on LG NOVA's website here.
About LG NOVA
LG NOVA, the North American Innovation Center for global innovation leader LG Electronics, is a team focused on bringing innovation from the outside to LG. LG NOVA is based in Santa Clara, Calif. The center's mission is to build, nurture and grow innovations that impact the future. Learn more about LG NOVA at www.lgnova.com.
About LG Electronics USA
LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $63 billion global innovator in technology and manufacturing. In the United States, LG sells a wide range of innovative home appliances, home entertainment products, commercial displays, air conditioning systems, energy solutions and vehicle components. LG is 2022 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year-Sustained Excellence. The company's commitment to environmental sustainability and its "Life's Good" marketing theme encompass how LG is dedicated to people's happiness by exceeding expectations today and tomorrow. www.LG.com.
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From higher electricity bills to worsened health, more than half of Americans have felt the impacts of extreme heat, according to a new survey released by NPR, Harvard University and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. That percentage is even higher in California, where heat was the top climate impact, reported by 71% of those surveyed.
"California does have low rates of air conditioning in homes, maybe because it's blessed with cool breezes in a lot of parts of the state, but when an extreme heat event comes and there's no cool air available, you're in trouble," says David Eisenman, a doctor who directs the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters. "That's why you're seeing this higher number."
Nationally, poll results underline how people consciously connect climate change to their health. Nearly one-quarter of those who experienced extreme weather in the past five years said someone in their household had a serious health problem as a result. And perceived health impacts don't fall equally, according to poll respondents: Overall, 11% of Americans personally affected by heat say their households have faced serious health problems resulting from a lack of air conditioning in their homes. Even greater shares of Native American, Latino, Black and Asian adults agreed with that sentiment.
Do it yourself cooling tricks aren't enough anymore
The percentage of Californians who say air conditioning is a factor in their health is also elevated, according to the survey.
That doesn't surprise Democratic Assemblywoman Luz Rivas, who represents the eastern San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, where she grew up in a home that sometimes lacked air conditioning. According to Rivas, land use policies, including historical redlining, worsened urban heat for the sweltering neighborhoods she knows well.
"With very few trees and other ways to keep communities cool, families like mine have suffered from heat for decades," Rivas says. On hot days, she recalls that her mother used to take her to the mall to cool down. "Now that these heat waves are getting longer, our coping mechanisms that we have used in the past are not going to work as well."
Under legislation Rivas is sponsoring, the California Environmental Protection Agency would create a heat wave ranking system that would be used to broadcast public warnings. "It's something that's similar to what we already do for hurricanes in other states," she says, adding that ranking heat waves would help the public "know the severity of the heat wave and then learn what they should be doing in those instances."
In a letter of support for the bill, public health officers, emergency room physicians and health researchers pointed out that the health risks of heat are worse for Black Americans and Latinos, outdoor workers and city dwellers, writing that "in an average Los Angeles summer ... there is an 8% increase in total mortality on the hottest days."
But "we are not tracking the health harms of heat events in any way that is really useful," says UCLA's Eisenman, who added that tracking climate change in health is important in places like California, where people may suffer health risks from multiple disasters at the same time, including spiking temperatures and raging wildfires. The NPR/Harvard/Robert Wood Johnson poll bears that out; separate from heat, in 36% of households affected by wildfire, Californians reported serious health problems. And some households reported impacts from heat and from wildfire.
"That combination of smoke and heat is where the future looks really bad for California," he says.
Ranking heat waves is one of several proposals that would go further than the recommendations in California's extreme heat action plan, announced earlier this year. California lawmakers are also considering legislation that would make indoor cooling a housing right.
Air Conditioning is a necessity, but could cooling be a right?
The proposal would particularly help renters like Minerva Contreras, a 44-year-old mother of two who lives near Bakersfield, Calif. In the past, her neighborhood averaged 42 days where temperatures soared past 100 degrees; last year, Kern County racked up 67 days that hot, and projections are for that number to keep climbing.
"It is very difficult because, since it is practically like not being able to breathe," Contreras says, in Spanish. "It's frustrating."
When she's well, Contreras works in agricultural fields picking anything from tangerines to radishes. But she has developed a lung tumor. It's benign, but it makes hot days harder. Contreras points out that other people who are also sensitive to heat live all around her, including the very young and very old; Kern County's asthma rates are above state and national averages.
Indoor cooling standards have won support of tenants, housing advocates and editorial writers, but they face a serious fight in Sacramento. Property owners represented by the California Apartment Association argue that the cooling standards bill "circumvents California's building code adoption process and ignores the variety of climates present in the state," and if passed the law would be the first such state-level requirement in the country.
For now, the cost of keeping cool for millions of California renters mostly falls on them.
Behind her modest brown ranch home, Contreras shows off an asador, a grill that her husband built for her. She's got pots out here too, for making chicharrones and tamales. When she cooks for dinner, she tries to do it early in the morning, before the sun comes up.
Across the backyard, she has strung several laundry lines; she hangs bulky towels and blankets and most of her clothing out here to dry in the sun.
These are health measures, she says; it's essential to avoid doing anything that makes it hotter inside. "I definitely need to be in a cool place," she says.
It also helps save some money. In summer, their electricity bills run between $600 and $800 a month; after the landlord spent $3,000 to fix the air conditioning, he raised the rent to $1,300. Minerva is planning to pay this summer's electricity bill off in installments through next January.
She isn't optimistic California will pass cooling standards — yet. "I would like it very much, but I always think that money wins more than everything," she says.
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Jackpocket lottery app hits $30M in prize payouts this quarter alone, topping $130M in total winnings
NEW YORK, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackpocket, the leading lottery app in the U.S. to provide a secure way to order official state lottery tickets, today released their Q1 2022 report about the state of digital lottery play. Digital lottery play has increased since last quarter and within the last year in the 11 states, including New York, New Jersey, and Texas, where Jackpocket is active.
"Only three months into 2022, we've already seen incredible growth in the digital lottery space since last quarter and most drastically since last year. The Jackpocket app's Mega Millions & Powerball market share increased in all states where Jackpocket is active and our players hit $30M in prize payouts this quarter, a 53.4% increase in total winnings yea over year," said Jackpocket CEO Peter Sullivan. "It's clear people are opting for digital solutions in all areas of their lives, and Jackpocket is ecstatic to meet existing lottery players where they are and introduce new players to the platform."
Jackpocket's data is pulled from the digital lottery play habits of their millions of users over the course of Q1 2022. Here, Jackpocket has provided the most interesting trends from Q1 2022.
Number and Game Trends
- Across the states where Jackpocket is active, there was an uptick in Mega Millions and Powerball play when compared to Q1 2021
- Digital lottery players across the U.S. favored the standard numbers 7, 11, and 3, only slightly beating out the number 9, when picking Mega Millions and Powerball numbers in Q1 2022
- For special Mega Ball and Powerball numbers, players continued to favor 13, 7, and 8 for Mega Millions and Powerball this quarter, mirroring Q2-Q4 2021
- 21 and 15 were the most frequent numbers drawn in Mega Millions and Powerball in Q1 2022
- Specific data findings:
- 21 - drawn 11 times
- 15 - drawn 10 times
- 38 - drawn 9 times
- 2, 3, 11, 22, 39, 48, 61 - each drawn 8 times
- 24 - drawn 7 times
- 17 - drawn 6 times
- 13 and 16 - each drawn 5 times
- 6 - drawn 4 times
- 3, 10, 11, 18 19 - each drawn 3 times
- 42.3% used Quick Pick
- 57.7% used Pick Your Own
- 31.6% used Quick Pick
- 68.4% used Pick Your Own
Luckiest Identifiers: Who's Getting Lucky?
- Luckiest games in each state for lottery winners (which have stayed consistent between Q3 2021, Q4 2021, and Q1 2022)
- Top 3 luckiest astrology signs for lottery winners
- Top 10 luckiest zip codes
- 11220 (winning $7,042,596 total)
- 11236 (winning $155,823 total)
- 11234 (winning $134,092 total)
- 11212 (winning $127,918 total)
- 77066 (winning $1,020,407 total)
- 08822 (winning $1,005,936 total)
- 08322 (winning $822,870 total)
- 11542 (winning $510,390 total)
- 71742 (winning $220,155 total)
- 08081 (winning $122,519 total)
Digital Lottery Demographics
- Gender
- Q1 2022: 42.5% of total
- Q4 2021: 41.1% of total
- Q1 2021: 42.9% of total
- Q1 2022: 57.5% of total
- Q4 2021: 58.9% of total
- Q1 2021: 57.1% of total
Top Digital Lottery Stats in Q1
- Amount spent each month
- Top Three Winning Lottery Tickets by State
State-Specific Trends
- Ohio is currently seeing the greatest amount of YoY digital lottery growth at 111.9%
- New Jersey is currently seeing the greatest amount of QoQ digital lottery growth at 11.9%
- Specific data findings:
- New York
- Texas
- New Jersey
As the top-ranked lottery app in the U.S.*, Jackpocket sees the findings of the 11 states in which they are active as representative of the entire country. Jackpocket is currently available in Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and Washington D.C.
For more information on digital lottery play in the U.S. visit: https://www.jackpocket.com/press.
*According to data from AppFollow
About Jackpocket
Jackpocket is on a mission to create a more convenient, fun, and responsible way to play the lottery. The first licensed third-party lottery app in the United States, Jackpocket provides an easy, secure way to order official state lottery tickets. Jackpocket is currently available in Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and Washington, D.C., and is expanding to many new markets. Download the app on iOS or Android and follow along on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats held onto a string of competitive governors’ seats in the midterm elections after making the case to voters that Republican challengers posed a threat to abortion rights and democracy in their states.
The wins by Democrats in more than half a dozen states came despite Republican efforts to blame the party in power for problems like inflation and rising crime and national headwinds that were expected to favor the GOP.
Of the 36 governors’ races being decided in Tuesday’s elections, Democrats flipped Massachusetts and Maryland, and it was too early to say Wednesday whether they could win control of the Arizona governor’s office for the first time since 2006.
Elsewhere in the West, Republicans were hoping to win back control of the Nevada governor’s mansion, which they lost in 2018 after a two-decade hold, and were vying for an upset in deep-blue Oregon, where a surprisingly close race could put a Republican in the top job for the first time in 40 years.
Going into the elections, the GOP held a 28-22 edge in governors’ seats.
The winners of this year’s election will be in power during the 2024 presidential election and could shape their state’s voting laws or play a role in certifying the election results. And with the U.S. Supreme Court ending the national right to an abortion this summer, governors have even more power regarding whether and how that right exists in their state.
Democrats who held onto their seats in competitive contests made a point of highlighting both issues in their victory speeches and framing their wins as a sign those concerns galvanized voters.
“Tonight New Mexico said ‘no’ to a political crusade that wants to turn women into second-class citizens,” the state’s Democratic governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, told supporters in Albuquerque late Tuesday night.
“You showed up because you saw our democracy was on the brink of existence and you decided to do a damn thing about it,” Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers declared.
In battleground Arizona, it was too early to call a race pitting Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, who defended the state’s 2020 election results, against Republican former television news anchor Kari Lake, who said she would not have certified the results.
Hobbs, who gained prominence for defending Arizona’s 2020 election results showing President Joe Biden’s victory in the state, was leading. Lake gained national attention as a breakout GOP star known for her combative style on the campaign trail and ease in front of the cameras.
In Nevada, where Republican Joe Lombardo was seeking to oust one-term Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak, the winner was not expected to be known for several days. The battleground state was a rare spot where Democrats, rather than Republicans, tried to put the spotlight on crime rates, blaming staffing decisions by Lombardo, the Las Vegas-area sheriff. Lombardo countered by pointing to legislation passed by Democrats in the state legislature that he deemed “soft-on-crime.”
Sisolak sought to make abortion access part of his campaign, while Lombardo said he would govern from a “pro-life lens.”
In Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly had been expected to have a tough race as the only Democratic governor running for reelection this year in a state that Trump won two years ago.
But Kelly won a second term by defeating Republican Derek Schmidt, who tried to link her to Biden and high inflation. Though Kelly did not emphasize her support for abortion rights in her campaign, she was likely buoyed by a statewide vote in August affirming abortion rights.
The U.S. will now have the largest number of female governors serving at one time, with 12 women set to lead states in 2023. Ten women were declared winners of gubernatorial races on Tuesday, and Oregon will elect a woman in either Democrat Tina Kotek or Republican Christine Drazan. Massachusetts, New York and Arkansas will be led by women for the first time.
Massachusetts voters elected Democrat Maura Healey, who put the governor’s office back in Democratic hands for the first time in eight years and will become the country’s first openly lesbian candidate to be elected governor.
Sarah Sanders was elected Arkansas governor, becoming the first woman to lead that state. The former White House press secretary will assume the office once held by her father, Mike Huckabee.
Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul won election in New York, becoming the first woman elected to the post she took over in 2021 after former Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned after facing sexual harassment allegations, which he denied.
Voters also made history in Maryland, electing Wes Moore, seen as a Democratic rising star, as that state’s first Black governor. Moore is only the third Black politician elected governor in the United States after Virginia’s Douglas Wilder in 1989 and Deval Patrick of Massachusetts in 2006.
Republican incumbents in Texas and Georgia fended off Democratic stars who attracted national attention but fell short with voters in their states. Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke lost to Gov. Greg Abbott in red-state Texas, while Stacey Abrams lost again to Gov. Brian Kemp in Georgia, a rematch from 2018.
Several governors seen as potential 2024 presidential candidates cemented expected wins.
Republican Govs. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Kristi Noem of South Dakota won reelection, as did California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, both Democrats.
DeSantis, one of the GOP’s biggest stars, had a commanding win in Florida as his party deepened its hold on the former swing state.
The governor, who is widely seen as former President Donald Trump’s most formidable challenger if he runs in 2024, said in a victory speech that his win was a triumph in a culture war against a liberal “woke agenda.”
“We fight the woke in the Legislature. We fight the woke in the schools. We fight the woke in the corporations. We will never, ever surrender to the woke mob. Florida is where woke goes to die,” DeSantis said. He wrapped up his speech by declaring: “I have only begun to fight.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/politics/ap-democrats-carry-close-governor-races-on-abortion-democracy/ | 2022-11-10 11:00:10 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/politics/ap-democrats-carry-close-governor-races-on-abortion-democracy/ |
Overreach? Brevard Sheriff Ivey tries to influence public policy beyond policing
The banner on the Nov. 28 Facebook video blared: "Breaking news! It's time to put discipline back in our schools!!"
But when the video opened, rather than fading to the Brevard Public Schools headquarters in Viera or any of the 85 district-run schools throughout the county, it was on the Brevard County Jail. In center frame, surrounded by high chain-link fences ringed with barbed wire, with a gun on his hip, was Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey.
It was, Ivey declared, a "brand new day" for student discipline in the public school system.
"If you're a little snot who is coming into our classes to be disruptive, you might want to find another place to go to school, because we're going to be your worst nightmare starting right now," Ivey said.
More:Sheriff Wayne Ivey announces a 'brand new day' for discipline at Brevard schools
School Board Chair Matt Susin, who appeared in the video alongside Ivey and State Attorney Phil Archer, said while conversations between unions, district administration, the Board and law enforcement about discipline had been going on behind the scenes for months, the idea for the video with the jail as backdrop, was the sheriff's doing.
It is not the first time that Sheriff Ivey has sought to exert his influence beyond his role as the county's chief law enforcement officer. Over the last several years, Ivey has inserted himself into various non-policing debates, from emergency management to selecting candidates for public office to involvement in county politics over children's services, mask mandates and other issues.
Like most things the sheriff touches, his involvement sets off a chorus of cheers from his most ardent supporters and outbursts of anger and disbelief from his detractors
The school video made national news, alarming many parents and angering some leaders in Brevard's Black community. It also caused headaches for other School Board members and school district leaders, many of whom didn't know it was happening until the video was live on the Brevard County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.
"Perhaps we should review our contract with the sheriff's office," said School Board member Jennifer Jenkins at a Dec. 8 special board meeting to address the discipline issue. "Because as far as I remember, we don't work for him."
Ivey later sought to clarify that his agency was "not in the discipline business." But the incident was the latest example of the sheriff using the role of his office to exert control over the domains of other county agencies. The question is why?
Some critics have accused the sheriff of trying to shoulder his way into other agencies in a bid to expand his influence or the size and scope of the sheriff's office budget. Others see his actions as one of a leader taking charge of issues on which others have dropped the ball.
While Ivey did not respond to questions for this story, he has suggested in interviews with conservative media that he has a desire to see all levels of county government unified under a common ideology — one in which, on one view, the county sheriff is the ultimate local authority.
'It was the sheriff's video'
The video made national headlines almost as soon as it hit Facebook. Initial coverage of Ivey's claim that students were no longer afraid of having the "cheeks of their asses torn off" led to questions about whether the sheriff was endorsing a return to corporal punishment.
The frustrated some School Board members, who were left to mollify concerned parents. Some blamed the frenzy on the media coverage or political partisanship, while also distancing themselves from the video.
"I got a phone call from NBC News — national news — last week wanting to know if we are doing corporal punishment. I watched the press conference. That's not what you said," Board member Katye Campbell told Ivey at the Dec. 8 board meeting. "But the perception is that we're about to reinstitute corporal punishment."
More:Discipline stirs passions at Brevard School Board meeting but few concrete actions
"My frustration is that we didn't know," Campbell said at the meeting.
Asked the day before the Dec. 8 meeting, Susin said he was "taking it on the chin for what people believe occurred" with the video.
"There's a lot of people out there that are misinterpreting the truth and facilitating and enhancing a lot of these fears, and those kinds of people can go to hell," he said.
Still, he said, he understood some of the concerns. He said he had wanted to film the video in front of the School Board building, but that would have taken time to arrange and the sheriff wanted the news out quickly.
"The sheriff just said: "Look, this is out of control. Let's have a press conference. Let's bring it to the forefront, and then let's call a special meeting.' And I said, 'Let's do it.' And that's how it just happened. It was just like bam, bam, bam," Susin said.
Jenkins said she had spoken separately with several high-ranking BPS cabinet members, who told her most of them only found out during an unrelated cabinet meeting the morning the video aired.
"Dr. Mullins definitely didn't know about it. Our communications guy didn't know about it. I know for a fact our COO (chief operating officer), who is in charge of district security, didn't know about it," Jenkins said.
Russell Bruhn, the district's chief strategic communications officer and a member of the superintendent's cabinet, declined to talk on the record about the incident.
"If it was a Brevard Public Schools video, it would have been done differently," Susin later said, "but it was the sheriff's press conference and video. So, he asked us to be a part of him saying that, is what basically happened."
Deepening rifts
Susin said the sheriff was just trying to bring attention to the problem. It worked. In national media outlets, Ivey was suddenly the face of discipline in a Florida public school district portrayed in the midst of an out-of-control behavior crisis.
He was a featured guest on a Dec. 17 episode of the Fox News talk show Cross Country with host Lawrence Jones, discussing school discipline meltdowns. Space Coast Daily, which the sheriff has often granted exclusive access to press conferences and news releases, depicted Ivey as the "'New Sheriff' at BPS" in a Dec. 12 print headline.
But while some loved the message, the video ruffled the feathers of many. Some Black leaders, already concerned about disproportionately high discipline rates for Black students in the district, were angered by what they saw as threatening — even vaguely racist — comments by the county sheriff.
That came to a head at the Dec. 8 special meeting , which brought together the sheriff, the School Board and local representatives of the NAACP, among others to discuss the issue.
The sheriff sought to clarify during the meeting his office "wasn't in the discipline business," but added that the line between where the job of schools ended and his began was becoming "blurred."
"Our job is to deal with the criminal element that happens on our school campuses," Ivey said. "But what's happening is that line is becoming blurred, because many of those issues you've heard about sitting at this table that should have been handled as a criminal issue never got to us."
The explanation didn't do much to calm tempers.
"Our children are not clowns. They're not snot-nosed," Bennie Jackson Jr., a vice president for the South Brevard NAACP, told Ivey, referencing comments from the video the sheriff had aimed at misbehaving students. Jackson went on to call Ivey's comments "threats," "bullying" and "scare tactics."
Susin, charged with maintaining order at the meeting, tried to cut Jackson off but backed down when Ivey motioned at him. "Mr. Chairman, let him ramble," Ivey said.
Brevard attorney Alton Edmond, a former public defender who works with at-risk families and children, said many in the communities he serves were "angered, troubled and upset" by the video.
"These are communities that already have a lot of distrust for Ivey and law enforcement sometimes because of the way they are treated, so a lot of them saw it as a dog whistle," said Edmond, who ran against Ivey for sheriff as a Democrat in 2020.
"The message that he is giving is that there are some children that cannot be taught, and those children should be abandoned and imprisoned," Edmon said. "I think that's a very troubling concept when we consider the state of education in Brevard, especially when it comes to Black and brown minority students."
The video may have further damaged relations between BPS and some Black parents and leaders which had already taken a hit with the removal of Superintendent Mark Mullins, who had made racial equity a focus during his tenure. Mullins was unceremoniously ousted by a newly conservative School Board in November.
More:Judge candidate says Ivey offered to help secure appointment if she dropped out of race
"Some of them believed they had some kind of relationship or support from the school system. They definitely did with Dr. Mullins," Jenkins said. "Then for that video to come out, it felt like another attack on a minority population."
Ivey left the Dec. 8 meeting shortly before public comment. Many among the 37 speakers that signed up to talk were critical of the video.
Not the first time
Ivey's attempts to insert himself in front of public crises — without sufficient communication with those actually in charge — have caused problems before.
During Hurricane Dorian in 2019, the sheriff used Facebook to become the face of the county's emergency management efforts, broadcasting an evacuation order in a video 18 hours before the timeline decided on by a Brevard emergency operations policy group.
In another instance, Ivey's Facebook Live announcement that he intended to close the causeways for inspection the morning after the storm went out at the same time as an official message stating the roads would remain open. Another announcement the next morning that he was closing the causeways caught staff off-guard, sending them scrambling to provide confirmation of the closures through official channels.
More:Sheriff Ivey and Brevard emergency officials send mixed messages during Dorian
The conflicting messages muddled communications with Brevard residents, leading to confusion and drawing critical comment from a former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
"It sounds like a lack of coordination," Craig Fugate, Gov. Jeb Bush's former emergency management chief and head of FEMA under President Barack Obama, told FLORIDA TODAY in 2019.
County officials blamed themselves rather than the sheriff for what they called the series of "miscommunications," despite the fact that the sheriff initiated some of the announcements on his own and did not attend at least one meeting in which some of the timing decisions were made. (A member of his command staff represented Ivey at the meeting.)
Ivey's assumption of public communications during Dorian proved to be a prelude to a takeover attempt of the emergency management office in 2020 after the county's emergency management director, Kimberly Prosser, resigned for a job in the private sector.
Ivey has worked to influence policy before
Scott Ellis, former longtime Brevard County Clerk of Courts, blamed the Dorian snafu on county commissioners, some of whom supported Ivey’s bid to run the county’s emergency operations.
“The Board is all kowtowing to the Sheriff and let it happen,” Ellis said in a recent email to FLORIDA TODAY.
Ellis, who had many public clashes with the sheriff before Ellis’ retirement in 2020, has long criticized Ivey for his apparent desire to always be in front of a camera and the sheriff’s deep involvement in local elections, especially the county commission.
More:County report cites challenges related to sheriff taking over Emergency Management
That’s created an environment where no one seems willing to hold Ivey accountable for his overreach, he said.
“In Brevard County there is absolutely no check and balance on the Sheriff and Sheriff’s Office,” Ellis told FLORIDA TODAY in the email.
Ivey has attempted to use those relationships to influence policy decisions over which his role as chief law enforcement officer gives him a foothold, and even some where it doesn’t. Those efforts have often been successful.
In March last year, the sheriff killed a proposed repeal of the county’s “open container” law, which forbids public drinking on most county streets, sidewalks and parking lots.
Strong initial support from the board evaporated at the next meeting after Ivey failed to sign off on the proposal, telling commissioners that repealing the law could make it harder for deputies to approach people they suspect of other crimes.
The incident prompted Commissioner John Tobia, who introduced the repeal, to quip that Ivey was a “wonderful guy” but “not a policy maker.”
More:County Commission nixes 'open container' repeal, considers extended drinking hours
“It’s our job to make policy and his job to follow said policy,” Tobia said at the March 9, 2021, meeting.
Ivey’s often repeated assertion amid the COVID-19 pandemic that his agency wasn’t the “mask police” was put to the test last year when a spike in cases led the 18th Judicial Circuit to institute a mask mandate at the Brevard County courthouse.
The sheriff was open about his ultimately unsuccessful efforts to overturn the mandate in a Space Coast Daily video posted Aug. 23, 2021.
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“I have expressed my concerns and my opposition to our chief judge,” Ivey said in the video. “I am bound by law to enforce it, but I am not happy about it, and I’ve spoken to the chief judge, and I am planning to continue to try an address this issue.”
Elsewhere, Ivey’s influence has allowed him to impact decisions that have little to do with policing.
Commissioners referenced Ivey’s lack of support for the Children’s Services Council, a special taxing district to fund programs for Brevard children, during a 2019 decision to dissolve the council. The move killed the languishing district before it could seek funding through a ballot referendum that would have raised local property taxes.
“(Sheriff Ivey) was asked, and he didn’t believe in this either,” Commissioner Kristine Zonka said during the Jan. 22, 2019 meeting, adding that Ivey has long supported various children's charities. “I’m not going to speak for him, but he didn’t want to advocate for this because I’m sure he has the same concerns that I do, at least as far as what the role of government is.”
Six months later, the Commission approved a property tax hike that exceeded a county charter-imposed cap to fund a “critical needs” budget increase for the sheriff’s office, at Ivey’s request.
'Something about that just seems wrong'
Ivey's exact intentions for involving himself in the school discipline debate are not clear. He did not respond to an interview request for this story.
Ellis has said Ivey's past takeovers of duties formerly managed by other agencies, including animal services and Canaveral Port Authority law enforcement, his attempted takeover of emergency management as well as his outsized influence over county politics, have amounted to "empire building."
"Bigger empire, more jobs," Ellis said in the recent email.
Edmond said he was concerned by Ivey's entanglement in recent School Board elections for similar reasons.
"What I see, and what many people from the community see, is Ivey using his attachment to the School Board and his power over the School Board, because he influenced those elections," Edmond said.
Ivey endorsed new School Board members Gene Trent and Megan Wright and supported Campbell's reelection bid in this year's elections and was accused by one of Trent's District 2 challengers, Shawn Overdorf, of trying lure Overdorf from the race with promises of a paid political job.
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The sheriff's efforts to expand his influence could reflect an idea of civic authority which Ivey has endorsed in the past and which, on some views, holds up the county sheriff as the ultimate authority figure.
In an April 2021 episode of the conservative podcast Liberty Monks, Ivey said his vision of county government included a unified interpretation of the Constitution, shared across all levels of elected office.
"We put focus and vigilance on some what we deem are the more important offices, maybe it's sheriff, maybe it's prosecutor. We often don't put that same thought process and diligence into our judicial elections, into our school board elections, into our municipal elections," Ivey said on the podcast. "And what we find is people that aren't standing up for the Constitution."
"We've got to get back to thinking across the board that every elected office is important," he said.
The idea is a central pillar of the "Constitutional Sheriff" movement, a controversial conservative movement that sees the county sheriff as the final arbiter of laws and Constitutional rights, over even the U.S. Supreme Court.
While Ivey has never publicly stated his agreement with that view, he self-identifies as a "Constitutional Sheriff," has vocally supported some of the movement's affiliated organizations and had close associations with some of its leaders, including Arizona Sheriff Mark Lamb and the movement's founder, former Arizona lawman Richard Mack.
Whatever Ivey believes about the limits of his authority, Ellis said he was deeply skeptical of the sheriff's ability to control discipline in Brevard schools.
Under current policy, law enforcement's main role in patrolling behavior is the investigation and arrest of students suspected of committing crimes on campus, BPS spokesman Russell Bruhn said. Noncriminal infractions and decisions regarding disciplinary actions are handled entirely by the school district, Bruhn said.
“BCSO cannot do School Discipline," Ellis said in an email. "Now obviously Ivey can talk, and the School Board may listen (or not) but BCSO cannot be inserted in the discipline chain of command."
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But the sheriff doesn't need to hand out detentions to use the situation to his advantage, according to Edmond. All he has to do is make more arrests.
"This is an opportunity for him to increase arrests, to ask for more funding so he can build bigger facilities and expand his power, his reach and his territory off of the backs of school-aged children ," Edmond said. "Something about that just seems wrong."
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'Under attack': UAW leaders decry potential layoffs at Sterling Heights
Local United Auto Workers leaders representing employees at the Ram 1500 pickup assembly plant in Sterling Heights are decrying efforts by Stellantis NV that they say will cut and combine jobs and likely will result in layoffs.
During an emergency meeting earlier this week, the plant’s management informed the UAW’s plant committee that it plans to eliminate 408 jobs by the end of the June, Local 1700 President Charles Bell said during a video with the local leadership that was uploaded on Friday to YouTube and wrote in a letter to the plant manager that was posted on Facebook. That figure doesn’t translate directly to layoffs, Bell said, but the number is large enough that the company likely would have to do layoffs at the plant that employs almost 6,500 hourly workers.
"Regarding the meeting with the company, it was explained to them that there will be 408 jobs eliminated," Bell said. "Four hundred eight jobs being eliminated would lead to layoffs. Layoffs are serious, especially when you got layoffs at Trenton Engine, Belvidere, and, from what we were told in the council meeting, several other locations."
The Detroit News reported earlier this week that Stellantis was conducting an assessment of Sterling Heights Assembly Plant’s efficiency. Because the process is ongoing, the company is unable to comment on what the potential impacts could be or how many jobs could be affected.
CEO Carlos Tavares has emphasized the need to find savings because electric vehicles are 40% more expensive than their internal combustion engine counterparts. He’s said manufacturing operations in North America have room for improvement based on best practices elsewhere, and that U.S. plants’ absenteeism is higher than those in Europe.
Additionally, the industry is starting to see signs of growing economic uncertainty from inflation and higher interest rates. And the automakers could be against tough negotiations with the UAW when contract talks reopen later this year. Stellantis has yet to announce where the all-electric Ram 1500 REV will be built.
"All of the companies are looking for so-called efficiencies or savings in order for them to finance electrification," said Marick Masters, a management professor at Wayne State University. "This will be the normal course of business. Just because the contract negotiations are coming up doesn’t mean they hold up the transition. They are going to make changes at a time they feel is optimal. The union has to expect this going forward."
The local leaders, however, said they aren't standing for the "attack" from Stellantis, echoing calls for unity and militancy displayed earlier this week during the UAW's national bargaining convention.
"We are definitely under attack," said Ricky Odum, committeeman representing workers in the body shop. "Robots are coming, especially in my division so rapidly that some of the areas that they are coming in we've never heard of being in those areas before, because they are looking for ways to actively reduce the headcount by adding these robots."
Leaders pleaded that members do their part in keeping focused on their work and put away distractions. They said if workers are asked to do more than one job, they should contact their UAW steward.
"We're helping them cut our jobs. We have to stop. We're asking you to please help us help the membership," said Desiree Slater, a committeeman for the trim department. "No more phones. No more iPads. ... We need each other. We are in a war. We're in a fight."
As a result of news of the job cuts, the local UAW leaders reneged on attending a townhall held on Friday by the plant's management seeking to address absenteeism at the plant — a focus for the automaker in recent months to improve quality and costs.
Job cuts have been ongoing for the past two years, Bell told The News. Some affected workers were able to transfer to the new Jeep Grand Cherokee plant in Detroit.
Now, Stellantis is idling indefinitely its Jeep Cherokee SUV plant in Belvidere, Illinois, affecting 1,350 workers. In October, it cut the third shift at its Warren Truck Assembly Plant, though it expects the move to be temporary as it addresses quality concerns on the Wagoneer SUVs and ramps up production of the longer wheelbase version.
The job cuts at SHAP refer to the elimination of "standard jobs," Bell said. These are positions tracked by the company on a scorecard and are considered necessary to run the assembly line. As standard jobs are cut, the plant, though, has seen an increasing number of "non-standard" jobs that are more flexible. This often pulls in on-call supplemental workers, reducing the number of "floaters" to fill in for absences, which exacerbates absenteeism problems, Bell said.
"Make sure you're doing what you're supposed to do," he said. "They're walking around and identifying jobs or operations that could be combined or cut. They don't care if they work on paper to hit reality, but on paper they look good, and it could be a task to do more than the normal operations, which the product will suffer in the end. If something doesn't look right, get your union involved. ... We have to stand together to protect the product."
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President Biden, House Minority Leader McCarthy say they are willing to work across the aisle following the midterms
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - On Wednesday, President Joe Biden was smiling at the fact Republicans did not achieve the ‘Red Wave’ political pundits had predicted for the midterms.
President Biden delivered remarks and spoke to reporters at the White House after Democrats were able to fend off a large Republican takeover of Congress on Election Day.
The president said the American people spoke loud and clear to “preserve democracy and protect the right to choose.”
Biden also said while we do not know who will ultimately control Congress, he is willing to work with Republicans in his final two years in office. At the same time, he was adamant that he will not compromise on a number of different issues from abortion, prescription drug prices, tax cuts for the wealthy and climate change.
“The voters don’t want more taxes for the super tax cuts for the super wealthy and biggest corporations and I’m going to continue to focus on cost cutting for working and middle-class families and building the economy from the bottom up in the middle out. I know you’re tired of hearing me say that,” said Biden.
He added, “I want to be very clear, I’m not going to support any Republican proposal that’s going to make inflation worse.”
On Tuesday night, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ecstatic because Republicans could be on the verge of taking back the House of Representatives.
While he said the country wants to move in a new direction, McCarthy added, “Republicans will work with anyone who’s willing to join us to deliver this new direction that Americans have demanded. But there’s no time to waste. Our work begins now. Let’s get America back on track.”
At the White House Wednesday, the president also addressed his political future and whether he will run for reelection. He said an announcement should be expected at the beginning of next year.
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Oscar, Tony-nominated writer-director Douglas McGrath dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Stage, TV and film writer-director Douglas McGrath, who earned a Tony nomination for “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” and an Oscar nod for the “Bullets Over Broadway” screenplay he co-wrote with Woody Allen, died Thursday. He was 64.
The death was announced by the producers of McGrath’s solo off-Broadway show, “Everything’s Fine,” which opened last month. A show representative said the cause was a heart attack. McGrath had written and was starring in “Everything’s Fine,” and was directed by John Lithgow.
“The company of ‘Everything’s Fine’ was honored to have presented his solo autobiographical show,” the producers said in a statement. “Everyone who worked with him over the last three months of production was struck by his grace, charm, and droll sense of humor, and sends deepest condolences to his family.”
McGrath began his writing career on the staff of “Saturday Night Live” and went on to pen the plays “Checkers,” “The Age of Innocence” and the musical “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” which ran on Broadway from 2013-2019.
“Doug was smart, funny, talented, kind, a great friend, and a wonderful storyteller who leaves a legacy of love and laughter,” King wrote in tribute on Instagram.
McGrath was nominated for an Academy Award for the screenplay of 1994′s “Bullets Over Broadway,” which he co-wrote with Allen. The screenplay was used as a basis for Allen’s 2014 Broadway stage adaptation.
McGrath’s other films included “Emma” starring Gwyneth Paltrow, and “Nicholas Nickleby” starring Charlie Hunnam, both of which he wrote and directed. He also wrote and directed the 2006 Truman Capote biopic “Infamous,” starring Toby Jones.
He earned two Emmy Awards nominations for directing two documentaries for HBO: “His Way,” about legendary music promoter and movie producer Jerry Weintraub, and “Becoming Mike Nichols.”
He is survived by wife, Jane Read Martin, and son Henry McGrath.
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR
After finishing No. 1 in his class, earning an academic scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania and capping off his standout tennis career at Millville High School with a fantastic season, it’s safe to say that Jacob Lewis had a senior year to remember.
He even conquered his fear of public speaking.
Now Lewis can add another highlight to his collection, as he has been named South Jersey Times Boys Tennis Player of the Year.
A varsity contributor since he was a freshman, Lewis played first singles each of the past two seasons and went 13-4 in team matches this spring. He also reached the semifinals of the Cape-Atlantic League (CAL) Tournament and the round of 16 at the South Jersey Interscholastic Championships (SJIC), the only player in the South Jersey Times coverage area to make it that far.
“I’m pretty happy, it was a good season,” he said. “My goal was to go undefeated in the CAL, but there’s some good players and I don’t regret any of my losses. They were all good matches.”
Millville played a challenging schedule, with several of the biggest tests coming from within its own conference. The most impressive part about Lewis’s performance is that he learned from his losses and was able to split with some of the toughest competitors he faced, including Atlantic City’s Antonio Strafella, Ocean City’s Charles DiCicco and Mainland’s Michael Walton.
His only other loss in team matches came to Toms River North’s Evan Liou in the South Jersey, Group 4 quarterfinals.
“Honestly, everyone is tough in the CAL,” he said. “Even though my record was worse last year, I think this year was even more competitive. Even the people I beat twice, like the Prep, Vineland and Hammonton, everyone was good. I couldn’t have a bad day and expect to win easily against anyone.
“I like to say I didn’t lose to anybody twice. AC, Mainland, OC, those are all really good players, but I managed to win the second time so I was happy about that.”
Lewis lost to Mainland’s Walton in a tiebreaker in their first match this season, then evened the score with a victory of his own in a tiebreaker. They met for a third time in the CAL Tournament quarterfinals and Lewis notched a 6-2, 6-1 win.
Millville coach Tom DeCou appreciated his 6-3, 6-0 win over Strafella even more.
“I think his biggest win was down in Atlantic City,” DeCou said. “He lost to their No. 1 pretty badly (at home), and then we went down to Atlantic City for one of the last matches of the regular season and he beat Antonio (soundly) to earn a split with him. That win pretty much assured him of an all-Group 4 selection for South Jersey. He made it last year and this year.”
Being recognized in both of those seasons by the South Jersey Tennis Coaches Association shows how far Lewis has come in a short time. Before high school, his tennis experience consisted of one year of attending DeCou’s annual camp and occasionally hitting around with his sister.
But he earned a starting spot at second doubles as a freshman, and would have played first singles as a sophomore except the season was canceled due to the pandemic.
“I kept doing DeCou’s camp and then I did the Ocean City coach’s camp as well,” Lewis said. “I just tried to play a lot in the offseason. DeCou is one of the best coaches I’ve seen; he obviously knows a lot about tennis and he’s a good player — he still beats me. Him and (assistant coach Christian) Varga really helped me get better every year.
“I felt good after my freshman year but I also knew I had a lot of room to improve. Sophomore year I was nervous about playing first singles and I didn’t think I was really ready. I’m upset that I missed that season but I also feel like it was good for me to practice and get better, and then I was able to have a good junior season.”
Lewis went 15-8-1 in team matches in 2021. DeCou challenged him to take his game up a notch this year, and he rose to the occasion.
“Jake has a style of play that is very patient,” DeCou said. “He’s very smart and he doesn’t beat himself. But this year I told him in order to beat some of these better players he needed a weapon and more of an offensive game, and he developed that. He used his forehand much more aggressively, he came to the net more, he had a better serve. He made some improvements in the offseason and had a great senior year.”
“I was definitely very defensive because I used to play soccer so I was pretty athletic and I could run all day,” Lewis added. “The only way I beat good players my junior year was by tiring them out. But senior year I was definitely more aggressive and I think that helped me beat good players like Mainland and AC.”
Lewis was also proud of his tournament performances. He lost to eventual champion Austin Snyder of Absegami in the CAL semifinals and to eventual runner-up Kunaal Jaganathan of Northern Burlington in the round of 16 at the SJIC.
“With Austin and the kid from Northern Burlington, I go into those and I know I don’t have much of a chance because they’re so good,” he said. “But it’s just nice to watch them play and I try to take away at least one aspect of their game. Austin has a good backhand and the kid from Northern Burlington has a nice serve, so I try to keep that in mind when I play and I try to do the things that they do well.”
Millville compiled a 47-15 record during Lewis’s career, including a 20-4 season last year in which it won the CAL American title. The Thunderbolts went 12-5 this season.
“Jacob has been instrumental during a really successful era at Millville,” DeCou said, praising his leadership abilities.
“He’s very mature. On the outside Jake is pretty quiet, pretty controlled and subdued, but once you get to know him he’s a practical joker and he’s fun to be around. He’s been a team captain for us the last two years and he would have been a captain for three years if his sophomore season didn’t get canceled. He was a team leader and just a quality kid with a lot of character. He always kept his cool on the court, which was part of his strength. He was unflappable, really. A lot of kids get upset and lose their temper, but Jake was the opposite of that and that was a big part of his success.”
Lewis was the same way in the classroom at Millville and ended up as the valedictorian for the class of 2022. That came with a speech at graduation that he was dreading but, like everything else this year, it turned out to be successful.
“I’m awful at public speaking,” he said. “I’ve choked up just in front of my classmates before, who I’ve known since I was a kid. But I just kept my head down, got through the speech and didn’t stumble much. I think it went really well. My message was, ‘Don’t worry about the small mistakes in life because they’re not going to affect you in the long run. Just focus on living in the moment and don’t stress over things you don’t have to.’
“(Being valedictorian) meant a lot because that took a lot of hard work all four years. School was probably the only thing that meant more to me and took up more of my time than tennis.”
Lewis said the conference championship is one of his fondest memories he made in high school, but what he’ll treasure the most are the relationships he’s built with friends and teachers. His next step is Penn, where he will major in biology with thoughts on becoming a dentist down the line.
Penn wasn’t on his radar at first but he is looking forward to the challenge of getting an Ivy League education.
“My economics teacher, Mr. (Bill) Branin, he got waitlisted and then rejected (by Penn),” Lewis said. “He’s one of my favorite teachers ever and when he told us that, we all applied, our entire class. I just happened to get in, and I learned more about it and what a great school it is. I think I’ve told him about five times that I got in, just to tease him a little bit, so I had to go.
“I’m excited to be on my own for a little bit and get a little independence and grow up a little bit, while still being close enough to visit home and see people when I want to.”
Lewis plans on staying involved with tennis, even though he won’t be playing for the Quakers, and can see himself playing well into adulthood.
“I’ll definitely play intramurals or club at Penn,” he said. “It’s been a big part of my life for the last four years and I don’t think I’ll give it up anytime soon. Part of me getting better was playing people who were older, dudes in their 30s, 40s and 50s. Some people just love tennis and I’ll keep playing for the fun of it.”
TEAM OF THE YEAR
This one was as close as it gets.
Kingsway and West Deptford had identical 16-5 records, shared the Gloucester County Tournament team title and had similar outcomes against common opponents. West Deptford went a step further in the playoffs, reaching the sectional semifinals, but its competition in South Jersey, Group 2 was not as tough as Kingsway’s in South Jersey, Group 4.
Throw in Pitman, which went undefeated in the Tri-County Conference for the second year in a row, and Millville, which went 12-5 while only losing to three strong squads, and the decision for South Jersey Times Team of the Year was not an easy one.
The nod ultimately goes to Kingsway for the third consecutive season thanks to the Dragons’ strength of schedule and sustained excellence in both Gloucester County and the Tri-County Conference.
“This five-year run we’ve been on has been really strong throughout the county and the conference,” Kingsway coach Drew Laverty said. “I know our county maybe doesn’t match up to Burlington County and North Jersey, but you can only play who’s on the schedule and who’s in your conference and we’ve been dominating that spot for a few years now. We’ve definitely enjoyed all the success and awards that have come with it.”
The Dragons extended two meaningful streaks this spring. Their Tri-County Royal Division title was their fifth in a row, as they went 8-0 in the division and 12-0 in the conference overall. The shared county crown, meanwhile, was their third straight and 10th overall, the most in the history of the tournament.
Seniors Kyle Kirwin, Nick Tanzola and Gavin Springer formed a talented singles trio. Junior Jack Arena and senior Nikit Chhita were terrific at first doubles, while seniors Carter Bradson and Ryan Hallman posted a 15-4 record at second doubles during team matches.
With that veteran lineup behind him, Laverty put together what he called the toughest schedule of his tenure. The Dragons scrimmaged Moorestown and then played teams like Haddon Township, Haddonfield, Ocean City and St. Augustine during the regular season.
“Every loss was from out of the county and out of the conference, and we built on every loss,” Laverty said. “Ocean City came to us this year; Christian Brothers wanted to play us. Having other great teams wanting to come play you I think is nice recognition and shows that your program is going in the right direction. It was really exciting to have a great team and I’m so proud of the boys this year.”
Laverty pointed out that it’s been a fantastic run for Kingsway sports in general, with teams achieving big things in every season. That being said, talented athletes continue to come out for tennis with the hopes of being part of something special.
“We’re just trying to keep up with the other teams around us,” he said. “I think that competition even within our own teams pushes us to be stronger each spring.”
The next step for Kingsway is finding a way to reach a sectional final and eventually competing for a South Jersey championship. The Dragons lost to Eastern in this year’s quarterfinals, and traditional powers like Cherry Hill East and Lenape don’t appear to be going away anytime soon.
“It’s tough but we’re not going to back down,” Laverty said. “We’re going to keep hitting the courts as much as possible to try to get on a level with those teams. We eventually want to be there one day. We’re a little bit away from those teams but I hope over the years we keep getting closer and closer.”
COACH OF THE YEAR
A longtime contributor at Deptford, first as the JV coach before taking over the program in 2014, Graham Hall has been known for taking inexperienced tennis players and helping mold them into solid competitors. But with an entirely new squad following the pandemic year of 2020, his team suffered through an 0-16 season last year.
The tough times did not last, however, as the Spartans rebounded this spring with a 10-7 record. For helping them bounce back and put 2021 in the rearview mirror, Hall has been named South Jersey Times Coach of the Year.
Deptford opened the season with losses to Williamstown and Cumberland before getting in a groove and winning nine of its next 12 matches. The Spartans went on to reach double digits in victories with a 5-0 win over Sterling.
They were in almost every match, including 3-2 defeats to Haddon Heights, Clearview and Manchester Township, the last of those in the first round of the South Jersey, Group 2 playoffs. All of that was accomplished with just two returning starters, senior first singles Brady Dunn and junior second singles Thomas Newman.
This was the third winning season during Hall’s tenure, joining a 11-6 campaign in 2014 and a 12-9 season in 2019.
ALL-AREA TEAM
SINGLES
Nate Bassett, West Deptford, Sophomore
Bassett made the jump from second doubles as a freshman to first singles this year and helped the Eagles go 16-5, reach the sectional semifinals and earn a share of the Gloucester County Tournament team title. The county tournament was his crowning moment, as he knocked off the top two seeds and became the first West Deptford player to claim the singles championship since 2016. Bassett went 14-7 in team matches — with an impressive win over fellow all-area selection Samuel Falk — and reached the round of 32 at the South Jersey Interscholastic Championships. He also competed in the state singles tournament.
Samuel Falk, Cumberland, Sophomore
Falk followed up his promising rookie season with an even better sophomore campaign as he filled the first singles spot once again for the Colts. He compiled a 17-2 record during team matches — with the only losses coming to West Deptford’s Nate Bassett and Cedar Creek’s Sean Snyder — and picked up impressive wins over Timber Creek’s Christopher Satya and Kingsway’s Kyle Kirwin. He also reached the round of 32 at the South Jersey Interscholastic Championships and played in the state singles tournament. Falk led Cumberland to its second straight undefeated season in the Tri-County Conference Liberty Division.
Jacob Lewis, Millville, Senior
The South Jersey Times Player of the Year posted a 13-4 record during team matches to lead Millville to a 12-5 mark, and the Thunderbolts went 47-15 with a conference championship during his three seasons as a key varsity contributor. Lewis played second doubles as a freshman and would have been in the first singles spot for three years had his sophomore season not been canceled because of the pandemic. This spring he made the semifinals of the Cape-Atlantic League Tournament and the round of 16 at the South Jersey Interscholastic Championships.
DOUBLES
Nick Meehan, Senior, and Russell Corson, Junior, Millville
After having a solid junior season at third singles, Meehan lost his challenge match and dropped down to first doubles for the Thunderbolts, but did not let that affect his performance in the least. He built a strong rapport with Corson, a returner at first doubles, and together they reeled off a 12-5 record in team matches, which included a win over fellow all-area standouts Brandon Neyra and Christopher Eng of Williamstown. Their only losses during team matches were twice to Ocean City, twice to Mainland and once to Toms River North. Corson and Meehan also reached the quarterfinals of the Cape-Atlantic League Tournament.
Brandon Neyra, Senior, and Christopher Eng, Junior, Williamstown
Neyra quickly formed a strong partnership with Eng, a newcomer to tennis, and they rode their chemistry to the doubles championship at the Gloucester County Tournament, becoming the first champions for the Braves since 2016. They knocked off the top-seeded team of Jack Arena and Nikit Chhita from Kingsway in the semifinals to end the Dragons’ four-year streak of county doubles champions, and then defeated Pitman’s Aiden Hausmann and Chase Rollins in the final. Neyra and Eng compiled a 10-2 record in team matches, including another win over Kingsway in three sets, and their only losses were to Millville and Cherry Hill East.
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1 dead in Oklahoma college shooting, suspect in custody
Apr 24, 2023, 10:53 AM | Updated: 3:02 pm
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (AP) — A man shot and killed another man Monday at Rose State College in Oklahoma, according to police, who reported no other injuries after the campus was briefly put on lockdown.
Midwest City Police Chief Sid Porter said the men were “acquainted through a domestic situation,” but did not elaborate on exactly what their relationship was or what led to the shooting. He also did not say if either man was a student or staff member at the school.
The two-year college has about 13,000 students and is just outside Oklahoma City. After the shooting, crime scene tape surrounded the humanities building in the center of campus and officers from multiple law enforcement agencies were on the scene.
Porter said the victim was shot one time and that the suspect was confronted by officers who work on campus.
“They ordered him to drop the gun, which he did, and they took him into custody,” Porter said.
Kevin McCormack, a student from the suburb of Choctaw, said he was meeting a friend on campus when he heard gunfire. He said they looked over and saw a man hitting the ground, next to another man holding a gun and a woman who was trying to calm him down.
“Almost immediately, we said, ‘Go, go, go!’ and took off,” McCormack said.
Rose State College canceled classes for the remainder of the day after lifting the lockdown order. A person who answered the phone at the university’s public safety office Monday referred questions to police.
Porter praised students and staff for how they responded during the lockdown and noted that weeks before the shooting, Rose State College had practiced what to do in the event of an active shooter.
“Things got locked down real quick,” Porter said. “I just think they did a fantastic job listening to the school and everybody staying down and not panicking because we didn’t know what was going on.”
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OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – A woman was killed and two others seriously injured Tuesday, April 11, in a crash in Allendale Township.
Madeleine Martin, 26, of Allendale Township, died in the crash. She was a backseat passenger in a vehicle that pulled into the path of another at Pierce Street and 64th Avenue, Ottawa County sheriff’s deputies said.
The driver, a 27-year-old Holland woman, and her front-seat passenger, a 26-year-old Allendale Township woman, were hospitalized for serious injuries, police said. Their names were not released.
The other driver, a 17-year-old Allendale Township resident, suffered minor injuries. He was treated at the scene.
The crash was reported at 7:14 p.m. The Holland woman was driving east on Pierce when she stopped for a stop sign at 64th Avenue. She had continued east when her vehicle was struck by a southbound vehicle that had the right of way.
All of those involved in the crash used seat belts, police said.
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BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Louisiana man was arrested in Mississippi on Monday, February 27 after a chase through multiple cities.
Brandon police said 33-year-old Charles Lee Murphy, of Gilbert, Louisiana, did not stop for Flowood police during a traffic stop on Monday. A chase led officers down East Metro to Highway 80 into Pearl.
Greg Flynn with the City of Pearl said Murphy continued on the highway and headed east toward Brandon.
Brandon police said they used spike strips at Crossgates Boulevard and Highway 80 in order to stop Murphy. However, they said he continued eastbound on the highway, causing three other vehicles to wreck at Crossgates Boulevard and Highway 80.
According to Flynn, Murphy flipped his truck, and the vehicle caught on fire in front of TrustCare in Brandon.
Police said Murphy had a suspended Louisiana license and no insurance. He has been charged with aggravated assault, felony fleeing, use of a deadly weapon and two counts of hit-and-run. Flynn said Murphy could also face drug charges.
Murphy was transported to the Rankin County Jail. | https://www.cbs42.com/regional/mississippi-news/louisiana-man-arrested-after-chase-through-multiple-mississippi-cities/ | 2023-02-28 18:21:35 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/regional/mississippi-news/louisiana-man-arrested-after-chase-through-multiple-mississippi-cities/ |
TORONTO, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Braxia Scientific Corp. ("Braxia Scientific", or the "Company"), (CSE: BRAX) (OTC: BRAXF) (FWB: 4960) a medical research and telemedicine company with clinics providing innovative ketamine and psilocybin treatments for depression and related disorders, is pleased to announce that Leann Taylor, President and COO of KetaMD, Inc. ("KetaMD"), has joined the board of directors.
KetaMD, a telemedicine platform recently acquired by Braxia Scientific, provides access to at-home ketamine treatments for people suffering from mental health disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). KetaMD currently operates in the State of Florida but a roll out to other states is planned this year.
About Braxia Scientific Corp.
Braxia Scientific is a medical research and telemedicine company with clinics that provide innovative ketamine treatments for persons with depression and related disorders. Braxia also launched its U.S. based end-to-end telemedicine platform KetaMD, that utilizes leading technology to provide access to safe, affordable, and potentially life-changing at-home ketamine treatments for people living with depression and related mental health conditions. Through its medical solutions, Braxia aims to reduce the illness burden of brain-based disorders, such as major depressive disorder among others. Braxia is primarily focused on (i) owning and operating multidisciplinary clinics, providing treatments in-person and virtually for mental health disorders, and (ii) research activities related to discovering and commercializing novel drugs and delivery methods. Braxia seeks to develop ketamine and derivatives and other psychedelic products from its IP development platform. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Braxia Health (formerly the Canadian Rapid Treatment Center of Excellence Inc.), operates multidisciplinary community-based clinics offering rapid-acting treatments for depression located in Mississauga, Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ottawa, and Montreal.
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BEIJING, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The vacuum cleaner brand Puppyoo launched a new cordless vacuum product - T11 Mate - in the United States, marking the brand's third household appliance launched in the country. T11 Mate is now available to American consumers through Amazon and Puppyoo web store.
The Puppyoo T11 Series (Including T11 Mate) is also the RED DOT award winner for industrial design. T11 Mate is the most affordable stock-keeping unit of current available Puppyoo vacuums in the United States.
T11 Mate has 415W rated power and suction power of 120AW. It comes with two different modes that are "Standard" and "Strong". On the Standard mode, T11 Mate can handle most everyday cleaning, while the Strong mode offers max suction for more intensive household maintenance.
In terms of accessories, the vacuum has four attachments, including a crevice nozzle, a sofa brush, a mattress brush, and a window brush.
The vacuum can be converted to a hand vacuum, combined with its lightweight and various accessories, it offers huge convertibility and convenience. No more worries about cleaning your car, your window gaps, or the tight corners that are difficult to reach.
Puppyoo envisioned itself to be the first choice of household cleaning tool. With absolute dedication to vacuum technology, Puppyoo strives to make that vision a reality.
About Puppyoo:
Founded in 1999, Puppyoo designs some of the world's most powerful and sought-after vacuums. Puppyoo has been granted 1012 patents for its innovative vacuum designs and technology and has won 210 awards worldwide. Most notably, the Red Dot Design Award and the iF Design awards. The company has a strong commitment to listening to customer needs and feedback throughout the entire research, design, development, and manufacturing process of its complete portfolio of vacuum products that include: canister vacuums, stick vacuums, upright vacuums, and UV mattress vacuums. Additionally, Puppyoo is very active in philanthropy. Through the Puppyoo Foundation, the company has helped hundreds of children get back to school. To further our efforts, Puppyoo set up the "Puppyoo CHEN'AI initiative" in 2017 to help kids who are in abject poverty. For more information, visit http://www.puppyoo.com
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The "Exponential Roadmap for Natural Climate Solutions" pinpoints actions needed to turn land sector from 12 Gt greenhouse gas source today into 10 Gt carbon sink by 2050
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To avoid catastrophic climate change, the land sector – including agriculture, forestry and natural land protection and restoration – must reach net zero emissions by 2030, according to new research from Conservation International.
The research is part of a new report, "The Exponential Roadmap for Natural Climate Solutions," released by Conservation International and partners Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, WWF, and the Exponential Roadmap Initiative and that lays out a new benchmark: the "Carbon Law for Nature." Rooted in the latest climate science, this benchmark states that everyone with a land sector footprint – particularly companies, banks and governments – must reach net zero emissions by 2030 and collectively achieve a 10 gigaton (Gt) carbon sink by 2050 across that footprint.
Currently, the balance of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sinks from the land sector emits a net total of about 12 Gt of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere each year that must decrease – then reverse – by 2050.
"If you aren't on this trajectory, then you aren't doing your part to keep climate warming as close to 1.5°C as possible," said Michael Wolosin, managing director of the Natural Climate Solutions Roadmap at Conservation International.
Meeting this benchmark is well within reach. Soils and plants could sequester much more carbon than they already do, helping to close the massive gap between global carbon emissions and storage.
Improved agricultural and forestry practices, the report states, present significant opportunities for absorbing climate-warming carbon out of the atmosphere while at the same time supporting local economies by offering sustainable livelihoods. Notably, the report details a timeline for who, how and where is best suited to maximize the potential of these "natural climate solutions" – that is, nature-based initiatives that better protect, manage and restore natural and working lands.
"To keep the 'safe' climate limit of 1.5°C warming within reach, we need major investments in natural climate solutions – in addition to rapidly phasing out coal, oil and gas," said Johan Rockström, Conservation International chief scientist and director of the Potsdam Institute. "Even if energy and industry meet their climate mitigation targets, without urgent action in the land sector we will not be able to limit warming. These solutions aren't reliant on hypothetical technologies or risky geoengineering. In most cases, it's about rapidly scaling practices that have been known for centuries."
Bolstering land protection, restoration and management efforts by changing the way the world grows and consumes food is essential, the report finds. About 80% of the climate mitigation opportunity from the land sector in the next decade will depend on transforming agriculture, diets and food waste. Protecting healthy ecosystems and avoiding deforestation from agricultural expansion is especially important; these efforts represent 30% of the 2030 natural climate solution mitigation opportunity.
That 80% also includes improving agriculture practices on existing farms by cover cropping, reducing tillage and implementing smart agroforestry practices such as planting trees along edges of pastures and commercially harvested areas. Finally, it includes reforestation that will not be spatially possible without sustainably using existing working lands, which means limiting food waste and transitioning to healthier diets.
"Food system transformation is at the heart of climate action. Nearly 80% of natural climate solutions necessary to achieve a 1.5°C future are closely linked to food systems and we must urgently work to put food on the table of both international and national agendas," said Brent Loken, global food lead scientist at WWF. "But given that food systems vary dramatically between countries, the strategies and policies needed to shift to a more sustainable food future must also differ between countries."
"Leveraging natural processes that pair traditional knowledge with modern science can improve growing conditions, soil fertility and help control weeds and pests," said Starry Sprenkle-Hyppolite, Conservation International restoration science director. "There are proven ways to simultaneously maintain vital food yields and practice climate-friendly agriculture."
The report finds that improved management of agricultural land through the action of farmers and ranchers, supported by governments, businesses and the finance sector, can achieve more than 5 Gt of total carbon sequestration by 2030 – 90% of which is newly removed from the atmosphere; 10% is reduced emissions of methane and nitrous oxide annually. These actions include:
- Climate-smart grazing practices such as adding trees to grazing lands can provide 1.9 Gt of emissions mitigation and improve animal health and economic opportunities for livestock mangers.
- Changes in soil management using regenerative practices like cover cropping, reducing tillage and mulching crop residues can add up to enormous carbon sequestration if achieved at scale, creating more than 2.5 Gt in carbon sinks globally by 2030 in regions with modern industrial agriculture such as North America, Europe, China and India.
- An additional 2.5 Gt mitigation opportunity by 2050 is possible if 50% of the world's population chooses a healthy and sustainable diet – which means shifting diets in richer countries toward plant-based foods – while also cutting food loss and waste in half.
Additional highlights from the report:
- Indigenous land rights are essential to land stewardship. Expanding resources and legal recognition of Indigenous peoples and local communities could reduce nearly 1 Gt of annual emissions by 2025 and nearly 2 Gt by 2050.
- Expanding and creating "climate-critical" protected areas that contain much of the world's at-risk "Irrecoverable Carbon" – particularly in the Amazon, Congo Basin and Malay Archipelago – would add another 1 Gt of mitigation per year by 2030.
- Climate-smart forestry practices hold huge potential, especially for Brazil, Suriname, Gabon, Indonesia and the United States. Globally, climate-smart forestry could produce nearly 2 Gt of mitigation per year by 2030 on 1.3 billion hectares (65%) of the world's timber-producing natural forests.
- Southeast Asia, parts of Eurasia, Brazil, the United States, Canada, Indonesia and India are well positioned to apply restoration solutions – leading a global effort to restore 15 million hectares of peatlands by 2030 and up to 350 million hectares of forests and wetlands by 2050, delivering nearly 5 Gt of reductions annually.
"In the hierarchy of natural climate solutions protection is still a top priority, but it must be paired with other strategies," said Bronson Griscom, a report contributing author and vice president of natural climate solutions at Conservation International. "For consumers in industrialized countries that means healthier diets. For farmers and foresters that means adopting advanced practices, with new financial support. And for Indigenous peoples it means justice, more rights and resources. These efforts all have one thing in common: For all of us they mean regreening the planet."
This report builds on the work of the Exponential Roadmap Initiative. Learn more about the Natural Climate Solutions Roadmap or access the full report.
About Conservation International: Conservation International protects nature for the benefit of humanity. Through science, policy, fieldwork and finance, we spotlight and secure the most important places in nature for the climate, for biodiversity and for people. With offices in 30 countries and projects in more than 100 countries, Conservation International partners with governments, companies, civil society, Indigenous peoples and local communities to help people and nature thrive together. Go to Conservation.org for more, and follow our work on Conservation News, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Dozens of activists, including Greta Thunberg of neighboring Sweden, blocked the entrance to Norway’s energy ministry in Oslo Monday to protest a wind farm they say hinders the rights of the Sami Indigenous people to raise reindeer in Arctic Norway.
The activists, mainly teenagers, lay outside the ministry entrance holding Sami flags and a poster reading “Land Back.”
The protesters from organizations called Young Friends of The Earth Norway and the Norwegian Sami Association’s youth council NSR-Nuorat, said “the ongoing human rights violations” against Sami reindeer herders “must come to an end.” Several of the activists donned the Sami’s traditional bright-colored dress and put up a tent used by the Arctic people.
In October 2021, Norway’s Supreme Court ruled that the construction of the wind turbines violated the rights of the Sami, who have been using the land to raise reindeer for centuries. However, the wind farm is still operating.
“It is absurd that the Norwegian government has chosen to ignore the ruling,” said Thunberg, who joined the protest early Monday.
Over the weekend, the protesters had occupied the ministry’s lobby but were evicted by police early Monday, according to Norwegian broadcaster NRK. They shifted their protest to chaining themselves outside the main entrance to the ministry, prompting authorities to urge employees to work from home.
By chaining themselves, “we make it practically more difficult to move us,” activist Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen told NRK.
Norway’s Energy Minister Terje Aasland told NRK that although the Supreme Court has ruled that the construction of the wind farm is invalid, the court does not say anything about what should happen to it.
The government must “make new decisions that are in line with the premise of the Supreme Court’s judgment,” Aasland told the broadcaster.
Other activists who were sitting outside the doors of nearby government buildings “have been ordered to move and if they don’t we will remove them by force,” said police spokesman Brian Skotnes shortly before officers were seen carrying activists away. They were not arrested.
The Sami live in Lapland, which stretches from northern parts of Norway through Sweden and Finland to Russia. They once faced oppression of their culture, including bans on the use of their native tongue.
Today the nomadic people live mostly modern lifestyles but still tend reindeer. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-norway-protests-target-wind-farm-on-land-used-by-herders/ | 2023-02-27 18:36:55 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-norway-protests-target-wind-farm-on-land-used-by-herders/ |
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of an incredibly productive and strong first half of the year, Cruise Planners has been rated #20 on Travel Weekly's prestigious 2023 Power List, again solidifying their powerhouse status in the travel industry. Cruise Planners is the nation's largest home-based travel advisor franchise network with over 2500 advisors. Cruise Planners was also recently awarded with the "Most Innovative Use of Technology: Products" award for their patent pending LivePlanner™ tool at the 2023 Franchise Innovation Awards.
Cruise Planners had an incredible rebound year in 2022 with $845 million in total sales, adding over $300 million to their previous year of sales. And 2023 departures are even stronger, pacing 45% ahead of same time last year and the company has already surpassed full year 2019 sales by 40% and full year 2022 sales by 30%.
The annual Power List ranking was unveiled in Pebble Beach, Ca. at this year's Travel Weekly Leadership Forum where Cruise Planners CEO Michelle Fee, COO Theresa Scalzitti and CSO Scott Koepf attended. Travel Weekly's Power List measures full-year travel sales for the previous year. Cruise Planners debuted on the prestigious Power List 10 years ago with a ranking of #44 and has reached #20 in less than 10 years.
"To be recognized on this list for over a decade is a feat in itself, but to see our sales from 2021 to 2022 increase an additional $300 million in just one year is phenomenal," said Michelle Fee, CEO and founder of Cruise Planners. "It is a testament to the perseverance and expertise of our advisor network, our spirit of continuous innovation and support, as well as our strong relationships with our supplier partners that we are seeing such a positive upward trajectory."
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Company Background: Cruise Planners was founded in 1994 and is the nation's largest home-based travel agent franchise network. As a leader in the travel franchise industry, Cruise Planners positions a nation-wide network of 2,500 franchise owners for success by providing award-winning and innovative marketing programs, proprietary and cutting-edge booking and technology tools, as well as professional development and travel agent training with the industry's top executives. The company continues to be an industry leader and was named the No.1 travel franchise by Entrepreneur magazine for 18 consecutive years and awarded by Franchise Business Review as "Best-In-Category" for 3 years and ranked #20 on Travel Weekly's 2023 Power List.
Franchise Business Review also ranked Cruise Planners #3 OVERALL on their list of Top 200 Franchises of 2022. Cruise Planners was recently featured in Entrepreneur as one of the top 30 franchise innovators in technology, has been consistently named as one of the Top Women-Owned Businesses by the South Florida Business Journal, is on the Inc. 5000 list as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America, and was recognized as one of the Top Workplaces by the Sun Sentinel.
Visit our website, www.cruiseplanners.com, for more information or to view the complete list of awards and honors. For those interested in becoming a franchise owner, please visit https://www.cruiseplannersfranchise.com/.
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Iowa woman believed to be oldest person in US dies at 115
LAKE CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman who was believed to be the oldest living person in the U.S. has died at the age of 115.
Bessie Laurena Hendricks, of Lake City, died Tuesday at the Shady Oaks Care Center, according to Lampe & Powers Funeral Home in Lake City. Hendricks celebrated her 115th birthday at the home on Nov. 7 and was listed last year by the Los Angeles-based Gerontology Research Group as the country’s oldest living person until her death.
Born in 1907 in west-central Iowa’s Calhoun County, Hendricks was alive to witness news of the sinking of the Titanic, World War I and II, the Great Depression and both the Spanish flu and COVID-19 pandemics. She was a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse there and the mother of five children, according to the Des Moines Register. She is survived by three of her children.
A funeral service for Hendricks will be held at Lampe & Powers Funeral Home on Saturday.
The Gerontology Research Group reports that Hendrick’s death leaves 114-year-old Edie Ceccarelli of California as the country’s oldest living person.
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A massive fire broke out at Disneyland Park in California on Saturday night.
Flames erupted as a 45-foot animatronic dragon caught fire during the Fantasmic nighttime water and fireworks show.
While some parkgoers captured videos of the fire, others scurried away from the attraction.
The fire was put out, and no injuries were reported.
"We are temporarily suspending fire effects similar to those used at Disneyland park’s Fantasmic at select shows and entertainment experiences globally out of an abundance of caution following the Fantasmic prop fire at Disneyland park. The continued safety of our cast and guests is of the utmost importance,” Disneyland officials tell Scripps News.
Due to wind and smoke, attractions near the incident were also evacuated, and the cause of the fire is under investigation, officials say.
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Bidens host reception for National Hispanic Heritage Month
WASHINGTON (Gray News) - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host a reception celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month on Friday afternoon.
The president is expected to deliver remarks during the event.
Biden formally designated Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 as National Hispanic Heritage Month in a proclamation released on Sept. 14.
“During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we reaffirm that diversity is one of our country’s greatest strengths,” Biden said.
The White House also listed what he said his administration has done and will continue to do to support Hispanic communities, such as providing loans to Hispanic-owned small businesses, helping Hispanic students pursue higher education and working to create a “fair, humane, and orderly” immigration system.
Biden has appointed several people of Hispanic heritage to his administration, including Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Roadrunner Cash" game were:
01-02-14-25-30
(one, two, fourteen, twenty-five, thirty)
Estimated jackpot: $113,000
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Roadrunner Cash" game were:
01-02-14-25-30
(one, two, fourteen, twenty-five, thirty)
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NEW YORK, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ipsos, one of the largest market research and polling companies globally, is pleased to announce that Pedr Howard has been promoted to a new role as Executive Vice President and head of its Creative Excellence team in the U.S. He will report to Lindsay Franke, President and Service Line Cluster Leader for Ipsos North America.
An expert in qualitative and quantitative research with an exemplary track record in creative advisory and insights, Howard has forged strong partnerships with top clients and industry organizations across his 16 years at Ipsos. As Executive Vice President, he will lead Creative Excellence's best-in-class research and position the team for further strategic growth.
"Following a thorough and very competitive open search for candidates, both externally and internally, it was gratifying to conclude that the most qualified expert was one of our existing leaders," Franke said. "Pedr is passionate about creativity in advertising, and has a clear vision for the role brands can play in changing the world for the better. I look forward to seeing how he will further innovate in this space as an industry leader."
Acting most recently as a Senior Vice President, making critical contributions to the team's growth strategy and product offerings, Howard is well-poised to lead a growth business. He has helped to drive growth in the creative space with Ipsos Creative Spark and Creative Labs to meet client needs, while working to integrate the voice of the consumer into the communication development process.
Over the years, Howard has also partnered with leading industry organizations. He leads Ipsos' relationship with Effie Worldwide, a nonprofit that champions marketing effectiveness, including the exclusive Ipsos Effie report, and has represented Ipsos with the Adverting Research Foundation (ARF), both as a Creative Council member and a leader in the ARF's Workforce Initiative for Diversity & Excellence (WIDE) Internship program.
"I am proud and excited for the opportunity to lead Creative Excellence on the next step of our journey," Howard said. "We have an incredible client roster, the best talent in the industry, and leading-edge methods and metrics rooted in science. I am looking forward to helping our clients harness creativity to spark brand growth."
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It was supposed to be a homecoming of sorts for U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, after her agency spent many months hosting public meetings and talking with Native American leaders about curbing the pace of oil and gas development in the San Juan Basin and protecting culturally significant sites.
But her return to Chaco Culture National Historical Park on Sunday was derailed when a group of Navajo landowners blocked the road, upset with the Biden administration's recent decision to enshrine for the next 20 years what previously had been an informal 10-mile (16-kilometer) buffer around the World Heritage site.
Social media posts showed protesters yelling "Go Home!" as some held signs that read no trespassing on allottee land.
The landowners and Navajo leaders have said Haaland and the Biden administration ignored efforts to reach a compromise that would have established a smaller buffer to protect cultural sites while keeping intact the viability of tribal land and private Navajo-owned parcels for future development.
Haaland gathered Sunday in Albuquerque with tribal leaders to celebrate the withdrawal.
Haaland's own pueblo of Laguna — about 100 miles to the south — is among those that have fought to protect a broad swath of land beyond park boundaries. Haaland has called Chaco a sacred place that holds deep meaning for Indigenous people, and she talked Sunday about cooperation over the decades between Navajos and people from Laguna.
"This morning wasn't ideal," she told reporters. "To see any road into any of our national parks or our public lands blocked was heartbreaking because our public lands belong to all Americans."
Haaland said in matriarchal societies women have an obligation to nurture their families and communities. She said she takes her responsibility seriously, both as a pueblo woman and as secretary of the Interior.
"We can disagree on policy. But we must be united in the protection of our children, our culture, our shared sacred spaces," Haaland said, in a nod to those tribal communities that have raised concerns about the potential effects of new development on cultural resources.
The region is made up of a patchwork of different ownership. Even though the Biden administration's withdrawal applies only to federal land, Navajo officials and allotment owners said their interests will now be landlocked.
Navajo President Buu Nygren said in a statement issued Thursday that the weekend celebration was disappointing and disrespectful. It should have been cancelled, he said.
"The financial and economic losses that are impacting many Navajo families as a result of the secretary's recent land withdrawal are nothing to celebrate," Nygren said. "As leaders of the Navajo Nation, we support the Navajo allottees who oppose the withdrawal of these public lands."
Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley said allotment owners were not adequately consulted despite the federal government's claims.
Industry groups also have backed the Navajo leaders and landowners, with some alleging that Haaland has conflicts of interest when it comes oil and gas policy decisions.
A Republican-led U.S. House committee announced just days after the Chaco decision that it would investigate the secretary's ties to an Indigenous environmental group that has protested fossil fuels.
Still, a coalition of environmental groups and Native American activists who campaigned for the restrictions have lauded Haaland's order as a first step in protecting cultural sites and the region from pollution and climate change. The coalition also continues to lobby for legislation that would formalize the same buffer around the park, spanning more than 490 square miles (1,269 square kilometers) of federal land.
A study published last fall by the Interior Department shows the withdrawal would not affect existing leases and that much of the area of interest by the industry for future development already is under lease or falls outside the boundary of what would be withdrawn.
Federal officials have operated under an informal pause when it comes to development around Chaco park for at least the last three presidential administrations, and supporters argue that Navajos had a seat at the table as the latest moratorium was discussed.
The All Pueblo Council of Governors, which is made up of many tribes that support the withdrawal, noted Sunday that it was joint discussions with the Navajos that began several years ago that prompted the withdrawal efforts. | https://www.kanw.com/new-mexico-news/2023-06-13/protest-derails-planned-celebration-of-20-year-ban-on-oil-drilling-near-chaco-national-park | 2023-06-13 12:03:52 | 1 | https://www.kanw.com/new-mexico-news/2023-06-13/protest-derails-planned-celebration-of-20-year-ban-on-oil-drilling-near-chaco-national-park |
Mortimer's "The Dream Maker" Will Be The First Show on The Strip to Accept Crypto As Payment for Entry and Offer Exclusive NFT Holder Perks
LAS VEGAS, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Wally's NFT, wallstreetbets.com ($WSB) and French illusionist Xavier Mortimer announced a multi-year partnership that will make Mortimer's "The Dream Maker" the first show on the Las Vegas Strip to accept a cryptocurrency as one of the payment methods for buying tickets. This collaboration also makes Wally's NFT the first NFT project to become an active part of a Las Vegas show. Wizard Wally, inspired by one of the most sought-after magicians in the industry, will be the hero of a new magic illusion developed by Xavier Mortimer.
$WSB, the official token of Wally's NFT, is traded on Bittrex Global, one of the largest and safest crypto exchanges in the world, and has its own DEX on wallstreetbets.com. Wally's NFT is designed by a legendary artist who created one of the most iconic characters in the video game industry and backed by a unique story imagined by the scriptwriter of Assassin's Creed: Lineage. As the first hero of the Metaverse, Wally is friendly, playful, funny, inspiring, and courageous. His integration into Mortimer's "The Dream Maker" will come with multiple perks for Wally's NFT owners including VIP seating, specialty drinks and exclusive merchandise.
"We want to reward our holders. But, we also want to have actual utility for our token. So, by booking your tickets with $WSB, you will unlock free upgrades. By becoming the first crypto accepted on the Strip, we wanted to show how serious we are about Wally's NFT and wallstreetbets.com," said Streeter Hull, co-founder of both projects. "We truly believe that the Metaverse will become a new space for talents like Xavier to showcase their craft and expertise."
Mortimer, who is going into his sixth year in Vegas, is once again at the forefront of change. With over 6 billion views and 12 million followers on social media, Mortimer is working to create yet another one-of-a-kind experience for his fans, the crypto and NFT communities, and anyone else who dares to venture off the beaten path.
"This partnership opens up my world: in both the Metaverse, where Wally's NFT has big plans, and my current show," said award-winning illusionist Xavier Mortimer. "NFTs are here to stay, and I am thrilled to be part of this revolution. I am eager to bring my art and skills to this new era."
"We understand that some people are scared of NFTs. But we fell in love with Wally's character right away and we truly believe that NFTs and crypto represent a large field of opportunities for creators and artists" says Alex Goude, producer of Xavier Mortimer's The Dream Maker. "This is why we wanted to work with Wally's NFT and this is why we want to do more- we want to make history."
Tickets to "The Dream Maker" will be available to purchase with $WSB starting July 1, 2022 at Xaviermortimer.com
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About Wally/WSB
Wally's NFT is a collection of beautifully designed avatars that give you access to Wally's World. A place where Wally's friends meet, play, talk, are rewarded, and change the metaverse and the world for good. Wally is designed by a legendary artist who has a long and well-established reputation in the video game industry, including their iconic work on several beloved Nintendo games. Wally's backstory and adventures are created by William Reymond, the writer of Assassin's Creed: Lineage, which amassed over 100 million views across YouTube, AppleTV, and Amazon.
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About Xavier Mortimer
Born and raised in the South of France, award-winning international magician and social media star Xavier Mortimer began his career as a street performer and first achieved notoriety in France in 2006 with his show "L'Ombre Orchestre" (The Shadow Orchestra). In 2011, Xavier was one of the finalists of "France Got Talent," where he met Alex Goude, a notorious French TV show host, and director who proposed the idea of producing a show for him in Las Vegas. After creating the iconic character of Sneaky for Cirque du Soleil's show Michael Jackson ONE, Xavier started performing his residencies in Las Vegas. In 2016, he opened his show Magical Dream at Planet Hollywood Casino Resort, voted Best Magic show in Las Vegas by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and voted Best Family-Friendly show in 2019.
In 2020, Xavier started to post videos on social media and quickly gathered billions of views and over 7 million followers in less than a year. Today, his reach counts over 6 billion views and 12 million followers. Xavier's current residency at The Strat, "The Dream Maker," has been named the most awarded show in 2021 in Las Vegas by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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Alec Baldwin on Friday asked a judge in New Mexico to dismiss a five-year firearm sentencing enhancement in the charges against him, saying it is unconstitutionally based on a law passed after the shooting on the set of the film “Rust.”
“The prosecutors committed a basic legal error by charging Mr. Baldwin under a version of the firearm-enhancement statute that did not exist on the date of the accident,” a court filing from Baldwin’s attorneys said.
Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the weapons supervisor on the set of the Western, were charged last month with felony involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Hutchins died shortly after being wounded during rehearsals at a ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe on Oct. 21, 2021. Baldwin was pointing a pistol at Hutchins when the gun went off, killing her and wounding the director, Joel Souza. Hutchins’ parents and sister filed a lawsuit over the shooting Thursday, after a similar suit filed by her husband and son was settled.
Baldwin’s attorneys also filed a motion on Tuesday to disqualify the special prosecutor in the case, asserting that her position as a state lawmaker constitutionally prohibits her from holding any authority in a judicial capacity.
Baldwin’s legal team is mounting an aggressive legal fight against the charges before he has even made his initial court appearance, which is scheduled to take place by videoconference later this month. Baldwin has not been arrested.
“Another day, another motion from Alec Baldwin and his attorneys in an attempt to distract from the gross negligence and complete disregard for safety on the ‘Rust’ film set that led to Halyna Hutchins’ death,” district attorney’s spokeswoman Heather Brewer said in an email.
She added that the prosecution team “will review all motions — even those given to the media before being served to the DA. However, the DA’s and the special prosecutor’s focus will always remain on ensuring that justice is served and that everyone — even celebrities with fancy attorneys — is held accountable under the law.”
The manslaughter charges against Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed include two alternative standards and sets of penalties, and a jury can decide which to pursue, according to prosecutors.
One version would require proof of negligence, which is punishable by up to 18 months in jail and a $5,000 fine under New Mexico law.
The second alternative is reckless disregard of safety “without due caution and circumspection.” It carries a higher threshold of wrongdoing and includes the gun enhancement that could result in a mandatory five years in prison.
But legal experts said Baldwin has a strong chance of seeing it thrown out.
“This is a violation of the ex post facto clause of the constitution,” said Neama Rahmani, president of West Coast Trial Lawyers. “The government can’t pass a law and retroactively punish someone under that law. The judge is likely going to toss that enhancement and so Baldwin is just looking at a maximum sentence of 18 months in jail.”
In court documents, the district attorney’s office said reckless safety failures accompanied the film production from the outset, and that Baldwin’s “deviation from known standards, practices and protocol directly caused” Hutchins’ death.
They cited Baldwin’s failure as an actor to appear for mandatory firearms training prior to filming and his decision as a producer to work with Gutierrez-Reed, who was an uncertified and inexperienced armorer.
Baldwin’s attorney Luke Nikas said when the charges were announced that they were “a terrible miscarriage of justice.” He said Baldwin relied on the professionals with whom he worked and “had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun.”
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Associated Press writers Susan Montoya Bryan in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Morgan Lee in Santa Fe, New Mexico, contributed to this report.
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Multnomah County ballots arrive in Portland mailboxes next week. You know what that means: It’s time for a talent show!
Candidates Gone Wild, WW’s cavalcade of politicos enduring mild embarrassment, returns to Revolution Hall at 8 pm Monday, Oct. 17.
Along with candidates on the November ballot—City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, her challenger Rene Gonzalez, and county chair hopeful Sharon Meieran—the show will include appearances and cameos by Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt, comedian Patton Oswalt, Portland Public Schools board members Michelle DePass and Herman Greene, former Mayor Sam Adams and the Unipiper. Terry Porter and Storm Large host.
Tickets can be purchased for $12 at https://tinyurl.com/vtmvan3h.
Want a taste of what’s happening Monday? Watch this clip: | https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/10/15/candidates-ready-to-go-wild/ | 2022-10-15 22:11:31 | 1 | https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/10/15/candidates-ready-to-go-wild/ |
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DALLAS, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EarthxTV welcomes back the creator, executive producer and host, Laurence Carr (laurencecarr.com) for Season 2 of "Chez Laurence" as she highlights companies and organizations in the built environment, architecture, furnishings and design-related industries that have adopted and prioritized circular processes to reduce waste and improve their environmental impact.
"Chez Laurence" is the first and only program dedicated to addressing the urgent need for innovation toward circular and sustainable practices in the interiors and furnishings industries. Carr showcases leading companies and brands at the forefront of the circular economy movement, such as Circular City Week, International WELL Building Institute, Boston Consulting Group, High Point Market, Supernature Labs, Proximity Hotel, Mater and others. Interviewees include CEOs and executives from leading brands and companies such as Moore & Giles, Verellen, Returnity, and The Sustainable Furnishings Council.
Season two features engaging discussions with leaders in the interiors, hospitality, furnishings and built environment industries. Carr and her guests explore shifting consumer trends toward sustainability and health, and how leading companies are rethinking the way they design and manufacture to meet these needs.
Audiences will come away with a deeper appreciation for what circularity and sustainability in design is, why it matters and how it impacts our future. Additionally, they will be introduced to some of the most cutting-edge practices being used by leading brands that contribute to the circular movement.
"Chez Laurence" Season 2 will stream on EarthxTV on Saturday, June 18 at 9:30 a.m. PT / 12:30 p.m. ET and can be found on AppleTV, Roku, GoogleTV and Amazon Fire. Catch up on Season 1 here.
EarthX convenes the world's largest environmental green gathering, conference, film festival, and TV channel and is a member of IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature. Founded in 2011 as Earth Day Dallas by environmentalist and businessman Trammell S. Crow, the Texas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization promotes environmental awareness and impact through conscious business, nonpartisan collaboration, and community-driven sustainable solutions. In 2019, the April event drew over 177,000 attendees, 2,000 environmental leaders, and 750+ exhibitors. In 2020, the April virtual event drew over 570,000 live-stream views and reached 171 countries. After an initial web-based launch in September 2020, EarthxTV is now available as an OTT platform on streaming TV services, mobile devices and tablets for balanced, inclusive environmental conversations, programs, emerging media & films. Visit www.EarthX.org
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday hailed Team USA for bringing a bit of unity to a pandemic weary nation as he hosted a White House celebration with about 600 athletes from this year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing and the coronavirus-delayed Summer Games held in 2021 in Tokyo.
Among the athletes at the South Lawn ceremony were swimmer and seven-time gold medalist Katie Ledecky, celebrated bobsledder Elena Meyers Taylor and ice dancer Zachary Donohue, as well as competitors from the past two Paralympic Games.
Biden noted the Team USA athletes won some 260 medals in Beijing and Tokyo. Equally impressive as their performances, Biden suggested, was the athletes’ ability to unite Americans during a period marked by the unrelenting coronavirus pandemic and deepening partisanship after the 2020 election.
“You represent the very soul of America,” Biden told the athletes. “It’s been a very divided nation … but you brought us together. No matter the divisions, when we see you compete, we feel a common pride in those three letters: USA.”
The Tokyo Games were delayed one year due to COVID-19 and took place last summer, largely without spectators. First lady Jill Biden led the U.S. delegation to Japan. At the Beijing Olympics this past winter, also held largely without spectators, the United States staged a diplomatic boycott due to China’s human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.
Jill Biden, in her remarks Wednesday, hailed the athletes for persevering under challenging circumstances, saying Americans were “grateful for the gifts” they gave the country at a difficult time.
“Now I know that these Games may not have been exactly as you once imagined with stadiums packed with people and all of your loved ones screaming from the sidelines,” she said. “Olympian or a Paralympian is a rare accomplishment in a normal time, but you did it during a global pandemic. You are forever one of the most elite, most celebrated athletes in this world.”
The president also recognized that the unusual and largely fan-free games were a hardship for the athletes.
“I’m sorry you had to wait that year. … I mean, you’ve been through so damn — darn much,” Biden said. | https://www.wivb.com/news/biden-says-olympians-brought-a-bit-of-unity-to-weary-nation/ | 2022-05-05 05:37:02 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/news/biden-says-olympians-brought-a-bit-of-unity-to-weary-nation/ |
Sheriff’s deputy sought in connection with 2 fatal shootings in California
DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they are seeking a northern California sheriff’s deputy the in connection with the slaying of two people early Wednesday morning.
He remains at-large hours after the bloodshed.
Law enforcement officials say they are searching for Devin Williams Jr., a deputy with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. He is considered to be armed and dangerous.
Williams allegedly shot the pair in Dublin, California, early Wednesday morning and drove away.
Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
The sheriff’s office says he was off-duty at the time of the shooting.
Other details were not immediately available.
Authorities have planned a late morning news conference.
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