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A woman and her dog were hit and killed by a suspected drunken driver Wednesday night on the North Side.
The 55-year-old woman was walking her dog at about 7:30 p.m. near the intersection of Jones Maltsberger and East Bitters roads, San Antonio police said.
The driver of a silver 2018 Jeep Wrangler, a 44-year-old man whom police have not named, was driving south on Jones Maltsberger, a preliminary report states. He was found to be intoxicated, police said, and was arrested at the scene for DWI.
The woman was crossing the road outside a crosswalk when the Jeep struck her, police said, which was a factor in the charge not being more severe — though investigators are evaluating the extent to which alcohol contributed to the fatality.
EMS arrived and pronounced her dead, a report states. The woman was not identified as of Wednesday afternoon.
Police told News 4 that her dog was also struck and killed, although a preliminary police report did not mention the dog.
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LOS ANGELES – A prosecutor at Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault trial told jurors Tuesday that the accusers who will testify will tell uncannily similar stories of themselves as young aspiring women who were cornered in hotel rooms by a man who at the time was the definition of Hollywood power.
“Each of these women came forward independent of each other, and none of them knew one another,” Deputy District Attorney Paul Thompson said during his opening statement at Weinstein's Los Angeles trial.
The 70-year-old former movie mogul, already serving a 23-year sentence in New York, is charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault in California.
The defense countered in its opening statement that the incidents either did not happen or were consensual sex that the women redefined in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
Weinstein, prosecutor Thompson said, lorded his status as “the most powerful man in Hollywood” over them, talking about the female A-list actors whose careers he had made before growing aggressive.
Thompson played a video presentation with composite photos of the women who will testify and quotes from prior testimonials. Most were aspiring actors. One was an aspiring screenwriter who thought she was going to pitch him a script.
All will testify that Weinstein ignored clear signs that they did not consent, the prosecutor said, including “their shaking bodies, their crying, their backing away from him, their saying ‘no.'" Four women whom Weinstein is not charged with assaulting in the case will also testify about what he did to them to demonstrate his propensity for such acts, Thompson said.
Weinstein attorney Mark Werksman told jurors that what Weinstein did with the women was considered acceptable, “transactional” behavior in Hollywood, where young women were seeking roles and other advantages by having sex with the powerful movie magnate.
“You’ll learn that in Hollywood, sex was a commodity,” Werksman said.
The accusers Weinstein is charged with assaulting are expected to be identified only as Jane Doe in court, but they include Jennifer Siebel Newsom, an actor and documentary filmmaker who is married to California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Siebel Newsom had not yet met Newsom and was an aspiring actor in 2005 when, according to his indictment, Weinstein raped her at a Beverly Hills Hotel.
Without using her name, both sides said she would testify. Werksman called her a very prominent citizen of California."
“She’s made herself a prominent victim in the #MeToo movement," he added, "otherwise she’d be just another bimbo who slept with Harvey Weinstein to get ahead in Hollywood.”
In a statement to The Associated Press, Elizabeth Fegen, who represents Siebel Newsom and two other Weinstein accusers, called the comments “despicable, desperate, dishonest.”
"The defense is callously engaging in misogynistic name-calling and victim-shaming — but survivors will not be deterred,” she added.
Werksman said Siebel Newsom and many other women in the case had contact, and even initiated dealings, with Weinstein in the years after the encounters, often referring to him affectionately.
In an attempt to head off this strategy, Thompson told jurors that they would hear from a psychologist who will dispel rape myths. Key among them is the idea that a sexual assault victim would not have further contact with their assailant.
Werksman said that Weinstein's consensual acts were transformed in October 2017 with “the asteroid called the #MeToo movement.”
“He became the smoldering, radioactive center of it,” Werksman said. “He is Hollywood's Chernobyl.”
He said that there was suddenly “a new word” for the women, “victim.”
The AP does not typically name people who say they have been sexually abused unless they come forward publicly. Siebel Newsom’s identity was first reported by the Los Angeles Times, and her attorney has told the AP and other news outlets that she is among the women Weinstein is charged with sexually assaulting who will testify during the trial.
The first of Weinstein's accusers to testify, a model and actor who was living and working in Italy when she met him at a film festival in Los Angeles in 2013, said she was stunned to find him knocking at the door of her hotel room after interacting with him briefly earlier that evening.
She said she was more confused than frightened at first, so she let Weinstein in, but he grew more aggressive. She said he eventually forced her to perform oral sex.
“I was crying, choking,” said the woman.
She grew increasingly emotional on the stand until she was sobbing so much that she could no longer speak.
With the court day near an end, Judge Lisa Lench called for a recess until Tuesday morning, when she'll return to the stand.
At the beginning of the day, Weinstein was wheeled into court wearing a suit, and climbed into a seat next to his attorneys.
Confusion arose when Thompson during his opening statement made no mention of one accuser who had been set to testify as recently as last week. Weinstein was indicted on 11 counts overall, four of which involved the woman who was not mentioned. The district attorney's office did not address why the woman was not referenced.
Outside court, Weinstein's attorney said no charges had been dismissed.
“The people left her out of their presentation, so I didn’t mention her,” he said. "It’s a glaring absence, though, in their presentation.”
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In the firestorm over Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” video, some attention has been trained on the different sources for the supposed U.S. news footage of protests that was incorporated into the video, some of which has been reported to have come from foreign countries. In the meantime, though, one clip that definitely did come from the U.S. has been removed, reportedly because it was not properly licensed.
The Washington Post was first to report that Aldean’s music video had been shortened by six seconds as a result of trims made by the artist’s team. Notably cut from the original video was two separate uses of footage of Black Lives Matter protests that came from Fox 5 Atlanta. Aldean’s label, BBR, told the Post in a statement that “the video footage was edited due to third party copyright clearance issues.”
TMZ went further, reporting that Fox, in a “polite ultimatum,” had complained to the production company that the footage was used without permission and had asked a week ago to have its clips removed from the video. The Nashville-based company, Tacklebox Films, which is run by the video’s director, Shaun Silva, complied with the demand.
According to TMZ’s sources, the production company had contacted Fox back on May 8 and asked to use six seconds of video footage from a BLM protest in Atlanta. Tacklebox responded with a link to Aldean’s song, but did not follow the protocol of sending the lyrics in writing, so permission was never granted before the video premiered July 14.
The contested BLM footage was projected onto the front of a courthouse in Columbia, Tenn., where a Black man was famously hanged from a second floor balcony. Aldean denied in a subsequent social media post that the video was “pro-lynching” in any way.
Some of the other footage of demonstrations that remains in the video reportedly came from Canada and Germany. It’s not known whether the other clips were properly licensed.
Variety reached out to both Fox 5 Atlanta and Tacklebox Films for comment and has not received a response from either.
More benign footage has been removed from the video, as well. The Washington Post noted, “The final 30 seconds of the original video featured idyllic rural footage including a man in a baseball cap and sunglasses looking into the sun, and an older man speaking about small-town values while sitting in a wheelchair. Neither clip appears in the new version.” No speculation was offered about why these more peaceful scenes might have been deleted, or whether those closing shots represented original or adopted footage.
Aldean has come under attack since the video came out for conflating lawful protests with carjackings, robberies and other violent crimes as things that would be met with retribution in his visions of a small town. Some critics have seen racism in the footage of BLM protests being projected directly onto the site of the historically significant, public murder of a Black man, although sources connected to the production company have claimed they were not aware of the site’s history before filming a vigilantism-themed video there.
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How to Watch the Texas vs. Kansas State Game: Women's Basketball Streaming & TV Channel Info for the Big 12 Tournament
Published: Mar. 10, 2023 at 8:15 AM CST|Updated: 2 hours ago
The No. 1 seed Texas Longhorns (23-8) will square off in the Big 12 Tournament against the No. 9 seed Kansas State Wildcats (17-15) on Friday at Municipal Auditorium, tipping off at 2:30 PM.
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- When: Friday, March 10, 2023 at 2:30 PM ET
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Texas vs. Kansas State Scoring Comparison
- The Wildcats average 13.2 more points per game (71.1) than the Longhorns give up to opponents (57.9).
- When it scores more than 57.9 points, Kansas State is 16-10.
- Texas' record is 23-6 when it gives up fewer than 71.1 points.
- The 74.8 points per game the Longhorns average are 6.1 more points than the Wildcats allow (68.7).
- Texas is 17-2 when scoring more than 68.7 points.
- Kansas State is 12-4 when allowing fewer than 74.8 points.
- This year the Longhorns are shooting 45.0% from the field, 3.2% higher than the Wildcats give up.
- The Wildcats make 40.4% of their shots from the field, 2.4% higher than the Longhorns' defensive field-goal percentage.
Texas Schedule
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Tyre Nichols’ official autopsy reveals brain injuries from blunt force trauma, DA says
Posted/updated on: May 3, 2023 at 7:03 pm(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- The medical examiner's official autopsy report for Tyre Nichols showed he "died of brain injuries from blunt force trauma," the district attorney's office told Nichols' family Tuesday.
While Nichols' mother has said that first responders told her her son was drunk and high, the report shows that his blood alcohol level was .049, the DA's office said. The district attorney's office told the family that was "well less than the legal limit to drive."
Nichols' mother never believed her son was inebriated at the time of the incident.
The district attorney's office told the Nichols family that the autopsy will be released publicly soon.
Nichols, 29, died three days after he was beaten by officers during a Jan. 7 traffic stop in Memphis. Footage of the altercation shows officers striking Nichols repeatedly.
Seven Memphis Police Department officers have been fired for their roles in the arrest. Five of them have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with Nichols' death.
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy told reporters Tuesday that Nichols' autopsy is almost complete and that his office expects it to confirm that Nichols "died as a result of the injuries sustained in the beating."
A preliminary independent autopsy commissioned by Nichols' family in January found that he suffered from "extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating."
The attorneys for Nichols' family said Wednesday that the contents of the medical examiner's report are "highly consistent with our own reporting back in January of this year."
"We know now what we knew then. Tyre Nichols died from blunt force trauma and the manner of death was homicide," the attorneys, Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci, said in a statement. "The official autopsy report further propels our commitment to seeking justice for this senseless tragedy."
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors were so worried a judge would move the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin out of the city where he killed George Floyd that they conducted a mock trial in a deep red rural county to test their strategy, Attorney General Keith Ellison reveals in a new book.
It worked. Ellison was pleasantly surprised that even the mock jurors in Stearns County of central Minnesota would have convicted Chauvin and three co-defendants of manslaughter, and almost all would have convicted them on the top charge of second-degree murder. Two simulated juries in Hennepin County, where the case ultimately stayed, came back guilty on all counts.
“Break the Wheel: Ending the Cycle of Police Violence,” will be released Tuesday by Twelve, an imprint of the Hachette Book Group, two days ahead of the third anniversary of Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020. Chauvin, who is white, kneeled on the Black man’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes. A bystander video captured Floyd’s fading cries of “I can’t breathe.”
“Our themes resonated,” Ellison wrote. “Several juries believed that the officers had a duty — moral or legal — to render aid to George Floyd. None were too concerned about the drugs. Even the Stearns County jury thought Floyd’s drug history was irrelevant.”
It is not clear if Chauvin’s defense team also conducted a mock trial. His attorney, Eric Nelson, did not return a call seeking comment.
Ellison said he wrote the memoir because he wanted to provide a guide for other prosecutors and share the lessons his team learned about the difficulty of convicting police officers.
The importance of getting jury selection right was one of the key lessons, Ellison recounts, but so was the value of getting testimony from witnesses who spoke up as Chauvin kept a dying Floyd pinned to the pavement outside a corner store, and, critically, got out their cameras. So was finding medical experts who could make it clear to the jury that Floyd would not have died but for Chauvin’s actions.
“Many jurors have often associated Black victims with danger and criminality. Over the expanse of American history, juries have been part of the repeating pattern across the country of acquitting officers who shoot unarmed people, often Black men,” Ellison wrote. “The sheer numbers of officers who have been acquitted after killing unarmed citizens is impressive.”
Ellison became a national figure in 2006 when he became the first Muslim and the first Black Minnesotan elected to Congress. The Democrat became the state’s attorney general in 2019. Criminal prosecutions in Minnesota usually fall to county attorneys. But amid the turmoil and racial tensions that followed Floyd’s killing, Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz asked Ellison to take the lead.
Ellison recounts in his book how he used his personal connections to assemble a high-powered, diverse team of volunteer and staff attorneys to try the case.
In the end, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill, who Ellison praises in the book, kept the trial in Minneapolis, though he tried Chauvin separately from the other three defendants. Ultimately, all four offers were convicted or pleaded guilty to state and federal charges.
Despite extensive pretrial publicity, the court was able to seat a jury for Chauvin, through it took three weeks. Ellison wrote that it was the most diverse jury he had ever impaneled — six Blacks and six whites. He credits Steve Schleicher, a former federal prosecutor in private practice, and jury consultant Christina Maranakis.
“It wasn’t just luck,” Ellison wrote. “I knew that if we convicted Chauvin, many people would be taking some awesome jury selection work for granted.”
For prosecutors, Ellison said in an interview, he hopes their takeaway from the book is that “tough cases like this are winnable” even though roles are reversed. In a normal case, he said, jurors of all colors tend to believe the police, which helps the prosecution. But that makes officers harder to convict, he said. And while jurors typically sympathize with victims, that’s not guaranteed in a police case where the defense puts the victim on trial.
For other readers, Ellison said he hopes their takeaway is that ordinary citizens — like the bystanders who took video of the incident and had the courage to testify — can do extraordinary things.
“Those people who were randomly selected by fate on the corner of 38th and Chicago at around 8 p.m. Memorial Day 2020, they didn’t know George Floyd, but they saw a suffering human being,” Ellison said in the interview. “They stopped and they said something. They couldn’t do much more than say something, but they whipped out their cameras and they took pictures of it.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/ap-top-prosecutor-in-trial-of-officer-who-killed-george-floyd-writes-book-recounting-case/ | 2023-05-23 08:32:02 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/ap-top-prosecutor-in-trial-of-officer-who-killed-george-floyd-writes-book-recounting-case/ |
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANSS) announced today that the Company expects to release its fourth quarter and FY 2022 earnings on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, after the market closes. The Company will hold a conference call conducted by Ajei Gopal, president and chief executive officer and Nicole Anasenes, chief financial officer and senior vice president of finance at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 23, 2023 to discuss fourth quarter and FY 2022 results and future outlook.
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION:
What: Ansys Fourth Quarter and FY 2022 Earnings Conference Call
When: February 23, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time
We encourage participants to pre-register for the conference call using the enclosed link. Callers who pre-register will be given a unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call, bypassing the live operator. Participants may pre-register any time, including up to and after the call start time. You will immediately receive an online confirmation, an email with the dial in number and a calendar invitation for the event.
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You may also register for the conference call on the investor section of our website at https://investors.ansys.com and clicking on Events & Presentations, then Events and clicking on the Webcast link or by clicking on Financials, then Quarterly Results and clicking on the Webcast link.
The following will be available on the investor section of our website at https://investors.ansys.com at or prior to the time of the conference call: a link to the live audio webcast of the call as well as the earnings press release and earnings prepared remarks.
For those who do not have internet access or are unable to pre-register, simply join the call on the day of the event by dialing (855) 239-2942 (US) or (412) 542-4124 (CAN and INT'L). Ask the operator to join you into the Ansys Conference Call.
The call will be recorded with replay available within two hours after the call at https://investors.ansys.com or at (877) 344-7529 (US), (855) 669-9658 (toll-free Canada) or (412) 317-0088 (INT'L). Access code: 3180704.
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HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Jayden Williams’ 16 points helped Dartmouth defeat NVU-Johnson 99-41 on Wednesday night.
Williams shot 6 for 12, including 4 for 9 from beyond the arc for the Big Green (3-5). Jackson Munro was 4 of 4 shooting and 4 of 4 from the free throw line to add 13 points. Nate Ogbu finished 6 of 8 from the field to finish with 12 points, while adding six rebounds.
The Badgers were led by Raymond Baka, who posted 14 points and nine rebounds. Maleek View added nine points, four assists and two steals and David Jordan recorded eight points.
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ROANOKE, Va. – Grandin Village business owners and residents remain in shock after their neighborhood becomes the latest to see gun violence.
According to Roanoke Police, one person is dead following a shooting Sunday at the 7-Eleven on Grandin Road SW. Later 10 News would find out that police arrested 20-year-old Isaiah Baldwin.
An event like this is pretty rare for a neighborhood such as Grandin. Business owners along with residents in the area could not believe something like this would happen.
Olivia Byrd, who owns Rockfish Food and Wine, was right next store when the shooting took place.
“It’s pretty sobering to think that someone actually was shot to death right next store,” Byrd said.
Just a day following the shooting, Byrd remains shocked that something of this magnitude unfolded in the area.
“It’s unheard of in this neighborhood. That’s just not a thing that happens here typically. It happens in other parts of town unfortunately but we’re fairly insulated from that type of crime,” Byrd said.
Oliver Thorum lives in the Grandin neighborhood. Like Byrd, Thorum says things like this don’t happen in the area.
“It’s not something I would expect right around here. Like, I was completely taken back, surprised,” Thorum said.
One person who’s not surprised by the violence is Roanoke Councilwoman Stephanie Moon Reynolds.
“When I heard about the one over in Grandin Village…I’m not going to say it was a surprise because gun violence is all over,” Reynolds said.
10 News has been tracking gun violence in Roanoke from reports we receive. So far this year, there have now been five deadly shootings throughout the city.
Moon Reynolds believes a lot of the shootings we are seeing have to do with personal issues.
“When it comes to gun violence it’s not talking to people you don’t know,” Moon Reynolds said. “That’s where I feel as our problem lies because, it’s usually personal. It’s somebody knowing someone.”
The councilwoman expects to hear from more people following the Grandin shooting because it’s an area where violence is not frequent.
“Once it comes into your backyard…oh it takes on a different style. They you’ll want to be a part of the conversation,” Moon Reynolds said.
As for business owners like Olivia Byrd, there is still a sense of safety even following the event.
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(The Hill) — The results of Tuesday’s midterm elections are reverberating even as some important races — and control of Capitol Hill — remain in doubt.
Beyond those who simply won or lost their own races, here are some key figures who came out ahead, or behind, after voters cast their verdicts.
WINNERS
President Joe Biden
Biden’s political obituary has been written many times over the years, dating back to his first run for the presidency a generation ago. He bounces back again and again.
Going into Tuesday, there were dire expectations for Democrats.
It was considered very plausible that the president’s party could lose 25 or 30 seats in the House and be relegated to a clear minority in the Senate.
Such an outcome would have been cast as a public repudiation of Biden, increasing pressure on him to step aside rather than seek a second term.
But none of it happened.
Whatever the final results, Biden has fared far better in his first midterms than the two most recent Democratic presidents, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, did in theirs.
That’s vindication, of a kind, for Biden’s much-criticized but steady, low-wattage approach.
It also relieves a lot of the pressure regarding 2024. He’ll be the Democratic nominee if he wants to be.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)
DeSantis was the big Republican winner on an otherwise disappointing night for the GOP.
The Florida governor won a second term by a resounding margin of around 20 points — in a state that was, at least until this Election Day, still considered a battleground, albeit a Republican-leaning one.
DeSantis, who enrages liberals with his stances on migration, voting regulations and education, showed his electoral appeal in other ways too. He carried the heavily Hispanic Miami-Dade County in South Florida, for example.
DeSantis is widely assumed to be eying a 2024 presidential bid. He would be the most serious rival to former President Trump if both men enter the race.
He helped his case immeasurably on Tuesday.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)
The Speaker, like the president, was being largely written off until voters actually cast their ballots.
Her near-20-year run leading House Democrats might still come to an end — but, if it does, it will be a decision of Pelosi’s own choosing rather than one that is forced upon her.
Democrats are still expected to fall into the minority in the lower chamber. But Democrats will hold on to more seats than they thought.
Pelosi has also publicly said that the home invasion and attack on her husband at their San Francisco home will be a factor in her decision on whether to stay in the House — despite an agreement with other Democrats meant to end her Speakership. Paul Pelosi was hit in the head with a hammer by the intruder, who had asked if “Nancy” was home.
It wouldn’t be all that surprising if Pelosi decided to stay in the House.
Abortion rights activists
Proponents of abortion rights probably don’t feel much like winners as a year that saw the overturning of Roe v. Wade nears its close.
But Election Day gave them considerable comfort.
Many states will be protected from the most prohibitive effects of the June Supreme Court ruling.
Some vigorous supporters of abortion rights were reelected as governor on Tuesday, notably Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer and New York’s Kathy Hochul.
In another major development, five states held ballot measures, different in their specific wording but all centered on the abortion question. The pro-abortion rights side won at least four of them — no surprise in liberal redoubts California and Vermont but much more striking in Kentucky and, to some degree, Michigan. The liberal side is also in the lead in the fifth state, Montana.
Taken together, the results are a clear demonstration of where the public stands on the issue — even if a majority of Supreme Court justices don’t see things the same way.
MIXED
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)
To say Tuesday offered a mixed bag for McCarthy would be putting it mildly.
On one hand, it seems more likely than not that the GOP will eventually end up holding the House majority — theoretically putting McCarthy within reach of the Speaker’s gavel that he has long coveted.
But the GOP majority, if it comes into existence at all, will be very thin. That makes even McCarthy’s elevation as Speaker uncertain. And, if he does secure the spot, he will have to contend with members of his own party who know just how much leverage they hold — and intend to use it.
Meanwhile, there is already some carping about McCarthy’s leadership and strategy — including the apparent failure of his “Commitment to America” to fire voters’ imaginations.
Election denialism
The verdict on the vexing issues of election denialism, threats to democracy and flat-out conspiracy theories was, ultimately, ambiguous.
Several people who hew to those kinds of views lost, including Doug Mastriano (R), who was heavily defeated by Democrat Josh Shapiro in the race to be Pennsylvania’s governor, and Don Bolduc, who failed to run Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) anywhere near as close as some Republicans had hoped.
At time of writing, Kari Lake, though very competitive in the Arizona gubernatorial race, is narrowly trailing in a race that polls had predicted she would win.
All of that being said, the sheer spread of election denialism, and the extent to which it has become normalized within the GOP, are worrisome signs for American democracy.
A Washington Post analysis in October found 291 Republican candidates for House, Senate or “key statewide offices” had “denied or questioned the outcome of the last presidential election.”
LOSERS
Former President Donald Trump
Tuesday was a pretty dismal night for the former president.
It wasn’t only that some of his most high-profile picks lost, such as Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania, or are trailing, like Lake and Blake Masters in Arizona.
It’s that the results writ large amount to a bad verdict on his overall effect on the GOP’s direction and brand. Trumpism had a very poor day at the polls.
DeSantis’s impressive victory only deepened the gloom for the former president, who is apparently threatened enough by the Florida governor to have recently bestowed a nickname upon him.
The expectation is still that Trump will launch a 2024 presidential campaign later this month.
But he had hoped to pick up a tailwind with strong results on Tuesday.
The opposite happened.
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.)
Maloney lost his bid for reelection to Republican Mike Lawler, a state assemblyman, in New York’s 17th District.
That made him one of the most high-profile Democratic losers of the night. It was a bitter irony for Maloney, given that the nationwide results would otherwise have been a feather in his cap as head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.-A Rochester woman is asking the community for help with finding a stolen package that contained personal effects from her late Grandma.
Zoe Cantu said the theft happened in her neighborhood in northeast Rochester, near 15 St. NE and 4 Ave. NE in late Nov.
The package was sent by her aunt and had some of the last remaining physical objects that belonged to her Grandma, Claudia Ramirez Cantu.
Cantu said the package was supposed to arrive on Nov. 17 but started to worry when it had still not arrived a week later.
Fearing the worst, Cantu contacted UPS to see if the package had been delivered.
The mail service company and her neighbors confirmed the package was, indeed, dropped off, which made her realize she had become a victim of porch pirating.
"It felt surreal. It felt like I was losing her all over again honestly," Cantu said.
Cantu said she was looking forward to receiving the irrepleceable items, especially the sweaters, which still had the scent of her Grandma's house on them.
"I had asked my aunt to send one or two sweaters just so that I could have the scent of my home, as a reminder of her and you know. Hang on to one of her jackets or something like that," Cantu said.
But with the theft of the effects, Cantu is worried she will never be able to enjoy some of the last physical memories of her Grandma.
"I was looking forward to reminiscing about some of the memories we had with that box. It is just, the literal worst situation. If I had ordered anything else in the world I could have repurchased it and obviously it a pain and it is horrible when people do porch pirating but these are things that, even if I had a million dollars, these are things that I could never replace," Cantu said.
Cantu is asking anyone with any information, whether that be the person that stole the package or someone who saw something, to contact the Rochester Police Department or to return the package to her.
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The court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that the First Amendment bars Colorado from "forcing a website designer to create expressive designs speaking messages with which the designer disagrees."
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BOISE, Idaho — Cooler and wetter weather this spring has alleviated drought concerns in much of Idaho but spurred grass growth that could cause large rangeland wildfires in the southern part of the state as plants dry out this summer, wildfire forecasters told the Idaho Land Board on Tuesday.
Officials also told the board, which includes Republican Gov. Brad Little and four other statewide elected office holders, that the state is well-staffed with wildland firefighters following legislation approved earlier this year to increase firefighter starting pay to $15 an hour and also provide hazard pay up to 25% above their hourly wage.
"First it's too dry, then it's too wet and you're going to have fuel," Little said after the meeting. He said he felt the state is prepared for wildfire season but can never be 100% ready.
The Land Board directs the Idaho Department of Lands that is responsible for handling fire protection on 9,800 square miles (25,000 square kilometers) of state, federal and private land. The department had one of its worst wildfire seasons in 2021 with some 225 square miles (580 square kilometers) burned, six times the 20-year average and costing the state $75 million.
Jim Wallmann, a meteorologist at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, said above-normal precipitation the last three months has helped take areas of Idaho out of drought and abnormally dry conditions.
“This year we're looking a lot better because of the cooler and wetter spring that we've had," he told the board. "Drought has been removed from all of northern Idaho. We still have some drought in the southern portions of the state with the worst conditions along the Nevada and Utah borders.”
He said there's a greater chance for rangeland grass fires in southeastern Idaho in August and September, and southwestern Idaho in August.
“We do have a lot of grass out in the southern portion of the state,” he said.
For northern Idaho, he said, “we're not expecting any drought to develop this summer. It looks like a typical summer, maybe a little bit above normal for temperatures."
Josh Harvey, fire management bureau chief for the Lands Department, said the agency has 170 wildland firefighters this year, up from 140 in past years.
He also said the state for the first time has a full 20-person firefighting crew that can travel anywhere in the state to fight wildfires.
Harvey also said the agency this year will use four drones with infrared cameras that can detect hotspots where wildfires could reemerge.
Federal, state and local wildland firefighting agencies often compete for wildland firefighters, and Idaho appears to have held its own this year following the move by lawmakers to bump up starting pay and hazard pay.
“There is still some ongoing discussions regarding resource availability,” Harvey said. “But the outlook for this year is much better than it has been in years past. I think we've had significant success over some of our neighboring agencies in hiring.”
Idaho is now in its 10th year of having Rangeland Fire Protection Associations that are nonprofit organizations established to prevent and suppress range fires. The associations are often comprised of ranchers trained in wildland firefighting and who are often the first to respond because they live in the area. The groups have about 350 trained members this year, state officials said.
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Interstate 95 is set to reopen less than two weeks after deadly collapse in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Interstate 95 was set to reopen to traffic Friday less than two weeks after a deadly collapse in Philadelphia shut down a heavily traveled stretch of the East Coast’s main north-south highway.
Workers were putting the finishing touches on an interim six-lane roadway that will serve motorists during construction of a permanent bridge. Crews worked around the clock and were poised to finish ahead of schedule. The interstate was scheduled to reopen at noon, according to the governor’s office.
The elevated section of I-95 collapsed early on June 11 after a tractor-trailer hauling gasoline flipped on an off-ramp and caught fire. State transportation officials said the driver, who was killed, lost control around a curve. There were no other deaths or injuries.
The closure of an important commercial artery snarled traffic in and around Philadelphia and threatened to raise the cost of consumer goods as truckers were forced to detour around the area. State and federal officials pledged quick action to minimize the economic impact and inconvenience.
To get I-95 operating again as quickly as possible, workers used about 2,000 tons (1,814 metric tons) of lightweight glass nuggets to fill the underpass and bring it up to surface level, then paved over to create three lanes of travel in each direction. A permanent bridge will eventually be constructed.
President Joe Biden joined Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on a helicopter tour of the site a little more than a week after the collapse and praised the design as “incredibly innovative in order to get this work done in record time.’’
With rain threatening to delay the reopening, a truck-mounted jet dryer normally used to keep moisture off the track at Pocono Raceway was brought in to keep the fresh asphalt dry enough for lines to be painted.
The 24-hour construction work was live-streamed, drawing thousands of viewers online.
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MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Detectives on Long Island are hunting for fresh clues about an architect arrested in connection with a string of slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings. They’re combing through storage units linked to Rex Heuermann and using DNA evidence to see if he’s connected to other cold cases.
The ongoing work Monday marks an important new phase in a multi-agency investigation that — after years of dead ends and frustrations — led prosecutors to charge Heuermann with murder last Friday in the deaths of three of the 11 women whose remains were found buried along a remote beach highway in 2010 and 2011.
Heuermann, who has lived for decades across a bay from where the remains were found, is also considered the prime suspect in the killing of a fourth victim. He has pleaded not guilty. His lawyer said Heuermann denied committing the crimes.
Investigators have said it’s unlikely just one person killed all of the victims, and they insist the probe is far from over after the watershed moment of Heuermann’s arrest.
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison, who spearheaded the creation of an interagency task force last year to solve the Gilgo Beach killings, has vowed that authorities will “work tirelessly until we bring justice to all the families involved.”
“We’re just in the infancy of the work that needs to be done going forward,” Deputy Commissioner Anthony Carter told The Associated Press on Monday.
Detectives executed a search warrant at Omega Self Storage in Amityville on Sunday and searched another nearby storage facility on Monday. Both are less than a 10-minute drive from Heuermann’s home
This followed a multi-day search at Heuermann’s house in Massapequa Park, about a 25-minute drive across a causeway spanning South Oyster Bay to the sandy stretch known as Gilgo Beach where the women’s remains were found. That search yielded more than 200 guns, Harrison told Fox News on Monday.
Investigators were also checking to see if Heuermann’s DNA — obtained from pizza crust he disposed and linked to genetic material found on a Gilgo Beach victim’s remains — connected him to other unsolved cases.
Heuermann, 59, is charged with killing Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello. Authorities are continuing to work toward charging him in the death of a fourth victim, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney.
Most of the victims were young women who had been sex workers. Their deaths long stumped investigators, and the mystery fueled immense public attention and led to a 2020 Netflix film, “Lost Girls.”
Harrison, the NYPD’s former chief of detectives and chief of department, made solving the Gilgo Beach killings one of his top priority when he was appointed police commissioner in January 2022.
Harrison soon formed the Gilgo Beach Homicide Investigation Task Force, convincing the FBI, state police and local departments to commit their top investigators full time to the effort. Harrison assigned longtime Gilgo Beach investigator Detective Lt. Kevin Beyrer to lead the probe.
“His goal was not to move the case forward, his goal was to solve the case,” said Carter, who moved to the Suffolk County department with Harrison from the NYPD.
Task force investigators started working out of a dedicated space at a Suffolk County police facility, an open space with no offices so they could share ideas and information.
Within six weeks of their first meeting, task force investigators identified Heuermann as a suspect — using a vehicle registration database to connect him to a Chevrolet Avalanche pickup truck that a witness reported seeing when one of the victims disappeared.
Some of the victims were believed to have disappeared from Massapequa Park, and their cell phones were found to have pinged towers in the area.
The truck discovery unlocked other investigative tools.
A grand jury authorized more than 300 subpoenas and search warrants, allowing the task force to dig into Heuermann’s life. They collected billing records for burner phones he allegedly used to arrange meetings with the victims, retested DNA found with the bodies, and combed Heuermann’s internet search history, which showed intense interest in the Gilgo Beach killings and the renewed investigation.
In January, a task force surveillance team tailing Heuermann in Manhattan watched as he threw the remnants of his lunch — a box of partially eaten pizza crusts — into a sidewalk garbage can. Investigators rushed in, grabbed the box, and sent it to the crime lab, which matched the DNA from Heuermann’s afternoon nosh to a male hair found on burlap used to restrain one of the victims.
The results of that testing came back on Tuesday, two days before Heuermann’s arrest.
“There were some questions about the task force — that the mission of the task force is now complete because we’ve affected an arrest,” Carter said. “Everything is in its infancy still. This is just part of it. There’s so much more work that needs to be done in terms of additional investigation, additional interviews, analyzing evidence, and on and on.”
“There are still a lot of victims, and we need to continue to try to bring justice for all of them,” he added. “That’s super important to all of us, and super important to the Suffolk County Police Department.”
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Associated Press reporter Karen Matthews contributed to this report.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A man scheduled to be executed in September for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student plans to reject his chance for a clemency hearing, saying there is little hope the state’s Republican governor would spare his life.
Anthony Sanchez, 44, said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Thursday from Oklahoma’s death row that even in the rare case when the five-member Pardon and Parole Board recommends clemency, Gov. Kevin Stitt is unlikely to grant it.
“I’ve sat in my cell and I’ve watched inmate after inmate after inmate get clemency and get denied clemency,” Sanchez said. “Either way, it doesn’t go well for the inmates.”
Sanchez cited the recent cases of Bigler Stouffer and James Coddington, both of whom were executed after the board voted 3-2 for clemency that was later rejected by Stitt.
“They went out there and poured their hearts out, man,” Sanchez said. “Why would I want to be a part of anything like that, if you’re going to sit there and get these guys’ hopes up?”
“Why wouldn’t I try to prove my innocence through the courts,” he added.
Stitt granted clemency to a condemned inmate once, commuting Julius Jones death sentence in 2021 to life in prison without parole. Jones’ case had drawn the attention of reality television star Kim Kardashian and professional athletes with Oklahoma ties, including NBA stars Russell Westbrook, Blake Griffin and Trae Young, and NFL quarterback Baker Mayfield. All of them urged Stitt to commute Jones’ death sentence and spare his life.
Sanchez, who maintains his innocence, said he is no longer working with his court-appointed attorneys, but Mark Barrett, who represents Sanchez, said he was appointed by a federal judge.
“If we’d been hired and the client didn’t want us anymore, that would be the end of it,” Barrett said. “When there is an appointment, the judge has to release you from your appointment.”
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals in April rejected a request from Sanchez’s attorneys for an evidentiary hearing in which they claimed Sanchez’s late father, Thomas Glen Sanchez, was the actual killer of 21-year-old Juli Busken.
Busken, from Benton, Arkansas, had just completed her last semester at OU when she was abducted on Dec. 20, 1996, from her Norman apartment complex. Her body was found that evening. She had been raped and shot in the head.
The slaying went unsolved for years until DNA recovered from her clothes linked Anthony Sanchez to the crime. He was convicted of rape and murder and sentenced to die in 2006.
A private investigator hired by an anti-death penalty group contends the DNA evidence may have been contaminated and that an inexperienced lab technician miscommunicated the strength of the evidence to a jury.
But former Cleveland County District Attorney Tim Kuykendall has said there was other evidence linking Anthony Sanchez to the killing, including ballistic evidence and a shoe print found at the crime scene.
“I know from spending a lot of time on that case, there is not one piece of evidence that pointed to anyone other than Anthony Sanchez,” Kuykendall said. “I don’t care if a hundred people or a thousand people confess to killing Juli Busken.”
Oklahoma resumed carrying out the death penalty in 2021, ending a six-year moratorium brought on by concerns about its execution methods.
Oklahoma had one of the nation’s busiest death chambers until problems in 2014 and 2015. Richard Glossip was hours away from being executed in September 2015 when prison officials realized they received the wrong lethal drug. It was later learned the same wrong drug had been used to execute an inmate in January 2015.
The drug mix-ups followed a botched execution in April 2014 in which inmate Clayton Lockett struggled on a gurney before dying 43 minutes into his lethal injection and after the state’s prisons chief ordered executioners to stop.
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PHOENIX — An unexpected discovery at a Phoenix Goodwill led to a viral moment, a chance to be on Antiques Roadshow and further proved a woman’s knack for spotting valuable art as a thrifter.
While waiting to pick up her kids from school one day, Phoenix interior designer Grace Carpenter chose to kill some time at a Goodwill.
Of all the used things the original owners didn't want, an oil painting of a woman holding a black and white cat caught her eye - mostly because of the cat.
“The cat looks like my cat,” said Carpenter.
So, with a 20% off coupon, she brought the painting home to show her family, her cat Max, and soon to be millions of others.
Carpenter said her kids had a normal reaction of thinking the woman looked “creepy and weird.”
She took her $32 Goodwill find home and soon realized the signature on it looked familiar. So she posted about it on TikTok asking art enthusiasts if it was an original.
"The darn TikTok blew up," she said.
That post went viral with over 1.5 million views and Carpenter added thousands of new followers interested in her journey with her newest Goodwill find.
This is where the story takes a wild turn.
One of the 1.5 million viewers who saw her TikTok about the painting was a woman from Tennessee wanting to give her a ticket to "Antiques Roadshow," a PBS program Carpenter said she’s been watching since she was a little girl.
Carpenter already had plans to be in Memphis to help design a short-term rental.
So, with the Goodwill tag still on the frame of the painting, she was able to show it to an appraiser at the show in Tennessee.
They told her the signature was that of Charles Craig, an artist from the late 1800s known for oil paintings of Western lifestyle.
The appraiser told her the painting is an original, however, the appraiser said the cat, the reason she bought the painting in the first place, was added on later.
"It can't be on the show because it's not 100% original but if it was in his gallery, he wouldn't let it out the door for less than $2,000,” said Carpenter in a follow-up TikTok video for her new followers, hungry for an update.
Carpenter said she's going to keep the painting, partially because it looks like her cat Max but mostly because of the story now attached to it.
It's apparent Carpenter has a knack for finding diamonds in the rough.
She said she found a watercolor painting at a small flea market while living in Amsterdam years ago. After a board of experts in Paris, France reviewed it, she said they learned it was an original Fernand Leger valued at $1 million.
Carpenter posted her journey in Tennessee with art she found in Phoenix.
“It was really validating, when you show up at Antiques Roadshow and you have something special and they know this is really fun and special, it means you’re on the right track,” she said.
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LONDON – The head of the BBC has resigned over his failure to disclose an alleged financial favor he did two years ago for then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson – the man who appointed him.
Scandals involving Johnson's turbulent time in office continue to plague the UK's ruling Conservative Party and British institutions. And this one comes at a time when many media outlets – especially those that receive public funding, as the British Broadcasting Corporation does – are struggling to prove their editorial independence at a time of heightened political disinformation.
BBC Chairman Richard Sharp is a former investment banker and longtime donor to the Conservative Party. He was nominated to the BBC's top job in early 2021 by Johnson, who is also a friend.
At the time, Sharp failed to disclose how he'd helped arrange a meeting for another friend – a distant cousin of Johnson's – to offer a $1 million loan to the prime minister.
After the Times of London revealed this potential conflict of interest this past January, the government opened an investigation. On Friday, it published its report, concluding that Sharp had indeed breached rules.
"There is a risk of a perception that Mr. Sharp was recommended for appointment because he assisted... the former prime minister in a private financial matter," the report says.
Minutes later, Sharp resigned.
He says the conflict of interest was "inadvertent" and unintentional and should not "invalidate" his appointment to the BBC. In a statement, he apologized but said he was nevertheless resigning to "prioritize the interests of the BBC."
"I have championed the importance of the BBC as a well-funded and impartial public service broadcaster," Sharp said.
He says he'll stay on through June, to allow the government time to find a successor.
Sharp is the latest in a long line of British public figures brought down by dealings with Johnson – who himself was forced to resign from office last year amid scandals over money, ethics and illegal parties during COVID lockdown.
Meanwhile, the BBC is struggling financially. The government has frozen its budget for the next two years, and is changing the way the institution is funded.
In recent years, it's faced allegations of improperly close ties to the Conservative Party, which controls the UK government and the BBC budget.
Sharp is a former mentor of the current Conservative prime minister, Rishi Sunak, dating back to their days together at Goldman Sachs.
His resignation saves Sunak from possibly having to fire him.
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NEW YORK, July 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Luminar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAZR) between February 28, 2023 and March 17, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important July 25, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
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DENVER, June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VanWest Partners (VanWest), a Denver-based commercial real estate investment company specializing in self storage, announces the ninth self storage acquisition for VanWest Storage Fund III (Fund III). Fund III, which launched in April 2022, now represents over $67 MM in total capitalization, including over 4,300 units and approximately 671,000 net rentable square feet.
The recent acquisition is in Green Bay, WI, and the firm's seventh facility in the Wisconsin market. The facility consists of 823 units and 150,852 net rentable square feet. VanWest aims to improve the operational performance of the facility by reducing operating expenses and increasing rents, which are currently substantially under market rates. The facility will be operated by VanWest's in-house management company, ClearHome Self Storage, and re-branded to ClearHome Self Storage – Green Bay.
Jacob Vanderslice, a principal at VanWest Partners, believes Green Bay is an attractive growth market. "We've been looking for a deal in Green Bay for years, and we're excited about the fundamentals the market offers. The town has historically been overlooked by larger self storage operators, and recent REIT activity tells a great story for continued consolidation of deals that are owned by smaller operators."
Vanderslice continues that the firm expects to see more acquisition opportunities along with an increasingly volatile investing landscape. "We're very pleased with the early performance of the Fund's eight acquisitions closed over the last 13 months. The rest of 2023 will be a transformational time in the real estate investing space – the years of irrational exuberance are coming to an end. While we expect to see more attractive acquisition pricing than we've seen for years, now is also a time for increased caution and conservatism given the uncertainty that lies ahead. Good deals are not enough in 2023 – they must be great deals. While we have fewer acquisitions in the pipeline than a year ago, we're thrilled with the Fund's asset base and the deals we have in the pipeline in the coming quarters."
Fund III is a $150 MM fund that invites accredited investors to participate in the acquisition of value-add self storage properties throughout the U.S. VanWest anticipates a 2–3-year deployment period for Fund III with targeted returns of 14-16% IRR and a 2X-2.25X investor equity multiple over a seven-year hold.
Preceding Fund III, VanWest acquired 23 self storage facilities through Funds I and II. Performance for these funds has exceeded predictions and expectations. As of Q4 2022, Fund I had 14 consecutive quarterly distributions totaling over $6.5 MM to investors, and Fund II has had nine consecutive quarterly distributions totaling over $5M to investors since Q1 of 2021.
About VanWest Partners
VanWest Partners is an opportunistic real estate investment firm specializing in self storage and urban infill repositioning. We target a full range of investment opportunities from development to fully stabilized assets in primary, secondary, and tertiary markets with strong fundamentals and an opportunity to add value through both revenue and expense optimization. Accredited investors are invited to participate in value-add self storage throughout the continental US. Learn more at www.VanWestPartners.com.
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ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: VAC) (the "Company") today announced its board of directors authorized a quarterly cash dividend of $0.62 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on or around October 6, 2022 (the "Payment Date") to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 22, 2022 (the "Record Date").
About Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:VAC) is a leading global vacation company that offers vacation ownership, exchange, rental and resort and property management, along with related businesses, products and services. The Company has over 120 vacation ownership resorts and approximately 700,000 owner families in a diverse portfolio that includes some of the most iconic vacation ownership brands. The Company also operates exchange networks and membership programs comprised of nearly 3,200 resorts in over 90 countries and territories, as well as provides management services to other resorts and lodging properties. As a leader and innovator in the vacation industry, the Company upholds the highest standards of excellence in serving its customers, investors and associates while maintaining exclusive, long-term relationships with Marriott International, Inc. and Hyatt Hotels Corporation for the development, sales and marketing of vacation ownership products and services. For more information, please visit www.marriottvacationsworldwide.com.
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Twitter, others slip on removing hate speech, EU review says
By KELVIN CHAN
AP Business Writer
LONDON (AP) — Twitter took longer to review hateful content and removed less of it in 2022 compared with the previous year, according to European Union data released Thursday.
The EU figures were published as part of an annual evaluation of online platforms’ compliance with the 27-nation bloc’s code of conduct on disinformation.
Twitter wasn’t alone — most other tech companies signed up to the voluntary code also scored worse. But the figures could foreshadow trouble for Twitter in complying with the EU’s tough new online rules after owner Elon Musk fired many of the platform’s 7,500 full-time workers and an untold number of contractors responsible for content moderation and other crucial tasks.
The EU report, carried out over six weeks in the spring, found Twitter assessed just over half of the notifications it received about illegal hate speech within 24 hours, down from 82% in 2021.
In comparison, the amount of flagged material Facebook reviewed within 24 hours fell to 64%, Instagram slipped to 56.9% and YouTube dipped to 83.3%. TikTok came in at 92%, the only company to improve.
The amount of hate speech Twitter removed after it was flagged up slipped to 45.4% from 49.8% the year before. TikTok’s removal rate fell by a quarter to 60%, while Facebook and Instagram only saw minor declines. Only YouTube’s takedown rate increased, surging to 90%.
“It’s worrying to see a downward trend in reviewing notifications related to illegal hate speech by social media platforms,” European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova tweeted. “Online hate speech is a scourge of a digital age and platforms need to live up to their commitments.”
Twitter didn’t respond to a request for comment. Emails to several staff on the company’s European communications team bounced back as undeliverable.
Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter last month fanned widespread concern that purveyors of lies and misinformation would be allowed to flourish on the site. The billionaire Tesla CEO, who has frequently expressed his belief that Twitter had become too restrictive, has been reinstating suspended accounts, including former President Donald Trump’s.
Twitter faces more scrutiny in Europe by the middle of next year, when new EU rules aimed at protecting internet users’ online safety will start applying to the biggest online platforms. Violations could result in huge fines of up to 6% of a company’s annual global revenue.
France’s online regulator Arcom said it received a reply from Twitter after writing to the company earlier this week to say it was concerned about the effect that staff departures would have on Twitter’s “ability maintain a safe environment for its users.”
Arcom also asked the company to confirm it can meet its “legal obligations” in fighting online hate speech and that it is committed to implementing the new EU online rules. Arcom said it received a response from Twitter and that it will “study their response,” without giving more details.
Tech companies that signed up to the EU’s disinformation code agree to commit to measures aimed at reducing disinformation and file regular reports on whether they’re living up to their promises, though there’s little in the way of punishment. | https://kion546.com/news/2022/11/24/twitter-others-slip-on-removing-hate-speech-eu-review-says/ | 2022-11-24 18:12:51 | 1 | https://kion546.com/news/2022/11/24/twitter-others-slip-on-removing-hate-speech-eu-review-says/ |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – It’s every musician’s dream: Performing front and center at the Super Bowl halftime show.
It’s 12 minutes during the world’s biggest spectacle at the world’s biggest game. Before Rihanna takes the stage on Super Bowl Sunday, here’s a look back at 10 of the best halftime performances of all time:
10. Madonna feat. Niki Minaj, M.I.A., CeeLo Green and LMFAO (2012)
Super Bowl XLVI, Indianapolis, Indiana
With an entrance fitting for the queen of pop music, Madonna’s 2012 Super Bowl performance was one for the books. Madonna used the occasion to kick off her MDNA tour, and the star managed to rouse the crowd with new songs and old favorites alike, with a spectacular rendition of “Vogue” and “Like a Prayer.” This performance didn’t come without controversy, however, as singer M.I.A gave the middle finger while on camera. She settled with the NFL, but details of the settlement were never revealed.
9. Bruno Mars feat. Red Hot Chili Peppers (2014)
Super Bowl XLVIII, East Rutherford New Jersey
Channeling the legendary James Brown, along with some moves that seemed like an homage to Michael Jackson, Mars’ performance was one of the best in recent years. The only sore spot was that the Red Hot Chili Peppers clearly weren’t playing live when it was their turn on stage, but it’s not like they were the first band to deliver a pre-recorded performance at the big game.
8. Coldplay feat. Beyonce and Bruno Mars (2016)
Super Bowl L, Santa Clara, California
Let’s be honest: Did anyone even remember that Coldplay was the headliner for this show? In all seriousness though, when Mars took the stage with crowd pleaser “Uptown Funk,” the show got interesting. Beyonce emerged from the sideline, leading her dancers through “Formation” before joining Mars onstage for a dance-off set to a mashup of “Uptown Funk” and “Crazy in Love.” The performance also featured a tribute to past halftime shows.
7. Katy Perry feat. Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliot (2015)
Super Bowl XLIX, Glendale, Arizona
Sure, Left Shark and Missy Elliot stole the show, but Katy Perry’s 2015 halftime performance was a primer in how to make a performance wonderfully weird. Plus, who can forget the moment Perry closed out her show soaring through the stadium on a shooting star platform?
6. Lady Gaga (2017)
Super Bowl LI, Houston, Texas
A half-time show that started on the roof and ended with a mic drop? Oh yeah, you know it’s gotta be good. The super star literally went “over the top” when she literally jumped off the roof of NRG Stadium to start the show. She then progressed through all her hits, with the show getting bigger and bigger. And unlike several of the past Super Bowl shows, she didn’t need a surprise cameo.
Mic drop.
5. Aerosmith, *NSYNC and Britney Spears (2001)
Super Bowl XXXVII, Tampa, Florida
This halftime show was packed with more star power than any other halftime show in Super Bowl history. The show opened with *NSYNC’s inescapable hit, “Bye, Bye, Bye,” and the boy band traded songs with Steven Tyler and company until they were joined on stage by Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige and Nelly for a star-studded rendition of “Walk This Way.”
4. Prince (2007)
Super Bowl XLI, Miami Gardens, Florida
Prince playing “Purple Rain” in the middle of a downpour? Enough said.
3. U2 (2002)
Super Bowl XXXVI, New Orleans, Louisiana
Some bands are perfect for stadium concerts, and U2 is no different. The Irish rockers earned their place in Super Bowl halftime show fame with their performance honoring the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. As they played “Where the Streets Have No Name,” the names of those who died that tragic day scrolled on a screen behind them, making it one of the most powerful moments in Super Bowl halftime history. (Warning: You’ll need some tissues to get through this one.)
2. Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake (2004)
Super Bowl XXXVIII Houston, Texas
You can’t talk about Super Bowl halftime shows without talking about the one that made the phrase “wardrobe malfunction” part of the national lexicon. While most people only remember that infamous moment, the entire show was entertaining. Jackson was in the middle of a comeback, and Timberlake was at the beginning of his solo career, making the awkward ending all the more unfortunate.
1. Michael Jackson (1993)
Super Bowl XXVII, Pasadena, California
This was the performance that changed Super Bowl halftime shows forever. Jackson’s spectacular entrance used body doubles to create the illusion of teleporting around the stadium on top of the Jumbotrons before the King of Pop himself jumped from the center of the stage. The audience waited with baited breath as Jackson held still for more than a minute and a half before opening the show with “Jam,” and continuing on with crowd favorite “Billie Jean.” Jackson closed out his performance with dedicating “Heal the World” to children around the globe. | https://cbs4indy.com/sports/the-big-game/photos-whats-the-best-super-bowl-halftime-show-2/ | 2023-02-11 23:52:40 | 1 | https://cbs4indy.com/sports/the-big-game/photos-whats-the-best-super-bowl-halftime-show-2/ |
LOS ANGELES, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Actors get a leg up in the entertainment industry as casting and production company Hollywood Casting & Film (HC&F) prepares to kick off a brand new service: The Slate. Since HC&F itself launched in 2012, they have given thousands of actors across the U.S. access to thousands of projects across television, film, and new media. Now, The Slate is taking this endeavor to the next level by exclusively developing, casting, and producing quality short-form content with established industry professionals at the helm.
"Traditionally, Hollywood has put up barriers that prevent talented actors from accessing important stories. It's so hard for actors to break in and we first launched HCandF ten years ago because we wanted to change that," said Slate Co-Founder Sunny Vachher, a seasoned producer and actor himself. "Now, through teaming up with some of the best talent in the industry, we want to do even more for actors by ensuring that every single audition is for a worthwhile, meaningful project that has heart and a future."
The Slate brings cutting-edge stories to the table with the help of writer/producer and Co-Founder/Creative Director Leilani Downer (THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS), who carefully selects writers with credits and strong scripts. Along with fellow screenwriter/producer and Co-Founder/Head Writer Dylan Johnson, they field pitches from the chosen writers, provide feedback to help develop the story, and then give the greenlight to write the script. The collaboration continues through several drafts of the script to ensure the best depiction of the story, particularly because these cutting-edge, character-driven stories often tell personal stories ignored by the mainstream studios.
"The Slate gives many of these writers freedom to work on a passion project, something that they haven't found a home for quite yet," said Downer. "That makes the engagement a lot more exciting for them, and in turn, the actors get multiple opportunities to help a special project come alive. That empowers both writers and actors at the same time."
As The Slate launches, it's teaming up with writers like Kristina Thomas (HBO/Bad Robot's DEMIMONDE), Daniel King (HBOMax's PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: ORIGINAL SIN, Netflix's SWEET TOOTH), Patrick Metcalf (Amazon's UNDONE), Andy Greskoviak (BLACK FRIDAY), Kristen Ruhlin (ME YOU MADNESS, WELCOME TO MERCY) and Brittany Van Horne (Paramount's TOONING OUT THE NEWS, THE GOLDBERGS). Each of these WGA writers are using their diverse perspectives to tell strong stories that will go far beyond The Slate.
"They all bring such exciting ideas to the table, and it's really amazing that the ideas don't just stop here," said Johnson. "Some of these are personal stories and others are proofs of concept, so they all have the opportunity to be taken out and pitched outside of our studio. It's equally exciting that our actors get to play a unique role in helping that happen and also build lifelong relationships with successful industry professionals."
The collaboration doesn't stop with the audition as The Slate will host regular roundtables/career days that will allow these writers to elaborate on their professional experience and offer insight to actors and other artists, giving them the ammunition they need to succeed not only in Slate projects but in the evolving industry of Hollywood.
"We want an active engagement between the writers and the actors to maximize the benefits that actors can reap from the service, regardless of whether they end up in that writer's production," said Slate Co-Founder Vinay Bhagat, who created HC&F with Vachher. "The relationship between a writer and an actor is largely ignored, so this creates a direct forum for actors to ask questions and receive answers that come from hands-on experience. All of us are tired of these walls in Hollywood. We are all just want to collaborate, and finally, we can do that."
This is only the tip of the iceberg for The Slate, as they aim to grow in scope and tell an even wider range of stories so that every Slate actor consistently gets access to new material. The Slate sets a new standard for actors and offers a clear road for industry access, giving them a central role in the filmmaking process.
Contact: info@hcandf.com
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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – A college in the Miami Valley is hosting several sessions to introduce people to careers in manufacturing.
Sinclair Community College is offering two “Manufacturing Boot Camps” for people who want to learn about or get a start on manufacturing careers. The weeklong camps, one starting July 18 and the other on August 1, will offer information on opportunities in computer numerical control (CNC) and hands-on introduction to operation of milling centers and lathes.
Student participants will earn two credit hours. High school teachers and counselors can earn 28 hours of ECU credit.
The following sessions are available. Each one is limited to 12 participants:
- Session 1
- July 18 – 22, 2022
- Monday through Thursday – 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Friday – 8:00 a.m. to noon
- Session 2
- August 1 – 5, 2022
- Monday through Thursday – 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Friday – 8:00 a.m. to noon
“The Manufacturing Boot Camp is a tremendous opportunity to learn about careers that offer excellent pay, stability, clean environments, and advancement opportunities,” said Ron Ulrich, chair of Industrial Engineering Technology – Sinclair Community College. “Manufacturing has evolved and there is no better time than now to consider this rewarding career field.”
To register for one of Sinclair’s Manufacturing Boot Camp sessions, email teri.hecht@sinclair.edu or call 937-512-2570. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/sinclair-hosting-boot-camps-on-careers-in-manufacturing/ | 2022-06-29 21:39:26 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/sinclair-hosting-boot-camps-on-careers-in-manufacturing/ |
ADANA, Turkey (AP) — Rescuers called out, “Slowly, slowly,” as they lifted a man inch by inch from between slabs of collapsed concrete Monday in the Turkish province that was the epicenter of a devastating earthquake.
His neck in a brace, the barefoot man was carried on a stretcher as he emerged. Rescuers in Pazarcik in the province of Kahramanmaras held him aloft and ran off with him.
It was among numerous rescue efforts that unfolded as darkness, rain and cold enveloped the region of Turkey and Syria that was rocked by a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Hours later, a 7.5 magnitude temblor struck more than 100 kilometers (60 miles) away. At least 3,400 people were killed, and civilians joined rescuers in desperate efforts across Turkey and Syria.
“Can anyone hear me?” rescuers shouted. In some places around southeast Turkey, survivors could be heard screaming from beneath collapsed buildings.
People crouched to look below a massive sheet of concrete propped at an angle by steel bars. They crawled in and out, trying to reach survivors. Excavating equipment dug through the rubble below.
Elsewhere in Kahramanmaras province, rescuers pulled two children alive from the rubble. One lay on a stretcher on the snowy ground. Rescuers quieted the throngs of people trying to help so they could hear survivors and find them.
Some emerged safely then waited to hear any word on relatives.
“My two grandchildren, my daughter-in-law, are all inside. They haven’t come out,” said Hasan Birbalta while waiting near a collapsed building in Pazarcik, adding the granddaughter is 2 and the grandson is 6.
Thousands of search-and-rescue personnel, firefighters and medics were working across 10 provinces, along with some 3,500 soldiers. Residents lifted rubble and unearthed people heard screaming from beneath buildings. Aftershocks made rescue efforts more dangerous.
In Adana, about 20 people, some in emergency rescue jackets, used power saws atop the concrete mountain of a collapsed building to carve out space that would let any survivors climb out or be rescued. Later, excavators joined the efforts as bright spotlights illuminated the wreckage.
Turkish military ambulance planes were transporting the injured to Istanbul and Ankara hospitals, the defense ministry said. Rescuers from across Turkey tried to make it to the provinces amid heavy snow and rain.
At a news conference late Monday, four ministers said that because Hatay’s airport had been severely damaged, they had to fly into Adana nearly three hours away.
In Syria, a man held a dead girl in his arms beside a two-story collapsed concrete building as he walked away from the debris. He and a woman set the girl on the floor under covering to protect her from the rain, wrapping her in a large blanket and looking back to the building, overwhelmed.
An official with Turkey’s disaster management authority said 7,840 people had been rescued across 10 provinces. The official, Orhan Tatar, said 5,606 buildings had collapsed.
Tatar said the total area affected was large and places were hard to reach, but that as of late Monday, teams had been directed to all collapsed buildings.
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Bilginsoy reported from Istanbul. Associated Press writer Carley Petesch in Chicago contributed. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-survivors-scream-as-desperate-rescuers-work-in-turkey-syria/ | 2023-02-07 15:04:22 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-survivors-scream-as-desperate-rescuers-work-in-turkey-syria/ |
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, released a doctor's note Wednesday saying he is recovering well from a May stroke as he vies for an open seat in a bare-knuckle campaign against Republican Mehmet Oz, who has questioned Fetterman's fitness to serve.
Five months after the medical emergency from which Fetterman said, "I almost died," he is fighting some lingering effects of the stroke — "the elephant in the room," he called it at a recent rally. The lieutenant governor uses closed-captioning to quickly interpret and respond to questions, and sometimes stumbles over words.
In the one-page letter, Dr. Clifford Chen noted that Fetterman continues to endure effects of the stroke that involve speech and being able to respond quickly. But he said Fetterman exhibited no effects on his “cognitive ability” or his ability to think and reason after the stroke, which occurred just days before the primary election.
Fetterman “is recovering well from his stroke and his health has continued to improve” Chen wrote in the report after examining Fetterman on Friday. Chen, a primary care physician in Duquesne affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, concluded that Fetterman “has no work restrictions and can work full duty in public office.”
Fetterman has declined to release a fuller suite of his medical records or provide access by reporters to his doctors or specialists. Some independent stroke experts consulted by The Associated Press said Fetterman appears to be recovering remarkably well as he campaigns.
Chen did note a couple lingering effects that Fetterman's campaign has disclosed. An auditory processing disorder makes it hard for him to understand what someone might say to him. Fetterman has occasionally stumbled over words while speaking, but Chen said Fetterman's communication is significantly improved after working with a speech therapist.
Fetterman's recovery has played a significant role in the campaign.
Oz, a heart surgeon who has treated stroke patients, has accused Fetterman of lying about his health and suggested that the stroke has left Fetterman unequipped to serve effectively in the Senate.
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Neergaard reported from Washington.
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There's a one-stop Chicana shop with unique items and sayings! Meet the owner of “Very That” that's giving them an extra flare!
Cositas that Celebrate Culture | Great Day SA
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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell greets fans before former president Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally at the Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington, Ohio, on June 26, 2021.
MyPillow founder and 2020 presidential election conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell said Tuesday night that FBI agents seized his cellphone in southern Minnesota — an action at least partly corroborated by the agency.
The exact legal context of Tuesday evening’s events in Mankato weren’t entirely clear, but the FBI confirmed it executed a “search warrant authorized by a federal judge” in an action that involved both Minnesota and Colorado agents.
According to Lindell, FBI agents took his cellphone in his hometown of Mankato with a federal warrant related to Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems material he might be in possession of. Dominion is suing Lindell for defamation, one of several lawsuits Lindell is embroiled in over his baseless claims of election fraud that, in his words, “stole” the 2020 election from former President Donald Trump, whom Lindell advised at various times.
“They said, ‘It’s not about January 6,’ ” Lindell said in an interview with the Pioneer Press. “I asked them that.”
Lindell referred several times to Dominion machines in Mesa County, Colo., which is also the scene of a criminal investigation over alleged breaches into election systems.
According to Lindell’s account, he was returning from duck hunting in Iowa and stopped at a Mankato Hardee’s restaurant when vehicles corralled his car and four agents piled out.
“Three guys and a lady,” Lindell said of the agents. “They were pretty nice.”
One of the agents questioned Lindell about an image of a Dominion voting machine that Lindell said he got “off the internet.” They took his cellphone, which Lindell lamented as the only computing device he uses to conduct business at his Chaska pillow company. “Everything is on my phone.”
Lindell said the paperwork, which referenced “an official criminal investigation of a suspected felony,” was signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leong of the U.S. District Court of Minnesota.
Minneapolis FBI spokeswoman Cyndi Barrington said, “FBI Minneapolis assisted FBI Denver today with court authorized law enforcement activity.”
Denver FBI spokeswoman Vikki Migoya said in a statement, in part, “Without commenting on this specific matter, I can confirm that the FBI was at that location executing a search warrant authorized by a federal judge.”
Lindell said he had been hunting teal in an early duck hunting season in Iowa that ends on Sept. 16. | https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/trump-pillow-pal-mike-lindell-says-fbi-seized-his-cellphone/article_b960aa03-74d6-53f3-98d4-7f51e1c82924.html | 2022-09-14 13:40:28 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/trump-pillow-pal-mike-lindell-says-fbi-seized-his-cellphone/article_b960aa03-74d6-53f3-98d4-7f51e1c82924.html |
- Participates as a platinum sponsor to introduce the world's first NFTFi service 'NEITH Station'
- A brand campaign for 'City of NILE' begins with NFTFi events and featuring on the Times Square Billboards
- A new NFT collectible 'City of RA' on sale from April 12th, the event's opening day
NEW YORK, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wemade is participating in the world's biggest NFT conference 'NFT.NYC 2023', held from April 12th to 14th, as a platinum sponsor. It will introduce NEITH Station, the world's first NFTFi service on its DAO & NFT platform, NILE (NFT Is Life Evolution).
The company's booth will be decorated on the theme of 'NILE. Breathing Life into NFTs', and will have exhibitions and events where attendees can enjoy and learn about City of NILE, a NEITH NFT collection available in the NEITH Station.
In addition, it will also start a brand campaign to increase its presence in the global market by featuring City of NILE on the Times Square Billboards. It plans to actively communicate and support various projects and artists around the world, so they can join NILE's ecosystem seamlessly.
City of RA, City of NILE's second NEITH NFT collectible, will be on sale from April 12th, the event's opening day. 88 PFP (Profile Picture) NFTs in the collectible can be purchased at NILE's Marketplace.
NEITH Station is an NFTFi service that guarantees a fixed amount of WEMIX through a decentralized protocol, NEITH NFT. With NFTFi, users can lend, swap, and stake NEITH NFTs that they own. NEITH NFTs can be exchanged for a fixed amount of WEMIX at any time after the Covenant Date.
Links:
- NILE (NFT Is Life Evolution): https://www.nile.io/
- NEITH Station: https://www.nile.io/neith-station
- City of NILE: https://www.nile.io/life/cone
- Tangled Timepieces: https://www.nile.io/life/tangled
About WEMADE
A renowned industry leader in game development with over 20 years of experience, Korea-based WEMADE is leading a once-in-a-generation shift as the gaming industry pivots to blockchain technology. Through subsidiary WEMIX, WEMADE aims to accelerate the mass adoption of blockchain technology by building an experience-based, platform-driven, and service-oriented mega-ecosystem to offer a wide spectrum of intuitive, convenient, and easy-to-use Web3 services. www.wemade.com
About NILE
NILE is the world's first DAO-powered blockchain NFT platform based on a fully decentralized smart contract infrastructure that will redefine the way we identify and express inspiration, creativity, and opportunity. NILE enables trustless and transparent projects in the form of concerts, art exhibits, sports, music, investments, and even businesses to be facilitated and managed through the DAO. More at www.nile.io
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery fell $1.61 to $66.74 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for May delivery fell $1.73 to $72.97 a barrel.
Wholesale gasoline for April delivery was unchanged at $2.50 a gallon. April heating oil rose 4 cents to $2.68 a gallon. April natural gas fell 17 cents to $2.34 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Gold for April delivery rose $50.50 at $1,973.50 an ounce. Silver for May delivery rose 77 cents to $22.46 an ounce and May copper rose 3 cents to $3.89 a pound.
The dollar fell to 131.67 Japanese yen from 133.55 yen. The euro rose to $1.0681 from $1.0613. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-business/2023/03/17/closing-prices-for-crude-oil-gold-and-other-commodities-406/ | 2023-03-17 21:03:18 | 1 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-business/2023/03/17/closing-prices-for-crude-oil-gold-and-other-commodities-406/ |
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Qatar Airways today finalized an order for 25 737 MAX airplanes, providing the flag carrier's short- and medium-haul fleet with improved economics, fuel efficiency and sustainable operations. Company leaders announced the order for the 737-10, Boeing's largest and most efficient single-aisle jet, in a signing ceremony at the Farnborough International Airshow.
"We are honored that Qatar Airways has decided to add Boeing's single-aisle family to its fleet, deepening our relationship with this world-class airline," said Stan Deal, Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO. "The 737-10 is ideally suited for Qatar Airways' regional network and will provide the carrier with the most capable, most fuel-efficient airplane in its class."
Seating up to 230 passengers with a range of 3,300 nautical miles, the 737-10 is the largest airplane in the 737 MAX family, offering greater fuel efficiency and the best per-seat economics of any single-aisle airplane in the industry. The jet can cover 99% of the world's single-aisle routes.
In January, Boeing and Qatar Airways announced a Memorandum of Understanding for 737 MAX airplanes at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. In addition, the airline became the global launch customer for the new 777-8 Freighter, with an order for up to 50 freighters.
Qatar Airways operates more than 120 Boeing airplanes including 777 and 787 passenger jets along with 747 and 777 freighters.
A multi-award winning airline, Qatar Airways was announced as the 'Airline of the Year' at the 2021 Skytrax World Airline Awards. It was also named 'World's Best Business Class', 'World's Best Business Class Airline Lounge', 'World's Best Business Class Airline Seat', 'World's Best Business Class Onboard Catering' and 'Best Airline in the Middle East'. The airline continues to stand alone at the top of the industry having won the main prize for an unprecedented sixth time (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021).
Qatar Airways currently flies to more than 150 destinations worldwide, connecting through its Doha hub, Hamad International Airport, currently named 'Airport of the Year' by Skytrax World Airport Awards 2022.
As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing's diverse team is committed to innovating for the future, leading with sustainability, and cultivating a culture based on the company's core values of safety, quality and integrity. Join our team and find your purpose at boeing.com/careers.
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Dream vs. Mystics: Odds, spread, over/under and other Vegas lines - June 30
Published: Jun. 30, 2023 at 11:36 AM EDT|Updated: 21 minutes ago
The Atlanta Dream (5-8) welcome in the Washington Mystics (9-5) after dropping four home games in a row. The matchup tips at 7:30 PM ET on Friday, June 30, 2023.
You can find odds, spreads, over/unders and more across multiple sportsbooks for the Dream vs. Mystics matchup in this article.
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Dream vs. Mystics Game Info
- Game Day: Friday, June 30, 2023
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ION
- Location: College Park, Georgia
- Arena: Gateway Center Arena
Dream vs. Mystics Odds, Spread, Over/Under
Check out the odds, spread and over/under for this WNBA matchup posted at different sportsbooks.
Dream vs. Mystics Betting Trends
- The Mystics have won seven games against the spread this season, while failing to cover six times.
- The Dream have won six games against the spread this season, while failing to cover six times.
- Washington has covered the spread five times this season (5-6 ATS) when playing as at least 2.5-point favorites.
- Atlanta has an ATS record of 4-5 when playing as at least 2.5-point underdogs this year.
- A total of three out of the Mystics' 13 games this season have gone over the point total.
- So far this season, eight out of the Dream's 12 games with an over/under have gone over the point total.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: TUSK) (the "Company"), announced today that it will report its 2022 first quarter financial results after the market closes on Monday, May 9, 2022. In conjunction with the earnings release, the Company has scheduled a conference call and webcast to discuss first quarter results the same day at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time (5:00 p.m. Central Time).
For those who cannot listen to the live call, an archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call concludes at https://ir.mammothenergy.com/events-presentations.
About Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.
Mammoth is an integrated, growth-oriented energy services company focused on the construction and repair of the electric grid for private utilities, public investor-owned utilities and co-operative utilities through its infrastructure services businesses. The Company also provides products and services to enable the exploration and development of North American onshore unconventional oil and natural gas reserves. Mammoth's suite of services and products include: infrastructure services, well completion services, natural sand and proppant services, drilling services and other energy services. For more information, please visit www.mammothenergy.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Thursday approved a sprawling energy package that seeks to undo virtually all of President Joe Biden's agenda to address climate change.
The legislation would sharply increase domestic production of oil, natural gas and coal, and ease permitting restrictions that delay pipelines, refineries and other projects. It would boost production of critical minerals such as lithium, nickel and cobalt that are used in electric vehicles, computers, cellphones and other products.
By a 225-204 vote, the House sent the measure to the Senate, where Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called it “dead on arrival.” Four Democrats joined with all but one Republican to support the bill.
Biden has threatened to veto the bill, saying it would replace "pro-consumer policies" adopted in the landmark climate law approved last year "with a thinly veiled license to pollute.'' The bill would roll back Democratic investments in clean energy and "pad oil and gas company profits,'' the White House said.
Republicans call the bill the "Lower Energy Costs Act" and gave it the symbolic label H.R. 1 — the top legislative priority of the new GOP majority, which took control of the House in January.
The measure combines dozens of separate proposals and represents more than two years of work by Republicans who have chafed at Biden's environmental agenda. They say Biden's efforts have thwarted U.S. energy production and increased costs at the gas pump and grocery store.
“Families are struggling because of President Biden's war on American energy,'' said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., one of the bill's main authors.
The GOP bill will “unleash" abundant U.S. natural resources "so we can produce energy in America,'' Scalise said. “We don't have to be addicted to foreign countries that don't like us.''
Democrats called the bill a giveaway to big oil companies.
"Republicans refuse to hold polluters accountable for the damage they cause to our air, our water, our communities and our climate,'' said New Jersey Rep. Frank Pallone, the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
“While Democrats delivered historic wins for the American people by passing historic climate legislation, Republicans are actively working to undermine that progress and do the bidding of their polluter friends,″ Pallone said.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said the bill “restores American energy leadership by repealing unnecessary taxes and overregulation on American energy producers,'' and "makes it easier to build things in America'' by placing a two-year time limit on environmental reviews that now take an average of seven years.
“Every time we need a pipeline, a road or a dam, it gets held up five to seven years and adds millions of dollars in costs for the project to comply with Washington’s permitting process,'' McCarthy said in speech on the House floor. “It’s too long, it’s unaffordable, it’s not based on science and it’s holding us back.''
He pointed to a project to modify and improve Lake Isabella Dam in his central California district that has lasted 18 years and still is not completed.
“Permitting reform isn’t for everyone,'' McCarthy added. “If you like paying more at the pump, you don’t want to make it faster for American workers to build more pipelines. If you’re China, you’d rather America sit back and let others lead. And if you’re a bureaucrat, maybe you really do enjoy reading the 600-page environmental impact studies.''
Most Americans want lower prices and more U.S. energy production, McCarthy said — results he said the bill will deliver.
Democrats called that misleading and said the GOP plan was a thinly disguised effort to reward oil companies and other energy producers that have contributed millions of dollars to GOP campaigns.
Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva, the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, derided the bill as the “Polluters Over People Act'' and “a nearly 200-page love letter to polluting industries.''
Instead of reining in "Big Oil" companies that have reported record profits while "hoarding thousands of unused leases'' on public lands and waters, the GOP bill lowers royalty rates paid by energy producers and reinstates noncompetitive leasing of public lands, Grijalva said.
The bill also gives mining companies “a veritable free-for-all on our public lands” and “makes mockery of tribal consultation'' required under federal law, he said.
Under the GOP plan, mining companies will “destroy sacred and special places" throughout the West, "ruin the landscape and leave behind a toxic mess that pollutes our water and hurts our health — all without paying a cent to the American people,'' Grijalva said.
Schumer called the measure “a giveaway to Big Oil pretending to be an energy package.”
The House energy package “would gut important environmental safeguards on fossil fuel projects,'' locking America "into expensive, erratic and dirty energy sources while setting us back more than a decade on our transition to clean energy,'' Schumer said.
Schumer said he supports streamlining the nation's cumbersome permitting process for energy projects, especially those that will deliver “clean energy” such as wind, solar and geothermal power. “But the Republican plan falls woefully short on this front as well,'' he said, calling on Republicans to back reforms that would help ease the transition to renewable energy and accelerate construction of transmission lines to bolster the nation's aging power grid.
Schumer and other Democrats said the Republican bill would repeal a new $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and other parts of the climate and health care law passed by Democrats last year. The bill also would eliminate a new tax on methane pollution.
Four Democrats voted in favor of the bill: Reps. Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzales of Texas, Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington state. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., opposed the bill.
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When elementary students in the Twin Falls School District arrive for their first day of school this fall, they’ll be greeted by their new teacher, their classmates, their principal – and their armed security guard.
The district’s board of trustees voted unanimously at a meeting Wednesday evening to add 10 armed security guards from Eagle Eye Security, a private company. They will each be stationed at one of the district’s nine elementary schools and at an alternative middle school.
The guards will supplement SROs in the district to ensure there’s an armed, trained adult in every school building every day. With the prevalence of school shootings on a national level, student safety has been foremost in the minds of parents, educators, and district officials. Adding armed guards is a relatively new approach to school safety in Idaho schools.
The May shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead spurred the district to add extra coverage for its primary schools.
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“We were getting a lot of comments, concerns, and questions from the community about what we were doing to support safety at elementary schools,” said Eva Craner, a spokesperson for the district. “We’ve had pretty positive feedback that this is the direction the community would support.”
Last school year, the district’s six school resource officers were each assigned to a high school or middle school as their “home base,” with one to three elementary schools to check in on regularly. With six SROs covering 16 schools, they could not be everywhere at once.
But the Twin Falls Police Department said it likely would not be able to provide any more than six SROs due to its own staffing shortages. Every new SRO means one fewer patrol officer.
So the district got creative and considered a new idea – bringing in armed guards.
The price tag for the guards is estimated to be about $250,000, Craner said, which will be covered with federal monies this school year. In future years, the district will likely put forward a supplemental levy to help pay for the new personnel.
That cost is on top of the $318,876.66 the district will pay for its Twin Falls Police Department SROs and their supervising sergeant this school year. The department and district each pay half of the law enforcement officers’ salaries.
When combined, that’s over half a million dollars to staff every school with armed protection.
The school district and Twin Falls Police Department plan to work together closely to make sure the new armed guards are adequately trained.
“When putting someone with a firearm in a school, you don’t want just anybody,” Sergeant Dusty Solomon, who oversees the juvenile crimes unit, said. “Our biggest concern is training them – that is a serious thing.”
The SROs have a rigorous training process. Before becoming an SRO, they must work as a patrol officer for at least three years. Then they must complete a 40-hour training course the summer before their first school year. More experienced SROs take advanced classes.
Craner said that Eagle Eye Security will provide “highly-trained professionals who have a law enforcement background.”
But the SROs the armed guards will be supplementing have multifaceted roles that go beyond basic security.
An SRO is the first line of defense in a school shooting – but there’s more to the job than that
If a shooting ever did occur, an SRO would be the first line of protection. Solomon said the department always works hard to make sure SROs don’t become complacent.
“Hopefully it never happens, but if it were to happen, they’re ready and prepared to take care of it,” she said. “SROs are the chief of their jurisdiction. It’s their area that they’re in charge of and tasked with protecting.”
But SROs in the Twin Falls School District have more on their plate than just emergency response preparedness.
Solomon said SROs work to foster positive relationships with students so they will see police officers in a different light.
“We don’t want them to always see police as the bad guy who comes around because someone’s in trouble or something bad has happened, but as people there to support them,” Solomon said.
SROs will often go out in the hallways during passing periods or at lunch to greet students or even play basketball with them. And they try to get into classrooms, teaching about whatever is their focus that year – like preventing online harassment or quashing vaping.
That’s on top of helping school administrators deal with issues like students fighting, using drugs, bringing weapons to school, or being excessively absent. They also conduct welfare checks.
SROs are just one part of a school’s ever-evolving safety plan
SROs and armed security guards are just one part of the district’s broader safety plan. Other safety measures in Twin Falls School District include the following:
All elementary schools have a single point of access, and secondary schools are working toward reducing their access points as well.
Any visitors must bring a government issued identification and receive a visitor’s badge before entering the school.
The district has a safety committee that meets quarterly and is comprised of district officials and local law enforcement. The district will also be adding teachers and parents to the group this year.
Radios are used to enhance communication.
Cameras are used within schools to prevent incidences and to identify those involved after the fact.
Staff members complete ALICE active shooter training.
Three years ago, Twin Falls also added a security aide to every school building. The aides are unarmed staff members who monitor safety by double checking that doors are locked appropriately, checking in visitors, and building relationships with kids in the hopes that they’ll report anything that’s out of the ordinary.
“They’re really a presence to make kids feel safe,” Craner said.
Those aides’ job descriptions may change slightly (with a focus on student behavior) now that the guards will be in place.
Going forward, the district is considering making other changes too. For example, they are considering whether clear backpacks would increase safety and whether intercom systems need to be updated.
Mike Munger, the program manager for the Idaho Safety and Security Program, said thinking outside the box about how to improve safety is exactly what districts should be doing.
The ISSP conducts triennial safety evaluations of every school in Idaho, then points out vulnerabilities and makes recommendations for how schools can address them. But ultimately, it’s up to each school board to make decisions about how to best protect its students.
“It’s good to be thinking through all the options that are available,” he said. “It’s how the process is supposed to go … I like the fact that school boards are giving thoughtful consideration to a variety of solutions.”
Most schools in Idaho at least have a contact person within their local police department if not a full-time SRO, Munger said. And at least one other district that he could think of – the Lakeland School District – has hired armed guards to help protect students.
Whatever safety plan a school has in place, he said it’s important to continually reevaluate it.
“Acts of violence are not like a flood or earthquake that behaves the same every time,” he said. “[Shooters] learn and change and every situation is a little different. It’s one of those elements where we can never really rest on our laurels.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s rare for the leader of the free world to be rendered silent, but President Joe Biden is clearly determined to say as little as possible about his predecessor Donald Trump’s federal indictment.
Biden’s White House dodges questions about the matter. His campaign doesn’t respond to them. And Biden himself wants nothing to do with it. “I have no comment on what happened,” he told reporters Friday while in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
The reticence reflects the precarious and unprecedented situation in which Biden finds himself: Just as Trump is the first former president to be charged by the federal government, Biden is the first incumbent to have his own administration indict his chief political rival.
While hardly unforeseen, Trump’s indictment brought a fresh round of reminders throughout Biden world that the president does not want to be drawn into the drama with commentary of any sort. He’s wary of providing fodder for Trump and his allies’ efforts to portray the Justice Department as engaged in a politically motivated prosecution.
Eric Dezenhall, a longtime crisis communications consultant, said Biden’s cautious path was prudent.
“There are certain positions you take not because they are persuasive but because they do the least damage,” he said. “Any syllable Biden or the White House team utters will be used in court and politically to validate the witch hunt narrative.”
Biden, who made restoring the independence of the Justice Department a central campaign promise in 2020, now aims to reinforce that principle as both a matter of politics and policy.
“I have never once — not one single time — suggested to the Justice Department what they should do or not do, relative to bringing a charge or not bringing a charge,” Biden said Thursday. “I’m honest.”
Later that evening, the White House said, the president learned of the 37 felony counts filed against Trump by a Miami grand jury through news coverage of Trump’s announcement that he’d been summoned to surrender on Tuesday.
Asked Friday whether he had spoken to Attorney General Merrick Garland about the case, Biden replied curtly.
“I have not spoken to him at all,” he told reporters. “I’m not going to speak to him.”
Further complicating matters for Biden is that he faces his own special counsel probe into classified documents discovered at his home and former office. The circumstances were markedly different: Unlike Trump, Biden voluntarily returned the documents to the federal government.
Meanwhile, the president’s son, Hunter, faces an ongoing Justice Department probe into his finances and the purchase of a firearm while under the influence of illegal substances.
Republicans defending Trump have already sought to accuse Biden of directing the prosecution, and they’re alleging a double standard in how the Justice Department brings cases.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy calls the Trump indictment a “grave injustice” and has pledged that House Republicans “will hold this brazen weaponization of power accountable.”
The idea that the case has a political slant rings true to nearly half of Americans.
An ABC News/Ipsos poll conducted over the weekend found that 47% of adults believe the charges in the documents case are politically motivated, compared with 37% who say they are not. Still, Americans are also more likely to say Trump should be charged than that he should not, 48% to 35%. Most Republicans said he should not be charged, and 80% of them believe the charges are politically motivated.
The White House is pushing back against the idea of any political meddling in the prosecution. Aides steadfastly continued to not comment on the case when pressed several times on Monday.
“What I can say — and you’ve heard us say this over and over again — this is a president that respects the rule of law. This is a president that wants to make sure … that the Department of Justice is truly independent,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday. “He said that during the campaign he’s restoring certainly the integrity of the Department of Justice. That is something that is important to this president.”
Privately, Biden aides express some satisfaction at Trump’s predicament — and some wish they were free to pile on in highlighting Trump’s alleged crimes and Republicans’ rush to defend him to voters. There’s also frustration that Trump will again steal the national spotlight and a desire to ensure Biden doesn’t get sucked into the maelstrom.
Biden allies have been quietly told to keep a low profile on the matter, and to ensure they don’t inadvertently say something that draws the president into the controversy.
Dezenhall compared the situation to when then-President Richard Nixon commented on the Charles Manson trial and sparked concerns that it would prevent the defendant from getting a fair trial.
“Imagine what would happen if a guy who already has the support of 40% of the country was thought to be suffering a similar fate,” the communications consultant added of Trump. “White Houses are very keen to this kind of thing.”
Said Dezenhall: “As devastating as this prosecution appears to Trump at the moment, we’ve been hearing ‘They got him now’ since 2015. I’m not so sure, and you can bet the smarter Dems aren’t so sure either.“
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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is planning on attending the United Nation climate conference in Egypt
Holcomb plans on giving a speech at the COP27 climate summit, address Indiana’s efforts to increase the use of clean energy
Indiana’s governor is planning his fifth overseas trip of the year, this time to attend a U.N. climate conference in Egypt.
Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb’s office announced Wednesday that he would take part in the COP27 climate change conference. Holcomb’s schedule includes giving a speech about Indiana’s efforts to increase use of clean energy in the state, the governor’s office said.
"I look forward to highlighting the ongoing ways Hoosiers continue to pioneer the way forward, develop sustainable solutions, and lead productive global conversations," Holcomb said in a statement.
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Holcomb and state Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers will be part of an Indiana delegation arriving Sunday in Egypt and returning to Indiana on Nov. 12. The trip is being paid for with private donations to the Indiana Economic Development Foundation, the governor’s office said.
Holcomb also plans meetings with businesses and foreign governments and organizations during the conference drawing leaders from nearly 200 nations to the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
- Jeep® Grand Cherokee 4xe marks second consecutive win for innovative 4xe plug-in hybrid system
- 3.0-liter Hurricane Twin Turbo debuted this year in the 2022 Grand Wagoneer
- Jeep Wrangler 4xe, a 2021 Wards 10 Best Engines and Propulsion Systems winner, is the best-selling plug-in hybrid in America
- Electrified and more efficient propulsion systems play important role in Dare Forward 2030 strategic plan
Two power-rich and fuel-efficient Stellantis powertrains, the innovative 4xe plug-in hybrid in the Jeep® Grand Cherokee 4xe and the all-new 3.0-liter Hurricane Twin Turbo I-6 in the Grand Wagoneer, are winners of the 2022 Wards 10 Best Engines and Propulsion Systems award. The honors mark the 12th consecutive year a Stellantis product is among the winners on the list.
"Our customers are very clear about what they expect from our vehicles and they don't look to make compromises. The 4xe and Hurricane Twin Turbo powertrains deliver performance that enhances the driving experience on road, off road and when towing. Just as importantly, they reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. The strong demand for Jeep brand 4xe PHEVs and the Hurricane Twin Turbo-equipped Grand Wagoneer demonstrates we are delivering what our customers desire," said Micky Bly, Stellantis senior vice president, global propulsion systems engineering.
Electrified and more efficient propulsion systems play an important role in the Dare Forward 2030 strategic plan that commits Stellantis to cut its global carbon footprint by 50% by 2030 and to lead the transportation industry by achieving net carbon zero by 2038.
4xe: Nearly Silent Propulsion Without Range Anxiety
The 4xe plug-in hybrid propulsion system that delivers nearly silent driving and enhanced off-road capability is a Wards 10 Best winner for the second year in row. This year, Wards editors named the Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe to the top 10 list after honoring the Jeep Wrangler 4xe, the best-selling plug-in hybrid in the United States, in 2021.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe delivers 25 miles of all-electric range and 56 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) from its technologically advanced propulsion system rated at 375 hp and 470 lb.-ft. of torque. The Grand Cherokee 4xe can tow a maximum of 6,000 lbs.
"Spectacular – the back and forth between the internal combustion engine and electrics is imperceptible and the stop/start is ultra smooth. It's really a bit of an engineering marvel," WardsAuto judge Dave Zoia said.
The 4xe propulsion system in the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Wrangler combines two electric motors, a 2.0-liter turbocharged I-4 engine, an 8-speed automatic transmission and a 17 kilowatt-hour battery pack. E Selec modes let the driver tailor the 4xe propulsion system to the trip: Hybrid, Electric and eSave, which conserves the battery pack charge for later use and can send power to the battery pack while driving with the I-4 engine. Regenerative braking also adds power to the battery pack.
Hurricane Twin Turbo: More Power, Less Emissions
The Hurricane Twin Turbo I-6 wins the Wards award in its first year of eligibility. It delivers more horsepower, more torque and less emissions than many competitors' naturally aspirated V-8 and boosted six-cylinder engines.
The inherently smooth running inline-6 engine employs state-of-the-art engineering and technologies that include two low-inertia, high-flow turbochargers for rapid response to throttle inputs, plasma transfer wire arc (spray bore) coating in the cylinder bores for an ultra-thin, low-friction wear surface and high-pressure (5,075 psi/350 bar) direct fuel injection.
"As the evident heir apparent to the HEMI® V-8, this is a huge leap forward for Stellantis, providing the basis for full-size truck and SUV propulsion for years to come. Electrified versions are likely to come, giving it even better numbers in the future," WardsAuto judge Bob Gritzinger said.
The all-aluminum Hurricane Twin Turbo 510 debuted this year in the 2022 Grand Wagoneer with a rating of 510 horsepower and 500 lb.-ft. of torque. It is joined for the 2023 model year with the standard output Hurricane Twin Turbo in the Wagoneer, rated at 420 hp and 468 lb.-ft. of torque.
A History of Winning
This is the 12th consecutive time a Stellantis product is a winner of the Wards 10 Best Engines and Propulsion Systems award. In the 29-year history of the award, 11 engines/systems produced by Stellantis and its predecessor companies have accounted for 23 winners, including (engine/latest vehicles tested/years listed) in reverse chronological order:
- 3.0-liter Hurricane Twin Turbo I-6 (Grand Wagoneer): 2022
- 2.0-liter I-4 plug-in hybrid (Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe, Jeep Wrangler 4xe): 2021-2022
- 3.6-liter Pentastar Upgrade with eTorque (Ram 1500): 2019-2020
- 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 hybrid (Chrysler Pacifica): 2017-2018
- 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6 (Ram 1500):2014-2016
- 6.2-liter Hellcat supercharged HEMI V-8 (Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat): 2015
- 83-kW electric motor (Fiat 500e): 2014
- 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 (Dodge Avenger, Chrysler 300S, Ram 1500): 2011-2013
- 5.7-liter HEMI V-8 (Dodge Charger R/T, Chrysler 300C, Dodge Challenger R/T, Ram 1500): 2003-2007, 2009
- 5.9-liter Cummins turbodiesel I-6 (Ram HD): 2004
- 4.7-liter SOHC V-8 (Jeep Grand Cherokee): 1999
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18-year-old driver charged with vehicular homicide after crashing into Walmart store, police say
THOMASVILLE, Ga. (WCTV/Gray News) – An 18-year-old is charged with vehicular homicide after police say he crashed into a Georgia Walmart store, killing one person and injuring several others.
According to Georgia State Patrol, 18-year-old Khalil Amarion Pugh was arrested after the crash Wednesday at the Walmart store in Thomasville.
Police said that just before noon, Pugh was speeding through the parking lot in a gray Toyota Camry when he crashed into the Home & Pharmacy entrance of the store, striking several people.
One shopper, identified as Kenneth Kennedy, was killed. Georgia State Patrol Sgt. 1st Class John Vanlandingham told WCTV that Kennedy was exiting the store when he was struck.
The exact rate of speed Khalil was traveling is still being determined. However, Vanlandingham said after watching surveillance video, it was clear the car was going “well over” the speed limit. Eyewitnesses also described the vehicle as “zooming” past them just before barreling into the store entrance.
“We’re trying to piece this all together as to why he was traveling that speed in the parking lot,” Vanlandingham said. “We have very good video footage; we’re talking to witnesses, and an investigation is underway at this time.”
Officials said Pugh attempted to flee the scene after the crash, which was caught on surveillance video. However, he was apprehended by bystanders inside the Walmart.
A passenger was also inside the vehicle at the time of the crash, but that person’s identity has not been released. Both Pugh and the passenger were taken into police custody.
According to police, Pugh is facing multiple charges, including first-degree vehicular homicide, reckless driving and driving without a license.
It’s unclear if the passenger is facing any charges. Police also have not clarified how many others were injured and the severity of those injuries.
Georgia State Patrol is still investigating.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a judge to oversee an inquiry into allegations that the country supplied arms to Russia on a ship that docked secretly at a naval base in December.
The allegations were made this month by the United States’ ambassador to South Africa, who said he was sure that weapons and ammunition were loaded onto the Russian-flagged cargo ship Lady R when it docked at the Simon’s Town naval base near Cape Town late last year.
Ambassador Reuben Brigety indicated that the U.S. had intelligence to sustain the allegation and he said he would bet his life on the accuracy of his claim that weapons were loaded onto the ship.
The Lady R container-carrying ship is under U.S. sanctions for being tied to a company that has transported weapons to aid the Russian war effort in Ukraine.
South Africa has denied there was any government-sanctioned deal to provide weapons to Russia, although it hasn’t categorically ruled out that an unofficial transaction took place involving another entity.
Judge P.M.D. Mojapelo, a former Supreme Court of Appeal judge, was appointed chairman of a three-member panel to investigate the incident, Ramaphosa’s office said in a statement on Sunday. A lawyer and a former minister of justice were also appointed.
The panel has six weeks to complete its investigations and another two weeks from then to provide a report to Ramaphosa, the president’s office said.
“The panel has been tasked to establish persons who were aware of the cargo ship’s arrival, and, if any, the contents to be off-loaded or loaded, the departure and destination of the cargo,” Ramaphosa’s office said.
Ramaphosa ordered the inquiry because of the seriousness of the allegations and “the impact of this matter on South Africa’s international relations,” his office said.
South Africa could be in breach of international law and its own laws regarding weapons sales if it is found to have supplied arms to Moscow for the war in Ukraine.
The incident has strained relations between the U.S. and South Africa, which is Africa’s most developed economy and a key Western partner on the continent.
South African Defense Minister Thandi Modise has said the Lady R was visiting to deliver an ammunition shipment from Russia that was ordered by South Africa in 2018 but was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Modise has refused to release cargo documents related to the visit by the Lady R after requests by opposition parties, saying they are classified. She said she will release them to the inquiry, though.
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Saturday Weather At Your Fingertips
East Texas (KLTV/KTRE) - Here is a look at the weather where you live: Good morning, East Texas! We’re off to a beautiful start this Saturday with clear skies and lots of sunshine. Temperatures are cool in the 40s this morning, but a quick warm up into the lower to middle 70s is expected thanks to ample sunshine and our southeasterly winds. Skies remain clear and quiet tonight which will lead to another cool start for our Sunday in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. Southeast winds get a little bit more breezy tomorrow afternoon which will help tomorrow’s highs range from the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. Expect more warmth and dry conditions for the start of the next work week, but the forecast gets a bit trickier as we head into Tuesday. Most of the day looks fairly dry, but an approaching cold front looks to stall along our northern counties Tuesday evening, leading to the chance for a few showers and thundershowers Tuesday night. This stalled front will then play a game of “Red Rover, Come Over” as it will wiggle south, then north across the northern half of East Texas on Wednesday and Thursday, leading to a split in temperatures across the area as well as more scattered rain through each day. A second cold front is still set to race through East Texas sometime next Friday, leading to another round of scattered showers and thundershowers as well as cooler conditions for next weekend.
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Dutch company SkyNRG has chosen Washington state to locate a major new biogas plant that will produce sustainable aviation fuel — a key part of the airline world’s push to decarbonize flying.
In an interview Wednesday on the sidelines of a Boeing conference on aviation sustainability in Renton, SkyNRG CEO Philippe Lacamp said he expects the plant to be operational by 2028 or 2029. Its construction will provide about 600 jobs, and running it thereafter will provide about 100 permanent new jobs, he said.
Previously SkyNRG, which has its U.S. office in Bend, Oregon, had said it was looking for a location somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. Lacamp said new state legislation signed this month by Gov. Jay Inslee that provides sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, subsidies and speeds permits for plant construction tip the scale for Washington.
The legislation “positions Washington state as the most attractive, most supportive state for SAF,” he said. “It’s the most generous state in the nation now.”
SkyNRG has been studying several potential locations in the state but Lecamp declined to identify them pending full “engagement” with the local communities. “We want to make sure that we’re a good neighbor,” he said.
The project to produce about 90,000 metric tons of SAF per year, about 30 million gallons, will require a huge investment of between $600 million and $800 million, he added.
Lecamp said he’s confident SkyNRG will nail down the equity and debt financing to cover that as the global aviation industry mounts a big push to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 — with large-scale SAF production accounting for fully 65% of the planned reduction.
“We see these technologies as being absolutely essential for the ongoing development of the aviation industry in terms of 2050 targets,” Lecamp said. “We have confidence that they can be financed.”
“There is capital available, even in the current macroeconomic situation,” he added. “There is a willingness to provide the capital.”
A bill sponsored by state Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig, D-Spokane, creates tax credits that will provide subsidies of up to $2 per gallon for SAF, which is 2 to 5 times more expensive than regular jet fuel that currently costs about $2.17 per gallon.
A separate bill will accelerate permitting and environmental review for construction of clean energy plants.
“This is what we hoped would happen,” Billig said Thursday. “It’s rewarding to see this bill pay dividends for the state so quickly.”
Enormous challenge to produce enough SAF
For Wednesday’s aviation sustainability conference in Renton, Boeing brought together leading representatives of airlines, Wall Street financiers, global aviation regulators and government policymakers to discuss the challenge of aviation meeting its goal to decarbonize by 2050.
Aviation today contributes about 2.5% of worldwide carbon emissions, a relatively small percentage but one expected to grow as air travel expands around the globe.
Because of the huge energy intensity required to haul hundreds of people safely across the skies, flying is one of the most difficult modes of transportation to decarbonize.
Electric batteries to power bigger airplanes are impractical, as they’d be too heavy.
The industry’s plan for net zero by 2050 includes switching out older planes flying today for much more efficient ones and eventually coming up with electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-powered alternatives for smaller airliners.
However, the bulk of the reduction is planned to come from using SAF, a hydrocarbon fuel that performs exactly like the kerosene-based fuel in current jet engines but is sourced from a variety of renewable feedstocks instead of from fossil fuels.
This transition to decarbonized flying will be costly, as air travelers will discover in the years ahead, because SAF is expensive to produce.
Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association, or IATA, warned via video conference from Geneva on Wednesday that airlines will have to pass along the extra cost of SAF in higher ticket prices.
Before we get there though, the biggest issue is that, after years of talk about developing SAF, there is precious little actually produced.
Last year, less than 0.1% of the fuel used in airplanes worldwide was SAF. Just two producers supply SAF commercially in the U.S.
World Energy and Neste last year provided less than 16 million gallons of SAF made from cooking oil and animal fats to Los Angeles and San Francisco airports. That was the total U.S. production.
For perspective, United Airlines Chief Sustainability Officer Lauren Riley said United uses 4 billion gallons of fuel a year.
The White House has set goals to produce 3 billion gallons of SAF per year by 2030, and 35 billion gallons per year by 2050.
Going from almost nothing to producing the required quantities of SAF is daunting.
“We recognize that this is going to be incredibly challenging, but it is achievable,” IATA’s Walsh told the conference. “And we are absolutely determined to do everything we can to achieve that goal.”
Chris Raymond, Boeing’s chief sustainability officer, said in an interview that failing to produce SAF at large scale could stunt the growth of aviation as governments impose limits on carbon emissions.
“That is the threat that sits out there,” Raymond said.
Boeing is using its clout to try to get movement. It partnered with SkyNRG specifically by committing in 2021 to the advance purchase of SAF from its facility here for use in Boeing flight tests and other operations.
Boeing also lobbied in Olympia for the passage of the clean energy bills to support SAF production.
And Raymond said Boeing union leader Jon Holden, District 751 president at the International Association of Machinists, played a strong role in convincing the Legislature to support the bills.
SkyNRG’s ambitions
Nascent industry that it is, SAF production is now being boosted to life by government support in Europe and the U.S. — with California and now Washington leading the way here.
Several different chemical mechanisms are being developed to produce the fuel from various carbon sources, which are referred to as “feedstocks.”
Production from used cooking oil and fats is the most established pathway, but scaling that to the required levels has limits. As Angela Wilkinson, CEO of the World Energy Council, put it, “There’s only so much fried chicken people can eat.”
Since its founding in 2009 — spun off from a study done for Dutch airline KLM, which is a shareholder in the company — SkyNRG has been focused entirely on developing SAF technology.
Yet it is essentially still a startup, with only about 50 employees and just three of those in the U.S.
Still, it has partnerships with Boeing and with major airlines and it has huge ambitions.
In Holland, Lacamp said it is closing in on a final investment decision on a plant producing SAF via the used oils and fats pathway.
But the one it plans for Washington state will use a different chemical pathway: It’s dubbed “alcohol-to-jet” and consists of fermenting carbon waste to produce ethanol that is then converted to fuel.
The feedstock will be waste gases, chiefly methane, derived from agricultural or municipal landfill waste.
“Think around dairy farms, for example,” Lacamp said.
Yes, he means cow farts and cow manure. “It can be captured under canopies. There’s all sorts of ways dairy farms find of capturing biogas,” he added.
Even more ambitiously, SkyNRG plans another plant in Holland using a third, different pathway — the greenest SAF of all — called “power-to-liquid,” which uses renewably sourced electricity to produce “green hydrogen” that is then combined with carbon dioxide captured from the atmosphere to produce fuel.
These latter two SAF pathways are new and in development. They’ve been shown to work in a lab but have never been used on an industrial scale.
“We are a novel technology and that comes with a level of risk,” Lecamp said. “Matching the capital with the appetite to accept a level of risk which is higher than what you now see in wind turbines and solar farms, that is more challenging.”
For investors to take that risk with a huge amount of capital, they must be convinced of a long-term market for the SAF product.
It will require more than noble declarations of intent from the aviation industry.
Joe Shanahan, managing director, head of aviation at investment bank Citi, said investors will hesitate until airlines step up and sign long-term contracts to buy the fuel, despite the premium price.
The Washington state per-gallon subsidy could prove critical for that to happen.
In 2021, Alaska Airlines agreed to work with SkyNRG and Lecamp said it’s “one of many airlines keen to take part” by committing to buy SkyNRG’s SAF.
All the larger airlines flying out of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, including Delta and Southwest, could equally have an interest in locally produced SAF.
The future of aviation is being gambled on this technology play. Lacamp estimated that 750 SAF plants will have to be built at enormous cost to meet the capacity targets of just the U.S. and the European Union.
The one planned for Washington state will be leading edge, he said.
“When you’re doing the first-of-a-kind facility, you’re going to learn a lot,” said Lecamp, adding that the lessons will then be applied to replicate similar plants around the world.
“From the very beginning, this company has been focused on sustainable aviation fuel,” Lecamp said. “We understand the feedstocks. We understand the technologies. We know that it has to happen for aviation to reach its 2050 net zero target. And we’re all in on that.” | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/new-800m-sustainable-aviation-fuel-plant-planned-for-washington-state/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business | 2023-05-19 03:43:52 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/new-800m-sustainable-aviation-fuel-plant-planned-for-washington-state/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business |
The North Carolina Supreme Court’s new Republican majority weighed overruling a decision that struck down the state’s GOP-drawn voting maps as a partisan gerrymander on Tuesday, a rare rehearing that could shift a sweeping election law clash at the U.S. Supreme Court.
The case has also fueled accusations of partisanship in the state’s top court, which is elected in increasingly expensive campaigns. Republican state lawmakers argued the court’s previous 4-3 Democratic majority sped up their rulings against the GOP.
After Republicans in the midterm elections regained control of the court and the new 5-2 majority last month granted the GOP lawmakers’ request to rehear the dispute, Democrats have similarly attributed partisan motivations. It marked only the third time the court has granted a rehearing during the past 30 years.
“This court issued two landmark decisions recognizing that the North Carolina Constitution prohibits partisan gerrymandering that systematically dilutes some North Carolinians’ votes and requires that all voters have substantially equal voting power,” Lali Madduri, who represented the plaintiffs, said at Tuesday’s oral argument.
“Now, the legislative defendants play a cynical game, hoping that this newly constituted court will reverse course and abdicate its fundamental duty of judicial review,” continued Madduri, counsel at progressive election law firm Elias Law Group.
Although the court is technically only rehearing the second decision in the case, which is known as “Harper II” and involves maps to replace the invalidated ones, the Republican lawmakers want the court to also overrule its earlier decision, referred to as “Harper I,” that originally struck down the legislature’s maps last February.
Phillip Stratch, an attorney representing the GOP lawmakers, asserted that the court has no workable tool to adjudicate partisan gerrymanders and should instead leave map drawing to the legislature.
“Harper I claimed to divine the holy grail, a standard by which so-called ‘partisan gerrymandering’ could be measured and enforced by the courts. But as Harper II demonstrated, that was simply a fool’s errand,” said Stratch.
Tuesday’s oral arguments specifically involved North Carolina’s voting maps, but the rehearing impacts a closely watched U.S. Supreme Court case with major implications for elections nationwide.
After the GOP-drawn maps were struck down, the nation’s highest court agreed to consider a sweeping argument from the Republican lawmakers that would effectively hand state legislatures near-total authority in drawing congressional maps and setting federal election rules.
The Republicans lawmakers’ argument, known as the independent state legislature theory, contends that the federal Constitution prohibits state courts and constitutions from limiting legislatures’ power to regulate federal elections.
The justices were headed for a decision in Moore v. Harper by late June, but they have recently questioned whether they have authority to move ahead now that the state court is conducting a rehearing.
Legal experts suggest the justices may wait until the North Carolina justices issue their opinion before deciding what to do, because overruling Moore I may make the proceedings in Washington, D.C., moot. The parties are due to submit briefs explaining their views on the issue later this month.
At the oral argument, Justice Richard Dietz, one of the newly elected Republican justices, asked if the U.S. Supreme Court’s ongoing proceedings block the state court from overruling Harper I.
“This court certainly has the authority to overrule Harper I notwithstanding Moore v. Harper,” Scratch responded.
Meanwhile, Democratic justices who previously ruled against the GOP lawmakers appeared skeptical of changing their stance on Tuesday.
“What has happened over the course of the past 88 days since we issued our opinion in this case, that would mandate and compel a different result?” asked Justice Michael Morgan (D).
Justice Anita Earls (D), who also previously ruled against the Republican lawmakers, noted, “You’re saying that we should overrule Harper I and advocate that the legislature has free rein to enact legislative districts that give extreme partisan advantage to one political party, rather than to, as Harper I stipulated, there should be adherence to some measures of fairness.” | https://www.wowktv.com/hill-politics/north-carolina-supreme-court-convenes-for-rare-rehearing-in-major-gerrymandering-case/ | 2023-03-14 20:18:27 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/hill-politics/north-carolina-supreme-court-convenes-for-rare-rehearing-in-major-gerrymandering-case/ |
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Pakistani engineers cut into an embankment for one of the country's largest lakes on Sunday to release rising waters in the hopes of saving a nearby city and town from flooding as officials predicted more monsoon rain was on the way for the country's already devastated south.
While officials hope the cut in the sides of Lake Manchar will protect about half a million people who live in the city of Sehwan and the town of Bhan Saeedabad, villages that are home to 150,000 people are in the path of the diverted waters. The hometown of Sindh province's chief minister was among the affected villages, whose residents were warned to evacuate ahead of time, according to the provincial information minister.
More than 1,300 people have died and millions have lost their homes in flooding caused by unusually heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan this year that many experts have blamed on climate change. In response to the unfolding disaster, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last week called on the world to stop “sleepwalking” through the crisis. He plans to visit flood-hit areas on Sept. 9.
Several countries have flown in supplies, but the Pakistani government has pleaded for even more help, faced with the enormous task of feeding and housing those affected, as well as protecting them from waterborne diseases.
While floods have touched much of the country, Sindh province has been the most affected.
With meteorologists predicting more rain in the coming days, including around Sindh's Lake Manchar, and its level already rising, authorities ordered that water be released from it. Sindh’s chief minister, Murad Ali Shah, made the call even though his own village could be flooded, said Sharjil Inam Memon, the provincial information minister. The government helped residents of the villages in the waters’ path to evacuate ahead of time, said Memon.
The hope was that the water, once released, would flow into the nearby Indus River, but the lake's level continued to rise even after the cut was made, according to Fariduddin Mustafa, administrator for Jamshoro district, where the affected villages are located. Authorities have also warned residents of neighboring Dadu district that they might be at risk of more flooding in coming days.
While the release valve was created in one area, army engineers worked elsewhere to reinforce the banks of Lake Manchar, which is the largest natural freshwater lake in Pakistan and one of the largest in Asia.
In its latest report, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority put the death toll since mid-June — when monsoon rains started weeks earlier than is typical — at 1,314, as more fatalities were reported from flood-affected areas of Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan provinces. The report said 458 children were among the dead.
Rescue operations continued Sunday with troops and volunteers using helicopters and boats to get people stranded out of flooded areas to relief camps, the authority said. Tens of thousands of people are already living in such camps, and thousands more have taken shelter on roadsides on higher ground.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, who is visiting flood-affected areas and relief camps daily, called for more international help Sunday.
“With over 400 [children] dead they make up one third of overall death toll. Now they are at even greater risk of water borne diseases, UNICEF and other global agencies should help,” he tweeted.
UNICEF, in fact, delivered tons of medicine, medical supplies, water purifying tablets and nutritional supplements to Pakistan on Sunday.
Alkidmat Foundation, a welfare organization, said its volunteers used boats to deliver ready-to-eat meals and other help for residents as well as animal feed on a small island in the Indus. The group also distributed food and items needed by those living by the roadside.
In the country’s northwest, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the provincial disaster management authority warned of more rains, possible flash floods and landslides in the coming week in Malakand and Hazara districts. Taimur Khan, spokesman for the authority, urged residents Sunday not to go to any of the areas already flooded in recent weeks.
According to initial government estimates, the devastation has caused $10 billion in damage, but Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said Saturday “the scale of devastation is massive and requires an immense humanitarian response for 33 million people.”
This article is by The Associated Press, with AP journalists Mohammad Farooq in Sukkur, Pakistan; Asim Tanveer in Multan, Pakistan, and Riaz Khan in Peshawar, Pakistan, contributing. | https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2022/0904/As-new-rains-threaten-Pakistan-may-flood-villages-to-save-a-city?icid=rss | 2022-09-04 23:50:42 | 0 | https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2022/0904/As-new-rains-threaten-Pakistan-may-flood-villages-to-save-a-city?icid=rss |
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry guns in public, a major expansion of gun rights.
The justices’ 6-3 decision follows a series of recent mass shootings and is expected to ultimately allow more people to legally carry guns on the streets of the nation’s largest cities — including New York, Los Angeles and Boston — and elsewhere. About a quarter of the U.S. population lives in states expected to be affected by the ruling, the high court’s first major gun decision in more than a decade.
The ruling comes as Congress is actively working on gun legislation following recent mass shootings in Texas,New York and California.
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the majority that the Constitution protects “an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home.”
In their decision, the justices struck down a New York law requiring people to demonstrate a particular need for carrying a gun in order to get a license to carry one in public. The justices said the requirement violates the Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms.”
California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island all have similar laws. The Biden administration had urged the justices to uphold New York’s law.
In a dissent joined by his liberal colleagues, Justice Stephen Breyer focused on the toll taken by gun violence. “Since the start of this year alone (2022), there have already been 277 reported mass shootings—an average of more than one per day,” Breyer wrote.
Backers of New York’s law had argued that striking it down would ultimately lead to more guns on the streets and higher rates of violent crime. The decision comes at a time when gun violence already on the rise during the coronavirus pandemic has spiked anew.
In most of the country gun owners have little difficulty legally carrying their weapons in public. But that had been harder to do in New York and the handful of states with similar laws. New York’s law, which has been in place since 1913, says that to carry a concealed handgun in public, a person applying for a license has to show “proper cause,” a specific need to carry the weapon.
The state issues unrestricted licenses where a person can carry their gun anywhere and restricted licenses that allow a person to carry the weapon but just for specific purposes such as hunting and target shooting or to and from their place of business.
The Supreme Court last issued a major gun decision in 2010. In that decision and a ruling from 2008 the justices established a nationwide right to keep a gun at home for self-defense. The question for the court this time was about carrying one outside the home. | https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2022/06/supreme-court-strikes-new-york-gun-law-expanding-gun-rights.html | 2022-06-23 16:51:59 | 0 | https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2022/06/supreme-court-strikes-new-york-gun-law-expanding-gun-rights.html |
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The 19-year-old gunman who forced his way into a St. Louis school and killed two people purchased the from a private seller after an FBI background check stopped him from buying a weapon from a licensed dealer, St. Louis police said Thursday.
Orlando Harris tried to buy a firearm from a licensed dealer in nearby St. Charles, Missouri, on Oct. 8, police said in a news release Thursday evening. An FBI background check “successfully blocked this sale,” police said, though they didn’t say why the sale was blocked. A message seeking comment wasn’t immediately returned.
Harris then bought the rifle used in the from a private seller who had purchased it legally in 2020, police said.
Police noted in the release that Missouri does not have a red-flag law aimed at keeping firearms away from people who may be a danger to themselves or others. As a result, police “did not have clear authority to temporarily seize the rifle when they responded to the suspect’s home when called by the suspect’s mother on 10/15/22.”
Police on Wednesday said Harris’ mother called police on the evening of Oct. 15 after she found a gun and wanted it removed. The statement said someone known to the family was contacted and took possession of it.
Somehow, Harris got the gun back. How that happened is under investigation.
Police responded within minutes after being called Monday morning. Officers confronted and killed the gunman, who graduated from the school last year. He had around 600 rounds of ammunition with him.
Tenth-grader Alexzandria Bell and teacher Jean Kuczka were killed in the attack, and seven 15- and 16-year-olds were wounded. None of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening.
Police believe Harris had intended targets. They have not said if any of the victims were among them.
Harris’ mother was “heartbroken” by the shooting, Police Commissioner Michael Sack said. She and other relatives had long dealt with Harris’ mental health issues and even had him committed at times, Sack said at a news conference on Wednesday. They also monitored his mail and often checked his room to make sure he did not have a weapon.
In a note left behind, Harris lamented that he had no friends, no family, no girlfriend and a life of isolation. His note called it the “perfect storm for a mass shooter.”
“Mental health is a difficult thing,” Sack said. “It’s hard to tell when somebody is going to be violent and act out, or if they’re just struggling, they’re depressed, and they might self-harm.”
Central Visual and Performing Arts shares a building with another magnet school, Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience, which also was evacuated as the shooting unfolded. Central has 383 students, Collegiate 336.
The building was locked Monday morning and an unarmed security guard saw Harris trying to get in. Sack has declined to say how Harris forced his way inside.
Officers, some of whom were off-duty, arrived four minutes after the 911 call. Amid the chaos of students, teachers and staff fleeing, officers asked some of them where the gunman was. Eight minutes after arriving, officers located Harris on the third floor, barricaded in a classroom. Police said that when Harris shot at officers, they shot back and broke through the door.
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The text message Jenny Holaday received at 5 a.m. Monday from Encore Boston Harbor’s lawyer saying that the deal was done wasn’t quite enough.
But later in the morning, after the Massachusetts legislature actually voted out the state’s long-awaited sports betting bill, that’s when the Everett casino’s president allowed herself to have her “little happy dance.”
“All of that sports betting money going over state lines to bet on our teams, just knowing that it’s now all going to stay home is wonderful,” said Holaday. “I cannot be more grateful to the legislature, and this is not a sound bite.”
Gov. Charlie Baker still has not signed the bill, which allows both college and sports betting, into law. And while that’s expected to happen relatively soon, there will be a gap of several months before sports betting in the state goes from legal to operational.
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Holaday said she and the other two in-state casinos that can open sports books have been told that retail sports betting will go live in Massachusetts before mobile sports betting does.
“We’ll hopefully be live by the Super Bowl, I think that’s the deadline everybody has in their mind,” said Holaday, who described the final version of the bill as “incredibly thoughtful, and really the best the best outcome for the Commonwealth.”
That outcome allows Massachusetts to join the majority of the country in allowing sports betting, a waiting period that comes more than four years after the US Supreme Court declared states have the authority to legalize sports wagering.
Other states in the Northeast took advantage of the opportunity relatively quickly and began collecting tax revenue from bets otherwise headed to offshore operations or local bookmaking operations.
Gov. Baker was an early supporter, filing his own bill in January 2019, but lawmakers on Beacon Hill took a methodical approach before a six-member House-Senate group hammered out the final details in the waning moments of the legislative session.
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The compromise came after “four years of painstaking work and research,” said joint conference committee member State Senator Eric Lesser in a statement.
“Once signed by the governor, this new law will open a new industry for our Commonwealth, creating jobs and economic growth,” said Lesser. ‘It will also safeguard consumers and athletes with some of the strongest protections in the country while maintaining the integrity of sports.”
Integrity with regard to college sports was a chief concern in the Senate’s final version of the bill. But with the House holding firm on allowing college sports betting and the increased revenues that come with the always-popular March Madness basketball tournament, a compromise was reached. College sports betting is allowed, with restrictions — bets on in-state teams are not allowed, unless the team is participating in a tournament and in-game bets, called proposition bets, are not allowed on college games.
College presidents in Massachusetts had lobbied for no college betting, with the Senate’s version of the bill also including the ban.
Besides dealing with integrity issues, a significant portion of the new law is also devoted to assorted safeguards designed to curb problem gambling and address gambling addiction.
Dave Friedman, Red Sox senior vice president, legal and government affairs, described the bill as “a model in terms of all those integrity measures, plus it really covers the full gamut of consumer protection,” pointing to sharing of data on an anonymous basis among operators to look for disturbing or suspicious trends on betting and use of official data for in-game bets to also protect nefarious actors in the stands from getting an illegal head start on proposition bets.
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The Red Sox joined the Bruins, Patriots, Revolution, Celtics and the PGA Tour in lobbying the State House for the bill, as did the three casinos and two of the online powerhouses, FanDuel and Boston-based DraftKings.
Estimates on the tax revenues the state will realize vary. But with the inclusion of college sports betting, the annual total is expected, conservatively, to exceed $35 million.
More than $141 billion has been wagered on sports nationwide since 2018, with state coffers collecting a total of $1.5 billion, according to Legal Sports Report.
Tax proceeds will be divvied up this way: 45 percent to the state’s General Fund; 17.5 percent to Workforce Investment Trust Fund; 27.5 percent to Gaming Local Aid Fund; 9 percent to Public Health Trust Fund; and 1 percent to Youth Development and Achievement Fund.
“We are thrilled that our home state has acted to protect consumers, create jobs and grow revenue in the Commonwealth,” said DraftKings CEO and chairman Jason Robins in a statement. “We are hopeful that the legislature will move to quickly pass this bill and Governor Baker will sign it into law.”
Also “thrilled” was MGM Springfield casino’s Chris Kelley, president and COO, MGM Resorts International’s Northeast Group.
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“This new industry will allow Massachusetts to repatriate the revenue and jobs currently being lost to neighboring states and the illegal betting market,” said Kelley in an email. “We look forward to providing local sports fans an immersive, world-class sports watching and betting experience in our sports lounge along with a VIP viewing area within TAP Sports Bar.”
Except for Vermont, every neighboring state of Massachusetts — New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York — has an up-and-running sports betting operation.
Massachusetts will become the 36th state to legalize sports betting. A total of 30 states plus Washington, D.C., have operational sports betting.
Maine has legalized sports betting, but it’s not yet operational.
Until Massachusetts sports betting goes live, sports bettors determined to wager legally can still place their bets over their phones by driving over the state border and using a mobile app.
“It’s great to see Massachusetts getting in the sports betting game with the proper regulation on this growing industry,” said Charlie Jacobs, CEO of the Bruins, via email. “We’ve been in support of sports betting, and believe there will be great benefits to state revenue and for fans to engage with their favorite teams.”
The conference committee was created to hammer out a compromise on three significant disagreements between the chambers: college betting, tax rates, and advertising bans.
Middle ground was reached on tax rates, with the Senate’s language to ban both college betting and advertising by betting operators not surviving.
The tax rate on gross sports wagering receipts from brick-and-mortar and fantasy sports operators was set at 15 percent, with online and mobile operators taxed at 20 percent.
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Holaday considers the different rates to be fair.
“[Encore Boston Harbor] is obviously a significant investment, it’s a $2.6 billion dollar facility and it’s just a lot cheaper to set up than a mobile-only platform, so having a more favorable tax rate for those of us who have made the capital infrastructure investment, I think is fantastic,” she said.
Among the safeguards included in the legislation to address gambling addiction are, for example, prominent placement of problem-gambling hotlines when opening a gambling app. Regulators will keep an eye out for deceptive, misleading, and untrue advertising; ads will be targeted to adults over the age of 21; and there will be no pop-up ads or text messages from operators.
Amid all the gushing from the state and private entities, disappointment could be heard in the statement from Marlene Warner, executive director of the Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health, that the guard-rails are not strong enough.
“Legalizing sports betting brings an urgent need for additional protections,” said Warner. “If signed into law, more Bay Staters, many of them new players, will start gambling online. Innovative approaches to responsible gambling remain critical for encouraging safe play and offering support to those who need it.”
Horse and greyhound racing sites, including simulcast-only, are also eligible to accept sports bets.
For now, there will be no sports-betting kiosks in restaurants, bars, small businesses, and convenience stores, but a study will be commissioned to explore the pros and cons of expansion.
Up to seven licenses, or “skins,” will be granted for online operators. That list is expected to include at least DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, WynnBet and Caesars. Online operators do not have to be associated with, or “tethered” to, a Massachusetts property in order to apply for a license.
Applicants for a temporary license will be charged $1 million, with a $5 million fee due for those granted five-year licenses.
Owners of teams or skins, athletes, referees, coaches, and employees of teams, especially those with knowledge of confidential information, are banned from placing bets on their sports.
For online and mobile betting, funds for bets cannot be linked to credit cards — a measure implemented to ensure that consumers are wagering with funds on hand and not borrowing.
Background checks will be conducted on current and future employees of operators.
Betting on high school and youth sports will not be allowed.
In-game betting — as well as parlays, money line, over-under, proposition, and straight bets — will be legal.
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Maxey turns into star guard 76ers need to chase championship
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Doc Rivers was not expecting guests one day this summer when members of his staff turned up uninvited at his house with a direct demand of the Philadelphia 76ers coach: Tyrese Maxey needed an intervention.
It was true.
Maxey needed help getting out of the gym. So a pair of coaches tried to persuade Rivers to talk Maxey into slowing down.
The third-year guard found a court, a pick-up game, anywhere with a basketball in his travels this summer and hooped about every day from dawn through lunch through late nights in a never-ending chase at professional perfection.
Yeah, Rivers said, no dice.
"It’s hard to shut a guy down like that, it really is," Rivers said. "They’re young and you kind of let them do it."
Who knew? The one way to get a player like Maxey to actually play less basketball was get him to training camp. Maxey laughed Wednesday as he counted the hours sequestered in the team hotel from the night before, from "like 4:30, 5 o’clock to 11 o’clock" with teammates Joel Embiid, James Harden, P.J. Tucker, Tobias Harris and others playing cards, videogames, basically bonding the way Rivers envisioned when he moved camp from team headquarters in New Jersey to the Citadel. The only way Maxey was getting close to a ball was if one showed up on a gaming console.
Alas, it was mostly Madden and FIFA.
Those games belonged to Embiid.
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"They’re way too competitive in those things," Maxey said, laughing. "It was fun, though."
There are Philly sports legends with a complicated history with the city -- it was Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt, after all, who said "Philadelphia is the only city where you can experience the thrill of victory and the agony of reading about it the next day" -- but few have ignited an unbridled devotion from the start of a career quite like Maxey.
The smile. The field trips to Union and Phillies games. That Allen Iverson-style of leaving it all on the court on every play endeared him so much to fans to the point that his No. 0 jerseys at times at games seemed to rival those for Embiid. Sixers fans about panicked like Ben Simmons facing an open Game 7 dunk when it was hinted over the summer he could be packaged in a trade to Brooklyn for disgruntled start Kevin Durant.
Not Maxey!
He hosted a basketball camp in Philadelphia, played in an annual Philly summer basketball tournament (had a double-double, of course), struck the drum at a Union game and joined the Phillies broadcast booth for a game this summer.
He squeezed in those extracurriculars when he wasn’t in the gym -- or at the gym.
"No matter where I was, if I was in LA, Dallas, if I was back in Philly, I knew I was lifting four times a week and I was going to do it no matter what happened," Maxey said. "In Dallas, I had to go to different spots because they didn’t have a lot of equipment. Sometimes I’d have to go to SMU, sometimes I had to go to where my high school coach works at. It’s just the consistency of it, that’s my main motto."
Does Maxey feel like he sprouted 24-inch pythons?
"I feel a little bit stronger," Maxey said, laughing as he checked out both biceps.
The 21-year-old guard out of Kentucky was pressed into service as the starting point guard last season once Simmons’ lingering holdout turned into a full-blown trade for Harden, and he averaged 35.3 minutes and 17.5 points. He broke through in the playoffs and had Sixers fans roaring "Maxey! Maxey! Maxey!" after each electrifying play in a 38-point effort against Toronto that included five 3s overall and 21 points in the third quarter of a Game 1 victory.
He followed up with 23 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in Game 2. He added 21 points in a Game 3 win the next round over Miami. With each big basket, his Philly following only grew -- and got louder from inside the Wells Fargo Center.
His playoff performance only fueled his motivation to hit the gym, a passion that started in the 10th grade when he joined a few friends called The Breakfast Club for 4:30 a.m. workouts and pickup games. Once he got to Kentucky, he organized the before-sun up activities.
"Everybody has their own thing," Maxey said. "My thing is, that’s how I get a psychological advantage over my opponent. I feel like, nobody else is getting up in the summertime at 5 a.m. when you can sleep in and do the same thing at 10, 11, 1 o’clock. I’d rather have somebody tell me you need to reel it back in than someone tell you I need to ramp back up." | https://www.fox29.com/sports/maxey-turns-into-star-guard-76ers-need-championship | 2022-09-29 12:05:41 | 0 | https://www.fox29.com/sports/maxey-turns-into-star-guard-76ers-need-championship |
FITZGERALD, Ga. (AP) _ Colony Bankcorp Inc. (CBAN) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $3.4 million.
The Fitzgerald, Georgia-based bank said it had earnings of 19 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 30 cents per share.
The bank holding company posted revenue of $31.2 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $29.2 million, missing Street forecasts.
Colony Bankcorp shares have decreased 11% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $15.25, a decline of 14% in the last 12 months.
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ESG is the hottest topic of conversation in today's boardrooms. To uncover the true impact of ESG, we spoke to business leaders to inquire about their company's ESG efforts and how they're shaping strategies across their organization. Concurrently, we contacted consumers across the USA to discuss the role ESG plays in their purchase decision-making. After speaking to 1,100 participants as part of this research effort, we have reached an incontrovertible conclusion: ESG has transcended trend status.
TORONTO, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Today, 80% of US companies are taking efforts to minimize their environmental impact and/or to promote equity in the workplace. Furthermore, 41% report that HR departments are helping lead their ESG revolution. Corporate leadership continues to rely on HR to initiate unprecedented organizational change by tackling diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The conclusion is clear; HR will continue to play a vital role driving company success even as the pandemic recedes. But can they continue to be successful? Only if they take the right approach. More than 90% of Millennials and GenZ, agree that a company's ESG position significantly influences where they choose to work now and will also continue to influence this decision in the future. With many US companies facing a skilled labor shortage, HR's prioritization of not just ESG policies, but the right ESG policies, will provide a much-needed strategic advantage as companies compete to hire the best and brightest new talent.
While US shoppers still care about traditional influencers such as price and availability, they are paying closer attention to ESG, with 80% declaring it a purchase consideration now, and it is expected to continue to be an influence 5 years from now. What remains to be seen is whether ESG will become a determinant equal to price in shoppers' decision-making process. It appears that the level of future long-term success that a company achieves will be influenced by which of their ESG efforts they choose to promote. This decision shouldn't be made lightly. Companies like Nike have chosen to promote diversity and equity, while Apple has targeted waste reduction. Are these the right decisions? Time will tell. What is highly likely is that ten years from now, many in the C-suite will look back at their ESG-related decisions as some of their most important of the last decade. That is why the strategy behind embracing ESG needs to be carefully considered. Before making a decision, an organization needs to be fully informed so that it can consider all possible options and potential impacts before choosing wisely.
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Police: Death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing now 21
By RAHIM FAIEZ and EBRAHIM NOROOZI
Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening prayers killed at least 21 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 33, eyewitnesses and police said Thursday.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack Wednesday night, the latest to strike the country in the year since the Taliban seized power. Several children were reported to be among the wounded.
The Islamic State group’s local affiliate has stepped up attacks targeting the Taliban and civilians since the former insurgents’ takeover last August as U.S. and NATO troops were in the final stages of their withdrawal from the country. Last week, the IS claimed responsibility for killing a prominent Taliban cleric at his religious center in Kabul.
Khalid Zadran, the spokesman for Kabul’s police chief, gave the figures to The Associated Press for the bombing at the Sunni mosque.
According to the eyewitness, a resident of the city’s Kher Khanna neighborhood where the Siddiquiya Mosque was targeted, the explosion was carried out by a suicide bomber. The slain cleric was Mullah Amir Mohammad Kabuli, the eyewitness said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid also condemned the explosion and vowed that the “perpetrators of such crimes will soon be brought to justice and will be punished.”
There were fears the casualty numbers could rise further. On Thursday morning, one witness to the blast who gave his name as Qyaamuddin told the AP he believed as many as 25 people may have been killed in the blast.
“It was evening prayer time, and I was attending the prayer with others, when the explosion happened,” Qyaamuddin said. Some Afghans go by a single name.
AP journalists could see the blue-roofed, Sunni mosque from a nearby hillside. The Taliban parked police trucks and other vehicles at the mosque, while several men carried out one casket for a victim of the attack.
A U.S.-led invasion toppled the previous Taliban government, which had hosted al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.
Since regaining power, the former insurgents have faced a crippling economic crisis as the international community, which does not recognize the Taliban government, froze funding to the country.
Separately, the Taliban confirmed on Wednesday that they had captured and killed Mehdi Mujahid in western Herat province as he was trying to cross the border into Iran.
Mujahid was a former Taliban commander in the district of Balkhab in northern Sar-e-Pul province, and the only member of the minority Shiite Hazara community among the Taliban ranks.
Mujahid had turned against the Taliban over the past year, after opposing decisions made by Taliban leaders in Kabul.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Folks across Florida awoke Thursday morning to an emergency alert on their phones — a sound usually reserved for an Amber Alert or severe weather warning.
This time, though, it was a mistake.
Across the state, Floridians’ phones sounded off around 4:45 a.m. and lit up with a screen reading “TEST – This is a TEST of the Emergency Alert System. No action is required.”
Plenty of residents were soon left wondering why a “test” would be scheduled so early.
Turns out, the test wasn’t meant to go to Floridians’ phones.
According to the Florida Association of Broadcasters, the test alert is scheduled to occur every other month around 4:50 a.m. But the Florida Division of Emergency Management announced that the alert was intended to be broadcast on TV, not on the phones of sleeping citizens statewide.
“[Florida Division of Emergency Management] wants to apologize for the early morning text,” the department wrote on Twitter. “Each month, we test #emergencyalerts on a variety of platforms. This alert was supposed to be on TV, and not disturb anyone already sleeping.”
The Florida Division of Emergency Management added that they’re “taking appropriate action to ensure this will never happen again and that only true emergencies are sent as alerts in the middle of the night.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis also commented on the mistake, saying he ordered Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie to bring “swift accountability” for the alert that went off in the “wee hours of the morning.”
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BOBA CHiC offers a range of award-winning innovative tea beverages and bubble tea DIY kits that empower everyone to enjoy boba tea just as they like, anywhere, anytime.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Taiwan's award-winning instant DIY bubble tea brand, BOBA CHiC, today announced the launch of its sales and operations globally. With over two decades of experience in the bubble tea industry as a leading manufacturer and seller, BOBA CHiC will now serve more than 60 countries across the US, EU, AU, and the Asia Pacific.
"We are excited to take this leap to bring our range of innovative tea beverages to the world. This is a natural step forward; we believe that geographical boundaries are blurring daily in a digital-first world. We want to leverage this ecosystem and bring some of our award-winning tea and bubble tea kits to everyone so they can enjoy a boba tea when and where they like," shared the founder, Mindy Jen.
This expansion could not come at a better time for BOBA CHiC, with the global bubble tea market size set to grow from USD 2.02 billion in 2019 to USD 3.39 billion by the end of 2027, exhibiting a CAGR of 7.2 percent during this period.
An agile approach in the face of the pandemic gave the brand new wings.
In 2020 when the pandemic hit, businesses worldwide were affected, and BOBA CHiC was no exception. However, the company took an agile approach. It quickly adapted to an E-Commerce model transforming hand-shaken boba drinks into DIY kits that enabled everyone to drink whenever and wherever they wanted.
BOBA CHiC strongly believes in the ethos of "You are your taste." In line with this, the new model made sense - it enabled everyone to drink boba tea in any way they liked. This model disrupted the industry by empowering consumers to break out of fixed packaging instructions and make their cup of unique boba tea. In a time of crisis, this campaign also gave the message that "Everyone can be the best version of themselves"!
Numerous F&B accolades and awards
BOBA CHiC's teas have won numerous F&B accolades and awards. In 2021, BOBA CHiC won 3 Gold Accolades in the TITAN International Business Awards. Whereas in 2022, their famous Taiwan High Mountain Peacock Oolong Tea, Rice Oolong Tea, and Peacock Comfort Tea won the 2022 iTQi Superior Taste Award! and their bubble tea kit series achieved a bronze medal for the 2022 Stevie Award in International Business in B2B products category. Furthermore, to live up to industry standards and meet consumer demands, BOBA CHiC teas are ISO2000, HACCP, SGS, FDA, ISO, and HALAL certified
Collaborations and partnerships are essential.
Multiple reports and studies have suggested that collaborations will be the key in the post-pandemic world for complete economic recovery. BOBA CHiC, as a business, has always been open to partnerships for bringing the best possible products to the consumers while disrupting the industry.
The company is actively looking for global partners to expand its market and help bring Taiwan's traditional tea beverages to the broader market.
About BOBA CHiC
Since 2020, Taiwan based BOBA CHiC teas have won various F&B accolades and awards. Their famous Rice Oolong Tea and Peacock Comfort Tea won the iTQi Superior Taste Award! In 2021 and 2022, their Taiwan High Mountain Peacock Oolong Tea, Taiwan Rice Oolong Tea, and Peacock Comfort Tea were awarded this esteemed recognition. BOBA CHiC products are also ISO2000, HACCP, SGS, FDA, ISO, and HALAL certified.
More information on BOBA CHiC products can be found at the company's website: https://bobachic.com/ or visit https://bobaempire.en.taiwantrade.com/
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Bethany Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1645 N. Cotner Blvd., will display the artwork of Glenda Dietrich Moore during the Lenten season, Feb. 22-April 9.
The show is titled “Spirit Meditations” and features mixed media on paper.
Dietrich Moore gives visual expression to her personal sense of the Spirit of God while inviting the viewer’s exploration of Spirit. Paintings include titles such as “Flowing Spirit,” “Spirit of Light,” “Spirit Rising” and “Embracing Spirit.” The exhibit invokes each viewer’s own spiritual experiences, responses and meditations.
Dietrich Moore paints mainly with transparent watercolor on paper. In this show, she uses metallic paints and inks along with watercolor to point to that which transcends earthly existence.
She says, “I occasionally paint in response to a devotional thought or scripture without a specific image in mind. The paintbrush in my hand abstractly ‘plays’ and interacts with the watercolor paint. Sometimes images begin to appear, and I partner with that image to help it become more concrete, often with unintended, yet pleasing, results.”
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Dietrich Moore is a Lincoln native. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting and drawing, and a Master of Divinity degree. She teaches watercolor classes at Southeast Community College, and leads creativity and spirituality retreats at St. Benedict Center in Schuyler. More of her works may be seen at www.GlendaDietrich.com.
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Wood County Sheriff’s Department investigating elderly man’s death
Published: Oct. 18, 2022 at 2:06 PM CDT|Updated: 55 minutes ago
PORT EDWARDS, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wood County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of an elderly man.
On Oct. 15, the sheriff’s department responded to a home in Port Edwards after the body of an 80-year-old man was found outside his home near a shed.
An autopsy was conducted on Oct. 17.
No other information, including the cause of death, has been released.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
KD-QH-4C-10D-4H
(KD, QH, 4C, 10D, 4H)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
KD-QH-4C-10D-4H
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SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Seven-time winner AC Milan opened its Champions League campaign with a 1-1 draw at Salzburg on Tuesday.
Milan entered energized by its derby win over Inter Milan and the closing of its latest ownership switch — which includes a minority stake for the New York Yankees.
But Noah Okafor put Salzburg ahead with a splendid goal near the half-hour mark. First, the Switzerland international dribbled through the legs of Milan defender Fikayo Tomori, then he completed a “double tunnel” by shooting through the legs of goalkeeper Mike Maignan.
Milan equalized before the break when Alexis Saelemaekers had time to control a cross from Rafael Leão before shooting in from the center of the area.
Leão then nearly won it for Milan in stoppage time when he had a shot deflected off the post.
“It was a very intense match from both teams,” Saelemaekers said.
Dinamo Zagreb stunned Chelsea 1-0 in the night’s other Group E match earlier.
Milan, which won the last of its European Cups in 2007, finished last in its group a year ago. But after winning its first Italian league title in more than a decade, the Rossoneri entered this year’s competition with more confidence.
“It is a very different style of soccer to Serie A, but we have a strong squad and will have our say in this competition,” Saelemaekers said.
United States full back Sergiño Dest didn’t make much of an impact after coming on in the second half for his Milan debut after joining on loan from Barcelona.
“(Dest) still needs to learn our playing style and his teammates. But he’s got skill, especially when he pushes forward,” Milan coach Stefano Pioli said. “He’s a player who probably will provide us with different characteristics and different solutions.”
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The book wars being fought in Florida and other Republican-led states may be coming soon to an Indiana public school near you.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7-4 Wednesday to advance legislation creating a statutory process for the parent of any student enrolled in a public or charter school to challenge the placement of any school library book at any time for any reason.
Under the plan, the complaint initially would be reviewed by a certified school librarian who must decide that either: the book be removed from the library; the book be restricted to an age-limited section of the library; or the complaint be denied through a written response to the parent.
If the complaint is denied, the parent could appeal first to the school principal, and then to the school board, who each would have the same options of leaving the challenged book on the shelf, restricting it or removing it.
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The measure also specifies schools could not make available any book deemed obscene or harmful to minors, which generally comprises material that appeals to a prurient interest in sex and considered as a whole lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.
In addition, each school would be obligated to post online, and make available on paper to every parent who requests it, a detailed and regularly updated list of every single book contained in the school library.
A school employee also no longer would be entitled to claim an "educational" defense if ever prosecuted for knowingly or intentionally disseminating material found to be harmful to minors, according to Senate Bill 12.
State Sen. Liz Brown, R-Fort Wayne, chairwoman of the Republican-controlled committee, said the measure ensures "100% transparency" when it comes to school library holdings and gives parents across Indiana a clear procedure for identifying and potentially removing library materials to which they object.
A series of primarily Elkhart-area parents and pastors told the panel they believe Indiana school libraries are loaded with "raw pornography" aimed at "grooming" students for sexual abuse, as well as to promote "Communism," "progressive values," and a "Marxist agenda," among other things.
However, the majority of the literature they cited as "pornography" consisted of nonfiction narratives and novels that merely include written scenes of sexual abuse, drug abuse or racial epithets, along with guides about growing up, such as "Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human."
Critics of the measure suggested the furor over school library materials mainly stems from differences in values. They said that school libraries should be collecting books with diverse views and that parents always have the prerogative of deciding what their child checks out.
In addition, they noted that most public and school libraries in Indiana already have local policies and procedures in place for users to question the appropriateness of library materials and that there's no need for a state law on the subject.
Among Northwest Indiana legislators serving on the panel, the proposal was favored by state Sen. Rick Niemeyer, R-Lowell, and opposed by state Sens. Rodney Pol Jr., D-Chesterton, and Lonnie Randolph, D-East Chicago.
The legislation now goes to the full Senate for further review and revision. Brown said she expects senators will adopt amendments limiting challenges to allegedly obscene or harmful school library materials, as well as eliminating the costly option of schools being required to give parents a printed library catalog upon request.
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WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, July 24, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albany NY
257 PM EDT Fri Jul 22 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 8 PM EDT
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Heat index values reaching around 95 on Saturday and 95
to 102 on Sunday.
* WHERE...Capital Region, mid Hudson Valley, central and
southern Taconics and northwestern Connecticut.
* WHEN...From noon Saturday to 8 PM EDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
related illnesses to occur if precautions are not taken.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
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By ADRIANA MORGA and CORA LEWIS
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Prices for gas, food and rent are soaring. The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to the highest level since 2018. The U.S. economy has shrunk for two straight quarters.
Economists are divided over whether a recession is looming. What’s clear is that economic uncertainty isn’t going away anytime soon. But there are steps you can take now to be ready for whatever is ahead.
Yiming Ma, an assistant professor at Columbia University, says it’s not a question of if but when a recession will happen. People should prepare but not panic, she said.
“Historically the economy has always been going up and down,” said Ma. “It’s something that just happens, it’s a bit like catching a cold.”
But, she notes, some people’s immune systems are better able to recover than others. It’s the same with finances. If you think a recession could destabilize yours, here are some things you can do to prepare.
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KNOW YOUR EXPENSES AND MAKE A BUDGET
Knowing how much you spend every month is key. Ma recommends sitting down and writing how much you spend day-to-day. This will help you see what’s coming in, what’s going out, and which unnecessary expenses you might be able to cut.
“By understanding what money you are getting and what you are spending, you may be able to make changes to help you through tough times,” advises the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Money Smart, a financial education program.
Budgets often reveal expenses that can be eliminated entirely or impulsive spending that can be avoided with planning.
For guidance creating a budget, free courses such as “ Creating a budget (and sticking to it) ” by CT Dollars and Sense, a partnership of Connecticut state agencies, and Nerd Wallet’s Budget Calculator can be good places to start.
SAVE AS YOU CAN
The more non-essential expenses you can cut, the more you can save.
It’s not possible for everyone, but Gene Natali, cofounder of Troutwood, an app that helps people create financial plans, says it’s ideal to budget to save enough to cover basic necessities for three to six months.
Programs such as America Saves, a non-profit campaign by the Consumer Federation of America, can help create a roadmap.
And if you do have a savings account, it’s important to check whether your bank gives you a good interest rate and shop around if it doesn’t, Ma said.
Her advice is to keep an eye on the monthly fees or service charges that might eat into your savings. But don’t limit your options. Online banks sometimes offer better rates than traditional ones.
CONSOLIDATE YOUR LOANS, AND DON’T TAKE ANY MORE
As interest rates rise, experts recommend that you consolidate your loans to have just one fixed-rate loan and, if you can, pay down as much of your debt as possible.
“Job security tends to be worse when a recession comes, it’s not a great time to accumulate debt,” said Ma.
But paying off your existing debt is easier said than done. The Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Advice guide for Getting Out of Debt can help you make a plan.
With interest rates high, it’s also not a great time to take out new loans for big expenses like cars, though experts do recommend that if you need durable goods such as vacuum cleaners, stoves or dishwashers, you buy them as soon as possible to avoid future price increases.
VISIT SECOND-HAND STORES AND YARD SALES
Allen Galeon, an in-home caregiver in California, has been affected for months by the rising prices of household staples like groceries, paper towels, and gas for his commute.
His son’s favorite Hi-C orange juice, which was $1.99 for a six-pack, is now $2.50.
Since the start of the pandemic, when Galeon cut down from caring for multiple families to a single client to reduce his health risks, his household has dealt with financial instability.
One choice he’s made is to buy items like clothes or electronics second-hand whenever possible, whether from Goodwill, pawn shops, or Craigslist. And Craigslist allows you to search by area, to cut down on driving – which means less gas and inconvenience.
NEGOTIATE YOUR MONTHLY BILLS
Since the pandemic, many companies have updated their relief policies and have become more flexible with users, according to Kia McCallister-Young, director of America Saves.
Calling providers of monthly services to negotiate bills — whether it’s utilities, phone service, cable, internet, or auto insurance — can lead to meaningful savings, said McCallister-Young. Individuals can ask for the best rate, any available discounts, rebates, or coupons that can lead to a lowered monthly fee. If a provider is competitive with other companies, there’s an even better chance of getting a discount, she added.
“If you tell them, ‘I’m thinking of changing’ or that you’re shopping around, that helps — if they know you’re considering leaving, they’ll give you the best rate, and the goal right now is to find as much cashflow as possible,” she said.
Check out federal programs such as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps cover bills, and Lifeline, which can assist with phone bills. If you are unsure if you qualify for any federal or state program, you can call 211, which will connect you with a local specialist who can assist you.
SWITCH UP YOUR GROCERIES
Grocery shopping with a meal plan, buying generic rather than brand-name or purchasing in bulk are some of the recommendations from the Consumer Federation of America.
“A lot of stores have price matching, so if you show them that a competitor is selling the same product at a lower rate, they’ll match that,” said McCallister-Young. “You also want to be looking at the stores that are closest to you, so you’re not spending the extra money you’d save on gas.”
An alternative way to save money on groceries is to check out food sharing apps such as Olio, which connects people around their community to share extra grocery items, and Too Good to Go, where customers can buy businesses’ surplus food at a discount.
LOOK AT GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Even with these saving and spending practices, a month’s wages aren’t always enough to cover important expenses. If this is your situation, programs around the country are available to assist you.
“Sometimes there just isn’t enough ‘end of the month’ at the end of the month,” said Michael Best, an attorney at the National Consumer Law Center who works on financial services issues.
To make use of these resources, check if you qualify for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Farmers Market Nutrition Program, or the Homeowner Assistance Fund. All of these are federal programs coordinated by state governments. Some states offer additional local programs for their residents.
LOOK FOR COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
If you are experiencing food or housing insecurity, look for non-profit or community organizations around you. From housing support and food banks to utility assistance, non-profit organizations around the country can help. National organizations such as Feeding America host food banks in all 50 states.
“We’re already seeing the community reaching out to us in overwhelming numbers because of what’s happening in the country in terms of economic stability,” said Kavita Mehra of Sakhi for South Asian Women, an organization that helps domestic violence survivors in New York City.
Her organization provides housing, food, and cash emergency assistance for people in the community. She said that between January and June, her group distributed over $150,000 in emergency cash assistance to survivors who were having a harder time keeping the lights on and putting food on the table. That’s more than all of last year.
Food assistance organizations such as Ample Harvest, Hunger Free America and Food Rescue US offer maps that allow users to search a nearby food bank by typing their zip code.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
Between worrying about the bills and not knowing what your financial future might look like, your stress levels can go through the roof.
“It’s a hectic existence,” Galeon said. “You have to do a lot of managing, and you have to keep a cool head, for the sake of your mental health.”
Debra Kissen, a clinical director of Light On Anxiety CBT Treatment Center, recommends first recognizing when your body is stressed. Then she advises mindfulness exercises such as breathing, touching a wall to calm yourself, and completing the “five senses for anxiety relief” exercise.
Most health insurance covers some type of mental health assistance. If you don’t have health insurance, you can look for sliding-scale therapists around the country, including through FindTreatment.gov and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America directory.
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TROY, Mich., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BetterInvesting™, a nonprofit educational association founded in Detroit in 1951, will celebrate its 70th anniversary at its national convention in Dallas, June 23-26. And yes, we can do the math. Due to the pandemic, the 70th anniversary celebration was delayed by one year. But this year we're pulling out the stops with more than 60 classes for everyone from beginning to advanced investors, all at the Westin Dallas Park Central Hotel, 12720 Merit Drive, Dallas.
Attendees can pick and choose among a powerhouse sampler of classes on small-cap stocks, building a retirement portfolio, high-net-worth investing, investing in today's environment, dividend stocks, the technology sector, real estate investment trusts, estate planning, exchange-traded funds and much more. Notable keynote speakers are: Ralph Acampora, CMT, the "Godfather of Technical Analysis;" Spencer McGowan, president of McGowanGroup Asset Management; and Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA.
BetterInvesting is based on tried and true investing principles that have withstood both bull markets and bear markets. As BetterInvesting's premier event, the convention is organized by the dedicated members of the BetterInvesting Volunteer Advisory Board. Knowledgeable volunteers join with well-known professionals to provide education for dozens of sessions discussing stock analysis, paying for college and other personal finance topics, mutual funds, portfolio management and numerous critical issues for today's investor. Courses are available for both the novice investor to the sophisticated trader. And in a special series of hands-on sessions, beginners can learn how to apply the time-tested BetterInvesting principles and use the association's analysis tools in evaluating stocks.
To learn more about the BetterInvesting National Convention (BINC) and link to the registration site, visit the convention homepage at: https://www.betterinvesting.org/binc-home
The convention is organized by the BetterInvesting Volunteer Advisory Board (BIVAB) and as such, all proceeds benefit BIVAB. Attendance at BINC helps support the mission of BIVAB and BetterInvesting by providing resources to local chapters and volunteers.
Saturday, June 25, is the free Public Day where attendees have a choice of seven courses, but one highlight will be Sam Stovall's keynote presentation: "Outlook 2022: Is It Time to Buy or Bail?," a discussion of "how stock market history can serve as virtual valium, soothing nervous investor's nerves." He will also offer profitable sector rotation recommendations.
Another leading event during Public Day is "Hot Topics in Investing," by Lori Schock, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy.
Saturday's Public Day includes presentations by major companies in the Corporate Expo, along with door prizes. Public Day kicks off bright and early at 8 a.m. and continues all day long, with the last course choices starting at 4:15 p.m.
Register here for Public Day.
https://bincpublicday2022.eventbrite.com
Available for interviews:
Deane Jaeger: Longtime BetterInvesting volunteer.
Chair, 70th Annual BetterInvesting National Convention
Director, BetterInvesting Volunteer Advisory Board
Ken Zendel: CEO, NAIC/BetterInvesting
Bobbie Kincaid: Longtime BetterInvesting volunteer
Chair, BetterInvesting Volunteer Advisory Board
Media contact: Jan Jeffres at janj@betterinvesting.org
ABOUT BETTERINVESTING™: BetterInvesting, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit, investment education organization, has been empowering everyday Americans since 1951. BetterInvesting, also known as the National Association of Investors Corporation® (NAIC®), has helped more than 5 million people from all walks of life learn how to improve their financial future. The association was borne of the conviction that anyone can become a successful lifelong stock investor by following sound, practical investing principles. BetterInvesting provides unbiased, in-depth investing education and powerful online stock analysis tools to create successful lifelong investors. BetterInvesting staff, along with a dedicated community of volunteers across America, teach the organization's principles and time-tested methodology to individuals and investment clubs.
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The 2023 Barbasol Championship Odds & Preview: Cody Gribble
Cody Gribble is in fourth place, at -7, after the first round of the Barbasol Championship at Keene Trace Golf Club (Champions Course).
Looking to bet on Cody Gribble at the Barbasol Championship this week? Keep reading for the betting trends you need to know before you make your picks.
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Cody Gribble Insights
- Over his last 15 rounds, Gribble has shot better than par eight times, while also carding seven rounds with a better-than-average score.
- He has carded one of the five best scores in one of his last 15 rounds played.
- Gribble has recorded a score within three shots of the day's best in four of his last 15 rounds.
- Gribble has finished in the top five once in his past five appearances.
- He has made four cuts in his past five tournaments.
- Gribble has finished within three shots of the leader in one of his past five appearances. During that same span, he's posted a better-than-average score twice.
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Barbasol Championship Insights and Stats
- In Gribble's previous three appearances in this tournament, he has finished among the top five once. His average finish has been 17th.
- In his past three appearances at this event, he made it to the weekend twice.
- Gribble finished fourth on the leaderboard in his previous appearance at this event, in 2023.
- This tournament will take place on a par 72 that registers at 7,328 yards, 319 yards longer than the average for Tour stops in the past year.
- Courses that Gribble has played in the past year have measured an average of 7,340 yards, 12 yards longer than the 7,328-yard Keene Trace Golf Club (Champions Course) this week.
Gribble's Last Time Out
- Gribble was above average on the 16 par-3 holes at the John Deere Classic, averaging 2.88 strokes to finish in the 68th percentile of competitors.
- He shot well to finish in the 75th percentile on par 4s at the John Deere Classic, averaging 3.89 strokes on those 44 holes.
- Gribble was better than only 14% of the field at the John Deere Classic on the tournament's 12 par-5 holes, averaging 4.83 strokes per hole compared to the field average, which was 4.60.
- Gribble carded a birdie or better on two of 16 par-3s at the John Deere Classic (the field averaged 1.9).
- On the 16 par-3s at the John Deere Classic, Gribble did not record a bogey or worse (the other golfers averaged 1.6).
- Gribble carded more birdies or better (12) than the field average of 6.4 on the 44 par-4s at the John Deere Classic.
- At that most recent competition, Gribble had a bogey or worse on seven of 44 par-4s (the field averaged 4.8).
- Gribble ended the John Deere Classic with a birdie or better on four par-5 holes, compared to the field average of 3.8 on the 12 par-5s.
- On the 12 par-5s at the John Deere Classic, Gribble fell short compared to the field average of 0.6 bogeys or worse on those holes by carding two.
Barbasol Championship Time and Date Info
- Date: July 13-16, 2023
- Course: Keene Trace Golf Club (Champions Course)
- Location: Nicholasville, Kentucky
- Par: 72 / 7,328 yards
- Gribble Odds to Win: +2000 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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Income inequality in the U.S. increased last year for the first time in more than a decade, but childhood poverty was cut almost in half due to expansion of the federal government’s child tax credit and stimulus payments made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new survey results released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The income inequality index increased 1.2% from 2020 to 2021, the first time the measurement known as the Gini Index has increased since 2011, according to a report on Current Population Survey results.
Declines in household income among the poorest U.S. residents appears to have driven the widening of the income inequality gap. Households in the 90th percentile of the income distribution, the richest, had income that was 13.5 times higher than households in the 10th percentile, the poorest. That was a 4.9% increase from 2020.
“It is sensitive to extremes at either end,” said Liana Fox, a Census Bureau official. “This suggests that the decline in real income at the bottom drove the increase in the Gini index.”
For the most part, there was little year-to-year change in median household income based on demographic traits like race or ethnic background.
However, people in households headed by someone age 65 or older, those with only some college education and households where family members didn’t live together saw dips in their income from 2020 to 2021. Among the reasons was that the fixed income that many seniors are on didn’t keep pace with rising inflation in 2021, and many of the “nonfamily” households were headed by women whose income lagged those headed by men.
Households headed by people with at least a college degree saw bumps in overall income last year.
Broken down by race and ethnic background, Asian households in 2021 had the highest median income at $101,418, followed by non-Hispanic whites at $77,999 and Hispanics at $57,981. Black households had median income of $48,297.
Median incomes were highest in the West at $79,430 and the Northeast at $77,472, followed by the Midwest $71,129 and the South at $63,368.
The time period in the latest Current Population Survey covered the third round of pandemic-related stimulus payments and expansions to the Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child and Dependent Care Credit. The time period in the survey also saw a 4.7% increase in consumer prices, the largest annual increase in the cost-of-living adjustment since 1990.
The expansion of the Child Tax Credit helped reduce childhood poverty, as measured by the bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure, from 9.7% in 2020 to 5.2% last year. It is the lowest since the new measure was implemented in 2009.
“The new data show the significant impact the expansion of anti-poverty programs during the COVID-19 pandemic had on reducing child poverty,” the Census Bureau said in a report.
The pandemic-related stimulus also helped the overall population.
The Census Bureau calculates poverty in two ways — the “official” poverty rate and the Supplemental Poverty Measure, which incorporates government programs designed to help low-income families. The official poverty rate last year was 11.6%, or 37.9 million people, and it wasn’t statistically different from what it was in 2020. The Supplemental Poverty Measure last year was 7.8%, a drop of 1.4 percentage points from 2020 and the lowest in the dozen years that it has been calculated.
The differences between the two rates is attributable to the pandemic assistance from the federal government, with refundable tax credit expansions keeping 9.6 million people out of poverty and stimulus payments doing the same for 8.9 million people, the Census Bureau report said.
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Alright guys, Todd and julie Chrisley appeared in court and pleaded not guilty on Wednesday hours after turning themselves in for indictments of tax evasion and other financial crimes. *** couple famous for their reality Tv show Chrisley knows best. Were handed *** 12 count indictment that spans nine years of alleged financial crimes. Let's break down what exactly is at stake for the reality tv stars if they are convicted. So according to tax attorney Don Delia, the couple could potentially face prison time if convicted of the alleged crimes. She thinks that just for tax evasion they could get up to five years. But because of all the other accounts it could be even more now, Delia is not involved in the case, but as an expert. She believes this whole tax situation could have gone through the I. R. S. And did not need to go to court. However, when the I. R. S. Couldn't collect and saw suspicious activity, the whole thing became *** criminal prosecution. So what happens if the jury finds them guilty? Well, Delia tells people the I. R. S. Can grab everything that they have to fulfill the debt. Not only that, but the federal government could look to the companies the couple owns to recover the amount the couple os also ideally *** says it could be years until there is no conclusion to the case or there is included in the case. The I. R. S. Could continue sending collection letters. So *** lot at stake. We'll see as it all kind of pans out how this plays out
Todd and Julie Chrisley ordered to report to Florida prisons in mid-January
Updated: 3:46 PM EST Dec 15, 2022
Reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who last month were sentenced to prison for fraud and tax crimes, will be heading to Florida to serve their time, according to documents from the U.S. Marshals Service that were recently filed with the court.The couple has been ordered to report to two different federal prisons on Jan. 17, according to the documents.Todd and Julie Chrisley, best known for their reality series "Chrisley Knows Best," were found guilty in June of conspiracy to defraud banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans. In addition, they were found guilty of several tax crimes, including attempting to defraud the Internal Revenue Service.Todd Chrisley, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison with three years of supervised release, has been assigned to serve time at FPC Pensacola, a minimum-security facility in Pensacola, Florida.His wife Julie Chrisley was sentenced to seven years in prison and three years of supervised release. She is assigned to FCI Marianna SCP, a "medium security federal correctional institution with an adjacent minimum security satellite camp" in Marianna, Florida, according to the prison's website.The prisons are about a two-hour drive from each other on Florida's Panhandle."Chrisley Knows Best" debuted in 2014 on the USA Network. New episodes, filmed prior to the trial, will debut sometime next year.In a statement provided to CNN after their sentencing, the family's attorney, Alex Little, of Burr & Forman LLP, said, in part: "Yesterday was a difficult day for the Chrisley family. But Todd and Julie are people of faith, and that faith gives them strength as they appeal their convictions."
Reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who last month were sentenced to prison for fraud and tax crimes, will be heading to Florida to serve their time, according to documents from the U.S. Marshals Service that were recently filed with the court.
The couple has been ordered to report to two different federal prisons on Jan. 17, according to the documents.
Todd and Julie Chrisley, best known for their reality series "Chrisley Knows Best," were found guilty in June of conspiracy to defraud banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans. In addition, they were found guilty of several tax crimes, including attempting to defraud the Internal Revenue Service.
Todd Chrisley, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison with three years of supervised release, has been assigned to serve time at FPC Pensacola, a minimum-security facility in Pensacola, Florida.
His wife Julie Chrisley was sentenced to seven years in prison and three years of supervised release. She is assigned to FCI Marianna SCP, a "medium security federal correctional institution with an adjacent minimum security satellite camp" in Marianna, Florida, according to the prison's website.
The prisons are about a two-hour drive from each other on Florida's Panhandle.
"Chrisley Knows Best" debuted in 2014 on the USA Network. New episodes, filmed prior to the trial, will debut sometime next year.
In a statement provided to CNN after their sentencing, the family's attorney, Alex Little, of Burr & Forman LLP, said, in part: "Yesterday was a difficult day for the Chrisley family. But Todd and Julie are people of faith, and that faith gives them strength as they appeal their convictions." | https://www.wgal.com/article/todd-julie-chrisley-to-report-to-florida-prisons/42258642 | 2022-12-15 22:32:40 | 0 | https://www.wgal.com/article/todd-julie-chrisley-to-report-to-florida-prisons/42258642 |
An aggressive sea otter in California is hassling locals by riding boards she stole from surfers in the lineup.
Steamer Lane is a legendary point break nestled along the rocky shores of Santa Cruz, home to swaths of experienced surfers, as well as a 5-year-old female sea otter with a growing reputation for repeatedly confronting surfers and kayakers.
Videos across social media show the otter hoisting itself out of the ocean and onto boards while surfers sit back in awe. At times she's chewed on the boards or forced surfers to surrender their boards altogether.
Onlookers in the videos can be heard laughing in jest at surfers' misfortune, but officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service say the otter poses a public safety risk.
"While there have been no confirmed reports of injury, due to the highly unusual behavior of this otter, kayakers, surfers, and others recreating in the area should not approach the otter or encourage the otter's interactions," the USFWS said in a statement.
Sixty-year-old Santa Cruz native and photographer Mark Woodward said he has photographed hundreds of otters over the years, but has never seen something like this. He's witnessed the otter bully surfers three times in less than a week.
"I saw the first incident on June 18 and I didn't know what was happening," Woodward told NPR. "... It was quite astounding."
The USFWS said the otter's behavior is "concerning and unusual," and though the exact cause is unknown, officials said it could be associated with hormonal surges or being fed by humans.
Southern sea otters are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and are protected under the Marine Mammal Act as well as California law, the USFWS said. After being hunted to near extinction for their fur in the 1700s and 1800s, the population has rebounded since becoming a protected species and is a key predator in California's coastal ecosystems.
A team from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the Monterey Bay Aquarium is looking for the otter to catch and rehome her. Unfortunately once the otter is caught, Monterey Bay Aquarium spokesperson Kevin Connor told NPR, she won't be able to return to the wild.
The animal, officially known as otter 841, was born in captivity — because it's mother had also been too friendly with humans — and then successfully released into the wild in June 2020, Connor told NPR. It wasn't until September 2022 that she started exhibiting her bizarre behavior at Steamer Lane.
At the time, CDFW and aquarium staff were able to drive the animal out of the area, a process called hazing, in hopes of deterring her from interacting with people. But her most recent interactions show she's no longer afraid of humans, Connor said.
"Trying to recapture the otter is an effort to avoid anything more drastic. If the otter were to harm or bite a person, the USFW, which is responsible for managing the population of these animals, would have to begin discussions of euthanizing the animal," Connor said. "That's the reality, and nobody wants to see that."
Once caught, she will be taken to the aquarium for an exam before being moved into her forever home at an USFWS-approved location. Like her mother before her, otter 841 has been deemed un-releasable, Connor said.
The southern sea otter was believed to be gone forever, until a family of 50 were found in Big Sur in 1938, Connor said. Today, they number approximately 3,000, a mere 30% of what scientists believe the original population was before their near brush with extinction.
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Twenty-nine years ago, the Minnesota Legislature banned the expansion of nuclear power — even though our Monticello and Prairie Island plants, both built in the early 1970s, have supplied 18% of our electricity, which is an impressive 41% of our carbon-free energy. The 1994 moratorium was not based on science, and it did not consider the high efficiency of our existing reactors or their outstanding records of safety.
We all should be pleased that the Minnesota Senate DFL this session approved a professional and scientific advanced nuclear energy study. However, some DFL leaders in the House oppose this most modest proposal. These members should reconsider. Failing to expand 24/7 nuclear power instead of intermittent wind and solar projects will further damage our environment and cause more air pollution.
Climate change demands that we reconsider our opposition to nuclear power, which a United Nations committee rates No. 1 for safety.
More than 20 nations have approved or are building more nuclear plants: Russia, South Korea, Turkey, Argentina, Poland, Sweden, Finland, India, China, the Czech Republic, Japan, Estonia, the Netherlands, France, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Great Britain, Belarus, the Emirates, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Egypt. Meanwhile, our country has to fight just to keep California’s Diablo Canyon plant open. What do these other nations know that we don't? This science is available to all who are willing to listen.
Were it not for the incident at Chernobyl, which was operating with all safety measures purposely disabled, the death rate of nuclear power would be zero.
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According to the Quadrennial Technology Review , to generate the same amount of electricity through nuclear power requires 10 times less carbon-intensive mining than wind projects and 16 times less than solar projects.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration , on a long-term basis, nuclear power plants deliver 93% of their rated capacity, whereas wind projects only generate 33% and solar only delivers 22%. Therefore, if we want to cut back on carbon and pollution, the safest, most efficient, and least environment-damaging way is by expanding nuclear power.
Nuclear power does not need expensive, environment-damaging backup systems, like batteries or pumped storage, which intermittent wind and solar projects require to be viable.
Nuclear power plants last at least 60 years, but wind and solar projects last an average of 20 years and then must be replaced or rebuilt, leaving behind material that is difficult or impossible to recycle. In fact, solar panels must be recycled as hazardous waste, but they often end up in landfills instead where they permanently leach toxic elements into the environment.
Some people worry about nuclear power’s “waste.” However, a new fuel pellet contains about 4% energy-producing uranium 235 and most of the remainder is uranium 238, of which only a small part is converted to power in the reactor. The “waste” contains 30 times the power potential that was used in the reactor. It is hard to call this “waste.”
Recycling these pellets, which 70%-nuclear France does, would reduce the amount that needs long-term storage to less than 5% and would convert the uranium 238 into electricity, using appropriate advanced reactors. This so-called “waste” is not waste. It is valuable fuel, and we have enough of it to power the United States for 250 years.
Although nuclear power is superior to its competitors in every category per unit of electricity generated, nuclear power has received just one dollar of federal subsidies for every $16 allotted to wind projects and $250 allotted to solar projects.
BP and Exxon promote wind and solar because they know that 24/7, highly efficient, resource-sipping, long-lived nuclear power is the only clean-energy alternative that can efficiently compete with their market share. But competition is what produces the lowest cost for any product, so don’t we want to maximize competition while minimizing pollution?
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Without expanding nuclear power, we have no chance of reaching 100% carbon-free generation of our electricity. So state House DFL leaders can be urged to join the Senate in approving the advanced nuclear energy study.
Steven Curtis of Lake Park, Minnesota, has a master’s degree in health physics and worked for 15 years as an emergency responder to radiological incidents or terrorist events for the Department of Energy. He is an advocate for nuclear energy and wrote this exclusively for the News Tribune. | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/columns/local-view-nuclear-power-is-essential-for-clean-air | 2023-05-04 22:14:21 | 1 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/columns/local-view-nuclear-power-is-essential-for-clean-air |
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's education minister submitted his resignation Sunday following two mass shootings, one of them at a primary school, left 17 people dead, while the European country's government urged citizens to turn in all unregistered weapons or run the risk of a prison sentence.
Education Minister Branko Ruzic is the first Serbian official to resign over the shootings despite widespread calls for more senior officials to step down in the wake of the back-to-back bloodshed. Ruzic cited the “catastrophic tragedy that has engulfed our country” in explaining his decision.
Soon after the attack at the school in belgrade, Serbia's capital on Wednesday, Ruzic was quick to blame “the cancerous, pernicious influence of the internet, video games, so-called Western values.” Such criticism is common in the Blakan nation, where pro-Russian and anti-Western sentiment have thrived in recent years.
On Sunday, the Interior Ministry said individuals could hand over illegally owned weapons between Monday and June 8th without facing any charges. Those who ignore the order will face prosecution and if convicted, potentially years behind bars, government officials have warned.
Police said the amnesty would apply to guns, grenades, ammunition and other weaponry.
In his third address to the nation since the killings, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said, “We expect to get millions of bullets that way."
The populist leader criticized the opposition for planning protests against his government for the way it handled the crisis, saying “it's done nowhere in the world. It’s bad for the country.”
Weekend funerals were held for the victims of the shootings at the Belgrade school on Wednesday and in a rural area south of the capital city on Thursday night. The violence, which also wounded 21 people, has stunned and anguished the Balkan nation.
While Serbia is awash with weapons and tops the European list of registered arms per capita, it is no stranger to crisis situations following the wars of the 1990s that accompanied the breakup of Yugoslavia.
The most recent previous mass shooting was in 2013, when a war veteran killed 13 people. The assailant in the country's first mass school shooting was a 13-year-old boy who opened fire on his fellow students, killing seven girls, a boy and a school guard.
The next day, a 20-year-old man fired randomly in two villages in central Serbia, killing eight people. Both he and the boy in the primary school attack were apprehended.
While the country struggles to come to terms with what happened, authorities promised a gun crackdown and said they would boost security in schools and all over the state.
“We invite all citizens who possess illegal weapons to respond to this call, to go to the nearest police station and hand in weapons for which they do not have proper documents,” police official Jelena Lakicevic said.
The voluntary surrender applies to all firearms, explosive devices, weapon parts and ammunition that people keep illegally at their homes, Lakicevic said.
Serbia has refused to fully face its role in the wars of the 1990s, war criminals are largely regarded as heroes and minority groups routinely face harassment and sometimes physical violence. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/politics/article/serbia-mourns-shooting-victims-prepares-illegal-18084364.php | 2023-05-07 18:48:23 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/politics/article/serbia-mourns-shooting-victims-prepares-illegal-18084364.php |
Preseason gives Packers chance to measure QB Love’s progress
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love believes he has something to prove after producing so-so results while backing up reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers last season
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love believes he has something to prove after producing so-so results while backing up reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers last season.
The 2020 first-round pick from Utah State has looked more comfortable in training camp as he enters his third season. Love has a chance to show how far he’s come Friday as he starts the Packers’ preseason opener at San Francisco.
“I think I definitely have a little extra motivation this camp,” Love said. “Taking these reps, I know this is kind of my time that I get a lot of reps in preseason coming up.”
Love has drawn much scrutiny ever since the Packers drafted him, due largely to the star power of the guy in front of him on the depth chart.
The selection of Love raised speculation about the future of Rodgers, who acknowledged he was surprised by the pick and wasn’t informed about it beforehand. Rodgers has produced MVP seasons each of the two years since and signed a contract extension in March.
Rodgers says he doesn’t know how much longer he will play, but he expects to remain a Packer for the rest of his career. Now it’s up to Love to show he’s a clear choice as Rodgers’ eventual successor.
The situation isn’t all that different from what Rodgers faced at the start of his career. Rodgers, a first-round pick in 2005, backed up Hall of Famer Brett Favre for three seasons and took over in 2008 as Favre briefly retired before changing his mind and getting traded to the New York Jets.
“The tracks are looking more similar by the day,” Rodgers said. “Him being in his third year and me waiting behind Brett for three years. Something clicks in at some point and the game slows down and you make the plays that you know you’re capable of making.”
Rodgers didn’t play at all in the 2021 preseason and won’t play Friday. Packers coach Matt LaFleur hasn’t said yet whether Rodgers will get any preseason snaps.
That gives Love an opportunity to show he’s better than his 2021 results indicated.
Love made his first career start at Kansas City last year after Rodgers’ positive COVID-19 test and went 19 of 34 for 190 yards with a touchdown and an interception as the Packers lost 13-7. The Packers didn’t score until the last five minutes of the game.
He played the second half of the Packers’ regular-season finale and went 10 of 17 for 134 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in a 37-30 loss at Detroit.
Love says he wants to throw better while under pressure. He cited a play from the final series of that Lions game, when pressure caused Love to throw an incomplete pass to an open Equanimeous St. Brown on a deep route.
“That’s something I’ve tried to focus on coming off last year,” Love said. “I had a couple plays where I wish I would have thrown a better ball under pressure. I just think I’ve been taking these moments, just trying to stay in the pocket and deliver those throws — be able to focus on those throws.”
The Packers like what they’ve seen from Love. Although the defense generally has outperformed the offense in training camp, Love has looked more assured.
“I think he’s much more in rhythm,” LaFleur said. “I think there’s much more decisiveness, I think you see it in his footwork.”
Circumstances out of his control curtailed Love’s early development.
The pandemic prevented him from having a typical offseason or any kind of preseason his rookie year. He injured his shoulder in the Packers’ preseason opener last year and didn’t play the following week.
But he finally got more opportunities last year.
Rodgers didn’t practice much late in the 2021 regular season after fracturing his left pinky toe, giving Love plenty of chances to practice with the first-team offense. Rodgers believes those extra practice reps and new quarterbacks coach Tom Clements’ focus on fundamentals have aided Love’s development.
“As much as anything this year, you’ve seen the fundamentals really start to come together,” Rodgers said. “Year three, (year) two to three is always an interesting year for development from a quarterback. I know I took a big jump, 1 to 2 and 2 to 3.”
Love hopes to make a similar jump.
NOTES: The Packers signed running back Dexter Williams and safety Micah Abernathy. Williams played seven games for Green Bay from 2019-20 but was cut before the start of the 2021 season. ... The Packers released incumbent long snapper Steven Wirtel as well as receiver Osirus Mitchell. The release of Wirtel leaves Jack Coco as the only long snapper currently on the roster.
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Nathan Golik will lead development, sourcing & acquisitions as new executive vice president real estate development
DENVER, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate finance, with a specialization in health care, and more than $300 million in projects completed to date, Nathan Golik has recently been promoted to executive vice president real estate development at NexCore Group, a national health care real estate (HRE) developer.
Golik joined NexCore in 2016 as the managing director for business development and was most recently the senior vice president business development. Throughout his career, he has been responsible for the development and financing of acute-care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, micro-hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, cancer treatment centers and medical office buildings throughout the nation.
"Nathan has proven himself to be a critical team member at NexCore Group," Todd Varney, NexCore chief development officer and managing partner said. "This promotion recognizes his innovative approach to financial solutions, the depth of his relationships within the industry and his multidimensional skill set."
Golik has a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in finance from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He is a member of The Salesmanship Club of Dallas, serves as a reading buddy at the Momentous Institute and is a committee member on the masterplan committee for The Covenant School.
For more information about the growing team at NexCore, visit NexCoreGroup.com.
NexCore Group is a national healthcare real estate investment and development company that focuses on acquiring, developing, owning, and managing healthcare facilities including medical office buildings, wellness facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, single and multi-specialty physician buildings, life sciences facilities, seniors housing communities and transitional rehabilitation centers. NexCore partners with top healthcare systems, hospitals, physician groups, and assisted living, memory care and post-acute care operators, and reputable institutional and high net worth investors to develop, acquire and own high quality assets that serve their communities through significant job creation and the provision of quality healthcare services. NexCore is unique in the healthcare development field, specifically with a regard to a singular focus on project strategy and planning. Since 2004, the NexCore team has completed $4.7 billion in healthcare real estate transactions throughout 29 states, developed and acquired over 14.3 million square feet of healthcare properties across the country and currently manages over $2.9 billion of healthcare facilities spanning 6.8 million square feet. The company has been recognized repeatedly as one of the Top Healthcare Real Estate Developers in the U.S. by Modern Healthcare and HREI. NexCore is headquartered in Denver, with regional offices in Bethesda, Md.; Charlotte N.C.; Dallas; Detroit; Houston; Indianapolis; Los Angeles; Orlando, Fla.; Phoenix; and Seattle.
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico movie set, prosecutors announced Thursday, citing a “criminal disregard for safety.”
Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies issued a statement announcing the charges against Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who supervised weapons on the set of the Western “Rust.”
Halyna 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.
Assistant director David Halls, who handed Baldwin the gun, has signed an agreement to plead guilty to negligent use of a deadly weapon, the district attorney’s office said.
Involuntary manslaughter can involve a killing that happens while a defendant is doing something that is lawful but dangerous and is acting negligently or without caution.
The charge is a fourth-degree felony, punishable by up to 18 months in jail and a $5,000 fine under New Mexico law. The charges also include a provision that could result in a mandatory five years in prison because the offense was committed with a gun.
Carmack-Altwies said charges will be filed by the end of January, and that Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed will be issued a summons to appear in court. She said prosecutors will forgo a grand jury and rely on a judge to determine if there is probable cause to move toward trial.
Andrea Reeb, a special prosecutor on the case, cited a “pattern of criminal disregard for safety” on the set.
“If any one of these three people — Alec Baldwin, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed or David Halls — had done their job, Halyna Hutchins would be alive today. It’s that simple,” said Reeb, also a newly sworn Republican state legislator.
Baldwin's attorney said the charges represented “a terrible miscarriage of justice.”
The actor "had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun — or anywhere on the movie set. He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds. We will fight these charges, and we will win,” Luke Nikas said in a statement.
An attorney for Gutierrez-Reed said the charges were “the result of a very flawed investigation and an inaccurate understanding of the full facts.”
"We intend to bring the full truth to light and believe Hannah will be exonerated of wrongdoing by a jury,” Jason Bowles said.
It was unclear when Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed might be required to appear in state court in Santa Fe once charges are filed. Defendants can participate remotely in some initial court proceedings or ask to have their first appearance waived.
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza, who led the initial investigation into Hutchins' death, has described “a degree of neglect” on the film set. But he left decisions about potential criminal charges to prosecutors after delivering the results of a yearlong investigation in October. That report did not specify how live ammunition wound up on the film set.
Baldwin — known for his roles in “30 Rock” and “The Hunt for Red October” and his impression of former President Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live” — has described the killing as a “tragic accident.”
He sought to clear his name by suing people involved in handling and supplying the loaded gun. Baldwin, also a co-producer on “Rust,” said he was told the gun was safe.
In his lawsuit, Baldwin said that while working on camera angles with Hutchins, he pointed the gun in her direction and pulled back and released the hammer of the weapon, which discharged.
New Mexico’s Office of the Medical Investigator determined the shooting was an accident following the completion of an autopsy and a review of law enforcement reports.
New Mexico’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau levied the maximum fine against Rust Movie Productions, based on a scathing narrative of safety failures, including testimony that production managers took limited or no action to address two misfires of blank ammunition on the set prior to the fatal shooting.
Rust Movie Productions continues to challenge the basis of a $137,000 fine by regulators who say production managers on the set failed to follow standard industry protocols for gun safety.
The armorer who oversaw firearms on the set, Gutierrez-Reed, has been the subject of much of the scrutiny in the case, along with an independent ammunition supplier. An attorney for Gutierrez-Reed has said she did not put a live round in the gun that killed Hutchins, and she believes she was the victim of sabotage. Authorities said they found no evidence of that.
Investigators initially found 500 rounds of ammunition at the movie set — a mix of blanks, dummy rounds and what appeared to be live rounds. Industry experts have said live rounds should never be on set.
Hutchins' family — widower Matthew Hutchins and son Andros — settled a lawsuit against producers under an agreement that aims to restart filming with Matthew Hutchins serving as executive producer.
“Rust” was beset by disputes from the start in early October 2021. Seven crew members walked off the set just hours before the shooting amid discord over working conditions.
Criminal charges have rarely been filed in connection with deaths on film sets.
A district attorney in North Carolina cited negligence as a factor but decided against charges in the 1993 death of Brandon Lee while filming a scene in the movie “The Crow.” The son of martial-arts legend Bruce Lee was hit by a .44-caliber slug from a gun that was supposed to have fired a blank.
More recently, film director Randall Miller pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespassing in the death of assistant camera operator Sarah Jones, who was hit by a train in the 2014 filming of “Midnight Rider” in rural Georgia. The production did not have permission to be on the train tracks, and Miller served half of a two-year sentence.
Hutchins' death already has influenced negotiations over safety provisions in union film crew contracts with Hollywood producers. The shooting also spurred other filmmakers to minimize risks by using computer-generated imagery of gunfire rather than real weapons with blank ammunition. | https://www.kimt.com/news/alec-baldwin-to-be-charged-with-manslaughter-for-deadly-movie-set-shooting/article_7046cdf8-9837-11ed-9272-bb8c3848757f.html | 2023-01-19 22:22:19 | 1 | https://www.kimt.com/news/alec-baldwin-to-be-charged-with-manslaughter-for-deadly-movie-set-shooting/article_7046cdf8-9837-11ed-9272-bb8c3848757f.html |
Prosecutors in New Mexico have downgraded the involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the Rust movie set in October 2021.
Court documents filed on Friday show that Baldwin still faces one count of involuntary manslaughter, a fourth-degree felony that carries a sentence of 18 months in prison.
But prosecutors have removed what's known as a firearm enhancement, a part of the criminal code that extends prison sentences when firearms are involved in the commission of a crime.
The decision comes more than a week after the actor's legal team disputed the enhancement charge in filings, arguing that the prosecutors had committed "an unconstitutional and legal error by charging Mr. Baldwin under a statute that did not exist under the state of the accident."
Changes to New Mexico's firearm enhancement law took effect in March 2022. The current version of the law calls for five additional years of prison time in cases in which a firearm was "discharged" in the commission of certain felonies.
But Baldwin's lawyers had pointed out that the Rust shooting took place in 2021, about six months before the changes took effect. Under the previous version of the law, an enhancement of three years would only apply when a gun had been "brandished," which would have required prosecutors to prove an intent to intimidate or injure.
In a statement to NPR on Monday, Heather Brewer, a spokeswoman for the New Mexico First District Attorney, said the decision to drop the firearm enhancement was made to expedite the case.
"In order to avoid further litigious distractions by Mr. Baldwin and his attorneys, the District Attorney and the special prosecutor have removed the firearm enhancement to the involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the 'Rust' film set," Brewer said.
She added: "The prosecution's priority is securing justice, not securing billable hours for big-city attorneys."
The same charges have also been dropped against the film's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who faces the same involuntary manslaughter charge as Baldwin.
Baldwin is expected to make his first court appearance on Friday.
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(NEXSTAR) — Pop star Britney Spears announced Saturday that she’s miscarried just over a month after announcing her pregnancy with boyfriend Sam Asghari.
In an Instagram post, Spears, 40, writes:
“It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that we have lost our miracle baby early in the pregnancy. This is a devastating time for any parent. Perhaps we should have waited to announce until we were further along, however, we were overly excited to share the good news. Our love for each other is our strength. We will continue trying to expand our beautiful family. We are grateful for all of your support. We kindly ask for privacy during this difficult moment.”
Britney Spears and Sam Asghari
Spears’ pregnancy came just months after her nearly 14 year-long conservatorship by her father, Jamie Spears, had ended. During hearings to request the end of the much-criticized conservatorship, Spears expressed wanting to have a baby with Asghari but claimed she was prevented from doing so after an IUD was implanted against her will.
The singer has two sons with ex-husband Kevin Federline, 15-year-old Jayden and 16-year-old Sean.
Spears previously explained that she suffered perinatal depression during and/or after her previous pregnancies.
“I have to say it is absolutely horrible,” Spears said in April. “Women didn’t talk about it back then … some people considered it dangerous if a woman complained like that with a baby inside her … but now women talk about it everyday … thank Jesus we don’t have to keep that pain a reserved proper secret.” | https://www.wfla.com/entertainment-news/britney-spears-announces-miscarriage/ | 2022-05-14 22:49:57 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/entertainment-news/britney-spears-announces-miscarriage/ |
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MICHAEL BALSAMO
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has appeared for a voluntary interview with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. The committee has for months sought an interview with Thomas in an effort to know more about her role in trying to help former President Donald Trump overturn his election defeat. She texted with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and contacted lawmakers in Arizona and Wisconsin after the election. She did not answer questions when she arrived on Capitol Hill for the interview or later when she briefly left for a break. But Thomas did tell reporters she was looking forward to answering questions from the members of the committee.
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(NEXSTAR) — Are you being spied on in your Airbnb or Vrbo rental?
It’s a common worry in the short-term rental economy.
Last week, a civil lawsuit was filed in Kendall County, Texas, after a couple say homeowners recorded them during “intimate and private moments” while they were renting their property in August 2020. One of the homeowners was arrested and officials say their investigation discovered other illegally recorded explicit images of different guests.
Despite how sneaky some hidden camera hiding tricks can be, there are plenty of ways to detect them.
How to check for hidden cameras
Expert Marcus Hutchins, whose cybersecurity tips TikTok account @malwaretech has over 425,000 followers, says one quick way to find a hidden camera is by shining a light inside any items with holes in them. For instance, run your phone’s flashlight over a smoke detector or air conditioning vent — any lenses inside will give a bluish reflection. Hutchins explains hidden cameras can be hidden in shower heads and even outlet plugs.
Shining lights on mirrors or other mirrored items will also reveal camera lenses hiding behind the glass, Hutchins says.
Meanwhile, Michael O’Rourke, chief executive of the global security consultancy firm Advanced Operational Concepts, previously outlined a few of his tips for the Washington Post.
O’Rourke says he unplugs beside clocks/alarms and puts them away in a drawer. Next, he says he covers peepholes in doors and covers cracks under doorways in case and camera lenses can see through from outside.
Another tactic suggested by some experts is to disconnect your rental’s wifi completely, though this may be against your host’s rules, in addition to possibly causing other issues for (non-invasive) connected devices.
The smartphone app Fing is also noted for its ability to scan for hidden cameras on its own.
Short-term rental policies on cameras
Only cameras and recording devices that are clearly visible in common spaces and disclosed before guest reservations are allowed, according to the Airbnb camera policies. The company also explicitly states “common areas” do not include sleeping areas or bathrooms — not even living rooms that have sofa beds.
Vrbo’s privacy policy explains surveillance devices are anything that captures photos and videos, but also geolocation and personably identifiable information. Internet data monitoring by hosts is also considered surveillance. Devices aren’t allowed inside of a property, though hosts are allowed to use devices for security outside the property. All recording devices must be disclosed to guests beforehand.
If you think you may have been or are being monitored without your consent, you should contact the company you rented from. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/how-to-check-your-airbnb-vrbo-for-hidden-cameras/ | 2022-07-16 13:56:55 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/how-to-check-your-airbnb-vrbo-for-hidden-cameras/ |
At a glance, the pandemic picture in the United States may seem remarkably stable. The average number of new confirmed coronavirus cases per day has hardly budged for weeks, hovering between 95,000 and 115,000 a day each day in June.
A closer look shows that as public testing sites run by state and local governments have dwindled, more states have also stopped giving daily data updates, creating a foggier look at the state of virus across the country.
That comes as new federal estimates Tuesday showed that the rapidly spreading omicron subvariant known as BA.5 has become dominant among new coronavirus cases. As of the week ending Saturday, BA.5 made up about 54% of new cases in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Just a week ago, the agency’s estimates had put BA.5 and BA.4, another omicron subvariant, together as dominant, a trend experts had predicted. The new statistics, released Tuesday morning, are based on modeling and can be revised as more data comes in.
The reduction in public testing means that lab-based PCR testing capacity in July will be only half of what it was in March, according to a recent estimate by Health Catalysts Group, a research and consulting firm. Even a few testing companies announced layoffs and closures last week.
The vast majority of the positive results from popular home test kits are not included in official data, and not everyone who gets infected knows or gets tested. Many Americans appear to be moving even further away from focusing on daily case counting — which, to be sure, have always been an undercount of total infections — as a measure of the nation’s pandemic health. But other Americans with risk factors have said they feel ignored and abandoned as their governments and neighbors have sought a return to normal.
And some scientists estimate that the current wave of cases is the second largest of the pandemic.
“One of my favorite lines from somebody at the CDC was ‘You don’t need to count the raindrops to know how hard it’s raining,’” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, said in late June at a conference in Aspen, Colorado. “So we can tell by the half a million to a million PCRs we’re doing every day how we’re doing in areas around the country.”
The CDC’s monitoring of community risk levels shows that in its latest update, 33% of the American population lived in a high-risk county, in most regions outside the Northeast. In May, the map had been flipped, with the Northeast comprising most of the high-risk counties. The CDC recommends wearing a mask indoors in public under such a designation.
In most of the Northeast, cases have decreased continuously throughout June, according to a New York Times database. In the South, many states have seen cases double or triple over the same time. As of Sunday, more than 113,000 new coronavirus cases are being reported each day in the United States.
“That’s not really a reflection of the total amount of virus circulating in the communities,” said Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. He said that his “back of the envelope” estimate was about 1 million cases per day.
As states report less frequently, changes in the trajectory of the virus are slower to reveal themselves. Nearly every state reported the number of new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths for five days a week or more in 2020 and 2021, but 23 states now release new data only once a week, according to Times tracking.(
California, which once updated its cumulative case and death figures every weekday, now does so only twice weekly. In Florida, case and death data are released just once every two weeks. Just last week, many more public testing sites closed in Alaska, Colorado and Rhode Island. Iowa is shutting many sites by the end of next week.
Recent virus figures have hiccupped around holidays such as Memorial Day and Juneteenth, during which many states often pause reporting and then restart tracking afterward, a trend that is sure to continue this week, after the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
“Following the daily test count is less instructive than it was,” Adalja said, citing the close link between cases and hospitalizations in the past.
Today’s numbers should not be treated like checking a sports team’s daily standings or scores, he added.
“I think testing is taking a different role,” he said. “Even when testing was at a different point, it has always been an underestimate.”
To get a localized look at how the virus is faring, Adjala said that he has come to rely on hospitalizations as a percentage of capacity. He also checks the CDC’s community levels tracker, which includes new hospital admissions and how many beds are used. He urges a shifting focus to severe disease, rather than tracking the “booms and busts of cases.”
Hospitalizations have increased modestly throughout June, though they remain low. Just over 33,000 people are in U.S. hospitals with the coronavirus on an average day, and fewer than 4,000 are in intensive care. Reports of new deaths remain below 400 a day, down from the country’s daily death toll peak of more than 3,300 deaths in January 2021. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/reduced-u-s-testing-is-blurring-view-of-the-pandemic/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-07-05 16:53:00 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/reduced-u-s-testing-is-blurring-view-of-the-pandemic/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
An Allentown City Council committee meeting on several proposed abortion rights ordinances drew over 100 members of the public and was marked by several tense moments between the audience and council members.
The four ordinances, sponsored by members Josh Siegel, Cynthia Mota, Ce-Ce Gerlach, Natalie Santos and Candida Affa aim to protect abortion rights in Allentown.
The most controversial of the proposals, Bill 60, would create a 15-foot buffer zone around hospitals and clinics, designed to put space between patients and anti-abortion advocates that frequent the Planned Parenthood clinic on Ninth Street.
Siegel, the bill’s prime sponsor, said the Allentown clinic has seen 11 “heightened security incidents” this year. Anti-abortion protesters have blocked the clinic’s walkway with a statue, confronted patients as they exit their vehicles and engaged in verbal arguments with patients ― in some cases, police were called, he said.
Here at Allentown city council for a committee meeting on abortion rights ordinances. This is the most people I’ve ever seen at a city council meeting. @mcall pic.twitter.com/EiJU3DwdtR
— Lindsay Weber (@lindsay_weber_) August 24, 2022
But anti-abortion advocates, some of whom called themselves “street counselors,” said the buffer zone infringes on their freedom of assembly. They argued a zone is not needed because their conduct is peaceful and no police reports or charges filed have been filed as a result of a clinic incident.
Some shared personal stories about their own pregnancies and said advocates should not be restricted from the buffer zone area.
“When I had my abortions years ago, I did not have anyone there to tell me how abortion affected them, and I spent 35 years suffering,” said Cheryl Keefer, a member of the Bethlehem/Easton chapter of Pennsylvanians for Human Life. “I so wish that I had had someone there to give me some insight and show me other options that could have changed my life.”
The tensions weren’t limited to the audience. Siegel and council member Daryl Hendricks sparred over the ordinance, which Hendricks opposes. There is not enough evidence that harassment outside of clinics is common place, Hendricks said, and vowed to bring in Police Chief Charles Roca to testify to that point.
Siegel pushed back on Hendricks and made the case for a buffer zone.
“You don’t need the ability to physically impose your presence on someone else, you’re not entitled to someone else’s personal space, and you’re not entitled to someone else’s body,” Siegel said, raising his voice to the point of yelling.
“Calm yourself,” Hendricks said as the audience erupted in jeers. “Don’t lecture me.”
Siegel also shared fighting words with the ordinance’s opponents in the audience.
“The reality is, the vast majority of Americans support access to reproductive health care,” Siegel said.
He gestured to a man standing near the podium wearing a Trump 2020 hat.
“And I’m going to borrow your hat for a second there sir, because I believe Trump once said facts don’t care about your feelings, and that’s the reality,” he added.
“No, no, no, we’re here to hear testimony,” said council President Cynthia Mota, as the audience audibly flared up following Siegel’s comments.
First Call
Mota banged her gavel several times throughout the meeting, reminding the audience and council to remain civil. Mayor Matt Tuerk, who usually does not weigh in during committee meetings, also chided the audience for its frequent jeers and interruptions.
The director of an Allentown crisis pregnancy center threatened legal action against the city over one of the ordinances.
Bill 61 would regulate the “deceptive advertising practices” of crisis pregnancy centers. Allentown is home to one, Bright Hope, which provides resources to pregnant women intended to dissuade them from choosing abortion.
John Merwath, executive director of Bright Hope, said the ordinance unfairly targets his organization, which he said helps support women through their pregnancy and birth.
“If this passes, the city will be sued,” he said. “And you will lose.”
All four ordinances were forwarded to the September 7 council meeting, where members will hold a final vote.
Morning Call reporter Lindsay Weber can be reached at 610-820-6681 and liweber@mcall.com. | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/mc-nws-allentown-abortion-ordinances-city-council-committee-roe-wade-20220825-f6kpu73ckvgpbl7xrp47565ola-story.html | 2022-08-25 12:26:12 | 0 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/mc-nws-allentown-abortion-ordinances-city-council-committee-roe-wade-20220825-f6kpu73ckvgpbl7xrp47565ola-story.html |
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department on Monday recounted the rescue of a woman and her two children from a burning apartment building.
The dramatic early-morning rescue on April 11 was caught on the officers’ body cameras.
The cameras captured the woman as she yelled to IMPD Officer Wally Carroll, who was standing below her second-story window: “Please help! I can’t breathe! I’ve got my kids in here!”
“Okay, where they at?” Caroll called back.
“They’re right here in my bed!” the woman replied. She and her children, ages two and three, were trapped in their apartment as the building burned.
Carroll started coming up with a plan.
“Just figuring out any way I could help her. I knew fire was in the front so I couldn’t go through the front. I can’t jump that high to the window, so I figured any game plan could be thrown into action to help her out,” Caroll said.
Carroll called for backup and Officers Aaron Laird and Michael Hupp soon met him at the back of the apartment building. They immediately put together a plan to get the woman and her children to safety.
“By the time I had arrived around back, I heard Officer Carroll say, ‘Can you toss them down to us?’ [He asked] their ages to see if we were going to be able to catch them or not,” Laird said.
Carroll, Hupp, and Laird positioned themselves under the window as the mother dropped her children to safety.
“At that point, it was any means to keep them safe, even if that meant it injured one of us,” Laird said. “All that mattered was keeping them safe, at that point.”
After her children were safe, the mother was able to jump from the building and into the arms of the waiting police officers.
“We genuinely want to help people when they are in need, whether they are in need for that, or they’re out of gas, or they’ve been in a car accident,” Laird said. “A lot of times, when police are called or anyone calls 911, it’s on the worst day of their life and we have to remember that.”
Officers say it was the quick thinking by everyone that made sure the family is together and safe. | https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/impd-officers-share-their-account-of-fire-rescue-caught-on-body-camera/ | 2022-04-19 03:34:49 | 0 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/impd-officers-share-their-account-of-fire-rescue-caught-on-body-camera/ |
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NEW YORK, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Stone Equity Partners LLC ("Red Stone Equity" or the "Company"), a privately-owned real estate finance and investment company specializing in affordable multifamily residential funds and financings, announced the closing of Red Stone Equity – Fund 95 Limited Partnership ("Fund 95"), a $233-million multi-investor Low Income Housing Tax Credit ("LIHTC") investment fund. Fund 95 is the 18th and largest Red Stone Equity multi-investor fund offering to close since the Company's inception and includes investments from nine different institutional investors, six of which are repeat Red Stone Equity investors and three of which are first-time Red Stone Equity investors. Fund 95's proceeds will be used, along with other project-level financing sources, to finance the construction and/or rehabilitation of more than 1,700 units of affordable rental housing contained within 24 properties located in 12 different states. The Company had an exceptionally strong first half of 2022 in raising nearly $650 million for its various affordable housing investment funds.
"We are pleased to announce the closing of our largest multi-investor LIHTC fund to date, which includes investments from six repeat Red Stone Equity investors and welcomes three new investors into our family of LIHTC funds," said Stephanie Kinsman, Red Stone Equity's Managing Director of Investor Relations. "The closing of Fund 95 comes at a time when affordable housing is desperately needed. According to 2020 data from the American Community Survey, approximately 46% of renter households are at least moderately cost-burdened (spending 31-40% of income on housing), and 24% of renter households are severely cost-burdened (spending 51% of income or more on housing). Today, we are seeing unprecedented increases in rents, and the current state in inflation is making the situation even worse for many hard-working people in the United States. Red Stone Equity remains as committed as ever to doing its part to help alleviate the growing affordable housing crisis."
In addition to the closing of Fund 95, this year commemorates the Company's 15th anniversary as a leader in the affordable housing industry. Since 2007, Red Stone Equity has raised over $8 billion of tax credit equity and financed the construction and/or rehabilitation of more than 600 affordable housing properties containing more than 52,000 affordable rental homes for those in need across 45 states, territories and districts, as well as 932 megawatts of solar energy installations. The Company continues to prioritize best-in-class service for its investor and developer partners while creating homes for those in need and increasing community engagement through its initiatives in philanthropy, ESG, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
Red Stone Equity Partners LLC ("Red Stone Equity") is a leading real estate investment firm specializing in the syndication of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and Renewable Energy Tax Credits to facilitate the development of affordable multifamily rental housing and renewable energy projects, respectively. Red Stone Equity prioritizes environmental, social and governance "(ESG") factors in all aspects of its business, and builds upon long-lasting relationships with investors and developers as it acquires, structures, and provides long-term asset management services to its institutional clients. Since inception, Red Stone Equity has raised over $8 billion of tax credit equity. These funds have been used to finance the construction and/or rehabilitation of more than 52,000 units of affordable housing in 45 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. Red Stone Equity has offices in Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, and San Diego. For more information, please visit us at rsequity.com or on LinkedIn or Twitter.
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Which inflatable hot tubs are best?
Relaxing in a hot tub with friends and family members is an enjoyable way to socialize. Whether you’re hoping to fit your whole household or want to have room for friends, a six-person hot tub is a great size, as it’s spacious without being enormous.
It isn’t always clear what to look for in a hot tub, especially if you’re a first-time buyer. You want enough jets to make it worth your while, plus it’s nice to have simple, easy-to-reach controls. Once you know what you’re looking for, you’ll soon be chilling in your tub.
Why choose an inflatable hot tub?
If you’re wondering if you should choose an inflatable hot tub over a standard tub, these are just some of their advantages:
- Affordability: Inflatable versions are significantly cheaper than standard hot tubs, both to buy and install. So, if you don’t have a huge budget, it makes sense to go inflatable.
- Easy storage: If you want to pack away your hot tub during the colder months, you can just empty it, deflate it and pack it away. It takes up little space, so it’s easy to store in a shed, garage or even a closet.
- Gentler jets: Inflatable tubs use air jets or bubble jets, rather than the more powerful ones found in hot tubs. While this is a disadvantage for some, others prefer the feeling of these gentler jets.
- Simple installation: Unlike hard-sided tubs, inflatable models don’t need to be hardwired in by an electrician, nor do they need a poured concrete surface to sit on. This makes installation much simpler and cheaper.
- Movable: If you don’t like the position in which you’ve put your tub, it’s extremely easy to move it next time you empty it, which isn’t possible with standard versions.
What to look for in an inflatable hot tub
Jets
Before you buy, it’s important to know that the jets on inflatable hot tubs are different from those on hard-sided tubs. They only have air jets, not water jets. This means you get the bubbling feeling you’d expect from a hot tub, but not the feeling of pressurized water.
You should consider the number of jets your chosen tub features. Expect anywhere from 100-200 in a six-person tub. The more jets, the more bubbles it’s capable of producing.
Pump
All inflatable tubs should come with built-in pumps. These pumps have multiple purposes: inflating the tub, circulating water through the filter and powering the air jets. The pump must be up to the task at hand. Cheap tubs can feature subpar pumps, which give you disappointing bubbles.
Controls
The control panel is what lets you change the temperature and the flow of the jets. The last thing you want when you’re trying to have a relaxing time in your tub is something that’s a pain to control, so it should be easy to operate. Ideally, you should be able to reach it from the tub so you don’t have to get out to change the settings.
Ground sheet
Some come with a ground sheet that acts as a layer of protection between the tub and the ground. While you should carefully pick over the area to remove any sticks, stones or other sharp objects, it’s still good to have this extra protection.
Cover
Ideally, your tub should come with a cover. Not only does this keep heat locked in to save energy when bringing the tub up to temperature, but it also keeps dirt and debris out. This means you shouldn’t need to change the water so regularly.
Best 6-person inflatable hot tubs
The five- to seven-person capacity makes this hot tub a perfect choice to seat six comfortably. Made from a puncture-resistant DuraPlus material, this is a durable tub. It also comes with a reinforced cover to keep out debris.
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Coleman SaluSpa 140 AirJet Square Inflatable Hot Tub
With a capacity of four to six people, this hot tub fits six at a push, but it isn’t the roomiest six-person option. It has 114 air jets to create soothing bubbles and comes with a wide range of accessories, including a cover, filter cartridges and cup holder attachment.
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Intex 28431E PureSpa Plus Six-Person Inflatable Hot Tub
Thanks to its filter and built-in water treatment system, this tub keeps water hygienic and gentle on your skin. It has 170 air jets to gently bubble away, a multicolored LED light to set the mood and a couple of headrests for your comfort.
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Bestway SaluSpa Hawaii AirJet Inflatable Hot Tub
The four- to six-person capacity makes this a great option if you occasionally need to fit six people, but usually fewer. It has an automatic heating function to protect from frost, so you can use it year-round.
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Bestway SaluSpa Helsinki AirJet Inflatable Hot Tub
This hot tub is available in a faux wood-paneled design that looks great. It’s ideal if you’re not keen on the appearance of standard inflatable hot tubs. You can change the temperature and the flow of the jets from the digital control panel without getting out of the tub.
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Intex 28437EP PureSpa Bubble Massage Deluxe Hot Tub
A roomy choice for six people, this tub is made from a highly durable three-ply PVC that resists punctures. It has a built-in hard water treatment system and 140 bubble jets for a soothing experience.
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Bestway SaluSpa Hawaii HydroJet Pro Inflatable Hot Tub
Made from a durable puncture-resistant Tri-tech material and with I-beam wall construction, this tub is sturdy and holds its shape well. It inflates and deflates via the pump, which also circulates water and powers the jets.
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Intex 28409E PureSpa Six-Person Inflatable Hot Tub
With 170 high-powered air jets, this hot tub creates more bubbles than most of its size. The control panel is easy to use and reachable from inside the tub, while the headrests help you get comfy.
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- SeaWorld Orlando's all-new Pipeline: The Surf Coaster opens to the public with a grand opening ceremony on May 27
- Pipeline is the world's first surf coaster, and a first-of-its-kind attraction that features a rise and fall motion of the seats that mimic the sensation of riding a wave, including five airtime movements
- The Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida is the official conservation partner to Pipeline, working with SeaWorld to raise awareness of marine life and the need to protect the Florida coral reef
ORLANDO, Fla., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The moment that SeaWorld Orlando guests have been waiting for is finally here as one of the most anticipated coasters of 2023 officially opens to the public. SeaWorld Orlando's all-new Pipeline: The Surf Coaster will have its grand-opening Saturday May 27th commemorating with a special ceremony featuring a "beach-front" ribbon cutting, in keeping with the ride's surf theme. SeaWorld Orlando, voted the best amusement park in Florida by USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice poll, features the most coasters in a single theme park in Orlando. SeaWorld is also proud to partner with the Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida to leverage the new thrill to raise awareness of marine life conservation and the need to protect the Florida coral reef.
The new attraction celebrates the iconic surfing cultures found around the world with a unique surfboard ride vehicle that gives riders an immersive experience when their seats rise and fall to mimic the sensation of riding on a wave. Whether it be a seasoned thrill seeker or someone who prefers a more approachable coaster experience, this ride is perfect for all levels of excitement. Guests will take their position in the upright stance of a pro surfer and embark on a journey of twists and turns on an iconic, gnarly surfboard. Riders will be amazed as they encounter five airtime movements, including a thrilling "wave curl" inversion that replicates the well-known "alley-oop" surfing maneuver. This coaster stands apart from others, not only in its design but also in the unique sensations it evokes. With a track spanning 2,950 feet, a maximum speed of 60 MPH, and reaching a height of 110 feet, "Pipeline: The Surf Coaster" offers a thrilling experience that is accessible and enjoyable for everyone. The brand-new coaster is located at the front of the park between Flamecraft Bar and Bayside Stadium.
"Our Annual Pass Members had an exclusive opportunity to preview the ride prior to opening and the feedback is fantastic," said Park President Jon Peterson. "Pipeline is a one-of-a-kind thrill ride that caters to all levels of excitement and complements our existing exhilarating ride portfolio perfectly. With its unique design and evocative sensations, Pipeline stands apart from other coasters. SeaWorld now boasts the most coasters in a single theme park in Orlando, and we can't wait to introduce the rest of our guests to this highly anticipated coaster."
As an ongoing reflection of the company's commitment to conservation, SeaWorld is proud to announce the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida as official ride partners of Pipeline. Dedicated to conserving wild Florida, the foundation's mission matches closely to SeaWorld's, making them a perfect conservation partner to help educate riders about Florida's natural bodies of land and water and its inhabitants.
"We are proud to partner with SeaWorld in our shared conservation mission to help raise awareness of the importance of protecting the Florida coral reef system which is the only coral reef system in the continental United States," said Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida President & CEO Andrew Walker. "SeaWorld has been a trusted partner in conservation for many years and we are thrilled to continue this collaboration with Pipeline."
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SeaWorld is a leading marine life theme park and accredited zoo and aquarium that provides experiences that matter while educating and inspiring guests of all ages to care about marine life. Welcoming millions of guests every year, the parks offer fun and enriching experiences from up-close animal encounters and year-round educational programs to award-winning marine-life themed rides and attractions, special events and exciting entertainment. For more than 60 years SeaWorld has advanced the conservation of marine life in and outside its parks through science, education, and exceptional animal care that is Humane Certified by American Humane and accredited by the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. SeaWorld is one of the largest marine animal rescue organizations in the world, helping more than 40,000 animals to date. The SeaWorld Conservation Fund, a non-profit foundation established in 2003, has provided more than $20 million to nearly 1,400 organizations to advance critical research on every continent. A portion of park proceeds goes toward supporting these longstanding conservation commitments. SeaWorld parks are in Orlando, San Antonio, San Diego and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). SeaWorld is part of the SeaWorld Entertainment (NYSE: SEAS) portfolio of theme park brands. For more information, visit us at SeaWorld.com.
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CINCINNATI (AP) — The New York Mets committed to paying nearly half a billion dollars in player contracts this offseason in their pursuit of a World Series title.
The problem is it’s not paying off.
For the first time since 2012, the Mets have dropped five series in a row. The Cincinnati Reds erupted Thursday for four first inning runs against Kodai Senga and beat New York 5-0, taking the series 2-1. Spencer Steer added an insurance solo shot in the fifth inning.
Jonathan India, Jake Fraley and Tyler Stephenson each had two hits for the Reds (16-21), who sent the Mets (18-20) to their fourth loss in five games and 13th in the last 17.
The shutout loss was New York’s seventh of the season. The shutout win was Cincinnati’s second.
With the Mets scoring two runs in their last 19 innings, manager Buck Showalter was asked if there’s reason for concern.
“Yes,” he said. “It falls on me. Obviously, when you don’t score runs, it’s impossible to win. If we could have put zeroes up, we’d still be playing.”
On a Cincinnati bullpen day, Derek Law pitched into the second inning, followed by Ben Lively, Lucas Sims and Kevin Herget, who logged his first career save. Lively (1-0), promoted from Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday, allowed four hits with a strikeout over three innings to earn his first win since his rookie season in 2017.
“I’m so fired up,” Lively said. “My mom and my sister were here. I was so jacked up. I’m pretty riled up right now. It is surreal. I feel the circle is complete now.
“They told me to be ready for the second inning. I had no idea how long I’d go. I could have gone longer. Hell, yeah, I was fired up. I felt good. That’s just me. That’s how I am. It was an awesome win today.”
The group didn’t allow an extra-base hit until Francisco Alvarez’s one-out double off Herget in the seventh. Right fielder Henry Ramos threw Alvarez out at the plate trying to score on Francisco Lindor’s single to preserve the shutout.
After giving up two hits over six scoreless innings in his previous start against Colorado on May 5, Senga (4-2) threw 37 pitches while allowing five hits in Cincinnati’s four-run first inning, including four hits and a walk with two outs that produced all four runs. Kevin Newman capped the rally with a bases-loaded, two-run single. The Reds sent nine batters to the plate in the inning.
“It has been our identity, the next man up mentality,” Newman said. “The overall big team contributions. A pressure that we bring is taking the extra bag when we can. That’s big for us. Getting in scoring position when normally you wouldn’t puts us in a good position. The home runs are going to come.”
Showalter admitted he was one more batter away from bringing in Tommy Hunter.
“We had Tommy up early,” Showalter said. “I hated to do that. There were only two balls that were hit hard. That’s the way it goes when you’re going through a tough stretch like this.”
Senga regrouped to face the minimum nine batters over the next three innings before Steer’s two-out drive in the fifth. The Reds reached Senga for eight hits and five runs with one walk and seven strikeouts.
“I think I was able to control myself pretty well today,” Senga said through an interpreter. “One thing I had in mind coming into this outing was pounding the strike zone, and I thought I did that pretty well. I threw it where they could hit it.”
EIGHT BALL
India’s leadoff double extended his hitting streak to eight games (11-for-26, .423), his second streak of eight games this season and the third by a Reds player. TJ Friedl also had an eight-game streak in April.
MAXIMUM EFFORT
Herget’s three-inning save was Cincinnati’s first since Sal Romano against the Cubs on Aug. 10, 2019.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mets: Friday’s starting pitcher at Washington remained to be determined, but manager Buck Showalter confirmed before Thursday’s game that it wouldn’t be RHP Max Scherzer, who was scratched from Tuesday’s start with neck spasms. “He threw from 90 feet today,” Showalter said. “He’s improving each day.”
Reds: 1B Joey Votto (left shoulder and bicep surgery) is scheduled to go to Louisville to continue taking live batting practice … RHP Fernando Cruz (right shoulder strain) is long tossing from 150 feet and will be with the team in Miami and Denver and is expected to make at least one rehab start before being activated, but no date has been determined.
UP NEXT
Mets: Showalter indicated that RHP Tyler McGill (3-2) could be Friday’s starter against the Washington Nationals. “We’re waiting to see how things shake out a little bit,” Showalter said.
Reds: RHP Graham Ashcraft (2-1) is scheduled to face in Miami on Friday RHP Euly Pérez, who will be making his major league debut.
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Parkette to hold memorabilia sale
The sale is happening Saturday at 10AM
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – It’s a celebration of the longest-serving restaurant in Lexington, closing after 71 years in business.
This Saturday, a first-come first-serve Parkette memorabilia sale will be held to commemorate the iconic restaurant and its closing.
The restaurant is selling its branded t-shirts, hats, menus, signs, and even car hop stations and booths.
Owner Bryan Tipton says if you’re looking for a special piece, come early to the sale to stake your claim.
Tipton, the son-in-law of founder Joe Smiley, says the decision to close the restaurant was a difficult one, with the entire family making the decision months ahead of time.
“The sale is a celebration…it’s about the success of Parkette and Joe Smiley and all his crazy stories,” said Tipton.
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DALLAS (AP) — A man fatally shot two Dallas hospital employees over the weekend, opening fire after accusing his girlfriend who had just given birth of infidelity, authorities said.
Jacqueline Pokuaa, a 45-year-old social worker, and Katie Annette Flowers, a 63-year-old nurse, were killed in Saturday’s shooting at Methodist Dallas Medical Center, according to police and hospital officials.
Authorities have said Nestor Hernandez, 30, opened fire around 11 a.m. while at the hospital for the birth of a child by his girlfriend. Hernandez, who was on parole from prison and had been granted permission to be at the hospital while wearing an ankle monitor, was shot and wounded by a police officer, authorities said.
“In my opinion, this is a failure of our criminal justice system,” Dallas police Chief Eddie Garcia said at a news conference Monday. “A violent individual such as this should not have been on ankle monitor and should have remained in custody.”
Hernandez has been charged with capital murder but it wasn’t clear Monday if he has an attorney who could speak on his behalf. He was not listed among people being held in the Dallas County jail and authorities said that after the shooting he was treated at Methodist and then taken to another medical faculty for further treatment.
Hernandez arrived at the hospital around 10:20 a.m. to visit the woman in delivery and began to strike her repeatedly in the head with a handgun, Garcia said. According to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by WFAA-TV, Hernandez started hitting his girlfriend after accusing her of infidelity.
Hernandez then started making “ominous” calls and sending text messages to his family, told his girlfriend that they were both going to die and said “whoever comes in this room is going to die with us,” according to the Dallas TV station’s account of the affidavit. He shot Pokuaa when she came into the room to attend to the woman, then shot Flowers after she looked in the room upon hearing gunfire, Garcia said.
Hospital police Sgt. Robert Rangel saw Flowers get shot, called for backup and took cover outside the room where Hernandez was reloading his gun, the chief said. When Hernandez emerged, Rangel shot him in the leg and, after a standoff, police took him into custody, Garcia said.
Garcia said the woman Hernandez struck was treated for her injuries and that a newborn child who was in the room was not hurt.
Hernandez was released from prison on parole last October after having been convicted of aggravated robbery, according to Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokeswoman Amanda Hernandez. She said he was given permission to be with his “significant other” at the hospital during her delivery.
Authorities haven’t released any information on how Hernandez came to have a gun while on parole for a felony conviction. Methodist Medical System Police Chief Glen Fowler said Monday that the hospital wasn’t given any notice of his criminal history or that he was being tracked with an ankle monitor.
“That’s not something we normally inquire about for a parent,” Fowler said. “This is an extremely horrific, out-of-the-norm situation. I wish that we would have known, but that is not some information that was provided to us beforehand.”
Garcia said Hernandez was sentenced to eight years for aggravated robbery, serving six before he was released on parole last year. In March 2022, he was arrested for a parole violation, then in April released to his parole officer. In June, Garcia said, Hernandez was arrested by police in a Dallas suburb for another parole violation, taken to a county jail and then turned over to the custody of Texas prisons, which released him this September with the ankle monitor he was wearing during the shooting.
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Spring 2023 State of Mobile Applications benchmarking report analyzed 22 million Google Play Store and Apple App Store reviews for 5,300 Android and iOS mobile apps, providing compelling feedback on ChatGPT iOS App
BURLINGAME, Calif., June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- unitQ, the leading AI platform empowering organizations to take a user-centric, real-time data-driven approach to craft high quality products, services, and experiences, announced today that its AI-powered user feedback software has analyzed what users like, dislike, and want from OpenAI's new ChatGPT iOS application.
unitQ's advanced AI translated, categorized, and summarized ChatGPT App Store reviews, providing a comprehensive and unbiased perspective on areas of success and opportunities for improvement for OpenAI's revolutionary generative AI mobile application.
unitQ's analysis revealed that the ChatGPT iOS app, which has been routinely updated following the app's May 18 debut, has been well-received by users for its clean interface and copy/paste functionality. Users also love the app for its speed, simplicity, reliability and lack of ads and fees.
However, users have complained about overheating, battery drain, syncing issues, haptic feedback and accessibility issues. Users want plugin and Siri support, as well as math formula rendering features, and improved account creation.
OpenAI has clearly been listening to its users, and in just two weeks' time, has included iPad support, upgraded right-to-left language support, altered its haptic feedback, enhanced speech recognition, and added a host of other features and refinements such as the ability to clear chat history while expanding to more countries.
"unitQ's goal is to help companies improve the quality of their products, services, and experiences by providing real-time, actionable AI-powered insights into user feedback," said Christian Wiklund, unitQ CEO.
unitQ's analysis filtered out thousands of reviews in which users only left stars, but did not provide written comments. Of these written reviews, more than half revealed feature requests. The remainder of reviews concerned bugs and quality issues, many of which OpenAI has been addressing.
Here are some key bugs in order of frequency, according to written reviews:
- Overheating issues
- Can't sign up
- Device not compatible
- Excessive battery drain
- Difficult to navigate UI
- Crashing
- Force closing
- Subscription upgrade not recognized
- Fails to launch
- Can't login with Google
- Voice mode not working
- No customer support
- Unsatisfactory behavior
*Following a recent ChatGPT update on iOS last week, the user reviews were erased from the App Store. unitQ had parsed the reviews before they were reset.
The power of AI to understand real time user feedback at scale
unitQ's AI analysis of ChatGPT's iOS application's user feedback underscores the power of unitQ's platform to surface insights from real time user feedback by automatically categorizing and summarizing user pain points, product gaps, trending issues and bugs to empower organizations to deliver high-quality experiences.
In unitQ's Spring 2023 State of Mobile Applications benchmarking report, released today, unitQ has analyzed 22,225,825 pieces of publicly available Google Play Store and Apple App Store user reviews for more than 5,300 top Android and iOS mobile applications. Real time insights from user feedback were translated, categorized and summarized using unitQs proprietary AI and ML algorithms to surface:
- Top Quality Issues
- Top feature requests
- Trending 4-star reviews on brink of a 5-star review
- Top 50 apps driving quality excellence
Top user complaints across all verticals are slow performance, force closing or crashing, and too many advertisements with a combined total of 421,954 pieces of user feedback left for these issues.
Top Quality Issues by vertical are nuanced with unique categories appearing such as "Subscription too expensive" for education apps, "Can't transfer funds" for finance apps, and "Excessive storage usage" for gaming apps.
Of the 22,225,825 pieces of feedback analyzed, 566,796 surfaced feature requests. A few examples include gamers wanting more individual analytics about their performance for gaming apps, students wanting a more customized user experience for education apps, and listeners wanting the ability to exclude certain artists from music apps.
Apps with the highest quality excellence in Spring 2023 include: TikTok, Coursera, Rocket Mortgage, Turo, 23andMe, Ten Percent Happier and more. See the Top 50 Quality Excellence Awards winners: Quality Excellence Awards here.
Artificial intelligence to identify gaps, growth opportunities
Becoming a user-centric organization requires a deep and personal understanding of the people using today's products. Powered by machine learning and AI, unitQ captures real time user feedback in more than 100 languages from more than four dozen sources — including Amazon, the Apple App Store, Discord, Google Play Store, Reddit, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and more. unitQ also integrates with productivity tools such as GitHub Issues, Jira, PagerDuty, Slack and Zendesk to alert users on key customer issues in any language, location or platform.
Now, with unitQ, product, engineering, support, and customer experience leaders get access to a single source of truth for real-time user feedback to inform their product roadmap, alert on bugs, proactively resolve support issues, and gauge sentiment to ensure the best possible customer experience. unitQ is providing companies with a new way to stay close to their users with real-times insights into what their users think, feel, and experience.
About unitQ
As the leading real time customer feedback platform, unitQ empowers companies with AI-powered, actionable insights from user feedback to help them craft high-quality products, services and experiences. unitQ centralizes feedback from all sources and automatically groups it into thousands of granular categories to help organizations discover what matters most to users — all in real time. Category-leading companies like Spotify, Bumble, Pinterest, Chime and HelloFresh rely on unitQ for actionable insights to drive growth, reduce churn and build brand loyalty. Want to know what users think about your organization? Get your free unitQ Score or request a demo to learn more about unitQ.
The company is headquartered in Burlingame, Calif.
Please visit www.unitq.com for more information. Follow unitQ on Linkedin and Twitter.
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HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. ("Ping An" or the "Group", HKEx:2318; SSE:601318) announced that the group and its subsidiary Ping An Property and Casualty Insurance were jointly awarded CSR Initiative of the Year by InsuranceAsia News (IAN).
Ping An strives to create value for its shareholders, clients, employees, business partners, communities, and the environment through technology and finance. With the support and guidance from Ping An Group, Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance integrates social responsibility with corporate strategy to develop "heartwarming" insurance products and services, seeking to enhance both commercial and social values that will help people live better lives.
"Judges were impressed with Ping An's contribution in integrating insurance with disaster prevention and mitigation, and enhancing society resilience towards disasters," said the judges of the IAN Awards for Excellence 2022. "Proactive initiatives, such as issuing disaster alerts to customers and streamlining claims process after natural disasters, demonstrated the critical role that insurers can play in managing and responding to risks."
Ping An Property & Casualty's innovations include its Digital Risk System 2.0 to help property owners protect their properties and minimize losses caused by extreme events related to climate change, such as earthquakes, floods, typhoons and rainstorms. The professional research team uses technologies, such as numerical simulation, machine learning, and satellite remote sensing monitoring, to conduct risk research for climate change. The platform has 2.2 trillion data points on natural disasters, internal underwriting and claims records that assess the risk levels of natural disasters. It can also be used to send advance warnings to property owners, car owners and business owners. As of the end of 2022, the system issued more than 4.33 million disaster prevention warnings and information to nearly 2.16 million users, reducing losses for customers for over RMB200 million.
To enhance the government's ability to prevent, mitigate, and respond to disasters, Ping An has consolidated the features of catastrophe insurance and index insurance in its Catastrophe Parametric Insurance. The index for insurance payouts is based on data on heavy rainfall and typhoons. The insurance can simplify the claims procedure after a natural disaster, facilitating the government's post-disaster reconstruction and the affected enterprises to resume business operations. In May 2022, the city of Shaoguan in China's Guangdong province recorded multiple heavy rainfalls, but the municipal government of Shaoguan received RMB82.80 million from Ping An Property & Casualty, which was the largest catastrophe insurance compensation payment in Guangdong province in the past 5 years.
In addition, Ping An Property & Casualty supports rural revitalization by boosting farmers' income with assistance in product quality management. For example, in Zhongning County in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, local wolfberry (Goji berry) farmers struggled with low yields due to climate change and distribution issues amid COVID-19. In response, Ping An Property & Casualty built a source-tracing platform that used technologies such as blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT) to track and standardize the production system. The platform provided a real-time hazard early warning system, allowing farmers to plan watering, fertilizing and early prevention of crop pests. Moreover, Ping An Property & Casualty underwrote wolfberry products and helped farmers sell them through online direct sales. As of December 2022, sales volumes and income for wolfberries from Zhongning County reached 200 thousand and RMB23 million respectively, helping more than 7,000 farmers. Ping An expanded the "source-tracing + insurance" approach country-wide. As of December 2022, Ping An Property & Casualty provided comprehensive agricultural information management and risk protection services with source-tracing protection of RMB41.57 million, covering more than 2.60 million crops in 25 core agricultural sectors, including apples in Shaanxi, beef in Inner Mongolia, peaches in Beijing, lychees in Guangdong and chestnuts in Tangshan.
About Ping An Group
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. ("Ping An") strives to become a world-leading retail financial services group. With nearly 228 million retail customers, Ping An is one of the largest financial services companies in the world. Ping An advances intelligent digital transformation, and employs technologies to improve the quality and efficiency of its financial businesses and enhance risk management. The Company believes "Expertise Creates Value" and "Expertise makes life simple". Ping An develops the "integrated finance + healthcare" service system and builds the "finance + elderlycare" and "finance + healthcare" industry ecosystems to provide professional "financial advisory, family doctor, and elderlycare concierge" services. As China's first joint stock insurance company, Ping An is committed to upholding the highest standards of corporate reporting and corporate governance. The Group is listed on the stock exchanges in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Ping An ranked 17th in the Forbes Global 2000 list in 2022 and ranked 25th in the Fortune Global 500 list in 2022.
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BAD AXE, MI — A documentary filmmaker’s account of his family’s struggles in small-town Michigan during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic opens in theaters this week.
The 100-minute film, “Bad Axe,” takes place in the Thumb community director David Siev calls home when he leaves New York City to live with his parents following the first wave of the virus.
“A real-time portrait of 2020 unfolds as an Asian-American family in Trump’s rural America fights to keep their restaurant and American dream alive in the face of a pandemic, Neo-Nazis, and generational scars from the Killing Fields,” reads the documentary’s description on IMDb.
The film has received glowing reviews, earning a 100% score on RottenTomatoes.com, a website that tracks feedback from professional movie critics across the globe.
“It is not just among the finest and most important films of the year, but it will stand as a valuable historical and social document of these times,” critic G. Allen Johnson wrote in The San Francisco Chronicle.
Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com called the movie “a deeply personal film that feels essential when we tell the story of how 2020 shaped this country.”
The film premiered in March at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, where top independent films often are screened before finding mainstream success.
“Bad Axe” begins playing on streaming services and opens in some Michigan theaters Friday, Nov. 18, including at the Bad Axe Theater as well as NCG Trillium in Grand Blanc. The film opens in Saginaw-based The Quality 10 Powered by Emagine on Saturday, Nov. 18.
For a listing of the theater showtimes for “Bad Axe,” visit Fandango, a website featuring movie theater showtimes.
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National AIDS Memorial marked the annual day of hope, healing, and remembrance with observances at the 10-acre Memorial Grove and displaying Quilt in nearly 100 communities throughout the U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National AIDS Memorial marked World AIDS Day with a national observance at the 10-acre National AIDS Memorial Grove in San Francisco, honoring AIDS activist and founder of the AIDS Memorial Quilt Cleve Jones with its Lifetime of Commitment Award.
The two days of events brought together leaders on the front lines of the epidemic for powerful conversations and events focused on "Changing the Pattern for a Future without AIDS," referencing a major initiative of the Memorial that is bringing the Quilt to the South to address the growing crisis of rising HIV rates amount communities of color and marginalized populations.
Jones, who founded the Quilt thirty-five years ago, was recognized for his visionary leadership, activism, and powerful voice in the fight for health and social justice. He remains an inspirational force for change and action today, standing up without hesitation and using his voice for those who are often overshadowed and not heard.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised Cleve in a special video tribute, saying, "Cleve, you are a force of nature – unshakable in the face of adversity, overflowing with a passion for serving others."
"When the AIDS crisis tightened its grip on San Francisco – when pain and despair grew rampant – you kept hope alive," Speaker Pelosi continued. "You were a shining light in the dark, building community out of grief and spurring action out of anguish. From the halls of power to union halls and picket lines, you have never relented in your mission: empowering the oppressed, tearing down injustice and honoring the dignity and beauty of every person."
Presenting the award to Cleve was former San Francisco mayor and mentor Art Agnos to an audience of more than 600 people from the community who gathered on the eve of World AIDS Day for a gala to support the Memorial's programs. "I'm honored to receive this award, but more importantly I'm so pleased that the Quilt now has a permanent home with the National AIDS Memorial and that it is continuing its mission of activism and justice. One thing I've learned is that through hope one finds courage and through courage we find love. Love is at the core of what we do and that is what this Quilt represents."
The National AIDS Memorial worked with local partners from across the country to display hundreds of Quilt sections featuring more than 3,500 individual panels in nearly 100 communities on World AIDS Day. The largest Quilt display ever in Alabama is taking place in Montgomery and surrounding areas as part of the memorial's Change the Pattern initiative. The program, funded through a $2.4 million grant from Gilead Sciences, is organizing quilting workshops, displays and educational programming with Southern AIDS Coalition throughout the Southern U.S.
"On this World AIDS Day, it is inspiring to know that thousands of Quilt panels are on display in communities across the country, touching hearts and minds through the stories represented in the fabric," said Gilead Sciences Chairman and CEO Daniel O'Day. "The Quilt's purpose remains as strong and important today, as it was thirty-five years ago, when the vision of Cleve Jones sparked a powerful movement to advance health and social justice."
The National AIDS Memorial's World AIDS Day Observance panelists highlighted the importance of the work being done around the country, the interconnectivity of issues to reach zero, and the importance of education and outreach to at-risk populations during three powerful conversations available for viewing online on the memorial's website and include: Reflections with Cleve Jones and 35 years of the Quilt; The State of the Epidemic Today with Leaders on the Frontlines; and Young Leaders Making an Impact.
"As our community comes together this World AIDS Day, it's hard not to look around and see who's missing – our friends, lovers, and family we've lost over four decades of this horrific, cruel disease," said National AIDS Memorial CEO John Cunningham. "It always brings tears, and we carry so many emotions, particularly as we think of what could have been. But for me, as a man living with HIV/AIDS, I shift to a brighter space, choosing to look around me, thinking about so many of us still here, living and thriving. Survivors, who have so much to be thankful for, but also a heavy burden to share our own stories and journey, so history never repeats itself."
He continued, "Today, people are still dying and there should have been a cure long ago. We are angry because bigotry, hate, and stigma persist today in society. And we carry shame, because communities of color and marginalized populations continue to be disproportionately impacted by HIV and discrimination, and it shouldn't be this way. It's time to change the pattern."
Portions of the National AIDS Memorial's World AIDS Day Observance can be viewed online at www.aidsmemorial.org/wad2022. Major partners and supporters include Gilead Sciences, Chevron, Quest Diagnostics, AT&T, Moderna, KASA Partners, National Hemophilia Foundation, and San Francisco Recreation & Parks, with a full list on the memorial's website.
The mission of the National AIDS Memorial is to share the story of the struggle against HIV/AIDS and to remember in perpetuity the lives lost, offer healing, and hope to survivors, and inspire new generations of activists in the fight against stigma, denial and hate for a just future. Through the National AIDS Memorial Grove, the AIDS Memorial Quilt and other community-driven programs across the country, the National AIDS Memorial ensures that the story of AIDS and the AIDS movement is never forgotten, and uplifts today's health and social justice issues to help the nation heal, remember, thrive, and continue to work for a just and equitable future for all people in every community. Learn more at www.aidsmemorial.org. Media Folder HERE.
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Stacey Dash had an emotional reaction this week when she learned that DMX had died more than a year ago.
The Clueless actress—who was previously open about her past drug addiction—uploaded a video of herself breaking down in tears after finding out that the rapper had passed away in April 2021 from a cocaine-induced heart attack.
"I was strolling through #tiktok and found a #DMX song that has saved me many times," Stacey, 55, captioned the Aug. 31 Instagram post. "Suddenly it says #RIP i know I am late, i did not know he passed away, he #OD I am heartbroken - he was such a great guy."
In the clip, the actress tells her followers that she's "ashamed" that she is just now finding out about DMX's death. "I didn't know DMX died," she explained. "I didn't know from a cocaine overdose."
Stacey added, "I am today, six years and one month clean and it breaks my heart. It breaks my heart that he lost to it. He lost. He lost to that demon of addiction. Please, please don't lose."
While some fans in the comments section of Stacey's Instagram post criticized her reaction, others defended her, including one social media user who wrote, "leave her alone. She has been very open about her pill addiction. Clearly, she's triggered by something and dealing with stuff. We love Stacey."
Another person commented, "You're inspiring me to continue trying to be fully sober fyi. No pressure literally but saying so because thank you for uplifting others by uplifting yourself."
Last October, Stacey opened up about her battle with drug addiction, telling Dr. Oz that she first tried drugs when she was only 8 years old, and at 16, she said her mother—who was also addicted to drugs—gave her her first line of cocaine. She also shared that she "was taking 18 to 20 pills a day" at one point, and no one knew.
At the time, however, the Single Ladies actress was celebrating five years of sobriety. "I'm clean, five years," she said in Oct. 2021. "And in this five years, my blessing—the greatest blessing—is that not only have I been able to be honest with myself and become a better person, I've been able to understand my parents and that they did love me and that they were doing the best they could and they were just sick. They were addicted." | https://www.eonline.com/news/1344508/stacey-dash-breaks-down-in-tears-after-learning-dmx-died-over-a-year-ago | 2022-09-02 06:40:53 | 0 | https://www.eonline.com/news/1344508/stacey-dash-breaks-down-in-tears-after-learning-dmx-died-over-a-year-ago |
WFO SACRAMENTO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, November 8, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
312 PM PST Tue Nov 8 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central
Calaveras and south central Amador Counties through 345 PM PST...
At 312 PM PST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mountain Ranch, or 7 miles northeast of San Andreas, moving northeast
at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
San Andreas, Rail Road Flat, Glencoe, Mountain Ranch, West Point,
Lily Gap, Avery and Arnold.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3811 12067 3834 12068 3849 12038 3822 12031
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 233DEG 20KT 3825 12055
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE RIVER AND COLORADO BURN AREA NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive
rainfall continue to be possible over the River and Colorado burn
area.
* WHERE...A portion of central California, including the following
area, Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley.
* WHEN...Until 6 PM PST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Heavy rainfall over the River and Colorado burn area .5
to 1 inches of rainfall is expected up to and during the period of
the watch. Residents near the River Fire and Colorado Fire burn
areas should prepare for potential flooding impacts. Be sure to
stay up to date with information from local authorities. Heavy
rainfall could trigger flash flooding of low-lying areas,
urbanized street flooding, and debris flows in and near recent
wildfire burn scars.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- National Weather Service Meteorologists are forecasting heavy
rainfall over the River Fire and Colorado Fire burn areas,
which may lead to flash flooding and debris flows.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE DOLAN BURN AREA NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
rainfall continue to be possible over the Dolan burn area.
area, Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest.
* WHEN...Until Midnight PST tonight.
* IMPACTS...Heavy rainfall over the Dolan burn area is expected up
to and during the period of the watch. Residents near the Dolan
burn area should prepare for potential flooding impacts. Be sure
to stay up to date with information from local authorities. Heavy
rainfall over the Dolan burn area, which may lead to flash
flooding and debris flows.
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE DOLAN BURN AREA IN EFFECT UNTIL
rainfall are possible over the Dolan burn area.
area, Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Michigan-based warehouse equipment supplier American Storage & Logistics has announced its acquisition of two businesses; Binghamton Material Handling and Granite Industries.
Binghamton Material Handling specializes in manufacturing and distribution equipment and has been operating in New York and Pennsylvania for over 60 years. The New Hampshire-based Granite Industries is a leading distributor and servicer of forklifts. The acquisition will allow American Storage & Logistics to expand its product line and service offerings while allowing for faster delivery of equipment to a larger geographic area.
In addition to the acquisition, American Storage & Logistics announced its official name change to BMH Equipment LLC. and is planning on rebranding all three companies under the BMH Equipment umbrella. The recent change is also a part of American Storage & Logistics' efforts to revolutionize the antiquated warehouse equipment and material handling industries. The business is committed to expanding its digital footprint and will be unifying product inventory from all companies into a single online eCommerce website."Acquiring Granite Industrial Trucks and Binghamton Material Handling allows us to grow our product offerings while improving our customers' experience with faster shipping and easier access to our inventory regionally," said Lucas Marselle, ERP Integration & E-commerce Manager at American Storage & Logistics.
American Storage & Logistics has been a leader in new, used, and refurbished warehouse equipment for over 50 years. In addition to supplying warehouse equipment, the business provides installation, design, teardown, and relocation services. For more information about American Storage & Logistics, visit www.aslmhc.com.
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By MAYSOON KHAN
Associated Press/Report for America
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Just in time for the New Year, New York lawmakers have become the highest paid state legislators in the nation under a bill signed Saturday.
Members of both houses are getting a pay raise of $32,000, for a base salary of $142,000, under a bill Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a day before her inauguration Sunday. That’s a 29% raise over their previous salary of $110,000.
The law went into effect Sunday.
Before the pay boost, state lawmakers in California were the highest paid with a yearly base salary of $119,000, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
New York lawmakers passed the pay-raise bill during a special session in late December.
The new pay raise comes with restrictions, though.
Starting in 2025, outside income will be capped at $35,000. Pay in excess of that from military service, retirement plans, or investments will still be allowed.
Some Democrats in the legislature supported the pay raise, and said it was necessary in order to keep up with the cost of living.
But some Republican lawmakers spoke out against the bill during the special session, criticizing the ban on the outside income.
“Their attempt to buy political cover by instituting a ban on outside income won’t make Albany better, it will make it worse,” said state Sen. George Borrello in explaining his “no” vote on the bill.
Borrello said the ban would discourage citizen legislators, or “enterprising, accomplished individuals with real-world experience from entering public service.”
The last pay raise state legislators received was in 2018, and that was their first raise in two decades.
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Manuel Margot Player Prop Bets: Rays vs. Orioles - July 23
Published: Jul. 23, 2023 at 12:28 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
Manuel Margot -- with a slugging percentage of .240 in his past 10 games (including zero home runs) -- will be in action for the Tampa Bay Rays versus the Baltimore Orioles, with Tyler Wells on the mound, on July 23 at 1:40 PM ET.
In his last game, he reached base in his only plate appearance against the Orioles.
Manuel Margot Game Info & Props vs. the Orioles
- Game Day: Sunday, July 23, 2023
- Game Time: 1:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Orioles Starter: Tyler Wells
- TV Channel: BSSUN
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -200)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +575)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +225)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +135)
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Manuel Margot At The Plate
- Margot is hitting .253 with 14 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 16 walks.
- Margot has recorded a hit in 43 of 72 games this season (59.7%), including 12 multi-hit games (16.7%).
- Looking at the 72 games he has played this year, he's hit a long ball in three of them (4.2%), and in 1.2% of his trips to the plate.
- Margot has had at least one RBI in 30.6% of his games this year (22 of 72), with two or more RBI four times (5.6%).
- He has scored in 25 games this season (34.7%), including six multi-run games (8.3%).
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Orioles Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Orioles has a collective 9.2 K/9, the eighth-best in MLB.
- The Orioles have the 16th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.20).
- The Orioles rank 16th in baseball in home runs allowed (114 total, 1.2 per game).
- Wells makes the start for the Orioles, his 19th of the season. He is 7-5 with a 3.54 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 106 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he went two innings, allowing five earned runs while giving up six hits.
- This season, the 28-year-old ranks 26th in ERA (3.54), first in WHIP (.984), and 29th in K/9 (8.9) among qualifying pitchers.
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Perpetua Resources' voluntary improvements to water quality in historical Stibnite mining district expected to begin this summer.
Nationally recognized IMCO Construction selected to lead stream diversion and mine waste cleanup activities.
BOISE, Idaho, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Perpetua Resources Corp. (Nasdaq: PPTA) (TSX: PPTA) ("Perpetua Resources" or "Perpetua" or the "Company") announced today that it selected IMCO Construction ("IMCO") as a partner to begin water quality improvements in the historical Stibnite mining district from July to October 2022. Based in Washington with a regional office in Boise, IMCO is a nationally recognized, award winning firm with technical expertise in industrial, hydro, transportation, water and wastewater construction projects.
Water quality at the abandoned Stibnite site has been degraded by elevated levels of arsenic and antimony from millions of tons of unconstrained tailings and other mine waste left behind by previous operators over the last 100 years. Perpetua has been granted permission from the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and the United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") to conduct time critical early action cleanup activities. Perpetua has been committed to site restoration as part of the Company's vision and looks forward to taking meaningful steps to improve water quality.
"Action to improve water quality at Stibnite has been needed for decades," said Laurel Sayer, CEO of Perpetua Resources. "As we break ground on the first phase of early cleanup efforts this summer, IMCO brings a track record of successfully executing complex projects safely and a set of shared values. Isolating streams away from historically contaminated material is a first step in fulfilling our goal of leaving the area better than it is today and demonstrates that responsible partnerships with private industry can benefit the environment and people of Idaho."
IMCO Construction specializes in environmentally sensitive construction projects, working in remote locations for clients throughout Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and beyond. From pre-construction through commissioning and operation, IMCO brings collaborative solutions and strong teamwork rooted in the core values of integrity, excellence, and family, and a relentless commitment to safety. IMCO was selected by Perpetua after a competitive bidding process.
"Our team is thrilled to partner with Perpetua Resources to begin cleanup activities at Stibnite this summer." said Tyler Kimberley, President & CEO of IMCO Construction. "We understand the demands of working in sensitive backcountry environments. We look forward to bringing our commitment and technical expertise to protecting these critical environmental assets. We are proud to support Perpetua's vision of restoring a brownfields site."
In 2021, Perpetua Resources, the EPA and USDA signed an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent ("ASAOC" or "Agreement"), giving Perpetua permission to voluntarily clean up key areas of the historical Stibnite mining district that would not otherwise be remedied by the additional legacy restoration proposed in the Stibnite Gold Project. Phase One of the Agreement provides a four-year period to conduct "time critical" cleanup actions designed to improve water quality. The remaining phases in the Agreement would allow for a more comprehensive remediation of the historical mining district should the Stibnite Gold Project receive permission to proceed upon conclusion of the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") review.
Perpetua, the EPA and the U.S. Forest Service have worked together to develop a detailed scope of work for Phase One cleanup activities since signing the Agreement in early 2021. The stream diversion work this summer is expected to include:
- Lining and improving the existing Hennessy Creek diversion channel around the Northwest Bradley Waste Rock Dumps to prevent leakage into the dumps and the resulting uptake of metals.
- Removing the Defense Minerals Exploration Administration ("DMEA") legacy waste rock dump from within and along a tributary to the East Fork of the South Fork of the Salmon River and restoring the original streamflow course.
- Creating a lined diversion for surface water that currently comes in contact with legacy contamination around Smelter Flats, the former mill and smelter site used by past operators.
The next "time critical" environmental improvements are expected to include the removal and relocation of at least 325,000 tons of historical tailings and mine waste away from the East Fork of the South Fork of the Salmon River.
Website: www.perpetuaresources.com
Perpetua Resources Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is focused on the exploration, site restoration and redevelopment of gold-antimony-silver deposits in the Stibnite-Yellow Pine district of central Idaho that are encompassed by the Stibnite Gold Project. The Project is one of the highest-grade, open pit gold deposits in the United States and is designed to apply a modern, responsible mining approach to restore an abandoned mine site and produce both gold and the only mined source of antimony in the United States. Further advancing Perpetua Resources' ESG and sustainable mining goals, the Project will be powered by the lowest carbon emissions grid in the nation and a portion of the antimony produced from the Project will be supplied to Ambri, a US-based company commercializing a low-cost liquid metal battery essential for the low-carbon energy transition. In addition to the company's commitments to transparency, accountability, environmental stewardship, safety and community engagement, Perpetua Resources adopted formal ESG commitments which can be found here.
Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking information" or "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "Forward-Looking Information") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-Looking Information includes, but is not limited to, disclosure regarding possible events, next steps and courses of action including actions to be taken by IMCO; predictions regarding improvements to water quality and other environmental conditions at the site; disclosure regarding requirements for capital; our and Ambri, Inc.'s ability to perform under the supply agreement, which agreement is subject to certain conditions, including identification of one or more refiners to transform our antimony concentrate into antimony metal, and mutual agreement on certain material terms, including volume and pricing; and the Stibnite Gold Project and the success of such project. In certain cases, Forward-Looking Information can be identified by the use of words and phrases or variations of such words and phrases or statements such as "anticipate", "expect" "plan", "likely", "believe", "intend", "forecast", "project", "estimate", "potential", "could", "may", "will", "would" or "should". Forward-Looking Information in this news release, including assumptions that the current development, environmental and other objectives concerning the Stibnite Gold Project can be achieved and that its activities will proceed as expected, are based on certain material assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Perpetua Resources to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the Forward-Looking Information. Such risks and other factors include those factors discussed in Perpetua Resources' public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and its Canadian disclosure record. Although Perpetua Resources has attempted to identify important factors that could affect Perpetua Resources and may cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in Forward-Looking Information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that Forward-Looking Information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on Forward-Looking Information. For further information on these and other risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company's business, see the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of the Company's filings with the SEC, which are available at www.sec.gov and with the Canadian securities regulators, which are available at www.sedar.com. Except as required by law, Perpetua Resources does not assume any obligation to release publicly any revisions to Forward-Looking Information contained in this news release to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Defender Pinnock celebrated signing a new four-year contract earlier in the day by scoring an 85th-minute winner to snatch a 1-0 victory for the Bees.
With the title long since sewn up, Pep Guardiola rested some of his big hitters ahead of next weekend’s FA Cup final, and a potentially historic Champions League showpiece seven days later.
With Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish missing completely and Erling Haaland left on the bench, it was a scratch City side and those established stars who did play, like Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez, had little impact.
Brentford still had something to play for, by contrast, as it was in with a slim chance of qualifying for the Europa Conference League before wins for Tottenham and Aston Villa ultimately scuppered its hopes.
Its players applauded the champion onto the pitch, but that was as far as the respect stretched.
The Bees may still be adjusting to life without suspended striker Ivan Toney but they remain a potent threat, with Yoane Wissa beating Emerson with a curler against the far post before an offside flag was raised.
Brentford goalkeeper David Raya, who looks destined to leave the club this summer, had to make an early diving save to deny Cole Palmer before Kalvin Phillips, getting another run-out in a midfield three alongside Palmer and Rico Lewis, sent a low shot wide.
Emerson saved well from Vitaly Janelt’s snap-shot at a corner as Brentford pressed, and the German midfielder lifted another effort over the crossbar.
After the break Brentford, who won at the Etihad in November, felt they should have had a penalty after Lewis slid in on Ben Mee.
But referee John Brooks waved away the appeals – with VAR agreeing – and then booked Bees head coach Thomas Frank for his protests.
By now City well and truly had their eye on the bigger battles to come, but the Bees kept driving forward and Frank Onyeka’s drive flew over before Bryan Mbeumo just failed to get a touch on to Janelt’s chip into the area.
The winner came from a cross by substitute Kevin Schade which was headed back across goal by Mbeumo and emphatically finished by Pinnock.
City briefly woke up and Raya somehow denied Palmer an equaliser from close range.
Defeat meant City did not break the 90-point mark for a record fourth time in the Premier League, which will irritate Guardiola, but if they win their next two matches – at Wembley and in Istanbul – even the perfectionist will have forgotten that. | https://www.beinsports.com/au/premier-league/video/brentford-stings-champion-man-city-on-final-d/2101651 | 2023-05-28 23:55:44 | 0 | https://www.beinsports.com/au/premier-league/video/brentford-stings-champion-man-city-on-final-d/2101651 |
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Major League Baseball’s hot stove has been all the way turned up over the last two weeks, melting expectations as free agents enjoy the richest market in history. But roster construction is far from complete for most clubs. Two months remain before pitchers and catchers report for spring training. There’s plenty of time for more moves.
Hovering in the backdrop as front offices allocate their resources is an unknown awaiting them until the games start. The 2023 season will introduce perhaps the biggest non-COVID-season wave of rules changes the league has seen. There are four major changes: a pitch timer, a pickoff limit, defensive shift restrictions and bigger bases.
Last week, several managers and front office executives offered their opinions on the upcoming changes at the winter meetings in San Diego. Nobody seemed to expect a huge impact, at least not immediately, but a consensus formed: One change will require more adaptation for players than the rest. Let’s start there as we break down each.
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Pitch clock
The pitch clock has been commissioner Rob Manfred’s pet project for years, and for good reason. Games have gotten longer and longer over the 15 years, reaching an average of three hours in 2012 and never going back under the mark.
Average game length peaked in 2021 when it reached 3:11 before five minutes were shaved off last season. The development didn’t change MLB’s course. In September, the league announced the pitch clock was coming in 2023, upsetting devout purists who detest the idea of a clock dictating action on a baseball field.
But if last season’s implementation across the minor leagues is any indication, the pitch clock should fulfill the league’s mission to quicken games without much of a problem. But people in the industry believe it’ll take time to become acclimated.
“I think the pitch clock is a real thing that people are going to have to adjust to,” Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said. “I think there’s a great unknown of who’s going to be able to and who’s not. For some guys it’s going to be easy, and for others it’s not.”
The Dodgers reached an agreement with free-agent pitcher Noah Syndergaard on a one-year contract on Wednesday.
The minor league version went like this: A 14-second timer between pitches with the bases empty was instituted across all levels. The timer increased to 18 seconds with a runner on base at every level but triple A where it was 19 seconds. There was also a 30-second timer between batters. The penalties were simple: An automatic ball if the pitcher didn’t throw the pitch in time and an automatic strike if the hitter wasn’t ready.
The timers shortened minor league games by 25 minutes last season — from 3 hours and 3 minutes in 2021 to 2 hours and 38 minutes.
“I saw it in Las Vegas [in triple A],” Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. “I’ve seen it work, though. It’s pretty good. Las Vegas, I don’t know if you’ve ever seen a game there, I think it’s like 14-10 and the game was under three hours. It was amazing, the pace.”
MLB’s version in 2023 will be slightly different. There will be a 15-second timer between pitches with the bases empty and a 20-second clock with runners on base. Like the minors, there is a 30-second timer between batters.
“The pitch clock is something that I think the whole league is going to have to go through spring training with some focus,” Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black said. “I think the pitchers will handle it, but the hitters having to be in the box with eight seconds left with the clock starting at 20 or starting with 15, all that time out of the box, fixing gloves and kicking cleats and looking at the third base coach, that’s going to speed up on them. Those spring training games will be very, very important.”
As if Carlos Correa’s ties to the Astros cheating scandal weren’t enough, signing with the Giants gave Dodgers fans another reason to loathe him.
Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia was the team’s slowest-paced pitcher last season, according to Baseball Savant. He ranked as the eighth-slowest pitcher with a median of 24.5 seconds between pitch releases, which isn’t exactly how MLB’s timer will work (the timer will start when the pitcher receives the throw from the catcher and end when he starts his delivery).
Left-hander José Suarez was the Angels’ slowest pitcher at 22.1 seconds, ranking 32nd. Former Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen (25.6 seconds) was the third slowest in the majors.
“Pitch clock, I’m thrilled about it,” Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “Speed the game up. They get too long. If we’re playing the Red Sox or playing the Yankees, they turn into four-hour ballgames. I’m not really sure how it impacts our pitchers. They’ll figure it out.”
Said one American League executive: “Some players will complain about it at the beginning and then everyone will get used to it and like it. That’s what always happens.”
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Pickoff limit
This addition is technically part of the pitch timer rule change, but it’s worth examining separately because of the potential impact.
For the first time, pitchers won’t be allowed to throw over to a base as often as they want. Instead, they’ll be limited to two “disengagements” (pickoff attempts or stepoffs). If a pitcher disengages a third time for a pickoff attempt, the runner advances one base if the attempt fails.
MLB is implementing the rule for two reasons: to speed up the game and to increase stolen base attempts (i.e. action).
The change, two front-office executives each theorized, could create a game-within-a-game between the pitcher and a baserunner.
Amid heavy MLB spending this week, the Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman explained why the club didn’t make a splashy signing.
Do baserunners become more aggressive knowing pitchers could be reluctant to throw over? Does the pitcher throw over a second time, risking reaching the limit? Does the baserunner get more aggressive after the first pickoff attempt? Does he receive the green light after a second failed try?
“The throwovers, that’s changing strategy a little bit,” Bochy said. “Stepping off and throwing over a couple times and you’re in a box a little bit.”
Zoom out and there’s another possible effect: If the stolen base success rate rises, do front offices, in a blast from the past, add more value to fast players/elite base stealers (which aren’t always synonyms)? Do they seek more base stealers as they piece together a roster?
“That could happen,” one American League executive said. “But I think teams would lag behind the trend because talent pipelines need to adjust. It’d take time before you see a meaningful impact in roster construction.”
All that hinges on whether there’s a significant increase in stolen base attempts, whether it’s in 2023 or beyond.
“When I give the green light, our guys go,” Cash said. “We are known for they go. So, I don’t know if I can do it anymore. If I put red light on, they’re still going to go.”
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Defensive shift restriction
This rule change will be the most obvious to the eye. Drastic infield shifts have become so common across the majors over the last decade that it’s been more noteworthy when an infield doesn’t shift. We’ve seen four outfielders. We’ve seen two outfielders. We’ve seen the third baseman stationed in shallow right field against most left-handed hitters. And we’ve seen San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado positioned 200 feet from home plate in right field multiple times.
Anti-shifters contend the trend helped create the three-true-outcome plague (home run, walk or strikeout) that has hindered game action. They also argue it created a disadvantage for left-handed hitters, converting groundballs to the right side and line drives to shallow right field into outs. The anti anti-shifters believe it’s on the hitters to adjust, that the sport goes through cycles.
MLB decided forced change was required after watching the batting average on balls in play (BABIP) drop six points from 2012 to 2022 and strikeouts skyrocket. So, starting next season, the defense must have at least four players on the infield and at least two infielders entirely on either side of second base. The penalty is an automatic ball.
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“Left-handed hitters will undoubtedly benefit,” an American League executive said. “But how much? Is that two extra hits a month for Bryce Harper? Five? Does his OPS [on-base-plus-slugging percentage] increase 10 points? Twenty points? It’s tough to project.”
One National League executive pointed to the Pittsburgh Pirates signing first baseman Carlos Santana to a one-year, $6.7-million contract as an example of a club forecasting an effect.
Santana, a switch-hitter, had the same hard-hit rate last season as Mookie Betts but batted .192 with a .692 OPS and a 100 OPS+ (meaning he was a league-average hitter) with 364 plate appearances hitting left-handed. Betts finished with a .269 batting average, .873 OPS and 136 OPS+ (meaning he was 36% better than the average hitter).
“That might one of the best signings, value-wise, of the offseason,” the executive said.
This rule doesn’t eliminate the infield shift; teams are still going to put an infielder up the middle, just to the left of second base, with the second baseman over in the hole against left-handed hitters.
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“You’ll see the second baseman way over, but you can’t go out and get that short line drive to right,” Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona said. “I just hope that it doesn’t encourage bad hitting. I hope that the unintended consequences don’t leak in where guys are really trying to pull now, and you see more strikeouts.”
In regards to roster construction, several managers and executives said range from their middle infielders, especially second basemen, will become more important. Theoretically, teams could become more reluctant to put a bat-first defensive liability at second base.
“As far as the defensive shifting, we want to create a very athletic infield that can cover ground,” Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “I already have asked our guys to go in and prepare themselves from the waist down if you’re an infielder because you’re going to have to go out and get the job done on a much bigger scale.
“It’s going to create a lot more offense. There’s going to be a lot of gaps in the defense. We’re still going to plug holes the best way we can, but we’re only going to do it with two guys.”
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Bigger bases
The final significant change is the size of the bases. They will now be 18 inches square, up from 15 inches square, while home plate will remain unchanged. The difference will reduce the distance between the bases by 4.5 inches, which means the famous 90 feet between bases is no more.
This change could also increase stolen base attempt and success rates, but MLB’s primary motivation is to give infielders more room to operate around the bases to avoid collisions.
“The teams that have a little bit more team speed might be more prone to run or pursue that a little bit more aggressively,” Black said.
That would place more of an emphasis on athleticism and, perhaps, a little away from the station-to-station baseball seen most nights in recent years, placing more value on the kinds of players who thrived in previous generations. That would generate more action, which MLB covets. Or the impact could be negligible. We won’t know until the games start. | https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2022-12-16/mlb-rule-changes-2023-pitch-clock-bigger-bases | 2022-12-16 13:18:40 | 0 | https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2022-12-16/mlb-rule-changes-2023-pitch-clock-bigger-bases |
Updated July 3, 2022 at 8:01 PM ET
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A gunman opened fire inside a busy shopping mall in the Danish capital Sunday, killing three people and critically wounding three others, police said.
A 22-year-old Danish man was arrested after the shooting, Copenhagen police inspector Søren Thomassen told reporters, adding there was no indication that anyone else was involved in the attack, though police were still investigating.
Gun violence is relatively rare in Denmark.
Thomassen said it was too early to speculate on the motive for the shooting, which happened in the late afternoon at Field's, one of the biggest shopping malls in Scandinavia and located on the outskirts of the Danish capital. When the shots rang out, some people hid in shops while others fled in a panicked stampede, according to witnesses.
"It is pure terror. This is awful," said Hans Christian Stoltz, a 53-year-old IT consultant, who was bringing his daughters to see Harry Styles perform at concert scheduled for Sunday night near the mall. "You might wonder how a person can do this to another human being, but it's beyond ... beyond anything that's possible."
Thomassen said the victims included a man in his 40s and two "young people," without giving details. Several others were injured, three of them critically, he said.
He said police received the first reports of a shooting at 5.37 p.m., and arrested the suspect 11 minutes later. Thomassen described the suspect as an "ethnic Dane," a phrase typically used to mean someone is white.
Danish broadcaster TV2 published a grainy photo of the alleged gunman, a man wearing knee-length shorts, a vest or sleeveless shirt, and holding what appeared to be a rifle in his right hand. "He seemed very violent and angry," eyewitness Mahdi Al-Wazni told TV2. "He spoke to me and said it (the rifle) isn't real as I was filming him. He seemed very proud of what he was doing."
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the Scandinavian country had been hit by a "cruel attack."
"It is incomprehensible. Heartbreaking. Pointless," she said. "Our beautiful and usually so safe capital was changed in a split second."
Images from the scene showed people running out of the mall, and TV2 posted a photo of a man being put on a stretcher. After the shooting, an enormous contingent of heavily armed police officers patrolled the area, with several fire department vehicles also parked outside the mall.
Laurits Hermansen told Danish broadcaster DR that he was in a clothing store at the shopping center with his family when he heard "three, four bangs. Really loud bangs. It sounded like the shots were being fired just next to the store."
The shopping center is on the outskirts of Copenhagen just across from a subway station for a line that connects the city center with the international airport. A major highway also runs adjacent to the mall.
Organizers called off the Harry Styles concert, which had been scheduled at the nearby Royal Arena, by order of police.
On Snapchat, Styles wrote: "My team and I pray for everyone involved in the Copenhagen shopping mall shooting. I am shocked. Love H."
The royal palace said a reception with Crown Prince Frederik connected to the Tour de France cycling race had been canceled. The first three stages of the race were held in Denmark this year. The reception was due to be held on the royal yacht that is moored in Soenderborg, the town where the third stage ended.
In a joint statement, Queen Margrethe, her son Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, Crown Princess Mary, said: "We do not yet know the full extent of the tragedy, but it is already clear that more people have lost their lives and that even more have been injured."
"The situation calls for unity and care," they said in a statement.
The shooting came a week after a mass shooting in neighboring Norway, where police said a Norwegian man of Iranian origin opened fire during a LGBTQ festival, killing two and wounding more than 20.
It was the worst gun attack in Denmark since February 2015, when a 22-year-old man was killed in a shootout with police after going on a shooting spree in the capital that left two people dead and five police officers wounded.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.wunc.org/2022-07-03/a-gunman-killed-3-people-and-wounded-others-at-a-copenhagen-mall | 2022-07-04 00:34:34 | 0 | https://www.wunc.org/2022-07-03/a-gunman-killed-3-people-and-wounded-others-at-a-copenhagen-mall |
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