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Report: More than 7 million incorrect diagnoses made in US emergency rooms every year
A new study finds that nearly 6% of the estimated 130 million people who go to U.S. emergency rooms every year are misdiagnosed, which translates to about 1 in 18 patients getting the wrong diagnosis.
The report, published Thursday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, reviewed nearly 300 studies published between January 2000 and September 2021. The researchers estimate that 7.4 million misdiagnosis errors are made every year, 2.6 million people receive a harm that could have been prevented, and another 370,000 are permanently disabled or die because of the misdiagnosis. This equates to about 1,400 diagnostic errors every year per emergency room across the country.
The researchers noted that these rates are on par with what is also seen in primary care and hospital inpatient settings.
The top five conditions that were misdiagnosed were:
- stroke
- myocardial infarction
- aortic aneurysm/dissection
- spinal cord compression/injury
- venous thromboembolism
These five conditions accounted for 39% of all serious misdiagnosis-related harms.
Stroke was missed 17% of the time, often because people reported symptoms of dizziness and vertigo. When they entered the ER, 40% of patients who had those two symptoms had their stroke missed initially.
Nonspecific or atypical symptoms were the strongest factor resulting in misdiagnosis, the study found. Women and people of color had a 20% to 30% increase in risk of being misdiagnosed.
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Nonprofit ‘Treehouse’ seeking clothing donations for young children
Published: May. 11, 2023 at 11:24 AM CDT|Updated: 6 minutes ago
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A community nonprofit is asking for donations to help mothers in and around Wichita.
“The Treehouse,” which offers education and parenting support, says it’s in need of new and new-like clothing for infants and young children ahead of the summer. They also said they go through a lot of baby wipes.
“Those needs are more evident right now with inflation, rising costs,” said Treehouse executive director Karey Padding. “We have anywhere from 250 to 350 visits to The Treehouse per month from moms.”
The group says they’re always taking donations. You can make your donation here.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Yields rose in the U.S. bond market Friday following a highly anticipated report on the U.S. job market.
The U.S. stock market was closed in observance of Good Friday, as were many markets across Europe. That left the U.S. bond market as one of the few open to react to the latest jobs update, which showed hiring lost a bit more momentum than expected last month but largely remained resilient.
The data was so anticipated because it could offer a big clue for the Federal Reserve, which faces a tough decision on interest rates that will affect the entire economy. Should it keep raising rates in order to drive down inflation that’s still high? Or should it hold off given signs of a slowing economy and stress in the banking system caused by the past year's barrage of rate hikes?
The immediate reaction from the bond market Friday seemed to lean toward another hike. Not only did yields rise for Treasurys, so did bets for the Fed to raise rates by another quarter of a percentage point in May at its next meeting.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed to 3.40% from 3.30% late Thursday, as of noon Eastern time, when bond trading was recommended to end. The two-year yield, which tends to move more on expectations for the Fed, rose to 3.96% from 3.83%.
Traders also are betting on a roughly two-in-three probability that the Fed will raise rates in May, according to data from CME Group. A day earlier, they saw roughly a coin flip's chance that the Fed would make no move on rates, something that hasn't happened in more than a year.
Friday's jobs report showed that employers added 236,000 jobs last month, a slowdown from February's 326,000 and slightly below economists' expectations. Wages, meanwhile, grew 0.3% from February to match expectations. But year-over-year wage gains slowed to 4.2% from 4.6%.
A cooler job market is exactly what the Fed is trying to achieve. Raising rates is one of the Fed’s most effective ways to undercut inflation, but it’s a notoriously blunt tool that works only by slowing the entire economy. That raises the risk of a recession and hurts prices for stocks, bonds and other investments.
“The labor market is getting winded,” said Brian Jacobsen, senior investment strategist at Allspring Global Investments. “Payroll gains are still high, but the aggregate hours worked have fallen two months in a row. The payroll gains are not as broad-based as they used to be and hours are getting cut.”
Jacobsen said he doesn’t see reason for the Fed to hike rates based on the jobs report alone, and he said next week’s update on inflation may be more important. The government will offer the latest monthly update on prices consumers are paying on Wednesday. Economists expect it to show another slowdown, but for inflation to remain well above the Fed's target.
Friday’s jobs report followed a string of reports on the economy this week that showed flagging momentum. A measure of health for the U.S. manufacturing industry contracted by its worst level since the summer of 2020, when the pandemic was wrecking the global economy. A separate measure of the U.S. services industries was weaker than expected, while employers posted fewer job openings across the country.
Many economists see a recession later this year as likely. But some say a narrow possibility still exists where the Fed could raise rates just enough to get inflation fully under control without causing a severe recession.
Also complicating things for the Fed is the widespread belief in the bond market that the central bank will have to cut interest rates later this year in order to prop up the economy.
Such cuts can act like steroids for financial markets and relax conditions for the economy, but they likewise would give inflation more oxygen. The Fed has so far consistently said it sees no rate cuts happening this year. It's often cited the dangers of letting up on the fight against inflation too early.
“Below-trend job growth and a modest rise in the unemployment rate is what the Fed is aiming for, but the weakening labor market supports the recession narrative and reinforce markets expectations of rate cuts," said EY Chief Economist Gregory Daco.
Before the release of the U.S. jobs report, stocks rose across much of Asia.
Stocks in Shanghai gained 0.5%, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 advanced 0.2% and the Kospi in Seoul rose 1.3%. Bangkok, Taiwan and Malaysia also gained.
___ AP Business Writer Joe McDonald contributed.
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Chicago Air Force showed it had the juice to douse Chicago DuSable in a points barrage during a 32-11 win in an Illinois girls basketball matchup.
In recent action on January 11, Chicago DuSable faced off against Chicago Julian and Chicago Air Force took on Chicago Little Village on January 11 at Chicago Little Village Lawndale High School Campus. Click here for a recap.
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A hermit known as River Dave — whose cabin in the New Hampshire woods burned down after he had spent nearly three decades on the property and was ordered to leave — has found a new home in Maine.
David Lidstone, 82, has put in windows and is working on installing a chimney on his rustic three-room cabin, which he said is on land he bought.
“The foundation needs repair work,” Lidstone, who received more than $200,000 in donations following the fire, said in a phone interview on Monday. “It’s just an old camp, but I enjoy working (on it).”
Lidstone, who grew up in Maine, declined to say where he was living or provide a contact for the landowner. A search of Maine county registers of deeds did not show any recent transactions involving Lidstone, but a cousin confirmed that he had moved to Maine, and a Facebook post had photos of Lidstone with a family member in his new home.
“He’s working on putting it together, and clearing land, and planting gardens, and he’s got some chickens. He’s moving on,” said Horace Clark, of Vermont, Lidstone’s cousin.
Lidstone said he had to leave Canterbury, New Hampshire, over his dispute with a different landowner since 2016 over a patch of forest near the Merrimack River that Lidstone called home for 27 years. A judge issued an injunction in 2017 for him to leave after the landowner, Leonard Giles, sued him, and another judge recently ruled Lidstone would receive a $500-a-day fine if he didn’t move.
There have been many delays in the case. Besides the pandemic, Lidstone didn’t always show up for court, and he was in and out of jail as he resisted the injunction.
It also was difficult to serve Lidstone with a notice to appear in court. There’s no road access to the property, which is about a mile and a half (2.4 kilometers) into the woods. In January, one process server slipped, fell down an embankment and injured his leg in his attempt to reach Lidstone, according to a motion filed by Giles’ attorney.
In March, a judge said Lidstone would face the daily fine if he didn’t leave the area by April 11. The judge ruled Lidstone also has to pay some of Giles’ legal fees. Separately, Lidstone faces trespassing charges in connection with the property.
Giles, 87, of South Burlington, Vermont, died in July. It wasn’t immediately clear if his death changes the status of the case. His attorney didn’t respond to a request for comment.
Lidstone said he was sad to hear that Giles died. “I had nothing against the old man,” he said.
But he seems to be embracing his new life.
“I’ve got all kinds of friends up here,” he said. “I’ve had friends every weekend, all summer.”
Last August, while Lidstone was in jail over the property dispute, his cabin, which had solar panels, burned down as it was being dismantled at Giles’ request. The local fire chief said the fire was accidental.
Lidstone agreed to collect his remaining possessions. He had secured temporary housing as he figured out where to live next — he had offers — and believed that he could not go back to being a hermit. But late last year, he returned to live in a shed on the property that had survived the fire, prompting more legal action.
“Sometimes, you have to stand up for what is right,” he said in January.
Court records said the undeveloped property has been in the Giles family since 1963 and is used for timber harvests.
Lidstone, who represented himself in court, had claimed that years ago, the current owner’s father gave his word — but nothing in writing — allowing him to live there. He also disputed whether he was on the property in the first place.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning continue their push toward a third consecutive Stanley Cup championship on Tuesday against the Florida Panthers in the second round of the playoffs.
The Lightning advanced with a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 on Saturday. Nick Paul — acquired in a trade with the Ottawa Senators this season — scored both Lightning goals, including the tiebreaking score late in the second period.
The Panthers — who earned the Presidents' Trophy with the best record in the NHL this season — advanced Friday as Carter Verhaeghe scored the overtime winner in a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 6. It’s the franchise’s first playoff series victory since 1996 when Florida reached the Stanley Cup Final.
At a glance
WHO: Tampa Bay Lightning (51-23-8, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (58-18-6, first in the Atlantic Division)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -146, Lightning +123
LIGHTNING-PANTHERS SCHEDULE
- Tuesday, May 17: at Panthers, 7
- Thursday, May 19: at Panthers, 7
- Sunday, May 22: at Lightning, 1:30
- Monday, May 23: at Lightning, 7
- *Wednesday, May 25: at Panthers, TBA
- *Friday, May 27: at Lightning, TBA
- *Sunday, May 29: at Panthers, TBA
*-if necessary
BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers host the Tampa Bay Lightning to start the Eastern Conference first round. The teams meet Sunday for the sixth time this season. The Panthers went 3-2 against the Lightning during the regular season. In their last regular season matchup on April 24, the Lightning won 8-4. Paul led the Lightning with two goals.
Tampa Bay is 13-8-3 against the Atlantic Division and 51-23-8 overall. The Lightning have a +57 scoring differential, with 285 total goals scored and 228 conceded.
Florida has a 16-2-2 record in Atlantic Division games and a 58-18-6 record overall. The Panthers are sixth in league play serving 10.1 penalty minutes per game.
TOP PERFORMERS: Steven Stamkos has 42 goals and 64 assists for the Lightning. Corey Perry has scored four goals over the last 10 games.
Aleksander Barkov Jr. has 39 goals and 49 assists for the Panthers. Claude Giroux has three goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 6-4-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.5 assists, 4.8 penalties and 13.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Panthers: 5-5-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.4 assists, 5.8 penalties and 15.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Lightning: None listed.
Panthers: Markus Nutivaara: out (undisclosed), Jonas Johansson: out (covid-19), Mason Marchment: day to day (lower body).
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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Prince Harry, Meghan say they were involved in car chase by ‘aggressive’ paparazzi
NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were pursued by photographers in cars after a charity event in New York, the couple’s office said Wednesday.
The pair, together with Meghan’s mother, were followed for more than two hours by a half-dozen vehicles with blacked out windows after leaving the event.
Their office said in a statement that the chase “resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers.” It called the incident “near catastrophic.”
Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, died in a car crash in 1997 while being pursued by paparazzi in Paris.
The NYPD did not provide immediate comment to describe or corroborate the royals’ statement about the incident.
“While being a public figure comes with a level of interest from the public, it should never come at the cost of anyone’s safety,” the statement from the couple said.
Security for Harry and Meghan has been an issue since the British government stripped them of protection when they moved to California in 2020, and it figures in three of his legal cases against the government and tabloid press.
The chase occurred the same day a lawyer for Harry argued in a London court that he should be able to challenge a government decision denying him the right to pay police for his own security in the U.K.
Harry has argued his safety was “compromised due to the absence of police protection” during a short visit to the U.K. in July 2021, when his car was chased by photographers as he left a charity event.
The couple have said they funded their own security after former President Donald Trump said the U.S. government wouldn’t pay to protect them.
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, had been in New York to accept the Ms. Foundation Women of Vision Award with Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown.
The gala kicked off the foundation’s largest fundraising campaign ever — $100 million over the next 12 months — that will be used to further the organization’s equity-centered initiatives and its mission of advancing women’s collective power.
With her mother, Doria Ragland, in the audience, Meghan recounted how Ms. Magazine was always in their house and how it affected her world view.
“I am a woman who remains inspired and driven by this organization,” she said, looking over at Ms. Foundation co-founder Gloria Steinem. “It allowed me to recognize that part of my greater value and purpose in life was to advocate for those who felt unheard, to stand up to injustice, and to not be afraid of saying what is true and what is just and what is right.”
The event was her first public appearance since she skipped the coronation of her father-in-law King Charles III earlier this month in order to stay at home in California for her son Prince Archie’s fourth birthday. Her husband Prince Harry attended the coronation in London and then rushed back to California.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dawn Project has recently uncovered that Tesla's driver monitoring safety system, which is supposed to check that the driver is paying attention to the road ahead, is defective. The system also fails to detect when the driver has both hands off the steering wheel when the vehicle is in Full Self-Driving mode.
Tesla documents numerous limitations of its Full Self-Driving system on its website. It has problems with interactions with pedestrians, bicyclists, and other road users; unprotected turns; multi-lane turns; simultaneous lane changes, narrow roads; rare objects; merges onto high-traffic, high-speed roads; debris in the road; construction zones; and high curvature roads. The website also warns "rain, snow, direct sun, fog, etc. can significantly degrade performance."
Tesla goes on to warn that the car "may quickly and suddenly make unexpected maneuvers or mistakes that require immediate driver intervention. The list above represents only a fraction of the possible scenarios that can cause Full Self-Driving (Beta) to make sudden maneuvers and behave unexpectedly. In fact, [the car] can suddenly swerve even when driving conditions appear normal and straight-forward."
Tesla also warns that the software "may do the wrong thing at the worst time, so you must always keep your hands on the wheel and pay extra attention to the road".
Regulators have only allowed this ineffective software to be sold to 400,000 ordinary consumers with the requirement that there is a driver in the car who is paying attention to the road, has both hands on the steering wheel, and is ready to take over immediately.
Research has shown that the only way to ensure a driver is paying attention is to implement an effective driver monitoring system using cameras.
Tesla states that "the cabin camera can determine driver inattentiveness and provide you with audible alerts, to remind you to keep your eyes on the road when Autopilot is engaged."
However, The Dawn Project's tests of Tesla's driver monitoring system reveal that the internal camera fails to recognise the following actions commonly performed by an inattentive driver:
- Looking out of the side window for a prolonged period of time
- Eating a meal while actively not paying attention to the road ahead
- Turning around and looking in the back seat
- Placing a weight on the steering wheel to simulate a driver's hands
Tesla convinced NHTSA and the California DMV to designate Full Self-Driving as a Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance System, while simultaneously marketing it as a fully autonomous car.
Joshua Brown's fatal self-driving collision with a tractor-trailer in June 2016 was attributed to driver inattention by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The NTSB said the truck should have been visible to Brown for at least seven seconds before impact. Brown "took no braking, steering or other actions to avoid the collision," the NTSB report said. As a result, NHTSA required Tesla to add a driver monitoring system.
Dan O'Dowd, Founder of The Dawn Project commented: "Tesla's driver monitoring system is not fit for purpose. It is simply paying lip service to the regulators who were misled into allowing Tesla to ship an unsafeself-driving car to more than a million ordinary consumers, on the basis that there was an effective driver monitoring system in place.
"Tesla's driver monitoring safety system has been programmed to the pass a cursory test but is completely ineffective in many real-world scenarios. Tesla has access to the cabin camera footage from all 840 crashes. Tesla must know that many of the drivers were not paying attention at the time of the crash. 23 people have already perished in situations where Tesla's self-driving software was active..
"The Dawn Project's safety tests show that Tesla drivers can stare out of the window for minutes at time, look in the back seat for over five minutes, eat a meal and completely remove their hands from the steering wheel while the vehicle is in self-driving mode, a clear failure of Tesla's ineffective driver monitoring system.
"The chilling reality of Tesla's failure to develop a fully functional driver monitoring system is that over a million self-driving Teslas on the road today are unable to detect an inattentive driver, and no doubt many of the 840 crashes and 23 self-driving deaths would have been avoided if Tesla had implemented an effective driver monitoring system.
"This typifies the lack of care and consideration that goes into the design and testing of Tesla's Full Self-Driving safety features. Tesla's driver monitoring system satisfies the regulators but is often unable to detect driver inattentiveness.
"The lack of an effective driver monitoring system that requires people to keep their hands on the steering wheel and pay attention to the road means that Tesla's Full Self-Driving system is abreach of NHTSA's requirements. The regulator must immediately recall Full Self-Driving and put an end to the deployment of Tesla Full Self-Driving.
"Without an effective driving monitoring system, over a million Tesla drivers are in Joshua Brown's seat."
Notes to editors:
Dan O'Dowd is an entrepreneur and CEO with over 40 years' experience in designing and writing secure, safety-critical software. Dan has built operating systems for the U.S. military's fighter jets and some of the world's most trusted organizations such as NASA, Boeing, and Airbus.
In 2021, Dan O'Dowd founded The Dawn Project, which campaigns to make computers safe for humanity by ensuring all software in safety-critical infrastructure never fails and can't be hacked. The first danger The Dawn Project is tackling is Tesla's deployment of unsafe Full Self-Driving cars on our roads.
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A major dam near a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has suddenly collapsed. The risk of flooding would pose a threat to the nuclear plant which is occupied by Russian troops.
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A major dam near a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has suddenly collapsed. The risk of flooding would pose a threat to the nuclear plant which is occupied by Russian troops.
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BISBEE, Ariz. (KGUN) — Election suspense continues in Cochise County.
The county is defying the state requirement to certify the November 8th vote. It goes back to suspicions that voting machines lead to dishonest election results.
Normally Nov. 28 would be the deadline to certify votes and forward the results to Arizona’s Secretary of State, but Cochise County Supervisors voted two-to-one to delay at least until Friday.
The issue hinges on whether Cochise County’s voting systems are certified accurate. The Secretary of State and Cochise County’s elections director say they are.
Supervisors Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd question that, and say the election’s invalid if they’re not certified.
Now Crosby and Judd have voted to delay certifying Cochise County’s vote certification until they hear from a group Crosby describes as experts in voting systems.
Michael Schafer will be one of them. He says it’s been years since Cochise County’s machines have been properly checked.
KGUN 9 reporter Craig Smith asked: “So should the votes here be thrown out? Redone? What's the solution?
Michael Schafer: “It’s a two-step process. One would be to be doing a full hand count on this election to compare the results with what the machines produced. Because there's a lot of people that are concerned that the machines can be changing the results of the elections.“
Supervisor Ann English says supervisors would only be hearing from the same people they’ve heard from before.
Cochise County voter Lisa Glenn sees the decision to delay as an extension of the claim the 2020 election was stolen.
“We've never had a problem in Cochise County. We've had 100% match...from the voting machines to the hand count, the mandated hand count, and yet we have two supervisors who keep pushing the underlying fallacy that there is something wrong with our election system.”
Voter Inga McCord says she’s very pleased with the delay.
“I was a programmer for 30 years working with software and hardware, and I know it can be full of bugs. And I believe, perhaps that's why they are resisting so much certifying these machines. Why haven't they been certified many, many years ago.”
The Cochise County Attorney already said his office would not represent the Supervisors because they’d be breaking state law if they pushed a plan for a full hand count. A court order forced them to scrap that count. Now there's a question of whether Cochise County taxpayers will pay for outside attorneys.
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Craig Smith is a reporter for KGUN 9. With more than 30 years of reporting in cities like Tampa, Houston and Austin, Craig has covered more than 40 Space Shuttle launches and covered historic hurricanes like Katrina, Ivan, Andrew and Hugo. Share your story ideas and important issues with Craig by emailing craig.smith@kgun9.com or by connecting on Facebook and Twitter.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than a year, President Joe Biden's ability to avoid the coronavirus seemed to defy the odds. When he finally did test positive, the White House was ready. It set out to turn the diagnosis into a "teachable moment" and dispel any notion of a crisis.
"The president does what every other person in America does every day, which is he takes reasonable precautions against COVID but does his job," White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain told MSNBC late in the afternoon on Thursday.
It was a day that began with Biden's COVID-19 results and included repeated assurances over the coming hours that the president was hard at work while isolating in the residential areas of the White House with "very mild symptoms" including a runny nose, dry cough and fatigue.
Biden, in a blazer and Oxford shirt, recorded a video from the White House balcony telling people: "I'm doing well, getting a lot of work done. And, in the meantime, thanks for your concern. And keep the faith. It's going to be OK."
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"Keeping busy!" he also tweeted.
On Friday, Biden was scheduled to meet virtually with his economic team and senior advisors to discuss congressional priorities.
It was all part of an administration effort to shift the narrative from a health scare to a display of Biden as the personification of the idea that most Americans can get COVID and recover without too much suffering and disruption if they've gotten their shots and taken other important steps to protect themselves.
The message was crafted to alleviate voters' concerns about Biden's health — at 79, he's the oldest person ever to be president. And it was aimed at demonstrating to the country that the pandemic is far less of a threat than it was before Biden took office, thanks to widespread vaccines and new therapeutic drugs.
Conveying that sentiment on Day 1 of Biden's coronavirus experience virus wasn't always easy, though.
In a lengthy briefing with reporters, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said repeatedly that the White House had been as transparent as possible about the president's health. But she parried with reporters over specifics. And when pressed about where Biden might have contracted the virus, she responded, "I don't think that that matters, right? I think what matters is we prepared for this moment."
Jean-Pierre and White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha didn't fully answer questions about whether Biden began isolating as soon as he started experiencing symptoms on Wednesday night, as federal guidelines suggest, or did so following his positive test the next day. Jha declined to speculate on some aspects of the president's prognosis, characterizing the questions as hypotheticals.
Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, said it's important for Americans to know they must remain careful about the virus, which continues to kill hundreds of people daily.
"That's the balance that we have to strike," Osterholm said. "The president of the United States will do very well. But that may not be true for everyone."
Biden's first-day symptoms were mild in large part because he's fully vaccinated and boosted, according to a statement issued by his physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor. The president also is taking Paxlovid, an antiviral drug designed to reduce the severity of the disease.
Jha said Biden's case was being prioritized, meaning it will likely take less than a week for sequencing to determine which variant of the virus Biden contracted. Omicron's highly contagious BA.5 sub-strain now makes up more than 65% of U.S. cases.
Jean-Pierre said first lady Jill Biden was in close contact with the president, but she declined to discuss others who also might have been exposed, citing privacy reasons. Biden had traveled to Massachusetts a day earlier to promote efforts to combat climate change and flew on Air Force One with several Democratic leaders, including Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
A White House official confirmed that Vice President Kamala Harris was also in close contact with Biden, and Klain said he was too.
Klain, who called the president's testing positive a "teachable moment" for the country, said the White House wasn't aware of any positive COVID results that were linked to the president's case.
During her briefing, Jean-Pierre bristled at suggestions the Biden administration wasn't being much more forthcoming with information about the president's illness than that of his predecessor, Donald Trump. The former president contracted COVID-19 in the fall of 2020, before vaccines were available, and was hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for three nights.
"I wholeheartedly disagree," Jean-Pierre said of comparison. "We are doing this very differently — very differently — than the last administration."
Asked about the possibility Biden might need to be hospitalized, Jha stressed that the president was "doing well" and added that there were "obviously a lot of resources available here at the White House to take care of him."
"Walter Reed is always on standby for presidents. That's always an option," he added. "That's true whether the president had COVID or not."
Dr. Leana Wen, a public health professor at George Washington University, said it was good for the White House to send the message that Biden can keep working even after testing positive.
"That shows that it's business as usual," Wen said.
Jean-Pierre's predecessor, Jen Psaki, noted that White House officials have "been preparing for this probably for several months now, given the percentage of people in the country who have tested positive."
"What they need to do over the next couple of days is show him working and show him still active and serving as president and I'm certain they'll likely do that," Psaki, who left her post as White House press secretary in May, said on MSNBC, where she's becoming a commentator.
Biden plans to continue to isolate until he tests negative, the White House said.
Dr. Eric Topol, head of Scripps Research Translational Institute, said that could mean he's "out of commission from interacting with people for at least eight to 10 days."
"This could go on easily for a couple of weeks, but the good thing is they are going to monitor him very carefully," Topol said. "That is what we should be doing for everyone so that we don't keep playing into the virus' hands, causing more spread when it's already hyper-spreadable."
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Sean Duffy exposes how Biden hides from the press following Trump raid
Biden is currently making his way out of DC
Sean Duffy gave his take on President Biden supposedly hiding from the press following the FBI’s raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home on "Jesse Watters Primetime."
SEAN DUFFY: Joe Biden is making his way out of D.C. right now. The president spent a few hours in Washington today after a week on an exclusive South Carolina island. Biden stopped by the White House to sign a tax and spending bill and is now on his way to another vacation in Delaware.
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It's odd behavior for a president, especially one who just spent two weeks in quarantine. How much rest and relaxation does this guy need? Maybe these vacations aren't really about catching rays and hanging out with Hunter. This is how Biden hides from the press. It's much easier to dodge questions on a beach than on the South Lawn, especially when you're on a bicycle.
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And there's no better time to run from reporters than after your DOJ raided the house of your political opponent. The White House's stance on the raid has been clear: No comment.
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It seems that the White House doesn't even trust Joe to say, "No comment." They're afraid he might lose his temper and spill the beans, so his handlers are limiting his public appearances until the media forgets that the FBI raided Trump's home.
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Q3 FY 2022 Financial Highlights
- Revenue: $1.248 billion
- GAAP earnings per diluted share: $1.43
- Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share: $2.10
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today reported results for its third quarter fiscal year 2022. Revenue for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022 was $1.248 billion, compared to $1.057 billion for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021.
"Synopsys continues to execute very well. We delivered excellent fiscal third quarter results, with broad-based strength, and are increasing our outlook for the year," said Aart de Geus, chairman and CEO of Synopsys. "Technology strength across the board, including multiple game-changing innovations, drove outstanding technical, competitive, and business results. While our customers navigate through the ebbs and flows of the market, they are simultaneously investing heavily in more complex chips, more sophisticated systems, and more software. The combination of Synopsys' powerful portfolio and constructive market dynamics, plus the resilience of our business model, position us for a strong finish to the year. We expect to cross the $5 billion revenue mark in FY'22, with over 20% revenue growth, strong margin expansion and EPS growth, and more than $1.6 billion in operating cash flow."
GAAP Results
On a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis, net income for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022 was $222.6 million, or $1.43 per diluted share, compared to $198.6 million, or $1.27 per diluted share, for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021.
Non-GAAP Results
On a non-GAAP basis, net income for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022 was $327.4 million, or $2.10 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $284.5 million, or $1.81 per diluted share, for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021.
For a reconciliation of net income, earnings per diluted share and other measures on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis, see "GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation" in the accompanying tables below.
Business Segments
Synopsys reports revenue and operating income in two segments: (1) Semiconductor & System Design, which includes EDA tools, IP products, system integration solutions and other associated revenue categories, and (2) Software Integrity, which includes a comprehensive solution for building integrity—security, quality and compliance testing—into the customers' software development lifecycle and supply chain. Further information regarding these segments is provided at the end of this press release.
Financial Targets
Synopsys also provided its consolidated financial targets for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2022. These financial targets assume that there are no further changes to the current U.S. government "Entity List" restrictions. These targets constitute forward-looking statements and are based on current expectations. For a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these targets, see "Forward-Looking Statements" below.
For a reconciliation of Synopsys' Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 targets, including expenses, earnings per diluted share and other measures on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis, see "GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation" in the accompanying tables below.
Earnings Call Open to Investors
Synopsys will hold a conference call for financial analysts and investors today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. A live webcast of the call will be available on Synopsys' corporate website at www.synopsys.com. A recording of the call will be available by calling +1-866-207-1041 (+1-402-970-0847 for international callers), access code 6337628, beginning at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time today, until 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on August 24, 2022. A webcast replay will also be available on the corporate website from approximately 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time today through the time Synopsys announces its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2022 in November 2022. Synopsys will post copies of the prepared remarks of Aart de Geus, chairman and chief executive officer, and Trac Pham, chief financial officer, on its website following today's call. In addition, Synopsys makes additional information available in a financial supplement and corporate overview presentation, also posted on the corporate website.
Effectiveness of Information
The targets included in this press release, the statements made during the earnings conference call and the information contained in the financial supplement and corporate overview presentation (available in the Investor Relations section of Synopsys' corporate website at www.synopsys.com) represent Synopsys' expectations and beliefs as of the date of this release only. Although this press release, copies of the prepared remarks of the chief executive officer and chief financial officer made during the call, the financial supplement, and the corporate overview presentation will remain available on Synopsys' website through the date of the earnings call for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2022, their continued availability through such date does not mean that Synopsys is reaffirming or confirming their continued validity. Synopsys undertakes no duty and does not intend to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information or future events, or otherwise update, the targets given in this release unless required by law.
Availability of Final Financial Statements
Synopsys will include final financial statements for the third quarter fiscal year 2022 in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q to be filed by September 8, 2022.
About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is the Silicon to Software™ partner for innovative companies developing the electronic products and software applications we rely on every day. As an S&P 500 company, Synopsys has a long history of being a global leader in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP and offers the industry's broadest portfolio of application security testing tools and services. Whether you're a system-on-chip (SoC) designer creating advanced semiconductors, or a software developer writing more secure, high-quality code, Synopsys has the solutions needed to deliver innovative products. Learn more at www.synopsys.com.
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation
Synopsys continues to provide all information required in accordance with GAAP, but acknowledges evaluating its ongoing operating results may not be as useful if an investor is limited to reviewing only GAAP financial measures. Accordingly, Synopsys presents non-GAAP financial measures in reporting its financial results to provide investors with an additional tool to evaluate Synopsys' operating results in a manner that focuses on what Synopsys believes to be its core business operations and what Synopsys uses to evaluate its business operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. Synopsys' management does not itself, nor does it suggest that investors should, consider such non-GAAP financial measures in isolation from, superior to, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Synopsys' management believes it is useful for itself and investors to review, as applicable, both GAAP financial measures that include: (i) the amortization of acquired intangible assets, (ii) the impact of stock compensation, (iii) acquisition-related costs, (iv) restructuring charges, (v) the effects of certain settlements, final judgments and loss contingencies related to legal proceedings, and (vi) the income tax effect of non-GAAP pre-tax adjustments; and the non-GAAP financial measures that exclude such information in order to assess the performance of Synopsys' business and for planning and forecasting in subsequent periods.
Synopsys adopted a three-year normalized non-GAAP tax rate of 16% for fiscal years 2019 through 2021 in calculating non-GAAP financial measures to provide better consistency across interim reporting periods by eliminating the effects of non-recurring and period-specific items, which can vary in size and frequency and do not necessarily reflect our normal operations, and to more closely align our tax rate with our expected geographic earnings mix.
Given the uncertainty surrounding corporate tax reform, Synopsys adopted an annual non-GAAP tax rate of 18% for fiscal year 2022 rather than a three-year normalized non-GAAP tax rate in calculating its non-GAAP financial measures. This annual non-GAAP tax rate is based on an evaluation of its historical and projected mix of U.S. and international profit before tax, taking into account the impact of non-GAAP adjustments, as well as other factors such as its current tax structure, existing tax positions and expected recurring tax incentives. Synopsys will re-evaluate this rate on an annual basis for any significant events that could materially affect its projections, such as significant changes in its geographic earnings mix or significant tax law changes in major jurisdictions where Synopsys operates, and will further consider the appropriateness of adopting a multi-year normalized non-GAAP tax rate.
Whenever Synopsys uses a non-GAAP financial measure, it provides a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to the most closely applicable GAAP financial measure. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure as detailed below, as well as Item 2.02 of Synopsys' Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 17, 2022, for additional information about the measures Synopsys uses to evaluate its core business operations.
Reconciliation of Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 Results
The following tables reconcile the specific items excluded from GAAP in the calculation of non-GAAP net income and earnings per diluted share for the periods indicated below.
Reconciliation of 2022 Targets
The following tables reconcile the specific items excluded from GAAP in the calculation of non-GAAP targets for the periods indicated below.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, statements regarding Synopsys' short-term and long-term financial targets, expectations and objectives; strategies related to our products and technology; business and market outlook, opportunities and strategies; customer demand and market expansion; our planned product releases and capabilities; industry growth rates; software trends; planned acquisitions and stock repurchases; our expected tax rate; the expected impact of U.S. and foreign government actions and regulatory changes on our financial results; and the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, time frames or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to: risks from the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and on our business, operations and financial condition; macroeconomic conditions and uncertainty in the global economy; uncertainty in the growth of the semiconductor and electronics industries; the highly competitive industry we operate in; consolidation among our customers and our dependence on a relatively small number of large customers; risks and compliance obligations relating to the global nature of our operations as well as actions by the U.S. or foreign governments, such as the imposition of additional export restrictions or tariffs; and more. Additional information on potential risks, uncertainties and other factors that could affect Synopsys' results is included in filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, and in our latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The information provided herein is as of August 17, 2022. Synopsys undertakes no duty, and does not intend, to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by law.
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Rolling Meadows father dies at hospital after I-90 crash killed his family over the weekend
MCHENRY COUNTY, Ill. - A Rolling Meadows father who was injured in a two-vehicle wrong-way crash that killed his wife and four children, and another child who was a family friend, has died.
Around 2 a.m. on Sunday, the family's minivan collided with a car on I-90 in McHenry County and burst into flames. The mother and five children inside were all killed. The wrong-way driver was also found dead at the scene.
Those killed included 31-year-old Lauren Dobosz and her four kids — a 13-year-old girl, a 7-year-old boy, a 6-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl. A 13-year-old family friend was also killed.
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Their father, 32-year-old Tom Dobosz, had survived the crash and was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition. However, Illinois State Police on Wednesday said Tom has now passed away.
"We come with a heavy heart today with an update on Tom. Tom has gained his angel wings and is now with his amazing wife Lauren and precious children. We ask that you keep this family in your prayers. All proceeds are going to the family," said Lisa Torres, organizer of the family's GoFundMe page.
The wrong-way driver was identified as 22-year-old Jennifer Fernandez of Carpentersville. The investigation is still ongoing as to why she was heading the wrong way.
The family was on their way to a vacation in Minnesota when Fernandez, driving an Acura, collided with the minivan in the westbound lanes of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway at Anthony Road, near rural Riley, according to the Illinois State Police.
Neighbors say the family will be missed. Both parents were heavily involved in their kids athletic lives of football and cheer within the Oriole Park Falcons organization.
The city of Rolling Meadows is creating a Hope Fund for the families involved.
"The Hope Fund was recently established by the city council, and it's an opportunity that enables residents of the community if they're interested to assist victims of disasters, domestic violence, child abuse or other significant tragedies or hardships that necessitate the need for financial assistance. So the city of Rolling Meadows is creating a specific page for this issue and it can be found on the city's homepage," said Rolling Meadows Mayor Joe Gallo.
The Hope Fund can be found HERE.
"It's my intent that the residents or others in neighboring communities find it within themselves to contribute and assist at this time of hardship," said Gallo.
The Palatine Township Elementary District 15 had announced they will be offering counseling sessions Tuesday through Thursday at Central Road School in Rolling Meadows.
The Illinois State Police has not released more information on the crash, citing a "very active and ongoing investigation."
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As daylight saving time ends, new Roll by Goodyear tire installation service helps time-strapped drivers realize the possibilities an extra hour can lend
AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clocks across Florida "fall back" one hour on Nov. 6 as daylight saving time ends, a welcome change for the 57% of Jacksonville and Orlando residents who feel they do not have enough time to finish daily tasks, according to a new study from Goodyear (NASDAQ: GT).
To better understand how locals can benefit from an extra hour in their day, Roll by Goodyear, a new time-saving tire installation service in Jacksonville and Orlando, surveyed* more than 1,000 local residents ahead of what could be the final year the clocks change in Florida for daylight saving.
The study revealed that, on average, Jacksonville and Orlando residents said they need three additional hours per day to work through the tasks they're expected to complete. In fact, locals are so strapped for time that two in three respondents would give up social media, TV or their phone just for an extra hour back in their day. Fortunately for drivers, sacrificing time – or social media – is no longer necessary when it comes to one common to-do: changing tires.
"We built Roll by Goodyear with drivers' busy schedules in mind and a mission to 'change tires, not your plans,'" said Johnny McIntosh, senior director of Digital and Ecommerce at Goodyear. "We hope that by introducing an effortless tire installation service in Jacksonville and Orlando, drivers can get time back in their day to focus on things that matter most."
With Roll by Goodyear, drivers in greater Jacksonville and Orlando can save time by shopping for tires on Goodyear.com and have them delivered and installed at a time and place of their choosing, whether at home, the office or even at their kid's soccer practice. With 70% of locals agreeing the hour gained on Nov. 6 will make a difference in their day, drivers can now enjoy those same "fall back" time-saving benefits they experience annually any time they need new tires.
More key highlights from the Roll by Goodyear survey:
JACKSONVILLE
- Time back is so appealing to Jacksonville adults that 85% said they would love to give people an extra hour in their day as a birthday gift.
- When asked about activities most neglected in their daily lives due to a lack of time, sleep (51%), exercise (46%), quality time with friends and family (44%) and self-care (43%) topped all responses.
- When asked what an extra hour in their day would be used for, Jacksonville respondents prioritized quality time with family and friends (38%) and getting more sleep (35%).
ORLANDO
- The search for more time is even more profound among Orlando parents, with 80% saying the time change on Nov. 6 will make a difference in their day.
- While sleep was most neglected in Orlandoans' daily lives (56%), locals prioritized quality time with family and friends (42%) and exercise (35%) if given an extra hour in their day.
- Orlando likes the idea of gifting "time back" even more than Jacksonville, with 89% of local respondents saying they would love to give an hour back as a birthday gift.
Booking an appointment with Roll by Goodyear is simple. Drivers can confirm the right tires by vehicle type, tire size or license plate number on Goodyear.com and schedule an appointment for a date, time and location that works best for them.
To learn more, book an appointment and save time on your next tire installation, visit the Roll by Goodyear website.
*Survey Methodology
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company conducted an online survey among n = 1,029 residents in Jacksonville and Orlando, FL that over the age of 18. The survey was conducted between Oct. 7-14, 2022 and has a market specific margin of error of +/- 4 percentage at a 95 percent confidence level.
About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 72,000 people and manufactures its products in 57 facilities in 23 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.
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Colorado gov planning to send migrants to New York City, Mayor Adams says
Adams says New York City has received over 30,000 migrants
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is planning to send migrants to cities including New York City, according to NYC Mayor Eric Adams, who says he was notified of the plan on Monday evening.
"We were notified yesterday that the governor of Colorado is now stating that they are going to be sending migrants to places like New York and Chicago," Adams said in an interview with WABC’s "Sid & Friends in the Morning."
Polis’ office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
New York City has been the destination for hundreds of buses from Texas throughout the second half of 2022, and Adams has feuded with Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, over the moves to bus migrants to the self-described "sanctuary city."
Texas, which also bussed migrants to Chicago, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia, said repeatedly that it is overwhelmed and is seeking to reduce the pressure on the state from the historic border crisis that has seen more than 2.3 million migrant encounters at the southern border in FY 2022 alone, as well as seeking to draw national attention to the crisis. Arizona had also bussed migrants to Washington D.C., while Florida flew migrants to Martha's Vineyard.
Colorado is not a border state and Polis is a Democrat, but the state has been struggling with a migrant influx, particularly in Denver. There, Mayor Michael Hancock declared a state of emergency last month. The city said in a release on Monday that it has aided 3.485 migrants since Dec. 9.
"Our resources to respond to this crisis remain at capacity and we continue to call on the federal government, private businesses, and area non-profits to assist," the city said.
The potential for more transports comes as the historic border numbers in 2022 show no sign of letting up in 2023, with numbers for FY 2023 outpacing the numbers for the prior year. Migrants had been drawn to the border in part due to the potential for the end of expulsions under the Title 42 public health order -- which were due to end on Dec. 21.
However, the ending of that order has since been put on hold by the Supreme Court, and the court is expected to consider arguments over the policy in the Spring.
While the number of migrants New York City has been receiving is relatively low compared to the hundreds of thousands encountered each month at the border, Adams has repeatedly said New York City is overwhelmed and in need of more federal aid as the crisis imposes on the quality of life in the Big Apple.
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"We received over 30,000 asylum seekers that are in need of not only shelter or food, education for children, healthcare, some of the basic items that are needed, and this is really impacting on the quality of life in New York and our ability to provide for every day, long-term New Yorkers on the needs that they have during this difficult time," he said on Tuesday. "This must be addressed."
Fox News' Tamara Gitt and Bradford Betz contributed to this report.
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XPLA to expand its Web3 ecosystem through partnership with leading cross-platform Web3 gaming company
LOS ANGELES and ZURICH, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- XPLA, a leading global blockchain mainnet built by Com2uS Group, today announced a partnership with Xterio, a cross-platform Web3 game business focused on multiplayer games and player ownership. Through the partnership with XPLA, Xterio will utilize the XPLA blockchain on multiple gaming titles and digital assets throughout the term of the partnership.
XPLA bridges the gap between Web2 and Web3 in the gaming landscape. It builds essential services such as wallets and explorers and provides design and technical support for developers.
By entering into this partnership, Xterio becomes one of the first Web3 organizations to collaborate with XPLA. In addition to exclusive gaming titles, Xterio will also contribute to the XPLA media content pool, which will play an integral role in establishing the blockchain as a center for art, music and dapps.
"Our partnership with Xterio continues the development of XPLA and will bring a new element of entertainment for our users to enjoy," said Kyu Lee, president of Com2uS USA Inc. "In the true spirit of Web3, our vision for XPLA is to share the ownership and validation control with our partners, helping to drive innovative ideas while providing key infrastructure support for leading global companies."
Through this partnership, Xterio will also assist in the development of the XPLA mainnet. Xterio is the exclusive partner of FunPlus for Web3, and FunPlus develops some of the most popular mobile games in the industry, including State of Survival, King of Avalon and Guns of Glory. With its global reach and recognition, Xterio will play a sizable role in providing more benefits to players. Xterio also recently raised $40 million in a funding round led by FunPlus, Makers Fund, FTX Ventures and XPLA to further bolster its capabilities in game and platform development.
"This is the first step in our goal to create a true Web3 platform centered on gaming, and with Xterio, we move that much closer to realizing the true possibilities of blockchain gaming," added Lee. "We're constantly looking to provide great content in the digital asset gaming space and by partnering with proven Web2 makers, Xterio, combined with our expertise in Web2 and Web3, we can pave the way for blockchain gaming moving forward."
Com2uS Group will be launching a myriad of games on the XPLA mainnet in the coming months including, Summoners War: Chronicles, Dear, Ella and more to come. These games will be migrating from the existing C2X (original) platform in line with the Com2uS strategy of establishing XPLA as its own industry-leading blockchain.
"Web3 is revolutionizing the way that games are played and enjoyed, " said Xterio Co-Founder Jeremy Horn. "As we continue on our journey to enrich the gaming experience for users, we seek to partner with the best in the blockchain world which means solidifying our partnership with XPLA. Ownership is a cornerstone of the future of gameplay, and naturally we research the best ways to elevate the experience for players. XPLA mirrors our path in providing a new era of multiplayer experiences built on Web3 technology."
XPLA will be the leading blockchain for gamers built by true game developers and is continuing to work with developers and studios to offer a richer gaming ecosystem for users.
Xterio Foundation in Switzerland is represented by a team of technology and entertainment leaders with deep free-to-play games experience, on a mission to develop, publish and distribute high-quality Web3 games and interactive entertainment. Xterio has raised $40M funding led by FunPlus, Makers Fund, FTX Ventures, and XPLA with notable participation from HashKey, Foresight Ventures, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Matrix Partners and Animoca Brands.
For additional information on Xterio, visit: https://xter.io/.
XPLA is the next generation of Web3 mainnet, developed with gamers at the core of its design. Based on the idea of "Explore and Play," XPLA is the newest innovation in the Web3 gaming space, using COSMOS SDK for optimization and featuring development support from Delight and ZenaAD. This new infrastructure serves as the bridge between Web2 and Web3 services, and will feature games, art, music and dapps based on community-driven feedback from users. XPLA places heavy emphasis on user experience and accessibility to craft the standard in game centric Web3 services, opening up limitless possibilities for blockchain gaming.
For additional information on XPLA, visit: https://xpla.io
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fortyseven communications for Xterio
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(The Hill) — Uber Eats announced Sunday that it will deliver cannabis to residents in the Toronto, Ontario, area.
In a statement, the food delivery service said it has partnered with online marijuana marketplace Leafly to deliver from three local cannabis retailers — Hidden Leaf Cannabis, Minerva Cannabis and Shivaa’s Rose.
Residents over the age of 19 will be allowed to place orders from the three local licensed cannabis retailers in the city through the Uber Eats app. Then the retailers will send staff certified under the province’s cannabis retail education program, CannSell, to deliver customers’ purchases to their doorstep.
“We are partnering with industry leaders like Leafly to help retailers offer safe, convenient options for people in Toronto to purchase legal cannabis for delivery to their homes, which will help combat the illegal market and help reduce impaired driving,” Uber Eats Canada General Manager Lola Kassim said in a statement.
“Over the last few years, we have invested heavily in our delivery business and selection has expanded tremendously. Uber Eats has grown quickly to become a versatile platform usable by diverse businesses large and small.”
In a separate statement, Leafly CEO Yoko Miyashita said that the new partnership will help deliver “safe” and ‘legal” cannabis.
“Leafly has been empowering the cannabis marketplace in Canada for more than four years and we support more than 200 cannabis retailers in the GTA,” Miyashita said in a statement. “We are thrilled to work with Uber Eats to help licensed retailers bring safe, legal cannabis to people across the city.”
The new initiative comes as the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) detailed that the number of cannabis stores has risen to 1,460 this year, up from the 1,333 reported stores in the province from the previous year, according to CBC.
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EAST LANSING – Michigan State had a 17-point lead early in the third quarter at home against Indiana last week and was on the cusp of securing bowl eligibility.
Then on the Hoosiers’ first offensive snap of the second half, running back Shaun Shivers found a hole on the right side of the line and went untouched for a 79-yard touchdown.
That was the start of a comeback as Indiana rallied for a 39-31 double-overtime win. It was also one of the latest examples of Michigan State’s struggling run defense.
A year after finishing 15th in the nation against the run at 117.2 yards per game allowed, the Spartans (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten) are now 100th at 180.3. They’ve given up more than 200 rushing yards in five games, including each of the last two.
Indiana entered last week’s game 127th in the nation out of 131 teams in rushing at only 85.8 yards per game. The Hoosiers went on to finish with seasons highs of 44 carries for 257 yards and four touchdowns.
“Our run defense has struggled,” Michigan State coach Mel Tucker said on Monday. “It’s been progressively not up to par as we’ve gone so there’s things we’re going to have to do this week to try to rectify the situation in terms of how we practice, the looks that we get from our scout team and then reteaching gap control, run fits, run keys with the D line, linebackers and also the secondary, which is going to be a challenge for us but it’s something that we have to do.”
Michigan State has ‘sense of urgency’ heading into regular-season finale at Penn State
Michigan State’s recent ineffectiveness against the run coincides with being very shorthanded due to eight defensive players suspended indefinitely who missed the last three games, along with numerous injuries. That has severely changed how the team practices.
“The only day that we have contact when we hit with pads on is gameday,” Tucker said. “It’s been like that for the last three weeks because we don’t have enough guys to practice, we don’t have enough healthy bodies. We’re just trying to get guys to the game so that we have enough guys to be able to play in the game.
“That lack of full-speed contact and hitting show up mostly in the run game as opposed to obviously the passing game. We’re coming up with some ways to try and mitigate those circumstances and being able to play the type of run defense that we need to play. That’s going to be our challenge this week.”
Overheard at Mel Tucker’s press conference: Eyes on everyone and the winning edge
Michigan State was gashed on the ground in back-to-back weeks by teams that were previously ineffective rushing the ball. The Spartans are now heading into the regular-season finale at No. 11 Penn State (9-2, 6-2), which has been solid on the ground. The Nittany Lions are 45th in the country in rushing at 184.1 yards per game and have a pair of true freshmen – Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen – who have combined for 267 carries for 1,611 yards (6.0 average) and 19 touchdowns.
“We have plenty of toughness, we have enough players to get it done,” Tucker said of defending the run. “We’re going to have to adjust some of the ways that we go about preparing the guys, still without contact. We certainly can’t afford to do that but there’s other things we brainstormed that we feel like we can do to help ourselves. That’s going to be a point of emphasis.”
Now in his third season leading Michigan State, Tucker said there have been times they’ve gone without hitting in practice on days they normally would have but not typically a whole week and definitely not four straight weeks, which is now the case. He spent a decade coaching in the NFL and recalled times that, due to the long season, the team went without full contact and relied on players’ experience to show on Sundays.
“It’s a little more challenging in college but that’s what we’re doing and I feel confident that we’ll be able to improve, especially with what we’re going to do this week,” Tucker said. “It’s just the reality of the situation.”
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Survey Points to Imbalanced Minority Healthcare
March 6, 2023
Black and Latino communities in the mountain state are often underrepresented in healthcare, new data suggests.
“We really see that in West Virginia where Black communities are almost seven times more likely to not have insurance,” said Nick VinZant, senior analyst at QuoteWizard, “and when we look at Hispanic communities, they are eight times more likely to not have insurance.”
Nineteen percent of Black residents in West Virginia are without any form of health insurance, which is nearly double the national average of 10%, according to a study released by QuoteWizard, a national insurance comparison website.
“We have also found that there are institutional and organizational challenges that people of color face that white communities generally do not that lead to this disparity in healthcare,” VinZant said.
Many of these institutional challenges faced by minorities are not specific to West Virginia, but rather nationwide.
“One of the institutional challenges is that healthcare services are often not as prevalent in certain areas, and those areas are often where people of color live,” VinZant said.
He went on to say, “You can see these challenges in not only West Virginia, but nationwide where people of color are two to three times more likely to not have insurance.”
While these disparities can be found nationwide, in rural states such as West Virginia and Wyoming and in southern states such as Mississippi, healthcare disparities among minorities are much more prevalent, VinZant said.
Using several different methods of data gathering led to the creation of a much clearer picture of how and why people of color are often left without adequate health insurance.
“We used a combination of information from the Kaiser Family Foundation, which studies and looks into health insurance and healthcare nationwide,” VinZant said, “and then we also used information from the United States Census Bureau household poll survey.”
The use of this information, when creating this study, gave us an immediate picture as to what changes are happening in our society involving healthcare, VinZant also said.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sony unveiled a new high-tech prototype car it will produce in partnership with Honda at the CES tech show Wednesday.
The vehicle, first announced in October, glided out on stage at the CES in Las Vegas, Nevada. It will be called the Afeela.
Yasuhide Mizuno, CEO of Sony Honda Mobility, said the company expects to take pre-orders in the first half of 2025 and deliver the first cars to customers in North America in spring 2026.
“As safety and security are essential to mobility, we will integrate Sony’s sensors and the Honda safety along with other intelligent technologies,” Mizuno said.
Sony and Honda announced their 50-50 joint venture in March. It unites Honda’s know-how in autos, mobility technology and sales with Sony’s imaging, network, sensor and entertainment expertise.
Production of the vehicle will take place at one of Honda’s 12 plants in the U.S. The U.S. was chosen for the launch because electric vehicles are already popular there. Japan came second as Honda’s home market, and other markets, including Europe, will follow, but no dates have been set.
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BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A detective who created the viral “Duck of Justice” when he rescued a faux waterfowl headed for the trash bin is retiring to write a book.
Lt. Tim Cotton combined his sense of humor with the Bangor Police Department’s social media account to show the human side of police work.
His “Duck of Justice” became a viral sensation as the fowl appeared in various locations before finding a permanent roost in police department, where author Stephen King and others have stopped by for photos.
Along the way, Cotton helped put the city of 30,000 on the social media map with 330,000 Facebook followers — including many outside Maine.
Cotton, 59, told the Bangor Daily News that it’s been frustrating in recent years to watch anti-police sentiment grow nationwide as officers grapple with how to handle tough issues like mental illness and substance abuse.
“Over the last 10 years, society has decided they don’t want police involved and yet they call police for each and every issue,” he said. “We’ve taken on that responsibility because there was no one else to call.”
In his retirement, Cotton will continue posting to the Duck of Justice’s Facebook page for the police department while pursuing his writing career. He already has published two books.
In the meantime, people should continue to heed the department’s oft-repeated advice: “Keep your hands to yourself, leave other people’s things alone, and be kind to one another.”
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Why ‘play pays’: CEO says fun in the workplace improves productivity
By Mitchell Consky
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TORONTO (CTV Network) — Allowing room for “play” in a corporate setting may foster better engagement from employees and boost company productivity, says one CEO and author.
“I think it’s an intentional mindset around having a little more fun,” said Kristin Herold, founder and CEO of Jam, an adult recreational sports league, and author of the book It Pays to Play: How Play Improves Business Culture.
“A once-a-year corporate event doesn’t make for a fun workplace or a great culture,” she told CTV News Channel on Sunday. “Having great culture means a little playfulness intentionally throughout your day to day.”
Herold explained that “playfulness” can emerge through various avenues of interaction.
“It’s playfulness with how we communicate in our emails. It’s not taking ourselves too seriously. It’s having a little bit of laughter every day — whether that’s a shout-out channel on Microsoft Teams or Slack that celebrates great work being done by your teams, or monthly events.”
A strong source of bonding, she said, is sports.
“Maybe it’s having a company sports team playing soccer, or kickball, or dodgeball, or beach volleyball. You know, once a week, where people can get out and play together.”
Herold pointed out that there are numerous ways to play and bond, and that doing so is crucial for building strong friendships.
Much like kids needing friendships in school, Herold explained that employees need friendships at work.
“If you have friendships in the workplace,” she said, “you’re happier, you’re more engaged, you trust people more. You do better work. We’re more energetic. Less burnt out. And we’re more excited to be there.”
Herold explained that finding intentional ways to create more fun in the workplace can help with company retention and improve mental health, burnout, and general engagement among employees.
“There are so many ways to play,” she said. “It’s just about finding intentional ways to do that. And when we do so it really can help with retention with mental health and burnout and engagement in the work place.”
Herold sees clear causation that can occur with implementing a little more fun into the office.
“Happier employees makes for happier customers which makes for a happier bottom line.”
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A lot of filmmakers these days seem to be in an intensely personal, self-reflective mood. There's a terrific movie in theaters right now called Aftersun, and it's based on the childhood memories of its first-time director, Charlotte Wells. Several upcoming films, like Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans and Bardo, from Alejandro G. Iñárritu, are also drawn from their filmmakers' life experiences.
Armageddon Time, the latest movie written and directed by James Gray, is an especially thoughtful and moving example. While it's a loving re-creation of a time and place Gray knows well — some of it was shot just blocks away from his childhood home in Queens — the director has more than a rosy nostalgia trip in mind. He's made an uncommonly tough-minded movie about race, class, assimilation and white privilege in America. And while it takes place in 1980, a few months before the election of Ronald Reagan, it has nearly as much to say about the present.
The story follows Paul Graff, an 11-year-old version of Gray played by a wide-eyed young actor named Banks Repeta. Paul wants to be an artist when he grows up. He's also a bit of a class clown at his public school, where his best friend is a Black classmate named Johnny, played by Jaylin Webb. They have fun hanging out and goofing off, and they take turns sticking up for each other when they get in trouble, which is often. But as Paul soon notices, it's Johnny who always gets the more severe punishment. He also knows that Johnny is poor and lives with his grandmother.
That places him in stark contrast with Paul and his comfortably middle-class Jewish family. Gray does a wonderful job of immersing us in the everyday bustle of the Graffs' home, where relatives are always coming over for dinner, none more beloved than Paul's grandfather, affectionately played by Anthony Hopkins.
Jeremy Strong is terrific — and very un-Kendall Roy-like — as Paul's father, a plumber with a big heart and a fierce temper. Anne Hathaway does her finest acting in some time as Paul's gentler but more resilient mother. Like any good parents, Paul's mom and dad only want what's best for him. They've worked hard to make a good living and earn a level of social standing in their community. Given their Jewish immigrant roots, they also know the challenges of assimilating into American culture. At extended gatherings, Paul's relatives share grim stories about the anti-Semitic violence their family fled from in Ukraine. But Gray doesn't shy away from exposing their own casual prejudice: We also hear some of those same relatives spout derogatory remarks about Black people around the dinner table.
It's been a while since I've seen a movie that captured family dynamics with this much unsparing honesty. It's also been a while since I've seen a Hollywood movie with such a layered understanding of how white supremacy pits people of different backgrounds against each other.
It's been a while since I've seen a movie that captured family dynamics with this much unsparing honesty. It's also been a while since I've seen a Hollywood movie with such a layered understanding of how white supremacy pits people of different backgrounds against each other. That's a concept that feels painfully resonant now in a moment of heightened anti-Semitism and anti-Black racism. And just to make the present-day parallels obvious, Gray throws in a sharp jab at the Trump family, a major presence at Paul's private school.
At its heart, though, Armageddon Time is about Paul and Johnny's friendship and how that friendship tragically changes. It's here that things get a little tricky: Some might see Johnny as a regrettable stereotype, the Black character who suffers grievously so that his white friend can learn a hard-hitting lesson. But I think that reading may be too easy, partly because the film is all about the limitations of Paul's perspective, and partly because Gray has no interest in dispensing reassurance or uplift. He's made an angry, despairing movie about one boy's disillusionment with the injustice of the world and his own silent complicity with it. What makes Armageddon Time so powerful is that Gray reserves his harshest anger for himself.
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AP source: NFL to evaluate roughing-the-passer rule
The NFL plans to discuss roughing-the-passer penalties amid outrage over two disputed calls in Week 5, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press.
The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because the conversations are internal, said changes to the rule are not expected during the season. The person also said the league has not given officials a directive to emphasize roughing calls following Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's concussion.
NFL owners will meet in New York next week. The league's Competition Committee — comprised of six team owners/executives and four head coaches — makes most of the recommendations for rule changes. Teams can also propose rule changes to be voted on by owners, which require 24 votes to pass.
One idea, suggested by Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones on Monday night after he was flagged, might be to allow video review of roughing calls.
Protecting quarterbacks is a priority for owners, who pay big bucks for the faces of their franchises. Twenty-five QBs are making at least $25 million this season.
The questionable call against Jones — the second in two days — nearly cost Kansas City in its 30-29 comeback victory over the Las Vegas Raiders.
The Chiefs had just scored to trim their deficit to 17-7 when Jones stripped Raiders quarterback Derek Carr from behind just before halftime. The Pro Bowl defensive tackle landed on Carr while also coming up with the ball — replays showed it was clearly loose and that Jones cleanly recovered — but referee Carl Cheffers threw a flag for roughing the passer.
"The quarterback is in the pocket and he’s in a passing posture. He gets full protection of all the aspects of what we give the quarterback in a passing posture," Cheffers told a pool reporter after the game. "My ruling was the defender landed on him with full body weight. The quarterback is protected from being tackled with full body weight."
On Sunday, Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett was flagged by referee Jerome Boger for a seemingly harmless sack on Tom Brady. The penalty gave the Buccaneers a first down and allowed them to run out the clock on a 21-15 victory.
Boger made a similar critical call late in the fourth quarter of the Ravens-Bills game a week earlier on a play that many also thought didn't to warrant a flag.
Boger called another borderline roughing penalty in the Falcons-Buccaneers game when Vita Vea was pushed into Atlanta quarterback Marcus Mariota.
Roughing the passer is the only rule where referees are instructed to err on the side of caution.
The NFL rulebook notes: "When in doubt about a roughness call or potentially dangerous tactic against the quarterback, the referee should always call roughing the passer."
Jones, who has been flagged for roughing the passer nine times in his career, has a solution.
"We've got to be able to review it in the booth, you know what I mean?" Jones said. "I think that’s the next step for the NFL as a whole. If we’re going to call it a penalty at that high (of rate), then we've got to be able to review it and make sure, because sometimes looks can be deceiving."
The league already went down that road, making pass interference reviewable for one season after an egregious missed foul late in the fourth quarter in the 2019 NFC championship cost the New Orleans Saints a trip to the Super Bowl.
The experiment failed miserably and the rule wasn’t considered the next year.
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King Cotton Crawfish Boil going on in Starkville Friday night
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – In Starkville, the pots are boiling.
It’s the King Cotton Crawfish Boil held Friday night at Firestation Park downtown.
The annual event allows local cooking teams to share their recipes and visitors to eat all the crawfish they can handle.
Teams have to bring their own equipment and everything they will need to prepare the crawfish.
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The addition of two key leaders will further enhance the company's business goals
PHOENIX, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fullscript, the leading care delivery platform for integrative medicine, has appointed Ninan Chacko, chief executive officer of Monotype, and Solmaz Shahalizadeh, founding partner of Backbone Angels, to the company's board of directors. As the first independent board members to join Fullscript, these two highly experienced leaders offer a wealth of knowledge and a dynamic background to advance the organization's growth strategy. This brings the total number of Fullscript board members to eight.
"It's an honor to have Ninan and Solmaz on our board," said Kyle Braatz, chief executive officer of Fullscript. "We were looking for individuals who had diverse perspectives, great leadership abilities, strong data and software experience, and vast knowledge of business development to strengthen our growth initiatives. We've more than succeeded in reaching this criteria."
Ninan has more than 20 years of global technology leadership experience. He has held executive positions at Travel Leaders Group, one of the largest retail, corporate, and entertainment travel companies in North America and the UK, along with PR Newswire, and Worldspan. Ninan brings his experience in digital acceleration and revenue generation to Fullscript.
"I am delighted to join Kyle and the talented team at Fullscript as they pioneer this innovative approach to integrative medicine," Ninan said. "I look forward to working with my board colleagues and the management team, drawing on my background in global technology leadership and strategic operations to support Fullscript's business goals."
As an executive, investor, and advisor in the technology and data space, Solmaz is well-versed in building companies and scaling businesses. She previously spent more than eight years as vice president and head of data at Shopify, building their entire portfolio of data and machine learning products, and overseeing a team of more than 500. Her extensive career also includes previous positions at Morgan Stanley and McGill University.
"Throughout my career, I have used technology to solve challenging problems and create new opportunities across multiple industries including healthcare and commerce," Solmaz said. "I'm thrilled to join Kyle and the Fullscript team and support them in their mission as they scale integrative medicine for everyone and tap into the power of data and machine learning to make it a reality."
To learn more about Fullscript, visit Fullscript.com.
Fullscript is a powerful care delivery platform for integrative medicine practitioners offering access to personalized treatment planning, ongoing wellness education, and healthcare's best supplements and wellness products. With over a decade of development and used by more than 70,000 healthcare professionals serving over 5 million patients, Fullscript delivers the scale, technology and expertise to support the growth of integrative medicine and delivery of high-quality care. For more information, visit Fullscript.com or follow Fullscript on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — Donor nations from across the globe were scrambling Thursday to find billions of dollars to extend their aid commitment to millions of Syrians who have been battered by hunger, poverty, civil war and a massive earthquake.
Amid pressing needs across the globe from Ukraine to Sudan, the annual donor conference hosted by the European Union in Brussels has even more political overtones as Syrian President Bashar Assad is slowly carving his way back from being an international pariah to the regional mainstream. Finding hard cash, though, remains key.
“My appeal is simple: Help us help the Syrian people. We are asking for $11.1 billion, our largest appeal worldwide,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. “We have no time to spare.”
Funding from the conference will help provide aid to Syrians in the war-torn country and to some 5.7 million Syrian refugees living in neighboring countries, particularly Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan.
But for nations hit by economic difficulties, a surge in inflation that has hurt the poor in even the wealthiest nations and the seemingly hopeless situation that drags on in Syria’s 13-year conflict, money is increasingly hard to come by.
Guterres said that because of the funding crisis, there would need to be drastic aid cuts for the 5.5 million people in Syria who have been receiving food assistance.
“Our cash assistance will run out for two and a half million Syrians next month alone,” Guterres said, calling it “priority number one.”
The crisis is also hitting the neighboring nations which host some 5.7 million refugees and are facing economic crises of their own. Some say their support for refugees might be changing in the light of any funding squeeze.
Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi of Jordan, which hosts about 1.3 million Syrians, said that “handling the burden of refugees is a partnership between donor states and host states. If the donor states cannot play its role, it cannot expect the host states to do so as well.”
The pledging conference comes at a politically precarious time. Assad recently received a major political lifeline with the return of Syria to the Arab League. Several countries neighboring Syria, led by Saudi Arabia have been holding talks with it to resolve the war-torn country’s ongoing security and economic crisis, hoping that it would lead to mass refugee returns.
However, Josep Borrell, foreign policy chief of the 27-nation EU, insisted that the bloc would not change its policies toward Assad, including maintaining sanctions against his regime. “We are not on the same line as the Arab League. That’s clear,” Borrell said. He added, however, that he would be interested in what the league could achieve with its new position.
The conference comes after a deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked large swaths of Syria in February, further compounding its misery. The World Bank estimated over $5 billion in damage s as the quake destroyed homes and hospitals and further crippled Syria’s poor power and water infrastructure.
At last year’s conference in Brussels, donors pledged $6.7 billion, falling billions short of the U.N.’s $10.5 billion appeal, split almost evenly to assist Syrians inside the country and refugees.
A new pledging total from the 57 nations and 30 international organizations participating in the conference is expected late Thursday or Friday.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Longhorns’ quick fall from preseason No. 3 all the way to unranked was one of the biggest disappearing acts of the women’s college basketball season.
They’re still unranked, but it’s easy to find them now. Just look at the top of the Big 12 standings.
Wednesday night’s 78-58 whacking of No. 14 Oklahoma pulled the Longhorns into a three-way tie at the top of the Big 12 with the Sooners and No. 18 Iowa State.
Texas now has wins over both. The Longhorns are shaping into a team few are going to want to face as they chase the league crown and that ever-important chance to host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament.
Texas held the No. 3 scoring team in the country nearly 30 points before their average, and under 60 points for the first time in two seasons. The Longhorns (15-6, 6-2) are 14-0 when holding opponents under 60.
“I don’t understand why Texas isn’t ranked,” Oklahoma coach Jennie Baranczyk said.
Early season injuries and inconsistency easily explain why.
Sparkplug point guard Rori Harmon missed the first five games of the season with a toe injury and Texas lost three in a row, including top-10 matchups with UConn and Louisville.
Harmon’s return should have stabilized the lineup, but another blow came when forward Aaliyah Moore was lost for the season Dec. 13 with a torn knee ligament. Moore was a pre-season all-conference selection after she posted consecutive 18- and 21-point games in the NCAA Tournament.
The Longhorns struggled to deal with the lineup disruptions and some of their own bumps and bruises, coach Vic Schaefer said.
“I don’t think we’ve handled it well at all,” Schaefer said this week before playing Oklahoma. “Part of athletics is there are going to be some injuries and how you respond. We’re not very tough. Its an Achilles of this team. I’ve had some teams in the past, their success wasn’t because how skilled they were, their success was because how tough we were, how competitive we were.”
But Schaefer also noted his teams typically play better late in the season. That was definitely the case the last two years when the Longhorns made consecutive runs to the Elite Eight and beat Baylor for the Big 12 tournament championship in 2022.
“What happened with Rori earlier this year was just bad luck. We got her back now, so obviously we’re a little bit different in a lot of ways with her running the point,” Schaefer said.
Texas briefly snuck back into the rankings after home wins over then No. 23 Kansas and Iowa State, but quickly fell out after losing on the road at Texas Tech.
When Baylor joined among the unranked this week, it marked the first time in the 47-year history of The Associated Press poll that no team from the state of Texas was ranked.
Schaefer tried to downplay that dubious distinction, but it’s a critical and ominous hurdle to overcome as the postseason approaches.
The women’s NCAA Tournament plays the first two rounds at campus sites. That heavily favors the teams selected to host and play on their home court.
Texas hosted each of the last two seasons. The Longhorns have a lot of ground to make up to do so again, but winning a Big 12 title would likely have them in the mix to open the postseason in their new campus arena in a year the Final Four is just three hours up the road in Dallas.
They have their arch-rival’s vote.
“I think they should host,” Baranczyk said.
Schaefer insists he’s not projecting that far ahead. Texas next plays Oklahoma State, which beat the Longhorns in the first matchup.
“I’m just game to game. That’s all I can do,” Schaefer said. “If we do our job, if we do what we’re capable of doing, we’ll see where it all shakes out in March.
“Pay attention to my teams. Over the past 13 seasons, my teams always continue to get better. I think this team will continue to work and get better. When we get to March, we’ll figure it all out,” Schaefer said.
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(NewsNation) — All across the country, the once-widely-criminalized drug is becoming more and more a mainstream part of American life. Twenty states, plus the District of Columbia, have legalized the use of recreational marijuana and more than three dozen states, territories, and D.C. allow for the use of medical marijuana.
One of the reasons why an increasing number of state governments are legalizing marijuana is to tax its sales, opening up an additional stream of revenue.
“One of the big talking points, one of the big focal points was, ‘Hey, we’ll shift the market from illegal to legal and that will create jobs, create tax revenues.’ And in fact, many of the early campaigns… really tried to sell the tax revenue towards what might be viewed as the swing voter,” Douglas Berman, a researcher at Ohio State University who has spent years studying marijuana legalization.
But getting that taxation right can be tricky.
“There’s kind of a Goldilocks challenge here, how do you set the taxes at the right level to maximize state revenue but not push people back into the illicit market or give them no reason to go into the legal marketplace?” he said.
Here is how a few states that have legalized marijuana are spending the revenue.
Colorado
Colorado voters legalized marijuana through a ballot amendment they passed in 2012, joining Washington as the first states to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.
The state levies a 15% sales tax and a 15% excise tax on marijuana. These help the state bring in hundreds of millions every year to fund government operations.
Melissa Dworkin, a spokesperson for the governor’s office, said the state expects about $365 million in revenue. Of that, $38 million will be put into the state’s general fund, where it can be used for any number of state services.
The rest is allocated for specific programs, and the largest portion set aside for a grant fund for schools called BEST. The funds are intended to help construct additional schools and provide infrastructure improvements to existing ones.
Alaska
Alaska’s voters legalized recreational marijuana in a 2014 ballot measure. A few years later in in fiscal year 2021, the state brought in around $30 million in tax revenue from marijuana.
One thing that makes the state’s marijuana laws unique is how it spends the revenue it raises from the $50-per-ounce tax — the state has the highest marijuana taxes in the nation.
Half of the revenues generated from marijuana sales go to programs designed to reduce recidivism, while the other half go to the general fund and drug education programs.
Education programs at places like the local Boys & Girls Clubs receive funding to keep kids away from drugs, including marijuana, according to local media.
In fiscal year 2020, the state Department of Corrections received $11.5 million to fund things like substance abuse programs and a community residential center.
Montana
Montana voters approved a ballot referendum to legalize marijuana in 2020. Fourteen months after legalizing, the state brought in almost $54 million in revenue — drawn from a 20% sales tax on recreational marijuana and a 4% tax on medical marijuana.
The state, which is known for its public parks and land, spends a significant portion of its marijuana tax revenue on nature.
Twenty percent is allocated to improve wildlife conservation efforts through the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. Additional funds go towards other conservation efforts, law enforcement, veterans, drug treatment and the general fund.
State lawmakers are currently debating whether to allocate more towards wildlife conservation efforts or to distribute more funds toward substance abuse programming.
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PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (9-8)
CAMP SITE: Philadelphia
LAST YEAR: The Eagles recovered from a 2-5 beginning to make the playoffs in coach Nick Sirianni’s first season and quarterback Jalen Hurts’ first as the full-time starter in his second year. A former offensive coordinator, Sirianni scrapped his preferred playbook after the shaky start and turned to the running game with great results. The Eagles finished with a league-leading 2,715 yards and 25 TDs on the ground in 2021, with Hurts having team-best totals of 784 rushing yards and 10 rushing TDs. Philadelphia’s promising building season ended with a thud, though, in a 31-15 wild-card round loss at Tampa Bay in a game in which the Eagles gave up the first 31 points.
IMPORTANT ADDITIONS: WR A.J. Brown, LB Haason Reddick, CB James Bradberry, DT Jordan Davis.
IMPORTANT LOSSES: G Brandon Brooks, CB Steven Nelson.
CAMP NEEDS: With Sirianni choosing a light offseason workout schedule, the Eagles offense will be looking to develop needed chemistry in training camp. This is especially true of Hurts and his new high-priced playmaker, Brown. While Philadelphia had success running the ball in 2021, the Eagles passing game ranked near the bottom of the league in several major categories. Hurts was 22nd in the NFL with an 87.2 rating and 26th with a 61.3 completion rate. GM Howie Roseman gave Hurts help on the outside by trading the No. 18 overall pick and a third-rounder in the 2022 draft to Tennessee for Brown, a 2020 Pro Bowler, who had 185 catches for 2,995 yards and 24 TDs in three seasons with the Titans. Brown, who signed for four years and $57 million guaranteed, will pair with promising second-year pro DeVonta Smith, who set a club rookie record with 916 receiving yards last season.
KEY CAMP COMPETITIONS: Brown and Smith are set as Hurts’ top two playmakers, and Sirianni has several options for the No. 3 receiver. Third-year burner Quez Watkins had a solid season last year with 43 catches for 647 yards. Competing with Watkins will be free-agent signee Zach Pascal, who will reunite with Sirianni. The 27-year-old Pascal caught 150 passes for 1,888 yards and 15 TDs in four seasons in Indianapolis, where Sirianni served as offensive coordinator from 2018-2020. Also in the mix is Jalen Reagor, the 2020 No. 21 overall pick whose subpar career has featured just 64 catches, three TDs and several game-changing drops.
EXPECTATIONS: With several big-name additions on both sides of the ball, the pressure will be turned up on Sirianni this season as the Eagles clearly have the pieces to contend in the NFC East. With 19 starts under his belt, Hurts now has the experience. With Brown, he also now has a bona-fide NFL wide receiver that should allow Sirianni to open up his playbook in 2022. Hurts will need to prove to NFL defenses that he can beat them with his arm as well as his legs while improving on his 2021 passing performance when he was 265 for 432 for 3,144 yards with 16 TDs and nine interceptions. Pairing Bradberry, a 2020 Pro Bowl selection who has 15 interceptions in 92 games, opposite four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay gives the Eagles a strong secondary. Adding Reddick, who had 23+ sacks over the past two seasons, should provide a needed push up front after Philadelphia sagged to tied for 25th in the league with 31 sacks last season. Add it up and expectations are soaring for the Eagles.
FANDUEL SUPER BOWL ODDS: 30-1
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TULSA, Okla., Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MMP) announced today that Jeff Holman, chief financial officer, is scheduled to participate in a question and answer session about Magellan at the Wolfe Research Utilities, Midstream & Clean Energy Conference at 10:15 a.m. Eastern on Friday, Sept. 30.
The virtual session will be moderated by Keith Stanley, Wolfe Research equity analyst, with a webcast available live on the day of the event on Magellan's website at www.magellanlp.com/investors/webcasts.aspx and a replay available for at least 30 days.
Magellan's latest investor slide deck also will be available at www.magellanlp.com/investors/webcasts.aspx.
About Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MMP) is a publicly traded partnership that primarily transports, stores and distributes refined petroleum products and crude oil. Magellan owns the longest refined petroleum products pipeline system in the country, with access to nearly 50% of the nation's refining capacity, and can store more than 100 million barrels of petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel fuel and crude oil. More information is available at www.magellanlp.com.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
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DENVER (KDVR) — Across the country, kids are headed back to school for the new school year. That means your social media feed is probably getting flooded with first day of school photos.
You have also likely seen a lot of photos with kids holding chalkboard signs that show:
- Name
- The school they’re attending
- Age
- Teacher’s name
- Height/weight
- Favorite activities
But officials warn this can actually be dangerous. A sheriff’s office in Woodstock, Illinois started a campaign called “Think Before You Share.”
The campaign is warning parents that the popular back to school photos could be used by predators, scammers, and other people looking to endanger your child, family, or finances. The sheriff’s office said it doesn’t matter if your privacy settings are set to share with your friends only.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said families should also avoid sharing overly personal information, like words or phrases related to your passwords or security answers. Additionally, details about your kid’s favorite things (colors, TV shows, etc.) could be used as an “in” by predators pretending they know a child.
While you might want to share out all the exciting details, the sheriff’s office suggests thinking about how anything you add to photos of your kids could be used by bad actors.
It’s also important for families to be aware of how and when children are most likely to be abducted or fall prey to child predators.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children explains attempted abductions happen more often when children are going to or from school. School-age children are more likely to experience an attempted abduction are school days from 7 to 9 a.m. and 3 to 4 p.m.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The China balloon shot down by the U.S. was equipped to detect and collect intelligence signals as part of a huge, military-linked aerial surveillance program that targeted more than 40 countries, the Biden administration declared Thursday, citing imagery from American U-2 spy planes.
A fleet of balloons operates under the direction of the People’s Liberation Army and is used specifically for spying, outfitted with high-tech equipment designed to gather sensitive information from targets across the globe, the U.S. said. Similar balloons have sailed over five continents, according to the administration.
A statement from a senior State Department official offered the most detail to date linking China’s military to the balloon that was shot down by the U.S. last weekend over the Atlantic Ocean. The public details outlining the program’s scope and capabilities were meant to refute China’s persistent denials that the balloon was used for spying, including a claim Thursday that U.S. accusations about the balloon amount to “information warfare.”
On Capitol Hill, the House voted unanimously to condemn China for a “brazen violation” of U.S. sovereignty and efforts to “deceive the international community through false claims about its intelligence collection campaigns.” Republicans have criticized President Joe Biden for not acting sooner to down the balloon, but both parties’ lawmakers came together on the vote, 419-0.
In Beijing, before the U.S. offered its new information, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning repeated her nation’s insistence that the large unmanned balloon was a civilian meteorological airship that had blown off course and that the U.S. had “overreacted” by shooting it down.
“It is irresponsible,” Mao said. The latest accusations, she said, “may be part of the U.S. side’s information warfare against China.”
Underscoring the tensions, China’s defense minister refused to take a phone call from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to discuss the balloon issue on Saturday, the Pentagon said. Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled a planned weekend trip to Beijing.
The U.S. flatly contradicted China’s version of events, saying that imagery of the balloon collected by American U-2 spy planes as it crossed the country showed that it was “capable of conducting signals intelligence collection” with multiple antennas and other equipment designed to upload sensitive information and solar panels to power them.
Jedidiah Royal, the U.S. assistant defense secretary for the Indo-Pacific, told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that the military has “some very good guesses” about what intelligence China was seeking. More information was expected to be provided in a classified setting.
Senior FBI officials who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the bureau said just a few pieces of the balloon had arrived at the FBI’s Quantico, Virginia, lab for investigation. So far, investigators have parts of the balloon canopy, wiring, and what one official called “a very small amount of electronics.” The official said it was “very early for us to assess what the intent was and how the device was operating.”
According to two U.S. officials, the balloon recovery efforts were temporarily suspended on Thursday due to high seas. They said some balloon debris was intact on the ocean floor and divers had recovered potentially high-value equipment over the past day and a half.
Much of the debris is concentrated in two separate sections of an area that’s 15 football fields long and 15 football fields across, according to the officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the collection process.
The State Department official, providing details to reporters by email, also on condition of anonymity, said an analysis of the balloon debris was “inconsistent” with China’s explanation that it was a weather balloon that went off course. The U.S. is reaching out to countries that have also been targeted, the official said, to discuss the scope of the Chinese surveillance program, and is looking into potential action that “supported the balloon’s incursion into U.S. airspace.”
The official said the U.S. has confidence that the manufacturer of the balloon shot down on Saturday has “a direct relationship with China’s military and is an approved vendor of the” army. The official cited information from an official PLA procurement portal as evidence for the connection between the company and the military.
The release of new information appeared part of a coordinated administration response, with multiple officials appearing before congressional committees to face questions about the balloon.
Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said officials had taken “all necessary steps to protect sensitive information” and had been able to study and scrutinize the balloon and its equipment.
“We will continue to answer the dangers posed by the PRC with determination and resolve,” Sherman said, referring to the People’s Republic of China. “We will make clear to the PRC that violations of our sovereignty and the sovereignty of other countries are unacceptable.”
At a separate Senate subcommittee hearing, lawmakers repeatedly pressed administration officials, including Pentagon military leaders, about why the balloon was not shot down over sparsely populated areas of Alaska. And they questioned whether allowing the balloon to transit such a large area set a precedent for future spying efforts by China and others.
“It defies belief that there was not a single opportunity to safely shoot this spy balloon prior to the coast of South Carolina,” said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. “By the administration’s logic we would allow the Chinese to fly surveillance balloons over the Pentagon or other sensitive sites and populated areas.”
Melissa Dalton, assistant defense secretary of Homeland Defense, and Lt. Gen. Doug Sims, director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. wanted to avoid any injuries or deaths from the debris field if the balloon was shot down over Alaska.
And they added that shooting it down over the frigid, icy waters in that region would have made it more difficult and dangerous to recover the pieces for more analysis.
“We thought before we shot,” said Sims.This is not the first time the U.S. government has publicly called out alleged activities of the People’s Liberation Army. In a first-of-its-kind prosecution in 2014, the Obama administration Justice Department indicted five accused PLA hackers of breaking into the computer networks of major American corporations in an effort to steal trade secrets.
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Associated Press writers Nomaan Merchant and Lolita C. Baldor in Washington contributed to this report.
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DALLAS, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Brad Jackson in Dallas is being recognized for the firm's role in a wrongful death trial that produced the "Most Impressive Plaintiffs Verdict of 2022" against one of the country's largest telecommunications companies.
The $7.3 billion verdict handed down last July by a jury in Dallas County Court at Law No. 5 is the largest jury award in the U.S. during the past year, leading the Courtroom View Network's compilation of its top trials in 2022.
Firm founder Brad Jackson represented the family of Betty Thomas along with lawyers from Dallas' Mullen & Mullen in the lawsuit against Charter Communications. Chris Hamilton and Ray Khirallah of Dallas-based Hamilton Wingo lead the trial team in the multi-week trial.
Jurors in Dallas County Court at Law No. 5 awarded Mr. Jackson's clients $7.3 billion in damages after finding Charter 90 percent liable for the death of Ms. Thomas, 83, who was killed in 2019 by one of the company's repair technicians who stole her credit cards before going on a spending spree. The technician, Roy Holden, pled guilty to murder and was sentenced to life in prison in April 2021.
Evidence in the trial showed that Charter officials failed to conduct a proper background check, which would have revealed a series of troubling actions by Mr. Holden at prior jobs. The company also ignored Mr. Holden's multiple pleas to supervisors about his worsening financial problems and personal issues.
Prior to awarding the multibillion-dollar punitive damages award, the jury was presented with evidence that Charter attempted to use forged documents to prevent the case from being tried in public.
Based in Dallas, The Law Offices of Brad Jackson provides decades of experience representing clients in Texas and across the nation. Brad Jackson is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. The firm handles many types of business disputes, as well as cases involving serious personal injury and wrongful death. To learn more, visit http://www.bradjackson.com.
For more information, contact Bruce Vincent at 214-763-6226 or bruce.vincent@muselegalpr.com.
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A 13-year-old student in Brazil’s biggest city fatally stabbed a 71-year-old teacher and wounded three teachers and two fellow students Monday in a knife attack at a public school, state officials said.
The five wounded victims from the Thomazia Montoro school in São Paulo were in hospital in stable condition. The suspected attacker was detained and the state's military police are investigating.
"Our efforts are concentrated on helping the wounded and comforting the family members," Gov. Tarcísio de Freitas wrote on social media.
RIO POLICE RAID SLUM TO ARREST DRUG LORDS, PROMPT GUN BATTLE
A student who spoke to reporters alongside his mother outside the school said the attacker had insulted another student last week, and that the female teacher he fatally stabbed had tried to settle the conflict.
The attacker had called the other student a "rat," and "the other one did not like it, and they began fighting," said Gabriel Livramento, 13, who is in the same class as the suspect. He added that the attacker did not like the way the teacher had intervened and had said he would do something about it.
3 DEAD IN RIOTING BLAMED ON GANGS IN BRAZIL'S NORTHEAST
The attacker entered class Monday wearing a skull mask and stabbed the teacher from behind, hitting her head and back, Livramento said. The entire class then started running, he said.
The boy had searched for ways to obtain a firearm on the internet, authorities said in an afternoon press conference. He had recently been transferred from another school.
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MACHIPONGO, Va., Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An ad submitted to North Carolina State University's student paper Technician was approved for publication by the marketing department only to be rejected without explanation by the paper's editorial board the day before the ad was set to run on December 1.
Titled They Shut Their Ears to Her Cries as She Died a Merciless Death, the ad was produced by United Poultry Concerns, a nonprofit organization that promotes the compassionate and respectful treatment of chickens and other domesticated birds. The purpose was to inform students, faculty and staff of inhumane experiments being conducted on chickens by the Poultry Science Department in 2016 and continuing. It urged campus residents to express concern to university Chancellor Randolph Woodson and Interim Head of the Poultry Science Department, Peter Ferket.
The experiments involved ten hours of torturing chickens slowly to death in Ventilation Shutdown research of a mass-extermination procedure referred to as VSD Plus. Hens were placed in individual see-through isolation boxes and subjected to oxygen deprivation, extreme heating, and carbon dioxide poisoning in combinations designed to cause suffocation and heatstroke in the hens whose voices were muted by the researchers who cavalierly fanned themselves and drank ice water as they watched the agony they had arranged.
Recent VSD Plus studies at North Carolina State include injecting hens with nitrogen. See grant item #5 for full title of this "injection of nitrogen during ventilation shutdown plus heat" project funded by USPoultry Foundation in 2022.
In A Big Win For Animal Abusers As Student Paper Censors Cruelty Ad NewsBlaze journalist Martha Rosenberg broke the story on December 5. She quoted Animal Outlook, the advocacy group that obtained the VSD footage through a public records request: "As the boxes get hotter and the air inside more stagnant, and as carbon dioxide is sometimes added, the chickens writhe, gasp, pant, stagger and even throw themselves against the walls of their confinement in a desperate attempt to escape."
Citing ethical opposition to the procedure, Rosenberg wrote that "A group of veterinarians and American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) members who asked the AVMA last summer to remove support for the mass kill method was ignored."
To alert the public, United Poultry Concerns published two full-page ads in Philadelphia's largest circulating newspaper Metro Philadelphia, targeting the AVMA's annual convention in Philadelphia July 29-August 1. It asked people to urge the AVMA to oppose VSD Plus as a method to control chronic diseases like avian influenza in factory-farmed birds whose susceptibility to infection reflects unnatural breeding and squalid living conditions.
"We think the public has a right to know what is being done to birds and other farmed animals for the sole purpose of protecting and advancing agribusiness interests," says UPC President Karen Davis.
Davis continues: "Instead of cleaning up the squalor and eliminating the debilitating breeding practices, industry prefers to cruelly destroy tens of millions of birds, pigs, and others at taxpayer expense through U.S. Department of Agriculture indemnities. As a government-supported institution, North Carolina State University is part of a financial system that extends even to the student newspaper that claims to promote free speech."
Wrote Rosenberg in her NewsBlaze article, "Apparently, lobbyist requests and the almighty dollar are more powerful than standard University policy."
About United Poultry Concerns
United Poultry Concerns is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the compassionate and respectful treatment of chickens, turkeys, ducks and other domestic fowl. We hold that the treatment of these birds in the areas of food production, science, education, entertainment, and humane companionship situations has a significant effect upon human, animal, and environmental welfare. We seek to make the public aware of the ways in which poultry are used, and to promote the benefits of a vegan diet and lifestyle. We provide information through our quarterly magazine Poultry Press, our Website at www.upc-online.org, and our sanctuary in Machipongo, Virginia on the Eastern Shore. We invite you to join us and support our work.
Founded in 1990 by Karen Davis, United Poultry Concerns is the world's foremost non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the respectful treatment of domestic fowl. UPC runs a haven for chickens in Virginia, and also teaches people about the egg and chicken meat industries, the natural lives of free chickens, pleasures and benefits of human-chicken companionship, and alternatives to chicken farming and the use of chickens in education and scientific experimentation. – Dr. Annie Potts, Chicken, 2012
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NewsBlaze was founded in 2004 as an independent online newspaper and information portal, forming relationships with other publishers and wire services. NewsBlaze covers broad topics of interest to readers worldwide, which has helped build a loyal, global following of readers, especially in Australia, North America and Europe.
In addition, as the lead Syndicate Partner of the World City Press Network, NewsBlaze provides news, editing and content services for the dozens of publishers that make up the World City Press Network. Visit NewsBlaze.com to learn more.
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LOUDON — Before the green flag flies Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, 10 lucky Granite State teachers will be getting $1,000 checks to equip their classrooms.
The teachers were selected by the New Hampshire Lottery from more than 100 nominated by students, parents and friends on the Lottery’s Facebook page last month. The checks are coming from sports betting giant DraftKings.
Bubba Wallace, the most successful African American driver in NASCAR history, and Gov. Chris Sununu will be presenting the checks at the speedway just before the start of the Ambetter 301 Cup Series race.
The 10 teachers also won four tickets to the race, Lottery officials said.
“It is not every day our amazing New Hampshire teachers get to meet NASCAR drivers right before a race, but together with DraftKings, we are excited to make just that happen,” said Charlie McIntyre, executive director with the New Hampshire Lottery.
Linda Caikauskas nominated Christy Burke, one of the winners, a second-grade teacher at McDonough Elementary School in Manchester.
“She has always put her students first. She’s supportive to her students, as well as to their parents. She is an amazing role model, not only to her students, but to new teachers as well,” Caikauskas wrote.
“She makes everyone feel welcome. Her students just love her, not only is she dedicated to the McDonough School community, but she is also active in the Little League baseball community. Christy is a tremendously dedicated, hard worker. She gives her all to everything that she does.”
Jean Kubik Sheehan nominated another winner, Kristin Leary Wallace, a fifth-grade teacher at Iber Holmes Gove Middle School in Raymond.
“She is so thoughtful and caring and very positive! She does so much for her students and I feel she definitely deserves to be recognized for her hard work!” Sheehan posted.
Brenda Lefavor nominated her daughter, Allison Elizabeth Vanagel, a special education teacher at West High School in Manchester.
“She truly cares for each of her students and wants only success for them,” Lefavor wrote.
And Fay George went with Tyler Sullivan, who teaches in the Claremont School District.
“He intuitively understands small children and how to make them feel comfortable enough to learn,” George wrote.
The other six winners were:
• Heather Subock, Winnisquam School District.
• Colleen West Coates, psychology teacher, Londonderry High School.
• Katie Gabriel Hunnewell, intensive needs special education teacher, Nashua High School North.
• Nancy Sliwerski Michaud, eighth grade science teacher, Hillside Middle School, Manchester.
• Corey Brier, English teacher, Merrimack Valley High School in Penacook.
• Brenda Snyder Lambert, Londonderry School District.
William Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr., 28, has been the only full-time Black driver in NASCAR’s three national series and each year has competed in all three.
He is the only African American driver to win more than once in any of these series.
After the George Floyd murder and Black Lives Matter protests, Wallace made national news with his campaign for racial justice that led to NASCAR taking actions that included banning the display of Confederate flags at its tracks.
Wallace is one of eight NASCAR race winners from 2021 looking for his first win this year.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Xoran Technologies® announces they have begun work on Phase 2 of their mobile lung grant with the goal to confirm the safety and utility of a future thoracic point-of-care CT system in support of an FDA 510k submission.
"It's hard to overstate how transformative this technology would be for us in the ICU," says Robert Dickson, MD, Associate Professor—Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Associate Professor—Microbiology & Immunology, and a clinical collaborator, all at the University of Michigan. "Every day, we make clinical decisions based on chest X-rays, which are limited in what they can tell us about what is going on in the chest or abdomen. Our patients are often too sick to transport down to radiology, or they have a communicable disease like COVID-19 that we don't want to spread around the hospital. A bedside scanner would have immediate impact in how we manage our sickest patients."
In 2021, Xoran Technologies was notified of a grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support the company's research and development efforts for lung cone beam computed tomography (CT) imaging. Earlier this year, Xoran announced they completed Phase 1 of this grant. Just last month, Xoran submitted its 510k for TRON™, an open-bore fluoroscopy CT for full-body point-of-care imaging.
"We greatly appreciate the support from NHLBI as well as a fantastic collaboration with doctors at the University of Michigan," states William van Kampen, Xoran's Chief Technology Officer and principal investigator on the project. "This grant enables us to obtain valuable clinical feedback and accelerate our commercialization of this exciting technology and help bring imaging to patients who are in great need."
This project allows Xoran to optimize a point-of-care solution specifically for lung imaging. The combined Xoran and U of M teams aim to develop a highly deployable CT scanner intended for use in ICU, especially for patients with acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation.
NIH: Research reported in this news release was supported by the NHLBI of NIH under Award Number 4R44HL158452-02. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
NHLBI is the global leader in conducting and supporting research in heart, lung, and blood diseases and sleep disorders that advances scientific knowledge, improves public health, and saves lives.
The team at the Weil Institute for Critical Care Research & Innovation is dedicated to pushing the leading edge of research to develop new technologies and novel therapies for the most critically ill and injured patients. Through a unique formula of innovation, integration, and entrepreneurship, their multi-disciplinary teams of health providers, basic scientists, engineers, and data scientists, commercialization coaches, donors and industry partners are taking a boundless approach on re-imagining every aspect of critical care medicine. For more information, visit Weil Institute.
The University of Michigan was founded in 1817 and is a state-supported institution with a national and international reputation for excellence in scholarship. The Ann Arbor campus enrolls more than 43,000 students annually, including over 15,000 graduate students. The Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care is a collaborative center within the University of Michigan dedicated to improving the care of patients with critical illness by uniting the diverse expertise of faculty from across the institution.
Since 2001, Xoran is the pioneer and medical market leader in low-dose radiation, cone beam CT systems specifically designed for the patient's point-of-care. Providers around the world rely on our industry leading MiniCAT™, xCAT™, and veterinary CT systems: VetCAT and vTRON, to diagnose and treat patients.
Xoran is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
For more information visit www.xorantech.com
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NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — Israeli troops on Wednesday entered a major Palestinian city in the occupied West Bank in a rare, daytime arrest operation, triggering fighting that killed at least 10 Palestinians and wounded scores of others.
The raid, which reduced a building to rubble and left a series of shops riddled with bullets, was one of the bloodiest battles in nearly a year of fighting in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. Two men, ages 72 and 61, were among the dead, and 102 people were wounded, Palestinian officials said.
The brazen raid, coupled with the high death toll, raised the prospect of further bloodshed. A similar raid last month was followed by a deadly Palestinian attack outside a Jerusalem synagogue, and the Hamas militant group warned that “its patience is running out.”
In a move that could further raise tensions, Israel’s West Bank settler organization said that Israeli officials had approved construction of nearly 2,000 new homes in West Bank settlements. The Israeli government did not immediately confirm the decision, which came just two days after the U.N. Security Council approved a watered-down statement opposing settlement construction.
The Israeli military said it entered Nablus on Wednesday to arrest three wanted militants suspected in previous shooting attacks in the West Bank, including the killing of an Israeli soldier last fall.
The military usually conducts raids at night in what it says is a tactic meant to reduce the risk of civilian casualties. It said it took advantage of a rare window of opportunity after intelligence services tracked down the men in a hideout and warned they posed an imminent threat.
The army said it surrounded the building and asked the men to surrender, but instead they opened fire. When one of the militants tried to flee the building, he was shot and killed, said Lt. Col. Richard Hecht, a military spokesman. The military then fired missiles at the house, he added, leaving it in ruins and killing the other two men.
A recently formed armed group based in the Old City of Nablus called the Lion’s Den, which has surged in prominence over the past months, confirmed the militants were its members.
During the raid, the military said armed men in the city “shot heavily toward the forces,” which responded with live fire. It said others hurled rocks and explosives at the troops. The military released a video taken from inside an armored vehicle as crowds of Palestinian youths pelt it with stones. There were no Israeli casualties.
Time-stamped security footage widely shared online appeared to show two unarmed young men running down a street. Gunshots are heard, and both fall to the ground, with one’s hat flying off his head. Both bodies remained still.
Hecht called the video “problematic,” and said the military was looking into it.
In the Old City of Nablus, people stared at the rubble that had been the large home in the centuries-old marketplace. From one end to the other, shops were riddled with bullets. Parked cars were crushed. Blood stained the cement ruins. Furniture from the destroyed home was scattered among mounds of debris.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said 102 people were wounded, and six of them were in critical condition. Various Palestinian militant groups claimed six of the dead — including the three from Lion’s Den targeted in the raid — as members. But two men, ages 72 and 61, were also killed. There was no immediate word on whether the others belonged to armed groups.
Last month, Israeli troops killed 10 militants in a similar raid in the northern West Bank. The following day, a lone Palestinian gunman opened fire near a synagogue in an east Jerusalem settlement, killing seven people.
Days later, five Palestinian militants were killed in an Israeli arrest raid elsewhere in the West Bank. That was followed by a Palestinian car ramming that killed three Israelis, including two young brothers, in Jerusalem.
The fighting comes at a sensitive time, less than two months after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new hard-line government took office. The government is dominated by ultranationalists who have pushed for tougher action against Palestinian militants. Israeli media have quoted top security officials as expressing concern that this could lead to even more violence.
Israeli police announced they were beefing up forces and going on heightened alert in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.
The Cabinet includes a number of West Bank settler leaders, one of whom has been promised authority over settlement construction.
Yesha, the settlement council, announced that Israeli planning officials had granted approval to nearly 2,000 new homes in settlements across the West Bank. The defense body that grants the approvals, the Civil Administration, said the meeting was still underway Wednesday and that an announcement would only be issued on Thursday, after the two-day session is over.
The Palestinians and most of the international community say settlements built on occupied lands are illegal and obstacles to peace. Over 700,000 settlers now live in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, territories captured by Israel in 1967 and sought by the Palestinians for a future state.
The Israeli decision comes in the wake of the U.N. presidential statement that strongly criticized settlements. The U.S. blocked what would have been a legally binding council resolution.
American diplomats claimed to have extracted an Israeli pledge to halt unilateral action in order to block the resolution. The approval of new settlements by Israel would appear to defy that claim.
In the Gaza Strip, a spokesman for the ruling Hamas militant group issued a veiled threat following the Nablus raid.
“The resistance in Gaza is observing the enemy’s escalating crimes against our people in the occupied West Bank, and its patience is running out,” said Abu Obeida, a spokesman for the group.
Late Wednesday, Palestinian activists burned tires along Gaza’s frontier with Israel in protest.
Hamas has battled Israel in four wars since seizing control of Gaza in 2007, and Israeli officials have expressed concerns about rising tensions ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins in the second half of March.
At least 55 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank and east Jerusalem this year, a pace that could exceed last year’s death toll. Last year, nearly 150 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, making it the deadliest year in those areas since 2004, according to figures by the Israeli rights group B’Tselem.
Israel says that most of those killed have been militants but others — including youths protesting the incursions and other people not involved in confrontations — have also been killed. An AP tally has found that just under half of those killed belonged to militant groups.
Israel says the military raids are meant to dismantle militant networks and thwart future attacks while the Palestinians view them as further entrenchment of Israel’s open-ended, 55-year occupation.
Israel captured the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Mideast war, territories the Palestinians seek for their hoped-for independent state.
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Planned Parenthood’s Hammond clinic has begun offering vasectomy services – and three other Indiana clinics plan to follow suit.
Rebecca Gibron, CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai‘i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky, said since the overturn of Roe v. Wade last year, the organization has seen a 40 percent increase in vasectomies performed at clinics in states where the services were already offered.
There has also been an increase in requests in Indiana, she said, where the services have not been previously offered.
The fall of Roe v. Wade left many concerned for their own reproductive rights and the reproductive rights of their partners, Gibron said.
Indiana passed a near-total abortion ban in August, but that law is on hold due to legal challenges. Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics continue to offer abortions while the ban is on hold.
Gibron said the increased interest in vasectomies comes from patients who want to protect and support their partners.
“By having someone come in and get a vasectomy, they are showing their support for their partner who may not be able to access abortion care,” Gibron said.
By offering vasectomy services, she said, Planned Parenthood is able to provide Hoosiers with another option for reproductive health care.
“Vasectomies offer a ‘get it and forget it’ kind of birth control option,” she said. “Offering a full range of comprehensive birth control services for men, women, and non-gender-conforming patients in our communities is what Planned Parenthood does.”
The locations of the additional clinics that will offer vasectomy services — and the timeline for opening them — has not yet been determined, Gibron said.
The Hammond location was chosen as the first Indiana clinic because it received the most requests for vasectomy services, she said.
More information about vasectomy services can be found on the Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai‘i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky website.
Contact WFYI health reporter Darian Benson at dbenson@wfyi.org.
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Global leader in producing innovative and sustainable, resin-based products continues to drive change and advance sustainability commitments
BOCA RATON, Fla., July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Keter, the innovative global leader in durable consumer lifestyle solutions for in and around the home, has released its fourth-annual Sustainability Report for 2022. The report outlines the brand's latest achievements, progress and future sustainability commitments for 2025 to help shape Keter's relentless pursuit of solving the needs of today, while shaping and innovating for tomorrow.
As a brand fueled by sustainable innovation, Keter recognizes the fundamental responsibility we owe to our planet, society and future generations, and the 2022 Sustainability Report is a testament to the collective impact Keter is making toward building a more sustainable future.
Key highlights and sustainability milestones from the 2022 Sustainability Report includes:
- Keter increased the use of recycled content in our production to 41.8%, compared to 39% in 2021
- Five of our plants achieved zero waste to landfills, representing 18% of our production output
- Keter reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 2%, with a cumulative reduction of 22% since 2018
- Keter recycled or reused 80% of our total waste
Three core pillars guide Keter's sustainability pledge: Better Products for Better Places, Better Planet and Better Business. Each commitment aims to positively contribute to a prosperous future for people around the globe, and most importantly, for the planet.
- Better Products for Better Places: Deliver affordable, innovative lifestyle solutions for different people and places and advance a circular economy through use of recycled content and recyclable design.
- Better Planet: Mitigate climate change risk through operational efficiencies and environmentally positive actions throughout our supply chain.
- Better Business: Deliver business and social value through ethical conduct, an engaged workforce, and community investment.
"The Keter Group's operational reach spans across 115 countries, giving us the global scale to empower and positively impact consumers around the world," said Alejandro Pena, CEO at The Keter Group. "We're a brand driven to invent – we challenge our material engineers and technical experts to tirelessly seek the most innovative technologies to build and create with sustainable materials. The 2022 sustainability report serves as evidence of the collective impact we are making toward constructing a more sustainable future."
To learn more about Keter's Everyday Sustainability Pledge and review the full 2022 Sustainability Report, visit www.keter.com/en-us/sustainability.html.
About Keter
At Keter, we create extraordinary lifestyle products that enable our customers to enjoy each and every moment they spend at home. With sustainability at our core, we design with the most innovative technologies to offer an extensive range of patio and backyard furniture, indoor and outdoor storage solutions, and household organization products known for their durability, beautiful design, and unparalleled functionality. We're not just developing solutions that work today and improve tomorrow, we're shaping what's next for a better day. With products available in over 100 countries and support centers across all global markets, our scale enables us to meet the diverse home needs of consumers everywhere around the world. For more, visit keter.com.
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Jansson’s goal helps Orlando City to 1-1 tie with Revolution
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Robin Jansson scored the equalizer for Orlando City in a 1-1 draw against the New England Revolution. The Revolution are now 5-5-5 and Orlando is 6-5-4.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Robin Jansson scored the equalizer for Orlando City in a 1-1 draw against the New England Revolution. The Revolution are now 5-5-5 and Orlando is 6-5-4.
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SHARON SPRINGS, N.Y., July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Beekman 1802 brings their biggest skincare launch of the year to life with mega celebrity, Hasbro's Mrs. Potato Head! Today, Beekman 1802 unveils their newest innovation that mashes up (goat) milk and potatoes and is launching in time for Mrs. Potato Head's 70th birthday, which made her the obvious spokesperson for the brand to join forces with, especially in the summer of nostalgia.
Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/9185651-beekman-1802-potato-peel-skincare/
While she may not be the perfectly pretty and pink nostalgic toy, she is definitely very spirited, not afraid to speak her mind, and her persona resonates with Millennials and Gen Z … so we wanted to make her the spokesperson and help her become the next beauty influencer. Together, Beekman 1802 and Mrs. Potato Head created the first ever gentle at-home facial peel formulated with the soon-to-be trendy ingredient that's turning the heads of skinfluencers and beauty editors alike, potato pulp!
"Potato Pulp has been my beauty secret for smooth, youthful skin for the past 70 years. People say I haven't aged a day!" - Mrs. Potato Head, Beauty Icon & Celebrity Spokesperson for Beekman 1802
Most peels can typically be harsh on the skin, which is why the brand made sure this one acts as a gentle yet effective milk facial that is clinically proven to power away fine lines and build-up without irritating for your smoothest, most illuminated skin.
As part of our collaboration, Mrs. Potato Head will also be featured on an endcap at all 1300 Ulta Beauty doors, sent to influencers in PR boxes, and featured in various social media content (Keep your eyes peeled for her upcoming "Get Ready with Me" video!)
Key Ingredients:
- 3 molecular sizes of acids for gentle exfoliation with zero irritation
- Potato Pulp - rich in vitamins B6 and C that help to visibly boost skin brightness
- Goat Milk - Helps rebalance & stabilize the microbiome during exfoliation
Availability
The Beekman 1802 Potato Peel Resurfacing Milk Facial is available on its own now for $49 at Beekman1802.com, Ulta.com and Ulta locations across the country or in a limited-edition Mrs. Potato Head Peel & Play Set for $70 at Beekman1802.com. Limited-edition set (only 70 boxes available) includes the Potato Peel Resurfacing Milk Facial and a Beekman Mrs. Potato Head toy.
About Beekman 1802
Beekman 1802 was born in 2008 when founders Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Dr. Brent Ridge moved to the historic Beekman farm in rural Sharon Springs, NY. There they found a tightknit community and 100 goats looking for a home. With one act of Kindness and the discovery of nutrient-dense goat milk, they quickly became a skin health company synonymous with efficacious goat milk products that moisturize, exfoliate, and nourish the skin's microbiome. With their Clinically Kind® approach to skincare that is clinically tested, scientifically proven, and made for sensitive skin, they have long proven that There's Beauty in Kindness.
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PONTIAC, MI — It was probably inevitable.
The invasive spotted lanternfly, a winged pest that likes to feast on the vines of fruit crops, particularly grapes, was found in Oakland County last week.
PONTIAC, MI — It was probably inevitable.
The invasive spotted lanternfly, a winged pest that likes to feast on the vines of fruit crops, particularly grapes, was found in Oakland County last week.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Yes, they’ve nicknamed the baby “Nugget,” after a woman delivered a girl at an Atlanta McDonald’s.
Alandria Worthy tells WXIA-TV that her labor was intensifying and her fiancé was driving her to the hospital Wednesday morning when they stopped so she could use the bathroom at the fast food restaurant.
“I went into the bathroom and my water broke immediately,” Worthy said.
Worthy said she started screaming. Restaurant manager Tunisia Woodward went to see what was happening.
“I open this door, didn’t see anyone, but I saw feet (under the door),” Woodward said. “I opened, and she was on this toilet lying back, screaming. Then I knew to tell my crew, ‘We’re having a baby today.’”
Woodward and two workers began to help. The fiancé, Deandre Phillips, came in to check what was taking so long, only to find Worthy giving birth.
“I was trying to calm her down because she was frantic,” Phillips said. “I was like, ‘Just breathe.’ I got her on the floor, and I took off my clothes. The ladies at McDonald’s were at her front side, holding her hands, I had her feet propped up on my knees. We told her to push three pushes. She was a fighter.”
Less than fifteen minutes later, Nandi Ariyah Moremi Phillips was born.
“Oh, my God, it’s still crazy that it happened,” Worthy said.
“Yes, she popped out onto my hand,” Phillips said.
The parents tell the TV station “divine intervention” brought them to McDonald’s where three women could help.
“We all are mothers and so we put our heads together and all we needed daddy to do was catch the baby. And he did,” Woodward said of herself and her coworkers, Sha’querria Kaigler and Keisha Blue-Murray.
Although the baby’s birth certificate reads “Nandi Ariyah Moremi Phillips,” the McDonald’s crew gave the baby girl another name.
“I said, we’re going to name her Little Nugget. That’s her nickname: McDonald’s Little Nugget,” Woodward said.
That nickname may stick.
“She’s definitely a nugget,” Phillips agreed. “My parents loved the name, too. We were like, okay, it fits her. My little nugget.”
Steve Akinboro, who owns the franchise, awarded the employees $250 gift cards. Woodward said she’ll spend all the money on Nandi.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
8-2-3
(eight, two, three)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
8-2-3
(eight, two, three)
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The Winnipeg Jets will try to end a two-game skid and pick up their second win of the week against the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.
The Jets defeated the Flyers 5-3 this past Sunday in Philadelphia. In that game, Karson Kuhlman scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, while David Rittich made 28 saves in the victory.
Since that meeting, the Jets have lost back-to-back games to the Nashville Predators and Buffalo Sabres.
In their 3-2 loss to the Sabres on Thursday, the Jets’ offense fizzled. Winnipeg was held to just 21 shots. Even with a late push that helped them score both goals in the final five minutes, Jets coach Rick Bowness was frustrated with the offensive showing.
“We’ll get a lot more consistent with our play when we stop being so stubborn with the puck,” Bowness said. “We’ll play a lot faster, and when you’re playing fast it’s a lot more fun and you’ll be a lot more consistent. We’re slowing ourselves down and making it too easy for the opposition by our puck management.”
Since their loss to the Jets, the Flyers have at least banked points in back-to-back overtime losses to the Los Angeles Kings and Minnesota Wild.
Thursday’s 3-2 overtime loss in Minnesota will likely be remembered more for its fisticuffs than its finesse.
The teams fought three times in the first period and added a fourth bout in the second period. The third period didn’t have any formal fights, but it featured 10 combined penalty minutes as tempers only mildly cooled.
In overtime, the Flyers lost track of Mats Zuccarello, who scored on a dandy of an individual effort.
“This was a game of two willing teams,” Philadelphia coach John Tortorella said. “That’s a hard team, hard building to play in. Happy we get a point, but it leaves you wanting more. Same type of situation, we go down and have a great chance. We don’t score. They come right down and score on us.
“We’re trying, but I respect how we played. I respect how they played. It was a hard-fought game.”
The Flyers are playing their last game before their bye week and the All-Star break. Despite the trio of losses, the Flyers do have points in 11 of their past 15 games and have at least pulled back into the potential playoff conversation.
Philadelphia is a frustrating 1-9 in overtime games.
“We’ve got to find ways to win more games,” defenseman Tony DeAngelo said. “… You’ve got to find a way to win some of these games in overtime. We’re doing a good job of staying in every game and giving ourselves a chance to win but not finishing the job enough.”
Winnipeg is jostling with Dallas for first place in the Central Division and has one more game this week before the All-Star break. The Jets will have their bye after the midseason showcase in Florida.
Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck, who is headed to the All-Star Game with defenseman Josh Morrissey, will likely be in net Saturday and has a 2.40 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage this season.
Carter Hart has continued to carry the load of the starts for Philadelphia and in 36 games has a .908 save percentage and a 2.97 GAA.
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WASHINGTON (Nexstar) — Republicans introduced an immigration bill that would allow border authorities to stop all undocumented migrants from entering the country.
The bill would also stop asylum seekers, and in some cases, could force the Department of Homeland Security to implement such measures.
Republicans say they’re searching for solutions to solve the border crisis as Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) explains, “it’s been a major problem in the country.”
Texas Congressman Chip Roy wants to give the Homeland Security secretary unilateral authority to stop all undocumented migrants from entering the U.S.
California Democrat Judy Chu says the true intention of the bill is clear.
“They are trying to do away with the ability for ask for asylum,” Rep. Chu said.
Republican Michigan Congressman Bill Huizenga says not everyone seeking asylum belongs in the U.S.
“What international law says is that if you’re seeking asylum, the first country you come to is where you’re supposed to seek asylum?” Rep. Huizenga said.
The bill would not only give the Department of Homeland Security secretary the authority to stop all migrants but also gives states the ability to sue if the secretary fails to take action.
But the bill didn’t make it to a House vote this week because it’s unclear if moderate Republicans will support it and Democrats, like Congressman Ro Kahnna, oppose it.
“The idea that America would turn people away who are fleeing from violence, who are fleeing for their lives with their young children, is unconscionable,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said.
The bill could become part of a larger border security package that Congressman Scalise says is necessary.
Rep. Scalise added, “over two and a half million people have come in illegally and you’ve got a hundred thousand young people dying of fentanyl every year because we have an open southern border.”
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ALXA LEAGUE, Inner Mongolia — Work crews trying to find 47 people missing after a collapse at an open-pit mine in northern China have had to change their excavation methods to avoid causing more landslides, state media reported Friday.
Six people have been confirmed dead and six injured people have been rescued at the mine in Inner Mongolia’s Alxa League as of Thursday night, broadcaster CCTV said.
With a large collapsed area at the mine, the digging done by backhoes and bulldozers can risk more collapses. The crews are excavating by layers and making trapezoid-shaped descents to carry on their search from both sides of the mountain in an adjustment of their rescue plans, the report said.
On Friday, heavy machines were seen working on the top level of the collapsed site, searching for trapped vehicles and missing persons.
“It is very challenging to conduct rescue work,” Li Zhongzeng, head of Alxa League in Inner Mongolia, told CCTV. “Rescue workers from everywhere, including those in neighboring regions, are rushing to the site.”
The initial cave-in of one of the pit’s walls occurred at about 1 p.m. Wednesday, burying people and mining trucks below in tons of rocks and sand. A brief video of the collapse posted on the website of the Beijing Times showed a massive wall of reddish dirt or sand rushing down a slope onto mining vehicles moving below.
A subsequent landslide about five hours later halted rescue efforts before they resumed Thursday.
CCTV said 1,160 rescuers were currently at the scene. They were seen using heavy machines, shovels and rescue dogs in their search for miners.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for an “all-out” search-and-rescue effort.
Wang Xiangxi, minister of emergency management, said authorities should investigate the disaster and hold accountable anyone who was responsible for it.
Authorities in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region also issued an urgent notice asking all districts to perform safety checks and eliminate any hidden risks, according to a local state newspaper. It said every level of the government must learn lessons from the collapse and start planning inspections on open-pit mines in the region immediately. Those who do not comply with the request and cause accidents will be held accountable, it added.
On Friday, security remained tight at a checkpoint between Inner Mongolia and the neighboring region of Ningxia, with two police officers in yellow vests checking vehicles that were trying to get past what one of them called a “restricted” area.
Some trucks were turned away from proceeding further, but others including one emergency services vehicle driving very fast with a siren blaring and a truck carrying rescue supplies were let in. The checkpoint appeared quieter compared to a day ago.
The company running the mine, Inner Mongolia Xinjing Coal Industry Co. Ltd., was fined last year for multiple safety violations including insecure routes, unsafe storage of volatile materials and a lack of safety training, according to the news website The Paper.
Inner Mongolia is a key region for mining of coal, minerals and rare earths that critics say has ravaged the region’s landscape of mountains, grassy steppes and deserts.
China overwhelmingly relies on coal for power generation but has tried to cut the number of deadly mine accidents through a greater emphasis on safety and the closure of smaller operations that lacked necessary equipment.
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Valley's Jaxon Edwards shined at TSMCA Division I football all-star game
IOWA PARK - Valley running back Jaxon Edwards showed exactly why he was selected to the Texas Six-Man Coaches Association Division I football all-star game Friday night.
Edwards caught five passes for 123 yards, rushed six times for 31 yards and completed one pass for 24 yards en route to being awarded Offensive MVP of the game and leading the West All-Stars to a 36-26 victory over the East at Hawk Stadium.
“It’s pretty surreal. You know, you put all this work into this sport, then it’s just over. But that’s not the point; it’s the memories you make along the way and the people you meet,” Edwards said. “These people will always be brothers to me.”
Edwards’ coach at Valley, John Stanaland, said it was hard to see Edwards leave the game of football behind, but stressed that Edwards had done things the right way his whole playing career.
“It’s hard for him, it’s hard for me. He’s a phenomenal player,” Stanaland said. :He’s put blood, sweat and tears into the Valley program for four years of high school, and he’s done everything that every coach has asked him to do. He can leave the field with his head held high, knowing that he did everything he can do and left everything on the field.”
While Edwards downplayed the importance of the MVP award, Stanaland said he wasn’t surprised Edwards won it due to his work ethic.
“I’ve coached Jackson for three years, since he was a sophomore, and he’s gone out and made plays since he was a sophomore,” Stanaland said. “He’s a phenomenal player, he’s even a better person.”
Stanaland added that Edwards’ ability to play anywhere on the field helped him do well in the game and ultimately claim Offensive MVP.
“Normally at Valley he was our running back, but here tonight he played a lot of receiver, ran a lot of routes, and excelled at that,” Stanaland said. “He’s one of those versatile kids who can do a lot of different things at a lot of different spots.”.
Edwards said with both the all-star game and the game of football behind him, the next thing he plans to do is train as a firefighter in the fall.
“I’m attending fire school in the fall. Just hoping to be the best that I can be in everything that I do, so that’s my plan right now. I’m all in,” Edwards said.
Stanaland said he was confident that Edwards will continue to be the best he can be.
“I think he’s going to be extremely successful. Just the drive and determination that he’s had in everything that he does, whether it’s academics or on the field, everything that he does he’s been a success,” Stanaland said. “I know he’s going into the fire academy soon, and there’s not many more people that I would trust my life in their hands than that kid.”
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In an April 4 letter addressed to Hanna, state Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr., said “probable cause exists to justify sanctions” against Hanna’s certificate. Included was an administrative complaint filed at the state Education Practices Commission, which can discipline educators.
The complaint, signed by Diaz, listed a series of “material allegations” against Hanna, including that the superintendent defied Gov. Ron DeSantis on the mask issue.
“Respondent (Hanna), in his capacity as Superintendent of Schools for Leon County Florida, has a history of defying the law or failing to follow the law with fidelity as demonstrated in August of 2021 when Respondent mandated the wearing of masks in Leon County schools in conflict with an executive order issued by the Governor,” the complaint said.
Hanna, a former high-school principal who twice has been elected to lead the district, said in a statement Thursday that it is a “sad day for democracy in Florida.”
“How this is being handled and the tactics the Florida Department of Education is using to create this ‘investigation,’ are certainly a serious cause for concern not just for myself, but for any superintendent or school employee in the state of Florida,” Hanna said.
Hanna could face penalties including a reprimand, fine, probation, “restriction of the scope of practice,” suspension of up to five years or permanent revocation of his educator credentials.
The Education Practices Commission, according to the complaint, could impose “one or a combination” of those penalties.
The complaint also included an allegation that Hanna sent an email to teachers that “left an impression” they could ignore state laws that “addressed issues of objectionable curriculum content.” The complaint did not specify the laws, but it referred to “a series of laws codifying and clarifying parental rights of control over sensitive materials presented” to students.
An excerpt from Hanna’s email was included in the complaint.
“I realize this is improper grammar but, ‘You do You’! Continue to teach the standards as you have always done and do not worry for one minute about naysayers political and others who are trying to mislead people and control what you can and cannot say in the classroom,” the excerpt said.
A response to Hanna’s email that was included in the complaint took issue with a phrase Hanna used.
“Respondent's declaration to teachers that ‘You do You!,’ opens the door to teachers imposing their own individual political and religious views on students and teachers failing to teach with fidelity the Florida standards established” by the State Board of Education, the response said.
Brandi Andrews, who described herself as a parent of Leon County students and an executive board member of the county chapter of the group Moms for Liberty, brought Hanna’s email to the attention of state leaders..
Andrews sent a letter to DeSantis that included a list of complaints about Hanna and requested the superintendent’s removal. The letter, which a spokesman for the Leon school district said was included in a file related to the investigation, was stamped with the slogan “Let’s Go Brandon” — a derogatory slogan used by conservatives to chide President Joe Biden.
Andrews in the letter noted that she had met First Lady Casey DeSantis and mentioned “filming a campaign ad” for the governor.
In his statement, Hanna slammed the “politically motivated letter” and its inclusion of a “hateful and divisively partisan” slogan.
Diaz’s complaint also cited a February email from Hanna that allegedly advised parents of Leon County students about a “civic-engagement event” at the Capitol, with students able to get excused absences from school if they attended. The event, according to the complaint, was a march and rally to protest the education department’s objections to an Advanced Placement African American Studies course.
Diaz wrote that Hanna’s “encouragement of a demonstration objecting to course content review by the State Board of Education, suggests a disregard for the statutory process” and state standards.
But Hanna alleged that the case against him is purely political.
“Let’s be clear, this investigation has nothing to do with these spurious allegations, but rather everything to do with attempting to silence myself and anyone else who speaks up for teachers and our public schools in a way that does not fit the political narrative of those in power,” Hanna said.
Alex Lanfranconi, a spokesman for the Department of Education, said Thursday the agency doesn’t “comment on pending educator misconduct cases.”
“Any teacher with an extensive history of repeated violations of Florida law would be subject to consequences up to and including losing their educator certificate. Nothing about this case is special,” Lanfranconi said in an email.
Hanna was given four options to respond to the administrative complaint: a formal hearing at the state Division of Administrative Hearings; a settlement agreement in which Hanna could “accept certain conditions in order to resolve the case;” an informal hearing before the Education Practices Commission; or the voluntary surrender of his certificate.
“In the next two weeks I must choose one” of the options, Hanna wrote in the statement.
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ROME (AP) — Premier Mario Draghi insisted Tuesday his government was able to keep working despite tensions with the 5-Star Movement, but he warned that it can’t function if coalition members make ultimatums.
Draghi briefed reporters after meeting with unions on the government’s latest efforts to mitigate the effects of soaring inflation and high energy costs on workers, families and industries.
The meeting came after 5-Star lawmakers abstained from voting on a government measure in the lower Chamber of Deputies on Monday, in a sign of a lack of support that prompted Draghi to go huddle with the Italian president. The measure comes before the Senate on Thursday, and questions abound about whether the 5-Stars will abstain in the upper chamber as well.
Draghi stressed: “I have said there is no government without the 5-Stars, and I have said there is no Draghi government other than the current one.”
The 5-Star leadership has been complaining for weeks about government priorities, demanding more generous financial relief for families and businesses slammed by high energy costs and continued funding of a guaranteed monthly salary for those unable to find work.
Draghi said the current government of national unity, which includes parties from the right, left and the populist 5-Stars, had handled the 5-Star “fibrillations” well and was able to still do its work and get things done.
“These fibrillations are important because they concern the existence of the government, but they become more important if the government, even if while existing, can’t do it’s work,” he said. He warned against any further threats down the line, insisting that “a government doesn’t work with ultimatums.”
The 5-Stars Movement, which was the biggest party in Parliament after the 2018 election, has seen its influence wane in the ensuing years amid poor showings in local and administrative elections, as well as expulsions and defections among lawmakers in Parliament.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has selected Guardians of Honor LLC of Washington to provide a wide range of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) products and services to the agency, including its Office of STEM Engagement.
The NASA Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics contract is a single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a firm fixed price level-of-effort basis and a maximum potential value of approximately $290 million. The period of performance includes a base period that begins Oct. 12, 2022, and runs through Oct. 11, 2023, as well as four option periods that run through Oct. 11, 2027.
Under the small business contract, Guardians of Honor LLC will provide services to execute NASA's vision and mission to immerse students, especially those underrepresented and underserved in NASA's work and research, enhance STEM literacy, and inspire the next generation of aeronautics and space explorers.
These services include:
- NASA internships and fellowships
- Awards and grants support
- STEM content and products
- Participant recruitment
- NASA workforce and career learning experiences
- NASA K-12 STEM engagement
- NASA K-12 educator professional development
- NASA K-12 collegiate competitions and challenges
- NASA institutional support for research and development
- Performance assessment and evaluation services
For information about NASA STEM Engagement, visit:
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A person was attacked Monday night on a GoTriangle bus.
Raleigh Police said that during an altercation, a passenger was cut across the face by another rider.
It happened on S. Wilmington Street.
The bus was running a route and other passengers were aboard at the time of the attack.
There is no word on what sparked the confrontation but police said a suspect was under arrest.
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Sep 22, 2022 1 hr ago Comments Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Emergency medical personnel in tactical gear exit Boise Towne Square mall after a shooting that occurred Oct. 25. BRIAN MYRICK / IDAHO PRESS Support Local Journalism If you value these stories, please consider subscribing. Subscribe Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Recommended for you Load comments
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Yellen visits Ukraine, underscores US economic support
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday her first visit to Ukraine underscored Washington’s commitment to continuing its economic support for the country, as the din of air raid sirens echoed across the Ukrainian capital.
Yellen said following talks with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal that the US has provided nearly $50 billion in security, economic and humanitarian assistance and announced another multibillion dollar package to boost the country’s economy.
Shmyhal offered thanks to the U.S. for its support and hailed Yellen as a “friend of Ukraine.” He said Ukraine’s budget deficit now stands at $38 billion and that the U.S. will provide another $10 billion in assistance by September.
Shmyhal and Yellen also discussed sanctions aimed at weakening Russia’s economy as well as the possibility of using Russian frozen assets to help in Ukraine’s economic recovery.
Yellen repeated U.S. President Joe Biden’s message that Washington will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes. She underscored the importance of fighting corruption, praising Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for enacting measures to ensure transparency in how the assistance is spent.
The U.S. official also visited a renovated school that had its windows blown out by the blast wave from a Russian missile that landed nearby in March. She also announced an additional transfer of $1.2 billion, the first tranche of the $10 billion assistance package.
“Maintaining an effective government is indispensable to Ukraine’s capacity to respond to Russian attacks and other emergencies,” said Yellen. “Our economic support is keeping essential public services running. These services maintain economic and social stability in Ukraine.”
Addressing the school’s students and teachers, Yeller said they are helping to “write history” in a country that is “a central force in the history of the free world.”
“America stands with you in this fight for freedom, and we will be by your side and help you rebuild.”
Yellen also met with Zelenskyy and other top officials, including the head of Ukraine’s National Bank.
Zelenskyy posted on Telegram after the meeting with Yellen that it is “necessary to strengthen further sanctions to deprive Russia of the ability to finance the war.”
Yellen also laid the flowers at the Wall of Remembrance dedicated to fallen soldiers and met Ukrainian landmine removal experts whose equipment was financed with U.S. funds.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — An Army veteran accused of stealing $2.1 million worth of Fort Hood military gear and then having it sold on eBay pleaded guilty Wednesday in a Corpus Christi federal court.
Brandon Dominic Brown was arrested last September, along with Army veteran Jessica Elantrell Smith. The two were accused of stealing 68 PAS-13 scopes, 47 RT 1523 radios, nine AN-PSC 5 radios, four PVS-14 scopes, three-night vision devices, three AN/PRC 117 radios, two receiver/transmitters and one AN-VRC-90 radio overnight June 16 to June 17, according to court documents.
After the reported theft, Brown then traveled to Corpus Christi to meet Nathan Nichols, who then listed the items on eBay, according to police.
Brown entered a not-guilty plea last November and had a trial date set for this September. However, according to Sept. 14 court documents, Brown pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. It was part of a plea agreement where two other counts were dismissed.
Brown is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 7.
According to court documents, the investigation began after soldiers who were in charge of inventory of army equipment noticed the locks on 17 Conex containers were cut.
The complaint says surveillance video shows Brown and Smith entered Fort Hood through an access gate on June 16 around 11:08 p.m. and 11:42 p.m.
Police were able to use cellphone records to prove that Smith then traveled to Nichol's home in Corpus Christi right after the theft.
The lead investigator was able to identify the seller as Nichols in Corpus Christi, according to the complaint. His profile included photos of sold military gear which displayed serial numbers that matched several stolen items.
A search warrant for Nichols' home was provided to Homeland Security in July 2021. During the search, investigators found more than $1.23 million in U.S. currency and stolen military gear, per court documents. They also found a phone that had conversations between Smith and Nichols dating back to March 2021, according to the complaint.
Nichols pleaded guilty in 2021 and will be sentenced in October. He will also be required to pay restitution.
During a court hearing on Aug. 2, Smith was sentenced to 18 months by U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton. Her sentencing will also follow two years of probation. Smith will also have to pay the U.S. Army $1.3 million plus $100 in restitution.
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(WXIN) — Kellogg’s is offering a cash incentive to switch out the casserole for a bowl of cereal.
The company will pay five people $5,000, plus a year’s supply of cereals like Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops and Frosted Mini-Wheats, as part of a new sweepstakes.
“Kellogg’s cereals shine as stars of the breakfast table, but morning isn’t the only time cereal can bring the fun,” said Sadie Garcia, director of Brand Marketing at Kellogg All Family Cereal.
Cereal connoisseurs are invited to share on Instagram how they enjoy Kellogg’s cereal for dinner under #KelloggsCerealforDinnerEntry.
People can submit a post once a day leading up to National Breakfast Day on Sept. 26.
Each week for five weeks, one winner will be randomly selected.
No purchase is necessary.
For more information, follow Kellogg on Instagram @KelloggsUS and visit www.kelloggs.com/en_US/Giveaway.html for official rules.
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HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- A Varina woman celebrated a milestone birthday Sunday surrounded by family and friends.
A birthday bash was held for Jeanette Robb, a former longtime school bus driver for Henrico County Public Schools, as she turned 100 years old.
Those who know Ms. Robb describe her as independent and sweet as can be.
“Most of these individuals here, they’re here as just a result of a phone call. And they immediately responded and that’s a reflection of the type of person she is. Everybody loves her.”
Happy Birthday, Ms. Robb!
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Players roll into Oxnard for Day 1 of Cowboys Camp
Sports director Michael Coleman is in California and will bring you the latest each day of camp.
OXNARD, California (KLTV) - When the Cowboys rolled into Oxnard late Monday afternoon, players we spoke to were optimistic about the new season.
While the Cowboys defense looks to flourish is also the possibility that Jayron Kearse could have an outstanding year, and who knows what could happen after that, but for now, he is concerned about this year’s Dallas Cowboys team.”
“Are you encouraged by the moves that were made during the off-season?
Definitely definitely a you know what your shows are going in the right direction, making the right steps to go out there and be a championship defense and a championship team. So we just have to put the work in and everything will take care of itself. But we definitely have a formula to get it done.”
Getting the jump on camp and training in California was QB Dak Prescott. Players are not surprised.
“He knows he is the leader on this team, he knows how to operate, everybody sees that he’s a First Winner locker room last one to leave. He’s always been that way. Probably one of the best leaders I’ve ever been around. Him for him to know that and come out here early and get a jump on everything it’s just what you need to see when you’re coming in.”
Receiver Michael Gallup has reason to be positive. He’s at training camp and not in the training room, where he spent much of last season. It’s a welcome back to camp for him, and his confidence is already rebuilt.
“I’ve already done that I’ve already done it that’s why we had the OTA’s and all of that good stuff so that definitely rebuilt it.”
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Updated February 8, 2023 at 7:53 PM ET
The Walt Disney Co. announced plans Wednesday to cut about 4% of its entire workforce. That means layoffs for 7,000 employees.
The company's stock increased immediately after the announcement, which was expected.
Returning CEO, Bob Iger, is making a statement to his board about the company's finances moving forward.
His goal is to cut more than $5 billion in costs in part by consolidating divisions that make and distribute movies and TV shows.
Disney has actually been doing relatively well of late, with profits and revenues up, strong figures from theme parks, and more subscribers on Disney-owned streaming services such as ESPN+ and Hulu — although not Disney+. That platform lost 2.4 million subscribers in the first quarter of the fiscal year, according to the company's latest earnings report.
But profits from traditional television have dropped, and none of the streaming services are making money.
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Federal authorities have arrested a Texas woman who they say made death threats against the Florida judge overseeing a court battle between former President Trump and the Department of Justice over documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago residence.
Tiffani Shea Gish was charged with influencing a federal official by threat and interstate communications with the threat to kidnap or injure, according to an affidavit submitted in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Sept. 6.
According to federal authorities, Gish claimed to be an official with the U.S. government working with nuclear weapons and left three threatening voicemails for federal Judge Aileen Cannon on Sept. 1, just days after the Florida judge sided with Trump and ruled she would appoint a special master to sift through the documents the FBI took in the search of his estate.
“Donald Trump has been disqualified long ago, and he’s marked for assassination, you’re helping him,” Gish allegedly said, before proceeding to call the judge explicit names. “And guess what? I’m also Trump’s hitman, so consider it a bullet to your head from Donald Trump himself.”
An FBI agent wrote in court documents that Gish left another voicemail hours later, saying she was heading to Florida and would put a bullet in the judge’s head “in front of her kids.”
Cannon forwarded the voicemails to Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Michael Witkowski. Authorities said they tracked Gish to her Houston, Texas, residence through her cellphone number.
Gish admitted she left the voicemails when she was interviewed by law enforcement personnel, according to the affidavit.
In another filing, federal agents said Gish has a history of “delusional conduct,” including posing as CIA agents and Army Rangers.
The appointment of a special master to identify material covered by attorney-client or executive privilege has drawn widespread criticism.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is probing whether Trump violated the Espionage Act and Presidential Records Act by taking both presidential and classified documents to Florida.
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Police: 3 dead, 2 injured in Kansas City bar shooting
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - A shooting at a nightclub in Kansas City, Missouri, left three people dead and two more injured early Sunday morning, KCTV reports.
The shooting happened at Klymax Lounge on Indiana Avenue at 1:25 a.m. Sunday.
Multiple officers from the Kansas City Police Department responded to the scene.
Police say that they found five victims, all believed to be adults. Two victims were pronounced dead at the scene, while the other three were transported to the hospital.
One of the deceased victims was found outside of the lounge and the other was found inside, according to authorities.
One of the victims taken to the hospital was pronounced dead soon after arriving there. Police say one victim at the hospital remains in critical condition and the other victim is considered stable.
Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators were at the scene early Sunday, according to police.
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BILLINGS, Mo. — Whitebark pine trees can live more than 1,000 years, but in just two decades more than a quarter of the trees that are a key food source for some grizzly bears have been killed by disease, climate change, wildfires and voracious beetles, government officials said as they announced federal protections Wednesday.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will designate whitebark pine as threatened with potential extinction, according to details obtained by The Associated Press. The belated acknowledgement of the tree’s severe decline will require officials to craft a recovery plan and pursue restoration work.
Whitebark pines are found at elevations up to 12,000 feet (3,600 meters) — conditions too harsh for most tress to survive. They are considered a “keystone” species other plants and animals depend on for survival, and their edible seeds are spread almost exclusively by a bird, the Clark's nutcracker.
A nonnative fungus — white pine blister rust — has been killing whitebark pines for a century and they've been largely wiped out in areas. That includes the eastern edge of Yellowstone National Park, where seeds from the trees are a source of food for threatened grizzly bears.
More recently, the trees have proven vulnerable to bark beetles that have killed millions of acres of forest, and climate change that scientists say is responsible for more severe wildfire seasons.
The trees occur across 126,000 square miles (326,164 square kilometers) of land in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada and western Canada.
Wildlife officials declined to designate which forest habitats are critical to the tree’s survival, stopping short of what some environmentalists argue is needed.
An estimated 88% of whitebark pine habitat is federally owned, with most of that area managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Just over 50% of standing whitebark pine trees are dead, according to researchers. That includes about 25% that died in the past two decades, said Alexandra Kasdin with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Despite the losses, remaining whitebark populations are resilient enough to withstand disease and other problems for decades, she said.
“We have found it is likely to become endangered with extinction in the foreseeable future, not that it is in danger of extinction now,” Kasdin said. “The species is still relatively widespread throughout its extensive range.”
Noah Greenwald with the Center for Biological Diversity said the decision not to designate critical habitat means whitebark stands could be harmed by construction of ski areas or other developments.
“How it’s going to be able to survive in a warming world isn’t totally known, so it would be prudent to identify places likely to be refuges and ensure they get protected,” Greenwald said.
The species is not commercially harvested, but California wildlife officials said timber harvests should nevertheless be considered a threat in areas where whitebark pine are intermingled with other trees. Federal officials said logging could affect individual trees or local areas, but was unlikely to have species-level impacts.
A 2009 court ruling that restored protections for Yellowstone grizzly bears cited in part the tree’s decline, although government studies later concluded the grizzlies could find other things to eat.
That has complicated government efforts to declare grizzlies in the Yellowstone area as a recovered species that no longer needs federal protection. Grizzlies raid caches of whitebark pine cones that are hidden by squirrels and devour the seeds within the cones to fatten up for winter.
Environmentalists had petitioned the government in 1991 and again in 2008 to protect the trees. After getting sued for not taking steps to protect the pine trees, wildlife officials in 2011 acknowledged that whitebark pines needed protections but they took no immediate action, saying other species faced more immediate threats.
The protections adopted Wednesday were proposed two years ago. The final rule includes new provisions that allow members of Native American tribes to collect seeds from whitebark pine for ceremonial or traditional use.
Researchers and private groups are working with federal agencies on plans to gather cones from blister rust-resistant trees, grow the seeds in greenhouses and then plant them back on the landscape.
“There's hope here,” said Diana Tomback, a University of Colorado Denver biology professor and policy director for the Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation.
“We know how to find genetic resistance to white pine blister rust and there's a number of whitebark pine trees that have it. They will be the foundation of a planting strategy,” she said.
A draft of the restoration plan is expected early next year.
Some work already has been accomplished, including the planting of nearly 1 million disease resistant seedlings by the advocacy group American Forests, said Elizabeth Pansing the group's senior manager of western forest science. So far that work “is not happening at the pace or scale needed” to accomplish range-wide restoration, Pansing said.
Future efforts will seek to reseed about a third of the whitebark pine’s range in coming years, Pansing said. Clark's nutcrackers would then spread seeds from disease-resistant trees across the remainder of the range, according to Pansing and Tomback.
“It may take several human lifetimes, but eventually through natural processes we believe we can restore whitebark pine,” Tomback said.
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NEW ORLEANS — A small, historically Black university known for its success in getting Black graduates into medical school announced Thursday that it is now planning its own medical school in New Orleans.
The coronavirus pandemic emphasized the need for greater diversity in medicine, because representation and trust are part of the reasons for health disparities affecting underrepresented populations, said Reynold Verret, president of Xavier University of Louisiana.
"Xavier was founded with the mission of promoting the creation of a just and humane society through education," he said in a news release announcing plans for a medical school and graduate school of health sciences. "The establishment of graduate education programs dedicated to the preparation of more black healthcare professionals is a natural extension of our foundress' legacy as we approach our second century of service. It is also where we are called to answer a critical need of our nation."
For decades, the Catholic school founded in 1925 has graduated more African American students and students of color who go on to get medical degrees and health doctorates than any other higher education institution in the U.S., the news release said.
It did not say how long planning is likely to take for a school of medicine and health sciences, or what the new school is likely to cost. Xavier's current enrollment is about 3,600, including more than 2,700 undergraduates.
About 600 students are enrolled in Xavier's college of pharmacy, the oldest in Louisiana, and nearly 240 in graduate school.
Current graduate programs include one for physicians assistants and master's degrees in public health program, speech pathology, pharmaceutical studies and health analytics.
The news release said only one recently opened U.S. medical college is at a historically Black school. "Xavier University of Louisiana is examining the option to change that narrative," its statement said.
The medical school would be at least the third in the New Orleans area and the fifth statewide. Louisiana State University has medical schools in New Orleans and Shreveport. Ochsner Health works with an Australian school in the University of Queensland School of Medicine Ochsner Clinical School based just outside New Orleans. And a private osteopathic college has a campus at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
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Graham asks Supreme Court to intervene after election ruling
By MEG KINNARD
Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene after a lower court ordered him to testify before a special grand jury in Georgia investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in the state. In a filing Friday with the court, attorneys for the South Carolina Republican sought to halt Graham’s possible testimony while he continues to appeal the requirement to appear before the Fulton County special grand jury. The filing was directed to Justice Clarence Thomas, who handles emergency appeals from Georgia. Thomas can act on his own or refer the matter to the full court.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Four-Evening" game were:
9-1-2-8, SB: 7
(nine, one, two, eight; SB: seven)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Four-Evening" game were:
9-1-2-8, SB: 7
(nine, one, two, eight; SB: seven)
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Volkswagen has turned the ID.4 electric crossover into a rugged off-roader. Debuting at the ID.Treffen event in Locarno, Switzerland, the VW ID.Xtreme concept applies a suspension lift, tougher styling, and more power to the mass-market EV.
The ID.Xtreme concept is based on the ID.4 GTX, a version of the all-wheel-drive ID.4 that isn’t sold in the United States. VW actually used a surplus test vehicle, with a used 82-kwh battery pack, as the basis for the concept.
A more powerful rear motor and software tweaks upped output by 87 hp over the standard GTX to 382 hp, according to VW. For comparison, the current U.S.-market ID.4 all-wheel-drive models are rated at 295 hp, while rear-wheel-drive models are rated at 201 hp.
The concept also gets more rugged styling features, including 18-inch off-road wheels, a front push bar, and a roof rack with LED light bar. The interior gets some Alcantara upholstery, and engineers also designed a unique driving sound for the concept.
VW plans to show the concept to EV enthusiasts at ID.Treffen and gauge their reaction, but beyond that it has no concrete plans to put the ID.Xtreme into production.
“We are really eager to find out how the fans of electromobility react to the vehicle. Based on the feedback from our community, we will decide how to proceed with the project,” Silke Bagschik, head of the VW MEB product line, said in a statement.
MEB will be the foundation for a very wide range of vehicles, VW has hinted from the start—including the ID.Buzz. It’s also worth wondering if VW will look to MEB as the basis for some of its new Scout-brand electric trucks. Perhaps this platform will also form the foundation for those electric off-roaders.
For 2023, the U.S.-market ID.4 gets a more affordable version that starts below $40,000, before any incentives. It’s also finally being built in the U.S., at VW’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, factory.
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Protest over conditions in Baltimore County Detention Center raise questions
Protesters gathered outside the Baltimore County Detention Center yesterday making a plea for changes and demanding the county clean up the facility.
They stood on Bosley Avenue outside the Baltimore County Detention Center, advocating for people held here waiting for trial.
“Innocent until proven guilty! Human rights! Human rights!” the protesters chanted.
This small group of demonstrators shared their messages on signs: “Everyone deserves their human rights” and “We will not be silenced.” On another sign a list of their concerns.
They claim the jail has moldy showers, inmates are kept three people to a cell, the facility is understaffed and serves moldy food. It is overcrowded, staff is overworked, it has rats and inmates are sleeping on the floor.
“Even though they are there, they are still human, and they should be treated like they are human,” protest organizer Queen Potter said.
The protesters said they are aware and worried about several serious incidents that have happened inside the detention center. Last week, the I-Team reported on the assault of 29-year-old Tyrone Moss. His mother and grandmother complained they were never officially notified. They said they got a call from an inmate telling them Moss was critically injured and taken to the hospital.
The anonymous caller told them “You don't know me, I don't know you, but your son needs help.” The I-team contacted the Baltimore County Department of Corrections and the County Executive's office.
A statement from the county told us Moss was at a hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition and the Department of Corrections Gang Intelligence sergeant is conducting an internal investigation.
"Families are not notified of an inmate's injuries unless they are life-threatening or are severe enough to require long-term medical care. inmates are adults and their personal medical information is protected under the law," the statement said.
We learned Baltimore County police also are investigating that assault.
“They have to make a change,” Potter said.
The protesters said they've tried to reach detention center officials about their concerns but have not gotten any response. They plan to keep...
“Fighting for people who have rights (because) I would want somebody to do it for me,” Potter said.
WBAL-TV 11 news did reach out to the county for a comment on the protest and is still waiting for a response.
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NEW YORK, May 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC, FRC-PI, FRC-PH, FRC-PJ, FRC-PK, FRC-PL, FRC-PM, FRC-PN) between January 14, 2021 and March 14, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important June 23, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased First Republic securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the First Republic class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=13005 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than June 23, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants made false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about First Republic's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, defendants: (1) misrepresented the strength of First Republic's balance sheet and liquidity position; (2) understated the significant pressure rising interest rates posed to First Republic's business model; (3) misrepresented the strength of First Republic's ability to deliver consistent results across different interest rate environments; (4) misrepresented the diversity of First Republic's deposit funding base; and (5) misrepresented First Republic's ability to generate net interest income ("NII") growth and maintain stable net interest margin ("NIM"). When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the First Republic class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=13005 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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UC Davis' Jane Pena and Eric Moore to discuss key rounding strategies to improve patient and staff satisfaction
NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CipherHealth, a leader in patient engagement technology and communications solutions, announced today that customer UC Davis Health will present on meaningful rounding practices at the upcoming NGPX Annual Conference in Indian Wells, CA from December 5th-6th.
UC Davis Inpatient Unit Director/Nurse Manager Jane Pena and Program Director/Manager Eric Moore will present the session, "Purposeful Leadership Rounding," on Monday, December 5th during the CXO Morning Showcase from 9:30 to 9:50 a.m. at Booth #102. The presentation will explore how UC Davis Medical Center uses CipherHealth's digital rounding solutions to drive efficiency, quality, and safety, as well as ways to revolutionize rounding culture, best practice rounding guides, and key principles and strategies for purposeful rounding. Pena and Moore have been at UC Davis for more than two and three decades, respectively.
Directly after the presentation, attendees can enjoy the "Pop, Clink, Toast! Networking Break" in the Xperience Lounge, which will run until 10:30 a.m.
Additionally, on the second day of the event, CipherHealth Vice President of Clinical Services Donna Pritchard and Senior Vice President of Clinical Strategy Joy Avery will participate in the PX Leaders Roundtable Discussions at 11:50 a.m. The candid discussions offer attendees the opportunity to sit down with 10-15 patient experience innovators, discuss solutions to common challenges, and ask pressing questions. Pritchard and Avery will share their insights and field questions around the importance of patient and peer feedback to staff recognition.
The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Indian Wells, CA. For more information and to register, click here.
CipherHealth is an award-winning digital patient engagement company committed to enhancing communication and coordination throughout the care continuum. Since 2009, CipherHealth has helped define the patient engagement category, delivering groundbreaking tools and superior services to help health systems deliver patient-centric, quality care that improves clinical outcomes, drives operational efficiency, and creates sustainable financial value through a full suite of communications solutions. CipherHealths's automated, scalable platform empowers healthcare organizations to drive meaningful conversations among patients, provider staff and caregivers, regardless of care setting, thereby achieving new standards for patient care and accelerating the digital transformation of the industry.
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Democrats have 'nothing to celebrate' after midterms, says Dem strategist: 'Everybody failed the voters'
Rosen argued both parties 'failed voters'
CNN political commentator Hilary Rosen was asked on Sunday to respond to her previous midterm prediction and said that while her pessimism about the Senate was "wrong," Democrats still had "nothing to celebrate."
CNN "State of the Union" host Dana Bash played a clip of Rosen's appearance on the show before the midterm elections. Rosen predicted Democrats did not listen to voters during this election cycle on Nov. 6.
"My pessimism about the Senate was wrong," Rosen said. "I think senators ran – we had incumbent senators running really good races against candidates who were weaker, and I think that the house actually was saved by abortion, and I didn’t expect that."
"But, look, we lost the House," she added. "This is nothing to celebrate. We’re still going to have really horrible committee chairmen taking on issues that the American public do not care about. We’re going to have divided ugly government for the next two years. So I’m not celebrating the way some Democrats are, but I do think we’re in a stronger position than certainly I predicted."
Democrats ended up maintaining control of the Senate as Republicans gained control of the House.
"Democrats didn’t have a good message on the economy, but Republicans’ message sort of failed, came up short, too. Republicans I think depended on too much of kind of the culture wars. They didn’t actually have a good solution on the economy. I think maybe everybody failed the voters," Rosen added.
Kristen Soltis Anderson, a Republican strategist and pollster, also said Republicans couldn't capitalize on the economy.
"I wouldn’t discount the importance of the economy in this election. The problem was Republicans weren’t able to capitalize on it enough. If you looked at the exit polls, if you were a voter who thought the economy was in bad shape, Republicans won those voters. But if you thought the economy was not so good, those should have been Republican voters and they still broke for Democrats," she said.
Rosen told Bash earlier this month that Democrats were going to have a "bad night."
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"I’m a loyal Democrat, but I am not happy," Rosen said. "I just think that we did not listen to voters in this election, and I think we’re going to have a bad night. This conversation is not going to have much impact on Tuesday, but I hope it has an impact going forward, because when voters tell you over and over and over again that they care mostly about the economy, listen to them."
The CNN panelists also discussed Georgia's runoff election and former National Coalitions Director for Biden-Harris 2020 Ashley Allison said she was confident Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock would win.
Georgia's runoff election will be held on Dec. 8, but early voting in the state started over the weekend.
Rosen argued that while the balance of power was not at stake ahead of the runoff, "governing" is at stake.
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"What people forget is two senators that were so much trouble for Democrats over the last two years, which is why there was a significant challenge in passing legislation, were Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema," Rosen said. "Those two senators are actually up for re-election."
"They’re going to be a lot tougher for Democrats in the caucus this next year," she added. "And so you know, getting Raphael Warnock back there, getting a little margin on that vote is going to be really important for Democrats. And that might matter for things like nominations and other things that President Biden is going to try to do."
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The Little Rock Police Department said Monday that a 19-year-old surrendered to detectives in reference to a homicide on Depriest Road.
Derrick Jackson Jr. of Little Rock has been charged with capital murder, police said in a tweet.
Police said the Thursday evening shooting on Depriest Road killed 17-year-old Carnelius Williams, according to the tweet and a news release from the department.
Williams was taken to UAMS just after 11:20 p.m. Thursday, police said. The victim died there, from multiple gunshot wounds, the release said.
Witnesses at the hospital said the incident happened in the area near Chicot and Depriest Roads, which allowed officers to find the crime scene, police said.
The tweet announcing Jackson’ arrest also said the investigation into the homicide was ongoing.
Jackson showed up on the online Pulaski County inmate roster, with no bond listed, on Monday afternoon.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Karen Bass and billionaire developer Rick Caruso breezed past a large field of rivals looking to be the next mayor of Los Angeles and advanced Tuesday to a runoff election in November.
An early tally of mail-in ballots showed Caruso with 41% and Bass with 38%. A candidate needed to top 50% to avoid a runoff.
A dozen names were on the ballot, though several candidates dropped out.
Bass, a favorite of the party’s progressive wing, and the Republican-turned-Democrat Caruso easily distanced themselves from the rest of the field. City Councilman Kevin de Leon, a former state Senate leader, was a distant third with 7%.
Bass, who was on then President-elect Joe Biden’s short list for vice president, would be the first woman mayor of Los Angeles and the second Black person to hold the office.
The race largely focused on homelessness and crime. More than 40,000 people live in trash-strewn homeless encampments and rusty RVs, and widely publicized smash-and-grab robberies and home invasions have unsettled residents.
Each candidate used their victory speeches to promise a better tomorrow while also taking shots at their opponent.
“Together we will make a city where you want to live because you feel safe, because the air you breathe is clean, and because people are no longer dying on our streets,” Bass said. “Not with empty promises from the past, but through a bold path forward.”
Caruso quoted Bass as saying that under her leadership homelessness would not be solved in her first term and that the most residents could count on would be “light at the end of the tunnel” after four years.
“Whoa. Whoa,” Caruso said. “Let me respond by saying this: The light at the end of the tunnel is shining bright tonight.”
Caruso, 63, who sits on the board of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and was endorsed by the police union, has positioned himself as a centrist outsider running against City Hall’s progressive establishment. He blames Bass, 68, and other longtime incumbents for sprawling homeless encampments that have spread into virtually every neighborhood and concerns about unsafe streets.
“This is a great night because so many people have gone to the voting booth, and they’ve sent a message: We are not helpless in the face of our problems,” Caruso said. “We will not allow this city to decline. We will no longer accept excuses.”
His strong performance is an unwelcome sign for Democrats defending their fragile majorities in Congress and in other races around the country.
The last time City Hall veered to the political right was in 1993, when voters turned to Republican businessman Richard Riordan to lead the city in the aftermath of the deadly 1992 riots that erupted after four white police officers were acquitted of assault in the beating of Black motorist Rodney King.
Los Angeles, however, is much changed since Riordan’s days. It’s more Latino, less white and more solidly Democratic. Only 13% of registered voters are Republicans.
Caruso’s estimated $4.3 billion fortune allowed him to run a seemingly nonstop display of TV and online ads. His campaign’s spending — over $40 million as of early this week, most of it his money — topped all other candidates combined.
“It’s hard to defeat a people-powered campaign … no matter how much money is spent, and it’s hard to defeat folks who are committed to a cause, not just a candidate,” Bass said. “All of us stood strong against an onslaught, a $45 million onslaught to be exact, spent by a billionaire.”
By comparison, Bass’ spending hit about $3.3 million, though both campaigns were also supported by ads from outside groups.
There was competition over celebrity endorsements, as is typical in Los Angeles. Earvin “Magic” Johnson backed Bass, while Caruso had Snoop Dogg and Gwyneth Paltrow behind him.
The race took a nasty turn recently.
Ads run by Bass and her allies depict Caruso as a West coast version of former President Donald Trump, who is dodging taxes, blowing a “right wing dog whistle” and lying about Bass’ record.
In advertising from Caruso and his supporters, Bass emerges as an ethically compromised charlatan who missed key votes in Congress and counts an indicted city councilman in her circle of friends.
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Associated Press writer Robert Jablon contributed to this report.
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Fight over saying ‘thank you’ led to fatal stabbing, employee says
NEW YORK (News 12) - A New York man was stabbed to death following an argument with another man at a convenience store that escalated into a fight.
A Brooklyn convenience store employee named Alsaidi says he tried to stop the Tuesday night fight between two men, one of whom had a knife.
“I did my best to deescalate, but nothing worked,” Alsiadi said.
The fight reportedly broke out after a 37-year-old man held the door open for the suspect, who failed to say “thank you.” Surveillance video from inside the store shows the two fighting with each other and shoving each other across the floor. The suspect pulled out a knife.
“I tried to deescalate the problem by telling the guy to just put the knife away. It’s not worth it,” Alsiadi said.
But the fight escalated when the 37-year-old man started to get more aggressive. The fight then spilled onto the street.
“The guy that had the knife didn’t stop him until the victim… dragged him outside and started slapping him in his face,” Alsaidi said.
Surveillance video from outside the store shows the 37-year-old putting his hands up to fight the suspect, as he tried to get on his e-bike. He then slapped the suspect in the face.
The suspect allegedly stabbed the other man in the stomach and fled the scene. Police say when they arrived, the 37-year-old had stab wounds on his neck and abdomen.
“There was screaming: ‘He stabbed me!’ He couldn’t say nothing because blood was coming out of his throat, so he couldn’t even talk and immediately collapsed and within, say two minutes, he stopped breathing,” Alsaidi said.
The 37-year-old was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police have not yet made an arrest.
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Cake makes special days even more spectacular and fun. It’s even better when the treat is an ice cream cake from Dairy Queen, which is filled with creamy, cold deliciousness in each bite. Of course, you don’t have to wait for your birthday or a holiday. You can get a cake anytime from the chain store’s locations for any occasion. Or none!
What’s even more fun — getting one of those cakes all to yourself. Did you know that some locations make a sundae-sized version of its popular ice cream cake called a Dairy Queen cupcake?
One of the company’s stores in Ohio describes the $3.29 cupcake as “a decadent indulgence made just for one” in this Facebook post.
Don’t worry, you don’t need to memorize some secret phrase to order this delicious treat. It’s not part of a “secret menu” (but more on that later). Simply ask at the counter or drive-thru for a cupcake. In return, you’ll receive a small ice cream cake that’s decorated for the season.
DQ alters frostings, colors and sprinkles quite frequently so you might order one cupcake today at your usual DQ and get a completely different kind the next time you stop in. Here’s one from a different Ohio location that has blue frosting and sprinkles.
What is guaranteed to be the same every time you order — and this might be the most important part — is that crunchy goodness in the center of every DQ cake will be surrounded by creamy vanilla and that chocolate soft serve will always be included. And it’ll still be drizzled with that to-die-for fudge that we can never get enough of.
Since DQ restaurants are independent franchises, each owner decides the menu for that particular location. So there is a chance it’s not available at your local shop. But it’s definitely worth asking for next time you’re looking to treat yourself — or your loved ones. These sundae-sized cupcakes are meant for one person, so no need to feel guilty if you don’t feel like sharing.
Of course, you could get several so everyone gets their own cute little cupcake, as shown in this post.
Back to that DQ “secret menu” that we mentioned earlier. We hear it really is a thing, as long as you know how to custom-order your favorite ingredients to create new concoctions. Try a Butterbeer Blizzard, a Puppy Chow Blizzard or even a Sneaky Ninja Blizzard (it has a mystery ingredient that’s the employee’s choice). Who knew?
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Mideast envoy said 2022 is on course to be the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank since the U.N. started tracking fatalities in 2005, and he called for immediate action to calm “an explosive situation” and move toward renewing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
Tor Wennesland told the U.N. Security Council that “mounting hopelessness, anger and tension have once again erupted into a deadly cycle of violence that is increasingly difficult to contain,” and “too many people, overwhelmingly Palestinian have been killed and injured.”
In a grim assessment, the special coordinator for the Middle East peace process said the downward spiral in the West Bank and current volatile situation stem from decades of violence that has taken a toll on Israelis and Palestinians, the prolonged absence of negotiations, and the failure to resolve key issues fueling the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
Wennesland said his message to Palestinian officials and factions, Israeli officials and the international community in recent weeks has been clear: “The immediate priority is to work to calm the situation and reverse the negative trends on the ground” but the goal must be “to empower and strengthen the Palestinian Authority and build towards a return to a political process.”
In the past month, the U.N. envoy said 32 Palestinians including six children were killed by Israeli security forces and 311 injured during demonstrations, clashes, search-and-arrest operations, attacks and alleged attacks against Israelis. Two Israeli forces personnel were killed and 25 Israeli civilians were injured by Palestinians during shooting and ramming attacks, clashes, the throwing of stones and Molotov cocktails and other incidents during the same period, he said.
Wennesland said the month saw “a spike in fatal violence” that has 2022 on track to be the deadliest in the West Bank.
More than 125 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli-Palestinian fighting in the West Bank and east Jerusalem this year. The fighting has surged since a series of Palestinian attacks killed 19 people in Israel in the spring. The Israeli army says most of the Palestinians killed have been militants. But stone-throwing youths protesting the incursions and others not involved in confrontations have also been killed.
Ongoing Israeli arrest raids in the West Bank pose a serious challenge to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority. Abbas relies on security cooperation with Israel, particularly against his Islamic militant rivals, to remain in power. At the same time, this cooperation is deeply unpopular among Palestinians who chafe against Israel’s open-ended occupation, now in its 56th year.
Israel captured the West Bank in the 1967 Mideast war and has built more than 130 settlements there, many of which resemble small towns, with apartment blocks, shopping malls and industrial zones. The Palestinians want the West Bank to form the main part of their future state. Most countries view the settlements as a violation of international law.
Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian U.N. ambassador, delivered an impassioned address to the Security Council on Friday, saying: “Our people, our children, our youth are being killed, and they will not die in vain.”
“What happens next is your responsibility,” he told council members. “We knocked on every door, searched for any avenue leading to freedom and dignity, justice and redress, shared peace and security.”
Yet, Mansour said that 75 years after the British partition of Palestine, its people are still waiting “for their turn to be free,” and he accused Israel of “trying to destroy the state of Palestine.”
The Palestinian ambassador challenged the Security Council to protect and promote the two-state solution, and he raised a series of questions that allude to the possibility of further bloodshed and a decades-long fight for freedom if necessary, and possible legal action at the International Court of Justice on Israel’s occupation.
“Either we live side by side, or I fear we might die side by side,” Mansour said of Israel. “Help us live. … Our people will not disappear, they will not renege their national identity, they will not accept subjugation. The Palestinian people will be free.”
Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Gilad Erdan countered that the message in Abbas’ speech to world leaders last month and Mansour’s statement Friday were the same: “It is a message of false victimhood, lies of oppression and fictions of aggression.”
“Israel is in the midst of a terror wave,” he told the council. “Since the start of this year alone, there have been over 4,000 Palestinian terror attacks perpetrated against Israelis — car ramming, rock throwing, fire bombings, stabbing, shootings, rockets, and many other acts of Palestinian violence have been become a fact of life for millions of Israelis.”
Erdan said “the Palestinian Authority may play victim here at the council” but he said on the streets of the West Bank cities of Jenin and Nablus they “praise terrorists.”
Palestinian leaders say they want peace but Erdan said “they consistently refused to sit down at the negotiating table with Israel and have rejected every peace plan placed before them.”
At the General Assembly last month ,Abbas launched a campaign for full membership at the United Nations “while bypassing the negotiating table,” Erdan said. Palestine is currently a non-member observer state at the U.N.
Erdan stressed that “peace can only be achieved through direct negotiations and mutual — I repeat mutual — concessions.”
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The road to the NBA Finals now goes through Milwaukee. The road out of the Western Conference goes through Denver, for the first time ever.
And the rest of the top half of the Eastern Conference playoff bracket is set as well.
The Bucks will have the No. 1 overall seed and home-court advantage for the entirety of their time in the NBA playoffs, after beating Chicago 105-92 on Wednesday night. Milwaukee is 58-22 this season; no other team can get to more than 57 wins.
“It’s just a credit to the players,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. “The players have really stepped up. I think they’ve embraced the challenge. Night in and night out in this league, it’s hard. There’s great opposition. … To have the best record, it is something that matters. It is important.”
The No. 1 seed in the West was decided Wednesday night as well. The Nuggets will have home-court throughout the West playoffs, after New Orleans beat Memphis in overtime — and took away the last bit of hope the Grizzlies had of catching the Nuggets for the top spot out West.
The Bucks are a No. 1 seed for the first time since 2020. Denver has never previously been a No. 1 seed.
Boston (55-25) will be the No. 2 seed in the East, clinching that Wednesday by topping Toronto. That locked Philadelphia (52-27) into the No. 3 seed and a likely first-round matchup with Brooklyn. The Nets (44-36) beat Detroit and now need only one more win or one Miami loss to wrap up the No. 6 seed.
Another first-round Eastern Conference matchup was set earlier this week; No. 4 Cleveland will meet No. 5 New York. They’ll meet on either April 15 or 16 for Game 1, with the NBA playoffs opening that weekend.
Still unclear in the East is the order of the teams headed to the play-in tournament, which starts Tuesday.
Miami is the leader and currently in seventh, ahead of the three other play-in bound teams — Atlanta, Toronto and Chicago. The winner of the No. 7 vs. No. 8 game on Tuesday (as it stands now, the matchup there would be Atlanta at Miami) will draw Boston in Round 1; the other team to emerge from the East play-in tournament will open against the top-seeded Bucks.
Clinching a seed now gives some teams the chance to rest players before the playoffs start, and in many cases, that figures to be welcomed. The Bucks won without Giannis Antetokounmpo on Wednesday and with Khris Middleton — who has battled injuries for much of the season — sidelined after eight minutes with a recurrence of knee pain.
“Now we get to take a breath,” Budenholzer said. “I have no idea what we’ll do Friday and Sunday.”
Chicago will be on the road to open the play-in tournament; the Bulls are locked into No. 10 in the East and will visit whichever team finishes ninth — Toronto or Atlanta.
And when the playoffs start for the Bucks, they’ll try to defy some recent trends. There hasn’t been a No. 1 seed to win the East title since Cleveland in 2016, and no team with the best regular-season record has gone on to win the NBA Finals since Golden State in 2017.
“I think we’re ready, well-prepared,” Bucks guard Jrue Holiday said. “I think we’ve been through a lot … really excited to be going into the postseason.”
WHAT’S LEFT
Most of the drama remains in the West, where Denver, Memphis, Sacramento and Phoenix have clinched playoff spots — and eight teams are still in the running for the six remaining playoff or play-in berths.
Defending champion Golden State, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans and Minnesota can do no worse than make the play-in tournament. Oklahoma City, Dallas and Utah are all vying for play-in berths.
For now, Golden State and the Clippers — both 42-38 — would be in the playoffs, while the Lakers, Pelicans, Timberwolves and Thunder would have the play-in spots. The Clippers beat the Lakers (41-39) on Wednesday night.
Dallas helped itself Wednesday by topping Sacramento 123-119. The Mavericks (38-42) remained 11th, but are tied with No. 10 Oklahoma City, both teams with two games left. Oklahoma City visits Utah on Thursday, Dallas plays host to Chicago on Friday, and then on Sunday the Thunder play host to Memphis while the Mavs entertain San Antonio.
“At this point in the season, it is what it is in terms of the reality of the standings,” Mavs guard Kyrie Irving said. “We just have to take it one minute at a time.”
New Orleans’ win assured the Pelicans of no worse than a play-in berth.
“Is this crazy or what?” Pelicans broadcaster Joel Meyers mused after New Orleans’ overtime win.
Out West, expect the crazy to continue all the way through the regular-season finales on Sunday.
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AUSTIN, Texas, July 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Laredo Oil, Inc. ("Laredo Oil") (OTC Pink Sheets: LRDC), announces that Lustre Oil Company, LLC (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Laredo Oil) entered into an agreement with Texakoma Exploration and Production, LLC ("Texakoma") for it to participate in the exploration and development of 7,375 net acres of mineral rights in Valley County, Montana ("Contract Area"). After the first ten wells are developed, Texakoma has an option to drill additional wells within the Contract Area with the working and net revenue interest for each well on a 50/50 basis. Following the contemplated transaction, Laredo retains a 100% leasehold interest and full control of an additional 30,556 net mineral acres in northeastern Montana at the western edge of the Williston Basin.
According to Mark See, Chairman and CEO of Laredo Oil, "This agreement brings a major industry player to Valley County and confirms the viability of our mineral rights there. If the first phase of the development progresses as planned, Laredo will receive up-front cash and a net working interest in up to ten wells, bringing the company to a net positive operating cash flow position in calendar 2024."
About Laredo Oil Inc.
Laredo Oil, Inc. (www.laredo-oil.com) is an oil exploration and production company primarily engaged in acquisition and exploration efforts for mineral properties. In addition to pursuing conventional oil recovery methods in selected oil fields, Laredo Oil plans to locate and acquire mature oil fields, with the intention of recovering "stranded" oil using enhanced recovery methods. Laredo Oil's common stock is listed on the Pink Sheets under the symbol, "LRDC."
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and the statements made by Laredo Oil in this press release may be forward-looking in nature and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements describe Laredo Oil's future plans, projections, strategies and expectations, and may be identified by words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" or words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and involve a number of risks, uncertainties, situations and other factors that may cause our or our industry's actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these statements. These factors include changes in interest rates, market competition, changes in the local and national economies, and various other factors detailed from time to time in Laredo Oil's SEC reports and filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Laredo Oil undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date hereof to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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The Legislature is about to go all in on the proposed Perkins County Canal, spending $125 million in state funds to build a canal that would divert more water from the South Platte River than is permitted under the 1923 compact with Colorado.
The agreement allows Nebraska to divert 500 cubic feet per second from the South Platte during the non-irrigation season But the $574 million funding for the project envisions a canal that would be able to divert 1,000 cfs of water from the river.
The argument in favor of the larger canal, proposed by Gov. Jim Pillen, in his budget was put forth this way by Appropriations Committee Sen. Rob Clements of Elmwood:
“In years when there is extra water coming down, let’s grab it and store it in winter time so it’s available for irrigation,” arguing that the additional 28% in planning and construction costs would secure 100% more capacity to divert and capture the water.
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“This is a mistake,” countered Omaha Sen. John Cavanaugh, who led the unsuccessful effort to cut the $125 million from the budget and build a smaller canal, arguing that the larger canal would “invite” an expensive lawsuit with Colorado that he believed Nebraska would lose.
The larger canal, Cavanaugh said, would capture water during high-water events that happen only once every seven years. And that water would flow down the South Platte anyway.
In fact, the benefits of the canal, large or small, have not been clearly explained
“From the data we have, it ‘might’ break even. Maybe,” University of Nebraska-Lincoln law professor and water law specialist Anthony Schutz wrote on Twitter last week. “Probably not, on my pessimistic days. But even on the best numbers..it loses when you get realistic about volume, complexity, delay and time value of money.”
Contrary to the assertions of the project’s supporters, the benefits of the canal would accrue primarily to irrigators in southwest Nebraska, not the entire state. Specifically, the flows on the Platte River would not be increased enough to have an effect on the water supplies for Lincoln and Omaha.
And, Schutz and other project skeptics say, the costs are almost certain to go well beyond $600 million.
Those arguments, however, could be moot – and the canal never built – for a pair of simple reasons.
First, according to Colorado’s Lower South Platte Conservancy District, Nebraska’s right to South Platte river flows, while in the compact, is “junior” (or behind) a reservoir in Colorado, which could store much of the anticipated water.
And Colorado’s front-range, including Denver, is certain to continue to grow and increase its water consumption from the South Platte and other sources, further reducing the amount of water available for the canal, regardless of the compact.
None of those arguments, however, deterred the Legislature from approving the funding for the larger canal, about which one thing is certain. It will be decades before the Perkins County Canal is operational. If it is built at all.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Wide-ranging bipartisan legislation unveiled Tuesday would regulate cryptocurrencies and other digital assets following a series of high-profile busts and failures.
It’s unclear, though, whether the bill proposed by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., can clear Congress, especially at a time of heightened partisanship ahead of midterm elections. The bill also comes as advocates for cryptocurrency have become bigger — and more free-spending — players in Washington.
The bill, called the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, proposes legal definitions of digital assets and virtual currencies; would require the IRS to adopt guidance on merchant acceptance of digital assets and charitable contributions; and would make a distinction between digital assets that are commodities or securities, which has not been done.
The bill “creates regulatory clarity for agencies charged with supervising digital asset markets, provides a strong, tailored regulatory framework for stablecoins, and integrates digital assets into our existing tax and banking laws,” Lummis said in an emailed statement. Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency pegged to a specific value, usually the U.S. dollar, another currency or gold.
Lummis has been a vocal advocate for cryptocurrency development and has invested between $150,002 and $350,000 in bitcoin, according to her financial disclosure.
The legislation imposes disclosure requirements on digital asset firms to ensure that consumers can make informed decisions, delineates agency responsibilities over various digital assets — such as Commodity Futures Trading Commission jurisdiction over bitcoin — and requires a study on digital asset energy consumption, among many other proposals.
The bill comes at a tumultuous time for cryptocurrencies, including the May meltdown of the terraUSD stablecoin and luna, the coin meant to buy and sell assets, which traded at a value of less than one ten-thousandth of 1 cent.
Gillibrand said the bill establishes “a regulatory framework that spurs innovation, develops clear standards, defines appropriate jurisdictional boundaries and protects consumers.”
These developments have prompted lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to support legislation that more closely scrutinizes digital assets.
And crypto lobbying has followed suit. This year, for the first time, industry executives have flooded money into congressional races, spending $20 million, according to records and interviews.
Cryptocurrencies have their supporters in Congress. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said at the DC Blockchain Summit in Washington last month that he is drawn to “the exciting potential democratizing effect that can come from creating wider pathways of opportunity for marginalized communities.”
Despite the risks, surveys show that roughly 16% of adult Americans, or 40 million people, have invested in cryptocurrencies. And 43% of men age 18-29 have put money into cryptocurrency.
African Americans are also more likely to invest in cryptocurrencies than white consumers.
President Joe Biden signed an executive order in March, urging the Federal Reserve to explore whether the central bank should create its own digital currency and directed federal agencies, including the Treasury Department, to study the impact of cryptocurrency on financial stability and national security.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an April speech at American University that more government regulation is needed to police the proliferation of cryptocurrency and ward off fraudulent or illicit transactions.
“We have a strong interest in ensuring that innovation does not lead to a fragmentation in international payment architectures,” she said, adding that the Treasury Department will work with the White House and other agencies to develop reports and recommendations on digital currencies.
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Associated Press writer Ken Sweet in New York contributed to this report.
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Woman gives birth to her own granddaughter, as surrogate
PLEASANT GROVE, Utah (Gray News) - A 50-year-old mother stepped in to serve as a surrogate for her daughter with infertility issues and gave birth to her own granddaughter.
Chalise Smith, a 50-year-old mother of eight, gave birth to her own granddaughter on May 17, acting as a surrogate for her daughter, 25-year-old Kaitlyn Munoz. The little girl is named Alayna Kait-Chalise Munoz after both women.
“Kaitlyn, her husband and my husband were all there in the delivery room. It was an amazing experience, and there wasn’t a dry eye in there,” Smith told KSL.
Smith made the decision to carry the baby for her daughter after seeing her deal with infertility issues for years, due to endometriosis.
“This was a gift for my daughter that she couldn’t do for herself. I would do anything for any of my children,” Smith said.
Munoz was able to harvest four embryos in 2019 and become pregnant with her son, Callahan. But it was a difficult delivery, with the baby born at 33 weeks.
She was then diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called Sjogren’s syndrome that damaged her kidneys, according to KSTU. Doctors told her she should not try to get pregnant again, despite having two remaining embryos.
After careful consideration, Smith stepped in to carry those embryos for her daughter, something Munoz is grateful for.
“My mom did a lot of things for me, growing up, that I couldn’t do for myself, and 25 years later, she did something I couldn’t do for myself again. She brought me the greatest gift: Alayna,” she told KSL.
Thanks to her mom, Munoz is enjoying her family of four. She and Smith say they are even closer now after the “crazy” circumstances of Alayna’s journey into this world.
“I always tell people it’s crazy because she was grown in the same uterus as me, just 25 years later,” Munoz told KSTU.
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Inaugural annual prize salutes University of Chicago, Weizmann Institute professors
CHICAGO, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Two groundbreaking professors—the University of Chicago's Juan de Pablo and the Weizmann Institute of Science's Alon Chen—received the inaugural Bennett Family Award for Collaboration in the Science of Wellness. The annual award is designed to recognize experts doing collaborative research that merges science and wellness for the advancement of human health and wellbeing globally. It is a joint initiative between wellness advocate and Bennett Family Foundation President Bija Bennett and the Global Wellness Summit, an annual international symposium for leaders shaping the wellness industry's future.
Bennett cited the transformational potential of scientific research as an impetus for establishing the Bennett Family Award , which was presented at the 2022 Global Wellness Summit in Tel Aviv this past fall.
"Scientific partnerships are critical today, especially in the wellness sector. It is becoming more important than ever as we strive to restore health, promote resilience and prevent disease across lifespans," Bennett noted in presenting the honor. As a life-long champion of mental health awareness and scientific collaboration, she advocates for an emerging wellness paradigm that addresses the whole person in multiple and interconnected dimensions. "I believe collaborations allow researchers to learn new approaches from each other and apply this knowledge to innovative solutions in their own work, " Bennett pointed out.
Bennett's second, though no less important, impetus for establishing the Bennett Family Award was to honor the role her parents, Marshall and Arlene Bennett, played in bringing together the Weizmann Institute and the University of Chicago and funding many of their collaborative projects. Building on the existing Marshall and Arlene Bennett Family Research Program, the two institutions recently expanded their joint projects to include artificial intelligence research with the Toyota Technological Institute.
"I believe the wellness industry must become deeply integrated with science and cultivate more research on issues that can help people achieve optimal wellness. With my parents gone, I wish to celebrate their legacy and carry their seminal work forward," Bennett said.
First Bennett Family Award Honors Molecular Engineering and Neurology Trailblazers
This award was established to honor researchers who not only focus on cutting edge solutions in the science of wellness but have also demonstrated how the power of scientific collaboration can advance health and wellbeing and have a tremendous global impact. "De Pablo and Chen have both generated groundbreaking developments with their work that can change life as we know it for the better," Bennett pointed out.
De Pablo, a University of Chicago professor of molecular engineering, guides collaboration among researchers at the University, the Argonne and Fermilab national laboratories and other innovative science organizations. At the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, de Pablo leads research in DNA, polymers, machine learning and nanotechnology, spanning the disciplines of biology, physics, computing and materials science. His discoveries in probiotics are in wide commercial use.
Chen, a neurobiology professor and the Weizmann Institute's president, conducts multidisciplinary research in life sciences, physical science and engineering. His study of molecular interactions may help explain the mechanisms behind depression and how to re-engineer fabrics to resist water or bacteria. His collaborations with the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Germany reveal how behaviors and environment affect the way genes work and how stress relates to anxiety, depression and eating disorders.
Chen, who was present at the Global Wellness Summit, said, "I am honored to receive this award and would like to thank Bija not only for this meaningful recognition but also for her inspiring dedication to strengthening the link between mental and physical health and supporting scientific research and global collaboration. She is carrying on the remarkable legacy of her parents, whose generosity and lifelong commitment to supporting science, medicine and innovation continues to make a difference throughout the world today."
Bennett Hopes the Award Will Have a Transformative Impact at the Personal Level for All
Bennett, who has dedicated her life's work to understanding, practicing and teaching principles and care strategies that contribute to wellness, hopes the Bennett Family Award will inspire scientists from different fields to collaborate and work on multidisciplinary solutions that can help individuals take care of themselves, enjoy optimal wellness and transform their health, wellbeing and fitness throughout their lives.
"What makes a person happy, healthy and resilient? Why do some people cope with stress better than others? What resources empower individuals, families and communities to thrive?" Bennett asked in awarding the honor. "There are no right answers to these questions and so many solutions that can make an impact. These are questions that are worthy of scientific examination as well as personal reflection. And their solutions will change people's lives."
Going forward, and with next year's award in mind, Bennett noted, "I hope this award inspires scientists and wellness professionals to see life with new eyes, consider a myriad of options, put their connections to work and take action to collaborate on projects that can—and will—heal the world," she said. She encourages people to share concepts and ideas through the contact page of her website, bijab.com.
About Bija Bennett
Bija Bennett is an internationally known wellness and lifestyle pioneer and an outstanding communicator who conveys the tenets of mind-body health in remarkably accessible and engaging ways. An author, speaker and life-long champion of mental health awareness, Bija is an advocate for an emerging wellness paradigm that addresses the whole person in interconnected ways, teaching care strategies and multidisciplinary solutions to help individuals realize optimal wellbeing. As a certified yoga therapist, she has treated thousands of patients and developed pioneering programs for Fortune 500 companies, major medical institutions, spa and hospitality groups and personal clients. Bija has written four internationally respected books and publishes regularly in Rolling Stone and AGEIST magazines. She is an ambassador for the Global Wellness Institute, the leading organization empowering wellness worldwide, and currently serves as GWI's Yoga Therapy Initiative chair. In partnership with the Global Wellness Summit, Bija established the Bennett Family Award for Collaboration in the Science of Wellness to recognize scientists collaborating for the advancement of human health and wellbeing. She has spoken at universities and corporate retreats and regularly appears at national and international conferences. Additionally, she has co-taught seminars with Deepak Chopra, M.D., and has worked with clients of all levels and ages, from CEOs to celebrities, including Laura Dern, George Harrison, The Beach Boys, Barbra Streisand, Donna Karan, Elizabeth Taylor and more. Through her charismatic and engaging style, Bija is a dynamic representative of the future of mind-body health.
About the Global Wellness Summit
The Global Wellness Summit is an organization that brings together leaders and visionaries to positively shape the future of the multi trillion-dollar global wellness economy. In addition to an annual conference held at different locations around the globe, GWS also hosts regular virtual gatherings, including Wellness Master Classes, Wellness Sector Spotlights and Investor "Reverse Pitch" events. The organization's annual Global Wellness Trends Report offers expert-based predictions on the future of wellness. For more information, visit globalwellnesssummit.com.
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- Group14 accelerates its strategy to build silicon battery technology infrastructure in Europe to support its automotive customers and partners
- Acquisition of Schmid Silicon, Europe's most technologically advanced silane manufacturer, sets up Group14 to provide for a more secure silicon battery supply chain
- As Group14 establishes operations in Europe, the company plans to open its first offices in Germany
WOODINVILLE, Wash. and SPREETAL, Germany, July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Group14 Technologies, the leading global manufacturer and supplier of advanced silicon battery technology, acquired Schmid Silicon Technology Holding GmbH (Schmid Silicon), the most technologically advanced silane producer in Europe, in a landmark move to strengthen the global battery supply chain and meet demand for silicon battery technology worldwide. As part of the acquisition, Group14 will bring online Schmid Silicon's state-of-the-art silane factory in Spreetal (Schwarze Pumpe), Germany, to support its expanding European operations. The milestone serves to insulate Group14's customers and partners from potential supply chain disruptions – particularly in the automotive industry – and sets up the company to localize integrated silicon battery technology manufacturing in Europe.
Group14's acquisition of Schmid Silicon ensures a secure supply of silane gas, a critical precursor for its award-winning silicon battery technology, SCC55™. The acquisition marries Schmid Silicon's proven, ultra-high-purity and low-carbon silane process technology with Group14's commercially proven manufacturing capabilities to deliver high-energy density silicon battery materials – a more sustainable and higher-performing alternative that pushes the boundaries of lithium-ion batteries to keep pace with the global energy transition.
As part of the acquisition, Group14 plans to retain and integrate all current Schmid Silicon employees while also offering training to transition additional hires from traditional energy sectors into clean energy. Once the factory is online and operational, Group14 expects to grow its headcount as much as 5x, and has begun scouting for its first European offices in Germany to establish operations.
"We have successfully scaled our proven process innovation at Group14 for a wide customer base, from consumer electronics to automotive and beyond. Our acquisition of Schmid Silicon's highly energy-efficient process technology and factory was a natural step as we continue to meet the dramatic uptick in demand for advanced battery technology while also supporting the European Union's decarbonization strategies," said Rick Costantino, CTO & co-founder of Group14 Technologies.
Once operational, Group14's silane factory will be a critical foothold into Europe as the company continues to expand worldwide as part of its global roadmap to build modular factories in key markets, positioning the company to meet demand for electrification across all corners of the globe. Today, Group14 is already shipping SCC55™ to customers representing over 90 percent of worldwide lithium-ion battery production from its first commercial-scale factory in Washington State, all while building its second U.S. factory in Moses Lake and completing the commissioning of its joint venture factory with SK in South Korea.
"Group14 has been rapidly growing across critical markets, and now we're looking forward to being closer to our automotive customers in Europe to support the global energy transition," said Rick Luebbe, CEO & co-founder of Group14 Technologies. "Germany has long been the home for many of the world's largest and oldest automakers, and we're looking forward to putting this critical stake in the ground to bring forth a resilient silicon battery supply chain capable of meeting global demand right now."
About Group14 Technologies
Founded to enable the coming electrification of everything, Group14 is the world's leading commercial manufacturer and supplier of silicon battery technology. Group14 currently operates a commercial-scale Battery Active Materials factory, BAM-1, in Woodinville, Washington, with two additional forthcoming factories: a joint venture factory with SK, Inc. in South Korea and a second U.S. factory, BAM-2, in Moses Lake, WA. To date, Group14 has raised over $650 million in financing from notable investors and customers such as Porsche AG, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, OMERS, Lightrock Climate Impact Fund, Decarbonization Partners, Amperex Technology Limited (ATL), BASF, Resonac (formerly known as Showa Denko) and SK Inc. Visit us at www.group14.technology.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Atop a 100-foot barge tied up at the Port of Los Angeles, engineers have built a kind of floating laboratory to answer a simple question: Is there a way to cleanse seawater of carbon dioxide and then return it to the ocean so it can suck more of the greenhouse gas out of the atmosphere to slow global warming?
Called the lungs of the planet, the ocean, whose plants and currents take in carbon dioxide, has already helped the Earth tremendously by absorbing 30 percent of carbon dioxide emissions since the Industrial Revolution and capturing 90 percent of the excess heat from those emissions. Acting as a giant carbon sink, it has been a crucial buffer in protecting people from even worse effects of early climate change.
Seawater can store 150 times more carbon dioxide per unit volume than air, roughly. But absorbing the greenhouse gas has come at a cost, causing oceans to become more acidic, destroying coral reefs and harming marine species, including impeding shellfish from building their skeletons.
The technology, dubbed SeaChange, developed by the University of California Los Angeles engineering faculty, is meant to seize on the ocean’s natural abilities, said Gaurav Sant, director of UCLA’s Institute of Carbon Management.
The process sends an electrical charge through seawater flowing through tanks on the barge. That then sets off a series of chemical reactions that trap the greenhouse gas into a solid mineral that includes calcium carbonate — the same thing seashells are made of. The seawater is then returned to the ocean and can pull more carbon dioxide out of the air.
Plans are now underway to scale up the idea with another demonstration site starting this month in Singapore. Data collected there and at the Port of Los Angeles will help in the design of larger test plants. Those facilities are expected to be running by 2025 and be able to remove thousands of tons of CO2 per year. If they are successful, the plan is to build commercial facilities to remove millions of tons of carbon annually, Sant said.
But even if the project is able to remove millions of tons, that is still thousands of times less than what will be needed to meaningfully address climate change.
“I’m not saying this won’t work, but the ultimate thing is how much CO2 will it actually draw down on a scale of decades?” said Margaret Leinen, director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Sant doesn’t disagree. Scientists estimate at least 10 billion metric tons of carbon will need to be removed from the air annually beginning in 2050, and the pace will need to continue over the next century.
“That really is the fundamental metric that you’ve got to keep in mind,” he said.
That’s why the success of any of the technologies will rely on “how fast you can build them out,” he added.
According to the UCLA team, at least 1,800 industrial-scale facilities would be needed to capture 10 billion tons of atmospheric carbon dioxide per year, but fewer could still make a dent.
The project is among a host of ideas being explored by scientists who warn that cutting emissions will not be enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) and avert catastrophic changes to ecosystems.
Much of the attention until recently has been on land-based initiatives such as planting trees or building factories to capture carbon from emitters, but they have limitations including costs and how much land they would cover. So scientists have increasingly turned to help from the ocean, which covers 70 percent of the Earth’s surface.
Among the ideas researchers are looking at is fertilizing the surface of the ocean to cause a proliferation of tiny carbon-absorbing phytoplankton. Another would sprinkle beaches with minerals that could be slowly swept in with the tides or deposited on coast beds to increase seawater’s alkalinity so it can pull more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
None of the projects have been tested on a global scale, and there is concern about tampering with the ocean.
Aleck Wang, a marine carbon chemist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, said with the number of ocean-based carbon dioxide removal research projects “booming,” there will likely not be one single solution.
“I think we need all of the methods, at least somewhat, so that we can really get to the target, which is the removal of a huge amount of carbon,” he said.
Researchers from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering built the demonstration system in two years.
One thing that distinguishes the process is that it produces hydrogen. It also does does not require the dissolved carbon to be buried. Instead the greenhouse gas is converted into a solid that includes materials inherent to oceans, and can be released to settle on the sea floor, Sant said.
To remove a metric ton of carbon dioxide, about 220 metric tons of water needs to flow through the system. That produces 35 kilograms of hydrogen, Sant said.
Sant founded the Los Angeles-based startup Equatic to scale up the project. It would generate revenue from selling the hydrogen, as well as carbon credits that companies, like those in the airline industry, can claim to balance out their pollution, he said. The aim is to remove the carbon at a cost well below $100 a metric ton. The hydrogen would be produced at less than $1 per kilogram, which would be substantially less than the current cost of cleanly-produced hydrogen.
The project has received tens of millions of dollars from supporters including the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Andres Clarens, an engineering professor at the University of Virginia who researches carbon dioxide removal, read Sant’s paper about the project, which has not yet been peer reviewed. He said it is a plus that the process produces hydrogen, but he’s concerned that it would require a lot of energy to make a difference.
He also asks: “What does it mean for people that use the water already for fishing and for you know, other forms of production? What does it mean for those ecosystems?”
Sant said a filtration system bars marine life from being sucked in with the seawater. He called the energy required “minimal.” The system uses about two megawatt hours of energy per ton of carbon dioxide removed but its co-product, hydrogen, produces one megawatt hour of energy. Hydrogen could be used to help power the systems or be sold to be used as a green fuel for industries, Sant said.
“The approach is based on the idea that you want to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide accumulations,” Sant said.
With any of these efforts, the risks must be weighed carefully to ensure the efforts to limit climate change are truly effective and do not cause greater harm to the planet in the process, scientists say.
Clarens of the University of Virginia said the sea may be where such solutions can be found.
“The ocean is an important sort of untapped place and that’s why I’m very curious to see if they can get this to work,” he said.
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Republican candidate’s ‘RINO hunting’ video removed by Facebook
Facebook on Monday removed a campaign video by a U.S. Senate candidate in Missouri for violating “policies prohibiting violence and incitement,” because the ad showed the Republican brandishing a shotgun and declaring that he was hunting RINOs, or Republicans in Name Only.
In the video, candidate Eric Greitens identifies himself as a Navy SEAL and says he’s going RINO hunting. “The RINO feeds on corruption and is marked by the stripes of cowardice,” he whispers outside a building before a tactical unit breaks through a door and throws what appear to be flash-bang grenades inside.
Greitens, a former Missouri governor who resigned in disgrace in 2018, enters through the smoke and says, “Join the MAGA crew. Get a RINO hunting permit. There’s no bagging limit, no tagging limit and it doesn’t expire until we save our country.”
The video comes at a time of renewed focus on gun violence and violence in politics following fatal mass shootings and threats to government officials. Two weeks ago, a man carrying a gun, a knife and zip ties was arrested near Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh’s house after threatening to kill the justice.
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Facebook wasn’t the only social media company that took action. Twitter said Greitens’ post violated its rules about abusive behavior but said it was leaving it up because it was in the “public’s interest” for the tweet to be viewable. The company’s move prevented the post from being shared any further.
Greitens’ campaign did not address the action taken by the two social media companies.
“If anyone doesn’t get the metaphor, they are either lying or dumb,” campaign manager Dylan Johnson said in a brief emailed statement.
The ad comes at a time when Greitens is trying to move past graphic allegations of domestic abuse, which were made in a sworn affidavit filed by his ex-wife in the former couple’s child custody dispute.
Greitens stepped aside as Missouri’s governor in 2018 amid a scandal involving accusations of blackmail, bondage and sexual assault. Sheena Greitens has alleged that, at that time, Eric Greitens was physically abusive and demonstrated such “unstable and coercive behavior” that steps were taken to limit his access to firearms, court documents state.
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SEATTLE (AP) — Tyler Lockett broke a bone in his hand in the fourth quarter of Seattle’s loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday night, another blow for the struggling Seahawks.
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The wide receiver got hurt on Seattle’s final possession. Lockett was hit hard and appeared to fall awkwardly on an incomplete pass with 3:47 remaining. Seattle scored a touchdown but lost 21-13 to the 49ers, its fourth defeat in five games.
Seattle coach Pete Carroll said all options are being discussed about how to treat the injury, including surgery. Lockett is not expected to be available for next Saturday’s game at Kansas City but told Carroll he hopes to return for Week 17 against the New York Jets.
Lockett had seven catches for 68 yards, but saw his streak of six straight games with a touchdown catch come to an end.
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The model's theme ties into G-SHOCK and Super Mario's identity of being up for any challenge.
DOVER, N.J., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Casio America, Inc. is pleased to introduce the DW5600SMB-4 model featuring design elements from the popular Nintendo® game, Super Mario Bros. This limited-edition timepiece represents the classic 1980s game through its whimsical design and nostalgic theme, as well as Mario's "never give up" attitude that parallels the spirit of challenge present in G-SHOCK's origins.
Both G-SHOCK and Super Mario are cultural icons from Japan that have amassed dedicated fanbases that span decades and countries. With this in mind, G-SHOCK brings the Super Mario Bros. world to life through a carefully curated design and playful details that will appeal to all generations of Super Mario lovers – Mario red on the bezel and dial, background blue of the game's overworld stages and gold accents that recall Mario's precious coins.
The base model adopts the square DW-5600 design that represents G-SHOCK's iconic silhouette. When turning on the backlight, the classic Mario is displayed, and by combining it with the glass-printed Koopa Troopa shell on the bottom of the dial, the iconic game move is reproduced. The 8-bit Mario is printed on the band like camouflage, and all the dial fonts are 8-bit to create the atmosphere of 1985. To commemorate the collaboration, the watch comes in special packaging with an illustration of the opening screen of the game and Mario's signature phrase, "Here we go!"
The timepiece also comes equipped with standard G-SHOCK technology including:
- Shock Resistance
- 200-Meter Water Resistance
- EL Backlight with Flash Alert
- Multi-Function Alarm
- Stopwatch (24 Hr)
- Countdown Timer (60 Min)
- 12/24 Hour Time Formats
The DW5600SMB-4 will retail for $150 and will be available for purchase starting November 11th at select retailers, gshock.casio.com/us, and the G-SHOCK Soho store. For more information about the G-SHOCK brand, visit gshock.casio.com/us.
CASIO's shock-resistant G-SHOCK watch is synonymous with toughness, born from the developer Mr. Ibe's dream of 'creating a watch that never breaks'. Over 200 handmade samples were created and tested to destruction until finally in 1983 the first, now iconic G-SHOCK hit the streets of Japan and began to establish itself as 'the toughest watch of all time'. Each watch encompasses the 7 elements; electric shock resistance, gravity resistance, low temperature resistance, vibration resistance, water resistance, shock resistance and toughness. The watch is packed with Casio innovations and technologies to prevent it from suffering direct shock; this includes internal components protected with urethane and suspended timekeeping modules inside the watch structure. Since its launch, G-SHOCK has continued to evolve, continuing to support on Mr. Ibe's mantra "never, never give up." www.gshock.casio.com/us/
Casio America, Inc., Dover, N.J., is the U.S. subsidiary of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, one of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and business equipment solutions. Established in 1957, Casio America, Inc. markets calculators, keyboards, mobile presentation devices, disc title and label printers, watches, cash registers and other consumer electronic products. Casio has strived to realize its corporate creed of "creativity and contribution" through the introduction of innovative and imaginative products. For more information, visit www.casio.com/us/
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Leading healthcare HR software provides users with automated shift scheduling
NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Apploi, the leading platform for healthcare hiring, announced it has acquired OnCall, a healthcare shift management solution that focuses on scheduling and staff management amidst the ongoing hiring crunch.
Apploi has become the prime healthcare hiring software, helping over 7,000 healthcare communities hire and retain the right people. In 2020, the software company acquired Healthgig's onboarding and credentialing platform, expanding into the world of human capital management. With the addition of OnCall, Apploi customers will now be able to manage shifts on the same platform they use to hire.
This comes at a time when healthcare employers often manage multiple facilities and streams of candidates, including both permanent and temporary staff. This requires managers to spend significant time manually scheduling and allocating staff. Through the acquisition of OnCall, Apploi seeks to simplify shift management, allowing users to more easily plan staffing levels and gain greater independence from temporary staff.
"This is huge news for the healthcare industry," said Apploi advisory board member Randi Zuckerberg, "especially because so many providers are continuing to battle the pressures of meeting staff requirements and providing quality care."
Adam Lewis, CEO and founder of Apploi, elaborated: "The vision for Apploi has always been to create the healthcare industry's truly end-to-end staffing and recruiting platform. We started with recruiting, then we moved to onboarding, credentialing, and compliance…the next piece of the puzzle is helping customers optimize scheduling and their staffing. Bringing OnCall into Apploi made total sense, and we are so excited to collaborate on this next chapter together."
On the merger, Di Yu, the founder of OnCall, commented that "Today, healthcare organizations are simply short-staffed, impacting their ability to serve seniors under their care. Our solution allows schedulers to easily communicate with and across their entire workforce. As a result of this, healthcare leaders can become more strategic with when and how they leverage their internal and external workforce and gain a holistic picture of their true labor spend."
Apploi has rapidly expanded its reach, and was recently named one of the fastest-growing private companies by Inc. 5000. With a two-year revenue growth of 284%, Apploi has cemented itself as one of the fastest growing tech companies in America. In the past year, Apploi has raised $25 million in a Series B fundraising round and earned SOC 2 certification. Apploi was also named a multi-category leader by GetApp, a Gartner company.
Apploi is the leading human capital management platform specializing in high-volume hiring, onboarding, and management for healthcare. Apploi streamlines the hiring process from candidate sourcing, to hiring, onboarding, and beyond. Working with 7,000+ healthcare organizations across the US today, Apploi simplifies the hiring process to reduce days-to-hire and get more healthcare workers into roles faster. To learn more about Apploi, visit: www.apploi.com.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — It’s coming as a surprise to some, a big increase in their monthly expenses either directly, or indirectly due to higher property taxes.
It’s all happening even though there’s been no significant increase in the property tax rate. So why is this happening and what could fix it?
“We have veterans, people, like I said, that have been here forever, trying to live out the rest of their days,” said one renter at the Sunshine Mobile Home Park in St. Petersburg.
After a price hike, residents of SMH Park were panicked. By law, park owners can pass certain property taxes onto renters. Right now, across Florida, tax bills are increasing as property values soar and owners are passing charges down to you.
Mike Fasano is the Pasco County Tax Collector. He says its impacting all renters.
“It’s because these apartment complex, mobile home parks, commercial properties, they’re not homesteaded,” Fasano said.
Fasano is getting calls from two groups blindsided by tax hikes.
First, it’s the renters. They are indirectly impacted by rising taxes when owners pass-thru the charges.
Next, it’s the new homeowners.
“They’re asking why they’re seeing their taxes increase from one year to the next and 99% of the time it’s because they bought that home recently and they paid a higher price for that home, than the prior owner paid,” Fasano said.
If the prior owner was in the home for years, they likely paid way less for it than you. So your tax bill will be higher because the taxable value is based on the new sales price.
To get how this works you have to understand Florida’s homestead exemption. It’s a property tax break for your primary residence that does a few things.
First, it lowers the taxable value of your home by $50,000. More importantly, it limits how much your home can be valued for taxing purposes – capping the increase at 3% annually.
The question: Can anything be done to help Floridians struggling financially?
Fasano explains the exemption could be extended and enhanced.
“What you could do and it’s probably the most unpopular thing, for those who don’t get homestead, is to put a cap on that as well but you’d have to change the constitutional amendment to do that,” Fasano said. “You’re going to have pushback from taxing districts because that’s going to be less money that they’ll be receiving.”
“You know what the killer is? There’s no guarantee they’re going to pass that savings on to who? The little guy and gal. The renter.”
If you’re buying a new home, get an estimated tax on the county’s webpage.
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Retail brands can now accept all major payment options to give shoppers a choice in how they pay without the unexpected costs or long-term contracts
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The welcome return to in-store shopping has also brought retailers a host of unexpected payment processing fees and complexity. To help combat this challenge, Oracle today extended its comprehensive retail cloud platform to include the Oracle Retail Payments Cloud Service. With the solution, US retailers can now accept the latest in contactless payment options, including debit/credit cards and Apple, Google, and Samsung Pay, without the hidden fees and unpredictable costs that erode the bottom line. This is all with transparent, fixed-fee rate pricing with no long-term contract lock-in or monthly minimum requirements.
"Retailers have long been at the mercy of a payment ecosystem with high and unpredictable fees," said Mike Webster, senior vice president and general manager of Oracle Retail. "Today we are extending our retail cloud platform to bring a more stable 'payment to processing' solution to market for a fraction of the cost. Now, retailers have a single provider to manage their in-store operations, from staffing and inventory management, through to customer engagement and transaction processing."
The variability of payment processing costs by provider and card type, coupled with unpredictable system stability and service fees, make it hard for retailers to estimate processing costs in their financial planning. Oracle Retail Payment Cloud Service provides a fixed rate and competitive pricing model that enables retailers to anticipate exactly how much they will pay for every transaction – regardless of payment method used. There are no additional service or convenience fees or monthly minimums.
And as the service runs on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), it has high security standards, end-to-end encryption, and is PCI/DSS compliant. When integrated with Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service (POS) and Oracle MICROS hardware, it provides retailers with a complete platform for payment acceptance through to processing.
See the new Oracle Retail Payments Cloud Service and Oracle's complete platform for modern retail in action at the National Retail Federation (NRF) show on January 15 – 17, 2023 in New York at booth #5121 or join our virtual session on January 31 by registering at: https://www.oracle.com/industries/retail/zoom-zone/.
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TX Fort Worth TX Zone Forecast for Monday, July 18, 2022
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712 FPUS54 KFWD 190856
ZFPFWD
Zone Forecast Product for Texas
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
TXZ119-192145-
Dallas-
Including the city of Dallas
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 108. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 107. South winds
around 10 mph. Heat index values up to 111 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 103. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 80.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ118-192145-
Tarrant-
Including the cities of Fort Worth and Arlington
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 110. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 109. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 112 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 103. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 80.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ159-192145-
McLennan-
Including the city of Waco
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 106. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 109 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph,
increasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 104. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ158-192145-
Bell-
Including the cities of Killeen, Temple, and Fort Hood
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 109 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ104-192145-
Collin-
Including the cities of Plano, McKinney, Allen, and Frisco
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 109. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 111 this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 107.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph in the
afternoon. Heat index values up to 113 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 101. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ103-192145-
Denton-
Including the cities of Carrollton, Denton, Lewisville,
and Flower Mound
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 110. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 109.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 113 in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 102.
Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 110 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ093-192145-
Grayson-
Including the cities of Sherman and Denison
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 110. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs around 107. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Heat index
values up to 110 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 101.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 80.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ092-192145-
Cooke-
Including the city of Gainesville
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 110. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs around 108. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 110 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 80. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 101.
Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 80.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ091-192145-
Montague-
Including the cities of Bowie and Nocona
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 111. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy with a
20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Lows in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs around 108. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 80. South winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with
a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Hot with highs around 100. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy
after midnight. Lows around 80.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ102-192145-
Wise-
Including the cities of Decatur and Bridgeport
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 110. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy with a
20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs around 108. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 80s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with
a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Hot with highs around 101. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy
after midnight. Lows around 80.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ101-192145-
Jack-
Including the city of Jacksboro
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 110. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs around 107. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 80s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with
a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Hot with highs around 100. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ100-192145-
Young-
Including the cities of Graham and Olney
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 111. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 80s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs around 109. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 100.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy
after midnight. Lows in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105.
$$
TXZ115-192145-
Stephens-
Including the city of Breckenridge
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 110. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs around 109. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 101.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy
after midnight. Lows around 80.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105.
$$
TXZ116-192145-
Palo Pinto-
Including the city of Mineral Wells
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 110. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Hot with highs around 109.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 101. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy
after midnight. Lows around 80.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ117-192145-
Parker-
Including the cities of Weatherford and Briar
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 110. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Hot with highs around 108. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 102.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy
after midnight. Lows around 80.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ131-192145-
Hood-
Including the cities of Granbury and Oak Trail Shores
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 110. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 109. South winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 102.
Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ132-192145-
Somervell-
Including the city of Glen Rose
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 109. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 108. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 103. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ130-192145-
Erath-
Including the cities of Stephenville and Dublin
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 108. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 107. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 102. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ129-192145-
Eastland-
Including the cities of Cisco, Eastland, Ranger, and Gorman
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 108. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 80. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Hot with highs around 107. South
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 101.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ141-192145-
Comanche-
Including the cities of Comanche and De Leon
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 107. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 107. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 102. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ142-192145-
Mills-
Including the city of Goldthwaite
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 101. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ156-192145-
Lampasas-
Including the city of Lampasas
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 101. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ157-192145-
Coryell-
Including the cities of Copperas Cove and Gatesville
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 106. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 106. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 108 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 103. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ143-192145-
Hamilton-
Including the cities of Hamilton and Hico
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 106. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 106. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 102. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ144-192145-
Bosque-
Including the cities of Clifton, Meridian, and Valley Mills
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 107. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 80. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 107. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 103. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ133-192145-
Johnson-
Including the cities of Cleburne and Burleson
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 108. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 107. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 102. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ134-192145-
Ellis-
Including the cities of Waxahachie, Ennis, and Midlothian
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 107. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 109 this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 106. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 109 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 103. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ145-192145-
Hill-
Including the city of Hillsboro
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 106. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 103. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ146-192145-
Navarro-
Including the city of Corsicana
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 106. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 108 this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 106. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 110 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 103. South winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ161-192145-
Limestone-
Including the cities of Mexia and Groesbeck
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 109 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 103. South winds
around 5 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ160-192145-
Falls-
Including the city of Marlin
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 110 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 104. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ174-192145-
Milam-
Including the cities of Cameron and Rockdale
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 109 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 104. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ175-192145-
Robertson-
Including the cities of Hearne, Franklin, and Calvert
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 104. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 110 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 104. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 110 in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ162-192145-
Leon-
Including the cities of Buffalo, Centerville, Jewett, Normangee,
and Oakwood
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 104. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 104. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 111 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 104. South winds
around 5 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 110 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 110 in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ147-192145-
Freestone-
Including the cities of Teague, Fairfield, and Wortham
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. South winds 10 to
15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Heat index
values up to 111 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 104. South winds
around 5 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 110 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ148-192145-
Anderson-
Including the city of Palestine
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 104. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 104. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 110 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 102. South winds
around 5 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ135-192145-
Henderson-
Including the cities of Athens and Gun Barrel City
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 105. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 111 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 102. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 110 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ122-192145-
Van Zandt-
Including the cities of Canton, Grand Saline, Wills Point, Van,
and Edgewood
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 107. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 109 this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 106. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 112 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 101. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 80.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 110 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 110 in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ121-192145-
Kaufman-
Including the cities of Terrell, Kaufman, and Forney
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 108. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 110 this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 107. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 113 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 80s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 103. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 80.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 110 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ120-192145-
Rockwall-
Including the cities of Rockwall and Heath
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 108. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 112 this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 107. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 114 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 102. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 110 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ123-192145-
Rains-
Including the cities of Emory, East Tawakoni, and Point
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 108. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 109 this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 107. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 112 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy
after midnight. Lows around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 100. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 80.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 110 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ105-192145-
Hunt-
Including the cities of Greenville and Commerce
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 109. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 110 this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 107. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 112 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 101. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 80.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 110 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ107-192145-
Hopkins-
Including the city of Sulphur Springs
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 108. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 107. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 111 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 100. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ106-192145-
Delta-
Including the city of Cooper
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 109. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 107. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 111 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 100. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ095-192145-
Lamar-
Including the city of Paris
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 109. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 111 this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 107.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph in the
afternoon. Heat index values up to 110 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 100.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ094-192145-
Fannin-
Including the city of Bonham
356 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 109. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 107.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph in the
afternoon. Heat index values up to 112 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 100.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
506 PM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of south central Texas, including the following
counties, Blanco and Llano.
* WHEN...Until 645 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 506 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of
rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Kingsland, Blanco, Round Mountain, Granite Shoals, Horseshoe
Bay, Johnson City, Highland Haven, Sandy, Rocky Creek, Hye,
Cypress Mill, Pedernales Falls State Park, Blowout, LBJ State
Park, Flugrath and Sunrise Beach Village.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Foard,
southwestern Wilbarger and southern Hardeman Counties through 545 PM
CDT...
At 508 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Thalia, moving west at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Crowell, Margaret and Thalia.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3401 9987 3413 9958 3388 9934 3380 9957
3380 9958 3379 9958 3379 9959 3388 9976
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 071DEG 13KT 3400 9958
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Webb County in south central Texas...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 509 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Aguilares and Mirando City.
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(NewsNation) — An airline employee in Alabama is dead after an industrial incident on New Year’s Eve, according to the Montgomery Regional Airport.
A tweet posted shortly after 6 p.m. on the official account for the airport said that “around 3 pm an American Airlines ground crew piedmont employee was involved in a fatality, no additional information is available at this time.”
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the deceased,” the tweet continued.
The worker was reportedly on the ramp of a parked regional carrier flight, Envoy Air, at the time of the incident. The airline was closed after the incident, and two people briefed on the matter said they believe the employee was killed in an accident involving one of the airplane’s engines, according to Reuters.
“We are saddened to hear about the tragic loss of a team member of the AA/Piedmont Airlines, said Wade A. Davis, executive director of Montgomery Regional Airport. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time.”
The flight was scheduled to depart for Dallas Fort Worth International Airport but was canceled after the incident, according to the Montgomery Advertiser.
Normal operations at the airport have since resumed, but all flights were grounded until about 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
The deceased employee has not yet been named and the circumstances of the death have not been released, as the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are now investigating.
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DUBLIN, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Endo International plc (NASDAQ: ENDP) announced today that its subsidiary Endo Ventures Limited (EVL) has executed an agreement with Taiwan Liposome Company, Ltd. (TLC), a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company developing novel nanomedicines to target areas of unmet medical need, to commercialize TLC599, a TLC investigational product. TLC599 is an injectable compound in Phase 3 development for the treatment of osteoarthritis knee pain.
"TLC599 is fully aligned with our commitment to providing differentiated nonsurgical options to healthcare providers and their appropriate patients," said Patrick Barry, Executive Vice President and President, Global Commercial Operations at Endo. "This investigational product is highly synergistic with our existing orthopedic commercial capabilities and complements our current on-market and in-development orthopedic-focused opportunities."
"We are thrilled to be partnering with Endo once again," said George Yeh, President of TLC. "Endo's proven capabilities in the orthopedic space complement TLC's expertise in developing novel nanomedicines, and together, we hope to deliver life-enhancing therapies to meet an unmet need with a large patient base."
Endo currently expects to launch the differentiated branded product in the United States in 2025.
Under the terms of the agreement, TLC will primarily be responsible for the development of the product and EVL will primarily be responsible for obtaining regulatory approval and commercialization of the product in the United States. Upon receipt of regulatory approval, Endo will have exclusive rights to manufacture, market, sell and distribute the product in the United States. TLC will receive an upfront payment of $30 million and will be eligible to receive up to an additional $110 million based on the achievement of certain development, regulatory, and manufacturing milestones related to the initial indication for the treatment of osteoarthritis knee pain. TLC will be eligible to receive payments based on the achievement of certain commercial milestones and royalties based on the product's net sales in the United States. Additionally, TLC will be eligible to receive certain milestone payments for potential future indications.
The upfront payment of $30 million will be expensed in the second quarter as acquired in-process research and development. This expense was not reflected in Endo's second quarter 2022 financial guidance provided on May 5, 2022 as the transaction was signed after the date of the second quarter earnings release.
About TLC599
TLC 599 is an extended and controlled release liposomal formulated dexamethasone for chronic knee osteoarthritis (OA) pain. Single and repeated doses of current intraarticular anti-inflammatory treatments for OA have potentially toxic side effects and may lead to the destruction of cartilage filler proteins. Preclinical toxicity studies showed no marked cartilage damage after single and multiple doses of TLC599 when compared to current treatments. In a Phase II clinical trial, a single injection of TLC599 resulted in statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in WOMAC Pain and Function Subscales, and VAS Pain scores over placebo at 12, 16 and 24 weeks. Over half of the patients in the TLC599 group had a durable response, maintaining at least 30% pain reduction in both WOMAC and VAS pain scores at all visits through the 24 weeks. No serious or unexpected treatment related adverse events were reported, and most of the treatment related adverse events were mild to moderate in severity. EXCELLENCE, a pivotal Phase III clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of both single and repeated doses of TLC599, is nearing completion, with the last patient's last visit having taken place in January 2022. The compound may be investigated in the future for additional potential indications.
About Osteoarthritis
OA is the most common form of arthritis, affecting an estimated 32.5 million adults in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.1 Although OA can occur in any joints, it occurs most frequently in the hands, hips and knees. With OA, joint cartilage becomes worn and breaks down, and as a result, the bone surfaces can grind together and eventually begin to change. Common symptoms of OA include pain, stiffness and swelling, and they can worsen over time. In some cases, OA also can cause reduced function and disability. There is no cure for OA; however, symptom management options include behavior modification, drug therapy (oral, topical and injections within the joint) and knee replacement surgery.
About Endo
Endo (NASDAQ: ENDP) is a specialty pharmaceutical company committed to helping everyone we serve live their best life through the delivery of quality, life-enhancing therapies. Our decades of proven success come from passionate team members around the globe collaborating to bring the best treatments forward. Together, we boldly transform insights into treatments benefiting those who need them, when they need them. Learn more at www.endo.com or connect with us on LinkedIn.
About TLC
TLC is a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to the research and development of novel nanomedicines that maximize the potential of its proprietary lipid-assembled drug delivery platform (LipAD®). TLC's deep experience with liposome science allows a combination of onset speed and benefit duration, improving active drug concentrations while decreasing unwanted systemic exposures. TLC's BioSeizer® technology is designed to enable local sustained release of therapeutic agents at the site of disease or injury; its NanoX® active drug loading technology has been proven in two approved drugs and is designed to alter the systemic exposure of a drug, potentially reducing dosing frequency and enhancing distribution of liposome-encapsulated active agents to the desired site. These technologies are versatile in the choice of active pharmaceutical ingredients, and scalable with respect to manufacturing. TLC has a diverse, wholly owned portfolio of therapeutics that target areas of unmet medical need in pain management, ophthalmology, and oncology.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information in this press release may be considered "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and any applicable Canadian securities legislation including, but not limited to, the statements by Messrs. Barry and Yeh and any statements related to the expansion of Endo's product portfolio or the development, approval, commercialization, manufacturing, marketing, sale or distribution of any products. Statements including words or phrases such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "plan," "will," "may," "look forward," "intend," "future," "potential" or similar expressions are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this press release reflect Endo's current expectations of future events based on existing trends and information and represent Endo's judgment only as of the date of this press release. Actual results may differ materially and adversely from current expectations based on a number of factors affecting Endo's businesses, including, among other things, the following: the outcome of our strategic review, contingency planning and any potential restructuring; the timing, impact or results of any pending or future litigation, investigations, proceedings or claims, including opioid, tax and antitrust matters; actual or contingent liabilities; settlement discussions or negotiations; the impact of competition including loss of exclusivity and generic competition; our ability to satisfy judgments or settlements or to pursue appeals including bonding requirements; our ability to adjust to changing market conditions; our inability to maintain compliance with financial covenants and operating obligations which would expose us to potential events of default under our outstanding indebtedness; our ability to incur additional debt or refinance our outstanding indebtedness; a significant reduction in our short-term or long-term revenues which could cause us to be unable to fund our operations and liquidity needs; the effectiveness of advertising and other promotional campaigns; unfavorable publicity regarding the misuse of opioids; and our ability to develop our product pipeline and to continue to develop the market for products. The occurrence or possibility of any such result has caused us to engage, and may result in further engagement, in strategic reviews that ultimately may result in our pursuing one or more significant corporate transactions or other remedial measures, including on a preventative or proactive basis. Those remedial measures could include a potential corporate reorganization, restructuring or bankruptcy filing involving all or a portion of our business, asset sales or other divestitures, cost-saving initiatives, corporate realignments or strategic partnerships. Some of these measures could take significant time to implement and others may require judicial or other third-party approval. Any such actions may be complex, could entail significant costs and charges or could otherwise negatively impact shareholder value, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to accomplish any of these alternatives on terms acceptable to us, or at all, or that they will result in their intended benefits. Therefore, the reader is cautioned not to rely on any forward-looking statements. Endo expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements, except as required to do so by law. Additional information concerning risk factors, including those referenced above, can be found in press releases issued by Endo, as well as Endo's public periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and with securities regulators in Canada, including the discussion under the heading "Risk Factors" in Endo's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — A British performance of “The Bodyguard” musical ended in unrequited love for some audience members who couldn’t refrain from singing along to the anthemic finale.
The show at the Palace Theatre in Manchester screeched to a halt Friday when two unruly patrons were ejected for joining the lead in singing “I Will Always Love You,” the soaring, emotional ballad made famous by Whitney Houston.
It was not supposed to be a singalong. Ushers carried signs saying, “Please refrain from singing” and announcements were made in advance that patrons would have a chance to join along at the end but not to sing during the show, said Tash Kenyon, an audience member.
During the closing number, somebody shouted, “Does this mean we can start singing now?” Kenyon said. A tone-deaf voice projected from the balcony and competed with the vocals of Melody Thornton, a former member of The Pussycat Dolls.
Laughter then turned to anger and confusion, Karl Bradley told the Manchester Evening News.
“The stage then just went black again and that’s when it really started to kick off on the higher tier, you could really hear screams and audible gasps,” Bradley said. “Everyone starting standing up and looking over. There was chants of ‘out, out, out’ to get them gone.”
When the lights came up, the unwanted backup singers were being hauled out of their seats by theater security and audience members began cheering.
But the music and show were over.
A spokesperson for the theater said the show was canceled because disruptive fans who refused to stay seated had spoiled the performance.
Thornton posted a video on Instagram thanking respectful fans and apologizing for those who weren’t.
Greater Manchester Police said it spoke with the two people who were removed by security and would review evidence before taking any action.
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