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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Illinois Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
14-15-20-26-36-47, Extra Shot: 8
(fourteen, fifteen, twenty, twenty-six, thirty-six, forty-seven; Extra Shot: eight)
Estimated jackpot: $2,150,000
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Special moment: Basketball coach’s newly adopted son hits game-winning shot
WARSAW, Ky. (WXIX/Gray News) - A high school sophomore is celebrating with his team after hitting a championship-winning shot.
Gallatin County sophomore Matt Griffin hit the game-winner as time expired to help his team become district champs.
“It was amazing,” Griffin said. “Words can’t describe it.”
How many times the sophomore dreamt of a similar scenario in practice, no one can say, but even Griffin might not have imagined something so unlikely.
Gallatin County entered the game with an 11-17 record and three losses to Owen County.
But last week, it was Griffin’s team cutting down the net and it was his new family smiling the biggest.
The teenager had been living in a foster home until last year. Then his coach at Ludlow High School, Dan Sullivan, retired from the position to take an assistant coaching role at Gallatin County, where his son, Vance Sullivan, is the head coach.
Griffin followed him to Gallatin County.
“My dad was the head coach at Ludlow, which is where Matt previously went to. He was living with a foster parent. He was going to get put out of that foster home and my father decided to take him in,” Vance Sullivan said.
The Sullivan family officially adopted Griffin on Valentine’s Day.
“It was a special moment for all of our family,” Vance Sullivan said.
The head coach couldn’t contain himself after Griffin scored the game-winning shot.
“I thought I was on the sideline the whole time jumping up and down, but as I watched [the video], I went all the way out to the middle of the floor,” Vance Sullivan said. “It was a great moment.”
The coach said it’s fitting that Griffin was rewarded for his hard work and positive demeanor.
“Proud of the person that he’s becoming,” Vance Sullivan said. “He shows up every day with a smile on his face. I’m proud of him and proud that he’s in my family.”
As for Griffin, the sophomore appears to have a bright future ahead of him now that he has solid ground beneath his feet.
Gallatin County plays in the regional tournament this week.
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(WXIN) — “My pumpkin spice latte tasted sus, so I yeeted it across the room.”
Confused by that sentence?
Look the words up in Merriam-Webster.
“Pumpkin spice,” “sus,” and “yeet” are among 370 words newly added to the iconic dictionary. While pumpkin spice is self-explanatory, “sus” and “yeet” may need some context.
“Sus” is short for suspicious or suspect, and “yeet” is slang for throw.
Slang terms make up a large part of the new entries, and words associated with the business and technological world (“shrinkflation” and “metaverse“) and healthcare (“subvariant” and “booster dose“) were also included.
sponcon : content posted usually by an influencer on social media that looks like a typical post but for which the poster has been paid to advertise a product or service
Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster says its criteria for adding words is their sustained and widespread use.
Some of the latest terms are widely seen across social media, including “virtue signaling,” which means to publicly show support for social and political issues without taking any effective actions.
You’ve also likely seen “sponcon” while scrolling through social media. That’s when an influencer is paid to advertise a product or service in a post.
“Pumpkin spice” was not the only food term to make the cut. Sushi lovers might recognize “omakase,” which refers to a series of sushi selections according to the chef’s choice. Another new entry, “mojo,” is defined as a sauce, marinade or seasoning that is usually composed primarily of olive oil, garlic, citrus juice, and spices (such as black pepper and cumin).
A word you may remember from your childhood is also being welcomed into the dictionary. A “cootie catcher” is “a child’s toy that consists of paper folded into four pyramid-shaped parts that are manipulated by the fingers to open and close with each part having a flap that can be unfolded to reveal an answer to one’s question about the future.”
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BuzzFeed’s CEO says AI could usher in a ‘new model for digital media,’ but warns against a ‘dystopian’ path
By Oliver Darcy, CNN
Over the holidays, while most media executives were perhaps looking to get a reprieve from work, Jonah Peretti was online, fully immersed in experimenting with artificial intelligence.
The BuzzFeed co-founder and chief executive, who has always raced to test out the latest technologies, was familiar with AI and predictions of how it could one day revolutionize the media industry. In fact, BuzzFeed had dabbled in using it over the years.
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But Peretti, sitting in his California home in late December, started probing how the developing robot writing technology could quickly be infused into the very DNA of BuzzFeed.
In a phone interview Thursday, Peretti said that as he and a handful of colleagues prototyped how the technology could be used to enhance the site’s hallmark quizzes, interactive articles, and other types of content, he found himself genuinely having fun. “It started to feel like we were all playing,” Peretti recalled.
That “playful work,” as he described it, soon “led to multiple Google docs full of the implications of the technology and how [BuzzFeed] could build this into our platform and how we could extend it to other formats.”
Those efforts culminated in Peretti’s formal announcement on Thursday: That BuzzFeed will work with ChatGPT creator OpenAI to assist in the creation of content for its audience and move artificial intelligence into the “core business.”
Peretti said that he understood people might read the news and conclude that BuzzFeed was, in short, moving to replace humans with robots. But Peretti insisted that is not his vision for the technology, even as he predicted other companies will likely go down that dark path.
“I think that there are two paths for AI in digital media,” Peretti said. “One path is the obvious path that a lot of people will do — but it’s a depressing path — using the technology for cost savings and spamming out a bunch of SEO articles that are lower quality than what a journalist could do, but a tenth of the cost. That’s one vision, but to me, that’s a depressing vision and a shortsighted vision because in the long run it’s not going to work.”
“The other path,” Peretti continued, “which is the one that gets me really excited, is the new model for digital media that is more personalized, more creative, more dynamic — where really talented people who work at our company are able to use AI together and entertain and personalize more than you could ever do without AI.”
Put more simply, Peretti said he envisions artificial intelligence being used to enhance the work of his employees, not replace them.
The example the company provided is the BuzzFeed quiz. Typically, a human would write the questions and perhaps a dozen responses that would be delivered to the user based on their inputs. But, with AI, the staffer could write the questions and the software could spit out a highly personalized response for the user. In the supplied example, a user would take a quick quiz and the AI would write a short RomCom using the data provided.
“We don’t have to train the AI to be as good as the BuzzFeed writers because we have the BuzzFeed writers, so they can inject language, ideas, cultural currency and write them into prompts and the format,” Peretti said. “And then the AI pulls it together and creates a new piece of content.”
Peretti indicated that he had no interest in utilizing artificial intelligence to replace human journalists for authoring news articles, as the technology outlet CNET recently did with disastrous consequences (dozens of the outlet’s stories written by AI were riddled with errors that required correcting.)
“There’s the CNET path, and then there is the path that BuzzFeed is focused on,” Peretti said. “One is about costs and volume of content, and one is about ability.”
“Even if there are a lot of bad actors who try to use AI to make content farms, it won’t win in the long run,” Peretti predicted. “I think the content farm model of AI will feel very depressing and dystopian.”
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DEAR AMY: I’m halfway through a two-week visit with my 89-year-old mom, and my stress level is through the roof.
On the one hand, I know that her life isn’t easy due to numerous health issues, including memory and vision loss – plus the death of my dad just over a year ago.
On the other hand, and my siblings would all agree, she makes everything so much harder than it has to be, for herself and for everyone around her.
The criticisms, complaints, put-downs, constant demands and need to control everything makes it so hard to find the patience and compassion I should have.
It doesn’t take very long when trying to do anything with her before I’m stressed out and frustrated at the way she treats me and what I’m being put through while trying to help her.
And I hate myself for it.
I can hear the whine of an unhappy child in the grumbling of the adult I’m supposed to be, and by nightfall it’s not just one day’s worth of issues I’m trying to let go of, but decades of conflict, misunderstandings, and bad behavior on both our parts.
She’s 89. She’s sick. She’s alone. She’s struggling to cope.
She’s my mom.
Why can’t I be more tolerant?
– Intolerant Caregiver
DEAR INTOLERANT: The reason you can’t be more tolerant when providing care to your mother is because providing care for an ill and challenging parent is a huge and heartbreaking experience.
This is one reason that qualified, experienced and reliable professional caregivers are worth their weight in gold. Caregivers outside the family are not triggered by a lifetime of memories of their client. They also go home at the end of their shift. Adult children caregivers remain emotionally engaged, even when they’re not physically present.
I hope that you and your siblings can support one another through this time. Sharing, venting, and comparing notes will help you all to provide your mother with the compassionate care that she needs.
You might also benefit from reading “The Conscious Caregiver: A Mindful Approach to Caring for Your Loved One Without Losing Yourself,” by Linda Abbit (2017, Adams Media).
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DEAR AMY: Responding to the question from “Terminated,” I was also tempted to flame a former boss who harassed me out of a great corporate job.
I cooperated with HR with a candid exit interview, but left it at that. Some six years later I had another excellent corporate position and the former boss’s name came up at a meeting.
I was less than flattering in response.
Later my CEO took me aside and said, “I know Mr. X was very difficult to work for, but you should know that when it came down to hiring you or the other finalist, it was his glowing recommendation that got you the job.”
(I had certainly NOT put him down as a reference, but the company meticulously checked with former employers.)
The lesson: Don’t burn bridges.
– Been There
DEAR BEEN THERE: Absolutely.
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MORE FROM ASK AMY:
Ask Amy: What happens to the advice I offer once it leaves my desk?
Ask Amy: Should I ask my travel companion to stop answering texts while we’re on trips together?
Ask Amy: Neighbor’s music problem is amplified on FB
Ask Amy: I avoid my husband’s friend’s wife because all she ever wants to talk about is herself
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(You can email Amy Dickinson at askamy@amydickinson.com or send a letter to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or Facebook.)
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Another major storm has many Californians asking when will this stop? Dozens of towns and communities are still dealing with flooding from earlier storms.
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Another major storm has many Californians asking when will this stop? Dozens of towns and communities are still dealing with flooding from earlier storms.
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-- Taiwan Food and Drug Administration grants Accelerated Approval Designation (AAD) to Nefecon --
-- Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in South Korea grants ODD to Nefecon --
-- Nefecon is a first-in-disease treatment for IgAN patients and has been approved in U.S. and E.U. --
SHANGHAI, Nov. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Everest Medicines (HKEX: 1952.HK), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing transformative pharmaceutical products that address critical unmet medical needs for patients in Greater China and other parts of Asia, announced today the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration and Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in South Korea have granted fast-tracked approval process to Nefecon®. Nefecon is our lead product in the renal disease portfolio as a first-in-disease treatment for primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) and a New Drug Application (NDA) has been accepted in mainland China.
"We are very pleased to receive accelerated review and approval process for Nefecon in Taiwan and South Korea, which will help bring this therapeutic option to patients in Asia faster," said Rogers Yongqing Luo, Chief Executive Officer of Everest Medicines. "While primary IgAN has much higher prevalence in Asia than elsewhere in the world, there are no established treatments for patients living with the chronic condition, underscoring the significant and urgent unmet need for this innovative medicine."
The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration has granted Accelerated Approval Designation (AAD) to Nefecon, which will enable NDA submission and priority review of Nefecon based on topline results from Part A of NefIgArd, the pivotal global Phase 3 clinical trial. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in South Korea granted ODDi for Nefecon, which will significantly accelerate NDA filing and approval with an increased probability of priority review designation. Earlier this month, the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) accepted Everest Medicines' NDA for Nefecon in mainland China, bringing Nefecon an important step closer to becoming the first-ever therapeutic option indicated for around 5 million IgAN patients in the country. The NMPA recommended Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) for Nefecon for the treatment of IgAN in December 2020.
Everest Medicines announced in April 2022 that reduction in proteinuria and stabilization of eGFR in a Chinese subpopulation after 9 months of treatment with Nefecon were consistent with topline results from Part A of the pivotal global Phase 3 clinical trial NefIgArd, which were reported by our partner Calliditas Therapeutics AB in November 2020. Results from Part A of the NeflgArd study were published in Kidney International in October 2022 which showed urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR) was 27% lower in the Nefecon group at nine months of treatment compared with placebo, along with a benefit in eGFR preservation corresponding to a 3.87 ml/min/1.73 m2 difference versus placebo. Nefecon was also well-tolerated.
Renal disease is a key focus area for Everest Medicines. In addition to Nefecon, Everest's renal portfolio also includes EVER001, a next-generation covalent reversible Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor in development for the treatment of glomerular diseases, and several preclinical programs targeting glomerular nephropathy with the most advanced program expected to enter the clinic in two years.
Nefecon is approved and marketed in the U.S. under the name TARPEYO® and in the E.U. as Kinpeygo®.
About Nefecon
Nefecon is a patented oral, delayed release formulation of budesonide, a corticosteroid with potent glucocorticoid activity and weak mineralocorticoid activity that undergoes substantial first pass metabolism. The formulation is designed as a delayed release capsule that is enteric coated so that it remains intact until it reaches the Peyer's patch region of the lower small intestine. Each capsule contains coated beads of budesonide that target mucosal B-cells present in the ileum where the disease originates, as per the predominant pathogenesis models.
In June 2019, Everest Medicines entered into an exclusive, royalty-bearing license agreement with Calliditas, which gives Everest Medicines exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Nefecon in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Singapore. The agreement was extended in March 2022 to include South Korea as part of Everest Medicine's territories.
About Everest Medicines
Everest Medicines is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing transformative pharmaceutical products that address critical unmet medical needs for patients in Asian markets. The management team of Everest Medicines has deep expertise and an extensive track record from both leading global pharmaceutical companies and local Chinese pharmaceutical companies in high-quality clinical development, regulatory affairs, CMC, business development and operations. Everest Medicines has built a portfolio of potentially global first-in-class or best-in-class molecules, many of which are in late-stage clinical development. The Company's therapeutic areas of interest include cardio-renal diseases, autoimmune disorders, and infectious diseases. For more information, please visit its website at www.everestmedicines.com.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This news release may make statements that constitute forward-looking statements, including descriptions regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company or its officers with respect to the business operations and financial condition of the Company, which can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "confident" and similar statements. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, or other factors, some of which are beyond the control of the Company and are unforeseeable. Therefore, the actual results may differ from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors and assumptions, such as future changes and developments in our business, competitive environment, political, economic, legal and social conditions. The Company or any of its affiliates, directors, officers, advisors or representatives has no obligation and does not undertake to revise forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or circumstances after the date of this news release, except as required by law.
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn., May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ConvergeOne, the premier IP enabled, solutions led, customer experience company, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Kathy Sobus, Senior Director, GTM Strategy, ConvergeOne, and Wendy Munnell, Director, Marketing & Alliances, South, ConvergeOne, to the Women of the Channel list for 2023. Every year, CRN recognizes women from vendor, distributor, and solution provider organizations whose expertise and vision are leaving a noticeable and commendable mark on the technology industry.
The CRN 2023 Women of the Channel honorees bring their creativity, strategic thinking and leadership to bear in a variety of roles and responsibilities, but all are turning their unique talents toward driving success for their partners and customers. With this recognition, CRN honors these women for their unwavering dedication and commitment to furthering channel excellence.
Sobus and Munnell have been recognized on CRN's Women of the Channel list for many consecutive years. As the Senior Director of Customer Experience Strategy, Sobus leads more than 150 professionals with a rich heritage in collaboration technologies and drives strategic partnerships with key vendors and providers. Her expertise within the collaboration space ensures that ConvergeOne can deliver a full portfolio of offers, products and services to its clients. Sobus regularly publishes white papers, blogs and podcasts that illuminate trends and opportunities in the collaboration and customer experience spaces and has been awarded thirteen patents.
Munnell leads Marketing and Strategic Partnerships for ConvergeOne's southern region. In her role, Munnell is responsible for the marketing vision, channel development and sales enablement. By building strong channel alliances with distributors and manufacturers, Munnell has helped ConvergeOne achieve year-over-year growth and build a strong portfolio of providers and offerings.
"We are ecstatic to announce this year's honorees and shine a light on these women for their significant achievements, knowing that what they've accomplished has paved the way for continued success within the IT channel," said Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. "The channel is stronger because of them, and we look forward to seeing what they do next."
"Kathy Sobus and Wendy Munnell's continual placement on CRN's Women of the Channel list is a testament to their position as thought leaders in our industry," said Jeffrey Russell, Chief Executive Officer, ConvergeOne. "Their expertise allows ConvergeOne to create and market innovative, multi-faceted solutions that give our customers the advantages needed to differentiate themselves from their competitors."
The 2023 Women of the Channel list will be featured in the June issue of CRN Magazine, with online coverage starting May 8 at www.CRN.com/WOTC.
About ConvergeOne
ConvergeOne is the premier IP enabled, solutions led, customer experience company. We create value for customers by developing transformative solutions that connect people with purpose. Over 10,000 enterprise and mid-market customers trust ConvergeOne to achieve their business outcomes with collaboration, security and enterprise networking solutions. Our 2021 NPS of 80, placing us in the World Class category for the fourth consecutive year, is a testament to our ability to provide customers with the highest level of customer satisfaction, responsiveness and deep domain expertise. ConvergeOne has partnerships with key global industry partners, delivering solutions with a total lifecycle approach. ConvergeOne holds more than 5,600 technical certifications across thousands of engineers throughout North America, including three Customer Success Centers. More information is available at convergeone.com.
About The Channel Company
The Channel Company enables breakthrough IT channel performance with our dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and education, and innovative marketing services and platforms. As the channel catalyst, we connect and empower technology suppliers, solution providers, and end-users. Backed by more than 30 years of unequaled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to envision innovative solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace. www.thechannelcompany.com
ConvergeOne Media Contact:
Craig Chumley, Executive Vice President, Cloud, Managed Services & Marketing, ConvergeOne
678.262.2242
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Braves vs. Diamondbacks: Odds, spread, over/under - July 20
When the Atlanta Braves (61-33) and Arizona Diamondbacks (54-42) face off at Truist Park on Thursday, July 20, Spencer Strider will get the nod for the Braves, while the Diamondbacks will send Zac Gallen to the mound. The game will begin at 12:20 PM ET.
The Diamondbacks are listed as +155 moneyline underdogs in this matchup against the favored Braves (-190). The over/under is 8.5 runs for the matchup.
Braves vs. Diamondbacks Time and TV Channel
- Date: Thursday, July 20, 2023
- Time: 12:20 PM ET
- TV: BSSO
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Venue: Truist Park
- Probable Pitchers: Strider - ATL (11-3, 3.74 ERA) vs Gallen - ARI (11-4, 3.14 ERA)
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Braves vs. Diamondbacks Betting Odds, Run Line and Total
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Braves vs. Diamondbacks Betting Trends and Insights
- The Braves have won 53, or 65.4%, of the 81 games they've played as favorites this season.
- The Braves have a 24-8 record (winning 75% of their games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -190 or shorter.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Atlanta has a 65.5% chance to win.
- The Braves have a 3-5 record across the eight games they were a moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.
- Over its last 10 matchups -- all had a set run total -- Atlanta and its opponents combined to hit the over on the total four times.
- The Diamondbacks have been chosen as underdogs in 50 games this year and have walked away with the win 25 times (50%) in those games.
- This season, the Diamondbacks have been victorious three times in six chances when named as an underdog of at least +155 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Diamondbacks have played as underdogs in six of their past 10 games and won two of those contests.
- In the last 10 games with a total, Arizona and its opponents have combined to hit the over three times.
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio -- The US Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Thursday, alleging violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and seeking damages over the train derailment and subsequent environmental disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, in February.
The Norfolk Southern Railway Company and parent company Norfolk Southern Corporation are both named in the suit, court records show. The DOJ filed the lawsuit on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency.
The DOJ says the lawsuit seeks "injunctive relief, cost recovery, and civil penalties" for violations of the CWA, including discharges of pollutants and hazardous materials into waters, and under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
Norfolk Southern says its focus is on making "progress every day cleaning up the site, assisting residents whose lives were impacted by the derailment, and investing in the future of East Palestine and the surrounding areas," according to a statement sent to CNN from the company's spokesperson, Connor Spielmaker, on Friday.
"We are working with urgency, at the direction of the US EPA, and making daily progress," the statement said. "That remains our focus and we'll keep working until we make it right."
On February 3, a Norfolk Southern train derailed, igniting a dayslong inferno, spewing poisonous fumes into the air, killing thousands of fish and leaving residents to wonder if it was safe to live in East Palestine, Ohio.
The fiery derailment prompted fears of a catastrophic explosion of vinyl chloride -- a highly flammable chemical linked to an increased risk of cancer. After a mandatory evacuation order, crews released vinyl chloride into a trench and burned it off -- averting an explosion but spawning new health concerns.
Officials said tests showed that the air and municipal water were safe and allowed residents to return home, but some have reported a variety of new health problems including rashes, nausea, bloody noses and trouble breathing.
While studying the possible health impacts from the train derailment, seven US government investigators also briefly fell ill in early March, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed to CNN on Thursday.
"Symptoms resolved for most team members later the same afternoon, and everyone resumed work on survey data collection within 24 hours. Impacted team members have not reported ongoing health effects," a CDC spokesperson said in a statement.
The train operator Norfolk Southern must handle and pay for all necessary cleanup, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The company has sent some hazardous waste out of state -- fueling more questions about safety.
The DOJ isn't the only one filing a lawsuit against the railroad. The state of Ohio also filed a 58-count federal lawsuit against the rail company on March 14, saying Norfolk Southern violated numerous state, federal and Ohio common laws and violated the state's CERCLA act.
Norfolk Southern has set up a new web page that summarizes community impact efforts. Spielmaker said it "provides a 7-day look ahead and is updated daily and outlines Norfolk Southern's continued environmental remediation efforts in concert with state and federal authorities."
What the lawsuit says
"When a Norfolk Southern train derailed last month in East Palestine, Ohio, it released toxins into the air, soil, and water, endangering the health and safety of people in surrounding communities," Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a statement. "With this complaint, the Justice Department and the EPA are acting to pursue justice for the residents of East Palestine and ensure that Norfolk Southern carries the financial burden for the harm it has caused and continues to inflict on the community."
The Justice Department, citing annual company reports, alleges in the suit Norfolk Southern both increased operating income and dropped operating costs over the past four years, including making "reductions in spending to repair, service, and maintain locomotives and freight cars, perform train inspections, and pay engine crews and train crews." The suit also alleges that these measures are a "focus" of the compensation of the company's executives.
The lawsuit claims when the train derailed and cars carrying hazardous materials were breached, the dispersion and subsequent combustion of those materials released toxic chemicals into the "air, soil, groundwater, and waterways."
The DOJ says seven local waterways including the Ohio River were contaminated as a result.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources reported "thousands of aquatic animals were killed in the five-mile span of waterway from the Site" to the confluence of two creeks the DOJ described as contaminated, the lawsuit says.
DOJ is asking for $64,618 per day, per violation of the CWA and $55,808 per day or $2,232 per barrel of oil or unit of hazardous substance, per violation of the CWA -- but it was not immediately clear from the suit how many days the DOJ considered the violation to be applicable.
They're also seeking a declaration of liability against the company for response costs; a mandated increase in safety precautions by Norfolk Southern when transporting hazardous materials; and for the railroad to "remedy, mitigate, and offset" the environmental damage and public health issues that have arisen as a result of the derailment, court documents show.
In early March, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw told a US Senate hearing that the company would "clean the site safely, thoroughly, and with urgency."
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos and quarterback Russell Wilson have agreed on a five-year, $245 million extension that includes $165 million in guarantees, a person with knowledge of the deal confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday morning.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the extension, first reported by ESPN, had not been confirmed by the team or Wilson’s representatives.
As word of the deal spread, the Broncos tweeted a short clip of Wilson with the team’s signature catchphrase “ Let’s Ride.”
The extension pays Wilson an average salary of $49 million a year and keeps him in Denver through the 2028 season.
It’s just shy of Aaron Rodgers’ $50 million average on the four-year, $200 million deal the Packers QB signed to stay in Green Bay this year.
Wilson’s $165 million in guaranteed money is more than Rodgers ($153 million) and Arizona’s Kyler Murray, whose new five-year, $230.5 million deal includes $160 million in guarantees. But it’s shy of Deshaun Watson’s fully guaranteed $230 million, five-year contract he signed with Cleveland.
Wilson had two years and $51 million left on his contract when the Broncos acquired him from Seattle in March for a package of three players and five draft picks.
Wilson is set to earn $24 million this season and $27 million next year before the extension kicks in.
New co-owner and CEO Greg Penner, whose ownership group paid a record $4.65 billion for the team this summer, said last month that general manager George Paton’s trade for Wilson in the spring made the Broncos an even more attractive asset.
“We couldn’t have been more excited as we were going through the process to see that the organization had made the trade for Russell,” Penner said. “It’s critical to have a great quarterback in this league and coming in this organization with Russell in place is a tremendous benefit for us.
“On our first diligence trip in May here, one of the first people we ran into the hallway when Rob (Walton), Carrie (Walton Penner), and I were here was Russell,” Penner added. “Right away, we got a sense of how positive he is as a leader. He is just such a dynamic individual. I can’t wait to see him on the field.”
Wilson will make his Denver debut on Sept. 12 when the Broncos open the season at Seattle, where Wilson played for a decade, leading the Seahawks to two Super Bowl appearances and one championship.
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A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Tuesday:
Premier League leader Arsenal hosts third-placed Newcastle. Consecutive wins over the festive period have put the Gunners seven points clear of defending champion Manchester City. They are on a run of 10 straight league victories at home dating to last season. Arsenal has scored in 17 consecutive league matches since May when it lost at Newcastle 2-0. Newcastle is on its longest unbeaten streak in the league — 12 — since 2011. The Magpies have the best defensive record in the league, conceding only 11 times. Coach Eddie Howe wants the Magpies to enjoy their lofty status. He says they shouldn’t feel burdened by expectations and relish their achievements. Manchester United has Bournemouth, and manager Erik ten Hag is weighing whether to stick with England defender Luke Shaw at center back. Shaw shone there against Wolverhampton on Saturday in the absence of Argentina World Cup winner Lisandro Martinez, who may be available. Brighton coach Roberto De Zerbi is going to decide in the morning whether World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister is physically fit to play at Everton. Mac Allister has just returned to the club after a fortnight celebrating his Argentina team’s success in Qatar. De Zerbi says the midfielder is mentally ready. Also, Leicester welcomes in-form Fulham.
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LOS ANGELES, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Special Education Rights Attorney Jennifer Chang has been selected to the 2022 Super Lawyers® Rising Stars List.
Attorneys receiving this distinction are among the top 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state.
"Millions of children in the United States have special needs due to mental and physical disabilities. Too often, they are disregarded or stigmatized by educators. These students, and their families, are the heart of my practice. It's been an honor and privilege to serve over the last decade to bring them the same educational opportunities and chances given to any other student in the American school system. Being recognized by Super Lawyers for my work means a great deal."
Super Lawyers® is a Thomson Reuters rating service that identifies a select number of outstanding attorneys from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process for Rising Stars consists of a multi-step process including a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of each candidate, and peer reviews by practice area. The outcome of such a process provides a competent, comprehensive, and inclusive list of excellent attorneys.
The lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines as well in local and regional publications. The magazines also feature lawyer profiles of leading attorneys in their respective fields.
To learn more about Jennifer Chang, click here.
About Jennifer Chang
Jennifer Chang is an education rights attorney serving clients throughout California. As an advocate for the rights of children with special needs in the California public school systems, she fights to get them the education and services they are entitled to by law. Equally important to Jennifer's practice is empowering the families of students with special needs so they too can advocate for themselves and their children, and hold the school system accountable when it comes to providing the right educational opportunities.
To learn more, go to: https://educationrightsattorney.com/.
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Free document shredding and electronics recycling available at Comerica Bank's Livonia Operations Center
DETROIT, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Comerica Bank encourages the public to bring paper documents and electronic devices for recycling to the Comerica Bank Livonia Operation Center (39200 W. Six Mile, Livonia 48152) on Saturday, June 11, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., for the return of its annual Shred Day.
Back for the first time since 2019, Comerica is partnering with Iron Mountain Incorporated and Information System Resources (ISR) to offer residents and business owners a way to securely dispose of sensitive paper documents, computers, keyboards, monitors and cellular devices through free shredding and electronics recycling.
"According to the Federal Trade Commission data released in February of this year, consumers reported losing more than $5.8 billion to fraud in 2021, and the number of victims continues to increase," said Scott Beckerman, Comerica Bank Senior Vice President & Director of Corporate Sustainability. "This research reinforces the importance of providing our community with a secured recycling opportunity to protect themselves and their businesses from identity theft and fraud."
At Comerica's 2019 Metro Detroit Shred Day, approximately 111,000 pounds of documents were shredded and 14,000 pounds of electronics and computer equipment were recycled, establishing a record for the largest single-site haul at Comerica's southeast Michigan Shred Day since 2008. Nearly 1,200 vehicles took advantage of the free service during the five-hour event.
"Not only does this initiative protect from fraud, it also positively impacts the environment and the communities around us," said Beckerman. "We appreciate the partnerships involved in supporting this outreach. As we work to contribute to a more secure and a sustainable future, we likewise want to make a positive impact in reducing food insecurity during this event. So, we also encourage people to bring a donation to Gleaners at Shred Day."
Since 2013, Shred Day in metro Detroit has led to securely destroying more than 350,000 pounds of paper, which then was turned into pulp and recycled. The process of recycling paper into new paper products generates 74% less air pollution and uses 50% less water than producing paper from traditional forest products.
ELECTRONICS RECYCLING
In addition to securely shredding sensitive documents, Information Systems Resources will be on site accepting small computer electronic devices and accessories. Computer equipment (e.g., CPUs, laptops, CRT monitors, LCD displays, all-in-ones, servers, switches, hubs, keyboards, mice, speakers, wireless internet cards, hard drives, optical drives, circuit boards, wires and cables) will be securely disposed and recycled.
For more information and a complete list of accepted and prohibited items, please visit www.comerica.com/ShredDay.
GIVE BACK TO GLEANERS
In addition to providing free recycling, Comerica Bank is also accepting non-perishable food donations during the one-day event to support Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan.
Gleaners provides food to more than 600 partner agencies, including schools, soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and others across the region, and supplements efforts of those partners by offering direct service drive-up grocery distributions. Every dollar donated provides three meals, and 94 cents of every donated dollar goes to food and food programs.
In 2019, generous guests donated more than 3,300 pounds of food and approximately $3,500 in cash to Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan, generating over 13,000 meals for those in need.
About Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank, a subsidiary of Comerica Incorporated, has served Michigan longer than any other bank with a continuous presence dating back over 172 years to its Detroit founding in 1849. It is the largest bank employer in metro Detroit and has more than 4,600 employees (FTE) statewide. With one of the largest banking center networks in Michigan, Comerica nurtures lifelong relationships with unwavering integrity and financial prudence. Comerica positively impacts the lives of Michigan residents by helping customers be successful, providing financial support that assists hundreds of charitable organizations, and actively participating in Detroit's downtown revitalization. Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) is a financial services company strategically aligned by three business segments: The Commercial Bank, The Retail Bank, and Wealth Management. Follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Comerica, Twitter: @ComericaBank and Instagram: @comerica_bank.
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Will Cynthia Bailey and Peter Thomas ever get back together?
Cynthia Bailey opened up about her ex-husband, Peter Thomas reaching out to her after her divorce announcement with Mike Hill.
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“Peter reached out to me,” Bailey said to Page Six at BravoCon 2022. “He said he just wishes me the best. He told me I was a queen and that I deserve the best, so that was really, really nice.”
Thomas and Bailey were married for seven years before divorcing in 2017 and later getting with Hill in 2018. Mike Hill and Cynthia announced their divorce last week and are said to be on good terms.
“Our relationship and our marriage came with a lot of big transitions. I basically moved to a different city, a different house, started a whole new career at 55 years old. So that was all a lot of stress for me,” Bailey said.
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Officials: NH missing girl case shifts to homicide probe
Published: Aug. 11, 2022 at 1:13 PM CDT|Updated: 25 minutes ago
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Authorities say the search for a New Hampshire girl who disappeared at age 5 in 2019 but was not reported missing until late last year is now considered a homicide investigation.
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said Thursday that authorities have concluded that Harmony was murdered in December 2019.
Police first became aware that she might be missing when they received a call from the girl’s mother last November.
Harmony’s father and stepmother have since pleaded not guilty to charges related to her well-being.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon Enterprise, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXON) ("Axon") today announced the pricing of its private offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 0.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 (the "Notes") to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Axon also granted the initial purchasers of the Notes an option to purchase up to an additional $90 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes, for settlement within a 13-day period beginning on, and including, the first date on which the Notes are issued. The aggregate principal amount of the offering was increased from the previously announced offering size of $500 million (or $575 million if the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional notes in full). The sale of the Notes is expected to close on December 9, 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.
The Notes will be Axon's senior unsecured obligations and will mature on December 15, 2027, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased. The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 0.50% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on June 15, 2023. Before September 15, 2027, noteholders will have the right to convert their Notes only upon the occurrence of certain events. From and after September 15, 2027, noteholders may convert their Notes at any time at their election until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date.
Axon will satisfy its conversion obligations by paying cash up to the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be converted and paying or delivering, as the case may be, cash, shares of its common stock or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at its election, in respect of the remainder, if any, of its conversion obligation in excess of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes being converted, based on the then applicable conversion rate. The initial conversion rate is 4.3720 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which represents an initial conversion price of approximately $228.73 per share of common stock. The initial conversion price represents a premium of approximately 35% over the last reported sale price on The Nasdaq Global Select Market ("Nasdaq") of $169.43 per share of Axon's common stock on December 6, 2022. The conversion rate and conversion price will be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events. In addition, upon certain corporate events or upon a notice of redemption (as described below), Axon will, under certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate for noteholders who convert Notes in connection with such a corporate event or convert its notes called (or deemed called) for redemption during the related redemption period, as the case may be.
The Notes will not be redeemable before December 22, 2025. The Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part (subject to certain limitations), for cash at Axon's option at any time, and from time to time, on or after December 22, 2025 and before the 31st scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, but only if the last reported sale price per share of Axon's common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price for a specified period of time. The redemption price will be equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
If a "fundamental change" (as will be defined in the indenture for the Notes) occurs, then, subject to limited exceptions, noteholders may require Axon to repurchase their Notes for cash. The repurchase price will be equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the applicable repurchase date.
Axon estimates that the net proceeds from the offering will be approximately $585.8 million (or approximately $673.8 million if the initial purchasers fully exercise their option to purchase additional notes), after deducting the initial purchasers' discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. Axon intends to use $61.5 million of the net proceeds to pay the cost of certain convertible note hedge transactions described below (after such cost is partially offset by the proceeds to Axon from the sale of warrants in certain warrant transactions described below). Axon intends to use the remaining net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, providing capital to support its growth and to acquire or invest in product lines, products, services or technologies. However, Axon has no current agreements with respect to any specific acquisition and has not exercised any outstanding warrants or call options with respect to its strategic investments since September 30, 2022.
In connection with the pricing of the Notes, Axon entered into convertible note hedge transactions with certain of the initial purchasers of the Notes or their affiliates and other financial institutions (the "option counterparties"). Axon also entered into warrant transactions with the option counterparties. The convertible note hedge transactions are expected generally to reduce potential dilution to Axon's common stock upon any conversion of Notes and/or offset any cash payments Axon is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Notes, as the case may be. However, the warrant transactions could separately have a dilutive effect on Axon's common stock to the extent that the market price per share of Axon's common stock exceeds the strike price of the warrants. If the initial purchasers of the Notes exercise their option to purchase additional Notes, Axon expects to enter into additional convertible note hedge transactions and additional warrant transactions with the option counterparties. The strike price of the warrant transactions will initially be $338.86 per share, which represents a premium of 100% over the last reported sale price per share on Nasdaq of Axon's common stock on December 6, 2022, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the warrant transactions.
In connection with establishing their initial hedges of the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions, Axon is advised by the option counterparties or their respective affiliates that they expect to enter into various derivative transactions with respect to Axon's common stock and/or purchase shares of Axon's common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the Notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of Axon's common stock or the Notes at that time.
In addition, the option counterparties or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to Axon's common stock and/or purchasing or selling Axon's common stock or other securities of Axon in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the Notes and prior to the maturity of the Notes (and are likely to do so in connection with any conversion of the Notes or redemption or repurchase of the Notes). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of Axon's common stock or the Notes, which could affect the ability of noteholders to convert the Notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of the Notes, it could affect the number of shares, if any, and value of the consideration that noteholders will receive upon conversion of the Notes.
As stated above, the Notes will be offered and sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The Notes and any shares of Axon's common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities law, and the Notes and any such shares may not be offered or sold in the United States or to any U.S. persons absent registration under, or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any shares of Axon's common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of any Notes or any such shares of Axon's common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Axon is a technology leader in global public safety. Axon is building the public safety operating system of the future by integrating a suite of hardware devices and cloud software solutions that lead modern policing. Axon's suite includes TASER energy devices, body-worn cameras, in-car cameras, cloud-hosted digital evidence management solutions, productivity software and real-time operations capabilities. Axon's growing global customer base includes first responders across international, federal, state and local law enforcement, fire, corrections and emergency medical services, as well as the justice sector, commercial enterprises and consumers.
Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the completion and timing of the proposed offering, the intended use of proceeds, the terms of the Notes being offered and the effects of entering into, the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions and the actions of the option counterparties and their respective affiliates. Words such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "would," "predict," "potential," "continue," "expect," "anticipate," "future," "intend," "plan," "believe," "estimate," and similar expressions, as well as statements in future tense, identify forward-looking statements. However, not all forward-looking statements contain these words.
We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized, although we believe we have been prudent in our plans and assumptions. Achievement of future results is subject to risks, uncertainties and potentially inaccurate assumptions. The following important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements: market conditions, including market interest rates, the trading price and volatility of Axon's common stock; the potential global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; our exposure to cancellations of government contracts due to appropriation clauses, exercise of a cancellation clause, or non-exercise of contractually optional periods; our ability to design, introduce and sell new products or features; our ability to defend against litigation and protect our intellectual property, and the resulting costs of this activity; our ability to manage our supply chain and avoid production delays, shortages, and impacts to expected gross margins; the impact of stock-based compensation expense, impairment expense, and income tax expense on our financial results; customer purchase behavior, including adoption of our software as a service delivery model; negative media publicity regarding our products; the impact of product mix on projected gross margins; defects in our products; changes in the costs of product components and labor; loss of customer data, a breach of security, or an extended outage, including by our third party cloud-based storage providers; exposure to international operational risks; delayed cash collections and possible credit losses due to our subscription model; changes in government regulations in the U.S. and in foreign markets, especially related to the classification of our products by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; our ability to integrate acquired businesses; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; and counter-party risks relating to cash balances held in excess of FDIC insurance limits. Many events beyond our control may determine whether results we anticipate will be achieved. Should known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could differ materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated or projected. You should bear this in mind as you consider forward-looking statements. The Annual Report on Form 10–K that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 25, 2022 lists various important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected and historical results. These factors are intended as cautionary statements for investors within the meaning of Section 21E of the Exchange Act and Section 27A of the Securities Act. Readers can find them under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Report on Form 10–K, and investors should refer to them, as well as the Company's subsequent filings with the Exchange Act where such risk factors have been amended or supplemented since such filing. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors. Consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.
Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K reports to the SEC.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Federal authorities have seized six websites that prosecutors say were illegally distributing copyrighted music to millions of users.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced the seizures Monday of the websites that primarily targeted Latin music.
According to an affidavit, agents began investigating the websites in April after a music industry consortium complained.
The websites — Corourbanos.com, Corourbano.com, Pautamp3.com, SIMP3.com, flowactivo.co and Mp3Teca.ws — collectively reached about 6.6 million users per month.
According to the affidavit, the pirated music drew traffic that allowed the website operators to make money by selling ads on the website.
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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) rebuked President Biden and his Democratic allies in Congress for pushing a proposal to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) in Iraq at a time that U.S. troops in the region face threats from Iran and terrorist organizations.
“I am opposed to Congress sunsetting any military force authorizations in the Middle East. Our terrorist enemies aren’t sunsetting their war against us. And when we deploy our servicemembers in harm’s way, we need to supply them with all the support and legal authorities that we can,” McConnell said in a statement Tuesday.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has previously signaled the bipartisan bill to repeal two AUMFs — one from the 1991 Gulf War and the other one authorizing the 2002 war in Iraq — has a good chance of getting a floor vote in the House, but McConnell’s forceful rejection of the measure is a troublesome sign for its prospects in the Republican-controlled lower chamber.
McConnell pointed to last week’s attack on U.S. military bases carried out by suspected Iranian drones, which killed a U.S. contractor and injured five service members, as the latest sign of growing Iranian aggression in the region.
He cited Iranian influence in Iraq as a reason to maintain legislative authority to deploy additional U.S. combat forces in Iraq.
“Iraq has come under extremely heavy influence and manipulation from Iran. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has spent years standing up political parties, militias, and terrorist proxies in Iraq whose chief loyalty is to Tehran. Our enemies in Iran who have spent two decades targeting and killing Americans in the Middle East would be delighted to see America dial down our military presence, authorities, and activities in Iraq,” McConnell said.
“Tehran wants to push us out of Iraq and Syria. Why should Congress make that easier?”
About 2,500 U.S. troops are still deployed in Iraq.
McConnell ridiculed the Senate for engaging “in this abstract, theoretical debate about rolling back American power” while Iran is stepping up deadly attack against U.S. personnel.
“Some in America may think our war against terrorism is sunsetting, but clearly the terrorists do not agree,” he said.
The Kentucky senator faulted the administration for not having a more forceful response to the initial drone strike, which killed the contractor.
The U.S. Central Command responded to the first attack with what it described as “precision air strikes” against facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards.
But that failed to deter three more attacks on U.S. bases Friday.
McConnell accused the Biden administration of downplaying the attacks Thursday while the Senate was considering amendments to the bill repealing authorization for the use of military force.
“It appears the Administration kept senators in the dark about last Thursday’s attack until senators had finished voting on amendments to the AUMF repeal. That included Senator [Marco] Rubio’s [R-Fla.] amendment that would have conditioned the AUMF repeal on a proven reduction in Iran’s backing of terrorism,” he said.
The Senate voted Monday to limit debate on the AUMF repeal bill, teeing up a final vote this week.
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In California's capital, massive tent encampments have risen along the American River and highway overpasses have become havens for homeless people, whose numbers have jumped a staggering nearly 70% over two years.
Among the 9,300 without a home is Eric Santos, who lost his job at a brewery and was evicted from his apartment in July. Now he carries a list of places where free meals are available and a bucket to mix soap and water to wash his hands, and to sit on.
“The bucket is part of my life now,” the 42-year-old said, calling it his version of Wilson, the volleyball that becomes Tom Hanks’ companion in the film “Castaway.”
Cities big and small around the country are facing a similar experience to Sacramento.
Fueled by a long-running housing shortage, rising rent prices and the economic hangover from the pandemic, the overall number of homeless in a federal government report to be released in coming months is expected to be higher than the 580,000 unhoused before the coronavirus outbreak, the National Alliance to End Homelessness said.
The Associated Press tallied results from city-by-city surveys conducted earlier this year and found the number of people without homes is up overall compared with 2020 in areas reporting results so far.
Some of the biggest increases are in West Coast cities such as Sacramento and Portland, Oregon, where growing homelessness has become a humanitarian crisis and political football over the past decade. Numbers are also up about 30% in South Dakota and Prince George's County, Maryland, and 15% in Asheville, North Carolina.
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The data comes from the Point in Time counts the federal government requires communities to conduct to reflect how many people are without homes on a given winter night. The counts usually rely on volunteer census-takers and are always imprecise. This year's tallies were conducted amid the pandemic and advocates caution changed counting methods could have thrown off results.
Research has shown places seeing spikes in homelessness often lack affordable housing. Making matters worse, pandemic government relief programs — including anti-eviction measures, emergency rental assistance and a child tax credit that kept people housed who may have been on the streets otherwise — are ending.
Donald Whitehead Jr., executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless, said the counts are generally rising more where housing costs are jumping the fastest — but the government’s response makes a difference, too.
Some communities where numbers are down, he said, “are really looking at housing people versus criminalizing people and putting them in encampments.”
In Sacramento, where rents are soaring and officials disagree on how best to deal with the problem, homelessness has jumped 68% from 2020 to 2022 — the most among larger cities reporting results so far.
The surge has been driven in part by the city's legacy of being more affordable than other California cities, which has attracted new residents, overwhelming the housing market. People moving out of the San Francisco Bay Area, 90 miles (145 kilometers) to the southwest, have flooded Sacramento with more potential homeowners and renters, driving up prices.
A Zillow analysis found the average rent in July was $2,300 — a 28% increase since July 2019, before the pandemic began. Sacramento County’s median income was about $70,000 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The crisis has deepened even as things have improved in other California cities that have contended for years with homelessness. Sacramento's efforts to address the problem have been marred by years of squabbles between the city and county governments.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg has made reducing homelessness a priority since taking office in 2017. The city now has more than 900 beds in shelters and motels, compared to about 100 five years ago and has moved to ban single-family zoning, a move that could make it easier to build more housing.
But so far, it hasn’t been enough.
“People are becoming homeless much faster than we are getting them off the street,” Steinberg told the AP.
Santos is among them. He’s been able to sign up for food assistance but is still on a waiting list to access other benefits, he said. Each night he hunts for a park bench that feels safe to sleep on. When he lost a suitcase to broken wheels, he got rid of some of his warmer clothing, a decision he regrets as the fall evenings get colder.
“Luckily I’ve been able to keep afloat with what I have,” he said.
Steinberg has advocated for adopting a legal right to shelter and a legal obligation for people to accept it when offered. The approach has drawn some criticism from advocates who say it’s just a means of taking the problem out of the public eye without providing meaningful help for those who need it.
County officials voted in August to ban camping along Sacramento's American River Parkway, with a misdemeanor charge for people who don’t comply. City voters will decide in November on a ballot measure requiring the city to open hundreds more shelter beds. But it would only take effect if the county agrees to pony up money for mental health and substance abuse treatment.
Still, the rise in homelessness is not uniform across the country.
In Boston, the number of people sleeping on the streets and in shelters has dropped 25% over two years as advocates focused on finding permanent housing for those on the streets the longest.
In some cities, “housing first” policies intended to move the homeless into permanent homes have paid off. And while the pandemic brought economic chaos, an eviction moratorium, boosted unemployment payments and family tax credits prevented some people from becoming homeless at all.
Along with Boston, numbers have fallen by about 20% or more in Houston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Even in California, homeless counts are down in San Francisco, and growth has slowed significantly in Los Angeles.
The numbers have also dropped in California's Orange County, where there have been extensive efforts to remove encampments — though some advocates there question the accuracy of the count.
In Boston, Steven Hamilton moved into a new apartment in September after decades staying on a friend or relative’s couch or in a homeless shelter.
With the help of a program run by the Boston Medical Center, he was able to get a subsidized apartment in a public housing development. His portion of monthly rent is $281 — or about 30% of his Social Security payments.
“I’m grateful,” he said. “I am not looking to move nowhere else. I am going to stay here until eternity. I lost a lot of stuff. I’m not going through that again.”
After what he called a “horrible nightmare” in a shelter with residents injecting drugs in the bathroom, the studio apartment has changed his outlook. He’s planning to get furniture, save money for a car and hopes to invite his family for Thanksgiving.
“I have a place I can call my own,” he said.
Hamilton's studio apartment is the result of a Boston strategy whereby the city and area nonprofits use extensive outreach to get people who've been on the streets for over a year into apartments and then provide services such as drug treatment and life-skills training like budgeting with the help of case managers.
Since 2019, annual funding in Boston for homeless programs has jumped from $31 million to over $51 million.
Those efforts were bolstered last year by a city program that pulled together a list of homeless individuals to target for housing and other services. The city also moved to shut down one of its biggest homeless encampments, going tent-to-tent to assess the needs of those living there and referring more than 150 to shelters and other housing.
The efforts have not been seamless. There have been reports of a cleared-out tent city re-emerging. And family homelessness numbers, though down from 2020, have ticked up in the past year.
Still, the city has been able to reduce the numbers of homeless people to about 6,000, down 25% since 2020.
Boston's shelters have become less crowded even as Zillow found the city's average rent rose to $2,800 this summer — up 13% from three years earlier.
Housing advocates say prioritizing chronically homeless people ensures funds have the greatest impact, since the long-term homeless spend so much time in shelters. It also costs less to provide permanent housing than temporary shelter.
Lewis Lopez is among the success stories.
After cycling in and out of Boston shelters for several years, Lopez finally secured keys to his own apartment. No longer fearing his possessions would be stolen or he would get into fights over food, the 61-year-old felt he had finally gotten his life back.
“I felt so free, like a ton of bricks were lifted off my shoulders,” Lopez said of the studio apartment he has lived in for five years, paid for partly with federal funds.
“I felt like part of society again,” he said.
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Casey reported from Boston. Mulvihill reported from Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Kavish Harjai in Los Angeles contributed.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Surveillance footage captured the gunman in the Uvalde school shooting enter the building with a AR-15 style rifle and later shows officers in body armor milling in the hallway outside the fourth-grade classrooms where 19 children and two teachers were killed.
The video published Tuesday by the Austin American-Statesman shows parts of the nearly 80 minutes that passed between the gunman walking into Robb Elementary through an unlocked door and the time when his death put an stop to America’s deadliest school shooting in nearly two decades.
The four-minute video from May 24 shows two officers approach the classrooms not long after the gunman and then run back amid the sounds of gunfire. It shows officers, some with shields and rifles, massing in the hall before they breached the room and killed the gunman about an hour later.
The edited footage was published as Texas lawmakers investigating the massacre are preparing to release their findings and show body-camera and surveillance footage to mourning families and other residents of Uvalde.
Officials said the 77 minutes of footage they are preparing to release this weekend does not contain images of children. The video footage has received renewed attention over the past week as anger mounts in Uvalde over an incomplete account about the slow police response and calls for accountability seven weeks after the worst school shooting in Texas history.
Rep. Dustin Burrows, a Republican leading an investigation into the shooting, tweeted that the video and findings from a preliminary report will be shown Sunday in Uvalde to residents and distributed publicly soon after.
“We feel strongly that members of the Uvalde community should have the opportunity to see the video and hear from us before they are made public,” Burrows tweeted.
Nineteen children and two teachers were killed. Police waited more than an hour after the shooting began before confronting the gunman, who was killed by police.
Burrows said his committee has interviewed more than 40 people behind closed doors over the last several weeks, including law enforcement who were at the scene. He has defended the committee talking with witnesses in private to elicit more candor about what happened.
State police said last week that Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Busbee had objected to releasing the video. Busbee has not publicly addressed those claims and did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment left with her office Tuesday.
State and local officials have previously cited the prosecutor’s ongoing investigation as a reason they could not release information about the shooting, including body camera footage.
But the video alone will not answer all the questions that remain, nearly two months later, about the law enforcement response. Among them are how schools police Chief Pete Arredondo came to the forefront of the massive law enforcement response involving numerous local, state and federal agencies.
State authorities have cast Arredondo as the on-scene commander and said his errors delayed police killing the gunman. Arredondo, however, has told the Texas Tribune he didn’t consider himself to be in charge of operations and that he assumed someone else had taken control of the law enforcement response. He did not have a police radio at the time.
The roles of the ranking on-scene officers from other agencies, including the Texas Department of Public Safety, remain unclear. Local officials in Uvalde have accused the state police of repeatedly putting out inaccurate information about the shooting while glossing over the role of its own troopers.
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Bump drafting? 500 what? A non-NASCAR-fan's guide to the Daytona 500
"Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!" That's what Tiffany Haddish will be yelling to a long line of racecars Sunday afternoon. The green flag will drop, the engines will roar, over a hundred thousand people will start screaming, and the 65th annual Daytona 500 will begin.
But if you're not a race fan, you may not understand why all your race-fan buddies are wearing hats with numbers on them this weekend or why Publix is out of beer.
If you just want to know what's going on, read on.
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What is the Daytona 500?
The Daytona 500 is the stock car race that kicks off the new NASCAR Cup Series every year. It's huge, it's important, and yes, it's a little weird for a sport to have its most important event at the beginning of the season but, as you'll hear fans say a lot, "That's racin'."
Racers covet a Daytona 500 win. It has the biggest purse of any NASCAR race but more than that, it's the prestige. It's the Super Bowl ring, the Masters jacket, the Olympic medal. Celebrities, politicians, even presidents show up to watch the race. In 2022, over 8.9 million people watched the 500 and from 1995 to 2020, television ratings in the U.S. for the Daytona 500 were higher than any other auto race.
It's also a full-day event. Fox Sports will be full of analysis and predictions and driver interviews, and at the track there are fan activities and a prerace concert by country music star Dierks Bentley.
The Daytona 500 began in 1959 when NASCAR founder Bill France wanted to get Daytona's stock car races off the beach where they'd been tearing up the sand for five decades and into a track with high banks so the cars could go faster (and where fans might be more likely to buy stuff). He and some backers built the Daytona International Speedway and the 500 was born.
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When and where is the Daytona 500?
The Daytona 500 is held on a Sunday in February at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The 2023 Daytona 500 will begin Sunday, Feb. 19 at 2:30 p.m. EST.
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How can I watch the Daytona 500 and what TV channel is it on? Is the Daytona 500 streaming?
If you were hoping to watch it in person, too late. It's sold out for the eighth-straight year. But you can still watch it.
The Daytona 500 will be broadcast on Fox or Fox Sports 1. It also will be streamed on Fox Sports Live and the Fox Sports app.
If you don't have cable, you can get Fox with memberships to Hulu + Live, FuboTV, Sling TV, YouTubeTV and DirecTV Stream.
If you just want to listen, you can follow along on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) or on SiriusXM NASCAR Ch. 50.
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What does the 500 mean in the Daytona 500? How many laps are there?
To win the Daytona 500, a driver must be the first one to finish 200 laps around the 2.5 mile track. That makes it 500 miles. See? Easy.
How long does the Daytona 500 last?
Usually between three and four hours if all goes well and there are no major multi-car wrecks or adverse track conditions and it doesn't rain.
What happens if the Daytona 500 gets rained out?
It stops. For a while.
The cars pull to the side and get covered. Teams aren't allowed to work on them. Fans huddle under ponchos. Drivers often get on social media and post selfies. Basically, the whole event hunkers down and waits for the rain to pass, and then the fleet of Air Titans hit the track to dry it out. The Air Titans are vacuum/sweeper trucks equipped with compressed air to blow water off the track and suck it up.
Drivers have even left the Speedway during long delays to get some fast food.
The Daytona 500 runs in three stages where drivers in the lead can earn points. The first two stages are 65 laps each and the final one is 70. If worst comes to worst and the race has to stop, the driver in the lead after at least 100 laps or the end of Stage 2, whichever comes first, will be declared the winner.
As it's the jewel of NASCAR's crown, officials will try their hardest to run the complete race and in some years they have been delayed and restarted well into the night and the next morning to get a winner, or postponed to Monday.
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How many cars start in the Daytona 500?
There are 40 drivers in the 2023 Daytona 500.
Drivers compete in two qualifying races in the week leading up to the big race to see who gets in. The winners of each qualifying race become the first two cars in the starting lineup of the Daytona 500. (This year, that's Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson.) The third and fourth spots are held by the winners of two more races after that called the Duels, currently known as the Bluegreen Vacations Duel races. Races can change sponsors from year to year so the same annual race may have different names.
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How fast do cars go in the Daytona 500? What's the maximum speed?
The fastest recorded time in NASCAR history was 212.089 mph by Bill Elliott during a qualifying run at Talladega Superspeedway. And it will remain the fastest recorded time because after some truly spectacular wrecks and a fatality NASCAR started mandating restrictor plates on all cars in 1987 and have made other changes since to slow everyone down.
Top speeds in the qualifying races this week were just over 181 mph, and at their fastest in the drafts (see below) the drivers in the Daytona 500 will probably be hitting in the 190s.
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Why are the Thunderbirds at the Daytona 500?
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will perform their signature “Delta” formation over the Speedway at the end of the National Anthem for the start of the Daytona 500 as they have since 2010.
“We are excited to fly over the Daytona 500 again this year,” Lt. Col. John Caldwell, commander and leader of the Thunderbirds, said in 2021. “This amazing event has kicked off our demonstration season for the past 10 years, and we are grateful for the partnership between the Speedway and Air Force."
What's bump drafting? What's a pace car? When does a caution flag fly?
A quick guide to some basic racing terminology:
- The field: All the cars on the track.
- Pace car: A car that comes out and leads the field around the track during caution stops and restarts. Like being stuck behind a student driver.
- Green flag: When this is waved, the race begins.
- Caution flag: This yellow flag is waved when there's a hazardous situation on track. The pace car comes out and keeps a steady 70 mph speed to slow the field down while the problem is resolved.
- Green-white-checker flag: This gets waved when the race only has two more laps but there's a caution flag. It means the race will be extended two more laps.
- Checkered flag: Waved when the winner crosses the start/finish line.
- Drafting: This is physics stuff. When you see two cars driving one after the other, almost touching, they're drafting. The first car is punching a hole in the air, creating a bubble or vacuum behind it. A second car, slipping into that bubble, gets much less air resistance and can go faster. What's wild is if that happens, the formation of the two even gives the driver in front a little boost so two cars driving closely together can go faster than one car alone.
- Restrictor plate: Something that limits a car's speed, mandated by NASCAR after escalating speeds and drafting led to some spectacular wrecks and a fatality.
- Bump drafting: Drafting, weaponized. If you're trying to pass someone you can slip into that air bubble behind their car, speed up and then "bump" or push the car in front. That raises the rear of their car a bit, and when it comes back down the car can lose traction and the driver may have to correct, allowing you a chance to get around them. Bump drafting was banned from NASCAR in 2014.
What does the winner win in the Daytona 500?
Lifetime bragging rights, a bunch of money, and their name on a really big trophy.
The total purse — all the money available to win — for the 2023 Daytona 500 is $26,934,357, probably for some very good bookkeeping reason. But how much will the winner get? No idea.
NASCAR stopped releasing prize money figures in 2016 so we don't know the actual breakdown. In 2015, it worked out to about 9% of the total so if that holds true, the winner of the 2023 Daytona 500 should get a payday of about $2.4 million.
When they get to Victory Lane and get hosed down with celebratory champagne or whatever beverage they're sponsoring, the winner of the Daytona 500 also will be presented with the Harley J. Earl Trophy, a four-foot-tall, five-foot-wide black and silver creation adorned with the winners of every Daytona 500. It's named after, yes, Harley J. Earl, an automobile designer, the father of the Corvette and the second commissioner of NASCAR.
Who is Harley J. Earl?And why is the Daytona 500 champion's trophy named after him?
They don't get to keep it, though. After the presentation, the trophy, also known as the Harley J. Earl Perpetual Trophy, gets put back on display at Daytona International Speedway and the winner gets a smaller replica with a black base and a scaled-down replica of the Firebird One that Earl created in 1954.
The winner's car also is put on display next to the trophy for the next year.
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Patrick Mahomes wins 2nd MVP award ahead of Super Bowl
PHOENIX (AP) — Patrick Mahomes dominated the voting for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award. Now, he’ll try to break the MVP curse.
Mahomes, who also won in 2018, easily outdistanced Jalen Hurts, receiving 48 of 50 first-place votes from a nationwide panel of media members who regularly cover the league. He earned 490 points to 193 for Hurts, who got one first-place vote, 26 seconds, 11 thirds and 10 fourths.
Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs (16-3) face Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles (16-3) in the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Mahomes thanked the Chiefs organization and his teammates in a video at NFL Honors on Thursday night.
“I would never be standing here without y’all,” Mahomes said. “Every day we’ve given everything we have together to win the ultimate goal, the Super Bowl. Let’s continue to go for that dream this weekend.”
The last nine MVPs to play in the Super Bowl that season are 0-9. Kurt Warner was the last to win both the MVP award and Super Bowl following the 1999 season.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen received the other first-place vote, finishing third with 151 points. Bengals QB Joe Burrow placed fourth and Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson came in fifth.
The 27-year-old Mahomes is the third player to win his second MVP before turning 28, joining Brett Favre (27) and Jim Brown (22).
Mahomes was the 2018 NFL MVP in his first full season as a starter.
The Chiefs lost the AFC championship game that season but Mahomes led them to a Super Bowl victory over San Francisco the following season.
In the second-closest race Thursday, Brian Daboll won AP Coach of the Year after leading the New York Giants to their first playoff appearance in six years.
Daboll received 16 first-place votes and 123 total points to outpace 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, who got 12 votes for first and 100 points.
Jaguars coach Doug Pederson finished third with 75 points, including five first-place votes.
“It’s a tremendous honor,” Daboll said. “You don’t think about that when you take a job. You think about leading a team and building the culture.
Other awards announced Thursday:
DeMeco Ryans, who spent the past two seasons as the defensive coordinator of the 49ers, was named AP Assistant Coach of the Year. He is now the head coach of the Texans.
Nick Bosa made it a landslide for the AP Defensive Player of the Year award. San Francisco’s All-Pro defensive end received 46 first-place votes after leading the NFL with 18 ½ sacks in the regular season.
Bosa and the 49ers lost to the Eagles 31-7 in the NFC title game. He joked that he’s ready to start the season now.
“One weekend in Las Vegas is enough for me,” Bosa said.
Jets cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner won the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year award. Gardner, the No. 4 overall pick in the draft, started every game for the Jets. He had two interceptions and allowed just 33 catches on 73 targets.
Jets receiver Garrett Wilson edged out Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker for the AP Offensive Rookie of the year award.
“This means everything.,” Wilson said. “You put in a lot of work to end up in this point and to see it come to fruition, it’s awesome.”
Wilson and Gardner are the third teammates to win the offensive and defensive rookie awards in the same season. Alvin Kamara and Marshon Lattimore did it with the Saints in 2017 and Detroit’s Mel Farr and Lem Barney did it in 1967.
“I was more happy for Garrett,” Gardner said.
Justin Jefferson ran away with the AP Offensive Player of the Year award. Minnesota’s All-Pro wide receiver got 35 first-place votes and earned 192 points, outdistancing runner up Mahomes by a significant margin.
“It means a lot, especially where I come from, this doesn’t happen,” Jefferson said. “I was always doubted, wasn’t highly recruited. Having this award is amazing.”
Geno Smith, who earned his first Pro Bowl berth after becoming a full-time starter for the first time since 2014, is the AP Comeback Player of the Year. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback threw for 4,282 yards, 30 TDs and led Seattle to an NFC wild-card berth.
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was the Walter Payton Man of the Year. The prestigious award recognizes an NFL player for outstanding community service activities off the field, as well as excellence on the field.
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LYMAN, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities are just beginning to sift through the wreckage of the devastated city of Lyman in eastern Ukraine as they assess the humanitarian toll, and possibility of war crimes, from a months-long Russian occupation.
Few of the buildings in the city in the Donetsk region — an area which Moscow illegally claimed as Russian territory last week following a staged “referendum” — have survived without damage, and most houses are without basic utilities.
Walls around the town bear graffitied reminders of the four-month occupation by Russian troops, with words like “Russia,” “USSR” and “Russian World” scrawled on surfaces that are riddled by bullets.
Mark Tkachenko, communications inspector for the Kramatorsk district police of the Donetsk region, said Friday that authorities are still searching for the bodies of civilians amid the destruction, and trying to determine causes of death.
“They will look at when people died and how they died. If it was in the period when the city was occupied and they have injuries from Kalashnikov rifles, then of course, it’s a war crime,” Tkachenko told The Associated Press.
While it is still unclear how many died in the city since it was overrun by Russian forces in May, he said, Lyman today has become a “humanitarian crisis” which could still hold further grim discoveries.
“Some people died in their houses, some people died in the streets, and the bodies are now being sent to experts for examination,” he said. “For now we are looking for grave sites, and there are probably mass graves.”
The road approaching Lyman, which Russians used as a strategic logistics and transport hub during its occupation, is littered with miles of desolation left behind from intense fighting as Ukrainian troops pressed to retake it late last week.
The forests surrounding the city were decimated by the fighting, and the burned out and twisted wreckage of dozens of vehicles lined the road which was pockmarked by craters from falling rockets.
Tetyana Ignatchenko, spokeswoman for the Donetsk regional administration, said the city’s civilian infrastructure had been “completely destroyed,” and that an effort was ongoing to clear it of the bodies of Russian soldiers abandoned during their army’s retreat.
“Police and criminologists are working, looking for Russian bodies and collecting them in the streets and forests. There are very many of them because the occupiers didn’t bring them with them,” Ignatchenko said.
As they left Lyman, Russian soldiers placed mines on the bodies of some of their fallen comrades, set to explode when Ukrainian authorities attempted to clear them, said Tkachenko of the Kramatorsk district police. Some had exploded, but caused no injuries.
As Ukrainian authorities entered the city, they found that many civilian residents had been killed by shelling while others, mostly older people, had died during the Russian occupation because of a lack of food and medicine, Tkachenko said.
Looting of civilian homes by Russian soldiers, he said, was widespread.
Anatolii, 71, a Lyman resident who lined up in the city’s central square Friday to receive humanitarian aid, said Russian soldiers generally left people his age alone, but that he had heard rumors of prolonged detentions of civilians and that his daughter’s home had been robbed.
“I was looking after my daughter’s house when they came over and opened the house with a crowbar and stole everything that they needed and escaped,” he said. “What could I say, and to whom? Could I fight with them? No.”
The liberation of Lyman came as the latest in a series of gains by Ukrainian forces as part of successful counteroffensive operations in the Kharkiv, Donetsk and Kherson regions.
Even as Ukraine has recovered thousands of square miles of territory in the last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties to illegally annex the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. Western leaders decried the move as illegitimate and a reckless escalation of the war, which began on Feb. 24.
As Ukrainian forces moved back into liberated cities and towns, they discovered some instances of mass graves and torture sites, such as those recently observed by AP journalists in recaptured settlements in the Kharkiv region.
In one liberated city, Izium, an AP investigation uncovered 10 separate torture sites.
Ukrainian media earlier reported the discovery of a mass grave in Lyman, but authorities on site wouldn’t confirm or deny its existence and wouldn’t elaborate further, saying only that investigations were ongoing.
But Donetsk Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko on Friday said that two burial sites had been found in Lyman, including around 200 individual civilian graves and a mass grave with an undetermined number of bodies.
On Friday, Tetyana, who didn’t want to give her last name, wheeled a hand cart full of squashes toward her house on the outskirts of Lyman on a street where most houses bore damage from the fighting.
Her home had been heavily damaged in a Russian attack, she said, pointing at what used to be a window in her kitchen from when a rocket came through the wall.
“I was at home and fell into the bathroom, and my daughter was in the hallway. How we weren’t killed, I don’t know,” she said. “The storage shed is destroyed, the roof was destroyed, but now we’ve repaired it. Here you see the doors are also damaged.”
Tetyana pointed to a pair of green trousers she was wearing, and several camouflage coats hanging on hooks outside her house. She’d found the Russian uniforms, she said, “laying around. All my stuff was destroyed so I have nothing to wear.”
Daria Yevheniivna, 15, said that while she had spent most of the occupation at home in hiding, she now feels a new sense of hope that her city can be salvaged.
“Everything got better,” she said. “It became very calm. I don’t hear shooting anymore, and I can sleep in the house, not in the cellar. People became more kind.”
Anatolii, who also didn’t give his last name, complained as he spoke on the central square that some of his neighbors only watched Russian television, which he said had “messed with their heads.” He has tried to influence them, he said, but without success.
“There are some people who were waiting for the Russians, but I am Ukrainian, and we don’t like them,” he said.
“War is war. This is a real war,” he said. “Russians shout that it’s a special operation, but it’s only a special operation for them. For us, it’s a real war.”
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TELEVISION
Live and same day tape-delay events. Some channels listed may be available only on cable or satellite TV. Channels vary, depending upon your service provider. Schedule subject to change. Channel key: BSWis (Bally Sports Wisconsin), FS1 (FOX Sports 1), BTN (Big Ten Network), TGC (The Golf Channel), NBCSN (NBC Sports Network), CBSSN (CBS Sports Network).
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S)
5 p.m.: Kent St. at Buffalo, ESPN2.
6 p.m.: Fairfield at Rider, ESPNU; Xavier at Butler, FS1.
6:30 p.m.: Akron at Ohio, CBSSN.
7 p.m.: Saint Louis at Dayton, ESPN2.
8 p.m.: N. Kentucky at Wright St., ESPNU; New Mexico at Air Force, FS1.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S)
7 p.m.: Oregon St. at UCLA, PAC-12N.
9 p.m.: Oregon at Southern Cal, PAC-12N.
COLLEGE GYMNASTICS (WOMEN'S)
4:30 p.m.: Minnesota at Michigan, ESPNU.
6 p.m.: Missouri at Florida, SECN.
7:30 p.m.: LSU at Auburn, SECN.
COLLEGE HOCKEY (MEN'S)
7 p.m.: Minnesota at Wisconsin, BSWis Extra.
8:30 p.m.: North Dakota at Denver, CBSSN.
COLLEGE WRESTLING
6 p.m.: Duke at Virginia, ACCN; Nebraska at Ohio St., BTN.
8 p.m.: Michigan at Iowa, BTN.
FIGURE SKATING
7 a.m.: ISU: The Four Continents Championships, Men's Short Program, Colorado Springs, Colo. (tape delay), USA.
9 a.m.: ISU: The Four Continents Championships, Women's Short Program, Colorado Springs, Colo. (tape delay), USA.
GOLF
7 a.m.: PGA Tour Champions: The Trophy Hassan II, Second Round, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco, TGC.
2:30 p.m.: PGA Tour: The WM Phoenix Open, Second Round, TPC Scottsdale - Stadium Course, Scottsdale, Ariz., TGC.
11 p.m.: DP World Tour: The Singapore Classic, Third Round, Laguna National Golf Resort Club, Singapore, TGC.
HORSE RACING
2 p.m.: NYRA: America's Day at the Races, FS2.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
6:45 p.m.: Charlotte at Boston, ESPN.
9:05 p.m.: Cleveland at New Orleans, ESPN.
9:30 p.m.: Milwaukee at LA Clippers, BSWis.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
6 p.m.: Seattle at NY Rangers, NHLN.
RUGBY (MEN'S)
1 a.m. (Saturday): NRL: Penrith at Parramatta, Preseason Trials, FS2.
SOCCER (MEN'S)
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NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
9:30 p.m.: Milwaukee at LA Clippers, WTMJ (620 AM).
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
7:30 p.m.: Arizona at Chicago, WGN (720 AM).
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Dak Prescott needs thumb surgery, will miss 'several weeks' originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington
Sunday night went from bad to worse for the Dallas Cowboys.
Not only did Jerry Jones' squad lose in convincing fashion to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but they also lost their starting quarterback.
After the game, Jones said that quarterback Dak Prescott will miss "several weeks" as he needs surgery to repair a fracture behind his thumb. Prescott exited Sunday's game during the fourth quarter and did not return.
The Cowboys owner did confirm that Prescott isn't out for the year, and that the surgery is set for Monday.
With Dallas' starting signal-caller out, head coach Mike McCarthy will turn to backup Cooper Rush. In relief of Prescott on Sunday, Rush completed 7 of 13 passes for 64 yards.
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Even with Prescott under center, the Cowboys struggled to score in their season-opener. He went 14 of 29 for 134 yards and an interception and the team mustered just three points -- a field goal on the opening drive.
Dallas was the only NFC East team to lose in Week 1, and the schedule doesn't get easier. The defending AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals will visit AT&T Stadium in Week 2 before the Cowboys play at the Giants, home against the Commanders and then on the road against the Rams and Eagles.
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Linda Skeens swept the culinary awards at last year’s Virginia-Kentucky District Fair, taking home more than 25 blue ribbons and going viral online. The 75-year-old great-grandmother from Appalachia, followed up her victories by writing a cookbook, “Blue Ribbon Kitchen” (83 Press); in the pages she shares her prize-winning and family-favorite recipes.
Last week I wrote about her peanut butter fudge, but this week I want to revisit her book to spotlight a recipe for a savory dish. She wrote that her Cheese-Stuffed Jalapeños are great for outdoor entertaining, adding that the recipe takes “some work” but the results are worth the effort. Here is her take on cheese-meets-chilies.
Cheese-Stuffed Jalapeños
Yield: 24
INGREDIENTS
Vegetable oil for greasing rimmed baking sheet
12 medium fresh jalapeño peppers
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup finely shredded mild Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup finely shredded pepper jack cheese
3/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 strips of bacon, cook crisp and crumbled
Cook’s notes: Use caution when working with fresh chilies. Wash hands and work surface upon completion and do not touch face or eyes.
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a rimmed baking sheet with vegetable oil.
2. Cut jalapeños in half lengthwise. Remove seeds and membranes. Wash peppers in large bowl. Place them in a large saucepan and add water to cover. Bring to boil on high heat; boil for 5 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water; set aside on paper towel.
3. In a bowl, beat cream cheese, cheeses, and Worcestershire with a hand mixer on medium speed until well blended. Spoon about 2 teaspoons of mixture into each pepper half, sprinkle with bacon. Place cheese-side up on prepared baking sheet.
4. Bake in preheated oven until cheese is “good and melted,” 5 to 10 minutes.
Source: “Blue Ribbon Kitchen: Recipes and Tips from America’s Favorite County Fair Champion” by Linda Skeens (83 Press)
Cooking question? Contact Cathy Thomas at cathythomascooks@gmail.com
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How to Watch the Devils vs. Hurricanes Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for NHL Playoffs Second Round Game 3
Published: May. 6, 2023 at 4:12 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
Game 3 of the NHL Playoffs Second Round on Sunday, May 7 showcases the New Jersey Devils hosting the Carolina Hurricanes at Prudential Center at 3:30 PM ET on TBS, SN1, and TVAS. The Hurricanes lead the series 2-0.
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The Devils-Hurricanes matchup can be seen on TBS, SN1, and TVAS, so tune in to catch the action.
Devils Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info
- When: Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 3:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: TBS, SN1, and TVAS
- Where: Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey
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Devils vs. Hurricanes Head-to-Head
Devils Stats & Trends
- The Devils have allowed 222 total goals (2.7 per game), ranking eighth in league play for the fewest goals against.
- The Devils' 289 total goals (3.5 per game) rank fourth in the NHL.
- In their past 10 games, the Devils are 5-5-0 to earn 75.0% of the possible points.
- Over on the defensive side, the Devils have given up 30 goals (three per game) in those 10 matchups.
- They have scored 24 goals during that stretch.
Devils Key Players
Hurricanes Stats & Trends
- The Hurricanes have one of the top defenses in the NHL, giving up 210 total goals (2.6 per game), second in the NHL.
- The Hurricanes' 262 goals on the season (3.2 per game) rank them 15th in the league.
- Over the past 10 contests, the Hurricanes have claimed 90.0% of the possible points with an 8-2-0 record.
- Over on the defensive end, the Hurricanes have given up 2.1 goals per game (21 total) over those 10 outings.
- They have averaged 3.7 goals per game (37 total) during that time.
Hurricanes Key Players
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan outlined a long-term preparedness plan for dealing with COVID-19 on Thursday, with a focus on treatments to keep people out of hospitals and keeping the state ready to respond to virus variants and a potential increase in cases.
Hogan said the state has nearly doubled its “Test to Treat” sites to nearly 90 locations over the last three months to make it easier for people to get tested for the virus.
The governor also said the state health department is preparing dozens more urgent care and ambulatory care locations to be ready to provide these services by the fall.
Maryland also is aiming to maximize treatments for COVID-19, Hogan said. While therapies are a relatively new tool, they are becoming more prevalent. Although the treatments are not cures, they have a high success rate in keeping people out of the hospital.
Officials also gave an update on the state’s preparations for vaccinations for children under 5. Pending federal approval, Maryland will have COVID-19 vaccines available for infants and toddlers as early as June 20.
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Ukraine official: Putin taking Belarus as ‘nuclear hostage’
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s top security official on Sunday denounced the Kremlin’s plans to station tactical atomic weapons in Belarus, saying that Russia was taking its ally as a “nuclear hostage.”
But Moscow said it was making the move in response to the West’s increasing military support for Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the plan in a television interview that aired on Saturday, saying it was triggered by a U.K. decision this past week to provide Ukraine with armor-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium.
Putin argued that by deploying its tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Russia was following the lead of the United States. He noted that Washington has nuclear weapons based in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey.
“We are doing what they have been doing for decades, stationing them in certain allied countries, preparing the launch platforms and training their crews,” he said.
Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, tweeted Sunday that Putin’s announcement was “a step towards internal destabilization” of Belarus that maximized “the level of negative perception and public rejection” of Russia and Putin in Belarusian society. The Kremlin, Danilov added, “took Belarus as a nuclear hostage.”
On Saturday, Putin argued that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has long asked to have nuclear weapons in his country again to counter NATO. Belarus shares borders with three NATO members — Latvia, Lithuania and Poland — and Russia used Belarusian territory as a staging ground to send troops into neighboring Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
Both Lukashenko’s support of the war and Putin’s plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus has been denounced by the Belarusian opposition.
Tactical nuclear weapons are intended for use on the battlefield and have a short range and a low yield compared with much more powerful nuclear warheads fitted to long-range missiles. Russia plans to maintain control over the ones it sends to Belarus, and construction of storage facilities for them will be completed by July 1, Putin said.
Russia has stored its tactical nuclear weapons at dedicated depots on its territory, and moving part of the arsenal to a storage facility in Belarus would up the ante in the Ukrainian conflict by placing them closer to Russian aircraft and missiles already stationed there.
The U.S. said it would “monitor the implications” of Putin’s announcement. So far, Washington hasn’t seen “any indications Russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon,” National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said.
In Germany, the foreign ministry called it a “further attempt at nuclear intimidation,” German news agency dpa reported late Saturday. The ministry went on to say that “the comparison drawn by President Putin to NATO’s nuclear participation is misleading and cannot be used to justify the step announced by Russia.”
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Kirsten Grieshaber contributed to this report from Berlin.
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DETROIT (AP) — Electric vehicles made by General Motors will be able to use much of Tesla’s extensive charging network beginning early next year under an agreement the two companies announced Thursday.
In addition, GM will adopt Tesla’s connector, the plug that links an electric vehicle to a charging station.
GM joins Ford in shifting its electric vehicles to work with about 12,000 of Tesla’s roughly 17,000 chargers, and both Detroit automakers are pushing to make Tesla’s connector the industry standard. GM CEO Mary Barra and her Tesla counterpart, Elon Musk, made the announcement during a Twitter Spaces conversation.
Their discussion comes two weeks after Ford CEO Jim Farley joined Musk to announce that Ford’s electric vehicles would gain access to much of Tesla’s EV-charging network, the largest in the nation. Farley also said Ford would switch to Tesla’s connector rather than go with the connector used by the rest of the industry.
At first, GM and Ford EV owners will need an adapter to hook into the Tesla stations, which have their own connector. But both GM and Ford will switch to Tesla’s North American Charging Standard connector starting with new EVs produced in 2025.
Tesla has about 17,000 Supercharger stations in the U.S. There are about 54,000 public charging stations in the U.S., according to the Department of Energy, but many charge much more slowly than the Tesla stations.
“Like Ford, we see this as an opportunity to expand access to charging,” Barra said, adding that GM hopes the rest of the industry will move to the Tesla charging connector, which is different from the CCS connector used on most other EVs.
Musk said that GM and Tesla vehicles would have an even playing field at the charging stations.
“We will provide support equally to both,” he said. “The most important thing is we advance the electric vehicle revolution.”
Financial details of the agreement between the two companies were not released Thursday, but GM spokesman Darryll Harrison said GM isn’t paying Tesla.
“Tesla will get better utilization of their network and all the new charging revenue, which will help them expand the network further,” Harrison said. “There are other opportunities both companies can take advantage of as a result of the agreement.”
Details of how customers would gain access are still being worked out. GM EV owners may have to pay a monthly charge to access Tesla’s charging network, or they could pay for each use. Current GM owners probably will need to buy the adapter, Harrison said.
Tesla’s supercharger network is a huge competitive advantage for the company based in Austin, Texas, which sells more EVs than anyone else in the U.S. Chargers often are located near freeways to enable long trips, where most fast-charging plugs are needed, and generally they’re more reliable than other networks.
But opening access to EVs from GM and Ford, which rank a distant second and third in U.S. EV sales, will make it easier for those owners to charge while traveling. It also could rankle some Tesla owners who already are jockeying for space at some of the busier Supercharger stations, largely in California.
Barra said joining Tesla’s network would almost double the number of chargers available to GM electric vehicle owners.
“At the end of the day, we’re looking at what’s best for our customers,” Barra said. “We aren’t the only company that comes up with good ideas.”
Mike Austin, an electric vehicles analyst for Guidehouse Insights, said GM joining the Tesla network is a huge step toward making Tesla’s connector the industrywide standard.
“It seems like there’s a lot of momentum going the way of the North American Charging Standard, for sure,” he said.
If other large EV makers such as Hyundai, Kia, Volkswagen and Nissan, also switch connectors, Tesla would get a large amount of revenue from its chargers, Austin said.
Still, Tesla appears to be holding back at least part of its network for use only by Tesla owners, he said. The risk, he said, is that Tesla owners could have to wait for access to a plug.
“Tesla owners are used to not having to wait,” he said.
The Tesla connector and cord are much lighter and easier to handle than the CCS system used by the rest of the auto industry, Austin said.
Earlier this year, the White House announced that at least 7,500 chargers from Tesla’s Supercharger and Destination Charger network would be available to non-Tesla electric vehicles by the end of 2024. But the rollout thus far has been slow.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For over 40 years Barkev's has been a leading designer of unique engagement and wedding rings, and though the company's program that gives you the ability to see sample rings at home was launched years ago it has since transformed the jewelry industry and customer experiences.
The world is an interesting place today where online shopping has taken over and in 2020 e-commerce sales skyrocketed by 43% ($244.2B) according to the 2020 ARTS study by the U.S. Census Bureau, though Barkev's predicted that shift early on and focused on bridging the gap between online shopping and giving customers a new way to touch and feel what they're getting before making the final purchase – a revolution in the jewelry industry.
Today, Barkev's offers a unique experience where you can browse the company's website to see their custom designs then choose what stands out and request a sample that will arrive at your doorstep a couple of days later for you to explore in the comfort and privacy of your home.
"When I launched Barkev's 40 years ago I could have never imagined the power of e-commerce today, though we are continuing to evolve with the times and deliver the best customer experiences possible," stated Barkev Meserlian, Founder of Barkev's.
For more information on Barkev's or to browse their collections, visit the company website: https://www.barkevs.com
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WHO: COVID end ‘in sight,’ deaths at lowest since March 2020
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak.
At a press briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the world has never been in a better position to stop COVID-19.
“We are not there yet, but the end is in sight,” he said, comparing the effort to that made by a marathon runner nearing the finish line. “Now is the worst time to stop running,” he said. “Now is the time to run harder and make sure we cross the line and reap all the rewards of our hard work.”
In its weekly report on the pandemic, the U.N. health agency said deaths fell by 22% in the past week, at just over 11,000 reported worldwide. There were 3.1 million new cases, a drop of 28%, continuing a weeks-long decline in the disease in every part of the world.
Still, the WHO warned that relaxed COVID testing and surveillance in many countries means that many cases are going unnoticed. The agency issued a set of policy briefs for governments to strengthen their efforts against the coronavirus ahead of the expected winter surge of COVID-19, warning that new variants could yet undo the progress made to date.
“If we don’t take this opportunity now, we run the risk of more variants, more deaths, more disruption, and more uncertainty,” Tedros said.
The WHO reported that the omicron subvariant BA.5 continues to dominate globally and comprised nearly 90% of virus samples shared with the world’s biggest public database. In recent weeks, regulatory authorities in Europe, the U.S. and elsewhere have cleared tweaked vaccines that target both the original coronavirus and later variants including BA.5.
Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead on COVID-19, said the organization expected future waves of the disease, but was hopeful those would not cause many deaths.
Meanwhile in China, residents of a city in the country’s far western Xinjiang region have said they are experiencing hunger, forced quarantines and dwindling supplies of medicine and daily necessities after more than 40 days in a lockdown prompted by COVID-19.
Hundreds of posts from Ghulja riveted users of Chinese social media last week, with residents sharing videos of empty refrigerators, feverish children and people shouting from their windows.
On Monday, local police announced the arrests of six people for “spreading rumors” about the lockdown, including posts about a dead child and an alleged suicide, which they said “incited opposition” and “disrupted social order.”
Leaked directives from government offices show that workers are being ordered to avoid negative information and spread “positive energy” instead. One directed state media to film “smiling seniors” and “children having fun” in neighborhoods emerging from the lockdown.
The government has ordered mass testing and district lockdowns in cities across China in recent weeks, from Sanya on tropical Hainan island to southwest Chengdu, to the northern port city of Dalian.
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• Walter Brown, the retiring legal counsel of Natchez, Miss., suspects that "at least half my law practice has been serving as counsel for boards, such as serving as the city attorney for 25 years [and] the hospital for about the same time."
• River Smith, 20, of Savage, Minn., was denied bail on charges of illegal possession of a machine gun and attempting to possess unregistered hand grenades, as federal authorities say he was building an arsenal to use against police.
• Shawn Parcells, who's already serving a federal sentence for wire fraud, was sentenced to serve another year in jail for state charges of theft and illegally obtaining control over bodies, the Kansas attorney general's office announced.
• Kathy Hochul, Democratic governor of New York, announced that a minority-controlled nonprofit organization in Manhattan that serves people with HIV and AIDS will be the first of 36 recently licensed cannabis dispensaries to begin selling marijuana to the general public.
• Peter Brand, a former fencing coach at Harvard University, was acquitted of charges that he accepted more than $1.5 million in bribes in exchange for designating a wealthy businessman's two sons as recruits to help secure their admission.
• Rebecca Scofield, history department chairwoman at the University of Idaho, filed a defamation lawsuit against a Texas-based TikTok user with more than 105,000 followers, in which the professor claims she was falsely accused of killing four students at an off-campus home.
• Brittney Griner, the WNBA champion who recently returned to the U.S. from Russia in a prisoner swap, encouraged supporters in an Instagram post to "join me in writing to Paul Whelan and continuing to advocate for other Americans to be rescued and returned to their families."
• Alex Jones, host of Infowars, had his motion seeking a new trial and the overturning of a verdict requiring him to pay nearly $1 billion to families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre rejected by a Connecticut judge.
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Yosemite wildfire grows, but giant sequoias remain protected
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire on the edge of a grove of California’s giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park grew overnight but remained partially contained Tuesday.
The 6-day-old fire was not expected to make a significant advance into the famed Mariposa Grove, an official told a community meeting Monday evening.
“Overall it’s in a very good place,” said Matt Ahearn, the incident management team’s tactical operations commander.
Yosemite forest ecologist and firefighter Garrett Dickman also expressed optimism in an interview with SFGATE.com after surveying the western part of the grove on Sunday.
“I walked through all the parts that burned and did not see any mortality. … Some of the trees had some burn on them, but the level of burn was well within their ability to handle it,” Dickman said.
The Washburn Fire at the south end of the park covered about 5 square miles (13 square kilometers) but was still 22% contained Tuesday morning, according to an incident update.
The fire has been burning since Thursday, when visitors reported smoke near Washburn Trail in the area of Mariposa Grove, a stand of hundreds of iconic trees that includes the 3,000-year-old Grizzly Giant.
The next day, hundreds of visitors and residents were evacuated from the nearby community of Wawona, but the rest of Yosemite has remained open.
Sprinklers were set up in the grove to protect the ancient trees, and a structure protection group of firefighters prepared defenses for Wawona.
The fire generally has burned to the north and east, away from the grove. Conditions have been hot and dry but winds have been light.
Ahearn, the tactical operations commander, described extensive work by firefighters to cut off the fire’s movements in difficult terrain.
“We’re feeling very confident with the plan, but we are being challenged with the plan,” he said. “All crews are fully engaged, fully supportive, fighting fire very aggressive.”
Ahearn expressed optimism about keeping the famous grove safe from the fire.
“It’s out on the outer skirts of the Mariposa Gove,” Ahearn said. “It has backed a little ways into that, but it hasn’t backed intensely into the grove.”
Ahearn said firefighters have been clearing around the bases of the trees.
“We fully do not see fire advancing (in) from this point where we’re currently at,” he said.
Firefighters had cut by hand a containment line across the entire northern edge of Mariposa Grove, he said.
Firefighters were mindful of the possibility the flames could move farther east and south, which could bracket one end of the grove.
The fire’s cause remained under investigation, but authorities consider it human-caused because there was no obvious natural spark
The giant sequoias, native in only about 70 groves spread along the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, were once considered impervious to flames but have become increasingly vulnerable as wildfires, fueled by a buildup of undergrowth from a century of fire suppression and the impact of drought exacerbated by climate change, have become more intense and destructive.
Lightning-sparked wildfires over the past two years have killed up to a fifth of the estimated 75,000 large sequoias, which are the biggest trees by volume and a major draw for tourists.
A fierce windstorm ripped through the grove more than a year ago and toppled 15 giant sequoias, along with countless other trees.
The downed trees, in addition to massive numbers of pines killed by bark beetles, provided ample fuel for the flames.
In Utah, smoke and ash emanating from a growing wildfire in rural Tooele County blew into Salt Lake City on Saturday. By Monday night, the Jacob City Fire had grown to 6.4 square miles, with 19% containment, officials said.
Elsewhere in Utah, firefighters contending with heavy winds battled the 15.9 square-mile Halfway Hill Fire in Filmore. Law enforcement on Saturday arrested four men who investigators said abandoned a campfire that ignited the blaze.
So far in 2022, over 35,000 wildfires have burned nearly 4.7 million acres in the U.S., according to the National Interagency Fire Center, well above average for both wildfires and acres burned.
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BALTIMORE, March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Urological Association's (AUA) Urology Scientific Mentoring and Research Training (USMART) Academy is pleased to announce the 2023 cohort of mentees. The USMART Academy was conceptualized in 2016 by the AUA Office of Research and has helped dozens of emerging urologists representing a range of research areas.
The program was specifically developed to assist young urology physician-scientist's transition to research independence with the help of professionals with exemplary reputations of mentorship and research funding.
"The USMART Academy is so important to us at the AUA because it helps foster creativity and supports the next generation of urologists." said Edward Messing, MD, AUA president. "There is a need for strong mentorships to help advance our field, and we are proud to offer this opportunity."
Thanks to the success of the USMART Academy and the growing consensus on the value of mentorship early in the research career pipeline, the program doubled the available mentee positions in 2022— now offering 10 mentees a spot in the Academy. The program also expanded its mission to increase mentorship specifically for budding physician-scientists from groups underrepresented in the biomedical workforce.
"We're excited to welcome the 2023 cohort to the USMART Academy," said Steven Kaplan, MD, chair of the AUA's Research Council. "This year we are thrilled to increase the diversity of our participants and help champion more diverse future urology leaders."
Congratulations to 2023 USMART mentees:
- Eric Ballon-Landa, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
- Helen Bernie, DO, Assistant Professor, Indiana University, Indianapolis
- Raju Chelluri, MD, Fellow, Fox Chase Cancer Center
- Smita De, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic
- Kirtishri Mishra, MD, Assistant Professor, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
- Nicolas Montalbetti, PhD, Instructor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Maya Overland, MD, PhD, Fellow, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Benjamin Ristau, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut Health Center
- Alexander Small, MD, Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Hong Truong, MD, Assistant Professor, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Early-career physician-scientists and urology researchers interested in applying to the USMART Academy can visit https://www.auanet.org/research-and-data/research-resources/usmart.
Established researchers interested in volunteering as mentors can contact the AUA at research@auanet.org.
About the American Urological Association: Founded in 1902 and headquartered near Baltimore, Maryland, the American Urological Association is a leading advocate for the specialty of urology and has nearly 24,000 members throughout the world. The AUA is a premier urologic association, providing invaluable support to the urologic community as it pursues its mission of fostering the highest standards of urologic care through education, research and the formulation of health policy.
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Corey Shegda, Corporate Communications & Media Relations Manager
443-909-4033,
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TAIPEI, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the post-pandemic era approaches, the biomedical industry has become a strategic domain of focal emphasis in Taiwan and would be the critical impetus for the next wave of growth. In order to step up international connection and strive for business opportunities, Deputy Convener Tsung-tsong Wu of the Board of Science and Technology, Executive Yuan (BOST) is to lead a Taiwan delegation to partake in the BIO International Convention (BIO) to be held in San Diego, from June 13 to 16, 2022. Together with the delegation, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has also led 14 start-up teams specializing in new drug development, digital health, medical devices, and in vitro diagnostics to enroll in the signifying Start-Up Stadium in BIO. Good news is heard before the start of the convention: Pharmasaga and PrecisemAb will represent Taiwan to contend with other international teams for championship. It is the first time Taiwan's start-up teams enter the final of Start-Up Stadium since its debut in 2017, according to Taiwan Tech Arena.
MOST's National Biomedical Start-up Teams Stand Out from over 100 Competitors with Robust Competence
BIO is the most important biomedical convention in the world, congregating some 3,000 enterprises and 15,000 biotech, medical, and pharmaceutical officials, scholars, researchers, and experts from more than 60 countries. More importantly, the US as the world's biomedical stronghold is an inevitable path for Taiwan's biomedical start-ups to connect with the world. This year sees the first onsite BIO convention after two years of online shows due to the pandemic; unprecedent scale and grandeur are expected. Therefore, MOST is going to stage the Taiwan Pavilion together with the Executive Yuan, and lead 14 top-notch biomedical start-up teams to showcase in the convention. Inter-ministerial energies are brought together to help the teams actively build connections with major global manufacturers and open up overseas markets.
Other than offering booth exposure, the organizer will also arrange activities like one-on-one partnering and open presentation sessions to increase success rate of business negotiation. Among others, the Start-Up Stadium represents one of the most eye-catching stages for start-up teams around the world who seek international exposure. Winning teams will gain opportunities to go into connections with indicative manufacturers and venture capitals to get orders and financing. Over a hundred teams around the globe enrolled in the contest this year (2022) and 42 entered the final. Among American and European contestants, only two Asian teams made it to the final, and they are all from Taiwan. It shows international recognition of Taiwan's competitive edge.
Pharmasaga's New Drug Development Promises a Cure for Diabetes; PrecisemAb Endeavors to Develop "Antibody Lock" Therapy Technology
Pharmasaga devotes itself to developing first-in-class anti-diabetic drugs. Pharmasaga has identified Pdia4 as a key molecular target of diabetes and islet failure and, consequently, developed Pdia4 inhibitors that can reverse diabetes. The drugs were approved for IND by US FDA. Another finalist team PrecisemAb Biotech has been engaged in the development of the "Universal Anitbody Lock" technology. A protein structure is added to the monoclonal antibody (mAb) like a lock, and this protein structure unlocks only when it comes into contact with the protease in the disease region. It allows antibody drugs to precisely target the disease cells or antigens, significantly alleviating side effects of therapies. This technology gains favor of the judges for its high potential of commercialization.
Henceforth, the teams will make every effort to present to global biomedical manufacturers and venture capitals during the convention in order to strive for championship and opportunities for further business connections and collaborative financing. Apart from seeking brilliant performance in the convention, MOST and the teams also aspire to achieve good business results and make an inroad to the mainstream markets in America and Europe, making a name for Taiwan in the global biomedical arena.
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Bud Light is ‘coming back’ but controversy is a ‘wake-up call,’ Anheuser-Busch exec says
Originally Published: 20 JUN 23 11:38 ET
Updated: 20 JUN 23 12:46 ET
Matt Egan, CNN
New York (CNN) — Anheuser-Busch InBev’s top marketing executive is speaking out following a monthslong boycott of Bud Light that has cost the brand its title as America’s top-selling beer.
“When things get divisive and controversial so easily, I think it’s an important wake-up call to all of us marketers to be very humble,” said Marcel Marcondes, Anheuser-Busch’s global chief marketing officer, at a conference on Monday.
Bud Light sales have tumbled since the company’s partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney sparked an anti-trans backlash and calls for a boycott. The company’s tepid response angered LGBTQ+ advocates, and the episode became ground zero in America’s culture wars.
“It’s tough to see all the controversial and divisive debates happening in the US the last couple of weeks involving lots of brands and companies, including, especially, Bud Light,” Marcondes told an audience at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. He said brands in this situation should remain open to learning and understanding their customers.
The Anheuser-Busch exec’s comments, previously reported by Adweek, were confirmed to CNN by Camilla Lambert, a spokesperson for the festival.
Last month, Mexican lager Modelo Especial dethroned Bud Light as America’s top-selling beer, a title the brand held for more than two decades. Bud Light sales plunged 24% during the four weeks ending June 3, according to NIQ data provided to consulting firm Bump Williams.
Marcondes struck an optimistic tone about Bud Light and said the brand will begin to go around the country to reconnect with consumers.
“It’s coming back,” he said.
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Canadian couple’s destination wedding disrupted twice by repeated Sunwing cancellations
By Jill Macyshon, CTV National News Manitoba Bureau Chief and Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca writer
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REGINA (CTV Network) — For a Regina couple, saying yes was easy – but actually getting married is proving more difficult due to repeated issues with Sunwing.
Their dream destination wedding in Mexico was cancelled in early January when Sunwing halted their flights and rescheduled, only to cancel the new flights again this week.
For a bride-to-be who says she paid about $16,000 for a destination wedding that couldn’t be refunded, it was yet another round of sky-high stress and anxiety. Lindsay May, who had rescheduled the entire wedding for March after the first round of cancellations, told CTV News that she and her partner found out through social media about the new round of cancellations.
“At this point, I was just stunned, because why did you even let us rebook?” May said. “Why would you even offer this service?”
This couple is only one example of the customers left jilted by the airline company, which has now cancelled almost all of its winter flights from Regina, and half from Saskatoon.
“I can’t fathom anyone in Saskatchewan trusting Sunwing at this point,” May said. “After all, they’ve done it to Regina, and Saskatoon, and now I’m hearing in Winnipeg this is happening.”
She’s right. Sunwing cancelled weekly flights from Winnipeg to Los Cabos and Mazatlan starting Feb. 2.
It’s a continuation of chaos that has surrounded the airline this winter. With complaints piling up, there’s question about whether this company, losing customer confidence, can stay in the air.
In a statement, the company said, “the decision to reduce winter flight operations in Winnipeg from February onwards was deemed necessary due to operational and business constraints that would prevent us from delivering the standards of service our customers both expect and deserve when travelling with Sunwing.”
The company added that impacted customers can change their vacation destination at “current system rates” and are being offered a “$100 CAD future travel credit as a goodwill gesture.”
Sunwing flights from New Brunswick and Northern Ontario are also being scaled back and there may be more cuts to come, says one expert.
“I don’t think Sunwing’s done,” John Gradek, co-ordinator of the Aviation Management Program at McGill University, told CTV National News. “They’re trying to figure out how many airplanes can they in fact run and what kind of schedule they can in fact operate.”
Last week, Sunwing executives revealed the company had received 7,000 complaints stemming from the travel chaos in December. Weather delays were cited as the biggest problem.
But Sunwing also has a staffing issue. The company planned to bring in more than 60 foreign temporary pilots at a higher wage this winter to help deal with their staffing shortages, but backed away from the plan in early December after criticism from Unifor, the union which represents 16,000 members across Canada`s aviation sector.
“The brand has been hurt,” Gradek said. “Will this be the end of Sunwing? Probably not, because Canadians typically have a short memory. They like [good] prices, and Sunwing was the price leader.”
Some Canadians, such as May, aren’t going to forget that quickly
“I know myself and our guests will never book with them again,” she told CTV News.
May and her wedding party are finally set to depart for festivities in Cancun in March, but they’ll be travelling on a WestJet flight.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump faced new charges Thursday in a case accusing him of illegally possessing classified documents, with prosecutors alleging that he asked a staffer to delete camera footage at his Florida estate in an effort to obstruct a federal investigation into the records.
The indictment includes new counts of obstruction and willful retention of national defense information, adding fresh detail to an indictment issued last month against Trump and a close aide. The additional charges came as a surprise at a time of escalating anticipation of a possible additional indictment in Washington over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The updated allegations make clear the vast — and unknown — scope of legal exposure faced by Trump as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024 while fending off criminal cases in multiple cities.
The new allegations from special counsel Jack Smith center on surveillance footage at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, evidence that has long been vital to the case. Trump is alleged to have asked for the footage to be deleted after FBI and Justice Department investigators visited in June 2022 to collect classified documents he took with him after leaving the White House. The new indictment also charges him with illegally holding onto a document he’s alleged to have shown off to visitors in New Jersey.
A Trump spokesperson dismissed the new charges as “nothing more than a continued desperate and flailing attempt” by the Biden administration “to harass President Trump and those around him” and to influence the 2024 presidential race.
Prosecutors accuse Trump of scheming with his valet, Walt Nauta, and a Mar-a-Lago property manager, Carlos De Oliveira, to conceal the footage from federal investigators after they issued a subpoena for it. Video from the property would ultimately play a significant role in the investigation because, prosecutors said, it captured Nauta moving boxes of documents in and out of a storage room — including one such incident a day before a Justice Department visit to the property.
According to the indictment, Nauta met with De Oliveira on June 25, 2022, at Mar-a-Lago, where they went to a security guard booth where surveillance video was displayed on monitors and walked with a flashlight through a tunnel where the storage room was located, observing and pointing out surveillance cameras.
Two days later, according to the indictment, De Oliveira walked with an unidentified Trump employee to an audio room, where De Oliveira asked how many days the server retained footage.
De Oliveira, prosecutors said, told the other employee “that ‘the boss’ wanted the server deleted” and asked, “What are we going to do?”
During a voluntary interview with the FBI last January, prosecutors say, De Oliveira lied when he said he “never saw nothing” with regard to boxes at Mar-a-Lago.
De Oliveira was added to the indictment, charged with obstruction and false statements related to an interview he gave the FBI earlier this year. His lawyer declined to comment Thursday evening.
The new charges were filed as Trump is bracing for the prospect of an additional indictment related to his efforts to undo the 2020 election in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Last week, he revealed he had received a letter from the Justice Department informing him he was a target in that probe, suggesting that charges could be forthcoming, and his lawyers met with prosecutors on Smith’s office earlier Thursday to discuss that case.
But despite the anticipation, the only charges filed Thursday were in Florida, not Washington.
The superseding indictment also charges Trump with an additional count of willfully retaining national defense information, relating to a document he showed off to visitors at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club during an July 2021 interview for a memoir by his onetime chief of staff Mark Meadows. Prosecutors have described the document as a Pentagon plan of attack and Meadows, in his subsequent book, said the country it concerned was Iran.
According to the indictment, Trump returned that document, which was marked as top secret and not approved to show to foreign nationals, to the federal government on Jan. 17, 2022.
Trump has denied he had secret documents before him when he spoke.
“There wasn’t a document. I had lots of paper. I had copies of newspaper articles, I had copies of magazines, I had copies of everything,” he said in an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier.
The count was notable because prosecutors until now had mostly been focused on the records that Trump had refused to return in response to a Justice Department subpoena last year.
Both Trump and Nauta have pleaded not guilty to the original 38-count indictment. De Oliveira is due in court in Florida on Monday.
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Associated Press writers Alanna Durkin Richer in Boston, Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Farnoush Amiri, Nomaan Merchant, Lisa Mascaro and Gary Fields in Washington and Jill Colvin in New York contributed to this report.
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Uvalde: Visitations, funerals and burials, one after another
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - It should have been the first day of a joyous week for Robb Elementary School students — the start of summer break.
Instead on Monday, the first two of 19 children slain inside a classroom were being remembered at funeral visitations.
The gathering for 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza was at Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home in Uvalde, Texas, directly across from the grade school where the children, along with two teachers, were shot to death on Tuesday before the gunman himself was killed.
Amerie was a happy child who had just gotten her first cell phone for turning 10 and had gotten a certificate the morning of the shooting for making the honor roll. She also loved to paint and draw and work in clay.
Her stepfather, Angel Garza, a medical assistant who arrived soon after the shooting and found himself helping injured students learned she had been shot from one of the 10-year-old’s friends.
Visitation for another 10-year-old, Maite Rodriguez, was at another funeral home.
Maite liked and excelled at physical education — after her death, her teacher texted her mother to say she was very competitive at kickball and ran faster than all the boys.
She was among the honor roll students recognized at an assembly the morning of the shooting.
Her mother, Ana Rodríguez, described her as “focused, competitive, smart, bright, beautiful, happy.”
More visitations, funerals and burials will follow over the next two-and-a-half weeks, one after another, after another.
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Second Quarter Total Revenue Increases 15% Year-Over-Year with First Half 2022 Non-GAAP Organic Recurring Revenue Growth of 6%; Updates Full Year 2022 Financial Guidance
CHARLESTON, S.C., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world's leading cloud software company powering social good, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
"Our financial results for the quarter and through the first half of 2022 paced ahead of our plan," said Mike Gianoni, president and CEO, Blackbaud. "We are uniquely positioned as a market leader in our space, and we continue to sharpen our focus on delivering a best-in-class experience for our customers, which is resulting in longer term commitments with future opportunity to deepen these relationships and forge new ones. We continue to monitor the macro environment and remain confident in our core business as well as our ability to execute incremental program initiatives already underway as we look to balance operating discipline with strategic investments to drive sustainable growth and improving profitability."
- GAAP total revenue was $264.9 million, up 15.5%, with $252.5 million in GAAP recurring revenue, up 16.4%.
- Non-GAAP organic recurring revenue increased 5.1%.
- GAAP income from operations was $0.1 million, inclusive of security incident-related costs, net of insurance of $8.3 million, with GAAP operating margin of 0.0%, a decrease of 570 basis points.
- Non-GAAP income from operations was $54.5 million, with non-GAAP operating margin of 20.6%, a decrease of 300 basis points.
- GAAP net loss was $3.4 million, with GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.07, down $0.21 per share.
- Non-GAAP net income was $38.9 million, with non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.75, down $0.07 per share.
- Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was $70.6 million, up $4.8 million, with non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA margin of 26.6%, an increase of 80 basis points.
- GAAP net cash provided by operating activities was $57.3 million, a decrease of $12.5 million.
- Non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow was $43.9 million, a decrease of $15.1 million, with non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow margin of 16.6%, a decrease of 910 basis points.
"We had a strong quarter posting double-digit total revenue growth, mid single-digit organic recurring revenue growth and achieved 32% on Rule of 40 at constant currency," said Tony Boor, executive vice president and CFO, Blackbaud. "We remain committed to executing our capital allocation strategy and continued our track record of balancing sustainable revenue growth and strong profitability in the quarter. With the first half behind us, we've updated our full year financial guidance primarily to account for the evolving macroeconomic conditions such as unfavorable foreign exchange rate movement and higher interest rates, as well as other unforeseen items like the continued drag on total revenue from our mix shift away from one-time services revenues and also updated sales projections for EVERFI. Overall, we remain confident that continued execution against our plan for 2022 has us well positioned to continue progressing toward our long-term goal of achieving Rule of 40."
An explanation of all non-GAAP financial measures referenced in this press release, including the Rule of 40, is included below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures." A reconciliation of the company's non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included below in this press release.
- Blackbaud released its 2021 Social Responsibility Report sharing how the company is growing and strengthening the entire social good community, empowering its people, stewarding the environment and expanding responsible business practices.
- Blackbaud hosted its annual Developers' Conference—a three-day event that convenes technology enthusiasts, creators and developers of all levels to reimagine nonprofit technology and build a better world.
- Blackbaud announced strategic organizational updates to its executive leadership team. Kevin Gregoire has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, David Benjamin has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer and Tom Davidson has been appointed Executive Vice President of Corporations. These changes will enable the company to place increased emphasis on product and technology innovation, customer focus and sales productivity.
- Blackbaud announced that Deneen DeFiore, vice president and global chief information security officer for United Airlines, has joined its board of directors, bringing more than 20 years of experience in technology and cybersecurity.
- Blackbaud appointed Chris Singh as Chief Customer Officer. Singh is the first leader to hold the newly created position at Blackbaud, representing a significant next step in the company's commitment to customers and their end-to-end experience.
- TrustRadius recognized Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT® in its Top Rated 2022 Awards. Raiser's Edge NXT was named a Top Rated solution in the Nonprofit CRM, Donor Management and Nonprofit Fundraising categories.
- Blackbaud announced the launch of Prospect Insights—a new software tool within Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT® that enables social good professionals to access actionable, AI-powered insights to drive more major giving.
- EVERFI announced that it will deploy new educational content specifically designed to support students in developing tools and strategies to avoid reaching the point of a mental health crisis. This content will be supported by EVERFI's strategic partners: HCA Healthcare, Healthy Blue, Johnson County Mental Health Center and National Football League.
Visit www.blackbaud.com/newsroom for more information about Blackbaud's recent highlights.
Blackbaud today revised its 2022 full year financial guidance:
- Non-GAAP revenue of $1.05 billion to $1.07 billion
- Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA margin of 23.7% to 24.2%
- Non-GAAP earnings per share of $2.43 to $2.63
- Non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow of $140 million to $150 million
Included in its 2022 full year financial guidance are the following assumptions:
- Non-GAAP annualized effective tax rate is expected to be 20%
- Interest expense for the year is expected to be approximately $34 million to $37 million
- Fully diluted shares for the year are expected to be in the range of 52 million to 53.5 million
- Capital expenditures for the year are expected to be in the range of $60 million to $70 million, including approximately $50 million to $60 million of capitalized software and content development costs
Blackbaud has not reconciled forward-looking full-year non-GAAP financial measures contained in this news release to their most directly comparable GAAP measures, as permitted by Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K. Such reconciliations would require unreasonable efforts at this time to estimate and quantify with a reasonable degree of certainty various necessary GAAP components, including for example those related to compensation, acquisition transactions and integration, tax items or others that may arise during the year. These components and other factors could materially impact the amount of the future directly comparable GAAP measures, which may differ significantly from their non-GAAP counterparts.
In order to provide a meaningful basis for comparison, Blackbaud uses non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow in analyzing its operating performance. Non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow is defined as operating cash flow less capital expenditures, including costs required to be capitalized for software and content development, capital expenditures for property and equipment, plus cash outflows, net of insurance, related to the previously disclosed Security Incident discovered in May 2020 (the "Security Incident"). For full year 2022, Blackbaud currently expects net cash outlays of $15 million to $25 million for ongoing legal fees related to the Security Incident. In line with the Company's policy, all associated costs due to third-party service providers and consultants, including legal fees, are expensed as incurred. As of June 30, 2022, Blackbaud has not recorded a loss contingency related to the Security Incident as it is unable to reasonably estimate the possible amount or range of such loss. Please refer to the section below titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for more information on Blackbaud's use of non-GAAP financial measures.
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While Blackbaud believes these non-GAAP measures provide useful supplemental information, non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
Non-GAAP free cash flow is defined as operating cash flow less capital expenditures, including costs required to be capitalized for software development, and capital expenditures for property and equipment. In addition, and in order to provide a meaningful basis for comparison, Blackbaud now uses non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow in analyzing its operating performance. Non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow is defined as operating cash flow less capital expenditures, including costs required to be capitalized for software and content development, and capital expenditures for property and equipment, plus cash outflows, net of insurance, related to the Security Incident. Blackbaud believes non-GAAP free cash flow and non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow provide useful measures of the company's operating performance. Non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow is not intended to represent and should not be viewed as the amount of residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures.
In addition, Blackbaud uses non-GAAP organic revenue growth, non-GAAP organic revenue growth on a constant currency basis and non-GAAP organic recurring revenue growth, in analyzing its operating performance. Blackbaud believes that these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors, as a supplement to GAAP measures, for evaluating the periodic growth of its business on a consistent basis. Each of these measures excludes incremental acquisition-related revenue attributable to companies acquired in the current fiscal year. For companies acquired in the immediately preceding fiscal year, each of these measures reflects presentation of full-year incremental non-GAAP revenue derived from such companies as if they were combined throughout the prior period. In addition, each of these measures excludes prior period revenue associated with divested businesses. The exclusion of the prior period revenue is to present the results of the divested businesses within the results of the combined company for the same period of time in both the prior and current periods. Blackbaud believes this presentation provides a more comparable representation of its current business' organic revenue growth and revenue run-rate.
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(The Hill) — Departures of domestic flights are resuming across the country after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) restored a system that warns pilots of hazards during their upcoming flights.
The FAA first issued an advisory just past 4 a.m. Wednesday that a technical issue impacted its Notice to Air Missions system (NOTAM), and it announced a couple of hours later that it had ordered all airlines to pause domestic departures until 9 a.m. to ensure flight safety.
Thousands of flights were delayed and hundreds have been canceled, but airlines are gradually restoring normal operations.
Here are five things to know about the system outage at the FAA:
The FAA is assessing the cause of the initial problem
A display shows flights, many delayed, at LaGuardia Airport in New York. A computer outage at the FAA brought flights to a standstill across the U.S. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
The FAA said it continues to look into the cause of the initial problem. President Joe Biden on Wednesday reiterated that “they don’t know what the cause is.”
At 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, the FAA said it was reloading the NOTAM system, which warns pilots of potential hazards such as closed runways and birds. The outage affected operations across the National Airspace System.
The FAA grounded all planes while it was working to restore the system and repopulate it. Over a few hours on Wednesday, airlines were ordered to pause all domestic departures so the agency could “validate the integrity of flight and safety information.”
The administration has not seen evidence of a cyberattack
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said that the Biden administration has not yet ruled out the presence of nefarious activity in the FAA’s computer outage. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
The White House said while flights were still grounded that it had not seen evidence of a cyberattack being the cause of the system outage. Biden spoke to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, telling him to report directly back when the department learned the cause.
Biden said just before 8 a.m. that the FAA would have a “good sense” of what caused the issue within a couple of hours.
“There is no direct indication of any kind of external or nefarious activity, but we are not yet prepared to rule that out,” Buttigieg told MSNBC on Wednesday.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also wrote on Twitter that “there is no evidence of a cyberattack at this point, but the President directed DOT to conduct a full investigation into the causes.”
Buttigieg said he directed the FAA to conduct an “after-action process” to determine the causes of the glitch and make recommendations for next steps to be taken.
Flights are back up and running
Flights officially resumed just before 9 a.m. on Wednesday, though the ground stop has continued to affect certain departures throughout the day. (Getty Images)
The ground stop was lifted just before 9 a.m. Wednesday, and all domestic flights gradually resumed operating.
Departures resumed at two particularly busy airports, Newark Liberty and Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson, about 30 minutes earlier to clear up air traffic congestion in those areas.
But the ground stop seemed to have had an impact on domestic flights for at least the rest of the morning, if not longer. More than 7,000 flights within, into or out of the United States were delayed Wednesday, and more than 1,000 were canceled, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware.
Reuters reported that more than 21,000 flights were scheduled to depart U.S. airports on Wednesday.
Travelers are likely to face delays throughout the day or longer
The unexpected outage may continue to affect travelers in the coming days. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
With hundreds of flights across the U.S. delayed as a result of the system outage, it will likely take a day or more for flight operations to resume as usual.
The flight disruption on Wednesday follows massive Southwest Airlines cancellations two weeks prior when the airline canceled more than half of its flights over a three-day period after Christmas and thousands of passengers were left stranded.
The issue occurred after the airline’s scheduling system struggled to route pilots and flight attendants to the right planes following strong winter storms that hit Denver and Chicago. Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said the company’s scheduling system needs to be modernized.
The outage prevented flights from taking off, not landing
Given that planes were permitted to land during the outage, there was no real danger for travelers already in the air as the technical issues were occurring. (AP Photo)
There was no real danger to flying during the system outage because flights were grounded.
Planes that were already in the air were safe to land, but those still on the ground could not take off safely.
The FAA tweeted that pilots review the NOTAM system before they take off, so they would be aware of any possible hazards in advance of departure.
Multiple airports internationally also said that they were able to continue flights into the U.S. without any interruption. NBC reported that spokespeople for Air France, Frankfurt Airport in Germany and Gatwick Airport in London said they were still operating to and from the U.S.
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LOS ANGELES, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Turn Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing innovative products for infectious disease, advanced wound care, and dermatology, today announced positive in-vivo data for its therapeutic candidate (GX-03) as a non-invasive treatment for Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC). Basal Cell Carcinoma is a highly prevalent, non-melanoma skin cancer with limited non-invasive treatment options.
In a large human tumor xenograft study over 30 days, GX-03 showed statistically significant inhibition of tumor growth compared to placebo. The study also incorporated a standard of care chemotherapeutic comparator arm, Fluorouracil (5-FU). In the study, GX-03 inhibited tumor growth in a numerically significant manner as compared to 5-FU, as well.
Turn commissioned this study due to research suggesting that its active ingredient, a quaternary ammonium, may act as a Hedgehog signaling transduction inhibitor via disruption of primary ciliary architecture. Intact ciliary architecture is necessary for Hedgehog signaling, and non-melanoma skin cancers are known to be a byproduct of aberrant Hedgehog signaling. Additional research intended to verify the specifics of the mechanism of action is ongoing.
"Basal Cell Carcinoma is the most common form of cancer, and treatments have not improved for the millions of patients that are affected by this disease," said Bradley Burnam, CEO of Turn Therapeutics. "Given the significance of this data and the enormity of disease prevalence, we are exploring prioritization of this indication in our therapeutic pipeline."
In-vivo models and real-world evidence have shown the ability of Turn's patented drug delivery technology, PermaFusion®, to deliver APIs through keratinous tissue, such as skin and nails. This in-vivo data for non-melanoma skin cancer supports an ever-growing body of therapeutic targets for its technology.
Turn Therapeutics is a concept-to-approval biotechnology company focused on novel, best in class products for infection control, skin disease, and wound care. The company's proprietary technologies are used every day by world-leading healthcare institutions to care for a variety of skin and wound conditions. For more information, visit www.turntherapeutics.com.
The statements contained herein may include prospects, statements of future expectations, and other forward-looking statements that are based on management's current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results, performance, or events may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements.
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WYOMING, Mich. (AP) — Police on Wednesday identified a Wyoming woman and her two children who were allegedly shot and killed by her boyfriend who then killed himself.
Police said Liliana Landa-Sanchez, 33, and daughters, Joelin Hernandez-Landa, 13, and Ayzy Hernandez-Landa, 11, were found slain early Tuesday in their home in Wyoming, just southwest of Grand Rapids, The Grand Rapids Press reported.
Police said they believe that Oscar Moran-Hernandez, 43, shot the woman and her daughters.
Three other children, ages 2, 5, and 9, were in the house but not physically harmed, police said.
Landa-Sanchez and Moran-Hernandez were parents to the younger two children.
The killings were discovered around 4 a.m. Tuesday. Moran-Hernandez called a relative who showed up at the residence after he had killed himself, police said.
Public Safety Chief Kimberly Koster said Tuesday that the initial investigation showed the shootings likely stemmed from a domestic situation.
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PARIS (AP) — The right to abortion in France hardly seems under threat — it’s been inscribed in law for 47 years and enjoys broad support across the political spectrum. But more and more French women are asking: Could what happened in the U.S. happen here one day?
The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to strip women of the right to abortion has reverberated across Europe's political landscape, forcing the issue back into public debate in France at a time of political upheaval.
With women increasingly taking leadership positions in French politics, lawmakers in both houses of parliament have proposed four bills to enshrine the right to abortion in the French Constitution in order to defend it from future threats.
The most notable initiative comes from President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance. His detractors on the left say Macron's party is being opportunist, while far-right critics accuse it of using the issue to distract from more pressing matters.
Abortion in France was decriminalized under a 1975 law named for Simone Veil, a prominent legislator, former health minister and key feminist who championed it.
“This right was fought for and was inalienable,” said Yaël Braun-Pivet, the first woman elected speaker of the National Assembly, France’s most powerful house of parliament. In her first address to the chamber last week, Braun-Pivet made the inscription of abortion rights into the French Constitution a top priority.
“It is my conviction as a woman today that we need to be the watchdog so that it stays in place forever,” Braun-Pivet said.
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne also expressed concerns over the potential effects of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on recent efforts to recriminalize abortion in Europe. Borne, only the second woman in French history to have been appointed prime minister, called the reversal of abortion rights in the U.S. a “historical turn in the wrong direction.“
“It’s a stark warning that women’s rights should never be taken for granted,” Borne said last week after meeting health care providers and reproductive health specialists in Paris. She called for inscribing these rights into the French Constitution and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
The European Union’s parliament adopted a resolution Thursday condemning the U.S. decision and urging the addition of a sentence reading “Everyone has a right to safe and legal abortion” to the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights. Abortion is legal and practiced without much political opposition in most EU nations, but is banned in Malta and sharply restricted in Poland.
In France, a poll this week found a solid majority of respondents support the right to abortion, even including most voters who support Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party and the conservative Republicans. The results were consistent with past surveys.
However the effort to inscribe abortion rights in the French Constitution may not succeed if Macron's political rivals decide they don't want to give him an easy win.
Macron's party lost its majority in the National Assembly in last month's election, while the leftist Nupes coalition became the biggest opposition force and Le Pen’s National Rally won a record number of seats.
“The right to abortion is not questioned by anyone,” Le Pen said on France-Info radio last week. Still, she blasted efforts to cement abortion rights in the constitution, accusing Macron's allies of “political diversion.”
“They want to shift the focus from the main concerns for French people, which are purchasing power, security and out-of-control immigration,” Le Pen said.
On the far left, lawmakers noted that Macron's party dismissed earlier efforts to enshrine abortion in the constitution. Mathilde Panot, leader of the hard-left France Unbowed parliamentary group, is now pushing Borne to propose a government bill on the issue instead of a bill that originated in parliament, which would speed up the process.
Last year, French lawmakers passed a law extending the abortion deadline from 12 to 14 weeks and allowing midwives to perform the procedure.
Feminist activists marched last weekend in Paris to show solidarity with American women and support French efforts to seek constitutional guarantees.
“People think that women will always have this right but considering the rise of conservative political and religious movements, we have our doubts,” said Violaine De Filippis, a Parisian lawyer and feminist activist who joined the march.
Some experts say Macron’s lawmakers are being alarmist.
Anne Levade, a public law professor at La Sorbonne University, said in a blog post that “clearly, there is no risk in France that abortion rights would ever be challenged, like they were in the U.S.”
But Mathilde Philip-Gay, a law professor and specialist in French and American constitutional law, said France's Constitutional Court could also be influenced by politics if groups craft a long-term strategy to end the right to abortion.
“It is not on the agenda right now, but in 10 or 12 years, French judges could do the same thing that judges of the Supreme Court did,” Philip-Gay said.
An inscription into France's constitution “could make it harder for abortion opponents to challenge these rights, but it couldn’t prevent them from doing it in the long run."
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NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Imago BioSciences, Inc. ("Imago" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: IMGO), in connection with the tender offer for the Company by a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK). Under the tender offer terms, the Company's shareholders will receive $36.00 in cash for each share of Imago common stock owned. The transaction is valued at $1.35 billion.
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Weiss Law has litigated hundreds of stockholder class and derivative actions for violations of corporate and fiduciary duties. We have recovered over a billion dollars for defrauded clients and obtained important corporate governance relief in many of these cases. If you have information or would like legal advice concerning possible corporate wrongdoing (including insider trading, waste of corporate assets, accounting fraud, or materially misleading information), consumer fraud (including false advertising, defective products, or other deceptive business practices), or anti-trust violations, please email us at stockinfo@weisslawllp.com
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Motorcycle rider injured Monday in Riley County crash
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - A motorcycle rider escaped serious injury in a single-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Riley County, authorities said.
The crash was reported at 12:45 p.m. Monday in the 5000 block of McDowell Creek Road, about two miles south of Manhattan. The location was about 2.3 miles north of Interstate 70.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2019 Suzuki Haybusa motorcycle was northbound on McDowell Creek Road when the rider failed to negotiate a right-hand curve.
The bike entered the west ditch, where it struck an embankment, the patrol said. The rider was ejected from the motorcycle.
The rider, George Emil Turner, 23, of Fort Riley, was transported to Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan for treatment of what were believed to be minor injuries.
The patrol said Turner was wearing a helmet and gloves.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina is getting a boost from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and other political figures in the closing week before the midterm elections as she seeks a second term representing her fast-growing district.
On Wednesday, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, the Cuban American politician who currently serves as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, will appear with Mace at an event in Mount Pleasant, near Charleston, Mace’s campaign told The Associated Press.
A day later, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who represented Hawaii as a Democrat but recently announced she was leaving the party, is holding a campaign rally with Mace at a restaurant in Mount Pleasant.
On Saturday, McCarthy, R-Calif., will stump for Mace at a downtown Charleston fundraiser expected to bring in $100,000, according to her campaign.
“These leaders represent a broad spectrum of voters — Republican, Democrat and Independent — and they’re here to help remind Lowcountry voters Nancy Mace is an independent voice for them in Washington,” Mace’s campaign manager, Austin McCubbin, told the AP on Monday.
The appearances come as Mace prepares to face off with Democrat Annie Andrews, a Charleston-area pediatrician who has portrayed Mace as too soft on gun safety, casting herself as an advocate for children.
Mace has campaigned on bipartisan legislation during her first term but has also aimed to counter Andrews’ child advocacy by accusing the doctor of “child abuse” for allegedly supporting gender-affirming surgeries on minors. In their only debate, Andrews responded by saying she doesn’t support such surgeries for children but does back “evidenced-based medical care, with parental consent, for teens struggling with gender identity issues.”
The 1st District, which stretches along much of South Carolina’s southern coast, is the only one among South Carolina’s seven House districts with a recent history of changing hands. In 2018, Democrat Joe Cunningham became the first Democrat in decades to flip any of the state’s seats from red to blue, although he lost the seat to Mace two years later.
But for this year’s election, the lines have been redrawn, a reconfiguration that may have made the area more likely to rest in GOP control than in elections past. It’s also been listed as among the top 10 fastest-growing districts in the country, with population shifts playing a role in the area’s political makeup.
Mace fended off an intense primary challenge from Katie Arrington, a former state House member with the backing of former President Donald Trump, who had solicited “any interest from good and SMART America First Republican Patriots” to run against a list of sitting House Republicans, including Mace.
Although Trump campaigned heavily against Mace during her primary, because of her criticism of him following the Jan. 6 insurrection, he ultimately congratulated Mace after her primary win.
McCarthy has been campaigning for GOP House candidates across the country as control of the chamber hangs in the midterm election balance. He was in South Carolina earlier this year to headline a fundraiser for the state Republican Party and endorsed Mace during her 2020 run, praising Mace’s “tireless work ethic, conservative track record, and ability to get things done.”
Suarez, who won a nonpartisan reelection last year, is a registered Republican and recently floated the possibility of running for president in 2024, casting himself as unafraid to buck his party’s establishment. Noting that he didn’t vote for Trump in 2020, Suarez has also been critical of Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis — whom he also didn’t back in his 2018 campaign — pushing back against DeSantis’ decision to prevent local communities from instituting mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gabbard, who sought the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination before defecting from the party earlier this year, has been hitting the trail with a number of Republican candidates on the midterm ballot, including Utah Sen. Mike Lee, Michigan governor hopeful Tudor Dixon, Arizona gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake and Nevada Senate candidate Adam Laxalt.
Early voting is underway in South Carolina and runs through Saturday.
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A national Democratic group is spending money in a Michigan Republican primary, the latest instance of the party's controversial moves to elevate far-right GOP candidates that Democrats believe would be easier to beat in the fall.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Monday released a new TV ad about John Gibbs, a Republican who's seeking to oust Michigan Rep. Peter Meijer, one of just 10 GOP members of the House who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump following the Capitol insurrection. Trump has endorsed Gibbs.
The DCCC ad says Gibbs, who has has baselessly questioned the results of the 2020 presidential election, was "handpicked by Trump to run for Congress," adding that Gibbs is "too conservative for West Michigan."
On its face, then, the ad is framed as an attack, but its messaging on Trump would likely appeal to Republican primary voters. As Politico notes, the spot "will also raise Gibbs' name ID in the district, especially given Gibbs' campaign has not been able to air its own TV ads."
The DCCC, which is focused on holding on to its narrow majority in the House, declined to comment.
Meijer's Grand Rapids-based district, which tilted left as a result of redistricting, is considered a toss up by the Cook Political Report, so it's a top target for Democrats.
"The DCCC boosting John Gibbs is clear evidence of who [House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi prefers in this race," Emily Taylor, Meijer's spokesperson, said in a statement. "We are confident that voters will see through Democrats' political games while Peter remains focused on the issues that matter most to the people he represents."
Part of a larger trend
The spending in Michigan, which holds its primaries on Tuesday, is not the first time Democratic groups have meddled in Republican primaries this year.
In California, a Democratic super PAC funded a TV ad criticizing Rep. David Valadao's GOP bona fides. Valadao, another of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump, narrowly finished ahead of a far-right challenger in June's primary.
Democrats have made similar moves in places such as Colorado, Maryland and Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano, who was the subject of ads paid for by Democratic gubernatorial nominee Josh Shapiro, is now the GOP nominee himself.
Some Democrats have criticized the high-risk, high-reward strategy, especially when the party boosts candidates who are viewed as a threat to democracy.
"This has to be done very carefully," Claire McCaskill, a former Democratic senator from Missouri, told NPR last month. In 2012, McCaskill's reelection campaign spent $1.7 million on ads during the GOP primary to highlight the conservative credentials of Todd Akin. McCaskill then ended up beating Akin in the general election.
Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger — another of the House Republicans who voted for Trump's impeachment, and now one of two GOP members on the select committee investigating the Capitol attack — on Tuesday blasted the moves.
"It's disgusting," he told CNN Tuesday morning. "You're going to have election deniers win [in November]. So while I think a certain number of Democrats truly understand that democracy is threatened, don't come to me after having spent money supporting an election denier in a primary, and then come to me and say, 'Where are all the good Republicans?' "
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Rape, incest exceptions pulled from South Carolina abortion bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A group of South Carolina senators voted Tuesday to remove exceptions for rape and incest from a proposed abortion ban with Democrats choosing not to vote in what appeared to be a strategy to try to prevent the bill from passing through the Legislature.
The 7-3 vote in the Senate Medical Affairs Committee involved all Republican men. The committee then took a break before considering more changes as it decides whether to send the bill to the Senate floor.
The same bill without the exceptions appeared to fail in the more conservative state House last week before some Republicans maneuvered through a series of votes to allow abortions for rape and incest victims up to the 12th week of pregnancy.
Democrats are not going to help Republicans out of a box of their own making by making “an awful bill a very bad bill,” Senate Minority Leader Brad Hutto said.
“We think by highlighting the fact a bunch of extreme, Republican men are trying to control women’s decisions in South Carolina — they need to own that. The governor needs to own that,” Hutto told reporters during the break.
Republicans told their Democratic colleagues their strategy was shortsighted.
“It looks like when they had the chance to help women, they didn’t,” Republican Sen. Michael Gambrel said.
Several Republican senators have said they cannot support the bill without the exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape and incest. There are 30 Republicans and 16 Democrats in the state Senate.
Two of the Republicans are on the 17-member Senate Medical Affairs Committee — Sens. Tom Davis and Sandy Senn. Six Democrats are also on the committee.
Davis told the committee he thinks the rights of a mother who is pregnant to control her own body have to be balanced with the rights of fetuses to their lives, so he considers both a ban on all abortions or allowing abortions any time during pregnancies too extreme.
Davis also said if the state is going to require more women to have babies, then they owe it to them to give them better prenatal care, their children better educational opportunities and birth control options so they don’t get pregnant.
The bill bans all abortions in South Carolina except when the mother’s life is at risk. Before they were removed, the bill also included exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape and incest. In those cases, the doctor would have to tell the woman the rape will be reported and her name given to the county sheriff within 24 hours of the procedure. The bill would have only allowed abortions in those cases up to 12 weeks after conception.
The proposal also starts child support payments at the date of conception and requires a father to pay half of pregnancy expenses, including her share of insurance premiums. The father of a child conceived by rape or incest must also pay the full cost of mental counseling from the attack.
South Carolina currently has a ban on abortions once cardiac activity in a fetus is detected, which is usually about six weeks. But that law has been suspended as the South Carolina Supreme Court reviews if it violates the state’s constitutional right to privacy. That leaves South Carolina’s older 20-week abortion ban as the current benchmark.
Abortion bans have had mixed success in state legislatures since Roe v. Wade was overturned. Indiana passed a ban in August that goes into effect later this month with the rape, incest and life of the mother exceptions. West Virginia’s Legislature could not agree on stricter rules during a special session in July.
And lawmakers in South Carolina suddenly started paying much closer attention to Kansas when nearly 60% of voters rejected a ballot measure that would have allowed the state’s Legislature to ban abortion. The states voted for Republican Donald Trump in nearly identical percentages in the 2020 presidential election.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – It’s a windy first weekend of spring, but at least temperatures are going to be pretty close to where they should be for late March. Details on your forecast below…
Wind continues to whip
Wind advisories are in effect for much of CNY into Sunday morning.
Winds should increase heading into the overnight behind an occluded front be gusting 40 to possibly as high as 50 mph across the hill tops and near Lake Ontario.
Although these advisories expire overnight Sunday midday, winds will still gust past 30 mph throughout Central New York through the first part of Sunday afternoon. It won’t be until this evening that the wind really diminishes.
Drying out Sunday
Low pressure moves from the Great Lakes into Canada late Saturday night into Sunday, and any ‘wrap around’ moisture is expected to pull out of Central New York quickly Sunday morning. Lingering rain and snow showers from overnight wind down quickly in morning. The snow could accumulate an additional coating to an inch or so over the Tug Hill, but most will see no accumulation.
From Syracuse southward enough dry air moves in during the afternoon to likely provide some sunshine! With some sunshine, temperatures should make it into the mid to upper 40s Syracuse southbound, while low 40s are felt east of Lake Ontario. Gusty west winds make it feel more like the 30s for most though.
System slides south of CNY Monday with some rain/snow
At this time, it appears we may get at least a little rain and snow developing across the region, especially near and south of Syracuse and the Thruway Monday afternoon and evening. This occurs as low pressure tracks from the Ohio River Valley into Pennsylvania
Due to temperatures being above freezing while the precipitation is falling, and the higher late March sun angle we don’t expect much, if any, snow accumulation for most. However, a slushy accumulation of 2 or 3 inches of snow is possible across the hills south of Syracuse by he end of Monday evening.
Highs on Monday should make the mid 40s before any precipitation arrives early afternoon.
Sun returns Tuesday
Monday’s rain and wet snow is a memory as low pressure is moving off the East Coast before sunrise on Tuesday.
High pressure builds in from Canada and we should end up with more in he way of sunshine and seasonable temperatures for the end of March.
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kids Kicking Cancer announces a $1,000,000 pledge from philanthropists Larry and Jackie Kraft to support the buildout of a new web-based digital dojo for children with cancer and other pediatric illnesses such as sickle cell, hemophilia, GI issues, and organ transplants.
The goal of the Heroes Circle Digital Dojo is to connect pediatric patients with Martial Arts Therapeutic Mentors, as well as friends and peers all over the world. Kids will be able to participate in virtual martial arts therapy classes, access the new on-demand library of martial arts technique videos, participate in unique virtual age-appropriate events and engage with other patients through chat, blogs and gamification offerings.
"With the support of the Kraft Family, we will have the opportunity to provide a tool to children in hospitals to help lower their pain, empower them through teaching (the world) and connect them to a community of children who are also experiencing similar challenges", says Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg (Founder and Global Director of Kids Kicking Cancer). "We are determined to touch the lives of 1,000,000 children within the next several years. Building the Heroes Circle Digital Dojo is the key to fulfilling that vision."
As a result of the COVID pandemic, Kids Kicking Cancer successfully pivoted to digital program offerings across the United States and globally, resulting in increased demand for its therapeutic product. With daily requests from oncology camps, hospitals and health-based organizations requesting more robust online programming and virtual "face to face" interaction with their patients, it is evident that creating a means for increased virtual connections is integral to combating pediatric social isolation.
The effects of isolation on children and teens remains a national concern and is associated with a wide range of negative outcomes, including school drop-out, depressive symptoms, social anxiety, suicide ideation, low self-esteem, eating disorders, and sleep problems. In addition, sick children are routinely denied normal social interaction due to treatment constraints and immunosuppressant issues. The immunocompromised child is particularly vulnerable to the ill effects of isolation.
"No sick child should ever suffer the pain and anxiety of serious illness on his own," said Larry Kraft, a member of the Kids Kicking Cancer Board of Directors and owner of Serta Restokraft Mattress Co.
"That is why we are dedicated to supporting this amazing effort," said Jackie Kraft. " We have seen the power of these children teaching. That impact can be significantly replicated with the tools that we are proud to help bring to life."
Kids Kicking Cancer has hired a Detroit-based marketing agency partner, Rebuild, to help manage platform design and build. The new Heroes Circle Digital Dojo is expected to launch in 2023 along with the opening of the Kraft Digital Dojo Studio for production and broadcasting. The virtual studio will be housed near the Larry and Jackie Kraft Healing Arts Studio, dedicated in 2013, where actual classes take place with the children.
The Heroes Circle® is a global healing and wellness initiative inspired by the children of Kids Kicking Cancer. Through the use of martial arts therapy and the teachings of highly accredited Martial Arts Therapists, children and adults are equipped with the tools to lower their pain, anxiety, toxic stress and fear. Our evidence-based therapy is delivered in person and virtually throughout hospitals, medical facilities, outpatient centers, homes and schools across the United States and globally. To learn more, visit HeroesCircle.org.
REBUILD is an integrated, creative marketing agency based in Detroit, MI. In 2022, celebrating 10 years of architecting brand campaigns that deliver world-class creativity and innovation that is disruptive and memorable. They specialize in the Healthcare, Personal Finance, Travel, Retail, Gaming/Metaverse and Web3/Blockchain categories.
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Survey also finds awareness of 988 Lifeline has doubled since nationwide availability
ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With just a few weeks until Election Day, the latest poll from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) finds that voters are more likely to support candidates who put forward policies that help people with mental health conditions. The poll highlights strong support from voters for issues like improving mental health care and removing barriers to access, as well as a possible upside for candidates who make mental health a priority.
The poll was conducted Sept. 23–26, 2022, by Ipsos of 3,071 adults, including 2,697 adults who are registered or intend to register to vote and 1,901 who are certain to vote or already voted in the 2022 elections.
U.S. adults continue to show strong support for elected officials to address mental health issues. Among U.S. adults who are certain to vote or already voted this year, while only 39% report they have ever received mental health treatment, many say candidates' stances on mental health care policies would influence their support in the November 2022 election.
About 7 in 10 certain voters would be more likely to support a candidate who supports improving health insurance coverage so that it covers more mental health services (74%), expanding access to quality, affordable mental health care regardless of income (72%) and increasing funding for mental health care and mental health services (69%). More than half of certain voters also would be more likely to support a candidate who improves mental health care for people of color (56%) and LGBTQ youth (53%).
Among those most certain to vote, about two-thirds (66%) agree that they can impact the availability of mental health care in this country by voting in November. To help people make an impact, NAMI launched the #Vote4MentalHealth campaign to help voters understand the impact that voting has on mental health, providing nonpartisan educational information and voting resources.
"Addressing our country's mental health crisis requires bipartisan cooperation and support — and that must start with candidates for office before they're elected," said NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. "This new poll makes it clear that voters are more likely to support candidates who want to improve mental health care in our communities. While NAMI will never tell anyone who to vote for or support, now is the time for voters and candidates alike to make mental health a priority in this election and beyond."
The poll finds a desired focus on improving how we respond to mental health crises. At least 7 in 10 adults believe we need improvement at the national level when it comes to providing emergency response to mental health or suicide crises (75%) or drug or alcohol crises (71%).
Fortunately, the poll found that awareness of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has sharply increased since becoming available nationwide on July 16. The number of respondents who say they are aware of 988 has doubled, standing at 44%, which is up 22 percentage points since NAMI's last poll in May. This increase in awareness coincides with a rise in the number of contacts to the Lifeline in August, as well as NAMI-led efforts to educate the public and policymakers about 988 and the work ahead to help people in mental health crisis.
With more people aware of this life-saving resource, most respondents say they support key ways to improve crisis care available around 988. Among adults who are certain to vote, 7 in 10 are more likely to support candidates who supports increasing the availability of crisis services to help people who contact 988 in an emergency (71%), and 87% agree that all health insurance should cover mental health crisis services.
Results also show that American adults are looking for a continued focus on mental health as the country endures an ongoing mental health, substance use and suicide crisis. Adults across the U.S. are not content with the status of mental health treatment in this country (78%) and more than 8 in 10 agree that elected officials need to do more to improve mental health care and treatment. Americans largely support requiring all health insurers to cover mental health care (90% support); providing more state (88%) and federal (85%) funding for mental health care; and investing in a diverse and robust mental health-related workforce (86%).
Additionally, as concerns over youth mental health continue, those most certain to vote overwhelmingly believe that mental health education for young people at the national level needs improvement (80%). They are also more likely to support a candidate who supports schools playing a role in connecting students to mental health care and mental health services (68%) and funding for mental health education in K–12 schools (67%).
"Our nation has a long way to go to improve the state of mental health care," Gillison said. "We urge candidates to think about how they can help the millions of people in our country who are struggling with their mental health. Voters are looking for solutions, and help can't arrive soon enough for people who need it."
Find the polling topline here, as well as a research slide deck here.
This NAMI/Ipsos poll was conducted September 23 – 26, 2022, by Ipsos using the probability-based KnowledgePanel®. It is based on a nationally representative probability sample of 3,071 general population adults age 18 or older. The sample includes 2,697 people who are registered to vote/intend to register before November, and 1,901 people who say they are certain to vote or have already voted in the November 2022 election. The survey has a margin of error of 1.9 percentage points for all respondents, 2.0 percentage points for all registered voters, and 2.4 percentage points for certain voters. Learn more about the poll methodology.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. brought the sister of an American imprisoned in Russia to the U.N. Security Council on Monday for a session being chaired by the Russian foreign minister, urging him to “look into her eyes and see her suffering.”
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield called on Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to release Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, who is serving a 16-year sentence after being convicted of espionage. His family and the U.S. government have called the charges baseless.
Thomas-Greenfield also urged him to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested on March 29 and accused of trying to obtain classified information.
She accused Russia of using them as “political bargaining chips” and urged Moscow “to cease this barbaric practice once and for all.”
The U.S. ambassador told Lavrov to turn to the visitor’s gallery where Elizabeth Whelan was sitting and “look into her eyes and see her suffering.”
“I want you to see what it’s like to miss your brother for four years,” she said. “To know he is locked up in a Russian penal colony simply because you want to use him for your own means.”
U.N. cameras did not show whether Lavrov looked into the gallery.
Thomas-Greenfield told reporters that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said recently that the United States has made a proposal for Whelan’s release, “and we urge Russia to move on that proposal.”
“In the meantime, we will not stop, we will not rest, and we will not relent until Paul, Evan, and all hostages and wrongfully detained Americans are brought back, safe and sound,” she said.
Elizabeth Whelan told reporters before the meeting that her brother had “a job he loved, a home, a life of hope and opportunity” and “all that has been taken away from him by Russia, a country that revels in its culture of lies, its tradition of hostage diplomacy.”
“Now Paul is being held in labor camp IK-17 in the remote province of Mordovia, held as a pawn and victim of Russia’s descent into lawlessness,” she said.
She called Russia “a terrorist state” and said its playbook “is so lazy” that Gershkovich has the same interrogator who harassed her brother until his “sham trial” in June 2020.
Gershkovich, 31, is the first U.S. correspondent since the Cold War to be detained in Russia on spying charges, which his family and the newspaper vehemently deny. Thomas-Greenfield told the council he was “just doing his job” as a journalist.
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- Alif and Telit combine technologies and expertise to give system developers a head-start on cloud-managed distributed IoT applications
- Developer kits accelerate design and prototyping of IoT edge devices capable of sensing and making rapid localized decisions using AI/ML
PLEASANTON, Calif., Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alif Semiconductor, supplier of low-power, secure, AI/ML-enhanced fusion processors and microcontrollers (MCUs), today announced collaboration with Telit, a global leader in the Internet of Things (IoT), to deliver developer kits that provide cloud-connected hardware and software reference designs for a wide variety of distributed and IoT edge applications. The kits focus on connected AI/ML-enhanced vision, voice, vibration, and sensor applications such as AI cameras, smart home, city infrastructure, biometric access control, and wearables.
The kits leverage the Alif Ensemble® family of microcontrollers (MCUs) and fusion processors. Ensemble devices utilize innovative aiPM™ power management technology that feature a High Efficiency, always-on region that senses the environment using initial AI/ML processing, while a separate High Performance region wakes as needed to rapidly execute additional heavy AI/ML workloads and returns to sleep. In addition to smart power management, the Ensemble family provides multiple layers of security based on a secure identity and strong root-of-trust for complete lifecycle management handling keys, certificates, secure boot, remote updates and more.
The developer kits include Telit's wireless connectivity modules from Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to LTE and 5G cellular, including low-power wide-area (LPWA) offerings in Cat-M and NB-IoT for IoT applications that require lower power consumption and longer battery life. The collaboration also leverages Telit's cloud services and platforms to connect, manage, and secure the deployment of intelligent IoT edge devices the kits and the technology will enable.
"Together, Alif's scalable low power secure processors plus Telit's communication modules and cloud services make an ideal combination for anyone who wants to simply and rapidly develop and deploy IoT edge devices using the very latest technologies," said Reza Kazerounian, Co-Founder and President at Alif Semiconductor. "The barriers are now removed to bring low-power Machine Learning to the edge, world-wide."
"This collaboration delivers comprehensive IoT enablement for solutions leveraging the power of Alif processors for the vibrant new space of low-power and battery-powered AI/ML edge devices," said Manish Watwani, Chief Marketing and Product Officer at Telit. "Innovators are looking for 'cut-and-paste' simplicity to integrate our modules with meaningful local AI/ML on edge devices. Bundled with our Telit NExT™ cellular connectivity and OneEdge™ device management and data orchestration platform, this opens the door to more utility and efficiency for our customers in this space."
For more information, visit the Telit booth (#B5.145) at Electronica 15-18 Nov 2022, and visit our website at www.alifsemi.com.
About Alif Semiconductor:
Alif Semiconductor was founded in 2019 with the vision to address the rapidly growing market need for broad, scalable, and connected AI-enabled embedded computing solutions that are genuinely power efficient. This need led to Alif Semiconductor's creation of microcontrollers and a new class of embedded controllers, fusion processors, that enable seamless integration of technology for everyday life by unlocking innovative low-power techniques, unparalleled functional integration, accelerated AI and ML edge processing, high security, ubiquitous wireless connectivity, and operating system diversity. For more information go to www.alifsemi.com, and follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube.
About Telit:
Telit simplifies onboarding connected 'things' with a portfolio of enterprise-grade wireless communication and positioning modules; cellular MVNO connectivity plans and management services; edge and cloud software; and data orchestration, IoT and Industrial IoT platforms. With over two decades of pioneering IoT innovation experience, Telit delivers award-winning, secure, integrated IoT solutions for many of the world's largest enterprises, OEMs, system integrators and service providers, so they can connect and manage IoT at any scale. For more information, follow us on YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook or visit www.Telit.com.
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BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese lawmakers on Tuesday voted to use a $150 million World Bank loan to pay for wheat imports into the cash-strapped country.
Already in the throes of a crippling economic crisis, Lebanon is also struggling to cope with a food security crisis that has left half its roughly 6 million people without adequate food.
The war in Ukraine and global inflation have worsened the situation faced by the tiny Mediterranean nation. Three-quarters of Lebanon's population live in poverty and are struggling to cope with rampant power cuts, medicine shortages, and soaring food and fuel prices. The Lebanese pound has lost 90 percent of its value against the U.S. dollar.
According to the United Nations World Food Program, Lebanon has one of the highest food inflation rates worldwide.
Caretaker Economy Minister Amin Salam told The Associated Press in an interview in April that the World Bank loan would stabilize bread prices for at least six months, effectively buying the Lebanese authorities more time to reform its broken and ineffective institutions.
After the parliamentary vote, Salam said in a news conference that the money could secure wheat for a longer than six months, provided prices continue to decline.
Panics and queues at the bakeries are commonplace. Scuffles break out between anxious customers waiting for limited available bread bundles. Bakery owners have warned that wheat supply is limited and operation costs have skyrocketed.
Though Lebanon’s foreign reserves continue to drain at a striking rate, the country continues to partially subsidize wheat imports and modify bread prices in line with fuel prices, currency devaluation, and global wheat prices. Critics say the blanket subsidy program is ineffective and expensive, and the government has struggled to manage a targeted cash card program for the country’s most vulnerable.
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, who was present during Parliament's vote, said that most locally produced bread “goes to non-Lebanese and everyone knows that.” Salam said government and security officials formed a committee to monitor wheat imports and distribution.
Lebanon’s economic meltdown is due to decades of corruption and financial mismanagement.
For over two years, Lebanon has been negotiating with the International Monetary Fund to unlock billions of dollars in aid and make its economy viable again. But the country has struggled to reform its banking sector and bloated public sector.
Lebanon has been without a fully-functioning government for almost three months, with reappointed Prime Minister-elect Mikati steering a caretaker government.
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$100M Contract awarded to ship nuclear waste to repository near Carlsbad
It will cost $100 million to move nuclear waste from around the country to a repository near Carlsbad for the next five years, per a contract recently signed by the U.S. Department of Energy.
The waste will go to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, which permanently disposes of transuranic (TRU) nuclear waste in a salt deposit about 2,000 feet underground.
TRU waste is mostly made up of clothing items and equipment irradiated during nuclear operations at DOE sites and national laboratories around the U.S.
More:Biden signs bill giving New Mexico 2 more years to fight for nuclear exposure reparations
It is transported via trucks from the sites around the country and emplaced in WIPP’s salt deposit where the drums of waste are entombed in collapsing salt.
The contract to do so was awarded to CAST Specialty Transportation, per a Thursday announcement, which held the contract previously that expired in May.
WIPP spokesman Bobby St. John said the company has worked with the WIPP project since 1995, and operated without any significant problems or events.
"WIPP transportation carriers have safely transported over 13,000 TRU waste shipments, traveling over 15.6 million loaded miles without a major incident," he said.
A request for proposal was issued by the DOE on June 10, 2021, and the DOE reported it received bids from four companies.
More:More nuclear waste could be stored at New Mexico-Texas border. Here's what we know
CAST will operate a transportation terminal within a 10-mile radius of the WIPP site, which is located about 26 miles east of Carlsbad, where waste shipments will be inspected before continuing to the facility.
It will support the DOE’s National Transuranic Program out of its Carlsbad Field Office and will include services to carry contact handled (CH) waste, which is lower in radiation, and remote handled (RH) waste of higher radioactivity.
Other mixed hazardous wastes from DOE sites can also be transported including polychlorinated biphenyls and asbestos.
More:Nuclear waste project near Carlsbad delayed again amid federal safety inquiry
Records show CAST’s previous contract awarded in 2016 totaled $112 million and ran from May 28, 2017 to May 27, 2022.
That was the latest of five contracts CAST held for WIPP transportation since 2000, and DOE previously used two firms to transport waste: CAST and Visionary Solutions LLC.
The 2017 contract was the first time WIPP shifted to using just CAST for its transportation needs.
More:Why are federal watchdogs concerned about nuclear waste site near Carlsbad?
The contract included firm-fixed-price task orders, per the release, and an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract that allows the DOE to specify tasks required, their budget and timeline.
In return, the selected company would receive an annual fee, and would be reimbursed for permitting costs, New Mexico gross receipts taxes, fuel and a safe-driving bonus.
It was expected that the company would need to plan for about 1 to 2 million miles of travel per year, with WIPP carrier miles ranging over the past decade from 3 million to 300,000 miles annually, records show.
More:Why the Department of Energy wants $463 million for nuclear waste facility near Carlsbad
The waste is packaged into three types of containers for shipment of CH waste to WIPP: the TRUPACT II with a maximum payload weight of 7,265 pounds, the TRUPACT III with a maximum payload weight of 11,486 pounds, and the HalfPACT with a maximum payload weight of 7,600 pounds.
For RH waste, the DOE uses the RH-72B container, which has a maximum payload weight of 8,000 pounds, and includes a lead liner to further protect the waste from fire or other dangers.
Since the WIPP facility opened and began accepting waste in 1999, records show it received 13,106 shipments traveling about 15.7 million miles.
The largest share of those miles came from Idaho National Laboratory at about 9.3 million miles, which also sent the most shipments at 6,667.
The second-biggest shipper in WIPP’s history was Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site which sent 2,045 shipments on about 1.4 million miles.
The Savannah River Site in South Carolina was third in shipments with 1,692 shipments traveling 2.5 million miles.
Adrian Hedden can be reached at 575-628-5516, achedden@currentargus.com or @AdrianHedden on Twitter.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Caribou Biosciences, Inc. ("Caribou" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CRBU). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Caribou and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On or around July 26, 2021, Caribou conducted its initial public offering ("IPO"), selling 19 million shares of stock priced at $16.00 per share.
Then, on December 12, 2022, Caribou issued a press release "report[ing] new 12-month clinical data from cohort 1 in the ongoing ANTLER Phase 1 trial, which show long-term durability following a single infusion of CB-010 at the initial dose level 1 (40x106 CAR-T cells)." Among other results, Caribou reported that "3 of 6 patients maintained a durable CR [complete response] at 6 months" and "2 of 6 patients maintain a long-term CR at the 12 month scan and remain on the trial".
On this news, Caribou's stock price fell $0.81 per share, or 9.03%, to close at $8.16 per share on December 12, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Thanks to Luka Doncic and a huge performance from the rest of the squad Thursday night, the Dallas Mavericks have forced a Game 7 in their Western Conference semifinals series with the Phoenix Suns.
Game 7 will be played in Phoenix on Sunday, May 15. Here’s what you need to know about the gametime scenarios according to the Mavs:
- If Milwaukee wins tomorrow night, the Mavericks will tip Game 7 vs. PHX at 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC.
- If Boston vs. Milwaukee requires a Game 7, the Mavericks will tip Game 7 vs. PHX at 7:00 p.m. CT on TNT.
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Omron Automation Americas welcomes partners and customers to its Proof of Concept Centers across the United States. This multi-location, multi-day event is a forum for customers to access leading-edge technical information, application knowledge and industry insights to lead their digital engineering transformation.
HOFFMAN, Ill., Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Industry-leading automation solution provider, Omron Automation Americas, continues to demonstrate its commitment to customers and their automation needs with their event, OPEN 2022. Hosted at four Proof of Concept Centers, customers will have access to the technologies, resources, and best practices that make for integrated, intelligent and interactive solutions that enable sustainable business success.
This two-day event allows customers to participate in live and virtual sessions designed to stimulate discussion around the creation of advanced solutions. Omron and industry experts will cover a diverse array of technical and educational topics including control, safety, motion, vision, robotics, and IIOT.
Technology developers will provide access to Omron's exclusive range of hardware, software and solutions during hands-on demonstrations. Participants will experience first-hand highly advanced intelligence capabilities that solve the immediate market needs of labor shortages and productivity improvements while addressing the future of automation coexisting with the global environment. OPEN 2022 will allow customers to find the right solutions to increase profitability, reduce risk and achieve sustainability excellence.
Connect with Omron industry experts to discover market trends, discuss manufacturing issues and learn the best-in-class automation solutions.
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Omron Automation is an industrial automation partner that creates, sells and services fully integrated automation solutions that include sensing, control, safety, vision, motion, robotics and more. Established in 1933 and currently headed by President Yoshihito Yamada, Omron's 30,000 employees help businesses solve problems with creativity in more than 110 countries. Learn more at automation.omron.com.
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LOS ANGELES, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Snack and sweet lovers will be rejoicing before they even take the first bite of a new, decadent, fudgy brownie, unveiled by Otis Spunkmeyer. Melt-in-your-mouth chocolate chips, baked into the dense brownies, ignite a craveable experience that will leave consumers wanting more.
The three-ounce brownie joins the Otis Spunkmeyer Double Fudge Chocolate Chip Brownie 1/4 Sheet in the long line of minimal labor, decadent snacks and sweets that are available from the company. The new brownies are individually wrapped, providing "grab and go" treats and underlining safety reassurances for customers, along with a zero-labor solution for In-Store Bakery, foodservice, C-Store, and vending operators.
"This is the sweet treat consumers will reach for time and time again," said Paul Stippich, Director of Marketing, Otis Spunkmeyer. "Brownies are considered one of the top three desserts in America. The talented Research and Development team at Otis Spunkmeyer developed this fudgy brownie with the perfect texture, flavor, and just the right amount of chocolate."
In addition to launching the new individually wrapped brownie, Otis Spunkmeyer recently expanded its line-up of individually wrapped cookies with the addition of two new 4oz flavors: Double Chocolate Caramel and Apple Cinnamon Oat.
"The two new cookie flavors join bestselling flavors Chocolate Chunk and Oatmeal Raisin, and continue the Otis Spunkmeyer tradition of baking without artificial flavoring. The Apple Cinnamon Oat cookie has the ability to 'cross over dayparts' as a great morning or afternoon snack for those that desire more natural nutrition, and the Double Chocolate Caramel cookie gives consumers more of their #1 preferred flavor, chocolate," explained Stippich.
The new individually wrapped baked goods from Otis Spunkmeyer are available through distributors and continue to expand Otis Spunkmeyer's individually wrapped portfolio, which also includes muffins (2.5oz, 4oz and 6.5oz) and loaf cakes (4oz).
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Otis Spunkmeyer, an Aspire Bakeries brand and pioneer in the fresh-baked cookie business has been a leader in the sweet baked goods industry for more than 45 years. Established in California in 1977 as a chain of retail cookie stores, the company expanded its business to support foodservice operators, introducing a fresh-baked cookie program complete with ovens and merchandising tools. Today, Otis Spunkmeyer continues the legacy, offering the best tasting cookies and baked goods for foodservice, retail, fundraising, convenience stores, and vending. Otis Spunkmeyer remains the #1 foodservice frozen cookie dough brand and continues to deliver fun and quality that is sought after and beloved by consumers.
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Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is planning to travel to Russia in the near future for talks aimed at finding a deal to free the detained WNBA star Brittney Griner, a source with knowledge of the proposed trip told ABC News.
Richardson, who also served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and energy secretary in the Clinton administration, played a role in achieving a prisoner exchange in April that saw Russia release former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed after nearly two and a half years in captivity.
He is expected to go to Moscow in the next couple of weeks, according to the source, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.
Russia has repeatedly suggested it's interested in trading Griner for Russians held in U.S. prisons. The new trip appears aimed at seeing if a similar deal to the one that freed Reed could be produced for Griner.
Richardson’s office did not confirm the potential visit, telling ABC News “we are unable to comment on this at the moment.”
“What I can say (and is publicly known) is both the Whelan and Griner families have asked us to help with the release of their loved ones,” Mickey Bergman, executive director at the Richardson Center for Global Engagement, told ABC News in an email.
Richardson is currently representing the Griner family as well as the family of Paul Whelan, the other former Marine held by Russia for three and a half years.
Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in basketball, has been in detention in Russia since mid-February after she was stopped at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport and accused by Russian authorities of having vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage.
This week, Griner told a Moscow court she would like to plead guilty to the charges, saying she had brought the vape cartridges into Russia unintentionally, explaining she had not meant to leave them in her bag.
The Biden administration has classified Griner as “wrongfully detained” and American officials believe Russia seized her, like Whelan and Reed, to use as bargaining chips with the U.S.
Richardson’s possible trip comes amid speculation whether the U.S. would be willing to make another prisoner swap to free Griner. The Biden administration has said it is committed to negotiating with Russia for Griner’s release but it has refused to comment on whether it is considering any trade.
Asked to comment on Richardson's potential visit, the White House National Security Council told ABC it was in contact with Richardson and valued his efforts, but declined to say more.
“NSC leadership are in touch with Bill Richardson. We appreciate his commitment to getting Americans home and are pursuing the release of Brittney and Paul through government channels,” NSC spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement.
Griner’s wife, Cherelle Griner, said she had requested Richardson's team's help and would support a trip if it took place.
“We asked the Richardson Center to help and I’m encouraged that he might be going,” Cherelle Griner said in a statement to ABC through Griner’s agent Lindsay Colas.
Richardson has a long history of working to free Americans wrongfully detained overseas. Through his nonprofit, the Richardson Center, he has helped return U.S. citizens imprisoned in Iran and North Korea among others.
His team represented Trevor Reed’s family and spent months engaged in shuttle diplomacy trying to outline a possible deal to free him.
Richardson even flew to Moscow on the eve of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a last ditch effort to persuade Russia to make a trade.
Richardson does not represent the White House. In Reed’s case, he approached Russia’s government and the Biden administration separately to try to feel out what both sides might accept as any possible deal. He then relayed what he had heard back to both sides.
In the end, the prisoner trade the White House made for Reed was the same one Richardson had been advocating for: releasing Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot serving a U.S. prison sentence for drug smuggling.
Richardson has since encouraged the Biden administration to consider making similar deals for Griner and Paul Whelan.
Following Griner’s court appearance on Thursday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said it was "going to do everything that we can to bring home Brittney Griner safely, and to also make sure that we bring Paul Whelan back home as well." Jean-Pierre said Griner's guilty plea would have "no impact" on the efforts to negotiate her release.
Russian state media and officials have repeatedly floated trading Griner or Whelan for Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer, dubbed “the Merchant of Death” in the media and who is currently serving a 25 year sentence on narco-terrorism charges.
Trevor Reed and his family have called on the Biden administration to exchange Bout if it would free Whelan and Griner.
Speaking to ABC News this week, Reed urged President Joe Biden to do more.
"I hope that President Biden and his administration will do everything possible to get both, you know, Brittney and Paul out of Russia, and that they will do that immediately," he told ABC News. "Because every day that, you know, they sit here and wait to make a decision is one more day that, you know, Paul and Brittney are suffering."
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Stocks on Wall Street closed broadly higher Wednesday as investors welcomed encouraging economic data and quarterly earnings reports from big companies including Starbucks.
The S&P 500 rose 1.6% to an almost 2-month high, while the Nasdaq gained 2.6%. Both indexes more than recouped losses earlier in the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.3% and the Russell 2000 index of smaller companies ended 1.4% higher.
Technology companies, retailers and communications companies were some of the biggest winners. Only energy sector stocks fell, dragged down by lower oil prices.
Investors cheered a report on the services sector, which makes up the bulk of the U.S. economy. The sector grew faster than expected in July, according to the Institute for Supply Management. A separate report showed U.S. orders for big-ticket, durable goods increased more than expected in June.
Some weak recent data on the economy heightened speculation that the peak for inflation and for the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate hikes may be approaching or has already passed. The weak data, though, also shows the risk of a recession as the Fed puts the brake on the economy.
That’s why Wednesday’s more positive economic reports helped put traders in a buying mood.
“That just provides people with more evidence that this economy is hanging in there,” said Jeff Buchbinder, equity strategist for LPL Financial. “At this point, we have a combination of evidence that inflation is coming down.”
The S&P 500 rose 63.98 points to 4,155.17. It had been down nearly 1% for the week heading into Wednesday. It’s now up 0.6% for the week.
The Dow gained 416.33 points to 32,812.50. The Nasdaq added 319.40 points to end at 12,668.16. The Russell 2000 picked up 26.48 points to 1,908.93.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 2.71% from 2.73% late Tuesday.
The S&P 500’s bumpy start this week follows its best month since late 2020. July was a rare winning stretch for the market, which has struggled this year under worries about the highest inflation in 40 years and rising interest rates from the Federal Reserve to combat it.
Earnings remain in focus this week as investors parse the latest results and statements from companies to better understand how inflation is affecting businesses and consumers.
Drugstore chain CVS rose 6.3% after reporting solid financial results and raising its profit forecast for the year. Starbucks rose 4.3% after also reporting solid financial results. Nearly three-quarters of companies within the benchmark S&P 500 have reported earnings for the latest quarter and the results have mostly beaten analysts’ forecasts.
Several companies, though, have slipped amid disappointing results. Taco Bell owner Yum Brands fell 1.9% following a weak earnings report and online dating service company Match Group tumbled 17.6% after giving investors a weak financial forecast.
PayPal jumped 9.2% on a report that activist investor Elliott Management has taken a large stake in the payment company.
Robinhood Markets, whose stock trading app helped bring a new generation of investors to the market, rose 11.7% following an announcement that it’s cutting nearly a quarter of its workforce. Crashing cryptocurrency prices and a turbulent stock market have kept more customers off its app.
Oil prices fell following OPEC’s decision to boost production in September at a much slower pace than previous months. U.S. crude oil fell 4% to settle at $90.66 per barrel, while Brent crude, the international standard, settled 3.7% lower at $96.78 per barrel.
The pullback in oil prices weighed on energy sector stocks. Hess fell 3.6%
Markets are also watching for potential economic fallout from China after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. China claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory, and banned imports of Taiwanese citrus fruits and frozen fish in retaliation for Pelosi’s visit. But it has avoided disrupting the flow of computer chips and other industrial goods, a step that could jolt the global economy.
Upcoming data on the jobs market could help investors determine how the Federal Reserve will move ahead with its interest rate policy, which has been aggressive in an effort to try and tame inflation. U.S. jobless claims numbers for last week will be released Thursday, and the government issues its July jobs report on Friday.
“Expectations for Fed rate hikes maybe got a little bit too aggressive,” Buchbinder said. “We don’t know if we get a pause by year end, but there’s a decent chance we get a signal for a pause by year end.”
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Spirit shines on opening day of college cheerleader championship at Daytona Bandshell
DAYTONA BEACH — Accessorized with pom-poms and sequins, an army of cheerleaders and dance squads performed nonstop on Thursday at the Daytona Beach Bandshell during opening day of competition at the annual Collegiate Cheer and Dance National Championship.
Sponsored by the National Cheerleaders Association and the National Dance Alliance, this year's championship — the event's 27th straight year in Daytona Beach — will attract roughly 9,000 participants representing 430 teams from colleges nationwide. There are also expected to be some 20,000 spectators in town to watch daily competition that runs through Saturday at the Bandshell and the nearby Ocean Center.
More:Cheerleader championships in Daytona Beach: What you need to know
Daily admission is $30 for Thursday and Friday; $20 for Saturday (not including fees) online at Eventbrite.com. Three-day passes also are available for $70, plus fees, also at Eventbrite.com.
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The Little Rock Police Department said Monday that two weekend homicides in different parts of the capital city are unrelated.
The department also said that of the seven homicides in September, arrests have been made in five cases.
"These incidents are disheartening to our department just like they are to members of the community," said Interim Police Chief Wayne Bewley in a written statement. "The Homicide Unit is working swiftly to solve the remaining cases to bring the person[s] responsible to justice. We have been focused on proactive policing and comprehensive crime prevention efforts to disrupt crime trends.
"Through our investigations of this month's homicides, none of them appear to be related. We want to reassure Little Rock residents that our patrol divisions and detectives are working diligently to solve these cases."
The statement comes at a time when the police, the city and the mayor's office have received criticism from some people for not communicating enough with the public. Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. and top police brass began to hold news conferences to discuss public safety, some of them as frequently as once a week.
Then, on June 8, in public statements emphasizing there would be more communication, Bewley committed to keeping the public better informed about violent crime. He was then an assistant police chief.
"We need to do a better job and we can do a better job," said Bewley at the news conference in June.
Monday's statement from Bewley followed two fatal shootings over the weekend in southwest Little Rock -- one shooting at a convenience store/gas station near the 8800 block of Baseline Road on Sunday morning and the other at a fast food restaurant at 1300 John Barrow Road on Saturday morning.
Stephon Dillard, 27, has been charged with capital murder in connection with the Saturday homicide, according to police. No arrest has been made in the Sunday morning homicide.
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Portland, Oregon received nearly a foot of snow in a single day in what proved to be its second-snowiest day in history. Mountainous areas of California experienced nearly unprecedented snowfall accumulations - more than 40 feet since the start of the season. Even Phoenix suburbs woke up on Thursday to a dusting of snow that covered cactuses and lush golf courses.
What is going on with all the snow?
“This rain and snow bucked the trend and it’s highly unexpected,” said Ryan Maue, a meteorologist and former NOAA chief scientist. “It’s like once-in-a-generation.”
Meteorologists say the explanation for the robust winter season is not so simple.
The current La Niña pattern does have an influence on global weather, but Maue said that is only one factor.
Bianca Feldkircher, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said a persistent blocking pattern over the Pacific Ocean plus cold air migrating south from the Arctic have created the conditions for widespread snowfall along the West Coast.
“Not only were you getting significant snowfall in areas that already see snow, you were also seeing snowfall on lower elevations in Southern California, which is super rare,” said Feldkircher.
For example, the forecast on March 1 warned of snowfall for parts of Phoenix, Ariz. which Feldkircher said is “super unusual” for this time of year. And last week, Portland saw abnormally high snowfall rates and recorded nearly 11 inches (28 centimeters) — the second snowiest day in the city’s history.
With respect to human-induced climate change, meteorologists say it's challenging to nail down what part it is playing in the West Coast's peculiar winter season.
But increasingly extreme weather is expected as global temperatures rise. “Heat produces moisture, moisture produces storms, and heat and moisture bind to produce even more severe storms,” Feldkircher said.
Forecasting technology keeps getting better. So much better, it may even soon be able to forecast extreme events with higher accuracy). “In the near future, I do not think climate will cause issues with our weather forecasting capabilities,” said Maue.
Although many regions struggled with the challenging winter conditions, some are welcoming the much-needed moisture.
The recent precipitation is a blessing for ameliorating the drought that has persisted in the Southwest.
California tends to go from rags to riches, bounty to poverty when it comes to rain, Maue said. "That’s why from a policy point of view, you need to be able to have water regulations, reservoirs, and water supplies that can last during multi-year droughts.”
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Saturday's forecast is showing mild temperatures. It looks like it will be a mild 63 degrees. 53 degrees is today's low. Periods of heavy rain are predicted. Rain is expected for this Saturday. Forecasting models show a 90% chance of precipitation. The Waterloo area should see a light breeze, with forecast models showing only 12 mph wind conditions coming up from the North. This report is created automatically with weather data provided by TownNews.com. Stay in the know. Visit wcfcourier.com for local news and weather.
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ROME (AP) — Italy’s highest court has ordered a retrial for two American citizens who were convicted in the slaying of an Italian police officer during a sting operation gone bad.
The Court of Cassation late Wednesday threw out the guilty verdicts against Finnegan Lee Elder, now 23, and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, 22, both convicted in the stabbing death of the 35-year-old caribiniere during a plainclothes operation while the Americans, teens at the time, were on vacation in Rome in the summer of 2019.
The court will issue its reasons for the verdict in the coming weeks, and instruct an appeals court on the issues to examine in a new trial.
Elder’s lawyer, Roberto Capra, expressed satisfaction at the decision, saying a new trial would open the possibility of recalculating the sentence.
The two men, friends from northern California, were sentenced to life in prison, Italy’s toughest penalty, in the initial trial. An appeals court upheld the verdict, but lowered the sentence to 24 years for Elder and 22 years for Natale-Hjorth.
The defense has argued that plainclothes carabinieri didn’t identify themselves as law enforcement during an operation to recover the backpack that the two Americans stole during a failed drug deal.
Carabiniere Vice Brigadier Mario Cerciello Rega, 35, was stabbed 11 times. Elder claimed he pulled out a knife in self-defense to break free as the officer tried to strangle him.
Natale-Hjorth testified that he grappled with Cerciello Rega’s partner and was unaware of the stabbing when he ran back to a hotel.
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(WFRV) – The road to Camp Randall Stadium is set in all seven divisions.
The WIAA released the high school football playoff brackets Saturday, with some controversy regarding the computer-generated seedings and matchups.
Here’s a breakdown of each division, with the full brackets linked in each title.
Bay Port earns the No. 1 overall season after an undefeated season and the FRCC-North title.
The Pirates are paired with high seeds from the Big Rivers Conference, including No. 2 Hudson and No. 3 Chippewa Falls. Bay Port will face a rematch with conference rival De Pere in Level 1.
In the bottom half of the bracket, Waunakee has a No. 1 seed after the defending D2 champs finished right on the cut line between Divisions 1 and 2. Kimberly has a No. 3 seed after winning the FVA title at 8-1 and will face Fond du Lac (which handed Kimberly its only loss) in Level 1.
Neenah has the No. 2 seed in the bracket despite a Week 8 loss to Kimberly.
West De Pere gets a No. 3 seed despite an 8-1 record in the regular season and two solid nonconference wins over Hortonville and Kaukauna.
If the Phantoms (ranked third overall in the WFCA Coaches Poll for Division 2) win their Level 1 game against Holmen, they would travel to New Richmond in Level 2 – even though the Tigers had three conference losses on the season. New Richmond hosts fellow Big Rivers team Menomonie in Level 1, with the Mustangs making the playoffs despite a 3-6 overall record.
Pulaski has a No. 5 seed in the same bracket, while Kaukauna has a No. 6 seed in Hartford’s bracket.
Menasha has a No. 3 seed despite an 8-1 record and a perfect mark in conference play. The Bluejays’ only loss came against Division 1 Neenah.
Conference foe Notre Dame has a No. 7 seed and will travel to Reedsburg in Level 1, while No. 5 Fox Valley Lutheran takes on No. 4 Luxemburg-Casco.
West Salem is the No. 1 seed in the bracket for all of these teams.
All North Eastern and Bay Conference teams fall on the opposite side of the bracket from Catholic Memorial, the defending state champion in Division 1.
Little Chute and Freedom earn the top two seeds in the same bracket, with the “County Road N” rivals potentially looking forward to a rematch in Level 3.
Two Rivers gets a No. 3 seed despite an undefeated season and an Eastern Wisconsin Conference title. The Raiders will host Kettle Moraine Lutheran in Level 1.
The Packerland earns strong seedings in Division 5, with Southern Door and Kewaunee getting the top two seeds in their bracket.
Chilton visits Clintonville in an intriguing Level 1 matchup.
The state’s top two teams fall in the same bracket as Coleman and St. Mary’s Springs have No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, respectively. Both teams finished as runners-up in state championship games last year.
Defending champion Reedsville has a No. 3 seed in Cambria-Friesland’s bracket. The Panthers will host Catholic Central in Level 1.
Here’s the rest of Saturday’s High School Sports Xtra show:
Game of the Week: Bay Port outlasts West De Pere to finish undefeated
The Pirates converted three fourth downs on the final drive to hold off West De Pere, earning the state’s top playoff seed.
Xceptional Athlete: Manitowoc Lincoln outside hitter Maddie York
Manitowoc Lincoln junior outside hitter Maddie York attacks the game of volleyball from a unique side – being a left-hander in a game owned by righties.
Team of the Week, Top 5 Plays
Two Rivers earns Team of the Week honors after outlasting Chilton in triple overtime, capping an undefeated season with the Eastern Wisconsin Conference championship.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Texas companies have resolved Clean Air Act violations with the Environmental Protection Agency by agreeing to reduce emissions of planet-warming methane and other harmful pollutants wafting from the nation's largest oil and gas producing region.
EPA announced Monday that Matador Production Company has agreed to pay $6.2 million in fines and mitigation measures related to 239 oil and gas well pads in New Mexico. Permian Resources Operating agreed earlier this month to pay $610,000 and make improvements to its equipment to settle environmental violations.
The enforcement actions came after EPA flew a helicopter equipped with a special infrared camera that can detect emissions of hydrocarbon vapors that are invisible to the naked eye.
EPA announced a new round of overflights in August, four days after publication of an investigation by The Associated Press that showed 533 oil and gas facilities in the region are emitting excessive amounts of methane and named the companies most responsible.
Colorless and odorless, methane makes up about 95 percent of natural gas and a potent greenhouse pollutant that traps 83 times more heat in the atmosphere over a 20 year period than an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide.
The AP used 2021 data from the group Carbon Mapper to document massive amounts of methane venting into the atmosphere from “super emitters” across the Permian Basin, a 250-mile-wide bone-dry expanse along the Texas-New Mexico border.
A partnership of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and academic researchers, Carbon Mapper used an airplane carrying an infrared spectrometer to detect and quantify the unique chemical fingerprint of methane in the atmosphere. Hundreds of sites were shown persistently spewing the gas across multiple overflights.
EPA has said the timing of its 2022 overflights was not related to AP’s story and that similar aerial surveillance had been conducted in years past. The federal complaint filed against Matador said unlawful emissions were observed in 2019, while Permian Resources was cited for evidence collected during overflights in 2020.
EPA spokesman Timothy Carroll said federal regulators have initiated additional enforcement actions based on the agency's 2022 flyover. He declined to provide the number of additional companies currently facing potential sanctions, citing the ongoing investigations.
Methane emissions in themselves are not illegal under current federal law, but the Clean Air Act does regulate other pollutants also contained in the gasses emitted during fossil fuel production, such as volatile organic compounds that contribute to health problems including asthma, lung infections, bronchitis and cancer.
“Air quality in the Permian Basin is at risk of not meeting national standards,” said Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division. "We will continue to work with the State of New Mexico to ensure that oil and gas production operations are operating within the law to improve air quality and public health in surrounding communities.”
EPA said its settlement with Matador will result in a reduction of more than 16,000 tons of air pollutants that are harmful to human health. There will be additional reduction in emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases equal to about 31,000 tons of carbon dioxide — equal to taking more than 6,000 gasoline-powered vehicles off the road for one year.
Emails and a voicemail seeking comment from Matador Resources Company, the Dallas-based corporate parent of Matador Production Company, received no response.
Emails to Permian Resources, based in Midland, Texas, also received no response. The voicemail for a phone number at the company listed for media inquires was not accepting new messages on Tuesday.
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Update: Driver facing DUI charges identified after head-on collision near Devil’s Lake
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A 35-year-old man faces DUI charges after he crashed into a car head-on near Devil’s Lake.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol says Pi Cu, of Devils Lake, was driving a 2017 Toyota Yaris going northbound on ND Highway 57, about 6 miles south of Devils Lake.
The Toyota crossed into the southbound lane and collided head-on with an 18-year-old female in a Jeep traveling southbound.
Following the collision, the Toyota came to a stop on the east shoulder, while the Jeep came to a stop on the west shoulder.
18-year-old Rhiannon Houle, of Devils Lake, and Cu were taken to St. Alexius in Devils Lake for initial medical care and later transferred to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Both sustained serious injuries. Authorities say Houle was not wearing her seatbelt at the time of the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
Valley News Live will bring updates as they become available.
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Three weeks into disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial, prosecutors have called dozens of witnesses offering wide-ranging — and sometimes disjointed — testimony.
Jurors have heard from the investigators who found the bodies of Murdaugh’s wife and son, and technicians who found gunshot residue, cracked open cellphones to get videos and tested dozens of ammunition casings.
They’ve heard from betrayed law firm employees, heartbroken friends of Murdaugh and his family, and a man whose insurance settlement was stolen after his mother, the Murdaughs’ housekeeper, died in a fall at their home.
But witnesses have been called in disorganized groups and tantalizing scraps of evidence have been introduced but not explained. The defense hopes to start its case in middle of next week and had planned a week of testimony but is rethinking that because of the trial’s length.
Here are some key takeaways from the trial so far.
FINANCIAL CRIMES
Murdaugh, 54, is charged with murder in the deaths of 52-year-old Maggie, shot several times with a rifle, and their 22-year-old son, Paul, shot twice with a shotgun at kennels near their Colleton County home on June 7, 2021. He faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted.
The disbarred lawyer also faces about 100 other charges ranging from stealing money from clients to running a drug and money laundering ring.
Much of the week’s testimony focused on whether Murdaugh stole money from his family’s law firm and clients. Prosecutors contend Murdaugh thought he was about to get caught stealing and killed his wife and son to buy time to cover up the money trail.
The office manager from the family law firm said Murdaugh stole millions in fees and client settlements. A law school buddy said Murdaugh took advantage of his trust and left him to pay $192,000 to keep his client trust fund balanced. The son of the Murdaughs’ housekeeper and nanny who died in a fall testified Murdaugh promised to get them a hefty insurance settlement for the death but kept more than $4 million collected for himself.
The defense objected to each witness, saying there was no evidence linking the killings to financial misdeeds.
“This is piling on. This is more trying to prejudice the jury into believing somehow someone who steals a bunch of money in any way whatever would commit a murder,” Murdaugh lawyer Dick Harpootlian said.
DISJOINTED CASE
Prosecutors have called 47 witnesses in 12 days of testimony, but at times there has been little rhythm to the order.
This week, the caretaker of Murdaugh’s mother testified about a blue jacket Murdaugh might have held when he visited but then other witnesses testified about financial crimes before the state forensic scientist who tested the jacket for blood and gunshot residue took the stand.
Long, tedious testimony has focused on cellphone data between Paul Murdaugh’s friends.
Some intriguing evidence has been introduced but never explained to jurors, who do not have notebooks to keep track of testimony.
A crime scene technician put into evidence a receipt with a $1,021.10 item from Gucci circled, but it hasn’t been brought up since. An FBI technician gave the times Murdaugh’s SUV was shifted into and out of park the night of the killings without interpretation.
THE ACCUSED
A courtroom camera is trained on Alex Murdaugh every moment he is in court. Several cameras wait for him as he gets in and out of a prison van each day.
At the beginning of the trial, Murdaugh cried and rocked in his chair several times as crime scene photos of his wife and son were shown and described. Prosecutors and defense have said the aftermath of the shooting was gruesome. Agents testified Paul Murdaugh’s brain was detached from his skull with a close range shotgun blast.
Murdaugh has adamantly denied killing his wife and son. His lawyers said he was visiting his ailing mother the night of the murders and police wrongly focused on him from the start.
Murdaugh cried Thursday as the defense showed video of a family birthday party weeks before the killings.
But during the financial crimes testimony, Murdaugh has been much more stoic, listening and occasionally speaking to his lawyers.
TECHNOLOGICAL WIZARDRY
Within weeks of the killings, state agents wanted data from the SUV Alex Murdaugh drove to visit his mother the night of the killings and from Paul Murdaugh’s cellphone.
But both devices were encrypted and impossible to crack in 2021.
Advancements in hacking allowed agents to get into Paul Murdaugh’s iPhone data last year and they found one of the key pieces of evidence so far — a video he took of a dog at the family’s kennels about five minutes before investigators said the killings took place. Several witnesses have said all three Murdaughs can be heard in the video taken near where the bodies were found.
Alex Murdaugh told police both right after the bodies were found and again a few days later he was never at the kennels.
A FBI agent testified he worked for a year to crack the encrypted data from the computer entertainment and information console on the SUV the family law firm provided Murdaugh.
Along with other information, he extracted the times the vehicle was shifted into and out of park, although he couldn’t tell if the vehicle was in motion or someone had their foot on the brake. The agent said he also could tell when the windows were raised or lowered, but never said if that happened during Murdaugh’s 20-minute ride to his mother’s home the night of the killings.
Maggie Murdaugh’s cellphone was recovered from the side of a road the day after the killings.
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NEW YORK, July 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Canopy Growth Corporation (NASDAQ: CGC) between May 31, 2022 and May 10, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important July 24, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Canopy Growth 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 Canopy Growth class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=16092 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 July 24, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) there were material weaknesses in Canopy Growth's internal controls over accounting and financial reporting; (2) as a result, Canopy Growth improperly booked sales of its BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc. ("BioSteel") business unit (a sports nutrition and hydration brand originally formulated for professional athletes); (3) as a result, Canopy Growth's revenue was overstated; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about Canopy Growth's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Under the Taliban, the mannequins in women's dress shops across the Afghan capital of Kabul are a haunting sight, their heads cloaked in cloth sacks or wrapped in black plastic bags.
The hooded mannequins are one symbol of the Taliban's puritanical rule over Afghanistan. But in a way, they are also a small show of resistance and creativity by Kabul's dress merchants.
Initially, the Taliban wanted the mannequins to be outright beheaded.
Not long after they seized power in August 2021, the Taliban Ministry of Vice and Virtue decreed that all mannequins must be removed from shop windows or their heads taken off, according to local media. They based the order on a strict interpretation of Islamic law that forbids statues and images of the human form since they could be worshipped as idols — though it also meshes with the Taliban's campaign to force women out of the public eye.
Some clothes sellers complied. But others pushed back.
They complained they'd be unable to display their clothes properly or would have to damage valuable mannequins. The Taliban had to amend their order and allowed the shop owners to cover the mannequins' heads instead.
Shop owners then had to balance between obeying the Taliban and trying to attract customers. The variety of solutions they came up with are on display on Lycee Maryam Street, a middle-class commercial street lined with dress shops in a northern part of Kabul. The store windows and showrooms are lined with mannequins in evening gowns and dresses bursting with color and decoration — and all in various types of head coverings.
In one shop, the mannequins' heads were cloaked in tailored sacks made out of the same material as the traditional dresses they modeled. One, in a purple dress beaded with cowrie shells, had a matching purple hood. Another, in a red gown elaborately embroidered in gold, was almost elegant in a mask of red velvet with a gold crown on her head.
"I can't cover the mannequins' heads with plastic or ugly things because it would make my window and shop look ugly," said Bashir, the owner. Like other owners, he spoke to The Associated Press on condition he be identified only by his first name for fear of reprisals.
Shop owners need keep things attractive — the economy has collapsed since the Taliban takeover and the ensuing cutoff of international financing, throwing almost the entire population into poverty.
Elaborate dresses have always been popular in Afghanistan for weddings, which even before the Taliban were usually gender-segregated, giving women a chance to dress in their finest in the country's conservative society. Under the Taliban, weddings are one of the few remaining opportunities for social gatherings. But with incomes so strained, they have become less elaborate.
Bashir said his sales are half what they used to be.
"Buying wedding, evening and traditional dresses is no longer a priority for people," he said. "People think more about getting food and surviving."
Another shop owner, Hakim, shaped aluminum foil over his mannequins' heads. It adds a certain flash to his merchandise, he decided.
"I made an opportunity out of this threat and ban and did it so the mannequins are even more attractive than before," he said.
Not all can be so elaborate. In one shop, the mannequins in sleeveless gowns all had black plastic sacks over their heads. The owner said he couldn't afford more.
Another shop owner, Aziz, said agents of the Ministry of Vice and Virtue regularly patrol shops and malls to make sure the mannequins are beheaded or covered. He was dismissive of the Taliban's justification for the rules. "Everyone knows mannequins aren't idols, and no one's going to worship them. In all Muslim countries, mannequins are used to display clothes."
A small number of male mannequins can be seen in display windows, also with their heads covered, suggesting that the authorities are applying the ban uniformly.
The Taliban initially said they would not impose the same harsh rules over society as they did during their first rule in the late 1990s. But they have progressively imposed more restrictions, particularly on women. They have banned women and girls from schooling beyond the sixth grade, barred them from most jobs and demanded they cover their faces when outside.
On a recent day, a woman shopping on Lycee Maryam Street looked at the hooded mannequins.
"When I see them, I feel that these mannequins are also captured and trapped, and I get a sense of fear," said the woman, who gave only her first name, Rahima.
"I feel like I see myself behind these shop windows, an Afghan woman who has been deprived of all her rights."
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Luxury Hotel Association will hold its 11th annual INSPIRE22 conference at the Arizona Biltmore on December 14-15. Speakers will explore strategies to thrive as hoteliers face the challenges of the times and look to the future.
The conference will follow a hybrid format with an in person event where attendees can network with industry leaders and connect with colleagues in the luxury hotel industry. Virtual attendees can take advantage of the live streamed and recorded sessions, expanding their knowledge and discovering real-world solutions.
Bill Walshe, CEO, Viceroy Hotels & Resorts, will open the event with a keynote on Lodging Leadership 2.0: Prepare to Pivot and Cindy Estis Green, CEO & Co-Founder, Kalibri Labs, will give a keynote on Commercial Strategy in the Digital Market: Managing Costs of Acquisition..
"Tech giants like Google, Airbnb and Facebook are dominant in the consumer marketplace," said Cindy.
"What does that mean to luxury hotels? Understanding how these digital gatekeepers change the economics of hotels and what a hotel can do to manage profitability is more critical than ever. The emerging discipline of commercial strategy may hold the key to attain profitability and the hotel industry can embrace its techniques for sustained success."
Robert Higdon, Director, Partner Accounts, Heartland Payment Systems, will moderate the panel Industry Check-in: how have hotels adapted to thrive? Panelists include Michelle Russo, Founder & CEO, hotelAVE, Rika Lisslo, Vice President, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Phil Keb, Executive Vice President, Gencom and Chelsey Leffet, Managing Director, Northeast Leader, HVS.
Join us today at INSPIRE22 and meet decision makers, discover new products and services, and learn the latest trends and innovations in the luxury hospitality industry. Daily Inspire Hubs will offer you the opportunity to network and discuss topics at roundtables with industry leaders.
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Study: Pain relief from marijuana use may be partly placebo effect
Published: Dec. 2, 2022 at 3:37 PM EST|Updated: 2 hours ago
(CNN) - A new study suggests a benefit that many with chronic pain receive from using marijuana may not come from the actual drug.
The journal JAMA Network Open published the study on cannabis Monday. It found patients just believing in the effects of the treatment can help in reducing pain.
The new research analyzed 20 studies using cannabis for pain control in over 1,400 adults.
Some of the patients received cannabis, while others received a placebo treatment.
Researchers said patients reported large improvements in pain with both treatments.
This suggests much of that relief could come from simply believing using marijuana will help control their pain.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU star forward Angel Reese sat in the back of an orange convertible Corvette, waving to thousands of fans lining the roadside — and also waving her hand in front of her face from time to time, repeating a gesture that caused a stir at the end of the national championship game.
The Tigers paraded across campus and into the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Wednesday night for ceremonies to honor their first NCAA women's national championship, captured Sunday with a 102-85 victory over Iowa in Dallas.
“I’m trying not to cry," said coach Kim Mulkey, a Louisiana native who left behind the three-time national champion powerhouse she'd built at Baylor two years ago to take over at LSU.
“This is my home,” she said, noting that her mother was in the arena.
Reese was not among the players who spoke at the event. But she has been outspoken on several topics this week.
She was unapologetic when questioned about waving her hand in front of her face while staring down Caitlin Clark during the game. Clark, The Associated Press Player of the Year, made a similar gesture to no one in particular during Iowa’s victory over Louisville in the Elite Eight.
Reese also has said she would not accept an apology from First Lady Jill Biden for suggesting that both LSU and runner-up Iowa be invited to the White House. President Joe Biden did not follow through on that idea, inviting only LSU and men's national champion Connecticut.
LSU star guard Alexis Morris, an outgoing senior who aspires to play in the WNBA, was among the players who did address the crowd inside the arena.
“LSU, thank you. I appreciate your love, your unwavering support and for believing in us,” she said. “I just want you all to know I love you with all my heart.”
Mulkey, who won a national title as a player for Louisiana Tech, said it was her goal to win a national title with the flagship university of her home state. But she said she never put a timetable on that.
Holding up a page of notes from a preseason meeting with her players, Mulkey said, “Nowhere on here does it say, ‘Win a national championship.’"
She said the goals she'd written down were to win 90% of nonconference games, finish in the top four of the SEC, win one game in the SEC Tournament and remain ranked in the AP Top 25 throughout the season.
She also told the team, "If you will play defense and if you will rebound the ball, you may surprise yourself.”
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards was among the speakers following the parade.
“Louisiana always had faith in you, but more importantly, you had faith in yourself and were smart enough not to listen to all the experts who said you didn’t have a chance,” Edwards told LSU's players.
As for Mulkey, Edwards said, “We all knew she could do it, but what she has done to elevate this program and all of women’s sports is truly remarkable.”
Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome presented Mulkey with a key to the city.
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Mississippi State’s Mike Leach listed in critical condition
(AP) - Mississippi State coach Mike Leach was hospitalized in critical condition Monday, the day after what the university called “a personal health issue” at his home in Starkville forced him to be airlifted to a medical facility in Jackson.
Leach was admitted Sunday to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) from the Mississippi State campus.
UMMC spokesman Marc Rolph said Monday in a text message to AP that Leach’s condition was listed in critical condition. The 61-year-old Leach was initially treated at Oktibbeha County Hospital in Starkville, the university said.
Leach is in his third season at Mississippi State, with a 19-17 record. He acknowledged a bout with pneumonia late in the season that was causing a persistent cough, but it was unclear whether his recent illness was related to this latest ailment.
The school said Sunday it would have no further comment on Leach’s condition, adding “that the thoughts and prayers of the university are with Mike and (wife) Sharon and their family.”
Messages of concern and support for Leach poured over social media from former players, and colleagues and rivals across college football.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Mike Leach, his wife Sharon, their family and the doctors treating him,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said in a statement. “Mike’s infectious personality and passion for the game have impacted the sport in so many positive ways during his career.”
Leach, known for his prolific Air Raid offenses, is 158-107 in 21 seasons as a head coach at Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State.
Defensive coordinator Zach Arnett has been placed in charge of the football team by Mississippi State President Mark Keenum and interim athletic director Bracky Brett as it prepares for an appearance in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois on Jan. 2 in Tampa, Florida.
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Amanda Price of Taylor Elementary School in Cleveland receives national recognition for her best-in-class teaching and use of educational programs
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Curriculum Associates has named Amanda Price of Taylor Elementary School in Cleveland, TN to its 2023 class of Extraordinary Educators, an annual program that celebrates and connects exemplar teachers in Grades K–8 from around the country. Chosen from hundreds of nominations, Price is among 30 educators from 22 states selected for exhibiting best-in-class use of i-Ready®, i-Ready Classroom Mathematics, and/or Ready®, illustrating growth and achievement via formal assessments, demonstrating innovation and engagement practices for students, being evangelists for high expectations and student achievement, championing equity, and having taught for at least two years.
"Teachers are true rockstars," said Emily McCann, vice president of educator community at Curriculum Associates. "This year's Extraordinary Educators are no exception—they were chosen from hundreds of nominations and represent the best of the best. We are happy to recognize and celebrate Amanda for her amazing work in the classroom and look forward to providing her with ongoing professional learning and networking opportunities to help her continue to grow her craft."
With nearly 340 years of combined teaching experience, this year's class of Extraordinary Educators includes classroom teachers, special education teachers, and instructional specialists. All of the educators were ultimately selected by an advisory board featuring leaders from Curriculum Associates, previously inducted Extraordinary Educators, and a college student pursuing a degree in urban education.
The Extraordinary Educators will have continued access to a network of peers from around the country to collaborate, connect, and learn from throughout the year as well as access to professional development opportunities from Curriculum Associates. They will also be invited to participate and present at the Extraordinary Educators Leadership Summit and other professional learning events.
"Being a part of this amazing group of teachers is a humbling experience," said Price. "I am most excited to collaborate with others and to broaden my platform on which to share my testimony. I am looking forward to the priceless learning opportunities I will have and the connections I will make that will further my career in education."
This is the fourth year of the Extraordinary Educators program. This year's class joins 110 additional educators from across the country in receiving this recognition.
Today, Curriculum Associates' programs are used in the majority of Tennessee schools.
To learn more about Curriculum Associates and the 2023 Extraordinary Educators, visit CurriculumAssociates.com/Extraordinary-Educators/Classes.
About Curriculum Associates
Founded in 1969, Curriculum Associates, LLC designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screens and assessments, and data management tools. The company's products and outstanding customer service provide teachers and administrators with the resources necessary for teaching diverse student populations and fostering learning for all students.
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LIVERMORE, Calif., Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CoverEase, a digital insurance broker, announced today a partnership with the digitally-native employee benefits provider, Beam Benefits, via the addition of Beam's dental and vision products to their digital platform. CoverEase is the first company in the United States to offer businesses the ability to get instant online dental and vision quotes for their employees.
The new integration adds Beam's dental and vision options to the company's marketplace which quotes workers' compensation, business liability and property, cyber liability insurance, group health insurance and term life insurance for up to $2 million in coverage.
CoverEase CEO Shawn Edgington shared her excitement for the future of CoverEase with the incorporation of Beam, "As our platform evolves and expands with additions like Beam Benefits, we're able to accelerate innovation, reduce costs, and save business owners time and money."
"Beam is thrilled to partner with CoverEase, a proven leader in the employee benefits ecosystem," said Alex Frommeyer, Co-founder and CEO of Beam Benefits. "Through our integration, businesses using CoverEase can access dynamic & transparent dental and vision benefit pricing. We are excited about the technology enabling this partnership, and look forward to working further with CoverEase and their customers."
CoverEase uses decades of best practices research, plus today's most advanced InsurTech to un-complicate the complicated. This approach results in a lightning fast, easy and awesome way to shop, compare, and buy business insurance and employee benefits.
CoverEase, a digital insurance broker, has reinvented the way businesses shop, purchase, and save on the insurance products that businesses need most. CoverEase utilizes an online "Amazon-like" shopping experience with unmatched quotes from the best insurance brands in the country. CoverEase, headquartered in Livermore, California, with offices in New York, is WBENC certified and led by CEO Shawn Marie Edgington. Learn more at coverease.com
Beam Benefits is a digitally-native employee benefits company that offers dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental health coverage for employers of all sizes. The company simplifies and modernizes the $100+ billion ancillary benefits industry through its intuitive online platform, self-service tools, AI-powered underwriting, and thoughtful coverage for improved overall wellness. Its Beam Perks™ program* offers incentives to members and rewards them for healthy behaviors. Beam has raised over $160 million in funding and is available in 44 states across the U.S. Learn more at beambenefits.com.
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At Central Command headquarters in Florida, President Bush says the United States will be "relentless" in its pursuit of victory in Iraq. But he warns the war is "far from over" and that U.S. forces will face "the most desperate elements of a doomed regime" as they close in on Baghdad. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and NPR's Don Gonyea.
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TILOS, Greece (AP) — When deciding where to test green tech, Greek policymakers picked the remotest point on the map: tiny Tilos.
Providing electricity and basic services, and even access by ferry, are all a challenge for this island of just 500 year-round inhabitants. Its most recent problem has been dealing with plastic.
But authorities this week announced that more than 80% of Tilos’ trash is now being recycled. A landfill where untreated garbage was once buried in a hillside has been permanently closed.
The island has already been producing most of its own electricity since 2019, using a solar park and a wind turbine hooked up to trailer-sized batteries that maintain an uninterrupted supply.
S-shaped and slightly larger than Manhattan, Tilos is a far-flung member of an island chain in the southeast Aegean Sea, where most beaches are empty, goats roam next to centuries-old churches and the sawtooth mountains smell of wild oregano. Self reliance is a necessity here and a source of pride.
So is embracing technology.
At the main port, electric vehicles hum past tourists, transporting goods. Solar panels power bus stop information boards and a ramp that gives people with disabilities access to the sea.
Mayor Maria Kamma-Aliferi said Tilos’ dwindling population added urgency to making changes. “In the 1990s there were 270 people left on this island. There were very few births. The school was in danger of closing because it had so few kids ‒ I was one of them,” she said.
“And the island came close to being fully deserted.”
But the mayor stayed on the island and took university correspondence courses to put herself through business school and learn about public administration.
“We came close to the brink, and I think that is what motivates us now,” she said, standing at the site of the old landfill where flowers have now been planted.
With tourism in the Mediterranean set to rebound this summer after the worst of the pandemic, many Greek islands face an urgent strain on their resources: a lack of drinking water and a reliance on diesel to produce electricity as energy prices continue to soar.
Greece has about 200 populated islands, many of which still experience rolling blackouts in the summer and struggle to cope with overflowing landfills, normally hidden in the hills.
Tilos is expecting 30,000 visitors this summer, while the nearby island of Rhodes is set to receive more than 2 million by air alone.
Starting in December, Tilos piloted a home trash pickup scheme, with residents handed recycling kits and asked to wash and separate household waste.
“It’s working. We started with 10 houses and we’re now up to more than 400,” said Athanasios Polychronopoulos, who heads a Greek recycling firm, Polygreen, that offered the service for free, hoping to expand its model.
“This is an island community that’s open to change. It volunteered to take in refugees and held Greece’s first same-sex partnership ceremony. We had other options but we knew we had to start here,” he said.
The old landfill site has been replaced with a recycling plant where trash is separated on steel sorting tables to produce powdered glass, cement mix, compost fertilizer, compressed cardboard and paper drums, and plastic twine that an art gallery uses to make 3D printed couches and furniture.
The plant currently processes around 2 tons of waste per week, most of which is fully recycled. Roughly a third is composted, and 15% — classed as “non-recyclable” — is sterilized and shredded to be used in construction.
The company uses a proprietary app to prepare for incoming waste weighed at each house pickup. It has not released financial details of the scheme.
“We’re still making mistakes and learning,” Polychronopoulos said. “To our surprise, older people are the best at separating the waste. It makes sense, if you think about it: They can remember what things were like before there was plastic.”
Some residents can also remember when spotting a passing ship off the coast of Tilos was a rare sight. Rhodes is still two hours away by ferry; the Greek mainland is 15.
“We always wondered where all the plastic would go. And in the back of our minds we always felt we should do something about it,” says seaside restaurant owner Nikos Atsiknoudas.
Between meal prep, waiting tables and clearing them for new customers, staff tip everything into color-coded bins.
“It is extra work but no one can argue about the long-term benefit,” he says. “We have a lot of foreign visitors. They are more used to recycling than we are and they love it.”
Official visits to Tilos are rare and greeted with fanfare, with children in traditional costumes assembled at the harbor. The most recent was Greece’s energy and environment minister, Costas Skrekas, who arrived Tuesday with aides from the prime minister’s office to tour the new recycling plant.
“Our small islands face difficulties due to the distance from the mainland and the (environmental) burden from tourism,” he said after meeting schoolchildren at a recycling awareness class.
“Once again, the beautiful island of Tilos is a pioneer.”
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GRAPHIC: Mother seriously injured when hit by driver while taking trash out, family says
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Gray News) - A Texas mother was sent to the hospital for several days after being seriously injured in a collision when she was just taking out the trash.
On April 14, a driver fell asleep at the wheel and hit Shelby Mackenzie in front of her home in San Antonio, according to her family.
Shelby Mackenzie was taking her trash can out when a vehicle jumped the curb and hit her. Her family said she was thrown about 15-20 feet and landed on her head on the sidewalk.
She was immediately taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and spent time in the intensive care unit. Her family said she was diagnosed with two skull fractures, three subdural hemorrhages, a dissection of her internal carotid artery and a complete rupture of her ligaments in her right knee.
The driver involved in the crash had the minimum required insurance without any assets, according to Shelby Mackenzie’s family. So, Megan Mackenzie said she started a GoFundMe page on behalf of an amazing sister and daughter to help with medical bills.
Megan Mackenzie said Shelby Mackenzie is a single mother of a 3-year-old daughter named Olivia and is healing but has thousands of hospital bills after being able to leave the hospital after a two-week stay.
Megan Mackenzie has thanked the public already for the help the family has already received and said given the uncertainty of pending medical expenses, they have raised their fundraising goal.
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HILLSDALE, Mich., July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CNB Community Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQX: CNBB), the parent company of County National Bank, today announced earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. Earnings during the second quarter of 2022 totaled $2.9 million, a decrease of $369,000 or 11.2% compared to the $3.3 million earned during the three months ended June 30, 2021. Basic earnings per share for CNB Community Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") decreased to $1.36 during the three months ended June 30, 2022, down $0.19 from $1.55 for the second quarter of 2021. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company reported net income of $5.1 million, a decrease of $1.2 million, or 19.0%, from the $6.3 million earned during the six months ended June 30, 2021. Basic earnings per share decreased to $2.39 during the six months ended June 30, 2022, down $0.57 from $2.96 for the first six months of 2021.
The annualized return on average assets (ROA) decreased to 1.02% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, down 37 basis points from 1.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The annualized return on average equity (ROE) decreased to 14.4% for the current quarter, down from 17.6% for the second quarter of 2021. ROA decreased to 0.9% during the six months ended June 30, 2022, down 48 basis points from the 1.37% during the first six months of 2021. ROE was 12.7% during the first half of 2022, down from 17.2% during the six-month period ended June 30, 2021. Book value per share increased to $38.52 at June 30, 2022, up $2.44 from $36.08 at June 30, 2021.
Craig S. Connor, President and Chief Executive Officer of CNB Community Bancorp, Inc. and County National Bank, remarked, "It is very rewarding to see the strong financial results for our community bank. The efforts of our employees helped us to post increased earnings and robust growth compared to the first quarter of 2022. Even though the current economic environment does contain challenges, our loan growth and increasing net interest margin bodes well for CNB. Opening a new full-service branch in Jackson on Spring Arbor Rd. is another example of the commitment CNB has to community banking in our market footprint. We continue our focus of working with our customers, both new and existing, in aiding their growth and prosperity during the rest of 2022 and beyond."
- Total assets increased $64.9 million, or 6.2%, to $1.11 billion from June 30, 2021 and decreased $37.1 million, or 3.2% from December 31, 2021.
- Net loans increased $80.6 million, or 10.5%, to $844.8 million at June 30, 2022 compared to $764.2 million at June 30, 2021 and increased $53.3 million, or 6.7%, from December 31, 2021.
- Total deposits increased $70.2 million, or 7.4%, to $1.01 billion at June 30, 2022 from $945.1 million at June 30, 2021 and decreased $29.7 million, or 2.8% from December 31, 2021.
- Book value per share increased $2.44, or 6.8%, to $38.52 at June 30, 2022, up from $36.08 at June 30, 2021 and up $0.89 from $37.63 at December 31, 2021.
- Total equity increased $5.9 million to $82.8 million from June 30, 2021.
- Net income decreased $369,000, 11.2%, to $2.9 million in the second quarter of 2022 and basic EPS decreased $0.19, or 12.3%, to $1.36 from $1.55 in the second quarter of 2021.
- Net interest income for the second quarter of 2022 increased $768,000 to $9.6 million.
- Pre-tax, pre-provision income decreased to $3.9 million in the second quarter of 2022 from $4.2 in the second quarter of 2021 or 7.1%.
CNB Community Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQX:CNBB) is a one-bank holding company formed in 2005. Its subsidiary bank, County National Bank, is a nationally chartered full-service bank, which has served its local communities since its founding in 1934. CNB Community Bancorp, Inc. is headquartered in Hillsdale, Michigan and through its subsidiary bank offers banking products along with investment management and trust services to communities located throughout South Central Michigan.
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PITTSBURGH, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ..."I wanted to create a fun and light-hearted way to encourage children and others to properly wear a protective face mask," said an inventor, from Knoxville, Tenn., "so I invented the MASKEEZ. My design also prevents the mask loops from directly contacting the wearer's ears."
The patent-pending invention provides accessories for the ears to make face masks more comfortable and fun to wear. In doing so, it prevents mask ear loops or strings from rubbing or irritating the ears. It also could make wearing a mask more fun and engaging for young children and it could help to alleviate the stress and anxiety associated with wearing a mask. The invention features a unique and flexible tunnel design that is easy to wear and use so it is ideal for adults and children. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Knoxville sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-KXX-350, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Powerball ticket worth $150,000 sold at Walmart store in Mesa
Published: Jan. 19, 2023 at 11:22 AM MST|Updated: 1 hour ago
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — A Powerball ticket sold at a Walmart location is worth a cash prize of $150,000!
The ticket was sold at the Walmart Neighborhood Market at 1916 S. Lindsay Rd. in Mesa. While it would have originally been worth $50,000, the player added Powerplay, making the prize $150,000.
The winning numbers were 06, 15, 22, 42, 47, Powerball 26 - Power Play 3X.
No one won the Powerball jackpot in Wednesday night’s drawing, which is now at $473 million. The next drawing is Saturday, Jan. 21.
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VALLEY FORGE, Pa., July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PJM Interconnection, grid operator for 65 million people across 13 states and the District of Columbia, has been awarded on the Forbes list of America's Best Small Employers 2023. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The awards list was announced on July 18, 2023, and can currently be viewed on the Forbes website.
Based on the results, PJM Interconnection ranks number two in the utility industry on the Forbes list of America's Best Small Employers 2023 and is ranked number 33 among 300 companies on the list.
"PJM is honored to be recognized by Forbes as one of America's best small employers," said PJM President and CEO Manu Asthana. "I am grateful to our employees for their dedication and hard work that allow us to maintain PJM's high standards of excellence, to perform a critical mission for society, and to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace."
America's Best Small Employers ranking was based on the analysis of over 7 million data points, with over 11,000 companies with more than 200 employees but fewer than 1,000. Placement on the final list was awarded based on a scoring model that considered the following aspects:
- Employee satisfaction/public opinion data: This took the form of recommendations given by employees anonymously through online surveys. These were either direct recommendations (0 to 10 scores from employees of the company) or indirect recommendations (positive/negative evaluations of companies, reflecting public opinion). Additionally, employee retention (avg. length of employment) was considered.
- Social listening data: The sentiment reflected in various sources across thousands of social media posts related to the company's relationship with its employees is identified through an algorithm and deemed either positive, negative or neutral based on textual analysis.
PJM Interconnection, founded in 1927, ensures the reliability of the high-voltage electric power system serving 65 million people in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. PJM coordinates and directs the operation of the region's transmission grid, which includes 88,115 miles of transmission lines; administers a competitive wholesale electricity market; and plans regional transmission expansion improvements to maintain grid reliability and relieve congestion. PJM's regional grid and market operations produce annual savings of $3.2 billion to $4 billion. For the latest news about PJM, visit PJM Inside Lines at insidelines.pjm.com.
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Presidents Day is known by many different names across the country
Your calendar says it. Car commercials and mattress ads say it. But is it true? Is Monday Presidents Day? In much of the country, the answer is no.
Federal Holiday
The federal holiday is officially called Washington's Birthday and was created in 1879.
It originally was celebrated on Feb. 22, the day George Washington was born. (Well, even that may not technically be true, but that's another story.)
In 1970, the holiday was moved to always fall on the third Monday in February, regardless of the calendar date.
State Holidays
Most states also celebrate the third Monday in February with their own state holiday. The name of the holiday varies from state to state.
About half the U.S. call the holiday Presidents Day. Nevada, New Jersey and Oregon don't use apostrophes. More than a dozen states do, but they don't agree on exactly where that apostrophe goes, before or after the "s."
Other states — like Virginia, Massachusetts and Iowa — honor only George Washington on the day.
Montana, Colorado, Ohio, Utah and Minnesota have named the day some variation of Washington and Lincoln's Birthday, honoring both presidents.
Alabama calls the holiday George Washington and Thomas Jefferson's Birthday. Arkansas honors both Washington and Daisy Bates, a journalist and civil rights activist, on the day.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Songwriter and poet Pete Brown, who co-wrote “Sunshine of Your Love” and “White Room” for the short-lived rock supergroup Cream in the 1960s, has died. He was 82.
The London-based Brown died of cancer late Friday, according to a post on his Facebook page.
A poet who worked in the same circles as Allen Ginsberg and Spike Milligan, Brown was asked by drummer Ginger Baker to help write songs for Cream, a band he had formed with guitarist Eric Clapton and bass player Jack Bruce.
He also helped write the group's song “I Feel Free,” and formed a songwriting partnership with Bruce after Cream broke up that lasted more than four decades.
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Republican nominee for Maryland attorney general hosted 9/11 conspiracy radio shows
By Em Steck and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN
The Republican Party’s nominee for Maryland attorney general hosted a series of five radio shows in 2006 devoted to arguing in support of 9/11 conspiracy theories questioning if the terror attack was the work of an “elite bureaucrat” who had demolition charges in every building in New York City and even suggesting if those who died after a hijacked plane hit the Pentagon were killed elsewhere.
Michael Peroutka, a candidate best known for his ties to neo-Confederate organizations, made the remarks on The American View, a radio show he co-hosted, in October 2006 while discussing the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack.
“What happened on 9-1-1, I told you that I had been doing some research and watching some videos,” Peroutka said during one of the episodes reviewed by CNN’s KFile. “And I said that if the buildings in New York City, the World Trade Center buildings, came down by demolition charges — that is to say — if there was this evidence that there was that something was preset there, then the implications of that are massive,” said Peroutka.
“I’ve been doing some reading and doing some studying, and I believe that to be very, very true,” he added, before further suggesting the work was done by controlled explosives.
“The other thing that just is so striking to me, I can’t get it out of my brain, and that is the vision of Building 7 falling faster than the speed of gravity, right? Building 7, which no plane hit,” said Peroutka. “And all of a sudden Building 7 falls, very consistent with what they call controlled demolitions or controlled charges because that building from the top down falls faster than if you had thrown a hammer off the top of the building.”
Peroutka’s comments echo the widely debunked conspiracy theory that the Twin Towers and 7 World Trade Center, the smaller building within the vicinity of the towers, were wired with explosives and detonated in a series of controlled demolitions.
The Twin Towers collapsed after terrorist-hijacked planes intentionally crashed into the North Tower and then the South Tower, killing 2,753 people. Nearby “Building 7” suffered intense and uncontrollable fires after debris from the North Tower hit the building, causing a chain reaction that led to the building’s collapse, according to a study published in 2008 by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Peroutka went even further with his conspiratorial logic, speculating that every building in New York City could have preset charges awaiting detonation by some “elite bureaucrat.”
“That begs the question that if there are preset charges in Building Seven, what’s to stop there for being preset charges in Buildings 1, 2 8, 9, and 27?” said Peroutka. “Are there charges in every building in New York City? Is everyone ready to be brought down whenever some elite bureaucrat decides that he’s gonna pull it?”
Peroutka also called the 9/11 terrorist attacks an “inside job,” saying “you can’t have an explosion in the basement that’s done by the hijacker on the airplane” and claimed that the official account of the 9/11 attack was the real “conspiracy theory.”
The campaign did not address Peroutka’s previous conspiracy theories when asked for comment, but Macky Stafford, Petroutka’s campaign coordinator, told CNN in a statement that the “primary election results demonstrate that Maryland Republicans are dissatisfied with their current leadership.”
Peroutka previously ran for president in 2004 as the nominee of the Constitution Party. During that campaign, Peroutka posted on his website an endorsement from the League of the South — a new-Confederate organization that advocates southern secession. The homepage for his campaign prominently featured a Confederate flag linking to “Southerners for Peroutka” whose homepage had a large Confederate flag displayed over the Capitol saying, “We have a dream.” He also promoted his candidacy to the Council of Conservative Citizens, according to copies of their newsletter obtained by CNN. The CCC is a self-described White-rights group that opposes non-White immigration and advances White nationalist ideology.
Peroutka will face Democratic Rep. Anthony Brown in the general election this November. If elected, Brown would be the first Black attorney general in the state. Maryland has not had a Republican attorney general since 1952, when one was appointed; the last Republican attorney general elected in the state was in 1919.
In other episodes of Peroutka’s radio show reviewed by CNN’s KFile, Peroutka also cast doubt that the Pentagon was hit by American Airlines Flight 77, asking where the video is showing this “incoming attack, plane or missile,” later saying that it is “very plausible that a missile that looked like a plane hit the Pentagon.”
Peroutka even questioned if remains of the deceased were found at the Pentagon, suggesting they were killed elsewhere. He said he had seen “no evidence” of any bodies or luggage to his late co-host and former presidential campaign adviser, John Lofton.
Lofton said, “Ah, but see the missile thing. Then you gotta count for the remains and the body parts and show how all those people got inside the missile. How all those passengers–“
“I saw the pictures. There was, there was nothing that looked like a body or luggage or anything in there,” Peroutka interrupted. “And the pictures that I saw — if there are pictures, John — that show body parts or luggage or even a seat of an airplane that’s consistent with Flight 77, that particular airplane. If there’s anything that’s consistent with that, I haven’t seen a picture of it.”
Shortly after, Lofton said, “If I can produce for you a person who was a friend or loved one of one of the passengers that perished on that plane that hit the Pentagon, that says, ‘Yes, we got remains back from our loved one or friend.’ Will that impress you?”
“No, absolutely not,” replied Peroutka. “Where did the remains come from? I’m not disputing that the people died.”
“Unless a plane hit the Pentagon, how would the remains of anybody on that flight get into the Pentagon?” asked Lofton.
“I didn’t say they got into the Pentagon. I couldn’t see them in the Pentagon. There wasn’t any — I’ve never seen any evidence that anything like a body or a passenger or passenger’s luggage or anything that’s consistent with the Flight 77 is in the Pentagon. If there are such pictures, I’d like to see them. Now, you could clearly understand that somebody whose loved one was lost on that plane, very possibly, could have gotten some piece of forensic evidence that indicated that their loved one was in fact deceased. But who says that came from the Pentagon?”
Peroutka then said this was the first time he had heard that the remains of the deceased were found at the Pentagon.
American Airlines Flight 77 was hijacked by five terrorists on September 11, 2021, and deliberately crashed into the Pentagon, killing all 64 people aboard and another 125 people in the building.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Statewide Central Station (SCS), part of Scutum North America, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Digicom Central Station in Florida. This acquisition marks the first step for both entities to combine resources and tackle the national task of protecting communities using state-of-the-art security and alarm monitoring technology.
Digicom, as part of Statewide, will work on accelerating its development, benefiting from Statewide resources, and setting up synergies for more optimal protection of our clients. Statewide dealers in Florida will have the advantage of joining Statewide's vast dealer network and full support from the company's security monitoring technology. Through the partnership and collaboration, Statewide with Digicom will provide the dealer network with the necessary solutions and tools to be among the top-ranked alarm security providers.
"Scutum North America is excited to share that our footprint has expanded throughout the eastern US, from New York to Florida," says Franck Namy, Scutum Group. "We will continue actively seeking further M&A opportunities as we grow our footprint in the North American market."
Scutum North America provides fire detection, electronic security, and central station monitoring services. It relies on its own UL Listed central stations, which assure the closest personalized attention and service. In this rapidly accelerating market, Scutum North America has established several strategic partnerships to develop its capacities in terms of services and responses to client needs and to increase its performance in the face of a growing and more competitive market.
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- Romeo stockholders should contact Alliance Advisors for assistance by calling toll-free at (855) 643-7453 or by emailing nkla@allianceadvisors.com
- Romeo stockholders who own shares of Romeo common stock through a broker or nominee should contact such broker or nominee to tender
- Deadline for Romeo stockholders to tender shares is midnight, Eastern Time, at the end of the day Wednesday, October 12, 2022, unless extended
- If less than a majority of the outstanding shares of Romeo's common stock are tendered, the Offer cannot be completed by Nikola and no shares will be exchanged
PHOENIX, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA) ("Nikola"), a provider of zero-emissions transportation and energy infrastructure solutions, today reminds Romeo Power, Inc. (NYSE: RMO) ("Romeo") stockholders to tender their shares into its exchange offer (the "Offer") to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Romeo.
The deadline for Romeo stockholders to tender their shares is midnight, Eastern Time, at the end of the day Wednesday, October 12, 2022, unless extended further. If less than a majority of the outstanding shares of Romeo common stock are tendered, the Offer cannot be completed by Nikola and no shares will be exchanged.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOW ROMEO STOCKHOLDERS CAN TENDER THEIR SHARES
- Romeo stockholders should contact Alliance Advisors with any questions or to request documents and assistance at (855) 643-7453 (Romeo stockholders call toll-free) or (973) 873-7700 (bankers and brokers call collect), or email at nkla@allianceadvisors.com.
- Romeo stockholders who hold shares of Romeo common stock through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee should instruct such broker or other nominee to tender their shares. The process for tendering shares differs depending on where they are held, so Romeo stockholders should contact their broker or nominee by phone or email. Please do so promptly to allow sufficient time to meet any broker processing deadlines before the Offer expiration on October 12, 2022.
Romeo stockholders who were unable to previously tender their shares due to process deadlines from their broker may tender their shares during the extension period. Romeo stockholders should act as soon as possible to ensure they can tender their shares before the deadline.
Romeo stockholders who have previously tendered their shares do not need to re-tender their shares or take any other action as a result of the extension of the Offer.
Nikola Corporation is a designer and manufacturer of zero-emission battery-electric and hydrogen-electric vehicles, electric vehicle drivetrains, vehicle components, energy storage systems, and hydrogen station infrastructure. Founded in 2015, Nikola Corporation is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
This communication is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares. On August 29, 2022, Nikola Corporation ("Nikola") filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (including a Prospectus/Offer to Exchange, a related Letter of Transmittal and other exchange offer documents (collectively, the "Registration Statement")) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), as amended on September 27, 2022, and may file additional amendments thereto, and Nikola and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nikola filed a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with the SEC and has and may file additional amendments thereto. In addition, on August 29, 2022, Romeo Power, Inc. ("Romeo") filed a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC and has and may file amendments thereto. Nikola and Romeo may also file other documents with the SEC related to the transaction. This document is not a substitute for the Registration Statement, the Tender Offer Statement, the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement or any other document that Nikola or Romeo may file with the SEC related to the transaction (collectively, the "Exchange Offer Materials"). THE EXCHANGE OFFER MATERIALS CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. ROMEO STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THESE DOCUMENTS (AS THEY MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME) CAREFULLY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT HOLDERS OF ROMEO COMMON STOCK SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION REGARDING EXCHANGING THEIR COMMON STOCK. The Exchange Offer Materials are available to all Romeo stockholders at no expense to them. The Exchange Offer Materials are available for free on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Nikola are also available free of charge by contacting Investor Relations, Nikola Corporation, 4141 E Broadway Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85040. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Romeo are also available free of charge by contacting Investor Relations, Corporate Secretary, Romeo Power, Inc., 5560 Katella Avenue, Cypress, California 90630. In addition to the Exchange Offer Materials, Nikola and Romeo file annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the SEC. You may read any reports or other information filed by Nikola and Romeo at www.sec.gov.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws, including statements relating to the exchange offer, the proposed merger, the anticipated benefits of the transaction, and Nikola's expectations regarding the closing of the merger. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by words such as "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "strategy," "future," "opportunity," "plan," "may," "should," "will," "would," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited: risks related to the ability of Nikola to consummate the proposed transaction on a timely basis or at all; the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to consummation of the proposed transaction, including having a sufficient number of Romeo's shares being validly tendered into the exchange offer to meet the minimum condition; the ability of Romeo and Nikola to receive the required regulatory approvals for the proposed acquisition of Romeo by Nikola; the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of the parties to terminate the merger agreement; Nikola's ability to successfully integrate Romeo's battery pack production into its business; Nikola's ability to realize expected synergies; the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction, including the possibility that the expected benefits from the proposed transaction will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; the risk that disruption from the proposed transaction may make it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships; the potential negative effects of the announcement or the consummation of the proposed transaction on the market price of Nikola's common stock or on its business or operating results; the risk of litigation or regulatory actions related to the proposed transaction; the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on Romeo's business relationships, operating results, and business generally; risks relating to significant transaction costs or known or unknown liabilities; risks associated with third party contracts containing consent or other provisions that may be triggered by the proposed transaction; and the ability of the parties to retain and hire key personnel. There can be no assurance that the proposed transaction or any other matters described above will in fact be consummated in the manner described or at all.
For additional information regarding factors that may cause actual results to vary materially from those stated in forward-looking statements, see the reports of Nikola and Romeo on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with or furnished to the SEC from time to time. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof and Nikola disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by law.
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United reported a net profit of 6.3 million pounds ($7.77 million) in its second quarterly fiscal results on Thursday.
The English Premier League club, which is subject to takeover bids, released its key financial figures for the three months ending Dec. 31, 2022.
United's total revenue was 167.3 million pounds, down 9.8% year-on-year.
While the club's commercial revenues of 78.7 million pounds were up by 22.2% year-on-year, it reported decreases in broadcasting and matchday revenues.
Broadcasting was 58.7 million pounds, which a decrease of 32.1%.
Matchday revenues totaled 29.9 million pounds, down by 13.6%.
United said broadcasting revenues were down “primarily due to the men’s first team participating in the UEFA Europa League compared to the UEFA Champions League in the prior year.”
Matchday revenue was down due to playing two less home games than in the previous period.
United's non-current borrowings of $650 million remained unchanged year-on-year, but the difference in the British-U.S. exchange rate had an impact on that debt when converted to pounds sterling.
The exchange rate went from 1.3486 at Dec. 31 2021 to 1.2040 at Dec. 31 2022, meaning United’s debt in pounds sterling rose from 477.1 million pounds to 535.7 million pounds compared year-on-year.
United's owner, the Glazer family, announced in November it was exploring “strategic alternatives,” which included a potential sale of the 20-times English champion.
Based on the publicly declared bids, the frontrunners were Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and local boy-turned-billionaire Jim Ratcliffe.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored 16 of her 22 points in the second half and the Dallas Wings handed the Indiana Pacers a club-record 12th straight loss, 96-86 on Sunday.
Teaira McCowan finished with 17 points for Dallas (12-15), while Allisha Gray scored 16 with three steals. Kayla Thornton pitched in with 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
Gray scored 10 of her 11 first-half points in the second quarter to help Dallas rally from a 23-17 first-period deficit to a 45-39 lead at halftime.
Gray hit a 3-pointer to push the lead to 10 just 1:11 into the third quarter and the Wings stayed in front from there. Dallas improved to .500 on the road with its seventh win.
Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana (5-25) with a season-high 34 points. She added six assists, five rebounds and three steals. Nalyssa Smith added 16 points, while Queen Egbo scored 14. Indiana fell to 3-12 at home.
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NEW YORK, May 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. f/k/a Peridot Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: LICY) (NYSE: PDAC) between February 16, 2021 and March 23, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important June 20, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class action commenced by the Firm.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Li-Cycle 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 Li-Cycle class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=4885 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 20, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Li-Cycle's largest customer, Traxys North America LLC, is not actually a customer, but merely a broker providing working capital financial to the Company while Traxys tries to sell Li-Cycle's product to end customers; (2) the Company engaged in highly questionable related party transactions; (3) the Company's mark-to-model accounting is vulnerable to abuse and gave a false impression of growth; (4) a significant portion of the Company's reported revenues were derived from simply marking up receivables on products that had not been sold; (5) the Company's gross margins have likely been negative since inception; (6) the Company will require an additional $1 billion of funding to support its planned growth (which is a figure greater than the Company raised via the merger); and (7) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and/or misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Li-Cycle class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=4885 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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SINGAPORE, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- China Online Education Group ("51Talk" or the "Company") (NYSE: COE), a global online education platform with core expertise in English education, announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Financial and Operating Highlights
The Company completed the divesture of its China mainland business on June 30th, 2022. After the divesture, the Company focuses on providing online English tutoring lessons taught by foreign teachers to K-12 and post-secondary students in countries and regions outside of the China mainland.
The Company has announced that an annual general meeting of shareholders will be held on September 30, 2022, to approve the change of the Company's legal name from China Online Education Group to 51Talk Online Education Group.
The audit committee and the board of directors of the Company have approved the engagement of Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP ("MBP") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm. MBP will be engaged to audit the annual consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.
- Net revenues for the second quarter of 2022 were US$3.5 million, and gross margin for the second quarter of 2022 was 79.2%.
- Net loss for the second quarter of 2022 was US$15.0 million, including net loss from continuing operations[1] of US$4.6 million and net loss from discontinued operations[2] of US$10.4 million.
- Non-GAAP net loss[3] for the second quarter of 2022 was US$14.9 million, including non-GAAP net loss from continuing operations of US$4.5 million and non-GAAP net loss from discontinued operations of US$10.4 million.
- Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balance stood at US$22.1 million as of June 30, 2022.
- Gross billings[4] of continuing operation for the second quarter of 2022 were US$7.8 million.
"In the second quarter of 2022, we successfully completed the divesture of our China mainland business and will solely focus on overseas business going forward. Starting from the third quarter, 100% of the Company's revenues will be derived from overseas markets. Furthermore, to reflect our overseas focus, we will hold an annual general meeting on September 30th to vote on the proposal of changing our legal name from China Online Education Group to 51Talk Online Education Group." said Mr. Jack Jiajia Huang, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 51Talk.
"We are excited to report another quarter marked by continued top-line growth of our overseas business. In the second quarter, our overseas business continued to see healthy and sustainable development. Our second quarter overseas business gross billings reached $7.8 million, representing 46.5% sequential growth. The number of our paying students reached 8.1k, representing 25% sequential growth and the number of our active students with attended lesson consumption reached 14.9k, representing 60% sequential growth in the second quarter. In addition, our overseas business achieved breakeven in cash flow during the two months of May and June. This reflects our strong execution of a healthy growth strategy in overseas business and we are looking forward to the future performance of cash flow." concluded Mr. Huang.
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results
The Company officially launched its overseas business in July 2021 and plans to focus on the overseas business after its divesture of China mainland business. As the Company began to offer one-on-one course taught by foreign teachers to students in overseas markets from July 2021, there are no comparative data for overseas business for the second quarter of 2021.
Net Revenues and Gross Margin
Net revenues for the second quarter of 2022 were US$3.5 million. The number of active students with attended lesson consumption of continuing operation was 14,900 in the second quarter of 2022.
Cost of revenues for the second quarter of 2022 was US$0.7 million. Gross profit for the second quarter of 2022 was US$2.8 million. Gross margin for the second quarter of 2022 was 79.2%.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses for the second quarter of 2022 were US$6.9 million.
Sales and marketing expenses for the second quarter of 2022 were US$3.6 million. Excluding share-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses for the second quarter of 2022 were US$3.6 million.
Product development expenses for the second quarter of 2022 were US$0.7 million. Excluding share-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP product development expenses for the second quarter of 2022 were US$0.7 million.
General and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2022 were US$2.6 million. Excluding share-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP general and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2022 were US$2.5 million.
Loss from Operations
Operating loss for the second quarter of 2022 was US$4.1 million.
Non-GAAP operating loss for the second quarter of 2022 was US$4.0 million.
Net loss
Net loss for the second quarter of 2022 was US$15.0 million, including net loss from continuing operations of US$4.6 million and net loss from discontinued operations of US$10.4 million.
Non-GAAP net loss for the second quarter of 2022 was US$14.9 million, including non-GAAP net loss from continuing operations of US$4.5 million and non-GAAP net loss from discontinued operations of US$10.4 million.
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders for the second quarter of 2022 was US$0.04.
Non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders for the second quarter of 2022 was US$0.04.
Basic and diluted net loss per American depositary share ("ADS") attributable to ordinary shareholders for the second quarter of 2022 was US$0.67. Each ADS represents 15 Class A ordinary shares.
Non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders for the second quarter of 2022 was US$0.67.
Balance Sheet
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash of US$22.1 million.
The Company had advances from students[7] (current and non-current) of US$10.2 million as of June 30, 2022.
Outlook
For the third quarter of 2022, the Company currently expects gross billings to be between US$8.0 million and US$8.2 million.
The above outlook is based on current market conditions and reflects the Company's current and preliminary estimates of market and operating conditions and customer demand, which are all subject to change.
Management Change
The Company also announced today that Mr. Min Xu, Chief Financial Officer, has resigned for personal reasons and his last day with the Company will be September 30th, 2022. Ms. Chun Tang, Vice President of Finance of the Company, will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer starting on October 1st, 2022.
Ms. Tang has served in roles of Finance Director, Senior Finance Director, and Vice President of Finance since she joined the Company in 2014 and played an instrumental role in the Company's successful IPO completed in June 2016. Previously, Ms. Tang served as Senior Financial Analyst in Google's Beijing office from 2007 to 2014. Earlier in her career, Ms. Tang served as Senior Financial Analyst with Novo Nordisk, a CSE-listed world leading pharmaceutical manufacturer, Finance Manager with Beijing City International School, and Senior Auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP. Ms. Tang received a Master of Arts degree in western accounting from The Central University of Finance and Economics and a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from Northeastern University in Shenyang China.
Mr. Jack Jiajia Huang, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, said, "On behalf of the Board of Directors and myself, I would like to thank Min for his service as 51Talk's Chief Financial Officer. Over the course of his four-year tenure, Min led us to achieve profitability by focusing on sustainable growth. We wish him the best in his future endeavors."
Conference Call
The Company's management will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on August 30, 2022 (8:00 PM Singapore/Beijing/Hong Kong time on August 30, 2022).
Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:
Participants should dial-in at least 5 minutes before the scheduled start time and ask to be connected to the call for "China Online Education Group."
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.51talk.com.
A replay of the conference call will be accessible until September 6, 2022, by dialing the following telephone numbers:
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VALPARAISO — Carriage Hills residents will see their storm sewer system reconstructed next year, but nonprofits expecting an American Rescue Plan Act windfall from Porter County are still waiting with bated breath.
Councilmen Andy Bozak, R-at large, and Greg Simms, D-3rd, wanted the County Council to approve the entire funding package as approved by the Board of Commissioners following months of public input, but the other five council members overruled them.
One of the reasons cited by several of the council members was an op-ed column in The Times written by Commissioner Jim Biggs, R-North, who chaired the Nonprofits & Employers Subcommittee. In that column, Biggs noted the county has unresolved issues to address, including providing adequate funding for road maintenance and a permanent funding source for ambulance service.
Council President Jeremy Rivas, D-2nd, asked Chelsea Gordon, staff engineer in the county’s stormwater department, if the county could address drainage problems in the Carriage Hills subdivision yet this year.
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The project involves not only complete reconstruction of the 25-year-old subdivision’s storm sewer system, which is failing, but also reconstruction of the roadway, which is about a half mile long.
“Asphalt plants close around Thanksgiving. We don’t want to rip open the road and leave it with gravel for the entire winter,” Gordon said.
“It sounds like an ongoing problem for Carriage Hills. It’s nothing new,” Rivas said.
Infrastructure was on the commissioners’ original ARPA plan, but so was the Memorial Opera House project that included extensive renovations to the building and adding a connection between the opera house and the sheriff’s residence next door. Controversy over the opera house project caused Commissioner Laura Blaney, D-South, to ask for a do-over that included extensive public comment.
More than $9 million was set aside for nonprofits in the plan passed by the commissioners in August.
But other county needs must be considered, too, Rivas said, including stormwater issues throughout the county. “We’ve come a long way in passing a fee and building a department and getting out there are tackling it,” Rivas said. “But I don’t think anybody ever realized how big the problem was.”
The county also has issues to address at the center garage, jail and opera houses.
“In light of everything going on, I still find it hard to hand out the money to nonprofits at this point in time until we make certain we’re taking care of our infrastructure, we make certain we’re taking care of our facilities,” Rivas said. “To me, that’s important that we cross this bridge.”
The county is losing employees, including department heads, for jobs elsewhere. A wage study completed this summer found that employees are “woefully underpaid.”
“How do we hand out $8 million to $10 million when our employees need to get a raise?” Rivas asked.
“We hand out $8 million to $10 million to nonprofits and we raise taxes? Is that what our commissioner is asking?”
“I never thought this council would be a rubber stamp for this,” he said.
Council Vice President Mike Jessen, R-4th, agreed.
Jessen said, “There should be a pause.”
“If there’s anybody here who thinks those are the only issues we have throughout the county, they’re sorely mistaken. We have needs throughout the county in multiple areas. These are the most drastic, and of course they rise to the top because they are most urgent,” he said, referring to infrastructure projects included in the ARPA plan.
“Before we start writing checks, we have to be aware of there’s one opportunity to do it right,” he said.
“We’re dealing with things now that have been occurring for years. I think that the ARPA money was a great opportunity,” Councilman Mike Brickner, R-at large, said. “I think that our employees and the needs of most of the entire county need to come first.”
“These organizations do very good work, but I think as county elected officials we have to prioritize how we spend this money.”
Bozak bristled. “We’re going back on what we said we would do,” he said. “I think we need to pass it all. I think we’re going back on our word if we don’t.”
When the council voted on approving funding for the recommendations from the County COVID Health Response and Infrastructure Subcommittee and Infrastructure and Facilities, Bozak cast the sole no vote. Bozak explained he wasn’t voting against those projects but wanted the other recommendations to get funding as well.
FOOTBALL RECAP: Lowell upsets Andrean, Hanover blanks Calumet, Crown Point beats Michigan City
Lowell grinds out win over Andrean to earn share of Northwest Crossroads crown
MERRILLVILLE — With 24 seconds left in the second quarter Andrean’s Drayk Bowen lined up to punt the ball away and send the game to the half tied, 7-7.
Instead, Lowell generated pressure up the middle, blocked the kick and James Langen picked it up, taking it the rest of the way to give the Red Devils a 14-7 lead heading into the half.
It was all Lowell needed as its running game helped the control the clock to finish out a 28-13 upset win over the Class 2A No. 2 59ers and clinch a share of the Northwest Crossroads Conference title.
Lowell, Andrean and Hobart — which beat Munster on Friday — all finished 4-1 in the NCC and all are 6-3 overall.
“I said it out there when (the punt block) happened, it’s the best feeling,” running back Owen Thiele said. “The best feeling of the year, honestly probably longer than that. It’s us doing our jobs, it’s us playing football like we should be.”
The combination of quarterback Riley Bank and Thiele on the ground kept the clock moving for the Red Devils.
Bank came into the game as the second-leading rusher in the Region, but it was Thiele early on who carried the load for Lowell. The junior toted the ball 29 times for 104 yards and two scores in the victory.
“It’s just Red Devil football,” Thiele said. “Slowing it down, wasting time. That’s how we win games.
“I don’t care who carries the ball as long as we’re getting yards.”
In the second half Bank saw a larger share of the touches. By the time the final horn had sounded, he’d rushed the ball 19 times for 113 yards. He gave Lowell the insurance it needed early in the second half when he took a quarterback power up the left side of the line before cutting it all the way back across the field and scoring from 27 yards out for his lone touchdown of the game.
“That’s what we want to do,” Lowell coach Keith Kilmer said. “We spread it out and it looks all fancy but everybody knows we just want to run the ball. They were packing it in so we just we just tell the kids, ‘Protect the ball and fall forward.’ Owen and Riley did a great job of following those big guys up front who probably had their best game of the year.”
Thiele put the game out of reach with under two minutes left when he capped off a drive by powering his way in from two yards out to go up three touchdowns.
Andrean got on the board first when Billy Henry hit Patrick Clacks III for 21 yards across the middle midway through the first quarter. Henry added a second score to cut the deficit to 15. Again, it was to Clacks, who caught five passes for 45 yards and the two scores.
“Our kids just played with some heart and some emotion tonight,” Kilmer said. “What can you say about the defense making stops? But eating up that fourth quarter offensively, that’s what old Red Devil football is all about.”
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Hanover Central blanks Calumet to win Greater South Shore South title
CALUMET TOWNSHIP — It was a little more than just a game that amounted to the Greater South Shore Conference South championship when Hanover Central traveled north to Calumet Friday.
“Everyone’s been doubting us. ‘We’re not that good. We haven’t played anybody good.’ We played a decent team and they have a receiver (Terrell) Caldwell, he’s been putting up good numbers. Everyone’s been saying he was going to torch us,” Wildcats sophomore Caiden Varrett said. “Tonight, we shut them down. I think it was pretty personal.”
For the ninth time in as many games this season, Hanover Central triggered a running clock with a 35-point second-half lead. The Wildcats beat Calumet 42-0 to claim a third straight conference crown in their final season in the GSSC.
“This is what I expected to see. I thought that we were three to four touchdowns better than these guys. I felt we were better everywhere. We were better up front. Our skill guys were better. Our coaching staff is better,” Hanover Central coach Brian Parker said. “These guys were kind of calling us out in regard to social media and we were silent all week. Our boys have been itching to play this game.”
The Wildcats put up points but did it with defense. The Warriors (8-1, 3-1) managed only 28 total yards, including 4 rushing yards. Defensive tackle Collin Foy had two sacks and another tackle for loss. Verrett blocked two punts.
“Our starting defense pitched a shutout this year in nine games. That’s hard to do,” Parker said. “We’re big up front. We’re fast on the back end. We fly to the football.”
After a quick, scoreless first quarter, the Wildcats (9-0, 4-0) scored on a big play on the first play of the second period. Quarterback Matt Koontz found Verrett behind the safeties for a 42-yard score.
Before half, Koontz would do it again, this time with Gannan Howes for 43 yards. Hanover Central led 14-0 at the break.
Dylan Bowen opened the second half with an 82-yard kickoff return. He couldn’t corral the ball on the kick, picked it up off the turf and took it all the way to the Calumet 2-yard line before stumbling and falling. Kyle Haessly punched it in from there.
Verrett blocked his first punt and then Haessly scored on another 2-yard run. Verrett blocked his second and the Wildcats recovered near the Calumet goal line. Haessly scored again on the next play.
“I saw that their punter, every time he would go to the right and then kick it. I tried to bait right, go left and just jump,” Verrett said. “It just worked.”
Hanover Central has now won 15 consecutive regular-season games. It will join the Northwest Crossroads Conference next season.
“Honestly, enrollment-wise, I think we’ve outgrown the conference,” Parker said. “The GSSC has been good to us. Great coaches, great athletic directors, great people across the board. I’m honored and privileged to be a part of this conference and we’re excited to go to a new one next year.”
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Crown Point wraps up perfect regular season, first outright DAC title since 2006
MICHIGAN CITY — Another Friday night, another win for Crown Point. But this one carried some added significance.
The Bulldogs defeated Michigan City 38-3 to wrap up a perfect 9-0 regular season and win the Duneland Athletic Conference outright for the first time since 2006.
Senior quarterback JJ Johnson completed 4 of 7 passes for 62 yards and one touchdown, ran 13 times for 74 yards and three scores and even hauled in a 24 yard touchdown reception on a trick play. The Crown Point defense briefly struggled to contain junior Cameron Bell and the Michigan City wildcat but ultimately held the Wolves to just three points in yet another dominant win.
“How about those undefeated Bulldogs?” Crown Point coach Craig Buzea asked his players as rain fell at Ames Field. He’s coached a handful of unbeaten regular-season teams throughout his three decades in coaching but said this year’s Crown Point team’s success was the least expected of them all.
And that’s what makes it so sweet.
“I don’t think anybody could have guessed this would have happened,” Buzea said. “I could sit here and lie to you but I won’t. I didn’t know we would run through the Duneland like this.”
Ranked No. 7 in the Class 6A Associated Press poll and No. 8 in the coaches’ poll, the Bulldogs (9-0, 7-0) enter the postseason as the area’s favorite amongst the largest class to compete for a state championship. But the path ahead is tough.
A largest class Region team hasn’t won state since Portage in 1977. Valparaiso is the most recent local team to make an appearance having lost to Ben Davis in 2001. Merrillville, before getting moved down to Class 5A this year, lost in semistate each of the last three seasons.
Crown Point is the lone state-ranked team in its sectional made up of first-round matchup Portage, Lake Central and Lafayette Jeff. But a potential regional matchup would come from No. 6/5 Fort Wayne Carroll, No. 11/11 Penn, No. 12/10 Elkhart or unranked Warsaw if the Bulldogs survive their favored sectional.
The other half of the Class 6A northern bracket features four state-ranked teams, including favored No. 4/4 Hamilton Southeastern. The top three teams in the state compete in the southern half of the tournament.
Crown Point has played the 11th toughest schedule among the 14 Class 6A schools to receive rank in either the AP or coaches polls and 46th overall, according to the John Harrell Sagarin Rankings. The Bulldogs’ 48-4 Week 3 win against Class 5A No. 1/2 Merrillville ranks as the most impressive, per that metric. It was the lone CP win decided by a single score.
That concerns Buzea.
“At some point we’re going to be in a close one, right?” he said. “But we have to do what we believe in and stick to what we’ve done all season long.”
Junior linebacker Will Clark, a captain, said Crown Point hasn’t yet played its best football but trusts Buzea to have the Bulldogs ready to go in two weeks against Portage.
“Coach Buz has come in here and changed the culture of how we run, how we play,” he said. “I think we’re playing well but we’ve got a lot more to show. I can’t explain how excited we are going into the postseason.”
Buzea knows firsthand what it takes to navigate a largest class Region team to the state finals. Before Valparaiso in 2001, Buzea’s 1994 Portage team was the last largest class program to compete for a championship.
Can Crown Point shake off whatever has held Region teams back from making it down to Indianapolis?
“We’re going to find out, right?” Buzea said. “We play nine games to get ready for the tournament. There were some games along the way we got off from what we were doing to work on some things to get better…
“I still feel really good about our team and whatever happens in the postseason nobody can take away what these guys have done. Winning the DAC, winning the conference, it’s one of the hardest things to do. I’m so proud to be the coach here.”
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FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Valparaiso rallies from 14-0 hole to top Lake Central
Valparaiso rallied from a 14-0 second half deficit to spoil Lake Central’s senior night with a 21-14 victory on Friday in a Duneland Athletic Conference game.
Thomas Burda sprinted into the end zone from 12 yards out to finally get Valparaiso on the board. LC still led 14-6 with 3:51 left in the third quarter.
Valpo (6-3, 5-2 DAC) then scored on its next possession when Burda ran it in from 4 yards out, and the 2-point conversion pass on a Philly special was good to knot the game at 14-14 with 6:17 left.
Valpo then took over on the Lake Central 12-yard line with the punter’s knee touched the ground on a low snap. Justin Clark ran it in from two yards out three plays later for the go-ahead touchdown and a 21-14 lead.
Burda finished with 113 yards rushing on 28 carries. Clark completed 7-of-18 passes for 124 yards.
In the first half, after the snap sailed over the Valparaiso punter’s head, Lake Central recovered the ball on the Valpo 20-yard line to set up the game’s first score.
Lake Central running back Xavier Williams bulled his way into the end zone from 7 yards out a few plays later to give LC a 7-0 lead with 4:06 left in the second quarter.
Williams finished with 114 yards rushing on 25 carries to pace Lake Central (3-4, 4-5).
Hobart 25, Munster 0
Hobart continued its recent dominance over Northwest Crossroads Conference Foe Munster with a 35-0 win on Friday night.
The visiting Brickies (6-3, 4-1 NCC) have now won five straight over the Mustangs by a scoring margin of 302-26.
Hobart sophomore quarterback Noah Ehrlich tossed two first-half touchdowns, with one going on a 50-yarder to Trey Gibson and a 12-yarder to Jaelen Williams.
Gibson also added an 8-yard TD run late in the first quarter after Munster (3-6, 0-5) got called for back-to-back unsportsmanlike calls, with a total of three on that Hobart scoring drive alone.
After Hobart's first scoring drive, Munster responded with an AJ Prieboy 43-yard rushing score, only for it to be called back on a holding call.
The Mustangs ended the game with XX yards in penalties.
Hobart added a couple rushing TDs in the second half.
Munster running back Daniel Asgedom rushed for 97 yards on 31 carries.
Hobart opens postseason play next week by hosting upstart and Times No. 10 West Side (7-2) in a Class 4A Sectional 17 quarterfinal while Munster travels to Times No. 2 and Class 5A No. 1 Merrillville in two weeks for a Sectional 9 semifinal.
River Forest 20, Bowman 8
Freshman Carlos Villagomez scored a pair of touchdowns to help the Ingots improve to 6-3. Bowman fell to 3-5 with the loss.
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A pair of unbeaten teams, Hanover Central and Calumet, met Friday night.
Andrean and Lowell faced off in an NCC matchup Friday night.
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