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CAIRO (AP) — The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah said they were allowed into the prison and saw him on Thursday and that his condition has “deteriorated severely” following a dramatic hunger strike.
The news was posted in a tweet by his sister Mona Seif after a visit to the prison of Wadi el-Natroun, north of Cairo, by the activist’s mother, aunt and his other sister. It was their first time seeing him in nearly a month.
“News from the visit are unsettling,” Mona tweeted, adding that her brother had “deteriorated severely in the past 2 weeks.” She did not elaborate more on his health but said the family would share more information later in the day.
Abdel-Fattah is one of Egypt’s most prominent pro-democracy campaigners. He had intensified a hunger strike and halted all calories and water at the start earlier in November of the U.N. climate conference underway in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, to draw attention to his case and those of other political prisoners.
Concerns for his health intensified as the family was barred from seeing him. Last Thursday, prison authorities began an unspecified medical intervention on Abdel-Fattah — prompting thoughts that he was being force-fed.
Then earlier this week, Abdel-Fattah informed his family in handwritten notes that he first started drinking water again and then also ended the hunger strike.
Abdel-Fattah’s mother, Laila Soueif, received two short letters in her son’s handwriting, on Monday and Tuesday, through prison authorities. The first letter, confirming Abdel-Fattah had started drinking water again, was dated on Saturday, while the second letter, confirming he had ended his hunger strike was dated Monday.
‘‘I’ve broken my strike. I’ll explain everything on Thursday,’’ the second letter read. The circumstances under which he wrote the letter were not clear. The activist had previously said he was willing to die in his strike if not freed.
The family has not seen Abdel-Fattah since the last pre-allotted visit on Oct. 24 and had not been given information on his condition. In the note, Abdel-Fattah asks his mother to bring a cake to celebrate his upcoming birthday. The meetings, conducted behind a glass barrier, usually last for around 20 minutes.
Abdel-Fattah, who turns 41 on Friday, has spent most of the past decade in prison because of his criticism of Egypt’s rulers. Last year, he was sentenced to five years for sharing a Facebook post about a prisoner who died in custody in 2019.
His hunger strike drew attention on Egypt’s heavy suppression of speech and political activity, during the Arab nation hosting of the U.N. climate summit, known as COP27. Since 2013, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s government has cracked down on dissidents and critics, jailing thousands, virtually banning protests and monitoring social media.
During the two-week climate conference, U.S. President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz all raised the activist’s case in their private talks with el-Sissi. Abdel-Fattah gained British citizenship earlier this year through his mother, who was born in London. The family have frequently criticized the British government for not doing enough to secure his release.
But the ending of the hunger strike, which was a surprise to his family, also raised questions over whether Abdel-Fattah had been told something by authorities.
“I have no idea why he took this step, has he been promised something, what has been told to him, what has been hidden from him, I have no idea,” Soueif said earlier.
Egypt’s foreign minister has tried to talk down the attention on Abdel-Fattah. In an interview with The Associated Press on Saturday on the sidelines of COP27, Sameh Shoukry said the priority of the summit should be focused on ‘‘the existential challenge related to climate change’’ not the activist’s wellbeing.
Abdel-Fattah rose to fame during the 2011 pro-democracy uprisings that swept through the Middle East, toppling Egypt’s long-time autocratic President Hosni Mubarak. He has been imprisoned several times, and has spent a total of nine years behind bars, becoming a symbol of Egypt’s sliding back to an even more autocratic rule under el-Sissi.
On Tuesday, Tarik el-Awady, a member of Egypt’s presidential pardon committee, announced the release of the 30 pre-trial detainees before posting pictures of several of the freed inmates on his Facebook account. El-Awady did not disclose the identity of any of the detainees.
In recent months, the Egyptian government has sought to improve its international image through mass prisoner releases via presidential pardons and its establishment of a new “strategy” to upgrade the country’s human rights conditions.
A number of human rights groups have cast doubt on these measures and accused Egypt of using the gathering in Sharm el-Sheikh to further whitewash its poor rights record. Egypt is among the world’s worst jailers of journalists, along with Turkey and China, according to 2021 data produced by the U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Human Rights Watch estimated in 2019 that as many as 60,000 political prisoners are incarcerated in Egyptian prisons, many without trial.
Abdel-Fattah’s other sister, Sanaa Seif, took part in a protest march in Sharm el Sheikh that saw hundreds of activists demand action on climate change, human and gender rights. The protesters also called for the release of Abdel-Fattah and all political prisoners detained in Egypt. Sanaa, who has been imprisoned in Egypt before and now lives in London, flew to the conference to raise awareness about her brother’s case. | https://www.wishtv.com/news/international/family-egypt-activist-deteriorated-since-hunger-strike/ | 2022-11-17 23:11:34 | 0 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/international/family-egypt-activist-deteriorated-since-hunger-strike/ |
The Excellence Award for Expansion underscores the industry's rapid adoption of Clearly Clean's patented recyclable food trays
ORWIGSBURG, Pa., May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clearly Clean Products, LLC, the recyclable rolled-edge tray packaging company, has announced that it was again named the fastest-growing manufacturer in Northeast Pennsylvania, having also been awarded the 2020 and 2021 Manufacturers and Employers Excellence Award for Expansion by the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association. This year, Clearly Clean tied for this recognition.
At the awards ceremony on May 3, Clearly Clean received citations from U.S. Congressman Daniel Meuser, U.S. Senator Patrick Toomey, U.S. Senator Bob Casey, the Schuylkill County Commissioners, and the Pennsylvania Senate and House of Representatives -- as well as recognition by the National Association of Manufacturers and the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association.
This award recognizes Clearly Clean's significant growth in revenues, production lines, facilities, and employees. In 2021, Clearly Clean increased sales by more than 60 percent, grew its employee base by 40 percent, and added new machines and warehouses.
"We're excited that Clearly Clean's trays are in virtually every grocery store in the U.S. – and we're growing internationally as well," said Jeff Maguire, managing partner at Clearly Clean. "We're grateful to the NEPA Manufacturers and Employers Association for honoring us with this award for the third year in a row."
Consumer pressure and corporate commitment – combined with numerous citywide and countywide bans on expanded polystyrene – are fueling the demand for eco-friendly packaging and accelerating the sustainability timelines of many organizations. Clearly Clean's patented trays are made from PET, the same material used in recyclable water bottles, offering an environmentally friendly, smooth-edged tray option to grocers, food processors, and packaging distributors.
"We'll continue to work hard to transform the packaging industry to be more eco-friendly," said Millard Wallace, another managing partner at Clearly Clean. "We are thankful to God and our employees, without whom our success wouldn't be possible."
Interested candidates are encouraged to visit http://clearlyclean.com/careers/ to apply.
About Clearly Clean Products, LLC
Clearly Clean, which is known for its rolled-edge food trays, is an innovative manufacturer that creates eco-friendly products with features that surpass their non-sustainable alternatives. The company is committed to protecting its patented rolled-edge trays and manufacturing processes – as well as developing other sustainable products. www.clearlyclean.com
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs said Friday it will provide abortion access to veterans and their beneficiaries — even in states that have made abortions illegal — in cases when the pregnant woman’s life or health is at risk, or in cases of rape or incest.
The VA said abortion services will be offered in those limited situations immediately once a document that outlines the change is published in the Federal Register. It was not clear when the document, which was submitted to the register on Thursday, would be published and a message left with the VA on Friday evening was not immediately returned.
“VA is taking this action because it has determined that providing access to abortion-related medical services is needed to protect the lives and health of veterans,” the document, which is called an interim final rule, says. “As abortion bans come into force across the country, veterans in many States are no longer assured access to abortion services in their communities, even when those services are needed.”
It is the first time abortion services and abortion counseling will be offered by the VA. The document said that before the U.S. Supreme Court's June decision overturning Roe v. Wade, veterans could obtain abortions in their communities.
Now, the VA said that when working in the scope of their federal jobs, VA employees may provide abortion care regardless of state restrictions. Twelve states have banned abortions at all points of pregnancy, and most of those states do not allow exceptions for cases of rape or incest.
VA Secretary Denis McDonough called the move a “patient safety decision.”
Under the document, health care providers and their patients will determine on a case-by-case basis whether an abortion is needed to save a woman's life or health. In cases of rape or incest, a woman won't have to provide evidence of the crime, such as a police report, as some states require.
The document says that allowing a woman to self-report rape or incest to receive an abortion “removes barriers to providing care” and is consistent with a longstanding VA policy of providing treatment to people who experienced military sexual trauma without requiring them to report it.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP)Former Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz is transferring to Florida, giving the Gators an experienced starter at a depleted position.
Mertz announced his commitment on social media Wednesday. He is expected to enroll at the Southeastern Conference school in January.
A three-year starter at Wisconsin, Mertz left the program after the Badgers hired former Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell to head its program.
He joins a Florida team that lost Anthony Richardson to the NFL draft and dismissed backup Jalen Kitna following his arrest on child pornography charges. Third-stringer Jack Miller started the Las Vegas Bowl against Oregon State and threw for 180 yards and was sacked four times in a 30-3 loss.
The Gators signed four-star quarterback prospect Jaden Rashada on Wednesday as a potential starter in 2023 and could mine the transfer portal for more help at the all-important position, where Florida lost Richardson, Kitna, Emory Jones and Carlos Del Rio-Wilson in a nine-month span.
Mertz threw five touchdown passes to help Wisconsin beat Illinois 45-7 in his first career start, setting a school single-game record for completion percentage and tying the school single-game record for TD tosses.
But he struggled with consistency the rest of his time with the Badgers. Wisconsin had a different offensive coordinator each of his three seasons as a starter.
Mertz has completed 59.5% of his career passes for 5,405 yards, with 38 touchdowns and 26 interceptions. He completed 57.3% of his attempts for 2,136 yards, with 19 touchdowns and 10 interceptions this season.
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Now Volkswagen drivers can open, close and monitor their garage door from anywhere, conveniently from their vehicle's in-dash touchscreen.
OAK BROOK, Ill., July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen vehicles with a software equipped touchscreen display now allow drivers to seamlessly connect their car to their home (i.e., the garage) with Chamberlain Group's myQ Connected Garage. VW drivers with a myQ connected garage door opener, active myQ Connected Garage subscription, myVW mobile app, and enrollment in VW Car-Net will be able to easily add myQ Connected Garage to their vehicle's touchscreen to easily control, secure and monitor their garage door from anywhere on the road.
Additionally, myQ Connected Garage enables customizable features including:
- Geofence technology that recognizes your vehicle's location and automatically opens and closes your garage door. Drivers can set their preferred distance and watch as their garage opens when they pull in and/or close when they leave.
- Valet Mode, managed through the myVW app, lets you protect your home by locking out myQ Connect Garage features and personalized settings when someone else is driving your car.
"Consumers have indicated that controlling their garage door through the infotainment system is one of the most highly desired in-dash features, and now select VW drivers can experience that feature," said Jim Trainor, Senior Vice President General Manager of Automotive for Chamberlain Group. Chamberlain Group has a 20+ year history within the automotive industry and is a global leader in access control solutions with its Chamberlain® and LiftMaster® garage door opener brands and myQ® smart technology.
myQ Connected Garage works with leading smart garage door openers on the market today including LiftMaster, Chamberlain and Craftsman. Most other brands of garage door openers can be easily upgraded to a compatible smart garage with a myQ Smart Garage Control device. It's a cloud-based solution that does not require any hardware installation within the vehicle or manual programming. With a myQ account, all your garage doors will automatically be connected to your compatible VW when you link to your vehicle within the myVW app. Drivers can take myQ Connected Garage for a 45-day complimentary trial run - no credit card required.
"We are very excited to add myQ Connected Garage to our myVW service offering to give our drivers more control and peace of mind when they are on the road," said Corey Spearman, Connected Services Mobility Manager, Volkswagen Group of America. "It's a leading vehicle integrated cloud-based solution for garage control, and we are thrilled to be among the first to offer it to our VW drivers."
myQ Connected Garage is available in select software equipped 2023 Arteon, Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, Jetta, Taos and Tiguan vehicles. Drivers can use the myQ Compatibility Tool to determine if their garage door opener is compatible. If drivers do not have a myQ connect garage door opener, for a limited time, they can get a free Smart Garage Control (just pay $0.99 USD for handling) when they sign up for the myQ Connect Garage + VW 45-Day free trial through the myVW app.
My Connected Garage also works with myQ compatible gates, locks, and doors. For more information about myQ Connected Garage and VW, visit myQ.com/auto/VW. If eligible, more information on myQ Connected Garage can also be found in the SHOP tab of the myVW mobile app.
About Volkswagen
Volkswagen of America, Inc. is an operating unit of Volkswagen Group of America, which is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, Volkswagen Group of America's operations in the United States include research and development, parts and vehicle processing, parts distribution centers, sales, marketing and service offices. Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of VWGoA, operates a state-of-the-art assembly facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee, while VW Credit, Inc., another wholly owned subsidiary of VWGoA, provides financial services. The Volkswagen Group is one of the world's largest producers of passenger cars and Europe's largest automaker. Volkswagen sells the Arteon, Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, Golf GTI, Golf R, ID.4, Jetta, Jetta GLI, Taos, and Tiguan vehicles through more than 600 independent U.S. dealers. Visit Volkswagen online at www.vw.com or media.vw.com to learn more.
About Chamberlain Group
Chamberlain Group, a Blackstone company, is a global leader in smart access solutions across residential and commercial properties. Our prominent brands LiftMaster®, Chamberlain®, Merlin® and Grifco® are found in millions of residential and commercial access applications across the globe. Our innovative products and partnerships, powered by our myQ® smart ecosystem, provide customers with smart access solutions to move safely through garages, homes, communities, businesses and storage facilities. Chamberlain Group pioneered vehicle-to-home connectivity through patented technology aboard hundreds of millions of vehicles. Chamberlain Group includes Controlled Products Systems Group, a leading wholesale distributor of perimeter access control equipment in the U.S., and Systems, LLC, one of North America's leading dock leveler manufacturers. Further information is available @ www.chamberlaingroup.com. Follow Chamberlain Group on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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VW Car-Net available on most MY20 and newer vehicles. Always pay careful attention to the road and do not drive while distracted. Certain services require trial or paid subscriptions, which may have their own terms and conditions. VW Car-Net Remote Access requires a VW ID, myVW app, and myVW account, cellular connectivity, network compatible hardware, availability of vehicle GPS signal, and acceptance of Terms of Service. Not all services and features are available on all vehicles and some features may require the most recent software update. Certain Car-Net services, such as Roadside Call Assist, connect out to 3rd party providers that may require additional payment. Standard text and data rates may apply for app and web features. See Terms of Service, Privacy Statement, and other important information at www.vw.com/carnet.
myQ Connected Garage requires myQ compatible connected garage door , myQ account , myVW account , garage door and vehicle cellular connectivity , network compatible hardware , availability of vehicle GPS signal , and acceptance of Car Net Terms of Service. See https://www.myq.com/app/myq-compatibility for information on myQ compatibility.
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Uber driver stabbed to death by passenger in hotel parking lot, La. authorities say
HARVEY, La. (WVUE/Gray News) - A woman working as an Uber driver was stabbed to the death in the parking lot of a hotel by a man who “just wanted to kill someone,” according to Jefferson and Orleans parish authorities.
Details of the fatal stabbing were first handed down by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office just after 10 p.m. Thursday. In the release, Sheriff Joseph Lopinto confirmed that a woman was found inside a vehicle with a stab wound in the parking lot of a Travelodge hotel in Harvey, Louisiana, around 3 p.m.
The victim was transported to a hospital where she died from her injuries, Lopinto said.
In a news conference at noon Friday, joined by outgoing NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson, Lopinto identified the victim as 54-year-old Yolanda Dillion, who officials say was slain after driving 29-year-old Brandon Jacobs from a location in New Orleans to the hotel.
Lopinto said the motive behind Jacobs’ random and brutal act was clear: He just wanted to kill someone.
After taking him into custody a few hours after the stabbing, Lopinto says Jacobs provided deputies with a full confession.
“His confession basically stated that he woke up yesterday morning and decided he was going to kill someone and decided that was going to be his day,” Lopinto told reporters.
Lopinto said Jacobs hailed an Uber ride earlier in the day but didn’t make that driver a victim upon realizing he would need a ride back to the hotel where he was staying, so he ordered a second ride back, which Dillion accepted through the rideshare app.
“We asked him specifically, ‘How did you pick her?’” Lopinto said. “His response was, ‘I didn’t pick her, Uber picked her.’ She was the random person that picked him up that day.”
Moments after Dillion had driven Jacobs back to the Travelodge on the Westbank Expressway, he brutally stabbed her, authorities said.
“He was in the back seat,” Lopinto detailed. “Stabbed her from behind. Exited the vehicle and just walked away casually.”
Lopinto said Jacobs recorded and posted a gruesome video of the aftermath on Facebook. The video has since been taken down.
Dillion, of Marrero, Louisiana, worked as an NOPD budget analyst for 10 years.
Ferguson said that she was loved by many in the department.
“Our team is taking it pretty hard,” Ferguson said. “She will be dearly missed. She was very quiet... very humble. A quiet giant, I would say, because she meant a lot to this department and it tore our employees up.”
Dillion had also been caring for her ailing mother for the last several years, Ferguson said.
The investigation by Jefferson Parish authorities remains ongoing. Jacobs was booked for second-degree murder.
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SET TO HEADLINE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS MUSIC FESTIVAL OCTOBER 9 & 16
BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM Return of the Dream Canteen Out October 14th on Warner Records
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Offering up a collective salute and eloquent tribute to one of the greatest of all-time, Red Hot Chili Peppers share a heartfelt new song entitled "Eddie" today. Listen to "Eddie" HERE. The track unfolds as an emotionally charged anthem anchored by powerful bass, a soulful beat, cathartic guitar, and a delicate vocal melody with a reminder to celebrate the icon's undying spirit.
Regarding "Eddie," Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis said, "Sometimes we don't realize how deeply affected and connected we are to artists until the day they die. Eddie Van Halen was a one of a kind. The day after his death Flea came into rehearsal with an emotional bassline. John, Chad and I started playing along and pretty soon with all our hearts, a song in his honor effortlessly unfolded. It felt good to be sad and care so much about a person who had given so much to our lives. Although the song doesn't speak to Eddie by name, it talks about his early days on the Sunset Strip and the rock n roll tapestry that Van Halen painted on our minds. In the end, our song asks that you not remember Eddie for dying but for living his wildest dream."
"Eddie"sets the stage for the release of the band's second album of 2022 and thirteenth full-length offering, Return of the Dream Canteen, on October 14th via Warner Records. Pre-order/Pre-save Return of the Dream Canteen HERE.
Last month, the band unveiled the first single "Tippa My Tongue" and right out of the gate, Rolling Stone applauded it as "a sexually suggestive romp that evokes all the quintessential quirk's of the California funk-rock outfit's extensive catalog," and CLASH summed it up best as "a Red Hot Chili Peppers masterclass." Billboard attested, "The sinewy funk-rock track recalls Chili Peppers of yore, with frontman Anthony Kiedis playing with lyrical double entendre."
The Red Hot Chili Peppers most recently took home the prestigious Global Icon Award and delivered a showstopping performance at the MTV VMAs. The band just wrapped up their massive sold out global stadium tour and will headline Austin City Limits Music Festival on October 9 and 16 in Austin, TX. The stadium tour continues in January 2023 across New Zealand and Australia.
Return of the Dream Canteen will land just six months after the platinum-selling chart topper Unlimited Love. The latter emerged as the group's second #1 bow on the Billboard Top 200 and stands out as the biggest rock album of the year. Once again, they joined forces with longtime producer and creative confidant Rick Rubin for this sprawling LP.
It's shaping up to be the band's most prolific, poetic, and powerful season yet.
We went in search of ourselves as the band that we have somehow always been. Just for the fun of it we jammed and learned some old songs. Before long we started the mysterious process of building new songs. A beautiful bit of chemistry meddling that had befriended us hundreds of times along the way. Once we found that slip stream of sound and vision, we just kept mining. With time turned into an elastic waist band of oversized underwear, we had no reason to stop writing and rocking. It felt like a dream. When all was said and done, our moody love for each other and the magic of music had gifted us with more songs than we knew what to do with. Well we figured it out. 2 double albums released back to back. The second of which is easily as meaningful as the first or should that be reversed. 'Return of the Dream Canteen' is everything we are and ever dreamed of being. It's packed. Made with the blood of our hearts, yours truly, the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
For more information on the new album and tour please visit https://redhotchilipeppers.com.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Evening" game were:
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Three men died over three days in Vermont after falling through the ice over Lake Champlain in Vermont, according to state police.
On Thursday, Wayne Alexander a 62-year-old ice fisherman, left his home to go fishing at around noon. He was expected to be home around 6 p.m., but when he did not show up, a relative went looking for him and found his truck at Grand Isle State Park and called authorities at about 8:30 p.m., police said.
Local and state police found him in the water at about 9:30 p.m. The man was wearing a flotation device and was pulled ashore and sent to the hospital. However, he was later pronounced dead, police said.
On Saturday, two brothers, John Fleury, 71, and Wayne Fleury, 88, were in their utility terrain vehicle at about 7:10 a.m. when the vehicle went through the ice. Wayne Fleury was rescued by a diver and pronounced dead on the scene, while John Fleury was pulled from the water, given medical care and sent to the hospital. He died that day, police said.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife urged people in the area to stay off the ice over the weekend.
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Visionaries of the Year: A Campaign Powered by People Imagining a World Without Blood Cancer and Taking Action
Published: Apr. 27, 2023 at 9:40 AM EDT|Updated: 34 minutes ago
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's philanthropic competition dedicates 10 weeks to end blood cancer
RYE BROOK, N.Y., April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The global leader in the fight against blood cancers, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), officially kicked off its 34th annual Visionaries of the Year — a multimillion-dollar nationwide philanthropic competition. For 10 weeks, thousands of business and community leaders come together with one common goal, end blood cancer.
LLS recognizes these inspiring individuals as "Visionaries", who are dedicated volunteers fundraising in their communities and ultimately making it possible for the largest nonprofit dedicated to creating a world without blood cancers to invest $1.6 billion in lifesaving research to date.
"Each visionary is a beacon in their community, and the money they raise directly supports LLS's mission: developing cutting-edge treatments, offering crucial resources to patients and families on their blood cancer journeys, and advocating for healthcare that any patient can access and afford," said Coker Powell, LLS SVP and Chief Development Officer.
Everyone involved in Visionaries of the Year (previously Man & Woman of the Year) is committed to "canceling blood cancer". Candidates compete to raise the highest dollar amount in their local LLS regions. And for the first time, they'll be able to align their efforts with one of LLS' mission pillars—research, advocacy or patient support—connecting each dollar to a dedicated cause while supporting the LLS vision of a world without blood cancers.
"Together, we can give blood cancer patients and their families the help and hope they need to keep going, and we can realize our vision: a world without blood cancers," said Coker.
Despite the progress, more than a third of blood cancer patients still do not survive five years after their diagnosis.
This year's Visionaries of the Year candidate class is featured in a celebratory announcement on Forbes.com, here.
Visit the Visionaries of the Year website (www.llsvisionaries.org/) and learn how you can become engaged with LLS.
Blood cancer patients and their families can contact the LLS Information Resource Center at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., ET.
About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) is the global leader in the fight against blood cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world, provides free information and support services, and is the voice for all blood cancer patients seeking access to quality, affordable, coordinated care.
Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Rye Brook, NY, LLS has regions throughout the United States and Canada. To learn more, visit www.LLS.org. Patients should contact the Information Resource Center at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET.
LLS is one of Fast Company's "2022 Brands That Matter." As the only cancer organization on the list, LLS stands out among brands around the world for its relevancy, cultural impact, ingenuity, and mission impact.
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IRVINE, Calif., July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Advisors Group (AAG), a national leader in home equity solutions, today announced the expansion of their leadership bench with three key vice president level hires in field sales, operations and human resources. These appointments are the latest in a series of high-profile leadership acquisitions as part of AAG's 2022 corporate development plan.
"We're excited to welcome these financial services industry veterans to our team. They each bring nearly 30 years of experience and business acumen in key industry verticals like banking, lending, and customer experience," said Ed Robinson AAG President and Chief Operating Officer. "They have already contributed significantly to enhancing our customer experience as well as driving program consistency and optimization. We're looking forward to the impact they will have on AAG."
Leadership Profiles:
Nate brings 20+ years of experience in the mortgage and financial services industry, most recently serving as AVP, Real Estate Originations National Sales Executive for USAA. In that role, he was responsible for providing strategic direction and leadership for loan originations while overseeing Operational Data Analytics, Member Advocacy and the Business Development team.
Dean will be responsible for developing high impact learning plans and organizational development programs that support the needs of the business. He joins AAG from Charles Schwab, where he was Director of Learning Delivery and Design, focused on creating dynamic training experiences that aligned with business goals and improved career pathing for development.
Lisa joins AAG from City National Bank where she was VP Mortgage Process Improvement and prior to that Director of Business Risk and Control at USAA. Lisa and her team will focus on process improvement and operations optimization.
AAG is dedicated to helping older Americans find new ways to fund a better retirement through the responsible use of home equity. As the nation's leader in reverse mortgage lending, AAG offers a suite of home equity solutions — including Home Equity Conversion Mortgages, traditional and proprietary mortgages — that are designed to give seniors a better financial outcome in retirement. AAG is a proud member of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA). To learn more about AAG and reverse mortgage loans, please visit the company's website at www.aag.com.
American Advisors Group, NMLS ID: 9392, 18200 Von Karman Ave., Suite 300, Irvine, CA 92612.
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HUDSON, Ohio, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD), a world leader in automating, digitizing and transforming the way people bank and shop, announced today that Octavio Marquez, president and chief executive officer, will speak at the DA Davidson FinTech and Payments Spotlight Conference on Thursday, Dec. 8 beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET.
During the fireside chat, Marquez will discuss the company's actions designed to transform its business model and deliver differentiated products and services to meet industry demand. A live-audio webcast of the chat will be available via the company's website at https://investors.dieboldnixdorf.com/events-and-presentations. The webcast will also be available for replay.
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) automates, digitizes and transforms the way people bank and shop. As a partner to the majority of the world's top 100 financial institutions and top 25 global retailers, our integrated solutions connect digital and physical channels conveniently, securely and efficiently for millions of consumers each day. The company has a presence in more than 100 countries with approximately 22,000 employees worldwide. Visit www.DieboldNixdorf.com for more information.
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Valeri Nichushkin plans to rejoin the Colorado Avalanche for the start of the 2023-24 season after leaving the team during the playoffs, sources told The Denver Post.
The team expects Nichushkin to be back for the start of training camp in September.
Nichushkin last played in Game 2 of Colorado’s first-round playoff series, scoring the tying goal in a 3-2 win over the Kraken. On April 23, the day of Game 3 in Seattle, an intoxicated woman was found in Nichushkin’s hotel room, causing a team doctor to call for an ambulance to take her to a hospital, according to a Seattle Police Department report.
Nichushkin left Seattle the day of the incident and did not play in Game 3 or the remainder of the series, which the Avalanche lost in seven games. There was no criminal investigation stemming from the incident, according to Seattle PD, and NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Nichushkin was also not under investigation by the league. The Avalanche declined to comment, saying Nichushkin’s absence was due to personal reasons and was not disciplinary.
“We know exactly what happened, and we think it was handled appropriately (by the team),” Daly told reporters in Las Vegas before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on June 3.
Nichushkin is one season into an eight-year contract that runs through 2029-30, with an average annual value of $6.125 million. He scored 17 goals and 47 points in 53 games last season, missing stretches due to an off-and-on ankle injury.
“He was a very important part of our team in the past,” Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland said after the season, “and that’s our hope, that he’s going to be a very important part of our team in the future, for sure.” | https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/06/15/valeri-nichushkin-incident-avalanche-status-next-season/ | 2023-06-16 05:13:43 | 0 | https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/06/15/valeri-nichushkin-incident-avalanche-status-next-season/ |
MEMPHIS — From his courtside seat, Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob grew more and more exasperated with each successive turnover, his shoulders slumped and his arms folded across his chest. Jordan Poole lost the ball. Then it was Damion Lee’s turn. Then Poole again. Then three by Draymond Green. Then another by Stephen Curry. For most of a dreadful second quarter, Golden State’s vaunted offense could barely get up a shot, let alone make one.
But the worst was somehow yet to come. Oh, was it ever.
The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Warriors, 134-95, at FedEx Forum on Wednesday, staving off elimination in this action-packed second-round series. According to ESPN, Curry said before tip-off that Golden State’s game plan was to “Whoop That Trick,” co-opting a song from the Memphis-based movie, “Hustle & Flow.” The whooping went the other way in such historic fashion that Curry was pulled from the game with more than six minutes left in the third quarter, and the two-time MVP could only smile as Memphis rapper Al Kapone sang the song in his face during a fourth-quarter timeout. Green tried to make light of the Warriors’ predicament by spinning a towel over his head as he danced along.
“They’re not going to whoop that trick alone,” Green said. “We’re going to whoop that trick together if we’re going to whoop that trick. One thing I don’t respect is people who only bring it when they’re winning or embrace crowds when you’re winning. We call those front-runners. We’re not front-runners. We got our a-- kicked. That’s alright. It happens. When you spew it out, you have to be willing to take it.”
Instead of a series-clinching victory, Golden State suffered a jaw-clenching defeat that revealed several vulnerabilities that could complicate the franchise’s hopes of claiming a fourth title since 2015. The Warriors’ 39-point loss was the fifth-worst in the franchise’s postseason history and easily the worst since Coach Steve Kerr’s 2014 arrival, surpassing a 30-point defeat in the 2016 Finals against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Still, it could have been much worse: Memphis led by 55 points late in the third quarter.
“It was awful,” Klay Thompson said. “It was embarrassing. We all had the mind-set of closing out tonight, but sometimes basketball is an inexact science.”
Grizzlies dance crew singing “Whoop that trick!” in Stephen Curry’s face during Game 5 timeout pic.twitter.com/yxeeCBrHvk
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) May 12, 2022
Remarkably, the Grizzlies embarrassed the Warriors even without all-star guard Ja Morant, who scored 47 points to key their Game 2 victory, only to suffer a bone bruise in his right knee during Game 3 that will probably end his postseason. Morant led the feverish celebrations on Memphis’s bench, revving his hands like he was riding a motorcycle and shouting “Grizz in 7!” during a postgame interview.
The Morant-less Grizzlies got along just fine without their leading scorer and best playmaker by turning to an oversized lineup that paired center Steven Adams, who was in the NBA’s health and safety protocols for the series’ first two games, and forward Jaren Jackson Jr. With Desmond Bane moving better following a recent bout of back tightness and Dillon Brooks back on the court after getting ejected from Game 2 and serving a suspension during Game 3, Memphis lived up to its regular season status as one of the West’s top defense.
Name a facet of the game, and the Grizzlies almost certainly dominated as they pounded the Warriors into submission. Memphis forced 22 turnovers, scored 50 points in the paint, registered 37 assists and won the rebounding battle, 55-37. Seven Grizzlies finished in double figures, led by Jackson, who scored 21 points, made four three-pointers and finished with a plus-42 in 25 minutes.
“We did everything wrong,” Curry said. “Turnovers, offensive rebounds, fouls. On the road, if you give a team with desperation life like that, you don’t think you’re going to lose by 40, but you can lose control of the game quickly.”
Golden State still holds a 3-2 series lead and is a perfect 5-0 at home during the playoffs entering Friday’s Game 6 at San Francisco’s Chase Center. Those are good reasons for short-term confidence, but the Warriors’ persistent turnover problems and their wild swings in quality of play have been alarming. To win the title, the Warriors will need to finish off the fearless Grizzlies and possibly defeat the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks, two veteran teams who reached the Finals last year.
When the Warriors were at the peak of their powers, they maintained a stranglehold on the action and exhibited an eerie consistency. Led by a dynamic superstar duo in Kevin Durant and Curry, Golden State romped through the 2017 playoffs with a 16-1 record, with its only loss coming after it had built a 3-0 lead in the Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
That world-beating crew is now a distant memory: Durant, the ultimate stabilizing piece, left for Brooklyn. Savvy veterans like Shaun Livingston and David West are gone. Andre Iguodala returned to the Bay Area this season, but he’s 38 years old and hasn’t played in the second round due to a back injury. Curry, Thompson and Green are all very much capable of playing at a high level, but their off nights and shooting slumps are a lot more glaring than they were during the dynasty days.
Before the Warriors can begin to address their physical disadvantages against the Grizzlies’ supersized lineup and their aggravating mental lapses, they must first move past what was a beatdown for the ages.
“When you’re in the bathroom, you just grab the switch, push it down, and it just goes whoosh down the toilet,” said Mike Brown, who is filling in as coach after Kerr tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this week. “That’s kind of how we’re going to do this one. There’s no need to overreact. [The Grizzlies’] backs are against the wall and we have to meet their energy.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/05/12/grizzlies-whoop-warriors-game-5/ | 2022-05-12 12:47:36 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/05/12/grizzlies-whoop-warriors-game-5/ |
HOUSTON (AP) _ Integrated Electrical Services Inc. (IESC) on Friday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $23.3 million.
The Houston-based company said it had profit of $1.14 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 82 cents per share.
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This Week in Business: Indiana’s Robot Master; Minority Business Week
Today on This Week in Business, the Vex World Robotics Championship in Dallas, Texas. The event consisted of two weeks of competition that took place from April 25- May 4.
Indiana had 192 teams that were represented at the World Championship. The Indiana teams won about 37 awards between all of them.
Teams will begin brainstorming ideas and plans for the robot beginning in the summer. Then they will participate in summer camps and different opportunities throughout the summer.
Once the school year begins, they will have after school practices where they practice programming, building and driving. After many months of practice they will begin competing at local competitions where they can qualify for the World Championship.
Every year there is a new task and challenge that the students must work together to accomplish.
Program Director of Techpoint Foundation for Youth, Jamie Inskeep, says they grow many skills important skills that they will be able to apply to any career they choose to go into.
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Other events happening This Week in Business, include A Day at City Hall.
This event is hosted by The Office of Minority and Women Business Development (OMWBD). In partnership with the OMWBD is the Indianapolis Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. The event is for members and will take place this Tuesday, June 6 from 8 am to 1:30 pm at the City-County building.
Also hosted by the OMWBD, a panel discussion on strategies for success is taking place on Tuesday, June 13 from 9:30 am to 1 pm at the AMP at 16 Tech.
Lastly, the Innopower Minority Business Week is June 12 thru June 16. The theme of the conference this year is a shared vision, shared destination. | https://www.wishtv.com/beo-show/this-week-in-business-indianas-robot-master-minority-business-week/ | 2023-06-08 16:56:08 | 1 | https://www.wishtv.com/beo-show/this-week-in-business-indianas-robot-master-minority-business-week/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. says it shared intelligence with Ukraine about the location of the Russian missile cruiser Moskva prior to the strike that sank the warship, an incident that was a high-profile failure for Russia’s military.
An American official said Thursday that Ukraine alone decided to target and sink the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet using its own anti-ship missiles. But given Russia’s attacks on the Ukrainian coastline from the sea, the U.S. has provided “a range of intelligence” that includes locations of those ships, said the official, who was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The Biden administration has ramped up intelligence sharing with Ukraine alongside the shipment of arms and missiles to help it repel Russia’s invasion. The disclosure of U.S. support in the Moskva strike comes as the White House is under pressure from Republicans to do more to support Ukraine’s resistance and as polls suggest Americans question whether President Joe Biden is being tough enough on Russia.
Since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion in February, the White House has tried to balance supporting Ukraine, a democratic ally, against not doing anything that would seem to provoke a direct war between Putin and the U.S. and NATO allies. As the war has gone on, the White House has ramped up its military and intelligence support, removing some time and geographic limits on what it will tell Ukraine about potential Russian targets.
The official who spoke Thursday said the U.S. was not aware that Ukraine planned to strike the Moskva until after they conducted the operation. NBC News first reported on the American role in the sinking of the ship.
Speaking earlier Thursday after a New York Times report about the U.S. role in supporting Ukraine’s killing of Russian generals, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said American agencies “do not provide intelligence on the location of senior military leaders on the battlefield or participate in the targeting decisions of the Ukrainian military.”
“Ukraine combines information that we and other partners provide with the intel that they themselves are gathering and then they make their own decisions and they take their own actions,” Kirby said. | https://www.koin.com/news/politics/official-us-gave-intel-before-ukraine-sank-russian-warship/ | 2022-05-06 05:06:33 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/politics/official-us-gave-intel-before-ukraine-sank-russian-warship/ |
TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signed off on Canada dropping the vaccine requirement for people entering the country at the end of September, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Canada, like the United States, requires foreign nationals to be vaccinated when entering the country. No change in the mandate is expected in the U.S. in the near term.
Unvaccinated foreign travelers who are allowed to enter Canada are currently subject to mandatory arrival tests and a 14-day quarantine.
The official said that Trudeau has agreed to let a cabinet order enforcing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements at the border expire Sept. 30. The official said earlier this week the prime minister need to give final sign off. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
Trudeau’s Liberal government is still deciding whether to maintain the requirement for passengers to wear face masks on trains and airplanes.
Unvaccinated professional athletes like major league baseball players would be allowed to play in Toronto in the playoffs should the Blue Jays make the postseason. They currently are not allowed to cross the border into Canada. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Canada-to-drop-vaccine-mandate-at-border-Sept-30-17460321.php | 2022-09-22 21:39:29 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Canada-to-drop-vaccine-mandate-at-border-Sept-30-17460321.php |
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- READY Robotics, a pioneer in innovative automation solutions and Rockwell Automation Technology Partner, announced a strategic partnership with the Industrial Solutions Network (ISN) locations of CED, a leading industrial automation solutions company. The collaboration brings READY's revolutionary ForgeOS to ISN's customers, unlocking unprecedented productivity.
ForgeOS combines power and simplicity in a single app-based interface for robots, vision systems, conveyors, and other peripherals using common industrial protocols. READY's unique product not only simplifies task creation, it actually enables live control of automation hardware. This helps reduce deployment time and make changeover faster while empowering operators to troubleshoot and recover from errors, minimizing downtime and freeing up automation specialists to focus on value-added tasks. Whether you're deploying a robot for the first time or scaling production across facilities globally, ForgeOS is an essential tool for deploying your automation project and keeping it running.
Through this partnership, the Industrial Solutions Network of CED will leverage its extensive partner network and industry expertise to offer ForgeOS-powered solutions, helping customers stay ahead of the competition, respond effectively to market demands, and optimize their operations for productivity and profitability.
"We are excited to partner with the Industrial Solutions Network of CED to expand the reach of ForgeOS within the industrial landscape," said Benjamin Gibbs, CEO of READY Robotics. "Together, we can equip businesses with the tools to unlock the full potential of automation and achieve new levels of operational excellence. This partnership perfectly aligns with our mission to democratize robotics and make automation accessible to everyone."
"As a leader in the manufacturing industry, the Industrial Solutions Network of CED is committed to offering innovative solutions that enable our customers to thrive in a rapidly evolving marketplace," said Brandon Bernier, Partner Ecosystem Business Lead at Industrial Solutions Network. "Our partnership with READY Robotics allows us to significantly enhance our offering to customers. ForgeOS brings a game-changing automation platform to the robot cell, expanding beyond just the robot or PLC. We believe this collaboration will revolutionize how businesses approach automation, driving efficiencies and accelerating their growth."
The partnership between READY Robotics and the Industrial Solutions Network of CED represents a significant milestone in the automation industry, combining cutting-edge technology with Rockwell Automation's extensive distribution network, paving the way for the widespread adoption of advanced robotics solutions.
About READY Robotics:
READY Robotics is the developer of ForgeOS, the industrial OS for robots and automation, and a pioneer in cutting-edge manufacturing solutions. Our people-first commitment drives our mission to empower everyone with intuitive tools and educational resources for automation. For more information, please visit ready-robotics.com.
About Industrial Solutions Network:
The Industrial Solutions Network is an interconnected group of manufacturing technology companies working together in a common mission to bring together our people, resources, and our ecosystem of technology and delivery partners to help those that make, build, design, and install things, manufacture to their potential and with confidence.
Combining our network of industrial knowledge and experience from across our 76 locations (and growing), we can develop and provide the tools, services, and resources to help manufacturers and producers get to where they want to be. For more information, please visit www.industrialsolutionsnetwork.com.
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ROCKFORD, Tenn. (AP) — Sitting beside a window in a hallway at Rockford Elementary School, Robin Payne shares stories with first graders. First she reads to them, and then they read to her.
“The magic happens, not really in the reading, but in the relationship with that child,” observed Linda Carraway, coordinator of the Blount County Schools Kid Connections program, which has about 50 volunteers serving in the district’s elementary schools, each for about an hour a week.
“You’re a cheerleader for the kids,” Carraway said, boosting their confidence as readers.
Rockford Principal Chad Tipton said, “Every classroom in this building has small reading groups and small math groups, even going all the way down to preK.” But the individual time students have with one of the reading mentors or Maryville College students who work with them makes a difference.
“The kids get excited about having that one-on-one time,” Tipton said.
“I’ve always loved working with kids,” said Payne, who not only signed up to volunteer in the reading program but encouraged her friend since childhood, Martha Conley, to do the same at Union Grove Elementary.
“I said this is something we need to do, and she agreed,” Payne said.
They started in early 2020 before the pandemic closed school buildings and served all through the 2021-22 school year. Payne said she has the support of her employer, Simmons Bank, and Conley from TNBank to leave work and volunteer during the school day. Payne said they’ll probably retire in a couple of years and then train to be substitute teachers.
“You don’t have to have any special abilities to do this. You just have to want to give back to the community, and you have to care about kids,” Carraway said. “After you finish the training session you’ll know everything you need to know.”
She provides about 45 minutes to an hour of training for the mentors, usually at the public library, but she’s also held sessions at TNBank and Friendsville United Methodist Church.
She’ll give examples of “icebreakers’ the adults can use when meeting the children, discuss listening and how to use praise consistently. “They’re not going to do the reading part of it nearly as well until they find out how much that mentor cares about them,” Carraway said.
The reading volunteers learn, for example, to start by looking at the pictures in a book, which gives the child clues about the story. They also learn about techniques such as echo reading, saying a few words and having the child read them after, and choral reading with a child, saying the words at the same time. “If the child is doing well you reduce the volume of your voice to almost a whisper, and then you’re just kind of fading out. If the child is struggling, the volume of your voice is going to support them to read through it,” she explained.
The volunteers also learn how to help children when they struggle with a word, waiting first and then using techniques such as helping them sound it out or look for words with a similar pattern, so the students don’t agonize and see they can succeed.
“The big thing is praise, praise, praise the kids,” Carraway said.
“I try to be very encouraging,” Payne said. “I just love seeing the smiles on their faces.”
The Maryville and Alcoa Kiwanis clubs consistently send her mentors, Carraway said, adding, “I can always use more, especially in the schools that are farther out like Lanier, Prospect, Walland and Townsend.”
She tries to accommodate which age group the volunteer wants. “Most of our kids are going to be K (kindergarten) through (grade) 2, because that’s when we want to attack those reading issues pretty strongly, but we also have a need for Head Start,” Carraway said, with some openings in grades three through five.
“We want the kids to read like 20 minutes every night at home, but families are so stressed right now,” Carraway said. “Some of them are in survival mode, just trying to pay the bills and everything, and reading is the last thing that they have time for. I like to think that our mentors fill that need,” she said. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Reading-mentors-at-Blount-schools-boost-skills-17512975.php | 2022-10-16 16:55:50 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Reading-mentors-at-Blount-schools-boost-skills-17512975.php |
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Why Apple may be working on a ‘hey Siri’ change
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business
Apple reportedly wants to put an end to “Hey.”
The company is said to be training its voice assistant Siri to pick up on commands without needing the first half of the prompt phrase “Hey Siri.” The trigger phrase is used to launch Siri on various products, including the iPhone, iPad, HomePod and Apple Watch.
Bloomberg, which first reported the news, said the change could come next year or in 2024. Apple did not respond to a request for comment from CNN Business.
Although the update would be seemingly minor, experts say it may signal broader changes are coming and could require extensive artificial intelligence training. Lian Jye Su, a research director at ABI Research, said having two trigger words allows the system to more accurately recognize requests, so the move to one word would lean on a more advanced AI system.
“During the recognition phase, the system compares the voice command to the user-trained model,” Su said. “‘Siri’ is much shorter than ‘Hey Siri,’ giving the system potentially less comparison points and higher error rate in an echo-y, large room and noisy environments,” such as in the car or when wind is present.
The move would allow Apple to catch up to Amazon’s “Alexa” prompt that doesn’t require a first wake word for its voice assistant. Microsoft shifted away from “Hey Cortana” in 2018, now allowing users to only say “Cortana” on smart speakers. However, “OK Google” is still required for most Google product requests.
The move away from “Hey Siri” would also come at a time when Apple, Amazon and Google are collaborating on the Matter automation standard, which will allow automation and Internet of Things devices from different vendors to interoperate.
With this in mind, James Sanders, a principal analyst at market research firm CCS Insight, said “redoubling efforts on improving Siri functionality is likely a priority at Apple.”
Siri launched in February 2010 as a standalone iOS app in the Apple App Store before it was acquired by the tech giant two months later. The company then integrated Siri into the iPhone 4S, which was released the following year, and introduced the ability to say “Hey Siri” without physically touching a button in 2014.
Siri has gotten smarter over the years, thanks to integration with third-party developers, such as ride hailing and payment apps, and supporting follow-up questions, more languages and different accents. However, it still has issues with not understanding users and responding incorrectly.
“While the ‘Hey Siri’ change requires a considerable amount of work, it would be surprising if Apple announced only this change to Siri,” Sanders said. “Considering the rumored timing, I would anticipate this change to be bundled with other new or improved functionality for Siri, perhaps alongside a new model of HomePod and integrations with other smart home products via Matter, as a reintroduction to Apple’s voice assistant.”
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Baker Mayfield starts Carolina Panthers’ preseason opener over Sam Darnold
Posted/updated on: August 13, 2022 at 7:13 pmBy DAVID NEWTON
CHARLOTTE, N.C — Baker Mayfield got the start at quarterback for the Carolina Panthers in their preseason opener at Washington, but Sam Darnold held his own.
Mayfield and Darnold are in what the Panthers call an “open” competition for the starting job. Neither made a big deal about who started after Saturday’s 23-21 win over the Commanders.
“It was my turn to start,” said Mayfield, who for the most part has been alternating with Darnold on who works with the first team in practice. “Just take it one day at a time. Don’t be critical of ourselves and try to get better.”
Said Darnold: “For me personally, it’s doing everything I can with the plays that I have. That’s how I’ve got to take it at this point.”
Mayfield went 4-for-7 for 46 yards in his only drive that ended with a 41-yard field goal. His biggest mistake was a fumbled snap in the red zone (19-yard line) that left him with a third-and-14 pass he didn’t complete.
“Obviously, gotta clean up the center-QB exchange,” Mayfield said. “That was 100% my fault. Points are always good on the opening drive, but it’s frustrating not getting into the end zone.”
Darnold took over at the Washington 19-yard line on his first series after the defense recovered a fumble. He needed only three plays to get Carolina into the end zone, the third an 8-yard pass to wide receiver Rashard Higgins, who was one of Mayfield’s favorite receivers in Cleveland the past four seasons.
Darnold put great touch on the touchdown in an area he struggled last season. He completed just 54% of his passes in the red zone in 2021 and he had a Total Quarterback Rating of 34.
Darnold got a second series since his first was short. He threw away his only pass attempt under pressure on third down.
“It was a good first drive, and that second drive … it wasn’t the best,” Darnold said on the television broadcast.
Mayfield started fast, completing his first two pass attempts and four of his first six to move Carolina to the 19. The drive bogged down on his fumbled snap, but overall he was in command of the offense against Washington’s first-team defense.
Mayfield and Darnold split reps with the first team in the first phase of training camp at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, that ended on Wednesday.
Coach Matt Rhule said he won’t make a decision on his starter for Week 1 against Cleveland until after next week’s joint practices at New England and Friday’s preseason game against the Patriots.
His mantra since camp opened has been “when we know, we know.”
But Mayfield was first up in Thursday night’s FanFest at Bank of America Stadium, and now he has started the preseason opener, signs the team is leaning toward him.
Rhule, however, didn’t make a big deal about Mayfield starting.
“That was just for today,” he said. “Just for today. Both guys played well in terms of production.”
Carolina acquired Mayfield last month in a trade with the Browns, who replaced the top pick of the 2018 draft with Deshaun Watson.
Both Rhule and offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo called Mayfield’s progress the first two and a half weeks of training camp “impressive.” Mayfield said Saturday his grasp of McAdoo’s system is “night and day.”
“I feel a lot more comfortable,” he said. “That permeates throughout our offense.”
PJ Walker got the bulk of the work in Saturday’s win, going 10-for-19 with no touchdowns or interceptions. Rookie Matt Corral went 1-for-9 for 11 yards.
Corral, despite leading Carolina to the winning field goal thanks to a couple of Washington penalties, said he had to have better communication regardless of who he’s playing with.
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KHAIRPUR, Pakistan (AP) — Like every year, Arz Mohammed had planted his little patch of land in southern Pakistan with cotton. The crop would earn him enough so that, as he puts it, his family of five wouldn’t be reduced to begging. Then came the deluge.
Pakistan’s massive floods this summer collapsed Mohammed’s home and destroyed his four acres of cotton, wiping out most of his income.
On top of that, his land and that of his neighbors remain underwater, three months after the heaviest rains stopped. Like many farmers across southern Pakistan, he may not be able to plant his next crop — wheat — in time.
That could spell trouble for the country’s food supply.
“These rains have destroyed everything for us,” said Mohammed, who lives in a tent with his wife and children near his wrecked house in Khairpur, one of the country’s hardest-hit districts. “We don’t even have anything to eat.”
This summer’s flooding, caused by monsoon rains nearly triple the usual ferocity, wiped out huge swaths of crops, leaving already impoverished families struggling to obtain food. Farmers and officials warn that Pakistan could now face serious food shortages at a time when the government is strapped for cash and world food prices are high.
Nearly 15% of Pakistan’s rice crop and 40% of its cotton crop were lost, according to officials. The waters also wiped out the personal grain stores that many farming families rely on for food yearlong.
The flooding, blamed in part on climate change, killed nearly 1,600 people, damaged nearly 2 million homes and overall wreaked damage estimated at more than $30 billion.
At the United Nations last week, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif told The Associated Press that crops on 4 million acres were washed away. “We need funds to provide livelihood to our people. We need funds to compensate for the loss of crops to our people, to our farmers.”
The government says there is no immediate worry about food supplies. In a statement to the AP, the state disaster agency said wheat stock are enough to last through the next harvest and that the government is importing more.
However, the upcoming wheat crop has been thrown into uncertainty. Planting usually starts in October. In Punjab province, the country’s main wheat producer, fields suffered less damage and can be sown in time. But in southern Sindh province, the second largest producer, some 50% of the fields remain underwater, according to Jam Khan Shoro, a provincial irrigation minister in Sindh.
Aerial footage in Sindh shows field after field still inundated. The province, in Pakistan’s southern lowlands at the downstream end of its major rivers, is where the floods hit hardest: 80% of the rice crop and 70% of cotton were destroyed, devastating the livelihoods of the small farmers who make up most the production.
Altaf Hussain Marri, a larger and relatively well-off landholder in Khairpur, said he normally gives away wheat as a gift to friends and family. Now he’s worried about having enough for himself and his children, unsure if his 400 inundated acres will drain in time. The floods demolished his cotton and rice crops, worth around $40,000.
“If we fail to grow wheat ... next year we might not have even wheat to eat,” Marri said. “It will create food insecurity in the country. The poor will suffer a lot. There will be no flour.”
Pakistan’s agricultural sector had been growing in recent years, allowing the country to export some wheat and rice.
“Now we will have to import wheat and other food items,” Pakistan’s Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal told the AP.
Sharif, the prime minister, said Pakistan may have to import about a million metric tons of wheat, and it could come from Russia, but Pakistan is open to other offers if the price is right.
Pakistan has already put out orders to import 500,000 metric tons of wheat, Planning Ministry officials say. There are contingency plans to buy as much 2.5 million tons over the next year, but officials are waiting to see how much wheat is planted, they said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the policy was not yet set.
Ashfaq Ahmad, a senior economist, said the additional wheat needs to be brought in quickly, by next month.
Otherwise, “I am seeing a food crisis in December,” he told the AP. “Any delay in the import of wheat will cause food shortage.”
The flooding was also a blow to Pakistan’s important cash crops. Losses will mean lower exports of rice, which earned $2 billion in 2020. Cotton losses could hurt the country’s biggest export, textiles and clothes, which brought in more than $20 billion annually in recent years.
But the greater damage and danger is likely to Pakistan’s poor, with no margin to endure losses in income and food.
In Dasht, a remote district of Baluchistan province, hundreds of orchard owners worry about their future after losing crops of grapes, apples and other fruits. In parts of Baluchistan, piles upon piles of rotten apples can be seen in submerged areas.
Even before the floods, some 38 million Pakistanis, more than 16% of the population, were living in moderate or severe food insecurity, meaning they were uncertain about being able to obtain food or at times have outright gone without eating, according to the World Health Organization. Nearly 18% of children were acutely malnourished.
The blow to the food supply and incomes will tip those populations deeper into hunger, U.N. agencies have warned. The U.N.’s World Food Program has so far delivered food to 600,000 flood survivors.
Iqbal, the planning minister, said Sindh province is the country’s biggest producer of vegetables for domestic markets. Those crops were lost, along with families’ personal stores of grains for themselves and feed for their livestock.
“So, therefore we have a real food security challenge at hand,” he said.
On the ground in Sukkur, another hard-hit district neighboring Khairpur, the local agricultural director Rasool Bux Junejo fears the worst. Farmers won’t be able to grow wheat or other key crops like sunflowers and mustard.
“That will be a huge loss in the coming months. If you ask me as an agriculture worker, I foresee famine, God forbid,” he said. “We will be unable to provide food to our people.”
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Ahmed reported from Islamabad.
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A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Wednesday:
WORLD CUP PLAYOFF
Scotland hosts Ukraine in Glasgow for the right to play Wales on Sunday for a place at this year's World Cup in Qatar. The game was postponed by FIFA in March because Ukraine could not field a team one month after its country was invaded by Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave his blessing for Ukraine’s players and coach Oleksandr Petrakov to leave their homeland to prepare for and play the game at Hampden Park.
FINALISSIMA
Italy and Argentina will meet at Wembley Stadium in London for a match between the most recent winners of the European Championship and Copa America. It is the first of three inter-continental championships that UEFA and CONMEBOL — the soccer bodies of Europe and South America, respectively — have agreed to stage. It will be the third time the champions of the world’s two most powerful soccer confederations face off in official competition. On the other two occasions, France beat Uruguay in 1985 and Argentina beat Denmark in 1993.
NATIONS LEAGUE
Wales visits Poland just four days before a much bigger match — against either Scotland or Ukraine in a World Cup playoff. For that reason, Wales coach Robert Page is unlikely to risk his main players and jeopardize the team's chances of qualifying for its first World Cup since 1958.
SPANISH PLAYOFF
The promotion playoffs begin in Spain with the first leg of the Canary Islands derby between Tenerife and Las Palmas. The return match at Las Palmas will be on Saturday, with the winner advancing to face either Girona or Eibar for the final spot in the first division next season. Girona hosts Eibar in their first leg on Thursday, with the return game on Sunday. Eibar finished in third place, just missing out on the two automatic promotion places that went to Almería and Ronaldo-owned Valladolid.
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BOSTON (AP) — A Connecticut woman who says she’s descended from slaves who are portrayed in widely published, historical photos owned by Harvard University can sue the school for emotional distress, Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Thursday.
The state’s Supreme Judicial Court partly vacated a lower court ruling that dismissed a complaint from Tamara Lanier over photos she says depict her enslaved ancestors. The images are considered some of the earliest that show enslaved people in the U.S.
The court concluded the Norwich resident and her family can plausibly make a case for suffering “negligent and indeed reckless infliction of emotional distress” from Harvard and remanded that part of their claim to the state Superior Court.
The judges said the university failed to contact Lanier when it used one of the images on a book cover and prominently featured it in materials for a campus conference — even after she’d reached out about her ancestral ties.
“In sum, despite its duty of care to her, Harvard cavalierly dismissed her ancestral claims and disregarded her requests, despite its own representations that it would keep her informed of further developments,” the ruling states.
But the high court upheld the lower court’s ruling that the photos are the property of the photographer who took them and not the subject themselves.
“A descendant of someone whose likeness is reproduced in a daguerreotype would not therefore inherit any property right to that daguerreotype,” the high court wrote in its ruling.
Lanier’s attorney said Thursday’s ruling was a “historic win” that marks one of the first times a court has ruled that descendants of enslaved people can seek accountability for what their ancestors endured.
“Harvard is not the rightful owner of these photos and should not profit from them,” Josh Koskoff said in a statement. “As Tamara Lanier and her family have said for years, it is time for Harvard to let Renty and Delia come home.”
Harvard spokesperson Rachael Dane said the university is reviewing the decision. She also stressed the original daguerreotypes are in archival storage and not on display, nor have they been lent out to other museums for more than 15 years, because of their fragility.
“Harvard has and will continue to grapple with its historic connection to slavery and views this inquiry as part of its core academic mission,” she said in a statement. “Harvard also strives to be an ethical steward of the millions of historical objects from around the globe within its museum and library collections.”
In April, Harvard released a report and pledged to spend $100 million to study and atone for its extensive ties to slavery, including plans to identify and support the descendants of enslaved people who labored at the Ivy League campus.
Lanier’s suit, which was filed in 2019, deals with a series of 1850 daguerreotypes depicting a South Carolina man identified as Renty Taylor and his daughter, Delia Taylor.
Both were posed shirtless and photographed from several angles in images commissioned by Harvard biologist Louis Agassiz, whose theories on racial difference were used to support slavery in the U.S.
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Former President Trump on Friday announced a significant change in his legal team representing him in the case of whether he mishandled classified documents, one day after he was indicted by the Justice Department.
Trump posted on Truth Social that he will be represented by attorney Todd Blanche moving forward, “and a firm to be named later.” Attorneys Jim Trusty and John Rowley will no longer represent Trump in the case, he said.
“I want to thank Jim Trusty and John Rowley for their work, but they were up against a very dishonest, corrupt, evil, and ‘sick’ group of people, the likes of which has not been seen before,” Trump wrote. “We will be announcing additional lawyers in the coming days. When will Joe Biden be Indicted for his many crimes against our Nation? MAGA!”
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Trusty appeared Thursday night on CNN to speak about the case, and he went on NBC’s “Today” show earlier Friday to discuss the indictment.
In a joint statement labeled “OUR DECISION” shortly after Trump’s announcement, the two attorneys said they would step away from representing the former president in either line of inquiry pursued by the Special Counsel.
“This morning we tendered our resignations as counsel to President Trump, and we will no longer represent him on either the indicted case or the January 6 investigation. It has been an honor to have spent the last year defending him, and we know he will be vindicated in his battle against the Biden Administration’s partisan weaponization of the American justice system,” they wrote.
“Now that the case has been filed in Miami, this is a logical moment for us to step aside and let others carry the cases through to completion. We have no plans to hold media appearances that address our withdrawals or any other confidential communications we’ve had with the president or his legal team.”
The move comes just weeks after another Trump attorney, Tim Parlatore, left the team working on the Mar-a-Lago case, citing issues with internal team dynamics. Parlatore later blamed Trump confidant Boris Epshteyn for interfering with the case.
“As I said at the time, it had nothing to do with the case itself or the client. There are certain individuals that made defending the president much harder than it needed to be,” Parlatore said at the time.
Blanche is currently representing Trump in a New York prosecution in connection with hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The New York-based attorney previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Manhattan.
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Carrier Rate Increases, Suppressed Car Sales and Inflationary Pressures Continue to Stall Growth
ATLANTA, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest edition of the LexisNexis® Risk Solutions Insurance Demand Meter reports that the annual U.S. auto insurance shopping growth rate, which includes shopping and new policies, dropped for the fourth consecutive quarter for the first time since LexisNexis Risk Solutions began releasing these quarterly metrics. Shopping was down 2.0% in Q2 2022 versus Q2 2021 as the industry continues to face significant headwinds, including rising claims costs forcing insurers to continue to implement rate increases in many U.S. states. On the consumer side, inflationary pressures and vehicle shortages are leaving many potential shoppers on the sidelines where they might have traditionally shopped their policies.
New policy growth declined 7.1% for the quarter versus Q2 2021 as insurers continued to scale back marketing spend, though this was an improvement from the 11% year-over-year decrease seen in Q1 2022.
"This confluence of factors – rate taking by carriers due to profitability concerns; a slowdown in marketing spend; consumers grappling with inflation and fewer dollars to spend; vehicle shortages and rising interest rates – these are compounding right now, leaving the insurance industry in a continued state of flux," said Adam Pichon, vice president and general manager, auto insurance, LexisNexis Risk Solutions. "We've seen a lot of consumers leaving the market due to affordability concerns, which means many of those uninsured drivers will eventually re-enter the market. But the question is when."
Identifying the Right Growth Targets Critical for Insurers
For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, middle-aged consumers (35-46) shopped at the highest rate of any age demographic, likely due to inflationary concerns and rate increases at renewal. This comes on the heels of several quarters in a row of younger shoppers (16-35) leading the way thanks to Federal stimulus checks and tax filing deadlines being altered due to the pandemic.
"This middle-aged demographic is traditionally a profitable segment for insurers," said Pichon. "Even in these challenging times, carriers who are able to best target this age group stand to gain market share."
When Will Uninsured Individuals Return to the Market?
As carriers began requiring payments in the latter half of 2021 after COVID-related voluntary and state-issued moratoria on policy cancellations began to wane, volumes of consumers left the market – meaning they had dropped their policies between the first of one month to the next. Our data shows that this metric actually returned to the levels we have seen in previous years.
According to shopping trends data from LexisNexis Risk Solutions from the last 13 years, most of these consumers should eventually re-enter the market.
"The timing could very well stretch into 2023, something carriers will need to account for as they look ahead to the second half of 2022," said Chris Rice, associate vice president of strategic business intelligence, insurance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions.
Shopping Expectations
In addition to questions surrounding uninsured drivers re-entering the market, other factors to keep an eye on for the next two quarters will be the effect of continued rate increases and an anticipated rise in car sales relative to recent quarters.
"Recently, shopping activity has started to slightly tick up after a slow start to the year and a very poor second half of 2021," said Pichon. "The first half of 2021 had extremely high new auto sales, which slowed considerably in the second half of the year, so we're now beginning to trend up slightly as we hurdle that low point. We do anticipate continued marginal improvement over the second half of the year, but sustainable growth is more likely to come later as more shoppers re-enter the market."
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The defending champion U.S. team will face Netherlands in the group stage of next year’s soccer World Cup, setting up an early rematch of the 2019 World Cup final.
The Four-time champion United States was drawn in Group E with Vietnam, the Netherlands and a playoff winner at the official draw conducted in Auckland on Saturday.
The tournament has been expanded to 32 teams drawn into eight groups of four.
The U.S. will play all of its group matches in New Zealand. The tournament will be held at 10 stadiums in Australia and New Zealand in July and August next year. The match against the Netherlands will be at Wellington on July 27.
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MOORE HAVEN, Fla. — In Florida's Everglades, few species are more closely tied to the habitat's health than an endangered bird, the snail kite. The Everglade snail kite is a raptor, similar to a hawk, that eats just one thing: snails.
Over the last century, as much of the Everglades was drained, the bird's population declined precipitously. But the kite has bounced back recently thanks to an exotic snail. It's a rare case of an invasive species having a positive impact.
Robert Fletcher, a University of Florida professor who directs a snail kite monitoring program, says the invasive species was first spotted in 2004. Within a few years, it had expanded through much of the Everglades. "And it was around that time," he says, "that we started to see snail kite number increase."
Few people pay closer attention to the snail kite than Tyler Beck. He manages Florida's the endangered bird's population for Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. On the western edge of Lake Okeechobee, Tyler Beck uses an airboat to motor through marshes looking for kites. He sees one hovering over a clump of trees and cuts the boat's engine. "Hear that call?" he asks. "That's only when they're irritated."
Overhead, the alarmed kite makes a rapid clicking call as it hovers and swoops over the airboat. University of Florida researcher Brian Jeffrey wades through thigh-deep water toward the area he thinks the nest might be. Jeffrey directs a field team that monitors Florida's snail kite population. He finds the nest, but it's 20 feet up, too high to count the eggs or see if any have hatched. Other members of his team will be back soon with a ladder to check on the nest.
Jeffrey has three field teams that cover thousands of square miles counting and tracking Florida's snail kites. The kites—and the field teams--range from Everglades National Park on the southern tip of Florida all the way up to Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, near Gainesville. He says, "We have a lot of ground to cover."
Snail kites aren't flashy. Males are a slate gray, females a splotchy brown. They get their name from their ability to seemingly float in the air. They were one of the last bird species discovered in the U.S. because of where they live, often hidden in the Everglades.
Beck says the species is uniquely adapted to subsist almost entirely on a resource usually abundant in the freshwater marshes: apple snails. "They have these really long talons that hook around the shell and get a good grip on it to lift it out of the water and carry it away," he says. And, they have a long, hooked bill they use to pry the snails from their shells.
Over the past century, as much of their habitat was drained and water stopped flowing through parts of the Everglades, the snail kite population plummeted. It was one of the first birds put on the endangered species list in the 1960's. Droughts contributed to the snail kite's decline and by 2007, there were fewer than 800 remaining. "Right shortly after that though, this invasive snail came in, and just started flourishing, getting into every wetland, having these big population booms," Beck says. "Since then, the snail kite population has been slowly rebounding."
By last year's count, there are now more than 3,000 snail kites. And, although it's early in the season, field teams are finding lots of nests with eggs and chicks.
Beck eases the airboat up next to a willow tree where he's spotted a nest. Standing in the boat, this one is at eye level. He says, "We've got two little nestling snail kites. These are probably about ten days old. The parents, you can hear them over us, they're upset that we're at their nest." Beck and Jeffrey mark the location, water levels, height of the nest and then motor away. The parents soon return, carrying snails.
No one's sure about how the exotic snails were introduced into the Everglades. They're related to Florida's apple snails and are commonly used in home aquariums. The invader, the Island apple snail, is found in similar habitat in South America and is larger than its Florida cousin. It lays eggs in the thousands in pink clusters visible on the stalks of many of the marsh plants.
Efforts to restore Florida's Everglades have helped the snail kite, bringing back native vegetation and restoring the flow of water to once-parched marshes. It's been in the works for more than 30 years with a cost of more than $20 billion. But progress is incremental and hard to measure. In the meantime, scientists say the invasive snail may have saved the snail kite.
But University of Florida scientist Robert Fletcher is concerned about the potential impact the species will have on the Everglades over the long-term. He says, "What we should be thinking about is how do we restore native snails to get those benefits rather than relying on this non-native species that can have detrimental impacts on the ecosystem."
The South American snails may already be taking a toll on some native marsh plants, a sign trouble may be looming. In the meantime, they've helped pull Florida's endangered snail kite back from the threat of extinction.
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Ukraine’s president hails the country’s soldiers from a Black Sea island to mark 500 days of war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked the 500th day of the war Saturday by hailing the country’s soldiers in a video from a Black Sea island that became the symbol of Ukraine’s resilience in the face of the Russian invasion.
Speaking from Snake Island, Zelenskyy honored the Ukrainian soldiers who fought for the island and all other defenders of the country, saying that reclaiming control of the island “is a great proof that Ukraine will regain every bit of its territory.”
“I want to thank — from here, from this place of victory — each of our soldiers for these 500 days,” Zelenskyy said. “Thank you to everyone who fights for Ukraine!”
It was unclear when the video was filmed. Zelenskyy was in Turkey on Saturday.
Russian forces took control of the tiny stone island on Feb. 24, 2022, the day Moscow launched its invasion, in the apparent hope of using it as a staging ground for an assault on Odesa, Ukraine’s biggest port and the headquarters of its navy.
The island took on legendary significance for Ukraine’s resistance to the Russian invasion, when Ukrainian troops there reportedly received a demand from a Russian warship to surrender or be bombed. The answer supposedly came back, “Go (expletive) yourself.”
The island’s Ukrainian defenders were captured by the Russians but later freed as part of a prisoner exchange. After the island was taken, the Ukrainian military heavily bombarded the small Russian garrison there, forcing the Russians to pull back on June 30, 2022. The Russian retreat reduced the threat of a seaborne Russian attack on Odesa and helped pave the way for a deal to resume Ukrainian grain exports.
“Let the freedom that all our heroes of different times wanted for Ukraine and that must be won right now be a tribute to all those who gave their lives for Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said. “We will definitely win!”
Intense battles continued to rage Saturday in the country’s east and south as Ukrainian forces pressed their attacks against multi-layered Russian defenses in the initial stages of their counteroffensive.
Ukraine’s interior ministry said that a Russian rocket strike on the town of Lyman killed eight civilians and wounded 13 others early Saturday. Pavlo Kyrylenko, the governor of the eastern Donetsk region, posted images showing some of the dead, including a body lying under a bicycle and body fragments on the pavement next to a damaged vehicle, saying that “the Russian terrorists are continuing to strike civilians in Donetsk.”
A private residence, a shop and a few cars were damaged in the attack on Lyman, which sits just a few kilometers (miles) from the front line, where Russian troops have recently intensified fighting in the forests of Kreminna.
The U.K. Ministry of Defense said in its latest intelligence update that the eastern town of Bakhmut that was captured by the Russians in May has seen some of the most intense fighting along the front during the last week.
It said that Ukrainian forces have made steady gains to both the north and south of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, noting that “Russian defenders are highly likely struggling with poor morale, a mix of disparate units and a limited ability to find and strike Ukrainian artillery.”
Amid the fighting, Russia and Ukraine accused each other of planning to sabotage the Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is Europe’s largest, fueling fears of a radiation catastrophe. Ukraine’s military intelligence claimed Saturday that Russian troops have planted more mines around the plant, a claim that couldn’t be independently verified.
The head of the United Nations nuclear agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, told The Associated Press Friday that the International Atomic Energy Agency experts had recently gained access to more of the site, including the cooling pond and fuel storage areas, and found no mines there. Grossi said he was still pushing for access to the rooftops of reactors where Ukrainian officials accused Russia of planting explosives.
As the tensions swirled around the plant, the Russian military has insisted that it has successfully fended off Ukrainian attacks in various sections of the front.
On Saturday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was shown visiting firing ranges where volunteer soldiers are being trained, a trip that comes two weeks after an abortive mutiny launched by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, whose Wagner troops marched on Moscow in a bid to oust Shoigu.
Prigozhin agreed to end the mutiny, which represented the biggest threat to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power, in exchange for an amnesty for himself and his troops and permission to move to Belarus. On Saturday, Russian messaging app channels ran comments by one of Wagner’s commanders, Anton Yelizarov, who said that the mercenaries have taken leave but would eventually deploy to Belarus.
Pitched battles along the front line in Ukraine are raging as NATO leaders are set to meet in Vilnius for a two-day summit next week to offer more help in modernizing Ukraine’s armed forces, create a new high-level forum for consultations and reaffirm that it will join their alliance one day.
Ahead of the NATO summit, the U.S. has announced that it will provide Ukraine with cluster munitions, a move that President Joe Biden described as a “difficult decision.” Two-thirds of NATO members have banned the munitions which have a track record of causing many civilian casualties, but the U.S. sees their delivery as a way to help bolster Ukraine’s offensive and push through Russian front lines.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov hailed the U.S. move, saying that the delivery of cluster munitions will help the country de-occupy its territories while saving the lives of the Ukrainian soldiers.
Reznikov vowed that Ukraine will use the munitions only for the de-occupation of its territory and will not fire them at Russia’s proper territory. Reznikov also noted that the Ukrainian military will not use cluster munitions in urban areas to avoid hurting civilians, adding that they will be put to action in the field to “break through the enemy defense lines with minimum risk for the lives of our soldiers.”
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(NEXSTAR) — A new school year means many U.S. cities will soon see more people coming in to catch college football games. Ahead of the fall season, Airbnb released its list of the college towns outpacing others for bookings for upcoming stays.
Airbnb’s full list of college town getaways include:
- Ocean City, New Jersey
- Bella Vista, Arkansas
- Oxford, Mississippi
- Santa Ana and La Mesa, California
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Lubbock, Texas
- Lexington, Kentucky
- Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Many of these cities are home to (or in the vicinity of) some of college football’s biggest teams.
Lubbock, in west Texas, outpaced other Texas cities in Q1 2022 Airbnb bookings, the company says. The city is home to the Texas Tech Red Raiders, who begin their season Sept. 3.
Fans of the Ole Miss Rebels (University of Mississippi’s football team), flock to Oxford, which is about 75 miles south from Memphis. In addition to Rebels games, the city’s also home to many historical sites — including the Lyric Theater music venue, which was previously owned by the family of native author William Faulkner.
Ann Arbor, meanwhile, is home to the University of Michigan Wolverines, whose home games are held at Michigan Stadium. Also known as “The Big House,” it’s the largest stadium in the U.S. and the second largest stadium in the world, according to the Olympics.
Football season is a boon for many short-term rental owners, with University of California San Diego researchers noting that home games alone amounted for over 60% of total rental income between the August and December football seasons in both 2014 and 2015. | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/these-are-airbnbs-top-college-towns-for-football-season/ | 2022-08-20 17:04:17 | 0 | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/these-are-airbnbs-top-college-towns-for-football-season/ |
Aircraft part falls from sky, just missing man at Maine Capitol
Published: Aug. 16, 2022 at 11:26 AM CDT|Updated: moments ago
AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI/Gray News) - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a large metal object crashed to the ground outside the Capitol building in Augusta.
It happened around 12:30 p.m. Friday outside the main entrance of the State House.
According to the Department of Public Safety, the 6- to 7-pound sleeve-like object landed at a high velocity about 6 to 8 feet from Capitol Police screener Craig Donahue, who was walking outside the entrance.
They say two other people were in the area and saw it happen.
No one was injured.
The FAA is attempting to locate the source of the part, which is likely from a large airliner on an international route.
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Offerings Will Include Syndio's PayEQ and Workplace Equity Platform
SEATTLE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Syndio, the country's leading Workplace Equity Platform, today announced it is partnering with the New York Stock Exchange, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, to make Syndio's workplace equity offerings available to NYSE-listed companies in support of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts.
As companies strive to tackle pay parity across their employee populations and manage increasing requests from investors and other stakeholders to deliver on pay transparency, this initiative expands the suite of ESG tools the NYSE makes available to its listed companies to help meet their fast-growing needs in this area. Through its landmark PayEQ and suite of products and services, Syndio provides technology and expert guidance to help companies measure, achieve, and sustain all facets of workplace equity - from bringing in talent fairly to compensating, retaining, and promoting them equitably.
"The NYSE is pleased to launch this exciting collaboration with Syndio, allowing us to expand the suite of ESG services we make available to our listed companies," said Michael Harris, Global Head of Capital Markets, NYSE. "Syndio's products and services will be of particular interest to our issuers as they target the "S," or social, area of ESG, focusing on the increasingly important area of pay equity in the workplace."
According to The Insight Partners, the ESG software market is expected to reach $1.49 billion by 2028, while companies face increased pressure from stakeholders to analyze their pay gaps. This year alone, seven Fortune 100 companies faced pay gap disclosure proxy votes and over one-quarter of Fortune 100 companies will disclose a pay equity metric.
"Workplace equity is fundamental to a company's long-term success and companies must deliver on their promises to their employees," said Maria Colacurcio, Syndio CEO. "We're proud to be a part of the NYSE's efforts to help companies advance and navigate their ESG journeys, and bring long-lasting equity and diversity to the workplace."
With this initiative, NYSE-listed companies will have preferred access to Syndio's Workplace Equity Platform, which includes:
- PayEQ™ - analyze, resolve, and prevent pay disparities due to gender, race, ethnicity, or any other demographics.
- OppEQ™ - analyze hiring, promotions, performance scores, and retention rates by gender, race, and more to identify the root causes of inequities and pay gaps – and create action plans for improvement.
- Expert Advisors - A team of data scientists, technology experts, and legal professionals who specialize in workplace equity and provide ongoing best practice advice — from global legal compliance and DEI goal setting to ESG and human capital disclosures.
The addition of Syndio's offerings to the NYSE's suite of ESG services will launch later this year through an exclusive offering to NYSE-listed companies as well as planned thought-leadership events over the course of the year.
Syndio provides technology and expert guidance that helps companies measure, achieve, and sustain all facets of workplace equity. Over 200 companies, including 10% of the Fortune 200 and 30% of Fortune's Most Admired Companies, rely on Syndio's platform to close pay and opportunity gaps, mitigate legal risk, and turn DE&I goals into tangible results. Together, we are showing the world how to build resilient, open workplaces by ensuring every employee is valued based on who they are and what they contribute to their company's success.
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Hi, welcome to Rawson in 60. Need *** new car. Maybe you do. But we just got new information on what prices will look like and when you should buy it, timing is everything all I need is 60 seconds or less to save you some money. Let's start the clock. The chip shortage, you've heard *** lot about it. It's starting to ease. But that doesn't mean you should be out running to buy *** new car right now. Here's the thing. Auto dealers, they are reporting *** major surge of new cars on their lots. That's cool. But now might not be the best time for you to buy it. Here's why According to Kelley Blue Book, the average price of *** new car reached an all time high in some number $48,000. That's up more than 6% compared to last year when it was already high. And with rates so high as well, *** new car isn't easy to finance. So demand will drop and that means prices will drop. The best time to buy will be in about 6 to 12 months. So if you can wait save some money, wait 6 to 12 months for the new car. That's all for today. Back to you
Rossen Reports: This is when new car prices will drop
Updated: 4:33 PM CDT Nov 3, 2022
Need a new car? Well, now is not the right time to buy. Auto dealers are starting to have a major surge of new cars on their lots for a couple of reasons; demand was low during the pandemic and the chip shortage is starting to ease up now. But that doesn’t mean they’re dropping prices. According to Kelley Blue Book, the average price of a new car during the month of September was $48,094. That’s a 6.1% increase from September 2021. In August, the average price was $48,240, an 11% increase from August 2021. With the newest Fed rate hike, a new car won’t be easy to finance either. That means demand will drop and then prices will follow suit. Auto experts say the best time to buy a new car will be in about six to 12 months. If you can wait that long, save some money and do that.
Need a new car? Well, now is not the right time to buy. Auto dealers are starting to have a major surge of new cars on their lots for a couple of reasons; demand was low during the pandemic and the chip shortage is starting to ease up now. But that doesn’t mean they’re dropping prices.
According to Kelley Blue Book, the average price of a new car during the month of September was $48,094. That’s a 6.1% increase from September 2021. In August, the average price was $48,240, an 11% increase from August 2021.
With the newest Fed rate hike, a new car won’t be easy to finance either. That means demand will drop and then prices will follow suit.
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Women in the Word
Women in the Word Bible Study is a non-denominational bible study for any woman., regardless of age, background or faith, who wants to grow in God’s Word and learn and share with others. New Woman Orientation is Sept. 7 at 9:15 am, at Highland Park Community Church. We will resume the Bible Study year Sept. 14 at Highland Park with the regular time of 9:15 am to 11:00 am. Please call Angela with any questions 207-267-8061. Free childcare is provided for children ages 0-5 years of age.
Free clogging class
Dancers needed if you are 60 to 100+ years old. Women (and men who are brave enough to try) can join in at the Central Wyoming Senior Center, 1831- 4th Street, next door to the Casper Rec Center. Dancing helps give longevity and is joyful. If you like Music, come join in the Fun.
Monday mornings ONLY, in the Activity Room 10:30 to 11:45 a.m., Dance Routines.…Strengthen your legs and get the circulation going.
People are also reading…
“We DO NOT Jump, Stand on One Foot, or Go Around in Circles. I Keep it Balanced.”
With each song requiring a different routine, it is great exercise for keeping the mind sharp, as stated in the Reader’s Digest in the May 2017 issue.
If you do not want to or are unable to stand, join us and sit and tap to Western, Rock & Roll, Christmas and more MUSIC.
MUSIC & DANCING IS JOYFUL AND UPLIFTING GIVING A HAPPY SPIRIT! Invite your friends. Just walk into the Senior Center or Call Joyce at (307) 237-4908 for more information.
The Wyoming Counseling Association announces awards
Grace for Two Brothers Foundation was recognized for its efforts in promoting mental health services in Wyoming. The Garth Shanklin Exemplary Practices Award recognizes agencies and programs which best exemplify the mission of WCA. The primary mission of Grace for Two Brothers Foundation is suicide prevention through awareness, education, and support. Formed in 2010 by BJ Ayers, Grace for 2 Brothers Foundation continues its critical work for the community of Cheyenne, WY, and throughout the State of Wyoming. The foundation provides resource information and assistance to those who know someone in crisis, to those who are currently in crisis, and provides support to caregivers and survivors of suicide loss. Jeremy Bay is the Executive Director.
Chrissy Renfro, LPC, NCC, received the J.R. MacNeel Award, which is given in remembrance of Dr. MacNeel, the first Counselor Education Department Head at University of Wyoming (UW). It recognizes a Wyoming Dept. of Education or UW employee or graduate student. Renfro is a graduate of the UW Counselor Education program and is now the Manager of Career Counseling at UW in Laramie, WY.
She has worked in higher education for over 20 years and has experience presenting at state, regional and national conferences related to counseling and aspects of college student affairs. Past topics include personality and career assessments, relationships with the parents of college students, cross-campus partnerships, suicide prevention, and the use of mindfulness in academic advising.
Chris Clark, LPC, NCC, was recognized with the Outstanding Service Award. He served the Wyoming Counseling Association as President and Past-President, including conference coordination.
He is CEO and co-founder of Wellness Associates, LLC with his wife Kristine Clark in Rock Springs, WY. He has been a counselor in Wyoming since 2009 specializing in working with blue collar workers and their families.
Janet de Vries, LPC, NCC, of Casper, WY, is the recipient of the Teresa Wallace Lifetime Professional Service Award. This award is given in memory of Teresa Wallace, LPC, LMFT (1960-2019) who worked with youth, special populations, and college students for 32 years, retiring as director of counseling at Casper College. She is best known for her work with resilience and positivity.
This award recognizes individuals with more than 20 years of service to the counseling profession and who held significant leadership roles in the profession, local community, and state. De Vries provided career counseling at Casper College for 21 years, earned her Master of Career Counseling (MCC), served the WCA as President, conference coordinator, and at-large board member. She is Director Emeritus of Casper College’s Student Success Services. Kayla Wilkinson, LPC, from Casper, WY, received the Bob Porter Service Award, in memory of Robert Carroll Porter, who was a teacher, coach and secondary school counselor in Wyoming from 1946 to 1982, and for service to Wyoming youth at the junior or senior high school level. Wilkinson is a strong woman dedicated to educating and serving students during the pandemic. It is also her mission to ensure her school counselors and social workers receive quality professional development.
She currently serves as a Resource Counselor at Natrona County High School working with a team to develop an “at-risk” process to get social, emotional, and academic support to kids earlier to avoid students falling through the cracks. During COVID-19, she helped young people receive mental health care and beyond.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, January 7, 2023
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TORNADO WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
954 PM CST Sat Jan 7 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN HARRIS COUNTY...
At 954 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Cypress, or 12 miles north of Katy, moving east at
15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Cypress around 1015 PM CST.
Jersey Village, Addicks Park Ten and Willowbrook around 1030 PM
CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern DeWitt County in south central Texas...
Northeastern Karnes County in south central Texas...
* Until 1045 PM CST.
* At 958 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest
of Runge, or 10 miles northeast of Karnes City, moving southeast at
10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Runge, Nordheim, Cotton Patch, New Davy, Ecleto and Helena.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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Week of April 10th: Job of the Day
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - This week, the Workforce Centers of South Central Kansas is featuring Wichita Metro Theme
MONDAY: Assistant City Manager | City of Augusta | Augusta | $68,000 - $95,000 | https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/12449109 | Qualifications: • At minimum, the candidate should hold a Master’s degree • 3 - 5 years of progressively responsible administrative experience • Experience with budgeting, project management, industrial park management, airport management, grant writing & administration | Benefits include: •Medical, Dental, Vision, KPERS, Gym Memberships, Pet Insurance and so much more! | City of Augusta has 5 additional postings on KANSASWORKS.COM.
TUESDAY: Advanced Construction Trades Instructor | Cowley College | Wellington | $43,000 - $51,000 | https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/12475234 | Qualifications: • Certificates in carpentry, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical preferred • Bachelor’s degree in Carpentry, Construction or closely related field from a regionally accredited educational institution PLUS three years industry or teaching experience is preferred | Benefits include: •Medical Insurance, Dental, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Retirement Plan, Disability, Tuition Reimbursement. | Cowley College has 2 additional postings on KANSASWORKS.COM.
WEDNESDAY: Banker | Intrust Bank | Newton | $17.00 | https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/12473675 | • High School Diploma or Equivalent • 1-2 years previous experience in customer service or sales preferred | Benefits include: •Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, Holidays, Paid Time Off, Sick days and so much more! | Intrust Bank has 14 additional postings on KANSASWORKS.COM.
THURSDAY: Registered Nurse Case Manager | Interim HealthCare | El Dorado | $60,000 - $65,000 | https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/12479155 | • Graduate of an accredited nursing program and active RN license in Kansas • Minimum of 1 year of nursing experience, ideally in home healthcare • CPR certification | Benefits include: •Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, PTO and 401K. | Interim HealthCare has 3 additional postings on KANSASWORKS.COM.
FRIDAY: Heavy Equipment Operators | Dustrol Inc | Towanda | $16.00 - $27.00 Depending on Experience and Endorsements | https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/12471221 | • CDL Class A preferred, but not required • Must be able to pass a drug screen • Must be at least 18 years old | Benefits include: •Health and Dental plans, 401K, ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation & Sick Leave, Time and a half for hours worked over 40 hrs a week, Company paid lodging while traveling, Meal allowance reimbursement when overnight stay is required. | Dustrol has 4 additional postings on KANSASWORKS.COM.
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MALVERN, Pa., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institutes have appointed John Howard, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Truist Insurance Holdings, Inc., and W. Robert Berkley Jr., president and CEO of W. R. Berkley Corporation, as chair and vice chair, respectively, of the organization's Board of Trustees. Each assumed his new role on June 15.
"The Institutes will benefit greatly from the guidance of these knowledgeable and experienced professionals."
"The Institutes will benefit greatly from the guidance of these knowledgeable and experienced professionals, and from their support of the vision and mission of The Institutes," said Peter Miller, CPCU, president and CEO of The Institutes. "With John and Rob generously contributing their time and experience, we will be even better positioned to expand our global presence, build our capabilities and make a powerful difference in society by providing knowledge, education, resources, and thought leadership on risk management and insurance."
At Truist, Howard leads the world's seventh largest insurance broker. He joined the company in 2004 and previously held leadership roles with GE Capital, Conseco, and Prudential Select Brokerage. Howard serves as chairman of the board of The American College of Financial Services; chairman of the advocacy committee for The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers; and an overseer of the Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance, and Actuarial Science at St. John's University. Additionally, he is a prior chairman of the board of trustees of Gill St. Bernard's School and a recipient of the Hall of Fame Award from the Tri-County Scholarship Fund. Howard earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Columbia University and an MBA from Duke University. He is a U.S. Navy veteran.
Berkley has served in a range of leadership roles at W. R. Berkley Corporation since 1997 and is also a director of the W. R. Berkley Corporation Charitable Foundation. A graduate of Georgetown University, he serves on the Georgetown University Board of Trustees and the Board of Advisors of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown. In addition, Berkley chairs the boards of Brunswick School and Greenwich Hospital; is a board member of St. John's University School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science; American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA); is a trustee of Yale New Haven Health Systems and a member of the Yale New Haven Health Systems Investment Committee.
"I would like to thank our outgoing chair, Marita Zuraitis, for her service and dedication to The Institutes and for her guidance during the past two years, which were unprecedented by any standard," said Miller. "The Institutes have found ways to thrive in these unpredictable times under her leadership, and I am most grateful for her support."
About The Institutes
The Institutes are a leading provider of risk management and insurance education and resources, serving people and organizations globally through 18 brands and affiliates. The Institutes offer a range of knowledge-building opportunities that empower people and organizations to make better decisions, serve those in need, and embrace the future of risk.
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Prominent NYC-based pastor and best-selling author Timothy Keller dies at 72
(AP) - Timothy Keller, a pastor and best-selling author who founded the influential Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, died this morning at home after three-year bout with pancreatic cancer. He was 72.
His family announced that he had been in hospice care, and that he died with his wife of 48 years, Kathy, by his side.
Keller and his family launched Redeemer in 1989, and the congregation went on to welcome more than 5,000 attendees across its multiple locations each week.
A new evangelical church in Manhattan filled with young adults was unique in a city known more for its secularism and the Gothic spires of its older sanctuaries. But Keller was passionate about evangelizing to people in cities, and his ministry would go on to help start 1,000 churches in 150 other cities around the world.
Keller became an evangelical Christian in college, and he was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in America in 1975. Active in the so-called New Calvinist movement, Keller brought a gentleness to a brand of Christianity known for its emphasis on sin and the depravity of humanity.
He once wrote, “The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.”
Keller’s teachings reached far beyond the spaces that Redeemer rented for its Sunday services. He wrote prolifically for the public in erudite essays and 31 books, several of them New York Times bestsellers. In 2005, he helped found the Gospel Coalition, a prominent network of conservative evangelical churches and New Calvinist leaders.
Keller was quick to point out that Christianity did not fit neatly into a two-party political system. Though he eschewed the bombast of a culture warrior, many of his views on hot-button social issues — same-sex marriage and abortion — remained conservative but nuanced.
Still, in an essay for The New Yorker in 2017, Keller lamented that it was harder to wear the label “evangelical” after President Donald Trump’s election, which many other leading evangelicals had championed.
“‘Evangelical’ used to denote people who claimed the high moral ground; now, in popular usage, the word is nearly synonymous with ‘hypocrite,’” he wrote. “When I used the word to describe myself in the nineteen-seventies, it meant I was not a fundamentalist. If I use the name today, however, it means to hearers that I am.”
Keller was born in 1950 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Bill and Louise Keller. He was educated at Bucknell University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Westminster Theological Seminary. Early in his career, he served churches and ministries in Virginia and Georgia. He stepped down from his senior pastor role at Redeemer in 2017 but continued on as a staff member.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, David, Michael, and Jonathan, his sister Sharon Johnson, along with his three daughters-in-law and seven grandchildren.
Keller was diagnosed with stage-4 pancreatic cancer in 2020. In the years since, he chronicled his treatments and asked for prayers from his more than 900,000 social media followers.
In 2020, he published a short book, “On Death,” which urged Christians not to fear their mortal end.
“When you are at a funeral, especially one for a friend or a loved one,” he wrote, “listen to God speaking to you, telling you that everything in life is temporary except for His love.”
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The wife of a construction worker killed during the expansion of the Seattle Convention Center says project contractors ignored warning signs about the conditions that led to her husband’s death.
In a wrongful death complaint filed in King County Superior Court, attorneys representing Jennifer Phillips allege that Clark Construction Group and Lease Crutcher Lewis, operating as a joint venture to build the new Seattle Convention Center, “knew or should have known” that unmarked holes in the floor of the job site posed a safety risk.
An attorney for the joint venture, Clark/Lewis, said in an emailed statement the group is reviewing the lawsuit.
Bryan Phillips, 31, was using a scissor lift on the second story of the building in September 2021 when one of the lift’s wheels went over a hole in the floor that was covered with wood. The wood covering collapsed, the lift toppled over and Phillips fell to the street below and died, according to the complaint and documents from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries.
Phillips, a member of the local Cement Masons & Plasterers union, is survived by his wife and infant son, who was born the summer after Phillips’ death. Phillips worked for a subcontractor, Performance Contracting, or PCI, which is not named in the lawsuit.
About six months after his death, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries fined PCI and Clark Construction Group a combined $20,000 for failing to ensure that hole covers at the site could support the weight of the equipment used nearby.
The complaint filed Monday alleges that before Phillips’ death, a Clark Construction safety manager “raised safety concerns to the joint venture about the floor hole covers on the jobsite floor where Bryan was working at the time of the incident.” Clark/Lewis “disregarded” and “failed to act” on the safety manager’s warnings, the complaint says.
The filing does not provide further details about how or when the safety manager raised those concerns. The attorneys who filed the case did not immediately provide comment.
Another safety coordinator inspected the floor where Phillips worked less than a month before he died, the complaint says. That safety coordinator “photographed unmarked and insufficient floor hole covers where the incident occurred,” but did not note issues with the hole covers in his report, according to the complaint.
Clark/Lewis declined to comment on the details of the allegations.
“Clark/Lewis is committed to providing a safe work environment for everyone on its job sites, with stringent safety programs and protocols in place,” attorney Mark Scheer said in a statement on behalf of Clark/Lewis. “We can confirm that we are in receipt of the lawsuit and are in the process of reviewing the claims made regarding this tragic accident. Naturally, our heartfelt condolences go out to the entire Phillips family for their loss.”
Before his death, Phillips had been assigned the task of wrapping steel ceiling beams with plastic and was using the scissor lift extended upward about 27 feet, according to the complaint. A three-quarter-inch piece of plywood over a hole in the floor collapsed, causing the lift to tip over, according to L&I documents. Phillips was ejected from the lift and fell to the street below, according to the complaint.
The hole covering was unmarked and “not coned off nor identified in any way,” the complaint says.
The state requires hole covers to be able to support at least twice the weight of employees and equipment that “may be imposed on the cover at any one time.”
Six holes in the area were covered by plywood that was incapable of supporting the 11,000-pound lift, according to L&I.
Clark/Lewis “created, knew or should have known of the hazardous conditions and dangers caused by the floor hole covers” and “failed to protect and warn Bryan,” the complaint says.
The $2 billion Seattle Convention Center opened in January. The L&I fines against the two companies are “still in the appeals process” and the companies have not yet paid them, L&I spokesperson Matt Ross said in an email Tuesday. Further details about the appeals were not immediately available.
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The compound in psychedelic mushrooms helped heavy drinkers cut back or quit entirely in the most rigorous test of psilocybin for alcoholism.
More research is needed to see if the effect lasts and whether it works in a larger study. Many who took a dummy drug instead of psilocybin also succeeded in drinking less, likely because all study participants were highly motivated and received talk therapy.
Psilocybin, found in several species of mushrooms, can cause hours of vivid hallucinations. Indigenous people have used it in healing rituals and scientists are exploring whether it can ease depression or help longtime smokers quit. It’s illegal in the U.S., though Oregon and several cities have decriminalized it. Starting next year, Oregon will allow its supervised use by licensed facilitators.
The new research, published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry, is “the first modern, rigorous, controlled trial” of whether it can also help people struggling with alcohol, said Fred Barrett, a Johns Hopkins University neuroscientist who wasn’t involved in the study.
In the study, 93 patients took a capsule containing psilocybin or a dummy medicine, lay on a couch, their eyes covered, and listened to recorded music through headphones. They received two such sessions, one month apart, and 12 sessions of talk therapy.
During the eight months after their first dosing session, patients taking psilocybin did better than the other group, drinking heavily on about 1 in 10 days on average vs. about 1 in 4 days for the dummy pill group. Almost half who took psilocybin stopped drinking entirely compared with 24% of the control group.
Only three conventional drugs — disulfiram, naltrexone and acamprosate — are approved to treat alcohol use disorder and there’s been no new drug approvals in nearly 20 years.
While it’s not known exactly how psilocybin works in the brain, researchers believe it increases connections and, at least temporarily, changes the way the brain organizes itself.
“More parts of the brain are talking to more parts of the brain,” said Dr. Michael Bogenschutz, director of the NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine, who led the research.
Less is known about how enduring those new connections might be. In theory, combined with talk therapy, people might be able to break bad habits and adopt new attitudes more easily.
“There’s a possibility of really shifting in a relatively permanent way the functional organization of the brain,” Bogenschutz said.
Patients described life-changing insights that gave them lasting inspiration, Bogenschutz said.
Mary Beth Orr, 69, of Burien, Washington, said her psilocybin-induced hallucinations — flying over breathtaking landscapes and merging telepathically with creative people throughout history — taught her she wasn’t alone.
Before enrolling in the study in 2018, Orr had five or six drinks every evening and more on weekends.
“The quantity was unacceptable and yet I couldn’t stop,” she said. “There was no off switch that I could access.”
During her first psilocybin experience, she saw a vision of her late father, who gave her a pair of eagle eyes and said, “Go.” She told the therapists monitoring her: “These eagle eyes can’t see God’s face, but they know where it is.”
She stopped drinking entirely for two years, and now has an occasional glass of wine. More than the talk therapy, she credits psilocybin.
“It made alcohol irrelevant and uninteresting to me,” Orr said. Now, “I am tethered to my children and my loved ones in a way that just precludes the desire to be alone with alcohol.”
Patients receiving psilocybin had more headaches, nausea and anxiety than those getting the dummy drug. One person reported thoughts of suicide during a psilocybin session.
In an experiment like this, it’s important that patients don’t know or guess if they got the psilocybin or the dummy drug. To try to achieve this, the researchers chose a generic antihistamine with some psychoactive effects as the placebo.
Still, most patients in the study correctly guessed whether they got the psilocybin or the dummy pill.
Paul Mavis couldn’t guess. The 61-year-old from Wilton, Connecticut, got the placebo, but still quit drinking. For one thing, the talk therapy helped, suggesting to him that his emotional life stalled at age 15 when he started drinking to feel numb.
And he described a life-changing moment during a session where he was taking the dummy drug: He imagined the death of a loved one. Suddenly, an intense, incapacitating grief overcame him.
“I was crying, which isn’t typical for me. I was sweating. I was bereft,” he said. “As I’m trying to reconcile this grief, like, why am I feeling this?
“Instantly, I thought, ‘Drinking equals death.’” He said he hasn’t had a drink since.
Dr. Mark Willenbring, former director of treatment research at the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, said more research is needed before psilocybin can be considered an effective addition to talk therapy. He noted that talking with a therapist helped both groups — those who got psilocybin and those who didn’t — and the added benefit of psilocybin appeared to wear off over time.
“It’s tantalizing, absolutely,” Willenbring said. “Is more research required? Yes. Is it ready for prime time? No.”
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A woman’s body was found in the water on Breakheart Reservation in Saugus.
Saugus Police officers located the woman shortly after 11 a.m., according to Massachusetts State Police spokesman David Procopio.
“We have patrols, crime scene techs and detectives on scene. Nothing further is available at this time,” he said in a statement.
The Saugus Police say their presence is one of assistance in the matter and that the State Police are the primary agency for more information.
“We were assisting with an unattended death at Breakheart Reservation,” Assistant Saugus Police Chief Ron Giorgetti told the Herald.
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- Multi-metals processing plant to be operated by Nyrstar, a Trafigura Group company
SINGAPORE and IRVING, Texas, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ecobat, the global leader in battery recycling, and Trafigura ("Trafigura" or "the Trafigura Group"), a leading global supplier of commodities, are pleased to announce that they have entered into a binding agreement for the sale of Ecobat Resources Stolberg GmbH (ERS) which owns the Stolberg multi-metals processing plant in Germany. The Stolberg plant will be operated and managed by Nyrstar, an international multi-metals mining and smelting company and market leader in the production of zinc and lead metal. Nyrstar is 98 percent owned by the Trafigura Group.
Ecobat is a leader in the collection, recycling, production, and distribution of energy storage solutions. It has operations in Europe, the United States, and Africa, and focuses on lead and lithium battery collection and recycling management services to empower sustainability efforts around the world.
"The sale of ERS is consistent with our strategy to concentrate on our core business of battery recycling and represents a significant step in the rationalization of our portfolio," said Marcus Randolph, CEO of Ecobat.
"Combining the Stolberg plant with Nyrstar, which operates three European zinc smelters within a 300-kilometer radius of the Stolberg plant, offers a unique opportunity to leverage several of Nyrstar's by-products as feed material for the Stolberg multi-metal business, offering locally produced strategic materials to Europe's critical growth markets with a reduced carbon footprint and increased efficiency," said Daniel Vanin, CEO of Nyrstar. "We look forward to welcoming the highly engaged Stolberg team to Nyrstar and are excited to continue to grow a business which offers highly relevant materials for the fast-evolving European green transition."
The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions precedent including the receipt of certain regulatory approvals. Completion is expected to occur in the third quarter of 2022.
Rothschild & Co acted as financial advisor and White & Case acted as legal advisor to Ecobat on the transaction.
For further information please contact:
Ecobat Press Office: ecobat@edelman.com
Nyrstar Press Office: +31 (0) 495 512 930 or media@nyrstar.com
Trafigura Press Office: +41 (0) 22 592 4528 or media@trafigura.com
Notes to editors
About Ecobat Resources Stolberg GmbH (ERS)
ERS was founded in 1848 and is one of the largest and most modern primary multi-metal smelters in the world. This facility can produce 155,000 tonnes of lead and more than 100 different specifications of market-leading lead alloys, and produce 130,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid. Due to its on-site silver plant the facility has a capacity of producing up to 1,200 tonnes of Doré silver, or Güldischsilber. The plant has been under repair since a major flood event occurred in July 2021. The restoration program is scheduled to be completed in the third quarter of 2022.
About Ecobat
Ecobat is the world's biggest recycler of batteries. With operations in Africa, Europe and North America, we fully recycle nearly 80 million lead car batteries each year. For nearly a century, Ecobat has been making the business of batteries safer and more sustainable. Now, we're continuing to invent ways to harness lead, lithium, and other materials that power everyday lives more efficiently. For more information on how we are transforming energy storage, visit www.ecobat.com
About Trafigura
Founded in 1993, Trafigura is one of the largest physical commodities trading groups in the world. At the heart of global supply, Trafigura connects the world with the vital resources it needs. Through our Oil & Petroleum Products, Metals & Minerals, and Power & Renewables divisions, we deploy infrastructure, skills and a global network to move commodities from where they are plentiful to where they are needed most, forming strong relationships that make supply chains more efficient, secure and sustainable.
Trafigura also owns and operates a number of industrial assets including a majority share of global multi-metals producer Nyrstar and fuel storage and distribution company Puma Energy; and joint ventures Impala Terminals, a port and logistics provider, and Nala Renewables, a power and renewable energy investment and development platform. Trafigura is owned by its employees and employs over 13,000 people working in 48 countries. Visit: www.trafigura.com
About Nyrstar
Nyrstar is an international multi-metals business, with a market leading position in zinc and lead. Nyrstar has mining, smelting and other operations located in Europe, the United States of America and Australia and employs over 4,000 people. The company's operations are located close to key customers and major transport hubs to facilitate delivery of raw materials and distribution of finished products. In July 2019, Nyrstar's operating business became majority owned by Trafigura, one of the world's leading independent commodity trading companies. Visit www.nyrstar.com
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WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee will hold its final hearing of the summer the way the series began — vividly making the case that Donald Trump's lies about a stolen election fueled the grisly U.S. Capitol attack, which he did nothing to stop but instead “gleefully” watched on television at the White House.
Thursday's prime-time hearing will dive into the 187 minutes that Trump failed to act on Jan. 6, 2021, despite pleas for help from aides, allies and even his family. The panel intends to show how the defeated president's attempt to overturn Joe Biden's election victory has left the United States facing enduring questions about the resiliency of its democracy.
“A profound moment of reckoning for America,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a member of the committee.
With live testimony from two former White House aides, and excerpts from its trove of more than 1,000 interviews, the nearly two-hour session will add a closing chapter to the past six weeks of hearings that at times have captivated the nation.
Returning to prime time for the first time since the series of hearings began, the panel aims to show just how close the United States came to what one retired federal judge testifying this summer called a constitutional crisis.
The events of Jan. 6 will be outlined “minute by minute,” said the panel's vice chair, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.
“You will hear that Donald Trump never picked up the phone that day to order his administration to help," Cheney said.
“He did not call the military. His Secretary of Defense received no order. He did not call his Attorney General. He did not talk to the Department of Homeland Security," Cheney said. “Mike Pence did all of those things; Donald Trump did not.”
Testifying Thursday will be former White House aides who had close proximity to power.
Matt Pottinger, who was deputy national security adviser, and Sarah Matthews, then press aide, both submitted their resignations on Jan. 6, 2021, after what they saw that day. Trump has dismissed the hearings on social media and regarded much of the testimony as fake.
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the chairman of the committee, is isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 and will attend by video. Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., a former Naval officer who will lead the session with Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., who flew combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, said she expects the testimony from the White House aides will “just be really compelling.”
"These are people who believed in the work they were doing, but didn’t believe in the stolen election,” Luria said.
The White House aides were not alone in calling it quits that day. The panel is expected to provide a tally of the Trump administration aides and even Cabinet members who resigned after Trump failed to call off the attack. Some Cabinet members were so alarmed they discussed invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office.
As the panel continues to collect evidence and prepares to issue a preliminary report of findings, it has amassed the most substantial public record to date of what led up to Americans attacking the seat of democracy.
While the committee cannot make criminal charges, the Justice Department is monitoring its work.
So far, more than 840 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol riot. Over 330 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors. Of the more than 200 defendants to be sentenced, approximately 100 received terms of imprisonment.
What remains uncertain is whether Trump or the former president's top allies will face serious charges. No former president has ever been federally prosecuted by the Justice Department.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday that Jan. 6 is “the most wide-ranging investigation and the most important investigation that the Justice Department has ever entered into.”
“We have to get this right,” Garland said. “For people who are concerned, as I think every American should be, we have to do two things: We have to hold accountable every person who is criminally responsible for trying to overturn a legitimate election, and we must do it in a way filled with integrity and professionalism.”
In delving into the timeline, the panel aims to show what happened between the time Trump left the stage at his “Stop the Steal” rally shortly after 1:10 p.m., after telling supporters to march to the Capitol, and some three hours later, when he issued a video address from the Rose Garden in which he told the rioters to “go home” but also praised them as “very special.”
It also expects to produce additional evidence about Trump's confrontation with Secret Service agents who refused to drive him to the Capitol — a witness account that the security detail has disputed.
Five people died that day as Trump supporters battled the police in gory hand-to-hand combat to storm the Capitol. One officer has testified about how she was “slipping in other people's blood” as they tried to hold back the mob. One Trump supporter was shot and killed by police.
“The president didn’t do very much but gleefully watch television during this time frame,” Kinzinger said.
Not only did Trump refuse to tell the mob to leave the Capitol, he did not call other parts of the government for backup and gave no order to deploy the National Guard, Cheney said.
This despite countless pleas from Trump's aides and allies, including his daughter Ivanka Trump and Fox News host Sean Hannity, according to previous testimony and text messages the committee has obtained.
“You will hear that leaders on Capitol Hill begged the president for help,” Cheney has said, including House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, who she said indicated he was “'scared' and called multiple members of President Trump’s family after he could not persuade the President himself.”
The panel has said its investigation is ongoing and other hearings are possible. It expects to compile a preliminary report this fall, and a final report by the end of this session of Congress. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/last-jan-6-hearing/507-f3da0291-fd0c-4b30-8aef-7f84c5075ab6 | 2022-07-21 15:07:28 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/last-jan-6-hearing/507-f3da0291-fd0c-4b30-8aef-7f84c5075ab6 |
US envoy blames Houthis for failure to extend cease-fire
By JACK JEFFERY
Associated Press
CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. envoy to Yemen has blamed Houthi leaders for the recent failure to extend the country’s cease-fire agreement. The envoy on Wednesday accused the Houthi rebels of making last-minute “maximalist demands” that derailed constructive negotiations. Yemen’s warring sides failed to reach an agreement to extend a nationwide cease-fire on Sunday. The envoy blamed the failure on the Houthis’ sudden demand that the salaries of their military and security personnel be paid before that of Yemeni civil servants. The U.N.-backed truce took effect in April. Analysts say the Houthis’ withdrawal from cease-fire talks is a reflection of the Shia group’s belief that they had greater political leverage in recent cease-fire talks. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/10/05/us-envoy-blames-houthis-for-failure-to-extend-cease-fire/ | 2022-10-05 19:41:16 | 1 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/10/05/us-envoy-blames-houthis-for-failure-to-extend-cease-fire/ |
NEW YORK — Minor league players reached a historic initial collective bargaining agreement with Major League Baseball on Wednesday that will more than double player salaries, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because details were not announced.
As part of the five-year deal, MLB agreed during the contract not to reduce minor league affiliates from the current 120.
The sides reached the deal two days before the start of the minor league season and hours after a federal judge gave final approval to a $185 million settlement reached with MLB last May of a lawsuit filed in 2014 alleging violations of federal minimum wage laws.
Union staff recommended approval and about 5,500 minor leaguers were expected to vote on Thursday. MLB teams must also vote to approve and are expected to do so over the next week.
Minimum salaries will rise from $4,800 to $19,800 at rookie ball, $11,000 to $26,200 at Low Class A, $11,000 to $27,300 at High Class A, $13,800 to $27,300 at Double A and $17,500 to $45,800 at Triple-A. Players will be paid in the offseason for the first time.
Most players will be guaranteed housing, and players at Double-A and Triple-A will be given a single room. Players below Double-A will have the option of exchanging club housing for a stipend. The domestic violence and drug policies will be covered by the union agreement. Players who sign for the first time at 19 or older can become minor league free agents after six seasons instead of seven.
Major leaguers have been covered by a labor contract since 1968 and the average salary has soared from $17,000 in 1967 to an average of $4.22 million last season. Full-season minor leaguers earned as little as $10,400 last year.
The Major League Baseball Players Association took over as the bargaining representative of the roughly 5,500 players with minor league contracts last September after a lightning 17-day organization drive.
Minor leaguers players will receive four weeks of retroactive spring training pay for this year. They will get $625 weekly for spring training and offseason training camp and $250 weekly for offseason workouts at home.
Beginning in 2024, teams can have a maximum of 165 players under contract during the season and 175 during the offseason, down from the current 190 and 180.
The union will take over group licensing rights for players.
Negotiating for players was led by Tony Clark, Bruce Meyer, Harry Marino, Ian Penny and Matt Nussbaum. MLB Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem headed management’s bargainers. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/nation-world/minor-league-labor-deal-mlb/507-e8f11493-0fc3-4623-9e4c-20504a5f2e4b | 2023-03-31 00:45:36 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/nation-world/minor-league-labor-deal-mlb/507-e8f11493-0fc3-4623-9e4c-20504a5f2e4b |
Gov. Phil Murphy will make what he termed in a “major” announcement toward the full reopening of New Jersey at his 1 p.m. coronavirus press conference on Monday.
It will be streamed from the George Washington Ballroom in Trenton on the governor’s YouTube.com channel. State Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli, communicable disease service medical director Ed Lifshitz and State Police Superintendent Colonel Pat Callahan will join Murphy.
While Murphy hasn’t said exactly what restrictions he’ll be loosening at a time when cases, the rate of transmission and hospitalizations continue to plummet, it could be related to indoor and outdoor dining with Memorial Day weekend later this month. In teasing the announcement Murphy also said Sunday it will be related to “ramping up our vaccinations.”
Last week, Murphy announced increased outdoor capacity limits New Jersey’s from 200 to 500 people, while capacity limits for large outdoor sports and entertainment venues will rise to 50%. Those changes take effect May 10.
He also announced indoor catered events in the state, such as weddings and proms, will be able operate at 50% capacity, with a maximum of 250 people, starting that day.
The rate of transmission dipped to 0.46 on Sunday, down from 0.54 on Saturday and the lowest it has been in a year since hitting .60 in May 2020. Any number under 1 indicates the outbreak is slowing and each new case is leading to less than one additional case.
There were 3,081,748 people fully vaccinated in New Jersey as of Sunday afternoon — roughly 44% of the state’s 6.9 million adults. The state’s goal is to have 70% of the state’s eligible population — about 4.7 million people — vaccinated by the end of June. Demands has waned of late, though and the state’s six “mega-sites” are now accepting walk-ins.
As of 10 p.m. Sunday, there were 1,424 patients in the state’s 71 hospitals with the coronavirus or a case under investigation, down 40 from the previous 24-hour period. Hospitalizations have dropped 38% since April 1 when there were 2,294 patients.
Officials said there were 197 patients on ventilators Sunday night (down 29 from Saturday night) and 325 in intensive care (down 2).
Murphy announced 1,048 cases and 19 COVID-19 deaths on Sunday.
At 2:15 p.m. Murphy will announce his nomination for the Adjutant General of the state’s Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The announcement will take place at the War Memorial’s Patriots Theater.
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TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian authorities have recovered the bodies of 15 migrants who died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe, the coast guard said Friday.
A coast guard statement said the bodies were found Wednesday and Thursday on beaches near the town of Mahdia, 200 kilometers (124 miles) south of the capital, Tunis. It said most appeared to be Tunisians, and others were from sub-Saharan Africa.
Because of its proximity to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, Mahdia is frequently a starting point for migrants from the Middle East and Africa trying to escape poverty, conflict and persecution.
In a separate incident Monday, the coast guard recovered the bodies of eight migrants off Tunisia's southern port town of Zarzis, near the Libyan border.
The Tunisian Red Crescent said they were part of a group of 18 young Tunisians, mostly aged 16-18, from the Zarzis region who had sailed for Europe on Sept. 26 in a makeshift boat.
Rescuers were still seeking other survivors Friday.
Residents of Zarzis accuse authorities of moving slowly to start the search and rescue operation, and staged a protest this week shouting: "Bring our children back to us.” Demonstrators burnt tires and blocked traffic on the city's main road.
Faced with bleak economic prospects and a protracted political crisis, Tunisians are increasingly risking their lives in search of a better life in Europe.
The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights, an NGO that closely monitors migration, says 507 Tunisian migrants have died or gone missing so far in 2022 in the Mediterranean.
According to National Guard spokesman Houssameddine Jebabli, the coast guard thwarted more than 1,500 attempts at illegal migration to Italy from January to September 2022, involving entire families including nearly 2,500 children.
Last weekend alone, nearly 200 migrants, including eight children, were intercepted at sea, the defense ministry said.
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FORT MYERS, Fla., Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE: CHS) (the "Company" or Chico's FAS) today announced it will participate in the 25th Anniversary 2023 ICR Conference in Orlando, Florida on January 9, 2023.
Chico's FAS Chief Executive Officer Molly Langenstein and Chief Financial Officer PJ Guido are scheduled to present on Monday, January 9, 2023 at 8:00 AM ET. The live webcast will be available in listen-only mode on https://wsw.com/webcast/icr8/chs/1463316. An archived replay of the webcast will be available following the event in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.chicosfas.com.
Chico's FAS is a Florida-based fashion company founded in 1983 on Sanibel Island, Fla. The Company reinvented the fashion retail experience by creating fashion communities anchored by service, which put the customer at the center of everything we do. As one of the leading fashion retailers in North America, Chico's FAS is a company of three unique brands - Chico's, White House Black Market and Soma - each thriving in their own white space, founded by women, led by women, providing solutions that millions of women say give them confidence and joy.
Our Company has a passion for fashion, and each day, we provide clothing, shoes and accessories, intimate apparel and expert styling in our brick-and-mortar boutiques, digital online boutiques and through StyleConnect®, the Company's customized, branded, digital styling tool that enables customers to conveniently shop wherever, whenever and however they prefer.
As of October 29, 2022, the Company operated 1,261 stores in the U.S. and sold merchandise through 58 international franchise locations in Mexico and 2 domestic franchise airport locations. The Company's merchandise is also available at www.chicos.com, www.chicosofftherack.com, www.whbm.com and www.soma.com.
To learn more about Chico's FAS, please visit our corporate website at www.chicosfas.com. The information on our corporate website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this press release or incorporated into our federal securities law filings.
Investor Relations Contact:
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ICR, Inc.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson's official portrait was unveiled on Tuesday as the Republican prepares to leave office and is considering a run for president.
Hutchinson and First Lady Susan Hutchinson looked on as their daughter Sarah Wengel and granddaughter Jaella Wengel unveiled the portrait, which will hang at the state Capitol.
“I like it. I hope you all like it, because you're stuck with it for a long time," Hutchinson joked after the unveiling.
Hutchinson leaves office on Jan. 10 due to term limits after serving eight years as governor. He's being succeeded by former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who will be the first woman to serve as the state's governor.
Painted by New Orleans artist Michael Deas, the portrait shows Hutchinson smiling and standing over his office chair with the Arkansas and U.S. flags in the background.
“I intentionally wanted to stand because I wanted to reflect certain characteristics of me,” Hutchinson said at a news conference after the portrait was unveiled. “And, as you know, we hit the ground running."
It will hang in the governor's conference room, where governors typically hold news conferences and bill signings. It will replace the portrait of Hutchinson's Democratic predecessor Mike Beebe, which will be displayed in another part of the Capitol.
A portrait of Sanders’ father, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, is also on display in the state Capitol's rotunda.
Hutchinson is considering whether to seek the Republican presidential nomination next year. He has said he'll decide early this year on whether to mount a bid.
“I want to make a very measured decision, I want to listen to a lot of people, I want to be able to test the level of financial support for one of the biggest challenges that our country faces and that I would face if I did do that," Hutchinson told reporters. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Arkansas-Gov-Asa-Hutchinson-s-official-portrait-17692600.php | 2023-01-04 00:07:37 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Arkansas-Gov-Asa-Hutchinson-s-official-portrait-17692600.php |
- Binge top content from a wide range of standalone streaming services every weekend through August
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SLING TV announced today its new "Freeview Weekends" experience, providing paid subscribers FREE access to select standalone streaming services every weekend through August 2022. The experience starts with the full suite of SHOWTIME® content, beginning this Friday, June 24, right in time for the season five premiere of "The Chi," and runs until Monday, June 27.
"SLING launched in 2015 with one goal in mind: provide people easy access to their favorite shows and content, without a bloated monthly bill," said Gary Schanman, executive vice president and group president of SLING TV. "This sentiment holds true today - if a user wants to subscribe to any of our nearly 50 premium standalone services à la carte, they can do it. And now with Freeview Weekends, our current subscribers can 'try before they buy' every Summer weekend with no strings attached by simply turning on SLING to ensure they pay only for what they want to watch."
During Freeview Weekends, customers have access to standalone streaming services' live schedule and on-demand content library. Most Freeview offerings will start Friday and run through Monday. Premium streaming services currently slated in the preview lineup include EPIX, Hallmark Movies Now, Curiosity Stream, Sundance Now, AMC+ and more.
Current SLING subscribers can effortlessly access the Freeview experience; the select weekly Freeview service will be automatically available on users' home page and within the guide through the duration of the Freeview with no strings attached.
Following a Freeview Weekend, SLING makes it easy for anyone to continue watching their favorite entertainment by subscribing to the streaming service as a standalone subscription. With nearly 50 standalone streaming services, including SHOWTIME®, EPIX and Starz, available without a base SLING subscription, SLING provides the best à la carte streaming experience on the market.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Midday" game were:
8-8-8-7
(eight, eight, eight, seven)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Midday" game were:
8-8-8-7
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Shima Oliaee about her new podcast, Pink Card, which chronicles Iranian women's fight against a ban on their attendance at soccer games.
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s foreign ministry said Tuesday it summoned the Dutch ambassador following a demonstration targeting Islam’s holy book, days after a similar protest in Sweden tensed relations.
Edwin Wagensveld, Dutch leader of the far-right Pegida movement in the Netherlands, on Sunday tore pages out of a copy of the Quran near the Dutch parliament and stomped on the pages. Police looked on but did not intervene.
“It is about freedom of expression and I think that should be possible in the Netherlands,” Wagensveld said in a video posted on the site of Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad.
The Turkish foreign ministry said in its statement that it condemned the “vile attack,” which it said was proof of Islamophobia, discrimination and xenophobia in Europe. The ministry told the Dutch ambassador they expected concrete precautions to prevent and not permit similar demonstrations in the future, and that authorities take action against Wagensveld.
“It is about freedom of expression and I think that should be possible in the Netherlands,” Wagensveld said in a video posted on the site of Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad.
Relations between Turkey and the Netherlands were shattered in 2017 when Dutch authorities barred Turkish officials from campaigning for a referendum among the Turkish diaspora there. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan upped the ante by comparing the Dutch to Nazis, and ambassadors were withdrawn.
On Saturday, a far-right anti-Islam activist burned the Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm. Turkey strongly condemned the act and Sweden for allowing the demonstration, with Erdogan declaring Sweden shouldn’t expect Turkey’s support for its NATO bid. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-turkey-condemns-quran-protest-in-the-netherlands/ | 2023-01-25 06:43:06 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-turkey-condemns-quran-protest-in-the-netherlands/ |
(The Hill) — Former President Trump claimed the federal indictment the Justice Department (DOJ) filed against him is among the most “horrific abuses of power” in U.S. history.
Trump said Saturday during remarks at a Georgia GOP convention event in Columbus, Ga., that the investigation into him is a “witch hunt” and an example of “election interference” with the upcoming 2024 presidential election.
“The ridiculous and baseless indictment of me by the Biden administration’s weaponized ‘department of injustice’ will go down as among the most horrific abuses of power in the history of our country,” he said.
Trump added that the “vicious persecution” from the DOJ is a “travesty of justice,” claiming that Biden is only trying to jail his top political opponent. He compared the investigations into him to what happens in “Stalinist Russia” and China.
Trump has been indicted on 37 charges related to his handling of classified and sensitive documents that were taken from the White House to Mar-a-Lago at the end of his presidency. The charges include 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information in violation of the Espionage Act, conspiracy to obstruct justice, corruptly concealing a document or record and making false statements and representations.
The unsealed indictment also includes wide-ranging details alleging that Trump held onto the documents despite efforts from government recordkeepers to obtain them and repeatedly took steps to try to prevent the investigators from finding them.
The documents included information about U.S. nuclear programs, defense capabilities, vulnerabilities and plans for a retaliatory strike in the event of an attack from another country, among other sensitive information.
Trump argued during his remarks that his retention of documents should fall under the Presidential Records Act, which declares that all records for presidents and vice presidents belong to the public and should be provided to the National Archives. He said violations of the law are “not a criminal act,” so he should not be facing any indictment for his actions.
He noted that the indictment does not mention the law, which governs presidents turning over documents at the end of their presidencies. The former president also repeated his past claims that he declassified the documents he took.
Violations of the Espionage Act — which make up most of the charges Trump is facing — do not require documents that are mishandled to be classified. The law only states that the documents need to be related to national defense and potentially harm the U.S. or help a foreign country with their unauthorized release.
Trump claimed other presidents have also violated the Presidential Records Act, but prosecutors are only pursuing him.
A special counsel is also investigating documents that were found at President Biden’s home and office. The DOJ announced last week that it would not bring any charges related to the sensitive documents found at former Vice President Mike Pence’s home.
Trump vowed to eliminate the politicization that he alleges is present at the DOJ if reelected president in 2024.
“This is a sick nest of people that needs to be cleaned out immediately,” he said. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/trump-claims-doj-indictment-is-among-most-horrific-abuses-of-power-in-us-history/ | 2023-06-10 21:55:50 | 0 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/trump-claims-doj-indictment-is-among-most-horrific-abuses-of-power-in-us-history/ |
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Jim Ratcliffe toured Manchester United on Friday as part of his bid to buy the English soccer club.
The billionaire owner of INEOS jetted in for talks with club executives at Old Trafford, along with some of his closest advisors.
Ratcliffe was greeted by United chief executive Richard Arnold on Friday morning and briefly met with manager Erik ten Hag at the club’s Carrington training base.
“I just met them and shook hands,” Ten Hag said at a news conference ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup quarterfinal match with Fulham. “We play a big game on Sunday and all our focus is on that. Others in the club are dealing with potential investors.” Ratcliffe posed for photographs at Old Trafford before heading to Carrington in a car with blacked out windows.
He is getting a closer look at United before submitting a formal offer to current owners the Glazer family.
Ratcliffe is one of Britain’s richest people and is bidding to buy a majority share of the 20-time English league champions. His meetings come as the potential sale enters its next phase after bids were submitted via American merchant bank Raine last month.
Ratcliffe’s delegation included Dave Brailsford, the director of sport at INEOS.
Representatives of Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani met with United executives on Thursday. The chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank and son of a former Qatari prime minister is aiming to take 100% ownership of United and has plans to invest in the stadium and training ground.
Ratcliffe has said he would take a “fan-centered approach” to ownership and that he is “focusing on winning the Champions League.”
It is still not certain if the Glazers will cede total control of United as it considers “strategic alternatives.”
The American family, which also own the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, bought United in 2005 and has resisted repeated attempts from fans to drive them out.
Last year, Raine handled the sale of Chelsea to Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital for about $3 billion.
United is estimated to reach up to $6 billion.
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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Tennessee’s players proved to be determined defenders and relentless rebounders, along with having the kind of toughness to ensure the reigning national champions would have little chance to get comfortable.
It was all enough to give the 22nd-ranked Volunteers a title of their own, along with the blueprint that coach Rick Barnes hopes they follow the rest of the year.
Santiago Vescovi scored 20 points while Tennessee locked down on third-ranked Kansas in a 64-50 win Friday night in the championship game at the Battle 4 Atlantis, snapping the Jayhawks’ 17-game winning streak.
Vescovi hit five 3-pointers as the tournament’s most valuable player for the Volunteers (5-1), who dominated the glass, overcame their own turnover troubles and made the Jayhawks work for clean looks. And for the third time in as many days, Tennessee won without leading scorer Josiah-Jordan James (knee soreness).
Perhaps that’s why reserve guard Zakai Zeigler, who had 14 points and four steals, showed up wearing sunglasses to the postgame news conference after the Volunteers had danced and hollered through the on-court trophy ceremony.
“We know if you can’t stop the man in front of you, then you’ll have no shot at winning the game,” Zeigler said, adding: “We just like to play defense, and we just happen to be good at it.”
The Vols held the Jayhawks to 32.1% shooting, bothering them with size and length around the rim. They also took the ball right at the Jayhawks with 5-foot-9 Zeigler leading the way, down to him refusing to let go of a jump ball and trading words with 6-8 forward Jalen Wilson.
Zeigler’s night included a 3-pointer to beat the shot clock at the 7-minute mark to push Tennessee’s lead to 56-38. He followed with another big one from the right wing with 4:42 left after Kansas had closed within 11.
Wilson and Joseph Yesefu each scored 14 points to lead the Jayhawks (6-1), who shot 28.6% in the first half and never warmed up. They made 5 of 21 3-pointers in what was an all-around rough night, from losing starting guard Dajuan Harris to fouls with 9 minutes left to failing to keep the Vols off the glass (45-27).
“We played a team tonight that was older and more mature and obviously played stronger and tougher,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “We didn’t handle the situation near as well as what I would hope a poised team would.”
BIG PICTURE
Tennessee: The Volunteers opened the tournament with a win over Butler, then grinded through an overtime win against Southern California in Thursday’s semifinals. This time, Tennessee played in front the entire way en route to its first title in three tries at the Atlantis resort.
“I think the main thing from the whole week was stay together through tough times, that’s what you’ve got to do,” Vescovi said.
Kansas: The Jayhawks didn’t have an easy first two days in the Bahamas. First came a battle to the final minutes with North Carolina State. Then came Thursday’s overtime win against Wisconsin on Bobby Pettiford Jr.’s last-second putback. But they never looked in any type of offensive flow this time with their smaller lineup.
“I feel like if we were able to get them out of place and not just have them standing there, waiting to contest a layup, that could’ve gave us some better chances at finishing at the rim,” Wilson said.
STRONG RUN
Tennessee held its three Atlantis opponents to 36.9% shooting and 15 of 59 (25.4%) from 3-point range. The Volunteers also averaged a +9 rebounding margin, ending with having Jonas Aidoo (nine) leading five players snagging at least six rebounds against Kansas.
“You can be a good defensive team but if you can’t be a great one if you give them second and third shots,” Barnes said.
SIDELINED
Beyond Harris’ foul trouble, the Jayhawks played most of the way without Pettiford, who exited midway through the first half grabbing at his right leg.
Afterward, Self said he would be out “for a while” with a hamstring strain.
UP NEXT
Tennessee: The Volunteers return home to host McNeese State on Wednesday.
Kansas: The Jayhawks host Texas Southern on Monday.
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PARIS (AP) — U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley will receive France’s highest medal of honor Friday for his role in coordinating support for Ukraine and for his more than 40-year military career spent in defense of democracy, French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said.
Milley, who is traveling in France to attend ceremonies at Normandy to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day, is close to finishing a four-year term as the top U.S. military officer and plans to retire when his tenure as chairman ends Sept. 30.
Macron plans to award him the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor at a closed ceremony. The medal was created by French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802. It is awarded to about 2,000 citizens and about 300 foreigners each year for defense of French values.
“The president of the French Republic will pay tribute to the strength and quality of the ties of military cooperation that unite our two countries, and to General Milley’s eminent role in this relationship,” Macron’s office said. “This will be an opportunity for the president to discuss the many areas of close cooperation between our two countries, from the Sahel to the Levant, against the backdrop of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine.”
Earlier this year, Macron awarded the Legion of Honor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his country’s stand against Russia’s invasion.
Russian President Vladimir Putin received the award in 2006. Macron has considered stripping Putin of the honor but has said a decision to do so “should be taken at the right moment.” | https://www.wane.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/macron-to-award-top-u-s-general-frances-highest-honors/ | 2023-06-02 15:00:50 | 0 | https://www.wane.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/macron-to-award-top-u-s-general-frances-highest-honors/ |
Mass power outage in North Carolina being investigated as 'criminal occurrence'
MOORE COUNTY, N.C. (AP) - Authorities in North Carolina believe vandalism may have caused a power outage that affected thousands of customers Saturday night.
A mass power outage in several communities beginning just after 7 p.m. Saturday "is being investigated as a criminal occurrence," the Moore County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.
"As utility companies began responding to the different substations, evidence was discovered that indicated that intentional vandalism had occurred at multiple sites," the sheriff's office said.
Moore County deputies and other law enforcement responded and were providing security at the affected sites, the sheriff's office said.
Utility company Duke Energy said nearly 38,000 customers were without power in Moore County, while the Randolph Electric Membership Corporation reported outages affected nearly 3,000 customers in the county's southern area, WRAL-TV reported.
Duke Energy spokesman Jeff Brooks said crews experienced "multiple equipment failures" at substations and the power company was "investigating signs of potential vandalism related to the outages," WRAL reported.
Duke Energy said power was expected to be restored Sunday, but the wait could last until 10 p.m. Brooks said the company would update customers when information was available, WRAL reported. | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/mass-power-outage-north-carolina-vandalism-moore-county | 2022-12-04 15:16:03 | 1 | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/mass-power-outage-north-carolina-vandalism-moore-county |
TORONTO, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - SoftwareReviews, a leading source for insights on the software provider landscape, has published its 2022 Search Engine Optimization Data Quadrant, naming five providers as Gold Medalists. Digital presence and online brand value became an essential part of 2020 through 2021 as it helped companies gain traction, improve visibility, and generate leads during a significant shift to online. However, organizations must also adopt SEO software and tools to help them create higher-value content, concentrate on their target audiences, and strategize on their user intent.
User intent is the current trend in SEO. To rank as one of the key players on Google or other semantic search engines, organizations must create contextual content for their key target audiences. The context of that content must match user intent or what the users are searching for to provide them the most value.
SEO tools are a critical asset for marketing leaders to ensure visibility and relevance of their online and digital presence. SEO tools measure key indicators around websites that can drive more traffic through the sites. This includes KPIs on website speed, usability, and identifying and organizing keywords in search engine results to improve rankings.
To increase brand value in 2022, organizations need to select from the best SEO software and tools to improve their competitive edge.
The top Search Engine Optimization software providers for 2022 have been identified based on verified survey data collected from 677 end-user reviews. These providers have received high scores on SoftwareReviews' Data Quadrant.
Providers are ranked by a composite satisfaction score, called a Composite Score (CS), that averages four areas of evaluation: Net Emotional Footprint, Vendor Capabilities, Product Features, and Likeliness to Recommend.
The 2022 Search Engine Optimization Software Gold Medalists are as follows:
- Conductor, 8.8 CS, ranked high for competition analysis.
- Siteimprove, 8.8 CS, ranked high for usability and intuitiveness.
- Surfer SEO, 8.7 CS, ranked high for product strategy and rate of improvement.
- Searchmetrics, 8.6 CS, ranked high for vendor support.
- SE Ranking, 8.6 CS, ranked high for backlink tools.
SoftwareReviews' comprehensive software reviews provide the most accurate and detailed view of a complicated and ever-changing market. The data comes from real end users who use the software day in and day out and IT professionals who have worked with it intimately through procurement, implementation, and maintenance.
To compare and evaluate Search Engine Optimization software providers using the most in-depth and unbiased analyst reports available, visit SoftwareReviews' dedicated category page.
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North Little Rock police arrested a man who faces felony charges in a Monday evening shooting that left one man dead, according to a Tuesday news release.
Detectives investigating the shooting death of Roderick Allen, 46, of North Little Rock, determined that Derrick Colbert, 42, of North Little Rock, should be arrested in connection with the homicide after an interview, the report states.
An online inmate roster lists Monday as Colbert's arrest date.
Officers found Allen lying wounded in the road in the 2400 block of Parker Street around 5:40 p.m. on Monday. Medical personnel and others who were nearby tried to help Allen, but he died at the scene.
Colbert faces charges of capital murder and possession of a firearm by certain persons.
He was being held without bail in the Pulaski County jail Tuesday, the jail's online inmate roster showed. He appeared in North Little Rock District Court on Tuesday morning, the release states. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/feb/22/nlr-man-arrested-in-fatal-shooting/ | 2023-02-22 11:28:46 | 1 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/feb/22/nlr-man-arrested-in-fatal-shooting/ |
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NEW YORK (AP) — Good as she’s been this year, Iga Swiatek came to the U.S. Open unsure of what to expect.
She complained that women use different, slightly lighter, tennis balls than the men do at Flushing Meadows, where she’d never been past the fourth round. She was trying to grow accustomed to the noise and distractions, the hustle and bustle, of the Big Apple. And she arrived with a record of just 4-4 since her 37-match winning streak ended in July.
None of that matters now. Cementing her status as her sport’s new dominant figure by winning what is expected to be the last tournament of Serena Williams’ career, the No. 1-ranked Swiatek outplayed No. 5 Ons Jabeur 6-2, 7-6 (5) in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday to claim her first championship at the U.S. Open and third Grand Slam title overall.
“Just not expecting a lot, especially before this tournament. It was such a challenging time, you know?” said Swiatek, who is 55-7 in tour-level matches with seven trophies in 2022, both best in the WTA.
“For sure, this tournament was really challenging, also, because it’s New York. It’s so loud. It’s so crazy,” she said. “I’m really proud that I could handle it mentally.”
Swiatek, like Jabeur, travels with a sports psychologist, and it took some fortitude to finish this one off. At 6-5 in the second set, Swiatek held her first championship point. Right before Jabeur served, Swiatek jogged over to the sideline to change rackets — an unusual choice at that moment.
When action resumed, Swiatek missed a backhand. That could have been tough to recover from. Indeed, Jabeur pushed things to the tiebreaker, which she then led 5-4. But Swiatek steeled herself, took the last three points and soon was accepting the silver trophy and a $2.6 million winner’s check, joking: “I’m really glad that is not in cash.”
The 21-year-old from Poland won the French Open in June for the second time and is the first woman since Angelique Kerber in 2016 to collect two major titles in a single season.
“I really tried, but Iga didn’t make it easy for me. She deserved to win today,” said Jabeur, a 28-year-old from Tunisia who will rise to No. 2 in the rankings on Monday.
Smiling while looking at Swiatek, Jabeur told a crowd that offered her plenty of support: “I don’t like her very much right now, but it’s OK.”
Jabeur is the first African woman and first Arab woman to reach a Grand Slam final and was participating in her second in a row. But she is 0-2 at that stage, including a runner-up showing at Wimbledon in July.
“I know I’m going to keep working hard, and I know we’ll get that title someday soon,” Jabeur said to her fans and her support team, who wore black shirts with white writing that read “Yalla Habibi,” Arabic for “Let’s go, my love!”
Didn’t help on this sunny, 85-degree Fahrenheit (29.4 Celsius) afternoon that Jabeur needed to deal with Swiatek, who has won her past 10 finals — all in straight sets — and was great from the get-go.
Jabeur did not face a single break point in her semifinal victory, but she got broken right away when Swiatek laced a cross-court backhand winner off a short ball to cap a 15-stroke exchange.
Eight minutes in, Swiatek had grabbed 12 of the first 14 points for a 3-0 edge.
Using her heavy topspin forehand to take charge from the baseline, Swiatek dictated the tempo and trajectory of points. She ran her opponent this way and that, never letting Jabeur use the sorts of spins and variety that she’s accustomed to.
When Jabeur did show off some of what she can do, Swiatek would manage, more often than not, to elongate points. She used her strong court coverage, backed by a soundtrack of squeaky sneakers as she darted everywhere, sometimes even sliding as she arrived at a ball, the way one does on red clay, her favorite surface.
When Jabeur missed a slice forehand early in the second set, she dropped her racket to reflect her despair. A few points later, she flung her racket while off balance and falling face down. A running, down-the-line backhand passing shot from Swiatek on the next point made it 2-0 in that set. Swiatek raised a clenched fist and yelled, “Come on!”
Then Jabeur did make things interesting, briefly.
But only briefly.
She got to 4-all and, after ending up on her back when an off-balance backhand won a point in the next game, she stayed there, enjoying the moment, pumping her fists while laying on the ground.
Jabeur earned three break chances in that game, any one of which would have allowed her to serve for the set. She could not cash in there, though, missing a groundstroke on each.
Swiatek needed to wait 10 minutes from her first match point to the one that closed the contest, but close it she did. Maybe she’ll feel more comfortable at the U.S. Open from now on.
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‘It started hissing ... so I ran back inside’: Woman finds bear in backyard tree
YUBA CITY, Calif. (KOVR) - A California woman is sounding the alarm in her neighborhood after one big burly neighbor unexpectedly showed up in her backyard.
When she and her daughter went to check on a noise, Nancy Jimenez said she didn’t expect to find a bear in her backyard.
She said she heard something substantial scurry up a tree, so she grabbed her flashlight and her daughter.
“I got my shoes on and we came out here and she shined her light up and I was like, ‘What is that?’” Jimenez said. “And then it started hissing at us so I ran back inside like, ‘No, thank you.’”
Despite the startling situation, Jimenez said she was more surprised than scared by the bear.
“I was more, like, in awe that there’s an actual bear in my little Yuba City town,” she said.
Jimenez and her daughter said they’re not sure how long the bear was in their backyard, but they did hear their dog barking most of the day.
The only sign the bear left that he was in their yard is part of their fence that was broken down.
“My son thought I was crazy,” Jimenez said. “I’m like no really, it’s a bear. You need to come over now.”
Ann Bryant, executive director of BEAR League, said she wasn’t surprised at the bear’s appearance.
“We’re seeing more of that and people aren’t prepared for it,” she said.
Bryant said they are taking calls for bears in neighborhoods more often now.
“You know what’s happening is, is with all the recent fires over the last few years, and so much bear habitat having burned, the bears have been moved around due to that,” Bryant said.
Jimenez is now sharing video of the bear as a warning to others.
“It just makes me a little bit in fear for my neighbors who will walk out and be like, ‘Oh my gosh, there’s a bear in my yard,’” she said.
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Updated March 15, 2023 at 2:35 PM ET
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani police withdrew from around the residence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan after nearly 24 hours of clashes with his supporters, as officers tried to seek his arrest over corruption charges. The crisis comes as Pakistan stands on the brink of economic default.
Khan's supporters hurled rocks and used sticks against the officers, at one point even lobbing a firebomb, as they formed a shield around Khan's home in a leafy upscale suburb of the Pakistani city of Lahore. "These are workers that are actually battling the police," says Arifa Noor, a columnist for the Pakistani newspaper Dawn. The police, she says, "did not estimate this kind of resistance."
As the fighting raged, Khan went onto Twitter saying, "If something happens — if I'm jailed or if they kill me — it's up to you to carry on fighting."
The confrontation raged until Wednesday afternoon, when police abruptly withdrew. The information minister of Punjab province, where Lahore is located, said the high court there had ordered the arrest operation be held off until Thursday morning.
Pakistan's military is a major power broker
But Khan has been fighting back, and for nearly a year, his supporters have unleashed jaw-dropping amounts of vitriol against Bajwa. The language has been startling in a country where the institution, let alone the army chief, was only spoken about critically in hushed tones because it was so widely feared.
Khan hinted at the army's role in his short Twitter speech on Tuesday night, when he said, "You must never accept the tyranny of these thieves, especially the one man who is making decisions for the country."
Khan's claims about the army's role in his demise are not controversial, says Noor, the columnist. "I think everybody recognizes that the military is a is a big player in the politics of Pakistan," she says. But prior to Khan's removal from office, Noor says the military's role was largely accepted by Pakistanis — particularly in the Punjab, the country's most populous province and a bastion of recruitment for the military. "That is what has changed."
"Now you see a lot of people questioning the role of the military, and this should be a concern to the military itself ... because legitimacy, at the end of the day, is about perception," Noor says. "People are now questioning their role," she says of the army. "They think it is harmful."
Imran Khan's falling out with military is remarkable
Khan's falling out with the army is a stunning turn for a man who was widely seen as groomed by the same institution for the job of prime minister, Mosharraf Zaidi, a newspaper columnist and director of Tabadlab, a policy think tank in the Pakistani capital.
It reflects the fate of his Khan's chief nemesis, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was groomed into power by the military before falling out with the institution.
"Imran Khan is the most recent of essentially a long line of elected civilian leaders who were once incubated and curated as leaders by the military establishment itself. But once they reach the prime minister's office, once they have tasted power, and once they learn how to manipulate the public discourse to their favor, the understudies, or the proxies, for the military become larger than the military," Zaidi says.
In that way, the clashes that raged this week around Zaman Park, as Khan's residence is locally known, were not just between supporters and police, Zaidi says. "This is a clash between a military that wants to cut Imran Khan down to size, and an Imran Khan that believes that it is a role for civilians and is specifically for Imran Khan to cut the military down to size," he says.
The political crisis comes as Pakistan inches toward default, with less than $3 billion in its foreign reserves. As the economy unravels, millions face the risk of starvation, and thousands are losing their jobs.
The International Monetary Fund has so far refused to release a tranche of a bailout that would pave the way for Pakistan to obtain more foreign funds, in part because it appears not to trust the current finance minister's ability to carry out reforms, and in part because of political instability.
Zaidi says, ultimately, Pakistan's current tailspin is the military's fault. "It is absolutely fair to blame the military for this crisis," he says. "The reason the people of Pakistan are facing this multifarious crisis," including "a very significant economic crisis," is "because the military does not know how to withdraw from politics, but also insists on remaining engaged in politics."
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
0-4-1
(zero, four, one)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
0-4-1
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Yet, while 90% of survey respondents indicate optimism for 2023, only 10% of marketers have the resources they need to be successful next year
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Account-based marketing platform RollWorks, a division of NextRoll, today announced new research that reveals what's driving optimism for B2B marketers heading into 2023 and the customer acquisition strategies they're doubling down on to be successful.
In the survey of more than 1,000 B2B marketers, respondents validate that they continue to face limited resources, including smaller marketing teams and lean operating budgets. Over half (52%) of respondents say budgets for 2023 are less than $9 million, with 36% of those saying less than $1 million. Marketers also say that having more budget (39%) is higher on their wish list for 2023, versus having more people (29%). Only 10% of marketers say they already have the resources they need to be successful next year.
Despite budgetary restrictions, marketers remain positive about the coming year, with 90% indicating they're anywhere from moderately to extremely optimistic. One reason to be excited: customer retention. 52% of respondents say they're retaining more customers than last year, while another 38% are retaining the same amount of customers.
"These new findings certainly indicate hope and buoyancy in the year ahead, even in the midst of a contracting economy with restricted resources," said Jodi Cerretani, VP of Revenue Marketing at RollWorks. "Organizations are increasingly prioritizing customer acquisition over growing their pipeline, and they're turning to marketing to generate these strategies to impact revenue. High-value channels like content, partner, and email marketing are proving to be effective drivers of ROI for successful marketing programs."
ROI: The Role of Brand Awareness and Tie to Marketing Initiative Success
When asked to rank their top 3 measures of success for proving marketing effectiveness, 63% of respondents indicate stronger brand awareness, versus only 8% who say lowering customer churn is. Respondents are also 150% more likely to prioritize increasing customer acquisition over growing pipeline as an important measure of success.
RollWorks' survey uncovered a direct correlation between ROI and overall program success. 42% of marketers said their 2022 marketing initiatives and programs were very successful, and 55% said theirs were moderately successful. Also, 45% of respondents said they were very often able to articulate the ROI of their marketing strategies to revenue this year. 28% said they sometimes could and 19% said they always could. Additionally, an impressive 74% say their marketing approach has become more targeted and personalized in the last year.
Cerretani continued, "Distilling these findings, we love seeing how marketers articulate the ROI of their programs, and RollWorks is also seeing an increase in personalized and targeted marketing as well. It pays to be personal."
Looking ahead, marketers also believe that content (16%) email (14%), and partner (13%) marketing are among those activities with the most potential gains in 2023 (with content syndication, webinars and virtual events, and event marketing ranking lowest). Paid social, although ranking lower in driving ROI, is the highest investment opportunity for marketers in 2023 (23%).
The survey, conducted October through November 2022, consulted 1,007 B2B marketing and sales professionals. Learn more about how RollWorks can also help you get ahead in 2023 with highly targeted and efficient account-based strategies.
RollWorks, a division of NextRoll, offers ambitious B2B companies an account-based platform to align their marketing and sales teams and confidently grow revenue. Powered by proprietary data and machine learning, RollWorks' solutions address the needs of organizations large and small — from those with best-in-class ABM programs to those just beginning their exploration. By empowering teams to identify their target accounts and key buyers, reach those accounts across multiple channels, and measure program effectiveness in their system-of-record, RollWorks is an indispensable platform for marketers and sellers who believe that an account-based approach is just good business. To learn more visit www.rollworks.com.
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BENSALEM, Pa., Dec. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Iris Energy Limited ("Iris" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: IREN).
Class Period: November 17, 2021 – November 1, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: February 13, 2023
Investors suffering losses on their Iris investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) certain of Iris's Bitcoin miners, owned through its Non-Recourse SPVs, were unlikely to produce sufficient cash flow to service their respective debt financing obligations; (2) accordingly, Iris's use of equipment financing agreements to procure Bitcoin miners was not as sustainable as Defendants had represented; (3) the foregoing was likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's business, operations, and financial condition; and (4) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
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DALLAS, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Greg Bledsoe, the former Surgeon General for the State of Arkansas, has joined Dallas-based employee well-being company Kindly Human as a strategic advisor.
The Kindly Human mental well-being technology platform provides 24/7 preclinical peer support that helps employees navigate the life stressors that so many people experience, such as financial, relationship, work, and health concerns.
"Dr. Bledsoe will be an incredible champion for Kindly Human," said Cole Egger, CEO and co-founder. "His unique background will be key in helping guide our team on strategic and clinical insights around preventative mental health, including the role of government in supporting the mental well-being of workplaces and communities."
A fourth-generation Arkansan, Bledsoe served as Surgeon General for Arkansas from 2015-2023. His past roles have included positions at Arkansas Heart Hospital, Align MD, and serving on the faculty of Johns Hopkins Department of Emergency Medicine.
With both an MD from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and an MBA from MIT's Sloan School of Management, Bledsoe has combined his entrepreneurial business interests (including founding the expedition and wilderness medical education company ExpedMed) with a passion for healthcare. As a physician and business advisor, he is dedicated to connecting patients with the health resources they truly need, rather than the most expensive option. "I'm excited to work with Kindly Human," said Dr. Bledsoe. "Often in my work as an emergency medicine physician, I've thought that my patients needed a kind ear to listen – not a doctor – to help them sort through everyday stressful issues. Kindly Human offers that preclinical, empathetic peer support and can help users manage mental health concerns before they become critical and much more costly healthcare expenses."
About Kindly Human
Kindly Human is the leading provider of peer-based mental well-being solutions for employers. Through authentic, human conversations and on-demand technology, our platform connects individuals dealing with everyday life struggles to empathetic, professionally trained peers who share the same experiences and cultural characteristics. Our members have access to 24/7 preclinical support, helping humans in the moment of need — without waiting or navigating a complicated system of scarce mental health resources. For more information, visit kindlyhuman.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called for a “fair deal” for Hollywood’s striking writers on Monday as he hosted a White House screening of the the upcoming streaming series “American Born Chinese” to mark Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Biden made his first public comments on the strike, which hits the one-week mark Tuesday, in remarks ahead of the pilot’s screening. He was joined by an overflow crowd of hundreds of community leaders, elected officials and cast members and producers from the show in the East Room and the State Dining Room.
“Nights like these are a reminder of stories and the importance of treating storytellers with the dignity, respect and the value they deserve,” Biden said. “I sincerely hope the writers strike in Hollywood gets resolved and the writers are given a fair deal they deserve as soon as possible.”
He added: “This is an iconic, meaningful American industry. And we need the writers and all the workers and everyone involved to tell the stories of our nation and the stories of all of us.”
“American Born Chinese” is an adaptation of a graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, and stars Oscar winners Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan. It will premiere on Disney+ May 24.
Biden used his brief remarks onstage to outline his administration’s efforts to highlight the accomplishments of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities and to speak out against prejudice and violence targeting them.
“Hate can have no safe harbor in America,” Biden said. “Silence is complicity and we will not remain silent”
Quan, who introduced Biden, reflected on his journey from arriving in the U.S. as an 8-year-old refugee from Vietnam to making his first visit to the White House months after winning an Oscar.
“I do not take this moment lightly, because I know this building is a monument to a country that opened its arms to me,” he said. | https://www.koin.com/entertainment-news/biden-at-aanhpi-screening-hollywood-writers-need-fair-deal/ | 2023-05-09 07:53:10 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/entertainment-news/biden-at-aanhpi-screening-hollywood-writers-need-fair-deal/ |
WINDHAM, Maine — State leaders cut the ribbon Wednesday on the redesigned Maine Correctional Center in Windham, a facility that features an emphasis on rehabilitation and was once part of a 2022 campaign spat between Gov. Janet Mills and former Gov. Paul LePage.
Renovations began in 2018 on the prison, which was built on the grounds of what had been a 104-year-old facility. Officials said Wednesday a few tasks remain to wrap up the $142 million project that provides more space for rehabilitative programs and enhanced security.
Mills and Corrections Commissioner Randy Liberty were among the officials to speak during the ceremony, which featured an Honor Guard procession, raising of flags, ribbon cutting and tours of the prison that holds up to 582 male and 149 female incarcerated residents.
A tour of part of the grounds, including the family visitation area and outdoor space near the kitchen, revealed rows of dirt awaiting crops that inmates will grow through the prison’s organic farming program.
Liberty said the facility in Windham expects to harvest about 35,000 pounds of produce, part of the roughly 200,000 pounds produced by DOC facilities throughout Maine.
Liberty and Deputy Commissioner Anthony Cantillo also noted the prison will have a food processing center open by next summer to complement the garden area and greenhouse that will reduce waste through composting.
“I’ve had seven commissioners nationally ask to come visit what we’re doing here,” Liberty said. “To be able to do this inside the fence and provide opportunities really to do garden therapy to some degree, I think [it] will be very successful.”
Sticking with the emphasis on restorative instead of punitive justice, Mills mentioned how the correctional center also offers a program to help women with “long-term medical and mental health needs.”
Mills, a Democrat, also alluded Wednesday to her predecessor, LePage, without naming the Republican by saying her administration inherited the prison project that was tens of millions of dollars over budget.
The Maine Correctional Center was at the center of one of many disputes between Mills and LePage as they vied for the governor’s office in 2022. Mills defeated LePage, who ran the state from 2011 to 2019, to earn her second term.
LePage criticized the Mills administration for dropping his plan to build a drug treatment facility at the correctional center in Windham.
Mills’ corrections department said at the time the LePage-era prison renovation plan was $75 million over budget when she took office.
“What a problem to inherit,” Mills quipped Wednesday, praising the officials who got the project “back within budget” and also completed work on the Downeast Correctional Center in Machiasport.
LePage, who had derided the overdose reversing drug naloxone as “fake security for drug addicts,” had pitched an extension of Maine’s drug court program in which those accused of some drug crimes would spend a night in jail and then go through a yearlong treatment program to have their records expunged upon completion.
But Liberty, who was the Maine State Prison warden under LePage and a former Kennebec County sheriff, previously said the LePage model “is not best practice” since prisons deal with people toward the end of their time in the criminal justice system and such an idea could extend their time in it.
On Wednesday, Liberty said his department has treated about 1,900 incarcerated residents for addiction in the past two and a half years and helped reduce prisoner overdose fatalities. The state reported 10,110 total overdoses in 2022, including 716 suspected or confirmed overdose deaths, the third straight year Maine broke its record for overdose fatalities.
Mentioning to reporters how his father and a nephew had been incarcerated, Liberty added the seven state-run prisons in Maine allow inmates to continue any addiction treatment they are receiving when they begin their detention.
“We validate that,” Liberty said. | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/05/31/politics/janet-mills-windham-correctional-center-ribbon-cutting-n6hjn1me0n/ | 2023-05-31 22:49:06 | 0 | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/05/31/politics/janet-mills-windham-correctional-center-ribbon-cutting-n6hjn1me0n/ |
Police arrest 2 injured in shooting that killed girl, 12
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Hartford police said Wednesday that they have filed criminal charges against two teenagers who were wounded in a drive-by shooting that also killed a 12-year-old girl who was an innocent bystander. The shooter or shooters, meanwhile, remain at large.
Authorities disclosed new information alleging one of the teens, 18-year-old Jeremy Francis, exchanged gunfire with the drive-by suspect or suspects in the April 20 shooting, which killed seventh grader Se’Cret Pierce as she sat in a parked car. A 23-year-old man also was wounded.
Francis was served with an arrest warrant two days after the shooting while being treated at Saint Francis Hospital. Police charged him with unlawful discharge of a firearm, carrying a pistol without a permit, risk of injury to a minor and reckless endangerment.
The other wounded teen, 16, was supposed to be under house arrest at the time of the shooting because he was on probation for firearm charges, police said. He was taken into custody and detained, authorities said. His name was not released because of his age.
The state public defender’s office is representing Francis, but said it could not comment Wednesday because his case has not yet been assigned to a staff member.
Police said the shooting appeared to target the three males who were wounded, as they stood on a sidewalk shortly after 8:30 p.m. Se’Cret was shot in the head and abdomen, and died at the hospital the next morning. The three other victims’ injuries were not life-threatening, police said.
Se’Cret’s death came more than a decade after her father, Shane Oliver, was shot to death on another Hartford street. Oliver was 20.
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China responds to US complaint over plane intercept with demand for end to surveillance flights
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing responded Wednesday to complaints from the United States about a Chinese fighter jet’s dangerous interception of an American Air Force reconnaissance aircraft in international airspace over the South China Sea by demanding an end to such flights.
The incident adds to military, diplomatic and economic tensions between the sides over U.S. support for self-governing Taiwan, China’s refusal to engage in dialogue between their armed forces and Beijing’s flying of a suspected spy balloon over the U.S.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told reporters at a daily briefing Wednesday that China would keep taking measures it deems necessary to safeguard its sovereignty.
“The U.S. should immediately stop these dangerous provocations,” Mao said.
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command called the Chinese plane’s actions an “unnecessarily aggressive maneuver,” adding to complaints that China’s military has become significantly more aggressive over the past five years, intercepting U.S. aircraft and ships in the region.
China says it owns the South China Sea virtually in its entirety, a claim not recognized internationally and directly challenged by nations along its coast including the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia.
In a statement Tuesday, the U.S. military said the pilot of the Chinese J-16 fighter jet flew directly in front of the nose of the RC-135 conducting routine operations in international airspace last Friday.
Military-to-military contacts between the sides have all but evaporated in recent years amid a historic decline in governmental relations, even as trade and personal exchanges remain strong.
Further dampening prospects for a reduction in tensions, China said its defense chief will not meet with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin when the two men attend a security conference in Singapore over the weekend.
Austin is scheduled to address the Shangri-La Dialogue on Saturday, while Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu will speak at the gathering on Sunday.
China has said the U.S. is entirely responsible for the breakdown in communications, but has not publicly given a reason.
With its People’s Liberation Army as the world’s largest standing military, which answers directly to the ruling Communist Party, China frequently challenges military aircraft from the U.S. and its allies in the South and East China Seas, and the Taiwan Strait connecting the two.
Such behavior led to a 2001 in-air collision between a Chinese fighter and U.S. Navy surveillance plane in which the Chinese plane was lost and pilot killed.
In Tuesday’s statement, the Indo-Pacific Command said America will continue to “fly, sail, and operate — safely and responsibly — wherever international law allows,” and expects all other countries to do the same.
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DALLAS (AP) — From speaking at a health equity forum to striking a pose to the beats of a DJ set at a party on a pedestrian bridge, Naomi Green spent one weekend this month jumping from one event in Dallas to another that celebrated Juneteenth and Pride together.
“Sometimes I think the Black community forgets that LGBTQ people are still Black as well,” Green said. “And so we have the opportunity to really celebrate both of those at the same time because just because we’re LGBTQ doesn’t remove our Blackness. We’re both.”
As the lives of LGBTQ+ people are celebrated in June during Pride month, groups have found ways to merge those festivities with America’s newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 — over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation — that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were told they’d been freed. Such gatherings help highlight the struggles against discrimination Black and LGBTQ+ people have faced while celebrating those whose lives are a convergence of both identities in an inclusive atmosphere.
Organizers say it’s especially vital to have such events amid a political climate that’s been increasingly hostile to LGBTQ+ people. Transgender people have been particularly targeted with a growing number of laws and policies including restrictions on gender-affirming care, public bathroom use and participation in sports.
“It’s really important for us to have places where people look like us or people that are … allies of us to all come together and enjoy each other,” said Ahmad Goree, chief operating officer of Dallas Southern Pride, which hosts an annual Juneteenth Unity Weekend Celebration that brought thousands to the city this year.
Silver Tran attended the Unity Weekend festival and pool party with her wife, brother-in-law and best friend. She said they swam, ate barbecue and caught up with each other.
“You feel more comfortable being there because you are around other members of the LGBTQ community, so you don’t feel awkward or anything,” said Tran, who has attended the event for the last couple of years. “Everyone is just there to have a good time. No one is there to really judge you.”
Green, a transgender woman, said she appreciates that Dallas Southern Pride has been inclusive of the transgender community, which has seen several members killed in attacks in the city in recent years. Green said she believes education and visibility will help increase acceptance.
“We pay taxes, we work jobs, we have families, we have people who love us,” said Green, a marketing manager for a global firm. “We contribute to society, just like everyone else does.”
Trevon Mayers, senior director of advocacy and community engagement at New York City’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, said adding a Juneteenth celebration to the center’s Pride month festivities allows one to consider what freedom looks like “for the intersections of our community.”
“We often talk about the LGBTQ community not being a monolith, and that is also extended to the Black community,” Mayers said. “There are so many nuances and intricacies of what those community members look like and the diversity that exists within that space.”
Diante Webb said he was happily surprised to see so many people he knew at the center’s celebration, called Center the Culture: A Queer Juneteenth Block Party. “I was there with a friend and found out I was amongst a lot of friends,” he said.
“I think it’s so important to have spaces where queer people of color can gather,” said Webb, an executive assistant at an environmental organization. “There’s not often a lot in even larger cities like New York.”
A screening of “Black Panther” at Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Denver on Juneteenth was part of a lineup of Pride events put on by Black Pride Colorado, a program of Youth Seen, which helps Black LGBTQI people access mental health and wellness services.
The screening, which had an opening that included a drag performance, was the group’s first time doing a Juneteenth event, said tara jae, Youth Seen’s founder and executive director. Such events provide a place to “have fellowship and just really be seen,” said jae, who uses the pronoun they.
They said queer people often don’t feel welcomed at mainstream events. Even at the group’s Pride events, they said, attendees seemed to be “on alert” with heightened anxiety.
Dallas Southern Pride got its start in 1997 after LGBTQ+ community members didn’t feel like there was a place for them in the celebrations surrounding the annual football matchup in Dallas of two historically Black universities — Louisiana’s Grambling State and Texas’ Prairie View A&M.
“Back then, there were just no safe places for these community members to go and have a good time,” Goree said. “They didn’t feel comfortable going into the majority communities.”
Goree said parties started being organized for LGBTQ+ people during that weekend. In 2016, they incorporated Juneteenth into the celebration.
Dallas Southern Pride’s events over Juneteenth weekend included everything from presentations from health experts to dancing late into the night. Booths set up at an evening pool party included a place for people to register to vote and where those taking HIV tests could get free concert tickets.
Outside of Austin on Lake Travis, dozens gathered this month for the Queer Black Women Alliance’s boat party for Juneteenth. Arijah Rashid, the alliance’s founder and president, said they grilled, chatted, danced and swam over the course of the evening.
“It’s nice to be able to find community and know that … you have a safe space to just be,” Rashid said. | https://www.kark.com/news/national/ap-gatherings-combining-pride-and-juneteenth-give-black-lgbtq-people-a-refuge-where-they-can-celebrate/ | 2023-06-30 00:22:41 | 1 | https://www.kark.com/news/national/ap-gatherings-combining-pride-and-juneteenth-give-black-lgbtq-people-a-refuge-where-they-can-celebrate/ |
It appears more people are defaulting on their mortgages.
According to a report from ATTOM, a property data analysis firm, there were more than 35,000 foreclosure filings in May, an increase of 7% from the month prior.
One out of about 4,000 homes nationwide were in foreclosure in May, the report states.
Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey were the three states with the highest foreclosure rates, according to the study.
"The recent increase in foreclosure filings nationwide indicates a trend that has been observed throughout the year, and what we have expected to occur,” said Rob Barber, CEO at ATTOM.
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The real estate market is tricky right now as consumers deal with rising costs and rising interest rates.
People looking to purchase a new home are facing interest rates 1.5 percentage points higher than a year ago. The average interest rate is currently 6.71% for a 30-year mortgage. “Mortgage rates decreased after a three-week climb,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “While elevated rates and other affordability challenges remain, inventory continues to be the biggest obstacle for prospective homebuyers.”
The National Association of Realtors issued a report Thursday that said middle-income buyers face the largest shortage of homes. The association said that more than 300,000 homes, listed for no more than $256,000, are needed to meet the demand.
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Gas prices are starting to rise. Will relief come soon after?
WASHINGTON - The roller coaster of gas prices continues leaving many to wonder, once again, when relief will come.
Americans have enjoyed several weeks of lowered gas prices, but now they’re starting to rise again.
According to AAA, the current average for a gallon of regular gas stands at $3.50. Last week, the average price was $3.45. A month ago, it was $3.20.
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The winter weather, or lack of it in many states, is one of the contributing factors.
"January’s weather was relatively mild in much of the nation, which led to more drivers hitting the road. However, a return of wintery conditions in February may see a revival of seasonal driving patterns," Andrew Gross, AAA spokesperson said in a news release.
While Gross remains optimistic, he points to another factor that could keep gas prices high.
"With the cost of oil stubbornly hovering around $80 per barrel, drivers probably won’t catch a big break at the pump over the next week or two," he continued.
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Gasoline prices mostly reflect trends in global oil prices and crude. Rising prices at the pump are a key driver in the highest inflation that Americans have seen in 40 years.
Meanwhile, California could become the first state to fine big oil companies for making too much money, a reaction to the industry’s supersized profits following a summer of record-high gas prices in the nation’s most populous state. Gov. Gavin Newsom and his Democratic allies in the state Legislature introduced the proposal.
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FRISCO, N.C. (WNCT) — A 17-year-old boy died Saturday after being trapped under several feet of sand at a beach in Frisco, North Carolina, according to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Officials said law enforcement rangers responded at around 2 p.m. to a 911 call of a male teen trapped in a hole. The hole was dug in a back-dune area behind the primary dune and could not be seen from the beachfront, a press release from the park explained.
Family and friends were looking for the teen, who was only identified as being from Chesapeake, Virginia, and found him buried under several feet of sand.
Officials said the teen became buried after part of the adjacent dune collapsed into the hole.
Rangers worked with family members to get the teen out while also performing CPR. Dare County Emergency Medical Services personnel and Hatteras Island Ocean Rescue staff assisted but the teen died at the scene.
“Cape Hatteras National Seashore offers our condolences to his family and friends,” said David Hallac, superintendent of National Parks of Eastern North Carolina. “We urge visitors not to dig deep holes on the beach due to the danger they present to beachgoers and emergency response staff.” | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/teen-dead-after-being-trapped-under-sand-at-outer-banks-beach/ | 2023-05-08 01:49:04 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/teen-dead-after-being-trapped-under-sand-at-outer-banks-beach/ |
(The Hill) – The Senate on Tuesday broke through nearly 30 years of stalemate on gun control legislation by voting 64 to 34 to advance an 80-page gun safety bill to respond to the mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, that left 31 people dead, including 19 school children.
The Senate voted to proceed to the bill just more than an hour after negotiators unveiled its text, giving lawmakers little time to digest its details.
The bill had strong momentum after a group of 10 Republican senators led by Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), who has an A-plus rating from the NRA, earlier this month signed onto a bipartisan framework of principles with 10 Democrats.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) gave the effort another boost last week when he announced that he supported the bipartisan framework and would also support legislation based on its key points.
Every Senate Democrat was expected to support the bill, even though it didn’t include more far-reaching reforms that many of them support, such as bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and universal background checks.
The vote shakes up the politics of the gun violence debate in Congress as many of the Republicans who voted to proceed to the bill have A or A-plus NRA ratings.
Here are the 14 Republicans who voted yes:
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas)
Cornyn is a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee who negotiated with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) last year on legislation to expand background checks for commercial sellers but without success.
Cornyn scored one of the few notable accomplishments on gun violence legislation in recent years when he coauthored and helped pass the Fix NICS Act in 2018. The legislation required federal agencies to produce plans for uploading all relevant information to the National Instant Criminal Background Checks System.
McConnell tapped Cornyn to lead the negotiations for Republicans shortly after a bipartisan group of senators met in Murphy’s basement to begin talks in hopes of finding a way to respond to the Buffalo and Uvalde shootings.
Cornyn has an A-plus rating from the NRA and McConnell has praised him for knowing more about gun-safety policy than anyone else in the Senate GOP conference.
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
McConnell showed his interest in passing a bill to respond to the violence in Buffalo and Uvalde when he tapped Cornyn to lead the negotiations with Democrats.
A Republican senator close to McConnell said the leader’s decision to task Cornyn with the job showed that he wanted to get a positive result.
McConnell later said as much when speaking to reporters this month.
“I am hopeful that we could come up with a bipartisan solution that’s directly related to the facts of this awful massacre,” he said in late May.
McConnell announced last week that he would support the gun-safety bill if it hewed to the bipartisan framework endorsed by 10 Republican and 10 Democratic senators on June 12.
McConnell also has an A-plus rating from the NRA.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)
Tillis made up the core negotiating group along with Cornyn and Democratic Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.).
He was initially seen as skeptical toward gun-safety legislation when early on during the debate he raised concerns about red flag legislation but once Cornyn and McConnell brought him into the talks he turned out to be a valuable asset to the negotiations.
Tillis is viewed as a good political barometer of the Republican Party and his support for the framework likely encouraged other Republicans to sign on.
He has an A NRA rating.
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)
Collins is one of the principal dealmakers in the Senate and she attended the first meeting in Murphy’s hideaway in late May. Collins was particularly active in the talks to combat illegal straw purchasing and firearms trafficking.
She introduced the Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act in April of last year.
Collins has a B rating from the NRA.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)
Graham cosponsored legislation with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in 2018 to amend the federal criminal code to authorize and establish procedures for a family member or law enforcement officer to request a court order to take away a firearm from someone judged to pose a risk to himself or others.
Graham attended the first meeting of the bipartisan group in Murphy’s hideaway and said afterward that he supported legislation to create incentives for states to administer red flag laws if they chose.
Graham has an A rating from the NRA.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.)
Cassidy worked on the mental health component of the gun safety bill and participated in the first bipartisan discussion in Murphy’s office via telephone.
Cassidy is building a reputation for himself as a bipartisan dealmaker. He signed a statement last year endorsing a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure framework, which paved the way for the deal eventually passing.
He’s not up for re-election until 2026.
Cassidy has an A rating from the NRA.
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)
Blunt is the chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee and a close ally of McConnell’s.
He’s not as moderate as other Republicans who signed onto the bipartisan framework on gun-safety principles earlier this month.
McConnell’s desire to get a result on gun-safety legislation may have helped Blunt vote yes. He is retiring from Congress at the end of the year.
Blunt has an A rating from the NRA.
Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.)
Burr is another McConnell loyalist who is retiring from Congress at the end of this year.
The prominent role that his home-state colleague Tillis played in the talks gave Burr more incentive to vote for proceeding to the bill.
He also signed onto the bipartisan framework of principles released on June 12.
He has an A-plus rating from the NRA.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah)
Romney has emerged with Collins and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) as the three most likely Republican swing votes in this Congress.
He voted twice to convict former President Trump on impeachment charges.
Romney kept his involvement in the discussions pretty low-profile but he signed the June bipartisan framework.
He played a prominent role in negotiating last year’s bipartisan infrastructure bill and earlier this bill hashed out a compromise with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on a $10 billion COVID relief package.
He is one of the biggest bipartisan dealmakers in the Senate and has an A rating from the NRA.
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio)
Portman was one of the 10 Republican senators who endorsed the June framework along with 10 Democrats.
He is an advisor to McConnell’s leadership team and will retire from Congress at the end of the year.
Portman was one of the lead negotiators on last year’s bipartisan infrastructure bill. More recently he has emerged as the Senate’s leading champion for supporting Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion.
He has an A rating from the NRA.
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)
Capito was one of the four surprise Republican votes for proceeding to the gun safety bill Tuesday evening.
Capito did not endorse the June framework and when asked about it said she would have to review the details of the legislative text before rendering an opinion on whether she would support or oppose the bill.
Capito is also an advisor to McConnell’s leadership team and her home-state colleague Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) was an early participant in the bipartisan discussions on responding to the violence in Uvalde.
Capito has an A rating from the NRA.
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)
Ernst didn’t endorse the bipartisan framework when it was first unveiled this month and also said she wanted to review the legislative text before making a decision.
Ernst is a member of McConnell’s leadership team as the vice chairwoman of the Senate Republican Conference.
She was seen as a possible yes vote after she signaled willingness to consider raising the minimum age for buying an AR-15-style rifle to 21.
She has an A rating from the NRA.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)
Murkowski was viewed as a mystery vote heading into floor consideration of the gun safety bill.
Murkowski deflected reporters’ questions about the various gun-safety proposals in recent weeks by saying she was focused on other issues.
She played a leading role in negotiating last year’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill and isn’t afraid to break with the majority of her conference on big votes.
She famously opposed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation in 2018 and voted to impeach Trump for inciting insurrection last year.
Murkowski is up for re-election in November but she has a built a political base for herself in Alaska that includes many moderate Republicans, independents and Democrats.
She has an A rating from the NRA.
Rep. Todd Young (R-Ind.)
Young was one of the biggest surprises to emerge on Tuesday after he voted to proceed to the legislation.
He’s a former member of McConnell’s elected leadership team as someone who chaired the National Republican Senatorial Committee in 2019 and 2020.
Young has a pragmatic streak and knows that showing independent voters and suburban women, two key electoral blocs, that Republicans know how to govern is good politics in general elections.
Young is a former Marine Corps intelligence officer and has an A-plus rating from the NRA. | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/here-are-the-14-gop-senators-who-voted-to-advance-gun-safety-bill/ | 2022-06-22 12:02:11 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/here-are-the-14-gop-senators-who-voted-to-advance-gun-safety-bill/ |
24-hour Emergency Hotline Activated at 1-800-626-1297; All Dialysis Patients Welcome Regardless of Provider
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA), the nation's leading dialysis provider, has activated its national disaster response team to ensure continuity of care for patients and assist employees as Hurricane Ian heads toward Florida's west coast.
Any person in need of life-sustaining dialysis, or who may have questions about where to receive care before, during, or after the storm, should call Fresenius Kidney Care's 24-hour Emergency Hotline at 1-800-626-1297. This service is available for any dialysis patient in affected areas regardless of their care provider.
"Our priority is the health and safety of our patients and colleagues," said Bill Valle, CEO of Fresenius Medical Care North America and acting president of Fresenius Kidney Care. "Natural disasters like this storm can have dire consequences for patients needing life-sustaining dialysis care and its critical we take care of our colleagues so they can take care of our patients."
Fresenius Kidney Care has been ensuring patients receive treatment prior to the storm by extending hours or moving patients to other clinics outside the evacuated areas. Patients are provided emergency kits and instructions for touching base with their care teams during and after the storm to ensure they continue treatments should their regular dialysis center sustain damage or isn't accessible.
Disaster response team members have brought in gasoline, diesel, generators, trucks, water, and supplies and are testing generators, securing facilities, and sandbagging where necessary. For patients who typically administer their own dialysis treatment at home, staff are prepared to deliver necessary supplies and check-in as needed.
"We are committed to ensuring that every person in need of dialysis can receive care regardless of their usual provider and the impact of the storm," said Bob Loeper, Vice President for Operations Support and Business Continuity at FMCNA. "Our patients are especially vulnerable due to kidney failure and the need for regular treatments. We have mobilized our response team to prepare for this storm and to respond immediately afterwards."
This is the third time in the last several months Fresenius Medical Care North America has activated all or parts of its disaster response team. It has previously responded to the water crisis in Jackson, Miss., and in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona hit the island.
People living with kidney failure require dialysis treatment every two to three days to stay alive and healthy and are among the most vulnerable during a disaster. Learn more about the company's disaster relief efforts at https://fmcna.com/company/disaster-relief-fact-sheet/.
About Fresenius Kidney Care
Fresenius Kidney Care, a division of Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA), provides dialysis treatment and support services to more than 200,000 people with kidney disease every year whether in their own homes or at more than 2,600 facilities nationwide. Fresenius Kidney Care's dedicated teams help address the physical and emotional aspects of kidney disease through personalized care, education, and lifestyle support services. For more information about Fresenius Kidney Care, visit www.FreseniusKidneyCare.com.
About Fresenius Medical Care North America
Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA) is the premier healthcare company focused on providing the highest quality care to people with renal and other chronic conditions. Through its industry-leading network of dialysis facilities and outpatient cardiac and vascular labs, Fresenius Medical Care North America provides coordinated healthcare services at pivotal care points for hundreds of thousands of chronically ill customers throughout the continent. As the world's largest fully integrated renal company, it offers specialty pharmacy and laboratory services, and manufactures and distributes the most comprehensive line of dialysis equipment, disposable products, and renal pharmaceuticals. For more information, visit the FMCNA website.
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A judge overseeing the case against Bryan Kohberger, charged with killing four University of Idaho students last fall, is set to hear arguments Friday over a gag order that largely bars attorneys and other parties in the case from speaking with news reporters.
A coalition of more than 30 media organizations has challenged the order, saying it violates the Constitution’s guarantees of free speech and a free press, as has a lawyer for one of the victim's families. But prosecutors and the defendant's lawyers insist it's needed to prevent prejudicial news coverage that could damage Kohberger's right to a fair trial.
“It remains appropriate to have an Order reminding lawyers and their agents of the rules of engagement in this country and that we try cases in court, not in the press,” one of Kohberger's attorneys, Jay Weston Logsdon, wrote in a memo to the court this week.
Kohberger, 28, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary in connection with the stabbing deaths in Moscow, Idaho, on Nov. 13, 2022. Second District Judge John C. Judge entered not guilty pleas on his behalf last month. Prosecutors have not said if they will seek the death penalty.
The bodies of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were found at a rental home across the street from the University of Idaho campus. The slayings shocked the rural Idaho community and neighboring Pullman, Washington, where Kohberger was a graduate student studying criminology at Washington State University.
The case has garnered widespread publicity, and in January Latah County Magistrate Judge Megan Marshall issued a “nondissemination” order barring attorneys, law enforcement agencies and others associated with the case from talking with the press or issuing statements unless they are quoting directly from a court document.
The Idaho Supreme Court in April declined to vacate the gag order, saying the news organizations, including The Associated Press, should have first asked the lower court to lift the order. The justices did not weigh in on whether the gag order violates First Amendment rights.
The news organizations subsequently did ask the lower court to revoke the order, and Judge scheduled arguments for Friday. The media coalition says that while it respects the defendant's right to a fair trial under the Sixth Amendment, the court should not have issued a gag order without evidence that right would be infringed by their ability to speak with attorneys involved in the case.
“Intervenors agree that there has been, and will continue to be, great publicity surrounding this case,” the coalition's attorneys wrote. “But publicity alone is not prejudicial. ... The State’s and Mr. Kohberger’s failure to present any evidence of prejudicial news coverage, and the Court’s failure to consider alternative measures, means the competing constitutional rights here were improperly balanced and the Gag Order should be vacated."
Shanon Gray, an attorney for the Goncalves family, has also asked the judge to lift the gag order, saying he should be allowed to speak on the family's behalf.
Gag orders that prohibit journalists from writing about certain cases are considered to be severely problematic under the First Amendment. But the U.S. Supreme Court and other appeals courts have upheld some that prohibit attorneys, police or others involved in a case — those with privileged information about it — from speaking with reporters to begin with, as a way to avoid influencing potential jurors or otherwise jeopardizing a defendant's right to a fair trial. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/national/2023/06/09/judge-weighs-challenge-to-gag-order-in-university-of-idaho-killings/ | 2023-06-09 06:28:31 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/national/2023/06/09/judge-weighs-challenge-to-gag-order-in-university-of-idaho-killings/ |
A Louisville native, Rift brings significant industry experience to her new role, along with a passion for the Old Forester brand.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Old Forester announced today that Kentucky native Melissa Rift has been named Brand Ambassador/Master Taster.
Rift will help continue the revitalization of Old Forester, the only bourbon to exist before, during and after Prohibition and the founding brand of Brown-Forman.
"Melissa brings a dynamic personality, a devotion to the bourbon industry and an enthusiasm for the rich heritage of our 152-year-old brand," said Mark Bacon, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Super-Premium American Whiskey. "We're thrilled to welcome her to the Brown-Forman family and are excited for her insights to amplify this new chapter in Old Forester's legacy."
This announcement marks a milestone and dream come true for Rift, who gained a holistic understanding of the growing bourbon industry from her beginnings as a bourbon tour guide. Most recently, she held a leadership role at Beam Suntory and previously served as Single Barrel Program Director at Bulleit Distilling Co.
"As the country's first bottled bourbon, Old Forester has such a history – but also an opportunity to usher in a new era for the entire industry," Rift said. "There's nothing better in the market than Old Forester – and I look forward to introducing more people to this authentic brand."
Born in Louisville, Rift authentically understands the rich culture of Kentucky bourbon and looks forward to sharing it with consumers, bartenders, media - and diverse consumers across the nation. She and her wife, Brittany, live in Louisville with their two dogs and two cats.
"I'm extremely excited to create a more inclusive bourbon industry to reflect the changing face of our beloved consumers and represent the Old Forester legacy so many love," Rift said.
For more information on Old Forester, please visit www.oldforester.com.
Old Forester is Brown-Forman's founding brand, founded in 1870 by George Garvin Brown. Brown believed Old Forester was so pure and consistent that he sealed it, signed it, and pledged, "There is nothing better in the market."
For more than 150 years, Brown-Forman Corporation has enriched the experience of life by responsibly building fine quality beverage alcohol brands, including Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey, Jack Daniel's Tennessee RTDs, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Fire, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Apple, Gentleman Jack, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel, Woodford Reserve, Old Forester, Coopers' Craft, The GlenDronach, Benriach, Glenglassaugh, Slane, Herradura, el Jimador, New Mix, Korbel, Sonoma-Cutrer, Finlandia, Chambord, and Fords Gin. Brown-Forman's brands are supported by approximately 5,200 employees globally and sold in more than 170 countries worldwide. For more information about the company, please visit http://www.brown-forman.com/.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A spokesman for the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol says Rudy Giuliani, who led Donald Trump’s court efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, has withdrawn from an interview that was scheduled to take place Friday.
Committee spokesman Tim Mulvey released a statement to multiple media outlets Thursday night saying: “Mr. Giuliani had agreed to participate in a transcribed interview with the Select Committee. Today, he informed committee investigators that he wouldn’t show up unless he was permitted to record the interview, which was never an agreed-upon condition.”
Mulvey continued: “Mr. Giuliani is an important witness to the conspiracy to overthrow the government and he remains under subpoena. If he refuses to comply the committee will consider all enforcement options.”
Giuliani’s attorney, Robert Costello, told CNN that even though Friday’s meeting is off, talks between the two sides continue.
In January the committee issued subpoenas to Giuliani and other members of Trump’s legal team who filed bogus legal challenges to the 2020 election that fueled the lie that race had been stolen from the former president.
Giuliani also spoke at the rally in front of the White House that preceded the Jan. 6 insurrection. Like Trump, he suggested the certification of Biden’s victory was an existential crisis for the country and used rhetoric that alluded to violence.
“Let’s have trial by combat,” Giuliani said. “I’m willing to stake my reputation, the President is willing to stake his reputation, on the fact that we’re going to find criminality there.” | https://phl17.com/national-news/giuliani-withdraws-from-interview-with-jan-6-committee/ | 2022-05-06 13:39:08 | 0 | https://phl17.com/national-news/giuliani-withdraws-from-interview-with-jan-6-committee/ |
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Stocks are adding to their recent gains in afternoon trading Friday, as Wall Street weighs a mix of company earnings reports and new data showing inflation jumped by the most in four decades last month.
The S&P 500 was up 1.1% as of 1:23 p.m. Eastern, while the Nasdaq was up 1.4%. Both indexes are on pace to end July with the biggest gains since November 2020. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.6%.
Positive earnings news from Apple and Amazon, as well as oil giants Exxon and Chevron, helped put traders in a buying mood.
Stock gains the month have been fueled by better-than-expected corporate earnings reports and falling bond yields, which have pulled back after soaring much of this year on expectations of higher interest rates.
Weak economic data, including a report Thursday showing that the U.S. economy contracted last quarter and could be in a recession, have also spurred stocks higher by giving some investors confidence that the Federal Reserve will be able to dial back its aggressive rate hikes sooner than expected.
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The central bank raised its key short-term interest rate by 0.75 percentage points on Wednesday, lifting it to the highest level since 2018. The Fed is raising rates in a bid to slow the U.S. economy and quell the highest inflation in 40 years.
An inflation gauge that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the biggest increase in four decades, leaving Americans with no relief from surging prices. On a month-to-month basis, inflation accelerated to 1% in June from May’s 0.6% monthly increase, the Commerce Department said Friday.
The figures underscored the persistence of the inflation that is eroding Americans’ purchasing power, dimming their confidence in the economy and threatening Democrats in Congress in the run-up to the November midterm elections.
Some market watchers advised against placing too much emphasis on the June data, however.
“This inflation metric is for June and we know much has changed since then, especially gas prices, so investors should put this inflation report into historical context,” said Jeffrey Roach, chief economist for LPL Financial. “Looking ahead, July inflation rates will ease a bit from the previous month as food and energy costs should wane in July.”
Still, inflation hit one company in its earnings on Friday: consumer staples giant Proctor & Gamble. The maker of Tide laundry detergent was down 5.1% after the company said consumers were cutting back, but the company’s recent price increases were keeping profits up.
Other company earnings reports were more encouraging.
Exxon and Chevron posted record quarterly profits last quarter amid high oil and gas prices. The two companies made $46 billion last quarter and roughly four times the amount of money those two companies made in the same period a year earlier. Chevron shares jumped 8.2% to a six-week high, while Exxon rose 4.4%.
Amazon surged 11.6% after the company posted a quarterly loss, but its revenue jumped sharply in the quarter.
Apple was up 3.1% after its quarterly earnings came in better than Wall Street expected. Apple saw its profit for the April-June period decline by 10% while revenue edged up 2% as it grappled with manufacturing headaches and inflation pressures.
In the bond market, yields were mixed. The two-year Treasury yield, which tends to move with expectations for the Fed, rose to 2.89% from 2.87% late Thursday. The 10-year yield, which influences mortgage rates, fell to 2.64% from 2.67%. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/us-markets-keep-rising-in-face-of-more-grim-inflation-news/article_92f3af61-26fe-5af0-b82a-2c9ef0f521ef.html | 2022-07-29 18:34:42 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/us-markets-keep-rising-in-face-of-more-grim-inflation-news/article_92f3af61-26fe-5af0-b82a-2c9ef0f521ef.html |
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin said he pays no attention to criticism or campaign donations when making decisions about what’s best for West Virginia.
Sounding somewhat exasperated when asked whether the dramatic bump in campaign contributions he’s received from oil and gas interests in recent months influenced his voting, the conservative Democrat said no.
During a roundtable discussion in Charleston on Friday, he said his office’s outsized role in drafting the sprawling economic package signed this week by U.S. President Joe Biden made him the target of the “far left,” environmental activists and the fossil fuel industry all at once.
“Nobody in their right mind would go through what I have gone through with my staff for the last eight months, taking all the crap we’ve taken from everybody in the country” if they weren’t doing what they believe is right, he said.
“I can be the hero and the villain all within a 24-hour shift,” he said. “The bottom line is, I make no excuses for what I think is right. I’ve always said this — If I can explain that, I can vote. I can take the criticism I know that goes with those votes. That’s part of the game.”
Manchin, who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, offered a key vote needed to pass the Democrats’ flagship climate and health care bill in the 50-50 Senate. The House used a party-line 220-207 vote to pass the legislation, which Biden signed Tuesday.
The law, which places caps on prescription drug prices for seniors and extends subsidies meant to help Americans pay for health insurance, contains billions in incentives for clean energy. Owing largely to Manchin’s influence, it also offers renewed support for traditional fuel sources such as coal and natural gas with steps such as subsidies for technology that reduces carbon emissions.
“I wasn’t sure that they would ever agree because of my friends on the far left, the environmental community, was totally committed to dispersing and basically eliminating fossil,” Manchin said of the law.
But Manchin said there is “no way you can get rid of fossil in any short period of time.”
“You can use it cleaner as you basically transition, but it’s going to be with us, and you got to do the best you can with it,” he said. “So, I wanted to make sure they understood that.”
On the other side, he said he’s “been criticized by all my friends in the coal industry” because they think the bill doesn’t go far enough to protect their interests.
“(They) for some reason think that this is going to be harmful,” said Manchin, whose family owns Enersystems, a coal brokerage company. “I think it basically is a pathway forward so we can continue to produce industry, provide energy that our country needs.”
Under an agreement with the Democratic leadership, Manchin proposed a separate list of legislation to speed up federal permitting and make energy projects harder to block under federal acts. He also specifically asked that federal agencies “take all necessary actions” to streamline completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a project long opposed by environmental activists.
The 303-mile (487-kilometer) pipeline, now mostly finished, would transport natural gas drilled from the Appalachian Basin through West Virginia and Virginia. Legal battles have delayed completion by nearly four years and doubled the pipeline’s cost, now estimated at $6.6 billion.
This election cycle, Manchin has received more campaign contributions from natural gas pipeline companies than any other member of U.S. Congress — contributions that have increased from $20,000 in 2020 to $331,910 in 2022, according to campaign finance records compiled by Open Secrets.
On Friday, he said his agenda in advocating for the pipeline was to bring down the cost for consumers by increasing the size of the market and creating jobs. He insisted the campaign money had nothing to do with it.
“I understand the cynical part of that. People look at it and they go, ‘Well, they’re just taking care of themselves,'” he said. “I’m sorry people, I have no idea who contributes. I don’t look at that, I don’t go out and advocate that at all.”
He said lawmakers need to “rise above” corporate and party pressure to deliver for their constituents.
“Politics has become a very, very nasty, destructive type of process … both sides are guilty of weaponizing the good of America for the good of the party — both sides, and it’s just not right for our country,” he said. | https://www.ksn.com/news/politics/ap-politics/manchin-dismisses-critics-embraces-hero-and-villain-role/ | 2022-08-20 06:27:33 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/politics/ap-politics/manchin-dismisses-critics-embraces-hero-and-villain-role/ |
LUXEMBOURG, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. (NYSE: AMBP) announces that its board of directors has declared a second quarter cash dividend of $0.10 per ordinary share. This is payable on June 28, 2022 to shareholders of record on June 14, 2022.
AMP previously declared a first quarter dividend of $0.10 per ordinary share on April 26, 2022, which will also be paid on June 28, 2022 to shareholders of record on June 14, 2022 and will result in a combined payment of $0.20 per ordinary share on that date.
AMP intends to pay a regular quarterly dividend of $0.10 per ordinary share going forward, to be paid before the end of the relevant quarter. On a full year basis, a $0.40 dividend per ordinary share represents a cash dividend of approximately $240 million.
To view this release online and for more information about Ardagh Metal Packaging please visit: https://www.ardaghmetalpackaging.com/corporate/investors
About Ardagh Metal Packaging
Ardagh Metal Packaging ("AMP") is a leading global supplier of infinitely recyclable, sustainable, metal beverage cans and ends to brand owners. A subsidiary of sustainable packaging business Ardagh Group, AMP is a leading industry player across Europe and the Americas, with innovative production capabilities. AMP operates 24 production facilities in nine countries, employing close to 5,800 employees and had sales of $4.1 billion in 2021.
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The Alabama Republican Party has set June 25 as the date to hear challenges to election results in four races from the May 24 primary.
The races are in Senate District 27 in east Alabama, House District 2 in north Alabama, and House districts 28 and 29 in northeast Alabama.
In Senate District 27, Auburn City Councilman Jay Hovey won by a single vote over Sen. Tom Whatley of Auburn.
In House Districts 28 and 29, the second-place finishers filed challenges because some voters were assigned to vote in the wrong districts in Etowah County, a problem acknowledged by state, county, and party officials.
In House District 2, Jason Spencer Black received 14 more votes than Kimberly Butler to claim second place and a spot in a runoff against Ben Harrison.
The state GOP candidate committee, a 21-member panel, will hear the challenges in the four races. The candidate committee met Sunday to set the date.
Contests were filed in five legislative races from the May 24 primary. But the candidate committee decided that a challenge in House District 1 did not meet the threshold for a hearing. That means incumbent Rep. Phillip Pettus of Killen claims the nomination.
Rep. Gil Isbell of Gadsden filed a challenge in House District 28, which he lost by 219 votes to former state Rep. Mack Butler of Gadsden.
Etowah County Commissioner Jamie Grant of Reece City filed a challenge in District 29, which he lost to Mark Gidley by 74 votes.
Steve Reagan of Gadsden, a would-be candidate in District 29, also filed a challenge because of the conflicting information he received. Reagan qualified to run in District 29, then withdrew after being told he lived in District 28. But when Reagan went to vote on election day, he was handed a ballot for District 29.
Isbell and Grant are asking for the party to hold a new primary. They initially wanted that to coincide with the June 21 runoff, which will be held in every county because there are statewide races involved. But the June 25 date to hear the election contests rules out any chance of that.
Secretary of State John Merrill said last week that state law precluded the Republican party from holding a new primary. Today he said the law allows the party to do so if it determines the circumstances justify that.
“(The law) says that if you cannot reach a definitive conclusion about who the nominee is then at that point the authority to call another election is an option for the party if they choose to go that direction,” Merrill said.
Asked today why he said last week that the law prohibited that, Merrill said he meant that he did not think the circumstances in Districts 28 and 29 would meet the standard to justify a second primary.
“There’s no evidence of any circumstances meriting that today,” Merrill said. “That’s the reason I told you I know they can’t do it.”
But Merrill did not rule out more information coming to light that could result in the party calling a new primary for the races in question.
Merrill and other officials have previously said they do not know how many voters were affected by the district assignment mistakes in Etowah County.
Merrill said today that his office will pay for Etowah County to hire a vendor to sort out the problems with voter assignments. Merrill said he expects that work to take about a month after the contract is finalized.
Merrill and Etowah County Probate Judge Scott Hassell have previously said in a joint statement that the problems resulted from the failure of the Etowah County Board of Registrars to reassign voters after the reapportionment plan approved by the Legislature last year.
Aside from filing an election challenge with the state Republican party in Senate District 27, Whatley also had the option for requesting a recount in the three counties in the district, Lee, Russell, and Tallapoosa. Recount requests are made to the county GOP organizations.
The Lee County and Russell County Republican party chairs said no recount request has been filed. Efforts to find out if a request has been filed in Tallapoosa County have been unsuccessful. Merrill said the deadline for a request passed last Friday at noon.
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HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Quanta Services Inc. (PWR) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $162.6 million.
On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had net income of $1.10. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.68 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.61 per share.
The specialty contractor for utility and energy companies posted revenue of $4.42 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.27 billion.
For the year, the company reported profit of $491.2 million, or $3.32 per share. Revenue was reported as $17.07 billion.
Quanta Services expects full-year earnings in the range of $6.75 to $7.25 per share, with revenue in the range of $18.4 billion to $18.9 billion.
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Reimagined program delivers new features and added savings tailored to meet member needs
CHICAGO, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Grubhub is doubling down on savings, rewards and unique experiences for diners with the relaunch of Grubhub+, its loyalty subscription program that gives members access to unlimited $0 delivery fees on eligible restaurant and convenience orders over $12.
New benefits available on eligible orders by members include lower service fees and a 5 percent credit back on pickup orders. Members will still receive unlimited $0 delivery fees on orders over $12, donation matching on Grubhub+ orders and member-only offers from restaurant and convenience partners. With these new benefits, members can get an additional average monthly savings of 20 percent.*
Expected in the coming months, members will receive additional benefits that will help them celebrate some of life's most joyful moments, including milestone rewards, month-long member savings and new Grubhub+ offers including the Fuel Rewards program at Shell. Through this new collaboration, Grubhub+ members will receive Gold Status in the Fuel Rewards program at Shell, saving them 5 cents per gallon on every fill-up when they sign up or link to their Fuel Rewards account.
"We continually gather feedback from our diners, and they've told us they want more value, recognition and elevated service from their subscription programs. That's exactly what we've offered with the relaunch of Grubhub+," said Launika Raykar, vice president, loyalty, customer engagement and partnerships at Grubhub. "Reinforcing our commitment to addressing diner feedback in all facets of our business, we took the best features from the original Grubhub+ program and our previous pilot programs to drive measurable value and tangible savings for members."
As a valuable and growing diner segment, Grubhub+ members order more frequently and have significantly better retention than non-members. They are also highly engaged — using their membership and $0 delivery fees to order more than just restaurant meals, including convenience items. This behavior benefits the Grubhub marketplace more broadly since merchants receive more orders and delivery partners have more opportunities to earn.
In addition to Grubhub's new Fuel Rewards offer, Grubhub works with a number of leading brands, including Amazon Prime, Bank of America and Lyft to provide Grubhub+ to offer additional value to their customers — bringing more benefits to their existing membership programs. To stay up to date on the latest with Grubhub+, visit here.
About Grubhub
Grubhub is part of Just Eat Takeaway.com (LSE: JET, AMS: TKWY), and is a leading U.S. food ordering and delivery marketplace. Dedicated to connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, Grubhub elevates food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms, and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub features more than 365,000 restaurant partners in over 4,000 U.S. cities.
*Benefits apply on eligible orders only. Additional fees may apply. Grubhub+ is an automatically renewing membership service requiring recurring payments at the then-current rate (currently $9.99/mo) plus tax until canceled. For more details and terms, visit grubhub.com/plus. Average monthly savings is based on estimated average monthly savings with new benefits. Individual member savings may vary based on location and purchasing activity, among other factors.
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WFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, July 20, 2022
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BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Francisco CA
903 PM PDT Mon Jul 18 2022
...SNEAKER WAVES AND ENHANCED RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
.A long period southerly swell arrived this afternoon. The long
period swell will result in increased risk of sneaker waves and
strong rip currents for south-facing beaches. Strong currents also
possible for west-facing beaches. Individuals going to the coast
should use caution and are advised to remain off of exposed
coastal rocks and jetties.
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...Increased risk of sneaker waves and strong rip currents
along the coast for south facing beaches.
* WHERE...Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National
Seashore, Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast, San
Fransisco Peninsula Coast, San Francisco and Northern Monterey
Bay.
* WHEN...Through Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and
localized beach erosion.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest risk of sneaker waves and strong
rip currents this afternoon through Wednesday.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.
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7-Eleven Shootings Update: 'Stone-cold serial killer' to be charged in LA-area slayings
Prosecutors plan to charge a Los Angeles man in connection with three murders across Southern California, calling the suspect a "stone-cold serial killer," as part of a deadly robbery crime spree last week at a half-dozen 7-Elevens and a doughnut shop.
Investigators have linked Malik Patt, 20, to the fatal shooting of a homeless man in Los Angeles on July 9, as well as the July 11 deaths of a 7-Eleven clerk in Brea and a man who intervened in a robbery in a 7-Eleven parking lot in Santa Ana.
(Previous coverage in video above.)
Three other people were shot and wounded in the July 11 violence, one of whom remained gravely injured on Monday, according to Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer. Patt faces a slew of charges that, if convicted, could result in the death penalty or a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
“Malik Patt is a stone-cold serial killer," Spitzer said Monday in a news conference announcing the filing of criminal charges. "There’s no other way to describe him. He executed innocent people and shot others.”
The July 11 robberies occurred within five hours in San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside counties, setting off an intensive manhunt that resulted in the arrests of the two men in Los Angeles on Friday. Authorities say Jason Payne, 44, was Patt's accomplice but was not involved in the killings.
Both men are being held in jail and are expected to be arraigned Tuesday. It was not immediately clear whether they had attorneys who could speak on their behalf.
Matthew Hirsch, a 40-year-old clerk, was shot and killed at the Brea store, and Matthew Rule, 24, was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Santa Ana store while trying to intervene in the robbery of someone else. The identify of the homeless man who was slain in Los Angeles has not been made public. | https://www.kcra.com/article/7-eleven-shootings-update-stone-cold-serial-killer-to-be-charged-in-la-area-slayings/40643457 | 2022-07-18 19:52:16 | 0 | https://www.kcra.com/article/7-eleven-shootings-update-stone-cold-serial-killer-to-be-charged-in-la-area-slayings/40643457 |
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Santa Cruz County Bank (OTCQX: SCZC), today announced Maxwell Sinclair has joined the Bank as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer.
Mr. Sinclair has a 28-year history in the banking industry with extensive executive-level experience in risk management, compliance, AML/BSA and human resource management. Most recently, Mr. Sinclair served as EVP Chief Risk, Compliance & Human Resources Officer at Pacific Mercantile Bancorp/Pacific Mercantile Bank, where he managed all aspects of risk, compliance, and regulatory matters, human resources, as well as regulatory relationships and corporate governance. He is also a founder of an Arizona-based de novo where he served in the capacity of Chief Risk Officer with responsibilities for governance, audit, compliance and human resource management. His experience includes serving as VP Compliance & BSA Manager at Zions Bancorp (California Bank & Trust). He also served as VP Compliance & BSA Officer and CRA & Security Manager at several Southern California-based financial institutions.
Mr. Sinclair obtained his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Southern California and his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from University of the Redlands. He is a graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School, American Bankers Association National Compliance School, and also holds a certificate in Human Resource Management from Loyola Marymount University.
Commenting on his new appointment, Mr. Sinclair stated, "It is a pleasure to be joining an institution that I have long admired for its strong ties and commitment to the local community. After working with Santa Cruz County Bank's entire team and Board of Directors, it validated and solidified my respect for the Bank's sound practices, well-managed operations and outstanding reputation in the industry. Working strategically with the team and understanding its mission and vision lead to my acceptance of this incredible opportunity to permanently lead the Bank's risk management enterprise."
Krista Snelling, President and CEO commented, "Maxwell served as an advisor in the areas of compliance and risk management. He stepped in at a crucial moment, before an FDIC Examination, which he handled smoothly and professionally, and delivered best outcomes. The vast experience and professionalism he brings to the Bank are already playing a key role in our success and growth. We're thrilled to have him on the Executive Team."
Mr. Sinclair is a current board member of AOJAH and the Wiley Center/LA Speech and Language, and a former board member of Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Los Angeles Chapter, USC Summer Leadership Program, and also served as a former Advisory Board member of Central City Lutheran Mission, San Bernardino, and Bethlehem Temple Economic Development. Mr. Sinclair currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Rosario, and will maintain an office at the Bank's 75 River Street office in downtown Santa Cruz.
ABOUT SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BANK
Santa Cruz County Bank was founded in 2004. It is a top-rated, locally-owned and operated, full-service community bank headquartered in Santa Cruz, California. The bank has branches in Aptos, Capitola, Cupertino, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley and Watsonville. Santa Cruz County Bank is distinguished from "big banks" by its relationship-based service, problem-solving focus and direct access to decision makers. The bank is a leading SBA lender in Santa Cruz County and Silicon Valley and a top USDA lender in the state of California. As a full-service bank, Santa Cruz County Bank offers competitive deposit and lending solutions for businesses and individuals; including business loans, lines of credit, commercial real estate financing, construction lending, agricultural loans, SBA and USDA government guaranteed loans, credit cards, merchant services, remote deposit capture, mobile and online banking, bill payment and treasury management. True to its community roots, Santa Cruz County Bank has supported regional well-being by actively participating in and donating to local not-for-profit organizations.
Santa Cruz County Bank stock is publicly traded on the OTCQX U.S. Premier marketplace under the symbol SCZC. Stock purchase orders may be placed online, through a brokerage firm, or through Market Makers listed in the Investor Relations section of the bank's website. For more information about Santa Cruz County Bank, visit www.sccountybank.com.
This release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties may include but are not necessarily limited to fluctuations in interest rates, inflation, government regulations and general economic conditions, and competition within the business areas in which the Bank is conducting its operations, including the real estate market in California and other factors beyond the Bank's control. Such risks and uncertainties could cause results for subsequent interim periods or for the entire year to differ materially from those indicated. Readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which reflect management's view only as of the date hereof. The Bank undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Midterm elections have historically been good for stock investors.
With mail-in voting already underway in some states for the Nov. 8 midterms, that’s a welcome signal for shareholders, who’ve seen major indexes drop into bear market territory this year — more than 20% below recent highs.
“On average, markets do tend to rally after midterm elections,” said Liz Young, chief investment strategist at SoFi. “There’s this sort of collective sigh of relief.”
In the 15 midterm elections since 1962, the benchmark S&P 500 climbed an average of 14.4% over a six-month period starting Nov. 1, according to data from FactSet. The average gain over a 12-month period was 15.6%.
The trend holds even for years like this, when the market is falling sharply prior to the vote.
But even as corporate profits hit record highs this year, investors remain worried about the prospect of a recession in the U.S. and abroad as central banks grapple with the highest inflation in decades.
Whether the market can emerge from its deep slump after the election is likely to hinge more on the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool inflation by aggressively raising interest rates.
“Today, it is inflation, the Fed’s response to elevated inflation, and resulting risk of recession, that will be what determines the market’s direction over the coming quarters,” Seema Shah, chief global strategist at Principal Asset Management, wrote in a recent research note.
The Fed has been hiking interest rates in a bid to slow the economy enough to crush inflation, but with every rate hike Wall Street grows more jittery that the central bank will go too far.
The Fed has already raised its benchmark interest rate five times this year, with the last three increases by three-quarters of a percentage point, and inflation is still accelerating. Wall Street expects another raise of three-quarters of a percentage point in November.
The last time the Fed raised interest rates so aggressively to bring down inflation was in the early 1980s, when inflation had soared to nearly 15%. That led to a cycle of alternating rate increases and cuts and volatility in the stock market. During one of the longest rate-hike cycles, which began in September 1980 and ran through May 1981, the S&P 500 gained 8.3%, although the gains evaporated by late September.
Uncertainty over how far the Fed will go in its rate-hiking campaign, how effective it will be to cool inflation and how much the economy slows will not be resolved by the outcome of next month’s elections. Until there’s more clarity on these questions, the market is likely to see more volatility in the months ahead.
“So, instead of the market being up by June or September of 2023, it’s down because the rate hikes are starting to bite and a recession ensues,” said Tom Martin, senior portfolio manager with Globalt Investments. “There are so many other things going on that this is just not something that I think you want to put a lot of stock in.”
Greg Bassuk, CEO at AXS Investments, says the historical trends pointing to a market gains following the midterm elections are just not as relevant today.
“We think the market driver over the next few weeks is related to shocks around the Fed and interest rates and recession, all wrapped together, much more so than trends relating to where we are in the overall election cycle,” he said.
Still, for investors desperate for some relief after a punishing year on Wall Street, the market’s performance in the months following past midterm elections may offer some reason for optimism.
A recent report by Verdence Capital Advisors notes that midterm election years tend to be volatile, with an average drawdown of 19% since 1934. However, “history has also suggested this should be used as a buying opportunity as the year after midterm elections is a favorable time for equity markets, regardless of the economic environment,” according to the report.
Regardless of how the market fares after a midterm election, it doesn’t make much difference which party controls Congress.
“The make-up of the government — be it divided or unified, Democrat or Republican controlled, a shift in power or reinforcement of the status quo — does not have a statistically significant impact on market returns,” Shah wrote. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-post-election-rally-unlikely-amid-fed-rate-outlook/ | 2022-10-21 12:23:47 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-post-election-rally-unlikely-amid-fed-rate-outlook/ |
DALLAS, June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Artisan Design Group ("ADG"), a portfolio company of The Sterling Group, today announced the acquisition of Peachtree Cabinet Distributors ("Peachtree") and GranCo Countertops ("GranCo" or collectively the "Company"). ADG is a leading provider of interior finish products and installation to homebuilders, multi-family developers, and institutional property owners.
Both based in Georgia, Peachtree is a cabinet distributor serving the single-family housing market, and GranCo is a full-service countertop fabricator and installer.
"We look forward to strengthening ADG's presence in the Southeast region through our partnership with Peachtree and GranCo," said Steve Margolius, CEO of Artisan Design Group. "The addition of the Company will enhance our cabinet offering in the Southeast and expand our product capabilities to countertops, allowing us to better serve our customers through bundled services."
"ADG is the ideal partner for Peachtree and GranCo because of our shared commitment to providing customers with best in class cabinets and countertops services," said Ryan Kempf and Todd Whiddon.
About Artisan Design Group
ADG is a provider of design, procurement, and installation services for flooring, cabinets and countertops, serving homebuilders, multi-family developers and institutional property owners. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, ADG operates more than 172 distribution, design and service facilities and coordinates installation through over 3,000 personnel across 25 states. ADG was formed in 2016 through the combination of Floors Inc. and Malibu Floors. ADG has completed fourteen acquisitions over the past four years under Sterling's ownership. The company has completed twenty-two total acquisitions since its founding in 2016. ADG continues to seek local and regional market leaders to add to its family of flooring, cabinets and countertops specialists.
About The Sterling Group
Founded in 1982, The Sterling Group is a private equity and private credit investment firm that targets investments in basic manufacturing, distribution, and industrial services companies. Typical enterprise values of these companies at initial formation range from $100 million to $750 million. Sterling has sponsored the buyout of 65 platform companies and numerous add-on acquisitions for a total transaction value of over $14.0 billion. Sterling currently has over $5.9 billion of assets under management. For further information, please visit www.sterling-group.com.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results and all investments are subject to loss.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Take 5 Evening" game were:
02-18-21-24-31
(two, eighteen, twenty-one, twenty-four, thirty-one)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Take 5 Evening" game were:
02-18-21-24-31
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This fall marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of Students Together Against Cancer (STAC) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
This organization was founded by Jeremy Payne and his roommate Brendon Henning when they were enrolled at UNL. Payne was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in the seventh grade. Through his battle with cancer, the people he met and his experiences, he was inspired to help with the financial needs of those who battle cancer.
STAC's purpose is to raise funds to donate to cancer patients who are struggling with finances through a cancer diagnosis.
The club regularly donates hundreds of dollars to each individual patient and continually explores new ways to raise funds, attract members and promote the organization's mission.
Aside from being a Recognized Student Organization at UNL, STAC is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit through the IRS. In 10 years, the organization has donated over $40,000, helping local, low-income cancer patients pay for food and utility bills.
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In addition, STAC has a branch at Lincoln Southwest High School. As a result, these individuals and their families do not have to worry about where their next meal will come from or how they will keep the lights on.
More information about how to apply for a donation or how to donate to patients in need can be found at teamstac.org or by emailing unl@teamstac.org. | https://journalstar.com/niche/neighborhood-extra/fun-and-fundraisers/unl-students-together-against-cancer-marks-10-years/article_cfa39de2-518d-5700-bc9c-f14da4900cb6.html | 2022-10-15 04:33:30 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/niche/neighborhood-extra/fun-and-fundraisers/unl-students-together-against-cancer-marks-10-years/article_cfa39de2-518d-5700-bc9c-f14da4900cb6.html |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — After the PACT Act passed in the summer, it opened a new pathway for veterans suffering from cancer due to toxic exposures. However, the Department of Veterans Affairs wanted to do more to get veterans help faster.
“We need to get them what they need now,” VA Press Secretary Terrence Hayes said.
The VA says it will now speed up claim processing to ensure veterans with cancer from toxic exposures are getting access to care.
“It was gonna be a phased-in approach over several years, up to 2025. The President, President Biden, Secretary McDonough said no, that’s not sufficient enough,” Hayes said.
Hayes said all PACT Act related claims will be processed starting on January 1st, providing coverage for more than 20 new presumptive conditions.
“There’s no evidence required. Bottom line- if you have one of those conditions, come see us for healthcare, but also file your benefit claim today, so you can get the benefit you’ve earned,” Hayes said.
Veterans have already filed 14,000 claims since the PACT Act passed. To handle that surge in claims, the VA is hiring more staff at its regional offices.
“Once we get those folks on board, we’ll train them up, educate them and get them on board so we can get this thing right done the first time,” Hayes said.
The toxic exposure screenings will take place every five years, but if veterans notice any signs, they can seek immediate help.
“Raise their hand the moment that they see something that can potentially be linked to their service,” Hayes said.
Hayes says there are thousands of veterans who still haven’t signed up for coverage or filed a claim. He’s urging those who have, to reach out to their fellow service members. | https://www.wfla.com/news/washington-dc/veterans-affairs-announces-expedited-process-for-veterans-pact-act-cancer-claims/ | 2022-11-11 21:44:46 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/washington-dc/veterans-affairs-announces-expedited-process-for-veterans-pact-act-cancer-claims/ |
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