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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former prime minister said Wednesday that the government of premier Shahbaz Sharif is mismanaging the country’s fragile economy.
Imran Khan’s remarks to journalists at his residence in Islamabad came hours after Pakistan’s currency plummeted to an all-time low of 225 rupees against the U.S. dollar, amid increasing political instability. The delay in the release of a crucial $1.17 billion installment from the International Monetary Fund to Islamabad has also added to the existing economic crisis.
The fund last week said it reached a preliminary agreement with Pakistan to revive the $6 billion bailout package. But the deal is subject to approval by the IMF’s executive board.
On Wednesday, Khan said he “worries” that Pakistan is teetering near an “economic collapse.” A spokesman for Sharif did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
He said a looming crisis “all started after my government was ousted.” He reiterated his call for snap elections, a demand already dismissed by Sharif and his allies.
Khan came into power following the 2018 parliamentary elections, but he lost a majority in the National Assembly in April when his allies and about two dozen lawmakers from his own Tehreek-e-Insaf party abandoned him.
Khan’s removal in April came amid his cooling relations with Pakistan’s powerful military, which many of Khan’s political opponents allege helped the former premier, Khan, come to power in general elections in 2018. The military has directly ruled Pakistan for more than half of its 75 years and wields considerable power over civilian governments.
Since his ouster, Khan has criticized the country’s powerful army chief, Qamar Javed Bajwa, saying he was also part of the greater plot aimed at removing him from power. The military has denied the charge.
Khan also insists his government was ousted under a U.S. plot, a charge Washington denies.
When Khan was in power, Pakistan’s foreign reserves rose to over $18 billion, which dipped to $10 billion recently. Khan says he can revive the country’s economy with the help of his team if he gets another chance in office.
In recent weeks, Sharif has slashed subsidies on fuel, electricity and natural gas to meet IMF’s conditions. It has made Sharif’s government highly unpopular and caused a spike in food prices.
Over the weekend, Sharif faced a major political setback when Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party won elections in the country’s most populous province. Khan’s party won 15 seats out of 20 that were up for in the 371-member provincial assembly in Sunday’s vote.
That brings the overall number of seats held by Khan’s party and their allies in the chamber in Punjab to 188. He needs 186 lawmakers’ backing to rule the Punjab province. On Friday, the Punjab Assembly will elect its new chief minister to replace Prime Minister Sharif’s son Hamza Shahbaz who currently holds the post.
On Wednesday, Khan reiterated his demand for the snap vote.
“The only solution to the current political and economic problems is the holding of fresh elections,” he said.
But Sharif and his allies have rejected Khan’s demand, saying the next elections will be held as per the schedule next year. They also blame Khan for the current economic crisis. | https://www.koin.com/news/international/pakistans-ex-premier-khan-warns-of-economic-collapse/ | 2022-07-21 02:17:02 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/news/international/pakistans-ex-premier-khan-warns-of-economic-collapse/ |
An Array of Discounts to Enjoy the Best of Macao
MACAO, April 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Upon the loosening of anti-epidemic measures, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has put forth a promotional campaign with Air Macau to entice foreign tourists to visit the city after years of travel restrictions. From now until June 30, 2023, tourists can enjoy a limited-time 'Buy One Get One Free' offer when they purchase a round-trip ticket from Air Macau, departing from Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Thailand or Vietnam with Macao as the destination.
Beyond air transport, MGTO has recently joined forces with public transport operators to roll out the 'Macao Treat' programme, encouraging longer stays by offering free return tickets to tourists who stay overnight in Macao. Individuals must be either Hong Kong residents, Taiwanese or international tourists visiting Hong Kong to be eligible for the offer. Within the promotion period from April 10 to June 30, the programme will cover a majority of services, including land transport via HK-MO Express, One Bus Hong Kong Macau and Eternal East Cross-Border Coach, water transport via TurboJet and Cotai Water Jet – taking only 1 hour to arrive by ferry.
The Charm of Macao's Culture
Famed as a 'Creative City of Gastronomy' by UNESCO in 2017, Macao is profoundly renowned for its culinary diversity, making food one of the best ways to experience Macao. With a blend of Portuguese and Chinese heritage, tourists can indulge in the city's East-meets-West chic as they stroll through the streets and alleys, visit the UNESCO world heritage sites, as well as embrace the stylish twist brought by modern shopping and entertainment centers.
To demonstrate the multifaceted charm of Macao, MGTO has rolled out a campaign namely 'Experience Macao, Unlimited' with a diversity of themed events, enlightening local arts and cultural scenes with a burst of vibrance. Monthly themes comprise 'Spring into Arts' for April, 'May there be FUN' for May, 'Tasty June' for June, 'Summer Heat is On' for July and August, 'Autumn Delights' for September, 'Festive October' for October, 'November Formula' for November and 'Dazzling Winter' for December.
Please visit the official websites of Macao Government Tourism Office and Air Macau for further information.
https://www.macaotourism.gov.mo/
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NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of each of Neuberger Berman Municipal Fund Inc. (NYSE American: NBH), Neuberger Berman California Municipal Fund Inc. (NYSE American: NBW), and Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Fund Inc. (NYSE American: NBO) has declared monthly distributions for the dates below. The Funds seek to provide income that is exempt from regular federal income tax. Additionally, Neuberger Berman California Municipal Fund Inc. seeks to provide income that is exempt from California personal income tax and Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Fund Inc. seeks to provide income that is exempt from New York State and New York City personal income tax. Distributions of the Funds may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for some stockholders. Each Fund's distribution announced today is payable on December 15, 2022, has a record date of November 30, 2022 and an ex-date of November 29, 2022.
The Funds will make the distributions described above in the following per share amounts:
In compliance with Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, a notice would be provided for any distribution that does not consist solely of net investment income. The notice would be for informational purposes and not for tax reporting purposes, and would disclose, among other things, estimated portions of the distribution, if any, consisting of net investment income, capital gains and return of capital. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions paid in 2022 will be made after the end of the year.
Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager. The firm manages a range of strategies—including equity, fixed income, quantitative and multi-asset class, private equity, real estate and hedge funds—on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors globally. With offices in 26 countries, Neuberger Berman's diverse team has over 2,600 professionals. For eight consecutive years, the company has been named first or second in Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management survey (among those with 1,000 employees or more). Neuberger Berman is a PRI Leader, a designation, since last assessed, that was awarded to fewer than 1% of investment firms for excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. In the 2021 PRI Assessment, the firm obtained the highest possible scoring for its overarching approach to ESG investment and stewardship, and integration across asset classes. The firm manages $408 billion in client assets as of September 30, 2022. For more information, please visit our website at www.nb.com.
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish forces have killed the leader of the Islamic State group during an operation in Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said late Sunday.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan told TRT Turk television in an interview that the IS leader, code-named Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi, was killed in a strike conducted on Saturday.
Erdogan said the Turkish intelligence agency, MIT, had been following him “for a long time.”
“We will continue our struggle against terrorist organizations without discriminating against any of them,” Erdogan said in the interview.
A member of the Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces’ military police told The Associated Press that the MIT clashed with IS militants on a farm in the village of Miska in Aleppo province late Friday night. As the fighting intensified, Al-Qurayshi, who was hiding in a building on the farm, blew himself up. Investigators were searching the hideout for evidence and other information.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based opposition war monitor added that Turkish drones flew over the area, as Turkish-backed Syrian opposition groups closed off roads leading to the area where the clashes took place after Ankara put them on high alert.
There was no immediate confirmation from the IS group.
Turkey has conducted numerous operations against IS and Kurdish groups along the Syrian border, capturing or killing suspected militants. The country controls large swaths of territory in northern Syria following a series of land incursions to drive Kurdish groups away from the Turkish-Syrian border.
Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi was named leader of the militant group after its previous chief was killed in October, with an IS spokesman calling him “one of the veteran warriors and one of the loyal sons of the Islamic State.”
He took over leadership of IS at a time when the extremist group has lost control of the territory it once held in Iraq and Syria. However, he had been trying to rise again, with sleeper cells carrying out deadly attacks in both countries.
Islamic State founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was hunted down by U.S. forces in a raid in northwest Syria in October 2019. His successor, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, was killed in a similar raid in February 2022. He was followed by Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, who according to the U.S. military was killed in mid-October in an operation by Syrian rebels in Syria’s southern province of Daraa.
None of the al-Qurayshis are believed to be related. Al-Qurayshi is not their real name but comes from Quraish, the name of the tribe to which Islam’s Prophet Muhammad belonged. IS claims its leaders hail from this tribe and “al-Qurayshi” serves as part of an IS leader’s nom de guerre.
The Islamic State group broke away from al-Qaida about a decade ago and ended up controlling large parts of northern and eastern Syria as well as northern and western Iraq. In 2014, the extremists declared their so-called caliphate, attracting supporters from around the world.
In the following years, they claimed attacks throughout the world that killed and wounded hundreds of people before coming under attack from different sides. In March 2019, U.S.-backed Syrian fighters captured the last sliver of land the extremists once held in Syria’s eastern province of Deir el-Zour that borders Iraq. ——
Sewell reported from Beirut. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/erdogan-says-turkish-forces-killed-is-chief-in-syria/ | 2023-05-01 13:43:58 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/erdogan-says-turkish-forces-killed-is-chief-in-syria/ |
The imprisonment of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich shows Russia's "disregard for human rights" and lack of concern about the consequences, according to a longtime diplomat and former Special Envoy for Hostage affairs.
"It’s in their history as the Soviet Union. And now, unfortunately, it's surfaced again as the Russian Federation," Hugh Dugan, who served as acting Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs during the Trump administration, told Fox News Digital.
"When they subject somebody’s human rights to this level, it shows that they do not respect the individual in their society, their communist, so to speak, roots are very evident and present again," Dugan continued. "People are mere tokens for the government's purpose and that the government does not exist of, by and for the people. But it exists over the people."
Dugan said the role of the hostage envoy is to serve as the country's "leading diplomatic voice in trying to broker a release of the hostage or wrongful detainee," and the first order of business is creating a "line of inquiry," which is sometimes referred to as a "line of effort." This process helps the U.S. identify how to approach each unique case based on whatever limited knowledge exists.
EVAN GERSHKOVICH DECLARED 'WRONGFULLY DETAINED' AS BIDEN ADMIN GOES ON 'FULL-COURT PRESS' FOR HIS RELEASE
"In the Evan case, it seems as though this was a targeted effort to actually seek and take him as a wrongful detainee with probably premeditated purposes," Dugan said. "I'm not sure if those purposes were based on a certain hostage swap type of scenario, or if simply the Russians decided that this would make for good optics and create a platform for them from which to bargain going forward, whatever the outcome might be."
Dugan, who previously served as U.S. Delegate to the United Nations & advisor to 11 US Ambassadors to the United Nations between 1989 and 2015, believes that any country that would brazenly take an American hostage has already calculated the potential consequences. With that in mind, Dugan doesn’t think foreign adversaries are particularly concerned on the heels of high-profile incidents such as Gershkovich and WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was returned to the United States in December. Convicted of cannabis possession and smuggling, she was freed in a prisoner swap in which Russia received Viktor Bout, an arms dealer known as the "Merchant of Death."
Gershkovich was detained March 29 in Yekaterinburg, the fourth-largest city in Russia, and charged with collecting "information constituting a state secret about the activities of an enterprise within Russia’s military-industrial complex," according to Russian state media outlet Tass. Gershkovich and the Wall Street Journal have both vehemently denied the charges.
The U.S. has denied the Kremlin’s allegation that Gershkovich is a spy as ridiculous on its face, as have his colleagues, who describe the 31-year-old as a diligent reporter who is being used due to his high-profile role as an American journalist.
"The fact that we see more of this, and higher profile cases, indicates that the captors have done their calculation and they don't believe the consequences will be as severe," Dugan said.
Once Gershkovich was ruled "wrongfully detained" by Russia, it allowed his case to be specially handled by the State Department's Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs where Dugan once called the shots. This unlocked more resources for his potential release and signified that he is viewed officially as a political prisoner and not a legitimate detainee.
WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTER IMPRISONED IN RUSSIA SAYS HE’S ‘NOT LOSING HOPE’ IN HANDWRITTEN LETTER TO FAMILY
Dugan noted the Biden administration and Roger Carstens, the current Envoy for Hostage Affairs, are using a procedure and tools that have only been in place since 2015 when attempting to bring Gershkovich, and other hostages, home.
"This machinery includes the creation of a special envoy and also what we call a Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, which sits over at the FBI. It's a large room with representatives from each of the agencies of the U.S. government who sit every day to try to assess each case and bring each piece of knowledge to the surface so that we might piece together the puzzle that could bring that person home," he said.
"What's behind the scenes when a hostage situation occurs is what I call the black box. And there are three black boxes. The first black box is the box in which the hostage finds himself. The second black box is that mysterious box which the negotiator looks at and says, ‘We know what goes in one end and we know what we want to come out the other. We just don't know what's happening in the middle,’" Dugan continued. "And the third black box is the type of black box theater that all of us as public and legislators and media can see happening. We're inside a theater of sorts. And sometimes the actions that we undertake as family or public or media might have a direct effect for good or for bad on the outcome."
Dugan believes that keeping a particular hostage, such as Gershkovich, in the spotlight can sometimes help the situation, but the tragic scenario lacks a cookie-cutter approach.
"If we raise the level of attention to such a degree that the captors compute that this hostage is worth more than they thought, then it may prove more difficult to get the recovery or far more expensive than otherwise," he said.
WALL STREET JOURNAL DEFENDS REPORTER AFTER HE'S ARRESTED BY RUSSIA ON SUSPICION OF ESPIONAGE
As far as Gershkovich goes, Dugan believes he has come off as a "very brave person" who has kept his composure. The reporter made his first public appearance in Russia since being arrested when he appeared in court last month. Gershkovich appeared poised as he was seen at a hearing in a see-through detention box, wearing jeans and a blue-checkered shirt. Outlets and colleagues across the world have called for his release and keeping his case in the public eye.
Gershkovich has also told his parents he’s "not losing hope" in a handwritten letter. He also indicated he hasn’t lost his sense of humor with a joke about his mother’s cooking.
"Many times the hostage case will be resolved by how the hostage handles themselves in the case. And so far, he seems to have kept his head on his shoulders and hasn't worsened his situation, as far as we can see" Dugan said, noting that the first 45 minutes of captivity is often a critical period for the hostage.
"How the person reacts, whether they fight, whether they decide to argue, whether they decide to be relatively passive and cooperative, whether they threaten the captors with consequences that they may never be able to deliver" are all elements that could determine how the situation is ultimately resolved.
PUTIN USING WSJ REPORTER TO PUSH NARRATIVE US IS TRYING TO 'DESTABILIZE' RUSSIA, EXPERTS SAY
"Taking a national hostage by another country is tantamount to a war-type of effort on their part. That's an aggression that escalates almost to the point of no return," Dugan said. "They're breaking the norms of international society and now taking it to a personal level more and more is very disturbing."
President Biden paid tribute to Gershkovich and his family at Saturday's White House Correspondents Dinner, saying his administration was taking all steps to bring him home.
"To the entire family, everyone in this hall stands with you. We're working every day to secure his release," Biden said. "We keep the faith."
Facing near certain conviction in a closed Kremlin court, Gershkovich would face a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
Fox News’ Caitlin McFall and Greg Norman contributed to this report. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/evan-gershkovich-detainment-shows-russia-not-worried-about-consequences-ex-hostage-affairs-envoy-says/article_a351b1b4-8ab0-5930-ba15-0e3bc2b2c924.html | 2023-05-02 16:50:36 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/evan-gershkovich-detainment-shows-russia-not-worried-about-consequences-ex-hostage-affairs-envoy-says/article_a351b1b4-8ab0-5930-ba15-0e3bc2b2c924.html |
Three South Jersey counties are leading the state in the shortest amount of time a home stays on the market, according to recent data from New Jersey Realtors, a trade association of more than 6,300 Realtors.
Gloucester County led the state in homes that averaged the fewest days on market, according to the most recent data available. In Gloucester County, a home stayed on the market for an average of 27 days in March. Hudson County led the state for average days on market in March, at 52 days.
Across New Jersey, single-family homes sold in an average of 39 days in March – 13% faster than they sold in February, and nearly 19% faster than they were selling a year ago. Days on market are counted from when a home is listed until it goes through attorney review. | https://www.nj.com/news/2022/07/homes-in-these-3-counties-are-selling-faster-than-in-other-parts-of-nj.html | 2022-07-08 01:33:19 | 0 | https://www.nj.com/news/2022/07/homes-in-these-3-counties-are-selling-faster-than-in-other-parts-of-nj.html |
WASHINGTON — It's been months since Powerball had a grand prize winner -- and the streak held Wednesday night, sending the next jackpot into the top five largest lottery prizes in U.S. history.
Powerball's jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing had already surged to become the eighth-largest U.S. jackpot in history. On Tuesday, the prize rose from $680 to a feverish $700 million, and rose again to $715.1 million by drawing time Wednesday night.
Wednesday's winning numbers were 19-36-37-46-56, Powerball 24 and Powerplay 2. Players must match all five numbers and the Powerball to win the jackpot. Nobody won the jackpot, but six tickets matched the first five, netting players in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan and New York $1 million. On Monday, one player in Texas won $1 million after matching all five numbers.
An estimated $800 million will be on the line during the next Powerball drawing on Saturday, Oct. 29. It would be the second largest jackpot in Powerball history.
The current Powerball jackpot has been growing since early August. The odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 292.2 million.
Americans were sent into a lottery craze this summer when a near-record $1.377 billion Mega Millions jackpot was on the line in July. Two people from Illinois came forward in September to claim that prize, but they chose to stay anonymous.
Earlier this month, two winners snagged a $494 million Mega Millions prize. One of those winning tickets was sold in Fort Myers, Florida, which was battered by Hurricane Ian in late September.
Powerball still holds the world record for largest jackpot with a whopping $1.586 billion prize won in 2016. That prize was shared by winners in Tennessee, Florida and California.
Top 10 biggest US lottery jackpots
- $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)
- $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina)
- $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket, from Illinois)
- $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket, from Michigan)
- $800 million (estimated) Powerball, Oct. 29, 2022
- $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket, from Wisconsin)
- $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket, from Massachusetts)
- $731.1 million, Powerball, Jan. 20, 2021 (one ticket, from Maryland)
- $687.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 27, 2018 (two tickets, from Iowa and New York)
- $656 million, Mega Millions, March 30, 2012 (three tickets, from Kansas, Illinois and Maryland)
Powerball jackpot winners have the option of receiving an annuity payment, paid over 29 years, or a lump sum payment. There have been five Powerball jackpot winners so far in 2022. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/nation-world/winning-numbers-powerball-700-million-october-26-2022/507-d257cc25-5021-47d4-8f1f-fe0899c0ce22 | 2022-10-27 18:47:17 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/nation-world/winning-numbers-powerball-700-million-october-26-2022/507-d257cc25-5021-47d4-8f1f-fe0899c0ce22 |
Country star Jimmie Allen is being sued for sexual assault by a new accuser, who claims she filed a police report after Allen allegedly secretly filmed her during sex.
This is the second woman to come forward publicly with sexual assault allegations against the Grammy-nominated country singer. The new lawsuit, filed Friday in Tennessee federal court, comes less than one month after Allen was accused of rape and repeated sexual abuse by a woman who worked on his former management team. Those accusations, first reported by Variety, resulted in Allen being dropped by his publicist and suspended by his label, agency and management.
In the new lawsuit, obtained by Variety, the woman — who is identified as “Jane Doe 2” — alleges that she was randomly approached by Allen on a plane last year, and after that first meeting, the country singer pursued her and engaged in daily communication over the phone. After two months of constant, long-distance conversation, they agreed to meet in Las Vegas where, according to the lawsuit, she was sexually assaulted.
During this alleged assault in Las Vegas, the suit states that Jane Doe noticed Allen’s phone hidden in the hotel room closet that had been recording their sexual interaction without her awareness. She took the phone, left the hotel room and flew home by herself where she turned the phone over to authorities and filed a police report.
Investigation aside, Jane Doe is suing Allen for battery, assault, invasion of privacy and emotional distress.
In April 2023, Allen and his wife announced their separation; they did not cite any reason for the split.
, but said they are expecting their third child together.
After the first sexual assault lawsuit against Allen from his former female manager, the singer posted a statement on social media apologizing to his wife “for humiliating her,” with what he categorized as “my affair,” and to his children “for being a poor example of a man and a father.”
NEW YORK — “Funny Girl” star Lea Michele will perform Sunday at the 76th Annual Tony Awards, even though her star turn in the hit musical isn’t eligible for competition this year.
NEW YORK — An attorney for indicted Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., asserted Friday his client’s $500,000 bond on criminal charges was paid by relatives who are entitled to anonymity in his high-profile prosecution.
KYIV, Ukraine - Heavy fighting continued Friday in southeast Ukraine, as Kyiv's forces pressed on with a major counteroffensive near Orikhiv, in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Velyka Novosilka, a town just over the border in the neighboring Donetsk region. But they appeared to be meeting stiff…
Texas is planning to install floating barriers in the middle of the Rio Grande in an attempt to block migrants from crossing the river into the United States, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday.
George Winston, a pianist and composer whose unadorned melodies sought to evoke seasonal rhythms of nature and became a signature style of New Age music in the 1980s with popular albums such as "Autumn" and "December," died June 4 in Williamsport, Pa. He was 74.
Only July 3, 2019, Amanda Dabrowski was attending her first meeting of a book club at O’Connor’s Restaurant in Worcester, when she got up to use the bathroom, according to court reports. | https://www.unionleader.com/country-star-jimmie-allen-accused-of-sexual-assault-in-new-lawsuit/article_cde72f4e-1a42-5996-bc56-5af8b98dcdc4.html | 2023-06-09 23:40:52 | 1 | https://www.unionleader.com/country-star-jimmie-allen-accused-of-sexual-assault-in-new-lawsuit/article_cde72f4e-1a42-5996-bc56-5af8b98dcdc4.html |
How Monumental Sports investment impacts Mystics
June 23, 2023 04:15 PM
Natalie, Kelsey Nicole Nelson and Subria Whitaker analyze how NBC Sports Washington's rebranding as Monumental Sports Network, plus Monumental Sports & Entertainment's investment into D.C. sports, impacts the Mystics. | https://www.nbcsports.com/watch/podcasts/brother-from-another/sixers-heat-too-close-to-call-with-embiids-return | 2023-06-28 15:37:22 | 1 | https://www.nbcsports.com/watch/podcasts/brother-from-another/sixers-heat-too-close-to-call-with-embiids-return |
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Authorities in Wisconsin have arrested a man in connection with the theft last January of a funeral home van containing a body, saying he faces charges of abuse of a corpse and unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle.
The van belonging to Collins & Stone Funeral Home in Rockport, Illinois, was stolen from that location on Jan. 21, and found behind a vacant Chicago home on Jan. 23 with the body inside, officials have said.
The 23-year-old man was arrested Sunday in Green Bay. He had been charged in late January but had been at large. WLS-TV quotes Rockford police as saying police in Wisconsin took the man into custody after a traffic stop.
The body of a 47-year-old man that had been in the van was recovered Jan. 23 behind a vacant home on Chicago’s South Side, Rockford police have said. The body was returned to Rockford by a coroner’s office. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/police-arrest-made-in-theft-of-funeral-van-containing-body/ | 2023-03-21 14:05:26 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/police-arrest-made-in-theft-of-funeral-van-containing-body/ |
BEIJING, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VNET Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNET) ("VNET" or the "Company"), a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral Internet data center services provider in China, today announced the resignation of Mr. Yao Li as a member of the Company's board of directors (the "Board") and member of the compensation committee of the Board. Mr. Li's resignation was for personal reasons and was not due to any disagreement with the Board, the Company or any of its affiliates on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices. The Company would like to take this opportunity to express its appreciation to Mr. Li for his service to VNET in the past years.
Following Mr. Yao Li's resignation, the Board consists of six directors, including five independent directors, and the compensation committee of the Board comprises Mr. Yoshihisa Ueno, Mr. Kenneth Chung-Hou Tai and Mr. Sheng Chen.
About VNET
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“This is not 2008:” Financial expert assuages fears over Silicon Valley Bank collapse
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - It’s been a tumultuous week for the stock market, as the dust settles after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
Anxiety lingers about the health of our nation’s smaller banks - prompting many investors to pull their deposits.
But experts agree: This isn’t 2008, and Silicon Valley Bank isn’t Lehman Brothers.
After the 2008 crash, federal regulators set up safeguards to prevent future catastrophic collapses.
Federal regulators are stepping in again - but this time to stop a leak, not a flood.
“Every American should feel confident their deposits will be there, if and when they need them,” said Biden.
The response comes after investors got spooked last Thursday, pulling $40 billion dollars in deposits.
Economist Mark Zandi says that’s bad news since faith in the system is what keeps it afloat.
“Priority number one is confidence in the banking system. If you lose that, then it’s going to be a complete mess,” said Zandi.
Financial author Ari Rastegar says if you did get spooked by what happened, you have options.
“Go to a big bank that has those controls that are overlooked by the Federal Government and do an incredible job of making sure that their consumers are safe,’ said Rastegar.
This mini-banking crisis might also have some positive effects for homebuyers.
This week we saw mortgage rates actually drop.
According to BankRate, a 30 year mortgage now sits at 6.3 percent, which is down from nearly 7 percent in November.
The reason is market expectation shifts, and treasury bond yields.
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Sudan's already fragile healthcare system has been shattered by conflict in the space of weeks. But there are many there who are working hard to fill the gaps in the system.
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Sudan's already fragile healthcare system has been shattered by conflict in the space of weeks. But there are many there who are working hard to fill the gaps in the system.
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Suns update: Chris Paul (sore right heel) ruled out for Wednesday's game at Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS – Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul is ruled out for Wednesday's game at Minnesota (5-6) with a sore right heel that kept him out the second half of Monday's loss at Philadelphia (5-6).
Paul scored two points in 14 minutes as he hurt his foot trying to get around a screen set by 76ers big Paul Reed near the midway point of the second quarter. The veteran All-Star checked out the game with 6:10 left in the first half and didn't return.
After the game, Paul said if he could've played, he would have, but said the team was just being cautious.
"Nah, I'm not that worried about it," Paul said after the game about the injury being a prolonged thing.
Read more: 3 questions entering the Suns-Timberwolves matchup
Suns coach Monty Williams said after Tuesday's practice at Target Center the injury is "a lot better" than what the team thought, but expressed caution as well about it.
"He's going to have some more evaluations done, but if he's not right, we won't put him on the floor," Williams said.
Cameron Payne will likely get the start for Paul, but Devin Booker will have increased ball-handling duties as he did in the second half Monday. The Suns do have Duane Washington Jr. back as he's been away with the team for personal reasons.
The two-way player who plays point guard recently became a first-time dad with the birth of his son of the same namesake.
The Suns (7-3) continue their road trip Friday at Orlando (2-9) and conclude it Monday at Miami (4-7).
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Floodwaters from Yellowstone surge through eastern Montana
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s largest city restarted its water plant Thursday after shutting it down amid record flooding that’s caused widespread damage in Yellowstone National Park and surrounding communities.
Residents in ravaged areas, meanwhile, cleaned up from the mess and braced for the economic fallout while the park remains closed at the height of tourist season.
The city of Billings had asked residents to conserve water because it was down to a limited supply when the Yellowstone River hit record high levels and triggered the closure of the treatment plant.
“We are aware yesterday’s alert to the community caused a panic. That was never our hope,” city officials said in a statement Thursday. “We have never witnessed a situation like the one we saw yesterday ... we did not know how bad it could get or how long it would continue.”
The floodwaters continued to move downstream. By Friday morning the flooding was expected to reach Miles City in eastern Montana. Local authorities said low-lying areas along the river could be flooded but there was no immediate risk to the city of more than 8,000 people.
Officials had asked Billings residents Wednesday to conserve water because it was down to a 24- to 36-hour supply after a combination of heavy rain and rapidly melting mountain snow raised the Yellowstone River to historic levels that forced them to shut down its water treatment plant.
“None of us planned a 500-year flood event on the Yellowstone when we designed these facilities,” said Debi Meling, the city’s public works director.
The city of 110,000 stopped watering parks and boulevards, and its fire department filled its trucks with river water.
Normal operations resumed Thursday after the river level began to drop. It crested Wednesday at more than foot above the previous recorded high in Billings in 1997.
The unprecedented and sudden flooding earlier this week drove all but a dozen of the more than 10,000 visitors out of the nation’s oldest park.
Remarkably no one was reported hurt or killed by raging waters that pulled homes off their foundations and pushed a river off course — possibly permanently — and may require damaged roads to be rebuilt a safer distance away.
On Wednesday, residents in Red Lodge, Montana, a gateway town to the park’s northern end, used shovels, wheelbarrows and a pump to clear thick mud and debris from a flooded home along the banks of Rock Creek.
“We thought we had it, and then a bridge went out. And it diverted the creek, and the water started rolling in the back, broke out a basement window and started filling up my basement,” Pat Ruzich said. “And then I quit. It was like, the water won.”
While the Yellowstone flood is rare, it is the type of event that is becoming more common as the planet warms, experts said.
“We certainly know that climate change is causing more natural disasters, more fires, bigger fires and more floods and bigger floods,” said Robert Manning, a retired University of Vermont professor of environment and natural resources, “These things are going to happen, and they’re going to happen probably a lot more intensely.”
Yellowstone officials are hopeful that next week they can reopen the southern half of the park, which includes Old Faithful geyser. Park officials say the northern half of the park is likely to remain closed all summer, a devastating blow to the local economies that rely on tourism.
Closure of the northern part of the park will keep visitors from features that include Tower Fall, Mammoth Hot Springs and the Lamar Valley, which is known for viewing wildlife such as bears and wolves.
The rains hit just as area hotels filled up in recent weeks with summer tourists. More than 4 million visitors were tallied by the park last year. The wave of tourists doesn’t abate until fall, and June is typically one of Yellowstone’s busiest months.
The season had started well for Cara McGary who guides groups through the Lamar Valley to see wolves, bison, elk and bears. She’d seen more 20 grizzlies some days this year.
Now, with the road from Gardiner into northern Yellowstone washed out, the wildlife is still there but it’s out of reach to McGary and her guide service, In Our Nature, is suddenly in trouble.
“The summer that we prepared for is not at all similar to the summer that we’re going to have,” she said. “This is an 80% to 100% loss of business during the high season.”
Flying Pig Adventures, a Gardiner-based business that guides rafting trips on the Yellowstone River, will need to rely more on tourists staying in Montana now that roads into the park are impassible, co-owner Patrick Sipp said Wednesday.
It’s a blow not unlike how COVID-19 temporarily shut down Yellowstone two years ago, reducing the park’s June 2020 tourist visits by about one-third before they rebounded over the rest of that summer.
“We’re definitely a resilient company, we’ve got a very tough crew,” Sipp said. “But it’s devastating. You just hate seeing stuff like that in the community. We’re just hoping that we can get back out there relatively soon.”
Meantime, as the waters recede, parks officials are turning their attention to the massive effort of rebuilding many miles of ruined roads and, possibly, hundreds of washed-out bridges, many of them built for backcountry hikers. Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly said assessment teams won’t be able to tally the damage until next week.
Kelly Goonan, an associate professor at Southern Utah University and an expert in national parks and recreation management, said rebuilding will be a long process.
“This is something we’re definitely going to feel the impacts of for the next several years,” Goonan said.
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Whitehurst reported from Salt Lake City. Associated Press writers Amy Beth Hanson in Helena, Mead Gruver in Cheyenne, Wyoming and Brian Melley in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
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LOS ANGELES, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Janelle Monáe teams up with Warner Music Group/ Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund (WMG/BFF SJF) to expand the programs of her non-profit, Fem the Future, whose mission is to build a fem-forward future by creating opportunities for under-resourced girls and non-binary youth of color in music, the arts, and education. The $150,000 grant will serve as a pilot for longer-term collaboration between the two organizations.
"In partnership with the Social Justice Fund, we're giving girls the chance to own their power - and change the world," says Janelle Monáe. "The SJF grant will support Fem the Future as it develops programming for girls and non-binary youth and shines light on their talent – helping them build confidence, expand educational opportunities and make informed decisions about their bodies, their lives and their futures. A beautiful future begins with uplifting the next generation of artists, activists and freedom fighters."
"It is a joy to partner with Janelle Monáe and Fem the Future in their groundbreaking work," says Lorelei Williams, Executive Director, WMG/BFF SJF. "As a cultural icon and catalyst, Janelle embodies liberation in her music and across all of her creative platforms, including Fem the Future. With the fall of Roe v. Wade and the rise of anti-LGBTQI+ bills, the fight for gender justice is more crucial than ever. Our bodies and our freedom are at stake. This grant will enable Fem the Future to scale up its programming; elevate the power and brilliance of Black girls and non-binary youth; and ensure greater access to life-changing opportunities."
"On behalf of Fem the Future, we are beyond thrilled to partner with the WMG/BFF SJF," says Christina Shareef, Fem the Future Board Chair. "This partnership represents a powerful opportunity to increase access and opportunities for women and girls of color in music, entertainment and the creative arts. By giving them the tools to succeed academically and professionally – and amplifying their voices and perspectives – we can spark lasting change in their lives. I am confident that together, we can make a real difference and I am excited for all the incredible things we will achieve."
ABOUT FEM THE FUTURE:
Fem the Future provides young women and girls with the resources and support they need to overcome the challenges associated with growing up in under-resourced communities of color. It expands the world of opportunities by supporting and creating after-school and summer enrichment activities that increase exposure and access to a variety of careers. In an effort to impact as many women and girls as possible, Fem the Future also resources organizations providing access to arts, music and leadership development-centric pedagogies.
ABOUT THE FUND:
The Warner Music Group/Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund advances racial justice at the intersection of culture and systems change. The Fund invests in organizations around the globe that build more just and equitable communities and create real change in the lives of historically underserved and marginalized people, principally Black populations. Its investments focus on education, arts and culture, and criminal justice reform, with the belief that work in these areas will aid in dismantling structural racism and advancing equity and justice for all people. Since the Fund's launch in June 2020, the organization has committed over $25M to organizations on the frontlines of change. Gender justice is a key throughline across all SJF grant pillars and over 80 percent of SJF grantee partners are led by women of color in the U.S. and internationally.
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1 dead after seniors served dishwashing liquid at care facility
SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) - A resident of a San Francisco Bay Area senior citizens home died after being mistakenly served dishwashing liquid as drinking juice, the home said.
Three residents of Atria Park Senior Living Facility in San Mateo, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of San Francisco, were taken to the hospital after they were served the drink on Saturday morning, KRON-TV reported.
“We have been working with local authorities, who have informed us that one resident passed away. Our sincerest condolences are with the family,” Atria told the station in a statement.
The facility has suspended the employees involved while it investigates and the facility also is cooperating with authorities, the statement said.
Other details weren’t immediately released.
However, Marcia Cutchin told KRON-TV that the dead resident was her mother, 93-year-old Gertrude Elizabeth Murison Maxwell.
Maxwell arrived at the hospital with “severe blistering of her mouth and throat and esophagus,” Cutchin said.
Atria told the family that the substance was an “alkaline cleaning solution that eats protein,” she said.
Her mother had dementia and was incapable of feeding herself, she said.
Maxwell leaves eight children and 20 grandchildren, her daughter said.
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It is every parent’s worst nightmare: Your kids are outside happily playing in the yard. You turn away for a moment, and when you look back, they are gone.
Mary and Justin Bourg experienced this horrifying nightmare on Nov. 29. Their two little girls, Abigail, age 7, and Cecilia, age 4, were playing in the backyard of their Folsom, Louisiana home with their family dog, Artemis. But when Artemis ran off in the woods after something, the girls followed him … and disappeared from the property.
In a panic, the terrified parents contacted the police. Mary also posted a desperate plea to her Facebook page, writing, “Please please please I am begging you for your prayers. The whole police force and community of Folsom is out looking for our girls. They went missing from our property a little after 5. Our golden retriever is with them.”
Abigail and Cecilia had gone missing just after 5 p.m., and it was now long past sunset. Police officers and volunteers combed the deep woods, desperate to find the girls, who they knew must be terrified alone in the dark, while helicopters searched from above.
Finally, the aerial search hit upon something: There was movement in the woods, and the search-and-rescue efforts were instantly directed to search that area. But it was Artemis, the family’s golden retriever, who really saved the day.
“We had volunteer search crews, ATV’s, drones, helicopters, dogs, cars, and even a 25-person horse crew was prepared to search. They were found deep in the heavy woods and it was DARK,” writes Mary on her Facebook page. “Also, so grateful for our hero Artemis, our golden retreiver. The helicopter first spotted some movement and sent a search crew in their direction. And then Artemis heard people coming and started barking making it much easier to find them. He even growled at the police at first because he was protecting our babies.”
The hero pup stood guard until he knew it was safe to let the rescuers come close to the girls. Without his movement in the woods and his barking, the girls might have not have been found so quickly!
Mary also shared her gratitude for the volunteers in her community who helped to search for their girls, specifically the two neighbors who first came upon the girls.
Rooster Cowart saw Mary’s message on Facebook and went into the woods to search. He knew the area could be dangerous, especially as there are wild hogs that are known to have bad temperaments. In fact, it was a wild hog that caught Rooster’s attention.
“Rooster entered the woods from a different highway and started following a creek until he thought he heard the girls. He was then chased out by a wild hog (thank Jesus Artemis was protecting our girls from those dangerous things ),” writes Mary on Facebook. He also was suspicious of the hog being ‘so nervous’ and assumed our dog and girls must have been close by. He went back to his truck to get his gun and find others to help.”
Shortly after, Rooster and rescuers Michael Leake, April Leake and Chris Populis found the two girls. Abigail was very calm but little sister Cecila was terrified.
Mary continues Rooster’s story in the post, saying that Artemis wouldn’t let him get near the girls.
“He was circling them,” she wrote. “Mike’s wife was able to get up next to them without him after her.”
Days later, Mary reports that the girls are doing fine, but that they still want to stick close by Artemis, their hero. She shared a picture of one of the girls snuggled up in Artemis’s dog bed while he sleeps faithfully beside her.
What a good boy! Thankfully, this story had a happy ending, not only because of Artemis, but because of the selflessness of kind strangers and caring neighbors.
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Millions of moviegoers think the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has one purpose: To hand out Oscars. Members know that’s not true and veteran AMPAS exec Bruce Davis reveals that awards were initially a low priority for the organization, in his new book “The Academy and the Award: The Coming of Age of Oscar and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences” (Brandeis University Press) about the early decades of the group.
Davis also makes clear that the group, formed in 1927 as movies were undergoing seismic shifts, made decisions that forever changed the way we watch movies -- but that had nothing to do with Oscar.
The org was the brainchild of MGM exec Louis B. Mayer, whose goal was “to stymie the formation of craft unions,” Davis writes.
So for several years the Acad became an arbiter of labor disputes, which nearly led to its downfall.
But even before that, AMPAS leaders tackled the issue of moviegoing, since the new fly-by-night entertainment had evolved into an industry.
In conversation, Davis tells Variety that while researching for his book, “I realized what a Wild West moviegoing was through the whole silent period.”
Academy reps conducted extensive studies and established standards for theater screen illumination, detailed the growing use of incandescent lighting on film sets, and led the drive for a single standard screen size that became known as the Academy Ratio.
Significantly, as the book states, the Acad became “a clearinghouse” for sound challenges and ways to train sound workers “for an industry that was nearly devoid of people who knew how to record or reproduce sound.”
Among their first objectives was “fostering understanding that their medium owed more to technology than any art form that had previously existed.”
Davis tells Variety, “Suddenly the Academy successfully imposed a quality control on the experience of going to the movies; that’s important and I don’t think the Academy has been given credit for it.”
The Acad was doing heroic work, but after a few years, the industry turned on them.
Before Hollywood guilds were created, Academy honchos decided they were labor arbiters. In the first five years, the Acad’s conciliation committee settled nearly 350 disputes between actors and producers and more than 50 between writers and producers, Davis says.
But people in the industry hated AMPAS. The org’s 1927 bylaws list five groups of members: actors, directors, writers, producers and technicians. The use of that last word has vexed behind-the-camera workers for nearly a century. But it was the producers group that caused the strife.
Davis tells Variety that 1933 was the rock bottom for AMPAS. After six years, the Acad seemed ready to fold, he writes. They were discouraged “by the steady drop in membership numbers, by the escalating financial problems, and by the organization’s failure to establish a vital role in the evolving industry.”
The Academy fired everyone and virtually shut down, due to finances and animosity toward producer members.
The Screen Writers Guild, Screen Actors Guild and Directors Guild were created 1933-1936. Eddie Cantor, second president of SAG, summed up the feeling of the new guilds by frequently proclaiming in his speeches, “The Academy must be destroyed!”
While losing support of Hollywood workers, the Academy was also facing financial hardships.
For many years, its only source of income was members’ dues. Davis writes that radio stations began carrying live broadcasts of the Academy Awards in their second year, but within an eight-year period, the Academy didn’t earn a cent, because its decision-makers found the idea of sponsorship to be distasteful.
“The biggest surprise in my research was how impoverished the Academy was through its early history,” Davis tells Variety. “The industry resisted putting Oscars on television, but it was the salvation of the organization.”
In the 21st century, there has been renewed criticism that the Academy is too parochial, favoring Hollywood movies at the expense of works from other countries. That issue has existed since its formation.
The org was designed to be elitist, accepting only top professionals. And the narrow focus wasfor U.S. films.
Davis writes that when the group was forming in the first quarter of 1927, one proposed name was the Intl. Academy of Cinema Arts & Sciences. Davis notes that the word international “exceeded any realistic grasp for the infant academy and, in any case, some of its founders strongly preferred that the org restrict its focus to the U.S. industry.”
For example, the four wins for the 1948 “Hamlet,” including best picture and actor, angered many members because it was considered a foreign film. As Davis writes about the handwringing by members, “major awards went not just to foreign but to highbrow, artistic pictures.” It’s a complaint that the public has aired ever since.
Not everybody was xenophobic. In the 1940s, AMPAS prexy Walter Wanger proposed that the Academy find a way to honor films from other countries: “He was afraid that if the Academy continued to ignore most of that overseas output, the organization would soon come to look provincial in the eyes of the world.”
The idea gained traction in the 1940s, but soon hit a speedbump with the Hollywood Blacklist: There was concern about nominating a film from behind the Iron Curtain.
Starting in 1947, a committee recommended which films to consider for its one-special-honoree-each-year foreign-language Oscar. It became a competitive category in 1956 and four years later, the Academy proudly announced that invitations to participate had been issued to “every country in the free world.” That triggered a front-page story in Variety questioning what constituted the “free world,” since Russia was invited but Bulgaria wasn’t.
Finally, Acad prez Valentine Davies consulted with the U.S. State Dept. and they decided all sovereign nations were to be included, except Mainland China, Albania and maybe Hungary.
Things to Do
Actually, most modern criticisms of AMPAS are not new.
• There have been recent accusations that the Academy is out of touch and will soon become obsolete. Those predictions have been aired many times, beginning in 1933.
• In August 2018, AMPAS was criticized for a clumsy attempt to include the public. It proposed a “best popular movie” award and in 2022 initiated #OscarsFanFavorite and #OscarsCheerMoment. Nothing new here. In 1927, there was a plan to add a group of “fan members” to the Acad and to publish a journal aimed at moviegoers.
• There have been modern cries to shorten the TV broadcast by presenting some awards off-camera. That proposal in 2019 caused an uproar, and it was done for the 2022 ceremony, with vows it wouldn’t happen again. The idea has been regularly proposed since 1959.
• In 2012, newspapers reported that the Academy members were overwhelmingly Caucasian and male. AMPAS prexy Gregory Peck in 1967 began to expand membership to combat accusations that the group was too geriatric. And there was an outcry when the press exaggerated the number of older members who were asked to step aside.
With a proliferation of digital sites, all of these things have been reported as if they’re new.
Oscar is 95 this year and at that age, you’ve seen it all, been through it all. | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/ct-ent-oscars-growing-pains-20230305-dqt6zfsaobhyhpu6i5zbgn34z4-story.html | 2023-03-05 21:23:11 | 0 | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/ct-ent-oscars-growing-pains-20230305-dqt6zfsaobhyhpu6i5zbgn34z4-story.html |
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Galiano Gold Inc. ("Galiano" or the "Company") (TSX: GAU) (NYSE American: GAU) is pleased to provide an update of drilling results at Nkran following the completion of an infill drilling program at the Asanko Gold Mine ("AGM"), located in Ghana. The AGM is a 50:50 joint venture ("JV") with Gold Fields Ltd (JSE, NYSE: GFI), with the JV managed and operated by Galiano.
Effective February 28, 2022, Nkran has a Mineral Resource Estimate of 12.1 Mt at 2.09 g/t for 814 kozs indicated and 1.3 Mt at 2.23 g/t for 96 kozs inferred. The 2022 infill drilling program was designed to enhance confidence in the indicated Mineral Resource and explore for potential extensions of mineralization at Nkran.
Drilling has intercepted several high-grade intervals within and below the resource shell as described in National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report for the Asanko Gold Mine, Ashanti Region, Ghana, effective date February 28, 20221 and confirms continuity of mineralization within areas where higher levels of confidence were warranted. Results are currently being incorporated into an updated Mineral Resource Estimate which is expected to support an updated Mineral Reserve Estimate anticipated in Q1 2023.
Nkran Infill Drilling Highlights
24 diamond drill holes totalling 8,116m have been drilled at Nkran in 2022. Highlighted intercepts include:
- Hole NKDD22-100: 16 meters @ 47.3 g/t gold from 13.6m and 41 meters @ 3.0 g/t gold from 135.4m
- Hole NKDD22-099: 11 meters @ 27.6 g/t gold from 259m
- Hole NKDD22-083: 49 meters @ 3.4 g/t gold from 261.7m and 58.50 meters @ 3.5 g/t gold from 336m
- Hole NKDD22-086: 16 meters @ 5.4 g/t gold from 191m
- Hole NKDD22-080: 45 meters @ 2.3 g/t gold from 107m
- Hole NKDD22-105: 8 meters @ 10.4 g/t gold from 109m
- Hole NKDD22-106: 59 meters @ 2.7 g/t gold from 330m
Nkran Overview (See Table 1 for full drilling results)
The Nkran pit is located immediately adjacent to the 5.8 million tonne per annum processing plant, and has historically yielded the highest average mined grades on the Asankrangwa Belt and contributed significant cash flows to the AGM. During the mining of cut 2, Nkran produced 15.2M tonnes at 1.63 g/t and reported metallurgical recoveries of 94%.
"We are encouraged by these results which demonstrate the continuity of high-grade mineralization below the previously mined portions of the Nkran deposit," said Matt Badylak President and Chief Executive Officer. "This deposit has historically yielded significant cash flows due to its proximity to the processing plant, elevated grade profile and favourable metallurgy. It is important to note that mineralization extends below the current resource shell and remains open at depth. Going forward, we anticipate Nkran to be a key deposit in our upcoming Life of Mine Plan and are excited to incorporate these latest drilling results into an updated Technical Report scheduled for release in Q1 2023."
Nkran Geology and Cross Sections
The Nkran geological setting is typical of the Asankrangwa belt with a sedimentary sequence of interlayered shale, siltstone, and sandstone. Two granitic bodies intrude along shear zones that control mineralization which dips steeply to the northwest along with the sheared host stratigraphy.
Table 1. Intercepts for 2022 Nkran infill drilling 2,3,4
Qualified Person and QA/QC
Chris Pettman P.Geo, Vice President Exploration of Galiano, is a Qualified Person as defined by Canadian NI 43-101 and has supervised the preparation of the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for this news release. Mr. Pettman is responsible for all aspects of the work including the Data Verification and Quality Control/Quality Assurance programs and has verified the data disclosed by reviewing all data and supervising its compilation. There are no known factors that could materially affect the reliability of data collected and verified under his supervision No quality assurance/quality control issues have been identified to date. Mr. Pettman is not independent of Galiano.
Certified Reference Materials and Blanks are inserted by Galiano Gold into the sample stream at the rate of 1:14 samples. Field duplicates are collected at the rate of 1:30 samples. All samples have been analysed by Intertek Minerals Ltd. in Tarkwa, Ghana with standard preparation methods and 50g fire assay with atomic absorption finish. Intertek Minerals Ltd. does their own introduction of QA/QC samples into the sample stream and reports them to Galiano for double checking. Higher grade samples are re-analysed from pulp or reject material or both. Intertek is an international company operating in 100 countries and is independent of Galiano. It provides testing for a wide range of industries including the mining, metals, and oil sectors.
About Galiano Gold Inc.
Galiano's vision is to build a sustainable business capable of long-term value creation for its stakeholders through a combination of exploration, accretive M&A activities and the disciplined deployment of its financial resources. The Company currently operates and manages the Asanko Gold Mine, located in Ghana, West Africa which is jointly owned with Gold Fields Ltd. The Company is strongly committed to the highest standards for environmental management, social responsibility, and health and safety for its employees and neighbouring communities. For more information, please visit www.galianogold.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements and information contained in this news release constitute " forward-looking statements " within the meaning of applicable U.S. securities laws and " forward-looking information " within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, which we refer to collectively as " forward-looking statements ". Forward-looking statements are statements and information regarding possible events, conditions or results of operations that are based upon assumptions about future conditions and courses of action. All statements and information other than statements of historical fact may be forward looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as " seek ", " expect ", " anticipate ", " budget ", " plan ", " estimate ", " continue ", " forecast ", " intend ", " believe ", " predict ", " potential ", " target ", " may ", " could ", " would ", " might ", " will " and similar words or phrases (including negative variations) suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook.
Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to: statements regarding future mining at Nkran including with respect to the nature and extent of possible pit designs and the commencement of mining or further mining; the declaration of an updated Mineral Resource estimate and the timing thereof; the expected results of the exploration program (including its ability to provide the confidence for undertaking a resource estimate and further engineering studies) and the nature and timing of future exploration programs; the ability of future exploration programs to provide the basis for future mineral resources, including the timing for the declaration of such mineral resources; and information regarding planned future exploration, drilling and mining. Such forward-looking statements are based on a number of material factors and assumptions, including, but not limited to: the exploration program proceeding as anticipated; the exploration program achieving the targets and milestones included therein in the manner and on the timelines anticipated therein; the nature of drilling and exploration targets conforming to current expectations; the Company's updated mineral resource estimate and life of mine plan proceeding as currently anticipated; mining proceeding as currently anticipated; the Company proceeding with further exploration programs as currently anticipated; that future exploration programs will provide the basis for future mineral resources; that the Joint Venture approves the Company's exploration budget; the ability of the AGM to continue to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic; that gold production and other activities will not be curtailed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; that the AGM will be able to continue to ship doré from the AGM site to be refined; that the doré produced by the AGM will continue to be able to be refined at similar rates and costs to the AGM, or at all; that the Company's and the AGM's responses to the COVID-19 pandemic will be effective in continuing its operations in the ordinary course; the accuracy of the estimates and assumptions underlying Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimates and prior exploration results, including future gold prices, cut-off grades and production and processing estimates; the successful completion of development and exploration projects, planned expansions or other projects within the timelines anticipated and at anticipated production levels; that mineral resources can be developed as planned; that the Company's relationship with joint venture partners will continue to be positive and beneficial to the Company; that required financing and permits will be obtained; general economic conditions; that labour disputes or disruptions, flooding, ground instability, geotechnical failure, fire, failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate are as anticipated and other risks of the mining industry will not be encountered; that contracted parties provide goods or services in a timely manner; that there is no material adverse change in the price of gold or other metals; title to mineral properties; costs; the retention of the Company's key personnel; and changes in laws, rules and regulations applicable to Galiano.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. The Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained herein. Some of the risks and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements contained in this news release, include, but are not limited to: that the results of the Company's exploration programs will not conform with the Company's expectations, and will not be sufficient to support mineral resources or mineral reserves at the AGM or be sufficient to include in the Company's updated life of mine plan; the Company's expectations; that the Company may not undertake planned future mining or exploration, or that such future mining or exploration will not be sufficient to support mineral resources or mineral reserves at the AGM; that the JV will approve the Company's proposed exploration and mining programs; the Company's and/or the AGM's operations may be curtailed or halted entirely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, whether as a result of governmental or regulatory law or pronouncement, or otherwise; that the doré produced at the AGM may not be able to be refined at expected levels, on expected terms or at all; that the Company and/or the AGM will experience increased operating costs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; that the AGM may not be able to source necessary inputs on commercially reasonable terms, or at all; the Company's and the AGM's responses to the COVID-19 pandemic may not be successful in continuing its operations in the ordinary course; AGM has a limited operating history and is subject to risks associated with establishing new mining operations; sustained increases in costs, or decreases in the availability, of commodities consumed or otherwise used by the Company may adversely affect the Company; actual production, costs, returns and other economic and financial performance may vary from the Company's estimates in response to a variety of factors, many of which are not within the Company's control; adverse geotechnical and geological conditions (including geotechnical failures) may result in operating delays and lower throughput or recovery, closures or damage to mine infrastructure; the ability of the Company to treat the number of tonnes planned, recover valuable materials, remove deleterious materials and process ore, concentrate and tailings as planned is dependent on a number of factors and assumptions which may not be present or occur as expected; the Company's operations may encounter delays in or losses of production due to equipment delays or the availability of equipment; the Company's operations are subject to continuously evolving legislation, compliance with which may be difficult, uneconomic or require significant expenditures; the Company may be unsuccessful in attracting and retaining key personnel; labour disruptions could adversely affect the Company's operations; the Company's business is subject to risks associated with operating in a foreign country; risks related to the Company's use of contractors; the hazards and risks normally encountered in the exploration, development and production of gold; the Company's operations are subject to environmental hazards and compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations; the Company's operations and workforce are exposed to health and safety risks; unexpected costs and delays related to, or the failure of the Company to obtain, necessary permits could impede the Company's operations; the Company's title to exploration, development and mining interests can be uncertain and may be contested; the Company's properties may be subject to claims by various community stakeholders; risks related to limited access to infrastructure and water; the Company's exploration programs may not successfully expand its current mineral reserves or replace them with new reserves; the Company's revenues are dependent on the market prices for gold, which have experienced significant recent fluctuations; the Company may not be able to secure additional financing when needed or on acceptable terms; and the Company's primary asset is held through a joint venture, which exposes the Company to risks inherent to joint ventures, including disagreements with joint venture partners and similar risks.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, you are cautioned that this list is not exhaustive and there may be other factors that the Company has not identified. Furthermore, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements included in, or incorporated by reference in, this news release if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as otherwise required by applicable law
Cautionary Note to US Investors Regarding Mineral Reporting Standards:
As a British Columbia corporation and a "reporting issuer" under Canadian securities laws, the Company is required to provide disclosure regarding its mineral properties, including the AGM, in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"). NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators that establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects. In accordance with NI 43-101, the Company uses the terms mineral reserves and resources as they are defined in accordance with the CIM Definition Standards on mineral reserves and resources (the "CIM Definition Standards") adopted by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. In particular, the terms "mineral reserve", "proven mineral reserve", "probable mineral reserve", "mineral resource", "measured mineral resource", "indicated mineral resource" and "inferred mineral resource" used in this press release are Canadian mining terms defined in accordance with CIM Definition Standards. These definitions differ from the definitions in the disclosure requirements promulgated by the SEC. Accordingly, information contained in this press release may not be comparable to similar information made public by U.S. companies reporting pursuant to SEC disclosure requirements.
United States investors are also cautioned that while the SEC will now recognize "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" and "inferred mineral resources", investors should not assume that any part or all of the mineralization in these categories will ever be converted into a higher category of mineral resources or into mineral reserves. Mineralization described using these terms has a greater amount of uncertainty as to their existence and feasibility than mineralization that has been characterized as reserves. Accordingly, investors are cautioned not to assume that any "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources", or "inferred mineral resources" that the Company reports are or will be economically or legally mineable.
Further, "inferred resources" have a greater amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to whether they can be mined legally or economically. Therefore, United States investors are also cautioned not to assume that all or any part of the inferred resources exist. In accordance with Canadian rules, estimates of "inferred mineral resources" cannot form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies, except in limited circumstances where permitted under NI 43-101.
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TIANJIN, China, June 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With the theme of "New era of intelligence: Digitalization drives growth, Intelligence wins future", the 6th World Intelligence Congress will be held online from June 24 to June 25, according to the Publicity Department of Tianjin Municipality.
This year's intelligence congress will use new technologies to enhance interactivity and sense of participation, featuring a series of online activities such as the opening ceremony and the summit, the closing ceremony, the intelligence technology exhibition, competitions, intelligent technology experiences and new launches.
Focusing on intelligent technologies and the digital economy, this congress focuses on hot topics of the intelligent technology industrial chain such as cutting-edge trends, technological changes and industrial applications, and contributes Chinese wisdom and Tianjin solutions to the development of the global intelligent technology industry.
The congress will focus on the major strategic development priorities of the country, focusing on sophisticated topics such as the digital economy, intelligent manufacturing, carbon reduction goals and artificial intelligence ethics.
At the online closing ceremony, the congress will release cutting-edge research results and share excellent cases of WIC intelligent technology innovation and application for the first time. This congress will also use new technologies combining virtual and real scenarios to create a "metaverse" venue to enhance interactivity and sense of participation.
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House Republicans offered mixed reactions to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to a joint meeting of Congress, foreshadowing a bumpier road that his country will face in securing future U.S. aid once the GOP takes control of the House in a few weeks.
Republican supporters of aiding Ukraine’s efforts against Russia praised Zelensky’s speech. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) said that Zelensky had “overwhelming support” in the chamber and will “continue to have that.”
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), who is set to chair the House Foreign Affairs Committee next year, expressed hope that the speech would help push a more aggressive focus from the U.S. on military assistance to Ukraine.
“Every time we get them what they need, they win. But this administration is so concerned about being provocative,” said McCaul. “We are not doing what we need to do to have them win this thing more quickly. The longer this thing drags out, the more difficult it’s going to be, and we’re not giving them what they need.”
But critics of Ukraine aid showed little openness to being open to changing their minds because of the speech.
Walking into the address, Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) said that he did not think Zelensky should be speaking from the House floor.
“We should be focused on trying to contain the war, not expand the war. And this kind of sends the message we’re kind of OK with expanding the war. And I think we should be sending a different message,” Davidson said.
He followed up with a quip about Zelensky’s more casual-looking olive green military garb: “He’s dressed more for the auditorium, so he should be talking to us down there.”
Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sat out most standing ovations during the speech (though Boebert stood while Zelensky entered the chamber). Boebert said in a video after the speech that she would not support any more money to Ukraine until there is a “full audit” of where already approved funds have gone.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who has said that House Republicans will not send a “blank check” to Ukraine in the next Congress, carefully navigated the optics of Zelensky’s visit. Many of the right-wing House GOP critics of aid to Ukraine are also withholding support for his Speakership.
McCarthy attended a meeting with Zelensky and other top congressional leaders — Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) — ahead of the speech and was part of the Escort Committee bringing the president into the chamber. He joined in standing ovations. But he was not present for another media-centric moment with the other three congressional leaders walking into the Capitol rotunda.
Standing in front of some of his fiercest supporters as well as his admirers, Zelensky made a direct argument in favor of aid to his country.
“Your money is not charity. It’s an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way,” Zelensky said.
But he likely had little chance of swaying the fiercest GOP opponents to aid.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) tweeted that he was not in Washington, D.C., and would not attend the speech of a “Ukrainian lobbyist.” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who did not attend the address, tweeted earlier in the day that global foreign aid is like Americans being “raped everyday at the hands of their own elected leaders.”
According to the Hill pool, only 86 of 213 House Republicans attended the speech Wednesday evening. More than a third of House members had active letters to vote by proxy on Wednesday, with many worrying about weather disrupting travel just before Christmas.
GOP frustration about congressional negotiators rushing to pass an omnibus funding bill before a Friday government shutdown deadline also fueled sour reactions to Zelensky appearing before Congress. The package includes $45 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said Zelensky’s speech was “more of the theater that has been orchestrated by the current outgoing Democrat leadership of the current Senate leadership in order to try to prop up a belief that $47 billion — again, with no debate at all — is just going to be magically created out of thin air and sent over to Ukraine.”
Republican skepticism of and resistance to Ukraine funding is layered. Some members oppose aid altogether based on an “America First” or anti-war philosophy. Others support more military aid but less economic and humanitarian aid, and still others believe the U.S.-Mexico border should be prioritized more.
But the House GOP is largely in agreement on probing where existing funds have gone. When the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on a resolution from Greene to audit Ukraine funding earlier this month, every Republican voting on the panel supported it — though unified Democrats blocked the measure from advancing.
“The majority in both parties in both House and Senate support this effort, but they’re not going to if we don’t have accountability [and] transparency,” McCaul said.
The outside group Heritage Action, the advocacy arm of the conservative think tank, was particularly influential in getting Republicans to vote against a $40 billion Ukraine aid package in May. It is also lobbying against the omnibus as well as the Ukraine measures outlined in it.
“While the situation in Ukraine is serious, the United States still lacks a coherent vision and strategy in the region. Spending an additional $47 billion in assistance – with only 62% of that assistance going to Ukraine military assistance – without adequate oversight and accountability for the aid is a misuse of taxpayer money,” Jessica Anderson, executive director of Heritage Action, said in a statement. “The next Congress must have an honest and transparent debate about the size and scope of U.S. assistance, and demand equal cooperation from all of Ukraine’s European neighbors.”
Supporters of Ukraine are confident that there will still be overwhelming support for aiding the country in the next Congress, despite the minority of vocal critics. But any future assistance packages could have to look different to get that support.
“I think the right path, moving forward, is to demand a hell of a lot more share of the humanitarian aid burden be burdened by European countries, while the United States continues to focus on the fight itself, the right rep weaponry, backfilling that weaponry,” said Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas).
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Thomas J. “Tom” McCarthy, a Caroline County farmer who scooped his early June peas and summertime beans to twisting lines of customers at Baltimore’s outdoor markets, died of a heart attack Sept. 24 at his Greensboro home. He was 86.
“When people came to the markets, they said, ‘Where are the beans? And you knew where to send them.’ Tommy was a character and was attractive to a lot of people. They liked his little bit of angst,” Maryland Agriculture Secretary Joseph Bartenfelder said.
Born Thomas John McCarthy in Long Branch, New Jersey, he was the son of Thomas McCarthy, a hospital financial administrator, and Ann Collins, a teacher. He was raised on the grounds of the now-closed Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital, which included a 500-acre working farm.
He was also attracted to life on his grandparents’ dairy farm in Freehold and learned trapping. He caught muskrats in the marshes.
“He was a hard worker, and he definitely did his own thing. Whatever he sold was consistent, and his customers liked that,” Mr. Bartenfelder said.
Mr. McCarthy attended St. James School and was a 1954 graduate of Red Bank Catholic High School. He earned a geophysics degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and studied at Columbia University.
He joined the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and was stationed briefly at a Florida Army base during the Cold War.
He initially worked with his father in an electrical engineering business in Manhattan and also did construction work in Washington, D.C.
After nearly 50 years, he made a career change and bought what became his McCarthy Farm on Holly Road in Greensboro in Caroline County on the Eastern Shore. He began by raising hogs.
After the Baltimore Farmers’ Market opened in 1978, he began selling produce and established a devoted customer base. He later set up on Saturday mornings at the 32nd Street Farmers Market in Waverly.
Friends said Mr. McCarthy liked offering what other farmers were not selling.
He adhered to a seasonal selling cycle — asparagus and strawberries in the spring, followed by early June shelled peas that he personally scooped from plastic tubs laced with ice cubes.
His customers knew his signature peas were popular and that there was a limited supply.
He engaged them in conversation so that the line for the peas often snaked around the market.
“I remember Tommy’s great smile. He looked directly into your eyes and was personable,” said a customer, Joanna Cox. “He remained personable, unhurried, even where there was a line.”
Mr. McCarthy also raised his own tomatoes — grown in plastic hoop houses. He sold okra, cantaloupes and watermelon, but was perhaps best-known for his signature product: beans. He grew fresh shelled lima beans and butter beans, speckled beans, black beans, red beans, navy beans, crowder peas, October beans and black-eyed peas.
He owned 250 acres nearly 2 miles outside Greensboro.
Becky Ball, his assistant, said Mr. McCarthy was picking lima and speckled butter beans the day before he died.
“Tom never ate his own produce,” she said. “He was a salad person, and he loved spinach.”
She said he enjoyed a simple life.
“He was all about his farm,” she said. “He did go on a cruise once and became homesick.”
Ms. Ball said he was once hospitalized to repair his knee and developed other medical complications.
“Being in a hospital and away from his farm drove him crazy,” she said. “He was stubborn and hardheaded.”
He came home, recuperated, but took a fall.
“He opened his wound — there was blood everywhere. While we were waiting for an ambulance to come, he looked up and said, ‘Can you fix me a bowl of cereal while we are waiting for these people?’”
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Marc Rey, manager of the 32nd Street Market, said: “Tom told me he hated inefficiency, and he felt our market was well-run. He impressed me as somebody who loved farming — and was personally proud of the bean-shelling equipment.
“One day, while I was visiting his farm, he pointed to his field of okra. Okra has beautiful, bright yellow flowers. He beamed when he showed this. He took great pride in and devoted time to his meticulous fields,” Mr. Rey said.
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“The quality of his product was high,” Mr. Rey said. “People couldn’t wait until his asparagus and strawberries came in. He arrived early in the spring with his best asparagus in April this year, and he would stay until Christmas with the crops that were still in season.”
Mr. Rey said that Mr. McCarthy was among the earliest arrivers at the market.
“He came early because he didn’t want to be held up by vacationers’ traffic on the Bay Bridge. He’d arrive between 4:30 and 5 a.m. The market opens at 7 a.m. People who wanted to get first pickings would be standing in line for him, sometimes in the dark.”
“He was always willing to talk about his product. He told me he loved our customers in a personal way. He felt they were knowledgeable and appreciative,” Mr. Rey said.
Survivors include his two sisters, Ellen McManus of Holland, Michigan, and Kathleen Farrell of Ireland; three nieces; and two nephews.
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The young Afghan couple raced to the airport in Kabul, clutching their baby girl close amid the chaotic withdrawal of American troops last year.
The baby had been rescued two years earlier from the rubble of a U.S. Special Forces raid that killed her parents and five siblings. After months in a U.S. military hospital, she had gone to live with her cousin and his wife, this newlywed couple. Now, the family was bound for the United States for further medical treatment, with the aid of U.S. Marine Corps attorney Joshua Mast.
When the exhausted Afghans arrived at the airport in Washington D.C. in late August 2021, Mast pulled them out of the international arrivals line and led them to an inspecting officer, according to a lawsuit they filed last month. They were surprised when Mast presented an Afghan passport for the child, the couple said. But it was the last name printed on the document that stopped them cold: Mast.
They didn't know it, but they would soon lose their baby.
This is a story about how one U.S. Marine became fiercely determined to bring home an Afghan war orphan, and praised it as an act of Christian faith to save her. Letters, emails and documents submitted in federal filings show that he used his status in the U.S. Armed Forces, appealed to high-ranking Trump administration officials and turned to small-town courts to adopt the baby, unbeknownst to the Afghan couple raising her 7,000 miles away.
The little girl, now 3 years old, is at the center of a high-stakes tangle of at least four court cases. The Afghan couple, desperate to get her back, has sued Joshua and his wife Stephanie Mast. But the Masts insist they are her legal parents and "acted admirably" to protect her. They've asked a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit.
The ordeal has drawn in the U.S. departments of Defense, Justice and State, which have argued that the attempt to spirit away a citizen of another country could significantly harm military and foreign relations. It has also meant that a child who survived a violent raid, was hospitalized for months and escaped the fall of Afghanistan has had to split her short life between two families, both of which now claim her.
Five days after the Afghans arrived in the U.S., they say Mast - custody papers in hand - took her away.
The Afghan woman collapsed onto the floor and pleaded with the Marine to give her baby back. Her husband said Mast had called him "brother" for months; so he begged him to act like one, with compassion. Instead, the Afghan family claims in court papers, Mast shoved the man and stomped his foot.
That was more than a year ago. The Afghan couple hasn't seen her since.
"After they took her, our tears never stop," the woman told The Associated Press. "Right now, we are just dead bodies. Our hearts are broken. We have no plans for a future without her. Food has no taste and sleep gives us no rest."
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The story of the baby unfolds in hundreds of pages of legal filings and documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, as well as interviews with those involved, pieced together in an AP investigation.
In a federal lawsuit filed in September, the Afghan family accuses the Masts of false imprisonment, conspiracy, fraud and assault. The family has asked the court to shield their identity out of concerns for their relatives back in Afghanistan, and they communicated with AP on the condition of remaining anonymous.
The Masts call the Afghan family's claims "outrageous, unmerited attacks" on their integrity. They argue in court filings that they have worked "to protect the child from physical, mental or emotional harm." They say the Afghan couple are "not her lawful parents," and Mast's attorney cast doubt on whether the Afghans were even related to the baby.
"Joshua and Stephanie Mast have done nothing but ensure she receives the medical care she requires, at great personal expense and sacrifice, and provide her a loving home," wrote the Masts' attorneys.
The baby's identity has been kept private, listed only as Baby L or Baby Doe. The Afghan couple had given the baby an Afghan name; the Masts gave her an American one.
Originally from Florida, Joshua Mast married his wife Stephanie and attended Liberty University, an evangelical Christian college in Lynchburg, Virginia. He graduated in 2008, and got his law degree there in 2014.
In 2019, they were living with their sons in Palmyra, a small rural Virginia town, when Joshua Mast was sent on a temporary assignment to Afghanistan. Mast, then a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, was a military lawyer for the federal Center for Law and Military Operations. The U.S. Marines declined to comment publicly, along with other federal officials.
That September in 2019 was one of the deadliest months of the entire U.S. occupation in Afghanistan, with more than 110 civilians killed in the first week alone.
On Sept. 6, 2019, the U.S. attacked a remote compound.
No details about this event are publicly available, but in court documents Mast claims that classified reports show the U.S. government "sent helicopters full of special operators to capture or kill" a foreign fighter. Mast said that rather than surrender, a man detonated a suicide vest; five of his six children in the room were killed, and their mother was shot to death while resisting arrest.
Sehla Ashai and Maya Eckstein, attorneys for the Afghan couple, dispute Mast's account. They say the baby's parents were actually farmers, unaffiliated with any terrorist group. And they described the event as a tragedy that left two innocent civilians and five of their children dead.
Both sides agree that when the dust settled, U.S. troops pulled the badly injured infant from the rubble. The baby had a fractured skull, broken leg and serious burns.
She was about 2 months old.
Mast called the baby a "victim of terrorism." His attorney said she "miraculously survived."
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"DO THE RIGHT THING"
The baby was rushed to a military hospital, where she was placed in the care of the Defense Department.
The International Committee of the Red Cross told AP that they began searching for her family with the Afghan government, often a plodding process in rural parts of the country where record-keeping is scant. At first, they didn't even know the baby's name.
Meanwhile, Mast said, he was "aggressively" advocating to get her to the U.S. Over several months, he wrote to then-Vice President Mike Pence's office, according to exhibits filed in court. He said his colleagues in the military tried to talk to President Donald Trump about the baby during a Thanksgiving visit to Bagram Airfield. Mast also said he made four requests over two weeks to then-White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, asking for help to medically evacuate the baby "to be treated in a safe environment."
The Masts were represented by Joshua's brother Richard Mast, an attorney with the conservative Christian legal group Liberty Counsel, which says it is not involved in this case. None of the Masts responded to repeated requests for interviews.
In emails to military officials, Mast alleged that Pence told the U.S. Embassy in Kabul to "make every effort" to get her to the United States. Mast signed his emails with a Bible verse: "'Live for an Audience of one, for we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ."
Pence's spokesman, Marc Short, did not respond to requests for comment.
The U.S. Embassy never heard from Pence's office, said a Department of State official, who requested anonymity because they did not have permission to speak publicly about the situation. But they did begin getting highly unusual inquiries about the possibility of sending the baby to the U.S. The diplomats were rattled by the suggestion that the U.S. could just take her away; they believed the baby belonged to Afghanistan.
"I was aware that it may not be smooth sailing ahead, but that just made me more determined to do the right thing," the State Department official said.
About six weeks after the baby was rescued, the U.S. Embassy called for a meeting, attended by representatives of the Red Cross, the Afghan government and the American military, including Mast. The State Department wanted to make sure everyone understood its position: Under international humanitarian law, the U.S. was obliged to do everything possible to reunite the baby with her next of kin.
At the meeting, Mast asked about adoption, the State Department official said. Attendees from Afghanistan's Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs explained that by Afghan law and custom, they had to place the baby with her biological family. If that did not work, the Afghan Children's Court would determine a proper guardian.
The American concept of adoption doesn't even exist in Afghanistan. Under Islamic law, a child's bloodline cannot be severed and their heritage is sacred. Instead of adoption, a guardianship system called kafala allows Muslims to take in orphans and raise them as family, without relinquishing the child's name or bloodline.
American adoptions from Afghanistan are rare and only possible for Muslim-American families of Afghan descent. The State Department recognizes 14 American adoptions from Afghanistan over the past decade, none in the past two years.
Yet two days after the embassy meeting, a letter was sent to U.S. officials in Kabul from Kimberley Motley, a near-celebrity American attorney in Afghanistan, the State Department official said. Motley wrote that she was representing an unnamed concerned American citizen who wished to adopt this baby. Motley declined to be interviewed by the AP.
Mast also continued his appeals to American politicians. The U.S. Embassy began hearing from Congressional staffers about the baby, and diplomats met with a military general, the official said.
The general in turn put a "gag order" on military personnel about the baby and said "no one was to advocate on her behalf," Mast wrote in a legal filing.
But he wasn't ready to give up.
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HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD
The Masts searched for a solution halfway around the world - in rural Fluvanna County, Virginia, where they lived.
They petitioned the local Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, describing the baby as a "stateless minor recovered off the battlefield." In early November 2019, a judge granted them legal custody. The name of this judge is not publicly available because juvenile records are sealed in Virginia.
A few days later, a certificate of foreign birth listed Joshua and Stephanie Mast as parents.
The custody order was based on the Masts' assertion that the Afghan government - specifically now-deposed President Ashraf Ghani - intended to waive jurisdiction over the child "in a matter of days," according to a hearing transcript. The waiver never arrived.
In an email to AP, Ghani's former deputy chief of staff Suhrob Ahmad said there is "no record of this alleged statement of waiver of Afghan jurisdiction." Ahmad said he and the head of the Administrative Office of the President do not remember any such request going through the court system as required.
The U.S. Embassy heard that Mast was granted custody. Military lawyers assured them that the Marine was just preparing in case Afghanistan waived jurisdiction, but would not interfere with the search for the baby's family, according to the State Department official.
Yet all along they planned to adopt the baby, according to records obtained from the state of Virginia under a Freedom of Information Act request. Richard Mast wrote the Attorney General's office in November 2019 that the Masts "will file for adoption as soon as statutorily possible."
In the meantime, Joshua Mast enrolled the baby in the Defense Department health care system, made an appointment at a U.S. International Adoption Clinic and asked to have her evacuated.
Then came a surprise: The Red Cross said they'd found her family. She was about five months old.
In late 2019, Afghan officials told the U.S. Embassy that the baby's paternal uncle had been identified, and he decided his son and daughter-in-law were best suited to take her, according to court records. They were young, educated newlyweds with no children yet of their own, and lived in a city with access to hospitals.
The young man worked in a medical office and ran a co-ed school, which is unusual in Afghanistan. His wife graduated from high school at the top of her class, and is fluent in three languages, including English. They had married for love, unlike many Afghans in arranged marriages.
Mast expressed doubts about the newly-found uncle, describing him in court records as "an anonymous person of unknown nationality" and claiming that turning the baby over to him was "inherently dangerous." He asked the Red Cross to put him in touch, but they refused.
In emails to a U.S. military office requesting evacuation, Mast alleged that he read more than 150 pages of classified documents, and concluded the child was a "stateless minor." Mast believed she was the daughter of transient terrorists who are citizens of no country, his attorney said. He also speculated that if reunited with her family, she could be made a child soldier or a suicide bomber, sold into sex trafficking, hit in a U.S. military strike, or stoned for being a girl.
But Afghanistan did not waver: the child was a citizen of their country.
Mast's attorney sent the U.S. Embassy a "cease and desist" letter warning them not to hand the baby over, according to the State Department official. But on February 26, 2020, the Masts learned that the U.S. was preparing to put the baby, now nearly 8 months old, on a plane early the following morning to join her family in another Afghan city.
The Masts, represented by Richard Mast, sued the secretaries of Defense and State in a federal court in Virginia, asking for an emergency restraining order to stop them. The Masts claimed they were the baby's "lawful permanent legal guardians."
Within hours, four federal attorneys - two from the Justice Department and two from the U.S. Attorney's Office - were on the phone, and Richard Mast was in Federal Judge Norman Moon's office.
Richard Mast said the baby should not be "condemned to suffer." He complained that the Afghan government had not conducted DNA testing to confirm the family they found was truly related to the child.
But the Justice Department attorneys said they had no right to mandate how the Afghan government vets the family, and that the Red Cross - which has reunited relatives in war zones for more than a century - had confirmed it was done properly. Further, the federal government's attorneys described the Masts' custody documents from state court as "unlawful," "deeply flawed and incorrect," and "issued on a false premise that has never happened" - that Afghanistan would waive jurisdiction.
Judge Moon asked Richard Mast: "Your client is not asking to adopt the child?"
"No sir," Mast responded. "He wants to get her medical treatment in the United States."
Justice Department attorneys argued that the United States must meet its international obligations. Attorney Alexander Haas put it simply: Taking another country's citizen to the United States "would have potentially profound implications on our military and foreign affairs interests."
Judge Moon ruled against the Masts, and the baby stayed in Afghanistan.
The next day, she was united with her biological family. The Afghan couple wept with joy.
"We didn't think she would come back to her family alive," said the young Afghan man. "It was the best day of our lives. After a long time, she had a chance to have a family again."
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AN EXTRA MEASURE OF TENDERNESS
As the months passed in her new home in Afghanistan, the girl loved getting henna painted on her hands and dressing up in new clothes, the Afghan couple said. She always wanted to do her new mother's makeup, or brush her hair.
"She knew about Allah, about clothes, about the names of food," the woman wrote.
The couple cared for her as if she was their own daughter, but with an extra measure of tenderness because of the unimaginable tragedy she'd already suffered.
"We never wanted her to feel she couldn't have something she wanted," said the young man.
Meanwhile, Mast continued to worry that the child was "in an objectively dangerous situation," Richard Mast wrote in court documents. The Masts asked Kimberley Motley, the attorney, to track down the family, saying he wanted to get the child medical treatment in the U.S, Motley said in court records.
Motley contacted the Afghan family in March 2020, about a week after the baby was placed in her new home. Motley is named as a defendant in their lawsuit, but her attorney, Michael Hoernlein, told AP the claims against her are "meritless." In court documents, Motley's attorneys describe her role as professional and above-board, and asked that the claims against her be dismissed.
Motley had originally gone to Afghanistan in 2008 under an American-funded initiative to train local lawyers. She stayed, largely representing foreigners charged with crimes. She took on high-profile human rights cases, gave a TED Talk and wrote a book.
Over the course of a year, Motley called for updates about the child and occasionally asked for photos. In July, around the baby's first birthday, the couple sent Motley a snapshot of the child in swim trunks, smiling and splashing in a wading pool.
At the same time, the Masts' adoption case was still winding through the court system in Fluvanna County, Virginia. In December 2020, the state court granted the Masts a final adoption order based on the finding that the child "remains up to this point in time an orphaned, undocumented, stateless minor," according to a federal lawsuit. Fluvanna County Circuit Court Presiding Judge Richard E. Moore did not respond to repeated requests for clarity on how the cases progressed.
International adoption lawyers were baffled.
"If you have relatives there who are saying, 'no, no, no, we want our daughter, we want our little girl,' it's over," said Irene Steffas, an adoption and immigration attorney. "There is no way the U.S. is going to get into a match with another country when it comes to a child that's a citizen of that country."
Karen Law, a Virginia attorney who specializes in international adoption, said state law requires an accredited agency to visit three times over six months and compile a report before an adoption can be finalized. The child must be present for the visits - but this baby was thousands of miles away.
On July 10, 2021, around the baby's second birthday, Motley facilitated the first phone call between the Afghan couple and Joshua Mast, with the aid translator Ahmad Osmani, a Baptist pastor of Afghan descent. Mast told the Afghan couple that unless they sent the child to the United States for medical care, she could "be blind, brain damaged, and/or permanently physically disabled."
But the Afghan man now raising her, who had worked in the medical field, did not think her burn scars, a leg injury and mysterious allergic reactions amounted to a life-altering condition in the way Mast described. The couple declined sending the baby to the United States.
The woman was pregnant, and worried about the risk of such a long flight. They said they asked Mast: Could they take the baby to Pakistan or India for treatment instead?
The answer was no, their lawsuit says. The conversations continued for months. Osmani, the translator, vouched for the Masts and described them as kind and trustworthy, according to the lawsuit, which names him as a defendant.
Osmani did not respond to requests for comment. He asked a federal judge to throw out the lawsuit, and said he never deceived anyone. He was only a "mere translator."
His attorneys wrote: "No good deed goes unpunished."
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"LIVING IN A DARK JAIL"
In late summer 2021, the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan. Mast said he contacted the family to bring the baby to the U.S. "before the country collapsed." He said he was "extremely concerned that they may not get another chance." The couple agreed.
Mast applied for special visas for the Afghan family and for relatives of Osmani, the translator, according to court records. They characterized the Afghan couple as an escort for a "U.S. military dependent" - the baby.
In an email to U.S. officials filed in court, Mast wrote that Osmani was "very instrumental to helping a U.S. Marine...adopt an Afghan child."
Soon, the Afghan family began their days-long journey to the U.S. Joshua Mast told them to say he was their lawyer.
"If anyone asks to talk about your documents, show them this text: I am Major Joshua Mast, USMC. I am a Judge Advocate..." Mast texted them detailed directions for how to deal with U.S. authorities, their lawsuit says.
When the family arrived in Germany for a stopover, Joshua Mast and his wife greeted them at the air force base. It was the first time they had met in person.
In Germany, the Masts visited the Afghan family's room three times to try to get the baby to travel separately with them, "insisting that it would be easier for the toddler to enter the United States that way," the Afghan couple recalled in their lawsuit. They refused to let the girl out of their sight.
When the Afghans finally landed in the United States, they began explaining that the child was too young to have Afghan documents. That's when they claim Joshua Mast pulled out an Afghan passport.
Inside was the same photo of the child in the wading pool, but altered to change the background, add a shirt and smooth her hair. Mast told the Afghans to "keep quiet" about having his name on her passport, their lawsuit alleges, so it would be easier to get medical care.
The Afghan couple asked to be taken to Fort Pickett Army National Guard base, a location specified by Mast, according to the lawsuit. Thousands of Afghan refugees were temporarily housed there.
Soon after, they said, soldiers came to their room and told them they were moving. A strange woman sat in the back of the van next to a car seat, according to court records, and the baby fussed as she buckled her in.
The van pulled up to a building they didn't recognize, where a woman who called herself a social worker said the Masts were the girl's legal guardians. Confused and frightened, the child cried and the couple begged.
But it did no good. Mast took the baby to his car, where his wife was waiting, the lawsuit says.
They had lost her.
In their heavily redacted response to the lawsuit, the Masts acknowledge they "took custody" of the child; they said their adoption order was valid and they did nothing wrong.
Richard Mast is also named as a defendant in the Afghan family's lawsuit. He wrote in legal documents that his brother's adoption of the child was "selfless;" it saved both the child, and the Afghan family fighting to get her back, "from the evils of life under the Taliban."
The Afghan couple believed that their baby was stolen, and they immediately sought help at Fort Pickett to get her back.
"But the playing field was not level," their attorney, Ashai, told the AP. The couple "were forced to navigate a complex and confusing system in a foreign country in which they had just arrived, after having survived the greatest trauma of their lives."
Meanwhile, the couple says in court documents, Osmani warned them not to contact a lawyer or the authorities, and suggested that Mast might give them the baby back if they dealt directly with him.
And so they tried to maintain contact with Mast. They were also scared of him. If he could abduct their child in broad daylight, they worried he might hurt them too, their lawyers wrote in legal filings.
The Afghan woman plunged into a deep depression and, despite being nine months pregnant, stopped eating and drinking. She could not sleep. Her husband was afraid to leave her alone.
"Since we have come to America, we have not felt happiness for even one day," the Afghan man told the AP. "We feel like we are living in a dark jail."
His wife gave birth to a girl on October 1, 2021. The young mother's grief became overwhelming. A month later, she considered suicide and was hospitalized.
Soon the couple sought legal help; by December 2021, the Afghan couple had asked the Fluvanna judge to reverse the adoption. But those proceedings, almost one year in, have been opaque and slow.
On Feb. 27, 2022, when the Afghan baby was 2 years old, the Masts traveled to the Mennonite Christian Assembly in Fredericksburg, Ohio, to share their joy during a special church service. In a video advertising the event called "Walking in Faith," the pastor apologized to congregants that it would not be online, because the Marine would share "very confidential, classified information."
"Unforeseen events gave the couple an unexpected opportunity to stand up to protect innocent life," read the program flyer. "Come hear how God's mighty hand allowed for a remarkable deliverance."
Pastor John Risner told the AP that the Masts had requested the service be confidential, and he didn't want to betray their trust by disclosing any details.
All he would say is that their story is "amazing."
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NO HAPPINESS HERE
The fate of the Afghan child is now being debated in secret proceedings in a locked courtroom in the village of Palmyra, Virginia, home to about 100 people.
Earlier this month, Joshua Mast arrived at the Fluvanna County courthouse along with his wife and his brother Richard. Mast was dressed in his starched Marine uniform, holding his white and gold hat in his hand. The hearing stretched on for roughly eight hours.
The proceedings have been completely shielded from public view, mandated by presiding Judge Moore. The AP was not allowed inside the courtroom. Court clerk Tristana Treadway refused to provide even the docket number, saying she could "neither confirm nor deny" the case existed at all.
More than a dozen lawyers streamed into the courthouse, carting boxes of evidence, and each said they were forbidden from speaking.
Mast remains an active duty Marine, and has since been promoted to major. He now lives with his family in North Carolina. The Afghan toddler has been with them for more than a year.
In Texas, the Afghan couple continues to grieve the loss of the child. The baby the woman gave birth to shortly after arriving in the U.S. just turned 1. The young mother had planned to raise the girls as sisters.
But they've never met.
"There is nothing to celebrate without her. There is no happiness here," the Afghan man said. "We are counting the moments and days until she will come home."
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (BCN) — A San Jose man pleaded guilty last week to federal marijuana distribution charges, according to the Department of Justice. Tan Minh Vo, 50, admitted to the scheme to ship nearly 500 pounds of marijuana from Fresno to Kansas City, Missouri, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
The first shipment was discovered by police after a traffic stop in Kansas City in November, 2018. Another shipment was detected traveling through Arizona after the driver was pulled over for a malfunctioning tail light. Vo pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
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Canada becomes first country to put health warnings on individual cigarettes
Posted/updated on: June 1, 2023 at 5:52 am(NEW YORK) -- Canada has announced that it will begin putting individual warning labels on cigarettes and other tobacco products in an effort to further reduce their appeal, becoming the world’s first country to use such a measure.
Beginning on Aug. 1, Canada will implement a phased approach that will force cigarette companies to put individual health warnings on their products starting with king size cigarettes by the end of July 2024 and all other products -- including regular size cigarettes and little cigars -- by the end of April 2025.
“The new Tobacco Products Appearance, Packaging and Labelling Regulations will be part of the Government of Canada's continued efforts to help adults who smoke to quit, to protect youth and non-tobacco users from nicotine addiction, and to further reduce the appeal of tobacco,” Health Canada said in a statement announcing the new tobacco labelling policy. “Labelling the tipping paper of individual cigarettes, little cigars, tubes, and other tobacco products will make it virtually impossible to avoid health warnings altogether. In addition, the regulations will support Canada's Tobacco Strategy and its target of reaching less than 5% tobacco use by 2035.”
Canada announced other measures they plan on implementing as well such as strengthening and updating health-related messages on tobacco product packaging, extending the requirement for these messages to all tobacco product packaging and making sure there is a periodic rotation of the message.
“Tobacco use continues to kill 48,000 Canadians each year. We are taking action by being the first country in the world to label individual cigarettes with health warning messages. This bold step will make health warning messages virtually unavoidable, and together with updated graphic images displayed on the package, will provide a real and startling reminder of the health consequences of smoking,” Carolyn Bennett, minister of Mental Health and Addictions and associate minister of Health, said in the government’s statement announcing the new measures. “We will continue to do whatever it takes to help more people in Canada stop smoking and help young people to live healthy tobacco-free lives.”
While copies of the full regulations are currently available upon request, the new policy will be published for the general public on June 7 in an edition of the Canada Gazette, Health Canada said.
“The requirement for a health warning directly on every cigarette is a world precedent setting measure that will reach every person who smokes with every puff,” said Rob Cunningham, Senior Policy Analyst at the Canadian Cancer Society. “The new regulations deserve strong support.”
Canada first adopted imaged warning requirements on tobacco product packages in 2000 but the current health-related messages and images for cigarettes and little cigars have been in place since 2011. These new regulations also bring Canada into full compliance with the tobacco labelling obligations under Article 11 of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control by extending health warning and toxicity information requirements to all tobacco product packages.
“Tobacco use continues to be one of Canada's most significant public health problems, and is the country's leading preventable cause of disease and premature death in Canada,” said Jean-Yves Duclos, Canada’s minister of Health, in the announcement. “Our government is using every evidence-based tool at our disposal to help protect the health of Canadians, especially young people. Beginning next year, these new measures will help make sure that everyone across the country can receive credible information on the risks of tobacco use so they can make healthier choices for their wellbeing.”
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NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of U.S. Bancorp.
Shareholders who purchased shares of USB during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (a) U.S. Bank created sales pressure on its employees that led them to open credit cards, lines of credit, and deposit accounts without consumers' knowledge and consent; (b) since at least 2015, U.S. Bank and by extension, U.S. Bancorp, was aware of such unauthorized conduct and that it was violating relevant regulations and laws aimed at protecting its consumers; (c) U.S. Bancorp failed to properly monitor its employees from engaging in such unlawful conduct, detect and stop the misconduct, and identify and remediate harmed consumers; (d) all the foregoing subjected the Company to a foreseeable risk of heightened regulatory scrutiny or investigation; (e) U.S. Bancorp's revenues were in part the product of unlawful conduct and thus unsustainable; and (f) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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STOCKHOLM, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mycronic AB (publ) has renewed its revolving credit facility agreement with Nordea of SEK 1,000 million until September 2026 in order to ensure further freedom to act on business opportunities.
The agreement with Nordea has been renewed and is valid for four years, until September 2026. A corresponding revolving credit facility agreement with Handelsbanken of SEK 1,000 million, which matures in May 2025, remains in place. In total, Mycronic thus has continued access to bank financing of SEK 2,000 million.
"The renewal of the bank financing agreement with Nordea ensures our ability to continue to be open to acquisition and growth opportunities and maintains a good maturity structure over time", says Pierre Brorsson, CFO & Sr VP Corporate Development.
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Mycronic is a Swedish high-tech company engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of production equipment with high precision and flexibility requirements for the electronics industry. Mycronic's headquarters are located in Täby, north of Stockholm and the Group has subsidiaries in China, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam. Mycronic is listed on NASDAQ Stockholm. www.mycronic.com
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NEW YORK (AP) — Customs officers at New York’s Kennedy International Airport seized $450,000 worth of cocaine from a traveler who was smuggling the drugs in the wheels of her wheelchair, federal authorities announced.
The bust happened Nov. 10 when Customs and Border Patrol officers stopped a woman traveling from Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic with a wheelchair whose wheels weren’t turning, agency officials said.
The officers X-rayed the wheelchair and noticed an “anomaly” in all four wheels, CPB officials said in a news release. Officers checked the tires and found a white powder that tested positive for cocaine, they said.
A total of 28 pounds (12.7 kilos) of cocaine with a street value of $450,000 was removed from the wheels, officials said.
The woman, a Dominican citizen named Emelinda Paulino De Rivas, was arrested on smuggling charges and turned over to Homeland Security Investigations. It wasn’t clear if she had an attorney who could comment.
“CBP stands steadfast and determined in working with our partners to identify the trans-national criminal networks responsible for importing these deadly drugs into our neighborhoods.” Francis J. Russo, Director of CBP’s New York field operations, said. “CBP’s mission is to guard the borders and ports of entry 24/7, 365 days a year to prevent these dangerous drugs from potentially killing our family, friends, and neighbors.” | https://who13.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/ap-feds-cocaine-worth-450000-seized-from-wheelchair-wheels/ | 2022-11-15 22:13:44 | 0 | https://who13.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/ap-feds-cocaine-worth-450000-seized-from-wheelchair-wheels/ |
HOUSTON, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Orbital Infrastructure Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OIG) ("OIG") today announced that its subsidiary, Orbital Power Inc. ("OPI"), has been awarded a multi-year electric distribution project for an Investor-Owned Utility customer in Texas.
The scope of work includes a reconductor and pole replacement program on approximately a 20 mile overhead and underground electric distribution circuit and related maintenance on feeder and service lines in conjunction with the system upgrade. The project will take approximately two years to complete.
"This project award is the result of the Orbital Power team's solid and safe execution of smaller projects for this customer over the past eighteen months," said Jim O'Neil, OIG's Vice Chairman & CEO. "This award demonstrates OIG's ability to win and deliver large scale multi-million dollar projects, as we continue to gain momentum in our electric power infrastructure segment. A key component of our strategic plan is to build our customer relationships by providing best in class service, expand our market share, and, thereby, increase our shareholder value."
Orbital Infrastructure Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OIG) is a diversified infrastructure services platform, providing engineering, design, construction, and maintenance services to customers in three operating segments; electric power, telecommunications, and renewables.
Beginning in April 2021, Orbital Infrastructure Group transformed its infrastructure strategy with the acquisitions of GTS and Front Line Power Construction, the company's telecommunications and electric power segment platforms, as well as three synergistic "tuck in" acquisitions (IMMCO, Inc, Full Moon Telecom, and Coax Fiber) and the divestiture of its legacy Orbital Gas Systems business. The Company is now positioned to profitably grow its infrastructure services platform for years to come, organically and through synergistic acquisitions to capitalize on strong multi-year end market drivers in the industries we serve.
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Terence Lewis II scored 20 points as Louisiana-Lafayette beat Harvard 75-61 on Friday night.
Lewis added 11 rebounds for the Ragin' Cajuns (2-0). Jordan Brown added 19 points while finishing 9 of 14 from the floor, and he also had nine rebounds. Themus Fulks finished 5 of 11 from the floor to finish with 12 points.
Chris Ledlum led the Crimson (1-1) in scoring, finishing with 15 points and eight rebounds. Samuel Silverstein added 14 points for Harvard. Chisom Okpara also recorded 11 points.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As a Florida judge determines whether a civil lawsuit filed against Brian Laundrie’s parents will proceed to trial, an increasing amount of attention is being focused on the 23-year-old’s last words.
The FBI announced in January that a notebook found near Laundrie’s remains at the Carlton Reserve contained written statements where he claimed responsibility for Gabby Petito’s death.
The FBI collected the notebook, along with a backpack and the revolver Laundrie used to fatally shoot himself, from the scene on Oct. 20, 2021. Since then, it is believed to have remained with the FBI, despite the agency announcing the closure of their investigation on Jan. 21.
Chris and Roberta Laundrie, Brian’s parents, have not received their son’s notebook from the FBI, according to their attorney Steve Bertolino. They were briefly shown the note containing Brian’s confession but did not read it, Bertolino says.
“[Chris and Roberta] were too upset at the time,” Bertolino told WFLA. “That’s all there was to it.”
The notebook has remained an object of fascination with the public. To this day, the motive for Petito’s death remains unknown, as does whether the notebook contains Brian’s reasoning for killing his fiancée.
Pat Reilly, the attorney for Gabby’s parents, says he and Bertolino are meeting with the FBI in Tampa on Friday to receive belongings of Laundrie and Petito that were collected over the course of the investigation. It is unknown whether the notebook is among the items being given back.
“Some of those materials are Gabby’s, some of those are Brian Laundrie’s,” said Reilly. “Most of them we’ve agreed on how they should be split. There’s a few we just want to see before we decide who they really belong to.”
Reilly says Gabby’s parents, Joe Petito and Nichole Schmidt, are aware of “some of the content” within Laundrie’s confession, but he couldn’t say whether they’ve seen the notebook or a copy of it for themselves.
The collection of the evidence does not have any connection to this week’s pre-trial hearing in the civil lawsuit filed by Petito and Schmidt against the Laundries, Reilly adds, but the notebook could have significant relevance to his case going forward.
“Let’s hope that the confession has a date when [Gabby’s murder] occurred,” said Reilly. “That date would hopefully and likely coincide with when we think he called his parents and told his parents he murdered Gabby.”
Former FBI agent and federal law enforcement expert Jennifer Coffindaffer says there are likely multiple reasons the FBI has remained in possession of the notebook for this long, including the time necessary for laboratory work on the evidence, as well as determining who the owner of the notebook actually is.
“There could be a question as to whose notebook that actually was in totality,” said Coffindaffer. “Yes, we know Brian Laundrie wrote in it, but did Gabby Petito write in it? Are there Gabby Petito writings or artwork, or does it belong to Brian Laundrie? I’m not so sure those questions have been answered.”
Coffindaffer believes it’s likely the public learns the contents of the notebook someday, especially if the civil lawsuit against the Laundries proceeds to a jury trial.
“If this goes to a civil court setting, I think we’re going to see a lot of evidence none of us thought we’d ever be able to see.”
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CINCINNATI (AP) — U.S. captain Christian Pulisic was critical of the level of American support from the crowd of 19,512 at TQL Stadium during a 3-0 victory over Morocco on Wednesday night in the first of four World Cup warmup matches in June.
“For whatever reason, I’m not super happy with the amount of Americans here, however, that works out, if I’m being completely honest,” the 23-year-old Chelsea forward told a live audience on ESPN2. “But thanks to the ones who did come, and the support is always great from them.”
The U.S. had drawn a sellout crowd for its first match at the stadium, a 2-0 win over Mexico in a World Cup qualifier on Nov. 12.
Brenden Aaronson and Tim Weah scored midway through the first half and Haji Wright converted a second-half penalty kick in his international debut.
The 15th-ranked Americans, using a roster at about 75% of full-strength, won for the first time in four matches with No. 24 Morocco, also preparing for the November tournament in Qatar.
Wearing rainbow numbers on white jerseys for LGBTQ Pride month, the U.S. extended its home unbeaten streak to 24 matches since a September 2019 loss to Mexico, two shy of the team record.
Pulisic set up Aaronson for his sixth international goal in the 26th minute after pulling down a 50-yard pass from Walker Zimmerman, taking touches with both feet to spin defender Samy Mmaee and passing off.
Weah scored in the 32nd minute for his third international goal, a 22-yard shot off the goalkeeper’s glove.
Pulisic drew a penalty kick from Achraf Hakimi in the second half and handed the ball to Wright, his teammate at the 2017 Under-17 World Cup, and Wright beat goalkeeper Yassine Bounou in the 64th minute.
“We go way back,” Pulisic said. “He needed that goal, and he said he was confident to go step up and take it, so I wanted him to get that confidence, and I’m glad he scored.”
Wright and left back Joe Scally entered at the start of their second half in their U.S. debuts and midfielder Malik Tillman came on in the 65th for his debut, a day after FIFA approved his change of affiliation from Germany.
The U.S. has used 118 players in this World Cup cycle, including 91 under coach Gregg Berhalter — 56 making debuts.
Central defender Cameron Carter-Vickers, a son of former NBA player Howard Carter, entered at the start of the second half in his first international appearance in three years and Weston McKennie, returning from a broken foot, came on in the 72nd.
Berhalter is using the June matches to mix look at players beyond the 38 used in World Cup qualifying. He also experimented by moving Aaronson from a wing to central midfield.
American goalkeeper Matt Turner wasn’t tested until the 52nd minute, when he dived to parry Tarik Tissoudali’s one-hop header. Selim Amallah hit the crossbar with a penalty kick in the 76th minute after referee Ismael Cornejo called Scally for a foul on Soufiane Rahimi, even though replays showed Scally had not made contact.
The U.S. plays an exhibition against Uruguay on Sunday at Kansas City, Kansas, then has CONCACAF Nations League matches against Grenada on June 10 in Austin, Texas, and at El Salvador four days later. The other World Cup prep matches for the U.S. are a pair of exhibitions in Europe in September.
The Americans open the World Cup in Qatar on Nov. 21 against the winner of Sunday’s Wales-Ukraine playoff. They play England four days later and close group play against Iran on Nov. 29.
Morocco lost for the second time in 35 matches. In its second straight World Cup and sixth overall, it opens Group F against 16th-ranked Croatia on Nov. 23, plays No. 2 Belgium four days later and faces No. 38 Canada on Dec. 1.
Hakim Ziyech was left off Morocco’s roster by coach Vahid Halilhodžić.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)The Kansas City Royals hired Tampa Bay Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro as manager Sunday night, turning over the young core of a rebuilding franchise to a forward-thinking manager with experience winning in a small market.
Quatraro replaces Mike Matheny, who was fired as part of a wide-spread shakeup within the Royals after a 65-97 finish for their sixth straight losing season. Quatraro was chosen by Royals general manager J.J. Picollo, who took over as head of the club’s baseball operations after the firing of longtime front-office executive Dayton Moore.
”We are extremely excited to have Matt leading our club and core of talent,” Picollo said in a statement. ”Matt has great experiences throughout his career that have prepared him for this. He thoroughly impressed us all during our interview process and is clearly respected across the industry.”
The Royals interviewed their own bench coach, Pedro Grifol, along with third base coach Vance Wilson and Triple-A Omaha manager Scott Thorman. They also expressed interest in Los Angeles Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough and Boston Red Sox bench coach Will Venable, who have been linked to manager openings elsewhere.
One of the priorities that owner John Sherman had in overhauling the front office was that it lean more heavily on advanced analytics. And the 48-year-old Quatraro reflects that same emphasis in the manager; the Rays have excelled in using analytics to guide their decision-making, allowing them to consistently compete despite modest payrolls.
”I do think the managerial position has changed,” Picollo said. ”You talk to players around the league, executives – there are things teams are doing that are pretty advanced. Our goal is to find out what those things are and implement them here.”
Tampa Bay has had five straight winning seasons while playing in the rugged AL East.
Quatraro, who interviewed for the Mets and A’s manager jobs last season, will take over one of the youngest teams in baseball, flush with up-and-coming talent such as AL rookie of the year candidate Bobby Witt Jr., catcher MJ Melendez and first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. However, there is a dearth of pitching prospects across the organization.
”I’m grateful to Mr. Sherman and the ownership group, J.J. and the front office, and everyone else with the Royals for this opportunity,” Quatraro said. ”I already knew the talent on the roster and how great the fans in Kansas City are, and the interview process convinced me that the terrific things I’d heard about the organization’s culture are true. I can’t wait to get started, and for my family to get to Kansas City and be part of that community.”
Quatraro starred as a college catcher at Old Dominion before the Rays chose him in the eighth round of the 1996 first-year player draft. And while he eventually reached the Triple-A level, Quatraro never appeared in a major league game.
After retiring as a player, Quatraro began working as an instructor in the Rays’ minor league system. He started out as a hitting coach for Class A Hudson Valley but eventually rose to become the franchise’s minor-league hitting coordinator.
He was hired by Cleveland as its assistant hitting coach in 2010, and worked alongside manager Terry Francona through the 2017 season – a period in which Sherman was a minority owner of the franchise.
Quatraro eventually returned to the Rays as their third base coach, and when Charlie Montoyo was hired as manager of the Blue Jays after the 2018 season, he was promoted to bench coach. He had served since as a sounding board for Rays manager Kevin Cash, helping the club win two division titles and make four straight playoff appearances.
The Rays were swept by the Guardians earlier this month in their AL wild-card series.
”J.J. and his staff designed and executed a rigorous process that revealed Matt to be the best leader for our club,” Sherman said. ”Matt is widely respected throughout baseball with a proven record and tangible contributions in two organizations that built winning cultures through creativity and innovation. We are thrilled to welcome Matt, his wife Chris, and sons George and Leo to the Kansas City community.”
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BETHLEHEM, Pa., Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mussel Polymers, Inc. has demonstrated that its proprietary Poly(Catechol-Styrene) molecule induces the mineralization of dentin (a layer of tooth material), specifically causing the deposition of Amorphous Calcium Phosphate (ACP). The deposition of ACP on dentin is expected to help alleviate the pain of 'dentin hypersensitivity.' The patented MPI tooth sensitivity treatment is expected to be longer-lasting than currently used non-surgical treatments.
Researchers estimate that dentin sensitivity affects up to 30% of adults worldwide. Currently there is no long-term, non-surgical cure. Dentin sensitivity is caused by the exposure of dentinal tubules, either by gum recession or loss of the outer layers of the teeth (enamel and cementum). When dentin tubules are exposed, changes in temperature - or even light pressure– triggers a pain response from nerve cells within the tooth. Current treatments range from daily use of desensitizing toothpastes to surgery. Mussel Polymers' new approach using Poly(Catechol-Styrene) is expected to provide longer-lasting pain relief than current treatments.
George Boyajian, CEO of Mussel Polymers, Inc said "Curing tooth sensitivity has been a challenge for the dental industry. We are excited that by using MPI's non-toxic Poly(Catechol-Styrene) we have the potential to provide an affordable safe treatment affecting roughly 50 million Americans."
Eric Anderson, Chief Science Officer of Mussel Polymers said, "MPI's materials represent a leap forward for dentistry, not only with a potential effective treatment for tooth sensitivity but by also providing superior wet-bonding dental adhesives."
The company is conducting additional experiments with this system and is engaging with leading dental companies to bring this solution to market.
To learn more about Mussel Polymers, Inc., please visit musselpolymers.com, or email letsbond@musselpolymers.com
ABOUT MUSSEL POLYMERS, INC.
MPI is a specialty materials company developing Poly(Catechol-Styrene) (PCS), a proprietary synthetic polymer, into a range of adhesives, functional coatings, medical and dental devices. It is producing the world's first effective adhesives for wet, high moisture, and low-energy surfaces. It is currently developing adhesives for coral reef restoration, defense applications and dentistry. The company licensed its initial compound from Purdue University where it was invented with the support of the Office of Naval Research.
MPI is headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
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PHOENIX – There has been a working assumption this offseason that assumption is that Corey Davis’ departure from the Jets is not a matter of if, but when.
But it’s time to start challenging that assumption after what happened this week at NFL Owners Meetings, when Jets coach Robert Saleh talked repeatedly about Davis as if he would be part of the team.
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Eventually, Saleh was asked if he expects Davis to be on the Jets in 2023.
“For sure,” Saleh said. “Corey is a big, solid receiver. He’s done a lot of good things for us in two years and definitely somebody we want to keep. His leadership, his work ethic, the way he approaches every day, absolutely.”
That’s a strong statement of support. But what does it mean for Davis’ future with the Jets? Probably not much, judging by the past and the simple facts of the situation.
Most importantly, this fact: The Jets are up against the salary cap and can save more than $10 million by cutting Davis, whose main role as the team’s big-bodied receiver can be filled by Allen Lazard who the Jets signed for about the same annual salary earlier this month.
First of all, let’s not downplay everything that Saleh is saying. Davis is an important and trusted leader in the locker room. No one is questioning his leadership, work ethic or approach, or saying that he has been a disastrous signing for the Jets in the two years since they signed him to a three-year, $37.6 million contract.
And you could make an argument that Davis, who has played with terrible quarterbacks, is actually a value at $10 million per year.
But just because Saleh said nice things about Davis and that he expects him to be part of the team in 2023 doesn’t mean that he will be.
The more plausible explanation is that Saleh is trying to drive up Davis’ potential trade value for a deal – potentially for with the Packers to land Aaron Rodgers, but more likely in the event that the Jets make another move that would force them to move on from Davis.
With other wide receiver moves potentially on the horizon – hello, Odell Beckham – Davis would likely be left as the odd man out.
And even if the Jets move forward without another big addition, it would be hard to justify keeping Davis, who hasn’t been the No. 1 receiver the Jets were hoping to add in free agency mostly because he can’t stay on the field: injuries have limited Davis to playing 22 out of 34 possible regular-season games and six receiving touchdons in his first two years with the Jets.
As it stands right now Davis would likely be the No. 4 receiver on the roster behind Garrett Wilson, Lazard and Mecole Hardman. Yet, Davis doesn’t play special teams regularly, which makes it even harder to justify carrying him as a No. 4 receiver, a roster spot that typically adds some special teams value.
Ultimately, is there a chance Davis could be back in 2023? Yes. Would It work? Probably. But is it likely? No. There’s too much smoke surrounding the other big name wide receivers available. And the Jets, who need all the cap space they can get, can clear a whole bunch of it by moving on from Davis.
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Wilmington Blue Rocks extend stadium lease in Delaware
The Blue Rocks pioneered development of the Wilmington Riverfront 30 years ago.
And now the team has committed to staying in the fast-growing neighborhood for another seven years — through the 2030 season — with the extension of its lease of Frawley Stadium.
“This is a great day for all Blue Rocks fans,” said Rocks managing partner Dave Heller. “This lease ensures our fans can continue to see the next generation of Major League stars right here in Wilmington today.”
The team’s existing lease with the Riverfront Development Corporation had been set to expire at the end of this season. RDC Executive Director Megan McGlinchey said her organization “wanted to ensure that professional, affiliated minor league baseball would stay in Wilmington.”
When the Blue Rocks first arrived at the riverfront in 1993, it was barren. Now, the stadium is surrounded by hotels, restaurants, condos, a movie theater, and a convention center that have made the riverfront the fastest growing section of the city.
In 2016, Frawley Stadium got a number of upgrades, including all-new seating. At the time, Heller outlined a broader vision for the ballpark, including seating along the outfield fence and more entertainment amenities for fans to enjoy. While much of those ambitious plans have yet to come to fruition, the stadium continues to draw fans. Over the past 10 years, the Rocks averaged about 300,000 people in attendance per season, according to the team.
The Rocks survived a major overhaul of the minor league baseball system in 2021, as it moved from the former Class-A-Advanced level to High A. The realignment of the minors left 43 teams without an affiliation to a major league team.
Wilmington became the High-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals in 2021, after spending most of its existence as an affiliate of the Kansas City Royals.
Opening day is just a few short months away. The Rocks’ home opener will be April 11 against the Hickory Crawdads, High-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers.
Saturdays just got more interesting.
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Delaware governor wants to raise teacher salaries up to 9% in the next fiscal year
Delaware educators could see up to a 9% pay raise if Gov. John Carney gets his budget request for the upcoming fiscal year passed.
This announcement, made Tuesday, will likely be one of the cornerstones of the governor’s State of the State address this week. It also comes at a time when Delaware, like many other states, is struggling to retain teachers. And many are leaving for higher salaries elsewhere.
“We will not be outcompeted,” said Carney at Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School in Dover.
“We want to attract the best teachers to Delaware schools and keep them here,” he added. “And the competition for those teachers is intense.”
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Right now, Delaware has the lowest average starting salary in the region.
The average starting salary for teachers in Delaware is $45,448, according to the Delaware State Education Association. In Maryland, it’s $48,510, which will increase to $60,000 by July 2026. New Jersey's average starting teaching salary is $54,053, while Pennsylvania's is $46,991.
At the beginning of this school year, about 5% of educator jobs statewide − more than 500 positions − were unfilled. It’s the result of long-term issues that have been brewing for years and became only worse with the onset of COVID-19. The pandemic led to a high number of retirements and an increase in student enrollment, with fewer college students entering the field.
Carney, in his 2024 fiscal year budget, plans to request an across-the-board 3% wage increase for all people working in schools. For those who work directly with children, these state employees will receive an additional 6% increase.
The governor also in his announcement pledged to increase opportunity funding to more than $50 million, which will go to low-income students and English learners at Delaware public schools.
More money will also go to the Wilmington Learning Collaborative, a governing board that plans to oversee and improve outcomes for children in schools that are within city limits.
In a brief interview following his announcement, Carney alluded to likely raises for other state employees, which he said will be announced during his State of the State address Thursday. He noted how the state is losing many of its employees to the private sector, including Amazon.
He declined to provide specific details but said it will be a “larger range than what I've seen in my 30 years of doing this.” | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/18/delaware-teachers-may-see-salary-increase-under-governors-new-budget/69813519007/ | 2023-01-18 12:54:34 | 0 | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/18/delaware-teachers-may-see-salary-increase-under-governors-new-budget/69813519007/ |
Jenna and Monica give advice on your issues on the Delco Duo.
In this week’s episode (67), the Duo discusses thoughtful/thoughtless gifts, boss’ group gift, not-so handyman.
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Bradenton Police: Charges pending against Manatee High student who made threat
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Bradenton Police confirm that criminal charges are pending against a Manatee County High School student after a threat of gun violence was posted to social media.
Late Thursday night, the FBI received an anonymous tip that a student, a junior at Manatee High School, made a veiled threat related to a school shooting on Snapchat.
The FBI reached out and contacted Bradenton Police. Officers and their federal partners were dispatched to the school at the start of the day.
The student was identified by a Bradenton Police School Resource Officer and was detained before going to class. The student had no weapons at the time but detectives say he admitted to posting, and later deleting, the threat.
While there was no danger to Manatee High School students or staff, the Bradenton Police Department will have extra officers at the school for the end of the school day.
The School District of Manatee County utilizes the FortifyFL app, which allows students, educators, parents and community members to report school safety concerns directly to law enforcement and school administrators immediately and anonymously.
Tips can be submitted online at GetFortifyFL.com. You may also report information on this, or other cases, to the Bradenton Police Department at 941-932-9300 or BPDTips@BradentonPD.com.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin is leaving his office in the capitol, but only to go down the hall.
The Associated Press called the Arkansas attorney general race for the Little Rock Republican Tuesday night with 62% of the votes counted and a lead of over 66% over Democratic challenger Jesse Gibson.
Griffin’s likely win marks a forming Republican sweep for the state, as GOP candidates Sarah Huckabee Sanders won her race for governor and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is the likely winner for lieutenant governor.
Griffin is in his second term as lieutenant governor and had reached his term limit for that office.
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By GEORGE HENRY
AP Sports Writer
ATLANTA (AP) — Hawks coach Nate McMillan said Friday he has no plans to retire in the middle of the season, brushing back a report citing unnamed sources.
The Athletic reported that McMillan is considering stepping down before the season ends, but McMillan said that’s not true.
“We have a race to prepare for,” McMillan said. “We’re trying to get our guys healthy and make a run another run at the playoffs, but the things that were reported, look, I’m here to coach this year, and I’ve talked to (owner) Tony Ressler many times, and our goal is to make the playoffs. And that’s what I’m working towards.”
McMillan, 58, said he had no immediate reaction to the report. He is in the middle of his third season with the Hawks, who are 17-18 and in ninth place in the Eastern Conference.
“I read that article briefly,” he said. “I’ve never spoke to that reporter before. I think the last two weeks he’s written a couple of articles with some sources in our organization that are making some comments about me and some things that I’m saying and doing.
“Look, at the end of the year, I’ll do as I’ve always done. I’ll talk with my family and see if that flame, that fire, to continue next season, but that’s the end of the season. All of us think about retiring, but that’s at the end of the season. We’re going to move past that, that story.”
McMillan took over as coach when Lloyd Pierce was fired during the 2020-21 season and led the Hawks to the Eastern Conference finals. He was signed to a four-year contract after the season.
McMillan has a 748-656 record in five seasons with Seattle, seven with Portland, four with Indiana and parts of three with Atlanta. He was upset that a disagreement with Hawks star guard Trae Young during a shootaround became public on Dec. 2. Young was injured but skipped the game that night, leading to speculation that McMillan and Young are at odds.
It’s been a busy season in the front office, with Travis Schlenk stepping down last week from his position as president of basketball operations to work as an adviser. General manager Landry Fields has assumed control of daily operations. Fields was promoted to GM earlier this year.
McMillan spent his entire 12-year playing career with Seattle, ending in 1997-98, and averaged 5.9 points and 6.1 assists.
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a prison in Nigeria’s capital which freed nearly 900 inmates including 60 of its members.
Nigerian security forces on Thursday continued to search for at least 400 escaped prisoners who are still at large.
While Nigeria has suffered multiple jailbreaks in recent years, the attack on Tuesday night was the first in the nation’s capital within that period — a development that analysts say points to a “failure of intelligence.”
The Islamic State West Africa Province said in a statement that the attack on the Kuje prison was carried out in 50 minutes by three groups: One attacked the prison’s gate, another stormed the prison and the third blocked the road leading to the facility.
The group said the attack is part of the Islamic State group’s campaign to free its members from prisons.
Authorities said the extremist rebels were “very determined” and launched the daring attack on the Kuje prison with “very high-grade explosives.” They killed one prison guard and freed 879 inmates including 64 of their members whom authorities believe they had “specifically” come to rescue.
People living near the prison told The Associated Press how the neighborhood was rocked by gunfire and explosions late Tuesday night.
A worker at a nearby bakery said the explosion “shook the bakery.” The attackers “were shooting and shooting and shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ (God is greatest),” said the bakery worker who insisted on anonymity for his safety.
“More than one hour after, I saw many people leaving (the prison) and I even thought it was people that went to enjoy themselves at the bar here,” he said of the casual way the escapees walked through the streets.
Emmanuel Johny, who lives near the prison, said at the first explosion, “I knew this was a bomb and not a gun.”
The Islamic State West Africa Province is an offshoot of Nigeria’s Boko Haram group which has waged an extremist insurgency against the Nigerian government for more than a decade.
Since the death of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau in mid-2021, the IS-linked splinter group has sought to strengthen its position in northeast Nigeria and the surrounding Lake Chad basin, though both extremist groups remain united in their fight against the Nigerian government. Their extremist rebellion has caused more than 35,000 deaths in northeastern Nigeria and displaced an estimated 2 million people, according to the U.N.
Their jihadi insurgency has expanded to the neighboring countries of Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
The attack on the prison in Nigeria’s capital city shows the severity of insurgency, according to experts.
“For Abuja to be having this kind of attack, it tells you how much our security intelligence has failed,” said Confidence MacHarry with the Lagos-based SBM Intelligence security firm. The attack was “long-planned,” he said.
Nigeria’s security forces “could get all the manpower and everything but can’t prevent attacks before it happens,” MacHarry said.
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Youssef contributed to this report from Cairo, Egypt. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/extremists-claim-responsibility-for-nigerian-prison-attack/ | 2022-07-07 16:27:25 | 1 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/extremists-claim-responsibility-for-nigerian-prison-attack/ |
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — U.S. government efforts to shift production of processor chips from Asia to the United States will double their cost and slow the spread of their use in phones, cars and other products, the billionaire founder of the global industry’s biggest manufacturer warned Thursday.
Morris Chang of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. said he supports U.S. efforts to slow China’s development of chip technology on security grounds. But Chang said he can’t understand why Washington wants to move so much manufacturing from efficient Asian sites to the United States.
The Biden administration is promising tens of billions of dollars to support construction of U.S. chip foundries and reduce reliance on Asian suppliers, which Washington sees as a security weakness. TSMC is building an Arizona facility and plans a second for a total investment of $40 billion.
TSMC has estimated chip costs in Arizona at 50% above its flagship production line in Taiwan, but the real level looks closer to double, said Chang. The veteran of Texas Instruments Inc. founded the company in 1987 and was its chairman until 2018.
“Maybe it’s double the cost,” Chang said. “When the cost goes up, the pervasiveness of chips will either stop or slow down considerably.”
TSMC said in 2021 that it planned to invest $100 billion over three years in expanding its manufacturing capacity and supporting research and development. It also is building a $7 billion computer chip plant in southern Japan with Japanese entertainment and electronics giant Sony Corp.
Chang, 91, is regarded as the founder of the semiconductor industry that made Taiwan, with 22 million people, a global tech center.
Processor chips are a sore point in U.S.-Chinese relations that increasingly are strained by conflicts over security, technology, human rights and territorial disputes.
China’s ruling Communist Party is spending billions of dollars to develop its own chip vendors and reduce reliance on imports. Washington has tried to slow that by restricting access to chips, manufacturing equipment and design technology on security grounds.
U.S. unease about relying on Asian chip suppliers has increased as the government of Chinese President Xi Jinping stepped up efforts to intimidate Taiwan, which Beijing claims as part of its territory.
The self-ruled island democracy split with the mainland in 1949 and never has been part of the People’s Republic of China. Beijing says Taiwan is obliged to unite with the mainland, by force if necessary. Xi’s government has flown fighter planes and fired missiles into the sea near the island.
U.S. policy is “to slow down China’s progress in chips,” Chang said. “I really have no quarrel with that. In fact, I might say, I support it.”
However, Chang said he didn’t understand why Washington wants to move so much manufacturing from Taiwan to the United States. He said U.S. officials don’t see Taiwan as a site for “friend shoring,” or using manufacturing in allied countries to reduce exposure to global supply risks.
The United States accounts for about 11% of global chip manufacturing, according to Chang. He said that should be more than enough for military needs.
“If it’s just for national security, it doesn’t have to be that high,” Chang said. “National security, defense (need) maybe only a couple of percent of chip manufacturing.”
TSMC was the first foundry to produce chips only for customers without designing its own. That allowed smaller designers to compete with industry giants without spending billions of dollars to build a factory.
TSMC has grown into the biggest chip producer, supplying Apple Inc., Qualcomm Inc. and other customers. TSMC-produced chips are in millions of smartphones, automobiles and high-end computers.
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AP Business Writer Joe McDonald in Beijing contributed. | https://www.fox16.com/technology/ap-technology/taiwan-chip-pioneer-warns-us-plans-will-boost-costs/ | 2023-03-16 23:25:04 | 1 | https://www.fox16.com/technology/ap-technology/taiwan-chip-pioneer-warns-us-plans-will-boost-costs/ |
It’s summertime. We go swimming, we travel, we see our friends, and many of us also love to read.
Recently, NPR published a list of 50 books for 50 states to celebrate summer reading. The one they identified for West Virginia was “Eyes Glowing at the Edge of the Woods: Fiction and Poetry From West Virginia” edited by Doug Van Gundy and Laura Long.
Twenty years ago, West Virginia poet laureate Irene McKinney edited an anthology of West Virginia fiction writers and poets called “Backcountry.” A few years ago, Van Gundy and Long — working with WVU Press — began a project to compile an anthology of West Virginia writing since Backcountry’s publication — that’s how “Eyes Glowing at the Edge of the Woods: Fiction and Poetry from West Virginia” was born.
This anthology features a collection of 63 fiction writers and poets talking about the unique sense of place they find in the Mountain State.
News Director Eric Douglas spoke with Van Gundy and Long about the process for creating the book. But before we get into that conversation, we asked to hear from you.
What are your favorite West Virginia books that you would recommend? The type of book that makes you think of the Mountain State.
We asked you on Facebook, and here’s what you told us:
Over a two-and-half-day period, we received 34 responses, ages 30 to 84. Most of you were from West Virginia: 85.71 percent from the Mountain State, and 14.29 percent of you from out-of-state.
Most of you recommended “Rocket Boys” by Homer Hickam, while “The West Virginia Encyclopedia” took second place.
All together, we received 19 book recommendations. You described these books as reminding you of your childhood, “beautifully written,” “chock full of information” about West Virginia, “inspirational,” “more than stereotypes,” “complicated,” “authentic,” “empathetic,” “historical,” and as one of you proclaimed, “it’s a great story!”
Here’s a list of all your book recommendations, in no particular order:
- Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam
- West Virginia Hollow Tales by John E. Jordan Jr.
- When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant
- In the Country Dark by Mike Mallow
- Gauley Mountain by Louise McNeill
- Shrapnel by Marie Manilla
- Far Appalachia by Noah Adams
- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
- The Dark and Bloody River by Allan W. Eckert
- The West Virginia Encyclopedia
- The Miner’s Daughter by Gretchen Moran Laskas
- Dismal Mountain by John W. Billheimer
- So Much to Be Angry About by Shaun Slifer
- Foote: A Mystery Novel by Tom Bredehoft
- Another Appalachia: Growing Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place by Neema Avashia
- Storming Heaven by Denise Giardina
- The Unquiet Earth by Denise Giardina
- At home in the heart of Appalachia by John O’Brien
- The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant
This interview with Van Gundy and Long has been lightly edited for clarity.
Douglas: Which one of you came up with this idea? Or was this one of those projects that started over a couple beers during a conference somewhere.
Van Gundy: Abby Freeland, who was then the Acquisitions Editor at WVU Press, approached me. She was visiting the West Virginia Wesleyan low residency MFA program. And she said, “What do you think of this anthology, "Backcountry," which was edited by Irene McKinney about 20 years ago?” And I said, “Oh, it's essential.” And she said, “What do you think about updating it?” I said, “Oh, that would be great. You guys should do that.” She said, “What do you think about you doing it?” And [I said], “Oh, okay. Sure.”
We thought that Laura would be a great collaborator on this. And as Laura writes poetry and fiction, I'm primarily a poet, we thought it'd be great to have a couple of perspectives. And Laura and I are old friends and have worked together off and on for a long time. And we thought we could probably get along well enough to pull together an anthology. And it ended up being just a joy.
But the bones of the thing came together at an Appalachian studies conference in Huntington, where we all ducked out to have dinner together. And we sort of hammered out what we wanted for the book. And Laura brought her ideas, and I brought my ideas, and Abby brought her ideas. And by the end of dinner, we sort of had a mandate and direction.
Douglas: How did you solicit the writers? How did you edit down the content – that sort of thing?
Van Gundy: We each came up with suggestions for the list. We wanted authors that had books out from national presses, generally. And then we each brought lists. And when we went around and asked some of the people who were on our lists if they would like to be included, we always asked them, “Who do you think should be in this book?” So that way we were able to find writers that I didn't know of, that I've since become a fan of. But just through the web of connectivity of West Virginia writers, we just kept getting more and more suggestions as we went on.
Long: We also divided the work up so that I did the fiction and Doug did the poetry. When we wrote to people, we asked them to send work that they felt connected to a sense of place, of West Virginia. So the authors themselves chose work that gave them a strong sense of place. And I think that's a real strength of the book, that self-selection by the writers, of the things that they felt were very much West Virginia-centered or had that feeling for them in whatever way. So they each sent us more than one work. And then we chose among the pieces that each writer sent to us, so the book would balance out well. And what we felt was the strongest.
Van Gundy: I remember going back and forth for quite a while on how to sequence this thing, because the work is so various and so broad, such a broad reach and such a chorus of voices and perspectives. We finally settled on alphabetical. It just seemed the most egalitarian.
Douglas: Any big discoveries? Anybody that you didn't know about or anybody that surprised you?
Long: There were a number of poets that I didn't know their work. So I was surprised by many of the poets. I was just rereading it this morning and remember being surprised again, actually, because the poet's are just amazing. And not many of them are that well known because people don't read poetry that much. I can't name just one.
Douglas: You said in your introduction to the book, and you both alluded to it, that you were looking for stories with a connection to West Virginia, or that sense of place of West Virginia.
Van Gundy: I remember a conversation that Laura and I had, where we said we wanted the book to represent the state of the state of fiction and poetry in West Virginia. And we wanted to be sure that it was not monolithic. We wanted to be sure that it represented as many various voices that are present in our literature as possible. One of the things that I love so much about my West Virginia, is that there's room for everyone. I think there is, at its core, a kind of inclusivity that if you're willing to put something into the community, if you're willing to belong, then you're welcome. And I think that this book reflects that.
Douglas: Laura, do you want to add anything?
Long: Speaking of poets that I didn't really know before, Norman Jordan, who was associated with the Black Arts Movement of the 60s and 70s, was a writer that I didn't know, even though he wrote five books of poetry. And his poem is about the Hawks Nest tunnel. And so the writers that are not at all stereotypical are deeply embedded and entwined with a sense of place.
So, the place does connect people who, in other scenarios, might not seem connected. Rajia Hasib, who's an amazing writer in Charleston, whose work connects with others in these surprising ways. That's another person that I didn't know before [who] I've gotten to know because of the book. And, with people like Rajia Hasib, who was so happy to be part of the book, you realize how connected people feel, even when she came to West Virginia from Egypt. And we realize how many people are happy to make a home in West Virginia, as well as people who are born and raised here. People feel connections because they're born here, but they also feel connections because they make a life here with their family. So I feel that the book does connect people in ways that West Virginia itself connects people.
Van Gundy: As you're saying that, Laura, it makes me think that whether or not we're born here, we have family histories here. Every one of us, and every one of the voices in this book, is a West Virginian and by choice, you know, we choose again and again to stay where we choose. We choose to write about the place, and so we are all West Virginians by choice.
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To the Editor:
The United States today, has a very real problem. It's a lack of faith, a lack of trust and a lack of respect for freedom.
Let us not forget that teachers and administrators have spent years studying. Studying human behavior, child development and child psychology. Studying the multiple ways in which to help children learn best. Studying how to teach so that the masses can learn.
But there are some people who are 'ignorant in what they don't know.' They think they can control a school system using intolerance, arrogance and authoritarianism.
We learn from our successes but we learn more from our failures. Likewise we learn from good examples and we learn from bad examples.
As a practicing Catholic, I know that is a learning process to be able to decipher the difference. It takes educators, parents and other mentors. It takes asking questions, It takes a curious mind. It takes discussions with people like yourself and people not like yourself. So let’s take a look at some of the “Bible’s Greatest Hits." Shall we?
Incest with mother (Ham) (Leviticus 20:11)
The Rape of Dinah (Genesis 34):
Genocide in Joshua (Joshua 1-12
The Dismembered Concubine (judges 19):
The Murder of John the Baptist (Mark 6):
The Killing of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5):
Wilderness Slaughter (Exodus 32):
Revelation’s Bowls of Wrath (Revelation 16):
Jephthah’s Human Sacrifice (Judges 11):
Sexual Violence Against Jacob’s Wives’ Slaves (Genesis 30):
And of course, the beginning of it all:
Cain Kills Abel (Genesis 4)
God’s most critical desire for the Israelites was freedom. God wanted them to be free. He wanted them to be free so much that when they wanted a King, God was against it. God reluctantly gave into the Israelites. And if you know the Bible you also know that it’s Kings didn’t exactly turn out that well.
The freedom to learn, to learn to think for yourself, to grow from both the good and the bad; is called an education.
To inhibit another person’s freedom to learn, to think for themselves and to grow; is called indoctrination.
Being able to leave another person free to make their own interpretations, to grow in their own way, even in a culture that you don’t trust. This is called faith.
Celeste Gates
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rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ108>111-100000-
Franklin-Titus-Camp-Morris-
Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Mount Pleasant, Pittsburg,
Daingerfield, Lone Star, Naples, and Omaha
227 AM CDT Sun Apr 9 2023
.TODAY...Becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ112-100000-
Cass-
Including the cities of Atlanta, Linden, Hughes Springs,
and Queen City
227 AM CDT Sun Apr 9 2023
.TODAY...Becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East
winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ124-125-100000-
Wood-Upshur-
Including the cities of Mineola, Winnsboro, Quitman, Hawkins,
Gilmer, and Big Sandy
227 AM CDT Sun Apr 9 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds around
5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ136-100000-
Smith-
Including the city of Tyler
227 AM CDT Sun Apr 9 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ137-100000-
Gregg-
Including the city of Longview
227 AM CDT Sun Apr 9 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds around
5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower
60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ126-138-100000-
Marion-Harrison-
Including the cities of Jefferson and Marshall
227 AM CDT Sun Apr 9 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower
60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ151-100000-
Panola-
Including the city of Carthage
227 AM CDT Sun Apr 9 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ150-100000-
Rusk-
Including the city of Henderson
227 AM CDT Sun Apr 9 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ149-100000-
Cherokee-
Including the cities of Jacksonville and Rusk
227 AM CDT Sun Apr 9 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ153-100000-
Shelby-
Including the city of Center
227 AM CDT Sun Apr 9 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ152-100000-
Nacogdoches-
Including the city of Nacogdoches
227 AM CDT Sun Apr 9 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ165-100000-
Angelina-
Including the city of Lufkin
227 AM CDT Sun Apr 9 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ166-167-100000-
San Augustine-Sabine-
Including the cities of San Augustine, Hemphill, and Pineland
227 AM CDT Sun Apr 9 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
$$
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KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Saturday said the self-ruled island would work to improve its rescue and defense capabilities with new technologies, adding that strengthening Taiwan is key to maintaining peace.
Tsai also pledged that her government would promote policies to safeguard maritime and border security after inspecting an anti-terror drill in Kaohsiung city in southwestern Taiwan.
“The safer Taiwan is, the safer the world is,” she said.
Tsai’s remarks came as the democratic island faces increasing military threats from China, which sees Taiwan as a breakaway province to be retaken by force if necessary.
During Saturday’s drills, Taiwanese security officers demonstrated how they would defend against terrorist acts at sea. Some climbed from small boats onto a vessel controlled by “terrorists” and brought them under control. Others rappelled down from a flying helicopter. The simulation ended with a dramatic scene in which some officers hung in the air as they were sent back to the helicopter.
Taiwan and China split in 1949 following a civil war that ended with the ruling Communist Party in control of the mainland. The island has never been part of the People’s Republic of China, but Beijing says it must unite with the mainland.
Beijing also has intensified its battle to win away Taiwan’s diplomatic allies since independence-leaning Tsai took office in 2016. In March, Honduras established formal relations with China, becoming the latest in a string of countries to break diplomatic ties with Taiwan.
Honduran President Xiomara Castro arrived in Shanghai on Friday on her first visit since the establishment of ties. She said her country would strengthen cooperation with the financial hub and actively participate in the China International Import Expo to be held there in November, according to a report by state media Xinhua on Saturday. | https://www.kron4.com/news/world/ap-international/taiwan-president-pledges-to-strengthen-islands-defense-capability-with-new-technologies/ | 2023-06-11 06:17:04 | 1 | https://www.kron4.com/news/world/ap-international/taiwan-president-pledges-to-strengthen-islands-defense-capability-with-new-technologies/ |
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – One man is dead after a house fire in Greene County Sunday morning.
According to a release from the Greene County Sheriff’s Department (GCSD), the body of Daniel Reaves, 59, was recovered from a basement room in the house that caught fire.
At around 7:11 a.m., Greene County 911 was alerted to a fire in the 600 block of Choctaw Drive. The caller said that he was woken by the family dog barking and running around inside the house. That is when the occupants saw smoke coming from the basement.
Some of the occupants were able to make it outside of the house but were not able to gain access to the basement.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by TBI and the GCSD.
Units that responded to the incident included Tusculum, Limestone, Newmansville and Camp Creek Creek Volunteer Fire Department. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/sheriff-one-dead-after-house-fire-in-greene-county/ | 2023-01-15 18:42:06 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/sheriff-one-dead-after-house-fire-in-greene-county/ |
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of people hunkered down Sunday in monasteries, pagodas and schools, seeking shelter from a powerful storm that slammed into the coast of Myanmar, tearing roofs off buildings and killing at least three people.
Cyclone Mocha made landfall Sunday afternoon in Myanmar’s Rakhine state near Sittwe township with winds of up to 209 kilometers (130 miles) per hour, Myanmar’s Meteorological Department said. The storm previously passed over Bangladesh’s Saint Martin’s Island, causing damage and injuries, but turned away from the country’s shores before landfall.
As night fell, the extent of the damage in Sittwe was not clear. Earlier in the day, high winds crumpled cell phone towers, cutting off communications in much of the area.
In videos collected by local media before communications were cut off, deep water races through streets while wind lashes trees and pulls boards off roofs.
Rakhine-based media reported that streets were flooded, trapping people in low-lying areas in their homes as worried relatives outside the township appealed for rescue.
Myanmar’s military information office said the storm had damaged houses, electrical transformers, cell phone towers, boats and lampposts in Sittwe, Kyaukpyu, and Gwa townships. It said the storm also tore roofs off of sport buildings on the Coco Islands, about 425 kilometers (264 miles) southwest of the country’s largest city, Yangon.
More than 4,000 of Sittwe’s 300,000 residents were evacuated to other cities and more than 20,000 people were sheltering in sturdy buildings such as monasteries, pagodas and schools located on the city’s highlands, said Tin Nyein Oo, who is volunteering in shelters in Sittwe.
Lin Lin, the chairman of a local charitable foundation, said there was not enough food in the shelters in Sittwe after more people arrived than expected.
Titon Mitra, the U.N. Development Program representative in Myanmar, tweeted: “Mocha has made landfall. 2m people at risk. Damage and losses are expected to be extensive. We are ready to respond and will need unhindered access to all affected communities.”
Myanmar state television reported that the military government is preparing to send food, medicine and medical personnel to the storm-hit area. After battering Rakhine, the cyclone weakened and was forecast to hit the northwestern state of Chin and the central regions on Monday.
On Sunday morning, several deaths caused by wind and rain were reported in Myanmar.
A rescue team from the country’s eastern Shan state announced on its Facebook social media page that they had recovered the bodies of a couple who were buried when a landslide caused by heavy rain hit their house in Tachileik township. Local media reported that a man was crushed to death when a banyan tree fell on him in Pyin Oo Lwin township in the central Mandalay region.
Authorities in the Bangladeshi city of Cox’s Bazar, which lay in the storm’s predicted path, said earlier that they had evacuated hundreds of thousands of people, but by early afternoon it appeared that the storm would mostly miss the country as it veered east, said Azizur Rahman, director of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department in Dhaka.
“The level of risk has reduced to a great extent in our Bangladesh,” he told reporters.
Strong winds accompanied by rains continued in the Saint Martin’s Island in the Bay of Bengal in the afternoon, but feared tidal surges did not take place because the cyclone started crossing Bangladesh coast at low tide, Dhaka-based Jamuna TV station reported.
About a dozen islanders were injured, while some 300 homes were either destroyed or damaged, leading Bengali-language daily Prothom Alo reported. One woman was critically wounded, it said.
U.N. agencies and aid workers in Bangladesh had prepositioned tons of dry food and dozens of ambulances with mobile medical teams in sprawling refugee camps that house more than 1 million members of the Rohingya Muslim ethnic minority who fled persecution in Myanmar.
In May 2008, Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar with a storm surge that devastated populated areas around the Irrawaddy River Delta. At least 138,000 people died and tens of thousands of homes and other buildings were washed away.
Roxy Mathew Koll, a climate scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune city, said cyclones in the Bay of Bengal are becoming more intense more quickly, in part because of climate change.
Climate scientists say cyclones can now retain their energy for many days. Cyclone Amphan in eastern India in 2020 continued to travel over land as a strong cyclone and caused extensive devastation.
“As long as oceans are warm and winds are favorable, cyclones will retain their intensity for a longer period,” Koll said.
Tropical cyclones, which are called hurricanes or typhoons in other regions, are among the world’s most devastating natural disasters when they hit densely populated coastal areas. | https://www.koin.com/science/ap-science/bangladesh-myanmar-bracing-as-cyclone-mocha-set-to-make-landfall/ | 2023-05-15 06:43:21 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/science/ap-science/bangladesh-myanmar-bracing-as-cyclone-mocha-set-to-make-landfall/ |
James Harden is taking less with hopes the Philadelphia 76ers can do more.
A person familiar with the situation said Harden chose not to exercise his $47.4 million option for next season and will become a free agent — but with no designs on leaving Philadelphia. Harden made the decision to allow the 76ers the flexibility they need to sign other players this summer, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither side confirmed those plans publicly.
That will be a major factor when the NBA opens the free agency negotiating window at 6 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, with Philadelphia among the teams that will be expected to target Miami forward P.J. Tucker, among others.
The most likely scenario for Harden now is this: The 10-time All-Star signs a new deal with Philadelphia, for something close to that $47.4 million number, after the team has addressed other needs and improved its chances of becoming a true championship contender in 2023. If Harden had opted in before his Wednesday afternoon deadline, Philadelphia would have had a much more difficult time in finding financial pathways toward luring free agents.
His decision Wednesday backed up what Harden said May 12, when Philadelphia’s season ended in the second round of the playoffs — a six-game loss to top-seeded Miami.
“I’ll be here,” Harden said that night when asked about his future. “Yeah, I’ll be here. Whatever makes this team, whatever allows this team to continue to grow and get better and do the things necessary to win and compete at the highest level.”
Harden is a three-time scoring champion and averaged 22.0 points and 10.3 assists during his time with Brooklyn and Philadelphia last season. The seven-time All-NBA player was the 2018 NBA MVP anda member of the league’s 75th anniversary team.
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FAA is years away from upgrading the system that grounded all US flights
By Pete Muntean, CNN
The Federal Aviation Administration software that failed Wednesday causing thousands of flight delays and cancellations is 30 years old and at least six years away from being updated, a government source familiar with the situation tells CNN.
The Notices to Air Missions (NOTAM) database failure triggered the FAA to implement the first nationwide stop of air traffic in more than 20 years.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has held multiple meetings with top FAA officials since Wednesday’s meltdown and “has made it very clear” he wants the NOTAM database updated much faster than the FAA’s planned timeline, the source tells CNN.
“The core operating system for the database has been around since the 1990s,” the source said. “Regardless of the improvements made to the system in recent years, it still has the heart of an 89-year-old man.”
CNN has reached out to the FAA for comment on updates to the NOTAM system to date and its modernization timeline.
Late Wednesday, the FAA continued to downplay the possibility of a cyberattack as the root cause of the system failure. Instead, It pointed to a damaged database file. The FAA says it is “working diligently to further pinpoint the causes” to avoid a repeat.
An investigation at the direction of Secretary Buttigieg has still not determined the origin of the corrupted file, the government source told CNN.
The failure is expected to be a main sticking point as the FAA enters its federal funding reauthorization process — especially with the GOP now in control of the House. The FAA is already taking criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
Airlines, fielding their own share of government criticism for schedule collapses, have also sounded the alarm about a lack of funding, limited staffing, and outdated FAA technology.
During a September US Chamber of Commerce event, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told CNN’s Pete Muntean that the aviation industry should rally around the FAA following a summer marred by flight cancelations and delays.
“The FAA needs more funding,” Kirby said in an on-stage interview before aviation leaders. “They need more investment for technology.”
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WFO NORMAN Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, May 16, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Jackson County in southwestern Oklahoma...
Southwestern Tillman County in southwestern Oklahoma...
Southern Harmon County in southwestern Oklahoma...
Foard County in northern Texas...
Knox County in northern Texas...
Wilbarger County in northern Texas...
Northwestern Baylor County in northern Texas...
Hardeman County in northern Texas...
* Until 1145 PM CDT.
* At 1107 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 11 miles south of Hollis to near Quanah to 5 miles
northwest of Margaret to 6 miles south of Crowell to 3 miles
northwest of Benjamin, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Altus, Vernon, Quanah, Crowell, Benjamin, Tipton, Chillicothe,
Olustee, Eldorado, Davidson, Elmer, Altus Air Force Base, Margaret,
Lockett, Vera, Fargo, Medicine Mound, Humphreys, Odell and Red
Springs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN POTTER AND
SOUTHEASTERN MOORE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
the Panhandle of Texas.
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR CARSON...SOUTHERN HUTCHINSON...NORTHWESTERN GRAY AND SOUTHWESTERN
ROBERTS COUNTIES...
At 1109 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 12 miles east of Borger to 7 miles southwest of
Skellytown to near Panhandle, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to roofs, siding, and trees is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Pampa, Borger, Panhandle, Fritch, White Deer, Skellytown, Sanford and
Kingsmill.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to decide whether the Biden administration can broadly cancel student loans, keeping the program blocked for now but signaling a final answer by early summer.
That’s about two months before the newly extended pause on loan repayments is set to expire.
The administration had wanted a court order that would have allowed the program to take effect even as court challenges proceed. The justices didn’t do that, but agreed to the administration’s fallback, setting arguments for late February or early March over whether the program is legal.
President Joe Biden’s plan promises $10,000 in federal student debt forgiveness to those with incomes of less than $125,000, or households earning less than $250,000. Pell Grant recipients, who typically demonstrate more financial need, are eligible for an additional $10,000 in relief.
The Congressional Budget Office has said the program will cost about $400 billion over the next three decades.
More than 26 million people already applied for the relief, with 16 million approved, but the Education Department stopped processing applications last month after a federal judge in Texas struck down the plan.
The administration said it was pleased the nation’s highest court had intervened, and Biden said on Twitter that the White House will keep fighting for the loan plan.
“Republican officials are throwing up roadblocks in order to prevent middle-class families from getting the student debt relief they need,” he said in a tweet.
The Texas case is one of two in which federal judges have forbidden the administration from implementing the loan cancellations.
In a separate lawsuit filed by six states, a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis also put the plan on hold, and that case is before the Supreme Court.
The moratorium had been slated to expire Jan. 1, a date that Biden set before his debt cancellation plan stalled in the face of legal challenges from conservative opponents.
The new expiration date is 60 days after the legal issue has been settled, but no later than the end of August.
Conservative attorneys, Republican lawmakers and business-oriented groups have asserted that Biden overstepped his authority in taking such sweeping action without the assent of Congress. They called it an unfair government giveaway for relatively affluent people at the expense of taxpayers who didn’t pursue higher education.
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, a Republican, said in a statement following the high court order that the Biden plan “would saddle Americans who didn’t take out loans or already paid theirs off with even more economic woes.” Missouri is one of the six states that sued to block the plan, along with Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and South Carolina.
The administration has argued that the loan cancellations are legal under a 2003 law aimed at providing help to members of the military. The program is a response to “a devastating pandemic with student loan relief designed to protect vulnerable borrowers from delinquency and default,” the Justice Department said in court papers.
The law, the HEROES Act, allows the secretary of education to “waive or modify any statutory or regulatory provision applicable to the student financial assistance programs … as the Secretary deems necessary in connection with a war or other military operation or national emergency.”
In putting the program on hold, the 8th Circuit panel said there was little harm to borrowers because repayments have been suspended. Allowing the cancellations to proceed before a definitive court ruling would have had än “irreversible impact,” the appeals court said.
U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, issued a more sweeping ruling in the Texas case, finding that such a costly program required clear congressional authorization.
The justices also will confront an important procedural question, whether anyone who has sued faces any legal or financial harm.
The 8th Circuit judges, two Trump appointees and one judge selected by former President George W. Bush, determined there might be financial costs to the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, and said that was enough.
In the Texas case, Pittman wrote that plaintiffs Myra Brown and Alexander Taylor could file their lawsuit, though neither faces financial harm. Brown is ineligible for debt relief because her loans are commercially held, and Taylor is eligible for just $10,000 and not the full $20,000 because he didn’t receive a Pell grant.
But Pittman said it was enough that the government did not take public comments on the program, meaning neither person had a chance to provide input on a program they would be at least partially excluded from. | https://www.qcnews.com/news/politics/election/ap-justices-keep-student-loan-cancellation-blocked-for-now/ | 2022-12-02 10:44:46 | 0 | https://www.qcnews.com/news/politics/election/ap-justices-keep-student-loan-cancellation-blocked-for-now/ |
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Second person arrested in April home invasion slaying in Fayetteville
A second person was arrested recently in an April home invasion slaying, the Fayetteville Police Department said Wednesday.
April Shanee McLucas, 39, was arrested May 3 on charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill, attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon, discharging a weapon into occupied property and possession of a firearm by a felon, according to a news release. The charges stem from an April 18 shooting at a home in the 200 block of Alphin Street that killed Robert Lawrence Nowell V, 36, and injured three other men, the release said.
The first arrest in the case came the day after the shooting, when Donald Wayne McLucas Jr. 40, of the 3500 block of Nebular Road, was arrested on six charges, including first-degree murder. He was booked into the Cumberland County Detention Center without bail.
According to records from the Department of Adult Corrections, McLucas — who was on probation after being convicted of charges of discharging a firearm into occupied property and interfering with an electronic monitoring device — was returned to prison after having his probation revoked April 20.
April McLucas is being held without bail in the Cumberland County jail. The relationship between the two McLucases was not immediately clear.
Related:Update: Arrest made in Fayetteville home invasion killing
Anyone with information in the shooting is asked to contact Detective T. Kiger at 910-705-6527 or Crimestoppers at 910-483-8477.
Public safety reporter Lexi Solomon can be reached at ABSolomon@gannett.com. | https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/crime/2023/05/10/second-person-charged-with-murder-in-april-home-invasion-shooting/70205505007/ | 2023-05-11 02:28:48 | 0 | https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/crime/2023/05/10/second-person-charged-with-murder-in-april-home-invasion-shooting/70205505007/ |
An unhoused woman was stabbed to death in San Jose Tuesday evening, according to police.
The San Jose Police Department said in a statement that officers were called to a report of a woman being assaulted on the 100 block of South Market Street around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The suspect fled the scene and was unable to be found by police.
When the officers arrived, they found a woman suffering from “at least one stab wound,” police said.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The person who stabbed the woman fled, according to police, and no one was arrested as of Wednesday morning.
Police made a determination that the woman was unhoused. Further details of the stabbing were under investigation by police.
Jordan Parker (he/him) is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: jordan.parker@sfchronicle.com. @jparkerwrites.
The omicron coronavirus strain continues to spawn highly infectious subvariants, and the latest one gaining ground, known as BA.2.75, has already shown up in the Bay Area. Here’s what we know so far. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Unhoused-woman-stabbed-to-death-in-South-Bay-17301981.php | 2022-07-13 15:18:08 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Unhoused-woman-stabbed-to-death-in-South-Bay-17301981.php |
CHARLES TOWN, W. Va., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Public University System has selected Nuno Fernandes as its new president, effective September 1, 2022. Mr. Fernandes becomes APUS's fifth president at a time when opportunities for tremendous growth and innovation lie ahead for the University.
Mr. Fernandes is currently serving as President and CEO of Latin America's largest online program manager (OPM), Ilumno, which at its peak educated over 300,000 students annually. Throughout his almost ten years at Ilumno, Mr. Fernandes also served as Executive Vice President of Global Operations and Strategic Alliances; Chief Marketing and Operations Officer; and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Enrollment, all while focused on making quality affordable online and on-ground higher education more accessible in Latin America.
"I speak for the entire Board of Trustees as I welcome Nuno to join us in moving APUS into the future," said Frank Ball, APUS Board of Trustees Chairman. "Nuno has an outstanding track record of combining his extensive experience in education, business, and technology to make quality higher education more affordable and accessible, which aligns completely with our values and vision."
Mr. Fernandes' focus on student outcomes simultaneously improved student retention, student satisfaction, graduation rates and brand reputation at Ilumno's owned universities while positioning Ilumno's partner institutions as leaders in expanding access to quality and affordable education in Latin America. He helped drive significant growth that helped Ilumno become the largest OPM in Latin America, with an emphasis in Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Panama, and El Salvador, where Ilumno's former and current partner institutions became dominant online market players.
"I'm honored to have been selected to serve APUS as we continue to make affordable, high quality online higher education more accessible to populations globally," said Mr. Fernandes. "APUS has such a storied history over the last 30 years in educating over 116,000 service minded students including active-duty military, veterans, and many others. I look forward to making APUS' value proposition more known and relevant in the U.S. marketplace and beyond."
APUS is grateful for Acting President Dr. Kate Zatz serving in her role since November 2021.
Before Ilumno, Fernandes served as Managing Director of Miami-based Overseas Leisure Group, an award-winning luxury tourism provider that serves 2,000 travel agencies and tour operators worldwide. Prior to that, he came to the United States through his role as Vice President of Marketing and Product Management for the Thermo-Technology division of Bosch, where, in total he worked for 11 years serving in various roles across marketing and sales in multiple countries including Spain, Germany, Brazil, Mexico and United States.
Fernandes holds a Master of Business Administration from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, and a bachelor's degree from the University of Porto in Portugal. He has also participated in several executive education programs at Harvard Business School and Carnegie Mellon University, among others.
About American Public University System
American Public University System (APUS) delivers accessible and affordable online higher education to adult learners of all backgrounds. APUS, a five-time recipient of Online Learning Consortium's (OLC) Effective Practice Award, offers more than 200 online degree and certificate programs through American Public University as well as American Military University, the #1 provider of higher education to the U.S. military and veterans.* With over 116,000 alumni worldwide, APUS is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. APUS is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Public Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: APEI). For more information, visit www.apus.edu.
*Based on FY 2019 Department of Defense tuition assistance and Veterans Administration student enrollment data, as reported by Military Times, 2020.
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PR Director, APEI
FTutalo@apei.com
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(KFOR NEWS July 5, 2022) The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) will provide COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5 starting Wednesday, July 6.
Clinics for this age group will be at LLCHD Monday through Friday with additional clinic locations on some Saturdays. These will be smaller clinics that meet the needs of young children. All clinics are by appointment only.
The clinic schedule for children under age 5 is as follows:
Parents and guardians who have already registered their children are being contacted to schedule an appointment. They can also schedule an appointment online at COVID19.lincoln.ne.gov or by calling 402-441-4200.
“Young children can now receive COVID-19 vaccine and benefit from the protection it provides. We continue work with partners to make vaccination convenient and accessible and help parents get the information they need to make the best choices for their children,” said Health Director Pat Lopez.
LLCHD is also working with local pediatricians and family practice providers to provide vaccine to this age group. This gives parents an opportunity to have a candid conversation with their child’s health care provider about COVID-19 vaccine and any questions they may have. For more information about the availability of vaccine for younger children from local health care providers, LLCHD encourages residents to visit associated websites or social media sites.
Several pharmacies also offer vaccine to younger children by appointment. Contact the pharmacy or visit vaccines.gov to check availability.
Even though COVID-19 tends to be less severe in children than adults, during the Omicron wave, more children were getting sick and being hospitalized, according to the CDC. Some can experience ongoing health problems after getting COVID-19. Data also showed that children under age 5 are at risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Hospitalizations among children in this age group during Omicron had similar or increased severity compared to older children and adolescents. More than half of children under age 5 who were hospitalized due to COVID-19 during the pandemic had no underlying health conditions.
If children are eligible for COVID-19 vaccine or haven’t yet received a booster dose, the Health Department strongly encourages parents to vaccinate them as soon as possible.
For more information on COVID-19 vaccine, visit COVID19.lincoln.ne.gov or call the Health Department hotline at 402-441-8006.
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SINGAPORE, Oct. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- XT.COM has listed pCER(PCER) in the Main Zone and MEMEs. Trading for PCER/USDT has opened at 2022-09-29 08:00(UTC).
- Users can deposit PCER for trading since 2022-09-28 08:00 (UTC)
- Withdrawals for PCER have opened at 2022-09-30 08:00 (UTC)
Introducing the Ecosystem of PCER Token
PCER is a blockchain protocol built on the TRON SmartChain. The PCER token is based on TRON's TRX-20 token standard and is used to provide liquidity to the PCER project.
PCER builds projects around pCER's platform and performs liquidity-providing services and businesses.
In addition, by supporting DeFi, Staking, and DEX transactions as a platform, it will expand the use of PCER and increase utilization, ultimately increasing the value of pCER as an asset and starting a virtuous cycle structure both created and maintained within the platform.
PCER plans to expand its service and business as a P2P project that creates an ecosystem through PCER beyond the B2B business model through integrating with other projects and platforms.
About pCER
The climate crisis is one of the most important issues of our time. If carbon emission is not reduced on a global scale, we would be confronted with global warming, sea level rising, deforestation, soil erosion, salinization, and inundation caused by high temperatures that are 2 to 6 times higher than the current temperatures. It is highly likely that environmental changes such as desertification, desertification, etc., will result in the emergence of "climate refugees", causing further international conflicts.
The international community shares the risks and opportunities of all the negative impact associated with climate change. This fact has resulted in the adoption of the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 to further reduce carbon emissions.
The international community is making major investment decisions in consideration of the environmental and social impacts of large-scale development projects. The trend is to stop allowing financial institutions from providing support to coal-power generated projects. This is one of the criteria to determine 'sustainable investment' and will be used to request companies to fully consider climate change-related risks within their decision-making process and disclose environmental/social/governance (ESG) information with the government. As sustainable investments are becoming more pronounced around the world, both financial institutions and general companies are increasing their investments in eco-friendly businesses through green bonds.
In line with the needs and needs of the times, pCER is a distributed energy system that has moved away from large-scale energy production, the use of personal electric vehicle charging facilities, energy futures and options trading system, global single greenhouse gas emission trading system, and various environmental technology projects. This project was launched for the purpose of building a platform to incorporate Block-chain technology with a sustainable and greener future.
Website: https://www.pcer.io/
Telegram: https://t.me/pcerofficial
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About XT.COM
By consistently expanding its ecosystem, XT.COM is dedicated to providing users with the most secure, trusted, and hassle-free digital asset trading services. Our exchange is built from a desire to give everyone access to digital assets regardless where you are.
Founded in 2018, XT.COM now serves more than 6 million registered users, over 500,000+ monthly active users and 40+ million users in the ecosystem. Covering a rich variety of trading categories together with an NFT aggregated marketplace, our platform strives to cater to its large user base by providing a secure, trusted and intuitive trading experience.
As the world's first social-infused digital assets trading platform, XT.COM also supports social networking platform based transactions to make our crypto services more accessible to users all over the world. Furthermore, to ensure optimal data integrity and security, we see user security as our top priority at XT.COM.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
8C-9H-4S-5S-9S
(8C, 9H, 4S, 5S, 9S)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
8C-9H-4S-5S-9S
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Two injured in shooting at Tuscaloosa apartment complex, police say
Jasmine Hollie
The Tuscaloosa News
Police are investigating a Thursday night shooting that injured two people at a Tuscaloosa apartment complex.
Around 7:32 p.m., officers with the Tuscaloosa Police Department were called to University Downs apartments, 120 15th St. E, after they received a report about a shooting, said Stephanie Taylor, a TPD spokeswoman.
Capt. Marty Sellers of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit said two men had been shot and were taken to DCH Regional Medical Center for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
No arrests have been made as of Friday morning. No further information was available and the investigation is continuing. | https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/news/2022/10/21/police-two-men-injured-in-shooting-at-tuscaloosa-apartment-complex/69579781007/ | 2022-10-21 19:28:52 | 0 | https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/news/2022/10/21/police-two-men-injured-in-shooting-at-tuscaloosa-apartment-complex/69579781007/ |
Wausau Pilot & Review
A significant police presence Sunday at Wausau’s Isle of Ferns Park was not connected to an active shooter situation, contrary to a social media post making that claim, officials said.
The Wausau Police Dept. did not identify the poster, but said the situation that prompted the presence was due to a person who threatened self-harm. Witnesses told Wausau Pilot & Review they saw multiple squads at the park on Sunday as well as officers carrying assault-style weapons.
Police did not alert the media but instead asked residents, in a Facebook post, to avoid the Fern Island area. Officials gave an all clear, again on social media, a short time later. | https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2022/08/08/wausau-police-say-social-media-post-claiming-active-shooter-was-inaccurate/ | 2022-08-08 19:49:10 | 1 | https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2022/08/08/wausau-police-say-social-media-post-claiming-active-shooter-was-inaccurate/ |
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Three men were found guilty Monday of the 2018 killing of star rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot outside a South Florida motorcycle shop while being robbed of $50,000.
Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, were all found guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery by a jury that deliberated a little more than seven days. They will receive mandatory life sentences at a later date.
The defendants showed little emotion as each stood and was handcuffed by a bailiff.
During the monthlong trial, prosecutors linked the men to the June 18, 2018, shooting outside Riva Motorsports in suburban Fort Lauderdale through extensive surveillance video taken inside and outside the store, plus cellphone videos they took that showed them flashing fistfuls of $100 bills hours after the slaying.
Prosecutors also had the testimony of a fourth man, Robert Allen, a former friend of the defendants who said he participated in the robbery. He pleaded guilty last year to second-degree murder. He has not been sentenced pending the conclusion of this trial. He could get anywhere between time served, meaning he could soon be released, and life, depending partly on how prosecutors perceive his assistance.
Defense attorneys accused Allen of being a liar motivated by avoiding a life sentence. They also said prosecutors and detectives did a poor investigation that didn't look at other possible suspects, including the Canadian rap star Drake; he and XXXTentacion had an online feud.
Twice this week, the jury asked to review text messages from Boatwright, whom prosecutors identified as the shooter, from the day of the shooting. A printout from prosecutors shows that from the time he woke up about 10:30 a.m. until 3 p.m., about an hour before the shooting, he sent 17 to various people, including one about getting a car. Prosecutors say the SUV used in the shooting was rented from a woman through a phone app. He then stopped texting for about two hours.
About an hour after the shooting, he sent a text saying, "Tell my brother I got the money for the new phone." Minutes after that, he sent someone a screenshot of a news story saying XXXTentacion had been shot.
XXXTentacion, whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, had just left Riva Motorsports with a friend when his BMW was blocked by an SUV that swerved in front.
Surveillance video showed two masked gunmen emerging and confronting the 20-year-old singer at the driver's window, and one shot him repeatedly. They then grabbed a Louis Vuitton bag containing cash XXXTentacion had just withdrawn from the bank, got back into the SUV and sped away. The friend was not harmed.
Newsome was accused of being the other gunman. Williams was accused of being the driver of the SUV, with Allen also inside.
Allen testified that the men set out that day to commit robberies and went to the motorcycle shop to buy Williams a mask. There they spotted the rapper and decided to make him their target. Allen and Williams went inside the shop to confirm it was him. They then went back to the SUV they had rented, waited for XXXTentacion to emerge and ambushed him, according to testimony.
The rapper, who pronounced his name "Ex ex ex ten-ta-see-YAWN," was a platinum-selling rising star who tackled issues including prejudice and depression in his songs. He also drew criticism over bad behavior and multiple arrests, including charges that he severely beat and abused his girlfriend.
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Two years out from its summer 2025 opening, Universal Orlando’s Epic Universe is quickly growing beyond vague scaffolding and construction debris.
Epic Universe was announced four years ago as Universal’s fourth theme park in Central Florida. Construction on the park paused in July 2020 due to the pandemic, but resumed in spring 2021. Since then, hundreds of construction-related permits and requests have been filed for the estimated $1 billion park.
Touted as “the most immersive and innovative theme park” Universal has ever created, Epic Universe is expected to be the home of multiple lands themed after blockbuster franchises. The first area officially confirmed by Universal is Super Nintendo World, an immersive video game-ified land already open in Japan and California.
No other lands have been confirmed yet, but there has been heavy speculation and rumors pointing to a new Wizarding World of Harry Potter, as well as How to Train Your Dragon and Universal Monsters attractions.
Much of the most detailed and up-to-date Epic Universe developments comes from @bioreconstruct on Twitter and Alicia Stella of Orlando Park Stop. Both have consistently shared monthly and even weekly updates on the construction of the 750-acre park off Sand Lake Road, a few miles south of the main Universal Orlando Resort.
Some of the latest aerial photos and permit records show a dual-racing roller coaster, colorful statues of figures from How to Train Your Dragon and possible names for shops and restaurants in the Universal Monsters-themed land.
In the How to Train Your Dragon land, photos point to a recreation of the Isle of Berk from the hit Dreamworks animated film series. There are two towering statues of a viking and a dragon that are currently being painted as well as installation of themed walls and decor to bring the mythical Viking village to life.
For this area of the park, there are have been multiple construction notices with LifeFormations as the contractor. LifeFormations, now LF Studios, is known for outdoor themed sculptures and animatronics and was behind some of the figures in Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure coaster at Islands of Adventure.
For the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter, theme park sleuths are predicting the area will be heavily themed after the Fantastic Beasts films but with an indoor ride based on the original Harry Potter series.
In Orlando Park Stop’s latest update, construction photos appear to show buildings and facades reminiscent of the Parisian settings in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
With the new Minion Land taking over where the Monsters Cafe once stood, it’s easy to predict Universal Monsters will pop up again over at Epic Universe. Many avid Universal fans guess this area will be a “Dark Universe” land comprised of attractions themed after classic scary creatures like Frankenstein’s monster, Dracula and the Mummy.
Earlier this month, Universal filed a trademark request for “Oddities & Monstrosities,” which could be used as the name of a merchandise store within the land.
As for other attractions, Orlando Park Stop and @bioreconstruct have pointed out other facets taking shape in aerial construction photos – a roller coaster, a village, an in-park hotel and a restaurant themed after the fiery hilltop windmill in 1931’s Frankenstein.
As for the confirmed land, Super Nintendo World in Orlando will likely be an expanded version of the ones already open in Hollywood and Japan. That means a Mario Kart racing ride, the Toadstool Cafe, the 1-UP Factory store and the Power-Up bands that let guests play as a video game character in the Mushroom Kingdom.
The Epic Universe version is also expected to have the Yoshi ride (like the one in Japan) and a Donkey Kong roller coaster.
These themed lands aren’t the only things going into Epic Universe. Many more rides, attractions, restaurants, hotels and shops will be announced over the next two years for one of the largest parks Universal has ever created.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas’ Historic Westside community is paving the way for an African American Museum and Cultural Arts Center, as part of its road map to revitalization.
The center is one of many implementation strategies under the community’s HUNDRED Plan — a comprehensive agenda, developed in 2016, to breathe new life into the Historic Westside.
The city of Las Vegas issued a request for proposals on June 6 from interested parties to develop a master plan for the museum. The application deadline is July 7.
Las Vegas Councilman Cedric Crear refers to it as “changing the course of the river.”
“If you look at the Historic Westside and you look at what all has taken place throughout the city, the growth of the city, everything has been sort of built up around it,” said Crear. “Then you’ll see that a lot hasn’t happened within the Historic Westside for decades.”
The center will serve as an educational opportunity for museum goers to experience and celebrate the contributions of African Americans. A timeline or cost of the project could not be confirmed by Crear, but he hopes the museum will materialize by within the next five to ten years.
The idea of a cultural epicenter for African Americans to celebrate their culture has been in talks since 2016.
“This is talking about the cultural — not only locally, but around the state as well as nationally — the contributions that African Americans have made to our society,” said Crear.
With the Historic Westside having a minority-majority population, Crear and other city councilmembers thought it important to have the museum there. And community members have been “overwhelmingly supportive” of the new initiative, according to Crear.
“If you look at the Historic Westside, it is one of the most historic areas of the city. It helped build this entire city,” he said. “You’d be hard pressed outside of downtown, maybe the Strip and some other areas, to find a trade area that has played such a definitive role congruence of (the African American) community.”
Specific details about the museum are slim, but the city has outlined some expectations on its website. One of them includes connecting the Walker African-American Museum and Research Center, on West Van Buren Avenue and H Street, to a new facility or possibly repurposing Ethel Pearson Park for the museum.
It also hopes to incorporate “standing and rotating collections” from “African American art and artists of all varieties,” according to the website. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/African-American-Museum-planned-for-Las-Vegas-17266726.php | 2022-06-26 18:38:13 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/African-American-Museum-planned-for-Las-Vegas-17266726.php |
JUNO BEACH, Fla., July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) has posted its second-quarter 2022 financial results in a news release available on the partnership's website by accessing the following link: www.NextEraEnergyPartners.com/FinancialResults.
John Ketchum, chairman and chief executive officer of NextEra Energy Partners, Kirk Crews, chief financial officer of NextEra Energy Partners, and other members of the senior management team will discuss the second-quarter 2022 financial results during an investor presentation to be webcast live, beginning at 9 a.m. ET today. The listen-only webcast will be available on NextEra Energy Partners' website by accessing the following link: www.NextEraEnergyPartners.com/FinancialResults. Results for NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) also will be discussed during the same investor presentation. A replay will be available for 90 days by accessing the same link as listed above.
NextEra Energy Partners, LP
NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) is a growth-oriented limited partnership formed by NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE). NextEra Energy Partners acquires, manages and owns contracted clean energy projects with stable, long-term cash flows. Headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, NextEra Energy Partners owns interests in geographically diverse wind, solar and energy storage projects in the U.S. as well as natural gas infrastructure assets in Texas and Pennsylvania. For more information about NextEra Energy Partners, please visit: www.NextEraEnergyPartners.com.
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The Championships at Wimbledon, a grand slam tennis tournament which features some of the greatest tennis players in the world like Novak Djokovic on the men’s side and Iga Swiatek on the women’s side, continues on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 (7/4/23) with the first round of the competition at Wimbledon in Wimbledon, England.
The tournament concludes on Sunday, July 16 2023 (7/16/23).
HOW TO STREAM: Fans can watch a majority of the action throughout the tournament for free via a trial of fuboTV, which carries ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. Select windows can also be viewed on ESPN+.
Here’s what you need to know:
What: 2023 Wimbledon
When: Monday, July 3, 2023 - Sunday, July 16 2023
Where: Wimbledon
Time/TV:
Round 1
July 3
First Round
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July 4
First Round
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July 5
Second Round
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July 6
Second Round
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July 7
Third Round
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July 8
Breakfast at Wimbledon, Third Round
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July 9
Round of 16, Breakfast at Wimbledon
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July 10
Round of 16
July 11
Women’s Quarterfinals
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July 12
Men’s Quarterfinals
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July 13
Breakfast at Wimbledon, Women’s Semifinals, Mixed Doubles Final
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July 14
Breakfast at Wimbledon, Men’s Semifinals
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July 15
Breakfast at Wimbledon, Women’s Final, Men’s Doubles Final
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July 16
Breakfast at Wimbledon, Men’s Final, Women’s Doubles Final
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The cheapest option is the family package at $64.99 and includes 120 channels, 250 hours of DVR space and can be used on three screens at once.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- River (river.com) is a leading Bitcoin technology company that offers Bitcoin brokerage accounts and full-service Bitcoin mining. Today, River is announcing River Lightning Services (RLS) – a Lightning Network API built to power the next generation of payments on the Internet. RLS powers Lightning transactions for El Salvador's Chivo wallet, and River is now in the process of onboarding a number of other well-known customers.
"We're incredibly proud to be serving the people of El Salvador and look forward to bringing the power of this incredible technology to the world," says River CEO Alex Leishman. "Our mission at River will continue to be providing the tools necessary for people to plug into the Bitcoin Network and propel adoption."
The Lightning Network allows for instant, cheap, and scalable off-chain Bitcoin payments without sacrificing decentralization. River Lightning Services allows companies and developers to integrate Lightning payments into their applications without running any Lightning infrastructure themselves.
"River strongly believes that Lightning will drive the innovation and adoption of Bitcoin due to its fast-moving protocol, multi-asset and stablecoin capabilities via Taro, and instant and cheap transactions," says Leishman. "We're excited to work with forward-thinking customers, exchanges, and wallets to make it easy to offer Lightning payments."
About River Financial
River Financial is a Bitcoin technology and financial services company. River offers the full suite of Bitcoin brokerage, custody, Lightning, and mining services in one easy-to-use mobile app and on river.com. River serves individuals, businesses, family offices, and investment funds looking to grow Bitcoin wealth. To learn more, please visit river.com or follow us on Twitter @River.
The company's newest offering, River Lightning Services (RLS), helps developers integrate Lightning payments into their applications. For information specific to RLS, please visit rls.dev or on Twitter @RiverRLS.
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Reid Paulson
Reid.Paulson@river.com
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DUBAI -- Iran has the technical capability to produce an atomic bomb but has no intention of doing so, Mohammad Eslami, head of the country's atomic energy organization, said on Monday, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
Eslami reiterated comments made by Kamal Kharrazi, a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in July.
Kharrazi's remarks amounted to a rare suggestion that the Islamic Republic might have an interest in nuclear weapons, which it has long denied seeking.
"As Mr. Kharrazi mentioned, Iran has the technical ability to build an atomic bomb, but such a program is not on the agenda," said Eslami.
Iran is already enriching uranium to up to 60% fissile purity, far above a cap of 3.67% set under Tehran's now tattered 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Uranium enriched to 90% is suitable for a nuclear bomb.
In 2018, former U.S. President Donald Trump ditched the nuclear pact, under which Iran curbed its uranium enrichment work, a potential pathway to nuclear weapons, in exchange for relief from international economic sanctions.
Iran has responded to top European Union diplomat Josep Borrell's proposal aimed at salvaging the nuclear accord, and seeks a swift conclusion to negotiations, the top Iranian nuclear negotiator said on Sunday.
Borrell said he had proposed a new draft text to revive the deal.
"After exchanging messages last week and reviewing the proposed texts, there is a possibility that in the near future we will be able to reach a conclusion about the timing of a new round of nuclear negotiations," Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said.
The broad outline of a revived deal was essentially agreed in March after 11 months of indirect talks in Vienna between Tehran and U.S. President Joe Biden administration.
But talks then broke down over obstacles including Tehran's demand that Washington should give guarantees that no U.S. president will abandon the deal, the same way Trump did.
Biden cannot promise this because the nuclear deal is a non-binding political understanding, not a legally binding treaty. | https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/iran-nuclear-chief-we-have-technical-means-to-produce-atom-bomb-no-intention-of-doing/article_16120ae5-16cb-5477-9532-90d0430b674c.html | 2022-08-01 21:28:42 | 1 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/iran-nuclear-chief-we-have-technical-means-to-produce-atom-bomb-no-intention-of-doing/article_16120ae5-16cb-5477-9532-90d0430b674c.html |
How to Watch Auto Racing Streaming Live - Sunday, May 28
Published: May. 28, 2023 at 5:39 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
For lifelong auto racing fans, the more races you get to see, the better. That's why we've compiled the list below, which shows you how to watch or live stream every Formula 1, IndyCar Racing, and NASCAR Cup Series event that's airing on Fubo on Sunday, May 28.
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Auto Racing Streaming Live Today
Watch the Monaco Grand Prix
- Series: Formula 1
- Game Time: 8:30 AM ET
- TV Channel: ABC
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
Watch the 2023 Indianapolis 500
- Series: IndyCar Racing
- Game Time: 12:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBC
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
Watch the Coca-Cola 600
- Series: NASCAR Cup Series
- Game Time: 6:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: FOX
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
Watch the NASCAR Cup Series
- Series: NASCAR Cup Series
- Game Time: 6:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: FOX
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
Make sure you're following along with racing action all year long on Fubo and ESPN+!
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- License enables BMO to engage in the marketing, sale and distribution of foreign fixed income securities
TORONTO, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - BMO Financial Group (TSX: BMO) (NYSE: BMO) today announced its registration as a Securities Licensed company in Japan, marking the expansion of its footprint in the world's third largest economy and Canada's fourth largest export partner. The license enables BMO to enhance the service it provides to existing clients, attract new clients who prefer to deal with onshore banks, and engage in the marketing, sale and distribution of foreign fixed income securities including US & Canadian Rates, Credit and Securitized Products, setting the foundation for expansion of other BMO businesses.
"We're excited about our growth potential in Japan and the opportunity to better serve our growing onshore client base with product expertise well suited to the needs of domestic Japanese investors," said Rob Yeung, Country Head of International & Head of Global Equities and Financing Solutions, BMO Capital Markets. "Expanding our business in Japan aligns with BMO Capital Markets' strategy to build a premier distribution capability both Internationally and in North America. We're looking forward to being able to tap into a deep pool of Global Markets talent to complement our Asia coverage efforts."
"BMO applied for a Securities license after a strategic review that showed a high correlation between our Global Markets products and demand in Japan," said Yuko Kamiya, Representative Director, BMO Japan Securities Ltd. in Japan. "Japan is the largest foreign holder of US Treasuries, large investors of mortgages and securitized products and one of the most active foreign participants in Canadian bonds."
BMO opened its first Representative office in Japan in 1962, followed by a bank branch that operated from 1981 until 1996. Since then, BMO's Japanese clients have been served from its Hong Kong branch. In 2020 BMO established a Tokyo Representative office, paving the way for the establishment of the newly licensed BMO Japan Securities Ltd.
Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider - the 8th largest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $1.04 trillion as of April 30, 2022, and a team of diverse and highly engaged employees, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An infant was found dead upon arriving to a Greek island on a boat carrying 34 other migrants, authorities announced Saturday.
The coast guard said in a statement that a patrol vessel found the boat early Friday on a rocky shore near the town of Plomari on the island of Lesbos, close to the Turkish coast.
An ambulance arrived on the scene soon after, but a doctor merely confirmed the infant’s death.
Authorities were investigating, and an autopsy was pending. The coast guard did not say where the migrants were from.
Migrants make boat voyages year-round from Turkey to Greece and even as far as Italy. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Migrant-infant-found-dead-on-arrival-to-Greek-17661289.php | 2022-12-17 21:51:32 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Migrant-infant-found-dead-on-arrival-to-Greek-17661289.php |
Pet sitter booked after dozens of animals found dead, neglected, police say
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) - A Knox County pet sitter accused of neglecting animals in her care has been booked and charged, authorities said.
Haylee Morris, 23, was charged previously but not booked on charges relating to a large animal cruelty case that saw at least 25 animals recovered and 25 more animals reported dead.
The initial case that sparked an investigation by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office involved a woman who said that her dog was not fed for days, claims which sheriff’s office officials said were verified by a veterinarian.
Seven additional reports were filed at the house, which responding officers reported to be in extremely poor condition.
Morris is charged with two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals, two counts of cruelty to animals and violation of rabies laws for not vaccinating animals.
According to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, there have been several calls made to Morris’ home. One responding deputy said in a report that “a strong smell of urine was emitting from the home. Flies were flying between the blinds and windows. Animal hair covered the trim on the inside of the windows.”
That same report in September of 2022 noted that Morris had adopted 15 animals from Young-Williams Animal Center and only one of them was alive when the report was made. Among the animals that died were eight rabbits, two birds, two hamsters, a dog and a cat, according to the report.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. were elected Thursday to start in the July 20 All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium.
The pair were chosen under new rules that give starting spots to the top vote-getter in each league in the first phase of online voting, which began June 8 and ended Thursday. Others advanced to the second phase, which runs from noon EDT on Tuesday and ends at 2 p.m. EDT on July 8. Votes from the first phase do not carry over.
Starters will be announced July 8, and pitchers and reserves on July 10.
Judge received 3.76 million votes and was elected to start for the fourth time. Acuña led the NL with 3.5 million votes and was elected to start for the third time.
AL finalists:
Catcher: Alejandro Kirk, Jose Trevino
First Base: Ty France, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Second Base: Jose Altuve, Santiago Espinal
Third Base: Rafael Devers, José Ramírez
Outfield: Mike Trout, George Springer, Giancarlo Stanton, Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
Designated Hitter: Yordan Alvarez, Shohei Ohtani
NL finalists:
Catcher: Willson Contreras, Travis d'Arnaud
First Base: Paul Goldschmidt, Pete Alonso
Second Base: Ozzie Albies, Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Third Base: Manny Machado, Nolan Arenado
Shortstop: Trea Turner, Dansby Swanson
Outfield: Mookie Betts, Joc Pederson, Starling Marte, Adam Duvall
Designated Hitter: Bryce Harper, William Contreras
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After comfortable season-opening wins, the Ravens and Miami Dolphins will face off Sunday in Baltimore in one of the week’s most anticipated matchups.
To help break down the game, The Baltimore Sun asked former Sun reporter Daniel Oyefusi, now a Dolphins beat reporter for the Miami Herald, three questions about the Week 2 matchup.
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was more aggressive throwing downfield in Sunday’s win over the New England Patriots than he typically was last year. Does wide receiver Tyreek Hill’s arrival make that a viable approach in 2022, or is it more of a gamble with Tagovailoa’s arm strength?
There was a lot of debate throughout the offseason regarding whether Tagovailoa has the arm strength to maximize Hill’s speed. But for all the talk about that, two things weren’t often discussed. One, Hill’s average depth of target in his last season with the Kansas City Chiefs dropped to a career-low 9.1, according to Pro Football Reference. And two, the success of passing offenses isn’t really determined by what happens 20-plus yards downfield but more in the intermediate range of the field.
Tagovailoa has struggled in that area of the field, but Week 1 showed how Hill, paired with Jaylen Waddle, can aid him. His stats on throws between 10 and 20 yards against the Patriots were much better than his career averages. That’s the part of the field that first-year coach Mike McDaniel wants to live in, too, because he can optimize their yards-after-catch potential. Tagovailoa’s arm strength and ability to make off-platform throws consistently do remain questions, but Hill widens the margin for error.
The Dolphins blitzed Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson into submission in last season’s upset win. With McDaniel having replaced Brian Flores as coach, do you expect any significant changes in Miami’s game plan in the rematch?
Flores may be gone, but defensive coordinator Josh Boyer was retained, along with all 13 players who made at least five starts in 2021. Boyer has said the defense’s core philosophies will stay the same, and that appeared to be the case in Week 1. The team’s blitz rate (27.3%) against the Patriots was lower than last season’s figure (39.6%), but playing with a lead for most of the game and the absence of cornerback Byron Jones, who is on the reserve/physically-unable-to-perform list, all could have been factors in the decline in blitzing.
Against Baltimore, I wouldn’t expect much to change: Crowd the line of scrimmage, key on the Jackson-led run game and get the Ravens into third-and-long situations, where they can unleash “Cover 0″ again. With a full week of preparation, as opposed to last season’s short turnaround, the Ravens should be better prepared, and the Dolphins will need to have counters ready. But why go away from what worked so well?
Where do the Dolphins have the biggest advantage over the Ravens, and where are they most vulnerable?
You never want to overreact to one game, especially a Week 1 game. But the Dolphins’ defensive line looks like it could again give the Ravens’ offensive line trouble. Miami has a deep front, led by players such as Emmanuel Ogbah, Christian Wilkins, Jaelan Phillips and old friend Zach Sieler. Newcomer Melvin Ingram looked really good in his first game as a Dolphin. A lot of pressure will be on players such as center Tyler Linderbaum, left guard Ben Powers and potentially Patrick Mekari at left tackle to create push up front and give Jackson enough time in the pocket.
Meanwhile, the Dolphins’ upgraded offensive line looked solid but still appears to be a weak link in the new-look unit. The Dolphins rushed for only 65 yards, and protection broke down at times. Right tackle Austin Jackson left the game with an ankle injury and did not return. McDaniel said the injury is serious enough that it’s something they’ll have to monitor throughout the week. New additions Terron Armstead and center Connor Williams should steady the young group, but left guard Liam Eichenberg will need to play better than he did in Week 1, or in last season’s matchup, for that matter. The Ravens got a good interior pass rush against the New York Jets, so that could be a key matchup Sunday.
Week 2
DOLPHINS@RAVENS
Sunday, 1 p.m.
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For the second time since Roe v. Wade was overturned, President Joe Biden will sign an executive order in an effort to maintain some level of access to abortions.
Biden is expected to sign the executive order on Wednesday during a roundtable discussion on the issue.
According to the White House, the executive order will direct Health and Human Services to provide assistance to women who need to travel to obtain an abortion. The order hints that Medicaid could be used to provide travel assistance for those who need to travel across state lines to get an abortion.
The order also directs Health and Human Services to ensure health care providers are complying with federal non-discrimination laws.
“These actions could include providing technical assistance for health care providers who may be confused or unsure of their obligations in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision,” the White House said.
Biden will sign the order just a day after voters in Kansas overwhelmingly rejected a constitutional amendment that would no longer make abortions a right in the state.
A recent analysis found seven states no longer have operational abortion clinics since the June decision to overturn abortion rights nationally.
Meanwhile, efforts to codify abortion rights have died in the US Senate. | https://www.kxxv.com/news/national/president-biden-to-sign-second-abortion-access-executive-order | 2022-08-03 13:08:38 | 1 | https://www.kxxv.com/news/national/president-biden-to-sign-second-abortion-access-executive-order |
Missouri AG asks Twitter what they would ask Fauci under oath
The White House press secretary shut down a reporter's Fauci question on Tuesday
Twitter users want Dr. Anthony Fauci to answer their crucial questions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, as the national figure faces off against Republicans Wednesday as part of a lawsuit against the Biden Administration.
Fauci will be deposed Wednesday by the Republican Attorney General from Missouri Eric Schmitt and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry over allegations the government colluded with social media companies to censor free speech regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
"Since we filed our landmark lawsuit, we have uncovered documents and discovery that show clear coordination between the Biden Administration and social media companies on censoring speech, but we’re not done yet," Schmitt's office said in a statement. "We plan to get answers on behalf of the American people. Stay tuned."
The Republican newly elected to the U.S. Senate asked Twitter users to weigh in.
"Tomorrow we take the deposition of Dr. Fauci. What would you ask him under oath?" he asked users on the social media website.
Questions poured in for President Biden's Chief Medical Adviser over his role in managing the pandemic.
Ian Miller, a writer at Outkick Sports, wanted to know why the doctor reversed his position on masking.
"How is it possible that he was emailed a review on masking on March 31, 2020 that said there was no evidence masks worked, only to join with the CDC and recommend universal masking on April 3rd?" he questioned.
RAND PAUL PROMISES TO ‘SUBPOENA EVERY LAST DOCUMENT OF DR. FAUCI’ IN VICTORY SPEECH
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis aide Christina Pushaw suggested the doctor should answer for "denying natural immunity."
"I would ask why he denied natural immunity," she tweeted.
A doctor wanted to ask Fauci, "why he pivoted so quickly to squash the lab [leak] theory," while linking to an email exchange from February of 2020 about Wuhan conducting gain of function research.
NIH ACKNOWLEDGES US FUNDED GAIN-OF-FUNCTION AT WUHAN LAB, DESPITE FAUCI'S DENIALS
Republicans have blamed the National Institute of Health for funding this research and have demanded it be stopped.
The managing editor of Twitchy wanted to know the question on many people's minds. "Ask him about COVID's origin," she tweeted.
A reporter was shouted down by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for asking what Fauci's role was in investigating COVID-19's origin.
Liberal media outlets and government officials persistently shut down questions at the start of the pandemic wondering if the virus could've escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China.
Last month, North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr released a report alleging there was "substantial evidence" to back the lab leak theory.
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PITTSBURGH, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a safe and simple way to hold a bar of soap while taking a shower," said an inventor, from Barrie, Ontario, Canada, "so I invented the SOAP ASSIST. My design would provide peace of mind knowing that the bar would not slip from the user's grip."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective way to grip and hold a bar of soap. In doing so, it prevents the user from dropping the soap onto the shower floor. As a result, it enhances safety and convenience. The invention features a simple and novel design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households, nursing homes, hospitals, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype model is available upon request.
The original design was submitted to the Toronto sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-TRO-617, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Canadiens rookie Slafkovsky suspended 2 games for boarding
NEW YORK (AP) — Montreal Canadiens rookie forward Juraj Slafkovsky was suspended by the NHL for two games for boarding Matt Luff of the Detroit Red Wings. The incident happened in the third period of Montreal’s 3-2 shootout win at Detroit on Tuesday. The 18-year-old Slafkovsky, the first overall pick in the 2022 draft, was assessed a major and game misconduct for driving Luff head-first into the boards with a check from behind. | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/11/09/canadiens-rookie-slafkovsky-suspended-2-games-for-boarding/ | 2022-11-10 05:23:40 | 0 | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/11/09/canadiens-rookie-slafkovsky-suspended-2-games-for-boarding/ |
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has pledged military assistance to Ukraine for “as long as it takes” but officials cautioned that the country needs to keep much of its Russian-made weaponry for its own defensive needs.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov visited Athens Thursday as part of regular meetings with officials from NATO countries. He was promised more artillery and small arms ammunition shipments, access to Greek hospitals for wounded military personnel and additional Soviet-era BMP infantry fighting vehicles.
Greece “will provide every support to Ukraine at this very important, crucial stage of the war,” Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos said during a joint appearance with Reznikov. “We will continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes — that’s a very clear position that we have taken from the outset.”
Military officials said Greece has also provided trainers for Ukraine’s special forces and tank operators, as a contribution to the massive military assistance effort led by the United States and its allies.
Russia, which had traditionally close ties with Greece before the war in Ukraine, for decades had been a supplier of arms to the NATO member, including the S-300 air defense missile system. Moscow has singled out Athens for criticism over its support for Ukraine.
Panagiotopoulos, speaking in Parliament on the eve of Reznikov’s visit, said Greece would not provide any military assistance that could compromise its own defense, and stressed that major arms procurement plans remain unchanged despite a recent thaw in tension with neighbor and fellow NATO member Turkey.
German-made Leopard tanks, the minister said, could not be provided.
“The rumors are running rampant: That we will send fighter jets, and S-300s, and this and that. For goodness’ sake,” he told lawmakers. “We give what we can give, but nothing that would weaken in the slightest our own defense capabilities given our own national security challenges.”
Reznikov said Greece had offered assistance to Ukraine to better integrate its navy with NATO.
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Stock market today: Wall Street sluggish ahead of retail, factory data and more corporate earnings
Wall Street was largely unchanged ahead of the release of U.S. retail sales and factory data and more corporate earnings reports. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average each fell less than 0.1% before the bell Tuesday. This week also will bring a slew of corporate earnings reports that investors are looking to for signs of where profits for U.S. companies are heading. Bank of America shares rose modestly before the bell after it reported second-quarter profits grew 19% to $7.4 billion, or 88 cents per share. That beat Wall Street's targets by four cents.
House Republicans propose planting a trillion trees as they move away from climate change denial
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are searching for solutions to climate change without restricting American-produced energy that comes from burning oil, coal and gas. Scientists overwhelmingly agree that heat-trapping gases released from the combustion of fossil fuels are pushing up global temperatures. But Republicans remain opposed to government action to force emissions reductions. Instead, they have embraced the idea of planting a trillion trees. A 2019 study suggested that planting trees to suck up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere could be one of the most effective ways to fight climate change. But environmental scientists call the idea a distraction from cutting emissions from fossil fuels.
Bank of America net income jumps 19%, extending the rally for big banks
Bank of America said its profits grew 19% last quarter, the latest of the big banks to see its bottom line boosted by higher interest rates. The nation's second-largest bank by assets posted a profit of $7.4 billion in the three months ended June 30, up from $6.2 billion in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, BofA earned 73 cents, the same figure as one year ago. Analysts were expecting profit of 84 cents per share. Revenue of $25.2 billion came in just ahead of targets. Bank of America's net interest income rose 14% to $14.2 billion in the second quarter.
As UK housing costs soar, anxiety grips homeowners and renters: 'I'm in meltdown'
LONDON (AP) — For millions in the U.K., the cost-of-living crisis just never seems to ease. First, it was skyrocketing energy and food costs stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Now, it's soaring housing costs as interest rates spike to 15-year highs. Those rates have risen to 5% after being under 1% for the past decade. That has ratcheted up mortgages and rents in Britain. Around a million households are expected to face a 500-pound, or $655, monthly increase in their average mortgage repayments in the next few years. More rate hikes are expected as the Bank of England tries to bring down the highest inflation in the Group of Seven major economies.
Divisions over the Ukraine war cause a rift at EU-LatAm summit that was supposed to be a love-in
BRUSSELS (AP) — High anxiety has set in on the closing day of a summit between European Union and Latin American leaders. What was supposed to be a love-in turned into a diplomatic fracas over the war in Ukraine. Ambassadors worked through much of the night and into Tuesday morning to find even the blandest text to condemn Russia for its invasion of Russia, with talks hung up over the reservations of some Central and South American nations such as Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. The 27-nation EU wanted the summit to focus on new economic initiatives and closer cooperation to stave off surging Chinese influence, but several Latin American and Caribbean leaders brought century-old recriminations over colonialism and slavery to the table.
The Biden administration announces a cybersecurity labeling program for smart devices
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration and major consumer tech players are launching an effort to put a nationwide cybersecurity certification and labeling program in place. The program announced Tuesday is to help consumers choose smart devices that are less vulnerable to hacking. Officials liken the new U.S. Cyber Trust Mark initiative to the Energy Star program, which rates appliances' energy efficiency. The initiative will be overseen by the Federal Communications Commission. Industry participation is voluntary. Amazon, Best Buy, Google, LG, Logitech and Samsung are among industry participants. The labels are for products including baby monitors, home security cameras, fitness trackers, TVs and smart climate control systems. The labels could be ready by next year.
Actors and writers on strike are united and determined in the face of a long summer standoff
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Solidarity and stamina are themes on picket lines in New York and Los Angeles as striking actors and writers are bracing for a long standoff with studios. Writers who have been on strike since May and actors who are only on their second day Monday emphasized that they are energized by picketing together. Kevin Bacon was on the picket line in New York and said he was there to support the members of his union who have to struggle to get by. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at Monday's press briefing that the president believes all workers, including writers and actors, deserve fair pay.
Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world
LONDON (AP) — Russia has suspended a wartime deal brokered by the U.N. and Turkey that was designed to move food from Ukraine to parts of the world where millions are going hungry. The Black Sea Grain Initiative has allowed 32.9 million metric tons of grain to be exported from Ukraine since last August. The group that facilitates the initiative says more than half of that has gone to developing countries. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday that the part of the deal related to Russia has not been fulfilled. Moscow has complained that its own agricultural shipments have faced hurdles. That's despite Moscow shipping record amounts of wheat.
Microsoft and UK regulators win more time to resolve blocked $69 billion Activision deal
LONDON (AP) — Microsoft and British regulators won more time from a court Monday as the U.S. tech company uses a rare second chance to overcome opposition to its $69 billion bid for video game maker Activision Blizzard. The judge conditionally approved their joint request to delay the appeal that Microsoft set in motion after watchdogs initially rejected the deal. The regulator later pushed back its final decision so it can consider Microsoft's argument that new developments mean its blockbuster purchase of the Call of Duty game maker should go through. The merger has already won approval in the European Union and a slew of countries but has faced opposition from antitrust regulators in Britain and the United States.
Biden and Sanders meet union organizers amid labor turmoil
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders met with labor organizers at the White House on Monday to talk about ways to boost union membership. The organizers represent industries and workplaces that have not traditionally been represented by unions, such as Starbucks coffee shops and video game companies. The meeting took place as strikes have been launched and threatened around the country. Entertainment unions representing actors and writers have shut down film and television production, and UPS drivers could also walk off the job.
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- Dr. Budhrani joins Capital Rx to guide JUDI® platform development and expansion of innovative clinical partnerships and other pharmacy benefit programs
NEW YORK, July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Capital Rx, the health technology company changing the way prescription drugs are priced and patients are cared for, announced that Dr. Sunil Budhrani, M.P.H., M.B.A., has been named its first Chief Medical and Innovation Officer. Dr. Budhrani has an extensive background in value-based care, population health, and integrating fragmented healthcare systems. He brings decades of leadership experience in the payor, provider, and digital health segments of U.S. healthcare to Capital Rx.
In his new role, Dr. Budhrani will be responsible for innovative clinical partnerships, expansion of JUDI® platform capabilities, enhanced pharmacy benefit management (PBM) and administration solutions, and continued success with membership growth.
"We designed JUDI, our proprietary Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial claims processing engine, to be the infrastructure solution this country needs to reduce the cost of care and improve outcomes. And as the healthcare industry moves toward a value-based, data-driven state of being, Sunil's knowledge of the ecosystem and how service providers and prescribers 'connect' throughout the continuum of patient care will be invaluable," said Capital Rx Co-Founder and CEO AJ Loiacono. "We will continue to invest in our team and technology to ensure that Capital Rx's offerings remain at the leading edge of our customers' needs."
Capital Rx's JUDI was developed from the ground up and is the industry's first cloud-native, self-service, end-to-end enterprise pharmacy platform solution. JUDI is an award-winning advancement in health technology that supports clients with multiple lines of business across Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial plans. The platform digitally links providers, patients, pharmacies, and plans to achieve the highest standard of operational efficiency, clinical care, and member service.
"As I embark on a new chapter of my career, I look forward to bringing years of payor, provider, and digital health experience to Capital Rx to build on its success in disrupting the traditional healthcare model," said Dr. Budhrani. "The inefficiencies in the U.S. healthcare system are a result of fragmentation, obscurity, and barriers to understanding, and patients ultimately bear the cost of misaligned incentives. It is time for a company like ours to provide a more cost-effective, transparent, and high-quality care delivery model to improve our Nation's health."
Prior to joining Capital Rx, Dr. Budhrani served as the Chief Executive Officer of Innovation Health, a first-of-its-kind payer-provider partnership between CVS/Aetna and one of the largest health systems in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area, INOVA Health System. He developed an interoperability data exchange between payors, providers, and health systems and has collaborated with executives at several of the top health systems and payors across the country to define clinical differentiation, enhance the member experience, and improve patient engagement and outcomes.
Dr. Budhrani also founded one of the first national end-to-end telemedicine solution companies, CareClix Telemedicine, and a multi-sited, regional Urgent Care system before that. He also served as the first Chief Medical Officer of the Affordable Care Act health plan, Evergreen Health Care, for the State of Maryland. Dr. Budhrani is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and on the George Washington University School of Medicine faculty.
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Capital Rx is a healthcare technology company changing the way prescription drugs are priced and patients are cared for in America. As a Certified B Corp™, Capital Rx is executing its mission through a Single-Ledger Model™, the industry's first ethical framework for drug pricing. The company's cloud-native enterprise pharmacy platform, JUDI®, connects every aspect of the pharmacy ecosystem, servicing over 2.4 million members for Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial plans. Together with its clients, Capital Rx is reimagining the administration of pharmacy benefits and rebuilding trust in healthcare. To learn more, visit capitalrx.com.
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DETROIT (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after jurors said they couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict in a dispute over whether two engineering firms should bear some responsibility for Flint’s lead-contaminated water.
Veolia North America and Lockwood, Andrews & Newman, known as LAN, were accused of not doing enough to get Flint to treat the highly corrosive water or to urge a return to a regional water supplier.
The eight-person jury met for roughly seven days after hearing evidence for months. The jury first signaled on July 28 that it couldn’t reach a verdict before taking a planned 11-day break. The group returned to work Tuesday.
“Further deliberations will only result in stress and anxiety with no unanimous decision without someone having to surrender their honest convictions, solely for the purpose of returning a verdict,” the jury said in a new note Thursday.
U.S. Magistrate Judge David Grand declared a mistrial, rejecting a request by lawyers for four children to allow a verdict that’s less than unanimous.
“This is not a focus group,” Grand said.
The trial centered on the engineering firms and the effects of lead on the children, not all Flint residents. But the result was being closely watched because there are other cases pending against Veolia and LAN.
The firms were not part of a landmark $626 million deal involving property owners, thousands of residents of the majority-Black city, the state of Michigan and other parties.
“We don’t see this as a defeat,” Veolia attorney Dan Stein told The Associated Press. “The plaintiffs were the ones trying to prove their claims to the jury, and they were unable to do so.”
Corey Stern, an attorney for the children, said he was only one juror shy from winning the case. The lack of a verdict means a trial can be held again with a different jury.
“I’m fired up for the next one,” Stern said. “I wish the judge would schedule it for Monday. I hated leaving the courthouse. You’re an inch from the goal line after toting the ball for 99 yards.”
Flint’s water became contaminated in 2014-15 because water pulled from the Flint River wasn’t treated to reduce the corrosive effect on lead pipes. Citing cost, managers appointed by then-Gov. Rick Snyder stopped using water from a Detroit agency and switched to the river while awaiting a new pipeline to Lake Huron.
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission said the bad water was the result of systemic racism in the city, doubting that the water switch and the spurning of complaints would have occurred in a white, prosperous community.
During closing arguments, attorneys for the children argued that Veolia should be held 50% responsible for lead contamination and that LAN should be held 25% responsible, with public officials making up the balance.
But Veolia’s lawyers noted the firm was briefly hired in the middle of the crisis, not before the spigot was turned on. LAN said an engineer repeatedly recommended that Flint test the river water for weeks to determine what treatments would be necessary.
LAN attorney Wayne Mason said outside engineers were getting lumped in with a “platoon of bad actors,” namely state and local officials who controlled all major decisions about the water. The health effects on the four children were also challenged at trial.
Snyder was summoned as a witness but declined to answer questions, citing his right against self-incrimination.
He was indicted on misdemeanor charges in a separate Flint water investigation. The Michigan Supreme Court said the indictment was invalid, though state prosecutors are trying to reinstate the charges.
The jury instead watched a video of Snyder’s 2020 interview with lawyers.
“I wish this never would have happened,” he said of the water mess, acknowledging mistakes by government.
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WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, December 1, 2022
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LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albany NY
354 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow expected. Total snow accumulations
of 5 to 9 inches mainly along and north of Route 28 and in
western Hamilton County. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.
* WHERE...Northern Herkimer County and Hamilton Counties.
* WHEN...From this evening through Thursday evening.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing
snow could significantly reduce visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.
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...A line of showers with gusty winds and brief heavy rainfall will
impact portions of southeastern Hamilton, central Warren, eastern
Fulton and northern Saratoga Counties through 445 PM EST...
At 355 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking showers along a line
extending from 8 miles east of Speculator to near Wells to near
Ephratah. Movement was east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and brief heavy rainfall.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Heavy rains could cause flooding.
Locations impacted include...
Saratoga Springs, Gloversville, Johnstown, Warrensburg, Lake George
Village, Ballston Spa, Corinth, Broadalbin, Edinburg, Northville,
Mayfield, Galway, Cranberry Creek, Day Center, Northampton Beach
Public Campground, Bolton Landing, Rock City Falls, Glens Falls
North, North Ballston Spa and West Glens Falls.
This includes Interstate 87 between exits 19 and 23.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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Isiah Kiner-Falefa never wanted to pitch.
Odds are any situation that called on him to do so wouldn’t be favorable to the Yankees. That was the case Thursday night, when “IKF” took the mound for the first time in the ninth inning of the Bombers’ 11-2 loss to the Twins.
Still, Kiner-Falefa enjoyed the career first, and even joked that his arm felt fine Friday after the super utilityman threw 12 pitches while allowing one hit over one scoreless inning.
“It was fun,” Kiner-Falefa admitted. “Not my favorite thing to do, but definitely, they need me to do it, I will go out there and do my best.”
Kiner-Falefa pitched as a kid, but he stopped in high school. He said that he probably threw faster back then than he did Friday night, when he recorded the slowest pitch in Yankees history, a 38.5-mile-per-hour eephus.
Kiner-Falefa, who said he only threw at 50%, topped out at 74 miles per hour.
“I was just worried about throwing strikes,” he said.
The umpires, meanwhile, were not all that concerned with him toward the end of Minnesota’s rout.
He practically begged for a sticky stuff check as he left the hill, but umps ignored the playful “pitcher.”
“I think after the way the game went, it’s good to end on a laugh,” Kiner-Falefa said. “I think it lightened the room up a little bit, and hopefully we’re able to forget about it.”
LEMAHIEU FEELS GOOD
DJ LeMahieu (quad tightness) remained out of the Yankees’ lineup Friday, but he expects to be “full go” on Saturday. Aaron Boone didn’t commit to putting LeMahieu in the lineup, but the infielder has been running.
“I probably could have pushed it, but probably smart if we could afford to give it a day or two,” LeMahieu said when asked if he could have played the last few days.
The veteran added that he doesn’t believe his quad injury is related to the foot/toe issues that plagued him in 2022.
WEISSERT RETURNS
The Yankees recalled right-handed reliever and Bay Shore native Greg Weissert on Friday. Weissert, who recently added a cutter to his arsenal, had a 1.69 ERA over 5.1 innings at Triple-A.
The Yankees designated fellow righty Colten Brewer for assignment in a corresponding move. Brewer threw 3.1 innings in Thursday’s blowout and allowed four earned runs and three home runs.
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SAN ANGELO, Texas — There are currently four unsolved cold cases originating from San Angelo, Texas listed on the San Angelo Police Department’s website.
1984 Murder of Ronald Lewis Hearn
At the time of his death, Lewis Hearn was a senior at Central High School and was looking forward to graduating and possibly joining the armed forces.
Through interviews with close friends it is believed that on September 30, 1984, around 9:00 pm, Hearn and several friends were walking around the Sulfur Draw area along the Concho River near downtown San Angelo. It is also believed that for some unknown reason Hearn became separated from his friends and during this time of separation a person or persons physically attacked Hearn. At approximately 9:30 pm a friend of hearn located his submerged deceased body in the Sulfur Draw. Bexar County Medical Examiners concluded that Hearns’s death was the result of freshwater drowning.
Those responsible for the murder most likely carry around an enormous amount of guilt. Typically this will change a person’s personality and behavior. If someone saw a big change in a person who was close to Hearn, the identity of the person could assist law enforcement in solving the murder.
1995 Murder Christopher Shawn Hayes
On November 7, 1995, between 8:10 p.m. and 10:20 p.m. a person or persons entered Christopher Shawn Hayes 1818 Shady Hill Circle residence. At approximately 8:20 p.m. a female companion of Hayes (who was living at the residence) and her two small children arrived at the residence. As she was maneuvering through the residence she encountered a masked male subject who was pointing a gun at her.
At approximately 12 a.m. the female companion noticed car lights shining on the house and heard a vehicle pulling up to the residence. A few minutes later she heard a knock on one of the windows and then Hayes entered the residence through the front door. Upon entering the residence Hayes was shot at least one time. The female companion then heard the front door to the residence close and heard her vehicle start and drive off. It is believed that the assailant drove her vehicle to another location where he switched vehicles (possibly near or at Lake Nasworthy).
It is believed that someone observed the male subject switching vehicles and if they did this is information that could assist law enforcement in solving Hayes’ murder.
2008 Murder of Juan Ibarra
On December 12, 2008, at approximately 1:20 a.m. San Angelo Police and Fire Department responded to a report of gunshots inside 710 East Avenue D Street. Upon arrival, law enforcement discovered Ibarra in the living room of the home with at least one gunshot wound. A short time later, Justice of the Peace Martinez pronounced Ibarra dead.
Investigators believe Ibarra may have been murdered by someone who knew him and that there may have been more than one suspect involved. Witnesses stated they saw a red or maroon passenger car driving in the alley adjacent to the home shortly after law enforcement was notified of the shooting. The specific motive for the murder is still unknown. Ibarra was described as having few enemies, was very well-liked, and left behind two young daughters.
Law enforcement is seeking information regarding any contact persons may have had with Ibarra during the evening hours of December 11 or the early morning hours of December 12, 2008. If anyone saw a vehicle or individuals at the residence during the time of the shooting or if you know who could have committed the murder, please notify law enforcement immediately.
2009 Murder of Randy Lee Cave
On January 15, 2009, Randy Lee Cave was found dead inside his home in the 2200 block of Waco Street in San Angelo, Texas. The investigation revealed Cave died of a single gunshot wound. Police found no signs of forced entry or a struggle.
Investigators believe Cave may have been murdered by someone who knew him.
Cave, 55 years old at the time of his death, was the owner of Tennis Auction Co. located in San Angelo. He was well-known throughout the community as a generous man who ran the local youth bowling association.
The last time Cave was seen in public was on January 14, 2009, at approximately 6:30 p.m. at the Stadium Lanes Bowling Center in San Angelo. It is believed that prior to arriving at Stadium Lanes, Cave made a couple of stops to take care of personal business. Subsequent investigation indicates that Cave stayed at Stadium Lanes for a brief time visiting with friends and patrons before departing for his residence on Waco Street. It is believed that Cave may have made a couple of personal stops after departing Stadium Lanes on his way home. Law enforcement is seeking information regarding any contact that persons may have had with Cave or sightings of Cave on the afternoon and continuing into the evening hours of January 14, 2009. If anyone saw Cave driving around, stopping at businesses or residences, had contact with him, or saw activity at or around his home on Waco Street during this time frame, please notify law enforcement immediately.
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SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe will be closed for four days starting on Tuesday, Mar. 28. The closure is due to construction, which has reached a “critical juncture.”
The construction aims to support the preservation of the Palace as a National Historic Landmark and to improve the building’s functionality as part of the New Mexico History Museum (NMHM). According to officials, the rest of the history museum will remain open.
Construction plans
- Wall replastering
- Floor repair
- Electrical repair
- Asbestos abatement
- Duct work
- Ceiling installation
“Great headway is being made on interior rehabilitation of the Palace of the Governors,” says Billy Garret, executive director of NMHM. “Contractors are actively working on repairs and refinishing of nine rooms that encompass more than 5,050 square feet. Once finished, these areas will be used as galleries, gathering spaces, an education lab, and limited but much-needed storage.” | https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/palace-of-the-governors-closed-for-construction/ | 2023-03-27 22:45:02 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/palace-of-the-governors-closed-for-construction/ |
NEW YORK, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ESPRIT is set to open a long-term pop up space today at 130 Greene Street in New York City's SoHo neighborhood. Following the brand's reintroduction to NYC with its Prince Street pop up, this 3,000 square foot retail location will also act as an experiential space where shoppers can fully experience the famous ESPRIT attitude.
This retail space taps into the ESPRIT's iconic heritage and legacy with the signature Memphis Design terrazzo patterns, a curation of vintage items and archival catalogs, and new campaign imagery displayed throughout, exciting consumers about the brand's comeback. Archival materials from the celebrated 1980s and 1990s pay homage to the origins of ESPRIT's playful aesthetic, and mannequins dressed in vintage looks will inspire shoppers, past and present.
The product range includes a selection of new Summer 2023 styles alongside vintage pieces, connecting the brand's history of design and fashion innovation with the vision of where ESPRIT is heading. Shoppers will be given the opportunity to personalize their purchases with a dedicated customization station within the store.
"Opening the Greene Street pop up is the next step to solidifying ESPRIT's reintroduction to the North American market; allowing shoppers to fully immerse themselves into the world of ESPRIT past and present," said William Pak, CEO of ESPRIT. "This experiential retail space in Soho, one of the most iconic and exhilarating neighborhoods in the world, will allow customers to experience ESPRIT's brand pillars - playful, modern, cool - in a dynamic environment that will evolve in theme each month."
This new pop up is part of the expansion plan that ESPRIT is implementing across North America throughout this year and into 2024. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed corporation currently operates about 160 retail stores, with an additional 450 franchise partner stores worldwide, and is looking to expand its presence in North America this year. ESPRIT returned to the U.S. in Fall 2022 with a pop up in Los Angeles and plans to open another short-term pop up in Los Angeles this Summer. Permanent retail locations are planned to open in New York City, Los Angeles, and Vancouver in late 2023. This, combined with the rollout of the ESPRIT brand relaunch, aims to put the company on track to strengthen its market position and achieve consistent, sustainable growth.
ESPRIT is set to officially relaunch globally in Fall 2023 with a focus on modernizing the brand heritage and values for today's consumer. Customers will be reintroduced to ESPRIT's signature playful, modern and cool aesthetic, updated for the 21st century.
ESPRIT SoHo Pop Up
130 Greene Street
New York, NY 10012
Tel: 929.399.6362
Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 11am-7pm
Sunday: 12pm-6pm
Store images can be found in this link.
About ESPRIT:
Known and beloved in the 80s, ESPRIT is an iconic lifestyle brand. Tapping into its innovative brand origins, rooted in creativity, community and playfulness, ESPRIT puts forward a confident and current aesthetic world around its "rules don't apply" brand promise. This world aims to attract the existing brand fans nostalgic for the brand as well as the young generation of consumers who are wearing the ESPRIT-pioneered styles without even knowing it. ESPRIT's brand direction comes to life through mischievous communication, aspirational visual language, cutting-edge retail experience and the new and differentiating product direction that mixes urban and country styles, dressiness and informality and is designed for all genders. Building upon being playful, modern, and cool as the three core brand pillars, ESPRIT is reinventing itself as the ultimate icon for the post-icon age.
With a commitment to being the pioneer of a hyper-personalized consumer experience, ESPRIT opened a global network of innovation headquarters. Design and creative is led out of New York as the brand's Global Creative hub. Amsterdam supports the network with its focus on technology and denim innovation, while Hong Kong remains as the global administrative headquarters.
ESPRIT has presence in more than 30 markets around the world and has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 1993.
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BRIDGEPORT TWP, MI — Two months ago, a shooting at a Bridgeport Township apartment complex left a woman wounded and a father of six dead.
No suspect has been charged with the double-shooting, and authorities are offering a four-figure reward in hopes of changing that.
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to an arrest in the shooting that claimed the life of 29-year-old Demetrius A. Wicker. Tips can be placed anonymously by calling 1-800-422-5245.
Wicker was shot around 3 a.m. on May 7 in the parking lot of Bavarian Village Apartments, 2826 Williamson Road. Responders pronounced Wicker deceased at the scene.
A 31-year-old woman suffered gunshot wounds to her leg and was hospitalized for treatment.
Wicker is survived by six children, his wife, his parents, and numerous siblings, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
“Demetrius loved to dress nicely, hang out with his boys, and his brother Frederick Sutton,” his obituary states. “Demetrius loved to eat pinned up tacos, a tradition that was started in our family by his grandma, Leatrice Wicker who loved him dearly. He will be truly missed by all of us that loved him.”
Wicker’s homicide was Saginaw County’s eighth of the year. As of July 12, there have been 17 homicides throughout the county. Of those, 14 involved gunfire.
The county had 31 homicides in 2021, all but two of which involved guns.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
10-13-26-29-35
(ten, thirteen, twenty-six, twenty-nine, thirty-five)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
10-13-26-29-35
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NEW YORK, March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Deloitte announced the launch of GreenLight Solution by Deloitte, an enterprise decarbonization Software as a Service (SaaS) solution composed of a modular system of tools that helps empower organizations to take action at every stage of their decarbonization journey.
Paired with Deloitte's decades of sustainability and climate client service experience, GreenLight Solution helps organizations unlock a clear, optimized, actionable decarbonization roadmap that can be integrated into their broader business strategy and existing technologies.
"Many business leaders around the world are feeling the impacts of climate change on their organizations and are working to set ambitious sustainability targets, but they need comprehensive, validated data and insights to take concrete steps toward decarbonization," said John Mennel, sustainability strategy leader, Deloitte Global Consulting LLP. "Even as economic and technological factors change, this solution can enable companies to build a complete picture of their roadmap, understand how to prioritize projects based on economics and time horizons, and update that view continuously as real-world conditions change."
Harnessing the power of accurate data and insights
GreenLight Solution is a SaaS-based cloud solution built on CortexAI — a cutting-edge, scalable, artificial intelligence (AI) platform for data management and analytics. This first release comprises seven integrated flexible-use software assets and incorporates one of the largest global data libraries, including 150,000 emissions factors and 200 real-world tested emissions abatement projects including projects for hard-to-abate activities and commodities like maritime and air travel, steel manufacturing, and others. The platform also includes advanced data automation and transformation capabilities, and leverages a large ecosystem of technology companies to integrate with an organization's preferred enterprise system.
The solution provides insight into the potential financial impacts associated with different climate action initiatives, including access to resources from a global credits and incentives hub covering 16,000 programs in 70 countries that can help identify tax credits and incentives by category, solution or geography. By employing optimization algorithms to establish a portfolio of opportunities, GreenLight Solution helps organizations determine the right sequencing of projects to achieve decarbonization targets balanced against business goals.
"Organizations are grappling with an overwhelming amount of data as they develop their decarbonization strategies. By leveraging cutting-edge climate technology, leaders are able to view a clear picture of their roadmap to achieving their net-zero targets, gain previously untapped insights required to make informed investment decisions, and ultimately make tangible progress to accelerate their sustainability journeys," said Jennifer Steinmann, Deloitte Global Sustainability & Climate practice leader.
Enabling a business imperative
Many organizations are facing growing pressure from investors, regulators, consumers and internal stakeholders to set ambitious carbon reduction targets and implement abatement strategies. According to the Deloitte 2023 CxO Sustainability Report, many CxOs ranked climate change as a "top three issue" and 75% said their organizations have increased their sustainability investments over the past year. However, moving from strategy to action can be overwhelming and confusing, and over a third of organizations haven't implemented more than one of five "needle-moving" sustainability actions.
Regardless of industry, the shift to a low-carbon future will likely require increasingly sophisticated approaches to benchmarking, near real-time data on operations and value chain and a continuous connection to new technologies, especially for the commodities and processes where greenhouse gas reduction is most challenging.
"One of the biggest issues business leaders face is sourcing and finding the fit-for-purpose technologies that can support their specific decarbonization needs," said Dilip Krishna, Deloitte Global Sustainability & Climate chief technology officer. "As a true enterprise solution for decarbonization, GreenLight Solution is grounded in real world project experience and built on a vision to combine technology, Deloitte services, and an ecosystem of alliances. It is uniquely positioned to tackle this challenge and help our clients feel confident in their ability to take concrete steps to move from strategy to action."
GreenLight Solution is Deloitte's latest investment in the climate technology space, following the recent launch of GreenSpace Tech, an industry-leading initiative spearheaded by entrepreneurs and climate specialists to scale climate technology solutions.
To learn more about Deloitte's enterprise decarbonization SaaS tool, GreenLight Solution, please visit: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/about-deloitte/solutions/greenlight-solution.html.
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NEW YORK (AP) — National League home run leader Pete Alonso returned to the New York Mets’ lineup on Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals after spending the minimum 10 days on the injured list with a left wrist bone bruise and sprain.
Alonso went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts in the 8-7 loss.
He was expected to miss three to four weeks after he was hit by a 97 mph fastball thrown by the Atlanta Braves’ Charlie Morton in the first inning on June 7. But Alonso, whose 22 homers are one fewer than major league leader Shohei Ohtani, said he thought last week he’d beat the timeline by a considerable margin.
“Happy that it responded well to treatment,” Alonso said Sunday before the game. “I feel excellent and I’m at 100% everything. If I’m at 100%, why wait?”
The stint on the IL was the second in Alonso’s five seasons in the majors. He was sidelined with a sprained right wrist from May 21-31, 2021. The 28-year-old Alonso has missed just 28 games since reaching the majors in 2019.
“I kind of wanted to keep hitting those benchmarks as quickly as I could so I could get back as quick as I could,” Alonso said. “I take pride in being out there and playing as many games as possible. I love the game and I love playing and I love playing with the guys here in the locker room.”
Alonso started at first base and batted fourth on Sunday for the Mets, who went 3-5 in the eight full games Alonso missed.
Francisco Lindor, who pinch-hit in Saturday’s 5-3 loss hours after his wife gave birth to the couple’s second child, also returned to the lineup for the Mets. He homered in the first inning.
New York is 33-38 and 5 /12 games back of the San Francisco Giants in the race for the final wild card.
“I think it’s a culture — these guys take a lot of pride in posting up and being there for their teammates,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said.
To make room for Alonso, the Mets optioned rookie Mark Vientos to Triple-A Syracuse. Vientos hit .178 with one homer and five RBIs in 16 games over the last month.
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SEATTLE — Carnival is underway in Brazil, the largest country in South America; this year is the first time the celebration has returned to normal since the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, amid celebration there is uncertainty. An investigation continues into former President Jair Bolsonaro and his role in a destructive rally in Brasilia, the country’s capital, last month.
On Jan. 8, 2023, supporters of Bolsonaro who claimed election results were rigged, marched into several government buildings demanding a government takeover of Brazil’s government. Protestors shattered windows, damaged priceless artwork and vandalized walls.
“[It was] a disrespect on all potential levels,” said Ana Cecilia Fazoli a Brazilian from Sao Paulo who has lived in Seattle for 10 years. She spoke with KING 5's Jessica Janner Castro at the Brazilian coffee shop chain Kitanda, which originated in Seattle.
“First, I was in disbelief. After seeing what happened in the United States, I couldn’t believe it was my country," Fazoli said. "After I absorbed what was happening, I was very disappointed.”
There are about 15,000 Brazilians living in the greater Seattle area, according to the nonprofit Brazil Center.
“I’m pretty confident that Brazilians here in Seattle have the same feeling what the majority of Brazilians in Brazil have: that was not okay,” said Eduardo Mendonca, a local Brazilian musician who has lived in Seattle for more than two decades.
The attacks by protestors on government buildings last month have been compared to the riots on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington D-C. Similar to the 2020 election in the United States, the recent elections in Brazil were extremely close. The current President, Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva, won by a narrow margin, with 50.9% of votes. Former president Bolsonaro received 49.1%.
However, there are some notable differences between what happened in the U.S. and Brazil. Unlike in D-C, Congress was in recess in Brasilia, so the government buildings were empty. Also, former President Bolsonaro was nowhere nearby – in fact, he was in Florida. Bolsonaro left Brazil prior to his rival’s inauguration.
Bolsonaro remains in the U.S. The Associated Press has reported that Bolsonaro has applied for a 6-month visa extension to remain in the United States. It’s unclear when he will return to Brazil.
Meanwhile, several U.S. lawmakers have called for President Biden to oust Bolsonaro. Shortly after the riot in Brazil, more than 40 House Democrats signed a letter, including Washington State Representative Pramila Jayapal, calling on Biden to take action.
The letter says in part, “We know firsthand the impact—both immediate and long-term— when government officials subvert democratic norms, spread misinformation, and foment violent extremism.”
The letter goes on to say, “We must not allow Mr. Bolsonaro or any other former Brazilian officials to take refuge in the United States to escape justice for any crimes.”
More than 1,000 protesters were arrested following the riots in Brasilia. Meanwhile, Bolsonaro has denied any involvement. Still, Brazil’s supreme court has named him in a criminal investigation as potentially responsible for the chaos that ensued at the capital complex.
Local Brazilians told KING 5 News, the events in Brazil are an example for the entire world.
“We should care about what’s happening around the world, and remember that we should be careful with the way we treat politics and that we respect democracy,” said Fazoli.
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Choose the right cage for your bird
It’s important to give your pet bird ample time outside of its cage to exercise and play. You also need to make sure that your companion’s primary habitat is healthy, safe and fun.
Choosing the right birdcage requires consideration of your bird’s personality, its species, features that make caretaking easier and the room in your home where you plan to keep it.
What you need to know before you buy a birdcage
Your bird species
With so much diversity among birds, there is no single cage type appropriate for all of them. Research your bird to determine what cage size and shape best suits it.
Multiple birds
It’s generally better to keep birds separated unless they are supervised. To house multiple birds in a single cage, choose one big enough to give each its own personal space. Birds are social animals, but keeping them in tight quarters can result in territorial fights and injuries.
Cage size
Finches, canaries and other small birds don’t have the same space requirements as larger, more intelligent birds such as parrots. However, all birds are busy creatures that explore vast territories in the wild. For your bird’s emotional and physical health, buy the largest cage that your space will allow. Avoid ornamental cages, as these prioritize looks over the room your pet needs to be comfortable.
Remember that items such as bowls, perches and ladders will also take up room in the cage.
Bars and bar spacing
Select a cage that has bars thick enough to prevent bending if chewed by a powerful beak. Horizontal bars make it easier for your bird to climb up and down the cage. The spaces between the bars should be small enough to keep little birds from squeezing through them or getting stuck trying to escape.
Shape
The shape and design of your birdcage is up to you. Most cages are rectangular, although some have rounded tops and accents, making them look more elegant. Cages designed to fit into the corner of a room save space.
Color
Some cages are available in multiple colors. Select the one that best matches your interior design. White cages are more challenging to keep clean.
Included accessories
Cages that include food bowls, perches, toys, swings and other accessories are a great value. If you are a new bird owner, choose a cage that comes with some of what you need to furnish your pet’s home.
Some cages feature a playground on top of them with extra dishes and ladders. This keeps you from having to purchase an additional jungle gym for your bird’s time outside.
Easy access
Many cages have multiple doors. Some even open at the top so you can easily rearrange your pet’s accessories or give the cage a thorough scrubbing. Cages that are hard to reach into are challenging to maintain.
Wheels
A cage with wheels on its legs makes it easy to move your pet from one room to another or roll the cage aside to sweep up dropped food, feathers or seeds.
Material
Your birdcage should be made out of powder-coated aluminum or steel. These materials are resistant to rust and your pet’s abuse. Parrot owners should avoid painted cages, as paint chips can be stripped from the bars and swallowed.
Travel cages
If you want to take your bird on the go, you need a travel cage. Some travel cages are little more than small versions of traditional metal ones, while others are made from transparent acrylic. Some bird carriers can even be worn like a backpack.
Best birdcages
Top cages for small birds
Yaheetech Triple Roof Top Birdcage
Perfect for budgies and other small birds, this cage comes with an attractive stand and two stainless steel bowls. It’s simple to assemble and its large front door makes it easy to interact with your pet.
Great for finches and canaries, this cage has thin metal bars and a plastic tray that make it light and easy to move or hang. It includes four plastic bowls, two large doors and a top that opens up to let your pet enjoy outside playtime.
Top cages for medium birds
Super Deal Pro Large Birdcage with Rolling Stand
It includes a jungle gym on the top for convenient enrichment and comes with four stainless steel bowls, lockable doors, and removable seed guards to minimize messes.
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Vivohome Wrought Iron Birdcage with Rolling Stand
This cage is spacious enough for cockatiels, conures and other active birds. It includes four plastic food cups and a shelf on its rolling stand for storage.
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Top cages for large birds
Available in two colors, this cage is 72 inches tall and mounted on industrial casters to roll smoothly over flat surfaces. It includes a removable seed guard, six stainless steel dishes and a rooftop jungle gym.
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Extra-Large Wrought Iron Parrot Cage
This large cage has seed guards to keep your floor clean and a top that opens up to hold an extra perch with two additional food bowls. It comes in three colors.
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Top corner birdcages
Flyline Parrot Escape Corner Birdcage
You can give your bird more space while taking up less of your own with this generous corner cage. It comes in two sizes, includes four stainless steel food bowls and has durable casters.
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Extra-Large Corner Parrot Cage
This corner cage features two perches on its roof. It has lockable wheels to keep it in place, a large seed guard, and bar spacing appropriate for medium and large birds.
Sold by Amazon
Top travel cages
Vivohome Wrought Iron Bird Travel Cage
This travel cage makes it easy to take your bird to the vet or out for a day trip. A removable tray makes cleaning a snap and its wooden handle can double as a perch.
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This backpack bird cage includes a perch, food and water dishes, a toy and multiple pouches for storage. You can zip up the front flap to give your pet some privacy and the backpack can be placed on a table or floor without tipping over.
Sold by Amazon
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STATE COLLEGE – James Franklin had seen enough Saturday at Beaver Stadium.
The Penn State football coach watched Michigan State drive for two touchdowns in the second half to pull within five points. He saw Jake Pinegar miss two field goals in the first half.
Franklin decided the Nittany Lions were going to go for it on fourth-and-2 from the 12-yard line late in the fourth quarter.
“I don’t know if the coaching manual necessarily says that it was the right thing to do,” he said, “but with the way the game was playing out I thought that was the right thing to do, to be aggressive there.”
Penn State lined up in a T formation and then shifted into an empty backfield behind Sean Clifford. He threw to the left to running back Nick Singleton, who followed a bone-crunching block by tight end Theo Johnson to score the decisive touchdown in a 35-16 victory.
“That package has been really good to us,” Franklin said. “We have a variety of things we can do out of it. It was our four against their three (on that side of the field). That one worked, so it was a good decision.”
No. 11 Penn State (7-2 Big Ten, 10-2) withstood a determined effort by the Spartans (3-6, 5-7) to complete its first 10-win season in three years and its fourth in seven years.
With their fourth consecutive win, the Lions also strengthened their case for a New Year’s Six bowl berth and regained possession of the Land Grant Trophy.
“I held that thing,” senior defensive tackle PJ Mustipher said. “It was heavy. I carried it from the end zone to the 50. I said to someone, ‘Come grab this and help me out with this.’ It was definitely a special moment. I know how much it means in this program to have that trophy in our facility.”
Clifford followed his touchdown toss to Singleton, which came with 4:31 to go, with one more. Penn State cornerback Kalen King intercepted Payton Thorne’s pass on the next series at the Spartans’ 35. On the first snap, Clifford lobbed a strike to KeAndre Lambert-Smith for the Lions’ second touchdown in 35 seconds.
Clifford, the Lions’ often-maligned quarterback, completed 19-of-23 passes for 202 yards and four touchdowns in his final home game.
“I started tearing up a little bit throughout the day,” Clifford said. “Once we got in the locker room, we started talking about locking in. ‘Let’s make sure we take care of business.’
“It didn’t hit me until after the last touchdown. Then I really started to feel it,”
Michigan State, a 19-point underdog, played like it had nothing to lose, often blitzing on defense and sacking Clifford three times. On offense, the Spartans rode the arm of Thorne, who completed 24-of-43 passes for 229 yards and one touchdown, a one-handed grab by tight end Maliq Carr late in the third quarter.
On Michigan State’s next drive, Thorne threw two passes that Keon Coleman and Tre Mosley managed to pull down. Those catches set up Thorne’s 2-yard touchdown keeper with 10:52 to go. Keaton Ellis broke up Thorne’s conversion pass to keep it at 21-16.
“It was nothing new to us,” defensive end Nick Tarburton said. “We had a tough game at Purdue to start this (season) off. There was no panic.”
Penn State’s offense, which had been mostly stifled in the second half, responded with an 11-play, 75-yard drive that took almost 6.5 minutes. Clifford went 4-for-4 for 46 yards, including the toss to Singleton.
“That was a huge drive,” Franklin said. “They had gotten momentum. Being able to answer there was a big-time drive. Not only did we go the length of the field but we also took a ton of time off the clock, which was really valuable.”
Penn State pushed its lead to 21-3 in the third quarter by converting Tyler Warren’s recovery of punt returner Jaylin Reed’s fumble into a touchdown. Clifford connected with Warren on a 14-yard score.
Lambert-Smith caught five passes for 83 yards and one touchdown and threw a scoring pass to Johnson on an option pass in the second quarter.
“I saw Theo wide open,” Lambert-Smith said, “so I just knew I had to get it to him.”
Kaytron Allen ran 21 times for 78 yards and Singleton, the former Gov. Mifflin star, had 78 yards on 17 carries.
Penn State built a 14-3 halftime lead that could have been larger if not for Pinegar’s two missed field goals from 38 and 27 yards.
In the first quarter, Clifford threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Johnson in the face of an all-out blitz on third down.
“I had a feeling the guys in front of me were not on the same page,” Johnson said. “They completely blew the coverage. I didn’t really run my full route just because I knew I was so open. I wasn’t really expecting to be that open. Sometimes it just works out like that.
After Pinegar missed a field goal for the second time, Michigan State drove from its 20 in the final 90 seconds of the half to the Penn State 34. From there, freshman Jack Stone drilled a 51-yard field goal as time expired to make it 14-3 at the half.
The Lions dominated the half, outgaining the Spartans 245-128 and holding them to 8 rushing yards. But they were unable to put them away until the end.
Penn State began the season unranked and likely will move into the top 10 in the polls and the College Football Playoff rankings.
“Honestly, it doesn’t even feel real,” Tarburton said. “It’s going to hit me here soon. That’s where Penn State should be every single year, double-digit wins and playing in big games and doing our thing. I’m just so happy and honored to be here.”
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