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SAN FRANCISCO , May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hagens Berman urges CareDx, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNA) investors to with significant losses to submit your losses now.
Class Period: Feb. 24, 2021 – May 5, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 22, 2022
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CareDx, Inc. (CDNA) Securities Fraud Class Action:
The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, CareDx reported growing revenue and strong demand in the Company's testing services segment.
These statements were misleading in that Defendants failed to disclose that: (1) Defendants engaged in a variety of improper and illegal schemes to inflate testing services revenue and demand, including pushing a surveillance protocol through inaccurate marketing materials, offering extravagant inducements or kickbacks to physicians and other providers, and improperly bundling expensive testing services with other blood tests as part of the RemoTraC service; (2) these practices, and others, subjected CareDx to an undisclosed risk of regulatory scrutiny; and, (3) these practices rendered the Company's testing service revenue reported throughout the Class Period artificially inflated.
Investors began to learn the truth on Oct. 28, 2021, when CareDx revealed investigations by the DOJ and the SEC in connection with possible violations of the False Claims Act and certain accounting and public reporting practices.
On Apr. 15, 2022 investors learned more about the investigations when CareDx's former Head of Community Nephrology filed a complaint accusing the company of engaging in illegal clinical and marketing schemes, including improper inducements to physicians, misleading research, and recommendations for clinically unsupported treatment.
On May 5, 2022, Defendants reported testing service revenue that fell well short of analysts' expectations and deteriorating average sales prices.
Each of these events have driven the price of CareDx shares sharply lower.
"We're focused on investors' losses and whether CareDx engaged in making false claims concerning its kidney tests to federal health care programs," said Reed Kathrein, the Hagens Berman partner leading the investigation.
If you invested in CareDx and have significant losses, or have knowledge that may assist the firm's investigation, click here to discuss your legal rights with Hagens Berman.
Whistleblowers: Persons with non-public information regarding CareDx should consider their options to help in the investigation or take advantage of the SEC Whistleblower program. Under the new program, whistleblowers who provide original information may receive rewards totaling up to 30 percent of any successful recovery made by the SEC. For more information, call Reed Kathrein at 844-916-0895 or email CDNA@hbsslaw.com.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa linebackers coach Seth Wallace has been added as a defendant in lawsuit filed against the university and coaches by former football players who allege they faced discrimination and harassment because they are Black.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette first reported the amended lawsuit filed this month in U.S. District Court in Des Moines. The filing includes additional accusations against coach Kirk Ferentz and offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz.
The lawsuit originally was filed in November 2020. A trial is set for March 2023, with the players seeking monetary damages and cultural changes inside the athletic department. Former players Aaron Mends, Brandon Simon, Javon Foy, Akrum Wadley, Marcel Joly, Jonathan Parker and Darian Cooper are plaintiffs.
They allege they were demeaned with racial slurs, forced to abandon Black hairstyles, fashion and culture to fit the “Iowa Way” promoted by Kirk Ferentz, held to different standards than white players and retaliated against for speaking out.
The university agreed to pay strength coach Chris Doyle $1.1 million as part of a resignation agreement in June 2020, after dozens of former players said on social media that he had bullied and discriminated against them. Doyle has denied the allegations.
An investigation by an outside law firm later found that the program’s rules “perpetuated racial and culture biases and diminished the value of cultural diversity,” and allowed coaches to demean players without consequence. Kirk Ferentz made several changes in response that players have welcomed.
In the new filing, the former players allege Wallace harassed, bullied and belittled Black players because of their race, creating a racially hostile environment.
Parker also accuses Kirk Ferentz of retaliating against him after finding out Parker had complained to a university therapist about how he had “grown weary” from harassment he and other Black players faced. Ferentz acknowledged to Parker that the therapist had shared with him Parker’s concerns.
“The conversation affirmed for Jonathan that nothing in the program slipped past K. Ferentz, not even players’ ‘confidential’ therapy sessions,” the lawsuit said.
Parker also alleged Brian Ferentz used racist language during practice in 2013 while Kirk Ferentz was within earshot. The head coach told Parker he would not correct Brian Ferentz and that Parker should think about his future in the program. Parker transferred.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks stumbled on Wall Street Thursday and added to the week’s losses as markets remain anxious about the prospect of more aggressive action by the Federal Reserve to fight inflation.
Major indexes started the day higher and gradually lost ground until they fell sharply in late trading. The S&P 500 fell 73.69 points, or 1.8% to 3,918.32. It marked the second-worst loss of the year for the benchmark index and further eroded gains made throughout January to kick off the year.
The sharp slide, which sank 95% of stocks in the S&P 500, was particularly hard on banks. The S&P 500’s financial sector slumped 4.1%.
SVB Financial Group lost 60% of its value after announcing plans to raise up to $1.75 billion in order to strengthen its position amid concerns about higher interest rates and the economy. Bank of America, Citigroup and other big banks fell sharply.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 543.54 points, or 1.7% to 32,254.86 and the Nasdaq fell 237.65 points, or 2.1%, to 11,338.35.
The slump follows two days of testimony before Congress by Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who said the central bank was prepared to continue making big interest rate increases if necessary. Fears about a persistently aggressive Fed have been weighing on major indexes, all of which are on track for weekly losses.
The Fed's inflation-fighting policies risk slowing the economy too much and pushing it into a recession, while also going too far in softening a strong labor market and putting many people out of work.
A government report on Thursday showed that the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week jumped by the most in five months, but layoffs remain historically low.
Yields on the two-year Treasury, which tends to track expectations for future Fed action, eased to 4.87% from about 5.05% just before the unemployment report's release. It had been hovering at its highest level since 2007.
The unemployment data follows a report on Wednesday showing that the number of job openings advertised across the country last month was higher than economists expected. The U.S. government's more comprehensive report on hiring is scheduled for Friday.
A big concern within the labor market reports for the Fed and Wall Street is the pace of wage growth. Strong wage gains are good for workers struggling to keep up with high inflation, but it could also keep pushing inflation higher, making it harder for the central bank to fight high prices.
“It's leading people to try and come to grips with what a stubbornly tight labor market means for economic growth as well as the inflationary environment,” said Keith Buchanan, portfolio manager at Globalt Investments.
Wall Street has been reviewing a range of data that has highlighted both a resilient economy and stubborn inflation. More updates are coming next week when the government releases reports on inflation at both the consumer and wholesale levels, along with retail sales data.
Traders are leaning toward the Fed raising its benchmark interest rate by 0.50 percentage points on March 22. They had been expecting the central bank to stick with a smaller increase of 0.25 points prior to Powell's testimony this week, according to data from CME Group.
“The notion that was in back of minds of investors was that the worst of the tightening cycle was making its way into the rearview mirror and it would take a lot to reaccelerate tightening,” Buchanan said. “(Powell) put the reacceleration back on the table."
The Fed's goal is to bring inflation down to 2%. That figure stood at 5.4% as of January. The central bank has already raised its key overnight rate to a range of 4.50% to 4.75%, up from virtually zero at the start of last year, its fastest set of hikes in decades.
Companies, meanwhile, have been cautious about their prospects through 2023 with uncertainty about the direction of the economy and inflation. General Motors fell 4.9% after joining a long list of companies with plans to trim its workforce amid worries about a recession. Many companies are coming off of a weak fourth quarter, with earnings for the broader S&P 500 slipping about 4.6%. Economists expect profits to fall through the first half of 2023.
Investors were also focusing on a mix of corporate news that sent several stocks sharply higher and lower. Toymaker Build-A-Bear Workshop jumped 21% after reporting strong fourth-quarter financial results.
JPMorgan Chase fell 5.4% after the bank sued its former executive Jes Staley, alleging that he aided in hiding Jeffrey Epstein's yearslong sex abuse and trafficking in order to keep the financier as a client.
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South Jersey’s biggest and best wine festival is this weekend
The wine festival at Valenzano Winery started as a modest project over a dozen years ago and it’s grown into a giant festival of wine food and yes, this year beer.
There will be a beer garden hosted by Community Care Food & Clothing Pantry as they provide a beer garden for a great cause.
Offering tastes from local breweries including Brotherton Brewing Company from Atco.
A $10 tasting fee is not included in the entrance price.
Over a dozen wineries from all over South Jersey including Wagonhouse Winery, Bellview Winery, Terra Nonno Winery, Tomasello Winery, Coda Rossa Winery, DiMatteo's Vineyards, Valenzano Winery, Four Sisters Winery, Villari Vineyards, Vintner's Wife Cream Collection, White Horse Winery, and Salem Oak Vineyards!
There will be a DJ and several live bands including Five Dollar Shakes, Goodman Fiske, Jeff Selby and The Quixote Project, Legacy Band, and more TBA.
There will be plenty of food trucks offering a wide variety of culinary delights. The list includes Fireman Freddies BBQ, One More Bar & Grill, Just Fork It, Star of the Sea, Mannino's Cannoli Express, Gio's Steaks, Fig Charcuterie, Traveling Tomato Pizza, The Clean Plate, and quite a few more.
They are also local crafters from around the area and of course the best wines in New Jersey.
Tickets are reasonably priced at $35. VIP seats are also available you can check it all out here.
Along with South Jersey's best vineyards offering their best wines, Valenzano is introducing their latest product called fizz it’s a carbonated wine drink that comes in three different flavors and my family can’t seem to get enough.
When my daughter lived in Texas for six years, she made sure she flew home the weekend of this wine festival every year.
It's that big of a deal in this area as it's probably the biggest event every September in South Jersey. The weather for this Saturday so far looks perfect.
Valenzano Winery is located right off Route 206 in Shamong just a few miles north of Hammonton.
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Biden brings Thanksgiving pies to Nantucket first responders
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday delivered at least half a dozen pumpkin pies to Massachusetts firefighters during a Thanksgiving Day show of appreciation and his toddler grandson walked away with a red fire hat topping his blond curls.
“Oh wow,” Biden was heard to say upon seeing Beau Biden, who is nearly 3, emerge from the headquarters building wearing the hat. The president was with the firefighters who had lined up outside the building to welcome him.
Biden had expressed appreciation for firefighters and other emergency personnel earlier in the day when he and his wife, Jill, spoke by telephone to the hosts of NBC’s broadcast of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
“I want to say thanks to the firefighters and police officers, first responders. They never take a break,” he said during the call. The Bidens spoke later Thursday with units from each of the six branches of the U.S. military, stationed in Europe, at sea, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, the White House said.
“We remember them every single day,” he said during the broadcast. “God bless our troops.”
Jill Biden appeared to try to get her grandson to talk to the firefighters, but Beau would not look up. She was overheard saying she did not know why he was being so quiet.
During a brief conversation with reporters, Biden said he hopes the upcoming Republican-controlled House will continue U.S. aid to Ukraine. He also said his team is involved in negotiations to avoid a freight rail strike in early December that could further disrupt the economy.
After the visit, Biden returned to the Nantucket home where he is taking in the holiday with family, including son Hunter and his wife, Melissa — who are Beau’s parents — and daughter Ashley.
They are camping out at a sprawling waterfront compound along Nantucket Harbor owned by David Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm. Biden celebrated Thanksgiving at the home in 2021.
The Bidens have a more than 40-year tradition of spending Thanksgiving on the Massachusetts island.
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NEW ORLEANS — When Greg Sankey arrived for Sunday’s showdown between Florida State and LSU, it had been an incredible 72 hours for the SEC commissioner.
Not only had his league gone 13-0 in Week 1 competition capped by dominating performances from No. 1 Alabama and No. 3 Georgia, but Florida had pulled off a spectacular upset of No. 7 Utah in The Swamp on Saturday night.
“It’s always good to get off to a good start,” Sankey told the Orlando Sentinel.
Tucked into those three days was the surprising news that the College Football Playoff’s Board of Managers voted unanimously to approve the proposed 12-team playoff expansion plan Friday.
The move brought a quick resolution to a topic that the 11 conference commissioners and Notre Dame athletics director Jack Swarbrick have debated vigorously for more than a year.
Sankey was a member of a four-man working group that included former Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby, Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson and Swarbrick, who recommended the 12-team expansion plan July 2021. Initially, it was met with approval.
However, things quickly deteriorated when Texas and Oklahoma announced they were leaving the Big 12 for the SEC. The move started another round of realignment, eventually leading to 22 schools changing conferences.
For Sankey, the resolution could be seen as vindication.
“The short answer is yes and maybe that magnifies the bewilderment of the approach over the last 12 months,” he said. “It’s unfortunate we lost time to deal with some of the details that Jack, Bob, Craig and myself knew needed to be addressed as opposed to wrestling where things weren’t competitive.”
Thoughts for possible expansion of the Playoff before the end of the current 12-year deal with ESPN in 2026 were squashed when the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 pushed back, citing concerns over uncertain futures with realignment and ongoing issues with name, image and likeness legislation and the transfer portal.
With the Playoff Management Committee, comprised of the commissioners, in a stalemate, it was up to the Playoff’s Board of Managers, which consists of school presidents, to step in and make the final decision.
“Rather than try to dig in, we’ve just said, ‘No, we’re not going to expand,’” Sankey said of the stalemate among commissioners. “The Presidents were clear in January 2019 that they are going to make the decision and this January, when the Management Committee could not come to an agreement, the president said we’re going to keep working on that and they did what they said.”
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The unanimous decision by the board means expansion can happen as soon as 2024 but no later than 2026.
Sankey and the Management Committee are meeting in Dallas this week to try hammering out the details and possibly work toward an earlier date.
“There’s an opportunity now,” Sankey said. “But I have some issues that need to be addressed and I’ve made those known since we walked away.
“There are some practical matters, like the notion of first-round games on campus was a concept from our working group, but we have to dig into the academic calendar, the NFL schedule, the regular season and the after-season conference schedule to make sure that we can do what we’ve envisioned.”
Other issues the Management Committee plans to visit are contracts involving the New Year’s Six bowl games. The Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Peach, Rose and Sugar bowls have hosted the two semifinal games on a rotating basis since 2014. The group also would look at sites set to host the National Championship games, including Miami in 2026, and those dates might have to change.
The billion-dollar question facing the committee would be the television contract, which would need to be reworked with the possibility of a bidding war between networks on future deals.
Status of Texas, Oklahoma
New Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark announced last week that the league was opening conversations with ESPN and Fox on a possible extension of its current media rights deal, which expires in 2025. Part of those talks reportedly could center on the future of Texas and Oklahoma.
Both schools are scheduled to join the SEC by 2025, but could a new deal predicate a sooner move?
“It’s not up to me, it’s not up to us, per see,” said Sankey. “It’s been mentioned, but the appropriate thing for us is to watch and see what happens.”
According to Sankey, any decision to move up the move date would have to come from the schools and the Big 12.
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Husband, wife both hit jackpots at casino totaling over $100K
Published: Mar. 13, 2023 at 4:46 PM EDT|Updated: 20 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) – A husband and wife who were gambling at a Las Vegas-area casino over the weekend hit jackpots totaling more than $100,000.
According to the Rampart Casino, the unidentified couple hit side-by-side jackpots playing $1 hands of Four Card Keno on Saturday night.
“We aren’t sure who has the bragging rights for the highest win, the husband or the wife, but one hit $87,240 and the other $13,048, adding up to more than $100K,” casino officials told KVVU.
Rampart Casino is located about 10 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip.
No further information about the couple was provided.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The handful of big tech companies leading the race to commercialize AI can’t be trusted to guarantee the safety of systems we don’t yet understand and that are prone to “chaotic or unpredictable behavior,” an artificial intelligence company executive told the first U.N. Security Council meeting on AI’s threats to global peace on Tuesday.
Jack Clark, co-founder of the AI company Anthropic, said that’s why the world must come together to prevent the technology’s misuse.
Clark, who says his company bends over backwards to train its AI chatbot to emphasize safety and caution, said the most useful things that can be done now “are to work on developing ways to test for capabilities, misuses and potential safety flaws of these systems.” Clark left OpenAI, creator of the best-known ChatGPT chatbot, to form Anthropic, whose competing AI product is called Claude.
He traced the growth of AI over the past decade to 2023 where new AI systems can beat military pilots in air fighting simulations, stabilize the plasma in nuclear fusion reactors, design components for next generation semiconductors, and inspect goods on production lines.
But while AI will bring huge benefits, its understanding of biology, for example, may also use an AI system that can produce biological weapons, he said.
Clark also warned of “potential threats to international peace, security and global stability” from two essential qualities of AI systems – their potential for misuse and their unpredictability “as well as the inherent fragility of them being developed by such a narrow set of actors.”
Clark stressed that across the world it’s the tech companies that have the sophisticated computers, large pools of data and capital to build AI systems and therefore they seem likely to continue to define their development
In a video briefing to the U.N.’s most powerful body, Clark also expressed hope that global action will succeed.
He said he’s encouraged to see many countries emphasize the importance of safety testing and evaluation in their AI proposals, including the European Union, China and the United States.
Right now, however, there are no standards or even best practices on “how to test these frontier systems for things like discrimination, misuse or safety,” which makes it hard for governments to create policies and lets the private sector enjoy an information advantage, he said.
“Any sensible approach to regulation will start with having the ability to evaluate an AI system for a given capability or flaw,” Clark said. “And any failed approach will start with grand policy ideas that are not supported by effective measurements and evaluations.”
With robust and reliable evaluation of AI systems, he said, “governments can keep companies accountable, and companies can earn the trust of the world that they want to deploy their AI systems into.” But if there is no robust evaluation, he said, “we run the risk of regulatory capture compromising global security and handing over the future to a narrow set of private sector actors.”
Other AI executives such as OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, have also called for regulation. But skeptics say regulation could be a boon for deep-pocketed first-movers led by OpenAI, Google and Microsoft as smaller players are elbowed out by the high cost of making their large language models adhere to regulatory strictures.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the United Nations is “the ideal place” to adopt global standards to maximize AI’s benefits and mitigate its risks.
He warned the council that the advent of generative AI could have very serious consequences for international peace and security, pointing to its potential use by terrorists, criminals and governments causing “horrific levels of death and destruction, widespread trauma, and deep psychological damage on an unimaginable scale.”
As a first step to bringing nations together, Guterres said he is appointing a high-level Advisory Board for Artificial Intelligence that will report back on options for global AI governance by the end of the year.
The U.N. chief also said he welcomed calls from some countries for the creation of a new United Nations body to support global efforts to govern AI, “inspired by such models as the International Atomic Energy Agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization, or the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.”
Professor Zeng Yi, director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Brain-inspired Cognitive Intelligence Lab, told the council “the United Nations must play a central role to set up a framework on AI for development and governance to ensure global peace and security.”
Zeng, who also co-directs the China-UK Research Center for AI Ethics and Governance, suggested that the Security Council consider establishing a working group to consider near-term and long-term challenges AI poses to international peace and security.
In his video briefing, Zeng stressed that recent generative AI systems “are all information processing tools that seem to be intelligent” but don’t have real understanding, and therefore “are not truly intelligent.”
And he warned that “AI should never, ever pretend to be human,” insisting that real humans must maintain control especially of all weapons systems.
Britain’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who chaired the meeting as the UK holds the council presidency this month, said this autumn the United Kingdom will bring world leaders together for the first major global summit on AI safety.
“No country will be untouched by AI, so we must involve and engage the widest coalition of international actors from all sectors,” he said. “Our shared goal will be to consider the risks of AI and decide how they can be reduced through coordinated action.”
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US says Chinese jet conducted ‘unnecessarily aggressive maneuver’ intercepting US spy plane over South China Sea
By Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN
(CNN) — A Chinese fighter jet conducted an “unnecessarily aggressive maneuver” during an intercept of a US spy plane in international airspace over the South China Sea last week, the US military said in a statement Tuesday.
The Chinese J-16 fighter cut directly in front of the nose of the US RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft on May 26, forcing the US plane to fly through the wake turbulence of the intercepting aircraft. In video of the incident released by the US military, the turbulence is evident as it disturbs the US aircraft along its flight path.
The RC-135 was conducting “safe and routine operations” in international airspace, US Indo-Pacific Command said.
“The United States will continue to fly, sail, and operate – safely and responsibly – wherever international law allows, and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Joint Force will continue to fly in international airspace with due regard for the safety of all vessels and aircraft under international law,” said the statement from INDOPACOM.
The intercept comes amid strained relations between the two countries following former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to the self-governing island of Taiwan last August and the US’ decision to shoot down a Chinese spy balloon that transited over sensitive US military sites in February.
CNN has reported that the US is looking to arrange high-profile visits to China by senior officials to reengage with Beijing on substantive issues but on Monday the Pentagon said China had rejected a proposal for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to meet with his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu at the Shangri-La Dialogue Security Forum in Singapore this week.
A defense official told CNN Monday that China declining the US’ offer to meet is “far from the first time that the PRC has rejected invitations to to communicate” from Defense Department officials.
“Frankly, it’s just the latest in a litany of excuses. Since 2021, the PRC has declined or failed to respond to over a dozen requests from the Department of Defense for key leader engagements, multiple requests for standing dialogues, and nearly ten working-level engagements,” the official said.
In response, the Chinese Embassy in the US questioned the sincerity and significance of the invitation, pointing to US sanctions imposed on Chinese officials, institutions and companies.
Still, another senior defense official said Tuesday that China’s interception of a US spy plane in international airspace was being addressed “through appropriate, established diplomatic and military channels.”
The intercept is similar to another encounter between US and Chinese military aircraft in late December. A Chinese Navy J-11 fighter jet intercepted another RC-135 Rivet Joint over the South China Sea in what the US called an “unsafe maneuver.” The Chinese fighter came within 20 feet of the nose of the US spy plane, forcing the larger, heavier US aircraft to take evasive maneuvers, US Indo-Pacific Command said at the time.
Video of the incident from INDOPACOM showed the J-11 flying off the nose of the RC-135. The J-11 appeared to be shifting closer to the US jet before the two aircraft moved apart.
The US has seen an alarming increase in the number of risky aerial intercepts conducted by Chinese aircraft, according to an INDOPACOM spokesperson. Chinese aircraft have been more aggressive, drawing closer to US and allied aircraft, prompting concern about a potential unsafe incident or miscalculation.
Over the past several years, the South China Sea has emerged as a major potential flashpoint in the Asia Pacific. Not only does the strategic waterway hold vast resources of fish, oil and gas, but about a third of global shipping passes through it – worth about $3.4 trillion in 2016, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ China Power Project.
China claims historic jurisdiction over almost the entirety of the vast sea, and since 2014 has built up tiny reefs and sandbars into artificial islands heavily fortified with missiles, runways and weapons systems – sparking outcry from the other claimants.
This story has been updated with additional information.
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Ardmore Avenue will be closed to through traffic between Engle and Lower Huntington roads through Friday during a railroad crossing project, the city of Fort Wayne said today.
For questions or to report problems, contact the city's right of way department at 427-6155. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/ardmore-avenue-section-closed-this-week/article_41da285c-0124-11ed-864f-e7ccea0067be.html | 2022-07-11 17:57:01 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/ardmore-avenue-section-closed-this-week/article_41da285c-0124-11ed-864f-e7ccea0067be.html |
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Afro Unicorn™ is spreading its magic this season with the launch of its holiday line, creating a brand-new gift-giving tradition for years to come. The fully licensed Black owned character brand founded by brainchild April Showers has launched its 2022 holiday collection at Walmart .
Setting the tone for a new holiday tradition, "Holiday Magic Afro Unicorn" is here to be an extra set of eyes to encourage acts of kindness while spreading holiday magic. This one-of-a-kind Holiday Magic Afro Unicorn gift box affordably priced at $19.98, includes the fluffy, festive "Unique the Unicorn" plush adorned in her colorful scarf – the perfect toy with a purpose for Christmas. "Unique the Unicorn" comes in a brown shade and is designed to remind children of color how unique, divine, and magical they truly are. In addition to the cuddly stuffed unicorn, the gift box includes a Holiday Magic Unicorn Advent Calendar and Afro Unicorn Reward Stickers to capture all the acts of kindness leading up to the big day. It incentivizes little ones to spread the magic throughout the season, with selfless acts such as "calling your loved ones," "giving an extra healthy snack to a friend," or "gifting your teacher with an apple." Doing so will reward them with a surprise gift on Christmas Eve–the present is tucked away in the holiday box in a beautiful bright red satin bag!
Looking for the perfect finishing touch? Additional seasonal products include Afro Unicorn wrapping paper available in stores with four vibrant holiday colors that give representation for $4.98 per package.
Boasting a variety of whimsical products, Afro Unicorn's special holiday offerings ensure that all may experience Afro Unicorn's core values of kindness while being *unique, divine, and magical* with authentic representation. "We are thrilled to start new holiday traditions centered around spreading acts of kindness and creating holiday magic for others," said Showers, who invites customers to celebrate the holidays with Afro Unicorn – the beautiful brown, magical Unicorn with an afro-style mane and a sparkling crown adorning her head.
To complement this new holiday tradition, be sure to download and stream "An Afro Unicorn Holiday" EP available mid-November on all platforms.
About Afro Unicorn™
Afro Unicorn™ is a fully licensed character celebrating representation. Founded by visionary entrepreneur and CEO April Showers, Afro Unicorn™ is a conscious brand with the mission to positively uplift and impact women and children of color. Afro Unicorn™ is a powerful representation of the beauty and uniqueness of vanilla, caramel, and mocha complexions. From clothing and accessories to holiday gifting and educational resources, Afro Unicorn provides women and children with the confidence they need to embrace who they are – unique, divine, and magical. When a video of a kid influencer wearing an Afro Unicorn™ t-shirt went viral, Walmart reached out to Ms. Showers about a collaboration. Recently, ABC News Good Morning America 3: What You Need To Know and CBS Mornings did segments on Afro Unicorn™. She created the character @afrounicorn_official (IG Account) to remind women and kids of color how unique and magical they are. Oprah Daily, Viola Davis, Sherri Shepherd, Alicia Keys, and Tina Knowles are all early believers. Ms. Showers hopes her success is the "blueprint" to empower and inspire women of color to enter the licensing space with 40 + licensee partners worldwide. Shattering the glass ceiling, Ms. Showers is the first Black woman to own a fully licensed character brand in major retail. This past summer Afro Unicorn hit the shelves of over 3,800 Walmart stores across the U.S. and Puerto Rico this past summer with party supplies and apparel. To learn more about Afro Unicorn™ and how you can become part of this inspiring community, please visit www.afrounicorn.com or follow the brand on Instagram and Facebook.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) provided an update on Tuesday on the four law enforcement officers and suspect involved in a shooting in Dodge City.
The KBI says one of the deputies from the Ford County Sheriff’s Office, who was hospitalized in Wichita, underwent surgery on Tuesday and is currently in good condition. The second deputy was treated for shrapnel injuries and released from an area hospital on Monday.
The deputy from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office was released from the hospital on Tuesday and is recovering at home.
The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) trooper was bitten by a police K-9 during the shooting. He underwent surgery and is in good condition. He is also recovering from his injuries at home.
The condition of the female involved in the shooting is improving, but she continues to be treated for serious injuries, according to the KBI.
The KBI says that on Monday, deputies from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office observed a blue Toyota Tundra driving through Minneola. The Tundra matched the description of a vehicle connected to a double homicide in Phoenix, Arizona.
Deputies chased the vehicle north toward Dodge City. Ford County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the KHP joined the pursuit. Once the suspect’s vehicle came to a stop, gunfire was exchanged. The shooting occurred at U.S. Highway 50 and 113 Road, also known as Wyatt Earp Boulevard.
The KBI says the suspect Leroy D. Malone, 39, was hit multiple times by gunfire and was pronounced dead at the scene. Another woman received multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, where she is in critical condition.
The sheriff’s deputies involved in the shooting are all on paid administrative leave pending further investigation. The investigation is ongoing. | https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/officers-injured-in-dodge-city-shooting-improving-kbi-says/ | 2023-01-25 01:09:07 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/officers-injured-in-dodge-city-shooting-improving-kbi-says/ |
Police identified a 19-year-old man who went missing in the ocean off the beach in Wildwood, New Jersey, earlier this week.
On Tuesday at 4:10 p.m., Wildwood Police received a 911 call for swimmers in distress near the beach along Andrews Avenue.
Police arrived at the scene and spotted two swimmers about 100 to 200 yards from the shore. Responding Wildwood firefighters rescued the two swimmers. They also learned a third swimmer managed to exit the water before they arrived.
A fourth swimmer, identified as 19-year-old Alfred WIlliams of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, was still missing however.
Firefighters re-entered the water and began searching for Williams while Wildwood Police detectives and members of the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office interviewed a witness and the two swimmers who were rescued.
North Wildwood Police, Wildwood Crest Police, North Wildwood firefighters, the U.S. Coast Guard, the New Jersey State Police Marine Division and several off-duty lifeguards also joined the search.
After an extensive search effort, the rescuers were unable to find Williams. Wildwood Police said Thursday that the investigation has become a recovery mission.
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"The Wildwood Police & Fire Departments and other assisting agencies would like to offer our heartfelt condolences to Alfred's family and friends," a Wildwood Police spokesperson wrote. "The public is reminded that they should only enter the ocean when lifeguards are on duty!"
No lifeguards are available on the beach during the week, according to Wildwood Fire Department Chief Ernie Troiano III. Troiano warned people to never swim in the water if no lifeguards are available. He also advised anyone caught in a rip current to swim parallel to the ocean, not towards the shore.
"Whether you're a good swimmer or not, if the beach is not guarded, do not go into the ocean," Troiano said. "You want to get your feet wet? You want to go maybe up to your knees? That's it." | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/police-id-19-year-old-man-who-went-missing-off-wildwood-beach/3717760/ | 2022-06-02 21:22:38 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/police-id-19-year-old-man-who-went-missing-off-wildwood-beach/3717760/ |
Letters to the Editor: The Salton Sea will vanish as long as the sun continues to shine
To the editor: Brent M. Haddad and Robert Glennon got it wrong in their op-ed article, “Restore the Salton Sea not to its former size but to its role in the ecosystem.” The Salton Sea can’t be saved unless they can stop the sun from shining.
There is no climate equilibrium condition that will allow the lake’s continued existence without massive human intervention. It was a desert dry lake bed before 1905, when the Colorado River breached a dike and flooded the Salton Sink for two years. Farming in the area only commenced after the creation of this huge lake.
As the Colorado River becomes more stressed, the farmers in the Imperial Valley and inhabitants of San Diego will have to contend with lower water deliveries. The lake’s water has been evaporating, causing it to become saltier and smaller.
Interestingly, salt water evaporates more slowly than freshwater. Therefore, desalination will only hasten the shrinkage and the return to the equilibrium condition of a dry salt playa that it was originally. Increasing temperatures due to climate change will accelerate the process.
Demetrius Pohl, Los Angeles
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To the editor: As the desalination plant proposed by the authors gradually reduces the Salton Sea’s salinity to ocean levels by 2033, how do we ensure that the sea will not shrink beyond acceptable levels? Then what does one do with a white elephant of a no-longer-useful desalination plant?
Furthermore, it seems quite unrealistic to rely on voluntary contributions of precious Colorado River water from the Imperial Valley Water District to replenish the sea’s water lost to natural evaporation.
Therefore, although it brings its own problems, connecting the Salton Sea to the Sea of Cortez would seem to enable the organic processes of balancing salinities between the ocean and the Salton Sea, without interruption or sudden termination.
Ivan Strenski, Palm Springs
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To the editor: The bottom line is that more freshwater is needed. Reallocating existing water does not resolve the long-range problem.
About $78 billion for desalinization? What would the value of a thriving Salton Sea environment be? What would be the cost of the desertification of the Coachella Valley?
Richard Melniker, Los Angeles | https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2022-10-10/salton-sea-will-vanish-as-long-as-the-sun-continues-to-shine | 2022-10-10 10:23:53 | 1 | https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2022-10-10/salton-sea-will-vanish-as-long-as-the-sun-continues-to-shine |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans win 218 seats needed to control House, securing slim majority that will complicate party’s ability to govern.
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Creighton vs. Princeton: Betting Trends, Record ATS, Home/Road Splits - Sweet 16
The South Region bracket's No. 6 seed Creighton Bluejays (23-12) are 10-point favorites to defeat the No. 15 Princeton Tigers (23-8) in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at 9:00 PM, live from KFC Yum! Center and airing on TBS. The matchup has an over/under set at 139 points.
Creighton vs. Princeton Odds & Info
- Date: Friday, March 24, 2023
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV: TBS
- Where: Louisville, Kentucky
- Venue: KFC Yum! Center
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Creighton Betting Records & Stats
- Creighton's 35 games this season have gone over this contest's total of 139 points 23 times.
- Creighton has an average point total of 145.3 in its contests this year, 6.3 more points than this game's over/under.
- The Bluejays have an 18-17-0 record against the spread this season.
- Creighton has won 22, or 78.6%, of the 28 games it has played as the favorite this season.
- This season, Creighton has won nine of its 11 games, or 81.8%, when favored by at least -553 on the moneyline.
- Creighton has a 84.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
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Additional Creighton Insights & Trends
- Creighton has gone 6-4 in its last 10 games, with a 6-4 record against the spread during that span.
- Six of Bluejays' last 10 contests have gone over the total.
- The Bluejays record 8.8 more points per game (76.7) than the Tigers allow (67.9).
- Creighton is 13-8 against the spread and 17-6 overall when scoring more than 67.9 points.
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BRISTOL, Va. (AP) — The pastors smiled as they held the doors open, grabbing the hands of those who walked by and urging many to keep praying and to keep showing up. Some responded with a hug. A few grimaced as they squeezed past.
Shelley Koch, a longtime resident of southwest Virginia, had witnessed a similar scene many Sunday mornings after church services. On this day, however, it played out in a parking lot outside a modest government building in Bristol where officials had just advanced a proposal that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of her community.
For months, residents of the town have battled over whether clinics limited by strict anti-abortion laws in neighboring Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia should be allowed to continue to hop over the border and operate there. The proposal on the table, submitted by anti-abortion activists, was that they shouldn’t. The local pastors were on hand to spread that message.
“We’re trying to figure out what we do at this point,” said Koch, who supports abortion rights. “We’re just on our heels all the time.”
The conflict is not unique to this border community, which boasts a spot where a person can stand in Virginia and Tennessee at the same time. Similar disputes have broken out across the country following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark 1973 decision establishing a constitutional right to abortion.
As clinics have been forced to shutter in Republican-dominant states with strict abortion bans, some have relocated to cities and towns just over the border, in states with more liberal laws. The goal is to help women avoid traveling long distances. Yet that effort does not always go smoothly: The politics of border towns and cities don’t always align with those in their state capitals. They can be more socially conservative, with residents who object to abortion on moral grounds.
Anti-abortion activists have tapped into that sentiment — in Virginia and elsewhere — and are proposing changes to zoning and other local ordinance laws to stop the clinics from moving in. Since Roe was overturned, such local ordinances have been identified as a tool for officials to control where patients can get an abortion, advocates and legal experts say.
In Texas, even before Roe was overturned, more than 40 towns prohibited abortion services inside their city limits. That trend, led by anti-abortion activist Mark Lee Dickson, has since successfully spread to politically conservative towns in Iowa, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nebraska and Ohio.
Under Roe, the high court had ruled that it was unconstitutional for state or local lawmakers to create any “substantial obstacle” to a patient seeking an abortion. That rule no longer exists.
While such local ordinance changes are no longer necessary in Texas, which now has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, Dickson says he and others will continue to pursue them in other states with liberal abortion statutes.
“We’re going to keep on going forward and do everything that we can to protect life,” he said.
In New Mexico, which has one of the country’s most liberal abortion access laws, activists in two counties and three cities in the eastern part of the state have successfully sought ordinance changes restricting the procedure. Democratic officials have since proposed legislation to ban them from interfering with abortion access.
In the college town of Carbondale, Illinois, a state where abortion remains widely accessible, anti-abortion activists have asked zoning officials to block future clinics from opening after two already operate in town. Thus far, they’ve been unsuccessful.
Meanwhile, some of the states that have severely restricted abortion access are trying to make it harder for residents to end their pregnancies elsewhere. Employees at the University of Idaho who refer students to a clinic just 8 miles (13 kilometers) away in the liberal-leaning state of Washington could face felony charges under a recently passed state law.
Perhaps no other place so neatly encapsulates the issue as the twin cities of Bristol, Virginia, and Bristol, Tennessee. Before Roe, an abortion clinic had operated for decades in Bristol, Tennessee. After Roe, which triggered the Volunteer State’s strict abortion law, the clinic hopped over the state line into Bristol, Virginia.
That’s when anti-abortion advocates began pushing back. At the request of some concerned citizens, the socially conservative, faith-based Family Foundation of Virginia helped draft an amendment to the city’s zoning code that says, apart from where the existing clinic sits, land can’t be used to end a “pre-born human life.”
“Nobody wants their town to be known as the place where people come to take human life. That’s just not a reputation that the people in Bristol want for their area,” said foundation President Victoria Cobb.
The amendment has stalled before the Planning Commission as the city’s attorney, the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia and others question its legality. Meanwhile, the board of supervisors in Washington County, which surrounds Bristol, passed a similar restrictive zoning ordinance on Feb. 14, and at least three counties have since adopted resolutions declaring their “pro-life stance,” according to the Family Foundation.
Before Roe was overturned, such zoning restrictions would have been unconstitutional, noted ACLU attorney Geri Greenspan. Now, however, “we’re sort of in uncharted legal territory,” she said.
It’s a struggle that residents like Koch weren’t expecting.
In 2020 — when Democrats were in full control of state government — they rolled back restrictions on abortion services, envisioning the state as a safe haven for access. Virginia now has one of the South’s most permissive abortion laws, which comforted Koch when Roe was overturned.
Now, however, her relief has been replaced by anxiety.
“I realized how little I knew about the workings of local government,” she said. “It’s been a detriment.”
The Bristol Women’s Health clinic is battling multiple lawsuits but would not be affected by the proposed ordinance unless it tried to expand or make other changes. While some residents oppose the facility, “they’re more afraid that this industry is going to expand and that Bristol is going to just become a multistate hub of the abortion industry,” said the Rev. Chris Hess, who as pastor of St. Anne Catholic Church has advocated for the zoning change.
Debra Mehaffey, who has spent more than a decade protesting outside abortion clinics, said people are coming to Bristol from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, “all over to come get abortions, you know, because they can’t get them in their state.”
“So it will be great to see it totally abolished,” she said.
Clinic owner Diane Derzis, who has owned numerous other abortion clinics — including the one in Mississippi at the center of the Supreme Court’s recent decision — downplays the pushback. She said she’s grown accustomed to protests and even experienced the bombing of a separate clinic.
But Derzis is also girding herself for many more post-Roe battles in the future.
Abortion “is just under attack and it’s going to be for years,” she said. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national/abortion-clinics-crossing-state-borders-spark-local-disputes/ | 2023-03-04 03:27:48 | 0 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national/abortion-clinics-crossing-state-borders-spark-local-disputes/ |
Baylor St. Luke's Ranked No. 2 in Houston Metro Area and No.3 in Texas
HOUSTON, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is recognized as a Best Hospital for 2022-23 by U.S. News & World Report.
The annual Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, now in their 34th year, are designed to provide data-driven decision support to patients and their families so they, with their doctors, can make informed choices about where to seek care for specific hospital services.
In addition to being ranked No. 2 in the Houston Metro Area and No.3 in Texas, Baylor St. Luke's ranked nationally in the following six specialties:
- Cancer (Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center), ranked No. 35
- Cardiology & Heart Surgery (Texas Heart Institute), ranked No. 20
- Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, ranked No. 31
- Geriatrics, ranked No. 43
- Neurology & Neurosurgery, ranked No. 27
- Urology, ranked No. 38
Baylor St. Luke's also earned "High Performing" ratings in Pulmonology & Lung Surgery and the following procedures and conditions: abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, aortic valve surgery, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), colon cancer surgery, diabetes, heart attack, heart bypass surgery, heart failure, acute kidney failure, lung cancer surgery, pneumonia, stroke, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
"Continued recognition as a Best Hospital by U.S. News is a testament to the devotion of our expert clinical teams in delivering advanced treatments that promote the health and well-being of our patients," said Liz Youngblood, SVP/COO of St. Luke's Health and president of Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. "People in Houston and beyond should know that Baylor St. Luke's is committed to highly-specialized, high quality care, and the associated outcomes that patients expect and deserve."
"Now in its eighth year, the joint venture between Baylor College of Medicine and St. Luke's Health continues to showcase itself as a phenomenal partnership," said Paul Klotman, M.D., President & CEO and Executive Dean of Baylor College of Medicine. "Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is delivering quality care and outstanding outcomes while training the next generation of physicians and health professionals."
"With Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center as our academic flagship, St. Luke's Health brings advanced care, world-class clinicians, and extensive research to patients in need of medically complex care," said Doug Lawson, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of St. Luke's Health. "It's a privilege to again be recognized as a Best Hospital by U.S. News and bring high value, high quality care to Houston and beyond."
For the 2022-23 rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide in 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. In the 15 specialty areas, 164 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty. In rankings by state and metro area, U.S. News recognized hospitals as high performing across multiple areas of care.
The U.S. News Best Hospitals methodologies in most areas of care are based largely on objective measures such as risk-adjusted survival and discharge-to-home rates, volume, and quality of nursing, among other care-related indicators.
Best Hospitals was produced by U.S. News with RTI International, a leading research organization based in Research Triangle Park, N.C.
For more information about the 2022-23 rankings and ratings, please visit usnews.com. The rankings will be published in the U.S. News "Best Hospitals 2023" guidebook (ISBN 9781931469999), available for pre-order now from the U.S. News Online Store and for purchase at other bookstores later this year.
For more information, visit Best Hospitals and use #BestHospitals on Facebook and Twitter.
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is an 881-bed quaternary care academic medical center that is a joint venture between Baylor College of Medicine and St. Luke's Health. Located in the Texas Medical Center, the hospital is the home of the Texas Heart Institute, a cardiovascular research and education institution founded in 1962 by Denton A. Cooley, MD. The hospital was the first in Texas and the Southwest designated a Magnet Recognition Program hospital for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, receiving the award five consecutive times. Baylor St. Luke's also has three community emergency centers offering adult and pediatric care for the Greater Houston area.
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LISHUI, China, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmmi, Inc. ("Farmmi" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FAMI), an agricultural products supplier in China, announced today a new international order for its popular dried Shiitake mushrooms. This order will be exported to Israel and continues the Company's growth.
Ms. Yefang Zhang, Farmmi's Chairwoman and CEO, commented: "Demand for our high quality agricultural products remains strong. We are benefitting from catalysts that we believe will continue to drive our long-term growth. For Farmmi, we are focused on execution from field to table, as we work to capture an even greater share of the global market for fungi. Our goal is to ensure that our customers get the highest quality product they have come to rely on us for, whether they are based in our local market or one of our many expanding international markets, like Israel, Canada, the U.S. or Europe, among others. It is clear that mushrooms have universal appeal and we are well positioned to benefit from this expanding demand as we move forward."
About Farmmi, Inc.
Established in 1998, Farmmi Inc. (NASDAQ: FAMI) is an agricultural products supplier, processor and retailer of edible mushrooms like Shiitake and Mu Er, as well as other agricultural products. In addition to its offline sales, Farmmi sells its products direct-to-consumer at http://www.farmmi88.com. For further information about the Company, please visit: http://ir.farmmi.com.cn/.
Forward-Looking Statements
No statement made in this press release should be interpreted as an offer to purchase or sell any security. Such an offer can only be made in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws. Certain statements in this press release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements regarding our future business expectations and intended to qualify for the "safe harbor" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on our customer's businesses and our end purchaser's disposable income, our ability to raise capital on any particular terms, fulfillment of customer orders, fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, our ability to manage growth, our ability to realize revenue from expanded operation and acquired assets in China, our ability to attract and retain skilled professionals, client concentration, industry segment concentration, and general economic conditions affecting our industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Farmmi may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. In addition, please note that any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of the date of this press release. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company unless it is required by law.
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GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body is poised to vote Thursday on a proposal from Britain, Turkey, the United States and other mostly Western countries to hold a debate next year on alleged rights abuses against Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China’s western Xinjiang region.
It’s shaping up as a test of political and diplomatic clout between the West and Beijing.
The vote on the proposal at the Human Rights Council follows days of backchannel arm-twisting, coaxing and convincing in Geneva and in many national capitals as Western countries try to build momentum on a report from former U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet’s office, released Aug. 31, that found that possible “crimes against humanity” had occurred in Xinjiang.
Diplomats were predicting a close contest — and one going down to the wire. One ambassador from a developing country that is currently one of the council’s 47 member countries, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he was expecting an email from his national capital on Thursday morning finally instructing him how to vote.
The make-up of the council rotates among U.N. member states each year, and China — a powerful country with a permanent seat on the Security Council — has never been the subject of a country-specific resolution at the council since it was founded more than 16 years ago.
“It’s always difficult for countries to vote against a permanent member of the Security Council,” said one Western diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, in an effort to manage expectations. He acknowledged it was a “genuinely difficult call” for some countries — notably those with economic or political ties to China — to sign on to the measure.
The measure would require a simple majority among voting countries to pass, and some countries are expected to abstain. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/international/ap-west-china-showdown-looms-in-vote-at-un-human-rights-body/ | 2022-10-06 11:32:43 | 1 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/international/ap-west-china-showdown-looms-in-vote-at-un-human-rights-body/ |
Air quality in the Upper Midwest region of the U.S. dropped to harmful levels in cities like Chicago and elsewhere in the Great Lakes region, as harmful smoke from persistent wildfires in Canada continued to drift down into that part of the United States.
Meteorologists observed how in less than 24 hours, the Chicago skyline transformed from relatively clear skies on Monday, to a thick brown and gray haze blanketing the city by Tuesday.
In nearby Milwaukee, the air quality index jumped above the 250 mark into the "dangerous" level, reaching an AQI of 266 by Tuesday afternoon.
That "dangerous" marker was applied to localities in Michigan and in northern Indiana, as residents were asked to stay indoors or wear a mask while outside, when possible.
Residents and visitors who are older or suffer from heart or lung disease were asked to be especially cautious until the AQI improved. Chicago health officials asked that people avoid extended time outdoors, and strenuous activity while outside.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said, "As we work to respond to the immediate health concerns in our communities, this concerning episode demonstrates and underscores the harmful impact that the climate crisis is having on our residents, as well as people all over the world."
It has been Canada's worst year for wildfires since it began keeping records on the blazes. In Canada's eastern Quebec province, fires have been burning for weeks.
Meteorologist Jon Erdman, who lives in Wisconsin, said, "I couldn't see a hint of blue sky outside my front door Tuesday morning, and the smoke smell is as strong as I can recall from other Canada smoke episodes in recent years."
The UK's Met Office reported that Canadian wildfire smoke had drifted across the Atlantic and entered UK airspace and on into parts of western Europe.
Experts there said the smoke was staying high up into the atmosphere, which would mostly just change how sunrises and sunsets appeared to those on the ground.
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A police captain in Morris County was caught on surveillance video stealing computer equipment containing police information along with his own internal affairs records, authorities said.
Stephen Jones, 42, is charged with computer theft, theft by unlawful taking, tampering with public records and falsifying records, the state Office of the Attorney General said Wednesday. | https://www.nj.com/morris/2023/03/nj-police-captain-stole-records-computers-from-his-own-department-authorities-say.html | 2023-03-08 19:55:07 | 1 | https://www.nj.com/morris/2023/03/nj-police-captain-stole-records-computers-from-his-own-department-authorities-say.html |
NEW YORK, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Spero Therapeutics, Inc..
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A newly released rendering shows the concept for a six-story, 240-apartment building proposed on what is now an industrial lot on Southside Bethlehem.
The Bethlehem City Council Community and Economic Development Committee on May 23 voted to send to the full council the developer’s request to rezone the lot to permit the apartment proposal to move forward. The nearly 4-acre parcel at 119 Technology Drive would be rezoned under the proposal from Industrial Redevelopment to Central Business.
Council members earlier in May delayed voting on the rezoning, opting for the committee review. The council next meets June 6, when the rezoning ordinance is likely to come up for the first of two required votes on approval.
Several residents spoke out at the committee meeting against the rezoning, arguing the property should remain in use for jobs rather than market-rate apartments.
Kevin Serfass, vice president with North Whitehall Township-based Serfass Development & Acquisitions that is behind the proposal, continued to press his case before the council committee that the development would revitalize an underused property and bring in new residents who would support local businesses and the Southside’s arts district.
IQE in a September filing with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry said it planned to close its operation on the property by the end of 2024. The company is consolidating its activities to its site in Greensboro, North Carolina, city officials said. The real estate broker for the site said two years of trying to find a new industrial user have failed.
Serfass estimated the investment in the new development being called The Emery Apartments at around $62 million, and said it would generate about $600,000 in new annual tax revenue and some 400 construction jobs.
If the rezoning is approved, the proposed apartments would still need to proceed through the city’s land development process before construction could proceed.
The property was developed as a Bethlehem Technology Center. IQE was known as QED when it moved in from the Ben Franklin Technology Partners incubator at Lehigh University in 1994. A merger in 1999 created the name IQE. The company describes itself as a leading supplier of products and solutions for the semiconductor industry.
Its history dates to the operations of the former Bethlehem Steel Corp., and the property is subject to an environmental covenant that bars residential uses there following industrial uses in the area dating to the 19th century. A DEP narrative of a Feb. 3 videoconference with Serfass and their environmental consultant, HDR, says the environmental covenant will be revised to permit the proposed residential use.
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How the SoundScan Era Rocked the Music Industry
In 1991, a gargantuan shift occurred in popular music. No, it didn’t smell like Teen Spirit. And, no, it wasn’t an album that could be “none more black” (though both Nirvana and Metallica would ride the wave of this watershed moment). It actually had nothing to do one specific artist at all.
On May 25, 1991, Billboard made a change to the Billboard 200 Top Albums, when the magazine began using SoundScan data to tabulate the positions on the top albums chart. After decades of gathering numbers via a flawed honor system, the industry leader in deciding what was “popular” in popular music started employing accurate sales reports.
Woo! Accuracy! What’s more rock ’n’ roll than that?
Actually, not much. SoundScan’s data collection returned the power to the people, the genuine fans who buy and listen to music. Twenty-five years ago, the firm started counting how Joe Music Fan was spending his bucks, instead of listening to a record store manager’s easily corrupted opinion.
It turned out that people were buying a lot more metal, hip-hop, country, R&B and alternative rock albums than the old system claimed. The change on the charts was immediate. The change in the industry was almost as fast. Artists that had been relegated to their genre pools (from Nirvana to Ice Cube to Garth Brooks) were now free to swim in the mainstream.
SoundScan not only altered the music landscape of the early ’90s, it completely changed how music, albums, artists and songs would forever be perceived, managed, promoted and heard. It changed everything, but to understand how much, we have to go back to the days before the SoundScan era.
Billboard began publishing a chart of the top albums in 1945. It had gone through many permutations and names over the years, based on the rising popularity of the LP and numerous shifts in the music industry. But before 1991, one thing stayed the same: the method for determining the chart positions. The magazine used a survey method, in which staff members called record stores and retail outlets all over the U.S. and took the managers’ word on what had been selling during the past week.
At best, the system was flawed. A clerk could have a bad memory or a bias for or against certain artists. Some managers likely skewed their answers based on what stock they had and the money they could make. (If you’ve got dozens of unsold copies of Slippery When Wet in the racks, why not claim that’s the best-seller?) In addition, the stores would omit so-called genre albums – country, alternative, hip-hop, metal – when it came to reporting for the overall album chart, even if those discs had outsold mainstream pop albums.
At worst, the methods were susceptible to fraud. Record label representatives “encouraged” store clerks to over-report sales to Billboard by visiting with armloads of gifts. It was another form of payola.
“In the past, the major labels gave away refrigerators and microwaves to retailers in exchange for store reports,” Tom Silverman, then the chairman of the Tommy Boy indie label, told the New York Times in 1992. The allegations weren’t sour grapes from an indie guy who couldn’t compete. In the same article, the president of Tower Records confirmed the practice among his employees, despite decrying it.
Even though Billboard claimed it would cease taking figures from anyone who was obviously juicing the numbers, the system relied on good faith. In the era before the omnipresence of computers, it was the best method possible. But in the ’80s, perhaps the only thing changing faster than the volatile music industry was technology.
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Four years before Billboard partnered with SoundScan, another partnership began. In 1987, radio and record industry veteran Mike Shalett joined research analyst Mike Fine to start Sound Data, a firm that would report on the music-buying habits of Americans to subscribers – such as record companies, radio stations and MTV. By 1989, the two Mikes were discussing the ability to tabulate nationwide record sales via computerized sales reports.
“The TV and movie and clothing and grocery industries have taken this kind of information for granted for years,” Fine told the Los Angeles Times in 1991. “We realized that there had never been an accurate method in the music business to track actual sales and we figured the time was ripe for change.”
The change that Shalett and Fine envisioned would swap hype for hard data. The new system would work like this: SoundScan pays record stores and other retailers a small fee for keeping a weekly tally of the actual products sold each week. Because a computer program keeps a count of individual records, tapes and CDs based on the specific bar codes that get scanned by store registers, there’s little room for error, bias or fraud. SoundScan gathers all of the information and then sells it to a league of subscribers – anyone with a vested interest in knowing the music-buying habits of the American public.
The major recording labels were the target clients for this service, but none of them jumped at the opportunity to sign on with SoundScan. When Shalett and Fine made their proposals to the record companies in 1990, the bigwigs didn’t think such specific consumer information was worth the hefty subscription fee ($800,000 for each major music label). However, the folks at Billboard – which had been toying with a new and improved system for the magazine’s vaunted music charts – decided that SoundScan was a better option. Billboard and SoundScan made a deal in March 1991.
When the first Billboard album charts to use SoundScan data debuted in May, a panic rocked the music industry. The heads of major labels furiously claimed that the system had been rolled out too quickly, it over-represented the Southwest at the expense of the Northeast and it didn’t include enough mom-and-pop record shops. Many pointed to the lack of data from Tower Records, then the nation’s No. 2 music retailer, which was not reporting to SoundScan due to incompatibility between computer systems.
Although the claims were factual, many suspected the uproar was caused by something deeper. For years and years, the major labels had known how to “game” the system to their financial advantage. Suddenly, all of the tried-and-true methods went out the window. No one knew what to do in the face of albums suddenly skyrocketing up the chart (compared to the slow climb of the past) or hip-hop and metal albums landing in the top position (both N.W.A and Skid Row sat atop the Billboard 200 in the first month of the SoundScan era).
The record execs kicked and screamed. SoundScan addressed concerns by incorporating some Tower Records locations, as well as many more independent music stores. Within months, all of the major labels agreed to SoundScan’s fee in order to get the detailed sales information for themselves. By November, Billboard had adopted SoundScan’s data for its singles chart (the Hot 100) as well.
The industry had changed, and no one wanted to be left behind.
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Essentially, the labels had no choice but to buy in, because of how rapidly the industry transformed at the beginning of the SoundScan era. It wasn’t like Brooks or Metallica became popular overnight. Each had a significant fan base pre-SoundScan, but the new methods allowed other music fans to see how popular these acts truly were.
Popularity begets popularity. If an album’s doing well, people will check it out and see what the fuss is about. In addition, these artists from “minor” genres were transformed by the record labels themselves. The major record companies began to throw tons of promotion money into acts that they recently discovered could compete in the mainstream. The 1991 end-of-year Billboard charts bear this out, with two albums by Brooks, and Metallica’s Black Album sitting among records by Natalie Cole and Michael Bolton.
The best example of the changing musical landscape forged by SoundScan is Nirvana and the band’s blockbuster album Nevermind. Would it have been a blockbuster before SoundScan? A 1992 article in Spin magazine deemed a No. 1 album by Nirvana “unthinkable” before the new era, suggesting that the “charts don’t just report tastes; they amplify and shape them.”
Here’s how it happened: Nevermind and its accompanying lead single, “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” come out a few months after Billboard publishes its first SoundScan chart. Buzz builds on alternative radio, around the Nirvana tour and within the industry, which results in decent album sales, which are now accurately reported on the Billboard chart. Others, like MTV and mainstream rock radio, begin to take notice of the numbers. They start playing Nirvana. More fans hear “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Metalheads come around. Old guys who haven’t bought an album in 10 years get interested. Pop fans embrace Nirvana. Requests to radio go way up. Sales take a huge jump. In only a few months, the alt-rock underdogs dethrone the King of Pop on the top of the Billboard 200.
Nevermind has been called a game-changer. It was. It is. But it probably doesn’t get close to being a landmark album without the industry game-changer of SoundScan.
SoundScan allowed Nirvana to become one of the biggest acts in the country (and then the world). But Nevermind was only the beginning. Over the next few years, an unprecedented number of hard rock albums topped the Billboard 200, including discs by Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, the Black Crowes, Pantera, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots and even Aerosmith (with their first No. 1 album). What had been the alternative to mainstream music had become the new mainstream, and we’re not just talking alternative rock here.
The early ’90s saw the beginning of country and hip-hop as mainstream musical forces. Fans were buying Tim McGraw and Snoop Doggy Dog records in huge numbers and SoundScan/Billboard proved it to be true. Decades later, those two genres have proven consistently commercially resilient, even in an era when millions of fans have stopped buying albums.
SoundScan turned out to be just as irrepressible. What is now known as Nielsen SoundScan (the TV ratings giant acquired SoundScan a few years after it debuted) has continually adapted to suit a rapidly shifting music industry. For instance, in 2003, it began tracking downloaded music and factoring the numbers into the charts. Pretty soon, more fans would be downloading singles and albums than purchasing physical copies in stores.
Nielsen SoundScan made an even bigger change in December 2014, when it completely altered its method for tabulating the Billboard 200 (a chart that had been witness to an enormous drop in sales over the past decade). SoundScan announced that it would incorporate on-demand streaming data into the weekly tally of best-selling albums. Under the new system (currently in place), 1,500 song streams on a service such as Spotify or Beats Music is equal to one album sale on the Billboard chart. In addition, to match the market’s preference towards singles, 10 digital track sales (even if they are all the same song) are now equivalent to one album sale.
Although the move appears forward-thinking in an industry where streaming is becoming the method of choice for many listeners, some find it strange that a system originally created to track actual album sales numbers is now counting unpaid streaming as “sales.”
Good or bad, right or wrong, SoundScan has made a lasting imprint on the music industry and the artists it helped legitimize in the eyes of record companies, radio stations and fans. It’s only fitting that the best-selling album of the SoundScan era belongs to one of the first bands affected by 1991’s epic shift. Enter Metallica’s Metallica, with more than 16 million copies sold. And true to SoundScan’s original intent, most of those Black Albums were actual copies scanned with an actual bar code in an actual store.
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Stormtroopers, comic book characters and mythical creatures roamed the halls of the Albuquerque Convention
Center on Saturday for one of New Mexico’s largest gatherings of the geeks.
Albuquerque Comic Con brought people from all over the state to meet celebrities, show off their costumes and be part of fun-filled communities that cater to their specific nerdy interests.
There are the video gamers, who spend hours competing in tournaments that get as competitive as some sports games. There are the table-top gamers, who collect cards and go into fantastical worlds using their imaginations. Perhaps the most colorful community are the cosplayers — short for “costume players.”
These kids and adults of all ages turn themselves into their favorite characters and forget about real life for a little bit.
“Stuff like this, where you get to still have that playful attitude of being someone else for a day outside of Halloween, it’s just awesome,” said attendee Kassandra Dellinger, who was dressed Cruella de Vil in her iconic ballgown from the 2021 live-action Disney movie Cruella. She later won a costume contest with her outfit.
Cosplayers spend days, sometimes weeks, preparing their costumes for conventions. Dellinger said it took her about three months to create the intricate red and black dress.
While some cosplayers, like Delliner, are highly skilled seamstresses, some are just young people trying to have fun and meet with friends.
Blu Turner and Amber Bigbee are members of a New Mexico Minecraft server, where they play the game with other people from all over the state. They went to the convention dressed as characters from an online role-play server created by YouTubers Dream and GeorgeNotFound, called The Dream SMP.
Turner said she dressed up as the character Tommy, who she relates to on an emotional level.
“I came from a pretty crappy childhood. I understand that kind of trauma the character went through,” Turner said. “Getting to cosplay and dress up kind of, you know, helps you deal with some of that.”
Community is perhaps one of the most important aspects for many attendees, especially for a Star Wars-loving group that makes it to the convention every year, the 501st Legion. The group is an international fan-based organization dedicated to dressing up like villains from the movie series.
The organization has members all over the world who build and wear screen-accurate replicas of Imperial Stormtrooper armor, Sith Lords, Clone Troopers, bounty hunters and other bad guys from the Star Wars universe.
The Darth Vader doppelganger, Ben Kanz, said making it into the group isn’t easy.
“It’s got to be movie quality, or you can’t do it because you have to present the character literally, like down to the scene work, there’s no shortcuts,” Kanz said about the group’s costumes.
But, Stormtrooper Jim McMinn noted that once you’re in, you’re like a member of a giant sci-fi family.
“It’s like you have 2 million cousins,” McMinn said.
Many members of the group have kids who join them on their intergalactic missions, as members of the Galactic Academy — a worldwide Star Wars costume club for kids.
McMinn’s wife, Tiffany McMinn, said she got into Star Wars and the 501st Legion because of her son, Asaph, who used the series to come out of his shell.
“He was delayed in speech and language, and it was through Star Wars that got him to learn the alphabet,” Tiffany McMinn said. “Kids that are on the spectrum have a hard time interacting with people, and when he was in the Star Wars costume, he was able to communicate. … So it got me plugged in with the adult groups, and I’ve been doing it ever since.”
Besides appearing at conventions, members of the groups often do charity work with their costumes.
Joseph Perez, a longtime member of the organization who has been a Star Wars fan since the first movie came out in 1977, said one of the main things they do is work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, to surprise sick kids with their favorite movie character.
“At the airport, we send them off when they go to Disneyland,” Perez said. “If they’re big Star Wars fans, will actually will suit up at 5 in the morning to meet them and send them off.”
Members of the organization said having these high-quality, movie-level costumes is an expensive hobby.
Perez said that over the years he has spent well over $20,000 on his 11 outfits, not including the six he helped his wife make. Kanz said he stopped counting after he spent $5,000 on his Darth Vader costume but estimates he has spent around $10,000.
Perez said the cost is worth it for many members who get to appear as extras in the movies. And for many, it’s worthwhile because of the smiles they put on kids’ faces when they see their favorite Star Wars character. | https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/cosplayers-find-community-at-albuquerque-comic-con/article_4edc11fa-92a6-11ed-9e5c-eb414dea0d2f.html | 2023-01-15 07:57:07 | 0 | https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/cosplayers-find-community-at-albuquerque-comic-con/article_4edc11fa-92a6-11ed-9e5c-eb414dea0d2f.html |
WOODBURY, N.J. (AP) — A man accused of killing several people in two states has been sentenced in New Jersey to 35 years in prison for the beating death of a former mentor.
Sean Lannon, 48, had pleaded guilty in October to first-degree murder in the March 2021 slaying of Michael Dabkowski, 66. Gloucester County prosecutors have said Lannon broke into the victim's East Greenwich home and beat him to death with a hammer.
Dabkowski had served as a mentor to Lannon and his twin brother when they were children in the 1980s and involved in a youth program. Lannon told investigators Dabkowski had sexually abused him as a child and that he had gone to the home to retrieve sexually explicit photos, but no evidence was ever presented in court to support that claim.
Lannon, who was sentenced Wednesday, still faces murder charges in New Mexico stemming from the killing of his ex-wife and two of her friends whose decomposed bodies were found in a pickup truck parked at an Albuquerque airport in March 2021. Police have said the three were lured to their deaths over a period of weeks before they were dismembered and their remains stuffed into plastic bins.
Lannon is also charged in the death of another man in New Mexico who authorities say agreed to help him move the bins, unaware of what they contained. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Man-linked-to-5-killings-in-2-states-sentenced-17671649.php | 2022-12-22 16:28:56 | 0 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Man-linked-to-5-killings-in-2-states-sentenced-17671649.php |
EPA: ‘Forever chemicals’ pose risk even at very low levels
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that two nonstick and stain-resistant compounds found in drinking water pose health risks even at levels below the government’s ability to detect them.
Most of the two compounds, known as PFOA and PFOS, have been voluntarily phased out by U.S. manufacturers, although there are a limited number of ongoing uses, and the chemicals remain in the environment due to the fact they do not degrade over time. The two compounds are part of a larger cluster of “forever chemicals” known as PFAS that had been used in consumer products and industry since the 1940s.
The EPA on Wednesday issued nonbinding health advisories that set the permissible health thresholds for PFOA and PFOS to near zero, replacing 2016 guidelines that had set them at 70 parts per trillion. The chemicals are found in products including cardboard packaging, carpets and firefighting foam.
At the same time, the agency is inviting states and territories to apply for $1 billion under the new bipartisan infrastructure law to address PFAS and other contaminants in drinking water. Money can be used for technical assistance, water quality testing, contractor training and installation of centralized treatment, officials said.
Several states have set their own drinking water limits to address PFAS contamination that are far tougher than the federal guidance. The toxic industrial compounds are associated with serious health conditions, including cancer and reduced birth weight.
“People on the front-lines of PFAS contamination have suffered for far too long,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement. “That’s why EPA is taking aggressive action as part of a whole-of-government approach to prevent these chemicals from entering the environment and to help protect concerned families from this pervasive challenge.”
PFAS is short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are used in nonstick frying pans, water-repellent sports gear, stain-resistant rugs and countless other consumer products. The chemical bonds are so strong that they don’t degrade or do so only slowly in the environment and remain in a person’s bloodstream indefinitely.
The revised health guidelines are based on new science and consider lifetime exposure to the chemicals, the EPA said. Officials are no longer confident that PFAS levels allowed under the 2016 guidelines “do not have adverse health impacts,’’ an EPA spokesman said.
While the new guidelines set acceptable risk below levels that can currently be measured, as a practical matter EPA recommends that utilities take action against the chemicals when they reach levels that can be measured — currently about four parts per trillion, a senior administration official told reporters Tuesday night.
The EPA said it expects to propose national drinking water regulations for PFOA and PFOS later this year, with a final rule expected in 2023.
In a related development, the EPA said that for the first time it is issuing final health advisories for two chemicals that are considered replacements for PFOA and PFOS. One group is known as GenX chemicals, while the other is known as PFBS. Health advisories for GenX chemicals were set at 10 parts per trillion, while PFBS was set at 2,000 parts per trillion.
The agency said the new advisories provide technical information that federal, state and local agencies can use to inform actions to address PFAS in drinking water, including water quality monitoring, use of filters and other technologies that reduce PFAS and strategies to reduce exposure to the substances.
Advocates have long urged action on PFAS after thousands of communities detected PFAS chemicals in their water. PFAS chemicals have been confirmed at nearly 400 military installations, according to the Environmental Working Group, a research and advocacy organization.
The American Chemistry Council, which represents major chemical companies, has said it supports “strong, science-based regulation of chemicals, including PFAS substances.″ But the group added in a statement last year: “All PFAS are not the same, and they should not all be regulated the same way. We hope and expect any federal actions will be consistent with sound science.”
Legislation passed by the House would set a national drinking water standard for PFAS and direct the EPA to develop discharge limits for a range of industries suspected of releasing PFAS into the water. The bill has stalled in the Senate.
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ROCKLIN, Calif., and CLEVELAND, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- University Hospitals (UH), one of the nation's leading healthcare systems based in Cleveland, Ohio, has joined forces with Luna, the leading provider of in-home, in-person outpatient physical therapy, to expand access to services.
Patients seeking care will have safe, high quality physical therapy conveniently delivered to them at home. The service, a first for Cleveland, will be available to all residents without a referral required to start.
The new collaboration, known as University Hospitals Physical Therapy At Home, will start taking appointments in Q3, 2023.
Unlike remote or virtual care, Luna's licensed physical therapists provide 1:1 hands-on care from the convenience of the patient's home. The University Hospitals Physical Therapy At Home service will be covered by most major insurances with the same co-pay cost as facility-based care.
"By partnering with Luna, we are reducing barriers to access high quality, convenient physical therapy direct to a patient's home," said Paul Tait, Chief Strategic Planning Officer at UH. "Patients appreciate flexibility when it comes to scheduling appointments, and we look forward to meeting patients where they are in their care journey through this innovative collaboration."
"Health systems are turning to Luna to expand access to physical therapy beyond the geographic limits of their facilities," said Palak Shah, Co-Founder and Head of Clinical Operations at Luna. "By partnering with Luna, health systems enable their patients to complete treatment at a convenient place and time, which leads to improved outcomes and patient satisfaction. We're excited to be partnering with UH to roll out in-home, in-person outpatient physical therapy to their community."
Based on specialty, geography, schedule, and other factors, Luna will match UH patients with local therapists at the time and location of their choosing. For consistency of care, the same therapist will treat UH patients for the entirety of the treatment plan from the comfort of their homes. Additionally, UH patients and therapists will be able to communicate with each other and discuss care needs between visits via the Luna Physical Therapy app.
The partnership with UH follows previously announced collaborations from Luna with Memorial Healthcare System, Providence, AARP, Emory Health, Intermountain Healthcare, UCLA Health, and Scripps.
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Sapiens IDITSuite will provide a single global platform for underwriting and billing
HOLON, Israel, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sapiens International Corporation, (NASDAQ: SPNS) (TASE: SPNS), a leading global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, today announced the deployment of its cloud-first P&C platform IDITSuite with Germany-based VEREINIGTE HAGEL, the country's leading provider of insurance to the agricultural industry.
VEREINIGTE HAGEL's current, historically grown application landscape will be replaced by the Sapiens modular and complete system that enables continuous end-to-end processing from front-end portal to back-end billing.
"We selected the Sapiens P&C platform due to the product's leading position, as well as the company's demonstrated experience in insurance and local market know-how," said Dr. Rainer Langner, VEREINIGTE HAGEL CEO. "The Sapiens solution, with its high degree of automation, enables efficient processing of VEREINIGTE HAGEL's highly seasonal business."
In addition to Germany, VEREINIGTE HAGEL operates in Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Croatia, and other countries. VEREINIGTE HAGEL chose to implement Sapiens IDITSuite in Germany and Poland initially, and expand to additional countries in the near future. The insurer is looking to modernize the entire system landscape to enable them to work completely digitally and consistently across all jurisdictions.
"Sapiens is delighted to serve as a trusted partner for VEREINIGTE HAGEL and support its dynamic business. We are fully aligned with VEREINIGTE HAGEL's vision," said Roni Al-Dor, Sapiens president and CEO. "Sapiens Core P&C platform is an award-winning platform of rich functionality and ease of use and we are happy to partner with VEREINIGTE HAGEL on their transformation journey."
Sapiens IDITSuite is a component-based, core software solution comprised of policy, billing and claims solutions. It supports end-to-end core operations and processes for short-term/non-life insurance from inception to renewal and claims.
About VEREINIGTE HAGEL
As a leading specialist insurer in the agricultural sector, VEREINIGTE HAGEL, whose roots go back to 1824, offers innovative insurance solutions for sustainable protection of agricultural businesses against yield losses caused by weather-related risks such as hail, storms, heavy rain, frost or drought. The many years of experience of the insurance association are reflected in solidarity with its members and tradition. Many companies have been working with this specialist insurer for generations. For more information visit https://vereinigte-hagel.net/de/.
About Sapiens
Sapiens International Corporation (NASDAQ:SPNS) (TASE: SPNS) empowers the financial sector, with a focus on insurance, to transform and become digital, innovative, and agile. Backed by more than 40 years of industry expertise, Sapiens offers a complete insurance platform, with pre-integrated, low-code solutions and a cloud-first approach that accelerates customers' digital transformation. Serving over 600 customers in 30 countries, Sapiens offers insurers across property and casualty, workers' compensation and life markets the most comprehensive set of solutions, from core to complementary, including Reinsurance, Financial & Compliance, Data & Analytics, Digital, and Decision Management. For more information visit https://sapiens.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
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WFO BURLINGTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, February 2, 2023
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
136 PM EST Thu Feb 2 2023
...Snow squalls expected this evening...
Snow squalls are expected this evening as a strong arctic front
moves across the North Country. Affected locations will see
rapidly changing weather and road conditions, with brief heavy
snow, blowing snow and gusty winds. A quick snow accumulation of
up to an inch is possible. Squalls are expected to arrive in
northern New York from 8 PM to 10 PM, and Vermont from 10 PM to
midnight.
Precautionary/Preparedness Actions...
Be prepared for areas of blowing snow. This could lead to
temporary whiteouts and the potential for dangerous driving
conditions. Icy roads are possible. If you are traveling and
encounter adverse winter driving conditions, reduce speed and
allow extra distance between vehicles.
Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in snow squalls. Be prepared
for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra time when
traveling.
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Juneteenth events continued in Manhattan
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Juneteenth events continued today over in Manhattan.
The day started with some yoga and Zumba in the park followed by the unity walk down Yuma street. There was also a basketball tournament and many booths and vendors set up at the Douglas Center including the Pilgrim Baptist Church. Members said having this event here for the community is very supportive.
”The mayor even talked about the history of Juneteenth a lot of people might not be aware so starting with that and then just everybody coming out we had a really good support lots of people were out and about supporting Juneteenth,” said Vivian Price, fitness instructor.
“So with that, I want everybody to know that you should have access to mental and emotional wellness no matter what you look like, what color you are, what your gender, what your belief so that’s what we’re here today is to let everyone know that mental health does matter,” said Tychelle Jones-Ransom, owner of 365 days 365 chances.
Events will fully conclude tonight with a concert by Topeka’s own Kyla Jade from the Voice.
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Hot with fire danger through most of the week ahead | 7/31PM
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - This heat wave continues into tomorrow with highs in the triple digits for all locations as the ridge of high pressure holds strong. Winds tomorrow will be out of the southwest bringing drier, hotter air from west Texas. High temperatures tomorrow will range from 104° to 110°. Heat indices will be under heat advisory criteria for most locations. Counties along highway-81 are under a Heat Advisory from 12-8PM.
Fire danger is going to be a concern with low relative humidity, sunshine and gusty southwest winds. This is why a Fire Weather Watch is in place for counties west of highway-81 from 12-8PM on Wednesday. The wicked dry air combined with the hot temperatures will increase fire conditions for any ignited wildfires to spread so outdoor burning is strongly discouraged! Wednesday poses the highest danger but it’s possible the Fire Weather Watch could be reissued for Thursday.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will be a copy and paste forecast. Highs peaking at 108° under mostly sunny skies and southwest/south winds. No rain and a drier airmass overhead will contribute to elevated fire conditions.
The ridge of high pressure starts to break down by the end of this week. Temperatures on Saturday will still remain above 100° for all locations under partly cloudy skies and south winds at 10 to 15mph.
A cold front will make its way into our area by Sunday morning. This cold front will be more robust. Right now I have high temperatures dropping to the cent mark by Sunday and then the mid 90s by next Monday.
Rain also remains a possibility with the best chances being Sunday and Monday.
Have a great week ahead! -LW
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HARRISBURG – The PA Game Commission has reported results from the 2022-23 deer seasons, which ended in January. Hunters harvested an estimated 422,960 white-tailed deer. The statewide buck harvest was estimated at over 164,000 and the antlerless harvest at over 258,000. All told, that’s a 12% increase over 2021-22’s estimated take, which was 376,810. Longer-term, though, it’s very much in line with recent trends, with the buck harvest in particular only 2% higher than the most-recent three-year average. | https://wdac.com/pa-deer-harvest-stats-released/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pa-deer-harvest-stats-released | 2023-04-02 03:17:18 | 1 | https://wdac.com/pa-deer-harvest-stats-released/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pa-deer-harvest-stats-released |
Maryland juvenile believed to be tied to Florida 'swatting' calls
SANFORD, Fla. - At least one juvenile is being investigated for the swatting calls that disrupted a Sanford, Florida neighborhood. Over one weekend, the Tackett family had SWAT called to their home four times in the early hours of the morning.
Sanford Police, with help from law enforcement in Maryland, were able to track down at least one Juvenile who may have been responsible for the calls.
"From the email, I got from Maryland," said Bill Tackett. "It doesn’t seem like they’re going do much of anything."
Manchester, Maryland Police tell FOX 35 News that the facts of the case would be a misdemeanor in their state. In an email they sent to Tackett, they told him the juvenile could face a $500 fine.
"It’s very frustrating to know that something like that could happen, and they get a slap on the wrist," said Tackett. "Granted being a juvenile, I didn’t expect jail time or anything like that, but I did expect some community service or something to hopefully deter the future behavior."
Former sheriff's detective James Copenhaver said swatting calls like this are no simple prank call. They come at a loss for taxpayers.
"We have a true victim sitting at home that has no idea what’s about to occur, and the citizens really suck up the cost of all this," said Copenhaver. "My biggest concern about all this is it’s taking valuable resources away from our cops and placing them in these frivolous swatting calls."
Copenhaver believes that the punishment should be more significant. At least a fine large enough to get the parent’s attention. | https://www.wogx.com/news/maryland-juvenile-tracked-down-for-sanford-swatting-calls | 2023-04-14 04:48:32 | 1 | https://www.wogx.com/news/maryland-juvenile-tracked-down-for-sanford-swatting-calls |
GARRETT — David B. Daniels, 58, of Garrett, Indiana, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023, at Millers Merry Manor in Garrett.
He was born on Dec. 2, 1964, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Lum and Juanita (Gooslin) Daniels.
David was a 1984 graduate of Garrett High School.
He worked at Dexter Axle in Albion for 10 years and then had to go on disability in 2005.
David loved working in his garage.
Surviving are his wife, Sue Daniels, of Garrett; three children, Leslie Morton, of Garrett, David Daniels, of Garrett and Erica Sandlin, of Hindman, Kentucky; two stepdaughters, Burgundy Heck, of Fort Wayne and Michelle Thomas, of Fort Wayne; six grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; and three siblings, Charles “Doug” Daniels, of Garrett, Sharon and Terry McNutt, of Garrett and Gracy Daniels, of Auburn
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Bobby Daniels.
Services will be held at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at Feller and Clark Funeral Home, 1860 Center St., Auburn, with visitation from 10-11 a.m., Tuesday, prior to the service at the funeral home.
The Rev. Willie Collins will be officiating.
Burial will take place at Christian Union Cemetery in rural Garrett.
Visitation also will be from 3-7 p.m., on Monday, June 19, 2023, at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to DeKalb Humane Society, P.O. Box 806, Auburn, IN 46706.
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Bills’ Hamlin in critical condition after collapse on field
CINCINNATI (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field Monday night and was administered CPR before being driven to a hospital, where the NFL said he was in critical condition, and Buffalo’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals was suspended for the night.
The NFL announced just over an hour after the injury that the game would not resume. When or if the teams would return to the field was not immediately clear.
“Our thoughts are with Damar and the Buffalo Bills. We will provide more information as it becomes available,” the league said in a statement. “The NFL has been in constant communication with the NFL Players Association which is in agreement with postponing the game.”
Hamlin collided with Bengals receiver Tee Higgins after a completion in what appeared to be a routine, if violent, tackle. He got to his feet, appeared to adjust his face mask with his right hand, and then fell backward about three seconds later and lay motionless.
Hamlin was treated on the field by team and independent medical personnel and local paramedics, the NFL said. He was surrounded by stunned players from both teams.
An ambulance was on the field four minutes after Hamlin collapsed, with many players in tears, including cornerback Tre’Davious White. The quarterbacks — Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow — embraced.
Hamlin collapsed at 8:55 p.m., and when he was taken off the field 16 minutes later, the Bills gathered in prayer. He was driven to University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Five minutes after the ambulance departed, the game was suspended, and players walked off the field slowly and into their locker rooms.
Hamlin’s uniform was cut off and he appeared to be getting CPR from medical personnel. ESPN reported on its telecast that Hamlin was also given oxygen.
“No one’s been through this,” longtime NFL quarterback Troy Aikman said on the ESPN telecast. “I’ve never seen anything like it, either.”
The Bengals led 7-3 in the first quarter of a game between teams vying for the top playoff seed in the AFC. Cincinnati entered at 11-4 and leading the AFC North by one game over Baltimore, while AFC East champion Buffalo was 12-3.
The aftermath of the injury was reminiscent of when Bills tight end Kevin Everett lay motionless on the field after making a tackle on the second-half opening kickoff in Buffalo’s 2007 season-opening game against the Denver Broncos.
Everett sustained a spinal cord injury that initially left him partially paralyzed.
The 24-year-old Hamlin spent five years of college at Pitt — his hometown — and appeared in 48 games for the Panthers over that span. He was a second-team All-ACC performer as a senior, was voted a team captain and was picked to play in the Senior Bowl.
He was drafted in the sixth round by the Bills in 2021, played in 14 games as a rookie and then became a starter this year once Micah Hyde was lost for the season to injury.
Entering the game, the 6-foot, 200-pound Hamlin had 91 tackles, including 63 solo tackles, and 1 1/2 sacks.
A tweet from the Pitt football account was simple and clear: “Damar Hamlin is the best of us. We love you, 3,” the tweet said, referring to Hamlin by his college jersey number. “Praying for you.”
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(KTLA) – Authorities are offering a $250,000 reward for information on a missing girl whose mother was found murdered in San Francisco in 2016.
The missing girl, Arianna Fitts, now 9 years old, disappeared on April 5, 2016, when she was only 2 after her mother, Nicole “Nikki” Fitts, was found murdered.
An age progression image of how Arianna might look today was released by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC).
“Investigators and NCMEC believe Arianna could still be alive, and they’re asking the public to pay attention to her age progression image,” officials said.
FBI investigators say the search for Arianna has extended nationwide, and they believe some witnesses have relocated to areas throughout California and Nevada.
Fitts was a single mother who worked nights and hired a babysitter to take care of Arianna, her family said. It was a temporary solution until she could get back on her feet. This arrangement went on for several months, according to a video released by NCMEC.
On April 1, Fitts told a friend she planned to meet Arianna’s babysitter. That was the last time she was heard from, authorities said.
Less than a week later on April 8, Fitts was found murdered in a public park in San Francisco and buried in a shallow grave.
Arianna was last spotted in Oakland in January or February of 2016, according to officials.
FBI investigators believe Fitts’ death and Ariana’s disappearance are connected, although they do not believe Arianna was with her mother when she was killed.
“We’re asking everyone, no matter where you are or how busy you may be, to just take a brief moment to look closely at this image,” said Angeline Hartmann, Director of Communications at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. “You may be the key to finding Arianna and not even know it.”
Arianna is described as a Black female with brown eyes and black hair. At the time of her disappearance, she was 2 feet tall and weighed 45 pounds.
The San Francisco Police Department is offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the suspects responsible for Fitts’ murder and her child’s disappearance.
Anyone with information is asked to call San Francisco Police at 415-575-4444 or NCMEC at 1-800-843-5678. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/250000-reward-offered-for-missing-california-girl-whose-mother-was-found-murdered-in-2016/ | 2023-03-16 15:41:43 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/250000-reward-offered-for-missing-california-girl-whose-mother-was-found-murdered-in-2016/ |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — St. Pete police are warning citizens about an increase in online sexting extortion cases.
The agency said it investigated 34 sextortion cases involving both minor and adult victims between Jan 1. and June 1, twice the amount of cases that were reported to police during that period last year.
Police said most of the victims had met someone on a dating app, and were encouraged to share nude photos after romantic exchanges. Then their fake romantic partner would threaten to post the photos publicly to their friends and family members unless they pay up.
“These cases are different from the so-called “revenge porn” in that, in most
cases, there isn’t an in-person relationship and the online partner is a scammer,” St. Pete police spokeswoman Yolanda Fernandez said.
To avoid this situation happening to you, the FBI recommends these awareness and safety practices online:
- Be selective about what you share online.
- Be wary of anyone you encounter for the first time online. Block and ignore messages from strangers.
- Be aware that people can pretend to be anything or anyone online. Videos and photos are not always proof that someone is who they claim to be.
- Be suspicious if you meet someone on one game/app and this person asks you to start talking on a different platform.
- Be in the know. Any content can be public and nothing “disappears” online.
- Be willing to ask for help. If something doesn’t seem right, tell someone.
If this is happening to you or someone you know, you can reach out to the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or report it at tips.fbi.gov. | https://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/sextortion-cases-on-the-rise-in-st-petersburg-police-warn-citizens/ | 2023-06-05 15:07:53 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/sextortion-cases-on-the-rise-in-st-petersburg-police-warn-citizens/ |
Child dies from suspected brain-eating amoeba infection, health officials say
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT/Gray News) – Health officials in Nebraska said a child died after what they suspect was a brain-eating amoeba infection.
Dr. Lindsay Huse said the CDC is working to confirm that the death was caused by primary amebic meningoencephalitis – the disease caused by infection with the amoeba called Naegleria fowleri – after the child went swimming in the Elkhorn River on Aug. 8.
Dr. Kari Neeman, an infectious disease expert at Children’s Hospital in Omaha, said the child had symptoms about five days after exposure and went to the hospital within 48 hours of the onset of those symptoms.
If confirmed, the death would mark the first Naegleria fowleri case in Nebraska history.
The Douglas County Health Department (DCHD) is now urging extra caution when coming into contact with freshwater sources like rivers, lakes and streams.
Huse said the DCHD will not be releasing further details about the child because of privacy concerns. She said it was possible that others swimming in the same area at the time came in contact with the amoeba but were not infected.
Naegleria fowleri is often present in freshwater, and if it gets up your nose, it can gain access to the central nervous system and into the brain, according to Dr. Mark Rupp, an infectious disease expert at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Officials suggest keeping your head above water when swimming in rivers, lakes and streams. If you do go underwater, officials say to plug your nose when swimming or diving.
Health officials said you cannot be infected by drinking contaminated water.
Symptoms, which typically occur within 12 days of an infection, can include headache, fever, nausea or vomiting, but can progress to stiffness in the neck, confusion and seizures.
While the disease is extremely rare, its mortality rate is more than 97%. Patients are very unlikely to survive.
“The real tragedy behind this is that the treatments are not great, and the mortality is very, very high, almost universal,” Rupp said.
According to the CDC, 154 known cases have been reported since 1962, and only four of those people survived.
Of the 31 cases reported in the last 10 years, 28 people were infected by recreational water, two people were infected after performing nasal irrigation using contaminated tap water, and one person was infected by contaminated tap water used on a backyard slip-n-slide, the CDC said.
The DCHD does not have any plans to shut down access points along the Elkhorn River where the child was infected but is advising swimmers to use awareness and caution.
A similar case led to the death of a Missouri resident who was likely infected while swimming in an Iowa lake last month. The lake was closed to swimmers for several days while the CDC tested the waters to confirm the presence of Naegleria fowleri.
Huse said the recent cases aren’t necessarily related, noting that the case in Iowa was in water not connected to the Elkhorn River. But regions are becoming warmer, and the organism loves heat and thrives in drought conditions — particularly warmer, stagnant, shallow waters, she said.
Health officials said the best way to reduce your chance of infection is to simply not allow water to get up your nose.
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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Bengals fans filled the tables at Milano’s Pizza, Subs & Taps on Brown Street, cheering on the team to another victory.
Now the fans have big hopes for next week’s AFC Championship game.
“We’re around good friends and people, Bengals fans, and I think we showed up and showed out, and we’re not done,” Bengals fan Marcus Rocquemore said.
Miami Valley members of the Who Dey Nation could be found in Milano’s on Brown Street, with all eyes on the TV.
Some fans said they go to Milano’s week after week to root for the Bengals.
“This is the spot to be, you know,” Jack Hall said. “They have the great best prices on beers, they have the best service, it’s just the place to be.”
Now the Bengals will move on to the AFC Championships next Sunday, for the second year in a row.
“It was great today, I mean, big win for the Bengals back-to-back AFC championships,” Bengals fan Mac Collins said. “You know, it’s going to be great, might go out to K.C. next week.”
Fans said after such a successful season, they have a lot of confidence heading into next week’s game.
“I hope we can do it again,” Collins said. “You know, back-to-back would be great, and I think we have the team to do it this year.”
Fans like Marcus Rocquemore said the Bengals are going to take it all the way to the Super Bowl.
“We’re gonna get back to the Super Bowl, as they say, we believe,” Rocquemore said.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Hornets All-Star point guard LaMelo Ball is expected to miss Wednesday night’s season opener against the San Antonio Spurs with a sprained left ankle.
“He wasn’t able to do anything today,” Clifford said. “He is doing extra rehab and everything he can, but I would say very doubtful.”
Ball was injured in the Hornets’ preseason loss to the Washington Wizards on Oct. 10 when Anthony Gill stepped on his foot. Ball hasn’t practiced or played since.
Clifford said there is no timetable for Ball’s return.
If Ball doesn’t play, Terry Rozier would start at point guard alongside Kelly Oubre Jr., Gordon Hayward, P.J. Washington and Mason Plumlee, Clifford said.
When asked about not having Ball in the lineup, Clifford joked, “I’m not sleeping as much. I’m eating more. Usually I have one bag of cough drops. Today I have had three. Other than that, everything else is the same.”
Ball averaged 20.1 points, 7.6 assists and 6.7 rebounds in his second season.
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TORONTO, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Info-Tech Research Group, one of the leading IT research and advisory firms in the world for IT leaders, has launched its latest industry resource, Recruit and Retain More Women in IT. While the number of jobs in IT has increased dramatically, the percentage of women in IT has progressed disproportionately, with only 25% of IT jobs held by women. Without a targeted recruitment strategy for women, organizations are missing out on 50% of the candidate pool in an already tight and competitive labor market. Furthermore, organizations that are continuously losing talent suffer from reduced business satisfaction, with an inability to meet corporate objectives due to lost productivity.
The newly released blueprint includes research that will help IT and organizational leaders enhance their recruitment and retention strategies to drive and support gender diversity in the traditionally male-dominated IT sector. This will lead to improved IT function and performance within the organization.
To stay competitive, Info-Tech's research indicates that IT leaders need to radically change the way they recruit and retain talent, with women in IT representing one of the largest untapped markets. CIOs require a targeted strategy to attract and retain the best, and this requires a shift in how leaders currently manage the talent lifecycle.
The findings show that the challenge is not a lack of talented women with the knowledge and competencies to excel in IT. Rather, organizations often lack an effective strategy to recruit and retain them. Studies reveal that women are leaving IT in significantly higher proportions than men, which is problematic considering that diversity increases the talent pool, organizational innovation opportunities, and return on investment (ROI).
"The majority of organizations take a one-size-fits-all approach to retaining and engaging employees," says Heather Leier-Murray, senior research analyst, People & Leadership Practice at Info-Tech Research Group. "The drivers impacting men's and women's retention are different. In particular, organizations should develop targeted initiatives that focus on organizational culture, employee empowerment, and manager relationships to improve the retention and engagement of women in IT."
According to research, which includes analysis from Info-Tech, McLean & Company, a division of the firm focused on HR research and advisory, and the Bureau of Labour Statistics, the following reasons are why organizations need to focus on the recruitment and retention of women in IT:
- Women expand the talent pool. Women represent a vast, untapped talent pool that can bolster the technical workforce. Unfortunately, traditional IT recruitment processes are targeted toward a limited IT profile – the key to closing the IT skills gap is to look for agile learners and expand your search criteria to cast a larger net.
- Diversity increases innovation opportunities. Groups with greater diversity solve complex problems better and faster than homogenous groups, and the presence of women is more likely to increase the problem-solving and creative abilities of the group.
- Women increase your ROI. Research shows that companies with the highest representation of women in their management teams have a 34% higher return on investment than those with few or no women. Organizations that are unable to retain top women in their organization are at risk of not being able to deliver on SLAs or project expectations and lose the institutional knowledge needed for continuous improvement.
One way that CIOs and IT leaders can increase the number of viable candidates is by leveraging best practices to sell to, search for, and secure top women in IT. Info-Tech Research Group's "Sell-Search-Secure" recruitment model features tactics broken down across three categories to help IT leaders to increase the pool of female talent
1. Sell: Assess the current state and develop your employee value proposition
- Develop an employee value proposition that will attract female candidates. This includes gathering feedback on unique benefits, building key messages, testing your employee value proposition (EVP), and adopting your EVP.
- Understand how job postings may be deterring female candidates by reviewing job postings for gender bias.
2. Search: Reach more candidates by expanding key search criteria and sourcing strategies
- Identify opportunities to expand your role analysis for job requisitions by customizing a sourcing plan for key roles to guide talent pipeline creation.
- Increase your candidate pool by working with HR or your recruitment partner to expand sourcing pools.
3. Secure: Reduce bias in your interview process and create positive candidate experiences
- Identify tactics to improve women's interview experiences by working with HR to discover trends in your selection data and pinpoint where there are differences in the percentages of male and female candidates and where there are significant drop-off rates between steps in the recruitment process.
- Leverage behavioral interview questions based on the competency needs of the role to limit bias in interviews.
The drivers that impact the retention of men and women are different. Using the research and blueprint, IT leaders can take a data-driven approach to improving the retention of women in their organizations by using best practices to measure and improve employee engagement.
For more in-depth, step-by-step guidance for leaders seeking to diversify their IT teams and increase overall profitability and performance, Recruit and Retain More Women in IT is now available.
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Capitol rioter linked to Proud Boys gets 5 years in prison for pepper-spraying police
(AP) – A Florida man prosecutors say is affiliated with the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison for attacking police officers with pepper spray as they tried to defend the U.S. Capitol against supporters of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021.
Barry Ramey, an aircraft mechanic who was convicted of assault and other crimes in federal court in Washington, D.C., also tried to intimidate an FBI agent investigating him before his arrest. Ramey anonymously called the agent and recited the agent’s home address over the phone, prosecutors say.
Ramey has been locked up since his April 2022 arrest. His attorney wrote in court documents that Ramey “has understood the gravity of his actions and is ready for a change with support standing by to help him through it.”
There was no immediate response Friday to an email sent to his attorney seeking comment.
Prosecutors say Ramey joined a large group of Proud Boys on the morning of Jan. 6 before heading toward the Capitol, where lawmakers were meeting to certify President Joe Biden’s election victory over Trump. As another rioter charged a police line, Ramey lifted his arm and began spraying, hitting two officers, according to prosecutors.
After the officers were sprayed, rioters managed to push past the police line and up the stairs toward the Capitol, authorities say.
“Like an attacker who holds a pillow over a victim’s head while the victim is assaulted, Ramey’s spray was capable of making officers just as vulnerable to attack,” prosecutors wrote in court papers.
Ramey’s lawyer noted in court documents that her client didn’t enter the Capitol, steal anything or “remain defiant following January 6th—as many have done.” His attorney disputed prosecutors’ characterization of Ramey as a member of the Proud Boys on Jan. 6. She said there’s no evidence he was part of any chats that “planned a coup on democratic government” or came to Washington prepared to stop the certification of the vote.
“There is a marked difference between those who came prepared that day for violence, planned for it, advocated for it, and enlisted others to carry it out versus those who came to support their candidate, and were egged on by more nefarious forces and conducted themselves in a criminal manner,” defense attorney Farheena Siddiqui wrote.
A slew of Proud Boys leaders, members and associates have been charged with federal crimes in the riot. Former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and three other leaders were convicted in May of seditious conspiracy for what authorities said was a plot to halt the transfer of power from Trump to Biden.
More than 1,000 people have been charged in that Capitol attack. Over 600 of them have pleaded guilty, while approximately 100 others have been convicted after trials decided by judges or juries. More than 550 riot defendants have been sentenced, with over half receiving terms of imprisonment ranging from six days to 18 years.
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top automaker Toyota said Thursday that it has identified how to fix its 2023 model year bZ4X crossover electric vehicles after recalling 2,700 of them in June out of concern wheel bolts might become loose, risking a crash.
The fix will enable Toyota Motor Corp. to resume making and selling the EVs, a key model in the company’s effort to strengthen its electric lineup. Toyota officials said they hoped the fix would help restore the company’s reputation for quality.
The maker of the Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury models has scored great success with its hybrids and fuel cells, but it has at times been seen as a straggler in electric vehicles. The “bZ” in the model’s name stands for a “beyond zero” series, referring to its being free of emissions.
Toyota said new bolt parts needed to fix the problem with the bZ4X will become available for all global customers by November. The company said hub bolts and wheels of all vehicles in the recall will be replaced at no cost to customers.
Since issuing the global safety recall, Toyota has been investigating the cause of the problem. It said that if the hub bolts attaching the wheels to the cars became loose, the wheels might loosen and cause a crash. The company showed a diagram illustrating that an extra part could be added to the bolt to secure it in place.
Among the vehicles subject to the latest recall, about 2,200 were destined for Europe, 270 for North America, 112 for Japan, and 60 for the rest of Asia, according to Toyota. They were produced between March and June.
No crashes have been reported, according to a statement on the transport ministry’s website.
Toyota also announced a fix for a strap on the curtain-shield airbag in the same vehicles under recall. The faulty strap could injure the driver when the airbag deploys, the automaker said.
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(CNN) — Media organizations, including CNN, asked a magistrate judge Friday to unseal court filings related to seven search warrants the Justice Department sought in the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents.
The existence of the seven warrants – which were sought in addition to the warrant federal investigators secured to search Mar-a-Lago last summer – was only made public last week. Their existence was revealed in a court order from Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart allowing the warrant materials to be shared with attorneys for Trump and his co-defendant in the classified documents prosecution, Walt Nauta. The court-approved warrants allowed investigators to search devices and accounts, according to the court filing, though more details are not available at this time.
The new filing seeking public access to those documents – which likely include what the government filed in court to get approval for the searches – noted that the media organizations already successfully sought the partial unsealing of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant materials.
“As this Court has recognized, the public has a right of access to search warrant materials, and it is the Government’s burden to justify sealing them,” the request from the media organizations said.
Trump and Nauta were charged last month, and now prosecutors are in the process of sharing the evidence they obtained in the investigation with the defense. Trump and Nauta are pleading not guilty to the charges. The Mar-a-Lago warrant materials were partially unsealed last year, before the indictment was brought, and additional details in the materials were unredacted recently, after the charges were unveiled.
“As the indictment against former President Trump has already been unsealed, and this Court has unsealed portions of the Mar-a-Lago warrant papers, the Government faces an especially tough burden as to these remaining Additional Search Warrant Materials,” the latest request from the media organizations said.
In the case, Trump faces charges that he unlawfully retained national defense information. He and Nauta also faces charges stemming from their alleged attempts to obstruct the investigation into how the government documents had been handled. Earlier Friday, a federal judge scheduled a trial in the case to begin in May 2024, though that timeline could slip.
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STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aircastle Limited ("Aircastle") announced today that it increased the size of its unsecured revolving credit facility to $1 billion from $900 million by way of a $100 million commitment from BMO Harris Bank N.A. ("BMO"). The facility expires in April 2025 and provides working capital for general corporate purposes, including aircraft acquisition.
In addition to BMO, the facility's participants consist of nine leading global financial institutions, with Citibank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Royal Bank of Canada, Fifth Third Bank, National Association, Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, MUFG Bank, Ltd., BNP Paribas and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as lenders.
Michael Inglese, Aircastle's CEO, stated, "We appreciate the commitment of BMO joining the strong, ongoing support of our bank group to bring this revolving credit facility to $1 billion. As we pursue exciting investment opportunities in a profitable and disciplined manner, our strong access to capital markets is a strategic strength along with our investment grade rating and unique ownership structure."
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NEW YORK (AP) — Shannon Bream, a Fox News Channel veteran who is the network’s chief legal correspondent, is the new anchor of the “Fox News Sunday” political talk show, filling a role left vacant when Chris Wallace left last December.
Meanwhile, CNN said Thursday that Wallace’s interview program will air on the network Sundays at 7 p.m. Eastern.
Bream was among the rotating guest anchors of Fox’s Sunday show over the past several months. Fox said that each time Bream hosted, viewership was up 20% over the 2021 average — when Wallace was host.
She will relinquish her role anchoring a weeknight newscast that airs at midnight on Fox News Channel, the network said.
When she officially starts on Sept. 11, she’ll be the third host of the 26-year-old show, after the late Tony Snow and Wallace. “Fox News Sunday” airs on the Fox broadcast network and is later repeated on the news channel.
“It has been an honor to cover major news throughout Washington over the last 15 years at Fox News,” Bream said in a statement Thursday. “I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to host a Sunday show and look forward to this new role.”
Bream is also the first franchise author of the Fox News book imprint, where she has written two books on women and the Bible. She was a corporate lawyer before entering journalism.
Wallace, the only Fox News personality to moderate a presidential general election debate, told The New York Times after leaving that he no longer felt comfortable with the programming there. He signed on to host a program at the CNN+ streaming service. The streaming service was shuttered this spring after only a few weeks on the air.
His interview show — “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” — landed on the HBO Max streaming service. CNN said his weekly television show will air the highlights of interviews first shown on HBO Max.
Wallace has also surfaced as a commentator on CNN, particularly on weekday mornings, and that role is expected to continue.
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OXFORD — For the second year in a row, Ole Miss faces a quarterback quandary. The 2023 edition of the QB1 derby, however, has a bit of a different feel to it.
Last year, Luke Altmyer battled USC transfer Jaxson Dart for the right to succeed star Matt Corral, a 2022 third-round draft pick of the Carolina Panthers.
Dart started the opener against Troy, while Altmyer started against Central Arkansas. Dart wound up winning the job and started 12 games; he threw for 2,974 yards, 20 touchdowns and 11 interceptions and added an additional 614 yards on the ground.
Altmyer has since transferred to Illinois, but Dart once again finds himself in a crowded quarterback room. Ole Miss added Oklahoma State’s Spencer Sanders — a four-year starter and first-team All-Big 12 selection in 2021 — and redshirt freshman Walker Howard from LSU, a four-star recruit in the 2022 class.
Dart garnered rave reviews from head coach Lane Kiffin and teammates this spring for his poise, leadership and performance, as the junior reportedly committed just one turnover through all of practice and the Grove Bowl. Sanders was not full-go during the spring as he recovered from an injury he sustained his final season with the Cowboys, but Kiffin told reporters at SEC Media Days last week that Sanders is now “100%.”
Sanders threw for 9,553 yards and 67 touchdowns and ran for another 1,956 yards and 18 scores during his Oklahoma State career. He led the Cowboys to a 12-2 mark in 2021, a season where he threw for 2,839 yards and 20 touchdowns and ran for 668 yards and eight touchdowns. Sanders battled injury in 2022 but still threw for 2,642 yards and 17 touchdowns despite not playing in three games. Howard saw action in two games for LSU last season, completing two passes for seven yards.
Kiffin was asked at SEC Media Days whether it was an open quarterback competition. He did not address the specifics but did tout the depth of the room.
“I’d say it’s a really competitive room, and it’s in a much better shape — which is our goal as a staff for an entire roster, but each position group, to try to make them more competitive and more balanced throughout each year,” Kiffin said last Thursday. “And that room is by far the best it’s been since we’ve been here. So, we’re excited about camp coming up to see these guys fully healthy compete.”
As if that wasn’t enough, the Rebels also added high schooler Austin Simmons out of Florida. Simmons was committed to the University of Florida in the 2025 class but reclassified two years and committed to the Rebels in June. The lefty threw for 3,161 yards and 24 touchdowns last season. Simmons was a four-star recruit in the class of 2025.
“They had explored that option, and he had kind of been on-track to do that at another school. So, they were headed that direction” Kiffin said. “ … There were a lot of conversations, we’re excited he decided to come. Very talented player with tremendous upside, and great baseball player also.”
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Now that the members of the House Jan. 6 committee have brought their series of hearings to a grand climax with a subpoena of former President Donald Trump, what have we learned?
For one thing, we have learned there is a long list of Trump’s White House lawyers and staffers who were appalled by his willful inaction on the day he unleashed a mob to storm the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to halt the formal count of electoral votes that would make Joe Biden president. Most of the damning testimony against Trump came from those people, all of them Republicans.
From those witnesses and from other evidence, much of it lying in plain site on video, we learned that the push to overturn the election was premeditated and, from the start, directed by Trump:
• Long before any votes were counted, he already planned to declare victory and assert that the election was rigged.
• Despite the fact that everyone from his attorney general to his campaign manager presented to him the facts that proved he had lost, fair and square, Trump schemed to name false, pro-Trump electors, manufacture votes for himself in Georgia, push the lie that voting machines had been rigged and do anything he and his henchmen could dream up to change the election result.
• After losing bogus challenges to the election in nearly two dozen courts with only one insignificant ruling going his way, Trump set his eyes on Jan. 6, 2021, the day the electoral votes would be tallied by Congress and announced by Vice President Mike Pence.
• On that day, Trump knew that many people in the crowd of supporters he had summoned to a rally in Washington were carrying weapons. Nevertheless, he unleashed them to march on the Capitol building.
• Even when Trump had seen on TV the violence and destruction he had set in motion and knew his own vice president was a target of the mob, he sent off a tweet disparaging Pence that further inflamed the rioters.
• For more than two hours, he refused to do anything to stop the insurrection. In fact, he was enraged that the Secret Service would not take him to the Capitol.
That last point is worth repeating Trump, the commander in chief who swore to uphold the Constitution, wanted to personally lead the Capitol invasion that was aimed at illegally keeping him in power. The findings of the Jan. 6 committee leave little doubt that Trump engaged in seditious activities aimed against his own country. It is a shocking revelation. And it is just as shocking that close to half of our fellow citizens will ignore it or refuse to believe it.
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Two missing girls and their golden retriever were reunited with the family Monday night.
The girls were reported missing around 5 p.m. Authorities said they had last been seen playing in their front yard in southern Louisiana.
Numerous volunteers and law enforcement agencies joined the search for the girls. They were found about a mile from their home.
"Well, we have a happy ending. We found these two children that were missing for over four hours here in a wooded area, rural area of St. Tammany Parish," said Sheriff Randy Smith.
Officials did not say why the girls wandered away.
They did not appear injured as they hugged their family upon being reunited.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs could have two important parts of their offense back with guard Joe Thuney and wide receiver Kadarius Toney returning to practice Wednesday ahead of their trip to Denver.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid said that everyone would practice in their first workout since blowing a late lead in Sunday’s loss in Cincinnati. That includes Thuney, who did not play because of an ankle injury, and Toney, who was coming off his most productive game with Kansas City when a hamstring injury sidelined him most of the past three games.
“I’m going to let him get out there and work a little bit. We’ll just see how he does,” Reid said of Toney, who arrived in a trade from the New York Giants, where similar injuries were a frequent issue for the 2021 first-round pick.
“We’re not going to bring him back and have him hurt it again,” Reid said. “We’ll see what we can do.”
As for Thuney, who is about as durable as they come, Reid said the big offensive lineman probably could have returned last week in Cincinnati, but chose to give him another week off in the hopes of avoiding any lingering issues.
“His thing was getting that final push,” Reid said. “He feels better this week than he did last week. He’s made as much progress as he’s had, I said, ‘Let’s give him a little more time.’ That’s where I was at the end of last week.”
Reid also said that wide receiver Mecole Hardman, who is eligible to come off injured reserve next week, is recovering nicely from his abdominal injury. Hardman has been running outside and put on some of the weight he lost while dealing with the problem, and there’s a chance he could help Kansas City for the stretch run.
The Chiefs are tied with the Bills at 9-3 for the best record in the AFC, though Buffalo holds the head-to-head tiebreaker.
“The guys know where they’re at. Nobody knows better than they do what’s out front,” said Reid, whose team can clinch the AFC West with a win Sunday in Denver coupled with a loss by the Los Angeles Chargers.
“You don’t have to stand up there and preach to them about that,” Reid continued. “They want to win games. That’s the mentality of this team. They battled their hearts out Sunday and it didn’t work out. We’re back to it.”
In fact, Reid was peppered with questions Wednesday about bouncing back from the loss in Cincinnati — the third straight game this calendar year that the Bengals have beaten the Chiefs, including last season’s AFC title game. And after the third or fourth question, Reid made it clear that his focus was off the Bengals and onto the Broncos.
The same goes for Patrick Mahomes, who will no doubt welcome Thuney and Toney back to the huddle.
“In this league,” he said, “you have to move on or you’ll make one loss turn into two. You watch the tape on Monday and you get a sense of what you can do better, when you can take away that was positive, and you move onto next week.”
Mahomes has never lost to the Broncos in nine tries.
“We just really emphasize playing our division opponents,” he said, by way of an explanation. “That’s what we work on all offseason. For us, the coaches do a great job of giving us great game plans and I just try to go out and execute them.”
NOTES: Mahomes was chosen as the Chiefs’ nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award this week. “Just a tremendous honor,” he said. “To have my opportunity this year is something I’ll cherish for the rest of my life.” … Reid said there’s a chance that two-time Pro Bowl RB Melvin Gordon, who was signed to the Kansas City practice squad late last month, could face his former team on Sunday. But carries would be scarce behind Isiah Pacheco and Jerick McKinnon. “We’re fairly healthy there,” Reid said, ”but I’m glad we have him. He’s done a nice job for us.”
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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Evans Bakery, a longtime staple in Dayton, has announced the decision to close their doors permanently in December.
The bakery on Troy Street has been a community institution for decades. The current owners said that there is not a single reason for the closure, but they are ready to move on and try new things.
“It’s not a negative decision,” Jennifer Evans, co-owner of the bakery, said. “It’s not that it’s the pandemic, or inflation, or the tornado…We’re just ready to move on, and we’d like to do that while we’re still happy and able to do something else besides this. It’s more of just wanting to do something different and figuring that this was as good as time as any to make that decision.”
“We’re in a great position to do this, and that is because the neighborhood has been fortunate to us,” Matthew Evans, who co-owns the bakery alongside his wife, said. “We have this opportunity right now and can turn it into a positive thing. We don’t have every detail worked out, but we know that the opportunity is here. You hear about places closing because they have to. We don’t have to close, but we’re making that decision because it’s right for us.”
The final day of regular operations for Evans Bakery will be Saturday, December 17.
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Former Dodgers standout Justin Turner reportedly agrees to deal with Red Sox
After nine years, two All-Star selections and a World Series title, Justin Turner’s tenure with the Dodgers appears to be ending.
A month after having a team option in his contract for 2023 declined and becoming a free agent, the veteran infielder agreed to a deal with the Boston Red Sox for two years and about $22 million, with an opt-out after next year, according to multiple reports.
Once finalized, it will mark the latest notable departure this offseason for the Dodgers, who have also seen Trea Turner, Cody Bellinger, Tyler Anderson and several other contributors from last season’s 111-win team depart in free agency.
Former Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez agreed to a deal with the Dodgers in the latest low-cost upgrade this winter for the team.
Though Turner and Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman voiced interest in a reunion this winter — even after Turner’s $16-million option was declined after the season — the chances of Turner returning to Los Angeles appeared to be declining in recent days.
The Dodgers had made a string of one-year signings that pushed their payroll for next season to about $210 million — inching closer to the $233-million luxury tax threshold that Turner told 570 AM had been impacting his negotiations with the team.
The Dodgers’ latest move, a one-year deal for J.D. Martinez on Saturday, also gave them a player with a similar skill set to Turner’s — a veteran right-handed bat capable of serving as designated hitter.
Even if Turner had come back to the Dodgers, his role probably would have been altered.
One of the club’s top prospects, Miguel Vargas, looks primed to play regularly at third base. And after Turner split time between third and DH last year, it’s likely even more of his at-bats next season would have come as the latter.
What was unclear at the start of free agency was whether Turner would get the multi-year deal he was seeking after a productive 2022 campaign in which he batted .278 with 13 home runs and 81 RBIs.
Jason Heyward thought his career might be over after the Cubs released him. The Dodgers are giving him a chance, signing him to minor league contract.
Earlier this winter, the Miami Marlins and Arizona Diamondbacks had reportedly shown interest in him.
But after Martinez’s departure from Boston a day earlier, the Red Sox pivoted to Turner, wooing the Lakewood native and Cal State Fullerton product from his hometown team with the type of offer the Dodgers were always going to be unlikely to meet.
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MIAMI, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Florida International University Board of Trustees voted unanimously to name Kenneth A. Jessell the university's sixth president.
The selection of Jessell, who has served as FIU's interim president since January, is pending confirmation by the Florida Board of Governors.
"In Dr. Jessell we have found the best possible leader for FIU at this moment in its history," said Dean C. Colson, chair of the FIU Board of Trustees. "His passion, vision, and knowledge of the institution are unmatched. We are fortunate to have him."
FIU's Presidential Search Committee, chaired by Roger Tovar, vice chair of the FIU Board of Trustees, spent months working with a search firm to identify, recruit and interview candidates.
The search firm communicated with approximately 186 individuals regarding the position. From this group, more than 70 individuals submitted their documents to be considered by the search committee. Jessell was chosen from a highly qualified pool of 12 individuals that the Presidential Search Committee interviewed. Nine of the 12 were sitting, past or interim presidents.
"Dr. Jessell has been a key part of the leadership team that has brought FIU to this point, and he's the right leader to keep us moving forward as a leading research institution," Tovar said.
In the days leading up to today's BOT meeting, Dr. Jessell held six open forums during which he took questions from students, faculty, staff and members of the community.
During the forums, Jessell laid out four key areas of focus: Student success, research excellence, sustainable resources, and affinity and engagement.
"We have realized significant success in many of these areas, and yes, the best is yet to come for FIU," Jessell said. "FIU is on a trajectory of success, and I am committed to ensuring that we have the focus and the resources to achieve our goals and continue to provide our students exceptional opportunities."
FIU is the fastest-rising university in U.S. News & World Report public rankings in the last 10 years and has achieved many "Top 50" rankings, including those focused on economic mobility, return on investment, innovation, and research expenditure growth.
Prior to serving as interim president, Jessell was FIU's senior vice president for finance and administration and CFO for 13 years. In this position, he was responsible for the management and administration of financial, facility and business service operations of the university. He also is a professor of finance in the College of Business Administration at FIU.
Prior to his time at FIU, Jessell served as the senior vice president for financial affairs at Florida Atlantic University. During his 26-year career at FAU, Jessell served in several key leadership positions, including interim university provost, interim vice president for University Advancement and executive director of the FAU Foundation, associate university provost and associate dean in the College of Business Administration. Jessell started at FAU in 1983 as an assistant professor in the Department of Finance and Real Estate.
Jessell's teaching and research interests are in the areas of financial management and real estate finance and appraisal. He has published 16 articles and abstracts in academic journals including The Financial Review, Journal of Cash Management, The Appraisal Review, Housing Finance Review, Applied Economics and Journal of Financial Education. He also has presented several research papers in the areas of finance and real estate at professional conferences and organizations including the Oxford Roundtable in Oxford, England.
A native Floridian, Jessell received his Baccalaureate Degree in Political Science from Florida State University. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree, as well as a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Finance from FSU. Jessell and his wife Lori have two adult children, Amanda and John, and a grandson James.
Jessell's appointment now is pending confirmation by the Florida Board of Governors, which is scheduled to meet on Nov. 9 and 10, 2022.
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Toyota’s icon is making a comeback.
On Wednesday, Toyota said the new Land Cruiser will make its U.S. debut on Aug. 1 at 9:20 pm ET. The debut announcement came with a new teaser image.
The latest teaser image, along with the previous image released earlier in July, reveal a brick-like shape with retro flair. The front end is squared off with horizontal headlights and Toyota spelled out on the eggcrate grille. The design takes clear inspiration from the 1980s 60-series Land Cruisers, which featured quad square headlights and vertically mounted rectangular taillights.
The Land Cruiser will be twinned with the 2024 Lexus GX, including in overall proportions and shape. The GX is powered by a twin-turbo 3.4-liter V-6 rated at 349 hp and 478 lb-ft of torque. A 10-speed automatic and 2-speed transfer case distribute the power to all four wheels via a full-time four-wheel-drive system. An off-road-oriented Overtrail model features a locking rear differential and Toyota’s trick Electronic-Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System (E-KDSS), which hydraulically links the front and rear stabilizer bars to uncouple them effectively and provide more suspension travel. It’s probable the Land Cruiser will mirror these features, though the turbo-4 hybrid powertrain from the 2024 Tacoma pickup could find its way under the Land Cruiser’s hood to differentiate it from the GX.
The Land Cruiser will ride on Toyota’s TNGA-F body-on-frame platform. The same platform underpins the 300-Series Land Cruiser (which the U.S. doesn’t get), Lexus LX and GX SUVs, and Toyota Tundra pickup and Sequoia SUV; it will also underpin the next-generation 4Runner when it arrives.
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Leading Tire and Wheel Retailer Prepares to Plant Roots in DFW Market
DALLAS, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RNR Tire Express (RNR), the fastest-growing tire and custom wheel franchise in the nation, has recently finalized a 6-unit franchise agreement to roll out the award-winning concept throughout the market over the course of the next 5 years. These new locations will be owned and operated by the Clarke family, who boast 15 years of experience in the franchise sector and expect to open the first of the stores no later than May of 2023.
The Clarke family decided to invest in RNR Tire Express as a means to blend their passion for the automotive industry with a desire for independent business ownership. After learning that RNR could afford such an opportunity, pen was put to paper to finally bring the franchise to Dallas/Fort Worth for the first time in the brands history.
This endeavor has come at the perfect time for both the Clarke's and the community, as they look forward to providing the residents of Dallas/Fort Worth and surrounding areas with quality tires and custom wheels at an affordable price. Something consumers aren't seeing much of across most economic markets these days.
"To bring the first ever RNR Tire Express to Dallas/Fort Worth means the world to us, as residents will finally have a place to go for quality, accessibility, and affordability," the Clarkes said. "When we first spoke with the team at RNR, we were sold on its structure and dedication toward franchisees, which will translate into providing our local community with an unforgettable experience."
Founded in 2000 by rent-to-own veteran Larry Sutton, RNR has carved out a unique niche in the tire and wheel industry with its convenient, no hassle payment plans that fit each customer's budget. RNR offers and professionally installs high-quality tires and custom wheels to a growing market of underserved consumers and has established a business model that allows clients to pay off name brand tires and wheels on a weekly or monthly plan that is affordable to them.
"As the RNR brand continues to grow within the market over the coming years, we fully expect to shift the public's standards for excellence in our field," said Sutton, Founder and CEO of RNR Tire Express. "More still, the success that the Clarke family achieves with these initial RNR venues will prime the surrounding areas for further investment down the road."
For more information regarding RNR Tire Express and its franchise opportunities, please visit www.RNRfranchise.com.
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RNR Tire Express is a national franchise retailer of quality tires and custom wheels known for their customer-centric, flexible lease-to-own payment options. Established in 2000 by rent-to-own veteran, Larry Sutton, RNR has grown to 173 locations in 27 states. The brand ranked No. 237 in Franchise Times' Top 500 list for 2022, and was also recognized by Inc. magazine as one of America's fastest-growing private companies. Most recently, RNR was ranked No. 133 in Entrepreneur Magazine's 2021 Franchise 500 ranking and #1 in the Tires and Wheels category. RNR Tire Express is seeking qualified multi-unit franchisees to expand even further nationally with prime markets available throughout the country. For more information regarding the RNR franchise opportunity, please visit www.RNRfranchise.com.
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In the year in which the Turkish republic marks its centenary, the country is being closely watched to see if a united opposition can succeed in unseating an increasingly authoritarian leader in the NATO-member country.
Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections, taking place on Sunday, could stretch President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rule into a third decade — or they could set the country on a new course.
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of the secular, center-left Republican People’s Party, or CHP, is the main challenger trying to dislodge Erdogan after 20 years in office. The 74-year-old is the joint candidate of a six-party alliance that has vowed to dismantle an executive presidential system that Erdogan installed and return the country to a parliamentary democracy with checks and balances.
As well as the opposition alliance, Kilicdaroglu has clinched the support of the country’s pro-Kurdish party, which garners around 10% of the votes. And polls have given him a slight lead. The race is so close, however, that it is likely to be decided in a runoff between the two frontrunners on May 28.
Erdogan, has lost some ground amid a faltering economy and a cost-of-living crisis. His government has also been criticized for its poor response following a devastating earthquake that struck southern Turkey and killed tens of thousands earlier in the year.
“For the first time in the 20 years since Erdogan came to power, he’s facing a real electoral challenge which he may actually lose,” said Ozgur Unluhisarcikli, director of the German Marshall Fund’s Ankara office, adding that the race was about two competing visions.
“On the one hand, there is President Erdogan’s vision of a security state, a monist society, of power consolidated in the hands of the executive,” he said. “On the other hand, there is the vision, represented by Kilicdaroglu, of a more pluralist Turkey in which no community is othered, one that is getting more democratized and … there’s a clear division of powers between the executive, legislative and judiciary.”
Erdogan is vying for a third presidential term, having served three terms as prime minister before that. The 69-year-old leader of the conservative and religious Justice and Development Party, or AKP, is already the country’s longest serving leader. A highly divisive politician, Erdogan has based his electoral campaign on past achievements, presenting himself as the only politician who can rebuild lives following the Feb. 6 earthquake in southern Turkey that leveled cities and killed over 50,000 people.
He has also embarked on a spending spree ahead of the elections, including increasing the minimum wage and pensions, in a bid to offset the effects of inflation.
During his campaign stops, Erdogan has tried to portray the opposition as colluding with “terrorists” as well as with foreign powers wanting to harm Turkey. In a bid to consolidate his conservative base, he has also accused the opposition of supporting “deviant” LGBTQ rights and of being “drunkards.” On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of his supporters were shown a faked video depicting a commander of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, singing an opposition campaign song.
Kilicdaroglu, meanwhile, is a soft-spoken politician who is credited with bringing a previously fractured opposition together. His six-party Nation Alliance, that includes Islamists and nationalists, has vowed to reverse the democratic backsliding and crackdowns on free speech and dissent under Erdogan.
Two other candidates are also in the race for the presidential post but are considered outsiders. They are Muharrem Ince a former CHP leader who lost the last presidential election to Erdogan in 2018, and Sinan Ogan, a former academic who has the backing of an anti-immigrant nationalist party. Ince, who heads the Homeland Party, has come under criticism from Kilicdaroglu supporters who accuse him of splitting the votes and forcing the elections into a runoff.
The main issue for the elections is the economy and high inflation that has eaten away families’ purchasing power.
In Istanbul, tea-shop owner Cengiz Yel said he would vote “for change” because of the government’s mishandling of the economy.
“We worry about the rent, the electricity, and other bills.” Yel said. “For the past year, I have been starting each new month with more debt.”
Others profess their enduring love for a leader who improved infrastructure in the country and lifted many out of poverty in the early years of his rule.
“I love my nation. I want to be with a leader who serves his nation,” said Arif Portakal, a 65-year-old Erdogan supporter in Istanbul.
The campaign has been marred by some violence. On Sunday, protesters in the eastern city of Erzurum hurled rocks as Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, was campaigning on Kilicdaroglu’s behalf from the top of a bus. At least seven people were hurt.
Voters will also cast votes to fill seats in the 600-member parliament. The opposition would need at least a majority to be able to enact some of the democratic reforms it has promised.
More than 64 million people, including 3.2 million expatriate Turkish citizens, are eligible to vote. More than 1.6 million people have already voted in ballots overseas or at airports. Voter turnout in Turkey is traditionally high.
There are concerns over how voters among the 3 million people who have been displaced following the earthquake that devastated 11 provinces will be able to vote. Officials say only 133,000 people who were forced to leave their hometowns have registered to vote at their new locations. Some political parties and nongovernmental organizations plan to transport evacuees back to the earthquake zone to allow them to vote.
Many have questioned whether Erdogan would accept an electoral defeat.
In 2015, Erdogan is believed to have worked behind the scenes to block coalition talks after his ruling party lost its parliamentary majority in elections. The party regained a majority in repeat elections a few months later. And in 2019, the ruling party challenged the results of local elections in Istanbul after the AKP lost the mayoral seat. That time, however, the party suffered a more humiliating defeat in the repeat election.
Observers are keen to see whether an organized opposition can overcome the hurdles in a country where the leader exerts strong control over the media, the judiciary and the electoral body, and nevertheless achieve a peaceful change of regime.
“The world is watching because this is also an experiment, because Turkey, like some other countries, has been going down the authoritarian path for a while,” said Unluhisarcikli. “And if this trajectory can be reversed through elections only, that could set an example for other countries.”
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Former Air Force officer gets prison term for Capitol attack
A retired Air Force officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol dressed in combat gear and carried zip-tie handcuffs into the Senate gallery was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison.
Larry Brock joined other rioters on the Senate floor only minutes after then-Vice President Mike Pence, senators and their staff evacuated the chamber to escape the mob attacking the building on Jan. 6, 2021.
U.S. District Judge John Bates also sentenced Brock to two years of supervised release after his prison term and ordered him to perform 100 hours of community service. Brock, who declined to speak in court before the judge imposed his sentence, remains free until he must report to prison at a date to be determined.
Prosecutors had recommended a sentence of five years in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
Bates convicted Brock in November after a trial without a jury. The judge said Brock expressed "very troubling" and violent rhetoric before the Jan. 6 riot. The judge read aloud several of Brock's social media postings calling it "really pretty astounding" that a former high-ranking military officer expressed those words.
"That's chilling stuff, and it does reflect a purpose to stop the certification of the election," Bates said.
Brock believed baseless conspiracy theories that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Republican incumbent Donald Trump, prosecutors said.
"When we get to the bottom of this conspiracy we need to execute the traitors that are trying to steal the election, and that includes the leaders of the media and social media aiding and abetting the coup plotters," Brock wrote in a Nov. 9. 2020, post on Facebook.
In a Facebook message to another user on Christmas Eve, Brock outlined what he called a "plan of action if Congress fails to act" on Jan. 6. One of the "main tasks" in his plan was to "seize all Democratic politicians and Biden key staff and select Republicans."
"Begin interrogations using measures we used on al-Qaida to gain evidence on the coup," he wrote.
Brock, a Texas native who lived in the Dallas area, flew combat missions in Afghanistan before retiring from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel.
His "plan of action" also called for a "general pardon for all crimes up to and including murder of those restoring the Constitution and putting down the Democratic Insurrection."
"Do not kill LEO unless necessary," he wrote, apparently referring to law enforcement officers.
Brock didn't engage in any violence on Jan. 6, but prosecutors said his behavior was "disturbingly premediated."
"Had the Senate Gallery not been emptied minutes before, Brock could have come face-to-face with the politicians he had fantasized about seizing and interrogating," they wrote in a court filing.
Bates convicted Brock of all six counts in his indictment, including obstruction of an official proceeding, the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress for certifying President Joe Biden's electoral victory, The obstruction charge is a felony; the other five counts are misdemeanors.
Defense attorney Charles Burnham said it is "inconceivable that (Brock) was motivated by anything other than genuine concern for democracy."
"If Mr. Brock was sincerely motivated by high ideals, it significantly reduces his culpability even if the Court should privately disagree with his view," Burnham wrote in a court filing.
Brock attended the "Stop the Steal" rally where Trump addressed a crowd of supporters on Jan. 6. He was wearing a helmet and tactical vest when he joined the mob that attacked the Capitol. He entered the building through Senate wing doors roughly 12 minutes after other rioters initially breached them.
On the floor near the East Rotunda stairs, Brock picked up a discarded pair of zip-tie handcuffs. He held the “flex-cuffs” in his right hand in the Senate gallery. On the Senate floor, he examined paperwork on senators' desks.
"This was consistent with Brock’s stated overall mission on January 6, which was intelligence gathering to stop the certification and the transfer of power," prosecutors wrote.
Brock graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1989. He was on active duty until 1998 and served in the reserves until 2014.
In a letter to the judge, a retired Air Force major general praised Brock's military service. The major general, whose name was redacted from public court filings, said Brock risked his life to protect U.S. forces from a Taliban attack, flying below mountain peaks into a valley "saturated with enemy forces."
"The result thwarted enemy advances on U.S. personnel, saved U.S. lives and defused an ever-escalating situation for the forces at that remote base in Afghanistan," the major general wrote.
Brock was employed as a commercial airline pilot on Jan. 6. His lawyer said the Federal Aviation Administration revoked Brock's license after his January 2021 arrest.
Approximately 1,000 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Jan. 6 riot. More than 400 of them have been sentenced, with over half getting terms of imprisonment ranging from seven days to 10 years. | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/former-air-force-officer-prison-term-capitol-attack/43351464 | 2023-03-17 20:40:03 | 1 | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/former-air-force-officer-prison-term-capitol-attack/43351464 |
Tiger Woods out of PGA Championship following ankle surgery
Woods underwent surgery after withdrawing from the Masters
Tiger Woods will not be at the 2023 PGA Championship as he continues to recover from surgery on his ankle.
The PGA Tour released the field Wednesday for the 105th installment of the second major of the year scheduled for May 18 at Oak Hill Country Club, and Woods was noticeably missing from the list.
Woods, 47, underwent surgery on his right ankle April 19 to "address his post-traumatic arthritis from his previous talus fracture," an injury sustained during his February 2021 car accident.
His agent Mark Steinberg told ESPN earlier this month there was no timetable for his return after news broke that his longtime caddie Joe LaCava would be on the bag for Patrick Cantlay for the foreseeable future.
"Tiger said repeatedly he's going to play a very limited schedule around the majors, his events, the father-son, assuming that everything goes well in the rehab and recovery," Steinberg said. "Joe wants to work, and so I think Tiger got that. We're just moving on."
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Woods underwent surgery just days after withdrawing from the Masters. It was his first tournament since the Genesis Invitational in February, where he finished tied for 45th.
Woods said after his first round at Augusta he was "sore" and admitted before the tournament started he was not 100% healthy.
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The only player from the top 100 not in the field is Will Zalatoris, who is No. 9 in the world and out for the rest of the season after surgery on his lower back.
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This investor can spot market bubbles. Now he's warning of an 'ominous' bust
Jeremy Grantham made his name predicting the dot-com crash in 2000 and the financial crisis in 2008. Now, the famous investor warns another epic bubble in financial markets is bursting — and the turmoil that swept through the banking sector last month is just the beginning.
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"Other things will break, and who knows what they will be," Grantham told CNN in an exclusive interview. "We're by no means finished with the stress to the financial system."
The co-founder of investment firm GMO is known for his bearish views. A frenzy in multiple U.S. markets spurred by rock-bottom interest rates after the coronavirus pandemic led Grantham to call "one of the great bubbles of financial history" back in 2021.
Since early 2022, when the S&P 500 hit an all-time high, U.S. stocks have dropped about 15% as central banks have jacked up borrowing costs. But Grantham sees much steeper declines on the horizon.
The "best we can hope for," he said, is a fall of about 27% from current levels, while the worst-case scenario would see a plunge of more than 50%. The low point might not arrive until "deep into next year," he added.
Analysts at Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, for their part, see the S&P 500 finishing 2023 only about 2% below Wednesday's close. Morgan Stanley foresees a drop of nearly 5%.
Another Silicon Valley Bank?
Stocks aren't the only assets that notched excessive valuations when cheap money encouraged investors to take big risks. The prices of government bonds, real estate and even cryptocurrencies also shot up.
This widespread exuberance could lead to a particularly harsh reckoning, according to Grantham. The recent failure of Silicon Valley Bank, for example, was triggered in part by losses on its bond holdings as interest rates jumped and prices of U.S. government debt fell.
As the bubble deflates, it's all but certain to result in an economic downturn, he predicted.
"Every one of these great bursts of euphoria, the great bubbles with overpriced markets ... has been followed by a recession," Grantham said. "The recessions are mild if everybody does everything right and there [are] no complications. They are terrible if people get everything wrong."
In the meantime, investors should "count on being surprised," Grantham said.
It would have been difficult to predict the implosion of Silicon Valley Bank, or the need for the Swiss government to swoop in and orchestrate an emergency rescue of Credit Suisse, he explained.
"When the great bubbles break, they do impose a lot of stress on the system," Grantham said. "It's like pressure behind a dam. It's very hard to know which part will go."
The correction in the bond market may be almost complete, Grantham forecast. But stock valuations remain "way above any long-term traditional relationship" to corporate performance.
Strain in the financial system could therefore grow when, as he expects, the US economy enters a recession and corporate earnings begin to take a hit. Economists at the Federal Reserve are predicting a mild recession in late 2023 because of fallout from the banking crisis.
Even in this environment, though, there will be opportunities to make money. (GMO has a U.S. equity fund, with holdings in companies such as Apple, Microsoft, ExxonMobil and Kroger.) But in the short term, "almost everybody gets hurt" as asset prices come back down to Earth, Grantham said.
Ghosts of crises past
Grantham sees uncomfortable parallels between markets today and 2000, when an explosion in the price of tech stocks was followed by a dizzying crash. There are also echoes of 2008, when a painful comedown in the U.S. housing market almost broke the banking system.
What's even more worrying is that this time, bubbles in the stock market and the real estate market are poised to burst simultaneously, Grantham said.
That's what happened in Japan in the early 1990s, unleashing a long period of economic stagnation that haunts the world's third-largest economy to this day.
"They have had basically a lost 20 years, and in addition a fairly lame 10 years," Grantham said.
He added: "The occasions where people have tried to break a bubble in the stock market and the real estate market together are fairly ominous."
Fears about the health of the U.S. commercial real estate industry have grown in recent weeks. The sector, which relies heavily on debt financing, has been hit hard by rising interest rates. The popularity of remote work has been particularly difficult for offices, a market Grantham quipped was in "ragged disarray."
Meanwhile, U.S. home prices, which hit record highs in 2022, have also started to drop as mortgage rates have leaped.
What's the way out?
Grantham blamed central bankers for the emergence of the latest market bubble in the United States. They pursued policies in recent decades that artificially drove up the value of financial assets, setting the stage for crashes, he said.
Every Federal Reserve chair since Alan Greenspan, who led the U.S. central bank from 1987 to 2006, "has followed the same policy that lower rates are good for you," he said. "What has it delivered? It's delivered a series of great bubbles that then break and inflict a lot of pain."
Jerome Powell, the current Fed chair, would be wise to follow the example of Greenspan's predecessor, Paul Volcker, according to Grantham.
Volcker raised interest rates to unprecedented levels to fight inflation in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He succeeded in curbing price rises, though his policies also led to a series of recessions.
"If Powell could just channel a little bit of Volcker, that would be a distinct improvement," Grantham said, suggesting that the Fed needs to stay the course on its rate hikes instead of buckling prematurely.
Consumer inflation in the United States eased to 5% in March, the lowest annual rate since May 2021. That has boosted speculation among investors that the Fed could soon stop raising borrowing costs.
But longer-term trends could prop up inflation for years to come, Grantham said.
Climate change is resulting in extreme weather and more intense and frequent natural disasters. That will disrupt the supply of commodities and raise food prices. Aging populations also pose a risk as smaller workforces command higher wages.
"These are not mild influences," Grantham said. "These are very clear and important." | https://www.wtae.com/article/jeremy-grantham-recession-bubble-warning/43586784 | 2023-04-13 13:32:39 | 0 | https://www.wtae.com/article/jeremy-grantham-recession-bubble-warning/43586784 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is speeding up its delivery of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, opting to send a refurbished older model that can be ready faster, with the aim of getting the 70-ton battle powerhouses to the war zone in eight to 10 months, U.S. officials told The Associated Press.
The original plan was to send Ukraine 31 of the newer M1A2 Abrams, which could have taken a year or two to build and ship. But officials said the decision was made to send the older M1A1 version, which can be taken from Army stocks and will be easier for Ukrainian forces to learn to use and maintain as they fight Russia’s invasion.
The officials spoke on Tuesday on the condition of anonymity because the plan has not yet been publicly announced. Pentagon officials are expected to make the announcement Tuesday.
The Biden administration announced in January that it would send the tanks to Ukraine — after insisting for months that they were too complicated and too hard to maintain and repair. The decision was part of a broader political maneuver that opened the door for Germany to announce it would send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and allow Poland and other allies to do the same.
It’s unclear how soon the U.S. would begin training Ukrainian forces on how to use, maintain and repair the tanks. That training pipeline could affect the amount of time it takes for the tanks to be used in battle. The Pentagon will also have to ensure that Ukrainian forces have an adequate supply chain for all the parts needed to keep the tanks running.
Any delivery of the tanks would not likely happen in the spring months, when both Russia and Ukraine are expected to launch more intensive offensives. The two sides have been largely in a stalemate, trading small slices of land over the winter.
The fiercest battles have been in the eastern Donetsk region, where Russia is struggling to encircle the city of Bakhmut in the face of dogged Ukrainian defense. Local Gov. Petro Kyrylenko on Tuesday said on Ukrainian TV that Russian shelling there over the previous day killed one civilian and wounded another.
During a visit to the Lima, Ohio, tank plant in February, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth met with officials there at length to determine the best options for getting the tanks to Ukraine.
“Part of it is figuring out — among the different options — what’s the best one that can allow us to get the Ukrainians tanks in as timely a fashion as we can,” without disrupting foreign military sales, Wormuth said at the time.
Officials at the plant, which is owned by the Army and operated by Reston, Virginia-based General Dynamics, said production totals can vary, based on contract demands. And while they are currently building 15-20 armored vehicles per month, including tanks, they can easily boost that to 33 a month and could add another shift of workers and build even more if needed.
Development of tanks for Ukraine would have to be squeezed in between the current contracts for foreign sales, which include 250 of the newest versions for Poland and about 75 for Australia. During Wormuth’s tour of the facility, workers were preparing to build an updated version of the vehicle for Poland.
Ukrainian leaders have persistently pressed for the Abrams, which first deployed to war in 1991 and has thick armor, a 120 mm main gun, armor-piercing capabilities and advanced targeting systems. It runs on thick tracked wheels and has a 1,500-horsepower turbine engine with a top speed of about 42 miles per hour (68 kilometers per hour).
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WASHINGTON (Nexstar) — There are now hundreds of millions of dollars available for schools to increase mental health services and hire more counselors.
However, finding qualified people to hire could be a challenge, as young people in America face a mental health crisis.
“Suicide is now the second leading cause of death among people ages 10 to 34,” said Jill Cook from the American School Counselor Association.
The U.S. Department of Education is providing $280 million to fund the access of mental health support workers. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona says schools can now apply for grants thanks to the Safer Communities Act, which is intended to prevent school violence with a focus on mental health.
“Hiring additional school social workers, school psychologists, family support workers that help families deal with the trauma they’ve experienced,” Cardora said.
But that could prove difficult due to an acute shortage of school mental health professionals and counselors.
Cook recommends one counselor per 250 students but says currently there’s only one per 415.
“We’d need another 80,000 school counselors,” she said.
Cook says this is the first time she can remember that the number of school counselor vacancies has exceeded the number of available professionals. She also said the new grants from the education department will be helpful to fund incentive programs to attract more counselors. | https://www.yourbasin.com/washington/washington-dc/u-s-department-of-education-expanding-counseling-services/ | 2022-10-05 23:24:49 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/washington/washington-dc/u-s-department-of-education-expanding-counseling-services/ |
How to Watch the Dream vs. Liberty Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for June 23
Published: Jun. 23, 2023 at 2:28 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
The New York Liberty (7-3) travel to face the Atlanta Dream (5-6) after winning three road games in a row. It tips at 7:30 PM ET on Friday, June 23, 2023.
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Dream vs. Liberty Game Info
- Game Day: Friday, June 23, 2023
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV: ION
- Arena: Gateway Center Arena
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Key Stats for Dream vs. Liberty
- Atlanta's 84.5 points per game are 5.4 more points than the 79.1 New York gives up to opponents.
- Atlanta's 43.1% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.0 percentage points higher than New York has given up to its opponents (41.1%).
- This season, the Dream have a 5-3 record in games the team collectively shoots over 41.1% from the field.
- Atlanta's three-point shooting percentage this season (34.2%) is just 0.7 percentage points lower than opponents of New York are averaging (34.9%).
- The Dream are 2-3 when shooting over 34.9% as a team from three-point range.
- New York averages 36.3 rebounds a contest, equal to Atlanta's average.
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PARIS (AP) — Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo has passed Brooklyn’s Kevin Durant for the All-Star Game voting lead among Eastern Conference players, now putting him on track to be a captain for the Feb. 19 game in Salt Lake City.
Antetokounmpo had 5,970,196 votes entering Thursday, the NBA said in the third update of the All-Star balloting. Durant is 132,014 votes behind, with 5,838,182.
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers remains the overall voting leader, with 6,506,682 votes. James has been a captain in all five of the NBA’s previous uses of the format where the leading vote-getters from the Eastern and Western conferences get to pick their rosters from the other selections.
James' teams are 5-0 in All-Star games when he is a captain.
Durant — who was the voting leader from the East at each of the first two balloting updates this year, but has been sidelined of late with a sprained knee ligament — has been the captain as the East’s voting leader in each of the past two years. Antetokounmpo was in the previous two years, 2019 and 2020.
The top three frontcourt players and top two guards in each conference will be chosen as starters, with the leading overall vote-getters from each conference serving as captains and choosing their teams.
James tops the list of West frontcourt players. Denver’s Nikola Jokic remained in second (4,718,218) and the Lakers’ Anthony Davis remained third (3,838,171).
Antetokounmpo leapfrogged Durant among East frontcourt balloting, and Boston’s Jayson Tatum stretched his lead over Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid for the third spot in the voting among those players. Tatum had 4,521,414 votes, while Embiid had 4,318,035. The margin a week ago had Tatum leading Embiid by just over 32,000 votes in the race for the No. 3 spot.
Golden State’s Stephen Curry still leads all guards in the balloting, now with 5,151,822 votes. Dallas’ Luka Doncic remained No. 2 behind Curry among West guards with 4,905,655 votes.
The top two vote-getters among East guards was also unchanged. Brooklyn’s Kyrie Irving still leads with 3,968,041 votes, and Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell is second with 3,851,233 votes.
Fan voting counts for 50% of the starters balloting, a media ballot counts for 25% and the ballots turned in by NBA players count for the other 25%.
Voting by fans continues through Saturday. The captains and the starters will be announced Jan. 26. Reserves — chosen by NBA coaches — will be revealed Feb. 2. The All-Star captains will then draft their teams, probably in the second week of February.
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First Injunction Actions Relating to Tobacco Products
SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, filed complaints for permanent injunctions in federal district courts against six e-cigarette manufacturers. These cases represent the first time the FDA has initiated injunction proceedings to enforce the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act's premarket review requirements for new tobacco products.
Each of these defendants failed to submit premarket applications for their e-cigarettes and have continued to illegally manufacture, sell, and distribute their products, despite previous warning from the FDA that they were in violation of the law. The injunctions would require the companies and named individuals to stop manufacturing, selling, and distributing their e-cigarettes. The injunctions would also require the defendants to obtain marketing authorization from the FDA before marketing such products, as required by law.
"Today's enforcement actions represent a significant step for the FDA in preventing tobacco product manufacturers from violating the law," said Brian King, Ph.D., M.P.H., director of the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products. "We will not stand by as manufacturers repeatedly break the law, especially after being afforded multiple opportunities to comply."
DOJ institutes judicial enforcement actions under the FD&C Act in court. Therefore, the injunctions were filed by DOJ on behalf of the FDA against the following defendants in their respective U.S. District Courts:
- Morin Enterprises Inc. doing business as E-Cig Crib in the District of Minnesota
- Soul Vapor LLC in the Southern District of West Virginia
- Super Vape'z LLC in the Western District of Washington
- Vapor Craft LLC in the Middle District of Georgia
- Lucky's Convenience & Tobacco LLC doing business as Lucky's Vape & Smoke Shop in the District of Kansas
- Seditious Vapours LLC doing business as Butt Out in the District of Arizona
The FDA had previously warned each of the defendant companies that they were in violation of the FD&C Act's premarket review requirements for new tobacco products by manufacturing, selling, and distributing new tobacco products without first obtaining marketing authorization from the FDA. However, the defendants continued to manufacture, sell, and distribute unauthorized e-cigarettes to consumers. The FDA's prior warnings noted that further violations could lead to enforcement action, including injunction.
Defendants have the opportunity to agree to consent decrees of a permanent injunction, which prevent them from directly or indirectly manufacturing, selling or distributing any new tobacco products unless and until certain prerequisites are met. These prerequisites include that the tobacco products receive FDA marketing authorization, that the agency inspect the defendants' facilities to determine compliance, and that the FDA notify defendants in writing that they appear to be in compliance with the law. For those defendants who do not agree to consent decrees, the government can request the relevant courts to enter injunctions preventing those defendants from directly or indirectly manufacturing, selling or distributing any unauthorized tobacco products.
"These cases are an important step in stopping the illegal sale of unauthorized electronic nicotine delivery system products," said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the Justice Department's Civil Division. "The Department of Justice will continue to work closely with FDA to stop the distribution of illegal, unauthorized tobacco products."
When companies are manufacturing and distributing unauthorized tobacco products, the FDA will typically first issue a warning letter in an attempt to achieve voluntary compliance with the law. If continuing violations are documented by the FDA, the agency may request that DOJ pursue a judicial enforcement action, such as an injunction or seizure. The FDA also has administrative civil money penalty authority for violations of the FD&C Act relating to tobacco products.
Between January 2021 through Sept. 9, 2022, the FDA issued nearly 300 warning letters, to firms that collectively have more than 17 million e-cigarettes listed with the agency, for failure to submit a timely premarket application. After receiving warning letters, a majority of these companies have complied and removed their products from the market.
These actions are part of a comprehensive approach to enforcing the law. For example, earlier this month, the FDA issued a warning letter to EVO Brands LLC and PVG2 LLC, doing business as Puff Bar, which is one of the most popular brands among U.S. youth, for receiving and delivering e-cigarettes in the U.S. without a marketing authorization order. All e-cigarettes on the market without the statutorily required premarket authorization are marketed unlawfully and risk FDA enforcement action. It is illegal to sell or distribute e-cigarettes that the FDA has not authorized, and those who engage in such conduct are at risk of FDA enforcement, such as a seizure, injunction, or civil money penalty.
The FDA encourages retailers to discuss new tobacco products in their inventory with their suppliers, to determine whether such products have the required marketing authorization. The FDA provides the names of authorized e-cigarettes on the FDA's Tobacco Product Marketing Orders page. The FDA encourages the public to submit potential violations to us through our online form.
Additional Resources:
- Tobacco Products Marketing Orders
- Premarket Tobacco Product Applications
- Report Potential Tobacco Product Violation
- Safety Reporting Portal for Tobacco Products
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Pope Francis plunged into both sides of Russia’s war with Ukraine on Saturday, greeting some of the 2.5 million Ukrainian refugees who have fled across the border to Hungary during a public prayer service and then meeting privately with an envoy of the Russian Orthodox Church that has strongly supported the war.
Francis maintained the Vatican’s tradition of diplomatic neutrality during his second day in Budapest, where he’s on a weekend visit to minister to Hungary’s Catholic faithful.
Starting the day, he thanked Hungarians for welcoming Ukrainian refugees and urged them to help anyone in need. He called for a culture of charity in a country where the prime minister has justified firm anti-immigration policies with fears that migration threatens Europe’s Christian culture.
Speaking in the white-brick St. Elizabeth’s church, named for a princess who renounced her wealth to care for the poor, Francis recalled that the Gospel instructs Christians to show love and compassion to all, especially those experiencing poverty and “even those who are not believers.”
“The love that Jesus gives us and commands us to practice can help to uproot the evils of indifference and selfishness from society, from our cities and the places where we live — indifference is a plague —- and to rekindle hope for a new, more just and fraternal world, where all can feel at home,” he said.
Hungary’s nationalist government has implemented firm anti-immigration policies and refused to accept many asylum-seekers trying to enter the country through its southern border, leading to prolonged legal disputes with the European Union.
The conservative populist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has said that migration threatens to replace Europe’s Christian culture. Orbán, who has held office since 2010, has hinged multiple election campaigns on the threats he alleges that migrants and refugees pose to Hungarians.
While Orbán’s government has consistently rejected asylum-seekers from the Middle East and Africa, around 2.5 million Ukrainians fleeing war in their country found open doors. Around 35,000 of the refugees remain in Hungary and have registered for temporary protection there, according to the U.N.
One who has chosen to stay was Olesia Misiats, a nurse who worked in a Kyiv COVID-19 hospital when she fled with her mother and two daughters on Feb. 24, 2022 — the day Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
First she went to the Netherlands, but high costs compelled her to move to Hungary, where she said she has found an apartment and given birth to her third daughter, Mila, who was in the pews Saturday with her mother and sister.
“Here it’s safe,” Misiats said of her new life. She said that she hopes to return to Kyiv one day, but for now she and her children are adapting. “I want to go back home. There it’s my life — it was my life,” she said. “But the war changed my life.”
Immediately after greeting and encouraging the refugees, Francis visited the Greek Catholic church next door, which has been providing aid to refugees. And then he met with the Russian Orthodox Church’s representative in Hungary, Metropolitan Hilarion, who developed close relations with the Vatican during his years as the Russian church’s foreign minister. The Vatican said the 20-minute meeting at the Holy See’s embassy in Budapest was “cordial.”
The Russian church’s strong support for the Kremlin’s war has rankled the Vatican and prevented a second papal meeting with Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Francis and Kirill had a 2016 encounter in Cuba that marked the first between a pope and the head of the Russian church. They had planned a second one in June, but the meeting has been indefinitely postponed over Kirill’s support for the war.
In a statement, Hilarion’s office said that he briefed Francis on the social and educational activities of the Russian church in Hungary and its relations with the Catholic Church here. He said that he gave the pope an Italian translation of a six-volume opus on the life of Christ.
Francis’ visit to Hungary, his second in as many years, is bringing him as close as he’s come to the front lines of the war. Upon arriving in Budapest on Friday, he denounced the “adolescent belligerence” that had brought war back to European soil and demanded the EU recover its values of peaceful unity to end it.
There were conspicuously few people of color in the pews of St. Elizabeth’s church. Among them was artist and filmmaker Abouzar Soltani, a refugee from Iran who spent 553 days in one of Hungary’s transit zones with his 10-year-old son, Armin, after Hungarian authorities rejected their asylum claims in 2018.
Soltani later said of their 18 months staying in container shelters that they felt like “fish in an aquarium.” When a European court decision closed the transit zones, Soltani opted to remain in Hungary, where he still lives.
At the end of the event, a band of Hungarian Roma musicians serenaded the pontiff, drawing a standing ovation and cheers from the crowd and a thumbs-up from Francis.
Francis started his Saturday visiting with children who have visual and physical disabilities. In the afternoon, he had his first big public event in Hungary, a youth rally at the city’s sports stadium where he was given a singularly Hungarian gift: A Rubik’s Cube, the colorful puzzle invented by Hungarian architect Erno Rubik.
In an event staged like a rock concert, Francis jazzed up the crowd riding around in a mini golf cart-like vehicle. And he repeated his frequent appeal to young people to put aside their cellphones and get back to socializing face-to-face: “Please don’t virtualize your lives,” he said to laughs.
Francis wraps up his visit with an open-air Mass on Sunday and speech at Pazmany Peter Catholic University in Budapest.
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Jamal Murray overcame some early jitters to have 24 points and eight assists in his first playoff game since the 2020 NBA bubble as the top-seeded Denver Nuggets routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 109-80 Sunday night.
“Murray was Murray,” Wolves point guard Chris Conley said. “He’s one of the better scorers, playmakers, from our position.”
Michael Porter Jr., who scored 18 points in his first playoff game since missing last year’s run with a bad back, said Murray used his time off after blowing out his left knee in 2021 to improve his basketball IQ.
“I told him the other day I feel like he’s better now than before the injury,” Porter said. “I know he probably doesn’t feel it, but just his overall game, his awareness, he had like a year off where he had to just watch.”
Porter scored 18 points and Nikola Jokic added 13 points, 14 rebounds and a half dozen assists in 28 minutes as Denver snapped a five-game skid in playoff openers — and became the only higher seed to win on its homecourt Sunday.
Both Porter and Murray started off slow offensively, so they turned up their defense, diving for loose balls and crashing the glass until they found their shooting touch.
“That was the game right there,” Murray said. “It wasn’t even offense. I think Mike and I struggled early and we were still playing defense. We were running the floor playing defense, boxing out, playing physical. Everybody made an impact.”
Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 18 points. Karl-Anthony Towns, who was rounding into form this month after missing 52 games with a bad calf, missed 10 of his first 12 shots and finished with 11 points.
“It’s the NBA. It’s not forgiving. Just things happen,” Towns said. “They did a great job, give them credit. They had a long week preparing for us and they got ready and you could tell on the court they knew our plays and knew what they’re doing. So we’ve just got to come back ready for Game 2. It’s a series — just move on, flush it and get ready.”
Minnesota coach Chris Finch lamented Denver’s tougher physicality and better control.
“Way more physical than we were,” he said. “They played with more speed, more force, they kicked our butts in every category that you possibly can imagine.”
Jokic said during the Nuggets’ week off that he was eager to see how they’d do do with Murray and Porter back in the lineup with him after injuries and surgeries waylaid Denver’s Big Three each of the last two postseasons.
The answer was emphatic: the trio combined for 55 points, 33 rebounds and 16 assists — with just two combined turnovers — as all five of Denver’s starters scored in double figures as did reserve Bruce Brown, who chipped in 14.
The Nuggets were the only one of four home teams to win Sunday as the Bucks, Grizzlies and Suns all surrendered homecourt advantage to lower seeds in the first round.
The opener marked Murray’s first playoff appearance since his breakout performance in the 2020 NBA bubble, when he twice put up 50 points on the Jazz in helping the Nuggets reach the Western Conference Finals where they lost to LeBron James and the Lakers. Murray tore his left ACL eight months later and missed the Nuggets’ last two playoff runs.
“It is kind of wild to think it’s been that long,” Denver coach Michael Malone said before tip-off. “I’m just so happy for him, proud of him. It has not been an easy journey for him, but I think this year, we’ve seen Jamal have moments where that’s the Jamal Murray that we all love and remember.”
The Timberwolves were without starting forward Jaden McDaniels, their best perimeter defender, who broke his right hand punching a wall in Minnesota’s final regular season game.
Towns promised things would be different in Game 2.
“I don’t think this team has many nights like this,” he said of the Wolves, who hadn’t been held to 80 or fewer points since Nov. 19, 2016.
SPICY NUGGETS
Malone said before tip-off he expected some chippiness in the series: “I don’t mind spicy. This is the playoffs. This isn’t like regular season games.”
He got just that in the third quarter when rookie Christian Braun got into a tussle with Kyle Anderson after Anderson’s flagrant foul.
TIP-INS
Timberwolves: Minnesota surrendered the first eight points of the game and the first nine points after halftime. The Wolves fought back to take a 17-16 lead in the first quarter but there was no similar comeback in the third.
Nuggets: Jokic re-entered the game with 7:46 remaining and the Nuggets ahead by 30. He quickly picked up his fifth and sixth fouls, including a flagrant on Edwards. Asked on TNT afterward why he went back into the game, Jokic said, “I think that is not a question for me. … I don’t have a problem to play in garbage time or whatever.”
UP NEXT
Game 2 is Wednesday night in Denver.
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Speed limiters being considered in NY, should never happen in NJ (Opinion)
The "Nanny state" is contemplating a "Big Brother" move. A bill that would mandate speed limiters on new vehicles set to the local maximum allowable limit is actually being considered in New York.
The system is called Active Intelligence Speed Assistance and it uses GPS and traffic sign recognition to determine the limit.
New York state Senate Bill S9528 introduced by Manhattan state Sen. Brad Hoylman on August 12 "mandates the use of advanced safety technology in vehicles in the state and requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to promulgate certain rules and regulations."
The bill cites a study that shows traffic fatalities could be reduced by as much as 20 percent.
Should this bill pass, it would affect every vehicle manufactured or registered in the state of New York beginning Jan. 1, 2024. New York City is already running a trial with 50 vehicles from the city's fleet fitted with the ISA system running for 6 months.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement:
“Speeding ruins lives, so we must take action to prevent it, and New York City is leading by example by implementing new technology to reduce speeds on city fleet vehicles.”
Along with the speed limiter, the bill is also calling for mandating active safety systems as automatic emergency braking, active lane control, blind-spot monitors with pedestrian detection, driver drowsiness detection, and even a data event recorder to be mandated by the same date.
Here's why they should never do it in New Jersey:
First off, I don't need the government controlling my car.
There are times when you need to excel the speed limit. Passing comes to mind.
Also, different states have different speed limits. If they started this in 2024, it would take years for all cars to be totally limited and it would also hurt the sales of new cars in New Jersey because people would be hesitant to buy them because they wouldn't want the new technology.
I can also see people buying and registering their vehicles out of state. With laws like this, it would be another reason for people who do leave to register their vehicles someplace else, to not come back. As if we don't already have enough people leaving New Jersey. It's laws like this that make me so glad I don't live in New York.
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PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to speak at Gulf Coast State College in Panama City.
While the topic was not disclosed along with the scheduling announcement, the release from the governor’s office said he would be joined by Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis.
The event is set to start at 10 a.m./9 a.m. CST.
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):
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3:19 p.m.
Elena Rybakina has won the second set of the women’s final at Wimbledon to even the score against Ons Jabeur at one set apiece.
Rybakina won the set 6-2 on Centre Court. Jabeur won the first set 6-3.
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2:41 p.m.
Ons Jabeur has won the first set of the women’s final at Wimbledon 6-3.
Jabeur is facing Elena Rybakina in the title match on Centre Court.
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2:25 p.m.
American junior player Liv Hovde has won the girls’ singles title at Wimbledon.
Hovde beat Luca Udvardy of Hungary 6-3, 6-4 on No. 1 Court to become only the second American girl to win the title at the All England Club in the last 30 years.
Claire Liu won the title in 2017.
In the girls’ doubles final, Angella Okutoyi of Kenya and Rose Marie Nijkamp of the Netherlands beat Kayla Cross and Victoria Mboko of Canada 3-6, 6-4 (11-9).
In the boys’ doubles final, Sebastian Gorzny and Alex Michelsen of the United States defeated Gabriel Debru and Paul Inchauspe of France 7-6 (5), 6-3.
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2:08 p.m.
The women’s final at Wimbledon between Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina has started.
Jabeur is looking to become the first Arab woman and first African woman to win a major tennis title. Rybakina, who was born in Russia but switched nationalities to Kazakhstan in 2018, would become the first Grand Slam champion from her adopted country.
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1:15 p.m.
Diede de Groot has won her seventh straight Grand Slam title in women’s wheelchair singles and her fourth at Wimbledon.
The top-seeded Dutch player beat Yui Kamiji of Japan 6-4, 6-2 on No. 3 Court.
De Groot started her run at the 2021 Australian Open. She won all four major titles last year and has won the first three so far this year.
De Groot also won the singles title at the All England Club in 2017 and 2018. She won doubles titles in 2018 and 2019.
The Dutchwoman has also reached the doubles final this year and will team with Aniek van Koot against Kamiji and Dana Mathewson of the United States.
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12:55 p.m.
The women’s final at Wimbledon will produce a first-time Grand Slam champion.
Ons Jabeur of Tunisia and Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan will play on Centre Court for the title.
Jabeur is looking to become the first Arab woman and first African woman to win a major tennis title. Rybakina, who was born in Russia but switched nationalities to Kazakhstan in 2018, would become the first Grand Slam champion from her adopted country.
The men’s doubles final will follow the women’s singles on Centre Court. Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell of Australia will face Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic of Croatia.
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KATY, Texas, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Sports + Outdoors, Inc. ("Academy" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: ASO) today announced that Carl Ford has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective July 12, 2023, succeeding Michael Mullican, who recently transitioned to President. In his new role, Mr. Ford will oversee Finance, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Loss Prevention, Internal Audit, and Investor Relations.
Mr. Ford has served as Academy's Senior Vice President, Finance since January 2019. Prior to joining Academy, he served as Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis at Belk, Inc. where he spent 15 years. During his time at Belk, he also served as the Vice President of Internal Audit and held leadership roles in Accounting and Treasury. Mr. Ford also worked for Deloitte & Touche in their audit practice. He holds a master's degree in accounting from the University of Alabama, a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Southern Mississippi, and he is an active Certified Public Accountant.
"I am thrilled to announce the promotion of Carl Ford to Chief Financial Officer," says Michael Mullican Academy Sports + Outdoors President. "He has an incredible financial acumen and track record of driving positive results at Academy. He played an integral role in helping us navigate the pandemic, achieve our previous long-range plan, as well as supporting our IPO and the development of our new long-range plan. I'm confident Carl and his team will continue to be excellent stewards of our capital as they drive value for our shareholders."
"I'm humbled and excited for the opportunity to lead our finance organization into the future," said Mr. Ford. "Under Michael's leadership, we developed a strong financial team, redefined business processes, and established Academy within the financial community. The Company has a strong balance sheet and solid cash flow to support our growth and create value for our shareholders. I look forward to partnering with Steve and Michael as we focus on long-term growth and profitability as we pursue our vision of becoming the best sports and outdoors retailer in the country."
About Academy Sports + Outdoors
Academy is a leading full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer in the United States. Originally founded in 1938 as a family business in Texas, Academy has grown to 270 stores across 18 states. Academy's mission is to provide "Fun for All", and Academy fulfills this mission with a localized merchandising strategy and value proposition that strongly connects with a broad range of consumers. Academy's product assortment focuses on key categories of outdoor, apparel, footwear and sports & recreation through both leading national brands and a portfolio of private label brands. For more information, visit academy.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on Academy's current expectations and are not guarantees of future performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "expects," "continues," "will," "should," "future," "forward," or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. The forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding Academy's expectations regarding its future performance and are subject to various risks, uncertainties, assumptions, or changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict or quantify. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are set forth in Academy's filings with the SEC, including Academy's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, under the caption "Risk Factors," as may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statement in this press release speaks only as of the date of this release. Academy undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by any applicable securities laws.
Contacts
Investor Contact
Matt Hodges
281-646-5362
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Royse City Medical Lodge shooter in custody, police say
ROYSE CITY, Texas - A gunman is in custody after an incident at the Royse City Medical Lodge Friday morning.
Police have not released many details about what happened at the nursing home and rehab facility off Interstate 30.
The Royse City Police Department has only said a shooter was arrested and no one was hurt.
The scene is still being secured, police said.
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Which sunscreens on Dermstore are best?
Skin care trends come and go, but one step that should always be part of your routine is sunscreen. Sunscreen helps protect your skin from damage and signs of aging caused by UV radiation, but more importantly, it reduces your risk of skin cancer. Here are seven trusted sunscreens you can find on Dermstore to add to your skin care routine.
Why wear sunscreen?
Dermatologists recommend wearing sunscreen daily, even if you don’t plan to be outside. Here’s why:
- Sunburn isn’t just painful: it’s an inflammatory response to a radiation burn that’s caused cellular damage.
- Protecting your skin from UV radiation lowers your risk of skin cancers.
- Sunscreen shields your skin cells from free-radical damage and hyperpigmentation.
- By blocking UV radiation, sunscreen helps prevent the breakdown of collagen and elastin, delaying the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
What to look for in sunscreen
Sunscreen formulation
Skin cancer, including potentially fatal melanoma, can occur in all skin tones, so it’s important to shop for a strong sunscreen that you’re likely to wear consistently. According to dermatologists, the best sunscreen is the one you’ll use every day. Whether you prefer tinted or traditional, chemical or mineral, spray or lotion, choose a formula you like so you’re guaranteed to use it often.
Physical vs. chemical sunscreen
There are drawbacks and advantages to both physical and chemical sunscreen ingredients. Chemical sunscreens are absorbed by the skin while physical sunscreen sits on the surface to reflect UV rays.
Chemical sunscreens appear more transparent on the skin so that you won’t worry about a white cast. However, chemical sunscreen ingredients such as avobenzone and oxybenzone are more likely to irritate sensitive skin. These chemicals may negatively impact ocean ecosystems when they wash off in the water.
Physical or mineral sunscreen ingredients such as zinc oxide or titanium dioxide are less likely to be irritating and are reef-safe, but they may leave a visible white cast, particularly on deeper skin tones.
UVA and UVB protection
The SPF label on a sunscreen identifies how well the sunscreen protects your skin from UVB rays, but UVA rays can damage skin as well. Look for a broad-spectrum sunscreen of at least 30 SPF. Some sunscreens also offer blue light protection if you’re frequently in front of a screen.
Best sunscreens on Dermstore
Top sunscreen
SkinCeuticals Physical Fusion UV Defense SPF 50
What you need to know: This tinted mineral sunscreen is formulated for all skin types and protects against UVA and UVB rays.
What you’ll love: Plankton extract helps strengthen the skin barrier and protect skin from UV-induced stress. The sunscreen’s iron oxide spheres can flatter many skin tones. It’s water-resistant for up to 40 minutes.
What you should consider: The watery consistency can be challenging to apply. It only comes in one shade.
Where to buy: Sold by Dermstore
Top sunscreen for the money
La Roche-Posay Anthelios Melt-In Sunscreen Milk SPF 60
What you need to know: Offering an impressive SPF 60, this sunscreen absorbs quickly and gives skin a velvety finish.
What you’ll love: The formula combines antioxidants with chemical sunscreen ingredients for additional environmental protection. It’s non-comedogenic and free from sulfates and parabens.
What you should consider: For some users, this sunscreen felt too heavy and greasy.
Where to buy: Sold by Dermstore
Best reef-safe sunscreens on Dermstore
Top reef-safe sunscreen
Colorescience Sunforgettable Total Protection Brush-On Shield SPF 50
What you need to know: Sweep this hydrating, tinted mineral formula over bare skin or makeup for SPF 50 protection.
What you’ll love: This brush-on formula is portable for travel and provides UVA, UVB and blue light protection. It comes in four shades and gives skin a blurred, mattified finish.
What you should consider: The shade range is somewhat limited. It can be hard to tell if you’ve applied enough for safe coverage.
Where to buy: Sold by Dermstore
Top reef-safe sunscreen for the money
Dermalogica Invisible Physical Defense SPF 30
What you need to know: The lightweight, broad-spectrum formula also protects against blue light, and its skin care ingredients make it a good pick for sensitive skin.
What you’ll love: Ingredients such as green tea, hyaluronic acid and mushroom extracts soothe and hydrate skin while reducing oiliness. It contains non-nano zinc oxide for broad-spectrum SPF 30 protection. It’s vegan, cruelty-free and comes in recyclable packaging.
What you should consider: Since it’s a physical sunscreen, it may be visible on deeper skin tones. Not everyone is a fan of its herbal scent.
Where to buy: Sold by Dermstore
Worth checking out
EltaMD UV Elements Tinted Broad-Spectrum SPF 44
What you need to know: This tinted mineral formula is moisturizing, noncomedogenic and safe for sensitive skin.
What you’ll love: EltaMD is the brand most recommended by dermatologists. This formula is safe for everyday use and contains hyaluronic acid and antioxidants. It’s a good pick if you have mature or dry skin.
What you should consider: It only comes in one shade and some users preferred more pigmented coverage.
Where to buy: Sold by Dermstore
Best sunscreens for melanated skin on Dermstore
Top Dermstore sunscreen for melanated skin
EltaMD UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 46
What you need to know: This oil-free formula from an established brand disappears into skin despite containing zinc oxide sun.
What you’ll love: This sunscreen is specially formulated to soothe and protect sensitive and acne-prone skin. It includes niacinamide, vitamin E, hyaluronic acid and antioxidants. It’s cruelty-free and fragrance-free.
What you should consider: It may pill under makeup. Its sun protection comes partly from chemical ingredients.
Where to buy: Sold by Dermstore
Top Dermstore sunscreen for melanated skin for the money
What you need to know: This broad-spectrum formula applies transparently and also works as a makeup primer.
What you’ll love: This weightless, oil-free sunscreen contains red algae for blue light protection, frankincense for skin resilience and meadowfoam seed for hydration. It’s cruelty-free and unscented.
What you should consider: Some users with oily skin had trouble with its consistency, which is similar to a silicone primer.
Where to buy: Sold by Dermstore
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Precision medicine company recognized by national experts for its data science solutions focused on acute care
CHICAGO, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Prenosis Inc., a precision medicine company, is one of three finalists for the 2022 Hearst Health Prize, a $100,000 award given in recognition of excellence in data science for managing or improving health in the United States. The competition—offered by the UCLA Center for SMART Health, an interdisciplinary collaborative that looks to the integrated transformation of healthcare through emergent data and technologies, and Hearst Health, a division of Hearst and leader in care guidance— evaluates data science projects or programs that have been implemented and have demonstrated improved health outcomes.
"We're honored to be recognized by the Hearst Health Prize for our precision medicine platform and sepsis solution," said Bobby Reddy, Jr., Prenosis CEO. "The Hearst Health Prize is one of the world's most important awards for healthcare data science. With all of the incredible innovation happening in healthcare data science, we're grateful that our work has been recognized by the judges for its potential impact in addressing acute care challenges."
For more than a decade, Prenosis has created a proprietary biobank and dataset from over 16,000 patients recruited at 10 hospital partner sites. Prenosis has collected over 70,000 biobanked samples from these patients in addition to deep clinical data extracted from the hospital electronic medical records. Using its NOSIS™ dataset—the largest ever generated for infection—Prenosis has built Host Response Maps using machine learning. Using the maps and a proprietary GPS, Prenosis has developed an artificial intelligence platform to help diagnose and treat acute disease earlier.
"At Prenosis, we believe in treating people like individuals," said Reddy. "We created our dataset because we wanted to tailor treatment to everyone's unique biology. We are building the first maps and GPS to truly understand each individual's biology and to use this understanding to suggest the optimal clinical pathways that most increase chances of improved outcomes. Prenosis has the potential to enable a precision medicine revolution in hospitals where each patient will get the personalized treatment that optimizes their chances of having the longest and highest quality of life."
Prenosis developed the Sepsis ImmunoScore™ as an assisted intelligence tool to help clinicians identify patients at risk for having or developing sepsis. Sepsis occurs when the immune system reacts abnormally to an infection, setting off a chain of events that leads to organ failure and potentially death. Sepsis is currently one of the leading causes of mortality in U.S. hospitals, with the WHO estimating that it causes 1 in 5 deaths worldwide1. The Sepsis ImmunoScore™ is one piece of content on Prenosis' Immunix™ evidence generation platform, which integrates seamlessly with hospital EMR systems.
Sepsis is only one health challenge Prenosis is addressing with its rapidly expanding evidence generation platform – consisting of its dataset, biobank, hospital relationships, product partnerships, and its own internally developed tools. Acute care conditions kill tens of millions of people every year. Prenosis plans to use its unique evidence generation platform to better understand and provide treatment pathways for all acute care conditions.
The winner of the Hearst Health Prize receives $100,000. Two finalists will each receive $25,000. As the official partner of the Hearst Health Prize, the UCLA Center for SMART Health identifies data science programs making a measurable difference in human health. The UCLA Center for Systematic, Measurable, Actionable, Resilient, and Technology-driven (SMART) Health is a campus-wide collaborative that looks to the integrated transformation of healthcare through emergent data and technologies. The competition's winner and finalists will be announced on November 1.
The recognition from this award builds on a recent string of strategic partnerships and accolades for Chicago-based Prenosis, including the announcement of PACE Healthcare Capital's investment bringing Prenosis' total funding to $20 million, being selected as part of the MedTech Innovator 2021 Showcase, being named the #2 Medtech Startup of 2021 by MDDI, and being asked to present its research at scientific and industry meetings, including the 2022 annual meetings for the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Association for Clinical Chemistry, the American Thoracic Society, and TEDx.
Prenosis is a health tech innovator devoted to ushering in a new era of precision diagnostics in acute care using artificial intelligence. Its Immunix™ precision diagnostics evidence generation platform leverages machine learning algorithms trained on deep biological data and broad clinical data designed to capture and illuminate the complex health states of patients more holistically. Its proprietary NOSIS™ dataset is one of the largest and fastest-growing hybrid biomarker-clinical datasets for sepsis care. The Sepsis ImmunoScore™ diagnostic on the Immunix™ platform has the potential to save thousands of lives and billions of dollars in healthcare spending annually. The Sepsis ImmunoScore™ is not yet approved for commercial use in the United States.
1 https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/09/who-says-sepsis-causes-20-global-deaths
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- This year's midterms are playing out against the backdrop of former President Donald Trump's persistent claims about losing the 2020 election, a relentless campaign that will have implications for voters across the country as they cast their ballots.
That campaign has prompted new laws in several Republican-led states and sowed distrust of voting machines. Conservative groups sympathetic to Trump's claims are prepared to challenge voters' registration status and recruit observers and workers for polling places.
For most voters, casting a ballot is still likely to be trouble-free. But the new voting procedures and political dynamics already are having an effect in some parts of the country.
Republican legislatures have created a variety of fresh restrictions on registration and voting. Meanwhile, local election officials have reported harassment and even death threats, while still dealing with lingering fallout from the covid-19 pandemic.
This has led to unprecedented pressure on local election offices and a changed landscape to navigate for some of the nation's 217 million registered voters. During the primaries, polling places were bedeviled by short staffing, ballot printing errors, aggressive poll watchers and even malware attacks.
Poll worker positions are often going unfilled, as the hassles of the job -- long hours, low pay and a perceived increase in physical risk -- outweigh the feeling of fulfilling a critical, civic duty. Election denial added to an already brewing crisis as predominantly older poll workers declined to work during the coronavirus pandemic.
Errors on printed ballots are nothing new, but such perennial, administrative snags promise to draw new scrutiny this fall.
Voters should be mindful that signature ID and deadline requirements for mail-in and absentee ballots may have changed in their states.
Election officials will be watching out for newly aggressive poll watchers who may seek to invade voters' space as they vote or poll workers' space as they help voters or prepare ballots for counting.
Poll watchers have been the traditional eyes and ears of the two major political parties, but a new crop who believe election conspiracy theories have signed up for duty. In some Republican-led states, they have been given more leeway to challenge voters or processes.
Voters in some parts of the country may see more uniformed law enforcement officers at polling places but not for traditional peace-keeping. Instead, promoters of Trump's claims have floated the idea that county sheriffs can access voting machines and intervene in how elections are run.
Some have pledged to do just that.
In response, voter advocacy organizations are planning a counter-presence in some states.
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division said it is monitoring for violations of election laws that prohibit discrimination or intimidation of voters based on race, color, national origin, religion or language.
Violence or threats of violence or intimidation against any voter at a polling place should first be reported to police via 911, then to the department at 1-800-253-3931 or https://civilrights.justice.gov/.
In addition, a nonpartisan coalition of voting rights groups is providing assistance to voters across the country. Election Protection runs the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline, which connects voters with individuals who can provide guidance when encountering problems at the polls. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/oct/23/midterms-affected-by-20-election-assertions/ | 2022-10-23 13:55:01 | 0 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/oct/23/midterms-affected-by-20-election-assertions/ |
NORMAN, Okla. — The Norman Police Department (NPD) is asking for the public's help in searching for a missing teenage girl.
NPD is seeking help in locating 16-year-old Chloe Hummingbird Kendall who was last seen on June 15. Investigators believe she may be at risk because she is without her needed medication.
Chloe is 5 feet 5 inches tall, 130 pounds, has dark brown hair and hazel eyes. She was last seen wearing pink shorts, an unknown color t-shirt, and black Nike shoes.
NPD is asking the public to call NPD immediately at 405-321-1444 if you see Chloe or have information about her whereabouts,
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SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft's planned $69 billion purchase of video game company Activision Blizzard was blocked by a federal judge Tuesday, giving more time for an antitrust review of the deal.
U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley in San Francisco ruled in support of a temporary restraining order sought by the Federal Trade Commission that will stop Microsoft from closing the deal.
In a court filing Monday, the commission had sought both a restraining order and injunction to stop Microsoft’s acquisition of the California company behind hit games such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush Saga.
Microsoft, maker of the Xbox game system, has spent months trying to win worldwide approval for the merger. While a number of countries have approved the acquisition, regulators for two important economies — the U.S. and the U.K. — have taken action to stop it, arguing it could suppress competition in the video game market.
The judge said her order temporarily blocking the deal “is necessary to maintain the status quo” while the Federal Trade Commission's legal cases against it are still pending. The bar for issuing an urgent restraining order is lower than it is to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the deal. A hearing on the commission's request for an injunction is set for June 22.
The trade commission already took Microsoft to court last year to block the merger, but that case was brought to the U.S. agency’s in-house judge in a trial set to start Aug. 2.
The commission said it brought its case to a federal court this week because it was concerned that Microsoft was trying to imminently close the deal before the trial begins, which would make it "difficult, if not impossible” to reverse course if the acquisition was later found to be illegal.
Microsoft said in a written statement late Tuesday that “accelerating the legal process in the U.S will ultimately bring more choice and competition to the gaming market."
“A temporary restraining order makes sense until we can receive a decision from the Court, which is moving swiftly,” the company said. | https://www.clickorlando.com/business/2023/06/14/microsofts-planned-activision-blizzard-merger-temporarily-blocked-by-us-judge/ | 2023-06-14 03:48:43 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/business/2023/06/14/microsofts-planned-activision-blizzard-merger-temporarily-blocked-by-us-judge/ |
Thompson, Bob
Age 67, of Springboro, passed away April 3, 2023. He was born August 24, 1955 in Lexington, Kentucky; the son of James Robert and Helen Dees Thompson. Bob is preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his beloved wife of 42 years, Bonnie (Singer) Thompson; daughter, Corry Thompson; son, Jon Thompson; mother, Dees; and numerous extended family members and friends. Bob was an educator inside and outside the classroom. He began his career as a Social Studies teacher and football coach. His passion and knowledge led him to become an administrator in multiple school districts. After his retirement, he continued to contribute to education by mentoring new teachers. He was a role model for the hundreds of young men and women he saw on a daily basis. Many adults walk with their heads higher from his words of wisdom. Bob was a teacher in every aspect of the word. During his life, he enjoyed summer vacations at Hilton Head Island with family and friends. Bob never knew a stranger. He was an active member of St. Henry Parish and gained great pleasure in assisting those who needed him. Family and friends will miss his endless stories. Bob will be remembered as a loving family man, especially a devoted son. A visitation for family and friends will be Monday, April 10, 2023 from 5:00PM to 8:00PM at Routsong Funeral Home, 2100 E. Stroop Road, Kettering, OH 45429. A funeral service will be Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 11:00AM at the funeral home with Dr. Mary Ehret officiating. Bob will be laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made out to St. Vincent de Paul in memory of Bob. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.routsong.com.
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LUDINGTON, Mich., Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OxyChem is pleased to introduce a 30 lb. package of its best-selling PELADOW® calcium chloride snow and ice melter. A 30 lb. bag of PELADOW can melt the same 1,000 sq. ft. of ice that would require 50 lbs. of magnesium chloride.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 4, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed Senate Bill 35, officially making Indiana the 19th state in the nation to guarantee personal finance education for high school graduates. Senate Bill 35 was sponsored by Senator Mike Gaskill (R - Pendleton) and passed unanimously through both chambers of the legislature.
"This is a great bill and a necessary promise to Indiana high school students that guarantees them access to a full semester of 21st century-relevant financial education. This is the class most adults will tell you they wish they had taken," said Yanely Espinal, Director of Educational Outreach at Next Gen Personal Finance. "We specifically applaud the efforts of Senator Gaskill for his passion and determination in achieving this for all Indiana students."
The legislation requires personal finance to be a separate subject and to provide instruction on a number of content areas including managing credit scores, investing, and filing taxes. This new requirement applies to all graduates in the year 2028 and beyond.
"Indiana's success continues to build upon the strong momentum we've seen across state legislatures over the past two years," said Tim Ranzetta, co-founder of Next Gen Personal Finance. "There's been a clear parental demand for personal finance education and Indiana enacted a flexible solution that respects local control of schools."
Next Gen Personal Finance is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing the best personal finance curriculum and professional development to teachers across all 50 states, and does so at no cost. They created the Mission 2030 Fund to become involved in advocacy efforts and were a strong supporter of Senate Bill 35.
About Next Gen Personal Finance:
Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) is a nonprofit committed to guaranteeing that all high school students receive a personal finance course prior to graduating. NGPF has become the "one-stop shop" for more than 80,000 educators looking for high-quality, engaging personal finance curriculum to equip students with the skills they need to thrive in the future. NGPF invests in teacher professional development with live Virtual PD workshops, Certification Courses, and 40+ asynchronous On-Demand modules. NGPF has been recognized by Common Sense Education as a "Top Website for Teachers to Find Lesson Plans" and "Best Business and Finance Games."
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Like thousands of 14-year-olds, Kairan Quazi graduates this month — but not from middle school. He’ll be getting his bachelor’s degree at Santa Clara University as the youngest graduate in the institution’s history, and then heading to SpaceX to become a software engineer.
“I’m really excited for this new chapter of my life,” said Kairan, who will be moving from Pleasanton, California, to Washington state with his mom, Jullia, in July to join SpaceX’s Starlink team in Redmond.
The clues were there from the start that Kairan (pronounced Ky-ren) was no ordinary kid.
Just a few months after her boy’s birth, Jullia began noticing Kairan’s “intense” temperament: If she was reading to him and stopped, for example, Kairan would throw a tantrum that could only be quieted by listening to NPR. By age 2, he was speaking in full sentences, and his doctors realized his intellectual and emotional intelligence were off the charts.
They recommended he start preschool immediately. But on his first day — which happened to occur while the Arab Spring uprising was spreading across the globe — the teacher told his parents that there had been a problem.
“He got up and declared that school was boring. And then, he got all of his friends in the classroom to start marching, chanting: Free Egypt, democracy now,” said Jullia. “He was 2. We were dumbfounded.”
In the years since, Kairan has been qualified as “profoundly gifted,” with an IQ above the 99.9th percentile of the general population. Unlike many children with such intelligence levels, Kairan is also incredibly socially attuned, his mother said — although in kindergarten, he did make all the kids cry when he told them at recess that Syria’s Bashar al-Assad was wielding chemical weapons.
He was 5 years old.
“I think by third grade, it became painfully obvious to my teachers, parents and pediatrician that mainstream education wasn’t a great fit for my exponential learning abilities,” Kairan said in an interview on Tuesday.
By Kairan’s 10th birthday, the pediatrician told his parents that he needed to be on a more accelerated path. Jullia said she and Kairan’s dad, Mustahid, spent three days crying, wondering how they could convince a university that their third-grader was equipped to enter its classrooms.
But despite the obstacles, the Quazis figured it out. Later that year, Kairan started at Las Positas, a community college in Livermore, and at age 10, he got an internship at Intel Labs as an AI research co-op fellow. By age 11, he transferred to Santa Clara University, where he focused on computer science and engineering.
And now, at age 14, Kairan is looking back on a college experience that he said were the happiest years of his life. He will graduate alongside nearly 1,600 other students on June 17.
While at Santa Clara, Kairan was a member of the Association for Computer Machinery, and served as senior senator in the Associated Student Government. The 14-year-old was tapped to tutor students, and soon became one of the most requested on the staff, he said matter of factly.
Ahmed Amer, Kairan’s academic advisor and an associate professor of computer science and engineering, said Kairan was a “delight to teach,” because he was constantly — and genuinely — ready to dig into the course material and ask insightful questions.
“When I first started (at Santa Clara University), people were really intrigued,” he said. “But after a few days, I think the novelty wore off … and I think a lot of them realized that I’m a pretty normal person.”
One of those students was Jordan Randleman, a 23-year-old master’s student specializing in computer science and engineering.
“At first, I thought: Wow, this dude is really short,” said Randleman. “But then I was like, wait no. This dude is 13 years old.”
Despite a nine-year age gap, Randleman and Kairan became fast friends. Randleman said Kairan feels like a peer, although he does hold back from talking about college parties and drinking. Other than that, their friendship feels totally normal, Randleman said. The older student isn’t surprised Kairan landed a job at SpaceX — a company that accepts only 0.2% of all job applicants, according to career website Zippia.
“If any person could nail it, it would undeniably be him,” said Randleman.
Even so, it wasn’t all easy, Kairan said. He applied for dozens of jobs throughout the year, a process that resulted in 95 rejections and just three full-time offers. Amer said he’d watched Kairan struggle with being taken seriously because of his age — and hopes that in the future, Kairan can continue realizing his potential without judgement from those around him.
“I always try to remember this phrase my mom says, which is: we’re always where we are supposed to be,” said Kairan. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/hes-14-just-graduated-santa-clara-university-and-about-to-join-spacex/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news | 2023-06-07 21:34:08 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/hes-14-just-graduated-santa-clara-university-and-about-to-join-spacex/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news |
SLIDELL, La. (AP) — A 62-year-old man died Thursday and another man was injured after their recreational shrimping skiff overturned in a lake north of New Orleans while he and a friend were out trawling.
The trawl snagged around midnight Thursday in Lake Pontchartrain, and the boat overturned while the men tried to free the net, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said.
The department said in a news release that neither Ricky Hodgson of Pearl River nor the other man was wearing a life jacket, but the second man survived. He was injured, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook message.
The Coast Guard found them near the St. Tammany-Orleans Parish line, between the Interstate 10 twin spans, the sheriff's office said.
The sheriff's office had put out an alert for a 21-foot blue shrimping skiff boat about 5:15 a.m., after the men were reported overdue from a trip that started Wednesday night.
Hodgson’s body was recovered about 9:30 a.m. Thursday and turned over to the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office to determine an official cause of death, according to Wildlife and Fisheries. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Boat-flips-after-recreational-shrimp-trawl-snags-17460514.php | 2022-09-22 21:43:02 | 0 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Boat-flips-after-recreational-shrimp-trawl-snags-17460514.php |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Not many people charged with felony crimes go seven years without ever standing trial. One of them is Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
The twists and turns of how the Republican, who is on the cusp of winning the GOP nomination for a third term Tuesday, has yet to have his day in court after being indicted on securities fraud charges in 2015 has little comparison in American politics. And along the way, it has upended what it means to be a compromised officeholder in Texas.
Four different judges have overseen his case at some point. Where a trial would happen — if it ever does — has ping-ponged from Dallas to Houston to Dallas again. All the while, other clouds have gathered over Paxton: the FBI is investigating him over separate accusations of corruption, and the State Bar of Texas is weighing possible reprimands over his attempts to baselessly overturn the 2020 election.
Once, nearly a year passed with no movement in the case at all.
No single reason explains the delays. But altogether, Paxton has become an example of how powerful allies and acts of God can drag out career-threatening criminal charges, and allow a politician to rise above being written off as a political goner.
“I mean, this one is crazy,” said Andrew Wheat, a leader of the watchdog Texans For Public Justice. His group in 2014 filed a complaint with prosecutors over Paxton’s failure to register as a securities adviser, one of the criminal charges the Republican is battling.
Wheat is dubious that a trial will ever happen. “And by the time it does, if it ever does, will it have any significance left to it?” he said.
Paxton, who faces five to 99 years in prison if convicted, has pleaded not guilty. His attorneys point out that Paxton invoked his right to a speedy trial and blame the holdup on special prosecutors, who have spent years in a protracted battle over how much they’re getting paid and where the case should be tried.
How much the case matters is a question Texas Republicans have, arguably, already answered.
Paxton was reelected in 2018 when the felony charges were still making front pages. He is now in reach of winning the nomination again Tuesday in a runoff against Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, who finished second in a four-way primary in March, but still 20 percentage points behind Paxton.
Bush, the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and the last of his famous family still in office, has staked a comeback on TV ads that splash the indictments across the screen and call Paxton unfit for office. Paxton has mostly ignored the attacks while flaunting former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Most top Texas Republicans have been restrained in voicing any concerns, but a rare exception came just days ahead of the runoff, when U.S. Sen. John Cornyn called the unresolved case an “embarrassment.”
“Obviously the voters will have access to that information,” Cornyn said last week. “They’ll make their own decision and I can’t predict what the outcome will be.”
The indictments accuse Paxton of defrauding investors in a Dallas-area tech startup by not disclosing he was being paid by the company, called Servergy, to recruit them. The indictments were handed up just months after Paxton was sworn in as Texas’ top law enforcement officer.
Not long after, allies of Paxton spearheaded attacks on special prosecutors’ $300 hourly rate, calling it an abuse of taxpayer money. Local leaders in Paxton’s hometown of Collin County, which is controlled by Republicans, agreed and voted to slash the pay.
Since then, the criminal case has inched along. A court system brought to a standstill by a 2017 hurricane and then the coronavirus pandemic slowed the pace even more. As it stands now, special prosecutors are waiting on Texas’ top criminal court to rule on an appeal to address payment issues and keep Paxton’s case in Houston.
“The trial’s extended delay was in no way attributable to improper influence of Mr. Paxton,” said Philip Hilder, one of Paxton’s attorneys, pointing the finger instead at prosecutors for challenging their pay and other pretrial rulings.
“In fact, Mr. Paxton invoked his right to speedy trial. Mr. Paxton is innocent of these charges and sought to have his day in a proper court long ago,” he said in a statement.
In the intervening years, Paxton has drawn new scrutiny after eight of his top deputies accused him in 2020 of allegedly abusing his office to help a wealthy donor, Nate Paul, resist an earlier FBI investigation of the developer.
Both federal probes continue, with investigators in recent months collecting Paul’s business records and asking how the developer might have been paying Paxton, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.
Paul, whose lawyers did not respond to requests for comment, has denied bribing Paxton. The attorney general has broadly denied wrongdoing and his lawyers declined to comment on the FBI investigation.
In New Jersey, a two-year corruption indictment against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat, ended with a hung jury in 2017. In Texas, attorneys and legal experts struggled to recall a case that has stretched as long as Paxton’s without a resolution.
State Rep. Gene Wu, a Democrat and attorney who spent three years as a prosecutor in Houston, described the delays as unheard of, saying even high-level cases in Texas’ largest county go to trial in two or three years.
“There is a legitimate criminal violation and justice is not being served because the people being charged have money and they have power,” Wu said.
There is no time limit in which the charges against Paxton would expire. “But as a practical matter, the courts are going to get concerned. People’s memories fade and the like,” said David Kwok, co-director of the Criminal Justice Institute at the University of Houston Law Center.
The case hasn’t outlasted Wheat’s watchdog group but they’ve scaled back: He says financial support for their nonprofit, which also filed the complaint that led to former Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s indictment in 2014, has been challenging in recent years.
After being forced into a runoff, Paxton’s campaign raised more than $2 million in about three months.
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Couple charged for starving toddler to death, sheriff says
POLK COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) – A 2-year-old girl weighed just 9.5 pounds when she was found dead earlier this week in an inflatable pool that was being used as a makeshift playpen.
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, an autopsy showed the 34-month-old girl had no food in her stomach and had suffered from long-term starvation.
Sheriff Grady Judd said during a press conference the little girl had only gained 1 ounce only in two years and four months, adding she was basically, “just skin and bones.”
“We are exceptionally frustrated because, obviously, someone had to have seen the child in this condition,” Judd said. “Even if you didn’t know this child was [almost] 3-years-old, you look at this child and gasp at the horror you saw and the pain this child went through.”
The young girl’s parents, Arhonda Tillman, 35, and Regis Johnson, 57, were both arrested and charged with negligent child abuse causing great harm.
Johnson told detectives he put his daughter in the inflatable pool around 5:15 Tuesday morning and she began playing with her toys.
He left briefly and saw the girl was “cold to the touch and not breathing” when he returned.
According to the sheriff’s office, Tillman claimed she tried to feed her daughter the night before, but she wouldn’t eat.
Johnson initially told detectives his daughter’s most recent doctor’s appointment was in August 2021, but later admitted the toddler hadn’t seen a pediatrician since January 2020 – at her 6-month-old checkup.
Detectives say the pediatrician’s office tried to contact the parents several times because there was concern the child may have had Cystic Fibrosis.
Johnson told detectives he “knew the victim was losing weight and was not thriving” and still did not seek medical attention, according to the sheriff’s office.
An investigation revealed the Department of Children and Families began a medical neglect investigation that showed the toddler was consistently losing weight and her parents failed to follow up with doctor appointments.
“This is egregious and should never have occurred. Because of the actions of these parents, this little girl will never have the opportunity to grow up,” Judd said in a press release.
There were no other children in the home, but Judd said Tillman told authorities she is four months pregnant.
The sheriff said authorities will ensure the unborn child will receive proper care, if Tillman is, in fact, pregnant.
The investigation is ongoing and more charges are pending.
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LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Darius McGhee scored 27 points as Liberty beat North Carolina Central 79-63 on Monday night.
McGhee added three steals for the Flames (2-1). Brody Peebles shot 4 for 7, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc to add 12 points. Shiloh Robinson recorded eight points and finished 4 of 7 from the field.
The Eagles (0-3) were led by Justin Wright, who recorded 16 points and two steals. North Carolina Central also got 10 points from Devin Butts. In addition, Kris Monroe had nine points.
Liberty was outscored by North Carolina Central in the second half by eight points, with McGhee scoring a team-high seven points after the break.
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Liberty's next game is Friday against Southern Miss at home, while North Carolina Central hosts Mid-Atlantic Christian on Wednesday.
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WFO SACRAMENTO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, November 4, 2022
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FROST ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
242 PM PDT Thu Nov 3 2022
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost
formation.
* WHERE...Northern Sacramento Valley, Central Sacramento Valley,
and adjacent Sierra/Cascade foothills.
* WHEN...2 AM this evening to 9 AM PDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if
left uncovered. Make sure outdoor pets have shelter from the
cold.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY:Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) between October 20, 2020 and May 19, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important November 1, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Kohl's securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Kohl's class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8539 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than November 1, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
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DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Kohl's Strategic Plan was not well tailored to achieving the Company's stated goals; (2) defendants had likewise overstated Kohl's success in executing its Strategic Plan; (3) Kohl's had deficient disclosure controls and procedures, internal control over financial reporting, and corporate governance mechanisms; (4) as a result, Kohl's Board was able to and did withhold material information from shareholders about the state of the Company in the lead-up to the Company's annual meeting; (5) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Kohl's financial condition and reputation; and (6) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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Anne Arundel County Police are investigating a suspicious death in Laurel after human remains were discovered in the back of a burned-out car.
Police and firefighters from the Anne Arundel County Fire Department responded around midnight Tuesday to the area of Brock Bridge Road and Tribeca Trail in Laurel for reports of a car fire. The vehicle was located 100 yards off the roadway engulfed in flames when officers and firefighters arrived, according to a police news release.
After the fire was put out, investigators located charred human remains in the back seat, police said.
The remains were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore, and the cause and manner of death is pending an autopsy, police said.
Anne Arundel County Police Homicide detectives are investigating and ask anyone with any information to call 410-222-4700. | https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/crime/ac-cn-laurel-burned-car-body-20220928-hsggcqw5crc7zh7hsxhrxdg5hm-story.html | 2022-09-28 16:28:38 | 1 | https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/crime/ac-cn-laurel-burned-car-body-20220928-hsggcqw5crc7zh7hsxhrxdg5hm-story.html |
CHIBA, Japan, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As agriculture, forestry, and fishery are major industries in Chiba Prefecture, there are many facilities offering hands-on experiences for each sector. Chiba Prefecture has published an online brochure for strawberry picking farms in the prefecture which are easily accessed from Narita International Airport.
To download brochure "Strawberry Picking Farms Easily Accessible from Narita Airport" (4P), please visit: https://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/ryuhan/chokubai/guidebook/documents/strawberrypickingfarms.pdf
The brochure contains information on various strawberries and picking know-how to enjoy fresh strawberries of visitor's choice. In addition, Chiba Prefecture warmly welcomes foreign tourists through Narita International Airport, which is located within the Prefecture.
*Farms may close early if all ripe strawberries are picked quickly for the day.
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Germany inks deal with China's COSCO on Hamburg port
Arthur Sullivan
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The scale of Germany's economic reliance on China is a source of increasing angst. Yet despite tensions, the government has approved a controversial deal that sees Chinese company COSCO acquire a portion of Hamburg port.
Last month it was announced that Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party coalition government was revisiting a decision made in October 2022 to give the go-ahead to the deal. The review came when it emerged that the Tollerort container terminal had been classified as critical German infrastructure earlier in 2023 by Germany's national cyber security agency, the BSI.
However, on Wednesday, chief government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit said the government was sticking to the October decision, which caps COSCO's stake in the Tollerort terminal at 24.99%. That compromise had been reached following intense opposition to the deal from the Greens and the Free Democrats (FDP), coalition partners of Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD).
The Tollerort terminal is owned by the Hamburg port logistics company HHLA. The company says the deal will make Hamburg port a preferred destination for COSCO and help secure jobs. It also said the agreement would strengthen Hamburg's national and international importance as a logistics location.
Close to one-third of the goods handled at the port already come from or go to China. China has been Germany's biggest trade partner for the past seven years, with the value of trade between the countries rising to a record €298 billion ($320 billion) in 2022.
Scholz's party was especially keen on pushing the deal through. However, there remains tension on the issue within the government. The Economy Ministry, led by the Greens' Robert Habeck, released a statement after the deal was confirmed on Wednesday, saying, "There were different assessments when assessing the acquisition of a holding." | https://www.dw.com/en/germany-inks-deal-with-chinas-cosco-on-hamburg-port/a-65586131?maca=en-rss-en-bus-2091-rdf | 2023-05-11 14:02:35 | 1 | https://www.dw.com/en/germany-inks-deal-with-chinas-cosco-on-hamburg-port/a-65586131?maca=en-rss-en-bus-2091-rdf |
Children check out replicas of fossils during STEAM Night on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Sawtooth Elementary School in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
TWIN FALLS — Dozens of children wandered the halls finding everything from museum fossils to workshops on coding Wednesday evening during Sawtooth Elementary’s STEAM Night.
Children watch science experiments during STEAM Night on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Sawtooth Elementary School in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH photos, TIMES-NEWS
STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics and encourages kids to dabble in all the fields to see what they may like to pursue.
Children interact with reptiles during STEAM Night Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Sawtooth Elementary School in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
PHOTOS: STEAM Night at Sawtooth Elementary
STEAM Night at Sawtooth Elementary
Children watch science experiments during STEAM Night on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Sawtooth Elementary School in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH photos, TIMES-NEWS
STEAM Night at Sawtooth Elementary
Children interact with reptiles during STEAM Night Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Sawtooth Elementary School in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
STEAM Night at Sawtooth Elementary
Children check out replicas of fossils during STEAM Night on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Sawtooth Elementary School in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
STEAM Night at Sawtooth Elementary
Children run around and play during STEAM Night Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Sawtooth Elementary School in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
STEAM Night at Sawtooth Elementary
Sawtooth Elementary School holds a STEAM Night event Wednesday, April 5, 2023, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
STEAM Night at Sawtooth Elementary
Children get to interact with reptiles during STEAM Night Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Sawtooth Elementary School in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
STEAM Night at Sawtooth Elementary
Children watch science experiments during STEAM Night Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Sawtooth Elementary School in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
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Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to testify in a congressional hearing next Thursday on the federal government’s role in censorship across the nation.
On its website, the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government noted Kennedy Jr. as one of three witnesses set to testify.
Other witnesses include Breitbart News journalist Emma-Jo Morris and the Louisiana Department of Justice Special Assistant Attorney General D. John Sauer.
The subcommittee’s hearing is set to focus on the federal government’s role in censoring U.S. residents, the Biden’s administration’s lawsuit against Missouri over the state’s gun rights bills and allegations of cooperation between major tech companies and government agencies to hinder free speech.
This follows Kennedy’s 2024 presidential campaign announcement in April. He has frequently been referred to as an “anti-vaccine activist,” and in June, YouTube removed an interview between Kennedy and Jordan Peterson for violating its guidelines against vaccine misinformation.
The social media platform told The Hill in a statement that its general vaccine misinformation policy “prohibits content that alleges that vaccines cause chronic side effects, outside rare side effects that are recognized by health authorities.”
Kennedy is the son of former Attorney General Robert Kennedy and nephew of former President John F. Kennedy.
Kennedy’s personal Instagram account was reinstated in June after the platform permanently removed him in 2021 following repeated posts of COVID-19 misinformation. | https://www.wivb.com/news/political-news/hill-politics/rfk-jr-to-testify-in-house-hearing-on-censorship/ | 2023-07-13 01:51:52 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/news/political-news/hill-politics/rfk-jr-to-testify-in-house-hearing-on-censorship/ |
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis opened a celebration of Mass on Easter Sunday joined by dozens of prelates and tens of thousands of pilgrims and tourists in St. Peter’s Square, where spring flowers made the vast space bright. made bright by spring flowers.
Orange-red tulips, yellow sprays of forsythia and daffodils, and other colorful seasonal blooms were transported in trucks from the Netherlands on Saturday and set up in planters to decorate the Vatican square, which quickly filled up Sunday with Rome residents and Holy Week visitors to the city.
Some 45,000 people had gathered by the start of the mid-morning Mass, according to Vatican security services.
At the beginning of the Easter ceremony inspired by the core Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead after his crucifixion, Francis sprinkled holy water and sounded somewhat tired as he recited ritual words in Latin.
A canopy on the edge of steps on the square sheltered the pontiff, who was back in the public eye 12 hours after a 2.25-hour long Easter vigil ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica the night before.
Still recovering from bronchitis, Francis, 86, skipped the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum due to unseasonably cold nighttime temperatures.
Sunday was breezy, but the temperature quickly rose a day after rain and strong wind gusts lashed Rome.
At the end of the Mass, Francis was set to deliver a speech that pontiffs give on Christmas and Easter. Known by its Latin name, “Urbi et Orbi,” which means to the city and to the world, the message is a frequently an occasion to decry wars and injustices around the globe, including religious persecution.
Francis has generally rebounded following a three-day stay last week at a Rome hospital where he was administered antibiotics intravenously for bronchitis. He was discharged on April 1. Except for forgoing the Colosseum Way of the Cross torch-lit procession, he has stuck to a heavy schedule of Holy Week public appearances. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/world/article/pope-big-crowd-mark-easter-in-flower-adorned-17886915.php | 2023-04-09 09:58:11 | 0 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/world/article/pope-big-crowd-mark-easter-in-flower-adorned-17886915.php |
NEW YORK (AP) — A key decision over whether Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social will merge with a cash-rich company and get $1.3 billion to take on Twitter has been put off for another month.
The potential partner, Digital World Acquisition Corp., on Thursday postponed a shareholder vote to extend by a year a deadline to close its merger with Trump’s company and release funds to pay its bills. At least 65% of shareholders need to approve the extension, a threshold not reached in tallies earlier in the day.
Shares of Digital World, which have been generally falling after small-pocketed investors pushed them over $100 last year, closed Thursday up 1% to $23.35.
If a new deal deadline isn't approved at a shareholder meeting on Oct. 10, Digital World can still play for time. It can delay the deadline by three months if sponsors backing its company pay nearly $3 million into a trust account, then delay again for another three months for same payment. The company has said previously it would chose to delay three months if necessary.
If the deal is not closed by the new deadlines, Digital World must liquidate and Truth Social's parent, Trump Media & Technology Group, will have to find other sources of cash. It could do that by borrowing, finding private investors or having Trump himself contribute the money, something he has avoided in many of his business ventures but has hinted he might do.
“I don’t need financing, ‘I’m really rich,'" Trump posted on Truth Social earlier this month. “Private company anyone???”
Digital World's deal with Trump's company was troubled almost from the start. In November, the Securities and Exchange Commission requested documents from Digital World following news reports that it had talked with Trump representatives about joining forces before selling its own stock to the public for the first time, a possible violation of security rules.
Digital World and Trump's business have also been subpoenaed in a federal criminal probe. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is looking into violations of stock trading rules, too.
The SEC probe in particular is a serious setback for the company because the agency needs to sign off on the Digital World-Trump merger for it to go through. Trump has called the investigations politically motivated “witch hunts."
A merger would release to Trump Media $290 million held by Digital World and another $1 billion that private investors had committed to the combined company. Until then, Trump's company is on its own, paying staff, leases and other expenses from $36 million raised from sales of promissory notes last year and earlier this year.
Truth Social was launched as a free speech, “big tent” alternative to Twitter after Trump was banned by the platform following last year's Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Trump rarely posted on the app in the weeks after it was launched in February, but now is regularly sending his version of tweets — called truths — to rally supporters following the FBI seizure of confidential government documents at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida last month.
In the proposed merger, Trump is hoping to cash in on a recent investing trend involving risky shell companies called special purchase acquisition companies, or SPACs, that have no product or service to sell and are set up solely to merge with a business with one.
Once wildly popular, stocks of many highflying SPACs have plunged in price and many others have been liquidated without completing mergers. SPACs, also called blank-check companies, are allowed a quick path to go public without many disclosures but only if they have not yet had substantial discussion with a possible merger partner, a possible focus of the Digital World investigations.
“The SEC has needlessly delayed its review of our proposed merger, causing real and unnecessary financial harm" to investors, said Trump Media in a statement. "The SEC needs to set aside any improper political considerations and bring its review to a swift conclusion.” | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Trump-partner-in-Truth-Social-delays-key-vote-on-17429061.php | 2022-09-09 01:09:15 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Trump-partner-in-Truth-Social-delays-key-vote-on-17429061.php |
On Aug. 11, in the transition between Fox News shows “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and “Hannity,” a photo on-screen appeared to show Judge Bruce Reinhart with Ghislaine Maxwell.
Reinhart is the judge that executed the search warrant that authorized the FBI to search the Florida home of former President Donald Trump. Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison for conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to recruit, groom and abuse underage girls.
After the photo aired on the network, some social media users called out Fox News for sharing a “clearly fake, photoshopped image of the judge involved in approving the Mar-a-Lago warrant.”
THE QUESTION
Is the photo showing Judge Bruce Reinhart with Ghislaine Maxwell real?
THE SOURCES
- Fox News’ websites for Tucker Carlson Tonight and Hannity
- Google Images reverse image search engine
- TinEye, a reverse image search tool
THE ANSWER
No, the photo is not real and has been doctored. The original photo dates back to at least December 2021 and actually showed Maxwell with Epstein.
WHAT WE FOUND
During the Aug. 11 transition between “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and “Hannity,” Carlson’s guest host, Brain Kilmeade, teased the introduction to Hannity’s show by airing the photo.
In the tease, Kilmeade says: “You won’t believe who he’s [Reinhart] is getting cozy with. We’re going to show you that next.”
Hannity responds at the start of his own show, telling Kilmeade he believed the photo was edited, and that the original photo was of Maxwell and Epstein, not of Reinhart.
In a statement posted to Twitter on August 12, Kilmeade said he showed the photo on the program in jest.
"Last night while subbing for Tucker Carlson, we showed you an image of Judge Bruce Reinhart w/ Ghislaine Maxwell that was sourced on screen to a meme pulled from Twitter & wasn’t real. This depiction never took place & we wanted to make clear that we were showing a meme in jest," the tweet said.
Using a reverse Google image search, VERIFY was able to trace the original photo to news reports from December 2021, and it wasn’t Reinhart in the photo with Maxwell. The original photo shows Maxwell giving a foot rub to Epstein.
“SOLE MATES Ghislaine Maxwell gives Epstein foot massage in creepy never-before-seen pics of their sordid relationship,” said one headline containing the original photo.
Using TinEye, another reverse image search tool, VERIFY was able to compare the original image with the doctored image. The photo that was aired on Fox News was edited to replace Epstein’s torso with a photo showing Reinhart holding a bag of Oreos and a bottle of whiskey.
During the Fox News tease, an Instagram account was credited as the source of the photo. That account, @what.i.meme.to.say, posted the photo on August 10. The biography on the Instagram account says the person is a digital artist and “original meme creator.”
VERIFY reached out to the Instagram user for comment, but had not heard back from them at the time of publication. | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/verify/national-verify/photo-appearing-to-show-judge-bruce-reinhart-with-ghislaine-maxwell-is-fake-fact-check/536-795ff936-60f3-4283-a80e-e19dac406b7e | 2022-08-12 22:06:19 | 1 | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/verify/national-verify/photo-appearing-to-show-judge-bruce-reinhart-with-ghislaine-maxwell-is-fake-fact-check/536-795ff936-60f3-4283-a80e-e19dac406b7e |
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