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For the third consecutive year, the BNIC continues to support US bartenders - awarding $1,000 to ten finalists and a trip to the region for three grand prize winners
NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC) — the entity promoting, protecting and developing the Cognac Geographical Indication and culture — is excited to announce the results of the 3rd annual Cognac Connection Challenge bartender competition, in partnership with Speed Rack and VinePair, which received almost 200 entries, the most ever entered.
The Cognac Connection Challenge was created in 2020 to support US bartenders during the pandemic and give them the opportunity to expand their knowledge of Cognac and share their passion for mixology. This year, the ten finalists will receive a $1,000 cash stipend to further their professional education. Additionally, three grand prize winners will also be invited to an in-person trip to Cognac, France to experience the spirit and region firsthand later this year.
After the difficult task of going through every single entry, the expert judge panel—Lynnette Marrero and Ivy Mix of Speed Rack, certified Cognac Educator Kellie Thorn and VinePair managing editor Tim McKirdy—selected the ten winning cocktails based on the artistry, creativity and flavor. The following ten bartenders best showcased the versatility of Cognac and their original cocktail recipes were selected as the 2022 winners:
- Grand Prize — Grant Jacobs (Los Angeles, CA)
- Grand Prize — Sarah Troxell (Galveston, TX)
- Grand Prize — John Ware (New York, NY)
- Finalist — Justin Brody (Portland, OR)
- Finalist — Nat Froikin (Chicago, IL)
- Finalist — William Patton (Washington, DC)
- Finalist — Nicole Salicetti (New York, NY)
- Finalist — Mark Sassi (Seattle, WA)
- Finalist — James Wieland (Milwaukee, WI)
- Finalist — Tara Yadgir (Chandler, AZ)
Speed Rack co-founders and spirit luminaries Ivy Mix and Lynnette Marrero commented, "We are thrilled to see how much the competition has grown over the past three years. It has been a pleasure working with the BNIC again to continue supporting and engaging with our bartender community. What's really exciting though? Seeing the creativity of bartenders across the country through the recipes we received. From chamomile to coffee, sherry to chartreuse, it was inspiring to go through so many delicious submissions."
Bartenders entered the challenge by submitting an original Cognac-based cocktail recipe, sharing their inspiration for the cocktail and what they'd learned about the spirit through the process. Recipes were judged on originality, creativity, technique, taste and appearance. Entrants also earned points by attending a virtual educational seminar and sharing their cocktails on social media.
"It brings me great joy to spread the word of Cognac which is often an underrated spirit category," certified Cognac Educator, Kellie Thorn said. She also led the bartender webinar, a mandatory component of the competition. She continued, "It's rewarding to see bartenders embracing and understanding the versatility of the spirit. It wasn't easy selecting the winners; we received some amazing entries this year!!"
A digital recipe book with the winning cocktails from the 2022 Cognac Connection competition will be available today on VinePair.com and the official Cognac Connection website. Winning bartenders will also be profiled on @CognacUSA social channels.
Visit CognacConnection.com for further updates and information about all things Cognac.
ABOUT THE BNIC
The BNIC (Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac) represents, fosters and protects the Cognac Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée in France and abroad. In the 150 countries where Cognac is sold, this AOC assures consumers a product of exceptional quality. With a membership that equally represents the agricultural and commercial interests of Cognac, the BNIC is the consultative and decision-making body for the 4,260 winegrowers, 120 distillers and 280 merchants of the Cognac appellation. For more cocktail recipes, please visit https://www.cognac.fr/en/tasting/drinking-cognac/cocktails-cognac/.
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NEW YORK — Anthony Rizzo is staying with the New York Yankees, agreeing Tuesday to a $40 million, two-year contract, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
Since joining the Yankees at the 2021 trade deadline, Rizzo had provided needed left-handed power for New York and has taken advantage of the right field short porch at Yankee Stadium.
Now 33, Rizzo hit .224 with 75 RBIs and had 32 home runs for the fourth time in his career. While the Yankees led the major leagues with 254 home runs, just 77 were by left-handed batters.
His agreement is the first major offseason move for the Yankees, who are attempting to re-sign star right fielder Aaron Judge.
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The U.S. Census Bureau on Wednesday said it was putting on hold plans to apply by 2025 a controversial method for protecting the privacy of participants in its most comprehensive survey of Americans after facing pushback from prominent researchers and demographers.
The science doesn’t yet exist to apply differential privacy algorithms to the annual American Community Survey, which covers more than 40 topics ranging from income, internet access, rent, disabilities and language spoken at home, the statistical agency said in a blog post.
“It’s also not clear that differential privacy would ultimately be the best option,” wrote Donna Daily, chief of the American Community Survey Office.
The Census Bureau embraced using differential privacy algorithms for the first time with the release last year of the first round of 2020 census data, and it had said the method would be applied to American Community Survey data by 2025. Differential privacy algorithms add intentional errors to data to obscure the identity of any given participant. It is most noticeable at the smallest geographies, such as census blocks.
Prominent demographers and other researchers had asked in a letter to Census Bureau Director Robert Santos last summer that the agency drop plans to use the algorithms on future data releases, claiming it would jeopardize the usability of numbers that are the foundation of the nation’s data infrastructure.
The 2020 census questionnaire asked limited questions about race, Hispanic background, sex, age, household relationships and whether a home is owned or rented during the head count of very U.S. resident. The American Community Survey, on the other hand, is much more complex because of the almost four dozen topics it covers when sampling residents in 3.5 million homes.
The Census Bureau has said that the differential privacy algorithms are needed since, without them, the growth of easily available third-party data combined with modern computing could allow hackers to piece together the identities of participants in its censuses and surveys in violation of the law. Bureau statisticians will continue to study privacy methods for the American Community Survey, the statistical agency said.
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BA.5 is leading another wave of COVID-19 cases, as well as a rise in hospitalizations. The subvariant of omicron is extremely contagious and is causing more reinfections in people who've already been sick with COVID-19, including during earlier omicron waves.
But are the at-home rapid tests we've come to rely on (and have even gotten shipped to our homes) able to detect BA.5?
While it's possible new research could come out and prove that BA.5 makes some tests less effective at picking up positive COVID-19 cases, the rapid tests seem to be doing their jobs. Here's what to know.
How do home COVID tests work?
At-home COVID-19 tests are usually rapid antigen tests, which work by identifying proteins in the coronavirus. If the proteins are present in your nose when you swab it, there will be a second line on your test, and you should consider yourself positive and contagious with COVID-19. This is similar to how a home pregnancy test works, but pregnancy tests pick up the presence of a hormone instead of a virus. (And pregnancy isn't contagious, of course.)
"Positive results remain highly accurate for these tests, though there still can be false negatives," Shaili Gandhi, vice president of pharmacy at SingleCare, said in an email. This is because it takes a higher amount of virus to test positive on a rapid test than the highly sensitive PCR or lab-based tests. Someone who's fully vaccinated and boosted, for example, may have a very low viral load (smaller amount of virus) and that may mean they test negative even if they do have COVID-19. If that's the case, you might need a lab-based PCR test before COVID-19 is confirmed. (That doesn't mean you shouldn't use a home test if you're boosted, though, but more on that below.)
Read more: Put Down That Cloth Mask. These Are The Best Masks to Help Avoid COVID
Do home tests work against BA.5? When's the best time to test?
Research continues on BA.5, which includes how effective tests are at detecting it, according to Gandhi. But how well the home COVID-19 tests work may have less to do with the subvariant and more to do with when you test.
You're most likely to test positive for COVID-19 when you have symptoms. Similarly, asymptomatic people or someone with mild symptoms might be more likely to have a false negative result than someone who has a lot of symptoms.
"Under these conditions, at-home tests are as effective at detecting omicron as with other variants," Sandra Adams, a professor of biology and virologist at Montclair State University, told New Jersey Advance Media.
"The accuracy varies with when the tests are taken," she added.
Gandhi said a "good rule of thumb" is to take at least two tests, with a day or two between tests. You should also follow the instructions on whatever box you have, which often comes as a pack of two tests, and stay up-to-date on the US Food and Drug Administration's extension of the shelf lives of some home tests.
And, if there are home tests discovered to not work against BA.5, the FDA will remove its authorization of that particular test.
"The FDA would know if there are performance concerns because they continue to monitor all authorized tests and scientific evidence over a period of time in the event that they need to make changes," Dr. Mark Fischer, Regional Medical Director at International SOS, said in an email.
What's BA.5's incubation period?
At the beginning of the omicron surge in December last year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its quarantine guidance based on the understanding people were most contagious with COVID-19 in the one or two days before they developed symptoms, and two to three days after.
While some research suggests BA.5 doesn't have a different incubation period than other versions of COVID-19, some people are reporting testing positive for longer, Gandhi notes. Dr. Eric Topol, a professor of molecular medicine at Scripps Research, noted in a report earlier this month that changes in BA.5 that make it easier to get into cells may explain why some people are taking a long time to test negative.
"For now, while this new variant is still elusive, I recommend testing multiple times with at-home tests, and if symptoms persist [and you're still testing negative], get a PCR test from your pharmacy or doctor," Gandhi said.
And, unfortunately, a positive result on a home rapid test in all likelihood means you have COVID-19. So consider yourself contagious and follow the CDC's guidelines for isolation and masking.
Correction at 8:03 a.m. PT July 26: The spelling of Shaili Gandhi's last name has been fixed.
The information contained in this article is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as health or medical advice. Always consult a physician or other qualified health provider regarding any questions you may have about a medical condition or health objectives. | https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/how-effective-are-covid-tests-at-picking-up-ba-5/ | 2022-07-27 17:26:43 | 1 | https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/how-effective-are-covid-tests-at-picking-up-ba-5/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal is facing a possible misdemeanor charge in central Florida after a fan accused the NBA All-Star of hitting him during an argument after a game against the Orlando Magic.
Probable cause exists to charge Beal with simple battery for the March 21 confrontation, an Orlando police case report said.
Beal has not been arrested or charged as of Wednesday.
The report said the case would be filed with the local State Attorney’s Office, but prosecutors said they didn’t have a record of the case late Tuesday.
The Wizards acknowledged they knew about the situation with Beal in Orlando but declined to comment.
According to the police report, Beal was walking down a tunnel at the Amway Center to the Wizards’ locker room following the team’s 122-112 loss to the Magic. A fan swore at Beal and accused him of causing the fan to lose $1,300 from a bet.
Beal walked back toward the fan and his friends, and began to exchange words, investigators said. At some point, Beal swatted a hat off the head of the heckler’s friend, police said, allegedly hitting the friend’s head.
The friend contacted police the next day to report the alleged assault and provided police with video of the confrontation.
Beal, 29, was the third overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards. He was selected in the 2013 NBA All-Rookie First Team and is a three-time NBA All-Star. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/article/police-wizards-bradley-beal-faces-possible-17867410.php | 2023-03-29 21:20:27 | 0 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/article/police-wizards-bradley-beal-faces-possible-17867410.php |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Quick Draw Evening" game were:
03-07-11-13-16-17-21-22-23-30-31-33-39-40-42-46-47-56-61-78, BE: 16
(three, seven, eleven, thirteen, sixteen, seventeen, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-three, thirty-nine, forty, forty-two, forty-six, forty-seven, fifty-six, sixty-one, seventy-eight; BE: sixteen) | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Quick-Draw-Evening-game-17220323.php | 2022-06-05 03:43:20 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Quick-Draw-Evening-game-17220323.php |
SANTA PAULA, Calif. (AP) _ Calavo Growers Inc. (CVGW) on Tuesday reported a loss of $3.3 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.
The Santa Paula, California-based company said it had a loss of 19 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 3 cents per share.
The avocado grower posted revenue of $243.6 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported that its loss narrowed to $6.2 million, or 35 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $1.19 billion.
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The West Virginia University women’s basketball team concludes its three-game homestand on Thursday, Dec. 8, as the Mountaineers welcome Robert Morris to Morgantown.
Tipoff against the Colonials is set for 7 p.m. ET, inside the WVU Coliseum, with gates opening at 6 p.m. Thursday’s contest against RMU will be broadcast live on the Mountaineer Sports Network, including 100.9 WSZT-FM, with Andrew Caridi and John Antonik on the call. Fans also can listen to the game on the Varsity Network App.
Additionally, the game will be broadcast on Big 12 Now, with Nick Farrell and Warren Baker on the call. Live stats and game notes are available on WVUsports.com.
Tickets for Thursday’s contest can be purchased at WVUGAME.com or by visiting the Mountaineer Ticket Office, located inside the Gold Gate of the WVU Coliseum. Additionally, Thursday’s game is Dollar Night, with all tickets and select concession available for just $1.
Thursday’s game also is WVU’s Ugly Sweater Holiday Game, as all fans are welcome to celebrate the holiday season with the Mountaineers.
West Virginia and Robert Morris meet for the 19th time on Thursday. WVU is 17-1 all-time against RMU and has won the last nine meetings against the Colonials.
In their last meeting, the Mountaineers defeated the Colonials, 80-54, on Nov. 30, 2005, inside the WVU Coliseum. Robert Morris’ only win over West Virginia came on Dec. 8, 1994 – an 88-80, overtime win at the Sewall Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.
West Virginia is 37-11 all-time against current members of the Horizon League.
Robert Morris enters Thursday’s contest following a 69-54 loss to Northern Kentucky on Dec. 4, in Highland Heights, Kentucky.
The Colonials are led by Phoenix Gedeon, who leads the squad in scoring, at 13.5 points per game, and rebounding, at 8.1 boards per game. Danielle Vuletich is second on the team in scoring, at 9.3 points per game, and is shooting 28-of-56 (50%) from the field this season.
As a team, Robert Morris is averaging 64.8 points per game and is shooting 37.1% from the floor, including 31.4% from 3-point range.
RMU is led by seventh-year coach Charlie Buscaglia, who is 115-67 during his tenure in Moon Township.
Last time out, WVU defeated Delaware State, 63-47, in Morgantown. The Mountaineers were led by fifth-year senior guard Madisen Smith, who tied her career high with 24 points.
Smith now has 991 career points and needs nine tallies to reach 1,000. She is seeking to become the 39th 1,000-point scorer in program history.
The Greenville, South Carolina, native has now tallied at least 20 points in each of the last two games and is averaging 15.1 points per game. She is joined in double figures this season by sophomore guard JJ Quinerly (10.4).
Redshirt sophomore guard Kyah Watson continues to lead the nation in assist/turnover ratio at 11.50. She has a team-high 23 assists and just two turnovers this season.
As a team, West Virginia leads the Big 12 Conference in scoring defense (49.4), steals per game (13.1), turnover margin (12.14) and turnovers forced per game (26.00). | https://www.wowktv.com/goldandbluenation/wvu-wraps-up-homestand-vs-robert-morris/ | 2022-12-08 00:14:25 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/goldandbluenation/wvu-wraps-up-homestand-vs-robert-morris/ |
United Airlines said Tuesday that it lost $194 million in the first quarter but its revenue soared compared with last year, and the airline said consumer demand remains strong despite economic uncertainties.
United predicted that results in the April-through-June quarter will be slightly better than Wall Street expects.
Like Delta Air Lines, which reported financial results last week, United faces much higher costs for labor and fuel than it did a year ago. Both, however, were upbeat about strong ticket sales heading into the crucial summer travel season.
“We are watching the macroeconomic risks carefully, but demand remains strong, especially internationally, where we are growing at twice the domestic rate," CEO Scott Kirby said in a statement.
That matches data from Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase, which report that their private data shows bookings slowing in recent weeks for trips within the U.S., while international flights sell briskly.
Investors knew that United's first-quarter loss was coming — the airline warned last month that it would lose up to $1 per share in what is the weakest travel period of the year.
Chicago-based United's loss was much smaller than the $1.38 billion loss it reported in last year's first quarter, when travel was just starting to recover from the pandemic. United said that excluding one-time items, it would have lost 63 cents per share. That was slightly better than Wall Street's forecast of a loss of 73 cents per share, according to a FactSet survey.
Revenue jumped 51% to $11.43 billion, about in line with analysts' forecast of $11.42 billion.
United forecast that it will earn between $3.50 and $4 a share in the April-through-June quarter. The midpoint of that outlook is slightly higher than Wall Street’s forecast of $3.61 per share. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/united-airlines-loses-194-million-but-sees-2q-turnaround/NGX5ENWL4REXBACDANTE3PXCJA/ | 2023-04-18 20:58:02 | 1 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/united-airlines-loses-194-million-but-sees-2q-turnaround/NGX5ENWL4REXBACDANTE3PXCJA/ |
SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — A gunman fatally shot two people at a nail salon in West Virginia before officers fired at the shooter, killing him, police said.
Summersville officers responded to an active shooter Thursday evening at Jo’s Nails & Spa, police said in a Facebook post Friday. Two officers shot the gunman, who was pronounced dead at the hospital, police said.
According to news outlets, Summersville Police identified the alleged shooter as 52-year-old Patrick Wayne Cater and the two victims as 45-year-old Khuyen Van Le and 40-year-old Phi Anh Le, married coworkers there.
Police Chief John Nowak told news outlets that Cater had been working there earlier, left, and came back with a semiautomatic pistol.
West Virginia State Police are investigating. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/2-fatally-shot-at-W-Va-nail-salon-gunman-killed-17340446.php | 2022-07-30 21:02:34 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/2-fatally-shot-at-W-Va-nail-salon-gunman-killed-17340446.php |
TOLEDO, Ohio, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) today announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
Recent Highlights
- Reported net income attributable to common stockholders of $0.14 per diluted share
- Reported normalized FFO attributable to common stockholders of $0.82 per diluted share, exceeding the midpoint of guidance range
- Reported normalized FFO growth attributable to common stockholders per diluted share, excluding Provider Relief Funds, of 15% over the prior year
- Seniors Housing Operating ("SHO") portfolio average same store occupancy increased approximately 460 basis points ("bps") year-over-year to 78.0%. Guidance assumed approximately 420 bps of year-over-year occupancy growth
- Reported total portfolio same store NOI ("SSNOI") growth of 8.9%, driven by year-over-year SSNOI growth in our SHO portfolio of 18.4%. Guidance assumed SSNOI growth of 7.0% and 15.0% for the total portfolio and SHO portfolio, respectively
- Achieved same store REVPOR growth of 4.6% within the SHO portfolio during the first quarter as compared to the prior year, which represents an acceleration from 3.4% in the fourth quarter 2021
- Completed $787 million in acquisitions and loan funding during the first quarter. Year-to-date, completed $1.2 billion of pro rata gross investments exclusive of development funding, representing one of the most active starts to the year for investment activity in Welltower's history
- Named to the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fourth consecutive year in recognition of our ongoing efforts to support gender equality through policy development, representation and transparency
COVID-19 Update
Our share of property-level expenses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic relating to our total SHO portfolio, net of reimbursements including Provider Relief Funds and similar programs in the U.K. and Canada, totaled an expense of approximately $6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to a benefit of approximately $23 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Such amounts had an unfavorable impact on net income attributable to common stockholders and normalized FFO per diluted share of $0.01 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and a favorable impact of $0.05 per diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
Capital Activity and Liquidity Inclusive of available borrowings under our line of credit, cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash, as of March 31, 2022, we had $4.1 billion of near-term available liquidity and no material senior unsecured note maturities until 2024. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we settled 6.6 million shares of common stock that were sold under our ATM program via forward sale agreements, resulting in $558.8 million of gross proceeds. On March 31, 2022, we completed the Company's second green bond issuance consisting of $550 million senior unsecured notes bearing interest at 3.85% with a maturity date of June 2032. During the quarter, we extinguished $101 million of secured debt at a blended average interest rate of 4.21%.
Effective April 1, 2022, we completed a legal entity merger in anticipation of an UPREIT reorganization that resulted in the formation of a new holding company, which is now known as Welltower Inc., and the entity formerly known as Welltower Inc. now known as Welltower OP Inc. ("Old Welltower"). Financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 and all other periods prior to the merger relate to Old Welltower. Detailed information on the merger and the UPREIT reorganization can be found in the Form 8-K filed on March 7, 2022 and the Form 8-K12B filed on April 1, 2022.
Investment and Disposition Activity In the first quarter, we completed $1.0 billion of pro rata gross investments including $787 million in acquisitions and loan funding, as well as $233 million in development funding. We converted four development projects for an aggregate pro rata investment amount of $228 million. Additionally, during the quarter we completed pro rata property dispositions and loan payoffs of $155 million. Year-to-date, we completed $1.2 billion of pro rata gross investments exclusive of development funding.
Notable Investment Activity Completed During the Quarter
Cogir Management Corporation During the quarter, we expanded our relationship with Cogir through the acquisition of a portfolio of eight class-A private pay seniors housing communities in highly attractive markets for a pro rata purchase price of $389 million. Further, we entered into a forward purchase agreement to acquire an additional community currently under development. The transaction is expected to generate an unlevered IRR in the high single-digit range.
Outpatient Medical Acquisition We acquired a portfolio of four medical office buildings totaling 510,000 rentable square feet in Birmingham, Alabama for $148 million, representing a discount to replacement cost and an initial yield of 5.5%. The properties are heavily integrated with the local health system, housing critical functions and specialties including a portion of the emergency department. The portfolio is 100% occupied through a single tenant absolute net lease with 15 years of remaining term. The transaction is expected to generate an unlevered IRR in the high single-digit range.
Related Companies and Atria Senior Living In 2019, we began a long-term strategic partnership with Related Companies and Atria Senior Living to develop, own and operate modern urban communities catering to seniors living in major metropolitan areas. During the quarter, we delivered Coterie Cathedral Hill at 1001 Van Ness in San Francisco, an upscale 208-unit senior living facility in a premier location. The Coterie Cathedral Hill represents the partnership's first senior living facility, and we expect to complete Coterie Hudson Yards, the second location, during the fourth quarter.
Additionally during the quarter, we expanded our partnership with Related and Atria through an agreement to develop the third and fourth locations for the partnership's series of modern urban senior living communities in California. The Cupertino development, which will grant seniors unrivaled access to the best of Cupertino's amenities with convenient connectivity to Silicon Valley, commenced development during the quarter. The Santa Clara, located at the apex of Silicon Valley and the growing East Bay, will break ground in mid-2022.
Unitranche Loan During the quarter, we closed on a loan for a pro rata investment amount of $18 million, representing the first investment in a previously announced joint venture unitranche debt facility with KeyBank. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, we closed on two additional loans as part of the joint venture for a total pro rata investment of $22 million, as well as one deal outside of the joint venture structure for a pro rata investment amount of $10 million.
Genesis Dispositions We continued to execute on our planned exit of the Genesis relationship; during the quarter, we closed on the sale of seven properties for a gross purchase price of $76 million, and in April we closed on the sale of two properties for proceeds of $17 million. With the completion of these transactions, Welltower has substantially exited its relationship with Genesis: one property remains in the lease between Welltower and Genesis and seven properties that were formerly under a sub-lease from Welltower to Genesis are now leased to a new regional operator. As previously disclosed, we have entered into a forward sale agreement for these seven properties valued at $182 million, which is expected to close simultaneously with the exercise of Welltower's bargain purchase option.
Other Transactions Additionally during the first quarter, we acquired two seniors housing communities for pro rata investment of $65 million, which includes one new operator.
Investment Activity Subsequent to Quarter End
StoryPoint Senior Living As previously announced, we entered into an agreement to expand our relationship with StoryPoint Senior Living, a preeminent senior living operator based in Brighton, Michigan, through the acquisition of 33 communities throughout Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee under an aligned RIDEA 3.0 contract. During April, we closed on the first tranche through the acquisition of two recently opened communities located in Ohio and Tennessee for a pro rata purchase price of $65 million.
Cogir Management Corporation Subsequent to quarter end, we closed on an additional three property portfolio in Washington state for a pro rata purchase price of $244 million in a 90/10 joint venture, with Cogir also assuming management of the properties. The acquisition is expected to generate an unlevered IRR in the high single-digit range. Following the year-to-date acquisition activity, our relationship with Cogir encompasses 34 communities across the U.S. and Canada, having grown from six communities beginning in 2018.
Treplus Communities Subsequent to quarter end, we expanded our relationship with Treplus Communities through the acquisition of a portfolio of three class-A wellness housing communities in the Midwest. The communities feature unique environments with individual cottage style units, clubhouses, 24/7 concierge services, and offer residents a wellness-oriented social lifestyle.
Dividend On May 10, 2022, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 of $0.61 per share. This dividend, which will be paid on May 31, 2022 to stockholders of record on May 24, 2022, will be our 204th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. The declaration and payment of future quarterly dividends remains subject to review and approval by the Board of Directors.
Outlook for Second Quarter 2022 The degree to which the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our operations and those of our operators and tenants, including the variability in the timing of recovery, is dependent on a variety of factors and remains highly uncertain. Accordingly, we are only introducing earnings guidance for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 and expect to report net income attributable to common stockholders in a range of $0.20 to $0.25 per diluted share and normalized FFO attributable to common stockholders in a range of $0.82 to $0.87 per diluted share. In preparing our guidance, we have made the following assumptions:
- Same Store NOI: We expect average blended SSNOI growth of 8.0% to 10.0%, which is comprised of the following components:
- Seniors Housing Operating approximately 15.0% to 20.0%
- Seniors Housing Triple-net approximately 7.0% to 8.0%
- Outpatient Medical approximately 2.0% to 3.0%
- Health System approximately 2.75%
- Long-Term/Post-Acute Care approximately 2.0% to 3.0%
- Provider Relief Funds: Our second quarter guidance includes approximately $6 million of Provider Relief Funds, which are expected to be received during the quarter.
- General and Administrative Expenses: We anticipate second quarter general and administrative expenses to be approximately $35 million to $37 million and stock-based compensation expense to be approximately $6 million.
- Investments: Our earnings guidance includes only those acquisitions closed or announced to date. Furthermore, no transitions or restructures beyond those announced to date are included.
- Development: We anticipate funding approximately $673 million of development in 2022 relating to projects underway on March 31, 2022.
- Dispositions: In addition to dispositions and loan payoffs completed in the first quarter, we expect pro rata disposition proceeds and loan payoffs of $352 million at a blended yield of 6.8% in the next twelve months. This includes approximately $265 million of expected proceeds from properties classified as held-for-sale as of March 31, 2022 and $87 million of expected proceeds from loan repayments.
Our guidance does not include any additional investments, dispositions or capital transactions beyond those we have announced, nor any other expenses, impairments, unanticipated additions to the loan loss reserve or other additional normalizing items. Please see the Supplemental Reporting Measures section for further discussion and our definition of normalized FFO and SSNOI and Exhibit 3 for a reconciliation of the outlook for net income available to common stockholders to normalized FFO attributable to common stockholders. We will provide additional detail regarding our second quarter outlook and assumptions on the first quarter 2022 conference call.
Conference Call Information We have scheduled a conference call on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss our first quarter 2022 results, industry trends and portfolio performance. Telephone access will be available by dialing (844) 467-7115 or (409) 983-9837 (international). For those unable to listen to the call live, a taped rebroadcast will be available beginning two hours after completion of the call through May 25, 2022. To access the rebroadcast, dial (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406 (international). The conference ID number is 2275720. To participate in the webcast, log on to www.welltower.com 15 minutes before the call to download the necessary software. Replays will be available for 90 days.
Supplemental Reporting Measures We believe that net income and net income attributable to common stockholders ("NICS"), as defined by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP"), are the most appropriate earnings measurements. However, we consider funds from operations ("FFO"), normalized FFO, NOI, SSNOI, REVPOR and SS REVPOR to be useful supplemental measures of our operating performance. These supplemental measures are disclosed on our pro rata ownership basis. Pro rata amounts are derived by reducing consolidated amounts for minority partners' noncontrolling ownership interests and adding our minority ownership share of unconsolidated amounts. We do not control unconsolidated investments. While we consider pro rata disclosures useful, they may not accurately depict the legal and economic implications of our joint venture arrangements and should be used with caution.
Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with U.S. GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time as evidenced by the provision for depreciation. However, since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered presentations of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient. In response, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") created FFO as a supplemental measure of operating performance for REITs that excludes historical cost depreciation from net income. FFO attributable to common stockholders, as defined by NAREIT, means net income attributable to common stockholders, computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of real estate and impairments of depreciable assets, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated entities and noncontrolling interests. Normalized FFO attributable to common stockholders represents FFO attributable to common stockholders adjusted for certain items detailed in Exhibit 2. We believe that normalized FFO attributable to common stockholders is a useful supplemental measure of operating performance because investors and equity analysts may use this measure to compare the operating performance of the Company between periods or as compared to other REITs or other companies on a consistent basis without having to account for differences caused by unanticipated and/or incalculable items.
We define NOI as total revenues, including tenant reimbursements, less property operating expenses. Property operating expenses represent costs associated with managing, maintaining and servicing tenants for our properties. These expenses include, but are not limited to, property-related payroll and benefits, property management fees paid to operators, marketing, housekeeping, food service, maintenance, utilities, property taxes and insurance. General and administrative expenses represent costs unrelated to property operations or transaction costs. These expenses include, but are not limited to, payroll and benefits, professional services, office expenses and depreciation of corporate fixed assets. SSNOI is used to evaluate the operating performance of our properties using a consistent population which controls for changes in the composition of our portfolio. As used herein, same store is generally defined as those revenue-generating properties in the portfolio for the relevant year-over-year reporting periods. Acquisitions and development conversions are included in the same store amounts five full quarters after acquisition or being placed into service. Land parcels, loans and sub-leases, as well as any properties sold or classified as held for sale during the period, are excluded from the same store amounts. Redeveloped properties (including major refurbishments of a Seniors Housing Operating property where 20% or more of units are simultaneously taken out of commission for 30 days or more or Outpatient Medical properties undergoing a change in intended use) are excluded from the same store amounts until five full quarters post completion of the redevelopment. Properties undergoing operator transitions and/or segment transitions are also excluded from the same store amounts until five full quarters post completion of the operator transition or segment transition. In addition, properties significantly impacted by force majeure, acts of God or other extraordinary adverse events are excluded from same store amounts until five full quarters after the properties are placed back into service. SSNOI excludes non-cash NOI and includes adjustments to present consistent property ownership percentages and to translate Canadian properties and UK properties using a consistent exchange rate. Normalizers include adjustments that in management's opinion are appropriate in considering SSNOI, a supplemental, non-GAAP performance measure. None of these adjustments, which may increase or decrease SSNOI, are reflected in our financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Significant normalizers (defined as any that individually exceed 0.50% of SSNOI growth per property type) are separately disclosed and explained. We believe NOI and SSNOI provide investors relevant and useful information because they measure the operating performance of our properties at the property level on an unleveraged basis. We use NOI and SSNOI to make decisions about resource allocations and to assess the property level performance of our properties. No reconciliation of the forecasted range for SSNOI on a combined basis or by property type is included in this release because we are unable to quantify certain amounts that would be required to be included in the comparable GAAP financial measure without unreasonable efforts, and we believe such reconciliation would imply a degree of precision that could be confusing or misleading to investors.
REVPOR represents the average revenues generated per occupied room per month at our Seniors Housing Operating properties. It is calculated as our pro rata version of total resident fees and services revenues from the income statement divided by average monthly occupied room days. SS REVPOR is used to evaluate the REVPOR performance of our properties under a consistent population which eliminates changes in the composition of our portfolio. It is based on the same pool of properties used for SSNOI and includes any revenue normalizations used for SSNOI. We use REVPOR and SS REVPOR to evaluate the revenue-generating capacity and profit potential of our Seniors Housing Operating portfolio independent of fluctuating occupancy rates. They are also used in comparison against industry and competitor statistics, if known, to evaluate the quality of our Seniors Housing Operating portfolio.
Our supplemental reporting measures and similarly entitled financial measures are widely used by investors, equity and debt analysts and ratings agencies in the valuation, comparison, rating and investment recommendations of companies. Our management uses these financial measures to facilitate internal and external comparisons to historical operating results and in making operating decisions. Additionally, they are utilized by the Board of Directors to evaluate management. The supplemental reporting measures do not represent net income or cash flow provided from operating activities as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as alternative measures of profitability or liquidity. Finally, the supplemental reporting measures, as defined by us, may not be comparable to similarly entitled items reported by other real estate investment trusts or other companies. Please see the exhibits for reconciliations of supplemental reporting measures and the supplemental information package for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, which is available on the Company's website (www.welltower.com), for information and reconciliations of additional supplemental reporting measures.
About Welltower Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL), an S&P 500 company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, is driving the transformation of health care infrastructure. The Company invests with leading seniors housing operators, post-acute providers and health systems to fund the real estate infrastructure needed to scale innovative care delivery models and improve people's wellness and overall health care experience. Welltower™, a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), owns interests in properties concentrated in major, high-growth markets in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, consisting of seniors housing and post-acute communities and outpatient medical properties. More information is available at www.welltower.com. We routinely post important information on our website at www.welltower.com in the "Investors" section, including corporate and investor presentations and financial information. We intend to use our website as a means of disclosing material, non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Such disclosures will be included on our website under the heading "Investors". Accordingly, investors should monitor such portion of our website in addition to following our press releases, public conference calls and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information on our website is not incorporated by reference in this press release, and our web address is included as an inactive textual reference only.
Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When Welltower uses words such as "may," "will," "intend," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project," "pro forma," "estimate" or similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters, Welltower is making forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, including statements related to Funds From Operations guidance, are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause Welltower's actual results to differ materially from Welltower's expectations discussed in the forward-looking statements. This may be a result of various factors, including, but not limited to: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; uncertainty regarding the implementation and impact of the CARES Act and future stimulus or other COVID-19 relief legislation; the status of the economy; the status of capital markets, including availability and cost of capital; issues facing the health care industry, including compliance with, and changes to, regulations and payment policies, responding to government investigations and punitive settlements and operators'/tenants' difficulty in cost effectively obtaining and maintaining adequate liability and other insurance; changes in financing terms; competition within the health care and seniors housing industries; negative developments in the operating results or financial condition of operators/tenants, including, but not limited to, their ability to pay rent and repay loans; Welltower's ability to transition or sell properties with profitable results; the failure to make new investments or acquisitions as and when anticipated; natural disasters and other acts of God affecting Welltower's properties; Welltower's ability to re-lease space at similar rates as vacancies occur; Welltower's ability to timely reinvest sale proceeds at similar rates to assets sold; operator/tenant or joint venture partner bankruptcies or insolvencies; the cooperation of joint venture partners; government regulations affecting Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates and operational requirements; liability or contract claims by or against operators/tenants; unanticipated difficulties and/or expenditures relating to future investments or acquisitions; environmental laws affecting Welltower's properties; changes in rules or practices governing Welltower's financial reporting; the movement of U.S. and foreign currency exchange rates; Welltower's ability to maintain its qualification as a REIT; key management personnel recruitment and retention; and other risks described in Welltower's reports filed from time to time with the SEC. Welltower undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — It’s that time of year when America tunes in to see what the winter outlook will be from Pennsylvania’s famous forecasting groundhog, but how many times has he been right?
Every Feb. 2 since the 1880s, nationally known as Groundhog Day, it has been a tradition to wake Meteorologist Hall of Famer Punxsutawney Phil from a stump on Gobbler’s Knob at 7:25 a.m. EST to see his prediction on whether or not winter is almost over. Legend has it that if Phil sees his shadow, then there will be six more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t see his shadow, there will be an early spring.
According to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, Phil’s predictions have never been wrong. However, the Stormfax Almanac as well as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) gave Phil a 39 percent success rate of all time and a 40 percent success rate in the past 10 years.
Between 1887 and 2022, Phil has seen his shadow 107 times and didn’t see his shadow 20 times, according to records kept by the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club and the Stormfax Almanac. Note, there are 10 years of missing prediction records from the 1800s.
Phil’s less-than-perfect predictions were rated by comparing them to U.S. national temperatures, according to the NOAA.
Despite this, Phil has proven himself a devoted prognosticator year after year and is a true icon in the world of weather forecasting. For these reasons and many more, Phil was inducted into the 2023 Meteorologist Hall of Fame by The Weather Discovery Center.
In Phil’s defense, predicting springtime for the entire country is a bit of a difficult task. There are varied regional climates, and seasons change at different times of the year nationally.
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HALIFAX, NS, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Two Nova Scotia based companies developing world leading projects – EverWind Fuels' (EverWind) green hydrogen project in Point Tupper and Maritime Launch Services Inc.'s (NEO: MAXQ) (OTCQB: MAXQF) (Maritime Launch) Spaceport Nova Scotia near Canso, are working on a green liquid oxygen supply agreement that will further solidify both companies' sector-specific leadership positions and strengthen each party's positive impact on the local economy and environment.
EverWind and Maritime Launch announced today they have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to explore the potential of a customer-supplier relationship for EverWind to supply liquid oxygen, and other products, such as green hydrogen, to Maritime Launch. Green liquid oxygen is an output from EverWind's planned green hydrogen facility in nearby Point Tupper and is required for the operation of launch vehicles from Spaceport Nova Scotia.
Spaceport Nova Scotia, North America's first commercial spaceport, is currently under construction and will provide satellite delivery services to clients in support of the rapidly growing space transportation industry over a wide range of inclinations.
EverWind Fuels is developing the first independent green hydrogen and green ammonia project in North America to receive an Environmental Approval and amongst the first in the world. EverWind is expected to begin construction in the first half of 2023.
Maritime Launch expects to be operational in 2024, and EverWind Fuels in 2025.
"Securing a local, green source of liquid oxygen to supply our launch vehicles and support our launch operations will complement Spaceport Nova Scotia's location-based competitive advantage in the global space sector," said Stephen Matier, President and CEO of Maritime Launch Services. "By working together, we will reduce the carbon footprint of our spaceport with a local source of green liquid oxygen as opposed to transporting it from out-of-province. We are excited at the prospect of bringing two Nova Scotian global sector first movers together in a supply agreement that is good for business, good for Nova Scotia, and good for our planet."
EverWind already has signed offtake Memorandums of Understandings (MOUs) with German energy giants Eon and Uniper for over one million tonnes per annum of green ammonia. The company however is always looking to support local, emerging green energy transition opportunities.
"EverWind is establishing Nova Scotia as a clean energy hub to supply the huge demand for green fuels in the global energy transition, with a commitment to supply 10% of the green hydrogen volume for domestic use, primarily in Nova Scotia, potential supply agreements like this is proof that building a new industry in Canada and Nova Scotia also unlocks our ability to speed up our own domestic energy transition and provide green fuels" said Trent Vichie, CEO of EverWind Fuels. "Local decarbonization through use of locally produced green hydrogen and liquid oxygen makes sense, especially with EverWind and Maritime Launch being virtual neighbours in the Strait of Canso."
Through the LOI, both companies have committed to collaborating to reach mutually acceptable terms and conditions that will result in a definitive supplier services agreement.
EverWind Fuels and Maritime Launch acknowledge the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq people, and we acknowledge them as the past, present, and future caretakers of this land, Mi'kma'ki. Our work shares a core principle practiced by the Mi'kmaq: environmental stewardship. We are committed to working with the Mi'kmaq through consultation, engagement and delivering a comprehensive partnership on all aspects of the project.
Maritime Launch is a Canadian-owned commercial space company based in Nova Scotia. Maritime Launch is developing Spaceport Nova Scotia, a launch site that will provide satellite delivery services to clients in support of the growing commercial space transportation industry over a wide range of inclinations. Spaceport Nova Scotia will allow launch vehicles to place their satellites into low-earth orbit. Spaceport Nova Scotia is Canada's first commercial orbital launch complex.
EverWind is North America's leading independent green hydrogen developer, building a 1 million tonne per annum green ammonia facility. The first phase is permitted and set to produce and export 200,000 tonnes per annum starting in 2025 then achieve the full 1 million tonnes per annum volume by 2026. EverWind owns and operates the deepest ice-free berth on the East Coast of North America, with world class access to rail, roads and pipelines. Our safety-first culture reflects a highly skilled and extensively certified workforce, with a stellar safety record.
EverWind works with some of the largest European energy companies, leading hydrogen & ammonia equipment suppliers, and financial advisors. These relationships will support the strategic and expeditious development of the next phase of our Nova Scotia project, including a 2 GW wind farm, which is expected be the largest in North America.
EverWind has three First Nations equity partners and is a champion for meaningful engagement with Rightsholders and the advancement of social and economic reconciliation. At a local level, the Company works closely with municipalities and stakeholder organizations.
Leveraging our Nova Scotia development experience, EverWind is also pursuing a sister project on the Burin Peninsula in Newfoundland & Labrador. This project will consist of a 2 GW wind farm to produce green hydrogen and ammonia, very similar to the second phase of the Nova Scotia project.
EverWind is led by Trent Vichie, a co-founder of Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, and a former Blackstone Partner. EverWind's executive team members have previously held CEO and C-Suite positions at various infrastructure, private equity, renewable power and utility companies and their investment experience totals more than $45 billion in capital projects over the past two decades.
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Forward-looking statements in this news release are based on certain assumptions and expected future events, namely: the Company's ability to continue as a going concern; the Company's ability to continue to develop revenue-generating applications; continued approval of the Company's activities by the relevant governmental and/or regulatory authorities; the continued growth of the Company; the Company's ability to finance its operations until profitability can be achieved and sustained.
These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including but not limited to: the potential inability of the Company to continue as a going concern; risks associated with potential governmental and/or regulatory action with respect to the Company's operations; the inability of the Company to provide the enumerated services; and availability of launch vehicles.
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Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement and reflect the Company's expectations as of the date hereof and are subject to change thereafter. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, estimates or opinions, future events or results or otherwise or to explain any material difference between subsequent actual events and such forward-looking information, except as required by applicable law.
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BEIRUT (AP) — The outbreak of cholera in Syria presents a serious threat to people in the war-torn country and the region, a U.N. official said Tuesday, adding that urgent action is needed to prevent further cases and deaths.
The statement by the U.N. Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, Imran Riza, came after health officials in the country reported at least five deaths and more than two dozen cases in different provinces.
Syria’s infrastructure has suffered severe damage since the country’s conflict began in March 2011 where residents of some areas have no access to clean water. The conflict has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced half the country’s pre-war population of 23 million, many of them living in tent settlements around the country.
Riza said that based on a rapid assessment conducted by health authorities and partners, the source of infection is believed to be linked to people drinking unsafe water from the Euphrates River and using contaminated water to irrigate crops, resulting in food contamination.
“Cholera remains a global threat to public health and an indicator of inequity,” Riza said, adding that the outbreak is an indicator of severe water shortages in Syria.
The statement said chlorination activities to disinfect water are being scaled up and dosing rates are being increased in fragile and highly vulnerable communities to curb the spread of the disease.
On Monday, health officials said hospitals in the Syrian capital have been put on alert after more than two dozen cases of cholera and at least five deaths were reported.
The cases were reported in several provinces including Aleppo in the north, Latakia on the Mediterranean coast and Deir el-Zour along the border with Iraq.
The outbreak was the first since the country’s conflict began 11 years ago.
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MIAMI (WFLA) — A woman at an art fair in Miami made an expensive blunder when she broke a sculpture that was worth tens of thousands of dollars, according to reports.
The Miami Herald reported that a woman at a VIP preview event for Art Wynwood broke a $42,000 porcelain sculpture by artist Jeff Koons Thursday.
The sculpture in question was an electric blue balloon dog, which was part of a collection of balloon dogs by the artist.
According to artist Stephen Gamson, a Koons fan who spoke to the Herald, the woman, who was said to be an art collector, tapped on the sculpture, only to knock it off its pedestal and shatter it into pieces.
Video of the aftermath showed people gathered around the shards.
“Oh my god, oh this is exciting!” a woman is heard saying. “Now you see that is the new art installation cause everything is art.”
“I can’t believe someone would knock that over,” a man said.
Fortunately for her, the gallery did not require her to pay for the $42,000 sculpture. An art adviser said the work of art was insured.
Even though it was broken into pieces, it could still be worth a lot of money. The adviser told the Herald that Gamson offered to buy the balloon dog’s remains for $15 million on the spot.
While some balloon dogs sell for about $11,000, Koons’ largest “Balloon Dog” is one of the most expensive works of art sold by a living artist. That version of the balloon dog sculpture sold for over $58 million in 2013, according to fineartmultiple. | https://who13.com/news/national-news/woman-accidentally-breaks-42k-balloon-dog-sculpture-at-florida-art-fair/ | 2023-02-19 18:19:40 | 1 | https://who13.com/news/national-news/woman-accidentally-breaks-42k-balloon-dog-sculpture-at-florida-art-fair/ |
This story is part of New Year, New You, everything you need to develop healthy habits that will last all the way through 2020 and beyond.
Tracking what you eat each day can be helpful for many who are trying to lose weight or reach certain nutrition goals. Trying to track every single calorie might not be your best bet, though. Instead, consider tracking your macronutrients.
Macronutrients, also called macros for short, are the nutrient groups that your body needs in large amounts each day, including fats, carbohydrates and protein. There are many benefits to tracking macros instead of calories. First, you'll have a more balanced diet by focusing on eating a variety of nutrients that give your body energy and help your digestive system work. Not only can this practice help you reach your health goals faster than focusing on calories alone, this method of food logging can also help you understand which types of food make you feel good or bad, which foods improve your athletic performance and which foods help you focus or make you drag. Counting macros can also help you shift your current eating habits to healthier patterns for the long term.
You'll need to learn how to read a nutrition facts label for this approach, but the benefits far outweigh the time you'll spend grasping the concept of a macro diet.
What are macronutrients?
Macronutrients are molecules we need in large amounts, also known as the main nutrients we need to simply survive. Micronutrients, in contrast, are substances required in much smaller amounts, such as vitamins, minerals and electrolytes.
The three macronutrients are carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Despite fad diets, you do need all three: Cutting out any one macronutrient puts you at risk for nutrient deficiencies and illness.
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates give you quick energy. When you eat carbs, your body converts them to glucose (sugar) and either uses that sugar immediately or stores it as glycogen for later use, often during exercise and in between meals. Complex carbohydrates -- like starchy vegetables and whole grains -- also promote digestive health because they're high in dietary fiber.
Protein
Protein helps you grow, repair injuries, build muscle and fend off infections, to name a few functions. Proteins are made of amino acids, which are the building blocks of many structures in your body. You need 20 different amino acids, nine of which are essential amino acids, meaning your body can't produce them on its own and you must obtain them from food.
High-protein foods include poultry, beef, fish, soy, yogurt, cheese and other dairy products. If you stick with a plant-based diet, some starches, vegetables and beans are also good sources of protein.
Fats
Dietary fat is required for your body to do its many jobs. You need fat to absorb the fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K), to insulate your body during cold weather and to go long periods of time without eating. Dietary fat also protects your organs, supports cell growth and induces hormone production.
How many calories does each macronutrient have?
Each macronutrient corresponds to a specific calorie amount per gram:
- Carbohydrates have 4 calories per gram
- Proteins have 4 calories per gram
- Fats have 9 calories per gram
How many macros should I eat?
There's really no answer to this question: Every person is different, and as such, every person's preferable macronutrient intake will be different. However, the federal dietary recommendations suggest this macronutrient ratio:
- 45% to 60% carbohydrate
- 20% to 35% fats
- Remainder from protein
The federal suggestion is based on the fact that carbs serve as the body's main fuel source, and are the easiest macronutrient for the body to convert from food into energy. The metabolic processes for fat and protein are much more complex and take longer, which wouldn't serve you well when you need quick energy.
Your macro ratio depends on your health and fitness goals, as well as how your body responds to particular foods. For example, many people thrive on a low-carb diet, but the thought of a low-carb diet for myself makes me shudder. I perform at my best when I eat about 50% carbohydrates.
Similarly, you may do well on a high-protein diet, while someone else might experience digestive discomfort from consuming too much protein.
Note that some people, especially those on the keto diet, count net carbs instead of total carbs. To get net carbs, subtract the grams of fiber from the total grams of carbs. Why count net carbs? Our bodies don't digest fiber, so it doesn't get absorbed by the small intestine and doesn't provide your body with any energy. In that sense, calories from fiber don't really count.
How to calculate macronutrients
Now you know what macros are and how many calories they have. Next, you'll need to do some math. That's because your intake ratio is written in percentages but nutrition information is provided in grams. I'll use my macro intake as an example.
1. First, you need to know how many calories you eat (or want to eat) each day. I eat roughly 2,300 calories per day.
2. Next, determine your ideal ratio. I like to eat about 50% carbs, 25% fat and 25% protein.
3. Then, multiply your total daily calories by your percentages.
4. Finally, divide your calorie amounts by its calorie-per-gram number.
Here's how I would calculate my calories for each macronutrient:
- Carbs: 2,300 x 0.50 equals 1,150. I eat 1,150 calories worth of carbs each day (hello, extra slice of toast).
- Protein: 2,300 x 0.25 equals 575, so I get 575 calories worth of protein.
- Fats: 2,300 x 0.25 equals 575. I also get 575 calories comprised of dietary fat.
To calculate the actual gram amounts:
- Carbs (4 calories per gram): 1,150 divided by 4 equals 287.5 grams of carbs.
- Protein (4 calories per gram): 575 divided by 4 equals 143.75 grams of protein
- Fat (9 calories per gram): 575 divided by 9 equals 63.8 grams of fat.
If you don't like math, don't fret. The internet is home to a range of macronutrient calculators that will do the math for you.
The best macro calculators
IIFYM
Price: Free, but you must provide your email address to get your results.
IIFYM stands for "If It Fits Your Macros" -- a phrase and popular hashtag used by the macro-tracking community to refer to their flexible dieting approach.
This calculator is one of the most comprehensive available. It collects lifestyle and health information that many calculators don't, such as how active you are at work, what kind of cravings you have and whether you have any medical conditions.
Healthy Eater
Price: Free
Healthy Eater's macro calculator calculates your macronutrient ratio based on your age, gender, height, weight and activity level. You can customize your ratio based on whether you want to reduce your weight, lose 10% body fat, maintain or gain weight.
I like this macro calculator because you can see your ratio in terms of all day, three meals, four meals or five meals.
Legion Athletics
Price: Free
The Legion Athletics macro calculator is another very detailed calculator. It takes into account your weight, your body fat percentage, and your activity level. From there, this calculator determines your lean body mass, basal metabolic rate and total daily energy expenditure.
The upside to this calculator is that you get a more accurate ratio because it considers more factors. The downside is that you need to know your body composition before using it.
You choose whether you want to gain, lose or maintain your current weight, and you can use the sliders at the bottom to adjust your ratio if the automatic recommendation isn't ideal for you.
Tracking your macros
Your macro numbers aren't very helpful if you don't put them to use.
"Tracking macros" refers to the process of logging all your meals throughout the day and breaking down your macro ratio to ensure you're eating according to your goals. It sounds scary, but again, the web comes to the rescue with a slew of digital macro-tracking programs.
The best macro trackers
MyFitnessPal
Price: Free or $20 per month
The free version of MyFitnessPal doesn't allow you to enter gram amounts for macros, only percentages. If you're comfortable with percentages only, then MFP is a great free option because of its barcode scanning feature and massive database of foods and drinks.
With a premium subscription, you can track by gram amounts and percentages, and you can see macro breakdowns for each meal and snack. A premium subscription also gets you extra features like food analyses (quality of what you're eating), food timestamps (when you eat what) and weekly reports.
MyMacros Plus
MyMacros Plus is another great app with a large food database and barcode scanning feature.
You can also track your body weight and enter custom foods for homemade recipes so you don't have to log the individual ingredients. My favorite thing about MyMacros Plus is that it's usable without the internet, so you can track macros even when you're offline.
Tip: Food databases are helpful, but they often include multiple entries with different information for the same item, which can get confusing. It might be easier to manually log the macronutrients in your meals instead of relying on the food database.
Cronometer
Price: $50 per year. Free version available.
The Cronometer tracker tracks vitamins and minerals in addition to macros. It also allows you to track important biometrics, such as blood pressure, cholesterol, sleep, mood, pulse and more — but you first need this information on hand to use the features.
If you do have access to that information, Cronometer provides insight into long-term trends and a clear snapshot of your overall health. While Cronometer is impressive, it can be a bit overwhelming if you only want to track macros, and not the rest of the metrics it offers.
Why should I track macros?
Know that you don't need to track macros to be healthy, lose weight, build muscle or reach any other health goal. The only time you actually need to track macros is if your doctor told you so.
In fact, logging your every bite can be frustrating and time-consuming, but it's worth noting that you'll get pretty good at eyeballing portions if you make tracking a habit.
Tracking macros can definitely be useful for some things, such as preparing for a bodybuilding show or optimizing athletic performance. It can also be helpful if you want to implement "flexible dieting," or the practice of eating any foods you want, as long as they fit into your macronutrient ratio.
Counting your macros may also be the key to finally eating less processed foods, as processed and packaged foods tend to be high in fats and carbs (and not often high in protein), and adding in more superfoods. Many people who want to create a calorie deficit to lose weight prefer tracking macronutrients instead of counting calories, as it takes the emphasis off of weight loss and shifts the focus to nutrition. This is helpful for creating long-term healthy habits.
Additionally, many people enjoy tracking macros because it helps them understand what types of foods work best for their bodies. Give it a try to see if it works for your lifestyle, but don't feel like you ever need to track your macros.
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The information contained in this article is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as health or medical advice. Always consult a physician or other qualified health provider regarding any questions you may have about a medical condition or health objectives. | https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/instead-of-calories-you-should-track-this-key-health-metric/ | 2022-12-31 15:47:53 | 1 | https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/instead-of-calories-you-should-track-this-key-health-metric/ |
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Good Housekeeping named the Dawn House integrated sleep system as a winner in the Good Housekeeping 2023 Best Bedding Awards.
The Dawn House sleep system combines luxury sleep accommodations and health monitoring to make it easier for aging adults and people with changing health needs to achieve optimal sleep and continue living independently and safely at home.
"We are honored to be recognized by Good Housekeeping," said Dawn House Chief Operating Officer Gui Peres. "This achievement is a testament to our team's dedication toward enhancing the home sleep experience for people, especially as they age, and their needs evolve. We want to continue pushing the boundaries of innovation and technology for our customers."
The Dawn House sleep system features:
- Adjustable bed height and Zero-G positioning
- Underbed motion lighting and optional support rail
- Passive sensors that measure micro-vibrations of sleep levels, heart rate, heart rate variability, respiration, movement and more
- An ergonomic remote, voice-activated console and in-app remote for controlling bed features
The sleep system is designed with a range of innovative features that prioritize comfort and health, including the Dawn House app, which works with the health sensors in the base to provide reports on health metrics that can be shared with caregivers and medical professionals.
The Good Housekeeping Institute Textiles Lab spent six months evaluating hundreds of bedding items to find the sleep products that will help consumers achieve their best rest. Fiber scientists, engineers and home product experts extensively evaluated these products using lab equipment as well as feedback from more than 500 consumer testers to get a comprehensive view of how they perform. Judges considered attributes that are most important when it comes to shopping for bedding — like quality, innovation, convenience, value, style, and sustainability — and also analyzed data related to comfort, support, durability, ease of use, temperature regulation and more.
Good Housekeeping's engineers said it was like no other base they'd seen, and testers were surprised by its offerings. One tester noted, "Being able to raise and lower the bed to get in and out is a game changer."
Dawn House recently added an additional premium mattress offering with the Dawn House hybrid mattress. Its contouring foam layers and coil system help provide consistent temperature regulation, pressure relief and edge support.
The full list of Good Housekeeping's 2023 Best Bedding Awards can be found on goodhousekeeping.com/beddingawards2023.
ABOUT DAWN HOUSE
Headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, Dawn House is a leading brand of sleep systems created to improve overall health and long-term wellness, with award-winning recognition from CES, Good Housekeeping and MedTech Breakthrough. Dawn House sleep systems integrate innovative aesthetics, functionality, and new sensor technology with the ability to monitor sleep and identify health indicators that can be shared with others. Dawn House beds empower "superagers" to maintain an independent and active lifestyle connected to family and friends. Ergomotion, Dawn House's parent company, is the global leader in adjustable bed technology, operating for more than 15 years as part of the Keeson Technology Corporation. To learn more about Dawn House, visit https://dawnhouseliving.com.
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Footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol will be subject to a security review before clips are handed to Fox News host Tucker Carlson to broadcast, according to Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), chair of the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight.
Loudermilk said that his panel is working with the sergeant-at-arms and Capitol Police to make sure that none of the footage released will pose security risks.
“It’s basically controlled access to be able to view tapes. Can’t record, can’t take anything with you. Then they will request any particular clips that — that they may need, and then we’ll make sure that there’s nothing sensitive, nothing classified — you know, escape routes,” Loudermilk said Tuesday in response to a question from The Hill.
Carlson said on his show last week that his producers had “unfettered” access to some 44,000 hours of security footage from the day of the riot and that producers had already started combing through the footage.
But little had been revealed about what kind of security protocols were in place for the footage’s release.
Democrats have reacted to Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) move to grant Carlson’s team access to the footage with outrage, warning that giving raw footage to a figure who has downplayed the Capitol attack could pose security risks for members and the institution of Congress as a whole.
And other media companies have complained about the exclusive access Carlson was granted.
The decision to grant Carlson’s team exclusive access came directly from McCarthy’s office, and it came before the House Administration Committee was fully organized.
Loudermilk said he knew there were plans for Fox News to get access to the tapes, but he was not sure of when exactly that would take place. In the meantime, he knew the House had set up “access terminals” so Carlson’s team could securely view the footage.
House Republicans discussed the Jan. 6 tapes and Carlson’s access in their Tuesday morning conference meeting, and members said they were generally supportive.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said in a press conference that “what gets released is going to obviously be scrutinized to make sure that you’re not exposing any sensitive information.”
Loudermilk’s oversight panel, he said, is investigating security failures and how rioters were able to get into the Capitol on Jan. 6 and is in possession of all the documents and videos from the Jan. 6 Select Committee that disbanded at the end of the last Congress.
“The overall objective will be eventually to get it to where we can get it out to the public,” Loudermilk said, but he added that it could take “weeks to months.”
The panel is getting requests to view some 44,000 hours of security footage from House members, other members of the media and defense attorneys.
“We’re working on putting protocols together and policies and procedures and schedules,” Loudermilk said.
He expects that clips released to Carlson could then easily be released to other news outlets and parties.
“Anything that is released to Fox News, that will be something that can be released to the public,” Loudermilk said. | https://www.wivb.com/news/political-news/us-political-news/hill-politics/tucker-carlson-jan-6-tapes-subject-to-security-review-republicans-say/ | 2023-02-28 20:08:12 | 0 | https://www.wivb.com/news/political-news/us-political-news/hill-politics/tucker-carlson-jan-6-tapes-subject-to-security-review-republicans-say/ |
Fraudsters stole billions from the Small Business Administration, via the pandemic-era "Paycheck Protection Program." On Tuesday, the SBA's inspector general releases its how much was stolen and how.
Copyright 2023 NPR
Fraudsters stole billions from the Small Business Administration, via the pandemic-era "Paycheck Protection Program." On Tuesday, the SBA's inspector general releases its how much was stolen and how.
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The U.S. will require travelers from China to take COVID tests from Jan. 5. CDC officials have also expressed concerns about new variants originating from China, which is experiencing a surge.
Copyright 2022 NPR
The U.S. will require travelers from China to take COVID tests from Jan. 5. CDC officials have also expressed concerns about new variants originating from China, which is experiencing a surge.
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Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistan's foreign minister, is at the U.N. along with other leaders to seek help for a country ravaged by floods.
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Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistan's foreign minister, is at the U.N. along with other leaders to seek help for a country ravaged by floods.
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Upset spectators fled downtown Orlando’s fireworks show Monday night but police said there was no evidence of a shooting and “no public safety hazard.”
The Orlando Police Department said on Twitter that it suspects that noise from the fireworks confused some spectators, causing them to run.
Videos posted on Twitter showed people running down Rosalind Avenue, which fronts Lake Eola Park, where the annual fireworks show is held, as well as from the park in other directions.
A mass shooting at a Chicago suburb Fourth of July parade earlier Monday that left six dead likely contributed to spectators’ unease in Orlando.
Some abandoned chairs and blankets as they fled.
Brenda Jules was watching the fireworks with her four small children when the chaos began. She lost sight of her 7-year-old son, though they were reunited at a first aid station at Rosalind Avenue and Robinson Street.
Jules was sobbing and unable to speak. Her son said he ran, abandoning a Sprite soda and a cupcake. At the first aid station, he had a sneaker on his right foot but his left foot was bare.
Anchors for WKMG-Channel 6, which was broadcasting the event live, Ginger Gadsden and Lisa Bell, said they fled their position after being told about the crowd panicking.
Before knowing otherwise, both said they had feared it had been a shooting that caused the panic.
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“We are so traumatized as a country, and certainly our community. It was just six years ago that we lost 49 people just blocks from here in a horrible shooting,” Bell said. “So when you see thousands upon thousands of people literally running for their lives, scared that they are about to be gunned down in the middle of downtown Orlando, it’s only natural that you also get scared.”
The Police Department said it had no reports of serious injuries. “Only minor injuries suffered by some spectators who fell during the commotion,” it wrote.
“This is so disturbing! So many people so on edge. This isn’t right,” one woman wrote on Twitter in response to the police department’s message.
“I am here leaving the parking garage and just ran for my life with my 2 small children!! I am pretty sure something happened,” wrote another.
The Police Department said families who got split up should meet a the corner of Rosalind and Robinson.
An Orange County Sheriff’s Office SUV with lights flashing was driving down Central Boulevard broadcasting that message: “If you are missing any children go to Rosalind and Robinson.”
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Retired teacher hits $125,000 jackpot playing poker in Las Vegas
Published: Dec. 29, 2022 at 8:24 PM CST|Updated: 12 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS (KVVU) - A Hawaii visitor hit a massive jackpot while playing poker on the Las Vegas Strip.
According to Caesars Entertainment, Sandra Haynes of Kauai County, Hawaii, hit a major progressive jackpot this week for $125,878.
KVVU reports Haynes won the jackpot while playing the Let It Ride poker game at Harrah’s Las Vegas.
A spokesperson for Caesars Entertainment said the lucky gambler caught a five-card straight flush to cash the jackpot.
Haynes said she plans to share her winnings with her children and continue to enjoy retirement.
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With Succession, Ted Lasso, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Barry all coming to a close within the span of a week, it’s time for an hour on endings. We look at the art of the ending, wonder what makes a satisfying ending in literature and TV and music, and ponder how we know it’s time to let a thing come to an end.
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Accidental poisoning of children by button batteries is on the rise, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN
An increasing number of little children are eating small lithium batteries, also known as “button” batteries, that power many of our consumer devices, with potentially serious consequences, even death, a new report found.
Despite public information campaigns warning parents about the dangers, visits to emergency rooms as a result of battery poisonings were twice as high from 2010 to 2019 compared with 1990 to 2009, according to the study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.
That’s an average of one battery-related emergency visit every 1.25 hours among children under 18, the report found. Children under 5 were at highest risk, the report noted, especially toddlers between the ages of 1 and 2, who often put things they find into their mouths.
Even after removal from the device they’re powering, lithium button batteries still have a strong current. When the batteries get stuck in a child’s throat, saliva can interact with the current, which causes “a chemical reaction that can severely burn the esophagus in as little as two hours, creating an esophageal perforation, vocal cord paralysis, or even erosion into the airway (trachea), or major blood vessels,” warned the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
That’s what happened in 2010 to 1–year-old Emmett Rauch, who ate a button battery that had fallen out of a DVD player remote, according to his parents, Karla and Michael Rauch.
“The battery literally burned a hole through his esophagus into his trachea (airway) allowing his stomach bile to reflux into his lungs,” the couple shared on Emmett’s Fight Foundation, the website of a nonprofit foundation they created to educate other parents on the dangers of button batteries.
The battery also burned the nerves of Emmett’s vocal cords, the Raunchs said. To deal with complications from his injuries, Emmett underwent six surgeries in five years, including the replacement of his entire esophagus using a portion of his bowel.
“As a mother I replay the morning we noticed Emmett’s illness over and over in my mind. How did I not know? If I only paid attention to the kind of batteries the remote controls required!” Karla Rauch wrote on a blog for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
Batteries are everywhere
Button batteries are all over modern homes, including some places you might not think about, such as blinking or animated ornaments, clip-on reading lights and singing greeting cards.
Other common items that contain lithium batteries are calculators, digital thermometers, flameless candles, flashing jewelry, handheld games and toys, hearing aids, laser pointers, light up bouncing balls, penlights, mini-remotes, step counters and athletic trackers, talking and singing books, and, of course, car key fobs and smartwatches, according to the National Poison Control Center.
The new study analyzed data from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, which tracks emergency room visits in over 100 hospitals in the United States.
The analysis found ingesting the battery accounted for the majority (90%) of these battery-related emergency room visits, followed by putting batteries into the nose (5.7%), ears (2.5%) and mouth without swallowing (1.8%).
While not as serious as ingestion, lithium batteries stuck in an ear or nose can cause significant injuries, such as perforation of the nasal septum or the eardrum, hearing loss, or facial nerve paralysis, according to the report.
What should parents do?
Prevention is key. Don’t insert or change batteries in front of small children — shiny objects are enticing. Get rid of expired batteries immediately and safely, and store any replacement batteries well out of reach of children, experts recommend.
“Try to choose products with battery compartments that only open with a screwdriver or special tool, or that have a child-safe closure. At minimum, use strong tape to keep the compartment sealed tight against small hands,” advised Connecticut Children’s Hospital.
Be especially cautious about batteries that are as big as a penny or larger, the National Poison Control Center recommended.
“The 20 mm diameter lithium cell is one of the most serious problems when swallowed. These problem cells can be recognized by their imprint (engraved numbers and letters) and often have one of these 3 codes: CR2032, CR2025, CR2016. If swallowed and not removed promptly, these larger button batteries can cause death — or burn a hole through your child’s esophagus,” the center noted.
Always supervise children who are playing with a toy or device that contains a button battery, and educate older children about the dangers so they can assist.
What if you suspect your child has swallowed a battery — or put one in their nose or ear?
“Call the National Battery Ingestion Hotline at 800-498-8666 immediately. Prompt action is critical. Don’t wait for symptoms to develop,” the NPCC advised.
Signs of ingestion can look like the child swallowed a coin, so be wary, experts said. Typical behavior can include wheezing, drooling, coughing, vomiting, chest discomfort, refusal to eat, or gagging when attempting to drink or eat. But for some children, like Emmett Rauch, it can take days before symptoms are severe enough to notice.
“It’s also important to know if a magnet was co-ingested with the battery, as this could potentially cause further injury. X-rays of the child’s entire neck, esophagus and abdomen are typically necessary,” according to Texas Children’s Hospital.
If you suspect ingestion, don’t make your child vomit, Texas Children’s advised.
Don’t give your child anything to eat or drink until an X-ray shows the battery has moved beyond the esophagus, the National Poison Control Center noted.
“Batteries stuck in the esophagus must be removed as quickly as possible as severe damage can occur in just 2 hours. Batteries in the nose or ear also must be removed immediately to avoid permanent damage,” the center advised.
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(The Conversation) – When was the last time you walked into a public space and didn’t hear someone coughing? After three years of flinching at the sound, it can be disarming to hear so many people coughing – and embarrassing if it’s you.
But take heart in knowing that you’re not alone. A long-lasting cough following illness from an upper respiratory infection is surprisingly common. And unfortunately, with the rise in seasonal flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, or RVS cases in the fall of 2022 and winter of 2023, there’s been a lot of coughing lately.
A cough is a common symptom of these sorts of respiratory infections, and coughing is a complaint that leads to an estimated 30 million office visits every year. Some 40% of those end up in a pulmonologist’s office like mine.
Given how ubiquitous persistent coughing is, you might presume that the medical profession has a long list of treatments that we know work. That, unfortunately, depends on why you are coughing. But a cough following an upper respiratory infection does usually go away, in time.
How a cough works
Doctors have long wondered why the duration of cough varies so much following an upper respiratory viral or bacterial infection. The answer likely lies in differences in people, such as the presence of a condition like asthma or chronic bronchitis. I see this same variability in my office: Some patients develop a long-term cough, while others seem to kick the cough much sooner, with no clear explanation.
Coughing occurs due to a complex process that begins with an electrical impulse between the nerves within the airways, including the nose and throat. There are two types of nerves that can trigger a cough in response to external stimuli: chemical receptors and mechanical ones called mechanoreceptors. Chemical receptors respond to smells and fumes; they’re the reason people sometimes cough after breathing in spicy peppers sizzling on a hot skillet. Mechanoreceptors respond to sensations from irritants such as dust.
When these nerves are activated, the throat closes and pressure in the chest increases. This buildup of pressure leads to a burst of air and mucous into the lungs at around 500 mph – a speed nearly twice as fast as the world’s fastest cars.
Studies show that a viral infection alters how sensitive these same nerves are. When you have a viral infection, the resulting inflammatory process produces a molecule called bradykinin that drives the urge to cough. And it’s known that the virus itself can activate genetic changes that increase the sensitivity of these nerve pathways, which leads to more coughing.
But when the acute stage of infection is over and you start to feel better, the body repairs the damages caused by inflammation in your airways and lungs. Through this process, the cough reflex also abates. And the molecular processes that were making you cough and sneeze more frequently settle down and return to a normal state – at least in most cases. Unfortunately, in some people, this process takes longer than in others.
Knowing how long is too long to cough
Doctors find it useful to break respiratory symptoms like cough into specific categories.
There are three main types of coughs: acute, sub-acute and chronic. An acute cough is what most people experience when they’re sick with an active viral infection. A sub-acute cough lingers for three or more weeks following an upper respiratory illness. And a chronic cough is one that persists longer than 12 weeks. Chronic cough is most commonly caused by asthma, postnasal drip and, perhaps surprisingly to some, reflux.
Postinfectious cough is one variety of sub-acute cough and is the lingering cough that many people have after they get over their respiratory infection. It can last for weeks or months and can progress into chronic cough.
Because postinfectious cough is so common, doctors have long worked to determine how many people have a cough that persists after their other symptoms go away. Those estimates vary among studies. One small study in Japan found that of people who have a sub-acute and chronic cough, 12% resulted from a respiratory tract infection.
When it comes to COVID-19, the best evidence to date shows that only 2.5% of the people who have gotten it have also developed a chronic cough after infection. That number may seem small, but it translates to a lot of people coughing, given that the U.S. has more than 280,000 new cases of COVID-19 per week, as of early February 2023. The actual number, though, is unclear because the studies that look at postinfectious cough are often small and only account for the people who got COVID-19 and showed up in their doctor’s office or in a telehealth visit for evaluation.
No simple fix
The American College of Chest Physicians and the European Respiratory Society have published guidelines to help clinicians navigate these uncertainties and the dearth of data available on the diagnosis and treatment of coughing. Although the U.S. guidelines were published in 2006, they still represent the best evidence available for clinicians and their patients.
About half of patients recover from their cough without any treatment. For those who don’t, the limited data available suggests that inhalers, steroids, narcotics and certain over-the-counter medications may provide relief for some people.
In adults, the evidence for the efficacy of various treatments is mixed and limited. In my practice, I often prescribe a non-narcotic cough suppressant called benzonatate, sold under the brand name Tessalon Perles. It works by numbing the nerves in the lungs and airways, calming the cough reflex. Data for treatments in children is equally lacking, and studies have shown that over-the-counter cough suppressants and antihistamines were no more effective than the placebo.
Home remedies can also play an important role for some patients. Many people swear by honey, and there is some limited supporting evidence behind its benefits. One trial showed that honey was more effective at soothing a cough than the placebo over a three-day period.
When in doubt, ask a doctor
Being worried about a persistent cough is understandable – a quick Google search can present plenty of reasons to worry. Though not a very satisfying answer, most coughs really will eventually resolve on their own. However, if you lose weight rapidly, cough up blood, have night sweats or produce lots of sputum, you should talk to your primary care provider. In rare cases, sub-acute and chronic cough can be a sign of lung cancer or various forms of chronic pulmonary disease.
If you are simply nervous about it and want more information and advice, that is reason enough to check in with your doctor. After all, a cough is the reason behind millions of office visits every year. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/a-nagging-cough-can-hang-on-for-weeks-or-months-following-a-respiratory-illness-and-there-is-precious-little-you-can-do-about-it/ | 2023-02-13 19:51:52 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/a-nagging-cough-can-hang-on-for-weeks-or-months-following-a-respiratory-illness-and-there-is-precious-little-you-can-do-about-it/ |
(The Hill) — The man who allegedly attacked Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), is in the country illegally and could be deported, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said.
A DHS spokesperson said in a statement that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an immigration detainer Tuesday on David DePape, who is facing multiple federal and state charges after he was accused of assaulting Pelosi with a hammer.
The spokesperson said records show DePape, who is a Canadian national, entered the United States as a temporary visitor in March 2008. He entered at the San Ysidro point of entry on the border between California and Mexico.
Admissible Canadian travelers who are visiting the U.S. for business or pleasure usually do not need to obtain a visa, but they are generally admitted for six months.
ICE places a detainer on someone when they have been arrested on criminal charges and the agency has probable cause to believe they can be deported, the spokesperson said. ICE’s detainer requests that the law enforcement agency that is holding the individual notify the agency before releasing them from custody so ICE can take them into their custody.
DePape is facing federal charges of assault and attempted kidnapping, as well as state charges including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and threatening the life or serious bodily harm of a public official.
DePape allegedly broke into the Pelosis’ San Francisco house last week and repeatedly asked, “Where is Nancy?” A Justice Department affidavit states that DePape told officers he planned to hold the House Speaker, who was in Washington, D.C., at the time, hostage.
Prosecutors say DePape planned to break the House Speaker’s kneecaps if she did not tell the “truth” to questions he asked her.
Paul Pelosi underwent surgery for a skull fracture. Nancy Pelosi said this week he was improving. | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/alleged-pelosi-attacker-was-in-us-illegally-dhs/ | 2022-11-03 19:14:11 | 0 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/alleged-pelosi-attacker-was-in-us-illegally-dhs/ |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Harlem Globetrotters will be bringing their nationally known show to Simmons Bank Arena.
Shane “Scooter” Christensen with the Globetrotters stopped by KARK 4 News to talk about the show next week.
The show will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 7 at Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock. Tickets start at $27.
The North Little Rock stop is part of the Globetrotters 2023 World Tour. Founded in 1926 with its first game in 1927, the team has a 97-year history.
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BUDAPEST (AP) — Formula One defending champion Max Verstappen needed only a few seconds to stamp his authority on the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday and win his seventh straight race of a crushingly dominant season.
Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton started from pole position ahead of Verstappen, who muscled him out at the first corner and never looked back.
Red Bull’s 12th straight win, including the final race of 2022, broke McLaren’s record for consecutive team wins set in 1988.
“People forget how hard it is to win 12 in a row, even when you have the fastest car,” Verstappen said. “Hopefully we can keep this momentum going for a long time.”
Verstappen is cruising toward a third straight F1 title. His ninth victory overall — complete with another bonus point for the fastest lap — means the 25-year-old Dutchman already leads his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez by 110 points after just 11 races.
McLaren driver Lando Norris finished second for the second-straight race and Perez was third for a much-needed second podium in six races.
“If Max retires then maybe (we can win),” Norris joked. “We’re happy with the progress and to be where we are today, fighting for podiums. Our time will come later in the year.”
It’s hard to say how many wins Verstappen will already have if and when that times comes.
Verstappen’s career win total now stands at 44 — the same number as Hamilton’s car.
“Hopefully I don’t stay on 44, that would be terrible,” Verstappen joked. “Hopefully I can get to 45 quickly.”
Hamilton started from pole for the first time since the penultimate race of 2021 in Saudi Arabia — which was also when he won his record-extending 103rd F1 race. He has not won since.
He felt he had a chance after an impressive drive in qualifying.
But Verstappen, who won from 10th here last year, overtook a sluggish Hamilton as they dived into the first turn.
“We had a really good start to I’m happy with that,” said Verstappen, who was involved in two heavy crashes with Hamilton during a dramatic 2021 season. ”That corner was mine. Luckily it all worked out well.”
The McLarens of Norris and Oscar Piastri also jumped past Hamilton and dropped him down to fourth.
That is where he finished at the sinewy 4.4-kilometer (2.7-mile) Hungaroring track, one of the hardest in F1 for overtaking.
Daniel Ricciardo finished 13th for AlphaTauri on his F1 comeback and beat teammate Yuki Tsunoda in 15th.
Perez took some pressure off by padding out his lead in the standings over third-place Fernando Alonso to 32 points.
“This performance, this race, helps confidence,” said Perez, who started from ninth place.
Hamilton’s now just six points adrift of the Spaniard.
After taking fourth place at Silverstone, the Australian rookie Piastri maintained his form with a solid fifth for an improving McLaren that has grabbed a healthy 58 points in two races.
“We had the same pace as Mercedes, we just did a better job,” Norris said. “Three races now with this upgrade, three which have clearly been more positive.”
Mercedes improved as the race progressed and temperatures cooled, allowing George Russell to surge past Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. to finish sixth.
Sainz was seventh ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc — who dropped a place with a 5-second time penalty for speeding in the pitlane — while Alonso and his Aston Martin teammate Lance Stroll rounded out the top 10.
Ferrari’s season is fast turning into another flop.
Pitstop problems resurfaced when the team took nearly 10 seconds to change Leclerc’s tires on his first stop. Piastri’s first was a blisteringly-quick 2 seconds in comparison.
Verstappen’s huge lead meant he was three seconds in front of Perez after pitting for tires on Lap 24. Hamilton was worried that his Mercedes was too slow with a lack of straight-line speed exposed by hot temperatures. Perez passed Sainz on the inside, and then Russell on the outside soon after, to move up to fifth behind the stressed-out Hamilton.
Hamilton blocked a first attack from Perez on Lap 42, so Red Bull brought in Perez for a tire change — timed at 1.9 seconds — to try and undercut Hamilton. The move paid off on a good day all around for Red Bull.
“Just to work with the whole team is always very enjoyable,” Verstappen said.
Thankfully for Leclerc, his next stop took 2.2, but he undid that good work with the time penalty.
Alpine drivers Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon — the 2021 winner here — retired in quick succession after Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu pushed them into each other.
“It’s beyond unlucky to lose both cars on the first lap,” said Gasly, while Ocon said his car seat broke in half on impact.
Williams driver Logan Sargeant was the other driver to abandon after an error on the penultimate lap.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — This SpaceX rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in July with some incredibly precious cargo.
Researcher Dr. Jeanne Loring's stem cells were onboard and headed for the International Space Station.
They will be used to conduct research on Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis.
"Sometimes you get a chance to do something fundamentally different from anything that's been done before and every time I get a chance like that I just say yes," Loring said.
In order to transport her cells safely to space, they were housed inside hardware called a Cube Lab.
It's essentially an automated laboratory where experiments on the cells are conducted.
It was designed and developed by Lexington-based company, Space Tango.
"We're really proud of that," Space Tango CEO and University of Kentucky grad, Twyman Clements, said. "This really spun out of the University of Kentucky so it's really great to see obviously one of the keystones of the community transition into private enterprise."
While in space, researchers will observe cells interacting in microgravity, which is something that is impossible on Earth.
"What we hope to find is the point at which things start to go wrong in those diseases so that you can intervene with a new cell or drug therapy that can stop those diseases from progressing," National Stem Cell Foundation CEO, Dr. Paula Grisanti, said.
NSCF is a Louisville-based organization.
Grisanti said the cells are scheduled to splash down in mid-August and that they'll do more flights until they find the answer they're looking for. | https://www.lex18.com/news/lexington-based-space-tango-does-out-of-this-world-research-on-parkinsons-and-ms | 2022-08-05 22:37:32 | 0 | https://www.lex18.com/news/lexington-based-space-tango-does-out-of-this-world-research-on-parkinsons-and-ms |
Hershey Christmas Tree Showcase: Central Pa. designers combine comfort with tradition
Designers from eight Central Pennsylvania businesses walk us back to a traditional Christmas during the Christmas Tree Showcase inside the Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory at Hershey Gardens.
Adorned with cookies, pine cones, orange slices, and even letters to Santa, the trees are bathed in plenty of sunlight from the skylights and huge windows of the conservatory.
More:Tour home of Hershey chocolate founder: High Point Mansion open to public for the first time
Photos:Roses peak and butterflies flutter at Hershey Gardens
A 14-foot poinsettia stand in the shape of a Christmas tree anchors the room with 170 plants that include tapestry poinsettia.
The Garden Cottage features a “Cozy Christmas” display of holiday trees decorated with colorful ornaments made by local school students.
Businesses that designed the trees include.
· Crimson Clover Flowers, Newville
· Highland Gardens, Camp Hill
· Kyrsten’s Sweet Designs, Mechanicsburg
· Palmyra Greenhouse, Palmyra
· Paper Moon Flowers & Events, Harrisburg
· Rhapsody in Bloom, Palmyra
· Sarah’s Floral Designs, Carlisle
· Sprigs and Twigs of Joy, Dauphin
The Christmas Tree Showcase at Hershey Gardens will continue until Jan. 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Thanksgiving and Christmas Days.
Other events during the holidays at Hershey Gardens include:
Crafty Christmas Creations Nov. 19, 20, 26 and 27; Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 31, 2022; and Jan. 1, 2023 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Families can stop in at the Education Center, located in The Children's Garden, for holiday craft making.
More:Photos: Pumpkin Glow, Hershey Gardens’ popular non-scary Halloween celebration
Elegant Airs Flute Quartet Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. includes a live flute quartet performing holiday music with the trees inside the Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory.
Visit with Santa & Mrs. Claus Sunday, Dec. 11, and Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with the trees in the Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory.
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Chronic treatment with HT-ALZ (>5 weeks) demonstrated significant improvement in behavioral and cognitive function tests in an Alzheimer's disease (AD) mouse model supporting a positive therapeutic potential of HT-ALZ for treatment of AD
NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTH), a patient-focused biopharmaceutical company, today announced proof-of-concept data generated using cognitive and behavioral assessments in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model (aged APP/PS1+/- mice), supporting the therapeutic cognitive potential of HT-ALZ after chronic oral dosing. The research was conducted as part of the company's Sponsored Research Agreement with Washington University in St. Louis. HT-ALZ is a therapeutic in development under the 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway for the treatment of dementia related to Alzheimer's disease (AD).
The chronic dosing experiments, conducted by Carla Yuede, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, and John Cirrito, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology, at Washington University School of Medicine, included a battery of behavioral assessments (eg, pre-pulse inhibition, novel object recognition, cued and contextual fear conditioning) after >5 weeks oral treatment with HT-ALZ. These behavioral assessments are considered the gold standard for predictive cognitive, learning, and memory improvement potential for AD therapeutics. All of the behavioral tests performed after >5 weeks treatment showed a significant improvement in the HT-ALZ treated groups compared to the vehicle treated groups, with similar cognitive and behavioral trends in the HT-ALZ-treated groups compared to the wild type (non-AD) animals. Overall, the results support the therapeutic potential of HT-ALZ to provide cognitive improvement as an AD therapeutic.
Dr. Cirrito commented, "Chronic dosing had a significant effect on four behavioral deficits that these mice develop due to Aβ pathology. Such results provide confidence that the investigational treatment is having a meaningful impact in the brain."
Other behavioral assessments performed at earlier treatment periods (less than 5 weeks treatment) with HT-ALZ did not show a significant improvement compared to vehicle treated animals, however, were trending in a positive predictive manner towards improvement; this data suggests a time-dependent improvement after initiation of HT-ALZ treatment consistent with other AD therapeutics1. These other behavioral assessments are currently being repeated after longer HT-ALZ dosing periods (eg, 6 weeks).
AD is a neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by aggregates of amyloid β (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles of Tau protein in the brain, which contribute to the clinical symptoms of the disease such as dementia. Previously Hoth reported study results focused on investigating the effect of orally administered HT-ALZ to reduce the concentration of Aβ in the brain interstitial fluid, using an established Alzheimer's Disease mouse model (aged APP/PS1+/- mice). The initial data from these studies shows a significant decrease in Aβ in both male and female APP/PS1+/- mice after acute treatment with HT-ALZ, compared to placebo-treated animals and baseline Aβ levels. Further work is underway to determine how HT-ALZ impacts Aβ pathology following chronic treatment.
Future research studies to be conducted by Dr. Cirrito and Dr. Yuede will investigate the effect of HT-ALZ on memory, anxiety, and executive function in the APP/PS1+/- mice model after chronic dosing (6 weeks) with HT-ALZ at 4 different dose levels to determine if there is a dose-dependent response for selection of the human equivalent dose for future clinical trials with HT-ALZ.
Reference:
1Carrion C, Folkvord F, Anastasiadou D, Aymerich M. Cognitive Therapy for Dementia Patients: A Systematic Review. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2018;46(1-2):1-26. doi: 10.1159/000490851. Epub 2018 Aug 9. PMID: 30092585.
About Hoth Therapeutics, Inc.
Hoth Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to develop innovative, impactful, and ground-breaking treatments with a goal to improve patient quality of life. We are a catalyst in early-stage pharmaceutical research and development, elevating drugs from the bench to pre-clinical and clinical testing. Utilizing a patient-centric approach, we collaborate and partner with a team of scientists, clinicians, and key opinion leaders to seek out and investigate therapeutics that hold immense potential to create breakthroughs and diversify treatment options. To learn more, please visit https://ir.hoththerapeutics.com/.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- National law firm Wilson Elser today announced it has achieved Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification Plus, which confirms achievement of 30 percent representation of underrepresented lawyers in many of the program's designated categories.
"This is our first year participating in certification, and achieving the Plus Certification is a huge accomplishment," said Wilson Elser Diversity & Inclusion Committee Chair Angela Russell. "It demonstrates the firm's commitment to diversity and inclusion across all leadership levels, and is consistent with the firm's strategic goal to increase representation and opportunities for those from diverse backgrounds and women lawyers." Carolyn O'Connor, Wilson Elser's Chair of Women Attorneys Valued & Empowered (WAVE) added, "Mansfield Certification Plus is a well-deserved recognition of the ways Wilson Elser supports its women attorneys through the WAVE initiative. I couldn't be prouder of this moment in the firm's history and look forward to celebrating our continued support for its women attorneys through Mansfield certifications in the future."
Mansfield Certification is the standard by which law firms measure their progress toward recruiting and retaining women lawyers, lawyers from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, lawyers with disabilities and LGBTQ+ lawyers. Sixty large law firms, including 49 firms seeking first-time certification, in the United States and Canada, participated in the Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification process for 2022, which launched in July 2021. The one-year certification process is administered by Diversity Lab.
Declaring that the firm has committed to participate in Mansfield Rule 6.0 Certification, Wilson Elser Chair Dan McMahon reflects the feelings of the entire firm: "Diversity & Inclusion is a firm foundational value that is critical to our success. Achieving this certification confirms Wilson Elser's ongoing efforts to mirror the diversity of our clients and of the communities in which we practice."
New for Mansfield 5.0, firms were required to:
- Track their candidate pools in a disaggregated manner, prompting them to measure the impact of the Mansfield Rule according to each underrepresented group.
- Consider 30 percent underrepresented individuals when hiring and promoting for C-level or other senior-level professional staff roles.
About Wilson Elser
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Justice Department watchdog finds US attorney in Massachusetts tried to influence DA election
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts, who has announced her resignation, tried to influence the outcome of a race for Boston’s district attorney and violated multiple policies, the Justice Department’s internal watchdog said in a report released Wednesday.
The inspector general’s 161-page report alleges a broad array of misconduct by U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins, who previously served as district attorney for Suffolk County, which includes Boston. It accuses her of disclosing to a journalist nonpublic information about a possible Justice Department investigation, soliciting and accepting 30 free tickets to a Boston Celtics game and accepting payment from a sports and entertainment agency for travel and means.
It is the most scathing public condemnation in recent years of a U.S. attorney, a prestigious federal post that has occasionally served as a springboard to higher office. The report alleges not only repeated instances of misconduct and poor judgment by Rollins, but also efforts to mislead Justice Department investigators during interviews in advance of the report.
The watchdog said Rollins used her position to try to influence last year’s race for the Democratic nominee Suffolk County District Attorney by providing potentially damaging information to the media about her successor, District Attorney Kevin Hayden, while supporting his political rival.
The report said that while serving as U.S. attorney, Rollins helped Hayden’s rival, Ricardo Arroyo, by “providing him campaign advice and direction and coordinating with Arroyo on activities to help his campaign.”
Rollins tried to convince her top deputy to release a letter implying that the department was investigating Hayden, according to the report. When that failed, she leaked sensitive department information to The Boston Herald in an effort to tank his candidacy, the report said.
When asked about that under oath in an interview with the inspector general’s office, Rollins falsely denied being the source, the report said. She only admitted to it after being confronted with text messages showing she was the source of the leak.
Rollins’ lawyer told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Rollins will resign by the end of the day on Friday, saying she “understands that her presence has become a distraction.”
The AP was the first to report in November that the inspector general’s office had opened an investigation into Rollins over her appearance last July at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser. The AP reported that the probe had expanded to examine other issues, such as Rollins’ potential use of her personal cellphone for Justice Department business.
It’s an extraordinary rebuke of a top law enforcer who who twice needed Vice President Kamala Harris to cast a tiebreaking vote to be confirmed as U.S. attorney amid stiff Republican opposition.
“I’m deeply concerned by Ms. Rollins’s misconduct, as detailed in the Inspector General’s and Special Counsel’s reports, and support her immediate resignation,” said Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
It’s exceedingly rare for a U.S. attorney to resign amid ethics concerns, and Rollins’ move is an embarrassment for the Justice Department under Attorney General Merrick Garland, who pledged to restore its reputation for political independence after tumultuous years under Republican President Donald Trump.
The inspector general’s investigation began last year after Sen. Tom Cotton. R-Ark., who had tried to block her confirmation, urged the watchdog to examine whether Rollins’ appearance at the fundraiser at a home in Andover, Massachusetts, violated the Hatch Act, a law that limits political activity by government workers.
Rollins, who served just 16 months as U.S. attorney, has been under investigation the majority of that time. She acknowledged during a meeting with reporters in December that that her first year as U.S. attorney had been “bumpy” and that she was “still learning the system.”
She was the first woman of color to become a district attorney in Massachusetts and the first Black woman to serve as the U.S. attorney in Massachusetts.
Her lawyer, Michael Bromwich, a former Justice Department inspector general, said in a statement to the AP on Tuesday that Rollins was “profoundly honored” to have served as U.S. attorney and “incredibly proud of all her office has accomplished during that limited time, especially in the areas of gun violence and civil rights.”
He said Rollins was “optimistic that the important work she started will continue but understands that her presence has become a distraction.”
Two people briefed on the inspector general’s investigation told the AP last year that it was also examining Rollins’ use of her personal cellphone and a trip that she took to California that was paid for by an outside group. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation.
In response to a Boston Herald article from July raising questions about her appearance at the fundraiser, Rollins said in a tweet that she “had approval” to meet first lady Jill Biden and that she left the event early to speak at two community events, adding “nice try though.” One person familiar with discussions before that event, however, told the AP that Rollins was only given limited permission to meet Biden outside the home.
In addition to examining the fundraiser, the inspector general’s office copied the phone contents of some employees in Rollins’ office as part of their examination of Rollins’ possible use of her personal phone for department business, the AP has reported.
Rollins was elected Suffolk County District Attorney in 2018, defeating the candidate backed by the longtime incumbent and by police groups and becoming the Democratic nominee as part of a wave of progressive prosecutors.
As district attorney, she pledged to fight mass incarceration and racial disparities in the justice system and was outspoken about the need for police reform in the wake of high-profile killings of people of color by law enforcement across the United States. She also pushed ambitious criminal justice changes, most notably a policy not to prosecute certain low-level crimes such as shoplifting.
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Durkin Richer reported from Boston.
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Two children are dead and their mother is injured after an early morning housefire erupts in Upper Darby.
According to the Upper Darby Fire Department, firefighters responded to a 4 a.m. housefire on the 300 block of Margate Road in Upper Darby.
Two children were killed in the fire but their mother was able to jump out a rear window and escape the fire.
The mother was taken to a nearby hospital but her condition is currently unknown.
Later in the morning the Upper Darby Fire Department posted on Facebook saying ‘Our hearts go out to the family and loved ones of those precious children on Margate Rd.” and urged all residents to make sure they have working smoke alarms.
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MENLO PARK, Calif., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) announced today that the company's second quarter 2022 financial results will be released after market close on Wednesday, July 27, 2022.
Meta will host a conference call to discuss its results at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET the same day. The live webcast of the call can be accessed at the Meta Investor Relations website at investor.fb.com, along with the company's earnings press release, financial tables, and slide presentation.
Following the call, a replay will be available at the same website. A telephonic replay will be available for one week following the conference call at +1 402 977 9140 or 800 633 8284, Conference ID: 22019375. Transcripts of conference calls with publishing equity research analysts held on July 27, 2022 will also be posted to the investor.fb.com website.
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Another painting was targeted by climate activists on Tuesday, this time in Austria.
The Associated Press reported that activists from the group Last Generation Austria splashed oil onto the glass protecting the 1915 Gustav Klimt painting “Death and Life” at the Leopold Museum in Vienna.
The painting was unharmed, the news outlet reported.
In a tweet, the group said they targeted the painting to protest the country's “oil and gas drilling,” which they called “a death sentence to society," the Associated Press reported.
According to the news outlet, a member of the group was pushed away by a museum guard after throwing the liquid while another glued his hand to the glass protecting the painting.
Austria Press Agency reported that police showed up at the museum after the incident and the liquid was cleaned off the glass.
According to APA, both the director of the museum and the country's culture minister agreed that the concerns the activists have are justifiable, but they wished they'd find other ways to get their point across.
Tuesday's event in Austria marks the latest incident in which climate activist groups have targeted famous paintings.
In October, activists threw soup over Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” in London’s National Gallery and mashed potatoes at Claude Monet's 1890 painting “Les Meules” at the Barberini Museum in Germany, the news outlet reported. | https://www.kxxv.com/news/world/climate-activists-in-austria-throw-liquid-at-klimt-painting | 2022-11-15 23:10:29 | 1 | https://www.kxxv.com/news/world/climate-activists-in-austria-throw-liquid-at-klimt-painting |
Doctors amputated the testicle of a young man who got clubbed in the groin by a police officer during a huge Paris demonstration and who plans to file a lawsuit, daily French newspaper Liberation quoted him as saying in an article published Sunday.
The incident occurred during a spurt of violence at a mostly peaceful march Thursday by tens of thousands of people opposed to a hotly contested government pension reform plan. About 1 million people marched in cities around France that day.
The 26-year-old, identified in the French press as an engineer, said he was knocked to the ground, allegedly by an officer, while taking photos during a confrontation between some demonstrators and police. Another officer charged at him and quickly planted his club in the man's groin.
Video of the incident circulated on social media and French television over the weekend.
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Paris Police Chief Laurent Nunez ordered an inquiry into the exact circumstances of the incident as outrage grew over what appeared to be a new case of alleged gratuitous violence by French police, a longstanding complaint.
Liberation identified the injured man as Ivan S. and said he told the newspaper he was suing “so that this stops, because I’m not the first person to be subjected to violence by police.”
Lucie Simon, a lawyer representing him, said a lawsuit for “voluntary violence by a person in authority leading to mutilation” already was in progress, French media quoted her as saying.
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French government spokesman Olivier Veran said in an interview Sunday on French all-news station BFM TV that he was neither part of the police or judicial establishments, but “my thoughts are obviously with this person.”
French law enforcement agencies have long been peppered with excessive use of force complaints. Police unions contend their members often are the victims of violence committed by some people they are meant to protect.
The 2020 beating and clubbing by three police officers of a Black music producer, Michel Zecler, as he left his Paris studio was a catalyst for limited reforms. The most recent change was the appointment last year of a magistrate to head a unit that investigates allegations of police abuse. Police officers previously led the unit.
French President Emmanuel Macron ordered changes in 2021, saying that “we have nothing to fear from greater transparency.”
That same year, French lawmakers passed a “global security” law reinforcing certain law enforcement powers. The most controversial article, which initially limited video or other images of security officers, was watered down to make it a crime to identify security officers “with the manifest goal of attacking their physical or psychological integrity.” | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/man-loses-testicle-after-clubbing-by-paris-police-during-protests-lawyer-says/4064743/ | 2023-01-24 16:29:06 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/man-loses-testicle-after-clubbing-by-paris-police-during-protests-lawyer-says/4064743/ |
New Claim Fraud Accelerator Speeds Fraud Detection for Guidewire Cloud Customers
BOSTON and PARIS, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shift Technology, a provider of AI-driven decision automation and optimization solutions for the global insurance industry, today announced availability of its Claim Fraud Accelerator in the Guidewire Marketplace. Insurers using Guidewire Cloud for claims management can now have fraud alerts from Shift Claims Fraud Detection delivered directly into the environment their claims professionals use every day.
According to new figures released by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, insurance fraud costs the US economy a record $308.6 billion annually, with property and casualty fraud representing $45 billion of that figure. In this environment, insurers are seeking technology solutions that can help them accurately find hidden fraud in the claims process, uncover it quickly, and investigate it efficiently. Claims professionals want technology solutions that work together seamlessly to help them make the best decisions possible about how to resolve policyholder claims. The integration of Shift Claims Fraud Detection and Guidewire Cloud, via the new Claim Fraud Accelerator, meets this complex challenge.
"Shift and Guidewire have already proven how effective the delivery of fraud alerts directly into the Guidewire claims management environment can be through the earlier Add-on for ClaimCenter," said Christy Oltmanns, director, solution alliances, Guidewire. "As more and more insurers embrace the power of the cloud to support mission-critical applications, ensuring our Guidewire Cloud users can take advantage of fraud detection solutions like those provided by Shift is an important advancement."
Shift Claims Fraud Detection is the company's pioneering solution that brings together the power of Artificial Intelligence and advanced data science to help insurers find previously undetectable fraud during the claims process. Shift's data-centric approach to fraud detection reduces false positives to drive more efficient workflows, identifies simple cases of individual fraud and more sophisticated network fraud schemes, and delivers clear contextual guidance and supporting documentation to speed investigations. The Claim Fraud Accelerator allows for Shift alerts to be delivered to the Guidewire environment in both real-time and recurring data transfer to best meet the needs of the customer. As important, using the accelerator can save as much as 50 percent of overall implementation time depending on customer requirements and in many situations can be in production in just over two months.
"Speed, accuracy, and flexibility are critical in the fight against insurance fraud," explained Drew Whitmore, head of partnerships, Shift Technology. "Working together with Guidewire, we are providing exactly that to insurers around the world."
About Shift Technology
Shift Technology delivers AI decisioning solutions to benefit the global insurance industry and its customers. Our products enable insurers to automate and optimize decisions from underwriting to claims, resulting in superior customer experiences, increased operational efficiency, and reduced costs. The future of insurance starts with Decisions Made Better. Learn more at www.shift-technology.com.
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FINDLAY, Ohio, April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) has declared a dividend of $0.75 per share on common stock. The dividend is payable June 12, 2023, to shareholders of record as of the close of business May 17, 2023.
About Marathon Petroleum Corporation
MPC is a leading, integrated, downstream energy company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio. The company operates the nation's largest refining system. MPC's marketing system includes branded locations across the United States, including Marathon brand retail outlets. MPC also owns the general partner and majority limited partner interest in MPLX LP, a midstream company that owns and operates gathering, processing, and fractionation assets, as well as crude oil and light product transportation and logistics infrastructure. More information is available at www.marathonpetroleum.com.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (PIX11) — After being placed on the IR with a torn ACL in Week 3 of the NFL season, New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard has remained an important part of the team.
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HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — In a remembrance ceremony in front of the Hanover Courthouse on Friday the Hanover County community honored first responders who died on September 11, 2001.
Representatives of the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, Fire and EMS, and Emergency Communications gathered on Friday, Sept. 9, to read the names of the public safety officers who lost their lives just over 20 years ago.
Cheryl Buchanan, director of Hanover Emergency Communications, introduced the ringing of the bell, a tradition in the Fire Service to call upon personnel or honor lives lost saving others.
Rebekah Turner, Hanover Junior Idol, sang the National Anthem.
Several public officials spoke at the ceremony, including county administrator John A. Budesky, who made the welcoming remarks.
“Today we honor the courage of those who put themselves in harm’s way to save people they never knew,” Budesky said. “21 years ago may seem like a long time, but for the families who lost a piece of their heart that tragic day, for too many I imagine it still seems like just yesterday. No words we offer, or actions we take, can ever take away the pain of their absence.”
“I know that on Sunday many of us will replay that awful day in our minds,” Board of Supervisors chair Angela Kelly-Wiecek added in her own remarks. “But as I have said before, I ask you to recall what came after September 11. The unity, the decency and love we had for one another in the days and weeks that followed.”
Also making remarks were Ashland mayor Steve Trivett, Hanover Fire and EMS Chief Jethro H. Piland III, Hanover sheriff Col. David R. Hines and Ashland Police Chief A. Troy Aronhalt.
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PHOENIX (AP) — The lawyer for and Arizona rancher being held on $1 million bond in the fatal shooting of a Mexican on his border property says her client did not shoot and kill the man but did fire warning shots earlier in the day at some armed smugglers he encountered. A defense request filed last week in Santa Cruz County Justice Court asks that the bond in the first-degree murder case against George Alan Kelly be lifted. Kelly, 73, was in custody Monday at Santa Cruz County Jail in the Jan. 30 killing. His attorney says Kelly denies firing shots directly at anyone.
PHOENIX (AP) — The lawyer for an Arizona rancher being held on $1 million bond says her client did not shoot and kill the Mexican man whose body was found on his property last month near the U.S.-Mexico border, but earlier that day fired warning shots at smugglers carrying AK-47 rifles and big backpacks on his land.
A defense request made last week in Santa Cruz County Justice Court asks that the $1 million bond set in the first-degree murder case against George Alan Kelly be lowered or lifted. Kelly, 73, on Monday remained in custody at the Santa Cruz County Jail in the Jan. 30 killing.
A preliminary hearing in the case is set for Monday, Feb. 20.
Attorney Brenna Larkin, who was appointed by the court to represent Kelly, said in her request that her client "admitted to firing warning shots at the smugglers earlier in the day, but denied firing any shot at any person.
"He does not believe that any of his warning shots could have possibly hit the person or caused the death," she continued. "All the shooting that Mr. Kelly did on the date of the incident was in self-defense and justified."
Kelly's ranch is located just outside Nogales, Arizona, city limits in the Kino Springs area.
The victim, Gabriel Cuen-Butimea, lived just south of the border in Nogales, Mexico. U.S. court records show Cuen-Butimea was convicted of illegal entry and deported back to Mexico several times, most recently in 2016.
The Mexican consulate in Nogales has not returned several calls seeking additional information about Cuen-Butimea.
Kelly apparently drew on his borderlands ranching life in the self-published novel "Far Beyond the Border Fence," which is described on Amazon.com as a "contemporary novel which brings the Mexican Border/Drug conflict into the 21st century."
Authored by a man with the same name, the 57-page novel focuses on George and his wife, Wanda. George Alan Kelly's wife is also named Wanda.
"Several times each week illegal immigrants would cross the VMR ranch," reads one part. "They were led by armed human smugglers called Coyotes. George and his foreman had to patrol the ranch daily, armed with AK-47's." | https://www.kanw.com/new-mexico-news/2023-02-13/arizona-rancher-denies-killing-mexican-shot-dead-by-border | 2023-02-14 02:47:38 | 0 | https://www.kanw.com/new-mexico-news/2023-02-13/arizona-rancher-denies-killing-mexican-shot-dead-by-border |
Interviews with global CAEs show organizations building next-generation internal audit teams
MENLO PARK, Calif., July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In the 19th edition of its Internal Auditing Around the World® profile series, global consulting firm Protiviti has published insights from its interviews with chief audit executives (CAEs) from some of the world's best-known companies. Amid economic unrest, quickly evolving regulations, a fast-moving risk landscape and rising stakeholder expectations, the report highlights how internal audit teams are organizing to deliver higher levels of relevance and strategic value for stakeholders.
The 2023 edition is titled "Relevance: One Goal, Multiple Paths" and represent a wide cross-section of countries and industries. Organizations profiled include Bayer AG, Carlyle, ETN Turistar, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, GSK, HEMA BV, Hilton, Majid Al Futtaim Retail, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), PNC, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Wesco, Westpac Group and Zebra Technologies.
"In the last few years, internal audit teams have navigated a global pandemic, huge swings in business conditions, hiring and retention challenges, exploration and adoption of technologies at unprecedented pace and scale, and are now facing return to work dynamics, a shifting regulatory environment and rising stakeholder expectations," said Andrew Struthers-Kennedy, global leader of Protiviti's internal audit and financial advisory practice. "The internal audit teams featured in our report are focused on making themselves a critical component of their organizations' strategic delivery capability, by leaning into these challenges and building next-generation teams and practices, delivering the level of relevance and value expected of even the most demanding of stakeholders."
The report dives into the different paths internal audit teams are taking to deliver on their core mandates, including utilizing both established and emerging technology tools like advanced analytics, automation, machine learning and even artificial intelligence (AI). There is also a consistent focus on improving the quality and impact of their communication throughout the internal audit lifecycle, including notably through the reporting process. Internal audit leaders are also focused on building next-generation internal audit organizations by investing in their teams, with a very intentional focus on developing the breadth and depth of skills needed to support the needs of the organization now and for what is expected to come next.
The experiences of 14 internal audit leaders are presented as case studies in Protiviti's report. To access a complimentary copy of Internal Auditing Around the World®, please visit here.
About Protiviti
Protiviti (www.protiviti.com) is a global consulting firm that delivers deep expertise, objective insights, a tailored approach and unparalleled collaboration to help leaders confidently face the future. Protiviti and its independent and locally owned Member Firms provide clients with consulting and managed solutions in finance, technology, operations, data, analytics, digital, governance, risk and internal audit through its network of more than 85 offices in over 25 countries.
Named to the 2023 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list, Protiviti has served more than 80 percent of Fortune 100 and nearly 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies. The firm also works with smaller, growing companies, including those looking to go public, as well as with government agencies. Protiviti is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Half (NYSE: RHI). Founded in 1948, Robert Half is a member of the S&P 500 index.
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Cerevel and Pfizer are using the Target and Lead Identification Suite—and Colossal Biosciences is adopting the Multiomics Suite—to bring therapeutics to market faster
BOSTON, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the Bio-IT World Conference, Google Cloud announced two new AI-powered life sciences solutions to accelerate drug discovery and precision medicine for biotech companies, pharmaceutical firms, and public sector organizations. Available worldwide today, the Target and Lead Identification Suite helps researchers better identify the function of amino acids and predict the structure of proteins; and the Multiomics Suite accelerates the discovery and interpretation of genomic data, helping companies design precision treatments.
"We've long been involved with creating new tools for understanding and working with the code of life, like high performance computing for genomic analytics, and artificial intelligence that can predict three-dimensional models of proteins," said Shweta Maniar, global director, Life Sciences Strategy and Solutions, Google Cloud. "These new solutions launching today can transform life sciences organizations by accelerating drug discovery and bringing therapeutics to market faster. When patients are waiting for that life-saving treatment in cancer care or that quality-of-life medicine for migraine headaches, this faster time-to-market can have an incredibly positive impact on lives."
Accelerating drug discovery with the Target and Lead Identification Suite
Speeding up target and lead identification is critical for the race to drug discovery. Currently, developing a new drug from an original idea to the launch of a finished product is a complex process that can take 12–15 years and cost more than $1 billion, according to the British Journal of Pharmacology. In addition, identifying a biological target involved in the disease that is viable for drug intervention can take up to 12 months (NIH, National Center for Biotechnology Information). at the same time, most companies use X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to determine protein 3D structures, but this has a high ratio of failures. Finally, once the drug discovery process is underway, it's not easy to scale supporting technology up or down based on demand.
Google Cloud's Target and Lead Identification Suite enables biopharma companies to bring therapeutics to market faster by enabling more efficient in silico drug design. Its target identification will help companies quickly predict antibody structures, assess the structure and function of amino acid mutagenesis, and accelerate de novo protein design. This solution also enables lead optimization that can be used to discover novel, high-quality candidates at low cost for Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship (QSAR) studies or for Free Energy Perturbation (FEP) calculations.
The Target and Lead Identification Suite includes:
- Data ingestion: Allows companies to streamline the ingestion, sharing, and management of data, including discovering more data for research through public datasets and securely exchanging data assets with other organizations using Google Cloud's Analytics Hub.
- Target identification: Using AlphaFold2 and Vertex AI pipelines, organizations can more accurately predict protein structure, minimizing the high ratio of failures from traditional methods.
- Lead identification: With cost-effective high-performance computing resources, the solution accelerates target discovery, preparation of lead candidates, and virtual high-throughput screening, to find the most promising lead candidate molecules to start a successful drug discovery pipeline.
Early adopters for the Target and Lead Identification Suite include multinational pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer, and industry leading biotech companies like Cerevel.
"We are partnering with Google on exploring how AlphaFold2 can potentially accelerate our drug discovery process, speeding up our researchers' ability to conduct their experiments on Google Cloud's scalable, accelerator-optimized compute platform," said Nicholas Labello, sr. principal computational scientist at Pfizer, Inc.
"At Cerevel we aim to unravel the mysteries of the brain to solve some of the most difficult to treat neuroscience diseases, including evaluating novel therapies for schizophrenia, epilepsy, and Parkinson's disease. The Target and Lead Identification Suite with AlphaFold gives us a valuable tool to more efficiently evaluate and improve our discovery efforts," said Claude Barberis, vice president, Medicinal Chemistry at Cerevel. "The deeper understanding and insights we will be able to derive could ultimately get treatments for the most devastating neuroscience diseases onto the market faster, improving the day-to-day lives of millions of people."
Multiomics Suite
Genomic differences can affect susceptibility to certain diseases and the way that people respond to medicines, and increasing the diversity and pool of genomic understanding can help realize the potential of precision medicine. But harnessing the exponential growth in genomic data requires significant resources that many organizations are not able to support. In addition, there are high costs associated with acquiring, storing, distributing, and analyzing genomic data as the volume of data continues to increase, doubling every 7-12 months (BMC Bioinformatics).
Google Cloud's Multiomics Suite advances precision medicine care by transforming multiomics data into insights to advance scientific discoveries. Organizations can use this solution to streamline and accelerate analysis of genomic data, design clinical genomics, accelerate personalized medicine, and interpret genomic data to unlock new discoveries. The solution also provides structure and processes for researchers and data scientists to collaborate, saving time on developing net new paths, algorithms, or methods.
What sets the Multiomics Suite apart is that it is cloud agnostic, allowing organizations to leverage existing investments in multiomics in a simplified environment. It also offers complete traceability through Vertex AI, so customers can organize millions of artifacts in their cloud environments. Finally, it leverages the power of Google Research to transform hundreds of thousands of files, samples, and records to load variant call format (VCF) files from Google Cloud Storage into BigQuery for analysis.
"Google Cloud life science customers can benefit from our long experience in this domain. Vertex AI Pipelines and Datasets features are what provide this important, complete traceability for advanced experiments," said Maniar.
The Mutiomics Suite includes:
- Data ingestion and analytics: Allows organizations to streamline the ingestion, sharing and management of data, discover more data for research through public datasets using dataset dashboards from Collibra, and it enables customers to securely exchange data assets with other organizations using Analytics Hub.
- Secondary analysis: Enables organizations to ingest raw sequence files with genome-wide association study (GWAS) pipelines into Google Cloud Storage, extract variants using Batch API and NVIDIA's Parabricks for accelerated genomic analysis with tools like GATK and Google's DeepVariant, and accelerate processing using Compute Engine to turn raw sequencing (DNA/RNA) data into actionable insights in a scalable, secure, and cost-effective way.
- Tertiary analysis: Allows customers to identify genes associated with a particular disease or trait to be integrated into multimodal datasets, process and analyze variants using Variant Transform and BigQuery, scale AI and machine learning with Vertex AI, and visualize insights with Looker.
"Combining the science of genetics with the business of discovery, we endeavor to advance the economies of biology and healing through genetics," said Dr. Alexander Titus, vice president of Strategy & Computational Sciences at Colossal Biosciences. "With Google Cloud's Multiomics Suite, Colossal was able to see 52% reduction in overall cost and an 88% reduction in time to execute whole genome sequence analysis when compared with open-source tools—demonstrating dramatic improvements in overall computational efficiency. This accelerates our ability to solve critical problems for all life on Earth."
Google Cloud's ecosystem of delivery partners provides expert implementation of services for Target and Lead Identification Suite and Multiomics Suite to help life sciences organizations deploy at scale. These partners include EPAM Systems, Inc., Form Bio, Max Kelsen, Omnigen, Quantiphi, and others.
Privacy and security
Privacy and security are of the utmost importance in all aspects of Google Cloud's products and solutions. Through the implementation of Google Cloud's reliable infrastructure and secure data storage that support HIPAA compliance—along with each customer's layers of security, privacy controls and processes—customers are able to protect the access and use of patient data.
For more information on the Target & Lead Identification Suite and the Mutiomics Suite, visit https://cloud.google.com/life-sciences-solutions, or join the Google Cloud session at BioIT World on May 18, 2023 (for more information: https://www.bio-itworldexpo.com/drug-discovery-informatics#ShwetaManiar.)
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- For more than three decades, Lush has been fighting against animal testing, founded on the firm belief that animal testing is ineffective, outdated and inhumane. Today, the brand celebrates a monumental victory as the Budget Implementation Act passed last night, including an amendment to the Food and Drugs Act which prohibits testing cosmetics on animals in Canada.
"After years of campaigning efforts, we are thrilled that the Canadian government has put an end to animal testing for cosmetics. Today, there are roughly 20,000 cosmetic ingredients that have already been established as safe, as well as a growing number of proven, non-animal test methods that are scientifically superior, faster and cheaper than their cruel alternatives. There is no reason for this ineffective, outdated, and inhumane practice to continue anywhere in the world," said Brandi Halls, Chief Ethics Officer at Lush Cosmetics, North America.
Since 2013, Lush has worked in partnership with Humane Society International and the Animal Alliance of Canada towards this victory. Through campaigning in Lush shops, co-presenting to Parliament committee hearings, and engaging more than 150,000 people to send messages to the Canadian government, an overwhelming 87% of Canadians support this nation-wide ban on animal testing for cosmetics. "With bans to protect animals from cosmetics testing now in Canada and Mexico, the United States cannot be far behind," added Halls. "We've campaigned for bans on animal testing for cosmetics in both countries concurrently, but now it's really time to increase the pressure in the US - action can't be far behind."
Lush's support has resulted in over $2 million dollars of funding to end the use of animals in all research, inclusive of the support provided to six organizations working to end animal testing for cosmetics in Canada, as part of a multi-year Fighting Animal Testing Strategy. A key component of this funding was through the sales of Charity Pot Body Lotion, which donates 100 percent of the purchase price (minus the taxes) to grassroots groups fighting for human rights, animal protection and the environment. Lush intends to fight animal research into extinction, including flawed and failed regulatory tests and other experiments by continuing to press for legislation to end animal testing in various industries across the globe.
Lush is proud to sponsor the Lush Prize, an annual global prize fund which supports initiatives to end or replace animal testing across various industries. It is the largest prize fund in the non-animal testing sector, with six prize categories. Between 2012-2022, Lush Prize awarded over $4.5 million CAD to 130 winners in 30 countries to continue their work developing and supporting new animal-free initiatives. This prize is a way for Lush to join a global conversation about animal testing and give passionate researchers and activists the opportunity to showcase and continue their work.
About Lush
Lush invents, manufactures and retails fresh handmade cosmetics, such as the fizzing bath bomb and solid shampoo bars. A beauty company with a campaigning heart, Lush is on a mission to create a product for every need and a cosmetic revolution to save the planet. The ultimate goal is to leave the world Lusher than we found it. Lush operates a strict policy against animal testing and is leading the cosmetics industry in combating over-packaging by developing products that can be sold 'naked' to the consumer. Today, Lush operates in 49 countries with over 900 shops, 38 websites shipping worldwide and a global network of native apps and digital communities in over 30 languages.
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By ROB GILLIES
Associated Press
Police have charged a bus driver with first-degree murder after he drove his vehicle at a high speed into a day care center north of Montreal, killing two children, injuring six and leaving authorities searching for a motive.
Witnesses say that after Wednesday’s crash, the 51-year-old driver, identified as Pierre Ny St-Amand, stepped out of the bus, stripped off his clothes and started screaming.
“He was just yelling; there were no words coming out of his mouth,” Hamdi Benchaabane said.
A neighbor who ran to the center in Laval, Quebec, said she saw children screaming and crying and watched a mother collapse.
St-Amand is facing nine charges including first degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault and assault causing bodily harm. He appeared in court via video late Wednesday from a hospital room and will remain detained.
A senior Canadian government official said the crash was not a terrorist act and did not pose a threat to national security. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
The driver had worked for Societe de transport de Laval for 10 years. He had no criminal history and a clean work record, police officials and Laval Mayor Stéphane Boyer said at two separate news conferences.
“As of now, we don’t know the motive for the crime,” police spokesperson Erika Landry said.
Boyer said “there is a theory that it was an intentional act, but that remains to be confirmed by the investigation,
Laval Police Chief Pierre Brochet said authorities are interviewing the driver.
The dead children were both 4 years old, identified in the documents only by their initials. Six children were hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening, Brochet said.
The day care is located at the end of a driveway off a cul-de-sac. There is a bus stop on the cul-de-sac, but the driver would have had to veer off the road and head down the long driveway to hit the building.
“There were no signs of skidmarks … He went directly into the day care,” said another eyewitness, Mario Sirois.
Sirois’ wife, Ginette Lamoureux, the neighbor who ran into the day care shortly after the crash, said the driver was hysterical.
“His eyes were like popping out,” she said.
Benchaabane said he and three parents had to strike the driver in order to subdue him, before police cuffed him.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his office was “following the situation closely.”
Members of Parliament observed a moment of silence in Ottawa.
Wearing a hospital gown and in a bed, St-Amand was alert but unresponsive during his video appearance as the judge and his lawyer tried to get him to speak. He only nodded his head a few times when asked by his lawyer, Julien Lespérance Hudon, if he understood he was appearing in a courtroom.
The case returns to court on Feb. 17.
Neighbors described the suspect as a quiet, pleasant father of two young girls. One man, Thanh-Ry Tran, said his family got together with the suspect’s family a few times a year, and their wives would sometimes help each other in picking up or dropping off children. He said the suspect had never shown signs of distress.
Another neighbor, Nader Abou-Said, said he would exchange pleasant greetings with the suspect, and would often see him playing with his daughters in the backyard.
“How can you go out and play with your kids and then go kill kids?” he said.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Last year, the Los Angeles Dodgers went all the way to the last day of the regular season, won a whopping 106 games, and still lost the NL West title to the San Francisco Giants.
This time, Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers left no doubt.
Kershaw pitched seven dominant innings and the Dodgers won the NL West for the ninth time in 10 seasons, blanking the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0 Tuesday night.
The Dodgers walked from the dugout when it was over to congratulate each other, much like they did after most of their wins in a runaway season, and posed for a team photo on the field.
Then, it was back to the clubhouse at Chase Field for a spirited, spraying celebration. Clearly, the near-miss last year, beaten by the Giants by a game for the division title, was on their minds.
“We weren’t defending National League West champions. That was first on our list,” manager Dave Roberts said.
“It’s something we should enjoy and be proud of, and get back to work (Wednesday), but it’s quite the accomplishment,” he said.
Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy and Joey Gallo homered as the Dodgers boosted the best record in the majors to 98-43. They lead second-place San Diego by a whopping 20 1/2 games.
Roberts’ team will have plenty of time to get set for its 10th straight year in the postseason. The Dodgers’ first playoff game is almost a month away, on Oct. 11.
A crowd of 21,143, mostly clad in Dodger blue, watched the clincher. It’s the Dodgers’ 20th NL West crown since the majors split into divisions in 1969.
Kershaw (8-3) was sharp throughout, allowing just two singles and one walk while striking out five. He threw just 82 pitches, 55 for strikes. He lowered his season ERA to 2.44.
Kershaw missed three weeks with a back issue that has plagued him through the second half of his decorated career. Since then, he has started three times, allowing just three runs in 18 innings with 19 strikeouts.
“That three-week kind of hiatus gave him a chance to reset, and just to know that even tonight, there was some more in there. He’ll make three or four more starts and be ready for the postseason,” Roberts said.
Caleb Ferguson and Craig Kimbrel finished the combined three-hit shutout.
Gallo’s home run, his 17th, cleared the center-field wall and gave the Dodgers a 2-0 lead in the second. The homer was measured at 438 feet. Muncy led off the inning with a single off Merrill Kelly — literally— as it bounced off the pitcher to the vacated left side of the infield.
Freeman led off the third inning with his 20th homer, a 442-foot drive to right-center into the swimming pool area.
Last year, the Dodgers beat the Giants in the NL Division Series, but lost to Freeman and the eventual champion Atlanta Braves in the NLCS.
Freeman saw how much more difficult it was for his current teammates to win with very little rest last October. He’s played in every game this year and refused to consider clinching too early as a problem.
“There is no downside,” Freeman said. “You come to the yard and expect to win every single day. If you don’t have that expectation, I don’t know what you’re doing as a professional athlete.”
Mookie Betts agreed.
“You just keep playing,” the All-Star right fielder said. “It’s not like we’re going to start throwing away at-bats or pitches. We just continue to play the same game.”
Muncy’s homer, also his 20th, came against Taylor Widener in the seventh.
Kelly (12-6) lasted five innings, losing for the first time in 14 starts. He gave up five hits, walked five and struck out eight. He threw 96 pitches — 30 in the long second inning and 29 more in the third.
It was the second straight shutout by the Dodgers in Arizona. Tyler Anderson and two relievers handled the Diamondbacks 6-0 on Monday.
GOT THEIR NUMBER
After Tuesday’s win, the Dodgers are 27-5 against Arizona in the last two seasons.
WEB GEMS
Betts, back in his usual spot in right field, made a sliding catch in the corner after a long run to take an extra-base hit from Jake McCarthy in the seventh inning. Betts started at second base on Monday.
In the eighth, McCarthy returned the favor, grabbing Betts’ drive down the line in foul territory.
NOT TONIGHT
Diamondbacks 1B Christian Walker entered Tuesday with a .318 average against Kershaw with four home runs in 22 at-bats, but he struck out twice and grounded out against the All-Star lefty.
BACK IN TIME
The Dodgers activated RHP Tommy Kahnle from the 60-day injured list on Tuesday and designated RHP Heath Hembree for assignment.
Kahnle, 33, missed three months with forearm inflammation. He has pitched just four games for the Dodgers this season but has postseason experience with the New York Yankees in 2017 and ’19.
“To get a guy who’s pitched in high leverage, pitched in big games, to have him back is huge,” Roberts said. “The timing is good. He hasn’t pitched a whole lot this season, so having a few weeks to get him re-acclimated is a good thing.”
Roberts said 2B Gavin Lux (back), sidelined since Sept. 1, will have a simulated game Wednesday. Roberts said he’s close to returning.
NEXT
RHP Michael Grove (4.82) makes his third start of the season for the Dodgers against Arizona RHP Zach Davies (2-4, 4.09) Wednesday in the finale of the three-game series at Chase Field.
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This is the story of two men. One of them was born lucky. The other wasn’t. One of them had options and from them, chose a life of crime. The other had none, and defaulted to one. And when these two men met, the lucky one was young and handsome and had also, it is alleged, gotten away with murder. The other one was middle aged and beaten down and had done hard time for a murder he didn’t commit.
This is the story of David Turner and George Reissfelder, two men who prove that the criminal life is an equalizing one that erases distinctions like where you came from and where you could have gone.
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According to criminal defense attorney Martin Leppo, who defended many of those tied to the heist, the fact that the FBI still hasn’t recovered the paintings, it’s clear the robbery was carried out by people who knew what they were doing.
One of the places the FBI looked the longest was TRC Auto Electric in Dorchester — just four miles from the estimable museum. Carmello Merlino, a leader of the criminal underworld with mafia ties, ran the auto body shop as a front for his cocaine trafficking business.
Turner and Reissfelder found themselves pulled into the gravitational orbit of Merlino at the same time -- the late 1980s.
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David Turner
Gardner Heist Suspect
David A. Turner was considered a suspect in the Gardner heist early on in the investigation. In 1992, two years after the heist, his fingerprints were sent to the FBI’s lab, along with those of several others, to determine if they could be found on items taken from the crime scene. The tests were inconclusive. Turner has denied repeatedly to reporters and in court that he had any knowledge of the heist, but he associated with known felons whose names had been tied to the crime including Robert Guarente, Carmello Merlino and Stephen Rossetti.
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Turner, Merlino and Rossetti were convicted in the late 1990s -- and sentenced to long prison terms -- for conspiring to steal millions from the Loomis-Fargo vault outside of Boston, a scheme which had been arranged by federal authorities to gain information on the Gardner heist. Turner has steadfastly denied that he has cooperated with authorities in the Gardner case but The Boston Globe reported in 2016 that federal officials shaved seven years off of his 38-year sentence, a reduction that puts his release in 2025.
George Reissfelder (above, waving)
Gardner Heist Suspect
George Reissfelder was already seen as a celebrity when he started hanging out at Carmello Merlino’s auto repair shop in Dorchester in the late 1980s. More than a decade before, he had drawn front-page headlines and network TV interviews when he was freed from prison after serving 16 years on the wrongful conviction of a murder charge. The publicity was mostly because of the legal defense work of John F. Kerry, and Kerry’s law partner. Although Kerry would use the case to promote his then-budding political career, Reissfelder went in the opposite direction, returning to his bad habits of using cocaine and hanging out with criminal contacts, both of which were in full supply at Merlino’s garage.
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Robert Beauchamp, one of those contacts, has stated that Reissfelder and David Turner, another devotee of Merlino’s garage, visited him often in Massachusetts state prison during this term and in the vaguest of terms told him they were planning a major robbery and asked how they might hide the valuables in the immediate aftermath. Reissfelder, who bore a remarkable resemblance to the sketch drawn of one of the thieves, died of a cocaine overdose in July 1991. While nothing directly tying him in the Gardner theft was found in his apartment, Reissfelder’s brother later told investigators later that he had seen what he thought to be Manet’s “Chez Tortoni,” one of the 13 artworks stolen from the Gardner, as having hung for a time over his brother’s bed.
Ulrich Boser
Author
Ulrich Boser is the author of “The Gardner Heist,” in which he posits that David Turner and George Reissfelder were the thieves who robbed the museum. He’s a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress now, but still has a mild obsession with the Gardner case. He calls it the “perfect vehicle to tell the story of Boston.”
“It, in my mind, represents so much of the city’s respect for art and culture, its value of learning, and the sort of really richer ideas, and then also represents, you know, this other side of the city that is rough, and dirty, and criminal, and we have this tension that, you know, rests at the center of it all.”
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Michael Blanding
Investigative Reporter
Michael Blanding was a staff writer at Boston Magazine when he first received a letter from Gardner heist suspect, David Turner, who had been ensnared in the February 1999 sting on TRC Auto Electric. Writing from prison, Turner expressed his belief that the FBI had set him up for one crime -- the planned Loomis Fargo heist -- in order to squeeze him on another: the Gardner. Over the course of a correspondence that spanned several years, Turner proposed that Blanding write a book about his life. Turner dangled tantalizing hints about the Gardner heist and other unsolved crimes, but eventually stopped communicating with Blanding. But not before he shared a few poems about him written by a fellow inmate. Hear Michael Blanding read from one of them, “The Sting,” here:
Robert Sikellis
Former Assistant Massachusetts Attorney General
As a young prosecutor in the early ‘90s, Sikellis spearheaded the State Police investigation into a cocaine trafficking ring that operated out of a Dorchester auto body shop called TRC Auto Electric. The shop was managed by crime figure Carmello Merlino. Some believe that Merlino associates, including David Turner and Robert Guarente, were plotting the Gardner heist while the cocaine trafficking probe was underway. In a case prosecuted by Sikellis in 1995, Turner was acquitted of pulling off a late night robbery of Boston’s famed restaurant Cheers. Sikellis says he believes whoever pulled off the Gardner heist had been hired by higher-level criminals and the thieves knew nothing of who masterminded the theft or where the artwork wound up.
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Shelley Murphy
Boston Globe Reporter
Likely the most informed reporter in Boston on the city’s rich organized crime history, Murphy was co-author of the New York Times best-seller “Whitey Bulger: America’s Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice.” In recent years, Murphy has spearheaded the coverage of the Gardner investigation for The Boston Globe with such articles as the most likely theories for the theft of the artwork; how federal investigators had cut seven years from one suspect’s long prison sentence to gain his cooperation in the case and how a long-ago Boston mob figure had passed on to the FBI a key tip about the whereabouts of the paintings in the late 1990s.
Robert Beauchamp
George Reissfelder’s Associate
Convicted of killing a friend in Arlington 1971, Beauchamp started a relationship George Reissfelder while serving in prison. Beauchamp contends that Reissfelder and David Turner visited him in Bay State Correctional Facility in Norfolk numerous times in 1988 and 1989 and without providing details, mentioned intentions for a museum robbery. Reissfelder’s motive, in part, was his anger over the state’s refusal to compensate him for serving 14 years in prison for murder he had not committed.
In hopes of gaining consideration for his own release, Beauchamp has cooperated with the FBI and the museum in their search for a recovery. But Anthony Amore, head of security for the museum, has said that based on Beauchamp’s statements the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office searched homes in Dedham; Lewiston, Maine; and Orrington, Maine, but each time, investigators came up empty.
Roanne Sragow
Lawyer
As a lawyer in the the early 1980s, Roanne Sragow worked with John F. Kerry (who would go on to become a U.S. senator, Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Secretary of State) to free George Reissfelder from prison on the basis that he had been wrongly identified and convicted at his criminal trial for murdering a security guard in 1966. Sragow’s efforts to convince the Massachusetts Legislature to compensate Reissfelder for the 16 years he had served in jail for the wrongful conviction failed, however.
Anthony Amore
Gardner Museum Security Director
Anthony Amore was hired as director of security for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 2005 and still holds the position today.
Previously, he had worked as a specialist for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In taking on the role at the Gardner, he also took on the responsibility of assisting the FBI in solving one of history’s most bedeviling museum heists. By his own account, Amore still speaks at least daily with Geoffrey Kelly, the top FBI agent on the case, and works with him to pursue leads, conduct interviews, communicate with reporters, art investigators and even members of the public about the case. He has even accompanied federal agents on the numerous searches of homes and other properties. In 2013, when federal officials held a press conference to announce what they regarded as a break in the case, Amore spoke as the Gardner Museum’s representative. Amore says he will not rest until the paintings are found.
Over the years, he has widened his focus beyond the Gardner case and become a consultant specializing in art theft and museum security. He has written two books: “Stealing Rembrandts: The Untold Story of Notorious Art Heists” (with reporter Tom Mashberg) in 2011 and “The Art of the Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds and Forgeries in the Art World” in 2015. He is running on the 2018 Republican ticket for the office of Secretary of State in Massachusetts.
While maintaining confidentiality on the status of the criminal investigation, Amore has said publicly that he believes the heist was the work of a local criminal gang working with some measure of inside information. He believes the artwork has been stashed somewhere nearby. The one question Amore is burning to ask the thieves, if he could, is why they chose to steal the artworks that they did.
Janice Santos
Former Wife Of George Reissfelder
Janice Santos was 22 years old and in the Army National Guard when she married George Reissfelder just two months after his release from prison in 1982. At the time of their marriage, Santos held the rank of Corporal and was on her way to flight school. She was on track to become the first female helicopter pilot in Massachusetts. Reissfelder scuttled that dream. Santos likened the seven years she spent with George Reissfelder to being his “prisoner.” He had jealous rages and beat Santos, and he barred her from reporting for military duty. Santos eventually lost her high rank and received a dishonorable discharge. Her divorce from Reissfelder was finally granted in 1990, the same year his name would be added to the list of men whose name has been attached to the Gardner heist. | https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/10/05/the-latest-last-seen-episode-two-bad-men/fqnONfJ2UxPphD1Gh7Af9H/story.html | 2023-03-09 15:28:26 | 0 | https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/10/05/the-latest-last-seen-episode-two-bad-men/fqnONfJ2UxPphD1Gh7Af9H/story.html |
EXTON, Pa., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (NYSE: WST), a global leader in innovative solutions for injectable drug administration, announced today the Company's Board of Directors has elected Stephen Lockhart, M.D., Ph.D., as its newest member. With the addition of Dr. Lockhart, West's Board has 11 directors.
Dr. Lockhart, 64, a board-certified anesthesiologist, is the former Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Sutter Health, a not-for-profit system of hospitals, physician organizations and research institutions in Northern California. Serving in this role for over seven years, he was responsible for quality, patient safety, research and education. In addition, Dr. Lockhart is the founder and executive sponsor of the Sutter Health Institute for Advancing Health Equity. He was previously the regional CMO for Sutter Health East Bay.
Prior to that, Dr. Lockhart was the chief administrative officer at St. Luke's campus of California Pacific Medical Center (CMPC). He has also served as the medical administrative director of surgical services at CMPC, where he practiced for 20 years.
Dr. Lockhart serves on the Board of Directors of Molina Healthcare and the National Research Corporation Health. His nonprofit board service has included the ECRI Institute, REI, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Parks California, a statewide nonprofit dedicated to supporting California's parks and public lands.
A Rhodes Scholar, Dr. Lockhart earned his master's degree in economics from Oxford University, and M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Cornell University.
"We are pleased to welcome Dr. Stephen Lockhart to West's Board of Directors," said Paolo Pucci, Lead Independent Director, West. "As a veteran physician and administrator, his wealth of leadership, experience and knowledge will enhance the impact of West's role to deliver healthcare to millions of patients every day. With Stephen's significant board expertise and passion for improving the well-being and diversity of our communities, we look forward to his contributions as a valuable addition to our Board of Directors."
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is a leading provider of innovative, high-quality injectable solutions and services. As a trusted partner to established and emerging drug developers, West helps ensure the safe, effective containment and delivery of life-saving and life-enhancing medicines for patients. With approximately 10,000 team members across 50 sites worldwide, West helps support our customers by delivering over 45 billion components and devices each year.
Headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, and in business for nearly a century, West in its fiscal year 2021 generated over $2.83 billion in sales. West is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: WST) and is included on the Standard & Poor's 500 index. For more information, visit www.westpharma.com.
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BANGOR -- As temperatures drop, people have flocked to warming centers around the state.
At the Together Place Peer Run Recovery Center in Bangor, people have been coming in off of the street to get warm, eat food, and drink hot coffee.
The center is not normally open on Saturdays, but hours have been extended to help the community.
Program Director Jacquie Wilks says she is happy to see people getting out of the cold, but worries that this is a sign that Bangor needs more housing programs.
"I feel great that I'm here today, I feel like it's what we need to do for the city of Bangor and for the unhoused people," said Wilks. "We need to have more shelters, more daytime, more nighttime. Overnight shelters, all of them are full right now, and we have way too many people unhoused right now."
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MLB Probable Starting Pitchers Tonight: Saturday, April 22
Who are the probable pitchers lined up to take the mound on Saturday? Below, we list every starting pitching matchup for the day, which includes Dylan Cease toeing the rubber for the White Sox, and Shane McClanahan getting the nod for the Rays.
Keep reading to find the pitching matchups for every game on the schedule for April 22.
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Today's Probable Starting Pitchers
Blue Jays at Yankees Probable Pitchers
The Toronto Blue Jays will send Alek Manoah (1-1) to the hill as they face the Yankees, who will counter with Gerrit Cole (4-0) when the teams meet Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Blue Jays at Yankees
- NYY Odds to Win: -165
- TOR Odds to Win: +140
- Total: 7.5 runs
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Nationals at Twins Probable Pitchers
The Washington Nationals will send Chad Kuhl (0-1) to the hill as they play the Twins, who will counter with Pablo Lopez (1-1) for the matchup between the teams Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Nationals at Twins
- MIN Odds to Win: -275
- WSH Odds to Win: +230
- Total: 7 runs
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Dodgers at Cubs Probable Pitchers
The Los Angeles Dodgers will send Dustin May (1-1) to the hill as they take on the Cubs, who will give the start to Hayden Wesneski (1-0) when the clubs meet Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Dodgers at Cubs
- LAD Odds to Win: -140
- CHC Odds to Win: +115
- Total: 9 runs
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Rockies at Phillies Probable Pitchers
The Colorado Rockies will send Kyle Freeland (2-1) to the bump as they play the Phillies, who will hand the ball to Cristopher Sanchez (0-0) for the game between the teams on Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Rockies at Phillies
- PHI Odds to Win: -190
- COL Odds to Win: +155
- Total: 9.5 runs
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Marlins at Guardians Probable Pitchers
The Miami Marlins will send Sandy Alcantara (1-2) to the bump as they play the Guardians, who will give the start to Shane Bieber (1-0) for the matchup between the clubs Saturday.
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- Game Time: 3:10 PM ET
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Mets at Giants Probable Pitchers
The New York Mets will send David Peterson (1-2) to the mound as they take on the Giants, who will give the start to Logan Webb (0-4) for the game between the clubs Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Mets at Giants
- SF Odds to Win: -120
- NYM Odds to Win: +100
- Total: 8.5 runs
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White Sox at Rays Probable Pitchers
The Chicago White Sox will send Cease (2-0) to the mound as they take on the Rays, who will counter with McClanahan (4-0) when the teams face off Saturday.
Vegas Odds for White Sox at Rays
- TB Odds to Win: -200
- CHW Odds to Win: +165
- Total: 7 runs
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Marlins at Guardians Probable Pitchers
The Miami Marlins will send Braxton Garrett (0-0) to the bump as they face the Guardians, who will counter with Zach Plesac (1-0) when the teams play on Saturday.
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- Game Time: 6:25 PM ET
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Reds at Pirates Probable Pitchers
The Cincinnati Reds will send Luis Cessa (0-2) to the bump as they take on the Pirates, who will look to Rich Hill (1-2) for the game between the clubs on Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Reds at Pirates
- PIT Odds to Win: -155
- CIN Odds to Win: +125
- Total: 9 runs
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Tigers at Orioles Probable Pitchers
The Detroit Tigers will send Joey Wentz (0-2) to the mound as they play the Orioles, who will give the start to Kyle Gibson (3-0) for the matchup between the clubs Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Tigers at Orioles
- BAL Odds to Win: -175
- DET Odds to Win: +145
- Total: 8.5 runs
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Athletics at Rangers Probable Pitchers
The Oakland Athletics will send Shintaro Fujinami (0-3) to the mound as they take on the Rangers, who will hand the ball to Andrew Heaney (1-1) for the game between the teams Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Athletics at Rangers
- TEX Odds to Win: -225
- OAK Odds to Win: +185
- Total: 9 runs
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Red Sox at Brewers Probable Pitchers
The Boston Red Sox will send Garrett Whitlock (1-1) to the bump as they play the Brewers, who will hand the ball to Wade Miley (2-1) when the teams play on Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Red Sox at Brewers
- MIL Odds to Win: -135
- BOS Odds to Win: +110
- Total: 8.5 runs
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Astros at Braves Probable Pitchers
The Houston Astros will send Framber Valdez (1-2) to the hill as they take on the Braves, who will give the start to Kyle Wright (0-0) when the clubs meet on Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Astros at Braves
- ATL Odds to Win: -115
- HOU Odds to Win: -105
- Total: 8.5 runs
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- Game Time: 7:20 PM ET
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Padres at Diamondbacks Probable Pitchers
The San Diego Padres will send Joe Musgrove (0-0) to the hill as they face the Diamondbacks, who will counter with Merrill Kelly (1-2) for the game between the teams on Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Padres at Diamondbacks
- SD Odds to Win: -145
- ARI Odds to Win: +120
- Total: 9.5 runs
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Royals at Angels Probable Pitchers
The Kansas City Royals will send Zack Greinke (0-3) to the bump as they play the Angels, who will hand the ball to Tyler Anderson (1-0) for the game between the teams Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Royals at Angels
- LAA Odds to Win: -185
- KC Odds to Win: +150
- Total: 9.5 runs
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Cardinals at Mariners Probable Pitchers
The St. Louis Cardinals will send Miles Mikolas (0-1) to the bump as they play the Mariners, who will counter with Luis Castillo (2-0) for the game between the teams on Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Cardinals at Mariners
- SEA Odds to Win: -160
- STL Odds to Win: +135
- Total: 7.5 runs
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THOMPSON, Conn. (AP) — Four people died and a fifth was critically injured when a car ran off a northeastern Connecticut road and hit a tree, police said. At least three of the dead were from Rhode Island.
Connecticut State Police are continuing to investigate the crash Monday evening in Thompson, which is on the Connecticut-Rhode Island border.
Johan Santana, 18, was behind the wheel and trying to pass another car on Quaddick Town Farm Road when he lost control of the car he was driving, according to a police report.
Santana and three passengers — Jaslin Perez, Erika Perez and Lixandra Terrero Almonte, all 21 — were killed. Police didn't list an address for Erika Perez but said all the others were from Providence, Rhode Island.
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LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) — The Russian government has donated 20,000 tons of fertilizer to Malawi as part of its efforts to garner diplomatic support from various African nations.
Russia will give 260,000 tons of fertilizer to countries in the continent, Russian Ambassador to Malawi Nikolai Krasilnikov said at a handover ceremony Monday at the capital, Lilongwe.
He said he hopes African leaders will press for the abolition of international sanctions against Russia when they attend the second Russia-Africa summit to be held in St. Petersburg at the end of July.
The Russian manufacturer Uralchem-Ukalkali had produced the fertilizer and made the gift to Malawi, said Dmitry Shornikov, head of the firm's southern Africa branch, who also attended the handover.
The fertilizer should help Malawi achieve its goals of substantially boosting its agricultural production and helping families grow more healthy and nutritious food, said Shornikov.
Malawi’s minister of Agriculture Kawale said the fertilizer will reach 400,000 farming households and boost their agricultural production.
Also attending the event was a representative of the United Nations’ World Food Program.
Malawi voted to censure Russia at the United Nations last year for its invasion of Ukraine. More than 15 other African countries abstained from the vote.
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NEW YORK • Gwen Carr sat up straight in her seat as she heard lines of dialogue delivered by the actor portraying Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy whose lynching in Mississippi in 1955 catalyzed the U.S. civil rights movement.
"As I watched that film, I became Mamie Till," Carr said last month at a private advance screening of " Till," the Orion Pictures and United Artists biopic that debuted Friday as the first ever feature length retelling of the historic atrocity and Till-Mobley's pursuit of justice for Emmett.
Carr is the mother of Eric Garner, a Black man held in a fatal chokehold by a New York City police officer in 2014, during an encounter that began as an arrest for alleged unauthorized sale of cigarettes. His videotaped final gasps for air, viewed millions of times around the world, was an early flashpoint of the Black Lives Matter movement. She demanded that her fellow countrymen not look away or dismiss Garner as another casualty of an unjust policing system, but to instead see him as a reason to reform that system, similar to Till-Mobley's message.
"I'll tell anybody, 'A mother can tell a child's story better than anybody else,'" Carr said. "And that's what she said in that movie."
As "Till" debuts, the studio and production companies behind the film have partnered in a campaign to recognize Black women and Black mothers who are continuing Till-Mobley's legacy and fight for justice, equality and equity. From civil rights and politics to business and performance art, the campaign includes events and screenings in select cities across the U.S. that honor the courageous works of Black women whose contributions have historically been overlooked, deemphasized or made a footnote.
Codie Elaine Oliver, a filmmaker and co-creator of the Oprah Winfrey Network docuseries " Black Love," was a featured speaker at a screening event on Tuesday in Los Angeles, along with TV personality and writer Natalie Manual Lee, who hosts the YouTube series " Now with Natalie." Both women are mothers to young Black children and said Till-Mobley's story guides the work they do in their respective fields.
"I try to live every day, recognizing the pain of my ancestors, parents and grandparents, by being a storyteller who consciously showcases (Black people) as loving husbands and fathers and mothers and wives," Oliver said. "I have not experienced what (Till-Mobley) experienced, but I recognize that any of us could, especially as Black mothers."
In the late summer of 1955, Till-Mobley put Emmett on a train from Chicago to visit with his uncle and cousins in her native Mississippi. Much like Black women and men today give their children "the talk" about navigating traffic stops and other encounters with police officers, Till-Mobley warned Emmett that he was visiting a place where his safety depended on his ability to mute his outgoing, uncompromising nature around white people.
"Self-assured, confident about a future without limitations, he must have gazed out at the wide-open spaces of the Mississippi Delta in amazement," Till-Mobley wrote of her son in a 2003 memoir co-authored with Christopher Benson. Emmett was "completely unaware of the boundaries that had begun to close in on him as soon as he got off that train."
In the overnight hours of Aug. 28, 1955, Emmett was taken from his uncle's Mississippi home at gunpoint by two vengeful white men. Emmett's alleged crime? Flirting with the wife of one of his kidnappers.
Three days later, a fisherman on the Tallahatchie River discovered the teenager's bloated corpse — one of his eyes was detached, an ear was missing, his head was shot and bashed in. Till-Mobley demanded that Emmett's remains be taken back to Chicago for a public, open casket funeral that was attended by tens of thousands. And at the trial of his killers in Mississippi, which ended in their acquittals, Till-Mobley bravely took the witness stand to counter the perverse image of her son that had been painted for jurors and trial watchers.
Throughout the film, Till-Mobley is portrayed as a woman full of a sense of foreboding about sending her only child away to a place plagued by racial hatred. But her immense love for Emmett overpowers her pain and grief, at least enough to find a sense of purpose and meaning. In a 1995 interview with The Associated Press, 40 years after her son's lynching, Till-Mobley, a woman of faith, said God had sent Emmett to Earth for the special assignment of waking up the nation and the world.
"The humanity and the brilliance of her, and how selfless of her as a Black woman to have stepped into this role as a figure of mourning and possibility," said Danielle Deadwyler, who portrays Till-Mobley in the film. "If she did not have the courage to do that, then we would not have known, and the world probably would not have known, the ramifications of racism. She made us all aware."
The mission to spread Emmett's story, as only a mother could, had immediate impacts. The civil rights movement gained momentum. Rosa Parks, the civil rights figure arrested for refusing to give up her seat for a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in December 1955, said she was motivated that day by the injustice in Emmett's case. And a decade after Emmett's death, Till-Mobley's involvement in the movement helped spur passage of landmark federal civil rights and voting rights legislation.
Till-Mobley died of heart failure in Chicago in 2003, ahead of the release of her memoir. All told, the impact of her civil and human rights advocacy has spanned over six decades. In March, after numerous failed attempts in Congress over a 120-year span to make lynching a federal crime, President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act.
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MANILA, Philippines — The race to save the dozens of pilot whales still alive after a pod of nearly 100 stranded themselves on a beach in Australia two days ago is now over, with wildlife officials saying they will euthanize the survivors.
The pod stranded itself on Tuesday on Cheynes Beach near the city of Albany in Western Australia. More than 50 of them died overnight and officials and hundreds of volunteers worked throughout Wednesday in an attempt to save the ones that had survived.
At one point, after hours of work, the volunteers managed to get the remaining whales pushed back into the shallows, but the pod only re-stranded itself farther down the beach.
By the evening, veterinarians along with officials with the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions decided to euthanize the remaining whales.
"Sadly, the decision had to be made to euthanise the remaining whales to avoid prolonging their suffering," the Parks and Wildlife Service of Western Australia wrote on its Facebook page. "It was a difficult decision for all involved, however the welfare of the whales had to take precedence. We thank everyone who assisted with the attempt to save the whales over the last two days."
Wildlife experts say pilot whales are very social animals and stranding themselves could indicate illness or stress within the pod, The Associated Press reported.
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Shake Shack is opening its third location in San Francisco. The popular burger chain will open at the Stonestown Galleria next week, the company announced in a press release Thursday.
Shake Shack will open at the Stonestown mall on Dec. 22 at 11 a.m. That location will be open every day from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The first 100 guests at the opening will receive a limited edition Shake Shack gift, the company said. A public ribbon cutting is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.
Shake Shack is also opening a location in Walnut Creek, KRON4 reported earlier this month. The restaurant will be located in the city’s downtown on the 1300 block of Locust Street.
The Stonestown Shake Shack will be the ninth location in the Bay Area, according to the release. The other two locations in San Francisco are located at 845 Market St. (Westfield mall) and 3060 Fillmore St. (near Marina District).
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If you love bird-watching, you know the exhilaration of spotting rarely seen species as well as the relaxation of observing birds of any variety in their natural habitats. The possibilities of seeing some beautiful winged creatures in nature are numerous, whether you are ready to venture deep into the forest or simply look out your window. All it takes is a little bit of avian knowledge, a lot of patience, and some essential gear to make the most of your bird-watching experiences.
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You may feel like you know a lot about all kinds of birds, but there is always something new to learn. That’s why it’s a good idea to brush up on your ornithology knowledge with a bird field guide. This type of book will provide information about specific types of birds as well as the types of areas they are likely to inhabit. The “National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America” is a handy publication that will help you spot and identify everything from sparrows to eagles as you look to the skies and trees.
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Regardless of the setting you choose for your bird-watching pleasure, there will be times you will be looking at birds from a distance. Amplifying your view will enhance your experience. Compact binoculars like Tasco Essentials are easy to stick in a bag or pocket. However, if you want binoculars that are known for their top-notch performance, Nikon’s Monarch 5 are ideal for bird-watching at a great distance. A monocular is another option that is affordable and capable of providing nice magnification and views. The Roxant High Definition monocular is one of our favorites for its features, compact design, and reasonable price.
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NANNA "Nan-nan" MAE SMITH, 98, of Ceredo, passed away on January 23, 2023 at her residence. She was born on January 23, 1925 in Ceredo, W.Va., to the late James Dewey and Mammie Bell Neal Smith Sr. Nan-nan was a loving mother. She was an employee of the Wayne County School System for 31 years. In addition to her parent she was preceded in death by seven brothers; one infant; and two sisters. Nan-nan is survived by her daughter, Sandra Perdue; two brothers, Edward Arthur Smith and Howard Clinton (Sharon) Smith, Sr.; three sisters-in-law, Margaret Ann Smith, Betty Ruth Smith, and Trish Smith; a host of nieces and nephews; a special niece, Angel (John) Dixon; a special nephew, Joseph Smith; and a special thank you for the loving care and help of her nieces, Joyce Howard, Samantha Swanson, and Billie Horan. There will be no services at this time. Reger Funeral Home Ceredo- Kenova Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.regerfh.com.
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Celebrate this accomplishment
Ketanji Brown Jackson is now officially a member of the United States Supreme Court. She is the latest symbol of racial progress made in the U.S.A.
While I believe we will regret her judicial opinions, we can celebrate this accomplishment. It speaks volumes about the hope in our belief in the unalienable right to the pursuit of happiness for all people.
Dave Racer, Woodbury
Concerned about cost?
Recently there were two stories in the St. Paul Pioneer Press regarding the cost to the taxpayer in the Twin Cities area. St. Paul City Council Member Rebecca Noecker and Ramsey County Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt are concerned with the increases in property values and taxes. They are asking committee members to look into the growing debt that is a burden to the taxpayer. But these two individuals are also part of a committee exploring subsidizing early learning and child care programs. I would assume the taxpayer will once again bear the cost. Two plus two does not equal free.
Rae Jwanouskos, White Bear Lake
Missing the boat
With honesty, Viking could have enlisted our sympathy with their problem. Instead came a last-minute automated e-mail telling us “… some bookings need to be cancelled, and we are contacting you today because yours is among them.” Thus we were thrown off the Mississippi boat after we were among the first to pay in March 2021 and some 20 days before departure.
Honest customer care could have enlisted us as friends. A personalized message explaining why we were bumped. An offer of a possible future departure. Asking other passengers to give up their spots in return for a future reward. Enlisting our understanding from the first sign of trouble.
Viking does a great job of marketing. Not so with customer care. Any psychologist could have foreseen a human relations disaster.
Mona Gustafson Affinito, Ph.D., LP, Excelsior
Discomfiting proximity
I was appalled at your choice of juxtaposing the article “Man charged in trafficking sting accused of bestiality,” (Oct. 5) with the obituary gleaned from the Associated Press, “Coal miner’s daughter transformed country music,” Kristin M. Hall. First of all, your report had unnecessary details about a pedophile seeking bestiality with a minor. Second, putting this on the same page with the obituary of a beloved, spiritual, important American musician and singer would have made Loretta Lynn turn over in her grave.
The point is, yes, report newsworthy articles with an eye to restraint, but also consider the journalistic code of ethics in regard to taste when pairing stories on a page.
Donna Isaac, Inver Grove Heights
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NEW YORK (AP) — A Colorado judge on Friday denied motions to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by an election systems worker against former President Donald Trump’s campaign, two of its lawyers and a handful of conservative media figures and outlets.
District Court Judge Marie Avery Moses, in a 136-page decision, rejected various arguments to throw out the lawsuit filed by Eric Coomer, who was security director at the Colorado-based Dominion Voting Systems. Coomer said he faced death threats after he was baselessly accused of trying to rig the 2020 presidential election in favor of President Joe Biden.
Moses wrote that “there is overwhelming evidence that an injunction would serve the public interest because the public is harmed by the spread of defamatory information.”
Coomer’s lawsuit, filed prior to Biden’s inauguration in Denver County, Colorado, accused the Trump campaign and lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell of spreading false stories about him. Conservative columnist Michelle Malkin, the website Gateway Pundit, Colorado conservative activist Joseph Oltmann and One America News Network were among the others sued.
The conservative news outlet Newsmax was dropped from Coomer’s lawsuit in April 2021 after it apologized and aired a statement that it had found no evidence that the accusations made against him by Trump’s team and supporters were true. | https://www.cenlanow.com/entertainment-news/judge-refuses-to-drop-elections-suit-against-trump-media/ | 2022-05-14 17:45:27 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/entertainment-news/judge-refuses-to-drop-elections-suit-against-trump-media/ |
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:
The World Cup is rolling along, heading into the final games of the group stage. So far, we soccer fans have had it all - a fair share of upsets, close calls, some absolutely beautiful goals scored. Here to make sense of what we have seen and what we might expect in the coming days is Roger Bennett, co-host of "Men In Blazers" and co-author of the book "Gods Of Soccer." Roger Bennett, welcome back.
ROGER BENNETT: Mary Louise, it's a joy to be with you.
KELLY: All right. So we are now just a smidge over a week into the tournament. Everyone has played two matches. I'm going to put you on the spot and ask, what has surprised you so far?
BENNETT: Well, it's been a wide-open tournament. Powerhouse nations have been embarrassed by teams who are like the football world's equivalent of Scrappy Doo. Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia. Germany lost to Japan. It's been chaos on the field, chaos off it. The choice of Qatar, controversial host...
KELLY: Yeah.
BENNETT: ...Has made this the most single political and politicized World Cup of all time. And so you've had Qatari security waging war on rainbow symbols to prevent the optics of attacks from Qatar's LGBTQ rights record. And it's just opened up a can of worms - Iranian fans bringing banners into the stadium for Women, Life, Freedom; Croatian fans taunting Canadian goalkeepers by holding the village that their family were exiled from as a Serb in Croatia. You got Qataris promoting Palestinian independence. Just everybody is using this to protest and flex and lay political body blows on everyone else.
KELLY: And just...
BENNETT: And global football...
KELLY: Yeah.
BENNETT: ...Has become a mirror that reflects the world's light and darkness.
KELLY: Just one quick question on the politics, and then I need to get us to the actual soccer. The politics - I mean, there's always politics at the World Cup. Does this feel like par for the course, or does this year feel like something unusual in terms of the degree to which we're watching politics play out on the pitch?
BENNETT: I have never seen such a geopolitically fraught tournament. And then you have Serbian players unfurling a banner which attacks Kosovo's freedom. You have press conferences in which the American players are asked by angry Iranian journalists to defend both inflation in America and the race record in America. Football players now have to be not just good on the field, but they essentially have to be well-versed in global politics if they are to make it through this tournament, Mary Louise.
KELLY: All right. Speaking of being good on the field, let's talk about the U.S. team, your baby eagles, as you call them. They are playing again tomorrow. They are playing Iran. The U.S. has to win. Am I right or wrong?
BENNETT: You are right. They played two games, two draws - a draw that felt like a loss because we conceded late to Wales and the draw that felt like the win because we outplayed mighty, mighty England. Third game tomorrow - win, and we make it through to the knockout round. But we're facing Iran, who are a team in turmoil playing against the backdrop of their own nation's chaos.
KELLY: Yeah.
BENNETT: And they are a good team. We are better as individuals. But if we can hold on the - focus on really the game at play rather than the geopolitical nightmare that's unspooling off it, then I have confidence that we'll be talking again this tournament joyfully, Mary Louise.
KELLY: Very briefly, I got to ask you about Lionel Messi, maybe the biggest star out there. On Twitter, you described his playing as an epic right up there with "The Odyssey." Briefly make the case.
BENNETT: I don't like to be hyperbolic. You know that about me. Thirty-five, fifth World Cup - you know, he's on a quest to cement his legend as the game's GOAT. His team had lost the first game - had to be Mexico, was struggling. And in the 64th minute, he lashed the ball home from a long distance.
KELLY: All right.
BENNETT: Just excellent under pressure and with the world watching, it is - it's "Beowulf," Virgil's "Aeneid," Mary Louise.
KELLY: Not hyperbolic at all. That is Roger Bennett, co-host of "Men In Blazers" - always a pleasure.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Countless artists have taken inspiration from “The Starry Night” since Vincent Van Gogh painted the swirling scene in 1889.
Now artificial intelligence systems are doing the same, training themselves on a vast collection of digitized artworks to produce new images you can conjure in seconds from a smartphone app.
The images generated by tools such as DALL-E, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion can be weird and otherworldly but also increasingly realistic and customizable — ask for a “peacock owl in the style of Van Gogh" and they can churn out something that might look similar to what you imagined.
But while Van Gogh and other long-dead master painters aren't complaining, some living artists and photographers are starting to fight back against the AI software companies creating images derived from their works.
Two new lawsuits —- one this week from the Seattle-based photography giant Getty Images —- take aim at popular image-generating services for allegedly copying and processing millions of copyright-protected images without a license.
Getty said it has begun legal proceedings in the High Court of Justice in London against Stability AI — the maker of Stable Diffusion —- for infringing intellectual property rights to benefit the London-based startup's commercial interests.
Another lawsuit filed Friday in a U.S. federal court in San Francisco describes AI image-generators as “21st-century collage tools that violate the rights of millions of artists.” The lawsuit, filed by three working artists on behalf of others like them, also names Stability AI as a defendant, along with San Francisco-based image-generator startup Midjourney, and the online gallery DeviantArt.
The lawsuit said AI-generated images “compete in the marketplace with the original images. Until now, when a purchaser seeks a new image ‘in the style’ of a given artist, they must pay to commission or license an original image from that artist.”
Companies that provide image-generating services typically charge users a fee. After a free trial of Midjourney through the chatting app Discord, for instance, users must buy a subscription that starts at $10 per month or up to $600 a year for corporate memberships. The startup OpenAI also charges for use of its DALL-E image generator, and StabilityAI offers a paid service called DreamStudio.
Stability AI said in a statement that “Anyone that believes that this isn’t fair use does not understand the technology and misunderstands the law.”
In a December interview with The Associated Press, before the lawsuits were filed, Midjourney CEO David Holz described his image-making subscription service as “kind of like a search engine” pulling in a wide swath of images from across the internet. He compared copyright concerns about the technology with how such laws have adapted to human creativity.
“Can a person look at somebody else’s picture and learn from it and make a similar picture?” Holz said. “Obviously, it’s allowed for people and if it wasn’t, then it would destroy the whole professional art industry, probably the nonprofessional industry too. To the extent that AIs are learning like people, it’s sort of the same thing and if the images come out differently then it seems like it’s fine.”
The copyright disputes mark the beginning of a backlash against a new generation of impressive tools — some of them introduced just last year — that can generate new images, readable text and computer code on command.
They also raise broader concerns about the propensity of AI tools to amplify misinformation or cause other harm. For AI image generators, that includes the creation of nonconsensual sexual imagery.
Some systems produce photorealistic images that can be impossible to trace, making it difficult to tell the difference between what’s real and what’s AI. And while most have some safeguards in place to block offensive or harmful content, experts say it's not enough and fear it’s only a matter of time until people utilize these tools to spread disinformation and further erode public trust.
“Once we lose this capability of telling what’s real and what’s fake, everything will suddenly become fake because you lose confidence of anything and everything,” said Wael Abd-Almageed, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Southern California.
As a test, The Associated Press submitted a text prompt on Stable Diffusion featuring the keywords “Ukraine war” and “Getty Images.” The tool created photo-like images of soldiers in combat with warped faces and hands, pointing and carrying guns. Some of the images also featured the Getty watermark, but with garbled text.
AI can also get things wrong, like feet and fingers or details on ears that can sometimes give away that they’re not real, but there’s no set pattern to look out for. And those visual clues can also be edited. On Midjourney, for instance, users often post on the Discord chat asking for advice on how to fix distorted faces and hands.
With some generated images traveling on social networks and potentially going viral, they can be challenging to debunk since they can’t be traced back to a specific tool or data source, according to Chirag Shah, a professor at the Information School at the University of Washington, who uses these tools for research.
“You could make some guesses if you have enough experience working with these tools,” Shah said. “But beyond that, there is no easy or scientific way to really do this."
But for all the backlash, there are many people who embrace the new AI tools and the creativity they unleash. Searches on Midjourney, for instance, show curious users are using the tool as a hobby to create intricate landscapes, portraits and art.
There's plenty of room for fear, but “what can else can we do with them?” asked the artist Refik Anadol this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he displayed an exhibit of his AI-generated work.
At the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Anadol designed “Unsupervised," which draws from artworks in the museum’s prestigious collection — including “The Starry Night” — and feeds them into a massive digital installation generating animations of mesmerizing colors and shapes in the museum lobby.
The installation is “constantly changing, evolving and dreaming 138,000 old artworks at MoMA’s Archive,” Anadol said. “From Van Gogh to Picasso to Kandinsky, incredible, inspiring artists who defined and pioneered different techniques exist in this artwork, in this AI dream world.”
For painters like Erin Hanson, whose impressionist landscapes are so popular and easy to find online that she has seen their influence in AI-produced visuals, she is not worried about her own prolific output, which makes $3 million a year.
She does, however, worry about the art community as a whole.
“The original artist needs to be acknowledged in some way or compensated,” Hanson said. “That's what copyright laws are all about. And if artists aren’t acknowledged, then it’s going to make it hard for artists to make a living in the future.”
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O'Brien reported from Providence, Rhode Island. | https://www.ourmidland.com/entertainment/article/AI-tools-can-create-new-images-but-who-is-the-17727671.php | 2023-01-19 15:53:35 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/entertainment/article/AI-tools-can-create-new-images-but-who-is-the-17727671.php |
HealthMetrix Research Selects 2023 Medicare Advantage Plans for Exceptional Benefit Value & Overall Performance
Published: Oct. 15, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT|Updated: 28 minutes ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medicare Advantage+Part D plans in 90 cities will be recognized for exceptional value in the design of their medical and Part D prescription drug benefits available effective January 1. The 2023 Senior Choice Gold Award recipients were selected from Medicare Advantage plans across all states and Puerto Rico based on cost-sharing analysis conducted by HealthMetrix Research Inc. and posted on MedicareNewsWatch.com. The 2023 Senior Choice Gold Award selections include recognition for plans achieving at least 3.5-star overall ratings for quality and performance as reported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
According to HealthMetrix Research Inc. president Alan Mittermaier:
"The heightened concerns about inflation and its impact on health care out-of-pocket costs weighs heavily on Medicare beneficiaries regardless of socioeconomic status. The annual Senior Choice Gold Award highlights both forward-looking 2023 cost-sharing along with past quality and performance ratings. Each award recipient has demonstrated a commitment to excellence in the design of their 2023 Medicare plan benefits, copayments, deductibles and premiums including the Part D prescription drug benefits. Over 75% of the award recipients also achieved at least 4-star overall CMS ratings for exceptional performance. HealthMetrix Research appreciates those informed Medicare beneficiaries who rely annually on this independent recognition when considering their Medicare Advantage+Part D options."
The award criteria were based on 2023 core benefits and cost-sharing features approved by Medicare for the selected plans as published on Medicare Plan Finder (www.Medicare.gov). These include applicable plan copayments, deductibles and premiums adjusted for beneficiaries' health status (Excellent, Good, Poor) and utilization of healthcare services. The HealthMetrix Research cost-sharing analysis is available at www.MedicareNewsWatch.com. HealthMetrix Research neither recommends nor endorses specific Medicare Advantage plans.
2023 Senior Choice Gold Award Recipients
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday it is investigating possible civil rights violations by a Mississippi sheriff’s department after a drug raid last month left a Black man with a bullet wound to the face.
There is a stark discrepancy in how police say the Jan. 24 incident unfolded and what lawyers for the family of Michael Corey Jenkins say occurred. The lawyers claim it was a racially motivated attack while police say the shooting occurred after someone pointed a gun at deputies during the late-night raid at a home in Rankin County, just east of the state capital of Jackson.
Attorneys for Jenkins, 32, say he was critically injured by Rankin County deputies. Jenkins was released from the hospital Tuesday and attended a news conference Wednesday, where he nodded affirmatively when his lawyer, Malik Shabazz, asked if deputies had beaten him and shot him in the mouth.
“This is deliberate. This is drawn out. This is unheard of,” Shabazz told reporters.
According to Shabazz, deputies never presented a warrant before forcing their way into the home. The deputies immediately subdued Jenkins and another man, Eddie Terrell Parker, who counted six officers and described all of them as white. Neither Jenkins nor Parker resisted, he said.
Parker said he was sitting in his bedroom at about 10 p.m. that night when he heard loud talking coming from the home’s living room. He said he opened his door and saw deputies in the hallway, and they immediately ordered him to get down on the floor.
Over the course of 90 minutes, Parker and Jenkins said, they were beaten, shocked with Tasers and ordered to lie on their backs as deputies poured milk over their faces. Parker said he struggled “to keep breathing and keep from drowning at the same time.”
“There was milk coming out of my nose, my mouth,” Parker told The Associated Press in an interview. “I’ve never been in that position and felt the way that I felt that night.”
Jenkins, who has trouble speaking because of his injuries, told AP that he was on his knees at the end of the ordeal when one of the deputies stood over him. Shabazz said the deputy placed the barrel of a gun in Jenkins’ mouth, it fired and the bullet exited behind one of Jenkins’ ears.
The Justice Department released a statement following the news conference, saying its civil rights division, along with local FBI agents and federal prosecutors in Mississippi, have opened a federal civil rights investigation.
Bailey Martin, a spokesperson for the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, said the state agency also is investigating the shooting. She declined further comment.
In a news release on Jan. 25, the bureau said the deputies were conducting a narcotics investigation when they entered the home. The bureau said the shooting occurred after someone pointed a gun toward the deputies. The statement does not say whether a weapon was recovered at the scene.
Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said in a statement that he immediately sought a state investigation. The sheriff’s office gave few details but said Jenkins was charged with assaulting an officer and drug possession. Parker has been charged with possession of paraphernalia and disorderly conduct.
“Rest assured, if any deputy or suspect involved in this incident is found to have broken the law, he will be held accountable in accordance with the law,” the sheriff said.
Bailey did not respond to written questions about whether deputies had a warrant or if the deputies involved had been placed on administrative leave. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/ap-feds-open-civil-rights-probe-after-deputies-shoot-black-man/ | 2023-02-16 23:02:27 | 1 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/ap-feds-open-civil-rights-probe-after-deputies-shoot-black-man/ |
A fight broke out after seven people drove from Kenner to Gonzales to pick up a relative who had broken up with her boyfriend, and it ended with someone whooting the ex-boyfriend, Gonzales police said.
The shooting happened inside the Magnolia Crossing apartment complex off South Burnside Avenue in Gonzales, police said.
A brother and sister, Zwyman and Tiawyman Harris, and another man, Anthony R. Johnson, were arrested and booked Nov. 22 in connection with the shooting. On Tuesday, a state district judge set their bail.
Johnson, 23, was ordered held without bail in Ascension Parish Prison on counts of attempted second-degree murder, disturbing the peace and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles.
During the hearing Tuesday, Gonzales Police Lt. Lance Bourgeois testified that Johnson is a suspect in homicides outside Gonzales.
Zwyman and Tiawyman Harris, who are 19 and 21 and have no prior criminal history, were each given bail of $100,000 on counts of being principals to attempted second-degree murder, disturbing the peace and contributing the delinquency of juveniles. They remained in the parish jail Wednesday afternoon, online records say.
Lt. Bourgeois told prosecutor Leila Braswell that the Harris siblings were involved in the escalating altercation with the sister's ex-boyfriend, but Johnson shot him.
Bourgeois said the man was hit once in the abdomen and remained in the hospital Tuesday. Bourgeois told Braswell that no one else had a gun at the scene. | https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/courts/breakup-leads-to-gonzales-shooting-of-ex-boyfriend/article_02375752-70ea-11ed-9a23-77909aaf7030.html | 2022-11-30 21:58:28 | 1 | https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/courts/breakup-leads-to-gonzales-shooting-of-ex-boyfriend/article_02375752-70ea-11ed-9a23-77909aaf7030.html |
GREENSBORO — Which act should perform in September's North Carolina Folk Festival?
The Zinc Kings from Greensboro?
Discount Rothko from Winston-Salem?
The Travis Williams Group from Pfafftown?
Anna Vtipil from Raleigh?
These four finalists have advanced to the public voting phase in the second annual Not Your Average Folk Contest, the festival announced today.
Starting at 6 a.m. today through 11:59 p.m. on July 22, the public can view their videos and vote online at ncfolkfestival.com/vote.
The act that receives the most votes will perform on one of the main stages at the annual folk festival, which will be held downtown from Sept. 9 to 11.
The winner also will receive an 8-hour professional studio recording session provided by Black Rabbit Audio in Greensboro.
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The free, three-day outdoor multicultural folk festival fills downtown streets with live music, food, arts and crafts on the weekend after Labor Day.
Last year, voters chose the Lorena Guillén Tango Ensemble of Greensboro to win the inaugural Not Your Average Folk Contest and perform at the festival.
This year's four finalists were selected from a pool of 42 North Carolina-based musicians, whose applications were reviewed by a panel of experts from across the state.
Judges rated contest submissions on four criteria: appeal of performance, incorporation of folk and traditional elements, musicianship and the uniqueness of the work performed.
“Our 2022 finalists are a great representation of the independent, community-based musicians we wanted to highlight when we started the Not Your Average Folk Contest in 2021,” Amy Grossmann, festival president and chief executive officer, said in today's news release. “We can’t wait to see who the public chooses to perform at the festival this September."
The finalists
• The Zinc Kings: Members of the progressive folk and string-based band Dan Clouse, Mark Dillon and Christen Blanton Mack met at UNCG. Bassist Ryan Mack joined soon after. Recognizing a mutual love for traditional music, they started The Zinc Kings (thezinckings.com) to explore the old-time, early bluegrass, blues and folk music of the Piedmont.
• Discount Rothko: The Winston-Salem folk duo (instagram.com/discountrothko) was founded in 2021 by Drake Duffer and Peyton Clifford after years of playing their favorite songs together in kitchens, bedrooms and parks for fun — and to annoy their friends. Their performances bring together elements of American, Irish and British folk music fused with contemporary influences spanning punk rock, experimental ambient and art songs.
• The Travis Williams Group: The Pfafftown ensemble (traviswilliamsmusic.com) focuses on fusing traditional Arabic music with jazz, modern classical music, rock and world music. The group consists of Travis Williams, Kinard Douthit, Leroy Plock, Ken Simonds and Bill Smith.
• Anna Vtipil: A singer, songwriter, composer and pianist based in Raleigh, Vtipil (instagram.com/annamusicv) explores harmonically complex and rhythmically asymmetrical textures with a connection to intimate and emotional lyrics. She is a pianist and vocalist accompanied on her original songs by Lora Mouna and Clara Lampkin on vocals, Hanna Fishastion on cello and Gracie Zielinski on violin. The group formed at UNCG. | https://greensboro.com/entertainment/music/which-act-should-be-in-the-n-c-folk-festival-you-make-the-call/article_fd9ae03a-f7b1-11ec-8d01-776129031175.html | 2022-07-05 04:32:05 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/entertainment/music/which-act-should-be-in-the-n-c-folk-festival-you-make-the-call/article_fd9ae03a-f7b1-11ec-8d01-776129031175.html |
WATCH: Police chopper captures reunion with missing kid
Published: Jul. 25, 2023 at 8:41 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
GREENE COUNTY, Ohio (CNN) - A 4-year-old from Ohio was finally reunited with his loved ones.
The moment of relief for his family was caught on camera on Thursday.
Ohio State Patrol sent out its aviation crew to help locate the child after he was reported missing.
In the aerial footage taken, you can see the aviation crew spot the child in a field.
They helped lead searchers on the ground to him, and you can see the heart-warming moment of the adults running up to hug the child.
Copyright 2023 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | https://www.wflx.com/2023/07/25/watch-police-chopper-captures-reunion-with-missing-kid/ | 2023-07-25 13:43:47 | 0 | https://www.wflx.com/2023/07/25/watch-police-chopper-captures-reunion-with-missing-kid/ |
Death by ZIP Code: How state borders dictate critical screening for newborns
Chairman of federal advisory panel says there’s no health-based reason not to have uniformity
InvestigateTV - Hours after newborn babies enter the world in the United States, cries inevitably ring out when a nurse pricks their heels to draw their blood.
This routine test, where blood is imprinted in five circles on a paper card, is searching for a simple answer: does this baby have a condition that could turn out to be life-changing?
But the state where the baby was born determines what disorders he or she will be screened for, according to an InvestigateTV analysis of federal newborn screening data.
It’s a patchwork of policies across the country that could have dire consequences.
For example, Oklahoma screens for Pompe disease, a genetic condition that impacts the heart and other muscles. Left untreated, babies can die of heart failure before their first birthdays, according to the National Institutes of Health.
But Oklahoma’s neighbors, Arkansas and Texas, do not screen for Pompe disease.
South Carolina screens for a genetic disorder that leads to heart disease, intellectual disabilities and skeletal problems. Babies born with type 1 mucopolysaccharidosis have a shortened lifespan, usually only living into late childhood.
But neighboring state North Carolina, and 17 other states, don’t screen for this condition that is also known as Hurler syndrome.
Some parents spend weeks, months, even years searching for a diagnosis, which may have been known soon after birth if their state tested for that particular condition. Katayoun Soleimani was among them.
A few months after her daughter Kiana Soleimani was born in 2013, the baby began missing development milestones. Then came the seizures.
Her mother spent months shuffling her baby to specialists and testing. Whatever was making Kiana ill was so serious that she was hospitalized. Eventually, doctors discovered in 2014 that Kiana had pyruvate carboxylase deficiency, or PCD, a genetic condition that now as a pre-teen has left her unable to walk, talk or sit.
Kiana’s mother wonders what may have been different if her daughter had been tested and diagnosed shortly after birth.
“If it was done earlier, it could help her sooner by at least slowing down the damage,” said Soleimani, who is a dentist in Aliso Viejo, California.
Only two states test for the condition at birth.
‘That one tiny blood spot, we can get so many answers’
Newborn screening started in the 1960s with a test for a condition called phenylketonuria, also known as PKU. The inherited disorder can cause intellectual and developmental disabilities if left untreated.
As a result of newborn screening for PKU, the condition has almost been completely eradicated as a cause of intellectual disabilities, according to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Fast forward more than half a century and the screening done on millions of newborns every year has expanded to include dozens of conditions. They include well known disorders like cystic fibrosis or sickle cell anemia, and others that are incredibly rare.
As the state laboratory manager for the Texas Department of State Health Services, Susan Tanksley oversees the processing of thousands of newborn screenings each week.
“It’s absolutely critical that every baby is screened. Most of these conditions are incredibly rare,” she said. “So, there’s not generally . . . a family history, or the family may never have even heard of this. A doctor may never have heard of it.”
In the state lab in Austin, those blood-stamped cards are entered into a cataloging system, punched and then run through an assembly line of testing techniques and equipment.
The process is similar in laboratories across the country.
Generally, the conditions they’re testing for are part of the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel, or RUSP. The RUSP is a list of disorders that the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services recommends states implement as part of their newborn screening programs.
While newborn screening dates back decades, the federal government first started putting together a formalized list of conditions in 2002 and later began recommending that states test for them.
That first RUSP list had 29 conditions. Currently, there are 37.
The Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children is now charged with making recommendations to the Health Secretary on which conditions states should be screening for.
But those federal recommendations carry no weight. States can pick and choose on their own which conditions will be part of their newborn screenings.
Lack of uniformity means geography dictates life and death newborn testing
The goal of the RUSP recommendations may be uniformity to order to eliminate disparities in newborn screening.
But as of now, there’s very little uniformity, InvestigateTV found.
Geography plays a significant role in what babies are tested for, with each state deciding for itself which screening it can carry out in the face of funding challenges, staff shortages and equipment availability.
Still, the disparities could mean the difference between life and death.
“I can tell you that any newborn screening program is doing the absolute best that they can with the resources that they have and under the constraints that they have,” Tanksley said.
Elisa Seeger is under the firm belief that geography shouldn’t factor into newborn screening.
“Your life shouldn’t be dictated by the ZIP code you live in,” she said.
She lost her son, Aidan, to a rare disease that wasn’t included on the newborn screening panel in her home state of New York when he was born.
Aidan was just six when vision problems began to impact his life.
The need for glasses uncovered other symptoms, which eventually resulted in a diagnosis of adrenoleukodystrophy, or ALD.
The disease first took Aidan’s sight, then his ability to function -- and finally in 2012, his life.
“I don’t want another mother to be me. And I don’t want another child to suffer the way he suffered because I can’t really explain how bad that is,” Seeger said.
ALD was not on the federally recommended screening panel when Aidan was born in 2004.
But a year after Aidan’s death, New York became the first state in 2013 to add ALD to its newborn screening panel. Seeger successfully lobbied for state legislation to require it.
Then, in 2016, she was part of a group that helped make the case to add the condition to the RUSP, which would potentially encourage more states to test.
Still more than seven years later, only 35 states and the District of Columbia include the potentially fatal ALD in their newborn screening, according to an InvestigateTV analysis of federal newborn screening data.
Today, Seeger roams the halls at Capitol Hill to lobby lawmakers about the need for additional funding for newborn screenings. She believes if she had known sooner about Aidan’s condition, treatments could have slowed the progression of his disease.
“They’re already taking those blood spots from the baby’s heels. So, this is something additional at the lab level,” Seeger said. “And it’s just mind boggling to me why this is such a difficult battle.”
Disparities a concern to the federal committee tasked with making screening recommendations
The war to save children is being fought state by state, with borders often creating a dividing line that could be deadly.
InvestigateTV analyzed newborn screening data from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, or HRSA, and found that as of December, not a single state tests for all 37 conditions recommended by the federal government.
Illinois and Missouri each test for 36 of the 37 conditions, the most in the country. Hawaii tests for the fewest RUSP disorders, only 29.
Dr. Ned Calonge is chair of the federal committee that sends the recommendations for newborn screening to the Health Secretary for approval.
“The things that are on the list now, I cannot come up with a health-based reason for them not to be uniformly screened in all 50 states,” Calonge said. “It’s another failure of our health care non-system.”
Calonge told InvestigateTV that his highest priority after becoming chair last year was to try and get every state to implement testing for conditions already on the federal list.
Ultimately, although his committee has the power to make recommendations, he realizes it is powerless when it comes to carrying out the testing.
“I would say it’s discouraging and dismaying to have a condition that we have recommended that we feel meets that bar, that those conditions aren’t being tested for,” Calonge said. “You can have two states that are just, you know, one line apart on the map and have very different screening lists.”
The disparities also are a concern for parents who lobbied for years for certain conditions to be included on the RUSP only to be told no.
Kelly Denora Bonacorsa held her daughter in her arms as she told Calonge’s group last November what it’s like to have a child with Krabbe disease.
“Sofia is one year old, and she is dying,” Bonacorsa told the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children.
For more than a decade, parents such as Bonacorsa have advocated for Krabbe disease to be included on the recommended list.
“We live in a state that doesn’t screen for Krabbe disease at birth, largely because the disease isn’t on the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel,” Bonacorsa told the committee. “Sadly, Sofia’s diagnosis came too late, and treatment couldn’t help her.”
If Sofia had been screened for Krabbe disease at birth, a bone marrow transplant would have helped her, her mother said.
But instead, Sofia requires round-the-clock medications and receives hospice care for pain management. Bonacorsa said that Sofia’s medical expenses have exceeded half a million dollars.
The committee voted against including Krabbe on the RUSP in February, with a report saying the condition didn’t meet the threshold for inclusion in part because “There is high to moderate certainty that adoption of screening for the targeted condition would have small to zero net benefit”.
As of December, only nine states screened newborns for Krabbe disease. Children born with this genetic disorder often die by age 2.
Differences in newborn screening don’t stop with conditions listed on the RUSP
As with Krabbe disease, many states also require screenings that aren’t on the federal list.
Across the country, InvestigateTV’s analysis found tests are run for 51 conditions that aren’t on the federal list.
For example, only two states screen for HIV, the virus that can cause AIDS.
Fourteen states test for T-cell related lymphocyte deficiencies, a condition in which babies are born with weakened immune systems, which can lead to death without treatment.
Thirty-three states screen for methylmalonic acidemia with homocystinuria, a condition that impacts a baby’s ability to grow and thrive.
Connecticut tests 73 total conditions, but Alabama only 31 as of December. Other states test somewhere in between.
But those numbers can be somewhat confusing because for those conditions not on the RUSP, there is even less uniformity. Each state has different ways it may count its tests.
“Depending on where you look, you can see differences in the way conditions are counted,” Tanksley, the lab manager, said. “And so it may be that one source counts based on the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel, and one may make count every single way to possibly test you could possibly count it.”
The disparities in testing based on the number of potentially affected children is also an issue some advocates point to when trying to get new tests added.
For instance, HRSA data shows 17 states test for a condition known as 2,4 Dienoyl-CoA Reductase Deficiency, but there are only two known cases of the disorder, according to the agency.
Meanwhile, about 20,000 babies are born each year with potentially fatal cytomegalovirus, or CMV, a virus that’s passed from mother to child in the womb. But only one state tests every newborn for it, HRSA data shows.
Sarah and Keith Streeval believe testing for CMV, and other rare diseases should be more universal.
“They’re taking the choice away from us when they don’t screen,” Mrs. Streeval said.
The Streeval’s daughter, Bella, was born in Kentucky in 2017 and was diagnosed with CMV shortly after her birth, but not because of routine screening.
At birth, her body was dotted with blue bruises, and she had trouble breathing. Her liver and spleen were enlarged.
“She was very, very sick,” Mrs. Streeval recalled the doctors saying.
She was sent by helicopter to a children’s hospital in Louisville, where testing revealed CMV.
Caring for Bella was complex and exhausting for her parents, who said she was non-mobile, non-verbal, suffered with seizures and was considered legally blind and profoundly deaf.
Her father says the sound of wind chimes soothed Bella throughout her medical battles, as did the soft feel of a three-foot stuffed giraffe that often sat beside her bed during numerous hospital stays.
“You just take it one day at a time and keep moving forward,” Mr. Streeval told InvestigateTV during a visit to his family’s home near Bowling Green, Kentucky.
The Streevals considered their daughter a superhero, but despite Bella’s best efforts, their little girl couldn’t conquer the disease they’d never heard of before her diagnosis.
She passed away April 7, 2020, but the family’s fight continued.
The Streevals successfully lobbied for a state law named in Bella’s honor.
The legislation, which was signed into law two years to the day following Bella’s death, requires “targeted” CMV screening for newborns, meaning only those who are symptomatic will be tested.
Her parents want to eventually see that requirement expanded to universal CMV testing in Kentucky. And they’ve set their sights on the RUSP as well, hoping to one day see the condition added to the federal list of recommendations.
“We kind of feel like the RUSP is out there, and it’s kind of the magical ending,” Mrs. Streeval said. “But we don’t have a clue when that’s going to happen, so we fight on a state level until we can get there. We don’t know if that will ever come or how long it will take.”
With thousands of babies born each year with CMV, Mrs. Streeval added, “We can’t wait.”
Olivia Bianco, Ruth Cronin, Caroline Geib, Haley Miller, Payton Romans, Mia Stewart, Jay Upshaw, and Jasmine Wright are with the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism at Indiana University and contributed to this story.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats looking to unseat Republican Sen. Ron Johnson focused their attacks on him Sunday, and not each other, as the eight candidates made their case to party activists at the state convention held six weeks before the primary.
The Democratic Senate candidates blasted Johnson for his attempt to deliver fake Republican Electoral College ballots to then-Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021, his skepticism over COVID-19 vaccines, his voting for a tax law that benefited him, and his support for overturning Roe v. Wade.
The race in Wisconsin, which Donald Trump carried in 2016 but President Joe Biden won in 2020, could determine which party control the Senate. Polls show a tight Democratic primary between Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and Alex Lasry, who is on leave from his job as an executive for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Barnes highlighted his upbringing in a “hard working union household” in Milwaukee and contrasted that with Johnson, who is a millionaire and former owner of a plastics company.
“It feels like the deck is stacked against us,” Barnes said at the convention in La Crosse. “We don’t want a hand out, we just want a fair shot. And we know we will never get that fair shot as long as Ron Johnson is in the Senate.”
Lasry, a millionaire, touted his union support, his work to build the Fiserv Forum where the Bucks play and his role getting the Democratic National Convention to be in Milwaukee in 2020. He also contrasted himself with Johnson and blasted him for not fighting to persuade Oshkosh Defense to locate 1,000 jobs in Wisconsin rather than South Carolina.
“He’s attacked organized labor,” Lasry said. “Spread lies about COVID. Tried to overthrow the government. And he’s even advocating to ship Wisconsin jobs to South Carolina.”
Other candidates include state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski, Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson, political organizer Steven Olikara, restaurant owner Kou Lee, state emergency management administrator Darrell Williams and attorney Peter Peckarsky.
Godlewski, the only woman in the race, said she would work to pass a law legalizing abortion now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade.
“If we had more Democratic women at that U.S. Senate table, we would have gotten this done a long time ago,” Godlewski said.
Nelson, who has tried to run a humor-infused, folksy campaign similar to former Sen. Russ Feingold’s first bid for office 30 years ago, had some of the strongest words for Johnson, calling him a “lying, treason-loving, woman-hating, Putin stooge.”
He likened his own candidacy to a “strong Wisconsin beer,” holding up a bottle of Spotted Cow from New Glarus Brewing Co. and compared the other Democratic candidates to a bottle of Bud Light.
Olikara, running his first campaign for office, emphasized his work leading the Millennial Action Project, which lobbied Congress to enact bipartisan legislation. He said the best ideas in Congress should be coming from regular people, “not the big money special interests.”
The candidate were largely united on the issues, voicing support not for abortion rights, also gun control, ending the Senate filibuster, expanding voter rights and fighting climate change.
The winner of the Aug. 9 primary will advance to face Johnson, who is seeking a third term after previously promising to not run again. Johnson is also one of Trump’s loudest backers and has been endorsed by the former president. He has espoused conspiracy theories related to the Jan. 6 insurrection and attempted to shift blame for what happened away from Trump supporters.
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Revamped Program Simplifies Partner Onboarding and Offers New Resources to Grow the Blackbaud Partner Network
CHARLESTON, S.C., July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the leading provider of software for powering social impact, today announced its refreshed Blackbaud Partner Network, which will deliver shared value for partners, customers and the company. Updates to the partner network will enable more partners to begin integrating their solutions with Blackbaud, with less time and effort required.
"We're investing in the success of our valued partners, who are unleashing potential for our customers and helping to create sustainable growth for Blackbaud," said Mike Gianoni, president and CEO, Blackbaud. "Our commitment to building and enabling our partner network has never been stronger, and as we increase the breadth of partners we work with, our customers will be able to attain even more value from their Blackbaud solutions with unique extensions that fit their needs."
Blackbaud Partner Network Updates
New features of the refreshed program include:
- Automated onboarding that provides a streamlined and simplified way for partners to join
- An online partner community that provides access to valuable resources, news and announcements from Blackbaud and engagement with other partners
- A new learning management system (LMS) coming soon that is designed specifically for partners and includes a large library of on-demand training
These updates will enable Blackbaud to reduce barriers to entry and democratize access to its partner network, with no cost to partners. With these updates, the program has seen notable growth, with Blackbaud adding more than 40 partners in just the last quarter.
Customer Impact
With hundreds of active partners in the network, thousands of Blackbaud customers are leveraging third-party solutions through the Blackbaud Marketplace to easily and quickly extend their software.
Building on this momentum, Blackbaud has recently expanded partnerships with:
- PaperSave by PairSoft: Natively integrated accounts payable (AP) automation with Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT® and fundraising management with Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT® solutions complemented by full document storage and data analytics. PaperSave has streamlined workflows and eliminated manual processes for thousands of organizations as a Blackbaud partner for more than 20 years.
- Reporting Xpress: A cloud-based, automated custom reporting and report distribution system. Reporting Xpress automates the process of generating, distributing and securing innovative reports, allowing organizations to reclaim the time spent on those tedious tasks and allocate it to more strategic efforts. The automated reports are the end product of automated ETL processes and can be designed to be easily readable by people or created in formats that facilitate data transfer between systems.
- Rosterfy: A scalable and highly configurable volunteer management software platform that empowers organizations to provide a world class volunteer experience. Rosterfy's task automations, intuitive communication tools, built-in online training and onboarding features help recruit, retain, reward and train volunteers.
"PairSoft's mission is to provide automation solutions that save time, save money, and mitigate risk so that organizations can reinvest in their communities," said Will Lui, Chief Revenue Officer at PairSoft. "Through the partnership with Blackbaud and the tight collaboration between our teams, we are enabling more and more nonprofit organizations with the ability to automate fundraising management, AP automation, and procurement through secure document workflows in their existing Blackbaud setup, freeing up time for them to focus on their mission."
Customers are recognizing even more value with their solutions with these partner integrations, like United Kingdom Mathematics Trust, which paired Rosterfy with Raiser's Edge NXT to optimize engagement with both fundraisers and volunteers.
Driving Innovation
With the rise of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools, Blackbaud partners are developing cutting-edge integrations that allow nonprofit customers to improve fundraising effectiveness and maximize their software solutions. For example, AI fundraising software company, Dataro, which integrates with Raiser's Edge NXT and Blackbaud CRM™, has recently launched AI Assist, a generative AI writing tool specifically for nonprofit fundraising. This innovation is boosting nonprofit productivity and scaling their content efforts with less resources.
"We are experiencing tremendous momentum with our partners and partner program," said Liz Price, senior director, global partners, Blackbaud. "We are committed to continually investing in their success as part of our core go-to-market and growth strategy. The refreshed partner program recognizes the strong shared value that customers realize from our integrated offerings. We will continue to evolve our partner program to ensure we are fully aligned with the needs of our partners and our customers, and to expand what is possible."
To learn more about the Blackbaud Partner Network, visit www.blackbaud.com/partners.
About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the leading software provider exclusively dedicated to powering social impact. Serving the nonprofit and education sectors, companies committed to social responsibility and individual change makers, Blackbaud's essential software is built to accelerate impact in fundraising, nonprofit financial management, digital giving, grantmaking, corporate social responsibility and education management. With millions of users and over $100 billion raised, granted or managed through Blackbaud platforms every year, Blackbaud's solutions are unleashing the potential of the people and organizations who change the world. Blackbaud has been named to Newsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies, Quartz's list of Best Companies for Remote Workers, and Forbes' list of America's Best Employers. A remote-first company, Blackbaud has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and the United Kingdom, supporting users in 100+ countries. Learn more at www.blackbaud.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
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Sailor found not guilty of setting fire that destroyed ship
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Navy judge ruled Friday that a sailor was not guilty of setting a fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego in 2020.
The ruling came after a nine-day trial at Naval Base San Diego. Ryan Sawyer Mays, who had been charged with arson and the willful hazarding of a ship, let out a deep breath, put both hands on the defense table, broke into sobs and began hugging supporters.
“Seaman Recruit Mays was found not guilty on the charges of willful hazarding of a vessel and aggravated arson. The Navy is committed to upholding the principles of due process and a fair trial,” said Lt. Samuel R. Boyle, spokesman for U.S. 3rd Fleet.
Prosecutors accused then-19-year-old Mays of igniting cardboard boxes in a lower vehicle storage area to drive home an earlier text to his division officer that the ship was so cluttered with contractors’ stuff it was “hazardous as (expletive).” They contended that Mays was angry and vengeful about failing to become a Navy SEAL and being assigned to deck duty and ignited the ship to send a message.
There is no physical evidence, however, tying Mays to the fire on the ship, which was docked and undergoing maintenance at that time.
The prosecution acknowledged that a Navy report last year concluded the fire that destroyed the $1.2 billion amphibious assault ship was preventable and unacceptable and that there were lapses in training, coordination, communications, fire preparedness, equipment maintenance and overall command and control. The failure to extinguish or contain the fire led to temperatures exceeding 1,200 degrees (649 Celsius) in some areas, melting sections of the ship into molten metal that flowed into other parts of the ship.
More than 20 senior officers and sailor were disciplined in connection with the incident.
Defense lawyers argued the trial exposed a shoddy probe by government investigators who rushed to judgment and failed to collect evidence showing that the culprit also could have been lithium ion batteries or a sparking forklift instead of arson.
The prosecution said that investigators found no scientific data to back the theory that batteries or a forklift malfunction sparked the inferno, while testimony from fellow shipmates bolstered the case against Mays along with his own words when he was being escorted in handcuffs and blurted out, according to the sailor escorting him to the brig: “It had to be done. I did it.”
The defense said Mays, known for being flippant, was being sarcastic after denying doing it more than 150 times during 10 hours of questioning by investigators.
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Woman drowns daughter, tries drowning 8-year-old after, authorities say
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (Gray News) - Authorities in South Carolina say a woman is facing charges after drowning her daughter and trying to kill another child.
According to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, 37-year-old Jamie Bradley-Brun has been charged with murder and attempted murder.
The sheriff’s office reports that deputies were called to a home early Friday morning for a woman, later identified as Jamie Bradley-Brun, attempting to drown her child.
When deputies arrived, they detained Jamie Bradley-Brun and found 6-year-old Mackaya Bradley-Brun dead.
Authorities said they believe the 6-year-old was likely drowned by her mother.
According to investigators, Jamie Bradley-Brun then also tried to drown an 8-year-old but the child’s cries for help woke up others in the home. They were able to intervene and call 911.
The Beaufort County Coroner’s Office is conducting an autopsy to determine the 6-year-old’s cause of death.
Authorities said the investigation is ongoing.
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The cost is $38.50 (tax included) per person and includes all supplies you need to complete 11-by-14-inch canvas painting.
Ticket must be purchased in advance, and seating is limited.
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Girls Fun Fitness Night Out on Dec. 1
HURRICANE — Revved Up Fitness is hosting the 7th annual Girls Fun Fitness Night Out to raise money for local Backpack Buddy programs.
The event is planned for 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Dec. 1 at Revved Up Fitness, 3910 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane.
Cost is a $25 minimum donation, or participants can “adopt” a child for the spring semester for $110.
The evening will include a fun workout with friends, door prizes and dinner. Participants should wear workout clothing.
For more information, call 304-757-7293.
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HURRICANE — The annual Yuletide in the Park Tree Lighting will take place from 5:30 until 8 p.m. on Dec. 2 at Valley Park.
The evening will include Christmas lights, carriage rides, live nativity, crafts and more.
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BUFFALO — Buffalo United Methodist Church, located in the Buffalo Historic Square, will host its annual Christmas Bazaar from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3.
Shoppers can browse crafts, new and used items, cookies and candy.
Hot dogs and homemade soups will be available to purchase for dine-in or carryout.
Everyone is welcome.
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BANCROFT, W.Va. — The Town of Bancroft will host its third annual Thanksgiving Parade at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 24.
Firefighters from the Bancroft Volunteer Fire Department will lead the parade.
“We may not have marching bands and floats, but we do have lots of heart and fun,” the town stated in a news release. “Decorate your golf cart, your dog, your antique vehicle, or just bring yourself and your family to greet your neighbors and walk off a few calories before the big meal.”
Participants should meet at the baseball field on the corner of Jefferson Street and 3rd Avenue, proceed to 7th Avenue, and come back via Washington Street.
Spectators can watch from their front door or grab a spot at the park or fire department to see the show go by.
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BUFFALO — The Buffalo United Methodist Church congregation invites area families to spend Christmas with them this year.
Activities include an Advent Bible Study every Thursday Morning, beginning Dec. 1, at 10 a.m.; Christmas Bazaar at 10 a.m. on Dec. 3; Luncheon with Santa at noon on Dec. 18; Christmas Eve Service on Dec 24 at TBA time, and a Christmas Cantata at 9:45 a.m. on Dec. 25.
Buffalo UMC is a small congregation located in The Buffalo Historic Square. The church invites everyone to worship every Sunday morning at 9:45 a.m.
For more information, call Pastor Mark Harris at 304-932-3147.
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HURRICANE — Join Valley Park and the WV Cupcake Festival for the Yuletide in the Park Small Business Saturday Vendor from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26, at the Valley Park Conference Center and Commons Building.
In addition to local crafts vendors, there will also be food trucks.
Follow the Valley Park and WV Cupcake Festival Facebook Pages for updates and announcements.
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POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The West Virginia Democratic Women Scholarship Fund Committee is accepting applications for scholarships for the spring 2023 semester.
The applicants must be pursuing political science as their major, and the scholarships will be used for the 2023 semester, administered through the financial aid office of the higher education institution of their choosing.
The West Virginia Democratic Scholarship Fund was established to further the education of the future women leaders of the Democratic Party in West Virginia.
“West Virginia Democratic Women have always supported education and encouraged our youth to become more involved in the Democratic Party,” said Barbara Scott, chair of the committee. “Now is the perfect time to establish this scholarship as we reflect on our past and look to the future.”
Donations to the scholarship fund are appreciated and still being accepted. Mail your donation to WVDWSF Treasurer Mercedes Sayre, 4298 Ripley Road, Point Pleasant, WV 25550.
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BERLIN (AP) — Police in Germany said Tuesday that one person has died and nine were seriously injured after a self-driving test car veered into oncoming traffic, triggering a series of collisions involving four vehicles Monday afternoon.
A spokesman for police in the southwestern town of Reutlingen said the electric BMW iX with five people on board, including a young child, swerved out of its lane at a bend in the road and into incoming traffic, brushing an oncoming Citroen.
The BMW then hit a Mercedes-Benz van head-on, resulting in the death of a 33-year-old passenger in that vehicle.
Meanwhile, the 70-year-old driver of the Citroen lost control of her car and crashed into another vehicle with two people on board, pushing it off the road and causing it to burst into flames.
Reutlingen police spokesman Michael Schaal said four rescue helicopters were involved in the medical response and the injured were taken to several hospitals in the region. They included the 43-year-old driver of the BMW, three adults aged 31, 42 and 47, and a 18-month-old child who were all in the test vehicle.
Schaal said police hadn’t yet had an opportunity to interview those involved in the crash. It was unclear whether the 43-year-old driver at the wheel of the BMW test car was actively steering the vehicle at the time of the crash or whether it was traveling autonomously, he said.
BMW didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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UPPER MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Samantha couldn’t believe her eyes when her sister started playing cellphone video last Wednesday morning in the kitchen of their family apartment in Upper Manhattan.
“My sister recorded 13 rats in the kitchen, and one got caught in the mouse trap,” Samantha told PIX11 News in New York.
She shared the shocking video from her sister, Yovanka Landa, which showed rat after rat scampering across a kitchen counter and slipping through an opening in the stovetop.
“They go through the stove to get to the gas line so they can go into the hole that’s behind the refrigerator,” Samantha said.
Seven family members live in a six-bedroom apartment on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard; a pregnant woman sleeps in a room next to the kitchen.
“I have a video of me killing one yesterday,” Landa said of the rats, telling PIX11 News she used a baseball bat.
The family realized they were in for some trouble when their refrigerator stopped working on March 7.
“We pulled it out and we noticed the cable was chewed on the fridge,” Samantha said.
The next morning, the sisters made the horrifying discovery that rats were infesting their kitchen.
“The exterminator came Wednesday night to cover the hole with metal fencing,” Samantha said. “But we can actually hear them chewing through it.”
Samantha said when her family called the management company to say the fence wasn’t enough, they were told the exterminator only comes once a month.
Landa said she left work early when the exterminator was supposed to come back, but no one showed up.
“They want our rent on time and want to take us to court,” Landa said. “I left work early for nothing to happen.”
The sisters shared their story as New York City is grappling with an overwhelming rat problem. Mayor Eric Adams has said he is going to appoint a “rat czar” to address the crisis, but no announcement has been made yet on who will take the job.
Samantha said her family has lived in the apartment for close to 30 years. She worries now about her sister’s children, who are 11 and 15, and dealing with rats in the kitchen as boxes of Cocoa Puffs sit on the fridge. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/rats-invade-stove-near-pregnant-nyc-womans-bedroom/ | 2023-03-17 02:43:02 | 1 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/rats-invade-stove-near-pregnant-nyc-womans-bedroom/ |
MAUMEE, Ohio, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Further proving its commitment to product transparency and sustainable manufacturing, Fiberon, a leader in wood-alternative boards, has issued an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for its Wildwood composite cladding product. The third-party EPD offers a detailed look at the environmental impact of Wildwood, including raw material extraction, manufacturing, product disposal and more. Fiberon is one of the first leading composite manufacturers to release an EPD for its cladding product.
"We proudly make products that are good for both your building and our planet," Kate Haws, Fiberon's director of brand marketing, said. "Each chapter of our composite cladding story starts from environmental consciousness, which is why we're happy to share our full sustainability story with full transparency."
To issue the EPD, SCS Global Services conducted a life cycle assessment of Wildwood. The assessment examined nearly all phases of the product's life cycle: raw material extraction and processing, transport to manufacturer, product manufacturing and packaging, and product disposal.
The life cycle assessment confirmed that Wildwood is in conformance with numerous environmental ISO standards, including ISO 14025, 14040, 14044 and 21930, all of which are required of products used in LEED v4-certified builds. Also in compliance with LEED v4 standards, Wildwood's EPD is scoped for cradle-to-gate.
Wildwood is made in the U.S. at a facility that uses a closed-loop water system, preventing enough water to fill 5,300 Olympic-size swimming pools from ending up in the waste stream. The composite boards are made with at least 94 percent recycled materials, including both wood and plastic. With this approach, Fiberon saves more than one million trees from being cut down each year and recycles an average of 100 million pounds of plastic annually.
While traditional wood cladding is pressure-treated with chemicals and requires regular refinishing, Wildwood never needs to be sanded, stained or painted, which supports healthier air quality throughout its lifetime. The durable composite core of Wildwood ensures exceptional resistance to rotting, cracking, insects and decay.
Both the EPD and life cycle assessment can be found online.
For more information on Wildwood composite cladding, visit fiberoncladding.com. To learn more about Fiberon's sustainability initiatives, visit balance.fiberondecking.com.
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- Fiberon, a leader in wood-alternative boards, has issued a life cycle assessment and Environmental Product Declaration for Wildwood composite cladding.
About Fiberon
Founded in 1997, Fiberon is a leading U.S. manufacturer of wood-alternative decking, railing and cladding distributed worldwide. Fiberon also provides products like lighting and outdoor furniture, for a complete outdoor experience. Fiberon products are available in a wide range of styles and price points, all providing the warmth and beauty of natural wood without the costly, time-consuming maintenance. With a goal of improving sustainability and environmental responsibility, Fiberon PE composite decking contains a minimum of 94% recycled content. Fiberon maintains operations in North Carolina and Idaho. For more information, visit www.fiberondecking.com or call 800-573-8841.
Fiberon is part of Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (NYSE: FBIN). Learn more about Fortune Brands Innovations at www.FBIN.com.
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Team USA couldn’t have asked for a better start to the 2022 HSBC Los Angeles Sevens.
The Eagles entered the tournament in Pool B alongside South Africa, New Zealand and Canada, arguably the “Pool of Death” amongst the four groups.
The former two have two of the best rugby sevens programs of all-time, and South Africa, specifically, came into the two-day competition ranked first in the series standings.
USA played South Africa in the opening game of the tournament and pulled off a 21-7 upset win to start on the right foot. The second game against New Zealand didn’t go the Eagles’ way, as the All Blacks marched to a comfortable 33-12 win.
South Africa, on the other hand, narrowly defeated Canada 22-17 to keep its hopes of advancing to the quarterfinals alive, so it all came down to the third and final pool match.
The Eagles came away with a 26-17 win against Canada, while New Zealand staved off a late South Africa surge to win 17-14. The results mean South Africa cannot compete in the knockout stage games, putting its spot as the potential 2021-22 Sevens Series winners in serious jeopardy. A first-place finish would’ve guaranteed the title for the Springboks, but it’s not looking likely at the moment.
Since USA finished second in Pool B, it will play the winner of Fiji vs. Ireland of Pool C in its quarterfinal matchup on Sunday at 10:35 a.m. PT. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/usa-advances-from-pool-b-in-2022-hsbc-los-angeles-sevens-south-africa-stunned/3841486/ | 2022-08-28 00:15:00 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/usa-advances-from-pool-b-in-2022-hsbc-los-angeles-sevens-south-africa-stunned/3841486/ |
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — The Latest on U.S. Open (all times local):
8 a.m.
The U.S. Open is wide open going into the weekend at The Country Club, and not just at the top.
Collin Morikawa and Joel Dahmen are tied at 5-under par and won’t tee off until 3:45 p.m. Dahmen has never won on the PGA Tour and jokingly says that he’s used to being home at 5 p.m. to have dinner.
The cut was at 3-over 143. That means only eight shots separate the leaders from last place with 36 holes to go. Such a small margin has only happened once in the last decade at the U.S. Open. That was in 2017 at Erin Hills, which wasn’t nearly the stern test Brookline has been.
Erin Hills in Wisconsin is where a record seven players finished the U.S. Open at 10 under or better. The Country Club is expected to be firm and fast, and big numbers are easy to find.
Among the players who made the cut on the number is Patrick Cantlay, the reigning PGA Tour player of the year. Jordan Spieth was one better. He starts seven shots behind.
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Partnership will allow leading fundraising firm to expand offerings, invest in growth
NEW YORK, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CCS Fundraising announced today that it has received an investment from Abry Partners to accelerate the company's rapid growth. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.
Headquartered in New York, with offices around the globe, CCS Fundraising is the world's leading fundraising consulting firm. For 75 years, CCS Fundraising has empowered nonprofit organizations across all sectors in their efforts to advance critical causes. As a firm of experts in fundraising campaigns and philanthropic strategy, CCS plans and implements initiatives that help nonprofit organizations strengthen their impact locally, nationally, and globally.
"This partnership will allow CCS to enhance all aspects of our business – from growing the impact we have on every client to strengthening the professional home we build for our employees," said Jon Kane, CEO of CCS Fundraising. "This investment means we can think expansively about our work and how we best serve clients, including investing more aggressively in technology and data analytics, pursuing new markets, and building stronger talent management and professional services capabilities. We are incredibly proud of the depth and breadth of the work that CCS has accomplished over the last 75 years. This investment is a testament to the caliber of that work and will help us to build on that track record in the years and decades to come."
"At CCS, our clients are central to our mission and ethos. We exist to ensure they are able to continue advancing their work – whether that's enhancing higher education, ensuring excellent healthcare, preserving arts and cultural institutions, strengthening faith-based organizations, or beyond," said Rick Happy, Chairman of CCS Fundraising. "This investment gives us additional tools and resources to continue to provide our clients with exceptional services and bolsters our ability to continue hiring best-in-class professionals committed to delivering transformational change for nonprofits."
"We are excited to partner with the market leader in the not-for-profit fundraising services sector," said Tyler Wick, Partner at Abry Partners. "The Company's established client base of leading global nonprofits, universities and health systems is a testament to the skill with which CCS delivers its mission-critical services. We look forward to working closely with management to help build value in this next leg of the journey."
William Blair & Company served as financial advisor and Shearman & Sterling LLP served as legal advisor to CCS Fundraising. BrightTower served as financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal advisor to Abry Partners.
About CCS Fundraising
CCS Fundraising is a strategic consulting firm that has partnered with nonprofits for transformational change for 75 years. CCS Fundraising provides a wide range of services that support and strengthen nonprofit fundraising programs, including campaign management, strategic planning, data analytics, and major gift strategy. The firm's experts, skilled in campaign and development strategy, work closely with organizations of all sizes across nonprofit sectors and geographies. For more information on CCS Fundraising, please visit www.ccsfundraising.com
About Abry Partners
Abry is one of the most experienced and successful sector-focused private equity investment firms in North America. Since its founding in 1989, the firm has completed over $90 billion of leveraged transactions and other private equity or preferred equity placements. Currently, the firm manages over $5 billion of capital across its active funds. For more information on Abry, please visit www.abry.com.
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Ad spending on audio/video streaming services to see strong gains
CLEVELAND, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- US advertising service revenues are forecast to advance 8.0% yearly in nominal dollars through 2026, according to Advertising Services: United States, a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports. Rising levels of consumer spending are expected to support expansion of corporate revenues and the creation of new firms and brands, and by extension, advertising budgets, fueling growth. As more consumers turn to streaming audio and video services, spending on advertising on those platforms is expected to see rapid growth. The presence of a US presidential election year (2024) is also expected to boost election advertising spending. However, revenue growth will slow down over the forecast period as the streaming market matures and competition from management consultancies and tech firms siphon away advertising revenue.
Advertising revenues are projected to expand 16% in 2022. Gains reflect a pickup in consumer spending and corporate revenues as the economy continues to recover. Advertisers will also raise prices to cover rising wage and other expenses due to a tight labor market and inflation.
These and other key insights are featured in Advertising Services: United States. This report forecasts to 2022 and 2026 US advertising services revenues in nominal US dollars. Total demand is segmented by establishment type in terms of:
- advertising agencies
- media representatives
- public relations agencies
- media buying agencies
- direct mail advertisers
- display advertisers
- ad material distributors
- other establishments such as product demonstration, display lettering, and welcoming services
To illustrate historical trends, total revenues, the various segments, and advertising spending by media type are provided in annual series from 2011 to 2021.
Excluded from the scope of this report are advertising revenues from establishments that do not provide advertising services as their primary activity, as reported to the US Census Bureau. For example, advertising revenues earned by television networks, newspaper publishers, social media websites, and internet search engine providers are excluded. Search engine optimization (SEO) services are also excluded.
This report includes the results of a proprietary national online consumer survey of US adults (age 18+). This Freedonia Focus Reports National Survey has a sample size of approximately 2,000, screened for response quality, and representative of the US population on the demographic measures of age, gender, geographic region, race/ethnicity, household income, and the presence/absence of children in the household.
More information about the report is available at:
https://www.freedoniafocusreports.com/Advertising-Services-United-States-FF95027/?progid=91541
About Freedonia Focus Reports
Each month, The Freedonia Group – a division of MarketResearch.com – publishes over 20 new or updated Freedonia Focus Reports, providing fresh, unbiased analysis on a wide variety of markets and industries. Published in 20-30 pages, Focus Report coverage ranges from raw materials to finished manufactured goods and related services such as freight and construction. Additional Services & Industries reports can be purchased at Freedonia Focus Reports or MarketResearch.com.
Analysis is intended to guide the busy reader through pertinent topics in rapid succession, including:
- total historical market size and industry output
- segmentation by products and markets
- identification of market drivers, constraints, and key indicators
- segment-by-segment outlook in five-year forecasts
- a survey of the supply base
- suggested resources for further study
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities have shut down one of the offices of the country’s biggest e-commerce company and launched judicial procedures after it published pictures online showing female employees not wearing the mandatory Islamic headscarf, semi-official media reported.
The move appears to be part of a new campaign launched last week to impose the Islamic dress code nearly a year after the morality police largely melted away in the face of widespread protests.
Digikala, informally known as “Iran’s Amazon,” appears to have run afoul of the rules by posting pictures of a corporate gathering in which several female employees were not wearing the hijab.
The company boasts more than 40 million active monthly users and hosts over 300,000 merchants. Iranians are largely cut off from international retailers like Amazon because of Western sanctions linked to the country’s disputed nuclear program.
The website of Iran’s Hamshahri daily, which is affiliated with the municipality of the capital, Tehran, reported late Sunday that one of Digikala’s offices had been sealed. It said the website was operating normally.
The website of Iran’s judiciary said court cases had been filed in connection with the photos, without elaborating.
Nationwide protests erupted last fall after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in the custody of the morality police. She appears to have been detained for violating the country’s dress code, which requires that both men and women dress conservatively and that women cover their hair in public.
The protests, in which women played a leading role, quickly escalated into calls for the overthrow of Iran’s theocracy, which took power after the 1979 revolution. Authorities responded with a heavy crackdown in which more than 500 protesters were killed and nearly 20,000 were detained. The protests largely faded at the start of this year but there are still widespread signs of discontent.
After the protests began, the morality police largely vanished from the streets and many women — particularly in Tehran and other cities — stopped wearing the hijab.
But officials insisted throughout the crisis that the rules had never changed. Iran’s ruling clerics view the hijab as a key pillar of the Islamic Republic and consider Western-style dress to be a sign of decadence.
Last week, the morality police returned to the streets as officials announced a new campaign to force women to wear the hijab. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/ap-iran-targets-e-commerce-giant-over-photos-of-female-employees-without-headscarves-in-new-crackdown/ | 2023-07-25 05:49:23 | 0 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/ap-iran-targets-e-commerce-giant-over-photos-of-female-employees-without-headscarves-in-new-crackdown/ |
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Margo Caribe, Inc. (OTC SYMBOL: MRGO) (Margo), a market leader in the home and garden segment, today announced operating results of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Margo Outdoor Living, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
The Company reported audited results for the twelve-month fiscal year period ended December 31, 2022 that included net sales of $47.7 million, down 8.0 percent from the prior year and net income of approximately $4.4 million compared to $5.8 million for the prior year. The Company also released unaudited results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, including net sales of $12.4 million, down 9.3% and pre-tax income of $2.6 million, declining 9.0% compared to the same period last year.
Michael Spector, CEO, commented that "sales for 2022 were impacted by a single customer electing to discontinue a test pebble program, accounting for 62 percent of the total year-over-year decline. Excluding this customer, total sales declined approximately 2.3 percent on a year-over-year basis, which is consistent with industry segment performance. Sales to our large "big-box" customers continue to be impacted by high inventory levels and a slowdown in customer discretionary spending".
Mr. Spector added, "our operating results will be positively impacted as sea freight rates return to pre-pandemic norms, lowering landed costs and improving product margins". We continue to execute on our primary operating objective of expanding and diversifying our product offering and supplier distribution network. We see substantial growth opportunity in the pottery segment by leveraging newly secured production commitments from South American and European suppliers that will position us to effectively backfill gaps in inventory supply experienced by our customers post-pandemic".
Highlights for the Year Ended December 31, 2022 and Quarter Ended March 31, 2023
- Revenue was $47.7 million for the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2022, down 8.0% from the same period in the prior year.
- The Company's longer-term sales growth profile remains strong, up 30% over 2019 pre-pandemic sales levels.
- Revenue for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, totaled $12.4 million, down 9.3% from the same period last year.
- Full year 2022 net income was $4.4 million, down $1.1 million or 20 percent from the prior year, excluding the gain on PPP loan forgiveness in 2021. Lower revenue was the primary cause for the year-over-year decline in income: operating expenses increased 8.0 percent or $627 thousand and gross margins improved by 62 basis points contributing approximately $300 thousand to pre-tax income.
- Pre-tax income for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, totaled $2.6 million, down $264 thousand or 9 percent from the same period prior year. Lower sales caused the pre-tax decline as the Company posted a gross margin improvement of 2.8 percentage points with operating expense growth contained at 5.0 percent compared to the prior year.
- Cash flow remained strong in 2022, cash balances ended the year at $5.4 million, up 18 percent from the prior year and debt at year-end totaled $5.1 million, down $2.0 million or 28% compared to prior year-end.
- Cash balances ended March 31, 2023, at $5.6 million, $4.1 million higher than the same period last year. Total debt ended the first quarter at $4.7 million, down 31 percent from the prior year.
- The Company ended 2022 with access to approximately $10.7 million in liquidity consisting of $6.5 million in asset-based lending availability, based on advance rates on accounts receivable and inventory and $4.2 million in free cash.
About Margo Caribe, Inc.
Margo Caribe, Inc. through its subsidiary Margo Outdoor Living, Inc. (MOL). has benefited by building key relationships with the largest big-box retailers in its industry segment. Its focus on product development, world-wide supplier sourcing, cost-effective logistics and state-of-the-art automation has contributed to its success in growing both top and bottom-line results. MOL offers a wide range of products in the lawn and garden segment. This includes sales of landscaping pebbles, mulch, glass, pottery and tile products. The Company's customer base is predominantly big-box retailers but also sells products directly to consumers through the eCommerce sales channel.
MOL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Margo Caribe, Inc., a Puerto Rico entity. Effective December 22, 2020, MOL converted from a Florida corporation to a Delaware corporation and changed its name from Margo State Line, Inc. to Margo Outdoor Living, Inc.
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The rainbow flags and floats are again as Dallas Delight hosts the return of the Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade together with the Dallas Delight Music Pageant on June 4-5 at Honest Park. The favored parade was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus.
“Reside Out Proud” is the theme of this 12 months’s celebration, which marks Dallas Delight’s 39th anniversary and kicks off nationwide Delight Month.
The Honest Park festivities start on June Four with the family-friendly pageant, a day of stay music and dance performances, actions for youths, a Teen Delight space, a Household Delight zone, purchasing, concessions and animal rescue teams.
On June 5, the Freedom Parade steps off at 2 p.m. with enjoyable floats, over-the-top costumes, bands and teams marching in assist of the LGBTQ group. The parade route will begin at Honest Park Coliseum, circle the Cotton Bowl andreturn to the coliseum.
Pageant: June Four from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. $10 for adults, $5 for teenagers, free admission for kids 12 and youthful. Parade: June 5 at 2 p.m. Free. Parking on Honest Park tons $10. Honest Park, 1121 First Ave., Dallas. dallaspride.org.
MetroBall XV
‘80s pop star Tiffany headlines the 15th annual MetroBall, which advantages the Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund. Tiffany can be joined by Thea Austin (Snap!), Martha Wash (the Climate Ladies) and emcee Chris Chism. The night additionally features a silent public sale, raffle and post-concert dance occasion.
June three at 7 p.m. at Station 4, 3911 Cedar Springs Highway, Dallas. For ages 21 and older solely. $40. gdmaf.org.
Carrollton Delight Celebration (free)
Have a good time range with group nonprofits, music, meals, a drag story time, an LGBTQ panel dialogue and purchasing.
June Four from 11 a.m. to three p.m. at Horizon Unitarian Universalist Church, 1641 W. Hebron Parkway, Carrollton. Free. facebook.com/ HorizonUUChurch.
Tales of Delight: A Storytelling Present
Hear private tales about feeling happy with queer identification.
June Four at 7:30 p.m. on the Dallas Comedy Membership, 3036 Elm St., Dallas. $10. dallas-comedyclub.com.
Drag Brunch — Delight Version at Virgin Motels Dallas
Dallas divas will lip-sync their hearts out throughout brunch on the Commons Membership, the restaurant contained in the Design District lodge. Dallas diva Jenni P hosts a lineup of drag queens together with RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Kennedy Davenport. There are two seatings for brunch, and reservations are required.
June 5 at midday and a pair of p.m. at Virgin Motels Dallas, 1445 Turtle Creek Blvd., Dallas. No cowl; foods and drinks costs differ ($60 minimal buy required). virginhotels.com/dallas.
Spectrum Tea Dance
Seize a spot on S4′s patio and luxuriate in beats by Rue D and Isis Muretech. The post-parade tea dance is introduced by the Purple Basis.
June 5 at Four p.m. at Station 4, 3911 Cedar Springs Highway, Dallas. $25. eventbrite.com.
Prima-Donna Drag Brunch
Dallas drag legend Jada Fox hosts a forged of drag performers whereas company take pleasure in brunch and lunch specials and cocktails from the menu. Among the many choices are churros pancakes, chilaquiles and Primo’s Breakfast Burger.
June 5 and 19 from 1 to Four p.m. at Primo’s MX Kitchen and Lounge, 3309 McKinney Ave., Dallas. No cowl; foods and drinks costs differ. primosmxkitchen.com.
Delight in Bloom
The Dallas Arboretum celebrates Delight Month throughout this themed day. Guests can take within the large floral peacock topiaries and take heed to stay music within the backyard. Store in a pop-up market arrange in the primary entry. Go to the garden-inspired mural set up and strike a pose in entrance of the Delight floral selfie wall.
June 11 from 10 a.m. to Four p.m. on the Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Highway, Dallas. Superior timed tickets are required for entry. $16 for adults, $14 for ages 65 and older, $10 for ages 2-12, free ages 1 and youthful. Parking is $11 bought on-line. dallasarboretum.org.
Unity Weekend
Dallas Southern Delight marks Juneteenth and Delight Month throughout a four-day weekend that organizers are labeling the “official annual celebration for Black Lesbian, Homosexual, Bi, Trans, and Queer folks.” Unity Weekend occasions happen June 16-19 at varied places. Beneath are some highlights; see the web site for the total schedule and particulars. dallassouthernpride.com.
Child-friendly pool occasion and free munchies. June 18 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Samuell-Grand Aquatic Middle, 3201 Samuell Blvd., Dallas. Free admission.
Pageant and Pool Occasion with performances by Metropolis Ladies, Saucy Santana and Moneybagg Yo. June 18 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Samuell-Grand Aquatic Middle, 3201 Samuell Blvd., Dallas. $25.
Mega Occasion with Yella Beezy and Erica Banks. June 18 at 10 p.m. at Amplified Reside, 10262 Know-how Blvd., Dallas. $30.
Dallas Arts District Delight Block Occasion (free)
A block occasion within the coronary heart of the Dallas Arts District celebrates LGBTQ Delight Month with performances, movie screenings, drag artists, style exhibits, artwork making, Delight-themed artwork excursions and dance events, together with the Kiki Ball on the Dallas Museum of Artwork. The block occasion is a collaboration between the Dallas Museum of Artwork, the Crow Museum of Asian Artwork and the Nasher Sculpture Middle and can provide actions for adults and kids.
June 17 from 6 p.m. to midnight within the Dallas Arts District, on Flora Road between Harwood and Pearl streets, Dallas. Free. dallasartsdistrict.org.
Glowing with Delight Gaybingo
Rainbow flags and beads are inspired on the Delight version of Gaybingo with particular visitor Patti Le Plae Protected. Proceeds assist the Useful resource Middle’s applications for the LGBTQ group and people affected by HIV-AIDS.
June 18 at 6 p.m. at Station 4, 3911 Cedar Springs Highway, Dallas. Doorways open at 5 p.m. $35. myresourcecenter.org/gaybingo.
AIDS Stroll South Dallas
Stroll or run a 5K course on Nationwide HIV Testing Day and assist the applications and providers of AIDS Stroll South Dallas. Registration opens at eight a.m., and the stroll begins at 10 a.m. There’ll be a post-walk occasion with music and actions for youths and adults.
June 25 from eight a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Martin Luther King Jr. Group Middle, 2922 MLK Blvd., Dallas. $25. aidswalksouthdallas.com. | https://blackchronicle.com/pride-celebrations-kick-off-across-dallas-fort-worth/ | 2022-06-02 13:05:42 | 1 | https://blackchronicle.com/pride-celebrations-kick-off-across-dallas-fort-worth/ |
Company Attracts Industry Attention for its Advanced Battery Production Technology
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Electric vehicle battery pioneer Natrion today announced it has been selected as a finalist in the LG Energy Solution Battery Challenge 2022. This third iteration of the competition commenced in October of last year with 117 startups from 23 countries and various battery disciplines participating. As one of 10 selected finalists, the program noted in its release on June 20, Natrion "will receive prize money, have the opportunity to collaborate with LGES, and may be considered for future investment opportunities."
"We're deeply grateful and honored to advance and get recognition in this competition," said Natrion co-founder and CEO Alex Kosyakov. "The opportunities that lie in potentially working together with an industry leader like LGES are boundless. This is something that can really accelerate Natrion's path to commercialization."
Natrion was selected as a finalist for its polymer-ceramic solid-state electrolyte material, called the Lithium Solid Ionic Composite (LISIC), as well as the company's demonstration of high-performance solid-state lithium-metal battery (LMB) cells enabled by LISIC.
Solid-state LMBs hold great promise for electric vehicles (EVs) and other applications due to their high theoretical energy density and potential for improved safety. However, solid-state LMBs have proven difficult to manufacture at scale and this has hindered their commercial introduction.
Natrion's LISIC-based solid-state separators are combined with the company's M3 non-flammable, non-carbonate-based liquid wetting agent to produce robust and highly scalable electrolyte systems for constructing LMB cells possessing high cycle life and fire safety. Large established cell manufacturers can potentially rapidly transition to high-volume LMB cell production on existing Li-ion battery gigafactory floors with minimal process or machinery modifications by using LISIC and Natrion's related products.
The company has successfully demonstrated its ability to create 12-layer pouch cells using a high-throughput, Z-folding technique borrowed from Li-ion – a first for solid-state batteries. Z-folding not only simplifies cell manufacturing and facilitates increased throughput and reduced production cost, but also makes cells less susceptible to short circuit and other failure mechanisms.
"LISIC is the same thickness and has the same mechanical properties as state-of-the-art polyolefin separators — except LISIC has intrinsic fast ion transport capability even without any liquid present," added Kosyakov. "This is important, because we have the flexibility required for making tight Z-folds. The fact that we've produced 12-layer cells with Z-folding is yet another way we're endeavoring to make our products easier to implement and more scalable. LISIC even has the winding radius that's necessary for cylindrical cells. Anybody in the world making Li-ion cells right now can transition to solid-state and Li-metal battery production with LISIC and do it at low cost and high yield."
Industry-Relevant Cycling Performance
Among other notable R&D milestones for the company, Natrion has recently shown LMB cell prototypes with stable charge/discharge cyclability under conditions that mimic real EV end use cases. Typically, solid-state LMB cells require elevated temperatures or excessive stack pressure to achieve industry-relevant charge/discharge performance. Fulfilling these requirements within an EV battery pack, though, is almost always nonviable. Natrion's recent data points to LISIC-using LMBs being free from such constraints:
Applications Beyond EVs
As Natrion scales, the company plans to demonstrate larger and larger LMB cells using its component technologies. The company's next goal is to demonstrate multi-layer pouch cells with specific energy density in excess of 450 Wh/kg. This will open the door to new high-value end use cases for LISIC-enabled LMBs, such as electric aviation, where high energy density and safety are critically important.
As part of the company's recent initiatives in these new end applications, Natrion will be exhibiting at the Paris Air Show this week in the USA Partnership Pavilion's Start-Me-Up Zone, hosted by Kallman Worldwide and the US Aerospace Industries Association. Visitors will be able to learn more about Natrion's most recent progress in developing LMBs for electric aviation and other aerospace applications.
About Natrion
Natrion is a solid-state battery innovator producing fire-safe, high-performance and manufacturer-friendly components for an all-electric future. Founded in 2018 by founders Alex Kosyakov and Thomas Rouffiac, the company was a winner of the LG Energy Solution Battery Challenge 2022, a winner of the 2021 MassChallenge Boston, and a participant in Y Combinator S2019 and NYU Stern's Endless Frontiers Lab. It has received over $3 million from investors including Mark Cuban, TechNexus Venture Collaborative, and Tamarack Global, as well as multiple grants from the U.S. Department of Defense. The company is headquartered in Binghamton, New York with operations in Champaign, Illinois.
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Beginning April 10, motorists will experience lane restrictions and construction activities in the Midland Mall area as the Michigan Department of Transportation kicks off a project to improve operations at the intersection of US-10 BR (Eastman) and Wackerly Street.
The construction will take place from Harcrest Drive to US-10 on Eastman Avenue and from Woodpark Drive to Eastman on Wackerly Street.
When completed, this project will add dedicated through and right turn lanes on northbound Eastman and a dedicated right turn lane on westbound Wackerly. The work will also include traffic signalization modernization at the intersection of Eastman and Wackerly and sidewalk improvements in line with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.
Now through approximately May 30, right turns will be restricted onto eastbound Wackerly from northbound Eastman. Motorists wishing to access eastbound Wackerly will be detoured north on Eastman to Commerce Drive, east to Jefferson Avenue and south to Wackerly.
Significant traffic delays are anticipated while construction is underway. Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes around the construction area if possible.
Work is expected to be completed by the end of June.
This information may change due to the nature of construction activities.
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After winning a gold medal in women's hockey and breaking the points record at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, the Dulcedo talent graces the cover along with Anaheim Ducks player Trevor Zegras
MONTRÉAL, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - For the first time ever, a woman will grace the cover of EA SPORTS NHL video game with NHL 23. Olympian Sarah Nurse, who broke the record for most points in a single Olympic tournament (five goals and 13 assists) helping Team Canada to secure Olympic Gold at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, now adds video game cover star to her extensive resume.
Nurse shares the cover of the NHL 23 game with NHL player Trevor Zegras of the Anaheim Ducks. "It is such a tremendous honor to be the first woman on the cover of the EA SPORTS NHL franchise," says Nurse, who has been with Dulcedo since 2018.
How this vision came to life is solely at the hands of one man, Dulcedo Sports & Entertainment senior agent Thomas Houlton. "In the latter part of 2021, I helped negotiate a licensing agreement between EA and Hockey Canada to include women in the NHL 22 video game for the first time ever," says Houlton. "The public reception was incredible and Sarah and I forged a strong relationship with EA SPORTS through that partnership."
This partnership provided a gateway to bigger aspirations. "I kind of jokingly said to a representative at EA, that our next conversation would need to be about landing the cover," laughs Houlton. Lo and behold, an Olympic Gold medal, and a tournament points record later, EA SPORTS called up Houlton to say they wanted Nurse to be the first woman on the cover of the NHL video game. And the rest is history as they say.
Though diversity is an important matter in mainstream these days, sports has seemed more careful lately when broaching this topic. "Having not only a woman but a woman of color on the cover of a video game in a male-dominated sport will have unfair criticism, so we applaud EA SPORTS for blazing a trail and taking a strong stance on being pro-diversity and inclusion, something that we take seriously at Dulcedo," says Houlton.
Nurse represents a double minority in the world of hockey as a woman of color but that is an element she prides herself on. "The thing I am most proud about with this campaign is the long lasting impact it will have on the next generation of female hockey players," says Houlton. "Every partnership with Sarah serves a greater purpose, to inspire those she is paving the way for. If young girls can see it, they can dream it, and ultimately be there one day," stresses Houlton. "Also, as a woman of color in hockey, Sarah has long been a champion of diversity and inclusion and I am so humbled to represent someone who is proud to carry that responsibility on her shoulders. She is unapologetically herself."
About Dulcedo: Founded in 2008, in Montréal, Dulcedo Management Group is a global multi-disciplinary talent management agency with head offices in Montréal and Toronto with a talent roster from all over the world. Dulcedo currently has four branches, representing talents within the Modeling, Sports, Influencer, and Gaming industries. Visit www.dulcedo.com to learn more.
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ATLANTA, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Repli, a national marketing and software development leader in the multifamily space, announced today a new report dashboard in their reporting platform MultiHub in collaboration with Reputation. Through this partnership, MultiHub users will have access to some of the most advanced reporting tools in the multifamily industry in one easy-to-use interface that allows them to analyze their online Reputation data quickly.
The new report dashboard software has been designed to provide MultiHub users with insights into their reputation score and the elements that impact it. The software is powered by Reputation's industry-leading technology and provides a comprehensive view of their online reputation, enabling them to make more informed decisions.
"Over the last four years, we've developed a strong strategic partnership with Repli, which has had great success in bringing Reputation's different technology solutions to market through their holistic apartment marketing platform," says Jen Kalant, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Reputation. "The partnership between Reputation and Repli has enabled many leading property management companies to provide an elevated experience for tenants by analyzing and acting on customer feedback."
One of the key features that Repli x MultiHub is utilizing from the Reputation suite is the proprietary Reputation Score that measures a business's overall online reputation on a scale of 0 to 1,000. This score is based on various factors, including the quantity and quality of online reviews, social media engagement, and search engine rankings.
Reputation's platform utilizes Natural Language Processing (NLP) to break down customer sentiment and analyze feedback. This provides real-time insights into trends and topics, allowing businesses to take swift action to improve their online reputation.
"Those that have adopted the Reputation score have been able to correlate higher scores with improved financial performance, and are using it in conjunction with key KPIs," says Kerstin Young, CX Strategist of Property Management/Senior Care at Reputation. "Not only does the Reputation score tell you where your brand stands, but it gives prescriptive, tailored recommendations for how to improve - so you know exactly what to address and how - helping you stay focused on taking action to succeed!
The Reputation Report within MultiHub enables users to compare their performance metrics, such as review volume, star ratings, response rates, and Reputation Score industry benchmarks, against those of their chosen competitors.
"The importance of tracking your Reputation score over time is crucial to understanding everything your customers say, feel, and hear about your business in one single metric - in other words, think of it as a credit score for your brand's reputation," says Kerstin Young
Through MultiHub's new Reputation Report Dashboard, users can quickly and easily access their online reputation data, their Reputation Score, and the factors that impact it, allowing users to make more informed decisions. With these new tools, MultiHub users will be even more equipped to track their progress and improve their online presence in the competitive multifamily space.
To stay connected and hear what the latest is with MultiHub, users can visit the Release Notes page on the Repli website at: http://repli360.com/multihub-release-notes
ABOUT REPLI
Founded in 2018, Repli saw a problem: multifamily is plagued with inefficient systems, dated technology, and fragmented data leading to spinning wheels, wasted money, and countless missed opportunities. Knowing there had to be a better way to bring these touch-points together, Repli built it. We are obsessed with solving for inefficiencies and clearing the way with simplicity.
Repli is a global prop-tech company with an all-in-one marketing platform built by rebels at heart. We work with multifamily properties and organizations around the world to help them own their online presence. Repli is here to simplify the prospect-to-resident experience, creating and connecting the dots wherever you show up online – from websites and SEO to ads and beyond. We're not an agency… we're a class of our own, and we're here to shake it up!
This is the rebellion… the Repli to the status quo.
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Second Quarter Highlights
- Net premiums written increase of 10.4%*, with strong growth from each segment
- Rate increases(1) of 6.9% in Core Commercial, 8.0% in Specialty and 3.2% in Personal Lines
- Renewal price change(1) of 11.0% in Core Commercial, 12.0% in Specialty and 5.4% in Personal Lines
- Catastrophe losses of $77.4 million, or 6.0 points of the combined ratio, including favorable development on prior-year catastrophes
- Current accident year loss and loss adjustment expense ("LAE") ratio, excluding catastrophes(2), of 60.1%, included improved loss ratios within Specialty and Core Commercial, which were more than offset by the impact of higher property severity in Personal Lines
- Net investment income of $70.5 million, below the prior-year quarter due to the elevated level of partnership income in the second quarter of 2021
- Book value per share of $72.20, down 9.3% from March 31, 2022, primarily driven by a decrease in the fair value of fixed maturity investments due to the higher interest rate environment
WORCESTER, Mass., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG) today reported net income of $22.6 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $128.5 million, or $3.52 per diluted share, in the prior-year quarter. Operating income(3) was $83.9 million, or $2.32 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2022. This compared to operating income of $104.0 million, or $2.85 per diluted share, in the prior-year quarter. The difference between net and operating income in the second quarter of 2022 was primarily due to the after-tax decrease in the fair value of equity securities of $46.6 million, or $1.29 per fully diluted share, which is excluded from operating income.
"We are pleased to report another strong quarter – punctuated by an 11.1% operating return on equity(4) and operating earnings per share of $2.32, as well as double-digit premium growth," said John C. Roche, president and chief executive officer at The Hanover. "Year-to-date, we generated an operating ROE of 13.4% and a 24.0% increase in operating income per share to $5.58, reflecting our continued business momentum, and demonstrating our adeptness to navigate our business through the unprecedented complexities of the current economic environment.
"We remain focused on pricing and other levers to address the ongoing headwinds in Personal Lines, in particular in homeowners," said Roche. "At the same time, very strong performance and returns across our commercial businesses helped to largely offset these pressures, culminating in a consolidated ex-CAT combined ratio(5) of 90.2% in the second quarter. We are pleased with the impressive results within our Core Commercial and Specialty lines as they delivered improved profitability, significant renewal price increases of 11% and 12%, and net written premium growth of 7.7% and 14.0%, respectively. With the ongoing support of our robust agency relationships and talented team, we continue to have confidence in our ability to profitably grow our business and deliver superior returns to our valued shareholders."
"Our diversified book of business, proven insurance portfolio and analytical acumen are serving us exceptionally well in this dynamic environment, allowing us to produce consistent underwriting profit," said Jeffrey M. Farber, executive vice president and chief financial officer at The Hanover. "Additionally, our high-quality investment portfolio generated pre-tax net investment income of $70.5 million. Looking ahead, we expect the current rising interest rate environment to be a long-term positive as robust insurance cashflow and maturing assets are reinvested at higher yields.
"Given the continued elevated inflation and supply chain disruption, we are updating our full year outlook," said Farber. "We expect our ex-CAT combined ratio to be in the range of 90.5% to 91.5%, an increase of one point from our original 2022 outlook. The updated range incorporates our year-to-date performance and assumes no additional prior-year development. In addition, we expect pre-tax net investment income to be in the range of $280 to $285 million, up approximately 5% from our original expectations. While we anticipate some continuing near-term pressure within Personal Lines, we have full confidence in our ability to achieve our 14% long-term operating ROE target as we leverage our specialized capabilities and deliver substantial shareholder value."
Second Quarter Operating Highlights
Core Commercial
Core Commercial operating income before taxes was $66.9 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $69.9 million in the second quarter of 2021. The Core Commercial combined ratio was 92.6%, compared to 91.9% in the prior-year quarter. Catastrophe losses in the second quarter of 2022 were $17.8 million, or 3.7 points of the combined ratio, which is net of $10.9 million of favorable prior-year catastrophe development. This compared to catastrophe losses of $13.8 million, or 3.1 points, in the prior-year quarter, which was net of $8.7 million of favorable prior-year catastrophe development.
Second quarter 2022 results included $2.8 million, or 0.6 points, of net favorable prior-year reserve development, excluding catastrophes, driven primarily by continued favorability in workers' compensation. This compared to net favorable prior-year reserve development of $4.6 million, or 1.0 point, in the second quarter of 2021.
Core Commercial current accident year combined ratio, excluding catastrophes, decreased 0.3 points to 89.5% in the second quarter of 2022, from 89.8% in the prior-year quarter. The current accident year loss and LAE ratio, excluding catastrophes, decreased by 0.6 points to 57.0%, primarily driven by the benefit of rate increases earning in.
Net premiums written were $454.2 million in the quarter, up 7.7% from the prior-year quarter, primarily driven by strong growth of 10.5% in small commercial. Core Commercial average rate increased 6.9% in the second quarter, while renewal price change averaged 11.0%.
The following table summarizes premiums and the components of the combined ratio for Core Commercial:
Specialty
Specialty operating income before taxes was $45.2 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $34.5 million in the second quarter of 2021. The Specialty combined ratio was 89.4%, compared to 92.3% in the prior-year quarter. Catastrophe losses in the second quarter of 2022 were $6.6 million, or 2.2 points of the combined ratio, which is net of $3.1 million of favorable prior-year catastrophe development. This compared to catastrophe losses of $4.4 million, or 1.7 points, in the prior-year quarter, which was net of $3.3 million of favorable prior-year catastrophe development.
Second quarter 2022 results included $1.2 million, or 0.4 points, of net favorable prior-year reserve development, excluding catastrophes. This compared to net favorable prior-year reserve development of $3.3 million, or 1.3 points, in the second quarter of 2021.
Specialty current accident year combined ratio, excluding catastrophes, decreased 4.3 points to 87.6% in the second quarter of 2022, from 91.9% in the prior-year quarter. The current accident year loss and LAE ratio, excluding catastrophes, decreased by 4.7 points to 52.3%, due to the benefit of rate increases earning in, as well as the impact of a large property loss in the prior-year second quarter.
Net premiums written were $302.3 million in the quarter, up 14.0% from the prior-year quarter, driven primarily by rate and exposure increases. Specialty average rate increased 8.0% in the second quarter, while renewal price change averaged 12.0%.
The following table summarizes premiums and the components of the combined ratio for Specialty:
Personal Lines
Personal Lines operating income before taxes was $2.8 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $32.2 million in the second quarter of 2021. The Personal Lines combined ratio was 103.2%, compared to 97.6% in the prior-year quarter. Catastrophe losses in the second quarter of 2022 were $53.0 million, or 10.2 points of the combined ratio, which includes $2.0 million of unfavorable prior-year catastrophe development. This compared to catastrophe losses of $58.6 million, or 12.3 points of the combined ratio, in the prior-year quarter, which was net of $3.0 million of favorable prior-year catastrophe development.
Second quarter 2022 results included net favorable prior-year reserve development, excluding catastrophes, of $5.2 million, or 1.0 point, driven by both auto and homeowners. This compared to net favorable prior-year reserve development of $5.0 million, or 1.0 point, in the second quarter of 2021, driven by auto.
Personal Lines current accident year combined ratio, excluding catastrophe losses, increased 7.7 points to 94.0% in the second quarter of 2022, from 86.3% in the prior-year quarter. The current accident year loss and LAE ratio, excluding catastrophes, increased 9.2 points to 67.3%. The loss ratio increase in auto was attributable to increased property severity, and higher frequency as compared to the unusually low level of claims experienced in the second quarter of 2021. Loss frequency in auto remains below pre-pandemic levels. The increase in the homeowners loss ratio was primarily due to higher than usual large loss activity, and, to a lesser extent, non-CAT weather and continued inflationary pressures on claims costs.
The expense ratio(6) decreased by 1.5 points to 26.7% in the second quarter of 2022, compared to the second quarter of 2021, primarily attributable to fixed cost leverage from premium growth and lower performance-based agency compensation.
Net premiums written were $576.3 million in the quarter, up 10.7% from the prior-year quarter, driven by strong retention. Personal Lines renewal price change averaged 5.4% in the second quarter of 2022, while average rate increases were 3.2%.
The following table summarizes premiums and components of the combined ratio for Personal Lines:
Investments
Net investment income was $70.5 million for the second quarter of 2022, below the prior-year quarter of $75.6 million, primarily due to elevated partnership income in the prior-year quarter, partially offset by the continued investment of operational cashflow. Total pre-tax earned yield on the investment portfolio for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, was 3.19%, down from 3.65% in the prior-year quarter. The average pre-tax earned yield on fixed maturities was 2.97% and 3.02% for the quarters ended June 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
Net realized and unrealized investment losses recognized in earnings were $77.9 million in the second quarter of 2022, primarily driven by the change in fair value of equity securities. This compared to net realized and unrealized investment gains recognized in earnings of $31.1 million in the second quarter of 2021.
The company held $8.6 billion in cash and invested assets on June 30, 2022. Fixed maturities and cash represented approximately 86% of the investment portfolio. Approximately 95% of the company's fixed maturity portfolio is rated investment grade. Net unrealized losses on the fixed maturity portfolio as of June 30, 2022, were $587.0 million before taxes, a decrease in fair value of $324.4 million since March 31, 2022, primarily due to higher interest rates.
Shareholders' Equity and Capital Actions
On June 30, 2022, book value per share was $72.20, down 9.3% from March 31, 2022, primarily driven by a decrease in the fair value of fixed maturity investments. Book value per share, excluding net unrealized depreciation on fixed maturity investments(7), net of tax, remained flat compared to March 31, 2022, and increased 2.1% from December 31, 2021.
During the quarter, the company repurchased approximately 27,000 shares of common stock in the open market for $4.1 million. The company has approximately $341 million of remaining capacity under its existing share repurchase program.
Earnings Conference Call
The company will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter results on Wednesday, August 3, at 10:00 a.m. E.T. A PowerPoint slide presentation will accompany the prepared remarks and has been posted on The Hanover's website. Interested investors and others can listen to the call and access the presentation through The Hanover's website, located in the "Investors" section at www.hanover.com. Investors may access the conference call by dialing 1-844-413-3975 in the U.S. and 1-412-317-5458 internationally. Webcast participants should go to the website 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A re-broadcast of the conference call will be available on The Hanover's website approximately two hours after the call.
About The Hanover
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. is the holding company for several property and casualty insurance companies, which together constitute one of the largest insurance businesses in the United States. The company provides exceptional insurance solutions through a select group of independent agents and brokers. Together with its agent partners, the company offers standard and specialized insurance protection for small and mid-sized businesses, as well as for homes, automobiles, and other personal items. For more information, please visit hanover.com.
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Definition of Reported Segments
Continuing operations include four operating segments: Core Commercial, Specialty, Personal Lines and Other. The Core Commercial segment includes commercial multiple peril, commercial automobile, workers' compensation and other commercial lines coverages provided to small and mid-sized businesses. The Specialty segment includes four divisions of business: professional and executive lines, specialty P&C, marine, and surety and other. Specialty P&C includes coverages such as program business (provides commercial insurance to markets with specialized coverage or risk management needs related to groups of similar businesses), specialty industrial and commercial property, and excess and surplus lines. The Personal Lines segment markets automobile, homeowners and ancillary coverages to individuals and families. The "Other" segment includes Opus Investment Management, Inc., which provides investment management services to institutions, pension funds and other organizations, the operations of the holding company, as well as a block of run-off voluntary property and casualty pools business in which the company has not actively participated since 1995.
Financial Supplement
The Hanover's second quarter news release and financial supplement are available in the "Investors" section of the company's website at hanover.com.
Condensed Financial Statements and Reconciliations
The following is a reconciliation from operating income to net income(8):
Forward-Looking Statements and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this document and comments made by management may be "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, may be forward-looking statements. Words such as, but not limited to, "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "may," "projects," "projections," "plan," "likely," "potential," "targeted," "forecasts," "should," "could," "continue," "outlook," "guidance," "modeling," "moving forward" and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. The company cautions investors that any such forward-looking statements are estimates, beliefs, expectations and/or projections that involve significant judgment, and that historical results, trends and forward-looking statements are not guarantees and are not necessarily indicative of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated.
These statements include, but are not limited to, the company's statements regarding:
- The company's outlook and its ability to achieve components or the sum of the respective period guidance on its future results of operations including: the combined ratio, excluding catastrophe losses; catastrophe losses; net investment income; growth of net premiums written and/or net premiums earned in total or by line of business; expense ratio; operating return on equity; and/or the effective tax rate;
- The continued impacts of the global pandemic ("Pandemic") and related economic conditions on the company's operating and financial results, including, but not limited to, the impact on the company's investment portfolio, changes in claims frequency as a result of fluctuations in economic activity, severity from higher cost of repairs due to, among other things, supply chain disruptions, inflation, declines in premium as a result of, among other things, credits or returns to the company's customers, lower submissions, changes in renewals and policy endorsements, public health guidance, recession, and the impact of government orders and restrictions in the states and jurisdictions in which the company operates;
- Uses of capital for share repurchases, special or ordinary cash dividends, business investments or growth, or otherwise, and outstanding shares in future periods as a result of various share repurchase mechanisms, capital management framework, especially in the current environment, and overall comfort with liquidity and capital levels;
- Variability of catastrophe losses due to risk concentrations, changes in weather patterns including climate change, wildfires, severe storms, hurricanes, terrorism, civil unrest, riots or other events, as well as the complexity in estimating losses from large catastrophe events due to delayed reporting of the existence, nature or extent of losses or where "demand surge," regulatory assessments, litigation, coverage and technical complexities or other factors may significantly impact the ultimate amount of such losses;
- Current accident year losses and loss selections ("picks"), excluding catastrophes, and prior accident year loss reserve development patterns, particularly in complex "longer-tail" liability lines, as well as the inherent variability in short-tail property and non-catastrophe weather losses;
- Changes in frequency and loss severity trends;
- Ability to manage the impact of inflationary pressures, as a result of the Pandemic, global market disruptions, geopolitical events or otherwise, including, but not limited to, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and increases in cost of goods, services, and materials;
- The confidence or concern that the current level of reserves is adequate and/or sufficient for future claim payments, whether due to losses that have been incurred but not reported, circumstances that delay the reporting of losses, business complexity, adverse judgments or developments with respect to case reserves, the difficulties and uncertainties inherent in projecting future losses from historical data, changes in replacement and medical costs, as well as complexities related to the Pandemic, including legislative, regulatory or judicial actions that expand the intended scope of coverages, or other factors;
- Characterization of some business as being "more profitable" in light of inherent uncertainty of ultimate losses incurred, especially for "longer-tail" liability businesses;
- Efforts to manage expenses, including the company's long-term expense savings targets, while allocating capital to business investment, which is at management's discretion;
- Risks and uncertainties with respect to our ability to retain profitable policies in force and attract profitable policies and to increase rates commensurate with, or in excess of, loss trends;
- Mix improvement, underwriting initiatives, coverage restrictions and pricing segmentation actions, among others, to grow businesses believed to be more profitable or reduce premiums attributable to products or lines of business believed to be less profitable; balance rate actions and retention; offset long-term and/or short-term loss trends due to increased frequency; increased "social inflation" from a more litigious environment and higher average cost of resolution, increased property replacement costs, and/or social movements;
- The ability to generate growth in targeted segments through new agency appointments; rate increases (as a result of its market position, agency relationships or otherwise), retention improvements or new business; expansion into new geographies; new product introductions; or otherwise; and
- Investment returns and the effect of macro-economic interest rate trends and overall security yields, including the macro-economic impact of the Pandemic, inflationary pressures and corresponding governmental and/or central banking initiatives taken in response thereto, and geopolitical circumstances on new money yields and overall investment returns.
Additional Risks and Uncertainties
Investors are further cautioned and should consider the risks and uncertainties in the company's business that may affect such estimates and future performance that are discussed in the company's most recently filed reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and other documents filed by The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and that are also available at www.hanover.com under "Investors." These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
- The severity, duration and long-term impact related to the Pandemic, including, but not limited to, actual and possible government responses, legislative, regulatory and judicial actions, changes in frequency and severity of claims in Core Commercial, Specialty and/or Personal Lines, impacts to distributors (including agent partners), and the possibility of additional premium adjustments, including credits and returns, for the benefit of insureds;
- Changes in regulatory, legislative, economic, market and political conditions, particularly in response to COVID-19 and the Pandemic (such as legislative or regulatory actions that would retroactively require insurers to cover business interruption or other types of claims irrespective of terms, exclusions or other conditions included in the contractual terms of the policies that would otherwise preclude coverage, mandatory returns and other rate-related actions, as well as presumption legislation in regards to workers' compensation);
- Heightened volatility, fluctuations in interest rates (which have a significant impact on the market value of our investment portfolio and thus our book value), inflationary pressures, default rates and other factors that affect investment returns from the investment portfolio;
- Recessionary economic periods that may inhibit the company's ability to increase pricing or renew business;
- Data security incidents, including, but not limited to, those resulting from a malicious cyber security attack on the company or its business partners and service providers, or intrusions into the company's systems or data sources;
- Adverse claims experience, including those driven by large or increased frequency of catastrophe events (including those related to terrorism, riots and civil unrest), and severe weather;
- The uncertainty in estimating weather-related losses or the long-term impacts of the Pandemic, and the limitations and assumptions used to model other property and casualty losses (particularly with respect to products with longer-tail liability lines, such as casualty and bodily injury claims, or involving emerging issues related to losses incurred as the result of new lines of business, such as cyber or financial institutions coverage, or reinsurance contracts and reinsurance recoverables), leading to potential adverse development of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves;
- Changes in weather patterns, whether as a result of global climate change, or otherwise;
- Litigation and the possibility of adverse judicial decisions, including those which expand policy coverage beyond its intended scope and/or award "bad faith" or other non-contractual damages, and the impact of "social inflation" affecting judicial awards and settlements;
- The ability to increase or maintain insurance rates in line with anticipated loss costs and/or governmental action, including mandates by state departments of insurance to either raise or lower rates or provide credits or return premium to insureds;
- Investment impairments, which may be affected by, among other things, the company's ability and willingness to hold investment assets until they recover in value, as well as credit and interest rate risk, and general financial and economic conditions;
- Disruption of the independent agency channel, including the impact of competition and consolidation in the industry and among agents and brokers;
- Competition, particularly from competitors who have resource and capability advantages;
- The global macroeconomic environment, including actions taken in response to the Pandemic, inflation, global trade disputes, war, energy market disruptions, equity price risk, and interest rate fluctuations, which, among other things, could result in reductions in market values of fixed maturities and other investments;
- Adverse state and federal regulation, legislative and/or regulatory actions (including recent significant revisions to Michigan's automobile personal injury protection system and related litigation, and various regulations, orders and proposed legislation related to business interruption and workers' compensation coverages, premium grace periods and returns, and rate actions);
- Financial ratings actions, in particular, downgrades to the company's ratings;
- Operational and technology risks and evolving technological and product innovation, including risks created by remote work environments, and the risk of cyber-security attacks on or breaches of the company's systems and/or impacting our outsourcing relationships and third-party operations, or resulting in claim payments (including from products not intended to provide cyber coverage);
- Uncertainties in estimating indemnification liabilities recorded in conjunction with obligations undertaken in connection with the sale of various businesses and discontinued operations; and
- The ability to collect from reinsurers, reinsurance pricing, reinsurance terms and conditions, and the performance of the run-off voluntary property and casualty pools business (including those in the Other segment or in discontinued operations).
Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made, and should understand the risks and uncertainties inherent in or particular to the company's business. The company does not undertake the responsibility to update or revise such forward-looking statements.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
As discussed on page 37 of the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, the company uses non-GAAP financial measures as important measures of its operating performance, including operating income, operating income before interest expense and income taxes, operating income per share, and components of the combined ratio, both excluding and/or including, catastrophe losses, prior-year reserve development and the expense ratio. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are important indications of the company's operating performance. The definition of other non-GAAP financial measures and terms can be found in the 2021 Annual Report on pages 63-66.
Operating income and operating income per share are non-GAAP measures. They are defined as net income excluding the after-tax impact of net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses), gains and/or losses on the repayment of debt, other non-operating items, and results from discontinued operations. Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses), which include changes in the fair value of equity securities still held, are excluded for purposes of presenting operating income, as they are, to a certain extent, determined by interest rates, financial markets and the timing of sales. Operating income also excludes net gains and losses from disposals of businesses, gains and losses related to the repayment of debt, costs to acquire businesses, restructuring costs, the cumulative effect of accounting changes, and certain other items. Operating income is the sum of the segment income from: Core Commercial, Specialty, Personal Lines, and Other, after interest expense and income taxes. In reference to one of the company's four segments, "operating income" is the segment income before both interest expense and income taxes. The company also uses "operating income per share" (which is after both interest expense and income taxes). It is calculated by dividing operating income by the weighted average number of diluted shares of common stock. The company believes that metrics of operating income and operating income in relation to its four segments provide investors with a valuable measure of the performance of the company's continuing businesses because they highlight the portion of net income attributable to the core operations of the business. Income from continuing operations is the most directly comparable GAAP measure for operating income (and operating income before income taxes) and measures of operating income that exclude the effects of catastrophe losses and/or reserve development should not be misconstrued as substitutes for income from continuing operations or net income determined in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of operating income (loss) to income from continuing operations and net income for the relevant periods is included on page 10 of this news release and in the Financial Supplement.
Operating return on equity ("ROE") is a non-GAAP measure. See end note (4) for a detailed explanation of how this measure is calculated. Operating ROE is based on non-GAAP operating income. In addition, the portion of shareholder equity attributed to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on fixed maturity investments, net of tax, is excluded. The company believes this measure is helpful in that it provides insight to the capital used by, and results of, the continuing business exclusive of interest expense, income taxes, and other non-operating items. These measures should not be misconstrued as substitutes for GAAP ROE, which is based on net income and shareholders' equity of the entire company and without adjustments.
The company may also provide measures of operating income and combined ratios that exclude the impact of catastrophe losses (which in all respects include prior accident year catastrophe loss development). A catastrophe is a severe loss, resulting from natural or manmade events, including, but is not limited to, hurricanes, tornadoes, windstorms, earthquakes, hail, severe winter weather, freeze events, fire, explosions, civil unrest and terrorism. Due to the unique characteristics of each catastrophe loss, there is an inherent inability to reasonably estimate the timing or loss amount in advance. The company believes a separate discussion excluding the effects of catastrophe losses is meaningful to understand the underlying trends and variability of earnings, loss and combined ratio results, among others.
Prior accident year reserve development, which can either be favorable or unfavorable, represents changes in the company's estimate of costs related to claims from prior years. Calendar year loss and loss adjustment expense ("LAE") ratios determined in accordance with GAAP, excluding prior accident year reserve development, are sometimes referred to as "current accident year loss ratios." The company believes a discussion of loss and combined ratios, excluding prior accident year reserve development, is helpful since it provides insight into both estimates of current accident year results and the accuracy of prior-year estimates.
The loss and combined ratios in accordance with GAAP are the most directly comparable GAAP measures for the loss and combined ratios calculated excluding the effects of catastrophe losses and/or reserve development. The presentation of loss and combined ratios calculated excluding the effects of catastrophe losses and/or reserve development should not be misconstrued as substitutes for the loss and/or combined ratios determined in accordance with GAAP.
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Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez is launching a podcast, emphasizing Medicaid expansion and housing
MADISON – Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez is using her public platform to launch a podcast that will promote policies championed by the Evers administration, including health care and housing.
Rodriguez will start the endeavor this week by focusing on Medicaid expansion, a priority Democrats have pushed for years as a way to bring an estimated $1.6 billion into the state over two years, despite strong opposition from Republicans who control the state Legislature.
Republicans have repeatedly blocked the idea, including over concerns that more of the program costs could shift from the federal government to the state. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said again last week that Medicaid expansion would not happen as long as he is speaker.
In the first episode, Rodriguez interviews a Tomahawk resident who had to divorce her husband in order to qualify for Medicaid, because together their income surpassed the limit to qualify by $100.
"I'm a nurse myself, and that's why I really started with this, is because I can see firsthand the type of issues that come up when people don't have access to health care," Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez says the podcast is a way to share the stories of people she meets while traveling the state as lieutenant governor — "one of the things (she loves) most" about her job.
Asked if she would consider running for higher office like her predecessors, she said she is focused on talking to Wisconsinites as lieutenant governor.
"I love my job, and I am just focused on being the best lieutenant governor I can be for the state of Wisconsin," Rodriguez said. "Honestly, if I had my way, I would talk to every single person across the state to make sure I understand what their needs are."
The podcast's early focus on Medicaid expansion, and later housing shortages and child care, aligns with some of the policy issues in Rodriguez's portfolio, which she said includes health care, housing and conservation.
"Every time I go across the state, whether I'm in a rural community or an urban community, I have people coming up to me to talk about the lack of housing in the state of Wisconsin," Rodriguez said. "We already have a worker shortage, and it's only going to get worse if we cannot bring people into Wisconsin and they can have a roof over their head."
While the lieutenant governor is second in line for the governor's position, the office comes with very few official duties. The two previous lieutenant governors, Democrat Mandela Barnes and Republican Rebecca Kleefisch, made climate change and homelessness their signature issues, respectively. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/22/lt-gov-sara-rodriguez-starting-podcast-promoting-democratic-issues/70342490007/ | 2023-06-22 12:37:14 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/22/lt-gov-sara-rodriguez-starting-podcast-promoting-democratic-issues/70342490007/ |
TX Brownsville TX Zone Forecast for Thursday, January 19, 2023
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345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
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Southern Hidalgo-
Including the cities of McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission,
and Weslaco
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this morning, then a
chance of rain this afternoon. Highs around 70. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a
chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower
60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
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Inland Cameron-
Including the cities of Brownsville and Harlingen
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this morning, then a
chance of rain this afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain and thunderstorms in
the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the
lower 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Temperature falling
into the mid 60s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
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Coastal Cameron-
Including the cities of Port Isabel and Laguna Vista
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this morning, then a
chance of rain this afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain and thunderstorms in
the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Near steady
temperature in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Temperature
falling into the mid 60s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 60s. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs around 70.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 60.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
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Cameron Island-
Including the cities of South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain this morning,
then a chance of rain this afternoon. Near steady temperature in
the upper 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after
midnight. Near steady temperature in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
60s. Temperature falling into the mid 60s in the afternoon.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature around
60. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Near
steady temperature around 60. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts
up to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature around 60.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy, breezy. Near steady temperature in the
mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny and very windy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear and windy. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 60s.
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Starr-
Including the cities of Rio Grande City and Roma
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this afternoon. Cooler
with highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Lows in the
mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper
50s.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs in
the mid 70s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid
60s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
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Inland Willacy-
Including the city of Raymondville
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this morning, then a
chance of rain this afternoon. Highs around 70. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a
chance of rain after midnight. Lows around 60. North winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
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Coastal Willacy-
Including the city of Port Mansfield
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this morning, then a
chance of rain this afternoon. Highs around 70. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a
chance of rain after midnight. Near steady temperature in the mid
60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs around 60.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
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Zapata-
Including the city of Zapata
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy, cooler with highs in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows
in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs in
the lower 70s. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid
60s. Lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Wind chill values
in the mid 30s in the morning.
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TXZ249-201700-
Jim Hogg-
Including the city of Hebbronville
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this afternoon. Cooler
with highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper
50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Wind chill values in the mid
30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Wind chill
values in the mid 30s in the morning.
$$
TXZ250-201700-
Brooks-
Including the city of Falfurrias
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this afternoon. Cooler
with highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Lows in the
mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy.
Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Wind chill values
in the upper 30s in the morning.
$$
TXZ353-201700-
Northern Hidalgo-
Including the city of San Manuel
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A chance of rain this afternoon. Highs in the
upper 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower
60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ251-201700-
Inland Kenedy-
Including the city of Sarita
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A chance of rain this afternoon. Highs in the
upper 60s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a
chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs
in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ351-201700-
Coastal Kenedy-
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this morning, then a
chance of rain this afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of rain. A slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Near steady temperature in the
lower 60s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. A chance of rain in the morning. Highs in the
mid 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs around 70.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in
the mid 40s. Highs around 60.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ454-201700-
Willacy Island-
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this morning, then a
chance of rain this afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight
chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after
midnight. Near steady temperature in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid 60s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. North
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 60s. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 50s.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy and very windy. Highs in
the upper 60s. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ451-201700-
Kenedy Island-
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this morning, then a
chance of rain this afternoon. Breezy with highs in the upper
60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 25 mph
with gusts up to 35 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of rain. A slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Breezy. Near steady temperature in
the lower 60s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. A chance of rain in the morning. Near steady
temperature in the lower 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 50s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Windy with highs in the
upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows
around 50. Highs in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
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Lala Kent would like to thank her “Vanderpump Rules” co-stars Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss. Since their secret monthslong affair — dubbed “Scandoval” — went public in early March, the Bravo reality show’s heat meter has skyrocketed.
First, a primer: “Vanderpump Rules” follows former and current staff of LA restaurants owned by former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Lisa Vanderpump. Sandoval cheated on fellow “VPR” castmate Ariana Madix — the pair had been together for nine years, co-own a home and, this season, Sandoval was filmed making plans to fertilize Madix’s eggs. Madix and Leviss were close friends. By this 10th season, seemingly everyone in the tight-knit, drama-ridden cast had dated, dumped, cheated on, befriended or feuded with each other (and sometimes all of the above).
Since Scandoval broke, it’s been breathless fodder for social media and mainstream media alike, with viewers combing through episodes to find hints of the affair (they’re there). But the cast members have also capitalized on the drama, with dozens of TV interviews, their own podcasts, endorsement deals and merch sales. Madix, Vanderpump and Kent even attended the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner (“A lot of them said, ‘We have a separate group chat only for (the show),’” Kent says of the politicians who approached the trio).
In an April interview with Howie Mandel, Sandoval complained about his co-stars profiting off his breakup. Kent, though, has some appreciation for him.
“Since Scandoval, (Tom’s) given me so much to work with and I will be forever grateful. I feel like when life hands you something, you’ve got to find the silver lining. We’re having a moment. We have to monetize every second,” Kent, clad in her own merch, said recently over Zoom from her office in Los Angeles.
Sandoval didn’t cheat on Kent, but she’s not a stranger to betrayal of this kind. She left her former fiance, controversial Hollywood producer Randall Emmett, in late 2021 after allegations surfaced that he had cheated on her throughout their relationship. Kent and Emmett are now embroiled in a custody dispute over their daughter Ocean, now 2.
Emmett’s own problems have snowballed. Known for his “geezer teasers” — low-budget action films starring iconic actors of yesteryear like Bruce Willis — he’s been accused of business misconduct and mistreatment of staff. He’s also the subject of a new Hulu documentary, “The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump,” produced with the LA Times and ABC News. Kent did not sit for an interview for the documentary (her mother and brother did), but it heavily features clips of her recounting her story elsewhere.
“I had my own situation that was as dark as it gets,” Kent told the AP. “When I start fixating on all the time that I feel I wasted because I’m obviously still upset about everything, I just think of Ocean.”
Emmett has denied all allegations against him.
Ahead of the final episode of the three-part “VPR” reunion, which airs Wednesday, Kent spoke with the AP about building her brand, friendship, sobriety and the time she worked with Al Pacino. Answers have been condensed for brevity and clarity.
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AP: What have your conversations with Ariana Madix been like since her breakup?
KENT: At the very beginning I felt like maybe I was a little too abrupt for her. She needed to take time to process. … But we do have conversations about how once you’re with someone and you don’t even realize they’re holding you back until you get rid of them and see what your life turns into. So we have we’ve had moments where we like to reminisce and laugh about that, and it’s great that I can make fun of him now in front of her and she thinks I’m funny instead of wanting to, you know, slit my throat (laughs).
AP: You’ve said Tom and Raquel’s affair is triggering for you because you were engaged to be married to Randall Emmett and had a newborn with him when you learned he had allegedly cheated. How did your reaction differ from Ariana’s?
KENT: My guard was immediately up and I was ready for war. You know, it was like “There’s no conversation to be had. This is where I burn your house down to the ground.” There’s a part of me that wishes I did have a little bit of Ariana’s mentality, where she could sit down and have a productive conversation with Sandoval and still slice him every which way, which we all saw in the finale episode.
AP: The “Vanderpump” show really had a resurgence this season, thanks in large part to Scandoval, but Seasons Eight and Nine were kind of lacking. Were you all worried the show was winding down?
KENT: I think every season, especially after Season Eight, when we tried to introduce a new cast is like, “Have we maybe lost it?” Season Nine, we got by the skin of our teeth and people didn’t really take to it. Season 10 we really got by the skin of our teeth and it was absolutely incredible. So every season I go into it like, “I’m going to enjoy this moment because it will not last forever.”
AP: Do you worry how next season will be since at this point hardly anyone wants anything to do with Tom and Raquel? How will scenes happen?
KENT: I think about that all the time. Before, even though certain people didn’t like each other, there was always one bridge or another connecting the group. Right now, we are very, very separated so I don’t know how it will look like. I’ll show up and give them Lala, no matter what situation you put me in. I’m just going to be me.
AP: You’ve been upfront about your sobriety. Do any of these stressors with your ex or even the drama on the show make you worry about maintaining that?
KENT: I was already strong in my sobriety. Thank God I became stronger when all of this happened. I know that those days are looming. I’m not saying that I will never have the urge to pick up a drink, I’m only human. I can only be grateful for today when I complete another day of not picking up a drink. But I’m telling you, I wouldn’t be doing anything that I’m doing right now if I were drinking.
AP: You recently signed with talent agency CAA, host a popular podcast, have a beauty, skincare and baby clothes line. What else do you want to accomplish?
KENT: The biggest thing is, I want to turn my brand into a freaking empire. I know that I can do that. I am very inspired by Bethenny Frankel. I watched her since the first season of “The Real Housewives of New York,” sitting in a supermarket, hawking (baked goods) and everyone rejecting it to where she is now. Then to see how she is as a mother and with her charity B Strong, I just feel like she’s got it really figured out.
AP: You’ve also acted. You were in the 2021 movie “American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally” (co-produced by Emmett) and had scenes with Al Pacino. What was that like?
KENT: That was a surreal experience and we had the best time. He (Pacino) said to me, “I’m having a lot of fun with you. Let’s do this scene a few different ways.” And I was like, “I’m dreaming right now. How is this my life?” But I’m funny about it because I thought I was really being put in movies because I was a good actress, and then I learned many women who I was on set with were actually hooking up with my fiance. I was like, “Wow, I did not get in this movie because I’m a good actress.” That is a moment that I look back on and I talk to my mom who reassures me a lot. I’m like, “Do you think that (Pacino) said that to me because he meant it?” and my mom talks me off the ledge. | https://who13.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/vanderpump-star-lala-kent-on-scandoval-ex-randall-emmett-and-building-a-freaking-empire/ | 2023-06-08 15:33:39 | 1 | https://who13.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/vanderpump-star-lala-kent-on-scandoval-ex-randall-emmett-and-building-a-freaking-empire/ |
ROME (AP) — A convicted mobster who was one of Italy’s most-wanted fugitives and reputedly one of the world’s most powerful drug brokers, arrived in Rome Wednesday, extradited by Brazil after 28 years on the lam.
Rocco Morabito held the No. 2 position on the list of Italy’s most wanted and dangerous mobsters. He was convicted two decades ago in absentia of drug trafficking as part of the ‘ndrangheta organized crime syndicate, which does billions of euros (dollars) in cocaine business.
Italian police describe him as one of the world’s top drug brokers. Morabito, 55, must serve a 30-year prison sentence after being convicted in absentia by a court in Milan in 2001.
He was arrested in May 2021 by Brazilian police in a joint operation with Italian and U.S. investigators. Morabito had earlier been arrested in Uruguay in 2017, but escaped from prison there two years later.
Italian police have been searching for him since 1994.
Calabria-based anti-Mafia prosecutors say Morabito played a big role in cocaine trafficking between South America and Milan, a key distribution point for the drug to be sold elsewhere in Italy and across Europe.
In addition to drug trafficking, Morabito has been convicted in Italy of mafia association.
When he was captured in 2017 in Uruguay, Morabito was living in a luxury villa in a seaside resort using an alias and a false Brazilian passport, authorities said at the time. During his arrest in a Montevideo hotel, police also seized a 9mm gun, 13 cell phones and a stash of cash, as well as a Mercedes coupe.
Still No. 1 on Italy’s list of most-wanted mafia bosses is Matteo Messina Denaro, considered to still wield top power in Cosa Nostra in Sicily despite being a fugitive since 1993.
In recent decades, the ‘ndrangheta has eclipsed the Sicilian Mafia in power and scope, spreading its branches throughout much of Europe as it launders cocaine revenues by infiltrating or buying up legitimate businesses like restaurants and hotels, investigations have found.
A small army of turncoats helped prosecutors put many Cosa Nostra bosses behind bars for life. The ’ndrangheta, built around strong family ties, has been less hurt by devastating betrayals of crime clan loyalties. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/italys-no-2-most-wanted-mobster-is-extradited-from-brazil/ | 2022-07-06 23:01:25 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/italys-no-2-most-wanted-mobster-is-extradited-from-brazil/ |
DOJ subpoenas state election officials for Trump documents
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed local election officials in Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania, asking for communications with or involving former President Donald Trump, his 2020 campaign aides and a list of allies involved in his efforts to try to overturn the results of the election.
The requests, issued to Milwaukee and Dane counties in Wisconsin; Wayne County, Michigan; Maricopa County, Arizona; and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, are the first known subpoenas by Smith, who was named special counsel last month by Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Smith is overseeing the Justice Department’s investigation into the presence of classified documents at Trump’s Florida estate as well as key aspects of a separate probe involving the violent storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and Trump’s frantic efforts to remain in power.
The subpoenas, some of which were first reported by The Washington Post, are the clearest indication yet that Smith’s work will include an examination of the fake electors that were part of Trump’s efforts to subvert the election count and certification. All of the states where requests were sent are states that Trump and his allies targeted as they tried to overturn the democratic vote.
In Pennsylvania, for instance, Trump’s campaign sued unsuccessfully in court to try to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory, and his allies organized a Trump slate of electors to send to Congress. Trump and his allies also repeatedly contacted top Republican lawmakers, at times asking about using the GOP-controlled legislature to give lawmakers the power to overturn the election. They refused.
The subpoenas, two of which were obtained by The Associated Press, request “any and all communications in any form” between June 1, 2020, and Jan. 20, 2021, “to, from, or involving” Trump, his campaign, lawyers and aides, including but not limited to former campaign officials like Bill Stepien and Justin Clark and lawyers John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, Sidney Powell and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
In Wisconsin, Milwaukee County Clerk George Christenson said he received a subpoena on Monday and is working with the county’s attorney to comply with the request as soon as possible.
“I don’t see any issues with it,” he said. “Many of those names aren’t familiar to me, so I don’t know how many of those individuals did reach out to us. For example, I don’t recall receiving anything from Rudy Giuliani. I think I would have remembered that. But who knows.”
Christenson said he hoped the documents would help with the investigation, but he didn’t expect to turn over anything that hasn’t already been made public.
“I don’t expect to find any smoking gun,” Christenson said.
Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell said he received a similar subpoena on Dec. 1, asking for communications he had with “the gang of people you would sort of expect.”
McDonell said the only person on the list that his office had interaction with was Jim Troupis, Trump’s Wisconsin-based attorney. Trump ordered a recount of ballots cast in Milwaukee and Dane counties, the two largest Democratic counties in Wisconsin, following the 2020 election. Troupis spearheaded the legal effort not to count tens of thousands of ballots cast absentee in that election, including his own.
McDonell said he didn’t expect his response to the subpoena to reveal anything that “hasn’t been covered in the past.”
“I don’t have any stories of Trump calling me at dinner like the other guys,” McDonell said.
In Michigan, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson confirmed that Wayne County had received a subpoena from Smith but did not provide additional information on what it was seeking.
“We welcome and support the work of any law enforcement agency working to ensure full accountability for efforts to illegally overturn the fair and accurate results of Michigan’s 2020 election,” Benson said in a statement sent to The Associated Press.
Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Michigan centered on Detroit’s convention hall, which is located in Wayne County. Trump falsely claimed poll workers there “were duplicating ballots,” and an unsuccessful lawsuit by his campaign on Election Day forced election workers to temporarily halt the tallying of votes in the state’s largest city.
Another lawsuit was filed by several attorneys, including Trump allies Powell and L. Lin Wood, after the 2020 election on behalf of six Republican voters who wanted a federal judge to decertify Michigan’s results and impound voting machines. The judge declined, calling the request “stunning in its scope and breathtaking in its reach.”
Trump and his allies also focused on voting machines in Antrim County, which is located just north of Detroit. Republican attorney general candidate Matthew DePerno, who lost to Democratic incumbent Dana Nessel in the 2022 midterms, sued Antrim County, claiming voting machines there recorded votes for Trump as being for Biden. A Michigan special prosecutor is currently reviewing whether to criminally charge DePerno and others for attempting to gain access to voting machines after that election.
Angela Benander, a spokesperson for the Michigan Department of State, said the department wasn’t aware of any other counties being issued subpoenas from Smith.
In Arizona, Maricopa County also received a subpoena and will comply, said county spokesperson Fields Moseley.
The county, which includes the Phoenix area and more than 60% of Arizona voters, had been a centerpiece of Trump’s efforts to overturn the election and cast doubt on the results.
Trump allies tried to pressure Republicans on the county board of supervisors not to certify his loss in 2020, and when they did so, continued trying to reach them as Congress prepared to tally the electoral votes on Jan. 6. Clint Hickman, then the chairman of the board, dodged calls from the White House operator, who left voicemails saying the president was trying to reach him.
In Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, the state’s second-most populous and home to Pittsburgh, received a subpoena as well, a spokesperson confirmed.
A Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment Tuesday.
In addition to the DOJ, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has also been investigating whether Trump and his allies illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia. ___
Colvin reported from New York. Associated Press writers Joey Cappelletti in Lansing, Michigan, Jonathan J. Cooper in Phoenix, Marc Levy in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Eric Tucker in Washington contributed to this report.
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