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Strategic transaction to accelerate Paper Excellence's growth strategy, bringing complementary capabilities in lumber and pulp
MONTREAL, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Paper Excellence Group (the "Group"), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Domtar Corporation ("Domtar"), a global diversified manufacturer of pulp and specialty, printing, writing, and packaging papers, and Resolute Forest Products Inc. ("Resolute") (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP), a global forest products company, have entered into an agreement under which Domtar will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Resolute stock.
With this addition to its family of companies, the Paper Excellence Group will further build out its portfolio in North America following the successful acquisition of Domtar last year.
Patrick Loulou, vice chair and chief strategy officer of the Paper Excellence Group, commented, "We are excited to welcome Resolute and its employees to the Paper Excellence family. Resolute is an ideal fit for our long-term growth strategy. It complements our existing pulp, paper and packaging businesses and adds capabilities in lumber and tissue. We have seen firsthand that Resolute prides itself on its great people, strong assets and a culture of excellence going back more than two hundred years."
Resolute will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Domtar, under the auspices of the Group, and continue to operate on a business-as-usual basis under the Resolute name. The Resolute management team will remain in place at the company's headquarters. Considering the quality workforce available with Resolute and Domtar, Montreal will become an important hub for the Group's North American businesses. Furthermore, the Group plans to retain Resolute's production locations and levels of jobs.
"With this transaction, Resolute will accelerate its growth as it gains access to more tools, capital and opportunities to pursue our ambitions with the combined resources of the Paper Excellence Group," stated Remi G. Lalonde, Resolute's president and chief executive officer. "This is good for employees and the communities where Resolute operates because we will continue to grow in a manner consistent with our core values of accountability, caring and trust that we hold dear. Together, we will form a stronger and more resilient, diversified forest products company, positioned to compete on a truly global scale, with a shared commitment to being a trusted business partner, dedicated to sustainability and to caring for its people and communities."
As part of its commitment to building a premier North American diversified forest products company and creating long-term growth, the Group intends to support Resolute management's existing growth strategy, focused on strategic investments in its lumber and pulp businesses, and maximizing the value of its paper and tissue businesses. It also plans to undertake a detailed feasibility study for the eventual conversion of Resolute's Gatineau, Quebec, newsprint mill to the production of packaging paper.
"This is a good example of how the Paper Excellence Group's diversified business, financial resources, and technical capabilities can open up new strategic avenues for assets that may otherwise face an uncertain future. This is but one example of our support and intention to implement significant investments aligned with Resolute's strategic plan for the future," concluded Mr. Loulou.
Furthermore, the Group intends to form long-term partnerships with one or more universities in Quebec and Ontario to spearhead innovation in the field of fiber-based biomaterials.
The cash portion of the merger consideration represents a premium of approximately 64% to Resolute's closing share price on NYSE on July 5, 2022. The cash consideration represents an enterprise value of approximately $2.7 billion, including pension liabilities and excluding the Contingent Value Right (CVR) on softwood lumber duty deposit refunds.
"This agreement offers our stockholders the opportunity to realize a significant premium for their shares in cash, plus additional value with contingent value rights tied to the prospective recovery of accumulated deposits on estimated softwood lumber duties through the second quarter," added Mr. Lalonde.
The transaction will be carried out by way of a merger of Resolute with a newly created subsidiary of Domtar, providing for conversion of each share of Resolute common stock into the right to receive $20.50 per share, together with a CVR entitling the holder to a share of future softwood lumber duty deposit refunds. Each share, on a fully diluted basis at closing, will be entitled to receive one CVR.
"The addition of Resolute enables us to continue executing our long-term business plan to drive growth to the benefit of all stakeholders," said John D. Williams, president and chief executive officer of Domtar. "After the close of the transaction, the Paper Excellence Group will own or operate a collection of diverse, strategic assets across North America that allows us to deliver a wider range of high-quality products to our customers. This transaction continues to demonstrate the strong belief in the potential of our business model and we look forward to continuing to operate successfully and efficiently into the future."
Under the CVR, stockholders will receive any refunds on approximately $500 million of deposits on estimated softwood lumber duties paid by Resolute through June 30, 2022, including any interest thereon, net of certain expenses and of applicable tax and withholding. Any proceeds attributable to the CVR will be distributed proportionally to CVR holders, and the value will ultimately be determined by the terms and timing of the resolution of the softwood lumber dispute between Canada and the United States. The terms and timing of such resolution is uncertain. The CVRs will not be tradeable and will be subject to prohibitions on transfer.
Resolute stockholders will have the opportunity to vote on the transaction at a stockholders' meeting to be held in early fall. The merger will require the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of Resolute.
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, a significant stockholder of Resolute, has entered into a voting and support agreement to vote its shares in favor of the transaction. As of July 5, 2022, Fairfax Financial Holdings held approximately 30,548,190 shares, or 40% of the outstanding shares as of that date.
A full description of the transaction will be outlined in the proxy statement of Resolute, to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") at www.sec.gov/edgar/browse ("EDGAR"), and with the Canadian securities regulators on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR") at www.sedar.com and mailed to stockholders of Resolute.
In addition to stockholder approval, the transaction is subject to applicable regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of certain other customary closing conditions.
The board of directors of Resolute unanimously determined that the terms of the transaction are fair to, and in the best interests of, Resolute and its stockholders and resolved to recommend that Resolute stockholders vote for the transaction.
The transaction is expected to close as soon as possible following stockholder and regulatory approvals, and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions, which is currently expected in the first half of 2023.
Barclays is serving as exclusive financial advisor to Paper Excellence, and Latham & Watkins LLP, McMillan LLP, and McCarthy Tétrault LLP, are serving as legal advisors. Barclays, CoBank, and Bank of Montreal are providing acquisition financing to Domtar in connection with the transaction.
CIBC Capital Markets is serving as exclusive financial advisor to Resolute, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, and Stikeman Elliott LLP are serving as legal advisors.
In connection with the proposed transaction, Resolute intends to file the relevant materials with the SEC, including a proxy statement on Schedule 14A. Promptly after filing its definitive proxy statement with the SEC, Resolute will mail the definitive proxy statement and a proxy card to each stockholder entitled to vote at the special meeting relating to the transaction. The materials to be filed by Resolute will be made available to the company's investors and stockholders at no expense to them and copies may be obtained free of charge on Resolute's website at www.resolutefp.com. In addition, all of those materials will be available at no charge on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Investors and security holders will also be able to obtain copies of the proxy statement (when available) and other documents filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities by Resolute at no charge through the website maintained by the Canadian Securities Administrators at www.sedar.com. Investors and stockholders of Resolute are urged to read the proxy statement and the other relevant materials when they become available before making any voting or investment decision with respect to the proposed transaction because they contain important information about Resolute and the proposed transaction.
Resolute and its directors, executive officers, other members of its management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Resolute stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction under SEC rules. Investors and stockholders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of Resolute's executive officers and directors in the solicitation by reading Resolute's proxy statement for its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, and the proxy statement and other relevant materials that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction when they become available. Information concerning the interests of Resolute's participants in the solicitation, which may, in some cases, be different than those of the company's stockholders generally, will be set forth in the proxy statement relating to the proposed transaction when it becomes available.
Statements in this document that are not reported financial results or other historical information of Resolute are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, for example, statements included in this document relating to the potential benefits of the proposed transaction between Resolute and Domtar Corporation; the prospective performance and outlook of Resolute's business, performance and opportunities; the ability of the parties to complete the proposed transaction and the expected timing of completion of the proposed transaction; as well as any assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words "should," "would," "could," "will," "may," "expect," "believe," "see," "intends," "continue," "positioned," "maintain," "remain," "build," "pursue," "accelerate," "plan," "grow," "allow," "look," "provide," "create," "support," "estimated," "drive," "maximize" and other terms with similar meaning indicating possible future events or potential impact on Resolute's business or its stockholders. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are not guarantees of future performance. These statements are based on management's current assumptions, beliefs, and expectations, all of which involve a number of business risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this document, including but not limited to: uncertainties as to the timing of the proposed transaction; the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all; the possibility that competing offers or acquisition proposals for Resolute will be made; the possibility that any or all of the various conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction may not be satisfied or waived, including the failure to receive any required regulatory approvals from any applicable governmental entities (or any conditions, limitations or restrictions placed on such approvals); the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, including in circumstances that would require Resolute to pay a termination fee or other expenses; the inability to recover softwood lumber duty refunds in a timely manner or at all; the effect of the pendency of the proposed transaction on Resolute's ability to retain and hire key personnel, its ability to maintain relationships with its customers, suppliers and others with whom it does business, its business generally or its stock price; and risks related to diverting management's attention from the company's ongoing business operations. In addition, please refer to the documents that Resolute files with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties with respect to Resolute and its business that could cause events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements set forth in this document. All forward-looking statements in this document are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements contained or referred to above and in Resolute's other filings with the SEC and the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Resolute disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Resolute is a global leader in the forest products industry with a diverse range of products, including market pulp, tissue, wood products and papers, which are marketed in over 60 countries. The company owns or operates some 40 facilities, as well as power generation assets, in the United States and Canada. Resolute has third-party certified 100% of its managed woodlands to internationally recognized sustainable forest management standards. The shares of Resolute trade under the stock symbol RFP on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Resolute has received regional, North American and global recognition for its leadership in corporate social responsibility and sustainable development, as well as for its business practices. Visit www.resolutefp.com for more information.
Domtar is a leading provider of a wide variety of fiber-based products including communication, specialty and packaging papers, market pulp and airlaid nonwovens. With approximately 6,400 employees serving more than 50 countries around the world, Domtar is driven by a commitment to turn sustainable wood fiber into useful products that people rely on every day. Domtar's principal executive office is in Fort Mill, South Carolina and Domtar is part of the Paper Excellence group of companies. To learn more, visit www.domtar.com.
The Paper Excellence Group is a privately-held holding company that oversees individual pulp and paper business units. Its operations include the manufacturing of pulp and specialty, printing and writing, and packaging papers, producing over 7 million tons annually with a workforce of over 10,000 in its nearly 40 locations across the Americas and Europe. For more information on Paper Excellence, please visit www.paperexcellence.com.
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2nd shipment of baby formula headed to US from Germany
Published: May. 25, 2022 at 11:30 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) - The second shipment of baby formula from Germany is heading to the United States.
The plane is loaded up with about 1 million containers of baby formula.
According to the White House, the plane will land in Washington on Wednesday. Then, FedEx will take the formula to a Nestle distribution hub in Pennsylvania.
Supply chain issues and the shutdown of an Abbott formula plant in Michigan have caused mass shortages. Abbott said it plans to reopen that facility June 4.
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This spring, one superstar has sold out stadiums and broken records with the No. 1 album in the country for 12 consecutive weeks, in addition to having two simultaneous Top 10 singles — and it’s not Taylor Swift or Beyoncé.
But he has also become something of a cultural Rorschach test ever since TMZ published a video in February 2021 that showed him yelling the n-word to a friend outside his house. Wallen, whose outburst came less than a year after the killing of George Floyd and the protests for racial equality that took over the country in its aftermath, faced a swift but short-lived corporate reprimand when he was briefly dropped from radio playlists and suspended by his record label. The video barely caused a blip in his popularity, though; his legion of devoted fans see him as someone who has atoned, or think the incident was overblown in the first place and he has been unfairly maligned because of his fame. Others see his surging popularity afterward as another way that the majority-White country music industry tried to memory-hole an incident in which one of its biggest stars casually used the slur.
Wallen, with his catalogue filled with upbeat, party-ready drinking songs about life in a small town, was never supposed to be a lightning rod. Yet his polarizing reputation combined with massive sales means that he now makes more headlines than ever, and the extreme reaction to him by fans and detractors only amplifies each news cycle. The pattern has continued recently because of the events surrounding his current world tour.
Breaking: Morgan Wallen cancelled his Sunday night show in Oxford due to losing his voice minutes before he was supposed to perform pic.twitter.com/n6StObIUh1
— Mississippi Sports (@SocialSportsMs) April 24, 2023
In late April, on the fifth date on the U.S. leg of the tour that was scheduled to take him to sold-out stadiums across the country through the summer and fall, Wallen enraged fans packed into the Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss., when he scrapped a planned appearance mere moments before he was set to take the stage. A statement on the stadium’s giant screens said Wallen “lost his voice and is unable to perform.” Two weeks later, Wallen posted an Instagram video and explained that doctors at the Vanderbilt Voice Center in Nashville diagnosed him with vocal fold trauma and told him to go on vocal rest, which meant postponing six more weeks of shows.
“They told me that if I do this the right way, I’ll get back to 100 percent. And they also said that if I don’t listen and I keep singing, then I’ll permanently damage my voice,” Wallen said.
Wallen offered few details about what happened, and rumors ran wild. Now, members of Wallen’s inner circle look to clarify by speaking about events leading up to the postponement.
The issues started in March in Australia where Wallen kicked off the One Night at a Time Tour with multiple sold-out arena shows, Austin Neal, Wallen’s agent and co-head of the Neal Agency, said via email; according to Billboard, the tour is on track to become the highest-grossing country tour of all time. While abroad, Neal said, Wallen tore his lat (the latissimus dorsi, a muscle in your back that connects to arm movements). By the time he returned stateside, he was flying coast-to-coast to receive treatment while band rehearsals started. The night before the first U.S. show in Milwaukee on April 14, Wallen was in rehearsals at the venue. While practicing his entrance at American Family Field — he was supposed to pop out from underneath the stage — he was pushed out too fast, and reinjured his lat when he landed the wrong way.
“He was in so much pain and was torn because he needed time to heal but he also had shows to put on for huge crowds,” Neal said. “Morgan is a hard-working guy, and he didn’t want to let his fans, team or touring family down, so he figured he’d just change up his entrance and power through.”
In Milwaukee, Wallen also told his agent that “his voice was feeling rough, which we now know was vocal fold trauma,” Neal said. “And his doctors also thought it could have been related to the strain of the lat injury — because one major thing out of balance can affect things you have no idea it will affect.” But Wallen didn’t let on about how bad he felt until four shows later on April 22 in Oxford, after his first of two concerts at the Ole Miss football stadium, Neal said. Wallen made it through Saturday’s concert, but the worst-case scenario happened the following night.
In an Instagram apology the next day, Wallen said he truly thought he would be able to push through up until showtime. “I don’t think anyone really understands how big of a weight that is for any artist to have to make that decision as in his case, just his touring footprint alone is roughly 150 people, 250 if you include opening acts and their personnel, too,” Neal said. “He thinks a lot about the fans, the folks that rely on him for a living and the ripple effects from any major decision.”
In the moment, fans were confused and then furious. Clips of the somewhat dramatic scene started going around the internet, especially when one attendee posted a viral TikTok of a security worker at the venue who claimed that actually, Wallen was too drunk to go onstage and had to be carted away in an ambulance. Given Wallen’s (well-earned and often-proud) reputation as a partyer, social media seized on this rumor and ran with it.
The next day, the security company released a statement saying the employee’s claims were untrue. This was reposted on Instagram by Seth England, Wallen’s manager and head of his record label Big Loud, who added the worker “made up an entire story that was nowhere close to true. Every detail was false,” and posted a Pinocchio emoji.
“Morgan gives so much of himself to his art and his fans, so to see headlines and comments automatically recasting him as a bad guy while perpetuating false rumors with no factual basis has been particularly tough to see,” Neal said.
Wallen postponed the next week of shows, and after resuming the tour for a weekend in Florida, told fans that he was officially on doctor-ordered vocal rest to repair his voice (and mentioned the lat injury), and would be postponing and rescheduling six weeks of concerts. Wallen posted on Instagram last week that doctors have cleared him to sing again; he’s scheduled to resume the tour June 22 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Though Wallen’s fans decried the attempts to “cancel” him in 2021, the plain truth is that he was never canceled: Within a few months, he was back on the radio, and has had multiple No. 1 hits since and won trophies at award shows. If anything, his short timeout only made the appetite for his music more pronounced. Influential country stars from Luke Bryan to Miranda Lambert have rallied around him. “We’re very lucky to have him in country music,” Eric Church said in September when introducing him during the televised ACM Honors, saying he had seen Wallen “mature as an artist” and “mature as a man.”
The tone of infantilization around Wallen in general has irritated some in the industry, where one criticism is that Wallen hasn’t outwardly showed growth or reflection. (When he was disinvited and then reinvited to “Saturday Night Live” in late 2020 after violating covid safety protocols, Wallen, age 27 at the time, said, “I think I have some growing up to do.”) After an apology statement in February 2021, Wallen sat for a “Good Morning America” interview with Michael Strahan a few months later where he said he was “ignorant” in his use of the slur and said he used in a “playful” way to friends after a “72-hour bender,” and then spent 30 days in rehab. But much of the discourse afterward focused on how Wallen stumbled over a question about whether country music had a race problem, and then “liked” tweets that said the segment was unfairly edited. He has rarely publicly addressed the incident since.
These criticisms frustrate Wallen’s collaborators who are aware of the air of skepticism that follows the singer, and who say that behind the scenes, he has worked to educate and improve himself. J.J. Jones, a South Orange County, Calif.-based entrepreneur who has become one of Wallen’s close friends and fiercest defenders, posted several Instagram stories to his 36,000 followers that slammed rumors that questioned if Wallen was really on vocal rest, including date-stamped text messages that showed Wallen had been struggling with throat pain since before the U.S. leg of the tour started.
“When you see things being written about your friends — that’s like my little brother, right?” Jones said in an interview, adding he “snapped” when he read so much online speculation. “Really in my heart, I know this dude. And watching him put up with some of the stuff he has to put up with, I just don’t think it’s fair.”
Jones met Wallen in 2021 after the TMZ video published, writing on Instagram that Kid Rock introduced the two after an “unfortunate incident.” (Jones wrote in the caption that when Kid Rock says you have a problem, “then you know something ain’t right.”) But Jones added that Wallen was “truly remorseful.” He says now that Wallen told him his goal was to be a role model for his preschooler son, and that he has seen the singer take accountability, have conversations with people who reach out to him, and give far more money to charity than the public knows.
“He doesn’t talk about this stuff because he’s not doing it so he can redeem his image in the public eye. That’s who he is as a person,” Jones said. “I’m a firm believer that people only know what you tell them. … Well, he doesn’t care about that. All he cares about is being his authentic self and helping as many people as he can.”
Jones, who is mixed race, has heard the skepticism, and knows some think it’s a PR move when they see him sitting next to Wallen at the ACM Awards. “I’ve never gotten a check from Morgan, I’ve never gotten a check from his label,” Jones said. “I’m his friend.”
Ultimately, country music fans are the ones who have been keeping Wallen as a regular presence at the top of the charts — which despite his controversial history, isn’t surprising, said R.J. Curtis, executive director of the Country Radio Broadcasters who worked in radio for 30 years. (“Last Night” has a multi-week No. 1 reign on the country airplay charts, with Wallen’s next single, album title track “One Thing at a Time,” also in the Top 10.) Even before the 2021 racial slur, Wallen was the subject of controversy. In 2020, he was arrested and accused of public intoxication and disorderly conduct, and then several months later, was disinvited from SNL.
Ever since the outlaw country days, many listeners in the format have been “enchanted” by male stars who misbehave, Curtis said. He’s noticed that the new crop of singers starting to emerge with radio hits are more unpolished, “rough-edged” singer-songwriters, such as Zach Bryan and Hardy, with Wallen leading the charge. And it’s connecting with the fans who sell out arenas and stadiums, where they see him as a relatable peer.
“It’s beyond someone singing songs and people listening,” Curtis said, noting that Wallen’s crowds seem to treat the concerts with religious reverence. “It’s an experience.”
Curtis said the impulse among many in Nashville, himself included, is to root for Wallen, especially because he’s breaking into the mainstream and bringing so much success to the genre. But in conversations with people in town, he said, he’s heard some wonder about Wallen’s tendency to self-sabotage and his ability to handle the pressure of fame, and that he needs to “get out of his own way.”
Although “there’s going to be a mark on him for a long time” after the TMZ video, Curtis said, it could ultimately become a footnote as his profile grows and he learns from his mistakes: “It feels too big to fail.”
That is the goal of Wallen’s team as they try to refocus the narrative on Wallen’s present rather than his past — and the singer’s devotees are eager to do the same.
“Low refund rates and high streaming numbers,” Neal said when asked about the feedback Wallen has been receiving during his vocal rest. “Morgan Wallen fans support him.”
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a protective barrier that can be positioned between an individual and a bathtub to improve sanitary conditions," said an inventor, from San Bernadino, Calif., "so I invented the SHIY SHIY. My design prevents contact with cleaning chemicals, dirt and germs while soaking in a bathtub."
The invention provides a sanitary way to soak in any bathtub. In doing so, it prevents cross contamination from person to person. As a result, it increases comfort and safety and it provides added protection and peace of mind. The invention features a practical design that is easy to apply, use and remove so it is ideal for households, hotels, college dormitories, etc.
The original design was submitted to the Riverside sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-RSJ-114, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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ROSEMONT, Ill., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Ten Conference (Big Ten) will host its first LGBTQ+ Symposium on June 1, 2023, at the Big Ten Headquarters and Conference Center in Rosemont, Illinois, to celebrate the start of PRIDE Month.
The Big Ten will welcome more than 100 student-athletes, coaches and administrators from its 14 (soon-to-be 16) member institutions – along with a remarkable group of guest speakers – marking the conference's ongoing commitment to the LGBTQ+ community. Participants of the Big Ten LGBTQ+ Symposium will discuss and share leading practices, guidelines and activities relating to each of the Big Ten campuses and communities throughout the conference.
In June 2022, the Big Ten established an LGBTQ+ working group within the larger Big Ten Equality Coalition to foster inclusivity and support of LGBTQ+ communities throughout the conference membership. The LGBTQ+ working group – comprised of 18 student-athletes, coaches, and administrators – advised the conference on the structure and programming of the Big Ten LGBTQ+ Symposium.
"The Big Ten LGBTQ+ Symposium is an opportunity to bring our community together and it underscores our mission to provide transformational educational experiences and growth opportunities to our student-athletes," said Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti. "We greatly appreciate the Big Ten LGBTQ+ working group for their hard work, guidance and commitment to the conference and its Equality Coalition."
Leading up to the Big Ten LGBTQ+ Symposium, a networking dinner for event attendees will be hosted on May 31. Retired Penn State University Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Sandy Barbour, a 40-year veteran of college athletics as a student-athlete, coach and administrator, will deliver opening remarks at the evening's celebration.
The Big Ten LGBTQ+ Symposium continues June 1 with a full day of programming at the conference headquarters hosted by Big Ten Network broadcaster and Milwaukee Bucks play-by-play announcer Lisa Byington. Attendees will first hear from a panel entitled "The Current State of College Athletics."
Following the opening panel, Big Ten LGBTQ+ Symposium attendees will participate in four breakout sessions covering a variety of topics. The breakout sessions, designed to offer more comfort in smaller groups, are presented in partnership with Big Ten sponsor Old National Bank as a sign of its ongoing commitment to both the Big Ten and LGBTQ+ communities.
The four breakout sessions are:
- "Equipping Allies" — discussing best practices for allies on how to engage, support, and understand LGBTQ+ individuals on your campus.
- "Intersection of Identity" — exploring what identity means, lived experiences and how to stay one's authentic self in the face in the face of adversity.
- "On the Field" — discussing topics that affect LGBTQ+ student-athletes and coaches with a focus on language, culture, and unwritten rules.
"Legal Landscape of College Athletics" — discussing the key laws in place or proposed legislation that may impact the LGBTQ+ community, specifically within athletics.
Following the four breakout sessions, Big Ten LGBTQ+ Symposium attendees will gather for a final panel – "The Future of the LGBTQ+ Community of Athletics" – hosted by Sports Equity Foundation representative Robert Gorman.
The Big Ten is honored to welcome the following guest speakers and panelists to the Big Ten LGBTQ+ Symposium:
- Sandy Barbour (she/her); retired Penn State University Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics
- Sara Burton (she/her); University of Illinois Senior Woman Administrator
- Lisa Byington (she/her); Big Ten Network broadcaster and Milwaukee Bucks play-by-play announcer
- Em Chermaie (they/them); former University of Nebraska rifle student-athlete
- Chrisitina Diaz (she/her); Penn State University Assistant Athletic Director for Development and Enrichment
- Corliss V. Garner (she/her); Old National Bank EVP, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
- Anil Gollahalli (he/him); Big Ten Conference Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
- Robert Gorman (he/him); Sports Equity Foundation
- Raina Harmon (she/her); University of Iowa assistant women's basketball coach
- Eriana Henderson (she/her); Big Ten Conference George and Viola Taliaferro Fellow
- Janet Judge (she/her); Education and Sports Law Group LLC Partner
- Erica Lafayette (she/her); Rutgers University basketball student-athlete
- Resa Lovelace (she/her); University of Maryland Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development
- R.J. Mansfield (he/him); Under Armour designer
- Jailyn Mason (she/her); Big Ten Conference George and Viola Taliaferro Fellow
- Shannon Minter (he/him); National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) Legal Director
- Patrice Palmer (them/them); TEDx speaker and motivational leadership coach
- Zana Patterson (she/her); Under Armour digital marketing lead
- Danielle Pulliam (she/her); University of Wisconsin Assistant Athletic Director for Diversity and Inclusion
- AG Shah (they/them); Former Northwestern University fencing student-athlete and current Northwestern director of fencing operations
- Alexandra Sommer (she/her); Ohio State University Academic Counselor and Student-Athlete Engagement Coordinator and member of the OSU women's ice hockey coaching staff
- Charron Sumler (she/her); Ohio State University athletic counselor
- Hudson Taylor (he/him); Athlete Ally
- Joi Thomas (she/her); University of Minnesota Executive Associate Athletic Director for Health & Performance
- Cece Villa (she/her); University of Nebraska soccer student-athlete
While the Big Ten LGBTQ+ Symposium is an invitation-only event, the Big Ten Network, along with the Big Ten's primary social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, will provide coverage of the celebration.
Big Ten Conference (bigten.org) is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching, and public service. Founded in 1896, Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness, and competitiveness. The broad-based programs of the 14 Big Ten institutions will provide over $200 million in direct financial support to more than 9,800 students for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams in 42 different sports. Big Ten sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men's ice hockey and men's and women's lacrosse since 2013.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Sirico, who played the impeccably groomed mobster Paulie Walnuts in “The Sopranos” and brought his tough-guy swagger to films including “Goodfellas,” died Friday. He was 79.
Sirico died at an assisted living facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, said his manager, Bob McGowen. There was no immediate information on the cause of death.
A statement from Sirico’s family confirmed the death of Gennaro Anthony “Tony” Sirico “with great sadness, but with incredible pride, love and a whole lot of fond memories.”
McGowan, who represented Sirico for more than two decades, recalled him as “loyal and giving,” with a strong philanthropic streak. That included helping ex-soldiers’ causes, which hit home for the Army veteran, his manager said.
Steven Van Zandt, who played opposite Sirico as fellow mobster Silvio Dante on “The Sopranos,” saluted him on Twitter as “legendary.”
“A larger than life character on and off screen. Gonna miss you a lot my friend,” the actor and musician said.
Michael Imperioli, who portrayed Christopher Moltisanti on “The Sopranos,” called Sirico his “dear friend, colleague and partner in crime.”
“Tony was like no one else: he was as tough, as loyal and as big hearted as anyone i’ve ever known,” Imperioli said on Instagram.
Sirico was unconcerned about being cast in a string of bad guy roles, McGowan said, most prominently that of Peter Paul “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri in the 1999-2007 run of the acclaimed HBO drama starring James Gandolfini as mob boss Tony Soprano. (Gandolfini died in 2013 at age 51).
“He didn’t mind playing a mob guy, but he wouldn’t play an informant,” or as Sirico put it, a “snitch,” McGowan said.
Sirico, born July 29, 1942, in New York City, grew up in the Flatbush and Bensonhurst neighborhoods where he said “every guy was trying to prove himself. You either had to have a tattoo or a bullet hole.”
“I had both,” he told the Los Angeles Times in a 1990 interview, calling himself ”unstable” during that period of his life. He was arrested repeatedly for criminal offenses, he said, and was in prison twice. In his last stint behind bars, in the 1970s, he saw a performance by a group of ex-convicts and caught the acting bug.
“I watched ’em and I thought, ‘I can do that.’ I knew I wasn’t bad looking. And I knew I had the (guts) to stand up and (bull) people,” he told the Times. “You get a lot of practice in prison. I used to stand up in front of these cold-blooded murderers and kidnapers — and make ’em laugh.”
Sirico also was cast outside the gangster mold, playing police officers in the films “Dead Presidents” and “Deconstructing Harry.” Among his other credits were Woody Allen films including “Bullets over Broadway” and “Mighty Aphrodite,” and appearances on TV series including “Miami Vice” and voice roles on “Family Guy” and “American Dad!”
Sirico is survived by daughter Joanne Sirico Bello; son Richard Sirico; his brother, Robert Sirico, a priest; and other relatives.
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BOISE, Idaho — The Owyhee Storm are the defending 5A champs despite last season marking the first year this new school in Meridian opened its doors.
However, the Mountain View Mavs were able to beat Owyhee by one in the only game these teams played in the regular season, yet the two teams matched up at the Southern Idaho Conference district championship.
Mountain View came out swinging led by their unbelievable freshman Logan Haustveit. He scored the first nine points for the Mavs and had a team high 16 points.
The second quarter belonged to Owyhee as they took the lead and never gave it up as the Storm features talent, depth and experience.
"It's awesome and our chemistry is even better," said junior Liam Campbell, who led the team with 19 points. "We just have a ton of guys who can score the ball and guard the ball and it is great to be part of that kind of program."
Mountain View would tie it up once in the third and once in the fourth, but in the end Owyhee came away as the district champs. Both teams will advance to the 5A state tournament.
"We have been here before, we knew we could do it again," said Campbell. "Mountain View, they are a tough team. That was a a tough game, they played really well. We just had to stay together, but it is awesome to put up another banner."
In the 4A district championship, Bishop Kelly punched their ticket to the state tournament defeating Skyview 52-49.
Skyview will play Ridgevue on Saturday in a play-in game to get to the state tournament after their game-tying three missed in the final seconds. Eloy Chaparro led the way with 20 points while Max Cutforth chipped in 15.
Bishop Kelly makes it a double district championship for the boys and girls as they were led by Joseph Berhend with 15, Thomas Lodge scored 13 and Mason Suboh-Meuret contributed 12.
The Real Dairy Shootout will begin next Thursday as teams from all levels will come to the Treasure Valley for the state tournament.
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CAIRO (AP) — Israel and the Palestinians pledged Sunday at a meeting in Egypt to take steps to lower tensions ahead of a sensitive holiday season — including a partial freeze on Israeli settlement activity and an agreement to work together to “curb and counter violence.”
But a Palestinian shooting attack that wounded two Israelis in the occupied West Bank underscored the tough work that lies ahead as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan approaches this week.
The Israeli and Palestinian delegations met for the second time in less than a month, shepherded by regional allies Egypt and Jordan, as well as the United States, to end a year-long spasm of violence. More than 200 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, and more than 40 Israelis or foreigners have been killed in Palestinian attacks during that time.
Following Sunday’s summit in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, a joint communique said the sides had reaffirmed a commitment to de-escalate and prevent further violence.
These include pledges to stop unilateral actions, it said. Israel pledged to stop discussion of new settlement construction for four months, and to stop plans to legalize unauthorized settlement outposts for six months.
“The two sides agreed to establish a mechanism to curb and counter violence, incitement and inflammatory states and actions,” the communique said. The sides would report on progress at a follow-up meeting in Egypt next month, it added.
There were no additional comments from Israel or the Palestinians. The agreement marked a breakthrough, in words at least, but implementing the pledges could be a challenge.
A similar meeting in Jordan late last month ended with pledges to de-escalate tensions. But the meeting was quickly derailed when a new burst of violence erupted on the same day. A Palestinian gunman shot and killed two Israelis in the occupied West Bank and Jewish settlers in response rampaged in the Palestinian town of Hawara, destroying property and leading to the death of one Palestinian.
As Sunday’s talks were going on, a Palestinian gunman opened fire at an Israeli vehicle in Hawara again, seriously wounding an Israeli man, medics said. The man’s wife was treated for shock. The Israeli military released a photo of the car showing the windshield riddled with bullet holes.
The Israeli military said the wounded man and Israeli troops opened fire and hit the assailant. The man was later arrested, the army said. His condition was not immediately known.
Hawara lies on a busy road in the northern part of the West Bank that is used by Israeli residents of nearby Jewish settlements. Many settlers carry guns.
The Israeli pledges were largely symbolic. Israel recently approved the construction of thousands of new settlement homes, and there were no immediate plans to approve additional construction. Still, mere talk of slowing settlement activity could risk a backlash in Israel’s new coalition government, which is dominated by settler leaders and supporters.
Bloodshed has been surging since the meeting in Jordan. Sunday’s shooting, along with the killing of an Islamic Jihad militant in neighboring Syria, added to the tensions. The militant group, which is active in the northern West Bank, accused Israel of assassinating the commander. Israel had no comment.
In Gaza, the Hamas militant group, which opposes Israel’s existence, praised Sunday’s shooting as a “natural response” to Israeli military raids and said the meeting in Egypt would not stop it. But it did not claim responsibility for the attack.
Mediators want to ease tensions ahead of Ramadan, which start this week and which will coincide next month with the weeklong Jewish holiday of Passover.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made no mention of Sunday’s summit in his weekly Cabinet meeting. Later, he called the Israeli man who was shot a “wounded hero.”
“Anyone trying to harm the citizens of Israel will pay the price,” Netanyahu said.
Palestinian official Hussein al-Sheikh tweeted that the meeting in Egypt was meant to “demand an end to this continuous Israeli aggression against us.”
The upcoming period is sensitive because large numbers of Jewish and Muslim faithful pour into Jerusalem’s Old City, the emotional heart of the conflict and a flashpoint for violence, increasing friction points.
Large numbers of Jews are also expected to visit a key Jerusalem holy site, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount — an act the Palestinians view as a provocation.
Under longstanding arrangements, Jews are allowed to visit the site but not pray there. But in recent years, the number of visitors has grown, with some quietly praying. Such scenes have raised fears among Palestinians that Israel is trying to alter the status quo.
Clashes at the site in 2021 helped trigger an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip.
Israeli police said it was wrapping up preparations in Jerusalem to “enable the freedom of worship” for all faiths during Ramadan and Passover “while maintaining security, law and public order.” It said hundreds of police offices were being deployed, with a focus on Jerusalem’s Old City.
While the latest violence began under the previous Israeli government, it has intensified in the first two months of the new government, headed by Netanyahu and his coalition — the country’s most right-wing administration ever.
The government is dominated by hard-line settlement supporters. Itamar Ben-Gvir, the minister who oversees the police, was once relegated to the fringes of Israeli politics, with past convictions for incitement to violence and support of a Jewish terror group. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for Hawara to be “erased” after last month’s settler rampage, apologizing after an international outcry.
The violence is one of the worst rounds between Israel and the Palestinians in the West Bank and east Jerusalem in years.
Following a spate of Palestinian attacks against Israelis last spring, Israel launched near-nightly raids in the West Bank against what it says are militant networks. But the raids have not slowed the violence.
So far this year, 85 Palestinians have been killed, according to a tally by The Associated Press. Fourteen people in Israel, all but one of them civilians, have been killed in Palestinian attacks.
Israel says most of those killed have been militants. But stone-throwing youths protesting the incursions and people not involved in the confrontations have also been killed.
Israel captured the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Mideast war. The Palestinians seek those territories for their future independent state.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.-As back to school season inches closer, First Student is preparing for what will be a busy and expensive year.
Location Manager Jon Goetz said the bus company utilizes electric buses and also uses fuel types like propane, gasoline and diesel.
And while propane is a reliable source for the company's fleet, it doesn't allow for more mileage like diesel, according to Goetz.
Goetz said propane costs have remained steady, unlike gasoline and diesel, with the latter shooting up in price by more than $2 dollars in one year, according to the Minnesota Department of Revenue.
So who bears the costs?
First Student and Rochester Public Schools (RPS) have a contract together that contains a fuel peg or agreed upon cost for fuel, according to Goetz.
If First Student's fuel expenditures go beyond the fuel peg, then they are reimbursed by the school district. However, if fuel costs are below the agreed upon price, then the bus company pays RPS, which Goetz said is a win-win situation.
The contractual fuel peg does not apply with charter schools though, according to Goetz.
Goetz said the company has had to raise its rates due to the increase in gas.
"As of right now we are increasing the price of doing charter business because obviously that is one of our main costs as far as what it costs to provide the charter. The bus basically, the driver and the fuel costs. So, we have to account for that," Goetz said.
First Student has even changed some of its bus routes due to bell time changes, which will help reduce or alleviate fuel costs, Goetz said.
"If a route ends up out at John Marshall or leaves John Marshall and goes up to like the Gibbs area then we try to have that stay up in the Gibbs area and take the elementary kids home at that point. So, we just got done looking at that. We made quite a number of changes to the routes this year," Goetz said.
Goetz said a standard school bus has a 65 gallon tank, which costs around $350 dollars to fill up, compared to July of 2021, when it cost $210 dollars.
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Former President Trump hosted a prominent QAnon and Pizzagate conspiracy theorist at his Mar-A-Lago club in Florida on Tuesday night, just two weeks after his much-criticized dinner with Ye and white supremacist Nick Fuentes.
Liz Crokin, a former journalist and celebrity gossip writer now associated with far-right conspiracy theories, spoke at a fundraiser intended to combat child trafficking, according to posts on her Telegram account.
At the event, Crokin said she discussed Pizzagate, a debunked conspiracy theory suggesting Hillary and Bill Clinton and other political elites run a child sex trafficking ring at a pizza shop in Washington.
She also discussed the fashion company Balenciaga, which has recently taken heat for a photo campaign featuring children and plush bears with BDSM accessories.
Trump, who last month declared himself a 2024 presidential candidate, made an appearance at the event.
“You are incredible people and doing unbelievable work,” he said in a video shared by Crokin. “We just appreciate you being here and I hope you’re going to be back.”
The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
Trump received backlash, including from high-ranking Republicans, for dining with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, along with Fuentes at his Florida club last month.
Ye recently praised Hitler and Nazis after making multiple rounds of antisemitic comments and social media posts over the fall. Fuentes is a known white nationalist and Holocaust denier who has been condemned for racist and vitriolic remarks.
Crokin is an early embracer of the QAnon conspiracy theory, which alleges the world is run by a shadowy cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles and that Trump is the only one who can stop them.
In 2017, Crokin infamously picked fights with celebrities Chrissy Teigen and John Legend after she suggested the couple was part of the Pizzagate conspiracy.
Crokin, who has been banned from most social media platforms, has more than 100,000 subscribers on her Telegram channel. She is originally from Illinois and began her career as a tabloid journalist.
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Argument leads to shooting near Brooksville gas station, deputies say
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - One man is in custody and another is in the hospital after an overnight shooting in Brooksville.
The shooting occurred around 1:15 a.m. on South Broad Street after Hernando County deputies received a report of a shooting "in or a near" the parking lot of the 7-Eleven along that roadway.
Deputies said the two men were arguing before one shot the other. The victim was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Deputies later tracked down and arrested the suspect in a nearby mobile home park.
Neither of the men was publicly identified by deputies. Officials did not specify what charges he may be facing.
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Ohio State Buckeyes Receive National, Conference Honors
Stroud, Harrison Jr. Finalist for national awards
(WOIO) - Despite not winning the Big Ten eastern division and advancing to Saturday’s Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis, the Ohio State Buckeyes have been selected with numerous national and conference honors following an 11-1 regular season.
Quarterback C.J. Stroud and wide receiver Marvin Harrison Junior headline the scarlet and gray national award nominees. The duo are up for the top award at each of their respective positions.
Stroud is a finalist for the Davey O’Brien award as college football’s top quarterback. Stroud completed 66 percent of his passes, throwing for 3,340 yards and 37 touchdowns with just six interceptions. He’s thrown 81 touchdown passes as Ohio State’s starting quarterback the last two seasons. Stroud is up against Maxx Duggan of TCU and Caleb Williams of USC for the award.
Harrison Junior is a finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff award, honoring college football best wide receiver. After taking over the lead receiver role for the injured Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Harrison caught a team best 72 receptions for 1,157 yards and 12 touchdowns. He averaged 16 yards per reception.
Harrison’s toughest opponent for the award is Jalin Hyatt of the Tennessee Volunteers. Xavier Hutchinson of Iowa State is also up for the award.
As for Big Ten honors, St. Ignatius alum Tommy Eichenberg is one of three Buckeyes named to the all-defensive first team. Joining Eichenberg is defensive ends Zach Harrison and JT Tuimoloau.
Seven members of the defense were also selected to the All-Big Ten defensive teams, two third team selections in Ronnie Hickman and Michael Hall Junior. Five Buckeyes were honorable mention selections, Denzel Burke, Jack Sawyer, Lathan Ransom, Steele Chambers and Tanner McCalister.
Place kick Noah Ruggles was named third team All-Big Ten special teams.
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A Florida judge ruled late Wednesday that the ex-girlfriend of Tiger Woods must abide by a nondisclosure agreement she purportedly signed and resolve her lawsuits seeking millions from the golf superstar through private arbitration behind closed doors.
Circuit Judge Elizabeth Metzger, in an 11-page opinion, rejected Erica Herman’s attempt to quash the 2017 agreement by saying Woods had committed sexual harassment against her, calling Herman’s allegations “vague and threadbare.”
“Herman has had the opportunity (to) provide factual specificity for any claim relating to sexual assault or sexual harassment, however, she has not done so,” Metzger wrote.
Metzger also said that the evidence shows that a nondisclosure agreement was negotiated between Herman and Woods in 2017, even if her attorney, Benjamin Hodas, now questions whether she actually signed it.
At a May 9 hearing, Hodas conceded that Herman signed an agreement, but he said she doesn’t remember ever seeing the one Woods’ attorneys presented to the court.
Metzger said that if Herman unequivocally denied signing the agreement, she would have ordered a hearing on that issue. But since Herman isn’t sure if she signed it or not, that is a question for the arbitrator to decide.
Nether Hodas nor Woods’ attorney, J.B. Murray, immediately responded to late Wednesday emails seeking comment. It is unknown of Hodas will appeal.
Herman, 39, had sued both Woods, 47, and the trust that owns his $54 million Florida mansion, seeking $30 million from the latter amid unspecified allegations of sexual harassment. Forbes Magazine estimates Woods’ net worth at $1.1 billion.
Herman, who managed Woods’ Palm Beach County restaurant before and during the first years of their romantic relationship, argues that the nondisclosure agreement is unenforceable under a new federal law that says such contracts can be voided when sexual abuse or sexual harassment occurred.
She alleged in court documents that Woods threatened to fire her if she didn’t sign a nondisclosure agreement. Hodas argued that is a type of harassment, treating one employee different than others because they have a sexual relationship.
But the sexual harassment allegation was barely mentioned during last week’s hearing. Metzger told Hodas she needed more information about what allegedly happened to consider it. Hodas said he couldn’t provide more information publicly in fear that he would be violating the nondisclosure agreement if it is ultimately upheld.
Murray has called the allegation “utterly meritless.”
In Herman’s lawsuit against Woods, she asked Metzger to either void the nondisclosure agreement or at least give her guidance about what she can say publicly. She also argued that the contract covers only her work relationship with Woods, not their personal matters.
In her unlawful-eviction lawsuit against the trust, she is basing her $30 million claim on how much it would cost to rent a property like Woods’ beachfront mansion north of Palm Beach for the six years of residence she was allegedly promised by the golfer and then denied.
Before they dated, Woods hired Herman in 2014 to help develop and then operate the golfer’s The Woods sports bar and restaurant in nearby Jupiter — but they do not agree when their romantic relationship and cohabitation began.
Herman says in her court filings that their romantic relationship began in 2015 and that in late 2016 she moved into Woods’ nearly 30,000-square-foot (2,800-square-meter) mansion in the ritzy Hobe Sound community. She says that in 2017, Woods verbally promised she could live there at least 11 more years. Herman says Woods pressured her to quit the job in 2020 so she could spend more time taking care of him and his children.
Woods, in his court documents, says their romantic relationship began in 2017 and that she moved in with him that August, about the time the disputed nondisclosure agreement was signed. In March 2017, Woods had put the mansion into the Jupiter Island Irrevocable Homestead Trust, an entity he created that has only himself and his two children as beneficiaries.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Unity Software Inc. (NYSE: U) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: March 5, 2021 to May 10, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 6, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Unity Software Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) deficiencies in Unity's product platform reduced the accuracy of the Company's machine learning technology; (ii) the foregoing was likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's revenues; (iii) accordingly, Unity had overstated the Company's commercial and/or financial prospects for 2022; (iv) as a result, the Company was likely to have to reduce its fiscal 2022 guidance; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Unity you have until September 6, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Unity securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the U lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/unity-software-class-action-loss-form?id=30436&from=4.
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REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday suggested that more moderate Republicans aren’t running for office in part because of their concern about their physical well-being.
Biden made the comment in an MSNBC interview in which he repeated his concerns about “mega MAGA” Republicans — what he describes as a minority of the party that has come under the sway of former President Donald Trump and are pushing disproven claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election and other extreme views.
“I think one of the reasons there’s not more mainstream conservative Republicans running out there is because they’re so concerned about not only their physical well-being but also the notion that how can they win when a minority of Republicans are showing up to vote and they’re really hardedge,” Biden said in the interview.
Biden made the comments not long after telling reporters earlier Friday that he believed the momentum will shift back to Democrats in the final days of the midterm elections and the party would do “just fine,” as GOP candidates have tightened or pulled ahead in key races that will determine control of Congress with less than three weeks until polls close on Nov. 8.
Offering an assessment of the political environment as millions of Americans have already cast ballots, Biden acknowledged that “polls have been all over the place” … “with them ahead, us ahead, them ahead, back and forth.”
But, he added, “I think that we’re going to see one more shift back to our side in the closing days.”
Biden said he was optimistic because “We’re starting to see some of the good news on the economy.” He noted gas prices have fallen in recent weeks and new federal data showed state unemployment was at an all-time low in 11 states and that 17 states had jobless rates below 3%.
He was speaking at the White House about a new report showing the deficit has shrunk in half from last year — a record reduction — even when including red ink from his plans to forgive student debt.
“Republicans criticized my economic record, but look at what I’ve inherited, and what I’ve done and look at what they’re offering,” Biden said.
Biden sharply criticized Republican plans to maintain tax cuts on the nation’s wealthiest and undo his efforts to bring down prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare. He claimed the GOP’s proposals would raise the deficit by $3 trillion, and labeled their policies “mega-MAGA trickle-down.”
“It’s the kind of policies that have failed the country before and will fail it again and will mean more wealth to the very wealthy, higher inflation for the middle class,” Biden said. “That’s the choice we’re facing. That’s why I think that we’re going to do just fine.”
In the MSNBC interview, Biden also said his wife, Jill Biden, has encouraged him to run for reelection.
He said, “my wife thinks that I — that we’re — that we’re doing something very important, and I shouldn’t walk away from it,” Biden said. He added that while he intends to run for a second term he is not ready to officially announce his reelection campaign.
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Fire damages Mark Wahlberg’s childhood home in Boston
BOSTON (AP) — A home where entertainers Mark and Donnie Wahlberg’s family once lived was damaged by fire Sunday in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, the fire department said.
The blaze in a nearby home at around 10 a.m., but spread to another three buildings because of strong winds, Fire Commissioner Paul Burke said. Two firefighters suffered injuries and one resident was taken to the hospital. There was no immediate word on the cause of the fire.
One of the homes involved was 25 Peverell Street, where the Wahlberg family used to live. Mark Wahlberg visited the home during the production of his Netflix movie “Wonderland” in 2018 and 2019. In one video posted on social media, the actor stands shirtless in front of the house, describing it as “where it all started.”
The homes affected by Sunday’s fire were a type of classic Boston architecture called a triple decker, a three-family home that’s common in the city.
“It was a total of four three-deckers that were on fire, mostly in the rear of the buildings on the porches,” the fire commissioner told WCVB-TV. “It’s a very tight street.”
Boston Fire Department spokesperson Brian Alkins said 15 people were displaced by the fire. He estimated damage to the buildings at $2 million.
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Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:
As 'Better Call Saul' wraps, Bob Odenkirk reflects on his life-changing heart attack: Odenkirk's near-fatal heart attack halted the production of the series' final season. Showrunner Peter Gould says Odenkirk's return to set was was "one of the most hopeful things imaginable."
How one author is aspiring to make sex education more relatable for today's kids: Cory Silverberg's new book, You Know, Sex, touches only briefly on reproduction. Instead, it focuses on young people, and the questions they might have about pleasure, power and identity.
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More than a thousand Iowans rallied outside the Statehouse in Des Moines on Sunday in support of LGBTQ rights. The University of Iowa women’s basketball team won its second consecutive Big Ten women’s basketball tournament title. Plus, a USDA report shows that the number of farms in the U.S. is down by nearly 10 thousand from 2021.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Fewer manatee deaths have been recorded so far this year in Florida compared to the record-setting numbers in 2021, but wildlife officials cautioned Wednesday that chronic starvation remains a dire and ongoing threat to the marine mammals.
Between Jan. 1 and July 15, about 631 manatee deaths have been confirmed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. That compares with 864 during the same period last year, when a record number of manatees died mainly from a lack of seagrass food, which was decimated by water pollution. The five-year average of manatee deaths in that time frame is 481.
Despite some glimmers of hope, wildlife officials said during a news conference Wednesday that manatees continue to face dwindling food options and many survivors have been severely weakened by malnutrition, which leaves them more vulnerable once cold weather sets in.
How manatees fare this summer when more food is available will determine how they survive in winter, said Martine de Wit, a veterinarian overseeing necropsies and coordinating rescues of ill manatees for the state wildlife commission.
“There is not enough high-quality food for the animals,” de Wit said, showing slides of necropsied animals with severe internal damage from starvation. “It’s going to be long lasting. It’s going to be years before you can measure the real effect.”
Manatees, the large, round-tailed mammals also known as sea cows, were already listed as a threatened species when the unprecedented die-off became apparent about a year ago. The main cause is pollution from agriculture, septic tanks, urban runoff and other sources that is killing the coastal seagrass on which the marine mammals rely.
That led to an experimental feeding program last year in which more than 202,000 pounds (91,600 kilograms) of lettuce funded mainly by donations was fed to manatees that traditionally gather during winter in the warm waters near a power plant on Florida’s east coast. Officials say they are still studying the impact of that feeding program and weighing whether to do it again as temperatures drop this winter.
“Did it have an effect? I’d like to think that it did,” said Tom Reinert, a regional director for the wildlife commission. “We’re working day in and day out to make sure we’re prepared for next winter.”
There are about 7,500 manatees in the wild in Florida, according to wildlife commission figures. They have long struggled to coexist with humans. Seagrass-killing pollution and boat strikes are now the main threats facing the beloved creatures.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently agreed in a court settlement to publish a proposed manatee critical habitat revision by September 2024. The agreement came in a long-running court case involving the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife and the Save the Manatee Club.
The rule would bring enhanced federal scrutiny to projects that might affect the manatee in waterways in which the marine mammals are known to concentrate, such as the Indian River Lagoon on Florida’s east coast. In addition, the state is spending $8.5 million on a variety of manatee projects, such as restoration of seagrass and improvements in water quality.
Anyone who sees a sick or dead manatee should call the wildlife commission hotline at at 888-404-FWCC (888-404-3922).
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FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Authorities have released more details in the death of a toddler inside a hot car in New Jersey, a tragedy that serves as a stark warning to parents to be mindful of leaving children unattended in vehicles.
The investigation is ongoing into the incident, which happened around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at a home on Summerall Road in Franklin Township, Somerset County.
On Wednesday, officials identified the victim as a 2-year-old girl.
Franklin Township police responded to a call of a child in cardiac arrest, and responding officers arrived to a neighbor who is a member of a local fire department administering CPR on the unresponsive child.
Officers assisted in attempting life saving measures until multiple Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital medical units arrived on scene, but the child was subsequently pronounced dead.
Her identity has not been released.
Neighbors described the distraught parents.
"They were just screaming in pain and anguish," Treana Huntley said. "I heard the dad screaming uncontrollably, and then I heard the mom start wailing, really sobbing."
The preliminary investigation determined that the girl had been left unattended in a vehicle, though it remains unclear the exact length of time the child was in the vehicle and the circumstances surrounding the events.
It is believed the toddler was left in her car seat sometime Tuesday morning, and it wasn't until hours later that someone realized and called 911.
"It was gut-wrenching," Huntley said. "It almost made me want to break into tears, as a mother. Just hearing that pain from another mother, it was very hurtful to hear. I wouldn't wish that on anybody."
An autopsy is scheduled to be performed by the New Jersey Northern Regional Medical Examiner's Office to determine the cause and manner of death.
Anyone with additional information is urged to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit at (908) 231-7100, the Franklin Township Police Department at (732) 873-5533, or the Somerset County Crime Stoppers' Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477).
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Ye dropped by talent agency, documentary about him scrapped
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A completed documentary about the rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been shelved amid his recent slew of antisemitic remarks.
MRC studio executives Modi Wiczyk, Asif Satchu and Scott Tenley announced in a memo Monday: “We cannot support any content that amplifies his platform.”
Ye was recently restricted from posting on Twitter and Instagram over antisemitic posts that the social networks said violated their policies. He has also suggested slavery was a choice and called the COVID-19 vaccine the “mark of the beast.” Earlier this month, Ye was criticized for wearing a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt to the showing of his latest collection at Paris Fashion Week.
Wiczyk and Satchu are co-founders and co-CEOs of MRC Entertainment. Tenley is the chief business officer. Shelving the documentary comes just days after the French fashion house Balenciaga cut ties with Ye, according to Women's Wear Daily.
Ye's talent agency, CAA, has dropped him as well. That news Monday and the scrapped documentary comes after UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer condemned Ye in a companywide memo denouncing antisemitism. Ye was briefly a client but returned to CAA after a year.
Others in Hollywood, including Ye's estranged wife, Kim Kardashian, and other members of her family, have also condemned antisemitism. Demonstrators on a Los Angeles overpass Sunday unfurled banners praising West.
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If you’re still searching for the perfect gift for a runner or someone planning healthy New Year’s resolutions, you might want to check out the Christmas collection from Brooks Running.
Known for their season-celebrating running apparel and kicks, this year’s holiday gifts for runners range from shoes that sparkle with snowflakes to cute and comfy stocking stuffers that are perfect for anyone in your life who runs, walks or works out regularly.
Brooks Running Holiday Gifts
Brooks has been making footwear for more than a century, with a focus on running shoes starting in the 1970s. Their modern lineup is known for providing stability and support.
Every year, Brooks’ Run Merry collection puts a holiday spin on the brand’s Levitate series, and they can be as fun as they are functional.
This year’s Levitate 6 Run Merry shoes come in in white, red and silver with a lighthearted snowflake print and a snowman graphic on the tongue.
Available in men’s and women’s sizes, these neutral shoes (about $150) are designed for road running with a super springy feel for excellent energy absorption and light cushioning.
Need another option for the active people on your shopping list ? The Run Merry collection’s graphic long-sleeve shirts come in men’s and women’s sizes with several fun holiday designs.
For instance, the “It’s the Most Runderful Time of the Year” shirt in heather asphalt is available in women’s sizes extra-small through medium with thumbhole sleeves and men’s sizes large and extra-large starting at about $36.
Other designs include “Snow What Fun it is to Run” in heather ash for men and green for women, or the “Go! Go! Go!” shirt with Santa, a Christmas tree, and a gingerbread house out for a holiday run for men or women, starting at $19.97 on Amazon. (More sizes might be available at Brooks Running, however.)
Accessories round out Brooks’ holiday gifts for runners.
This cute Brooks Run Merry Pom Beanie will keep your favorite runner’s head toasty on cold days.
This hat, $27.95, is ideal for men or women and is warm and cozy with a cheery retro snowman style.
Socks always make a great stocking stuffer, and Brooks has options for all the adults on your list. For instance, the red and green Brooks Run Merry Knit in Crew, $17, are trimmed with lots of white snowflakes.
And the Brooks Run Merry Runderful Knit crew socks, $15, are embellished with lively blue ornaments.
What gifts would your favorite running enthusiast love to see under the tree this year?
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Local 135 Members Demand New Agreement, No Forced Overtime
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters Local 135 members at MonoSol are picketing for a second day outside the company's LaPorte, Ind., facility, demanding the packaging employer negotiate a fair contract and call off its lockout of workers.
On Nov. 26, Teamsters overwhelmingly rejected a substandard contract offer from MonoSol and authorized a strike. In advance of a potential job action, the company preemptively shut its doors to workers early Thursday. Nearly 200 Teamsters are asking for an end to forced overtime and 60-hour workweeks.
Local 135 members produce water-soluble packaging used by Procter & Gamble [NYSE: PG] to make products like Tide laundry detergent pods and Cascade dishwasher detergent pods.
"Our members work extremely hard for MonoSol, but this company needs to hire more people and treat its employees better — period," said Dustin Roach, President-Elect of Local 135. "Teamsters shouldn't have to suffer because of the employer's chronic understaffing. MonoSol management is operating this company off the backs of hardworking people, and our members deserve respect and fair treatment on the job."
"MonoSol is trying to wear us down, but we won't let them," said Eric Hoffman, Caster and Mixer at MonoSol. "All we want is an agreement with reasonable hours so we can see our families. We need fair wages that keep up with inflation and the cost of living. We aren't asking for the world here. But the company is being unreasonable and, to be honest, greedy."
The Teamsters represent more than 350 MonoSol employees nationwide, including about 200 utility operators, casters, mixers, winders, and maintenance workers at the LaPorte facility.
MonoSol, a division of Japan-based Kuraray, is the exclusive distributor of water-soluble products to Procter & Gamble nationally.
In 2020, Kuraray endorsed and became a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact, which includes a pledge to uphold freedom of association in the workplace, recognize the right to collective bargaining, and eliminate all forms of forced and compulsory labor, including forced overtime. This week, Local 135 sent Procter & Gamble a letter asking the corporation to investigate MonoSol's labor practices throughout the United States.
"I have close to 200 coworkers here and we are all sticking together until MonoSol treats us right and returns to the table. We deserve a fair deal. We cannot accept a contract that includes forced labor," Hoffman said.
Contact:
Dustin Roach, (463) 217-6041
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Sprout's Organic Snack Bars available now on SproutOrganics.com and Amazon.com and coming soon to select retailers nationwide
MONTVALE, N.J., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Today, Sprout Organics – known for making delicious organic meals and snacks for babies and toddlers – announced the launch of Sprout Organics x CoComelon Organic Snack Bars for toddlers. The snack bars are the latest innovation in the Sprout Organics x CoComelon product line launched earlier this year, which features a range of organic baby and toddler food pouches and toddler snacks. New snack bars will be available online and at select retailers nationwide.
"We are pleased to continue growing the Sprout Organics x CoComelon portfolio, breaking into a new fast-growing category of kids snacks – bars," said Michael Cammarata, President and CEO of Neptune Wellness, the parent company of Sprout. "The Sprout x CoComelon partnership is showing unprecedented success, already surpassing our initial projections, so we're excited to add more products, and more opportunity for growth, to this line up."
Sprout Organics CoComelon Snack Bars are available in two flavor combinations: Banana and Banana with Peas and Carrots. Each snack bar contains a blend of unsweetened fruits, veggies and gluten-free oats and packs an impressive 4g of plant-based protein and 2g of dietary fiber to help fuel growing bodies.
"We know how difficult it can be for parents today to make sure their children get the quality and beneficial ingredients they need, especially when on the go," said Sarah Tynan, Chief Customer Officer of Sprout Organics. "Sprout Organics CoComelon Organic Snack Bars not only taste great, but they also contain the essentials parents know their kids need, like protein and fiber, without the added sugar. This is a quality snack bar parents can feel good about feeding their kids."
Sprout Organics CoComelon Organic Snack Bars are available now on the Sprout Organics website and in 340+ H-E-B grocery stores nationwide and will be available soon on Amazon for a suggested retail price of $4.79. For more information, please visit www.sproutorganics.com.
Sprout Organics is an organic baby food brand that strives to make mealtime easy and fun for parents and babies through delicious snacks and meals made with fresh, organic ingredients. The company aims to make life less complicated, give children a head start in life, and explore new foods with excitement with three simple promises: Keep it real, keep it simple and keep it fun. Sprout uses only the best, real and organic ingredients in everything it makes which means certified organic foods in every bite straight from nature, no GMOs. To learn more, please visit www.sproutorganics.com.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Montage Gold Corp. ("Montage" or the "Company") (TSXV: MAU) (OTCQX: MAUTF) is pleased to report its first drill results on the recently acquired Mankono Sissédougou Joint Venture, which now forms part of a much larger 2,258 sq km Koné Gold Project ("KGP"). Drilling began in November 2022 and with strong early success will continue through 2023. Results in this release reflect 6,713 metres of RC drilling completed on five target areas to the end of 2022.
- Gbongogo Delivers
- Lokolo Main – Initial Testing Shows Impressive High-Grade
- First Regional Targets Drilled Deliver Encouraging Results
- With Strong Initial Success Drilling Program Being Expanded to Three Rigs
Rick Clark, Montage CEO commented, "We are very pleased to report these initial drill results. As we have previously stated, the addition of high-grade satellite targets will significantly enhance the KGP and position it as one of the most attractive gold development projects in West Africa.
"The high-grade intercepts at Gbongogo alone position Montage to substantially upgrade the economic potential of the KGP and the new discoveries being made in areas such as Lokolo Main add a whole new and exciting upside, and we are just getting started. We look forward to reporting on our progress on a regular basis in the coming months towards a new economic review of the KGP."
The KGP forms a contiguous block of 1,800 sq km of exploration permits and a further 458 sq km of exploration permit applications, for a total of 2,258 sq km covering a strike length of over 75km on one of the most prospective gold belts in West Africa (see Figure 1).
Montage has completed 6,713m of a 25,000m exploration program that will include a combination of RC, diamond, and aircore drilling that will continue over the coming months. It is expected that at least nine existing targets will be drilled with the aim of identifying new high-grade satellite deposits grading +1.5g/t or better that will complement the large-scale Koné deposit.
Generative exploration is also underway to identify other prospective drilling targets.
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Figure 1: KGP Footprint and Target Areas
Historic results from the targets shown in Figure 1 were reported in the Company's press release dated November 22, 2022.
Currently, the top priority prospect for resource development at the KGP is Gbongogo which hosts an Inferred Mineral Resource of 5.2Mt at 2.1g/t for 351koz (1.2g/t cut off). The first drilling program completed by Montage (2,979m to date) on this target and has already returned impressive intercepts that will aid in the upgrade to an Indicated Mineral Resource later this year.
Mineralization at Gbongogo is hosted within and on the margins of a plunging quartz diorite plug with a surface expression of 250m by 100m (Figure 2). Montage is looking to upgrade and expand the Inferred Resource in Q1 to define a maiden Indicated Mineral Resource in Q2. Phase 2 diamond drilling will test the deeper portions of the resource and provide samples for metallurgical test work. Hydrogeological and geotechnical work is planned for Q2 to support a revised Feasibility Study expected later this year.
RC and Aircore drilling in Q1 will target the northeast and southern extension of Gbongogo, where widespread (+100ppb) anomalism and artisanal mining is extensive.
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Figure 2: Cross Section at Gbongogo Including New and Historic Drilling
639m of RC drilling (7 holes) was completed in December 2022 to follow up on a historic result of 13m at 2.29g/t. The area is being extensively mined by artisanals, opening up further potential that will be tested by phase 2 drilling (Figure 3).
These new high-grade results sit within an active artisanal mining area that has not yet been fully assessed within the wider 12-km Lokolo trend.
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Figure 3: Aerial Photo of Lokolo Main Showing Artisanal Working and Drill Results
2,407m of RC drilling to the end of 2022 was also completed on three additional district targets: Koban North, Sena, and Lokolo North. All targets returned high-grade intercepts and have the potential to develop into a satellite pits. Follow up drilling will take place in the first half of 2023.
Drilling at Koban North focussed on an area of mineralization across 200m in width with historic results that included 20m at 1.94g/t and 21m at 1.67g/t. Montage drilling has returned similar grades and widths over a strike length of 300m.
RC drilling at Sena was to follow up historic results from two aircore holes that included 19m at 1.57g/t and 19m at 1.75g/t over a strike length of 350m. The zone remains open.
At Lokolo North, RC drilling targeted a previously untested area of artisanal workings.
Following the Seasonal break, drilling has resumed at Gbongogo with one RC rig that will soon be joined by a core rig. RC drilling will then move on to test other targets such as Bafretou South, Lokolo West and Yeré North. An aircore rig will commence testing of additional prospective target areas with the aim of generating new RC drill targets. Surface geochemical work is ongoing to add additional prospects for drill testing.
The Company's aim is to revise the KGP Feasibility Study by year-end 2023 incorporating Gbongogo and potentially one or more other highly prospective satellite prospects.
Montage is a Canadian-based precious metals exploration and development company focused on opportunities in Côte d'Ivoire. The Company's flagship property is the Koné Gold Project, located in northwest Côte d'Ivoire, covering a total area of 2,258 sq km, and which currently hosts a Probable Mineral Reserve of 161.1Mt grading 0.66g/t for 3.42M ounces of gold. The Company released the results of a DFS on the Koné Gold Project on February 14, 2022, outlining a 15-year gold project producing an estimated 3.06M ounces of gold over life of mine, with average annual production of 207koz, and estimated peak production of 320koz. The project also contains an Inferred Mineral Resource of 5.2Mt at 2.1g/t for 351,000oz at 1.2g/t cut off at the Gbongogo Prospect located 30km north of the Koné deposit. Montage is executing an exploration program in 2022/23 with the objective of discovering multiple high-grade satellite deposits to supplement the Probable Reserves at the Koné Gold Project. Montage has a management team and Board with significant experience in discovering and developing gold deposits in Africa.
The Mineral Resource Estimate for Gbongogo has an effective date of Aprill 22, 2022, and was carried out by Mr. Jonathon Abbott of MPR Geological Consultants of Perth, Western Australia who is considered to be independent of Montage Gold. Mr. Abbott is a member in good standing of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the commodity, style of mineralization under consideration and activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101"). Mr. Abbott consents to the inclusion in this press release of the information, in the form and context in which it appears. For details regarding data verification, QA/QC, interpretations, details regarding drill results and the assumptions, parameters and related matters with respect to the Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate, please see the press release titled "Montage Gold Corp. Announces Government Approval of Mankono Exploration Permits and Provides Corporate Updates" dated September 8, 2022 and filed on the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
The Mineral Reserve Estimate for the Koné Gold Project has an effective date of February 14, 2022 and was carried out by Ms. Joeline McGrath of Carci Mining Consultants Ltd. who is considered to be independent of Montage. Ms. McGrath is a member in good standing of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the work which she is undertaking to qualify as a Qualified Person under NI 43-101.
The Mineral Resource Estimates for the Koné Gold Project have an effective date of August 12, 2021 and were carried out by Mr. Jonathon Abbott of MPR who is considered to be independent of Montage Gold. Mr. Abbott is a member in good standing of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the commodity, style of mineralization under consideration and activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Qualified Person under NI 43-101.
For further details of the data verification undertaken, exploration undertaken and associated QA/QC programs, and the interpretation thereof, and the assumptions, parameters and methods used to develop the Mineral Reserve Estimate and the Mineral Resource Estimates for the Koné Gold Project, please see the definitive feasibility study, entitled "Koné Gold Project, Côte d'Ivoire Definitive Feasibility Study National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report" (the "DFS") and filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The DFS was prepared by Lycopodium Minerals Pty Ltd. and incorporates the work of Lycopodium and Specialist Consultants, including Mr. Abbott, under the supervision of Sandy Hunter, MAusIMM(CP), of Lycopodium, a Qualified Person pursuant to NI 43-101 who is independent of Montage. Readers are encouraged to read the DFS in its entirety, including all qualifications, assumptions and exclusions that relate to the details summarized in this news release. The DFS is intended to be read as a whole, and sections should not be read or relied upon out of context.
Samples used for the results described have been prepared and analyzed by fire assay using a 50-gram charge at the Bureau Veritas facility in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Field duplicate samples are taken, and blanks and standards are added to every batch submitted. QAQC has been approved in line with industry standards and interpretations reviewed the Qualified Person.
The technical contents of this press release have been approved by Hugh Stuart, BSc, MSc, a Qualified Person pursuant to NI 43-101. Mr. Stuart is the President of the Company, a Chartered Geologist and a Fellow of the Geological Society of London.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This press release contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation (collectively, "Forward-looking Statements"). All statements, other than statements of historical fact, constitute Forward-looking Statements. Words such as "will", "intends", "proposed" and "expects" or similar expressions are intended to identify Forward-looking Statements. Forward-looking Statements in this press release include statements related to the Company's resource properties and resource estimates, and the Company's plans, focus and objectives, including its exploration objectives and future exploration programs at Mankono and districtwide at the KGP, expectations that the Gbongogo Inferred Mineral Resource will become an Indicated Mineral Resource, expectations that the KGP will be improved and that additional higher grade resources will be added, the details regarding the conceptual exploration targets for Mankono, and timing for an updated technical report on the KGP. Forward-looking Statements involve various risks and uncertainties and are based on certain factors and assumptions, including, with respect to mineral resource estimates, those set out in the DFS and those set out under the heading "Mineral Resource Modeling and Estimation Assumptions – Gbongogo" in the press release titled "Montage Gold Corp. Announces Government Approval of Mankono Exploration Permits and Provides Corporate Updates" dated September 8, 2022 and filed on the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include uncertainties related to gold and other commodity prices, including lower than expected future gold prices which could reduce the economic returns on, or the viability of, a deposit, uncertainties inherent in the exploration of mineral properties such as incorrect resource estimates due to incorrect modelling or unforeseen geological conditions, the impact and progression of the COVID-19 pandemic and other risk factors set forth in the Company's annual information form under the heading "Risk Factors". The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any Forward-looking Statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Montage to predict all of them, or assess the impact of each such factor or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any Forward-looking Statement. Any Forward-looking Statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
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The regional populations of Southeast Texas and Lake Charles, Louisiana, have endured more flooding associated with tropical storm systems in the past five years than any other in the United States.
"We're No. 1," said Roger Erickson, warning coordinator meteorologist of the National Weather Service, commenting on the dubious distinction. "Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange and Lake Charles."
It's not just floods, but also screaming wind events large enough to take down electric wires and the poles supporting them that deliver power to homes, crucial businesses and public safety.
One of the crucial businesses -- one that everyone depends on -- is the supermarket. They're a source of food, bottled water and the most popular of all items when the power goes out -- ice.
Market Basket Food Stores straddles Texas and Louisiana and has gained in hurricane experience just like individuals have, said spokesman Greg Franz.
"In regards to hurricane preparedness, we do a number of things to make sure we are able to serve the community. We understand how important it is to be ready for our customers and community. These are our friends and family, and we are here to help." Franz said.
Before a storm comes this way, Market Basket provides customers a general hurricane supply list at all of their locations
During and after the storm, like the Scouts, Market Basket is prepared.
For example:
"All of our stores have backup generators to keep our stores up and running.
"Leading up to the hurricane season, our stores start increasing their inventory to be prepared.
"We also have an emergency reserve of groceries, we call our 'hurricane supply order' on standby with our grocery supplier. This is available to us if we see a hurricane heading our way. We can make a phone call to our warehouse and they will immediately ship us a large quantity of groceries and supplies to our stores to make sure we do our best to give our customers what they need.
"We work with a number of our suppliers that have warehouses in different areas. For example, if a hurricane hits Louisiana and takes out a warehouse there, we can easily shift to another warehouse in an alternate location to minimize any disruptions to our supply chain.
"In the case of an evacuation, we have an arrangement with the local authorities to let our associates get back home to help open our stores as soon as possible to start serving the community and first responders," Franz said in an emailed statement.
Southeast Texans know all too well what it's like to stand in long lines after a major disruption like Tropical Storm Harvey struck in late August 2017.
At the Market Basket store on Texas 105, for instance, hundreds of customers lined up in the parking lot as store managers ushered in groups of shoppers of a dozen or so at a time. The strategy kept conditions orderly and moving fairly quickly as shoppers checked out, usually with the ever-popular bags of ice, which the store limited per customer to stretch supplies.
Other major supermarkets serving Southeast Texas were contacted by The Enterprise to relay their plans and preparations ahead of the hurricane season beginning June 1.
A store manager at H-E-B on Dowlen Road said the locations has had an emergency generator in place for years to keep food at appropriate temperature in case of a neighborhood power interruption.
Generally, H-E-B leaves decision-making about store operations to regional leadership, said Joaquin A. Jaimes, manager of emergency preparedness for H-E-B.
"The safety of our employees and customers is our top priority. Therefore, H-E-B prepares continuously throughout the year for an all-hazards response. There is always a focus on taking care of our customers and communities by providing critical commodities during emergencies. This includes having the right products in stock before and after the emergency, Jaimes said.
H-E-B also provides a checklist for people, available on its website, for how to plan for an emergency like catastrophic weather.
"Having a plan and building an emergency kit for each household are vital in an emergency. The best resource for creating a plan and kit for any hazard is Ready.gov.
"Families can utilize the information provided on Ready.gov to educate themselves and their families on what to do before, during, and after an emergency," he said.
He said keeping stores open or reopening after a storm is determined by each region.
"We understand that keeping our stores open as long as safely possible provides a service to the community," he added.
A spokesperson for Kroger Stores could not be reached by telephone or through email. Also, Kroger did not provide easily accessible guidance on its website concerning storm preparations.
The season and its inevitability officially starts in June, but consider it already here as temperatures in the 90s heat up the Gulf of Mexico.
Erickson, of the weather service's Lake Charles office, said the Pacific Ocean phenomenon called La Niña predominates for now, which lends to storm formation in the Gulf.
Dan Wallach is a freelance writer for The Enterprise.
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It could be time for Joey Gallo to go.
With the postseason aspirations the New York Yankees have, they cannot have any dead weight. And Gallo, who is stuck in a 0-26 slump, is just that.
To make matters worse for the Yankees outfield, Aaron Hicks has been shaky, recording only 1 hit in his last 17 at bats.
New York Post’s Jon Heymen reports that the Yankees are starting to look around for an outfielder.
According to him, there are three strong targets that could offer some help:
In an extreme sellers’ market, the Royals’ Andrew Benintendi, the Orioles’ Anthony Santander and the Cubs’ Ian Happ might fit best, with the added bonus that all are left-handed or switch hitters. Benintendi will be a free agent after this season while Santander (free agent after 2024) and Happ (free agent after 2023) won’t be and thus uncertain to be dealt.
So what to do with Gallo? In the wake of Bryce Harper’s thumb injury, the Philadelphia Phillies could use an outfielder.
MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki listed Gallo as a possible trade target for the Phillies:
“Gallo, who hits left-handed, is having a poor year with the Yankees ... but he could benefit from a change of scenery. He has tons of raw power and has won a couple Gold Gloves in the outfield. He will be a free agent after the season.”
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WIP’s Joe Giglio also thinks a Phillies trade for Gallo is a possibility:
“How about an option that fits the ‘buy low, sell high’ mantra? There’s no player with a track record lower than Gallo ... right now. His fit in New York has been a disaster, and will likely soon follow the Javier Vazquez/Sonny Gray Express (talented players that failed miserably with the Yankees, but found success again when leaving) out of New York. If the Yankees are looking to dump Gallo for anything they can get before the trade deadline, the Phillies would be smart to look into it. Gallo’s light-tower power is real, and he comes with the ability to play center field. Worst case, it’s a flier on a guy that’s about to be a free agent. Best case? Gallo turns his career back around, and the Phillies can add huge power to both replace and pair with Harper as the season progresses.”
Gallo went 0-for-2 with a strikeout and a walk in Thursday’s 2-1 loss to the Houston Astros. He’s hitting .165 this season with 85 strikeouts in 63 games.
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NEW YORK, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Spero Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRO).
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The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased Spero between October 28, 2021 and May 2, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until July 25, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Spero Therapeutics, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the data submitted in support of the New Drug Application ("NDA") for the Company's product candidate, Tebipenem HBr, were insufficient to obtain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"); (ii) accordingly, it was unlikely that the FDA would approve the Tebipenem HBr NDA in its current form; (iii) the foregoing would necessitate a significant workforce reduction and restructuring of Spero's operations; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — A night of dogs, music and food is coming to Lancaster in September for the first-ever WoofStock Music Festival.
WoofStock is bringing together local bands, performers and food trucks in a fundraising push for the off-leash dog park Como Lake Bark Park. It’s all happening at Como Lake Park’s Bowen Grove on September 17 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Four-piece pop-rock cover band, The Plagiarists will headline the festival. The AppleJack Band and Gabriel Birkby will also take the stage for the fundraiser.
The food truck selection includes Aussie Bites, House of Munch and Ice Cream & Chill. Two Guys Pizza will be tossing dough and selling their pizza at the Bowen Grove kitchen. Adult beverages will be provided by Labatt Brewing.
Various vendors will also be on-site selling their goods.
Pre-sale tickets will cost $15 per person, and the day of tickets will cost $20 per person. Each ticket includes one alcoholic drink ticket for 21 or older guests. Children 12 and under and dogs get in for free.
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Chas McCormick Player Prop Bets: Astros vs. Rangers - July 24
Published: Jul. 24, 2023 at 9:25 AM CDT|Updated: 37 minutes ago
The Houston Astros, including Chas McCormick (.394 batting average in his past 10 games), battle starter Jon Gray and the Texas Rangers at Minute Maid Park, Monday at 8:10 PM ET.
He had a hitless showing in his most recent game (0-for-4) against the Athletics.
Chas McCormick Game Info & Props vs. the Rangers
- Game Day: Monday, July 24, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Minute Maid Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Rangers Starter: Jon Gray
- TV Channel: SportsNet SW
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -175)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +600)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +210)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +135)
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Chas McCormick At The Plate
- McCormick is batting .277 with 10 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 23 walks.
- McCormick has gotten a hit in 37 of 60 games this year (61.7%), with multiple hits on 17 occasions (28.3%).
- He has homered in 18.3% of his games this year, and 5.1% of his trips to the dish.
- McCormick has had at least one RBI in 31.7% of his games this season (19 of 60), with two or more RBI 12 times (20.0%). He has also been responsible for three or more of his team's runs in three contests.
- He has scored in 24 of 60 games this season, and more than once 4 times.
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Chas McCormick Home/Away Batting Splits
Rangers Pitching Rankings
- The Rangers pitching staff ranks 26th in the league with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Rangers have a 4.12 team ERA that ranks 13th among all league pitching staffs.
- The Rangers rank 13th in baseball in home runs given up (113 total, 1.1 per game).
- Gray makes the start for the Rangers, his 19th of the season. He is 6-5 with a 3.31 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 103 1/3 innings pitched.
- His last time out was on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when the righty went 4 1/3 scoreless innings while allowing eight hits.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 31-year-old ranks 18th in ERA (3.31), 27th in WHIP (1.181), and 53rd in K/9 (7.2).
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Minot businesses react to FDA’s ban on Juul e-cigarettes
MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) – After Thursday’s announcement from the FDA to ban Juul e-cigarettes across the U.S., gas stations in the Minot area have started pulling products off their shelves.
The Operation Manager at Harleys Gas station says she got the news early this morning with a little to no explanation to pull the Juul product from their shelves.
She says they’re worried about their customers who purchase the e-cigarettes and how they may react to the news.
However, she says there’s been little guidance on what to do with the leftover product and if she’ll be reimbursed for the product, they will not be able to sell.
“Our Juul products for vaping for vaping products are our best seller by far, there are other options on the market Vuze, Enjoy, and Loon but within our store, Juul is the highest-selling vape product that we have,” said Molly Smith.
Businesses are asking for more information on how to dispose of the product and if they will get reimbursement for the products they already have.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Kam Woods scored 19 points as N.C. A&T beat Saint Andrews (NC) 109-57 on Tuesday night.
Woods added eight assists and three steals for the Aggies (2-4). Marcus Watson scored 17 points, going 7 of 13 from the floor, including 1 for 5 from distance, and 2 for 3 from the line. Love Bettis finished 5 of 8 from 3-point range to finish with 15 points.
Ameil Malone finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Knights (0-1). Brodie Clark added 10 points for Saint Andrews (NC). In addition, Garrett McRae finished with 10 points and four assists.
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As the Central Coast gears up for the 2022 high school football season, the community is mourning on the passing of Jim Wiemann who passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 4th.
The Milwaukee native was known as the voice of Paso, a broadcaster across the Central Coast for high school games and collegiate, and as a beloved member of the Paso Robles community.
A long-time friend of Wiemann and Paso Robles native, Anthony Reed said this football season won't be the same without Jim.
"I called him the Vin Scully, Craig Sager, Kevin Harlan of Paso Robles in terms of sports announcers... He was a staple in my life from a sports aspect and especially from a basketball aspect. He's really going to be missed in the community. It's a shock to Paso Robles, he did a lot for the community and that's going to be missed," Reed said.
Greg Cunningham and John Doss who are a part of the Bearcat broadcast team are gearing up for their first season without Jim on the air.
"You can't replace Jim Wiemann, as a play-by-play announcer, he was phenomenal... He brought his own spin to play by play... He's the north county version of Vin Scully... We're trying to honor him and have a great season with football," Cunningham added
Paso Robles kicks off their season at Kingsburg on Friday night. The Bearcat football program, broadcast team, and the community plans to honor Jim all season long.
"It's going to be difficult, that first game tomorrow night is going to be rough for all of us," Doss said.
Rest in peace, Jim Wiemann.
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Missing Titanic submersible: Search hits critical 96-hour mark for oxygen supply
The search for the missing submersible on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic neared the critical 96-hour mark Thursday when breathable air is expected to run out, reaching a vital moment in the intense effort to save the five people aboard.
The Titan submersible was estimated to have about a four-day supply of breathable air when it launched Sunday morning in the North Atlantic. That puts the deadline to find and rescue the sub at roughly between 6 a.m. EDT (1000 GMT) and 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT), based on information the U.S. Coast Guard and company behind the expedition have provided.
Experts emphasized that is an imprecise estimate and could be extended if passengers have taken measures to conserve breathable air. And it’s not known if they survived since the sub disappeared Sunday morning.
Rescuers have rushed more ships and vessels to the site of the disappearance — and the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday that an undersea robot sent by a Canadian ship had reached the sea floor and begun looking for the sub.
Authorities are hoping underwater sounds might help narrow their search, whose coverage area has been expanded to thousands of miles — twice the size of Connecticut and in waters 2 1/2 miles (4 kilometers) deep.
The Titan was reported overdue Sunday afternoon about 435 miles (700 kilometers) south of St. John’s, Newfoundland, as it was on its way to where the iconic ocean liner sank more than a century ago. OceanGate Expeditions, which is leading the trip, has been chronicling the Titanic’s decay and the underwater ecosystem around it via yearly voyages since 2021.
By Thursday morning, hope was running out that anyone on board the vessel would be found alive.
An undated photo shows tourist submersible belongs to OceanGate begins to descent at a sea. (Photo by Ocean Gate / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Many obstacles still remain: from pinpointing the vessel’s location, to reaching it with rescue equipment, to bringing it to the surface — assuming it’s still intact. And all that has to happen before the passengers’ oxygen supply runs out.
RELATED: How deep is the Titanic? And other things to know as sub search continues
Dr. Rob Larter, a marine geophysicist with the British Antarctic Survey, emphasized the difficulty of even finding something the size of the sub — which is about 22 feet (6.5 meters) long and 9 feet (nearly 3 meters) high.
"You’re talking about totally dark environments," in which an object several dozen feet away can be missed, he said. "It’s just a needle in a haystack situation unless you’ve got a pretty precise location."
The area of the North Atlantic where the Titan vanished Sunday is also prone to fog and stormy conditions, making it an extremely challenging environment to conduct a search-and-rescue mission, said Donald Murphy, an oceanographer who served as chief scientist of the Coast Guard’s International Ice Patrol. The passengers are also facing temperatures just above freezing.
Meanwhile, newly uncovered allegations suggest there had been significant warnings made about vessel safety during the submersible’s development.
Broadcasters around the world started newscasts at the critical hour Thursday with news of the submersible. The Saudi-owned satellite channel Al Arabiya showed a clock on air counting down to their estimate of when the air could potentially run out.
Captain Jamie Frederick of the First Coast Guard District said a day earlier that authorities were still holding out hope of saving the five passengers onboard.
"This is a search-and-rescue mission, 100%," he said Wednesday.
Frederick said while the sounds that have been detected offered a chance to narrow the search, their exact location and source hadn't yet been determined.
"We don't know what they are, to be frank," he said.
Retired Navy Capt. Carl Hartsfield, now the director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Systems Laboratory, said the sounds have been described as "banging noises," but he warned that search crews "have to put the whole picture together in context and they have to eliminate potential manmade sources other than the Titan."
The report was encouraging to some experts because submarine crews unable to communicate with the surface are taught to bang on their submersible’s hull to be detected by sonar.
The U.S. Navy said in a statement Wednesday that it was sending a specialized salvage system that’s capable of hoisting "large, bulky and heavy undersea objects such as aircraft or small vessels."
The Titan weighs 20,000 pounds (9,071 kilograms). The U.S. Navy’s Flyaway Deep Ocean Salvage System is designed to lift up to 60,000 pounds (27,216 kilograms), the Navy said on its website.
RELATED: Titanic shipwreck: A look at notable people, companies who have made the expedition
Retired Navy Capt. Carl Hartsfield, now the director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Systems Laboratory, said the sounds have been described as "banging noises," but he warned that search crews "have to put the whole picture together in context and they have to eliminate potential manmade sources other than the Titan."
The report was encouraging to some experts because submarine crews unable to communicate with the surface are taught to bang on their submersible’s hull to be detected by sonar.
The U.S. Navy said in a statement Wednesday that it was sending a specialized salvage system that’s capable of hoisting "large, bulky and heavy undersea objects such as aircraft or small vessels."
The Titan weighs 20,000 pounds (9,000 kilograms). The U.S. Navy’s Flyaway Deep Ocean Salvage System is designed to lift up to 60,000 pounds (27,200 kilograms), the Navy said on its website.
Lost aboard the vessel is pilot Stockton Rush, the CEO of OceanGate. His passengers are: British adventurer Hamish Harding; Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman; and French explorer and Titanic expert Paul-Henry Nargeolet.
At least 46 people successfully traveled on OceanGate’s submersible to the Titanic wreck site in 2021 and 2022, according to letters the company filed with a U.S. District Court in Norfolk, Virginia, that oversees matters involving the Titanic shipwreck.
One of the company’s first customers characterized a dive he made to the site two years ago as a "kamikaze operation."
"Imagine a metal tube a few meters long with a sheet of metal for a floor. You can’t stand. You can’t kneel. Everyone is sitting close to or on top of each other," said Arthur Loibl, a retired businessman and adventurer from Germany. "You can’t be claustrophobic."
During the 2.5-hour descent and ascent, the lights were turned off to conserve energy, he said, with the only illumination coming from a fluorescent glow stick.
The dive was repeatedly delayed to fix a problem with the battery and the balancing weights. In total, the voyage took 10.5 hours.
OceanGate has been criticized for the use of a simple commercially available video game controller to steer the Titan. But the company has said that many of the vessel’s parts are off-the-shelf because they have proved to be dependable.
"It’s meant for a 16-year-old to throw it around" and is "super durable," Rush told the CBC in an interview last year while he demonstrated by throwing the controller around the Titan’s tiny cabin. He said a couple of spares are kept on board "just in case."
The submersible had seven backup systems to return to the surface, including sandbags and lead pipes that drop off and an inflatable balloon.
Retired Navy Vice Admiral Robert Murrett, who is now deputy director of the Institute for Security Policy and Law at Syracuse University, said the disappearance underscores the dangers associated with operating in deep water and the recreational exploration of the sea and space.
"I think some people believe that because modern technology is so good, that you can do things like this and not have accidents, but that’s just not the case," he said.
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NEW YORK (AP) — In the final weeks of the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump’s lawyer tried to buy the silence of a porn actress who said she had a sexual encounter with the Republican during his days as a reality TV star.
More than six years later, New York prosecutors appear to be close to deciding whether Trump should face charges in connection with that payoff, in what could become the first criminal case ever brought against a former president.
Thursday’s news that the Manhattan district attorney invited Trump to testify before a grand jury next week suggested prosecutors were serious about bringing charges in a probe that looked like yesterday’s news just a few months ago.
Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, now a key prosecution witness, is scheduled to testify before the grand jury on Monday, according to two people familiar with the matter. The people were not authorized to speak publicly about grand jury proceedings and did so on condition of anonymity.
Trump has denied wrongdoing and that he had any extramarital affairs, and he blasted the probe in a Truth Social post as a “political Witch-Hunt, trying to take down the leading candidate, by far, in the Republican Party”
Here’s a refresher on how things got to this point:
WHAT IS THIS CASE ABOUT?
The investigation centers on hush-money payments made in 2016 to two women who alleged that they had extramarital encounters with Trump, who has denied their accounts of his infidelity.
Specifically, District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s team appears to be looking at whether Trump or anyone committed crimes in arranging the payments, or in the way they accounted for them internally at the Trump Organization.
HOW WERE THE PAYMENTS MADE?
Cohen paid porn actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 through a shell company Cohen set up. He was then reimbursed by Trump, whose company logged the reimbursements as legal expenses.
Earlier in 2016, Cohen also arranged for former Playboy model Karen McDougal to be paid $150,000 by the publisher of the supermarket tabloid the National Enquirer, which squelched her story in a journalistically dubious practice known as “catch-and-kill.”
Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, “grossed up” Cohen’s reimbursement for the Daniels payment for “tax purposes,” according to federal prosecutors who filed criminal charges against the lawyer in connection with the payments in 2018.
Cohen got $360,000 plus a $60,000 bonus, for a total of $420,000.
Cohen pleaded guilty to violating federal campaign finance law in connection with the payments. Federal prosecutors say the payments amounted to illegal, unreported assistance to Trump’s campaign. But they declined to file charges against Trump himself.
WHAT IS TRUMP’S INVOLVEMENT?
Cohen says Trump directed him to arrange the Daniels payment.
Cohen also made recordings of a conversation in which he and Trump spoke about the arrangement to pay McDougal through the National Enquirer.
At one point in the recording, Cohen told Trump, “I need to open up a company for the transfer of all of that info regarding our friend, David,” a reference to David Pecker, who ran the Enquirer’s parent company at the time.
Cohen said he had already spoken with the Trump Organization’s longtime finance chief, Allen Weisselberg, on “how to set the whole thing up.”
Trump then said: “What do we got to pay for this? One-fifty?”
Today, Trump characterizes the attempts to get him to pay money to the women to keep them quiet as “extortion.”
WHAT CRIMES ARE PROSECUTORS LOOKING AT?
Legal experts say a case could be made that Trump falsified business records by logging Cohen’s reimbursement for the Daniels payment as legal fees. But that’s only a misdemeanor under New York law — unless prosecutors could prove he falsified records to conceal another crime.
Mark Pomerantz, who led the investigation under then-District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., wrote in his recent book “People vs. Donald Trump: An Inside Account” that in 2021, he looked into whether Trump could be charged with money laundering or if Trump had been somehow extorted.
David Shapiro, a fraud risk and financial crimes specialist and former FBI special agent, said a potential case against Trump could be “especially difficult” when it comes to proving his intent and knowledge of wrongdoing.
“He’s loud, he’s brash, so proving that he had specific intent to fraud, one is almost left with the idea that, ‘well, if he has that specific intent of fraud, he has it all of the time, because that’s his personality,’” said Shapiro, a lecturer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office has declined to comment on the investigation.
HAVEN’T WE BEEN HERE BEFORE?
Yes. Several times.
Federal prosecutors entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the National Enquirer’s owner, which admitted paying McDougal to help Trump, but they declined to seek a criminal charge against the then-sitting president.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office opened its own investigation into the payments in 2019 and has revisited it several times since while expanding the probe into Trump’s business dealings and other topics.
So far, the only charges have been against Weisselberg, who pleaded guilty, and the Trump Organization, which was convicted in December of an unrelated offense: scheming to dodge taxes on company-paid perks such as free apartments and cars for executives.
WHAT ABOUT THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS?
The hush-money payments and Cohen’s reimbursements happened more than six years ago. New York’s statute of limitations for most felonies is five years. For misdemeanors, it’s just two years.
Does that mean prosecutors have run out of time? Trump thinks so. In social media posts, he insists that the statute of limitations “long ago expired,” calling the matter “old news.”
But that’s not always how the law works. In New York, the clock can stop on the statute of limitations when a potential defendant is continuously outside the state. Trump visited New York rarely over the four years of his presidency and now lives mostly in Florida and New Jersey.
Practically speaking, though, the passage of time could affect the case in other ways. Memories fade, and evidence and records get lost or destroyed.
“The power of the case — the surprise factor, the shock value,” also fades, Shapiro said, meaning a jury might be less impressed by allegations that have been public for so long.
WHO ARE PROSECUTORS SPEAKING WITH?
Members of Trump’s inner circle, including his former political adviser Kellyanne Conway and former spokesperson Hope Hicks, have met with prosecutors in recent weeks. Cohen, now estranged from Trump, has made several visits to prepare for his expected grand jury testimony.
Among others: Pecker, the former National Enquirer publisher, was spotted going into the building where the grand jury is meeting, as well as Trump Organization insiders including the company’s senior vice president and controller Jeffrey McConney.
Prosecutors are still interested in Weisselberg’s insider knowledge about the hush-money arrangements. The 75-year-old ex-CFO is due to be released from a five-month jail sentence on April 19. There’s no indication that he’s keen to cooperate against his former boss.
Trump himself is probably highly unlikely to testify before the grand jury or meet with prosecutors.
WHAT OTHER LEGAL TROUBLE IS TRUMP FACING?
The hush-money case is one of several potential criminal cases the Republican faces as he mounts a comeback run for the White House in 2024, along with an investigation into election interference in Georgia, the probe of storage of classified documents at his Florida home, and other matters.
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Companies to provide funding to National Young Farmers Coalition
BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kellogg Company and Meijer are proud to announce a partnership with The National Young Farmers Coalition. The average age of the American farmer is 60-years old, and many are nearing retirement. Many young farmers do not come from farming families, which means they do not automatically transition to farmland that is turnkey and ready for them. It has been increasingly difficult for young farmers to buy land and create successful farms.
The National Young Farmers Coalition (Young Farmers) works to shift power to and equitably resource the next generation of working farmers, particularly farmers of color, by uplifting their stories and needs into policy.
Funding from Kellogg and Meijer will help cover honorariums for 12 Midwest farmers, including five from Michigan, who participate in Young Farmers Land Advocacy Fellowship as part of their 2023 Farm Bill platform called the One Million Acres for the Future campaign. This funding will support farmers in the fellowship to advocate for themselves in Washington, D.C., by providing travel for them to participate in regional gatherings.
Funds will also underwrite the creation of online and in-store consumer communications that share the partnership between Kellogg, Meijer and The National Young Farmers Coalition.
"Kellogg's™ Better Days is our promise to advance sustainable and equitable access to food, creating better days for 3 billion people by the end of 2030," says Amy Davis, VP, Sales Accounts, Kellogg Company. "By investing in young farmer leaders and supporting their advocacy, Kellogg and Meijer can help shape the future of farming in the Midwest for generations to come. As two Michigan based companies, this is particularly important, as Michigan is the second most agriculturally diverse state in the country."
"Meijer has a longstanding commitment to our local growers, many of which we've worked with for decades," said Don Sanderson, Meijer Chief Merchandising & Marketing Officer. "But with any good business, it's vital to create pathways for the next generation. This partnership with The National Young Farmers Coalition will help young farmers, especially young farmers of color, while ensuring a strong supply chain in the future."
According to Young Farmers, the biggest challenge young farmers face is access to land – particularly if they do not come from farming families. Improving access to financing for young farmers of color is also a problem that Young Farmers seeks to address through their advocacy and work with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Since 2019, Kellogg Company and Meijer have collaborated to support Midwest farmers. This investment builds upon the collaboration to help shape the future of farming for generations to come.
"We greatly appreciate the support from Kellogg and Meijer," says Payge Lindow, Michigan Organizer for Young Farmers. "Uplifting farmer voices into policy advocacy while building a strong community of young farmers to support one another along the way is crucial as farming transitions into the hands of these young farmers."
About Kellogg Company
At Kellogg Company (NYSE: K), our vision is a good and just world where people are not just fed but fulfilled. We are creating better days and a place at the table for everyone through our trusted food brands. Our beloved brands include Pringles®, Cheez-It®, Special K®, Kellogg's Frosted Flakes®, Pop-Tarts®, Kellogg's Corn Flakes®, Rice Krispies®, Eggo®, Mini-Wheats®, Kashi®, RXBAR®, MorningStar Farms® and more. Net sales in 2022 were over $15.3 billion, comprised principally of snacks as well as convenience foods like cereal, frozen foods, and noodles. As part of our Kellogg's™ Better Days Promise ESG strategy, we're addressing the interconnected issues of wellbeing, climate and food security, creating Better Days for 3 billion people by the end of 2030. Visit www.KelloggCompany.com.
About Meijer
Meijer is a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer that operates 262 supercenters and grocery stores throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin. A privately-owned and family-operated company since 1934, Meijer pioneered the "one-stop shopping" concept and has evolved through the years to include expanded fresh produce and meat departments, as well as pharmacies, comprehensive apparel departments, pet departments, garden centers, toys and electronics. For additional information on Meijer, please visit www.meijer.com. Follow Meijer on Twitter @twitter.com/Meijer and @twitter.com/MeijerPR or become a fan at www.facebook.com/meijer.
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Which N95 carbon filter masks are best?
When contaminants from the environment get into your lungs, they can do damage. A proper respirator mask can filter out these undesirable elements and help to ensure you’re breathing clean air.
To be the most effective, a mask must have different types of filtering material. An N95 carbon filter mask not only filters out extremely small particles, it can remove some gases and odors from the air as well. 3M’s Aura Particulate Respirator 9205 is a highly desirable mask because it can block up to 95 percent of particles that are as small as 0.3 microns in diameter, and it was designed to accommodate safety eyewear.
What to know before you buy an N95 carbon filter mask
What does N95 mean?
The N95 designation indicates two ratings. The N means that the mask is rated for use with non-oil-based particles. In short, these are dust particles that are related to materials such as coal, flour, metal, wood and pollen. By comparison, oil-based particles come from products such as solvents or pesticides. The 95 means the mask is capable of blocking 95 percent of those non-oil-based particles that are as small as 0.3 microns.
What does a carbon filter do?
A carbon filter traps gases and odors through adsorption. Unlike absorption, where particles are absorbed into a material, with adsorption, molecules attach to the outer surface, much like a magnet will attract and hold iron filings. Typically, a carbon filter works with the gases found in smoke or ones that are given off by drying paint or cleaning products.
What to look for in a quality N95 carbon filter mask
Adjustable elastic straps
The best N95 carbon filter mask will have adjustable elastic straps that allow the wearer to attach the mask securely and comfortably to the face and head. If the mask isn’t secure, it will allow air to seep in around the edges of the mask instead of traveling through the filtering material.
Soft, metallic nose piece
You will want a mask that has a soft, metallic nose piece that can be gently molded (not bent) around the nose. This helps ensure a better fit, allowing for no gaps around the edge of the mask as it crosses over the bridge of your nose.
Cool air filter
Some of the best N95 carbon filter masks feature a small, one-way valve that allows you to keep the mask clear of the warm, moist air that you exhale. This feature helps keep heat and moisture from building up inside the mask and allows it to be worn for longer periods in hotter, more humid environments.
How much you can expect to spend on an N95 carbon filter mask
N95 carbon filter masks are frequently sold in packs of five or more, with the price per mask ranging anywhere from $1 to $5 each.
N95 carbon filter mask FAQ
What is the difference between an N95 mask and a KN95 mask?
A. They are very similar. An N95 mask must meet standards that are set in the U.S., while the KN95 mask must meet standards that are set in China. Both are rated to capture 95 percent of particles that are as small as 0.3 microns. However, the China standards require a fit test on humans, while the U.S. standards do not call for this. On the other hand, N95 masks have stricter standards for breathability. Be aware that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 60 percent of KN95 respirators sold in the U.S. are counterfeit.
What is NIOSH?
A. NIOSH stands for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. It is the U.S. agency that is responsible for conducting research and providing testing, approval and certification that assure respirators used in the workplace perform up to standards.
What’s the best N95 carbon filter mask to buy?
Top N95 carbon filter mask
3M Aura Particulate Respirator 9205
What you need to know: If you are looking for an N95 mask that can offer a snug fit for a wide range of faces, this is the one you’ll want to get.
What you’ll love: With its curved, low profile, this mask was designed to prevent your eyewear from fogging up.
What you should consider: Some users report that the mask itself has an odor like burnt rubber.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top N95 carbon filter mask for the money
Activated Carbon 6-Layer KN95 Masks
What you need to know: This KN95 mask offers the wearer six layers of protection to help ensure your safety.
What you’ll love: The six layers in this affordable face mask help keep undesirable particles from entering your respiratory system. This mask features latex-free straps and an adjustable nose piece with a pad to offer a better fit. The built-in breathing vent helps improve airflow.
What you should consider: Breathing while wearing this mask may be slightly more restrictive when compared to wearing an N95 mask.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
3M Particulate Respirator 8576 with Nuisance Level Acid Gas Relief
What you need to know: This N95 mask features a carbon filter that is designed to help provide relief against nuisance levels of acid gases.
What you’ll love: The cool flow exhalation valve in this mask makes it suitable for use in hot or humid environments or for long periods of wear. The highly charged microfibers in this mask help enhance its ability to capture airborne particles. It is best for use when grinding, sanding, sweeping or bagging.
What you should consider: This respirator may be a little large for individuals with smaller faces.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s central bank on Friday raised its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 5.90% in its fourth hike this year and said developing economies were facing challenges of slowing growth, elevated food and energy prices, debt distress and currency depreciation.
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das projected inflation at 6.7% in the current fiscal year which runs to next March. June was the sixth consecutive month with inflation above the central bank’s tolerance level of 6%, he said in a statement after a meeting of the bank’s monitoring committee.
He said the central bank will remain focused on the withdrawal of the accommodative monetary policy.
The bank’s monetary committee slashed the real economic growth forecast to 7% for the current financial year from 7.2% forecast in August. The economic growth for the first quarter of the next financial year is expected around 6.7%.
Das said the world has been confronted with one crisis after another, but India has withstood shocks from the coronavirus pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine.
Das also said the Indian rupee has depreciated by 4% since April against 14% appreciation in the U.S. dollar. “The rupee has fared better than many other currencies” and the Reserve Bank Of India’s foreign exchange reserves umbrella remains strong, he said.
The Indian rupee has plunged to an all-time low of 81.58 rupees to one U.S. dollar.
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Lawyer will seek to move trial of Alabama jail escapee
Mark McDaniel says he has received threats for representing Casey White.
Mark McDaniel says he has received threats for representing Casey White.
A lawyer for an Alabama inmate who was the subject of a national manhunt after escaping with the help of a jail official, said he's received threats for representing the man.
Mark McDaniel, a lawyer representing Casey White, says he'll also seek a change of venue to move his upcoming trial out of the north Alabama city.
McDaniel said the threats won't make a difference, because it's his duty to give White the best defense he can.
Casey White and jailer Vicky White disappeared from Lauderdale County Detention Facility last month, sparking a manhunt.
The two were captured in Evansville, Indiana. Officials say Vicky White died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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TOLEDO, Ohio — When you're cruising a snow-covered Ohio Turnpike this winter and pass one of the Ohio Turnpike's plows, the snow-clearing vehicle is likely to have a name thanks to some clever contest winner.
Turnpike officials announced the winners of the annual plow-naming contest Friday. Winners get a $100 gift card, their winning entry on the name of a plow, and bragging rights every time it snows along the stretch of toll road across northern Ohio.
One plow in each of the Turnpike's eight garages will be named with a winning entry.
This year's winners are:
Ctrl-Salt-Delete
Blizzard Wizard
Plow Chicka Plow Wow
You're Killin' Me Squalls
The Big LePlowski
The Blizzard of Oz
Ohio Thaw Enforcement
Clearopathtra
The contest, which launched in October, coincided with the Ohio Turnpike’s snow and ice safety inspection of snowplow trucks and equipment.
Some of last year's name winners included: Snow Force One, Darth Blader, Plowy McPlowface, Snow More Mr. Ice Guy, Snowbi-Wan Kenobi, O-H Snow U Didn’t, Sir Plows-A-Lot, and Ah, Push It… Push It Real Good!
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HENDERSON, Colo. — Support for the four-day workweek is starting to grow in workplaces across the country, but many school districts are switching to this model too.
The pandemic inspired more schools nationwide to make the switch—both to save money on transportation and attract teachers during a drastic teacher shortage.
However, some districts are finding more success with this than others. Colorado is the leading state in the nation for several districts, with at least one school participating in the four-day week, and schools there have found high levels of success.
At Prairie View High School in Henderson, school is only Tuesday through Friday each week.
“We're attending the same amount of instructional hours that we were on the five-day week. We just extended the day for four days a week,” explained Chris Fiedler, the Superintendent for the 27J School district.
Superintendent Fielder says the 4-day week was initially a move to attract teachers to his district, and it’s worked. His district implemented the 4-day week four years ago. The pandemic only reinforced how useful this model can be.
“We continue to fill our positions even though we pay far less than some of our, most of our neighbors,” said Fiedler.
Teachers Jean Schneider and Kim Roberts say the four-day week is a big reason they stay at Prairie View High School.
“I enjoy my job because I do see a difference. I do see that making a difference with my students more than I think I did before,” said Roberts, who teaches special education.
“When I come in to teach on Tuesday, I am far more ready than I ever was on a Monday,” said Schneider. “I also think my students are far more prepared for me on Tuesday, which makes teaching easier as well.”
It wasn’t an easy change for everyone, especially in the beginning.
“There was a huge adjustment, and I remember many students, ‘Oh, miss, I am so tired. I just can't get through this. They're giving us too much homework,’” said Roberts.
Yet, within a few months, students acclimated.
Garcia, a senior at Prairie View, said the four-day week helped him participate in clubs he wouldn’t have otherwise had time for.
“It's good to have like that whole day to work on all of our robotics activities,” said Daniel Garcia. “It relieves a little bit of the stress, and it gives you a day.”
The Brookings Institution found that pre-pandemic 662 districts used the schedule in 24 states, increasing over 600% in the last two decades. Researchers are watching that number continue to rise in states like Texas, Colorado, and Montana.
But, the question is: does a four-day school week work?
It can increase student attendance, help battle the teacher shortage by retaining teachers, and save districts some money on transportation. Still, Fiedler points out that the savings on a vehicle are not significant enough to merit the switch alone.
Some districts in Oregon and Oklahoma have found that students fell behind with the four-day week. One key difference in some districts in those two states: they cut school hours per week—not making each of the four days longer.
But in this Colorado school, educational outcomes are improving.
“Our graduation rate has improved every year for four consecutive years since we went to a four-day week,” said Fiedler.
This district also added extra student learning support to ensure students don’t fall behind. They believe adjusting how they get students to graduation and the four-day school week boost morale and achievement alike.
They hope other schools will look to them as an example—one that can bring education into an era of new, more flexible learning.
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- Lyft's president, John Zimmer, previously said a majority of the company's rides would be in self-driving vehicles by 2021.
- Zimmer still believes his company can help bring about revolutionary change to transportation — just on a different timeline than he'd first envisioned.
- Lyft this year started offering self-driving vehicles on its ride-hailing app from partners in Las Vegas, Miami and Austin, Texas.
DETROIT — In 2016, Lyft co-founder John Zimmer predicted most of the company's rides would be self-driving within five years, a transformation that would largely eliminate the need for costly drivers.
Today, the ride-hailing company is still nowhere near that milestone, and Zimmer, Lyft's president, isn't saying when he thinks it might come to pass. But he still believes self-driving vehicles remain a critical part of Lyft's future.
"I really think in the next two to three years that kind of actual no driver, driverless vehicle will be something you can order pretty easily on the Lyft platform," he told CNBC last week in Detroit.
Zimmer, acknowledging that he already got it wrong once, declined to speculate on when a majority of Lyft rides would be offered without a driver.
Along with companies including Uber, Tesla and General Motors, Lyft has come to realize that taking the driver out of driving could take years, if not decades.
Since its initial public offering in March 2019, Lyft has sold its internal autonomous vehicle development to a subsidiary of Toyota Motor and has only recently started offering self-driving rides in three U.S. cities with autonomous vehicles made by its partners. And even those vehicles still include backup safety drivers.
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Zimmer, 38, said autonomous vehicles, or AVs, will be used in tandem with traditional drivers for the foreseeable future, which is why he is convinced the company is well positioned to grow in both areas.
"I'm extremely confident that autonomous vehicles will roll out on existing ride-share or transportation networks," he said. "I think we will be quite important to the AV transition."
A "hybrid network" allows the company to better match supply with the peaks and valleys of demand throughout a day or week, according to Zimmer. He argues a fleet only filled with self-driving vehicles will almost always be either under-supplied or over-supplied, leading to high costs and low utilization.
That cautionary tone marks a shift from six years ago, when Zimmer sent waves across Wall Street and the automotive industry with his prediction that self-driving cars would soon dominate the industry. Some believed at the time the ride-hailing company and others like it — namely, Uber — could eventually eliminate the need for car ownership.
"Every year, more and more people are concluding that it is simpler and more affordable to live without a car," Zimmer wrote in a Medium post in September 2016. "And when networked autonomous vehicles come onto the scene, below the cost of car ownership, most city-dwellers will stop using a personal car altogether."
A transition is happening, but at a lot slower pace than many have predicted.
Companies such as GM majority-owned subsidiary Cruise and Alphabet's Waymo have begun offering completely driverless rides in select cities. Other companies such as Amazon's Zoox and Argo AI, which is backed by Ford Motor and Volkswagen, are making advancements in their research and testing fleets as well.
Lyft this year started offering self-driving vehicles on its ride-hailing app from partners Motional in Las Vegas, and Argo in Miami and Austin, Texas.
"Creating a car that sees better than humans and reacts better than humans is very difficult. And so it's just taking more time, but I don't have doubts that it will happen," Zimmer said.
Partnerships are key to Lyft's plans to deploy more self-driving vehicles, according to Zimmer. They can eliminate the need to own the pricey vehicles and potentially lower liability risks in the event of an accident.
On the Lyft side of the equation are nearly 20 million active users and billions of dollars invested in fleet management, pricing algorithms and other back-end services, Zimmer said.
In the second quarter, Lyft began generating revenues from licensing and data-access agreements, primarily with third-party autonomous vehicle companies.
Still, the hype on Wall Street has faded for ride-hailing companies. Lyft's stock is down by more than 80% since its IPO in March 2019, including a roughly 70% decline year to date. Its largest rival, Uber, is down by about 33% this year and since it went public in May 2019.
Rumors circulated earlier this year that Lyft could become an acquisition target, but Zimmer said it is committed to being "an independent company and to execute and build an extremely large and impactful business."
– CNBC's Michael Bloom contributed to this report.
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Ilia Malinin made history late Wednesday when the 17-year-old wunderkind, and the heir apparent to Olympic champion Nathan Chen among American figure skaters, successfully landed the first quad axel in competition.
Malinin pulled off the four-and-a-half revolution jump while winning the lower-level U.S. Classic in Lake Placid, New York, before a small crowd in a mostly empty arena. It nonetheless sent shockwaves through the sport as the final and most difficult of the quadruple jumps had finally been conquered.
“It felt really good. When I’m practicing it, it’s pretty easy for me to figure out how to get the right timing and everything to have it be a good attempt,” said Malinin, whose supreme confidence in his jumping ability is evidenced by use of “quadg0d” on his social media platforms. ”To do it in competition is a different story because you have nerves and pressure that can get in the way of that. So I have to treat it like I’m at home and it feels pretty good.”
Chen, who for now has stepped away from the sport following his triumph at the Beijing Olympics, has toyed with the jump in practice. And two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu was unsuccessful in trying to land it at the Winter Games.
But there had been brief snippets of video Malinin had put out on social media over the past six months that indicated it was a work in progress. There were some reports from his training camp that he had landed the quad axel in practice.
What makes the axel more difficult than the other quads — the flip, toe flip, lutz, salchow, loops and toe loop — is that skaters face forward when they enter the jump, forcing them to complete an extra half revolution. Even the triple axel is hard enough that most women, and many men, have trouble getting it right.
“I had an idea for trying it for a little while now. March or April was when I really started to work on the technique and try to improve it,” Malinin said. “(Hanyu) definitely inspired me to try it here.”
Malinin put the jump first in his free skate, set to “Euphoria” by Labrinth and choreographed by Shae-Lynn Bourne, when he knew that he would be freshest. The base value of 12.50 is more than any other jump, and the 1.00 that Malinin received in grade-of-execution from the judging panel indicated they considered it clean.
“This is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen anyone do on the ice,” said Adam Rippon, a member of the 2018 Olympic team.
Malinin scored 185.44 points for his free skate and 257.28 points in total to win the competition. Kevin Aymoz of France was second with 236.17 points while Malinin’s American teammate, Camden Pulkinen, was third with 219.49 points.
Malinin was born in Virginia to Russian-born Uzbekistani skaters Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov. He’s been considered the next big thing in American figure skating for years. He won Junior Grand Prix events in France and Austria, along with the world championship last year, and was second to Chen at the U.S. championships.
In most Olympic years, that would have made him a lock for the team. But officials with U.S. Figure Skating use a series of factors in making their decision, and they bypassed him in favor of adding Vincent Zhou and Jason Brown.
Chen ultimately won gold in record-setting fashion. He joined Zhou in skating the team competition, where the Americans won a silver medal that could still be elevated to gold pending the results of a Russian doping investigation.
Meanwhile, Malinin continued to work away from the spotlight on a jump that some thought impossible.
“Ilia Malinin landed the first quadruple axel in history tonight at an event in Lake Placid, NY, home of so many great American sporting moments,” two-time U.S. Olympian Johnny Weir, now a figure skating analyst for NBC Sports, tweeted afterward. “ 4.5 revolutions in the blink of an eye. Bravo!”
The U.S. Classic is an early season event that doesn’t get the attention of the Grand Prix events, which begin with Skate America on Oct. 21 in Boston. Malinin is scheduled to make his senior debut there in a field that includes Olympic silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan, a two-time runner-up at the world championships.
Malinin’s other Grand Prix assignment this season is Nov. 25 in Espoo, Finland.
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Kovacs looks back at 2019 world shot put triumph
Joe Kovacs recalls winning gold at 2019 Worlds in Doha, in which he, teammate Ryan Crouser and New Zealander Tomas Walsh all threw 22.90m or better -- a mark that until then had only been reached by three others.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A freshman Republican congressman from Wisconsin is refusing to apologize after he yelled and cursed at high school-aged Senate pages during a late night tour of the Capitol this week, eliciting a bipartisan rebuke from Senate leaders.
Rep. Derrick Van Orden, speaking in a round of interviews Friday on Wisconsin conservative talk radio, did not refute reports of his actions or back down from what he did.
Van Orden used a profanity to describe the pages as lazy and and another to order them off the floor of the Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday night, according to a report in the online political newsletter PunchBowl News. The pages were laying down to take photos in the Rotunda, according to the publication.
“I’m not going to apologize for making sure that anybody — I don’t care who you are and who you’re related to — defiles this House,” Van Orden said on “The Dan O’Donnell Show.” “It’s not going to happen on my watch, man.”
Van Orden said he was protecting the integrity of the Capitol Rotunda because it served as a field hospital during the Civil War and it’s where presidents have lain in state upon their deaths. He said the young people he confronted were “goofing off” and that Democrats were making it an issue.
“Would this be an issue if those young people did not have political connections?” Van Orden said on “The Jay Weber Show.” “Why do you think this is an issue, pal?”
A former Navy SEAL who was outside of the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, Van Orden also appeared to embrace the presence of alcohol in his office the same evening he encountered the pages. Images were posted on social media showing bottles of liquor and beer cans on a desk in his office. Van Orden said on X, the platform previously known as Twitter, that the alcohol was from constituents.
And his spokeswoman Anna Kelly posted: “As the Congressman says, once you cross the threshold to our office, you are in Wisconsin!” She followed that with a beer mug emoji.
Van Orden represents Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, a GOP-leaning jurisdiction that comprises parts of central, southwestern and western Wisconsin, including moderate exurbs of Minnesota’s Twin Cities.
On Thursday evening, just before the Senate left for its August recess, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., rebuked Van Orden’s behavior and thanked the pages, high school-age students who serve as helpers and messengers around the Senate. Several of the pages were sitting on the Senate floor at the time, smiling and nodding as dozens of senators stood and gave them a standing ovation.
Without mentioning Van Orden by name, Schumer said he was “shocked” to hear about the behavior of a member of the House Republican majority and “further shocked at his refusal to apologize to these young people.” He noted that Thursday was the final day for this class of pages.
“They’re here when we need them,” Schumer said. “And they have served this institution with grace.”
McConnell said he associated himself with Schumer’s words. “Everybody on this side of the aisle feels exactly the same way,” he said.
When asked about McConnell’s rebuke, Van Orden said Friday “I don’t know what it was because I honestly have not tracked any of this stuff.”
Van Orden was elected to Congress in 2022 after a losing bid in 2020. He has insisted that he did not enter the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and on Friday again condemned those who did, calling them “buffoons.” That didn’t stop fellow Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan, a Democrat, from invoking the Jan. 6 attack in criticizing Van Orden.
“Wonder if he told that to his fellow insurrectionists, who were beating police officers on the same ground?” Pocan said on X.
Rebecca Cooke, a Democrat who is running to challenge Van Orden in 2024, called him an embarrassment and a hypocrite. She called Van Orden a “serial harasser” and referenced an incident in June 2021 when Van Orden was upset about a display of LGBTQ+ books at a southwestern Wisconsin library and yelled at a teenager who was working there.
“For someone to perhaps drunkenly, and definitely belligerently, yell at these kids for enjoying our nation’s Capitol is just stupid,” Pocan said Friday. “He would be best to say it was stupid and just move on.”
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EDITORS’ NOTE: An earlier version of this story misidentified the name of “The Dan O’Donnell Show.”
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Bauer reported from Madison, Wisconsin.
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KLA Corporation Reports Fiscal 2023 Third Quarter Results
Published: Apr. 26, 2023 at 4:05 PM EDT|Updated: 18 minutes ago
Total revenues were $2.43 billion, above the midpoint of the guidance range of $2.20 to $2.50 billion;
GAAP diluted EPS was $5.03 and non-GAAP diluted EPS was $5.49, each finishing above the midpoint of the respective guidance ranges;
Cash flow from operating activities and free cash flow were $1,010.9 million and $925.9 million, respectively; and
Capital returns were $659.0 million, split between $180.9 million in dividends paid and $478.2 million in share repurchases.
MILPITAS, Calif., April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) today announced financial and operating results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2023, which ended on March 31, 2023, and reported GAAP net income of $697.8 million and GAAP earnings per diluted share of $5.03 on revenue of $2.43 billion.
"The March quarter delivered revenue, GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share above the midpoint of the guidance ranges, reflecting solid execution in a challenging industry environment," said Rick Wallace, president and CEO of KLA Corporation. "In addition, KLA's customer focus and product portfolio strategy has been validated by recently published Wafer Fab Equipment ("WFE") industry analysis for calendar year 2022 that shows increased market leadership in the process control market. This performance reinforces the strength of the KLA Operating Model and the value of KLA to our customers' fab productivity and technology roadmaps."
A reconciliation between GAAP operating results and non-GAAP operating results is provided following the financial statements included in this release. KLA will discuss the results for its fiscal year 2023 third quarter, along with its outlook, on a conference call today beginning at 2 p.m. Pacific Time. A webcast of the call will be available at: www.kla.com.
Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2023 Guidance
The following details our guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 ending in June:
Total revenues is expected to be between $2,125 million to $2,375 million
GAAP gross margin is expected to be in a range of 57.58% to 59.85%
Non-GAAP gross margin is expected to be in a range of 59.75% to 61.75%
GAAP diluted EPS is expected to be in a range of $3.87 to $5.07
Non-GAAP diluted EPS is expected to be in a range of $4.23 to $5.43
For additional details and assumptions underlying our guidance metrics, please see the company's published Letter to Shareholders, Earnings Slide Presentation and Earnings Infographic on the KLA investor relations website. Such Letter to Shareholders, Earnings Slide Presentation and Earnings Infographic are not incorporated by reference into this earnings release.
About KLA:
KLA Corporation ("KLA") develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry. We provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. In close collaboration with leading customers across the globe, our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers design solutions that move the world forward. Investors and others should note that KLA announces material financial information including SEC filings, press releases, public earnings calls and conference webcasts using an investor relations website (ir.kla.com). Additional information may be found at: www.kla.com.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
Statements in this press release other than historical facts, such as statements pertaining to total revenues, GAAP and non-GAAP gross margin and GAAP and non-GAAP diluted EPS for the quarter ending June 30, 2023, are forward-looking statements and subject to the Safe Harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current information and expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in such statements due to various factors, including but not limited to: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and on our business, financial condition and results of operations, including the supply chain constraints we are experiencing as a result of the pandemic; economic, political and social conditions in the countries in which we, our customers and our suppliers operate, including rising inflation and interest rates, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and global trade policies; disruption to our manufacturing facilities or other operations, or the operations of our customers, due to natural catastrophic events, health epidemics or terrorism; ongoing changes in the technology industry, and the semiconductor industry in particular, including future growth rates, pricing trends in end-markets, or changes in customer capital spending patterns; our ability to timely develop new technologies and products that successfully anticipate or address changes in the semiconductor industry; our ability to maintain our technology advantage and protect our proprietary rights; our ability to compete with new products introduced by our competitors; our ability to attract, onboard and retain key personnel; cybersecurity threats, cyber incidents affecting our and our customers, suppliers and other service providers' systems and networks and our and their ability to access critical information systems for daily business operations; liability to our customers under indemnification provisions if our products fail to operate properly or contain defects or our customers are sued by third parties due to our products; exposure to a highly concentrated customer base; availability and cost of the wide range of materials used in the production of our products; our ability to operate our business in accordance with our business plan; legal, regulatory and tax environments in which we perform our operations and conduct our business and our ability to comply with relevant laws and regulations; increasing attention to environmental, social and governance matters and the resulting costs, risks and impact on our business; our ability to pay interest and repay the principal of our current indebtedness is dependent upon our ability to manage our business operations, our credit rating and the ongoing interest rate environment, among other factors; our ability or the ability of our customers to obtain licenses for the sale of certain products or provision of certain services to customers in China, pursuant to regulations recently issued by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce, which could impact our business, financial condition and results of operations; instability in the global credit and financial markets; our exposure to currency exchange rate fluctuations, or declining economic conditions in those countries where we conduct our business; changes in our effective tax rate resulting from changes in the tax rates imposed by jurisdictions where our profits are determined to be earned and taxed, expiration of tax holidays in certain jurisdictions, resolution of issues arising from tax audits with various authorities or changes in tax laws or the interpretation of such tax laws; our ability to identify suitable acquisition targets and successfully integrate and manage acquired businesses; and unexpected delays, difficulties and expenses in executing against our environmental, climate, inclusion and diversity or other Environmental, Social and Governance targets, goals and commitments. For other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected and anticipated in forward-looking statements in this press release, please refer to KLA's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2022, and other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including, but not limited to, the risk factors described therein). KLA assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update these forward-looking statements.
The non-GAAP and supplemental information provided in this press release is a supplement to, and not a substitute for, KLA's financial results presented in accordance with United States GAAP.
To supplement our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we provide certain non-GAAP financial information, which is adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude certain gains, costs and expenses, as well as other supplemental information. The non-GAAP and supplemental information is provided to enhance the user's overall understanding of our operating performance and our prospects in the future. Specifically, we believe that the non-GAAP information, including non-GAAP net income attributable to KLA, non-GAAP net income per diluted share attributable to KLA, non-GAAP gross margin and free cash flow, provides useful measures to both management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to our financial performance by excluding certain costs and expenses that we believe are not indicative of our core operating results to help investors compare our operating performances with our results in prior periods as well as with the performance of other companies. The non-GAAP information is among the budgeting and planning tools that management uses for future forecasting. However, because there are no standardized or generally accepted definitions for most non-GAAP financial metrics, definitions of non-GAAP financial metrics are inherently subject to significant discretion (for example, determining which costs and expenses to exclude when calculating such a metric). As a result, non-GAAP financial metrics may be defined very differently from company to company, or even from period to period within the same company, which can potentially limit the usefulness of such information to an investor. The presentation of non-GAAP and supplemental information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared and presented in accordance with United States GAAP. The following are descriptions of the adjustments made to reconcile GAAP net income attributable to KLA to non-GAAP net income attributable to KLA:
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NEW YORK, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPSN) between May 10, 2022 and March 16, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important June 23, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class action commenced by the Firm.
SO WHAT: If you purchased LivePerson securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the LivePerson class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=13260 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than June 23, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) LivePerson failed to address any material weaknesses with internal controls; (2) LivePerson's third quarter financial statements, ended in September 30, 2022 failed to disclose WildHealth's suspension of Medicare reimbursement; (3) as a result, LivePerson's fourth quarter 2022 revenue would be affected; and (4) as a result, defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the LivePerson class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=13260 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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Provides investors with opportunity to invest in nature and mitigate climate change
BOSTON, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Manulife Investment Management announced today the launch of Manulife Forest Climate Fund, LP1 (FCF or the fund), which is a closed-end fund providing qualified U.S. investors with the opportunity to promote climate change mitigation through sustainably managed forests where carbon sequestration is prioritized over timber production. The fund, which along with its affiliated offshore vehicles is targeting US$500 million in committed capital, will be invested in a globally diversified portfolio of sustainably managed forestland assets. Manulife Investment Management may seek to provide opportunities for professional investors in certain other jurisdictions, including within the European Union, to be able to invest in the Forest Climate Strategy. As such, Manulife Investment Management is seeking to ensure that the strategy, if offered outside of the United States through an offshore feeder fund, will comply with the requirements of Article 9 of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation.
"Manulife Forest Climate Fund's ability to align with the climate goals of our investors and key stakeholders is enhanced by our experience, size, global scale, and reputation in the market for developing and managing global timberland portfolios and carbon markets," said Tom Sarno, global head of timberland investments, Manulife Investment Management. "We believe high-integrity, verified carbon credits will continue to be viewed as premier decarbonization instruments and that, in time, such carbon markets will eventually come to resemble that of more traditional commodities."
The fund will aim to deliver durable, high-quality carbon value to investors through carbon credits. To achieve its goals, Manulife FCF will focus on acquiring forests with strong carbon potential and high conservation value, in addition to implementing sustainable forest management plans. The fund intends to use carbon credits, conservation easements, value-added strategies, and limited timber harvests to generate high-integrity climate benefits and financial returns for investors.2
As a steward of its clients' investments, Manulife Investment Management's sustainable investing practices and nature-positive outcomes are integral to its business. The firm is bringing FCF to investors recognizing that clients' needs are growing in areas beyond net neutral strategies. In addition to carbon credit opportunities, investors are also looking to help halt and reverse biodiversity and nature loss through long-term protection and restoration of sensitive habitats.
Eric Cooperström, managing director, impact investing and natural capital solutions, Manulife Investment Management, added, "We are excited to bring a product to investors that we have developed by capitalizing on our decades of experience in sustainable timberland management and on our carbon market expertise. As of June 30, 2022, our integrated timberland management operations comprise nearly 6 million acres under management across six countries and more than 100 individually managed properties, which allows for alignment of investors' environmental, sustainable, and financial interests and greatly enhances the potential opportunity to deliver value."
The fund will pursue carbon insets through sequestration embedded within the investment portfolio, with the objective to provide investors with long-term supplies of high-quality carbon credits aligned with Manulife Investment Management's carbon principles and lower exposure to market volatility.
Manulife Investment Management is intending to make available its Forest Climate Strategy as an opportunity to institutional investors globally and will be subject to local ESG regulations.
Manulife Investment Management's current portfolio of sustainably managed forestry assets is internationally diversified across the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South America. Its sustainably managed forests are concentrated in the United States, the deepest and most liquid timber market in the world, which also represents over 95% of voluntary improved forest management carbon credits issued and retired to date.3 Manulife Investment Management has nearly four decades of investing experience building and sustainably managing globally diversified timberland portfolios for the benefit of its investors while contributing to the environment and local communities.
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This press release is targeted to U.S. qualified purchasers. It does not constitute an advertisement or an offer to sell any security or the solicitation of any offer to buy an interest in the fund or any existing or future fund or investment vehicle managed or advised by Manulife Investment Management and/or its affiliates or any other security. Nor shall there be any sales of the fund interests in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sales would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
The fund interests will be offered only to "qualified purchasers" as defined by Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act and in reliance on the exemption from registration set forth in Rule 506(c) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. Under Rule 506(c), general solicitation of offerings is permitted, however, prospective investors in the fund may be asked to provide supporting documentation satisfactorily to the general partner of a prospective investor's status as a qualified purchaser. The fund has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, and may not be offered or sold without registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities or blue sky laws and foreign securities laws.
The fund will be distributed in the United States by John Hancock Investment Management Distributors LLC, member FINRA, a Manulife IM affiliate.
Private market investments are speculative and considered risky, including potential loss of your investment, and may not be appropriate for every investor. Private investments are generally an illiquid asset class; shareholders cannot sell their funds when they want to without potentially facing high losses.
About Manulife Investment Management
Manulife Investment Management is the global brand for the global wealth and asset management segment of Manulife Financial Corporation. We draw on more than a century of financial stewardship and the full resources of our parent company to serve individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. Headquartered in Toronto, our leading capabilities in public and private markets are strengthened by an investment footprint that spans 19 geographies. We complement these capabilities by providing access to a network of unaffiliated asset managers from around the world. We're committed to investing responsibly across our businesses. We develop innovative global frameworks for sustainable investing, collaboratively engage with companies in our securities portfolios, and maintain a high standard of stewardship where we own and operate assets, and we believe in supporting financial well-being through our workplace retirement plans. Today, plan sponsors around the world rely on our retirement plan administration and investment expertise to help their employees plan for, save for, and live a better retirement. Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit manulifeim.com.
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ESTERO, Fla., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTZ) (the "Company") announced today that it plans to report its second quarter 2022 financial results at approximately 7:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, July 28, 2022 followed by an earnings call at 8:30 a.m. ET.
A live webcast of the call will be available on the Investor Relations page of the Company's website at https://ir.hertz.com. To access the call by phone, please go to https://register.vevent.com/register/BI2433af661d3d4b639a2e3512a894d4d6, and you will be provided with dial in details. To avoid delays, we encourage participants to dial into the conference call fifteen minutes ahead of the scheduled start time. A web replay will remain available on the website for approximately one year.
ABOUT HERTZ
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Dwarf tomato seeds will launch to space station aboard SpaceX’s next resupply flight
By Ashley Strickland, CNN
When SpaceX’s 26th commercial resupply mission launches Tuesday, it will carry a bounty of supplies, a pair of new solar arrays, dwarf tomato seeds and a range of science experiments to the International Space Station.
The mission will also deliver ice cream and Thanksgiving-style treats, including spicy green beans, cran-apple desserts, pumpkin pie and candy corn, to the space station crew.
The Dragon spacecraft is expected to lift off with its 7,700 pounds (3,493 kilograms) of cargo from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 3:54 p.m. ET, with live coverage available on NASA’s website beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET.
The International Space Station Roll Out Solar Arrays, or iROSAs, will be installed outside the floating laboratory during spacewalks scheduled for November 29 and December 3. The solar arrays will give the space station a power boost.
The cargo includes a number of health-related items, such as the Moon Microscope kit. The portable handheld microscope will allow astronauts to collect and send images of blood samples to flight surgeons on the ground for diagnostics and treatment.
Nutrients are a key component of maintaining good health in space. But fresh produce is in short supply on the space station compared with the prepackaged meals astronauts eat during their six-month stays in low-Earth orbit.
“It is fairly important to our exploration goals at NASA to be able to sustain the crew with not only nutrition but also to look at various types of plants as sources for nutrients that we would be hard pressed to sustain on the long trips between distant destinations like Mars and so forth,” said Kirt Costello, chief scientist at NASA’s International Space Station Program and a deputy manager of the ISS Research Integration Office.
Astronauts have grown and tasted different types of lettuce, radishes and chiles on the International Space Station. Now, the crew members can add some dwarf tomatoes — specifically, Red Robin tomatoes — to their list of space-grown salad ingredients.
The experiment, known as the Pick-and-Eat Salad-Crop Productivity, Nutritional Value, and Acceptability to Supplement the ISS Food System, is part of an effort to provide continuous fresh food production in space.
The dwarf tomato seeds will be grown under two different light treatments to measure their impact on how many tomatoes can be harvested, as well as the plants’ nutritional value and taste. Red Robin tomatoes will also be grown on Earth as a control experiment. The two crops will be compared to measure the effects of the zero gravity environment on tomato growth.
The space tomatoes will be grown inside small bags called plant pillows installed in the Vegetable Production System, known as the Veggie growth chamber, on the space station. The astronauts will frequently water and nurture the plants as they grow, as well as pollinate the flowers.
“Tomatoes will be a new adventure for us on the Veggie team, trying to figure out how to keep these thirsty plants well watered without over watering,” said Gioia Massa, NASA’s space crop production scientist and principal investigator for the tomato study.
The tomatoes will be ready for their first taste test in the spring.
The crew is expecting three tomato harvests 90, 97 and 104 days after the plants begin to grow. During taste tests, the crew will rate the flavor, aroma, juiciness and texture of the tomatoes grown using the two different light treatments. Half of each tomato harvest will be frozen and returned to Earth for analysis.
Growing plants on the space station not only provides the opportunity for fresh food and creative taco nights, it can also boost the mood of the crew during their long spaceflight.
The astronauts will also take surveys to track their moods as they care for and interact with the plants to see how nurturing the seedlings enhances their experience amid the isolation and confinement of the space station.
The hardware is still in development for larger crop production on the space station and eventually other planets, but scientists are already planning what plants might grow best on the moon and Mars. Earlier this year, a team successfully grew plants in lunar soil that included samples collected during the Apollo missions.
“Tomatoes are going to be a great crop for the moon,” Massa said. “They’re very nutritious, very delicious and we think the astronauts will be really excited to grow them there.”
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University of Oregon won't retain track and field coach Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson, whose decade-long position as Oregon track and field and cross country coach coincided with 14 national titles for the Ducks, will not have his contract renewed when it expires at the end of the month, the school announced in a brief statement released Thursday night.
Johnson’s contract is set to expire on June 30. Associate head coach Helen Lehman-Winters will serve as interim head coach, the school said, while “a national search for a new leader for the Oregon track and field and cross country programs is underway.”
Johnson, after a seven-year career as an Oregon assistant, took over the storied and beloved program when Vin Lananna stepped aside in 2012 and led it to unprecedented success, including a triple crown season for the women in 2016-17 when they won NCAA titles in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track.
Altogether, under Johnson the Ducks won eight indoor national team titles (four by the men and four by the women), four NCAA outdoor titles (two by each team) and two NCAA titles in cross country by the women’s team.
Those 14 national titles rank Johnson fourth all-time among NCAA coaches in cross country and track and field, and ninth overall for Division I coaches in all sports.
The Ducks also have dominated the Pac-12 Conference in track and field, winning 15 straight men’s titles and 10 of the last 13 women’s titles. Fifteen of those titles came with Johnson in charge.
Johnson came under scrutiny last fall when a report by The Oregonian/OregonLive in Portland quoted several former female Oregon track and field athletes who accused the coach of weight shaming and for his use of DEXA scans, a medical imaging device that measures bone density and body fat percentage.
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City Center Group announced Friday that it is ready to move forward with mixed-use residential projects in downtown Easton.
The development company, known for its work in downtown Allentown, gave an update Friday on The Marquis, a mixed-use residential and retail development at South Third and Pine streets. City Center said it has taken ownership of Easton’s Pine Street Garage and will soon begin demolition. Construction of the $80 million complex is scheduled to begin this fall for a spring 2025 opening.
“Now that we officially own the Pine Street Garage in downtown Easton, we can begin the process of redeveloping this aging parking deck into something that will better serve and activate the community —The Marquis,” said J.B. Reilly, president of City Center Group. “We thank Mayor [Sal] Panto and his entire team. They have been wonderful to work with.”
The Marquis will be a 400,000-square-foot building with seven floors and 264 apartments, making it the largest residential project in Easton’s history. The building will feature first-floor retail along Third Street, a green roof, and a 308-space parking deck to serve both residents and the community.
City Center also announced a joint venture with Bethlehem-based Peron Development. The two companies will partner on developing The Marquis and a second mixed-use residential and retail project in Easton, The Confluence. The Confluence will be a 250,000 square-foot building with six floors and 180 apartments. The building will feature 8,500 feet of first-floor retail as well as both private and public outdoor amenity spaces and parks.
This $85 million project is at the former Days Inn site at the corner of South Third Street and Larry Holmes Drive. The area had been considered for the new Da Vinci Science Center expansion, which is being built in Center City Allentown. Peron Development closed on the property in late June 2021.
“City Center and Peron both have strong track records of development in Allentown and Bethlehem,” said Panto. “Having them combine forces for these two transformative projects for Easton is tremendous news. I’m excited to work with both groups to move these projects forward.”
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Defense wants trial in attack against Nancy Pelosi’s husband moved from San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lawyers for the man charged in last year’s attack against former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband want his federal trial to be moved out of San Francisco, saying intense publicity means he won’t get a fair trial.
David DePape is set to appear in federal court Wednesday. His lawyers will ask the judge to move the trial to the city of Eureka, neighboring Oregon. The federal trial is set to start Nov. 13.
His federal public defenders, Jodi Linker and Angela Chuang, say media attention on the case in the San Francisco Bay Area has tainted the pool of jurors. They said a survey they commissioned shows many potential jurors already believe he is guilty of the crimes and would be unable to change their minds.
Prosecutors say DePape broke into the Pelosis’ San Francisco home on Oct. 28 seeking to kidnap the former speaker — who was out of town — and instead beat her 83-year-old husband with a hammer. The violence sent shockwaves through the political world.
DePape, 43, pleaded not guilty to federal charges of attempting to kidnap a federal official and assaulting a federal official’s family member. He also pleaded not guilty to state charges, including attempted murder, burglary and elder abuse. He remains jailed without bail. The state trial hasn’t been scheduled.
Linker and Chuang also said they fear potential jurors in San Francisco could be biased against DePape because Nancy Pelosi, who has represented the city in Congress since 1987, remains a popular figure in the Bay Area.
They said Bay Area media outlets have extensively covered the case and played video footage of the assault on Paul Pelosi, the 911 call, and a police interview of DePape shortly after his arrest.
Footage of the attack was released to the public in January after a California judge denied prosecutors’ request to keep it secret.
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Federal prosecutors are using a grand jury in Florida as part of their investigation into the possible mishandling of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach property, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday night.
The grand jury is in addition to a separate panel that has been meeting in Washington for months to consider charges against Trump over the retention of hundreds of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and potential obstruction of the government’s efforts to reclaim the records.
It is not clear why prosecutors are using an additional grand jury, which was described to The Associated Press by a person who insisted on anonymity to discuss secret proceedings, or which witnesses might be testifying before it.
A variety of witnesses, including lawyers for Trump, close aides to the former president and officials with the Trump Organization, have appeared over the last year before the grand jury in Washington. But the use of a different grand jury in Florida suggests that prosecutors may also be eyeing at least some potential charges in that state.
The Mar-a-Lago investigation, being led by special counsel Jack Smith’s team of prosecutors, is thought to be in its final stages, with a charging decision expected soon. Trump’s lawyers met at the Justice Department on Monday with officials including Smith, part of an effort by the legal team to raise concerns about what they say is prosecutorial misconduct and to try to argue against a potential indictment.
The investigation has centered not only on the possession of classified documents, including at the top-secret level, but also on the refusal of Trump to return the records when asked and on possible obstruction. The FBI last year issued a subpoena for classified records at the property, and after coming to suspect that Trump and his representatives had not returned all the documents, returned with a search warrant and recovered an additional 100 documents with classification markings.
Investigators have questioned a Trump associate who was seen on surveillance camera moving boxes of documents at Mar-a-Lago. As part of an obstruction probe centered in part on surveillance footage, they more recently have expressed interest in a worker’s draining of a pool at the resort last October, an act that caused a flood at the property, according to another person who spoke on condition of anonymity. That area of interest was first reported by CNN.
A spokesman for Smith declined to comment Tuesday night on the existence of another grand jury.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan demanded Tuesday that the Justice Department hand over documents related to federal investigations into Trump.
In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Jordan, R-Ohio, requested an unredacted copy of the memorandum detailing the scope of special counsel Smith’s investigations into Trump and any supporting documentation. Jordan set a June 20 deadline for the documents.
One of Trump’s most ardent supporters, Jordan is investigating the probes involving the former president, including the FBI seizing documents from Mar-a-Lago in August.
“The FBI won’t turn over a document to @RepJamesComer about President Biden. Will the DOJ turn over documents relating to the scope of Jack Smith’s investigation into President Trump?” Jordan tweeted Tuesday. “If not, what are they hiding?”
Jordan was referring to efforts by Comer, R-Ky., the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, who is seeking a copy of a document that contains unverified allegations about Biden and his family.
Comer is moving to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress for not producing the document. Comer said a Monday briefing by FBI officials does not amount to compliance with the committee’s subpoena.
The Justice Department confirmed to Spectrum News that it received Jordan’s letter but declined to comment.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Honks are becoming such a thing that you guys even tell me about them when you see me in person.
I feel we may need to start some What The Honk merch!
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Our web team sees it all, from what we show on TV to everything in the virtual world. Now we can include honks on their list of finds.
Our web manager Daniel sent me this one and I totally understand why. This is a mess waiting to happen. If the top of this van is loaded like this, I can only imagine what the inside of the van looks like. I would recommend making more than one trip next time.
As a law enforcement officer, I can appreciate those who are not and their public display of support for what we do on a daily basis. But this is something that drives me bananas.
STOP PUTTING STICKERS ON YOUR LICENSE PLATE.
I don’t care if it’s an agency sticker, a thin blue line or something like this. Don’t put it on your license plate. Support or not, this is illegal and blocks your tag. Makes us look bad when you do stuff like this.
I am so done. Look at this right here. Why? Just why?
This is something you see and wonder if it’s a joke. I understand this vehicle may be going through some cosmetic things, but this is not allowed on the road. You are looking through a 5 inch by 5 inch square with no protection and no visibility outside of that. This is real, y’all.
I want to share the things you’re seeing! Keep your passenger pictures or dash camera videos coming and email them to me at AskTrooperSteve@wkmg.com.
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United Way of Tarrant County recently held a ribbon cutting and open house in celebration of its new offices in the Panther City District, just minutes away from the heart of Fort Worth at 201 Rupert St, Ste 107. This grand opening comes at a significant time for United Way of Tarrant County as it is celebrating its 100th birthday and a century of serving the Tarrant County region.
During the event, community members learned about United Way’s programs and initiatives and heard from Tarrant County area civic leaders. Team members showed attendees around the new space and talked about all the great work being done for the people of Tarrant County.
United Way of Tarrant County has proudly been serving citizens across all 64 zip codes in Tarrant County for the past 100 years. In 2022, the organization celebrated its 100th anniversary and is ready to serve Tarrant County for years to come. As the organization focuses on the next 100 years of service, the people of Fort Worth are asked to Get United for healthier, safer, more equitable communities and a more prosperous Tarrant County for all.
During their centennial celebration, United Way has launched the Get United Campaign, a $100 million fundraising campaign that aims to engage the public, businesses, and philanthropists in achieving healthier, safer, more equitable communities and a more prosperous Tarrant County for all.
United Way of Tarrant County brings people together to build strong communities where everyone thrives. As nonprofit leaders, this organization helps communities tackle tough challenges and works with private, public, and nonprofit partners to boost education, financial stability, and health resources. In the past two years, they have doubled the impact, helping more than 550,000 people through its resources.
For more information, visit UnitedWayTarrant.org.
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MINOT, N.D. (KXNET) — The Minot International Airport will conduct a live active shooter drill designed to assist local law enforcement agencies and the Transportation Safety Administration with training procedures.
The airport, in conjunction with TSA, North Dakota Highway Patrol and the Minot Police Department will hold the active shooter training and an active shooter live drill on Tuesday, July 19 from 8:30 to 10 a.m., according to a press release.
The training is scheduled between active commercial flights at the airport and includes training instruction from the Minot PD, followed by a short live shooter drill.
Uniformed police officers will be on-site for safety, and state and local law enforcement agencies will be involved in all aspects of the training.
“We appreciate the public’s concern and interest, but if it’s not necessary to be at the terminal, we ask the public to please stay away during that time,” Airport Director Jennifer Eckman said in a press release. “If you are on the premises during this drill, don’t be concerned if you see police vehicles and a flurry of activity at the terminal.”
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NEW YORK — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is concerned that a former prosecutor who wrote a book about his time investigating Donald Trump may jeopardize the office’s continuing probe, potentially violating laws and ethics rules in the process, according to a letter to the publisher and author sent Wednesday.
Since then, Pomerantz has criticized Bragg, saying he wrongly stopped a move to quickly indict Trump, while Bragg sought more time to evaluate the evidence. Bragg now says a new book by Pomerantz to be published next month by Simon & Schuster could interfere with that effort.
“Mr. Pomerantz is under an obligation to receive prior written permission from the DA’s Office before making any disclosures relating to the ‘existence, nature, or content’ of any communications or records or documents that relate in any manner to the investigation he participated in as a Special Assistant,” the letter to Simon & Schuster from Bragg’s general counsel Leslie Dubeck says.
“The district attorney’s interest here is to protect the integrity of this office’s pending criminal investigations and proceedings regarding the former President,” Dubeck wrote, adding that because Pomerantz “has been separated from the DA’s office for nearly a year, he is not capable of making any assessment of whether disclosures he intends to disseminate in this publication” might prejudice the case.
Dubeck urged Pomerantz “not to take any further steps that would damage an ongoing criminal investigation.”
The DA’s office is not presently attempting to prevent the book’s publication.
Pomerantz did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Simon & Schuster also did not have an immediate response.
Last week, after the sentencing of the Trump Organization in a tax case that did not ensnare the former president personally, Bragg said his team would “move on to the next chapter” of the larger Trump case, which began under Vance in 2019 and led the state prosecutor’s office to a Supreme Court fight — that it won — over the release of Trump’s tax returns.
On Tuesday, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, who participated in a number of interviews during Pomerantz’s tenure, confirmed he had a 2 1/2 hour session with members of Bragg’s Trump investigative team. Cohen’s renewed role signals a focus on hush money given to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, allegedly on Trump’s behalf during the 2016 campaign.
Daniels claims to have had a sexual encounter with Trump years before the election, which Trump denies.
“I find the entire team assembled by District Attorney (Alvin) Bragg to be extremely competent, thorough and knowledgeable,” Cohen said when reached by phone after the session.
Keith Davidson, an attorney who helped arrange the payment to Daniels, has also recently been contacted by Bragg’s office, according to a person familiar with the investigation.
Since his departure, Pomerantz has been vocal about how he thought the case should have been handled.
“People vs. Donald Trump: An Inside Account” is a 304-page account of Pomerantz’s “unprecedented investigation, why he believes Donald Trump should be prosecuted, and what we can learn about the nature of justice in America from this extraordinary case,” according to the publisher’s website.
Two New York City investigative bodies which monitor conduct of officials here — the Department of Investigation and the Conflicts of Interest Board — were copied on Dubeck’s letter, a move that could trigger formal reviews. Dubeck previously worked as general counsel for the DOI.
A DOI spokesperson could not immediately say how the agency would address the letter.
Pomerantz was a former federal prosecutor and defense attorney who was semiretired when he accepted the position at the DA’s office for no compensation. He signed an agreement that required him to get written permission from the DA’s office before disclosing anything related to the investigation, according to Dubeck’s letter.
Dubeck said her office was not given the chance to approve the material and is asking to be allowed to do so before its publication.
The letter also cites the office’s concern that the book’s publication could amount to a violation of the state’s grand jury secrecy law which makes it a felony for an official who is part of a grand jury proceeding to disclose “the nature or substance of any grand jury testimony, or any decision, result or other matter.”
The publication of the book could also violate other laws and ethics rules, the letter says.
Simon & Schuster called the book “a fascinating inside account of the attempt to prosecute former president Donald Trump, written by one of the lawyers who worked on the case and resigned in protest when Manhattan’s district attorney refused to act.”
Pomerantz and Dunne recently launched a pro bono law firm that expects to take on cases over gun safety, voting rights and book ban efforts.
Dunne was the former district attorney’s representative who argued the tax return subpoena dispute in front of the Supreme Court in 2020.
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A massive 542-foot guitar – actually, back-to-back guitars – will be much more than a sign in front of the Hard Rock Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.
The resort – currently being rebranded from The Mirage, with construction that will replace the famous volcano – says it’s not a sign at all. It will be a hotel tower with 600 rooms and a 48,234-square-foot casino.
A conceptual rendering of the project has been released, but details of the design are just becoming public. The guitar itself shoots 542 feet skyward.
“Designed to resemble back to back guitars, complete with guitar faces and lit strings, this tower will be an engineering masterpiece at a height of 660 feet with floor to ceiling glass panes. The guitar tower will forever change the skyline of the Strip,” according to documents approved by Clark County Commissioners on Wednesday.
It’s so tall it will have to get a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration.
“The necessary forms have been filed with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). However, final action cannot occur until the FAA has issued a valid Determination of No Hazard, and the Department Of Aviation (DOA) has reviewed the determination,” according to documents.
According to the documents, the design of the hotel features an exterior composed of a glazed aluminum window wall system and aluminum composite panels.
The structure will include 36 levels with occupied rooms within the tower, which will rise above a 105-foot base structure, reaching a height of 660 feet “for additional architectural features to mimic the neck of the guitar. The plan also includes a plan for more than 4,500 additional parking spaces and multiple “potential” pedestrian bridges over existing driveways on the property.
A similar guitar-shaped hotel was opened by the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in South Florida in 2019.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michelle Yeoh has won the Academy Award for best actress and made history all at once.
The Malaysian-born actor became the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for best actress on Sunday night for her multifaceted performance in the multiversal “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
“For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibility. This is proof that dreams dream big and dreams do come true,” she said. “And ladies, don’t let anyone ever tell you you’re past your prime.”
Yeoh’s victory comes almost 90 years after Luise Rainer, a white actor, won the same category for donning “yellowface” to play a Chinese villager in “The Good Earth.”
As a nominee, Yeoh was the first in the category who identified as Asian. Merle Oberon, who was nominated in 1935 for “The Dark Angel” but didn’t win, hid her South Asian heritage, according to birth records.
She joyously acknowledged the historical moment in front of reporters in the press room.
“I think this is something we have been working so hard towards for a very long time and tonight, we freaking broke that glass ceiling! I kung fu-ed it out and shattered it,” Yeoh said.
Yeoh beat out past Oscar winner Cate Blanchett (“Tár”), as well as Michelle Williams (“The Fabelmans”), Ana de Armas (“Blonde”) and Andrea Riseborough (“To Leslie”).
The category also received notice for who wasn’t nominated: In a year of strong performances from Black women like Viola Davis (“The Woman King”) and Danielle Deadwyler (“Till”), they were shut out. Meanwhile some criticized the grassroots campaigning by A-listers on social media for Riseborough.
Yeoh also used her speech to honor her 84-year-old mother.
“I have to dedicate this to my mom and all the moms in the world because they are really the superheroes and without them none of us would be here tonight,” she said.
Janet Yeoh got to watch her daughter’s win at a live Oscar watch party in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Yeoh added her mother has “has always instilled in me confidence, taught me about love, taught me about kindness and compassion.” She also heeded her mother’s last piece of advice.
“The recent thing she asked me to do is, ‘Don’t wear pants to the Oscars.’”
Yeoh appeared a lock after winning seemingly every award everywhere, including the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award, for her nuanced portrayal of Evelyn, an immigrant Chinese wife, mother and laundromat operator bracing for a tax audit.
Her win was one of seven Oscars for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” including best picture and editing. Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan also won best supporting actor Oscars. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert won for best directors and original screenplay.
Yeoh got her start in the kung fu cinema world but rose to stardom in 1992 as Jackie Chan’s co-star in “Supercop.” American audiences got to know her even better over the next decade with hits like “Tomorrow Never Dies” and Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.”
When she first read the script for “Everything Everywhere,” Yeoh thought it was “an independent film on steroids.” She was ultimately swayed by the opportunity to give voice to immigrant mothers and grandmothers who go unnoticed. The multiverse movie was also a showcase across a bevy of genres — drama, comedy, sci-fi and fantasy.
At 60, Yeoh has been heavily in demand since her standout turn as a controlling matriarch in “Crazy Rich Asians.” From there, she has done everything from a “Star Trek” spinoff to Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.”
Yeoh will be seen later this year in the Disney+ series “American Born Chinese.” She is also preparing to reunite with “Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon M. Chu for the screen adaptation of the musical “Wicked.”
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Deer entangled in Christmas lights rescued by wildlife officials
DALLAS, Ore. (CNN) – Wildlife officials in Oregon freed a buck that was entangled in Christmas lights.
The first reports of the animal with its antlers tangled in lights came in before Thanksgiving when a homeowner captured the buck on video walking through her yard.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife officers sedated the buck with a dart so the lights could be removed.
The animal was not injured, and its ear was tagged for identification purposes.
Officials say this sort of thing is a common occurrence. Bucks rub their antlers on trees, bushes and other things to get rid of the velvet, mark their territory, and show dominance over other bucks.
Oregon wildlife officials say every fall they start getting reports of deer “tangled up in volleyball nets, hammocks and yes, even Christmas lights.”
They recommend hanging lights higher up in trees so bucks can’t get to them.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Labor Department issued new rules Friday requiring employers to pay for internet and provide ergonomic chairs for employees working from home.
The new rules also mandate a “right to disconnect” for employees who work at least 40% of their time from remote locations. Remote workers often complain that, because they are constantly reachable at home, they are also constantly asked to work.
Mexico, like many other countries, saw a big increase in remote working during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and 2021. While office space occupancy is inching back up, remote work seems to be a trend that has caught on.
The trend is so pronounced that some office buildings on bustling downtown boulevards are being converted into apartments, hospitals and stores.
The Labor Department said bosses are responsible for paying for the electricity, printers and other equipment used when working at home. According to the new rules, if an employee’s home isn’t safe, well-lit and well-ventilated, they can’t be forced to work there.
Inspectors can visit a worker’s home, or employees may be asked to take pictures of their home, to prove that it meets labor requirements.
Remote workers cannot be paid less than those who go to an office, and they must have set work hours.
According to the commercial real estate firm Newmark, Mexico City’s office market has shown slight signs of recovery since the pandemic. In a first-quarter 2023 research report, it said the city’s office vacancy rate had declined to 23.4%, from 24.5% one year ago.
As in many parts of the world, some employers have adopted a “mixed” or hybrid model in which workers come into the office only part of the week. The new rules apply only to those who work remotely at least 40% of the week.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Two loyalists of former President Donald Trump who both have embraced his false claim that he won the 2020 election face off Tuesday in a contest that likely will decide who will be Oklahoma’s next U.S. senator.
Mullin and Shannon are seeking to replace retiring 87-year-old U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, a fixture in Republican politics in Oklahoma since the 1960s who has held the U.S. Senate seat since being elected in 1994.
Polls across the state will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
The winner of the contest will be heavily favored in November’s general election against former Democratic U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn, along with an independent and a Libertarian. Oklahoma hasn’t elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in more than 30 years.
In a state where nearly 10% of the population identifies as American Indian, both Mullin and Shannon are members of Native American tribes — Mullin a Cherokee citizen and Shannon, who is also African American, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation.
Campaign finance reports show that Mullin has raised about $3.6 million, which is nearly three times the $1.3 million that Shannon has reported he raised.
In campaign ads and on the stump, both men have touted their positions on hot-button issues and vowed to fight President Joe Biden’s policy agenda. Shannon launched an anti-abortion ad in which he labeled Planned Parenthood the “true face of white supremacy,” while Mullin in an ad featuring two of his own children and a montage of transgender collegiate swimmer Lia Thomas, said: “Democrats can’t even tell us what a woman is.”
Also on Tuesday, Democrats Jason Bollinger, an Oklahoma City attorney, and Madison Horn, a cybersecurity expert, will face off in the primary runoff in the race for Oklahoma’s other U.S. Senate seat. The winner will face incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. James Lankford, who will be heavy favorite in November, along with a Republican and an independent.
In the race for an open U.S. House seat in eastern Oklahoma, Republicans Josh Brecheen, a former state senator from Coalgate, and state Rep. Avery Frix, of Muskogee, face off in the GOP runoff after emerging as the top two candidates in June’s 14-candidate primary. The winner will face Democrat Naomi Andrews, of Tulsa, and independent Ben Robinson, of Muskogee, in November.
Also on the ballot Tuesday will be Republican primary runoffs for several statewide offices, including state superintendent of public instruction, state treasurer, labor commissioner and corporation commissioner.
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CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — Drew Timme had 22 points and 13 rebounds, and led No. 2 Gonzaga in a spirited comeback from a 12-point deficit that carried the Bulldogs to a 64-63 victory over Michigan State Friday night on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln at North Island Naval Air Station.
Timme made an inside shot with 2:24 left for a 63-61 lead, Gonzaga's first since early in the game. The Zags scored just one more point, when Timme made the second of two free throws with 1:51 left.
Gonzaga's Julian Strawther was called for traveling with 31 seconds left and Michigan State's Jaden Akins missed a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Strawther had 13 points and nine rebounds, and Nolan Hickman scored 10 for Gonzaga (2-0).
Michigan State big man Mady Sissoko scored 10 of his 14 points in the first half but committed his third foul early in the second half and didn't have much of an impact the rest of the way.
The Spartans (1-1) led 45-33 three minutes into the second half before Timme and the Zags went on an 11-0 run to pull to 45-44. Timme made a spin move layup, was fouled and made the free throw, and then fed Rasir Bolton for a baseline jumper to close within three points. Efton Reid III's slam dunk got the Zags to 45-44.
Tyson Walker made a layup with 12:10 left to break MSU's five-minute scoring drought.
As impressive as he was overall, Timme made just four of 10 free throws and could have given the Zags a cushion late in the game.
The game was played 11 years to the day after North Carolina beat Michigan State on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson at North Island NAS, with then-president Barack Obama and wife Michelle watching from courtside.
The teams wore camouflage uniforms with U.S.A. on the back. Just before the second half began, the crowd rose for the retiring of the flag at sunset. The crowd of 3,000 was made up mostly of sailors from the aircraft carrier as well as fans of both teams.
Michigan State led 38-31 at halftime largely on the strength of the powerful inside game of the 6-foot-9 Sissoko. Sissoko had three slam dunks in the final 5 minutes of the half, including on an alley-oop pass from A.J. Hoggard. His final two dunks helped the Spartans take control. Michigan State had consecutive steals, which had coach Tom Izzo emphatically pumping his fist.
Neither team was afraid to hoist 3-pointers and each team made a shot from behind the arc in the first two minutes. The wind appeared to affect just one 3-point shot as the six-level conning tower and the scoreboard blocked most of the wind off the Pacific Ocean.
BIG PICTURE
Michigan State: Coach Tom Izzo dropped to 0-2 in aircraft carrier games on San Diego Bay. His unranked Spartans certainly got Gonzaga's attention with some tough defense.
Gonzaga: Timme returned for his senior season to take a final shot at bringing an elusive national title to Spokane.
UP NEXT
Michigan State plays No. 4 Kentucky at Indianapolis on Tuesday night.
Gonzaga plays at No. 12 Texas on Wednesday night.
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LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GID, a real estate owner and fiduciary that invests in multiple asset classes, is proud to announce a joint-venture partnership with Hanover Company to develop Hanover Laguna Niguel, a 309-unit apartment building located in Laguna Niguel, CA.
The six-story building features high-quality amenities including a fitness center, swimming pool, courtyard, and co-working lounge, as well as a screening room and club room. The community will also provide easy access to Interstate 5 and an abundance of retail, as well as a Metrolink Station located directly south of the community.
Future residents can also expect outstanding customer service from Windsor Communities, which ranked number one in Overall Customer Service and Maintenance by the Kingsley Excellence Award Program in 2021.
To learn more about GID, visit www.gid.com.
GID is a privately held, vertically-integrated real estate company that owns and operates a portfolio of multifamily and industrial assets, as well as develops mixed-use projects. With corporate offices in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, New York City, and San Francisco, GID is an experienced real estate private equity investor and manager supported by an integrated operating platform and has 60+ years of experience across multiple asset classes. GID's existing and under-development properties are valued at over $28.5 billion as of June 30, 2022.
The current portfolio includes over 48,000 residential units, more than 21 million square feet of industrial space, and one million square feet of retail and office space. More information is available at www.gid.com.
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The Brock Purdy show is hitting the road in prime time.
After outplaying Tom Brady and dominating the Buccaneers in his first career start, Purdy leads the San Francisco 49ers against Seattle on ”Thursday Night Football.”
Purdy, the last pick in this year’s draft, can follow up a spectacular performance by helping the 49ers (9-4) secure the NFC West. A victory over the Seahawks (7-6) would clinch the division title for San Francisco, which turned to Purdy after losing Jimmy Garoppolo to a foot injury on Dec. 4.
”The kid is a perfectionist and everything he does, he wants to see what he can do better,” Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said of Purdy.
Purdy will try to play through an oblique injury, and the Niners won’t have wide receiver Deebo Samuel because of knee and ankle injuries.
Still, they’re 3 1/2-point favorites, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The Seahawks have lost three of four.
Pro Picks leans toward San Francisco because the Seahawks have the second-worst run defense in the NFL and they’ve allowed 506 yards rushing in the past two home games, losses to Carolina and Las Vegas.
49ERS, 23-17
Cincinnati (minus 3 1/2) at Tampa Bay
Joe Burrow has led the Bengals (9-4) to five straight wins. The Buccaneers (6-7) may have the worst coaching staff in the NFL, but still can win the woeful NFC South with a losing record.
BEST BET: BENGALS, 27-20.
Pittsburgh (plus 2 1/2) at Carolina
The Panthers (5-8) have gone from being in line to get the second pick in the draft to just one game out of first place. The Steelers (5-8) may have to turn to Mitch Trubisky if Kenny Pickett can’t go because of a second concussion this season.
UPSET SPECIAL: STEELERS, 20-17
Indianapolis (plus 4 1/2) at Minnesota
The Vikings (10-3) gave doubters more reason to criticize with a loss to the Lions. The Colts visit at the right time.
VIKINGS, 26-17
Baltimore (plus 2 1/2) at Cleveland
The Ravens (9-4) are missing Lamar Jackson and backup QB Tyler Huntley was in concussion protocol so the Browns (5-8) are favorites to get Deshaun Watson his first win in two years.
BROWNS, 23-20
Miami (plus 7 1/2) at Buffalo
Josh Allen and the Bills (10-3) are rolling while Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins (8-5) are slipping.
BILLS, 24-17
Atlanta (plus 4) at New Orleans
Rookie Desmond Ridder makes his first career start for the Falcons (5-8) and has two fan bases rooting for him in Atlanta and Philadelphia. The Saints (4-9) traded their first-round pick to the Eagles.
SAINTS, 23-16
Detroit (minus 1) at New York Jets
Mike White and the Jets (7-6) are fighting to stay in the playoff race. The Lions (6-7) are somehow in the wild-card chase after starting 1-6.
JETS, 24-22
Kansas City (minus 14) at Houston
The Texans (1-11-1) almost pulled off the biggest upset of the season in Dallas last week. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs (10-3) had to take notice.
CHIEFS, 34-13
Philadelphia (minus 9) at Chicago
The Eagles (12-1) are headed toward the No. 1 seed and a franchise record for most regular-season wins.
EAGLES, 30-20
Dallas (minus 4 1/2) at Jacksonville
Trevor Lawrence is coming off his best pro game while the Cowboys barely survived against Houston.
COWBOYS, 27-20
Arizona (plus 2 1/2) at Denver
Colt McCoy takes over for Kyler Murray for the Cardinals (4-9). Russell Wilson finally showed his Pro Bowl form before suffering a concussion last week.
BRONCOS, 20-16
New England (minus 1 1/2) at Las Vegas
Bill Belichick vs. Josh McDaniels. Advantage, Patriots.
PATRIOTS, 23-20
Tennessee (plus 3) at Los Angeles Chargers
The Titans (7-6) have lost three in a row, but still have a cushion in the lowly AFC South. Justin Herbert and the Chargers (7-6) are battling for a wild-card spot.
CHARGERS, 27-21
New York Giants (plus 4 1/2) at Washington
The Commanders (7-5-1) and Giants (7-5-1) meet again after a tie two weeks ago. Washington turned its season around after a 1-4 start while New York has one win in its past six games.
COMMANDERS, 23-20
Los Angeles Rams (plus 7) at Green Bay
Baker Mayfield has more time to grasp the Rams’ offense. The Packers (5-8) are desperate to stay alive in the playoff race.
PACKERS, 24-19
2022 RECORD
Last Week: Straight up: 8-5 Against spread: 8-5.
Season: Straight up: 125-82. Against spread: 106-97-4.
Thursday: Straight up: 10-6. Against spread: 6-10.
Monday: Straight up: 8-7. Against spread: 7-8.
Best Bet: Straight up: 7-7. Against spread: 7-7.
Upset Special: Straight up: 4-10. Against spread: 6-7-1.
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Like most women seeking an abortion, Brittany Mostiller already had children when she unexpectedly got pregnant again. "I had two young daughters both under the age of 5, sharing a two-bedroom apartment with my sister," she says.
She'd also just been laid off from her overnight job as a greeter for Greyhound buses. Her unemployment benefits were less than her wages there, and nearly all of them went toward rent and utilities. "I'm not even sure I had a cellphone at that time," she says. "If I did, it was certainly on and off," to save money.
Mostiller worried about finding another job while pregnant and then being able to take time off to care for a newborn. But mostly, she knew how expensive it was to have a baby, and she didn't want to sacrifice the well-being of her two children by having a third she simply could not afford.
As it turned out, she couldn't afford an abortion either. And in Illinois at that time 15 years ago, abortion was not covered by Medicaid.
Mostiller went ahead with the pregnancy and had to be hospitalized at 32 weeks and then induced a week later. Not long after giving birth to a third daughter, she started work as a cashier but could get only 20 hours a week. Her financial hardships began to multiply.
"I defaulted on student loans that I was navigating," she says. She'd been studying to be a paralegal but had left without a degree. Within about a year, she also defaulted on credit card payments, which eventually led to her meager checks being garnished. At one point, she juggled three jobs — one of them full time — trying to make it all work. "It was certainly rough."
Since then, Mostiller has managed to improve her situation, ironically through another unplanned pregnancy. The second time, she discovered a local group that helps poor women pay for abortions, and she now works with the National Network of Abortion Funds. But her worries about falling further into poverty are widely shared among women seeking abortions. And a large body of research proves them right.
Roe v. Wade provided a natural experiment on the economic impacts of abortion
Before the Supreme Court legalized abortion with its Roe v. Wade ruling in 1973, five states and the District of Columbia had already allowed abortion for several years. Caitlin Myers, an economist at Middlebury College, says this provided researchers a natural experiment through which to study the demographic and economic outcomes of women in those states compared with others and then to look at what happened after Roe as well.
Myers says they found profound impacts and were able to document that they were discrete from all the other changes happening in society at the time.
First, legalizing abortion dramatically reduced the number of women and girls who gave birth — and got married — as teenagers. Access to abortion also offered a major boost to women's economic prospects, "allowing them, in turn, to obtain more education, to enter more professional careers, to avoid poverty," Myers says. "And also providing those same economic advantages to the children that they parented later."
In the Mississippi abortion case before the Supreme Court, Myers spearheaded an amicus brief by 154 economists. But she says their findings seem to have been ignored.
During oral arguments in the case in December, Julie Rikelman of the Center for Reproductive Rights argued against Mississippi's law to ban nearly all abortions after 15 weeks. At one point, she said, "The data has been very clear over the last 50 years that abortion has been critical to women's equal participation in society." As she continued, Chief Justice John Roberts interrupted her to ask, "What kind of data is that?" And then interrupted again to say, "Well, putting that data aside ..." and asked why 15 weeks was an inappropriate cutoff.
In his leaked draft opinion, Justice Samuel Alito notes that Roe's supporters say without access to abortion, "women will be unable to compete with men in the workplace." He then cites abortion-rights opponents' "countervailing arguments about modern developments." These include, he writes, changed attitudes toward unmarried pregnant women, federal and state laws banning discrimination on the basis of pregnancy and "that leave for pregnancy and childbirth are now guaranteed by law in many cases."
But Myers says this is just not true for most women seeking abortions, who are disproportionately poor and women of color.
"This population of women ... lacks access to paid parental leave, lacks access to affordable child care," she says. And even many who can get child care face challenges scheduling it because "a lot of these women work in what's called shift work, with very irregular schedules."
The financial fallout extends to the next generation
Of course, abortion-rights opponents see all this differently. When Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told a recent Senate panel that overturning Roe would "set women back decades," she drew a rebuke from Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina.
"Did you say that ending the life of a child is good for the labor force participation rate?" he asked pointedly. He called it "callous" and "harsh" to frame the "painful reality" of abortion that way.
"As a guy raised by a Black woman in abject poverty," he said, "I'm thankful to be here, as United States senator."
But Scott's success story is not the norm when those who seek an abortion are denied one. Economist Jason Lindo, with Texas A&M University, says the financial fallout extends well into the lives of such women's children.
"There's a huge empirical literature showing that there are detrimental effects on these kids' outcomes," he says. "When they grow up, they're less likely to attain higher education themselves, they're more likely to be involved in crime, have lower adult earnings."
Research into abortion's economic fallout continues. The landmark Turnaway Study followed women for a decade and found that those denied an abortion were four times as likely to be living in poverty years later.
And economists have gotten more opportunities for "natural experiment" studies as Texas and a growing number of other states have strictly limited abortion in recent years. One analysis by the Institute for Women's Policy Research calculates that such measures cost state and local economies $105 billion annually by reducing women's labor force participation and earnings.
Still, Middlebury professor Myers says if Roe is overturned, "it's not going to be a return to 1971."
Based on what has happened so far, she estimates that if half of states impose various abortion bans, about three-quarters of women seeking abortions in those states will still find a way to travel and access abortion in another state. But it will largely be women with means, resulting in "a dramatic increase in inequality of access." Her own research last year found that even an increase in travel distance of up to 100 miles could prevent 20% of women from reaching a provider.
Myers calculates that in the first year after Roe was struck down, about 100,000 lower-income women would not be able to get an abortion. She says that number could be higher if more places restrict medication abortion by mail and if a backlog of women seeking help in other states leads to long delays.
And again, she and economist Lindo stress that the consequences don't stop there but extend to the children whom women already have or will have later. They say it's empirically clear that cutting off abortion access for more women would mean widening already stark economic and racial disparities for generations to come.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cade Stover and Emeka Egbuka each caught two of C.J. Stroud’s five touchdown passes, Miyan Williams rushed for two more scores and No. 3 Ohio State blew by Wisconsin early and cruised to a 52-21 win on Saturday night.
The Buckeyes (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) scored touchdowns on their first four drives and led 31-7 at the half. Wisconsin could only slow them down after that but didn't get closer than 21 points.
Running backs TreVeyon Henderson and Williams both had 100-yard games; Henderson had 121 yards, and Williams averaged more than 9 yards per carry in rumbling for 101.
Stroud completed 17 of 27 attempts for 281 yards and also threw an interception for the first time this season. He has 16 touchdown passes in four games.
“I thought the tempo and the mix of run and pass today is what we’re looking for,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said.
The TD catches were the first for Stover, a tight end in his fourth year who has also played defensive end and linebacker for the Buckeyes. His first was on a 13-yard toss, two plays after after Ohio State safety Tanner McCalister picked off Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz.
Later the 6-foot-4, 255-pound tight end caught a 2-yard scoring pass to put the Buckeyes up 21-0 before the end of the first quarter.
“I'm proud of what Cade is becoming for this offense,” Day said.
Egbuka caught scoring passes of 32 and 8 yards. Julian Fleming also caught a touchdown pass for the Buckeyes.
Mertz was 11 for 20 for 94 yards, rushed for a touchdown and threw for another. Braelon Allen rushed for 165 yards, including a 75-yard TD romp in the fourth quarter.
“We really didn’t get off to a good start," Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst said. “We didn’t respond on the field the way we needed to.”
THE TAKEAWAY
Wisconsin: The Badgers (3-1, 0-1) were expected to put up more of a fight in the first Big Ten game for both teams. Instead, they got hit early and couldn't recover.
Ohio State: Stroud completed his first eight passes on the way to another outstanding performance. The Heisman favorite again was exceptional taking advantage of what the defense gave him, and the combination of Williams and Henderson carrying the ball kept Wisconsin off balance.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
With a good showing against a conference opponent, Ohio State should stay put.
INJURIES AND ABSENCES
Wisconsin: Jack Nelson, Wisconsin’s starting left tackle, was unavailable due to an illness.
Ohio State: WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who has seen limited time on the field since a hamstring injury in Week 1, was out. Both starting cornerbacks, Denzel Burke and Cam Brown, were unavailable. Burke had his right hand either in a cast or wrapped in warmups. Brown left last week’s game with an unspecified injury.
CUNDIFF HURT AGAIN
Wisconsin TE Clay Cundiff was hurt again, carted off the field with an apparent leg injury late in the first half. Cundiff suffered a season-ending injury on Oct. 30 last season — a dislocated ankle, broken fibula and torn deltoid. He worked his way back and caught both scoring passes in the Week 2 loss to Washington State.
UP NEXT
Wisconsin: Hosts Illinois next Saturday. The Illini (3-1) beat Chattanooga 31-0 on Thursday.
Ohio State: Hosts Rutgers next Saturday in the last of five consecutive home games. Rutgers lost to Iowa 27-10.
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Mark Ingram is trading in his helmet and shoulder pads for a microphone.
In the process, Fox Sports is adding another Heisman Trophy winner to its college football coverage.
The network announced Thursday that former Alabama and NFL star will join its college football coverage.
Ingram, a former Heisman Trophy winner, will appear on “Big Noon Kickoff” this fall along with Matt Leinart, Urban Meyer, Brady Quinn and Rob Stone. Ingram will replace former New Orleans Saints running back and USC star Reggie Bush on the telecast.
“I’m thrilled to join FOX Sports and BIG NOON KICKOFF,” Ingram said in a release. “I can’t wait to feel the energy and excitement every Saturday, alongside some of the most talented and entertaining names in our sport, at the biggest games in college football – I’m ready for the Fall!”
“We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Heisman Trophy-winner and BCS National Champion Mark Ingram to the FOX Sports family,” Brad Zager, the president of production and operations for Fox Sports, said in a statement. “Mark’s infectious personality, outstanding playing credentials and above all passion for the game is what makes him such an invaluable asset to our team. With him on board, BIG NOON KICKOFF will continue to provide viewers with unparalleled analysis and commentary each and every Saturday.”
A first-round pick to the Saints in 2011, Ingram, 33, enjoyed a 12-season NFL career, totaling 8,111 rushing yards, 2,125 yards receiving, and 75 total touchdowns. Ingram would be named to three Pro Bowls and is the Saints all-time leader in rushing yardage and touchdowns.
At Alabama, he rushed for 3,261 yards and scored 46 touchdowns in three years. His 1,658 yards and 17 scores on the ground in 2009 earned him the Heisman Trophy. Ingram earned MVP honors in the BCS title game as Alabama beat Texas to win its 13th national title.
Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.
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New solutions enable advisers to make best interest product and rollover recommendations, digitally documenting and disclosing their analysis.
Compliance teams easily prepare for the DOL's retrospective review with dashboard functionality.
NEW YORK, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, two leading compliance software providers to the wealth management industry, COMPLY and InvestorCOM, announced an expanded partnership which will enable wealth firms and advisers to more efficiently and effectively comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) best interest requirements to assess costs and reasonably available alternatives when providing investment recommendations to retail investors. Additionally, the partnership will expand upon the existing RolloverAnalyzer solution to enable firms to meet the Department of Labor's (DOL) retrospective review requirement, which recently went into effect.
The partnership provides brokers and investment advisers with easier access to InvestorCOM PeerCompare™, an intuitive application for advisers to make best interest recommendations by comparing investment selections across cost, risk and return. The cloud-based application natively captures a copy of the recommendation and best interest rationale, which can then be digitally disclosed to the investor, supporting compliance and investor engagement.
"Recent polls show that three quarters of advisers rely on manual processes to meet the SEC's best interest requirement to compare costs and reasonably available alternatives," said Parham Nasseri, Vice President of Product and Regulatory Strategy at InvestorCOM. "We're delighted to collaborate with COMPLY to bring our proven technology offering to more firms, giving advisers an intuitive, digital way to meet their regulatory obligations efficiently and painlessly."
To learn more about PeerCompare, watch this video.
One year ago, COMPLY and InvestorCOM partnered to offer InvestorCOM's RolloverAnalyzer technology to RIAs, giving rise to more than 900 advisers implementing the InvestorCOM solution to make best interest rollover recommendations, including the documentation and disclosure of their analysis to clients.
This summer, a dashboard for RolloverAnalyzer will be available, allowing compliance teams to monitor rollover volumes, drill into adviser rollover data and identify issues to self-correct before they become problematic. Data can be easily exported for inclusion in regulatory reports. This new functionality is especially important given the recent effective date for retrospective reviews, a Department of Labor PTE 2020-02 regulatory requirement.
"Many investment advisers remain highly uncertain about how to meet the DOL's PTE 2020-02 retrospective review requirement, and at best, they are addressing it through a manual process," said Mike Lubanksy, COMPLY Senior Vice President, Product. "By leveraging technology, our clients not only meet the requirements of the DOL effectively but also gain the ability to anticipate trends and proactively mitigate risks before they escalate."
On August 9, 2023, at 2:00 pm Eastern, COMPLY and InvestorCOM will discuss the SEC's requirements and InvestorCOM's PeerCompare and RolloverAnalyzer dashboard technology.
About COMPLY
As a global market leader in regulatory compliance solutions, COMPLY combines the power of regulatory technology, services and education to empower Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs) and compliance professionals to easily navigate the regulatory landscape. COMPLY enables firms to scale their growth, while remaining vigilant in their compliance efforts, by providing solutions designed to manage the burden of complex compliance tasks. Our deep bench of industry expertise – which includes expansive knowledge in technology enablement and regulatory compliance protocols and processes from our product portfolio offerings ComplySci, RIA in a Box and NRS — supports more than 7,000 clients, including private equity firms, hedge funds, broker-dealers, registered investment advisers and other financial service sector participants.
COMPLY continually supports clients in their work to proactively address core compliance challenges – minimizing risk, addressing critical priorities and meeting new demands as the industry evolves and the firm scales.
About InvestorCOM Inc.
Since 1992, InvestorCOM has been providing regulatory compliance software and communications solutions to wealth and asset managers. Our high-value, intuitive solutions eliminate compliance risk for our clients and foster better financial decisions. For more information, visit InvestorCOM.com, email info@investorcom.com or call 800-361-9494.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Three-Midday" game were:
7-6-3, Fireball: 8
(seven, six, three; Fireball: eight)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Three-Midday" game were:
7-6-3, Fireball: 8
(seven, six, three; Fireball: eight)
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Prosecution rests in Trump Organization’s tax fraud case
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in the Trump Organization’s criminal tax fraud trial rested their case Monday earlier than expected, pinning hopes for convicting Donald Trump’s company largely on the word of two top executives who cut deals before testifying they schemed to avoid taxes on company-paid perks.
Allen Weisselberg, the company’s longtime finance chief, and Jeffrey McConney, a senior vice president and controller, testified for the bulk of the prosecution’s eight-day case, bringing the drama of their own admitted wrongdoing to a trial heavy on numbers, spreadsheets, tax returns and payroll records.
Weisselberg, who pleaded guilty in August to dodging taxes on $1.7 million in extras, was required to testify as a prosecution witness as part of a plea deal in exchange for a promised sentence of five months in jail. McConney was granted immunity to testify.
The Trump Organization’s lawyers are expected to start calling witnesses Monday afternoon, likely beginning with an accountant who handled years of tax returns and other financial matters for Trump, the Trump Organization and hundreds of Trump entities.
Prosecutors had considered calling the accountant, Mazars USA LLP partner Donald Bender, but decided not to. The defense indicated it would call him instead.
Prosecutors called just three other witnesses: the Trump Organization’s accounts payable supervisor, a forensic accountant for the Manhattan district attorney’s office, and a state tax auditor, on the witness stand Monday, who investigated Weisselberg’s taxes.
Weisselberg, now a senior adviser at the company, testified last week that he conspired with McConney, his subordinate, to hide more than a decade’s worth of extras from his taxable income, but that neither Trump nor the family were involved.
McConney testified that Weisselberg and another executive, Michael Calamari Sr., leaned on him over the years to fudge payroll records to hide extras such as Manhattan apartments and Mercedes-Benz cars from their taxable income, in part by reducing their salaries by the cost of those perks and issuing falsified W-2 forms.
Manhattan prosecutors allege that the Trump Organization helped top executives avoid paying taxes on company-paid perks and that it is liable for Weisselberg’s wrongdoing because he was a “high managerial agent” acting on its behalf.
The tax fraud case is the only trial to arise from the Manhattan district attorney’s three-year investigation of Trump and his business practices. If convicted, the company could be fined more than $1 million and face difficulty making deals.
Trump blamed Bender and Mazars for the company’s troubles, writing on his Truth Social platform last week: “The highly paid accounting firm should have routinely picked these things up - we relied on them. VERY UNFAIR!”
Mazars cut ties with Trump in February and said annual financial statements it prepared for him “should no longer be relied upon” after New York Attorney General Letitia James said they regularly misstated the value of assets.
James filed a lawsuit in September accusing Trump and his company of padding his net worth by billions of dollars and habitually misleading banks and others about the value of assets such as golf courses, hotels and his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Trump’s financial statements are not a part of the criminal case.
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — John Hinckley Jr., who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was freed from court oversight Wednesday, officially concluding decades of supervision by legal and mental health professionals.
“After 41 years 2 months and 15 days, FREEDOM AT LAST!!!,” he wrote on Twitter shortly after 12 p.m.
The lifting of all restrictions had been expected since late September. U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Friedman in Washington had said he would free Hinckley on June 15 if he continued to remain mentally stable in the community in Virginia where he has lived since 2016.
Hinckley, who was acquitted by reason of insanity, spent the decades before that in a Washington mental hospital.
Freedom for Hinckley will include giving a concert — he plays guitar and sings — in Brooklyn, New York, that’s scheduled for July. He’s already gained nearly 30,000 followers on Twitter and YouTube in recent months as the judge loosened Hinckley’s restrictions before fully lifting all of them.
But the graying 67-year-old is far from being the household name that he became after shooting and wounding the 40th U.S. president — and several others — outside a Washington hotel. Today, historians say Hinckley is at best a question on a quiz show and someone who unintentionally helped build the Reagan legend and inspire a push for stricter gun control.
“If Hinckley had succeeded in killing Reagan, then he would have been a pivotal historical figure,” H.W. Brands, a historian and Reagan biographer, wrote in an email to The Associated Press. “As it is, he is a misguided soul whom history has already forgotten.”
Barbara A. Perry, a professor and director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, said that Hinckley “would be maybe a Jeopardy question.”
But his impact remains tangible in Reagan’s legacy.
“For the president himself to have been so seriously wounded, and to come back from that — that actually made Ronald Reagan the legend that he became … like the movie hero that he was,” Perry said.
Reagan showed grace and humor in the face of death, Perry said. After being shot, the president told emergency room doctors that he hoped they were all Republicans. He later joked to his wife Nancy that he was sorry he “forgot to duck.”
When the president first spoke to Congress after the shooting, he looked “just a little bit thinner, but he’s still the robust cowboy that is Ronald Reagan,” Perry said.
The assassination attempt paralyzed Reagan press secretary James Brady, who died in 2014.
In 1993, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Brady Bill, which required a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence are named after Brady and his wife Sarah.
The shooting also injured Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy and Washington police officer Thomas Delahanty.
McCarthy told the AP last year that he didn’t “have a lot of good Christian thoughts” about Hinckley.
“But in any case, I hope they’re right,” McCarthy, then 72, said of Hinckley’s impending release from supervision. “Because the actions of this man could have changed the course of history.”
Hinckley was 25 and suffering from acute psychosis when he shot Reagan and the others. When jurors found him not guilty by reason of insanity, they said he needed treatment and not a lifetime in confinement. He was ordered to live at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington.
In the 2000s, Hinckley began making visits to his parents’ home in a gated Williamsburg community. A 2016 court order granted him permission to live with his mom full time, albeit under various restrictions, after experts said his mental illness had been in remission for decades.
Hinckley’s mother died in July. He signed a lease on a one-bedroom apartment in the area last year and began living there with his cat, Theo, according to court filings.
Over the years, the court restricted Hinckley from owning a gun or using drugs or alcohol. He also couldn’t contact the actor Jodie Foster, with whom he was obsessed at the time of the shooting, or any of his victims or their families.
One of Reagan’s daughters, Patti Davis, considered the possibility of contact in a Washington Post opinion piece last year.
“There is no manual for how to deal with something like this. … You just have to live with the fear, and the anger, and the darkness that one person keeps bringing into your life,” she wrote.
Stephen J. Morse, a University of Pennsylvania professor of law and psychiatry, told the AP last year that Hinckley’s acquittal by reason of insanity means he is not to blame for what happened and he cannot be punished.
“If he hadn’t attempted to kill President Reagan, this guy would have been released ages ago,” Morse said.
Barry Levine, Hinckley’s attorney, said in court last year that Hinckley wanted to express his “heartfelt” apologies and “profound regret” to the people he shot and their families as well as to Foster and the American people.
Friedman, the federal judge overseeing Hinckley’s case, said on June 1 that Hinckley has shown no signs of active mental illness since the mid-1980s and has exhibited no violent behavior or interest in weapons.
“This is the time to let John Hinckley move on with his life, so we will,” the judge said.
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To celebrate the new website launch, Sartori Cheese announces sweepstakes.
PLYMOUTH, Wis., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sartori Cheese is excited to announce the launch of their new website. Patrons can view & purchase products, explore pairing suggestions and review new recipe content. The site showcases the history behind our fourth-generation family-owned company, explores what it takes to become a Master Cheesemaker and highlights the shared relationship between Sartori and local family farms.
"After listening to our patrons, we set out to build a website that celebrates the products, Team Members, Family Farms and stories that make Sartori Cheese special," explained President Bert Sartori. "We are excited to continue more meaningful connections with our patrons, and we look forward to helping everyone by sharing our cheese knowledge and passion through this new site."
To celebrate the new website, Sartori is giving away free cheese for a year to three lucky winners. The sweepstakes are open from 5/18/2022 through 8/17/2022. Patrons who complete the entry form at https://www.sartoricheese.com/sweepstakes/ will receive an entry into the sweepstakes. Along with being entered into the sweepstakes, visitors can expect to receive emails containing access to special discounts, exclusive promotions and a sneak-peek into everything Sartori including new product launches. Three winners will be chosen and contacted via email at the end of August 2022.
Sartori, a fourth-generation family-owned company, has proudly produced award-winning, artisan cheese for customers worldwide since 1939. Rooted in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Sartori's emphasis on a high-quality and handcrafted approach to cheesemaking is a timeless family tradition. For more information, please www.sartoricheese.com or email press@sartoricheese.com.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — The death toll from the derailment of two passenger trains in India has risen to 120, according to a media report.
The Press Trust of India quoted state Fire Services Chief Sudhanshu Sarangi as saying that many bodies had been found and that the number is likely to increase. He also said more than 800 people were hurt.
The accident happened in eastern India, about 220 kilometers (137 miles) southwest of Kolkata, officials said. The cause was under investigation.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
NEW DELHI (AP) — Two passenger trains derailed Friday in India, killing at least 50 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged rail cars, officials said.
About 400 people were taken to hospitals after the accident, which happened in eastern India, about 220 kilometers (137 miles) southwest of Kolkata, officials said. The cause was under investigation.
Ten to 12 coaches of one train derailed, and debris from some of the mangled coaches fell onto a nearby track, said Amitabh Sharma, a railroad ministry spokesperson.
The debris was hit by another passenger train coming from the opposite direction, and up to three coaches of the second train also derailed, Sharma said.
The Press Trust of India news agency reported that a third train carrying freight was also involved, but there was no immediate confirmation from railroad authorities.
In the aftermath, television images showed rescuers climbing atop the wreckage to break open doors and windows and using cutting torches to free survivors.
Passenger Vandana Kaleda told the New Delhi Television news channel that she “found people falling on each other” as her coach shook violently and veered off the tracks. She said she was lucky to survive.
Another survivor who did not give his name said he was sleeping when the impact woke him up. He said he saw other passengers with broken limbs and disfigured faces.
Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde, the top administrator in the Balasore district, said at least 50 people were dead. The Press Trust reported a death toll of at least 70.
Nearly 500 police officers and rescue workers with 75 ambulances and buses responded to the scene, said Pradeep Jena, the top bureaucrat of the Odisha state.
Rescuers were attempting to free 200 people feared trapped in the wreckage, Shinde said.
The Press Trust said the derailed Coromandel Express was traveling from Howrah in West Bengal state to Chennai, the capital of southern Tamil Nadu state.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his thoughts were with the bereaved families.
“May the injured recover soon,” tweeted Modi, who said he had spoken to the railway minister and that “all possible assistance” was being offered.
Despite government efforts to improve rail safety, several hundred accidents occur every year on India’s railways, the largest train network under one management in the world.
In August 1995, two trains collided near New Delhi, killing 358 people in the worst train accident in India’s history.
Most train accidents are blamed on human error or outdated signaling equipment.
More than 12 million people ride 14,000 trains across India every day, traveling on 64,000 kilometers (40,000 miles) of track.
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With his signature public service program for young adults on the verge of passing in the Maryland General Assembly, Gov. Wes Moore on Monday announced a cabinet member to help build out the service year effort and other initiatives under the umbrella of a new state agency.
If confirmed by the state Senate, Paul Monteiro — a former AmeriCorps program leader who now directs community relations efforts for the U.S. Department of Justice — would be the first secretary of the Department of Service and Civic Innovation.
Moore created the department by executive order on his first full day in office in January after making public service a hallmark of his campaign.
He has said the department will consolidate various state-run public service initiatives already existing. It will also be the home of a new program that, if fully realized, would allow any recent high school graduate in the state to participate in a year of paid public service before entering the workforce or continuing their education.
Participants in the service program would earn a $15 hourly wage and a $6,000 stipend if they complete at least nine months of service for a nonprofit organization, local government or for-profit business.
It would start with 200 participants later this year and then grow to up to 2,000 in the fourth year, though some believe the demand could eventually be far higher in a state with roughly 60,000 annual high school graduates.
Monteiro and the agency will be tasked with promoting the program, recruiting participants and connecting them with employers beginning this year.
The agency will also be required to lift up a similar service year program known as Maryland Corps that lawmakers passed in recent years but that has not fully launched. In the version of Moore’s SERVE Act that lawmakers amended and are expected to pass this week, the programs will be known as the “young adult service year option pathway” and the “Maryland service year option pathway.”
The new department will similarly coordinate Maryland’s participation in AmeriCorps and other volunteer efforts.
“Paul will be a model for the young people who raise their hands and participate in Maryland’s first-in-the-nation service year program and the 25th anniversary of the celebration of AmeriCorps,” Moore said at a news conference announcing Monteiro’s nomination.
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Attending the announcement were former Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Robert Sargent Shriver III, two members of the Kennedy family who have led service efforts.
Monteiro said his dedication to public service begins with the story of his grandparents meeting while serving in the Peace Corps in Micronesia and continues through his experience with teachers who inspired him while he attended public schools in Prince George’s County.
The University of Maryland and Howard University School of Law graduate later became a school board member in Prince George’s. He’s also worked as the national director for AmeriCorps VISTA, part of the national service program that works to fight poverty. His role at the U.S. Department of Justice involves working with community groups to resolve conflicts and prevent hate crimes, Moore said.
“Maryland has invested in me in countless ways, so I made it my goal to give back through public service,” Monteiro said Monday.
As a cabinet-level official, he will need Senate approval to serve in the role beyond an acting capacity. Although lawmakers have less than a week before their annual 90-day legislative session ends Monday, Moore said he’s hopeful Monteiro’s nomination is expedited and approved before lawmakers adjourn.
Moore has nominated about two dozen other cabinet officials since taking office. All but two received unanimous approval.
Republicans voted against Department of Juvenile Services Secretary Vincent Schiraldi after expressing concerns that he wasn’t sufficiently focused on accountability. And last week, four Democratic senators voted against Maryland State Police Superintendent Roland Butler because of concerns that he might not be the right fit to reform the embattled police agency.
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Innovative new features within the Casepoint platform allow legal teams to save invaluable time and reduce costs by leveraging documents and work product across multiple matters simultaneously
TYSONS, Va., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Casepoint, a leader in cloud-based Legal Hold and eDiscovery technology, today announced the immediate availability of major new features to assist legal teams in multi-matter management: Cross Matter Search and Workspace-to-Workspace Data Transfer of physical files and their metadata and work product, which includes complete work product replication. Together with Casepoint's recently introduced Portable Predictive AI Models, these innovations allow lawyers to work more efficiently and effectively – eliminating time spent re-collecting, reprocessing, and reevaluating the same documents multiple times.
The new capabilities immediately add efficiency and consistency across a client's portfolio of matters and can be applied over the same set of documents (using Workspace-to-Workspace Data Transfer) or different sets of documents (Cross Matter Search and Portable Predictive AI Models). Each feature can be used independently or in combination with others to achieve time and cost-saving goals for teams, departments, and organizations. All features are managed separately and can be permissioned based on client preference.
Cross Matter Search is a new breakthrough feature of the Casepoint platform that reduces the time and complexity of searching multiple matters to find relevant data. Attorneys holding appropriate permissions in the platform can now execute a single base search over multiple matters and workspaces. Relevant data is then surfaced and saved in each pertinent workspace and reported across the overall platform. Cross Matter Search is initiated from and reported up to the organizational level.
Workspace-to-Workspace Data Transfer enables attorneys to reuse sets of documents across multiple matters – including native images and text files, production images, document metadata, and work product such as tags and field values – and port them over to the target workspace. The transfer of selected documents is facilitated by a wizard. The Casepoint platform keeps a record of how many times the data has been copied, by whom, and its destination. The feature saves substantial time and reduces costs by eliminating the need to process the same data repeatedly. Organization-level reporting for this feature will be available in 2022. The feature also enables work product for historical matters to be transferred in its entirety, replicating not only the data but the decisions and categorizations made in other workspaces in the new matter. With this new capability organizations can achieve substantial time and cost-savings by eliminating the need to repeat the attorney-driven decision-making process.
Portable Predictive AI Models enable users to leverage artificial intelligence to apply learnings from past decisions to multiple matters. Casepoint users can now import predictive models from one workspace to another, leveraging existing work product such as AI tags to rapidly identify key information or common themes or patterns across similar matters and data sets without having to build a new model from scratch for each new matter. The models learn with each matter, increasing both review efficiency and accuracy.
"Solving the problems of managing multiple matters is a critical objective for legal professionals today," said Vishal Rajpara, Chief Technology Officer at Casepoint. "Many organizations, most notably consumer product and public utilities companies, are engaged in a constant stream of litigation that is substantially similar, and their attorneys are constantly conducting searches and transferring data across different matters. This is time-consuming and costly, especially given the huge volumes of data involved in these cases. By adding these new features to the Casepoint platform we are providing major improvements to the management of multiple matters simultaneously."
Casepoint will be showcasing these new multi-matter management capabilities – Cross Matter Searching, Workspace Data Transfer, and Portable Predictive AI Models – at Booth #335 during the 2022 International Legal Technology Association Conference (ILTACON) in National Harbor, August 21 – 25. Casepoint's Chief Revenue Officer, David Carns, will be a featured speaker at the session "AI Can See Clearly Now: Innovative Integration of Images into Your Review," discussing how collections of images can be transformed into meaningful content by leveraging AI. The session will be held in the Woodrow Wilson B Hall at 2:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 23, 2022.
Casepoint representatives will be available during ILTA at Booth #335, https://ilta.casepoint.com.
Trusted by leading corporations, government agencies, law firms, and legal service providers, Casepoint empowers organizations to maximize efficiency and reduce risk with its innovative legal discovery platform. Casepoint's robust, cloud-based, highly scalable, and secure legal discovery platform is designed to easily manage increasingly complex litigation, investigation, and compliance needs. Casepoint's Legal Discovery Platform offers robust capabilities including legal hold, cloud collections, data processing, advanced analytics, AI, review, production, and case summary – all in an easy-to-use web interface. Casepoint's Legal Discovery Platform is next-generation legal technology that will enable your organization to increase productivity, efficiency, and business results.
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BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET) — The Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch is getting $100,000 from the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League.
According to a news release, the grant is to support a capital campaign to build a chapel on its Bismarck campus.
The project will fill a crucial gap in spiritual care with the building of a chapel that’s designed to be a healing space for kids to work on overcoming the effects of significant childhood trauma.
The Ranch’s Spiritual Life Program is something that’s offered to everyone who enters into care.
Residents are invited and encouraged to participate in chapel, Christian education, and other groups. They also meet one-on-one with an on-campus chaplain or spiritual life specialist.
The kids are also invited to minister to others by working with the elderly, attending Bible camp, volunteering, and more.
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WFO BUFFALO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, January 22, 2023
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lower visibility to a half mile and produce snowfall rates of a
half inch an hour through 6 p.m. The snow will begin to diminish
in intensity between 6 and 7 p.m. with slightly improved
visibility this evening. Motorists can expect slick driving
conditions from the Niagara Frontier to Lower Genesee Valley,
including the Buffalo and Rochester metro areas.
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Subway has a new recipe for success: fewer stores and a bigger menu.
In early July, the 57-year-old sandwich chain introduced the Subway Series, a menu of 12 chef-developed sandwiches that can be ordered by name or number, like The Monster, which features steak, bacon, cheddar, green peppers and red onions on Italian bread with ranch sauce.
It’s a big change for Subway, which is known for letting customers build their own sandwiches. Trevor Haynes, Subway’s North America president, said the company saw the need to simplify after a growing amount of digital order data showed 50% of customers always build the same sandwich.
Haynes said the new sandwiches __ winnowed down from hundreds of options __ also highlight Subway’s upgraded ingredients, which arrived in U.S. stores last summer. That change helped Subway __ which is privately held __ achieve record sales in 2021.
It’s all part of a much-needed refresh for Milford, Connecticut-based Subway, which has been losing market share to fast-growing rivals like Panera and Firehouse Subs. Subway controlled 28% of the U.S. sandwich and deli market in 2021, down from 34% in 2017, according to Technomic.
Haynes, who joined Subway in 2006 in his native Australia, spoke with The Associated Press about changes at the chain. His answers have been edited for length.
Q. What was behind the adoption of the Subway Series menu?
A. We tested this extensively in several markets across the U.S. The franchisees just found it was a great way for guests to go through the restaurant without having all the questions. It was just easier for the guest and easier for the sandwich artist to make the sandwich. Now, of course, if you want to have a turkey sandwich and you want to load it up with whatever you want to load it up with, you can absolutely do that. We’re not taking customization away. It is still there. But the guest today has told us that they want us to change. They want us to make it easier for them.
Q. Subway had its best sales week since 2013 last year when it introduced its upgraded ingredients. How did the word get out so quickly?
A. The franchisees became very confident with it quickly. They started to see how their guests reacted to it when their friends and family came in and tried it. And that’s a big part of it. Within a franchised system, you need the franchisees to believe, engage and want it. This year, across May and June, we’ve broken that record two or three times since. And when we launched that program we put a lot of effort behind the media. We had Tom Brady, we had Serena Williams, we had Megan Rapinoe, Steph Curry, an all-star lineup. And that encouraged the franchisees to sit back and say, “Hey, we’re a big brand. These are big names. I better get behind this.”
Q. Subway has closed more than 5,100 U.S. stores since 2017, and yet the company is posting record sales. Why?
A. I think when you look at the portfolio, where we may have had locations for 30 or 40 years, retail precincts change. What was the best mall in town 30 years ago may not be the best mall in town today. The general U.S. retail landscape is changing dramatically, so we’ve been moving locations and reconfiguring markets. There could be markets where we had three restaurants and we’ve reconfigured into one or two, but that one or two has a drive-thru or bigger floor space. Before, we were very focused just on restaurant count. Today we’re very focused on the type of restaurant that we have and really working with franchisees to relocate from some of those older locations to newer, more vibrant retail areas.
Q. You worked for Subway in Australia and the U.K. before coming to the U.S. How do you think that overseas experience informs your work?
A. It does give you a different sense of, you know, just being more open to new ideas or different ways of thinking, having met with people from very different backgrounds. I think it’s been very helpful. You understand what works well in Subway and what may not work well in Subway. I think having that international experience just gives you a different way of looking and maybe a bit more of a broad perspective.
Q. What’s your favorite Subway Series sandwich?
A. So it’s a chicken build with garlic, the Great Garlic. I absolutely love it. I like strong flavors.
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...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Hot temperatures with highs 100 to 109 in the Valley, 95
to 103 in the foothills. Overnight lows 64 to 74 in the Valley,
68 to 80 in the foothills.
* WHERE...Sacramento Valley, Northern San Joaquin Valley,
Carquinez Strait and Delta, and adjacent foothills.
* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 10 PM PDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur.
Widespread moderate, locally high, heat risk expected in the
Central Valley; moderate to high heat risk in the foothills.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Hottest day will be today for the Delta,
northern San Joaquin Valley and southern Sacramento Valley.
Hottest day will be Wednesday for the northern half of the
Sacramento Valley and foothills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan is in a stable condition after being shot and wounded during a protest march, a senior leader from his party said Friday.
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Khan's protest march and rallies were peaceful until Thursday afternoon's attack, raising concerns about growing political instability in Pakistan, a country with a history of political violence and assassinations.
One of Khan's supporters was killed and 13 others, including two lawmakers, were wounded in the attack.
“There is no doubt about it," said Fawad Chaudhry, a senior leader from Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party. “We are convinced that it was a well-planned assassination attempt on Pakistan's most popular leader Imran Khan, who is now in stable condition at the Shaukat Khanum hospital in Lahore after undergoing surgery there.”
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He said the party leadership was meeting in Lahore later Friday. “We will announce today exactly when our march will resume from Wazirabad," Chaudhry told The Associated Press. He provided no further details, but Khan's party in a brief statement urged supporters to hold nationwide rallies to condemn the shooting.
Asad Umar, a senior figure from Khan’s party, blamed the shooting on Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the country’s interior minister, and an army general without offering any evidence.
The government called the allegation baseless, saying it has ordered a high-level probe and that the attacker is being questioned.
Police are still questioning the alleged attacker, who is shown in a video saying he carried out the shooting and acted alone.
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The attack took place as the former cricket star-turned-politician was traveling in a large protest convoy of trucks and cars toward Islamabad. Video footage show him and his team ducking for cover on top of a vehicle as gunfire rings out.
Khan, 70, is likely to be allowed to go home soon, according to Faisal Sultan, who is heading the team of doctors who treated Khan. He told reporters Thursday that Khan's surgery continued for two hours, and he had a bullet wound in his right leg.
He maintains that his April ouster from Parliament was unlawful and a conspiracy by his political opponents orchestrated by the United States, a charge denied by both Washington and Sharif.
Khan wants the government to announce snap elections. He led the protest from Lahore beginning last Friday along with thousands of supporters, saying his protest will continue until his demands are accepted. Pakistan says elections will take place as scheduled in 2023.
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His supporters rallied overnight in different parts of the country after the shooting.
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Amtrak wants to make travel to Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ tour easier for fans
Fans scrambling to see Beyoncé in concert may be in luck, thanks to Amtrak.
The transit company launched a program to help fans travel to her U.S. tour stops.
Amtrak released an image on its Twitter page of a conductor aboard a metallic horse titled "Amtrak Train-assance," a reference to Beyonce’s tour name "Renaissance."
Beyoncé’s tour kicked off in May in Stockholm, Sweden. Her U.S. dates began Wednesday with a show in Philadelphia.
RELATED: Beyoncé announces ‘Renaissance’ 2023 tour dates
Amtrak will help fans travel to upcoming U.S. stops, including Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
The superstar also has shows in Minneapolis, Detroit, New York, DC, Tampa, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas, Houston, among others.
"Renaissance," Beyoncé‘s highly acclaimed dancehall album, is a follow-up to 2016’s "Lemonade." In the years since "Lemonade" was released, Beyoncé has also been featured on rapper Megan Thee Stallion’s remix of "Savage" and opened the 2022 Academy Awards with a performance of her song "Be Alive," from the film "King Richard."
You can see the full list of tour cities on Beyoncé‘s website.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.
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American Airlines has settled a class-action lawsuit in which it was accused of charging passengers checked bag fees despite promising free checked bags for certain ticket classes.
Court documents show American has settled the lawsuit for at least $7.5 million and will refund improperly charged bag fees.
The airline was accused of breaching its contract after failing to provide free checked bags that were promised to travelers.
The fees, according to filings, were charged between 2013 and 2021 and put plaintiffs and the airline through two years of litigation.
Details of the settlement were revealed in a motion filed in a Texas federal court on Friday.
Court documents stated that "Rather than risk trial and appeal, which could lead to class members getting zero or less than-full compensation at an uncertain time later, the settlement gives every settlement class member a guaranteed opportunity now to get 100% compensation."
The airline will also pay administrative costs and attorney fees from the suit.
Passengers in the suit say American allegedly charged checked bag fees to some credit card holders and frequent or first-class flyers.
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Video above: New bill seeks to protect shelter animals from euthanasia
(KTXL) — California could soon have an official state mushroom thanks to a bill introduced in the state legislature last month.
Assembly Bill 261, introduced by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose), would make the Californian Golden Chanterelle the official state mushroom.
“Fungi are in many ways an unsung California hero—they nourish our plants, capture carbon, play a role in many historical and cultural practices, and potentially offer a solution for pollution through mycoremediation,” said Assemblymember Kalra.
The mushroom was chosen in a poll by the California Institute for Biodiversity which pitted five other mushrooms against the winning chanterelle: the black trumpet, the candy cap, the king bolete, the lion’s mane, and the western jack-o-lantern.
The website for the poll said that the six mushrooms were nominated by “mycologists, mushroom societies, and other fungus lovers from around the state” and then were voted on by the public.
The California Golden Chantrelle won with around 39% of the vote.
According to the California Institute for Biodiversity, the Californian Golden Chanterelle, scientific name Cantharellus Californicus, is used by professional chefs and home cooks and is only found growing under oak trees in California.
“By naming the Californian Golden Chanterelle as the official state mushroom, AB 261 will give the public the opportunity to learn more about their state’s fungi and the great biodiversity, traditions, and innovation they support,” said Assemblymember Kalra.
California already has a number of official state symbols such as the state bird, the California valley quail; the state flower, the California Poppy; and two state fishes, the California golden trout for freshwater fish and the Garibaldi for saltwater fish.
Three other states have designated a state mushroom: Oregon, which picked the Pacific golden chanterelle; Texas, which selected the Texas star mushroom; and Minnesota, which adopted the morel. Last month, lawmakers in Utah introduced a bill to designate the porcini as the state mushroom.
Though it doesn’t have a state mushroom, lawmakers in nearby New Mexico are considering making roasted chile its official state smell.
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Gainesville high school football: Bradford wins battle of unbeatens against Eastside
Bradford High posted its third-straight shutout to start the season, and the Tornadoes ran the football with ease against host Eastside High 28-0 on Friday night.
Eastside (2-1) entered the Week 4 matchup at Citizens Field in Gainesville undefeated, a 2-0 start under new coach Harold Gator Hoskins.
Here are five takeaways from the game.
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Bradford’s defense is really good. The Tornadoes held their opponents scoreless for a third consecutive Friday, beating Baldwin 35-0, then Middleburg 21-0, before blanking the Rams. Bradford shut down Eastside’s run game with its speed and physicality.
“They were more physical than us,” Hoskins said. “They came off the ball harder, and we couldn’t run it.”
The Rams didn’t gain a first down on a designed run play the entire contest. As the game wore on, Eastside’s only means of positive yardage was passing.
“We knew they were going to have a tough time running against us,” Bradford coach Jamie Rodgers said. “They prepare well on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. By the time Thursday gets here we know the game plan. These guys have told me from the beginning of the year, ‘We’re going to shut people out.’ ”
Eastside also set itself back via the yellow flag. The Rams totaled 18 penalties, with multiple calls for unsportsmanlike conduct and delay of game, among many others.
Even on its biggest gain of the game — a 32 yard run by quarterback Holden Johnson — Eastside was penalized for a block in the back that took place on the other side of the field negating some of the big gain.
“We definitely shot ourselves in the foot,” Hoskins said. “It’s undisciplined, and the undisciplined team is going to lose. Football is an emotional game. We’ll have to look at it on film and get better.”
Bradford's running attack
The Tornadoes’ offense employed a multi-vortex run attack. Three players rushed for at least 75 yards.
Senior and Cincinnati commit Manny Covey ran for two second-half touchdowns, while sophomore quarterback Jeremiah Mckenzie carried in for the game’s opening score. Junior Willie Pollard also hit the Rams defense for positive yardage and multiple first downs.
“Manny loves contact, and loves to run the ball hard,” Rodgers said. “That’s all you can ask out of a tailback. He’s our thunder guy, with a little bit of lightning. Willie’s our lightning.”
Bradford always had a ball carrier with legs fresh enough to burst through Eastside’s line and into the second level.
“Their backs were good, but it just comes back to them being more physical than us,” Hoskins said.
Sensational sophomore
Mckenzie made his first start at quarterback — a position he usually plays on Thursday nights for Bradford’s JV team. He looked varsity-ready. Stepping behind center in place of injured starter Dae’jon Shanks, the 6-foot-1 McKenzie ran for a 16-yard score on the opening drive, then threw a nice ball on a 15-yard pass to Chalil Cummings for a 14-0 lead with 3:03 in the first quarter.
“He’s going to be real good,” Rodgers said. “We’ve got a good package with Jeremiah in the game. I feel comfortable with him playing quarterback.”
Later in the game, Mckenzie carried three times for 22 yards on the Tornadoes' longest sustained drive of the night, a 10-play march that resulted in Covey’s first score and a 21-0 lead.
Perfect time for a bye week
After the defeat, Eastside will have a lot of time to look at film and correct errors. The Rams have next Friday off.
“I’m more disappointed in how our guys responded tonight,” Hoskins said. “We’ll take a good look at everything and make adjustments.”
It won’t get any easier for Eastside upon its return to action. The Rams (2-1) travel to North Marion (4-0) on Sept. 30. Bradford (3-0) hosts Munroe next Friday night in Starke.
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This is the first time the EXPO has a powerhouse Latino hosting
NEW YORK, April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Empire State Tattoo Expo, one of the largest gatherings of elite international tattoo artists worldwide, announces this year's host, Stefano Alcantara. The Expo presented by Inked Magazine will be held in New York from May 12 - May 14, 2023.
The EXPO brings together hundreds of tattoo artists, collectors, and spectators for three days to celebrate the tattoo culture.
Event Details:
- New York Hilton Midtown | 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
- Friday, May 12th at 4 pm, open until 12 midnite
- Saturday, May 13th, opens from noon to 12 midnite
- Sunday, May 14th, begins from 12 pm to 7 pm
Stefano Alcantara, Founder of Stefano Tattoo Studio in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, will host alongside Yomico Moreno, Founder of the 1983 Art Studio in Brooklyn, New York. Both are elite celebrity tattoo artists. This year for the first time, the EXPO has two powerhouse Latinos representing their culture and passion for art that powers self-expression.
I am delighted to be the host this year. I look forward to working with the team at the EXPO to address essential matters about the industry, elevate the experience, and push the boundaries of creativity," said Stefano Alcantara.
The Expo will include curated programming, workshops, live tattooing, and exhibitor's meet and greet of world-famous tattoo artists, including Inkmaster artists as seen on television.
Confirmed speakers at the New York Empires State Expo include:
- Carlos Torres
- Dave Paulo
- Jess Yen
- Tatu Baby
Sponsors of the event include Maluma's Contraluz Cristalino Mezcal, Hustle Butter Deluxe, FK Irons, Bishop Rotary, Cam Supply, Gorilla Gloves, and Tatu Derm. For more information on The New York Empire State Tattoo Expo, please visit https://www.empirestatetattooexpo.com/.
About Stefano Alcantara
Stefano Alcantara was born and raised in Lima, Perú. He earned a degree in Graphic Design at the Peruvian Institute of Advertising.
In addition to his graphic design background, Stefano has taken numerous painting classes and was influenced by comic books as a child. His fascination with art turned into a career, and he opened his shop, Stefano ́s Tattoo Studio, in 1999, which remains thriving today.
He now leads the biggest Tattoo Convention in the world, New York Emire State Tattoo Expo, which he plans to expand into different cities. Stefano does not see art as a business but as his passion.
About New York Emire State Tattoo Expo
It is the largest gathering of the tattoo community in New York. The event brings together more than 7,000 attendees during the three-day event. Now in its 7th year, the Expo will host meet and greets and the opportunity to get tattooed by world-famous tattoo artists, sponsor activations, entertainment, performances, and take workshops.
Preferred vendors include World Famous Tattoo Supply, Hustle Butter Deluxe, Custom Body Jewelry & Fashion, Hush, Fusion Ink, Radiant Colors Ink, Kuro Sumi, Derma Numb, Sullen, Bishop Rotary, Cam Supply Inc, Tatu Derm, and more.
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Treasury Department Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday notified lawmakers the nation will run out of money to pay its bills by June 5 if they do not raise the debt ceiling.
“Based on the most recent available data, we now estimate that Treasury will have insufficient resources to satisfy the government’s obligations if Congress has not raised or suspended the debt limit by June 5,” Yellen wrote to leaders.
The update may offer negotiators who were working with an estimated June 1 “X-date” more breathing room to clinch a deal to raise the debt ceiling, but it also sets a hard deadline.
At the time of Yellen’s letter, leaders had not announced an agreement, after weeks of struggling to overcome key sticking points.
Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.), a key player in talks, said Friday that proposed changes to work requirements for certain federal assistance programs remained a “huge sticking point,” and signaled more work needs to be done before both sides wrap up a deal on spending caps.
Republicans are pushing for tougher work requirements for programs like Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families — changes many Democrats view as a non-starter.
Graves told reporters that the “White House has been very difficult” on the work requirements matter, and both sides have had difficulty coming to an agreement on spending for defense and nondefense programs.
Reports emerged Thursday night that negotiators had agreed to a two-year increase in the debt ceiling, to be accompanied by spending caps of the same duration, but a source pushed back and said no agreement had been reached.
And while Republican leaders have cited “progress” in talks, they also haven’t released details.
The White House responded positively to Yellen’s most recent comments, saying it underscores the “urgent need” for movement.
“The Secretary’s letters to Congress since January have estimated that Treasury would have insufficient resources to satisfy the government’s obligations in early June and, with the benefit of additional data on outlays and receipts, the Treasury Department is now able to make a more specific estimate of June 5,” National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard said in a statement.
“Negotiators have made progress toward a reasonable, bipartisan budget agreement in recent days, and the Secretary’s letter underscores the urgent need for Congress to act swiftly to prevent default,” she added.
For the past few weeks, stocks have jockeyed back and forth as financial markets appear uneasy amid the debt limit fight. However, Yellen’s letter notably came after stocks closed on the up Friday afternoon.
All three major stock index closed Friday with solid gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average close with a gain of 328 points, rising 1 percent on the day. The S&P 500 rose 1.3 percent, and the Nasdaq closed Friday with a gain of 2.2 percent.
Yellen had previously warned that lawmakers risked triggering a federal default “by early June, and potentially as early as June 1,” citing lower than expected revenue this tax season. Lawmakers had been looking at June 1 as a deadline, and tensions have risen in the absence of a deal and with default looming.
“Everybody wants the details,” Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), another top GOP negotiator and ally of Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), said Friday. “But the larger issue here, agreement that changes the trajectory of our nation’s violence, and that’s what we’re working on.”
“And that’s what we’re working on, and that makes it difficult,” McHenry added.
Emily Brooks, Brett Samuels and Sylvan Lane contributed. Updated at 7:18 p.m.
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Housing market slows down in Bryan-College Station
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Rising mortgage rates and slowing home sales are affecting home sellers and buyers across the country.
The housing market thrived unexpectedly during the pandemic, with interest rates hitting as low as 3.65% in January of 2021, which left the purchasing power in the buyers’ hands. Fast forward to 2023, interest rates in Bryan-College Station are at nearly 7%. Experts say this is mostly due to the FED’s trying to stabilize inflation.
Adam Perdue, an economist at Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University, said growth rates of prices and the number of transactions will likely be lower this year.
“Primarily due to the increase in interest rates as the job market continues to show gains,” said Perdue. “Interest rates are currently expected to level out soon and if inflation appears to be under control one could even hope that they might start falling by the very end of the year. Interest rates starting to come back down may stabilize prices and transaction or lead them to return to their normal rates of increase.”
Perdue said the larger real economy is still growing and only expected to slow back to long term trend rates of growth as we exit the “economic recovery” stage from the COVID recession. Perdue explained how the prices side of the housing market affects sales.
“Prices have been increasing rapidly the last three years. This year’s rate of price growth will certainly be lower than the last few years, is expected to be largely flat Jan 2023 to Jan 2024, slightly negative would not be too surprising,” said Perdue.
Cherry Ruffino, Real Estate Team Lead at Coldwell Banker Apex, Realtors, said the average sales price is at $300,000. As far as the rental market, Ruffino said it remains in line with last year. But, she did tell KBTX she agrees that the housing market is in a “slow down period”.
“The past two or three years has been so out of sync with what we normally have this type of year,” said Ruffino. “I’ve never seen anything like it. Recently in the market, we saw a little bit of a pick up two weeks ago, then it slowed down again. People are getting used to the idea of the interest rates again. It’s the primary cause for the slow down. I saw when rates were 15 %, so when we’re looking at about 6.5% right now, people are struggling but they’re getting used to it.”
Ruffino said she is optimistic that 2023 will end better than it started, in regards to the housing market in Bryan-College Station.
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The ordinary brown brick building, tucked within a nondescript block on a street in Delaware, would probably not garner much attention if it weren’t for the razor wire and armed guards outside — hints that something important lay inside, possibly even precious.
Fort Knox it is not. But the stash of collectibles the building holds is undoubtedly worthy of guarding.
There’s a rare Pikachu card and a century-old one of baseball great Honus Wagner, which recently sold for $7.25 million in a private sale. In addition to the trading cards, there are baseball bats and basketball shoes, including a pair of sneakers worn and signed by the late NBA great Kobe Bryant.
In all, $200 million in collectibles are stored in two vaults inside the building, equipped with some of the latest technology to keep the valuable cache safe from harm or thieves.
“A lot of people don’t keep jewelry at their house. They keep it at a safety deposit box,” maybe at a secure bank, said Ross Hoffman, the chief executive officer of Goldin Co., a division of industry giant Collectors, which operates the vault, a high-security facility specializing in protecting collectibles.
The building has no signage, and the company asked that any hint of its location not be divulged. Inside is a technologically advanced facility with a guarded vault, equipped with seismic motion detectors that will sound the alarm should anyone try to jackhammer through walls.
To move from room to room, a security guard ushers you through a card-activated double door entry way, letting the first door close before passing through the next. There are surveillance cameras everywhere.
Behind one of two 7,500-pound (3,400-kilogram) vault doors, each more than a foot thick, are rows of shelves that extend to the building’s rafters. Rows upon rows of boxes are filled with collectors’ items — including some with relatively little monetary worth but that represent sentimental value for their owners or that could someday be worth much more.
Hoffman called the facility a “pain killer.”
“There’s pain of things getting lost. There’s pain in the things getting stolen,” Hoffman said.
Interest in sports collectibles and memorabilia has boomed in recent years, not just high-ticket items but also for rediscovered pieces that had been tucked away in attics or basements. In August, a mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for $12.6 million, surpassing the $9.3 million paid for the jersey worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the contentious “Hand of God” goal in soccer’s 1986 World Cup.
“A lot of times people have collectibles for the bragging rights to show it to other people so they can go, ooh and ahh,” said Stephen Fishler, founder of ComicConnect, who has watched the growing rise — and profitability — of collectibles being traded across auction houses.
But some people don’t want the burden of being responsible for securing their property, which they view as investments akin to stocks, Fishler said. These storage facilities help better liquify collectibles by treating them as assets that can be more easily bought and sold.
Hoffman, whose parent company also runs one of the leading grading and authenticating services, said his newest venture is an acknowledgment of the big money now involved in collectibles.
Before the pandemic, the sports memorabilia market was estimated at more than $5.4 billion, according to a 2018 Forbes interview with David Yoken, the founder of Collectable.com.
By 2021, that market had grown to $26 billion, according to the research firm Market Decipher, which predicts the market will grow astronomically to $227 billion within a decade — partly fueled by the rise of so-called NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, which are digital collectibles with unique data-encrypted fingerprints.
While digitized NFTs don’t require vaults for safekeeping, the trade in physical collectibles is expected to remain busy and lucrative.
“For a lot of people that buy cards, they have an intention of selling it,” Hoffman said, “so to keep it liquid and safe is a great thing.”
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EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
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FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) – A Lauderdale County judge has allowed the prosecution to drop the escape charge against former escaped inmate and accused killer Casey White.
The Lauderdale County District Attorney’s Office has filed a motion to dismiss the first-degree escape charge against Casey White with the option to reinstate the case at a later time.
The court documents filed around 8:30 a.m. Thursday stated there is overwhelming evidence to support the escape charge and a preliminary hearing is not necessary because of that.
The motion was granted by a judge Thursday morning around 9 a.m.
The defense has filed an objection to the State’s dismissal, according to court records. Documents filed by White’s lawyers say, “The State seeks to dismiss the case brought against Mr. White in an effort to avoid and preclude a hearing on this matter…. and further preclude Mr. White from effectively building his defense in this matter.”
The defense’s motion also says that evidence that would be presented during a preliminary hearing would help White in his upcoming capital murder trial as well as with the escape charge.
White is accused of escaping from the Lauderdale County Jail on April 29 with the help of former corrections employee Vicky White (no relation) and leading authorities on an 11-day nationwide manhunt. The search for the two ended in Evansville, Indiana in a police chase.
Vicky White was killed by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head while Casey White was taken into custody and brought back to Alabama.
White is also accused of the 2015 stabbing death of Connie Ridgeway during a home invasion at Ridgeway’s apartment in Rogersville. That trial is set to start later this year in December.
The state says they plan to present the escape case to a Lauderdale County Grand Jury the week of June 27. While the defense wants to have the preliminary hearing as previously scheduled.
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The president of Michigan State University announced his resignation Thursday, apparently unable to fend off challenges by the school’s governing board, three years after he was hired in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual assault scandal.
Samuel Stanley Jr. said he has lost confidence in the Board of Trustees and can no longer serve in “good conscience.”
“I gave my contractually required 90-day notice of resignation,” Stanley said in a video announcement.
Since summer, Stanley has been under fire by some trustees, namely for the departure of the business school dean. He said Sanjay Gupta was removed because there were “failures of leadership” related to Title IX, the federal law that bars sex discrimination in programs that receive federal aid.
But the Michigan State board recently took the extraordinary step of hiring a law firm to investigate Gupta’s ouster. Some trustees in September also urged Stanley to step down, despite two years remaining on his contract.
In response, no-confidence votes against the board were approved by the Faculty Senate and Michigan State’s student government.
“The actions of the campus over the past month have shown the world that Michigan State University will not accept micromanagement by board members of the operations of this great institution,” Stanley said Thursday, “and that we will hold individuals, no matter what their rank, accountable for their actions.”
Crain’s Detroit Business, citing school records, reported in September that Gupta was accused of failing to disclose that a colleague in the business school may have inappropriately touched a student at an April end-of-year party. Gupta told Crain’s that he believed steps to start an investigation had been taken.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat and Michigan State graduate, said she’s concerned about Stanley’s exit. University trustees are picked in statewide elections. Democrats have a 5-3 edge.
“They’re going to need to have great leadership. I thought they had great leadership and now, obviously, there will be a change there,” Whitmer said.
In 2019, Stanley was president of Stony Brook University in New York when he was hired at 50,000-student Michigan State in East Lansing, Michigan. Five of the eight trustees who supported him remain on the board.
The school was trying to recover from a scandal involving Nassar, a campus sports doctor, who was accused of sexually assaulting hundreds of women and girls, including Olympic gymnasts, at Michigan State, a local gymnastics club and USA Gymnastics. He pleaded guilty and is serving decades in prison.
Critics said Michigan State had missed opportunities to investigate complaints about Nassar. Before Stanley’s arrival, the school settled lawsuits for $500 million.
“What happened at MSU will not be forgotten,” Stanley said at his hiring. “Instead it will drive us every day to work together to build a campus culture of transparency, awareness, sensitivity, respect and prevention — a safe campus for all.”
Lou Anna Simon resigned as president in 2018, just hours after Nassar was sentenced. Former Michigan Gov. John Engler was brought in as interim leader, but he lasted only a year.
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