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WASHINGTON — An audio recording from a meeting in which former President Donald Trump discusses a “highly confidential” document with an interviewer appears to undermine his later claim that he didn't have such documents, only magazine and newspaper clippings.
The recording, from a July 2021 interview Trump gave at his Bedminster, New Jersey, resort for people working on the memoir of his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, is a critical piece of evidence in special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment of Trump over the mishandling of classified information.
The special counsel’s indictment alleges that those in attendance at the meeting with Trump — including a writer, a publisher and two of Trump’s staff members — were shown classified information about a Pentagon plan of attack on an unspecified foreign country.
“These are the papers,” Trump says in a moment that seems to indicate he's holding a secret Pentagon document with plans to attack Iran. “This was done by the military, given to me.”
Trump’s reference to something he says is “highly confidential” and his apparent showing of documents to other people at the 2021 meeting could undercut his claim in a recent Fox News Channel interview that he didn't have any documents with him.
“There was no document. That was a massive amount of papers, and everything else talking about Iran and other things,” Trump said on Fox. “And it may have been held up or may not, but that was not a document. I didn’t have a document, per se. There was nothing to declassify. These were newspaper stories, magazine stories and articles.”
Trump pleaded not guilty earlier this month to 37 counts related to the alleged mishandling of classified documents kept at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as part of a 38-count indictment that also charged his aide and former valet Walt Nauta. Nauta is set to be arraigned Tuesday before a federal judge in Miami.
A Trump campaign spokesman said the audio recording, which first aired Monday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” “provides context proving, once again, that President Trump did nothing wrong at all.” And Trump, on his social media platform late Monday, claimed the recording ”is actually an exoneration, rather than what they would have you believe." | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/audio-recording-donald-trump-discusses-a-highly-confidential-document/507-3609a32b-0357-40bc-9f6c-71d38d4013c6 | 2023-06-27 14:21:07 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/audio-recording-donald-trump-discusses-a-highly-confidential-document/507-3609a32b-0357-40bc-9f6c-71d38d4013c6 |
LONDON (AP) — A Romanian man who was part of an international human smuggling ring was sentenced Tuesday to more than 12 years in prison for the deaths of 39 migrants from Vietnam who suffocated in a truck trailer on their way to England in 2019.
Marius Mihai Draghici was the ringleader’s right-hand man and an “essential cog” in an operation that made huge profits exploiting people desperate to get to the U.K., Justice Neil Garnham said in the Central Criminal Court, known as the Old Bailey.
Victims, who paid about 13,000 pounds ($16,770) for so-called VIP service, died after trying in vain to punch a hole in the container with a metal pole as the temperature inside exceeded 100 degrees F (38.5 C). Their desperation as they struggled to breathe was captured in messages they tried to send loved ones and and recordings that showed “a growing recognition they were going to die there,” Garnham said.
There was no escape and no one could hear their cries, prosecutors said.
Their final hours “must have entailed unimaginable suffering and anguish,” prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones said Tuesday.
A young mother wrote a message to loved ones that was never sent: “Maybe going to die in the container. Cannot breathe any more.”
The 28 men, eight women and three children ranged in age from 15 to 44 and about half hailed from Nghe An province in north-central Vietnam. The victims included a bricklayer, a restaurant worker, a manicure technician, an aspiring beautician and a college graduate.
A married couple, Tran Hai Loc and Nguyen Thi Van, were found lying side by side Oct. 23, 2019, in the container that had been shipped by ferry from Zeebrugge, Belgium to Purfleet, England.
Draghici, 50, pleaded guilty last month to 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration.
He’s the fifth person to be sentenced in the case in the U.K. Four other gang members were imprisoned in 2021 for terms ranging from 13 to 27 years for manslaughter. The stiffest sentence went to ringleader Gheorghe Nica, 46.
Another 18 people were convicted in Belgium, where the Vietnamese ringleader was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Others got one- to 10-year prison terms.
Draghici was “shocked and horrified with what occurred,” defense lawyer Gillian Jones said in court.
But he, like the others involved in the conspiracy, had “immediately abandoned the plan and melted away in the night,” after another man opened the truck container and discovered the dead bodies, Emlyn Jones said.
Draghici and Nica both fled to Romania, where Draghici was later arrested.
Family members of the victims who had gone into debt to fund the travel said they were crushed by the loss.
The parents of Nguyen Huy Hung, 15, who was on his way to live with his parents in the U.K. and wanted to be a hairdresser, learned of the tragedy on social media.
“We did not believe it was the truth until we saw his body with our own eyes,” his father said. “We felt numb and that feeling lasted for many weeks later.” | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/ap-smuggler-sentenced-to-prison-for-deaths-of-39-vietnamese-migrants-who-suffocated-in-truck-in-uk/ | 2023-07-12 21:47:20 | 0 | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/ap-smuggler-sentenced-to-prison-for-deaths-of-39-vietnamese-migrants-who-suffocated-in-truck-in-uk/ |
Feds: 2 NJ Immigration Attorneys Indicted For Visa Fraud
Federal authorities say two immigration attorneys from Somerset County have been indicted for allegedly making false statements under penalty of perjury in visa applications.
52-year-old Steven G. Thomas and 81-year-old Maria Thomas, both of Montgomery Township, were indicted for conspiring to prepare and file false visa applications on behalf of clients. Steven Thomas was also charged with one count of filing a false visa application, according to U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger.
From 2015 to 2021, the defendants encouraged their clients to apply for asylum under fraudulent pretenses. They advised their clients regarding the manner in which they were most likely to obtain asylum, knowing that these clients did not legitimately qualify for asylum. The defendants then prepared, or caused to be prepared, fraudulent applications and affidavits on behalf of those clients, which were submitted to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Within the indictment,
For example, STEVEN THOMAS and MARIA THOMAS advised clients to falsely claim that they were persecuted in their home countries when they understood that no such persecution actually took place.
Sellinger says a confidential source also met with Steven Thomas in January 2020 and he filed a visa application containing numerous false statements that April.
The public is reminded that charges are accusations and all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. | https://catcountry1073.com/feds-2-nj-immigration-attorneys-indicted-for-visa-fraud/ | 2022-11-21 15:38:05 | 1 | https://catcountry1073.com/feds-2-nj-immigration-attorneys-indicted-for-visa-fraud/ |
WASHINGTON — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates climbed over 6% this week for the first time since the housing crash of 2008, threatening to sideline even more homebuyers from a rapidly cooling housing market.
Rising interest rates — in part a result of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive push to tamp down inflation — have cooled off a housing market that has been hot for years. Many potential home buyers are getting pushed out of the market as the higher rates have added hundreds of dollars to monthly mortgage payments. Sales of existing homes in the U.S. have fallen for six straight months, according to the National Association of Realtors.
The average rate on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, popular among those looking to refinance their homes, rose to 5.21% from 5.16% last week. Last year at this time the rate was 2.19%.
Mortgage rates don’t necessarily mirror the Fed’s rate increases, but tend to track the yield on the 10-year Treasury note. That’s influenced by a variety of factors, including investors’ expectations for future inflation and global demand for U.S. Treasurys.
Recently, faster inflation and strong U.S. economic growth have sent the 10-year Treasury rate up sharply, to 3.45%.
The Fed has raised its benchmark short-term interest rate four times this year, and Chairman Jerome Powell has said that the central bank will likely need to keep interest rates high enough to slow the economy “for some time” in order to tame the worst inflation in 40 years.
More inflation data this week suggests that while gas prices have retreated significantly since early in the summer, prices for most other necessities have actually gone up, panicking investors who fear a possible recession if the Fed keeps boosting rates.
Most economists forecast that the Fed will jack up its primary lending rate another three-quarters of a point when the central bank’s leaders meet next week. Some fear the Fed could raise the rate by a full point, following consecutive jumbo increases of three quarters of a point at its last two meetings.
The government reported that U.S. economy shrank at a 0.6% annual rate from April through June, a second straight quarter of economic contraction, which meets one informal sign of a recession. Most economists, though, have said they doubt that the economy is in or on the verge of a recession, given that the U.S. job market remains robust.
Applications for jobless aid fell again last week and remain at their lowest level since May, despite the Fed’s moves to tame inflation, which has a tendency to cool the job market as well. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/mortgage-rates-hit-6percent-first-time-since-2008-housing-crash/2022/09/15/40b6fbbc-34ff-11ed-a0d6-415299bfebd5_story.html | 2022-09-15 15:20:22 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/mortgage-rates-hit-6percent-first-time-since-2008-housing-crash/2022/09/15/40b6fbbc-34ff-11ed-a0d6-415299bfebd5_story.html |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, appeared on Thursday for a voluntary interview with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.
The committee has for months sought an interview with Thomas in an effort to know more about her role in trying to help former President Donald Trump overturn his election defeat. She texted with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and contacted lawmakers in Arizona and Wisconsin in the weeks after the election.
Thomas did not answer questions when she arrived on Capitol Hill for the interview or later when she briefly left for a break. But she did tell reporters she was looking forward to answering questions from the members of the committee.
The testimony from Thomas — known as Ginni — was one of the remaining items for the panel as it eyes the completion of its work. The panel has already interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses and shown some of that video testimony in its eight hearings over the summer.
Thomas’ attorney, Mark Paoletta, said last week that Thomas had agreed to meet with the panel and is “eager to answer the committee’s questions to clear up any misconceptions about her work relating to the 2020 election.”
The extent of her involvement in the Capitol attack is unclear. In the days after The Associated Press and other news organizations called the presidential election for Biden, Thomas emailed two lawmakers in Arizona to urge them to choose “a clean slate of Electors” and “stand strong in the face of political and media pressure.” The AP obtained the emails earlier this year under the state’s open records law.
She has said in interviews that she attended the initial pro-Trump rally the morning of Jan. 6 but left before Trump spoke and the crowds headed for the Capitol.
Thomas, a Trump supporter long active in conservative causes, has repeatedly maintained that her political activities posed no conflict of interest with the work of her husband.
“Like so many married couples, we share many of the same ideals, principles, and aspirations for America. But we have our own separate careers, and our own ideas and opinions too. Clarence doesn’t discuss his work with me, and I don’t involve him in my work,” Thomas told the Washington Free Beacon in an interview published in March.
Justice Thomas was the lone dissenting voice when the Supreme Court ruled in January to allow a congressional committee access to presidential diaries, visitor logs, speech drafts and handwritten notes relating to the events of Jan. 6.
Ginni Thomas has been openly critical of the committee’s work, including signing onto a letter to House Republicans calling for the expulsion of Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois from the GOP conference for joining the Jan. 6 congressional committee.
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Associated Press video journalist Rick Gentilo contributed to this report.
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Many people brush their teeth at least twice a day — once in the morning and once in the evening before bed.
But multiple VERIFY viewers, including Henry, want to know if you should wait 30 minutes to brush your teeth after eating or drinking something acidic, such as tomatoes, orange juice, sports drinks, soda, wine or coffee.
“Does the acid in coffee and wine soften the enamel so that brushing could cause weak spots?” one viewer asked.
THE QUESTION
Should you wait 30 minutes to brush your teeth after consuming acidic foods or drinks?
THE SOURCES
- Mayo Clinic
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- American Dental Association
- Cleveland Clinic
- North Boulder Dental Group
- Keith Hollander, D.D.S., comprehensive dentist at Rose & Hollander Dental Associates in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
THE ANSWER
Yes, you should wait about 30 minutes to brush your teeth after consuming acidic foods or drinks.
WHAT WE FOUND
Dentists at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Mayo Clinic say people should wait about 30 minutes to brush their teeth after consuming acidic foods or drinks. Acids weaken tooth enamel — the protective outer layer of the tooth — and brushing too soon can remove it, which can increase the risk of tooth decay.
“Foods and beverages that are high in acids wear away the enamel that protects your teeth,” the American Dental Association says on its website. “This changes the appearance of your teeth and opens the door for bacteria that can cause cavities or infection.”
North Boulder Dental Group explains that people’s teeth go through two processes known as demineralization and remineralization every day. Demineralization occurs when bacteria from the foods and drinks we consume throughout the day create acid that attacks the enamel of teeth.
Meanwhile, tooth remineralization happens when vital minerals found in saliva, such as calcium and phosphate, bond to the teeth to fill in the weakened areas of enamel that are broken down over time by acids and plaque. Dentists say waiting about 30 minutes to brush after consuming acidic foods or drinks allows tooth enamel to remineralize and build itself back up.
Ezzard Rolle, an assistant professor of dental medicine at Columbia University’s College of Dental Medicine, recommends rinsing with or drinking water instead of immediately brushing because it “starts the remineralization process of the enamel.” Keith Hollander, a comprehensive dentist at Rose & Hollander Dental Associates in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, agrees.
“You want to neutralize those acids as quickly as possible. So even if you're having orange juice for breakfast — a mouthful of water and swishing it back and forth for 10 to 15 seconds is more than enough to really shorten the remineralization time,” Hollander told VERIFY.
Outside of brushing your teeth, the Mayo Clinic recommends following the tips below to help keep your mouth healthy:
- Floss daily.
- Use mouthwash after brushing and flossing.
- Drink plenty of water.
- Eat a healthy diet and limit sugary food and drinks.
- Avoid frequent snacking.
- Replace your toothbrush every three to four months, or sooner if the bristles are irregular or splayed.
- Schedule regular dental checkups with X-rays and cleanings. | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/health-verify/teeth-tooth-brushing-wait-time-acidic-foods-drinks-dental-tips-fact-check/536-02f5bac1-ad1c-4d42-83bc-4b8cd6735381 | 2023-05-31 16:41:24 | 0 | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/health-verify/teeth-tooth-brushing-wait-time-acidic-foods-drinks-dental-tips-fact-check/536-02f5bac1-ad1c-4d42-83bc-4b8cd6735381 |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating potential civil rights violations in Texas’ multibillion-dollar border security mission that has given the National Guard arrest powers and seen state authorities bus migrants to Washington, D.C., according to public records.
A lawyer for the state police agency acknowledged the federal probe of Gov. Greg Abbott’s initiative to curb people crossing from Mexico in a May email, records obtained by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune show. The state prison system also cited a “formal investigation” in a letter seeking to withhold public records related to Operation Lone Star.
The investigation comes to light as a human smuggling attempt that left 53 people dead in a sweltering tractor-trailer highlights the limits of state and federal border controls. Crossings along the entire southern border are at or near their highest point in about two decades.
Last year, Abbott, a Republican seeking reelection, rolled out a massive law enforcement apparatus on the border, alleging inaction by President Joe Biden’s administration. The surge in officers has driven arrests — including for trespassing, low-level amounts of marijuana and other minor crimes that appear to have little to do with border security. Some of those detained have spent weeks in state jails.
The emails from Texas Department of Public Safety officials indicate federal authorities are looking at whether the operation may have broken a law against discrimination based on race, color or national origin by organizations receiving federal funds.
A spokesperson for the Department of Justice’s civil right’s division declined to comment. A Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman did not respond to a request for comment
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice provided information about Operation Lone Star to Department of Justice officials after they requested it in March, according to spokeswoman Amanda Hernandez. She said the state prison system “has and continues to follow all state, and federal laws as the state of Texas responds to the ongoing crisis at the border.”
Since April, Abbott has also offered migrants bus rides to Washington, D.C., saying he was taking the immigration issue to Congress’ doorstep. So far, about 3,000 migrants have taken the trip at a cost of more than $5 million.
The efforts have not stopped a recent increase in crossings at the southern border. Authorities stopped migrants from crossing illegally 523,000 times between January and May, up from 417,000 over the same span a year ago. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/report-justice-department-probing-texas-border-mission/ | 2022-07-07 04:45:10 | 0 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/report-justice-department-probing-texas-border-mission/ |
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, reminds investors of a class action lawsuit against Lottery.com Inc. ("Lottery.com" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: LTRY) for violations of §§10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Investors who purchased the Company's securities between November 15, 2021 and July 29, 2022, inclusive (the ''Class Period''), are encouraged to contact the firm before October 18, 2022.
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
We also encourage you to contact Brian Schall of the Schall Law Firm, 2049 Century Park East, Suite 2460, Los Angeles, CA 90067, at 310-301-3335, to discuss your rights free of charge. You can also reach us through the firm's website at www.schallfirm.com, or by email at bschall@schallfirm.com.
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According to the Complaint, the Company made false and misleading statements to the market. Lottery.com failed to maintain appropriate accounting controls. The Company also failed to maintain appropriate controls over financial reporting including revenue recognition and the reporting of cash. The Company was not in compliance with laws related to the sale of lottery tickets. Based on these facts, the Company's public statements were false and materially misleading throughout the class period. When the market learned the truth about Lottery.com, investors suffered damages.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Another year without a major was no less special for Rory McIlroy, who finished Sunday as Europe’s top-ranked golfer for the fourth time and became only the second player to capture season titles on the PGA Tour and European tour.
Jon Rahm felt the same way.
Rahm opened with three straight birdies on his way to a 5-under 67 to win the DP World Tour Championship for the third time, by two shots over England’s Tyrrell Hatton and Sweden’s Alex Noren.
“Hopefully, people can stop telling me that it was a bad year,” Rahm said. “Three wins worldwide, three wins in three different continents. Yeah, it wasn’t a major championship, but it’s still a really, really good season.”
Rahm also won the Mexican Open on the PGA Tour and the Spanish Open to go along with the European tour’s season finale that came with a $3 million prize.
He finished on 20-under 268 at Jumeirah Golf Estates.
McIlroy now has gone eight years since his last major — he finished in the top 8 in all four majors this year — but won the FedEx Cup and its $18 million bonus, along with the Canadian Open and the CJ Cup in South Carolina.
Along the way, he returned to No. 1 in the world.
“I think my goal has been to just become a more complete golfer and I feel like I’m on the journey to doing that,” McIlroy said. “I’m as complete a golfer as I feel like I’ve ever been, and hopefully I can continue on that path.”
McIlroy’s main challenge in the DP World rankings came from Matt Fitzpatrick, whose bid for the Harry Vardon Trophy blew up around the turn.
The U.S. Open champion needed to win and McIlroy to not finish runner-up, or to finish second and the Northern Irishman to be outside the top seven. Neither of those scenarios transpired as Fitzpatrick, three off the lead, took double bogey on No. 8 and then dropped another shot at the 10th to end his chances.
McIlroy did not need any of the fireworks of the previous day, when he powered himself into contention with a 65. He could have tied Rahm with an eagle on the par-5 18th but had to settle for par and a 68.
“It means a lot. It’s been seven years since I’ve last done it. I’ve won three FedEx Cups since I last won,” McIlroy, who won the FedEx Cup in August, told Sky Sports television.
“It would have been nice to get one win in there at the end of the year but Jon played an incredible tournament and fully deserved it.”
Henrik Stenson in 2013 is the only other player to win the FedEx Cup and the Europe’s points list in the same year.
Rahm, who became the first player to win the tournament three times, began the final day with a one-shot lead and quickly doubled his advantage.
Fitzpatrick’s 28-foot birdie at the third got him to 15 under and within two but things started to unravel with a bogey at the short sixth and even though he immediately clawed back that dropped shot, the calamitous eighth ultimately did for his hopes.
His drive landed in a deep rut in a waste area, his next shot failed to clear the rough and having flown the green, he duffed his chip and two-putted from the fringe for a 6. That put him five behind and after missing the fairway at the 10th that led to bogey, his challenge was over.
The only trouble McIlroy, who had three birdies and a bogey in his first four holes, had at the eighth came from the flagstick which kept out his 56-foot birdie effort. He three-putted the ninth green but was not the only one as Hatton did the same for his only bogey in a round of 66.
Noren closed with a 67 and his tie for second should move him just outside the top 40, likely to secure a spot in the top 50 by the end of the year for a Masters invitation.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas A&M fans and students can rejoice as Rally House introduces a new store in College Station, directly across from this historic university. Rally House Texas Avenue Crossing carries an enormous assortment of Aggies apparel, headwear, and much more. Customers will also find an array of other college and pro teams in stock, plus an incredible selection of local Texas merch that draws inspiration from the famous state.
Rally House is thrilled to continue its role as a dependable outlet for team gear and localized products throughout Texas, now in this booming college town. "We're super excited to open a new store here in College Station," says District Manager Stefanie Blowers. "We are eager to be in the Aggie excitement, located right across the street from the campus. And we can't wait to show all the fans in the area the many other teams we have to offer!"
Fans will be blown away by the store's extensive selection of Texas A&M gear. Still, this location also provides merchandise for the Cowboys, Texans, Texas Tech Raiders, Longhorns, and various other organizations. Additionally, patrons can count on quality products since this store stocks well-known brand names such as Nike, Mitchell & Ness, and New Era.
Texas stands out for a handful of reasons, including its many recognizable businesses and themes. Thankfully, Rally House Texas Avenue Crossing offers a massive local section with apparel and gifts to flaunt that hometown pride. Customers will find products for topics and businesses like Don't Mess with Texas, Lone Star Beer, Whataburger, and more.
Each visit to Rally House Texas Avenue Crossing will be a joy, as the store delivers excellent customer service and a fun shopping environment. There's also an immense assortment of products available online at www.rallyhouse.com, with shipping options to any state.
For current store news and updates, visit www.rallyhouse.com/rally-house-texas-avenue-crossing or follow the store on Facebook (@RallyTexasAveCrossing) and Instagram (@rallytexasavecrossing).
Rally House and Sampler Stores Inc. is a family-owned specialty boutique that offers a large selection of apparel, hats, gifts and home décor representing local NCAA, NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and MLS teams in addition to locally inspired apparel, gifts and food. Proudly based in Lenexa, Kansas, Rally House operates 100+ locations across 13 states.
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GameShift will accelerate the development of web3 games by building the ownership layer for games
SAN DIEGO , July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Solana Labs, which builds technology for the high-performance and carbon-neutral Solana blockchain, today unveiled GameShift, a unified web3 game development API aimed at alleviating major pain points games publishers experience when developing or porting games into web3.
"Developers for web3 games need innovative technology to simplify and accelerate the game building process, which GameShift will accomplish," said Tal Tchwella, head of product at Solana Labs. "GameShift is building the ownership layer for games, and will provide a one-stop shop for developers on Solana helping them build faster and more confidently."
With Solana Labs' GameShift, developers will soon be able to access a full stack of trusted third-party web3 components on Solana through a single API.
GameShift will provide everything developers need to unlock a complete, trusted, high quality web3 in-game experience, covering custody solutions, marketplaces, inventory management, NFT minting, credit card on-ramps and off-ramps, and more.
The GameShift tech stack will simplify the asset ownership journey for both developers and gamers. Similar to developing experiences in web2, GameShift will package new and existing third-party tooling for game developers on Solana to easily integrate into web3 and combine their technological needs into a single interface.
GameShift was announced at PlayGG, a community-first celebration of games on Solana happening this week in San Diego, where more than 40 games on Solana are available to play.
"Developers see the potential of web3 games but they need help navigating the fragmented landscape of web3 tools and solutions," Tchwella said. "GameShift will make it easy for developers to focus more on building their games instead of wrestling with the complexities of integrating web3 into their games."
GameShift is expected to be available later this year. Interested developers can sign-up for early access here.
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Solana Labs is a technology company that builds products, tools, and reference implementations to further expand the Solana ecosystem.
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Solana is a blockchain built for mass adoption. It's a high performance network that is utilized for a range of use cases, including finance, NFTs, payments, and gaming. Solana operates as a single global state machine, and is open, interoperable and decentralized. For more information, please visit https://solana.com.
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Belani Brings Decades of Expertise in Commodities and Derivatives to Firm
NEW YORK, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Akshay N. Belani, a well-known and highly respected derivatives attorney, has joined Troutman Pepper's Corporate Practice Group in New York as a partner. Belani joins the firm from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP.
Belani focuses his practice on the application of derivatives in trading, structured products, and capital markets. He represents corporations, funds, banks, institutional investors, broker-dealers, and other financial institutions in all aspects of their securities, futures, derivatives, and commodities trading.
"Akshay offers our clients in-demand expertise around the transactional and regulatory issues associated with derivatives, complex finance, and structured products," said Mason Bayler, chair of the firm's Transactional department. "His skillsets pertaining to NFA and CFTC rule and regulations, securities financing, futures and derivatives contract negotiations and reviews, and related Dodd-Frank questions are similarly sought after."
"It's rare to find an attorney with Akshay's level of derivatives experience," added Steven Khadavi, managing partner of Troutman Pepper's New York office. "We are delighted to welcome him to the firm and know he will have an immediate impact on our clients."
Belani is a member of several industry associations and has an active pro bono practice, previously handling matters with Emma's Torch, Kids in Need of Defense, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, and Teens for Food Justice. He earned his JD from St. John's University School of Law and bachelor's degree from Tufts University.
"Troutman Pepper is known for its high-performance teams and providing superior client service," Belani said. "I'm looking forward to partnering with my new colleagues as we seek to deliver even more value for clients."
Consistently recognized as a top-tier national practice, Troutman Pepper's corporate attorneys regularly handle multimillion- and multibillion-dollar transactions. Core areas of service include capital markets transactions and other significant domestic and cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities laws compliance, and corporate finance.
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with more than 1,200 attorneys strategically located in 23 U.S. cities. The firm's litigation, transactional, and regulatory practices advise a diverse client base, from startups to multinational enterprises. The firm provides sophisticated legal solutions to clients' most pressing business challenges, with depth across industry sectors, including energy, financial services, health sciences, insurance, and private equity, among others. Learn more at troutman.com.
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SandboxAQ's participation in Qunnect's $8 million Series A marks its second investment in promising quantum tech startups
NEW YORK and PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SandboxAQ, an enterprise SaaS company delivering the combined impact of AI and Quantum technology (AQ), and Qunnect, a quantum networking company building hardware to transform telecommunications infrastructure into scalable quantum networks, today announced SandboxAQ's investment in Qunnect's $8M Series A, led by Airbus Ventures. These new funds will be used to further develop their product suite, scale manufacturing, and launch a multi-node R&D quantum network testbed to demonstrate entanglement distribution protocols. This network, connected to existing fiber optic cable in New York City, will be the first of its kind in the US.
Qunnect innovates and commercializes the core technologies needed for scalable quantum-safe communication. In 2021, the company commercialized the world's first quantum memory. The memory serves as the cornerstone to Qunnect's Quantum Repeater product suite, an integrated solution for long distance distribution of entanglement across existing telecommunications infrastructure.
"Qunnect is developing some of the first commercial quantum memory products in the world, making it a key player in the development of safe quantum communications and the future Quantum Internet," said Jack Hidary, CEO of SandboxAQ. "Through our Strategic Investment Program, SandboxAQ is enabling innovative startups to develop powerful AQ solutions and collaborate on new technologies that will elevate the entire quantum ecosystem."
"With this Series A round, we are now ready to start our next phase with a concentrated focus on scalability and field-deployment," said Qunnect CEO Noel Goddard. "We are excited to work with the SandboxAQ team, and we are grateful for the support from its Strategic Investment Program. This round of funds will enable us to accelerate the development of our groundbreaking quantum communications technologies through product development and go-to-market strategies and will help to usher in the next generation of commercial quantum-based solutions."
"At Airbus Ventures, we are particularly interested in investing in enabling technologies that make quantum practically usable, out of the lab environment and into the real world, where these portfolio companies can aid in tangibly addressing major security challenges being faced today," notes Airbus Ventures Partner Nicole Conner. "We were immediately drawn to Noel and her leadership, quickly paving the way as the leading voice in quantum internet technology, and we are confident that the team's breakthrough testbed at Brooklyn Navy Yard is just the beginning of a sequence of transformative work. We are proud to back such an exceptional team and to be joined by such an incredible investor syndicate."
Qunnect's Series A is led by Airbus Ventures with additional investment from SandboxAQ, Impact Science Ventures, Motus Ventures and NY Ventures, the economic development arm for the State of NY, among others.
Qunnect previously raised $7M in federal funding and $2m in private funding from backers including the Department of Energy, National Science Foundation and NY Accelerate Fund to accelerate quantum memory without cryogenics or extreme vacuum support. Customers include the US Airforce Research Lab and Brookhaven National Laboratory. Qunnect also develops quantum instruments that are interoperable with other quantum test beds.
SandboxAQ is an enterprise SaaS company, providing solutions at the nexus of AI and Quantum technology (AQ) to address some of the world's most challenging problems. The company's core team and inspiration formed at Alphabet Inc., emerging as an independent, growth-capital-backed company in 2022. For more information visit www.sandboxaq.com.
Founded in 2017, Qunnect innovates and commercializes the core technologies needed for scalable quantum-safe communication. In 2021, the company released the world's first quantum memory which operates without extreme cooling or vacuum support. It serves as the cornerstone to Qunnect's Quantum Repeater product suite, The company is headquartered in the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York City. Qunnect is a grateful recipient of research support from the US Department of Energy, the US Air Force the National Science Foundation, as well as mentorship from the Clean Energy Business Incubator Program (NYSERDA) at Stony Brook University, the Luminate Accelerator (NextCorps), and Activate Boston. For more information visit https://int.quconn.com/
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BEIJING, May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- From May 8th to 10th, 2023, the 12th Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) was held in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Ge Jun, Global CEO of TOJOY Shared Holding Group, was invited to talk about the investment paradigm shifting brought by global technological breakthroughs, climate change, pandemic impact and geopolitical tensions.
"Given the size of the market, the context of government initiatives to pursue sustainable development and improve people's health and well-being, China's economic field has burst out with great potential. Ge Jun emphasized at the Global Leaders Debate panel which was held at the opening session.
Ge Jun cited Hurun's 2023 Global Unicorn List as an example. Currently, there are around 1,300 unicorns in the world, of which 666, or 48% come from the United States and 316, or 23% are from China. According to Ge Jun, despite the gap between the two countries in terms of quantity, unicorns in China, after combining their market size and market value, are of similar scale to their US counterparts. This undoubtedly proves the great potential of Chinese unicorns.
"This round of global epidemic has stimulated people's concern for health and investment in health." Ge Jun said that the outline of the "Healthy China 2030 Plan" issued by the Chinese State Council has set a clear target of 16 trillion yuan of investment by 2030. The healthcare industry will usher in unprecedented opportunities for its development in China. At the same time, China is an advocate and leader of the dual-carbon economy. This will also release huge market opportunities for global investors.
In the keynote speech during the China-Arab Unicorn Summit, Ge Jun shared the topic of SME innovation based on his own experience, which attracted wide attention from global investors and entrepreneurs.
Before joining TOJOY, Ge Jun served as Global Vice President of Intel, Apple and Nvidia, three of the Global Fortune 500 companies, and had unique views on the development of global technology enterprises and business model innovation. When citing Apple as an example, Ge Jun mentioned that Apple's advantage is the establishment of a "super platform" for developers. Such platform has helped tens of millions of APP developers in the world grow rapidly and help them expand their products to the world.
"For start-ups, their advantages are often focused on product capabilities and innovative technologies, but they lack relevant industrial resources and market base"
Ge Jun introduced TOJOY, a company with 32 years of experience in enterprise acceleration and has a tremendous industrial resource pool. The core business of TOJOY is to provide high-quality innovative enterprises with acceleration engines and help realize their business transformation.
Up to now, TOJOY's platform has gathered more than 2.8 million SME owners and over 18,000 potential innovative enterprises, of which 160 are being accelerated.
"In China, about 10,000 innovative enterprises need various resources to support their development every year, and 10 million traditional SME owners to transform and upgrade. That requires empowerment from shared platforms, which is our responsibility.".
Ge Jun's speech was widely praised among the participants, and will enhance investors' confidence in investing and running businesses in the Chinese market.
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PIPESTONE, Minn. (AP) — Under the tall prairie grass outside this southwestern Minnesota town lies a precious seam of dark red pipestone that, for thousands of years, Native Americans have quarried and carved into pipes essential to prayer and communication with the Creator.
Only a dozen Dakota carvers remain in the predominantly agricultural area bordering South Dakota. While tensions have flared periodically over how broadly to produce and share the rare artifacts, many Dakota today are focusing on how to pass on to future generations a difficult skillset that’s inextricably linked to spiritual practice.
“I’d be very happy to teach anyone … and the Spirit will be with you if you’re meant to do that,” said Cindy Pederson, who started learning how to carve from her grandparents six decades ago.
Enrolled in the Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Nation, she regularly holds carving demonstrations at Pipestone National Monument, a small park that encompasses the quarries.
In the worldview of the Dakota peoples, sometimes referred to as Sioux, “the sacred is woven in” the land where the Creator placed them, said Iyekiyapiwin Darlene St. Clair, a professor at St. Cloud State University in central Minnesota.
But some places have a special relevance, because of events that occurred there, a sense of stronger spiritual power, or their importance in origin stories, she added.
These quarries of a unique variety of red pipestone check all three – starting with a history of enemy tribes laying down arms to allow for quarrying, with several stories warning that if fights broke out over the rare resource, it would make itself unavailable to all.
The colorful prayer ties and flags hung from trees alongside the trails that lead around the pink and red rocks testify to the continued sacredness of the space.
“It was always a place to go pray,” said Gabrielle Drapeau, a cultural resource specialist and park ranger at the monument who started coming here as a child.
From her elders in the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, Drapeau grew up hearing one of many origin stories for the pipestone: In time immemorial, a great flood killed most people in the area, their blood seeping into the stone and turning it red. But the Creator came, pronounced it a place of peace, and smoked a pipe, adding this is how people could reach him.
“It’s like a tangible representation of how we can connect with Creator,” Drapeau said. “All people before you are represented in the stone itself. It’s not just willy-nilly stone.”
Pipes are widely used by Indigenous people across the Great Plains and beyond, either by spiritual leaders or individuals for personal prayer for healing and thanksgiving, as well as to mark rites of passage like vision quests and the solemnity of ceremonies and gatherings.
“Pipestone has a particular relationship to our spiritual practice – praying with pipes, we take very seriously,” St. Clair said.
The pipe itself is thought to become sacred when the pipestone bowl and the wooden stem are joined. The smoke, from tobacco or prairie plants, then carries the prayer from a person’s heart to the Creator.
Because of that crucial spiritual connection, only people enrolled in federally recognized tribes can obtain permits to quarry at the monument, some traveling from as far as Montana and Nebraska. Within tribes, there’s disagreement over whether pipes should be sold, especially to non-Natives, and the pipestone used to make other art objects like carved animal figures.
“Sacredness is going to be defined by you — that’s between you and the Creator,” said Travis Erickson, a fourth-generation carver who’s worked pipestone in the area for more than two decades and embraces a less restrictive view. “Everything on this Earth is spiritual.”
His first job in the quarries, at age 10, was to break through and remove the layers of harder-than-steel quartzite covering the pipestone seam – then about six feet down, now more than 18 feet into the quarry, so the process can take months. Only hand tools can be used to avoid damaging the pipestone.
Taken out in sheets only about a couple of inches thick, it is then carved using flint and files.
“The stone talks to me,” added Erickson, who has fashioned pipe bowls in different shapes, such as horses. “Most of those pipes showed what they wanted to be.”
Growing up in the 1960s, Erickson recalled making pipes as a family affair where the day often ended with a festive grilling. He taught his children, but laments that few younger people want to take up the arduous job.
So does Pederson, some of whose younger family members have shown interest, including a granddaughter who would hang out in her workshop starting when she was 3 and emerge “pink from head to toe” from the stone dust.
But they believe the tradition will continue as long as they can share it with Native youth who might have their first encounter with this deep history on field trips to the monument.
On a recent trip, Pederson’s brother, Mark Pederson, who also holds demonstrations at the visitor center, took several young visitors into the quarries and taught them how to swing sledgehammers — and many asked to return, she said.
Teaching the techniques of quarrying and carving is crucially important, and so is helping youth develop a relationship with the pipestone and its place in the Native worldview.
“We have to be concerned with that as Dakota people – all cultural messages young people get draw away from our traditional lifeways,” St. Clair said. “We need to hold on to the teachings, prayers, songs that make pipes be.”
From new exhibits to tailored school field trips, recent initiatives at the monument — undertaken in consultation between tribal leaders and the National Park Service — are trying to foster that awareness for Native youth.
“I remind them they have every right to come here and pray,” Drapeau said — a crucial point since many Native spiritual practices were systematically repressed for decades past 1937, when the monument was created to preserve the quarries from land encroachment.
Some areas of the park are open only for ceremonial use; the 75,000 yearly visitors are asked not to interfere with the quarriers.
“The National Park Service is the newcomer here — for 3,000 years, different tribal nations have come to quarry here and developed different protocols to protect the site,” said park superintendent Lauren Blacik.
One change brought through extensive consultations with tribal leaders is the park’s decision to no longer sell pipes at the visitor center, though other pipestone objects are — like small carved turtles or owls. Pipes are available at stores a few miles away in Pipestone’s downtown.
Tensions over the use of sacred pipes by non-Natives long predates the United States, when French and English explorers traded them, said Greg Gagnon, a scholar of Indian Studies and author of a textbook on Dakota culture.
“Nobody wants to have their world appropriated. The more you open it up, the more legitimate a fear of watering it down,” he said. But there’s also a danger in becoming entrenched in dogmatic ways of understanding traditions, Gagnon added.
For carvers like Pederson, good intentions and the Spirit at work in both those practicing the craft as well as those receiving the pipestone are reasons to be optimistic about the future.
“Grandma and Grandpa always said the stone takes care of itself, knows what’s in a person’s heart,” she said.
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MIND Technology, Inc. ("MIND" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: MIND) announced today that it has received orders for sonar and source controller systems totaling approximately $7.7 million. In addition, the Company's Board of Directors has elected not to declare a quarterly cash dividend on its 9.00% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock ("Series A Preferred Stock") for the second quarter of its fiscal year ending January 31, 2023.
Rob Capps, MIND's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "These new orders had been anticipated, but it is an important step to have them in hand. The equipment to be delivered includes multi-beam sonar systems, along with associated handling equipment, and seismic source controller systems. We expect all these orders to be completed and delivered in our current fiscal year. We believe these orders indicate the strength in military and exploration markets and we expect further orders in the near future.
"Due to liquidity demands to complete these, and other, orders and the uncertainty as to the timing of certain cash flow, we feel it prudent to defer the payment of the second quarter dividend on our Series A Preferred Stock. The Company continues to have positive working capital and no funded debt."
The Company may defer dividend payments on the Series A Preferred Stock, but the dividend is a cumulative dividend that accrues for payment in the future. During a deferral period, the Company is prohibited from paying dividends or distributions on its common stock, or redeeming any of those shares. Further, if the Company does not pay dividends on its Series A Preferred Stock for six or more quarters, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock will have the right to appoint two directors to the Company's board.
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MIND Technology, Inc. provides technology to the oceanographic, hydrographic, defense, seismic and security industries. Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, MIND has a global presence with key operating locations in the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom. Its Seamap and Klein units, design, manufacture and sell specialized, high performance, marine sonar and seismic equipment.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A horse that broke down in the race following the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes was euthanized on Saturday, completing a grim Triple Crown for a sport that has seen deaths cast a pall over all three tracks hosting its most prestigious races.
In the 13th race at Belmont Park, a 1 1/16-mile race on turf after the final leg in the Triple Crown, jockey Flavien Prat pulled up on Excursionniste in the far turn. According to a statement distributed by New York Racing Association spokesman Pat McKenna, the horse had a “catastrophic injury to its left front leg” and was euthanized.
“Devestated. There’s just no other word,” Little Blue Bird Stables wrote on Twitter. “He was our big, goofy, talented, crazy, 1 for 16 NYB superstar. We do everything as a team, and will console as one for quite a while.”
The Belmont joins the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in having its signature race marred by animal deaths.
It was the third horse to die at Belmont in 2023 — one of them last week.
“NYRA prioritizes safety and integrity above all other considerations and continuously evaluates all aspects of the operation to provide the safest possible environment for training and racing,” the statement said. “NYRA will closely review the circumstances around this incident.”
Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, suspended racing operations and moved its meet to Ellis Park in the wake of 12 horse fatalities the past month. At Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course, National Treasure’s Preakness victory was preceded by the death of another horse trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, Havnameltdown.
The suburban New York Belmont Park appeared to end the somber streak when its signature race – the 12th of 13 on the schedule – was completed without incident.
But as the crowd of 48,089 filtered out after watching Arcangelo’s victory in the Triple Crown finale, the track’s veterinary staff was attending to Excursionniste on the approach to the final turn.
“Despite the immediate response and best efforts of on-site attending veterinarians,” the statement said, “the horse was humanely euthanized due to the severity of the injury.”
The NYRA statement said that the three deaths at Belmont since the start of the spring/summer meet on May 4 have occurred in 213 races featuring 1,662 horses. Industry leaders say the sport has never been safer, with horse fatalities down 37.5% since they started being tracked in 2009.
The federally-mandated Horseracing Safety and Integrity Authority (HISA) took over last year, and its medication and anti-doping program went into effect last month.
But the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said the track did not do enough to prevent Excursionniste’s death.
“Racing couldn’t manage to keep all horses alive for even one Triple Crown day this year,” PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press, adding that the organization had argued for CT scans that would screen for preexisting injuries. “They refused. The racing industry is digging its own grave — as well as this horse’s.”
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HONG KONG, July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CLPS Incorporation (the "Company" or "CLPS") (Nasdaq: CLPS), today announced the launch of its AI-generated content (AIGC) solution. It is a result of CLPS's extensive research in AI and automation with a focus on improving operational efficiency by reducing project and talent delivery costs. Developed by the CLPS Innovation Lab, the Company's research and development center, the AIGC solution has undergone successful internal trial operations, solidifying its effectiveness and reliability.
CLPS utilizes intelligent and automated methods to oversee the entire project lifecycle in delivering the AIGC solution. Semantic understanding and logical inference are facilitated using large language model (LLM), while generative AI autonomously produces code that adheres to standards and specifications. The code then undergoes automated testing and optimization via an intelligent testing system. These advancements significantly enhance project execution speed and ensure a higher level of delivery quality.
When it comes to talent acquisition, CLPS offers a new matching algorithm and communication mechanism. AIGC performs semantic analysis and keyword extraction on project talent requirements, generating talent skill matching and filtering suggestions. With the support of RPA and big data technologies, qualified talents are quickly assigned to their respective project positions from a vast résumé database, effectively reducing time and talent acquisition costs. As a result, the workload that previously required a team of 120 people in the recruitment center can now be efficiently completed with just 20 people.
Ms. Jing Zhao, Senior Vice President of CLPS Innovation Lab, said, "The launch of the AIGC solution signifies a remarkable breakthrough for CLPS in the AI and automation landscape. It is expected to play a critical role in reducing operational costs, enhancing operational efficiency and boosting project success rates for companies. Moving forward, we plan to expand its coverage and gradually extend our services to financial management, customer acquisition, and other domains, offering more comprehensive enhancement solutions for businesses."
Mr. Raymond Lin, Chief Executive Officer of CLPS, commented, "In the future, CLPS overseas team will explore ChatGPT's large-scale pre-trained language model, seamlessly integrating big data, machine learning, and RPA, among other cutting-edge technologies with the AIGC solution. This strategic approach aims to significantly enhance the efficiency of project and talent delivery while concurrently reducing costs. CLPS remains dedicated to consistently delivering the most competitive and innovative solutions across diverse industries and corporate clients, empowering them to achieve success amidst a rapidly evolving market."
About CLPS Incorporation
Headquartered in Hong Kong, CLPS Incorporation (the "Company") (Nasdaq: CLPS) is a global leading information technology ("IT"), consulting and solutions service provider focusing on the banking, insurance and financial sectors. The Company serves as an IT solutions provider to a growing network of clients in the global financial industry, including large financial institutions in the US, Europe, Australia, Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, and their PRC-based IT centers. The Company maintains 19 delivery and/or research & development centers to serve different customers in various geographic locations. Mainland China centers are located in Shanghai, Beijing, Dalian, Tianjin, Xi'an, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and Hainan. The remaining nine global centers are located in Hong Kong SAR, USA, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, India, the Philippines and Vietnam. For further information regarding the Company, please visit: https://ir.clpsglobal.com/, or follow CLPS on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — For the first time since 2004, Ben Roethlisberger isn’t part of the Steelers-Browns rivalry, a matchup the Ohio-born-and-bred quarterback dominated for 18 seasons and will now watch with everyone else.
On Thursday night, Mitch Trubisky makes his debut in one of the NFL’s fiercest feuds.
A second appearance isn’t guaranteed.
Struggling to connect with Pittsburgh’s receivers, Trubisky, chosen as the starter in training camp over rookie quarterback-in-waiting Kenny Pickens, may look to take some deep shots downfield when the Steelers (1-1) visit a Browns team still reeling from an epic collapse in their home opener on Sunday.
Trubisky is ranked 32nd in yards per attempt, one of several troubling stats for him after just two games and perhaps a reflection on the 28-year-old being more of a game manager than game changer.
Still, Trubisky, who grew up in Northeast Ohio but was never particularly keen on the Browns (1-1), is confident he’ll soon begin hooking up with Pittsburgh’s talented, but to this point underused, receivers.
“I’ve just got to get these playmakers the football,” he said. “Whatever we’re out there running, I’ve just got to get them the ball. It really comes down to me making better decisions, being aggressive and putting ourselves in that position.”
On the flip side, the Browns have been out of position.
Of the many unforgivable sins — clock mismanagement, a missed PAT, not recovering an onside kick among them — committed by Cleveland in the final 1:55 of its 31-30 loss to the New York Jets, letting wide receiver Corey Davis run uncovered to catch a 66-yard TD pass with 1:22 left, was at the top of the what-not-to-do list.
Either Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward or safety Grant Delpit blew their assignment, but neither was willing to put their name on a play that can’t happen.
Making matters worse, the Browns did the same exact thing a week earlier at Carolina, giving up a couple of long passes, including a 75-yard TD to aid the Panthers’ fourth-quarter rally.
“I’m not going to get into the responsibilities and those type of things because I just don’t see that as productive,” Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said this week when pressed about the gaffes. “The bottom line is that should never happen. We have to be able to defend the pass in those obvious passing situations.”
The Browns insist they’ll clean things up, but until they do, teams will look to exploit an obvious weakness.
It’s Trubisky’s turn to try.
END GAME
The Browns’ pass rush won’t be as potent with defensive end Jadveon Clowney out after spraining his ankle in the second half against New York. There’s no timetable on the edge rusher’s return.
Clowney’s absence made things even tougher on All-Pro Myles Garrett, who was consistently double-teamed by the Jets in the game’s late stages. Garrett, who is one sack from becoming Cleveland’s career leader, missed practice Tuesday with a neck issue but will play.
The Steelers are very familiar with Garrett’s ability to ruin a play and need to keep him off Trubisky.
The Browns activated end Isaac Rochell from the practice squad for added depth and rookies Alex Wright, Isaiah Thomas and Perrion Winfrey (out due to discipline last week) could get more playing time.
HI, GEORGE?
The Steelers selected 6-foot-3 wide receiver George Pickens in the second round to essentially replace JuJu Smith-Schuster, who left in free agency. Pickens looked every bit the downfield playmaker Pittsburgh needs during the preseason.
Through two games, however, he’s been an afterthought with two catches for 23 yards.
Pickens is trying to stay patient. It’s a long season and while he thinks there’s a chance to get going against a Cleveland secondary that gave up four touchdown passes to Joe Flacco on Sunday, he’s not getting ahead of himself.
“I’m thinking it’s like a new video game, you know? I’m like, ′Ooh, yeah, (going deep) is going to work,” Pickens said. “ But (the veterans here) played (the Browns) before, you know … their guys are savvy. They’re going to try to mess (us) up.”
JACK WELCOMED BACK
Cleveland’s offensive line is finally at full strength with two-time All-Pro Jack Conklin expected to play for the first time since undergoing season-ending knee surgery in December.
Conklin’s return makes the Browns’ potent ground game (401 yards in two games) more dangerous. Although he was close to playing in the first two games, the Browns chose to make him inactive. Now he’ll have extra time with the next game not until Oct. 2.
FRIEND NOW FOE
Steelers defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi spent the first four years of his career in Cleveland from 2017-20, memorably shoving Pittsburgh quarterback (now teammate) Mason Rudolph in the back during a melee late in a bruising Thursday night victory over the Steelers in 2019.
“Yeah, I don’t expect anything like that to happen,” Ogunjobi said with a wry smile. “I am just excited for the next opportunity and next challenge.”
Ogunjobi signed a one-year deal with the Steelers after a pact with the Chicago Bears was voided because of a foot injury he suffered in the playoffs last winter playing for Cincinnati. The 28-year-old is part of Pittsburgh’s plan to fortify a run defense that finished last in the league in 2021, though the Steelers were successful against the Browns, holding them under 100 yards in each of the two meetings on their way to sweeping the season series.
There has been modest improvement so far, though New England was able to burn the final 6:33 of the fourth quarter on Sunday to seal a victory while working almost exclusively on the ground.
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AP Sports Writer Will Graves in Pittsburgh contributed.
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JIM THORPE, Pa. — The colors of fall foliage in Carbon County are set to be at their peak over the next few days.
Just in time for the final weekend of the Jim Thorpe Fall Foliage Festival.
"People love coming here. Last week was exceptionally busy. I expect us to be very busy this weekend," said Jane Kohler, Pocono Mountain Visitors Bureau.
The visitor's bureau says more than 6,000 people visit the area during the fall festival, something businesses prepare all year for.
"Fortunately, in lodging, lots of us can book the rooms a year ahead," said Michael Rivkin, Dolon House Bed and Breakfast owner.
With rooms booked into 2024, Rivkin says the fall brings all kinds of people looking to spend time in the Poconos.
And the more people coming to stay in Jim Thorpe, the better.
"Our hope is that this goes down and sort of shares the fairy dust with all our shops, galleries, and eateries," said Rivkin.
Just a few blocks away sits Myst Hibachi and Sushi Pub.
Owner Josh Crownover says the festival and foliage are a huge help to the local economy.
"Last Saturday was our biggest day in sales by a pretty decent margin. So I'm expecting the same thing this weekend as well," said Josh Crownover, Myst Hibachi Sushi Pub owner.
President of the Mauch Chunk Historical Society, Bob Yevak, credits the surrounding landscape and all the different venues for making the town the tourist destination it is today.
"Fall foliage is what brought the town back to life. When the old timers got together, you know, that was the venue that brought everyone together here," said Bob Yevak, Mauch Chunk Historical Society President.
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ASHLAND, KY (WOWK) – A man from Ashland, Kentucky is facing charges after a multi-agency investigation into human trafficking, according to the Ashland Police Department.
Anthony Smith, 29, was arrested on Thursday, July 20, after a search warrant was conducted of his home by the Ashland Police Department, Kentucky State Police, Jeffersontown Police Department and the FBI.
He is charged with attempted human trafficking/commercial sex activity of a minor and procure or promote use of minor by electronic means.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday will meet with his council of advisers on science and technology about the ” risks and opportunities ” that rapid advancements in artificial intelligence development pose for individual users and national security.
The White House said the Democratic president would use the AI meeting to “discuss the importance of protecting rights and safety to ensure responsible innovation and appropriate safeguards” and to reiterate his call for Congress to pass legislation to protect children and curtail data collection by technology companies.
Artificial intelligence burst to the forefront in the national conversation after the release of the popular ChatGPT AI chatbot, which helped spark a race among tech giants to unveil similar tools, while raising ethical and societal concerns from the powerful technology.
The council, known as PCAST, is composed of science, engineering, technology and medical experts and is co-chaired by the Cabinet-ranked director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Arati Prabhakar. | https://www.abqjournal.com/2587860/biden-to-meet-with-experts-on-ai-risks-and-opportunities.html | 2023-04-04 14:21:11 | 0 | https://www.abqjournal.com/2587860/biden-to-meet-with-experts-on-ai-risks-and-opportunities.html |
AMBIA, Ind. (WXIN) — An Indiana man revealed to investigators that he cut off his girlfriend’s legs with a chainsaw after she died and then placed her body in trash bags, according to an affidavit from a detective with the Indiana State Police.
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office was called to a home in Ambia, Indiana, on July 3 after a woman reported that Eric Bagwell, a man who was living there, told her his girlfriend’s body was in trash bags at the house, the detective was told by Benton County deputies, per the detective’s written statements.
The deputies said that when they showed up at the house, Bagwell, 60, “immediately asked if he was going to prison” before admitting to mutilating the body of his girlfriend, Rita Spigner, according to court documents.
Deputies searched the home and found two large garbage bags; one deputy said the bags felt like they contained a human corpse, the detective was told.
Indiana State Police were called in to assist with the investigation and interviewed Bagwell at the Benton County Jail.
The suspect told detectives that Spigner lived with him at his home for the past eight years. Bagwell also said he and Spigner smoked an eight-ball of meth on June 18.
Court documents show he initially told police he had never smoked meth before June 18, but claimed he was still high during the interview on July 4.
After he and Spigner smoked, Bagwell said she started scratching at his legs, and he claimed he hit her “with an open hand” to get her to stop, according to the affidavit. He then claimed she fell and began convulsing, at which point he went to get his phone. Bagwell said he didn’t call 911 because Spigner wasn’t breathing when he came back with his phone, and he believed she was already dead.
The detective said Bagwell admitted to cutting off Spigner’s legs with an electric chainsaw and putting her body into two trash bags.
In the affidavit, the detective said a nurse viewed photos of scratches on Bagwell’s legs’ and determined they appeared too shallow and narrow to come from fingernails.
Bagwell was questioned again by detectives and said he didn’t remember how he got the scratches on his legs, and “said it is possible he did it to himself.”
An autopsy on Spigner found she had severe heart trouble. The cause and manner of her death is pending toxicology results.
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NetBase Quid® continues to invest in market-leading analytics for users globally to assist with data-driven
decision making
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NetBase Quid®, a global leader in AI-powered consumer and market intelligence, announced the next phase of innovative platform upgrades and product enhancements including a unified look and feel, new dashboard experience, NetBase Presentation Mode, tripled international coverage, and unifying updates to the platform user interface.
"With more than 3 billion consumer and market insights analyzed by NetBase Quid every month, it's critical for marketers to be empowered to understand and share the stories that matter most to them," said Bob Goodson, Co-founder & President at NetBase Quid. "We've re-imagined key visuals through the updated dashboards for brands and their agency partners to allow them to better understand their consumers, their preferences and passions, ultimately leading the brands to make better data-driven decisions."
Key product highlights this quarter include:
- NetBase Presentation Mode: This update will deliver clear, intuitive visualizations for compelling presentations, executive storytelling, and faster decision making. The modern visualizations in the user interface will include timeline, word clouds, donut charts, text and source widgets, domain bar charts, story scope, and topic comparisons.
- Dark Mode: Users can now seamlessly switch between light and dark modes, according to their preferences, to get a personalized and immersive experience to explore the dashboard.
- Unification of NetBase and Quid UI: A consistent design has been adopted and launched to unify the user experience in NetBase and Quid to modernize and streamline the user experience. Users can now toggle between NetBase and Quid applications via the convenient App Switcher and under a single log in.
- Expanded Content: Enhanced coverage for global forum data, including tripling the coverage in French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. Updated NLP support for international languages that include Arabic, German and Spanish.
In Q2, NetBase Quid released a multitude of platform enhancements including expanded TikTok Certified Topics, expanded forum content and global language coverage, among other key updates.
To read more about the updated capabilities, please visit: https://netbasequid.com/blog/fall-product-update
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A Thousand and One begins in 1994, shortly before a 22-year-old woman named Inez is released from Rikers Island. We don't know much about her, but Teyana Taylor, the electrifying actor who plays her, tells us plenty just from the brashly confident way Inez strides through her old Brooklyn stomping grounds after a year away.
As she greets old friends and looks for work as a hairdresser, Inez is determined to put the past behind her — though that becomes impossible when she runs into her 6-year-old son, Terry, on the street. Terry was sent to foster care when Inez went to prison, and while he resents her for leaving him, he'd clearly rather be with her again than in his current situation.
And so when Terry has an accident at home, Inez impulsively springs him from the hospital and takes him to the Harlem neighborhood where she grew up. They lie low for a while, though it soon becomes sadly clear that nobody's really looking for Terry, who's just one of many kids who've slipped through the cracks of the foster-care system. Inez grew up in that system herself, and she wants to give Terry the loving home she never had.
Soon she finds them a rundown Harlem apartment — the number on the door, 10-01, is one explanation for the movie's title. Over the next several years, this apartment will be their home, but it's a precarious one, where every happy moment feels both fleeting and hard-won.
Inez works long hours to provide for herself and Terry, a gifted student whose teachers think he could be Ivy League material. Eventually, Inez marries Lucky, an old boyfriend played by a charismatic William Catlett. While not the most faithful husband, Lucky becomes a genuinely loving father figure to Terry.
Terry is played at ages 6, 13 and 17 by the actors Aaron Kingsley Adetola, Aven Courtney and Josiah Cross. The use of three actors to play a young Black man at different ages has already earned the movie comparisons to Barry Jenkins' sublime 2016 drama, Moonlight. But those similarities aside, A Thousand and One focuses more specifically on the young man's mother. Taylor, an R&B performer in her first leading film role, conveys the full weight of Inez's sacrifices. By the end, the sensual, free-spirited woman we met in the opening scenes has become visibly sadder and wearier, though still possessed of the same devil-may-care defiance.
If A Thousand and One were just a story about a mother and son overcoming the odds, it would be moving enough. But the writer-director A.V. Rockwell, making a strong feature debut after years directing shorts and music videos, gives this intimate drama a sharp sociopolitical context. Even as Inez and Terry grow older, the city around them is changing, too. At the beginning, the Harlem we see pulses with grit and energy, shot in a vibrantly kinetic style and set to a '90s hip-hop beat. By the end, the neighborhood has been gentrified beyond recognition, as reflected in the movie's cooler, gloomier palette and its many shots of anonymous-looking office and residential buildings.
Rockwell doesn't shy away from detailing how these shifts have impacted communities of color in general, and Inez and Terry in particular. They're gradually forced out of their apartment by a new landlord who wants to tear the building down. Terry and his friends face routine police harassment — a development that Rockwell intersperses with real news clips covering Mayor Giuliani's embrace of "stop and frisk" policies.
None of this comes off as didactic; Rockwell deftly weaves her commentary into a story that turns out to be less conventional and more surprising than it looks. She also reminds us that there's more to both Inez and Terry than their tough circumstances. We see this in the playful scenes of 17-year-old Terry flirting with a girl behind a restaurant counter, or the poignant moment when Inez — rather than picking a fight with one of Lucky's girlfriends, as she might have once done — instead treats her with decency and grace.
Rockwell has such a sure grasp of her characters and their complexities that she's able to end the story on a boldly unresolved note. I left the movie thinking about what might lie ahead for Inez and Terry, and feeling grateful for the time I'd spent in their company.
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Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind Crashes National Margarita Day with Sweet & Spicy Makeovers – the Cocktails and the People – in LA, Miami and Dallas
NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With National Margarita Day right around the corner on February 22, Smirnoff is mixing things up, making over the classic margarita, as well as anyone named Margarita (or Margaret, Marge, Maggie, Mark or Marcus for that matter!). In honor of its signature spicy margarita, the "Tama-Rita", Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind, is crashing National Margarita Day celebrations across the country serving up a perfectly balanced sweet and spicy alternative to the classic cocktail. But the makers of the world's No. 1 Vodka isn't stopping there… Smirnoff will also serve-up sweet and spicy makeovers to spice up the occasion.
To celebrate bolder choices and breaking tradition, Smirnoff is teaming up with some of the hottest beauty and lifestyle influencers in LA, Miami and Dallas to help our fans 21+ show-off how they bring their sweetest, spiciest selves to the party.
The perfect pairing for Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind cocktails? Deliciously sweet & spicy bites with a side of the hottest beats. That's what's on the menu at each pop-up experience. To learn more about how Smirnoff is taking over National Margarita Day, reach out to Smirnoff@taylorstrategy.com.
Originally made popular in Mexico, Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind first rolled out in US markets in 2020, quickly becoming a go-to for any sweet or spicy celebration. Next up for the variant? Launching the brand's ¡Living Locura! campaign – more details to come.
Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind has 35% alcohol by volume (ABV) and a suggested retail price of $12.99 for a 750ml bottle. To find out if Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind is available near you, visit smirnoff.com. Fans celebrating National Margarita Day at home can also get in on the fun with the signature Tama-Rita cocktail recipe:
RECIPE
- 1.5 oz Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind
- 0.75 oz Lime Juice
- 0.75 oz Real Agave Syrup
- 0.5 oz Curaçao
- Tajín Rim, Lime Wheel & Jalapeño Garnish
METHOD
- Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a service glass over fresh ice. Garnish & serve.
When making over your margarita for National Margarita Day the Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind way, please remember to always drink responsibly.
About SMIRNOFF
Smirnoff has been giving the people what they want since 1864, serving as a catalyst to revolutionize drinking culture across generations: from inventing the Mule and reimagining the vodka martini to creating a cultural mainstay that defines the flavored malt beverage category with the launch of Smirnoff Ice in 2000.
Because the brand is dedicated to the people and their evolving taste preferences, Smirnoff has an option for everyone along with a dedicated history of adding fun to any occasion while keeping diversity and inclusion at the forefront. Truly showing the power of socializing when everyone (21+) is invited to celebrate.
The Smirnoff portfolio offers a variety of options for adults across vodka and flavored malt beverages. Current offerings include foundations in Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka and Smirnoff Ice, a line of flavors in North America and ready-to-serve flavored malt beverages including Smirnoff Seltzer and Smirnoff Ice Smash. From culturally relevant limited editions to new innovations and zero sugar offerings, Smirnoff has always been known for quality and affordability, and prides itself on giving the people what they want.
About Diageo North America
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Casamigos, DeLeon and Don Julio tequilas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Tanqueray and Guinness.
Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: DGE) and their products are sold in more than 180 countries around the world. For more information about Diageo, their people, brands, and performance, visit www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practice. Follow on Twitter and Instagram for news and information about Diageo North America: @Diageo_NA.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what appear to be massive galaxies dating back to within 600 million years of the Big Bang, suggesting the early universe may have had a stellar fast-track that produced these “monsters.”
While the new James Webb Space Telescope has spotted even older galaxies, dating to within a mere 300 million years of the beginning of the universe, it’s the size and maturity of these six apparent mega-galaxies that stun scientists. They reported their findings Wednesday.
Lead researcher Ivo Labbe of Australia’s Swinburne University of Technology and his team expected to find little baby galaxies this close to the dawn of the universe — not these whoppers.
“While most galaxies in this era are still small and only gradually growing larger over time,” he said in an email, “there are a few monsters that fast-track to maturity. Why this is the case or how this would work is unknown.”
Each of the six objects looks to weigh billions of times more than our sun. In one of them, the total weight of all its stars may be as much as 100 billion times greater than our sun, according to the scientists, who published their findings in the journal Nature.
Labbe said he and his team didn’t think the results were real at first — that there couldn’t be galaxies as mature as our own Milky Way so early in time — and they still need to be confirmed. The objects appeared so big and bright that some members of the team thought they had made a mistake.
“We were mind-blown, kind of incredulous,” Labbe said.
The Pennsylvania State University’s Joel Leja, who took part in the study, calls them “universe breakers.”
“The revelation that massive galaxy formation began extremely early in the history of the universe upends what many of us had thought was settled science,” Leja said in a statement. “It turns out we found something so unexpected it actually creates problems for science. It calls the whole picture of early galaxy formation into question.”
These galaxy observations were among the first data set that came from the $10 billion Webb telescope, launched just over a year ago. NASA and the European Space Agency’s Webb is considered the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, coming up on the 33rd anniversary of its launch.
Unlike Hubble, the bigger and more powerful Webb can peer through clouds of dust with its infrared vision and discover galaxies previously unseen. Scientists hope to eventually observe the first stars and galaxies formed following the creation of the universe 13.8 billion years ago.
The researchers still are awaiting official confirmation through sensitive spectroscopy, careful to call these candidate massive galaxies for now. Leja said it’s possible that a few of the objects might not be galaxies, but obscured supermassive black holes.
While some may prove to be smaller, “odds are good at least some of them will turn out to be” galactic giants, Labbe said. “The next year will tell us.”
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From 7 a.m. on Wednesday, June 21, to 7 a.m. Thursday, June 22, 2023, 15 people were booked into the Tom Green County Detention Center. Below is a summary of the booking charges and the individual arrest records.
Charge categories (Note: several that have been taken into custody have multiple charges filed against them that fit into more than one general category. See the individual records for details)
- ASSAULT CAUSES BODILY INJ: 1
- PUBLIC INTOXICATION: 1
- FAIL TO IDENTIFY GIVING FALSE/FICTITIOUS INFO: 1
- CRIMINAL TRESPASS: 1
- ISSUANCE OF BAD CHECK: 1
- *MTAG* POSS CS PG 1 <1G: 1
- UNAUTH ABSENCE COMMUNITY CORRECTION FACILITY: 1
- (RELEASED ON PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE) CRIMINAL TRESPASS: 1
- (RELEASED ON PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE) POSS MARIJ <2OZ: 1
- POSS CS PG 3 < 28G: 1
- POSS CS PG 1/1-B >=1G<4G: 1
- MISC BENCH WARRANT: 1
- (MOTION TO REVOKE) POSS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: 1
- BURGLARY OF HABITATION (F2): 1
- DRIVING W/LIC INV W/PREV CONV/SUSP/W/O FIN RES: 1
- TAMPER W/ IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS PERSONAL PROPERTY: 1
- (MOTION TO REVOKE) ASSAULT CAUSES BODILY INJURY FAMILY VIOLENCE: 1
- MISC CPF X1: 1
- *COMM*DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED: 1
Crystal Delacruz
SO Number: 65121
Booking Number: 445791
Booking Date: 06-22-2023 5:18 am
Charges:
ASSAULT CAUSES BODILY INJ
Bond: No Bond
Justin Garcia
SO Number: 106662
Booking Number: 445790
Booking Date: 06-22-2023 2:15 am
Charges:
PUBLIC INTOXICATION
FAIL TO IDENTIFY GIVING FALSE/FICTITIOUS INFO
Bond: $962.00
Ronald Smith
SO Number: 38855
Booking Number: 445789
Booking Date: 06-22-2023 12:29 am
Charges:
CRIMINAL TRESPASS
Bond: $500.00
Crystal Braden
SO Number: 104911
Booking Number: 445788
Booking Date: 06-21-2023 10:53 pm
Charges:
ISSUANCE OF BAD CHECK
Bond: $402.00
Jessica Guerrero
SO Number: 98134
Booking Number: 445787
Booking Date: 06-21-2023 8:47 pm
Charges:
*MTAG* POSS CS PG 1 <1G
UNAUTH ABSENCE COMMUNITY CORRECTION FACILITY
Bond: $47500.00
Joseph Tambunga
SO Number: 90293
Booking Number: 445786
Booking Date: 06-21-2023 8:27 pm
Charges:
*RPR* CRIMINAL TRESPASS
Bond: No Bond
Valentino Morales
SO Number: 69921
Booking Number: 445785
Booking Date: 06-21-2023 8:07 pm
Charges:
*RPR* POSS MARIJ <2OZ
POSS CS PG 3 < 28G
POSS CS PG 1/1-B >=1G<4G
Bond: $1000.00
Alexis Robles
SO Number: 101637
Booking Number: 445784
Booking Date: 06-21-2023 6:18 pm
Charges:
MISC BENCH WARRANT
Bond: No Bond
Bobby White
SO Number: 26573
Booking Number: 445783
Booking Date: 06-21-2023 4:14 pm
Charges:
*MTR*POSS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Bond: No Bond
Mario Rodgers
SO Number: 106661
Booking Number: 445782
Booking Date: 06-21-2023 3:30 pm
Charges:
BURGLARY OF HABITATION (F2)
Bond: $20000.00
Sandra Gedney
SO Number: 92250
Booking Number: 445781
Booking Date: 06-21-2023 3:06 pm
Charges:
DRIVING W/LIC INV W/PREV CONV/SUSP/W/O FIN RES
Bond: $500.00
Justin Gonzales
SO Number: 83331
Booking Number: 445780
Booking Date: 06-21-2023 1:49 pm
Charges:
TAMPER W/ IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS PERSONAL PROpERTY
Bond: No Bond
Alex Deleon
SO Number: 103547
Booking Number: 445779
Booking Date: 06-21-2023 12:06 pm
Charges:
*MTR* ASSAULT CAUSES BODILY INJURY FAMILY VIOLENCE
Bond: $1000.00
Jesus Pina
SO Number: 41363
Booking Number: 445778
Booking Date: 06-21-2023 11:41 am
Charges:
MISC CPF X1
Bond: No Bond
Jose Jimenez
SO Number: 85289
Booking Number: 445777
Booking Date: 06-21-2023 10:53 am
Charges:
*COMM*DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED
Bond: No Bond
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An early adopter of cutting-edge technology, NOS chose a platform that provides them with critical cybersecurity insights
LONDON, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at Infosecurity Europe, Censys, the leading internet intelligence platform for threat hunting and exposure management, announced that NOS, the largest Telecommunications and Entertainment Group in Portugal, chose Censys to monitor its attack surface. Censys' innovative technology provides NOS with complete visibility into its external-facing infrastructure, simplifies its monitoring process and eliminates irrelevant alerts. As a leading Internet provider for both the B2B and B2C segments in fixed and mobile networks, NOS needed a tool that could enable them to identify all exposed elements across its network.
"Our customers rely on us 24/7 to provide connectivity and a great user experience in their homes and businesses. It is essential that we can fully understand what is going on in the attack surface to prioritize and address the most relevant threats," said Jorge Graça, Chief Technology and Information Officer at NOS. "Censys allows us to take a proactive and streamlined approach to the management of our attack surface, enabling us to focus on our core services with added peace of mind."
When compared to other attack surface management providers, NOS found that Censys provides not only the most accurate results, but an easy user experience that goes beyond monitoring network environments. With Censys, NOS gains:
- Customizable Risk Framework: NOS can reduce irrelevant alerts and quickly address relevant and emerging issues.
- Comprehensive Visibility: Provides a holistic view of their infrastructure, allowing NOS to proactively detect potential vulnerabilities, track the evolution of their exposed surface and take necessary measures to mitigate risks promptly.
- Streamlined Monitoring and Management: NOS can centralize its security operations and simplify the task of tracking and responding to alerts.
"Given today's important focus on defending critical infrastructure, we are thrilled NOS trusts Censys to monitor and provide a holistic perspective of its attack surface," said James DeBragga, Managing Director of Censys International. "Our expertise in exposure management gives organizations like NOS clarity so they can focus on what's important – their customers, while we focus on ensuring every aspect of their network is covered and properly managed."[1]
NOS is now one of the many critical infrastructure organizations relying on Censys' state-of-the-art threat intelligence and discovery capabilities to combat outside attacks and vulnerabilities. Customers turn to Censys for the most up-to-date insight and visibility into their global networks and devices.
If you're interested in learning more, Censys will be at Infosecurity Europe this week; visit their booth K75.
About Censys
Censys, Inc.™ is the leading Internet Intelligence Platform for Threat Hunting and Exposure Management. Founded in 2013 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Censys gives organizations the world's most comprehensive real-time view of global networks and devices. Customers like Google, Cisco, Microsoft, Samsung, NATO, Swiss Armed Forces, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, and over 51% of the Fortune 500 rely on the company's Exposure Management solution for a real-time, contextualized view into their internet and cloud assets. At Censys, you can be yourself. We like it that way. Diversity fuels our mission, and we are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age and identity. To learn more, visit censys.io and follow Censys on Twitter.
About NOS:[2] [3]
NOS offers latest generation fixed and mobile solutions for television, Internet, voice and data for all market segments - Residential, Personal, Business and Wholesale, and is leader in Pay TV, Next Generation Broadband services and in cinema distribution and exhibition in Portugal. NOS is leading 5G deployment in Portugal both in terms of coverage and experience, as recognized by independent awards, and in the B2B space complements its Telco services with a comprehensive ICT and Cloud service portfolio.
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BYLINE: By Keith Roach, M.D.
TITLE: Prevention of osteoperosis necessary due to drug's side effect
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020, and along with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, I have been taking 1 mg of anastrozole daily. The bone mineral density of my left hip has not changed significantly. The bone density of my lumbar spine has decreased 6.3% compared to 2020. Several of the doctors I've worked with are open to using natural hormone blockers, such as diindolylmethane, instead of the anastrazole. What would you recommend? -- B.C.N.
ANSWER: Anastrozole is in the class of medicines called aromatase inhibitors (AIs), which block the body from making estrogen. AIs reduce estrogen levels by about 85%. In women with tumors -- especially breast cancer -- that are sensitive to estrogen, these medicines significantly improve response rates compared with other medications, such as the tamoxifen that was often given before AIs were introduced. AIs are typically given after getting treatment for breast cancer, such as surgery (often followed by chemotherapy or radiation), and decrease the rate of recurrence by about 15%.
Diindolylmethane (DIM) does have some ability to block aromatase and affect circulating estrogen levels, which was found in a trial of women taking tamoxifen. It may have other potential benefits as well. However, since AIs have been proven superior to tamoxifen, and because the level of estrogen inhibition is very high with AIs, I recommend strongly against using over-the-counter estrogen blockers like DIM instead of AIs. A role for these medications in combination may ultimately be proven, but that awaits further study.
Side effects from AIs often limit the ability for people with breast cancer to take these effective medications. One of these is accelerated osteoporosis. Because loss of estrogen routinely causes bone loss, osteoporosis should be aggressively screened for and, if possible, prevented through a combination of diet, exercise, calcium and probably vitamin D. Women with breast cancer on AIs should have bone density levels checked before treatment and at intervals afterward, such as every two years. Women with high risk for fracture despite lifestyle modifications benefit from medication treatment.
DEAR DR. ROACH: Is there any physiological reason that a sneeze needs to involve the vocal cords? I can sneeze and suppress any noise, but a friend yells (using vocal cords) with every sneeze. I say this yelling can be avoided, but my friend says he has no control over the noise. Are either of us right? I know it's a silly question, but I'm interested in your answer. -- G.H.
ANSWER: A sneeze is a complex reflex that has many possible triggers and a few associated reflexive behaviors. Sneezing can be triggered by bright light or a full stomach, but is most commonly triggered by chemicals or physical stimulation of nerves inside the nose.
When we sneeze, air is reflexively brought into the lungs through a deep inhalation, then forcefully expelled from the mouth and nose (at upwards of 100 miles per hour, spreading upwards of 100,000 liquid particles, which potentially carry bacteria and viruses). There is typically a sound made, as the air is expelled through the (initially closed) glottis; however, most people can override this reflex and sneeze without making any noise from the vocal cords. Not everyone can suppress these reflexes. Some people become so accustomed to making noise during a sneeze that they may find it very hard to break the habit.
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BUFFALO, N.Y., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It's the moment a basketball player dreams about – hearing his named called at the NBA Draft, heading to the stage, and donning a fresh New Era Cap.
Fans can celebrate with their favorite teams, and welcome the newest players to the league, with the NBA Draft Collection from New Era Cap LLC, the international lifestyle and sports brand and official on-stage cap of the 2022 NBA Draft.
- NEW ERA OFFICIAL 2022 NBA DRAFT 9FIFTY® SNAPBACK AND 59FIFTY® CAPS: Welcome the newest members to your team in style with this chrome white and team-color cap in either the 9FIFTY® snapback style or the 59FIFTY® fitted style. Both aps feature two embroidered designs on the front – the primary team logo and the first three letters of the team's city with a contrasting NBA logoman over it. The NBA logo also appears on the back of the cap, above the team-color closure to finish the look.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Marina Bates didn’t know who else to call, so she reached out to 8 On Your Side.
Bates lives in the Alta Mar at Broadwater apartment complex on 38th Avenue South in St. Petersburg. She says her back patio door has been boarded up for months and claims there is a serious black mold problem in her bathroom that the complex refuses to address.
“It’s just gross, I feel like I live on a horror movie set and I hate that,” Bates said. “Like, I told them about it and I sent in work orders and emails and every time I saw them on property I was like, ‘hey can you guys come and check out the mold in here?'”
Shevon Plummer says he can’t even use the downstairs of his unit because it is overrun with critters.
“And they got roaches, they got rats, they got all type of stuff,” Plummer said. “I can’t live downstairs, I can’t cook. My wife, she gotta work upstairs, we got a lot of problems here.”
No one at the apartment complex office was available to discuss the issues residents are complaining about. According to property records, the complex is owned by Pacifica Emerald Bay LLC, a company based out of San Diego, California. 8 On Your Side left a message, but our phone call has not been returned.
The City of St. Petersburg is well aware of the issues at the complex. In fact, while our crew was on location, a city sanitation department employee came to document the trash piling up besides the dumpsters at the complex.
“It’s very serious,” James Corbett, the city’s neighborhood affairs administrator said.
He says the complex is getting fined daily.
“Right now they’re facing, cumulatively, $850 per day in fines through the code enforcement board process,” Corbett said. “And we’ve already certified over $4,000 in liens against this complex.”
Julius Brown says he is moving out.
“This is not the best place to be as far as apartments,” said Brown. “We are constantly being lied to about – ‘it’s going to be done.’ From the front office, to even the custodians who ride around. A lot of those guys are no longer here.”
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP ("GPM") announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Veru Inc. ("Veru" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: VERU).
Class Period: May 11, 2022 – November 9, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: February 6, 2023
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Veru lawsuit, you can submit your contact information at www.glancylaw.com/cases/veru-inc/. You can also contact Charles H. Linehan, of GPM at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, or via email at shareholders@glancylaw.com to learn more about your rights.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants: (1) misled its shareholders to believe that the data from the Phase 3 trial was sufficient to support EUA and even the submission of a New Drug Application without any further studies; (2) concealed the true risks faced by the Company in gaining approval for its EUA request; and (3) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Charles Linehan, Esquire, of GPM, 1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, by email to shareholders@glancylaw.com, or visit our website at www.glancylaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number and number of shares purchased.
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Jahmyr Gibbs was as surprised as anyone when the call came that the Detroit Lions were taking him 12th overall.
“Didn’t know I would get picked as high as I did because you know running backs don’t really get picked as high in this new-age era of NFL draft. Yeah, it was pretty shocking to me.”
For one night at least, running backs got some of the glory in the pass-happy NFL.
In an era when what used to be one of the premier positions in football has been de-emphasized, Texas’ Bijan Robinson and Alabama’s Gibbs broke the trend and went off the board quickly Thursday night in the NFL draft.
The picks were a far cry from the last four drafts when only four running backs went in the first round and none were picked higher than 24th.
“Obviously, I understand the running back position has been looked at as a less-than position, but for me it’s a blessing,” said Robinson, the highest-drafted running back since Saquon Barkley went second to the Giants in 2018.
For decades, a player like Robinson would have automatically been considered to be one of the top picks after rushing for 1,580 yards with 18 touchdowns at Texas last season and clocking in at 4.46 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine.
But no team had taken a running back higher than 24th overall in the last four drafts as teams have routinely been able to find top performers in the middle or later rounds and used first-rounders on players at premium positions that get big salaries in free agency.
According to the website OverTheCap, a running back picked eighth overall would be the 15th highest paid at the position compared to 36th for an edge rusher or 43rd for a wide receiver.
Part of what made Robinson and Gibbs so attractive in the draft was the fact that they both have the ability to excel in the passing game either from the backfield or lined up as a receiver.
That gives them more value in the modern game than the old-school battering ram backs who do most of their damage on handoffs.
“Being a guy that can play running back, play receiver, being versatile,” Robinson said, adding he worked as a slot receiver at Texas. “It’s an opportunity to do the same thing.”
Gibbs had 103 career catches for 1,212 yards and eight scores over three seasons at Georgia Tech and Alabama.
“At the end of the day, it’s about value,” Detroit running backs coach Scottie Montgomery said, adding Gibbs can help the team on every down in the running and passing game.
While the two running backs went early, it was a long wait for the pass catchers as no wide receivers or tight ends went until Seattle took Ohio State receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba at 20th overall.
That started a four-pick run at receiver with the Chargers taking TCU’s Quentin Johnson, Baltimore taking Boston College’s Zay Flowers and Minnesota taking USC’s Jordan Addison.
It was the longest wait for the first wide receiver or tight end to go off the board since D.J. Moore went 24th to Carolina in 2018 and the first time since 2010 that two running backs went before the first wide receiver. That year, C.J. Spiller went to Buffalo with the ninth pick and Ryan Mathews went to the Chargers at No. 12 before Demaryius Thomas was the first receiver taken at No. 22 by Denver.
TRADING PLACES
The Lions traded down before taking Gibbs, giving up the sixth pick and a third-rounder to Arizona for No. 12, a second-rounder and a fifth-rounder.
That was one of six draft-day deals involving first-round picks with the Cardinals making the first when they traded down from No. 3 to 12. Houston moved up in that trade, sending the 33rd overall pick, and first and third-rounders next year for No. 3 and a fourth-round pick.
The Texans picked Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson at No. 3 and the Cardinals ended up with offensive lineman Paris Johnson Jr. with the sixth pick.
The Eagles also made a small move, trading a 2024 fourth-round pick to Chicago to move from No. 10 to No. 9 to take Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter. The Bears got tackle Darnell Wright.
The next deal involved Pittsburgh and New England with the Steelers sending No. 17 and No. 120 to the Patriots for the 14th pick. Pittsburgh took Georgia tackle Broderick Jones and New England got Oregon cornerback Christian Gonzalez.
Jacksonville then moved down twice late in the round, No. 24 to No. 25 in exchange for a fifth and seventh-round pick from the Giants. New York took Maryland cornerback Deonte Banks.
The Jaguars then traded No. 25 to Buffalo for No. 27 and a fourth-round pick. The Bills took Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid and Jacksonville got Oklahoma tackle Anton Harrison.
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AP Sports Writers Larry Lage and Charles Odum contributed to this report
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The race to a $1 million match runs through Memorial Day weekend
BELOIT, Wis., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 500 miles, 200 laps, 33 drivers and one cold bottle of milk — the 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge takes place on Sunday, May 29. When it does, one car will be racing to raise awareness and $1 million in donations for a nonprofit that is making a difference for severely injured post-9/11 Veterans in the United States.
Longtime friend of AJ Foyt Racing and Indy 500 team sponsor ABC Supply Co. Inc. is putting nonprofit Homes For Our Troops (HFOT) center stage at "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." ABC Supply is gifting the design of its IndyCar and matching donations made to the organization — up to $1 million — from May 21 to May 30. Donate at hfotusa.org.
Since September 11, 2001, over 2.5 million Americans have served our nation, and of that group, more than 1,000 Veterans have sustained severe physical injuries, including one or more amputations, full or partial paralysis, and severe traumatic brain injury. Founded in 2004, HFOT's mission is to build and donate specially adapted custom homes for severely injured post-9/11 Veterans, to enable them to rebuild their lives. To date, the organization has built over 330 homes.
J.R. Hildebrand will pilot the No. 11 AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet, which this year will sport a star-spangled American flag design with the HFOT logo and their tagline of "Building Homes, Rebuilding Lives." The patriotic car salutes and honors our troops during the event while underscoring the mission of Homes For Our Troops.
ABC Supply Co, Inc., the nation's largest wholesale distributor of roofing, siding and other select exterior building products, has been a multimillion-dollar supporter of Homes For Our Troops since 2020. Nearly 90 cents of every dollar spent goes directly toward Homes For Our Troops' mission, so it relies primarily on word-of-mouth awareness instead of paid promotion.
"We're proud to give Homes For Our Troops a national stage at the Indianapolis 500 to help increase awareness and donations for their organization," says Mike Jost, chief operating officer of ABC Supply. "The work they do to support Veterans is incredible, and we're hopeful that others will be inspired to support them as well."
HFOT's partnership with their Veterans doesn't stop once their homes are complete. The organization also offers resources for financial planning, homeownership education and peer mentoring.
"At Homes For Our Troops, we consider our Veterans family. We don't just give them the keys and walk away; we maintain a relationship with them to help them rebuild their lives. The support from partners like ABC Supply enables us to provide not only specially adapted custom homes to severely injured Veterans, but also a lifelong support network," says HFOT President/CEO Brigadier General, USA (Ret) Tom Landwermeyer.
The HFOT IndyCar will first hit the track for competition in qualifying races May 21-22.
"I think the fans will love it, and I think they will be so happy to see the American flag — especially with our team," says A.J. Foyt. "I would like to thank ABC Supply for supporting Homes For Our Troops. It's great."
"To support this organization at the Speedway, bring attention to Veterans and some of the challenges that they face, and highlight the things that people and organizations like Homes For Our Troops are doing to give them opportunities to better their lives is such a special thing to be able to be a part of," says J.R. Hildebrand, driver of the No. 11 car.
To learn more about Homes For Our Troops, or to donate to the organization and have it matched by ABC Supply through Monday, May 30, visit hfotusa.org.
About ABC Supply
ABC Supply Co. Inc. is the largest wholesale distributor of roofing in the United States and one of the nation's largest wholesale distributors of select exterior and interior building products. Since its founding by Ken and Diane Hendricks in 1982, ABC Supply's sole focus has been serving professional contractors and "making it easy" for them to do their jobs by offering the products, support and services they need — including myABCsupply, a tool that allows contractors to request measurement services, order materials, track deliveries, pay invoices and more.
A 16-time Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award winner and two-time recipient of Glassdoor's Employees' Choice Award for Best Places to Work, ABC Supply is an "employee-first" company that treats its associates with respect and gives them the tools they need to succeed. The company was also named a Best Employer for New Grads by Forbes in 2021.
Headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin, ABC Supply has over 840 locations nationwide. More information is available at www.abcsupply.com. Contractors can find resources for growing and improving their businesses on ABC Supply's blog and the company's LinkedIn page.
About Homes For Our Troops (HFOT)
Homes For Our Troops (HFOT) is a publicly funded 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that builds and donates specially adapted custom homes nationwide for severely injured post-9/11 Veterans, to enable them to rebuild their lives. Most of these Veterans have sustained life-altering injuries including multiple limb amputations, partial or full paralysis, and/or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). These homes restore some of the freedom and independence our Veterans sacrificed while defending our country, and enable them to focus on their family, recovery, and rebuilding their lives.
HFOT builds these homes where the Veteran chooses to live, and continues its relationship with the Veterans after home delivery to assist them with rebuilding their lives. Since its inception in 2004, nearly 90 cents of every dollar spent has gone directly to our program services supporting Veterans. For more information, visit www.hfotusa.org.
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CANBERRA – Australian inflation rose farther, according to new data released on Wednesday that increases the likelihood of the central bank next week hiking interest rates for a fourth consecutive month.
Inflation in the year through June was 6.1%, up from 5.1% in the year through March, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. Inflation only rose by 3.5% during the last calendar year.
Economist Angela Jackson, from the consultancy Impact Economics and Policy, predicted the Reserve Bank of Australia will lift the cash rate by half a percentage point to 1.85% at its next monthly board meeting Aug. 2.
The bank made rises of that size in its July and June meetings. The rate rose by a quarter of a percentage point in May, the first rate hike in more than 11 years.
“In terms of the headline figure at 6.1, it is still very high … and it means interest rates will probably go up again next month,” Jackson told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers warned that inflation would rise further.
“We are not surprised to see inflation north of 6%, but it’s still confronting,” Chalmers said. “Inflation is high and rising. It will get tougher before it starts to ease."
The center-left Labor Party government was elected in May and Parliament resumed Tuesday for the first time under the new administration.
Chalmers intends on Thursday to outline to Parliament Australia’s deteriorating economic outlook since the previous government announced its economic plan in March.
In March, Australia’s gross debt as a share of the economy was forecast to peak in mid-2025 at 44.9%, or 1.117 trillion Australian dollars ($773.2 billion). Net debt — gross debt less the value of selected financial assets — was predicted to peak at 33.1% of GDP, or 864.7 billion Australian dollars ($598.5 billion) a year later. | https://www.wsls.com/business/2022/07/27/australias-rising-inflation-lifts-risk-of-4th-rate-hike/ | 2022-07-27 05:35:04 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/business/2022/07/27/australias-rising-inflation-lifts-risk-of-4th-rate-hike/ |
Severe solar storm creates dazzling auroras farther south
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An intense solar storm has the northern lights gracing the skies farther south than usual.
A blast of superhot material from the sun late last week hurled scorching gases known as plasma toward Earth at nearly 2 million mph (3 million kph), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday.
Earth felt the brunt of the storm Sunday, according to NOAA, with forecasters warning operators of power plants and spacecraft of the potential for disruption.
Auroras were reported across parts of Europe and Asia. In the U.S., skygazers took in the sights from Wisconsin, Washington state, Colorado, California, New Mexico and even Arizona — mostly a reddish glow instead of the typical green shimmer.
“I don’t want any expectations of these green curtains moving back and forth” so far south, said Bill Murtagh, program coordinator at the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado.
Although conditions have eased, auroras might still be visible as far south as South Dakota and Iowa late Monday and early Tuesday if skies are dark.
The farther north, the better the show as the energized particles interact with the atmosphere closer to Earth, according to Murtagh. The farther south, the curvature of the Earth cuts off the most dazzling scenes as the particles interact higher in the atmosphere.
Murtagh said light pollution in Boulder prevented him from seeing the auroras Sunday night. But there could be more opportunities as the solar cycle ramps up.
“Stay tuned, more to come,” he said.
This was the third severe geomagnetic storm since the current 11-year solar cycle began in 2019, according to NOAA. The agency expects the cycle to peak in 2024.
For those down under, the southern lights should provide equally good shows, Murtagh said.
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Kimberley Davis, United States Forest Service; Jamie Peeler, University of Montana, and Philip Higuera, University of Montana
(THE CONVERSATION) Wildfires and severe drought are killing trees at an alarming rate across the West, and forests are struggling to recover as the planet warms. However, new research shows there are ways to improve forests’ chances of recovery – by altering how wildfires burn.
In a new study, weteamedup with over 50 other fire ecologists to examine how forests have recovered – or haven’t – in over 10,000 locations after 334 wildfires.
Together, these sites offer an unprecedented look at how forests respond to wildfires and global warming.
Our results are sobering. We found that conifer tree seedlings, such as Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine, are increasingly stressed by high temperatures and dry conditions in sites recovering from wildfires. In some sites, our team didn’t find any seedlings at all. That’s worrying, because whether forests recover after a wildfire depends in large part on whether new seedlings can establish themselves and grow.
However, our team also found that if wildfires burn less intensely, forests will have a better shot at regrowing. Our study, being published March 6, 2023, highlights how proactive efforts that modify how wildfires burn can help buffer seedlings from some of the biggest stressors of global warming.
Intense fires overwhelm trees’ protective traits
Forests and wildfire have coexisted in the West for millennia.
Typically, forests have regrown after wildfires, thanks to an amazing set of traits that trees possess. Lodgepole pine, for example, stores thousands of seeds in closed cones sealed with resin, that only open in the presence of high heat from flames, triggering abundant regrowth. Other tree species, like ponderosa pine, have thick bark that helps them survive low-intensity wildfires.
Intense or very large “megafires” can overwhelm those traits, though. Most conifer tree species in the West depend on seeds from surviving trees to jump-start recovery following wildfire. So when intense wildfires kill most of the trees, entire expanses of forest can be lost.
Even if some trees do survive a wildfire and can provide seeds, seedlings require favorable climate conditions to establish and grow. Unlike adult trees with deep root systems, seedlings have short roots that only reach water in the top layer of soil. Seedlings are also more sensitive to summer temperatures because hot temperatures can actually kill their live cells.
Seedlings struggling to establish after wildfires
Hotter and drier conditions due to global warming are leading to more area burning. Global warming is also interacting with over a century of wildfire suppression and restrictions on Indigenous fire stewardship, which has left denser forests and more underbrush as fuel. And that is leading tomore severe wildfires.
It’s also becoming harder for seedlings to establish and grow after wildfires.
We found that from 1981 to 2000, 95% of our study region had climate conditions suitable for seedlings to establish and grow after wildfires. Fast forward to 2050 and this decreases to 74%, even under modest warming where global average temperatures increase by around 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1.1 Celsius).
How these changes unfold varies across the West. Today, seedlings are least likely to establish and grow after wildfires in the Southwest and California. However, the wetter and cooler regions of the northern Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest still support seedling establishment and growth.
Survivor trees are crucial for sheltering seedlings
By studying both how severely wildfires burn – for example, how many trees are killed – and how climate conditions after a wildfire affect new seedlings, our team found a surprising and hopeful result.
Even when summers are hotter and drier after a wildfire than in the past, just having trees around that survived a fire helps new seedlings establish and grow.
Besides providing seeds, surviving trees reduce temperatures on the ground, where it matters most to seedlings. In some cases, temperatures can be 4 to 5 degrees F cooler (2.2 to 2.8 C) around surviving trees, giving seedlings the edge needed to germinate and survive.
In our study, projections of future forests varied dramatically, depending on how many trees we assumed survived future wildfires.
Altering how wildfires burn can boost recovery
This means there is an opportunity to help offset some climate-driven declines in tree recovery – by reducing the number of trees killed in wildfires.
Reversing global warming is a long-term challenge for society, and some near-term impacts are already irreversible. But reducing the number of trees killed in wildfires can help maintain future forests. In regions where seedlings are already struggling after wildfire, such actions are needed sooner rather than later.
Science supports the use of a number of tools, or forest treatments, that can help decrease the number of trees killed by wildfires.
Controlled burningwith forest thinning or cultural burning by local Indigenous groups removes small trees and brush. That leads to fewer trees killed in subsequent fires, especially in forests that historically burned frequently. In high-elevation forests that historically experienced less frequent but more severe wildfires, planting trees after wildfires can help jump-start forest recovery.
Although forest treatments are effective, wildfires burn much more area than can be feasibly treated. Given this, fire scientists suggest letting some wildfires burnwhen conditions are safe and more likely to leave surviving trees on the landscape.
Expanding the use of wildfires and controlled burning as management tools is challenging, but the evidence suggests it may be one of the most effective and economical ways to reduce the number of trees killed by future wildfires.
There are clear ways to lessen the impacts of global warming and wildfires on seedlings and future forests. But in some areas, even as we work to reverse global warming, the window of opportunity is short. In these areas, forest treatments that modify wildfire or jump-start recovery will be most effective in the next few decades, setting up seedlings to better withstand near-term warming.
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PITTSBURGH and INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stabili-Teeth is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with ROE Dental Laboratory, enabling Stabili-Teeth licensees to benefit from ROE's best-in-class prosthetic solution to complement Stabili-Teeth's innovative full mouth restoration process. Through the partnership, Stabili-Teeth practitioners have access to a simple yet state-of-the-art, digital engagement with ROE that quickly allows dental practitioners to help their patients quickly benefit from a long-term, stable set of teeth and a beautiful smile.
"ROE's outstanding customer service, cutting-edge additive manufacturing, and digital capabilities reduces a Doctor's cost and hassle to quickly deliver an incredible solution to patients with terminal dentition across the country," says Founder and Chairman, Dr. Carl Medgaus.
The partnership solidifies the relationship between Stabili-Teeth Doctors and ROE Laboratories, increasing a practice's profitability while improving quality and patient satisfaction from the day of surgery to decades in the future.
BJ Kowalski, CEO of ROE Dental Laboratory agrees. "We're pleased to be able to enhance a doctor's experience leveraging the Stabili-Teeth platform to serve as a trusted partner for prosthetics and all of a practice's needs. Stabili-Teeth is setting the bar for a higher standard of service, at a price that delivers the value patients deserve."
About Stabili-Teeth Inc.
Stabili-Teeth® offers a full mouth restoration that gives patients immediate full functionality and exceptional aesthetics at less than half the cost of the alternative to full arch fixed detachable solutions on the market. This innovative protocol allows Doctors to address a far greater portion of the market and requires less of a doctor's and patient's time. Stabili-Teeth® is the solution to democratize access to fully functioning teeth and a beautiful smile for the long term, improving a patient's holistic health and confidence. www.stabili-teeth.com
About ROE Dental Laboratory
ROE Dental Laboratory is a full-service modern laboratory that has partnered with the dental community since 1926. We integrate innovative technology and manufacturing processes with the most up-to-date dental science to develop dental products that exceed the expectations of dentists nationwide. With a dedicated service team, we aim to provide our customers with a level of personal attention they do not experience elsewhere. ROE Dental Laboratory has three locations with its headquarters located in Independence, Ohio. Learn more about ROE Dental Laboratory at www.roedentallab.com
If you'd like more information about Stabili-Teeth, please contact Bari Medgaus at bari@stabili-teeth.com.
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Viral vector manufacturing and transduction processes today are lengthy and inconsistent
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO and LEXINGTON, Mass., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --- Cellares Corporation, a life science technology company leading the way in cell therapy manufacturing automation, and iVexSol Inc., a company developing transformative viral vector manufacturing capabilities, today announced a strategic partnership to solve key challenges with viral vector manufacturing in order to accelerate access to life-saving therapies.
Boasting an outstanding safety record, lentiviral vectors (LVV) are key components in CAR-T cell therapy manufacturing. Unfortunately, owing to the lack of a robust and scalable production platform, therapy providers too often experience highly variable quality, inconsistent yields and poor recoveries, leading to severe disruptions in the supply chain.
By combining Cellares' automation and robotics technology with iVexSol's viral vector expertise, the partners aim to develop consistent, high-quality solutions for viral vector manufacturing to improve access to this critical reagent.
"We are excited to be able to supply Cellares with high-quality LVV to support the development of their Cell Shuttle program, with an eye on leveraging this technology to automate the entire manufacturing process, including vector production," said iVexSol co-founder and CEO Rodney Rietze.
Cellares' automated, closed, end-to-end cell therapy manufacturing platform, the Cell Shuttle, can be easily adjusted to different customer processing needs and supports a variety of cell therapy modalities. "While our primary focus has always been cell therapy manufacturing, we intentionally developed the Cell Shuttle in a manner that provides flexibility in the processes and technologies that it can support," said Cellares' co-founder and CEO, Fabian Gerlinghaus. "We are thrilled by the opportunity to partner with the iVexSol team to broaden our capabilities while leveraging their tremendous expertise in viral vector manufacturing."
Financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.
The Cell Shuttle is an automated and closed end-to-end manufacturing solution that is flexible and scalable, enabling customers to run the exact processes specified for their cell therapy while meeting commercial-scale patient demand. Compared with currently available cell therapy manufacturing methods, this next-generation platform enables a four-fold reduction in process failure rates and is capable of producing 16+ patient doses in parallel, which increases manufacturing scalability by an order of magnitude. This will reduce the per-patient manufacturing cost by up to 60 percent for most processes.
Cellares is creating the future of cell therapy manufacturing and accelerating access to life-saving cell therapies. The company is developing a one-of-a-kind solution to overcome the limitations associated with manufacturing cell therapies that are more affordable and widely available to patients in need. With Cellares' proprietary platform—the Cell Shuttle—biopharma companies, academic research centers, and CDMOs will no longer have to compromise by either choosing a manufacturing platform that is semi-automated but lacks workflow flexibility, or one that provides customization but not the end-to-end automation needed to manufacture at scale. The company is headquartered in South San Francisco, Calif.
iVexSol, Inc. is a viral vector manufacturing company founded on a proprietary, next-generation, stable lentiviral vector production process that transforms the way these essential gene-delivery vehicles are made. Our Intelligent Manufacturing™ platform ensures the robust and reliable production of high quality, high-titer vector by generating a clonally derived Master Cell Bank of stable vector-producing cells for the production of your gene of interest. Expansion, harvest and release of a vial from your bank enables us to deliver ready-to-use vector "on demand (i.e., within weeks, not months of your order), preserving and accelerating your clinical development timeline.
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WASHINGTON — Democrats are punting a vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages until after the November midterm elections, pulling back just days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to put the Senate on the record on the issue “in the coming weeks.”
The request for a delay by senators who have been pushing for the legislation follows Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, the lead senator championing the bill, predicting that they would be able to get the 10 Republican votes they need to break a filibuster. But the group struggled in recent days as some Republicans had raised increasing concerns about whether it would protect the rights of religious institutions, business owners or others who oppose same sex marriage.
The decision came after a meeting on Thursday with Schumer.
“Through bipartisan collaboration, we’ve crafted commonsense language that respects religious liberty and Americans’ diverse beliefs, while upholding our view that marriage embodies the highest ideals of love, devotion, and family," Baldwin and Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Rob Portman of Ohio and Thom Tillis of North Carolina said a statement along with Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. "We’ve asked Leader Schumer for additional time and we appreciate he has agreed. We are confident that when our legislation comes to the Senate floor for a vote, we will have the bipartisan support to pass the bill.”
The delay significantly threatens the legislation and could allow interest groups and other lawmakers opposing the bill more time to rally Republicans against it. But supporters hope that the delay will give them time to find more GOP supporters and take off pre-election political pressure.
Amid news of the delay, the White House emphasized again that the administration was leaving the mechanics of the legislation -- such as the timing of a vote -- to the Senate.
“We believe the Senate should find consensus just as the American people have,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday.
Baldwin and the other core group of supporters had worked with the GOP senators who had religious liberty concerns. They were planning an amendment to clarify that the legislation did not affect the rights of such private individuals or businesses, which are already enshrined in law. The legislation instead requires the federal government and states to recognize all marriages that were legal where they were performed, along with interracial marriages.
But some Republicans who had wavered on the bill were not yet on board.
Democrats and the small group of Republicans have moved to safeguard same-sex marriage following the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and the federal right to an abortion. Lawmakers fear the court’s ruling, and a concurring opinion from Justice Clarence Thomas, indicate that an earlier high court decision protecting same-sex marriage could come under threat.
“We all want to pass this quickly,” Schumer said last week. “I hope there will be 10 Republicans to support it.”
The Senate push for the historic vote — and the openness by some Republicans to back it in an election year — reflects a large shift on the issue since the Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision legalizing gay marriage nationwide. Some 70% of U.S. adults in a Gallup poll released in June 2021 said same-sex unions should be valid under the law.
The bill protecting same-sex marriage cleared the House in a July vote with the support of 47 Republicans – a larger than expected number that gave the measure a boost in the Senate. But as the weeks went on, more Republicans raised the religious liberty issues.
Another proposed tweak to the bill would make clear that a marriage is between two people, an effort to ward off some far-right criticism that the legislation could endorse polygamy.
The legislation would repeal the Clinton-era Defense of Marriage Act and require states to recognize all marriages that were legal where they were performed. The new Respect for Marriage Act would also protect interracial marriages by requiring states to recognize legal marriages regardless of “sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin.”
It's not clear how many Republicans would support the bill. In addition to Collins, Portman and Tillis, a fourth GOP senator, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, has supported same-sex marriage in the past. Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, who is up for reelection this year, has said he doesn’t see a “reason to oppose it” but has talked on both sides of the issue in recent weeks.
Most Republicans opposing the legislation have said it is simply unnecessary because the court ruling still stands. But others have gone further.
One group that has been opposed, the conservative Alliance Defending Freedom, has pushed back on the legislation, with one blog post on its website calling it a “grave” threat.
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CHANGZHOU, China, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EZGO Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: EZGO) ("EZGO" or the "Company"), a leading short-distance transportation solutions provider in China, today announced that it has entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement, dated as of March 8, 2023 (the "Purchase Agreement") with ten purchasers, each an unrelated third party to the Company (collectively, the "Purchasers").
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Purchasers agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Purchasers, an aggregate of 18,000,000 ordinary shares of the Company, with a par value of $0.001 per share (the "Shares"), at a purchase price of US$0.80 per share, and for an aggregate purchase price of US$14,400,000 in a registered direct offering (the "Offering").
The Shares were offered by means of the Company's registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-263315), which was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on November 30, 2022, the accompanying prospectus, dated November 30, 2022, and a prospectus supplement, which the Company expects to file with the SEC on March 9, 2023. Electronic copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained, when available, on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be obtained by contacting Shawn Wen, at the Company, using his contact information at the end of this press release.
The Company expects to receive net proceeds of approximately US$14,300,000 from the issuance and sale of the Shares, after payment of offering expenses, including legal fees, and expects the settlement thereof to occur in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, on or around March 15, 2023. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to fund the growth of its business in China, primarily working capital, and for general corporate purposes, as well as to acquire or invest in technologies, products and/or businesses that Company believes will enhance the value of the Company.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these Company securities, nor shall there be any sale of these Company securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
About EZGO Technologies Ltd.
Leveraging an Internet of Things (IoT) product and service platform and three e-bicycle brands, "EZGO", "Dilang" and "Cenbird", EZGO has established a business model centered on the manufacturing and sale of two- and three-wheeled electric vehicles, lithium batteries, complemented by the e-bicycle charging pile business. For additional information, please visit EZGO's website at www.ezgotech.com.cn. Investors can visit the "Investor Relations" section of EZGO's website at www.ezgotech.com.cn/Investor.
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(The Hill) — China sentenced a 78-year-old U.S. citizen to life in prison on spying charges Monday after the man was detained more than two years ago.
John Shing-Wan Leung, who also holds a permanent residence in Hong Kong, was detained by China’s counterintelligence agency in Suzhou, a city in the east of China, on April 15, 2021, according to a post on the city’s website. The details of the charges against him were not released.
Authorities also confiscated around $70,000 of Leung’s personal property, according to the city.
The sentencing of Leung comes as tensions between China and the U.S. continue to flare.
President Joe Biden is set to visit Japan later this week, also making stops in Papua New Guinea, an island in the Pacific Ocean that China has targeted in increasing its influence.
The U.S. Embassy in Beijing said it was aware of the sentencing but could not comment further, according to The Associated Press.
“The Department of State has no greater priority than the safety and security of U.S. citizens overseas,” the embassy said in the emailed statement.
The sentencing of Leung on espionage charges also comes as a number of Americans in Russia have been charged and detained on similar accusations. That includes Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in Russia earlier this year and accused of spying. It is a claim that the U.S. and the Journal have denied.
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- Low back pain costs the US economy $100B annually. The lifetime prevalence of low back pain is reported to be as high as 84%, and the prevalence of chronic low back pain (CLBP) is about 23%, with 11-12% of the population with CLBP being disabled.
- A randomized control study conducted at Brigham and Women's Hospital by Harvard Medical School researchers showed JOGO-CLBP is superior to treatment as usual and opioids.
- JOGO has the potential to be the second line of treatment after physical therapy for patients with chronic low back pain versus both opioids and invasive treatment options like nerve blocks, epidural steroid injections, and surgery.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- JOGO Health, a value-based virtual care company that leverages proprietary digital interventions to provide comprehensive rehabilitation for chronic pain and neuromuscular conditions, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for its chronic lower back pain product, JOGO-CLBP. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA granted 510(k) exemption for JOGO's foundational platform, JOGO-Gx.
"Receiving Breakthrough Device Designation isn't easy. It requires a solid clinical foundation and bold thinking. JOGO-CLBP addresses the root cause of chronic low back pain (CLBP) through a proprietary protocol. JOGO Health is fully committed to the journey of providing people with new therapeutic options for the treatment of chronic pain," said Sanjai Murali, Founder and CEO of JOGO Health Inc.
"Electromyography biofeedback has been studied since the 1970s to treat chronic pain and other neuromuscular conditions. But, due to technological limitations in delivering the treatment virtually and lack of awareness and training, the modality is not in practice. JOGO's twenty-first century technology and modern telemedicine-based approach will make EMG biofeedback widely available to patients. This Breakthrough Device Designation by the FDA will accelerate this." said Gary Krasilovsky, PT, Ph.D., and Chief Scientific Officer of JOGO Health.
"Low back pain has a major economic impact in the United States, with total costs related to this condition exceeding $100 billion per year. The majority of the cost is due to invasive procedures and unlimited physical therapy. Our studies show adding JOGO could significantly reduce patients needing surgery or other invasive procedures like nerve blocks, epidural steroid injections, opioids, and surgery," said Siva Nadarajah, President and Cofounder of JOGO Health.
Since receiving FDA 510(k) exemption during the COVID-19 pandemic, JOGO has treated more than 15,000 patients worldwide across a wide variety of conditions, including stroke, incontinence, and chronic constipation.
About JOGO Health
JOGO Health is a value-based virtual care company that leverages proprietary digital interventions to provide comprehensive rehabilitation for chronic pain, cancer pain, stroke, pelvic floor disorders, and Parkinson's disease. Built on the pioneering work of the late Dr. Joseph Brudny, New York University's Rusk Rehabilitation Center, and Dr. Gordon Silverman, Rockefeller University, JOGO uses wearable sensors and an AI-driven app to provide care. Treatments are delivered via JOGO's own hybrid clinics and through a network of partner providers.
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UK royals traveling to Boston with eye on environment prize
LONDON (AP) — The first overseas trip by the Prince and Princess of Wales since the death of Queen Elizabeth II begins Wednesday, an occasion to show the world as much about who they are not as who they are.
With their three-day visit to Boston, focused on Prince William’s initiative to find the environmental entrepreneurs of a new generation, supplemented with trips to an anti-poverty program, child development researchers and local flood defenses, the couple hope to demonstrate that they aren’t the last remnants of a dying institution. Instead, Americans will see the younger face of a monarchy that is tackling important issues as it seeks to remain relevant in modern, multicultural Britain.
The visit comes less than three months after the death of Elizabeth, whose personal popularity dampened criticism of the crown during her 70-year reign. King Charles III, William’s father, has made clear that his will be a slimmed-down monarchy, with less pomp and ceremony than its predecessors.
“I think this is less about saving the Earth and more about saving the royal family,’’ Boston University professor Arianne Chernock, an expert in modern British history, said. “To be honest, we’ve seen Charles as king and his first months in that position trying to feel his way, find his way towards being a more relevant, more modern monarch. And I think we see something similar happening with William and Kate.’’
Part of that reset involves reclaiming the hearts and minds of people in America, where William’s younger brother, Prince Harry, and sister-in-law, Meghan, have dominated the media since moving to California in 2020. Harry and Meghan have criticized the royal family for alleged racism and insensitive treatment and built their own media profile by making films and podcasts for Netflix and Spotify.
The Netflix series “The Crown” has also resurrected some of the more troubled times of the House of Windsor, including the collapse of Charles’ marriage to the late Princess Diana, William’s mother, amid mutual allegations of infidelity.
But William and Kate are keen to tell a different story, about their work on environmental issues, mental health and early childhood education.
During a gala concert celebrating the queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June, William delivered a speech highlighting his grandmother’s and father’s pioneering work on the environment, as images of jungles and oceans were projected on the walls of Buckingham Palace behind him.
Kate last week wrote an opinion piece on the need to improve the lives of young children that appeared in The Daily Telegraph, one of Britain’s most influential newspapers, alongside a photo of the princess sitting cross-legged among a group of elementary school students.
“Over the past 10 years, talking to a wide range of experts about how we deal with societal issues like poor mental and physical health, I have become more and more sure of one thing: If we are going to create a healthier and happier society for future generations, we must start by understanding and acknowledging the unique importance of the first five years of life,” she wrote.
William and Kate’s last visit to the United States was in 2014, not long after their wedding. During that trip, the glamorous young couple were feted as they toured the eastern U.S.
Eight years later, now in their 40s and with three young children, the prince and princess are finally having a return engagement.
The choice of Boston, the birthplace of President John F. Kennedy, as their destination is symbolic. Kennedy’s 1962 speech setting out the goal of putting men on the moon by the end of that decade inspired William’s Earthshot Prize, aimed at finding solutions to climate change and other environmental problems by the end of this one.
The mission begins Wednesday, when William and Kate will meet with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and visit the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library and Museum with the late president’s daughter, Caroline Kennedy.
Later in the week, they will visit Roca Inc., highlighting the racial equity group’s efforts to improve the lives of young people by addressing issues such as poverty, incarceration and trauma from urban violence. They will also visit Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child, a leader in research into the long-term impact of early childhood experiences.
But throughout the trip, William’s eye will be on the Earthshot Prize.
By focusing on the environment and climate change in particular, the royals are likely to strike a nerve in the U.S., where many people still deny the existence of human-made global warming, said author, social commentator and Washington Post contributor Sally Quinn. The ability of the royals to shine a light on the issue and fuse their fame with entertainers such as Billie Eilish, who is set to headline the awards show, is likely to make people pay attention.
If nothing else, it will put a face to the issue and make it more graspable than the technical presentations of scientists, Quinn said.
“Obviously the media and the attention will be good, not just because they’re celebrities and because they’re royals, but because they are serious people who care about issues,” Quinn said. “I mean, they’re not frivolous. They’re not partygoers. They’re not out dancing on tables every night. They’re really hardworking royals, and they’re issues that they care about.”
Earthshot offers 1 million pounds ($1.2 million) in prize money to the winners of five separate categories: nature protection, clean air, ocean revival, waste elimination and climate change. The winners and all 15 finalists also receive help in expanding their projects to meet global demand.
The winners are set to be announced Friday at Boston’s MGM Music Hall as part of a glitzy show headlined by Eilish, Annie Lennox, Ellie Goulding and Chloe x Halle. The show will also feature videos narrated by naturalist David Attenborough and actor Cate Blanchett.
The BBC’s Clara Amfo and American actor-producer Daniel Dae Kim were selected as co-hosts. The prize presenters include actors Rami Malek, Catherine O’Hara and Shailene Woodley.
The ceremony is scheduled to be broadcast Sunday on the BBC in the U.K., PBS in the U.S. and Multichoice across Africa.
“We’re in this moment where there are lots of possibilities for how the royal family imagines itself going forward, and everyone really does feel that Kate and William are the future of this institution,’’ Chernock said. “And so we have to pay really careful attention to the ways, in the absence of Queen Elizabeth, that they present themselves to the public anew.”
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP)Grace VanSlooten scored 16 points and No. 20 Oregon coasted to a 90-47 win over Seattle on Saturday.
The Ducks (2-0) also got 15 points each from freshman Jennah Isai and Endyia Rogers, 14 from Phillipina Kyei and 10 from Te-Hina Paopao.
VanSlooten, a freshman who has led Oregon in scoring in her first two games, had nine rebounds and three blocks. Paopao had seven rebounds, four steals and was one of four Ducks with three assists.
Irena Korolenko led the Redhawks (0-2) with 14 points.
Isahi had 15 points and Rogers 10 in the first half as the Ducks opened a 42-25 lead. Both had seven in the first quarter when Oregon doubled up Seattle 24-12.
The Redhawks scored the first seven points of the second quarter but Isai ended that with a 3-pointer as she had two treys and Rogers one in a 16-4 surge.
Oregon legend and New York Liberty point guard Sabrina Ionescu joined the Ducks’ staff as a part-time director of athletic culture, coach Kelly Graves announced the day before the game.
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A preliminary hearing for former University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles and codefendant Michael Lynn Davis, both charged with capital murder in a deadly shooting on the Strip, has been postponed for two weeks.
Miles, 21, and Davis, 20, were set to go before a judge Tuesday to hear the evidence against them in the Jan. 15 Tuscaloosa killing of 23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris.
A scheduling conflict led Tuscaloosa County prosecutors to successfully seek a postponement, and the hearing is now set for Feb. 21.
Harris, the mother of a young son, was in Tuscaloosa visiting her cousin and boyfriend for the weekend when she was shot in the early-morning hours of Jan. 15.
Here is full coverage of the case
About 1:45 a.m. that Sunday, Tuscaloosa police and University of Alabama police were dispatched to the Walk of Champions at Bryant Denny Stadium on a shooting.
A Jeep had stopped there upon sighting a University of Alabama Police vehicle. Harris was dead inside the vehicle, said Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Capt. Jack Kennedy.
Harris’s boyfriend, who drove Harris from the shooting scene, told police their vehicle had been struck by gunfire. He had returned fire in self-defense and may have struck a suspect – believed to be Davis.
Investigators determined that the shooting happened in the 400 Block of Grace Street off of University Boulevard.
Harris’s mother, DeCarla Heard, told AL.com the ordeal began with the suspects trying to talk to Harris, who told them she had a boyfriend and wasn’t interested.
Court records state Davis fired the deadly shots, and that Miles admitted to providing Davis with the gun.
It was announced the day before the fatal shooting that the junior forward was ruled out for the season due to an ankle injury. Following news of his arrest, it was announced that Miles was no longer on the team.
Miles’ attorneys previously released this statement on his behalf.
“Darius, his family, and all of us at Turner Law Group first and foremost want to express our deepest sympathy and condolences to the family and friends of Jamea Jonae Harris. This is a tragic and sad situation and our hearts go out to all of those who have been hurt by her death. Darius is distraught over this situation and deeply saddened by the death of Ms. Harris.
“Darius is also saddened by any negative light shed on the University of Alabama, his coaches, his teammates and his family, all of whom have been positive influences in his life. Darius and his family appreciate all who have shown their concern, offered prayers and tried to help him during this difficult time and asks that all keep Ms. Harris’s loved ones in your prayers.
“In light of statements made by the media and other people who were not present or otherwise have a personal interest in the outcome of this case that are contrary to the limited evidence previously released by local law enforcement, we encourage everyone to withhold judgment.”
Davis’ attorney, John Robbins, released this statement on his client’s behalf:
“Once all the evidence comes out, the public will see and understand who really is the ‘bad guy,’ in this tragic situation,’’ attorney John Robbins, who represents Davis, told AL.com, “and who put the events in motion that resulted in the death of Ms. Harris.”
“My client and his parents are heartbroken at death of the young lady,’’ Robbins said. “They send their deepest sympathies and sincere prayers to her family and friends.”
“We ask that everyone would please withhold judgment until all the facts come out and for the media to refrain from portraying Michael as the ‘bad guy,’ Robbins said.
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(The Hill) – COVID-19 cases among attendees at the White House Correspondents Dinner last weekend are mounting, highlighting the continued threat of the virus as cases rise nationally.
High-profile cases following the dinner include ABC reporter Jonathan Karl, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and reporters from The Washington Post, Voice of America, and other outlets.
There is no exact count, and it is not clear which dinner attendees contracted the virus at the dinner itself or at one of the many parties last weekend surrounding it.
But the string of reported cases does emphasize the point that even as the country seeks to move on from the virus, large indoor gatherings do carry some risk.
The cases have also played into an ongoing debate, with some arguing that the current era of COVID-19 allows vaccinated and boosted people to decide to attend large gatherings even if it means a small risk, while others are more cautious, pointing to the downstream effects on other people of increased transmission.
Reactions among attendees testing positive also varied.
“I’m yet another [White House Correspondents Association] weekend casualty,” tweeted Julia Ioffe, a correspondent at Puck News. “I knew I was taking a risk and, well, here we are!”
Jada Yuan, who covered the dinner for The Washington Post, also tweeted she tested positive afterward and would have to miss an international work trip she had been looking forward to.
“Hindsight and all that, but wear a mask or leave or tell your employer you can’t go if you’re in a situation where you feel uncomfortable,” she tweeted. “Those consequences are usually better than the ones you’ll face if you get sick.”
The dinner did require that all attendees test negative the day of attendance and that they be vaccinated. But those measures were not always in place at the surrounding parties that weekend.
“We worked hard to publicize our protocols and encouraged those eligible to get booster shots in the weeks leading up to the dinner,” Steve Portnoy, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, wrote in an email. “Our event implemented protocols that went beyond any guidance or regulation issued by the CDC or the DC health department. We wish anyone who may not be feeling well a speedy recovery.”
Leana Wen, a public health professor at George Washington University, wrote in The Washington Post last month after another string of cases after a different DC gathering, the Gridiron Dinner, that the event “shows what living with covid-19 looks like.”
She noted on Friday that the Correspondents Dinner had testing and vaccination requirements, so some of the cases could have come from surrounding events that did not have those precautions.
More broadly, she said, referring to vaccinations and new treatments like the highly-effective Pfizer treatment Paxlovid, “we have tools that allow us to continue the social activities that all of us as humans crave.”
“The key metric that we should be looking at here is are people getting severely ill,” she added.
There are no reports so far of any dinner attendees being hospitalized.
Attendees at the White House Correspondents Dinner are generally privileged and well-connected people, who have much better access to treatments like Paxlovid, as well as paid time off and other benefits, than some Americans.
The nature of a highly-infectious disease like COVID-19 is that cases from the dinner will not stop there, and people can transmit the virus onto others.
“It’s not about the people who are at the event,” said Walid Gellad, a professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. “What you do impacts what happens to other people.”
“It’s probably very easy for them to get Paxlovid,” he said of the “highly privileged” dinner attendees. “For others that the people at this gathering might affect, it may be more difficult.”
There are additional ways to make events safer, he noted, that do not come down to only the simple choice of having events or not having events, he said, noting measures like improving ventilation or reducing the size of the event to reduce crowding, in addition to the testing and vaccine measures.
The dinner’s most high-profile guest, President Biden, has so far avoided testing positive.
The White House has acknowledged it is possible he will get the virus at some point and the “risk assessment” that went into attending the dinner.
Biden said in his State of the Union Address in March that the country had reached a point where COVID-19 “no longer need control our lives.”
Asked on Friday about the president’s precautions on Friday given the string of COVID-19 cases after the dinner, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said: “He went to the Correspondents’ Dinner to honor the work of all of you and your colleagues and made a decision — a risk assessment, like we all do every day, that that was important for him to do.” | https://www.wane.com/community/health/coronavirus/covid-19-cases-climb-after-white-house-media-dinner/ | 2022-05-08 15:05:29 | 0 | https://www.wane.com/community/health/coronavirus/covid-19-cases-climb-after-white-house-media-dinner/ |
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. and OAKVILLE, Ontario, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TradeZero Holding Corp., which operates broker-dealer subsidiaries that provide next-generation online trading platforms for active retail traders, announced that Orion Szathmary has been appointed as CEO of TradeZero Canada Securities ULC. Szathmary is an expert in the online investing industry, with more than 15 years of progressively senior leadership roles at several of Canada's largest online brokerages, including executive appointments across technology and operations strategy, product strategy and client engagement.
"Orion brings to TradeZero a comprehensive breadth of experience and expertise in the sector that will make an immediate impact on our operations and growth initiatives going forward. We are excited to welcome him to the TradeZero Canada team," said Dan Pipitone, TradeZero Holding's CEO and Co-Founder.
Prior to joining TradeZero Canada, Szathmary served as Vice President of Technology and Operations Strategy at RBC Direct Investing, where he led several transformational programs and helped RBC regain market share growth in its online brokerage business.
TradeZero was founded in 2015 by a team that leveraged decades of collective operating and trading experience to build a next-generation trading platform tailored to the needs of active retail traders. Through its broker-dealer subsidiaries, TradeZero offers retail traders commission-free stock trading and direct market center access to U.S. equities and equity options trading. Active retail traders choose TradeZero and its subsidiaries for its suite of advanced desktop, web-based and mobile platforms; professional-grade market access; sophisticated trading tools; and 24x7 live customer service.
TradeZero also offers robust shorting capability trading with access to hard-to-locate securities and its proprietary Shorts Locate Services, which allow TradeZero clients to sell their locates to other traders on the platform, who can then use them for their own short selling. The company has extended trading hours of 4 am to 8 pm ET.
About TradeZero
TradeZero Holding Corp. owns TradeZero, Inc., a Nassau, Bahamas based broker-dealer serving international clients since 2015, TradeZero America, Inc., a U.S. broker-dealer serving U.S. clients since 2019, and TradeZero Canada Securities ULC, a Canadian broker-dealer that launched in 2022. TradeZero America, Inc. is a member of The New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Arca, Inc., NYSE American LLC, Nasdaq, Nasdaq BX and Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc. Through its broker-dealer subsidiaries, TradeZero offers retail traders commission-free stock trading and direct market center access to U.S equities and equity options trading. TradeZero provides its clients with an advanced suite of desktop, web-based and mobile software platforms, all of which include its proprietary Short Locator (U.S. patent pending). TradeZero's innovative features and capabilities for stock shorting accommodate all types of retail traders, especially the active trader. Visit https://www.tradezero.com for more information.
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(NEXSTAR) — Nothing can ruin a day like car trouble — so being able to count on your vehicle is always a must. If you’re in the market to buy a new or newish vehicle made around 2020, it may help to have a few pointers.
J.D. Power recently released its 2023 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study, which weighed how 2020 model-year vehicles held up based on problems per 100 vehicles (PP100). The ranking was based on performance, ease of replacing parts, and technology, with data obtained from 30,062 vehicle owners after three years of ownership.
For “most dependable,” J.D. Power says the Lexus RX and Toyota C-HR tie for first overall. According to the study, both these models had only 111 problems per 100 vehicles — well below the current industry average of 186 PP100.
From there, the organization split 2020 models into several categories.
Compact car
1. Kia Forte 2. Toyota Corolla 3. Hyundai Elantra
Compact premium car
1. BMW 4 Series 2. Volvo S60 3. BMW 3 Series
Compact sporty car
MINI Cooper
Midsize car
1. Kia Optima 2. Chevrolet Malibu 3. Ford Fusion
Compact SUV
1. Kia Sportage 2. Buick Envision 3. Jeep Cherokee
Midsize premium SUV
1. Lexus RX 2. Lexus GX
Compact premium SUV
1. Lexus NX 2. Cadillac XT4 3. BMW X3
Small SUV
1. Toyota C-HR 2. Buick Encore 3. Chevrolet Trax
Large SUV
1. Chevrolet Tahoe 2. GMC Yukon
Small premium SUV
1. BMW X2 2. Mercedes-Benz GLA 3. BMW X1
Midsize SUV
1. Chevrolet Blazer 2. Hyundai Santa Fe 3. Ford Edge
Upper midsize SUV
1. Toyota Highlander 2. Kia Sorento 3. Toyota 4Runner
Upper midsize premium SUV
1. BMW X5 2. Cadillac XT6 3. Volvo XC90
Large heavy duty pickup
1. Chevrolet Silverado HD
Large light duty pickup
1. GMC Sierra 2. Toyota Tundra
Midsize pickup
1. Toyota Tacoma 2. Chevrolet Colorado
Minivan
1. Toyota Sienna 2. Kia Sedona
Individual models aside, J.D. Power also ranked over 30 of the top vehicle makers for dependability. Here are the top 10.
Both Lexus and Kia were ranked highest among their respective brand categories, with Lexus topping premium brands and Kia topping mass market brands. While it didn’t rank in the top 10, J.D. Power says electric vehicle giant Tesla was included on the list for the first time this year, with a score of 242 problems per 100 vehicles.
Many of the above 2020 vehicles also received positive reviews by automotive news outlets.
Both the BMW X1 and X2 were 2020 Car and Driver Editor’s Choice picks for subcompact luxury SUV, while the BMW X3 was trumpeted in the compact luxury SUV category. Kelley Blue Book also named the 2020 Toyota Tacoma and the Hyundai Santa Fe among its 10 Most Awarded Cars of the year.
Meanwhile, 2020 models of the Hyundai Santa Fe, Kia Sorento and Kia Sedona were named among U.S. News and World Report‘s Best Cars for the Money list.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jalen Windham scored 15 points as Ball State beat Omaha 71-61 on Wednesday night.
Windham was 5 of 10 shooting (3 for 6 from distance) for the Cardinals (2-1). Demarius Jacobs scored 12 points while shooting 5 for 11 (0 for 4 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free throw line, and added seven rebounds and three steals. Jaylin Sellers was 2 of 4 shooting and 8 of 8 from the free throw line to finish with 12 points, while adding three steals.
The Mavericks (1-3) were led in scoring by JJ White, who finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Omaha also got 10 points from Marquel Sutton. In addition, Jaeden Marshall had nine points.
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$465M agreement ensures continuity for London market insurance customers during ambitious transformation program
LONDON, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Shareholders of the London Market Joint Venture (XIS and XCS) - DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), Lloyd's and the International Underwriting Association (IUA), have announced a $465 million USD contract extension to ensure seamless continuity for the activities of London insurance market customers whilst DXC moves forward with the transformation of the market's IT systems.
Following a previous agreement to build the digital platform that will underpin the London market's transformation, in the latest contract the parties have agreed on a set of services that will create the foundation to safely transition approximately 400 London market insurance companies over to the cloud-native digital platform running on AWS. The agreement includes provisions for operational resilience in line with new industry regulations.
As the world's largest insurance centre, the London insurance market represents 7.6% of the global commercial (re)insurance market, employs 47,000 people across the UK, and makes up almost a quarter of the City of London's GDP, with its gross written premium worth over US$110 billion.
Supporting the Market's Joint Venture, and as the Joint Venture's largest shareholder, DXC will work with Lloyd's, the IUA, and all market associations and participants to transition London market insurance companies to the new digital platform, bringing significant improvements in speed and efficiency. The work is being done in support of the Future at Lloyd's initiative and in conjunction with brokers, managing agents, syndicates, and insurers of the London insurance marketplace. One of the biggest current cloud migrations in the world, the goal is to transform the London insurance market from a largely paper-based, analogue set of processes to one that is data-focused, automated, and cost-efficient.
John Neal, CEO of Lloyd's said: "In announcing this extension, Lloyd's, DXC and the IUA are demonstrating our commitment to digitally securing the activities of London market customers in both the long and short term. With the Future at Lloyd's transformation, we will transition to a single platform that will provide automated processing and accounting for the market, leading to a substantial reduction in operating costs, and providing customers with a much faster, better service."
"The new digital platform that we are building will transform the London market into one of the most technologically advanced insurance markets in the world," said Mike Salvino, President and CEO of DXC Technology. "This agreement will enable us to support the delivery of the new digital processing services to London insurance market companies safeguarding their transformation journey."
Dave Matcham, CEO of the IUA, said: "This extension signifies the intent of the Joint Venture to accelerate the current technological capabilities of company market customers. Using technology to adapt quickly to market conditions will give insurance companies confidence that they can modernize their businesses while reducing their exposure to risk".
About DXC Technology
DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) helps global companies run their mission critical systems and operations while modernising IT, optimising data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private and hybrid clouds. The world's largest companies and public sector organisations trust DXC to deploy services across the Enterprise Technology Stack to drive new levels of performance, competitiveness, and customer experience. Learn more about how we deliver excellence for our customers and colleagues at DXC.com.
About Lloyd's
Lloyd's is the world's leading marketplace for commercial, corporate and specialty risk solutions. Through the collective intelligence and expertise of the market's underwriters and brokers, we're sharing risk to create a braver world.
The Lloyd's market offers the resources, capability, and insight to develop new and innovative products for customers in any industry, on any scale, in more than 200 territories.
We're made up of more than 50 leading insurance companies, over 200 registered Lloyd's brokers and a global network of over 4,000 local coverholders. Behind the Lloyd's market is the Corporation: an independent organisation and regulator working to maintain the market's successful reputation and operation.
We're working to build solutions for the most current and prevalent threats. As Chair of the Insurance Task Force for HRH The Prince of Wales's Sustainable Markets Initiative, Lloyd's is bringing the industry together to insure the transition to net zero. Our research community is pooling expertise from across the industry to provide cutting edge insight on systemic risks from climate change to cyber security.
And through our digital-led strategy, The Future at Lloyd's, we're making it easier and cheaper to place, price and process cover in the Lloyd's market.
About IUA
The International Underwriting Association of London (IUA) is the representative body for companies in London providing international and wholesale insurance and reinsurance coverage. Its mission statement is to secure an optimal trading environment for London insurance companies. The IUA's London Company Market Statistics Report shows that overall premium income for the company market in 2020 was £33.138bn. Gross premium written in London totalled £27.976bn, whilst a further £5.162bn was identified as written in other locations but overseen by London operations.
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Organizations launch ACT to Address Youth Cessation for healthcare providers, community youth leaders and schools to help young people quit tobacco for good
CHICAGO, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey, more than three million middle and high school students use at least one tobacco product and more than 2.5 million use e-cigarettes. To further health equity among the adolescent population, especially for those at highest risk, and to help healthcare providers, community-based youth leaders and school officials identify teens who use tobacco and help them quit, the American Lung Association and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) launched Ask, Counsel, Treat (ACT) to Address Youth Cessation.
"Nicotine in e-cigarettes, cigarettes and other tobacco products is extremely addictive, so it critical that youth who are trying to quit have support from their family and proven resources from healthcare providers. This is why we worked closely with the American Academy of Pediatrics to develop a program to best address the topic of quitting tobacco with teens," said Harold Wimmer, National President and CEO of the American Lung Association. "This is an urgent issue as we continue to see millions of teens vaping, and tobacco use is still the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the country. We must intervene now as we don't want to lose another generation to tobacco use."
ACT for Youth Cessation is a one-hour online course based on the American Academy of Pediatrics' Youth Tobacco Cessation: Considerations for Clinicians that aims to teach healthcare professionals, school personnel and community members on how to conduct a brief intervention for teens who use tobacco. The course outlines the steps of Ask, Counsel, Treat, and provides guidance, support and best practices for having an effective conversation with adolescents ages 11 and older who use tobacco products, including e-cigarettes.
"We know that most adult tobacco users first started smoking or using nicotine products during their teens, a time when the developing brain is especially vulnerable to addiction," said AAP President Sandy Chung, MD, FAAP. "Children are frequently exposed to imagery of tobacco use in movies and media, as well as advertisements that target them because of their youth. AAP and the American Lung Association advocate for structural changes to end these practices, which often prey upon vulnerable and marginalized groups. But we understand that it is also critical to empower teens early to make good decisions about their health. This course gives our community leaders a tool to help get those conversations started."
The ACT to Address Youth Cessation brief intervention training is now available for free for healthcare providers, public health professionals, school personnel and community members who work with youth at Lung.Training.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 67,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. For frequent updates on AAP recommendations, Pediatrics studies, AAP in the news, public awareness campaigns, information for parents and more, follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/AmerAcadPeds.
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Southwest grounds flights nationwide due to technical issues
Federal officials halted Southwest Airlines flights from taking off on Tuesday.
By late morning on the East Coast, more than 1,500 Southwest flights had been delayed, accounting for well over half of all delays nationwide, according to FlightAware.
Southwest said on Twitter that it asked the Federal Aviation Administration to hold up departures because of “intermittent" technical issues and hoped to resume flights as soon as possible.
The airline did not immediately respond to questions about the nature of the technical problem.
The FAA said only that Southwest requested the pause on flights, and referred questions to the Dallas-based airline.
In December, Southwest canceled nearly 17,000 flights over the Christmas holiday due to bad weather and its crew-scheduling system becoming overwhelmed. Those cancellations cost the airline more than $1 billion and are being investigated by the Transportation Department. | https://nj1015.com/ixp/942/p/southwest-grounds-flights/ | 2023-04-18 16:25:17 | 0 | https://nj1015.com/ixp/942/p/southwest-grounds-flights/ |
BOSTON (AP) — Billing records of an Internet social media platform and interviews with another user helped the FBI identify a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman as a suspect in the leak of highly classified military documents, according to court records unsealed Friday.
The new details came as Jack Teixeira, 21, appeared in court to face charges under the Espionage Act of unauthorized removal and retention of classified and national defense information.
A federal magistrate judge ordered him held until a detention hearing next week.
Teixeira was arrested by heavily armed tactical agents on Thursday following a weeklong criminal investigation into the disclosure of the government records, a breach that exposed to the world unvarnished secret assessments on the war in Ukraine, the capabilities and geopolitical interests of other nations and other national security issues.
He appeared in court Friday in tan jail clothes for a brief proceeding at which U.S. Magistrate Judge David Hennesy ordered him held pending a hearing next Wednesday.
Investigators believe Teixeira was the leader of an online private chat group on Discord, a social media platform popular with people playing online games. Billing records the FBI obtained from Discord, which has said it was cooperating with the bureau, helped lead investigators to Teixeira, according to an FBI affidavit unsealed Friday.
According to the document, the FBI interviewed someone familiar with Teixeira’s online posts on Monday. That person, who is not identified in the affidavit, told the FBI that a username linked to Teixeira began posting what appeared to be classified information roughly in December.
The affidavit suggests Teixeira switched from typing out documents in his possession to taking them home and photographing them because he “had become concerned that he may be discovered making the transcriptions of text in the workplace.”
That’s different from what posters have told The Associated Press and other media outlets, saying the user they would call “the O.G.” started posting images of documents because he was annoyed other users weren’t taking him seriously.
The affidavit also alleges Teixeira was detected on April 6 – the day The New York Times first published a story about the breach of documents – searching for the word “leak” in a classified system. The FBI says that was reason to believe Teixeira was trying to find information about the investigation into who was responsible for the leaks.
The Biden administration has scrambled to contain the potential diplomatic and military fallout from the leaks since they were first reported, moving to reassure allies and assess the scope of damage.
The classified documents — which have not been individually authenticated in public by U.S. officials — range from briefing slides mapping out Ukrainian military positions to assessments of international support for Ukraine and other sensitive topics, including under what circumstances Russian President Vladimir Putin might use nuclear weapons.
In previous Associated Press stories, the leaker was identified as “the O.G.” by a member of the online chat group. Known as Thug Shaker Central, the group drew roughly two dozen enthusiasts who talked about their favorite types of guns and also shared memes and jokes. The group also held a running discussion on wars that included talk of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In that discussion, “the O.G.” would for months post material that he said was classified — originally typing it out with his own notations, then a few months ago switching to posting images of folded-up papers.
It was not immediately clear how Teixeira would have had access to the records, but a Defense Department official told the AP on Thursday that as an information technology specialist responsible for military communications networks, the young Guardsman would have had a higher level of security clearance
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in a statement issued after the arrest, said the Pentagon would conduct a review of its “intelligence access, accountability and control procedures” to prevent such a leak from happening again.
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CALGARY, AB and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Willow Biosciences Inc. ("Willow" or the "Company") (TSX: WLLW) (OTCQB: CANSF), a leading biotechnology company focused on revolutionizing industrial manufacturing of pure, consistent and sustainable ingredients along with Inscripta®, a global leader in automated, CRISPR-based gene editing technology, announced today that Willow has incorporated the Onyx Genome Engineering Platform into its strain engineering workflows.
Having previously been a part of Inscripta's early access program, Willow has a deep appreciation for the value that automated, parallel genome editing capability brings, especially to a lean biotech company. The integrated and intuitive interface of the benchtop Onyx instrument uses best-in-class gene editing technology, enabling scientists to rapidly perform multiplexed, whole genome CRISPR edits at the push of a button.
The Onyx platform will further accelerate Willow's genetic editing capabilities and throughput and positively impact timelines for the commercial development of its FutureGrown™ molecules and subsequent reduction in time to market. Incorporation of the Onyx platform into Willow's proven workflow will enable its team to engineer strains more rapidly, giving researchers back invaluable time to focus on intelligent library design and data analysis.
"Technology advancements such as next generation sequencing have enabled researchers to read genetic information at incredible speed and depth. Inscripta's technology now enables researchers to write genetic information with the same speed and with unparalleled precision, a combination that promises endless possibilities. Willow is thrilled to seamlessly integrate Inscripta's automated, high-throughput gene editing platform to shorten our development cycles and empower our scientists to effectively harness the tremendous potential of the entire genome" said Dr. Trish Choudhary, Vice President of Research & Development at Willow Biosciences.
"The future of the synthetic biology economy is dependent on both large and small companies innovating under increasing pressure to deliver better products, faster, and often with less resources. Willow is a great example of how a lean, yet highly innovative organization can rapidly integrate and utilize the Onyx platform," said Dr. Nandini Krishnamurthy, Vice President of Microbial Business Unit at Inscripta. "We are looking forward to working with the team at Willow to further increase their strain performance while shortening development timelines."
Willow develops and produces high-purity ingredients for the personal care, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical markets. Willow's FutureGrownÔ biotechnology platform allows large-scale production with sustainability at its core. Willow's R&D team has a proven track record of developing and commercializing bio-based manufacturing processes and products to benefit our B2B partners and their customers.
For further information, please visit www.willowbio.com.
Inscripta® is a life science technology company enabling scientists to solve some of today's most pressing challenges with the first benchtop system for genome editing. The company's automated Onyx® platform, consisting of an instrument, consumables, assays, and software, makes CRISPR-based genome engineering accessible to any research lab. Inscripta supports its customers around the world from facilities in Boulder, Colorado; San Diego and Pleasanton, California; and Copenhagen, Denmark.
To learn more, visit Inscripta.com and follow @InscriptaInc. Or contact
Michael B. Gonzales
Vice President, Marketing
michael.gonzales@inscripta.com
415.308.6467
This news release may include forward-looking statements including opinions, assumptions, estimates and the Company's assessment of future plans and operations, and, more particularly, statements concerning: Willow's ability to expand genetic editing capabilities and throughput and positively impact timelines for the commercial development of its FutureGrown™ molecules; and the business plan of the Company. When used in this news release, the words "will," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intent," "may," "project," "should," and similar expressions are intended to be among the statements that identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are founded on the basis of expectations and assumptions made by the Company which include, but are not limited to: the success of Willow's strategic partnerships, including the development of future strategic partnerships; the financial strength of the Company; the ability of the Company to fund its business plan using cash on hand and existing resources; the market for Willow's products; the ability of the Company to obtain and retain applicable licences; the ability of the Company to obtain suitable manufacturing partners and other strategic relationships; and the successful implementation of Willow's commercialization and production strategy, generally. Forward-looking statements are subject to a wide range of risks and uncertainties, and although the Company believes that the expectations represented by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will be realized. Any number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, risks associated with: the biotechnology industry in general; the success of the Company's research and development strategies; infringement on intellectual property; failure to benefit from partnerships or successfully integrate acquisitions; actions and initiatives of federal and provincial governments and changes to government policies and the execution and impact of these actions, initiatives and policies; competition from other industry participants; adverse U.S., Canadian and global economic conditions; adverse global events and public-health crises, including the current COVID-19 outbreak; failure to comply with certain regulations; departure of key management personnel or inability to attract and retain talent; and other factors more fully described from time to time in the reports and filings made by the Company with securities regulatory authorities. Please refer to the Company's most recent annual information form and management's discussion and analysis for additional risk factors relating to Willow, which can be accessed either on Willow's website at www.willowbio.com or under the Company's profile on www.sedar.com.
Any financial outlook and future-oriented financial information contained in this document regarding prospective financial performance, financial position, cash balances or revenue is based on assumptions about future events, including economic conditions and proposed courses of action based on management's assessment of the relevant information that is currently available. Projected operational information contains forward-looking information and is based on a number of material assumptions and factors, as are set out above. These projections may also be considered to contain future-oriented financial information or a financial outlook. The actual results of the Company's operations for any period will likely vary from the amounts set forth in these projections and such variations may be material. Actual results will vary from projected results. Readers are cautioned that any such financial outlook and future-oriented financial information contained herein should not be used for purposes other than those for which it is disclosed herein.
The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law. The forward-looking statements contained herein are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
9-8-3-1, FIREBALL: 2
(nine, eight, three, one; FIREBALL: two)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
9-8-3-1, FIREBALL: 2
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Funeral service for Petrolia ISD coach to be held
Published: Apr. 24, 2023 at 7:36 PM CDT|Updated: 11 minutes ago
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - A funeral service for Petrolia ISD coach, Patrick Joe Maxwell Jr., will be held on April 25.
The service will be held at the Great Hall of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic in Wichita Falls.
Maxwell’s obituary said visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Funeral Rites will be held in the church at 11:00 a.m.
Petrolia ISD will be providing transportation to the service for students.
Maxwell was killed in a wreck on State Highway 79 on April 20.
According to the obituary, Maxwell’s family suggests memorials be made in Pat’s name to the Miracle League of Wichita Falls, which can be done here.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Now that a front has cleared Central Florida, we can expect clearing skies and cooler temperatures.
Sunshine will be the story across the region, with temperatures topping off in the 60s.
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After tying the 1920 record of 86 degrees on Wednesday, Orlando will reach a high near 66 on Thursday.
Overnight lows will dip into the mid-40s.
Expect a high of 63 on Friday, with lows in the 30s and 40s from Ocala to Kissimmee.
High temperatures will be back to the 70s for the weekend, with 70 on Saturday and 78 on Sunday.
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New information shows a lot of people over 40 aren't doing everything they should to keep their eyesight as they get older.
A survey by the American Society of Retina Specialists found that 27 percent of people 40 and up say they haven't had a dilated eye exam in more than five years. That includes 13 percent who have never had one.
Retinal specialists say there could be a few reasons why.
A dilated eye exam is one where the pupil is dilated with drops so the doctor can see all the way to the retina at the back of the eye.
It can help diagnose issues early, like age-related macular degeneration, which can lead to blindness.
“If people have a problem with their vision, they again just attribute it most commonly to needing glasses or having a cataract right. I think that's one thing,” said Philip Ferrone, a retina specialist. “The second is there's no pain with retinal disease, no pain, no discomfort.”
What are some of the signs you might need to have your eyes dilated?
“One is distortion of lines or distortion of images. So a line that you know, should be straight appears wavy. That's a problem,” Ferrone said. “You can have little blind spots in your vision.”
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1 million march in France, unions call new pension protests
PARIS (AP) — French unions called for new nationwide protests next week, which will coincide with King Charles III’s planned visit to France, after more than 1 million people demonstrated throughout the country Thursday against unpopular pension reforms.
The Interior Ministry said the march in Paris, which was marred by violence, drew 119,000 people which was a record for the capital during the pension protests. Polls show that most French oppose President Emmanuel Macron’s bill to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64, which he says is necessary to keep the system afloat.
Building on the strong turnout, unions swiftly called for new protests and strikes on March 28, when the British king is scheduled to visit Bordeaux.
Nationwide, more than a million people joined protest marches held in cities and towns around the country Thursday, the ministry said.
The marches were held a day after Macron further angered his critics by standing strong on the retirement bill that his government forced through parliament without a vote.
Strikes upended travel as protesters blockaded train stations, Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, refineries and ports.
In Paris, street battles between police and black-clad, masked groups who attacked at least two fast food restaurants, a supermarket and a bank reflected intensifying violence and drew attention away from the tens of thousands of peaceful marchers.
Police, pelted by objects and fireworks, charged multiple times and used tear gas to disperse rioters. A haze of tear gas fumes covered part of the Place de l’Opera, where demonstrators converged at the march’s end. Police estimated the “radical elements” at some 1,000 people.
Amid the chaos, one police officer was seen falling to the ground with his shield. Colleagues dragged him to safety. Police said he was being treated but didn’t elaborate or say whether there were other injuries.
Violence also marred other marches, notably in the western cities of Nantes, Rennes and Lorient — where an administrative building was attacked and the courtyard of the police station was set afire and its windows broken — and in Lyon, in the southeast.
Thursday’s nationwide protests were the ninth organized by eight unions since January, when opponents still hoped that parliament would reject Macron’s measure to raise the retirement age. But the government forced it through using a special constitutional measure.
In an interview Wednesday, Macron refused to budge from his position that a new law is necessary to keep retirement coffers funded. Opponents proposed other solutions, including higher taxes on the wealthy or companies, which Macron says would hurt the economy.
The Constitutional Council must now approve the measure. But opponents refuse to give up.
“We are trying to say before the law is enacted … that we have to find a way out and we continue to say that the way out is the withdrawal of the law,” the chief of the moderate CFDT trade union, Laurent Berger, told The Associated Press.
High-speed and regional trains, the Paris metro and public transportation systems in other major cities were disrupted. About 30% of flights at Paris Orly Airport were canceled.
The Eiffel Tower and the Versailles Palace were closed Thursday due to the strikes.
Protesters staged blockades on major highways and interchanges to slow traffic around big cities.
Violence, a recurring issue at protests, has intensified in recent days. Gerald Darmanin had said that 12,000 security forces would be in the French streets Thursday, with 5,000 in Paris,
Macron insisted Wednesday that the government’s bill to raise the retirement age must be implemented by the end of the year.
Critics attacked him for the statement, describing him as “self-satisfied,” “out of touch” and “offensive.”
The Education Ministry said in a statement that about 24% of teachers walked off the job in primary and middle schools on Thursday, and 15% in high schools.
At Paris’ Gare de Lyon train station, several hundred strikers walked on railway tracks to prevent trains from moving, brandishing flares and chanting “and we will go, and we will go until withdrawal” and “Macron, go away.”
“This year perhaps maybe our holidays won’t be so great,” said Maxime Monin, 46, who stressed that employees like him, who work in public transport, are not paid on strike days. “But I think it’s worth the sacrifice.”
Fabien Villedieu, a unionist with SUD-rail, said the strike at France’s railway company SNCF is open-ended. “There are actions every day everywhere … with one, two, three or four protests. One, two, three or four blockades,” he said. “What do we need to do to make the government listen?”
In the northern suburbs of Paris, several dozen union members blocked a bus depot in Pantin, preventing about 200 vehicles from getting out during rush hour.
Nadia Belhoum, a 48-year-old bus driver participating in the action, criticized Macron’s decision to force the higher retirement age through.
“The president of the Republic … is not a king, and he should listen to his people,” she said.
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Elaine Ganley, Masha Macpherson, Jeffrey Schaeffer, Nicolas Garriga and Helena Alves in Paris contributed to the story.
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A state Superior Court jury on Tuesday found a New Jersey restaurant owner guilty of sexual offenses against a juvenile employee, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said.
Adam Yeung, 46, who was accused of committing the acts at his restaurant in Union Township, was found guilty charges of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child and fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, prosecutors said.
The case was investigated by the Union Police Department and Union County Prosecutor’s Office after the juvenile reported being victimized by Yeung in 2021, officials said. | https://www.nj.com/union/2023/03/jury-finds-nj-restaurant-guilty-of-sexual-offenses-against-juvenile-employee.html | 2023-03-23 20:53:00 | 0 | https://www.nj.com/union/2023/03/jury-finds-nj-restaurant-guilty-of-sexual-offenses-against-juvenile-employee.html |
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday about exporting Russian fertilizer through Ukraine’s Black Sea ports to address a growing global food crisis that threatens multiple famines.
The U.N. chief said they also discussed security at Europe’s largest nuclear plant, where he said bombing has stopped for the past three days, and prisoners of war.
“I believe that there are negotiations still taking place,” he said. “I strongly hope that the problem of prisoners of war will be entirely solved, and I strongly hope that all prisoners of war from both sides will be exchanged.”
Guterres told a news conference that Putin said a fact-finding mission he appointed at the request of Russia and Ukraine to investigate killings at the Olenivka prison in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine on July 29 will be able to go there “through whatever way we choose, and that is a very important aspect.” The warring nations accuse each other of carrying out the attack in which separatist authorities and Russian officials said 53 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed and 75 were wounded.
Guterres said the call to Putin was a follow-up to his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Lviv on Aug. 18, and regular calls to the head of Zelenskyy’s office, Andriy Yermak.
Putin is not attending next week’s annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly which Guterres said is taking place “at a time of great peril.”
“Our world is blighted by war, battered by climate chaos, scarred by hate, and shamed by poverty, hunger and inequality,” the secretary-general said.
The war in Ukraine is not only devastating the country but dragging down the global economy, Guterres said, and hopes for a peace deal are “minimal.” He added: “I would be lying if I would say that I hope that it will happen soon.”
Despite the July 22 deal to start shipping Ukrainian grain from Black Sea ports and get Russian food and fertilizers to global markets, Guterres said, “there is a risk of multiple famines this year.”
The secretary-general said high prices for fertilizer have already reduced the planting of food crops which is why it is critical to increase Russian exports of ammonia — a key ingredient of fertilizers — and why talks are taking place on the possibly of shipping through the Black Sea ports which are currently being used to ship grain from Ukraine.
U.N. trade chief Rebeca Grynspan, who leads the team trying to facilitate unimpeded global access to Russian food and fertilizer, told reporters Tuesday that Russia reported a 12% increase in food exports from June to July, but fertilizer exports are still down despite being covered by the agreement, with insurance, financing and shipping still issues.
Guterres said he discussed the “dramatic situation in fertilizers” and the obstacles to shipping ammonia from Russia with Putin.
“We are risking to have a fertilizer market crunch,” the U.N. chief said. ”We have news from different parts of the world that the areas cultivated are much smaller than in the previous cycle, which means that we risk in 2022 the real lack of food.”
“So to remove the obstacles that still exist in relation to the export of Russian fertilizers is absolutely essential at the present moment,” he said.
The July 22 grain deal expires in 120 days and Guterres said “a very important dialogue” is taking place between the U.N. and Russia, and between the U.N. and Ukraine, “and we are looking not only at maintaining the grain deal but expanding it.” And one example is possibly shipping Russian ammonia through the same Black Sea channel as Ukrainian grain, he said.
Grynspan, who heads the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development, said fertilizer is needed by October and November, the latest, for the northern hemisphere planting season.
On the issue of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine, Europe’s largest, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Monday that he has started consultations with Ukraine and Russia on his call for a “nuclear safety and security protection zone” around the facility, and the two sides appear to be interested.
Rafael Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said the two sides appear to be interested.
He made the proposal last week after leading a team of inspectors to the nuclear plant and leaving two of them there to monitor its safety. The plant has been occupied by Russian forces but operated by its Ukrainian employees since early in the war.
The Zaporizhzhia plant was reconnected to Ukraine’s electricity grid over the weekend, allowing engineers to shut down its last operational reactor in an attempt to avoid disaster as fighting raged in the area.
Guterres said according to his latest information, electricity is being provided to guarantee the cooling of the reactors and other needed electricity.
“We have been now three days without bombing,” he said. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/ap-un-chief-and-russias-putin-discuss-war-in-ukraine/ | 2022-09-15 20:59:09 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/ap-un-chief-and-russias-putin-discuss-war-in-ukraine/ |
Vernon County Officer-Involved Shooting
(WEAU) -GENOA, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved critical incident in Genoa, Wis. that occurred on the evening of June 16, 2023.
At approximately 5:55 p.m., Vernon County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence near Wisconsin Highway 35 and Gianoli Road in Genoa, Wisconsin for a welfare check. Upon arrival, the subject was departing the home and the deputies made a traffic stop a short distance from the residence. During the traffic stop, the subject turned on their vehicle and began to drive away at a high rate of speed with one deputy hanging on to the side of the vehicle. A Vernon County Sheriff’s deputy discharged their firearm, striking the subject, who was pronounced deceased on scene.
Vernon County Sheriff’s deputies were wearing body cameras during this incident.
No law enforcement officers were injured during this incident.
The deputy from the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office who discharged their weapon has been placed on administrative assignment, per department policy.
DCI is leading this investigation and is assisted by the Wisconsin State Patrol, and a DCI Crime Response Specialist. All involved law enforcement are fully cooperating with DCI during this investigation.
DCI is continuing to review evidence and determine the facts of this incident and will turn over investigative reports to the Vernon County District Attorney when the investigation concludes.
Please direct media inquiries regarding the officer involved critical incident to Wisconsin DOJ.
Find this press release on the Wisconsin DOJ website here.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky man with a long criminal record was sentenced Friday to a record-setting 14 years in prison for attacking police officers with pepper spray and a chair as he stormed the U.S. Capitol with his wife.
Peter Schwartz’s prison sentence is the longest so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases. The judge who sentenced Schwartz also handed down the previous longest sentence — 10 years — to a retired New York Police Department officer who assaulted a police officer outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Prosecutors had recommended a prison sentence of 24 years and 6 months for Schwartz, a welder.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta sentenced Schwartz to 14 years and two months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
Mehta said Schwartz was a “soldier against democracy” who participated in “the kind of mayhem, chaos that had never been seen in the country’s history.”
“You are not a political prisoner,” the judge told him. “You’re not somebody who is standing up against injustice or fighting against an autocratic regime.”
Schwartz briefly addressed the judge before learning his sentence, saying, “I do sincerely regret the damage that Jan. 6 has caused to so many people and their lives.”
The judge said he didn’t believe Schwartz’s statement, noting his lack of remorse.
“You took it upon yourself to try and injure multiple police officers that day,” Mehta said.
Schwartz was armed with a wooden tire knocker when he and his then-wife, Shelly Stallings, joined other rioters in overwhelming a line of police officers on the Capitol’s Lower West Terrace, where he threw a folding chair at officers.
“By throwing that chair, Schwartz directly contributed to the fall of the police line that enabled rioters to flood forward and take over the entire terrace,” prosecutor Jocelyn Bond wrote in a court filing.
Schwartz, 49, also armed himself with a police-issued “super soaker” canister of pepper spray and sprayed it at retreating officers. Advancing to a tunnel entrance, Schwartz coordinated with two other rioters, Markus Maly and Jeffrey Brown, to spray an orange liquid toward officers clashing with the mob.
“While the stream of liquid did not directly hit any officer, its effect was to heighten the danger to the officers in that tunnel,” Bond wrote.
Before leaving, Schwartz joined a “heave ho” push against police in the tunnel.
Stallings pleaded guilty last year to riot-related charges and was sentenced last month to two years of incarceration.
Schwartz was tried with co-defendants Maly and Brown. In December, a jury convicted all three of assault charges and other felony offenses.
Mehta sentenced Brown last Friday to four years and six months in prison. Maly is scheduled to be sentenced June 9.
Schwartz’s attorneys requested a prison sentence of four years and six months. They said his actions on Jan. 6 were motivated by a “misunderstanding” about the 2020 presidential election. Then-President Donald Trump and his allies spread baseless conspiracy theories that Democrats stole the election from the Republican incumbent.
“There remain many grifters out there who remain free to continue propagating the ‘great lie’ that Trump won the election, Donald Trump being among the most prominent. Mr. Schwartz is not one of these individuals; he knows he was wrong,” his defense lawyers wrote.
Prosecutors said Schwartz has bragged about his participation in the riot, shown no remorse and claimed that his prosecution was politically motivated. He referred to the Capitol attack as the “opening of a war” in a Facebook post a day after the riot.
“I was there and whether people will acknowledge it or not we are now at war,” Schwartz wrote.
Schwartz has raised over $71,000 from an online campaign entitled “Patriot Pete Political Prisoner in DC.” Prosecutors asked Mehta to order Schwartz to pay a fine equaling the amount raised by his campaign, arguing that he shouldn’t profit from participating in the riot.
Schwartz was on probation when he joined the Jan. 6 riot. His criminal record includes a “jaw-dropping” 38 prior convictions since 1991, “several of which involved assaulting or threatening officers or other authority figures,” Bond wrote.
Schwartz was working as a welder in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, before his arrest in February 2021, but he considers his home to be in Owensboro, Kentucky, according to his attorneys.
More than 100 police officers were injured during the riot. More than 1,000 people have been charged with federal crimes related to Jan. 6. Nearly 500 of them have been sentenced, with over half getting terms of imprisonment.
The 10-year prison sentence that Mehta handed down in September to retired NYPD officer Thomas Webster had remained the longest until Friday. Webster had used a metal flagpole to assault an officer and then tackled the same officer as the mob advanced toward the Capitol. | https://www.kark.com/news/politics/ap-politics/man-gets-14-years-in-1-6-case-longest-sentence-imposed-yet/ | 2023-05-06 18:33:19 | 1 | https://www.kark.com/news/politics/ap-politics/man-gets-14-years-in-1-6-case-longest-sentence-imposed-yet/ |
BOSTON (AP) — When U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss decided to deliver a speech on a bill that would create a U.S.-Israel artificial intelligence center, he opted to let the AI do the talking.
The brief two-paragragh speech read by the Massachusetts Democrat on the floor of the U.S. House on Wednesday was generated by the online AI chatbot ChatGPT. His staff said they believe it’s the first time an AI-written speech was read in Congress.
Auchincloss said he prompted the system in part to “write 100 words to deliver on the floor of the House of Representatives” about the legislation. Auchincloss said he had to refine the prompt several times to produce the text he ultimately read.
The bill, which Auchincloss is refiling, would establish a joint U.S.-Israel AI Center in the United States to serve as a hub for AI research and development in the public, private and education sectors.
Auchincloss said part of the decision to read a ChatGPT-generated text was to help spur debate on AI and the challenges and opportunities created by it. He said he doesn’t want to see a repeat of the advent of social media, which started small and ballooned faster than Congress could react.
“I’m the youngest parent in the Democratic caucus, AI is going to be part of my life and it could be a general purpose technology for my children,” said Auchincloss, 34.
The release of ChatGPT and other AI programs available on the internet is already posing a challenge for teachers who must now grapple with the possibility of students handing in AI-generated essays.
Researchers also worry AI chatbots could help turbocharge efforts to spread misinformation and propaganda.
OpenAI, the nonprofit that created ChatGPT, has acknowledged on its website that ChatGPT “can occasionally produce incorrect answers” and that its responses will sometimes be misleading as a result of how it learns. It recommends users check whether responses are accurate or not,
The text generated from Auchincloss’s prompt includes sentences like: “We must collaborate with international partners like the Israeli government to ensure that the United States maintains a leadership role in AI research and development and responsibly explores the many possibilities evolving technologies provide.”
“There were probably about a dozen of my colleagues on the floor. I bet none of them knew it was written by a computer,” he said.
Lawmakers and others shouldn’t be reflexively hostile to the new technology, but also shouldn’t wait too long before drafting policies or new laws to help regulate it, Auchincloss said.
In particular, he argued that the country needs a “public counterweight” to the big tech firms that would help guarantee that smaller developers and universities have access to the same cloud computing, cutting edge algorithms and raw data as larger companies. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/member-of-congress-reads-ai-generated-speech-on-house-floor/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-01-25 21:14:47 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/member-of-congress-reads-ai-generated-speech-on-house-floor/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
The latest Northeast Wisconsin weather forecast from Storm Team 5…
A strong westerly wind chill ushers in the coldest air of the season tonight. Feels like temperatures will reach the negatives and that will last until late morning tomorrow. By the time we wrap up tomorrow, temperatures will start to feel slightly warmer, as we are anticipating above freezing temperatures all next week.
We are still on the back end of a low pressure system, so a few flurries will linger in the forecast tomorrow morning.
Breezy conditions remain for most of next week. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/weather/coldest-night-of-the-season-before-a-holiday-warm-up/ | 2022-11-20 05:20:55 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/weather/coldest-night-of-the-season-before-a-holiday-warm-up/ |
ZHUHAI, China, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The opening of the 14th China Airshow is coming soon. LoongUAV will bring a variety of cost-effective, efficient, lightweight military drones to debut, including LOONG 4 surveillance drone, LOONG 5 bombing drone, LOONG 1 targeting drone, LOONG 2 reconnaissance drone.
In recent years of local wars and armed conflicts, as an emerging air combat force, drones have highlighted their combat effectiveness. Equipping drones has become an effective means to enhance national defense strength at a lower cost.
There are various types of military drones, which can be divided into reconnaissance drones, combat attack drones, electronic countermeasure drones, decoy drones, target drones, and reconnaissance and striking drones. It can also be divided into large drones, medium drones, light drones, small drones, and micro drones by their size. Large UAVs like combat attack drones from China and USA are very expensive and have low combat efficiency. Certain Iranian UAVs have only a single function and are not recyclable. The cost for single use is more than hundreds of thousands of dollars. Although some Chinese consumer drones are low-priced, the battery life is short and the application scenarios are limited.
This drone has low cost and high cost-effectiveness. It can carry six 60mm or four 82mm mortars, through a simple module installed on shells at a cost of less than $10, the accuracy of the bombs is within 3 meters, the maximum endurance time exceeds 240 minutes, and the maximum flight speed is 80km/h. The VTOL(Vertical Take-Off and Landing) technology is used to improve deployment maneuverability and optimize flight performance. With suicide attack capability, it can lock and track dynamic targets for precise strikes. It has strong stealth, is a low-slow and small target, has no heat source, and has a very small radar reflection surface, which can effectively avoid radar monitoring and is not easy to be shot down. And it has the strong anti-interference ability and super battlefield survivability, and the current anti-UAV technology cannot defend against it.
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Edinburgh knocked off Franklin County 69-59 at Franklin County High on February 4 in Indiana boys high school basketball action.
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2 children admitted to Tennessee hospital due to nationwide formula shortage
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) – At least two children in Tennessee are being treated at the hospital due to the nationwide formula shortage.
According to WMC, neither doctors nor their families can find the formula these children need on store shelves.
Officials say both children are at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Tennessee, and they both have special medical needs and the normal formula they use is out.
“This is a crisis for us in health care,” said Dr. Mark Corkins, a pediatric gastroenterologist at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.
Corkins is currently treating the two children hospitalized. He says is preschool age and the other is a toddler, and both are living with intestinal conditions.
“This is not every child, not normal children, but literally the formula recall has led to these children requiring hospitalization,” Corkins said.
According to Corkins, the children’s bodies did not tolerate the switch to a different formula, when their parents could no longer find the formula they normally use.
Now doctors are treating the children with IV fluids and nutrition until formula becomes available.
“This recall started in February. Even if you had several weeks of stock, we’re now out for the special formulas,” Corkins said. “So literally we have what we have. We have some things that we’re trying to find. We’re trying to use some alternatives but the standard ones, the ones you would think of, there is none to be had.”
Abbott Nutrition reached an agreement with the FDA Monday to re-open their manufacturing plant to help with the formula shortage. The company’s Michigan plant had been closed due to bacterial contamination.
That news is a relief for parents desperately searching for formula, but it could take at least eight weeks for products to start showing up on store shelves.
Corkins and other medical professionals say parents should not use a homemade formula to feed their children. They also say people should not dilute formula.
Call your doctor if you have questions or need help. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has a website with information to help families with this crisis.
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In Plains, Ga., the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park held a previously-scheduled President's Day event. People who came to Carter's hometown honored him now that he's entered hospice care.
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In Plains, Ga., the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park held a previously-scheduled President's Day event. People who came to Carter's hometown honored him now that he's entered hospice care.
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Norway archaeologists find ‘world’s oldest runestone’
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Archaeologists in Norway said Tuesday that they have found a runestone which they claim is the world’s oldest, saying the inscriptions are up to 2,000 years old and date back to the earliest days of the enigmatic history of runic writing.
The flat, square block of brownish sandstone has carved scribbles, which may be the earliest example of words recorded in writing in Scandinavia, the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo said. It said it was “among the oldest runic inscriptions ever found” and “the oldest datable runestone in the world.”
“This find will give us a lot of knowledge about the use of runes in the early Iron Age. This may be one of the first attempts to use runes in Norway and Scandinavia on stone,” Kristel Zilmer, a professor at University of Oslo, of which the museum is part, told The Associated Press.
Older runes have been found on other items, but not on stone. The earliest runic find is on a bone comb found in Denmark. Zilmer said that maybe the tip of knife or a needle was used to carve the runes.
The runestone was discovered in the fall of 2021 during an excavation of a grave near Tyrifjord, west of Oslo, in a region known for several monumental archaeological finds. Items in the cremation pit — burnt bones and charcoal — indicate that the runes likely were inscribed between A.D. 1 and 250.
“We needed time to analyze and date the runestone,” she said to explain why the finding was first announced on Tuesday.
Measuring 31 centimeters by 32 centimeters (12.2 inches by 12.6 inches), the stone has several types of inscriptions and not all make linguistic sense. Eight runes on the front of the stone read “idiberug” — which could be the name of a woman, a man or a family.
Zilmer called the discovery “the most sensational thing that I, as an academic, have had.”
There is still a lot of research to be done on the rock, dubbed the Svingerud stone after the site where it was found.
“Without doubt, we will obtain valuable knowledge about the early history of runic writing,” Zilmer said.
The runestone will be exhibited for a month, starting on Jan. 21, at the Museum of Cultural History, which has Norway’s largest collection of historical artifacts, from the Stone Age to modern times.
Runes are the characters in several Germanic alphabets that were used in northern Europe from ancient times until the adoption of the Latin alphabet. They have been found on stones and different household objects.
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The Future is HEAR campaign gift marks the single largest cash donation ever given to the arts and culture sector by a sovereign tribal nation in Southern California
SAN DIEGO, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the San Diego Symphony announces that the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation and Sycuan Casino Resort has made a $1.1 million donation – the single largest cash gift ever given to the Arts and Culture sector by a sovereign tribal nation in Southern California. The historic gift is given to the Symphony's The Future is HEAR campaign and operational support of the Symphony's many wide-ranging artistic and community programs. Sycuan's gift brings The Future is HEAR campaign total raised to date to $123.5 million of its $125 million campaign goal. In recognition of this gift, the Symphony will establish the Sycuan Community Plaza at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. The unveiling of this newly named space at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park will occur prior to the 2022 Conrad Prebys Opening Night Concert on June 24, 2022.
"We are honored to present this donation to the San Diego Symphony in support of their many local artistic community programs," said Cody Martinez, Chairman, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation. "Through the Kumeyaay spirit of giving, it is very important for us to invest in all aspects of our community, especially arts and culture. We are very proud of our longstanding partnership with the Symphony and look forward to being a part of the different musical events and experiences that they continue to bring to life for the San Diego community."
The Future is HEAR campaign supports San Diego Symphony's wide-ranging artistic and community programs, including construction of an extraordinary state-of-the art, year-round outdoor waterfront venue and Public Park along the Embarcadero. The campaign also encompasses improvement of the infrastructure of Copley Symphony Hall at the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Music Center, engagement of all of San Diego's diverse communities with transformative musical experiences, and ensuring the future of the Symphony.
As part of this gift, Sycuan is also the lead sponsor of the Symphony's Music Connects program. This long-standing program provides broad access to musical experiences for the entire San Diego region including free neighborhood concerts and free performances in hospitals, senior residences and other community centers.
"We are honored to have this extraordinary gift from Sycuan to support The Future is HEAR campaign and our community programming," said San Diego Symphony CEO Martha A. Gilmer "From their early generosity towards our former 'Bayside Summer Nights' outdoor concert series to the newest partnership that will benefit our community programs, they have always been a vital partner for this orchestra. Together we are building greater access to cultural experiences in our region."
The Sycuan partnership will include benefits for each organization's community at large – with discounted symphony tickets made available to Sycuan employees and tribal members, and discount packages for casino amenities made available to the Symphony's constituents. Also, hospitality amenities at the Rady Shell will be available to Sycuan to host its clients at concerts, and musicians will have opportunities to perform at the Sycuan Casino Resort, deepening the Symphony's connections in the El Cajon neighborhood.
Historically, Sycuan's partnership with the San Diego Symphony goes back two decades and includes nearly $2 million in donations. Some of the earliest major gifts were given in support of SUMMER POPS, the Symphony's initiative that started with the annual construction of a temporary stage at Embarcadero Marina Park South and evolved to the present permanent state-of-the-art Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. This gift will mark the largest single gift by a Tribal entity in Southern California's history to an Arts and Culture institution.
The centerpiece of the 3.7-acre public Jacobs Park developed and managed by the San Diego Symphony on the city's scenic Embarcadero, The Rady Shell is the first permanent outdoor venue in the San Diego Symphony's century-long history, designed to host more than 100 concerts and events year-round. The venue has been developed in partnership with the Unified Port of San Diego with 96% of the $85 million cost raised privately by the Symphony.
As innovative in design as it is spectacular in setting, offering 360 degrees of year-round music, sky and sea, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park is an unprecedented resource for the Symphony's expanded schedule of diverse outdoor concerts, including classical concerts and an exciting roster of commissioned works and premieres programmed by San Diego Symphony Music Director Rafael Payare as well as performances by international touring artists and free programs. The venue will be available year-round for non-profit community groups, schools and individuals. Jacobs Park, owned and managed by the Symphony, surrounds the performance space with walkways, dining pavilions and recreational facilities in the heart of the Embarcadero and is accessible to the public for free on most days of the year. For more information, visit www.theshell.org
Founded in 1910, the San Diego Symphony is the oldest orchestra in California and one of the largest and most significant cultural organizations in San Diego. The Orchestra performs for more than 250,000 people each season, offering a wide variety of programming at its two much-loved venues, Copley Symphony Hall in downtown San Diego (now under renovation) and The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park on San Diego Bay. In early 2018, the San Diego Symphony announced the appointment of Rafael Payare as music director. Payare leads the orchestra's 82 full-time musicians, graduates of the finest and most celebrated music schools in the United States and abroad. The San Diego Symphony also serves as the orchestra for the San Diego Opera each season, as well as performing at several regional performing arts and community centers. For more than 30 years, the San Diego Symphony has provided comprehensive learning and community engagement programs reaching more than 65,000 students annually and bringing innovative programming to San Diego's diverse neighborhoods and schools. For more information, visit www.sandiegosymphony.org.
Sycuan Casino Resort began as a humble Bingo Palace in 1983. Now more than 38 years later, it has become a community landmark and one of San Diego's premier casino and resort destinations. Sycuan's newly expanded AAA Four Diamond-rated property includes a 12-story hotel tower with over 300 guest rooms and 57 luxury suites. Guests can enjoy a wide range of onsite amenities including a variety of restaurants and bars from fast-casual to fine dining, meeting and event space, a full-service spa, fitness center and a state-of-the-art outdoor pool deck with two pools, a lazy river and swim-up bar. Sycuan also boasts an expansive casino floor with more than 2,300 slot machines and 54 table games in a variety of gaming options. Sycuan is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information, please visit www.sycuan.com, Facebook: @sycuancasinoresort, Instagram: @sycuan_casinoresort, Twitter: @sycuancasino and LinkedIn: company/sycuancasinoresort or call 619-445-6002.
Members of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation have resided in and around the foothills of the Dehesa Valley for more than 12,000 years. Today they are a modern government providing public services to their members, employees and neighbors. The Sycuan Tribal Government operates one of the region's premier Indian gaming and resort facilities, Sycuan Casino Resort. The Sycuan Tribe demonstrates its strong commitment to the San Diego region through the support of hundreds of civic and charitable organizations.
The Tribe, through the Sycuan Tribal Development Corporation (STDC), also seeks to reinvest back into the San Diego community with a progressive business development effort. To date, STDC has purchased the former Singing Hills Country Club and the historic U.S. Grant Hotel; is an investor in Hotel Solamar near Petco Park; and is owner/developer of the Marina Gateway Hotel and Conference Center in National City. Combined, these enterprises now employ nearly 4,000 San Diegans. For more information on Sycuan visit www.sycuantribe.com.
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NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- UL Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science, released findings from its survey of 300 global manufacturing executives today. The report, The Power And Promise of 5G Integration For Manufacturers, reveals that 5G private networks are most effective when integrated with other technologies associated with digital transformation, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT).
"The evidence from this study strengthens the argument that the power of 5G can be fully harnessed when integrated with other advanced technologies and innovations. A comprehensive approach to technology integration that combines 5G with technologies like edge computing, cloud computing, IoT, and AI can lead to significant benefits for manufacturers," says Maan Ghanma, director of Smart Solutions in the Consumer, Medical and Information group at UL Solutions.
The findings are based on the survey of 300 executives and insights from senior managers and executives, including those from Siemens, GE, AT&T, Audi, ABB and Bosch. Among the highlights:
- 5G implementation is in the early stages for most manufacturers, but 86% are already experiencing a wide array of benefits, mainly around efficiency and decision-making.
- 5G integration is yielding better results. Almost one-third of survey respondents say they can deploy other technologies faster or are making better business decisions now, and one-quarter are making even better use of 5G than anticipated.
- Most respondents are implementing 5G using an integrated approach with multiple other technologies. Artificial intelligence is the leading technology being integrated.
- The most crucial external value driver from 5G implementation over the next two years is accelerating innovation in collaboration with business partners.
- The biggest business opportunities afforded by 5G over the next two years are to enhance supplier networks, cut employment costs through automation and connect more effectively with production facilities worldwide.
"5G networks are a fundamental part of industrial transformation that will accelerate changes to manufacturing and open up a wide range of business opportunities, as well as some new challenges," says Nigel Holloway, editorial director of Newsweek Vantage.
The survey was conducted for UL Solutions by Newsweek Vantage in the Americas, Europe and Asia in September 2022. Two-thirds of the 300 respondents are C-level executives (60%), board members (7%) and vice presidents and above (33%) of a manufacturing company. Functions represented in the survey include information technology (66%), general management (22%) and 15% each in operations and supply chain management. Major sectors represented include electronics equipment (35%), automotive (25%) and industrial equipment (24%).
Learn more about The Power And Promise of 5G Integration For Manufacturers.
About UL Solutions
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 100 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers' product innovation and business growth. The UL Certification Marks serve as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers' products and reflect an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 3" game were:
5-8-9
(five, eight, nine)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 3" game were:
5-8-9
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WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, December 31, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
611 AM CST Sat Dec 31 2022
...AREAS OF FOG AND DENSE FOG POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...
Patchy to areas of fog and dense fog are possible across portions
of eastern Hidalgo and inland Kenedy counties into mid-morning.
Satellite imagery and traffic cameras verify fog is still occurring
across these areas. Visibilities may drop to less than 1 mile at
times, with isolated areas of one quarter mile or less visibility east
of I-69C/US 281.
Use caution if traveling as visibility may change rapidly,
especially near fields, in a short amount of time. Use low beam
headlights and leave extra distance between your vehicle and
others on the road.
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WFO LAS VEGAS Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 10, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD WATCH
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1137 PM PDT Wed Aug 10 2022
...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Watch for lower elevation portions of northwest
Arizona, southeast California, and southern Nevada has been
cancelled. However, any thunderstorms that do form through the
remainder of the week will be capable of heavy rainfall, though
coverage should be rather isolated.
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
The Flood Watch is now in effect for
* Portions of northwest Arizona, southeast California, and Nevada,
including the following areas, in northwest Arizona, Northwest
Deserts and Northwest Plateau. In southeast California, Eastern
Mojave Desert. In Nevada, Lincoln County, Sheep Range, Southern
Clark County, and Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon.
* WHAT...Slow moving thunderstorms forming in the mountainous
terrain may produce heavy downpours and flash flooding.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of washes
and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
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UK royals keep calm, carry on after Harry and Meghan series
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s royal family stuck to routine and remained silent Friday over the second half of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan’s documentary series, which made hard-hitting claims against Harry’s brother, Prince William.
While the first half of the six-part Netflix series concentrated on the couple’s bruising encounters with the British media, the final three episodes aimed criticism at the royal “firm” – the family and its staff.
In three hour-long episodes released Thursday, Harry claimed William screamed at him during a family meeting and accused palace officials of lying to protect his elder sibling, who is now heir to the throne. Meghan talked about wanting to end her life as she struggled to cope with toxic press coverage.
Harry, a grandson of the late Queen Elizabeth II, married U.S. actress Meghan Markle in a fairy-tale wedding at Windsor Castle in 2018. Less than two years later the couple left Britain, citing what they saw as the media’s racist treatment of Meghan and a lack of support from the palace.
In the documentary Harry, 38, said William lashed out at him during a family summit at Sandringham Castle in January 2020 to talk about the couple’s plan to step down as senior royals.
“It was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me and my father say things that just simply weren’t true. And my grandmother, you know, quietly sit there and take it all in,” Harry said.
He also accused royal communications officials of “leaking” and “planting” stories in the media, claiming staff would seek to deflect negative coverage of one royal by issuing a story about another member of the family.
Meghan, 41, revealed she thought about killing herself amid a torrent of negative media coverage before the couple decided to make a break with the royal household.
“It was like ‘All of this will stop if I am not here,’” she said.
Harry added that he believed the Mail on Sunday’s publication of a letter Meghan wrote her estranged father — over which she successfully sued the paper’s publisher — contributed to her having a miscarriage in 2020.
Neither Buckingham Palace, which represents the king, nor William’s Kensington Palace office has commented on the series.
There were no dissenting views in the documentary, which included interviews with the couple and supportive friends and commentators.
Royal expert Pauline Maclarnan, author of “Royal Fever: The British Monarchy in Consumer Culture,” said the relationship between William and Harry would be “very hard to repair” after the bombshell claims.
“This does seem to be very final,” she said.
Hours after the final episodes were released, senior royals put on a show of unity, attending a Christmas charity concert in London on Thursday evening. William, his wife Kate and their two elder children, George and Charlotte, were joined at the Westminster Abbey carol concert by King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla and other family members.
British newspapers, the focus of much of the couple’s ire, were furious about the series. The Daily Mail said in an editorial that “the only saving grace” was that Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September, “was spared seeing this tawdry exercise in self-promotion.”
The Sun branded Harry a “traitor,” contrasting him with “dutiful” William.
The Times of London urged Meghan and Harry to give up their royal titles, Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
“Harry and Meghan must see the hypocrisy of claiming still to be royal,” the newspaper said in an editorial. “They have made clear that they consider themselves to be at war with the institution of monarchy, an institution that they appear to hold in contempt.”
The show comes at a crucial moment for the monarchy. The king is trying to show that the institution still has a role to play after the death in September of his mother, whose personal popularity dampened criticism of the crown during her 70-year reign.
While the Netflix series has soured the couple’s relationship with the royal family — perhaps irreparably — Maclarnan said it would likely help the couple forge their new careers as U.S.-based charity campaigners and media personalities.
“I think it will have built their brand quite well,” she said. “I think a lot of people will see their perspective more, but particularly (the) younger generation. And I think really that’s where they’ve always aimed anyway.”
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP ("GPM") announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Palantir Technologies Inc. ("Palantir" or the "Company") (NYSE: PLTR).
Class Period: November 9, 2021 – May 6, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: November 14, 2022
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Palantir lawsuit, you can submit your contact information at www.glancylaw.com/cases/palantir-technologies-inc/. You can also contact Charles H. Linehan, of GPM at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, or via email at shareholders@glancylaw.com to learn more about your rights.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Palantir's investments in marketable securities were having a significant negative impact on the Company's EPS results; (2) Palantir overstated the sustainability of its government segment's growth and revenues; (3) Palantir was experiencing a significant slowdown in revenue growth, particularly among its government customers, despite ongoing global conflicts and market disruptions; (4) as a result of all the foregoing, the Company was likely to miss consensus estimates for its Q1 EPS and Q2 sales outlook; and (5) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Charles Linehan, Esquire, of GPM, 1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, by email to shareholders@glancylaw.com, or visit our website at www.glancylaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number and number of shares purchased.
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Best Airport in North America Elevating Traveler Health and Convenience with World's Only Self-Sanitizing Changing Tables
INDIANAPOLIS, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Indianapolis International Airport (IND) has announced it will install 50 Pluie® diaper changing tables in the men's, women's, and family restrooms throughout the airport to increase cleanliness, comfort, and convenience for families and young travelers.
Pluie is the world's first and only self-sanitizing diaper changing table for public restrooms, powered by a patented UV-C light system known to kill 99.9% of germs including influenza, E. coli, and coronavirus. The UV-C light system activates when the table is closed, sanitizing the changing surface in just 60 seconds after each use.
What Makes Pluie Changing Tables Different:
- Patented UV-C light technology known to kill 99.9% of germs including influenza, coronavirus, and E. coli sanitizes the changing surface in just 60 seconds after each use
- Multi-purpose handles for hanging diaper bags and purses to keep them off the floor
- A more comfortable, plush foam leak-proof changing surface
- Retractable safety strap that stores in a clean zone when not in use
Learn more about how Pluie works at www.hellopluie.com.
"Installing Pluie's self-sanitizing changing tables throughout the Indianapolis International Airport demonstrates our commitment to the health, safety, and comfort of all of our travelers," said Maria Wiley, ADA coordinator and sr. director of audit, risk management and procurement for the Indianapolis Airport Authority. "And it's another example of our world-class customer service."
This partnership will make the Indianapolis airport the largest single footprint public facility in the U.S. to be outfitted with Pluie changing tables. Tables are currently installed in the airport's Nursing Mothers Lounges located in both concourses post-security as well as the pre-security Nursing Mothers Room near the ticketing area. An additional 43 Pluie changing tables are planned for the men's, women's, and family restrooms throughout the airport in the concourses, ticketing, Civic Plaza, Baggage Claim, Customs, and the Ground Transportation Center.
This announcement comes just in time for the influx of families traveling with children that IND anticipates for spring break.
"Pluie is on a mission to improve health, cleanliness, comfort, and convenience for all families on the go, which aligns perfectly with the Indianapolis airport leadership's commitment to providing the best possible passenger experience for travelers of all ages," says Pluie Founder and CEO Addie Gundry. "Throughout this partnership it has been easy to see why they are consistently recognized as the best airport in North America, and we are honored they see Pluie as a valuable addition for creating the most optimal guest experience for traveling moms, dads, babies, and families of all shapes and sizes."
IND is the only airport to be named Best Airport in North America by Airports Council International (ACI) for 11 consecutive years, an award based on passenger experience feedback, and has also been named a top airport by J.D. Power, Condé Nast, and Travel + Leisure, year after year. IND was also among the first airports certified with ACI's Airport Health Accreditation ensuring the health and safety of the traveling public.
Pluie changing tables can also be found in Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, St. Louis Lambert International Airport, and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, as well as other major facilities in more than 20 states nationwide.
About Pluie
Established in 2020, Pluie is modernizing the outdated public restroom changing table experience with the world's first and only self-sanitizing table, powered by a patented UV-C light system. Pluie is committed to Changing the Table® by making sure all parents and caregivers on the go have a clean, comfortable, and convenient option in every public restroom. Pluie is proudly female-founded, WBENC certified, and operated by CEO Addie Gundry and Co-Founder and COO Brittany Hizer. Pluie is made in the USA, headquartered in Chicago, and was named to Fast Company's 2021 World Changing Ideas list and TIME Magazine Best Inventions of 2021. For more information, visit www.hellopluie.com and follow @hello_pluie.
About Indianapolis International Airport
The Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is consistently ranked, year after year, as the best airport in North America and the nation, based on ease of use, passenger amenities, customer service, local retail offerings and public art. In 2022, IND served more than 8 million business and leisure travelers. The airport is home of the world's second largest FedEx operation and the nation's eighth-largest cargo facility. For more information, visit IND.com.
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Given how little sex or sensuality there is in mainstream American cinema these days, it's no surprise that the Magic Mike movies have been so popular. The first Magic Mike, directed by Steven Soderbergh in 2012, was an irresistible showcase for Channing Tatum and his thong-and-dance routine, though it was also a sharp, realistic portrait of cash-strapped workers getting by in post-recession Florida. Three years later, the director Gregory Jacobs leaned into the erotic spectacle of it all with the exuberant Magic Mike XXL, placing women's desires front and center in a way that made even the first movie look staid.
Magic Mike's Last Dance, which Soderbergh directed from a script by Reid Carolin, isn't nearly as sexy or as deliriously entertaining as its predecessors — or, I assume, as the Magic Mike Live shows that have sprung up in recent years. Still, the new movie does begin with one doozy of a seduction. Mike, his stripping days long behind him, is now working part-time as a bartender in Miami. One evening, he finds himself mixing a drink for a wealthy London-based socialite named Maxandra Mendoza, played with a nice mix of vulnerability and steel by Salma Hayek Pinault.
Max is going through a very messy divorce, and she could use a little distraction. When she finds out what Mike used to do for a living, she asks him to give her a private dance.
Mike gives her what she asks for, starting with a lap dance and building to what looks like an elaborate home-gymnastics routine. (There's a funny bit beforehand where he tests out the furniture to make sure it can support the weight of his acrobatics.) The dance scene is gorgeous and hypnotic, and it whets your appetite for more. But then the movie takes a surprising turn. Max, impressed by the passion and artistry of Mike's dancing, asks him to come back to London with her. There, he'll take over as director of a play at the theater that she now owns as part of her separation agreement.
The play is a dreary-looking period drama called Isabel Ascendant, and Max thinks it needs a massive contemporary overhaul, with more heat and more urgency — and, yes, an ensemble of male strippers. And so she and Mike begin recruiting the best and hottest dancers they can find, none of whom have ever stripped in public before, though they're game enough to give it a try. Magic Mike's Last Dance has an infectious let's-put-on-a-show energy, plus some wry family drama courtesy of Jemelia George as Max's sarcastic teenage daughter. Meanwhile, as Max's divorce proceedings continue, her relationship with Mike becomes its own complication.
Soderbergh has always liked to subvert expectations, and here he seems bent on short-circuiting a lot of the pleasures we've come to expect from the Magic Mike movies.
The possibility of long-term romance didn't really factor into the first two Magic Mike movies, which were all about fleeting transactional encounters. I guess that makes Magic Mike's Last Dance the more mature, thoughtful entertainment, and I'm not sure that's entirely a good thing. Don't get me wrong: Tatum and Hayek Pinault have an on-screen chemistry that's both romantic and collaborative. Their characters' creative back-and-forth becomes a vision of gender parity in action: Max wants to thrill her play's female audience, but she needs Mike's smarts and expertise to do it. Still, there's something a little too dutiful and even dull about the way the characters' mutual attraction ultimately plays out.
Soderbergh has always liked to subvert expectations, and here he seems bent on short-circuiting a lot of the pleasures we've come to expect from the Magic Mike movies. The dancing and the stripping feel tamer this time around. We don't really get to know the dancers as characters, and I missed the raunchy male camaraderie of Mike's old stripper buddies, played by actors like Matt Bomer and Joe Manganiello, who appear in just one brief scene. At the same time, there's something fitting about how muted and even melancholy this movie feels. As the title suggests, Magic Mike's Last Dance is about a guy bidding farewell to his calling and passing the baton to the next generation. Stripping was never his dream job, but it was good for him while it lasted, and also for us.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s centrist government wants to spend 38 billion kroner ($5.6 billion) over the next decade to modernize military facilities, renovate shabby and dilapidated buildings, increase the number of soldiers and upgrade outdated computer systems.
Acting Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen called it “a very serious situation” and said Thursday that previous governments and senior defense officials haven’t prioritized spending money on such facilities.
“Are all responsible for the fact that we have ended up in this situation,” he said.
“For many years, the security policy situation has worn down the armed forces,” Lund Poulsen said. “We are now faced with a major task of restoring the foundation of the armed forces before we build on top of it.”
“We lack soldiers and many buildings are not up to date, or are dilapidated. The same applies for part of our equipment and the computer systems,” Gen. Flemming Lentner, head of NATO-member Denmark’s armed forces, told the news conference.
An army base north of Copenhagen has problems with mold and a lack of maintenance. Heating in the offices doesn’t work and sometimes there is no hot water for showers, or very low water pressure, broadcaster TV2 reported. Oliver Hansen, a spokesman for conscripted soldiers, told TV2 that soldiers must be able to withstand difficult conditions in the field but “not in the barracks.”
Denmark’s Work Environment Agency, which carries out inspections as to whether health and safety rules at workplaces are being observed, has issued several warnings to the armed forces.
The military also has been suffering from lack of soldiers to replace those stationed abroad.
Of the 38 billion kroner, 11 billion kroner ($1.6 billion) should be used on new investments, the government said. It gave no details as to what the money should be spent on.
Denmark’s three-party majority coalition government is made up of the center-left Social Democrats, the center-right Liberal Party and the centrist Moderate party.
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PORTLAND, Maine — Three new eating options are entering the noshing arena in a city already dizzy with gastronomical intake options. It may be fall, yet food seems to spring eternal around here.
But hey, that’s Portland for you.
From rotating seasonal ingredients to Thai street food to clams and Christmas trees, each member of this distinct trio of unique new ventures stands out in its difference from the others.
Yet they’re all just a moderate stroll apart in the same small city.
Dok Mali Thai Kitchen, 47 India St.
Located in the old Lois’ Market storefront, near the corner of Middle Street, Dok Mali opened its doors for the first time on Wednesday.
In addition to Thai restaurant staples like pad Thai and drunken noodles, the venue also offers dumplings and noodle soups.
The steamed blossom dumplings mix caramelized minced chicken with ground peanuts and radish, drizzled with coconut sauce. It’s gluten free, to boot.
One vegan noodle option is the spicy cashew ramen, with its blend of oyster mushrooms, bok choy, scallions, spicy cashew butter — plus tempura seaweed — topped with vegan egg.
According to the Portland Food Map, the 32-seat Dok Mali was created by Nonglack Thanephonesy, who also owns Capital Thai Kitchen and Bar in Exeter, New Hampshire.
“She grew up in Portland and is excited to bring to life a new Thai restaurant in her hometown,” the Food Map said.
Full Turn, 91 Anderson St.
Taking up residence at the former home of the Middle Eastern and Mediterranean-inspired East Bayside restaurant Baharat is the eclectic Full Turn.
Still under construction, with a projected opening date of December, the new restaurant is being touted as a, “neighborhood spot focused on highlighting seasonal ingredients with a regularly rotating menu,” according to its Instagram profile.
The Portland Food Map reports that the eatery is a joint project between Chloe Kessell and Melissa Pappas, who are collaborating with the owners of Baharat.
Kessel was Baharat’s general manager, while Pappas managed the kitchen. Both have long histories with the local food scene and also work together as hospitality consultants.
Clam Bar, Royale Lunch and Tree Gull, 199 W Commercial St.
The eclectic and ramshackle suite of structures that once housed Benny’s Clam Shack, across from the Merrill Marine Terminal on the far end of Commercial Street, has been undergoing a slow transformation all summer.
Soon, the upgraded compound will permanently house two mobile food units. The Clam Bar and Lunch Royale, both owned by Garrett Fitzgerald, will take up permanent residence sometime this winter.
“If you’ve been wondering what the heck has been going on down on West Commercial — this is the beginning of the end of the project,” reads a Clam Bar Instagram post.
In addition to the food hawkers, as with last year, Tree Gull Christmas trees will also appear on the day after Thanksgiving for a holiday season run, selling Maine-grown evergreens and festive decor.
Renowned mostly for its clammy delights, The Clam Bar also serves brisket tacos, roasted pork sandwiches and loaded hotdogs during the winter months.
Lunch Royale, on the other hand, specializes in deluxe chicken sandwiches replete with roast garlic aioli, maple Sriracha or Buffalo sauce and pickled carrots. | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/11/06/news/portland/3-new-portland-eateries-joam40zk0w/ | 2022-11-06 06:13:08 | 0 | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/11/06/news/portland/3-new-portland-eateries-joam40zk0w/ |
$785M Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday night is 6th largest in US history
DES MOINES, Iowa - An estimated $785 million Mega Millions jackpot set for Tuesday night will give lottery players a chance to start the new year with a lucrative bang.
The big prize is the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history and has grown so large because no one has matched all six of the game's numbers for more than two months. There have been 22 straight drawings without a big winner, allowing the prize to roll over and become ever-larger.
RELATED: Mega Millions jackpot jumps again after no winners reported Friday
The jackpot-winning drought isn't surprising given the miserable odds of one in 302.6 million of winning the top prize.
The $785 million jackpot is for a winner who chooses to be paid through an annuity over 29 years. Nearly all winners opt for a cash payout, which for Tuesday night's drawing would be an estimated $395 million.
The jackpot is the largest since someone in California won a record $2.04 billion Powerball prize on Nov. 8. There still has not been an announced winner of that jackpot. | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/785m-mega-millions-6th-largest-us-history | 2023-01-03 17:07:54 | 0 | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/785m-mega-millions-6th-largest-us-history |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Known for her wise-cracking, quick delivery, Natasha Lyonne’s newest role in the Peacock series “ Poker Face ” grants her an opportunity to play a character with a personality trait she’s never played before. Lyonne’s character, Charlie, likes people.
Charlie’s still got zingers, but Lyonne says the character is partly inspired by Jeff Bridge’s famed character, The Dude, in “The Big Lebowski.”
She’s “a person a little bit set back who’s kind of got sun on their face,” said Lyonne, “I’m usually more of a city slicker and someone who avoids getting hit by taxis and runs down in a subway.”
Adds creator Rian Johnson, “Charlie’s very open. She’s very sunny. That kind of blew Natasha’s mind. She’s like, ‘Oh, this will be a new thing for me to play. I like people.’ The natural kind of like acidity and sharpness of Natasha’s personality, combined with a character who has a genuinely sunny outlook … I find it’s super watchable.”
“Poker Face” is a mystery series, so it fits Johnson’s wheelhouse, as the writer, director of “Knives Out” and “Glass Onion.”
Charlie has a keen ability to automatically know when someone is lying. After events in the first episode send her on the run from a mafia boss and his enforcer — played by Benjamin Bratt — she sets off in her car to drive… away from trouble. In each stand-alone episode, Charlie encounters new people, a murder and, of course, lies, that make her want to figure out what happened.
Johnson describes it as a howdunit and unapologetically a procedural. Charlie knows who commits the murder but has to figure out how.
“We follow the same format with every single episode. We show the murder, then we flashback and see where Charlie was during the murder. We catch up with the murder and then she solves it. Keeping that procedural consistency was a big, big deal to me because when I tune in to TV, part of what I love is hanging out with the same friends over and over. It’s a comforting pattern of getting a new thrill from something that I know what to expect from every single week. There’s great joy in that… I embrace it completely.”
As Charlie encounters a new mystery each week, there’s a revolving door of notable guest stars throughout the 10-episode first season, including Lil Rey Henry, Tim Meadows, Luis Guzman, Chloë Sevigny and even Nick Nolte — who appears in an episode that Lyonne directed, which she described as a “sensational” experience.
“Strong recommend for literally everyone. Now, granted, that might get chaotic because Nick likes somebody who is pretty serious, but yeah, I would say I recommend it to all hobbyists.”
Lyonne describes acting opposite so many guest stars as mostly great and seems amused by those that were perhaps more challenging.
“Sometimes somebody comes in and it’s just really joyous. It’s like making music with this really cool musician you didn’t know you were going to play so well with. Other times it’s like, ‘Oh, wow, so this person just doesn’t memorize their lines. OK, this is going to be a long, long day.’ It’s sort of a mixed bag sometimes. I would say that the caliber of people that we were able to put together is definitely, maybe like 99% really, really awesome. There were a few that were like, ‘This is sticky business.’ You never know. You never know.”
Another reason Charlie is able to pick up on something that seems off is because she pays attention to those around her and likes the underdogs, those who are ignored or dismissed by others.
“Charlie’s always going to have her sympathies with the little guy which is similar to Columbo in a way,” said Johnson.
It’s a trait Lyonne is also drawn to both personally and professionally. She has a production company, “Animal Pictures” with Maya Rudolph which co-produces “Poker Face” along with Rudolph’s Apple TV+ comedy, “Loot.” It was also behind Lyonne’s popular series “Russian Doll” on Netflix. Lyonne says she gravitates to creative people, including friends Jenji Kohan (who created “Orange is the New Black”), Amy Poehler, Clea DuVall and Janicza Bravo, and there’s joy in creating content for “misfits and outsiders.”
“We kind of go on a journey together. You’re communicating with the weirdo kids in the back of the class because, you know, they watch stuff, too.” | https://www.texomashomepage.com/entertainment-news/ap-natasha-lyonne-stars-in-poker-face-a-peacock-howdunit/ | 2023-01-24 02:15:25 | 0 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/entertainment-news/ap-natasha-lyonne-stars-in-poker-face-a-peacock-howdunit/ |
TX Midland/Odessa TX Zone Forecast for Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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527 FPUS54 KMAF 150718
ZFPMAF
Zone Forecast Product for Texas
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
218 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
Zone forecast text represents an average of conditions over an
entire zone. For point-specific forecasts, please refer to the
Point Forecast Matrices product, issued by the National Weather
Service Office in Midland/Odessa, WMO header FOUS54 KMAF.
TXZ061-062-152130-
Ector-Midland-
Including the cities of Odessa and Midland
218 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Breezy with
highs in the upper 90s. South winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ045-046-050-051-152130-
Gaines-Dawson-Andrews-Martin-
Including the cities of Seminole, Lamesa, Andrews, and Stanton
218 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Highs in the
upper 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ047-048-052-053-152130-
Borden-Scurry-Howard-Mitchell-
Including the cities of Gail, Snyder, Big Spring,
and Colorado City
218 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
NMZ033-034-152130-
Central Lea County-Southern Lea County-
Including the cities of Hobbs, Lovington, Eunice, and Jal
118 AM MDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows around 70.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows around 70.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ270-152130-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Including the city of Guadalupe Mountains NP
118 AM MDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming southeast this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in
the lower 60s. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 80. East winds around 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Breezy with lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs around 80.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy with lows in the mid 60s.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy with lows in the mid 60s.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ271-152130-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
218 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022 /118 AM MDT Wed Jun 15 2022/
.TODAY...Sunny this morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south this afternoon.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the
upper 60s. East winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. East winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Breezy with lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph
with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and windy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs around 90.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy with lows in the upper 60s.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy with lows in the upper 60s.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ272-152130-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-
Including the city of Van Horn
218 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ273-152130-
Eastern Culberson County-
218 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming southeast this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy with lows in the lower 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows around 70.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows around 70.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ274-152130-
Reeves County Plains-
Including the city of Pecos
218 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then sunny with isolated
showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs around
102. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy with lows in the lower 70s.
Southeast winds 20 to 25 mph, diminishing to 10 to 20 mph after
midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ075-152130-
Pecos-
Including the city of Fort Stockton
218 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Breezy with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Southeast winds 20 to 25 mph, diminishing to 10 to 20 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ082-152130-
Terrell-
Including the cities of Dryden and Sanderson
218 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ278-152130-
Davis Mountains Foothills-
Including the city of Alpine
218 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the
upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy with lows in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ277-152130-
Davis Mountains-
Including the city of Fort Davis
218 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming southeast this afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid
60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy with lows in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ276-152130-
Marfa Plateau-
Including the city of Marfa
218 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy with lows in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ275-152130-
Chinati Mountains-
218 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the
upper 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Windy with lows in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ279-152130-
Central Brewster County-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP, Panther Junction,
and Marathon
218 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows around 70. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy with lows in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows around 70.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ282-152130-
Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP, Lajitas, and Castolon
218 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Hot with highs 97 to 103. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ280-152130-
Chisos Basin-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP and Chisos Basin
218 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming east this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and windy. Lows in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
$$
TXZ281-152130-
Presidio Valley-
Including the city of Presidio
218 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Hot with highs around 100. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy with lows in the lower 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
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(NewsNation) — As the prices of basic needs such as housing and medical care soar, a cost-of-living adjustment to Social Security benefits could temper income pressures for seniors, though some say it may not be enough for the most vulnerable.
The Social Security Administration is expected to announce the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, Thursday. The Senior Citizens League estimates it will increase the average retiree benefit of $1,656 by an additional $144.10 a month starting next year.
“Certainly, people are needing that,” said Mary Johnson, the Senior Citizen League’s Social Security and Medicare policy analyst. “We’ve had lots of emails from people who told us they had cut down to one meal a day, they could not afford to pick up their prescriptions, or they couldn’t afford to get to doctor appointments because of [the] cost of gas … tires for their vehicles.”
Retirees received a COLA increase of 5.9% in 2022. Despite the adjustments, the Senior Citizen League estimates Social Security benefits are falling short by nearly 50%. The average monthly benefit of $1,656 is short about $44 per month, a total of $418 per year to date.
“We don’t know how well it will keep up yet because it’s not received until January and we don’t know the inflation rate yet for 2023, so that’s hard to say,” Johnson said. “However, there’s always the concern it may not keep up with it.”
About one in 15 adults 65 years old and older are economically insecure, according to the National Council on Aging.
Those same seniors are faced with rising housing and health care bills, inadequate nutrition, lack of access to transportation, and job loss, according to the NCOA.
In 2017, nearly half of adults between 55 and 66 years old had no personal retirement savings.
“Without a COLA that adequately keeps pace with inflation, Social Security benefits purchase less over time, and that can create hardships, especially as older Americans live longer lives in retirement,” Johnson said.
Social Security benefits help lift 16.1 million older adults above the federal poverty level.
In the most recent NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ poll, 68% of those surveyed age 55 and older said inflation was the No. 1 problem facing the U.S. today.
Since 1975, Social Security’s general benefit increases have been based on increases in the cost of living, as measured by the Consumer Price Index.
The trouble with that calculation, however, is that it doesn’t consider the spending of retired households ages 62 and up, Johnson said. It also gives greater weight to gasoline and transportation costs over things such as health care.
The adjustment would be a welcome relief for many. Despite the high cost of health care, over the past 12 months, food was the fastest-growing expenditure for older adults. Housing and transportation followed, according to the National Council on Aging.
The Senior Citizens League noted that “A COLA (cost-of-living adjustment) of 8.7% is extremely rare and would be the highest ever received by most Social Security beneficiaries alive today.”
“Regardless of all that, the COLA, because it’s so high, is very much anticipated and very much looked forward to,” Johnson said. “Social Security is one of the, if not the only form of retirement income adjusted for inflation.” | https://www.kark.com/news/national-news/will-the-social-security-cola-bump-be-enough-for-vulnerable-seniors/ | 2022-10-12 22:44:17 | 1 | https://www.kark.com/news/national-news/will-the-social-security-cola-bump-be-enough-for-vulnerable-seniors/ |
HOUSTON, Miss. ( WTVA ) - Voters in Chickasaw County are used to casting their ballot on a computer screen. The county has used electronic voting for nearly two decades.
Now the county is bringing back the old paper ballots for the upcoming elections.
The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors and election commissioners purchased 17 new machines to replace the aging electronics.
Chickasaw County District 2 commissioner Gary Huffman says these new machines give voters the best of both worlds.
" The biggest advantage of these new machines are the voters get to mark a paper ballot that they physical see and hold in their hands in case there a need for audi there is that paper ballot." said Gary Huffman - Commissioner Chickasaw County District 2
Polls will open Tuesday, November 8 at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. | https://www.wtva.com/news/chickasaw-county-voters-to-use-paper-ballots/article_819771a6-5a2b-11ed-8746-87d0f0f35411.html | 2022-11-01 22:22:07 | 0 | https://www.wtva.com/news/chickasaw-county-voters-to-use-paper-ballots/article_819771a6-5a2b-11ed-8746-87d0f0f35411.html |
BELLBROOK, Ohio (WDTN) — The Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Board of Education is hoping to make schools safer with a new active shooter response team. The board voted Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 to create a committee that would come up with a process to implement this new team.
Mike Kinsey, a member of the school board, said the response team will be made up of volunteer teachers and staff members.
“Nobody will be forced. Nobody will be coerced in any way. A volunteer will choose to submit some type of an application, and go through a multi-step interview process,” Kinsey explained.
Applicants will have to go through an extensive background check and mental health screening. If they are approved, they can move on to the firearms training. While the state only requires a minimum of 24 hours of training to carry a gun in schools, Kinsey said they are going to require a minimum of 40 hours.
“Realizing the fact that we’ve learned that 40 hours of firearms training is what it takes for someone to be armed as a court officer, a bailiff, a probation officer,” Kinsey said.
Kinsey also said these volunteers will have to complete annual training to stay on the team as well as pass the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy live-fire qualification test every year.
This plan did not come without criticism, though. During Thursday’s meeting, several school personnel and community members expressed their concerns with arming teachers. Kinsey said the board is taking everyone’s thoughts into consideration, and they plan to work together as a district to come up with the best plan.
“We are here to say that no teacher will be carrying a firearm on their person in classrooms. We’re going to have all firearms be securely and safely stored, and at all times be inaccessible to all unauthorized individuals,” Kinsey said.
The Active Shooter Response Team Implementation Committee still needs to be formed. At a minimum, it will be made up officers from the Bellbrook Police Department and the Sugarcreek Township Police Department, along with the Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Superintendent, and no more than two school board members. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/bellbrook-sugarcreek-boe-votes-to-form-active-shooter-response-team/ | 2022-09-10 00:55:56 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/bellbrook-sugarcreek-boe-votes-to-form-active-shooter-response-team/ |
KENNEWICK, Wash., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Senske Services, a leading provider of recurring residential lawn care, pest control, and other home services, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Barnes Quality Pest Control of Bend, Oregon.
Barnes Quality Pest Control has served customers in Central Oregon since 1983. Providing professional residential and commercial pest control services. Recently, Corey Thompson determined it was time to retire and sought a partner that would take care of his customers and employees. He found that partner in Senske Services.
According to Mr. Thompson, "Our customers have high standards, and I trust Senske to meet those. Joining Senske also provides career growth opportunities for our employees."
"We are so excited to be expanding into Oregon," said Casey Taylor, Senske CEO. "As we continue to grow Senske nationwide, we seek out partnerships with successful companies such as Barnes Quality Pest Control."
More on Senske's M&A process can be found at www.senske.com/why-senske/mergers-and-acquisitions/ or by reaching out directly to our M&A team.
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The Electoral Count Act was passed in 1887. And it had a lot of flaws, according to reform advocates. But a new bipartisan deal in Congress, led by Sens. Joe Manchin (D- W. Va) and Susan Collins (D-Maine), clarifies the role of the vice president and raises the threshold for challenging state electors.
Here & Now‘s guest Miles Parks talks with election experts Ned Foley and Rebecca Green about the deal and what it means for the 2022 midterms and beyond.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-07-21/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-deal-to-reform-the-electoral-count-act | 2022-07-21 17:41:10 | 0 | https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-07-21/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-deal-to-reform-the-electoral-count-act |
Under intense political pressure to address soaring gasoline prices, President Biden is trying to push the nation's largest refiners to do more to boost supplies and lower prices.
In a letter to the companies on Wednesday, Biden said refiners are taking advantage of the crisis, seeing record-high profit margins at a time when inflation has soared and families are finding it hard to afford to fill up their cars.
"At a time of war, refinery profit margins well above normal being passed directly onto American families are not acceptable," he wrote in the letter, which went to Exxon Mobil Corp., BP and Shell, among others.
"My administration is prepared to use all reasonable and appropriate federal government tools and emergency authorities to increase refinery capacity and output in the near term, and to ensure that every region of this country is appropriately supplied," Biden said, noting he had already invoked his emergency powers in other ways.
He did not specify what the government could do to force changes.
U.S. refiners cut production during the pandemic. Biden says it's time to bring more of it back
Global oil prices have spiked since Russia invaded Ukraine, prompting Western nations to sanction Moscow, and cut purchases of Russian energy.
During the pandemic, when energy consumption dropped precipitously, companies took some of their capacity to refine oil into gasoline offline. Biden told them it's time to bring that production back.
Biden said he directed his energy secretary to convene an emergency meeting with oil companies in coming days. "I request that you provide the secretary with an explanation of any reduction in your refining capacity since 2020 and any concrete ideas that would address the immediate inventory, price, and refining capacity issues in the coming months — including transportation measures to get refined product to market," he said.
Biden has made fighting inflation his top priority. He and Democrats are worried that voters will blame them for not doing enough to bring down rising prices.
In recent weeks, Biden has been increasing pressure on oil companies. Last week, in a speech about inflation that he gave at the Port of Los Angeles, he targeted Exxon Mobil.
"Exxon made more money than God this year," Biden said.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.apr.org/politics-government/politics-government/2022-06-15/biden-is-under-pressure-on-gas-prices-so-hes-putting-pressure-on-oil-companies | 2022-06-15 10:15:00 | 1 | https://www.apr.org/politics-government/politics-government/2022-06-15/biden-is-under-pressure-on-gas-prices-so-hes-putting-pressure-on-oil-companies |
A man is lucky to be alive after he fell about 100 feet off of a cliff edge when it reportedly crumbled beneath him as he walked on it.
The incident occurred at around dawn when the unnamed man was walking along cliffs in Moss Beach in San Mateo County, California -- approximately 22 miles south of San Francisco -- and the cliff edge gave way beneath his feet causing him to fall an estimated 100 feet, according to CAL FIRE San Mateo.
But at 8:30 a.m., a woman who was walking nearby heard the man's calls for help and was able to alert authorities.
Coastside Fire subsequently arrived and were able to pull the man to safety within 22 minutes of their arrival, CAL FIRE San Mateo said in a tweet along with a short video of the miraculous rescue.
In the video, about a dozen officers can be seen pulling a series of ropes anchored by a fire engine as the victim, who is accompanied by another officer, are hoisted up the side of the cliff. As they approach the top of the cliff, the unidentified man who fell can be heard communicating with authorities about his condition but appears unsteady on his feet as he is pulled to safety. Authorities did not disclose his current condition.
While the man appeared to be okay at the end of the rescue, CAL FIRE San Mateo had one piece of advice following the incident: "Avoid cliff edges as they are unstable." | https://6abc.com/cliff-rescue-edges-california-man-crumbling-firefighters-saves/12175347/ | 2022-08-28 17:53:54 | 1 | https://6abc.com/cliff-rescue-edges-california-man-crumbling-firefighters-saves/12175347/ |
BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine on Tuesday renewed its appeal to Western countries for fighter jets to help frustrate Moscow’s invasion, but the United States and its NATO allies and partners are more concerned about Kyiv’s needs for large amounts of ammunition as the war with Russia is set to enter its second year.
Ahead of the meeting of the Ukraine contact group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Ukraine made its requirements clear. Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, when asked what military aid his country is seeking now, showed reporters an image of a fighter jet.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushed hard for combat planes last week when he visited London, Paris and Brussels on just his second foreign trip since Russia invaded on Feb. 24, 2022. His plea came days after Western allies pledged to provide Kyiv with tanks.
The United States has said no to fighter jets for Ukraine. The United Kingdom is assessing the possibility. On Tuesday, Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren said providing jets “has to be part of the consideration.”
What NATO allies have on their mind, though, is how to keep up a steady supply of ammunition to Ukraine without depleting their own stockpiles.
According to some estimates, Ukraine is firing up to 6,000-7,000 artillery shells each day, around a third of the daily amount that Russia is using.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Monday that Ukraine is using up ammunition much faster than its allies can supply it.
Moscow’s forces have been pressing in the east of Ukraine while bolstering their defensive lines in the south. The war has been largely static during the winter months, though both sides are expected to launch offensives when the weather improves.
Putin was hoping Western support for Kyiv would fizzle out, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the meeting.
But he said the contact group would “help Ukraine hold an advance during the spring counteroffensive” and would keep planning for Kyiv’s long-term needs.
“Today’s meeting comes at a critical time,” Austin said. “The Kremlin is still betting that it can wait us out.”
The Russians appear short on resources for any major offensive at the moment, the U.K. Ministry of Defense said Tuesday. “Overall, the current operational picture suggests that Russian forces are being given orders to advance in most sectors, but that they have not massed sufficient offensive combat power on any one axis to achieve a decisive effect,” it tweeted.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that finding ammunition and air defenses is “much more important at the moment than the discussion about fighter jets.”
Pistorius told reporters that getting pilots up to speed on new aircraft and “training just to fly them takes several months, never mind teaching the abilities needed to deploy the weapons systems.”
He said Ukraine’s partners “should focus on what is now at center stage, particularly in view of a Russian offensive that is apparently taking place.”
He said Germany has signed a deal to produce ammunition for self-propelled, anti-aircraft guns it provided to Ukraine, after Kyiv ran into problems finding munitions elsewhere.
That ammunition is crucial for Kyiv to counter Russian attacks, especially on Ukraine’s power infrastructure aimed at disrupting heating and drinking water supply.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday urged Ukraine’s Western allies to step up their military support.
Asked when he expects Russia’s so-called spring offensive to begin, Stoltenberg said that “the reality is that we have seen the start already.”
“For me, this just highlights the importance of timing. It’s urgent to provide Ukraine with more weapons,” he told reporters in Brussels.
Stoltenberg said that NATO sees “no sign whatsoever that President Putin is preparing for peace” and that arming Ukraine more quickly could save lives by bringing a quicker end to the conflict.
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