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74-year-old man assaulted at personal care home in Fawn Township
Police say they’ve identified a suspect in the case
Police say they’ve identified a suspect in the case
State police said they’ve identified a suspect after a 74-year-old man was assaulted at a personal care home.
Police said the incident happened Sunday at Fawn Care LLC in Fawn Township.
The victim was taken to Allegheny Valley Hospital where he told investigators that he was shoved to the ground by a 43-year-old man, causing a laceration to his forearm, soreness and bruising to his sides and hips.
The victim also said he struck his head.
The victim told police he left the care home and was picked up by a bystander and taken to the hospital for treatment.
Police said the victim said he was fearful of the facility and did not want to go back to the “bully.”
The suspect has been identified as Luke Bondra, of Arnold.
According to the criminal complaint, while being interviewed by investigators, Bondra told them he was attempting to give medications when the victim became upset and shoved his walker into Bondra's leg. Bondra said the victim fell when he shoved the walker back toward the victim.
According to the court paperwork, Bondra did not check on the victim after falling and it wasn't until later in the day that he realized the victim left the facility.
Bondra is charged with neglect of care of a dependent person and other offenses. | https://www.wtae.com/article/74-year-old-man-assaulted-at-personal-care-home-in-fawn-township/40572465 | 2022-07-11 12:57:15 | 1 | https://www.wtae.com/article/74-year-old-man-assaulted-at-personal-care-home-in-fawn-township/40572465 |
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Saturday's results
Edmonton 5 Calgary 1
Saskatoon 3 Winnipeg 2
Prince George 4 Victoria 2
Portland 4 Tri-City 1
Medicine Hat 4 Lethbridge 2
Everett 1 Seattle 0
Kamloops 3 Vancouver 2
Red Deer 1 Spokane 0 (OT)
Kelowna 4 Prince Albert 0
Sunday's results
Moose Jaw 2 Calgary 1
Saskatoon 4 Brandon 2
Medicine Hat 5 Regina 1
Vancouver 4 Tri-City 1
Everett 4 Red Deer 2
Kamloops 4 Victoria 3
Seattle 3 Spokane 1
Tuesday's results
Edmonton at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Red Deer at Portland, 7 p.m.
Kelowna at Prince George, 7 p.m.
Wednesday's games
Edmonton at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Winnipeg, 7:05 p.m.
Kelowna at Prince George, 7 p.m.
Thursday's games
Calgary at Winnipeg, 7:05 p.m.
Friday's games
Prince Albert at Swift Current, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Everett at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Red Deer at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.
Prince George at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Vancouver at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Portland at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday's games
Moose Jaw at Regina, 7 p.m.
Swift Current at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Portland, 6 p.m.
Lethbridge at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8:05 p.m.
Red Deer at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.
Spokane at Everett, 6:05 p.m.
Victoria at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Prince George at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/hko-whl-standings-17770472.php | 2023-02-08 03:19:31 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/hko-whl-standings-17770472.php |
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Flooding has damaged crops in Pakistan's southern breadbasket, leading Islamabad to consider imports from India. Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal says recovery could cost more than $10 billion.
Food prices in Pakistan are skyrocketing as a result of catastrophic floods that have killed thousands and devastated the country's agricultural sector.
The death toll from the floods, which began in mid-June, is over 1,000. In total, some 33 million people have been affected by the floods in the country of around 220 million.
The IMF has released $1.17 billion (€1.17 billion) out of a bailout fund that had been frozen. But planning minister Ahsan Iqbal says that Islamabad could need up to $10 billion for repairs, with flooding having affected a third of the country.
The rains have damaged vast swathes of rich agricultural land and crops. Parts of Pakistan have been cut off from the rest of the country as flooding has rendered roads and bridges inaccessible — crucially, this includes areas in Pakistan's southern breadbasket.
Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said that the price of onions, a common ingredient in Pakistani meals, had increased by more than five times. The price of onions had already risen by 40% by Friday, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said.
The price of tomatoes, another essential ingredient in Pakistani cuisine, has also soared following the destruction of most of the crop. Lahore Market Committee secretary Shahzad Cheema told the AFP news agency that about 80% of tomato crop had been damaged.
Pakistani news portal Dawn cited the Ministry of Food Security as saying that the sowing of the second crop of tomatoes and onions was about to start in the southern provinces of Sindh and Balochistan. Planting will now have to be delayed, with the first crop having been damaged.
Dawn cited Manzoor Wassan, agricultural advisor to the Chief Minister of Sindh, as saying that chilli, cotton, rice and date crops had also been destroyed.
Pakistan's finance minister said that the government was trying to find ways to stabilize prices, including importing from neighboring India.
"We need to consider getting some vegetables over the land border," Ismail said in an interview for the Geo News broadcaster. "We have to do it because of the kind of prices and shortages we are experiencing... Inflation has broken people's backs."
Islamabad and New Delhi have long been regional rivals, having fought three wars since Britain relinquished imperial control of India and established Pakistan in the process in 1947.
The IMF announced the release of $1.17 billion in funds to Islamabad on Monday, as part of a government bailout loan from 2019. Final payments had been withheld as the previous administration of Imran Khan did not cut energy subsidies as the IMF had demanded.
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said that the recovery could cost at least $10 billion, far beyond the funds provided by the IMF.
"I think it is going to be huge. So far, [a] very early, preliminary estimate is that it is big, it is higher than $10 billion," Ahsan Iqbal told Reuters.
"Massive damage has been caused... especially in the areas of telecommunications, roads, agriculture and livelihoods," the minister told the AFP news agency in separate comments.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wrote on Twitter that the IMF program could only be a first step.
"Revival of IMF program, though critical to our economy, is not an end in itself. It offers a pathway to reorient our economy," Sharif said. "We will have to work hard to make it self-sufficient. Pakistan must break out of economic straitjacket, which is only possible through structural reforms."
The United Nations and Pakistan are set to appeal for $160 million in emergency funding for nearly half a million displaced victims. Last week, the UN said it had allocated $3 million for the disaster response in Pakistan.
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The Dutch king apologizes for his country’s role in slavery on 150th anniversary of abolition
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologized Saturday for his country’s role in slavery and asked for forgiveness in a historic speech greeted by cheers and whoops at an event to commemorate the anniversary of the abolition of slavery.
The king’s speech followed Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s apology late last year for the country’s role in the slave trade and slavery. It is part of a wider reckoning with colonial histories in the West that have been spurred in recent years by the Black Lives Matter movement.
In an emotional speech, Willem-Alexander referred back to that apology as he told a crowd of invited guests and onlookers: “Today I stand before you. Today, as your King and as a member of the government, I make this apology myself. And I feel the weight of the words in my heart and my soul.”
The king said he has commissioned a study into the exact role of the royal House of Orange-Nassau in slavery in the Netherlands.
“But today, on this day of remembrance, I ask forgiveness for the clear failure to act in the face of this crime against humanity,” he added.
Willem-Alexander’s voice appeared to break with emotion as he completed his speech before laying a wreath at the country’s national slavery monument in an Amsterdam park.
Some people want action to back up the words.
“Honestly, I feel good, but I am still looking forward to something more than just apologies. Reparations, for example,” said 28-years-old Doelja Refos.
“I don’t feel like we’re done. We’re definitely not there yet,” Refos added.
Former lawmaker John Leerdam told Dutch broadcaster NOS that he felt tears running down his cheeks as the king apologized. “It’s a historic moment and we have to realize that,” he said.
Slavery was abolished in Suriname and the Dutch colonies in the Caribbean on July 1, 1863, but most of the enslaved laborers were forced to continue working on plantations for a further 10 years. Saturday’s commemoration and speech mark the start of a year of events to mark the 150th anniversary of July 1, 1873.
Research published last month showed that the king’s ancestors earned the modern-day equivalent of 545 million euros ($595 million) from slavery, including profits from shares that were effectively given to them as gifts.
When Rutte apologized in December, he stopped short of offering compensation to descendants of enslaved people.
Instead, the government is establishing a 200 million-euro ($217 million) fund for initiatives that tackle the legacy of slavery in the Netherlands and its former colonies and to improve education about the issue.
That isn’t enough for some in the Netherlands. Two groups, Black Manifesto and The Black Archives, organized a protest march before the king’s speech Saturday under the banner “No healing without reparations.”
“A lot of people including myself, my group, The Black Archives, and the Black Manifesto say that (an) apology is not enough. An apology should be tied to a form of repair and reparatory justice or reparations,” said Black Archives director Mitchell Esajas.
Marchers wore colorful traditional clothing in a Surinamese celebration of the abolition of slavery. Enslaved people were banned from wearing shoes and colorful clothes, organizers said.
“Just as we remember our forefathers on this day, we also feel free, we can wear what we want, and we can show the rest of the world that we are free.” said Regina Benescia-van Windt, 72.
The Netherlands’ often brutal colonial history has come under renewed and critical scrutiny in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in the U.S. city of Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, and the Black Lives Matter movement.
A groundbreaking 2021 exhibition at the national museum of art and history took an unflinching look at slavery in Dutch colonies. In the same year, a report described the Dutch involvement in slavery as a crime against humanity and linked it to what the report described as ongoing institutional racism in the Netherlands.
The Dutch first became involved in the trans-Atlantic slave trade in the late 1500s and became a major trader in the mid-1600s. Eventually, the Dutch West India Company became the largest trans-Atlantic slave trader, according to Karwan Fatah-Black, an expert in Dutch colonial history and an assistant professor at Leiden University.
Authorities in the Netherlands aren’t alone in saying sorry for historic abuses.
In 2018, Denmark apologized to Ghana, which it colonized from the mid-17th century to the mid-19th century. King Philippe of Belgium has expressed “deepest regrets” for abuses in Congo. In 1992, Pope John Paul II apologized for the church’s role in slavery. Americans have had emotionally charged disputes over taking down statues of slaveholders in the South.
In April, King Charles III for the first time signaled support for research into the U.K. monarchy’s ties to slavery after a document showed an ancestor with shares in a slave-trading company, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said.
Charles and his eldest son, Prince William, have expressed their sorrow over slavery, but haven’t acknowledged the crown’s connections to the trade.
During a ceremony that marked Barbados becoming a republic two years ago, Charles referred to “the darkest days of our past and the appalling atrocity of slavery, which forever stains our history.” English settlers used African slaves to turn the island into a wealthy sugar colony.
Willem-Alexander acknowledged that not everybody in the Netherlands supports apologies, but called for unity.
“There’s no blueprint for the process of healing, reconciliation and recovery,” he said. “Together, we are in uncharted territory. So let’s support and guide each other.” | https://www.wishtv.com/news/international/the-dutch-king-apologizes-for-his-countrys-role-in-slavery-on-150th-anniversary-of-abolition/ | 2023-07-01 20:36:42 | 1 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/international/the-dutch-king-apologizes-for-his-countrys-role-in-slavery-on-150th-anniversary-of-abolition/ |
Fuel shortages have forced many Sri Lankans to ditch their cars and cycle instead. Colombo's mayor even opened new bike paths. Doctors and environmentalists call it a silver lining. But will it last?
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Fuel shortages have forced many Sri Lankans to ditch their cars and cycle instead. Colombo's mayor even opened new bike paths. Doctors and environmentalists call it a silver lining. But will it last?
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, fireworks.
Those pyrotechnics also make it an especially dangerous holiday, typically resulting in more than 10,000 trips to the emergency room. Yet fireworks remain at the center of Independence Day, a holiday 247 years in the making.
Here are some things to know about July Fourth, including the origin of the holiday and how fireworks became part of the tradition.
WHAT’S THE ORIGIN OF INDEPENDENCE DAY?
The holiday celebrates the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, a document announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain.
One year later, according to the Library of Congress, a spontaneous celebration in Philadelphia marked the anniversary of American independence.
But across the burgeoning nation, observations didn’t become commonplace until after the War of 1812. It quickly took off: The Library of Congress notes that major historic events in the 19th century, such as groundbreaking ceremonies for the Erie Canal and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, were scheduled to coincide with Fourth of July festivities.
HOW DID FIREWORKS BECAME A JULY FOURTH TRADITION?
The display of pyrotechnics has been a big part of Independence Day from the outset. Founding Father John Adams saw it coming.
Commemoration of America’s independence “ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more,” Adams wrote in a letter to his wife, Abigail, dated July 3, 1776.
Fireworks were around centuries before America became a nation. The American Pyrotechnics Association says many historians believe fireworks were first developed in the second century B.C. in ancient China by throwing bamboo stalks into fires, causing explosions as the hollow air pockets overheated.
By the 15th century, fireworks were widely used for religious festivals and public entertainment in Europe and early U.S. settlers carried on those traditions, the association said.
HAS A PRESIDENT EVER REFUSED TO CELEBRATE?
Presidents from George Washington to Joe Biden have celebrated the nation’s birth on the Fourth of July, with one exception: Adams.
His letter to his wife aside, Adams refused to celebrate the holiday on July 4 because he felt July 2 was the real Independence Day. Why? It was on July 2, 1776, that the Continental Congress voted in favor of the resolution for independence, though the Declaration of Independence wasn’t formally adopted until two days later.
Adams was so adamant that he turned down invitations to festivals and other events, even while serving as the nation’s second president. Ironically, Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, both died on the 50th anniversary of the document’s formal adoption, July 4, 1826.HOW POPULAR ARE FIREWORKS?
Consumer sales of fireworks have grown rapidly over the past two decades.
Statistics from the American Pyrotechnics Association show that in 2000, American consumers spent $407 million on fireworks. By 2022, that figure rose to $2.3 billion. The biggest jump came during the COVID-19 pandemic, when public fireworks displays were shut down. Consumer sales jumped from $1 billion in 2019 to $1.9 billion in 2020.
“People went to the fireworks store beginning Memorial Day weekend and they just didn’t stop,” said Julie Heckman, executive director of the American Pyrotechnics Association. “They were firing off fireworks all of 2020. It shocked the industry, to be quite honest with you.”
Sales are expected to rise another $100 million this year, the association said. It helps that the Fourth of July is on a Tuesday, creating essentially a four-day weekend.
ARE FIREWORKS DANGEROUS?
Despite widespread education efforts, thousands of Americans are badly injured by fireworks each year, and this year is no exception.
Late Saturday night, firefighters and medics were called to Lexington Township, a suburb of Kansas City, Kansas, for reports of a shed on fire and arrived to find fireworks actively exploding from the burning shed and several people lying injured on the ground. Firefighters, medics and local police dragged the victims from the area to safety, and four people were taken to hospitals — two with serious injuries, Northwest Consolidated Fire District Chief Todd Maxton said in a statement.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that in 2022, 10,200 people were treated at emergency rooms and 11 deaths were blamed on fireworks. About three-quarters of injuries happened in the period around the Fourth of July.
About one-third of the injuries were to the head, face, ears or eyes. Finger, hand and leg injuries are common, too.
“I have seen people who have blown off fingers,” said Dr. Tiffany Osborn, an emergency room physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. “I’ve seen people who have lost eyes. I’ve seen people who have significant facial injuries.”
Children under 15 make up nearly one-third of those injured by fireworks. Sparklers often are blamed for burns to children under age 5. Osborn suggested giving small children glow sticks or colorful streamers instead.
For those planning to shoot off fireworks, Heckman urged finding a flat, hard, level surface away from structures and other things that could catch fire. The person responsible for the fireworks should avoid alcohol. Children should never ignite them.
Osborn encouraged having a bucket or hose nearby in case of fire or explosion. Shoot off one at a time and walk away quickly after igniting, she said, and never relight or handle a malfunctioned firework. When done, shovel up the remains and soak them before disposing. | https://phl17.com/nmw/what-you-should-know-about-fourth-of-july-origins-and-traditions/ | 2023-07-03 13:21:06 | 1 | https://phl17.com/nmw/what-you-should-know-about-fourth-of-july-origins-and-traditions/ |
Leading Compensation Management Software Company Delivers on Accelerating Growth Targets in Q3 2022, Forecasting Triple-Digit Growth in 2023
BLUE BELL, Pa., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HRSoft, the global leader in cloud-based compensation management software, announced today the appointment of HCM industry veteran Joe Poxson as President and CEO. The Company also rounds out its management team, collectively bringing 100+ years of combined SaaS HCM experience: Ross Berry as COO, Brad Kniejski as CFO, Chris Seeger as CRO, Alex Miklin as SVP Technology and Industry Solutions, and Abby Sandbach as VP Marketing. This leadership team joins HRSoft executives, Tushar Ghoshal as CTO, Eric Dirks as SVP Enterprise Sales and Glizcel Ditto as Leader of Compensation Solutions. This extraordinary team is focused on scaling HRSoft's strategy, accelerating growth, and overseeing a significant increase in R&D investments.
"Joe is a proven C-suite executive and there are only a few seasoned SaaS leaders that have more relevant experience leading hyper-growth companies in HCM," stated Maitlan Cramer, Director at Bow River Capital's Software Growth Equity Fund. He adds, "The Bow River Capital team and Joe have worked closely together over the past 20 years building multiple global HR Tech market winners and he is the right leader for HRSoft at this stage and we look forward to building another category killer."
"Enterprises continue to seek robust and flexible ways to compensate and reward all employees in the U.S. and rest of world; and it is our mission to provide HR solutions tailored towards compliance, compensation management, total rewards, and pay equity that are best-in-class," states Joe Poxson, President, and CEO.
About HRSoft
HRSoft, backed by Bow River Capital's Software Growth Equity Fund II, is a market-leading employee compensation management platform. HRSoft's suite, including compensation management, total rewards and performance management solutions drive productivity, cost savings, and employee engagement at some of the world's most recognizable companies. The Company's SaaS platform integrates with all the top HRIS and HCM systems, providing best-in-class functionality for UltiPro, BambooHR, SAP SuccessFactors, Workday and more. Our low-code platform, we're able to deliver features and functionality that match your exact needs – every time. Learn more at www.hrsoft.com or follow the Company on LinkedIn.
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AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — A young United States team was nearing victory in its World Cup return. Then Walker Zimmerman needlessly plowed into Gareth Bale.
Bale converted the resulting penalty kick in the 82nd minute, giving Wales a 1-1 draw Monday night that left the Americans feeling frustrated and made their path to the knockout stage more precarious.
“You feel like you have the game and you’re going to win the game,” midfielder Brenden Aaronson said. “It’s a punch in the face.”
Tim Weah put the Americans ahead in the 36th minute off a pass from Christian Pulisic, scoring in front a crowd that included his father, former FIFA Player of the Year and current Liberia President George Weah.
Back in the World Cup after missing the 2018 tournament, the United States had only to close out the final minutes. But Brennan Johnson made a throw-in that Aaron Ramsey cut back to Bale, who had his back to the goal near the penalty spot. Zimmerman’s sliding tackle took out Bale’s left leg, and Qatari referee Abdulrahman Al-Jassim pointed to the penalty spot.
“He probably just puts his leg not for the ball but to try and get in the way of me hitting the ball,” Zimmerman said. “So I kind of went through him and I think I still got the ball. But clever move — I wish I would have seen him out of the corner my eye.”
Shooting in front of the Red Wall of supporters, Bale sent his kick past goalkeeper Matt Turner for his 41st goal in 109 international appearances, salvaging a point for Wales in its first World Cup match since 1958.
“Obviously, a difficult game,” Bale said. “First half was not how we wanted to play and the United States played really well. We played quite poorly.”
Next up for the United States is a high-profile matchup Friday against England, which opened with a 6-2 rout of Iran. Wales faces the Iranians.
The top two teams advance.
“It think it’s pretty clear — a disappointing result for us,” Turner said.
Weah, just 22, was part of a new-look American team that is the tournament’s second-youngest.
Yunus Musah, at 19 years, 358 days the youngest American to start a Cup match, started the move to Weah’s goal when he headed the ball to Josh Sargent at the midfield stripe. Sargent dished off to Pulisic, who burst up the middle of the field. On his fourth touch Pulisic rolled the ball ahead to Weah, who timed his run perfectly to break in ahead of Neco Williams.
From near the penalty spot, Weah used the side of his right foot to poke the ball over the left thigh of sliding goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey for his fourth goal in 26 international appearances.
“It’s a dream come true for every attacker, for every player to score in a World Cup,” Weah said, “and I did that tonight in front of my fans, my teammates, my family.”
In the 750th international U.S. match, the Americans started a U.S. Cup record 10 players from European clubs, with only Zimmerman from Major League Soccer. DeAndre Yedlin, who entered in the 74th minute, was the only American with previous World Cup experience.
Sargent nearly put the Americans ahead in the 10th minute when he hit a post with a header from Antonee Robinson’s cross.
After the U.S. dominated the first half with 66% possession, Wales switched to a three-man attack and had 67% in the first 15 minutes of the second. Ben Davies’ header in the 64th minute was pushed over the crossbar by a leaping Turner.
The match was played in the Arabian desert west of Doha at rebuilt Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, lit in brilliant colors and featuring an exterior facade meant to replicate undulating sand dunes. The U.S. Soccer Federation sold about 3,300 tickets, and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was on hand in the crowd of 43,418.
“The nerves were there,” Pulisic said. “Now we have to figure out how to put that together for 90 minutes.”
CARDED
Sergiño Dest, Weston McKennie, Tim Ream and Kellyn Acosta received yellow cards.
TRAINER’S ROOM
U.S. midfielder Gio Reyna was held out because of what coach Gregg Berhalter said was tightness without specifying. Berhalter envisioned him playing against England.
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Yandy Díaz Player Prop Bets: Rays vs. Twins - June 6
Published: Jun. 6, 2023 at 10:23 AM EDT|Updated: 51 minutes ago
The Tampa Bay Rays, including Yandy Diaz (.333 on-base percentage in past 10 games, 76 points below season-long percentage), take on starting pitcher Louie Varland and the Minnesota Twins at Tropicana Field, Tuesday at 6:40 PM ET.
He had two hits (going 2-for-4) in his last game against the Red Sox.
Yandy Díaz Game Info & Props vs. the Twins
- Game Day: Tuesday, June 6, 2023
- Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Twins Starter: Louie Varland
- TV Channel: BSSUN
- Hits Prop: Over/under 1.5 hits (Over odds: +185)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +475)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +190)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +105)
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Yandy Díaz At The Plate
- Diaz leads Tampa Bay with 61 hits and an OBP of .409 this season.
- Among qualified hitters in MLB play, his batting average ranks sixth, his on-base percentage ranks fourth, and he is fourth in the league in slugging.
- Diaz will look to extend his four-game hitting streak. He's batting .292 during his last outings.
- Diaz has picked up a hit in 36 of 51 games this year, with multiple hits 19 times.
- In 12 games this year, he has homered (23.5%, and 5.3% of his trips to the dish).
- Diaz has picked up an RBI in 21 games this season (41.2%), with more than one RBI in seven of those contests (13.7%).
- He has scored in 54.9% of his games this year (28 of 51), with two or more runs nine times (17.6%).
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Yandy Díaz Home/Away Batting Splits
Twins Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Twins has a collective 9.6 K/9, the second-best in MLB.
- The Twins have a 3.41 team ERA that ranks second across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Twins surrender the fifth-fewest home runs in baseball (57 total, one per game).
- Varland (3-1 with a 3.51 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 41 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Twins, his eighth of the season.
- His most recent appearance came on Thursday against the Houston Astros, when the right-hander tossed seven scoreless innings while giving up four hits.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 3.51, with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in seven games this season. Opposing hitters have a .245 batting average against him.
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Multidisciplinary artist Marisa Morán Jahn will harness art to impact housing policy and equity as NPHM's 2022 Artist as Instigator
CHICAGO, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Art can spark curiosity, provoke deep thought and ignite change. That transformative power is at the core of the National Public Housing Museum's Artist as Instigator Residency, and at the heart of Marisa Morán Jahn's artistic practice. Jahn was recently selected to be NPHM's 2022 Artist as Instigator. The yearlong residency fuses art and advocacy to impact public policy and promote equity, a key goal at NPHM, the country's first cultural institution dedicated to interpreting public housing in America.
A multidisciplinary artist whose work spans mediums including documentary films, installations, policy toolkits, urban-scale and architectural projects, Jahn was selected from a large pool of nationwide applicants. Her creative practice is deeply rooted in community care, solidarity and self-determination, and focuses on redressing structural discrimination and injustice.
"Marisa's work inventively blends art, culture and public policy, and allows us to imagine a more free and just world. Her careful and intentional practice works in solidarity with communities that are often overlooked. Her talent and passion will amplify NPHM's mission to preserve the diverse stories of public housing residents, promote equitable public policy and ensure that everyone has a place to call home," NPHM Executive Director Lisa Yun Lee, Ph.D., said.
"I'm honored to be chosen for this meaningful opportunity," said Jahn. "I appreciate that NPHM positions public housing as a source of strength. The museum pushes the public to ignore stereotypes and reconsider what public housing is and why it's so important. I look forward to using art and culture to build an exciting movement that not only envisions a vibrant future for sustainable public housing but helps effect real change."
As NPHM's fourth Artist as Instigator, Jahn will produce new, social justice-oriented work in partnership with the Chicago-based museum. She will receive a $10,000 honorarium and a $10,000 budget for project expenses. NPHM will also provide exhibition space, programming and administrative support and help Jahn make connections to residents and additional funding sources. Jahn also brings other partnership opportunities to her residency at NPHM, including Parsons' School of Design Strategies at The New School where she is director of Integrated Design.
Prioritizing Collaboration to Create Transformative Art
Collaboration is a foundational tenet of NPHM. The museum partners with the community to capture the voices and memories of public housing residents and share those accounts through exhibits and oral histories. Similarly, Jahn's art is fueled by collaboration. Much of her work has been co-designed with immigrants and working families, and she has created public art with input and insights from domestic workers, taxicab drivers, car washers, migrant workers and family caregivers.
One of Jahn's current projects is Carehaus—the country's first care-based co-housing project—which she co-founded and collaboratively designed with architect and MIT Professor Rafi Segal. Carehaus is an intergenerational housing model where older and disabled adults, caregivers and their families will live in independent units clustered around shared spaces, and caregivers receive good wages, childcare and other benefits. The first Carehaus site will be built in Baltimore and is slated to open in 2023.
Besides providing quality homes and care for the adults and quality jobs and homes for their caregivers, the innovative, art-infused housing project will be a model for sustainable neighborhood development. Carehaus grew out of an ongoing art project Jahn created in collaboration with the National Domestic Workers Alliance to amplify the voices of caregivers.
"Marisa exhibits a sense of care and commitment, not only to her artistic principles, but to the individuals whose stories inspire her work. Her people-centered, care-centered approach truly resonates with our work at the museum," said Tiff Beatty, NPHM's program director of arts, culture and public policy.
Jahn's vision for Carehaus—and her attraction to NPHM's Artist as Instigator Residency—was inspired by her personal experience with public housing. Between 2008 and 2010, during the Great Recession, Jahn lived in a public housing development for low- and moderate-income residents on New York City's Upper East Side.
"The opportunity to live in an affordable studio apartment enabled me to find meaningful work as a community organizer and advocate and to stay in New York City," Jahn said. "A few things profoundly impressed me during my time in public housing. The development where I lived was one of the few places in New York where I saw multiple generations living together. Public spaces made it safe and easy for kids and elders to hang out, and the layout allowed ethnically diverse households to share food, childcare and other resources."
In another recent project, the Seattle Public Library invited Jahn to envision and create a newspaper with teenagers living in NewHolly, a Seattle Housing Authority neighborhood redevelopment project with a branch library on its grounds. Impressed by the teens' unique stories, civic engagement and journalistic rigor, SHA invited the team to create a year-round art and journalism program. "There are so many ways to enhance public housing, shift the thinking around this essential form of housing and deepen appreciation for what it offers," Jahn pointed out. "And given the dire need for quality housing in our country, there's no better time than right now."
Folding Former Artist as Instigators into the Residency Process
While NPHM's Artist as Instigator Residency only lasts one year, the museum maintains ongoing relationships with artists. In fact, former Artists as Instigators William Estrada (2019), Jen Delos Reyes (2020) and Tonika Lewis Johnson (2021) helped shape the 2022 residency application process. Estrada, Reyes and Johnson contributed application questions, suggested novel ways to apply (applicants could opt for a video submission instead of a written one) and helped review submissions.
In addition to Estrada, Reyes and Johnson, the 2022 Artist as Instigator review committee included Lee, Beatty, NPHM oral historian Liú Chen, NPHM project coordinator Mark Jaeschke, and artists Kierra Wooden and Anwulika Anigbo. The committee narrowed the applicant pool down to three finalists: Jahn, Boston-based artist Anita Morson-Matra and Minneapolis-based artist Mark Valdez.
About the National Public Housing Museum: The NPHM is the first cultural institution in the United States dedicated to interpreting the American experience in public housing. Its mission is to preserve, promote and propel the right of all people to a place where they can live and prosper—a place to call home. Using art, oral histories and material culture, the Museum will archive and share public housing stories of hope and personal achievement, as well as stories of struggle, resistance and resilience. These stories create opportunities for visitors to understand and engage in innovative public policy reform to reimagine the future of our communities, our society and the places we call home. Its physical structure is currently in development and will be an adaptive reuse of the last remaining building of the former Jane Addams Homes on Chicago's Near West Side. When completed, visitors will interface with compelling, historically significant exhibits and engage with the provocative ideas of internationally renowned contemporary artists.
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ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of National Retail Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NNN), a real estate investment trust, declared a quarterly dividend of 55 cents per share payable February 15, 2023 to common shareholders of record on January 31, 2023. NNN is one of only three publicly traded REITs and 78 publicly traded companies in America to have increased annual dividends for 33 or more consecutive years.
National Retail Properties invests primarily in high-quality retail properties subject generally to long-term, net leases. As of September 30, 2022, the company owned 3,349 properties in 48 states with a gross leasable area of approximately 34.3 million square feet and with a weighted average remaining lease term of 10.4 years. For more information on the company, visit www.nnnreit.com.
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Premier cannabis networking event presents an opportunity to activate your brand and meet with established industry professionals and innovative new players, along with influencers, media, and more!
BOSTON, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cannabis Creative Group, an award-winning full-service cannabis digital marketing agency, and Joint Venture & Co., a strategic growth firm working with companies in the cannabis and wellness spaces, announced the TeeHC Open, a one-of-a-kind, invite-only cannabis networking event taking place at the Highfields Golf & Country Club in Grafton, Massachusetts on Friday, September 9, 2022. This is New England's premier cannabis networking event designed for industry professionals looking to meet and connect with others in the industry.
"This is going to be a who's-who event for businesses in the cannabis industry. Aside from the many connections to be made, we're going to make sure attendees have the opportunity to learn and collaborate with each other and most importantly, have a lot of fun playing golf or taking part in other interactive experiences we have planned," said Seth Worby, Co-Founder and CEO at Cannabis Creative Group.
Moving away from the traditional elements of trade shows requires creating intentional, memorable moments by curating the networking experience by making warm leads and introductions amongst the attendees. Whether you are launching a brand or expanding your business to New England, Cannabis Creative Group and Joint Venture & Co. have their ears on the ground to what clients, partners, and network connections need, and they can help put them in a space together.
"We're allowing brands to get in front of their dream dispensaries, or vice versa. We're putting cannabis professionals in a situation where they have a guaranteed opportunity to meet people they want to meet," Ann M. Brum, Founder and CEO at Joint Venture & Co.
This invite-only event is a powerful opportunity to create long-lasting relationships in the industry and collaborate with other brands for upcoming campaigns or projects. At the same time, you hear from notable guest speakers, interactive professional development and branded pop-up experiences.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two airliners aborted landings at San Francisco International Airport last week after pilots spotted a Southwest Airlines jet taxiing across runways on which the other planes had been cleared to land.
An air traffic controller told the Southwest pilots they should not have been on the runways during the May 19 incident.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that the Southwest plane cleared the runways when the other planes passed directly overhead, and the decision to abort the landings was “precautionary.”
“The FAA looked into the events and determined the appropriate steps were taken to ensure safe operations,” the agency said.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it is not investigating the matter.
The incident comes after a half-dozen close calls in recent months that are being investigated by safety officials. Those include one in February in which a FedEx plane flew about 100 feet (30 meters) over the top of a Southwest jet in Austin, Texas, after an air traffic controller cleared both planes to use the same runway.
In the incident this month, an inbound United Airlines plane flew as low as a few hundred feet (100 meters) over San Francisco Bay before pilots saw the Southwest jet on the same runway and decided to abandon their landing.
Shortly after that, the crew of an incoming Alaska Airlines plane saw the same Southwest jet crossing a second, parallel runway, and the pilots aborted their landing too.
Both the United and Alaska planes circled around and landed safely.
The air traffic controller told the crew of the Southwest jet, “You shouldn’t be on the runway,” according to a recording captured by LiveATC.com. When one of the pilots tried to explain, the controller cut him off, saying, “I don’t need an argument.”
The incident was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. The San Francisco airport was the scene of a frightening near-disaster in 2017, when pilots of an Air Canada jet mistook a taxiway for their runway and nearly landed on top of four other planes waiting to take off.
Despite recent close calls, the acting head of the FAA has said the nation’s air-traffic system is safe, pointing to the lack of a fatal crash involving a U.S. airline since 2009.
However, concern about the close calls led the FAA to hold a “safety summit” in March. The agency said this week it is investing $100 million in improvements at 12 airports — but not San Francisco — to reduce the number of “runway incursions,” when a plane or airport vehicle is on a runway when it should not be. | https://www.wfla.com/business/ap-business/ap-2-planes-aborted-landings-in-san-francisco-when-a-southwest-jet-taxied-across-their-runways/ | 2023-05-25 18:09:54 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/business/ap-business/ap-2-planes-aborted-landings-in-san-francisco-when-a-southwest-jet-taxied-across-their-runways/ |
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria celebrated 60 years of independence from France on Tuesday with nationwide ceremonies, a pardon of 14,000 prisoners and its first military parade in decades.
Opposition figures and pro-democracy activists called the elaborate celebrations an effort to distract attention from Algeria’s economic and political troubles by glorifying the army, and called for the release of political prisoners.
The events mark the country’s official declaration of independence on July 5, 1962, after a brutal seven-year war that ended 132 years of colonial rule. The war, which Algerian officials say killed around 1.5 million people, remains a point of tension in relations between Algeria and France.
Russian-made warplanes whizzed overhead, armored vehicles rolled through central Algiers, and warships were decked out in the city harbor. Algerian flags flew from buildings across the country, and patriotic songs rang out from loudspeakers.
“A day of glory for a new era” was the official slogan of the celebration, which includes concerts, sports events, lectures and photo exhibits retracing the horrors of the war.
Previous presidents abandoned holding military parades, but President Abdelmadjid Tebboune revived the tradition for this anniversary, for the first time in 38 years.
The military show of force took place amid growing tensions between Algeria and Morocco over the disputed Western Sahara region, and with a resurgent threat from Islamic extremists in the Sahel region on Algeria’s southern edge.
Tebboune began the ceremony by laying a wreath at a monument to “martyrs of the revolution,” and inaugurated a monument dedicated to foreigners who joined the fight for Algerian independence. He then mounted a military vehicle and greeted representatives of Algeria’s armed forces while waving to crowds who chanted: “One, Two, Three, Long Live Algeria!”
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of Hamas and the presidents of Tunisia, Niger, Congo and Ethiopia took part in Tuesday’s anniversary events, standing on a platform erected in front of the Grand Mosque of Algiers.
In a speech, Tebboune underlined that “the Algerian army, heir to the National Liberation Army, constitutes the protective shield of Algeria.”
Opposition figures, and those involved in 2019 protests that helped overthrow Tebboune’s long-serving predecessor Abdelaziz Bouteflika, weren’t invited to the ceremonies.
The country’s oldest opposition party, FFS, issued a statement saying that, “60 years after independence, we are seeing more disappointments than fulfilled promises. We are facing the same problems of political instability, economic fragility.”
Journalist Karim Tabbou, active in the Hirak pro-democracy movement, said Algerians’ freedoms “are under constant threat.” Tabbou has been repeatedly arrested and is currently under court supervision.
“All the spectacles of illusion, all the cosmetics can’t hide the reality of a country eaten away by the corruption of a political system that considers that management by security alone is the only way to govern Algerians,” he said on independent broadcaster Radio M.
The president signed decrees Monday announcing pardons for thousands of prisoners, primarily those convicted of common crimes suffering severe illnesses or who are registered for exams aimed at improving their education.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether political prisoners would be among those freed.
More than 300 Hirak participants, journalists and political activists are currently held in Algerian prisons, according to the National Committee for Freedom of Detainees, a group of volunteer lawyers campaigning for their release.
The presidential statement announcing the pardons mentioned measures for the benefit of “young people prosecuted and detained for having committed acts of assembly and related actions.” The official news agency APS cited a presidential official as saying that included Hirak activists arrested during protests or for posts online deemed as “threatening public order.”
The presidential statement also mentions a draft law under development that would allow for the release of political activists or jailed journalists, as a result of Tebboune’s outreach consultations in recent months with various political players.
APS said the law would also concern certain Algerian figures in exile, and people in prison since the “black decade” of the 1990s, when security forces fought an Islamic insurgency in a conflict that left hundreds of thousands dead. Such a measure could include Islamist figures who have fled Algeria or who are serving prison terms for terrorist crimes committed in the 1990s.
Louisa Kanache, whose journalist husband Mohamed Mouloudj has been detained since September on charges of threatening state security and diffusing fake news on Facebook, said she was excited by the president’s statement, but uncertain whether her husband would be freed.
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2022 Changes to the Public Charge Inadmissibility Rule and the Implications for Health Care
Introduction
Under longstanding immigration policy, federal officials can deny entry to the U.S. or adjustment to legal permanent resident (LPR) status (i.e., a “green card”) to someone they determine to be a public charge. On February 24, 2022, the Biden Administration proposed new public charge inadmissibility regulations.1 that would largely codify 1999 field guidance governing public charge determinations.2 The Biden Administration returned to use of this 1999 field guidance in March 2021, when it stopped applying public charge regulations implemented by the Trump Administration in 2019 that had newly considered the use of noncash assistance programs, including Medicaid, in public charge determinations.3,4 Under the proposed rule and the 1999 field guidance, the government will not consider use of noncash benefit programs, including Medicaid coverage, except for long-term institutionalization, when making public charge determinations. A primary stated aim of the proposed rule is to address chilling effects of the 2019 rule that led many immigrant families, including citizen children in these families, to not seek assistance, including health coverage and care, for which they were eligible.5,6,7 The final rule is expected to be published on September 9, 2022.
This brief provides an overview of the public charge rule and discusses its potential impacts for health coverage and care of immigrant families.
History of Public Charge Policies
The concept of denying entry to immigrants on the basis of becoming a “public charge” was first introduced into federal legislation as part of the Immigration Act of 1882, which was the first act to regulate immigration at the federal level.8 This Act permitted the government to prevent any person “unable to take care of himself or herself without becoming a public charge” from entering the country. A subsequent revised version of the Act allowed the government to deny entry to “paupers or persons likely to become a public charge,” and allowed the deportation of any who did become a public charge within a year. Certain immigrants, including refugees and asylees and other humanitarian immigrants, are exempt from public charge determinations under law.9 Immigration officials must consider, at a minimum, an individual’s age, health, family status, assets, resources, and financial status, and education and skills when making a public charge inadmissibility determination. However, federal legislation does not define who should be considered a public charge, leaving substantial discretion to immigration officials to make those determinations.
In 1999, the Department of Justice issued Field Guidance on Deportability and Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds. This field guidance defined a public charge as “an alien who has become or is likely to become primarily dependent on the federal government for subsistence as demonstrated by either (i) the receipt of public cash assistance for income maintenance or (ii) institutionalization for long-term care at government expense.“ In response to confusion about whether the use of Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and other non-cash programs applied in public charge determinations, the guidance further clarified that immigration officers should not place any weight on the receipt of non-cash public benefits (other than institutionalization) with respect to determinations of admissibility or eligibility for adjustment to LPR status.
In 2019 the Trump Administration issued new regulations that broadened the scope of programs that the federal government would consider in public charge determinations to include previously excluded health, nutrition, and housing programs. The regulations also redefined a public charge as an “alien who receives one or more public benefits for more than 12 months in the aggregate within any 36-month period (such that, for instance, receipt of two benefits in one month counts as two months),” and defined public benefits to include federal, state, or local cash benefit programs for income maintenance and certain health, nutrition, and housing programs, including non-emergency Medicaid for non-pregnant adults, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and several housing programs. It also identified characteristics that would be considered as negative factors and heavily weighted negative factors that increase the likelihood of someone becoming a public charge, including prior receipt of public benefits (for more than 12 months within the prior 36 months) and having income below 125% of the federal poverty level (FPL) ($28,787 for a family of three as of 2022), as well as positive factors and heavily weighted positive factors that decrease the likelihood of someone becoming a public charge.
Impacts of the 2019 Trump Administration Changes
Research suggests that the 2019 Trump Administration changes to public charge policy and other immigration policy changes increased fears among immigrant families about participating in programs and seeking services, including health coverage and care.10 Although very few people subject to public charge determinations are eligible for the public programs listed in the 2019 rule due to the programs’ restrictions on eligibility for immigrants, the rule had much broader chilling effects on program participation across immigrant families.11 Fears and confusion related to the rule led to individuals forgoing enrollment in or disenrolling themselves and their children from programs. Prior KFF analysis estimated that the rule could lead to disenrollment of between 2.0 to 4.7 million Medicaid and CHIP enrollees who are noncitizens or citizens living in a family with a noncitizen if the rule led to disenrollment rates ranging from 15% to 35%. A 2021 KFF survey of Hispanic adults found that 1 in 4 potentially undocumented Hispanic adults and over 1 in 10 lawful permanent resident Hispanic adults reported that they or a family member did not participate in a government assistance program in the past three years due to immigration-related fears (Figure 1).12 Similarly, a KFF survey of Asian community health center patients found that over 50% reported not having enough information about how recent immigration policy changes, including the public charge rule, impact them and their family, and 1 in 4 reported that they or a family member in their household avoided participating in a publicly-funded health, nutrition, or housing program in the past 12 months due to immigration-related fears.13
Research also suggests that immigration-related fears have affected willingness to access COVID-19 vaccines. For example, KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey data from May 2021 found that almost 4 in 10 unvaccinated Hispanic adults (rising to 58% of those who are potentially undocumented) said they were concerned that they may be required to provide a government-issued identification or Social Security number to get vaccinated and about one third (rising to 63% of the potentially undocumented) were concerned that getting the vaccine would negatively affect their own or a family member’s immigration status.
Overview of the 2022 Final Rule on Public Charge
The Biden Administration reversed the public charge policy changes implemented by the Trump Administration. Following an array of court actions challenging implementation of the 2019 Trump Administration changes to public charge policies, in March 2021, the Biden Administration filed motions asking the Supreme Court to dismiss the federal government’s appeal to maintain the rule and reinstated use of the 1999 field guidance to govern public charge determinations. It subsequently proposed a new public charge rule on February 24, 2022, which would largely codify the 1999 field guidance. The 60-day public comment period for the proposed rule ended on April 25, 2022, and the final rule will be published on September 9, 2022.
A primary purpose of the public charge rule is to address the chilling effects of the 2019 rule on immigrant families’ participation in public programs, including Medicaid and CHIP. As mentioned in the preamble, “DHS believes that, in contrast to the 2019 Final Rule, this proposed rule would effectuate a more faithful interpretation of the statutory concept of ‘‘likely at any time to become a public charge’’; avoid unnecessary burdens on applicants, adjudicators, and benefits-granting agencies; and mitigate the possibility of widespread ‘‘chilling effects’’ with respect to individuals disenrolling or declining to enroll themselves or family members in public benefits programs for which they are eligible, especially by individuals who are not subject to the public charge ground of inadmissibility.” The preamble also discusses the 2019 rule’s chilling effects on immigrant families during the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to ‘‘reduce[d] access to vaccines and other medical care, resulting in an increased risk of an outbreak of infectious disease among the general public,’’ which could perpetuate inequities in morbidity and mortality due to the pandemic.
The public charge rule would return to the 1999 public charge definition of someone who is likely to become primarily dependent on the federal government as demonstrated by the use of cash assistance programs for income maintenance or government-funded institutionalized long-term care, such as mental health or nursing home care (Table 1). Under the proposed rule, the federal government would only consider cash assistance programs, including Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and state, local, and Tribal cash assistance to pay for basic needs such as rent, food, and utilities. It also would consider “long-term government assistance for institutionalization,” including that provided in a nursing home or mental health institution. Long-term institutionalization at government expense would be the only category of Medicaid-funded services to be considered in public charge determinations. The proposed rule clarifies that “long-term institutionalization” excludes institutionalization for short periods for rehabilitation and institutionalization that violates federal discrimination laws (such as the Americans with Disabilities Act).14 The preamble also specifies that it excludes receipt of home and community-based services, including those provided through Medicaid. Moreover, to mitigate chilling effects, the 2022 proposed rule clarifies that applying for a public benefit, being approved for benefits in the future, assisting someone else to apply for benefits, or being in a household or family with someone who receives benefits would not constitute receipt of public benefits for consideration of public charge. This represents a change from the 1999 Field Guidance, which allowed for consideration of a noncitizen’s family’s reliance on public cash benefits as the sole means of support for the family.
The rule applies a forward-looking test to public charge determinations, where adjudicators predict whether a person could become a public charge in the future based on present factors including age, family status, income and resources, education, and health status. Under the proposed rule, the aforementioned statutory minimum factors must be analyzed in their totality, and no single factor, other than the lack of a sufficient Affidavit of Support, when required, would control the decision. Under the 2019 rule, public charge determinations also were based on a totality of circumstances, but the rule further specified that certain factors should we weighted as negative or positive or heavily weighted negative or positive factors in determinations. For example, officials were directed to consider receiving public benefits for more than 12 months in a 36-month period as a heavily weighted negative factor. The 2022 proposed rule eliminates this practice of separately defining each factor and assigning its weight, noting that, “each inadmissibility determination must be individualized and based on the evidence presented in the specific case, and the relative weight of each factor and associated evidence is necessarily determined by the presence or absence of specific facts. Consequently, the designation of some factors as always ‘‘heavily weighted’’ suggested a level of mathematical precision that would be unfounded and inconsistent with the long-standing standard of considering the totality of the individual’s circumstances.”
Implications
The Biden Administration’s changes to public charge policies are intended to reduce fears of accessing programs, but it will likely require sustained community-level efforts to rebuild trust and reduce fears among families. Prior experience suggests that outreach and education from trusted members of the community will be important for helping to alleviate fears and that direct one-on-one assistance will be key for facilitating enrollment of eligible people into programs for which they and their children are eligible, including Medicaid and CHIP.15 The Biden Administration recently increased funding for Navigators to help eligible individuals enroll in Marketplace, Medicaid, and CHIP coverage with a focus on individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP), communities of color, and rural areas, which may facilitate increased enrollment of eligible individuals in immigrant families.16 However, broader multilingual outreach efforts focused on helping families understand the changes to the rule will also likely be important.
Even with community level outreach and enrollment efforts, some families may remain fearful and confused about the policy. For example, in earlier research, some families have expressed concerns that rules may change in the future. Moreover, some families may remain confused about the policy. In particular, the continued inclusion of long-term institutional care covered by Medicaid in public charge determinations prevents clear and simple messaging that all Medicaid coverage is excluded from public charge determinations. This consideration of long-term institutional care also disproportionately affects people with disabilities and older adults, who are more likely to use long-term institutionalization services.
Increased enrollment of eligible uninsured immigrants may help to close gaps in health coverage for immigrant families, but many uninsured immigrants remain ineligible for coverage. Overall, noncitizen immigrants are significantly more likely than citizens to be uninsured.17 In 2020, among the nonelderly population, 26% of lawfully present immigrants and about four in ten (42%) undocumented immigrants were uninsured compared to less than one in ten (8%) citizens. Moreover, among citizen children, those with at least one noncitizen parent were significantly more likely to be uninsured as those with citizen parents (10% vs. 4%). Most (81%) uninsured lawfully present immigrants are eligible for a coverage option under the ACA but are not enrolled, so facilitating enrollment of eligible individuals may help to narrow these coverage gaps. However, other immigrants, including undocumented immigrants, remain ineligible for federal health coverage options, and will continue to face increased challenges accessing health care.
Endnotes
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security (2022), “Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility,” https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-02-24/pdf/2022-03788.pdf, accessed April 15, 2022.
Department of Justice (1999), “Field Guidance on Deportability and Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds, https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1999-05-26/pdf/99-13202.pdf, accessed April 15, 2022.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security (2019), “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds,” https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-08-14/pdf/2019-17142.pdf, accessed April 15, 2022.
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) (2019), “Changes to “Public Charge” Inadmissibility Rule: Implications for Health and Health Coverage,” https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/fact-sheet/public-charge-policies-for-immigrants-implications-for-health-coverage/#:~:text=In%20August%202019%2C%20the%20Trump,entry%20into%20the%20U.S.%20or, accessed April 22, 2022.
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CHICAGO — Most U.S. adults think gun violence is increasing nationwide and want to see gun laws made stricter, according to a new poll that finds broad public support for a variety of gun restrictions, including many that are supported by majorities of Republicans and gun owners.
The poll by the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also shows majorities of U.S. adults view both reducing gun violence and protecting gun ownership as important issues.
The poll was conducted between July 28 and Aug. 1, after a string of deadly mass shootings — from a New York grocery store to a school in Texas and a July 4 parade in Illinois — and a 2020 spike in gun killings that have increased attention on the issue of gun violence. Overall, 8 in 10 Americans perceive that gun violence is increasing around the country, and about two-thirds say it's increasing in their state, though less than half believe it's increasing in their community, the poll shows.
The question of how to prevent such violence has long divided politicians and many voters, making it difficult to change gun laws. In June, a conservative majority on the Supreme Court expanded gun rights, finding a constitutional right to carry firearms in public for self-defense.
Later that same month, President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan gun safety bill. The package, approved in the wake of shootings like the one that killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, was both a measured compromise and the most significant bill addressing gun violence to be approved in Congress in decades — an indication of how intractable the issue has become.
The poll found 71% of Americans say gun laws should be stricter, including about half of Republicans, the vast majority of Democrats, and a majority of those in gun-owning households.
Nicole Whitelaw, 29, is a Democrat and gun owner who grew up hunting and target shooting in upstate New York with her strongly Republican family. Whitelaw, who now lives along Florida’s Gulf Coast, supports some gun restrictions, such as prohibiting people convicted of domestic violence from owning firearms and a federal law preventing mentally ill people from purchasing guns.
She said other restrictions — such as banning sales of AR-15 rifles — are “going too far” and may not solve the problem. Whitelaw pointed to the the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many people bought up all the toilet paper they could find.
“I think people would start trying to hoard guns,” she said, adding that a better approach is to make smaller changes and see what impact they have.
The poll shows bipartisan majorities of Americans support a nationwide background check policy for all gun sales, a law preventing mentally ill people from purchasing guns, allowing courts to temporarily prevent people who are considered a danger to themselves or others from purchasing a gun, making 21 the minimum age to buy a gun nationwide and banning those who have been convicted of domestic violence from purchasing a gun.
A smaller majority of Americans — 59% — favor a ban on the sale of AR-15 rifles and similar semiautomatic weapons, with Democrats more likely to support that policy than Republicans, 83% vs. 35%.
Chris Boylan, 47, from Indianapolis, opposes restrictions on guns. As a teacher for many years, Boylan said he has “buried more kids than I care to count” and believes gun violence is a major problem. But the Republican, who said he leans more toward Libertarian in his personal stances, believes the issue is more about mental health and a too-lenient criminal justice system.
“Blaming the gun is an oversimplification of what the issues really are,” Boylan said. “It’s not the gun. It’s a hearts-and-minds issue to me.”
The new poll finds 88% of Americans call preventing mass shootings extremely or very important, and nearly as many say that about reducing gun violence in general. But 60% also say it’s very important to ensure that people can own guns for personal protection.
Overall, 52% of Americans -- including 65% of Republicans and 39% of Democrats -- say both reducing mass shootings and protecting the right to own guns for personal protection highly important.
University of Chicago professor Jens Ludwig said the poll's findings show that concerns raised by opponents of gun restrictions are “very off base.” Led by the National Rifle Association, the gun lobby argues that any new limitations on who may have a gun or what type of firearms may be sold will lead to nationwide bans on all weapons and ammunition.
The poll showed most Americans' opinions are more nuanced and there is support for some changes even among Republicans, who as elected officials typically oppose gun control, said Ludwig, who also is director of the University of Chicago's Crime Lab.
“It should shut the door to some of the ‘slippery slope’ arguments,” he said.
The poll also found that only about 3 in 10 Americans support a law allowing people to carry guns in public without a permit. Seventy-eight percent of Democrats are opposed. Among Republicans, 47% are in favor and 39% are opposed.
Ervin Leach, 66, lives in Troutman, North Carolina, north of Charlotte, believes gun violence is a major problem and says that laws should be much more strict. A Democrat, Leach said he supports measures like background checks — or what he said should be “in-depth studies” — and a minimum age of 21 to buy a gun.
The poll found 1 in 5 people have experienced gun violence themselves in the last five years, such as being threatened with a gun or a shooting victim, or had a close friend or family member who has. Black and Hispanic Americans are especially likely to say that they or someone close to them has experienced gun violence.
Leach, who is Black, said the gun violence he sees in the news has made him more cautious.
“I don't like people approaching me,” he said. “It used to be if someone was on the side of the road, you'd stop to help. Now, you go to help somebody, you might lose your life.”
All the killings have caused Leach to contemplate buying a gun for his own protection. While he hasn't had a chance yet to get his gun permit, he said, “That is my intention.” | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/nation-world/poll-most-want-stricter-gun-laws/507-a61adc8e-f6ef-4049-8805-b3c0dcffc019 | 2022-08-23 07:27:22 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/nation-world/poll-most-want-stricter-gun-laws/507-a61adc8e-f6ef-4049-8805-b3c0dcffc019 |
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A second person has been found dead after record rains swamped the St. Louis region earlier this week, police said.
A man’s body was found Wednesday about a mile from his abandoned semi-trailer truck, which appeared to have been submerged in floodwaters that hit the area, the Hazelwood Police Department said in a Facebook post.
Officers found no evidence of foul play on the man’s body, police said, and an autopsy was to be performed to determine his exact cause of death. His name has not been released.
Another man was found dead Tuesday in St. Louis after his car was covered in more than 8 feet (2.4 meters) of water. The city’s medical examiner identified him Thursday as 60-year-old Kumsa Heyi, of St. Louis, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
The National Weather Service in St. Louis said the rain that began early Tuesday was the most prolific in the St. Louis metropolitan area since records began in 1874. More than 12 inches (30 centimeters) of rain were recorded in parts of St. Charles County and up to 10 inches (25 centimeters) fell elsewhere in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
The area received about 25% of its normal yearly rainfall in about 12 hours, the weather service said, and the 7.68 inches (19.51 centimeters) that fell in just six hours surpassed the normal amount of rain for July and August combined. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/police-2nd-death-discovered-after-st-louis-area-flooding/ | 2022-07-29 15:10:01 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/police-2nd-death-discovered-after-st-louis-area-flooding/ |
Happy Birthday
In loving memory of,
SILVERSTINE BLAKE
02/27/1928 - 07/09/2022
Happy Heavenly Birthday!
You are missed but never forgotten. We love and miss you.
From your grandson Derrick, son Eric and family.
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– Unblinded Data Revealed a Favorable Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetic Profile for IMU‑856 in Single and 14-Day Multiple Dosing –
– No Maximum Tolerated Dose Reached; Investigated Doses Expected to Exceed Required Therapeutic Dosing of IMU-856 –
– Third Portion of Phase 1 Clinical Trial in Patients with Celiac Disease Ongoing –
– Webcast to be Held Today, September 20, 2022, at 8:30 am ET –
NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunic, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMUX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of selective oral immunology therapies focused on treating chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, today announced positive unblinded safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic (PK) results from Part A (single ascending doses, SAD) and Part B (multiple ascending doses, MAD) of its phase 1 clinical trial of IMU-856 in healthy human subjects. IMU-856 is an orally available and systemically acting small molecule modulator that targets a protein which serves as a transcriptional regulator of intestinal barrier function and regeneration of bowel epithelium.
In the SAD part of the phase 1 clinical trial, healthy human subjects were randomized in a double-blinded manner to either placebo or active treatment with single ascending doses of IMU-856 at 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg, 80 mg, 120 mg and 160 mg. Single ascending doses of IMU-856 were found to be safe and well-tolerated and no maximum tolerated dose was reached. No serious adverse events occurred. Moreover, a dose-linear PK profile was observed across the investigated dose range. These favorable results allowed a smooth transition to the MAD part of the trial.
In the MAD part of this phase 1 clinical trial, healthy human subjects were dosed for 14 consecutive days with 40 mg, 80 mg or 160 mg once-daily of IMU-856 or placebo in a double-blinded manner. Multiple ascending doses of IMU-856 were found to be safe and well-tolerated and no maximum tolerated dose was reached. Treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were mostly mild in severity. No Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP)-related serious adverse events were reported. No dose-dependent changes in laboratory parameters (including no effects on liver enzymes or in hematological parameters), vital signs, physical examination or electrocardiographic evaluations were found. PK analysis showed a quick achievement of stable steady-state plasma concentrations within the first week and stable steady-state trough levels over the 14-day treatment period with a low accumulation factor for IMU-856, allowing predictable trough levels during daily dosing. PK parameters in steady-state revealed a Tmax (time to reach maximum plasma concentration) of 2 to 3 hours post-dose, a plasma half-life of 17.4 to 21.5 hours and dose proportional increases in Cmax (maximum plasma drug concentration) and AUC (area under the concentration-time curve).
"The unblinded data from the single and multiple ascending dose parts of our phase 1 clinical trial of IMU‑856 in healthy human subjects revealed a favorable safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic profile. In line with our preclinical findings, the data did not show any drug-related adverse events or laboratory abnormalities that would require further investigation. In addition, the pharmacokinetic results indicate that IMU-856 is well suited for a once-daily oral administration," stated Andreas Muehler, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Immunic. "As expected, our phase 1 clinical trial of IMU-856 was expanded in May 2022 to include a third portion, comprised of well controlled celiac disease patients receiving IMU-856 daily over 28 consecutive days. This portion of the trial is still ongoing. We believe that celiac disease is not only an ideal proof-of-concept indication to investigate IMU‑856's acute and chronic impact, as the disease represents a significant unmet need with well characterized surrogate markers of disease activity, but is also an attractive medical target with very few treatment options available."
The ongoing Part C of the phase 1 program includes a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial designed to assess the safety and tolerability of IMU-856 in patients with celiac disease during periods of gluten-free diet and gluten challenge. A total of approximately 42 patients are planned to be enrolled in two consecutive cohorts with 80 mg or 160 mg of IMU-856 given once-daily over 28 days. Secondary objectives include pharmacokinetics as well as acute and chronic disease markers, including those evaluating gastrointestinal architecture and inflammation. Sites in Australia and New Zealand are participating in Part C.
"We are very excited about the excellent safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic results of IMU-856, our small molecule modulator targeting restoration of intestinal barrier function and regeneration of bowel epithelium, in healthy human subjects," added Daniel Vitt, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and President of Immunic. "These phase 1 results support our ultimate vision of establishing IMU-856 as a potential first-in-class oral celiac disease therapy. Additionally, IMU-856's mechanism could present an entirely new approach to treat a significant number of serious and widely prevalent gastrointestinal diseases, and we believe it could potentially offer a clinical benefit without the serious consequences associated with many immunosuppressive therapies."
Immunic's management team will host a webcast today, September 20, 2022, at 8:30 am Eastern Time to discuss the clinical phase 1 SAD/MAD data from the company's IMU-856 program.
To participate in the webcast, please register in advance at: https://imux.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OMiybBQ0ThmKDGIFW2WCuA or on the "Events and Presentations" section of Immunic's website at: ir.imux.com/events-and-presentations. Registrants will receive a confirmation email containing a link for online participation or a telephone number for dial in access.
An archived replay of the webcast will be available approximately one hour after completion on Immunic's website at: ir.imux.com/events-and-presentations.
IMU-856, which Immunic believes to be novel, is an orally available and systemically acting small molecule modulator that targets a protein which serves as a transcriptional regulator of intestinal barrier function and regeneration of bowel epithelium. Based on preclinical data, the compound may represent a new treatment approach, as the mechanism of action targets the restoration of the intestinal barrier function and bowel wall architecture in patients suffering from gastrointestinal diseases such as celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea and other intestinal barrier function associated diseases. Immunic believes that, because IMU-856 has been shown in preclinical investigations to avoid suppression of immune cells, it may therefore maintain immune surveillance for patients during therapy, an important advantage versus chronic treatment with potentially immunosuppressive medications. IMU-856 is an investigational drug product that has not been approved in any jurisdiction.
IMU-856 was discovered by Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (Daiichi Sankyo). In November 2018, Immunic and Daiichi Sankyo entered into a global option and license agreement, granting Immunic the exclusive right to license IMU-856. Immunic exercised the option in January 2020.
Immunic, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMUX) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a pipeline of selective oral immunology therapies focused on treating chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The company is developing three small molecule products: its lead development program, vidofludimus calcium (IMU-838), a selective immune modulator that inhibits the intracellular metabolism of activated immune cells by blocking the enzyme DHODH and exhibits a host-based antiviral effect, is currently being developed as a treatment option for multiple sclerosis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis. IMU-935, a selective inverse agonist of the transcription factor RORγ/RORγt, is targeted for development in psoriasis, and castration-resistant prostate cancer. IMU-856, which targets the restoration of the intestinal barrier function, is targeted for development in diseases involving bowel barrier dysfunction. For further information, please visit: www.imux.com.
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Every one of us is feeling the pinch from inflation one way or another, and businesses — great and small — are no different. Many are now searching for new revenue sources while simultaneously finding greener ways to deal with waste.
The result? Some quirky new products and slightly off-putting business practices. Harriet Torry from the Wall Street Journal has been finding these by-products of inflation. She speaks to Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd about them.
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For third year in a row, global IT and business consulting firm celebrated for
workplace culture, diversity and employee satisfaction
FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CGI (NYSE: GIB) announced today that it has been recognized as a Top Workplaces USA designation for the third consecutive year based on independently gathered feedback from current CGI employees. The award recognizes CGI for prioritizing a people-centered environment focused on workplace culture, employee benefits and employee satisfaction.
"With over 90,000 consultants and professionals worldwide, nearly 14,000 who are based in the U.S., CGI is here to lead in employee experience. We do so by staying true to who we are: united by a Dream, guided by our ownership culture, and empowered at every level to do our best work and grow our careers," stated Stephanie Mango, President, CGI Federal. "Since our founding over four decades ago, we have built an environment that prioritizes respect, inclusion and belonging so we attract and engage the best talent to deliver on our clients' digitization objectives."
In addition to a strong company culture, this designation recognizes CGI as a leader in the IT industry for providing a comprehensive set of employee benefits. Dedicated to uplifting its members, CGI offers accessible mental health and well-being support through its leading, global Oxygen program in addition to a wide range of employee resource groups that enable an inclusive culture. By doing so, CGI works to realize bold aspirations that benefit all members, clients, partners and communities.
"CGI is a global company of people who are empowered as owners to shape the direction of both their own careers and our company," said Jennifer Hilliard, Vice-President of Human Resources at CGI. "That's why we call our professionals 'members,' as they are both empowered and accountable to be engaged in all aspects of our company."
As a 2023 Top Workplaces USA recipient, CGI was recognized in the large organization category for those with more than 150 employees and operations in multiple markets. Winners of the Top Workplaces USA list are chosen based solely on employee feedback gathered through an employee engagement survey. Results are calculated by comparing the survey's research-based statements, including 15 Culture Drivers that are proven to predict high performance against industry benchmarks.
CGI locations previously recognized in Top Workplaces Regional Awards include the Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Cleveland, Greater Washington D.C and Pittsburgh metropolitan areas.
To learn more about CGI careers and workplace benefits, visit the company's U.S. career site: www.cgi.com/UScareers.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 90,250 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2022 reported revenue is $12.87 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
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We remember Roderick ‘Pooh’ Clark of the group Hi-Five. Hi-Five was known for the 90’s songs “I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)” and “Quality Time.” Clark was involved in a car accident 30 years ago that left him paralyzed from the neck down. He died from complications from an infection and pneumonia. He was 49 years old.
We remember singer Charles McCormick of Bloodstone. McCormick, an original member of the band, was in the group for over 50 years and he sang lead on the song “Natural High.” He was 74 years old.
We also remember legendary actor and comedian Gilbert Gottfried. He was 67 and died from a heart condition. Best known as the voice of the Aflac commercials and the “Aladdin” movies, he leaves behind a wife and two kids. Gottfried was known for his unique voice and sometimes controversial line of comedy. In a recent documentary about him that came out in 2017, he gave insight on his life and his work as a comedian.
Lizzo recently launched a new shapewear line called ‘Yitty’ and a new music project “About Damn Time.”
The life of Gospel star Marvin Sapp is being made into a movie by TV Network.
The Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson movie “Man from Toronto” will debut later this year on Netflix. Harrelson plays a man on the run in this movie and he brings Hart, a complete stranger, along for the ride.
Jennifer Lopez has a new documentary about her life coming to Netflix June 14. “Second Half” will show Lopez as a proud Latina woman, a mother and an artist, who is using her voice for a greater purpose during the second half of her life.
Actor Sinqua Walls (“Power,” “Resort to Love”) will be starring in the reboot to the 1992 movie “White Men Can’t Jump.” Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes starred in the original. Rapper Jack Harlow will play the role made famous by Harrelson.
Talk show host and podcaster Carlos King is getting his own late night talk show on the OWN Network. “The Nightcap with Carlos King” debuts May 14 on OWN.
Keke Palmer will be hosting a reboot of the of the game show “Password” on NBC. Jimmy Fallon will be producing.
The life story of Sammy Davis Jr. is coming to HULU. The eight episode series will be produced by Lee Daniels. “In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr” will feature his life from a vaudeville child star to one of the most famous African American entertainers during the 50s and 60s. Actor Elijah Kelley best known as playing Ricky Bell from the BET New Edition series is playing Sammy Davis Jr. The series will cover the moments in his life from the car crash that made him lose his eye, the controversial affairs with his white co-stars, converting to Judaism and being a part of the famous Rat Pack with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. His involvement with politics from the Kennedys to Nixon. The series will also deal with his battles involving drugs and alcohol.
Author Alice Walker (“The Color Purple”) has written her life story in her latest book “Gathering Blossoms Under Fire.” For the first time ever Walker’s gives her readers a peak into her private world.
Mary J. Blige is scheduled to perform at this year’s Billboard Music Awards on May 15. She is also receiving the ICON award for her outstanding career.
Issa Rae has joined the cast of the Barbie Movie with Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Will Ferrell and Simu Limu. Filming is happening now in the UK.
Where is Whoopi Goldberg? How do you explain her absence from “The View.” Goldberg is on location in Scotland filming the Amazon Series “Anansi Boys.” Goldberg returns to “The View” on May 2.
Congrats to Queen Latifah. She is one of the honorees for Variety’s Power of Women event. Also being honored is singer Camilla Cabello and tennis sensation Venus Williams. | https://www.phillytrib.com/entertainment/whats-the-411/article_a0d80235-7798-5555-8504-e2634e8cf9c6.html | 2022-04-22 10:01:33 | 0 | https://www.phillytrib.com/entertainment/whats-the-411/article_a0d80235-7798-5555-8504-e2634e8cf9c6.html |
STAMFORD, Conn., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pegasus Capital Advisors today announced the appointment of Dale Galvin, via his impact investment advisory firm Deliberate Capital, LLC, to lead the Investment Fund of the Global Fund for Coral Reefs ("GFCR").
Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P. ("Pegasus"), a leading private equity impact fund manager, recently launched the Investment Fund of the GFCR with an anchor commitment from the Green Climate Fund. GFCR is the largest impact investment fund to date focused on Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG14), Life Below Water.
Craig Cogut, Founder & CEO of Pegasus, commented: "I am thrilled to welcome Dale to the GFCR team. Dale's demonstrated leadership in impact investing and oceans investing expertise will be an asset to the GFCR Investment Fund."
Galvin, who will serve as Managing Director of the Investment Fund, has over a decade of experience working on behalf of the blue economy, including founding one of the first oceans-focused impact investment funds.
"I am both excited and grateful for the opportunity to bring my team to Pegasus and lead what promises to be the most comprehensive, impactful, and largest initiative to date to drive investment on behalf of coastal ecosystems and communities," said Dale Galvin. "There is a trillion-dollar need for investment to ensure the oceans continue to provide the climate, food security, economic, and biodiversity benefits that are critical for the planet. The Global Fund for Coral Reefs intends to demonstrate, for the first time, impact investment at a sufficient scale to make a sizable dent in the problem."
Pierre Bardoux, Head of the United Nations Nature Assets Team and the GFCR Grant Fund, stated "The strong impact investment track record and blue economy expertise of Dale Galvin will be an asset to the GFCR Coalition. In collaboration with the Pegasus Capital Advisors investment team, the United Nations is looking forward to implementing GFCR's blended finance approach aiming to increase the resilience of coral reef ecosystems with the greatest chance of surviving climate change."
Over his career, Galvin has served in a variety of leadership roles in the in the international conservation, finance, investment, and technology sectors. His positions have included Fund Manager of the Meloy Fund I, LP, Chief Operating Officer of Rare, an international conservation organization, and
Chief Financial Officer of PA Consulting Group North America. Galvin holds a B.A. in Economics from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
The Global Fund for Coral Reefs is a target $625 million blended finance initiative comprised of a $500 million target size Investment Fund and $125 million target size Grant Fund. The GFCR's Investment Fund is the first commercial-scale private equity impact investment fund targeting SDG14, life below water. The investment fund will pursue a diversified, global portfolio of high-growth opportunities in the wild-caught fisheries, aquaculture, hospitality, and circular economy sectors, with the goal of generating market rate returns while creating positive benefits for coral reef ecosystems and the people who depend on them. Over $175 million has been raised to date for the initiative, including a recently announced anchor investment of up to $125 million by the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
Pegasus Capital Advisors is a leading global private markets impact investment manager. As the first U.S. private equity fund manager accredited by the Green Climate Fund, we are dedicated to fostering sustainable and inclusive growth while providing attractive returns for our investors. Founded in 1996 by Craig Cogut, Pegasus has invested over $2 billion across five private equity funds.
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(NEXSTAR) – Many Americans who have seen their credit score take a hit because of medical debt could soon see relief.
Effective July 1, three of the nation’s largest credit reporting agencies – Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion – will stop including paid medical collection debt. Currently, that debt can remain on your record for seven years, CNBC reports.
Additionally, the agencies have agreed to extend the time period before unpaid medical collection debt appears on a consumer’s credit report from six months to one year. Starting next year, medical collection debt under $500 will no longer appear on credit reports from Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.
These changes are expected to remove almost 70% of medical debt tradelines from consumer credit reports, the agencies said in a joint statement earlier this year.
A recent report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found an estimated $88 billion in medical debt collections appears on consumer credit reports as of early 2021. Medical collections were found on 43 million credit reports, according to CFPB.
When medical bills appear on credit reports, consumers may find themselves at an increased risk of bankruptcy, avoiding additional medical care, or struggling to secure a job, CFPB explains. The debt can also lower your credit score, making it harder to get approved for loans, other credit, or better interest rates, CNBC reports.
“Medical collections debt often arises from unforeseen medical circumstances. These changes are another step we’re taking together to help people across the United States focus on their financial and personal wellbeing,” Mark W. Begor, CEO Equifax; Brian Cassin, CEO Experian; and Chris Cartwright, CEO TransUnion said in a joint statement. “As an industry we remain committed to helping drive fair and affordable access to credit for all consumers.”
The Biden administration has also made recent changes to tackle medical debt. In April, they announced reforms to reduce or eliminate medical debt as a factor in government lending decisions. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/you-may-soon-have-some-medical-debt-wiped-from-your-credit-report-heres-why/ | 2022-06-30 15:30:07 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/you-may-soon-have-some-medical-debt-wiped-from-your-credit-report-heres-why/ |
BUFFALO, N.Y., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T") (NYSE: MTB) today reported its results of operations for the full year and quarter ended December 31, 2022.
GAAP Results of Operations. Diluted earnings per common share measured in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") were $4.29 in the fourth quarter of 2022, up from $3.37 in the year-earlier quarter and $3.53 in the third quarter of 2022. GAAP-basis net income was $765 million in the recent quarter, $458 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 and $647 million in the third 2022 quarter. GAAP-basis net income expressed as an annualized rate of return on average assets was 1.53% in the fourth quarter of 2022, improved from 1.15% in the corresponding 2021 period and 1.28% in the third quarter of 2022. That net income produced a return on average common shareholders' equity of 12.59% in the recent quarter, 10.91% in the similar 2021 period and 10.43% in the third quarter of 2022. The results reflect non-operating merger-related expenses associated with the acquisition of People's United Financial, Inc. ("People's United") of $45 million ($33 million after-tax effect, or $.20 of diluted earnings per common share) in the recent quarter, compared with $21 million ($16 million after-tax effect, or $.12 of diluted earnings per common share) in the year-earlier quarter and $53 million ($39 million after-tax effect, or $.22 of diluted earnings per share) in the third quarter of 2022.
The recent quarter's results reflect two noteworthy items. In the fourth quarter of 2022, M&T sold its retail insurance subsidiary, M&T Insurance Agency, Inc. ("MTIA"), to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. The sale resulted in a gain of $136 million. Also during the fourth quarter of 2022, M&T made a $135 million tax-deductible contribution to The M&T Charitable Foundation.
Darren J. King, Chief Financial Officer, commenting on M&T's results noted, "We are extremely pleased with our results, both in the fourth quarter as well as full year 2022. Diluted net operating earnings per share increased in each quarter following our acquisition of People's United, including by 19% in the fourth quarter. The integration of the acquired franchise, expansion of the net interest margin and solid growth in commercial loan balances position M&T to continue its strong performance into 2023."
For the year ended December 31, 2022, diluted earnings per common share were $11.53, compared with $13.80 in 2021. GAAP-basis net income was $1.99 billion and $1.86 billion in 2022 and 2021, respectively. Expressed as an annualized rate of return on average assets and average common shareholders' equity, GAAP-basis net income in 2022 was 1.05% and 8.67%, respectively, compared with 1.22% and 11.54%, respectively, in 2021. Merger-related expenses in 2022 were $580 million ($432 million after tax-effect, or $2.63 of diluted earnings per common share), compared with $44 million ($34 million after-tax effect, or $.25 of diluted earnings per common share) in the prior year.
Supplemental Reporting of Non-GAAP Results of Operations. M&T consistently provides supplemental reporting of its results on a "net operating" or "tangible" basis, from which M&T excludes the after-tax effect of amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets (and the related goodwill and core deposit and other intangible asset balances, net of applicable deferred tax amounts) and expenses associated with merging acquired operations into M&T (when incurred), since such items are considered by management to be "nonoperating" in nature. The amounts of such "nonoperating" expenses are presented in the tables that accompany this release.
Merger-related expenses generally consist of professional services, temporary help fees and other costs associated with actual or planned conversions of systems and/or integration of operations and the introduction of M&T to its new customers, costs related to terminations of existing contractual arrangements to purchase various services, severance, travel costs and, in the second quarter of 2022, an initial provision for credit losses of $242 million on loans not deemed to be purchased credit deteriorated ("PCD") on the April 1, 2022 acquisition date of People's United. GAAP requires that acquired loans be recorded at estimated fair value, which includes the use of interest rate and expected credit loss assumptions to forecast estimated cash flows. GAAP also provides that an allowance for credit losses on loans acquired, but not classified as PCD also be recognized. Given the requirement to recognize such losses above and beyond the impact of forecasted losses used in determining the fair value of acquired loans, M&T considers that initial provision to be a merger-related expense. Although "net operating income" as defined by M&T is not a GAAP measure, M&T's management believes that this information helps investors understand the effect of acquisition activity in reported results. The amounts of merger-related expenses in 2022 and 2021 are presented in the tables that accompany this release.
Diluted net operating earnings per common share were $4.57 in the fourth quarter of 2022, improved from $3.50 in the year-earlier quarter and $3.83 in the third quarter of 2022. Net operating income aggregated $812 million in the recent quarter, $475 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 and $700 million in 2022's third quarter. Expressed as an annualized rate of return on average tangible assets and average tangible common shareholders' equity, net operating income in the fourth quarter of 2022 was 1.70% and 21.29%, respectively, 1.23% and 15.98%, respectively, in the similar quarter of 2021 and 1.44% and 17.89%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2022.
Diluted net operating earnings per common share for the year ended December 31, 2022 totaled $14.42, compared with $14.11 in 2021. Net operating income in 2022 was $2.47 billion, up from $1.90 billion in 2021. Net operating income expressed as an annualized rate of return on average tangible assets and average tangible common shareholders' equity was 1.35% and 16.70%, respectively, in 2022, compared with 1.28% and 16.80%, respectively, in 2021.
Taxable-equivalent Net Interest Income. Taxable-equivalent net interest income totaled $1.84 billion in the recent quarter, up from $937 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 and $1.69 billion in the third quarter of 2022. The increase compared with the earlier quarters reflects a higher net interest margin and, additionally, when compared with the 2021's fourth quarter, the impact of earning assets associated with the acquisition of People's United. Average earning assets totaled $179.9 billion in the recent quarter, compared with $144.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021 and $182.4 billion in the third quarter of 2022. Average loans outstanding were $129.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, up from $93.3 billion in the year earlier quarter and $127.5 billion in the third quarter of 2022. Reflecting the impact of rising interest rates, the net interest margin increased to 4.06% in the fourth quarter of 2022 from 2.58% in the corresponding quarter of 2021 and 3.68% in the third quarter of 2022. Taxable-equivalent net interest income rose to $5.86 billion in 2022, compared with $3.84 billion in 2021. Average loans outstanding were $119.3 billion for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared with $96.6 billion in 2021. Taxable-equivalent net interest income and average loans outstanding in 2022 reflect three quarters of additional earning assets, including loans, obtained in the acquisition of People's United. Reflecting actions taken by the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates in the recent year, the net interest margin increased 63 basis points to 3.39% in 2022 from 2.76% in 2021.
Provision for Credit Losses/Asset Quality. The provision for credit losses was $90 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 and $115 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared with a $15 million recapture of provision in the fourth quarter of 2021. The provision for credit losses was $517 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared with a $75 million recapture of provision in 2021. As previously described, included in the second quarter of 2022 was the $242 million provision, recorded in accordance with GAAP, related to loans obtained in the People's United acquisition that were considered non-PCD. In addition to that merger-related provision, M&T recorded a provision for credit losses of $275 million in 2022. Net loan charge-offs were $40 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, $31 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 and $63 million in 2022's third quarter. Expressed as an annualized percentage of average loans outstanding, net charge-offs were .12% and .13% in the fourth quarters of 2022 and 2021, respectively, and .20% in the third quarter of 2022. Net loan charge-offs during all of 2022 and 2021 aggregated $160 million and $192 million, respectively, representing .13% and .20%, respectively, of average loans outstanding.
Loans classified as nonaccrual totaled $2.44 billion at December 31, 2022, $2.43 billion at September 30, 2022 and $2.06 billion at December 31, 2021. The balance of nonaccrual loans at the end of the two most recent quarters as compared with December 31, 2021 reflects loans obtained in the acquisition of People's United. Nonaccrual loans as a percentage of total loans were 1.85% at December 31, 2022, improved from 2.22% a year earlier and 1.89% at September 30, 2022. Assets taken in foreclosure of defaulted loans were $41 million at December 31, 2022, $24 million at December 31, 2021 and $37 million at September 30, 2022.
Allowance for Credit Losses. M&T regularly performs comprehensive analyses of its loan portfolios and assesses forecasted economic conditions for purposes of determining the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses. As a result of those procedures and reflecting the impact of loan growth, the allowance for credit losses totaled $1.93 billion or 1.46% of loans outstanding at December 31, 2022 compared with $1.47 billion or 1.58% of loans outstanding at December 31, 2021 and $1.88 billion or 1.46% at September 30, 2022. The acquisition of People's United loans and leases resulted in a $341 million increase in the allowance for credit losses as of April 1, 2022, including $99 million related to PCD loans and $242 million related to non-PCD loans. Including the impact of the acquisition, M&T's allowance for credit losses was $1.81 billion on April 1, 2022, or 1.42% of then outstanding loans.
Noninterest Income and Expense. Noninterest income totaled $682 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared with $579 million in the year-earlier quarter. The increase reflects the impact of acquired operations from People's United (predominantly increases in trust income, credit-related fees and service charges on deposit accounts, net of conversion-related fee waivers) and higher trust income from legacy operations, as well as the $136 million gain recorded on the sale of MTIA. Those increases were partially offset by a decline in mortgage banking revenues resulting from lower volumes of residential and commercial mortgage loans originated for sale, lower income recorded from M&T's investment in Bayview Lending Group, and a planned reduction of insufficient funds fees reflected in service charges on deposit accounts. Noninterest income was $563 million in 2022's third quarter. The comparative increase in the recent quarter was driven by the $136 million gain recorded on the sale of MTIA and higher trust income, partially offset by lower service charges on deposit accounts, credit-related fees, bank owned life insurance income and MTIA-related insurance revenues.
Noninterest income rose to $2.36 billion in 2022 from $2.17 billion in 2021. Acquired operations associated with the People's United acquisition (predominantly increases reflected in trust income, service charges on deposit accounts and other revenues from operations, including credit-related fees), the $136 million gain on sale of MTIA, and trust income from legacy operations were most impactful to the higher levels of noninterest income in 2022. Those increases were partially offset by lower mortgage banking revenues and the planned reduction of fees reflected in service charges on deposit accounts.
In December 2022, Wilmington Trust National Association (a subsidiary of M&T) announced the sale of its Collective Investment Trust business to a private equity firm. That sale is expected to close in the first half of 2023. Trust income associated with this business totaled approximately $165 million and $151 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively. After considering expenses, the results of operations of that business were not material to M&T's net income in either year.
Noninterest expense totaled $1.41 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared with $928 million in the similar quarter of 2021 and $1.28 billion in the third quarter of 2022. Excluding expenses considered to be nonoperating in nature, such as amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets and merger-related expenses, noninterest operating expenses were $1.35 billion in the recent quarter, $904 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 and $1.21 billion in 2022's third quarter. The higher level of operating expenses in the recent quarter as compared with the year-earlier quarter was predominantly due to the impact of operations obtained in the People's United acquisition and the $135 million contribution to The M&T Charitable Foundation. The charitable contribution was the largest factor contributing to higher operating expenses in 2022's fourth quarter as compared with 2022's third quarter. Higher expenses in the recent quarter as compared with the third quarter of 2022 for equipment and net occupancy, outside data processing and software and a seasonal increase in advertising and promotional spending were offset by a decline in salaries and employee benefits expenses, reflecting lower employee staffing levels following the conversion of People's United's operating systems with those of M&T and one less pay day in the fourth quarter.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, noninterest expense was $5.05 billion compared with $3.61 billion in 2021. Noninterest operating expenses aggregated $4.66 billion in 2022 and $3.56 billion in 2021. The higher level of operating expenses in 2022 was predominantly the result of the acquisition of People's United, as well as higher salaries and employee benefits expense reflecting increased staffing levels, merit increases and incentive compensation, and increased contributions to The M&T Charitable Foundation.
The efficiency ratio, or noninterest operating expenses divided by the sum of taxable-equivalent net interest income and noninterest income (exclusive of gains and losses from bank investment securities), measures the relationship of operating expenses to revenues. M&T's efficiency ratio was 53.3% in the fourth quarter of 2022, 59.7% in the year-earlier quarter and 53.6% in the third quarter of 2022. The efficiency ratio for the full-year 2022 was 56.6%, compared with 59.0% in 2021.
Balance Sheet. M&T had total assets of $200.7 billion at December 31, 2022, compared with $155.1 billion and $198.0 billion at December 31, 2021 and September 30, 2022, respectively. Loans and leases, net of unearned discount, were $131.6 billion at December 31, 2022, compared with $92.9 billion at December 31, 2021 and $128.2 billion at September 30, 2022. The higher level of loans and leases at the recent quarter-end and September 30, 2022 as compared with December 31, 2021 is largely a reflection of balances associated with the acquisition of People's United. Also reflective of that acquisition, total deposits were $163.5 billion at the recent quarter-end and $163.8 billion at September 30, 2022, compared with $131.5 billion at December 31, 2021.
Total shareholders' equity was $25.3 billion or 12.61% of total assets at December 31, 2022, $17.9 billion or 11.54% at December 31, 2021 and $25.3 billion or 12.76% at September 30, 2022. Common shareholders' equity was $23.3 billion, or $137.68 per share, at December 31, 2022, compared with $16.2 billion, or $125.51 per share, a year-earlier and $23.2 billion, or $134.45 per share, at September 30, 2022. Tangible equity per common share was $86.59 at December 31, 2022, $89.80 at December 31, 2021 and $84.28 at September 30, 2022. In the calculation of tangible equity per common share, common shareholders' equity is reduced by the carrying values of goodwill and core deposit and other intangible assets, net of applicable deferred tax balances. M&T estimates that the ratio of Common Equity Tier 1 to risk-weighted assets under regulatory capital rules was approximately 10.4% at December 31, 2022, compared with 10.7% three months earlier and 11.4% at December 31, 2021.
In accordance with its capital plan, M&T repurchased 3,664,887 shares of its common stock during the recent quarter at an average cost per share of $163.72 resulting in a total cost of $600 million compared with 3,282,449 shares at an average cost per share of $182.79 and total cost of $600 million in the previous three months. M&T repurchased a total of 10,453,282 shares at an average cost per share of $172.19 and total cost of $1.8 billion in 2022. No share repurchases occurred in 2021. Common shares issued in conjunction with the acquisition of People's United on April 1, 2022 totaled 50,325,004.
Conference Call. Investors will have an opportunity to listen to M&T's conference call to discuss fourth quarter financial results today at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Those wishing to participate in the call may dial (800) 225-9448. International participants, using any applicable international calling codes, may dial (203) 518-9708. Callers should reference M&T Bank Corporation or the conference ID #MTBQ422. The conference call will be webcast live through M&T's website at https://ir.mtb.com/events-presentations. A replay of the call will be available through Thursday January 26, 2023 by calling (800) 283-8486, or (402) 220-0869 for international participants. No conference ID or passcode is required. The event will also be archived and available by 3:00 p.m. today on M&T's website at https://ir.mtb.com/events-presentations.
About M&T. M&T is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T's principal banking subsidiary, M&T Bank, provides banking products and services in 12 states across the eastern U.S. from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. Trust-related services are provided in select markets in the U.S. and abroad by M&T's Wilmington Trust-affiliated companies and by M&T Bank. For more information on M&T Bank, visit www.mtb.com.
M&T was recognized as one of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion for the fourth consecutive year by the American Association of People with Disabilities ("AADP") and Disability:IN, a nonprofit resource for businesspeople with disabilities. M&T earned the top score in the 2022 Disability Equality Index ("DEI"), a benchmarking report developed by the AAPD and Disability:IN to help businesses identify steps they can take to achieve disability inclusion and equality in their workplaces.
M&T Bank launched a second Multicultural Small Business Innovation Lab in Buffalo, New York following its success in Bridgeport, Connecticut and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania earlier in the year. The seven-week program is designed to help local multicultural business owners thrive, grow and pursue new ideas by providing guidance and skills to expand and operate their businesses. It is part of M&T Bank's mission to build a culturally fluent bank that understands the needs of the communities it serves and provide the resources to address those needs. Similar programs will be launched in New York City and Baltimore, Maryland in the first half of 2023.
Forward-Looking Statements. This news release and related conference call may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the rules and regulations of the SEC. Any statement that does not describe historical or current facts is a forward-looking statement, including statements based on current expectations, estimates and projections about M&T's business, and management's beliefs and assumptions.
Statements regarding the potential effects of events or factors specific to the Company and/or the financial industry as a whole, as well as national and global events generally, including economic conditions, on the Company's business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations may constitute forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to the risk that the actual effects may differ, possibly materially, from what is reflected in those forward-looking statements due to factors and future developments that are uncertain, unpredictable and in many cases beyond the Company's control. Statements regarding M&T's expectations or predictions regarding the acquisition of People's United are also forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the expected financial results, prospects, targets, goals and outlook.
Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "target," "estimate," "continue," or "potential," by future conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may," or by variations of such words or by similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions ("future factors") which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements.
Examples of future factors include: the impact of the People's United acquisition; economic conditions including inflation and market volatility; the impact of international conflicts or other events; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; changes in interest rates, spreads on earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and interest rate sensitivity; prepayment speeds, loan originations, credit losses and market values on loans, collateral securing loans, and other assets; sources of liquidity; common shares outstanding; common stock price volatility; fair value of and number of stock-based compensation awards to be issued in future periods; the impact of changes in market values on trust-related revenues; legislation and/or regulations affecting the financial services industry or M&T and its subsidiaries individually or collectively, including tax policy; regulatory supervision and oversight, including monetary policy and capital requirements; changes in accounting policies or procedures as may be required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, regulatory agencies or legislation; increasing price, product and service competition by competitors, including new entrants; rapid technological developments and changes; the ability to continue to introduce competitive new products and services on a timely, cost-effective basis; the mix of products and services; containing costs and expenses; protection and validity of intellectual property rights; reliance on large customers; technological, implementation and cost/financial risks in large, multi-year contracts; continued availability of financing; financial resources in the amounts, at the times and on the terms required to support M&T and its subsidiaries' future businesses; and material differences in the actual financial results of merger, acquisition and investment activities compared with M&T's initial expectations, including the full realization of anticipated cost savings and revenue enhancements.
These are representative of the future factors that could affect the outcome of the forward-looking statements. In addition, such statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions and growth rates, general economic and political conditions, either nationally or in the states in which M&T and its subsidiaries do business, including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations, changes and trends in the securities markets, and other future factors.
M&T provides further detail regarding these risks and uncertainties in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, including in the Risk Factors section of such report, as well as in other SEC filings. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, and M&T does not assume any duty and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements.
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(NEXSTAR) – S’mores — the official treat of people who enjoy having sticky hands — have existed in some form or another for over a hundred years.
But the name “s’more”? That came about decades later.
One of the earliest known recipes for the s’more was published around 1920, in a cookbook commissioned by the Campfire Marshmallow Company. Much like today’s s’more, the treat consisted of chocolate and toasted marshmallow sandwiched between two graham crackers — but it went by a different and arguably more accurate name: the “Campfire Graham Cracker Sandwich.”
Even then, the authors of the recipe noted that the toasty treats were already “especially” enjoyed by Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. But the latter began calling them by a different name by 1925, as evidenced articles published by newspapers in Alabama, Connecticut and Tennessee, all of which reported on Girl Scout leaders who sampled the sweet confections — dubbed “some-mores” — at various camp-based functions. (These occurrences may have been prompted by a recipe provided to troop leaders in a 1925 issue of Girl Scout Leader magazine, though the Girl Scouts of the USA does not maintain a copy of the issue.)
It wasn’t until 1927 that the Girl Scouts widely published its first official recipe for “Some Mores” (no hyphen) in the organization’s “Tramping and Trailing With the Girl Scouts” guidebook. The reason they were called “Some Mores” in the first place, however, has likely been lost to time.
The recipe itself only offered one clue: “Though it tastes like ‘some more’ one is really enough,” the passage concluded.
Despite being credited with popularizing the s’more and perhaps giving the treat its name, the Girl Scouts of the USA readily admit they are unclear on the origin of the s’more, or where the term “some more” first came from.
“We do not know if the Girl Scouts were the first to make and enjoy S’mores, but we also are not aware of any earlier claims to this special treat,” the organization added in a statement shared with Nexstar.
It’s also unclear when “some more” was shortened to “s’more,” though accounts from Colorado State University and Canada’s Museum of Northern History, among others, trace it back as far as 1938, when a recipe for “s’mores” was included in the “Recreational Programs for Summer Camps” guidebook by William Henry Gibson.
The shortened name — s’mores — ended up sticking around, much like the gluey marshmallowy gloop that sticks to one’s fingers after eating them. Even the Girl Scouts ditched the term “some mores” in the early 1970s, when the organization switched to using the abbreviated version in its publications.
The Girl Scouts and s’mores have stuck together ever since.
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Woman gets 18-60 years in prison for repeated rape of 6-year-old boy, DA says
LOCK HAVEN, Penn. (Gray News) – A Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to 18 to 60 years in prison for the repeated rape of a 6-year-old boy.
According to the Clinton County District Attorney’s Office, 38-year-old Tonya Krout was sentenced this week following her arrest in 2021.
The DA’s office said Krout admitted to Judge J. Michael Salisbury that she repeatedly raped the victim between 2010 and 2015, starting when the boy was 6 years old.
Salisbury sentenced Krout to a minimum of 18 years in prison to a maximum of 60 years. Krout will be eligible for parole after serving the first 18 years when she is 56 years old.
Salisbury said he believes Krout is “absolutely likely to re-offend if given the opportunity to abuse another child” and insisted that she stay in prison for a long time in order to protect other children who she might otherwise encounter.
According to the DA’s office, Krout was previously convicted in New York in 2016 for a separate sexual abuse case involving a 4-year-old child.
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New Partnership with Charles Drew University College of Medicine, Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, and Morehouse School of Medicine Aims to Accelerate Precision Health
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced a partnership with the nation's four Historically Black Medical Colleges (HBMCs) to further support the cutting-edge scientific research they are leading to address significant gaps in genomics research, create new tools and methods to prevent and treat disease, and accelerate precision health for everyone, particularly Black people and other people of color.
CZI's Accelerate Precision Health program will advance genomics research by investing in genomics programs at each of the HBMCs—Charles Drew University College of Medicine in Los Angeles, California; Howard University College of Medicine in Washington D.C.; Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee; and Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Accelerate Precision Health program will award $46 million total in funding, or $11.5 million per institution over the next five years. Through the partnership, the HBMCs will expand research opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students; support the creation of a new Master of Science program in Genetic Counseling; support recruitment of anchor faculty in genomics; and fund state-of-the-art tools for data handling, storage, and analysis, among other elements. Dr. Ivory Dean, CZI's Science Program Manager, Diversity in Science, and Dr. Hannah Valantine, CZI's Senior Science Advisor, will oversee this new program.
"We are honored to partner with these four institutions that are national leaders and championing some of the most groundbreaking research in precision health," said CZI Co-Founder & Co-CEO Priscilla Chan. "As pillars in their communities, the Historically Black Medical Colleges are also uniquely positioned to engage populations that have been systematically underrepresented in the scientific research process to ensure that the breakthroughs represent a healthier future for everyone."
Precision health accounts for differences in people's genes, environments, and lifestyles, and formulates treatment and prevention strategies based on their unique backgrounds and conditions. In contrast to a one-size-fits-all approach, precision health is used to more accurately predict what type of care for a particular disease will work in which populations of people, and is crucial to improve health outcomes for all.
"It's important to underscore that for Black Americans, there is a large gap between representation and need in genomics research, and the time is now to support the intersection of genomics and health differences research that will advance science. Research shows that expanding representation leads to innovative discoveries," said CZI's Senior Science Advisor, Hannah Valantine. "Actively engaging HBMCs and the communities they serve in genomics research is a necessary approach to harness new perspectives that will fuel creative interdisciplinary research, unleash innovations that have yet to be conceived, and accelerate precision health equity."
The deep relationships and trust between HBMCs, Black health care providers, and Black communities positions these four institutions to be natural leaders in this work. For more than a century, HBMCs have played an unmatched role in preparing Black physicians for their careers. Overwhelmingly, these institutions produce graduates who fulfill a social mission — especially in communities that are underserved — and who pursue in-demand primary care specialties, including family and internal medicine. Despite this well-documented track record, HBMCs trail their peers because of uneven infrastructure, limited research opportunities for faculty and students, low enrollment of Black students in the field of biological and data sciences, and they also tend to receive less federal research funding. The Accelerate Precision Health program will strengthen the environments needed for genomics research at HBMCs.
"Our work will address the gap between representation and need in genomics research. Given the current growth of the field of precision health, there is no better time than now to support this research," said Steve Quake, Head of Science at CZI. "Advances from collaborations with the HBMCs will result in broader participation in and access to genomics research, and expand the population that can benefit from precision health."
"The Howard University College of Medicine and other HBCU medical schools play a critical role as leaders in advanced medical research, resulting in significant improvements in health outcomes for African Americans and other people of color," said Howard University President, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick. "The new Accelerate Precision Health program supports our efforts to greatly accelerate scientific knowledge in genomics and fill gaps in health disparities research in the field. We are tremendously grateful to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative for collaborating with us to realize this vision."
"Morehouse School of Medicine is thrilled to partner with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative on the Accelerate Precision Health program," said Morehouse School of Medicine President and CEO Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG. "CZI support will allow MSM to expand our educational programs and our world-class genomics research enterprise simultaneously. Through this partnership, MSM will train more graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, hire additional research scientists, and establish an endowed faculty position funded by CZI. These measures will enhance Morehouse School of Medicine's continued commitment to academic excellence, service, and innovation as we lead the creation and advancement of health equity."
"This partnership between CDU, our fellow Historically Black Medical Colleges, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in many ways represents an almost perfect convergence of ambition, vision, resources, and perspective," shared Dr. David M. Carlisle, President and CEO of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. "This endeavor to address humanity's most pressing health issues through research, regardless of color, ethnicity, gender, or other factors is nothing short of a bold and stunning step towards achieving true health equity."
"We are incredibly excited to work with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative because of their commitment to building more inclusive and healthy futures for everyone. Their mission aligns with ours, and together, the hope of advancing health equity to serve underrepresented populations will become a reality," said Dr. James Hildreth, President and CEO of Meharry Medical College.
With their long-standing commitment to the education, research, and health care of Black Americans, the four HBMCs are equipped and experienced to guide medical research that will directly impact Black communities, generate new scientific knowledge to advance precision health for all communities, and accelerate CZI's mission to support the science and technology that will make it possible to prevent, cure, or manage all diseases by the end of the century.
This grant is part of a multi-year, $500 million investment CZI announced in December 2020 to support organizations leading the way to advance racial equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts. Additional CZI funds also support Black, Latina/o/x, and Indigenous students who are pursuing STEM degrees at the University of California, San Diego and UC Berkeley, as the two campuses implement aspects of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County's successful Meyerhoff Scholars Program. In January 2022, CZI launched the Science Diversity Leadership program in partnership with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that aims to recognize and further the leadership and scientific accomplishments of excellent biomedical researchers who—through their outreach, mentoring, and teaching—have a record of promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their scientific fields.
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative was founded in 2015 to help solve some of society's toughest challenges—from eradicating disease and improving education, to addressing the needs of our communities. Through collaboration, providing resources and building technology, our mission is to help build a more inclusive, just, and healthy future for everyone. For more information, please visit www.chanzuckerberg.com.
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) is a private, nonprofit, community-focused, student-centered University in South Los Angeles. Founded in 1966 in response to the Watts Uprising, CDU is committed to cultivating diverse health professions leaders who are dedicated to social justice and health equity for underserved populations through outstanding education, clinical service, and community engagement. CDU is also a leader in health disparities research with a focus on education, training, treatment, and care in cancer, diabetes, cardiometabolic, COVID-19, and HIV/AIDS.
Founded in 1867, Howard University is a private, research university that is comprised of 14 schools and colleges. Students pursue more than 140 programs of study leading to undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University operates with a commitment to Excellence in Truth and Service and has produced one Schwarzman Scholar, three Marshall Scholars, four Rhodes Scholars, 12 Truman Scholars, 25 Pickering Fellows and more than 165 Fulbright recipients. Howard also produces more on-campus African American Ph.D. recipients than any other university in the United States. For more information on Howard University, visit www.howard.edu.
Meharry Medical College, founded in 1876, is the nation's largest private, independent historically Black academic health sciences center dedicated solely to educating minority and other health professionals. True to its heritage, it is a United Methodist Church-related institution. The College is particularly well known for its uniquely nurturing, highly effective educational programs; emerging preeminence in health disparities research; culturally sensitive, evidence-based health services and significant contribution to the diversity of the nation's health professions workforce. Diverse Issues in Higher Education's ranking of institutions annually lists Meharry as a leading national educator of African Americans with M.D. and D.D.S. degrees and Ph.D. degrees in the biomedical sciences. Visit www.mmc.edu to learn more.
Founded in 1975, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) is among the nation's leading educators of primary care physicians, biomedical scientists, and public health professionals. An independent and private historically-Black medical school, MSM was recognized by the Annals of Internal Medicine as the nation's number one medical school in fulfilling a social mission — the creation and advancement of health equity. MSM faculty and alumni are noted for excellence in teaching, research, and public policy, as well as exceptional patient care. MSM is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award doctoral and master's degrees. To learn more about programs and donate today, please visit MSM.edu or call 404-752-1500.
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INTRODUCING FAZE'S NEW FEMALE VALORANT ROSTER: FAZE REFINNEJ, FAZE EMY, FAZE PANINI, FAZE MADDIESUUN AND FAZE DI^
THE TEAM WILL COMPETE IN THE 2023 SEASON OF THE VALORANT CHAMPIONS TOUR GAME CHANGERS SERIES
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LOS ANGELES, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, FaZe Clan Inc. ("FaZe Clan"), the lifestyle and media platform rooted in gaming and youth culture, announced a ground-breaking moment for FaZe and the gaming industry: the signing of FaZe's first all-female professional esports team. The new team, which will compete under FaZe's VALORANT banner is comprised of pro players Jennifer "refinnej" Le, Emma "emy" Choe, Vannesa Emely "panini" Emory, Madison "maddiesuun" Mann, and Diane "di^" Tran.
The team will make its first public appearance under FaZe Clan while competing in the upcoming 2023 season of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Game Changers Series. The VCT Game Changers Series was first introduced in 2022. It was created to supplement the standard VCT competitive season by creating new opportunities and exposure for women and other marginalized genders within VALORANT esports. The start of the 2023 season sees the introduction of FaZe Clan and other major gaming organizations to the series.
"It's been a long time coming but we're stoked to officially announce bringing on our first all female esports pro team for VALORANT," said Erik Anderson, Head of Esports at FaZe Clan. "Signing this group of talented women is just the beginning of bringing female gamers to the forefront at FaZe and I can't wait to watch them play as a team. Check them out during the 2023 VCT Game Changers Series - they're ready to bring the heat to the competition."
Before joining FaZe Clan, the women played together on various pro teams throughout the years, making the new FaZe Clan female VALORANT team an exciting reunion. Refinnej, panini, and maddiesuun previously played together for Complexity GX3, while refinnej, mmy, and di^ played competitive Counter Strike Global Offensive (CS:GO) for Count Logic Gaming (CLG) Red. The first time all five women competed together was in 2022 for the Champions Tour Game Changers Series III: North America playing under the name 'Hamboigas'.
The team announcement brings FaZe Clan's professional esports roster up to 14 teams currently holding a total of 37 world championships. For more information on the FaZe Clan's female VALORANT team and VTC Game Changers Series - follow FaZe Clan's social media channels or check out FaZeClan.com.
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Emma "FaZe emy" Choe is originally from New Jersey and brings her skills as an esports pro player to the FaZe Clan roster as a VALORANT Initiator. Her previous player experience includes playing CS:GO for Counter Logic Gaming Red back in 2022.
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Diane "FaZe di^" Tran is originally from Seattle, WA and currently resides in Houston, TX. Di^ has been in the esports scene for the last few years previously playing CS:GO for Counter Logic Gaming Red up until 2022. She joins FaZe Clan's female VALORANT team as a Controller / Initiator Agent.
FOLLOW FAZE MADDIESUUN: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, TWITCH, YOUTUBE
Madison "FaZe maddiesuun" Mann is joining the FaZe Clan female VALORANT roster as the team's skilled Duelist Agent. Before FaZe, she played for Complexity GX3 and was previously a professional Fortnite player for GenG. During her time with GenG, Maddiesuun was a major advocate for female pro players and aided in the organization's continued hunt to bring more women on board.
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Vannesa Emely "FaZe panini" Emory is originally from the Bay area and splits her time in Los Angeles, CA. Her professional esports career includes playing for Complexity GX3 followed by Shopify Rebellion GC. Panini joins FaZe Clan's female VALORANT team as a Smoker.
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Jennifer "FaZe refinnej" Le is originally from the Bay area and recently planted her roots in Dallas, TX. Before joining FaZe Clan's VALORANT roster, she played competitively for Complexity GX3 and was previously a CS:GO pro for Counter Logic Gaming Red in 2021. Refinnej will hold down her position on FaZe's VALORANT team as a Sentinel Agent.
ABOUT GAME CHANGERS:
VCT Game Changers is a new program which will supplement the competitive season by creating new opportunities and exposure for women and other marginalized genders within VALORANT esports. The competitive VALORANT community is both diverse and incredibly global, and our esport should reflect that. Through Game Changers, we hope to build towards a VALORANT Champions Tour that is more inclusive and representative of our community. For more information visit playvalorant.com/en-us/news/esports/vct-game-changers.
ABOUT FAZE HOLDINGS INC.
FaZe Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: FAZE) ("FaZe Clan"), is a digital-native lifestyle and media platform rooted in gaming and internet culture, reimagining traditional entertainment for the next generation. Founded in 2010 by a group of kids on the internet, FaZe Clan was created for and by gamers and today operates across multiple verticals with transformative content, tier-one brand partnerships, a collective of notable talent, and fashion and consumer products. Reaching over 500 million followers across social platforms globally, FaZe Clan delivers a wide variety of entertainment spanning video blogs, lifestyle and branded content, gaming highlights and live streams of highly competitive gaming tournaments. FaZe Clan's roster of more than 100 influential personalities consists of engaging content creators, esports professionals, world-class gamers and a mix of talent who go beyond the world of gaming, including NFL star Kyler "FaZe K1" Murray, LeBron "FaZe Bronny" James Jr., Lil Yachty aka "FaZe Boat", Offset aka "FaZe Offset" and Snoop Dogg aka "FaZe Snoop." Its gaming division includes 13 competitive esports teams who have won 37 world championships. The content of any website referenced or hyperlinked in this communication is neither incorporated into, nor part of, this communication. For more information, visit www.fazeclan.com, investor.fazeclan.com and follow FaZe Clan on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch.
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These forward-looking statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified herein, and on the current expectations of management and are not predictions of actual performance. Because forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions, whether or not identified in this communication, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Many factors could cause actual results and condition (financial or otherwise) to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of the company. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. While FaZe Clan may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, FaZe Clan specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing FaZe Clan's assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this communication. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will need to continue lifting its short-term interest rate to a level that restricts economic growth and keep it there for an extended period, a top Fed official said Wednesday.
In her remarks to a banking industry conference, Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard echoed similarly tough comments about inflation delivered by Chair Jerome Powell late last month in Jackson Hole. Other Fed officials have also in recent weeks emphasized their views that the Fed has to push borrowing costs higher to bring down inflation, currently near a four-decade high.
“We are in this for as long as it takes to get inflation down,” Brainard said in prepared remarks. “Our resolve is firm, our goals are clear, and our tools are up to the task.”
The Fed’s benchmark interest rate “will need to rise further” and stay at a level high enough to slow the economy “for some time to provide confidence that inflation is moving down” to the Fed’s 2% target, Brainard said. In July, prices were 8.5% higher than a year earlier.
The stream of tough rhetoric on inflation from Fed policymakers has led many economists to anticipate a third sharp rate hike of three-quarters of a point at the Fed’s next meeting in two weeks. If so, it would extend a rapid series of rate increases, the fastest since the early 1980s, that began in March.
At its last meeting in July, Fed policymakers decided to raise their short-term rate by three quarters of a point to a range of 2.25% to 2.5%.
Also Thursday, Loretta Mester, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, reiterated her determination to push interest rates higher to get inflation under control. Higher borrowing costs won’t necessarily cause a recession, she said, but they raise the chances of one.
Even if the U.S. manages to avoid an economic downturn, Mester said, higher rates will slow growth, disrupt stock and bond markets, and lift unemployment.
“This will be painful in the near term but so is high inflation,” she said in an online discussion with MNI, a news wire.
But Brainard, by contrast, sketched out a hopeful scenario for the Fed’s policies, suggesting they could achieve an elusive goal known as a “soft landing,” in which growth slows enough to bring down inflation, but not so much as to tip the economy into recession.
Brainard did not warn, as Powell and Mester did, that the Fed’s interest rate hikes would likely cause “pain” and push up the unemployment rate.
Instead, she pointed out that there are signs that supply chain snarls are easing, which could boost factory output and bring down prices. And auto makers and retailers enjoyed hefty profit margins when goods were scarce and Americans were spending robustly. But as consumers start to pull back amid high inflation, retailers and car companies may have to cut prices to boost sales, she said.
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BEIJING (AP) — China’s Ukraine envoy called on other governments Friday to “stop sending weapons to the battlefield” and appealed for peace talks at a time when Washington and its European allies are ramping up supplies of missiles and tanks to Ukrainian forces trying to recapture Russian-occupied territory.
Li Hui said Russian and Ukrainian officials were open to peace negotiations, but he gave no indication they were any closer to happening.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government says it is neutral and wants to serve as a mediator but has supported Moscow politically. Foreign analysts saw little chance of progress from Li’s visits to the countries because neither side is ready to stop fighting, but sending an envoy gave Beijing a opportunity to expand its global diplomatic role.
“China believes that if we really want to put an end to war, to save lives and realize peace, it is important for us to stop sending weapons to the battlefield, or else the tensions will only spiral up,” Li told reporters.
China is the only major government that has good relations with both Russia and Ukraine and has leverage as one of the biggest export markets for both. Xi’s decision to send an envoy was welcomed by the Ukrainian government but prompted questions about China’s motives after Beijing declared it had a “no limits’ friendship with the Kremlin ahead of the February 2022 invasion.
Beijing released a proposed peace plan in February, but Ukraine’s allies insisted President Vladimir Putin must first withdraw Russian forces.
“China’s goal is promoting peace talks and a cessation of hostilities,” said Li, a former ambassador to Moscow.
European governments promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy missiles, tanks and drones when he visited Britain, France and Germany in mid-May. Ukraine has received Patriot anti-missile systems from the United States, Germany and the Netherlands. The United States, Spain, Germany and France have pledged a total of 300 tanks.
U.S. President Joe Biden earlier warned Xi of unspecified consequences if Beijing provided arms or military supplies to support Russia’s invasion. China is buying more Russian oil and gas, which helps to shore up the Kremlin’s export revenue after the United States, Europe and Japan cut off most purchases, but it appears to be avoiding anything that might trigger Western sanctions.
Li repeated Beijing’s call for respect for the “territorial integrity of all countries” but gave no indication China was pressing Moscow to give back captured territory. Putin’s forces occupy the Crimean Peninsula and parts of eastern Ukraine with mainly Russian-speaking populations.
“China advocates for a balanced and just way to address security concerns,” Li said.
Li, who also visited Poland, France, Germany and the European Union headquarters, said Beijing was ready to send a second delegation to discuss a possible “political settlement” but gave no indication what China’s next move might be.
Li referred several times to outsiders “adding fuel to the fire” and making comments that “exacerbate the situation.” He didn’t name any party but used language Chinese officials invoke when criticizing U.S. dominance in global affairs.
“Who is the real troublemaker in the world and the real security threat in the world? The global community has a keen understanding of that,” Li said.
Li defended Beijing’s “strategic partnership of coordination” with Russia as more beneficial to the world than other governments he didn’t name.
“Compared with some countries’ actions, clinging to Cold War mentality, ganging up with other countries, creating small circles for bloc confrontation and carrying out hegemonic bullying actions, these are completely different practices,” he said.
Li criticized a report by The Wall Street Journal, citing unidentified officials, that he had proposed a cease-fire that would leave Russia in control of Ukrainian territory. He rejected that as “not in line with the facts” and suggested whoever spread that story might want to sabotage peace efforts.
“It is a move to sow discord between China and Ukraine,” Li said.
Li also called for steps to protect the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, adding to appeals by the International Atomic Energy Agency this week for both sides to commit to preventing any attack on the facility to avoid a “catastrophic incident.”
Fighting on seven occasions has disrupted power supplies.
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LONDON – Manchester United’s six-year wait for a trophy is over after beating Newcastle 2-0 to win the League Cup on Sunday.
United manager Erik ten Hag has wasted no time in guiding the club to silverware just 10 months after being hired.
Casemiro headed United in front in the 33rd minute of the final at Wembley Stadium and Sven Botman's own-goal made it 2-0 in the 39th.
It is United’s first trophy since winning a League Cup and Europa League double under Jose Mourinho in 2017.
The victory keeps alive Ten Hag’s four-pronged challenge this season, with his team in contention for the Premier League title and still competing in both the Europa League and FA Cup.
For Newcastle, the wait for a first major domestic trophy since winning the FA Cup in 1955 goes on.
The Saudi Arabian-backed club mounted a fightback in the second half, but could not find a breakthrough goal, with David de Gea keeping a club record 181st clean sheet for United.
While Ten Hag and United's fans will have their sights on bigger prizes than the League Cup, it could prove to be an important platform to build on after watching fierce rivals Manchester City and Liverpool dominate English soccer in recent years.
Newcastle arrived at Wembley also hoping for a first major trophy since Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund bought the club in 2021.
The sense of anticipation from both sets of supporters was unmistakable ahead of kickoff, with each hoping to see an end to their respective trophy droughts as Newcastle fans waved a sea of black-and-white flags against the opposing red scarves of United.
United has not had to wait anything like as long as Newcastle for major success. In terms of the club’s storied past, though, a six-year run has felt like a crisis to fans brought up on iconic former manager Alex Ferguson’s all-conquering teams.
There is growing belief among the club's fans that Ten Hag can bring back the glory years and he has certainly made an impressive start by delivering a trophy at the earliest possible point.
His team looked on course for victory from the moment Casemiro headed them in front when rising to meet Luke Shaw’s curled free kick.
For a man who has won it all with Real Madrid, including five Champions League titles, Casemiro's delight at opening the scoring at Wembley was clear to see as he ran to the corner to celebrate with a broad smile on his face.
Perhaps there was also an element of relief given Newcastle had come close to taking the lead just before that goal when Alain Saint-Maximin’s close-range shot was blocked by De Gea.
It was 2-0 to United shortly before halftime when Wout Weghorst played in Marcus Rashford on the left.
The in-form forward miscued his shot, but Botman's attempted block saw the ball fly beyond Newcastle goalkeeper Loris Karius.
Rashford ran away in celebration, but it was adjudged to be an own-goal.
Newcastle's players tried to force their way back into the match in the second half and made United retreat at times.
However, De Gea was not to be beaten and Bruno Fernandes might have extended United's lead late when denied by Karius.
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New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Delaware will host the final multistate primary elections of the 2022 midterm season Tuesday, with contests to select candidates for governor, U.S. Senate and the U.S. House.
Because of their late primaries, the winners of Tuesday’s races will have a mere eight weeks to win over voters ahead of the Nov. 8 general election. Delaware’s primary will feature just one contested statewide race — the Democratic primary for auditor.
As in earlier contests in other states, former President Donald Trump’s shadow looms large over some key races to be decided Tuesday, particularly in New Hampshire.
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SUNUNU SEEKS A FOURTH TERM AS NEW HAMPSHIRE GOVERNOR
Until late last year, New Hampshire’s Republican Gov. Chris Sununu was widely expected to run for the U.S. Senate, taking on Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan. Instead, he opted to seek a fourth two-year term as governor, dealing a major blow to Republicans who had hoped he could help them retake control of the Senate.
Although he faced intense pressure to run for the Senate, Sununu insists he can have a bigger and more direct impact as governor than as a senator. And despite efforts by Trump’s former campaign manager to recruit a challenger, none of the other five Republicans on the ballot Tuesday poses a serious threat.
Democratic state Sen. Tom Sherman is running unopposed for his party’s nomination for governor.
REPUBLICANS’ SCRAMBLE FOR U.S. SENATE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
With Sununu out of the running, a crowd of 11 candidates stepped forward to seek the GOP Senate nomination, including state Senate President Chuck Morse, former Londonderry town manager Kevin Smith and cryptocurrency entrepreneur Bruce Fenton. But retired Army Brig. Gen. Donald Bolduc, who lost the GOP primary for New Hampshire’s other Senate seat in 2020, quickly emerged as the front-runner via dogged grassroots campaigning to compensate for his lack of cash.
That has made establishment Republicans nervous, with Sununu calling Bolduc “not a serious candidate” and a conspiracy theorist. Sununu issued a last-minute endorsement for Morse.
Democratic groups, meanwhile, have put up ads promoting Bolduc, hoping he’ll be an easy opponent for Hassan in November.
Hassan, seeking a second term in the battleground state, faces two virtually unknown challengers on the Democratic side. Although Democrats hold all four of New Hampshire’s congressional seats, Republicans control the state Legislature, and Hassan’s 2016 win was a narrow one.
GOP EYES 2 CONGRESSIONAL SEATS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Many expected major changes in New Hampshire’s two congressional districts thanks to the once-a-decade redistricting process, but that didn’t happen. Earlier this year, the Republican-controlled Legislature redrew the state’s two districts to give the GOP an advantage in the 1st District. But Sununu vetoed the plans, and the maps were updated by the courts instead with only minor changes.
Still, Republicans are bullish about their chances in New Hampshire and are eagerly eyeing both Democratic-held seats as potential pickups in November.
New Hampshire’s 1st District flipped five times in seven elections before Democrat Chris Pappas won his first term in 2018. He faces no primary opponent this year, while more than 10 Republicans are competing for a chance to challenge him.
The field includes a number of candidates with ties to Trump: Matt Mowers, the district’s 2020 Republican nominee and a former Trump State Department adviser; Karoline Leavitt, a former assistant press secretary in the Trump White House; and former TV broadcaster Gail Huff Brown, who is married to Scott Brown, a former U.S. senator from Massachusetts and the Trump administration ambassador to New Zealand. While Trump hasn’t endorsed in the race, the candidates haven’t been shy about emphasizing their connections to him.
In the second district, Democratic Rep. Annie Kuster faces no primary challenge as she seeks a sixth term. Seven Republicans are vying for their party’s nomination to challenge her, including pro-Trump candidate Bob Burns, a former county treasurer who runs a pharmaceutical safety company; the more moderate George Hansel, mayor of Keene; and Lily Tang Williams, who grew up in China and is a former libertarian U.S. Senate candidate in Colorado.
TOUGH DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY FOR RHODE ISLAND GOVERNOR
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is trying to fend off four Democratic challengers as he seeks his first full term in office. McKee, the former lieutenant governor, became governor a year and a half ago when then-Gov. Gina Raimondo was tapped to be the U.S. commerce secretary in the Biden administration.
McKee is expected to be in a close contest against Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea. Both were first elected to statewide office in 2014 and maintain a base of support and name recognition among voters.
Also running in the Democratic primary: Helena Foulkes, a former CVS Health executive who has proved to be an adept fundraiser and is spending heavily on the race in her first bid for public office; former Rhode Island secretary of state and progressive candidate Matt Brown; and community activist Dr. Luis Daniel Muñoz.
McKee is hoping his stewardship during the COVID-19 pandemic — and his 94-year-old mother — will earn him the Democratic nomination.
Willa McKee is a star of her son’s first television ad, titled “motha” because that’s how she pronounces “mother.” The two are playing cards as the governor talks about helping the economy, eliminating the state’s car tax, creating affordable housing and passing gun safety laws to keep families safe.
“Not bad for a year and a half,” the governor says.
He laughs as his mother replies, “Not bad for a governor that lives with his motha.”
A RHODE ISLAND CONGRESSIONAL SEAT RIPE FOR FLIPPING?
The 2nd Congressional District seat has been held by Democrats for more than three decades in a state traditionally dominated by the party. National Republican leaders think now is their best chance to flip it.
U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin, who has represented the district since 2001, announced his retirement in January. The state’s Democratic treasurer, Seth Magaziner, had been running for governor but switched races after Langevin’s announcement to try to keep the seat in Democratic control.
Magaziner, who is considered the front-runner and has been endorsed by Langevin, faces a crowded Democratic field, including Joy Fox, a former top aide to Langevin; former Biden administration official Sarah Morgenthau; Omar Bah, executive director of The Refugee Dream Center in Providence; and former state lawmakers David Segal and Spencer Dickinson.
A popular former Rhode Island mayor, Allan Fung, is running unopposed for the Republican nomination after two rivals dropped out of the race. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy visited Rhode Island in August to raise money for Fung.
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LONDON, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As BusinessesForSale.com continues its research into the business buying market, 409 buyers from across the United States offer valuable insights into the ebb and flow of the buying market.
Data demonstrates that US buyers want ownership over their life, with financial independence and freedom being the key drivers for purchasing a business.
The survey shows that 47% of participants run their own business, while 38% are in full time employment.
"Our research shows that the pandemic has accelerated an appetite for change. There's a clear increase in first-time buyers entering the marketplace, as they want to be in charge of their work-life balance," says BusinessesForSale.com North America Director, Bruce Hakutizwi.
Popular businesses include gas stations with convenience stores, the automotive repair industry, hospitality, e-commerce, and software as a service (SaaS).
The survey also uncovers some unique interests like aerospace, aviation, golf courses and plant nurseries.
Likewise, 35% of participants are interested in buying an online business, attributed to the following advantages:
- Geographic flexibility
- Convenient and cost effective
- Ability to reach a larger market
- Optimized operations
The survey also shows that 11% of buyers are looking to purchase a business over US$2m, while 14% are looking for businesses valued between US$500K and US$1m.
Buyer also have cash on hand for deposits, with 18% of buyers having over US$500K, and 28% having between US$100K and US$250K.
Statistics demonstrate a close tie between first time buyers and experienced buyers. 51% of participants have bought a business before, and 49% of participants are new to the business buying market. First time buyers indicate that they are tired of working for someone else, and wish to pursue their dream of ownership, freedom and securing their future.
US buyers are focusing on long-term security, with entrepreneurs looking to invest in their quality of life, and business owners exploring new avenues of income and expansion.
For more information about how you can buy or sell a business, visit https://us.businessesforsale.com.
Other valuable information:
- BusinessesForSale.com is owned by Dynamis Ltd, a privately owned company based in London.
- BusinessesForSale.com is the world's leading platform for businesses for sale, with over 61,000 opportunities.
- The site connects buyers and sellers, seeing over 1.2 million visitors every month, including 80,000 monthly enquiries.
For further information about this topic, please contact Bruce Hakutizwi at bruceh@businessesforsale.com.
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- 86% of all responding organizations plan to increase their sustainability investments
- Budget increases planned in four key areas: energy evolution and efficiency, emissions reduction, pollution prevention, and circularity/recycling
- Approximately 80% of global Manufacturing and Energy companies say sustainability is their most important initiative for next six months
CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A sizable majority of global companies surveyed are planning increased investments in support of their sustainability targets, despite economic uncertainty, according to the 3Q 2023 Environmental Sustainability Index, released by Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) today in partnership with The Futurum Group.
The fourth edition of the quarterly index indicates that sustainability investment is growing and will continue to grow, thanks in part to the political and regulatory environment:
- 86% of the 751 global companies surveyed indicated that they plan to increase their sustainability budgets
- 7 in 10 surveyed companies said the political and regulatory environment has had a positive impact on their sustainability initiatives in the past 12 months
- 74% of respondents said they were optimistic about attaining sustainability goals, particularly with respect to 2030 energy goals – a strong number but 3 percentage points lower than the last index
- Budget increases are slated across four sustainability categories: energy evolution and efficiency, emissions reduction, pollution prevention, and circularity/recycling
- Improving energy evolution and efficiency is the top sustainability commitment across all geographies, with 87% of respondents citing it as a priority
- Some 25% and 20% of organizations in Latin America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), respectively, plan to boost their investment in energy evolution and efficiency by at least 50% in the coming 12 months – outpacing the budgetary commitments being made in North America and the Asia-Pacific
For Manufacturing and Energy companies, sustainability has become their top priority, with roughly 8 in 10 organizations in both sectors citing sustainability goals as their most important initiative for the coming six months. These companies indicate that sustainability is far outpacing their other corporate priorities, including financial performance, market growth and workforce development.
"The latest Environmental Sustainability Index confirms that large global companies are continuing to stay on pace and invest in technology and staff to achieve their environmental sustainability goals," said Evan van Hook, chief sustainability officer at Honeywell. "Sustainability is top of mind for leadership, and they are activating top-level staff to increase involvement and traction toward goals. At Honeywell, we are well on our way to delivering on our commitment to reaching our 2035 goals, and we are helping our customers to do the same with our ready-now solutions."
This latest edition of the survey also found that reporting on sustainability is strong, with 93% of survey companies having a reporting process in place. 82% of these organizations are optimistic that their reporting methods will meet disclosure requirements that may emerge in the next year. Managing the reporting process is a bit trickier, however, as only 38% say they have a centralized person on staff to track sustainability efforts.
"The fourth release of Honeywell's Environmental Sustainability Index provides new insight into how organizations are reporting and tracking their previously set commitments toward sustainability," said Daniel Newman, principal analyst and founding partner of The Futurum Group. "This quarter, we are seeing increases in investment and transparency of efforts along with a balanced approach to technology versus process when it comes to reaching goals. As we move into 2024, we look forward to sharing data about our year-over-year comparison."
To download the full index and survey report, please visit here: Honeywell Sustainability Index.
Methodology
The Environmental Sustainability Index is based on a global double-blind survey of 751 business, technology, and sustainability professionals directly involved in the planning, strategic development, implementation, or oversight of environmental sustainability goals and initiatives. Panelists were required to be in a leadership role within their organization, with organizations required to have a minimum of 1,000 active employees. This survey was conducted during Q2 of 2023. The first edition of the survey was conducted during Q2 and Q3 of 2022; the second edition was conducted in Q4 of 2022; the third edition was conducted in Q1 of 2023.
About Honeywell
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) delivers industry-specific solutions that include aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings and industry; and performance materials globally. Our technologies help aircraft, buildings, manufacturing plants, supply chains, and workers become more connected to make our world smarter, safer, and more sustainable. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywell.com/newsroom.
About The Futurum Group
The Futurum Group (www.futurumgroup.com) is an independent research, analysis, and advisory firm, focused on digital innovation and market-disrupting technologies and trends. Every day our analysts, researchers, and advisors help business leaders from around the world anticipate tectonic shifts in their industries and leverage disruptive innovation to either gain or maintain a competitive advantage in their markets.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Four-Evening" game were:
8-9-0-5, SB: 9
(eight, nine, zero, five; SB: nine)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Four-Evening" game were:
8-9-0-5, SB: 9
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MURF Electric Bikes ("MURF"), creators of electric bikes designed for rugged adventuring, today announced a partnership with GEF Capital Partners ("GEF"), a global private equity firm focused on making investments addressing climate change and promoting sustainability. As the e-bike brand prepares to unveil a new storefront, several new national retail partners, two new products, and a limited-edition signature collaboration model in 2023, it has finalized a deal with GEF to receive growth capital.
"As a family-founded company, we were immediately drawn to GEF Capital's unique approach towards investing, which centers supporting management teams and aligning values," said CEO and co-founder Josh Jones. "We're thrilled to have found a partner that will support our close-knit team and continued growth. By combining GEF Capital's expertise in supporting fast-growing businesses and our passion for all things outdoor recreation, we cannot wait to introduce MURF to even more people."
The unique partnership between GEF Capital and MURF Electric Bikes was supported by technology advisory firm GP Bullhound, who acted as exclusive financial advisor to MURF as they evaluated potential capital partners. The MURF team chose GEF Capital because of GEF's true partnership philosophy - focusing heavily on supporting the preexisting team and talent behind the brand.
"We are very excited about our partnership with Josh, Kiara and the rest of the MURF team," said Stuart Barkoff, Managing Partner at GEF Capital. "MURF embodies the power of exploration, and its bikes are drawing customers seeking adventures and fun. We look forward to supporting MURF in its mission of bringing these experiences to everyone."
MURF was founded in 2016 by husband and wife duo Josh and Kiara Jones with a mission to provide local surfers with a reliable, low-impact method of reaching far-flung waves. The Southern California brand began with one Class 2 e-bike only available via a direct-to-consumer website, and today offers a fleet of eight Class 2 and 3 e-bikes hand-assembled in their flagship San Clemente storefront. All MURF e-bikes are built with 500 watts or 750 watts of power in a 52-volt Samsung Lithium Ion battery, and include an industry leading two-year warranty.
With the e-bike industry anticipating significant growth in the United States and globally, MURF plans to scale its production, expand reach into different markets and continue to launch innovative new products focused on utility to further position itself as the sustainable mobility leader in the outdoors and adventure industry.
For more information, please visit murfelectricbikes.com.
About MURF Electric Bikes
MURF Electric Bikes was founded in 2016 in San Clemente, California, by spouse partners Josh and Kiara Jones, who remain CEO and COO, respectively. The duo realized San Clemente resident surfers needed an economical, sustainable and durable method of transportation to access the most trafficked waves and the most secluded, hard-to-reach breaks, and thus, MURF Electric Bikes was born. MURF now serves all outdoor enthusiasts interested in responsible adventuring and sustainable travel with an assortment of eight different beach cruisers and e-bikes and accessories that allow for customization for sport and travel needs. Its fleet of quality-made, environmentally-friendly e-bikes has solidified MURF as a leader in outdoor accessibility, sustainable product development, and exceptional customer service.
About GEF Capital Partners
GEF Capital Partners is a global private equity firm established in March 2018 following a collaborative spinout from Global Environment Fund, an early pioneer in global sustainability and environmental investing. With offices in the United States, India, and Brazil, and investments spanning the clean energy, energy efficiency, waste, water, and resource efficiency sectors, GEF Capital invests in companies that have developed solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change and pollution. By partnering with management teams that operate in high-growth markets, GEF Capital brings a value-added approach to its investments to grow leading companies and ensure a more sustainable future. More is available at www.gefcapital.com.
About GP Bullhound
GP Bullhound is a leading technology advisory and investment firm, providing transaction advice and capital to the world's best entrepreneurs and founders. Founded in 1999 in London and Menlo Park, the firm today has 13 offices spanning Europe, the US and Asia. For more information, please visit www.gpbullhound.com.
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Updated July 18, 2022 at 9:58 PM ET
LA TESTE-DE-BUCH, France — A heat wave broiling Europe spilled northward Monday to Britain and fueled ferocious wildfires in Spain and France, which evacuated thousands of people and scrambled water-bombing planes and firefighters to battle flames in tinder-dry forests.
Two people were killed in the blazes in Spain that its prime minister linked to global warming, saying, "Climate change kills."
That toll comes on top of the hundreds of heat-related deaths reported in the Iberian peninsula, as high temperatures have gripped the continent in recent days and triggered wildfires from Portugal to the Balkans. Some areas, including northern Italy, are also experiencing extended droughts. Climate change makes such life-threatening extremes less of a rarity — and heat waves have come even to places like Britain, which braced for possible record-breaking temperatures.
The hot weather in the U.K. was expected to be so severe this week that train operators warned it could warp the rails and some schools set up wading pools to help children cool off.
In France, heat records were broken and swirling hot winds complicated firefighting in the country's southwest.
"The fire is literally exploding," said Marc Vermeulen, the regional fire service chief who described tree trunks shattering as flames consumed them, sending burning embers into the air and further spreading the blazes.
"We're facing extreme and exceptional circumstances," he said.
Authorities evacuated more towns, moving another 14,900 people from areas that could find themselves in the path of the fires and choking smoke. In all, more than 31,000 people have been forced from their homes and summer vacation spots in the Gironde region since the wildfires began July 12.
Three additional planes were sent to join six others fighting the fires, scooping up seawater and making repeated runs through dense clouds of smoke, the Interior Ministry said Sunday night.
More than 200 reinforcements headed to join the 1,500 firefighters trying to contain the blazes in the Gironde, where flames neared prized vineyards and billowed smoke across the Arcachon maritime basin famed for its oysters and beaches.
Spain, meanwhile, reported a second fatality in two days in its own blazes. The body of a 69-year-old sheep farmer was found Monday in the same hilly area where a 62-year-old firefighter died a day earlier when he was trapped by flames in the northwestern Zamora province. More than 30 forest fires around Spain have forced the evacuation of thousands of people and blackened 220 square kilometers (85 square miles) of forest and scrub.
Passengers on a train through Zamora got a frightening, close look at a blaze, when their train halted in the countryside. Video of the unscheduled — and unnerving — stop showed about a dozen passengers in a railcar becoming alarmed as they looked out of the windows at the flames encroaching on both sides of the track.
Climate scientists say heat waves are more intense, more frequent and longer because of climate change — and coupled with droughts have made wildfires harder to fight. They say climate change will continue to make weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive.
"Climate change kills," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Monday during a visit to the Extremadura region, the site of three major blazes. "It kills people, it kills our ecosystems and biodiversity."
Teresa Ribera, Spain's minister for ecological transition, described her country as "literally under fire" as she attended talks on climate change in Berlin.
She warned of "terrifying prospects still for the days to come" — after more than 10 days of temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), cooling only moderately at night.
At least 748 heat-related deaths have been reported in the heat wave in Spain and neighboring Portugal, where temperatures reached 47 C (117 F) earlier this month.
The heat wave in Spain was forecast to ease on Tuesday, but the respite will be brief as temperatures rise again on Wednesday, especially in the dry western Extremadura region.
In Britain, officials have issued the first-ever extreme heat warning, and the weather service forecast that the record high of 38.7 C (101.7 F), set in 2019, could be shattered.
"Forty-one isn't off the cards," said Met Office CEO Penelope Endersby. "We've even got some 43s in the model, but we're hoping it won't be as high as that."
France's often-temperate Brittany region sweltered with a record 39.3 C (102.7 F) degrees in the port of Brest, surpassing a high of 35.1 C that had stood since September 2003, French weather service Meteo-France said.
Regional records in France were broken in over a dozen towns, as the weather service said Monday was "the hottest day of this heat wave."
The Balkans region expected the worst of the heat later this week, but has already seen sporadic wildfires.
Early Monday, authorities in Slovenia said firefighters brought one fire under control. Croatia sent a water-dropping plane there to help after struggling last week with its own wildfires along the Adriatic Sea. A fire in Sibenik forced some people to evacuate their homes but was later extinguished.
In Portugal, much cooler weather Monday helped fire crews make progress. More than 600 firefighters attended four major fires in northern Portugal.
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Welcoming a new grandchild
I am excited to share the news of the birth of our seventh grandchild. (Although I consider it number 10, as I include Ervin’s three children.)
Daughter Loretta and Dustin were blessed with their first child on July 10, 2022. Denzel Michael was born at the hospital at 3:30 a.m., weighing 6 pounds, 6 ounces and 21 inches long. He has already won our hearts and is the new “boss” at their house. He is such a sweetie!
Loretta and Dustin went to the hospital Saturday morning and I joined them around noon. Denzel took his time coming but he finally arrived at 3:30 a.m. He was born by natural birth. With Loretta having muscular dystrophy, we were thankful that everything went well for her. It went better than I expected and I was glad I could be there with her. It’s amazing how God created us. Loretta did a great job with delivering and Dustin is already in love with his sweet little son. They are experiencing sleepless nights and finding out what parenthood is all about. Daughter Lovina is helping out over there, and I also go help whenever I can.
Last night daughter Elizabeth and Tim and children brought pizza to Dustin’s for all of us. Daughter Susan and children were also there and are spending the night here. Grandson T.J. was so excited when he heard Dustin and Loretta’s baby was a boy. He wants the boys to catch up with the girls. We would have four granddaughters and three grandsons but with Ervin’s three it makes it five of each.
Plans are that Ervin moves all his belongings up here in Michigan on Friday from his parent’s house where he was living. He will actually be our neighbor, renting a house owned by our bishop and his wife. It will be nice to have him closer. Daughter Susan will have his children while he goes to work. Somehow we will make it work.
Ervin and Susan appreciate all the encouragement from everyone. It’s not easy to move on, but life doesn’t stop, and we need to leave everything in God’s protecting hand.
Daughter Verena left early Monday morning with friends and traveled to Colorado by Amtrak train. She is staying with her friends in an RV at their relatives. She will attend a friend’s wedding in Colorado. The RV she sleeps in had a visit from a bear the night before. She is hoping she will get to see a bear while she’s out there.
Verena was able to see baby Denzel before heading for Colorado. She didn’t like that she will miss out on his first days, but there will be time to bond with her new nephew after she’s home.
Last night after we walked home from Dustin’s, Jennifer asked if she could sit on me to go to sleep. I rocked her, and she was soon fast asleep. Allison, 2, cried after we left because she said she wanted to go home with Grandma, too.
Tomorrow, July 14, is son Benjamin’s 23rd birthday. From July 1 to July 14, him and Loretta are the same age.
Benjamin harnessed Susan’s horse up before he left so she doesn’t have to this morning. He might go spend the night over at her house tonight since Verena’s in Colorado. Susan says she’s fine by herself, but I think she likes the company. And of course the children enjoy when Uncle Ben comes. He’s always teasing them.
We are getting lots of zucchini from the garden so I’ll share a zucchini recipe.
God’s blessings to all!
Zucchini Relish
10 cups zucchini, peeled and shredded
5 cups onion, chopped
1 1/2 pounds red and green pepper, chopped
5 tablespoons salt
2 1/2 cups vinegar
1/3 teaspoon turmeric
1 tablespoon celery seed
1 tablespoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3 1/2 cups sugar
Cover the first 4 ingredients with cool water and let stand overnight. Drain and rinse with water. Mix and heat the remaining ingredients in a large pot. Add chopped veggies and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes. Seal in jars and process in boiling water bath for 5 to 15 minutes. Makes 6 to 7 pints. Good with roast beef, hamburger or hot dog sandwiches.
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Programming Initiatives Will Leverage Full Scale and Power of Brands to Commemorate the Genre's Impact on Music and Culture
Cross-Company Support Will Include a Special Performance at "The 65th Annual Grammy Awards"
NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) today announced programming initiatives to honor the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop, unveiling an extensive slate of content that celebrates the culture across the media and entertainment company's portfolio of leading broadcast, cable, streaming and digital brands.
SHOWTIME® kicked things off in late 2021 with HIP HOP 50, a three year initiative with Mass Appeal, who have a legacy and focus on the music industry, through which SHOWTIME has showcased Hip Hop's legendary stories, including SUPREME TEAM, CYPRESS HILL: INSANE IN THE BRAIN, YOU'RE WATCHING VIDEO MUSIC BOX and RICKY POWELL: THE INDIVIDUALIST.
In addition to these titles, a collection of new and returning content offerings that are rooted in celebrating Hip Hop's cultural impact will become available across Paramount's suite of brands in 2023:
- SHOWTIME will expand its slate of HIP HOP 50 programming with titles from Mass Appeal and other production companies including a documentary feature on Hip Hop legend Biz Markie, a series that will tell multi-dimensional stories of the power of women in Hip Hop, and a series examining the creation and tragedy of the SoundCloud scene.
- BET will produce a documentary on its iconic series, RAP CITY, and will honor the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop all year long, including at the BET Awards and BET Hip Hop Awards. The legacy and future of Hip Hop culture and its icons will also be celebrated and profiled across BET.com and BET Social.
- MTV Entertainment Studios will produce new episodes of BEHIND THE MUSIC, as well as a slate of Hip Hop documentaries to be announced. Fans will also have the opportunity to celebrate Hip Hop's 50th anniversary with exciting in-show moments during the VMAs and EMAs.
- CBS will continue the year-long celebration during the 65th Annual Grammy Awards and will culminate with a historic commemoration later in 2023 with a special music event in partnership with The Recording Academy.
- Paramount+ will continue to stream fifty of the most iconic episodes of MTV Entertainment's original series YO! MTV RAPS for the first time since it premiered, with the rebooted series now also available to stream alongside home makeover series HIP HOP MY HOUSE. Additionally, Paramount+ will act as the home for this content and more with over 100 hours of programming for fans to discover and enjoy.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities announced racketeering and other charges Wednesday against 45 members or associates of two major Minneapolis street gangs for crimes including seven homicides, plus numerous drug trafficking and firearms violations.
U.S. Attorney Andy Luger said at a news conference that the takedown targeted the Highs, who are based in north Minneapolis, and the Bloods, who operate primarily on the south side. As for a third gang, the Lows, from a different part of north Minneapolis, he said charges against them are coming.
“Today’s announcement marks a fundamental change in how we address gang violence. Starting with these charges, we are prosecuting street gangs as the criminal organizations they are,” Luger said. He contrasted that with what he called a traditional local approach to prosecuting gun violence of charging offenders “crime by crime, shooting by shooting, case by case.”
All but two of the suspects are in custody, Luger said. Around two dozen of them were arrested in recent days, he said, while several were already in state or federal custody on other charges.
The charges name 28 members and associates of the Highs and 17 members and associates of the Bloods, who Luger alleged “engaged in a brutal and unrelenting trail of violence over the course of years,” including revenge killings, assaults and murders of innocent bystanders. Altogether, the indictments cover seven homicides and over a dozen other shootings, as well as alleged trafficking in fentanyl and methamphetamine.
The killings included a 2020 shootout that left one person dead at the 200 Club in north Minneapolis and a fatal shooing outside William’s Pub in the Uptown entertainment district of south Minneapolis last April.
According to the indictments, the Highs have existed since around 2008 and have numerous “subsets.” New members are expected to “put in work,” which Luger said generally means shooting people. The Bloods have been around for decades and have two subsets, the Rolling 30s Bloods and the Outlaw Bloods, he added. Their new recruits are expected to fight, shoot or make money for the gang through drug sales, he said. He declined to give membership estimates or say how many more could face charges.
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, known as RICO, is at the heart of the case, Luger said. Prosecutors are required to prove that the gangs are criminal enterprises, and that members participate through a pattern of racketeering that can include everything from state crimes such as assaults, robberies and murders, to federal violent crimes. This lets authorities prosecute all members together instead of one at a time, he said.
“This is a powerful and effective tool for dismantling criminal organization, and it carries its own set of penalties, including life in prison for gang members who commit murder,” Luger said. He said it’s the first time his office has used the RICO law against Minneapolis gangs.
Since becoming the top federal prosecutor for Minnesota for the second time, just over a year ago, Luger has directed his team to focus on violent crime, which spiked amid the turmoil that followed the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020. Minneapolis gangs have become more organized and bigger since then, he said. His initiative has included a crackdown on carjackings, prosecuting them as federal offenses.
Luger was joined at the news conference by Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite, head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, and Steven Dettelbach, director of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara, who came to Minnesota to lead a struggling department last November from Newark, New Jersey, welcomed the federal help, saying shootings and other violence has become normalized for far too long — along with the harm suffered by vulnerable residents.
“There is absolutely nothing normal about the disgusting levels of violence and crime detailed in these complaints,” O’Hara said. “It is outrageous, it is entirely unacceptable, and it will not stand.” | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/feds-charge-45-people-in-takedown-of-2-minneapolis-gangs/ | 2023-05-03 23:45:24 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/feds-charge-45-people-in-takedown-of-2-minneapolis-gangs/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A judge set bail Thursday at $500,000 for the man accused of arson outside the home of Vancouver’s mayor earlier this week.
Aidan Murray appeared in court Thursday on suspicion of second-degree burglary, third-degree theft, second-degree malicious mischief and first-degree arson.
Murray was arrested on Wednesday after police caught him inside a bakery he allegedly broke into. Vancouver police later connected him to the arson incident outside Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle’s home on Monday night.
During his court appearance, Murray briefly addressed the judge before his lawyer advised him to remain silent.
“Hey, I do want to go to rehab, that is the plan. I’ve never really done things like this before,” said Murray.
His lawyer quickly interrupted saying, “I’m going to request that you dont talk about the case.”
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey for a second day on Friday railed against a group of Western countries that temporarily shut their consulates in Istanbul, accusing them of failing to share information on the security threat that led to the closures and of aiming to cause harm to Turkey.
This week, nine Western nations either closed down their consulates in Istanbul or issued travel warnings to citizens visiting Turkey, citing security threats. The measures angered Turkey, which on Thursday summoned the countries’ ambassadors in protest. Turkey’s interior minister accused the countries of waging “psychological warfare” and attempting to wreck Turkey’s tourism industry.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu insisted that the nine countries did not share information with Turkish authorities about the alleged security threat. His ministry has identified the nine countries as the United States, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Britain, Germany, Belgium, France and Italy.
“They tell us that they have concrete information that there is a threat. … But where did it come from, where is the threat, who will carry it out? There is no information about that,” Cavusoglu said during a joint news conference with his Argentinian counterpart.
“We asked our Interior Ministry. They say there is no concrete sharing of information. … We asked our intelligence agency. There is no concrete sharing of information.”
The minister also said Turkey suspects an “ulterior motive” behind the closures, including alleged intent to hurt President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections that are likely to be held on May 14.
“If they are trying to create the image that Turkey is unstable and that there is a threat of terrorism, this does not fit friendship or the spirit of alliance, he said. “This is especially true before the elections. If they are trying to put the (ruling party) government, the Presidential government, in a difficult situation, our people know very well what is behind it. … It won’t serve their purpose.”
The German Embassy this week cited the risk of possible retaliatory attacks following Quran-burning incidents in some European countries in announcing the closure of its consulate. The U.S. embassy cautioned its citizens about possible attacks against churches, synagogues and diplomatic missions as well as other places that Westerners frequent.
In November, a bombing on Istanbul’s bustling Istiklal Avenue, located in the heart of the city and near a number of foreign consulates, killed six people and wounded several others. Turkish authorities blamed the attack on Kurdish militants.
Radical Islamic groups and leftist militants have also carried out deadly attacks in Turkey the past.
Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Thursday that Turkey had conducted as many as 60 operations against the Islamic State group so far this year and detained 95 people. Last year, close to 2,000 IS suspects were detained in more than 1,000 operations against the group, he said.
Last weekend, Turkey’s foreign ministry issued a travel warning for European countries due to anti-Turkish demonstrations and what it described as Islamophobia. The warning followed demonstrations the week before outside the Turkish Embassy in Sweden, where an anti-Islam activist burned the Quran and pro-Kurdish groups protested against Turkey. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/ap-turkey-says-west-failed-to-share-details-of-security-threat/ | 2023-02-04 07:30:49 | 1 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/ap-turkey-says-west-failed-to-share-details-of-security-threat/ |
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has chugged ahead with another outsized interest rate increase, underlining its drive to subdue high inflation even as the European economy slows and the U.S. Federal Reserve eases its pace of hikes.
The bank raised its key benchmarks by half a percentage point Thursday and vowed a similar move in March. It’s moving aggressively to get on top of price spikes that have slowed but are still hurting households in the 20 countries that use the euro currency.
The Bank of England also went big with a half-point hike Thursday, but the Fed pulled back a day earlier, slowing to a quarter-point hike.
Inflation is one of the key factors holding back economic growth, robbing consumers of spending power as higher food and energy prices consume their paychecks.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank is set for another large interest rate increase to fight painfully high inflation even after the U.S. Federal Reserve slowed its pace, a divergence that underlines Europe’s later start and could speed the euro’s rebound from recent lows against the dollar.
ECB President Christine Lagarde has made clear that a rate hike of half a percentage point is in the offing at the bank’s meeting Thursday “and possibly at the one after that, and possibly thereafter.”
The Bank of England also was expected to go big with a half-point hike Thursday, contrasting with the Fed’s decision Wednesday to slow its pace to a quarter-point.
The ECB started raising rates in July, four months after the Fed did, and from lower levels — including below zero for one of its key benchmarks. That means Europe’s bank may have further to go before it feels rates are high enough to cool off inflation — even though economic growth has slowed.
Officials said at their last meeting in December that rates will need to “rise significantly” to control inflation, which reached 8.5% in the 20 countries using the euro in January. That is well above the bank’s target of 2% considered best for the economy.
Market watchers will focus on Lagarde’s post-meeting news conference for any hints at how far the bank will go. Analysts say increases are likely at the next two meetings.
Inflation is slowing in both the U.S. and the eurozone but is still at levels that are unacceptable for central banks whose mandate is to keep price spikes under control.
The different pace of increases could have implications for the dollar, which has slid recently from 20-year highs against the euro as markets begin to assume the Fed is nearing peak rates while the ECB is raising them fast.
Rising rates in Europe increase returns on holdings priced in euros, hiking demand for the currency and its exchange rate. Both central banks had been making unusually large increases of a half- or three-quarters of a point to quickly get on top of inflation.
A stronger euro can help the ECB in its struggle against inflation by reducing the costs of imports, especially crude oil and fuels, because they are priced in dollars.
Analysts at Berenberg bank said that as the rate gap between Fed and ECB narrows, “the U.S. dollar will likely continue its slide into less overvalued territory to around $1.15 per euro at the end of 2023.” The euro sagged below $1 in July but has since risen to around $1.09.
The ECB’s moves raise more concerns about economic growth. Higher interest rates affect the cost of borrowing, making it more expensive for consumers to get a loan to buy houses or cars or for companies to get financing to expand.
Growth in the European economy is stagnant, expanding only 0.1% in the last three months of last year as high energy prices sapped consumer spending power and ate into company profits.
Natural gas prices increased after Russia cut off most supply to Europe amid the war in Ukraine. They have fallen from all-time highs during the summer as Europe found other suppliers and warmer-than-expected winter weather reduced the chance of shortages and rationing. But they’re still three times higher than when Russia massed troops on the border with Ukraine.
Bank officials say raising rates now will prevent even more painful credit restrictions that would be needed if inflation gets baked into the economy in wage increases and future price expectations.
The ECB’s benchmark for lending to banks stands at 2.5% ahead of the meeting. The rate on deposits left overnight by commercial banks is 2%. The key U.S. federal funds rate after Wednesday’s meeting is at 4.5% to 4.75%. | https://who13.com/business/ap-business/ap-european-central-bank-set-to-outdo-fed-with-half-point-hike/ | 2023-02-02 13:37:28 | 0 | https://who13.com/business/ap-business/ap-european-central-bank-set-to-outdo-fed-with-half-point-hike/ |
Austin Riley Player Prop Bets: Braves vs. Astros - April 22
Published: Apr. 22, 2023 at 1:28 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
The Atlanta Braves and Austin Riley, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI last time in action, battle Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros at Truist Park, Saturday at 7:20 PM ET.
In his most recent appearance, he strung together two hits (going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI) against the Astros.
Austin Riley Game Info & Props vs. the Astros
- Game Day: Saturday, April 22, 2023
- Game Time: 7:20 PM ET
- Stadium: Truist Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Astros Starter: Framber Valdez
- TV Channel: BSSO
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -200)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +450)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +170)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +120)
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Austin Riley At The Plate
- Riley is batting .293 with three doubles, four home runs and 11 walks.
- Among the qualified hitters, he ranks 39th in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 42nd and he is 41st in slugging.
- Riley has had a hit in 16 of 20 games this season (80.0%), including multiple hits five times (25.0%).
- He has hit a long ball in 20.0% of his games in 2023, and 4.5% of his trips to the plate.
- In 10 games this season (50.0%), Riley has picked up an RBI, including two games with multiple runs batted in.
- In 11 games this season (55.0%), he has scored, including multiple runs twice.
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Austin Riley Home/Away Batting Splits
Astros Pitching Rankings
- The Astros pitching staff is sixth in MLB with a collective 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Astros have a 3.35 team ERA that ranks sixth among all league pitching staffs.
- Astros pitchers combine to allow the 10th-fewest home runs in baseball (20 total, one per game).
- Valdez (1-2 with a 1.80 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 25 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Astros, his fifth of the season.
- In his last time out on Sunday, the lefty threw six innings against the Texas Rangers, allowing one earned run while surrendering four hits.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 29-year-old ranks 10th in ERA (1.80), 31st in WHIP (1.160), and 39th in K/9 (9).
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New research highlights the importance of reviewing non-cancer chronic medications linked with frailty in older adults with blood cancers based on NCCN Guidelines list of inappropriate medications, in order to prevent dangerous interactions that may lead to falls or other adverse events.
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study in the August 2022 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network suggests a new way for hematologic oncologists to protect older patients from the risks of medication interactions. As part of the Older Adult Hematologic Malignancies Program, gerontology researchers teamed up with hematologic-oncology investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to look at the association between older patients with blood cancers who were taking multiple medications and their corresponding frailty. They also created a new scale based on a list of Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIMs) from the NCCN Guidelines® for Older Adult Oncology—called the Geriatric Oncology-Potentially Inappropriate Medications (GO-PIMs) Scale—and found it to be more effective at predicting frailty than conventional methods.
"A large portion of research for older adults identifies patients as 'having polypharmacy' (i.e. taking multiple medications at the same time, leading to a higher risk of adverse events) based on a cutoff of five or more medications; but they don't specify which medications. Unfortunately, 50% of Americans 75-and-older meet this definition for polypharmacy, making it challenging for busy oncology teams to adequately review chronic medications in order to prevent potential problems," explained co-lead author Tammy T. Hshieh, MD, MPH, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. "We were interested in the NCCN list of medications of concern because, in contrast to other lists, it was developed by geriatricians and oncologists to be specific for older adults with cancer. We found the GO-PIMs scale we created based on this list carried the strongest association with frailty and can be used by oncology teams to help decrease inappropriate medication usage in an effective way to potentially improve patients' overall health.
"The health risks from these specifically identified medications—including falls and fatigue—often outweigh their benefits, especially in older adults whose ability to tolerate side effects are reduced," said co-lead author Clark DuMontier, MD, MPH, also with Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. "Our GO-PIMs tool makes it easier for oncology teams to identify these medications and consider deprescribing them. This scale can also be easily converted into an automated tool that identifies high-risk medications within an electronic health record."
The researchers examined 785 transplant-ineligible blood cancer patients age 75-and-older treated at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute between February 2015 and November 2019. Frailty was defined by combining two approaches well-established in aging research: the "phenotypic approach," based on slow gait speed, weakness measured by grip strength, self-reported exhaustion, low physical activity, and weight loss, and the "cumulative deficit approach," based on the presence of multiple health deficits spanning comorbidity, cognition, and function. Each additional 'unspecified' medication in general increased the relative odds of being pre-frail or frail by 8%, while each additional medication on the GO-PIMs scale increased the relative odds by 65%. Compared to robust patients, frail and pre-frail patients were more likely to be taking benzodiazepines, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), or corticosteroids.
The study was cross-sectional and it was not possible to determine which came first, the medications or the frailty. However, the researchers did control for conditions that are known to contribute to frailty, and they adjusted for comorbidity severity to reduce the possibility that the association was due to underlying issues rather than the medications themselves.
"The GO-PIMs scale may allow for targeted deprescribing in older adults with blood cancer and could reduce adverse outcomes," commented Tracey O'Connor, MD, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, a Member of the NCCN Guidelines Panel for Older Adult Oncology, who was not involved in this research. "Additional studies are warranted to better define the optimal utilization of this scale and its potential benefits for older adults with cancer."
To read the entire study, visit JNCCN.org. Complimentary access to "The Association of Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medications with Frailty among Older Adults with Blood Cancer" is available until November 10, 2022.
More than 25,000 oncologists and other cancer care professionals across the United States read JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. This peer-reviewed, indexed medical journal provides the latest information about innovation in translational medicine, and scientific studies related to oncology health services research, including quality care and value, bioethics, comparative and cost effectiveness, public policy, and interventional research on supportive care and survivorship. JNCCN features updates on the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®), review articles elaborating on guidelines recommendations, health services research, and case reports highlighting molecular insights in patient care. JNCCN is published by Harborside. Visit JNCCN.org. To inquire if you are eligible for a FREE subscription to JNCCN, visit NCCN.org/jnccn/subscribe. Follow JNCCN on Twitter @JNCCN.
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) is a not-for-profit alliance of leading cancer centers devoted to patient care, research, and education. NCCN is dedicated to improving and facilitating quality, effective, equitable, and accessible cancer care so all patients can live better lives. The NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) provide transparent, evidence-based, expert consensus recommendations for cancer treatment, prevention, and supportive services; they are the recognized standard for clinical direction and policy in cancer management and the most thorough and frequently-updated clinical practice guidelines available in any area of medicine. The NCCN Guidelines for Patients® provide expert cancer treatment information to inform and empower patients and caregivers, through support from the NCCN Foundation®. NCCN also advances continuing education, global initiatives, policy, and research collaboration and publication in oncology. Visit NCCN.org for more information and follow NCCN on Facebook @NCCNorg, Instagram @NCCNorg, and Twitter @NCCN.
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TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - A tree fell onto two homes Monday evening in Tupelo and a porch camera captured the moment.
The homes, which are on Woodlawn Street, suffered serious damage.
One home suffered damage to its roof and porch.
The second home suffered fire damage after the tree pulled down power lines and caused a fire.
The camera captured the moment when the tree almost crashed into a woman who was standing on the front porch.
No injuries were reported.
Tupelo Water and Light Department Director Johnny Timmons believes the recent drought and heat have contributed to similar incidents.
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What the FDIC takeovers of SVB and Signature mean for the banks’ customers and employees
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN
Here’s where things stand for customers and employees of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, both of which failed this week and were promptly taken over by the FDIC.
Will customers have full access to all of their money on deposit?
Yes.
Over the weekend, the Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a joint statement noting that they were taking steps that “fully protec[t] all depositors. Depositors will have access to all of their money starting Monday, March 13. No losses associated with the resolution of Silicon Valley Bank will be borne by the taxpayer.”
A similar statement was issued for customers of Signature Bank.
That means customers will be able to access their insured deposits as well as their uninsured deposits from the “bridge bank” that the FDIC created for SVB deposits and the one it created for Signature deposits.
Both SVB and Signature were FDIC-insured. That means the FDIC insures up to $250,000 per depositor for each account ownership category. Some customers may be insured for more than $250,000 if they had more than one type of deposit account, since each account is covered separately.
What’s more, if more than one person owns an account jointly, each owner is covered up to $250,000.
But the move by the three agencies to provide customers access to their uninsured deposits as well was critical. Most SVB customers, for instance, are businesses, and they have a lot more than $250,000 on deposit because they used SVB for much of their cash management, including payroll.
What are the ways customers can access their money?
SVB and Signature customers will have many of the same banking conveniences that they had before their banks were taken over.
“Depositors and borrowers … will have customer service and access to their funds by ATM, debit cards, and writing checks in the same manner as before. Silicon Valley Bank’s official checks will continue to clear. Loan customers should continue making loan payments as usual,” the FDIC said in a statement Monday regarding SVB.
It issued a similar statement for Signature.
What about lines of credit?
Per FAQs specific to the SVB and Signature closures, customers’ lines of credit have been transferred to the new bridge banks the FDIC created to handle customers’ transferred deposits and banking services. The agency notes that customers should contact the bank if they have questions about their credit lines.
Can customers continue to keep their money where it is?
Yes, but the FDIC will communicate to customers how long they can continue to do so.
The specifics of each individual bank closure will differ. But, as an example, when the FDIC took over the Bank of Eastern Shore in Maryland on April 27, 2012, it gave customers until May 25 to open accounts at other institutions, but they had varying dates before that for the ending of different types of services (such as online banking services, direct deposits, etc.).
So far, the FDIC has not established any end dates of services for SVB or Signature customers.
What if a customer has a loan through SVB or Signature?
Customers with a loan still have to make payments, even if the FDIC ends up selling the loan.
For now, the agency states, “You may continue to send your payments to the same payment address… You will receive a letter advising you of any changes.”
Will SVB and Signature employees keep their jobs?
Very likely, but perhaps not for long.
Typically, in an FDIC takeover, the employees of the failed bank are kept on to help with the transition. Their salary and benefits are paid for by the FDIC during that time. “It is customary that we seek to retain these employees during the resolution process to ensure continued customer service and access to deposits,” a spokesperson said.
The FDIC offered Silicon Valley Bank employees 45 days of employment and 1.5 times their salary, according to reports. The FDIC did not confirm those numbers, telling CNN it does not discuss the salary arrangements it makes with staff at former banks. Nor did it respond to a query about whether employees who are not kept on would get severance pay.
Should the FDIC find a buyer for either bank, the acquiring institution will be the one deciding whether the banks’ employees stay on.
But, as with any corporate merger, if SVB and Signature are sold to other entities, it wouldn’t be surprising if some layoffs followed.
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There were no big treats from the Halloween night Powerball drawing, as none of the tickets sold matched all six numbers.
The lack of a winner means the next drawing Wednesday night will be for a massive $1.2 billion jackpot.
The winning numbers drawn Monday were: white balls 13, 19, 36, 39, 59 and the red power ball 13.
The increased jackpot will be the 4th-largest in U.S. history. The biggest prize was a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot won by three ticketholders in 2016.
Massive lottery jackpots have become more common in recent years as lottery officials have adjusted game rules and ticket prices to pump up the top prizes. The most recent tweak came in August, when Powerball officials added an additional drawing day — going from two a week to three — to build larger prizes and boost sales.
Although the advertised top prize Wednesday will be an estimated $1.2 billion, that is for winners who receive their winnings through an annuity paid over 29 years. Winners almost always opt for cash, which for Wednesday night’s drawing will be an estimated $596 million.
No one has hit all six numbers since Aug. 3, meaning there have now been 38 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner — a testament to how slim the odds are of winning the jackpot: 1 in 292.2 million.
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BOSTON (AP) — An original painting of Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed by the Ukrainian president is being sold at auction, and proceeds from the sale will be used to benefit the nation's people suffering during its war with Russia.
Bidding on the 40-by-24-inch (101.5-by-61-centimeter) painting by American artist Oleg Jones starts at $50,000, and the goal is to sell it for at least $100,000, Bobby Livingston, executive vice president of auctioneer RR Auction in Boston, said Thursday.
The painting features an image of Zelenskyy against the background of Ukraine's blue and yellow flag. Several raised stars in the upper left of the piece form a heart around the gold trident from the nation's coat of arms.
The acrylic paints are coated in resin sprinkled with glass dust, giving it a sparkling effect.
It is signed, in English, “Zelenskyy, Glory to Ukraine." It's also signed by the artist.
The auction, which concludes April 12, includes photos of the president signing it in his office.
The proceeds of the auction will benefit the Kyiv-based Dmytro Kasyanenko International Charitable Foundation via U.S.-based The Power of A Dream Foundation and will used for the purchase of medical equipment, tools and medicine for the Ukrainian people, RR Auction said.
“The need for funding these agencies is so great that Zelenskyy took the time to sign this painting amid the incredible stress his country is facing,” Livingston said.
A baseball signed by Zelenskyy sold at auction in May for $50,000, much of which went to provide humanitarian aid for Ukraine. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/boston-auction-of-signed-zelenskyy-painting-to-17869446.php | 2023-03-30 19:49:16 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/boston-auction-of-signed-zelenskyy-painting-to-17869446.php |
Marriage collapse, absent fathers 'unraveling' Christianity in growing US crisis: study
Churchgoers in their 30s who never married ranked the loneliest group in the new survey
A nonprofit organization that works with churches nationwide to develop stronger families has released a study of churchgoers that suggests a collapse in marriage and resident fatherhood is fueling widespread loneliness and "the unraveling of Christianity" in the U.S.
Communio conducted a survey of 19,000 Sunday church attendees while they were attending services at 112 evangelical, Protestant and Roman Catholic churches. While it found that just 22% of regular churchgoers are lonely, the study noted "a substantial gap between married, cohabiting, and single Sunday churchgoers in feelings of loneliness."
Single churchgoers were more than three times more likely to feel lonely.
"We are told that you should not prioritize getting married and having a family, that you should instead prioritize climbing the career ladder and maximizing your income," Communio president J.P. DeGance and study author told Fox News Digital.
CHRISTIANITY QUICKLY DIMINISHING IN US, ON PACE TO BECOME MINORITY RELIGION IN DECADES: STUDY
"What we're seeing in the study is that the net effect of all of that is the crisis of loneliness; that the most lonely people walking around in our churches, in our communities, are actually not the elderly or widows. It's men and women in their 30s, who in every other time period — almost every other decade before this century — would have been overwhelmingly likely to be married."
"They're not today, and as a consequence, they are also the among the loneliest Americans," he added.
Nearly two-thirds of men and women in their 30s who never married were considered lonely, according to the study, which notes that percentage is higher than among widows.
Communio's study comes in the wake of Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's May 2 advisory that warned epidemic loneliness in the U.S. could be as deadly as smoking.
LONELINESS CRISIS SWEEPING AMERICA COULD BE AS DEADLY AS SMOKING, SURGEON GENERAL WARNS
DeGance said most churches are not doing enough to address the marital and relational crisis afflicting younger people, noting that the study also found that 85% of all churches in the U.S. report spending nothing each year on marriage and relationship ministry.
He also pinpointed the effects of many churches failing to address the effects of widespread premarital sex and rampant pornography addiction.
"When sex is cheap — meaning it's undervalued and unvalued — it ultimately causes ‘capstone marriage,’ which is the delay in decisions to get married," he said, citing sociologist Dr. Mark Regnurus, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin who wrote the book "Cheap Sex: The Transformation of Men, Marriage, and Monogamy" in 2017.
"And pornography is epidemic," DeGace continued. "It's growing, shockingly, among younger women, as well as men. And, increasingly, guys in particular are just incapable of forming the kinds of relationships that can lead to a healthy marriage because of pornography."
CHICAGO WOMAN ONCE ADDICTED TO PORN SAYS GOD HELPED CURE HER
He noted he recently spoke to a woman at a Focus on the Family event who told him her two Christian daughters had six consecutive breakups with Christian men between them because of the men's inability to break out of their porn addiction.
"We live in this weird time when we have this strangely paradoxically puritanical world, where sex is all around us, but we don't really want to talk much about it in certain ways," DeGace said, noting that the average age children are first exposed to pornography is now younger than 10.
"Sex is everywhere except in our churches, and by that I mean being able to talk in a healthy way about sex within Christian marriage, and what authentic, life-giving sexual relationships and marriage look like."
The study also suggested the collapse of fathers in the home amid declining marriage rates is fueling the decline in Christian faith in the U.S. Of all Sunday church attendees, 80% across all demographics were raised in a continuously married home with both biological parents.
A report by Pew Research Center and the General Social Survey published in September found a surge of adults leaving Christianity to become atheist, agnostic or "nothing in particular." The study predicted that if the number of Christians under 30 abandoning their faith accelerates beyond the current pace, adherents of the historically dominant religion of the U.S. could become a minority by 2045.
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"The collapse of resident fathers through the collapse of marriage is at the heart of the unraveling of Christianity," the Communio study said. "The growth of the religious nones is unlikely to stabilize until 25-30 years after married fatherhood stops its decline. Renewal requires new strategic action." | https://www.foxnews.com/us/marriage-collapse-absent-fathers-unraveling-christianity-growing-us-crisis-study | 2023-06-01 13:37:29 | 0 | https://www.foxnews.com/us/marriage-collapse-absent-fathers-unraveling-christianity-growing-us-crisis-study |
Now the Custom, Ready-To-Drink Beverage Maker, Frazy, Is Going Beyond To Let Customers Create Personalized Mocktails and Earn Royalties for Their Recipes
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Frazy is the online beverage startup that ships custom, ready-to-drink beverages – including coffees, teas, bobas and mocktails – in personalized frozen cups. The custom beverages are made by real cafes, boba shops and beverage artists and shipped to customers with their names printed on them so they can enjoy their favorite drinks anytime at home. They are ready to drink without anything to add. Just thaw or microwave the frozen cups and enjoy!
Frazy just launched a new "Make Your Own Mocktail" option where customers can now visit https://getfrazy.com and create and name their own signature mocktail AND earn royalties for their creation! Just choose as many or as few ingredients including syrups, mixers, seasonings and garnishes and the Frazy team will review and publish it to the Community Recipes collection so that others can view it. Frazy beverage artists will make your personalized drink to your specific instructions and ship it to your doorstep in frozen Frazy cups. As an added bonus, customers can earn $1 in Frazy credits whenever someone orders your signature mocktail online.
"Frazy is the new way to send a thoughtful, completely customizable gift to your favorite co-workers, family and friends – a ready-to-drink coffee, tea, boba or mocktail made exactly to their taste by real cafes, boba shops and beverage artists shipped right to their doorstep," said Balaji Krishnan, Founder and CEO of Frazy. "Simply go to https://getfrazy.com and choose a gift amount of your choice. Your recipient(s) will receive an e-gift card for any amount at any value you choose ($30, $50, $100+, etc.) so they can create their favorite beverages from hundreds of flavor options and customize them to their taste."
For more information about Frazy, visit https://getfrazy.com or on Instagram @getfrazy. This holiday season and beyond: Drink modern, get Frazy.
Frazy is the world's first online beverage store that ships custom, ready-to-drink beverages in frozen cups nationwide. It was founded in 2022 by serial entrepreneur Balaji Krishnan and is based in San Jose, California. Frazy is the modern way to drink your favorite beverages and is revolutionizing the ready-to-drink beverage market with its virtual store that ships customized drinks to your door. Frazy currently offers coffees, teas, bobas and mocktails in hundreds of flavors that customers can further customize to their taste. The drinks come in frozen cups so the quality and freshness are retained. Simply thaw the drinks and enjoy them at home, anytime! Frazy is bringing access to the quality, custom beverages made by real cafes, boba shops and beverage artists right inside your own freezer. For more information on Frazy visit https://getfrazy.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Fuentes AP: Biden cancela viaje a Papúa Nueva Guinea y Australia por tema de la deuda; sí irá a cumbre del G-7 en Japón.
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — On a day that started with tragedy, the Football Ferns triumphed.
Hannah Wilkinson scored to open the second half and New Zealand went on to upset Norway 1-0 on Thursday for its first-ever win at the Women’s World Cup, hours after a shooting in downtown Auckland shocked the host nation.
A gunman stormed a high-rise construction site near Norway’s team hotel and opened fire, killing two people. The gunman was found dead after a police shootout.
There was increased security at Eden Park stadium, where 42,137 — a record crowd for a soccer match in New Zealand — were on hand to cheer on the home team, co-hosts of the tournament with Australia. New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins was among those at the game. He went into the locker room after the game and thanked the team for an inspirational performance.
After an opening ceremony that honored New Zealand’s Indigenous heritage, there was a moment of silence for the victims of the shooting. Five people were wounded in the attack, including a police officer.
New Zealand’s Football Ferns had played in five previous World Cups, but hadn’t won a match.
“We really wanted to inspire young girls across the nation and I think we did that tonight. We showed that anything is possible,” said captain Ali Riley, who had happy tears in her eyes.
Norway couldn’t finish off its chances in the first half while the Ferns defended well. Ada Hegerberg’s attempt in the 37th minute was deftly defended by Rebekah Stott and the match was scoreless after the first half.
The first woman to win the prestigious Ballon d’Or award, Hegerberg has 43 goals in 77 international appearances. Currently playing professionally for Lyon, she has scored a record 59 goals in the Champions League. But she couldn’t find the back of the net in Auckland.
Instead, Wilkinson scored in the opening moments of the second half. Jaqui Hand moved up the right side and placed a perfect cross at Wilkinson’s feet for the goal. While the home crowd wildly celebrated, Norway goalkeeper Aurora Mikalson stood with her hands on her hips.
Norway won the World Cup in 1995. At the last tournament in 2019, the team fell to England in the quarterfinals. At the Women’s Euro in 2022, England routed the Norwegians 8-0. In the run-up to this game, winger Caroline Graham Hansen called the World Cup a chance to “start fresh.”
“(It’s) the opening game, they are the hosts. We have talked about this. We knew they were going to go out there and be aggressive,” Norway midfielder Guro Reiten said. “We knew exactly how they wanted to play but still, we were so poor, especially in that first half. I’m very disappointed.”
Tuva Hansen nearly tied it for Norway in the 83rd but her shot caromed off the crossbar. The Ferns had a chance to double their lead in the 89th after video review awarded them a penalty, but Ria Percival’s attempt hit the post.
Stoppage time stretched for more than 10 minutes before the whistle blew and New Zealand’s bench rushed the field in celebration. Riley pounded her chest for the electrified fans.
“It’s really hard to put into words, but absolutely surreal,” Ferns defender Katie Bowen said of the droughtbreaking victory. “I mean we made history tonight, but we can’t rest on that. Our goal is to get out of the group.”
Bowen said she was awakened by an early morning call from her brother, checking if she was OK after hearing about the Auckland shooting.
“I think everyone was just pretty taken aback, because this doesn’t really happen in New Zealand,” Bowen said. “But I think, especially on a game day, down to just each individual doing what they needed to do to process it and make sure they could focus on the game at the same time.”
New Zealand got the nod to stage the World Cup’s first game, although co-host Australia’s match against Ireland in Sydney started about an hour after fulltime in Auckland.
Considered the favorites in Group A, the Norwegians went into the game 5-1-1 all-time against New Zealand, with the only loss coming in a 2019 exhibition match.
Norway coach Hege Riise said her players were not impacted by the shooting, despite the incident happened near their hotel.
“We knew it was under control, we felt safe. Some players slept through it,” Riise said. “We had an early morning meeting with everyone. It hasn’t had an effect on how we performed in the game.”
New Zealand had struggled in the run-up to the tournament on home soil, with just one win in its last 11 matches.
The two teams had met just once before at the World Cup: Norway beat the Ferns 4-0 in 1991.
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Group A play continues Friday with Switzerland playing the Philippines in Dunedin. New Zealand’s next match is Tuesday against the Philippines in Wellington, while Norway plays Switzerland in Hamilton. The top two teams in the group will advance to the knockout stage.
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A hospital on the Mississippi Gulf Coast will suspend labor and delivery services April 1 because of a shortage of obstetricians, further decreasing health care access in a state that has seen other hospitals shut down birthing centers or intensive care for newborn babies.
Singing River Gulfport said in its announcement Thursday that hospital leaders hope the suspension of services will be temporary, WXXV-TV reported.
The move follows an announcement from a New Orleans-based health care system last May that it would stop delivering babies at a hospital it operates on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Ochsner Health System cited a relatively low number of births and the departure of the obstetrician who had delivered babies at Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock in Bay St. Louis.
Mississippi has the nation’s highest fetal mortality rate, highest infant mortality rate, highest pre-term birth rate and is among the worst states for maternal mortality. Black women are nearly three times more likely to die due to childbirth than white women in Mississippi.
Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville closed its neonatal intensive care unit in July because of financial pressure. It was the only such unit in the impoverished Delta, and the closure meant lifesaving care for ill or premature newborn babies was about two hours away by car, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
In October, Greenwood Leflore Hospital announced it was permanently closing its labor and delivery unit. The publicly owned hospital in Greenwood said it could not pay competitive wages and retain experienced nurses.
The publicly owned Singing River Health System was put up for sale months ago. The system said Thursday that employees at its Gulfport hospital can transfer to other locations as labor and delivery services are suspended. The system also has hospitals in Ocean Springs and Pascagoula.
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TX Fort Worth TX Zone Forecast for Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
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Dallas-
Including the city of Dallas
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Patchy fog. Cooler
with highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming west 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain near
100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Colder
with lows in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming west in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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TXZ118-082215-
Tarrant-
Including the cities of Fort Worth and Arlington
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon.
Cooler with highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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TXZ159-082215-
McLennan-
Including the city of Waco
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers, cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 30s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs around 50. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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TXZ158-082215-
Bell-
Including the cities of Killeen, Temple, and Fort Hood
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers, cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 30s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower 50s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in
the mid 60s.
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Collin-
Including the cities of Plano, McKinney, Allen, and Frisco
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Patchy fog. Highs in
the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to
15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Colder
with lows in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around
5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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TXZ103-082215-
Denton-
Including the cities of Carrollton, Denton, Lewisville,
and Flower Mound
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon.
Highs around 50. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
clear. Colder with lows in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
Wind chill values around 20.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ093-082215-
Grayson-
Including the cities of Sherman and Denison
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Patchy fog. Highs
around 50. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest 10 to
15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Colder
with lows in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
Wind chill values around 20.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Highs
around 60. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ092-082215-
Cooke-
Including the city of Gainesville
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon.
Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Colder
with lows in the lower 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. Wind
chill values around 20.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Highs
around 60. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ091-082215-
Montague-
Including the cities of Bowie and Nocona
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the mid 50s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. Wind
chill values around 20.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ102-082215-
Wise-
Including the cities of Decatur and Bridgeport
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. Wind
chill values around 20.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ101-082215-
Jack-
Including the city of Jacksboro
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then a slight chance of showers this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. Wind
chill values around 20.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in
the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ100-082215-
Young-
Including the cities of Graham and Olney
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then partly sunny this afternoon.
Highs around 50. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. Wind
chill values around 20.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Not as cold with lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs around 60.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ115-082215-
Stephens-
Including the city of Breckenridge
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then partly sunny this afternoon.
Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 80 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear, cold with lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph, becoming north 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Not as cold with lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ116-082215-
Palo Pinto-
Including the city of Mineral Wells
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then partly sunny this afternoon.
Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear, cold with lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in
the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ117-082215-
Parker-
Including the cities of Weatherford and Briar
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ131-082215-
Hood-
Including the cities of Granbury and Oak Trail Shores
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the lower 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in
the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in
the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ132-082215-
Somervell-
Including the city of Glen Rose
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Cooler with highs in the lower 50s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the lower 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in
the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the mid 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in
the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ130-082215-
Erath-
Including the cities of Stephenville and Dublin
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then partly sunny this afternoon.
Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear, cold with lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. Wind
chill values around 20.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ129-082215-
Eastland-
Including the cities of Cisco, Eastland, Ranger, and Gorman
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then mostly sunny this afternoon.
Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 80 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear, cold with lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ141-082215-
Comanche-
Including the cities of Comanche and De Leon
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then partly sunny this afternoon.
Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear, cold with lows in the upper 30s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. Wind
chill values around 20.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming cloudy.
Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ142-082215-
Mills-
Including the city of Goldthwaite
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then mostly sunny this afternoon.
Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear, cold with lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
North winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. Wind
chill values around 20.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then
a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ156-082215-
Lampasas-
Including the city of Lampasas
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then partly sunny this afternoon.
Cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear, cold with lows in the upper 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
North winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ157-082215-
Coryell-
Including the cities of Copperas Cove and Gatesville
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Becoming partly sunny this afternoon. Patchy fog this
morning. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers this morning, then a
chance of showers this afternoon. Cooler with highs in the mid
50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear, cold with lows in the upper 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ143-082215-
Hamilton-
Including the cities of Hamilton and Hico
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then partly sunny this afternoon.
Cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear, cold with lows in the upper 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the mid 60s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. Wind
chill values around 20.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ144-082215-
Bosque-
Including the cities of Clifton, Meridian, and Valley Mills
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon.
Cooler with highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the mid 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
Wind chill values around 20.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in
the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ133-082215-
Johnson-
Including the cities of Cleburne and Burleson
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon.
Cooler with highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the lower 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in
the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ134-082215-
Ellis-
Including the cities of Waxahachie, Ennis, and Midlothian
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog.
Cooler with highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming west 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain near
100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the mid 30s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the lower 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ145-082215-
Hill-
Including the city of Hillsboro
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers. Much cooler with highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the mid 30s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the mid 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs around 50.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ146-082215-
Navarro-
Including the city of Corsicana
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Much
cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming west 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain near
100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Colder
with lows in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the mid 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
$$
TXZ161-082215-
Limestone-
Including the cities of Mexia and Groesbeck
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Patchy fog. Much
cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming west 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 30s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the mid 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
$$
TXZ160-082215-
Falls-
Including the city of Marlin
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Much
cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph,
increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 30s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs around 50. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ174-082215-
Milam-
Including the cities of Cameron and Rockdale
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Much
cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph,
increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper 30s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower 50s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in
the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ175-082215-
Robertson-
Including the cities of Hearne, Franklin, and Calvert
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Much
cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming west 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 30s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs around 50. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
$$
TXZ162-082215-
Leon-
Including the cities of Buffalo, Centerville, Jewett, Normangee,
and Oakwood
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Patchy fog. Cooler
with highs around 60. Temperatures falling into the upper 40s
this afternoon. West winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to
15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Much
colder with lows in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs around 50.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower
40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
$$
TXZ147-082215-
Freestone-
Including the cities of Teague, Fairfield, and Wortham
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Patchy fog. Cooler
with highs in the upper 50s. Temperatures falling to around
50 this afternoon. West winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to
15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Colder
with lows in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows around 30.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower
40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
$$
TXZ148-082215-
Anderson-
Including the city of Palestine
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Patchy fog. Highs in
the lower 60s. Temperatures falling into the upper 40s this
afternoon. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near
100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Patchy
fog after midnight. Much colder with lows in the mid 30s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 30.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower
40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
$$
TXZ135-082215-
Henderson-
Including the cities of Athens and Gun Barrel City
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog.
Highs in the upper 50s. Temperatures falling to around 50 this
afternoon. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near
100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Colder
with lows in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower
40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
$$
TXZ122-082215-
Van Zandt-
Including the cities of Canton, Grand Saline, Wills Point, Van,
and Edgewood
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog.
Highs in the upper 50s. Temperatures falling into the upper 40s
this afternoon. West winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to
15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Much
colder with lows in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph, increasing to around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower
40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
$$
TXZ121-082215-
Kaufman-
Including the cities of Terrell, Kaufman, and Forney
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog.
Cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming west 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain near
100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Colder
with lows in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower
40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
$$
TXZ120-082215-
Rockwall-
Including the cities of Rockwall and Heath
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog.
Cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming west 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Colder
with lows in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Southwest winds around 5 mph,
becoming west in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower
40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
$$
TXZ105-082215-
Hunt-
Including the cities of Greenville and Commerce
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog.
Highs in the mid 50s. Temperatures falling into the upper 40s
this afternoon. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to
15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Much
colder with lows in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
Wind chill values around 20.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower
40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
$$
TXZ123-082215-
Rains-
Including the cities of Emory, East Tawakoni, and Point
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog.
Highs in the upper 50s. Temperatures falling into the upper 40s
this afternoon. West winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to
15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Much
colder with lows in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph, increasing to around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Much cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower
40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
$$
TXZ107-082215-
Hopkins-
Including the city of Sulphur Springs
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Showers. Thunderstorms likely this morning, then a
chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Patchy fog. Highs around
60. Temperatures falling into the upper 40s this afternoon.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph this
afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Much
colder with lows in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Much cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower
40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
$$
TXZ106-082215-
Delta-
Including the city of Cooper
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog.
Highs in the upper 50s. Temperatures falling to around 50 this
afternoon. East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph
this afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Much
colder with lows in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower
40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 50. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
$$
TXZ095-082215-
Lamar-
Including the city of Paris
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog.
Highs in the upper 50s. Temperatures falling to around 50 this
afternoon. East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph
this afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Much
colder with lows in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
Wind chill values around 20.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 30.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower
40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs around 60. Chance of rain 60 percent.
$$
TXZ094-082215-
Fannin-
Including the city of Bonham
453 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
.TODAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Areas of fog
this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s.
Temperatures falling into the upper 40s this afternoon. North
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Colder
with lows in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. Wind
chill values around 20.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower
40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs around 60. Chance of rain 60 percent.
$$
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Blackmore said police began receiving reports before 6 a.m. of stabbings on the First Nation community. More reports of attacks quickly followed and by midday police issued a warning that a vehicle reportedly carrying the two suspects had been spotted in Regina.
Police said the last information they had from the public was that the suspects were sighted in Saskatchewan's capital of Regina around lunchtime. There have been so sightings since.
“If in the Regina area, take precautions & consider sheltering in place. Do not leave a secure location. DO NOT APPROACH suspicious persons. Do not pick up hitch hikers. Report suspicious persons, emergencies or info to 9-1-1. Do not disclose police locations,” the RCMP said in a message on Twitter.
Doreen Lees, an 89-year grandmother from Weldon, said she and her daughter thought they saw one of the suspects when a car came barreling down her street early in the morning as her daughter was having coffee on her deck. Lees said a man approached them and said he was hurt and needed help.
But Lees said the man took off and ran after her daughter said she would call for help.
“He wouldn’t show his face. He had a big jacket over his face. We asked his name and he kind of mumbled his name twice and we still couldn’t get it,” she said. “He said his face was injured so bad he couldn’t show it.”
She said the man was by himself and "kind a little wobbly.”
“I followed him a little ways to see if he was going to be OK. My daughter said ‘Don’t follow him, get back here.’”
Weldon resident Diane Shier said she was in her garden Sunday morning when she noticed emergency crews a couple of blocks away.
Shier said her neighbor was killed. She did not want to identify the victim out of respect for his family.
"I am very upset because I lost a good neighbor,” she said.
The search for suspects was carried out as fans descended in Regina for a sold out annual Labor Day game between the Canadian Football League’s Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
The Regina Police Service said in a news release that with the help of Mounties, it was working on several fronts to locate and arrest the suspects and had "deployed additional resources for public safety throughout the city, including the football game at Mosaic Stadium.″
The alert first issued by Melfort, Saskatchewan RCMP about 7 a.m. was extended hours later to cover Manitoba and Alberta, as the two suspects remained at large.
Damien Sanderson, 31, was described as five feet seven inches tall and 155 pounds, and Myles Sanderson, 30, as six-foot-one and 200 pounds. Both have black hair and brown eyes and may be driving a black Nissan Rogue.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority said multiple patients were being treated at several sites.
“A call for additional staff was issued to respond to the influx of casualties,” authority spokeswoman Anne Linemann said in an email.
Mark Oddan, a spokesman with STARS Air Ambulance, said two helicopters were dispatched from Saskatoon and another from Regina.
He said two carried patients to the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon, while the third carried a patient to Royal University from a hospital in Melfort, a short distance southeast of Weldon.
“The attacks in Saskatchewan today are horrific and heartbreaking. I’m thinking of those who have lost a loved one and of those who were injured,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted.
“We are closely monitoring the situation, and urge everyone to follow updates from local authorities. Thank you to all the brave first responders for their efforts on the ground.”
James Smith Cree Nation declared a state of emergency.
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Associated Press journalist Rob Gillies in Toronto contributed to this report.
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks while Regina Police Chief Evan Bray, left, looks on during a press conference at RCMP "F" Division Headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson allegedly stabbed and killed 10 people between James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Saskatchewan, on Sunday morning, and the pair are presently at large. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Credit: Michael Bell
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks while Regina Police Chief Evan Bray, left, looks on during a press conference at RCMP "F" Division Headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson allegedly stabbed and killed 10 people between James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Saskatchewan, on Sunday morning, and the pair are presently at large. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Credit: Michael Bell
Credit: Michael Bell
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks next to images of Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson during a press conference at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Police said the pair allegedly stabbed and killed multiple people in various locations between the James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon, on Sunday morning, and are presently at large. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Credit: Michael Bell
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks next to images of Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson during a press conference at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Police said the pair allegedly stabbed and killed multiple people in various locations between the James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon, on Sunday morning, and are presently at large. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Credit: Michael Bell
Credit: Michael Bell
Canadian police say multiple people are dead in 13 locations at two communities in Saskatchewan.
Canadian police say multiple people are dead in 13 locations at two communities in Saskatchewan.
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks during a press conference at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Authorities identified two suspects in a series of stabbings in two communities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that left multiple people dead and others wounded. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Credit: Michael Bell
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks during a press conference at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Authorities identified two suspects in a series of stabbings in two communities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that left multiple people dead and others wounded. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Credit: Michael Bell
Credit: Michael Bell
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, right, looks on while Regina Police Chief Evan Bray, left, speaks during a press conference at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Authorities identified two suspects in a series of stabbings in two communities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that left multiple people dead and others wounded. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Credit: Michael Bell
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, right, looks on while Regina Police Chief Evan Bray, left, speaks during a press conference at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Authorities identified two suspects in a series of stabbings in two communities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that left multiple people dead and others wounded. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Credit: Michael Bell
Credit: Michael Bell
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks during a press conference at RCMP "F" Division Headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson allegedly stabbed and killed 10 people between James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Saskatchewan, on Sunday morning, and the pair are presently at large. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Credit: Michael Bell
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks during a press conference at RCMP "F" Division Headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson allegedly stabbed and killed 10 people between James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Saskatchewan, on Sunday morning, and the pair are presently at large. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Credit: Michael Bell
Credit: Michael Bell
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks during a press conference at RCMP "F" Division Headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson allegedly stabbed and killed 10 people between James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Saskatchewan, on Sunday morning, and the pair are presently at large. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Credit: Michael Bell
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks during a press conference at RCMP "F" Division Headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson allegedly stabbed and killed 10 people between James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Saskatchewan, on Sunday morning, and the pair are presently at large. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Credit: Michael Bell
Credit: Michael Bell
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks during a press conference at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Authorities identified two suspects in a series of stabbings in two communities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that left multiple people dead and others wounded. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Credit: Michael Bell
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks during a press conference at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Authorities identified two suspects in a series of stabbings in two communities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that left multiple people dead and others wounded. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Credit: Michael Bell
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How many times did you use cash to buy something in the past week?
If you said “none,” you’re hardly alone. A survey from Pew Research Center found 41% of Americans didn’t use cash for any purchases in a typical week last year. Only 14% used cash for all, or nearly all, of their purchases.
The survey also showed the majority (54%) of adults between the ages of 18 and 50 don’t worry about whether they have cash on hand when they go out.
The increasing prevalence of cashless transactions, bolstered by smartphone payment apps, has enabled a growing number of businesses in the Seattle area to stop accepting paper money.
For folks who don’t have access to a credit card or bank account — typically poor people — this is a problem.
The Metropolitan King County Council is currently considering legislation to require restaurants, store and shops to accept cash, a move supporters say would ensure residents without access to banking services can still make purchases. The measure would only apply to unincorporated areas of the county. A vote on the proposal was delayed Tuesday as it appeared it may not have enough support to pass.
Pew data shows 59% of people nationwide with a household income of at least $100,000 never use cash in a typical week, compared with just 24% of people with a household income less than $30,000.
The number of King County residents who don’t use a credit or debit card is relatively small. Market research data from Nielsen shows 97% of the 1.85 million adults who live in King County have used a debit or credit card in the past three months.
Nielsen data also shows about 2% of King County households — that’s roughly 20,000 households — do not have a bank account. A similar number of county households have used a check cashing or cash advance service, or a title loan shop, in the past three months.
Meanwhile, the use of “digital wallet” apps for in-store purchases has surged. About 41% of King County residents say they’ve made purchases using Apple Pay, Google Pay or Samsung Pay in the past three months.
Apple Pay was used by about 25% of King County adults over 18 in the past three months, according to the Nielsen data released this year — that’s up from 11% in 2020.
Google Pay, which is less popular, has also seen a significant increase. The data shows 19% of King County adults have used the service in the past three months, up from 7% in 2020.
Samsung Pay is only used by 4% of King County adults.
Younger people in general are more likely to adopt new technologies, and this holds true with mobile wallet apps. King County adults who use these apps have a median age of 37.8 years, according to Nielsen. That’s significantly younger than the median age for the total adult population, which is 43.9 years.
These apps are also more likely to be used by King County residents who work professional or management occupations, and who have attained a four-year college degree. About 45% of men use these apps, compared with 37% of women.
The most widely used mobile payment services in King County are PayPal, Venmo and Zelle. These are not primarily used for in-store purchases, but rather for transferring money to friends, family and businesses.
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A pair of gunmen opened machinegun fire on Saturday in the southwestern Iranian city of Abadan, killing the brother of the owner of a tower that collapsed there earlier this year, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.
The May 23 collapse at the Metropol Building, some 660 kilometers (410 miles) from the capital of Tehran, killed 41 people and dredged up painful memories of past national disasters in Iran. It also triggered street protests in Abadan over the collapse, demonstrations that saw police club protesters and fire tear gas.
The fate of the building's owner, Hossein Abdolbaghi, has been the subject of much speculation — from initial reports that he had been arrested to rumors that left the country. Official media in Iran said he died in the collapse.
IRNA's report said Abdolbaghi's brother Majid was gunned down on Saturday in “an assassination" and died of severe injuries from multiple gunshots.
A video on social media shows Majid's killing. He is seen at the parking lot outside his home in Abadan when a white car stops by the gate. A gunman gets out and opens fire from his machinegun. A second gunman shoots from inside the car.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for Saturday's slaying.
After the Metropol collapse, authorities arrested 11 suspects in a widening probe, including the city’s mayor. Over the weeks that followed, videos on social media showed protest gatherings in Abadan, with protesters often blaming the owner for the collapse.
The deadly collapse raised questions about the safety of similar buildings in the country and underscored an ongoing crisis in Iranian construction projects that has seen other disasters amid allegations of government negligence and deeply rooted corruption. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Iran-media-Gunmen-kill-brother-of-collapsed-17324433.php | 2022-07-23 16:14:18 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Iran-media-Gunmen-kill-brother-of-collapsed-17324433.php |
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona has agreed to return for an 11th season after leading the majors’ youngest team to a division title and the AL Division Series in 2022.
The 63-year-old Francona has not signed a contract, but said Friday he intends to be back next season. He’s dealt with health problems the past two years and will have another operation next week.
Chris Antonetti, the team’s president of baseball operations, said Francona is welcome to manage the Guardians “for as long as it makes sense on his end.”
Francona said his young squad energized him this season. The Guardians went 92-70 and won the AL Central. They swept Tampa Bay in the wild-card round before losing the division series to the New York Yankees in five games.
A two-time World Series winner with Boston, Francona has led Cleveland to four division titles and six playoff appearances.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The former president of El Salvador’s soccer federation was sentenced on Thursday to 16 months in prison in the long-running FIFA corruption scandal.
Reynaldo Vasquez, 66, told a judge in federal court in Brooklyn that he felt “great shame” over his role in a bribery scheme that involved media and marketing rights for games played by the Salvadoran national soccer team. At the same time, Vasquez sought to cast himself as a minor participant.
U.S. District Judge Pamela Chen responded by saying Vasquez deserved prison time for his efforts “to line his and his co-defendants pockets.”
The judge also left open the door for the sentence to be vastly reduced once it’s determined how much credit he should get for time he spent behind bars in El Salvador before he was extradited to the United States last year.
Salvadoran authorities arrested Vasquez at the end of 2015 as part of an international roundup of top officials of FIFA, soccer’s governing body. In a guilty plea last year, he said that in 2012, he and other soccer officials received approximately $350,000 in bribes for the media and marketing rights to World Cup qualifying matches.
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The former principal of the Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old shot his teacher was not aware of reports that the student had a gun before the shooting occurred, her lawyer said Thursday.
Briana Foster Newton was principal at Richneck Elementary in Newport News last month when first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner was shot and wounded in her classroom.
“It continues to be reported that unidentified school administrators were aware that the 6-year-old student had a gun at school on January 6 and simply failed to act,” attorney Pamela Branch said during a news conference in Richmond, Virginia.
“Mrs. Newton has been assumed to have been one of those administrators,” Branch said. “However, this is far from the truth. The fact of the matter is that those who were aware that the student may have had a gun on the premises that day did not report this to Mrs. Newton at all.”
Branch provided the first public statement from Newton since the shooting occurred and sought to clarify Newton’s role in an incident that has drawn mounting criticism of the school’s administrators.
Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew has repeatedly characterized the shooting as “intentional.” He said there was no warning and no struggle before the child pointed the gun at Zwerner and fired one round, striking her in the hand and chest inside her classroom.
Zwerner, 25, hustled her students out of the classroom before being rushed to the hospital, where she stayed for nearly two weeks.
Diane Toscano, Zwerner’s lawyer, said last month that concerned staff at Richneck warned administrators three times that the boy had a gun and was threatening other students, but that no one called police, removed the boy from class or locked down the school before the shooting occurred.
Toscano said she has notified the school board that Zwerner intends to sue the school district.
Then-Superintendent George Parker III took the brunt of criticism from outraged parents and teachers. Before the school board fired him last month, Parker said at least one administrator at Richneck received a tip that the boy may have taken a weapon to school. Parker said the boy’s backpack was searched but that no weapon was found.
Newton is no longer listed as the principal on the school’s website. Michelle Price, a spokesperson for the school district, said last month that Newton is still employed by the district, but she did not say what position Newton now holds.
Assistant Principal Ebony Parker has resigned from the school division, Price said.
Karen Lynch, who has worked as a principal in Newport News for 17 years, is now listed as the school’s administrator. In a letter to Richneck families this week, Lynch said she was working “on special assignment” at Richneck.
The boy’s family has also retained an attorney. Police have said the 9 mm handgun used in the shooting was legally purchased by the boy’s mother. The family has said the gun had been “secured.” Their attorney, James Ellenson, told The Associated Press in January that his understanding was that the gun was in the woman’s closet on a shelf well over 6 feet (1.8 meters) high and had a trigger lock that required a key.
The family also said the boy has an “acute disability” and was under a care plan “that included his mother or father attending school with him and accompanying him to class every day.” The week of the shooting was the first when a parent was not in class with him, the family said.
Richneck resumed class on Monday, a full three weeks after the shooting occurred.
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This story has been corrected to show the name of the former Newport News schools superintendent is George Parker III, not Gary Parker.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An alternate juror in the trial of a U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder said Wednesday that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s rush for a pardon is an “egregious overreach” to wipe aside the jury’s unanimous decision over a 2020 shooting during a Black Lives Matter protest.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Jere Dowell said prosecutors put on a convincing case against Daniel Perry, who at the time of the shooting was working as a ride-share driver in downtown Austin.
As an alternate, Dowell did not have a vote in convicting Perry but said she was in the room for deliberations and that she agreed with the verdict handed down Friday.
“I just think it’s a travesty,” Dowell said of Abbott already seeking a pardon.
Her comments are the first time a juror has spoken publicly since Abbott, a Republican, announced Saturday he would use the power of his office and seek to wipe away the verdict. Legal experts have called the governor’s move highly unusual and prosecutors condemned it as troubling.
Abbott made his intentions known on Twitter less than 24 hours after the verdict and amid outrage from conservative voices on social media and television over the conviction.
“I just thought it was an egregious overreach of power,” Dowell said. “It’s undermining due process. It’s undermining democracy. I was upset, honestly.”
Perry was on active duty and working as a ride-share driver when he shot and killed Garrett Foster, 28, who had been legally carrying an AK-47 during a protest through Austin’s downtown.
Perry is still awaiting sentencing from a judge. He faces up to life in prison.
Dowell, who said she has not previously supported the three-term governor politically, said she worried Abbott wading into the case could cause other jurors to second-guess their decision.
“If your governor is coming out and saying you made the wrong decision, that may make you think twice about what you said or what you felt,” she told AP.
The AP has attempted to reach all jurors who served during the weeklong trial in Austin. Others have declined to speak about the case or not returned messages.
Spokespersons for Abbott did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment Wednesday.
The trial had received little national attention prior to Friday’s verdict and Abbott had not previously commented on the case publicly. He has has not elaborated on how he reached his conclusion about Perry’s case, and his office on Monday referred questions to his statement on Twitter.
The encounter leading up to the shooting began when Perry turned onto a street and into one of the demonstrations that swept the country after Minneapolis police killed of George Floyd.
In video that was streamed live on Facebook, a car can be heard honking amid the downtown crowd. Then, several shots ring out, and protesters begin screaming and scattering.
Perry drove off, later calling police to report the shooting, and officers arrived to find Foster shot. What led up to the gunfire was a core question in the trial that resulted in Perry’s conviction.
Witnesses testified that Foster never raised his rifle at Perry, and prosecutors said the sergeant could have driven off rather than opening fire with a handgun. Perry didn’t testify. But his defense attorneys have said Foster pointed his gun at the driver and that the shooting was self-defense.
“I look forward to approving the Board’s pardon as soon as it hits my desk,” Abbott tweeted Saturday.
Travis County District Attorney José Garza, whose office prosecuted Perry, said Tuesday he requested to meet with the Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles and present evidence. The board did not immediately respond to questions emailed Wednesday.
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Confie, the largest personal lines distributor in the U.S., announces the expansion of their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program. Already dedicated to creating an inclusive environment that makes it the most trusted source of insurance solutions, Confie employs 4,000 team members worldwide. Their US workforce composition reflects this inclusive approach with 70% ethnically diverse employees and 70% female employees.
Confie has established themselves as trendsetters and innovators in the industry. They are proud to lead the way again with expanded DEI initiatives that reflect and support their growing workforce. The program will reflect the diverse communities Confie serves; promote equity by supporting and maintaining a level playing field, and upholding respect across all employees.
"At Confie, we have an incredibly diverse workforce. Our unique culture represents the communities we serve and where our employees live. Our team members are talented and have authentic stories to share and we want to highlight them and their accomplishments," said Chief Human Resources Officer Tim Clark.
Confie's DEI expansion efforts include their sponsorship renewal with Trackhouse Racing and NASCAR cup series winner Daniel Suárez. "Daniel Suárez has always been candid about his cultural challenges while becoming a phenomenal athlete. We see his transparency and bravery as integral to what the partnership between himself, Trackhouse, and Freeway Insurance stands for – togetherness and community," said Cesar Soriano, Chief Executive Officer. He is breaking through glass ceilings and it is apparent by all. We are very proud of his recent distinction by receiving NASCAR's Diversity Driver Award."
As part of this enduring partnership, Freeway Insurance will sponsor seven events during the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series with Freeway's #99 Chevrolet racecar. "Our mutual goals towards serving the underserved are key to our continued success. We are collaborating to bring visibility to the importance of diversity in the sport and we are proud to renew our partnership with Freeway Insurance," said Justin Marks, Owner of Trackhouse.
Confie is proudly reinforcing its commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and it is at the foundation of their winning culture and their ability to serve customers in meaningful ways.
To learn more about Confie, visit www.confie.com.
About Confie
Established in 2008, Confie is the nation's leading personal lines insurance distribution company. Today, Confie meets customers wherever they are – with more than 800 retail locations in 23 states, the Bluefire general agency, and a telephone and online shared service center servicing all 50 states. With flexible insurance options, outstanding value, and convenient service, Confie's aspiration is to be the most trusted source of insurance solutions so customers can have peace of mind. For more information about Confie, visit www.confie.com.
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WACO, Texas — Authorities arrested 42-year-old John Rainwater on Friday evening on two federal warrants, and have since charged him with two counts of bank robbery.
Rainwater was charged for two aggravated bank robberies, with one incident being on April 30, 2022, and one on October 22, 2022, according to authorities.
"The Waco Police Department appreciates the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s partnership along with our Special Crime’s Detectives and U.S. Marshals who worked in solving these investigations and apprehending Rainwater," police said. | https://www.kxxv.com/hometown/mclennan-county/authorities-arrest-and-charge-suspect-involved-in-two-waco-bank-robberies-from-2022 | 2023-07-22 02:24:55 | 1 | https://www.kxxv.com/hometown/mclennan-county/authorities-arrest-and-charge-suspect-involved-in-two-waco-bank-robberies-from-2022 |
KABUL, Afghanistan — Girls are barred from secondary schools and women from traveling any significant distance without a male relative. Men in government offices are told to grow beards, wear traditional Afghan clothes and prayer caps, and stop work for prayers.
Music is officially banned, and foreign news broadcasts, TV shows and movies have been removed from public airwaves. At checkpoints along the streets, morality police chastise women who are not covered from head to toe in all-concealing burqas and headpieces in public.
A year into Taliban rule, Afghanistan has seemed to hurtle backward in time. The country’s new rulers, triumphant after two decades of insurgency, have reinstituted an emirate governed by a strict interpretation of Islamic law and issued a flood of edicts curtailing women’s rights, institutionalizing patriarchal customs, restricting journalists and effectively erasing many vestiges of an American-led occupation and nation-building effort.
For many Afghans — particularly women in cities — the sense of loss has been devastating. Before the Taliban seized power, some young people realized ambitions of becoming doctors, lawyers and government officials, and explored international opportunities, as well.
“Now it’s gone — all of it,” said Zakia Zahadat, 24, who used to work in a government ministry after she earned a college degree. She is mostly confined to home these days, she said. “We have lost the power to choose what we want.”
To enforce their decrees and stamp out dissent, the new Taliban government has employed police state tactics like door-to-door searches and arbitrary arrests — drawing widespread condemnation from international human rights monitors. Those tactics have instilled an undercurrent of fear in the lives of those who oppose their rule, and have cut off the country from millions in development aid and foreign assistance as it slips again into pariah state status.
That international isolation is exacerbating an economic and humanitarian crisis that has engulfed the country since the Western-backed government collapsed last year, and the country’s alienation is likely to deepen, since U.S. officials accused the Taliban of harboring the leader of al-Qaida this month.
Millions became unemployed after jobs with foreign embassies, militaries and nongovernmental organizations vanished practically overnight, malnourished children have flooded Kabul’s hospitals in recent months and more than half the population faces life-threatening food insecurity, according to the United Nations.
In one way, however, the country has been better off: It is largely at peace, after decades of war that tore families apart and left no corner of Afghanistan untouched.
When Western troops withdrew last year and the war ended, so did a scourge that claimed tens of thousands of Afghan civilian lives. Gone were the American raids and airstrikes, the crossfire between the Afghan security forces and the insurgents, and the indiscriminate Taliban roadside bombs and devastating suicide attacks.
The relative calm has offered a welcomed respite for Afghans living in rural areas, particularly in the south, whose lives were upended by fighting over the past two decades.
So far, the Taliban have also avoided returning to the brutal public spectacles of flogging, amputations and mass executions that marked their first rule in the 1990s and widely turned international opinion against their rule.
But the Taliban’s restrictions, and the economic collapse that accelerated after they seized control of the country in August 2021, have had an outsize effect on the capital, Kabul, where the long occupation by Western forces had profoundly affected day-to-day life in the city.
Before the Taliban seized power, men and women picnicked together in parks on weekends and chatted over cappuccinos in its coffee shops. Girls in knee-length dresses and jeans tore around skate parks and built robots in after-school programs. Clean-shaven men wore Western suits to work in government offices, where women held some high-ranking positions.
Over the past two decades, Western donors touted many of those facets of life as signal achievements of their intervention. Now the Taliban’s vision for the country is once again reshaping the social fabric.
Thousands of women who served as lawyers, judges, soldiers and police officers are no longer at their posts. Most working women have been restricted to jobs in education or health care, serving fellow women.
Before the Western government collapsed last year, Fereshta Alyar, 18, had been in 12th grade and preparing to take the national university entrance exam. Every day she spent her mornings doing homework, went to school and to an after-school math program in the afternoons, then returned home to study more.
For months after the Taliban seized power and closed girls’ secondary schools indefinitely, she fell into a deep depression — the seemingly endless possibilities for her future vanished in an instant. Now she spends her days at home, trying to muster the willpower to study her old English language textbooks alone. Like many of her old classmates, Ayar survives on the hope of one day leaving the country, she said.
The Taliban insist that they have deep public support for these changes. The Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention, which has issued the decrees, says that the edicts have helped restore Afghanistan’s traditional status as a strictly observant Islamic nation.
“All these decrees are for the protection of women, not the oppression of women,” said Mohammad Sadiq Akif, the spokesperson for the ministry.
Asked about the women’s travel decree, Akif, 33, responded: “A woman is a helpless and powerless creature. If a woman goes on a journey alone, during the journey she could face a problem that she cannot solve by herself.” He said long-haul buses and taxis had been instructed not to transport women traveling alone.
Music had been banned, Akif said, “because our Prophet says listening to music develops hypocrisy in the human heart.” Foreign news reports and entertainment programs “turned people against Afghan culture,” Akif said.
Men may only visit parks on days reserved for men, he said, because “a man who goes to a park with his family may look at other women in the park, which is not a good thing.”
The Taliban’s initial pledge to open secondary schools for girls nationwide had been viewed by the international community as an important indicator of the Taliban government’s willingness to moderate. When the group’s top religious ideologues reneged on that promise in March, many Western donors halted plans to invest in long-term development programs, aid workers say.
“Among the donor community there is a talk about before March and after March,” said Abdallah Al Dardari, the United Nations Development Program’s resident representative in Afghanistan.
In rural areas, where conservative, patriarchal social customs have dominated life for decades, many Afghans chafed under the American-backed government, which was stained by corruption and often incapable of providing public services or security.
And there is little doubt that the sense of constant peril that dominated the country both in its cities and the countryside through 20 years of war has eased.
“Now I can walk freely, the change is like the difference between the ground and the sky to me,” said Mohammad Ashraf Khan, 50, a resident of Zari district of Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan.
For most of the past two decades, Khan was unable to escape the brutality of the war. His 27-year-old grandson was killed on his farm after soldiers with the former government mistook him for a Talib fighter, he said. His 17-year-old nephew was killed by a roadside bomb. The gas station he owned once burned down after fighting broke out on the highway beside it.
Now he can drive for hours down the road to Kandahar city, free of the fear that he could be killed in a sudden flash of fighting. His modest income has been slashed by more than 70% with the economic downturn, he said, but that matters less to him than the freedom that came with the end of the war.
“I’m just happy the fighting is over,” he said.
But for many Afghans, the sudden economic collapse, soaring food prices and rampant unemployment have been devastating.
Across major cities, informal markets hawking desperate people’s household belongings have taken over entire streets. Makeshift stalls are packed with shiny blue and pink curtains, flimsy wardrobes, TVs, refrigerators and multiple piles of red Afghan rugs.
Sitting in his stall in Kabul one recent afternoon, one vendor, Mohammad Nasir, thumbed a string of red prayer beads in his hand, musing on the city’s seemingly sudden economic decline.
Earlier that day a mother had come with her two young sons, who were crying for food, to bring Mohammad a rug to sell. But even more heartbreaking was what he saw during his commute home earlier that week, he said.
“Beside a river, someone was throwing away stale bread, and people were there collecting the stale bread to eat,” he said. “I’m 79 years old and I have never seen such a thing in Kabul.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Three-Midday" game were:
0-1-3, Fireball: 7
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0-1-3, Fireball: 7
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EP+Co wins John Deere Construction and Sonoco
GREENVILLE, S.C., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EP+Co today announced two new business wins: John Deere Construction and Sonoco.
EP+Co has been named Agency of Record for John Deere's Construction Division and has also served as AOR for Deere's Residential Agriculture and Turf Division since 2018. The agency will lead the creation of a revitalized brand platform and long-term marketing strategy designed to drive growth and position Deere as the category leader in reliable, innovative construction equipment. The full scope includes brand, strategy, creative and content — leveraging EP+Co's unique in-house production capabilities. Heather Hartley, Manager of Creative and Content Delivery for John Deere, added, "We're excited to evolve messaging for our construction audience through this new relationship. We considered several agencies but found the strategy and energy we were looking for in EP+Co."
In addition, global packaging solutions leader, Sonoco, has tapped EP+Co for the production of a marketing asset that positions the brand's products for buyers seeking premium materials.
Jeff Hoffman, Chief Growth Officer, said: "Because of incredible partnerships like these, every day is another opportunity to UnThink Everything at EP+Co. We look forward to staying true to that mission as we continue to grow and evolve, well into the future."
This influx of new business is a demonstration of EP+Co's proven ability to solve any and every business problem for their diversified roster of brand clients.
An Ad Age A-List Standout Agency and one of PR Week's Top 5 Up-and-Coming Agencies, EP+Co is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, with a supporting office in New York City. Redefining what it means to be an integrated agency, EP+Co leverages a range of specialized in-house capabilities to lead creative for some of America's most iconic brands, including John Deere, Morgan Stanley, Verizon, Planet Oat, Bojangles, Duke Health, The UPS Store, Tide Cleaners, Rubbermaid, Calphalon and Contigo. Known for their untraditional team of builders and creators, and their ability to "UnThink Everything," it's EP+Co's commitment to begin each process with a blank slate that allows them to deliver creative like no other — Every. Single. Time.
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PENSACOLA, Fla., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Regenative Labs (Regenative), a leading HCT/P manufacturer, and AAPC, the nation's largest medical coding, training, and certification association, announce an ICD-10 code list for homologous applications, creating universal language and facilitating discussion between providers, manufacturers, and patients.
As part of an IRB-approved study, Regenative will utilize its data repository which, to Regenative's knowledge, is the nation's largest retrospective repository. This data has enabled Regenative to identify over 180+ homologous use application sites for Wharton's Jelly. AAPC has elected to consolidate these sites, along with other homologous use sites, to provide physicians with a universal language and framework to discuss these new advancements in regenerative medicine.
As defined by AAPC's website, "ICD-10 is a standardized classification system of diagnosis codes that represent …. abnormal findings, injuries, [and] external causes for injuries." Now, physicians have access to universal language to better discuss advancements in the space, and an ICD-10 list to better document use sites, allowing for better outcome tracking and more transparent medical interactions.
Regenative Labs recognizes the value AAPC brings to the healthcare industry as the world's leading healthcare association, with more than 200,000 members and 30+ years of supporting healthcare professionals, providers, payers, and health systems.
"This is an important step in furthering the mission of educating providers and elevating healthcare outcomes and we're proud to be a part of it," shared AAPC CEO, Bevan Erickson.
Tyler Barrett, Regenative Labs CEO, believes that collaboration between AAPC and Regenative will provide a shared language for further discussion on Wharton's Jelly applications, and allow for collaboration in furthering the medical community's understanding of the science involved. Through this repository, Regenative has been able to publish numerous papers, analyze and visualize the efficacy of Wharton's Jelly applications, and highlight outcomes-based practices.
"We look forward to the clarity this collaboration will bring to the market by providing universal language to discuss, document, and uncover new homologous use applications," concluded Regenative Labs CEO, Tyler Barrett.
This research highlights a commitment to the regenerative medicine community. Regenative believes that the combination of IRB-approved observational studies, peer-reviewed publications, ISO-certified laboratory processes, and commitment to compliance with FDA standards has set the standard for HCT/P manufacturers. Regenative Labs has pioneered the use of perinatal tissue allografts and is pleased that this collaboration will further the field's current homologous use practices, consistent with 361 status.
Seen below are examples of what Regenative has been able to do with the data collected, using language seen in AAPC's ICD-10 code list:
Regenative is calling on physicians across the country to engage with them to advance the field of regenerative medicine! If you would like to contribute to these studies, furthering the field, contact Regenative Labs through their website: www.regenativelabs.com
About AAPC: AAPC's mission is to advance the business of healthcare by providing professional training, industry-standard certifications, and comprehensive solutions to individuals and organizations across medical coding, billing, auditing, compliance, and practice management. As the most trusted source for driving accuracy, profitability, and peace of mind, AAPC helps healthcare organizations reach the full potential of their revenue cycle.
Learn more at AAPC's website: www.aapc.com
About Regenative Labs: Regenative Labs produces regenerative medicine products to address the root cause of a patient's conditions using Wharton's Jelly innovations rather than masking the pain with other treatments. Regenative LAbs works closely with scientists, physicians, hospitals, and surgery centers to constantly monitor and improve patient progress and outcomes for new product development. Formed by veteran industry professionals familiar with the daily challenges of innovations in healthcare, the company provides effective, non-addictive, non-invasive options for patients. Regenative Labs has a laser-focused, expert product research and development team that follows FDA guidelines of minimal manipulation for homologous use. The company adheres to AATB and FDA guidelines.
Learn more at Regenative's website: www.regenativelabs.com
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WFO BINGHAMTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, September 4, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
254 PM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of central New York, including the following
counties, Chenango and Otsego.
* WHEN...Until 600 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 254 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Edmeston, Plymouth, North Norwich, Sherburne, Pittsfield, New
Berlin, Columbus, Earlville, Smyrna, South Brookfield,
Burlington, South Plymouth, Lambs Corners and South Edmeston.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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Trump should not be trusted with national secrets if charges prove true, his ex-Defense secretary says
By Jasmine Wright and Aileen Graef, CNN
(CNN) — Donald Trump’s onetime Defense secretary said Sunday that the former president should not be trusted with the nation’s secrets again should the allegations made in his federal indictment over his handling of classified documents prove true.
“Based on his actions – again, if proven true – under the indictment by the special counsel, no,” Mark Esper told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.”
“It’s just irresponsible action that places our service members at risk, places our nation security risk. You cannot have these documents floating around. They need to be secured,” he said.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to 37 federal charges, including 31 counts of “willful retention of national defense information.” The former president denies any wrongdoing.
Esper’s critical remarks about his onetime boss follow damning language by another high-profile Trump administration official – former Attorney General Bill Barr – who said last week that Trump was “toast” if even half of the details in his indictment were true.
“The revelations are very troubling, disturbing,” Esper said Sunday when asked by Tapper if Trump’s actions put America’s national security at risk. “Yes, I do. If the allegations are true that it contained information about our nation’s security, about our vulnerabilities, about other items, it could be quite harmful to the nation. And, look, no one is above the law. And so I think this process needs to play out and people held to account, the president held to account.”
Trump fired Esper as his Defense secretary in November 2020, shortly after Joe Biden was projected as the winner of the presidential election.
Proving its case
Meanwhile, in a separate interview on “State of the Union,” House Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner said he was “not going to defend the behavior” listed in the indictment against Trump but the government would need to prove its case as the legal process moves forward.
The Ohio Republican also said he had “grave concern” about the way documents were stored not just as it pertained to Trump but to Biden as well. A separate special counsel is leading an investigation into Obama-era classified documents found at Biden’s home and former private office.
“The chair and ranking (member) of both the House Intel and Senate Intel (committees) have seen some of the documents, both from the Biden cache and the Trump documents itself. And I can tell you that, from having looked at both of those documents, I have grave concern about both of those type of documents being out in an unsecured place,” Turner said. “Both of them included details of national security issues that should not have been outside of a controlled environment.”
Turner also previewed a closed-door meeting Tuesday his committee will be holding with John Durham, the special counsel who concluded in a report released last month that the FBI should never have launched a full investigation into connections between Trump’s campaign and Russia during the 2016 election.
“We’re pulling him in to our committee to say, ‘OK, now that we have seen that there were abuses, that this was wrong, and that there are problems with (the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) itself, what are the recommendations that you think we should pursue?’” Turner said.
Durham is expected to testify publicly before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
His 300-plus page report states that the FBI used “raw, unanalyzed, and uncorroborated intelligence” to launch its Trump-Russia investigation but used a different standard when weighing concerns about alleged election interference regarding Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
Durham, however, did not recommend any new charges against individuals or “wholesale changes” about how the FBI handles politically charged investigations, despite strongly criticizing the agency’s behavior.
This report has been updated with additional details.
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WFO SPOKANE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, June 5, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD WATCH
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Spokane WA
151 PM PDT Sat Jun 4 2022
.Another round of widespread heavy rain will move through eastern
Washington and northern Idaho late tonight through Sunday. Soils are
fairly saturated and will see additional precipitation. Flash
Flooding will be of high concern especially near recent burn scars
which are particularly vulnerable to debris flows and mud slides.
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Idaho, including the following counties,
Bonner, Kootenai, Lewis and Nez Perce. Portions of Washington,
including the following counties, Asotin, Chelan, Ferry, Garfield,
Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and Stevens.
* WHEN...Through Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water
crossings may be flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- National Weather Service Meteorologists are forecasting
thunderstorms capable of locally heavy rainfall over portions
of Washington and Idaho including steep terrain and burn
areas from the last couple of years.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Residents near burn scars should prepare to take action if heavy
rain develops over an area that has been identified as a flash flood
risk. Be sure to stay up to date with information from local
authorities.
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Wagner owner says war in Ukraine could drag on for years
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The owner of the Russian Wagner Group private military contractor actively involved in the fighting in Ukraine has predicted that the war could drag on for years.
Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video interview released late Friday that it could take 18 months to two years for Russia to fully secure control of Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland of Donbas. He added that the war could go on for three years if Moscow decides to capture broader territories east of the Dnieper River.
The statement from Prigozhin, a millionaire who has close links to Russian President Vladimir Putin and was dubbed “Putin’s chef” for his lucrative Kremlin catering contracts, marked a recognition of the difficulties that the Kremlin has faced in the campaign, which it initially expected to wrap up within weeks when Russian troops invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Russia suffered a series of humiliating setbacks in the fall when the Ukrainian military launched successful counteroffensives to reclaim broad swaths of territory in the east and the south. The Kremlin has avoided making forecasts on how long the fighting could continue, saying that what it called the “special military operation” will continue until its goals are fulfilled.
The Russian forces have focused on Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk provinces that make up the Donbas region where Moscow-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces since 2014.
Ukrainian and Western officials have warned that Russia could launch a new broad offensive to try to turn the tide of the conflict as the war approaches the one-year mark. But Ukraine’s military intelligence spokesman, Andriy Chernyak, told Kyiv Post that “Russian command does not have enough resources for large-scale offensive actions.”
“The main goal of Russian troops remains to achieve at least some tactical success in eastern Ukraine,” he said.
Prigozhin said that the Wagner Group mercenaries were continuing fierce battles for control of the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. He acknowledged that the Ukrainian troops were mounting fierce resistance.
As Russian troops have pushed their attacks in the Donbas, Moscow has also sought to demoralize Ukrainians by leaving them without heat and water in the bitter winter.
On Friday, Russia launched the 14th round of massive strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities and other vital infrastructure. High-voltage infrastructure facilities were hit in the eastern, western and southern regions, resulting in power outages in some areas.
Ukraine’s energy company, Ukrenergo, said Saturday that the situation was “difficult but controllable,” adding that involved backups to keep up power supplies but noting that power rationing will continue in some areas.
Ukraine’s military chief, Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said that Russian forces launched 71 cruise missiles, 35 S-300 missiles and seven Shahed drones between late Thursday and midday Friday, adding that Ukrainian air defenses downed 61 cruise missiles and five drones.
The Ukrainian authorities reported more attacks by killer drones later on Friday. The Ukrainian air force said the military downed 20 Shahed drones in the evening.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said that Friday’s strikes hit all the designated targets, halting the operation of Ukraine’s defense factories and blocking the delivery of supplies of Western weapons and ammunition. The claim couldn’t be independently verified.
Late Friday, Russian military bloggers and some Ukrainian news outlets posted a video showing an attack by a sea drone on a strategic railway bridge in the Odesa region. The grainy video showed a fast-moving object on the surface of the water approaching the bridge in Zatoka, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of Odesa, and exploding in a powerful blast.
The authenticity of the video couldn’t be verified. The Ukrainian military hasn’t commented on the attack, and Serhii Bratchuk, a spokesman for the regional administration, wouldn’t confirm the drone attack when he spoke in televised remarks on Saturday.
If confirmed, the attack would mark the first combat use of a sea drone by Russia in the conflict. Igor Korotchenko, a retired colonel of the Russian armed forces who frequently comments on the conflict on Russian state TV, noted Saturday that such drones should be equipped with a more powerful load of explosives to inflict more significant damage.
The bridge, which was targeted by Russian missile strikes early in the war, serves the railway link to Romania, which is a key conduit for Western arms supplies.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Natasha King to the position of executive vice president and chief people, culture and diversity officer. AFSP is the nation's largest suicide prevention organization that gives those affected by suicide a nationwide community empowered by research, education and advocacy to take action against this leading cause of death. King joined AFSP in August 2022 and reports to Chief Executive Officer Robert Gebbia.
King brings 25 years of experience working for mission-based organizations providing healthcare, social services and prevention education and support, often in underserved communities. From developing strategies to meet the needs of an ever-changing workforce, helping nonprofit organizations to successfully manage organizational change related to growth, restructures, and program expansion, designing supportive and comprehensive benefits and wellness programs, establishing policies and procedures that promote inclusion, to starting her own consulting firm, King's breadth of skill will be an asset to support and guide AFSP's period of expansion. The organization has increased the number of employees by 34% in 2022 and seen the addition of two chapters to total 73 across the country, including one in Puerto Rico.
"It is truly an honor to join AFSP. It is a dynamic organization doing critical work to fight suicide across the nation," said King. "The level of passion and commitment towards realizing its mission I've seen by the leadership team and the entire staff is remarkable. I look forward to supporting all employees and to lending my talents to further develop an organization that assures AFSP's future success."
In the new executive leadership role, King oversees the organization's human resources plans focusing on staff and organizational culture growth. King provides strategic leadership for recruiting highly qualified and diverse talent, maintaining a supportive workplace and cultivating a culture that exemplifies inclusion in its workforce, programming and perspectives.
"King is an industry leader with a successful record of strengthening organizational culture and centering DEI advancement," said Gebbia. "Adding her position reflects our commitment to enhancing workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and to making AFSP a great place to work for all employees. We are excited to have her join our organization and are inspired by the energy and expertise that she brings in support of AFSP's work to save lives and help those affected by suicide."
Before joining AFSP, King served as the vice president and chief people officer for Sojourner Family Peace Center, as director of human resources for Vivent Health (Formerly AIDS Resource Center of WI, Inc.) and as the medical practice manager for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services. King also founded InterworKing Consulting Group, an independent consulting firm that provides full-spectrum human resources consultation services to nonprofit organizations and small businesses.
In addition to her professional success, King brings a commitment to changing the conversation on mental health. King is a suicide loss survivor and comes from a family of mental health professionals who specialize in providing psychiatric care and therapeutic services.
King is a graduate of Spelman College, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, and has earned a Master of Arts in Human Resources Management and a Master of Business Administration from the Keller Graduate School of Management in Wisconsin. King is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources and is a graduate of the FBI Leadership Academy and Future Milwaukee Program of Marquette University. She is also a current board member at Wisconsin Community Services Inc., a nonprofit that provides a continuum of services for individuals facing challenges with justice system involvement and behavioral health needs as they bridge the gap between where they are today and where they would like to be.
As a health organization, AFSP is dedicated to equity in addressing the mental health and suicide prevention needs among underserved populations. We are committed to a process of change knowing that long-term, sustained efforts are needed to improve access to culturally informed, evidence-based quality mental health care. AFSP is committed to building a staff team and culture that reflects and understands the communities it seeks to impact.
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide, including those who have experienced a loss. AFSP creates a culture that's smart about mental health through public education and community programs, develops suicide prevention through research and advocacy, and provides support for those affected by suicide. Led by CEO Robert Gebbia and headquartered in New York, with a public policy office in Washington, DC, AFSP has local chapters in all 50 states including Puerto Rico, with programs and events nationwide. Learn more about AFSP in its latest Annual Report, and join the conversation on suicide prevention by following AFSP on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
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MIAMI, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Spinnaker Group, a Division of SOCOTEC, is delighted to announce that Strata Wynwood has been awarded the prestigious Florida Green Building Council (FGBC) High-Rise certification for 2022, achieving the highest score in its category. This recognition further establishes Strata Wynwood as a leader in sustainable development and showcases the commitment of its project team, including Rockpoint, Rockhill Management, Bozzuto Management, CIM Group, Stantec, Feller Engineering, Kast Construction, and Spinnaker Group, in creating a green, environmentally responsible building.
The FGBC High-Rise certification is a testament to the sustainability practices implemented throughout the design, construction, and operation of Strata Wynwood. This recognition demonstrates Strata Wynwood's dedication to reducing its environmental impact, achieving operational efficiencies, providing a safer and healthier building environment and a state-of-the-art living experience for its residents, office tenants, retailers, and resident artists, all with the goal of maximizing investment performance.
As the owner of Strata Wynwood, Rockpoint has embraced sustainable building practices throughout the development of the property. Through its collaboration with CIM Group, a renowned developer known for its commitment to sustainable projects, Rockpoint has brought to life a landmark development that truly embodies environmental responsibility.
Spinnaker Group, a Division of SOCOTEC, served as the Sustainability Consultants and Commissioning Agents for Strata Wynwood. Spinnaker's expertise in green building strategies and commissioning ensured the project's compliance with the FGBC's rigorous requirements. Through meticulous analysis and guidance, Spinnaker Group enabled Strata Wynwood to achieve an exceptional level of sustainability, garnering this coveted FGBC Gold recognition.
"We are incredibly proud to have been part of the Strata Wynwood project and to receive this prestigious FGBC High-Rise certification," said Jonathan Burgess, Principal of Spinnaker Group, a Division of SOCOTEC. "This award highlights the exceptional dedication and collaborative effort of the entire project team in creating a sustainable and high-performing property. Strata Wynwood is a testament to what can be achieved when sustainability is integrated into every aspect of development."
Stantec, the architect behind Strata Wynwood, contributed expertise and creativity to the project to ensure a harmonious integration of sustainable design principles and functionality. The thoughtful approach not only prioritized the well-being of residents, and commercial tenants, but also aligned with the FGBC's stringent certification standards.
Feller Engineering, the MEP Engineer, played a pivotal role in developing efficient and energy-conscious systems within Strata Wynwood. By implementing cutting-edge technologies and optimizing resource usage, the firm contributed to the building's high-performance profile.
Strata Wynwood is not just an architectural marvel; it represents a sustainable lifestyle and a commitment to reducing the property's ecological footprint. The building incorporates a range of environmentally friendly features such as energy-efficient systems, water conservation measures, waste management initiatives, and a focus on indoor air quality to enhance the health and well-being of residents.
The FGBC High-Rise certification for Strata Wynwood serves as a leading example for the construction industry and the wider community, illustrating the feasibility and benefits of sustainable building practices. By prioritizing sustainability, Strata Wynwood has set a benchmark for future high-rise developments in Florida and beyond.
About Spinnaker Group, a Division of SOCOTEC
Spinnaker Group, a Division of SOCOTEC, employs over 400 professionals in more than 20 offices in the U.S. and is an industry leader in the building and infrastructure sectors. Spinnaker offers the combined highly technical expertise of an expansive and holistic network of experts across six service lines: (i) Building Envelope; (ii) Energy & Sustainability; (iii) Code & Planning; (iv) Project Advisory; (v) Dispute Resolution; and (vi) Specialty Engineering.
SOCOTEC Group, a leader in construction inspection and a major player in TIC for the construction and infrastructure sectors, has 200,000 clients with operations in 26 countries, 11,300 employees and over 250 external recognitions.
For more information, visit: www.socotec.us
About Rockpoint
Rockpoint is a real estate private equity firm that employs a fundamental value approach to investing, targeting select product types and markets throughout the United States. The firm applies a consistent and disciplined investment approach across its investment programs, which span distinct return profiles. Rockpoint targets assets with intrinsic long-term value, at attractive prices relative to stabilized cash flows, and with particular emphasis on value creation opportunities and complex situations. Since 1994, the firm's co-founders with others have sponsored 19 investment vehicles and related co-investment vehicles through Rockpoint and a predecessor firm and have raised approximately $30 billion in capital commitments. As of March 31, 2023, Rockpoint's investment team with others has invested or committed to invest in 498 transactions with a total peak capitalization of approximately $79 billion (inclusive of fund equity, co-investor equity and debt). To learn more, visit www.rockpoint.com.
About Rockhill Management
Rockhill Management, an affiliate of Rockpoint Group, is a dedicated property services management company that serves commercial and residential properties in gateway cities throughout the United States. With its focus on personalized service, premium amenities, and proactive relationship management, Rockhill employs the latest technologies and a concierge-like approach to property management in order to foster an elevated tenant experience across approximately 32.9 million square feet of real estate in the Greater Boston, New York, San Francisco Bay, South Florida, Southern California, and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas.
About Bozzuto Management
Bozzuto Management, named Top Property Management Company in the Nation in 2022. Bozzuto manages over $20.3B spanning across 91,000+ residences and 3.2M+ SF retail.
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Which bamboo duvet covers are best?
When it comes to getting a restful night of sleep, there are a few things more important than the comfort of your bedding. Sure, a memory foam pillow and cooling mattress topper are great, but you shouldn’t disregard your duvet cover.
The best ones, like the Hotel Sheets Direct 100% Bamboo Duvet Cover, provide optimal comfort throughout the night and a range of health benefits for people with allergies and sensitive skin.
What to know before you buy a bamboo duvet cover
Health
While bedding and duvet covers made from synthetic materials may be soft, they typically end up with minimal amounts of harsh chemicals. You may not notice it initially, but it’ll start to show over time if you have sensitive skin.
A healthy alternative is to use bamboo bedding. Like eco-friendly bamboo bath mats, bamboo-derived duvet covers work well to resist odor, mildew and bacteria. They’re not only free of harmful chemicals but also regulate temperature and wick away sweat and heat.
Temperature control
As mentioned above, bamboo naturally works to regulate temperature constantly. It reduces heat by its natural breathability, and by wicking away sweat, it reduces the humidity under the blankets in half.
In turn, that helps to keep you warm in cold temperatures and cool when it’s hot. Using a bamboo duvet cover means there’s one less thing to worry about when the seasons change.
Green
Bamboo stalks grow at a much faster rate than other natural resources like cotton. That means that harvesting this plant to create bedding isn’t depleting resources due to the plant’s sustainable nature. Additionally, 100% bamboo products can be appropriately disposed of to benefit the Earth.
What to look for in a quality bamboo duvet cover
Size
There are bamboo duvet covers that fit all sizes ranging from the smallest twin comforter to a California king. However, you should measure out your bedding to ensure that it’ll fit snugly to prevent any excess space within the cover.
This is to prevent it from folding over on itself and creating an uncomfortable situation. You can find some products that have corner ties if you find that your comforter is too small compared to the duvet cover.
As a last resort, you can always use safety pins to hold it down. However, that may not be the safest method. The last thing you want is to wake up to undone pins poking you all over.
Material quality and stitching
Like all other materials, the cheapest bamboo duvet cover doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a drop in quality. Sometimes even the heavily overpriced products are made from lower quality materials than their more budget-friendly competitors.
The best bamboo duvet covers that have optimal comfort have a high thread count in addition to high-quality material. Premium covers are made with longer fibers. If you purchase a premium cover, it’ll only get stronger and softer over time. These products can typically last up to two decades.
Haberdashery
When looking at bamboo duvet covers, you’ll find that they come with varying closure types. These can include ties, buttons, flaps or zippers.
Ultimately, it’s a personal preference, but some closures have an advantage over others. For example, a flap closure tucks in when the comforter is inserted, but it’s prone to opening and releasing the comforter compared to the other alternative options.
How much you can expect to spend on bamboo duvet covers
Depending on the brand and other combined materials, you can expect to spend $30-$290 on a quality bamboo duvet cover.
Best bamboo duvet cover FAQ
Why should I use a bamboo duvet cover?
A. A high-quality bamboo duvet cover provides an array of benefits that include regulating temperature and resisting bacteria. The natural material helps to regulate your body temperature by wicking away heat and sweat.
This reduces the amount of humidity under your blankets in half, allowing you to get a more restful night of sleep. Bamboo is also hypoallergenic, which is beneficial for people with sensitive skin. Additionally, it is naturally resistant to dust mites and through wicking sweat, it helps prevent mold and mildew from forming.
Will my bamboo duvet cover shrink in the dryer?
A. Like any other natural material, bamboo duvet covers can shrink when exposed to high temperatures in a dryer. If it’s essential, then you could potentially use a low-heat cycle. However, it’s best to follow the manufacturer’s instructions. The best way to wash your bamboo duvet cover is in cold water and then line dry to help preserve the colors and elasticity and prevent any chance of shrinking.
What are the best bamboo duvet covers to buy?
Top bamboo duvet cover
Hotel Sheets Direct 100% Bamboo Duvet Cover
What you need to know: Hotel Sheets Direct presents a 100% bamboo duvet cover set that gives any 5-star hotel a run for its money.
What you’ll love: This duvet cover has a zipper closure that prevents your duvet from slipping out in the middle of the night. You can find it available in all sizes, from twin to king. It also comes in various colors to match your interior decor.
What you should consider: It can hold onto stains.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top bamboo duvet cover for the money
Royal Hotel Bamboo Duvet Cover
What you need to know: This duvet cover is made from 100% bamboo-derived viscose, which simulates the feel of luxurious silk or cashmere.
What you’ll love: The material it’s made of not only provides a super-soft luxurious feel, but it’s also 60% more absorbent than other natural materials like cotton. It’s not only breathable but also has all the hypoallergenic benefits that come with bamboo. The button closure makes it easy to insert and remove your duvet as needed, and it comes with a 90-day warranty with a full refund.
What you should consider: It’s not available for twin-size comforters.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Cariloha Bamboo Linen Duvet Cover Set
What you need to know: Achieve true comfort and reap all the benefits of bamboo with this super-comfortable duvet cover set.
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In 2018, Jennifer Lawrence was 28 and one of the biggest movie stars in the world: an Academy Award-winning actress, a veteran of the “Hunger Games” franchise, alternating between prestige projects and giant action movies. But not all of those films were all that good, and Lawrence didn’t seem to be having all that much fun either. So she fired her agents and took a break to get married and have a baby. It was a smart move, because Lawrence is back, and now it’s a whole new ball game.
Last year, Lawrence produced and starred in the gritty indie film “Causeway,” by a first-time female director, Lila Neugebauer, as a veteran recovering from a traumatic brain injury. Her follow-up is a swing in the complete opposite direction, kicking up her heels in a good old-fashioned sex comedy, which she also produced, “No Hard Feelings.”
Directed by Gene Stupnitsky (“Bad Teacher,” “Good Boys”), “No Hard Feelings” is a direct descendant of ’80s teen coming-of-age comedies, but evolved for a new generation. It’s a “Superbad”-style story with the sensitivity and class consciousness of John Hughes, a delightfully raunchy streak, and Lawrence going for broke in a bold and bawdy performance as a rowdy Long Island surfer girl doing her best Mae West.
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There simply aren’t enough female dirtbags in cinema, so Lawrence’s Maddie Barker — Uber driver, surly bartender and pissed-off Montauk townie — is a refreshing character. Her car has been just repossessed, towed by her ex, Gary (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), and with unpaid property tax bills looming, she needs wheels.
Enter the weirdest Craigslist ad of all time: a pair of wealthy helicopter parents (Matthew Broderick and Laura Benanti) would like to “arrange” for a young woman to date their sheltered, nerdy son Percy (Andrew Barth Feldman) in exchange for a Buick. Maddie needs a car, and she’s willing to romance a (legal) teenager, so off she Rollerblades for what she hopes will be a quick and easy venture into sex work.
But of course, it’s never about the destination but the friends we make along the way, and “No Hard Feelings” would never deny us that journey. Maddie and Percy forge a bond after a disastrous date that results in both experiencing harrowing bodily harm while in the buff, and something like a friendship blossoms between these two oddballs, who are odd in different ways. He’s 19, she’s 32, he’s obsessed with rules, she’s on probation.
Feldman, a 21-year-old Broadway star (“Dear Evan Hansen”) in his first starring film role, shines opposite Lawrence as Percy, the anxious, cautious foil to Maddie’s reckless wild child. There’s a beautiful subtlety to his performance and a precision to his physicality that makes him an incredibly compelling screen presence, and their opposites-attract chemistry is ridiculously charming.
What makes “No Hard Feelings” so sharp and funny though, isn’t the raunchy jokes, or the physical comedy (though the sight of Lawrence bouncing Feldman on her knee might be the funniest image on-screen this summer), it’s the savagery of the generational social commentary underpinning the script by Stupnitsky and John Phillips, and no generation is safe.
In “No Hard Feelings,” the overbearing Gen X parents enable their anxious, self- and cellphone-obsessed Zoomer children, jettisoning discipline while trying to be “cool,” locked in a toxic codependent dynamic that never allows their children to fail, or to succeed. Meanwhile, the poor millennials are immature, jobless and living at home — too young to own property and too old to be TikTok stars, at least they know how to have a good time. It's a scarily accurate skewering that should hopefully inspire some self-reflection.
"No Hard Feelings" feels more substantive in these moments of cultural observation and emotional depth. Maddie needs a car because she needs to save her house, and Percy needs a date because he needs to come out of his shell. But what they both really need, and what they find, is someone to just listen, and to share vulnerability in return. Maddie might push Percy to do embarrassing, scary things, but in return, he pushes her to do the same.
The third act is a bit rushed and rickety — the big climactic moment is too wacky, the denouement all too easy. But the preceding 90 minutes are such an easy-breezy, uninhibited good time, anchored by two killer comedic performances and surprisingly moving insights that make “No Hard Feelings” just the right kind of sweet, intoxicating comedy cocktail to kick off the summer. | https://journalstar.com/no-hard-feelings-is-a-sweet-intoxicating-comedy-cocktail/article_128435e6-1066-11ee-9340-6fa802c2d070.html | 2023-06-21 20:23:52 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/no-hard-feelings-is-a-sweet-intoxicating-comedy-cocktail/article_128435e6-1066-11ee-9340-6fa802c2d070.html |
DENVER — Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each had 21 and the Miami Heat evened up the NBA Finals by overcoming a monster effort from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 on Sunday night.
Max Strus scored 14 and Duncan Robinson had 10 for the Heat, who had a big early lead, then got down by as many as 15 before reclaiming the lead in the fourth. Miami outscored Denver 36-25 in the final period, erasing an eight-point deficit going into the final frame.
And even then, they had to dig deep to finish it off.
Jokic scored 41 points and was 16 of 28 from the floor, the last of those shots a 4-footer with 36 seconds left to get the Nuggets within three.
Denver elected not to foul on the ensuing Miami possession. Butler missed a 3, and with a chance to tie, Jamal Murray missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Murray had 18 points and 10 assists for Denver, while Aaron Gordon had 12 points and Bruce Brown scored 11.
Game 3 is Wednesday in Miami. Denver had been 11-0 with a double-digit lead in the playoffs.
Strus, who was 0 for 10 in Game 1, had four 3-pointers in the first quarter of Game 2. Butler made a jumper with 4:56 left in the opening quarter to put Miami up 21-10, tying the second-biggest lead any opponent had built in Denver so far in these playoffs.
In a flash, it was gone — and then some.
The Nuggets outscored Miami 32-11 over the next 9 minutes, turning the double-digit deficit into a double-digit lead thanks to an absolute 3-point barrage.
In a 70-second span early in the second quarter, Denver got four 3s — more points than Miami got in that entire 9-minute stretch — and they came from four different players: Bruce Brown, then Jeff Green, then Murray, then Gordon.
Boom, boom, boom, and boom. Murray had five straight points to end the flurry, and Denver led 44-32 when it was over. The Heat managed to close the gap to 57-51 by the half, but whatever good feeling Miami had after the opening minutes was long gone.
From there, the fight was on. Miami didn't let Denver get away — then found a way in the fourth. | https://www.wptv.com/sports/basketball/heat/heat-rally-in-4th-quarter-beat-nuggets-111-108-in-game-2-of-nba-finals | 2023-06-05 03:32:37 | 1 | https://www.wptv.com/sports/basketball/heat/heat-rally-in-4th-quarter-beat-nuggets-111-108-in-game-2-of-nba-finals |
Turkey, under the leadership of Erdogan, has been a difficult partner for the West Image: Reuters/A. Konstantinidis
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Europe is debating its dependency on countries with different geostrategic orientations, like Russia and China. How dependent is the West on Turkey though?
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Since Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine, Europeans have begun to discuss their dependencies on countries, which do not necessarily share their values.
Ankara's aspirations for a greater role on the global stage is accompanied by their increasingly aggressive and nationalistic rhetoric towards its Western partners. Today, Turkey, a candidate for accession to the European Union, is not what the West exactly wants it to be — but is still an important player in global politics.
Here are a number of reasons why Western capitals are dependent on Ankara.
The mediator for Moscow and Kyiv
The Russian war in Ukraine meant many things for the international community, but for Turkey it provided a diplomatic opportunity. Already in the first days of the invasion, Turkey emerged as an irreplaceable mediator between Russia and Ukraine as Western countries were not enthusiastic about talking to Russia. Ankara enjoys good relations with both Moscow and Kyiv — which is a rare breed nowadays.
Turkey started to serve as a channel for solving major problems such as the export of Ukrainian grain from Ukrainian ports. Prior to the war, Ukraine was one of the world's largest exporters of wheat, corn, barley and sunflower oil. The export agreement between Russia and Ukraine was signed under the mediation of Turkey and the UN in July in Istanbul.
Moreover, to this day, Turkey remains as the most plausible option on the table with regard to the location of possible future peace negotiations between the two parties.
The NATO ally whose green light is absolutely necessary
Turkey has been a member of NATO since 1952. The fact that it constitutes the second largest army of the alliance after the United States, and that it is located at the southeastern flank, makes Turkey a major security provider to the transatlantic alliance.
Currently, Sweden and Finland are trying to convince Turkey to approve their NATO membership.
Last week, Sweden's new prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, wrote a letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan requesting a meeting about the issue. Now both parties are set to meet in Turkey. Ankara accuses Sweden and Finland of being a safe haven for the members of the PKK, the Kurdistan Workers' Party, an armed entity which is listed as a terrorist organization by both Turkey as well as the EU and the United States.
The manufacturer of affordable security
The growing importance of Turkey's defense industry has made it an important player which directly affects Western interests.
The Turkish-made Bayraktar TB-2 armed drones have proven themselves very effective in multiple conflicts in the past years. According to a 2021 report of BAKS, the think tank of the German Armed Forces, the Turkish drones played a decisive role in the in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
They're also having an impact in the war in Ukraine and have reportedly been helping the Ukrainian army to defend its territory against Russian forces. Last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored Haluk Bayraktar, the CEO of Baykar, the manufacturer of Bayraktar drones, with the Order of Merit, 1st class, as a sign of gratitude for its support.
When the Ukrainian people raised funds in order to buy new drones for their armed forces, Baykar responded by donating these drones to "the patriotic Ukrainian people to achieve the goal they set."
The low cost of the Bayraktars makes Turkey a unique partner for countries who cannot afford high-cost military equipment or research, but are looking for an alternative. According to a recent report by the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), the "arms sales to Africa are skyrocketing and have made Turkey a rising arms supplier on the continent."
The key actor in Europe's migration vulnerability
The fact that Turkey borders many of the countries to the South and to the East does not only provide Turkey with capabilities in terms of its defense policy but also in terms of a vulnerability of the European Union, namely its migration policy. Erdogan has not hesitated to threaten Brussels, Berlin and other European capitals multiple times in the past with "opening the doors," which would technically mean that refugees have open access to Europe.
Ankara's threats have objectively been successful and paid off in the form of the 2016 refugee deal between the EU and Turkey, which foresaw the payment of €6 billion ($6 billion) to Turkey. In return Turkey would accommodate the refugees on its territory.
Germany's Turkish diaspora
"More than 60% of Turks in Germany voted for Erdogan," ran the headline in many German newspapers in 2018 after Turkey's general election. Indeed, a remarkable percentage of the Turkish community in Germany identifies or sympathizes with the Turkish state.
Another component of this issue is domestic security: According to the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, there are multiple radical ideologies threatening the German constitution. In addition to the Islamist groups, the ultranationalist Grey Wolves, the Kurdish PKK sympathizers as well as left-wing extremist groups are under state observation.
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RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia “Jinks” Rogers Holton, a former first lady of Virginia, died Friday morning at her home, her family said in a statement. She was 97.
Holton was the wife of the late Republican Gov. A. Linwood Holton Jr., who served in the 1970s and declared an end to “Massive Resistance,” Virginia’s institutional defiance of federal orders to desegregate its schools. She was also the mother of another Virginia first lady, Anne Holton, wife to former governor and current U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine.
Anne Holton and her three siblings said in a joint statement issued by Kaine's office that Jinks Holton died peacefully at her home in a retirement community in Irvington, Virginia.
The statement did not provide a cause of death. Her death comes a year after that her husband, to whom she was married for 67 years.
Jinks Holton, as she was widely known, was a partner with her husband in what became “the family business: racial justice and civil rights for all Virginians,” her children's statement said.
The Holtons enrolled their own white children in predominantly Black schools rather than fight school busing.
“She and Dad together decided, when he was Governor, that our family would help integrate Virginia’s public schools, tearing down barriers to employment, and opening opportunities for all," the siblings said.
Jinks Holton was a regular volunteer on Habitat for Humanity builds and a supporter of children's causes throughout her life, including through her work to improve nutrition for Virginia's children during her time as first lady, according to the statement.
She spoke multiple languages and spent two years after college working in Belgium for a precursor to the CIA, “running intelligence agents as the U.S. worked to manage the post-war complexities of Europe,” her family said. She told her parents she was a secretary at an embassy.
“On top of all this, to us she was Mom. She helped us with schoolwork. She drove us to music lessons and sports practice. She made us molasses cookies and chocolate silk pie. She taught us the values and priorities of family and community and justice that have shaped who we all are – and in turn, shaped our children," her children said.
Jinks Holton, who was born in Roanoke, also joined her husband, Kaine and Anne Holton in 2006 in opposing a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
Kaine tweeted that his mother-in-law led “an amazing life, filled with family and purpose.”
“I’ve been deeply moved in the last year to see Anne so fulfill the role of daughter as she’s helped both her parents pass gracefully from life to heavenly peace," he said. | https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/former-virginia-first-lady-jinks-holton-dies-at-97-december-16-2022 | 2022-12-16 22:58:04 | 1 | https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/former-virginia-first-lady-jinks-holton-dies-at-97-december-16-2022 |
UW-Eau Claire receives large grant to support faculty-student research in growing field of astrophysics
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE PRESS RELEASE) - Dr. William Wolf, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, received a five-year $526,813 CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to work with undergraduate students on research.
The prestigious NSF CAREER grant supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.
Beginning this summer, Wolf and three student researchers will use the NSF funds to study accreting white dwarf stars, a growing field of astrophysics research. Accreting white dwarfs are what most stars become after they’ve burned off the hydrogen that fuels them.
“The common thread in all aspects of our work is using MESA (Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics),” Wolf says. “MESA is an open-source project that allows researchers, teachers, students and amateurs to build computer models of stars. It can run on laptops or supercomputers.”
MESA is “a powerful tool for doing research-grade stellar modeling,” Wolf says. Using MESA in their research will help students regardless of their path after college, he says.
“This research experience will help students in their future careers inside or outside academia,” Wolf says. “Students will build transferable technical skills and practice professional communication through writing papers and giving presentations. Being able to demonstrate these skills will give them a leg up when they apply to graduate school or for jobs in STEM fields.”
Wolf worked with MESA as a graduate student and later joined its developer team. He continues to help maintain the infrastructure for MESA, so he understands “what it can do and what is needed to keep development humming.”
The NSF CAREER award requires recipients to integrate research and teaching, something Wolf already has done for the MESA summer school program. He will create something similar at UW-Eau Claire.
“I’ll develop online exercises that will take new researchers from zero exposure to competency in using MESA for research-grade work,” Wolf says. “I’ll also create exercises that professors can use in undergraduate astrophysics courses.”
Developing lab exercises for learning and using MESA that provide a “more streamlined onboarding process” to MESA will benefit Wolf’s students but also other researchers at UW-Eau Claire and elsewhere, says Dr. Erik Hendrickson, professor of physics and chair of the physics and astronomy department.
“The educational impact of these modules will go far beyond our UW-Eau Claire classrooms,” Hendrickson says. “Dr. Wolf will provide tested MESA exercises to instructors around the world.”
UW-Eau Claire’s physics and astronomy department has long valued the integration of research and teaching, so Wolf’s project is a great fit, Hendrickson says.
“Dr. Wolf’s research proposal dovetails perfectly with this component of our degrees by providing opportunities for a rotating group of three students to gain research experience while training them to conduct numerical experiments with a modern high-performance computing facility,” Hendrickson says.
Alexis Rustin, a sophomore chemistry and physics major from New Ulm, Minnesota, already is working on computational astrophysics research with Wolf. She’s excited to continue her work as a member of Wolf’s summer research team.
“Being involved in research is really important to me,” Rustin says. “It’s something I’ve been interested in for a while, and hopefully something I will continue after college. This summer, I hope to learn a lot about astrophysics and get experience with the application of what I’m learning in my classes.”
Rustin’s future goals include earning a master’s degree in physics and then working in the field of research and development. She’s confident her research with Wolf will help her achieve those goals.
For their NSF-supported research, Wolf’s research team will use UW-Eau Claire’s Bose supercomputing cluster, a tool that enhances learning, research and discovery by delivering large amounts of information through fast-paced, high-performance computing.
“With MESA available on our computing cluster and the exercises Dr. Wolf is developing, students in our upper-division astrophysics classes will gain experience working with a research-grade software instrument, effectively bringing research into the classroom,” Hendrickson says.
These kinds of learning experiences will benefit students during and after college, Hendrickson says.
Sam Hearden, a junior who recently began working on research with Wolf, agrees, saying he’s especially interested in learning how to use MESA this summer.
A physics major and mathematics minor from Dubuque, Iowa, Hearden says having an undergraduate research experience and an understanding of MESA will give him an edge when applying to physics graduate programs. It also will give him “a true understanding” of what research might look like in his future career, he says.
Wolf also developed and now teaches the university’s computational physics course, which encourages computer-minded students to pursue this newer area of research.
Elaina Plonis, a freshman who has majors in applied physics and computer science, software engineering, and a minor in mathematics, is one of those computer minded Blugolds. Plonis, who also will be part of Wolf’s summer research team, hopes her research experiences will help her stand out when applying to astrophysics graduate programs.
“This research will help me apply and connect what I’m learning in my physics classes to my knowledge of computer science,” says Plonis, a native of Macomb, Michigan. “I also hope doing undergraduate research will help me get into an excellent graduate school, and that it will prepare me for research during and after college.”
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DALLAS, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Simmons Bank, as Trustee of the Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (NYSE: CRT), today declared a cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.164036 per unit, payable on June 14, 2022, to unitholders of record on May 31, 2022. The following table shows underlying oil and gas sales and average prices attributable to the current month and prior month distributions.
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CROWN POINT — A Lake Criminal Court jury convicted a Chicago woman of murder Friday for fatally shooting her ex-girlfriend two years ago after learning she had started dating a man.
Lydia T. Conley, 39, could face a sentence of 45 to 65 years in prison for the murder of 40-year-old Delilah Martinez, who was shot in the back of her head and right side of her back about 2:55 a.m. Oct. 27, 2019, in front of her home in the 1100 block of 115th Street in Hammond's Robertsdale neighborhood.
Lake County Deputy Prosecutor Jessica Arnold said evidence and testimony presented this week showed Conley was begging Martinez to take her back and repeatedly asked if Martinez was seeing someone else.
In the days leading up to the homicide, Conley's conciliatory tone changed, and she began sending Martinez angry text messages, Arnold said.
The day before Martinez was killed, Conley moved her teenage daughter out of Martinez's home, despite plans to allow the girl to continue living there until the end of the school year or at least another month.
Conley's daughter, Felicia Conley, testified her mother repeatedly called Martinez and appeared to be more upset than ever after picking her up from Martinez's home.
When they arrived in Chicago, Conley told her daughter she wanted to be alone, sent the girl inside without going in herself and wasn't seen again that night by the daughter, Arnold said.
The same day Conley moved her daughter out, she got into a "road rage" incident with Martinez. During that incident, Conley saw Martinez's new boyfriend, Lucas Xavier Mercado, in Martinez's white Chevrolet and threatened to kill Martinez and Mercado, Arnold said.
Afterward, Martinez canceled plans to go out for drinks with a friend because "she was scared for her life," Arnold said.
Meanwhile, Conley borrowed a car from her sister-in-law, even though it was in need of repair, and turned off Google tracking data on her cellphone, the deputy prosecutor said.
Hammond police Detective Sgt. Brian Webber testified he still was able to obtain Conley's location data from T-Mobile and Facebook, and it showed she was in the area of Martinez's home at the time of the homicide.
Investigators also found surveillance video of Conley's sister-in-law's car traveling through an alley near Martinez's house, he said.
When Martinez's family told Conley that Martinez had been shot, Conley didn't go to the hospital.
Instead, she began accusing Martinez's teenage daughter of "playing" with her. She also left the daughter a voicemail, saying, "Your mom told me she was outside."
Conley knew where Martinez was when she was shot because Conley was there, Arnold said.
Defense attorney John Cantrell told jurors they had to be firmly convinced of Conley's guilt and argued Arnold and Deputy Prosecutor Maureen Koonce didn't present enough evidence to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt.
In the days before the homicide, Mercado threw a brick through a window where "30 to 40 people" were having a house party in Chicago after he accompanied Martinez and her daughter on a trip to look for the daughter's boyfriend.
Later the same night, Mercado punched the boyfriend and an older man he lived with during a confrontation at the home where the boyfriend was staying in Chicago.
Cantrell said Hammond police never determined who lived at the party house or whether they were "homicidal maniacs" or "nice people playing Jenga."
"I really don't discount the age of who could be responsible," the defense attorney said. "Little kids have guns these days, and they're dangerous."
He criticized police for quickly ruling out the boyfriend and his family as suspects and never interviewing Conley's ex-girlfriend, despite a previous exchange between her and Martinez of two photos and one "trash-talking" text message.
Cantrell also questioned why the state never called Mercado to testify.
"I want to see all these people you think are suspects," Cantrell said. "I want to size them up."
Evidence regarding Conley's cellphone location data showed only that she was close to Martinez's house, not that she pulled the trigger, he said.
Arnold said Martinez's daughter's then-boyfriend, Jose Echabarria, and his family cooperated with police. Echabarria also testified this week that Martinez was more of a mother to him than his own mother, she said.
The defense wanted the jury to believe police didn't conduct a thorough investigation, but Webber testified for more than seven hours during the trial about the work police did, she said.
Webber testified he put in thousands of hours on the case.
"That is not a rush to judgment," Arnold said. "That is an investigation that is very thorough in order to find the right person."
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Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
A person was shot at one of Northwest Indiana's most popular beaches as people started to flock back to the Lake Michigan lakefront on Memorial Day weekend.
The judge said he watched a video of the 36-minute beating April 27, 2021, at the couple's apartment in Gary and was stunned by how casual and cool defendant Sylvester Okafor appeared to be.
While speaking with the daughter of a woman suspected in a shooting, an officer noticed injuries to the girl's hands. Further investigation revealed the girl's body was covered in scars, record state.
Chelsea A. Flowers, 24, admitted in her plea agreement she pushed a woman who was 17 weeks pregnant to the the ground and pinned her down while a co-defendant kicked the woman's stomach. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/jury-convicts-woman-of-murdering-ex-girlfriend-after-learning-of-new-boyfriend/article_dd23d821-55b1-55c3-9399-2208b9b348bf.html | 2022-06-04 02:31:57 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/jury-convicts-woman-of-murdering-ex-girlfriend-after-learning-of-new-boyfriend/article_dd23d821-55b1-55c3-9399-2208b9b348bf.html |
It was a cultural lightning strike with out precedent … a band from working-class Liverpool that conquered the world with its infectious melodies, intricate harmonies, and boundless creativity. In a recording profession spanning lower than a decade, notes “Sunday Morning” host Jane Pauley, The Beatles propelled the common-or-garden pop tune into the realm of excessive artwork, to grow to be essentially the most creative and influential musical act of their period.
Their most progressive songs have been, as one biographer put it, “stone bowls in an period of cupped palms.”
“The songs sound as essential and as vibrant in the present day as they did the day they have been created,” mentioned Greg Harris, president and CEO of the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame in Cleveland, the place a brand new exhibit explores the interval main as much as the band’s breakup.
“The Beatles: Get Again,” the current docuseries by director Peter Jackson, is on show as properly, displaying the classes – as soon as thought of gloomy and acrimonious – in a completely new mild.
Harris mentioned, “There’s these bursts of creativity. There’s laughter. There’s pleasure, there’s connection. And in consequence, it sort of rewrites the entire historical past of how we image the top of The Beatles.”
Handwritten lyrics and different one-of-a-kind artifacts are additionally on view. The museum’s everlasting assortment even homes the upright piano used to compose a few of pop’s most indelible songs, together with “I Need to Maintain Your Hand” and “Eleanor Rigby.” “If you see it, you get goose bumps to assume these iconic songs got here out of this instrument,” Harris mentioned.
The Beatles would break up in 1970, however not earlier than one closing triumph: a reside, unannounced live performance on the roof of the Apple Data constructing in London.
After a lot time spent on the very pinnacle of their occupation, The Beatles ended issues – the place else? – on prime of the world.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- During an event hosted by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy at the agency's Headquarters in Washington Friday, representatives from the United States and Japan gathered to sign an agreement that builds on a long history of collaboration in space exploration between the two nations.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa signed the agreement on behalf of the United States and Japan, respectively.
"The future of space is collaborative," said Blinken. "Through this agreement, our nations have strengthened our partnership in space and here on Earth. We will go farther and learn even more together."
The signing is a highlight of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's visit to Washington, his first since taking office in 2021.
"I expect this agreement to vigorously promote Japan-U.S. space cooperation and expand areas of cooperation for the Japan-U.S. alliance, which is stronger than ever before," said Kishida.
Among the other witnesses in attendance were U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. Tomita Koji, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President (JAXA) Yamakawa Hiroshi, and Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the National Space Council Chirag Parikh. NASA astronaut Anne McClain and JAXA astronaut Hoshide Akihiko also participated in the event.
"From low-Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond, Japan is one of NASA's most significant international partners, and this latest framework agreement will allow us to further collaborate across our agencies' broad portfolios in exploration, science, and research," said Nelson.
Known as the "Framework Agreement Between the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of America for Cooperation in Space Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, For Peaceful Purposes," this pact recognizes a mutual interest in peaceful exploration. It completes work from President Joe Biden's May 2022 visit to Japan and the September 2022 visit to Tokyo of Vice President Kamala Harris, chair of the National Space Council. Strengthening the space collaboration between the U.S. and Japan is a priority for both.
"This signing symbolizes not just the exploration of space, but also the partnership and the friendship between the United States and Japan," said Emanuel. "This is a new beginning."
The framework covers a broad swath of joint activities between the countries, including space science, Earth science, space operations and exploration, aeronautical science and technology, space technology, space transportation, safety and mission assurance, and much more.
"I hope that Japan-U.S. space cooperation will further deepen based on this agreement, as it will benefit the future of humanity," said Hayashi.
NASA and the Government of Japan finalized a previous agreement in November 2022 confirming Japan's contributions to Gateway as part of a commitment to long-term lunar exploration cooperation with NASA under the Artemis program. Japan also was one of the original signatories of the Artemis Accords.
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When Insecure debuted on HBO in 2016 Issa Rae and her best friend Molly were on the brink of 30. They navigated broken hearts, gentrification in Los Angeles, and workplace discrimination. Now, at the outset of Season 3, they're leaving their 20s behind and are still making mistakes — but with a little more confidence.
Yvonne Orji, who plays Molly, says viewers resonate with her character because she is "a beautiful mess." In fact, if things had gone a little differently for her in college, Orji says, "Molly is who I would have been."
Interview Highlights
On finding faith when she was in college
My faith has definitely been the guiding force in a lot of my life and a lot of my decisions. ... I went to a Bible study like two months into my freshman year and met this woman who referred to God as "Daddy" and I was like, What's wrong with her? She got daddy issues? Why is she calling God "Daddy"?
And there was something so pure and passionate about her relationship with God that caused that to not be weird for her. And I'm kind of competitive, but I always say ... I'm competitive in reverse. [Some] people are competitive for power – I was just like, I want to have a relationship with God like she does, whatever I have to do to get there ... that's what I want.
On abandoning her plan to become a doctor
I had plans: I was like, Yeah, I'm going to be a doctor. Don't know how. I didn't like organic chemistry or blood — but it sounds good.
And then God's like, Hey, what if I told you I had other plans? and I was like, Well, I guess this is one of those tests they talk about in the Bible, so, let's go! And I'm now currently living a life that I never imagined.
On her view that abstaining from sex can be empowering
Anytime you talk about virginity there's a lot of backlash for a lot of different reasons, right? ... People are like: That's not empowering to still be a virgin — because, you know, we don't tell guys to be virgins and so ... it's another way that the church holds women hostage. ... I don't get into that, because, for me, I'm like: Everything in life is a choice. So I always say: if you can look yourself in the mirror and you're happy with all the decisions that you make — then like, please, continue on.
On the saying she has tattooed on her wrist
[It] translates to: Nigerians don't finish second place. We don't finish last. ... Being Nigerian, that's what my parents taught me: You know, just this fearlessness, this resilience ... we don't fail.
On how her Nigerian parents reacted to her decision not to go to medical school
At the end of the day they just want you to succeed. They don't know that you can [succeed] in something that they are not privy to. A friend of mine who's spent more time in Nigeria than in America said: You know, it's not that your parents don't want you to do this entertainment thing. But you have handicapped their ability to be the best parents. Because if you told them you want to do engineering, they know Mrs. So-and-So's son is an engineer. They can call her. They can connect you two and he can give you instructions on what to do. He can help you find a job after you're done school. You have told them you want to be a "jester" -- which is what my mom called me when I said I want to do comedy — ... who can they go to to say: Can you help my daughter? If you fail it is a direct reflection of their failure. And it just put so many things in perspective for me.
On what she learned from her mom
My mom would say: You must be nice to everybody because you don't know if you're entertaining angels without your knowledge. And like, that's stuck with me. ... If you're good, then good will come back. And I was like, Mom, you taught me that and that seeped into my career. ... You did help me. You taught me resilience. ... you've helped me succeed in my "jestering" business.
On walking the red carpet with her mom
She came to the premiere. ... One of the special moments in my life was being able to fly my mom and my brother out here. My mom [got] to like walk the red carpet with me and just kind of see like this dream fulfilled. Because at the end of the day, everything I was doing was for the betterment of my family.
On what her mom thinks of the show, which can get a bit raunchy
I think the first time Molly cursed my mom looked at me and was like, I did not raise you to use such words. ... I was like, Mom, I don't curse in my real life. ...
Before any of the intimate scenes happen [in the show] she ... went back to Nigeria thankfully but then Insecure started playing in Nigeria and I was like, Aw, this is it! This is the end! But because we're such a heavily Christian country they edit out a lot of the intimate stuff. ... You know, God is good, he's always looking out.
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(THE CONVERSATION) Since Jorge Mario Bergoglio first stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as Pope Francis on March 13, 2013, he has made no shortage of statements that attract attention. “Who am I to judge?” he famously said about gay priests. “Nowadays there is an economy that kills,” he once declared – a comment that led critics to rather implausibly label the pontiff a Marxist.
As the Argentinian pope approaches the 10th year of his papacy, his positions on issues deemed “political” still make their way into headlines. But as is the nature of headlines, the framework from which his positions emerge isn’t always apparent.
As a researcher of Catholicism, I’d like to shed some light on a common pattern in Pope Francis’ writings. It’s a pattern that I believe is rooted in the pope’s spirituality as a Jesuit – a member of the Society of Jesus – a Catholic religious order founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in the 16th century.
Saint’s legacy
The “Spiritual Exercises,” written by St. Ignatius, is a guide to spiritual development that Jesuits and others have used for centuries. It encourages participants to pay careful attention to the inner movements of the spirit or soul that shape their decisions and actions.
The goal of the step-by-step exercises is to recognize oneself as a sinner, but – crucially – a sinner loved by God. A “spiritual director” helps the participant first to recognize brokenness in their life, then to perceive God’s love by contemplating the life of Jesus. Ultimately, the exercises lead people to deepen their relationship with Christ, so that they may discern how best to make decisions.
Like a spiritual director, Francis’ first step is often to acknowledge a “presenting problem,” as a doctor might say: the symptom or apparent issue that is bothering someone. He then eliminates superficial solutions that don’t address the underlying “disease,” before calling for a more fundamental change.
In 2018, for example, U.S. bishops were set to vote on two proposals related to clerical sex abuse: a code of conduct for clerics and new review boards to evaluate bishops’ conduct. Commentators from all quarters howled when Francis halted the vote.
Instead, he insisted that the bishops go on a religious retreat. The Church’s credibility had been “undercut and diminished,” he warned. Francis called on them to relearn how to relate to one another, and to lay Catholics, by spending time in prayer with the gospels, so that they would focus less on “pointing fingers” and more on “seeking paths of reconciliation.”
Without that more fundamental change, Francis wrote, codes and boards could merely be about meeting corporate-style “standards of functionalism and efficiency,” and the call to fundamentally mend relationships would go unheeded. Policies might indeed be necessary, but not before the bishops reminded themselves of their fundamental task to follow Jesus in building relationships with one another and laity.
Several months afterward, the group adopted new rules for oversight of bishops. Critics argued the reforms did not go far enough, however, particularly in terms of involving lay people or law enforcement.
Going to the root
Yet the 2018 episode underscores a broader theme of Francis’ papacy: When accompanying a person, the church or even the whole world on a spiritual journey, pointing out problems and tinkering with surface-level solutions is never going to be good enough. What’s needed, he insists, is a cure for a deeper malaise.
As he said early in his papacy, describing the mission of the church today, “I see the church as a field hospital after battle. It is useless to ask a seriously injured person if he has high cholesterol and about the level of his blood sugars! You have to heal his wounds.”
In Francis’ eyes, both the church and society are wounded, and the church does not stand apart from the world’s problems – in fact, it must not, because it is Christ’s ongoing presence on earth. But both must acknowledge their deeper sources of brokenness in order to find true solutions.
This ethos is apparent in Francis’ approach to one of the most pressing problems today: climate change. In 2015, he issued the first papal document dedicated exclusively to ecological degradation. It begins, said a key adviser to Francis, with “a spiritual listening to the results of the best scientific research on environmental matters available today,” which demonstrates that our environmental situation is bad and getting worse.
That’s the presenting problem. A superficial response is purely technological: Humans can gain ever greater control over the natural world and its changes. The structures resulting from that vision of domination stand at the root of environmental degradation because technology alone will always come up short, Francis argued.
To perceive the proper place of technological innovation, the world needs an “ecological conversion,” he wrote – a spiritual shift so that people perceive how “everything is connected,” from honeybees and supply lines to compost and impoverishment.
This idea comes from the New Testament, he said, which narrates Jesus’ “tangible and loving relationship with the world.” In the pope’s interpretation, because everything hangs together in Christ, the source of all creation, everything is interconnected. Indeed, the pope’s attention to interconnectedness and healing seems to guide his views on everything from homosexuality to economic inequality.
Spiritual director in chief
A few months into Francis’ papacy, an interviewer asked, “Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio?”
“A sinner,” he replied, echoing Ignatius’ “Spiritual Exercises.”
After decades of practicing Jesuit spirituality, Francis has now spent 10 years as pope applying those practices to a much larger audience, reflecting on the deeper roots of brokenness in the world – and urging people toward fundamental change.
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A top United Nations official called Wednesday for renewed attempts to reach a political solution to the country's nearly 12-year-old civil conflict in the wake of last month's devastating earthquake.
Geir Pedersen, the U.N. special envoy for Syria, told reporters that the deadly 7.8 magnitude quake that struck Turkey and Syria last month had served as a "wakeup call to the world that the Syrian tragedy is far from over.”
“We need to take this attention and see if it can help us to unlock progress” in the political process, he said.
The earthquake, which killed more than 50,000 people, including about 6,000 in Syria, has already prompted some political concessions both from the government in Damascus and its opponents.
The Syrian government agreed to open additional border crossings for international aid to cross from Turkey into rebel-held northwest Syria, while the United States and European countries relaxed some of their sanctions on Damascus.
“We need the same logic that was applied on the humanitarian front to be applied at the political level,” Pedersen said at a news conference in Geneva.
Pedersen called for a “Syrian-led and owned political process facilitated by the United Nations” including a return to meetings of a committee formed to draft a new constitution for Syria, with representatives of both the government and opposition.
At a Russia-hosted Syrian peace conference in January 2018, an agreement was reached to form a 150-member committee to draft a new constitution. It took until September 2019 for the committee to be formed, and after eight rounds of talks little progress was achieved.
In the wake of Russia's war in Ukraine and increased tensions between Moscow and European countries, the talks halted altogether, with the Syrian government — which received heavy support from Russia in the civil war — refusing to come to meetings in Geneva.
Reconstruction of areas damaged in the civil war has largely been on hold in the absence of a political solution. The country's infrastructure is now further damaged by the earthquake. The World Bank estimated last week that Syria sustained an estimated $5.1 billion in damages from the quake.
Asked about the prospects for post-earthquake reconstruction, Pedersen noted that the quake response is still focused on immediate humanitarian needs, but acknowledged that in later stages there will be a “need to address some of the issues that are more linked to the political side of the of the process.”
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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders proudly recited the numbers from his first recruiting class at Colorado.
Two five-star recruits. A No. 21 overall class ranking, which was the highest in 15 years, he pointed out. A top-five class from the transfer portal, according to 247 Sports.
Then, a quick reminder — he’s not done gathering talent. Not by a long shot. This is just a brief pause, he teased, with possibility of more skilled players arriving sometime after the spring.
It’s taken Sanders less than two months in Boulder not only to revamp a downtrodden program but to give a starved fan base something else — hope.
“We’re not recruiting just no ordinary Tom, Dick and Harry,” Sanders said Wednesday on signing day. “We recruited some guys that can light up the scoreboard and prevent touchdowns from occurring. We’re coming. We’re serious about that.
“Hope is in the house. Hope is in the air. Hope is in the city. Hope is in the community.”
Sanders and his veteran staff have been busy scouring the nation for talent. The Hall of Fame NFL player known then as “Prime Time” has also posted on social media for recruits to reach out to him as well: “I ain’t hard to find.”
The Buffaloes signed players from 16 states and two from England. Not only that, they brought in a pair of five-star recruits in high school cornerback Cormani McClain and transfer cornerback/receiver Travis Hunter, who followed Sanders from Jackson State.
In all, there are around 35 newcomers on the spring roster. Maybe that’s why Sanders didn’t really want to talk about each of them by name.
“We’ve got names on the back of their shirts right now,” cracked Sanders, who starts spring practice March 19 with the intrasquad game scheduled for April 22. “I’m not familiar with every kid. I’m not being disrespectful. I’m just being honest.”
Only natural, given that he’s completely overhauled the roster from a team that went 1-11 last season. The class has four players from Georgia and seven from Sanders’ home state of Florida. There are eight defensive backs, which will come in handy given the level of quarterback play in the Pac-12.
In addition, Sanders brought in eight wide receivers, including Adam Hopkins, a four-star from Georgia. There’s also running back Dylan Edwards, who switched after verbally committing to Notre Dame.
Of course, don’t forget that transfer quarterback named Shedeur Sanders, who just happens to be the son of “Coach Prime” and threw 70 TD passes in two seasons at Jackson State.
Deion Sanders said he’s only getting warmed up, too.
“This is just a comma, because there’s a lot of people that’s going to bungee jump into the portal after spring because they’re going to be disappointed in playing time, commitment or the level of participation they’re garnishing,” Sanders said. “We’re going to take full advantage of that. So we’re not done. This is just the comma for the spring. But I love where we are, and what we have.”
It hasn’t taken long for Sanders to settle into the city of Boulder, calling it a “hidden gem.” He can’t wait to move into a house and have “a dog run around the yard.” He even doesn’t mind the snow, which blanketed Folsom Field on Wednesday. Quite honestly, he’s not sure why any player would want to go anywhere else.
“We expect to go get that kid,” Sanders said. “Only thing that can keep that kid from coming and signing with us, is a bag — someone paying them, the collectives or whatever. That’s it. Just outkicking the coverage. That’s it.
“Because the coaching staff, the atmosphere, the city, the publicity, the structure, the discipline, the academics, the graduation rate, the food in the cafeteria — I can keep going, because this thing is getting good. Just everything. It’s hard to say no. It really is.”
Listening in was athletic director Rick George, who appreciated the tone of what he heard. Sanders has quickly built the framework for a speedy turnaround.
“He’s brought a lot of energy and passion to this program again,” George said. “It’s what we desperately needed.”
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DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving hit a clutch 3-pointer and scored 17 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter, and Luka Doncic added 29 points and 10 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks beat the short-handed Utah Jazz 120-116 Tuesday night.
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Utah trailed 118-115 with 3.7 seconds to play when Talen Horton-Tucker was fouled and sent to the line for two shots. After sinking the first, his intentional miss slammed directly off the backboard and didn’t hit the rim, giving Dallas possession.
“Just aimed too high,” Horton-Tucker said. “I wanted to hit the back rim.”
Irving’s 3-pointer from the right side gave Dallas a 112-108 lead with 2:33 to play and was part of an 8-0 run that put the Mavericks ahead 115-108.
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Dallas (34-32) began the day in seventh place in the West and finished the night tied for fifth place, improving to 3-5 in games in which both Irving and Doncic have played.
Irving went into play leading the NBA this season averaging 9.4 points in the fourth quarter.
“I just love the challenge,” Irving said of his fourth-quarter play. “Just seeing where guys’ legs are, seeing where they are mentally, just seeing how many teams stick to their game plan.”
“He loves the moment,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said of Irving, who came to Dallas on Feb. 6 from the Brooklyn Nets. “He loves to win. He loves to help his team win.”
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Tim Hardaway Jr. added 24 points off the bench, including 7-for-9 shooting from beyond the arc as Dallas finished a season-high six-game homestand 3-3.
Lauri Markkanen returned to the lineup after missing a game with a low-back strain and scored 33 points to lead the Jazz. Horton-Tucker added 21 points.
The Jazz (31-35) lost their fourth straight and dropped to a season-low four games below .500. They played without two starters – shooting guard Jordan Clarkson (sprained finger) and center Walker Kessler (non-COVID illness).
The Jazz hit six of their first eight shots to lead 14-6 four minutes in before Hardaway scored 10 straight points for Dallas and helped the Mavericks to a 34-31 lead at the quarter.
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FOOT FAULT
Hardaway hit his first four 3-point shots. Seconds after he made his fifth in sixth tries to give the Mavericks a 51-37 lead four minutes into the second period, Hardaway backpedaled and his left foot landed on Jazz coach Will Hardy’s foot just inside the Utah coaching box as Hardy was calling a timeout. Hardaway went down, was helped to the bench and was soon back in the game.
“It’s not a good feeling, for sure,” Hardy said. “You’re nervous that he’s really hurt. That’s why I apologized to Tim multiple times. I apologized to Jason multiple times.”
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Jazz: Clarkson has sat out three of Utah’s last four games while Kessler, the NBA’s Rookie of the Month in February, missed a game for the first time since Halloween. … Guard Collin Sexton, averaging 24 minutes, missed his sixth consecutive game with a hamstring injury.
Mavericks: Doncic was scoreless in the fourth quarter, missing two shots – both 3-pointers. … Hardaway shot 5 for 6 from behind the arc for the second straight first half, matching his most career 3’s in a half. … Starting forward Reggie Bullock left with a right quad contusion after playing eight minutes in the first period. He finished with no points and two rebounds.
UP NEXT
Jazz: Visit the Orlando Magic on Thursday in the fourth game of a six-game trip, their longest of the season.
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Mavericks: Complete a back-to-back at the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday.
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RUSHING_Seattle, Walker 26-107, G.Smith 3-16, Dallas 2-10. Kansas City, Pacheco 14-58, Mahomes 2-8, McKinnon 5-7, R.Jones 1-4.
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RECEIVING_Seattle, Metcalf 7-81, Dallas 6-32, Parkinson 3-45, Treadwell 3-26, Fant 2-12, Walker 2-(minus 2), Dissly 1-19, Hart 1-2. Kansas City, Kelce 6-113, McKinnon 3-31, Smith-Schuster 3-27, Pacheco 1-32, Gray 1-8, Toney 1-8, Moore 1-5.
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(NewsNation) — Authorities are investigating several cases of vandalism Sunday at pregnancy centers across the country following the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
The decision has brought a wide range of emotions across the country. The ruling also sparked a recent warning from the Department of Homeland Security that the decision could trigger domestic violent extremists.
In Longmont, Colorado, just 30 minutes northeast of Boulder, the Life Choices Christian Pregnancy Center became the site of arson and vandalism. The facility does not offer abortions, but an employee spoke to a NewsNation affiliate about what it offers women.
“They do ultrasounds, pregnancy tests and all that too. If the woman decides to parent, they give her clothing and formula,” former patient and employee of Life Choices, Becky Young, said.
States away in Virginia, police need the public’s help finding four masked people they believe broke windows and painted graffiti on the Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center in Lynchburg.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin tweeted about the incident over the weekend, saying: “There is no room for this in Virginia. This is not how we find common ground.”
In Vermont, the Statehouse saw multiple windows broken and graffiti scrawled on its sidewalk. The vandalism resulted in around $25,000 worth of damage and forced the building to close until Monday.
The violence came after calls for peace and calm following the Supreme Court decision on Friday.
In response, the Department of Homeland Security issued an intelligence brief.
“Some domestic violent extremists (DVEs) will likely exploit the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade to intensify violence against a wide range of targets,” the brief reads.
A pro-abortion group called Jane’s Revenge has claimed responsibility for past cases of vandalism in incidents in more than a dozen states. The group reportedly vowed to hold a “night of rage” in response to Roe v. Wade being overturned, saying “If abortions aren’t safe, you aren’t either.”
That same message has been spotted in some graffiti in vandalism cases reported this weekend.
“Peaceful protest is always encouraged but violence must always be condemned,” Michigan Senator Gary Peters said.
President Joe Biden echoed calls for calm saying all protests in response to SCOTUS should remain peaceful.
The Department of Homeland Security’s brief says federal and state government officials, including judges, and facilities could be at most risk of violence. The department also said it expects the violence could happen for weeks. | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/pregnancy-centers-vandalized-in-wake-of-abortion-ruling/ | 2022-06-27 18:51:37 | 1 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/pregnancy-centers-vandalized-in-wake-of-abortion-ruling/ |
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AudioEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEYE) (the "Company"), the industry-leading digital accessibility platform delivering website accessibility compliance to businesses of all sizes, will hold a conference call on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022. Financial results will be issued in a press release prior to the call.
AudioEye management will host the conference call, followed by a question and answer period.
Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023
Time: 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time)
U.S. dial-in number: 844-826-3033
International number: 412-317-5185
Access code: 10175433
Webcast: Q422 Webcast Link
Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact MZ Group at 561-489-5315.
The conference call will also be webcast live and available for replay via the investor relations section of the Company's website. The audio recording will remain available via the investor relations section of the Company's website for 90 days.
A telephonic replay of the conference call will also be available after 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the same day through Thursday, March 23, 2023 via the following numbers:
Toll-free replay number: 844-512-2921
International replay number: 412-317-6671
Replay passcode: 10175433
About AudioEye
AudioEye is an industry-leading digital accessibility platform delivering ADA and WCAG compliance at scale. By combining easy-to-use technology and subject matter expertise, AudioEye helps companies and content creators solve every aspect of web accessibility--from finding and resolving issues to navigating legal compliance, to ongoing monitoring and upkeep. Trusted by the FCC, ADP, Samsung, Tommy Hilfiger and others, AudioEye delivers automated remediations and continuous monitoring for accessibility issues without making fundamental changes to website architecture, source code, or browser-based tools. Join us on our mission to eradicate barriers to digital access, visit www.audioeye.com.
Investor Contact:
MZ North America
Brian M. Prenoveau, CFA
AEYE@mzgroup.us
(561) 489-5315
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