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New car shoppers continue to pay record levels, and many are funding their purchases with record-level loan amounts that teeter into delinquencies and eventually, negative equity, or owing more than the car is worth. Recent reports from Edmunds and Bloomberg found that high interest rates coupled with high new car prices and cooling used car values have found many Americans upside down on their car loans.
“Even if the US economy avoids a recession this year, consumers will likely struggle to make payments on their auto loans, especially with the Federal Reserve planning to keep raising interest rates,” Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
The average new car interest rate rose to 6.5% in Q4 of 2022, up from 4.1% a year earlier, according to data from Edmunds. The confluence of high new car prices and higher interest rates means that borrowers owe more and are taking out longer, more expensive loans to finance their purchase.
The average term limit of a new car loan is 70 months, which has stayed relatively even for the past few years. The difference now is the monthly payment has ballooned to $717 per month in Q4 of 2022, up from $659 a year ago. Nearly 16% of new car borrowers are paying more than $1,000 per month—a record—due to the double whammy of high new car prices and high interest rates.
The average price shoppers are paying for a new car reached $46,229, which is a record for the month and an increase of 4.8% from February 2022. In December 2022, the average hit $47,362, which was a record for any month in history. The average new car price has risen 20% since the start of the pandemic, according to Automotive News, with no signs of it cooling off any time soon.
With supply finally catching up with demand, new car shoppers were estimated to spend “nearly $42.0 billion on new vehicles” in the month, another February record.
“Despite economic headwinds, the auto industry is on track to deliver year-over-year sales growth alongside record transaction prices and record consumer expenditures for the month of February,” said Thomas King, president of data and analytics at J.D. Power.
Now that supply constraints have loosened, more new cars mean that dealers won’t be selling as many cars above MSRP as they did during the pandemic. In July 2022, the number of vehicles sold above MSRP was 48%, compared to 31% now. J.D. Power estimates that dealers make $3,820 on every new car sold, which is down more than 23% from a year ago.
Are 7-year car loans the new normal?
That might be down news for dealers, but good news for their financial arms. For now.
Consumers are requesting longer terms as a way of lowering their monthly payments, Automotive News reported in January. In the third quarter of 2022, 20% of new car borrowers committed to at least seven-year, 84-month loans, according to Experian. And used car borrowers got in on the action, with 11% of borrowers agreeing to a seven-year loan.
Four to five years into that loan, the vehicle can be worth less than what is owed on the loan. So if an owner went to trade in for a new car, they would have to roll the old debt on the trade-in into the new car loan, further compounding the debt.
During the topsy-turvy pandemic world, when the constraints on new car prices let to recored used car prices, a shopper could trade in their car for a much higher value to offset the cost of a new car loan. For a brief time, owners were able to sell their gently used cars for more than they paid for them.
Those days are over. Used car prices have fallen 7.3% in February 2023 from the year before, according to Manheim’s Used Vehicle Value Index.
“As we shifted toward an environment with diminished used car values and rising interest rates over the past few months, consumers have become less insulated from those riskier loan decisions, and we are only seeing the tip of the negative equity iceberg,” Ivan Drury, Edmunds’ director of insights, said in a statement.
This means new car shoppers will either keep amassing debt, and increasing the risk of default, or stay in their current vehicles and stop buying new cars.
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BAODING, China, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 18, GWM unveiled its five major brands of HAVAL, TANK, ORA, POER, and WEY at the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition ("Auto Shanghai 2023"), and released a full range of new energy models.
GWM invited 300 medias and distributors from more than 60 countries and regions to appreciate experience of intelligent NEVs and technologies at GWM booth, during the Auto Shanghai 2023.
At the ceremony, Parker Shi, the Vice President and the Head of international market of GWM, introduced to the media that GWM's transformation to new energy is in full swing, relying on the forest ecosystem. The Auto Shanghai 2023 is an excellent stage for GWM to show the achievements of intelligent to the world with more than 15 new energy vehicles unveiled.
GWM HAVAL unveiled its all-new star product lineup, and the new medium new energy SUV (dubbed "Fierce Dragon MAX in Chinese market) made its world premiere. It is the first model equipped with Hi4 (Hybrid Intelligent 4WD), and adopts a fresh design concept to create a younger and more futuristic product image. GWM Pickup's new 6x6 version of GWM POER was launched together and with the large high-performance hybrid pickup POER Shanhai PHEV/HEV, which is committed to providing the best solutions for new energy pickups.
GWM TANK demonstrated two NEVs, TANK400 PHEV, which celebrated its world debut, and TANK500 PHEV, a medium-to-large luxury off-road new energy SUV to be pre-sold worldwide. In addition, GWM TANK also presented the products' highlights, including off-road new energy technology and product reliability, to the audience in the form of "real scene + virtual interaction", which was recognized by the media.
GWM WEY, focusing on "0 anxiety intelligent electric" category, released the first MPV model WEY Gaoshan PHEV to the world. Meanwhile, it also showcased the six-seat electric SUV Lanshan PHEV, leading the brand to forge ahead to the high-end intelligent NEV market. GWM ORA also released two pure electric models.
GWM also displayed many significant technologies, such as the 3.0T V6 engine + 9HAT+P2 platform, Hi4, TANK platform, and 6×6 super off-road platform. These state-of-the-art technologies received positive reviews from media outlets and dealers.
"Electrification products and advanced technologies mirror GWM's competitiveness. We look forward to bringing more GWM NEVs to local consumers in the future," said a distributor from Brazil.
GWM has been upholding the idea of "be user-oriented". Based on technological innovation, it accurately understands consumer needs in the new energy era.
Parker Shi noted, "Based on GWM Intelligent NEV's philosophy 'Greener, Higher, and Safer', GWM will rely on the forest ecosystem to accelerate technology iteration and product upgrading and provide global users with more high-quality and intelligent new-energy products."
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Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Honored Alongside His Beloved Characters With New Forever Stamps
Published: Sep. 30, 2022 at 2:00 PM CDT|Updated: 42 minutes ago
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Sept. 30, 2022/PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Postal Service recognized the centennial birth of cartoonist Charles M. Schulz with a first-day-of-issue ceremony, unveiling a pane of 20 new Forever stamps at the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center today.
News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #CharlesMSchulzStamps and #Schulz100.
"The Postal Service is pleased to present its new Forever stamps commemorating the birth centennial of Charles M. Schulz — the beloved creator of 'Peanuts' … the most popular and influential comic strip in history," said Luke Grossmann, the Postal Service's finance and strategy senior vice president, who served as the stamp's dedicating official.
"This isn't the first time the Postal Service has featured 'Peanuts' characters on postage stamps. Snoopy appeared as the World War I Flying Ace in 2001. And in 2015, we issued stamps to celebrate the 50th anniversary of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' — which like the strip itself, was created with both adults and children in mind," he said.
"The joy of 'Peanuts' — matched with the joy of sending and receiving mail — is a wonderful way to commemorate Sparky's life and the happiness his comic strip continues to bring to the world. From holiday mail to personal collections, we hope these stamps brighten the lives of 'Peanuts' fans and stamp collectors alike," said Jean Schulz, widow of Schulz, referring to the cartoonist by his nickname.
Other participants at the ceremony were Gina Huntsinger, director of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, and Paige Braddock, chief creative officer of Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates.
Background
Within days of Schulz's birth on Nov. 26, 1922, an uncle nicknamed the infant after the laughable racehorse Spark Plug, a trending character in the newspaper funny pages. The nickname "Sparky" stuck for life, and so did Schulz's ties to the comics.
Schulz's "Peanuts" became the most popular and successful comic strip in the history of the medium. Its characters, including Charlie Brown and Snoopy, became some of the best-known and most-beloved characters in all of American art and literature, gaining worldwide adoration through the comic strip itself, then via books, greeting cards, television, cinematic films, advertising campaigns, a Broadway musical, and countless other media and products.
Charles Monroe Schulz (1922-2000) was born in Minneapolis and grew up in neighboring St. Paul, MN. An only child, the avid reader with a knack for drawing was promoted from third grade directly to fifth. Consequently, he was younger and smaller than his classmates, forever feeling like an outsider and an observer. At age 14, Schulz's first published drawing appeared in the popular newspaper feature "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" Its subject, his eccentric pet dog, would later serve as his inspiration for Snoopy.
After high school, Schulz furthered his art education through a Minneapolis-based correspondence course. When World War II intervened, Schulz was drafted into the Army, serving in France and Germany, and rising to the rank of staff sergeant. After the war, he returned to the correspondence school, this time as an art instructor, where his friends included a fellow teacher named Charlie Brown. Schulz also found work lettering comic books and drawing single-panel cartoons for a local newspaper. He also sold several cartoons to the Saturday Evening Post.
"Peanuts" debuted in seven newspapers on Oct. 2, 1950. That number would eventually balloon to more than 2,600, in some 75 countries and 21 languages, with 355 million readers worldwide. Charlie Brown and Snoopy were soon joined by Schroeder, Lucy, Linus and Pigpen. Through its cast of children, the strip found humor in life's often painful realities, such as insecurity and unrequited love.
In the late 1950s, Charlie Brown's baby sister, Sally, joined the cast, and Schulz and his growing real-life family moved to Sonoma County, CA, eventually building an ice arena in Santa Rosa. (The adjacent Charles M. Schulz Museum opened in 2002.)
As "Peanuts" became a worldwide phenomenon — with beloved television specials, books, a Broadway show, feature films and countless consumer products — Schulz added other favorite characters, including Peppermint Patty, Franklin, Marcie and Snoopy's bird companion, Woodstock. NASA sought Charlie Brown and Snoopy as morale-building mascots. In 1969, Apollo 10 astronauts orbited the moon in paired spacecraft called Charlie Brown and Snoopy.
Schulz's characters all reflect aspects of the cartoonist's inner life, his rich imagination and his great humanity. Charlie Brown faces constant defeat and rejection, but never loses his resolve — whether it's to kick the football before Lucy pulls it away, to get a kite aloft or to win a single baseball game.
For five decades, Schulz steadfastly wrote, drew, inked and lettered every "Peanuts" strip — nearly 18,000 of them. On Feb. 12, 2000, he died following a battle with cancer. The final installment of "Peanuts," a farewell from the cartoonist to his fans and his unforgettable cast of characters, appeared in newspapers the next day.
In addition to the many awards received during his lifetime, Schulz was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress, in 2000. "Peanuts" continues through the re-publication of his unparalleled body of work.
Stamp Artwork
The stamp artwork is by Schulz and Greg Breeding was the designer and art director.
During its five-decade run — Schulz created daily strips from 1950 to 2000 — "Peanuts," featured Charlie Brown and his beagle Snoopy. Eleven members of its beloved gang, all in a celebratory mood, adorn 10 stamp designs on a pane of 20.
The six stamps on the first row feature Charlie Brown in his familiar zig-zag-stripe shirt. Long-suffering, but never truly defeated, he is the center of the cast and largely reflects Schulz's own insecurities and resilience. Second, the headstrong Lucy Van Pelt, often the antagonist, is all smiles here in her blue dress. Third is Franklin, introduced to the strip in 1968, triumphant in a red tee shirt.
Fourth on the first row of stamps is Sally, Charlie Brown's little sister, shown in her pink polka-dotted dress. Sally joined the strip as an infant in 1959. Pigpen, charming and self-assured, is seen on the fifth stamp in his perpetual cloud of dust, a layer of soil, and blue overalls. Sixth is Linus, Lucy's sensitive, intelligent, and capable younger brother. He wears his typical red-and-black-striped shirt.
The second row's four stamps begin with Snoopy, whose many alter-egos demonstrate Schulz's own fanciful imagination. On this stamp, his bird companion, Woodstock, flutters about as Snoopy does his celebratory dance. Second is Schroeder, a prodigy often seen leaning obsessively over his piano — much as Schulz leaned tirelessly over his drawing board. Schroeder is shown here in his purple-and-black-striped shirt.
Peppermint Patty, seen third on the second row, is casual in sandals and her vertically-striped green shirt. Athletic and definitely not academically minded, her baseball team routinely defeats the hapless team headed by "Chuck," as she calls Charlie Brown. Peppermint Patty's loyal friend Marcie appears next on the row's final stamp. Marcie's no-nonsense outlook contrasts with Peppermint Patty's; together they make a great team.
A 1987 photograph of the cartoonist, taken by Douglas Kirkland, appears in the center of the pane. The portrait is framed by the characters Schulz brought to life.
Postal Products
Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at usps.com/shopstamps, by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic or at Post Office locations nationwide.
Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1‑ounce price.
A feature story about the stamp will be available at facebook.com/usps following the ceremony. Information for ordering first-day-of-issue postmarks and covers is at usps.com/shop.
The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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CA Sacramento CA Zone Forecast for Monday, February 27, 2023
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293 FPUS56 KSTO 280754
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Interior Northern California Zone Forecasts for California
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
1153 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for today, tonight, and Tuesday.
CAZ013-280900-
Shasta Lake Area / Northern Shasta County-
Including the city of Shasta Dam
1153 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Windy. Heavy snow showers early in the morning, then
heavy snow late in the morning. Heavy snow showers in the
afternoon. Highs 25 to 37 higher elevations...35 to 41 lower
elevations. Snow accumulation of 10 to 16 inches. Prevailing
south winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts to around 50 mph.
.TONIGHT...Rain and snow showers likely in the evening, then snow
showers after midnight. Breezy. Lows 18 to 32. Snow accumulation
of 1 to 2 inches lower elevations...except 3 to 8 inches higher
elevations. Snow level 2000 feet in the evening. Prevailing
southwest winds 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after
midnight. Gusts up to 45 mph.
.TUESDAY...Heavy snow showers in the morning, then snow showers
likely with possible showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Not as cold. Highs 26 to 40 higher elevations...37 to 45 lower
elevations. Snow accumulation of 2 to 5 inches lower elevations...
except 6 to 11 inches higher elevations. Snow level 2000 feet in
the afternoon. Prevailing southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts
to around 40 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly
cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers after midnight.
Colder. Lows 10 to 24 higher elevations...19 to 25 lower
elevations. Little or no snow accumulation lower elevations...up
to 1 inch higher elevations. Prevailing southwest winds 5 to
15 mph shifting to the north after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs 30 to 44 higher
elevations...42 to 50 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds
5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 14 to 29.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Not as cool. Highs 38 to 53.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 19 to 34.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 36 to 51.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 21 to 36.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers and a chance of heavy
snow showers. Moderate snow accumulations possible. Highs 30 to
45.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Heavy rain and snow showers. Heavy snow
accumulations possible. Lows 21 to 35.
.SUNDAY...Snow showers likely. Moderate snow accumulations
possible. Highs 29 to 44.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SHASTA DAM 39 29 44 / 100 80 100
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CAZ014-280900-
Burney Basin / Eastern Shasta County-
Including the city of Burney
1153 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Windy. A chance of snow showers early in the morning,
then heavy snow late in the morning. Snow showers in the
afternoon. Highs 26 to 35. Snow accumulation of 3 to 9 inches.
Prevailing south winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to southwest 20 to
30 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 50 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely in the evening,
then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Windy. Lows 15 to
24. Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches lower elevations...except
2 to 8 inches higher elevations. Prevailing southwest winds 15 to
30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.TUESDAY...Snow showers. Windy. Highs 28 to 38. Snow accumulation
of 3 to 6 inches lower elevations...except 6 to 11 inches higher
elevations. Prevailing southwest winds 10 to 30 mph with gusts to
around 45 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the
evening. Colder. Lows 7 to 16. Prevailing west winds up to
15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs
25 to 37 higher elevations...34 to 40 lower elevations.
Prevailing northeast winds up to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 8 to 18.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Not as cool. Highs 37 to 45.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 14 to 23.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 34 to 42.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 18 to 26.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Highs
31 to 41.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely.
Moderate snow accumulations possible. Lows 18 to 26.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Highs
28 to 38.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
BURNEY 32 22 35 / 100 70 100
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CAZ015-280900-
Northern Sacramento Valley-
Including the cities of Redding and Red Bluff
1153 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
.TODAY...Windy. A chance of rain and snow showers early in the
morning, then rain and snow late in the morning. Snow showers
likely early in the afternoon. A chance of rain showers in the
afternoon. A chance of snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Highs 39 to 47. Snow
accumulation 2 to 4 inches lower elevations...except no snow
accumulation higher elevations. South winds 15 to 30 mph with
gusts to around 50 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of rain and
snow showers after midnight. Lows 28 to 36. Snow accumulation up
to 1 inch lower elevations...except no snow accumulation higher
elevations. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph
increasing to 35 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow showers in the morning, then rain
showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Breezy. Highs 43 to 53. Snow accumulation up to
2 inches lower elevations...except no snow accumulation higher
elevations. South winds 10 to 25 mph shifting to the southwest
10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers, a
slight chance of thunderstorms and snow showers in the evening,
then mostly clear after midnight. Widespread frost after
midnight. Colder. Lows 22 to 30. Southwest winds around 10 mph
shifting to the northwest up to 10 mph after midnight. Gusts up
to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Widespread frost in the morning. Sunny, breezy.
Highs 48 to 53. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around
25 mph shifting to the north 10 to 25 mph with gusts to around
35 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 24 to 32.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 52 to 58.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of frost. Lows 30 to 36.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost. Highs 53 to 59.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 32 to 40.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Highs 46 to
54. Lows 32 to 40.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow showers likely. Highs 45 to 51.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
REDDING 42 30 47 / 100 70 100
RED BLUFF 44 34 51 / 100 40 90
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CAZ016-280900-
Central Sacramento Valley-
Including the cities of Chico, Oroville, and Marysville/Yuba City
1153 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
.TODAY...Windy. A chance of rain showers early in the morning,
then rain late in the morning. A chance of rain showers in the
afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms late in the
afternoon. Highs 44 to 51. South winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts to
around 45 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of rain
showers after midnight. Lows 32 to 37. South winds 10 to 20 mph
with gusts to around 35 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers in the morning, then a chance of rain
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Windy. Highs 46 to 55. South winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts to
around 40 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly
cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers after midnight.
Widespread frost after midnight. Lows around 29. West winds 10 to
15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph decreasing to 20 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Widespread frost in the morning. Sunny, windy. Highs
around 52. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around
25 mph shifting to the north 15 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 27 to 33.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 53 to 58.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 34.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost. Highs around 58.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 36 to 42.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs
50 to 56.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Lows 34 to 40.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs
47 to 53.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
CHICO 45 36 50 / 100 40 90
OROVILLE 46 37 48 / 100 40 100
MARYSVILLE/YUBA CITY 48 37 50 / 100 30 100
$$
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CAZ017-280900-
Southern Sacramento Valley-
Including the city of Sacramento
1153 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
.TODAY...Windy. A slight chance of rain showers early in the
morning, then rain late in the morning. Rain showers early in the
afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A
chance of rain showers late in the afternoon. Highs 45 to 51.
Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the south 20 to 30 mph
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of rain
showers after midnight. Lows around 37. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
Gusts up to 35 mph decreasing to 25 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers in the morning, then rain showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy. Highs
45 to 53. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
rain and snow showers after midnight. Lows around 30. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Widespread frost in the morning. Mostly sunny.
Breezy. Highs 49 to 55. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
to around 25 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around
35 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 26 to 34.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost. Highs 52 to 58.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost. Lows around 33.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost. Highs 55 to 61.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 39.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs
50 to 57.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Lows around 39.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs
47 to 53.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SACRAMENTO 49 38 50 / 90 60 100
SAC EXEC AIRPORT 50 38 51 / 90 60 100
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CAZ018-280900-
Carquinez Strait and Delta-
Including the city of Fairfield/Suisun
1153 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
.TODAY...Windy. A slight chance of rain showers early in the
morning, then rain late in the morning. Rain showers early in the
afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A
chance of rain showers late in the afternoon. Highs around 49.
South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph shifting to
the southwest 15 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of rain
showers after midnight. Breezy. Lows around 38. Southwest winds
10 to 25 mph shifting to the south 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers in the morning, then rain showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 52.
South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
rain showers after midnight. Lows around 32. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs around 53. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph increasing to 10 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 29 to 35.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost. Highs around 57.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 32 to 37.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost. Highs around 59.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs
52 to 58.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows
around 40.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs
around 52.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
FAIRFIELD/SUISUN 50 37 53 / 100 50 100
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CAZ019-280900-
Northern San Joaquin Valley-
Including the cities of Stockton and Modesto
1153 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
.TODAY...Windy. A slight chance of rain late in the morning. Rain
showers in the afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms late
in the afternoon. Highs 43 to 51. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 35 mph shifting to the south 15 to 30 mph
with gusts to around 45 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 34 to 39. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph shifting to the south
with gusts to around 25 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers. Breezy. Highs 43 to 53. South winds
10 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers in the evening, then a chance of
rain showers after midnight. Lows 30 to 36. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Areas of
frost in the morning. Breezy. Highs 44 to 54. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows 26 to 34.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost. Highs 50 to 58.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost. Lows 30 to 36.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Widespread frost. Highs 53 to 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 35 to 41.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers.
Highs 51 to 60.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain
showers. Lows around 39. Highs 46 to 55.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
STOCKTON 51 37 51 / 100 60 100
MODESTO 50 37 50 / 100 70 100
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CAZ063-280900-
Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County-
Including the city of Alder Springs
1153 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Windy. Heavy snow showers early in the morning, then
heavy rain and snow late in the morning. Heavy snow showers
likely early in the afternoon. A chance of rain showers in the
afternoon. A chance of heavy snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Highs 23 to 38 higher
elevations...38 to 44 lower elevations. Snow accumulation of 1 to
5 inches lower elevations...except 9 to 15 inches higher
elevations. Snow level 2000 feet. Prevailing southwest winds
15 to 30 mph with gusts to around 50 mph.
.TONIGHT...Heavy snow showers likely with possible showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of snow showers after
midnight. Windy. Lows 17 to 31 higher elevations...27 to 32 lower
elevations. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch lower elevations...
except 7 to 12 inches higher elevations. Snow level 2000 feet.
Prevailing west winds 20 to 35 mph shifting to the southwest
15 to 25 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 60 mph.
.TUESDAY...Heavy rain and snow showers in the morning, then heavy
snow showers likely with possible showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Windy. Highs 24 to 39 higher elevations...41 to
47 lower elevations. Snow accumulation up to 2 inches lower
elevations...except 6 to 12 inches higher elevations. Snow level
2500 feet. Prevailing southwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts to
around 55 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers,
rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then partly cloudy after midnight. Breezy, colder. Lows 11 to
26 higher elevations...23 to 29 lower elevations. Little or no
snow accumulation lower elevations...up to 3 inches higher
elevations. Prevailing west winds 10 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to
15 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 45 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Breezy.
Not as cool. Highs 27 to 42 higher elevations...44 to 50 lower
elevations. Prevailing northwest winds 5 to 15 mph shifting to
the north 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 19 to 34.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Not as cool. Highs 38 to 53.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 20 to 35.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 38 to 53.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 22 to 37.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers.
Highs 30 to 45.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Rain and snow showers likely.
Moderate snow accumulations possible. Lows 22 to 37. Highs 28 to
43.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
ALDER SPRINGS 31 23 33 / 100 80 100
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CAZ066-280900-
Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley-
Including the city of Paradise
1153 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Windy. A chance of heavy snow showers early in the
morning, then heavy rain and snow late in the morning. Heavy snow
showers early in the afternoon, then a chance of snow showers,
rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms late in the
afternoon. Highs 31 to 43. Snow accumulation 3 to 6 inches lower
elevations...except 8 to 14 inches higher elevations. Snow level
1500 feet. Prevailing south winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to
around 55 mph.
.TONIGHT...Rain showers, snow showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow
showers after midnight. Lows 26 to 36. Snow accumulation up to
1 inch lower elevations...except 3 to 5 inches higher elevations.
Snow level 2000 feet. Prevailing south winds 10 to 20 mph with
gusts to around 35 mph.
.TUESDAY...Heavy rain and snow showers in the morning, then rain
showers, heavy snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Windy. Highs 33 to 45. Snow accumulation 2 to
4 inches lower elevations...except 6 to 11 inches higher
elevations. Snow level 1500 feet increasing to 2500 feet in the
afternoon. Prevailing south winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts to
around 50 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely with
possible snow showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then
partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers after
midnight. Colder. Lows 18 to 28. Snow accumulation up to
2 inches. Snow level 1000 feet. Prevailing south winds 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph shifting to the east after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs 38 to 50.
Prevailing north winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 23 to 33.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 44 to 54.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 27 to 37.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 44 to 56.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 30 to 42.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers.
Highs 37 to 49.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Rain and snow showers likely.
Moderate snow accumulations possible. Lows 29 to 41. Highs 35 to
47.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
PARADISE 38 34 39 / 100 60 100
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CAZ067-280900-
Motherlode-
Including the cities of Grass Valley and Jackson
1153 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Windy. A slight chance of rain and snow showers early in
the morning, then a chance of rain and snow late in the morning.
Rain showers and heavy snow showers in the afternoon. A slight
chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Highs 31 to 45.
Snow accumulation up to 2 inches lower elevations...except 2 to
8 inches higher elevations. Snow level 2000 feet. Prevailing
southeast winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to south 20 to 30 mph in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Snow showers with possible showers and thunderstorms
likely in the evening, then a chance of rain showers, snow
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
27 to 35. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch lower elevations...
except 2 to 7 inches higher elevations. Snow level 2500 feet.
Prevailing south winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers and heavy snow showers. Breezy. Highs
33 to 43. Snow accumulation up to 2 inches lower elevations...
except 9 to 14 inches higher elevations. Snow level 2500 feet.
Prevailing south winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers, heavy snow showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of rain and
snow showers after midnight. Colder. Lows 17 to 31. Snow
accumulation up to 1 inch lower elevations...except 3 to 9 inches
higher elevations. Snow level 2500 feet. Prevailing south winds
up to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Not as
cool. Highs 36 to 50. Prevailing north winds up to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 22 to 28.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 41 to 53.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 26 to 32.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 44 to 56.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 31 to 39.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs
39 to 54.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Rain and snow showers likely.
Moderate snow accumulations possible. Lows 30 to 38. Highs 36 to
48.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
GRASS VALLEY 35 29 36 / 100 80 100
JACKSON 42 33 40 / 100 80 100
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CAZ068-280900-
Western Plumas County/Lassen Park-
Including the cities of Chester and Quincy
1153 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Windy. Heavy snow showers likely early in the morning,
then heavy snow late in the morning. Heavy snow showers in the
afternoon. Highs 17 to 31 higher elevations...24 to 34 lower
elevations. Snow accumulation of 14 to 20 inches. Prevailing
south winds 15 to 35 mph with gusts to around 60 mph.
.TONIGHT...Heavy snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then heavy snow showers after
midnight. Blowing snow after midnight. Windy. Lows 13 to 28. Snow
accumulation of 6 to 12 inches. Prevailing southwest winds 15 to
30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Heavy snow showers. Blowing snow. Windy. Highs 19 to
33 higher elevations...25 to 37 lower elevations. Snow
accumulation of 19 to 25 inches. Prevailing southwest winds 15 to
30 mph with gusts to around 50 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of heavy snow showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Blowing snow
through the night. Colder. Lows 5 to 20. Prevailing west winds up
to 15 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Breezy.
Highs 20 to 35 higher elevations...28 to 39 lower elevations.
Prevailing northeast winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to 10 to 25 mph
in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 10 to 25.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs 33 to 48.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 13 to 28.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 32 to 47.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 18 to 33.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Heavy snow showers. Breezy. Heavy snow
accumulations possible. Highs 24 to 39. Lows 17 to 32.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
QUINCY 36 24 37 / 100 90 100
CHESTER 31 14 34 / 100 90 100
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CAZ069-280900-
West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada-
Including the city of Blue Canyon
1153 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Windy. A chance of heavy snow showers early in the
morning, then heavy snow likely late in the morning. Heavy snow
showers in the afternoon. Highs 15 to 30 higher elevations...
27 to 35 lower elevations. Snow accumulation of 13 to 19 inches.
Prevailing south winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph
increasing to 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 65 mph in the
afternoon. Over ridges, prevailing southwest winds 25 to 35 mph
with gusts to around 50 mph increasing to 35 to 55 mph with gusts
to around 70 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Heavy snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Blowing snow after midnight. Windy. Lows 9 to
24 higher elevations...22 to 30 lower elevations. Snow
accumulation of 8 to 14 inches lower elevations...except 15 to
21 inches higher elevations. Prevailing southwest winds 15 to
30 mph with gusts to around 60 mph. Over ridges, prevailing
southwest winds 35 to 55 mph decreasing to 25 to 45 mph after
midnight. Gusts up to 70 mph over ridges.
.TUESDAY...Heavy snow showers. Blowing snow. Windy. Highs 17 to
32 higher elevations...28 to 36 lower elevations. Snow
accumulation of 19 to 25 inches lower elevations...except 26 to
32 inches higher elevations. Prevailing south winds 20 to 35 mph
with gusts to around 65 mph...except southwest 20 to 50 mph with
gusts to around 70 mph over ridges.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Heavy snow showers. Blowing snow. Windy, colder.
Lows 1 to 16 higher elevations...13 to 23 lower elevations. Snow
accumulation of 12 to 18 inches. Prevailing southwest winds 20 to
30 mph with gusts to around 60 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph with
gusts to around 45 mph after midnight. Over ridges, prevailing
southwest winds 30 to 50 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. A chance of snow showers. Highs 17 to 32 higher
elevations...32 to 40 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 9 to 24.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs 33 to 47.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 13 to 28.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 32 to 47.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 17 to 32.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of heavy snow showers.
Highs 26 to 41.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Heavy snow showers likely. Breezy.
Heavy snow accumulations possible. Lows 16 to 31. Highs 22 to 37.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
BLUE CANYON 25 24 28 / 100 100 100
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Inside a nondescript warehouse in Orlando, Fla., filled with 300-gallon aquariums, a sophisticated LED lighting system is set on a timer to mimic the sun and moon cycle of Key West, some 300 miles away.
This space, which has been described as a Noah's Ark for coral, is a key part of the strategy to help the survival of the only barrier reef in the continental U.S.
The reef is one of the country's most endangered environmental jewels. It is the third-largest barrier reef in the world and stretches more than 350 miles off the Florida coast from the city of Stuart to Dry Tortugas National Park. It's a diverse ecosystem, a tourist attraction and it helps protect the coast from storm surges, providing billions of dollars in economic benefit.
Over the last half-century, the reefs have lost 95% of the coral that once covered them because of development, human activity and climate change. The loss of corals — tiny, ancient marine animals — has spurred scientists, activists and government officials to form a plan for their long-term survival.
A Noah's Ark for coral
Hundreds of corals from 18 different species were collected in the Florida Keys and brought here, to the Florida Coral Rescue Center, for safekeeping. With near-perfect conditions, the corals have thrived and begun to reproduce.
Most corals spawn at night several days after a "full moon" mimicked by the lighting system.
When that happens, Justin Zimmerman, a supervisor here, says his staff pulls all-nighters, watching the corals. "Their eggs and sperm are buoyant, so they float to the top," he says. "We can collect those, let them fertilize and then will settle the baby corals, the larvae after they develop, on little tiles."
The baby corals increase the genetic diversity of species that are facing myriad threats to their long-term survival. That's why three years ago, SeaWorld, in partnership with Disney and the Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida, opened this facility.
A multitude of threats
The most recent threat to the reef has been stony coral tissue loss disease, says Andy Bruckner, a researcher with the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. "That probably killed more coral in Florida than any other single event has," he says. "It affects these big boulder corals that grow much more slowly and that are more important in terms of building the framework — the structure — these other corals live on."
There is some hope now that the disease has peaked and may subside. But the damage it's done is substantial, adding to the devastation that's left many vibrant, colorful reefs now largely gray and lifeless.
Scientists and divers agree — Florida's coral reefs have declined dramatically since the 1960s and '70s. Bruckner says there's no single smoking gun responsible for the devastation. There are local stresses, like damage done to reefs by boat anchors or irresponsible divers and fishermen. There are regional issues, including poor water quality and overfishing. "And the global stressor," he says, referring to climate change. "That's probably the No. 1 factor that's affecting reefs," he says, and ultimately could be responsible for their demise if we don't take steps to address it.
The warming oceans cause thermal stress, leading to bleaching events and making corals more susceptible to disease. Another concern is ocean acidification from the growing amount of carbon dioxide absorbed from the atmosphere.
Critical action
The sharp decline of Florida's barrier reef and the growing threats to its long-term survival have mobilized a broad coalition of activists, scientists and government officials.
"These are the only reefs like it we have in the continental United States," says Sarah Fangman, the superintendent of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, which includes nearly all of Florida's reefs. "We don't have a spare Florida reef system. So, we must do something."
For the past three years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been spearheading a project to restore several of the best-known coral reefs in the Florida Keys. Known as Mission: Iconic Reefs, it's an effort that involves environmental groups, research institutions and government agencies. Now, Fangman is pushing for the adoption of a new set of regulations, a "Restoration Blueprint" to expand protections for the reefs.
The measures are critical she says, but she's a realist. No matter what steps are taken, it won't be possible now to restore the reefs to the way they used to be. "Those conditions no longer exist," she says. "So, what we need to do is to give our corals a chance in current conditions to thrive and be resilient."
A sense of optimism
Among those closely involved in restoring the coral reefs, there's an almost surprising sense of optimism. Since 2007, a group based in the Florida Keys, the Coral Restoration Foundation, has been working to show it's possible to restore declining reefs and bring them back to vitality. The group has pioneered the use of underwater offshore nurseries where it grows coral. When they're large enough, the new corals are transplanted onto established reefs. So far, more than 200,000 corals have been planted.
In Key Largo, Mary Doerr was one of several volunteer divers who recently returned from a day transplanting elkhorn corals onto an ailing reef. Doerr, a self-described marine biology nerd, says it was great to see the new growth of newly transplanted coral, but the reef is far from healthy. "It definitely doesn't have the richness and diversity of fish," she says, "and it doesn't have sort of the complex branching structures and the real depth of character and structure that a healthy reef has."
The Coral Restoration Foundation's CEO, Scott Winters, says working with other groups, his staff developed a construction plan to rebuild the endangered reefs, beginning with one of the best-known, Carysfort Reef. Winters says there's now more coral on Carysfort than any other time in the last 15 years. "Almost everything you see on Carysfort Reef now is a direct result of our activity to put corals back out there," he says. "And more importantly, they're thriving and sexually reproducing."
Winters says the goal is to bring back the coral populations to a level where they can once again begin rebuilding the reefs on their own. Scientists hope that if they keep reefs healthy and thriving, corals will develop the genetic diversity that may help them continue to grow and to adapt to long-term threats, including climate change.
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BERLIN (AP) — Denmark's maritime authority said Monday that a gas leak had been observed in a pipeline leading from Russia to Europe underneath the Baltic Sea and that there is a danger to ship traffic.
The operator of Nord Stream 2 confirmed that a leak in the pipeline had been detected southeast of the Danish island Bornholm in the Baltic Sea.
The pipeline runs 1,230 kilometers (764 miles) from Russia through the Baltic Sea to Germany. It is completed and filled with gas, but gas has never been imported through it, dpa reported.
The cause of the detected leak wasn't immediately clear.
The Danish energy agency said in a statement that the country’s maritime authority has issued a navigation warning and established a five-nautical mile prohibition zone around the pipeline “as it is dangerous for ship traffic.”
The relevant authorities are currently coordinating the effort, and the Danish energy agency added that “outside the exclusion zone, there are no security risks associated with the leak.”
The incident is not expected to have consequences for the security of the supply of Danish gas, the country’s energy agency said.
A spokesman for the operator of Nord Stream 2 said a loss of pressure was detected in a tube early Monday, and the responsible marine authorities in Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Russia were immediately informed, dpa reported.
While the pressure inside the pipeline is normally 105 bar, it is now only 7 bar on the German side, spokesman Ulrich Lissek said.
He fears that the pipeline, filled with 177 million cubic meters of gas, could run dry in the coming days, dpa reported.
It wasn't immediately clear what consequences would follow from that, but a German environmental group said that the leaking gas isn't toxic.
Deutsche Umwelthilfe pointed out that natural gas is methane, which partially dissolves in water and is not toxic. The deeper the gas is released in the sea, the higher the proportion that dissolves in the water, the group said, according to dpa.
Even in the event of an underwater explosion, there would only be local effects, Deutsche Umwelthilfe said.
The German economy ministry said it had been informed about the suspected site in Danish territorial waters and was in touch with the authorities in Germany and Denmark.
The pipeline was already complete when German Chancellor Olaf Scholz suspended the certification of Nord Stream 2 on the eve of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, after Russia formally recognized two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine.
Germany has been heavily reliant on natural gas supplies from Russia, but since Moscow launched its war in Ukraine on Feb. 24, Berlin has been trying to look for other sources of energy.
The leak comes a day before the inauguration of a new pipeline, Baltic Pipe, which will bring Norwegian gas through Denmark to Poland. The Norwegian gas is meant to have an important role in replacing Russian gas. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Denmark-reports-leak-in-gas-pipeline-in-Baltic-Sea-17467418.php | 2022-09-26 17:05:29 | 0 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Denmark-reports-leak-in-gas-pipeline-in-Baltic-Sea-17467418.php |
STATE CLASS B CAPSULES
NO. 1 CENTRAL CASS
Coach: Matt Norman, 8th season
Record: 23-0
Last time at state: 2012
Statistical leaders: Cole Holzer, Jr., 6-7, 14.2 ppg, Sam Kobbervig, Sr., 6-2, 12.6 ppg; Carter Vrchota, 6-1, Jr., 12.4 ppg; Mason Bosse, 6-0, G, 10 ppg; Carter Maasjo, Jr, 6-4, 10 ppg; Eli Buhr, 6-2, Jr., 5 rpg.
NO. 2 SHILOH CHRISTIAN
Coach: Brad Miller, 7th season
Record: 20-4
Last time at state: 2022, 5th
Statistical leaders: Jay Wanzek, 6-7, Sr., 11.9 ppg, 10 rpg; Kyler Klein, Sr., 6-0, 10.3 ppg; Isaac Emmel, Jr., 5-11, 10.2 ppg; Caden Englund, Soph., 6-1, 10.2 ppg.
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NO. 3 BEULAH
Coach: Jeremy Brandt, 15th year
Record: 20-4
Last time at state: 2020
Key players: Trace Beauchamp, Jr., 6-3, 15.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg; Bennett Larson, Fr., 6-6, 9.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg; Aidan O'Brien, Jr., 6-1, 7.9 ppg; Jack Koppelsloen, Sr., 5-10, 6 ppg; Braylen Schirado, Fr., 5-10, 6 ppg.
NO. 4 THOMPSON
Coach: Brandy George, 11th season
Record: 16-7
Last time at state: 2019
Statistical leaders: Drew Overby, Jr, 6-1, 17.5 ppg; Jakob Starcevic, Soph, 6-2, 16 ppg, 4.7 rpg; Karter Peterson, Soph., 6-5, 12 ppg, 8.2 rpg.
NO. 5 DES LACS-BURLINGTON
Coach: Christopher Brown, 2nd season
Record: 19-6
Last time at state: 1998
Statistical leaders: Carson Yale, Sr., 6-9, 19.9 ppg, 11.2 rpg; Rylan Olson, Sr. 6-3, 13.9 ppg; Braylon Fisher, Jr., 6-1, 8 ppg; Ty Hughes, Jr., 6-0, 7 ppg, 5.2 rpg.
MEDINA-PINGREE-BUCHANAN
Coach: Bob Young, 8th season
Record: 21-4
Last time at state: Medina 1981; Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal 2006
Statistical leaders: Rylen Wick, Jr., 6-5, 16.8 ppg, 7.6 rpg; Josh Moser, Sr., 5-11, 16.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg; Gage Magstadt, Jr., 6-4, 6.4 ppg; Sawyer Wanzek, 6-2, Sr., 6 ppg; Mark Thomas, Jr. 5-7, 5 ppg.
POWERS LAKE-BURKE CENTRAL
Coach: Jordan Carlson, 14th season
Record: 20-4
Last time at state: Powers Lake 2021
Statistical leaders: Tyson Enget, Sr., 5-10, 17.3 ppg, 8 rpg; Gracin Schroeder, Sr., 6-0, 11.1 ppg; Kyle Huseby, Soph., 6-0, 9.8 ppg; Luke Fraunfelter, Sr., 5-11, 9.5 ppg; Beau Kearsley, Sr., 6-2, 8 ppg, 5 rpg.
WARWICK
Coach: Ryan Brown, 6th year
Record: 19-6
Last time at state: 1996
Statistical leaders: Mark Fasset, Sr., 6-0, 16.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg; Dwight Hunt, Soph., 5-10, 12.6 ppg; Elijah Feather, Soph., 6-0, 9.3 ppg; Jason Lenoir, Sr., 6-2, 8 ppg, 6.6 rpg. | https://bismarcktribune.com/sports/basketball/class-b-boys-basketball-capsules/article_a1f3146c-bfa9-11ed-b843-f32e8b3d7794.html | 2023-03-16 00:37:43 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/sports/basketball/class-b-boys-basketball-capsules/article_a1f3146c-bfa9-11ed-b843-f32e8b3d7794.html |
DENTON, Texas (AP)Vladislav Goldin scored 11 points as Florida Atlantic beat North Texas 50-46 on Thursday night.
Goldin had 13 rebounds for the Owls (12-1). Johnell Davis scored nine points and added nine rebounds. Michael Forrest shot 2 for 7 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free throw line to finish with nine points. It was the 11th victory in a row for the Owls.
Tylor Perry led the Mean Green (10-3) in scoring, finishing with 19 points. North Texas also got 12 points and seven rebounds from Abou Ousmane. Rubin Jones also had eight points, six rebounds and three steals. The loss ended a five-game winning streak for the Mean Green.
NEXT UP
Up next for Florida Atlantic is a matchup Thursday with UAB at home. North Texas hosts Florida International on Saturday.
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Sept. 23 declared ‘Bruce Springsteen Day’ in New Jersey
(Gray News) – The home state of iconic singer and songwriter Bruce Springsteen has immortalized him with a state holiday.
Phil Murphy, the governor of New Jersey, announced the decision to designate Sept. 23 as “Bruce Springsteen Day” on Twitter on Saturday.
“Bruce Springsteen will forever be remembered as the voice of the Garden State, signaling to the world that New Jerseyians were born to run,” Murphy said in the announcement.
Born Sept. 23, 1949, Bruce Springsteen has released 21 albums during his career, which has spanned over six decades so far.
Springsteen, also known as “The Boss,” is known for creating “heartland rock,” a type of rock music which combines mainstream rock with socially conscious lyrics written about working-class American life.
The singer and songwriter originally found mainstream success with his third album “Born to Run” in 1975 and has since gone on to become a cultural giant in the following decades, supported by his backing band, The E Street Band.
The governor said this upcoming Sept. 23 will be known as “Bruce Springsteen Day” for “creating the soundtrack to our glory days.”
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are on their 2023 tour, which started in North America before heading to Europe and finishing back in North America later in the year.
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President Biden began using a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine in recent weeks to improve his sleep quality, the White House confirmed Wednesday.
“Since 2008, the President has disclosed his history with sleep apnea in thorough medical reports. He used a CPAP machine last night, which is common for people with that history,” deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said in a statement.
Reporters had noted Wednesday morning there were lines visible on Biden’s face as he stopped to field questions before departing the White House for remarks and a fundraiser in Chicago.
A CPAP machine is typically used to help treat those with sleep apnea. It uses a hose connected to a mask to deliver steady airflow to help an individual breathe while they sleep, according to the Mayo Clinic.
It was disclosed when Biden was running for vice president on the Democratic ticket in 2008 that he dealt with recurring issues with sleep apnea, which is when an individual’s breathing becomes shallow or pauses while sleeping.
News of Biden’s CPAP machine was first reported by Bloomberg.
Sleep apnea affects roughly 5 percent to 10 percent of people worldwide, according to the Cleveland Clinic. It is most common in adults over 60.
Biden, who is 80, has faced persistent questions among voters about his age as he seeks a second term in the White House.
A Saint Anselm College poll of New Hampshire primary voters released Tuesday found that 70 percent of respondents indicated they are concerned about Biden’s age, even as a large majority said they supported him over Democratic challengers Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marianne Williamson.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Evening" game were:
4-4-2
(four, four, two)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that U.S. military officials believe it's “not a good idea” for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to visit Taiwan at the moment.
Biden's comments in an exchange with reporters came a day after the Chinese Foreign Ministry said it would take “resolute and strong measures” should Pelosi proceed with reported plans to visit Taiwan in the coming weeks.
“Well, I think that the military thinks it’s not a good idea right now," Biden said in response to a question about Pelosi's reported trip. “But I don’t know what the status of it is.”
The president stopped short of suggesting that Pelosi not travel to Taiwan.
Pelosi was originally scheduled to visit in April but had to postpone after she tested positive for COVID-19. She would be the highest-ranking American lawmaker to visit the close U.S. ally since Newt Gingrich, a Republican, traveled there 25 years ago when he was House speaker.
The Financial Times reported on Tuesday that Pelosi planned to move forward with her postponed visit to Taipei in the next month. Her office declined to comment, saying the office does not confirm or deny the speaker’s international travel in advance, due to longstanding security protocols.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijiang said such a visit would “severely undermine China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, gravely impact the foundation of China-U.S. relations and send a seriously wrong signal to Taiwan independence forces."
The U.S. has a longstanding commitment to the “One China” policy that recognizes Beijing as the government of China but allows informal relations and defense ties with Taipei. China has stepped up its military provocations against democratic, self-ruled Taiwan in recent years as it looks look to intimidate it into accepting Beijing’s demands to unify with the communist mainland.
Biden also said that he expected to speak with Chinse President Xi Jingping sometime in the 10 next days.
Biden's national security and economic aides are in the process of completing a review of the U.S. tariff policy and making recommendations to the president.
The tariffs imposed under President Donald Trump applied a 25% duty on billions of dollars of Chinese products. The penalties were intended to reduce the U.S. trade deficit and force China to adopt fairer practices.
Biden sidestepped a reporter's question on Wednesday about what he might have to say to Xi about tariffs. “I’d tell him to have a good day," Biden responded.
Biden and Xi have their differences over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s prosecution of his nearly 5-month-old war against Ukraine. Biden has sought to press the Chinese to resist directly providing economic or military assistance to Russia.
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BEIJING, Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A survey released on Saturday at the 2023 Global Times Annual Conference showed that more than 62 percent of participants around the globe believe that China's influence is rising, double the number that believes the US' influence is rising, and more people expect that the China-US tension is likely to turn into "conflict" rather than "easing."
On shared global issues, concerns over inflation, war, energy and the food security crisis have surpassed concern over the COVID-19 pandemic, with analysts saying the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the following serious impact to the world economy have brought more urgent problems and impending dangers to the world, while most countries and people are showing less worry toward the impact brought by the pandemic, which is into its third year, as the virus has become less harmful.
The survey is released annually and conducted by the Global Times Research Center. This year, from October 29 to December 6, the survey which covered 30 questions related to China-US relations, global security and development, received more than 36,000 effective samples from 33 countries all over the world including China, the US, Russia, France, the UK, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, Pakistan, India, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia and South Korea.
Analysts said the survey reflects that the world welcomes and has strong confidence in China's development and Chinese modernization.
Which is more influential?
On the question "How has the US or China's international influence changed in the recent year?" more than 30 percent among all participants worldwide believe the US' influence is rising, while a similar number of participants believe the US' influence is declining. More than 62 percent believe China's influence is rising.
In countries like Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Austria, Poland and India, more people believe that the US' influence is rising rather than declining. In the US, 32 percent of participants believe their country's international influence is rising while another 32 percent believe the US' influence is declining, while 56 percent believe China's influence is rising.
"Judging from real national strength, the US still has the upper hand in terms of military, economy and science and technology, but if viewing 'international influence' from a perspective of being a leader to represent values shared by humanity, or the popularity and favorability among other countries, the US' influence is certainly decreasing," Shen Yi, a professor at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs of Fudan University told the Global Times.
Lü Xiang, an expert on international relations and research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times there are two main reasons why the majority of the participants worldwide believe China's influence is rising - first, China's sustainable and fast development as well as the powerful national strength are most convincing evidence; second, China's ideas for global development and security have been accepted well worldwide.
China's principles of not seeking hegemony and non-interference, as well as standing with developing countries forever, have been set very long ago. When China was a weak and undeveloped country, other countries did not really care about what China said, according to the expert. Today China has become a major world power with undoubted national strength, and more and more countries have found that China keeps its promise of not seeking hegemony, Lü said.
The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative have continually brought benefits and development to China's partners worldwide, it's very natural for the countries around the globe to be more favorable on China's rising influence, Lü noted.
Although more people in African countries like Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria, as well as some European countries like Poland and Austria believe the US' influence is rising rather than declining, the vast majority in these countries (from 56 percent in Poland and 70 percent in Austria, to 78 percent in South Africa and 76 percent in Kenya) also firmly believe that China's influence is rising.
For China's rising international influence, Shen said it could be interpreted from two perspectives. One is that countries around the world do have a better impression about China and they hope China will play more important roles in the future as they have benefited from ties with China, or they want China to be more powerful, Shen said.
China-US relations
The survey also shows that the world is concerned about China-US tension. More of the participants in 19 countries, including the US, expect China-US relations to "maintain the status quo."
In China and the US, the survey results show that 45 percent of Chinese participants expect the China-US tension to ease, and 39 percent expect to maintain the status quo, but only 11 percent in the US expect the two sides will see an easing of tensions in the future, and 44 percent of American participants expect the status quo to remain unchanged.
Lü said China does not have an anti-US propaganda now, while all news reports about China-US relations are objectively introducing the facts and also trying to guide the public to understand the China-US relations based on good will.
Chinese analysts said it seems like the most realistic task for China and the US in the future is to keep managing their differences and competition to keep the current situation from losing control, and it would be very difficult to completely ease tensions in the short term.
The US elites should be aware of the danger of China-US conflict, especially on sensitive affairs like the Taiwan question, and to what extent the two major powers can avoid conflict depends on the US' attitude toward China. If the US stops its containment strategy, China does not need to retaliate the US at all, experts stressed.
Future globalization
The survey result also shows that the world is increasingly worried about the danger of conflict between the two biggest economies, while most participants around the globe believe that the world needs to find a new or better way to develop globalization. Chinese interviewees are very confident in "achieving satisfactory globalization in the next 10 years" and they are less concerned than other countries' participants on the problems like "war," "prices rising" and "food and energy crises."
Experts said this shows that China has protected Chinese people well when the world is suffering from the turbulence in recent years, so Chinese people have sensed less negative impacts of the current globalization. This also proves that China is qualified to share its wisdom and experiences to the world to overcome common challenges, and the people around the globe expect China to be more active in providing public goods to reform the problematic world order.
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The Northern Hemisphere is seeing the longest days of the year right now. In Canada's Yukon Territory, that means 19 hours of daylight. Is that too much summer?
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The Northern Hemisphere is seeing the longest days of the year right now. In Canada's Yukon Territory, that means 19 hours of daylight. Is that too much summer?
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BEIJING (AP) — The twice-a-decade congress of China’s ruling Communist Party is a tightly choreographed event. So when former Chinese President Hu Jintao was guided off stage without explanation Saturday — as the world’s media looked on — questions spilled forth.
The speculation ran from a health crisis to an attempted protest by the 79-year-old former leader, or a political purge by current President Xi Jinping. Xi has previously gone after retired officials on corruption charges, though never one as high-ranking as Hu.
China’s tightly controlled state media didn’t report the incident, but the official Xinhua News Agency tweeted in English several hours later — as speculation raged overseas — that Hu was in poor health and needed to rest.
Major party events can be trying: Former top leader Hu Yaobang died of a heart attack during a meeting at the age of 73, setting off the student-led pro-democracy movement that led to Tiananmen Square protests in 1989.
Hu, who has reportedly been in poor health, appeared confused during the incident, although not in obvious distress. While an attendant held his arm, he shuffled off stage right, speaking briefly with Xi and patting Premier Li Keqiang on the shoulder. Throughout the process, most of the other delegates stared silently ahead.
The Xinhua tweet, while believable, didn’t satisfy skeptics, and the truth may never be definitively known.
The idea that it may have been more than a health issue stemmed from Hu’s somewhat ambiguous relationship with Xi, who succeeded him as party leader in 2012. Xi is the hard-driving son of a Communist elder, while the mild-mannered Hu hails from a family of tea merchants and trained as an engineer.
Hu had favored his protege, Li, as his successor. Li, who belonged to Hu’s Communist Youth League faction, instead got the No. 2 spot in the party hierarchy.
On Saturday, in a sign of a further consolidation of Xi’s power, the party congress removed Li from the leadership, dropping him from the party’s 205-member Central Committee. Li and two others who had also been appointed under Hu and were dropped from the committee are expected to go into retirement.
Hu left the meeting at the hulking Great Hall of the People not long after the election of the new Central Committee, and more than two hours after the session had started.
The spectacle was, in the words of longtime China watcher Bill Bishop, “humiliating.”
The “image of Hu Jintao being led out is a perfect symbol of Xi’s absolute decimation of the ‘Communist Youth League’ faction,” Bishop wrote in his newsletter.
Another member of the same faction, Hu Chunhua, was denied a spot on the all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee in a leadership shuffle at the end of the congress, despite being an early favorite. Hu Chunhua didn’t even make it onto the 24-member Politburo one rung below.
Xi has been steering China into what the party calls a “new era,” away from the legacy of former leader Deng Xiaoping, who launched China on its economic rise with market-oriented reforms — and also selected Hu as a future leader.
It was Deng who put Hu on the all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee — from which China’s leaders come — at the relatively tender age of 49.
Xi has broken with tradition by declining to consult with senior party officials such as Hu, or defer to their factional concerns, analysts say.
Hu attended the congress as a specially invited delegate, as is customary for senior retired officials. He was seated onstage next to Xi, in the front row with party leaders.
Whether he was able to take part in discussions isn’t known — it’s part of the secrecy that surrounds party events. Since stepping down from the presidency in 2013, he has rarely been seen in public, drawing additional attention to his sudden departure at the congress. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-questions-swirl-after-chinas-former-leader-hu-leaves-event/ | 2022-10-23 18:23:51 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-questions-swirl-after-chinas-former-leader-hu-leaves-event/ |
CNN — Powerball players will be taking their shot Wednesday night at an estimated $1.2 billion jackpot — which would be the second-largest pool in the game’s 30-year history.
The jackpot has grown to that level in part because no jackpot has been won for 38 consecutive drawings dating to early August.
If the prize rests at $1.2 billion, it would be the fourth-largest US lottery jackpot and second-biggest Powerball jackpot.
The leader in both categories was a $1.586 billion Powerball grand prize shared by winners in California, Florida, and Tennessee in January 2016.
Ranked second and third for US jackpots are a $1.537 billion Mega Millions prize won in South Carolina in 2018 and a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot won by an Illinois ticket this summer.
If one ticket wins Wednesday night’s drawing and the holder chooses a lump-sum option, the ticket would yield a one-time payment of an estimated $596.7 million, Powerball says. Otherwise, the estimated $1.2 billion prize would be spread over 30 payments across 29 years.
The last Powerball grand prize was awarded to a ticket in Pennsylvania on August 3 for a $206.9 million pot.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — An attorney for two men whose beatings by guards were recorded by security cameras at a county jail in Georgia called Wednesday for the U.S. Justice Department to investigate what he called a systemic pattern of sheriff’s officers abusing detainees.
“They are beating people indiscriminately inside this jail,” civil rights attorney Harry Daniels told reporters at a news conference outside the Camden County Sheriff’s Office, about 95 miles (152 kilometers) south of Savannah.
Daniels represents Jarrett Hobbs, a 41-year-old Black man booked into the Camden County jail for a traffic violation and drug possession charges on Sept. 3. Security cameras recorded jailers rushing to Hobbs’ cell and repeatedly punching him before hurling him against a wall.
On March 24, video from a camera in the jail’s lunchroom showed 23-year-old Zyaire Ratliff, a Black man detained for violating his probation and failing to appear in court, being shoved to the floor by a deputy who then crouched over him and landed several punches before being pulled off by another guard.
“It’s a place where they make their own rules and whatever they say goes,” said Ratliff, who is also represented by Daniels and appeared with him at the livestreamed news conference. “If you don’t do what they want, this is the type of thing that will happen.”
Three white deputies accused of punching Hobbs were arrested and fired last fall. On May 18, a grand jury indicted them on misdemeanor charges of battery and felony charges of violating their oaths of office. The Black deputy recorded punching Ratliff was also fired and arrested on the same charges.
Daniels and Timothy Bessent, president of the Camden County NAACP, said more needs to be done because those two cases weren’t isolated.
“We’re asking again that the Department of Justice come in and look into this department,” Bessent said, adding: “It’s time to hold someone accountable.”
A Justice Department spokeswoman, Aryele Bradford, said the department had no comment.
Capt. Larry Bruce, a spokesman for Camden County Sheriff Jim Proctor, said all jail employees have recently undergone additional training in deescalation techniques. He blamed the violence against Hobbs and Ratliff on younger, inexperienced jail workers.
“The sheriff has always been open for any government agency to come in and inspect or investigate,” Bruce said. “That includes any federal agency or state agency.”
Daniels and Bessent also cited a lawsuit filed last year in federal court by Adam Drummond, who says Camden County jailers violated his civil rights when they beat him bloody during a strip search in January 2021. Drummond, who is white, was being booked on a drunken driving charge.
A judge dismissed Drummond’s claims against the sheriff and jail administrator, but ruled his claims against the jailers who strip-searched him have sufficient legal standing to move forward.
Brian Flacher, who was jailed in Camden County in July 2021 on a charge of aggravated stalking, said at the news conference that he was also beaten in the jail shower after refusing to wash his hair. Bruce said the sheriff’s office determined that Flacher, who is white, was the aggressor. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/justice-department-should-investigate-beatings-at-georgia-jail-attorney-says/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-05-31 19:53:14 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/justice-department-should-investigate-beatings-at-georgia-jail-attorney-says/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
LONDON (AP) — A pop-up urinal crushed a man to death in London’s theater district Friday, police said.
Firefighters used a winch to free the man after he became trapped under a hydraulic urinal at Cambridge Circus, a busy intersection in the city’s West End.
The Metropolitan Police force said the man “is thought to have sustained crush injuries while working on a telescopic urinal.” The force said that “despite the efforts of emergency services,” he was pronounced dead at the scene.
His identity was not released.
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ORLANDO, Fla., June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Lobster® is kicking off summer with an announcement that is sure to excite shrimp lovers everywhere – guest-favorite Ultimate Endless Shrimp℠ is here to stay! Gone are the days of anxiously awaiting the return of Ultimate Endless Shrimp℠. Guests are now invited to visit their local Red Lobster restaurant to mix and match their favorite shrimp for just $20… an irresistible offer now available all day, every day.
Wondering how to rack up those shrimp tail counts? It's simple! Guests can choose two delicious shrimp choices to start, and when they are ready for more, they can order additional shrimp selections until their cravings are fully satisfied. Each Ultimate Endless Shrimp℠ meal is accompanied by a choice of side and, of course, warm Cheddar Bay Biscuits®. Insider tip: avoid grabbing the extra biscuit to leave room for endless amounts of shrimp.
Ultimate Endless Shrimp℠ features enticing shrimp choices sure to satisfy everyone's cravings, like:
- Garlic Shrimp Scampi – Hand-crafted garlic shrimp scampi, oven-broiled in a garlic butter sauce.
- Coconut Shrimp – Tossed in flaky coconut and fried golden brown. Served with Red Lobster's signature piña colada sauce.
- Shrimp Linguini Alfredo – Tender shrimp in a creamy Alfredo sauce on a bed of linguini.
- Walt's Favorite Shrimp – Hand-breaded, butterflied and lightly fried. Served with cocktail sauce.
- Garlic Grilled Shrimp Skewer – Skewered shrimp with a butter garlic glaze. Served over rice.
"Ultimate Endless Shrimp℠ has been an iconic promotion and a guest-favorite tradition at Red Lobster for more than 18 years," said Patty Trevino, Chief Marketing Officer at Red Lobster. "Knowing how much our guests love and look forward to the return of Ultimate Endless Shrimp℠ each year, we decided it's time to make this guest favorite available all day, every day. And this is just the beginning – we'll be 'dropping' more Ultimate Endless Shrimp℠ excitement later this year."
To earn points for dining, including through To Go and delivery orders, and redeem tasty rewards, guests can sign up for Red Lobster's free loyalty program, My Red Lobster Rewards℠. Red Lobster recently announced it is enhancing benefits for My Red Lobster Rewards℠ members, offering exciting new ways to earn points and redeem delicious seafood, so there's no better time than now to become a member.
To view the complete Red Lobster menu or find a restaurant location, visit Red Lobster's website.
*Selections available while supplies last and available for dine-in only. To Go, catering, and third-party delivery excluded. Pricing indicated excludes beverages (and alcohol), applicable taxes, and gratuities. Available at participating Red Lobster locations in the U.S. (excluding PR).
About Red Lobster Seafood Co.
Red Lobster is the world's largest and most-loved seafood restaurant company, headquartered in Orlando, Fla. With a proud heritage and an even brighter future, Red Lobster is focused on serving the highest quality, freshly prepared seafood that is traceable, sustainable and responsibly-sourced. To learn more about Red Lobster's sourcing standards and where the seafood we serve comes from, please visit www.redlobster.com/seafoodwithstandards. Red Lobster is also proud to be an employer of choice, including being named to Forbes magazine's 2023 list of America's Best Large Employers. To learn more about Red Lobster, including locations and menu options, please visit http://www.redlobster.com or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or TikTok.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s governing Morena party decided Sunday that a series of five polls over the summer will decide the party’s nomination for the June 2024 presidential election.
All of the four Morena contenders will have to resign their government posts by Friday, including Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, who is considered the frontrunner. That is meant to prevent primary candidates from using their posts to gain an unfair advantage. Each can campaign throughout the summer.
The party is desperate to avoid splits and accusations of manipulated polls that have marked past primary races in Morena. The four contenders joined hands and chanted “Unity! Unity! Unity!” after the announcement.
Mexico’s top diplomat, Marcelo Ebrard, has already said he will resign this week. Rounding out the field is Sen. Ricardo Monreal and Interior Secretary Adán López, who is no relation to the president.
Two allied parties, the Green and Labor parties, will also field one primary candidate apiece for the coalition’s nomination.
Morena has risen to national domination quickly following López Obrador’s election in 2018. He cannot run again, and has said he will retire completely from politics after his term ends in September 2024.
But the Morena party revolves largely around the president’s personal popularity, and López Obrador has not managed to forge it into a cohesive force. Some members come from smaller left-leaning parties and some from the old ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, the PRI.
Contenders have cast doubt on the results of internal party polls in past primary races held by Morena. In a bid to avoid such disputes, the party itself will conduct one poll, and each of the four Morena contenders will name private polling firms to carry out four more polls. Each will have equal weight.
There will be no debates between the primary candidates, nor will governors, mayors, Cabinet members or the president be allowed to endorse a candidate during the primary.
The polling will be carried out nationwide between late August and early September. The winner will be announced Sept. 6. Any Mexican — not just Morena members — could be surveyed in the polls.
While the party says López Obrador will not decide the nominee, the president’s preference — and any indication of it, however slight — would be determinative. | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/international/mexicos-governing-party-to-decide-its-presidential-nomination-by-polling/ | 2023-06-12 07:05:10 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/international/mexicos-governing-party-to-decide-its-presidential-nomination-by-polling/ |
Detectives investigate body found in Marion County
Published: Jun. 21, 2022 at 1:47 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
CITRA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a dead body was found following reports of a shooting.
Deputies say around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, they responded to reports of a shooting on Northeast 22nd Court in Citra.
They found the body of a black man. Major crimes detectives and the forensic unit are investigating.
This story will be updated as more information is released.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal ruling that gender dysphoria is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act could help block conservative political efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming care, advocates and experts say.
A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week became the first federal appellate court in the country to find that the 1990 landmark federal law protects transgender people who experience anguish and other symptoms as a result of the disparity between their assigned sex and their gender identity.
The ruling could become a powerful tool to challenge legislation restricting access to medical care and other accommodations for transgender people, including employment and government benefits, advocates said.
“It’s a very important and positive ruling to increase people’s access to gender-affirming care,” said Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality.
The ruling is binding in the states covered by the Richmond-based 4th Circuit — Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia — but will inevitably be cited in cases in other states, said Kevin Barry, a law professor at Quinnipiac University.
The decision came in the case of a transgender woman who sued the Fairfax County sheriff in Virginia for housing her in a jail with men. The decision is not limited to transgender people challenging jail policies, but also applies broadly to all areas of society covered by disability rights law, including employment, government benefits and services and public accommodations, Barry said.
“This decision destigmatized a health condition — gender dysphoria — and it says that what Congress did in 1990 wasn’t OK,” Barry said.
The sheriff’s office did not respond to phone messages seeking comment.
Some Republican leaders who have led efforts to limit access to transition treatment for youths have labeled it a form of child abuse. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott this year, for instance, ordered the state’s child welfare agency to investigate reports of gender-affirming care for children as abuse.
A new rule in Florida restricts Medicaid coverage for gender dysphoria treatments for youths and adults. The state health agency previously released a report stating that puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and sex reassignment surgery have not been proven safe or effective in treating gender dysphoria.
And Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is widely touted as a potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate, recently tweeted that children should not be able to take puberty blockers “or mutilate their body by getting a sex change.”
But leading medical entities contradict those positions, Heng-Lehtinen said.
“This health care is under attack politically in a lot of the country, but medically all of the credible professionals involved — the American Psychiatric Association, the American Medical Association and others — have all recognized for years that this is essentially primary care,” Heng-Lehtinen said.
In the case before the 4th Circuit, Kesha Williams was initially assigned to live on the women’s side of the Fairfax County jail when she arrived in 2018.
Williams told the nurse she is transgender, has gender dysphoria and received hormone treatments for the previous 15 years. But after she explained that she had not had genital surgery, she said, she was assigned to the men’s section under a policy that inmates must be classified according to their genitals.
In her lawsuit, Williams said that she was harassed and that her prescribed hormone medication was repeatedly delayed or skipped. Deputies ignored her requests to refer to her as a woman and instead called her “mister,” “sir,” “he” or “gentleman,” she said. Her requests to shower privately and for body searches to be conducted by a female deputy were denied, she said.
A federal judge granted a motion by the sheriff’s office to dismiss the lawsuit, finding that because the Americans with Disabilities Act excluded “gender identity disorders not resulting from physical impairments,” Williams could not sue under the law.
A three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit reversed that ruling, sending the case back to U.S. District Court.
The 4th Circuit panel said in its ruling Aug. 16 that there is a distinction between gender identity disorder and gender dysphoria. The court cited advances in medical understanding that led the American Psychiatric Association to remove gender identity disorder from the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and to add gender dysphoria, defined in the manual as the “clinically significant distress” felt by some transgender people. Symptoms can include intense anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation.
The modern diagnosis of gender dysphoria “affirms that a transgender person’s medical needs are just as deserving of treatment and protection as anyone else’s,” Judge Diana Gribbon Motz wrote in the majority opinion.
Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. dissented in part.
“Whether we focus on when Congress passed the ADA or look beyond to today, the distinction Williams attempts to draw between gender identity disorder and gender dysphoria fails,” Quattlebaum wrote. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national/ap-gender-dysphoria-covered-by-disability-law-court-rules/ | 2022-08-25 22:44:02 | 1 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national/ap-gender-dysphoria-covered-by-disability-law-court-rules/ |
Video above: Lost skunk spotted at Cleveland Browns game.
(WJW) — It’s that time of year again: Americans in many of the country can expect to see more skunks around their neighborhoods. If not careful, this can lead to a situation that truly does stink.
With mating season in late February through March, skunks become more active this time of year, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Skunks are nocturnal and, according to ODNR, don’t normally cause much damage to property aside from going through trash or eating pet food.
To drive them out, ODNR suggests placing down an ammonia-soaked towel. You can also lead skunks out of a window well with a board that extends to the top.
If a skunk gets inside your home, just open a door and let it leave calmly.
ODNR warns against chasing or exciting skunks. When threatened, they can spray up 15 feet.
What should you do if you get sprayed by a skunk? As reported by Healthline, it’s important to first take a shower or bath using a deodorant soap or dish detergent that cuts through grease.
Then, mix two to four cups of baking soda into a bath of hot water and soak in it for 15 to 20 minutes before rinsing off, according to Healthline.
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Frontera Added To The MSCI Canada Small Cap Index
CALGARY, AB, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Frontera Energy Corporation (TSX: FEC) ("Frontera" or the "Company") announced today that it has been added to the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index and the MSCI Global Small Cap Indexes under the MSCI Canada Small Cap Index. Inclusion in these indexes can potentially broaden participation in a company's investor base by enabling investment from index funds and similar investment vehicles.
The S&P/TSX SmallCap Index is an investable index for the Canadian small cap market that includes common stock and income trusts. The index includes 230 constituents with a mean market cap of CAD $634 million. The index is float adjusted, market cap weighted and was developed with industry input as a benchmark for small cap exposure to the Canadian equity market.
On May 31, 2022, after markets closed, Frontera was added to the MSCI Canada Small Cap Index. The MSCI Canada Small Cap Index is designed to measure the performance of the small cap segment of the Canada market. With 215 constituents, the MSCI Canada Small Cap Index covers approximately 14% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in Canada. The average market cap of MSCI Canada Small Cap Index listed companies is CAD $1.8 billion and approximately 21% of the index is composed of companies from the energy space.
Frontera Energy Corporation is a Canadian public company involved in the exploration, development, production, transportation, storage and sale of oil and natural gas in South America, including related investments in both upstream and midstream facilities. The Company has a diversified portfolio of assets with interests in 34 exploration and production blocks in Colombia, Ecuador and Guyana, and pipeline and port facilities in Colombia. Frontera is committed to conducting business safely and in a socially, environmentally and ethically responsible manner.
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Man charged with election interference tied to Capitol riot
(AP) - A Virginia man who is facing trial on charges that he drove a Hummer packed with guns to Philadelphia to interfere with the 2020 presidential election has been arrested in a separate case that alleges his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Antonio LaMotta was arrested Tuesday in the southeastern Virginia city of Chesapeake, according to court documents filed in U.S. District Court in Washington.
He faces federal misdemeanor offenses, including illegal entry and disorderly conduct at the U.S. Capitol in January 2021. Lawmakers had gathered that day to count Electoral College results, which showed that President Joe Biden won the election.
LaMotta, 63, is among more than 850 people charged with federal crimes for their alleged conduct inside the Capitol building. But he stands out for the case already pending against him and another man in Philadelphia.
In November 2020, LaMotta and Joshua Macias drove to a Philadelphia convention center where votes were being counted for the presidential election, prosecutors have alleged. The men arrived in a Hummer adorned with a QAnon sticker and loaded with an AR-15-style rifle, more than 100 rounds of ammunition and other weapons.
QAnon centers on the baseless belief that former President Donald Trump had waged a secret campaign against enemies in the “deep state” and a child sex trafficking ring run by satanic pedophiles and cannibals.
Prosecutors say Macias and LaMotta had planned a mass shooting as the election hung in the balance but were thwarted by an FBI tip about their travels. A trial for the men is scheduled for October. Charges include interfering with an election.
At a preliminary hearing last year, lawyers for both men argued there was no evidence they interfered or tried to interfere with election-related activities. The lawyers said that it appeared the men were being punished for their beliefs, including support for false theories that the presidential election was fraudulent.
The criminal complaint against LaMotta for his alleged actions on Jan. 6 states he was identified through images captured on Capitol surveillance cameras as well as police body cameras. LaMotta also was identified by an FBI agent who had interviewed him after his arrest in Philadelphia.
“LaMotta entered the Capitol building through the east Rotunda doors at approximately 3:21 p.m.,” the federal complaint stated. “He was part of a group of rioters that pushed past police officers working to bar entry into the building. Police pushed LaMotta out of the building, along with other rioters, at approximately 3:29 p.m.”
More than 350 Capitol riot defendants have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanor offenses. People convicted of misdemeanors have received sentences ranging from probation to eight months behind bars.
An attorney was not listed for LaMotta in federal court documents related to the Capitol riot case. His attorney for the case in Philadelphia, Lauren Wimmer, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
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Associated Press writer Alanna Durkin Richer contributed to this report.
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BANGKOK (AP) — Economies in the Asia-Pacific are forecast to hit the doldrums this year as decades-high inflation and the war in Ukraine compound geopolitical uncertainties and the aftereffects of the pandemic.
A report on Pacific Rim economies by the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum said Friday that growth in the region will likely fall by more than half this year to 2.5% from 5.9% last year, when many countries were recovering from the worst of their COVID-19 outbreaks.
Weaker growth in the U.S. and China is a big factor behind the regional malaise, though other economies are also slowing. Russia’s economy is expected to contract due to the implications of its war in Ukraine, and the three economies account for nearly 70% of the APEC region’s GDP, the report said.
The report forecast that regional growth would only pick up slightly in 2023, to 2.6%.
Most economies in the region are just beginning to fully emerge from border closures and other pandemic-related precautions. Tourists have reappeared on the streets of Bangkok, but many businesses remain shuttered, casualties of the many months when travel was virtually paralyzed.
In China, where authorities are still imposing lockdowns to wipe out COVID-19 outbreaks, the economy contracted 2.6% in the three months ending in June compared with the previous quarter after Shanghai and other cities were shut down to fight coronavirus outbreaks.
The U.S. economy contracted by 0.9% in April-June, while Russia’s economy shrank 0.5% in January-June compared with a year before, according to its Ministry of Economic Development.
Japan’s economy shrank at a 0.5% annual rate i n January-March and is forecast to expand only 2% in the fiscal year ending in March 2023.
Some economies are doing better.
Indonesia reported Friday that its economy grew at a better-than-expected 5.4% annual rate in the April-June quarter as it bounced back from a wave of omicron variant coronavirus infections.
An exporter of raw materials such as coal and palm oil, the country saw its exports jump nearly 20% in the last quarter as prices for many materials soared. But that windfall is likely to dissipate as price increases ease or reverse, analysts said.
“We expect slowing growth in the rest of the world to take its toll … as commodity prices continue to recede. On the domestic front, headwinds from high inflation, which reached a seven-year high and is set to rise further in the coming months, are growing,” Alex Holmes of Oxford Economics said in a commentary.
India is also growing faster than much of the rest of the region.
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das projected that growth would remain robust, at 7.2% in the financial year ending in March 2023. But to counter inflation that hit 6.7% in June, the central bank raised its key interest rate on Friday by a half percentage point to 5.4%.
More than half of the 21 APEC members have raised rates or otherwise tightened monetary policy to counter inflation, which now averages 5.4% for the region, the APEC report said.
It pointed to a 23% overall increase in the food price index of the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization, noting that inflation is likely to remain elevated for at least the rest of the year as central banks adjust their policies to try to bring it under control. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/business/ap-business/pacific-rim-economies-in-doldrums-sapped-by-inflation-war/ | 2022-08-05 20:24:09 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/business/ap-business/pacific-rim-economies-in-doldrums-sapped-by-inflation-war/ |
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Federal officials allege that a New York man defrauded an organization that provides foster and adoption services to Kansas out of about $10.7 million.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Kansas filed a civil asset forfeiture case Aug. 1 alleging that William Whymark and his company WMK Research, which is based in Mount Kisco, N.Y., defrauded Saint Francis Ministries, based in Salina, Kansas.
The FBI alleges Whymark committed wire fraud on at least three occasions but he has not been criminally charged, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported.
Whymark's attorney, Michael Grudberg, of New York City, said Whymark "denies wrongdoing and will address any allegations in the legal process."
Court documents allege Whymark submitted invoices for information technology work for Saint Francis that his company did not perform.
The forfeiture case comes after an investigation into alleged misconduct at Saint Francis, which paid about $10.7 million to Whymark's company between January 2018 and June 2021.
Saint Francis spokeswoman Alison Kossover said the organization has been cooperating with the Justice Department's investigation.
“We look forward to a resolution that will help us continue our mission to provide healing and hope to children and families,” she said. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Feds-Man-defrauded-millions-from-Kansas-DCF-17367186.php | 2022-08-11 18:12:35 | 0 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Feds-Man-defrauded-millions-from-Kansas-DCF-17367186.php |
LONDON (AP) — TikTok went on a counteroffensive Tuesday amid increasing Western pressure over cybersecurity and misinformation concerns, rolling out updated rules and standards for content as its CEO warned against a possible U.S. ban on the Chinese-owned video sharing app.
CEO Shou Zi Chew is scheduled to appear Thursday before U.S. congressional lawmakers, who will grill him about the company’s privacy and data-security practices and relationship with the Chinese government.
Chew said in a TikTok video that the hearing “comes at a pivotal moment” for the company, after lawmakers introduced measures that would expand the Biden administration’s authority to enact a U.S. ban on the app, which the CEO said more than 150 million Americans use.
“Some politicians have started talking about banning TikTok. Now this could take TikTok away from all 150 million of you,” said Chew, who was dressed casually in jeans and blue hoodie, with the dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington in the background.
“I’ll be testifying before Congress this week to share all that we’re are doing to protect Americans using the app,” he said.
TikTok app has come under fire in the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific, where a growing number of governments have banned TikTok from devices used for official business over worries it poses risks to cybersecurity and data privacy or could be used to push pro-Beijing narratives and misinformation.
So far, there is no evidence to suggest this has happened or that TikTok has turned over user data to the Chinese government, as some of its critics have argued it would do.
Norway and the Netherlands on Tuesday warned apps like TikTok should not be installed on phones issued to government employees, both citing security or intelligence agencies.
There’s a “high risk” if TikTok or Telegram are installed on devices that have access to “internal digital infrastructure or services,” Norway’s justice ministry said, without providing further details.
TikTok also rolled out updated rules and standards for content and users in a reorganized set of community guidelines that include eight principles to guide content moderation decisions.
“These principles are based on our commitment to uphold human rights and aligned with international legal frameworks,” said Julie de Bailliencourt, TikTok’s global head of product policy.
She said TikTok strives to be fair, protect human dignity and balance freedom of expression with preventing harm.
The guidelines, which take effect April 21, were repackaged from TikTok’s existing rules with extra details and explanations.
Among the more significant changes are additional details about its restrictions on deepfakes, also known as synthetic media created by artificial intelligence technology. TikTok more clearly spells out its policy, saying all deepfakes or manipulated content that show realistic scenes must be labeled to indicate they’re fake or altered in some way.
TikTok had previously banned deepfakes that mislead viewers about real-world events and cause harm. Its updated guidelines say deepfakes of private figures and young people are also not allowed.
Deepfakes of public figures are OK in certain contexts, such as for artistic or educational content, but not for political or commercial endorsements.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From June 13 to 16, 2022, the BIO International Convention will be back in person in San Diego (CA). French healthcare organizations (various companies, Regional Development Agencies and Clusters) will take this opportunity to connect with the global Biotech ecosystem and showcase their innovations. Supported by Business France, under the French Healthcare brand, the French delegation will be seeking inspiration, networking and investing opportunities. The various roundtables, "one-on-one" meetings with international stakeholders and networking events will be excellent opportunities to connect with the French growing Biotech ecosystem.
85+ French organizations traveling to San Diego for BIO International Convention
With more than 85 French organizations ranging from Biotech companies to Regional Development Agencies, France will present the largest international delegation at the BIO International Convention in 2022. Now back in-person, the event will showcase the latest innovations and discuss major trends in global biotechnologies. This year, thousands of global biotechnology and pharma leaders will meet to discuss the 'LIMITLESS' possibilities of scientific discoveries transforming the world.
Gathered under French Healthcare brand, the French companies will present their innovative solutions to their potential partners in the US and around the world. Among the French companies attending, a few highlights include:
- AFFILOGIC, specialized in discovering and developing biopharmaceuticals with Nanofitins® through early-stage collaborations with worldwide industry leaders in the pharmaceutical sector.
- MAAT PHARMA, which designs a groundbreaking and innovative therapeutic approach based on gut microbiome modulation.
- NETRIS PHARMA, currently sponsoring a multicentric Phase2 clinical trial in combination with chemo and Pneborlizumab over 240 patients.
- PHOST'IN THERAPEUTICS, develops a class of highly potent anti-cancer NCEs (new chemical entities) targeting a key N-glycosylation mechanism responsible for suppressing the immune response.
- VALNEVA, a specialty vaccine company focused on the development and commercialization of prophylactic vaccines for infectious diseases with significant unmet medical need. The company has been in the new over the past 2 years for its inactivated vaccine candidate against COVID-19.
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French program at BIO International Convention
◾ MONDAY, JUNE 13
4:30PM - FRENCH HOSPITALITY RECEPTION
Where: French Healthcare Pavilion, Booth #2922
Program: Opening Ceremony led by the Ambassador of France in the United States Philippe Etienne followed by a short pitch session showcasing innovative French biotech companies (Netri, Vaxxel, Novadiscovery)
Audience: BIO international visitors, French Ambassador in the US (for the pitch session), French delegation, French ecosystem based in San Diego
◾ TUESDAY, JUNE 14
2:30PM – GLOBAL INNOVATION HUB
Where: Global Innovation Hub –Company Presentation Theaters
Program: France: an innovative hub for HealthTech companies
Audience: BIO visitors
5:30PM - FRENCH HEALTHCARE YACHT PARTY
Where: Yacht Spirit of San Diego, 990 North Harbor Drive | THE YACHT WILL REMAIN DOCKED
Program: Keynote, networking, buffet, refreshments, and DJ set
Audience: 270+ European and North American healthcare stakeholders
The French delegation will also meet San Diego based organizations and Brazilian actors during thematic breakfasts spread across the 4 days event.
French Healthcare is an innovative initiative aimed at bringing together French businesses, researchers and healthcare professionals to jointly promote their activities, expertise and technologies internationally. It helps promote the French vision for global health, based on a humanist approach to care and equitable and fair access to healthcare products and services. Business France, the national agency supporting the international development of the French economy, in partnership with the French Healthcare Association and the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, is responsible for promoting the brand, which aims to coordinate a team approach to stimulate international cooperation and the influence of France's key strengths.
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Business France is the national agency supporting the international development of the French economy, responsible for fostering export growth by French businesses, as well as promoting and facilitating international investment in France. It promotes France's companies, business image and nationwide attractiveness as an investment location, and also runs the VIE international internship program.
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OVG's Hospitality Division Launches Advisory Council with the Food Personalities Trio to Breathe New Life into Concessions Industry by Reshaping Menus, Culture and Guest Experience at Sports and Live Event Venues
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global sports and entertainment company Oak View Group, in an effort to further disrupt business as usual in the live entertainment space, has tapped NBA Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O'Neal, Grammy and Emmy award-winning performer and best-selling cookbook author Trisha Yearwood, and New York Times best-selling author and successful restaurateur Giada De Laurentiis to bring their distinctive culinary styles to venues around the world and up the game on how guests experience food at sports and live events.
Launching today, the three culinarians will lead OVG's new Hospitality Advisory Council, and work with OVG to help infuse new thinking, new ambition, and new social conscious into a concessions industry that rarely meets the spectacle or passion of the shows the industry supports. This trio of successful restaurateurs and globally revered personalities will be tasked with creative thinking around menu design and expansion, the elevation of premium fare, local food sourcing, and opportunities for community impact via MBE/WBE programs, sustainability, and animal welfare.
"I'm proud to serve Big Chicken at Oak View Group venues, and I'm excited to work alongside Giada, Trisha and OVG to help millions of fans see how great food can positively impact their gameday or concert experience," O'Neal said.
"Food at live events – whether it be a sporting event, a concert, or a festival– should be fast, but speed shouldn't be at the expense of taste and creativity," De Laurentiis said. "We've proven that with Pronto by Giada at live events venues across the nation. And we're going to show the industry our collective vision to transform arena food into something guests look forward to as part of their live event experience."
"Home-cooking isn't necessarily a style of cuisine you would typically associate with a concert or a sporting event," Yearwood said, "but we're going to show the industry that food and beverage at large events doesn't have to be status quo. Whether it's country or pop or heavy metal, we'll work to surprise and delight guests so that they can't wait to get back in the venue for another helping."
OVG Hospitality, already the fastest growing hospitality company in the industry, now with over 350 client-partners, provides a unique platform for experimentation and delivery, given its wide diversity of venues, its commitment to community impact, and entrepreneurial DNA.
"When it comes to attending today's biggest concerts, shows, and sporting events, appealing to fans' evolving tastebuds and aligning unique or customized food and beverage offerings (think Watermelon Sugar offerings at a Harry Styles concert) is a significant, though often-underestimated piece of the live experience," Ken Gaber, president of OVG Hospitality, said.
The three influencers will help shape the menus, culture and guest experience among OVG Hospitality managed venues. Already fans can find Shaq's Big Chicken Sandwiches in several OVG-owned arenas including Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena and Baltimore's new CFG Arena. Look for Giada-inspired menu items in the beautiful new Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs and UBS Arena in Belmont Park, NY. And Trisha Yearwood's beloved comfort food recipes and family favorites will soon delight guests in Austin's Moody Center at the University of Texas. OVG will roll out the branded concepts to more venues in the future.
"Trisha, Shaq, and Giada are successful restauranteurs, globally revered personalities, and unabashedly authentic in their approach to memorable cuisine," Tim Leiweke, chairman and CEO of Oak View Group, said. "They know great food and we're excited to infuse a dose of creativity, fun and personality – that 'wow factor' – into the food and beverage we serve at our venues across the globe."
Oak View Group's Hospitality division has grown exponentially since launching in February 2022. The division was created following OVG's acquisition of Spectra in November 2021 and currently manages food and beverage operations at 356 venues across the world. Last year, OVG Hospitality also acquired Spectrum Catering, Concessions & Event Services, which expanded OVG's reach into non-traditional areas such golf tournaments, music festivals and immersive experiences, and UK-based Bovingdons, which marked OVG's official foray into international full-service hospitality.
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — A mechanical issue with a rail car axle caused the fiery derailment of dozens of freight cars in Ohio near the Pennsylvania state line Friday night, federal investigators announced Sunday. The smoldering tangle of cars, some carrying hazardous materials, kept an evacuation order in effect.
Michael Graham, a board member of the National Transportation Safety Board, said at a news conference that the three-member train crew received an alert about the mechanical defect "shortly before the derailment" but said the board was still working to determine which rail car experienced the issue.
About 50 cars derailed in East Palestine at about 9 p.m. Friday as a train was carrying a variety of products from Madison, Illinois, to Conway, Pennsylvania, rail operator Norfolk Southern said. No injuries to crew, residents or first responders have been reported.
Graham said investigators also have identified the exact "point of derailment" but did not disclose the location Sunday. He said information will be included in a preliminary investigative report expected in the next month or so.
East Palestine officials said Sunday that emergency responders were monitoring but keeping their distance from the fire, saying remediation efforts could not begin as long as the cars smoldered. The evacuation covers a 1-mile (1.6-kilometer) radius, as environmental authorities warily watch air quality monitors, officials said.
Mayor Trent Conaway, who declared a state of emergency in the village, said one person was arrested for going around barricades right up to the crash during the night. He warned that more arrests would follow if people did not to stay away.
"I don't know why anybody would want to be up there; you're breathing toxic fumes if you're that close," he said, stressing that monitors of air quality away from the fire showed no levels of concern and the town's water is safe because it is fed by groundwater unaffected by some material that went into streams. Environmental protection agency crews were working to remove contaminants from streams and monitor water quality.
Fire Chief Keith Drabick said it was so important to avoid the area "because a train carrying hazardous material wrecked in the town and is burning. Doesn't get any simpler than that."
Sheriffs went door-to-door Sunday to count residents remaining and urge people within the evacuation area to leave. "We are asking residents to please evacuate and cooperate," officials said in a statement. Schools and village offices will be closed Monday and officials would determine that afternoon whether the school closure would be extended. Businesses within the evacuation zone would not be allowed to open Monday, officials said.
Norfolk Southern said 20 of the more than 100 cars were classified as carrying hazardous materials — defined as cargo that could pose any kind of danger "including flammables, combustibles, or environmental risks." Some cars carried vinyl chloride, and at least one was "intermittently releasing" its contents via a pressure release device.
Officials said Sunday afternoon that cars involved also carried combustible liquids, butyl acrylate and residue of benzene from previous shipments, as well as nonhazardous materials such as wheat, plastic pellets, malt liquors and lube oil.
"Short-term exposure to low levels of substances associated with the derailment does not present a long-term health risk to residents," according to a "Frequently Asked Questions" post on the village Facebook page. "Vinyl chloride and benzene may cause cancer in people exposed in the workplace to high concentrations for many years; however, there is no indication that any potential exposure that occurred after the derailment increases the risk of cancer or any other long-term health effects in community members."
The NTSB said only 10 cars carrying hazardous materials derailed and five of them were carrying vinyl chloride, not 14 as was said earlier. And officials stressed again late Saturday that they had not confirmed the release of vinyl chloride other than from pressure release devices operating as designed.
Vinyl chloride, used to make the polyvinyl chloride hard plastic resin in a variety of plastic products, is associated with increased risk of liver cancer and other cancers, according to the federal government's National Cancer Institute. Norfolk Southern was to provide a fact sheet listing all chemicals involved.
The evacuation order covered homes of 1,500 to 2,000 of the town's 4,800 to 4,900 residents, but officials said it was unknown exactly how many were actually affected. About eight residents remained at an emergency shelter. Norfolk Southern opened an assistance center in the village to gather information from affected residents; village officials said 75 people went to the center Saturday and about 100 had been there Sunday morning.
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Brock Purdy’s throwing elbow remains inflamed, so surgery on the 49ers’ quarterback has been postponed from Wednesday until likely next month, a league source confirmed Tuesday night.
Dr. Keith Meister recommended pushing back the procedure after examining Purdy in the Dallas area. That came on the eve of what still is expected to be a procedure in which an internal brace is inserted to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament, as Tom Pelissero of NFL Media first reported.
Purdy tore the UCL in his right elbow when hit on the 49ers’ opening possession of their NFC Championship Game loss at Philadelphia on Jan. 29.
Some three weeks later, there remains a delay to repair Purdy’s elbow. While that may seem surprising, Purdy recently acknowledged why waiting was in his best interest, in case the torn ligament needed to “cool down,” as Purdy told KNBR 680-AM on Feb. 9.
“They want to make sure when they go in that they know what they’re looking at, that the ligament has started to heal on its own and it just allows the process to go smoothly,” Purdy added, “whereas if you tear it right away and go in and have surgery, the ligament is all up in pieces, there’s a lot of inflammation and fluid in there.
“So allowing it to actually cool down for a couple of weeks and then go in and have surgery, that’s what a lot of surgeons said is the best option, so that’s how we’re rolling with it.”
Purdy will revisit Dr. Meister next month, and the plan remains to go forward with an internal-brace repair that could have Purdy throwing within three months of surgery and practicing within six months. That timeline would push him close to the 49ers’ season opener in early September.
Trey Lance, the 49ers’ top draft pick in 2021, is expected to serve as the 49ers’ top quarterback when they reconvene April 17 for the offseason program, with organized team activities starting in mid-May. That assumes Lance’s right ankle is medically cleared, having required a follow-up procedure Dec. 30 to remove a stabilizing screw.
Jimmy Garoppolo will become a free agent next month and is expected to sign elsewhere, as early as March 17 when the league year begins. Coach Kyle Shanahan said last month he could not envision a scenario in which Garoppolo returns, having had last season cut short by a Dec. 4 foot fracture that did not heal in time for him to be available in the playoffs or even practice.
While Purdy’s best-case scenario is to come back in time for the start of the season, that would entail him avoiding a more serious surgery, from a complete reconstruction (Tommy John surgery) to a hybrid procedure.
“There’s a backup plan, of having a hybrid surgery, which means a little bit of the graft and then an internal brace, which could be anywhere from seven to nine months,” Purdy told NFL Network prior to the Super Bowl. “But the plan right now and what all the surgeons have said is an internal brace for a six-month recovery.”
Kenta Maeda, a Minnesota Twins pitcher, underwent that hybrid surgery with Dr. Meister in September 2021, 11 days after he tore his UCL. Maeda was able to throw bullpen sessions the following summer but did not pitch last season, and he’s since resumed throwing at the Twins’ spring training this month.
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HELSINKI (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that has led to a substantial flow of military aid to Kyiv from the United States and Europe made Ukraine the world’s third largest importer of arms in 2022, a Swedish think tank said Monday.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, reported that from 1991, when Ukraine became independent amid the fall of the Soviet Union, until the end of 2021, Ukraine imported few major arms.
But Moscow’s invasion on Feb. 24 last year markedly changed that. Only Qatar — which has dramatically ramped up its arms purchasing in the past decade — and India imported more arms in the year, SIPRI said in its report on global arms transfers.
Pieter Wezeman, senior researcher with the SIPRI Arms Transfers Program noted that even as arms transfers declined globally last year, “those to Europe have risen sharply due to the tensions between Russia and most other European states.” He said that following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European states want to import more arms, “faster.”
SIPRI said that the export of arms has long been dominated by the United States and Russia with the two countries being the largest and second-largest arms exporters for the past three decades.
However, the gap between the two has been widening significantly, while that between Russia and the third largest arms supplier, France, has narrowed. The think tank said it was likely that the invasion of Ukraine will further limit Russia’s arms exports due to Moscow’s need to prioritize supplying its own armed forces and low demand from other states due to trade sanctions.
SIPRI’s data showed that U.S. arms exports increased by 14% between the periods 2013–17 and 2018–22, and Washington accounted for 40% of global arms exports in 2018–22.
Meanwhile, Russia’s arms exports fell by 31% between the two periods, and its share of global arms exports decreased from 22% to 16%, while France’s share increased from 7.1% to 11%.
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House Republicans are about to find themselves with multiple rival road maps for budget cuts, just as a high-stakes battle over the nation’s debt limit is set to intensify in the Capitol.
In addition to the House Budget Committee’s plan that is expected in the coming weeks, the Republican Study Committee, the largest conservative caucus in the House, and the hard-line House Freedom Caucus are also crafting budget positions and priorities.
Talks between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on spending cuts as a condition for raising the debt ceiling are at a stalemate, but could ramp up as the White House releases its budget proposal on Thursday and the House puts forward its own.
But the multiple House GOP proposals in the works could complicate Republicans putting up a united front in the talks, with Democrats likely to single out any particular proposals from individual plans.
The Republican Study Committee (RSC) — whose plan last year fueled attacks from Democrats over its provisions concerning Social Security and Medicare — expects to release its annual budget blueprint no later than April. Last year’s plan aimed to balance the budget in seven years in part by cutting federal spending by $16.6 trillion over a decade.
Meanwhile, members of the House Freedom Caucus say the group is crafting a slate of budget priorities that it hopes will influence the budget plan.
“We want to get something that we can start rallying around and take the arrows as well as the compliments,” said Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), a House Freedom Caucus member whose previous opposition to McCarthy during a dramatic election saga at the start of the year was based largely on wanting a balanced budget plan.
The official House GOP plan will come from the Budget Committee and will aim to win the support of 218 Republicans.
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) called the various frameworks “complimentary,” while recognizing that some of the blueprints might be more aggressive on cuts.
“I’m OK with any number of long-term aspirational budget frameworks … But the one that is the official budget that is endorsed by the Republican Conference is the one that gets to 218 [votes],” Arrington said.
“I’m working to get a budget that is fiscally responsible, and that goes big, but also recognizes we can’t eat the whole elephant in one budget resolution,” said Arrington, who said he expects the House budget plan to be released by mid-April.
Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.), who is leading the RSC’s budget and spending task force this year, told The Hill that he expects the RSC blueprint to come out after the Budget Committee release — signaling that it will not be as much of a tool to influence the House GOP budget.
“There’s conversations to try and harmonize [with the Budget Committee] as much as possible, but we recognize that the RSC budget is likely to be slightly more conservative,” Cline said.
He added that he thinks the plan produced by the GOP-led Budget Committee will “probably reflect the Republican Conference priorities as a whole,” while noting the panel is a “more diverse group of Republicans than the RSC.”
Cline views the coming RSC budget as somewhat separate from the debt limit talks. The RSC separately laid out official positions on the debt ceiling negotiations last month, endorsing moves like reducing discretionary spending and measures to reduce debt-to-gross domestic product ratio without getting deep into the details.
McCarthy and House Republicans say that any changes to Social Security and Medicare will be off the table for debt limit negotiations. But in keeping with recent political moves, Democrats are likely to seize on any proposal from individual Republicans or caucuses, particularly any measures on potential reforms to entitlement programs.
“All of them will be producing budgets that are extremely unpopular as well, so the Democrats can cherry pick and show people the worst of the ideas and how awful they are,” said veteran Democratic strategist Mike Lux. “And that’ll be good for us.”
The RSC budget has traditionally been brought up for a floor vote when Republicans control the House in addition to a Budget Committee blueprint, but has failed in the past due to objections from other Republicans. Cline expects the RSC budget to get a floor vote this year.
The Freedom Caucus, meanwhile, appears to be trying to push the official House budget and debt limit negotiations to be more conservative.
“We’re preparing to lead as we enter the time when the debt ceiling discussion is going to be in the forefront,” said Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.).
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) described the Freedom Caucus plan as a set of guiding principles for the debt ceiling debate and spending fight, and that the minimum is to revert overall discretionary spending (which does not include Social Security and Medicare) back to fiscal year 2022 levels.
Republicans across the conference have signaled optimism about coming to an agreement, but ironing out those details will be one of the first major tests of the slim majority.
“We really haven’t really had any hard votes so far, nothing controversial,” said RSC Chairman Kevin Hern (Okla.). “I think, as we get in this budget and debt limit debate … it’ll be tough on some folks.”
In a report last month, the Congressional Budget Office projected this year’s federal budget national deficit to reach $1.4 trillion for fiscal 2023, up $400 billion from its May 2022 estimate.
“It absolutely has gotten more difficult to balance the budget given the ridiculous levels of spending we’ve seen over the last couple of years,” Cline said. “Just the interest on the debt is crowding out discretionary spending and forcing us to make really tough choices to keep that balance under 10 years.”
Budget hawks and Democrats have cast doubt on the prospect of balancing the federal budget in a decade without drastic reforms to government funding, including on the mandatory side, where dollars for Social Security and Medicare comprise a chunk of annual spending.
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Cruise, a self-driving technology company majority owned by General Motors, will expand its fledgling robotaxi service to two more U.S. cities before 2022 is out, CEO Kyle Vogt said Monday during a Goldman Sachs conference, Reuters has reported.
Cruise’s taxi service currently operates in San Francisco, where the company is headed, but will expand to Austin and Phoenix later this year, Vogt said. Phoenix is where Alphabet’s rival Waymo self-driving technology company has been operating a service for the past three years.
Vogt also said he expects Cruise to earn $1 billion in revenues as early as 2025, though that’s still about half what GM annually invests in the company, according to Reuters.
Cruise has been offering rides to the public in San Francisco since February and was granted permission to start charging for rides in June, though the service is limited to between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. The taxis are also limited to 30 mph and cover only certain parts of the city. Cruise’s service will also be rolled out in a limited fashion in Austin and Phoenix, Vogt said.
Cruise has about 70 of the taxis in operation in San Francisco but is on track to double or even triple the number by the end of the year. The taxis are based on the Chevrolet Bolt EV, though Cruise plans to eventually add a dedicated vehicle known as the Origin.
It hasn’t been all smooth sailing for Cruise. One of its taxis was involved in a crash in June, resulting in minor injuries. The company later recalled its fleet and made updates to the software.
Cruise’s self-driving system ranks at Level 4 on the SAE scale of self-driving capability, as it is limited in areas in which it operate. The final goal is Level 5, where a self-driving car is able to operate at the same level as a human. While Level 5 might be a decade or more away, companies are already offering commercial services involving Level 4 cars. The Waymo One service has been running successfully in Phoenix for the past three years and is currently testing in San Francisco, and China’s Baidu continues to expand its Apollo Go service in Chinese cities.
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NEW YORK, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP) between March 10, 2021 and March 16, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important May 19, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class action commenced by the Firm.
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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global technology and consulting services partner, Kyyba, Inc, proudly celebrates a remarkable milestone - 25 years of trailblazing innovation, indomitable growth, and a legacy reverberating across industries.
Since its establishment in 1998 under the visionary leadership of Tel Ganesan and Thiru Ganesan, Kyyba Inc. has emerged as a prominent force in driving transformative change. Through a steadfast commitment to innovation, this exceptional company has successfully revolutionized the technological landscape and emerged as a frontrunner in driving global digital advancement.
Originally founded in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has swiftly risen to the forefront of innovation, earning the trust of Fortune 500 conglomerates and esteemed global enterprises. As a 100% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Kyyba has shattered glass ceilings, transcending geographical boundaries and industry verticals with visionary expertise. It provides comprehensive solutions in critical domains such as information technology, engineering services, healthcare, and BFSI verticals - including state and local government entities.
President and CEO Thiru Ganesan expresses profound appreciation as Kyyba celebrates its 25th anniversary, stating, "Our 25th anniversary represents a testament to the resilience, committed dedication, and unmatched expertise of our exceptional team. We owe our success to the unwavering support of our clients and invaluable partners."
Throughout its journey, Kyyba has established itself as a trailblazer, fearlessly embracing cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud computing, and automation. This bold approach has empowered clients to optimize operations, reimagine customer experiences, and propel digital ambitions to awe-inspiring heights.
Founder and Chairman of the Kyyba Group, Tel Ganesan, proudly asserts, "Kyyba stands tall as a beacon of stability and resolute reliability. Countless industries entrust us as their preferred partner, drawn by our acquisitions, formidable team, and steadfast commitment to excellence and happiness. They are rooted in fostering long-term relationships built upon trust."
Kyyba owes its unparalleled success to its diverse, high-caliber workforce, DEI activities, fostering a culture of collaboration, creativity, and relentless pursuit of innovation.
Kyyba embarks on this milestone in commemorating the occasion by hosting a series of captivating events and initiatives to honor the invaluable relationships and partnerships that have propelled its extraordinary growth and global triumph.
Looking to the future, Kyyba remains steadfast in its dedicated commitment to delivering transformative value to employees, clients, and partners. With deep domain expertise, technological acumen, and inexorable customer-centricity, it is poised to elevate aspirations to unprecedented levels.
Kyyba extends heartfelt gratitude to its extended family for their dedicated support and indelible contributions throughout this transformative journey. This proud moment reverberates across Michigan and the world, igniting an excitement that heralds an extraordinary journey ahead.
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Parkland school killer formally sentenced to life in prison
Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally received a sentence of life without parole Wednesday after families of his 17 slain victims spent two days berating him as evil, a coward, a monster and a subhuman.
Cruz, shackled and in a red jail jumpsuit, watched Judge Elizabeth Scherer but showed no emotion as she sentenced him to 17 consecutive life terms for the Feb. 14, 2018, massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in suburban Fort Lauderdale, Fla, and an additional 17 terms for the attempted murders of those he wounded.
Scherer had no other choice; the jury in Cruz’s three-month penalty trial voted 9-3 on Oct. 13 to sentence him to death, but Florida law requires unanimity for that sentence to be imposed.
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Lawyers who aided former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election regarded an appeal to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as “key” to their chances of success, according to emails provided to congressional investigators and made public Wednesday.
The email exchange from December 31, 2020, shows the lawyers discussing ways to delay the certification of results in Georgia, a closely contested state won by Democrat Joe Biden. One lawyer, Kenneth Chesebro, suggested that an appeal to Thomas, as the justice who handles emergency appeals from Georgia, could “end up being the key here.”
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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday defended her government against criticism that a decree banning rave parties could be used to clamp down on sit-ins and other forms of protest while a march by thousands of fascist sympathizers to the crypt of the country’s slain fascist dictator went unchallenged.
The decree on illegal raves was among the first actions of Meloni’s far-right-led government.
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Taiwan has welcomed a pair of experts from China to help with an ailing panda in a rare opportunity for contact between the sides.
The two experts arrived Tuesday after Taipei Zoo’s Tuan Tuan, suspected to have a malignant brain tumor, took a turn for the worse. The giant panda and his mate, Yuan Yuan, were gifted to the zoo in 2008 during a time of warming relations between China and Taiwan, which split amid civil war in 1949.
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HOUSTON — Frankie Montas is back and on the Yankees’ roster as they began the American League Championship Series against the Astros at Minute Maid Park Wednesday night. The right-hander the Yankees acquired from the A’s at the trade deadline had been out with a shoulder injury since the beginning of last month.
Montas, rookie shortstop Oswald Peraza and reliever Greg Weissert were the additions from the ALDS. DJ LeMahieu, who said Tuesday he was hopeful his toe issue had improved enough to make the roster, did not. Neither did Ron Marinaccio, who ended the season on the injured list with a stress reaction in his right shin. Andrew Benintendi, who was a long shot to make the ALCS roster, also did not make it.
Marwin Gonzalez, Lucas Luetge and Aaron Hicks, who was injured, were removed from the roster after the ALDS.
The Yankees envisioned Montas as the No. 2 starter in this series when they dealt away a lot of their top-level pitching prospects for him. Instead, he will be used in short relief.
“I’m going to be out of the bullpen, but I told them whatever they want me to do, if they want me to be an opener, a starter, whatever, a reliever, whatever they want me to do, I’m willing to do whatever just to help us win,” Montas said before Wednesday night’s game.
Montas last made an appearance for the Yankees on Sept. 6. He was shut down with the same shoulder inflammation that he had missed time with while he was with the A’s.
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While the Yankees acquired him at the deadline because of his success against their playoff nemesis the Astros, he hadn’t exactly earned consideration for a playoff rotation spot. In eight starts with the Yankees, Montas has a 6.35 ERA.
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But, he was acquired with the idea he would help them get past Houston. In 15 career starts against the Astros, Montas has a 3.40 ERA. He’s struck out 68 batters in 76.2 innings pitched.
Boone has talked about using Montas out of the bullpen, which isn’t an entirely new role for him. He’s made 30 career relief appearances (5.66 ERA) with one of them coming in the playoffs. In the 2020 Wild Card Game against the Chicago White Sox, Montas pitched two innings and allowed a run.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said the decision was an easy one after watching Montas throw a live bullpen the other day.
“Because he looks really good right now. His live the other day was as good as I’ve seen him here,” Boone said. “It was like, ‘Oh, there’s that guy. He looks really good. He’s ready.’ So I don’t think he’s gonna get this length. I mean, it’s just hopefully at some point he gets in there and feels like he could impact us.”
Weissert made 12 appearances with the Yankees late in the year, coming up when Aroldis Chapman was put on the injured list after his new tattoo got infected. He has a 5.56 ERA in that span, but that includes a disastrous debut in which he walked the first batter, balked and then hit the next batter he saw. He recorded one out before Boone had to pull him. In the next 11, he had a much more respectable 3.27 ERA.
LeMahieu told reporters Tuesday that he felt he had made enough improvement since the end of the season that he could contribute. Boone said he still doesn’t see him as an everyday player.
“I feel like with DJ, if we had an injury come up to where then I would, I would go to, but I still feel like it’s gonna be whatever percent. Where he’s not going to move great,” Boone said. “He can’t really fire but I know if we ran him out there he would represent himself well.” | https://www.mcall.com/sports/yankees/ny-frankie-montas-houston-astros-alcs-20221019-poj4veljyvebphpi2n42lhov54-story.html | 2022-10-21 18:33:10 | 0 | https://www.mcall.com/sports/yankees/ny-frankie-montas-houston-astros-alcs-20221019-poj4veljyvebphpi2n42lhov54-story.html |
As battle for Sudan continues, civilian deaths top 400
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Gunfire and heavy artillery fire has persisted in parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, residents said, despite the extension of a cease-fire between the country’s two top generals, whose battle for power has killed hundreds and sent thousands fleeing for their lives. The civilian death toll jumped Saturday to 411 people, according to the Sudan Doctors’ Syndicate, which monitors casualties. The fighting has wounded another 2,023 civilians so far, it added. In the city of Genena, the provincial capital of war-ravaged West Darfur, intensified violence has killed 89 people as fighters battle each other and loot shops and homes, the syndicate said. Foreign countries are continuing to evacuate diplomatic staff and nationals. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/04/29/as-battle-for-sudan-continues-civilian-deaths-top-400/ | 2023-04-29 14:11:24 | 1 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/04/29/as-battle-for-sudan-continues-civilian-deaths-top-400/ |
See also: Like dining outdoors but don't care for heights? Check out our list of great patio options at DFW restaurants.
Rumor has it that spring has finally arrived, and while it may only last a week or so here in North Texas, it’s time to start planning and taking advantage of this transitory clement weather by noshing a bit over a cocktail or three while taking in the glorious views and sunsets that North Texas can offer from some of its finer rooftop patios and terraces.
While no list can cover all the options available for high-altitude al fresco dining, the following compilation is a good start. Each has something to offer, including but not limited to amazing views, strong cocktails and great food — and on a good night, all three.
click to enlarge Rooftop patio furniture that looks inviting.
Hank Vaughn
Catbird
1401 Elm St. (Downtown) Perched on the rooftop of The Thompson Hotel,
Catbird is an Asian-inspired spot with wraparound outdoor seating, complete with several comfy couches and gas-powered fire pits for those evenings when the temperature dips a bit. On the weekends, a DJ sets up on this balcony where you can feast on some really good Texas beef bao buns, grilled octopus tacos or some nicely roasted Brussels sprouts. This place has a dress code, so don’t show up in your flip-flops and tank tops. But if you take the trouble to put on a decent pair of pants, you’ll be rewarded with great views and even better food and drink. Be sure to check out Catbird's spin on classic cocktails such as the Manhattan or Collins.
(Hours: Sunday – Thursday, 4–11 p.m.; Friday – Saturday, 4 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.)
click to enlarge HG's patio is best at sunset.
Susie Oszustowicz
HG Sply Co.
2008 Greenville Ave. (Lower Greenville)
HG Sply Co.'s large rooftop terrace is triple the size of the restaurant below, so you'll have plenty of room to spread out and enjoy springtime Dallas nights while enjoying the skyline from afar. Happy hour starts at 3 p.m. with beer for $3 and select wines and cocktails for $6. The rooftop food menu includes such healthy-leaning dishes as beet tartare, vegan chips and salsa and smoky carrot hummus. Wash it down with a frozen Moscow Mule or a Double Under: a beet-infused tequila with rosemary turbinado sugar and lime. (
Hours: Monday – Friday, 11 a.m. – midnight; Saturday – Sunday, 10 a.m. – midnight.)
click to enlarge Back in 2018 when everyone forgot their masks in their car, but it was OK.
Courtesy of Harlowe MXM
Harlowe MXM
2823 Main St. (Deep Ellum) At the corner of Main and Malcolm X,
Harlowe MXM has a massive rooftop spot that is cigar-friendly. Be sure to try the MXM Burger, made with brisket short rib, and “cookie” dumplings (shrimp and pork belly with sweet Thai mustard). Wash everything down with a Paloma or a frosty gin and tonic. You want some chicken and waffles for brunch? You’re in luck, that's here too. (
Hours: Wednesday – Thursday, 4–10 p.m.; Friday, 3 p.m. – 1 a.m.; Saturday – Sunday, 10 a.m. – 1 a.m.; closed Monday and Tuesday.)
click to enlarge The Henry has a superb view to complement its great cocktails.
The Henry
The Henry
2301 N. Akard St., No. 250 (Harwood) Another rooftop with a partially covered terrace for those afraid of the sun,
The Henry sports a dedicated food menu for its rooftop that includes rotisserie chicken nachos and short-rib potstickers. Standout drinks include the popular Thai Grapefruit Smash as well as a Fig & Ginger Mule (Basic vodka, Figenza fig vodka, lime, pomegranate). Oh yeah, it’s also a great brunch destination, and rumor has it that Henry validates parking at the garage next door. What’s not to love?
(Hours: Sunday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Friday – Saturday, 8 a.m. – 11 p.m.)
click to enlarge HIDE, formerly of Deep Ellum, is now on Lower Greenville.
Lauren Drewes Daniels
HIDE
1928 Greenville Ave.HIDE was born in Deep Ellum in 2017, closed in 2020 during the pandemic and reemerged on Lower Greenville Avenue in 2022. The rooftop here is spacious and relaxing: a perfect spot to take in Lower Greenville. Be sure to check out happy hour (Monday – Friday, 3–6 p.m.) and get a double cheeseburger for $7. The fried pimento cheese balls are gooey and amazing, too, and are also $7 on the happy hour menu.
(Hours: Monday – Friday, 11 a.m. – midnight; Saturday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – midnight.)
click to enlarge In true New Orleans fashion, the Quarter Bar has a great rooftop space and balcony.
Courtesy of the Quarter Bar
The Quarter Bar
3301 McKinney Ave. (Uptown) The New Orleans-inspired
Quarter Bar has multiple indoor spaces with weird and eclectic vintage furniture, but the rooftop terrace has views overlooking McKinney Avenue. Here one can enjoy a Vieux Carre cocktail (or two) consisting of rye, cognac, wine, Benedictine and bitters, and sample some Southern-inspired tacos, flatbreads and burgers. Don’t miss the famous Voodoo fries, a tantalizing mishmash of jalapeno bacon, queso, gravy and sriracha.
(Hours: Monday – Friday, 3 p.m. – 2 a..m.; Saturday – Sunday, 10 a.m. – 2 a.m.)
RH Rooftop Restaurant
3133 Knox St. (Oak Lawn) Sitting atop Restoration Hardware’s three-story design gallery in Oak Lawn is the
RH Rooftop Restaurant, complete with olive trees, water fountains and chandeliers that complement the brunch and dinner menu and its selection of wines by the bottle or glass. Sure, you may pay for the privilege of eating in elegant surroundings among the olive trees ($20 avocado toast to go with your $500 bottle of Shafer Hillside select) but one deserves a treat after shopping for that throw pillow and marble table lamp in the two floors below. Besides the great views, lush elegance, above-average truffle fries and valet parking go a long way to that end.
(Hours: daily, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.)
click to enlarge The view from Sky Blossom
Lauren Drewes Daniels
Sky Blossom Bistro
1514 Elm St., No. 611 (Downtown) Sky Blossom has a menu of Vietnamese fusion that can be enjoyed with a great view of the swimming pool hanging off the side of the Joule across Main Street. Honestly, the eye-level view of the pool can be almost comical, especially after a flight of margaritas. The spot can be hard to find on the ground level; just look for a sign and dedicated elevator next to the Campisi’s on Elm and you should be fine. Colorful drinks such as a blueberry mojito can be enjoyed with a bowl of short-rib pho, crispy wings or a couple of spicy tuna tacos while one stares back at the ever-present Eye sculpture below. (
Hours: Monday – Saturday, 11 a..m. – 9:30 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.)
click to enlarge Stirr's panoramic view of Downtown is the perfect backdrop for selfies.
courtesy Stirr
Stirr
2803 Main St., No. 110 (Deep Ellum) Stirr's Deep Ellum rooftop patio offers nice skyline views as well as an extensive and fun cocktail list. The food menu of contemporary American fare includes Buffalo chicken egg rolls, volcano shrimp, ahi tuna tacos and a dry-aged pork porterhouse. Sip your watermelon margarita or Deep Smash (bourbon, blackberry-mint syrup, lemon juice) while listening to some live music on weekend nights, or nibble at your short-rib hash during the brunch service. (
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 11 a.m. – midnight; Friday, 11 a.m. – 2 a.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 a.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. – midnight.)
click to enlarge Courtesy Sundown at Granada
Sundown at Granada
3520 Greenville Ave. (Lower Greenville)
Right next door to the Granada Theater,
Sundown at Granada offers a rooftop patio with wonderful sunset views. It has a good brunch complete with discounted mimosas and bloody marys on the weekend. Or, go at night and witness all the hustle and bustle that is Lower Greenville while you nosh on some pesto Parmesan flatbread or turkey meatloaf. Follow Sundown's
Instagram account for special events and live music.
(Hours: Monday – Thursday, 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Friday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – midnight; Sunday, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.)
Terilli's
2815 Greenville Ave. (Lower Greenville) Walking into
Terrilli's feels like you're in on some old Italian secret. Downstairs is suited up in a black suit with a piano in the middle of the dining room. Upstairs is a bit more casual. Grab seats at the bar for a higher perch to take in the whole scene or grab a couch in front of a TV to watch the game with a plate of cheese Italchos, crispy handmade pizza chips topped with the family red sauce and a cheese blend.
(Tuesday – Saturday, 4–10 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.; closed Monday.)
Te Deseo
2700 Olive St. (Harwood) click to enlarge The rooftop patio of Te Deseo.
Alex Gonzalez
Te Deseo has Latin American-inspired fare atop a large rooftop space with great skyline views of Dallas. Enjoy a cigar from the cigar menu and hang out with a DJ either in the sun or in the shade of the partially covered roof. Special rooftop drinks include Maluma Baby (Maker’s Mark, pineapple, lime) and Gaviota (ILegal mezcal, grapefruit, sparkling Jasmine water, lime). (
Hours: Wednesday and Sunday, 5 p.m. – midnight; Thursday – Saturday, 5 p.m. – 2 a.m.; closed Monday and Tuesday.)
Vidorra
2642 Main St. (Deep Ellum) click to enlarge The rooftop patio at Vidorra, now open in Deep Ellum.
courtesy Milkshake Concepts/Kevin Hann Photography
While really good Tex-Mex and strong cocktails are the main draw of this popular rooftop destination,
Vidorra in Deep Ellum has a beautiful rooftop space. Try the pomegranate mimosas and fried avocado tacos; the trompo beef is a solid selection as well. There's a 5-pound taco, but proceed with caution. Happy hour is Monday – Friday, 3–6 p.m., and includes half off select appetizers and a $30 Vidorrarita for you and seven of your germ-sharing besties to enjoy. (
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 11 a.m. – midnight; Friday, 11 a.m. – 2 a.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 a.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. – midnight.) | https://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/best-rooftop-patios-in-dallas-12013335 | 2023-04-11 22:44:26 | 0 | https://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/best-rooftop-patios-in-dallas-12013335 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Capitol riot trial for Proud Boys leaders promised to be a historic showcase for some of the most compelling evidence of an alleged plot by far-right extremists to halt the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election.
One month into the trial, there have been plenty of fireworks, but mostly when the jury wasn’t in the courtroom.
Lawyers representing the five Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy have repeatedly sparred with U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly during breaks in testimony. At least 10 times, those lawyers have argued in vain for him to declare a mistrial.
The judge regularly admonishes lawyers for interrupting him and has threatened to hold them in contempt if it continues. Two defense lawyers at one point floated the idea of withdrawing from the case if Kelly did not rule in their favor on evidentiary matters.
The barrage of bickering has bogged down the proceedings in the federal courthouse, where the Capitol can be seen in the distance from some windows. One recent day in court, defense lawyer Norm Pattis compared the trial to visiting “Gilligan’s Island,” the title and setting of the 1960s-era sitcom about a shipwrecked boat’s crew and passengers.
“It was supposed to be a three-hour tour, and people were stranded together for an infinite period while they worked out their interpersonal difficulties,” Pattis quipped.
The tension in the courtroom reflects the high stakes for the Justice Department and the defendants. It’s one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, and former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio is perhaps the highest profile person to be charged so far in the assault.
The Proud Boys face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of seditious conspiracy. Acquittals on the rarely used charge — which strikes at the heart of what prosecutors say happened that day — would be a setback in the government’s Jan. 6 investigation, which continues to grow two years later.
Tarrio and four lieutenants are accused of participating in a weekslong plot to keep Democrat Joe Biden out of the White House after he defeated then-President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. Prosecutors say it culminated with Proud Boys mounting a coordinated assault on the Capitol alongside hundreds of other Trump supporters.
Defense lawyers say there’s no evidence that the Proud Boys plotted to attack the Capitol and stop Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6. The lawyers claim prosecutors are mischaracterizing bellicose online banter as a violent plot. They tried unsuccessfully to move the trial out of Washington, arguing that there was no way their clients could get a fair trial in front of a District of Columbia jury.
The Proud Boys trial is on a pace to last several weeks longer than last year’s landmark trial for Oath Keepers group leaders and members, who were charged in a separate Jan. 6 case.
In November, a jury convicted Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and another leader of seditious conspiracy after three days of jury selection, 26 days of testimony and two days of closing arguments. A separate trial involving members of the Oath Keepers — who face a slew of charges, but not seditious conspiracy — also got underway this month.
Jury selection for the Proud Boys case lasted 12 days. After the trial’s opening statements on Jan. 12, jurors have heard 16 days of testimony through Friday. Prosecutors are expected to rest their case in late February or early March before the defense team begins presenting testimony.
A dozen of the first 14 prosecution witnesses in the Proud Boys trial have been FBI agents and other law enforcement officials. Jurors also have heard testimony from a former Proud Boys member who cut a plea deal with prosecutors and a British documentary filmmaker who was embedded with the Proud Boys on Jan. 6.
Jurors are often kept waiting in the wings while defense lawyers challenge the admissibility of evidence. In one such exchange, Pattis urged Kelly to reconsider a ruling allowing prosecutors to introduce posts from the social media platform Parler.
“We’re offering you a lifeline here because we think you erred,” Pattis told the judge.
“Well, I’m offering you the lifeline of obeying my order,” Kelly responded.
Kelly has frequently scolded defense lawyers for interrupting and talking over him, warning that he could find them in contempt. At one point, lawyer Nicholas Smith interrupted the judge while the judge was chastising him for an earlier interruption.
One of Tarrio’s lawyers asked for a mistrial after a witness said that Tarrio had burned a Black Lives Matter banner at a protest in Washington during a December 2020 demonstration by Trump supporters.
Tarrio was arrested two days before the Jan. 6 riot, charged with vandalizing the banner and ordered to leave the city. Kelly ruled that prosecutors could discuss the vandalism, but not specific details about the banner. Prosecutors allege Tarrio remained in command of the Proud Boys on the ground on Jan. 6 even though he wasn’t there.
Carmen Hernandez, a lawyer for Proud Boys chapter leader Zachary Rehl, has repeatedly moved for mistrials, including when she accused a prosecutor of using inflammatory and misleading allegations in his opening statement. Hernandez asked for a mistrial after jurors saw violent videos of Proud Boys street fighting at rallies before Jan. 6.
“It wouldn’t be a day in this trial without a mistrial motion,” said Kelly, who denied her request.
At least one juror may have sent a signal about the sluggish pace of the trial.
J. Daniel Hull, one of Biggs’ lawyers, told the judge on Jan. 19 that he saw a juror nodding off that morning. In response, the judge told lawyers that “focusing their presentations might help that issue.”
The rancor started before the jury was even sworn in.
A day before the trial started, Hernandez said she felt compelled to withdraw from the case if the judge allowed prosecutors to show a particular video as evidence. Smith, who represents Proud Boys chapter leader Ethan Nordean, followed up with a similar comment about withdrawing if the judge didn’t rule in his favor on an evidentiary matter.
Pattis, a Connecticut-based lawyer who represents Proud Boys organizer Joe Biggs, was briefly sidelined from the case after a judge in his home state suspended his license to practice law for six months. The decision stemmed from Pattis’ handling of confidential documents during his representation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a civil lawsuit. Kelly allowed Pattis to rejoin the trial after opening statements once an appeals court postponed his suspension.
The judge didn’t bring jurors into court on Feb. 6 so the lawyers could argue about the relevance of messages that Proud Boys posted on the Telegram platform. Pattis warned that the Telegram evidence alone could add two weeks to the trial “if we’re not careful.”
“I jokingly told my office I hope to be home by Easter today at the rate things are going,” Pattis added.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Silver Valley Metals Corp. (TSXV: SILV) (OTCQB: SVMFF) ("Silver Valley" or the "Company"), a brownfields exploration Company with projects that comprise deposit(s) of lithium - potassium (sulphate of potash) located in Zacatecas and San Luis Potosi, Mexico and silver-zinc-lead located in Idaho, USA respectively, announces a $500,000 unit financing.
Subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, Silver Valley Metals Corporation plans to undertake a non-brokered private placement of up to 5.55 million units at a price of nine cents per unit for gross proceeds of up to $500,000. Each unit shall comprise one common share in the capital of the company and one half of a common share purchase warrant, with each full warrant entitling the holder to purchase one common share at a price of 18 cents per share at any time within two years of the date of issuance. All securities to be issued under this private placement will be subject to a four-month resale restriction.
The Company intends to close the private placement immediately following the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including receipt of all regulatory approvals. The net proceeds of this private placement are earmarked for:
- Completing the phase 2 exploration campaign through to the end of the year at the Ranger-Page project; this includes completing the comprehensive geological model from four phases of geophysical surveys, numerous geochemical surveys including soil sampling, rock chip and trench sampling, LIDAR integration, and fieldwork structural interpretation. These programs are ongoing. Following this, a compelling multi-target drill plan will be developed and marketed for the upcoming inaugural drill campaign.
- To maintain its lithium – sulphate of potash (Li-SOP) project / deposit(s) in Mexico. This includes financing the legal dispute regarding the lithium aspect of its deposits which the Company anticipates being resolved before the end of the year. The expectation has been given from the Supreme Court of Mexico that they will provide an answer to the validity of the Company's deposit(s) considering the amendment to the mining law that was undertaken by the Government this past April. The Company's challenge is that the amendment is not supported by the Mexican Constitution nor the international trade agreements between Canada and Mexico.
- Project option payments at Ranger-Page.
- General working capital including AGM, audit, overhead and marketing.
To view Ranger-Page Project and MexiCan Project presentations: https://tinyurl.com/bde29bsm
The Company continues to move its projects' forward in a cost-effective manner with a very successful group of Silver Valley geologists and intends to complete significant milestones in the coming months that is anticipated to bring positive impact to all shareholders'. Being in a tier one mining jurisdiction in Idaho and moreso, northern Idaho and the Silver Valley, possessing all patented claims, being the first company in this western sector of the Silver Valley to consolidate the area including an option to own the Page Mine (see September 20, 2022 news release regarding historic resources and mine extension drilling results – click here: https://tinyurl.com/mwdpu6fn), an option to own five additional historic mines and applying modern exploration to the entire project package for the first time, the Company anticipates numerous compelling high priority targets will be defined at the conclusion of the exploration program in Q4 2022 / Q1 2023. (see September 12, 2022 press release regarding new target areas that are being defined outside the known and expected areas of mineralization – click here: https://tinyurl.com/h6cdbbbp ).
And lastly, the 100% owned lithium and sulphate of potash deposits, the MexiCan project, is receiving little value in the market today but the Company remains hopeful for a positive resolution later this year which in turn will have a positive impact for all shareholders.
Silver Valley Metals appreciates and thanks all shareholders for their support.
To subscribe for the private placement please email:
brandon@silvervalleymetals.com
Timothy Mosey, BSc, MSc, SME, is the qualified person for the company and qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Mosey supervised the preparation of the technical information in this news release.
Silver Valley owns a 100% interest in a lithium and potassium bearing salar complex comprising 4,059 hectares on three mineral concessions (the "Mexican Projects") located on the Central Mexican Plateau in the states of Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The NI 43-101 inferred mineral resource contains 12.3Mt of Sulfate of Potash (SOP) and 243,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) and remains open in all directions for expansion. The Company is currently exploring strategic alternatives for the Project to enhance shareholder value. The Company considers the asset valuable and important.
Silver Valley's primary focus is on its flagship Ranger-Page Project ("The Project") located in the Silver Valley of Idaho, 60 kilometres east of Coeur d'Alene and 1 kilometre from the I-90 freeway. In 2020 Idaho was ranked the first in the world in policy perception and 9th best mining jurisdiction (Fraser Institute Annual Mining Survey). The Project borders the famous Bunker Hill Mine to the east and for the first time consolidates the western extent of the prolific Silver Valley mining corridor by one operator in the past 100+ years.
The Project is on patented claims, there are no royalties and comprise 6 historical mines. The largest of these, the Page Mine, was a top ten producer in the Silver Valley producing over 1 billion pounds of zinc and lead and 14.6 million ounces of silver. The Page Mine has high grade silver-zinc-lead historic reserves and remains wide open at depth beyond what has been defined to date.
There is shared underground infrastructure connecting the larger Page mine with five shallow historical mines within the larger Project area. The Company has underground mining data and surface geological data that supports high grade silver-zinc-lead mineralization present within the shallow, undeveloped mines. These mines remain open at depth, and laterally along strike.
Exploration potential beyond the historical mines is considered significant due to no modern systematic exploration applied to the project.
We are a group of experienced exploration, mining, and financing specialists focused on the pursuit of mineral discovery and development. Our expertise in evaluating targets, consummating strategic and accretive outright sales, joint ventures, and /or acquisitions is the mandate for Silver Valley Metals Corp. We look to further de-risk potential projects via obtaining historical geological data that reflects untapped exploration potential that are in top tier mining jurisdictions preferably near producing mines.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Silver Valley Metals,
"Brandon Rook"
Brandon Rook, President & CEO, Director
THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE HAS NOT REVIEWED AND DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.
The information contained herein contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking statements relate to information that is based on assumptions of management, forecasts of future results, and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. Any statements that express predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation: risks related to failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely basis and on acceptable terms; risks related to the outcome of legal proceedings; political and regulatory risks associated with mining and exploration; risks related to the maintenance of stock exchange listings; risks related to environmental regulation and liability; the potential for delays in exploration or development activities or the completion of feasibility studies; the uncertainty of profitability; risks and uncertainties relating to the interpretation of drill results, the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits; risks related to the inherent uncertainty of production and cost estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses; results of prefeasibility and feasibility studies, and the possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with the Company's expectations; risks related to commodity price fluctuations; and other risks and uncertainties related to the Company's prospects, properties and business detailed elsewhere in the Company's disclosure record. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned against attributing undue certainty to forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances. Actual events or results could differ materially from the Company's expectations or projections.
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes were greeted by a sea of mullets, the NHL's smallest arena filled with fans revved up for a new season.
The Coyotes got the party off to a great start with two energy-boosting goals. The Winnipeg Jets pulled the plug in overtime.
Blake Wheeler scored 32 seconds into overtime and the Jets spoiled the Coyotes' Mullett Arena debut with a 3-2 victory Friday night.
“A tough way to end it, right?” Coyotes forward Christian Fischer said. “I felt we deserved better."
Arizona opened the season with six straight road games before returning to the desert and The Mullett.
Mullett Arena, Arizona State University's new arena, is by far the smallest venue in the NHL and a temporary home until a permanent one is built.
The Coyotes had the early jump in front of 5,000 mullet-wearing fans — headbands with long locks were the giveaway — going up 2-0 on Christian Fischer's first-period goals.
The Jets whittled their way back.
Cole Perfetti scored in the first period and Winnipeg picked up the pressure in the third, tying it on Mark Scheifele's goal.
David Rittich, who stopped 19 shots, made a couple of nice saves to start overtime, and Wheeler beat Karel Vejmelka on a one-timer after Pierre-Luc Dubois created a 2-on-1 after stealing the puck from Shayne Gostisbehere.
Vejmelka had 32 saves.
“We played last night in LA and those first periods are always tough, but we stuck with it," Wheeler said. “You leave those games close on a back to back, tied or down a goal, you've got a chance.”
The Coyotes got the Mullett party off to a rousing start.
Fischer scored the first NHL goal in Mullett Arena history midway through the first period, when Troy Stecher's shot from the right circle hit him shoulder and caromed pass Rittich.
That’ll be something that I’ll probably hold over the boys the next several years, let them know that little history on myself for for that goal," Fischer said.
Fischer also had the second goal, beating Rittich glove side off a faceoff win.
Then the Mullett momentum switched.
Perfetti scored 26 seconds later after pickpocketing Josh Brown along the boards, flipping a shot over a prone Vejmelka following some nifty stickhandling.
Rittich and Vejmelka stole the show in the second period, each making difficult close-range saves through traffic.
Scheifele tied it with his sixth goal of the season midway through the third, whipping in a rebound after Vejmelka got jammed on a high shot.
The Jets ended up rallying to win it, just like they did the night before after a slow start against the Kings.
“Obviously, we’re like to have a better start and coming into another team’s building, they’re going to have an early jump,” Perfetti said. "That said, it goes to show a lot about our group and what we can do.:
FAST PLACE
The ice is the same size as any other arena, but the closed-in feeling at Mullett Arena, coupled with pristine ice, had the players feel like they were flying around.
“I know it's the same size, but the game comes faster when it's a smaller rink,” Fischer said. “Any of the guys that play those preseason games elsewhere — we played a bunch of them — the game comes quicker for whatever reason.”
NOTES: Winnipeg is 0 for 14 on the power play — 0 for 5 Friday — the past four games and 2 for 24 overall. ... Coyotes D Jakob Chychrun missed his seventh straight game after suffering a recent setback in his recovery from offseason wrist surgery. ... Jets D Logan Stanley missed his second straight game after getting banged up on a blocked shot Monday against St. Louis.
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Jets: At at Vegas on Sunday.
Coyotes: Host the New York Rangers on Sunday.
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Rep. Gonzales describes how the southern border is 'the furthest thing from secure'
Secretary Mayorkas claimed on Tuesday that the border 'is secure'
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, appeared on "Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy" to discuss the ongoing migrant crisis on the southern border.
On Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asserted that the southern border "is secure" despite Border Patrol officers reporting record numbers of migrant encounters. Gonzales also insisted that Mayorkas’ statement was not true.
"It’s the furthest thing from secure. I represent 42% of the southern border. There’s certainly no one in my district who thinks it’s secure," Gonzales said.
He recalled weeks prior in June that a tractor-trailer in Texas revealed a human smuggling operation that had over 50 migrants die after the truck was abandoned.
Although the situation appeared dire, Gonzales described meeting with Mayorkas to discuss ways to improve the migrant crisis.
"About three weeks ago, Secretary Mayorkas came to my office in D.C., we sat, and we spoke about a few things. I asked him for one thing in particular: to help with this crisis. That’s repatriation of flights out of Del Rio, Texas. Those are essentially flights for folks that do not qualify asylum which are about 95% of migrants coming over. They get put on a plane, and instead of getting sent to another I.C.E. detention in the United States, they get sent back to their country of origin. It’s the only way this goes away," he explained.
Gowdy noted that some Democrat leaders such as New York Mayor Eric Adams and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser have begun acknowledging the struggles dealing with illegal immigrants putting pressure on their cities' social services and budgets. Gonzales, however, noted the Democrats have no one to blame but themselves.
"Of course, we’d seen these Democrat mayors, and other folks, complain about it, because it’s pure chaos. What you are seeing is Democrats control the House, they control Senate, and they control the White House. They created this problem," Gonzales said.
While he called for Republican leadership to take over the House, he mourned the lack of bipartisan effort to improve the border.
"It’s a one-off. You will never see Nancy Pelosi here. You will never see AOC and some of these others, but I think that is what it takes to say how do we put our politics aside and roll up our sleeves for betterment of everyone. I think it can happen, but you know better than anybody else how difficult it is to work in that lane," Gonzales said.
With the likelihood of Republicans taking back control of the House and the past special election of Republican Mayra Flores, Gowdy questioned what Gonzales would think could happen with the GOP in charge.
"I think it starts with us earning the trust of Americans. We saw a little taste of that, especially Hispanic-Americans are coming over in droves to Republican Party. I’m thinking we have an opportunity to change the scope of the party and politics, not for just this year but decades to come," Gonzales said.
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- 84% ORR (32 of 38 patients) and 71% CR (27 of 38 patients) documented after 2 million cells/kg dose anbal-cel treatment to patients in relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma
- Durable complete response was measured-68% at 1 month, 61% at 3 months, and 60% at 6 months respectively.
DAEJEON, South Korea, June 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Curocell Inc, a Korea-based clinical-stage CAR-T cell therapy company, announced updated Phase 2 interim results for Anbalcabtagene-autoleucel (anbal-cel) on June 15, 2023, at ICML (International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma), Lugano, Switzerland.
The anbal-cel is the next-generation OVISTM technology applied to anti-CD19 CAR-T using the 4-1BB domain as a co-stimulation domain as and also it consists of a dual knockdown system for two immune checkpoint receptors, PD-1 and TIGIT, in CAR-T cells.
The Phase 2 study of anbal-cel was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety in patients with r/r LBCL. Patients with relapsed or refractory LBCL were enrolled in six Korean investigator sites to receive anbal-cel at a dose of 2x106 CAR-T cells/kg.
41 patients with r/r LBCL were infused with anbal-cel. All patients received two or more prior lines of therapy and 10% (4 of 41) received ≥4 prior lines of treatment before the study.
84% ORR (32/38), 71% CR (27/38) were reached, and durable complete response was monitored as CR at 1 month was 68% (26/38), CR at 3 months was 61% (19/31) and CR at 6 months was 60% (12/20) where median follow-up as 6.3 months.
Grade 3 CRS and ICANS were reported from 14.6% (6/41), and 7.3% (3/41) respectively. No grade 4 CRS and ICANS were observed. Prolonged neutropenia, cytopenia, and serious infection were observed in 31.7% of patients (13/41), 49% of patients (20/41), and 10% of patients (4/41) respectively.
Curocell is planning on submitting an NDA to MFDS in mid-2024 and recently completed the construction of the largest commercial GMP facility for CAR-T production in Daejeon, Korea.
About anbalcabtagene autoleucel (anbal-cel)
Anbal-cel, recognized CD19 and is based on OVIS™, a first-in-class CAR-T platform. OVIS™ technology downregulates PD1 and TIGIT expression on CAR-T cells. Through overcoming the immune suppression by PD-1 and TIGIT ligands, OVIS™ CAR-T has superior cytotoxicity to tumor cells in the tumor microenvironment. Anbal-cel is in a Phase II clinical trial in patients wit DLBCL in South Korea.
About Curocell
Curocell, based in Daejeon, South Korea, is clinical-stage biotech innovating CAR-T therapies. Curocell is developing OVIS™ technology with the goal of improving the clinical efficacy of CAR-T therapies. Curocell is conducting a Phase II clinical trial of Anbal-cel in South Korea and is preparing to commercialize CAR-T therapies to bring innovative treatments to patients, including establishing the first and largest commercial GMP for CAR-T therapies in South Korea.
For more information, visit curocellbtx.com/en.
Details of the oral presentation at ICML are as follows:
Program and Abstract Book Nr. 45
Title: Phase 2 Study of Anbal-cel, Novel Anti-CD19 CAR-T therapy with Dual Silencing of PD-1 and TIGIT in Relapsed or Refractory Large B Cell Lymphoma-Interim Analysis Result
Session Title: New CAR-T cell Approaches
Session date and time: June 15, 2023, 15:30-15:45
Venue: Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano
Session room: Room B
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The 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge Odds & Preview: Min Woo Lee
After the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge, Min Woo Lee is currently seventh with a score of -3.
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Min Woo Lee Insights
- Over his last 11 rounds, Lee has shot below par four times, while also posting five rounds with a better-than-average score.
- He has posted a top-five score in one of his last 11 rounds, while ranking among the top 10 scores of the day twice.
- Over his last 11 rounds, Lee has finished within three strokes of the best score of the round once, and within five strokes of the top score of the day on three occasions.
- Lee has finished in the top 20 twice in his past five appearances, and as high as the top 10 in one.
- The past five times he has played a tournament, he's made the cut twice.
- Lee has finished with a score better than the tournament average in two of his past five tournaments, including one finish within five strokes of the leader.
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Charles Schwab Challenge Insights and Stats
- Lee has one top-10 finish in his past two appearances at this tournament. His average finishing position has been seventh.
- Lee has made the cut in one of his past two appearances at this tournament.
- Lee last competed at this event in 2023 and finished seventh.
- Courses on the PGA Tour have been an average length of 7,297 yards in the past year. This tournament will take place on a par 70 that's 7,209 yards.
- Courses that Lee has played in the past year have measured an average of 7,311 yards, 102 yards longer than the 7,209-yard Colonial Country Club this week.
Lee's Last Time Out
- Lee finished in the 50th percentile on the 16 par-3 holes at the PGA Championship, with an average of 3.13 strokes.
- He averaged 4.00 strokes on par-4 holes (of which there were 48) at the PGA Championship, which was strong enough to place him in the 94th percentile of the field on par 4s (the tournament average was 4.18).
- On the eight par-5 holes at the PGA Championship, Lee was better than 35% of the field (averaging 5.00 strokes).
- Lee recorded a birdie or better on two of 16 par-3s at the PGA Championship (the tournament average was 1.3).
- On the 16 par-3s at the PGA Championship, Lee had more bogeys or worse (four) than the tournament average (2.8).
- Lee's seven birdies or better on par-4s at the PGA Championship were more than the tournament average of 4.5.
- At that most recent outing, Lee had a bogey or worse on seven of 48 par-4s (the field averaged 9.7).
- Lee ended the PGA Championship with a birdie or better on three of the eight par-5s, more than the field's average of 1.3.
- On the eight par-5s at the PGA Championship, Lee recorded more bogeys or worse (two) than the field average (1.0).
Charles Schwab Challenge Time and Date Info
- Date: May 25-28, 2023
- Course: Colonial Country Club
- Location: Fort Worth, Texas
- Par: 70 / 7,209 yards
- Lee Odds to Win: +2800 (Bet now with DraftKings!)
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House Republicans ready border enforcement push after delays
By STEPHEN GROVES
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans for months have railed against the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. border with Mexico, holding hearings, visiting border communities and promising to advance legislation to clamp down on illegal immigration and drug trafficking.
But so far, they have failed to unify behind a plan, delaying efforts to pass legislation.
Now they are hoping to change that. Republicans on Wednesday are jumpstarting work on an immigration and border enforcement package that would remake immigration law to make it more difficult to apply for asylum and easier for the federal government to stop migrants from entering the U.S.
Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican who is chair of the Judiciary Committee drafting the legislation, said he expected Wednesday’s markup of the bill to go “well.”
The undertaking comes as Washington is putting renewed focus on border security, and the plight of thousands of migrants who show up seeking entry into the U.S., with a looming May deadline that is expected to end a federal COVID-era asylum policy. The hearing also comes as Republicans, more than 100 days into their new House majority, are under political pressure to deliver on a key campaign promise to secure the border.
The Republican legislative package, which may not draw much bipartisan support from Democrats, aims to revive a number of policies either enacted or proposed under then-President Donald Trump that tightened up asylum rules.
It would give the Homeland Security secretary the power to stop migrants from entering the United States if the secretary determines the U.S. has lost “operational control” of the border.
And it would make it more difficult for asylum-seekers to prove in initial interviews that they are fleeing political, religious or racial persecution, impose a $50 fee on adults who apply for asylum and require migrants to make the asylum claim at an official port of entry.
The bill would also enact a Trump-era policy that the Biden administration is pursuing, the so-called “safe third country” requirement, which generally denies asylum to migrants who show up at the U.S. southern border without first seeking protection in a country they passed through.
Conservative hardliners who say migrants are taking advantage of the asylum process are backing the bill.
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, a conservative member of the Freedom Caucus who has pushed aggressive border measures, said the legislation “reflects in a package form basically where we’ve all wanted to head, which is to actually enforce the law.”
“Stop releasing people into the United States who don’t have a legitimate claim to asylum that you need to adjudicate,” he said.
But Roy and Jordan will have to contend with a group of fellow Republicans who have condemned attempts at aggressively limiting asylum claims as cruel and out-of-touch with Latino communities.
Rep. Tony Gonzales, a fellow Texas Republican who represents a long portion of the U.S-Mexico border from El Paso to San Antonio, has emerged as Roy’s foil in the GOP’s border debate. He insists that measures to toughen border enforcement also be coupled with increasing legal immigration, such as work visas.
Moderate House Republicans, like Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, are pushing for “a balanced approach” that would also open up legal immigration. “People want to come here. They work hard. I think they eventually become great citizens,” Bacon said, adding “but what’s going on at the border is a catastrophe.”
The GOP has made inroads with Latino communities in recent years, and while Republican voters from those communities support tougher border enforcement, Latino Republicans also want to see an increase in legal immigration. The Congressional Hispanic Conference, a group of 18 House Republicans, held a bilingual news conference in front of the Capitol on Tuesday to demand a seat at the negotiating table.
“This is what the face of the border crisis looks like,” Gonzales told reporters. “Take a good hard look, because we’re not going to be quiet about it. We’re not going to let others just dictate what happens.”
Afterward, Gonzales suggested the bill being considered by the Judiciary Committee is just one option, and “has a long way to go before it hits primetime.” The Homeland Security Committee, where he holds a seat, is working on its own legislation to increase border enforcement, he said.
The Congressional Hispanic Conference highlighted three policies it wants: designating cartels as terrorist organizations, increasing criminal penalties for people who smuggle fentanyl and increasing salaries for Customs and Border Protection agents.
Democrats are skeptical of Republican efforts to toughen border enforcement. Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán, a California Democrat who chairs the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, said the GOP is focused on “politicization of the border instead of actually trying to find a solution.”
And even if Republicans manage to pass a bill through the House, hardline border enforcement and severe restraints on asylum are unlikely to advance in the Democratic-held Senate, where negotiators prefer to pair border policies with an increase in legal immigration or a path to citizenship for the hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
“There is not consensus in either party,” said Theresa Cardinal Brown, a senior advisor for immigration at the Bipartisan Policy Center. “There is certainly not consensus across the aisle.”
The debate in Congress will likely play out just as an influx of migrants is expected at the southern border. Title 42, a Trump-era rule adopted by the Biden administration, is set to expire on May 11. It suspended the rights for many to seek asylum during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recent U.S. immigration policy has been cobbled together through executive actions and legal rulings, Brown said, without any significant action by Congress in decades to address a new reality at the southern border: people, including many children, arriving from a host of countries to claim asylum.
“It’s going to get bad and I don’t think the (Biden) administration is prepared,” she said, adding, “We are at an inflection point. We will see again whether people will get serious about legislating and come to the table, or will they pound the table.”
Gonzales acknowledged the political difficulties around immigration but pointed to the impact in his home district along the border. He hosted Arizona’s Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat-turned-independent, for a border visit last month, and said he has been holding calls with Democrats and Republicans in hopes of crafting a bipartisan proposal.
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YOUNGSTOWN (WJW) — Actor Gary Friedkin, known for his roles in such shows as “Happy Days” and “Young Doctors in Love,” died from COVID-19 complications Friday in an Ohio hospice. He was 70.
According to an obituary by the Warren Tribune Chronicle, Friedkin had been hospitalized for 3 1/2 weeks before his death. It says he died peacefully with his brother and sister-in-law by his side.
According to the obituary, he was born in Youngstown, Ohio, and graduated from The Rayen School. He was trained at the Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University.
He eventually moved to Los Angeles and started his acting career, which also featured a role as an Ewok in the “Star Wars” trilogy.
The obituary went on to say:
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SAN JOSE, Calif., April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that it will release its first quarter 2022 financial results after the market close on Monday, May 2, 2022. Harmonic will host a live webcast to discuss the company's results at 2:00 p.m. PT on the same day.
The live webcast will be available on the Harmonic Investor Relations website at investor.harmonicinc.com. An audio version of the webcast will be available by calling +1. 800.240.9147 or +1.574.990.1032 (conference ID 2079336).
A replay will be available after 5:00 p.m. PT on the same website or by calling +1 855.859.2056 or +1.404.537.3406 (conference ID 2079336).
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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The smell of pineapple bread fills the kitchen of “Vida Libre,” or “free life,” a gang rehabilitation program founded in El Salvador by American pastor Kenton Moody in 2021.
The trust that Moody puts in former gang members is not widely shared. Thousands of lives have been destroyed in this Central American country after decades of extortion and murder committed by the gangs.
Over the past year, President Nayib Bukele’s security forces have cracked down harshly on gangs, arresting more than 68,000 people suspected of criminal involvement, though human rights groups say innocent people are also being detained.
Ministries like Moody’s are caught in the middle. Dozens of men who were part of evangelical rehabilitation ministries were also arrested and taken back to prison, though most had served their original sentences. Of the 38 members of Vida Libre, 10 have been detained by the government.
Bukele has said that God might forgive gang members, but the government will make them pay for their crimes. In March the authorities sent 2,000 suspects to a huge new prison built especially for these criminal groups and the justice minister vowed that “they will never return” to the streets.
Moody’s own family has suffered. Four years ago, gang members killed his brother-in-law. His wife, Eunice, was reluctant to support Vida Libre, but after days of prayer she concluded that forgiveness could bring her peace.
“My husband came to El Salvador 12 years ago with a purpose,” she said. “He has always visited those who nobody wants to visit; he has worked with those who nobody wants to work with.”
Inside the Vida Libre complex, in the impoverished city of Santa Ana, Moody frequently hugs the young men under his care and assigns them chores.
On a recent day, Angel and Kevin sprinkled sugar over pastries in the bakery. Salvador replaced light bulbs in the barnyard. Moody asked that they be identified only by their first names for their safety.
Andy, who crafts wooden key chains to sell, said a gang recruited him when he was 12. The 29-year-old joined Moody’s program two years ago after almost a decade in prison.
“Maybe humanity sees me as someone bad, but I hope that with my attitudes changing day by day, I can prove that I’m different,” he said.
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The first of the big gangs were born far from El Salvador.
To flee the country’s civil war, half a million Salvadorans migrated to the United States in the 1980s. The majority settled in Los Angeles and there, after joining Mexican criminal groups, the Mara Salvatrucha 13 (MS-13) and Barrio 18 gangs were formed.
In the 1990s, the U.S. deported 4,000 gang members to El Salvador. The government estimates the current number of gang members is as high as 76,000.
After arriving in El Salvador, MS-13 took control of over roughly half the territory and Barrio 18 most of the rest. A few spots were considered neutral.
Many Salvadorans were affected by this territorial division and were forced to internalize unwritten rules, such as avoiding enemy neighborhoods, dressing according to gang standards and paying extortion demands to survive.
Last year, after a surge in gang violence, Bukele issued an emergency decree that suspended certain civil liberties, including access to a lawyer and the right to be informed of the reason for an arrest. Polls shows that most people support the president’s decree, despite criticism from civil rights organizations.
About 5,000 people were released after the government failed to link them to criminal groups, according to official records.
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Moody founded Vida Libre after visiting a juvenile prison where gang members from a nearby community were incarcerated for burying a woman alive.
Fearing that they might return to gang life upon their release, he wondered: How can I truly help?
“A church is the basis for supporting people to get ahead,” he said.
His evangelical church, “La Puerta Abierta,” which means “open door,” is a cornerstone for social projects funded mostly by U.S. donors. His foundation sponsors houses for homeless people, a clinic and a school.
Vida Libre, one of the church’s programs, takes in minors who are nearing the end of their prison sentence and have demonstrated good conduct. Its goal is to provide an adequate transition to society, said Allan Espinoza, who leads the project.
The stigma of prison makes it difficult for ex-convicts to resume their studies or find employment. For this reason, Vida Libre offers workshops in agriculture, carpentry, automotive painting and baking. Biblical studies also are offered.
The program says it welcomes ex-gang members who don’t believe in God, but every participant must arise at 5 a.m. to attend a morning service and read the Bible daily.
Breaking the rules leads to expulsion, and rehabilitation takes time because many were recruited as children, Espinoza said. The discipline can seem unbearable. Some tell Espinoza they want to leave, but he asks them to be patient.
Others knock on his door to talk and, once in his office, they just cry.
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Not all evangelical churches in El Salvador open their doors to gang members, but in most marginalized communities there are pastors willing to take the risk.
“Within the evangelical tradition, the worst sinner provides the Holy Spirit with the biggest opportunity to demonstrate the power of the Gospel and Jesus to transform people,” said Robert Brenneman, professor of criminal justice and sociology at Goshen College in the U.S. state of Indiana.
He spent years in Central America studying the personal crises faced by gang youth desiring a transition to a stable, nonviolent lifestyle.
Evangelical-Pentecostal congregations offer resources for transformation — and expect converts to stay away from crime, alcohol and drugs.
“These organizations address what they believe to be the root causes of gang affiliation and participation: poverty, weak schools and unemployment,” Brenneman said.
Social reintegration is complex, however, because crime victims often mistrust those who have had connections to violent groups. One woman whose brother was killed by a gang — asking that she not be identified due to fears for her safety — said gang members should be jailed for life.
In the last two decades, three Salvadoran presidents have imposed strict measures to fight gangs. The two prior to Bukele failed in the long term.
“No one can deny the urgency of the public safety crisis … but the crisis is larger than the gangs,” Brenneman said. “By framing the crisis of violent crime as a problem of reckless and belligerent youth, … Salvadoran leaders have been able to scapegoat the gangs and direct attention away from the inequality that drives so much of the violence.”
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While walking through an empty room behind Eben-Ezer Church in San Salvador, the Rev. Nelson Moz speaks with sadness about a man named Raúl.
The ex-gang member, whose face was covered in tattoos, came under Moz’s wing in 2012, saying God had taken over his heart.
Raúl and more than 40 men from Moz’s ministry are now back in jail. Most of them were apprehended in the church’s facilities.
According to the pastor, Raúl converted to Christianity in prison. After being released he went back to his gang, but soon wanted out. Raúl asked for help, saying he had no family and his whole life had been the gang.
The pastor placed a mattress in his office and offered temporary refuge for Raúl. They shared lunch and long conversations there.
“That’s how I got to understand,” Moz said. “Imprisonment might be necessary to take out of circulation a person who is causing harm to society, but there’s a background to it.”
Those who are born and raised in impoverished neighborhoods are subject to stigma. Schools refuse to admit their children, banks deny them loans and companies discard their job applications.
Gang members understood this. To those in need, they offered food and clothing, protection and respect. For thousands of Salvadorans who lacked loving ties and a roof over their heads, the gang became their family.
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The beds are still made in the empty rooms of Eben-Ezer Church.
Some new mattresses are wrapped in plastic. Before the detention of Raúl and other ex-gang members who were part of his rehabilitation program, Moz was planning to expand. “True change can happen,” he said.
Some members of his church were released from prison a decade ago. Many had removed their tattoos and became pastors. Most had jobs and families that now suffer in their absence.
Moz and Moody do what they can to support families whose members have been recently imprisoned by the government. Moody builds wooden homes for single mothers with limited resources and provides free school for their children. Moz looks for people willing to take in orphans whose parents are gone.
“Young people can change the course of the family, help the country’s poverty if they have education and work,” Moody said.
Rooting out gangs will take years, he thinks. The weeds have been cut, but as long as the roots remain hidden, the breeding ground — the marginalization — that gave birth to them will also subsist.
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TAMPA, Fla., May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dollar disintermediation from global trade is gaining speed as sovereign states negotiate and implement accords to transact cross-border investment and trade in their own currencies, DoubleLine Global Bond Strategy Portfolio Manager Bill Campbell observes in a new research paper.
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STDs are on the rise. This morning-after-style pill may help
U.S. health officials released data Tuesday showing how chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis cases have been accelerating, but doctors are hoping an old drug will help fight the sexually transmitted infections.
Video above: Why are infection rates for some STDs at an all-time high?
Experts believe STDs have been rising because of declining condom use, inadequate sex education and reduced testing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Millions of Americans are infected each year. Rates are highest in men who have sex with men, and among Black and Hispanic Americans and Native Americans.
"Sexually transmitted infections are an enormous, low-priority public health problem. And they've been a low-priority problem for decades, in spite of the fact that they are the most commonly reported kind of infectious disease," said Dr. John M. Douglas Jr., a retired health official who lectures at the Colorado School of Public Health.
To try to turn the tide, many doctors see promise in doxycycline, a cheap antibiotic that has been sold for more than 50 years.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is drafting recommendations for using it as a kind of morning-after pill for preventing STDs, said Dr. Leandro Mena, director of the agency's STD prevention division.
The drug is already used to treat a range of infections. A study published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine showed its potential to prevent sexually transmitted infections.
In the study, about 500 gay men, bisexual men and transgender women in Seattle and San Francisco with previous STD infections took one doxycycline pill within 72 hours of unprotected sex. Those who took the pills were about 90% less likely to get chlamydia, about 80% less likely to get syphilis, and more than 50% less likely to get gonorrhea compared with people who did not take the pills after sex, the researchers found.
The study was led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and built on a similar French study that saw promise in the idea.
"We do need new approaches, new innovations" to help bring sexually transmitted infections under control, said Dr. Philip Andrew Chan, who is consulting with the CDC on the doxycycline recommendations.
Mena, of the CDC, said there is no sign the STD trend is slowing.
Mississippi had the highest rate of gonorrhea cases, according to 2021 CDC data released Tuesday. Alaska saw a sharp increase in its chlamydia case rate that allowed it to overtake Mississippi at the top of that list. South Dakota had the highest rate of early-stage syphilis.
And Arizona had the tragic distinction of having the highest rate of cases in which infected moms pass syphilis on to their babies, potentially leading to death of the child or health problems like deafness and blindness.
Using an antibiotic to prevent these kinds of infections won't "be a magic bullet. but it will be another tool," said Chan, who teaches at Brown University and is chief medical officer of Open Door Health, a health center for gay, lesbian and transgender patients in Providence, Rhode Island.
Experts noted the CDC will have many factors to weigh as it develops the recommendations.
Among them: The drug can cause side effects like stomach problems and rashes after sun exposure. Some research has found it ineffective in heterosexual women. And widespread use of doxycycline as a preventive measure could contribute to mutations that make bacteria impervious to the drug, as has happened with antibiotics before.
Nevertheless, the San Francisco Department of Public Health in October became the first U.S. health department to issue guidance about doxycycline as an infection-prevention measure. And some other clinics have been recommending the antibiotic to patients who may be at higher risk.
Derrick Woods-Morrow, a 33-year-old artist and an assistant professor at the Rhode Island School of Design, is an early adopter. Woods-Morrow said he isn't a fan of condoms — they can break and sometimes people slip them off during sex. But he wants to stay healthy.
About a decade ago, he started taking an anti-viral medication before sex to protect himself from HIV infection. Five years ago, a doctor told him about research into whether doxycycline might protect people from other diseases.
"I thought it was probably in my best interest to protect myself, and my partners as well," he said. He said it's been a positive experience and that he hasn't tested positive for chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis while using it.
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Amazon to make big business changes in EU settlement
Amazon has agreed to make major changes to its business practices to settle antitrust investigations that found the ecommerce giant gave itself an unfair advantage over rival merchants, European Union regulators said Tuesday.
Amazon promised to give products from rival sellers equal visibility in the “buy box,” a premium piece of real estate on its website that leads to higher sales, EU’s executive Commission said.
The company also pledged to stop using “non-public data” from independent sellers on its platform to provide insights into its own products to compete against those merchants. Amazon also agreed not to discriminate against sellers in its Prime membership service and let Prime members freely choose any delivery service.
The agreement allows Amazon to avoid a legal battle with the E.U.’s top antitrust watchdog that could have ended with huge fines, worth up to 10% of its annual worldwide revenue.
“We are pleased that we have addressed the European Commission’s concerns and resolved these matters,” Amazon said in a prepared statement.
The agreement, which only applies to Amazon’s business practices in Europe, follows concessions the company offered in July to resolve two EU antitrust investigations. Under the agreement announced Tuesday, Amazon made improvements to those initial proposals.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — This one was worth the weight.
Miller said he’s always been interested in strength training, but with military service and an attempt to make it in the NFL, lifting and exercise became part of his everyday lifestyle. In order to prep for the attempt, which needed to surpass just over 1,300 pounds, he said he worked with various amounts of weights to find a sweet spot in order to get the most reps and set the record as high as possible. After testing out sizes, he opted to go with 40-pound weights.
In order to prep for the attempt, which needed to surpass just over 1,300 pounds, Johnny Miller said he worked with various amounts of weights to find a sweet spot in order to get the most reps and set the record as high as possible. But all those gains didn’t make breaking the record easy. Miller had recently recovered from an injury.
“I was running a 100-meter sprint, but I had the (120-pound) dumbbells in each hand. So I was basically doing this run with 240 pounds. I didn’t have my arms all the way straight, like you’re supposed to do during performance, and one of my biceps on my right side, it popped. It separated,” he said.
In order to officially claim the title, Miller said paperwork had to be submitted to Guinness World Records, and proper procedure had to take place during his attempt. He finally recently received the certificate in the mail.
“You got to have the certifications from the steward, which is basically the proctor of the event. You got to have officials that are experts in the field, so the personal trainers have to be training experts and certified,” Miller said. “I needed to make sure I provide a copy of their criteria. We had to measure the weights before I got started, so (Guinness World Records) got to see video evidence of us putting the dumbbells on the scale and then they want video footage of me performing those repetitions before the event and through the duration of that exercise. I also had to send them all of the statements of the witnesses, too. All the paperwork had to be in line.”
Miller said the record was set in honor of his late mother and to bring attention to mental health awareness for veterans. He credits the staff at Onelife’s Princess Anne Road location with crucial support to get to Dec. 17, the day he broke the record.
Now, Miller is planning to set at least two more records. One is for the fastest 100-meter dash with 100-pound dumbbells in each hand. Another is the most knuckle pushups in three minutes with 100-pound weights, currently at 90 reps.
When he’s not breaking records, Miller works with veterans to connect them with resources such as housing and food. He also works with a network of volunteers that help women in abusive relationships receive self-defense training or relocation services.
“Early in the day, I wake up, I pray and I go as hard as I can — concentrating and being thankful at the same time,” Miller said. “I feel like that is what is fueling me to hit the next objective, to obliterate these records and set them just to show that, ‘Hey, I’m thankful to be here.’” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/2023/04/15/exchange-dumbbell-curls-record/86e87f8c-db8c-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html | 2023-04-15 14:20:06 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/2023/04/15/exchange-dumbbell-curls-record/86e87f8c-db8c-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html |
WFO PHOENIX Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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Secured Debt Facility Enables Koalafi to Further Scale Expansion of Loan Financing to Serve More Consumers Through an Innovative Single Application
RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Koalafi, a fast-growing consumer financing provider committed to providing innovative pay-over-time options to customers from all credit backgrounds, announced today the signing of a multi-million secured debt facility from Forbright Bank. This facility helps Koalafi rapidly scale and expand loan originations to a broader range of consumers through its first-in-kind, single financing solution, which launched nationwide last year.
With Koalafi, consumers from all credit backgrounds can apply for payment plans through a single streamlined application in store and online. "Before this unprecedented offering, merchants faced a number of headaches with the financing solutions available," said Rob Finnegan, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Koalafi. "A patchwork of different providers, long applications, and inconsistent customer UX have created friction at checkout, causing would-be customers to abandon the transaction. Our single application removes these friction points, allowing consumers to seamlessly discover the right-fit payment plan on the first try."
Rob Finnegan emphasized "this credit facility with Forbright ensures we can quickly scale our loan funding volume to offer our dramatically simplified financing approach to more businesses and their customers."
"Koalafi has a strong lending track record and Forbright is excited to help the company continue to scale its lending platform with an increasing focus on serving prime and near prime consumers and home improvement businesses," said Kenny Elias, President of Specialty Lending at Forbright.
For more information, visit Koalafi.com.
Koalafi (www.koalafi.com) makes it possible for consumers, whether they have excellent or no credit, to make essential purchases. With a single application and platform, Koalafi merchants can offer a wide range of transparent and simple pay-over-time plans to every customer who visits their business. Koalafi serves ecommerce and brick and mortar merchants nationwide, with a focus on furniture, mattress, appliance, tire, and home improvement businesses. Koalafi delivers high approval rates by leveraging big data and machine learning to optimize credit modeling and underwriting and is recognized for exceptional service by industry leading NPS scores.
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WFO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, November 1, 2022
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* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Indian Wells Valley, Mojave Desert Slopes and Mojave
Desert.
* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 11 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Low visibilities due to occasional precipitation.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT
* WHAT...South to west winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50
mph expected.
* WHERE...Eastern Sierra Slopes, Owens Valley, White Mountains
of Inyo County, Death Valley National Park and Western Mojave
* WHEN...From noon to 9 PM PDT today.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result. Areas of blowing dust or sand resulting in briefly
lowered visibilities.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Locally stronger winds up to 60 mph
possible near and below canyon openings along the slopes of the
southern Sierra in Inyo County. Strong cross winds are possible
across US-395, especially between Olancha and Lone Pine.
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The European Union's top tech regulator has overseen the passage of sweeping privacy and competition regulations, and has spearheaded more than half a dozen legal cases against Big Tech.
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(The Hill) – Democrats are coming off a special election win in New York with a fresh burst of energy and a sense that the 2022 midterm elections might not deliver the kind of devastating blow to their House majority that they have long feared.
Pat Ryan, a Democratic county executive, narrowly defeated Republican Marc Molinaro on Tuesday in the race for a vacant House seat in New York’s Hudson Valley that was largely seen as a bellwether for the political climate heading into the fall.
Ryan’s win was, in and of itself, a massive boon for House Democrats eager to stave off an electoral thrashing in November. But it was also only the latest in a series of better-than-expected special election performances for the party and the latest sign that the political tides may be shifting in Democrats’ favor.
“It’s a friendly reminder that, every time the narrative counts us out, we know how to change it,” Antjuan Seawright, a Democratic strategist and senior adviser to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), said. “You can’t always predict what defines an election six or seven months out. And the very things that Republicans and the media have considered to define the election, haven’t defined this election.”
“I do think we have a hell of a chance of maintaining this majority,” he added.
To be sure, special elections aren’t necessarily the best indicators for how the general elections will shake out.
Turnout tends to be lower and as political strategists and operatives on both sides of the aisle like to point out, special elections are just that: special. Michael McAdams, the communications director for the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), noted as much on Wednesday.
“Majorities are won in November not August,” McAdams said in a statement. “We look forward to prosecuting the case against Democrats’ failed one party rule that’s left American families worse off.”
But Democrats are nonetheless buoyed as begin the sprint to the general election, pointing to perhaps the most powerful driving force behind their recent special election performances: the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this summer to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Since then, Democrats have sought to rally voters around the idea that a Republican-controlled Congress could further erode protections for reproductive rights, a strategy that has so far shown signs of paying off.
In each of the four special elections decided since the Supreme Court made its ruling – one in Nebraska, one in Minnesota and two in New York – Democrats have outpaced President Biden’s 2020 performance, even in the three they lost. In Alaska, a state former President Trump carried by 10 points in 2020, Democrat Mary Peltola leads the field in the special election for the at-large House seat, though results are still being tabulated.
The issue of abortion rights proved particularly pivotal in the special election in New York’s 19th District on Tuesday. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision, Ryan centered his campaign around reproductive rights, casting the special election as a chance for voters to register their outrage at efforts to restrict abortion access.
Molinaro, meanwhile, focused more on issues like crime and inflation. While he has said that he opposes a federal ban on abortions, Ryan still hammered him over his belief that the issue should be decided by the states.
Chris Taylor, a spokesperson for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), cast Ryan’s victory as the latest sign that voters are poised to reject Republicans this fall over the GOP’s approach to abortion rights, proclaiming that “House Republicans’ dream of a red wave has gone up in smoke.”
“For the fourth time this summer, voters rejected MAGA Republicans’ extreme attempt to rip away women’s freedoms by backing Democrats because they know we’ll protect their freedoms,” Taylor said. “Every day between now and Election Day we’ll make sure voters know Democrats are the party of freedom and MAGA Republicans are the party of extremism.”
One national Republican strategist, however, attributed Molinaro’s loss in the Hudson Valley district on Tuesday in part to low turnout among independents, who are unaccustomed to voting in primary elections in New York because of the state’s partisan nominating contests.
“Our fear, which turned out to be true, was that independents do not turn out on Primary Day in New York because New York has a closed primary system,” the strategist said. “What you saw was just partisan turnout. The general election in this district is going to look very different than last night’s special election.”
And Democrats are still facing strong headwinds in their bid to hold their House majority.
The party in power almost always loses ground in Congress in midterm elections, and Biden’s approval ratings have lingered underwater for the past year. What’s more, the GOP needs to gain just five seats to recapture control of the lower chamber and the party is poised to pick up a handful of those seats thanks to redistricting alone.
Even Seawright, the DCCC adviser, acknowledged that there are circumstances outside of Democrats’ control and that the party needs “to be able to respond” to the unexpected, especially in the final months before the general elections.
Still, there are signs that Democrats’ recent burst of momentum isn’t just limited to special elections. Over the past month, the party has regained a narrow lead on the generic ballot – a poll question asking voters which party they would rather see control the House – according to the data website FiveThirtyEight.
And on Wednesday, two election handicappers, the Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball, shifted the November election in New York’s 18th District, where Ryan will seek his first full term in Congress, in Democrats’ direction.
Even some Republicans concede that the political environment appears to be improving for Democrats.
“The Dems have had a pretty good run lately,” one GOP strategist familiar with House races said. “It’s getting harder to say that it’s just a fluke. Do I think that they’re going to win the House? No, not at all. But also, what’s happening now doesn’t exactly say ‘red wave’ to me.” | https://www.kxnet.com/hill-politics/we-have-a-hell-of-a-chance-special-elections-fuel-democratic-hopes-in-the-house/ | 2022-08-24 23:25:00 | 0 | https://www.kxnet.com/hill-politics/we-have-a-hell-of-a-chance-special-elections-fuel-democratic-hopes-in-the-house/ |
Bernard Cribbins, 'Doctor Who' star and 'Wombles' narrator, dead at 93
Cribbins is also known as station porter Albert Perks in the classic 1970 film 'The Railway Children'
Bernard Cribbins, the beloved narrator of the 1970s British children’s show "The Wombles" and actor on "Doctor Who," has died. He was 93.
Variety confirmed Cribbins’ death with his agent on Thursday.
The actor’s career spanned seven decades, with memorable performances in the BBC’s iconic "Doctor Who" series, where Cribbins played the doctor’s companion Tom Campbell in the 1966 film "Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D." He later returned to star in the revived TV show as Wilfred Mott, the grandfather of actor Catherine Tate’s Donna. Cribbins played Mott from 2007 to 2010.
"Doctor Who" showrunner Russell T. Davies posted a heartfelt Instagram tribute to the veteran actor, saying, "I love this man. I love him."
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"He knew everyone! He’d talk about the Beatles and David Niven, and how he once sat on the stairs at a party impersonating bird calls with T.H. White. Then he’d add, ‘I said to Ashley Banjo last week…’ He loved being in Doctor Who. He said, ‘Children are calling me grandad in the street!’ His first day was on location with Kylie Minogue, but all eyes, even Kylie’s, were on Bernard. He’d turned up with a suitcase full of props, just in case, including a rubber chicken. And what an actor. Oh, really though, what a wonderful actor."
Elsewhere, Cribbins is also known, particularly among generations of British kids, as the station porter Albert Perks in the classic 1970 film "The Railway Children."
Cribbins’ agent, in a statement shared with Variety, highlighted the actor’s work in the "Carry On" series, the 1962 novelty song "Right Said Fred," and on "Fawlty Towers," where he played a belligerent hotel guest.
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"He worked well into his 90s, recently appearing in ‘Doctor Who’ and the CBeebies series ‘Old Jack’s Boat,'" said Cribbins’ agent. "Bernard’s contribution to British entertainment is without question. He was unique, typifying the best of his generation, and will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing and working with him."
Cribbins’ recent work included a couple of 2022 podcasts: "Dr. Who & The Daleks: The Official Story of the Films" and "The Jungle Book: The Mowgli Stories."
BOBBIE FAYE FERGUSON, ‘DALLAS’ AND ‘DUKES OF HAZZARD’ ACTRESS, DEAD AT 78
The actor in 2009 was the recipient of a Special Award at the British Academy Children’s Awards. The honor was presented by his former "Doctor Who" co-star Tate. Cribbins was later appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s 2011 Birthday Honors list, for services to drama.
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SHANGHAI, Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CARsgen Therapeutics Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 2171.HK), a company focused on innovative CAR T-cell therapies for the treatment of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, announces that at the 2022 American Society of Hematology (the "ASH") Annual Meeting, the Company presented a poster with the results of the phase II LUMMICAR STUDY 1 clinical trial of zevorcabtagene autoleucel ("zevor-cel", R&D code: CT053, an autologous CAR T-cell product candidate against BCMA) in Chinese patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (R/R MM). This poster reports for the first time the pivotal phase II safety and efficacy data of LUMMICAR STUDY 1.
Poster: Phase Ⅱ Study of Fully Human BCMA-Targeted CAR T Cells (Zevorcabtagene Autoleucel) in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
Zevor-cel, a fully human autologous CAR T-cell product targeting B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA), is being evaluated for patients with R/R MM in LUMMICAR STUDY 1 (NCT03975907), an ongoing phase I/II clinical trial in China. Results for the 14 subjects treated in phase I of LUMMICAR STUDY 1 showed a well-tolerated safety profile, plus deep and durable responses with an objective response rate (ORR) of 100% and a complete response/stringent complete response (CR/sCR) rate of 78.6%.
A total of 102 patients with R/R MM were treated with zevor-cel at the dose of 150×106 CAR+ T cells. The patients had a median age of 59.5 years, the median time from diagnosis was 3.6 years, and the median prior lines of therapy was 4 (range, 3–15). Of the treated patients, 39 (38.2%) had International Staging System stage III disease; 46 (45.1%) patients had high-risk cytogenetic abnormalities, defined as del(17p), t(4; 14), t(14; 16), t(14; 20); and 24 (23.5%) patients had received autologous stem cell transplantation. The lymphodepletion regimen comprised cyclophosphamide at 300 mg/m2 and fludarabine at 25 mg/m2 daily for 3 days before zevor-cel treatment.
Safety
Zevor-cel was well tolerated with manageable safety profile. The treatment-related adverse events (AEs) were reported for 102 patients, and the AEs mainly comprised the lymphodepletion-related hematologic toxicities. A total of 92 (90.2%) patients experienced cytokine release syndrome (CRS) with 7 (6.9%) at grade 3 or 4, and all patients recovered from CRS. No grade 3 or higher neurotoxicity was identified. Two immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) events (both grade 1) occurred, and the patients recovered without the use of tocilizumab or steroids. Treatment-related serious adverse events (SAEs) occurred in 38 (37.3%) patients, mainly comprising hematologic toxicities and infections. No AE led to discontinuation of zevor-cel infusion. One treatment-related death occurred 5 months post CAR T-cell infusion from severe pneumonia in a patient who had a history of chronic pneumonia.
Efficacy
At the update cut-off date of August 16, 2022, 102 patients had at least 3 months follow-up or early withdrawal, among whom 60 patients had at least 6 months follow-up or early withdrawal. For all 102 patients, the median follow-up was 9 months (range, 0.4–17.8 months), the ORR was 92.2% (95% CI, 85.13, 96.55), the rate of very good partial response (VGPR) or better was 85.3%, and the CR/sCR rate was 45.1%. Further, among the first 60 patients treated in the current study with a median follow-up of 12.1 months (0.4–17.8 months), the CR/sCR rate was 56.7%. The median DOR and median PFS were not reached. At 9 months median follow-up, the DOR rate was 86.1% and the PFS rate was 84.6%. Minimal residual disease (MRD) status was assessed in patients achieving VGPR or better. The MRD negativity rate (sensitivity of <10−5 nucleated cells) was 100% in patients with CR/sCR and 96.3% in patients with VGPR or better.
Conclusion
Preliminary results of the pivotal phase II LUMMICAR STUDY 1 showed that zevor-cel delivered deep and durable responses in patients with heavily pre-treated R/R MM.
Dr. Raffaele Baffa, Chief Medical Officer of CARsgen Therapeutics, said: "We are delighted to present the pivotal phase II data from the LUMMICAR STUDY 1 of zevor-cel at the ASH Annual Meeting this year. The data highlighted the promising safety and efficacy of zevor-cel in patients with heavily pre-treated relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. The New Drug Application for zevor-cel has been accepted by NMPA and is currently under priority review. We look forward to the approval of zevor-cel in China and will continue to accelerate the global development to benefit patients worldwide."
About Zevor-cel
Zevor-cel (CT053) is a fully human, autologous BCMA CAR T-cell product candidate for the treatment of R/R MM. The New Drug Application (NDA) for zevor-cel based on the phase I/II data from LUMMICAR STUDY 1 in China has been accepted by NMPA. CARsgen is conducting the phase 1b/2 LUMMICAR STUDY 2 clinical trial in North America to evaluate the safety and efficacy of zevor-cel for R/R MM in that population. The Company also plans to conduct additional clinical trials to develop zevor-cel as an earlier line of treatment for multiple myeloma.
Zevor-cel received Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) and Orphan Drug designations from the U.S. FDA in 2019, as well as the Priority Medicines (PRIME) and Orphan Medicinal Product designations from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Zevor-cel also received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the NMPA in 2020.
The Company believes that zevor-cel is well positioned to potentially reshape the treatment paradigm for multiple myeloma and become a foundational treatment for multiple myeloma patients.
About CARsgen Therapeutics Holdings Limited
CARsgen is a biopharmaceutical company with operations in China and the U.S. and is focused on innovative CAR T-cell therapies for the treatment of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. The Company has built an integrated cell therapy platform with in-house capabilities that span target discovery, antibody development, clinical trials, and commercial-scale manufacturing. CARsgen has internally developed novel technologies and a product pipeline with global rights to address major challenges of CAR T-cell therapies, such as improving the safety profile, enhancing the efficacy in treating solid tumors and reducing treatment costs. The Company's vision is to become a global biopharmaceutical leader that brings innovative and differentiated cell therapies to cancer patients worldwide and makes cancer curable.
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ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 3M (NYSE: MMM) today announced the following investor event:
- Credit Suisse 10th Annual Global Industrials Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. Mike Roman, chairman and chief executive officer, will speak at 9:30 a.m. EST.
This event will be webcast live and a replay will be available on 3M's Investor Relations website at http://investors.3M.com.
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The number of Washington students going to college within a year of graduating from high school took a sharp hit during the pandemic, a concerning trend that could exacerbate racial inequities in higher education, a new study shows.
Only about 50% of Washington’s high school class of 2021 enrolled in a two- or four-year institution within a year of high school graduation, according to the analysis by the Washington Student Achievement Council. That’s a nine percentage point drop from the class of 2019.
Those numbers are lower than the national average. In 2020 — the latest year for which data are available — about 63% of high school graduates nationwide were enrolled in college by fall. In that same year, 51% of Washington students were enrolled within a year after graduating.
“We are in what I’d call a crisis mode,” said Michael Meotti, WSAC’s executive director.
It’s possible college-going enrollment could bounce back as the pandemic fades, Meotti said. But he suspects the numbers reveal a larger truth — that society is undergoing “a huge transition” as the allure of a college degree is starting to fade.
Yet Washington’s economy relies heavily on employees with more post-high school training than economies in many other states. WSAC’s job, Meotti said, is to make sure “Washington residents are not left out” when it comes to getting those highly skilled, high-paying jobs.
The report also showed declines in enrollment varied by race, with Hispanic or Latino students experiencing the largest drop in college-going. Only about 40% of Hispanic/Latino students who graduated in 2021 enrolled in a two- or four-year college or university a year after graduating. That’s down 14 percentage points from 2019, and it was a larger decline than all other racial groups.
Meotti noted that before the pandemic, the rate of Hispanic and Latino students going to college was growing faster than most other groups. That may be why Hispanic and Latino students were most likely to retreat from college when the pandemic hit. “It’s a scenario vulnerable to shock or upset,” he said.
WSAC has a goal of helping 70% of residents ages 25-44 earn some type of postsecondary credential, yet even before the pandemic, college-going rates in Washington were stagnant, Meotti said.
The report shows that among the state’s higher education institutions, two-year schools — primarily state community colleges — saw the biggest decline. In 2019, about a quarter of high school students enrolled in a community college or other two-year school, such as a trade school. In 2021, that number fell to 19%.
Four-year schools — colleges and universities — fared somewhat better. In 2019, about 34% of Washington’s high school graduates enrolled in a four-year institution. That number fell to 30% in 2020, then recovered slightly, by one percentage point, in 2021.
The enrollment decline comes at a time when the state’s high school graduation rate is improving, which suggests that more students are ready for college than ever before.
In 2022, about 82% of Washington students graduated from high school, up from 76% in 2013. Even though more students are graduating — and presumably ready to continue their educations — fewer are actually enrolling in college.
In 2019, the state Legislature made significant changes to the state’s financial aid program, creating the Washington College Grant. It’s considered one of the most generous financial aid packages in the country, and many legislators hoped that change would boost college enrollment.
But this report shows the state must do much more than offer money to get more students to keep their education going beyond high school, Meotti said. He said the state is going to have to tackle the issue on many fronts, including talking to families from lower-income communities about college long before their children reach high school.
The data for the analysis comes from the state’s Education Research and Data Center, and was analyzed by WSAC, a state policy agency that works to improve postsecondary education rates. | https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/wa-college-going-rate-dropped-sharply-during-pandemic/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-03-12 14:19:13 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/wa-college-going-rate-dropped-sharply-during-pandemic/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
GREENFIELD, Ind. — Court docs show five South American men broke into a home on Collins Way in Greenfield, ransacked it and drove off with cash and jewelry.
Anh Luong said it was her house that was robbed. She said she got home on March 28 to find her house broken into.
“Everything messed up, cabinet open,” Luong said. “And I ran to my room and everything looked like a disaster.”
According to court documents, $4,000 and several pieces of expensive jewelry were stolen from the home.
Hours later, though, the five men were caught going north of I-65 through Jasper County.
Greenfield Police Captain Corey Decker said the van the suspects were riding in was caught on Flock cameras.
“Without that technology, we would probably still have no idea where they were,” Decker said.
The men facing charges for the burglary are:
- Miguel Alfonso Lozano-Pineda, 37;
- Bairon Estiven Vasquez-Ortiz, 29;
- John Alexander Ruiz Acero, 40;
- Camilo Andres Marique-Barrera, 25; and
- William Alberto Guzman-Castano, 30.
Court docs show jewelry belonging to Luong was found in the van.
Decker said this burglary matches the style of “South American Theft Groups”, or SATG.
FOX59/CBS4 has previously reported on suspected SATG activity in Hamilton County. The groups are known to come to the U.S. from South American countries. They try and steal cash, expensive items and jewelry from homes.
“That stuff can easily disappear just because it’s hard to track,” Decker said.
According to court docs, these groups will watch their targets for days and determine when they are home and when they are away. The groups also tend to target business owners and people of Asian descent.
Decker said this is the first time something like this has happened in Greenfield but they have had help from other agencies.
“We believe there is a connection there,” Decker said. Same organization, just different people.”
FOX59/CBS4 has reported on cases like this one targeting gated and affluent neighborhoods in Fishers and Carmel.
The neighborhood where the Greenfield robbery happened was not like those.
“The community there was not gated,” Decker said.
At last check, Carmel Police have investigated 17 similar burglaries since the beginning of 2022. Fishers Police is also investigating similar cases.
Court docs show Fishers investigators have requested DNA from the Greenfield suspects to see if they’re connected to a robbery there.
“It’s just all about reaching out, sharing information, to see if it even aligns with what we might be investigating,” Decker said.
According to court docs, all five suspects are not U.S. citizens and seem to be from South America.
Authorities are still working to determine what country or countries these men are from.
Court docs show State Police in Michigan also said they have five different investigations involving similar burglaries with the same van these suspects were caught in.
“That’s horrible,” said Luong.
She is happy they were caught when they were.
“They got bad luck when they came to my house,” Luong.
All five men are in the Hancock County Jail.
Decker said people can avoid falling victim to these groups by paying attention on the road to see if they could be being followed and locking up valuables inside their homes. | https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/victim-says-south-american-theft-group-stole-all-her-jewelry/ | 2023-04-07 22:52:29 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/victim-says-south-american-theft-group-stole-all-her-jewelry/ |
AKWESASNE, N.Y. (AP) — Six people were rescued from a sinking boat carrying Indian citizens trying to enter the United States illegally in northern New York, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said.
The rescue happened April 28 in Akwesasne near the Canadian border when a boat carrying seven people was seen taking on water in the Saint Regis River, CPB said in a news release.
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police Department responded to the scene and called for assistance from Border Patrol and the Hogansburg-Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department, officials said.
The boat was almost completely submerged when the firefighters arrived, the officials said. One person swam to shore and the fire department deployed a boat to rescue the other six.
Because the water temperature was just above freezing, all seven people were treated for hypothermia, officials said. There were no life jackets or other safety equipment on the boat, they said.
Six of the people were citizens of India ranging from 19 to 21 years old, CPB said. They were arrested and charged with improper entry. The seventh, a U.S. citizen, was charged with smuggling. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Officials-say-6-saved-from-sinking-boat-at-17153937.php | 2022-05-06 14:55:56 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Officials-say-6-saved-from-sinking-boat-at-17153937.php |
Insider: How Gus Bradley's defensive overhaul makes Colts more aggressive, attacking
INDIANAPOLIS — A major transformation is about to take place on the Grand Park fields.
A systematic overhaul far more extensive than the one taking place in the spotlight on the other side of the ball. Bringing in Matt Ryan to replace Carson Wentz is going to change the Colts offense significantly, but more from a stylistic standpoint than anything schematic.
What Gus Bradley is changing defensively will be much more significant.
“If I had to put a number on it, I’d say 30 percent,” Colts head coach Frank Reich said.
For reference, Reich has repeatedly estimated the Ryan shift at quarterback will alter the Indianapolis offensive playbook somewhere from 10 to 20 percent.
Bradley’s defense might not seem like a major shift.
Not at first.
The Colts will still line up in a 4-3 base defense, still play a lot of zone coverage, still be reticent to blitz heavily.
But there are key differences at every level.
“I think he’s going to bring a dynamic to our defense that is going to help us elevate,” Reich said. “We’ve played some really good defensive football over the last four years, and I’m expecting that we will continue to get better.”
UP FRONT
DeForest Buckner could barely contain his excitement this offseason.
From the moment Bradley hired Nate Ollie to be the Colts’ new defensive line coach to the beginning of the team’s offseason program, Buckner served as the new scheme’s hype man in the defensive line’s group chat, singing the praises of the attack philosophy he’d played in San Francisco with Robert Saleh.
Buckner knows.
Bradley and Ollie are taking off the leash.
“You won’t see the d-line really playing or reacting to blocks, moving with blocks, stuff like that. It’ll be more like we’re on a track, we’re getting vertical, penetrating a lot more,” Buckner said. “If guys are really embracing the scheme, you’ll see us in the backfield a lot.”
Ollie calls it the Attack Front.
“We’re taking the seat belt off,” Ollie said. “We talk about rush, crush, close. We want to stop the run on the way to the quarterback.”
Ollie first learned the attack front in Philadelphia, working under former Reich collaborator Jim Schwartz — who interviewed for the Colts defensive coordinator job that went to Bradley — then cemented his experience in the system while working for Saleh with the Jets last season.
And Bradley’s connection to the attack front isn’t hard to spot.
“It’s well-documented, Gus is like a second father to me,” Saleh said at the owner’s meetings.
By putting the Colts in an attack front, hell-bent on penetration, Bradley is shifting the emphasis on the Indianapolis defensive line away from the run and toward the quarterback.
Under former defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, the Indianapolis front was ostensibly focused on penetration, but the Colts coaching staff often put heavy emphasis on stopping the run. Defensive linemen were asked to read blocks more often than they will be in Bradley’s system, and playing time at defensive end was often dictated by a player’s all-around ability. Lithe, explosive pass rushers like Kemoko Turay often had trouble getting on the field.
Bradley has long had a place in his defense for the pure pass rusher.
“I think sometimes in a 4-3 scheme, those outside linebacker types, back in the day, there was really no place for them. There was the left end and the right end, and they were both 275 pounds, and that’s how you played,” Bradley said. “Someone that’s 6-3, 250 pounds has a place in our defense now.”
The shift came too late for Turay, who signed with San Francisco in free agency.
Indianapolis had already upgraded by trading for one of Bradley’s prototypes for the position. Yannick Ngakoue, the 6-2, 246-pound quarterback-seeking missile who has been a force for Bradley in Jacksonville and Las Vegas, instantly gives the Colts the proven edge rusher they’ve long been trying to find.
“I feel like it fits my personality and my playing style perfectly,” Ngakoue said.
The more Bradley’s scheme evolves, the more the system asks its defensive ends to focus their attention solely on the quarterback. During his days in Seattle, Bradley often lined up the “big” end—the end opposite the LEO — tighter to the offensive line.
From what second-year defensive end Kwity Paye said this spring, that might not be the case in Indianapolis.
According to Paye, both defensive ends will spend most of their time lined up in a Wide-9, an alignment that puts the defensive ends on the outside shoulder of the tight end and asks them to explode to the quarterback. In both Schwartz’s Philadelphia defenses and Saleh’s schemes, the Wide-9 produced plenty of edge pressure.
Exactly the kind of pressure the Colts struggled to create consistently in the old system, and exactly the kind of pressure Indianapolis needs to put on the quarterback.
“We want to get off the ball and attack,” Bradley said. “This is hopefully a more disruptive, penetrating style of defensive line play, where they’re playing on the other side of the line of the scrimmage.”
Exactly where a Pro Bowler like Buckner wants to be.
“We’re blowing stuff up,” Buckner said. “And the guys behind us are cleaning stuff up.”
MIDDLE MEN
The Colts linebackers face the least amount of change from the Colts’ previous system to the one Bradley is installing.
“I would say the scheme is a little simpler, but that means you can play a little faster,” veteran linebacker Zaire Franklin said. “You still set up and break, eyes on the quarterback, make a play on the ball, play fast.”
Bradley’s scheme has long been built on simplicity.
But Franklin is also aware that the lack of complication at this point is partially a byproduct of switching systems.
“We were 500 level of Flus’s defense; we had been there in the same scheme, same position coaches, talking about the same things for four years,” Franklin said. “We’re kind of starting back at year one with Gus because it’s new, and it’s also less calls, so we know what we’re doing more and we can play fast.”
The last part is key.
Bradley, who first made his name in the NFL as a linebackers coach in Tampa Bay, has designed a defense that gives his linebackers plenty of chances to make plays.
“They’re going to have a chance to be very active in the defense,” Bradley said. “We put a lot on them, but there’s a lot of opportunities for them as well. If you look at guys that have been in this system, the Bobby Wagners and Fred Warners and guys like that at linebacker, they’re around the ball a lot.”
That should be music to the ears of Darius Leonard.
Bradley does not blitz much, but linebackers such as Wagner and Warner have been able to produce sacks in similar schemes.
From a pass rush perspective, Bradley could make a significant change if he alters the strong-side linebacker position to the way he’s deployed the position when he’s had pass rushers like Bruce Irvin or Uchenna Nwosu in the past. In that role, the strong-side linebacker is an extra edge rusher good enough to play defensive end in obvious passing situations, but it’s unclear if the Colts have a fit in that role in 2022.
Indianapolis initially drafted Ben Banogu in the second round in 2019 to play that type of role, but he was shifted to defensive end quickly under Eberflus. Banogu spent the offseason playing the LEO spot under Bradley.
Any big changes for the Colts’ off-the-ball linebackers will come in coverage.
Unlike Eberflus, whose defense was based in coverages with the middle of the field open (two safeties splitting the field), Bradley’s is based in coverages that close the middle of the field (a single safety up the middle), altering where the linebacker’s help is over the top.
The Indianapolis linebackers will also have to play more match coverage, matching routes in a technique that turns a typical zone into something more like a matchup zone in basketball. Bradley’s defensive philosophy has become Cover-3 match-based.
In Bradley’s system, the hook defenders are sometimes used to match routes.
The linebackers are often the hook defenders.
THE BACK END
Playing match coverage has been the biggest evolution in Bradley’s defense over the years.
An evolution the Colts defense had to make halfway through last season, in order to bring down the sky-high completion percentages often allowed under Eberflus.
When Bradley rose to a head coaching candidate as the coordinator for the Legion of Boom, Seattle’s star-studded defense played a “landmark”-based zone, a traditional zone that required players to drop to a spot and break on the ball.
That was a long time ago.
“It’s now evolved to where it’s more of a match principle, based on some pre-snap and post-snap indicators,” Bradley said. “Actually, it helps us if people say ‘Oh, they’re just running Cover-3.’ That, in a way, is what we want people to say, so we can kind of break them down and know how they’re going to attack us. Then we have some curveballs, some change-ups.”
Bradley’s defense still remains rooted in the Cover-3, the way Eberflus’s scheme is rooted in the Cover-2, but the reality is that all NFL defenses play a variation of coverages.
The matching the Colts will do with Bradley at the helm is the key. When Indianapolis began incorporating more match principles into the defense halfway through last season, the secondary’s coverage went to another level, playing a key role in breakout seasons for players like Isaiah Rodgers and former starter Rock Ya-Sin.
Match zone coverage is now the foundation of Bradley’s system.
“Offenses know how to attack a traditional 3-deep,” new Colts defensive backs coach Ron Milus said. “We’ve got to be able to make our adjustments. They know how to drain a guy out and suddenly there’s a void. Somehow we’ve got to fill that void.”
The best way to think of it, according to Milus, is to imagine a 2-3 matchup zone on the basketball court.
A matchup zone that draws its keys from the offense’s formation.
“Pre-snap is the key for us, we give ourselves pre-snap indicators to where we know if we’re going to have to match a route quicker, based on formation, based on the release of a back,” Milus said. “It’s not so much like we’re zoned up and break on the ball. No, no, no, no, we’re trying to get close.”
Close in coverage.
Close when the ball is snapped.
Unlike some zone teams, teams that prefer to line up their cornerbacks off the line of scrimmage, allowing receivers to get a free release in exchange for a cushion, Bradley wants his cornerbacks to press the wide receivers in front of them.
“People that have played in it or watched it, they know that we like to be aggressive on the perimeter, to be able to play press coverage,” Bradley said. “Even in our zone coverages.”
TAILOR-MADE
Bradley’s defense is going to continue to evolve.
Reich has long valued the ability to adapt and evolve. Indianapolis created a new position this offseason, hiring long-time NFL head coach John Fox to be the team’s senior defensive assistant, a position designed to encourage the evolution of Bradley’s defensive scheme.
But the Colts players themselves will likely be the chief source of inspiration.
“We throw a lot at them, just to see what their skill set is, what they can handle and what they can perform at a high level with,” Bradley said.
For example, Indianapolis has the kind of player Bradley’s never coached before.
Kenny Moore II is a pressure player, the kind of cornerback who can slide into the slot in sub-packages and create havoc at the line of scrimmage.
“There’s some things that we’ve always wished we could do, and now we can do,” Milus said. “The one thing we can do with Kenny, maybe that we couldn’t do with other guys—not saying they couldn’t do it—but Kenny, I see him coming off the edge as a blitzer, I see him doing a good job in the run game, showing up quicker than the average nickel.”
Moore II’s physicality opens up a world of possibilities.
Having an interior force like Buckner, the kind of defensive tackle Bradley’s never had, opens up possibilities. Leonard’s penchant for the big play is something the Colts’ new defensive coordinator hasn’t been able to tap into at linebacker since he had Wagner in Seattle, and even then wasn’t at Leonard’s level.
“It’s going to evolve,” Bradley said. “It evolved last year, it will evolve this year, based on some of the personnel we have, how we utilize their skill set. There is a foundation you start from.”
A foundation built on taking the fight to the opponent’s passing game, rather than sitting back and reacting.
A foundation that raises the ceiling for this Colts defense. | https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2022/07/25/new-defensive-coordinator-gus-bradley-makes-colts-more-aggressive/65375935007/ | 2022-07-25 11:02:22 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2022/07/25/new-defensive-coordinator-gus-bradley-makes-colts-more-aggressive/65375935007/ |
Ally Blake’s Forecast | Looking good before rain chances return
Friday’s Forecast
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Good morning everyone! It is Friday and a dry day is in store across Kentucky. Temps will rise from the mid-60s to the mid to upper 80s today. This will kick off a much wetter pattern into the weekend.
Saturday starts off with a few isolated showers in north-central Kentucky. Temps start off in the morning near 60 degrees and rise near 90. I do think most of us remain dry with more cloud cover present. Humidity is a bit more noticeable. Rain chances are much better into Sunday with scattered shoes and storms throughout the day. Highs are close to 90 degrees again. Some downpours could be heavy, but we certainly need a good soaking. This will linger into Monday, which looks to be the wettest day of the week. A lot of us need the rain so it is welcomed. Temps do come down again back to the low 80s. The rest of next week looks toasty back to the 90s with a muggy feel. Summer showers and storms are likely into the afternoon for most days next week.
I hope you all have a great day and an even better weekend!
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Online course will feature more than two dozen top executives, including team owners and leaders from the global sports industry, in a unique educational experience supported by Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment.
NEW YORK , June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Supported by Morgan Stanley's Global Sports & Entertainment division, Columbia Business School today announced a pioneering new online course, The Business of Sports. The unique collaboration brings together leaders in the fields of sports, marketing, finance, media, and management, to provide participants with an unparalleled multi-pronged view of the global sports industry, an industry that is expected to generate more than $600 billion annually in the next few years. Participants can register for the course today by visiting https://kup.gsb.columbia.edu/sports.
The Business of Sports will take participants through the lifecycle of sports management, finance, media, marketing and investing in sports, as well as the business mechanics of the industry which includes regulation, M&A, strategy, and management. The online course will feature appearances from accomplished industry leaders currently working to bring some of the world's most dynamic sports and team experiences to life. A full list of guest lecturers appears below. Participants completing the three-part course will receive a certificate from Columbia Business School.
The new program is being produced by Columbia Business School, along with Peter Price, CEO of Premiere Previews, and Robert Friedman, CEO of Bungalow Media + Entertainment and a Columbia Business School Board member. The course will be promoted widely online and is supported by the Global Sports & Entertainment division at Morgan Stanley, a specialized unit of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management dedicated to serving the distinct and sophisticated needs of professional athletes, entertainers, executives, and top industry professionals.
"The Business of Sports course arrives at a notable moment of both disruption and opportunity for the sports industry, which makes this a unique time to learn more about this multibillion-dollar industry," said Pierre Yared, the MUTB Professor of International Business and Vice Dean for Executive Education at Columbia Business School. "Columbia is excited to partner with such renowned leaders in the business of sports. We are delivering a rich and engaging educational experience, one that will benefit from the Business School's longstanding connections and unrivaled history of bridging theory with the practice of global business."
"There's never been a more exciting time to provide an online quality learning opportunity that combines the practical experience of industry leaders with the caliber of teaching from an institution like Columbia Business School. This, combined with the dramatic changes in the business of sports, will result in an unparalleled and timely experience," said Mr. Friedman, CEO of Bungalow Media + Entertainment.
"Columbia Business School's Business of Sports certificate program is an innovative solution for both experienced and emerging corporate talent in the field of sports. It will provide participants the education they need to remain up-to-date and competitive while helping to advance their careers," said Sandra L. Richards, Head of Global Sports & Entertainment and Segment Sales & Engagement at Morgan Stanley. "Our business remains an unwavering advocate and vehicle for education as a means of both economic and personal empowerment, and we're proud to engage with Columbia for this exciting new venture."
The Business of Sports is delivered virtually through a series of highly produced online lectures, developed by Bungalow Media + Entertainment. The course delivery has two options – online video lessons by professors and support from expert mentors or online video lessons including select live sessions – costing $1495 and $1795 respectively. Interested parties may register for the course by visiting https://kup.gsb.columbia.edu/sports.
EXECUTIVE GUEST LECTURERS INCLUDE:
- Salvatore Galatioto – President, Galatioto Sports Partners
- Jordan Klein – Vice President, Galatioto Sports Partners
- Sandra L. Richards – Head of Global Sports & Entertainment and Segment Sales & Engagement, Morgan Stanley
- Chris Bevilacqua – Sports, Media & Technology Entrepreneur
- Logan Gerken – Vice President & General Manager, Mortenson Sports + Entertainment
- Scott Soshnick – Editor-in-Chief, Sportico
- Michael Ozanian – Assistant Managing Editor, Forbes
- Jimmy McCloud – Executive Vice President, National Partnerships, Audacy
- Brooke Elby – MBA Candidate, Columbia Business School
- Tyler Schrdot – Founder, Electronic Gaming Federation, Inc.
- Mitch Leeds – Baseball Agent
- Alex Sugarman – Executive Vice President, Business Operations & Chief Strategy Officer
- Ted Leonsis – Owner, Monumental Sports & Entertainment
- Russ Granik – Vice Chairman, Galatioto Sports Partners
- Matthew Caldwell – President & CEO, Florida Panthers Hockey Club
- Bryce Hollweg – Executive Vice President, Florida Panthers Hockey Club
- Will Carafello – Sr. Director, Social Media, New York Mets
- Ken Belson – Sports Reporter, New York Times
- Dan Smith – President, Legends Hospitality
- Greg Carey – Head of Global Sports Finance, Goldman Sachs
- Meredith Cash – Sports Reporter, Insider
- Tommy Patterson – Associate, The Raine Group
- Matt Folger – Director, Athlete Innovation, The Players' Tribune
- Jason Kelly – Chief Correspondent, Bloomberg Quicktake
- Brad Katcher – Managing Director, Galatioto Sports Partners
- Lester Munson – Veteran Sports Reporter
The Business of Sports online course represents the first in a series of online and interactive programs from Columbia Business School designed to provide unique insights into the growing global sectors for individuals, corporate teams, and professionals. Register today to reserve your spot for The Business of Sports online course by visiting https://kup.gsb.columbia.edu/sports.
Columbia Business School is the only world-class, Ivy League business school that delivers a learning experience where academic excellence meets with real-time exposure to the pulse of global business. The School's transformative curriculum bridges academic theory with unparalleled exposure to real-world business practice, equipping students with an entrepreneurial mindset that allows them to recognize, capture, and create opportunity in any business environment. The thought leadership of the School's faculty and staff, combined with the accomplishments of its distinguished alumni and position in the center of global business, means that the School's efforts have an immediate, measurable impact on the forces shaping business every day. To learn more about Columbia Business School's position at the very center of business, please visit www.gsb.columbia.edu.
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, a global leader, provides access to a wide range of products and services to individuals, businesses, and institutions, including brokerage and investment advisory services, financial and wealth planning, cash management and lending products and services, annuities and insurance, retirement, and trust services.
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in 41 countries, the Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions, and individuals. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.
Founded in 2013 by CEO Robert Friedman, Bungalow Media + Entertainment is an Emmy Award-winning integrated entertainment company that develops, produces, and distributes content across all media platforms. Bungalow's recently produced series include Serving the Hamptons for Discovery+, the four-part mini-series Surviving Jeffrey Epstein for Lifetime, the five-part mini-series The Preppy Murder for AMC/Sundance, The Panama Papers for EPIX, and Roswell: The First Witness for History. Current series in production include Season 2 of It Couldn't Happen Here for SundanceTV and AMC+, as well as the documentary feature Little Richard: I Am Everything for CNN. Others include Emmy-Award winning GIVE for NBC, Corvette Heroes for the History Channel, The Real SVU for Lifetime, Landmarks Live in Concert for PBS, 36 Hours with the New York Times for Travel Channel, and scripted dramas APB on Fox, Netflix's Insatiable, and Amazon's Modern Love. Bungalow has also produced the feature documentaries The Devil Made Me Do It for Discovery+, Spring Broke on Showtime, We the People: The Market Basket Effect, and the Clive Owen's feature film, The Confirmation, among others.
Première Previews funds and produces film, television, and new media ventures for partners including The New York Times, Dow Jones, NBC, Warner Bros, Condé Nast, and Time Inc. Most recent ventures involve education technology, supporting the production and distribution of online certificate courses for leading universities in the US and Europe.
Media contact: Amy Jaick, amy.jaick@gsb.columbia.edu
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(The Hill) – Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. is recalling four lots of its blood pressure medication, Quinapril Tablets, because of an impurity known as Nitrosamines being found in recent testing of the product, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The FDA stated that no illness related to the medication has yet been reported and that the marketing of the Quinapril Tablets ended in September. Quinapril is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor that is used to treat hypertension in order to lower blood pressure.
The tablets were contaminated by a substance known as Nitrosamines, which the FDA reports is commonly found in food and water. These impurities are found in meats, dairy products, and vegetables and can increase a person’s risk of developing cancer when faced with prolonged exposure, according to the FDA.
Those who are currently on Quinapril tablets are being advised by the FDA to continue taking their medication until they contact a medical professional for personal advice in regards to alternate medication.
However, retailers are being told to discontinue the sale of Quinapril tablets immediately.
Anyone who has questions regarding the Quinapril recall is being told by the FDA to contact Inmar Rx Solutions, Inc. at (877) 538-8445 Monday – Friday 09:00 am to 05:00 pm EST. | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/fda-recalls-blood-pressure-medication-over-cancer-risks/ | 2022-12-27 17:44:55 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/fda-recalls-blood-pressure-medication-over-cancer-risks/ |
FARGO, N.D., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pedigree Technologies, a premier provider of technology solutions in the telematics and IoT space for North America announces today the appointment of John Elsner as its new CEO. Wade Wilson, who has been acting as Chief Executive Officer for the past eight years will be stepping down from his role to pursue other opportunities.
As Pedigree embarks on a plan to invest, augment resource and grow its Fargo, ND headquartered business, its Board of Governors has appointed Elsner to lead this new and exciting initiative.
Elsner joined Pedigree in January 2021 after a long career and key leadership positions with CalAmp, a Pedigree supplier, and leading manufacturer of telematics and IoT devices. With prior roles at both hardware and software companies, he brings over 20 years of executive sales and product management experience that is critical to the organization's future success. His vast industry knowledge and experience is in line with the principles of Pedigree focusing on both technology and the end-user
Pedigree Technologies is challenging the telematics status quo. Traditional solutions overlook the complex operating environments of Heartland industries such as transportation, oil & gas, and heavy equipment. These enterprises require a 360-degree view into all service and supply chain assets, not just fleets. Using telematics as a foundation, Pedigree integrates and layers smart technologies to offer a more expansive view into assets, inventory, and business-critical systems. The power of Pedigree is to connect the unconnected, all through a single pane of glass.
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GOP-led states step up with troops, law enforcement to help Texas tackle border woes
Nebraska, Florida, Tennessee and Mississippi are all sending resources
As Texas continues to grapple with an ongoing crisis at the southern border, now into its third year, Republican-led states are stepping up by sending troops, law enforcement and other resources to help secure the southern border.
This week both Tennessee and Nebraska announced they would be sending personnel to the border, joining Mississippi and Florida in doing so. Tennessee announced a deployment of 100 National Guard members, while Nebraska announced the deployment of 10 state troopers.
"America continues to face an unprecedented border crisis that threatens our nation’s security and the safety of Tennesseans," Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee said in a statement on Wednesday. "The federal government owes Americans a plan to secure our country, and in the meantime, states continue to answer this important call to service. I am again authorizing the Tennessee National Guard to help secure the Southern border, and I commend these troops for providing critical support."
"Our nation has a serious and unchecked threat on its hands following President Biden's decision to end Title 42," Nebraska Gov. Jim Phillen said. "Nebraska is committed to using every tool in its tool box to help stop the influx of illegal immigration at our southern border. Illegal immigration hurts our nation's security, undermines the rule of law, and threatens the wellbeing of our state."
MISSISSIPPI GOV TATE REEVES SENDS NATIONAL GUARD TO US-MEXICO BORDER
Texas has been on the front lines of the crisis since it began in the early months of 2021. While the causes are widely debated -- with Republicans blaming the Biden administration’s policies and the administration blaming Republicans for failing to provide funding and immigration reform -- the numbers have been enormous.
There were more than 1.7 million migrant encounters in FY 2021, and more than 2.3 million in FY22. There have so far been over 1.4 million migrant encounters in FY 23 recorded until the end of April, with five months still left of the fiscal year.
Texas has surged resources to the border with Operation Lone Star, while the Biden administration has also touted its own resources it has sent to the border, including at the ports of entry and extra processing power. But now states with Republican governors are mobilizing, particularly as the Title 42 public health order has ended -- which allowed for the rapid removal of migrants at the border due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had announced last week that his state was deploying resources to aid Texas.
The governor’s office said Florida has more than 1,100 assets and resources available to assist, including 101 Highway Patrol personnel, 200 Department of Law Enforcement officers, 800 National Guard soldiers, emergency management personnel, 17 unmanned drones and 10 vessels, including airboats.
"The impacts of Biden’s Border Crisis are felt by communities across the nation, and the federal government’s abdication of duty undermines the sovereignty of our country and the rule of law," DeSantis said in a statement.
"At my direction, state agencies including law enforcement and the Florida National Guard are being deployed to Texas, with assets including personnel, boats and planes. While Biden ignores the crisis he created, Florida stands ready to help Texas respond to this crisis," he said.
Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson Chris Olivarez wrote in response, "We welcome the support from the state of Florida as they will provide additional law enforcement resources to help combat criminal activity & interdict deadly narcotics."
A day later, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said this state is mobilizing National Guard troops to help secure the border.
BIDEN ADMIN TOUTS 70% DROP IN MIGRANT ENCOUNTERS POST-TITLE 42, BUCKING PREDICTIONS
"What happens at the border doesn’t stay there. Drugs and people are trafficked to every state in the nation - including Mississippi," Reeves said. "To keep Mississippians safe and limit the impact of our nation’s open borders, the Mississippi National Guard’s 112th Military Police Battalion has been mobilized and is supporting Customs and Border Protection officers and agents along the Southwest border."
The Biden administration has been cautious about such efforts, with officials recently suggesting that the move by Florida was politically motivated.
"Outstanding coordination is taking place at the local level each and every day. We have seen, however, at times that Gov. DeSantis and [Texas Gov. Greg Abbott] take actions that are being done really for purely political reasons and that do not involve the kind of coordination that we really need to see at the border," Department of Homeland Security official Blas Nunez-Neto told reporters last week.
"We are confident in our men and women on the front lines, ability to conduct their border operations in a safe, humane and secure manner. And we again call on the governors to make sure that any steps they take are done in coordination with our federal personnel," he said.
Meanwhile, numbers have plummeted at the border compared to the highs seen in the days leading up to the end of Title 42, when agents encountered over 10,000 migrants a day. Numbers have since dropped to an average of around 3,000 a day, officials said last week. | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-led-states-step-up-troops-law-enforcement-help-texas-tackle-border-woes | 2023-05-26 10:28:53 | 0 | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-led-states-step-up-troops-law-enforcement-help-texas-tackle-border-woes |
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia used strategic bombers, cruise missiles and killer drones in a wave of attacks across Ukraine early Friday, while Moscow’s military push that Kyiv says has been brewing for days appeared to pick up pace in eastern areas ahead of the one-year anniversary of its invasion.
Russian forces have launched 71 cruise missiles, 35 S-300 missiles and seven Shahed drones since late Thursday, Ukraine’s military chief, Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi said.
Ukrainian forces downed 61 cruise missiles and five drones, he added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has campaigned for more Western support against Russia’s military ambitions, said: “This is terror that can and must be stopped.”
Meanwhile, the Kremlin’s ground forces were focusing on Ukraine’s industrial east, especially the Luhansk and Donetsk provinces that make up the industrial Donbas region where recent fighting has been most intense, the Ukrainian military said. Moscow-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces there since 2014.
Kremlin is striving to secure areas it illegally annexed last September — the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions — and where it claims its rule is welcomed, according to Kyiv officials.
Moscow’s goals have narrowed since it launched its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24 2022, military analysts say. At that time, the capital, Kyiv, and the installation of a puppet government were among its targets, but numerous battlefield setbacks, including yielding Donbas areas it had initially captured, have embarrassed Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Kremin is currently concentrating its efforts on gaining full control of the Donbas, Kyiv claims, and is pushing at key points on several fronts, though Russian progress is reportedly slow.
In the Donetsk region, local Ukrainian officials reported that the Russian military deployed additional troops and launched offensive operations. “There is a daily escalation and Russian attacks are becoming active throughout the region,” Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko said.
In Luhansk province, the Russian army is trying to punch through Ukrainian defenses, according to regional Gov. Serhii Haidai.
“The situation is deteriorating, the enemy is constantly attacking, the Russians are bringing in a large amount of heavy equipment and aircraft,” Haidai said.
There has been little change in battlefield positions for weeks amid freezing winter conditions.
Denis Pushilin, the Moscow-appointed head of the Donetsk region, said that Russian forces had secured positions on the southern outskirts of Vuhledar. He added that Ukraine has sent additional reinforcements to the city that slowed the Russian advance.
Pushilin’s claim couldn’t be independently verified.
Vuhledar is a strategically important town that sits next to a railway link crossing the region on the way to Crimea. Capturing the town is important for Russia to secure the safety of the railway connection to Crimea and advance its goal of seizing the entire Donetsk region.
The cruise missiles aimed at Ukraine were launched by Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers and from Russian navy ships in the Black Sea, military chief Zaluzhnyi said, while the S-300 missiles were launched from the Belgorod region just inside Russia and the occupied part of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region.
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Moscow once again targeted the power supply in “another attempt to destroy the Ukrainian energy system and deprive Ukrainians of light, heat, water.” The International Atomic Energy Agency said two of Ukraine’s three operating nuclear power plants reduced power “due to renewed shelling of the country’s energy infrastructure.”
The barrage was broad, also taking aim at the capital, Kyiv, and Lviv, near Ukraine’s Western border with Poland. It also struck critical infrastructure in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city in the northeast. Seven people were wounded there, two of them seriously, regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
Air raid sirens sounded across much of the country.
Also Friday, Moldova’s Ministry of Defense said that a missile was detected traversing its airspace near the border with Ukraine. Moldova’s foreign ministry said in a statement that the Russian ambassador in Chisinau has been summoned for talks over the “unacceptable violation”.
The ministry said that the missile was detected in its airspace at around 10 a.m. and flew over two border villages before heading toward Ukraine.
The spokesperson for Ukraine’s Air Forces, Yurii Ihnat, told The Associated Press that another missile crossed the airspace of Romania, a NATO member country. Romania’s defense ministry denied that, however, saying the closest the missile came to Romania’s airspace was approximately 35 kilometers (20 miles).
High-voltage infrastructure facilities were hit in the eastern, western and southern regions, Ukraine’s energy company, Ukrenergo, said, resulting in power outages in some areas. It was the 14th round of massive strikes on the country’s power supply, the company said. The last one occurred on Jan. 26 as Moscow seeks to demoralize Ukrainians by leaving them without heat and water in the bitter winter.
Zaporizhzhia City Council Secretary Anatolii Kurtiev said the city had been hit 17 times in one hour, which he said made it the most intense period of attacks since the beginning of the full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.
Ukraine’s Air Force shot down 10 Russian missiles over Kyiv, according to the Kyiv City Administration. The fragments of one missile damaged two cars, a house and electricity wires. No casualties were reported.
The Ukraine Air Force said Russia launched S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles on the Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia provinces. Those missiles cannot be destroyed in mid-air by air defenses but they have a relatively short range so the Russians have used them for attacks on areas not far from Russian-controlled territory.
The Khmelnytskyi province in Western Ukraine was also attacked with Shahed drones, according to regional Gov. Serhii Hamalii.
Russia has in the past used Iranian-made Shahed drones to strike at key Ukrainian infrastructure and sow fear among civilians, according to Western analysts. They are known as suicide drones because they nosedive into targets and explode on impact like a missile.
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New Hartford, N.Y.-- Police in New Hartford arrested a Utica man after a fight at the commercial drive Applebee’s Saturday evening. Police were first called to the restaurant around 6:40 for a fight in progress. When they arrived on scene, officers learned that 28-year-old Esteban Padron had entered the restaurant after being previously asked to leave for being disorderly. While Padron was being escorted out, he began attacking an employee. Padron then ran behind the bar, grabbed a steak knife, and continued fighting with staff members. One staff member was cut by the knife while trying to gain control of the situation. A second staff member also received minor injuries.
A person dining at the restaurant at the time noticed that Padron was attempting to harm multiple employees and drew his handgun, which he has a permit for and gave Padron commands to stay on the ground and drop the knife. Padron followed those commands and was taken into custody by police.
Padron has been charged with 2nd-degree attempted assault, two counts of 3rd-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon. He was charged and transported to St. Luke's for a mental heal evaluation. The investigation into the incident is ongoing. | https://www.wktv.com/news/man-arrested-after-fight-at-new-hartford-applebees/article_b644689e-952e-11ed-bc5e-2b0b32440f7b.html | 2023-01-16 01:34:52 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/man-arrested-after-fight-at-new-hartford-applebees/article_b644689e-952e-11ed-bc5e-2b0b32440f7b.html |
SINGAPORE, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MAXN) (the "Company"), a global leader in solar innovation and channels, today announced it will release its second quarter 2022 financial results on August 18, 2022.
The earnings press release and supplemental financial information will be available on the Investor Relations section of Maxeon's website at: https://corp.maxeon.com/investor-relations. The Company will also hold a conference call on August 18, 2022, at 5:30 PM U.S. EST / August 19, 2022, at 5:30 AM Singapore Time, to discuss results and provide an update on the business.
To join the live conference call, participants must first register here, where a dial-in number will be provided.
A simultaneous audio-only webcast of the conference call will also be available on Maxeon's website at https://corp.maxeon.com/events-and-presentations. A webcast replay will be available on Maxeon's website for one year at https://corp.maxeon.com/events-and-presentations.
Maxeon Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:MAXN) is Powering Positive Change™. Headquartered in Singapore, Maxeon designs and manufactures Maxeon® and SunPower® brand solar panels, and has sales operations in more than 100 countries, operating under the SunPower brand in certain countries outside the United States. The Company is a leader in solar innovation with access to over 1,000 patents and two best-in-class solar panel product lines. Maxeon products span the global rooftop and solar power plant markets through a network of more than 1,700 trusted partners and distributors. A pioneer in sustainable solar manufacturing, Maxeon leverages a +35-year history in the solar industry and numerous awards for its technology. For more information about how Maxeon is Powering Positive Change™ visit us at www.maxeon.com, on LinkedIn and on Twitter @maxeonsolar.
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Groundbreaking bilingual public health campaign continues countering misinformation and helping Latino families keep up-to-date on COVID-19, flu vaccinations
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UnidosUS, formerly the National Council of La Raza, the nation's largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, announced today the return of Esperanza Hope for All, an institution-wide initiative to mitigate the health, economic, and education effects of the coronavirus pandemic on Latinos. This year's campaign objectives include vaccinating the unvaccinated, encouraging families with children to get vaccinated, providing accurate information about boosters, tracking and addressing misinformation among the Latino community, and working with UnidosUS Affiliates to provide overall COVID-19 care and information. Now in the third year of the organization's institutional response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery, the campaign includes a mobile marketing tour across multiple cities to bring information about the COVID-19 vaccines and boosters directly to Hispanic neighborhoods
"Latinos were hit harder than most communities by the COVID-19 pandemic, and many are still grappling with the long-term health and economic effects of this virus. UnidosUS, our Affiliates, and the Esperanza Hope for All campaign serve as trusted voices on the COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, which continue to give our community and the nation our best chance at protecting our health. It is critically important that Latino families receive accurate, trusted health care information to guide their decisions. Doing so will help put our community and our country on the path to a sustainable recovery," said Sonia Pérez, UnidosUS Chief Operating Officer.
"The COVID-19 vaccines have helped bring back shared moments and connections. They are still the best protection we have against severe disease and death from COVID-19 and its existing variants. But we know that the pandemic is not over, and the impacts on our community require long-term investments and commitments. This includes ensuring continuing access to COVID-19 tests, vaccines, treatment and health coverage for all, regardless of insurance, ability to pay, or immigration status. We will also continue calling for investments to close vaccination gaps and expand prevention efforts to all populations including children and adolescents. Closing these gaps depends on having the right data, so investments must also be made to strengthen the collection and disaggregation of race and ethnicity data, including at the state level," said Rita Carreón, UnidosUS Vice President of Health.
UnidosUS's national and broad reaching multimedia communications campaign includes:
- Mobile Marketing Tour: UnidosUS will deploy a mobile educational tour across multiple cities that will take information about the COVID-19 vaccines and boosters directly into Hispanic neighborhoods, including those living in rural and urban environments where health resources are lacking or difficult to access. It will engage local Affiliates, partners and influencers, and will include on-site activities to increase education and awareness and direct families to vaccination sites. The tour is scheduled for July 1 – October 31 and will visit six markets (Philadelphia, PA; Denver, CO; the Fort Myers-Naples, FL area; Albuquerque/Santa Fe, NM area; and Tucson and Phoenix, AZ).
- Multimedia Advertising: UnidosUS will continue its bilingual COVID-19 vaccines and boosters education advertising campaign, including a robust dual-language advertising effort to reach Latinos through digital platforms, radio, out-of-home, and large-scale print advertising throughout key regions.
- Countering Misinformation: UnidosUS will deploy both an online and offline approach to combat misinformation targeting Latinos.
- Influencer Engagement: UnidosUS will engage trusted Latino and expert micro and macro social media influencers to shape the messaging and the conversation around COVID-19 vaccines, boosters confidence, and vaccines in general.
UnidosUS will collaborate with its Affiliate Network—essential partners in this effort—to lead on culturally responsive education and outreach by training local trusted messengers; informing through dual-language communications; providing resources for local COVID-safe outreach and vaccination events and engaging local provider and community partners. Building on last year's efforts, this year UnidosUS is deploying more than $2.2 million in subgrants to 29 Latino-serving community-based organizations including our network of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Esperanza Hope for All's vaccines and booster equity efforts are backed by funding from a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and UnidosUS, and between HHS's Office of Minority Health and Morehouse School of Medicine's National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN), and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Additionally, UnidosUS has served as a national partner in collaborative efforts and taskforces leading comprehensive and coordinated action to curb the spread of COVID-19, including:
- Partnering for Vaccine Equity (P4VE) Learning Community
- National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN)
- COVID Collaborative and Ad Council
- Advancing Racial Equity in COVID-19 Response and Beyond Ad-Hoc Coalition
- COVID 19 Prevention Network
- NIH's Community Engagement Against Covid-19 Disparities (CEAL Alliance)
- COVID-19 Latinx Task Force
- Health Action Alliance
About Esperanza Hope for All
Since the start of the pandemic, UnidosUS has been at the forefront of efforts to support Latinos who have been disproportionately impacted due to long-standing systemic health inequities and over-representation in the health and service sectors. In April 2020, UnidosUS established its Esperanza/Hope Fund to support the UnidosUS Affiliate Network and community partners' response and resiliency in crisis. In 2021 the campaign expanded as a fully integrated public communications and marketing campaign called Esperanza Hope for All. With the ongoing need, UnidosUS continues to raise resources for Affiliates to respond to the pandemic, including their direct support to families for food and housing assistance.
About UnidosUS
UnidosUS, previously known as NCLR (National Council of La Raza), is the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. Through its unique combination of expert research, advocacy, programs, and an Affiliate Network of nearly 300 community-based organizations across the United States and Puerto Rico, UnidosUS simultaneously challenges the social, economic, and political barriers that affect Latinos at the national and local levels. For more than 50 years, UnidosUS has united communities and different groups seeking common ground through collaboration, and that share a desire to make our country stronger. For more information on UnidosUS, visit www.unidosus.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Contact: Beth Melena, news@unidosus.org
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- Merger agreement provides for debt capital to facilitate previously announced acquisitions and additional working capital
- The merger would result in Unique Logistics International becoming a Nasdaq-listed company
NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unique Logistics International, Inc. (OTCMKTS: UNQL) ("Unique" or the "Company"), a global logistics and freight forwarding company, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement and plan of merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Edify Acquisition Corp. ("Edify") (Nasdaq: EAC), a special purpose acquisition company, for a proposed business combination of the two companies. Under the Merger Agreement, subject to satisfaction of the closing conditions contained therein, Unique will merge with a subsidiary of Edify, and thereby become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Edify. Upon completion of the merger, class A common stock of the combined company will be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
In conjunction with entering into the Merger Agreement, the Company entered into a commitment letter relating to the provision to the Company of a senior secured financing facility in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $35,000,000, which the Company intends to use to fund its previously announced pending acquisitions of eight subsidiaries and affiliates of Unique Logistics Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong corporation, pursuant to previously executed stock purchase agreements.
Sunandan Ray, CEO of Unique, said: "We are pleased to enter into this agreement with Edify, which we are confident will position Unique to quickly complete our planned acquisitions in Hong Kong, China, India, Vietnam, and the United Kingdom.
"We also expect the merger to provide us with additional capital to advance freight forwarding and contract logistics expansion efforts in strategic markets in the United States, helping Unique achieve our goal of rapidly capturing market share across all critical logistics hubs in the country. Combined with our capital efficient model, the transaction has the potential to put Unique's operating platform on the fast track to rollout across most of those critical hubs."
Mr. Ray concluded: "Upon completion, we expect that the merger will result in growth opportunities, including improved access to capital, M&A opportunities and increased liquidity."
ABOUT UNIQUE LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Unique Logistics International, Inc. (OTCMKTS: UNQL), through its wholly owned operating subsidiaries, is a global logistics and freight forwarding company providing a range of international logistics services that enable its customers to outsource to the Company sections of their supply chain process. The services provided are seamlessly managed by its network of trained employees and integrated information systems. We enable our customers to share data regarding their international vendors and purchase orders with us, execute the flow of goods and information under their operating instructions, provide visibility to the flow of goods from factory to distribution center or store and when required, update their inventory records.
Additional Information about the Proposed Merger and Where to Find It
This press release relates to a proposed transaction between Unique Logistics International, Inc. and Edify Acquisition Corp. In connection with the transaction described herein, Edify will to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a registration statement on Form S-4 that will include a prospectus with respect to its securities to be issued in connection with the merger, a proxy statement with respect to the stockholder meeting of Edify to vote on the merger, and a consent solicitation statement with respect to the Company's solicitation of its stockholders of their written consent to approve the plan of merger set forth in the Merger Agreement. The proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus will be sent to all Edify shareholders and Company stockholders. In addition, Edify and Unique may file other relevant documents concerning the merger with the SEC. Investors and stockholders of Edify and Unique and other interested persons are urged to read, when available, the registration statement, the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus as well as other relevant documents filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed merger because these documents will contain important information about Edify, Unique, and the merger. Once available, stockholders will also be able to obtain a copy of the Form S-4, including the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus, and other documents filed with the SEC without charge, at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov). Security holders of the Company may also obtain free copies of the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus, and any other documents related to the merger that Unique files with the SEC, when they become available, by directing a request by telephone or mail to Unique Logistics International Inc., Attn: Eli Kay, Chief Financial Officer. Security holders of Edify may also obtain free copies of the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus, and any other documents related to the merger that Edify files with the SEC, when they become available, by directing a request to: Edify Acquisition Corp., Attn: Morris Beyda, Chief Financial Officer.
Participants in the Solicitation
Edify, Unique, and their directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Edify shareholders and written consents from Unique's stockholders with respect to the merger.
Information about Edify's directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in Edify and with respect to the merger and any other matters to be acted upon at the Edify stockholder meeting will be included in the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus for the proposed merger and be available at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov).
Information about Unique's directors and executive officers is set forth in Unique's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2022, as filed with the SEC on September 13, 2022, and information regarding their interests in Unique and with respect to the merger will be included in the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus in connection with the proposed merger.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release is not a proxy statement or consent solicitation statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed transaction and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Edify, the Company, or any successor entity thereof nor shall there be any offer, solicitation, exchange, or sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, exchange, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains includes a number of forward-looking statements that reflect management's current views with respect to future events. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts, including statements regarding the impact of the proposed merger on, and anticipated future growth (including through the completion of pending acquisitions) and other goals of, the Company; in some cases you can also identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. All forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on Edify, the Company, or any successor entity thereof. Any such forward-looking statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release, are not guarantees of future performance, and involve a number of risks, uncertainties, or other factors that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements included in this press release. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed and identified in public filings made by Unique and Edify with the SEC; the amount of any redemptions by existing holders of shares of Edify's Class A common stock being greater than expected, which may reduce the cash in trust available to Unique upon the consummation of the merger; the occurrence of any event, change, or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Unique or Edify following announcement of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein; the inability to complete the proposed merger due to, among other things, the failure to obtain Unique stockholder approval or Edify shareholder approval or satisfy the minimum trust account amount following any redemptions by Edify's public shareholders; the effect of the announcement or pendency of the merger on Unique's business relationships, operating results, and business generally; the risk that the announcement and consummation of the proposed merger disrupts Unique's current plans or operations; unexpected costs related to the proposed merger; the risks that the consummation of the proposed merger is substantially delayed or does not occur, including prior to the date on which Edify is required to liquidate under the terms of its charter documents; the risk that Unique may need to raise additional capital to execute its growth plans, which many not be available on acceptable terms or at all; and the risk that the post-merger company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of the S-4 Registration Statement and proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus discussed above and other documents filed or to be filed by Edify, Unique, and/or or any successor entity thereof from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should any of the assumptions made by the management of Unique prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements.
All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the proposed merger or other matters addressed in this press release and attributable to Unique or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this press release. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, Unique undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect new information or events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.
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- The trial is designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the prodisc C Vivo and prodisc C SK system by comparing it with an approved total disc replacement (TDR) product as a control for 2-level indications.
- The trial gives surgeons the unique opportunity to choose the disc that best fits the patient's anatomy.
- The 2-level prodisc C Vivo and prodisc C SK trial enrolled 431 Subjects at 29 sites across the United States.
WEST CHESTER, Pa., June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Centinel Spine®, LLC, ("the Company") a leading global medical device company addressing cervical and lumbar spinal disease by providing the most robust and clinically-proven total disc replacement technology platform in the world (prodisc®), today announced the completion of enrollment in a first-of-its-kind Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) study evaluating the Company's prodisc C Vivo and prodisc C SK cervical Total Disc Replacement (TDR) system. This is the first IDE trial allowing surgeons to select from two different TDR control devices to treat each surgical level individually.
The prospective, randomized clinical trial is designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the prodisc C Vivo and prodisc C SK system by comparing it with an approved TDR product as a control for 2-level indications, making it the first and only of its kind with two investigational devices and a TDR control. The study includes 431 Subjects at 29 sites throughout the U.S. and with oversight from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The study permits surgeons to select the investigational device—the prodisc C Vivo and/or prodisc C SK—based on the patient's anatomy, as well as other surgical factors. The ability to treat each level of two-level disease individually provides surgeons with both increased options and opportunities to match the disc to each patient's anatomical needs.
Orthopedic spine surgeon Jason Tinley, MD, founder of the DFW Center for Spinal Disorders in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, commented, "Each of my patients is unique in their cervical spine operative symptoms and anatomy. This IDE study was the first ever to evaluate the safety and efficacy of multiple total disc replacement devices that empower surgeons to tailor their surgical solution to the patient's needs. I've found that prodisc C Vivo and prodisc C SK provide a powerful means to customize my surgical treatment to each patient."
The prodisc C Vivo system has been in clinical use internationally since 2009 and is currently one of the most frequently implanted TDR devices in the world. The device has keel-less fixation and combines a unique anatomically-designed superior endplate with lateral spikes to optimize fit and provide immediate fixation. The prodisc C SK device features a flat endplate designed for optimized implant positioning that allows surgeons to address individual patient anatomy—with a low-profile central keel that provides immediate fixation and enables a streamlined keel preparation technique.
According to Pierce Nunley, orthopedic spine surgeon at Specialists Hospital of Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, "In 25 years of research this was the only FDA study I have ever been in where I got to choose intraoperatively between two different study devices. This is a unique aspect of this study and we are learning that 'one size doesn't fit all' and where it is more appropriate to use different designs of a device. This study will help advance and improve cervical disc replacement surgery for the benefit of our patients."
"This is the first study ever to compare two different spinal devices to an approved TDR product, making it a unique opportunity to extend Centinel Spine's Match-the-Disc™ cervical total disc replacement system to the treatment of two-level disease," said Centinel Spine CEO Steve Murray. "The continued adoption of this cervical total disc replacement technology at one-level propelled Centinel Spine to record revenues and a top market position in the first quarter of 2023. We look forward to further expanding the body of clinical evidence supporting this system and to enabling more surgeons to treat each patient's unique needs."
More information about the clinical trial can be found at www.clinicaltrials.gov using the identifier NCT04012996.
About Centinel Spine, LLC
Centinel Spine®, LLC is a leading global medical device company addressing cervical and lumbar spinal disease through anterior surgical access. The Company offers a continuum of trusted, brand-name solutions backed by over 30 years of clinical success—providing the most robust and clinically-proven technology platforms in the world.
Centinel Spine continues to advance its pioneering culture and corporate mission to become a catalyst of change in the spine industry and alter the way spine surgery is perceived. Centinel Spine's prodisc platform remains the only technology with multiple motion-preserving solutions for both cervical and lumbar anterior column reconstruction.
For more information, please visit the company's website at www.CentinelSpine.com or contact:
Centinel Spine
Varun Gandhi
Chief Financial Officer
900 Airport Road, Suite 3B
West Chester, PA 19380
Phone: 484-887-8871
Email: v.gandhi@centinelspine.com
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LONDON (AP) — British judges gave the go-ahead on Monday for the Court of Appeal to consider challenges to the U.K. government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda.
Two High Court judges ruled in December that the controversial policy is legal, rejecting a lawsuit from several asylum-seekers, aid groups and a border officials’ union. The same judges said Monday that the claimants can challenge that decision on issues including whether the plan is “systemically unfair” and whether asylum-seekers would be safe in Rwanda.
No date has been set for the appeal hearing.
The Conservative government struck a deportation agreement with Rwanda last year that is intended to deter migrants from trying to reach the U.K. on risky journeys across the English Channel. More than 45,000 people arrived in Britain across the Channel in 2022, and several died in the attempt.
The U.K. plans to send some migrants who arrive in the country as stowaways or in small boats to Rwanda, where their asylum claims would be processed. Those granted asylum would stay in the East African country rather than return to Britain.
The U.K. government argues that the policy will deter criminal gangs that ferry migrants on hazardous journeys across one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.
Human rights groups say it is immoral and inhumane to send people more than 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometers) to a country they don’t want to live in. They also cite Rwanda’s poor human rights record, including allegations of torture and killings of government opponents.
Britain has already paid Rwanda 140 million pounds ($170 million) under the deal struck in April, but no one has yet been sent to the country. The U.K. was forced to cancel the first deportation flight at the last minute in June after the European Court of Human Rights ruled the plan carried “a real risk of irreversible harm.”
Last month, the High Court said the policy didn't breach Britain’s obligations under the U.N. Refugee Convention or other international agreements. But the judges added that the government “must decide if there is anything about each person’s particular circumstances” which meant they should not be sent to Rwanda, and had failed to do that for the eight claimants in the case.
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Biden on if he's running again in 2024: 'That remains to be seen,' no ‘firm decision’
Already the oldest president ever, Biden will turn 82 years old in 2024
President Biden avoided answering whether he will run for re-election during an appearance on Sunday’s "60 Minutes."
During the CBS interview, Scott Pelley asked the president whether he was "committed" to running for re-election in 2024 or whether "certain conditions" had to be met.
"Look, if I were to say to you, ‘I’m running again,’ all of a sudden, a whole range of things come into play that I have - requirements I have to change and move and do," Biden said, in terms of election laws.
He elaborated, "It’s much too early to make that kind of decision. I’m a great respecter of fate. And so, what I’m doing is, I’m doing my job. I’m gonna do that job. And within the timeframe that makes sense after this next election cycle here, going into next year, make a judgment on what to do."
When pressed further on whether he has decided to run in 2024, Biden continued to be evasive.
"Look, my intention, as I said, that began with is that I would run again. But it's just an intention. But is it a firm decision that I run again? That remains to be seen," Biden said.
Various mainstream media outlets and even some Democrats have expressed doubts over whether Biden should run again in 2024. Many have pointed out his age, noting that at age 79, he is already the oldest president in history. In 2024, he will turn 82 years old.
Pelley asked Biden to comment on the concerns over his age, saying, "Some people ask whether you are fit for the job. And when you hear that, I wonder what you think."
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"Watch me. I mean, honest to God, that's all I think. Watch me," Biden said. "If you think I don't have the energy level or the mental acuity, then, you know, that's one thing. It's another thing, you just watch and, you know, keep my schedule. Do what I'm doing. I think that -- you know, I don't-- when I sit down with our NATO allies and keep 'em together, I don't have ‘em saying, ’Wait a minute -- how old are you? What are you -- what say?' You know, I mean, it's a matter of, you know, that old expression: The proof of the pudding's in the eating. I mean, I respect the fact that people would say, you know, 'You're old.' And -- but I think it relates to how much energy you have, and whether or not the job you're doing is one consistent with what any person of any age would be able to do."
Despite Democrat strategists admitting concerns over Biden’s age, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has insisted that Biden intends to run again in 2024.
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"The president, as you know, has been asked that question many times, and he has answered it," Jean-Pierre said. "His answer has been pretty simple, which is, yes, he's running for reelection. I can't say more than that."
Biden has also previously said that he intended to run again "if in good health."
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Orlando Magic selected Duke freshman Paolo Banchero on Thursday night with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.
After leading the Blue Devils to the Final Four in coach Mike Krzyzewski's final season, the 6-foot-10 forward was called first by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to begin the draft, beating out fellow first-year forwards Jabari Smith Jr. and Chet Holmgren.
Banchero, wearing a purple suit full of bling, received a loud ovation inside Barclays Center, where Duke lost in the ACC Tournament final.
The Magic were picking first for the fourth time and they've done well with their previous choices. They took Shaquille O'Neal in 1992, traded the rights to Chris Webber for Penny Hardaway the next year, and went with Dwight Howard in 2004.
All eventually reached the NBA Finals with the Magic.
Holmgren went second to the Oklahoma City Thunder after the 7-footer led the West Coast Conference in blocked shots, rebounding and shooting percentage at Gonzaga. He looked sharp in his black suit but may need it to eventually be a bigger size for success in the NBA, as he's listed at just 195 pounds.
The Houston Rockets took Smith at third, happy to end up with a player who many thought would end up going first. The 6-10 forward from Auburn is a natural fit in the current NBA game, able to defend all three frontcourt positions and with a shooting stroke that allowed him to hit 42% behind the arc.
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The following people were booked into the Lee County-Tupelo Adult Jail in connection with felony charges ending Wednesday at 11 a.m.
• James Willie Banks, 41, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, possession of a Schedule II drug, no driver’s license, speeding.
Lee County Sheriff's Office
The following reports were filed Wednesday by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
A Caitlyn Drive Tupelo woman said a male acquaintance came to her house and caused a disturbance with her daughter, screaming loudly. The woman’s husband tried to calm down the suspect, and the suspect hit him in the mouth. The suspect then walked next door, picked up a brick and threw it at the woman's car. He threatened to destroy everything they had. Deputies arrested the 18-year-old suspect for disorderly conduct.
A County Road 151 Tupelo man said a female acquaintance broke out the driver’s window of his Chevy Colorado pickup. He was not present at the time, but the suspect told his step-daughter that she did it.
A Tupelo man, 18, said he went to his girlfriend’s Caitlyn Drive home a couple of days ago to stay her and their child. When the two got into a verbal altercation, her mother and step-father intervened. He said the man started hitting him, and the mother assisted by retraining him. He said he ran from the house, but the step-father gave chase and tried to run over him several times with his vehicle.
A County Road 1277 Nettleton man was leaving his shop around 9:45 p.m. when he saw someone with a flashlight on his brother’s County Road 194 property. Deputies responded but found no one there and the house was secure.
A Highway 178 Mooreville woman heard someone whispering outside her apartment after 1 a.m. and could see shadows outside her window. She was unable to get a glimpse of who was there. Deputies arrived, swept the area and nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary.
Anyone with information on any of these crimes is urged to call the Lee County Sheriff's Office at 841-9041, the Tupelo Police Department at 841-6491 or Crime Stoppers of Northeast Mississippi at (800) 773-TIPS or download the P3 Tip App and leave an anonymous tip that way.
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New York officials rule against bitcoin-mining power plant
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York has denied required air permit renewals to a bitcoin-mining power plant on the grounds that it was a threat to the state’s climate goals. The permitting decision was another example of New York putting the brakes on a cryptocurrency bonanza that has alarmed environmentalists. The state’s permitting decision involved Greenidge Generation, a power plant that had once been shut down, but was converted from to natural gas several years ago and began bitcoin mining in earnest in 2020. A majority of the electricity produced by the plant is now used to run more than 15,000 computer servers. | https://kion546.com/news/2022/06/30/new-york-officials-rule-against-bitcoin-mining-power-plant/ | 2022-07-01 05:20:29 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/2022/06/30/new-york-officials-rule-against-bitcoin-mining-power-plant/ |
SOUTHINGTON, Conn., Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CENTURY 21® AllPoints Realty and CENTURY® Blue Marlin Pelican are pleased to announce a strategic partnership that marks a major expansion for both family-owned, real estate brokerage powerhouses.
This partnership will allow both companies to join forces and leverage each other's strengths in order to provide their agent base and clients with the best tools and service. CENTURY 21® AllPoints Realty and CENTURY 21® Blue Marlin Pelican have committed to working together to achieve shared goals and create long-term value for their clients.
"I had the opportunity to meet Jerry and Leslie Sullivan and the Blue Marlin Pelican Team years back and have developed a great relationship with them. The Florida Panhandle market is poised to see tremendous growth. It is a great opportunity to partner with Jerry and his team. We share the same values and culture making it the perfect fit for both franchises. We look forward to a successful partnership that will provide growth and truly benefit our agents and customers," said PJ Louis, C21 AllPoints General Manager.
The merger of these two organizations represents a heightened level of service for area home buyers, sellers and owners, as well as a significant opportunity for local real estate professionals. CENTURY 21® AllPoints is an award-winning company and has been recognized for its coaching, technology, and training achieving the #1 ranking for CENTURY 21® Brokerages in Connecticut since 2000. It remains a consistent Top 25 Brokerage in the CENTURY 21® system nationally with 10 strategically located Agent Centers and over 400 agents helping clients throughout Connecticut. CENTURY 21® Blue Marlin Pelican is a Top 5 CENTURY 21® Brokerage in Florida and a Top 50 Brokerage in the CENTURY 21® system nationally with 8 Offices and over 100 agents helping clients throughout Northwest Florida.
"Having the opportunity to work with the AllPoints Leadership team, I immediately knew they had the training, marketing and agent support our team was looking for to enhance their ability to serve our customers. Ryan and Kelly Peterson, CENTURY 21® AllPoints owners have built a great company that is agent-centric with a great culture that aligns with Blue Marlin Pelican. We are both family-oriented businesses that really emphasizes the growth opportunities for our sales associates. This partnership truly is 1+1=3 and I can't wait to see what the future brings," said Jerry Sullivan, Broker Owner C21 Blue Marlin Pelican.
The combined organization will comprise 18 offices and over 500 sales professionals serving homebuyers and sellers throughout the state of Connecticut and from Pensacola to Panama City Beach: covering the Florida Panhandle. It provides full service real estate brokerage services, including residential real estate, commercial real estate, investment real estate and long-term rentals. Customer service remains the core principle.
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California's Mater Dei High School will be closed through Friday after the discovery of a “credible threat” of violence, administrators said Tuesday.
Details regarding the nature of the threat against the Santa Ana campus and how it came to the school's attention were not immediately released, the Orange County Register reported. Administrators consulted with police and were advised that the threats were potentially legitimate, school officials said.
“We wouldn’t close the school for several days if this appeared to be a hoax,” said Allison Bergeron, Mater Dei’s director of communications. “We are doing this to make sure our kids are safe and law enforcement has enough time to conduct their investigation.”
Santa Ana police officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Register.
Department chairs were developing online education options while the campus is closed, the school said.
The closure will occur during the last week of campus instruction and one week before finals, the newspaper reported.
It comes a week after a gunman killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
More than 2,000 students attend Mater Dei High. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Credible-threat-closes-California-school-17210955.php | 2022-06-01 01:49:21 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Credible-threat-closes-California-school-17210955.php |
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) quality professionals understand how leveraging the right data in the right way makes all the difference in providing quality health care services.
Illustrating the significance of data management with industry peers and professionals, IEHP is sharing their experience mitigating bias in data algorithms and insight on how data can be used to enhance care quality at the Local Health Plans of California (LHPC) Moving the Needle: Advancing Health Equity Seminar in Sacramento Oct. 27 and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C. Oct. 31.
Both events target strategic collaboration and sharing of ideas to accelerate the delivery of quality care and reduce gaps in health care among disadvantaged and vulnerable populations.
In their LHPC presentation, IEHP Chief Quality Officer Dr. Edward Juhn and Vice President of Quality Genia Fick will explain how data can be used to identify health disparities, define health equity issues and lay the groundwork for effective interventions to improve health outcomes.
"We are committed to leveraging new data to help inform health equity," said Fick. "This will ensure we are funding and prioritizing the appropriate resources for those who need it most."
Dr. Juhn will also be joining ideas42 Managing Director Ted Robertson at NCQA's Health Innovation Summit to present their collaborative work in addressing algorithmic bias to advance quality and equity outcomes.
Their presentation will focus on the importance of addressing disparities unintentionally produced by algorithms and how health care organizations can mitigate it in practice.
"It is critical to be better stewards of our data to impactfully serve our community," said Juhn. "Our goal and focus of leveraging data should be to improve health outcomes."
To learn more about IEHP, visit iehp.org.
With a mission to heal and inspire the human spirit, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) is one of the top 10 largest Medicaid health plans and the largest not-for-profit Medicare-Medicaid plan in the country. In its 26th year, IEHP is supporting more than 1.5 million residents in Riverside and San Bernardino counties who are enrolled in Medicaid or Cal MediConnect Plans and has a growing network of over 7,800 providers and nearly 3,000 team members. Through dynamic partnerships with providers and community organizations, paired with award-winning service and a tradition of quality care, IEHP is fully committed to their vision: We will not rest until our communities enjoy optimal care and vibrant health. For more information, visit iehp.org.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Dan Wieden, who coined the phrase for which Nike is still famous, died Friday at his Portland home at the age of 77.
Wieden formed Wieden + Kennedy with David Kennedy on April Fool’s Day 1982 in Portland.
Wieden, who stepped away from an everyday role with the company in 2015, is credited with coining the phrase, “Just do it.”
The famed agency was responsible for iconic campaigns and a trailblazing documentary-style ad from Honda. Its shaky-camera technique was widely imitated thereafter in the industry.
In a statement, Wieden + Kennedy said:
“We are heartbroken. But even more so, we are overcome with gratitude and love. Thank you Dan, for throwing the doors wide open for people to live up to their full potential. Thank you for your steadfastness, courage, faith and abiding love. Thank you for making this beautiful creative life possible. We will miss you so much.”
Oregon Historical Society Director Kerry Tymchuk said Wieden + Kennedy was very important for Portland.
“Just as companies like Nike and Columbia made Portland ground zero for the sports apparel industry, Dan Wieden and Wieden + Kennedy made it ground zero for the creative industry,” Tymchuk said. “Other advertising firsts, other marketing firms kept coming to Oregon because they got their start at Wieden + Kennedy or were attracted here to what Wieden + Kennedy was doing.”
Kennedy died almost a year ago at the age of 82.
Wieden was born and raised in Portland, graduating from Grant High School and the University of Oregon, where he earned a degree in journalism. Wiedne supported and created local non-profits.
Dan Wieden’s family asks that remembrances be made as gifts to Caldera Arts, a non-profit he created that supports Oregon students and artists. | https://wgntv.com/news/ad-legend-dan-wieden-who-coined-nikes-just-do-it-dies/ | 2022-10-03 18:20:31 | 1 | https://wgntv.com/news/ad-legend-dan-wieden-who-coined-nikes-just-do-it-dies/ |
Report: Anne Heche in hospital, stable after fiery car crash
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anne Heche was in the hospital Saturday following an accident in which her car smashed into a house and flames erupted, a representative for the actor told People magazine.
The representative, who was not identified, told the magazine that Heche was in stable condition a day after Friday’s accident. Her family and friends were asking that her privacy be respected, People reported.
Her speeding car came to a T-shaped intersection and ran off the road and into the house in the Mar Vista section of Los Angeles’ westside shortly before 11 a.m. Friday, Los Angeles police Officer Tony Im said.
The car came to rest inside the two-story house and started a fire that took nearly 60 firefighters more than an hour to put out, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Officials haven’t identified Heche as the driver who was pulled from the car as it was inside the house, but said it was registered to her.
Television news video showed a blue Mini Cooper Clubman, badly damaged and burned, being towed out of the home, with a blonde woman sitting up on a stretcher and struggling as firefighters put her in an ambulance.
No other injuries were reported, and no arrests have been made. Police detectives are investigating.
Her representatives did not immediately respond Saturday to requests for comment.
A native of Ohio, Heche first came to prominence on the NBC soap opera “Another World” from 1987 to 1991. She won a Daytime Emmy Award for the role.
In the late 1990s she became one of the hottest actors in Hollywood, a constant on magazine covers and in big-budget films. She co-starred with Johnny Depp in 1997′s “Donnie Brasco”; with Tommy Lee Jones in 1997′s “Volcano”; with Harrison Ford in 1998′s “Six Days, Seven Nights”; with Vince Vaughn and Joaquin Phoenix in 1998′s “Return to Paradise,” and with an ensemble cast in the original 1997 “I Know What You Did Last Summer.”
Her relationship with Ellen DeGeneres from 1997 to 2000 heightened her fame and brought immense public scrutiny.
In the fall of 2000 soon after the two broke up, Heche was hospitalized after knocking on the door of a stranger in a rural area near Fresno, California. Authorities said she had appeared shaken and disoriented, and spoke incoherently to the residents.
In a memoir released the following year, “Call Me Crazy,” Heche talked about her lifelong struggles with mental health and a childhood of abuse.
She was married to camera operator Coleman Laffoon from 2001 to 2009. The two had a son together. She had another son during a relationship with actor James Tupper, her co-star on the TV series “Men In Trees.”
Heche has worked consistently in smaller films, on Broadway, and on TV shows in the past two decades. She recently had recurring roles on the network series “Chicago P.D.” and “All Rise,” and in 2020 was a contestant on “Dancing With the Stars.”
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Quick Draw Evening" game were:
02-04-11-12-21-22-27-29-30-34-39-50-58-60-62-66-67-68-72-75, BE: 58
(two, four, eleven, twelve, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-seven, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-four, thirty-nine, fifty, fifty-eight, sixty, sixty-two, sixty-six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, seventy-two, seventy-five; BE: fifty-eight) | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Quick-Draw-Evening-game-17721978.php | 2023-01-17 05:37:21 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Quick-Draw-Evening-game-17721978.php |
The Crowley Road and East 21st Street sewer project which began in July is now expected to be completed by Oct. 31. The project originally was estimated by city officials to be completed in late September.
"The work is progressing well and will be approaching the intersection of Crowley and 21st," city officials said in a project update on their website, cityofammon.us/.
The intersection at Crowley Road and East 21st Street will be closed to traffic at 9 a.m. Wednesday, allowing contractors to install the sewer line across to the north side of East 21st Street.
Officials said "there are a lot of utilities in this intersection that the contractor needs to cross, which may take some time," pushing back the completion date.
Though reactions to a recent update on the city’s Facebook page have varied, some residents are unhappy with the failed timeline projections.
Mayor Sean Coletti replied to the concerns, apologizing for the delays.
"I acknowledge it is taking longer than initially stated, but these are very big sewer projects and they are making great progress each day they work," Coletti said under the post. "Everything is supposed to be completed by mid-November. Very sorry for the great inconveniences on these projects, but I'm glad they are finally getting done."
City officials have promised regular updates as the work progresses through the intersection.
Traffic detours during this leg of the construction will divert drivers to 52nd Street, 60th Streetor farther south through Brogan Creek Lane.
Once the contractor has brought the sewer pipe completely through the intersection, the contractor will continue to install the sewer pipe east alongside East21st Street. This portion of the work will take place outside of the road, allowing the intersection, as well as East21st Street to remain open in both directions. The contractor also will repair and improvethe road behind the sewer installation. The anticipated opening of Crowley Road is in the next couple of weeks barring any major issues, city officials said.
"Again, we thank you for your continued patience with this important project, which allows the city to remove the Villas lift station and replace it with gravity-flow sewer lines, a much-needed improvement to our internal sewer collection system," officials said in the Facebook post.
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A 12-year-old girl who was held captive for a week in a mobile home with the dismembered remains of her mother and brother provided key information that led to the arrest of the woman's live-in boyfriend, authorities said Thursday.
The girl, who gnawed through restraints to escape from the residence while the man was away, “is a hero for surviving the incident and coming forward with the information that she provided us in order to charge him,” said Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett.
Discovered along a country road by a passerby following her escape on Monday, the child is now safe in the custody of state child welfare officials. Assaulted and plied with alcohol to keep her in a stupor, the girl fled after chewing through the ties that held her down on a bed, authorities said in court documents.
José Paulino Pascual-Reyes, 37, was charged with kidnapping and multiple counts of capital murder in the slayings of the girl's mother, 29-year-old Sandra Vazquez Ceja, and her son, who court records show was younger than 14.
“They were boyfriend and girlfriend," Abbett said of Pascual-Reyes and Ceja. "They were actually living there all together.”
The kidnapping charge alleges that the girl was held hostage against her will, not that she was physically abducted from elsewhere and taken to the home, Abbett said.
The girl was taken captive on July 24 around the time her mother and brother were killed, authorities allege, and police found two dismembered bodies in the mobile home after the child escaped on Monday morning. Abbett declined to comment on whether the girl knew the fate of her mother and brother while she was still a hostage, but the chopped-up remains were found inside the home.
Pascual-Reyes was arrested Monday night while working at a construction site in Auburn, more than 20 miles (32 kilometers) from the mobile home. He is being held without bond. Two attorneys appointed to represent him didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment on his behalf.
Reyes, who is from Mexico, was in the country illegally after being deported and returning without proper documentation, Abbett said. It wasn't clear when he last entered the United States, said the sheriff, but the group had been living in the mobile home since February.
Ceja and the two children entered the United States from Mexico in 2017 and remained after requesting asylum, but their claims had yet to be decided by immigration officials, the sheriff said.
While a few other people live near the mobile home and others had lived at the residence, there's no indication anyone else knew about the killings or that the girl was being held against her will, Abbett said.
“No one has come forward with information,” he said. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Police-Girl-held-captive-with-remains-of-mother-17352023.php | 2022-08-04 21:20:26 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Police-Girl-held-captive-with-remains-of-mother-17352023.php |
Todd and Julie Chrisley set to report to prison
(CNN NEWSOURCE) — Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley are set to report to two separate federal prisons on Tuesday.
The Chrisley Knows Best stars were found guilty of evading taxes and conspiracy to defraud banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans.
Todd was sentenced to 12 years in prison, while Julie was sentenced to seven years.
It will be a far cry from the lavish lifestyle the Atlanta real estate tycoon and his family became known for.
Both also got three years of probation.
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PITTSBURGH, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a system for keeping track of personal items such as your keys or phone," said an inventor, from West Jordan, Utah, "so I invented the RILAK. My design helps to prevent lost and misplaced items."
The invention provides a quick and easy way to locate lost personal belongings. It can be used with keys, wallets, phones, remote controls or other items. As a result, it saves time and effort and it reduces the hassle and frustration associated with searching for lost items. The invention features a compact design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households and the general population.
The original design was submitted to the Salt Lake City sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-SGJ-148, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription later this fall, under a long-awaited rule finalized Tuesday.
The Food and Drug Administration said the new regulation cuts red tape by creating a new class of hearing aids that don't require a medical exam, a prescription and other specialty evaluations. Instead the devices will be sold online or over-the-counter at pharmacies and other retail stores.
The devices are intended for adults with mild to moderate hearing problems. The FDA estimates that nearly 30 million adults could potentially benefit from hearing aid use, but only about one-fifth of people with hearing problems use the devices currently. The FDA first proposed the rule last October. The new rule will take effect in mid-October.
Biden administration officials highlighted the potential cost savings.
“Today’s action by the FDA represents a significant milestone in making hearing aids more cost-effective and accessible," Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, said in a statement.
The move follows years of pressure from medical experts and consumer advocates to make the devices cheaper and easier to get.
Cost is a big obstacle now. Between the device itself and fitting services, Americans can pay more than $5,000 to get a hearing aid. Insurance coverage is very limited, and Medicare doesn’t pay for hearing aids, only diagnostic tests.
The new over-the-counter status won't apply to devices for more severe hearing loss, which will remain prescription only.
Consumer electronic companies for years have produced lower-cost “personal sound amplification” devices, but U.S. regulations bar them from being marketed as hearing aids and they do not undergo FDA review. The new rule makes explicit that those devices are not alternatives to FDA-vetted hearing aids. Companies that market them inappropriately could face penalties, such as fines or product seizures.
The FDA said it changed several parts of its initial proposal in response to public comments, including clarifying how the federal rule will impact state regulations on hearing aids.
Once the federal rule takes effect, traditional manufacturers are expected to begin selling cheaper, direct-to-consumer models. Eventually, advocates predict the hearing aid market will resemble eye care, where consumers can choose between drugstore reading glasses or prescription bifocals.
Tuesday’s announcement follows prodding from medical committees and Congress, which in 2017 instructed the agency to lay out a plan for over-the-counter hearing devices.
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Two physician groups have asked Montana election officials to issue a correction to statements printed in a voter information pamphlet that they argue are false and and could confuse voters as they consider an abortion-related ballot measure.
The complaint comes from two groups that oppose a referendum that would raise the prospect of criminal charges for health care providers unless they take “all medically appropriate and reasonable actions to preserve the life” of an infant born alive, including after an attempted abortion.
At issue is language in the pamphlet written by supporters that explains the proposed measure.
Supporters say the referendum requires medical care to be provided if an infant is born alive after induced labor, cesarean section, attempted abortion or other method.
The physicians say supporters dropped a word from the language of the proposal and that the law, if passed, would also apply to an infant born as a result of natural labor, even if a fetus was born extremely preterm, and regardless of the infant’s prognosis or the family’s wishes.
The complaint was made Friday by the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology on Friday. They asked the Montana Secretary of State’s Office to issue a correction to statements.
State officials gave no indication they would act on the request.
A spokesperson for Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen said Monday he believed the office received the letter but added he’s not sure if election officials have had an opportunity to review or respond to it.
“As you can imagine the entire office is swamped right now,” Richie Melby said in a statement, referring to preparations for the Nov. 8 election,
Attorneys for the physician groups said they had not received a response by Monday afternoon.
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What are the best trending PC games for the whole family?
Nowadays, just about everyone has a computer in their home, and gaming is more popular than ever. Video games are no longer just for children, and it’s not always easy for parents to know what games are appropriate for their kids to play.
Some of the most popular modern games are made explicitly for adults or older audiences. However, there are so many games out there that everyone in your family can find something that will suit their tastes.
What to know before buying a trending PC game for the whole family
There is a rating system in place for video games that explain what age group each game is suitable for. For example, in the United States, Canada and Mexico, the Entertainment Software Rating Board gives each game an age-based rating depending on the content. Just note that different countries have different rating systems, so you need to look up what your specific country uses for a rating system.
How do I find PC games?
If you want a physical copy, you can buy PC games from many different online retailers. However, if you want to game on your PC, you should download a software called Steam. Steam contains the biggest digital library of games on the PC.
PC games for children
Top PC game for older children
Minecraft: Java And Bedrock Edition
What you need to know: The ultimate educational game for all ages.
What you’ll love: Players have an entire world to carve at their disposal. The world of Minecraft truly offers limitless possibilities as players can choose to build and interact with their randomly generated world however they choose to. Kids will have a blast creating and exploring their own worlds while learning computer-based skills.
What you should consider: Minecraft is an endless game that has the potential to take up a lot of the player’s free time.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top PC game for younger children
What you need to know: A perfect simulation game for children to learn and experiment with the life of a human being while having fun.
What you’ll love: The Sims 4 allows players to create their very own Sims and follow them throughout their lives. Players can react to social situations, choose careers and fully explore the life cycle of a human being.
What you should consider: Some popular features from past Sims games are locked behind expansion packs.
Where to buy: Sold by Walmart
PC games the family can play together
Top cooperative PC game for people used to playing video games
What you need to know: A shooter game made specifically for cooperative multiplayer that pits heroes against other heroes in a family-friendly fashion.
What you’ll love: Overwatch offers endless entertainment. There are dozens of heroes to choose from, and they all have unique abilities. Fight alongside one another and unleash unique skills in many different locations inspired by real-life locales.
What you should consider: There will be a learning curve for those who are not used to playing video games.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top PC game for the whole family to play together
What you need to know: This game features endlessly fun party games.
What you’ll love: All of the games featured in this party pack are very easy to pick up and play, and players can use their phones as a controllerEach game is very interactive and loaded with humor. As long as you have the base game, each player simply needs their own phone or tablet to be able to join the action.
What you should consider: The ever-popular game Drawful is not available in this party pack.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Educational PC games
Top educational PC game
What you need to know: Players can pick their favorite civilization from history and mold it into the most influential civilization in the world.
What you’ll love: Civilization allows you to build a civilization from scratch. Unlike many other games that center around combat, you can win the game by focusing on other societal aspects like science, technology and religion.
What you should consider: Civilization 6 is very complex, and it takes a long time to learn the ins and outs of the game.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
PC games for parents/guardians
Top fantasy PC game for adults
What you need to know: The ultimate role-playing game where players can experience total freedom.
What you’ll love: You can choose a path of good or evil. Every decision you make will affect the gameplay and how the rest of the world sees you. Embark on an epic quest where the fate of the world rests in your hands.
What you should consider: This is a long game that can easily take up hundreds of hours.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top sci-fi PC game for adults
What you need to know: The original Mass Effect trilogy has been remastered into one giant game.
What you’ll love: Step into the shoes of Commander Shephard and experience one of the greatest stories told in any video game. This fantastic first-person shooter/RPG combat accompanies a story rife with amazing dialogue and vivid character interactions.
What you should consider: The original Mass Effect is considerably weaker than the second and third games.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
PC Game for after the kids go to sleep
Best PC game for adults only
What you need to know: A dynamic open world that lets you interact with the world in ways that no other video game does.
What you’ll love: Dive into a fascinating story with engaging missions while exploring San Andreas on your own terms. Make San Andreas your stomping ground and cause as much chaos as you desire.
What you should consider: This product features a lot of inappropriate content for younger audiences.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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