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Unites Award-Winning Medical Communications Agency and Scientific Communications Animation Studio to Create Engaging Solutions for Pharmaceutical Industry
STAMFORD, Conn. & LONDON, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lockwood Group ("Lockwood"), an industry leader in scientific-based medical communications for the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries, announced today that it has acquired Random42 ("Random42"), a best-in-class medical animation studio based in London, England from Graphite Capital. The partnership between Lockwood and Random42 expands the capabilities and geographic footprint for both organizations.
"Lockwood's commitment to innovative scientific communications is further bolstered by this addition of Random42 and the cutting-edge creative work that they do," said Lockwood Founder & CEO, Matt Schecter. "As new therapies become more and more complex the need to visualize the uniqueness of their product helps our clients differentiate their brand in a sometimes-crowded marketplace. Our customers will be astounded by the visually compelling animations, virtual reality, augmented reality, holographic, and interactive experiences created in-house by Random42's expert scientific, creative, animation, and production teams. As our clients have shared their need for imaginative solutions to breakthrough crowded markets, most recently through digital channels, we are excited to bring these inventive solutions forward immediately."
Random42's executive management team, led by Medical Director & CEO Ben Ramsbottom, PhD and CFO Andy Kay in partnership with Lockwood's executive team led by Schecter and President & COO Alan Banner, will continue to guide the agencies with an emphasis on growth, capability expansion, and providing leading scientific thinking to our life science clients.
"We were impressed by Lockwood's deep scientific bench as well as the agency's track record of successfully growing its innovative medical communications business. They share our vision for expanding the company and their expertise will be invaluable as we extend Random42's footprint to the US, enter new markets, and work with new and existing customers," said Ramsbottom. In addition, he commented "I would like to thank the team at Graphite Capital for their partnership in helping to grow Random42."
Graphite Capital's senior partner Humphrey Baker commented "Random42 is a high-quality business with compelling creativity and expertise, and a strong management team that has cemented the company's position as a clear global leader in its field. It has been a pleasure to work with Ben and the team to help develop the business, which is well positioned to continue to take advantage of the growth opportunities in what is a fast growing global market."
The newly formed alliance connects leaders in the medical communications and scientific animation industries to bring forward innovative and interactive solutions for pharmaceutical, biotech and medical companies across the globe.
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, Lockwood communicates clinical and therapeutic advances to every type of medical expert, healthcare practitioner, and decision maker. For the ultimate benefit of patients, Lockwood helps clients advance their objectives in a world of new regulations, business models, payment approaches, technologies, roles, and work practices. Lockwood teams are organized around the specific needs of each client. With extensive experience in oncology, rare diseases, and all major therapeutic areas, along with highly specialized knowledge in biologics, devices, and diagnostics, Lockwood can quickly deploy the right scientific, business, and communications experts to address the challenges at hand. www.thelockwoodgrp.com
Random42 is a leading scientific communication studio specializing in medical animation and education, virtual reality, augmented and mixed reality, interactive and visually engaging solutions for global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Founded in 1992, Random42 are the largest and most experienced company within the industry and have won over 260 awards for high-quality medical animation and scientific storytelling – a clear industry leader. Their clients range fromk the pharmaceutical giants, including all of the Top 25 pharma companies, down to small innovative biotechs (and everyone in between). www.random42.com
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NEW YORK, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Oscar Health, Inc. (NYSE: OSCR) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Oscar Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with the Company's March 2021 initial public offering.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 11, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Oscar Health, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Oscar was experiencing growing COVID-19 testing and treatment costs; (2) Oscar was experiencing growing net COVID costs; (3) Oscar would be negatively impacted by an unfavorable prior year Risk Adjustment Data Validation result relating to 2019 and 2020; (4) Oscar was on track to be negatively impacted by significant SEP membership growth; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Oscar you have until July 11, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Oscar securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the OSCR lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/oscar-health-inc-loss-submission-form?id=28799&from=4.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union expressed concern Thursday that a new U.S. tax credit plan aimed at encouraging Americans to buy electric vehicles would discriminate against European producers and break World Trade Organization rules.
Under the Inflation Reduction Act nearing final approval in the U.S. Congress, a tax credit of up to $7,500 could be granted to lower the cost of an electric vehicle. To qualify, the bill requires that electric vehicles should contain a battery built in North America with minerals mined or recycled on the continent.
“The European Union is deeply concerned by this new, potential, trans-Atlantic trade barrier,” European Commission spokeswoman Miriam Garcia Ferrer said. “We think that it’s discriminatory, that it’s discriminating against foreign producers in relation to U.S. producers.”
“Of course this would mean that it would be incompatible with the WTO,” she said. The commission is the EU’s executive branch, and part of its responsibilities is to conduct trade with the outside world on behalf of the bloc’s 27 nations.
The commission agrees that tax credits are “an important incentive to drive the demand for electric vehicles” and ultimately to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “But we need to ensure that the measures introduced are fair,” the spokeswoman said.
The idea behind the U.S. requirement is to encourage domestic manufacturing and mining, build a robust battery supply chain in North America and lessen the industry’s dependence on overseas supply chains that could be subject to disruptions.
Production of lithium and other minerals that are used to produce EV batteries is now dominated by China. The world’s leading producer of cobalt, another component of the EV batteries, is the Democratic Republic of Congo.
But the commission is deeply concerned about the domestic U.S. content and assembly requirements in the tax credit plan and claims this only favors certain mineral-rich countries, to the detriment of EU products exported to America.
EU subsidy schemes, the commission said, are available for domestic and foreign producers alike.
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How long can trapped people survive in the rubble of an earthquake?
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Up to a week or more, experts say, but it depends on their injuries, how they are trapped and weather conditions.
Search teams from around the world have joined local emergency personnel in Turkey and Syria to look for victims from this week's devastating earthquake that has killed thousands.
Most rescues occur in the first 24 hours after a disaster. After that, survival chances drop as each day passes, experts say. Many victims are badly injured or buried by falling stones or other debris.
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Access to water and air to breathe are crucial factors, along with weather. Wintry conditions in Syria and Turkey have hampered rescue efforts and temperatures have dipped well below freezing.
“Typically, it is rare to find survivors after the fifth to seventh days, and most search and rescue teams will consider stopping by then,'' said Dr. Jarone Lee, an emergency and disaster medicine expert at Massachusetts General Hospital. ”But, there are many stories of people surviving well past the seven-day mark. Unfortunately, these are usually rare and extraordinary cases.''
People with traumatic injuries, including crush injuries and limb amputations, face the most critical survival window, said Dr. George Chiampas, an emergency medicine specialist at Northwestern University’s Feinberg medical school.
“If you don’t pull them out in one hour, in that golden hour, there’s really a very low chance of survival,’’ he said.
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Those with other illnesses, whose health depends on medications, also face grim chances, Chiampas said.
Age, physical and mental condition are all critical.
“You see a lot of different scenarios where we’ve had some some really miraculous saves and people have survived under horrible conditions.," said Dr. Christopher Colwell, an emergency medicine specialists at the University of California, San Francisco. "They tend to be younger people and and have been fortunate enough to find either a pocket in the rubble or some way to access needed elements like air and water.''
After the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, a teenager and his 80-year-old grandmother were found alive after nine days trapped in their flattened home. The year before, a 16-year-old Haitian girl was rescued from earthquake rubble in Port-Au-Prince after 15 days.
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Mental state can also affect survival. People trapped next to bodies, who have no contact with other survivors or rescuers, may give up hope, Chiampas noted.
“If you have someone who is alive, you’re leaning on each other to keep fighting,’’ he said.
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s largest health insurer said on Wednesday a cybercriminal had hacked the personal data of all its 4 million customers, as the government introduced legislation that would increase penalties for companies that fail to protect clients’ private information.
Medibank said “significant amounts of health claims data” had also been accessed in the breach, which was reported to police a week ago when trade in the company’s shares was halted.
The thief has demanded ransom and has reportedly threatened to expose the diagnoses and treatments of high-profile customers.
Medibank said its priority was to discover the specific data stolen in relation to each customer and to share that information with those customers.
The company had previously said the breach was thought to be limited to its subsidiary AHM and foreign students.
“Our investigation has now established that this criminal has accessed all our private health insurance customers’ personal data and significant amounts of their health claims data,” Medibank chief executive David Koczkar said in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange.
“This is a terrible crime – this is a crime designed to cause maximum harm to the most vulnerable members of our community,” Koczkar added, with an apology to customers.
The government has been planning urgent legislative reforms on cybersecurity regulation since a hacker stole the personal data of almost 10 million current and former customers of Optus, Australia’s second-largest wireless telecommunications carrier.
Optus became aware on Sept. 21 that personal data of more than one-third of Australia’s population of 26 million had been stolen.
In introducing amendments to the Privacy Act to Parliament on Wednesday, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus mentioned both companies and MyDeal, an online retail intermediary that lost the data of 2.2 million customers in a hack revealed two weeks ago.
“As the Optus, Medibank and MyDeal cyberattacks have recently highlighted, data breaches have the potential to cause serious financial and emotional harm to Australians, and this is unacceptable,” Dreyfus told Parliament.
“Governments, businesses and other organizations have an obligation to protect Australians’ personal data, not to treat it as a commercial asset,” Dreyfus added.
The government is critical of companies that amass more customer data than necessary to make money from it in ways unrelated to the services for which the information was provided.
The penalties for serious breaches of the Privacy Act would increase from 2.2 million Australian dollars ($1.4 million) now to AU$50 million ($32 million) under the proposed amendments.
A company could also be fined the value of 30% of its revenues over a defined period if that amount exceeded AU$50 million ($32 million).
Medibank said on Wednesday it did not have cyber insurance and estimated the hack would reduce its earnings by between AU$25 million ($16 million) and AU$35 million ($22 million) by early next year.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Just two days before he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people and injuring more than 60, Darrell Brooks Jr. had posted bail for charges of domestic violence.
He had been accused of using his SUV to run over the mother of his child, and a pretrial assessment found Brooks was at high risk of reoffending. But a court official set that bail at a mere $1,000 cash at the request of prosecutors, who later called their recommendation a mistake. For the parade killings, Brooks was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Brooks quickly became the poster child for a Republican-backed push to enact tougher bail policies. The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature is asking voters to ratify a constitutional amendment that would make it harder for violent criminals to get out of jail on bail.
GOP lawmakers in other states also are scrambling to make it harder for defendants to get out of jail before trial after branding themselves as tough on crime in the 2022 midterm elections. Their efforts have led to a fierce fight with Democrats over public safety and the rights of criminal defendants.
Recent Democratic overhaul measures in states such as Illinois and New York have sought to eliminate cash bail and lessen pretrial detention on the premise they do more harm than good, especially to marginalized groups.
But Republican lawmakers in at least 14 states have introduced some 20 bills so far this year to do just the opposite. Their proposals include increasing the number of non-bailable offenses, requiring more people to pay cash bail and encouraging or requiring judges to consider a defendant’s criminal record when setting bail.
Criminal justice experts and advocacy groups warn the Republican-backed measures aren’t supported by research and could worsen crime rates and disparities between rich and poor. Bail is meant to ensure a defendant returns to court and isn’t supposed to be a punishment, since the defendant hasn’t yet been convicted.
“Cash bail is not a benefit to defendants or to public safety,” said Shima Baradaran Baughman, a law professor at the University of Utah who studies bail.
“When people are detained before trial even for a few days, they are dramatically more likely to reoffend later,” Baughman said. “In other words, it is much safer to the public to release most people before trial than to detain them.”
Defendants jailed before trial are much more likely to plead guilty to charges — often accepting deals that sentence them to time already served that end their detainment, researchers from Harvard, Stanford and Princeton found in a 2018 study. The same study found higher unemployment rates for pretrial detainees after they’re released. It’s not uncommon for defendants who can’t make bail to lose their jobs and even their homes while in jail awaiting trial.
While Republicans seeking to widen the use of bail acknowledge people are legally presumed innocent before trial, some say they believe most defendants are ultimately guilty and that society would be safer if more are locked up.
Georgia Sen. Randy Robertson, a longtime sheriff’s deputy and former state president of the Fraternal Order of Police, said he is “extremely confident” that most arrestees are guilty.
In February, the GOP-led Georgia state Senate passed a Robertson proposal that would add 53 offenses to a current list of just seven charges that always require cash or property bail. The new offenses include passing a bad check, which can be a misdemeanor or a felony, and such misdemeanors as reckless driving or fighting in public. Robertson argues that victims feel the justice system doesn’t care about them when suspects are released without cash bail.
The measure requires three-time felons to post cash or property bail, as well as those with felony convictions in the past seven years. It also says any defendant can’t be released without posting bail unless they appear before a judge.
The measures in Georgia, Wisconsin and elsewhere worry Insha Rahman, vice president of advocacy and partnerships at the Vera Institute for Justice. “When you are setting money bail on all kinds of offenses and judges can’t release people, you are absolutely treading on presumption of innocence,” she said.
Rahman, a former public defender who helped design bail laws in New York and other states, said the best research supports ending cash bail and offering personalized release conditions for most defendants. People who pose a “clear and immediate” threat to public safety are the exception, she said, and should be detained until trial.
“All money bail does is privilege the amount of money someone has in their pocket, not public safety,” Rahman said.
Wisconsin Republican Sen. Van Wanggard, a former police officer who sponsored the constitutional amendment that gained traction after the Waukesha parade killings, said he doesn’t believe imposing cash bail on more people or requiring higher bail violates the presumption of innocence.
“If someone is a repetitive criminal, I surely would rather have that individual locked up than out committing another crime,” Wanggaard said.
If ratified by Wisconsin voters on April 4, the amendment would let judges setting bail consider the criminal history of someone accused of a violent crime. Wisconsin judges currently can only set bail as a means to ensure someone returns to court. The measure also would require judges to publicly lay out their reasoning for the bail amounts they set.
Opponents criticize as overbroad the expanded list of crimes under the amendment, including watching a dog fight, violating a court order against contacting criminal gang members and negligently leaving a firearm where a child gains access to it.
Ohio voters passed a similar amendment in November, requiring judges to consider a suspect’s threat to public safety when setting bail. Bills in Indiana and Missouri would likewise give judges more latitude to consider public safety and criminal histories.
In New York, bail has been a polarizing issue since majority Democrats passed a 2019 law abolishing pretrial incarceration for most nonviolent offenses. Many prosecutors, police officials, Republicans and even some moderate Democrats argued the changes threatened public safety.
Republican candidates running against crime saw big gains in New York City’s suburbs in 2022. And Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, under pressure from voters, has said she wants to revisit bail laws this year to give judges more leeway when setting bail.
Democratic bail changes in Illinois ran into roadblocks when the state Supreme Court halted a new law that would have eliminated cash bail beginning Jan. 1. Prosecutors and sheriffs from 64 counties had sued, challenging the measure. The Supreme Court heard arguments on the lawsuit last week.
Baughman, the Utah law professor, said the Illinois law would likely both release more people before trial and improve public safety.
“We are the only country in the world that forces defendants to pay money to obtain a constitutional right of release before trial,” she said. “Poor defendants and people of color are most harmed when cash bail becomes the norm in a jurisdiction.”
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Associated Press writer Jeff Amy contributed from Atlanta and writer Michael Hill contributed from Albany, New York.
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Toronto right-hander Alek Manoah will start Saturday afternoon against the visiting New York Yankees, and it could not come at a better time.
The Blue Jays were trounced 12-3 by the Yankees in the opener of the three-game series on Friday night. That followed Toronto’s 10-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.
In those two games, Blue Jays starters Kevin Gausman (Thursday) and Ross Stripling (Friday) combined for a total of six innings, which put a burden on the bullpen.
Reliever Trent Thornton gave up five runs and Trevor Richards allowed three more in New York’s eight-run fifth inning on Friday.
“We didn’t execute our pitches,” Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said. “We threw too many pitches over the heart of the plate. They’re just a hot team.
“When you play a team that hot, you have to execute. To get teams like that, you’ve got to pitch better.”
Manoah (8-1, 1.67 ERA) has pitched fewer than six innings only once in his 12 starts this season, and that was when he went five innings against the host Cleveland Guardians on May 8.
“I just want to be a workhorse,” Manoah said. “That’s what I build everything around, going out there and eating a ton of innings, giving up no runs and letting that offense get hot. It’s just a blessing.”
Manoah also has pitched well against the Yankees, who are on an eight-game win streak.
Manoah will face Yankees right-hander Jameson Taillon (7-1, 2.93 ERA) on Saturday.
Manoah is 1-0 with a 0.75 ERA in two starts against the Yankees this season 2-0 with a 1.52 ERA in four career starts against them.
In three starts against the Blue Jays this season, Taillon is 2-1 with a 2.76 ERA. In seven career starts going back to 2017, he is 3-3 with a 4.08 ERA against them.
The Yankees have altered their pitching rotation for the series, with right-hander Luis Severino to start on Sunday instead of right-hander Gerrit Cole.
Severino was scratched from his scheduled start on Thursday because he had a fever and chills. He was briefly put on the COVID-19 injured list, but Severino was cleared from the list after several negative tests.
“So we’ll pitch him Sunday. Gerrit (Cole) will bump to Monday,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said before Friday’s game.
The Yankees will begin a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburgh, Fla., on Monday.
“So, yeah, glad (Thursday) was a good day for him feeling better and obviously able to travel with us, so he gets some throwing in (Friday) and be ready to roll Sunday,” Boone said of Severino.
Severino has matched up better against the Blue Jays than Cole this season.
The Blue Jays scored three earned runs in 5 2/3 innings off Cole on May 13, his lone appearance against them this season. Severino is 1-0 with a 2.79 ERA in two starts against Toronto this season.
Reliever Ryan Weber, who filled in Thursday for the Yankees with 3 2/3 solid innings in the 2-1 win over the Rays, was designated for assignment with the return of Severino.
Toronto shortstop Bo Bichette (bruised foot) did not play on Friday.
The Blue Jays recalled infielder Otto Lopez and right-hander Casey Lawrence from Triple-A Buffalo on Friday and optioned left-hander Matt Gage and right-hander Jeremy Beasley to Buffalo.
Lawrence allowed two runs in four innings of relief against the Yankees on Friday.
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WARSAW, Ind., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZBH), a global medical technology leader, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend to stockholders for the third quarter of 2022. The cash dividend of $0.24 per share is payable on or about October 31, 2022 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 30, 2022.
Zimmer Biomet is a global medical technology leader with a comprehensive portfolio designed to maximize mobility and improve health. We seamlessly transform the patient experience through our innovative products and suite of integrated digital and robotic technologies that leverage data, data analytics and artificial intelligence.
With 90+ years of trusted leadership and proven expertise, Zimmer Biomet is positioned to deliver the highest quality solutions to patients and providers. Our legacy continues to come to life today through our progressive culture of evolution and innovation.
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DENVER (AP) — Republicans in Colorado will decide Tuesday whether to nominate — as their candidate for the state’s top election official — a county elections clerk who is under indictment for a security breach spurred by conspiracy theories related to the 2020 presidential election.
Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters announced plans earlier this year to run for the Republican nomination for secretary of state on the podcast of former President Donald Trump’s adviser, Steve Bannon. In recent months, she has been issuing various reports — discredited by officials and experts — that claim vulnerabilities in voting equipment used widely in Colorado and across the country.
Also running in the Republican primary is Pam Anderson, a former county clerk who previously led the state clerks’ association, and businessman Mike O’Donnell. The current secretary of state, Jena Griswold, is running unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Anderson’s campaign highlighted her experience running elections and a call for less politics in the role of secretary of state.
Peters, elected in 2018 to oversee elections in Mesa County, is among several candidates across the country this year seeking to oversee elections as their state’s chief election official while denying the outcome of the 2020 election or falsely claiming that elections in the U.S. are corrupt.
There is no evidence of widespread fraud or conspiracy to steal the 2020 presidential election.
Peters, who has been barred by a judge from overseeing this year’s election, has said she is running to “restore trust and transparency and end government overreach” in elections. In the indictment, authorities alleged Peters was part of a “deceptive scheme” to breach voting system technology.
She has claimed the indictment, which includes seven felony counts, was motivated by politics. The Mesa County grand jury that issued the indictment was comprised of residents in the largely Republican county along the Utah border.
Trump won Mesa County with nearly 63% of the vote in 2020. President Joe Biden won Colorado overall with 55.4% percent of the state’s vote.
Peters has appeared regularly with Trump loyalists, including MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, who has promoted Trump’s false claims of a stolen election. She attended Lindell’s “cybersymposium” last year where Lindell promised to reveal proof that voting machines were somehow manipulated.
While no evidence was provided, a copy of Mesa County’s voting system hard drive was distributed and posted online, according to attendees and state officials. Peters has said she had the authority and an obligation to make the copy but said she had no knowledge of how it came to be distributed.
Of the other primaries held Tuesday, no other state included a race for the state’s top election official.
Nationally, nearly two dozen Republican candidates are running to be their state’s top election official who deny the result of the 2020 presidential election, according to States United Action, a nonpartisan advocacy organization tracking the candidates.
Among those who have advanced to the November ballot are Wes Allen in Alabama, Diego Morales in Indiana, Jim Marchant in Nevada and Audrey Trujillo in New Mexico. Kristina Karamo in Michigan and Kim Crockett in Minnesota are favorites to win their primaries in August.
A coalition of election and cybersecurity officials declared the 2020 presidential election the “most secure in American history,” while Trump’s attorney general at the time said there was no fraud that would have altered the results. There has been no evidence to suggest Trump was cheated out of a second term.
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CORALVILLE – The match was over and the third-consecutive championship was in hand.
Blaze was apparently sparked when a vehicle hit the building
After leaving the porch, he remained and watched the house until smoke and flames were visible
WATERLOO — Jurors have sided with an Evansdale man in his lawsuit against a Waterloo casino where he was attacked by another patron in January 2021.
CEDAR FALLS — An Amana woman has been arrested after allegedly threatening staff at a Cedar Falls ice cream parlor in October.
WATERLOO — A Waterloo woman has been arrested after she allegedly set a fire near a home over the weekend.
CEDAR FALLS — The last thing he remembers was being at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital in Waterloo on Oct. 1.
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- In 2022, Shanghai Electric's newly installed offshore wind power capacity in China ranked number one for the eighth consecutive year.
- The Dubai Photothermal Photovoltaic Project jointly built with ACWA Power has entered a key construction stage.
- A new generation of electrolyzed water hydrogen production equipment will be put into planned production.
SHANGHAI, March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai Electric (SEHK: 2727, SSE:601727) is promoting the exploration and implementation of a multi-energy complementary strategic deployment involving source-grid-load hydrogen storage. The company aims to expand "integration of wind, water, heat, storage" and "source-grid-load hydrogen storage integration" through innovation and creation, as well as industrial digital intelligence upgrades and applications. This strategic framework will consider the development goals of short-term stable energy supply and medium- and long-term zero-carbon society construction.
In the absence of a comprehensive and systematic plan, transformation measures are often fragmented, which limits the scope and impact of deep decarbonization. This was discussed in detail by Leng Weiqing, chairman of Shanghai Electric Group, in her proposal during the 2023 'Two Sessions'. "We should accelerate the creation of a system and mechanism to reduce carbon emissions among energy providers and industrial entities, as well as removing policy barriers between them to form a joining force for carbon reduction."
To accelerate strategic deployment, Shanghai Electric is cooperating with industrial organizations in Asia, China, the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, and other countries and regions.
Offshore wind power in China
Shanghai Electric Wind Power recently topped the list of new offshore wind power installations in China, winning the industry's top ranking for the eighth consecutive year with it cumulatively providing 7.05 GW of clean energy over the last three years. Recently, its participation in the construction of China's first floating offshore wind power and fishery farming integrated equipment research and demonstration project recently won the floating wind power technology innovation award at the 7th New Energy Power Plant Design and Equipment Selection Seminar by virtue of ensuring and verifying the full safety and reliability of the system design. The Datang Nan'ao Lemen Offshore Wind Power Project, in which Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group participated, also recently announced that it achieved full generation beyond design, completing a daily power generation of 5,882,200 kWh, a new high in single-day power generation since the project came on stream.
International photovoltaics projects
The Dubai Solar Thermal Photovoltaic Project, jointly built with ACWA Power, has entered a critical stage of construction, which will dedicate a landmark green project for the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to be held in the United Arab Emirates at the end of 2023, and will enable both parties to continue their future cooperation in the Middle East regarding low energy consumption areas such as solar energy, wind energy, hydrogen energy and new energy areas. The project is a landmark for both parties to continue their cooperation in the Middle East in the areas of solar, wind, hydrogen and other low energy consumption and new energy sources. Additionally, the 91.54 MW photovoltaic project located in Palau County, Brasov, Romania, was also recently launched. The contract includes the procurement of equipment, design, construction, commissioning and operation and maintenance (O&M) for the 91.54 MW PV plant. To date, the project has completed the preliminary design of the layout, access roads, and cables, and the signing of procurement contracts for major equipment components, brackets, inverters, among others.
A new generation of electrolyzed water hydrogen production equipment will be put into planned production domestically in China
Last December, Shanghai Electric released two new products: alkaline electrolyzed water hydrogen production equipment with a single hydrogen production capacity of 1500 standard cubic meters per hour, and proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzed water hydrogen production equipment with a single hydrogen production capacity of 50 standard cubic meters per hour. Both of these products will be officially incorporated into planned intelligent production workshops upon their completion, the construction of which has been accelerated. This development will significantly optimize China's hydrogen production output, as well as the costs.
"We have planned a 500 MW alkaline electrolyzer production capacity in 2023, which is equivalent to producing 100 sets of 1,000-square-meter alkaline electrolyzers," said Wu Liang, deputy chief engineer of Shanghai Bright-H Technology, a company wholly owned by Shanghai Electric. "And a 100-megawatt PEM production line is planned for 2025, which is capable of producing 100 units of PEM electrolyzers of 200 square meters."
Status and future directional planning of multi-energy coupling and source-grid-load-storage hydrogen integration construction
Multi-energy coupling and hydrogen integration are essential for a sustainable, low-carbon energy system. Multi-energy coupling integrates various energy carriers and systems, while hydrogen integration incorporates hydrogen into the energy system. Countries invest in smart grids, energy storage, renewable hydrogen production, and infrastructure for these strategies. The goal is to increase efficiency, sustainability, reliability, reduce emissions, and enhance energy security. Continued investment can significantly contribute to the transition towards a sustainable energy system.
About Shanghai Electric
Shanghai Electric Group Company Limited (SEHK: 2727, SSE:601727), a leading global supplier of industrial-grade eco-friendly smart system solutions with a presence around the world, is dedicated to smart energy, intelligent manufacturing, and the integration of digital intelligence. With the focus on low-carbon development and digital transformation by opening up new arenas and promoting new growth drivers, Shanghai Electric will strive to be a leader in the pursuit of to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060, new energy equipment production, and high-end equipment localization, utilizing the boundless opportunities in an innovative industrial ecosystem along with global partners.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 24, 2022
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314 PM CDT Wed Aug 24 2022
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Texas...
Trinity River At Dallas affecting Dallas County.
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Trinity River At Dallas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 29.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 13.6 feet Monday
morning.
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of south central Texas, including the following
county, Uvalde.
* WHEN...Until 615 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
- At 317 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Garner State Park.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's last abortion clinic on Tuesday dropped its lawsuit that sought to block the state from enforcing a law that bans most abortions.
The action came a day after clinic owner Diane Derzis told The Associated Press that she had sold Jackson Women's Health Organization, the facility that was at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v. Wade. Derzis also said she had no intention to reopen the clinic, even if a state court allowed her to do so.
“If the clinic is not in a position to reopen in Mississippi, it no longer has a basis to pursue this case in the courts,” Rob McDuff, a Mississippi Center for Justice attorney who was among those representing the clinic in the lawsuit, said in a statement Tuesday.
Derzis said the furniture and equipment from Jackson Women’s Health Organization have been moved to a new abortion clinic she will open soon in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Jackson clinic is best known as the Pink House because of its bright paint job.
The Supreme Court on June 24 released its ruling that took away women’s constitutional protection for abortion nationwide. The decision was in a case that challenged a Mississippi law to ban abortions after 15 weeks.
The Pink House stopped offering medication and surgical abortions July 6, the day before Mississippi enacted a law that bans most abortions. Mississippi was one of several states with a trigger law contingent on the Supreme Court overturning the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
The Mississippi trigger law, passed in 2007, says abortion is legal only if the pregnant woman’s life is in danger or if a pregnancy is caused by a rape reported to law enforcement. It does not have an exception for pregnancies caused by incest.
On July 5, a state court judge rejected a request by the clinic's attorneys to block the trigger law from taking effect. The clinic appealed her ruling to the state Supreme Court.
Attorneys for the clinic cited a 1998 Mississippi Supreme Court ruling that said the state constitution invokes a right to privacy that “includes an implied right to choose whether or not to have an abortion.”
The state attorney general’s office argued that the 1998 ruling was rooted in U.S. Supreme Court decisions in 1973 and 1992 that established or protected abortion rights but were overturned on June 24. McDuff argued that state justices never said their ruling was made because of the federal Constitution.
Because the clinic is dropping its lawsuit, the Mississippi Supreme Court will not issue a new ruling that might contradict its own 1998 decision. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Mississippi-clinic-drops-challenge-of-near-ban-on-17315081.php | 2022-07-19 19:18:07 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Mississippi-clinic-drops-challenge-of-near-ban-on-17315081.php |
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The United States opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands on Thursday in its latest move to counter China's push into the Pacific.
The embassy is starting small, with a chargé d’affaires, a couple of State Department staff and a handful of local employees. The U.S. previously operated an embassy in the Solomon Islands for five years before closing it in 1993 as part of a global reduction in diplomatic posts after the end of the Cold War.
But China's bold moves in the region have the U.S. seeking to increase its engagement in a number of ways, such as by donating COVID-19 vaccines, bringing back Peace Corps volunteers to several island nations, and investing in forestry and tourism projects.
The opening of the embassy in the Solomon Islands comes as Fiji's new leader, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, appears to be reassessing some aspects of his nation's engagement with China. Rabuka told The Fiji Times last week he planned to end a police training and exchange agreement with China.
The U.S. State Department notified lawmakers early last year that China's growing influence in the region made reopening the Solomon Islands embassy a priority. Since then, the Solomons has signed a security pact with China, raising fears of a military buildup in the region, and the U.S. has countered by sending several high-level delegations.
The Solomon Islands switched allegiance from the self-ruled island of Taiwan to Beijing in 2019, threatening the close ties with the U.S. that date back to World War II.
"We are seeing this bond weaken as the People's Republic of China aggressively seeks to engage Solomon Islands' political and business elites, utilizing a familiar pattern of extravagant promises, prospective costly infrastructure loans, and potentially dangerous debt levels," the department said in a December notice to Congress that was obtained by The Associated Press.
A senior State Department official who insisted on anonymity to brief the media said the U.S. had been encouraged by the Solomon Islands' commitment to continue working with traditional security partners such as Australia and the U.S., but remained concerned about the secrecy surrounding the security agreement with China.
He said any type of militarization in the Pacific by China would be a great concern.
The official said the U.S. had yet to have deep conversations with the new Fijian leadership so it was too early to tell if the move on policing signaled a change in direction for Fiji on China.
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NEW YORK, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This press release provides shareholders of Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RQI) (the "Fund") with information regarding the sources of the distribution to be paid on May 31, 2023 and cumulative distributions paid fiscal year-to-date.
In December 2012, the Fund implemented a managed distribution policy in accordance with exemptive relief issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The managed distribution policy seeks to deliver the Fund's long-term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per common share. The policy gives the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains throughout the year and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis to shareholders. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.
The Fund's monthly distributions may include long-term capital gains, short-term capital gains, net investment income and/or return of capital for federal income tax purposes. Return of capital includes distributions paid by the Fund in excess of its net investment income and net realized capital gains and such excess is distributed from the Fund's assets. A return of capital is not taxable; rather, it reduces a shareholder's tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. In addition, distributions from the Fund's investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) may later be characterized as capital gains and/or a return of capital, depending on the character of the dividends reported to the Fund after year end by REITs held by the Fund. The amount of monthly distributions may vary depending on a number of factors, including changes in portfolio and market conditions.
At the time of each monthly distribution, information will be posted to cohenandsteers.com and mailed to shareholders in a concurrent notice. However, this information may change at the end of the year because the final tax characteristics of the Fund's distributions cannot be determined with certainty until after the end of the calendar year. Final tax characteristics of all of the Fund's distributions will be provided on Form 1099-DIV, which is mailed after the close of the calendar year.
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year-to-date from the sources indicated. All amounts are expressed per common share.
You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's managed distribution policy. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates, are likely to change over time, and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The amounts and sources of distributions year-to-date may be subject to additional adjustments.
*THE FUND WILL SEND YOU A FORM 1099-DIV FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR THAT WILL TELL YOU HOW TO REPORT THESE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.
The Fund's Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return for fiscal year 2023 (January 1, 2023 through April 30, 2023) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return with the Fund's Cumulative Distribution Rate for 2023. In addition, the Fund's Average Annual Total Return for the five-year period ending April 30, 2023 is set forth below. Shareholders should note the relationship between the Average Annual Total Return with the Fund's Current Annualized Distribution Rate for 2023. The performance and distribution rate information disclosed in the table is based on the Fund's net asset value per share (NAV). The Fund's NAV is calculated as the total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding. While NAV performance may be indicative of the Fund's investment performance, it does not measure the value of a shareholder's individual investment in the Fund. The value of a shareholder's investment in the Fund is determined by the Fund's market price, which is based on the supply and demand for the Fund's shares in the open market.
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Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expense of the Fund carefully before investing. You can obtain the Fund's most recent periodic reports, when available, and other regulatory filings by contacting your financial advisor or visiting cohenandsteers.com. These reports and other filings can be found on the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR Database. You should read these reports and other filings carefully before investing.
Shareholders should not use the information provided here in preparing their tax returns. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year indicating how to report Fund distributions for federal income tax purposes.
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FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BEDGEAR®, the brand of Performance® that provides innovative bedding by focusing on an active lifestyle and well-being, is presenting new Performance pillows and mattress protectors for adults, children and toddlers as well as retail theater displays driven by artificial intelligence (AI) that focus on personalized shopper experiences at the bi-annual Winter 2023 Las Vegas Market, taking place from Jan. 28-Feb. 2 at the Las Vegas Design Center. Breathability and personalization are emphasized with the brand's new split-head mattresses, adjustable bases, mattress protectors and sheets.
To help BEDGEAR's retail partners drive more foot traffic and create engaging and personalized experiences at stores, several significant enhancements have been made to its interactive retail theater displays. The PillowID® Finder, which is also available online, provides results that include pillow size and fabric technology as well as multi-language support, such as Korean, Thai and Chinese. Another interactive display called the Fitting Room is a contactless method for the shopper to get "fit" for both pillows and mattresses. BEDGEAR's breathable bedding products come in different sizes to properly fit different body types, sleep positions and temperature preferences. Using 3-D scanning technology and the shopper's input, the Fitting Room delivers an AI-driven personalized result.
"BEDGEAR is creating a purpose for shoppers to go online and in-store," said BEDGEAR founder and CEO Eugene Alletto. "They want products specifically that are personal to their needs and a shopping experience that engages and wows them. Shoppers do not want boring and confusing digital and physical store experiences. BEDGEAR provides clarity and excitement regardless of the shopping channel."
BEDGEAR's new 2023 products are innovative because of their shapes and how they incorporate the brand's smart fabric technologies, including moisture-wicking Dri-Tec®, instant-cooling Ver-Tex™ as well as Air-X™ for enhanced airflow. These temperature-balancing and airflow technologies are found in BEDGEAR's new mattress protectors and bean-shaped pillows for both adults and children as well split-head mattresses and mattress protectors.
BEDGEAR's showroom at the Las Vegas Design Center is located in Building B on the 11th Floor, Suite B-1100. BEDGEAR's products are available in stores across the country.
ABOUT BEDGEAR®
Launched in 2009, BEDGEAR® is the brand of Performance® that provides innovative bedding by focusing on an active lifestyle and well-being. BEDGEAR's sleep solutions are engineered with fabrics that are moisture wicking, instant cooling and maximize airflow to allow the body to naturally regulate its temperature. With a core belief of One Size Does Not Fit All™, BEDGEAR has redefined the way people view sleep by developing interactive in-store experiences and breathable bedding products that are personally fit to a consumer based on specific factors, including body type, sleep position and temperature. BEDGEAR is dedicated to integrating environmental responsibility into product development to ensure less returned goods are being sent to landfills. BEDGEAR is essential to the rest and recovery routines of professional athletes and active people who need to maximize their sleep. A proud manufacturer in the USA, BEDGEAR offers mattresses, pillows, sheets, blankets, pet beds as well as travel, kids and baby products that often feature removable and washable covers to maintain a clean and healthy sleep environment. BEDGEAR is represented in more than 4,000 retail stores across the globe and has earned more than 220 U.S. and worldwide patents, trademark registrations and pending applications. Wake Ready™! Learn more at bedgear.com.
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SEOUL — North Korea says it test-launched four nuclear-capable cruise missiles, its first cruise missile test since November. The launch comes a day after the U.S. and South Korea held tabletop exercises simulating a North Korean nuclear attack.
The Korean Central News Agency said the four strategic cruise missiles each flew about 1,200 miles to the east, in elliptical and figure-8-shaped trajectories, before hitting targets in the sea.
South Korea's military did not say if it detected the launches or not. It says it is investigating whether the North's claims about the launch are true.
The U.S., South Korea and Japan held trilateral missile defense drills this week off the coast of South Korea.
North Korea's Foreign Ministry called in a statement for the U.S. to stop deploying strategic weapons, such as aircraft carriers, to the Korean peninsula, and halt joint military drills with South Korea.
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Dealership employee shot, killed over vehicle sale; customer arrested
MIDDLETON, Wis. (WMTV/Gray News) - An employee at a Wisconsin auto dealership has died in a shooting involving a customer.
According to the Middleton Police Department, Jakira Anderson, 23, has been booked on a charge of first-degree intentional homicide in connection with the shooting.
Police said officers responded to a disturbance at MSI Auto Sales, just outside of the downtown area, at about 1:30 p.m. Monday.
A dealership employee was found shot and killed in what appeared to be over a previous vehicle sale, authorities said.
According to police, they found Anderson a few hours later after the shooting and took her into custody.
Middleton Police Chief Troy Hellenbrand urged anyone with more information to contact them at 608-824-7300 as their investigation remains ongoing.
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President Biden on Friday said that Republican Herschel Walker does not deserve to be in the Senate, just days ahead of the runoff in Georgia on Tuesday.
During a stop at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) in Boston, Biden said the runoff is a choice between two men, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Walker.
“And you know, this is not this is not a referendum,” Biden said. “This is a choice. A choice between two men.”
“One doesn’t deserve to be in the United States Senate based on his veracity and what he said and what he hadn’t said,” he added. “The other man is really truly decent, honorable guy.”
Biden also said he’s been told turnout for early voting looks good for Democrats. Over 1 million votes have been cast ahead of Tuesday’s runoff election.
“This race in George is really, really critical,” Biden said.
The president has no plans to visit Georgia ahead of Tuesday.
Biden commented that a 50-50 Senate, which he has faced in his first term in office, “means you got 50 presidents — anyone could decide to change the direction of the country.”
Democrats had a better-than-expected midterm election and held onto the Senate. But, Warnock winning reelection would give Democrats a 51-49 edge in the Senate.
“We’re a diverse party … but we still have all stuck together on a major, major issues. And one of the things that we need, we need that 51st vote,” Biden said.
After meeting with IBEW, the president will phone bank for Warnock from Boston and participate in a reception for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. | https://www.wric.com/hill-politics/biden-says-walker-doesnt-deserve-to-be-in-the-senate/ | 2022-12-03 00:34:47 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/hill-politics/biden-says-walker-doesnt-deserve-to-be-in-the-senate/ |
The Detroit area HVAC company offers tips to help sellers stand out in today's hot housing market
DETROIT, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- C & C Heating & Air Conditioning, a leading Detroit-area heating and cooling company with more than six decades of experience, says homeowners looking to sell should consider investing in their Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) units if they want the best return on their investment their property offers.
"In today's hot housing market, having a new or upgraded HVAC system can make a home stand out against the competition," said Dayna Hottle, general manager of C & C Heating and Air Conditioning. "Potential buyers see a new HVAC system and realize that is something they won't have to purchase for the next decade or more. This makes the home more attractive on the market."
Hottle said there are other investments in airflow and HVAC systems that home sellers can install to make their home more appealing to potential buyers. These include:
- Incorporating a zoning system. This system allows the homeowner to regulate temperatures in specific areas of the home. With a zoning system, homeowners can be more efficient with their energy use which cuts utility costs.
- Installing a smart thermostat. Smart thermostats are not only programmable from anywhere a homeowner can use a smartphone, they can also be set up to "learn" a family's habits and automatically adjust to that family's specific needs. This cuts down on unnecessary energy use.
- Upgrading or adding an air filtration system. This feature has become more popular with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it also helps homeowners who suffer with allergies or asthma. A filtration system increases a home's indoor air quality and helps rid the home of airborne viruses and bacteria.
- Installing an Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV). ERVs allow homeowners to replace stale indoor air with fresh outdoor air without opening windows. Letting in fresh air also means letting in very hot or cold air, which causes HVAC systems to work harder to regulate the home's temperature. The use of an ERV brings in fresh air without increasing energy loss.
"While simply installing a new system will bring in more of a return on investment for home sellers, the hot ticket items are those that also improve energy efficiency," Hottle said. "With utility bills increasing all across the country, homes that feature new energy efficient HVAC systems are more attractive to home buyers."
Hottle said home sellers with systems that are more than 15 years old should consider installing a new system before putting their home on the market even if the system is still running well.
"An old system just deters home buyers," she said. "If you want to sell your home fast, being able to market your home as having a new and energy-efficient HVAC system will bring it to the top of many home buyers' lists."
C & C Heating & Air Conditioning is a Detroit-area heating and cooling company with more than six decades of expertise installing and servicing all makes and models of heating and cooling equipment. Their technicians are highly trained and qualified and undergo annual background checks, random drug testing, extensive technical and customer service training and are North American Technician Excellence (NATE) certified. Services include HVAC maintenance and repair, duct cleaning, whole-home air filtration systems, indoor air quality systems and comprehensive maintenance agreements. For more information, call C & C Heating & Air Conditioning at (586) 439-3319 or visit their website at https://candcheat.com/
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Six men sit alongside Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the ruling Communist Party’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee, handling major portfolios from propaganda to corruption fighting.
All are party veterans with close personal and professional ties to Xi, China’s most powerful figure in decades.
Their roles are expected to come more into focus during the ongoing session of the National People’s Congress, China's ceremonial legislature.
The backgrounds of the six show the continued “prominence of politics in Xi Jinping's vision for China’s governance,” said Neil Thomas, a fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis.
Some details about the standing committee members in order of their party rank:
LI QIANG
Perhaps the official closest to Xi, Li Qiang is widely expected to take over as premier, nominally in charge of the Cabinet and caretaker of the economy. Li is best known for ruthlessly enforcing a brutal “zero-COVID” lockdown on Shanghai last spring as party boss of the Chinese financial hub, proving his loyalty to Xi in the face of complaints from residents over their lack of access to food, medical care and basic services.
Li, 63, came to know Xi during the future president's term as head of Li's native Zhejiang, a relatively wealthy southeastern province now known as a technology and manufacturing powerhouse.
ZHAO LEJI
A holdover from the previous Politburo Standing Committee, Zhao Leji won Xi's trust as head of the party's anti-corruption watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, pursuing an anti-graft campaign that has frozen all potential opposition to the leader.
Zhao, 65, is expected to serve as the head of the National People's Congress and its standing committee which handles most actual legislative work.
WANG HUNING
Another returnee from the previous standing committee, Wang Huning is from an academic background, having been a professor of international politics at Shanghai's Fudan University and a senior adviser to two of Xi's predecessors. Unusual for a top official, Wang, 67, has never held office at either the local or central government level.
Wang is known for authoring books critiquing Western politics and society, and is expected to be named head of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the NPC's advisory body that, in coordination with the party's United Front Department, works to build the Xi's influence and image abroad.
CAI QI
As leader of the capital since 2017, Cai Qi oversaw the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been celebrated by the party as a victory. Cai, 67, also oversaw the forcible eviction of thousands of migrant workers from rundown urban neighborhoods and kept COVID cases relatively low in Beijing without enacting the harsh measures seen in Shanghai and elsewhere.
Cai, who holds a doctorate in economics, also entered into Xi's political orbit in the Zhejiang political scene. An early adopter of Chinese social media, Cai is also among the very few top officials to have visited Taiwan, praising the island's ubiquitous convenience stores in a 2012 posting for Caixin magazine's website. He's expected to be put in charge of propaganda and messaging.
DING XUEXIANG
As director of the party's General Office since 2017, Ding Xuexiang has effectively served as Xi's chief of staff, notably present on state visits and meetings with foreign leaders. Like Wang, Ding has never held government office but sits at the center of party affairs just below the Politburo.
Still just 60, Ding's career took off after he was appointed secretary to Xi during his brief term as Shanghai party head. He is expected to be appointed first vice premier overseeing administrative matters.
LI XI
Prior to his appointment to the standing committee, Li Xi, 66, headed Guangdong province, one of China's wealthiest regions and the base of its vast manufacturing sector. He earlier served as party secretary of Mao Zedong' s famed revolutionary base of Yan’an and had became an early pioneer in what is known as “red tourism,” promoting sites hallowed to the party's history prior to its seizure of power in 1949.
A close Xi confidante, Li has already been appointed to replace Zhao as head of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/china-s-other-top-leaders-bring-loyalty-to-xi-17828197.php | 2023-03-09 01:51:58 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/china-s-other-top-leaders-bring-loyalty-to-xi-17828197.php |
Lowers Minimum Cash Holding Required from $10 Million to $7 Million Providing Flexibility for a Potential Future Acquisition
Converts $1.5 Million of Music Royalty Liabilities into Shares of Its Restricted Common Stock at $2.10 Per Share
Has Extinguished Approximately $6.5 Million in Liabilities Since April 1, 2022 and Currently Holds Approximately $30 Million in Short-Term Assets
Company will Have Approximately $13.0 Million In Cash and Cash Equivalents as of July 15, 2022
LOS ANGELES, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO), an award-winning, creator-first, music, entertainment and technology platform focused on delivering premium experiences and content worldwide through memberships and live and virtual events, announced today continued progress in its on-going initiative to improve and strengthen its balance sheet.
Effective as of July 8, 2022, LiveOne entered into amendments with its senior secured subordinated lenders, Harvest funds, as well as the holder of its unsecured promissory notes, Trinad Capital Master Fund, Ltd., to extend maturities on approximately $21 million of debt until June 2024. In conjunction with this extension, the minimum cash holding requirement under the senior secured subordinated documents have been reduced from $10 million to $7 million until December 31, 2022, to be adjusted thereafter as provided in such amendments, which provides LiveOne flexibility for a potential future acquisition.
In addition, LiveOne has extinguished approximately $6.5 million in liabilities since April 1, 2022. Included in this amount is $1.5 million of liabilities converted into shares of LiveOne's restricted common stock at a price of $2.10 per share.
As part of LiveOne's focus on generating cash from operations on a consolidated basis, LiveOne is implementing additional cost and expense reductions from both operations and corporate overhead, which is anticipated to increase the previously implemented annual cost savings to a total of over $23 million in its fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.
As previously announced, LiveOne's board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to two million shares of LiveOne's outstanding common stock from time to time, subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations. As of today's date, LiveOne has completed the repurchase of approximately 1.5 million shares of its common stock for approximately $1.3 million under its stock repurchase program. The timing, price and actual number of any other shares repurchased under LiveOne's stock repurchase program will be at the discretion of LiveOne's management and will depend on a variety of factors, including stock price, general business and market conditions, and alternative investment opportunities.
About LiveOne, Inc.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, LiveOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVO) (the "Company") is an award-winning, creator-first, music, entertainment and technology platform focused on delivering premium experiences and content worldwide through memberships and live and virtual events. The Company was awarded Best Live Moment by Digiday for its "Social Gloves" PPV Event, and has been a finalist for 8 more awards, including Best Live Event, Best Virtual Event, Best Overall Social Media Excellence, and Best Original Programming from Cynopsis and Digiday. As of June 26, 2022, the Company has accrued a paid and free membership base of over 2.35 million**, streamed over 2,900 artists, has a library of 30 million songs, 600 curated radio stations, nearly 270 podcasts/vodcasts, hundreds of pay-per-views, personalized merchandise, released music-related NFTs, and created a valuable connection between fans, brands, and bands. The Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries include Slacker Radio, React Presents, Gramophone Media, Palm Beach Records, Custom Personalization Solutions, PPVOne and PodcastOne, which generates more than 2.48 billion downloads per year and 300+ episodes distributed per week across its stable of top-rated podcasts. LiveOne is available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, and through OTT, STIRR, and XUMO. For more information, visit www.liveone.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter at @liveone.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are "forward-looking statements," which may often, but not always, be identified by the use of such words as "may," "might," "will," "will likely result," "would," "should," "estimate," "plan," "project," "forecast," "intend," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "seek," "continue," "target" or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including: the Company's reliance on one key customer for a substantial percentage of its revenue; the Company's ability to consummate any proposed financing, acquisition, spin-out, distribution or transaction, the timing of the closing of such proposed event, including the risks that a condition to closing would not be satisfied within the expected timeframe or at all, or that the closing of any proposed financing, acquisition, spin-out, distribution or transaction will not occur or whether any such event will enhance shareholder value; the Company's ability to continue as a going concern; the Company's ability to attract, maintain and increase the number of its users and paid members; the Company identifying, acquiring, securing and developing content; the Company's intent to repurchase shares of its common stock from time to time under its announced stock repurchase program and the timing, price, and quantity of repurchases, if any, under the program; the Company's ability to maintain compliance with certain financial and other covenants; the Company successfully implementing its growth strategy, including relating to its technology platforms and applications; management's relationships with industry stakeholders; the effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic; changes in economic conditions; competition; risks and uncertainties applicable to the businesses of the Company's subsidiaries; and other risks, uncertainties and factors including, but not limited to, those described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on June 29, 2022, and in the Company's other filings and submissions with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company disclaims any obligations to update these statements, except as may be required by law. The Company intends that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
** Included in the total number of members for the reported periods are certain members which are the subject of a contractual dispute. LiveOne is currently not recognizing revenue related to these members.
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The Open Championship 2022: Cam Smith picks up first major title after incredible final round
Cam Smith came back to catch Rory McIlroy and the rest of the leaders for the comeback victory
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The Open Championship came down to the wire on Sunday with a handful of golfers in contention down to the final hole on the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland.
It was Cam Smith who caught Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland to finish 20-under par for the tournament thanks to a final-round 64.
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Study shares safest cities for trick-or-treating this year
(Gray News) - Halloween brings costumes and candy to families of all ages, but it also brings with it the importance of safety.
A recent study says it complied several key factors ahead of Halloween to develop a list of the safest U.S. cities for trick-or-treating.
Researchers say they analyzed data from more than 300 cities and compared those cities across five equally weighted metrics. Those categories included pedestrian fatalities, violent crime, property crime, number of registered sex offenders and number of law enforcement employees.
Gilbert, Arizona, came in as the safest city for trick-or-treating this year. Cambridge, Massachusetts, was second, followed by Cary, North Carolina, Naperville, Illinois, and Rochester, Minnesota, rounding out the top five.
According to the study, each metric was calculated per 100,000 residents. Each city within the analysis had a population of at least 100,000 or more. The numbers were compiled to produce a top 25 overall ranking.
California and Arizona dominated the top 25 list with 12 cities. Two Colorado cities landed within the top 12, which included Centennial and Boulder.
The cities on the list received scores that ranged from 82 to 73 overall.
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VANCOUVER, BC, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Former NBA star Lamar Odom's journey to wellness with Ambio Life Sciences is featured in an exclusive interview, Lamar Odom: The Long Game debuting March 7, 2023 on YouTube. Odom's journey was initially captured five years ago in the documentary Lamar Odom Reborn, available on Amazon Prime. This new follow-up interview features a personal take on his continued path to recovery, providing a behind-the-scenes look at how Ambio Life Sciences' unique ibogaine treatment helped him overcome life-long trauma through an immersive therapeutic and holistic healing experience.
As a two-time NBA championship-winner, Lamar Odom faced a number of challenges, including personal loss, addiction, and hospitalization for a life-threatening overdose, before visiting Ambio Life Sciences in 2017. The highly personal interview explores his experience and the positive impact it has had on his life, even 5 years later.
Lamar shares how, following his ibogaine treatment, he has recovered a sense of choice, even during incredibly difficult life moments like losing his "best man" (Kobe Bryant), and in other situations that would have previously been triggers for him to return to drugs. "Just as fast as I say cocaine," Lamar reflects, "the thought of it leaves my mind." This interview is a testament to Odom's recovery which he attests "to ibogaine, to will, and to God," and serves as inspiration to others facing personal challenges. "Now I just wanna try to use my story to help people, because if I could get through that… I know they could, it shouldn't take 12 strokes and 6 heart attacks for anybody else to get through it."
Ambio's clinics have become centers for research and the cultural introduction of ibogaine therapy. Founders Jose Inzunza, Jonathan Dickinson and Trevor Millar have more than 40 years of combined experience leading various treatments. Ambio's programs welcome guests like Lamar in Mexico every year, who come for a wide variety of issues, such as drug detoxification, addiction recovery, traumatic brain injuries, neurodegenerative conditions, and more. Ambio also works with many who are interested in approaches to psychological optimization amongst high-performance Special Forces operators, professional athletes, executives, and artists.
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ATLANTA, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- KORE Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KORE, KORE WS) ("KORE" or the "Company"), a global leader in Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and worldwide IoT Connectivity-as-a-Service ("CaaS"), today reported preliminary unaudited financial and operational results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022. KORE intends to file its Form 10-K with fully audited results by March 31, 2023.
KORE: Company Highlights
- KORE entered into an agreement to acquire Twilio's IoT business unit for ten million shares of KORE common stock to be issued to Twilio. This acquisition expands KORE's existing Deploy, Manage, and Scale capabilities by adding Build services to our one-stop-shop and, importantly, bolsters KORE's global, independent IoT Connectivity leadership position. Completion of the acquisition transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.
- Fourth quarter revenue of $62.4 million exceeded our expectations bringing full-year 2022 revenue to $268.4 million, an increase of 8.1% over full-year 2021 and beating our previously upward revised guidance range of $265 to $267 million.
- KORE announced a multi-year alliance with Google Cloud Platform to offer IoT capabilities to global businesses, simplifying the complexities of IoT deployment while leveraging Google Cloud infrastructure and KORE's IoT Solutions. The alliance aims to bring a range of value-added features to customers and to expand new paths to market for industries such as healthcare, logistics, retail, and communications service providers.
- KORE introduced OmniSIM™ SAFE, our GSMA security standards-compliant eSIM, using AWS IoT Core to mitigate security challenges associated with global Massive IoT and other large-scale IoT deployments, along with device-to-cloud integration.
- The Company is providing 2023 revenue guidance in a range of $300 to $310 million and adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric1, guidance in a range of $60 to $62 million.
"Today, in a separate press release, we announced that KORE has entered into an agreement to acquire Twilio's IoT business, which brings together two best-in-class IoT connectivity providers. This transaction is a fantastic fit with our growth strategy. It strengthens KORE's eSIM leadership position and expands our existing Deploy, Manage, and Scale capabilities by adding Build services, thereby bolstering our competitive positioning as a one-stop-shop for IoT connectivity and deployment," said Romil Bahl, President and CEO of KORE. Bahl continued, "Turning to our financial results, we had a solid finish to our year, as fourth-quarter revenue results allowed us to exceed our full-year guidance range, which we had increased last quarter. We view the fourth quarter as a near-term trough for revenue as we get past the various transitory impacts on our revenue performance, and we expect growth in 2023 and beyond. We expect year-over-year revenue growth in the second half of 2023 as we will be one year past the first half 2022 revenue benefit from the LTE transition project at our largest customer."
Preliminary Financial Performance for Fourth Quarter 2022, Compared to the Same Period of 2021:
- Total revenue decreased by 3.1% to $62.4 million, compared to $64.4 million. In Q4 2021, we had LTE transition project revenue of approximately $7.0 million, which, as expected, did not repeat in Q4 2022. Excluding LTE transition project revenue, normalized revenue increased by 10.9%.
- IoT Connectivity revenue of $43.7 million increased by 1.0%, compared to $43.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
- IoT Solutions revenue declined by 11.4% to $18.7 million, compared to $21.1 million a year ago. A difficult year-over-year comparison drove the decline in IoT Solutions. The fourth quarter of 2021 included a significant amount of revenue related to the one-time LTE transition project at our largest customer; this project was completed in the second quarter of 2022.
- Net loss increased to $68.8 million, or $0.90 per share, compared to $12.2 million, or $0.17 per share, a year ago. The primary drivers for the increase in net loss were an approximate $57 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge related to the decline in the Company's share price, an increase in SG&A expense, including public company costs, depreciation and amortization from the BMP-Simon acquisition, and interest expense, which increased due to the rise in interest rates.
- Adjusted EBITDA increased by 19.9% to $15.7 million, compared to $13.1 million.
Preliminary Financial Performance for Twelve Months Ending December 31, 2022, Compared to the Same Period of 2021:
- Total revenue increased by 8.1% to $268.4 million, compared to $248.4 million.
- IoT Connectivity revenue increased by 4.1% to $175.9 million, compared to $169.0 million.
- IoT Solutions revenue increased by 16.5% to $92.5 million, compared to $79.4 million.
- Net loss increased to $105.4 million, or $1.39 per share, compared to $24.8 million, or $1.04 per share.
- Adjusted EBITDA increased by 3.1% to $62.8 million, compared to $60.9 million.
The tables below summarize our revenue and specific key metrics
Fourth Quarter 2022 Key Metrics and Business Successes
- KORE grew total connected devices to approximately 15.0 million Total Connections, a year-over-year increase of 2.7%, including the forced churn of approximately 1.2 million devices due to the 2G/3G sunsets in the U.S. The 1.2 million includes approximately 0.15 million devices that deactivated on the last day of 2022.
- DBNER3 was 92% for the twelve months ending December 31, 2022, compared to 122% for the twelve months ending December 31, 2021. Excluding total revenue from our largest customer, which includes one-time LTE transition project revenue, DBNER, for the twelve months ending December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 would have been 103%, and 115%, respectively.
- We added $30 million of Total Contract Value (TCV)3 in the fourth quarter to end the year at $102 million. KORE's business development funnel overall increased by $27 million and as of December 31, 2022, includes almost 1,400 revenue opportunities with an estimated potential TCV of $434 million – up 7% from 2022 Q3's funnel of $407 million in TCV.
- Our strategy of building pre-configured solutions is starting to prove out. We have signed two connected health telemetry solutions (CHTS) pilot agreements to begin CHTS integration and testing with a clinical research organization (CRO) and a large remote patient monitoring services provider, and we added approximately $1.0 million in TCV from an existing Fleet customer that is increasing usage to leverage video telematics for their fleet.
- eSIM is starting to gain momentum with key KORE OmniSIM™ connectivity wins at a leading global provider of cold chain tracking and in support of another customer's SD-WAN offering. OmniSIM™ multi-carrier, downloadable profiles were a key driver of these wins.
2023 Financial Outlook
For the twelve months ending December 31, 2023, the Company expects the following:
- Revenue in a range of $300 to $310 million, representing year-over-year growth of 12% to 15%
- Adjusted EBITDA in a range of $60 million to $62 million, representing an adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 20%.
Bahl concluded, "We are excited to enter 2023 with a positive outlook, now that the 2G and 3G sunsets in North America, which have masked our true growth in connected devices, are behind us and ARPU has stabilized. Further, our industry-leading innovative products, such as KORE OmniSIM™, are gaining traction in the market. KORE enjoys the benefit of more than 80% recurring revenue, which alongside a robust pipeline of growth opportunities, gives us confidence in our ability to deliver sustainable growth in 2023 and through the coming Decade of IoT."
Conference Call Details
KORE management will hold a conference call today (March 27, 2023) at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time) to discuss its financial results, business highlights, and outlook. President and CEO Romil Bahl and CFO Paul Holtz will host the call, followed by a question-and-answer session.
Webcast: Link
U.S. dial-in: (877) 407-3039
International dial-in: (215) 268-9922
Conference ID: 13736028
The conference call and a supplemental slide presentation to accompany management's prepared remarks will be available via the webcast link and for download via the investor relations section of the Company's website www.ir.korewireless.com.
For the conference call, please dial-in 5-10 minutes prior to the start time, and an operator will register your name and organization, or you can register here. If you have any difficulty with the conference call, please contact Gateway at (949) 574-3860. A conference call replay will be available approximately three hours after the conference end time and may be accessed by calling (877) 660-6853 or (201) 612-7415 using access code 13736028.
About KORE
KORE is a pioneer, leader, and trusted advisor delivering mission critical IoT solutions and services. We empower organizations of all sizes to improve operational and business results by simplifying the complexity of IoT. Our deep IoT knowledge and experience, global reach, purpose-built solutions, and deployment agility accelerate and materially impact our customers' business outcomes. For more information, visit www.korewireless.com.
Preliminary and Unaudited Financial Results; Expected Restatement of 2021 Quarterly and Year-End Financials
The Company's preliminary and unaudited financial results are an estimate and subject to the completion of the Company's financial close and other procedures and finalization of the Company's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, including the completion of the audit of the Company's financial statements. Further, the financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021, and fiscal year 2021 reported in this earnings release reflect the Company's preliminary and unaudited restatement of past periods, differ from previously reported financial statements, and are subject to completion of the audit for the Company's financial statements. Accordingly, actual financial results to be reflected in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, including audited financial statements, may differ from the preliminary and unaudited results presented herein.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to our results determined in accordance with GAAP, we believe the following non-GAAP measures are useful in evaluating our operational performance. We use the following non-GAAP financial information to evaluate our ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We believe that non-GAAP financial information, when taken collectively, may be helpful to investors in assessing our operating performance.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
"EBITDA" is defined as net income (loss) before other non-operating expense or income, income tax expense or benefit, and depreciation and amortization. "Adjusted EBITDA" is defined as EBITDA adjusted for unusual and other significant items that management views as distorting the operating results from period to period. Such adjustments may include stock-based compensation, integration and acquisition-related charges, tangible and intangible asset impairment charges, certain contingent liability reversals, transformation, and foreign currency transaction gains and losses. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are intended as supplemental measures of our performance that are neither required by, nor presented in accordance with, GAAP. We believe that the use of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing the Company's financial measures with those of comparable companies, which may present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors. However, you should be aware that when evaluating EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA we may incur future expenses similar to those excluded when calculating these measures. In addition, our presentation of these measures should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Our computation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures computed by other companies, because all companies may not calculate Adjusted EBITDA in the same fashion.
Because of these limitations, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA on a supplemental basis. You should review the reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA below and not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.
We have not provided the forward-looking GAAP equivalents for the forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin or a GAAP reconciliation as a result of the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, reconciling items including but not limited to stock-based compensation expense, foreign currency loss or gain and acquisition and integration-related expenses. Accordingly, a reconciliation of these non-GAAP guidance metrics to their corresponding GAAP equivalents is not available without unreasonable effort. However, it is important to note that material changes to reconciling items could have a significant effect on future GAAP results and, as such, we also believe that any reconciliations provided would imply a degree of precision that could be confusing or misleading to investors.
Key Metrics
KORE reviews a number of metrics to measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, prepare financial projections, and make strategic decisions. The calculation of the key metrics and other measures discussed below may differ from other similarly titled metrics used by other companies, securities analysts, or investors.
Number of Customer Connections
Total Customer Connections or "Total Connections" constitutes the total of all KORE Connectivity services connections, including both CaaS and CEaaS connections, but excluding certain connections where mobile carriers license KORE's subscription management platform from KORE. Total Connections include the contribution of eSIMs and is the principal measure used by management to assess the performance of the business on a periodic basis.
DBNER
DBNER (Dollar Based Net Expansion Rate) tracks the combined effect of cross-sales of IoT Solutions to KORE's existing customers, its customer retention and the growth of its existing business. KORE calculates DBNER by dividing the revenue for a given period ("given period") from existing go-forward customers by the revenue from the same customers for the same period measured one year prior ("base period"). The revenue included in the current period excludes revenue from (i) customers that are non-go-forward customers, meaning customers that have either communicated to KORE before the last day of the current period their intention not to provide future business to KORE or customers that KORE has determined are transitioning away from KORE based on a sustained multi-year time period of declines in revenue and (ii) new customers that started generating revenue after the end of the base period. For example, to calculate our DBNER for the trailing 12 months ended December 31, 2022, we divide (i) revenue, for the trailing 12 months ended December 31, 2022, from go-forward customers that started generating revenue on or before December 31, 2022, by (ii) revenue, for the trailing 12 months ended December 31, 2021, from the same cohort of customers. For the purposes of calculating DBNER, if KORE acquires a company during the given period or the base period, then the revenue of a customer before the acquisition but during either the given period or the base period is included in the calculation. Further, it is often difficult to ascertain which customers should be deemed not to be go-forward customers for purposes of calculating DBNER. Customers are not required to give notice of their intention to transition off of the KORE platform, and a customer's exit from the KORE platform can take months or longer, and total connections of any particular customer can at any time increase or decrease for any number of reasons, including pricing, customer satisfaction or product fit – accordingly, a decrease in total connections may not indicate that a customer is intending to exit the KORE platform, particularly if that decrease is not sustained over a period of several quarters. DBNER would be lower if it were calculated using revenue from non-go-forward customers.
As of December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, DBNER excludes connections from non-go-forward customers, the vast majority of which are connections from Non-Core Customers. KORE defines "Non-Core Customers" to be customers that management has judged to be lost as a result of the integration of Raco Wireless, Wyless and other acquisitions completed during in the 2014-2017 period, but which continue to have some connections (and account for some revenue) each year with KORE. Non-Core Customers are a subset of non-go-forward customers.
DBNER is used by management as a measure of growth at KORE's existing customers (i.e., "same store" growth). It is not intended to capture the effect of either new customer wins or the declines from non go-forward customers on KORE's total revenue growth. This is because DBNER excludes new customers which started generating revenue after the base period, and also excludes any customers which are non go-forward customers on the last day of the current period. Revenue increases from new customer wins, and a decline in revenue from non-go-forward customers are also important factors in assessing KORE's revenue growth, but these factors are independent of DBNER.
Total Contract Value (TCV)
Total Contract Value (TCV) represents KORE's estimated value of a revenue opportunity. TCV for an IoT Connectivity opportunity is calculated by multiplying by forty the estimated revenue expected to be generated during the twelfth month of production. TCV for an IoT Solutions opportunity is either the actual total expected revenue opportunity, or if it is a longer-term "programmatically recurring revenue" program, calculated for the first 36 months of the delivery period.
Average Revenue Per Unit (ARPU)
Average revenue per unit represents KORE's measure of the average revenue generated by each IoT Connectivity customer per Connected Device over a given period of time.
Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes certain statements that are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "should," "would," "plan," "predict," "potential," "seem," "seek," "future," "outlook," "target" and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the timing of the availability of the Company's audited financial statements and annual report on Form 10-K, statements relating to (i) the proposed acquisition of Twilio's IoT business and its expected consummation, (ii) the conditions precedent to the closing of the proposed transaction, (iii) the attractiveness of the proposed transaction from a financial perspective, (iv) the strength, complementarity and compatibility of Twilio's IoT business with KORE's existing business, and (v) other anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction, statements regarding estimates and forecasts of revenue, adjusted EBITDA and other financial and performance metrics, future capital availability, projections regarding recent customer engagements, projections of market opportunity and conditions, the total contract value (TCV) of signed contracts and potential revenue opportunities in KORE's sales funnel, and related expectations. These statements are based on various assumptions and on the current expectations of KORE's management. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as and must not be relied on by any investor or other person as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of KORE. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including general economic, financial, legal, political and business conditions and changes in domestic and foreign markets; the potential effects of COVID-19; risks related to the rollout of KORE's business and the timing of expected business milestones; risks relating to the integration of KORE's acquired companies, including the anticipated acquisition of Twilio's IoT business, changes in the assumptions underlying KORE's expectations regarding its future business; our ability to negotiate and sign a definitive contract with a customer in our sales funnel; our ability to realize some or all of the Total Contract Value (TCV) of customer contracts as revenue, including any contractual options available to customers or contractual periods that are subject to termination for convenience provisions; the effects of competition on KORE's future business; and the outcome of judicial proceedings to which KORE is, or may become a party. If the risks materialize or assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that KORE presently does not know or that KORE currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect KORE's expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this press release. KORE anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause these assessments to change. However, while KORE may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, KORE specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing KORE's assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.
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Stocks fall after Fed says it’s too soon to pause rate hikes
Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street after Federal Reserve Chief Jerome Powell signaled that it’s too early for the central bank to consider pausing its interest rate increases, though it may slow them down. The Fed also announced its fourth straight extra-large rate increase of three-quarters of a percentage point as it fights the worst inflation in decades. The higher rates are intended to cool the economy, but markets fear the Fed may go too far and cause a recession. The S&P 500 fell 2.5%, shedding gains from a brief rally. The Dow and Nasdaq also turned red. Treasury yields jumped.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
Stocks are broadly lower on Wall Street in afternoon trading Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chief Jerome Powell signaled that it’s too early for the central bank to consider pausing its interest rate increases as it tries to crush the worst inflation in decades.
The remarks came after the Fed announced a widely expected fourth straight extra-large rate increase of three-quarters of a percentage point. The market rallied briefly after the central bank released a statement that seemed to suggest it could ease back on the rate-increase program. That was welcome news for markets, which have been worried the recent pace of rate hikes could slow the economy so much that it goes into a recession.
But during a press conference, Powell said that to bring inflation down, the Fed will need to keep rates high enough to hurt the economy “for some time.”
“It’s very premature, in my view, to think about or to be talking about pausing our rate hikes,” Powell said. “We have a ways to go.”
The S&P 500 was down 1.9% as of 3:26 p.m. Eastern. It had been up by 1% earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 357 points, or 1.1%, at 32,298. The Nasdaq composite dropped 2.7%. Before their brief afternoon rally, the indexes had all been in the red much of the day ahead of the Fed’s interest rate policy statement release at 2:00 p.m. Eastern.
Long-term Treasury yields jumped after a brief pullback. The yield on the two-year Treasury, which tends to track market expectations of future Fed action, rose to 4.61% from 4.55% shortly before the Fed released its statement. The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which helps set mortgage rates, climbed to 4.09% after having fallen to 3.98% earlier in the afternoon.
The Fed’s move raised its key short-term rate to a range of 3.75% to 4%, its highest level in 15 years. It was the central bank’s sixth rate hike this year, a streak that has made mortgages and other consumer and business loans increasingly expensive and heightened the risk of a recession.
In a statement announcing the rate hike the Fed suggested that it could soon shift to a more deliberate pace of rate increases. And said that in coming months it would consider the cumulative impact of its large rate hikes on the economy. It noted that its rate hikes take time to fully affect growth and inflation.
But any encouragement that gave investors faded when Powell said during a press conference that the central bank would rather make a mistake of taking interest rates too high than easing too quickly, noting that a premature pullback on rate hikes could lead inflation to become entrenched, which risks more pain for households.
Powell also said that regardless of whether the Fed dials down its interest rate hike in December, it may still end up pulling its key short-term rate ultimately to a higher level than previously thought because of data show inflation is worse than expected.
The path ahead for the Fed is closely tied to whether inflation cools from its hottest levels in four decades. Wall Street is concerned about inflation squeezing consumers and businesses while worries grow that the Fed could bring on a recession by slowing the economy too much.
“At the end of the day, the markets like certainty and they don’t have certainty from the Fed,” said Ryan Grabinski, managing director of investment strategy at Strategas, a Baird company.
Wall Street has been closely watching the latest economic data, which is heavy on the employment market this week. It has remained strong despite inflation, which is being taken as a sign that the Fed will have to remain aggressive in its fight against high prices.
The latest jobs data from private payroll company ADP shows that companies added positions at a greater pace than expected in October. The report follows hotter-than-expected data from the government Tuesday on job openings.
“It’s sort of confirming that the Fed still has more work to do,” Grabinski said.
Investors will get more employment data with the government’s weekly unemployment report on Thursday and a broader monthly jobs report on Friday. They have been closely watching the latest round of company earnings to get a better sense of inflation’s impact on corporate profits and outlooks. It’s been a mixed bag so far.
The 11 sectors in the S&P 500 were in the red after shedding all their gains after the brief rally following the Fed statement. Technology stocks and retailers were among the biggest weights on the index.
Drugstore operator CVS rose 3.6% after raising its profit forecast following a strong third quarter. Casino operator Caesars Entertainment rose 2.1% after beating Wall Street’s third-quarter profit and revenue forecasts.
Short-term vacation rental marketplace Airbnb fell 10.8% after warning investors that bookings growth will slow in the fourth quarter. Beauty products maker Estee Lauder slid 6.4% after slashing its profit forecast as COVID-19 lockdowns in China and inflation hurt business.
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Yuri Kageyama and Matt Ott contributed to this report.
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Ex-Boy Scout leader charged with serial child sexual abuse
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A former Boy Scout leader in Delaware has been arrested and charged with the serial sexual abuse of a boy more than 30 years ago, authorities said Friday.
Newark police said Gary Matta, 66, was arrested at his home Thursday without incident.
Authorities said Newark police were notified by the Boy Scouts of America in early 2020 of abusive sexual activity that occurred in the late 1980s between a Scout leader and a Scout. In February of that same year, the BSA sought bankruptcy protection in Delaware as it faced a nationwide onslaught of child sexual abuse lawsuits.
Police said their investigation determined that the alleged victim joined the Boy Scouts in 1989, when he was 12, and that Matta was his Scout leader.
Police said the boy began visiting Matta’s Newark home regularly and that because of a family situation, Matta became the boy’s guardian and the boy moved into his home. Matta allegedly sexually assaulted the boy on numerous occasions between 1989 and 1992.
“Estimates of the number of offenses are in the hundreds,” police said in a statement.
Matta is charged with four counts of first-degree unlawful sexual intercourse, unlawful sexual contact and indecent exposure. He was being held in custody with bail set at $201,500 cash. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for May 1.
It was not immediately clear whether he had a lawyer yet who could speak on his behalf.
Matta was arrested one day after the Boy Scouts’ $2.4 billion bankruptcy reorganization plan formally took effect. The plan allows the Texas-based organization to keep operating while compensating tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as children. More than 80,000 men filed claims in the bankruptcy case.
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Mr. Hercovich was also featured in 2017 and 2019 for his outstanding work driving the legal industry and profession forward in the US as a Latin American Specialist.
MIAMI, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tekmovil, a multinational distribution and services company, is pleased to announce that Global General Counsel Matias Hercovich has been recognized by the prestigious specialized publication The Legal 500 GC Powerlist, which highlights the very best GCs and senior in-house legal counsel in the country.
This is Mr. Hercovich's third recognition. He has also been featured in the 2017 and 2019 editions for his outstanding work driving the legal industry and profession forward in the US as a Latin American Specialist.
"I am humbled by this recognition as I have devoted my career to leading the most incredible legal teams towards operational excellence and advancing the goals of the business we serve through our legal expertise," says Matias Hercovich, Tekmovil Global General Counsel.
The Legal 500 and Miami-based firm Greenberg Traurig hosted a reception to celebrate the publication of the Miami GC Powerlist 2022 on Thursday, 22 September, at the InterContinental Miami to honor the achievements of those recognized on this year's GC Powerlist.
Mr. Hercovich joined Tekmovil in April 2022, and previously held the General Counsel position at biotech company Crystal Lagoons, the worldwide leader in large clear waterbody technologies. He also previously held the position of Global Legal VP for hospitality unicorn Selina and served as LATAM General Counsel at the Blackstone telecom-infrastructure portfolio company Phoenix Tower International. Before transitioning in-house, Mr. Hercovich worked at the Miami-based firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP and in his native Chile at Prieto y Compañía with a special focus on transactional, mergers and acquisitions, and emerging technological matters.
Tekmovil is a highly innovative mobile technology distribution and services enterprise committed to taking the best mobile technology to new frontiers. Tekmovil leverages industry-leading expertise to provide manufacturing, network operator, and key channel partners with an edge over the competition by providing high-value services. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Tekmovil has operations that span over 16 countries in three regions.
Tekmovil's value proposition is to disrupt the traditional distributor model with technology-enabled services that seamlessly maximize brand and client performance while providing innovative, customer-driven, technology-backed services that translate to increased sales, customer satisfaction, and value for clients and their customers. As a full-service distributor of consumer electronics, we support our partners across all stages of the value chain.
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- BMO's Financial Literacy eBook, in partnership with United Way Worldwide, is a digital repository to help consumers make real financial progress and bridge the information gap among Americans
- The resource provides expert financial advice on budgeting, debt management, digital banking, homeownership and more
- Majority of United Way clients said they would find additional financial literacy guidance helpful following joint survey
CHICAGO, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - BMO today announced the launch of a Financial Literacy eBook in partnership with United Way Worldwide to help bridge the financial literacy gap among Americans. The free, digital resource addresses key financial topics with tips to help people make real financial progress, including budgeting, debt and credit management, digital banking, homeownership, loans, and retirement planning. BMO's eBook will be provided to United Way clients in all 50 states, available to anyone online, and delivered to each BMO branch in the U.S.
For the last two years, BMO and United Way have collaborated to identify ways to enhance communication with consumers and ensure financial information and guidance is provided in an easy-to-digest format. Included in the partnership was a joint survey that found an overwhelming number of United Way clients expressed interest in additional financial literacy help.
"Financial literacy and real financial progress go hand-in-hand," said Dalila Rouri, Florida Market Leader, U.S. Personal and Business Banking at BMO. "Our partnership with United Way continues to be invaluable to reaching consumers across all of BMO's retail banking markets in the Midwest, Florida and Arizona, and addresses the disparity between those who are flourishing financially and those who are struggling as a result of systemic barriers. Through the BMO Financial Literacy eBook, we are growing the good by ensuring anyone has access to crucial knowledge to manage money and create paths to financial success."
A recent BMO Real Financial Progress Index survey found that financial confidence is declining with only 39 percent of Americans stating they feel more financially secure than they were a year ago – down 11 points since last year. What's more, 54 percent of Americans said they are making financial progress – down 8 points from last year – and 25 percent do not track financial progress at all. Separately, a study conducted by Annuity.org revealed Americans owe more than $800 billion in credit card debt as of 2022, underscoring the need for financial literacy resources.
"United Way brings people together to create innovative solutions to community challenges," said Alice Archabal, Executive Vice President of Development for United Way. "Our mission to support financial stability and economic mobility for all aligns with BMO's dedication to financial education and inclusion. The Financial Literacy eBook is a useful tool for deepening understanding of managing personal finances, especially during a time of economic uncertainty."
The BMO Financial Literacy eBook is aligned with BMO's Zero Barriers to Inclusion 2025 commitment, a multi-year strategy focused on equity, equality and inclusion in and outside the bank. The digital resource is also an example of BMO's digital-first strategy, focused on building a digitally enabled, future-ready bank that drives progress for its customers, unlocks the power of its people and delivers loyalty, growth, and efficiency.
BMO's Financial Literacy eBook may be accessed here.
BMO is a long-time partner of United Way in the U.S. and Canada. In 2021, the bank announced the largest U.S. donation to United Way of Metro Chicago's Neighborhood Network, which concentrated on the Austin neighborhood to help execute their community revitalization plan and to support programs, social service infrastructure and capital improvement. Additionally in recent years, BMO donated $4 million to neighborhood programs in Milwaukee to which United Way benefited to help support communities in need.
In Toronto, BMO has long partnered with United Way Greater Toronto on its Building Strong Neighborhoods initiatives to overcome challenges to inclusive economic opportunity. BMO is a founding partner of the Inclusive Local Economic Opportunity initiative, a ground-breaking effort spearheaded by BMO and United Way Greater Toronto that brings together business and community leaders to work together in reducing economic disparity. In 2021, BMO donated $1 million Centraide of Greater Montreal, a member of United Way Centraide Canada, to equip the organization and all social, philanthropic, and institutional stakeholders with decision support tools and shared data to better fight poverty and social exclusion.
The United Way is an important strategic partner of BMO. In 2021, BMO provided nearly $7 million in community support to 80 United Way organizations across North America. Additionally last year, BMO's Employee Giving campaign raised a record $27 million for more than 9,000 different charities across Canada and the United States. That included $10.5 million to its strategic partner, United Way, for the work they do to strengthen the resilience of communities and the small agencies that support and help them continue to thrive.
Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider - the 8th largest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $1.14 trillion as of October 31, 2022, and a team of diverse and highly engaged employees, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.
United Way brings people together to build strong communities where everyone thrives. As one of the world's largest privately funded charities, we serve 95% of U.S. communities and 37 countries and territories; our humanitarian aid supports 48 million people every year. Through United Way, communities tackle tough challenges and work with private, public, and nonprofit partners to boost education, economic solutions, and health resources. United Way is the mission of choice for 1.5 million volunteers, 6.8 million donors, and 45,000 corporate partners in more than 1,100 communities worldwide in our second century of service.
Lucas Seiler, U.S. Personal and Business Banking
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DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling nearly 340,000 big SUVs in the U.S. because their daytime running lights may not shut off when the regular headlights are on.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents poste on its website Thursday that having both lights on at the same time could cause glare for oncoming drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The recall covers certain 2021 Chevrolet Tahoes and Suburbans, as well as some GMC Yukons and Cadillac Escalades.
GM says it has no reports of any crashes or injuries caused by the problem.
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Fans can claim complimentary digital drones for the upcoming game on Discord
NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Drone Racing League, the world's premier, professional drone racing property, today dropped the official trailer of "Project Drone Galaxy™", their highly anticipated drone racing game powered by Algorand, the leading high-performance blockchain platform and title partner of DRL.
Launching later this year, DRL's Project Drone Galaxy is a multiplayer drone racing experience in the metaverse, created with Playground Labs.
"Project Drone Galaxy's high-intensity esports-focused gameplay sets a new standard for web3 gaming, and demonstrates what it means to responsibly integrate blockchain technologies in a way that puts users in the driver's seat," said Playground Labs CEO Sam Peurifoy.
In the game, players will build their own drones, compete for digital collectibles and other rewards, and fly-to-win as animal-avatars, battling it out in a high-stakes racing arena complete with barriers, boosts, and fiercely competitive pilots.
"The Drone Racing League is made for Web3. Our fans are avid enthusiasts of drones and blockchain, and as we prepare to launch Project Drone Galaxy powered by Algorand this year, we're excited to unveil a teaser video showcasing our first metaverse game to come," said DRL CMO Anne Marie Gianutsos.
Project Drone Galaxy's launch comes as the 2022-23 DRL Algorand World Championship Season takes flight, where the world's best drone pilots race the fastest drones through spectacular courses across IRL, esports and the metaverse – as seen on NBC and top social platforms. The season's finale, "Miami 3-0-FLY" will take place in America's Web3 capital, Miami, Florida, on Saturday, February 25th at 7:30pm EST at loanDepot park, home to Major League Baseball's Miami Marlins. Tickets are available for purchase.
Tonight, as part of DRL's virtual portion of the season, the world's 12 best drone pilots will race through the Biosphere map in the DRL SIM, the true-to-life drone racing game available on PlayStation, Xbox, Steam and Epic Games. DRL will live stream the race at 8pm EST on YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, Twitch, Instagram, and Facebook.
Fans interested in helping DRL to develop Project Drone Galaxy and claim free digital drones can join the Discord.
Drone Racing League (DRL) is the world's premier professional drone racing property. The best drone pilots in the world fly in DRL and millions of fans watch them race on NBC, YouTube, TikTok, Twitch, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Combining groundbreaking technology and immersive drone racing, DRL is creating a new era of sports that brings high-speed competition in real life, in virtual simulation, and in the metaverse. Founded by Nicholas Horbaczewski in 2015, DRL is privately-held and headquartered in NYC. For more information, visit www.drl.io.
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BOSTON, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Globe Media announced today the launch of The B-Side, a new email and social-only product geared towards informing and entertaining new audiences. The B-Side's focus is hyperlocal and will provide curated, authentic and relatable content that reimagines how local news is conveyed to the next generation of Bostonians.
"Via Boston's numerous universities and growing workforces across tech, finance, and health, the city has a thriving young community in need of local news that meets them where they are." said Kayvan Salmanpour, Chief Commercial Officer at Boston Globe Media. "The B-Side will engage younger Bostonians through a mobile-first email and social strategy that puts readers at the center of the conversation."
Leading the team are two talented Boston-based journalists; Katie Cole, who leads social media production and Emily Schario, lead writer and head of content. The team will take a multimedia approach to its coverage, prioritizing vertical video explainers, swipeable stories, and creator content to accompany its weekday newsletter.
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The B-Side launches its first issue on Tuesday, October 25th and the newsletter's signup page can be found here. The publication already has its social channels live on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta resumed its flight Friday after being diverted to Oklahoma City a day earlier.
The airline said in a statement that the flight was diverted “out of an abundance of caution due to an onboard medical issue.”
Passengers told KOCO-TV that at least three flight attendants began feeling sick during the flight Thursday.
“They told us they were having trouble breathing and that there was something about them being nauseous in heat,” passenger Emmy Kelly said. “They didn’t give us a ton of information.”
“The head stewardess was actually having trouble breathing at some point,” another passenger, Greg Everett, said. “She was seated and using the oxygen mask.”
Emergency Medical Services Authority spokesperson Adam Paluka said three people were transported by ambulance from the airport to a hospital. Their conditions were not released.
The Boeing 757 aircraft landed at Will Rogers World Airport shortly before 6 p.m., according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade, Jeff Lynne, Glen Ballard, Teddy Riley and Liz Rose have been chosen to join the Songwriters Hall of Fame, a class that includes the writers of such varied hits as “Man In the Mirror,” “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and “Rhythm Is Gonna Get You.”
The seven songwriters from the class of 2023 will be inducted at a gala June 15 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
Snoop Dogg, whose hits include “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and “Gin & Juice,” will be joining such rappers as Missy Elliott and Jay-Z in the hall. Estefan is credited for popularizing Latin rhythms with such crossover smashes as “Rhythm Is Gonna Get You” and “Let’s Get Loud.”
The inductees include soul-jazz vocalist Sade, whose 1980s soft rock hits include “Smooth Operator” and “The Sweetest Taboo,” and Lynne, of ELO, who penned “Mr. Blue Sky” and “Evil Woman.”
“I’m very excited about this honor. Songwriting has always been my passion. This means so much to me,” Lynne tweeted Wednesday. Estefan took to Instagram to thank “all the incredible fans that, by listening to my music, have made it possible for me to receive this incredible honor!”
Ballard helped write Alanis Morissette’s monster 1995 album “Jagged Little Pill” and was involved in the recording and writing of several Michael Jackson albums, including “Thriller,” “Bad” and “Dangerous.”
Riley, the singer, songwriter and producer, is credited with creating New Jack Swing and its top anthems like Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative” and Keith Sweat’s “I Want Her.” Rose co-wrote many songs with Taylor Swift, including “You Belong with Me,” “Teardrops on My Guitar” and “White Horse.”
The 2023 class “represents not just iconic songs but also diversity and unity across genres, ethnicity and gender, songwriters who have enriched our lives and, in their time, literally transformed music and the lives of billions of listeners all over the world,” said Nile Rodgers, the hall’s chair.
Eligible voting members late last year turned in ballots with their choices of three nominees from the songwriter category and three from the performing-songwriter category.
Some of the 2023 nominees who will have to wait include The Doobie Brothers, R.E.M., Heart, Blondie, Bryan Adams, Patti Smith and Steve Winwood.
The Songwriters Hall of Fame was established in 1969 to honor those creating the popular music. A songwriter with a notable catalog of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the first commercial release of a song.
Some already in the hall include Carole King, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, Elton John and Bernie Taupin, Brian Wilson, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Lionel Richie, Bill Withers, Neil Diamond, and Phil Collins.
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Online: http://www.songhall.org
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LONGMONT , Colo., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Polar Bottle® - originator of the first reusable, insulated and BPA-free sport water bottle – has launched a new custom bottle program. Designed with sports clubs, teams and leagues in mind, the new Team Sport Custom Program features low minimums, premium customization options, and a quick and easy ordering process.
"We've been designing custom branded bottles in Colorado for over 20 years and our insulated sport bottles make the perfect addition to any team uniform or kit," said Jennifer Krupey, Marketing & Ecommerce Director. "The low minimum order quantity and customization options address the unique needs for smaller teams and groups. We're excited to see our bottles in the hands of younger athletes."
The Team Sport Program enables clubs to design 24oz Insulated bottles that complement their team uniforms. In addition to unlimited color choices, the program allows clubs to add names and numbers to individual bottles at no additional cost. Bottles are available in four designs: Stripes, Fade, Jersey, and Sideline.
Teams can choose between Polar Bottle's Sport and Breakaway™ 24oz bottles with a minimum order of only 24 bottles and prices starting at $10 per bottle. Both bottles feature triple-wall insulation, keeping liquids cooler twice as long as a standard bottle. All Polar Bottle products are Made in the USA and backed by a Lifetime Warranty.
With over two decades of designing branded bottles in Colorado and numerous custom options, Polar Bottle insulated sports bottles are the perfect addition to any team uniform or kit.
For more information, go to PolarBottle.com.
Over the past two decades, HydraPak® has become the number one original equipment manufacturer of reservoirs and soft flasks in the world. The company was founded in Northern California with a mission to create flexible and durable hydration products for recreational, athletic and military use. Its owned brands, Polar Bottle® squeeze water bottles and Bottle Bright® all-natural cleaning tablets, are leaders in their categories. By offering a better way to hydrate, HydraPak has pioneered new product categories and become a trusted partner for hundreds of renowned global brand partners.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has been named one of the nation's Top Utilities in Economic Development by Site Selection magazine.
Site Selection annually evaluates utilities' corporate project investment and job creation on a cumulative and per-capita basis. AEP has been recognized on the list 10 of the past 11 years. The company was one of 20 utilities selected.
"A key component of AEP's strategic vision is building stronger, more vibrant communities by fueling economic growth in our service territory," said Timothy Wells, vice president of Sales, Economic & Business Development, AEP. "In 2021, AEP helped attract $5.15 billion in capital investment across the 11 states we serve, nearly double that of the previous year. We're pleased to be recognized for our continued efforts to develop strong partnerships with our customers and stakeholders, while generating jobs, tax revenue and opportunities for the communities we serve."
In 2021, AEP's economic and business development team helped attract more than 15,460 new direct jobs in the company's service territory, a 42% increase from 2020. Highlights of AEP's work in 2021 include:
- Launched a free "Energizing Economic Development" e-learning course designed to help community leaders have a greater impact on economic development. Three of AEP's operating companies have rolled out the training, which has 450 registered users.
- Created an electric vehicle charging station site tool using geographic information system capabilities to better identify sites suitable for EV fleets and other energy-intensive developments.
- Increased its portfolio of development-ready Quality Sites. CANPACK, an aluminum and packaging company based in Poland, is building its second U.S. plant in Muncie, Indiana on a property from the AEP Quality Sites portfolio. The investment will create 345 jobs by the end of 2023. This is Indiana Michigan Power's largest development project in 10 years.
- Helped facilitate Nucor and Intel's investments in West Virginia and Ohio, respectively. Nucor, North America's largest steel company, will build a new plant in West Virginia, creating 800 full-time permanent manufacturing jobs. The site will be one of the most advanced, lowest emission sheet mills in the world. Intel plans to invest more than $20 billion to construct two new semiconductor chip manufacturing operations in New Albany, Ohio. With the project will come more than 10,000 jobs over the course of construction and an entirely new industry for central Ohio.
Learn more about AEP's economic development strategy.
American Electric Power, based in Columbus, Ohio, is powering a cleaner, brighter energy future for its customers and communities. AEP's approximately 16,700 employees operate and maintain the nation's largest electricity transmission system and more than 224,000 miles of distribution lines to safely deliver reliable and affordable power to 5.5 million regulated customers in 11 states. AEP also is one of the nation's largest electricity producers with approximately 31,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity, including more than 7,100 megawatts of renewable energy. The company's plans include growing its renewable generation portfolio to approximately 50% of total capacity by 2030. AEP is on track to reach an 80% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from 2005 levels by 2030 and has committed to achieving net zero by 2045. AEP is recognized consistently for its focus on sustainability, community engagement, and diversity, equity and inclusion. AEP's family of companies includes utilities AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas and the Texas Panhandle). AEP also owns AEP Energy, which provides innovative competitive energy solutions nationwide. For more information, visit aep.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Capitol riot plans to focus its hearing Thursday on the pressure that Donald Trump put on his vice president, Mike Pence, in a last-ditch and potentially illegal plan to stop Joe Biden’s election victory.
Trump seized on the unorthodox proposal from conservative law professor John Eastman to have Pence turn back the electors when the vice president presided over Congress to certify the election results on Jan. 6, 2021.
Traditionally, Jan. 6 is a ceremonial day, a procedural step tallying the presidential vote. But Eastman’s highly unusual plan — “bold,” he called it — was to have alternative slates of electors submitted to Congress, leaving Pence no choice but to return them to the states to sort it out. Biden would be denied a majority and Trump could win.
As the defeated Trump watched dozens of court cases challenging the 2020 presidential election collapse, he turned to the Eastman plan as a last resort to stay in office.
“John (Eastman) is one of the most brilliant lawyers in the country and he looked at this,” Trump told thousands of supporters at a rally near the White House before sending them to the Capitol on Jan. 6.
“And he looked at Mike Pence, and I hope Mike is going to do the right thing. I hope so. I hope so because if Mike Pence does the right thing, we win the election,” the then-president said.
A look at the Eastman plan in the days before Jan. 6 and why it's central to the congressional investigation:
THE PLAN
Two days before the Capitol attack, Pence was summoned to the White House for an Oval Office meeting with Trump and Eastman to hear about the law professor’s plan to turn back the electors.
With Trump’s false claims of election fraud, Eastman had been circulating what was essentially an academic proposal challenging the workings of the 130-year-old Electoral Count Act that governs the process for tallying the election results in Congress.
The six-point plan was gaining momentum among Trump’s allies in Congress, including key senators, and outside activists.
“BOLD, Certainly,” Eastman said in a memo included in a court filing from the Jan. 6 committee. But he said such an unusual step was needed, falsely claiming “this Election was Stolen.”
If Pence would refuse to count some electors, then the threshold needed to certify the presidential election would drop from the regular 270-vote majority to a lesser number — one presumably that Trump could reach.
If Democrats in Congress objected, as Eastman predicted they would, then under current law the House would be called on to decide the presidency. In that scenario, because the House would vote by individual state congressional delegations, which were mostly Republican majority, the numbers would align for Trump to win.
“The illegality of the plan,” declared the Jan. 6 committee in a court filing, “was obvious.”
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HOW COULD THAT EVEN WORK?
To set the plan in motion, Trump and Eastman convened hundreds of electors on a call on Jan. 2, 2021, encouraging them to send alternative electors from their states where Trump's team was claiming fraud.
Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and maybe even Nevada and New Mexico were on the list, according to testimony provided to the committee by Greg Jacob, who was counsel to Pence.
Jacob, who is scheduled to testify Thursday before the House committee, was at the Oval Office meeting with Trump and Pence when Eastman outlined the plan on Jan. 4. Jacob received an email from Eastman late the following night.
“Major new development,” Eastman wrote, attaching a letter signed by several members of the Pennsylvania legislature.
“It now looks like PA Legislature will vote to recertify its electors if Vice President Pence implements the plan we discussed.”
Jacob responded in lawyerly prose, asking if it is “not unconstitutional."
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HAD THIS EVER BEEN DONE BEFORE?
While the every-four-year-ritual of certifying the election results has certainly come with objections, nothing of this magnitude had been proposed since the disputed election of 1876 that led Congress to pass the Electoral Count Act.
Routinely, lawmakers from the losing side of a presidential election would wage protest votes during the ceremonial proceedings in Congress. Several Democrats, including then-Sen. Barbara Boxer of California and Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, chairman of the Jan. 6 committee, joined a challenge to Ohio's electors after the 2004 election.
But no defeated president had ever done what Trump did, mounting a wide-ranging campaign to overturn an election that included pressure on the vice president to change the outcome.
When Eastman received Jacob's probing questions, he retorted that the counsel was being “small-minded.”
The professor pointed to past instances in history when presidents essentially violated the letter of the law for a greater outcome, and he suggested such an action was warranted now because the “Constitution was being shredded” over the election.
Jacob replied that he could not believe there was a single Supreme Court justice or any judge who would agree to toss election laws “that have been followed without exception for more than 130 years.”
Eastman's theory, Jacob wrote, was “essentially entirely made up.”
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PRESSURE BUILDS, TRUMP CALLS PENCE
First Pence's team took it all under advisement, apparently buying time as the vice president crafted his own response.
But a day after the Oval Office meeting, the pressure intensified. Rather than just turn the electors back to the states, Eastman said Pence should just throw out the states' tallies outright.
"What I’m here to ask you to do is to reject the electors” Eastman said on Jan. 5, according to Jacob’s testimony.
On the morning of Jan. 6, as the vice president prepared to head to the Capitol to preside over the vote, Trump called.
Trump told Pence he didn't think he had the courage to make a hard decision, according to testimony to the Jan. 6 committee by retired Gen. Keith Kellogg, a national security aide who was with Trump at the time and heard part of the conversation.
“You’re not tough enough to make the call,” Trump said to Pence.
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THE COUNT BEGINS
The first objection during the joint session of Congress was raised by a Republican congressman from the Arizona, one of the states Trump most vehemently disputed was won by Biden.
Congress began working its way through the procedural matter; rioters were closing in on the Capitol.
In an email to Eastman after the attack began, Jacob closed his arguments against the plan, saying: “And thanks to your bullshit we are now under siege.”
At the time, Jacob was sheltering in the Capitol from the mob.
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WHO IS JOHN EASTMAN?
A former Chapman University law professor, Eastman is known in conservative circles for having clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court.
Eastman also clerked for retired Judge Michael Luttig, who is also scheduled to testify Thursday. Luttig has called Eastman's ideas “incorrect at every turn” and had been providing legal counsel to Pence's team before Jan. 6.
Ahead of Thursday’s hearing, the vice chair of the House committee, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., released a video offering a glimpse of what's to come.
In the video, Eric Herschmann, a lawyer at the White House, recounts a final conversation he had with Eastman the day after Jan. 6.
“I'm going to give you the best free legal advice you're ever getting in your life — get a great effing criminal defense lawyer. You're going to need it," Herschmann recalled, saying. "And then I hung up on him.”
Eastman repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment rights not to testify during his interview with the committee.
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LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE:APD) will showcase industrial gas solutions and technologies for the agrochemical and specialty chemical markets at Specialty & Agro Chemicals America from June 28-30 at Belmond Charleston Place in Charleston, South Carolina.
Those attending are invited to stop by Air Products' booth #937 to speak with industry specialists and learn how Air Products' industrial gases, technologies, and supply solutions can address their specific processes and challenges. Air Products offers advanced industrial gas solutions for a variety of applications including inerting and blanketing, hydrogenation, reaction cooling, oxygen enrichment, particle size reduction, water treatment and more.
In support of ongoing innovation and enabling the company to better respond to customer needs, Air Products operates several state-of-the-art testing labs at its global headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The company's Cryogenic Grinding Lab allows a customer's product to be tested on production-scale equipment to help determine the feasibility of using cryogenics in their process. Air Products' Hydrogen Reaction Lab enables customers in used oil re-refining, transmix and renewable diesel markets to optimize their existing hydrotreatment processes and pursue higher yields, better quality and optimized gas use. Air Products also has a Clean Energy Lab to facilitate the development and full-scale testing of actual combustion systems using a full spectrum of gaseous, liquid and solid fuels.
For more than 80 years the chemical industry has relied on Air Products' experience applying nitrogen, hydrogen and oxygen technologies that can help improve safety, cut costs, reduce environmental emissions or increase capacity.
For more information on how Air Products' industrial gases and expertise can assist the agrochemical and specialty chemicals industry visit Air Products Chemicals Processing website.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for over 80 years. Focused on serving energy, environment and emerging markets, the Company provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemical, metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food and beverage. Air Products is also the global leader in the supply of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment. The Company develops, engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's largest industrial gas projects, including: gasification projects that sustainably convert abundant natural resources into syngas for the production of high-value power, fuels and chemicals; carbon capture projects; and world-scale low- and zero-carbon hydrogen projects supporting global transportation and the energy transition.
The Company had fiscal 2021 sales of $10.3 billion from operations in over 50 countries and has a current market capitalization of about $55 billion. More than 20,000 passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air Products' higher purpose to create innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and address the challenges facing customers, communities, and the world. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.
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TUBINGEN, Germany (AP) _ Immatics N.V. (IMTX) on Tuesday reported a loss of $14.8 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Tubingen, Germany-based company said it had a loss of 23 cents.
The company posted revenue of $18.2 million in the period.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
4-2-6
(four, two, six)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
4-2-6
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Mississippi mayor orders curfew after 13 year old's death
MS 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew begins Tuesday, for minors 17 and under
A Mississippi mayor has reinstated a youth curfew after a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed.
Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. issued an emergency proclamation that prohibits minors 17 and under, who are unmarried and not emancipated, from being on any public street, highway, park, vacant lot, establishment or other public places in the city from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginning Tuesday until further notice.
Flaggs said he issued the order as a "crime preventative measure" and it "is in the best interests of public health, safety and welfare."
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"As Mayor of the City of Vicksburg, if parents cannot keep their juvenile children off the streets and safe from danger, I have no choice but to step in and do that for them," Flaggs said.
The victim was shot in the chest just before midnight Monday in Vicksburg, The Vicksburg Post reported. In addition, a 15-year-old was shot in the foot during the incident and a third person was shot in the shoulder, Deputy Police Chief Mike Bryant said.
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LOS ANGELES and BOSTON, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Voodoo Scientific, a company creating capabilities to help distillers deliver meaningful innovation, and Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced Voodoo's plans to leverage Ginkgo Enzyme Services to optimize an enzymatic solution to enable distillers to produce ultra-premium spirit products that are truly smooth. To support the development of the enzyme critical to Voodoo's product, Ginkgo will leverage its extensive protein discovery and design capabilities to design and optimize the enzyme for a wide range of conditions in spirits manufacturing, from craft to global-scale production environments.
Most distilled alcoholic beverages produce some degree of harsh sensation, or "bite," when consumed, which is a major deterrent for many potential customers. No mellowing technique used by distillers to date has been able to fully eliminate this unpleasant attribute. Voodoo Scientific identified the scientific cause for this harshness and created their enzymatic solution to give distillers the ability to manage it. Distillers can use this novel enzymatic solution to produce more premium products by creating smooth spirits. Voodoo's ability to make smoother spirits also enables the development of new flavor profiles across the full range of spirits types (e.g., vodkas, whiskies, etc.).
The Voodoo enzymatic solution targets and eliminates only the specific compounds that are responsible for the harshness of alcohol, while not affecting other components of the beverage's flavor profile. Voodoo's enzymatic solution also does not require spirits producers to change their existing processes or equipment as it is added as a processing aid during fermentation so it does not persist into the bottle. Voodoo Scientific's enzymatic solution was recently recognized as a top innovation in the spirits industry at the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States' (DISCUS) annual conference.
"Providing distillers with a means to eliminate, or control, the harshness of their spirits products is very gratifying." said Joana Montenegro, co-founder and Chief Science Officer at Voodoo. "We believe we can enable new innovation in this large global industry and in ways that are truly meaningful to consumers seeking premium experiences. Ginkgo was the best choice of partners for us among the ones we considered because of their unique combination of strong scientific capabilities and a business model that fits an early-stage company like ours."
"Engineering this class of enzyme to operate under the unique conditions required for distilled alcoholic beverages is a great application for Ginkgo Enzyme Services." said Jennifer Wipf, SVP, Head of Commercial Cell Engineering at Ginkgo. "Improving the functionality of enzymes underpinning critical production processes - making enzymes work better - is an area we're passionate about because it opens up real business opportunities for our customers, especially as they push into new product development."
To learn more about Ginkgo's work in this space, join us on June 30th from 10:00 - 11:00 am ET for our Functional Food Proteins with Microbial Expression Systems virtual event.
About Ginkgo Bioworks
Ginkgo Bioworks is the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, providing flexible, end-to-end services that solve challenges for organizations across diverse markets, from food and agriculture to pharmaceuticals to industrial and specialty chemicals. Ginkgo's biosecurity and public health unit, Concentric by Ginkgo, is building global infrastructure for biosecurity to empower governments, communities, and public health leaders to prevent, detect, and respond to a wide variety of biological threats. For more information, visit ginkgobioworks.com and concentricbyginkgo.com, read our blog, or follow us on social media channels such as Twitter (@Ginkgo and @ConcentricByGBW), Instagram (@GinkgoBioworks and @ConcentricByGinkgo), or LinkedIn.
About Voodoo Scientific
Voodoo Scientific is a company innovating in food technology to create better consumer experiences. Voodoo identified the precise cause of the unpleasant painful harshness in spirits, and has developed a product that enables distillers the ability to fully eliminate this harshness to create truly smooth spirits. Voodoo Scientific's product has been recognized by the leading spirits association, DISCUS, as among the top innovations in the industry. For more information, visit VoodooScientific.com
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FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The future of the Fulton County jail is expected to be discussed at a meeting with county commissioners on Wednesday.
An agenda obtained by 11Alive shows that the sheriff's office is expected to bring forth a study pertaining to the jail and its long-term sustainablity.
That study, conducted by the county, found that the jail would need to radically increase in size in order to combat overcrowding.
Specifically, the facility would need to almost quadruple in size - providing bedding for over 6,000 inmates by 2047.
The study also notes the extensive cost - $2 billion - such a project would require and sets forth a plan for where and when the new facility should be built.
As for where, the study recommends the current Rice Street location as the land is county-owned, sits in close proximity to Fulton County Courts and Grady Hospital. Plus it would have little outside community impact as it's the current jail's location.
The hope is for the project to be complete at the end of 2028.
Overcrowding at the jail has been a problem for some time now.
The study notes that the current Rice Street facility was designed to hold 1,125 inmates but is now occupied by close to 3,000.
In addition, it says there have been 11 fires, 534 fights, and 114 stabbing since January of last year as a result of this issue.
Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat has said hundreds of men are sleeping on the floor. And the study notes 90% of jail space is being used for housing, meaning there is little additional room for treatment and programs for inmates.
On top of that, the building is in overall poor condition, with the study noting that the lifespan of other comparable jails is only around 30 years.
The county and City of Atlanta recently agreed to a four-year lease agreement to move some detainees to the Atlanta City Detention Center back in November
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Deserving dad wins $50,000 and a year's supply of Entenmann's Donuts!
ISLANDIA, N.Y., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After calling on fans to nominate their deserving father figure into the "Dads of Glory: A Father Figure Showcase," Entenmann's® is thrilled to announce Michael B. of Talala, Oklahoma as the "The Golden Donut Award" winner! Michael will be taking home the Grand Prize of $50,000, a year's supply of donuts and the oversized "Golden Donut Award" trophy.
Entenmann's invited fans from across the country to nominate the deserving father figure in their lives by submitting a video that exemplified why he is a "Dad of Glory" across one of the five "Dad-egories" including: Dad Humor, Dad Feats, Dad Engineering, Dad Fashion, and Dad Love. After receiving thousands of incredible submissions, an Entenmann's® panel of judges selected not only "The Golden Donut Award" winner, but they also chose a winner in each "Dad-egory" who will each receive $1,000 and a year's supply of donuts!
"We were overwhelmed by the number of heartfelt and entertaining nominations about father figures across the country who have made an impact," said Jason Amar, Director of Marketing at Entenmann's®. "In the end, we awarded Michael with 'The Golden Donut Award' for his inspiring story and all the amazing ways he goes above and beyond to encourage, support and love his daughter!''
Michael's wife submitted his nomination for the showcase, lovingly discussing her husband's relationship with their daughter, Kenzi, who has cerebral palsy. While Kenzi is dependent on her parents, Michael does everything in his power to help her live life to the fullest, taking her fishing, rafting and even snowmobiling. The father-daughter duo share a unique bond, and Kenzi often refers to her dad as her hero.
"It was so amazing to be recognized by Entenmann's as 'The Golden Donut Award' winner in the Dads of Glory Showcase. I am so honored to be chosen out of the nearly 2,000 amazing father figures who were nominated," said Michael B. "Being Kenzi's dad is my most important role, so it feels really special that my story was so well-received. This is the sweetest gift ever for me and my family!"
- Best of Dad Engineering - Thomas K., Bowling Green, K.Y.
- Best of Dad Fashion - Mitch B., Bismarck, N.D.
- Best of Dad Feats - Melvin L., Davie, F.L.
- Best of Dad Humor - James S., Hutto, T.X.
- Best of Dad Love - Eric W., Winder, G.A.
For more information, including how to view the "Dads of Glory" winners, please visit www.DadsofGlory.com.
Entenmann's history dates back more than 120 years to 1898 when William Entenmann opened his first bakery in Brooklyn, New York. By the 1960s the company was selling delicious donuts throughout the New York metropolitan area; by the 1970s it began selling nationwide. Today, Entenmann's markets over 100 different baked goods in the U.S., producing more than one billion donuts annually – one of which is the #1-best-selling classic Entenmann's Rich Frosted Donut introduced in 1973.
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Plane delivers 85,000 tins of baby formula to Ohio from Australia during national shortage
Published: Jun. 18, 2022 at 1:47 PM EDT|Updated: 21 minutes ago
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio has received a large supply of baby formula as stores across the country continue to keep the shelves stocked.
The shipment of Bubs infant formula arrived on Friday at Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus.
Ohio’s shipment with a separate delivery to California on June 12 combined to equal approximately 4 million 8-ounce bottles to the U.S., according to White House officials.
The delivery was made as part of Operation Fly Formula, an initiative that partners multiple government agencies together to assist during the baby formula shortage.
The supply that arrived to the state will be available in Ohio Walmart, Kroger, and Albertsons locations.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday it simulated a nuclear attack on South Korea with a ballistic missile launch over the weekend that was its fifth missile demonstration this month to protest the largest joint military exercises in years between the U.S. and South Korea.
The North’s leader Kim Jong Un instructed his military to hold more drills to sharpen the war readiness of his nuclear forces in the face of “aggression” by his enemies, state media reported.
The South Korean and Japanese militaries detected the short-range missile being launched Sunday into waters off the North’s eastern coast, which reportedly came less than an hour before the U.S. flew long-range B-1B bombers for training with South Korean warplanes. The North characterizes the U.S.-South Korea exercises as a rehearsal to invade, though the allies insist they are defensive in nature. Some experts say the North uses the exercises as a pretext to advance its weapons programs.
Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency said the missile, which flew about 800 kilometers (500 miles), was tipped with a mock nuclear warhead. It described the test as successful, saying that the device detonated as intended 800 meters (yards) above water at a spot that simulated an unspecified “major enemy target,” supposedly reaffirming the reliability of the weapon’s nuclear explosion control devices and warhead detonators.
The report said the launch was the final step of a two-day drill that also involved nuclear command and control exercises and training military units to switch more quickly into nuclear counterattack posture, properly handle nuclear weapons systems and execute attack plans.
The exercise was also a “stronger warning” to the United States and South Korea, who are “undisguised in their explicit attempt to unleash a war” against the North, KCNA said.
Photos published by state media showed Kim walking through a forest with his daughter and senior military officials and a missile the North described as a tactical nuclear weapon system soaring from the woods spewing flames and smoke.
Saying that his enemies are getting “ever more pronounced in their moves for aggression,” Kim laid out unspecified “strategic tasks” for further developing his nuclear forces and improving their war readiness, KCNA said. This indicated that the North could up the ante in its weapons demonstrations in coming weeks or months.
Jeon Ha Gyu, spokesperson of South Korea’s Defense Ministry, said it’s clear North Korea with its ramped-up testing activity is making “considerable progress” in nuclear weapons technology. He did not provide a specific assessment about the North’s claim about the successful warhead detonation.
North Korean photos indicated the latest launch was of a solid-fuel missile apparently modeled after Russia’s Iskander mobile ballistic system that the North has been testing since 2019. The missiles are built to travel at low altitudes and be maneuverable in flight, which theoretically improve their chances of evading South Korean missile defenses.
While these missiles have been mostly fired from wheeled vehicles, North Korea has also tested them or their variants from railcars, a submarine and a platform inside a reservoir. Photos of the latest test suggested the missile was possibly fired from a silo dug into the ground, highlighting the North’s efforts to diversify its launch options and make it harder for opponents to identify and counter them.
South Korea’s military said the launch took place at a mountainous northwestern region near Tongchangri, which hosts a site where the North conducted long-range rocket and satellite launches in previous years.
North Korea likely has dozens of nuclear warheads, but there are differing assessments on how far the North has advanced in miniaturizing and engineering those weapons so that they could fit on the newer weapons it tested in recent years.
While the North after six nuclear tests may be able to place simple nuclear warheads on some of its older systems, like Scuds or Rodong missiles, it will likely require further technology upgrades and nuclear tests to build warheads that can be installed on its more advanced tactical systems, according to Lee Choon Geun, an honorary research fellow at South Korea’s Science and Technology Policy Institute.
Sunday’s short-range launch was the North’s fifth missile event this month and the third since the U.S. and South Korean militaries began joint exercises on March 13. The allies’ drills, which are to continue through Thursday, include computer simulations and their biggest springtime field exercise since 2018.
The North so far in 2023 has fired around 20 missiles over nine different launch events. They included short-range missiles fired from land, cruise missiles launched from a submarine, and two different intercontinental ballistic missiles fired an airport near Pyongyang as it tries to demonstrate a dual ability to conduct nuclear attacks on South Korea and the U.S. mainland.
The latest ICBM test last Thursday preceded a summit between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who agreed to resume security dialogues and take other steps to improve their oft-strained relations in the face of North Korean threats.
North Korea already is coming off a record year in testing activity, with more than 70 missiles fired in 2022, as Kim accelerates his weapons development aimed at forcing the United States to accept the idea of the North as a nuclear power and negotiating badly needed sanctions relief from a position of strength.
In response to the most recent ICBM launch, the U.N. Security Council scheduled an emergency open meeting Monday morning at the request of the United States, United Kingdom, Albania, Ecuador, France and Malta. Security Council resolutions have long banned North Korean ballistic missile activity, but permanent council members Russia and China have thwarted punishment or further sanctions in recent years.
The U.N. Security Council held an informal meeting Friday at which the U.S., its allies and human rights experts shone a spotlight on what they described as the dire rights situation in North Korea. China and Russia denounced the meeting as a politicized move.
North Korea’s U.N. Mission called the meeting about “our non-existent ‘human rights issue’” unlawful. It also said the U.S. held Friday’s meeting “while staging the aggressive joint military exercise which poses a grave threat to our national security.”
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China says its official COVID-19 vaccination rate is around 90%, but it's not hard to find people who have been avoiding the jab.
Take Faye Fei, for example. She's a 32-year-old lifestyle blogger who lives in the city of Hangzhou, about an hour from Shanghai by high-speed train.
"I have an advantage in that I don't go to an office to work. I don't have a job at a company or in a government agency and don't really come into contact with a lot of people," she says. "Also I think I protect myself pretty well."
On top of that, she says she's young, she's not afraid of COVID-19 anymore, she doesn't feel the need to get a shot until China re-opens to the world and she believes the virus is changing too quickly for the vaccines available in China — all of them made in China — to have decent efficacy.
People like Fei signal a potential problem for the government in the days ahead.
A weekend of angry street protests last month against Beijing's hardline pandemic control policy, known as "dynamic zero COVID," seems to have nudged the authorities to take more risks. The authorities on Wednesday announced fresh steps to roll back some of the policy's strict elements.
Health experts say increasing vaccinations is a key part of the way forward if the government hopes to minimize the impact as the virus inevitably spreads.
The least vaccinated are the elderly
The problem of under-vaccination is most acute among the elderly. The government announced a little over a week ago that around 30% of people aged 60 and up — or roughly 80 million people — were not vaccinated and boosted as of Nov. 11. Among those 80 or older, the ratio was closer to 60%.
Experts on Chinese health care say several factors have contributed to the low vaccination rates among older adults. COVID vaccination campaigns focused initially on essential workers, and efficacy data was not focused on the elderly. The government has almost exclusively enforced "zero COVID" policies to keep the virus out and douse flareups rather than moving to ramp up vaccinations when outbreaks were limited.
Plus, there's deep-seated vaccine hesitancy.
For many, it has its roots in product quality issues that have for years plagued manufacturing in China — including its production of pharmaceuticals. Cases like Tan Hua's resonate.
In 2014, Tan, then 34 years old, was bitten by a dog. She saw a doctor and was given a shot of what her mother, Hua Xiuzhen, says they were told was the best rabies vaccine on the market. But it didn't go well.
"That very night she got a headache and dizziness. Her memory declined sharply. She had convulsions. She couldn't see; everything was dark for her. She couldn't walk straight," Hua told NPR by phone.
They got emergency help. But Tan never fully recovered.
"She's disabled. She can't work. She spends the whole day lying in a bed," Hua says.
They blame the vaccine, and Hua has been on a crusade for justice ever since. She also now avoids all vaccines — including those for COVID-19, of which China has approved 12.
"I'm scared to think about it. And none of my neighbors have been vaccinated either as far as I know," she says.
It wasn't always like this, according to Mary Brazelton, an expert in the history of science and medicine in China at the University of Cambridge. In the months after the Communist takeover in 1949, the Chinese government launched several successful vaccination campaigns, taking on smallpox, tuberculosis, diphtheria and other diseases.
"If you look at earlier periods in the People's Republic of China's history ... what you see is in some ways almost the opposite in terms of really strong vaccination programs that work quite hard to convince people, particularly elderly people, to receive vaccines against infectious diseases," Brazelton says.
But lax oversight and corruption during recent decades of breakneck economic growth has led to a string of product quality scandals in China — from baby formula cut with industrial chemicals to contaminated blood thinner and tainted vaccines.
"To me, that kind of helps explain the degrees of hesitancy," Brazelton says.
China experts say there's also been weak messaging around Chinese COVID vaccines.
China has not imported any foreign-made vaccines, which are widely seen inside the country to be more effective than China's homegrown jabs. And data on the Chinese vaccines has been conflicting. In March, scientists in Hong Kong reported that made-in-China Sinovac boosters can effectively prevent serious illness in old people. This month, though, Singapore-based scientists concluded that three or four doses of mRNA vaccines offered better protection for people over 60 than China's inactivated virus vaccines for COVID-19.
Yanzhong Huang, a China health care expert at Seton Hall University, says the government has done a bad job of messaging around the virus and debunking myths — despite near total control of the media environment in the country.
"Many of those, the vaccine skeptics, are liberal-minded people. They just don't trust the Chinese vaccines and the government narrative on the effectiveness of the Chinese vaccines," he says.
Jerry, a real estate executive in Shanghai, is 33 years old — and a good example of that. He did not want his full name used because of the sensitivity of the topic.
Jerry reckons COVID-19 is "kind of a flu thing" these days; nothing too serious. He hasn't gotten the vaccine and he believes – despite science to the contrary – there's no point.
"I just think the virus is changing so fast. So not a single vaccine can help," he says, focusing on vaccines' ability to prevent transmission rather than stave off serious illness and death.
Jerry estimates that the vaccination rate among his friends — educated, 30-somethings in China's most cosmopolitan city — may be as low as 60%. He says couples trying to get pregnant are particularly fearful of possible side-effects.
The government is now redoubling efforts to get more people vaccinated, especially the elderly. The stakes are high.
Only about half of people aged 60 and up in Hong Kong were vaccinated when the omicron variant hit in the spring. Hospitals were quickly swamped and the rate of deaths-per-100,000 people spiked to the highest in the world. Nearly all of those who died were over 60 and not fully vaccinated.
To be sure, China has the state capacity to force the population to get vaccinated. After all, it has put entire cities with tens of millions of people into strict lockdowns.
But Huang, of Seton Hall, says the government may be better off bolstering the incentives for people to get the vaccine, and offering assurances of support in case something goes wrong.
They're just not quite there yet.
"They still they have not sent a clear message ... convincing the elderly that you need to get a vaccine, it's good for you," he says.
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LAKEWOOD, N.J., March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PishPosh, Inc. (NASDAQ: BABY) ("PishPosh" or the "Company"), a rapidly growing online retailer of premium baby products, announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 1,820,000 shares of common stock at a price of $5.00 per share to the public for a total of $9,100,000 of gross proceeds to the Company.
The shares are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market today, under the symbol "BABY." The offering is expected to close on or about March 10, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.
Boustead Securities, LLC acted as the sole underwriter for the offering.
The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. A copy of the final prospectus related to the offering may be obtained, when available, from Boustead Securities, LLC, via email: offerings@boustead1828.com, or by calling +1 (949) 502-4408, or by standard mail at Boustead Securities, LLC, Attn: Equity Capital Markets, 6 Venture, Suite 395, Irvine, CA 92618, USA. In addition, a copy of the final prospectus, when available, relating to the offering may be obtained via the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
A registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-263805) relating to these securities was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and was declared effective on February 14, 2023. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About PishPosh
PishPosh is a rapidly growing online retailer of premium baby products. Based on our experience in the industry, we believe that, since its founding in 2015, PishPosh has established itself as a leading e-commerce platform with an extraordinarily engaged customer base of middle- and upper-class mothers. PishPosh distinguishes itself by offering new and unique brands/products that inspire moms to shop. We are primarily a baby gear distributor based in Lakewood, New Jersey. We showcase and sell our products through our showroom boutique and our website, www.pishposhbaby.com, third party marketplaces like Amazon.com and our boutique (on site).
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LIAOCHENG, China, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As Chinese people globally celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival on September 10, which symbolizes happiness and reunion, the Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Liaocheng delivers a message of greeting to overseas Liaocheng people. The full text is as follows:
Mid-Autumn Festival Message to Overseas Liaocheng People
My fellow overseas Liaocheng people,
The endless sky cannot restrain people's passion for their hometown. On the occasion of Mid-Autumn Festival, the Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Liaocheng extends greetings and best wishes to the family members and friends of Liaocheng people living, studying and working overseas, and also to overseas Liaocheng chambers of commerce and associations.
Over the years, you, Liaocheng people residing all over the world, have played an active role in promoting economic, trade and cultural exchanges between China and other countries and regions. You have made your hometown of Liaocheng feel proud and recognized. This could not have happened without your commitment to upholding the fine traditions of the Chinese nation, your patriotism and love for your hometown, and your hard work and enterprising spirit.
Liaocheng is turning the grand blueprint charted by the 14th Liaocheng Municipal Party Congress into a promising reality. It is expected that you will, by capitalizing on your strengths in bridging China and the rest of the world and pooling wisdom and efforts - of both individuals and organizations - continue to keep abreast of, support and be involved in the development of Liaocheng, and contribute to its overall progress.
"Green hills immerse in the same cloud and rain. The same moon lights up towns however far away." We wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, good health, and peace and prosperity! We welcome you to visit Liaocheng regularly to touch base and communicate for win-win cooperation. Feel free to contact us at lcswsb@lc.shandong.cn if you would like to share opportunities for international cooperation.
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Spotify becomes latest tech company to cut jobs, axes 6% of workforce
Music streaming service Spotify said Monday it's cutting 6% of its global workforce, becoming yet another tech company resorting to layoffs as the post-pandemic economic outlook weakens.
CEO Daniel Ek announced the restructuring in a message to employees that was also posted online.
As part of the revamp involving a management reshuffle, “and to bring our costs more in line, we’ve made the difficult but necessary decision to reduce our number of employees,” Ek wrote.
Big tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Google announced tens of thousands of job cuts this month as the economic boom that the industry rode during the COVID-19 pandemic waned.
Stockholm-based Spotify had benefited from pandemic lockdowns because more people had sought out entertainment when they were stuck at home. Ek indicated that the company's business model, which had long focused on growth, had to evolve.
The company's operating costs last year grew at double its revenue growth, a gap that would be “unsustainable long-term” in any economic climate, but even more difficult to close with “a challenging macro environment," he said.
Spotify made “considerable effort” to rein in the costs over the past few months, “but it simply hasn’t been enough," he said.
“I hoped to sustain the strong tailwinds from the pandemic and believed that our broad global business and lower risk to the impact of a slowdown in ads would insulate us. In hindsight, I was too ambitious in investing ahead of our revenue growth," Ek said.
He said that's why the company is cutting its global workforce by about 6%, without giving a specific number of job losses. Spotify reported in its latest annual report that it had about 6,600 employees, which implies that 400 jobs are being axed.
“I take full accountability for the moves that got us here today,” Ek said.
After years of heady growth, analysts say tech companies are being forced to cut jobs in preparation for an economic dowturn that’s likely to cut demand for their software, products and services and reduce digital ad spending.
Just last week, Google announced it was slashing 12,000 jobs while Microsoft said it would cull 10,000 workers, bringing to at least 48,000 the number of cuts that Big Tech companies announced in January alone.
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Former Hunter Biden associate Devon Archer is sitting for a closed-door transcribed interview with the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Monday, in an appearance that is expected to fuel Republican attempts to link President Biden to his son’s business dealings.
The interview follows a letter from the Department of Justice over the weekend regarding Archer’s sentencing for an unrelated matter that is adding to GOP claims of government obstruction of their investigation into the Biden family’s business dealings — even as Archer’s attorney beat down the speculation.
The Justice Department (DOJ) in its letter requested that a judge set a date for Archer to start his one-year prison sentence for his conviction for defrauding a Native American tribe, despite Archer’s counsel saying it was “premature” to do so because of an anticipated appeal and an “error” in sentencing.
That set off alarm bells in the GOP.
“I don’t know if this a coincidence, or if this is another example of the weaponization of the Department of Justice,” House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said Sunday on Fox News.
Other Republicans went further, accusing the DOJ of explicit interference in the GOP-led investigation. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said lawmakers should return from an August recess for emergency hearings if Archer did not show up.
But Archer’s attorney stressed the letter would not impact his planned interview, which had been rescheduled multiple times since Comer subpoenaed him in June.
“We are aware of speculation that the Department of Justice’s weekend request to have Mr. Archer report to prison is an attempt by the Biden administration to intimidate him in advance of his meeting with the House Oversight Committee on Monday,” Acher’s lawyer Matthew Schwartz said in a Sunday statement, first provided to Politico. “To be clear, Mr. Archer does not agree with that speculation. In any case, Mr. Archer will do what he has planned to do all along, which is to show up on Monday and to honestly answer the questions that are put to him by the Congressional investigators.”
The DOJ said in a subsequent letter that it was not requesting that Archer surrender before his expected congressional testimony.
His appearance went on as scheduled. A smiling Archer did not answer shouted questions as he arrived at the interview with his lawyer Monday morning.
The interview will comprise four hours of questioning divided evenly between Republicans and Democrats, and it is expected to end midafternoon. Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), and Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) were in attendance.
“I believe he can tell us things we haven’t heard before,” Biggs said.
Goldman cast doubt on the GOP attempts to link the president to his son’s business dealings.
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Woman celebrates 105th birthday with surprise motorcycle ride
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) - Tennessee resident Helen Akard said she spent 70 years as a loan officer before ultimately retiring from the banking industry at 93 years old.
WVLT reports Akard is currently spending her days looking for adventure as she celebrated her 105th birthday with friends and family Friday afternoon.
Akard said when she was in her 20s, she was an avid motorcycle rider because she liked going fast and feeling the wind.
And on her 105th birthday, Akard was surprised by an East Tennessee biker group who took her on a ride around the neighborhood.
“A lot of people say I’m crazy, but they don’t know what they’re missing,” Akard said.
As she got on the back of the motorcycle, Akard smiled and said, “It’s been a few years.”
She sat behind someone who took the 105-year-old for a quick spin around the area.
Akard said the ride made her feel like she was 17 again as she reflected on this year’s birthday being one of the best yet.
“I’ve had just about the nicest birthday I’ve ever had,” Akard said.
Akard’s mother lived until she was 108 years old. The Tennessee resident said she is hoping to live until at least 110 with a few more motorcycle rides in her future.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of effusive marchers danced to club music in New York City streets Sunday as bubbles and confetti rained down, and fellow revelers from Toronto to San Francisco cheered through Pride Month's grand crescendo.
New York's boisterous throng strolled and danced down Fifth Avenue to Greenwich Village, cheering and waving rainbow flags to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall uprising, where a police raid on a gay bar triggered days of protests and launched the modern movement for LGBTQ+ rights.
While some people whooped it up in celebration, many were mindful of the growing conservative countermovement, including new laws banning gender-affirming care for transgender children.
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“I’m trying not to be very heavily political, but when it does target my community, I get very, very annoyed and very hurt,” said Ve Cinder, a 22-year-old transgender woman who traveled from Pennsylvania to take part in the country's largest Pride event.
“I’m just, like, scared for my future and for my trans siblings. I’m frightened of how this country has looked at human rights, basic human rights,” she said. “It's crazy.”
Parades in New York, Chicago and San Francisco are among events that roughly 400 Pride organizations across the U.S. are holding this year, with many focused specifically on the rights of transgender people.
One of the grand marshals of New York City’s parade is nonbinary activist AC Dumlao, chief of staff for Athlete Ally, a group that advocates on behalf of LGBTQ+ athletes.
“Uplifting the trans community has always been at the core of our events and programming,” said Dan Dimant, a spokesperson for NYC Pride.
San Francisco Pride, another of the largest and best known LGBTQ+ celebrations in the United States, drew tens of thousands of spectators to the city Sunday.
The event, kicked off by the group Dykes on Bikes, featured dozens of colorful floats, some carrying strong messages against the wave of anti-transgender legislation in statehouses across the country.
Organizers told the San Francisco Chronicle that this year's theme emphasized activism. The parade included the nation’s first drag laureate, D’Arcy Drollinger.
“When we walk through the world more authentic and more fabulous, we inspire everyone,” Drollinger said at a breakfast before the parade.
Along Market Street, House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Adam Schiff of Burbank were spotted riding together.
In Chicago, a brief downpour at the beginning of the parade didn’t deter parade goers, who took shelter under awnings, trees and umbrellas.
“A little rain can’t stop us!” tweeted Brandon Johnson, the city's newly elected mayor.
Chicago's 52nd annual celebration on Sunday featured drag performers Marilyn Doll Traid and Selena Peres, as well as the Bud Billiken dancers, who drew loud praise from the crowd as they represented the celebration of Black roots in Chicago’s South Side.
“It’s very important to have a Chicago Pride parade," Traid said. “And those that wanna go against us, you have to realize that we all stand together.”
Thousands of people also flooded the streets Saturday night in Houston to celebrate pride parades and embrace the LGBTQ+ community.
“Houston is one big diverse family. Today is about celebrating people who are themselves, their authentic selves and letting everyone know that this is a city full of love, not division, not hate," said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner.
San Antonio also celebrated its Pride parade Saturday night, with hundreds of people lining downtown streets.
"This year’s theme is ‘Just Say Gay.’ We feel so strongly about the legislation that’s occurring, not only here in Texas, but in other states throughout the United States that are trying to put us back in the closet,” Phillip Barcena, Pride San Antonio president, told KSAT.
Also Saturday, first lady Jill Biden made an appearance at the Pride parade in Nashville, Tennessee, where she told the crowd “loud and clear that you belong, that you are beautiful, that you are loved.”
Many other cities held their marquee events earlier this month, including Boston, which hosted its first parade after a three-year hiatus that began with COVID-19 but extended through 2022 because the organization that used to run it dissolved under criticism that it excluded racial minorities and transgender people.
A key message this year has been for LGBTQ+ communities to unite against dozens, if not hundreds, of legislative bills now under consideration in statehouses across the country.
Lawmakers in 20 states have moved to ban gender-affirming care for children, and at least seven more are considering doing the same, adding increased urgency for the transgender community, its advocates say.
“We are under threat,” Pride event organizers in New York, San Francisco and San Diego said in a statement joined by about 50 other Pride organizations nationwide. “The diverse dangers we are facing as an LGBTQ community and Pride organizers, while differing in nature and intensity, share a common trait: they seek to undermine our love, our identity, our freedom, our safety, and our lives.”
Earlier Sunday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill that would make the state a “safe haven” for transgender youth and forbid law enforcement agencies from providing information that could undermine the ability for a child to get gender-affirming care.
NYC Mayor Adams made a similar move this week, issuing an executive order preventing city resources from being used to cooperate with out-of-state authorities in detaining anyone receiving gender-affirming care in the city.
The Anti-Defamation League and GLAAD, a national LGBTQ+ organization, reported 101 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents in the first three weeks of this month, about twice as many as in the full month of June last year.
Sarah Moore, who analyzes extremism for the two civil rights groups, said many of the incidents coincided with Pride events.
Nevertheless, Roz Gould Keith, who has a transgender son, is heartened by the increased visibility of transgender people at marches and celebrations across the country.
“Ten years ago, when my son asked to go to Motor City Pride, there was nothing for the trans community,” said Keith, founder and executive director of Stand with Trans, a group formed to support and empower young transgender people and their families.
This year, she said, the event was “jam-packed” with transgender people.
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NEW BOSTON, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) – A jury in Bowie County, Texas, has found Taylor Parker guilty of capital murder after killing Reagan Hancock and kidnapping her unborn baby, Braxlynn Sage Hancock.
Parker previously pleaded not guilty in the October 2020 deaths of 21-year-old Hancock and her unborn daughter, who died after being removed from her mother’s womb.
Authorities say Hancock was strangled, beaten, and repeatedly stabbed, and her unborn child was cut out of her body, all while her 3-year-old daughter was in the house. The baby was later pronounced dead at the hospital after a Texas DPS trooper pulled over Parker, who was 27 at the time, on the morning of the murder and found the unresponsive infant in her lap.
After one hour of deliberation on Monday, the jury of six men and six women returned with a unanimous guilty verdict. Parker showed little reaction as the verdict was read. Sniffles could be heard in the gallery.
Both sides rested on Thursday after jurors heard from Parker’s ex-boyfriend, Wade Griffin, and from the Oklahoma OSI Special Investigator who interviewed Parker in her hospital bed shortly before her arrest.
The jury’s decision comes after three weeks of testimony, followed by closing arguments on Monday, in which the state argued that Parker is a liar and a master manipulator who plotted and intended to kill Hancock and take her baby.
“In the past two weeks, the evidence has never been more clear,” Assistant District Attorney Lauren Richardson told the jury. “She’s a liar, a manipulator and now she’s gonna be held accountable for it.”
Richardson said they proved Parker’s motive and intent, pointing to the timeline they laid out showing Parker’s search for a way to “prove everyone wrong” intensified after her then-boyfriend, Griffin, received an anonymous warning text message on September 16 that she was faking her pregnancy and running out of time as her fake due date approached.
That’s when prosecutors say Parker started searching for information on how to get a birth certificate and register out-of-hospital births. They say that’s also when she started searching maternity stores and clinics, stalking them for potential targets.
“She was in a frenzy to find a baby. She knew the consequence of not having a baby. She was going to lose him forever. But that obsession with Wade was not allowing her to give it up,” Richardson said. “The motive here is to maintain and keep the relationship with Wade at any cost. She felt so strongly about that motive that she murdered Reagan.”
Richards spoke to the jury for about 40 minutes before Parker’s defense attorney Jeff Harrelson took his turn, speaking for a total of eight minutes. He reminded the jury of the definitions he told them at the beginning of the trial would be important and explained how Texas law defines a person when it comes to kidnapping.
“For kidnapping, it’s a human being who has been born and is alive. It’s our position that you can’t kidnap someone unless you’ve been born and alive,” Harrelson argued, telling the jury that means the State had not proven the elements of the case that raise it to the level of capital murder because the baby was not “born,” and suggesting she might not have been alive.
Harrelson asked the jury to acquit Parker and find her guilty of murder, asking them to “take the evidence you heard and filter it and follow this law as the judge has given you” and apply the law “even if you don’t like it.”
First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Kelley Crisp returned to rebut Harrelson’s arguments for several minutes before the jury began deliberations.
“She absolutely abducted Braxlynn,” Crisp said. “She wanted to take her home and pretend she was hers.”
“I guess what they’re insinuating is that the child was not born and is not alive. The child was born when Taylor Parker cut her out. That’s when she was born. So what Taylor Parker decided wasn’t her decision to make, but she did. She decided when she was born and [what] she also decided was when Reagan was gonna die,” Crisp said.
Now that Parker has been found guilty, the trial will enter a second phase with the same jury that will include testimony meant to aid the jury in determining whether she should receive a death sentence or life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Vital Pet Life Plus Mobility Powder's Eco-Ready flexible pouch with the How2Recycle label shows continued commitment to recycling and sustainable packaging in the pet wellness industry.
LOS ANGELES, April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vital Pet Life, in looking to reduce their impact on the environment is incorporating recyclable packaging with their first product in their Vital Pet Life Plus line. To strengthen their commitment, they're now members of How2Recycle and the Sustainable Packaging Coalition.
Vital Pet Life is listening to the 2019 GlobalWebIndex, Sustainable Packaging Unwrapped data, citing 64% of consumers say recyclability is the most important aspect of environmentally friendly packaging. "We're committed to reducing our environmental footprint and thinking long term to incorporate responsible business practices. By becoming a member of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, we will continue to learn, adapt and advocate for sustainable packaging and innovation," says Donie Yamamoto, founder and CEO of Vital Pet Life.
Vital Pet Life not only brings wellness to their customers' pets, but continues to infuse environmental responsibility into every aspect of their business, from sourcing, formulating, and packaging. Their hero product Wild Alaskan Salmon Oil is Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified 100% sustainable. Green Lipped Mussels, one of the four ingredients in Vital Pet Life's new proprietary Mobility powder, to date is recognized as sustainable and rated as "best choice" by the Monterey Bay Seafood Watch. The "best choice" rating indicates that GLM aquaculture is highly sustainable.
"When brands are both sustainable and profitable, they often have a holistic sustainability approach and think of sustainability as driver of their business transformation, impacting not just marketing but the entire organization from sourcing to supply chain," said Thomas Husson, the VP and principal analyst at Forrester.
About Vital Pet Life – Vital Pet Life, a certified WBENC woman-owned business, is ranked number 348 of the 2021 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America. Donie Yamamoto founded Vital Pet Life in 2017, after moving to the US from the Philippines six years earlier. Vital Pet Life's products include Wild Alaskan Salmon Oil, MSC certified 100% sustainable, Oatmeal & Aloe Vera Pet Shampoo and Liquid Glucosamine with Chondroitin and MSM. Vital Pet Life's mission is sustainability, transparency and animal advocacy. Find out more at http://www.VitalPetLife.com and follow-on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Updated April 26, 2023 at 6:11 PM ET
After overcoming internal divisions, the Republican-led House of Representatives approved a bill on Wednesday led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy that links lifting the country's debt ceiling with spending cuts and a series of GOP policy changes.
The bill's passage comes after Republican leaders met overnight to address concerns from several GOP members, including eliminating the plan's original aim to repeal tax credits for ethanol productions. That provision was ultimately removed.
McCarthy and his top vote counter, Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., both worked into Wednesday to secure the votes to pass the Limit, Save and Grow Act of 2023. The speaker argued changes to the plan were minor.
"What you have to look at... were technical changes," McCarthy told reporters. "We didn't change the bill overall."
McCarthy had earlier on Tuesday insisted he would not make any changes to the bill. However, a group of midwestern lawmakers descended on his office to voice opposition to the bill's provision to repeal tax credits for ethanol production, arguing farmers in their districts rely on them. Separately some conservatives pushed leaders to ramp up work requirements for adults without dependents who receive safety net assistance like food stamps.
Wisconsin Rep. Derrick Van Orden, who led the effort to preserve the ethanol credit, told NPR he would back the package and stressed the bill would help boost the speaker's leverage with President Biden.
"It is our responsibility to get Kevin McCarthy to the table with Joe Biden," Van Orden said, adding then it's McCarthy's "burden" to get the president to a place where they can work on the country's fiscal future.
Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, a bloc of conservatives, told reporters the changes were a "balance" and he would back the bill. "The popular wisdom is we're supposed to be on defense here in the House; we're going to be on offense I think," he said.
With just a razor-thin majority, Republicans couldn't afford to lose more than a handful of votes.
Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., who voted against the bill told reporters earlier he was planning to vote no and the only thing that would move him would be "true debt reduction, not rate of growth."
As the day continued, one by one, some of the key holdouts said they would move to support the legislation after negotiations with McCarthy and others. Among them was Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., who said she was a "yes" after meeting with McCarthy Wednesday afternoon.
Earlier, Mace had criticized the proposal, pushing for a commitment from GOP leadership on a plan to reduce the deficit over time. After her meeting with the speaker, she said he assured her Republicans would work in the future towards a balanced budget.
"I feel heard by the speaker, I will support the debt ceiling vote today," Mace said.
The challenges highlight the narrow path McCarthy faces to pass major legislation with a slim majority. He'll face a much tougher battle to pass a bipartisan plan to address the debt limit to avoid a financial default for the country.
The Republican bill is not expected to advance in the Senate, where Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and other top Democrats have labeled key provisions in the bill "nonstarters."
McCarthy's strategy to muscle the proposal through the House on a largely party-line vote is to force Biden back to the negotiating table. The two have not had an extended discussion about the issue since February 1.
The president and top congressional Democrats have insisted for months that they would not accept anything except a clean bill to increase the nation's borrowing authority. They maintain any demands to attach spending cuts or provisions to unwind provisions of President Biden's energy or climate proposals threatens a possible default, which could send the financial markets reeling.
What's in the GOP bill
The House GOP bill raises the nation's borrowing authority by $1.5 trillion, or through March 2024 — whichever comes first. It rolls back spending levels for most federal programs to those in place two years ago. The measure limits the growth of federal spending to 1% annually.
The bill's framework reflects a series of demands from a bloc of hard line GOP lawmakers who opposed his election as speaker in January and pushed for commitments for how to handle negotiations on the debt limit. After five days and 15 votes, many of his detractors backed his bid, or voted present after McCarthy pledged he would not allow a House vote on a bill to increase the country's borrowing authority without federal spending reductions.
McCarthy also vowed the House would approve a budget that would balance in 10 years, but negotiations inside the House GOP conference over a budget resolution have stalled without agreement. Instead, McCarthy decided to move a separate debt bill with other policy items House Republicans have championed. The bill includes provisions to speed permitting of new energy projects, roll back Biden's student loan forgiveness program and claw back unspent federal COVID-19 money.
Pressed by conservatives, the legislation also includes new requirements for adults without dependents who are recipients of federal safety net programs like food stamps and Medicaid. It would increase — from 50 to 56 years old — the age limit of those subject to food stamp work reporting requirements. Failing to report working a minimum of 20 hours a week for a three-month period would trigger a removal from the program. A change made late Tuesday night would put these requirements in place beginning in 2024, a year earlier than the initial version of the bill specified.
When asked about possible political blowback from adding work requirements to a bill that wasn't expected to move in the Senate, Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisc., told reporters a recent state referendum on the issue proves the policy has broad support, He said "80% of the people that voted in the state of Wisconsin - a 50-50 state - said yeah, we should be able to have work requirements for able-bodied childless adults. I don't think it's a political loser at all."
The bill would also repeal key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act — the signature bill of the president's term that funds climate, health care and energy programs.
President Biden has threatened to veto the package
The White House issued a statement vowing President Biden would veto the bill if it reached his desk.
McCarthy has waved off the veto threat to reporters, saying the president also vowed to oppose GOP bills to end the pandemic and block a D.C. crime bill, but he later supported their measures.
Republican's passage of their debt limit bill also increases pressure on the president to relent and start talks on what a compromise package could look like. Both parties insist defaulting on the country's debt is not an option.
Biden told reporters as he was walking away from a press conference on Wednesday that he was willing to meet with McCarthy, but not on whether or not the debt limit is extended.
"That's not negotiable," Biden said.
On Tuesday, Biden made a point to criticize the House GOP legislation in a speech to labor union members. He said McCarthy's package included "huge cuts in important programs" that many in the middle class depend on while preserving tax cuts for the wealthy. The White House argued the plan amounts to "the same old trickle down dressed up in MAGA clothing."
Fitch Ratings released new analysis on Tuesday suggesting the escalating political fight over the debt limit could have an impact.
"Repeated near-default episodes brought on by debt limit debates could erode confidence that the U.S. government's repayment capacity is resilient to political dysfunction and may affect Fitch's view of the sovereign credit profile."
NPR's Ximena Bustillo, Barbara Sprunt and David Gura contributed to this story.
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MADRID (AP) — A wildfire in southern Spain forced the evacuation of 2,000 people amid fears that torrid weather on Thursday may feed the blaze. Emergency agencies deployed almost 1,000 firefighters, military personnel and support crews to fight it.
Authorities raced against the clock in the dry, hilly area of Andalucia as Spain’s AEMET weather service said the country could be on the verge of a heat wave. Temperatures were forecast to reach well over 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) and get even hotter over the weekend.
The Andalucian Forest Fire Extinction Service, Infoca, said the fire had burned 2,150 hectares (5,000 acres) of mountain terrain so far. Authorities were hoping that a change in wind direction on Thursday will help crews fight the fire.
The blaze injured three firefighters after it broke out Wednesday amid gusting winds; one suffered severe burns. People were evacuated as a precaution late Wednesday from five different locations across the province of Malaga, with most sheltering with relatives or in local hotels, officials said.
Crews sought to take advantage of lower temperatures and more humid conditions overnight that saw the flames quiet down, according to Infoca and the Andalucia regional government. Seven water-dropping helicopters and a coordinating plane were on standby.
Spain’s Emergency Military Unit, which is assigned to help civilian forces with major incidents, sent 233 personnel and more than 80 vehicles to the area, authorities said.
Spain’s worst wildfire last year ravaged the same rugged area inland from the coastal resort town of Marbella. Nearly 10,000 hectares (24,000 acres) burned before the fire was finally put out after 46 days. One firefighter died in the blaze.
Scientists say global warming is making events like wildfires and extreme storms more common.
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NEW YORK, March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans received a whopping 225 billion robotexts, a 157% increase from 2021 and the most significant increase on record, according to Robokiller's annual phone scam report released today. Scammers haven't shifted too far away from robocalls yet, as those reached 78 billion in 2022, a modest 8% increase from the year prior.
Government efforts to stop harmful robocalls are paying dividends
In 2021, the FCC rolled out STIR/SHAKEN, a mandatory regulation for voice service providers designed to stop caller ID spoofing. Now, the bureau is going after some of the most harmful robocall scams with great success. Notably, they shut down an illegal car warranty scam operation, which dropped those calls from 1 billion in June 2022 to fewer than 7 million by September. The FCC also asked carriers to stop carrying student loan robocalls, which have dropped 33% since the announcement.
Robocall losses are higher than ever
Despite these efforts, scammers are stealing more money than ever before. According to Robokiller, Americans lost $65 billion to robocalls in 2022, more than double that of 2021. According to the FTC, the median money lost per phone scam is $1,500. With the average household unable to afford a $400 emergency expense, a loss to a robocall scam could cause financial hardship.
Robotexts earn dubious distinction of spam of the year
Unfortunately, while the government focused on stopping robocalls, scammers found opportunities elsewhere in the form of robotexts. Robotexts surpassed robocalls for the third year in a row, sending a record 225 billion unwanted SMS messages and stealing $20 billion from Americans, increases of 157% and 105%, respectively.
However, not all of those robotexts were scams: The significant increase is due in part to the fact 70% of messages in November and December were marketing-related. Robokiller estimates that, excluding brand marketing messages, Americans would have received 157 billion robotexts.
Looking forward
Robokiller predicts that in 2023 robocalls will reach 82 billion, a modest 5% increase as government efforts to stop harmful scams will continue to make a dent in overall robocall volume. Robotexts will continue to escalate to 236 billion with a predicted growth rate of 50% as the government and carriers continue to focus their efforts on combating robocalls.
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Robokiller's robocall and spam text insights are powered by a global database of millions of phone scams and audio fingerprints. Robokiller's proprietary data insights have been featured by The New York Times, ABC World News, NBC Nightly News, and many others.
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AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – According to court documents filed on Tuesday in Amarillo Federal Court, a former employee of the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission pleaded guilty to a charge of “Embezzlement by an Agent of an Organization Receiving Federal Funds” after allegedly stealing from a COVID-19 pandemic-era aid program.
Documents from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Amarillo Division detailed that Josephine Mayorga allegedly confessed that, while employed by the PRPC, she stole around $1,500 in gift cards from the Disaster Gift Card Program.
The PRPC, as noted in court documents, is a political subdivision of the state of Texas that works with local governments in the panhandle to create plans for subjects including water, transportation, criminal justice, emergency preparedness, and solid waste management, among others. The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act granted the PRPC funding from March 2020 to March 2021 that allowed for the creation of the Disaster Gift Card Program, which provided $500 gift cards to elderly citizens in the Texas Panhandle with the aim of helping with the financial burdens imposed by the pandemic.
The PRPC’s 2021 report noted that it disbursed 935 gift cards during the program, according to both the report and court documents, which totaled $467,500. However, during an internal PRPC investigation in March 2021, Mayorga allegedly confessed to stealing around $1,500 in gift cards from the program while employed as a Lead Specialist Counselor and Program Specialist.
During further investigation by the Texas Rangers and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, after PRPC fired Mayorga and reported the situation, court documents said that Mayorga allegedly confessed to, “embezzling, stealing, obtaining by fraud, knowingly converting to her own use, or intentionally misapplying gift cards issued under the Disaster Gift Card Program that were under the care, custody, or control of the PRPC.”
Court documents detailed that Mayorga allegedly issued gift cards under the Disaster Gift Card Program to elderly people, forged acceptance letters for those gift cards, and then used them for her own benefit. The documents noted that bank and expenditure records showed that Mayorga embezzled around 46 gift cards from the program, “with a total aggregate value of $23,000.”
The plea agreement filed on Tuesday detailed that Mayorga could face up to ten years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. | https://cw33.com/news/texas/panhandle-regional-planning-commission-ex-employee-pleads-guilty-to-federal-charges/ | 2022-11-09 19:15:02 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/texas/panhandle-regional-planning-commission-ex-employee-pleads-guilty-to-federal-charges/ |
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — The Biden administration is hopeful that warming ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia will help deescalate conflicts and crises across the Middle East, a senior U.S. diplomat said Thursday.
The détente between the two regional heavyweights could help bring Yemen’s nine-year civil war to an end, Barbara Leaf said. Earlier this month, Riyadh and Tehran agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations after seven years of rupture — a move that stirred cautious optimism across the region.
“The first order is to see whether Iran will live up to its commitments in terms of Yemen,” Leaf said, stressing that Tehran needs to stop the “lethal aid” it provides its allies.
Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that Iran had agreed to stop arming Tehran's allies in Yemen — the Shiite Houthi rebels who are fighting a Saudi-led coalition in the Arab world's most impoverished country — as part of the deal.
In 2014, the Iran-backed Houthis seized Yemen's capital of Sanaa and much of the country's north, forcing the internationally recognized government into exile. Saudi Arabia entered the conflict on the side of the government in March 2015.
The Saudi-Iran rapprochement could also help cash-strapped Lebanon, Leaf said, where both Riyadh and Tehran wield political and economic influence.
The tiny Mediterranean country is in the grips of the worst economic and financial crisis in its modern history, rooted in decades of corruption and mismanagement.
Leaf, the assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, called on Lebanon to follow through on economic reforms it had agreed to with the International Monetary Fund over a year ago.
“There is no escaping the fact Lebanon is sinking into a deeper and deeper economic crisis,” Leaf said. She spoke at a virtual news conference after visiting Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Lebanon and Tunisia.
Since securing the deal, Lebanese officials have made limited progress in fixing the ailing banking system and reforming the country's barely functioning public electricity system. Lebanon is also without an elected president.
Leaf also urged Palestinian and Israeli leaders to follow up on promises to de-escalate tensions, following a sharp uptick in violence.
Leaf, who visited Libya's capital of Tripoli and also the eastern city of Benghazi — seats of rival governments in the divided, volatile country — appealed on Libyan leaders to commit to fresh elections. Last month, the United Nations unveiled a plan to unite the rival administrations and shepherd the war-ravaged country to the ballot box.
However, Libyan politicians have been critical of the plan, and previous efforts to bridge the divide have failed.
Leaf also called on Tunisia to pursue a bailout deal with the IMF. Like others in the region, Tunisia has been hit hard by the fallout of the Ukraine war and is battling surging inflation. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/us-mideast-envoy-hopeful-saudi-iran-detente-will-17869280.php | 2023-03-30 17:44:38 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/us-mideast-envoy-hopeful-saudi-iran-detente-will-17869280.php |
Suspect arrested after 81-year-old man killed in dog attack
SAN ANTONIO (Gray News) - A Texas man is in custody in connection to a brutal dog attack that killed an 81-year-old man and wounded several others.
Christian Alexander Moreno, 31, faces multiple felony charges, including “attack by dangerous dog resulting in death” and “injury to an elderly person by omission or negligence,” according to a police news release. He is the owner of the dogs involved in the Friday afternoon attack.
Authorities say the dog attack happened after an 81-year-old man and his 74-year-old wife arrived at a friend’s house in San Antonio. When the couple got out of their vehicle, they were attacked by two dogs that had escaped a nearby yard.
Police said on Facebook that firefighters arrived to find the dogs still actively attacking the couple and tried to help. They had to fight the dogs off with their emergency tools.
The 81-year-old man, identified by the medical examiner as Ramon Najera, and his wife both suffered critical injuries in the attack. Police said in a news release that two other men, one the couple’s relative and the other a San Antonio Fire Department captain, were bitten.
All four victims were taken to the hospital, where Najera died of his injuries. In a Saturday update, police said the other three victims were treated and released.
The dogs involved in the attack and another dog from the same household that was left unrestricted were taken in by San Antonio Animal Care Services and euthanized.
The dogs were described to police as American Staffordshire terriers.
Officials say they have previously received calls from neighbors about the dogs. Police say at least two of the dogs were “involved in a pair of confirmed bite cases in the past.”
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. CNN contributed to this report. | https://www.kait8.com/2023/02/26/suspect-arrested-after-81-year-old-man-killed-dog-attack/ | 2023-02-26 08:13:09 | 0 | https://www.kait8.com/2023/02/26/suspect-arrested-after-81-year-old-man-killed-dog-attack/ |
Braves first. Ronald Acuna Jr. doubles to left field. Dansby Swanson singles to right center field. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Matt Olson called out on strikes. Austin Riley singles to center field. Dansby Swanson to third. Travis d'Arnaud reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Austin Riley out at second. Dansby Swanson scores. Adam Duvall grounds out to shortstop, Michael Stefanic to Jared Walsh.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Braves 2, Angels 0.
Braves third. Matt Olson strikes out swinging. Austin Riley singles to deep left field. Travis d'Arnaud singles to center field. Austin Riley to second. Guillermo Heredia lines out to right center field to Dillon Thomas. Marcell Ozuna singles to left field. Travis d'Arnaud to second. Austin Riley scores. Orlando Arcia walks. Marcell Ozuna to second. Travis d'Arnaud to third. Michael Harris II singles to left field. Orlando Arcia out at third. Marcell Ozuna scores. Travis d'Arnaud scores.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Braves 5, Angels 0.
Angels fourth. Jared Walsh doubles to right field. Jonathan Villar strikes out swinging. Dillon Thomas called out on strikes. Kurt Suzuki singles to center field. Jared Walsh scores. Brandon Marsh grounds out to shallow infield, Kyle Wright to Matt Olson.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Braves 5, Angels 1.
Braves fourth. Ronald Acuna Jr. grounds out to shortstop, Michael Stefanic to Jared Walsh. Dansby Swanson singles to third base, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Jonathan Villar. Matt Olson flies out to deep center field to Brandon Marsh. Dansby Swanson to third. Austin Riley homers to left field. Dansby Swanson scores. Travis d'Arnaud flies out to left center field to Taylor Ward.
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 left on. Braves 7, Angels 1.
Angels fifth. Michael Stefanic grounds out to shortstop, Austin Riley to Matt Olson. Shohei Ohtani homers to right field. Taylor Ward strikes out swinging. Luis Rengifo strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Braves 7, Angels 2. | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/L-A-Angels-Atlanta-Runs-17325054.php | 2022-07-24 02:51:25 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/L-A-Angels-Atlanta-Runs-17325054.php |
FREMONT, Calif. (WXIN) – Two versions of USB-C chargers are being recalled following reports of overheating while in use.
The recalls involve Hyper Products HyperJuice 130W USB-C Battery Pack and HyperJuice Stackable GaN 65W and 100W USB-C chargers.
Hyper Products says it received two reports of the 130W battery packs overheating, resulting in smoke, melting and property damage. It received seven reports of the stackable chargers overheating, resulting in damage to the charging units. So far, no injuries have been reported.
The 130W battery packs were sold in gray and silver and have the same model number – HJ307. The battery packs measure about 3 inches wide and 7 inches long. The model number is printed on a label located at bottom of the battery pack.
The stackable battery packs were sold in black and measure about 2 inches wide and 3 inches long. The 65W charger has the model number HJ414 and the 100W charger has the model number HJ417. The model numbers are printed on a label located at the bottom of the charger.
Anyone with the recalled chargers should stop using them and contact Hyper Products for a refund in the form of a www.Hypershop.com store credit for the purchase price of the product. People can contact Hyper Products toll-free at 866-203-5570 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, or go online to fill out a recall form. | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/usb-c-chargers-recalled-over-fire-hazard/ | 2022-09-29 16:20:35 | 0 | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/usb-c-chargers-recalled-over-fire-hazard/ |
TX Marine Warnings and Forecast for Monday, August 22, 2022
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...THE SPECIAL MARINE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 300 PM CDT...
The affected areas were...
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM...
Galveston Bay...
The thunderstorm has weakened and no longer poses a significant
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Missing 3-year-old reunited with parents after spending night alone in state park
SUMTER, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) – A 3-year-old was reunited with her parents after being missing for nearly 20 hours in Poinsett State Park in South Carolina.
Ruby Heider went missing around 7 p.m. Friday during a camping trip with family and friends.
Several agencies, including the FBI and Air Force, searched through the night and into the next morning to find the little girl. Bloodhounds and fellow campers also helped search the campgrounds.
Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis said Ruby was found safe around 11 a.m. Saturday, although she was frightened, cold, and dehydrated. She was found just a mile away from where she went missing.
“Every camper in this campground came out,” said Tracey Hagen, a camper. “We came out with flashlights, we started calling her name. We checked in with every camper at the site knocking on doors, asking if they had seen her.”
Poinsett Park spans 1,000 acres. Dennis says Ruby wandered off while looking for the bathroom at the campsite.
Dennis thanked the community for coming to help search, and the sheriff’s office shared photos of Ruby’s reunion with her parents on Facebook.
Copyright 2022 WIS via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.wagmtv.com/2022/09/26/missing-3-year-old-reunited-with-parents-after-spending-night-alone-state-park/ | 2022-09-26 20:59:47 | 0 | https://www.wagmtv.com/2022/09/26/missing-3-year-old-reunited-with-parents-after-spending-night-alone-state-park/ |
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WEWS)— The field at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, was damaged early Tuesday morning.
It appears someone drove in circles on the field. Tire treads wind out from the 20-yard line in the shape of a spiral, spanning almost the entirety of the western side of the field. Some of the ruts left behind appeared to be significant in some places.
A crew member was seen later in the day using a road roller in an attempt to flatten out the ground that was ripped up.
The Cleveland Browns said the damage done to the field was superficial and repairs are being made. Although the team has notified the NFL of what happened, a team spokesperson said the Browns are confident that it should not impact the team's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
The Browns notified the Cleveland Division of Police about the incident.
Cleveland Police said it is investigating the incident as a possible break-in. A golf cart may have been used to cause the damage.
You can read the Browns' full statement below:
“We are aware of the incident that occurred early Tuesday morning at FirstEnergy Stadium and have provided the Cleveland Division of Police with all relevant information. Based on our internal evaluation, there was some superficial damage to the playing field that our grounds maintenance team is currently working to repair. We take great pride in the strong reviews and reputation of our stadium’s playing surface, have been in touch with the NFL on the matter and are confident after repair our field will be ready for Sunday’s game vs. the Tampa Buccaneers.”
Field and turf maintenance experts said the First Energy Stadium grounds crew has a uniquely challenging repair job ahead of them, especially because of the short timeline. Anthony Pagano, whose family has owned and operated Sterner's Sod, said the grounds crew will more than likely have to fill in the deep ruts with thick topsoil with heavy clay content. The soil will fill in the gaps and the crews will tamp it down to prevent players from sinking.
Pagano is also a Browns season ticket holder, so Tuesday morning's act of vandalism is an affront to his beloved football team and his love of lush, green grass.
"[Browns fans] have had our challenges this year. We didn’t need this one. We didn’t need this one," Pagano said. "It made me pretty sad, especially because we are going to be there on Sunday. That’s my sanctuary."
Because sod needs a minimum of two weeks to become rooted into the ground, simply making patch repairs isn't an option, Pagano said.
"Sod has a rooting-in period where the roots have to adhere to the soil, so it actually sticks to the ground," he said. "If you don’t give that the proper amount of time, you can go ahead and take that piece right up off the ground. It’s not going to adhere. It’s going to be a safety issue for the players."
This story was originally reported on wews.com. | https://www.abc15.com/news/national/driver-tears-up-firstenergy-stadium-field-cleveland-browns-notify-police | 2022-11-22 22:53:47 | 0 | https://www.abc15.com/news/national/driver-tears-up-firstenergy-stadium-field-cleveland-browns-notify-police |
ATLANTA (AP) — Mark Meadows, former White House chief of staff, is trying to avoid having to testify before a Georgia special grand jury that’s investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to influence the state’s 2020 election.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis opened the investigation early last year, and the special grand jury was seated in May to review evidence and hear from witnesses. Willis filed a petition in August seeking to have Meadows testify before the panel.
Because Meadows lives outside of Georgia, Willis can’t simply issue a subpoena for his testimony. Instead she has to get a judge in South Carolina, where he lives, to order him to appear.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney in Atlanta, who’s overseeing the special grand jury, signed off on the petition Willis filed for Meadows, certifying that he is a “necessary and material” witness for the investigation.
After receiving the paperwork from Willis’ office, a prosecutor in Pickens County, South Carolina, on Sept. 9 asked a judge to set a hearing to determine whether Meadows must go to Atlanta to testify. In a response filed Monday, a lawyer for Meadows asked the South Carolina judge to deny the request.
Lawyer James Bannister argued in the court filing that Meadows has exerted executive privilege, which is currently being litigated in federal court so he is not a “material witness.” Meadows invoked that privilege in a fight against subpoenas issued by the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The House held Meadows in contempt of Congress for defying the subpoena, but the Justice Department declined to prosecute.
Bannister also wrote that the summons before the court is now moot because it sought Meadows’ appearance on Sept. 27, which has now passed.
Will Wooten, a prosecutor in Willis’ office, said in a sworn statement made Oct. 7 and filed with the South Carolina court Monday that it’s his understanding that a hearing hadn’t been scheduled on the request to compel Meadows’ testimony because of scheduling conflicts. He provided several dates in November and asked the court to order Meadows to appear on one of those dates.
Bannister also asserted that the South Carolina law governing out-of-state subpoena requests applies only to criminal proceedings and, therefore, doesn’t apply because the special grand jury is a civil inquiry.
The special grand jury cannot issue an indictment. Instead, it can recommend action in a report when its investigation is complete. It would then be up to Willis to decide whether to seek an indictment from a regular grand jury.
Despite the special grand jury’s inability to indict, McBurney wrote in response to an attempt by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to avoid or delay his testimony that this is, indeed, a criminal investigation.
In the petition seeking Meadows’ testimony, Willis wrote that Meadows attended a Dec. 21, 2020, meeting at the White House with Trump and others “to discuss allegations of voter fraud and certification of electoral college votes from Georgia and other states.” The next day, Willis wrote, Meadows made a “surprise visit” to Cobb County, just outside Atlanta, where an audit of signatures on absentee ballot envelopes was being conducted. He asked to observe the audit but wasn’t allowed to because it wasn’t open to the public, the petition says.
Meadows also sent emails to Justice Department officials alleging voter fraud in Georgia and elsewhere and requesting investigations, Willis wrote. And he participated in a Jan. 2, 2021, phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, during which Trump suggested the state’s top elections official could “find” enough votes to overturn his narrow election loss in the state.
Meadows is among a number of high-profile Trump associates whose testimony Willis has sought. Former New York Mayor and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, who’s been told he could face criminal charges in the probe, testified in August. Attorneys John Eastman and Kenneth Chesebro have also appeared before the panel.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s attempt to fight his subpoena was rejected last week by a federal appeals court, and he’s asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene. Others whose testimony is being sought include former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-meadows-trying-to-avoid-testifying-in-georgia-election-probe/ | 2022-10-25 21:16:03 | 1 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-meadows-trying-to-avoid-testifying-in-georgia-election-probe/ |
(WJBF) – Chick-fil-A is planning to test a new bite-sized breakfast option — Chorizo Cheddar Egg Bites — at participating locations in several U.S. markets later this month.
The breakfast item, said to be baked in-house at Chick-fil-A restaurants each morning, will contain egg, chorizo and a blend of cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses. Each order includes four “Egg Bites.”
The dish is said to be Chick-fil-A’s first new “breakfast entrée” since the chicken chain introduced its Hash Brown Scramble Bowl in 2017.
Chick-fil-A said the new Chorizo Cheddar Egg Bites were created in response to consumer demand, claiming guests were “asking for more bite-sized, shareable breakfast options.”
“As summer ends and the back-to-school morning routine begins, we wanted to offer our customers a new protein-packed entrée that keeps them satisfied when they’re on-the-go without sacrificing taste,” Leslie Neslage, the director of menu and packaging at Chick-fil-A, said in a statement included with a press release issued Monday.
Customers can try Chick-fil-A’s new Egg Bites starting Aug. 22 at select locations in Augusta, Georgia; Aiken, South Carolina; Columbus, Ohio; Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia; Miami; and New Orleans.
Chick-fil-A will determine if the item will be expanded to nationwide menus based on consumer feedback. | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/chick-fil-a-testing-new-breakfast-item-chorizo-cheddar-egg-bites/ | 2022-08-16 23:41:43 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/chick-fil-a-testing-new-breakfast-item-chorizo-cheddar-egg-bites/ |
House Republicans passed an education bill on Friday that emphasizes parental rights in the classroom, leaning into a hot-button, culture war issue that has gained popularity in GOP politics across the country.
The legislation, titled the Parents Bill of Rights, passed in a 213-208 vote, and it now heads to the Senate for consideration. It is highly unlikely, however, that the Democratic-controlled chamber will take up the measure, with House Democrats dubbing the bill the “Politics over Parents Act.”
Republican Reps. Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Ken Buck (Colo.), Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Mike Lawler (N.Y.) and Matt Rosendale (Mont.) sided with all voting Democrats in opposing the measure.
The measure would require schools to publish their curricula publicly, mandate that parents be allowed to meet with their children’s teachers and make schools give information to parents when violence occurs on school grounds.
It would also demand that parents receive a list of books and reading materials accessible at the school library and give parents a say when schools are crafting or updating their policies and procedures for student privacy, among other tenets.
At a time when Republicans have accused Democrats of painting parents as a threat and in the wake of contentious school board meetings around the country, the legislation also says school and government officials “should never seek to use law enforcement to criminalize the lawfully expressed concerns of parents about their children’s education,” and that the “First Amendment guarantees parents and other stakeholders the right to assemble and express their opinions on decisions affecting their children and communities.”
“This bill is not complex or complicated,” the bill’s sponsor Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) said during debate on the House floor Thursday. “Nor should it be partisan or polarizing, and contrary to what you may hear from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, it is not an attack on our hard-working teachers, who will always be the heroes in my eyes.”
“It is not an attempt to have Congress dictate their curriculum or determine the books in the library,” she continued. “Instead, this bill aims to bring more transparency and accountability to education, allowing parents to be informed and when they have questions and concerns to lawfully bring them to their local school boards.”
The chamber also approved a number of amendments to the bill, including one sponsored by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) that says parents have a right to know if the school their child attends operates, sponsors or facilitates athletic programs or activities that allow transgender individuals to participate in a sport that does not correspond with their biological sex.
Another approved amendment, also sponsored by Boebert, says parents have a right to know if their child’s school allows a transgender individual to use a bathroom or changing room that does not correspond with their biological sex.
Letlow first introduced the legislation in 2021, when education emerged as a controversial issue amid protests at school board meetings that railed against COVID-19 restrictions, curricula and books pertaining to gender and sexuality, and diversity and inclusion initiatives. She proposed the measure after Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) won his race on a platform that emphasized education and parental rights, making him the first Republican to win a statewide election in the Old Dominion in more than a decade.
The measure, however, did not receive a vote in the Democratic-controlled House during the last Congress, leading Letlow to reintroduce it at the beginning of March. House Republicans during the 2022 campaign cycle vowed to advance the legislation if they were to win the majority that November.
Although the bill is unlikely to get attention in the Democratic-controlled Senate, the House vote on the measure will almost certainly be used by Republicans to fuel attacks against Democrats on education, which has become an issue of heightened importance heading into the 2024 election cycle. Republicans have sought to paint Democrats as working to cut parents out of their children’s education.
House Democrats this week argued the GOP’s bill does not give parents any new rights in education and that it could make it easier for books to be banned in schools.
More than 1,600 books were banned in schools and libraries during the 2021-2022 school year, according to a report from PEN America, with the majority of the prohibitions occurring in Texas and Florida. A number of the books banned included LGBTQ themes and addressed issues of race and racism.
“This legislation has nothing to do with parental involvement, parental engagement,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on the House floor Thursday. “Parental empowerment has everything to do with jamming the extreme MAGA Republican ideology down the throats of the children and the parents of the United States of America.”
“I think what we’re seeing here today is the Republicans’ attempt, Republican Party’s attempt, to take some of the most heinous legislation that we are seeing passed on the state level to attack our trans and LGBT as well as people from marginalized communities right to exist in schools,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said during Thursday’s debate.
Republicans, however, pushed back on the idea that this bill will ban books. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), the chairwoman for the House Committee on Education, noted on a number of occasions that the legislation mentions nothing about banning books.
“The context here matters that we’re talking about legislation in this body to just ensure that parents know what’s in the libraries and what’s in the curriculum,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said. “It does nothing more.”
“Yet, that’s the great offense, but in trying to perpetuate this myth about federal perpetuation of so-called book banning — and let me be clear, yes, some local jurisdictions removing certain books, absolutely, and God bless them for it,” he added. “Books about explicit sex acts. Let that hang over the chamber.”
Democrats also highlighted their support for student-parent engagement, but said they don’t believe the legislation does anything to promote it.
“First, let me be clear, the House Democrats believe parental engagement is central to student success,” said Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), the ranking member of the Committee on Education and Workforce. “Parental engagement is, in schools is closely linked to better student behavior, higher academic achievement and enhanced social skills, but, unfortunately, the Politics over Parents act does not take meaningful steps to increase or support parental engagement.”
“Congress has a constitutional authority to write laws. What a mockery and betrayal of that duty it would be to pass this stunt of a bill that doesn’t address a single priority of parents, bans books, undermines teachers and hurts our kids, Democrats are the party of parents and families,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said. | https://www.wivb.com/news/political-news/us-political-news/hill-politics/house-republicans-pass-parents-bill-of-rights/ | 2023-03-24 17:59:21 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/news/political-news/us-political-news/hill-politics/house-republicans-pass-parents-bill-of-rights/ |
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hagens Berman urges Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CODX) investors who suffered significant losses to submit your losses now.
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Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CODX) Securities Fraud Class Action:
Throughout the Class Period, Defendants repeatedly touted Co-Diagnostics' Logix Smart COVID-19 Test and, as recently as May 12, 2022, reassured investors about the demand for that product.
The complaint alleges that Defendants failed to disclose that demand for the Test had plummeted throughout the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. As a result, Defendants' positive statements about the demand for the Logix Smart COVID-19 Test lacked a reasonable basis.
Investors began to learn the truth, according to the complaint, on Aug. 11, 2022, when Co-Diagnostics announced disastrous financial results for Q2 2022. The company's quarterly revenue plummeted almost 82% from the prior year period to just $5 million. Management primarily blamed the results on lower demand for the Logix Smart COVID-19 Test and admitted they saw weak demand as Q2 2022 progressed.
This news sent the price of Co-Diagnostics shares crashing 30% lower on Aug. 12, 2022, wiping out over $66 million of shareholder value.
"We're focused on investors' losses and proving Defendants misled investors about the real demand for Co-Diagnostics' test," said Reed Kathrein, the Hagens Berman partner leading the investigation.
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TORONTO and NEW YORK, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. ("Mountain Province", the "Company") (TSX: MPVD) (OTCQX: MPVD) today announces production and sales results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 ("the Quarter" or "Q2 2022") from the Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine ("GK Mine"). All figures are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted. Additionally, the Company is providing updated FY 2022 production guidance which reflects a slower-than-planned ramp up following Covid-19 and process facility-related difficulties in Q1/22. These challenges are being addressed and significant improvements in dilution management, processed grade and process plant availability have been achieved throughout June 2022, and leading into Q3/22.
Q2 Sales Highlights
- 16% Increase in Carats Sold. The Company sold 586,763 carats in Q2 2022, a 16% increase relative to Q1 2022.
- 2nd Highest Quarterly Revenue. Total proceeds of US$76M representing the second highest quarterly revenue in the Company's history and a 14% increase relative to that achieved in Q1 2022.
- Positive Price Environment. The strong average value per carat of US$130 follows closely to the unprecedented price growth during the Q1/22. The rough diamond market continues to experience strong demand supported by solid US retail results. Further support to the market is anticipated from jewellery retail in China as Covid restrictions ease in that country.
Mark Wall, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"Production during the quarter improved from Q1 and reached our daily targets over the past month. The action plan that has been developed to drive operational improvements is working, however efforts to recover from the lower production throughout Q1 were slower than anticipated, and as such it is appropriate to provide updated production and cost guidance to the market. Despite this, I am pleased to see the diamond market continues to remain strong, with our second highest revenue in history achieved in Q2. With this improved financial position, we continue to remain on track with our refinancing and strategic objectives."
Q2 Production Takeaways
- 749,821 ore tonnes treated, an 8% decrease relative to Q2 2021, and a 6% increase relative to Q1 2022 (Q2 2021: 811,171 tonnes treated; Q1 2022, 707,553 tonnes treated)
- 1,260,899 carats recovered, 29% lower than Q2 2021, and a 6% increase relative to Q1 2022 (Q2 2021: 1,763,556 carats recovered, Q1 2022: 1,185,156 carats recovered)
- Average grade of 1.68 carats per tonne, a 23% decrease relative to Q2 2021, and unchanged relative to Q2/22 (Q2 2021: 2.17 carats per tonne, Q1 2022: 1.68 carats per tonne)
Revised Operating and Cost Guidance for 2022 (all figures quoted on a 100% basis)
Challenges in Q1 related to a Covid outbreak, process plant availability and higher than planned external dilution continued into the second quarter, leading to lower than expected production. These are progressively being remedied heading into H2/22, evidenced by production of 502,778 carats in June 2022, a 26% increase relative to May 2022. Action plans to ensure these issues do not occur in the future are in place, and leading to improvements in process plant availability and processed grade, which are being tracked closely by management. With the impact of Q2 performance on full year expected numbers, it is appropriate to issue revised production and cost guidance for the 2022 operating year to the market. The Company expects:
- 34 – 38 million total tonnes mined (ore and waste)
- 3.75 – 4.30 million ore tonnes mined
- 3.00 – 3.20 million ore tonnes treated
- 5.6 – 5.8 million carats recovered
- Production costs of $140 - $146 per tonne treated
- Production costs of $76 – $80 per carat recovered
- Sustaining Capital Expenditure of $11 million
The increase in cost guidance is directly related to fewer tonnes treated and carats recovered relative to previous expectations. The operation has not seen significant gross cost increases over-and-above those reflected in previous cost guidance.
About Mountain Province Diamonds Inc.
Mountain Province Diamonds is a 49% participant with De Beers Canada in the Gahcho Kué diamond mine located in Canada's Northwest Territories. The Gahcho Kué Joint Venture property consists of several kimberlites that are actively being mined, developed, and explored for future development. The Company also controls 107,373 hectares of highly prospective mineral claims and leases surrounding the Gahcho Kué Mine that include an Indicated mineral resource for the Kelvin kimberlite and Inferred mineral resources for the Faraday kimberlites. Kelvin is estimated to contain 13.62 million carats (Mct) in 8.50 million tonnes (Mt) at a grade of 1.60 carats/tonne and value of US$63/carat. Faraday 2 is estimated to contain 5.45Mct in 2.07Mt at a grade of 2.63 carats/tonne and value of US$140/ct. Faraday 1-3 is estimated to contain 1.90Mct in 1.87Mt at a grade of 1.04 carats/tonne and value of US$75/carat. All resource estimations are based on a 1mm diamond size bottom cut-off.
For further information on Mountain Province Diamonds and to receive news releases by email, visit the Company's website at www.mountainprovince.com.
Caution Regarding Forward Looking Information
This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" under applicable Canadian and United States securities laws concerning the business, operations and financial performance and condition of Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. Forward-looking statements and forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to operational hazards, including possible disruption due to pandemic such as COVID-19, its impact on travel, self-isolation protocols and business and operations, estimated production and mine life of the project of Mountain Province; the realization of mineral reserve estimates; the timing and amount of estimated future production; costs of production; the future price of diamonds; the estimation of mineral reserves and resources; the ability to manage debt; capital expenditures; the ability to obtain permits for operations; liquidity; tax rates; and currency exchange rate fluctuations. Except for statements of historical fact relating to Mountain Province, certain information contained herein constitutes forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "anticipates," "may," "can," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "projects," "targets," "intends," "likely," "will," "should," "to be", "potential" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may", "should" or "will" occur. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made, and are based on a number of assumptions and subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Many of these assumptions are based on factors and events that are not within the control of Mountain Province and there is no assurance they will prove to be correct.
Factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from results anticipated by such forward-looking statements include the development of operation hazards which could arise in relation to COVID-19, including, but not limited to protocols which may be adopted to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and any impact of such protocols on Mountain Province's business and operations, variations in ore grade or recovery rates, changes in market conditions, changes in project parameters, mine sequencing; production rates; cash flow; risks relating to the availability and timeliness of permitting and governmental approvals; supply of, and demand for, diamonds; fluctuating commodity prices and currency exchange rates, the possibility of project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry, failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated.
These factors are discussed in greater detail in Mountain Province's most recent Annual Information Form and in the most recent MD&A filed on SEDAR, which also provide additional general assumptions in connection with these statements. Mountain Province cautions that the foregoing list of important factors is not exhaustive. Investors and others who base themselves on forward-looking statements should carefully consider the above factors as well as the uncertainties they represent and the risk they entail. Mountain Province believes that the expectations reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements included in this news release should not be unduly relied upon. These statements speak only as of the date of this news release.
Although Mountain Province has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Mountain Province undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change except as required by applicable securities laws. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Statements concerning mineral reserve and resource estimates may also be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements to the extent they involve estimates of the mineralization that will be encountered as the property is developed. Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability.
Further, Mountain Province may make changes to its business plans that could affect its results. The principal assets of Mountain Province are administered pursuant to a joint venture under which Mountain Province is not the operator. Mountain Province is exposed to actions taken or omissions made by the operator within its prerogative and/or determinations made by the joint venture under its terms. Such actions or omissions may impact the future performance of Mountain Province. Under its current note and revolving credit facilities Mountain Province is subject to certain limitations on its ability to pay dividends on common stock. The declaration of dividends is at the discretion of Mountain Province's Board of Directors, subject to the limitations under the Company's debt facilities, and will depend on Mountain Province's financial results, cash requirements, future prospects, and other factors deemed relevant by the Board.
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HAVANA (AP) — As gangs in Haiti blockade and loot key fuel supplies, the fuel crisis is now trickling over to the neighboring Dominican Republic.
An illicit petroleum contraband industry on the countries’ 240-mile shared border has flourished in the wake of soaring gasoline prices in Haiti.
Both Dominicans and Haitians alike buy subsidized fuel for $5 a gallon in border cities in the Dominican Republic and smuggle it to Haiti, where it goes for as much as $50 a gallon.
It has provoked gasoline shortages, long lines in gas stations and has caused sales of gasoline in the border city of Dajabón to at least double, said Santiago Riverón, the city’s mayor.
“It’s a worrying situation because it’s not just Haitians crossing to buy gasoline,” Riverón said. “Now many Dominicans are trafficking gasoline, and that poses a danger.”
Because trade of goods like flour, meat and eggs between the two countries has been slashed due Haiti’s crisis, many people have turned to contraband.
The situation in Haiti deteriorated sharply last year following the assassination of ex-Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Things got worse in September when Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced fuel subsidies would be eliminated, causing prices to double.
Protests broke out and Haiti’s most powerful gang blockaded the country’s main fuel source in Port-Au-Prince. That, in turn, spurred shortages of other basic necessities like clean water at a time when Haiti faces its worst cholera outbreak in years, and has left hospitals and universities without a power source.
“The shortages and rise in prices of gas on the black market that we were already seeing have only grown,” said Diego Da Rin, an analyst with the International Crisis Group.
Jhonny, a resident in the border city of Pedernales in the south of the Dominican Republic, said the poorest populations have taken advantage of the surging prices, spending their days crossing gasoline back and forth along the border by motorcycle.
“Many fill up their motorcycles in the gas station, then they go home, take it out and stockpile gallons,” said Jhonny, who asked that his last name not be used.
Just two weeks ago, Dominican border security forces said they seized nearly 2,700 gallons of fuel being smuggled into Haiti in one bust alone. Ramón Pérez Fermín, vice minister of internal trade, said such encounters have grown in intensity in the past six weeks.
It’s a major economic loss for their country, Pérez Fermín noted, because the Dominican Republic has paid hefty sums of money to subsidize fuel prices in the wake of the Ukraine crisis.
In the first nine months of this year alone, the Caribbean government has paid $574 million in fuel subsidies, more than double of what they paid in the whole of 2021, he said.
“The government is subsidizing gas that doesn’t even go to the Dominican Republic,” he said. “It doesn’t end up in the hands of the Dominican consumer.”
Dominican President Luis Abinader last week said he banned two-wheeled vehicles from crossing the border in an attempt to stop the rising contraband network, and said he would close the border in the case of an international intervention in Haiti, which the United Nations Security Council will discuss Monday.
Last year, he began construction of a border wall, a measure his government says will improve security.
But Dajabón mayor Riverón and other officials said the only real solution to a situation they see view with growing concern is a foreign intervention.
“The solution is in the hands of international authorities,” Riverón said.
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Associated Press writer Martín José Adames Alcántara contributed to this report from Santo Domingo.
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'For Hagrid': Fans raise wands at Universal Orlando to honor late 'Harry Potter' actor Robbie Coltrane
ORLANDO, Fla. - Fans of the late actor Robbie Coltrane gathered in front of Hogwarts Castle in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando on Friday to pay tribute to the man who played Hagrid in the popular films. Coltrane died Friday at a hospital in his native Scotland. He was 72.
Parkgoers raised their wands to the sky outside the Forbidden Journey ride at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. The photo was taken by Danny Turner, who captioned the touching moment "For Hagrid." Some raised pink umbrellas in tribute, which Hagrid used in the films and books to hold wand fragments so he could continue to use magic.
"Wands Up for Hagrid! RIP," one person wrote.
RELATED: Robbie Coltrane, actor who played Hagrid in ‘Harry Potter’ films, dies at 72
"There’s no Hogwarts without you, Hagrid. RIP Robbie Coltrane."
Credit: Danny Turner
"Robbie Coltrane you will forever be remembered as a lovable half-giant with his heart upon his sleeve who saw the best in every creature, who loved freely, and deserved so much more than he humbly accepted," another said on Facebook.
Coltrane’s agent Belinda Wright did not immediately offer other details about his death. She called him "forensically intelligent" and "brilliantly witty" in just one of many tributes made to him.
After hearing of his passing, Universal Orlando Resort tweeted out "The Universal Parks & Resorts family is greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Robbie Coltrane. We raise our wands and salute this incredibly talented actor who brought so much heart and laughter to the beloved Rubeus Hagrid. You will forever be in our hearts. See you next lesson."
"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, who decades ago had said Coltrane was her first choice to play Hagrid, tweeted Friday that he was "an incredible talent, a complete one off."
"I was beyond fortunate to know him, work with him and laugh my head off with him."
Other stars of the Harry Potter films, including Daniel Radcliffe, paid tribute to Coltrane on social media.
"Robbie was one of the funniest people I’ve met and used to keep us laughing constantly as kids on the set, I’ve especially fond memories of him keeping our spirits up on ‘Prisoner of Azkaban,’ when we were all hiding from the torrential rain for hours in Hagrid’s hut and he was telling stories and cracking jokes to keep morale up," Radcliffe wrote on Instagram. "I feel incredibly lucky that I got to meet and work with him and very sad that he’s passed. He was an incredible actor and a lovely man." | https://www.fox4news.com/news/for-hagrid-fans-raise-wands-at-universal-orlando-to-pay-tribute-to-harry-potter-actor-robbie-coltrane | 2022-10-15 22:07:04 | 0 | https://www.fox4news.com/news/for-hagrid-fans-raise-wands-at-universal-orlando-to-pay-tribute-to-harry-potter-actor-robbie-coltrane |
WFO NORMAN Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, October 27, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
813 PM CDT Thu Oct 27 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON...SOUTHEASTERN HARMON AND EAST CENTRAL
HARDEMAN COUNTIES...
At 813 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles north of Eldorado to 8 miles northeast of
Quanah, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Eldorado.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company®, today announced its Board of Directors has declared an increase in the company's common stock monthly cash dividend to $0.248 per share from $0.2475 per share. The dividend is payable on October 14, 2022, to stockholders of record as of October 3, 2022. This is the 117th dividend increase since Realty Income's listing on the NYSE in 1994. The ex-dividend date for October's dividend is September 30, 2022. The new monthly dividend represents an annualized dividend amount of $2.976 per share as compared to the prior annualized dividend amount of $2.97 per share.
"I'm pleased that Realty Income can once again increase the amount of the monthly dividend," said Sumit Roy, President and Chief Executive Officer of Realty Income. "Today's dividend declaration represents the 100th consecutive quarterly dividend increase and the 627th consecutive monthly dividend throughout our 53-year operating history."
About Realty Income
Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company®, is an S&P 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats® index. We invest in people and places to deliver dependable monthly dividends that increase over time. The company is structured as a REIT, and its monthly dividends are supported by the cash flow from over 11,400 real estate properties owned under long-term net lease agreements with commercial clients. To date, the company has declared 627 consecutive common stock monthly dividends throughout its 53-year operating history and increased the dividend 117 times since Realty Income's public listing in 1994 (NYSE: O). Additional information about the company can be obtained from the corporate website at www.realtyincome.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. When used in this press release, the words "estimated," "anticipated," "expect," "believe," "intend," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements also include discussions of our business and portfolio including future operations and results, strategy, plans, intentions of management including the timing and payment of dividends. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions about us, which may cause our actual future results to differ materially from expected results. Some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are, among others, our continued qualification as a real estate investment trust; general domestic and foreign business and economic conditions; competition; fluctuating interest and currency rates; access to debt and equity capital markets; continued volatility and uncertainty in the credit markets and broader financial markets; other risks inherent in the real estate business including our clients' defaults under leases, potential liability relating to environmental matters, illiquidity of real estate investments, and potential damages from natural disasters; impairments in the value of our real estate assets; changes in income tax laws and rates; the continued evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken to limit its spread, and its impacts on us, our business, our clients, or the economy generally; the timing and pace of reopening efforts at the local, state and national level in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and developments, such as the unexpected surges in COVID-19 cases, that cause a delay in or postponement of reopenings; the outcome of any legal proceedings to which we are a party or which may occur in the future; acts of terrorism and war; any effects of uncertainties regarding whether the anticipated benefits or results of our merger with VEREIT, Inc. will be achieved; and those additional risks and factors discussed in our reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Those forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future plans and performance and speak only as of the date of this press release. Actual plans and operating results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in this press release. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date these statements were made.
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The Department of Energy will purchase 3 million barrels of oil to replace withdrawals from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) amid high energy prices, it announced Friday.
The Biden administration presented the purchase, which follows a bidding process that began in October, as an opportunity to buy the oil at a fixed price and repurchase it for less than the average of $96 per barrel it sold for.
“Relative to conventional purchase contracts that expose producers to volatile crude prices, this new approach, when used at scale, can give producers the assurance to make investments today, knowing that the price they receive when they sell to the SPR will be locked in place,” the Energy Department said in a statement. “Today’s notice will pilot this new approach by starting with a purchase of up to 3 million barrels of crude oil.”
After oil prices soared earlier this year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration withdrew a record 180 million barrels from the SPR. The administration announced a plan in May to solicit bids to buy back about one-third of the barrels withdrawn.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in the spring that the buyback process would be timed to decreased oil prices.
“As we are thoughtful and methodical in the decision to drawdown from our emergency reserve, we must be similarly strategic in replenishing the supply so that it stands ready to deliver on its mission to provide relief when needed most,” Granholm said in May.
The buyback to replenish the withdrawals is distinct from congressionally required SPR sales to raise revenues. The Energy Department has projected it will sell around 265 million barrels through those sales by fiscal 2031.
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BEIJING, April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WeTrade Group Inc. ("WeTrade" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: WETG), a global diversified "software as a service" ("SaaS") technology service provider committed to providing technical support and digital transformation tools for enterprises across multiple industries, today announced that it has entered into those certain securities purchase agreements with certain accredited investors for the sale and issuance of a new series of senior secured convertible notes in the original principal amount of $18,333,333.33 (the "Notes") and common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to 25% of the shares of common stock underlying the Notes (the "Warrants") at initial exercise of $1.00 per share, subject to adjustment, subject to customary closing conditions. The net proceeds, after original issue discount will total $16.5 million. The transaction has not been closed as of the date hereof.
Provided no Event of Default (as defined in the Notes) has occurred, the Notes will accrue interest at an interest rate of 5% per annum, and the Company will be required to pay installment amounts, or at its option redeem such amounts under the Notes each month commencing on the last trading day of the calendar month in which the control account trigger date occurs, and thereafter, the last trading day of each calendar month until the maturity date of eighteen months from issuance, at which time all outstanding amounts remaining, if any, will be due and payable in full.
At the Company's option, each redemption payment can be made in cash or stock at a discount to the then-current closing bid price at the time of the redemption. The investor will also have the right to an accelerated conversion of any or all of the outstanding balance of the Notes into stock. The Notes will be secured by substantially all assets of the Company and will rank superior to all outstanding and future indebtedness of the Company. The Warrant can be exercised on a cashless basis. The exercise price of the Warrant is subject to (i) customary anti-dilution adjustments; and (ii) in the case of a subsequent equity sale at a per share price below the exercise price, the exercise price of the Warrant will be adjusted to such lower price, and the number of shares underlying the Warrant will increase proportionately.
The Company expects to use the proceeds from the sale of the Notes for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, research and development, legal and accounting fees. The Notes, Warrants, and the shares issuable upon the conversion of the Notes and the exercise of the Warrants are offered and sold pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act afforded by Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
Univest Securities, LLC served as the sole placement agent in the transaction.
About WeTrade Group Inc.
WeTrade Group Inc. is a global diversified "software as a service" ("SaaS") technology service provider which is committed to providing technical support and digital transformation tools for enterprises across different industries. The four business segments of WeTrade Group are YCloud, WTPay,Y-Health and YG.
YCloud is a micro-business cloud intelligent system launched by WeTrade, serving global micro-business industry. YCloud strengthens users' marketing relationship and CPS commission profit management through leading technology and big data analysis. It also helps increase the payment scenarios to increase customers' revenue by multi-channel data statistics, AI fission and management as well as improved supply chain system.
Independently developed by the Company, WTPay supports multiple methods of online payment and eight mainstream digital wallets in over 100 countries to help customers quickly realize global collection and payment business.
Y-Health is the sector focusing on public health business, which engages in developing global business for biological health and medical enterprises. Currently, Y-Health mainly focuses on detection and prevention of epidemic, daily healthcare, traditional Chinese medicines, and others.
YG is the new energy business segment which mainly provides tools and technical support for the digital new energy industry in the Middle East and Central Asia.
For more information, please visit https://ir.wetg.group.
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This press release contains information about the Company's view of its future expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from historical results or those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with its ability to raise additional funding, its ability to maintain and grow its business, variability of operating results, its ability to maintain and enhance its brand, its development and introduction of new products and services, the successful integration of acquired companies, technologies and assets into its portfolio of products and services, marketing and other business development initiatives, competition in the industry, general government regulation, economic conditions, dependence on key personnel, the ability to attract, hire and retain personnel who possess the technical skills and experience necessary to meet the requirements of its clients, and its ability to protect its intellectual property. The Company's encourages you to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company's annual reports and in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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FORT SMITH, Ar. (KNWA/KFTA) – Two of Fort Smith’s favorite Hogs, Isaiah Joe and Jaylin Williams, back in their home city today helping host the OKC Thunder Youth Summer Camps.
They were at the Boys and Girls Club on Wednesday morning with the kids and then headed to their old stomping grounds of Northside High School in the afternoon.
The Thunder has hosted these camps all summer long around Oklahoma, but this one is extra special.
“Seeing the impact that we can have on the kids is amazing. Like there was a kid trying to take a charge in a one-on-one drill and he looked at me. Just seeing the impact of the things that we do and it is way more than just basketball for us. Being able to do this for the kids and and make them feel like they can do it as well is like the biggest part for me and giving back to the kids is amazing,” Williams said.
“I come to the gym here every night and so just to see all the accomplishments that we made in the past and the accomplishments that we’re still making, it’s just it’s been cool to see, especially being a guy born and raised from here, and seeing how the city flourishes and see how the love is just continuing to be transferred and all the accomplishments just at home,” Joe said.
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(KTXL) — Cal Expo has been a staple in Sacramento for over 50 years, serving as the home for the California State Fair and other events.
Over the years, Cal Expo has seen limited changes, but one of the area’s notable additions was the California letters at its main gate.
Those letters previously stood at the entrance of Disney California Adventure Park for nearly a decade. The iconic California letters were donated in 2012 to Cal Expo and California State Fair, a non-profit organization that supports the annual summer event.
The Disney addition was dedicated in a ceremony at the 160th annual State Fair in 2013. The massive letters, which stand at 11 feet, 8 inches tall each, were installed 11 days before the 2013 fair opened.
The letters were removed from Disney California Adventure during a billion-dollar renovation at the time, which included the creation of Cars Land, according to Sactown Magazine.
As California Adventure was near completion of its expansion, then-Disneyland Resort President George A. Kalogridis said it was important to find an appropriate home for the iconic California letters.
“The letters were very popular with millions of guests over the past decade, and Cal Expo is a fitting destination to continue their legacy,” Kalogridis told Sactown Magazine in 2012.
But the California letters aren’t the only connection Cal Expo has with Disney.
The monorail at Cal Expo is one of two permanent monorail systems in California with the other being at Disneyland, according to ABC10. Since its construction in 1967, the monorail at Cal Expo has been open for public use every year during the State Fair, allowing guests to see the fair from above.
Former Cal Expo CEO Rick Pickering explained the inspiration for Cal Expo’s architecture in an interview with the Sacramento Bee.
“People don’t realize that when this place was originally designed, (the state) asked Walt Disney to help,” Pickering told the Sacramento Bee in 2017. “That’s why we have a monorail.”
The California State Fair has operated at Cal Expo since 1968 and was formally dedicated by then-Gov. Ronald Reagan (who was also a host for ABC’s live broadcast of Disneyland’s opening day in 1955).
Before Cal Expo officially opened, it took six years for the fairgrounds to be completed.
Regan’s predecessor Pat Brown is often credited with the initiation of Cal Expo, signing a bill in 1962 that brought the State Fair to its current location.
“I think because of the fact that Walt Disney and Governor Pat Brown worked together to create Cal Expo, it’s only fitting that these (California) letters get renewed and repurposed up here,” former Cal Expo and California State Fair CEO and general manager Norb Bartosik told Sactown Magazine. “I think that’s the greatest part of it.” | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/california-wire/the-unexpected-ways-cal-expo-is-tied-to-disneyland/ | 2023-02-25 17:49:09 | 0 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/california-wire/the-unexpected-ways-cal-expo-is-tied-to-disneyland/ |
HAIKOU, China, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JX Luxventure Limited (Nasdaq: LLL) (the "Company"), a company delivering comprehensive products solutions to global elite families serviced by our business customers with business segments covering menswear, cross-border merchandise and tourism, announced today that, on June 1, 2022, Jin Xuan Luxury Tourism (Hainan) Digital Technology Co., Ltd. ("JX Hainan"), a subsidiary of the Company, entered into and executed a Technology Consulting Agreement (the "Agreement") with Tianjin City Wei Ka Technology Co., Ltd. ("Tianjin Wei Ka"). Pursuant to the Agreement, JX Hainan will provide technology consulting services to Tianjin Wei Ka for entering into Metaverse by delivering a solution for an NFT based virtual human host to be used on live stream platforms.
Ms. Sun "Ice" Lei, Chief Executive Officer of the Company commented: "We received the award for 'Best Virtual Human Software Technology Service Provider' in April of this year. Our technology team is now leveraging this expertise to deliver solutions to help Tianjin Wei Ka to enter into Metaverse. I am confident that under the leadership of our CTO, who is an expert in artificial intelligence, Internet of All Things and Blockchain, we can deliver world class technology consulting services not only to Tianjin Wei Ka, but other companies seek to enter Metaverse. I expect our technology consulting service will become one of the key business segments in the future."
About JX Luxventure Limited
Headquartered in Haikou, China, JX Luxventure Limited is a company delivering comprehensive products solutions to global elite families serviced by our business customers with business segments covering menswear, cross-border merchandise and tourism. To learn more about the Company, please visit its corporate website at en.jxluxventure.com.
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This press release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" relating to the business of JX Luxventure Limited, and its subsidiary companies. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein, are "forward-looking statements" in nature within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects" or similar expressions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the Company's periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website (http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.
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VALLETTA, Malta, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING ("EGM") of Kindred Group plc (C 39017) (the "Company") convened in terms of the Companies Act (Cap.386 of the Laws of Malta) will be held on Monday 14 November 2022 at 10.00 CEST at Kindred's office, Regeringsgatan 25, Stockholm, Sweden (the EGM is to be held without people being physically present).
Notice to holders of Swedish Depository Receipts ("SDRs")
Holders of SDRs who wish to attend and/or vote at the EGM must:
(i) be registered in the register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB by Friday 4 November 2022
(the "Record Date"); and
(ii) no later than Wednesday 9 November 2022 at 23.59 CEST cast their votes following this link: https://anmalan.vpc.se/euroclearproxy, navigating to Kindred Group and logging in using BankID. BankID can be used also when voting on behalf of someone, provided the person authorized to vote has access to BankID.
Alternatively, votes can be cast by printing and filling out the proxy found at: https://anmalan.vpc.se/euroclearproxy or www.kindredgroup.com/EGM and sending it by regular mail or courier to: Kindred Group, c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, Box 191, 101 23 Stockholm, Sweden. Votes submitted this way must be received by Euroclear no later than Wednesday 9 November 2022.
Requirement (i): Holders of SDRs whose holding is registered in the name of a nominee must, to be able to exercise their voting rights at the EGM (by proxy), temporarily register their SDRs in their own name in the register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB no later than by the Record Date. Well before that day such holders must contact their custodian bank or brokerage to request that their holding be temporarily registered in their own name with Euroclear Sweden AB before the Record Date.
Requirement (ii): When submitting votes via regular mail or courier the proxy needs to be accompanied by supporting documentation showing the undersigned person/s authority to vote on behalf of the SDR holder. The proxy and any Power of Attorney need to be submitted in original. Votes submitted this way must be received by Euroclear no later than Wednesday 9 November 2022.
Requirement (iii): As the EGM will be held without people being physically present holders of SDRs who wish to exercise their voting rights must vote electronically, alternatively by regular mail or courier as set out above.
In the event you need assistance with, or have questions regarding, the voting procedure you can contact Euroclear via e-mail at generalmeetingservice@euroclear.com or via
telephone on +46 8 402 91 33. Please note that an SDR holder cannot exercise their voting rights via these channels, they are for support purposes only.
The complete notice and agenda for the EGM can be found at the Company's website www.kindredgroup.com/EGM.
The EGM is being held in accordance with the relevant provisions set out in the Maltese Companies Act (Public Companies - Annual General Meeting) Regulations, 2020 (L.N. 288 of 2020).
Please note that conversions to and from SDRs and ordinary shares will not be permitted between
2 November and 14 November 2022.
Proposed Agenda
It is proposed that the EGM conducts the following business:
1 Opening of the Meeting
2 Election of Chairman of the Meeting
3 Drawing up and approval of the voting list
4 Approval of the agenda
5 Election of one or two person(s) to approve the minutes
6 Determination that the Meeting has been duly convened
The meeting will be requested to consider and if thought fit, the following by ordinary resolutions:
7 To amend the number of Board members to eight members (instead of seven members) (Resolution (a))
8 To appoint James H. Gemmel as a director and legal and judicial representative of the Company with effect from the date of the EGM (Resolution (b))
9 That conditional on the adoption of Resolution (a) the maximum remuneration payable to Board members be increased from a total fee of GBP 757,000 approved at the AGM held on 13 May 2022 to a maximum total fee of GBP 820,000 (to be adjusted with respect to the additional eighth Director on a pro rata basis as explained below) to cater for the appointment of the additional Board member (Resolution (c));
10 Closing of the meeting
Information about proposals related to Agenda items 7 - 9
Agenda item 7
The Nomination Committee proposes that the Board of Directors should, until the next AGM consist of eight Directors instead of seven Directors as previously approved that the AGM held on 13 May 2022.
Agenda item 8
The Nomination Committee proposes the appointment of James H. Gemmel as an additional director to serve until the next AGM.
Mr Gemmel is US citizen, born in 1985.
Mr. Gemmel is a Partner at Corvex Management, a multibillion-dollar investment management firm that focuses on fundamental, valued-based investments. Mr. Gemmel has spent 15 years in professional investment management performing deep fundamental research and making concentrated investments in companies across a range of sectors. Mr. Gemmel has significant experience working collaboratively with management teams and boards of directors to create shareholder value, including several of the largest US corporations: Exelon Corporation, Occidental Petroleum, and The Williams Companies. Before joining Corvex, Mr. Gemmel worked as an Investment Analyst at Federated Hermes Inc. and as an Investment Analyst for the Prudent Bear Fund of David W. Tice & Associates. He has a BS in Economics from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. He has experience investing in and working with companies in many sectors, including gaming.
Agenda item 9
Remuneration due to Board members
At the AGM held on 13 May 2022, following the recommendation of the Nomination Committee, it was approved that the maximum total fee payable to Directors who are not employees of the Company shall be GBP 757,000 (2021: GBP 701,000).
It was approved that a fee of GBP 63,000 (2021: GBP 60,000) be paid to each Director (other than the Chairman).
Conditional on the adoption of Resolution (a) (Agenda item 7), the Nomination Committee proposes that the additional Board member shall be paid a fee at the same level as the other Directors of the Company (GBP 63,000) pro rated to be calculated from the date of appointment of such Board member (being the date of the EGM). Accordingly, the total maximum fee payable to Directors who are not employees of the Company be increased from GBP 757,000 to a maximum amount of GBP 820,000 (as this may be adjusted on a pro rata basis) to cater for the appointment of such additional Board member.
For information on how personal data is processed please see
https://www.euroclear.com/dam/ESw/Legal/Privacy-notice-bolagsstammor-engelska.pdf
By order of the Board
Kindred Group plc
Company number: C 39017
Malta, October 2022
For more information:
Johan Wilsby, Chief Financial Officer
johan.wilsby@kindredgroup.com
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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Channel Capital Cayman, an offshore governance services business based in the Cayman Islands is pleased to announce that it has been issued with a Companies Management License by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) and it is now offering its investment fund fiduciary services to investment vehicles domiciled in the Cayman Islands.
Located in the Cayman Islands and UK, each member of Channel Capital Cayman acts as a fund director and is regulated by CIMA. The team of directors initially includes Mark Cook, Carl Brenton and Katherine Youhanna, and offers decades of professional governance experience to select fund boards.
The Cayman Islands is a world leader in the establishment of offshore investment funds due to its tax-neutrality, stable economy, sophisticated banking sector, and professional financial services industry. Approximately 70% of non-US domiciled alternative investment funds managed by US SEC-registered advisors are domiciled in the Cayman Islands.
Executive Director at Channel Capital Cayman, Mark Cook, said: "The Cayman Islands remains by far the most popular jurisdiction for global hedge, private equity and infrastructure funds. The Cayman Islands Government and CIMA have developed a strong regulatory framework for the investment funds industry, and we are confident that the Cayman Islands will continue to be a leading funds jurisdiction."
"Having been involved in the industry since 2008, we know first-hand the vast range of compliance and governance issues boards have to navigate. The independent director services we provide allows for a flexible and tailored approach to fund governance through each stage of an investment fund's life cycle. Our platform ensures necessary compliance with regulation is satisfied but with an emphasis on reducing the administrative burden faced by those in the fund governance space and we look forward to expanding our team of likeminded fund directors," said Mr Cook.
About Channel Capital
Established in 2013, Channel has 47 employees across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Grand Cayman, and currently partners with eight investment management firms. Channel provides incubation, distribution, operational and responsible entity services to a select group of investment management firms and their clients across the institutional, family office, high net worth and advisor-led investor space. Channel's subsidiary entity, CIML, provides responsible entity services to a limited set of funds. https://www.channel.capital
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Energy Services of America (the "Company" or "Energy Services") (NASDAQ: ESOA), announced today that on May 18, 2023, it received a delinquency notification letter from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") indicating that the Company is not in compliance with the continued listing requirements under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) because the Company did not timely file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2023 (the "Form 10-Q"). The notification letter has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company's common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
The Company filed a Notification of Late Filing on Form 12b-25 on May 15, 2023, indicating that the filing of the Form 10-Q would be delayed due to the need to restate the Company's previously issued audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 and certain related interim periods.
Nasdaq has informed the Company that the Company must submit a plan of compliance (the "Plan") within 60 calendar days, or no later than July 17, 2023, addressing how it intends to regain compliance with Nasdaq's listing rules and, if Nasdaq accepts the Plan, it may grant an extension of up to 180 calendar days from the Form 10-Q original filing due date, or until November 13, 2023, to regain compliance.
The Company's management is working diligently to complete the Form 10-Q and intends to file the Form 10-Q as soon as practicable.
About Energy Services
Energy Services of America Corporation (NASDAQ: ESOA), headquartered in Huntington, WV, is a contractor and service company that operates primarily in the mid-Atlantic and Central regions of the United States and provides services to customers in the natural gas, petroleum, water distribution, automotive, chemical, and power industries. Energy Services employs 1,000+ employees on a regular basis. The Company's core values are safety, quality, and production.
Certain statements contained in the release including, without limitation, the words "believes," "anticipates," "intends," "expects" or words of similar import, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements of the Company expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, general economic and business conditions, changes in business strategy or development plans, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, the integration of acquired business and other factors referenced in this release. Given these uncertainties, prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any obligation to update any such factors or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events or developments.
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The four-day Summit included special events for leading civic organizers and a series of conversations from environmental and criminal justice to voter suppression and engaging Gen Z
LOS ANGELES, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting June 10th, When We All Vote hosted the first Culture of Democracy Summit featuring When We All Vote Co-Chairs Chris Paul, Selena Gomez, Liza Koshy, Bretman Rock and Kerry Washington, Former Attorney General Eric Holder, Magic Johnson, Doc Rivers, David Hogg and more. The four-day nonpartisan convening brought together artists, athletes, academics, grassroots organizers and business leaders to discuss the role different industries play in protecting and strengthening democracy through voter registration, education, mobilization and culture change.
More than 1,000 people convened at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles for the final day of the Summit. A full list of speakers and the livestreams from both events are here. Photos and video footage available for members of the media are here.
Special Summit Announcements:
During the final day of the Summit, Lyft announced that the company will provide transportation grants to Historically Black College and University (HBCU) students participating in When We All Vote's VOTE LOUD HBCU Squad Challenge in the fall.
When We All Vote partnered with the Center for Media & Social Impact and MTV Entertainment Studios to release first-of-its-kind research examining how voting, civic engagement and civic leadership are shown in top entertainment programming. The study found that while TV show characters are often shown talking about contemporary civic and social issues, they are rarely shown taking leadership and acting to solve civic problems in their communities. The study also found that entertainment TV characters engage in voting behaviors in less than 1% of top-rated entertainment TV programming.
When We All Vote will use this research and partnership to launch a new initiative to create more diverse narratives around voting, civic engagement and public service. At the Summit, leading entertainment executives, producers and showrunners, including Adam Conover, Scott Budnick, Charles D. King and Wanda Sykes, discussed the importance of civics in storytelling.
Recap of the Four Day Culture of Democracy Summit
- Friday, June 10th: When We All Vote hosted the virtual day of the Culture of Democracy Summit with conversations on the state of democracy; environmental justice; reproductive rights; the faith community's role in protecting democracy; how the music industry can influence change; and gerrymandering. Speakers included Sherrilyn Ifill, Marc Elias, Eric Holder, Common, Chloe x Halle, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, Allie Redhorse Young and Mini Timmaraju. When We All Vote also spotlighted leaders in the voting community from Nsé Ufot at the New Georgia Project to Maria Teresa Kumar from Voto Latino.
- Saturday and Sunday: When We All Vote hosted events for voting and advocacy organizations across the country to continue to build a culture of collaboration. The events included a Saturday convening with more than 80 leading organizers, and a conversation with Valerie Jarrett and Stephanie L. Young. On Sunday morning the group hiked to Griffith Observatory, led by renowned facilitator, Jovian Zayne. When We All Vote also hosted a reception featuring Ms. Tina and Richard Lawson, Harrison Barnes, Nikole Hannah Jones and more.
- Monday, June 13th: More than 1,000 people convened at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles for the final day of the Summit. Out of an abundance of caution at the first Summit, When We All Vote created an event on the field for 1,000 guests max. Most attendees were invited from various industries, including entertainment, music, sports and academics, as well as grassroots organizers and leaders in technology, civics and corporations, while a small group of other attendees were able to purchase tickets online.
During the full day of programming, participants heard from Alexis McGill Johnson, Nikole Hannah Jones, Mary Kay Henry, Jeannie Mai Jenkins, Wanda Sykes, Maya Wiley, Doc Rivers, Deja Foxx and more. The day ended with a keynote speech from When We All Vote Co-Chair and Founder Michelle Obama, who was introduced by Co-Chair Selena Gomez. The Summit was produced by Live Nation Urban and MKG.
Culture of Democracy Awards
When We All Vote also announced the winners of the first-ever Culture of Democracy Awards. The awards recognized leaders across industries and communities doing critical work to strengthen and protect democracy through voter registration, mobilization and culture change. The awards were designed by artist Brandan "BMike" Odums.
The full list of Culture of Democracy Award winners is below:
- Outstanding When We All Vote Volunteer: Pat, When We All Vote Volunteer Chapter Leader in Mississippi
- Outstanding My School Votes Volunteer: Tiffany, Student at Elite Scholars Academy in Georgia
- Outstanding Grassroots Organization: Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda
- Outstanding Community Partner: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- Outstanding Music Partner: DJ D-Nice
- Outstanding Media Partner: POPSUGAR
- Outstanding Entertainment Partner: MTV Entertainment Studios
- Outstanding Athletic Partner: Atlanta Dream, WNBA
- Outstanding Business Leader: Glossier
- Outstanding Tech + Platforms Partner: Mobilize
- Outstanding Fashion + Beauty Partner: Aurora James
- Outstanding Creative Alliance Partner: Anomaly
Summit Investments
Throughout the weekend, When We All Vote invested in Black, Latinx, women and locally owned businesses, including Johnny's West Adams, Uncle Nearest Whiskey Sorel Liqueur, Loft & Bear Distillery, Pinch of Flavor, BBQ Smokehouse, Chomp Chomp, GoFusion, Bad Ass Burgers, Sabroso, El Mas Chignon, StopBye, Compton Vegan Flamin Grains and MKG.
When We All Vote, an initiative of Civic Nation, is a leading national, nonpartisan initiative on a mission to change the culture around voting and to increase participation in each and every election by helping to close the race and age gap. Created by Michelle Obama, When We All Vote brings together individuals, institutions, brands, and organizations to register new voters across the country and advance civic education for the entire family and voters of every age to build an informed and engaged electorate for today and generations to come. We empower our supporters and volunteers to take action through voting, advocating for their rights, and holding their elected officials accountable.
In 2020, When We All Vote ran a robust, multifaceted campaign and reached more than 100 million people to educate them about the voting process and get them registered and ready to vote. The initiative also led in voter education, registration, and volunteer engagement and as a result, 512,000 people started or completed the voter registration process, and nearly 500 media, corporate, and nonprofit partners joined its efforts.
Michelle Obama launched When We All Vote in 2018 and is joined by fellow Co-Chairs Tom Hanks, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Janelle Monáe, Chris Paul, Faith Hill, Selena Gomez, Liza Koshy, Megan Rapinoe, Shonda Rhimes, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kerry Washington, and Rita Wilson.
When We All Vote is a key initiative within Civic Nation, a 501(c)(3) organization, and works with Civic Nation Action, a 501(c)(4). These organizations are homes for changemakers who inspire, educate, and activate people around the issues that will define this generation.
Civic Nation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit home for changemakers who inspire, educate, and activate people around the issues that will define this generation. Civic Nation empowers and educates individuals, companies, institutions and organizations to drive culture, systems, and policy change, working towards a more inclusive and equitable America. Seven initiatives are a part of the Civic Nation family: When We All Vote, United State of Women, ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, End Rape On Campus, It's On Us, Made to Save and We The Action. Learn more here.
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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to make the chore of storing Christmas lights easier," said an inventor, from Thomasville, N.C., "so I invented the ROLLA-LITES. My design eliminates the hassle of untangling strands of lights or replacing damaged lights due to improper storage."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective storage unit for string and rope lights. As a result, it helps preserve the condition of the lights and it saves time and effort. The invention features a practical and compact design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households and businesses. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Durham sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-DHM-638, 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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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command's (SSC) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) Wide Field of View (WFOV) Testbed is scheduled to launch June 30, 2022. SSC's GEO WFOV space vehicle was designed built and integrated by Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, and will inform the future Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) architecture.
"With Wide Field of View, we're advancing the technology we need to meet the growing threat environment," said Col Heather Bogstie, Senior Materiel Leader for SSC's Resilient Missile Warning, Tracking, and Defense Acquisition Delta. "GEO WFOV will also let us qualify a new satellite bus for GEO at significant cost savings."
Roughly, one-fourth the size of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS), WFOV is designed for a one to three year life in GEO. Its primary mission is to explore the ability for a single sensor to perform strategic and tactical missions simultaneously, by continuously monitoring up to one-third of the Earth's surface. WFOV is also pathfinding prototype operationalization and Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) certification for future missions to follow.
"We are the complete small satellite package – design, build, integration, test and mission operations," said Jason Kim, chief executive officer, Millennium Space Systems. "We were able to use our scalable flight-tested bus architecture to shorten WFOV's development cycle."
Sponsored by SSC and managed by the NASA Ames Research Center, the mid-sized GEO spacecraft will launch aboard USSF-12, a United Launch Alliance rocket. Having previously aced environmental testing, WFOV was declared ready to ship in June 2020. The spacecraft began its journey to the launch site January 31, 2022.
Media Contact:
Dana Carroll, vice president, Marketing
Millennium Space Systems
dana.carroll@millennium-space.com
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, delivers high-performing prototype and constellation solutions across advanced national security and environmental observation missions. Founded in 2001, the company's small satellite missions support government, civil and commercial space customers' needs across orbits.
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Peloton no longer playing Kanye West’s music in class
(CNN) - Peloton has slammed the brakes on Kanye West’s catalog.
The exercise company says it has “indefinitely paused” using music from the controversial rapper who recently made anti-semitic remarks.
Star Peloton instructor Alex Toussaint did not specifically name West, but he said in a YouTube video that he does not support hate speech and that he will not play “that artist” in any more of his classes.
Nearly 2,000 Peloton classes used West’s music before, according to the company’s website.
Those videos will not be taken off the platform, but they won’t be recommended in its algorithms.
A number of other companies have recently cut ties with West, who legally changed his name Ye, because of his statements including Adidas, Foot Locker and Gap.
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WFO BURLINGTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 23, 2022
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has used his office to cast himself as a leader on some of the country’s most pressing — and in some cases, divisive — challenges.
While he hasn’t explicitly declared his intentions of seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, he’s emerged as the biggest threat to former President Trump in early polling and presented himself as a key policy leader among conservatives.
Here are five of DeSantis’s policy areas that could lay the groundwork for a presidential platform should he run in 2024.
Fighting pandemic-era restrictions
Nothing has been more central to DeSantis’s political brand than his fierce opposition to pandemic-era mandates and restrictions. He allowed businesses to reopen far earlier than other states, banned facilities from requiring people to show proof that they had been vaccinated against COVID-19 and cracked down on masking requirements.
So as he weighs a 2024 presidential bid, it’s no wonder why he is leaning into that strategy. Just last week, DeSantis announced he would push the Florida Legislature to make permanent many of the COVID-19 policies that helped transform him into a star within the Republican Party.
“We need to lead with this,” DeSantis said in announcing the effort. “We need to lead with this by making all these protections permanent in state statute, which we are going to do in the upcoming legislative session.”
It’s an on-brand move for DeSantis, who first achieved his prominent status within the GOP in the early months of the COVID-19 outbreak. But the move also signals an effort to keep his pandemic-era posturing at the forefront of voters’ minds as he moves toward a potential campaign announcement.
Cracking down on China
DeSantis doesn’t have much in the way of foreign policy credentials, but he’s made his international target clear: China.
The country is a common boogeyman for Republicans, but one that could help the Florida governor cement himself as a strong foreign policy leader. Earlier this month, DeSantis confirmed that he plans to ask state legislators to ban Chinese real estate investors from buying residences and farmland in Florida.
The Florida governor described China’s real estate investments as “gobbling up land” throughout the Western Hemisphere, saying that he doesn’t want “hostile nations” to have holdings in the Sunshine State.
It’s not the first time DeSantis has targeted China in his time as governor. Last year, he signed measures requiring companies that do more than $100,000 in business with Florida to disclose any connections with China. He has also signed legislation requiring Florida universities to disclose biannual gifts or donations of $50,000 or more.
Loosening guns laws
DeSantis is also leaning into a red-meat issue for conservatives: concealed weapons permits.
The Florida governor signaled last month that he will push state lawmakers to back legislation that would allow Florida gun owners to carry a firearm in public without a permit. As of now, Florida law doesn’t require a permit to buy or own a gun, but mandates that people must have a permit to carry one in public.
It’s an issue that DeSantis has long talked about but hasn’t acted on. In May, he promised that he would act on the “constitutional carry” issue before his time as governor is up. But just last month, he promised that the legislature would take up the issue soon.
“Basically, this was something that I’ve always supported,” DeSantis said. “The last two years, it was not necessarily a priority for the legislative leadership. But we’ve been talking about it, and [the Florida House Speaker has] pledged publicly that’s moving forward, and it’ll be something that will be done in the regular session.”
Reshaping education
DeSantis has made it one of his key missions as governor to combat “wokeness” in education. Just last week, the Florida Department of Education rejected an Advanced Placement course on African American studies, calling it a vehicle for “a political agenda and leaves large, ambiguous gaps that can be filled with additional ideological material.”
It’s par for the course for DeSantis, who just last year signed legislation — dubbed by critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — prohibiting instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.
DeSantis has emerged as a leader among conservatives when it comes to issues of education, criticizing what he has dubbed “woke ideology” in schools. And while that may cross a line for some, it’s made him a hero for those on the right who say that the education system should push a patriotic view of the U.S.
One particular flashpoint is critical race theory, an advanced legal concept that argues that racism is inherent to the U.S. legal system and government policy.
Targeting immigration
DeSantis drew Democratic scorn last year when he helped pay for dozens of migrants to be flown from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, a wealthy Massachusetts resort town.
But he’s gone further since then. Earlier this month, he activated the Florida National Guard and other state agencies to provide “resources in support of local governments responding to the alarming influx of migrants landing in the Florida Keys.”
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cormac Roth, a musician and son of actor Tim Roth, has died at 25 after a battle with cancer, the family announced Monday.
Roth “died peacefully in the arms of his family who loved and adored him” on Oct. 16, the family said in a statement, adding that “he maintained his wicked wit and humor” to the end.
“The grief comes in waves, as do the tears and laughter, when we think of that beautiful boy across the 25 years and 10 months that we knew him,” the family said. “An irrepressible and joyful and wild and wonderful child. Only recently a man. We love him. We will carry him with us wherever we go.”
A graduate of Bennington College, Roth was a guitarist, composer and producer. He revealed on his Instagram account that he had been diagnosed with stage 3 germ cell cancer in November 2021.
“It has taken away half of my hearing, 60 pounds of weight, my confidence, and will continue its murderous path until I can manage to stop it some how, and kill it,” he wrote. “But it hasn’t taken away my will to survive, or my love of making music. It hasn’t taken me down yet.”
He urged everyone to see their doctors.
His father is the star of such films as “Reservoir Dogs,” “Pulp Fiction” and “The Incredible Hulk.”
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Relics found in 23 lead boxes in Mexico City cathedral
Experts restoring the interior of Mexico City’s Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral said Friday they found 23 lead boxes containing religious inscriptions and relics like small paintings and wood or palm crosses.
The lead containers are about the size of a mint box, and had written inscriptions dedicated to particular saints. A handwritten note found in one suggests they were found previously in 1810 and reburied.
The note said that one of the boxes had been found by a group of masons and painters in 1810, and asked whoever found it to “pray for their souls.”
They were found in niches carved into walls of the base of the cathedral’s lantern, the slender skylight that sits atop the dome. The niches were covered with clay panels and were hidden under plaster.
Experts said Friday they were found Dec. 30 during work to restore the plaster. The National Institute of Anthropology and History said they may have been placed there to provide divine protection for the cathedral or the city.
The institute said that once they were cataloged, the boxes and their contents would be returned to their niches and re-covered with plaster.
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It is not the first time that relics have been found buried within the cathedral’s walls.
In 2008, researchers found a time capsule from 1791 that was placed atop a bell tower in the cathedral, apparently to protect the building from lightning.
The lead box filled with religious artifacts, coins and parchments was placed in a hollow stone ball to mark the celebration on May 14, 1791, when the building’s topmost stone was laid, 218 years after construction began.
A perfectly preserved parchment found in the box described the time capsule’s contents, including 23 medals, 5 coins, and five small crosses made of palms. The parchment says, “all are for protection from the storms.”
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PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The consumer goods market not only survived the recent pandemic, but it came through stronger, and observers project it will be back to sustained growth in the years to come. Ira Kalish, chief global economist, Deloitte said: "The baseline outlook for 2022 is for relatively strong growth in consumer products, even amid continued supply chain stress and labor shortage, though both should gradually abate. During the pandemic, governments, businesses, and individuals undertook actions that set the stage for strong economic growth." A report from Industry Research.biz projected that the global Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) market size was valued at USD 11951.95 million in 2021 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 3.17% during the forecast period, reaching USD 14415.47 million by 2027. The Deloitte report added: "Bold moves made during last year's uncertainty are paying off, as the year ahead for the consumer products industry looks to be one of strong economic growth. Yet, some challenges could stand in the way of continued progress. How can consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies outmaneuver of these obstacles? Explore Deloitte's perspective and what 100 executives from apparel, household goods, personal care, and food & beverage companies think awaits them in the year ahead." Active companies in the markets this week include Bruush Oral Care Inc. (NASDAQ: BRSH), Stitch Fix, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFIX), Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT), Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST).
The article continued: For the consumer products industry, the next 12 months will likely be one of strong financial performance. Like last year, driving greater revenue continues to be the top goal for 93% of executives in Deloitte's 2022 consumer products industry outlook survey. The "no-regret moves" companies undertook amid 2021's unpredictability are paying off and despite rising costs, at least half of companies surveyed expect their operating margins to increase. This coincides with an environment conducive to raising prices for end consumers. Consumer brands that aren't open and transparent are the most at risk of losing meaningful trust with consumers, according to nine in ten executives surveyed. Becoming more transparent isn't just a matter of changing a company's overall approach or attitude toward openness. So, consumer product companies are putting their money where their mouth is. Six in ten companies are making moderate, if not significant, investments in 2022 to increase the level of transparency they provide to consumers and other stakeholders."
Bruush Oral Care Inc. (NASDAQ: BRSH) BREAKING NEWS: Brüush Electric Toothbrush to be a Featured Item on Home Shopping Channel TSC - Bruush Oral Care Inc. ("Brüush" or the "Company"), a direct-to-consumer leader in the oral care category, announced today that it will be participating in a one-day sales campaign on the home shopping channel, Today's Shopping Choice ("TSC"), on Friday December 16, 2022. This will be the Company's second appearance on the home shopping channel, with their first appearance having taken place in September. TSC is Canada's only nationally televised shop-from-home service, reaching into over 7 million households across the country and is actively watched by almost 1.5 million viewers weekly.
Through the campaign with TSC, Brüush hopes to reach a broader audience this holiday season and will showcase its most popular colors while on the air. Earlier this month, the Company launched two seasonal colors – Arctic Blue and Midnight Blue – which will be available on a limited-edition basis through the holiday period. The Brüush electric toothbrush will be featured on TSC during three segments on Friday, December 16, which can be viewed on the TSC website (https://tsc.ca) and will occur at 9.30am, 1.30pm and 5.30pm (Eastern Standard Time).
The campaign comes at an opportunistic time for Brüush given its recent announcement that it generated record sales in the month of November equating to 50% year-over-year growth and expects the strong momentum to continue in December. The Company also closed a $3.0 million private placement last week to provide additional working capital and growth capital to fund marketing, brand awareness and customer acquisition initiatives. CONTINUED… Read this full release and get more info for BRSH at: https://investors.bruush.com/
Additional recent developments in the markets include:
Stitch Fix, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFIX), the trusted online personal stylist, recently announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 ended October 29, 2022.
Stitch Fix CEO Elizabeth Spaulding said, "This quarter we made meaningful progress on our transformation journey despite a difficult macro environment. Through diligent cost savings and efficiencies we beat our adjusted EBITDA expectations for Q1 and have improved our adjusted EBITDA guidance for FY23. By enhancing our client experience, rightsizing our cost structure, evolving our marketing and deepening our differentiators of fit, discovery, and human relationships, we are positioning ourselves well to achieve profitability in the near term and a return to growth in the future."
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) recently announced its Third-quarter highlights which were:
Company delivered strong revenue growth globally, with strength in Walmart U.S., Sam's Club U.S., Flipkart, and Walmex. Total revenue was $152.8 billion, up 8.7%, or 9.8% in constant currency.
Walmart U.S. comp sales grew 8.2% and 17.4% on a two-year stack. eCommerce growth was 16% and 24% on a two-year stack. Continued to gain market share in grocery.
Sam's Club comp sales increased 10.0%, and 23.9% on a two-year stack. Membership income increased 8.0% with member count reaching an all-time high.
Walmart International net sales were $25.3 billion, an increase of $1.7 billion, or 7.1%, negatively affected by $1.5 billion from currency fluctuations. Segment operating income led by double-digit growth for Walmex.
At AWS Event, Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), recently announced that Yahoo has selected AWS as its preferred public cloud provider for its advertising technology business Yahoo Ad Tech. Building on its longtime relationship with AWS, Yahoo Ad Tech is migrating all of its advertising technology workloads—including its media-buying and supply-side platforms, analytics, and identity solutions and products—from its on-premises data centers to AWS. The migration is part of the business's ongoing digital transformation strategy to reduce IT infrastructure costs, transform its advertising business operations, and develop more tailored and immersive solutions to help brands connect with their audiences.
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) recently announced its operating results for the first quarter (twelve weeks) of fiscal 2023, ended November 20, 2022.
Net sales for the first quarter increased 8.1 percent, to $53.44 billion from $49.42 billion last year. Net income for the quarter was $1,364 million, $3.07 per diluted share, compared to $1,324 million, $2.98 per diluted share, last year. This year's results included a charge of $93 million pre-tax, $0.15 per diluted share, primarily related to downsizing our charter shipping activities, and a tax benefit of $53 million, $0.12 per diluted share, related to stock-based compensation. Last year's results included a write-off of certain information technology assets of $118 million pre-tax, $0.20 per diluted share, and a tax benefit of $91 million, $0.21 per diluted share, related to stock-based compensation.
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The Center supports transformative, individualized learning environments across the country
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Microschooling Center, a groundbreaking resource hub for microschools and families looking for alternative educational opportunities, launched today. With startup funding from Stand Together Trust, the Center offers a robust, diverse portfolio of resources and technical assistance to grow and support small learning environments across the country.
For educational entrepreneurs, the Center provides a variety of trainings, a network of microschooling leaders to learn from and with, digital learning tools, one-on-one consultations, measurement and evaluation support, and continued guidance as microschools and their leaders develop.
Central to the National Microschooling Center's work is policy analysis and advocacy. The Center offers microschool leaders the guidance to optimize their program within each state or jurisdiction's different policy and regulatory landscapes. The Center advises policymakers on the value of microschooling and how to support microschools and families with enabling policy.
The Center also acts as a convener, connecting families looking for a microschool with current and launching microschool leaders and with other families in their community.
As families grapple with a changing education environment, many are searching for alternatives that offer more flexibility and individualized learning opportunities for students. Microschools are creating a transformative shift in teaching and learning, meeting each child where they are in their learning trajectory.
"Today's microschools are created around the unique educational needs of each individual child, allowing them to deliver the powerful potential not possible in more traditional, institutional settings," said Don Soifer, CEO of the National Microschooling Center. "This fact makes microschooling's proliferation around the country about its transformative potential, and not the particular failings of whichever incumbent school systems they are leaving."
More than two million children left the public school system between 2020 and 2022, joining a growing movement of students, families, and educational entrepreneurs who are creating and sustaining a truly innovative education marketplace. Since April 2020, Stand Together Trust partners have funded more than 1,700 new education ventures, serving more than five million students with individualized learning options like microschools.
"Stand Together Trust is excited to partner with the National Microschooling Center in transforming education for families across the country. Today, most education is centered around a standardized approach that disregards the individual learning styles, interests, and strengths of students," says Derek Johnson, Executive Director of Stand Together Trust. "Every student is unique and deserves access to the educational options that they believe works best for them. Stand Together Trust is committed to helping families, learners, educators, and entrepreneurs expand innovative approaches to education alternatives that help all students thrive."
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Voyager Space Names Hilton Official Hotel Partner to Elevate the Guest Experience in Space
DENVER and MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyager Space ("Voyager"), a global leader in space exploration, today announced Hilton will be the official hotel partner of Starlab, Voyager's planned free-flying commercial space station. Hilton will bring the company's renowned hospitality expertise and experience to support the design and development of crew suites aboard Starlab, helping to reimagine the human experience in space, making extended stays more comfortable.
"Starlab will be more than just a destination, it will be an experience made infinitely more unique and artful with the Hilton team's infusion of innovation, expertise, and global reach," said Dylan Taylor, Chairman and CEO, Voyager Space. "Voyager and Hilton are acutely focused on creating innovative solutions for the future of humanity and this partnership opens new doors to what is possible for comfort-focused space exploration and habitation."
Voyager, and its operating company Nanoracks, were awarded $160 million in NASA funding in 2021 for the Starlab space station, which is set to replace the International Space Station. Starlabis planned toto have the capacity to continuously host up to four astronauts and house the George Washington Carver (GWC) Science Park, a state-of-the-art laboratory system and first science park in-space. Starlab leverages Voyager and Nanoracks' experience managing global customer experience and research operations on the International Space Station for over a decade.
"Hilton has been innovating to improve the guest experience and pioneering new destinations for travel for more than a century. We are thrilled to partner with Voyager to bring that expertise to Starlab," said Chris Nassetta, president and CEO, Hilton. "For decades, discoveries in space have been positively impacting life on Earth, and now Hilton will have an opportunity to use this unique environment to improve the guest experience wherever people travel. This landmark collaboration underscores our deep commitment to spreading the light and warmth of hospitality and providing a friendly, reliable stay – whether on the ground or in outer space."
This first-of-its-kind venture builds on Hilton's effect in new and emerging markets, its storied history with space, and its global lodging and hospitality leadership, welcoming more than three billion guests across a portfolio of 18 brands comprising 7,000 properties in 122 countries and territories. In partnership with Voyager, Hilton will bring this unique scale and customer focus to Starlab as it continues to serve every traveler for every trip occasion.
The research and design work being dedicated to Starlab could also lead to advancements driving sustainability and greater design efficiencies for future hotel owners in space and on Earth.
Voyager and Hilton will partner in the areas of architecture and design, leveraging Hilton's word-class creative design and innovation experts, to develop Space Hospitality crew headquarters aboard Starlab, including communal areas, hospitality suites, and sleeping arrangements for the astronauts. Additionally, the teams will seek to explore opportunities together for longer-term efforts including the ground-to-space astronaut experience, global co-marketing and branding, and other tourism, educational, and commercial efforts.
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company with a portfolio of 18 world-class brands comprising 7,000 properties and 1.1 million rooms, in 122 countries and territories. Dedicated to fulfilling its founding vision to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, Hilton has welcomed more than 3 billion guests in its more than 100-year history, earned a top spot on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list and been recognized as a global leader on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for five consecutive years. Hilton has introduced several industry-leading technology enhancements to improve the guest experience, including Digital Key Share, automated complimentary room upgrades and the ability to book confirmed connecting rooms. Through the award-winning guest loyalty program Hilton Honors, the 139 million members who book directly with Hilton can earn Points for hotel stays and experiences money can't buy. With the free Hilton Honors app, guests can book their stay, select their room, check in, unlock their door with a Digital Key and check out, all from their smartphone. Visit stories.hilton.com for more information, and connect with Hilton on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
Voyager Space is a space technology company with nearly 20 years of spaceflight heritage. Voyager's long-term mission is to create a vertically integrated NewSpace company capable of delivering any space mission humans can conceive. The firm's first-in-industry model is uniquely tailored to support the growth needs of commercial space companies by replacing traditional private capital models with a longer-term approach that provides permanent capital.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements." All statements, other than statements of historical fact, including those with respect to Voyager Space, Inc.'s (the "Company's") mission statement and growth strategy, are "forward-looking statements." Although the Company's management believes that such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee that such expectations are, or will be, correct. These forward-looking statements involve many risks and uncertainties, which could cause the Company's future results to differ materially from those anticipated. Potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, general economic conditions and conditions affecting the industries in which the Company operates; the uncertainty of regulatory requirements and approvals; and the ability to obtain necessary financing on acceptable terms or at all. Readers should not place any undue reliance on forward-looking statements since they involve these known and unknown uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond the Company's control and which could, and likely will, materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Any forward-looking statement reflects the Company's current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. The Company assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.
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