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NEW YORK, March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of securities of Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTNR) between April 1, 2022 and August 8, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than May 2, 2023.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Vertex Energy securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Vertex Energy class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=12724 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than May 2, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) prior to the acquisition of the Mobile refinery, defendants had entered into inventory and crack spread hedging derivatives that significantly capped the profit margins on 50% of the Mobile refinery's expected output over the period April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022, affecting over 6.5 million barrels of refined fuel output; (2) as a result, the hedges severely limited Vertex's ability to capitalize on the record-high crack spreads that existed at the time of the acquisition and resulted in over $90 million in losses in the second quarter of fiscal year 2022; (3) prior to the acquisition of the Mobile refinery, defendants had entered into an inventory intermediation agreement with the investment bank Macquarie Group, whereby Macquarie purchased (from third parties), owned, and sold (to Vertex) all crude oil inventory to be used at the Mobile refinery and also purchased (from Vertex), owned, and sold (to third parties) all refined fuel inventory produced at the Mobile refinery; (4) as a result, the strict terms of the arrangement, including requiring Vertex to purchase hedges to protect Macquarie's position in holding the crude and refined inventory, combined with the fact that the oil market was in a state of backwardation in early 2022, resulted in Vertex incurring significant fees and inventory losses; (5) prior to the acquisition of the Mobile refinery, defendants had entered into an inventory purchase agreement with Shell Oil as part of the Mobile acquisition agreement, which Vertex was forced to pay Shell Oil above-market prices for the additional crude oil inventory because of the state of backwardation in the oil market; (6) immediately following the acquisition of the Mobile refinery, Vertex experienced production issues that caused significant shortfalls in refined fuel volumes; (7) following the acquisition of the Mobile refinery, defendants overstated the purported profit margins that could be achieved at the refinery; and (8) as a result of the above misrepresentations and concealed facts, the Mobile refinery did not "generate[] strong EBITDA" "[d]uring the first 30 days of operations," and the Mobile refinery transition was not "seamless." When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Vertex Energy class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=12724 mailto:or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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NCAA football panel out to shorten games; player safety goal
(AP) - College football administrators are looking at ways to reduce the number of plays in games in the name of player safety, with a tweak in clock operating procedures likely the first step.
The NCAA Football Rules Committee is meeting in Indianapolis this week, and recommendations it forwards and approved in the spring would take effect next season.
Steve Shaw, NCAA secretary-rules editor and officials coordinator, said the average number of plays per game in the Bowl Subdivision has hovered at 180 the past three seasons. NFL games average 154.
Conference commissioners would like to cut the number to reduce the players’ potential injury exposures. The issue has taken on urgency because some teams will be playing more games as the College Football Playoff expands. The playoff goes from four to 12 teams in the 2024-25 season, and further expansion is possible after that.
A proposal to let the game clock continue running when a team makes a first down, except in the last two minutes of a half, has broad support. Currently, the clock stops on a first down until the referee gives the ready-for-play signal. A rules committee study last season found about eight plays per game would be cut if the clock kept moving.
An eight-play reduction over a 12-game season would save 96 potential injury exposures per team, and there would be over 100 fewer exposures for teams that advance to the playoff.
“That probably has significant impact,” Shaw said. “Is that the right number? I don’t know. But let’s start with a conservative approach and see what this does and let’s keep looking at it.”
A more radical proposal would have the clock begin running once the ball is spotted after an incomplete pass. Currently, in both the college and pro games, the clock starts running once the ball is snapped.
Tulane athletic director Troy Dannen, who chairs the Football Competition Committee, said there is minimal support for the clock change on incompletions. The rules committee study showed a wide range in how many plays would be saved because of differing offensive styles, but the average was 17.
A drawback would be that coaches of up-tempo systems might try to further speed up their offenses to squeeze in more plays, thus defeating the purpose of the change.
The rules committee also is looking at a change to the procedure when there is a penalty at the end of a quarter. Currently, the following play is an untimed down if the penalty is enforced. The procedure would not change at the end of the second and fourth quarters, but plays that were untimed at the end of the first and third quarters would be moved into the following quarter.
Another proposal — more in line with reducing game lengths that averaged 3 hours and 27 minutes last season — would eliminate a team’s ability to call back-to-back timeouts during the same dead ball period.
Dannen, whose committee of athletic directors and faculty representatives provides input to the rules committee, said identifying the appropriate number of plays in a game will continue to be a topic for discussion.
“In the year or two ahead of us, there’s going to be a lot more data collected,” he said. “I don’t think there’s an answer that if you were at 150 plays it’s imminently safer than 160 or 220. The big effort right now is, ‘How do we not increase plays with an increased playoff?’”
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NYRA suspends Baffert 1 year; eligible to return in January
By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Sports Writer
The New York Racing Association suspended trainer Bob Baffert for one year Thursday for repeated medication violations,
A panel credited Baffert for time served from an initial suspension that makes the two-time Triple Crown-winner eligible to saddle horses in New York again Jan. 26. The final decision marks the end of a protracted back and forth about Baffert’s status in the state that began in May 2021.
“This was an impartial and deliberative process that has resulted in a lengthy suspension of the sport’s most prominent trainer,” NYRA President and CEO Dave O’Rourke said in statement. “However, this is not simply about Bob Baffert or any one individual but about protecting the integrity of the sport here in New York. Today’s decision advances that goal.”
The ban is shorter than the two years Churchill Downs sidelined Baffert after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit tested positive for a substance that is not allowed on race day. Retired New York State Supreme Court Justice O. Peter Sherwood, who was serving as the NYRA hearing officer, previously recommended a two-year suspension.
Baffert’s camp asked for a stay of the NYRA suspension that was immediately denied. A message seeking comment from Baffert or his attorney was not immediately returned.
The panel’s decision cannot be appealed through NYRA’s process, which was developed last year after Baffert successfully sued in federal court to get his initial suspension in the state of New York lifted. Baffert is also fighting in federal court against the Churchill Downs ban that made him ineligible to run horses in the Derby in 2022 and ’23.
Under the terms of the suspension agreed to by the panel made up of Saratoga attorney John J. Carusone, New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association executive director Will Alempijevic and New York Race Track Chaplaincy of America leader the Rev. Humberto Chavez, Baffert would be able to be a part of the Belmont Stakes next year.
The panel in its 14-page ruling disagreed with Sherwood over the matter of Baffert “doping” his horses, saying, “The drugs for which use Baffert was cited in three jurisdictions are allowed and commonly used but are nevertheless performance enhancing in the sense that they may suppress injuries and may allow the horse to perform at a normal level in spite of the injury if they are found to be at a level above the allowable threshold.”
Medina Spirit tested positive for the corticosteroid betamethasone, which is not allowed in Kentucky on race day, and was later disqualified. The colt finished third in the Preakness two weeks after the Derby.
Medina Spirit collapsed and died in December in California. An exam found no definitive cause of death.
Baffert-trained Cruel Intention, Eclair, Charlatan, Gamine and Merneith also tested positive for a substance not allowed at that level on race day. Those violations occurred in California, Arkansas or Kentucky; none happened in New York.
Baffert, 69, is a Hall of Fame trainer who has become the face of the sport. He won the Triple Crown twice: in 2015 with American Pharoah and in 2018 with Justify.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 14, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
501 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of north central
Calhoun, Victoria and northeastern Goliad Counties through 600 PM
CDT...
At 501 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Lolita to near Edna to near Inez to near
Victoria Mall to Ander. Movement was south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Victoria, Goliad, Guadalupe, Fannin, Victoria Colony Creek Country
Club, Weesatche, Weser, Nursery, Victoria Riverside Park, Victoria
College, Victoria Mall, Saxet Lakes, Brentwood Subdivision, Inez,
Telferner, Downtown Victoria, Schroeder, Dacosta, Ander and Wood Hi.
This includes the following highways...
US Highway 183 between mile markers 628 and 648.
US Highway 59 between mile markers 624 and 672.
US Highway 77 between mile markers 568 and 594.
US Highway 87 between mile markers 798 and 828.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 2871 9662 2870 9661 2870 9643 2871 9642
2870 9641 2869 9642 2869 9656 2865 9684
2859 9709 2856 9748 2888 9748 2892 9742
2887 9730 2895 9719 2900 9682 2892 9679
2885 9670 2882 9672 2871 9664 2872 9641
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 011DEG 14KT 2885 9657 2895 9662 2895 9682 2892
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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Fort
Bend, north central Brazoria and southwestern Harris Counties through
545 PM CDT...
At 501 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Neartown / Montrose, moving southwest at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
unsecured objects.
Western Pearland, Sugar Land, Missouri City, Stafford, Bellaire, West
University Place, northwestern Manvel, Hunters Creek Village, Bunker
Hill Village, Piney Point Village, Midtown Houston, Downtown Houston,
Greenway / Upper Kirby Area, Greater Heights, Fresno, Mission Bend,
Neartown / Montrose, Town West, Greater Hobby Area and Memorial Park.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 2986 9543 2964 9526 2941 9549 2972 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 041DEG 16KT 2975 9541
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Chambers and southeastern Liberty Counties through 545 PM CDT...
At 506 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hamshire, moving west at 15 mph.
Devers, Winnie, Stowell and Hankamer.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
LAT...LON 2966 9455 3004 9470 3003 9445 2989 9444
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TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 082DEG 12KT 2989 9439
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The book for kitchy cooks has arrived.
Liberace — the rhinestone-studded pianist who was known for his candelabra, charisma and dazzle — was also a chef whose recipes were as over-the-top as his clothes. He loved to cook for his friends and his mother, and at one point even owned a restaurant.
Now, 20 years after his death, authors Michael and Karan Feder have compiled more than 80 of his favorite recipes in their new book Joy of Liberace: Retro Recipes from America's Kitschiest Kitchen.
Many of the dishes are the same ones "Mr. Showmanship" himself featured on 'The Liberace Show' in the '50s and '60s. There's the bejeweled Angel Bling Cake Pie, as well as Celery Victor/Victoria and Flamboyant Flambe of Sirloin, among others.
The blinged-out culinary classics are enough to have cooks laughing all the way to the Las Vegas buffet table.
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LOS ANGELES, March 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- After six (6) years, VSEDC President and CEO, Joe Rouzan III, is retiring and making way for new leadership.
Under Joe's tenure, VSEDC has grown exponentially, evolving and expanding to meet the ever-changing needs for economic and small business development solutions in South Los Angeles while increasing funding to these organizations significantly. Joe has created long-term partnerships with Federal, State, County and City Government agencies and major corporations, such as Best Buy, Annenberg, Weingart and 23 Banking Institutions.
Prior to joining VSEDC, Joe held the position of Director for the City of Los Angeles Business Source Program, overseeing 9 Business Source Centers throughout Los Angeles with oversight of a $4.5M annual budget. Joe has a combined 29 years of service which includes 13 with the Economic and Workforce Development Department and 16 with the Los Angeles Police Department.
The Executive Board has secured the services of an executive search firm to lead the recruiting process and is considering both internal and external candidates.
"We appreciate all that Joe has done to bring the organization to where it is today." Kecia Washington, Board Chair.
"I have been privileged to serve in the footsteps of my predecessor, Marva Smith Battle-Bey. Her spirit lives within the staff, which has grown from 9 to 33 over the last five years. I'll end by not saying goodbye, but rather see you tomorrow. There is so much more to be done!"
Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation (VSEDC) is a community-based nonprofit and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) recognized for decades of technical and entrepreneurial assistance to South LA small businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs. The service VSEDC provides serves to drive community self-sufficiency, facilitate business growth, access to affordable housing, goods and services, and job creation. VSEDC achieves this through youth education and entrepreneurial projects, CDFI programs, and fundraising efforts. Find out more about VSEDC at www.vsedc.org, Facebook and Twitter.
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Study Reveals That 60% of Parents of Children with Autism and/or ADHD Who Experience Bedwetting Express Increased Feelings of Anxiety
NEENAH, Wis., March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodnites, the #1 bedwetting underwear1 brand, announced a new partnership with the Autism Society of America, America's largest and oldest grassroots Autism organization, to educate, support, and provide solutions for families of children with Autism who are in need of a longer-term bedwetting solution. Since inventing the absorbent bedwetting underwear category in 1994, Goodnites has been committed to empowering users to have a dry night's sleep and wake up awesome! Its bedwetting underwear is designed to provide children ages 3 to 17 a dry night's sleep with 35% fewer leaks2. While bedwetting is a common occurrence among most children, children with Autism and/or ADHD may face a longer experience with nocturnal enuresis, commonly known as bedwetting. In honor of Autism Acceptance Month this April, Goodnites will donate $150,000 to the Autism Society of America to support education and community efforts throughout 2023. As part of the programming, the brand is also unveiling new proprietary research illustrating the impact of bedwetting on families of children with ADHD and/or Autism, sharing awareness-driving content across digital channels, and amplifying influential voices in the neurodivergent and parenting space to help reduce the shame and stigma around bedwetting through education.
Driven by insights, Goodnites is committed to supporting this underserved group by combating the bedwetting stigma and giving parents and children the comfort that they are not alone. Through an ongoing partnership with the Autism Society of America that extends through 2023, the two organizations will support the community through educational resources, national and local community events, and advocacy. Designed with these families' needs in mind, Goodnites will unveil a resource hub later this year to provide free access to bedwetting education tailored to the Autism and ADHD communities with contributions from the Autism Society of America.
In January 2023, Goodnites conducted a survey among 1,000 U.S parents of children with Autism and/or ADHD, ages 3 to 17. The survey uncovered the physical, emotional, relational, and mental impact that bedwetting has on families of children with Autism and/or ADHD. The study found:
- Three-fifths of parents of children with Autism and/or ADHD who experience bedwetting express increased feelings of anxiety (60%) and helplessness (58%).
- About two-fifths of these parents also state that bedwetting has made their child more anxious (41%) and lowered their child's self-esteem (38%).
- Half (50%) of parents say their child's bedwetting has caused them to feel like a failure as a parent and roughly half (48%) of parents feel bedwetting has led to concerns that others will judge them.
- Participants expressed that they feel friends (71%) and family (65%) don't understand the challenges of parenting children with Autism and/or ADHD.
"The Goodnites brand is proud to stand up to the stigma and shame wrapped up in wet sheets and begin a conversation to help parents of children with Autism and ADHD find answers and solutions to help their kids wake up dry for a better start to the day for the whole family," said Aaron Gretebeck, Kimberly-Clark's North American Vice Present of Goodnites. "We are proud to partner with the Autism Society of America to fulfill the shared goal of empowering families of neurodivergent children with educational resources and meaningful support."
To better serve the needs of children who experience longer-term bedwetting and provide size inclusive products with outstanding comfort and fit, Goodnites launched a dedicated XL size in 2021. Following this launch, consumer data showed that the second largest group of XL buyers were parents of children with disabilities. One in six children experience bedwetting, and of those who experience bedwetting, one in 10 has a disability, with Autism and ADHD being the most prevalent3. While bedwetting is a common occurrence among many children, it can have a greater impact on families of children with Autism and/or ADHD who experience additional physical, emotional, relational, and mental tolls on their everyday lives.
"Goodnites is addressing challenges faced by many in the Autism community with higher support needs, that are not often talked about," said Christopher Banks, President and CEO of the Autism Society of America. "The resources this partnership creates will serve as a starting point for conversations that will help break the stigma in a community that can often feel isolated and underserved."
Visit Goodnites.com to learn more, find the right product for your family's unique needs, and discover how awesome days start with Goodnites. Follow @goodnites on Instagram, @goodnites on Facebook, @goodnitesbrand on TikTok, @autismsociety on Twitter, @autism society on Instagram to learn more.
About Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) and its trusted brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Fueled by ingenuity, creativity, and an understanding of people's most essential needs, we're committed to our purpose of Better Care for a Better World. Our portfolio of brands, including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Intimus, Neve, Plenitud, Sweety, Softex, Viva and WypAll, holds No. 1 or No. 2 share position in approximately 80 countries. We use sustainable practices that support a healthy planet, build strong communities, and ensure our business thrives for decades to come. To keep up with the latest news and to learn more about the company's 150-year history of innovation, visit kimberly-clark.com.
About the Autism Society of America
The Autism Society's mission is to create connections, empowering everyone in the Autism community with the resources needed to live fully. As the nation's oldest leading grassroots Autism organization, the Autism Society and its approximately 70+ local affiliates serve over half a million members of the Autism community each year. It envisions a world where everyone in the Autism community is connected to the support they need, when they need it – including education, advocacy efforts, and supports and services throughout the lifespan. During Autism Acceptance Month, the Autism Society has a goal to fundraise $350,000 to expand acceptance in practice for the Autism community. For more information, go to www.autismsociety.org, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
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Tom Brady's birthday tribute to his oldest son is a total touchdown.
On Aug. 22, the NFL quarterback celebrated Jack's birthday on Instagram with a new photo post that proved kids grow up so fast.
"Happy Birthday my beautiful son," Tom wrote in the post alongside of photo of his son—who he shares with ex Bridget Moynahan—posing on a golf course. "What a blessing you are in our life. We love you so much and are so proud of the amazing young man that you are. You make every day of our life more joyful and fun. Have a great 15th Birthday Jack."
Jack also proved he has an eye for style in his golf outfit, which consisted of a floral button-down, white pants and matching shoes. Perhaps he's watching Dad work on his fashion line Brady?
Gisele Bündchen also shared a heartfelt message to her stepson on Instagram, alongside a photo of Jack posing with his siblings Ben, 12, and Vivian, 9.
"Happy birthday sweetest Jack!!" she captioned the pic. "15 looks great on you! I wish you all the most wonderful things in the world. You are so loved by all of us. Te amo."
Tom's birthday post comes just as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback returned to the field after temporarily stepping away from the NFL.
On Aug. 11, Tom missed the team's practice for undisclosed reasons, with Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles confirming he would be absent for a brief period. Tom later returned to the field on Aug. 22, according to ESPN.
"Tom has been excused today. He'll be taking—he'll be back somewhere around after Tennessee," coach Todd told reporters per NBC Sports on Aug. 11, referring to the team's second preseason game on Aug. 20. "He's going to deal with some personal things."
"This is something we talked about before training camp started," he continued. "We allotted this time because he wanted to get in and get chemistry with the guys and go through two weeks of training camp, knowing he wasn't going to play the first two games."
Tom announced his retirement from football in February, but later revealed he had a change of heart a month later. "I have realized my place is still on the field and not in the stands," he wrote on March 13. "That time will come. But it's not now."
And while football remains a huge priority in his life, so does family. See some of his best moments with his kids below.
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Student loan payments will resume in October, Education Department confirms
Student loan payments will start in October, not September as previously thought, the Department of Education clarified.
In November, the White House announced that student loan payments would resume 60 days after a Supreme Court decision on President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan or June 30, whichever comes first.
But the Department of Education clarified that student loan payments would resume in October, rather than September, with interest resuming on these loans in September.
"Student loan interest will resume starting on September 1, 2023, and payments will be due starting in October," the Department of Education told multiple outlets this week. "We will notify borrowers well before payments restart."
If you have private student loans, these do not fall under the current student loan payment pause, but you can find relief by refinancing to lower your monthly payments. Visit Credible to find your personalized interest rate without affecting your credit score.
Supreme Court to decide on student loan forgiveness
The Supreme Court is currently deciding whether it will allow Biden’s student loan forgiveness to go into effect.
It is expected to decide on the two cases that sought to stop Biden's adept relief plan later this month. The plan would cancel up to $10,000 in federal loans per borrower and up to $20,000 per borrower for those who used Pell Grants in college, eliminating about $441 billion in outstanding student debt.
Earlier this month, Biden vetoed a bill that would have killed his student loan forgiveness plan. The President said in a statement that he remained committed to "making college affordable and providing this critical relief to borrowers."
"The demand for this relief is undeniable," Biden said. "In less than 4 weeks – during the period when the student debt relief application was available – 26 million people applied or were deemed automatically eligible for relief. At least 16 million of those borrowers could have received debt relief already if it were not for meritless lawsuits waged by opponents of this program."
If you have private student loans, these will not qualify for Biden’s student loan forgiveness, but you can refinance your loans to lower your rate. Visit Credible to compare multiple lenders at once and choose the one with the best interest rate for you.
Some students put their education on hold
Many students are increasingly saying they are putting their education on hold due to financial barriers such as the costs of programs, inflation and the need to work, according to a study by Gallup and the Lumina Foundation.
The average total cost for a year of college at a four-year school during the 2020-2021 academic year including tuition and fees, on-campus room and board, books, supplies, and other expenses was $35,551, according to BestColleges.com. And as far as student loans go, the average federal student loan debt balance is $37,338, according to EducationData.org.
But 59% of students who "stopped out" of postsecondary education said that student loan forgiveness would be helpful in affording college, the study stated.
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ATLANTA, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Marine Products Corporation (NYSE: MPX) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share payable March 10, 2023 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on February 10, 2023.
Marine Products Corporation is a leading manufacturer of fiberglass boats under the brand names Chaparral and Robalo. Chaparral's sterndrive models include SSi and SSX, and the Chaparral Surf Series. Chaparral's outboard offerings include OSX Luxury Sportboats and SSi outboard models. Robalo builds an array of outboard sport fishing boats, which include center consoles, dual consoles and Cayman Bay Boat models. The Company continues to diversify its product lines through product innovation. With premium brands, a solid capital structure, and a strong independent dealer network, Marine Products Corporation is prepared to capitalize on opportunities to increase its market share and generate superior financial performance to build long-term shareholder value. For more information on Marine Products Corporation visit our website at MarineProductsCorp.com.
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US authorities said 23 people were missing as a boat carrying migrants sank. Hurricane Ian has begun lashing Florida's coast with powerful winds and drenching rain.
A boat carrying migrants sank on Wednesday, leaving 23 people missing and four survivors, as Hurricane Ian began hitting Florida's southwest coast.
Walter Slosar, Miami's chief patrol agent, said US authorities responded to a "migrant landing in Stock Island, Florida."
"Four Cuban migrants swam to shore after their vessel sank due to inclement weather," Slosar wrote on Twitter.
Hurricane Ian has brought a devastating storm surge over Florida. The storm's strength is just shy of Category 5, the most dangerous status.
According to the National Hurricane Center, Ian had grown to a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane overnight, with top winds of 155 miles per hour (250 kilometers per hour).
"This is going to be a nasty nasty day, two days," Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said, urging residents in the storm's path to seek shelter.
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The cause of death was revealed Monday for former Dallas Cowboys star running back Marion Barber III.
According to The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Collin County medical examiner’s office said that Barber III died of heat stroke. His death was ruled accidental.
Barber, 38, was found dead inside his apartment in Frisco, Texas back on June 1 by police who were called to the residence to perform a welfare check.
Barber was the Cowboys fourth-round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft out of Minnesota. He was a punishing runner, who gained more than 4,300 yards and scored 47 touchdowns for the team across six seasons.
His best season came in 2007 when he ran for 975 yards and 10 touchdowns and was picked to play in the Pro Bowl.
He finished out his career by playing one season for the Chicago Bears in 2011.
Barber would have turned 39 on June 10.
“We are heartbroken by the tragic death of Marion Barber III,” the Cowboys said in a statement posted to the team’s Twitter account when he died. “Marion was an old-school, hard-nosed football player who ran with the will to win every down. He had a passion for the game and love for his coaches and teammates. Our hearts go out to Marion’s family and friends during this difficult time.”
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to ban the far-right Greeks Party from participating in the country’s upcoming general election, upholding legal amendments approved by lawmakers.
The amendments adopted by Parliament in February disqualify parties led by politicians convicted of serious offenses or ones that would not “serve the free functioning of (Greece’s) democratic constitution.”
Imprisoned former lawmaker Ilias Kasidiaris and his Greeks Party are not allowed to participate in the May 21 election under those terms. The ban, broadly supported by Greece’s mainstream political parties, was upheld despite an 11th-hour change in the Greeks Party leadership.
The Supreme Court’s 9-1 decision to uphold parliament’s action could effect the outcome of the election, since the winning party would likely have an easier time forming a new government with fewer parties represented in the national legislature.
Kasidiaris, 42, founded the Greeks Party after receiving a 13-year prison sentence in 2020. He was convicted as a leading member of an extreme right party, Golden Dawn, which was blamed for multiple attacks against migrants and left-wing political activists.
The party was founded as a neo-Nazi group in the 1980s but later claimed to represent a broader nationalist ideology.
“The Supreme Court ruling makes clear that criminal organizations appearing in the guise of a political party cannot be tolerated in the electoral process,” government spokesman Akis Skertsos said after the decision was announced.
“It is the duty of all of us to protect democracy … This ruling is a vindication for the government which led the effort to keep the enemies of democracy out of parliament.”
Greeks Party officials have vowed to fight the ban in European courts. Opinion polls in recent weeks suggested the party would have done well enough in the election to be represented in parliament, with a projected 4% of voter support.
“Democracy has died where it was born,” the Greeks Party said in an online post. In a statement read out loud by his lawyer, Kasidiaris also vowed to fight the decision. “The Greeks Party was targeted illegally … and tonight, our democratic system of government has been abolished. Half a million Greeks are being deprived of their right to vote for the party of their choice,” the statement said.
Conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seeking a second term in the election. His center-right New Democracy party is leading in opinion polls but suggest he is unlikely to achieve an outright victory.
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It Starts With Her, Macy's campaign for Women's History Month
The initiative is out to inspire the next generation of young women leaders.
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February 24th, 2023Through its continued partnership with Girls, Inc. and in keeping with its commitment to expanding diverse businesses, Macy's will be highlighting women-owned brands throughout March as part of its It Starts With Her campaign.
Girls Inc. is a national organization focused on supporting the next generation of women leaders through lasting mentoring relationships and evidence-based programming to help girls overcome social, economic, and gender barriers, and grow up healthy, educated, and independent.
Bobby Amirshahi, senior vice president of Macy’s, Inc. Corporate Communications and Girls, Inc. National Board Member, stated:
Through our partnership with Girls Inc. we hope to impact and inspire the female leaders of tomorrow to be strong, smart and bold.
Empowering women
In line with its Mission Every One social purpose platform, Macy's is currently running a donation campaign in stores and on its website. The drive will run until the end of the month and benefits Girls Inc. by raising funds to support STEM initiatives, and programs that support them on their journey to higher education.
Through March 31, Macy's and Girls, Inc. will celebrate women's empowerment and education by hosting a charity drive with funds that will go toward STEM programming and college and career readiness for girls ages 5-18 across the U.S.
Since 2020, Macy's has raised more than $4.4 million for Girls, Inc., providing nearly 130,000 girls nationwide with access to college and career readiness support, and mentoring and development opportunities.
Through the end of the month, customers can also donate online or round up their purchase amount in store and donate the extra change, up to $0.99, to Girls Inc.
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It Starts With Her
“It Starts With Her is a powerful phrase that perfectly encapsulates the strength, perseverance and achievements of women throughout history. In celebration of Women’s History Month, we’re proud to help empower a new generation of women in our local communities,” added Amirshahi.
Among the women-owned companies getting a spotlight this month, the following stand out:
- Phenomenal by Meena Harris, a 360-degree media and merchandising company focused on highlighting the stories, experiences and talents of women and historically underrepresented groups to change culture and build community.
- Full Circle Trends, a luxury shoe brand known for its bold yet feminine design aesthetic.
- Harlem Candle Co., a luxury home fragrance brand by Teri Johnson that specializes in scented candles inspired by Harlem's Jazz Age and its legendary residents.
- Kelly + Jones, a boutique fragrance brand that hand-blends spirited essences of vineyard and valley, founded by Kelly Jones.
- Kitsch, a women-owned global accessory brand built on positivity and pure hard work, created by Cassandra Thurswell.
- Lovery, a luxury spa woman-owned brand, specializing in all-natural fragrances and pure, essential oils and more.
- Nude Barre, a bodywear collection created by Erin Carpenter to reclaim and revolutionize shapewear featuring 12 unique shades that close the representational gap.
- PATTERN Beauty, created by award-winning actress & producer Tracee Ellis Ross, a haircare brand with products inspired by and designed for curly, coily & tight-textured hair.
- Soap Distillery by Danielle Martin, a sustainable line of cocktail scented soaps, candles and bath & body products that offer a unique twist on scent-based goods.
A powerful partnerships
In addition to Girls Inc., Macy's Inc. will continue to support girls across the country through mentoring opportunities, impactful programming and more. This includes awarding grants to organizations like Dress for Success and Figure Skating in Harlem, among others.
Leadership Development and representation are ingrained in Macy's culture by the Employee Women's Resource Group (ERG), the company's WAM. Serving as a central resource for women at Macy's, WAM promotes the empowerment, support and development of women. With a focus on building community and belonging, WAM provides members with networking and mentoring opportunities that enhance their personal and professional lives.
“We are grateful to Macy's for their continued partnership in ensuring that girls have equitable access to STEM education and are prepared for college and career. With this critical support girls build confidence, and they can see themselves as leaders who are fully capable of succeeding in an increasingly technological world,” said Stephanie J. Hull, president and CEO of Girls Inc.
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CORDOVA, New Mexico (AP) — Ever since missionaries started building churches out of mud 400 years ago in what was the isolated frontier of the Spanish empire, tiny mountain communities like Cordova relied on their own resources to keep the faith going.
Thousands of miles from religious and lay seats of power, everything from priests to sculptors to paint pigments was hard to come by. Villagers instituted lay church caretakers called “mayordomos,” and filled chapels with elaborate altarpieces made of local wood and varnished with pine sap.
Today, threatened by depopulation, dwindling congregations and fading traditions, some of their descendants are fighting to save these historic adobe structures from literally crumbling back to the earth they were built with.
“Our ancestors put blood and sweat in this place for us to have Jesus present. This is the root of my faith,” said Angelo Sandoval on a chilly spring day inside the 1830s church of St. Anthony, where he serves as mayordomo in his native Cordova. “We’re not just a church, we’re not just a religion – we have roots.”
From the local dirt they’re made of to the generations of family memories they hold, these churches anchor a uniquely New Mexican way of life for their communities, many of which no longer have schools or stores, and struggle with chronic poverty and addiction.
An estimated 500 Catholic mission churches remain in northern New Mexico, where the Rocky Mountains taper off into desert mesas to the west and endless plains to the east.
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to find the necessary investment – hundreds of thousands of dollars, plus specialized conservation skills and families willing to serve as mayordomos – to preserve them, especially since most are used for only a few services each year.
“It’s truly a labor of love,” said the Rev. Rob Yaksich, pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows in Las Vegas, New Mexico, which oversees 23 rural churches, most in adobe, spread over a large territory. “When the faithful generation is gone, are they going to be a museum or serve their purpose? This old, deep-rooted Spanish Catholicism is experiencing serious disruption.”
Fidel Trujillo is mayordomo of the pink-stuccoed San José church in the hamlet of Ledoux where he grew up. With his wife and other family members, he keeps it spotless even though only two Masses per year are celebrated here regularly.
“Our ‘antepasados’ (ancestors) did a tremendous job in handing over the faith, and it’s our job now,” Trujillo said in the characteristic mix of Spanish and English that many speak in this region. While he’s also active in the main parish in the nearby town of Mora, he brings his children, 6 and 4, as often as he can to San José.
“This serves as a retreat and grounding for us,” he added. “I much prefer coming to these ‘capillas’ (chapels). It’s a compass that guides where your heart really belongs.”
Each mission church is devoted to a particular saint, for whom the community develops special veneration. When New Mexico’s largest wildfire last spring charred forests close to the San José church, and Trujillo was displaced for a month, he took the statue of St. Joseph with him.
In the small town of Bernalillo, Catholic faithful have kept a vow to St. Lawrence for more than 300 years that includes one family each year setting up an altar with his image in their home – and making it available 24/7 to anyone who wants to pray.
“They have knocked at my door at 2 a.m. and I’ve let them in,” said mayordoma Barbara Finley.
Her home is near the historic adobe Santuario de San Lorenzo, which the community fought to keep even though a larger church was built next door.
“Four hundred years ago, life was very difficult in this part of the world, the remote inland frontier of the Spanish empire,” explained Felix López, a master “santero” – the artists who sculpt, paint and conserve saint figures in New Mexico’s unique devotional style, born of historical isolation. “People needed these ‘santos.’ They were a source of comfort and refuge.”
In intervening centuries, most were stolen, sold or damaged, according to Bernadette Lucero, director, curator and archivist for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, which has inventories of its hundreds of churches since the 1600s.
But how much these expressive sculptures and paintings still matter to local communities is evident where they survive in original form, as they do at the mission churches in Cordova, Truchas and Las Trampas on the mountain road from Santa Fe to Taos.
“Saints are the spiritual go-to; they can be highly powerful,” said Victor Goler, a master santero who just completed conserving the altarpieces, or “reredos,” in Las Trampas’ mid-18th century church. “It’s important for the community to have a connection. Their feeling is a lot deeper and that’s what keeps it going.”
On a recent Sunday at Truchas’ 1760s Holy Rosary church, López pointed out the rich decorative details that centuries of smoke and grime had hidden until he meticulously removed them with the absorbent inside of sourdough bread.
“I’m a devout Catholic, and I do this as meditation, as a form of prayer,” said López, who’s been a santero for five decades and whose family hails from this village perched on a ridge at 7,000 feet (2,100 meters).
A few miles down the valley in Cordova, Jerry Sandoval – another santero and the mayordomo’s uncle — says a prayer to each saint before starting to sculpt their image out of pine, cottonwood or aspen. He then paints them with natural pigments – purple is made of crushed bugs, for example – and varnishes them with the sap of piñon, the stocky pine tree that dots the countryside.
He also helped conserve the colorful, centuries-old reredos at the local church, where many children come back for traditional Christmas and Easter prayers – giving both Sandovals hope that the younger generations will learn to be attached to their church.
“They see all this,” Jerry Sandoval said in front of the richly decorated altarpieces from St. Anthony church. “Lots of people call it tradition, but we call it faith.”
For the Rev. Sebastian Lee, who as administrator of the popular Santuario de Chimayó complex a few miles away also oversees these mission churches, fostering local attachment is a daunting challenge as congregations shrink even faster since the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I want missions to be where people can taste culture and religiosity. They’re very healing, you’re soaked with people’s faith,” Lee said as pilgrims filed past his tiny adobe-walled office into the main sanctuary at Chimayó. “I wonder how to help them, because sooner or later one mission is not going to have enough people.”
The archdiocese’s Catholic Foundation provides small grants, and several organizations have been founded to help conservation efforts.
Frank Graziano hopes his non-profit Nuevo Mexico Profundo, which supported the Cordova conservation, can obtain the necessary permit from the archdiocese to restore the 1840s church of San Geronimo. Deep cracks break apart its adobe walls and bug nests buzz in a gaping hole by one of the windows.
The surrounding village, in a wide valley in the shadow of Hermit Peak, is almost entirely depopulated, making it unlikely that the community will step in for the necessary upkeep. Exposed to rain and snow, adobe needs a fresh replastering of dirt, sand and straw every couple of years lest it dissolve.
That makes local buy-in and some kind of ongoing activity, even just funerals, fundamental to long-term preservation, said Jake Barrow, program director at Cornerstones, which has worked on more than 300 churches and other structures.
When volunteers started fundraising for the mission in Truchas, the community suspected it would be turned into an art gallery, said mayordoma Aggie Vigil. They came around when she shared the dream to make the old adobe church, then unstable and infested with gophers, viable for Mass again.
But with fewer priests and fewer faithful, taking some rural missions off the church’s roster might be inevitable, said the Rev. Andy Pavlak, who serves on the archdiocese’s commission for preservation of historic churches.
“We have two choices: Either return to the community, or back to the earth they came from. We can’t save them all,” said Pavlak, who for nearly a decade ministered to 10 churches in Socorro County, the oldest from 1615. “The adobe is made from the earth. Adam and Eve were made from the earth. We’re all going to the earth. How do we do it with dignity?”
Running his hand over the smooth adobe walls he restored at the 1880s Santo Niño de Atocha chapel in Monte Aplanado, a hamlet nestled in a high mountain valley, Leo Paul Pacheco argued that the answer might hinge on the faith of lay people like him.
He and his son belong to one of the many brotherhoods, known as “penitentes” for their devotion to penance and prayer for souls in purgatory, that historians credit with fulfilling the church’s role of religious and social work when frontier dangers kept priests away.
The brothers still help set a model as their county struggles with unemployment and the drug crisis, Pacheco said. “We lift our community in prayer. What we do is to highlight and share aspects of community that bring bonds.”
Longer term, it will be up to future generations to leverage their faith to save these historic churches.
“They still have access to the same dirt,” Pacheco said as the adobe walls’ sand particles and straw sparkled in the sun. “They will provide.”
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on the U.N. General Assembly:
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi says vaccine equity must remain a priority for developing countries since many have failed to meet World Health Organization targets for COVID-19 vaccinations.
“This underscores the urgent need to continue promoting vaccine equity through international solidarity, as well as addressing vaccine hesitancy by countering disinformation and raising awareness about the science regarding the effectiveness and safety of the vaccines,” Masisi told the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday.
The WHO had called for countries to fully vaccinate 70% of their populations by mid-2022. While Masisi said that Botswana has enough shots to vaccinate all eligible people, only 61% are fully vaccinated in the southern African nation.
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Niger’s president is warning that climate change is helping to fuel Islamic extremism in Africa’s Sahel region.
Mohamed Bazoum said prolonged droughts brought on by global warming are “threatening the practice of pastoral farming” in West Africa. That’s causing many young shepherds to turn instead to extremist groups.
“Terrorism operating the Sahel today is linked to the living conditions for certain communities where the environment has been significantly affected by climate change,” Bazoum told the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday.
While thanking France, the United States and Germany for their help in fighting the insurgency, Niger’s leader also decried a persistent lack of international funding.
Niger has seen scores of deadly attacks on civilians over the past year near its border with Mali, where extremists have long been active. France recently relocated its troops from Mali to Niger following a deterioration in relations with Mali’s leader, Col. Assimi Goita, who took power in a coup two years ago.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of hot air balloons are scheduled to lift off Saturday morning, marking the start of an annual fiesta that has drawn pilots and spectators from across the globe to New Mexico’s high desert for 50 years now.
As one of the most photographed events in the world, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta has become an economic driver for the state’s largest city and a rare — and colorful — opportunity for enthusiasts to be within arm’s reach as the giant balloons are unpacked and inflated.
Three of the original pilots who participated in the first fiesta in 1972 and the family members of others are among this year’s attendees. That year, 13 balloons launched from an open lot near a shopping center on what was then the edge of Albuquerque. It has since grown into a multimillion-dollar production.
Pilot Gene Dennis, 78, remembers the snow storm that almost caused him to miss that first fiesta. He had to rearrange his flight plans from Michigan so he could make it to Albuquerque in time.
The weather was perfect when he got to New Mexico, said Dennis, who flew under the alias “Captain Phairweather.” He was quoted at the time as saying he had brought good weather with him.
He’s on the hook again, as pilots hope predictions for opening weekend are fair.
“Ballooning is infectious,” Dennis said, describing being aloft like drifting in a dream, quietly observing the countryside below.
This year will mark Roman Müller’s first time flying in the fiesta. He’s piloting a special-shaped balloon that was modeled after a chalet at the top of a famous Swiss bobsled run. One of his goals will be flying over the Rio Grande and getting low enough to dip the gondola into the river.
“This is my plan,” he said, with a wide smile while acknowledging that it’s not always easy to fly a balloon.
One thing that helps, he said, is the phenomenon known as the Albuquerque box — when the wind blows in opposite directions at different elevations, allowing skillful pilots to bring a balloon back to near the point of takeoff.
Dennis said it took a few years of holding the fiesta to realize the predictability of the wind patterns allowed for balloons to remain close to the launch field, giving spectators quite a show.
Denise Wiederkehr McDonald was a passenger in her father’s balloon during the first fiesta. She made the trip from Colorado to participate in a re-enactment of that 1972 flight on Friday. Her father, Matt Wiederkehr, was one of the first 10 hot air balloon pilots in the U.S. and held numerous world records for distance and duration and built a successful advertising business with his fleet of balloons.
Wiederkehr McDonald, who went on to set her own ballooning records before becoming a commercial airline pilot, was wearing one of her father’s faded ballooning jackets and held a cardboard cutout of him as the balloon she was riding in lifted off.
She recalled a childhood full of experiences centered on ballooning.
“I remember the first time being down in the balloons with them all standing up and inflating and not being able to see the sky because it was all colored fabric. And then the other thing was the first balloon glow at night. Oh, my gosh,” she said. “There were a lot of firsts that I took for granted back then but really look back and appreciate so much now.”
The fiesta has grown to include a cadre of European ballooning professionals. More than 20 countries are represented this year, including Switzerland, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Taiwan and Ukraine.
It also serves as the launching venue for the America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race, one of the world’s premier distance races for gas balloons.
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The ruling party of Cambodia's longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen claimed a landslide victory in Sunday's general election, an outcome that was virtually assured thanks to the suppression and intimidation of the opposition in a vote critics said made a farce of democracy.
Six hours after polls closed, the National Election Committee said 84.6% of eligible voters had cast ballots. Sok Eysan, spokesperson for Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party, said he believed his party captured 78-80% of the total turnout.
“I have no results about the allocation of seats, but as of now but I can say that the ruling Cambodian People’s Party has won a landslide victory,” he told the Associated Press, although no official vote count had still been issued.
Fresh News, a Cambodian online news service known for its close links with Hun Sen's government, reported on its website late Sunday night that according to unofficial results, the Cambodian People’s Party had captured 120 National Assembly seats, and the royalist FUNCINPEC party had won five.
The European Union, the United States and other Western countries had refused to send observers to the polls, saying the election lacked the conditions to be considered free and fair. That left international officials from Russia, China and Guinea-Bissau to watch as Hun Sun voted shortly after the polls opened in his home district outside of the capital, Phnom Penh.
He held his ballot high for all to see, before depositing it into the silver metal box and leaving the station, pausing to take selfies and shake hands with supporters outside.
The longest-serving leader in Asia, Hun Sen has steadily consolidated power with his strong-arm tactics over the last 38 years. But, at age 70, he has suggested he will hand off the premiership during the upcoming five-year term to his oldest son, Hun Manet, perhaps as early as the first month after the elections.
Hun Manet, 45, has a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point as well as a master's from NYU and a Ph.D. from Bristol University in Britain. He is currently chief of Cambodia's army.
Despite his Western education, however, observers don't expect any immediate shifts in policy from that of his father, who has steadily drawn Cambodia closer to China in recent years.
“I don’t think anyone expects Hun Sen to sort of disappear once Hun Manet is prime minister,” said Astrid Norén-Nilsson, a Cambodia expert at Sweden’s Lund University. “I think they will probably be working closely together and I don’t think that there is a big difference in their political outlook, including foreign policy.”
Hun Manet is part of what is expected to be a broader generational change, with the ruling Cambodian People’s Party planning to install younger leaders into most ministerial positions.
“That’s going to be the big change of guard, that’s what I’m watching," Norén-Nilsson said. "It’s all about the transition, it’s all about who’s going to come in and in what positions they find themselves.”
At the station where Hun Sen cast his ballot, voter Nan Sy, a former lawmaker himself with a smaller royalist party, said the main issue for him was stability.
“Without stability we cannot talk about education, we cannot talk about development,” the 59-year-old said without saying who he voted for.
There were few reports of any protests against the elections, but Gen. Khieu Sopheak, Cambodia's national police spokesperson, said 27 people were being sought over allegations they called for voters to spoil their ballots in a Telegram chat channel. He said there had been two arrests at polling stations as well.
Hun Sen had been a middle-ranking commander in the radical communist Khmer Rouge responsible for genocide in the 1970s before defecting to Vietnam. When Vietnam ousted the Khmer Rouge from power in 1979, he quickly became a senior member of the new Cambodian government installed by Hanoi.
A wily and sometimes ruthless politician, Hun Sen has maintained power as an autocrat in a nominally democratic framework.
His party's stranglehold on power faltered in 2013 elections, in which the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party won 44% of the popular vote to CPP’s 48%. Hun Sen responded to the wake-up call by going after leaders of the opposition, primarily through sympathetic courts, which eventually dissolved the party after local elections in 2017 when it again fared well.
Ahead of Sunday's election, the Candlelight Party, the unofficial successor to the CNRP and only other contender capable of mounting a credible challenge, was barred on a technicality from contesting the polls by the National Election Committee.
While virtually assuring another landslide victory for Hun Sen and his party, the methods have prompted widespread criticism from rights groups.
Human Rights Watch said the “election bears little resemblance to an actual democratic process,” while the Asian Network for Free Elections, an umbrella organization of almost 20 regional NGOs, said the National Election Committee had showed a “clear bias” toward the CPP in barring the Candlelight Party.
“Such disqualification further exacerbates the imbalanced and unjust political environment, leaving minimal room for opposition voices to compete on equal footing with the ruling party,” the group said in a joint statement.
“Moreover, the shrinking space available for civil society and the deliberate targeting of human rights defenders and activists raise serious alarm. The constriction of civic space undermines the active participation of civil society in the electoral process without fear of reprisal.”
After the “vastly unpopular” way the opposition was neutralized in 2018, this time around there was little sign of widespread popular discontent, Norén-Nilsson said, because Hun Sen and the CPP have done a very effective job over the past five years of building a sense among many Cambodians that they are part of a new national project.
The strategy has involved careful messaging, with sweeping slogans like “small country, big heart,” and little talk about policy, she said.
“It's really quite astonishing how the CPP has managed to gain at least acceptance for what we see now,” she said. “If before people thought that the glass was half empty, now it's half full, so you focus more on what you have than don't have.”
With the Candlelight Party out of the running, the largest beneficiary of any anti-CPP vote was expected to be FUNCINPEC, the royalist party whose name is an unwieldy French acronym for the National Front for an Independent, Neutral and Cooperative Cambodia.
Founded in 1981 by Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodia's former king, the party defeated the CPP in 1993 U.N.-run elections, but his son, Norodom Ranariddh, ended up having to agree to a co-prime ministership with Hun Sen. The party since then has gradually evolved into a tamed opposition force that rarely challenges the ruling party's actions.
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(WTRF) New rankings have been released for the best places to live in West Virginia according to Niche.
Niche said the goal of their Best Places to Live Rankings is to provide accurate, comparable, and thorough evaluations of places.
Here are the top places to live in West Virginia:
- Star City
- Cheat Lake
- Athens
- Bridgeport
- Bethlehem
- Williamstown
- Winfield
- Teays Valley
- Morgantown
- Shepherdstown
- Brookhaven
- Hurricane
- Charleston
- Barboursville
- Vienna
- Westover
- Glen Dale
- Pea Ridge
- Pleasant Valley
- South Charleston
- Lewisburg
- Wheeling
- McMechen
- Blennerhassett
- Charles Town
You can find out how Niche gets its data and rankings here.
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Which kids’ table is best?
Kids who are too big for their high chairs but not big enough to sit at the grown-ups table need their own space to eat and play. A kids’ table gives children a place that’s just theirs — a place they can accidentally spill juice on, cover with glitter or turn into a fort during a sleepover.
The perfect table for kids should be well-made, easy to clean and able to stand up to a lot of damage. Top pick Lifetime Kids’ Picnic Table resists stains and features built-in seating for up to four children. Whether you’re shopping for an indoor playroom or an outdoor patio, there are some factors to consider when purchasing a kids’ table.
What to know before you buy a kids’ table
Table types
Kids’ tables come in three main types: a small folding card table, a medium non-folding activity table or a large folding or non-folding picnic table. All three types can be made of plastic or wood.
A small card table is suitable if your child needs a desk or their own place to eat in the kitchen. A medium activity table is great if your child wants room to spread out or do multiple things at once. A large picnic table is handy if your child loves spending time outdoors or has a lot of friends over.
Seating
Most kids’ tables come with seats. Depending on the size of the table, there may be one, two or four seats. Extra seats are convenient for when friends come over, and they can also be used by cherished stuffed animals for a tea party.
Kids’ picnic tables have bench seating. Sometimes these benches are separate pieces, and sometimes they’re attached to the table for added convenience. Keep in mind that bigger children may size out of attached benches quickly, rendering the rest of the table useless.
Colors
Wooden kids’ tables are generally white, light brown or gray. Plastic kids’ tables offer much more variety. While bright primary colors are a consistent favorite, you can find models in deep orange, hot pink or electric purple.
Some tables feature officially licensed images from your child’s favorite movie, TV show or video game. While this is a good idea in theory, remember that kids can be fickle. You don’t want them to stop using their table all of a sudden because they’ve decided they hate Elsa from “Frozen” or the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
What to look for in a quality kids’ table
Safety features
Foldable kids’ tables should have locking mechanisms that are simple for adults to use but tamperproof for children. Their moving parts shouldn’t provide any opportunity for pinched fingers. Edges should be rounded and screws should be flush.
Pay attention to the recommended age range and weight limit for your prospective model. Most tables are not built to withstand heavy loads. It’s important your child understands that they should never stand on their table or chairs.
Design extras
Outdoor picnic tables may come with an umbrella, or at the very least have a hole in the table where an umbrella can go. Umbrellas are a simple way to protect your little ones from the sun.
Indoor non-folding tables may feature storage drawers or even a second hidden tabletop. This second tabletop will often have studs (also known as pips) for Legos. If you’re tired of stepping on tiny plastic pieces, this could be a very valuable extra.
Ease of storage and cleaning
Outdoor tables need to be kept out of the direct sunlight to prevent warping and should be stored properly during the winter to prevent cracking. Because of this, make sure your table is easy to break down, or at the very least, easy to move. If your table comes with separate chairs or benches, take note of whether they fold and/or stack.
If your child is accident-prone, avoid untreated wood tables, since they’re the most difficult to clean.
How much you can expect to spend on a kids’ table
Basic kids’ tables with no seats or frills are usually $25-$50. Plastic table and chair sets are typically $50-$100, while wooden table and chair sets run $75-$150. Kids’ picnic tables with bench seating can be $50-$150.
Kids’ table FAQ
What’s the best way to clean a kids’ table?
A. Refer to the instructions that came with your table. In general, you want to clean up any messes that occur right away, regardless of the table’s material. Avoid using bleach on the tabletop and keep an eye out for any nooks and crannies that might be collecting dust. Outdoor tables can be hosed off but should be dried right away to prevent rust to any metal components.
How difficult is assembly?
A. Assembly varies based on the model. Kids’ tables are small and pretty straightforward, so assembly shouldn’t be too difficult or require any special tools. Be sure to read the instructions all the way through before you begin to make sure you understand every step of the process. If you still have concerns, hire a local handyperson.
What’s the best kids’ table to buy?
Top kids’ table
What you need to know: The versatility and quality of this kids’ table put it above all the rest.
What you’ll love: This table can be used indoors or outdoors. It folds easily for storage or transport. Its built-in seating means you only have to worry about one piece of furniture.
What you should consider: It only comes in a drab almond color — kids may prefer something more colorful.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top kids’ table for the money
Humble Crew 2-in-1 Compatible Activity Table and Chairs
What you need to know: A bright table and chairs set, it has a hidden second tabletop for LEGOs or similarly sized construction blocks.
What you’ll love: This table and chairs set is available in red/green/blue or white/blue/pink color combinations. The storage space is perfect for blocks, crayons or other small toys.
What you should consider: This table is on the smaller side and only comes with two chairs.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond and Home Depot
Worth checking out
Delta Children Kids’ Table and Chair Set
What you need to know: This Delta set features a vibrant table and chairs set with seating for four.
What you’ll love: This set is available in gray/blue, white/pink and primary-color combinations. It’s easy to assemble and has rounded edges.
What you should consider: Be sure to check all pieces carefully upon receipt — some buyers reported issues with damaged components on arrival.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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NEW YORK, June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Labor Organization (ILO) has adopted a new international labor standard, in the form of a recommendation, on apprenticeships, according to USCIB Director for Corporate Responsibility and Labor Affairs Ewa Staworzynska.
Staworzynska is currently on the ground in Geneva representing U.S. employers at the 111th annual International Labor Conference (ILC). USCIB is the U.S. national committee of the International Organization of Employers (IOE).
The Standard-Setting Committee on Apprenticeships is a two-year process. This is the second year of the Standard-Setting Committee. USCIB has participated in both years, partnering and collaborating with the IOE to ensure that business needs and realities are reflected in the text. We had great success in reaching a balanced approach, with special emphasis on the promotion of quality apprenticeships.
USCIB was represented by Ryan Larsen, senior director for International Labor Relations Walmart, and vice-chair of the USCIB Corporate Responsibility and Labor Affairs Committee (CRLA), taking part of the U.S. Employers delegation. Larsen participated throughout the Standard-Setting process.
In his remarks at the Plenary, where the draft text was submitted to the Conference for adoption, he noted that, "In this unique tri-partite system, we have developed a strategy, program, and approach to continually enhance Apprenticeships, ensuring that they provide workers with the necessary skills to attain full, productive and freely chosen employment. Additionally, we have emphasized the importance of lifelong learning opportunities; promoting continuous skilling, reskilling and upskilling, which in turn contributes to the promotion of decent work and full employment."
Larsen added that, "The promotion and development of quality apprenticeships not only lead to decent work but also provide effective responses to the challenges of the ever-changing world of work. These apprenticeships offer lifelong learning opportunities, enhancing productivity, resilience, transitions and employability."
"USCIB has often advocated the critical role of quality apprenticeships," said Staworzynska. "Quality apprenticeships support the development of business-ready skills, help realize the goals of inclusive economic growth and can advance the transition to the formal economy." This new ILO standard provides non-binding guidelines for Member States to ensure quality apprenticeships.
According to the ILO, a glance around the world shows that an increasing number of countries are focusing on the development or improvement of apprenticeship systems and programs to address the challenges of changing labor market trends and the need for workers to retrain and upskill.
The ILC is currently taking place in Geneva June 5-16. Delegates from the ILO's 187 Member States along with employers and workers have gathered to tackle a wide range of issues. In addition to apprenticeships, delegates have discussed a just transition towards sustainable and inclusive economies as well as labor protection.
About USCIB: The United States Council for International Business (USCIB) advances the global interests of American business. We do so through advocacy for an open system of world trade, finance, and investment, where business can flourish and contribute to economic growth, human welfare, and environmental protection. More at www.uscib.org.
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SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced on Oct. 27 detailed elements of his One Seattle Graffiti Plan to beautify Seattle and address a surge in graffiti.
“Not only does tagging and graffiti detract from the vibrancy of our city, there are tangible impacts on communities targeted by hate speech, small business owners whose shops are defaced, and residents who rely on City signage for information and guidance,” said Harrell in a news release. “Incidents of graffiti have dramatically increased throughout the pandemic, and progress requires a One Seattle approach, where we work together to advance proven solutions, reduce silos, and tap into our greatest resource—our community.”
The plan includes enhanced staffing and resources for Seattle Public Utilities (SPU)’s Graffiti Rangers, allowing them to easily remove graffiti using specialized equipment and effectively discourage re-tagging.
Also, new resources will be offered to victims of vandalism and existing resources will be made easier and more equitable to access. SPU’s Graffiti Rangers will also offer City abatement services at low- or no-cost to eligible property owners.
The City will engage with artists, businesses, volunteers, and others to create outlets for murals and artistic expression.
Working with the City Attorney’s Office and Seattle Police, the plan will also increase enforcement of graffiti offenses.
Since 2019, incidents of graffiti reported by the public have grown over 50%, including nearly 20,000 reports of graffiti and tagging in 2021.
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Are you and your kids still dancing and singing to the Academy Award-winning Disney movie “Encanto”? If watching the movie at home just isn’t enough to keep your fans of the Madrigal family satisfied, then you need to know about the “Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert Tour” hitting the road starting this July.
Disney Concerts and Live Nation released a press statement on April 26 announcing the 32-city tour with stops across the U.S. Pre-sale tickets begin on the Live Nation website on Wednesday, April 27, and general public ticket sales begin Friday, April 29.
Audiences can expect to experience a “one-of-a-kind concert event, featuring the entire feature-length film and an on-stage band celebrating all the record-breaking hit songs from the beloved soundtrack,” according to the press release.
While no live characters will appear as part of this event, fans of the movie will have a chance to see their favorite movie in a venue with a larger-than-life screen with a band accompanying the film and encouraging everyone to sing along to some of the most popular Disney songs in recent memory.
You may remember back in January when the earworm “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” became the song everyone couldn’t stop talking about because of all the Disney records it started to smash as it climbed up the Billboard charts.
“We Don’t Talk About Bruno” went on to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart for five weeks and has earned a three-time Platinum-certified status from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling more than 3 million units. The full soundtrack, which features eight original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, held the top of the Billboard 200 album chart for nine non-consecutive weeks and also has a Platinum RIAA certification as of March 20.
Get out your calendars and check the full listing of the 32-city to write down when “Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert Tour” is hitting a stage near you.
Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert Tour Dates:
- Monday, July 18 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
- Tuesday, July 19 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
- Thursday, July 21 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
- Saturday, July 23 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
- Sunday, Julu 24 – San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
- Tuesday, July 26 – El Paso, TX – Plaza Theatre
- Wednesday, July 27 – Lubbock, TX – The Buddy Holly Hall
- Thursday, July 28 – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
- Friday, July 29 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
- Saturday, July 30 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
- Sunday, July 31 – St. Louis, MO – Stifel Theatre
- Tuesday, August 2 – Brandon, MS – Brandon Amphitheater
- Wednesday, August 3 – Pelham, AL – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
- Friday, August 5 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
- Saturday, August 6 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
- Sunday, August 7 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
- Tuesday, August 9 – Franklin, TN – FirstBank Amphitheater
- Wednesday, August 10 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
- Thursday, August 11 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap
- Friday, August 12 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
- Saturday, August 13 – Greensboro, NC – White Oak Amphitheatre at Greensboro Coliseum Complex
- Sunday, August 14 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
- Tuesday, August 16 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at The Mann
- Thursday, August 18 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
- Friday, August 19 – Hartford, CT – XFINITY Theatre
- Saturday, August 20 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
- Sunday, August 21 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
- Tuesday, August 23 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
- Thursday, August 25 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
- Friday, August 26 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
- Saturday, August 27 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
- Sunday, August 28 – Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – CHI
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Two inmates in a Virginia jail used primitively made tools to create a hole in the wall of their cell and escape only to be found hours later at an IHOP restaurant nearby, a sheriff’s office said.
Arley Vaughn Nemo and John Michael Garza escaped custody just before 6 p.m. Monday. The two men were found missing from their cell in the Newport News jail annex during a routine head count Monday evening, according to a statement from the Newport News Sheriff’s Office.
A preliminary investigation found the men exploited a weakness in the jail’s construction design and used tools made from a toothbrush and a metal object to access rebar between the walls — and then used the rebar to further their escape, the statement said. After escaping their cell, they scaled a containment wall around the jail.
Authorities had asked for the public’s help to find the men, and they were taken into custody early Tuesday at an IHOP in Hampton, Virginia, when other patrons called the police.
“It reinforces what we always say, ‘See something, say something,’” Sheriff Gabe Morgan said.
Garza, 37, of Hampton, had been in custody since Dec. 19 on charges including contempt of court, probation violations and failure to appear.
Nemo, 43, of Gloucester, had been in custody since Oct. 7 on charges including credit card fraud, credit card larceny, forgery, possession of burglary tools, grand larceny, contempt of court and probation violation.
The sheriff’s office said it is investigating to help prevent further escapes. Charges related to the escape are pending.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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ARCHERS POST, Kenya (AP) — In Kenya’s sweltering northern Samburu county, a destructive drought exacerbated by climate change is wreaking havoc on people and wildlife.
After four consecutive years of failed rains causing some of the worst conditions in 40 years, wild animals have become commonplace in the county’s villages as they search for food. Many don’t survive, providing herders an unfortunate lifeline as they cut chunks of meat from their carcasses.
“I have suffered from hunger for a long time,” said 37-year-old Samburu resident Frank Aule. “If I run into such a carcass I would not think twice about eating it as I have to eat to survive.”
Kenyan authorities count that the drought has killed over 200 elephants, nearly 400 common zebras and more than 500 wildebeests among several other species in the past nine months. Many of those that survive are starving, weak and frequently coming into contact with people.
How to better protect fragile ecosystems from a warming climate, including Kenya’s savannah grasslands, will form part of discussions at this week’s United Nations biodiversity conference — known as COP15 — in Montreal in Canada. Governments are working to come up with a framework of how the world should protect nature and aim to set goals for the next decade. Conservation groups say current programs aren’t working.
The Kenyan government has provided some relief supplies like water, forage, hay and salt licks for wildlife in the region, but animals are still forced to travel further into residential areas in their search for food and water.
“Elephants tend to be attracted to the trees that I planted in my homestead,” David Lepeenoi, a 54-year-old resident of Samburu, told The Associated Press. “The trees and water points are the main source of conflict between elephants and the community.”
Climate change and poor conservation practices have degraded protected rangelands, reserves, and national parks in recent years.
“Where we have reported cases of wildlife dying, it is not actually within the parks,” said Jim Nyamu, who helps run the Elephant Neighbors Center. “That tells you they were actually looking for where they used to forage: the corridors, migratory routes that have been blocked by the human interface.”
Records from conservation charity BirdLife Africa show that dozens of birds are also dying in northern Kenya, most likely from starvation.
“Carcasses of migratory birds, such the European Roller, could be seen in the expansive dry landscapes,” said the charity’s Alex Ngari. Over 300 bird species on the continent are already classed as globally threatened or critically endangered.
The drought has also devastated communities and is leading to the loss of livelihoods, livestock deaths and failed crops. Farmers are instead felling dried trees to produce and sell charcoal to make ends meet leading to even more biodiversity loss in the region, said Paul Gacheru from the conservation group Nature Kenya.
“A concerted call toward supporting local communities to cope with the impacts of climate change is needed,” said Gacheru, adding that local people need less destructive ways to adapt to the warmer, drier climate.
Communities across the continent are facing similar losses. The Okavango Basin in southern Africa, which provides water for one million people and half the world’s elephant population, has suffered as climate change, urban development and deforestation depletes its resources.
“Putting important ecosystems and wildlife at risk is negatively impacting people’s lives and livelihoods,” said Vladimir Russo, an advisor for National Geographic’s Okavango Wilderness Project. He said that poorly preserved ecosystems cause more human-wildlife conflict and can lead to rise in poaching.
But “local community members and policymakers are now engaging in discussions to safeguard this ecosystem,” said Bogolo Kenewendo, a U.N. high-level climate champion.
More of that participation is needed at the summit in Montreal, policy and nature experts say, to preserve the continent’s biodiversity.
Protection of nature needs to “make it onto the policy agendas of heads of state as has increasingly become the norm with climate,” said Linda Kreuger, who heads biodiversity policy at The Nature Conservancy.
In Samburu, conservation charities say they are doing what they can as natural resources dry up. At one elephant sanctuary in Samburu, staff say about 30 of 40 calves were rescued because of the prolonged lack of rain.
As well as the risk of starvation, drought “is a form of stress that makes the animals’ immunity to be lowered and this contributes to infections,” said vet Isaiah Alolo, who works at the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary. “In most cases, you find that the animal will die,” leading to many orphaned animals that need rescue.
“That brings a lot of pressure” for those working to conserve species, he said.
Staff at the Reteti sanctuary bring food and supplements from some 50 kilometers (30 miles) away from grasslands around Mount Kenya, said sanctuary caregiver Dorothy Lowakutuk. Those grasslands are also at risk of degrading if the drought continues.
“At least we ensure our elephants are recovering what they don’t get in their natural habitat,” said Lowakutuk.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pressed its offensive in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as Poland’s president traveled to Kyiv to support the country’s European Union aspirations, becoming the first foreign leader to address the Ukrainian parliament since the start of the war.
Lawmakers gave a standing ovation to President Andrzej Duda, who thanked them for the honor of speaking where “the heart of a free, independent and democratic Ukraine beats.” Duda received more applause when he said that to end the conflict, Ukraine did not need to submit to conditions given by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Unfortunately, in Europe there have also been disturbing voices in recent times demanding that Ukraine yield to Putin’s demands,” he said. “I want to say clearly: Only Ukraine has the right to decide about its future. Only Ukraine has the right to decide for itself.”
Duda’s visit, his second to Kyiv since April, came as Russian and Ukrainian forces battled along a 551-kilometer (342-mile) wedge of the country’s eastern industrial heartland.
After declaring full control of a sprawling seaside steel plant that was the last defensive holdout in the port city of Mariupol, Russia launched artillery and missile attacks in the region, known as the Donbas, seeking to expand the territory that Moscow-backed separatists have held since 2014.
To bolster its defenses, Ukraine’s parliament voted Sunday to extend martial law and the mobilization of armed forces for a third time, until Aug. 23.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stressed that the 27-member EU should expedite his country’s request to join the bloc as soon as possible due to the invasion. Ukraine’s potential candidacy is set to be discussed at a Brussels summit in late June.
France’s European Affairs minister Clement Beaune on Sunday told Radio J it would be a “long time” before Ukraine gains EU membership, estimating it could take up to two decades.
“We have to be honest,” he said. “If you say Ukraine is going to join the EU in six months, or a year or two, you’re lying.”
But Poland is ramping up efforts to win over other EU members who are more hesitant about accepting the war-ravaged country into the bloc. Zelenskyy said Duda’s visit represented a “historic union” between Ukraine, which declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, and Poland, which ended communist rule two years earlier.
“This is really a historic opportunity not to lose such strong relations, built through blood, through Russian aggression,” Zelenskyy said. “All this not to lose our state, not to lose our people.”
Poland has welcomed millions of Ukrainian refugees and become a gateway for Western humanitarian aid and weapons going into Ukraine. It is also a transit point into Ukraine for some foreign fighters, including from Belarus, who have volunteered to fight the Russian forces.
“Despite the great destruction, despite the terrible crime and great suffering that the Ukrainian people suffered every day, the Russian invaders did not break you. They failed at it. And I believe deeply that they will never succeed,” Duda told the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s legislature.
Duda also credited the U.S. and President Joe Biden for unifying the West in supporting Ukraine and imposing sanctions against Moscow.
“Kyiv is the place from which one clearly sees that we need more America in Europe, both in the military and in this economic dimension,” said Duda, a right-wing populist leader who clearly preferred former President Donald Trump over Biden during the 2020 election.
On the battlefield, Russia appeared to have made slow grinding moves forward in the Donbas in recent days. It intensified efforts to capture Sievierodonetsk, the main city under Ukrainian control in Luhansk province, which together with Donetsk province makes up the Donbas. The Ukrainian military said Sunday that Russian forces had mounted an unsuccessful attack on Oleksandrivka, a village outside of Sievierodonetsk.
Sievierodonetsk came under heavy shelling, and Luhansk Gov. Serhii Haidai said the Russians were “simply intentionally trying to destroy the city… engaging in a scorched-earth approach.”
Haidai said Moscow was concentrating forces and weaponry there to try to win control of Luhansk, bringing in forces from Kharkiv to the northwest, Mariupol to the south, and from inside Russia.
The sole working hospital in the city has only three doctors and enough supplies for 10 days, he said.
In a general staff morning report, Russia also said it was preparing to resume its offensive toward Slovyansk, a city in Donetsk province that is critical to Russia’s objective of capturing all of eastern Ukraine and saw fierce fighting last month after Moscow’s troops backed away from Kyiv.
In Enerhodar, a Russian-held city 281 kilometers (174 miles) northwest of Mariupol, an explosion Sunday injured the Moscow-appointed mayor at his residence, Ukrainian and Russian news agencies reported. Ukraine’s Unian news agency said a bomb planted by “local partisans” wounded 48-year-old Andrei Shevchuk, whose home is near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which is Europe’s largest and employs many Enerhodar residents.
With Russia claiming to have taken prisoner nearly 2,500 Ukrainian fighters from the Mariupol steel plant, concerns grew about their fate and the future facing the remaining residents of the city, now in ruins with more than 20,000 feared dead.
Relatives of the fighters have pleaded for them to be given rights as prisoners of war and eventually returned to Ukraine. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Saturday that Ukraine “will fight for the return” of every one of them.
The complete seizure of the Azovstal steel plant, a symbol of Ukrainian tenacity. gave Putin a badly wanted victory in the war he began nearly three months ago, on Feb. 24.
Denis Pushilin, the pro-Kremlin head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, vowed that the Ukrainian fighters from the plant would face tribunals. He said foreign nationals were among them, although he didn’t provide details.
Ukraine’s government has not commented on Russia’s claim of capturing Azovstal. Ukraine’s military had told the fighters their mission was complete and they could come out. It described their extraction as an evacuation, not a mass surrender.
Mariupol Mayor Vadim Boychenko warned that the city faced a health and sanitation “catastrophe” from mass burials in shallow pits as well as the breakdown of sewage systems. An estimated 100,000 of the 450,000 people who lived in Mariupol before the war remain.
With Russia controlling the city, Ukrainian authorities will likely face delays in documenting any alleged Russian atrocities there, including the bombings of a maternity hospital and a theater where hundreds of civilians had taken cover.
Meanwhile, a Ukrainian court was expected to reach a verdict Monday for a Russian soldier who was the first to go on trial for an alleged war crime. The 21-year-old sergeant, who has admitted to shooting a Ukrainian man in the head in a village in the northeastern Sumy region Feb. 28, could get life in prison if convicted.
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova has said her office was prosecuting war crimes cases against 41 Russian soldiers for offenses that included bombing civilian infrastructure, killing civilians, rape and looting. Her office has said it was looking into more than 10,700 potential war crimes involving over 600 suspects, including Russian soldiers and government officials.
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Missouri judge to rule on strict trans health care limits
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri judge is expected to rule Monday on whether a strict, first-of-its-kind rule in the U.S. on gender-affirming health care can take effect, or if the new rules will remain unenforced as a legal challenge seeking to overthrow them plays out in court.
The rule, which requires documented gender dysphoria for three years and more than a year of therapy, was scheduled to kick in last Thursday.
But transgender Missourians and health care providers sued to block it, claiming Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey sidestepped the GOP-led Legislature and acted beyond his authority in attempting to regulate gender-affirming health care under the state’s consumer-protection laws.
St. Louis County Circuit Judge Ellen Ribaudo on Wednesday temporarily delayed the rule’s effective date as she considers blocking its enforcement throughout the court battle.
The rule will require people to have experienced an “intense pattern” of documented gender dysphoria for three years and to have received at least 15 hourly sessions with a therapist over at least 18 months before receiving puberty blockers, hormones, surgery or other treatment.
Patients also must first be screened for autism and “social media addiction,” and any psychiatric symptoms from mental health issues would have to be treated and resolved. Some people would be able to maintain their prescriptions while undergoing required assessments.
Bailey has touted the rule as a way to shield minors from what he describes as experimental medical treatments, though puberty blockers and sex hormones have been prescribed for decades and the rule also applies to adults.
Some transgender people have been trying to stockpile their prescribed hormones or find alternative ways to get the medications on their own, out of fear they could lose access to the gender-affirming treatments many credit as life-saving. Some are considering leaving Missouri if the emergency rule isn’t blocked in court.
“This feels like the end of Kansas City being my home,” said Stacy Cay, an autistic transgender woman. “It feels like it’s being taken away.”
Bailey was appointed attorney general by Republican Gov. Mike Parson and took office in January. In a campaign email asking donors for money last week, Bailey said minors are “learning about their genders on TikTok.”
“Think about how frightening that is!” the campaign email said. “And think about how CRAZY it is to expose children to the twisted experiments advocated by extreme transgender activists.”
Interim President and CEO Brandon Hill of Vivent Health, a health care provider with an LGBTQ+ and HIV focus serving Missouri and other states, questioned Bailey’s description of gender-affirming care as “experimental.” Hill said the same hormones are used off-label to treat symptoms of menopause and help some cancer survivors.
“If you’re concerned about the drug and its potential effects, you should be concerned about it for everybody,” Hill said.
He said it is “discriminatory if you decide to isolate one group and decide what their treatment looks like, but not others who use the same exact products.”
Meanwhile, GOP state lawmakers are fighting over competing House and Senate bills to ban all gender-affirming care for minors. The chambers are split over which version they want to send to the desk of Gov. Mike Parson, who is threatening to force the legislature to keep working if nothing is done on the issue by the May 12 end of the session.
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Eating more flavonols may help memory, study says
(CNN) - Having a salad with a glass of merlot may help you hold onto cherished memories longer.
A new study published in the Neurology medical journal says diets with more flavonols could improve mental strength and slow memory loss.
Flavonols are antioxidants found in foods like fruits, vegetables, tea and wine.
Researchers say the results of their tests held true even after adjustments were made for other factors, such as age and tobacco intake.
The findings are based on nearly 1,000 elderly people with no dementia signs over a seven-year period.
Researchers do admit that there are limitations to their conclusion, and it is not known whether the benefits are long term.
They say more studies on isolated flavonoid effects need to be done.
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US expected to send medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to announce it will send Ukraine a small number of high-tech, medium-range rocket systems, a critical weapon that Ukrainian leaders have been begging for as they struggle to stall Russian progress in the Donbas region, U.S. officials said Tuesday.
The U.S. plan tries to strike a balance between the desire to help Ukraine battle ferocious Russian artillery barrages while not providing arms that could allow Ukraine to hit targets deep inside Russia and trigger an escalation in the war. President Joe Biden said Monday that the U.S. would not send Ukraine “rocket systems that can strike into Russia.”
Any weapons system can shoot into Russia if it’s close enough to the border. The aid package expected to be unveiled Wednesday would send what the U.S. considers medium-range rockets — they generally can travel about 45 miles (70 kilometers), said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss aid not yet made public.
The expectation is that Ukraine could use the rockets in the eastern Donbas region, where they could both intercept Russian artillery and take out Russian positions in towns where fighting is intense, such as Sievierodonetsk.
Sievierodonetsk is important to Russian efforts to capture the Donbas before more Western arms arrive to bolster Ukraine’s defense. The city, which is 90 miles (145 kilometers) south of the Russian border, is in an area that is the last pocket under Ukrainian government control in the Luhansk region of the Donbas.
U.S. officials did not say how much the aid will cost, but it will be the 11th package approved so far, and will be the first to tap the $40 billion in assistance recently passed by Congress. The rocket systems would be part of Pentagon drawdown authority, so would involve taking weapons from U.S. inventory and getting them into Ukraine quickly. Ukrainian troops would also need training on the new systems, which could take at least a week or two.
Officials said the plan is to send Ukraine the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, which is mounted on a truck and can carry a container with six rockets. The system can launch a medium-range rocket, which is the current plan, but is also capable of firing a longer-range missile, the Army Tactical Missile System, which has a range of about 190 miles (300 kilometers) and is not part of the plan.
Since the war began in February, the U.S. and its allies have tried to walk a narrow line: send Ukraine weapons needed to fight off Russia, but stop short of providing aid that will inflame Russian President Vladimir Putin and trigger a broader conflict that could spill over into other parts of Europe.
Over time, however, the U.S. and allies have amped up the weaponry going into Ukraine, as the fight has shifted from Russia’s broader campaign to take the capital, Kyiv, and other areas, to more close-contact skirmishes for small pieces of land in the east and south.
To that end, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been pleading with the West to send multiple launch rocket systems to Ukraine as soon as possible to help stop Russia’s destruction of towns in the Donbas. The rockets have a longer range than the howitzer artillery systems that the U.S. has provided Ukraine. They would allow Ukrainian forces to strike Russian troops from a distance outside the range of Russia’s artillery systems.
“We are fighting for Ukraine to be provided with all the weapons needed to change the nature of the fighting and start moving faster and more confidently toward the expulsion of the occupiers,” Zelenskyy said in a recent address.
Ukraine needs multiple launch rocket systems, said Philip Breedlove, a retired U.S. Air Force general who was NATO’s top commander from 2013 to 2016.
“These are very important capabilities that we have not gotten them yet. And they not only need them, but they have been very vociferous in explaining they want them,” said Breedlove. “We need to get serious about supplying this army so that it can do what the world is asking it to do: fight a world superpower alone on the battlefield.”
U.S. and White House officials had no public comment on the specifics of the aid package.
“We continue to consider a range of systems that have the potential to be effective on the battlefield for our Ukrainian partners. But the point the president made is that we won’t be sending long-range rockets for use beyond the battlefield in Ukraine,” State Department Ned Price said Tuesday. “As the battle has shifted its dynamics, we have also shifted the type of security assistance that we are providing to them, in large part because they have asked us for the various systems that are going to be more effective in places like the Donbas.”
Russia has been making incremental progress in the Donbas, as it tries to take the remaining sections of the region not already controlled by Russian-backed separatists.
Putin has repeatedly warned the West against sending greater firepower to Ukraine. The Kremlin said Putin held an 80-minute telephone call Saturday with the leaders of France and Germany in which he warned against the continued transfers of Western weapons.
Overall, the United States has committed approximately $4.6 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden administration, including approximately $3.9 billion since the Russia invaded on Feb. 24.
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AP Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee and Associated Press writer Aamer Madhani contributed to this report.
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Julian Assange appeals to UK court against extradition to US
LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appealed against the British’s government decision last month to order his extradition to the U.S.
The appeal was filed Friday at the High Court, the latest twist in a decade-long legal saga sparked by his website’s publication of classified U.S. documents. No further details about the appeal were immediately available.
Assange’s supporters staged protests before his 51st birthday on Saturday, with his wife Stella Assange among people who gathered outside the Home Office on Friday to call for his release from prison.
Julian Assange has battled in British courts for years to avoid being sent to the U.S., where he faces 17 charges of espionage and one charge of computer misuse.
American prosecutors say the Australian citizen helped U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning steal classified diplomatic cables and military files that WikiLeaks later published, putting lives at risk.
To his supporters, Assange is a secrecy-busting journalist who exposed U.S. military wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A British court ruled in April that Assange could be sent to face trial in the U.S., sending the case to the U.K. government for a decision. Home Secretary Priti Patel signed an order on June 17 authorizing Assange’s extradition.
The Australian government has been under mounting pressure to intervene, but last month Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rejected calls for him to publicly demand that Washington drop its prosecution of Assange.
Assange’s supporters and lawyers maintain he was acting as a journalist and is entitled to First Amendment protections of freedom of speech. They argue that the case is politically motivated, that he would face inhumane treatment and be unable to get a fair trial in the U.S.
Assange remains in London’s high-security Belmarsh Prison, where he has been since he was arrested in 2019 for skipping bail during a separate legal battle. Before that, he spent seven years inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault.
Sweden dropped the sex crimes investigations in November 2019 because so much time had elapsed, but British judges have kept Assange in prison pending the outcome of the extradition case.
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police are investigating officers after violence at a march to mark International Women’s Day in Islamabad, a spokesman said Thursday. Three constables have been suspended from duty for misusing their authority.
Hundreds of people gathered in a central area of the city to mark the occasion on Wednesday, amid tight security. Organizers said the event was aimed at seeking rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Some conservative groups last year threatened to stop similar marches by force.
The demonstrators faced strong resistance from police, who charged at them with batons as they tried to enter the rally area, which was blocked off by shipping containers.
“The constables involved in the baton charge have been suspended from their duties on charges of misuse of authority,” Islamabad police spokesman Taqi Jawad said.
There was no official order to use force against rally-goers, and the officers involved in the violence “acted in the heat of the moment,” he said.
The inspector general of Islamabad Police, Akbar Nasir Khan, has ordered an inquiry into three constables and there is an investigation to see if more officers were involved in the violence. A report will be submitted in the coming days, according to Jawad.
Islamabad police apologized Wednesday to the women’s march protesters for the “unacceptable use of violence.” It said police stood in solidarity with the rally participants and their struggle for the protection of women’s rights.
Academic and gender studies expert Dr. Farzana Bari, one of the protest’s main organizers, condemned the violence.
She suffered scratches to the face and a ligament injury to the hand after being pushed by police onto barbed wire.
She said officers failed to protect women on the internationally observed day.
“Police baton-charged us and two transgender people who suffered injuries were shifted to hospital due to bleeding,” she told The Associated Press. “The police earlier issued us warnings to call off the march in view of the possible attacks by religious fanatics, however (they) indulged in violence themselves.”
In the eastern city of Lahore, Punjab Police on Wednesday registered a case against former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party after one of his supporters died at a rally. The case is based on a complaint about the death.
Police used water cannons and fired tear gas to disperse Khan’s supporters, with more than 40 arrested for defying a government ban on holding rallies in the city.
Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, or PTI, blamed the police for the death of its activist in the security crackdown near the former premier’s house in an upscale part of Lahore.
A spokesman for Punjab police Agha Ehtesham denied Thursday that officers were responsible for the death. He blamed the casualty on stone-throwing protesters.
The inspector general of Punjab Police, Dr. Usman Anwar, has set up an inquiry committee to investigate the matter, said Ehtesham.
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A cold weekend will be followed by a cold week with periodic light snow and flurry chances
The Chicago area is in for the chilliest weekend of the season and the coldest stretch of weather since March. The weekend will average 23 degrees colder than the previous weekend when high temperatures were in the 60s at O’Hare Airport. The depth of the cold air in the Saturday will set up an unstable atmosphere which will support cloud cover and the potential for flurries. While northern Illinois will likely see only flurries, northwest Indiana, especially LaPorte and Porter counties, may see lake effect snow develop. Cold northwest winds traveling across a much warmer Lake Michigan will produce clouds and the potential for snow on the south end of the lake. Surface temperatures are still quite warm so most if not all snow will melt when it reaches the surface.
The cold weather pattern will continue for the upcoming week and is expected to continue through Thanksgiving and beyond.
After the chance for flurries Saturday, periodic light snow or flurries chances return Monday night and continue through Wednesday night.
Freeze warnings are in effect early Saturday for western Oklahoma, except for the panhandle, and central and west central Texas. The freeze warning is for temperatures expected to drop to the upper teens to lower 20s in some locations.
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...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA...
* AFFECTED AREA...Carbon, Monroe, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton,
Delaware, Philadelphia, Western Chester, Eastern Chester,
Western Montgomery, Eastern Montgomery, Upper Bucks and Lower
Bucks.
* TIMING...Into this evening.
* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 25 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...High temperatures are in the upper 70s to low
80s, and will fall into the mid 70s by this evening.
* IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. There
will be increased risk for rapid wildfire growth and spread.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly due to a combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels. Any fires
that develop may quickly get out of control and become difficult
to contain.
For more information about wildfire danger, burn restrictions,
and wildfire prevention and education, please visit your state
forestry or environmental protection website.
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Investigation leads to arrest and 150 stolen catalytic converters
A Tuscaloosa man was arrested Tuesday after a long and detailed investigation into catalytic converter thefts in the city. 58-year-old Gregory Bernard Hudson was charged with ten counts of not having the documentation required for purchase of certain property and one count of receiving stolen property after investigators matched the serial number of one converter that was reported stolen to one at Hudson’s home.
Tuscaloosa Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division Commander Captain Kip Hart said they found more than 150 catalytic converters at Hudson’s home. Officers filled around eight 50-gallon totes with the confiscated auto parts, which were transported to TPD in the back of three pickup trucks.
“At this time, we are not saying Mr. Hudson stole any of the converters or components. It is just he was failing to obtain proper documents that is outlined in the new Alabama law that came into effect in June,” said Hart.
Under this new law, business owners receiving any type of scrap metal that is not attached to a car, must follow strict guidelines including: getting a photo of the person, getting their vehicle information and getting documentation of where the item came from.
Officers hope these new laws will curb this type of crime. In Tuscaloosa 102 reports of catalytic converter thefts have been filed this year alone. And each report can contain a number of catalytic converters.
The investigation into the thefts and resale of the catalytic converters has been ongoing since the summer. Hudson was booked and released from the Tuscaloosa County Jail after posting a $315,000 bond.
Captain Hart offers this advice for people who want to avoid being a victim to this crime.
“Park in a well-lit area behind chained or fenced in areas. Unfortunately, we have seen a couple of businesses that did not stop the theft because the criminals cut the fence and went in. Keep track of your vehicle and don’t leave it for extended periods of time,” said Hart.
Several officers per shift were assigned to patrol potential target areas, including churches, non-profit organizations and other locations with work trucks or vans left overnight.
Catalytic converters are part of a vehicle’s exhaust system, changing toxic gases to less-harmful pollutants. They can cost thousands of dollars to replace. Catalytic converters contain platinum, palladium and rhodium. The value of these precious metals has increased in recent years, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic decreased production at overseas mines. People who steal them can get a couple hundred dollars when selling them for metals.
“This is an ongoing investigation, but we expect additional charges once we’re able to look
closely at each of the converters we confiscated,” said Capt. Kip Hart. “We’ll be looking for serial numbers and going back through all of the theft reports we’ve received during the last several months to see what we can match.”
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Alabama authorities charge Carlee Russell for fabricating story about kidnapping, finding toddler
Atlanta — Authorities in Alabama said Friday they filed criminal charges against a woman who confessed to fabricating a story that she was kidnapped after stopping to check on a toddler she saw walking on the side of an interstate highway.
Carlee Russell was charged with false reporting to law enforcement and falsely reporting an incident, both misdemeanors that carry up to a year in jail, Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis said. Russell turned herself in to jail Friday and was released on bond, he said.
“Her decisions that night created panic and alarm for citizens of our city and even across the nation as concern grew that a kidnapper was on the loose using a small child as bait,” he said. “Numerous law enforcement agencies, both local and federal, began working tirelessly not only to bring Carlee home to her family but locate a kidnapper that we know now never existed. Many private citizens volunteered their time and energy in looking for a potential kidnapping victim that we know now was never in any danger.”
Derzis said he was frustrated that Russell was only being charged with two misdemeanors despite the panic and disruption she caused, but he said the law did not allow for enhanced charges.
Russell, 25, disappeared after calling 911 on July 13 to report a toddler wandering beside a stretch of interstate. She returned home two days later and told police she had been abducted and forced into a vehicle.
Her disappearance became a national news story. Images of the missing woman were shared broadly on social media.
“We don’t see this as a victimless crime," Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said at a Friday news conference. “There are significant hours spent, resources expended as a result of this investigation.”
Marshall's office was asked to handle the prosecution because of the attention the case received, Derzis said. Marshall said he intends to “fully prosecute” Russell and said his office will take into account the police investigation to see whether additional charges are warranted.
Russell, through her attorney, Emory Anthony, acknowledged earlier that she made the story up.
In a statement read by police on Monday, Anthony said Russell was not kidnapped, did not see a baby on the side of the road, did not leave the city and acted alone. He said Russell apologized and he asked for prayers and forgiveness as she “addresses her issues and attempts to move forward, understanding that she made a mistake in this matter.”
A message left Friday at Anthony’s office was not immediately returned.
Russell told detectives she was taken by a man who came out of the trees when she stopped to check on the child, put in a car and an 18-wheel truck, was blindfolded and was held at a home where a woman fed her cheese crackers, authorities said at a news conference last week. At some point, Russell said she was put in a vehicle again but managed to escape and run through the woods to her neighborhood.
“This story opened wounds for families whose loved ones really were victims of kidnappings,” Derzis said.
He said police have not determined where Russell went during the 49 hours she was missing. They plan to talk to the attorney general's office about recovering some of the money spent on the investigation.
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Leveraging New Technologies to Increase Consumer Engagement
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Complia Health, a leading home health and hospice technology solutions provider, and Hospice & Community Care, an agency devoted to quality, compassionate care for people facing a life-limiting illness or injury, announced today their partnership to present at the NAHC Home Care & Hospice Conference & Expo at America's Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, Missouri, October 23-25, 2022.
The presentation "Leveraging New Technologies to Increase Consumer Engagement," which is session 705, will be given by Complia Health CEO Rich Berner and Hospice & Community Care CAO Michael Link on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, from 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM (CDT) in room 263/264. Complia Health and Hospice & Community Care have been partnering for over two decades, with the Pennsylvania-based agency using Suncoast as their EMR since 2000. Attendees of Link's and Berner's presentation will take away actionable next steps for successful deployment of smart technology for enhanced consumer engagement and better health outcomes.
"Effective communication with patients and families, via the right channels, at the right time, is a powerful driver of client satisfaction and positive care outcomes," said Berner. "However, the time commitment involved in recurring check-ins, schedule coordination with clients and caregivers, responses to follow-up questions raised during visits, monitoring medication, and securing physician authorizations all add pressure on already overstretched staff. The good news is, there are proven technologies that agencies can deploy to increase the flow of important information. This is invaluable to the consumer as well as the agency and their team, which is why we want to spotlight this and help agencies get it right," he explained.
Michael Link, CAO of Hospice & Community Care as well a member of the Complia Health Customer Advisory Board, agreed, "It's critical to evaluate which potential communication technologies are best matched to your agency's size, operational processes, and infrastructure. Home Care and Hospice organizations must formulate a business case for necessary investments and establish criteria to evaluate prospective technology partners. I want to share the process and experiences that have helped us grow and improve, so other agency leaders succeed, and our industry evolves as a whole."
The National Association for Home Care and Hospice is centering this year's conference theme on the importance of personal and professional connections bringing communities, ideas, and people together. To learn more about NAHC and the Home Care & Hospice Conference & Expo visit https://www.nahc.org or go direct to the event site where you can register to attend.
Complia Health develops powerful, scalable, enterprise solutions that simplify processes and create efficiencies across clinical, financial, and back-office operations for healthcare agencies that deliver pre- and post-acute care. From supporting the widest range of payer models to simplifying the most complex billing scenarios, Complia Health addresses the entire continuum of care in one integrated platform. To learn more, visit https://www.compliahealth.com.
Hospice & Community Care provides medical, emotional, and spiritual support for individuals and families who are coping with a life-limiting illness. Hospice care focuses on comfort for individuals of all ages with any serious illness who have weeks or months rather than years to live. Considered to be the model for quality, compassionate care for people facing a life-limiting illness or injury, hospice care involves a team-oriented approach to expert medical care, pain management, and emotional and spiritual support expressly tailored to the patient's needs and wishes. Support is provided to the patient's loved ones as well. At the center of hospice and palliative care is the belief that each of us has the right to die pain-free and with dignity, and that our families will receive the necessary support to allow us to do so. To learn more, visit https://www.hospiceandcommunitycare.org
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“In the Mouth of the Wolf: A Murder, a Coverup, and the True Cost of Silencing the Press,” by Katherine Corcoran (Bloomsbury)
The confluence of corrupt governance, poverty, drug trafficking and reporters who can be bought is a dangerous place for reporters and democracy.
Accomplished Mexican investigative reporter Regina Martinez paid with her life for her relentless reporting on criminal behavior by officials, government ministers, police and anyone else who violated a public trust.
In this book, former Associated Press reporter and bureau chief Katherine Corcoran takes up a consuming quest during her time in Mexico — who killed investigative reporter Regina Martinez?
Corcoran’s book is what we in journalism like to call “a cautionary tale” — a story about what could happen if we don’t address a problem — in Mexico’s case a news media under attack and not widely respected, and therefore easy for unscrupulous politicians and government power to control.
Could that happen in the U.S.? Think back to a recent president’s characterization of the American news media as “the enemy of the people.”
As Corcoran observes: “A society without truth is a scary place to live.”
To be sure, journalists in Mexico work in far higher danger zones than in the U.S. Thirteen journalists have been killed in Mexico thus far in 2022, according to a recent Los Angeles Times report. By comparison, 12 journalists have been killed in the United States in the past 30 years.
In Mexico, the phrase “trust no one” applies. Elected officials and government staffers often have made deals with the devil – dishonest politicians, drug cartels and government workers at every level with side incomes – and so have many journalists, reasoning that to do otherwise can get them killed.
Regina Martinez didn’t appear fazed by danger. Small in stature, the workaholic reporter never compromised her ideals, which ultimately got her killed, probably, Corcoran concludes, because she had gotten too close in reporting yet another story of government wrongdoing.
Corcoran and other Mexican journalists were not able to identify definitively what Martinez was working on when she was killed. But as the book makes clear, she would have unlimited topics from which to choose.
For example. earlier this month, The New York Times reported that hackers bored into Mexico’s defense ministry, revealing its “expanding influence over the civilian government, attempts to evade cooperation on a landmark human rights investigation and spying on journalists.”
Corcoran has done a masterful job in assembling the complicated story of Martinez’ life, work and murder. She had drawn in so many characters that it is hard to keep up with them – a chart of the recurring characters in the book is included; it contains 35 names.
In America, we’re conditioned by movies and television to expect the bad guys will be captured in the end, but that doesn’t happen here. Yes, the police arrested someone but Corcoran and other reporters in this story widely believe Martinez’ real killer remains free.
Perhaps not for long.
Corcoran now is part of a project training Mexican editors to guide investigative journalism and keep their reporters safe.
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Jeff Rowe worked for the Associated Press in Jackson, Mississippi, and New Orleans, years before Katherine Corcoran joined The AP. Rowe and Corcoran have never met but did talk on the phone regarding some questions Rowe had about Corcoran’s book.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s latest book project is one she helped write. Winfrey has teamed with the author, educator and Atlantic columnist Arthur C. Brooks on “Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier,” to be published Sept. 12 by Portfolio Books.
“I started reading Arthur Brooks’ column ‘How to Build a Life’ during the early days of the pandemic,” Winfrey said in a statement released Wednesday by Portfolio, a Penguin Random House imprint. “I found myself happily anticipating each week’s lesson, which turned out to be a recipe for growing forward. When I discovered he taught happiness at Harvard, I wanted to extend that to the rest of us.”
Brooks, who teaches a “Leadership and Happiness” class at Harvard, said in a statement that he had long admired Winfrey, who last year praised his bestseller “From Strength to Strength” and interviewed him for her “Super Soul” podcast.
“As a social scientist, I look at the data and evidence on what leads to the greatest happiness, while Oprah knows how to reach people at the most important critical points in their lives,” he said. “This book will introduce readers to the incredible science of happiness, based on the best research available.”
Other books written or co-written by Winfrey include “What I Know for Sure,” “The Path Made Clear” and “Food, Health and Happiness.”
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LOS ANGELES – Rick Caruso, billionaire developer and underdog candidate for Los Angeles mayor, is mounting what might become the city’s largest-ever voter-turnout operation to try to defeat U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, who could be the first Black woman to lead the nation’s second-most-populous city.
Caruso is deploying several hundred paid canvassers and droves of volunteers to knock on doors, make phone calls and send texts and emails. Their targets are identified by campaign staff who rely on demographic research and polling to ferret out potential supporters among undecided Latinos, Asians and independents.
Of particular interest are people who sat out the June primary when Bass topped the field and outdistanced Caruso by 7 points, setting up a runoff.
Latinos make up about half the city’s population of about 4 million and they tilted toward Caruso in the primary, but can be inconsistent voters. Bass has been fighting for their votes, too, and has lined up endorsements including former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, City Council President Nury Martinez and labor leader Dolores Huerta.
Longtime Democratic consultant Roy Behr sees an opening for Caruso if he can win over enough voters who would otherwise have skipped the election. The outcome is “really dependent on both the turnout and the choices of Latino voters,” Behr said.
Consultant Dveen Babaian, who oversees Caruso’s paid canvassers, said in lower-income neighborhoods typically overlooked by campaigns “our door knocks are the first door knocks some of these voters have ever gotten.”
“This campaign will be won by engaging marginalized communities,” Babaian said.
On a recent afternoon in a heavily Latino neighborhood of modest homes in the city’s San Fernando Valley, a Caruso canvasser was knocking on doors and distributing flyers in English and Spanish.
The results were mixed. At some homes no one came to the door, but she was able to get others to pledge support for Caruso and agree to post yard signs.
In a conversation that jumped from English to Spanish, one woman said she was supporting Caruso because of frustration with high crime.
“I don’t believe that he is a Democrat,” she said of Caruso. “But I don’t care if you are going to do something.”
Caruso, in his first race for elected office, was a longtime Republican who switched and became a Democrat near the deadline to enter the race in a city where the GOP is virtually invisible.
He’s tapped into his estimated $5.3 billion fortune to build a $60 million war chest, most of it his own money, an amount that easily eclipses fundraising by all candidates in the previous three mayoral races.
Despite the financial advantage, even his internal polling shows he’s trailing.
Time is running out and the race has taken on an increasingly hostile tone as mail-in ballots go out for an election that concludes Nov. 8.
“It’s not the power of the money, it’s the power of the people,” Bass, a lifelong Angeleno and former state Assembly speaker, told cheering supporters at a recent outdoor rally.
The contours of the race have been set for months: finding solutions for the long-running homeless crisis, rising crime and runaway rents and housing prices.
The centrist Caruso, the son of Italian immigrants, is testing if the famously liberal city might swing to the political right for the first time in decades. He’s promising to expand the police department and quickly get homeless encampments off the streets.
The progressive Bass has positioned herself as a coalition-builder and emerged as the Democratic establishment pick, with her supporters including President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, a former California U.S. senator and attorney general.
The winner will replace outgoing two-term Democratic Mayor Eric Garcetti, who has been largely absent in the contest. His nomination to become U.S. ambassador to India — made by Biden more than a year ago — appears stalled in the Senate over sexual harassment allegations against a former Garcetti top adviser.
The contest was jolted Sunday by the disclosure of a nearly year-old recording of racist comments made during a closed-door meeting of several prominent City Council Latino Democrats and a Latino labor leader. The Los Angeles Times, which obtained the leaked recording, reported that Council President Nury Martinez is heard describing the Black son of a white councilmember as behaving "Parece changuito,” or “like a monkey.” The Times said Martinez also referred to the councilman, Mike Bonin, as a “little bitch” and at another point mocked Oaxacans, who are from a state in southern Mexico that has a high percentage of indigenous peoples.
Martinez, who is backing Bass, said Monday she was stepping down as Council president. Caruso said Martinez and others on the call should resign, including one of his supporters, Councilman Gil Cedillo. “They have let our city down,” Caruso said.
Bass, who was on Biden’s short list for vice president, has been sharpening her attacks on Caruso, lampooning his decision to become a Democrat. She calls the campaign “a fight for the soul of our city,” echoing a line Biden used against then-President Donald Trump.
She also is underlining donations he has made to candidates who oppose abortion rights, including congressional Republican leaders Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy. Caruso says he’s a supporter of reproductive rights.
Along with her own campaign infrastructure, she’s counting on the support of powerful labor unions that are working to turn out voters for her.
Bass “is actively reaching out to pro-choice Democrats,” campaign spokeswoman Sarah Leonard Sheahan said.
At the rally, a long line of speakers described Bass as the only authentic Democrat on the ballot and the only one with an unquestioned record defending reproductive rights.
In the crowd, Bass supporter Jennifer Yi, a Democrat who works on homeless initiatives at United Way of Greater Los Angeles, recoiled at Caruso’s campaign spending.
“I think he is trying to buy Los Angeles,” Yi said.
Caruso has resumed relentless TV and digital advertising, which include attempts to raise doubts about Bass’ character.
Bass has faced questions over a roughly $100,000, full-tuition scholarship she received from the University of Southern California’s social work program.
Last October, a longtime Bass friend, suspended City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, and a former USC dean were charged with a bribery scheme in which Ridley-Thomas promised to steer millions of dollars in contracts to the school if his son got a scholarship and a teaching job. The former dean has pleaded guilty.
Federal prosecutors have said Bass is not a target of their investigation. But the Los Angeles Times reported in September that prosecutors said Bass’ scholarship and her dealings with USC are “critical” to their case.
Caruso said he was “troubled” and warned Bass would bring “corruption” to City Hall. Bass has said the case “has nothing to do with me.”
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LIMA, Ohio (WKBN) – Four employees of an Ohio prison have been placed on administrative leave following the announcement that two inmates escaped from the facility earlier this week.
Bradley Gillespie and James Lee escaped from the Allen/Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima, Ohio, on Monday “after concealing themselves in a dumpster,” officials said. They were noticed missing the following day during a prisoner count, according to a news release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Law enforcement officials, pursuing the two after they were spotted driving a stolen car, apprehend Lee on Tuesday after the car crashed. Gillespie, however, got away and remains at large.
A major and three corrections officers have been placed on paid administrative leave as a result of the incident, officials said. Additional employees may be placed on administrative leave as the investigation continues.
An investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol is also ongoing.
Gillespie, 50, was imprisoned in 2016 for murder. Lee, 47, was imprisoned in 2021 for burglary and safecracking.
Gillespie’s daughter, in a video shared by the Ohio State Highway Patrol, implored her father to turn himself in.
“If you’re hearing this, I prefer you turn yourself in before something bad happens,” she says, her voice cracking. “I want you in my life. I want you at my wedding. I don’t want anything bad to happen. So if you could please just turn yourself in before anybody gets hurt, I would appreciate it. We want you safe.”
Anyone with information on Gillespie is encouraged to contact the OSHP Findlay Patrol Post at 419-423-1414 or the United States Marshal Service at 1-866-4WANTED. If encountered, police say not to approach Gillespie and contact 911 immediately.
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Gary Olson’s analysis of the Ukrainian war in the April 28 Morning Call misses a key point. Although the Russians view NATO expansion into former Soviet satellites and possessions as threatening, it is not the only or even the main threat that Ukraine poses to Russia.
What Russia most fears about Ukraine is an independent democracy with a free press and fair elections and an openness to Western culture. Such a country, right on Russia’s border, with a large Russian-speaking population that has close ties to and exchanges with friends and family inside Russia, would provide an alternative model to the increasingly repressive Russian regime.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
1-8-1
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
1-8-1
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FRANKFURT, Germany, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ShockFlo, a leading innovator in electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, announces its debut in Europe at the Intersolar Europe conference and exhibition. This marks a significant milestone for ShockFlo as it introduces its cutting-edge product lineup, including the ShockFlo G series Portable EV Charger, S series EV Charger and more to the European market.
Intersolar Europe is renowned for promoting sustainable energy solutions and fostering collaborations among key players in the industry. ShockFlo's participation in this highly anticipated event shows its commitment to advancing clean and efficient transportation systems globally. As a dedicated provider of state-of-the-art EV charging products, ShockFlo aims to support the widespread adoption of electric vehicles by offering reliable, user-friendly charging solutions.
The ShockFlo product lineup being showcased at Intersolar Europe includes the ShockFlo G series Portable EV Charger, S1 series Charger, A series Charging Adapters, and C series Charging Cable. The ShockFlo G series offers compact, durable, and adaptable EV chargers that enable convenient charging for EV owners both at home and on the go. The S series EV Wall Chargers are versatile and intelligent charging solutions designed for residential use. With their sleek design and advanced features, the products deliver reliable and high-performance charging for EV owners. In addition to those, ShockFlo presents the A series Charging adapters and C series charging cables, ensuring charging compatibility between different charging connectors and EV models. They provide flexibility and convenience for EV owners to easily connect their vehicles to various charging stations.
"We are excited to introduce our innovative product lineup to the European market at Intersolar Europe," said Jack Lee, founder of ShockFlo. "Our range of EV charging solutions, including the latest G series and S series products, are designed to provide seamless and efficient charging experiences for EV owners. We are confident that these products will contribute to the growth of electric mobility in Europe."
ShockFlo offers a variety of charging products and accessories allowing EV owners to charge under various circumstances. With smart designs and advanced features, ShockFlo provides reliable, fast, and efficient charging solutions for EV owners around the world to choose from. Visit ShockFlo at Booth B5.370-6 during Intersolar Europe and get a hands-on experience with a comprehensive range of EV charging solutions.
For more information, please visit shockflo.com.
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The Advocate's features staff tracked down 17 valedictorians from Louisiana high schools from the class of 2003 to see how their lives have gone since they graduated high school 20 years ago. Through the first week in June, we will publish individual profiles of the 2003 valedictorians, now approaching the age of 40.
Amy Nicole Jarreau Ranson was Port Allen High School's 2003 valedictorian. Ranson is a pharmacy operations manager. She, her husband and their two children live in Lafayette.
When you were in high school, was being valedictorian something you pursued? If so, what study habits did you use to get the best grades possible?
Initially, being valedictorian was not something that I thought about. Academic accolades came easily to me. I was able to excel without having to put forth a great deal of effort.
Sometime around my junior year, I became aware of my standing in the class. It wasn't really a primary goal of mine, but my parents pushed me to pursue it. I didn't use any special study habits because I honestly did not learn how to properly study until college.
How big of an accomplishment did you feel it was to be valedictorian?
While it was certainly an honor to be named valedictorian, I didn't feel like it was a life-defining moment for me. I was focused on the bigger picture and my more long-term goals.
Did you get one or more college degrees? If so, please describe.
I earned two advanced degrees: a Doctor of Pharmacy obtained in 2009 and a Master of Business Administration earned in 2021. I am a proponent of lifelong learning. I plan to continue educational pursuits, whether it be formal or informal.
Did you get the degree you planned to study, or did you change majors and/or colleges?
I actually did get the degree I set out to obtain. I became interested in pharmacy practice sometime around my freshman year. I was intrigued by the profession's progressing role in health care. The degree was heavy in biology and chemistry, which were two of my favorite subjects. I progressed through the program as expected and earned my degree in 2009.
What was your first job, and how has your career progressed up to today?
My first job was a cashier at Winn-Dixie. This job forced me out of my comfort zone and helped me acquire conversational and customer service skills. I will always be grateful for that experience.
Over the years, I held various odd jobs to help support myself while in college. I first entered my current field in 2009 as a retail staff pharmacist. I eventually worked my way up to a retail pharmacy manager in 2012. After being in this role for a few months, I decided that the culture within this setting was not for me.
In 2013, I switched into a hospital staff pharmacist role. I found my niche here. After five years of staffing, I was promoted to pharmacy operations manager, which is my current position.
Is your career where you expected or hoped it would be 20 years ago today?
My expectation 20 years ago was to have a rewarding career in a field I am passionate about. I feel like I have found that. My position allows me to oversee the daily operations of the pharmacy at my site, while also having an impact on regional decisions. I love that I can work to improve the quality and safety of patient care for people in my community.
What are your future career goals?
I would like to continue working with my current system and possibly expand my role in regional involvement. Specifically, I'd love to become more involved in process improvement and quality measures. These areas are so impactful to our healthcare outcomes and I love being involved with them.
Tell us about your family.
I met my husband in college in 2008. He was attending a neighboring university for mechanical engineering. In 2012, we were married and moved to Lafayette. We found Lafayette charming and loved its close proximity to family. We decided to stay here and start our own family. We have two beautiful children that keep us very busy. Every day is an adventure!
Interested in learning more about Louisiana's 2003 valedictorians? Take a look at our introduction story here.
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New program aims to manage costs, improve patient outcomes for knee and hip replacement care episodes
ADDISON, Texas, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MPOWERHealth, a digital health organization, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas have teamed up to launch a program that uses retrospective bundled payments for knee and hip replacement services to help manage costs and improve patient outcomes.
The program, which drives accountability for delivering quality care throughout an entire episode, covers knee and hip replacement surgeries and post-op care performed by the independent providers of MPOWERHealth's clinically integrated network in Texas.
"We are looking forward to working with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas to help further shift more medical care to value-based care solutions," said Scott LaRoque, MPOWERHealth CEO and founder. "With reimbursements from the payor to the provider completed only after the episode of care is complete, this program creates incentives for the providers to deliver the best quality of care and is a win-win for everyone."
Costs and the quality of care provided for knee and hip replacements can vary wildly. MPOWERHealth and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas's retrospective bundled payment program aims to lower and stabilize the cost of care while improving quality outcomes and satisfaction for qualifying patients through the use of proven clinical care pathways and patient engagement platforms.
Over the past two years, MPOWERHealth has made significant investments to develop its proprietary and comprehensive 360CareNav platform, which supports independent physicians, payors and hospitals in driving better outcomes and creating efficiencies as healthcare continues to move toward value-based care.
To learn more about MPOWERHealth and its offerings, visit www.mpowerhealth.com.
About MPOWERHealth
MPOWERHealth is dedicated to empowering better healthcare through innovative solutions for specialty physicians, hospitals and payors. Its services include integrated physician networks that support collaboration between neuromusculoskeletal physicians to promote quality improvements; best-in-class intraoperative neuromonitoring and surgical assist services for physicians, hospitals, health systems and medical facilities; and bundled solutions for payors and employers that create direct access to the highest level of conservative spine care at a set cost. Headquartered in Addison, Texas, MPOWERHealth serves more than 400 physicians, 40,000-plus patients annually and more than 300 facilities in 24 states. For more information and to see the company's comprehensive service offerings, visit MPOWERHealth.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, July 27, 2022/PRNewswire/ -- Bank7 Corp. (NASDAQ: BSVN) ("the Company"), the parent company of Oklahoma City-based Bank7 (the "Bank"), today reported unaudited results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022. "We are pleased to announce a strong quarter, as evidenced by record net income and earnings per share. Our dynamic geographic markets, strong loan growth and asset sensitive balance sheet, combined with our talented bankers, continues to produce outstanding results. As we move forward, we intend to continue producing exceptional results through organic growth and strategic acquisitions," said Thomas L. Travis, President and CEO of the Company.
Three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to three months ended March 31, 2022
Net income of $7.0 million compared to $6.2 million, an increase of 13.5%
Diluted Earnings per share of $0.76 compared to $0.67, an increase of 13.4%
Total assets of $1.5 billion compared to $1.4 billion, an increase of 4.7%
Total loans of $1.2 billion compared to $1.1 billion, an increase of 8.5%
PPE of $9.5 million compared to $8.6 million, an increase of 12.3%
Total interest income of $16.7 million compared to $14.9 million, an increase of 11.7%
Both the Bank's and the Company's capital levels continue to be significantly above the minimum levels required to be designated as "well-capitalized" for regulatory purposes. On June 30, 2022, the Bank's Tier 1 leverage ratio, Tier 1 risk based capital ratio, and total risk-based capital ratios were 8.97%, 11.21%, and 12.14%, respectively. On June 30, 2022, on a consolidated basis, the Company's Tier 1 leverage ratio, Tier 1 risk based capital ratio, and total risk-based capital ratios were 8.97%, 11.20%, and 12.14%, respectively. Designation as a well-capitalized institution under regulations does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by bank regulators.
About Bank7 Corp.
We are Bank7 Corp., a bank holding company headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank7, we operate twelve locations in Oklahoma, the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas metropolitan area and Kansas. We are focused on serving business owners and entrepreneurs by delivering fast, consistent and well-designed loan and deposit products to meet their financing needs. We intend to grow organically by selectively opening additional branches in our target markets as well as pursue strategic acquisitions.
Conference Call
Bank7 Corp. has scheduled a conference call to discuss its first quarter results, which will be broadcast live over the Internet, on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. central standard time. To participate in the call, dial 1-888-348-6421, or access it live over the Internet at https://app.webinar.net/lO0ZkVNkM4w. For those not able to participate in the live call, an archive of the webcast will be available at https://app.webinar.net/lO0ZkVNkM4w shortly after the call for 1 year.
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Brady addresses infamous Tuck Rule Game in funny Twitter video originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Tom Brady has been more willing in recent years to talk about the famous (or infamous?) Tuck Rule Game from the 2001 NFL playoffs.
He talked candidly about the game during an ESPN "30 for 30" documentary with former Michigan teammate and Oakland Raiders cornerback Charles Woodson, whose hit on the former New England Patriots quarterback jarred the ball loose.
The "was it a fumble?" debate will live on forever, and you can't blame Raiders fans for still being upset about it more than two decades later.
Brady addressed the controversial call again Thursday, this time in a funny social media video. Check it out in the post below:
Not quite an admission that it was a fumble, but pretty close.
Without the Tuck Rule, the Patriots' dynasty might never have gotten off the ground. It was a defining play in league history, and one that will continue to be a constant subject of intense debate, especially for fans in the Bay Area.
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NEW YORK, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of securities of BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BTAI) between December 15, 2021 and June 28, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than September 5, 2023.
SO WHAT: If you purchased BioXcel Therapeutics securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the BioXcel Therapeutics class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=17579 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than September 5, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations or prospects. Specifically, defendants failed to disclose to investors (1) that the Company lacked adequate internal controls over protocol adherence and data integrity; (2) that, as a result, the Company's principal investigator failed to adhere to the informed consent form approved by the Institutional Review Board; (3) that the Company's principal investigator failed to maintain adequate case histories for certain patients whose records were reviewed by the FDA; (4) that the Company's principal investigator fabricated email correspondence with a apharmacovigilance safety vendor that was then provided to the FDA; (5) that the foregoing would negatively impact the Company's ability to obtain regulatory approval of BXCL501 for the treatment of agitation associated with dementia in patients with probable Alzheimer's disease; and (6) that, 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. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the BioXcel Therapeutics class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=17579 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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New Commentators Include Sports Vets Matt Leinart, Jay Williams and Channing Frye; Host Selema Masekela of E! and X Games Fame, Indiana Fever President & COO Allison Barber and Sportscaster Taylor Rooks
New York Post to Host 'Page Six Hour' in the Sport Beach Content Studio, THINK450 to Host Courtside Conversation and Athlete "AMA" on the Main Stage
NEW YORK and CANNES, France, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, today unveiled its third round of confirmed renowned athletes, personalities and brand partners participating at Sport Beach. The network's flagship venue at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2023 (Cannes Lions), Sport Beach is built for brands, platforms and athletes to tap into the cultural zeitgeist of sport and explore the power of fandom.
Talent
- Conrad Anker (rock climbing) – An American rock climber, mountaineer, and author. He was the team leader of The North Face climbing team for 26 years until 2018. In 1999, he located George Mallory's body on Everest as a member of a search team looking for the remains of the British climber.
- Paolo Banchero (basketball) – The no. 1 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Paolo is a forward for the Orlando Magic and was named Rookie of the Year in 2023. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.
- Saquon Barkley (football) – Top NFL running back currently playing for the New York Giants. AP offensive rookie of the year after his first season in the NFL. Barkley played college football at Penn State, where he set several all-time school records for his offensive production over three seasons before forgoing his senior year to enter the NFL.
- Scout Bassett (track & field) – An American Paralympic Track & Field athlete, Scout is a 7-time National Champion in the 100m, 2016 Paralympian, and a WSF board member. Her book, LUCKY GIRL, will be released in September alongside her fund to financially support young athletes with disabilities compete at the elite level.
- Kelvin Beachum (football) – Currently an NFL offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals, Kelvin is a 12-year veteran and has played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets. He is also a two-time Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee...
- Sue Bird (basketball) – A WNBA legend and decorated athlete, Sue has captured five Olympic Gold Medals, four World Championship Gold Medals, two NCAA Championships, four WNBA Championships, and is a 13x WNBA All-Star. Bird stepped into her entrepreneurial spirit and has co-founded two companies – Togethxr and A Touch More, both in line with her passion to uplift underrepresented voices and stories through allyship and advocacy.
- Ashlyn Harris (soccer) – Former United States Women's National Team & Gotham FC goalkeeper and current Global Creative advisor for Gotham FC, Ashlyn made her debut in 2013 with the National Team. She was a member of the 2015 and 2019 World Cup Champion team, is a two-time CONCACAF Champion, three-time SheBelieves Cup Champion, three-time College National Champion, and Olympian.
- Nastia Liukin (gymnastics) – A 5-Time Olympic medalist at the 2008 Olympic Games, and a member of the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame, and the United States Olympic Hall of Fame. Since her retirement from the sport in 2012, Nastia has gone on to commentate gymnastics for NBC, founded multiple successful businesses, and serves as an angel investor for early-stage companies.
- CJ McCollum (basketball) - CJ McCollum is President of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), the union for current professional basketball players in the National Basketball Association. A 10-year veteran of the NBA, McCollum currently plays for the New Orleans Pelicans and was originally drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the tenth overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft.
- Alan Shearer (soccer) – A former professional football player and England captain. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, and one of the greatest players in Premier League history, he is the Premier League's record goal-scorer with 260 goals. Since his retirement in 2006, Shearer has worked as a TV pundit for the BBC, Premier League Productions and Amazon Prime.
- Faze Swagg (esports) – A popular streamer, YouTuber, and content creator for Faze clan as well as a part of Nuke Squad, Swagg is a dedicated Call of Duty streamer. Before moving to YouTube, he became one of the top Warzone creators on Twitch.
- Sheryl Swoopes (basketball) – An American former professional basketball player, she was the first player to be signed in the WNBA and is a WNBA Hall of Famer. Sheryl is a three-time WNBA MVP, was named one of the league's Top 15 Players of All Time at the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game. She is considered to be one of the greatest players in WNBA history.
Journalists and Commentators
- Allison Barber – Barber, Ph.D., is the President and COO of the Indiana Fever, Indiana's WNBA franchise. From grade school teacher to communications strategist in the White House and United States Department of Defense; and as the first chancellor and chief fundraiser for Western Governor's University (WGU) Indiana, Allison has dedicated herself to creating pathways to help individuals reach their potential. Allison is a lifelong volunteer with the American Red Cross.
- Channing Frye (basketball) – World Champion and NBA draft lottery pick, Channing Frye, had an illustrious 14-year career in the National Basketball Association. Currently, Channing is an analyst for Turner Sports, where he hosts a multitude of shows including Handles and Emmy-nominated NBATwitterLive. He is also a co-host of the wildly popular podcast, Road Trippin', and started his own wine label, Chosen Family Wines.
- Matt Leinart (football) – An analyst on FOX Sports' BIG NOON KICKOFF college football pregame show, Matt is one of the most decorated college football players in the sport's history. A College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Leinart won the Heisman Trophy, a BCS National Championship and two Associated Press National Championships as a quarterback at USC. He went on to play in the NFL for the Houston Texans, Las Vegas Raiders and Arizona Cardinals.
- Selema Masekela – Commentator, journalist, host, and Emmy nominated host/producer and co-creator of AFROSURF. Best known for his work across X-Games & ESPN/ABC, NBC Olympics, E!, Nat Geo, Red Bull Media House. He is the co-founder of Stoked, a non-profit organization dedicated to mentoring at risk youth through action sports.
- Taylor Rooks – An Emmy nominated broadcaster, journalist, and cultural icon known most prominently for her work with Turner Sports/Bleacher Report and Amazon's Thursday Night Football. For the success of her work, Taylor has been featured in Sports Illustrated: "100 Influential Black Women in Sports" and is considered one of the most influential figures in sports media today.
- Jay Williams (basketball) – ESPN Host, Entrepreneur, and co-Founder of Improbable Media alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo, he was the 2nd overall pick for the NBA's Chicago Bulls and 2X National Player of the Year in college for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team.
Brand and Media Partners
- Bala – A fashion-forward fitness company, Bala was founded in 2018 by husband-and-wife team Natalie Holloway and Maximilian Kislevitz. They shipped the first 75,000 units of their now infamous Bala Bangles from their garage before appearing on Shark Tank, where they secured an investment from Mark Cuban and Maria Sharapova.
- Enthusiast Gaming – An independent gaming media and entertainment company, building the largest platform for video game enthusiasts and esports fans to connect and compete worldwide. Combining the elements of its five core pillars: creators, content, communities, games, and experiences, Enthusiast Gaming provides a unique opportunity for marketers to create integrated brand solutions to engage with the coveted Gen Z and Millennial audiences.
- Getty Images – A preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace. Through its Getty Images, iStock and Unsplash brands, websites and APIs, Getty Images serves customers in almost every country in the world and is the first-place people turn to discover, purchase and share powerful visual content from the world's best photographers and videographers.
- New York Post's Page Six – Page Six, the New York Post's renowned gossip column, is a world leader in celebrity and entertainment news. As a daily must-read for those who want to stay in the know, Page Six features breaking news and the inside scoop on the latest top stories. Page Six has evolved into its own iconic and powerful brand reaching audiences across all platforms including print, digital, podcasting, TV, video, and social.
- ReachTV – ReachTV will be producing the "Business of Sports" series from Cannes talking to athletes, executives, and creators to get their take on the business of sports. Hosted by MLB anchor AJ Andrews, the series will look at merchandising, stadium deals, athlete and coach contracts advertising social media, digital marketing, network agreements and more.
- THINK450 – The innovation and partnership engine of the NBPA, the union for current professional basketball players in the National Basketball Association, dedicated to uncovering shared interests between the 450 players and leading brands to build more engaging partnerships.
About Stagwell
Stagwell is the challenger network built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world's most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our 13,000+ specialists in 34+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for their clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.
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SHANGHAI, April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading Italian luxury designer outlet Florentia Village, announced today the launch of the sustainable care program "To Love, Together" in 2023 and firstly joined hands with Star.Bunny.Love Children's Mental Health Care Action to help children with autism. At the same time, with its commitment to corporate social responsibility, Florentia Village will also organize a series of creative events, such as charity markets and autistic children's art exhibitions to raise public awareness of autistic children. Mr. Jacopo De Vena, Managing Director of Florentia Village and RDM Asia, Ms. Serene Tang, Center Director of Florentia Village Shanghai, and Ms. Bonnie Chen, Initiators of the "To Love, Together" program, presented at the launch ceremony of the charity partnership.
Initiated by the model and actress Bonnie Chen in 2011, the Star.Bunny.Love program is an eco-friendly and care initiative that raises funds to help autistic children. Through exhibitions, charity markets, and other activities, Star.Bunny.Love has raised over 1 million RMB to support art therapy programs for autistic children for over a decade.
Autistic children, also known as "children from the stars", are unable to communicate and live like normal children due to their condition. They are absorbed in their own world and disconnected from the others. "As the first cooperation of the annual sustainable public welfare project, we want to help children with needs", said Jacopo De Vena, Managing Director of Florentia Village and RDM Asia, "Furthermore, we will integrate the unique resources of the village as well as customize diverse and creative activities and content for this partner initiative in order to offer enriched recreation and shopping experiences for customers while increasing public awareness of the community and promoting a more positive and a healthier lifestyle. Exciting events, such as autism children's art exhibitions, charity markets and activities, are also forthcoming."
In addition, Florentia Village has also partnered with renowned brands such as AIGLE, ANTEPRIMA, BROOKS BROTHERS, LANE CRAWFORD, MAX MARA, MICHAEL KORS and MLB, as well as the Istituto Marangoni, presented extraordinary themed fashion shows. WANACCESSORY, a London-based brand founded by a Chinese designer -- Ms. Meng Yi Wan, renowned for its daring designs, also made appearances in the fashion shows, adding a unique charm to the event.
Over the years, Florentia Village has worked closely with partners and taken measures to fulfill corporate social responsibility in high standard.
In 2019, Florentia Village introduced sustainable packaging options on its ecommerce platform FVshop.com, to encourage the reusage of existing packaging for online orders. In addition, Florentia Village launched a new initiative involving B2B recycled polyester (rPET) specialist P.E.T. (Plastic Ecological Transformation) in a move to transform plastic bottle waste into textiles for the fashion industry. In 2022, Florentia Village recycled a total of 1,805 kg of plastic bottles. Furthermore, Florentia Village's architectural designs also incorporate sustainability. The roof designs of Florentia Village Chongqing and Florentia Village Shanghai new phase use the same material structure as the National Aquatics Center, Beijing (or the "Water Cube"). A design that balances energy-saving and aesthetics that allows the buildings to let in more natural light, thereby reducing energy consumption and emissions.
The "To Love, Together" is a new initiative for sustainable charity by Florentia Village. In the future, Florentia Village will introduce more initiatives with partners to remain committed to promoting the highest level and standards of corporate social responsibility, thus creating closer connections and interactions between people as well as contributing to the charity's cause.
ABOUT FLORENTIA VILLAGE
Florentia Village is China's renowned Italian designer outlet under the Italian real estate development group, RDM. Florentia Village was first launched in 2011 and currently has a total of seven outlets across Greater China, located in Hong Kong, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu and Chongqing. The outlets' distinctive Italian architecture recalls Florence, Rome and the Renaissance Age by combining plazas, galleries, fountains and monumental buildings to deliver a one-of-a-kind shopping environment. Florentia Village carries more than 300 renowned brands from Europe, the United States and Asia at a year-round discount of up to 80% off.
Thanks to RDM's extensive network of contacts within the global retail community, the storefronts are leased to the most prestigious luxury fashion brands in the world. To date, Florentia Village has achieved a combined total leasing area of 500,000m2 with 1,200 total shops. In 2022 alone, Florentia Village outlets in China attracted more than 20 million visitors, and that number is projected to increase by 31% in 2023. As the leading international designer outlet in Asia, Florentia Village brings an unparalleled Italian style and shopping experience to the region.
Official website: www.florentiavillage.com
LinkedIn: Florentia Village – Luxury Designer Outlets / RDM Asia
Instagram: @Florentiavillage
Facebook: @Florentia Village
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TRENTON – Another three medical marijuana dispensaries will start recreational sales to all adults on Wednesday, marking the expansion of legal weed options in Central Jersey.
The Garden State Dispensary shops owned by Ayr Wellness Inc. will expand their operations Wednesday morning. At that point, there will be 16 state-licensed marijuana retailers in the state open to all adults.
“With the simultaneous opening of our three adult-use dispensaries, Ayr immediately has one of the largest adult-use retail footprints in the state of New Jersey. This marks a monumental step for our company,” said Jonathan Sandelman, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Ayr.
The new locations are in Eatontown, Union Township in Union County and Woodbridge.
The new locations aren’t the first in Central Jersey with recreational sales, as the Zen Leaf dispensary in Lawrence has been open since April.
There are also recreational/medical dispensaries in Elizabeth and Phillipsburg – though whether those municipalities would be considered to be in Central or North Jersey is a matter of debate and personal opinion.
Last month, the state approved five medical dispensaries to expand to recreational sales, on top of the 13 approved in April. The Ascend dispensary in Montclair is still working to secure needed local approvals, and the Apothecarium in Lodi hasn’t yet opened for medical or recreational sales.
Michael Symons is the Statehouse bureau chief for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach him at michael.symons@townsquaremedia.com
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These are the best hiking spots in New Jersey
A trip to New Jersey doesn't have to be all about the beach. Our state has some incredible trails, waterfalls, and lakes to enjoy.
From the Pine Barrens to the Appalachian Trail to the hidden gems of New Jersey, you have plenty of options for a great hike. Hiking is such a great way to spend time outdoors and enjoy nature, plus it's a great workout.
Before you go out on the trails and explore some of our listeners' suggestions, I have some tips on hiking etiquette from the
American Hiking Society.
If you are going downhill and run into an uphill hiker, step to the side and give the uphill hiker space. A hiker going uphill has the right of way unless they stop to catch their breath.
Always stay on the trail, you may see side paths, unless they are marked as an official trail, steer clear of them. By going off-trail you may cause damage to the ecosystems around the trail, the plants, and wildlife that live there.
You also do not want to disturb the wildlife you encounter, just keep your distance from the wildlife and continue hiking.
Bicyclists should yield to hikers and horses. Hikers should also yield to horses, but I’m not sure how many horses you will encounter on the trails in New Jersey.
If you are thinking of bringing your dog on your hike, they should be leashed, and make sure to clean up all pet waste.
Lastly, be mindful of the weather, if the trail is too muddy, it's probably best to save your hike for another day.
I asked our listeners for their suggestions of the best hiking spots in New Jersey, check out their suggestions:
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Operation HOPE CEO John Hope Bryant Joins SBA Administrator Isabella Guzman and U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo to Lead Roundtable Discussion with Black Leaders on Advancing Black Entrepreneurship
ATLANTA, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Operation HOPE, Inc., the nation's largest non-profit dedicated to financial empowerment for underserved communities, joined Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (Treasury) Wally Adeyemo, to lead a roundtable discussion focused on advancing Black entrepreneurship. Several prominent leaders from the public and private sectors also participated, including White House Senior Advisor for Public Engagement, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.
The roundtable also recognized the anniversary of the founding of the Freedman's Savings Bank by President Abraham Lincoln on March 3, 1865, which was commissioned to help formerly enslaved Black Americans participate in the free enterprise system. At the suggestion of John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE the Treasury Annex building was renamed in 2015.
"The Freedman's Bureau Act was the original small business program for formerly enslaved Black Americans, connecting assets – 40 acres and a mule - with capital and financial education through the Freedman's Bank," said Chairman Bryant. "At Operation HOPE, we are building on this legacy, having created 185,000 new Black businesses since 2020 under our 1 Million Black Business Initiative, of which the SBA has been a significant partner. We are grateful to Administrator Guzman and her team for their ongoing support."
During the discussion, Bryant also highlighted data from the HOPE Financial Wellness Index, which reveals the disparities between neighborhoods located just five miles apart in the DC Metro area. By creating a path to sustainable entrepreneurship and increasing engagement in the no-cost HOPE 1MBB Initiative, the organization seeks to improve the overall financial wellness of Black communities. Participants agreed that the need for continued partnership between the federal government, private organizations, and community leadership can improve economic outcomes for all.
Additional roundtable participants included:
- Kendall Corley, Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Small Business Administration
- Rasheeda S. Liberty, Chair, Council of Presidents, National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)
- Lenwood V. Long, Sr., President & CEO, African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs
- Ron Busby, President & CEO, U.S. Black Chamber of Commerce
- Stephanie E. DeVane, Vice President, Entrepreneurship & Business Development, National Urban League
"Yesterday's convening brought top economic leaders from the Biden-Harris Administration together with some of America's most important Black voices and civil society organizations to listen, strategize and advance solutions to close racial inequities that have limited our economy for centuries," said Administrator Guzman. "This Administration is working tirelessly to deliver a long-promised economic transformation for Black Americans that dates back at least 150 years to the founding of Freedman's Savings Bank by Congress. We must aspire to the ideals of that historic act and ensure pathways to prosperity through business ownership and capital access are open to all."
"Freedman's Bank was founded with the idea that our nation can, and will, live up to its promise of equality – which includes an economy that works for all Americans," said Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo.
On the heels of Black history month, the discussion also provided the opportunity to map an actionable plan that widens the path to Black business ownership— a proven strategy for increasing wealth and creating new jobs.
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LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency.
In a statement Saturday, a WHO emergency committee said many aspects of the outbreak were “unusual” and acknowledged that monkeypox — which is endemic in some African countries — has been neglected for years.
“While a few members expressed differing views, the committee resolved by consensus to advise the WHO director-general that at this stage the outbreak should be determined to not constitute” a global health emergency, WHO said in a statement.
WHO nevertheless pointed to the “emergency nature” of the outbreak and said controlling its spread requires an "intense" response.
The committee said the outbreak should be “closely monitored and reviewed after a few weeks." But it would recommend a re-assessment before then if certain new developments emerge — such as cases among sex workers; spread to other countries or within countries that have already had cases; increased severity of cases; or an increasing rate of spread.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus convened the emergency committee on Thursday after expressing concern about the epidemic of monkeypox in countries that haven't previously reported the disease.
“What makes the current outbreak especially concerning is the rapid, continuing spread into new countries and regions and the risk of further, sustained transmission into vulnerable populations including people that are immunocompromised, pregnant women and children,” the WHO chief said.
Monkeypox has sickened people for decades in central and west Africa, but until last month, the disease had not been known to cause significant outbreaks in multiple countries at the same time and involving people with no travel links to the continent.
Declaring a global health emergency means that a health crisis is an "extraordinary" event requiring a globally-managed response and that a disease is at high risk of spilling across borders. WHO previously made similar declarations for diseases including COVID-19, Ebola in Congo and West Africa, Zika in Brazil and the ongoing effort to wipe out polio.
The emergency declaration mostly serves as a plea to draw more global resources and attention to an outbreak. Past announcements have had mixed impact, given that WHO is largely powerless when trying to convince countries to act.
WHO said this week it has confirmed more than 3,200 monkeypox infections in about 40 countries that haven’t previously reported the disease. The vast majority of cases are in men who are gay, bisexual or have sex with other men and more than 80% of the cases are in Europe.
A leading WHO adviser said last month the spike in cases in Europe was likely tied to sexual activity by men at two raves in Spain and Belgium, speculating that its appearance in the gay and bisexual community was a “random event.” British officials have said most cases in the U.K. involve men who reported having sex with other men in venues such as saunas and sex clubs.
Scientists warn that anyone in close, physical contact with someone infected with monkeypox or their clothing or bedsheets is at risk of catching the disease, regardless of their sexual orientation.
People with monkeypox often experience symptoms like fever, body aches and a rash; most recover within weeks without needing medical care.
Monkeypox in Africa mostly affects people who come into contact with infected wild animals, like rodents or primates. There has been about 1,500 reported cases of monkeypox, including 70 deaths, in Congo, Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
To date, scientists haven’t found any mutations in the monkeypox virus that suggest it’s more transmissible or lethal, although the number of changes detected show the virus has likely been spreading undetected for years.
The version of the disease transmitting beyond Africa typically has a fatality rate of less than 1%, while the version seen in Africa can kill up to 10% of people affected.
WHO is also creating a vaccine-sharing mechanism for monkeypox, which could see vaccines go to rich countries like Britain, which currently has the biggest outbreak beyond Africa.
Some experts warned that could entrench the deep inequities seen between rich and poor countries during the coronavirus pandemic.
“France, Germany, the U.S. and U.K. already have a lot of resources and plenty of vaccines to deal with this and they don’t need vaccines from WHO,” said Dr. Irwin Redlener, an expert in disaster preparedness and response at Columbia University.
“What we should be doing is trying to help the countries in Africa where monkeypox has been endemic and largely neglected,” he said. “Monkeypox is not COVID, but our attention should not be so distorted that it only becomes a problem when it is seen in rich countries.”
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge declared a mistrial and dismissed grand theft charges Tuesday against a former business manager of Marvel Comics mastermind Stan Lee.
Superior Court Judge George Lomeli dismissed the charges against Keya Morgan, who was accused of stealing from Lee, when a jury was deadlocked 11-1 in favor of acquittal after two days of deliberations and a 2 1/2-week trial.
Lomeli said he was stepping in to clear Morgan of three felony counts of grand theft from an elder “in the interests of justice,” according to Variety.
“My client and I have spent four years proving his innocence and today we prevailed,” Morgan’s attorney Alex Kessel said in an email to The Associated Press.
Prosecutors had alleged that Morgan, 41, stole more than $220,000 in proceeds from three memorabilia signings from Lee about six months before Lee died in 2018. Morgan was arrested the following year. Initial charges of elder abuse and false imprisonment against Morgan were dropped long before the trial.
The prosecution argued during the trial that Morgan had preyed on Lee when Lee was in mental decline in the last months of his life, and acted without authority on his behalf.
Kessel argued that the missing money actually went to Lee’s daughter and heir J.C. Lee, who was a witness during the trial.
The proceedings were largely overshadowed by the simultaneous trials of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and actor Danny Masterson, which were going on simultaneously with Morgan’s on the same hallway of a downtown LA courthouse.
An after-hours email sent to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office seeking comment was not immediately returned.
Lee, the creative dynamo who co-created characters including Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the Incredible Hulk for Marvel and made beloved cameos in the movies that featured his creations, died in November of 2018 at age 95.
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NEW YORK — The trial of R. Kelly's manager opened Tuesday on charges that he forced the cancellation of a screening of a documentary about the singer's sexual abuse of women and girls by calling in a threat to the crowded Manhattan theater.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Pomerantz told jurors that Donnell Russell made a terrifying brief phone call in December 2018 from his Chicago home to the theater, claiming that someone with a gun was planning to fire on the crowd watching Lifetime's "Surviving R. Kelly" series.
"He knew his words would sabotage the event," she said.
The phone call prompted an emergency call to police, who ordered an evacuation that forced the cancellation of the premiere, including a live panel discussion that was to include several women featured in the documentary.
"The defendant wanted to keep the women quiet," Pomerantz said in Manhattan federal court. She added that Russell was motivated by a desire to protect the lucrative career of the Grammy-winning, multiplatinum-selling songwriter.
Kelly, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison last month, was convicted last year of racketeering and sex trafficking.
Defense attorney Michael Freedman told jurors that they would exonerate Russell if they study the evidence.
Freedman said there were a lot of phone calls to the theater on the day of the screening and jurors will "have to decide what it all means and what, if anything, it proves about my client."
He said there was no recording of the phone threat so jurors cannot hear the voice that made it.
But he said the theater employee who received the threat will testify that the individual's voice sounded different from Russell's.
"That person sounded aggressive and sounded like he was outside and sounded like he was from Brooklyn," Freedman said.
He said there was not enough evidence to prove Russell committed a crime.
Pomerantz, though, said Russell demonstrated his guilt in part through his communications with a female co-conspirator who was at the theater at the time.
She said Russell sent the woman a text to say the police may be coming to the theater shortly before they did. And then he later asked her to delete the text, though she never did, the prosecutor said.
Pomerantz said phone records to be introduced as evidence will show that Russell called the theater nine times on the day of the screening, pretending in one call to be a lawyer representing Kelly as he contended that the screening would harm Kelly's name and brand.
She said he also sent an email to Lifetime employees threatening a lawsuit if the event was not canceled.
The prosecutor said Russell "tried every way he could to stop the event."
In a separate Kelly-related case, a fan of the performer pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court to charges he made threats against prosecutors in Kelly's sex abuse trial. Court papers cite a video of defendant Christopher Gunn saying, "If Kellz goes down, everybody's going down."
A message was left with Gunn's lawyer seeking comment.
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TOKYO (AP) — Days after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination, his party vowed to use its victory in a parliamentary election to achieve his unfinished goals, including strengthening the military and revising the country’s pacifist, postwar constitution.
While the comfortable majority secured Sunday by the governing Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito could allow Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to rule uninterrupted until a scheduled election in 2025, the loss of Abe also opened up a period of uncertainly for his party. The promised constitutional amendment, for one, faced an uphill battle.
In a country where gun crime is vanishingly rare, Abe’s shooting shook the nation, and Japanese flocked to a Buddhist temple Monday to mourn their former leader, while police looked into a possible motive.
Kishida, meanwhile, welcomed his party’s victory but also acknowledged that it was entering a new era without the towering politician, who even after resigning as prime minister in 2020 remained a force in the party and national politics.
“Because we’ve lost a great leader, undeniably we could be affected in many ways,” Kishida said. “Our party must unite as we face difficult issues.”
Experts said Abe, a kingmaker and head of the largest wing in the party, had no clear successor and his absence could trigger a power struggle among members of that faction.
“The absence of Mr. Abe and his grip on power in the party could give Mr. Kishida more of a free hand to take his own initiative,” said Koichi Nakano, a professor of international politics at Tokyo-based Sophia University. Kishida has enjoyed relatively high approval ratings for his perceived effort to listen to the people. That suggested support could be growing for his more moderate stance — and lessening for Abe’s more conservative approach, Nakano said.
But he added any significant change in direction would be hard for Kishida and would take time. Much of Japan’s current diplomatic and security policies, such as the stronger Japan-U.S. alliance and pushing for a free and open Asia-Pacific region as a counter to China’s rise, were set by Abe and remained unchanged, he said.
Kishida said the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rising prices would be his priorities. But he also vowed to push for reinforcing Japan’s national security and amending the constitution, which only allows the country’s military to act in self-defense.
Abe, along with some of the country’s ultraconservatives, considered the document written by the U.S. in the wake of World War II a humiliation and have long sought to give a greater international role to the country’s military, called the Self Defense Force. But many in the public are more supportive of the document and see addressing the pandemic and the soaring cost of food, fuel and childcare as more pressing.
“We will inherit his will and tackle the issues he had to leave unachieved,” Kishida said.
To propose a constitutional amendment, both houses of parliament need to support it by a two-thirds majority. Sunday’s vote gave the LDP-led coalition and two opposition parties open to a charter revision that margin in the upper chamber of parliament.
Experts suggested Abe’s assassination may have garnered his party some sympathy votes, and the governing coalition alone now has 146 of the house’s 248 seats. All four parties together control 179. That group of four parties also has the necessary seats in the more powerful lower house.
Still, it’s far from clear sailing: Komeito, the centrist party that forms part of the governing coalition, says changing the article in the constitution that puts constraints on the military is unnecessary. In addition, any amendment would need to secure a majority of support in a national referendum to pass.
Abe, who stepped down as prime minister two years ago, citing health reasons, said at the time he regretted leaving many of his goals unfinished, including revising the constitution.
On Monday evening, a wake was held for Abe at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo where Kishida and top former and current political leaders, as well as ordinary mourners, paid tribute. Some broke down in tears.
A funeral is planned at the temple Tuesday by his family. The government is expected to hold a separate memorial service at a later date.
Earlier in the day, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Kishida to offer condolences and deliver a letter from President Joe Biden to Abe’s family.
“We simply want them to know that we deeply feel the loss on the personal level as well,” Blinken told Kishida. “Mostly I’m here because the United States and Japan are more than allies — we are friends.”
Also Monday, Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-Te paid his respects at Abe’s Tokyo residence. Lai in his Facebook called Abe “a good friend who loves and supports Taiwan.” Abe was known as a staunch Taiwan supporter.
Japan’s longest-serving political leader, Abe was the grandson of another prime minister and became the country’s youngest leader in 2006, at age 52. That stint in office abruptly ended a year later, also because of his health.
He returned to the premiership in 2012, vowing to revitalize the nation and get its economy out of its deflationary doldrums with his “Abenomics” formula, which combines fiscal stimulus, monetary easing and structural reforms. He won six national elections and built a rock-solid grip on power.
On Sunday, the suspect accused of his murder was transferred to a local prosecutors’ office for further investigation.
Police said the suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, told investigators he acted because of Abe’s rumored connection to an organization that he resented. Some Japanese media identified the group as South Korea’s Unification Church, and reported that the suspect’s mother donated large amounts of money to the church. They suggested that the donations and her subsequent bankruptcy were a possible motive.
The Japan branch of the church acknowledged Monday that the suspect’s mother was a member, but denied that it demanded large donations from anyone.
Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the church, declined comment on the specifics of donations, saying a police investigation was ongoing. Speaking in generalities, he confirmed some people had made generous donations, but stressed none were forced.
Tanaka said Abe was not a member though he supported its global peace movement.
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The 2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Odds & Preview: Alison Lee
Alison Lee is in 86th place, at +4, after the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol GC.
Looking to bet on Alison Lee at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship this week? Read on for the betting trends you need to know before you make your picks.
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Alison Lee Insights
- Over her last 17 rounds, Lee has shot below par on eight occasions, while also carding one bogey-free round and 14 rounds with a better-than-average score.
- She has registered a top-10 score twice in her last 17 rounds.
- Lee has recorded a score within three shots of the day's best in two of her last 17 rounds, while finishing within five strokes of the top score of the day eight times.
- Lee has finished in the top 10 once in her past five events.
- Lee has finished within three shots of the leader in one of her past five tournaments. During that same span, she's posted a better-than-average score twice.
- Lee has made the cut five times in a row, and hopes to extend that run this week.
Over the last year
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KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Insights and Stats
- In her past two appearances at this event, Lee has had an average finishing position of 58th.
- Lee has made the cut in each of her last two trips to this event.
- Lee last competed at this event in 2023 and finished 86th.
- In the past year, the Tour has played on courses with an average length of 7,015 yards, 394 yards longer than the 6,621-yard par 71 at this week's tournament.
- The average course Lee has played in the past year has been 41 yards shorter than the 6,621 yards Baltusrol GC will be at for this event.
Lee's Last Time Out
- Lee was relatively mediocre on the 20 par-3 holes at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, averaging par to finish in the 41st percentile of the field.
- She shot well to finish in the 71st percentile on par 4s at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, averaging 4.00 strokes on those 32 holes.
- Lee was better than 74% of the field at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give on par-5 holes, averaging 4.50 strokes per hole, compared to the field average of 4.63.
- Lee fared the same as the field average on par-3 holes in the last time out, recording a birdie or better on two of 20 par-3s at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give.
- On the 20 par-3s at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Lee had two bogeys or worse (less than the field average of 2.1).
- Lee's five birdies or better on par-4s at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give were more than the tournament average of 3.0.
- At that most recent competition, Lee's performance on the 32 par-4s included a bogey or worse five times (compared to the field's better average, 4.8).
- Lee ended the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give outperforming the tournament average of birdies or better on par-5s (6.4) with 10 on the 20 par-5 holes.
- On the 20 par-5s at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Lee recorded fewer bogeys or worse (one) than the tournament average of 1.1.
KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Time and Date Info
- Date: June 22-25, 2023
- Course: Baltusrol GC
- Location: Springfield, New Jersey
- Par: 71 / 6,621 yards
- Lee Odds to Win: +10000 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The stage at St. Andrews was all set for Rory McIlroy.
The show belonged to Cameron Smith, and so did that silver claret jug he won in a Sunday stunner at the British Open with the best closing round the Old Course had ever seen.
Smith was four shots behind at the start as a record crowd was eager to see McIlroy cap off a week of celebrations at the 150th Open in style. He was three behind when he made the turn.
And then the plucky Australian with his magical putter ran off five straight birdies to take the lead, stared down a nervy putt around the edge of the nefarious Road Hole bunker to save par and finished with two putts from 80 feet for birdie for an 8-under 64.
“To win an Open Championship in itself is probably going to be a golfer’s highlight in their career,” Smith said. “To do it around St. Andrews I think is just unbelievable.”
So was his golf.
In the 29 previous times golf’s oldest championship was held at St. Andrews, no winner had ever closed with a 64. Smith finished at 20-under 268, a record score for the Old Course and matching the lowest score to par in any major.
“I got beaten by the better player this week. To go out and shoot 64 to win the Open Championship at St. Andrews is a hell of a showing. Hats off to Cam,” McIlroy said.
McIlroy hit every green in regulation and two-putted all of them — two were birdies, the rest were pars — for a 70 that left him in third place and having to wait nearly nine months before he can try to end his drought in the majors that now is at eight full years.
Smith won by one shot over Cameron Young, who holed a 15-foot eagle putt on the final hole to ever-so-briefly tie for the lead.
It wasn’t enough, and neither was anything McIlroy could muster.
McIlroy couldn’t make a putt early. He couldn’t hit it close enough late. His last good chance was a 15-foot birdie attempt on the dangerous Road Hole at No. 17, and it narrowly missed to the left. McIlroy needed eagle to tie him, and his chip through the Valley of Sin had no chance.
Smith won for the third time this year, all on entirely different courses — the generous fairways of Kapalua, the visual intimidation of water on the TPC Sawgrass and the oldest links in the world with its double greens and pot bunkers.
He beat the No. 1 player in the world (Jon Rahm) at Kapalua. He beat the best field in golf at The Players Championship. And he had to overcome a four-shot deficit against a heavy crowd favorite to capture his first major.
Even with the silver claret jug in his hands, it was hard to believe.
“All the names on there, every player that’s been at the top of their game has won this championship,” Smith said. “It’s pretty cool to be on there. It really hasn’t sunk in yet. I don’t think it will for a few weeks. Yeah, it’s just unreal.”
Smith is the first Australian to win at St. Andrews since Kel Nagle in 1960, when he topped a rising American star named Arnold Palmer, the people’s choice.
That’s what McIlroy is now. He moved into the void left when Tiger Woods missed the cut in what might be his final Open at St. Andrews. He had support that carried him to the cusp of winning at the home of golf. “The Holy Grail,” McIlroy had called it earlier in the week.
All day there was an energy along the humps and hollows of the Old Course, all of them waiting to celebrate McIlroy as an Open champion at St. Andrews.
He gave them little to cheer.
“The putter went cold on me,” McIlroy said. “When both Camerons — especially Smith — went on that run on the back nine, I had to dig deep to make birdies. And I just couldn’t.”
That left Smith, the 28-year-old Aussie known for his grit and his putting stroke, on the 18th green to be introduced as the “champion golfer of the year.”
Smith is the first Australian to win the Open since Greg Norman in 1993 at Royal St. George’s. Norman was asked not to return this year — there was no indication he was coming — because of his Saudi-funded LIV Golf that has offered millions to attract players like Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau, major champions who finished in the top 10.
But this day belonged to Smith and that putter that answered every test.
McIlroy was playing controlled golf, his only birdie a two-putt from 18 feet on the par-5 fifth. Viktor Hovland, who started the final round tied with McIlroy, was never a factor. He didn’t make his first birdie until the 12th hole and closed with a 74.
That run by Smith on the back nine is now part of Open lore.
He hit a nifty pitch to 5 feet for birdie on the short 10th. He was bold to a back pin on the par-3 11th and holed a 15-foot birdie, and he birdied the next two holes from about that length. His fifth in a row was a putt from 90 feet on the par-5 14th, over a huge mound and down the slope to tap-in range that gave him the lead for the first time.
McIlroy couldn’t catch up. His lag putting was terrific. That wasn’t what he needed. And he got no help from Smith, whose one missed shot set up his biggest challenge.
The Road Hole bunker was between him and the flag on the 17th. He used his putter to ride over the right edge of the bunker and onto the green, 10 feet away, and he poured in another putt, this one for par to stay in front.
Young had his chances in his Open debut. He left short a 6-foot putt with about a foot of break on the 15th. He came up short with a wedge on the next hole. He drilled his drive and approach to the 17th, only to leave another birdie chance short.
He finally delivered, but all that got him was a 65 and the silver medal. In two majors this year, the PGA Tour rookie missed a playoff by one shot at the PGA Championship and made his best putt too late at St. Andrews.
Smith made his last birdie and the engraver went to work on the claret jug, a prize first awarded to the 1873 champion at St. Andrews. There’s a lot of history around this gray, old town, and Smith became part of it in a big way.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Weary of Venezuela's autocratic government and the pittance he earned in the military, Dario Maldonado deserted and fled with his family to neighboring Colombia.
But life remained hard — money was tight and expenses mounted. So he set off for the United States, an odyssey that required him to travel by foot through Central American jungle infested with venomous snakes and gun-toting bandits, sometimes sidestepping the corpses of people who died on the same journey.
Now Maldonado and thousands of other asylum seekers from across Latin America and the Caribbean are caught in the political battle over U.S. immigration policy after two Republican governors started sending busloads of migrants to New York City and Washington.
Border cities such as San Diego have long wrestled with influxes of asylum-seekers and created well-oiled machines to respond, but the nation's largest city and its capital were caught flat-footed. That created an opening for Greg Abbott of Texas and Doug Ducey of Arizona to exploit what they consider failed Democratic leadership.
Nearly 8,000 migrants have arrived on the state-sponsored bus trips, straining the resources and humanitarian services of both cities, which have also sought assistance from the federal government.
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“This can be chaotic. But we want to send a message: We’re here to help, and we want to put politics aside,” said New York City’s immigration commissioner, Manuel Castro, as he greeted arriving migrants on a recent morning.
Abbott started the practice in April with Washington, and Doug Ducey followed suit in May. Abbott also recently began sending buses to New York.
For migrants, the politics are only dimly understood — and far less relevant than finding temporary shelter, jobs and a long-term home in America.
“I have heard that the Texas governor is anti-immigrant,” Maldonado said outside a New York shelter. “It is like a war between the party of the governor of Texas and the party of Biden.”
A voluntary consent form for free transportation from Texas tells migrants that Washington is where the president and members of Congress “are more immediately able to help address the needs of migrants.”
Migrants who sign a consent form for a free trip to New York are told that the city has designated itself a “sanctuary” for migrants, who are provided with food and shelter.
U.S. authorities stopped migrants 1.43 million times at the Mexican border from January through July, up 28% from the same period last year. Many are released on humanitarian parole or with notices to appear in immigration court.
The sight of both cities scrambling to cope with the influx drew undisguised schadenfreude from Abbott, who called New York City "the ideal destination for these migrants, who can receive the abundance of city services and housing that Mayor Eric Adams has boasted about within the sanctuary city."
In both cities, social service charities and churches have mobilized to support new arrivals, offering temporary shelter, medical attention and often a ticket to their next destination as they await a date in immigration court.
“Many are fleeing persecution and other very severe circumstances. They’re confused. And we want to make sure that we support them as much as possible and make sure that they’re not being used as political pawns,” Castro said.
On a recent August day, a bus of 41 migrants from Arizona arrived at a church in Washington's Capitol Hill neighborhood, where they were greeted by workers from SAMU First Response, an international relief agency.
Within minutes the group was enjoying a hot meal inside the church and filling out arrival forms.
Texas buses arrive haphazardly, said Tatiana Laborde, the agency's managing director. They only hear from charitable groups that a bus carrying a certain number of people has departed. At some point about 48 hours later, that bus drops off riders at Washington's Union Station.
Arizona provides detailed manifests of passengers and their nationalities, coordination on arrival times and has medical personnel aboard each bus.
“They don’t want to just dump people here," Laborde said.
Many of those who arrive in Washington don’t stay long. Mayor Muriel Bowser, in her second request for National Guard support, told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last week that most migrants stay up to 72 hours before moving on to their final destinations.
"They don’t know much about D.C. other than the president is here,” Laborde said.
Kelin Enriquez, another Venezuelan, was among them. She and and her children first arrived in Washington and later found themselves at a family center in the Bronx to plan the family's next steps.
“No one leaves their land because they want to. We want to work. We want a better opportunity,” said Enriquez, who helped care for Alzheimer’s patients in her native country.
Some migrants see a free ticket from the border as the best of bad options.
For Eduardo Garcia, the top priorities were finding a job and a place to live and starting life anew.
It was an agonizing journey, even if he hadn’t broken his left ankle while trying to keep his wife from falling along the perilous trail. He limped in pain for more than 1,000 miles.
“I didn’t care because I cared more about getting here,” he said.
He told no one about his fractured limb until he arrived in New York, where he got medical attention, a cast and crutches.
In New York, many of the migrants make their way to the offices of Catholic Charities. Officials in Texas — it is unclear who — listed the office as the migrants' address, which perplexed church officials at the New York Diocese. The diocese has now received more than 1,300 court notices on behalf of migrants.
“I think we were maybe caught off guard, a little bit disappointed by the governments in Texas and Arizona just putting individuals on buses to D.C. without any plan at the other end,” said Msgr. Kevin Sullivan, executive director of migrant services for Catholic Charities in New York.
In the last two months, the procession of Venezuelans seeking refuge in the United States has grown dramatically. In July, Border Patrol agents stopped Venezuelans 17,603 times — up 34% from June and nearly triple from July 2021.
The United States does not recognize the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro because of allegations that the country's 2018 election was a sham. The lack of official recognition complicates the country's ability to take back asylum-seekers. The Mexican government also refuses to accept the migrants, which gives the U.S. few options in handling Venezuelans.
At a New York City shelter, brothers Leonardo Oviedo, 22, and Angel Mota, 19, seemed giddy shortly after arriving in New York. They had plans to reconnect with an acquaintance in New Jersey.
Big plans lie ahead. Oviedo wants to land a job. Mota wants to attend school. How they will accomplish their dreams was still uncertain as the pair swiped through photos of relatives they left behind in Venezuela, including their mother, grandmother, brother and sister.
For now, neither brother is especially concerned about the politics that brought them here.
“We had nowhere to go," Mota said outside a shelter on a sweltering summer morning. "This is where they would welcome us.”
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Khalil reported from Washington. Associated Press journalists Anita Snow in Phoenix, Claudia Torrens and Robert Bumsted in New York, and Jacquelyn Martin and Nathan Ellgren in Washington contributed to this report.
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New location marks the 28th store in California and 57th in the U.S., as brand continues rapid expansion in prominent cities across North America
WEST COVINA, Calif., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International restaurant sensation Jollibee, known for its Chickenjoy fried chicken and Jollibee Chicken Sandwich, will unlock its doors for the first time in Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) on Thursday, May 12, 2022 to a crowd of excited, hungry, life-long fans and curious newcomers who are looking to get their hands on Jollibee's tasty menu items and experience what Anthony Bourdain once described as the "whackiest, jolliest place on Earth."
Primely located at 729 West 7th Street in the heart of the city's Financial District, the new location is situated across the 7th Street/Metro Center Station and The Bloc, a prominent shopping destination for residents, office workers, and visitors.
"We couldn't wait a moment longer to open our doors in one of the world's most dynamic and diverse metropolitan hubs that boasts such a strong sense of community among those who live and work in Downtown Los Angeles," said Maribeth Dela Cruz, Business Group Head, Honeybee Foods Corporation dba Jollibee. "We look forward to contributing to the vibrant food scene and spreading the joy of eating to local LA residents, the Filipino community, and city-goers alike as tourism returns to the city in full force."
Jollibee's mission is to bring people together through the joy of eating by serving great-tasting food at great value. The beloved brand is best known for its delicious take on an American favorite – fried chicken. Some customer favorites include:
- Chickenjoy: Jollibee's flagship product, Chickenjoy, is delicately hand-breaded to be crispy on the outside, cooked with precision to be juicy on the inside, and marinated to the bone for next-level flavor.
- Spicy Chickenjoy: Another top-seller is Spicy Chickenjoy which is the fiery version of the classic Chickenjoy.
- Jollibee Chicken Sandwich: This sandwich features a crispy, juicy chicken breast fillet, spread with umami mayo, and served on a toasted brioche bun. Find out why this newly launched sandwich shot to the top of the menu charts.
- Spicy Jollibee Chicken Sandwich: A spicy version of the original chicken sandwich features a sriracha mayo and fresh jalapeños for added crunch and heat.
- Peach Mango Pie: Make sure to leave room for this mouth-watering dessert made with peaches and real Philippine mangoes enveloped in a light and crispy crust.
Jollibee's new DTLA location will be open seven days a week, from 9AM – 9PM daily. Customers can dine at the restaurant beginning on opening day, enjoy their favorite menu items to-go, or order through the following online channels: Jollibee's new seamless ordering app (now available for download at the App Store and Google Play), the jollibeefoods.com website, and the DoorDash delivery platform.
Jollibee's new location adds an element of enthusiasm and a sign of revitalization for an area that is actively recovering from the pandemic. The DTLA location joins Jollibee's two existing restaurants in the Metro Los Angeles area – 3821 Beverly Blvd. (East Hollywood) and 2700 Colorado Blvd. (Eagle Rock). California also is home to Jollibee's first U.S. location, which opened in Daly City in 1998 and remains one of its best performing locations in the country.
As Jollibee continues with its aggressive North American expansion goals, Southern California has been and will continue to be a key growth area for the brand. In addition to the new DTLA location, Jollibee plans to open a second location in West Covina, California, by the end of 2022, which is also home to the brand's North American headquarters.
Get updates on Jollibee's upcoming 2022 store openings by following @jollibeeus on Facebook and @jollibeeus on Instagram.
About Jollibee Group
Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC, also known as Jollibee Group) is one of the fastest-growing restaurant companies in the world. It operates in 33 countries, with over 5,900 stores globally with branches in the Philippines, United States, Canada, the People's Republic of China, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Vietnam, Brunei, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Panama, Malaysia, South Korea, and India.
Jollibee Group has eight wholly owned brands (Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich, Red Ribbon, Mang Inasal, Yonghe King, Hong Zhuang Yuan, Smashburger); six franchised brands (Burger King, Panda Express, PHO24, and Yoshinoya in the Philippines; Dunkin' and Tim Ho Wan in certain territories in China); 80% ownership of The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf; and 60% ownership in the SuperFoods Group that owns Highlands Coffee and PHO24.
Jollibee Group, through its subsidiary Jollibee Worldwide Pte. Ltd. (JWPL) owns 90% participating interest in Titan Dining LP, a private equity fund that ultimately owns the Tim Ho Wan brand. It also has a joint venture with the THW Group to open and operate THW restaurants in Mainland China. Jollibee Group also has a business venture with award-winning Chef Rick Bayless for Tortazo, a Mexican fast-casual restaurant business in the United States. It has also acquired 51% ownership of Milksha, a popular Taiwanese bubble tea brand.
Jollibee Group was named the Philippines' most admired company by the Asian Wall Street Journal for ten years. It was also honored as one of Asia's Fab 50 Companies and among the World's Best Employers and World's Top Female-Friendly Companies by Forbes. In 2020, Gallup awarded the Jollibee Group with the Exceptional Workplace Award, making it the first Philippine-based company to receive the distinction.
Jollibee Group has grown brands that bring delightful dining experiences to its customers worldwide, thus spreading the joy of eating to everyone. To learn more about Jollibee Group, visit www.jollibeegroup.com
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Indonesia's president vowed Sunday not to let Southeast Asia become the front lines of a new Cold War amid increasing tensions between the United States and China, saying as his country took over the chairmanship of the influential Association of Southeast Asian Nations that it would not become “a proxy to any powers.”
Joko Widodo said the 10-nation bloc with a combined population of some 700 million people “must be a dignified region” and “uphold the values of humanity and democracy” — principles that have been challenged by last year’s military takeover in Myanmar and concerns about human rights in Cambodia.
“ASEAN must become a peaceful region and anchor for global stability, consistently uphold international law and not be a proxy to any powers,” he said. “ASEAN should not let the current geopolitical dynamic turn into a new Cold War in our region."
As China has grown more assertive in the Asia-Pacific and pressed its claim to the self-governing democracy of Taiwan, the U.S. has pushed back, leading to increasing tensions.
Even as the ASEAN leaders met over the weekend in Phnom Penh, U.S. naval exercises with its partners in the so-called “Quad” group of nations — Australia, India and Japan — were underway in the Philippine Sea, east of Taiwan.
And on Saturday, China's military flew 36 fighter jets and bombers near Taiwan, ten of which flew across the median line in the Taiwan Strait that separates the island from the mainland, according to Taiwanese officials.
The flights come as part of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s stepped up efforts to intimidate Taiwan by regularly flying fighter planes and bombers near the island and firing missiles into the sea around it.
In Sunday's East Asia Summit, which ran concurrently with the ASEAN meeting and included both the U.S. and China, U.S. President Joe Biden underscored that freedom of navigation and overflight must be respected in the East China and South China seas and that all disputes must be resolved peacefully and according to international law, according to the White House.
Biden said the U.S. will compete vigorously with China while keeping lines of communication open and ensuring that competition does not veer into conflict, while reaffirming the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, the White House said.
The comments came just a day before a highly anticipated meeting between Biden and Xi at the Group of 20 summit in Bali.
In Japan’s meetings with ASEAN leaders, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also singled out China, expressing “serious concern over unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force in the East and South China seas as well as economic coercion,” Japan’s Foreign Ministry said.
“He also pointed out the importance of the peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and highly valued ASEAN’s call for utmost restraint.”
At the opening of the East Asia Summit, Cambodian leader Hun Sen called for unity, telling the gathering attended by Biden, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that current global tensions have been taking a toll on everyone.
Without singling out any nation by name, Hun Sen said he hoped leaders would embrace a “spirit of togetherness in upholding open and inclusive multilateralism, pragmatism and mutual respect in addressing the existential and strategic challenges we all face.”
“Many current challenges and tensions have been hindering our past hard-earned efforts to promote sustainable development and causing greater hardship to people's lives,” he said.
Li Keqiang, meantime, told a meeting of ASEAN, China, Japan and South Korea that amid a “turbulent” global security situation, “unilateralism and protectionism are surging, economic and financial risks are rising, and global development is confronted with unprecedented challenges.”
As major economies in East Asia, Li said the group needed to “stay committed to promoting peace, stability, development and prosperity in the region and beyond, and to improving the people’s wellbeing.”
The East Asia Summit also included the leaders of Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan and others.
Biden raised human rights concerns in Cambodia when he met with Hun Sen on Saturday. In a statement after the meeting, the White House said Biden urged the prime minister — an authoritarian ruler in a nominally democratic nation — to “reopen civic and political space” before its 2023 elections.
Biden, according to the White House, also pushed Hun Sen to release activists including Theary Seng, a Cambodian-American lawyer who was convicted of treason. Biden also raised concerns about activities at Ream Naval Base, whose expansion Cambodian officials have described as a collaborative effort between it and China.
Another topic Biden focused on was Myanmar, where the military overthrew the civilian government in February 2021 and arrested its democratically elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. As he met with Hun Sen, Biden stressed that the U.S. was committed to the return of democracy in Myanmar, which had steadily headed toward a democratic form of governance before the takeover.
ASEAN has been struggling to get Myanmar to implement its five-point peace plan. The group has already banned leaders of Myanmar, a member state, from participating in its top-level events, such as the Phnom Penh summit.
ASEAN's plan calls for the immediate cessation of violence, a dialogue among all parties, mediation by an ASEAN special envoy, provision of humanitarian aid and a visit to Myanmar by the special envoy to meet all sides. Myanmar’s government initially agreed to the plan but has made little effort to implement it.
ASEAN leaders agreed on a plan Friday that largely puts the onus on the upcoming Indonesian chairmanship of the group to develop measurable indicators and a timeline for Myanmar to implement the five-point consensus.
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Rising reported from Bangkok.
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus signed a deal with Airbus Helicopters on Friday to purchase six light attack helicopters with an option for another six as it seeks to shed Soviet-era armaments and procure military equipment compatible with other European Union member states.
No financial details were disclosed during the signing of the agreement for the H145M helicopters. Cyprus Defense Minister Charalambos Petrides said the helicopter can operate day and night, strike targets accurately with mass firepower and can support ground operations in an information gathering role.
“With the acquisition of the new Airbus attack helicopters, we will also be able to strengthen the existing framework of our numerous international and regional partnerships, by increasing interoperability with regional states,” Petrides said.
Airbus Helicopters Executive Vice President Olivier Michalon signed the deal on behalf of his company.
Cyprus was divided along ethnic lines in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup aimed at union with Greece. Only Turkey recognizes a Turkish Cypriot declaration of independence in the island’s northern third and maintains more than 35,000 troops there.
Charalambides said Turkey’s troop presence in the north leaves no room for “complacency” in matters of defense.
“The defense and national security of our homeland is nonnegotiable,” the minister said.
Cyprus has been trying to sell off 11 Soviet-era Mi-35 attack helicopters it procured more than 20 years ago because of their obsolete avionics and high maintenance costs. Serbia has expressed interest in purchasing the helicopters.
Meanwhile, breakaway Turkish Cypriot authorities have called the helicopter purchase as a “provocation” that threatens regional stability.
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NEW YORK – Donald Trump's town hall forum on CNN on Wednesday is the first major television event of the 2024 presidential campaign — and a gigantic test for the chosen moderator, Kaitlan Collins.
Both sides of the political divide expressed suspicion when the CNN forum at New Hampshire's St. Anselm College was announced last week. Some Democrats question whether the former president should be given the airtime, while Republicans wonder if a network Trump has long disparaged can be fair.
Once it begins, Collins must give audience members the chance to ask questions while determining when to step in with her own. She'll weigh how to correct misinformation in a potentially hostile environment: Invited town hall participants are those who expect to vote in a Republican primary.
“It's a balance beam and it can be walked,” said Frank Sesno, a former CNN Washington bureau chief now at George Washington University. “We're going to see if Kaitlan is worthy of the Olympics.”
CNN would not make Collins available to talk before the event, scheduled for 8 p.m. Wednesday.
It speaks to Collins' stature that she was given the assignment at a network with no shortage of experienced political journalists — Dana Bash, Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper, Chris Wallace. She worked at The Daily Caller, the conservative website launched by Tucker Carlson, before turning occasional guest appearances on CNN into a full-time job in 2017.
She covered the Trump White House and became CNN's chief White House correspondent in 2021. She moved to New York late last year for a co-hosting role on “CNN This Morning.” For the 31-year-old Collins, now in the mix for a role on CNN's prime-time lineup, Wednesday's event may also be an important audition.
“She has had a pretty meteoric rise at a young age because of her talent,” said Maggie Haberman, New York Times correspondent and author of the Trump biography “Confidence Man.” “She was a formidable White House correspondent, always calm under pressure, but she is also incredibly fair and facts-focused.”
Collins had her run-ins with the Trump White House. She was barred from a Rose Garden event in 2018 when the Trump team got upset with her shouted questions in the Oval Office earlier in the day.
She has fact-checked on the fly as a morning anchor. “That's not true, Senator,” she said to Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida recently when he made a claim about President Joe Biden and Medicare spending on “CNN This Morning.”
Alyssa Farah Griffin, once on Trump's communications team and now a panelist on “The View,” tweeted after the forum was announced that Collins “is one of the toughest interviews out there. Anyone thinking that Trump will get away with lying without being called out needs to watch her past interviews. Honestly surprised he agreed.”
Remarkably, it's Trump's first appearance for a CNN interview since before he was elected president in 2016. Since announcing his 2024 candidacy, he's generally confined himself to television interviews with outlets that appeal to conservatives.
During his presidency, Trump continually attacked CNN as “fake news.” CNN's reputation among Republicans sunk, and although the network's new management has sought to inhabit more of a middle ground politically, it's an uphill battle among his supporters.
“It's obvious to everyone with half a brain that Trump won't get a fair shake from CNN,” wrote columnist Paula Bonyard for the conservative PJ Media. “Why does he keep prostrating himself before these dishonest left-wing media hacks?”
A Trump adviser, who was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, said CNN executives made a compelling pitch to the former president. The adviser also noted that Trump found success in 2016 by stepping outside Republicans' traditional comfort zone.
Meanwhile, many Trump opponents believe a man who has continued to spread lies about fraud during his 2020 election loss to Biden doesn't deserve the prime-time exposure.
There's also deep-seated suspicion dating to CNN's frequent coverage of Trump's rallies before the 2016 election, which gave a ratings boost to the network and outsize airtime to the first-time candidate.
“I find it very hard to defend the choice to give him a live platform, no matter how it is dressed up,” MSNBC's Chris Hayes said on his show, which will directly compete with Trump on Wednesday.
CNN has said the forum is part of the network's long-standing tradition of hosting candidate interviews and events. Given Trump's standing in polls with Republican voters, the network said, his candidacy can't be ignored.
It's also a reflection of the new era of leadership at the network, and management's efforts to rebuild trust as a nonpartisan news brand. To that end, current CNN chairman and CEO Chris Licht has made it a goal to broaden the network’s reach and ease some of the tension with Republicans, including by reportedly meeting with lawmakers from both parties on Capitol Hill.
Collins was chosen as moderator in part because she's a rising star and in part because of her direct experience covering Trump. She'll be onstage on Wednesday with a team of producers and fact-checkers giving her advice through an earpiece.
Sesno said that CNN should make clear in its advance promotion that it's a no-holds-barred event where the former president can be asked any question. The ad that the network has been running has been a straightforward preview.
“I simply cannot imagine that CNN or New Hampshire Republicans are going to give him a free pass,” Sesno said. “But if they do, shame on them.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order that would create the White House Office of Environmental Justice.
The White House said it wants to ensure that poverty, race and ethnic status do not lead to worse exposure to pollution and environmental harm. Biden tried to draw a contrast between his agenda and that of Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. GOP lawmakers have called for less regulation of oil production to lower energy prices, while the Biden administration says the GOP policies would give benefits to highly profitable oil companies and surrender the renewable energy sector to the Chinese.
“Environmental justice will be the mission of the entire government woven directly into how we work with state, local, tribal and territorial governments,” Biden said in remarks at the White House.
The order tells executive branch agencies to use data and scientific research to understand how pollution hurts people’s health, so that work can be done to limit any damage. Under the order, executive agencies would be required to inform nearby communities if toxic substances were released from a federal facility.
As part of the announcement, Vice President Kamala Harris is separately traveling to Miami, Florida, to announce $562 million to help protect communities against the impacts of climate change.
The EPA last year formed its own Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, merging three existing EPA programs to oversee a portion of Democrats’ $60 billion investment in environmental justice initiatives created by last year’s Inflation Reduction Act.
The order puts more pressure on federal agencies — and the White House itself — to deliver on promises the Biden administration has made to clean up the environment in communities of color and poor communities and prepare them for the effects of climate change.
The administration has had mixed results in fulfilling this promise. There has been unprecedented spending on environmental and climate justice issues. But there have also been disagreements over how to gauge which communities are most in need of the funding and the administration’s greenlighting of controversial drilling projects as Republicans have criticized Biden for high gasoline prices.
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Mexico’s president says Musk will build Tesla EV plant in northern Mexico
Tesla will build a new plant in Monterrey, Mexico, the nation’s president announced, ending weeks of speculation over where the maker of electric cars would choose to operate in the country.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that the company will build the plant with a series of commitments to address the problem of water scarcity. AMLO, as the president is known, had a call with Tesla’s Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk on Monday.
“He was very responsive, understanding our concerns and accepting our proposals,” AMLO said. “I want to thank Mr. Elon Musk for being very respectful, attentive and understanding of the importance of addressing the problem of water scarcity.”
The company’s commitments include using recycled water in the entire manufacturing process of electric cars, even for car paint, the Mexican leader said, adding that more details will be announced Wednesday, when the automaker has an investor day. Additional commitments will also be announced next week, he said.
The leader of the Latin American nation had previously raised concerns about the lack of water for Tesla to build in northern Mexico. On Friday, he reinforced the message by saying the company wouldn’t receive permits if there wasn’t enough water in that region.
Tesla, which moved its corporate headquarters to Texas from California in 2021, is opening an engineering base in Palo Alto.
Last June, authorities were forced to cut water access in Nuevo Leon, where Monterrey is located, to a maximum of seven hours, as dams were at risk of emptying entirely. The Mexican government even asked industries and farmers in Monterrey to offer part of their water to the population amid weeks of acute shortage while AMLO asked businesses in the area to cut water usage.
Tesla ran up against concerns about water scarcity while planning one of the two new car factories the company opened last year. While Musk laughed off a question about the issue in August 2021, it contributed to delays that kept the plant from starting production until seven months later.
The factory would be Tesla’s first south of the U.S. border and part of Musk’s plans to expand global manufacturing, adding to the new plants in Austin, Texas, and Berlin. AMLO said that Mexico would be unable to provide subsidies for batteries or semiconductors comparable to the incentives being offered in the United States. The uncertainty over the location in Mexico touched off a marketing battle between different states, whose leaders sought to promote their appeal for businesses.
The electric car industry has grown in Mexico mainly as foreign demand for the vehicles continues, with BMW announcing a new investment of $866 million in the state of San Luis Potosi. Other automakers, such as General Motors, have also announced that they will are expanding their electric auto production in the country.
Hyundai’s and Kia’s popular new EVs are turning heads and sales were skyrocketing — until the Inflation Reduction Act took their customer rebates away.
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SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Carlos Sainz Jr. won his his first career Formula One race on Sunday with a victory at the British Grand Prix — the most dramatic race so far this season. It began with a frightening first-lap crash and ended with intense wheel-to-wheel battles for the podium positions.
Sainz was in the lead with Charles Leclerc close behind and, while Ferrari at first said they were “free to fight,” the Italian team then asked Sainz to let Leclerc past to avoid losing time to Lewis Hamilton.
But a safety car came out and Ferrari brought Sainz into the pits for fresher, grippier soft tires. Leclerc was left on older, hard tires and Sainz soon passed his teammate to regain the lead and pull away for his first victory in his 150th F1 start.
“We did it. Yes! We did it! Yes! Vamos!” the Spanish driver radioed Ferrari.
Sergio Pérez passed Hamilton and Leclerc after the restart and finished second behind Sainz. Hamilton was briefly second after passing both Pérez and Leclerc in a three-wide move, but he couldn’t hold position and dropped back to fourth.
Hamilton then surged past Leclerc in a fierce fight for third place. He also led laps Sunday for the first time this season.
“I gave it everything,” said Hamilton, who was third in Canada two weeks ago and hoped Mercedes is on a comeback. The team has been unable to challenge Red Bull and Ferrari for wins this season, but an added upgrade to the Mercedes ahead of this weekend was promising.
“We’ve got some improvements to make but this is a huge bonus for us to be on the podium,” Hamilton added.
Leclerc was later seen being spoken to privately by Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto.
Max Verstappen, the defending F1 champion and current standings leader, dropped out of the lead with damage to his Red Bull after running over debris. He struggled for grip and finished seventh.
Pérez said his race was a “great comeback” after he dropped to the back early in the race following damage to his front wing while racing Leclerc and Verstappen.
The race was red-flagged almost as soon as it began when a crash at the first corner left Zhou and Albon needing medical treatment.
Zhou’s car flipped upside-down and cleared a tire barrier before smashing into a fence. Pierre Gasly had knocked George Russell’s Mercedes into Zhou’s back wheel, flipping the Chinese driver’s Alfa Romeo. As drivers tried to avoid that crash, Albon was knocked sideways into the pit wall.
Zhou was treated at the circuit’s medical center, and Alfa Romeo said he was not badly injured, while Williams said Albon had been taken to hospital by helicopter for “precautionary checks.”
Russell, who left his car to rush to Zhou’s aid, was also unable to restart the race.
The “halo” device protecting Zhou’s head was scraped back to bare metal after being dragged through the gravel and a chunk of the air intake behind the driver was torn away.
A group of protesters against the oil industry ran onto the track during the chaos following the crash and sat down. F1 said they were being “dealt with by the local authorities.”
Verstappen had got passed Sainz at the original start but had to do it all again when race was restarted after the multi-car crash involving Zhou. Sainz held on the start, but Verstappen took the lead when Sainz lost control and ran off the track.
Verstappen soon dropped behind both Ferraris after reporting a possible puncture from debris.
Verstappen said his car was “100% broken” with little grip and compared it to “driving on ice,” but his Red Bull team said it was safe to continue.
The crowd cheered Verstappen’s misfortune as he was passed by the Ferraris. The Dutch driver is unpopular with some British fans after a bitter rivalry with Hamilton for the title last year, when the two crashed at Silverstone.
Former champion Nelson Piquet used a racial slur and homophobic language to describe Hamilton, F1’s only Black driver, in interviews from last year which came to wider attention this week. Verstappen is dating Piquet’s daughter, Kelly, and faced criticism from fans when he said Piquet was not a racist despite using “very offensive” language.
Two-time champion Fernando Alonso was fifth for Alpine on Sunday in his best result of the season, ahead of Lando Norris for McLaren and then Verstappen. Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time champion Michael Schumacher, picked up his first career points in eighth for Haas, with Sebastian Vettel ninth for Aston Martin.
Haas had its first double points finish since 2019 as Kevin Magnussen placed 10th.
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Porsche has issued a recall on certain versions of the Panamera hatchback and wagon due to a potential fire risk.
The recall affects Panameras and Panamera Sport Turismos from the 2017-2021 model years, and specifically the Panamera, Panamera 4, Panamera GTS, Panamera Turbo, and Panamera Turbo S grades.
A total of 24,467 examples may be affected in the U.S., according to the recall notice published by the NHTSA on Jan. 27.
The issue is caused by the external coolant pump for the climate control system on the vehicles. In some cases, humidity may enter the pump and cause an electrical short circuit, which in turn could lead to a fire.
The remedy requires dealers to replace the coolant pump and inspect and replace the plug-in connection, if necessary. The service will be offered free of charge.
Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed out on March 27, but anyone looking for further information can contact Porsche at 1-800-767-7243 or the NHTSA at 1-888-327-4236 (reference recall campaign number 23V033000).
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Several motorists who were speeding through an elementary school zone on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway received an odorous onion as a reminder to slow down from a county sheriff’s deputy dressed as the Grinch.
Col. Lou Caputo, a 37-year veteran of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office who conjured up the concept more than 20 years ago, was back on the streets Tuesday.
Drivers who travel about 5 mph or less above the school zone’s speed limit can choose between traffic citations and an onion presented by the Grinch. Those speeding beyond that likely receive a costly ticket.
“It’s about education, awareness that our school zones are still operating even though it’s the holiday season,” Caputo said. “We want people to slow down.”
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Caputo said he portrays the fictional character created by children’s author Dr. Seuss to give motorists a “gift” but also to call attention in a nice way to the need to obey speed limits in school zones.
“It catches them off guard,” Caputo said.
“But when I give them a clear choice of a citation or the onion, they will take the onion. And I’ve had them eat the onion right in front of me.”
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Keys schools remain in session through Dec. 16.
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) - An incredibly successful year for the 2022 Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Radiothon at Gundersen Health System.
While totals are still getting pulled together and donations continue to come in, this year's final numbers are nearing $100,000 according to Gundersen, all thanks to the people in the area.
“We’re overwhelmed by the generosity of our community,” said Beth Noffsinger, CMN Hospitals Specialist. “We couldn’t have set this Radiothon record without the support of wonderful volunteers on the phone bank, phenomenal families, providers, health care team members and other interview subjects, and the team at Mid-West Family La Crosse.”
The radiothon ran over two days on several local radio stations.
The money raised from the event stays in the area to assist families with everything from meal vouchers to adaptive equpment.
Donations are still accepted online by clicking here. Donations may also be mailed to 1900 South Avenue, FDN-001, La Crosse, WI 54601. Walk-in donations can be dropped off at the Gundersen Medical Foundation office at 201 Third St. N. Checks should have Radiothon 2022 in the memo line.
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Teachers to earn over $5.1 million in incentive pay
Posted/updated on: December 15, 2022 at 12:13 pmLONGVIEW — Longview ISD is awarding more than $5.1 million in incentive pay for achieving teachers, with a few of the very highest-performing teachers projected to receive more than $30,000 extra in their December paychecks, according to a school district news release. “We’re thrilled with the excellent progress all our teachers and staff are making with students across the entire district,” said district Superintendent Dr. James Wilcox, as quoted in the release. Wilcox said the goal of the district in starting the program was to maintain the most successful and effective teachers in the regular classroom. Incentive bonus distribution will come in “lump sum” disbursement beginning Friday, Dec. 16. Click here for more details.
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College athletic programs are reacting to soaring inflation the same way as everyone else — they’re looking for ways big and small to save money.
In the Power Five, home of college sports’ biggest budgets and most considerable resources, schools are working with boosters and other partners to try to bridge the financial gap. Working down the line to smaller institutions, where budgets and resources are smaller, creativity is a must.
For schools of all sizes, travel and food are the most challenging issues.
Nebraska, with 24 sports programs and an athletic budget of $168 million this year, hopes to work with its beef and chicken vendors to find more cost-effective ways to order food for the training table. It’s also lining up more nonprofit groups to work concession stands to reduce labor costs.
The school expects the cost of doing business to be about $3 million more than it would be if the U.S. inflation rate hadn’t risen to more than 8%.
Arizona, which has a $101.6 million budget and 21 sports, projects costs could increase by $4 million, according to Derek van der Merwe, an assistant vice president and chief operating officer for administration and athletics at the Pac-12 school.
“You have to work real closely with all your teams to take a look at what changes you can make to absorb that cost within your operating budgets, or you have to look at other opportunities to increase revenues to offset those costs,” van der Merwe said. “The post-pandemic economy and insecurity is around a lot of the budgets we have to manage and makes it challenging because we don’t know what to anticipate.”
Those Power Five schools, though, have deep-pocketed boosters they can often rely on in times of need, an insurance policy for budgetary concerns.
At Mary Baldwin University, a private school with about 1,000 undergraduate students in Staunton, Virginia, it’s a far different story. The school competes in Division III in the USA South Athletic Conference, and most of its members are in North Carolina, anywhere from 3½ to 6 hours away.
Besides the cost of travel, there are overnight stays and food expenses.
The Fighting Squirrels do not field a football team, having only started admitting men in 2017, but added baseball and men’s basketball last year. The new programs began just as the athletic budget, cut 20% during the pandemic, was restored to its previous level before those additions, athletic director Tom Byrnes said.
“So we’re doing things here on a shoestring,” he told The Associated Press. “And we’re getting it done, you know, as best we can. But inflation is not helping us.”
The school is banking on its creativity and some local generosity.
Men’s basketball, 8-13 in its inaugural season, will play exhibitions against two Division I programs, rather than a couple scrimmages that might be more helpful for player development, hoping to bring in $3,000-$4,000 for each to pay for the team’s basketball shoes.
“Baseball, softball and women’s basketball teams all work in concession stands or as ushers at James Madison football games,” Byrnes said, traveling in a bus provided by a local company at cost. The school also is negotiating with a used car dealer to have it provide a car for coaches to use on recruiting trips for free, and has local restaurants that sometimes provide food at a discount.
“So those are the kind of things we have to do. We do nickel and dime stuff, too. The women’s soccer team has a Kona ice truck at games, so stuff like that,” Byrnes said.
While unlikely to have to resort to such measures, the biggest schools are not immune to belt-tightening wherever possible. Coaches’ requests for equipment are scrutinized, and they are sometimes asked to give up something in return.
But they all still have to travel, and eat.
Nebraska expects to spend $9.2 million on athletic department travel this year, executive associate athletic director and CFO Doug Ewald said. That’s a 17% increase, or $1.3 million. Arizona, meanwhile, expects its athletic travel costs to increase 20%-25% over last year, van der Merwe said.
Foresight helped Iowa State avoid some of the increases, senior associate athletic director Chris Jorgensen said, by locking in charter flight costs months or even years ago, while rival Iowa’s football travel will increase appreciably.
Charter flights for the Hawkeyes will be 8.5% higher and charter bus costs are up 12%, associate athletic director and CFO Greg Davies told the AP.
The Nebraska training table will see food costs rise about 20% this year, from $3.2 million to $3.8 million. Nebraska athletes consume 2,200 pounds of beef each month, and Ewald said the athletic department hopes to work with vendors to find ways to get better deals for buying in greater bulk.
Arizona, like Nebraska, is trying to absorb the added costs due to inflation by tightening belts. One thing is not negotiable, van der Merwe said.
“Our philosophy is that we make sure the student-athlete experience is the priority for everything we budget and plan for,” he said, “and everything around that is curtailed in order to make sure we maintain the integrity of that priority.”
The philosophy is the same at Randolph-Macon College, another Division III school in Virginia. Athletic director Jeff Burns credits the school’s athletic success for having allowed it to dip into reserves to maintain that standard.
“There’s really a spectrum across Division III. You’re going to see a lot of different ways where the haves are going to be able to handle it and the have nots are probably going to be forced to make some changes,” Burns said.
After more than three decades in sports, it’s not how Mary Baldwin’s Byrnes imagined things. He took the job six months before the pandemic began.
“It’s challenging,” he said. “But you know what? It keeps every day interesting.”
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A moment that made music history happened on March 2, 1974, when Stevie Wonder became the first Black artist to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. His 1973 album Innervisions was one of his most acclaimed works. Here’s a look at how this album changed the face of black music forever.
The album featured some of his most famous songs such as “Living for the City”, “Higher Ground”, and “Superstition” which all became staples on radio stations around the world. With its blend of funk, soul, jazz, rock, blues, and gospel elements combined with political consciousness lyrics that spoke to many people during turbulent times in America; it is no wonder why this album resonated so strongly with listeners at home and abroad.
Innervisions earned Wonder three Grammy Awards including Album Of The Year; making him only the third solo artist ever to achieve this accomplishment. The album also spent 16 consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, becoming one of only a handful of black artists to achieve such success in the mainstream music industry.
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Patented technology significantly reduces time to value for SaaS companies – supporting scalable growth and revenue retention by increasing product adoption and onboarding efficiency
Totango to launch closed beta July 10, following June 29 informational webinar
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Totango, Inc., the industry's only Composable Customer Success platform that helps companies deliver fast time to value, today announces Totango In-App, a new product advanced by the acquisition and integration of Lou, an in-product experience builder and digital adoption platform. Launching via closed beta next month, Totango In-App will build off the success of Lou, which helps fast-growing businesses scale self-serve user onboarding with product tours, drive product adoption with in-app announcements, capture customer feedback with surveys, trigger helpful product hints, and more without writing a line of code.
"Creating more value through each stage of the customer journey is the key to retaining and growing your customer base, especially in an economic environment in which companies face unprecedented pressure to quickly and continuously prove the value of their products and services," said Alistair Rennie, CEO of Totango. "In-app communication provides a real-time, personalized channel to deepen engagement and guide customers throughout that journey. This acquisition supports Totango's vision that everyone across the enterprise is in the business of customer success, and enables product and customer success teams to align on delivering experiences that help customers quickly achieve their desired outcomes."
Refined in Techstars New York City Accelerator and scaled through product-led growth, Lou was co-founded by Rachel Pardue and Kyle Lawson and built with non-technical users in mind, giving anyone in a company the freedom to build, preview, and publish beautiful, on-brand experiences. While Lou's patented point-and-click element selection algorithm and WYSIWYG interface mean no CSS selectors or HTML identifiers are required, SaaS companies benefit from templates that have the look and feel of high-quality, in-house software development projects.
"Designing and delivering a consistent, value-driven customer journey relies more and more on product and customer success teams closely collaborating and communicating with users seamlessly across channels," said Madelyn DePrey, VP of Customer Success, APAC & NA at Aircall. "We're thrilled to see Totango offer an integrated in-app experience solution that better positions CS, marketing, and product teams to work together to help customers achieve their goals throughout each stage of their journey."
On June 29, Pardue, who has joined Totango as Director of Product Management, will join other Totango leaders in a webinar to discuss Totango In-App as a product designed for shared participation between customer success, product management, and marketing teams to drive improved customer onboarding, adoption, and retention. Register today at totango.com.
Beginning today, Totango customers can join the closed beta waitlist at totango.com/in-app, with selected customers receiving access to the product on July 10. General availability for the Totango In-App product will launch in the fall.
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Totango is the industry's only composable customer success platform, built on a modular foundation with embedded best practices to meet you where you are today and grow with you as your business needs change. Totango is quick to implement and integrate, fast to value, and efficient to own and operate.
Many of the world's fast-growing businesses and well-established software giants use Totango to get real-time access to customer health, stay alert to risks and opportunities, and engage proactively and intelligently with their customers to increase net revenue retention and drive productivity within their organization. Request a demo at Totango.com.
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The initial release of Helix Core SaaS will be hosted on Microsoft Azure and available for purchase on the Azure Marketplace.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Perforce Software, a provider of solutions to enterprise teams requiring productivity, visibility, and scalability along the development lifecycle, is inviting its game studio customers to partner in designing a future SaaS offering for its industry-leading version control software, Helix Core. The first release of Helix Core SaaS will be hosted on Microsoft Azure.
The Design Partner Program is an opportunity for game studios to share their experience, requirements, and expectations for a Helix Core SaaS that is managed directly by Perforce. By participating in the program, teams will have a direct impact on the development of the offering and can ensure that it aligns with their needs.
"We are committed to delivering a SaaS solution that exceeds our customers' expectations, and that's why we're excited to invite them to partner with us in designing the roadmap," said Steve Jezierski, General Manager of Digital Creation at Perforce. "Game studio input is invaluable, and we're confident that this program will help us, in partnership with Microsoft and other cloud providers, create a SaaS solution that meets their needs and exceeds their expectations."
Helix Core is known as the industry-standard version control for game development, as well as other teams requiring high-performance, security, and collaboration at scale. Helix Core is the only version control with full support for large binary files and digital assets. It is trusted by 19 of the top 20 game studios, 9 of the top 10 semiconductor companies, and several large media and entertainment studios leveraging gaming tools for virtual production.
The initial Helix Core SaaS offering will be hosted on Microsoft Azure and designed for small to medium-sized teams to make it easier to get started without a large investment in infrastructure or administrative expertise. Future releases will offer additional features and more customizations for enterprise and AAA studios.
Customers interested in participating in the Design Partner Program can contact Perforce directly at info@perforce.com.
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Perforce powers innovation at unrivaled scale. Perforce solutions future-proof competitive advantage by driving quality, security, compliance, collaboration, and speed – across the technology lifecycle. We bring deep domain and vertical expertise to every customer, so nothing stands in the way of success. Privately held and funded by Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners, our global footprint spans more than 80 countries and includes over 75% of the Fortune 100. Perforce is trusted by the world's leading brands to deliver solutions to even the toughest challenges. Accelerate technology delivery, with no shortcuts. Get the Power of Perforce.
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The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office notified CrimeStoppers fugitive 42-year-old Janie Fitzgerald is no longer wanted.
Investigators say Fitzgerald turned herself in; she was originally wanted for Domestic Violence 2nd Criminal Mischief 1st Degree.
Court documents show Fitzgerald caused damage to a spouse or former spouse’s property that exceeded -25-hundred dollars.
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Pentagon debuts its new stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s newest nuclear stealth bomber is making its public debut after years of secret development and as part of the Pentagon’s answer to rising concerns over a future conflict with China.
The B-21 Raider is the first new American bomber aircraft in more than 30 years. Almost every aspect of the program is classified. Ahead of its unveiling Friday at an Air Force facility in Palmdale, California, only artists’ renderings of the warplane have been released. Those few images reveal that the Raider resembles the black nuclear stealth bomber it will eventually replace, the B-2 Spirit.
The bomber is part of the Pentagon’s efforts to modernize all three legs of its nuclear triad, which includes silo-launched nuclear ballistic missiles and submarine-launched warheads, as it shifts from the counterterrorism campaigns of recent decades to meet China’s rapid military modernization.
China is on track to have 1,500 nuclear weapons by 2035, and its gains in hypersonics, cyber warfare, space capabilities and other areas present “the most consequential and systemic challenge to U.S. national security and the free and open international system,” the Pentagon said this week in its annual China report.
“We needed a new bomber for the 21st Century that would allow us to take on much more complicated threats, like the threats that we fear we would one day face from China, Russia,” said Deborah Lee James, the Air Force secretary when the Raider contract was announced in 2015. “The B-21 is more survivable and can take on these much more difficult threats.”
While the Raider may resemble the B-2, once you get inside, the similarities stop, said Kathy Warden, chief executive of Northrop Grumman Corp., which is building the Raider.
“The way it operates internally is extremely advanced compared to the B-2, because the technology has evolved so much in terms of the computing capability that we can now embed in the software of the B-21,” Warden said.
Other changes likely include advanced materials used in coatings to make the bomber harder to detect, new ways to control electronic emissions, so the bomber could spoof adversary radars and disguise itself as another object, and use of new propulsion technologies, several defense analysts said.
In a fact sheet, Northrop Grumman, based in Falls Church, Virginia, said it is using “new manufacturing techniques and materials to ensure the B-21 will defeat the anti-access, area-denial systems it will face.”
Warden could not discuss specifics of those technologies but said the bomber will be more stealthy.
“When we talk about low observability, it is incredibly low observability,” Warden said. “You’ll hear it, but you really won’t see it.”
Six B-21 Raiders are in production; The Air Force plans to build 100 that can deploy either nuclear weapons or conventional bombs and can be used with or without a human crew. Both the Air Force and Northrop also point to the Raider’s relatively quick development: The bomber went from contract award to debut in seven years. Other new fighter and ship programs have taken decades.
The cost of the bombers is unknown. The Air Force previously put the price for a buy of 100 aircraft at an average cost of $550 million each in 2010 dollars -- roughly $753 million today — but it’s unclear how much the Air Force is actually spending.
The fact that the price is not public troubles government watchdogs.
“It might be a big challenge for us to do our normal analysis of a major program like this,” said Dan Grazier, a senior defense policy fellow at the Project on Government Oversight. “It’s easy to say that the B-21 is still on schedule before it actually flies. Because it’s only when one of these programs goes into the actual testing phase when real problems are discovered. And so that’s the point when schedules really start to slip and costs really start to rise.”
The Raider will not make its first flight until 2023. However, using advanced computing, Warden said, Northrop Grumman has been testing the Raider’s performance using a digital twin, a virtual replica of the one being unveiled.
The B-2 was also envisioned to be a fleet of more than 100 aircraft, but the Air Force ultimately built only 21 of them, due to cost overruns and a changed security environment after the Soviet Union fell.
Fewer than that are ready to fly on any given day due to the significant maintenance needs of the aging bomber, said Todd Harrison, an aerospace specialist and managing director at Metrea Strategic Insights.
The B-21 Raider, which takes its name from the 1942 Doolittle Raid over Tokyo, will be slightly smaller than the B-2 to increase its range, Warden said.
In October 2001, B-2 pilots set a record when they flew 44 hours straight to drop the first bombs in Afghanistan after the Sept. 11 attacks. But the B-2 often does long round-trip missions, because there are few hangars globally that can accommodate its wingspan. That limits where B-2s can land for needed post-flight maintenance. And the hangars needed to be air-conditioned — because the Spirit’s windows don’t open, hotter climates can cook cockpit electronics.
The new Raider will also get new hangars, to accommodate the size and complexity of the bomber, Warden said.
A last noticeable difference is in the debut itself. While both will have debuted in the Air Force’s Palmdale Plant 42, in 1989 the B-2 was rolled outdoors amid much public fanfare.
Given advances in surveillance satellites and cameras, the Raider will debut very much under wraps and will be viewed inside a hangar. Invited guests including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will witness the hangar doors open to reveal the bomber for its public introduction, then the doors will close again.
“The magic of the platform,” Warden said, “is what you don’t see.”
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Carrum's Value-Based Centers of Excellence Solution Now Easily Accessible to Accolade Clients for More Affordable, Appropriate Surgical Care
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrum Health, the first digital health company connecting employers and employees to Centers of Excellence (COEs) through a technology-powered platform focused on delivering value-based care, today announced a partnership with Accolade (Nasdaq: ACCD) to deliver a fully integrated healthcare experience with proven cost savings and improved care outcomes. Accolade clients can now easily activate Carrum's value-based COE program through their existing contract and quickly offer their employees access to personalized guidance and treatment from best-in-class providers that have been rigorously evaluated and selected using industry-leading quality algorithms.
"When faced with a major medical event like surgery, cancer, or childbirth, patients are often overwhelmed by the healthcare system, and worst of all the financial stress and uncertainty of medical bills. Carrum Health gives patients peace of mind by assuring the most appropriate and highest quality care for zero or minimal out of pocket costs," said Brent Nicholson, co-founder and chief partner officer for Carrum Health. "Our partnership with Accolade further substantiates that there is a better way to pay for and deliver healthcare, especially now as employers look to reduce healthcare costs while delivering improved outcomes and experiences for their employees."
Carrum Health is the only COE provider to offer a patient-facing app to guide members through their entire COE experience and also launched the industry's first bundled cancer care for employers, in partnership with the nation's leading cancer institutions like Memorial Sloan Kettering and City of Hope. The platform supports members in need of musculoskeletal, bariatric, oncology, cardiac and maternity care through a value-based bundled payment solution. Accolade clients can also access CarrumComplete™, the only single stop for surgical care, which matches employer populations with the highest quality surgeons from both the Carrum Health COE Network and options within the employer's health plan to eliminate the need for travel.
"We're excited to welcome Carrum Health to our Trusted Partner Ecosystem. Carrum has a proven track record of delivering strong clinical outcomes as well as cost savings to both members and employers," said Kristen Weeks, vice president of strategy and corporate development at Accolade. "This partnership reflects an ongoing commitment to our mission – by making another well vetted, high-quality solution easily available to our customers and facilitating easy access to the service through our Trusted Partner Ecosystem program, we're ultimately doing even more to help our members make the best decisions for their health and well-being."
Carrum Health is the only COE program with independent, peer-reviewed validation of cost savings. According to a study by the RAND Corporation published in Health Affairs, Carrum Health reduces unnecessary procedures by as much as 30% and saves employers up to 45% per episode of care.
For more information visit www.carrumhealth.com
About Accolade
Accolade (Nasdaq: ACCD) provides millions of people and their families with an exceptional healthcare experience that is personal, data driven, and value based to help every person live their healthiest life. Accolade solutions combine virtual primary care, mental health support and expert medical opinion services with intelligent technology and best-in-class care navigation. Accolade's Personalized Healthcare approach puts humanity back in healthcare by building relationships that connect people and their families to the right care at the right time to improve outcomes, lower costs and deliver consumer satisfaction. Accolade consistently receives consumer satisfaction ratings over 90%. For more information, visit accolade.com.
About Carrum Health
Carrum Health offers the first value-based complete surgical care platform that combines the benefits of a bundled payments Centers of Excellence (COE) with surgical guidance and coordination to deliver the highest quality, most appropriate care. By connecting self-insured employers with the top 10% of doctors and facilities across the nation, Carrum reduces unnecessary procedures by as much as 30% and aligns cost and care incentives to save employers up to 45% per episode of care, all validated by peer-reviewed publications. Carrum's award-winning technology gives members access to a mobile app and Care Specialist that guides them through the surgery process, and a seamless platform integration to make COE adoption plug-and-play for employers. Backed by Tiger Global, Carrum was named to the 2021 CB Insights Digital Health 150 and named one of the best places to work in 2022 by Built In. The company, founded in 2014, is headquartered in Silicon Valley. For more information, visit carrumhealth.com.
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Alabama football DL Jamil Burroughs seeks transfer
Alabama football DL Jamil Burroughs is seeking to transfer for more opportunities, a source close to program confirmed to Tuscaloosa News.
The third-year sophomore was a backup on the Crimson Tide's defensive line last season and figured to be a rotational contributor to the UA defensive front this fall. Burroughs (6-foot-3, 309 pounds), of Powder Springs, Ga., made eight tackles with one sack last season, collecting a sack assist against Mississippi State and another in the Iron Bowl against Auburn.
The NCAA transfer portal's spring window closed on April 30.
As for a potential destination for the third-year sophomore, his other scholarship offers as a high school recruit included most SEC schools, including Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and Tennessee, according to 247sports.com.
This story will be updated.
Tuscaloosa News columnist Chase Goodbread is also the weekly co-host of Crimson Cover TV on WVUA-23 and the Talkin' Tide podcast. Reach him at cgoodbread@gannett.com. Follow on Twitter @chasegoodbread)
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SAN ANTONIO — Most everyone who went to the AT&T Center on Friday was expecting a notable night and hoping for a good game, and they got both, but they were also at the epicenter of shocking news that reverberated throughout the NBA.
DeMar DeRozan was back in town for his one and only time this season (until the NBA Finals at least), and was a few buckets away from becoming just the 50th NBA player to score 20,000 points.
The same young Spurs who got blown out on opening night in this building, who most assume will be heading for great odds in the draft lottery, had gone on the road and beaten the Pacers, Sixers and Timberwolves in consecutive games.
Members of the media gathered for Gregg Popovich's pregame comments at 5:45 p.m. Friday, a little less than two hours before tipoff was scheduled. After a few minutes, the Spurs staff notified the assembled reporters that Pop was running late and that he would speak around 6:15.
Coach Popovich is rarely late for such things, though it didn't seem particularly weird. Perhaps it was, and I was just hungry and happy to get a few minutes to eat something. We got back to the press room and waited some more. Two minutes, five minutes, 10 minutes.
Then, at 6:23, the press release came in.
'Are you seeing this?'
An entire room full of phones attached to Spurs reporters buzzed simultaneously, meaning it was either ESPN's NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski or a release from the team. This close to the game, the latter usually means a late change to the injury report.
"Are you seeing this?" someone asked those nearby, looking around the room to see a similar reaction. "Is this real?"
When someone said aloud that Josh Primo had been cut, my initial reaction was that he had misspoken. "Primo fell on his back in Minnesota. We knew he was out tonight," I thought to myself. I read the release, then I read it again.
"The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have waived Joshua Primo.
'It is our hope that, in the long run, this decision will serve the best interest of both the organization and Joshua,' said Spurs Sports & Entertainment CEO RC Buford.
Primo was selected by the Spurs with the 12th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.
The Spurs organization, including front office executives, coaching staff and players, will have no additional comments to share at this time."
Those 78 words hit Spurs world like an explosive blast and set off a wave of disbelief, confusion and concern across the NBA.
Those who cover the team looked at each other with a million questions. All we knew for sure was that the Spurs had just made the shocking decision to waive 19-year-old Josh Primo, and that's probably why Gregg Popovich had been so late.
'That's all I choose to say'
Pop walked in moments later. He was immediately asked what led to Primo's release.
"Have you all gotten the statement that we made?" he asked, in a genuine and quiet tone. "That's all I choose to say about that right now. We're just gonna stick by what we've told you all."
A long pause followed. Pop is a tough man to read, but his presence felt heavier in this moment. There seemed to be a mix of seriousness and sadness. He spoke briefly but glowingly about Gorgui Dieng and DeMar as human beings.
"One of the best that I've ever coached. I still stay in touch with him, he's just a sweet man," he said of DeRozan.
When asked whether the team eventually would have further comment on the decision to cut Primo, Pop wasn't having it.
"Were you in here when I said that we were just gonna stand by the statement?" he asked sarcastically, but not in a funny way.
Not much was clear at that point, but it was clear that whatever had happened here was not a laughing matter.
The Primo pick
The Spurs selected Primo 12th overall just over a year ago, which was a surprise to just about everybody. Many mock drafts had Primo going in the second round, but GM Brian Wright and company used a lottery pick on the then 18-year-old because they believed in his potential to grow well beyond the 3-and-D role he played in his lone college season.
San Antonio reached for the youngest player in the draft based on the idea that he would have become a sure-fire lottery pick if he stayed for his sophomore year. They wanted to get in before the hype and help him build his body and point guard skills in one of the NBA's best player development systems. They were also high on his apparent maturity and leadership qualities.
At the start of his second season, Primo was beginning to show in the past few weeks why the Spurs made the pick. He was coming off the bench and creating offense off the dribble, running the second unit or playing with the starters a la Manu Ginobili. The scoring numbers won't blow you away, but the change in how he was getting buckets and making plays for himself and others was a positive sign.
He was brimming with potential and showing on-the-court growth, and he was quickly becoming one of the stars of this young team. When the Spurs announced Self as their new jersey sponsor, Primo modeled the new threads. His baby face was applied to Self billboards up and down the I-35 corridor. He seemed quiet and confident, but personable and charming.
Just two weeks ago, the Spurs exercised their team option to bring Primo back in 2023-24 for $4.3 million.
Two weeks later, he suddenly was off the team.
What just happened?
It was immediately apparent that there was no good basketball reason to do this, and certainly there was no financial one either.
This was very different from last season, when first-round pick Luka Šamanić was waived ahead of opening night. While that was noteworthy and somewhat surprising, San Antonio had clear reasons.
Šamanić's on-court growth and production had not impressed, and more than that, it seemed he didn't have the competitive edge that Pop demands of his players. Cutting him also allowed the team to keep Keita Bates-Diop around.
Primo had produced and progressed, and he seemed to be on a path to starting at point guard for this team sooner or later. What could have possibly happened that led the team to part ways with a player whom they thought had star potential and in whom they already had invested so much?
The news sunk in across the arena and across the fan base Friday night, and if you had assembled a word cloud of all the responses, you probably would have seen a lot of question marks and expletives. The information void about the move was filled with questions, speculation and misinformation.
The show goes on
An hour after the news broke through the Spurs' home arena, the young team that had to be about as surprised as everyone else in the building played a basketball game in front of fans who were still processing the news.
The pregame hype video featured Primo a few times, but at the arena's merch shop, his No. 11 jerseys were nowhere to be found. If you go on the Spurs' team shop online and search "Primo," you will get no results. You can still get jerseys for Joe Wieskamp and Devontae Cacok, though.
The tipoff went San Antonio's way, and the young Spurs were on it from the jump. Keldon Johnson drilled a triple to kick off a three-point party. Rookie Jeremy Sochan passed to veteran Josh Richardson, who drained one, then Sochan got it back to Keldon for another. Tre Jones fed Jakob Poeltl for a layup, then gave it to Johnson for his third three with a hand in his face. Then Jones set up Sochan for just the third three-point make of his young career.
The Bulls took a timeout to discuss the 17-5 hole they found themselves in. Every starter for the Spurs had touched the ball, and the only guy who didn't score dropped three dimes. Their half-court offense unselfishly created quality looks and converted on them at a high clip.
Becky Hammon returned home to a hero's welcome from the Spurs crowd, celebrating her championship as a rookie head coach for the Las Vegas Aces. On the TV broadcast, she broke down San Antonio's success on offense.
"There's a reason why you're shooting such a great percentage, you're shooting open ones," she said with a laugh. "You do that, you give yourself a great chance to win against anybody."
DeMar crossed his way into a number of jumpers as the Bulls climbed back, and when he hit the one that sent him over 20,000 points for his career, Pop immediately called a timeout so the entire arena could acknowledge it together.
"He's extremely skilled and confident, he's strong as an ox, got a great touch to go with that strength," Pop said after the game. "He's also unselfish, you see him getting in the lane and finding people everywhere. It was driving us crazy, you try to stop him and he finds other people. He's just a splendid player."
Pop put Blake Wesley into the game for his NBA debut, and the rookie showed absolutely no fear. On consecutive possessions, he fed Poeltl for a dunk, then went out of his comfort zone to hit a three, then soared into his comfort zone for a driving layup.
The Bulls went ahead by as many as nine, but the Spurs came back with another brief flurry of threes and led by two at the break.
Keldon continued to hit threes and pressure the rim, and DeRozan continued to get buckets in an up-and-down battle. San Antonio continued to whip the ball around, and the game itself was extremely fun to watch.
Primo's statement
In the third quarter, all of the reporters' phones buzzed again, this time for a tweet from Adrian Wojnarowski. It was a statement from Josh Primo to ESPN, about three hours after the Spurs broke the news.
"I know that you are all surprised by today's announcement," Primo wrote. "I've been seeking help to deal with previous trauma I suffered and will now take this time to focus on my mental health treatment more fully. I hope to be able to discuss these issues more in the future so I can help others who have suffered in a similar way. I appreciate privacy at this time."
Trauma and mental health are deeply serious and should be treated as such. Primo has been through a bit, having lost his mother to cancer in 2012. There could be more pain that isn't a matter of public record. You can never know the totality of somebody else's emotional state.
It seemed unlikely, however, that the Spurs would waive a player because he was struggling with his mental health. If he needed time away, even if he never intended to play basketball again, it would have been easier for both him and for the team to place him on the injury report and do whatever they could to help him as he took a leave of absence.
These were the thoughts going through fans' and reporters' heads as the game continued Friday night. If this was a mutual decision, wouldn't team and player have come out and said something together? Primo probably wouldn't have asked to be cut, especially given the alternatives.
The game continued as the question came more into focus: What could have caused the Spurs to sever ties with Primo so dramatically at a time when it seemed he was on his way to becoming a face of the team?
It was clear Friday night that we would learn more sooner or later. Twenty-nine teams were trying to figure it out, and it's hard to keep a lid on something like that. It felt that at any moment, all of our phones would ring again with more details.
Young Spurs show spark
The Spurs went to the fourth quarter tied at 94 as fans at the AT&T Center and on social media tried to make sense of the entire situation.
DeRozan made his way to the free throw line against Wesley and Sochan, who Popovich said got an education. On the other end, the pair of rookies scored to answer.
The Spurs fell down by 7, then Johnson came roaring back. He finished an and-1, then got more free throws, then hit another three to put the Spurs back in front. He's been one of the best shooters in the league this season.
Johnson and DeRozan traded free throws, then Tre Jones stepped out and hit a three. Poeltl scored twice, capping an understated 21 and 13 night. Jones turned it over, but recovered it immediately to finish a layup that put the Spurs up four in the final minute. Then he hit free throws to ice it.
DeRozan scored 33 while getting to his 20K milestone, but Johnson matched his scoring output and led his upstart Spurs to the win against another talented opponent.
San Antonio assisted on 37 of their 46 made baskets. They shot 42% on 38 attempts from deep and outscored the Bulls in the paint in a year when the mid-range shot has been a rarity for the Spurs.
'We're a family'
The players knew Primo better than the reporters did, and they had to be as surprised as the rest of us, but they buckled down and focused on the task at hand.
"We're a family, and we stay together," Johnson said after the game. "We went out on the court and played hard. We've been playing hard all year, and we continued that tonight. We stuck to our game plan and executed."
The Spurs have seen their young guys grow individually and as a team, and as shocking as their 5-2 start to the season has been, especially in light of their tough early schedule, it doesn't seem like a fluke because of the effort, pace, play style and selflessness that this team is playing with. They know they're underdogs, but they also know that they can beat the overdogs if they play well.
San Antonio got the win without Devin Vassell, who has been off to a promising start this year. They also got the win without Josh Primo, who up until an hour before tipoff was also off to a promising start this year.
Everyone who went to the AT&T Center on Friday night saw a compelling game where the home team pulled off another unlikely win and the old vet who left on good terms made history. Still, most who shared that fun night left the arena with a big question mark that hadn't yet been answered.
The explanation came about 24 hours later.
Misconduct allegations
On Saturday evening, Woj and Ramona Shelburne reported for ESPN that the Spurs waived Primo because of allegations that multiple times, he exposed himself to women.
The report added that a woman who worked for the Spurs alleged that Primo exposed himself to her. She has hired attorney Tony Buzbee, who represented many of the women who sued Deshaun Watson for sexual misconduct.
RELATED: Reports: Former Spurs guard Primo allegedly exposed himself to women, including former team employee
The seriousness of the allegations certainly explained why the Spurs moved as decisively as they did. Primo has not yet made any further statement since the accusations came to light.
The report that there were multiple alleged instances raises a new set of questions. How many times did this allegedly happen? When, and where? How many victims? When were allegations first reported to the Spurs, and how did they respond?
Before tipoff on Sunday, Popovich declined to answer many of those questions. The team hasn't responded to ESPN's report or expanded beyond their initial statement.
"I think under the circumstances, I think it's inappropriate for me to say anything beyond what we have already put out for our statement," Popovich said.
Those questions will only persist for as long as the Spurs decline to answer them. It's possible that the answers won't come from anything other than court filings and investigative reporting.
Primo has not been charged with a crime. Woj and Shelburne reported that other teams are trying to understand the situation better as they consider whether to claim him off waivers before Monday afternoon's deadline.
Those teams are aware of Primo's talent and potential, and they're also aware that countless players have survived and thrived in their careers despite allegations or even proof of misconduct. Those teams, however, also will be considering how Primo's time in San Antonio came to an end.
No team in the league had a better sense of Primo's potential than the Spurs, who invested heavily in helping him reach it. They saw him as a marketable star, a potential franchise cornerstone.
Even so, before anyone outside the organization caught a whiff of impropriety, the team that shocked the world by picking him 12th just a year ago had made another decision to shock the world.
Josh Primo was cut before his 20th birthday.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Angelina Jolie and the United Nations’ refugee agency are parting ways after more than two decades.
In a joint statement issued Friday, the U.S. actor and the agency announced she was “moving on” from her role as the agency’s special envoy “to engage on a broader set of humanitarian and human rights issues.”
“I will continue to do everything in my power in the years to come to support refugees and other displaced people,” Jolie was quoted as saying in the statement, adding that she felt it was time “to work differently” by directly engaging with refugees and local organizations.
Jolie first started working with the U.N. refugee agency in 2001 and was appointed its special envoy in 2012. The release described the multi-hyphenate as “carrying out more than 60 field missions to bear witness to stories of suffering as well as hope and resilience.”
“After a long and successful time with UNHCR, I appreciate her desire to shift her engagement and support her decision,” U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi was quoted as saying. “I know the refugee cause will remain close to her heart, and I am certain she will bring the same passion and attention to a wider humanitarian portfolio.”
In an opinion piece published in The Guardian last month, Jolie alluded to frustration with the lack of global progress in ending sexual violence in conflict.
“We meet and discuss these horrors and agree that they should never be allowed to happen again. We promise to draw — and to hold — that line. But when it comes to hard choices about how to implement these promises, we run into the same problems time and again,” she wrote, specifically calling out U.N. Security Council members for “abusing their veto power.”
Jolie previously characterized the United Nations as “imperfect” during a 2017 speech in Geneva, but also defended the international body and said it needed to be supported.
She later pressed the United Nations to create a permanent and independent investigative body to amass and evaluate evidence in cases regarding alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and other human rights violations. While promoting that effort at U.N. headquarters in 2019, she told the AP that promoting equality for women, combatting injustice, and helping refugees were the most important parts of her life after her children.
“But in many ways, they go hand in hand,” she said. Jolie has been involved in other advocacy efforts, recently pushing for the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act in the U.S.
Jolie began visiting refugee camps in 2001, and was appointed as a UNHCR goodwill ambassador that same year. At the time, the then-high commissioner said he hoped the then-26-year-old actress could direct young people’s attention to the plight of refugees.
Last year, Jolie told The Associated Press in Burkina Faso that she was concerned that increasing displacement across the world would drive more instability — and that governments had to do something to address the conflicts at the root of the issue.
“Compared to when I began working with UNHCR 20 years ago, it seems like governments have largely given up on diplomacy … countries which have the least are doing the most to support the refugees,” she told the AP.
Developing countries play host to more than 80% of the world’s refugees, according to UNHCR, which also announced in May that the number of displaced people crossed 100 million for the first time. Speaking to the AP in August, Grandi praised the European Union’s efforts to aid Ukrainian refugees but implored world leaders to remember the other humanitarian crises for which is agency was fundraising.
“The big problem that we have at the moment is that it tends to marginalize all other crises in which people suffer,” Grandi said of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
UNHCR lists different categories of “prominent supporters” on its website, including goodwill ambassadors like Australian actor Cate Blanchett, British author Neil Gaiman and Pakistani actor Mahira Khan.
In response to a request for additional comment, a spokesperson for the U.N. agency declined to offer further details beyond saying that UNHCR “has no intention of appointing anyone else in the role of special envoy.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — The startup union that clinched a historic labor victory at Amazon earlier this year is slated to face the company yet again, aiming to rack up more wins that could force the reluctant retail behemoth to the negotiating table.
This time, the Amazon Labor Union and the nation’s second-largest private employer are facing off in the town of Schodack, near Albany, New York. Workers at the warehouse there, which employs roughly 800 people according to Amazon, will finish voting in a union election on Monday. The votes will be tallied Tuesday by the National Labor Relations Board.
“There are also a lot of odds against us, but I think there’s definitely a huge possibility we might win,” said Sarah Chaudhry, an 18-year old who’s been organizing workers since joining the company two months ago. “I can’t jinx it.”
The face-off near the state’s capitol — one of the most unionized metro areas in the country, according to Unionstats.com — marks the third time the ALU is taking on Amazon following its initial win at a Staten Island facility in April. That victory — the first ever for an Amazon facility in the U.S. — came as a surprise even to those sympathetic to the union’s calls for a $30 hourly wage and better working conditions for warehouse workers.
But soon enough, challenges began to appear. A loss at a second, nearby warehouse in May took some wind out of the union’s sail. Fractures were exposed when some prominent organizers left the group.
Elsewhere, the union lost time and resources attempting to cement its lone win. Amazon has accused the ALU and the NLRB’s field office in Brooklyn of tainting the vote. In a quest for a redo election, the company filed more than two dozen objections with the agency, triggering a lengthy process that could take years to resolve.
Last month, a federal labor official who presided over the hearings ruled against the company, which has noted it intends to appeal. During an interview last month, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy also signaled the retail giant could drag the case to federal court.
“Amazon is ready to fight this to the death,” said John Logan, the director of labor and employment studies at San Francisco State University. “And the problem for the Amazon Labor Union is if you only have one warehouse … you’re never going to have enough leverage to force the company to bargain.”
The election in Albany offers the ALU a chance to show its win isn’t a one-off, experts say. Heather Goodall, the main worker organizer in the facility, launched the campaign at the warehouse in May, three months after joining the company and a month after the Staten Island win. Her passion for unionizing, she said, came from the death of her son, who committed suicide six years ago while working for a large company.
“So when I heard that there were working conditions that were suspicious in my own community — and I have a 17- and 15-year-old that attends the school district in the area where Amazon conducts its business — I wanted to see firsthand what was going on,” Goodall said.
Amazon launched its own campaign to push back the organizing effort. As it did with other warehouses, the company held mandatory meetings at the Schodack facility in an attempt to persuade workers to reject the union. It also put up flyers and signs across the warehouse urging workers to “vote no.”
“Don’t sign an ALU card,” the company said on one sign posted on a screen at the facility. “The ALU is untested and unproven.”
“We’ve always said that we want our employees to have their voices heard, and we hope and expect this process allows for that,” Paul Flaningan, an Amazon spokesperson, said in a statement.
Last week, Amazon workers at a separate facility in California’s Moreno Valley filed for their own union election, seeking to join the ALU. Nannette Plascencia, who has worked at the warehouse for seven years, said she and her colleagues have been attempting to organize the facility for more than two years, but the company’s famously high turnover rate had made it challenging to build up enough support.
Another election spearheaded by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union at a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, remains too close to call with 416 challenged ballots still waiting for adjudication. The vote, held this spring, was the union’s second attempt to organize there, following a prior loss that it contested.
Unlike Starbucks stores that have voted to unionize by the hundreds in the past year, organizing Amazon warehouses is a much more arduous task. The facilities typically employ hundreds — or thousands — of employees. And it can take months to build up enough showing of support for an election.
Amazon warehouse workers at a facility in Garner, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh, have been organizing for months and plan to file for an election by the end of summer next year, said Tim Platt, an Amazon worker who’s been soliciting support for the campaign under a group called Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment, or CAUSE. Organizers are taking their time to file for an election so they can be confident of the outcome by the time workers start voting.
The workers there chose not to align with the ALU, though organizers still coordinate with each other routinely. Platt said workers might join another union in the future. They’ve met with the Teamsters, which launched a division last month focused on organizing Amazon workers. But for now, Platt said they’re only focused on organizing.
Mendoza, ALU’s director of communications, said the union is trying to support other workers forming their own organizing committees across the country. However, their main task will be filing their own election petitions and building up more support at the facility that voted to unionize in case it needs to call for an action, such as a strike.
The union has been able to hire two full-time staff to help out with trainings and meetings. A $250,000 donation from the American Federation of Teachers has also allowed them to get office space in Staten Island. They’re building support, but it takes time, Mendoza said.
“You can lose some elections or win other ones,” he said. “We’re not concerned about an individual result the way Amazon is. They can’t really afford to lose one.”
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BEIJING, March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DHgate, the leading cross-border e-commerce marketplace in China, is excited to announce the launch of the DHgate New Arrival Carnival Sale 2023. Running from March 6th to March 10th, the event offers amazing deals and markdowns on a vast range of products.
The New Arrival Carnival Sale offers buyers discounts of up to 80% off, as well as coupons, all enhanced by customer segmentation and AI recommendations to cater to buyers' different attributes and preferred interests. To improve the shopping experience even more for buyers, DHgate will offer upgraded newcomer benefits and speedy delivery services. It's time to refresh your wardrobe, sports equipment, home decor, electronics, and other essentials this Spring!
Exclusive Countdown Event for Early Birds
To provide greater markdowns for customers during the New Arrival Carnival, a countdown event will be launched offering buyers a chance to view the lowest prices and plan their shopping list. There will also be a Countdown Main Session, Friends Referral Program, Quality Store Session, Wish List Session and Wholesale Session supporting different purchasing needs.
Customers who add items to their shopping cart during the countdown event will have the chance to receive coupons worth up to $50 for use during the New Arrival Carnival (Mar. 6-10). Over 5,000 sellers across various categories, including sports, shoes and bags, fashion, accessories, apparel, consumer electronics, smartphones and accessories, home furnishings, auto and motor parts, are participating in the store coupon program during the countdown event. Attractive discounts are available for various categories including designer bags, electric scooters, mountain bikes, jeans, smartphone covers, solar lights, Stanley cups, TV boxes, and assorted bottles.
During the Wholesale Products & Services session, a special session for wholesale purchasing, DHgate will be offering large buyers the best deals at the lowest prices. DHgate has partnered with sellers to provide exclusive and high-value coupons for in-demand wholesale purchasing categories including consumer electronics, phone accessories, home furnishings, and auto parts.
Refer Friends & Earn Multiple Benefits
DHgate aims to empower everyone involved in global trade. Existing users can receive money-off coupons when a newly registered user shops on DHgate using the referral link. To access your referral link, click the "Share" button via the campaign or product page, and then invite your friends to start earning rewards!
Take advantage of this limited-time offer for the New Arrival Carnival! (March 6-10)
Enjoy a Timely Online Shopping Experience with an Upgraded Fast Shipping Service
DHgate's upgraded shipping services provide buyers with a faster and better delivery experience, with locally warehoused goods promised to be delivered within 24 hours, and DHL, UPS, and other express delivery service providers promising 7-day delivery. The DHgate warehouse delivery service also updates logistics tracking online within 24 hours and delivers to buyers in Europe and America via DHLink Logistics within 7-15 days on average.
Shoppers can also benefit from secure payment methods, hassle-free returns, and excellent customer support.
"Our New Arrival Carnival offers an excellent opportunity for our customers to shop for their favorite products at discounted prices," said Diane Wang, Founder, Chairperson, and CEO of DHGATE Group. "We have curated a wide range of products that cater to our customers' needs and preferences. We want to ensure that our shoppers get the best deals and discounts while shopping online."
About DHgate
Founded in 2004, DHgate has become the leading B2B cross-border e-commerce marketplace in China. Through our global operations and offices, including in the USA and UK, we reach millions of people with trusted products and services. As of December 31, 2022, DHgate served more than 59.6 million registered buyers from 225 countries and regions by connecting them to over 2.54 million sellers in China and other countries, with over 34 million live listings on the platform annually. For more information, please visit dhgate.com and follow @DHgate.com
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The BrightRidge Board of Directors has adopted a budget for the next fiscal year that does not include rate increases for customers’ electric and broadband services.
A release from BrightRidge states that the board unanimously approved the budget and also voted to allot $1.3 million for July bill credits for residential and small commercial customers.
According to BrightRidge, that $1.3 million will translate to an estimated 11% savings on the average customer’s bill. The funding for those credits comes from the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Pandemic Recovery Credit, which was provided to power companies to help offset inflation challenges.
BrightRidge has not seen a local rate increase for providing electric services in the past five years, the release states.
“With stable cash flows projected for the next five years, BrightRidge continues to prioritize the needs of our customers while investing in service access,” BrightRidge CEO Jeff Dykes was quoted as saying in the release. “Although electric sales continue a decade-long flat trendline, overall margin growth is projected to cover capital, administrative and maintenance costs without a local rate increase.”
The budget also includes approval of $23.5 million for capital projects to continue the expansion of BrightRidge’s Broadband services.
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Day" game were:
4-8-0-5, WB: 8
(four, eight, zero, five; WB: eight)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Day" game were:
4-8-0-5, WB: 8
(four, eight, zero, five; WB: eight)
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(The Hill) – The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Robocall Response Team announced on Thursday that the agency’s Enforcement Bureau has ordered phone companies to block scam robocalls promoting auto warranties.
“We are not going to tolerate robocall scammers or those that help make their scams possible,” FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement. “Consumers are out of patience and I’m right there with them.”
The robocalls are originating from Roy Cox Jr., Aaron Michael Jones, their Sumco Panama companies and other international associates, the FCC’s Robocall Response Team said in a press release.
All U.S. voice services providers must “take all necessary steps to avoid carrying this robocall traffic” or regularly report ways they are mitigating the traffic to the FCC, the release said.
“Now that U.S. voice service providers know the individuals and entities associated with this scheme, the Enforcement Bureau will closely monitor voice service providers’ compliance with this order and take appropriate enforcement action as necessary,” said Acting FCC Enforcement Bureau Chief Loyaan Egal in a statement.
The robocall scam campaign is being investigated by the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau and is the subject of a lawsuit by the Ohio attorney general, according to the release.
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Deshaun Watson, the controversial Cleveland Browns quarterback accused by dozens of women of sexual misconduct and assault, will be suspended for 11 regular-season games, the NFL announced Thursday.
Watson must also undergo a behavioral treatment program and pay a fine of $5 million, which will be used to establish a fund to support non-profit organizations across the U.S. that work to combat sexual assault and help survivors. The Cleveland Browns and the NFL will each contribute $1 million to the fund.
Dozens of women have accused Watson of sexual misconduct during massage therapy sessions. In total, he faced 24 lawsuits; all but one of those suits has since settled.
In a statement, Watson apologized for "any pain this situation has caused" and said he would take responsibility for his actions.
But in a news conference Thursday, Watson said he would "continue to stand on his innocence."
"I have to do what's best for Deshaun Watson at the end of the day. I know what happened. I was in those situations," he said. "Just because settlements and things like that happen doesn't mean that a person is guilty for anything."
Asked for whom he was apologizing if he believed he was innocent, Watson responded: "For everyone that was affected about the situation. There was a lot of people that was triggered."
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) August 18, 2022
A lengthy arbitration process between the NFL and its players' union had first resulted in a six-week suspension. But facing a wave of criticism that the punishment was too light, the NFL appealed the decision in pursuit of a longer suspension.
"Deshaun has committed to doing the hard work on himself that is necessary for his return to the NFL," the league's commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement.
Watson's 11-game suspension will begin in Week 1 of the regular season, which begins next month. He will return to the field on Dec. 4, when the Browns play the Houston Texans, Watson's former team.
Read on for more about the accusations against Watson:
What is the deal with Deshaun Watson?
Here's the summary: Watson was an exciting young quarterback drafted in the first round in 2017 by the Houston Texans. As the Texans' starter, he helped lead the team to back-to-back playoff appearances in 2018 and 2019. His own performance peaked in 2020 with 33 touchdowns, just seven interceptions and a league-best 4,823 passing yards (though his team floundered at just 4-12 that season).
Then, in March 2021, a woman filed a lawsuit accusing Watson of sexually harassing her during a massage therapy session. Twenty-two more women filed subsequent lawsuits that spring, all accusing him of similar misconduct. (One lawsuit was dropped after a judge required the women to disclose their names.) Two additional suits were filed this summer.
Watson has denied all the claims.
The Texans chose to bench him for the 2021 season. During the off-season, he was traded to the Cleveland Browns even as the NFL's own investigation was ongoing. The 2022 preseason began earlier this month; the regular season begins in September.
What exactly is Watson accused of?
The lawsuits filed against Watson describe a strikingly similar pattern of behavior. Watson would hire a massage therapist for a massage session. The massages took place in a variety of locations, including spas, hotel rooms and Watson's home and office.
At some point during the massage, the lawsuits say, Watson would turn sexual: asking the women for sex, directing their hands to his groin, touching them with his penis. Two women say he orally penetrated them without their consent. Others say he ejaculated on them.
The number of massage therapists seen by Watson is much higher than the number represented by the lawsuits. The New York Times reported this summer that Watson had seen at least 66 massage therapists over a 17-month span from late 2019 to early 2021.
In addition to the 24 women who filed lawsuits, at least two filed criminal complaints. Other women hired by Watson during this period reported no issues during their sessions, and more than a dozen others filed statements of support for Watson.
"I never assaulted anyone," Watson said in June. "I never harassed anyone or I never disrespected anyone. I never forced anyone to do anything."
Where do things stand with the lawsuits? Were there any criminal charges?
There are no current criminal investigations against him. In March, a grand jury in Harris County, where Houston is located, declined to bring charges for nine criminal cases; a second grand jury in neighboring Brazoria County also declined charges in a tenth case.
In June, Watson agreed to settle 20 of the 24 suits against him. One of the lawsuits had also named the Texans as a defendant for enabling Watson's behavior, including by providing him with nondisclosure agreements for massage therapists to sign; the team reached a settlement in July that covered 30 total women. This month, three of the remaining lawsuits were settled.
That leaves one ongoing lawsuit. A trial is currently expected in the spring of 2023.
What's the story with the Browns signing him?
After the first grand jury declined to charge Watson, the Browns signed the quarterback to a lucrative five-year $230 million deal, structuring his contract to minimize lost pay in the case of a suspension this season (which is near certain).
The team reportedly did not speak to any of Watson's accusers before signing him.
The Browns have been without a steady franchise quarterback for decades. Their most recent hope, Baker Mayfield, helped the Browns return to the playoffs after a 17-year drought. But he had battled a shoulder injury and an apparently poor relationship with team officials, and the Browns traded him to the Carolina Panthers in July.
The acquisition of Watson was already controversial when the team signed him in March. (More than 2,000 people made donations to the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center as a way to charitably protest the signing.)
And the controversy hasn't let up over the months since: An HBO special that aired in May helped motivate two additional accusers to file lawsuits, and the Times investigation revealed that Watson's lawyer had been in regular contact with Harris County prosecutors in the months leading up to the grand juries.
As part of the suspension agreement, the Browns will contribute $1 million to the fund that will help support organizations that help survivors of sexual assault.
"I think in this country, and hopefully in the world, people deserve second chances, OK? I really think that. I struggle a little bit with, is he never supposed to play again? Is he never supposed to be part of society? Does he get no chance to rehabilitate himself?" said Jimmy Haslam, who owns the Browns with his wife Dee, in a news conference Thursday. "That's what we're going to do."
Will Watson play this season? How about in the future?
Yes, Watson will play this season. On Thursday, the NFL announced that it had reached an agreement with the NFL Players Association over Watson's punishment: He will be suspended for 11 regular-season games (along with the $5 million fine).
In other words, Watson will miss about two-thirds of the regular season.
The league and players union had agreed to use an arbitrator to decide on a punishment. This month, that arbitrator, a former federal judge, recommended a six-game suspension.
The NFL appealed that decision in an effort to suspend him for longer. League Commissioner Roger Goodell said the evidence called for a suspension of at least a year, calling Watson's conduct "predatory" and "egregious."
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Pre-orders and trials of Peloton Row immediately available in the U.S., adding a new low-impact, full-body cardio and strength option to Peloton's growing portfolio of immersive connected fitness products and content
The announcement of Peloton Row coincides with new AI features and content added to Peloton Guide to deliver a more personalized fitness experience for Members
NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON), the global leader in immersive connected fitness experiences, today unveiled Peloton Row, marking its highly anticipated entry into rowing. Following in the path of its existing portfolio, Peloton Bike, Peloton Bike+, Peloton Guide and Peloton Tread, Peloton Row combines the innovative software, premium hardware design, and exclusive content that make up the signature Peloton experience with a unique low-impact, full-body cardio and strength workout. Pre-orders in the U.S. start immediately, with deliveries anticipated to begin in December 2022.
"It has always been our goal to offer convenient and engaging workouts wherever, whenever. We've continuously challenged ourselves to create new, differentiated products and experiences for our Members and Peloton Row is the latest example," said Tom Cortese, Peloton's Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer. "I'm proud of the work we've done to enter the rowing category. Peloton Row will introduce more people to this incredibly efficient and effective discipline and keep them motivated no matter where they are on their fitness journey."
Rowing is known for being an efficient, low-impact exercise, working 86% of muscles in as little as 15 minutes. Peloton Row delivers highly personalized workouts, bringing together Peloton's motivational instructors with sleek hardware and new technology that allows Members of all levels to tailor each routine to their specific abilities, needs, and fitness goals.
Peloton Row's key features include:
- Form Assist: Individually calibrated on-screen feedback highlights areas for improvement in real time so Members can adjust their form and strengthen their stroke as they row.
- Form Rating and Insights: Post-class analytics and insights measure performance and progress over time. Members receive a detailed breakdown and rating of form and metrics after each class to help them optimize their rowing technique.
- Personal Pace Targets: Customizable pace targets contextualize instructors' cues to help Members gauge how much intensity is needed at every interval to stay on track.
- 24" HD Swivel Screen: Swivel screen pivots 45 degrees to bring the studio energy into the home and seamlessly move from Peloton Row to floor-based content like Row Bootcamp and Strength.
- Electronically-Controlled Resistance: Each stroke is frictionless and near-silent so workouts won't disrupt the household.
- Vertical Stowability: Safe, sleek, and seamless storage with an included upright wall anchor to allow Peloton Row to work for all spaces.
- New Content and Instructors for All Levels: Expert instructors Matt Wilpers and Adrian Williams, along with new instructors Ash Pryor, Alex Karwoski and Katie Wang, lead new class formats such as Instructed Row and Row Bootcamp with Guided Scenic and Live classes coming early next year. Their diverse skill sets ensure Members have a variety of levels and teaching styles to choose from.
Peloton Row is available from $3,195 USD including delivery and set-up, and pre-orders are available now at https://www.onepeloton.com/row/sign-up. The All-Access Membership, required to access content on the Peloton Row for $44 USD/month, allows Members to create accounts for the entire household. Existing All-Access Members can access content on the Peloton Row at no additional cost.
Peloton isn't just adding new products like Peloton Row, but also continues to innovate on existing products and content to keep Members engaged and challenged, as well as offering new accessible ways to welcome more people into the Peloton community. For example, Peloton recently announced the expansion of its national rental program, allowing people to rent from just $89/month a Peloton Bike/Bike+, which includes the cost of an All-Access Membership and access to Peloton's entire library of live and on-demand classes.
Peloton Guide, the brand's AI-powered personal trainer and first dedicated strength product, today will also roll out a series of updates including Rep Tracking - an AI-powered feature that recognizes and counts Members' movements - and Weight Rack - a feature that tracks the free weights in a Member's home and allows Guide to measure the total weight lifted in each movement of a workout to show strength progression over time. Rep Tracking launches with three new collections on Guide, and new Rep Tracking-enabled classes will be added each week. Peloton Guide is available from $295 including shipping, and can be purchased now at https://www.onepeloton.com/shop/guide. A Guide Membership or an All-Access Membership is required to access the content and features on Guide, and is available for $24 or $44 USD/month, respectively.
For more information about all of Peloton's immersive fitness devices, content or Membership, please visit www.onepeloton.com.
Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) is the leading connected fitness platform with a highly engaged community of nearly 7 million Members worldwide. A category innovator at the nexus of fitness, technology, and media, Peloton's first-of-its-kind subscription platform seamlessly combines innovative hardware, distinctive software, and exclusive content. Its world-renowned instructors, coach and motivate Members to be the best version of themselves anytime, anywhere. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York City, Peloton continues to scale across the US, UK, Canada, Germany, and Australia. For more information, visit www.onepeloton.com.
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Arrest made in killing of Catholic bishop in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A suspect has been arrested in the killing of a Catholic bishop who was fatally shot over the weekend in Southern California, authorities said Monday.
A person was arrested in the killing of Bishop David O’Connell, who was found in his home with a gunshot wound and declared dead at the scene, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputy Lizette Falcon said. Falcon said details would be provided at a news conference at noon Pacific time.
O’Connell, 69, was killed Saturday just blocks from the St. John Vianney Catholic Church, part of his archdiocese, in Hacienda Heights, an unincorporated community about 20 miles (30 kilometers) east of downtown Los Angeles.
Authorities have not said whether the bishop was targeted or if his religion might have been a factor.
O’Connell had been a priest for 45 years and was a native of Ireland, according to Angelus News, the news outlet of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the nation’s largest. In 2015, Pope Francis named him one of several auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese.
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CDC launches new forecasting center for infectious diseases
(AP) – A new U.S. government center aims to become the National Weather Service for infectious diseases — an early warning system to help guide the response to COVID-19 and future pandemics.
The new Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics launched Tuesday. Its leaders say predicting the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. has been hampered by data-collection problems.
In contrast, the United Kingdom uses regular population sampling with swab tests and blood draws to get a clearer picture of who’s been infected, said Marc Lipsitch, the new center’s science director. He said similar sampling should be considered in the U.S.
And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention needs to have better access to data from state governments and hospitals, said Caitlin Rivers, the center’s associate director.
The CDC has been granted temporary authority for COVID-19 data collection, but the agency broadly relies on voluntary reporting and complex data agreements with states, Rivers said.
The center is housed at the CDC. Its initial $200 million in funding came from the 2021 coronavirus relief package. The center has awarded $21 million to academic institutions to develop modeling and forecasting methods.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Moomoo's parent company Futu Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: FUTU, "Futu"), a leading tech-driven online brokerage and wealth management platform, announced that its long-term issuer credit rating "BBB-" has been reaffirmed with a stable outlook by major global rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P). Meanwhile, S&P also maintained Futu's "bbb" GCP (group credit profile) rating.
Last year, Futu was granted a BBB- long-term issuer credit rating by S&P, marking the first Hong Kong brokerage to independently receive BBB- rating from S&P.
Being one of the three major global rating agencies, S&P offers third-party forward looking opinions about a company's relative creditworthiness ranging from AAA to D. Companies rated BBB- or higher by S&P are considered investment-grade, and are believed to have adequate capacity to meet financial commitments and relatively low credit risk.
In its recent report, S&P highlighted Futu's very strong capitalization, adequate risk controls and expansion strategy on international market, and it expected Futu to maintain the risk appetite, underwriting standards and good loan quality while expanding the business scope and international outreach over the next 24 months.
S&P also underscored Futu's satisfactory share of about 3% of Hong Kong's fragmented brokerage market, and its improvements on the diversification of its product offerings and geographic reach. S&P believed that Futu has started to diversify its funding structure and liquidity sources in recent years.
S&P commented in the report that internationalization will be the main strategy for Futu in the next two to three years, as the company is looking to expand the presence in Hong Kong SAR, the U.S., Singapore, Australia and potentially other new markets. As of the end of first quarter, Futu recorded more than 80% of its newly acquired paying clients from Hong Kong SAR, the United States, Singapore and other international markets in first quarter this year.
Having established its presence in Hong Kong in 2012, Futu has led the way in the local brokerage industry for almost ten years and its app Futubull is now a household name in Hong Kong. Futu's registered Hong Kong users number accounted for approximately one third of Hong Kong adults' population.
Since July 2020, Futu had become the first retail brokerage included in Category A Stock Exchange Participants by the Hong Kong Exchange, ranking among top 14 brokerage houses together with other top tier global investment banks, in terms of market shares in Hong Kong.
Since Futu made its debut in Singapore last year, its flagship app moomoo has quickly become a technology brokerage platform recognized by local investors. As of June 2022, the number of Futu's Singapore users accounted for more than 20% of the Singapore's population aged between 20 to 70. In June 2022, Moomoo Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd officially became the first digital brokerage to receive full memberships from Singapore Exchange, strengthening its leading position in the industry.
In the U.S. market, moomoo continues to gain interest from traders who seek better tools to trade like a pro. With strong technology supports, moomoo provides investors with seamless trading experience, timely financial information, and powerful investment analysis tools that used to be available only to institutional investors.
Moomoo also announced its official launch in Australia in March 2022, providing trading access of stocks and ETFs listed in the U.S. and Australia to Australian investors. Moomoo is rapidly expanding its presence in Australia by sharing investing knowledge and market insights in financial forums and events, putting responsible investing into practice.
Apart from brokerage business, Futu sharpens edges of its product diversification. In terms of enterprise service business, Futu had 258 IPO and IR clients as well as 459 ESOP clients by the end of first quarter, climbing up 69.7% and 129.5% YoY, respectively.
Additionally, Futu Money Plus has partnered with 64 world's well-known financial institutions to offer wealth management services, including five new partners - Wellington Investment, Fullerton Fund Management, Lion Global Investors, Nikko Asset Management and UOB Asset Management in first quarter. According to its first quarter earnings report, the total client assets amount reached HK$20.9 billion ($2.7 billion), an increase of 59.1% YoY.
About Futu Holdings Limited
Futu Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: FUTU) is an advanced technology company transforming the investing experience by offering a fully digitalized brokerage and wealth management platform. The Company primarily serves the emerging affluent population, pursuing a massive opportunity to facilitate a once-in-a-generation shift in the wealth management industry and build a digital gateway into broader financial services. The Company provides investing services through its proprietary digital platforms, Futubull and moomoo, each a highly integrated application accessible through any mobile device, tablet or desktop. The Company's primary fee-generating services include trade execution – which allows its clients to trade securities, such as stocks, ETFs, warrants, options and futures across different markets – as well as margin financing and securities lending. Futu has also embedded social media tools to create a network centered around its users and provide connectivity to users, investors, companies, analysts, media and key opinion leaders.
About moomoo
Moomoo is a next-generation one-stop digital financial service platform created by Moomoo Technologies Inc., a fintech company based in Palo Alto, California.
Moomoo integrates trading, market data, social networking with advanced features, such as AI-powered analytics and anomaly detection functions. It supports free online account-opening and provides access to the trading of stocks and ETFs in multiple global markets such as the United States, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, and Australia. Moomoo and its brand affiliates also offer rich investor education content and an interactive online community with 18 million users in more than 200 countries globally.
Moomoo's parent company is the Nasdaq-listed fintech company Futu Holdings Limited ("Futu"), which is headquartered in Hong Kong. Futu's subsidiary is also one of the largest brokerages in Hong Kong. On March 8, 2019, Futu was listed on the Nasdaq (symbol: FUTU).
For more information, please visit the moomoo official website at www.moomoo.com.
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Police said an autopsy was being performed to determine the cause of the death and declined to provide further details, citing an ongoing investigation.
Slovak TV channel Markiza said the owner of the small zoo in the town of Kysucke Nove Mesto was attacked by a lion while feeding the animal. The broadcaster said the man's relatives confirmed the information.
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1. Toilets that clean as you flush. Load the special tablets into the built-in tank activator system when needed. Then, just flush as you go to add cleaning power to your bowl. Some toilets even feature a slippery, clear coating on the bowl surface to help with the flush and wash concept of these toilets.
2. Wider footprint toilet. Flared styling at the base of these toilets can help cover old floor marks from a previous toilet.
3. Semi-skirted toilet bowl. Inspired by the full-skirted models, concealed trapway or semi-skirted toilets feature some smooth flat areas on the outside of bowl for easier cleaning. But unlike most full-skirted toilets, no extra installation requirements are usually needed for these versatile and attractive toilets — proving once again that a miniskirt can be an eye-catching option.
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WFO LOS ANGELES Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, September 11, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Santa Barbara County in southwestern California...
* Until 645 PM PDT.
* At 437 PM PDT, Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Highway 166 between Twitchell Dam and the Cuyama Valley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain.
Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.
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