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There are always new fashion trends to keep up with. Thankfully, style expert Melissa Chataigne is here to share help us out with looks that she styled with back to school season in mind. A new semester is upon us, whether you're a student or you're just shopping for one. If you are looking for style tips, Melissa is your girl.
She put together ensembles that encourage you to walk on the wild side, be too cool for school, suit up, and be sorority rush-ready. And, of course, even if you're not in school, everyone can take a cue from these looks.
Trend 1: Walk on the Wild Side
Zadig & Voltaire Rinka Tiger Dress
This tiger print mini dress is much more versatile than you may have realized. You can dress it up with your favorite heels, go casual with some sneakers, or go for coolness with some combat boots. The fun print and polished silhouette are a super fashionable juxtaposition.
Zadig & Voltaire Joe Boots
Black combat boots are always a good idea. They will never go out of style and you can pair them with any outfit. These have beautiful ribbon laces that bring a delicate twist to the style.
Claire's Black Checkerboard Clear Small Backpack
THis backpack is the best of two popular trends. It's half-checkerboard, half-clear, and it's all cute. It even has a matching detachable coin case.
Trend 2: Too Cool for School
Adidas Ivy Park Dipped Tote Bag
Use this tote bag to carry all of your daily essentials. It's oversized with room for your books, iPad, laptop, snacks, and other school essentials. It also comes with detachable panels for additional storage.
Adidas Ivy Park Savage Trail Shoes
Get a little nostalgic with these neutral sneakers. They're giving 90s vibes through and through.
Trend 3: Sorority Rush Ready
Lulus My Favorite Night Magenta Off-the-Shoulder Bodycon Midi Dress
This midi dress is perfect for a night out or a special event. Its stretchy crepe fabric is fitted and sophisticated. You can also get this dress in three additional colorways.
Lulus Taylor Natural Suede Ankle Strap Heels
You're gonna want these Lulus heels in every color. There are a ton to choose from too. This natural color is the perfect complementary neutral to most outfits and these heels are comfy.
Trend 4: Suit Up
Claire's Gold Hexagon Hippie Round Frame Sunglasses
Switch up your sunglasses game with these unique hexagon-shaped aviators.
Claire's Chunky Checkered & Zig Zag Barrettes- 4 Pack
Bring some retro vibes to your outfit with these barrettes.
Claire's Mini Skin Jems- 100 Pack, Rainbow
Stick these mini gems on your face to elevate your makeup. These are great for Halloween or a music festival, especially.
Claire's Gold Star Charm Choker Necklaces (2 Pack)
Feel like a star in this gold choker necklace. It comes with a classic gold chain for a great layered look. Plus, you can wear them both individually or with other necklaces too.
Claire's Pixel Smiling Face Coin Purse Keychain
Use this smiley face coin purse for your keys, coins, or other tiny essentials. It clips to your bag too.
Claire's Marble Active LED Watch
These marble-looking watch is great for anyone who's active. It's highly functional with a fitness timer and a digital watch and it's chic.
Claire's Swirl Glitter Tip Squareletto Vegan Faux Nail Set- 24 Pack
Save some time and glue on this trendy, faux manicure.
Claire's Mixed Metal Crystal Stud & Hoop Earring Set- 6 Pack
This set has all of the earring staples you need: hoops and studs in gold and silver. These are styles that will always be in stock and this set is the perfect opportunity to stock up.
Claire's Mixed Metal Wire Ear Cuffs- 6 Pack
Switch up your earring cuff game with one of these. This set has six pieces in four different colorways.
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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Linus Ullmark left the ice with a few minutes left to play, which ordinarily isn’t a great thing for hockey goaltenders.
In this case, it only made the Boston Bruins appreciate him more.
Ullmark stopped 41 shots before leaving the game with 3:11 remaining after drawing a misconduct penalty — he wanted to fight Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk as the highlight of a late-game scrum — and the Bruins beat the Panthers 6-2 on Sunday to move one game away from the second round of the playoffs.
“I love it,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said of his goalie. “He’s all in.”
Taylor Hall had two goals and two assists, Jake DeBrusk scored twice, and the Bruins took a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference first-round series — with a chance to advance coming in Boston on Wednesday.
Brad Marchand and Tyler Bertuzzi also had goals for the Bruins, who got a second consecutive win on Florida ice. Hall’s goals came in the final 3:36, the second one an empty-netter.
But the talk of the locker room was Ullmark, for good reason.
“Tkachuk’s kind of doing a lot of things to try and get under our skin but for the most part, we’re doing a great job of keeping it between the whistles, and I’m proud of our group for doing so,” Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo said. “But at times, you’ve got to show a little passion and push back.”
Tkachuk and Sam Bennett had goals for Florida, while Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for the Panthers.
Hall put it away with 3:36 left, getting behind Florida’s defense and beating Bobrovsky easily for a 5-2 edge that sent Panthers fans to the exits — possibly for the last time this season.
“I liked the way we started. Certainly didn’t like the end result,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. “But we’ll go into Boston feeling free.”
All Boston needs to do now is avoid a three-game losing streak in order to reach the second round for the fifth time in the past six seasons.
The Bruins dropped three in a row only once all season, on their way to having the best regular-season mark in NHL history — 65-12-5. Sunday’s win was Boston’s 68th of the season; only 10 teams, including playoffs, have ever won more in a single season.
Both of DeBrusk’s goals put Boston on top by two — the first a power-play score 1:52 into the second for a 2-0 lead, the other when he merely had to swipe a puck that popped out of Bobrovsky’s glove into the net for a 4-2 edge with 11:55 remaining.
Boston improved to 39-1-1 this season when leading after the first period, 50-1-2 when leading after two periods, and 52-1-1 in games where it led by two or more goals at any time.
“We don’t have to think about 3-1 or what’s going on,” Bobrovsky said. “We just have to take the approach of one shift at a time, and keep grinding.”
The Panthers had two notable lineup changes — Bobrovsky was in, Aaron Ekblad was out.
Alex Lyon’s run of 11 consecutive games as Florida’s starting goalie ended, with Bobrovsky getting the call there. Ekblad was listed as a game-time decision after leaving Game 3 early with an undisclosed injury; he wound up sitting out and Casey Fitzgerald played instead.
AROUND THE RINK
The Bruins went with their same lineup as Game 3, meaning Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci remained out Sunday. Montgomery said if either or both can play Wednesday, they will, and said he thinks Bergeron has a better chance to return. … Ullmark stopped a shot from Bennett in the first period with the top of his helmet. … The Panthers had one other lineup change from Game 3 — Anthony Duclair was out, Zac Dalpe was in. … Boston defenseman Dmitry Orlov (0-5-5) has had an assist in all four games of the series. … Pavel Zacha had two assists for Boston.
CHASING HISTORY
Boston is now four wins away from matching the record for most in a season, including playoffs. The 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens, 1983-84 Edmonton Oilers, 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings and last season’s Colorado Avalanche all won 72 games.
UP NEXT
Game 5 is Wednesday in Boston.
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The House is set to vote on a revamped resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Wednesday after the chamber blocked a similar measure targeting the California Democrat last week.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) called the revised measure to the floor as a privileged resolution on Tuesday, which forces the House to take action on the measure. Democrats are expected to make a procedural motion to table the measure when it comes to the floor for a vote on Wednesday, which would require majority support.
The move from Luna comes after the House blocked her initial Schiff censure resolution last week. Twenty Republicans joined Democrats in supporting a motion to table the measure which was enough to block the resolution from coming to the floor for a vote, effectively killing it.
Luna, however, made a number of changes to the resolution from last week to this week, and she said she now has enough votes for the measure to be approved.
“I have spoken to many of my colleagues,” Luna said in a statement on Tuesday. “A majority of the 20 will be changing their vote to support the motion, as well as other Members who were not in town for the initial vote have let me/my office know they will be voting with us.”
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At least three of those GOP defectors have publicly said they will support the new censure resolution. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters earlier in the day that he expects the revised resolution to pass the House.
Of the changes made between this week’s and last week’s resolutions was nixing a non-binding “whereas” clause that said if the Ethics Committee found that Schiff “lied, made misrepresentations, and abused sensitive information,” he should be fined $16 million. That dollar figure, according to Luna, was half the amount of money that American taxpayers paid toward the investigation into potential collusion between Trump and Russia.
According to the Justice Department, the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller cost $32 million.
Some of the GOP defectors raised concerns with that portion of the resolution — arguing that it was unconstitutional — leading them to oppose it. But once Luna said she would take the clause out of the resolution, a number of the Republican opposers relented in their opposition.
“Thank you for fixing your bill for next week,” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who voiced concerns with the fine, wrote on Twitter last week.
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), who voted against last week’s censure resolution out of opposition to the fine, signed on as a co-sponsor of the new version.
Additionally, the new resolution just calls for censuring Schiff while last week’s involved censuring and condemning the congressman. The new version also omitted non-binding “whereas” clauses that says Schiff “purposely deceived his Committee, Congress, and the American people” and that he “exploited” his positions on the House Intelligence Committee “to encourage and excuse abusive intelligence investigations of Americans for political purposes.”
The revamped resolution, however, adds a number of non-binding “whereas” clauses: it cites a March 2019 letter signed by Republicans on the Intelligence panel calling on Schiff — the then chairman of the committee — to resign from the top post, argues that Schiff “hindered the ability of the Intelligence Committee to fulfill its oversight responsibilities over the Intelligence Community,” and says he “misled the American people and brought disrepute upon the House of Representatives.”
Rep. Marc Molinaro (N.Y.), one of last week’s GOP “no” votes, announced last week that he will support the new resolution.
“I respect the Constitution and the oath we take to it. These revisions address my concerns and I will vote to hold Rep. Schiff accountable,” he wrote on Twitter.
Schiff — who is currently running for Senate — continued to brush aside the censure effort on Tuesday, arguing that Republicans were going after him to distract from the legal troubles surrounding former President Trump.
“But to waste the floor’s time on this false and defamatory resolution is a disservice to the country,” he told reporters. “It detracts from the time that we have to deal with homelessness and we have to deal with the opioid crisis and 100 other challenges, but it just shows how Kevin McCarthy’s completely lost control of the crazies in his conference who are running the place.”
The California Democrat said being censured would be “a badge of honor.”
“With this crowd it’s a badge of honor,” he said when asked about how he feels about the prospect of being censured, which would require him to stand in the well of the House chamber to receive a rebuke.
“I’m proud to have stood up to Trump and defended our democracy and I will continue to do so no matter what they throw my way. But this is the authors of the big lie attacking me for telling the truth. And history will judge them to have failed to have the courage to stand up to a corrupt president but consoled themselves by attacking someone who did,” he added.
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its final meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Luna’s resolution to censure Schiff is part of a long-running GOP campaign against Schiff, who emerged as a bogeyman on the right after years of leading efforts against Trump while he was in the White House. The California Democrat led Trump’s first impeachment inquiry as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and he frequently accused Trump of colluding with Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign.
McCarthy blocked Schiff and his California colleague, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D), from serving on the Intelligence panel earlier this year. And Luna previously filed a resolution to expel Schiff from the House.
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WFO EL PASO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, August 11, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
241 PM MDT Thu Aug 11 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of south central New Mexico and western Texas,
including the following counties, in south central New Mexico,
Otero. In western Texas, Hudspeth.
* WHEN...Until 545 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 240 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall of up to 1 inch is expected over the
area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Dell City and Cornudas, including portions of Highway 62/180
along and east of Cornudas.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
In hilly terrain there are numerous of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
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Intoxicated driver struck, killed woman in mall parking lot, police say
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. (WBNG) - Police in New York say a man is charged with murder and multiple other felony charges after he allegedly struck and killed a 72-year-old woman in a shopping mall parking lot.
The Johnson City Police Department said in a news release that 20-year-old Rajee Almashni, of Binghamton, was charged in connection to the death of 72-year-old Elizabeth Atkinson.
Officers were called to the Oakdale Commons shopping mall Sunday around 4:20 p.m. to check on the welfare of a man who was believed to be intoxicated. They were told the man had entered at least two different vehicles in the parking lot, WBNG reports.
An officer initially tried to make contact with the suspect, later identified as Almashni, while he was in the driver’s seat of a vehicle, but the suspect allegedly fled in the vehicle at a high rate of speed.
Police say within seconds, Almashni struck Atkinson, who was leaving a store.
Authorities noted this happened out of the officer’s view, as he retreated to his patrol car in an attempt to relocate the suspect.
The officer later found Almashni driving north in the Oakdale Commons parking lot and tried to stop him as he left the area. The suspect did not comply and continued onto State Route 201.
At this time, police say officers were told that Atkinson had been struck, and she was unresponsive. More first responders arrived to provide Atkinson aid, but she later died from her injuries at the hospital.
Officers chased Almashni until his vehicle became disabled. He allegedly tried to flee on foot but was located a short distance away and taken into custody.
Police say Almashi appeared to be intoxicated. Due to the results of a field sobriety test, he was charged with driving while intoxicated.
An investigation determined Almashni tried to steal property inside Oakdale Commons but left when he was approached by mall security. He allegedly entered an unoccupied vehicle and stole property from inside it. He then got into his own vehicle, which was when police say he was initially approached by the officer.
In addition to murder in the second degree and DWI, Almashni is charged with vehicular manslaughter in the second degree, leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident, unlawful fleeing in the first degree, reckless endangerment in the first degree and grand larceny in the fourth degree.
He was being held ahead of his arraignment Monday night.
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Helium Deploy is investing $9.5million on Baicells equipment to support the Helium 5G Network buildout and operation
PLANO, Texas, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Baicells, a leading provider of turnkey LTE and 5G solutions for operators, enterprises, and communities, and Helium Deploy, a provider of Helium 5G Solution bundles, have announced a partnership to bring the Helium Network opportunity to the international community. The partnership will see Helium Deploy invest $9.5 million in Baicells Nova430H DeWi radios, to meet global demand.
Through the partnership with Baicells, Helium Deploy is bringing the DeWi network model to the global market or more specifically, the opportunity to purchase and deploy in the US network build out. The program pairs global consumers with US based hosts. Consumers (outside of the US) can purchase the Baicells small cells from Helium Deploy to then connect them with local hosts across the US, who deploy the equipment. In exchange for deploying the small cell, the host earns 20% of the Mobile Token earnings, with the owner outside the US taking the remaining 80%. The duration is indefinite with a minimum term of two years.
Until now, the Helium Decentralized Wireless (DeWi) Network being built across the US was open to participation by only those residing in the US since the network is based on CBRS, a US specific wireless band, for wirelessly connecting users and devices.
DeWi networks are made possible by the ongoing advances in small cell technology and are increasingly gaining momentum across the United States. They offer an entirely new technical and economic model with the goal to help close the coverage gap and become a platform to launch new use cases. A DeWi operator like Helium allows most anyone to purchase and deploy their own small cell, indoors or outdoors, along with a low-cost gateway to offer high performance wireless (cellular) connectivity to all kinds of user devices like popular smartphones, tablets, and devices that are in its local coverage footprint.
The owner/operator of the small cell then gets compensated for simply providing this wireless coverage and gets additional compensation each time a device connects and then again as more data is transported over that small cell. Compensation is in the form of the Helium Mobile Token.
In anticipation of this new program, Helium Deploy has been evaluating the market outside the US and quickly found that there is significant demand. Helium is already known outside the US since it offers a similar approach globally for LoRa and IoT connectivity, which uses a different and more universal wireless spectrum band globally to connect all kinds of smart devices, sensors, and more.
The Helium Deploy Program allows a way forward for those outside the US to now participate and benefit from the 5G rollout that has started only in mid-2022 and is US specific. To date, in just a short duration since the 2022 launch, the Helium DeWi network boasts over 6,000 radios deployed across the US.
Helium Deploy CEO, Emile Chouha stated, "As Canadians, we at Helium Deploy want to make 5G mining available to our community which is why we launched this program and even US investors are interested in our digital miners! We love to innovate and come up with new ways to approach crypto mining with Baicells as our Partner."
"Baicells is excited to be working with Helium Deploy," said Minchul Ho, CEO of Baicells North America. "The company is innovative and a growing influence in the decentralized wireless ecosystem. Launching this program to bring the earning opportunity of the DeWi to the global community will only help accelerate the scaling of the national network footprint."
To learn more about Helium Deploy's new project, please visit: https://heliumdeploy.io/pages/hosted-miners
Helium Deploy is a blockchain focused company unlocking mining capabilities to the general public. We have clients across North America and Europe. We are a dynamic team who moves quickly and has innovative ideas. We are passionate about anything crypto.
Baicells is a global technology company offering turnkey 4G and 5G Network Solutions under new economics for service providers, enterprises, and communities. With commercial deployments across more than 50 countries, offices on five continents, and innovative engineering awarded 300 patents, Baicells has established itself as a technology leader. Baicells currently has more than 700 private LTE deployments in operation, including a significant presence across North America. To meet the demand for connectivity in a mobile-first world, Baicells continues to scale with manufacturing capacity online in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Vietnam backed by partnerships with leading global manufacturers. Baicells innovations help connect the unconnected.
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As another record-breaking heat wave takes hold across the U.S., millions are struggling to keep themselves cool and comfortable at home. While many people rely on air conditioning to avoid the heat, not everyone has that luxury. And even for those that do, high utility prices may limit the ability to keep those machines running.
It may seem impossible cool down a room without air conditioning. However, relief from the heat is possible without one. These easy-to-implement tips can help you keep temperatures inside your home manageable.
MORE: How much heat is too much for the human body?
Keep Air Moving with Fans
Fans can be an effective line of defense against the heat. Electric fans help keep the air moving in homes and keep you cool by evaporating sweat from your skin, which leads to cooling relief.
There are a variety of fans on the market to choose from. Combining one or more will be the most efficient and effective way to lower your room’s temperature.
Ceiling Fans
According to the National Resources Defense Council, ceiling fans can help make a room feel up to 10 degrees cooler while only using 10% of the energy necessary to run central air conditioning.
Tip: Make sure you have your fan blades running in a counterclockwise direction, which allows the fan to pull up cooler air that often exists closer to the floor and move it around the room.
Need a new ceiling fan? The 52-inch Hunter Cassius Ceiling Fan is marked down 21% at Amazon right now.
Window Fans
A window fan is an inexpensive and effective way to cool down a room. Use two window fans to maximize cooling, such as a twin-window fan or regular box fans. One will draw air into the home, while the other pulls hot air out.
Two budget-friendly options to consider: This Comfort Zone 9-inch Twin Window Fan costs only $39.99 at Amazon, while the fits-anywhere Amazon Basics Three-Speed Small Room Fan sells for $20.45.
Pedestal Fans
Pedestal fans offer portability and affordability. They come in various sizes, from small desktop fans priced as low as $7.99 to more expensive variations that tower up to almost 4 feet tall, like this $69.99 Dreo Nomad One.
Keep Curtains, Drapes and Shades Closed
According to the Department of Energy, 76% of sunlight that enters homes via double-pane windows becomes heat, which means that having the right window coverings will make a huge difference.
Quality curtains, drapes and shades can block sunlight from coming in, reducing the heat in the room — particularly during peak sunlight hours, when you should keep them closed.
What type of window coverings are best? Blackout curtains in “medium” color with a white plastic backing can reduce summer heat gain by a third, according to the Department of Energy. Try something like these Linen Blackout Curtains from Amazon to get you started.
You can also try window heat-blocking film, only $13.99 on Amazon. This is a peel-and-stick translucent film that you apply directly to your window to reflect UV light away from your home, which reduces heat.
MORE: The best window film to block heat
Be Mindful of When Your Windows Are Open
In addition to having a proper window covering, you’ll also want to know when to open and close your windows.
As much as you might want some fresh air in the house during the day, avoid opening them during peak sunlight hours. At night when the temperatures are lower, keep the windows open and keep that cool air in by closing them in the morning.
Use a Dehumidfier
Thanks to the high humidity level in many parts of the country, the temperature often feels hotter outside than it really is. That’s because moist air limits our ability to sweat, the body’s natural cooling system.
The same principle holds in our homes. If the humidity is high inside, we tend to feel warmer. A simple solution to fix this is to use a dehumidifier.
You can find dehumidifiers such as the Frigidaire 35-pint Dehumidifier for individual rooms all the way up to whole-home models.
MORE: The best dehumidifier
Make Your Bed a Cool Oasis
Getting a good night’s sleep can feel like an elusive dream on hot nights. But you can make your bed a comfortable retreat with the proper bed coverings.
Cooling comfort starts down at the mattress pad or topper made of a breathable material that allows proper airflow when you sleep.
Next, you’ll want to look at lightweight 100% cotton, such as these California Design cotton sheets, or bamboo-blend fabric bedding, both of which promote moisture wicking to allow the body to self regulate its core temperature.
MORE: The best cooling pillows
In the heat of summer, you also don’t want a lot of layers on your bed. Each layer will hold in heat, making your body feel warmer. Try a cooling weighted blanket, which provides the soothing sensation of having more covers but without the heat-promoting impact. Get one on Amazon for only $27.99 right now.
Enjoy a Contrast Shower
We’ve all heard of a cool shower to feel better during the heat. But some experts believe a contrast shower may be a better option for long-term relief from uncomfortable temperatures. One study showed that a contrast shower taken 1 to 2 hours before bed maximizes the brain’s release of melatonin, which leads to a better night’s sleep.
A contrast shower alternates between warm/hot water and cool/cold water at set intervals. The pivot between the cold and warm water allows easier blood flow throughout the body. Not only does this help with easing muscle tension, but it also promotes the gradual decrease of your body core temperature compared to a cold shower.
Without the harshness of constant cold water, you can make your home shower into a spa-like experience. Pamper yourself with a new multi-function showerhead, available on Amazon for just $39.99.
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Explore Oregon Podcast: Hot springs, desert hiking and majestic wildlife at Hart Mountain
In this episode, Zach takes a trip to the high desert mountain and wildlife mecca of Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge.
Every episode:Listen to 65 episodes of Explore Oregon Podcast, a guide to state's outdoors, news and history
Joined by expert Michael O'Casey, of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, they talk about the area's hot springs, majestic animals and best hikes in this little-traveled corner of the state.
Highlights:
- A campground and hot springs where you can encounter species such as pronghorn, mule deer, sage grouse and bighorn sheep.
- Desert hiking to a summit and high country above 8,000 feet, along with exploring slot canyons.
- Viewing some of Oregon's best petroglyphs
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Shares advanced in Asia on Tuesday after another wobbly day on Wall Street extended a losing streak for markets.
Hong Kong advanced nearly 2.5% and other regional benchmarks were moderately higher. Oil prices slipped.
Signs of progress in China’s effortto bring outbreaks of coronavirus under control appeared to be outweighing concern over weaker than expected Chinese economic data for April.
Investors also are watching for comments by Federal Reserve officials that might provide insight into the U.S. economic outlook and future policy moves.
“Markets remain in fight or flight mode while rolling the dice on recession odds,” Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said in a report. He added that, “traders seem to be in the mood to stay bearish until proven otherwise. However, there is still a lingering risk- on tone despite horrific Chinese data.”
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 2.3% to 20,409.12 while the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo edged 0.2% higher, to 26,601.03. In Seoul, the Kospi rose 0.7% to 2,614.53.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.2% to 7,108.30 while the Shanghai Composite index also was 0.2% higher, at 3,079.82.
Markets are trying to gauge how companies and consumers are dealing with higher prices and whether central banks can help ease the problem. On Wall Street, the major indexes have been slipping since early April.
On Monday the S&P 500 fell 0.4% to 4,008.01. It’s coming off of a six-week losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a gain, rising 0.1% to 32,223.42.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 1.2% to 11,662.79.
Technology stocks were among the biggest losers. Apple fell 1.1%. Big tech companies, with their pricey values, tend to push the broader market both up or down. The sector has been a particularly heavy weight as investors worry about high inflation and rising interest rates.
Retailers also had some of the biggest losses. Amazon slipped 2% and Starbucks fell 4.2%.
Energy stocks and health care companies gained ground as oil prices surged. Chevron rose 3.1% and Eli Lilly rose 2.7%.
Spirit Airlines rose 13.5% after JetBlue said it would make a hostile offer for the budget carrier after Spirit rebuffed its earlier bids.
Defense contractor ManTech jumped 15% after investment firm Carlyle Group s aid it will buy the defense contractor.
The Federal Reserve is gradually pushing its benchmark short-term interest rate off its record low near zero, where it spent most of the pandemic. It also said it may continue to raise rates by double the usual amount at upcoming meetings. Investors are concerned that the central bank could cause a recession if it raises rates too high or too quickly.
Lingering supply chain problems continue to feed inflation, and China’s recent COVID-19 lockdownshave raised concerns that they may worsen. Russia’s war against Ukraine has made already high energy prices even more volatile, which could also draw out rising inflation.
U.S. crude oil prices rose 3.4% Monday and are up more than 50% for the year. Natural gas prices rose 3.8% and have more than doubled in 2022.
On Tuesday, U.S. benchmark crude oil shed 37 cents to $113.83 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, the pricing basis for international trading, lost 23 cents to $114.01 per barrel.
The Commerce Department is due to release its retail sales report for April later Tuesday. Home Depot and Walmart will report their latest financial results. Target will report its results on Wednesday.
In currency trading, the dollar rose to 129.19 Japanese yen from 129.11 yen late Monday. The euro was at $1.0438, up from $1.0436. | https://pix11.com/business/ap-business/asian-shares-mixed-as-markets-eye-us-interest-rates-prices/ | 2022-05-26 03:52:44 | 0 | https://pix11.com/business/ap-business/asian-shares-mixed-as-markets-eye-us-interest-rates-prices/ |
BENGALURU, India (AP) — The government has approved $2.3 billion to support production, use and exports of green hydrogen, aiming to make India a global hub for the nascent industry.
The funding, announced late Wednesday, i s a first step toward establishing the capacity to make at least 5 million metric tons of green hydrogen by the end of this decade.
Green hydrogen is hydrogen that is produced through the electrolysis of water, powered by electricity generated from renewable sources of energy. Most of the world’s hydrogen is produced using fossil fuels, especially natural gas.
The aim of the funding initiative is “to make green hydrogen affordable and bring down its cost over the next five years. It will also help India reduce its emissions and become a major exporter in the field,” said Anurag Thakur, India’s minister for information and broadcasting.
He said the financing would also help add about 125 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030. As of October, India had about 166 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity.
Other aims are to create more than a half million new jobs, attract more private investment into the sector, reduce fossil fuel imports and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50 million metric tons.
Many of India’s leading renewable energy companies, including companies owned by the Adani Group, Reliance Industries and JSW Energy; public sector companies like Indian Oil and NTPC Limited; and renewable-only companies such as Renew power are investing in production of green hydrogen.
Green hydrogen now amounts to a small fraction of global hydrogen use, estimated to be about 70 million tons per year. Most commercially produced hydrogen is grey hydrogen, produced using fossil fuels, and blue hydrogen that is also made using fossil fuels but with the use of carbon capture systems to reduce emissions. The production of green hydrogen results in the emission of little to no greenhouse gases.
In providing policy incentives for green hydrogen production, India is following the lead of many other countries such as China, the European Union and the United States. Energy analysts expect manufacturing costs for green hydrogen to fall significantly in the next few years and estimate the green hydrogen market will grow 20-fold to $80 billion by the year 2030.
“A robust policy framework, requisite financial support and an enabling ecosystem for technology development are essential to displace the country’s conventional fuel mix with green hydrogen and enhance its industrial competitiveness in an increasingly decarbonizing world,” said Shreyans Jain, an India-based sustainable business strategy consultant who closely tracks developments in the green hydrogen industry.
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CAMP HILL, PA (WHTM) — High school graduation season is in full swing and people at one Pennsylvania ceremony saw something pretty rare and really cool. Let’s just say the valedictorian and salutatorian know each other even better than most pairs at the top of their classes do.
Jose and Antonio Centenera are fraternal twins, but brothers don’t come much closer than these two Trinity High grads. They’re separated by two minutes at birth but only hundredths of a GPA point.
Antonio, the valedictorian, and Jose, the salutatorian of their class, didn’t necessarily surprise everyone, including Trinity High School Principal John Cominsky.
But this isn’t a story about a dramatic sibling rivalry or a fight for number one. The truth is it’s an even better story.
“It’s almost like they were sad that somebody had to be first. It’s that kind of thing. That’s how supportive they are of one another,” said Cominsky.
“It wasn’t really anything that either of us were really set on doing since the beginning of high school. I think I can speak for us both when I say that,” Jose said.
They speak for each other a lot, but are two remarkable guys in different ways.
“Jose’s a talented tennis player and Antonio is very talented on the piano,” said Cominsky.
The secret, according to their mom Joann?
“I believe that it was it was a combination of just values and faith, family, friends and music,” she said.
Their dad, Virgilio, and grandpa, Leandro, are both deacons in the Catholic Church. Both of them are most proud of all of something other than the boys’ grade point averages.
“There’s something greater than themselves. And I think they both manifest that in almost every aspect of their lives and especially in the way that they deal with each other,” said Virgilio Centenera.
Next up for the twins?
“He’s [Antonio] going to study music at Rice. And Jose is going to go to Catholic university and he has a a nice big scholarship waiting for him,” said Cominsky.
As the twins go out into the world, they’re conscious of the fact they’ll be living in different places for the first time. They say they know it’ll be fine and that they will remain spiritually close.
But they are wistful and truly taking in their last moments being physically together. | https://www.wfla.com/nextstar-news-wire/central-pa-twins-at-top-of-class-separated-by-two-minutes-at-birth-and-a-fraction-of-gpa/ | 2023-05-27 23:30:25 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/nextstar-news-wire/central-pa-twins-at-top-of-class-separated-by-two-minutes-at-birth-and-a-fraction-of-gpa/ |
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BOGOTA, Colombia — The four Indigenous children who survived 40 days in the Amazon jungle after their plane crashed have shared limited but harrowing details of their ordeal with their family, including that their mother survived the crash for days before she died.
The siblings, aged 13, 9, 4 and 1, are expected to remain for at least two weeks in a hospital receiving treatment after their rescue Friday, but some are already speaking and wanting to do more more than lie in bed, relatives said.
Manuel Ranoque, father of the two youngest children, told reporters outside the hospital Sunday that the oldest of the four siblings — 13-year-old Lesly Jacobombaire Mucutuy — had described to him how their mother was alive for about four days after the plane crashed on May 1 in the Colombian jungle.
Ranoque said before she died, the mother likely would have told them: "Go away," apparently asking them to leave the wreckage site to survive. He provided no more details. Authorities have not said anything about this version.
Details of what happened to the youngsters, and what they did, have been emerging gradually and in small pieces, so it could take some time to have a better picture of their ordeal, during which the youngest, Cristin, turned 1 year old.
Henry Guerrero, an Indigenous man who was part of the search group, told reporters that the children were found with two small bags containing some clothes, a towel, a flashlight, two cellphones, a music box and a soda bottle.
He said they used the bottle to collect water in the jungle, and he added that after they were rescued the youngsters complained of being hungry. "They wanted to eat rice pudding, they wanted to eat bread," he said.
Fidencio Valencia, a child's uncle, told the media outlet Noticias Caracol that the children were starting to talk and one of them said they hid in tree trunks to protect themselves in a jungle area filled with snakes, animals and mosquitoes. He said they were exhausted.
"They at least are already eating, a little, but they are eating," he said after visiting them at the military hospital in Bogota, Colombia. On Saturday, Defense Minister Iván Velásquez had said the children were being rehydrated and couldn't eat food yet.
Later, Valencia provided new details of the children's recovery two days after the rescue: "They have been drawing. Sometimes they need to let off steam." He said family members are not talking a lot with them to give them space and time to recover from the shock.
The children were traveling with their mother from the Amazonian village of Araracuara to the town of San Jose del Guaviare when the plane went down.
The Cessna single-engine propeller plane was carrying three adults and the four children when the pilot declared an emergency due to engine failure. The small aircraft fell off the radar a short time later and a search for survivors began.
Dairo Juvenal Mucutuy, another uncle, told local media that one of kids said he wanted to start walking.
"Uncle, I want shoes, I want to walk, but my feet hurt," Mucutuy said the child told him.
"The only thing that I told the kid (was), 'When you recover, we will play soccer," he said.
The children survived on cassava flour and seeds
Authorities and family members have said the siblings survived eating cassava flour and seeds, and that some familiarity with the rainforest's fruits were also key to their survival. The kids are members of the Huitoto Indigenous group.
After being rescued on Friday, the children were transported in a helicopter to Bogota and then to the military hospital, where President Gustavo Petro, government and military officials, as well as family members met with the children on Saturday.
An air force video released Friday showed a helicopter using lines to pull the youngsters up because it couldn't land in the dense rainforest where they were found. The military on Friday tweeted pictures showing a group of soldiers and volunteers posing with the children, who were wrapped in thermal blankets. One of the soldiers held a bottle to the smallest child's lips.
Gen. Pedro Sanchez, who was in charge of the rescue efforts, said that the children were found 5 kilometers (3 miles) away from the crash site in a small forest clearing. He said rescue teams had passed within 20 to 50 meters (66 to 164 feet) of where the children were found on a couple of occasions but had missed them.
Two weeks after the crash, on May 16, a search team found the plane in a thick patch of the rainforest and recovered the bodies of the three adults on board, but the small children were nowhere to be found.
Soldiers on helicopters dropped boxes of food into the jungle, hoping that it would help sustain the children. Planes flying over the area fired flares to help search crews on the ground at night, and rescuers used speakers that blasted a message recorded by the siblings' grandmother telling them to stay in one place.
Colombia's army sent 150 soldiers with dogs into the area, where mist and thick foliage greatly limited visibility. Dozens of volunteers from Indigenous tribes also joined the search.
Ranoque, the father of the youngest children, said the rescue shows how as an "Indigenous population, we are trained to search" in the middle of the jungle.
"We proved the world that we found the plane... we found the children," he added.
Some Indigenous community members burned incense as part of a ceremony outside the Bogota military hospital Sunday to give thanks for the rescue of the kids.
Luis Acosta, coordinator of the Indigenous guard that was part of the search in the Amazon, said the children were found as part of what he called a "combination of ancestral wisdom and Western wisdom... between a military technique and a traditional technique."
The Colombian government, which is trying to end internal conflicts in the country, has highlighted the joint work of the military and Indigenous communities to find the children.
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SYDNEY (AP) — Australians awoke on Sunday to a new prime minister in Anthony Albanese, the center-left Labor Party leader whose ascension to the nation’s top job from being raised in social housing by a single mother on a disability pension was said to reflect the country’s changed fabric.
The 59-year-old career politician, who has described himself as the only candidate with a “non-Anglo Celtic name” to run for prime minister in the 121 years the office has existed, referred to his humble upbringing in the inner-Sydney suburb of Camperdown while thanking electors for making him the country’s 31st leader.
“It says a lot about our great country that a son of a single mom who was a disability pensioner, who grew up in public housing down the road in Camperdown, can stand before you tonight as Australia’s prime minister,” Albanese told jubilant supporters after tipping Scott Morrison out of office to end nine years of conservative rule.
“Every parent wants more for the next generation than they had. My mother dreamt of a better life for me. And I hope that my journey in life inspires Australians to reach for the stars,” he said.
It’s unclear whether Albanese’s party could form a majority government or will have to rely on an increased number of independents and minor party lawmakers who won seats in Saturday’s election, in results analysts described as extremely complicated, and which also mirrored the face of modern Australia.
With counting set to continue for many days as postal votes are tallied, one prospect that emerged was that Albanese may need to be sworn in as acting prime minister to attend Tuesday’s Quad summit in Tokyo with U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Biden, asked about his message for Albanese just before he departed South Korea on Sunday to head to Tokyo, said, “I’m looking forward to seeing him and the Quad matters.”
Biden also said he had called Albanese.
Australian National University constitutional law expert professor Donald Rothwell said that Australia’s governor general, the representative of the country’s ultimate head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, would “only be prepared to swear in Albanese as ‘Acting PM’ until such time as the results are much clearer.”
Albanese, speaking to reporters on Sunday morning, merely said he would be among “five people who’ll be sworn in tomorrow (Monday)” before attending the Quad meeting, then returning to Australia on Wednesday when “we’ll get down to business.” The four colleagues he mentioned included lawmakers set to step into key financial portfolios and his deputy leader.
The election delivered a clear rebuke to Australia’s traditional two-party system, both to Labor and the heavily defeated conservative coalition led by the Liberal party’s outgoing Prime Minister Morrison. The major parties bled votes to fringe parties and independents, including in many seats considered Labor or coalition strongholds.
Needing 76 seats in the lower chamber, the House of Representatives, to govern in its own right, Labor on Sunday afternoon was being called the winner in 71, with 67% of votes counted, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
The Liberal-National coalition was ahead in just 52 — drastically down from its bare-majority 76 in the 2019 poll. Analysts described the result as a fierce rejection of Morrison and his team’s handling of many issues in its three-year term including climate, COVID-19, women’s rights, political integrity and natural disasters such as bushfires and floods.
A total of 15 seats had been declared for independents or minor party candidates. Of these, three were from the environment-centric Green party and 12 were non-aligned politicians, with up to nine of those so-called teal independents. Labor may need the support of some of those winners, depending on who secures the seven seats still undecided.
In a new wave in Australian politics, the teal independents are marketed as a greener shade than the Liberal Party’s traditional blue color and want stronger government action on reducing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions than either the government or Labor are proposing.
Most of their successful candidates are women, their rise seen partly as a repudiation of Morrison for his handling of gender issues including sexual harassment scandals that have rocked Parliament during his latest three-year term.
While Labor will form either a majority or minority government, both major parties lost ground, with support for the coalition dropping by more than 6% from the 2019 election, and Labor’s vote falling by around 1.2% as of Sunday morning.
Albanese vowed to bring Australians together, increase investment in social services and “end the climate wars.”
Speaking to reporters while walking his dog in his electorate on Sunday morning, he evoked a more cooperative approach to parliamentary business — possibly unavoidable if Labor cannot form a majority government — and described his victory as “a really big moment.”
“It’s something that’s a big moment in my life, but what I want it to be is a big moment for the country,” he said. “I do want to change the country. I want to change the way that politics operates in this country.”
Greens leader Adam Bandt concurred, saying his party wanted to work with the next government to “tackle the climate crisis” and an “inequality crisis” he said was threatening Australia.
“The Liberal vote went backwards, the Labor vote went backwards,” he told reporters. “More people turned to the Greens than ever before … because we said that politics needs to be done differently.”
Albanese, who revealed in a 2016 interview he had tracked down his biological father in Italy in 2009, four years before his death, said his surname and that of new government Senate leader Penny Wong, who is of Chinese ancestry, reflected modern, multi-cultural Australia.
“I think it’s good … someone with a non-Anglo Celtic surname is the leader in the House of Representatives and that someone with a surname like Wong is the leader of the government in the Senate,” he said.
Labor has promised more financial assistance and a robust social safety net as Australia grapples with the highest inflation since 2001 and soaring housing prices.
The party also plans to increase minimum wages, and on the foreign policy front it proposed to establish a Pacific defense school to train neighboring armies in response to China’s potential military presence on the Solomon Islands on Australia’s doorstep.
It wants to tackle climate change with a more ambitious 43% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050.
Morrison, who became prime minister after an internal party coup in 2018, said he would stand down as Liberal leader. | https://pix11.com/ap-international/albanese-elected-australias-leader-in-complex-poll-result/ | 2022-05-22 14:07:17 | 1 | https://pix11.com/ap-international/albanese-elected-australias-leader-in-complex-poll-result/ |
POTOMAC, Md., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Curbio, the leading fix now, pay-at-closing home improvement solution for real estate agents and their clients, today announced that it has been named to the Washington Business Journal's 2022 list of Best Places to Work.
Now in its 16th year, the Washington Business Journal's list of Best Places to Work recognizes leading employers in the greater Washington, D.C., area based on a survey completed by employees. The survey provides a qualitative assessment of company culture, leadership, employee engagement, employee benefits and more.
"We are honored to be recognized as one of the best places to work in the Washington, D.C. region. At Curbio, we are radically transforming the way homeowners and real estate agents get homes ready for market. None of our success would be possible without our incredible employees, who are all so committed to the work that we're doing. Knowing that this recognition is based on employee feedback makes it even more meaningful," said Rick Rudman, CEO of Curbio.
Best Places to Work honorees were announced at a live ceremony on May 12 and are listed on the Washington Business Journal's published lists.
To learn more about Curbio, visit www.Curbio.com.
About Curbio
Curbio was founded in 2017 to transform the multi-billion-dollar home improvement industry and has quickly become the nation's leading pay-at-closing home improvement solution. The company partners exclusively with real estate agents and their clients to get any home ready for the market, allowing it to sell faster and for top dollar. Using technology to power their service, Curbio completes pre-listing home improvement projects of any size quickly and without hassle, from start to finish, with zero payment due until the home sells. Curbio is trusted by thousands of realtors and brokerages nationwide, and has been continuously recognized for its exemplary solution, receiving nods in HousingWire, Qualified Remodeler and Comparably, to name a few.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Fresno Yosemite International Airport announced Friday that the airport received a positive report from Fitch Ratings.
Officials with FAT say Fitch Ratings announced it received the ‘BBB+’ rating for the outstanding airport revenue bonds, with what they call a Stable outlook that is consistent with the airport’s peer airport investment ratings.
Our airport continues to exceed nationwide averages in terms of passenger growth, serves a large catchment area, and is a top-ranking airport with high performing airline load factors out of Fresno, all of which presents a powerful case for consideration of a stronger rating in the future.
Henry Thompson, Director of Aviation
Fitch Ratings, a financial and insurance company, cited a demonstrated history of continued growth in enplanements at FAT supported by local economic improvements, a captive 100% origination and destination passenger market in California’s Central Valley
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BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A 19-year-old accused of making homemade explosives and plotting to attack a mosque in the Chicago area pleaded guilty Friday to providing material support to terrorists.
Xavier Pelkey appeared in federal court to enter the plea under under an agreement in which prosecutors dropped a second charge. He faces up to 15 years in prison when he's sentenced at a later date.
Pelkey, of Waterville, was 18 when he was arrested last year by FBI agents who found three homemade explosives in his residence, along with a handwritten document that appeared to be a draft statement about the planned mosque attack. In the statement, Pelkey claimed allegiance to the Islamic State group and an IS flag was painted on his bedroom wall, investigators said.
He had been communicating with two juveniles in Canada and in Illinois about conducting a mass shooting at a Shiite mosque in the Chicago area, law enforcement officials said.
All three believed in a radical form of Sunni Islam that views the Shiite branch of Islam as nonbelievers, officials said. Pelkey planned to contribute firearms, ammunition and explosives to be used in the attack, officials said. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/mainer-pleads-guilty-to-charge-in-alleged-mosque-17884683.php | 2023-04-07 18:29:08 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/mainer-pleads-guilty-to-charge-in-alleged-mosque-17884683.php |
WFO SHREVEPORT Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, November 24, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1053 AM CST Thu Nov 24 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Smith
and northern Cherokee Counties through 1145 AM CST...
At 1052 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Bullard to 9 miles west of Maydelle. Movement
was northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Jacksonville, Whitehouse, Overton, Bullard, Troup, Arp, Mount Selman,
Mixon, Reese, New Summerfield, New Chapel Hill, Gallatin, Cuney and
Concord.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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.
If on or near Lake Tyler and Lake Tyler east, get out of the water
and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike
out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to
safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3199 9545 3201 9543 3204 9544 3205 9542
3205 9543 3220 9537 3238 9499 3194 9499
3180 9540 3183 9541 3185 9544 3188 9543
3190 9544 3190 9543 3193 9542 3196 9545
TIME...MOT...LOC 1652Z 241DEG 43KT 3214 9532 3184 9546
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. women’s coach Vlatko Andonovski earned 27% as much as men’s coach Gregg Berhalter in the year ending last March 31, down slightly from 28% in the previous year.
Andonovski earned $446,495, according to the U.S. Soccer Federation’s tax filing released Monday, including $50,000 in bonuses for the Americans’ third-place finish in the Tokyo Olympics. Berhalter earned $1,641,398, including $300,000 in bonuses during a year that included the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup title.
Berhalter remained the federation’s highest-paid employee. In the previous fiscal year, Andonovski earned $357,597 and Berhalter $1,291,539.
Earnie Stewart earned $799,380 as the USSF’s sporting director, virtually identical to his $799,699 the prior year. Men’s general manager Brian McBride earned $346,494, a slight increase from $338,417.
Women’s general manager Kate Markgraf was at $500,000 for the second straight year. She also has the title of head of women’s football and her duties include interacting with FIFA, CONCACAF and national associations.
CEO Will Wilson earned $642,348 and his predecessor, Dan Flynn, was listed at $251,886 as an ambassador and former officer.
In a huge management turnover, Wilson left Oct. 31, McBride on Jan. 31 and Stewart on Feb. 15.
Berhalter’s status is unclear after the expiration of his contract on Dec. 31. He is under investigation for a 1991 domestic violence allegation. Anthony Hudson, one of his assistants, was appointed interim coach last month.
Chief commercial officer David Wright earned $516,257 and Pinky Raina, the chief financial officer and chief operating officer, earned $466,864. Chief legal officer Karen Leetzow earned $410,714.
Cindy Parlow Cone, the USSF president, does not receive a salary. A bylaw amendment to establish a $125,000 annual salary for the federation’s president failed to gain approval at the federation’s annual general meeting last March, receiving 58.91% approval and falling short of the two-thirds needed. A similar proposal is on the agenda for this year’s meeting, scheduled for March 16-19 in San Diego.
John Cone, her husband, received $50,280 as payment and expense reimbursement for his work with the USSF coaching education team, down from $112,606 the previous year.
Among players on the women’s team, listed players included Emily Sonnett ($386,742), Becky Sauerbrunn ($379,067), Carli Lloyd ($376,827, listed as her married name, Carli Hollins), Kelly O’Hara ($375,177) and Alyssa Naeher ($373,327).
The USSF received $29.9 million from Soccer United Marketing, the marketing arm of Major League Soccer as part of an agreement that expired this past Dec. 31.
Legal fees included $4.9 million to Lathan & Watkins, which represented the USSF in the equal pay lawsuit by women’s players, and $1.4 million to Morgan Lewis & Bockius, which represented the USSF in collective bargaining.
Revenue was listed at $122.3 million and functional expenses at $145.1 million, including $24 million to settle the lawsuit by women players and $2 million for COVID-related costs.
The federation said it had $108.8 million in what it called program service revenue, including $45.8 million from sponsorship and $44.8 million from national team international games. That was up from $39.98 million in sponsor and royalty revenue in the year ending March 2021 and $3.5 million from national team international games, which were sharply curtailed during the pandemic and played in front of no or limited fans.
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(NEXSTAR) – More than 1,300 sites around the country are suspected of being so contaminated, hazardous or polluted – or are at risk of becoming so polluted – that they have been deemed a national cleanup priority.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies places around the country that pose a risk to people’s health because they have been contaminated by hazardous waste.
Since 1980, the agency has taken charge of cleaning up those sites under a law with the nickname “Superfund.” (Its full name is The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, or CERCLA.)
Superfund sites include poorly managed landfills, mining areas, or industrial facilities.
As of June 27, when the National Priorities List was last updated, there were 1,336 sites, plus an additional 40 sites that were proposed as new additions. “It is a list of the worst hazardous waste sites identified by Superfund,” the EPA explains.
As part of its effort to inform the public on potential threats and hazards in their area, the EPA maps out every site on an interactive map. Zooming in on the map (below) allows you to see more information about the Superfund sites in your neighborhood, city or state.
Clicking on a site opens a pop-up window with more information, including the site’s Hazard Ranking System score. That score represents how likely a site is to release harmful substances into the surrounding environment, how toxic the waste on site is, and how many people are (or could be) impacted by the pollution, among other factors. The highest possible score is 100.
Clicking on a site’s name also gives you more information on why a site ended up on the National Priorities List. For example, clicking around California’s Silicon Valley shows areas where semiconductor manufacturers contaminated groundwater below their buildings. In Oklahoma, an oil refinery polluted the surrounding soil and water. In Alabama, a company producing pesticides had been disposing of waste in open pits. Those chemicals ended up flowing into nearby rivers and wetlands.
See the Superfund sites in your area on the map below:
You can also view a full list of sites and explore the map on the EPA’s website.
Once a site is put on the National Priorities List, the EPA investigates the dangers posed to human health and pursues the best way of cleaning up the problem. The EPA may force the person or company responsible for the pollution to finance the cleanup, or it may take charge of cleanup if no party can be found responsible.
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NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Nominations for the 2023 Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence open next week. The nomination period will be open from Sept. 12 through Nov. 12.
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(Green Car Reports) — Tesla still hasn’t revealed its Cybertruck or disclosed an exact timeline for when it will reveal specs and prices. The electric automaker announced that it built one July 15 on Twitter, of course, where Tesla CEO Elon Musk doubles as the social media platform’s executive chairman.
On Wednesday, during its quarterly update for investors, the company and its leadership team revealed a few more technology tidbits about this eagerly anticipated electric truck.
One of them is that the Cybertruck will get a newer, more energy-dense version of Tesla’s 4680 cells that already go into the Model Y.
“Here in Texas we’re preparing to launch our Cybertruck cell, which has 10% higher energy density than current production,” said Drew Baglino, senior VP for powertrain and energy engineering. “That was accomplished through process and mechanical design optimization.”
Initial 4680 cells are comparable in energy density to the 2170 cells Tesla uses otherwise, so the optimization is noteworthy. Tesla has also been reportedly readying a high-nickel version of these cells.
Tesla continues to work through the vision that was revealed at its 2020 Battery Day—one that might potentially allow it to cut its battery cell cost in half over the long run, partly by championing the new cell format. Baglino said that Tesla’s cell production increased 80% in Q2 versus Q1 at its battery factory in Austin, Texas, and the team passed 10 million production cells made there.
Otherwise, Tesla said that it’s now testing the Cybertruck around the world for final certification and validation—and proving new ideas.
“This might be the most unique vehicle product in decades; with that comes trialing and testing new technologies,” according to Tesla’s quarterly report. “Both technologically and architecturally, this vehicle will break a lot of boundaries—very much in line with how we think about vehicle engineering and manufacturing.”
“I do want to emphasize that the Cybertruck has a lot of new technology in it—like a lot,” Musk reiterated, without revealing any examples but instead seeming to temper expectations for a steep production ramp.
Musk explained there will be something in the order of 10,000 unique parts and processes in the Cybertruck, and the ramp will depend on the “least well-executed elements of the 10,000.”
Cybertruck volume production in 2024, deliveries in 2023
Although the rate of the ramp is yet to be determined, Musk emphasized delivery is imminent.
“We’ll be making them in high volume next year, and we will be delivering the car this year,” he said.
Tesla claimed that as far as it knows, the Cybertruck will be the first truck that’s less than 19 feet long with four doors and a bed more than six feet long.
Most American garages in newer-build houses tend to be at least 20 feet long based on interior walls, which would leave just 6 inches ahead of and behind the truck with the garage door closed. Many garages are 22 feet deep though, which allows about a foot and a half ahead of and behind it.
Pricing remains unknown, though Musk commented on pricing of the electric truck competition. In a tweet regarding the nearly $10,000 price drop for the F-150 Lightning pricing, Musk said: “The Ford Lightning is a good vehicle, just somewhat expensive, especially given the high interest rates these days for any kind of loan.”
Will the Cybertruck start at $39,900?
Tesla revealed the Cybertruck in November 2019, with three models: a Single Motor version with 250+ miles of range and starting at $39,900, a Dual Motor AWD version with 300+ miles of range costing $49,900, and a Tri Motor AWD version with 500+ miles of range costing $69,900. Tesla removed those prices and specs in October 2021, fueling speculation that it would raise them significantly and reconfigure the truck.
Could the boost in energy density mean more range? Although the company hasn’t yet disclosed what it means, it could help boost the value of the vehicle whether it does or doesn’t raise the price.
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At least one of the analysts on Tesla’s Wednesday call asked whether Tesla will need to lower its prices across the board once again later this year depending on economic conditions, but the Tesla CEO seemed to say that certainly won’t be a problem for the Cybertruck.
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Gunshot injuries in US surged during pandemic, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — For every American killed by gunfire, an estimated two or more survive, often with terrible injuries — a fact that public health experts say is crucial to understanding the full impact of guns on society.
A new government study highlights just how violent the recent past has been in America by showing a surge in people wounded by gunshots during the pandemic, when the number of people fatally shooting each other – and themselves -- also increased.
During the first two years of the COVID-19 outbreak, the number of people injured by gunfire rose 40%, compared with 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a study published Thursday. In 2022, gun injuries tapered off, but were still 20% higher than before the pandemic.
Gun injuries rose similarly for men and women over the past three years, while the largest proportional increase occurred among children younger than 15, a subset that remains a small fraction of the overall problem.
Experts say the CDC gun injury study, which uses data from hospital emergency departments, helps provide a more comprehensive picture of gun violence in America than simply measuring homicides and suicides.
“Hospitals are a great place to keep the pulse on who is being shot, and when and where,” said Catherine Barber, a senior injury researcher at Harvard University’s school of public health.
The CDC study results came from more than 2,200 U.S. hospital emergency departments, which represent the bulk of the nation’s ERs, said Thomas Simon, one of the authors of the new study.
The study suggests that the number of gunshot-related ER visits at hospitals in the study rose from around 50,000 in 2019 to more than 72,000 in 2020. Because more than a quarter of U.S. hospital emergency departments were not involved in the study, the actual number is likely significantly higher.
Experts believe a variety of factors contributed to the pandemic surge in gun violence, including a rise in guns purchased, more time spent inside homes where guns are present and mental health struggles stemming from social isolation and economic hardships.
The CDC study shows a rise in gun injuries around mid-March 2020, after a pandemic emergency was declared and lockdowns and other measures were put into place. A sharper jump occurred a couple of months later, in the second half of May, when protests and civil unrest followed the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.
While the CDC study did not differentiate between injuries caused by assaults or accidents, other research has shown that about 3 out of 4 gunshot wounds are intentional.
The CDC says more than 45,000 people died from gun-related injuries in the U.S. in 2020, and more than 47,000 in 2021.
The country’s gun violence problem was thrust into the national conversation again this week after a shooter killed 3 children and 3 adults at a Christian school in Tennessee; nobody who was shot survived. The shooter was killed by police.
“We are in a week when people are paying attention to this issue again, sadly, after a mass shooting in Nashville,” said Nina Vinik, executive director of Project Unloaded, a not-for-profit advocacy organization focused on the impact of firearm violence on children. “Hopefully this paper will add new data to that conversation.”
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REHOVOT, Israel, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nova (Nasdaq: NVMI) today announced financial results for the second quarter, the three-month period ended June 30, 2022.
- Record quarterly revenue of $141.6 million. Up 45% year over year
- GAAP net income of $34.9 million, or $1.09 per diluted share. Up 42% year over year on a per-share basis
- Non-GAAP net income of $39.5 million, or $1.24 per diluted share. Up 38% year over year on a per-share basis
- Record Optical CD Standalone revenue driven by multiple customer selections
- Diversified geographic mix, including four major territories contributing over 15% of revenue each
- Continued proliferation of Nova METRION®. Selected by Advanced Logic Manufacturer
A reconciliation between GAAP operating results and non-GAAP operating results is provided following the financial statements included in this release. See also "Use of Non-GAAP Adjusted Financial Measures" section.
"Nova delivered sound results for the second quarter, demonstrating strength in all product lines across our dimensional, materials, and chemical metrology portfolio. Our business performance yielded another quarterly revenue record with both revenue and profitability reaching the high end of the guidance," commented Eitan Oppenhaim, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our solid backlog and the demand for our products across the various semiconductor technology nodes solidify our goal to continue our profitable growth this year as well. With the company revenues exceeding $500 million in the last four quarters, we mark the realization of our Nova 500 strategic plan, which cemented the fundamentals to support our future organic and inorganic growth in the long term."
Management provided an outlook for the third quarter, the period ending September 30, 2022. Based on current estimates, management expects:
- $137 million to $147 million in revenue
- $0.89 to $1.08 in diluted GAAP EPS
- $1.06 to $1.25 in diluted non-GAAP EPS
Total revenues for the second quarter of 2022 were $141.6 million, an increase of 6% compared with the first quarter of 2022 and an increase of 45% compared with the second quarter of 2021.
Gross margin in the second quarter of 2022 was 57%, same as the first quarter of 2022 and the second quarter of 2021.
Operating expenses in the second quarter of 2022 were $43.4 million, compared with $39.0 million in the first quarter of 2022 and $28.7 million in the second quarter of 2021.
On a GAAP basis, the Company reported net income of $34.9 million, or $1.09 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2022. This is compared with net income of $34.2 million, or $1.07 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2022, and net income of $22.9 million, or $0.77 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2021.
On a non-GAAP basis, the Company reported net income of $39.5 million, or $1.24 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2022. This is compared with net income of $41.5 million, or $1.30 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2022, and net income of $26.9 million, or $0.90 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2021.
Nova will host a conference call today, August 4, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, to discuss the financial results and outlook. To attend the conference call, please dial one of the following teleconferencing numbers. Please begin by placing your calls five minutes before the conference call commences. If you are unable to connect using the toll-free numbers, please try the international dial-in number.
U.S. TOLL-FREE Dial-in Number: 1-800-239-9838
ISRAEL TOLL-FREE Dial-in Number: 1-809-407-724
INTERNATIONAL Dial-in Number: 1-323-794-2551
At:
8:30 a.m. Eastern Time
5:30 a.m. Pacific Time
3:30 p.m. Israel Time
The conference call will also be webcast live from a Link on Nova's website at https://www.novami.com/investors/events/.
A replay of the conference call will be available from August 4, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time to August 11, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. To access the replay, please dial one of the following numbers:
Replay Dial-in TOLL-FREE: 1-844-512-2921
Replay Dial-in TOLL/INTERNATIONAL: 1-412-317-6671
Replay Pin Number: 2902650
A replay will also be available for 90 days on Nova's website at https://www.novami.com/investors/events/.
About Nova
Nova is a leading innovator and key provider of material, optical and chemical metrology solutions for advanced process control in semiconductor manufacturing. Nova delivers continuous innovation by providing state-of-the-art high-performance metrology solutions for effective process control throughout the semiconductor fabrication lifecycle. Nova's product portfolio, which combines high-precision hardware and cutting-edge software, provides its customers with deep insight into developing and producing the most advanced semiconductor devices. Nova's unique capability to deliver innovative solutions enables its customers to improve performance, enhance product yields and accelerate time to market. Nova acts as a partner to semiconductor manufacturers from its offices worldwide. Additional information may be found on Nova's website link - https://www.novami.com/.
Nova is traded on the Nasdaq and TASE, Nasdaq ticker symbol NVMI.
Use of Non-GAAP Adjusted Financial Measures
This press release provides financial measures that exclude amortization of acquired intangible assets, acquisition related expenses, inventory step-up and contingent consideration revaluation, stock-based compensation expenses, revaluation of operating lease liabilities, amortization of debt discount and issuance costs and tax effect of non-GAAP adjustment, as applicable, and are therefore not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding Nova's performance because they reflect our operational results and enhance management's and investors' ability to evaluate Nova's performance before charges or benefits considered by management to be outside Nova's ongoing operating results. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that it is in the best interest of its investors to provide financial information that will facilitate comparison of both historical and future results and allow greater transparency to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. A reconciliation of each GAAP to non-GAAP financial measure discussed in this press release is contained in the accompanying financial tables.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating to future events or our future performance, such as statements regarding, but not limited to, anticipated growth opportunities and projections about our business and its future revenues, expenses and profitability. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied in those forward-looking statements. Factors that may affect our results, performance, circumstances or achievements include, but are not limited to, the following: catastrophic events such as the outbreak of COVID-19; increased information technology security threats and sophisticated computer crime; foreign political and economic risks; changes in U.S. trade policies; inability to protect our intellectual property; open source technology exposure; failure to compete effectively or to respond to the rapid technological changes; consolidation in our industry; difficulty in predicting the length and strength of any downturn or expansion period of the market we target; factors that adversely affect the pricing and demand for our product lines; dependency on a small number of large customers; dependency on a single manufacturing facility per product line; dependency on a limited number of suppliers; difficulty in integrating current or future acquisitions; lengthy sales cycle and customer delays in orders; political, economic, and military instability in Israel; risks related to our convertible notes; currency fluctuations; and quarterly fluctuations in our operating results. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The matters discussed in this press release also involve risks and uncertainties summarized under the heading "Risk Factors" in Nova's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2022. These factors are updated from time to time through the filing of reports and registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Nova Ltd. does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.
(Tables to Follow)
* Stock-based compensation for the three months ended June 30, 2022 included in: Cost of revenues - 1,021; Research and development, net - 1,694; Sales and marketing - 756; General and administrative - 601.
Company Contact:
Dror David, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +972-73-229-5760
E-mail - investors@novami.com
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– Village Farms Will Contribute to Reshaping the Future of Recreational Cannabis in the Netherlands, the First Major European Country to Permit Large Scale Cultivation and Distribution of Recreational Cannabis –
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Village Farms International, Inc. ("Village Farms" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: VFF) today announced Leli Holland B.V. ("Leli Holland") has been granted the tenth and final license to cultivate cannabis legally in the Netherlands (the "License") under the Dutch Closed Supply Chain Experiment program (the "Dutch Program"), which is expected to be commence operating next year. Subsequently, Village Farms completed acquisition of 85% of privately held Leli Holland under its previously announced purchase option agreement, enabling Village Farms to directly participate as a Netherlands-based cultivator and distributor of cannabis in the Dutch Program, under which the Netherlands will become the first major European country to permit large scale cultivation and distribution of recreational cannabis.
The Dutch Program is intended to evaluate determine whether and how controlled cannabis can be legally supplied to existing retailers (known as "coffee shops") and what the effects of such would be, specifically in the context of concerns around public order and safety, public health and crime amidst the current Dutch cannabis policy, which tolerates the sale and use of cannabis for recreational purposes but prohibits production and distribution to coffee shops.
"We are so proud to come home to the Netherlands as one of just ten companies that will be licensed to cultivate recreational cannabis and distribute high quality cannabis products to coffee shops in the Netherlands," said Michael DeGiglio, CEO Village Farms. "Village Farms has a long, rich history in the Netherlands and majority ownership of Leli will allow for direct and meaningful participation in the Dutch Program and contribute to reshaping the future of recreational cannabis in the Netherlands. Village Farms' Vice President of European Cannabis, Orville Bovenschen, born and raised in the Netherlands, will lead our cannabis venture there, splitting his time between our head office in Orlando and the Netherlands. We look forward, to bringing our deep expertise and decades of experience in the design, construction, start up and operation of high-performance, low-cost controlled environment agriculture facilities to the Dutch cannabis industry."
"For decades, the Netherlands has been a global pioneer in the decriminalisation of cannabis and the Dutch Program is an historic, positive step in the evolution of the country's cannabis regulation that will make it the first major European country to permit large scale recreational cultivation. Utilizing the existing retail sales channel will benefit Dutch consumers greatly, and very much look forward to supplying these consumers with high quality, safe and tested cannabis, in the participating jurisdictions. We expect that our Dutch roots, combined with our deep Canadian experience, will contribute to a successful pilot program, and the potential of the program to be expanded nationally."
Mr. DeGiglio added, "As cannabis sentiment shifts favorably, we are pursuing, and will continue to pursue, other European opportunities as they unfold. Our direct participation in the Dutch Program, leveraging our position as a top Canadian Licensed Producer with EU-GMP certification, strongly positions Village Farms for success in these markets as they legalize."
The Dutch Program is scheduled to operate for a minimum of four years with the potential for national expansion. The total supply requirement for the ten approved producers participating in the Dutch Supply Chain Experiment is specified by the Netherlands government to be approximately a minimum of 65,000 kilograms of dried flower annually. A brief description of the Dutch Program can be found at https://www.government.nl/topics/drugs/controlled-cannabis-supply-chain-experiment.
Village Farms leverages decades of experience as a large-scale, Controlled Environment Agriculture-based, vertically integrated supplier for high-value, high-growth plant-based Consumer Packaged Goods opportunities, with a strong foundation as a leading fresh produce supplier to grocery and large-format retailers throughout the US and Canada, and new high-growth opportunities in the cannabis and CBD categories in North America and selected markets internationally.
In Canada, the Company's wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, Pure Sunfarms, is one of the single largest cannabis operations in the world, the lowest-cost greenhouse producer and one of the best-selling brands.
In the US, wholly-owned Balanced Health Botanicals is one of the leading CBD brands and e-commerce platforms in the country. Subject to compliance with all applicable US federal and state laws and stock exchange rules, Village Farms plans to enter the US high-THC cannabis market via multiple strategies, leveraging one of the largest greenhouse operations in the country (more than 5.5 million square feet in West Texas), as well as the operational and product expertise gained through Pure Sunfarms' cannabis success in Canada.
Internationally, Village Farms is targeting selected, nascent, legal cannabis and CBD opportunities with significant medium- and long-term potential, with an initial focus on the Asia-Pacific region and the Netherlands in Europe.
This Press Release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "Securities Act") and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and is subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. This Press Release also contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities law. We refer to such forward-looking statements and forward-looking information collectively as "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements may relate to the Company's future outlook or financial position and anticipated events or results and may include statements regarding the financial position, business strategy, budgets, expansion plans (including internationally as a result of our acquisition of Leli Holland), litigation, projected production, projected costs, capital expenditures, financial results, taxes, plans and objectives of or involving the Company. Particularly, statements regarding future results, performance, achievements, prospects or opportunities for the Company, the greenhouse vegetable industry or the cannabis industry are forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking information can be identified by such terms as "outlook", "may", "might", "will", "could", "should", "would", "occur", "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "intend", "try", "estimate", "predict", "potential", "continue", "likely", "schedule", "objectives", or the negative or grammatical variation thereof or other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. The forward-looking statements in this Press Release are subject to risks that may include, but are not limited to: our limited operating history, including that of Rose LifeScience Inc. ("Rose"), Balanced Health Botanicals, LLC ("Balanced Health"), Pure Sunfarms, Inc.("Pure Sunfarms") and our operations of growing hemp in the United States; the legal status of Pure Sunfarms, Rose and Balanced Health cannabis business; risks relating to the integration of Balanced Health and Rose into our cannabis business; risks related to international expansion through our investment in Leli Holland; risks relating to obtaining additional financing, including our dependence upon credit facilities; potential difficulties in achieving and/or maintaining profitability; variability of product pricing; risks inherent in the cannabis, hemp, CBD, cannabinoids, and agricultural businesses; market position, ability to leverage current business relationships for future business involving hemp and cannabinoids, the ability of Pure Sunfarms and Rose to cultivate and distribute cannabis in Canada; existing and new governmental regulations, including risks related to regulatory compliance and licenses (e.g., Pure Sunfarms ability to obtain licenses for its Delta 2 greenhouse facility as well as additional licenses under the Canadian act respecting cannabis to amend to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts, S.C. 2018, c. 16 (Canada) for its Delta 3 greenhouse facility), and changes in our regulatory requirements; risks relating to conversion of our greenhouses to cannabis production for Pure Sunfarms; risks related to rules and regulations at the U.S. federal (Food and Drug Administration and United States Department of Agriculture), state and municipal levels with respect to produce and hemp; retail consolidation, technological advances and other forms of competition; transportation disruptions; product liability and other potential litigation; retention of key executives; labor issues; uninsured and underinsured losses; vulnerability to rising energy costs; environmental, health and safety risks, foreign exchange exposure, risks associated with cross-border trade; difficulties in managing our growth; restrictive covenants under our credit facilities; natural catastrophes; the ongoing and developing COVID-19 pandemic; and tax risks.
The Company has based these forward-looking statements on factors and assumptions about future events and financial trends that it believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this Press Release are based upon assumptions that management believes are reasonable based on information currently available to management, there can be no assurance that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's control, that may cause the Company's or the industry's actual results, performance, achievements, prospects and opportunities in future periods to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the factors contained in the Company's filings with securities regulators, including this Press Release. In particular, we caution you that our forward-looking statements are subject to the ongoing and developing circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, operations and future financial results.
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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:
Two years ago, Pamela Rush came to the U.S. Capitol and told her story of living in extreme poverty on behalf of the new Poor People's Campaign, which captured her statement.
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PAMELA RUSH: My name is Pamela Rush. I'm from Lowndes County, Ala., and I live in a mobile home with my two kids.
SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST:
Her story is a familiar one across the rural South, but Rush became an activist who fought for justice in impoverished areas. We're mentioning her now because she is another person who died this summer from complications of COVID-19. She was 50 years old.
KELLY: Pamela Rush had diabetes, and her daughter has breathing issues made worse by living in a mobile home wracked with mold. Raw sewage pulled in the yard. And Rush was deeply in debt because of predatory loans.
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RUSH: I feel bad because I don't have stuff to give my children. I'm paying all these bills. And they need school clothes and stuff. They be asking me for it. I can't give it to them.
PFEIFFER: Her distant cousin Catherine Coleman Flowers heard about the situation and went to visit Rush.
CATHERINE COLEMAN FLOWERS: She showed me how she was living. She also told me about the predatory lending that she and her family were victim of.
KELLY: In addition to being family, Coleman Flowers is the founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice.
COLEMAN FLOWERS: I asked her, would she mind sharing her story with people that I would bring there who could potentially help her, Pamela's story? And I thought then that Pamela's story was really a stark view of inequality in this nation.
PFEIFFER: Pamela Rush said yes. So Bernie Sanders came to Alabama. Jane Fonda came. They saw the cracks and holes in the mobile home. They saw the traps Rush put out to keep wild animals from invading. They learned that Rush had no car, so had no easy way to get her daughter to Birmingham to see doctors.
KELLY: Reverend William J. Barber II visited, too. He's a co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, and he appeared with her that day on Capitol Hill.
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WILLIAM J BARBER II: Pamela let us come in her house, courageously. She said, I want the nation maybe to help somebody else. A predatory lender made her pay $120,000 for a single-wide house that she's still paying for.
PFEIFFER: Catherine Coleman Flowers says Pamela Rush spoke with authenticity, like Fannie Lou Hamer did during the civil rights movement.
COLEMAN FLOWERS: She was kind of the Fannie Lou Hamer of this whole movement around helping people to understand poverty and understand that it's not because of personal failings; it's because of traps or systems that we put in place to make it impossible for someone to escape it.
KELLY: Pamela Rush died in Selma, Ala., of complications of COVID-19.
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NEW PALESTINE — A New Palestine man has been arrested for his role in a road rage shooting that left one person hospitalized.
At 4:15 p.m. on May 21, Indiana State Police dispatchers received a 911 call reporting a person inside a vehicle being shot on I-465 near Brookville Road.
The victim was the driver of a white Kia and had exited the interstate before passengers in the car called 911.
After the victim was shot, one of the passengers got into the driver’s seat to drive to the hospital.
First responders were able to reach the Kia before it arrived at the hospital. Upon arrival, officers found a 19-year-old man suffering from a gunshot injury.
There were no other injuries reported from anyone inside the Kia. The victim was transported to a local hospital.
ISP says the driver of the Kia was getting onto I-465 when another vehicle pulled alongside him. The driver of the other vehicle was yelling out of the window and swerving towards the Kia.
Police say at some point during the confrontation, the driver of the other vehicle fired several shots toward the Kia, striking the driver at least once.
The driver of the other vehicle, identified as 52-year-old Stephen Uppfalt, turned himself into ISP troopers on June 10 after learning warrants had been issued for his arrest.
Uppfalt is being charged with Attempted Murder, Battery with a Deadly Weapon and Criminal Recklessness. | https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/new-palestine-man-arrested-for-road-rage-shooting-that-left-1-hospitalized | 2023-06-12 03:44:38 | 0 | https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/new-palestine-man-arrested-for-road-rage-shooting-that-left-1-hospitalized |
Spam launches figgy puddy flavor for the holidays
Published: Nov. 16, 2022 at 1:13 PM CST|Updated: 11 minutes ago
(CNN) – Since pumpkin spice Spam was surprisingly popular a few years ago, the canned meat brand has introduced another unique holiday flavor – Spam Figgy Pudding.
Figgy pudding is a traditional British Christmas dessert made with seasonal spices, beef fat and dried fruit.
Basically, think Spam with notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, orange and fig.
Spam Figgy Pudding could be a nice addition to your holiday charcuterie board. At the very least, it will be a talker at your holiday gathering.
The holiday-inspired Spam variety is now available for a limited time through the Amazon, Walmart or Spam websites.
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Diamondbacks first. Pavin Smith grounds out to second base, Andres Gimenez to Josh Naylor. Ketel Marte walks. Corbin Carroll strikes out swinging. Christian Walker doubles to deep right center field. Ketel Marte scores. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. grounds out to third base, Jose Ramirez to Josh Naylor.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Guardians 0.
Diamondbacks second. Jake McCarthy singles to left field. Gabriel Moreno walks. Josh Rojas out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Jose Ramirez to Andres Gimenez. Gabriel Moreno to second. Jake McCarthy to third. Geraldo Perdomo out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Will Brennan. Gabriel Moreno to third. Jake McCarthy scores. Pavin Smith lines out to shortstop to Amed Rosario.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Diamondbacks 2, Guardians 0.
Guardians fourth. Steven Kwan grounds out to shortstop, Josh Rojas to Christian Walker. Amed Rosario flies out to deep center field to Corbin Carroll. Jose Ramirez homers to right field. Josh Naylor strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Diamondbacks 2, Guardians 1.
Diamondbacks sixth. Josh Rojas called out on strikes. Geraldo Perdomo doubles to right field. Pavin Smith singles to left center field. Geraldo Perdomo scores. Ketel Marte singles to center field. Pavin Smith to second. Corbin Carroll doubles to left field. Ketel Marte to third. Pavin Smith scores. Christian Walker is intentionally walked. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. strikes out on a foul tip. Jake McCarthy flies out to shallow left field to Steven Kwan.
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Diamondbacks 4, Guardians 1.
Diamondbacks seventh. Gabriel Moreno strikes out swinging. Josh Rojas singles to left field. Geraldo Perdomo flies out to center field to Myles Straw. Pavin Smith walks. Josh Rojas to second. Ketel Marte singles to right center field. Pavin Smith to third. Josh Rojas scores. Corbin Carroll called out on strikes.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Diamondbacks 5, Guardians 1. | https://www.mrt.com/sports/article/cleveland-arizona-runs-18157476.php | 2023-06-17 05:31:04 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/sports/article/cleveland-arizona-runs-18157476.php |
NEW YORK (WPIX) – It’s summer, and you’re thinking a vacation to New York City is in your cards.
In a city with seemingly endless possibilities, it can be hard to decide what’s worth including on your bucket list and what you can skip. Most importantly, you’ll want to avoid tourist traps – or at least know what locals think of them before going.
A tourist trap is a place that people often claim exploits visitors, typically draws large crowds, and sometimes charges high prices compared to the quality of the service or experience.
Nexstar’s WPIX asked New Yorkers their thoughts on what the biggest tourist traps are in New York City. Here’s what they had to say.
Times Square
“From the stores to the street vendors. Every single inch of it! Y’all get charged 10 times the price because they [chains] know y’all don’t know better,” wrote Rosie Marie Ortega on WPIX’s Facebook post.
Luz Rosado added: “Times Square is nothing but oversized advertisements, overpriced stores, restaurants, and no parking anywhere, only to be harassed by third-rate characters.”
Another New Yorker suggested tourists head to the outer boroughs for better food.
“The $8 kabobs in front of the train station by Times Square. Just… 🤦🏾♀️ no. Come to Brooklyn or Queens for nice kebab-style food,” they wrote on WPIX’s Instagram post.
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty took second place in a WPIX Twitter poll. But why?
“Going to the island is a complete waste of time and money. It’s better to just look at from a distance,” one New Yorker wrote on WPIX’s Facebook post.
New Yorkers mentioned that many boating companies tell tourists they will give them a private tour of the statue and then charge them a fee.
The NYC Department of Transportation operates the Staten Island Ferry, which provides free service between Staten Island and Lower Manhattan every day of the week, year-round. The ferry also passes right by the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
If you still want a private tour of Lady Liberty to learn the history of the monument, the National Parks Service provides several free passes. And if you do decide to pay, you can go inside the statue and get a private tour led by a park ranger.
Williamsburg
One New Yorker on WPIX’s Facebook post called out Williamsburg.
Williamsburg was once described as the avocado toast of New York City by Condé Nast Traveler. Bedford Avenue has “morphed into a bit of a tourist trap in the past few years,” the article stated. The neighborhood is filled with trendy, pricey boutiques and an Apple store.
Instead of Williamsburg, one New Yorker suggested: “Go to Gravesend for an authentic Brooklyn neighborhood.”
Another WPIX follower on Instagram stated, “I personally think tourists should visit Brownsville, Brooklyn to get the most out of their NYC trip! It’s a wonderful experience and I think tourists would love it there, especially the night parties, which are held at around 2 a.m.”
The Empire State Building
Yes, the scenery is gorgeous but according to New Yorkers and Trip Advisor reviews, you should appreciate the building from afar.
The lines are notoriously long and it costs almost $50 to get inside. The higher you want to go, the more expensive the price gets. One tourist who left a review on Trip Advisor wrote the following:
“It is easy enough to pay the entrance fee and get on the elevator but once in, you are shoved into a room with many people,” wrote a Sacramento native. “You are then forced to stand in a slow-moving line and get your picture taken in front of the skyline even if you don’t want one. Then they try to charge to get to the very top.”
Audra Koch, a social media influencer who runs a blog and works in fashion, wrote tourists should instead “take the subway down to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.”
“Start at the Remsen Street entrance and walk all the way up. You’ll get gorgeous views of the Statue of Liberty, One World Trade, the Empire State Building, and Brooklyn Bridge, and it’s free,” Koch wrote. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/new-yorkers-say-these-are-the-biggest-tourist-traps-to-avoid-in-nyc/ | 2023-06-10 14:11:14 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/new-yorkers-say-these-are-the-biggest-tourist-traps-to-avoid-in-nyc/ |
PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH), owner of Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC (MIAX®), MIAX PEARL, LLC (MIAX Pearl®), MIAX Emerald, LLC (MIAX Emerald®), Minneapolis Grain Exchange, LLC (MGEX™), The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX™), and Dorman Trading LLC announced today the celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the launch of MIAX Options® with a ceremonial bell ringing at its Princeton, N.J. headquarters.
"Today is a truly momentous day in the history of Miami International Holdings as we celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the launch of MIAX Options," said Thomas P. Gallagher, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MIH. "I would like to thank all of our investors, directors and member firms for their unwavering support over the past decade. I also would like to extend my gratitude to all of our employees who have worked tirelessly to build MIAX Options into what it has become today."
Since its launch on December 7, 2012, over 2.6 billion contracts have been executed on MIAX Options, with the exchange experiencing 99.999% operational uptime since inception. MIAX Options has reported a number of key milestones during 2022, including record year-to-date volume of 501.2 million contracts through November and a single day volume record of 3.9 million contracts on November 11, 2022.
"Our focus on providing industry-leading technology, superior customer service and outstanding risk protections have all contributed to the success of MIAX Options," said Douglas M. Schafer, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer. "The growth of MIAX Options is a result of the dedication of our employees who have focused on providing a technology-first, customer centric approach to building an exchange that caters to the exacting needs of our customers and trading communities."
"The 10-year anniversary of MIAX Options and its growth record are a clear testament to our strategy of working with our member firms to build a marketplace designed to meet the needs of today's electronic options markets," added Shelly Brown, Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning and Operations. "We will continue to work with our members and the industry to provide new technology and tools to support the constantly evolving options markets."
About MIAX
MIAX's parent holding company, Miami International Holdings, Inc., owns Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC (MIAX®), MIAX PEARL, LLC (MIAX Pearl®), MIAX Emerald, LLC (MIAX Emerald®), Minneapolis Grain Exchange, LLC (MGEX™), The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX™) and Dorman Trading, LLC (Dorman Trading).
MIAX, MIAX Pearl and MIAX Emerald are national securities exchanges registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that are enabled by MIAX's in-house built, proprietary technology. MIAX offers trading of options on all three exchanges as well as cash equities through MIAX Pearl Equities™. The MIAX trading platform was built to meet the high-performance quoting demands of the U.S. options trading industry and is differentiated by throughput, latency, reliability and wire-order determinism. MIAX also serves as the exclusive exchange venue for cash-settled options on the SPIKES® Volatility Index (Ticker: SPIKE), a measure of the expected 30-day volatility in the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (SPY).
MGEX is a registered exchange with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and offers trading in a variety of products including Hard Red Spring Wheat Futures and also serves as the exclusive market for SPIKES Futures. MGEX is a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) under the CFTC, providing DCM, DCO and cash market services in an array of asset classes.
BSX is a fully electronic, vertically integrated international securities market headquartered in Bermuda and organized in 1971. BSX specializes in the listing and trading of capital market instruments such as equities, debt issues, funds, hedge funds, derivative warrants, and insurance linked securities.
Dorman Trading is a full-service Futures Commission Merchant registered with the CFTC.
MIAX's executive offices and National Operations Center are located in Princeton, N.J., with additional offices located in Miami, FL, Minneapolis, MN, Hamilton, Bermuda and Chicago, IL.
To learn more about MIAX visit www.MIAXOptions.com.
To learn more about MGEX visit www.mgex.com.
To learn more about BSX visit www.bsx.com.
To learn more about Dorman Trading visit www.dormantrading.com.
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The press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities of Miami International Holdings, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the Company), and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer; solicitation or sale would be unlawful. This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements describe future expectations, plans, results, or strategies and are generally preceded by words such as "may," "future," "plan" or "planned," "will" or "should," "expected," "anticipates," "draft," "eventually" or "projected." You are cautioned that such statements are subject to a multitude of risks and uncertainties that could cause future circumstances, events, or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, including the risks that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia needs a major new investment in funding for behavioral health care services, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin said in a speech Wednesday, pledging to spend the rest of his time in office working to transform a system he said faces a “crisis" of people in need.
“Our jails, emergency rooms and hospitals are filled with people in mental health or substance use crisis. Law enforcement is overwhelmed. Our teachers are burned out. Our health care heroes are at their wit’s end. Parents and families feel lost and alone, and too many Virginians are afraid," Youngkin said.
"It is critically important that we get this right,” he said, speaking at Parham Doctors’ Hospital in suburban Richmond.
The governor is set to unveil his full budget proposal to the politically divided General Assembly on Thursday. He said the budget would include over $230 million in new funding for mental health services. That proposed allocation, combined with funding previously earmarked in the last budgeting cycle, would bring total spending on behavioral health care to over $660 million in the next fiscal year, the governor's office said.
Youngkin said the recent gun violence that has afflicted the state — including a campus shooting at the University of Virginia and a mass shooting at a Chesapeake Walmart — underscores the urgency of the issue. News reports have described the suspects in both shootings as having displayed erratic behavior.
Elizabeth Hilscher, who chairs the state board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and whose daughter was among the 32 killed in the 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech, said she was heartened to see a governor make mental health a top priority.
Hilscher, who was nominated to the board by former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe, said Virginia has one of the worst mental health systems in America. She said she had seen incremental improvements in fits and starts but also backsliding amid turnover in gubernatorial administrations and staff.
Hilscher said she thought Youngkin’s plan could help save lives. But she added she would like to see action on “sensible gun laws” as well.
When asked recently about his willingness to consider gun control measures, Youngkin said he first wanted to see the results of the criminal investigations into the UVA and Chesapeake shootings.
In his remarks, which lasted nearly a half hour, Youngkin shared the stage with other elected and local officials including Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears.
Youngkin appeared moved to tears during remarks given by his wife, Suzanne. She told the story of how in 2012, a daughter of Earle-Sears who struggled with bipolar disorder “decided it was time to speed away from the demons that were traumatizing her” and died in a car collision that killed her and two of Earle-Sears’ grandchildren, Faith and Victoria.
Asked later about his personal convictions on the issue, Youngkin responded: “There’s not a person in the room who hasn’t been touched directly with a mental or behavioral health challenge. And our family is no different.”
He went on to say that he had been inspired by the tragedy Earle-Sears’ family and others have faced to work toward improvements.
State officials across the partisan divide have long acknowledged improvements are needed in Virginia's system for delivering mental health and substance abuse services. Among the issues: the state's mental health hospitals suffer from major staffing shortages, at one point suspending some admissions amid the coronavirus pandemic. Law enforcement officials say they are strained by their role in transporting patients under detention orders, and a recent watchdog report found problems with the state's psychiatric bed registry as well as long wait times for services like therapy.
Youngkin outlined six areas of focus, including ensuring that same-day care is available for those in behavioral health crises.
He said his budget would call for spending $20 million to fund 30 additional mobile crisis units, which respond to calls to Virginia's 9-8-8 hotline. He called for $58 million to increase the number of crisis receiving centers and crisis stabilization units for individuals in urgent need and $20 million for partnerships with hospitals to help them find alternatives to emergency departments for those in crisis.
He laid out plans to develop the behavioral health care workforce, including by boosting pay for environmental and food service workers at state hospitals.
Youngkin also pledged to work toward a three-year goal of eliminating the top priority waitlist for Medicaid waiver slots, which help individuals with developmental disabilities receive services.
It often takes anywhere from 18 to 30 years on the waitlist before receiving a slot, said John Littel, Youngkin's secretary of health and human resources.
The governor’s proposed budget typically serves as a starting point for negotiations during the General Assembly. Wednesday’s proposals would require legislative approval to take effect.
Democratic Sen. Creigh Deeds, who chairs the state's Behavioral Health Commission and has been a leading advocate on mental health issues, said in a statement that he appreciated the governor's attention to the issue.
“This is a step in the right direction, but we need to do more," Deeds said. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Youngkin-wants-major-new-funding-for-mental-17654893.php | 2022-12-15 00:08:08 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Youngkin-wants-major-new-funding-for-mental-17654893.php |
Navy men’s soccer travels to Philadelphia on Friday to face rival Army in a match with more than bragging rights on the line.
A win over the Black Knights would keep the Midshipmen atop the Patriot League. They could move into sole possession of first pending other conference results this weekend. Army also has a chance to move into first place with a win and other results falling in its favor.
The Midshipmen (4-2-4 overall, 2-0-2 Patriot League) are riding a seven-game unbeaten streak and have not dropped a contest since falling, 1-0, to Farleigh Dickinson on Sept. 2. Meanwhile, the Black Knights (4-3-3, 2-1-1) just saw their own six-game unbeaten streak snapped by a 1-0 loss to American this past Sunday.
Navy is tied for first place in the Patriot League with Colgate, each with eight points at 2-0-2. Army is tied with Lafayette and American, all with seven points at 2-1-1. Colgate hosts American on Saturday, while Lafayette hosts Lehigh.
This will be the 11th edition of the Army-Navy Cup played at Subaru Park, home of the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. It is a familiar setting for Navy junior midfielder Jason Aoyama, junior forward Baba Kallie, senior defender JD Wagner and junior defender Zach Wagner.
All are products of the Philadelphia Union Academy and attended YSC Academy, a soccer-specific school for talented junior players.
Each team’s standout forwards have a little history of their own. Navy junior David Jackson and Army sophomore Gage Guerra, both of whom lead their respective teams in scoring, played together with Dynamo Academy of Houston along with Navy midfielder Cristian Coelho.
“[Guerra] is a great player and a great guy as well. He’s definitely a dangerous player that we are going to have to watch out for,” Jackson said.
Jackson had a five-game goal-scoring streak snapped Saturday against Boston University. Navy’s all-time record for consecutive contests with a goal is seven, set by Matt Flanagan in 1968.
“I wasn’t thinking about [the streak] until it started going up on Twitter. In the back of my head, I thought it would be pretty special if I could get to seven and tie the record,” Jackson said. “I’m not going to lie, in that last game I was looking to take a few more shots than normal, but at the end of the day it’s all about winning and I could care less about individual accolades.”
Navy coach Tim O’Donohue, who was both impressed and surprised by the streak, likened Jackson’s role on the soccer team to the ball controller in basketball.
“The thing about David, he hasn’t been a scorer. He’s like the point guard in the center of the field,” O’Donohue said. “He is our distributor and our creator, so for him to get five goals in a row is pretty unbelievable. He’s such a gifted passer and an extremely intelligent player.”
While Jackson (5 goals and 2 assists) and Guerra (6 goals and 2 assists) will get a lot of attention, the match may come down to which defense plays better. O’Donohue noted that a plebe has provided a spark on that end of the pitch for the Midshipmen.
Jalen Grant, a talented 6-foot-5 center back from North Carolina, has started the last four games and shown tremendous promise. O’Donohue also credited brothers JD and Zach Wagner with stepping up the last five games where the Mids have only allowed two goals.
Another key piece to the defense has been sophomore goalie Pierce Holbrook, who missed the Boston game but will be back in the lineup Friday.
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“We rested [Pierce] last weekend. He had a slight muscle strain and so we were just being cautious,” said O’Donohue, who believes the rangy 6-foot-4 sophomore has the potential to become one of the top goalkeepers in Division I.
This will be the seventh Army-Navy Cup in Philadelphia during O’Donohue’s tenure. Last season, the Midshipmen posted a 3-0 shutout to give O’Donohue his first victory in the series.
According to O’Donohue, playing the Black Knights at a neutral site has its advantages and disadvantages.
“The positives are that you are never away, so you never have to go to Army and [Subaru Park] is a really exciting venue,” he said. “The drawback is that you are never at Glenn Warner. I’ve seen some of the other sports host Army at home on campus and it’s really a great atmosphere. But I think the positives outweigh the negatives in this situation.”
Navy has not played Army in Annapolis since winning, 1-0, in 2011. Jackson would enjoy playing the Black Knights at home or on the banks of the Hudson River.
“I honestly feel like playing at West Point would be even more special. There’s nothing quite like beating a team in its own backyard,” he said.
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BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP, MI — Already, there’s a nickname for the trailer where Christina Dillard-Jackson operates her event-catering, drink-mixing mobile business.
“They call it my ‘happy truck,’” Dillard-Jackson said. “I think that fits the positive vibe I want to bring.”
The trailer — or “happy truck” — is a prime component of her business, iMix LLC, which she began operating in April 2021 alongside her husband, Dellise Jackson.
Together, they transport the trailer to their client’s events, where the couple serves an assortment of adult beverages via a mobile trailer setup similar to most food truck businesses.
Many people know Dillard-Jackson — who was Christina Dillard before tying the knot last year — as the township’s top elected representative. She joined the Buena Vista Board of Trustees as its treasurer in 2010 before voters first elected her in 2016 as the township supervisor.
But her role as a business owner and drink-mixing aficionado is quickly earning her a new audience, she said. The growing demand for iMix keeps her business booked most Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
“It’s new but I’ve been busy like I’ve been doing this for years,” Dillard-Jackson said.
She said she conceived of the idea while “bored during the pandemic.”
“I thought, man, it would be great to have a business like this,” she said.
In creating iMix, she utilized her experience as a bartender that started at The Next Step, a now-defunct club housed in the early 2000s at The Temple Theatre in downtown Saginaw.
It was one of two jobs she worked at the time. Dillard-Jackson also served as a math and science teacher at her alma mater, Buena Vista High School, from 1997-2010.
Since then, she knocked off the bartending rust a few times by blending her love for teaching and mixing together, hosting mixology classes for adults interested in the art of creating drinks.
Launching iMix last year, though, was her first experience operating a bona fide business.
Dillard-Jackson said there was no challenge in finding people interested in booking her iMix truck.
“I’m busy every weekend,” she said. “I have several clients throughout the Great Lakes Bay Region and some things out of the state. I had no idea it would pick up like this, or that there would be a market for this.”
Largely, her business caters wedding receptions, birthday gatherings and college graduation parties, she said.
“And sometimes it’s just people plain-old wanting to throw a party,” said Dillard-Jackson, who has worked events with more than 200 people. “It’s been good.”
Most recently, she served drinks from the iMix truck outside the new Buena Vista Farmers Market during its debut open house Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the site of the former high school where she once worked,
She said, in the region, she is unaware of any other business owner who offers bartending services from a mobile trailer.
While most of her work keeps her in Saginaw County, she serviced events as far as Vassar. Once, she traveled to Texas to cater a friend’s event, although that outing did not involve bringing the trailer, she said.
Most of her clients provide the alcohol, Dillard-Jackson said. Her role largely involves transporting the trailer to the event and mixing the drinks provided at the site.
The iMix trailer appears much like a food truck, where one side of the mobile structure lifts to reveal the servers and products inside. Inside, Dillard-Jackson operates beer taps and frozen drink dispensers, mixing drinks while patrons watch.
Her specialty drink: Sex on the Beach.
“But I also like to craft cocktails for individuals upon request,” she said. “If somebody hosts a private party, I ask them what they like, and I go from there to craft them their own personal drink.”
Dillard-Jackson operates a website — at imixmobile.com — where clients can view her availability and details of the various iMix catering packages, which range in price from $150 to $500 for three-hour sessions.
“It’s fun,” Dillard-Jackson said of working from her “happy truck.”
“I meet so many new people, and the conversations we have are great.”
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Family shares disturbing details of boy found dead under home, sister’s injuries
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - A mother in Arkansas and her boyfriend were arrested after a 5-year-old boy’s body was found in the boyfriend’s home.
The boy’s 6-year-old sister is reportedly being treated for injuries in Memphis.
Ashley Rolland, the mother of the children, was charged with capital murder, abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree, accomplice to capital murder, first-degree battery and permitting child abuse.
Karen Rolland, the grandmother of the children, said her grandson, Blu, was found in a wooden box found in his mother’s boyfriend’s house in Moro, Arkansas. She said he would have turned 6 years old this month.
Karen Rolland also said her granddaughter, 6-year-old Taylor Rolland, is recovering from multiple injuries. Taylor suffered multiple broken ribs, burns and more injuries.
Taylor was taken from the home by Karen Rolland before the discovery of Blu’s body was made later that day.
The grandmother told WMC she had been fighting for visitation rights for months after the boyfriend, Nathan Bridges, allegedly pulled a gun on her son, the children’s biological father. She said she was advised by a lawyer not to go to the house.
“I heard Taylor whimpering,” Karen Rolland said. “Of course, I didn’t know what was going on, and I bust through the door myself because I didn’t like the whimpering. Sounded like she was hurting.”
Through a court order, Karen Rolland said she was able to get her visitation rights back. She said she went to Bridges’ home on Friday and found Taylor with serious injuries but no sign of her grandson.
“She had puncture wounds like scissors had poked through her head,” Karen Rolland said. “It looked like she been strangled around the neck, bite marks on her legs, several fractured ribs we found out ... and an old injury to her leg that had been fractured before that didn’t grow back correctly.”
Karen Rolland said her granddaughter also told her that Bridges threw boiling water on her.
Taylor was rushed to the hospital by her grandmother with several injuries, including second and third-degree burns on her arms, chest and feet.
Doctors reportedly said Taylor was malnourished and weighed just 36 pounds.
More family members went to the home in Moro that day and confronted Ashley Rolland and Bridges. Karen Rolland said the two eventually confessed, claiming Blu’s death was an “accident.”
Authorities found Blu’s body under the house later that night.
Glenda Farrell is a neighbor who lives just feet away from the house.
“You’re living right here, and it’s right under your nose, and you don’t see anything out of the ordinary,” she said.
Farrell said the children and their mother moved into the home earlier this summer.
Arkansas State Police are leading the investigation.
A GoFundMe has been set up to pay for Blu’s funeral expenses and more. Donations can also be made by contacting First National Bank and requesting to donate to “Taylor’s care and Blu’s burial.”
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Stars’ Robertson has hat trick, extends points streak to 17
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Sports Writer
DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson seemed to be downplaying his latest hat trick and the 17-game points streak he is on for the Dallas Stars, insisting several times that he is just playing hockey.
Well, the 23-year-old center is making that look so easy right now at the highest level.
Robertson scored in all three periods for his third career hat trick in the Stars’ 5-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.
“I’m just getting in position to shoot the puck, I mean, just got to get it past the first guy and get it on net,” he said. “It was just playing hockey and picking my head up, and seeing what’s available. … And it’s credit to guys who you don’t see on the scoresheet, the person who is screening the goalie.”
Robertson became the NHL’s first 20-goal scorer this season with a deflected puck in the first period, then added his 21st and 22nd on long power-play goals in each of the next two periods.
“You kind get used to it, and you almost have to sit and think about it after about how special it is what you’re witnessing. It’s unbelievable,” first-year Stars coach Pete DeBoer said. “He’s making it look easy.”
Robertson’s other hat tricks came in back-to-back games last March, when he was the first Dallas player to ever do that.
Joel Kiviranta and Wyatt Johnston also had goals for the Central Division-leading Stars. Jake Oettinger stopped 31 shots for his fourth career shutout, two nights after not playing in St. Louis because of an illness.
“He was quiet, he was composed. And there were some tough saves early, especially on their power play,” DeBoer said of his goalie.
It was the fourth time in six games for Robertson to have multiple goals. His points streak began Oct. 27 and was already the longest for the team since moving from Minnesota to Dallas in 1993. The franchise record of 20 was set by Brian Bellows in 1986.
Miro Heiskanen had three assists for Dallas, which opened a five-game homestand. Roope Hintz had helpers on two of Robertson’s goals in his first game since signing an $67.6 million contract extension.
Anthony Stolarz had 36 saves for the Ducks.
“We were kind of settled in, but as soon as it went to (2-0), for some reason, we wanted to change our game plan,” said coach Dallas Eakins, whose Ducks played the second of four consecutive road games.
Robertson, who last season became the only the team’s fourth 40-goal scorer in Dallas, missed the most of preseason camp before signing a $31 million, four-year contract a week before the season opener.
After being named earlier in the day as the NHL’s first star for the month of November, Robertson need just more than four minutes in the first game of December to extend his points streak.
He moved the puck behind the net and sent a short wrister from the side into the crease. The puck went off the stick of a Ducks defender and past Stolarz.
Robertson scored from the slot just above the circles in the second period, and from the top of the right circle in the third. He has 20 goals and 12 assists in his points streak.
NOTES: Dallas has won nine home games in a row against the Ducks since the 2015-16 season. … Ducks defenseman John Klingberg, who went to Anaheim in free agency last summer, wasn’t with the team in Dallas, where he played the past eight seasons. He missed his fourth game in a row with a lower body injury.
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The next game for both teams is against Minnesota. Anaheim plays the third of its four consecutive road games Saturday against the Wild, who will then play in Dallas on Sunday.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Third-ranked Ohio State opened its Big 10 play with a statement win over Wisconsin, 52-21.
Before Saturday’s game, Ohio State (4-0) won eight straight over the Badgers and 11 of the last 12 contests. The last time Wisconsin (2-2) defeated the Buckeyes was a 33-29 victory in Columbus in 2011.
The Buckeyes entered the game first in the country in total offense (565.3 yards per game) while Wisconsin is 11th in total defense (246.0 per game). OSU’s passing attack has been on a tear, with 12 touchdowns and zero interceptions in 2022. It may have to work a bit harder than usual, though, as Wisconsin has allowed only one touchdown pass and picked off seven passes.
Fourth Quarter
Wisconsin kept fighting and added a touchdown with 9:46 to play when Mertz found Jackson Acker from the two-yard-line. Allen was the big weapon on the drive, carrying the ball 11 times and picking up three first downs. The Badgers covered 80 yards in 14 plays and ate up 7:36 of clock time.
Ohio State put the finishing touches on a five play, 75-yard scoring drive as Stroud hit Egbuka on a skinny post for 32 yards. Egbuka moved to 118 yards for the night, while Stroud notched his fifth touchdown with 7:21 to play.
Wisconsin didn’t take long to answer as Allen broke through the middle on a 75-yard touchdown run, giving him 165 yards on 23 carries.
Ohio State moved to 4-0 on the season, 1-0 in league play, while the Badgers fell to 2-2, 0-1 in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes will play the last of five home games next weekend against Rutgers.
FINAL STATS
WISCONSIN PASSING: Mertz 11-20, 94 yards, TD, INT
OHIO STATE PASSING: Stroud 17-27, 281, 5 TD, INT
WISCONSIN RUSHING: Allen 23-165, TD; Mertz 5-15, TD
OHIO STATE RUSHING: Henderson 21-121, Williams 11-101, 2 TD
WISCONSIN RECEIVING: Bell 4-55
OHIO STATE RECEIVING: Egbuka 6-118, 2 TD; Fleming 4-67, TD; Stover 4-51, 2 TD
TOTAL YARDS: Wisconsin 287 yards, 104 passing, 183 rushing; Ohio State 539 yards, 281 passing, 258 rushing
Third Quarter
Wisconsin got the ball to open the half and actually picked up a first down on a nice run by Allen but it was negated by a holding penalty. OSU’s pass rush got to Mertz on the next play, forcing a Badgers punt which the Buckeyes fielded at their own 28-yard line.
Ohio State’s possession was workmanlike until Stround found Julian Fleming underneath the coverage, and Fleming spun away and picked up 31 yards to put the Buckeyes into the red zone. It took OSU three more plays to hit paydirt when Stroud stepped up in the pocket and found Fleming on an in-breaking route, and he bulled in for the 12-yard score with 8:35 remaining in the quarter. Ohio State covered 72 yards in eight plays.
The Buckeyes had their first three and out of the night with 6:18 left in the quarter as Wisconsin has shown some different looks and drops into coverage, making life a bit tougher for Stroud. OSU’s Jesse Mirco punted to the Wisconsin four, and it was backed up thanks to a holding penalty. Wisconsin has the ball first and 10 at its own two-yard-line.
OSU went aggressive with its defense and forced a three-and-out punt from the Badgers, and were set up in prime field position inside the Badgers’ 40-yard line.
TreVeyon Henderson joined Williams in the 100-yard rushing club with a four-yard run on first down, followed by a seven-yard leaping run to the sideline. It is the first time since 2019 that Ohio State has had two backs rush for over 100 yards.
Stroud zipped a heater into Egbuka on a slant for an 8-yard touchdown strike, putting the Buckeyes up 45-7 with 2:22 left in the quarter, Stroud’s fourth touchdown toss of the night. OSU traversed 38 yards in just four plays and lead 45-7.
Second Quarter
Ohio State was faced with a third and three and Wisconsin was looking at a potential mini-win, but Miyan Williams bulled over two defenders to the four, then strolled in untouched on the next play to put the Buckeyes ahead 28-0. OSU went 67 yards in six plays and are using motion and different sets to confuse Wisconsin.
The Badgers gained their initial first down on a questionable pass interference against freshman Jyaire Brown, forced into service due to injuries to Cam Brown and Denzel Burke.
Wisconsin continued the drive, converting a nice third and nine when Mertz found Skyler Bell on the sideline for 26 yards to the OSU 14-yard line.
The Badgers ended the shutout when Mertz took it over from the one-yard-line, covering 72 yards in 10 plays in just over five minutes.
Ohio State flipped the script and went physical on its next drive, covering 68 yards in 13 plays and chewing up over six minutes on the clock. Williams picked up 53 yards and Henderson 14 on the drive, which culminated in a 25-yard field goal from Noah Ruggles.
Wisconsin got a final possession with 2:20 left before halftime looking to double up — it gets the ball to open the second half — but went three and out, giving Ohio State the ball at its own 10-yard line with just under 90 seconds left in the half.
OSU looked to run out the clock but after a couple of big runs by Henderson decided to take a shot downfield, where Stroud threw his first interception of the season after throwing behind Harrison Jr.
Wisconsin was unable to parlay the turnover into points — though made the Ohio Stadium faithful hold their breath on a deep pass to Bell that was knocked away at the last second by McCalister — and went into halftime down 31-7.
HALFTIME STATS
WISCONSIN PASSING: Mertz 6-12, 49 yards
OHIO STATE PASSING: Stroud 10-15, 147 yards, 2 TD, INT
WISCONSIN RUSHING: Allen 8 carries, 36 yards
OHIO STATE RUSHING: Williams 11 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD; Henderson 12 carries, 78 yards
WISCONSIN RECEIVING: Bell 2-35
OHIO STATE RECEIVING: Stover 4-51, 2 TDs; Egbuka 2-46; Harrison Jr 3-45
TOTAL YARDS: Wisconsin 96 yards, 49 passing, 47 rushing; Ohio State 328 yards, 147 passing, 181 rushing.
First Quarter
Ohio State gets big plays early, with CJ Stroud hitting passes of 18 yards to Marvin Harrison Jr, 22 yards to Cade Stover and 34 yards to Emeka Egbuka and TreVeyon Henderson on a 10-yard run. Miyan Williams caps the drive with a two-yard touchdown run right behind center Luke Wypler, Buckeyes lead 7-0.
Ohio State covered 88 yards in six plays and under three minutes.
Wisconsin gained a first down on its initial drive, but Graham Mertz threw behind his receiver and was intercepted by OSU safety Tanner McCalister, who returned the ball to the Badgers 16-yard line. After a three-yard run by Henderson on first down, Stroud rolled left then threw right to a wide-open Stover, who leapt a defender and found the end zone from 13 yards out. It took Ohio State just two plays to go up two touchdowns, and it could be danger time for Wisconsin, which does not have an offense designed to come back from big deficits.
The Buckeyes forced a three and out on the Badgers second drive and went to work again, getting a 13-yard pitch and catch to Egbuka and 11 yards to Harrison Jr. Stroud has started 6-of-6 for 110 yards and a touchdown. Then it became the Henderson drive, as the sophomore broke off consecutive runs of 16 and 10 yards before Stroud rolled right and looked like he was going to run before he found a wide-open Stover in the end zone for a two-yard scoring pass. Ohio State leads 21-0 with just under four minutes left in the first quarter and covered 70 yards in seven plays.
The Buckeyes forced another three and out and a shanked Badgers punt, taking over at their own 33. Stroud has his first incompletion after Julian Fleming couldn’t corral a pass near the sideline on first down.
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MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ellie Mental Health – a clinician owned mental health care company creating accessible care through franchising – today announced the appointment of their first Chief Marketing Officer Melissa Amponsah. The creation of this role is part of Ellie Mental Health's explosive growth strategy and commitment to investing in a strong leadership team.
Amponsah joins the team with nearly two decades of experience working in a variety of high-level marketing roles across multiple lifestyle, consumer, and franchised brands including Target and Supercuts. In this role she will continue Ellie's forward trajectory as a national brand while overseeing integrated marketing efforts across new and existing franchises.
"We are thrilled to welcome such a dynamic leader to the Ellie team" said Erin Pash, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Ellie Mental Health. "The Chief Marketing Officer position is the latest of the senior hires we have been making to position ourselves successfully based on the monumental growth we have seen over the last two years".
"As Ellie continues to expand into one of the leading mental health care companies across the United States, we must continue to bring in key players to guide new locations" said Chris Pash, Senior Vice President for Growth and Development at Ellie Mental Health. "We have over 500 clinics opening over the next few years and Amponsah will be key in creating a cohesive brand experience and offering the support needed to new franchise owners".
About Ellie Mental Health
Ellie Mental Health is a millennial-made and clinician owned mental health care company that is rapidly expanding across the nation through franchising. The brand is transforming the culture of mental healthcare by providing creative solutions and innovative thinking to reduce barriers in accessing mental health services. For more information about Ellie Mental Health, visit https://www.elliementalhealth.com/.
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NEW YORK (AP) _ New Mountain Finance Corp. (NMFC) on Monday reported second-quarter profit of $16 million.
On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had profit of 16 cents. Earnings, adjusted for investment costs, came to 31 cents per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 30 cents per share.
The business development company posted revenue of $73.1 million in the period.
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All aboard! This elaborate model train display in Pennsylvania has it all
By Chandi Chapman
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CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — This may look like something out of a train museum – but it’s not. The amazing model train set is inside the Cranberry Township home of Rene and Nancy Harms.
“It took off into taking over our whole basement here,” Rene Harms said. “Nancy and I did all of these trees individually. That’s probably hundreds of hours just doing the trees alone.”
“When I was little, we had a little train around the Christmas tree, and that was, like, it, so this is amazing, and it’s fun,” Nancy Harms said.
This elaborate display includes Pittsburgh landmarks like the Duquesne Incline, Kennywood, highways, steel mills and even the iconic Heinz ketchup sign.
Rene Harms pointed out some more highlights: “Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, there’s the Primanti Brothers down here, the William Penn in the back, the grey building is Kaufmann’s, Isaly’s.”
Harms has hundreds of high-tech computerized trains run by voice command.
Even the weather changes!
“We’ve got a storm coming in,” he said, with overhead lights flickering and sounds of thunder playing over the audio system.
The couple can take train enthusiasts from day to night, showing the intricate details and time that’s put into every piece.
“The night scene is a lot more dramatic,” Rene Harms said. “It highlights the buildings. It really gets to show the lighting inside the buildings, which obviously you wouldn’t see during the daytime.”
It’s not just Pittsburgh railroads getting the love here. New York is on the map too.
From a trip to the circus to a scare at the Bates Motel from the movie “Psycho,” this train set has it all — including some life lessons too.
“Doing this, you learn all kinds of crafts, electricity, wiring, carpentry. Just patience. A lot of patience, believe me,” Rene Harms said.
“It takes a lot of talent,” Nancy Harms said. “Rene seems like he can do anything. Just from working on his railroad, he can do anything in the house. It’s just amazing to me.”
In addition to their home hobby, Rene and Nancy like to go on vacation by taking — what else? — train trips. They hope to ride on the Orient Express one day.
Rene Harms said he would also like to develop a train club so others can enjoy his work too
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Nuggets vs. Heat: Odds, spread, over/under and other Vegas lines - NBA Finals Game 4
The Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat are doing battle in the NBA Finals, with Game 4 on tap.
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Nuggets vs. Heat Game Info
- Date: Friday, June 9, 2023
- Time: 8:30 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ABC
- Location: Miami, Florida
- Venue: FTX Arena
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Nuggets vs. Heat Betting Trends
- The Nuggets are outscoring opponents by 3.3 points per game with a +273 scoring differential overall. They put up 115.8 points per game (12th in the NBA) and allow 112.5 per outing (eighth in the league).
- The Heat have a -26 scoring differential, putting up 109.5 points per game (30th in league) and allowing 109.8 (second in NBA).
- These teams score 225.3 points per game combined, 14.3 more than this game's total.
- These teams give up a combined 222.3 points per game, 11.3 more points than this contest's over/under.
- Denver has covered 44 times in 82 chances against the spread this season.
- Miami is 30-48-4 ATS this year.
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Reaction from Fargo and beyond as Doug Burgum announces run for president
FARGO, N.D. (KFYR) - North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum is running for president of the United States. And a lot of people are fired up about that.
What does it take to be president? Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin. George Washington chopped down a cherry tree. Donald Trump had a reality TV show. JFK was part of a political dynasty. Governor Doug Burgum is a billionaire from a town of 300. Wednesday, he made his case for the White House in Fargo for the very first time.
It was all smiles at the Sanctuary Events Center in Fargo on Wednesday.
“I’m officially announcing I’m running for the president of the United States of America,” said Governor Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota.
And that’s got people pumped. Despite nearly nonexistent poll numbers, those in attendance Wednesday believe he’s got what it takes in a crowded GOP primary.
“He’s creative, he’s innovative, he’s an exciting person and I think he’d be a great president,” said John Galegher, a farmer from Thompson, North Dakota.
“He’s got a good handshake, very firm,” said Elise Tufte from Steele, North Dakota.
“He’s done amazing things for North Dakota, we’re hoping he can carry that through to the United States of America,” said Billie Breker from Oxbow, North Dakota.
As for what he’s running on? Three main points:
“If you believe that the economy, energy, and national security are critical to our nation’s future, remember, that’s why I’m running for president,” said Burgum.
Political experts say he’s got an uphill battle.
“He’s really going to have to be spending a lot of time advertising, getting his name out there, but also, then, presenting, here’s where I’m different from the other people,” said Mark Springer, professor of politics at the University of Mary.
Still, most past and present Republican statewide elected officials have expressed their support for North Dakota’s first major party presidential candidate.
“He has always had this incredible ability to meet and exceed the expectations of everyone else,” said Senator Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota.
“We’re looking at record inflation, record energy costs. If he can talk about bringing down those bills in every consumer’s household around the country, yeah, I think that message can resonate,” said Representative Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota.
Outside of the Sanctuary Events Center, enthusiasm wasn’t quite so high. A spokesman for the Trump-backing MAGA super PAC said, “Doug Burgum will waste millions of dollars only to lose to President Donald Trump in Iowa.”
The North Dakota Democrats said, “The last thing the country needs is another bored billionaire whose need for attention is greater than his commitment to the American people.”
Still, those inside say, “Burgum for President.”
“Would you vote for him?” asked reporter Joel Crane.
“Yes I would,” said Breker.
“I would definitely vote for Doug Burgum,” said Galegher.
“I would definitely vote for him in 2028,” said Cayden Weckerly from Casselton, North Dakota.
Burgum’s next task is to get on the debate stage at the first Republican debate on August 23.
Governor Burgum heads to Iowa this week to kick off his campaign, and Your News Leader be right there to follow him around as he tries to drum up some name recognition.
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HUDSONVILLE, MI — The investment business of the Doug and Maria DeVos family has invested in Hudsonville-based boat dealer Action Water Sports.
Jerry Brouwer will continue as owner and president of Action Water Sports.
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“Lightyear” did not go to infinity (or beyond) in its first weekend in theaters: Pixar’s first major theatrical release since March 2020 blasted off with $51 million in its debut weekend in North America, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
Not only did it open lower than expected, but it also failed to conquer “Jurassic World: Dominion,” which held on to the first-place spot with $58.7 million its second weekend.
It is a mixed bag for Disney and Pixar as “ Lightyear,” an origin story about the movie that inspired the space ranger action figure in the “Toy Story” movies, is one of the biggest launches for an animated family film over the pandemic. Including international showings, which grossed $34.6 million, “Lightyear’s” global opening weekend totals to $85.6 million.
But expectations were higher for a release this high-profile and based on a beloved, well-known character. Going into the weekend, some analysts had pegged “Lightyear” for a $70 million North American debut.
“The expectations are always incredibly high for any Pixar movie, particularly one that has a direct connection to the Toy Story brand,” said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for box office tracker Comscore.
“Toy Story” launched Pixar in 1995 and its four films have made over $3 billion. “Toy Story 3” and “Toy Story 4” also both broke the $1 billion mark.
The family audience has proved a little more reluctant than other segments to return to movie theaters. Many studios, including Disney and Pixar, have opted for streaming or hybrid releases for their animated titles. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the company has sent its Pixar titles — “Soul,” “Luca,” and “Turning Red” — directly to Disney+ free for subscribers. Disney’s other big animated titles, “Raya and the Last Dragon” and “Encanto” got hybrid releases.
“There may have been a little confusion about whether it’s just in theaters,” Dergarabedian said. “This is a movie that is going to have to be marketed in real time as family audiences connect the dots.”
Critics were mostly favorable to “Lightyear,” which features Chris Evans as Buzz Lightyear and a supporting voice cast that includes Keke Palmer and Taika Waititi. Directed by Angus MacLane, it currently holds a 77% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences gave it an A- CinemaScore.
With a reported production budget of $200 million, which doesn’t account for the millions spent on marketing and promotion, “Lightyear” has a long journey ahead of it to get to profitability. But it could also have a slow, steady burn over the summer. And it’s the only big family offering playing in theaters until “Minions: The Rise of Gru” opens July 1.
“Lightyear” opened in 4,255 locations domestically and in 43 markets overseas. Thirteen nations from the Muslim world and the Palestinian territory barred “Lightyear” from playing in their cinemas because of the inclusion of a brief kiss between a lesbian couple.
“Jurassic World: Dominion,” meanwhile, has now earned over $622.2 million worldwide with $259.2 million of that coming from U.S. and Canadian theaters. It’s only the seventh movie released during the pandemic to surpass $600 million.
In its fourth weekend, “Top Gun: Maverick” dropped only slightly, bringing in an additional $44 million to take third place. Its domestic total is now at $466.2 million. Globally, the high-flying sequel has grossed over $885 million.
Dergarabedian said it’s especially notable that there are three movies made over $40 million this weekend.
“We haven’t seen that in a while,” he said. “We have a summer movie season here.”
Rounding out the top five are “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” with $4.2 million and “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” with $1.1 million.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “Jurassic World: Dominion,” $58.7 million
2. “Lightyear,” $51 million.
3. “Top Gun: Maverick,” $44 million.
4. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” $4.2 million.
5. “The Bob’s Burgers Movie,” $1.1 million.
6. “The Bad Guys,” $890,000.
7. “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” $959,631.
8. “Downton Abbey: A New Era,” $830,000.
9. “Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” $228,000.
10. “Brian and Charles,” $198,000.
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LOS ANGELES (AP)So much for Mookie Betts having the night off. The Los Angeles Dodgers needed his bat in the ninth inning and their All-Star came up big off the bench.
Max Muncy hit a tying infield single and Betts singled home the winning run with two outs, helping the Dodgers edge the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Thursday for their major league-leading 45th comeback victory.
”I think that may be one of my first pinch hits, so that part was pretty cool,” Betts said. ”I was hoping not to hit, but you get to a point where the situation calls and you turn your brain on and you’re ready to go.”
The Dodgers didn’t take the lead until Arizona starter Zac Gallen left after eight innings. He struck out a career-high 13.
Gallen retired the first 11 batters he faced, striking out five in a row. He struck out the side in the eighth. The right-hander allowed one run and two hits in a career-best eight innings.
”He was just in complete control, domination,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. ”He’s fun to watch. I’m glad we don’t see him again this year.”
Craig Kimbrel (6-6) got the win despite again struggling in the ninth.
”The stuff is startling to slide a little bit, the fastball velocity,” Roberts said. ”I’ve just got to continue to look at this. We’ve got to have our best guys at the back end.”
Christian Walker slammed a 435-foot shot into the left-center field pavilion – his 36th homer overall and sixth against the Dodgers this season – for a 2-1 lead against Kimbrel.
Cody Bellinger doubled off the right-field wall leading off the bottom of the ninth against Reyes Moronta (1-1).
”He was ahead of Bellinger 0-2 and then it ended up being a 3-2 pitch kind of down in the bottom of the zone, right in his honey hole,” D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said. ”We just couldn’t make some pitches in a key situation to Bellinger. It’s tough to navigate through that, especially the guys who were coming up behind him.”
After Trea Turner grounded out to third, Freddie Freeman was intentionally walked. Will Smith loaded the bases on an infield single that diving shortstop Geraldo Perdomo kept from reaching the outfield.
”Belli did a great job getting on second base leading off, then we got a little momentum,” Smith said.
Joe Mantiply came in to face Muncy, who hit a slow roller to third that scored Bellinger for a 2-all tie.
Dodgers starter Julio Urias gave up one run and three hits in 5 1/3 innings. The left-hander struck out five and walked one.
Gallen gave up a pair of two-out hits – a triple by Smith and an RBI double by Muncy – that allowed the Dodgers to tie it 1-all in the fourth.
”He was making pitches and keeping us off balance and kind of stalled us for a little bit,” Smith said.
The D-backs led 1-0 on Stone Garrett’s sacrifice fly in the third. Sergio Alcantara singled and Daulton Varsho followed by grounding into a fielder’s choice. Second baseman Gavin Lux’s throwing error allowed Alcantara to take third, and Varsho moved up to second. Three batters later, Alcantara scored.
In the ninth, the Dodgers challenged Kimbrel hitting pinch-hitter Jake McCarthy with a pitch leading off. After a review, crew chief James Hoye announced the call stood.
McCarthy thought he’d stolen second to put the go-ahead run in scoring position, but another replay review overturned the safe call. Walker then came to the plate and put the D-backs ahead on a 2-2 pitch from Kimbrel.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: All-Star RHP Tony Gonsolin (forearm) threw to hitters in an up-and-down bullpen using his entire pitch mix. ”The stuff looked good,” Roberts said. ”My eyes were telling me it was a really good effort.” The 16-game winner will throw another bullpen in a couple of days. … RHP Blake Treinen (shoulder) won’t throw again until Saturday and see how he responds. ”He’s frustrated. He’s not bouncing back,” Roberts said. … RHP Brusdar Graterol (elbow) was activated off the IL. … LHP David Price (wrist) threw a simulated inning to hitters. ”He looked good. He was letting it go,” Roberts said.
STREAKS BUSTED
Turner went 0 for 4, including two strikeouts, to snap his 18-game hitting streak.
Turner also had another streak end. He had reached base safely in each of his last 47 games against the D-backs, the longest current streak for any active batter against any team.
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Diamondbacks: Hadn’t announced a starter for Friday’s opener of a three-game series against San Francisco.
Dodgers: LHP Andrew Heaney (3-2, 2.66 ERA) starts against Albert Pujols and the Cardinals in the series opener Friday.
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The corporate card alternative combines quick card issuance along with seamless payments management, instant reconciliation and best-in-class integration with ERP systems
SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- During the company's annual Illuminate Conference, Tipalti, the leading automated global payables solution, announced the general availability of the Tipalti Card, as well as its upcoming Tipalti Expenses and new third-party integrations. The Tipalti Card combines quick virtual card issuance with end-to-end supplier payments management. By bringing simplicity, convenience and security to virtual credit or debit transactions, it allows users to easily manage and control business spend, reduce costs and improve profitability. When integrated with Tipalti's award-winning accounts payable solution, these innovations further the company's ability to address the concerns and complexities of running the finance operation.
"As transaction volumes continue to increase, high-velocity companies are increasingly looking to streamline inefficiencies, manage uncontrolled spending and break down silos impeding both security and visibility," said Bar Winkler, GM of Tipalti Card and Approve. "Through the Tipalti Card, we believe we have found an answer to these pain-points and more, complete with new and innovative features that will completely reimagine how financial leaders structure their transactions."
While traditional cards can be fraught with complex reconciliation processes, fraud risk and spending irregularities, the Tipalti Card functions by offering accounts payable (AP) management at scale, streamlining once burdensome processes with a centralized and easy-to-use system. The card is designed to treat card transactions like other payment methods that Tipalti offers, providing customers with end-to-end payments oversight with all the advantages of traditional card payments.
"As our company experienced rapid growth, we needed a corporate card-alternative that enables upfront controls and virtual flexibility without compromising security. Tipalti Cards is just that," said Kathleen Simon, Executive VP of Finance at Influential, the industry leader in influencer marketing. "The Tipalti Card has saved us as much as an entire week's worth of work. We're now able to empower our departments and contractors with accessibility and real-time communications, in addition to providing real-time visibility to the accounting team."
Tipalti Card Benefits:
- Automatic Reconciliation: Significantly reduces the finance team's workload with automatic card payment reconciliation, as card transactions are automatically captured and processed like other payment methods.
- Employee Friendly: Create credit or debit cards on-demand with the right controls and approvals.
- Centralize Spend and Improve Visibility: Manage all purchases in one place, whether it was placed with a Tipalti Card, US ACH, Global ACH, wire transfer, PayPal, prepaid debit card or check.
- Control Spend and Reduce Fraud: Easily issue cards with robust controls such as spend limits, vendor limits and approved categories.
- Cash-Back: Users earn a cash rebate for every dollar spent via a Tipalti Card. The more transactions made, the more cash-back is earned.
Currently, while Tipalti Card customers must have a U.S. entity, the card will be accepted internationally and can be used for non-USD transactions. ERP support is compatible with NetSuite, with future Card ERP integrations coming soon.
Tipalti also highlighted its product roadmap at Illuminate, announcing it will be offering an Expense Management solution in 2023. Tipalti Expenses will simplify expense management and reconciliation by capturing, organizing and centralizing all expenses in one seamless platform. Unique to the Tipalti Card, this also includes the reimbursement (actual payments to the employee) of those expenses in the U.S. and anywhere around the world. Alongside PO management, accounts payable, cards and global payments, it enables businesses to gain even better visibility and control. The solution will simplify the employee's flow, helping them get access to the products, services and vendors they need to get their work done. It also minimizes the necessity for employees to ask the finance team questions while still providing insight into employee requests, expenses and reimbursements.
Additionally, Tipalti shared news on several third-party integrations coming soon which will provide customers with the ability to seamlessly aggregate data and holistically review everything from purchases and renewals to contracts in a unified environment. These integrations include:
- DocuSign integration enables businesses to have full control and visibility into the status of the contract, including signatories, right from the Tipalti PO Management Contracts Repository.
- Datarails integration provides an intuitive Datarails dashboard view of Tipalti data with at-a-glance visibility into payables and expenses which improves decision making.
- CloudEagle integration gives users intuitive visibility into SaaS spend helping finance save on software spend, while streamlining the renewal and buying process.
- PowerBI integration enables finance users to view all Tipalti finance data in one place using a predefined dashboard or building their own, empowering users to utilize KPI's and trends.
- Tableau BI integration supports Tableau's analytics tool, making it easy for users to view and understand their data.
To learn more about the Tipalti Card, visit https://tipalti.com/card/.
About Tipalti
Tipalti comes from the Hebrew expression for "We handled it." Tipalti is the only company handling both Accounts Payable and Global Partner Payments workflows for high-velocity companies across the entire financial operations cycle: onboarding and managing global suppliers, instituting procurement controls, streamlining invoice processing and approvals, executing payments around the world and reconciling payables data across a multi-subsidiary finance organization. Tipalti enables high-growth companies to scale quickly by making payables strategic with operational, compliance, and financial controls. Thousands of companies, such as Amazon Twitch, GoDaddy, Roku, WordPress.com, and ZipRecruiter use Tipalti to reduce operational workload by 80% and accelerate the financial close by 25%, while strengthening financial controls and spend visibility. For more information, visit tipalti.com.
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For more than a decade now, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have been tied together.
Thompson revealed to NBA on ESPN in June that their close bond didn’t really start to form until their third year in the league when they took a trip with USA Basketball to Spain, where the two bonded over golf and sangria. Their friendship and on- and off-the-court chemistry has played a part in their four NBA titles.
But the brotherly love the two have for one another to succeed clearly extends to family, too, with a prime example of that coming from the Dodgers’ 10-3 win over the Twins Tuesday night.
Dodgers outfielder Trayce Thompson, Klay’s younger brother, didn’t start, but he entered the game in the eighth inning to pinch hit. Curry did what any good friend would do and grabbed his phone to film the younger Thompson, who drilled a one-out double into the left field.
Curry celebrated the hit by pointing to Thompson at second base. He also pumped his right fist in the air.
Filming Trayce's hit? Look at Curry man…so inspirational. pic.twitter.com/AmtfSXHXMZ
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 10, 2022
It was a moment that Curry almost reportedly missed.
The Warriors superstar appeared to be leaving the game early — perhaps to avoid Los Angeles’ suffocating traffic — but stayed after Dodgers manager Dave Roberts sent someone to inform Curry that Thompson would be pinch-hitting, according to SportsNet LA reporter and host Kirsten Watson.
After he left his seat, Dave Roberts was like he can’t leave yet, Trayce is about to pinch hit! Got Alan’s attention and he went and told Steph!
Love when things play out the way they do!! https://t.co/BbwyCOOGyl
— Kirsten Watson (@kirsten_watson) August 10, 2022
When Thompson stepped up to the plate, Curry pulled out his phone to capture the moment.
Thompson scored minutes later after Trae Turner smacked a line drive to left field to make it 9-3.
There was no sign of Klay at the game, but the other half of the Splash Bros has been spotted numerous times at Dodgers Stadium this summer supporting his younger brother. Last month, Trayce hit an RBI double in a game against the Giants that sent the four-time NBA champion into a frenzy.
Klay was fired up after his brother Trayce's RBI double pic.twitter.com/1lK7hmX9iu
— NBC Sports Bay Area & CA (@NBCSAuthentic) July 24, 2022
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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – An attempted arrest of a wanted suspect led Fresno Police on a wild pursuit Tuesday, which led to a crash and an arrest.
Police arrested 43-year-old Anthony Jeff on suspicion of felony evading, assault on an officer with a vehicle, and a probation violation.
Before Tuesday’s chase, Jeff was followed throughout the morning by undercover police, after he was observed driving a stolen Ford pickup truck.
He had been under surveillance for a violent crime, but police would not specify exactly what that was.
Jeff and a female passenger stopped for gas at the Sinclair at the corner of Gettsyburg and North First Street around 8 am. Undercover officers continued to follow him and moved in to make an arrest.
He saw the officers and took off with the fuel nozzle still in the truck and smashed through vehicles as he went.
“To get away, he struck several of our vehicles, nearly stuck one of our sergeants, and he also struck a civilian vehicle at the gas station,” said Lt. Bill Dooley of Fresno Police.
Undercover officers pursued Jeff, and patrol cars eventually took over. The officers chased the suspect’s vehicle to the corner of Michigan and Bond.
“The suspect vehicle crashed into the first car that’s behind me that you guys can see. That’s a Honda. He continued traveling eastbound uh where he struck a Ford Expedition that is parked on the south side of the street. Uh and that’s where the accident came to rest,” said Lt. Dooley.
Officers found Jeff injured and his female passenger outside the vehicle seriously injured.
Jeff attempted to make a run for it, but police quickly apprehended him.
They were both transported to Community Regional Medical Center.
The woman, in her 30’s, was in critical condition. As of Tuesday evening, Jeff was in stable condition.
In addition to charges of felony evading, assault on an officer with a vehicle, and a probation violation, police say Jeff was also found with a gun.
Police say they are continuing to look into whether charges will be filed there.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):
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9:20 p.m.
There’s more to New York than just the U.S. Open.
Meeting celebrities, for one. Going to a Broadway show, for another.
Iga Swiatek is doing it all.
The women’s singles champion said her tournament was made well before she lifted the trophy Saturday. She got to meet singer Seal earlier in the event.
“I was like, ‘Even if I’m going to lose right now, I already won this tournament, because I got a photo with him,’” Swiatek said.
The 21-year-old from Poland also met retired skier Lindsey Vonn. On Sunday, she plans to see a show, though she declined to reveal which one.
“I’m not going to say the name of the musical,” Swiatek said, “because I want to have a little peace tomorrow.”
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6:10 p.m.
Iga Swiatek has won her first U.S. Open and third Grand Slam title, beating Ons Jabeur 6-2, 7-6 (5).
The top-ranked Swiatek added this title to her two French Open victories, including one earlier this year. She has won seven titles in 2022, the most by a woman since Serena Williams in 2014.
Jabeur rallied after poor starts in both sets, but fell short in a Grand Slam final for the second straight time.
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4:50 p.m.
Iga Swiatek has kept up her dominant play in finals by taking the first set 6-2 against Ons Jabeur in the U.S. Open.
The top-ranked Swiatek has won her last nine finals, all in straight sets, since dropping the first one of her career in 2019.
One of those was against Jabeur this year in Rome, a 6-2, 6-2 rout, and so far this one has been just as easy.
Swiatek took a 3-0 lead within 10 minutes, with a 12-2 lead in points, and wrapped it up in just 30 minutes.
The fifth-seeded Jabeur had lost only one set in the tournament while reaching her second straight Grand Slam final.
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4:20 p.m.
Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur have started the women’s singles final at the U.S. Open.
There is plenty of support for both on the grounds in New York. A number of fans are wearing the red of Poland, the home country of the top-ranked Swiatek.
Jabeur is trying to become the first African woman and first Arab in the professional era to win a Grand Slam title. The No. 5 seed from Tunisia lost in the Wimbledon final.
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Alexandra Eala has become the first player from the Philippines to win a junior Grand Slam singles title.
The No. 10 seed beat Lucia Havlickova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-4 to win the U.S. Open junior girls’ title.
The 17-year-old from Quezon City says she hopes her victory will inspire younger players from her country.
Martin Landaluce of Spain won the boys’ title by beating Gilles Arnaud Bailly of Belgium 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-2.
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U.S. Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe has pulled out of the United States team that will play group stage matches in the Davis Cup next week in Glasgow, Scotland.
The U.S. Tennis Association announced Tiafoe’s withdrawal. Tiafoe is a 24-year-old from Maryland who was seeded 22nd at Flushing Meadows.
He became the first American man to get to the U.S. Open semifinals since Andy Roddick was the tournament’s runner-up in 2006.
Tiafoe’s run ended with a loss to No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz. Alcaraz will meet No. 7 seed Casper Ruud in Sunday’s U.S. Open final.
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Australians Storm Sanders and John Peers won the U.S. Open mixed doubles title with a 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 victory over the team of Kirsten Flipkens and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.
It was the first Grand Slam mixed doubles title for Peers, who had made 31 previous appearances before teaming up for the first time in this tournament with Sanders. He closed out the match tiebreak with an ace.
Peers had partnered with former women’s No. 1 Ash Barty last year in the Olympics, where they won a bronze medal.
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Top-ranked Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur will play for the women’s singles title at the U.S. Open, where the mixed doubles champion also will be decided.
Swiatek is bidding for her second Grand Slam title this year and third overall. The 21-year-old from Poland won her second French Open in June, one of her six titles in 2022.
Jabeur is bidding for her first major title, having lost in the Wimbledon final. The No. 5 seed from Tunisia would become the first African woman to win a Grand Slam event in the professional era, which began in 1968.
Their match on Arthur Ashe Stadium was to follow the mixed doubles final between Australians Storm Sanders and John Peers, and the team of Kirsten Flipkens and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.
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TAMPA, Fla., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Primo Water Corporation (NYSE: PRMW) (TSX: PRMW) (the "Company" or "Primo"), a leading provider of sustainable drinking water solutions in North America and Europe, today announced that it will participate in the 2022 Jefferies Consumer Conference on June 20 - June 22, 2022.
A fireside chat presentation featuring Primo's CEO, Tom Harrington, will begin at approximately 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on June 20, 2022 and will be webcast through the investor relations section of Primo's website at primowatercorp.com and will be archived for replay for a period of 30 days following the event.
For purposes of public disclosure, including this and future similar events, Primo uses the investor relations section of its website as the primary channel for publishing key information to its investors, some of which may contain material and previously non-public information.
ABOUT PRIMO WATER CORPORATION
Primo Water Corporation is a leading pure-play water solutions provider in North America and Europe and generates approximately $2.1 billion in annual revenue. Primo operates largely under a recurring razor/razorblade revenue model. The razor in Primo's revenue model is its industry leading line-up of sleek and innovative water dispensers, which are sold through retailers and online at various price points. The dispensers help increase household penetration which drives recurring purchases of Primo's razorblade offering. Primo's razorblade offering is comprised of Water Direct, Water Exchange, and Water Refill. Through its Water Direct business, Primo delivers sustainable hydration solutions across its 21-country footprint direct to the customer's door, whether at home or to businesses. Through its Water Exchange and Water Refill businesses, Primo offers pre-filled and reusable containers at over 13,000 locations and water refill units at approximately 23,000 locations, respectively. Primo also offers water filtration units across its 21-country footprint.
Primo's water solutions expand consumer access to purified, spring, and mineral water to promote a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle while simultaneously reducing plastic waste and pollution. Primo is committed to its water stewardship standards and is proud to partner with the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) in North America as well as with Watercoolers Europe (WE), which ensure strict adherence to safety, quality, sanitation and regulatory standards for the benefit of consumer protection.
Primo is headquartered in Tampa, Florida (USA). For more information, visit www.primowatercorp.com.
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Heffernan Insurance Brokers, one of the largest full-service, independent insurance brokerage firms in the United States announced a partnership with TrustLayer, to allow customers to access TrustLayer's artificial intelligence (AI)-powered collaborative risk management platform.
TrustLayer will enable faster and more efficient proof of insurance verification and help Heffernan customers better manage their risk by using its innovative digital solution. Virtually every business struggles with insurance verification. For those who do it well, the administrative burden is high — with manual processes and millions of static documents changing hands across the U.S. Unfortunately, for those who don't manage these processes well, the risk is astronomical, with studies showing that 75 percent of vendors are underinsured. TrustLayer uses robotic process automation (RPA) and Artificial Intelligence to automate this process securely, so companies can automatically verify the insurance and licenses of their vendors, suppliers, borrowers, and tenants. Further TrustLayer is building connectivity to systems of record to allow for truly validating whether coverage is in force.
"Our focus at TrustLayer is to help relieve risk management pain points and reduce friction for businesses across the entire economy. This partnership with Heffernan Insurance Brokers will help reduce risk and create a more efficient verification process for them and their customers," said John Fohr, co-founder and CEO of TrustLayer. "Modern risk managers are pushing the industry forward with their innovative spirit. These are the forward-leaning professionals that we're building TrustLayer for. The Heffernan team certainly embodies that belief and I look forward to working with them as we drive innovation across the insurance industry and improve the risk transaction experience for all involved."
"We are very excited to be joining forces with TrustLayer" shares Zachary Medellin, Heffernan's AVP of Compliance Management. "Together, we are ushering in a new era of risk mitigation and insurance compliance management for our clients. This innovative collaboration, of TrustLayer's award winning SaaS and Heffernan's insurance expertise, will allow us to effectively and efficiently track the insurance compliance of our client's business partners to ensure all necessary standards are met. Our goal is to empower our clients with the freedom to invest their assets and time into what they do best while allowing us to safeguard their operations. We look forward to further supporting our clients with another strong risk transfer tool."
About Heffernan Insurance Brokers
Heffernan Insurance Brokers, formed in 1988, is one of the largest independent insurance brokerage firms in the United States. Heffernan provides insurance and financial services products to a range of businesses and individuals. Headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., Heffernan has offices in San Francisco, Petaluma, Menlo Park, Truckee, Bakersfield, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles and Irvine, CA; Phoenix, AZ; Portland, OR; Seattle and Olympia, WA; St. Louis, MO; and London UK.
Employee-owned, Heffernan Insurance Brokers was named the Top Mid-Sized Broker in the United States to work for in 2009 by Business Insurance Magazine. The firm has been among the Top Greater Bay Area Philanthropists since 2003.
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About TrustLayer
TrustLayer is an AI-powered collaborative risk management platform working to digitize the highly manual, error-prone, and paper-based process of insurance verification. With TrustLayer, companies can securely automate the verification of insurance, licenses, and compliance documents of their business partners (i.e., vendors, subcontractors, suppliers, borrowers, tenants, ridesharing, and franchisees) in an easy-to-use digital dashboard. TrustLayer is working with dozens of the largest brokers and carriers in the U.S. to build out a fully digital proof of insurance solution so companies will be able to validate in real-time that their business partners have the correct coverage. The company is backed by leading investors, including Craft Ventures, Abstract Ventures, Box Group, Propel Ventures, Sure Ventures and PruVen Capital, and has also received investments from more than 20 of the top 100 insurance brokers. To learn more, visit trustlayer.io, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hagerty, Inc. (NYSE: HGTY), an automotive lifestyle brand and a leading specialty insurance provider focused on the global automotive enthusiast market, today announced it will report its second quarter 2022 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, August 10, 2022.
Hagerty will hold a conference call to discuss the financial results at 5:00 pm Eastern Time on that day. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on Hagerty's investor relations website at investor.hagerty.com. The dial-in for the conference call is (877) 423-9813 (toll-free) or (201) 689-8573 (international). Please dial the number 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
A webcast replay of the call will be available at investor.hagerty.com for 90 days following the call.
Based in Traverse City, Michigan, Hagerty's purpose is to save driving and car culture for future generations and its mission is to build a global business to fund that purpose. Hagerty is an automotive enthusiast brand offering integrated membership products and programs as well as a specialty insurance provider focused on the global automotive enthusiast market. Hagerty is home to Hagerty Drivers Club, DriveShare, Hagerty Valuation Tools, Hagerty Media, Hagerty Drivers Club magazine, MotorsportReg, Hagerty Garage + Social, The Amelia, the Concours d'Elegance of America, the Greenwich Concours d'Elegance, the California Mille, Motorlux, the Hagerty Drivers Foundation and more. For more information on Hagerty, please visit www.hagerty.com, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., August 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cisco has scheduled a conference call for Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at 1:30 PM (PT); 4:30 PM (ET) to announce its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2022 financial results for the period ending Saturday, July 30, 2022.
Financial results will be released over PR Newswire via US National and European Financial distribution, after the close of the market on Wednesday, August 17, 2022.
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Parents charged after 3 kids found living without food, running water
MESA, Ariz. (KTVK/KPHO/Gray News) – Parents in Arizona were taken into custody after officers said they found their three children living without food or running water.
Officers also said the children were not going to school.
Katrina Johnson and Brandon Edwards were arrested Monday morning and booked on several counts of child abuse.
The investigation began in February when someone called police to report three young girls going around to neighbors’ houses and asking for food and water.
Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies went inside the family’s home to find it trashed, with no running water and very little food.
Investigators interviewed Johnson, who said she had moved the kids into the home because “they had no other options.” Court documents said Johnson also told detectives she fed her kids, enrolled them in online school, and took them to another family member’s house to bathe.
Johnson reportedly admitted the current living conditions were neglectful and said fines from the City of Mesa turned the water off. Edwards echoed the statements about the water and told detectives it had been shut off for the past few weeks.
Detectives decided to talk to the three girls about their living conditions. Two girls told investigators they had food to eat and did school online, but the third child told a different story.
According to court paperwork, the girl said she’s often hungry because her parents can’t afford to buy food and said her older sister would go to the neighbor’s houses for food and water.
Through the investigation, detectives learned two of the children had been enrolled in school but, because of excessive absences, were dropped. The third child was never enrolled in school.
Johnson was interviewed a second time and confronted about her kids’ school enrollment.
According to court paperwork, Johnson admitted to “bad choices and even pure laziness” led to the kids not attending school. She reportedly told investigators she received money from her mother but would use it to buy drugs instead of food for the kids.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Friday in Louisiana, the American state most closely aligned historically with his country, to celebrate their longstanding cultural ties and discuss energy policy and climate change.
Macron met with political leaders and strolled through New Orleans’ historic French Quarter, the heart of the city, stopping to talk and shake hands with bystanders. He paused next to a street brass band and nodded and clapped as they played “When the Saints Go Marching In.”
Macron also said he met with billionaire Elon Musk for what he called a “clear and honest discussion” about Twitter, days after a top European Union official warned the social media platform’s new owner that the company must do more to protect users from harmful content.
The visit is the first by a French president since Valery Giscard d’Estaing traveled to Lafayette and New Orleans in 1976. The only other French president to visit Louisiana was Charles de Gaulle in 1960.
Macron’s itinerary started at Jackson Square. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell walked him to the Historic New Orleans Collection where Macron discussed climate change impacts with Gov. John Bel Edwards. The French president also met with energy company representatives.
“This state visit enables us to put France, and with France Europe, at the heart of the American agenda. That’s a good thing,” Macron told journalists in French, according to a translation from pool reporters.
Macron told Edwards he was overcome by the reception in the city.
“What I think this signifies is a special relationship we have with France. It is historical and cultural,” Edwards said.
Edwards, a Democrat, has been outspoken about the perils of climate change in a state where tens of thousands of jobs are tied to the oil and gas industry. This makes the stop to New Orleans “very emblematic” of climate-related efforts, French officials said.
During a brief meeting in the presence of Macron, the governor and the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, signed a memorandum of understanding “to further expand and enhance the strong cultural connections between France and Louisiana in the areas of the economy, clean energy and the environment,” Edwards’ office said.
“Like me, President Macron believes that climate change is real,” Edwards said.
The governor’s office said the agreement formally creates a Louisiana-based position for a French technical expert on the transition to clean energy.
During Macron’s visit to Washington on Thursday, he and President Joe Biden released a joint statement expressing “their deep concern regarding the growing impact of climate change and nature loss” and said they “intend to continue to galvanize domestic and global action to address it.”
On Friday evening Macron posted a photo on Twitter of his encounter with Musk, the two men sitting across from each other at a table in an empty room. He said he and the Tesla CEO discussed “future green industrial projects,” and also the social media platform.
“Transparent user policies, significant reinforcement of content moderation and protection of freedom of speech: efforts have to be made by Twitter to comply with European regulations,” the president said in one of a series of tweets.
Earlier this week Thierry Breton, the EU’s commissioner for digital policy, told Musk that Twitter will have to significantly increase efforts to comply with new rules known as the Digital Services Act that take effect next year, or potentially face hefty fines or even a ban in the continental bloc.
Louisiana is named for Louis XIV, the famous Sun King who ruled France for 72 years starting in 1643. New Orleans is where the Louisiana Purchase was finalized. The deal transferred the Louisiana Territory, which encompassed much of what is today the central United States, from France to the U.S. in 1803.
Macron’s New Orleans visit included a stop with first lady Brigitte Macron at the Cabildo, where ceremonies marking the land transfer were held.
Macron was also scheduled to visit the New Orleans Museum of Art and dine downtown before departing.
Holding the U.S. and French flags, Christiane Geisler, who was born in France and moved to Louisiana six years ago, was one of the spectators who stood in the streets hoping to see the president Friday. She was thrilled that she got to shake Macron’s hand and have a brief conversation with him in French.
“For me, when I moved here, it had a good feeling of French,” Geisler said.
The French Quarter, 13 blocks long and roughly six wide, was first settled in the 1700s and was later ravaged twice by fire. It best known as a tourist spot and commercial district where a reimagined French Market, fine restaurants, antique shops and art galleries coexist alongside T-shirt shops, strip joints and bars blasting live music by cover bands.
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Carmen Alvaro Jarrin, College of the Holy Cross
(THE CONVERSATION) When Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva meets with President Joe Biden on Feb. 10, 2023, climate change, economic development and security will be on the agenda. But if Lula cannot stabilize his country’s democracy, he won’t be able to tackle any of these other goals.
Biden and Lula lead vastly different countries. Yet, the violent challenges each faced to their elections have given them similar battles to fight.
The Jan. 8, 2023, attack on Brazil’s capital echoed elements of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In both countries, incumbents who lost reelection began encouraging the violence weeks before their followers acted.
As an anthropologist who studies Brazilian politics, I see connections between how both riots were organized and the collective rage they conveyed. And I see the countries taking similar steps to shore up their democracies. The U.S. is two years into the process. But Brazil, where the insurrection was further complicated by military complicity, is just beginning the undertaking.
They acted on a lie
In both cases, rioters were convinced the election had been stolen from them and the candidates they backed – former President Donald Trump in the U.S. and Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro – despite there being no evidence of election fraud. In both cases, rioters organized online, and far-right influencers like Steve Bannon, who has had close ties to Bolsonaro since 2018, fanned the flames.
The rioters attacked physical symbols of democracy, like the Capitol in the U.S. and the National Congress and the Supreme Federal Court buildings in Brazil. In the U.S., rioters even openly called for the hanging and killing of elected officials. In Brazil, a nation once governed by a brutal military dictatorship, rioters pushed for a military takeover of the government.
The fact that so many people were moved from visceral anger to violence shows how easily people can be seduced by extreme ideology. That is a threat to democracy.
My book “Precarious Democracy,” which I co-edited with fellow anthropologists Lucia Cantero, Benjamin Junge and Sean Mitchell, demonstrates that political affect – the nonrational, emotional aspects of politics – can shape events in modern democracies.
Bolsonaro, for example, relied on portraying LGBT minorities as morally disgusting and a threat to the nation to rally support. That characterization was central to his electoral victory in 2018. Similarly, Trump – as candidate and president – cast immigrants as a threat to the United States. While Trump had an uncommon approach to the modern American presidency, his followers reveled in his norm breaking. And Bolsonaro validated conservatives’ emotional shift from hope to hate with the stoking of racial division and other tactics. As the anthropologist Patricia de Santana Pinho argues, Bolsonaro fomented a growing racial resentment among white Brazilians accustomed to being at the top of the country’s racial hierarchy, but who felt they had lost that privilege under Lula’s Workers’ Party. Bolsonaro promised to return to a mythical past when “there was decency and respect for the family,” using violence if necessary to achieve that goal. He even encouraged gun ownership as a way to reestablish social and moral order.
The challenges ahead
It is very hard to combat rage, resentment and nostalgia with appeals to rationality and civility. And Lula’s charge is further complicated by Bolsonaro supporters’ call for the return of military rule.
From 1964 to 1985, Brazilian citizens were tortured, raped and subjected to forced disappearances during the country’s military dictatorship. And in the decades since, most elements of the country’s democracy were restored, but the civilian-run government still has not gained back full control of Brazil’s security agencies. What’s more, while he was in office, Bolsonaro worked to make sure civilians did not regain that control by appointing thousands of military officers – both active duty and reserve – to civilian posts that controlled significant sectors of the government and the federal budget. He celebrated the 1964 coup that led to military rule and the military regime itself. And he made sure the military and police force were amply funded, giving the agencies a total of about US$5 billion by the end of his term. The country’s annual budget is about $19 billion.
The path to democracy
Restoring Brazil’s democracy and ridding the government of military influence may be Lula’s biggest challenge. But he’s taking practical steps to do it, such as firing a military general who reportedly prevented Jan. 8 rioters from being arrested. He also co-signed a letter with the governor of every state in Brazil, which explained that democracy is non-negotiable.
On a different front, Lula is combating rage with another powerful emotion: hope. The historian John French describes his approach as a “politics of cunning,” characterized by a willingness to compromise and a vision of the nation that feels more inclusive and equitable for all Brazilians.
When Lula was sworn in, he walked up the ramp to the Presidential Palace with eight representatives of his diverse political coalition, among them a metalworker, an Indigenous leader, a Black activist and a gay, disabled influencer.
This is a man who understands the power of symbols and is trying to change how Brazilians feel about their nation. He is asking them to claim a stake by embracing diversity – and democracy.
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Pilots travel to Omaha to focus attention on luxury brand's continued refusal to boldly address pilot labor crisis
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP) hosted the largest informational picket in NetJets history this past Saturday outside the 2023 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders' Meeting in Omaha; NJASAP represents the 3,000-plus pilots who fly in the service of NetJets Aviation, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary (NYSE: BRK.A). An extraordinary demonstration of Membership solidarity and resolve, the event drew more than 800 off-duty pilots and their family members from across the United States.
"The NetJets pilots and our families will not stand idly by and watch the continued erosion of our brand's reputation as a career destination carrier," NJASAP President Capt. Pedro Leroux said. "Quite the contrary, for however long it takes, we will pursue a competitive package of wages, benefits and working conditions that positions the brand to attract and to retain the pilot talent required to support the world's most complex and dynamic flying environment." To date, NetJets has chosen not to acknowledge the sustained pilot labor crisis and to take bold steps to hone its competitive edge, potentially jeopardizing its ability to maintain the caliber of workforce required to support the Fractional's very demanding operation.
"In response to a question about NetJets asked during the annual meeting this past Saturday, Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger commented, 'You can argue it is worth as much as any airline now,'" Leroux said. "NJASAP agrees – in the same way we unreservedly agree with a statement in the 2022 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Report that emphasizes the importance of recruiting and retaining qualified, competent personnel." Failure to maintain an experienced, talented workforce, the report continued, could have negative implications for the conglomerate and its subsidiaries.
Interestingly, NetJets executives' decisions of late do not reflect Berkshire's view on the subsidiary's value or the consequential nature of experienced pilot personnel – especially in light of the sustained pilot labor crisis. "We are puzzled by what we are seeing unfold at NetJets," Leroux continued. "Given the complexity of our operational environment and the premium NetJets owners pay for the level of safety and service that distinguishes the brand as the global leader in private air transportation, it is time the Executive Management Team restores the brand's competitive edge."
A more comprehensive discussion of NJASAP's concerns is available at www.GenuineQS.com.
About NJASAP Founded in 2008 as an independent labor advocate, the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP) represents the professional interests of the 3,000 pilots who fly in the service of NetJets Aviation, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary. For more information, please visit our websites, www.njasap.com and www.genuineqs.com, or find us on Facebook, www.facebook.com/njasap, Instagram, www.instagram.com/njasap, and Twitter, @njasap.
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Group to advise Mayor during her first 100 days
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has named Ali Sahabi, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Optimum Seismic, Inc. to her transition advisory team, which will provide advice and counsel through the first 100 days of her administration.
Sahabi, a real estate developer and general engineering contractor, is a lifelong advocate for resilience and sustainability. His career has focused on promoting the safety, economy, and quality of life of communities throughout California. His work has been honored with the California Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award for taking a sustainable approach toward community development and environmental restoration in the Dos Lagos mixed-use development in the City of Corona.
As Chief Operating Officer of Optimum Seismic, Inc., one of California's leading seismic retrofit companies, he leads an experienced team that has been making cities safer since 1984 by performing earthquake engineering to achieve earthquake resistant buildings. His company performs full-service seismic retrofit engineering and construction services on multifamily, residential, commercial, and industrial buildings throughout the state. In conjunction with seismic retrofits, he performs renovations on older, historic buildings to give them new life and restore profitability. Sahabi also serves as President of Optimum Group, LLC, a real estate development company.
Sahabi earned a Master of Real Estate Development degree from the School of Urban Planning and Development at the University of Southern California, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Pepperdine University.
Widely known for his philanthropic efforts, he supports a broad range of causes. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Metropolitan YMCA. Sahabi generously endowed the University of California, Riverside's Center for Sustainable Suburban Development, and continues to support numerous other causes to help people and communities. He provides scholarships and professional organization memberships for the next generation of structural engineers, supports women and minorities in business and is an advocate for community resilience and sustainability.
Sahabi is a Governing Board Member of the Building Industry Association of Southern California, and received the BIA Baldy View Chapter's Lifetime Achievement Award. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and the Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed). He has extensive involvement in multiple professional, civic and nonprofit organizations including the California Apartment Association, California Building Officials, California Manufacturers & Technology Association, and U.S. Resiliency Council. He is also involved in numerous local Apartment Associations, Chambers of Commerce, and Realtors Associations.
Co-chairs of the advisory team are: Dolores Huerta, labor and civil rights leader; Monica Lozano, president of the College Futures Foundation, formerly publisher and CEO of La Opinión; Dominique Ng, CEO of East West Bank; Steve Soboroff, city police commissioner; and Yvonne Wheeler, president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor.
The 103 advisory team members have "a broad range of experience in the public and private sectors that Mayor Bass will draw upon to house people immediately, make L.A. safer and expand opportunity in every neighborhood," according to the Mayor's office. The team includes individuals from the business, education and nonprofit worlds, as well as civic and religious leaders.
The advisory group will also help lay the foundation for long-term success by identifying the best possible talent for positions in the Mayor's Office, City departments and on the City's 49 Boards and Commissions.
About Optimum Seismic
The Optimum Seismic team has been making California cities safer since 1984 by providing full-service earthquake engineering, steel fabrication and construction services for multifamily residential, commercial and industrial buildings. With more than 3,500 earthquake retrofit and renovation projects completed, Optimum Seismic's work includes soft-story multifamily apartments, unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings and tilt-up, non-ductile concrete and steel moment frame buildings.
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The prodigious Russian talent came through qualifying and has lost just six games in her first two main-draw matches, beating France’s Diane Parry 6-1 6-2 on Thursday.
Andreeva only turned 16 at the end of April and is setting her sights sky high for her tennis career.
“The dream: I know that (Novak) Djokovic, he did 22 grand slams, so I want to go until 25, if it will be possible,” said the confident teenager.
Andreeva will try to keep her feet on the ground, though, adding: “As my coach says, to not be like a diva, to stay humble all the time. I don’t think that I have a lot of success now. I didn’t win any tournaments. I just play. It’s the third round of Roland Garros. I will play.”
Defending champion Iga Swiatek again had a tough first set, this time against American Claire Liu, before pulling away to win 6-4 6-0.
The world number one, who celebrated her 22nd birthday on Wednesday, had difficulty finding her rhythm in windy conditions.
Swiatek would rather play on Philippe Chatrier in the day than at night, though, and revealed she has been requesting not to feature in the late prime-time session.
Every night session so far has consisted of a men’s match despite organisers facing criticism last year for not giving equal billing to the women.
“I felt like I played already night sessions in this clay court swing,” said Swiatek. “Obviously it would be nice if we had women’s matches as well. But I’m not helping.”
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina fought off a Czech teenager for the second straight round, following up her success against 16-year-old Brenda Fruhvirtova by defeating 18-year-old Linda Noskova 6-3 6-3.
Seventh seed Ons Jabeur has looked strong so far, the Tunisian seeing off Oceane Dodin 6-2 6-3, while Kayla Day upset American compatriot Madison Keys 6-2 4-6 6-4. | https://www.beinsports.com/au/wta-tour/news/andreeva-dreams-of-winning-25-grand-slam-titl/2104578 | 2023-06-02 03:43:02 | 1 | https://www.beinsports.com/au/wta-tour/news/andreeva-dreams-of-winning-25-grand-slam-titl/2104578 |
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s combination of power and pitching is unmatched by any player in baseball.
On Tuesday, the superstar from Japan used them to accomplish something that had not been done by an American League pitcher in nearly 60 years.
Ohtani hit two homers and struck out 10 Chicago batters in the Los Angeles Angels’ 4-2 victory over the White Sox, adding another extraordinary performance in what has been one of his best months since coming to the majors in 2018.
“We’re seeing things every day that we’ve never seen before and you try not to take it for granted. I don’t think many of us do,” manager Phil Nevin said.
Ohtani, who leads the majors with 28 home runs, hit solo shots in the first and seventh innings, the first time he has gone deep twice while also pitching. The second blast came after he threw 6 1/3 innings, but came out because of a cracked fingernail.
“It was a small crack before the game and gradually got worse. I came out of the game before it got too bad so the plan is to go on schedule,” Ohtani said through his interpreter.
The last AL player before Ohtani to hit at least two homers and strike out at least 10 was Cleveland’s Pedro Ramos on July 31, 1963. That came in the nightcap of a doubleheader against the Angels.
It has been done four other times in the majors: by Baltimore’s Milt Pappas (1961), Philadelphia’s Rick Wise (1971), San Francisco’s Madison Bumgarner (2017) and Arizona’s Zack Greinke (2019).
“The first one came in a good spot to give us the lead. The second one gave us an insurance run,” Ohtani said.
Ohtani (7-3) struck out at least 10 for the sixth time in 16 starts and allowed one run on four hits and two walks. He leads the majors in opponent batting average (.180) and is third in strikeouts with 127.
Ohtani’s 3.02 ERA nearly mirrors his batting average, which is .304 after he went 3-for-3 with a walk.
“He’s extremely talented. He’s probably the best player in the game. He was tough to hit and he’s tough to pitch to,” Chicago manager Pedro Grifol said.
The last AL starting pitcher to hit multiple home runs was Boston’s Sonny Siebert on Sept. 2, 1971, against Baltimore. The designated hitter was introduced to the league two years later.
“Every game somehow seems to get even crazier watching him play,” catcher Chad Wallach said. “To watch him pitch like that and then go hit two homers, it somehow still surprises you every time.”
Mike Moustakas had two hits and an RBI in his second start since being acquired from Colorado Saturday night.
Carlos Estevez picked up his 20th save despite allowing the first four White Sox batters to reach in the ninth and giving up an RBI single to Andrew Vaughn. Estevez then struck out Seby Zavala and induced a game-ending double-play grounder from Elvis Andrus.
Eloy Jimenez had three hits for the White Sox, who have dropped four of six. Gavin Sheets had an RBI single in the seventh inning.
Ohtani drove a 95 mph fastball from Michael Kopech (3-7) in the first 418 feet into the elevated stands in right-center. It was the ninth time in his career and fourth time this season he homered while also on the mound.
His homer to right-center off Touki Toussaint in the seventh was his fourth homer in five games, extended the Halos’ advantage to 3-1 and gave Ohtani his third multi-homer game this season. Ohtani has 13 homers this month, which ties the franchise record for June.
Ohtani, who also had 13 home runs in June 2021, shares that mark with Albert Pujols (2015) and Tim Salmon (1996).
The Angels extended their lead to 2-0 in the fourth. Luis Rengifo hit a one-out triple into the right-field corner and scored two batters later on David Fletcher’s grounder.
“I feel like we’re in a really good spot right now. We played a good game last night and tonight obviously. We need to stack up as many wins as possible going into the All-Star break,” Ohtani said.
TRAINER’S ROOM
White Sox: RHP Liam Hendriks (right elbow inflammation) will play catch Wednesday for first time since going on the injured list on June 11.
Angels: 3B Anthony Rendon (left wrist contusion) took batting practice for the first time in a week. … RHP Ben Joyce (ulnar neuritis) was playing catch and throwing from flat ground.
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White Sox: RHP Lucas Giolito (5-5, 3.41 ERA) is 3-1 in eight career starts vs. the Angels.
Angels: RHP Jaime Barria (2-2, 2.14 ERA) will make his first start since June 13.
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No Evidence of Results-Altering Fraud or Misconduct Identified
WASHINGTON, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After reviewing every claim of fraud and irregularities brought by Donald Trump and his supporters in all 64 cases challenging the 2020 election, a group of notable conservatives has reached the "unequivocal" conclusion that Trump's claims of election fraud are unsupported by evidence.
The group also examined all post-election reviews and audits in six battleground states. "Donald Trump and his supporters had their day in court and failed to produce substantive evidence to make their case," Lost, Not Stolen: The Conservative Case Trump Lost and Biden Won the 2020 Presidential Election states.
The 72-page report is signed by retired federal appeals court judges Thomas B. Griffith, J. Michael Luttig and Michael W. McConnell, former Solicitor General Theodore B. Olson, Senators John Danforth and Gordon H. Smith, longtime Republican election lawyer Benjamin L. Ginsberg and veteran Republican congressional chief of staff David Hoppe.
Each has worked in Republican politics, been appointed to office by Republicans, or is otherwise associated with the GOP. Several have worked as Republican poll workers or assisted in election day operations monitoring voting. None has shifted to the Democratic Party.
But they expressed deep concern over recent polls showing these unproven claims have significantly impacted Americans' confidence in election results. The report notes that "repetition of these false charges causes real harm to the basic foundations of the country" and that having "30 percent of the country lack faith in election results based on unsubstantiated claims of a 'stolen' election is not sustainable in a democracy."
The report does not question former President Trump's right to bring the 64 cases but observes: "Once they had lost, Trump and his supporters had an obligation to recognize that the election debate was over. Questions of election legality must be resolved dispassionately in courts of law, not through rallies and demonstrations."
The report's conclusion of insufficient evidence to support charges that the 2020 results were fraudulent came after a review of all 187 counts in the 64 cases Trump and his supporters filed in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
For example, Trump supporters called Nevada "the big treasure trove of illegal balloting," yet they failed to produce any evidence to support those claims. Subsequent investigations by local election officials and the Nevada Secretary of State, a Republican, found only 100 cases of potential fraud; Biden won by over 33,000 votes.
In Georgia, the Republican Secretary of State conducted a full manual recount of all five million ballots and investigated numerous specific allegations of fraud along with the Georgia Bureau of Investigations. That resulted in discovering approximately 64 instances of potential fraud, of which 31 were administrative errors amounting to one half of one percent of Biden's victory there.
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OLYMPIA — Two proposals emerged this week to update how Washington law deals with possession of illicit drugs, a quandary the state has faced since the Washington Supreme Court struck down the state’s drug possession statute as unconstitutional in early 2021.
That year, in a decision in State v. Blake, the justices threw out the state’s drug possession statute because it criminalized possession even when a person did not knowingly have drugs.
That left the Legislature to decide whether having illicit drugs like cocaine and heroin should remain a crime.
Lawmakers arrived at a temporary fix, rewriting the statute to specify that “knowingly” possessing controlled substances was illegal and treating drug possession as a misdemeanor rather than a felony. But before being charged, a person must be referred to treatment twice.
That arrangement expires this summer.
While the two bills that dropped this week differ, both would make drug possession a gross misdemeanor, a step up from its current misdemeanor status, and would involve more formal nudges to get people who are charged with drug possession into treatment.
A proposal released Friday, Senate Bill 5536, sponsored by Sen. June Robinson, D-Everett, would require courts to inform people charged with drug possession that diversion programs are available, and if a person completes the program, the charges would be dismissed. If a person doesn’t complete treatment, a judge would decide the appropriate next step, Robinson said in an interview.
The bill would allow a person convicted of drug possession to ask a court to vacate the conviction after completing treatment.
The measure would decriminalize providing drug paraphernalia, like pipes, and preempt local governments, like cities and counties, from making that illegal in conflict with state statute. Providing drug paraphernalia is currently illegal, and selling it would remain illegal under SB 5536.
The bill would encourage police to offer treatment options to people who could face arrest for drug possession, Robinson said.
It’s also being sponsored by the leader of the Senate Democrats and by the Democratic chair of the Senate Law and Justice Committee, suggesting it will likely be the proposal that gets traction.
“This legislation is the result of many conversations with community members, law enforcement, local government leaders, behavioral health providers and more,” Robinson said in a statement. “We know our state must continue to invest in systems based in real solutions like treatment, so we can foster strong, healthy communities and put care over criminalization — that is exactly what this bill does.”
It’s not the sole proposal dealing with the fallout from the Blake decision.
On Thursday, Sen. Jesse Salomon, D-Shoreline, introduced Senate Bill 5467, which bears similarities to Robinson’s bill, but in the event a person sentenced to treatment “willfully abandoned or demonstrated a consistent failure to comply with the recommended treatment,” the court must require the person to spend at least 45 days in jail.
Fifteen other lawmakers, including four Republicans, have signed on to co-sponsor that bill.
“I believe we need to encourage and fund treatment, but I understand that people in the throes of addiction can’t always make the best choice for themselves and their families,” Salomon said in a statement.
A third approach will likely be introduced to acknowledge the work of the Substance Use and Recovery Services Advisory Committee, made up of lawmakers, service providers and members of the criminal justice system, which recommended decriminalization.
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Fifty years since the last American set foot on the moon, NASA is preparing to return to lunar orbit in the first stage of its long-term Artemis mission.
The massive Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion spacecraft atop, is scheduled to be launched Monday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, named for Apollo's twin sister in Greek mythology.
The Artemis program aims to reach new space exploration goals by discovering new lunar regions and, in the years to come, eventually landing Mars.
Three successive Artemis missions are currently in the works. On Monday, conditions permitting, an uncrewed test flight launch will happen for Artemis 1.
The Artemis 2 mission is scheduled launch sometime after 2024 with a crewed flight beyond the moon, taking them farther in space than ever before.
The Artemis 3 mission plans to land the first female astronaut and the first astronaut of color on the moon to spend a week performing scientific studies on the lunar surface. If successful, Artemis 3 will be NASA’s first crewed moon landing since Apollo 17 in 1971.
Aided by the dramatic changes in technology since the 1970s, Artemis aims to build a presence on the moon and explore deeper into the solar system.
Here's a look at how that technology compares:
How is Orion different from Apollo?
The technology advances of the Orion spacecraft -- where astronauts will eventually be placed during crewed missions -- will enable missions of far greater scope, duration, and complexity than the Apollo technology.
It has 50% more habitable space than the spacecrafts of Apollo's time, allowing more room for the crew, tasks, and supplies. While Apollo allowed three crew members to travel in space for up to 14 days, Artemis allows four crew members to travel for up to 21 days.
Other differences between Orion and Apollo include features like flight computers, advanced composite materials, 3D-printed parts, solar arrays and an improved heat shield.
The Apollo spacecrafts and Orion share a similar parachute sequence for landings, including deployment altitudes and timing. Like Apollo, Orion can safely land with only one drogue and two main parachutes in an emergency. The main difference is that Orion’s larger mass requires larger parachutes. Orion’s crew module is also approximately 23,000 pounds, while Apollo only weighed about 12,000 pounds,
Apollo ushered in the age of computers and software, while Orion capitalizes on a half-a-century of computing advancements. These developments are powering the Artemis I uncrewed test flight before a crewed mission is launched, drastically increasing safety.
Liftoff: Then and Now
During the first stage, Saturn V rocket was powered by five kerosene-fueled F1 engines, each generating 1.5 million pounds of thrust at sea level, giving the vehicle a total liftoff thrust of 7.5 million pounds.
Now, the SLS first stage is powered by four hydrogen-fueled RS-25 engines, each generating 418,000 pounds of thrust at sea level, giving the SLS Block 1 a total liftoff thrust of 8.8 million pounds.
At launch, SLS will become the most powerful rocket in the world, producing 15 percent more thrust than Apollo’s Saturn V rocket. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/artemis-vs-apollo-see-how-the-technology-of-nasas-missions-to-the-moon-compare/3840627/ | 2022-08-26 17:51:19 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/artemis-vs-apollo-see-how-the-technology-of-nasas-missions-to-the-moon-compare/3840627/ |
(The Hill) – First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 days after receiving a negative test in a “rebound” case of the virus.
The first lady tested negative on Tuesday before receiving the positive test result on an antigen test on Wednesday afternoon, her office said.
“The First Lady has experienced no reemergence of symptoms, and will remain in Delaware where she has reinitiated isolation procedures,” Kelsey Donohue, the deputy communications director for the first lady, said in a statement.
Biden first tested positive for COVID-19 eight days ago and was given the antiviral drug Paxlovid. She tested positive while on vacation with President Biden and their family in South Carolina. The first lady had mild symptoms and remained there until receiving a negative test, then joined the president in Delaware where he had continued his vacation.
Rebound cases can happen in patients who take Paxlovid when a patient tests negative for the virus, only to test positive again a few days later.
The president had a similar rebound case after taking Paxlovid for his own COVID-19 infection late last month. He remained in isolation for another week because of the rebound case. | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/first-lady-tests-positive-in-covid-19-rebound-case/ | 2022-08-24 20:24:12 | 0 | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/first-lady-tests-positive-in-covid-19-rebound-case/ |
NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The AllianceBernstein Closed-End Funds declared the following distributions today:
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Sizzling New Steakhouse-Inspired Menu Items Are Now Available
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews is serving the sizzle this summer, bringing steakhouse flavors to their restaurants with their new Steakhouse Summer menu. The limited-time items put a Red Robin twist on familiar steakhouse dishes, continuing the brand's recent success of developing unique, innovative items that have guests saying YUMMM. With the new Savory Steakhouse Burger and Loaded Baked Potato Fries, guests are invited to experience the deliciousness of a steakhouse without any of the fuss.
"As we've seen with our most recent promotions, which exceeded our all-time LTO sales records, we have been able to develop new, creative menu items that are enticing to our guests," said Jonathan Muhtar, Red Robin Executive Vice President & Chief Concept Officer. "With our Steakhouse Summer, we set out to put our own spin on flavors our guests already know and love."
The limited-time Steakhouse Summer menu lineup is available now for dine-in, takeout and delivery at participating restaurants nationwide:
- Savory Steakhouse Burger – Fire-grilled beef burger glazed with A.1.® sauce, topped with black-peppered bacon, Cheddar cheese, crispy onion straws, garlic mushrooms and roasted garlic aioli on a toasted brioche bun. Served with Bottomless Steak Fries®.
- Loaded Baked Potato Fries – Cheesy Steak Fries loaded with bacon crumbles, five-cheese sauce, shredded Cheddar cheese, diced tomatoes, diced red onions and sour cream.
In addition to the steakhouse-themed menu items, Red Robin has also added some delicious new dessert and beverage choices for guests who want to take their meals to the next level:
- Paradise Punch – Bacardi® Superior Rum, orange juice, pineapple juice, coconut syrup and grenadine. Garnished with an orange wedge and cherry.
- Flavored House Margaritas – Blanco tequila and all-natural margarita mix on the rocks, now available in Lime, Strawberry, Desert Pear or Mango.
- Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice Milkshake (available August 8th for a limited-time only) – Creamy vanilla soft serve blended with pumpkin spice, caramel and milk. Topped with whipped cream, caramel sauce and a shake of pumpkin spice. Option to add a shot of Fireball® Cinnamon Whisky.
Whether you want steakhouse flavors between two buns or refreshing drinks to cool you off, Red Robin gives you all the fulls this summer. For more information about the new limited-time menu options, please visit RedRobin.com/Steakhouse-Summer or download the Red Robin mobile app.
To sign up for Red Robin Royalty® and join more than 10 million members that are eligible to receive additional rewards and benefits from Red Robin throughout the year, visit www.redrobin.com/rewards.
About Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ: RRGB)
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (www.redrobin.com), is a casual dining restaurant chain founded in 1969 that operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Red Robin International, Inc., and under the trade name, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews. We believe nothing brings people together like burgers and fun around our table, and no one makes moments of connection over craveable food more memorable than Red Robin. We serve a variety of burgers and mainstream favorites to Guests of all ages in a casual, playful atmosphere. In addition to our many burger offerings, Red Robin serves a wide array of salads, appetizers, entrees, desserts, signature beverages and Donatos® pizza at select locations. It's now easy to enjoy Red Robin anywhere with online ordering available for to-go, delivery and catering, or you can download our new app for easy customization, access to the Red Robin Royalty® dashboard and more. There are more than 520 Red Robin restaurants across the United States and Canada, including those operating under franchise agreements. Red Robin… YUMMM®!
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BEIJING (AP) — Increases in China’s defense budget have been “appropriate and reasonable” and are aimed at meeting “complex security challenges,” a spokesperson for the country’s rubber-stamp parliament said Saturday.
Wang Chao gave no indication of whether the rate of increase to be announced Sunday at the opening of the National People’s Congress’s annual session would be above or below last year’s 7.1%.
But he said the defense budget has remained stable as a share of GDP and that China’s military modernization “will not be a threat to any country.”
“On the contrary, it will only be a positive force for safeguarding regional stability and world peace,” Wang told reporters at a news conference.
“The increase in defense spending is needed for meeting the complex security challenges and for China to fulfill its responsibilities as a major country,” he said.
“China’s defense spending … is lower than the world average and the increase is appropriate and reasonable,” Wang said.
China spent 1.7% of GDP on its military in 2021, according to the World Bank, while the U.S., with its massive overseas obligations, spent a relatively high 3.5%.
China budgeted 1.45 trillion yuan (then $229 billion) for last year — roughly double the figure from 2013. Consistent annual increases for more than two decades have allowed the 2 million-member People’s Liberation Army to increase its capabilities across all categories.
Along with the world’s biggest standing army, China has the world’s largest navy and recently launched its third aircraft carrier. It boasts a massive stockpile of missiles, along with stealth aircraft, bombers capable of delivering nuclear weapons, advanced surface ships and nuclear powered submarines.
China has already established one foreign military base in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti and is refurbishing Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base that could give it at least a semi-permanent presence on the Gulf of Thailand facing the disputed South China Sea.
The modernization effort has prompted concerns among the U.S. and its allies, particularly over Taiwan, the self-governing island democracy that China claims as its territory to be brought under its control by force if necessary.
That has prompted a steady flow of weapons sales to the island, including ground systems, air defense missiles and F-16 fighters. Taiwan itself recently extended mandatory military service from four months to one year and has been revitalizing its own defense industries, including building submarines for the first time.
Although no longer increasing at the double-digit annual percentage rates of past decades, China’s defense spending has remained relatively high despite skyrocketing levels of government debt and an economy that grew last year at its second-lowest level in at least four decades.
The government says most of the spending increases will go toward improving welfare for troops. Observers say the budget omits much of China’s spending on weaponry, most of which is developed domestically after years of large-scale imports from Russia.
China’s huge capacity and Russia’s massive expenditures of artillery shells and other materiel in its war on Ukraine have raised concerns in the U.S. and elsewhere that Beijing may provide Moscow with military assistance.
Speaking at the G-20 meeting in India on Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that were China to engage in “material, lethal support for Russia’s aggression or were to engage in the systematic evasion of sanctions to help Russia, that would be a serious problem for our countries.”
“We’ve not seen it do that yet, but we’ve seen it considering that proposition … and I made clear that there would be consequences for engaging in those actions,” Blinken said.
China has been carrying out what it calls normal trade with Russia — including a three-fold increase in coal imports through just one border crossing, according to Chinese media — seen as providing Moscow with a partial economic lifeline alongside other countries such as India.
Beijing last month issued a proposal calling for a cease-fire and peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, but has also said it has a “no-limits friendship” with Russia and has refused to criticize Moscow’s invasion, or even to call it an invasion. It has accused the U.S. and NATO of provoking the conflict and condemned sanctions leveled against Russia and entities seen as aiding its military effort.
Last week, those sanctions were expanded to include a Chinese company known as Spacety China, which has supplied satellite imagery of Ukraine to affiliates of Wagner Group, a private Russian military contractor owned by a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin. A Luxembourg-based subsidiary of Spacety China was also targeted.
China, including through the NPC, has vowed to take countermeasures in response to such sanctions, and Wang said “some countries” have been “abusing extra-territorial application of their domestic laws … with the aim of taking down foreign entities and individuals and serving their own interests.”
“China stands firmly against such practices. It has introduced a number of laws and regulations to counter the containment, suppression and interference in internal affairs,” Wang said.
“For acts that undermine China’s sovereignty, security and development interests and harm the lawful rights and interests of Chinese nationals, the law contains relevant provisions to firmly counter such acts,” he said.
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INDIANAPOLIS — For the past two weeks, Indiana Task Force 1 deployed dozens of specialized crew members to Kentucky, performing rescues and searches and assisting local authorities overwhelmed by the flooding.
“Pictures don’t do it justice," said Jay Settergren, an Indianapolis Fire Department battalion chief and deployment task force leader. "Those folks will working for quite a while to get everything back to where they can live back in there.”
At least 38 people have died since flash flooding swept through regions of eastern Kentucky, stranding thousands and leaving many families with damaged or destroyed homes.
With continued rain and challenges for locals dealing with the destruction, they say the problems brought on by this flooding are far from over in Kentucky.
"I haven't seen any damage like that before in the 25 years I've been with this team," Settergren said.
After a grueling 14 days deployed in the region, the Indiana Task Force 1 was back home in Indiana Thursday evening, but the damage and destruction they came to help residents with is sticking with the team.
"It's heartbreaking, you know, but also shocking. You think about tornadoes and stuff, this was basically seeing the tornado basically wind along the river. You know, debris was 20-30 feet in the air. Seeing people's family pictures 20 feet up in a tree somewhere, it kind of brought it home," said Kevin Jones, a special operations chief at IFD.
Jones and his crew were focused on water search and rescues, he said, but the changing weather and debris in the water made conditions hazardous.
“It’s moving water, it’s debris. There was time where there was telephone poles or washing machines or doors, all sorts of debris that people don’t normally think about but when you have a major flood like this, all that stuff ends up in the water. So that was something our people had to navigate around," Jones said.
"Unfortunately, when we got down there, the survivability rate with the flood was low, but we were still hopeful for that. But the importance of the rescue crews being down there and finding any of the missing, bringing closure to those families is extremely important to everyone involved," Jones added.
“We assisted a few people, we did some rescues in the very beginning. A lot of it is the primary searching, going back through a lot of the areas that were devastated. We went back and marked the structures that were damaged, we searched and made sure those people were accounted for. We were looking for up to I think there were 40 or 50 missing in the very beginning, we got it down to about two,” said Settergren.
After a tough two weeks, the 59-person team was demobilized Thursday along with other federal crews, according to Settergren. But with uncertain weather ahead, he said it will take time before eastern Kentucky can even begin to recover.
Settergren said he's glad that he and the team could be there and help for as long as they could, and feeling grateful that he and the rest of Task Force 1 are back home safely once again.
"I think everybody's looking forward to getting in their own bed, giving their families a hug and just kind of relaxing for a couple of days," Settergren said.
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BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics’ transition from a team that went from sitting just outside the top tier of the Eastern Conference to being four wins away from the franchise’s 18th championship began the moment Ime Udoka grasped the microphone at his introductory news conference last June.
Flanked by the Celtics' co-owners and new president of basketball operations Brad Stevens, the first-time coach was asked what kind of stamp he hoped to put on his new team.
A smile on his face, Udoka didn’t hesitate to point out a shortcoming of his predecessor and new boss.
“We want to have a well-rounded team. I looked at the numbers overall, sorry to mention this Brad, but 27th in assists last year — we want to have more team basketball there,” Udoka said.
A year later, his pledge to build a culture on sharing the ball, accountability and gritty defense is no longer just an aspiration.
It's the foundation of a team that’s back in the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010 and has Udoka on the cusp of becoming just the 10th coach to win a title in his first season.
Tyronn Lue (2016 Cleveland Cavaliers) is on that list, while Hall of Famer Bill Russell just missed it, winning the first of back-to-back titles his second season as a player-coach with Boston in 1968.
Like Udoka, who is of Nigerian descent, they are both Black coaches who carved their places in a league in which coaches of color have often had to wait for opportunities on the sideline.
That is even more underlined in a city like Boston with its complicated racial history, where Udoka can also join Russell, Doc Rivers (2008) and K.C. Jones (1984, 1986) as Black coaches to raise the Larry O’Brien Trophy.
It took a while for Udoka's first team to buy in after typical challenges like injuries were complicated more by unexpected absences due to COVID-19. It added up to a team that was nowhere close to playoff bound following a buzzer-beating loss to the New York Knicks on Jan. 6, dropping the Celtics to an 18-21 record and 11th place in the Eastern Conference.
But following a 33-10 run to close the regular season, and wins over the Brooklyn Nets, defending champion Milwaukee Bucks and top-seeded Miami Heat in the first three rounds of the playoffs, here the Celtics are clearly a team built in Udoka’s image and driven by his leadership.
“He’s taught us things that we could learn and we taught him things,” point guard Marcus Smart said. “We knew that him being his first time, it wasn’t going to be easy. It was going to be hard. That’s just how it is, and that’s just the team we are, and that’s the mentality we picked up from him. ... When you’ve got a coach like that, it’s kind of hard not to follow.”
Udoka has benefited from what he heard from core players like Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Smart and even veteran Al Horford, who early on expressed a desire to be pushed and called out if necessary.
It happened on multiple occasions. After a Nov. 1 home loss to Chicago in which Boston surrendered a 19-point lead — one of several big leads the Celtics blew in the first half of the season — Smart, the team’s longest-tenured player, called out Tatum and Brown for their unwillingness to pass the ball at times.
The comments prompted a players-only meeting soon after that loss, but Udoka also backed up Smart’s comments days later.
It led to uncomfortable conversations in the locker room, but Udoka said it was also one of the moments that ultimately fueled their turnaround.
“I challenged their mental toughness. Some people liked it, some people didn’t,” he said. “The team responded as they have all year. And we really said let’s stop messing around and giving up these leads because we had lost two or three 19-point leads and lost some games to Cleveland, Milwaukee on Christmas and Chicago earlier and then that New York game. … I got tired of it. The team got tired of it."
From then on, players-only meetings weren't reserved just for low points but have been pushed by the coaching staff to create a more open dialogue.
Udoka has also benefited from a first-time executive in Stevens who made necessary roster changes, while resisting others.
He notably changed up the roster at the trade deadline, dealing seven players, including guards Dennis Schröder, Josh Richardson and big man Enes Freedom, along with a 2022 first-round pick, and netting the Celtics guard Derrick White and center Daniel Theis.
It underscored a proclamation Udoka made when he took the job. That the point guard duties would be in the hands of Smart, who had waited patiently for his chance to be the definitive starter since his rookie season in 2014-15. Along the way the Celtics brought in All-Stars like Kyrie Irving and Kemba Walker. It turns out, Smart was the point guard they always needed.
That decision was validated by Smart being named the league's defensive player of the year this season.
As the Celtics prepare to return to the Finals, Udoka is adamant that this group hasn’t reached its peak.
Moments before he addressed the team in the locker room after clinching the conference title, he noticed the players grinning and all clutching water bottles.
“What's that?" he asked. “We already did the water bottle thing earlier in the year.”
The team showered him with water, anyway, refusing to allow their coach to dodge enjoying the moment, if only for a second.
As Udoka stood dripping wet, the widest of smiles on his face, he quickly refocused his team’s attention to its unfinished task.
“First of all, we don’t hang banners for Eastern Conference championships in this organization,” Udoka said. “So ain’t no need for the water celebration. We’ve got bigger plans."
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2 US Army helicopters on training flight crash in Alaska
Published: Apr. 27, 2023 at 5:35 PM MST|Updated: 28 minutes ago
HEALY, Alaska (KTUU) - The United States Army reports that two AH-64 Apache helicopters based at Fort Wainwright in Alaska have crashed in near the town of Healy.
KTUU reports the conditions of those aboard the aircraft are not yet known.
Army officials say that the two helicopters from the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment were returning from a training flight.
Two people were aboard each helicopter for a total of four servicemembers.
First responders are on the scene and the incident is under investigation.
Healy is located about 250 miles north of Anchorage.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer has won the open U.S. House seat in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, flipping the district for the GOP in a hard-fought contest that drew millions in outside money to the state.
Chavez-DeRemer’s victory makes her the first Latina congresswoman from Oregon, a distinction also sought by 6th District Democratic candidate Andrea Salinas. That race remained too early to call.
The district was previously held for seven terms by moderate Democrat Rep. Kurt Schrader and was targeted by the GOP, which saw the 5th as vulnerable after the long-time incumbent’s primary defeat by progressive candidate Jamie McLeod-Skinner.
McLeod-Skinner conceded the race Sunday, saying in a statement that she had called to congratulate Chavez-DeRemer.
“While there are still votes to count, it appears that the ultimate result will not be the outcome we worked so hard to achieve,” she wrote.
The 5th was significantly redrawn following the 2020 U.S. Census to include parts of more conservative central Oregon, and trended slightly less blue this election. Democrats still hold a slight advantage in voter registration, but both campaigns focused on the roughly one-third of unaffiliated voters in the district.
Chavez-DeRemer, a small business owner and former mayor of the Portland suburb of Happy Valley, built her campaign around concerns over homelessness and rising crime in Portland, which neighbors some of the district’s suburban communities.
McLeod-Skinner, an attorney and regional emergency coordinator, previously ran unsuccessfully for Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District in 2018. She sought to highlight Chavez-DeRemer’s shifting stance on abortion and painted her as a far-right candidate who was too conservative for the district.
The super PAC linked to House Republicans, the Congressional Leadership Fund, spent more than $2.7 million on several ads in the district, which stretches from Portland’s affluent southern suburbs to the central high desert city of Bend.
Elsewhere in Oregon’s U.S. House races, Democrats maintained control of the 1st, 3rd and 4th Districts, and the GOP kept the sprawling 2nd, which encompasses nearly two-thirds of the state.
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Bill Allows Medicare to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices and Caps Out-of-Pocket Spending on Medications for Seniors
HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier today the Senate voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a bill that includes several key provisions to lower the prices of prescription drugs. AARP Pennsylvania thanks Senator Bob Casey for supporting this critical legislation and moving one step closer to real relief for seniors.
The Inflation Reduction Act includes key AARP priorities that will go a long way to lower drug prices and out-of-pocket costs. AARP fought for provisions in the bill that will:
- Finally allow Medicare to negotiate the price of drugs
- Cap annual out-of-pocket prescription drug costs in Medicare Part D ($2,000 in 2025)
- Hold drug companies accountable when they increase drug prices faster than the rate of inflation, and
- Cap co-pays for insulin to no more than $35 per month in Medicare Part D.
Jo Ann Jenkins, AARP Chief Executive Officer, issued a statement reacting to the Senate vote.
"Since AARP's founding we have fought for older adults to have access to affordable health care – including prescription drugs. And we have been working for nearly two decades to allow Medicare to negotiate the price it pays for medications. Thanks to today's historic vote in the Senate, millions of Americans 50+ are one step closer to real relief from out-of-control prescription drug prices. This bill will save Medicare hundreds of billions of dollars and give seniors peace of mind knowing there is an annual limit on what they must pay out-of-pocket for medications. Lowering prescription drug prices is a top priority for Americans, with more than 80% of people across political parties supporting the measure. We thank all the senators who voted today to lower drug prices.
"We are also pleased that the bill will keep health insurance affordable for millions of Americans who purchase their coverage in the marketplace, especially consumers aged 50-64 – more than one million of whom have gained more affordable options.
"We urge the House to move quickly and enact this momentous reform. AARP fought hard for this victory, and we will keep fighting to get Americans relief from the high price of prescription drugs."
About AARP
AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence and nearly 38 million members, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to families: health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment. AARP also produces the nation's largest circulation publications: AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. To learn more, visit www.aarp.org, www.aarp.org/espanol or follow @AARP, @AARPenEspanol and @AARPadvocates, @AliadosAdelante on social media.
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TJ Thiessen, (202) 374-8033, tthiessen@aarp.org
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Olivier Giroud broke Thierry Henry’s French record with his 52nd goal for the national team Sunday, giving the defending champions a 1-0 lead over Poland in the round of 16 at the World Cup.
The 36-year-old Giroud had tied Henry’s record of 51 goals when he scored twice in a 4-1 win over Australia in France’s opening game in Qatar.
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PORT ALLEN, La. (BRPROUD) – Two people died after a man allegedly attacked a Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) employee in West Baton Rouge Parish Sunday afternoon, according to State Police.
The West Baton Rouge Coroner’s Office confirmed that two people were killed in the incident. Baton Rouge Police (BRPD) identified the victim of the attack as 66-year-old Darrell Guillory, a retired BRPD officer.
Louisiana State Police (LSP), on Tuesday, identified the deceased suspect as 31-year-old Ruben Ernesto Dorado of Miami, Florida.
LSP said it was around 12 p.m. Sunday when deputies with the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office were sent to the scene, on I-10 West, just west of LA 415, and saw Dorado attacking Guillory, who’d been on duty and carrying out his responsibilities as a DOTD Motorist Assistance Patrol (MAP) unit employee.
Deputies reportedly jumped into action and fired their weapons at Dorado, who was struck by the gunfire. This action on the part of the deputies allegedly halted the attack.
LSP says Guillory and the suspect were rushed to an area hospital where they were both pronounced deceased.
In accordance with the standard procedure when a fatal deputy-involved shooting occurs, the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office has requested that LSP’s Bureau of Investigation launch a probe into the incident.
LSP says its investigation remains ongoing and further information will be released in coordination with the West Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney’s Office.
DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson issued the following statement.
The entire DOTD family extends our thoughts and prayers on the passing of a member of our Motorist Assistance Patrol. Our Motorist Assistance Patrol staff put their life on the line every day in an effort to assist citizens in need.
In the days ahead, DOTD asks for your prayers and support for all those affected by today’s incident.
This is an active state police investigation.
Sec. Shawn Wilson
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NEW YORK, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE American: BRG) (the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized and the Company has declared quarterly cash dividends on the Company's Class A common stock (the "Class A Common Stock") and the Company's Class C common stock (the "Class C Common Stock") for the second quarter of 2022, in each case in the amount of $0.1625 per share (collectively, the "Common Dividends"). In addition, the Board of Directors has authorized and the Company has declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company's 7.625% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series C Preferred Stock") for the second quarter of 2022, in the amount of $0.4765625 per share (the "Series C Preferred Dividend"). Further, the Board of Directors has authorized and the Company has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its 7.125% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock (the "Series D Preferred Stock") for the second quarter of 2022, in the amount of $0.4453125 per share (the "Series D Preferred Dividend"). Finally, the Board of Directors has also authorized and the Company has declared a monthly cash dividend on the Company's Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred Stock") for the month of June 2022, equal to a quarterly rate of $15.00 per share (the "Series B Preferred Dividend"), as well as a monthly cash dividend on the Company's Series T Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series T Preferred Stock") for the month of June 2022, equal to a quarterly rate of $0.384375 per share (the "Series T Preferred Dividend").
The Common Dividends, the Series C Preferred Dividend, the Series D Preferred Dividend, the Series B Preferred Dividend and the Series T Preferred Dividend will each be payable in cash on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 to Class A Common stockholders, Class C Common stockholders, Series C Preferred stockholders, Series D Preferred stockholders, Series B Preferred stockholders and Series T Preferred stockholders of record (respectively) as of Friday, June 24, 2022.
About Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE American: BRG) is a real estate investment trust that focuses on developing and acquiring a diversified portfolio of institutional-quality highly amenitized live/work/play apartment communities in demographically attractive knowledge economy growth markets to appeal to the renter by choice. The Company's objective is to generate value through off-market/relationship-based transactions and, at the asset level, through value-add improvements to properties and to operations. BRG has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.bluerockresidential.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company's present expectations, but these statements are not guaranteed to occur. Furthermore, the Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. Investors should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, the Company's actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in these forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Currently, one of the most significant factors is the potential adverse effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and performance of the Company and its tenants, partners and employees, as well as the real estate market and the global economy and financial markets. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Company and its tenants, partners and employees will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact (including governmental actions that may vary by jurisdiction, such as mandated business closing; stay-at-home orders; limits on group activity; and actions to protect residential tenants from eviction), and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, including national and local employment rates and the corresponding impact on the Company's tenants' ability to pay their rent on time or at all, among others. For further discussion of the factors that could affect outcomes, please refer to the risk factors set forth in Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 11, 2022, and subsequent filings by the Company with the SEC. We claim the safe harbor protection for forward looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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BOSTON, June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC and subadvised by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC, announced today sources of its quarterly distribution of $0.6500 per share paid to all shareholders of record as of June 12, 2023, pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan. This press release is issued as required by an exemptive order granted to the Fund by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Notification of Sources of Distribution
This notice provides shareholders of the John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO) with important information concerning the distribution declared on June 1, 2023, and payable on June 30, 2023. No action is required on your part.
Distribution Period: June 2023
Distribution Amount Per Common Share: $0.6500
The following table sets forth the estimated sources of the current distribution, payable June 30, 2023, and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income; net realized short term capital gains; net realized long term capital gains; and return of capital or other capital source. All amounts are expressed on a per common share basis and as a percentage of the distribution amount.
You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's managed distribution plan.
The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
The Fund has declared the June 2023 distribution pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan (the "Plan"). Under the Plan, the Fund makes fixed quarterly distributions in the amount of $0.6500 per share.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact your financial professional or call the John Hancock Investment Management Closed-End Fund Information Line at 1-800-843-0090, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined by the United States securities laws. You should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because they are subject to uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond the Fund's control and could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
An investor should consider a Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing.
A company of Manulife Investment Management, we serve investors through a unique multimanager approach, complementing our extensive in-house capabilities with an unrivaled network of specialized asset managers, backed by some of the most rigorous investment oversight in the industry. The result is a diverse lineup of time-tested investments from a premier asset manager with a heritage of financial stewardship.
Manulife Investment Management is the global brand for the global wealth and asset management segment of Manulife Financial Corporation. We draw on more than a century of financial stewardship and the full resources of our parent company to serve individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. Headquartered in Toronto, our leading capabilities in public and private markets are strengthened by an investment footprint that spans 18 geographies. We complement these capabilities by providing access to a network of unaffiliated asset managers from around the world. We're committed to investing responsibly across our businesses. We develop innovative global frameworks for sustainable investing, collaboratively engage with companies in our securities portfolios, and maintain a high standard of stewardship where we own and operate assets, and we believe in supporting financial well-being through our workplace retirement plans. Today, plan sponsors around the world rely on our retirement plan administration and investment expertise to help their employees plan for, save for, and live a better retirement. Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit manulife.com.
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Offer is valid Friday, May 12 through Sunday, May 14 via Zax Rewardz
ATHENS, Ga., May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Saucy chicken chain Zaxby's™ is celebrating all moms with a free kid's meal this Mother's Day. The offer is valid with the purchase of an adult meal Friday, May 12 through Sunday, May 14 via the Zaxby's app. Zax Kidz® meals, Kiddie Finger® and Kiddie Cheese®, feature either Chicken Fingerz with Zax Sauce® served with crinkle fries, a Kidz drink, and a treat, or a grilled cheese on Texas Toast, served with crinkle fries, a Kidz drink, and a treat.
"In honor of Mother's Day, we want moms to be able to feed the kids for free with the in-app purchase of an adult meal such as the Boneless Wings Meal, Zaxby's Signature Sandwich Meal, or one of our freshly prepared Zalads®," said Patrick Schwing, Zaxby's chief marketing and strategy officer. "It's our way of thanking mothers on their special day."
To redeem the free kid's meal offer online, customers must add one kid's meal and an adult meal through the app downloadable on Google Play or in the App Store and apply the free kid's meal with purchase of an adult meal reward where shown. The amount of one kid's meal will be deducted upon checkout. To redeem the offer in store, customers must select the free kid's meal with purchase of an adult meal reward from the Deals & Offers section on the Rewards Tab, and select the option to redeem in-store. Upon checkout customers then scan the barcode when prompted during the order process.
Zaxby's point-based catalog of rewards allows users to turn earned points into flavor-packed freebies. Every $1 earns 10 points, which accumulate into a choice of free menu items and select dollars-off rewards. To start earning points immediately for Zax Rewardz, customers can sign up online at zaxbys.com/rewards, or download the new app on Google Play or the App Store. Guests can also order ahead for pickup or delivery using the Zaxby's app.
The Mother's Day offer is available at participating locations May 12 through May 14 only, while supplies last. The offer is unique to each user and redeemable one time only for a free kid's meal with the purchase of an adult meal. Zax Kidz meals start at $5.19. Prices may vary by location.
About Zaxby's
Founded in 1990, Zaxby's is committed to serving delicious chicken fingers, wings, sandwiches and salads with Southern hospitality and a modern twist. Zaxby's iconic Signature Sandwich received Thrillist's Fasties Award for Best Fried Chicken Sandwich in both 2021 and 2022. Zaxby's has grown to more than 900 locations in 17 states and is headquartered in Athens, Georgia. For more information, visit zaxbys.com or zaxbysfranchising.com.
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Are Brazilians Hispanic? Many say ‘yes,’ report says
Apr 19, 2023, 10:24 AM
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A coding error in an annual survey by the U.S. Census Bureau has offered unprecedented insight into how large numbers of Brazilians in the U.S. identify as Hispanic.
An analysis by Pew Research Center shows that the coding mistake revealed at least 416,000 Brazilians, or more than two-thirds of Brazilians in the U.S., identifying as Hispanic in the 2020 American Community Survey. By comparison, only 14,000 Brazilians identified that way in 2019, and only 16,000 Brazilians did so in 2021 — years when the coding error wasn’t made.
Since 2000, the Census Bureau hasn’t classified Brazilians and other people from non-Spanish speaking countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as Hispanic because of federal government definitions that were last revised in 1997 but are being reconsidered for an update next year. Because of this, if someone marks that they are Hispanic but Brazilian on the survey, they are recoded as “not Hispanic” when the numbers are crunched.
In 2020, however, the bureau inadvertently failed to make those recoding changes for Brazilians, as well as people from Portugal, the Philippines and non-Spanish speaking countries in Latin American and the Caribbean, resulting in an additional 471,000 people who identified as Hispanic in 2020 compared to 2021, Pew said.
More than 62 million people identified as Hispanic in the 2021 American Community Survey.
“In particular, the large number of Brazilians who self-identified as Hispanic or Latino highlights how their views of their own identity does not necessarily align with official government definitions,” Pew said in a report released Wednesday. “It also underscores that being Hispanic means different things to different people.”
There were more than 526,000 Brazilians in the U.S. in 2021, with more than a fifth living in Florida, according to the American Community Survey. Using different criteria, the Pew report puts the number of Brazilians in the U.S. at 602,000 people.
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The sound of iron pickaxes rang across the Rocky Mountains, and behind the “ping," aspiring paleontologist and cancer survivor Noah Mills.
Dinosaur digging in Montana is what Noah chose for his Make-A-Wish, and last week, that wish became a reality.
Noah explained, “I’ve been a dinosaur hunter since I was five.”
Noah is about to turn eight years old, and he has been cancer-free for nearly three years. Just as Noah started his career as a “Dino Hunter,” he and his family received gut-wrenching news. It just so happened they were on a family vacation in Glacier National Park.
A tummy ache led to a CT scan showing a large abscess on his right kidney. Jason and Shannon Mills packed their then sick son to Children’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado.
They would discover and diagnose Noah with Bilateral Wilms, a cancer of the kidneys. It was shocking news to family and friends, especially the severity - Stage 5.
No matter what stage, it didn’t deter his mother Shannon from living each day to the fullest. “Strangely enough, I just felt deep in my heart that he was going to be okay. As scary and as rare as it was…”
Noah was expecting up to 12 weeks of chemotherapy to shrink the tumors and surgically remove parts of each kidney. It wasn’t that easy. Following surgery, Noah would add another several more months of chemo treatment.
Doctors would remove seven tumors between each kidney.
There was one guiding light through the process, his father said:“We’ve all rallied around the dinosaurs.”
That’s what they’re doing today, rallying around dinosaurs as a family in Montana.
A memorable trip that has included great food, horseback riding in Glacier National Park, and the experience of a two-day dinosaur dig with Montana Dinosaur Center in Bynum, Montana.
“This has been his wish since the beginning, and it hasn't changed. And it's like being at home with him, knowing him, living with him, and being my little brother. You can kind of see why it hasn't changed. And I mean, even from when he was probably four or five years old, the names that he was able to pronounce, the things that he would like or remember about dinosaurs are genuinely insane.” Told his sister, Ella Dunn.
Even though this trip has revolved around Noah, his older brother Carson has taken the time to reflect on what this entire experience has meant to him.
“He’s set a bar for me to be, like, stronger in my life because he's gone through so much stuff that nobody has even thought about going through and, like, radiation and a bunch of surgeries. That has kind of made me think as a person how strong that I could be.”
It’s a reflecting moment that this entire family has felt throughout this cancer journey.
Cory Coverdell, director of Two Medicine Dinosaur Center, is excited to have a child like Noah attend his dig. Inspiring the younger generation of scientists to tell the story of the planet’s past. More importantly, this born and raised Montanan feels a sense of pride for his community in welcoming the Mills with a warm embrace.
“It really comes down to just being a Montanan, and that's what you do. You help people in need, and you help people do something that's incredible. And then you work with people to do it and do what it takes to make it a good experience.”
The Mills Family was gifted an all-inclusive stay for their Make-A-Wish trip, not only from the foundation, but from members of the Central Montana community.
Carol Bloom of Simms donated her entire guest house for their stay in Big Sky Country. Carol rallied the community around her and received generous donations for dining including Street Burgers and Jakers Bar & Grill in Great Falls, and Buffalo Joe’s Eatery & Saloon in Dupuyer. The Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center treated the entire family to a free tour and greeted Noah with a gift basket.
“Three years ago, when we found out Noah had cancer, we were actually in Glacier… So, it’s really cool to kind of circle back to Montana… it ‘completes our journey’ of Noah having cancer…” expressed Carson Dunn, Noah’s brother.
To end the day, Noah’s father said with tears in his eyes, “That feeling is a bit overwhelming. to know that people care. Knowing that you have a debt that you can never repay. That people care…. That’s pretty powerful…”
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SHANGHAI and MOSCOW, Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mabwell Bioscience (688062.SH), an innovative biopharmaceutical company with the layout of whole industry chain, today announced the company has entered into an licensing agreement with the Russian pharmaceutical company Binnopharm Group, for 9MW0113, 9MW0321 and 9MW0311, its Adalimumab and Denosumab biosimilars, under which Binnopharm Group will have exclusive rights to develop, register, manufacture and market the drugs with a status of local product in Russia and Eurasian Economic Union countries.9MW0113(Junmaikang) is a biosimilar of Humira®, Junmaikang was approved in China for 8 indications: Rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Psoriasis, Crohn's disease, uveitis, polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, plaque psoriasis in children, Crohn's disease in children, and has received support from the Major Scientific and Technological Special Project for Significant New Drug Development during the Twelfth Five-year Plan Period. Humira® is a blockbuster drug with more than 15 indications approved and grossed $20 billion in sales in 2021, making it the highest grossing drug in the world during 2021 that was not a COVID-19 vaccine.
9MW0321 is a proposed biosimilar of Xgeva®. Xgeva® was approved for the indications of:
- Prevention of skeletal-related events in patients with multiple myeloma and in patients with bone metastases from solid tumors.
- Treatment of adults and skeletally mature adolescents with giant cell tumor of bone that is unresectable or where surgical resection is likely to result in severe morbidity.
- Treatment of hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) refractory to bisphosphonate therapy.
9MW0311 is a proposed biosimilar of Prolia®. Prolia® was approved for the indications of:
- Treatment of osteoporosis in women who have undergone menopause who have an increased risk for fractures or who cannot take or did not respond to other medication treatments for osteoporosis;
- Treatment of men who have an increased risk for fractures or who cannot take or did not respond to other medication treatments for osteoporosis;
- Treatment of osteoporosis that is caused by corticosteroid medications in men and women who will be taking corticosteroid medications for at least 6 months and have an increased risk for fractures or who cannot take or did not respond to other medication treatments for osteoporosis;
- Treatment of bone loss in men who are being treated for prostate cancer with certain medications that cause bone loss;
- Treatment of bone loss in women with breast cancer who are receiving certain medications that increase their risk for fractures.
Mabwell's 9MW0321 and 9MW0311 have been filed for MA approval with the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) at the end of 2021. The total sales of originator drug Xgeva® and Prolia® in 2021 exceeded $5.2 billion.
Mabwell intends to bring 9MW0113, 9MW0321 and 9MW0311 for global markets for the benefit of millions of patients around the world, as part of this global strategy Mabwell is partnering with Binnopharm Group which will be responsible for the local clinical studies, registration, promotion, and finally full-scale local production of all three products in Russia and Eurasian Economic Union countries with a target to obtain local product designation.
This strategic partnership will leverage Binnopharm Group's strength as one of the biggest Russian pharmaceutical producers with significant manufacturing, registration, sales and marketing capabilities in Russia and Eurasian Economic Union countries.
Dr. Datao Liu, the co-founder and CEO of Mabwell, said: "Mabwell is pleased to partner with Binnopharm Group to commercialize and localize three of our biosimilars in Russia and Eurasian Economic Union countries, this collaboration represents the approval of our product quality and high standard of clinical data of our products. This strategic partnership is the first to expand Mabwell's presence in Russia and Eurasian Economic Union countries, an important market for biosimilars and innovative drugs."
Mr. Rustem Muratov, CEO and member of the Board of Directors of Binnopharm Group said: "Partnership with Mabwell is an integral part of our strategy to develop further our biotechnology business in Russia and Eurasian Economic Union territories. The goal of this project is not only to bring Mabwell products in Russia and EEU, but also to establish mutual cooperation with such an innovative company as Mabwell. This cooperation also represents an important milestone for Binnopharm Group, and for our patients in Russia and Eurasian Economic Union countries that will ensure the social benefit from an increased access to high-quality affordable medicines."
About Mabwell (Shanghai) Bioscience Co., Ltd.
Mabwell (688062.SH), an innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company, has the whole industrial chain of R&D, manufacturing, and commercialization. We provide more effective and accessible therapy and innovative medicines to fulfill global medical needs. Since 2017, an advanced R&D system which covers target discovery, early discovery, druggability, preclinical, clinical research and manufacturing transformation was established. Mabwell has 14 pipeline products in different R&D stages based on a world-class and state-of-the-art R&D engine, including 10 novel drug candidates and 4 biosimilars. We focus on the therapeutic areas of auto-immune diseases, oncology, metabolic disorders, ophthalmologic diseases and infectious diseases, etc. Of these, 1 product has been approved and commercialized, 2 products have been filed for MA approval, 3 products are in pivotal trials. We have also undertaken 1 national major scientific and technological special project for "Significant New Drugs Development", 2 projects for National Key R&D Programmes, and several provincial and municipal science and technological innovation projects. Mabwell's Taizhou factory possesses robust in-house manufacturing capability compliant with international GMP standards regulated by the NMPA, FDA and EMA, and has passed the EU QP Audit. The large-scale manufacturing base located in Shanghai is under construction. Our mission is "Explore Life, Benefit Health" and our vision is "Innovation, from ideas to reality". For more information, please visit www.mabwell.com.
About Binnopharm Group:
Binnopharm Group was founded through the consolidation of pharmaceutical assets of Sistema PJSFC (LSE: SSA, MOEX: AFKS). Binnopharm Group is a Top 5 Russian Pharmaceutical company (according to AlphaRM) with more than 25 Billion Rubles turnover and Russia's largest producer of generic medicines and the No. 1 manufacturer of products intended for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) markets). In 2020, Binnopharm Group became the first company in the world to manufacture Covid-19 vaccine. The company has 5 states of the arts manufacturing facilities in different Russian regions for the production of chemical and biological medicines. Binnopharm Group manufactures a total of 200+ pharmaceutical products in various dosage forms (from tablets and capsules to ointments, gels, suppositories, infusion solutions, etc.) It has one of the largest portfolios among Russian manufacturers – 450+ registration certificates of drugs. For more information, log on to: https://en.binnopharmgroup.ru.
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MILWAUKEE, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. ("Harley-Davidson," "HDI," or the "Company"), (NYSE: HOG) today reported fourth quarter and full year 2022 results.
"As we conclude the second year of the Hardwire, Harley-Davidson delivered a strong finish to the year, with solid execution of our strategic pillars," said Jochen Zeitz, Chairman and CEO, Harley-Davidson. "Since 1903, Harley-Davidson has pioneered American motorcycle design, technology, and performance - this year we'll be marking our 120th Anniversary with a year-long celebration, at locations across the globe and our biggest event ever in our hometown, Milwaukee. We are excited about what is going to be an unforgettable milestone for the company, celebrating the history, culture and community of Harley-Davidson with our riders, families and fans, reaching new customers and bringing more people to the brand."
2022 Highlights and Results
- Delivered full year diluted EPS of $4.96, up 18 percent versus prior year
- Grew HDMC and LiveWire combined revenue by 9 percent behind higher wholesale shipments and global pricing realization
- Achieved 12% combined operating margin for HDMC and LiveWire, an increase of 3 points versus prior year as pricing and productivity offset cost inflation
- HDFS operating income finished down 23 percent and in-line with expectations as loss rates normalized throughout the year
- Completed carve-out and stand-up of LiveWire as a separate public company
Fourth Quarter 2022 Summary of Results
- Delivered diluted EPS of $0.28 – up 100 percent versus prior year
- Grew HDMC global motorcycle shipments by 18 percent vs prior year as production levels rebounded from the Q2 production shutdown
- Achieved HDMC revenue growth of 14 percent behind unit growth and global pricing
- HDFS Operating Income declined 32 percent due primarily to expected loss rate normalization
2023 Financial Outlook
For the full year 2023, the Company expects:
- HDMC: revenue growth of 4 to 7% and operating income margin of 14.1 to 14.6%
- HDFS: operating income decline of 20 to 25%
- LiveWire: motorcycle wholesale units 750–2,000 and operating income loss of $115 to $125 million
- Harley-Davidson, Inc: capital investments of $225 to $250 million
New Segment Reporting Structure
LiveWire Group, Inc. ("LiveWire Group") became a separate public company trading on the New York Stock Exchange (Ticker: LVWR) on September 27, 2022. Following the close, Harley-Davidson has an equity interest in LiveWire Group of approximately 89.4% and will continue to consolidate LiveWire Group results with adjustments for non-controlling shareholder interests. Consolidated Net Income attributable to Harley-Davidson, Inc. and EPS calculations will now reflect these adjustments.
Beginning with the fourth quarter of 2022, new business segment reporting will now include:
- Harley-Davidson Motor Company (HDMC): Group that is accountable for the design, manufacturing, marketing and sales of Harley-Davidson motorcycles and related products
- Harley-Davidson Financial Services (HDFS): Group that provides motorcycle and related products financing and insurance products and services for our dealers and retail customers
- LiveWire: Group that is accountable for the design, marketing and sales of LiveWire electric motorcycles and related products, including STACYC electric balance bikes
Prior period HDMC segment results have been updated to exclude LiveWire results. In addition, the consolidated results will continue to be reflected by:
- Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HDI): Corporate entity for the overall Company, under which HDMC, HDFS and LiveWire operate
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results
Harley-Davidson, Inc. Consolidated Financial Results
Consolidated revenue was up 12 percent in the fourth quarter with growth across HDMC and HDFS and up 8 percent for the full year behind wholesale unit growth and global pricing actions.
Consolidated operating income in the fourth quarter includes an improvement in HDMC operating losses ($50 million lower) in the seasonally smaller quarter and reflects a 32 percent decline in HDFS operating income driven by the combination of loss rate normalization and a higher cost of funding.
Consolidated operating income for the full year was driven by significant operating income improvement at HDMC, planned operating losses at the new LiveWire segment, and a 23 percent decline in HDFS operating income as loss rates normalized.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company (HDMC) – Results
Fourth quarter global motorcycle shipments increased 18 percent behind the continued recovery from the Q2 production suspension. Revenue was up 14 percent driven by the increase in wholesale shipments and continued global pricing, partially offset by unfavorable foreign exchange. Parts & Accessories revenue was down 8 percent driven by unfavorable product mix and lower volumes, while Apparel revenue was flat.
Fourth quarter gross margin was up 6.8 points behind favorable units and pricing. Additionally, flat supply chain cost inflation and lapping of the additional EU tariffs in 2021 contributed to offsetting foreign exchange headwinds. Fourth quarter operating margin improved by 6.8 points due to the factors above.
Harley-Davidson Retail Motorcycle Sales
(excludes LiveWire units)
Global retail motorcycle sales in the fourth quarter were flat versus prior year. North America retail performance was down 2 percent in the seasonally smaller quarter. Growth in Asia Pacific was driven by continued strong demand across key markets, including Japan and China. Annual global retail sales decline of 8% was adversely impacted by the Q2 production suspension and the inability to replenish dealer inventories in peak riding season.
Harley-Davidson Financial Services (HDFS) – Results
HDFS' operating income decline of $31 million in the fourth quarter was driven by a higher provision for credit losses and higher interest expense. The increase in the provision for credit losses was due to actual retail credit losses returning to normalized levels and an unfavorable allowance change. Total quarter ending financing receivables were $7.5 billion, which was up 8% versus prior year.
LiveWire - Results
LiveWire revenue for the fourth quarter 2022 decreased by 28% and full year revenue increased 31% driven by higher LiveWire units and STACYC electric balance bike sales. LiveWire operating losses in both comparable periods were driven by increased product development costs and investments in talent & capabilities to support the new company.
Other 2022 Harley-Davidson, Inc. Results
- Generated $548 million of cash from operating activities
- Cash and cash equivalents of $1.4 billion at year end, down $442 million vs. prior year
- Effective tax rate was 21 percent in 2022
- Paid cash dividends of $0.63 per share in 2022
- Repurchased $324 million of shares (8.4 million shares)
Company Background
Harley-Davidson, Inc. is the parent company of Harley-Davidson Motor Company and Harley-Davidson Financial Services. Our vision: Building our legend and leading our industry through innovation, evolution and emotion. Our mission: More than building machines, we stand for the timeless pursuit of adventure. Freedom for the soul. Our ambition is to maintain our place as the most desirable motorcycle brand in the world. Since 1903, Harley-Davidson has defined motorcycle culture by delivering a motorcycle lifestyle with distinctive and customizable motorcycles, experiences, motorcycle accessories, riding gear and apparel. Harley-Davidson Financial Services provides financing, insurance and other programs to help get riders on the road. Harley-Davidson also has a controlling interest in LiveWire Group, Inc., the first publicly traded all-electric motorcycle company in the United States. LiveWire is the future in the making for the pursuit of urban adventure and beyond. Drawing on its DNA as an agile disruptor from the lineage of Harley-Davidson and capitalizing on a decade of learnings in the EV sector, LiveWire's ambition is to be the most desirable electric motorcycle brand in the world. Learn more at harley-davidson.com and livewire.com.
Webcast
Harley-Davidson will discuss its financial results and outlook on an audio webcast at 8:00 a.m. CT today. The webcast login and supporting slides can be accessed at http://investor.harley-davidson.com/news-and-events/events-and-presentations. The audio replay will be available by approximately 10:00 a.m. CT.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The company intends that certain matters discussed in this press release and our associated comments are "forward-looking statements" intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as the company "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "plans," "may," "will," "estimates," "targets," "intends," "forecasts," "sees," "feels," or words of similar meaning. Similarly, statements that describe or refer to future expectations, future plans, strategies, objectives, outlooks, targets, guidance, commitments, or goals are also forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, unfavorably or favorably, from those anticipated as of the date of this presentation. Certain of such risks and uncertainties are described below. Shareholders, potential investors, and other readers are urged to consider these factors in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are only made as of the date of this presentation, and the company disclaims any obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
Important factors that could affect future results and cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: (i) the COVID-19 pandemic, including the length and severity of the pandemic across the globe and the pace of recovery following the pandemic and (ii) the company's ability to: (A) execute its business plans and strategies, including The Hardwire, including each of the pillars and the evolution of LiveWire as a standalone brand, which includes the risks noted below; (B) manage supply chain and logistics issues, including quality issues, availability of semiconductor chip components and the ability to find alternative sources of those components in a timely manner, unexpected interruptions or price increases caused by supplier volatility, raw material shortages, inflation, war or other hostilities, including the conflict in Ukraine, or natural disasters, and longer shipping times and increased logistics costs, including by successfully implementing pricing surcharges; (C) realize the expected business benefits from the combination of LiveWire with AEA Bridges Impact Corp. (ABIC), which may be affected by, among other things: (i) the ability of LiveWire to: (1) execute its plans to develop, produce, market, and sell its electric vehicles; (2) achieve profitability, which is dependent on the successful development and commercial introduction and acceptance of its electric vehicles, and its services, which may not occur; (3) adequately control the costs of its operations as a new entrant into a new space; (4) develop, maintain, and strengthen its brand; (5) execute its plans to develop, produce, market, and sell its electric vehicles; and (6) effectively establish and maintain cooperation from its retail partners, largely drawn from the company's traditional motorcycle dealer network, to be able to effectively establish or maintain relationships with customers for electric vehicles; (ii) competition; and (iii) other risks and uncertainties indicated in the final prospectus of ABIC, including those under "Risk Factors" in that prospectus, and other documents filed with the SEC by the company, LiveWire Group, Inc. or ABIC; (D) accurately analyze, predict and react to changing market conditions and successfully adjust to shifting global consumer needs and interests; (E) successfully access the capital and/or credit markets on terms that are acceptable to the company and within its expectations; (F) successfully carry out its global manufacturing and assembly operations; (G) develop and introduce products, services and experiences on a timely basis that the market accepts, that enable the company to generate desired sales levels and that provide the desired financial returns, including successfully implementing and executing plans to strengthen and grow its leadership position in Grand American Touring, large Cruiser and Trike, and grow its complementary businesses; (H) perform in a manner that enables the company to benefit from market opportunities while competing against existing and new competitors; (I) manage the regulatory compliance matter relating to a third-party supplier's component part in a manner that avoids additional costs or recall expenses that are material; (J) successfully appeal: (i) the revocation of the Binding Origin Information (BOI) decisions that allowed the company to supply its European Union (EU) market with certain of its motorcycles produced at its Thailand operations at a reduced tariff rate and (ii) the denial of the company's application for temporary relief from the effect of the revocation of the BOI decisions; (K) manage and predict the impact that new, reinstated or adjusted tariffs may have on the company's ability to sell products internationally, and the cost of raw materials and components, including the temporary lifting of the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs and incremental tariffs on motorcycles imported into the EU from the U.S., between the U.S. and EU, which expires on December 31, 2023; (L) prevent, detect, and remediate any issues with its motorcycles or any issues associated with the manufacturing processes to avoid delays in new model launches, recall campaigns, regulatory agency investigations, increased warranty costs or litigation and adverse effects on its reputation and brand strength, and carry out any product programs or recalls within expected costs and timing; (M) manage the impact that prices for and supply of used motorcycles may have on its business, including on retail sales of new motorcycles; (N) successfully manage and reduce costs throughout the business; (O) manage through changes in general economic and business conditions, including changing capital, credit and retail markets, and the changing domestic and international political environments, including as a result of the conflict in Ukraine; (P) continue to develop the capabilities of its distributors and dealers, effectively implement changes relating to its dealers and distribution methods and manage the risks that its dealers may have difficulty obtaining capital and managing through changing economic conditions and consumer demand; (Q) continue to develop and maintain a productive relationship with Zhejiang Qianjiang Motorcycle Co., Ltd. and launch related products in a timely manner; (R) maintain a productive relationship with Hero MotoCorp as a distributor and licensee of the Harley-Davidson brand name in India; (S) successfully maintain a manner in which to sell motorcycles in China and the company's Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries that does not subject its motorcycles to incremental tariffs; (T) manage its Thailand corporate and manufacturing operation in a manner that allows the company to avail itself of preferential free trade agreements and duty rates, and sufficiently lower prices of its motorcycles in certain markets; (U) accurately estimate and adjust to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices; (V) retain and attract talented employees, and eliminate personnel duplication, inefficiencies and complexity throughout the organization; (W) prevent a cybersecurity breach involving consumer, employee, dealer, supplier, or company data and respond to evolving regulatory requirements regarding data security; (X) manage the credit quality, the loan servicing and collection activities, and the recovery rates of Harley-Davidson Financial Services Inc.'s loan portfolio; (Y) adjust to tax reform, healthcare inflation and reform and pension reform, and successfully estimate the impact of any such reform on the company's business; (Z) manage through the effects inconsistent and unpredictable weather patterns may have on retail sales of motorcycles; (AA) implement and manage enterprise-wide information technology systems, including systems at its manufacturing facilities; (BB) manage changes and prepare for requirements in legislative and regulatory environments for its products, services and operations; (CC) manage its exposure to product liability claims and commercial or contractual disputes; (DD) continue to manage the relationships and agreements that the company has with its labor unions to help drive long-term competitiveness; (EE) achieve anticipated results with respect to the company's pre-owned motorcycle program, Harley-Davidson Certified, and the company's H-D1 Marketplace; (FF) accurately predict the margins of its Harley-Davidson Motor Company segment in light of, among other things, tariffs, inflation, foreign currency exchange rates, the cost associated with product development initiatives and the company's complex global supply chain; and (GG) optimize capital allocation in light of the company's capital allocation priorities.
The company's ability to sell its motorcycles and related products and services and to meet its financial expectations also depends on the ability of the company's dealers to sell its motorcycles and related products and services to retail customers. The company depends on the capability and financial capacity of its dealers to develop and implement effective retail sales plans to create demand for the motorcycles and related products and services they purchase from the company. In addition, the company's dealers and distributors may experience difficulties in operating their businesses and selling Harley-Davidson motorcycles and related products and services as a result of weather, economic conditions, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or other factors.
In recent years, HDFS experienced historically low levels of retail credit losses, but credit losses have been normalizing in recent quarters. The company believes that HDFS' retail credit losses could change over time due to changing consumer credit behavior, macroeconomic conditions including the impact of inflation, and HDFS' efforts to adjust underwriting criteria based on market and economic conditions, as well as actions that the company has taken and could take that impact motorcycle values. The company's operations, demand for its products, and its liquidity could be adversely impacted by work stoppages, facility closures, strikes, natural causes, widespread infectious disease, terrorism, war or other hostilities, including the conflict in Ukraine, or other factors. Refer to "Risk Factors" under Item 1.A of the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and Part II, Item 1.A of any subsequently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for a discussion of additional risk factors and a more complete discussion of some of the cautionary statements noted above.
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Provides military services, DOD agencies with access to zero-trust technology
FORT MEADE, Md., July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Defense Information Systems Agency awarded a follow-on production other transaction authority (OTA) agreement for Thunderdome, DISA's zero trust network access and application security architecture.
Thunderdome will harden the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) networks and help warfighters defend against adversarial activity by employing network and resource access tools along with segmentation technologies. DISA's Thunderdome capabilities work in concert with identity and endpoint cybersecurity capabilities, and align to the president's Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity and the DoD's Zero Trust Strategy.
"Awarding this Thunderdome production agreement is an important step on our zero-trust journey and furthers DISA's mission to provide warfighters with a more secure operating environment," said Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner, DISA director and Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network Commander. "While DISA leverages these capabilities on our cyber terrain, this full-scale production agreement can be used to assist the military services and other DoD components in implementing key zero-trust activities."
This follow-on agreement to Booz Allen Hamilton is to broadly implement and operate Thunderdome's zero trust network access and application security architecture and comes after successful completion of an 18-month prototype. The period of performance for this follow-on OTA is for a one-year base period, with four one-year option periods for a total agreement lifecycle of five years (August 2023 through August 2028).
"The experience gained in partnership with industry as we implemented the prototype solution over the last 18 months has been invaluable, and we believe this award positions the department to meet critical zero trust adoption timelines in support of our warfighters" said Christopher Barnhurst, DISA deputy director. "We look forward to accelerating implementation activities and partnering across the department to expand access to the zero-trust capabilities Thunderdome provides."
For more information and pricing details, please contact DISA's Mission Partner Engagement Office.
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NEW YORK (AP)Giancarlo Stanton has seen trailing teams lose their fight a few times in his 13 big league seasons. Just not with these New York Yankees.
”We find a way to figure it out every night,” Stanton said. ”We’re just like, pushing the envelope, boom-boom-boom, until the game’s over.”
Stanton and Aaron Judge homered to fuel New York’s major league-best 24th comeback victory, bailing out Jameson Taillon in a 5-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.
The Yankees completed a three-game sweep of baseball’s worst team and improved to 56-20, matching the 2001 Mariners and 1998 Yankees for baseball’s best 76-game start since 1930.
Taillon gave up three runs in the first inning, but Judge countered with a two-run drive in the first and Stanton hit a three-run homer in the third against Cole Irvin.
The Yankees are 25-1 when Judge and Stanton homer in the same game, including 9-0 this season.
Taillon (9-1) grinded through five innings, and Clay Holmes pitched the ninth for his 14th save to end a seven-game homestand. Next, New York starts a season-high 11-day, 10-game trip with one game in Houston – a quirk of the sport’s reconfigured schedule after a lockout delayed opening day.
Judge’s homer was his major league-leading 29th, and his past five have come with New York either trailing or tied.
He’s on pace for 62 this season, which would be most in the majors since Stanton hit 59 in 2017.
”It’d be great if it happened,” Judge said. ”It’ll be something that’s pretty cool, but I think having a ring on my finger at the end of the year would be even better.”
”Definitely capable of doing it,” Stanton said about his teammate’s chances of reaching 60.
Stanton reached for Irvin’s changeup off the outside edge of the plate and swatted it over the right-field wall. It was Stanton’s 19th homer of the season, with five in his past six games.
”Hit it like only him and Judgey can kind of hit it that way,” manager Aaron Boone said.
The Yankees have 57 homers in June, surpassing the 2016 Orioles and 2019 Braves for most ever in the month.
Irvin (2-6) allowed six hits, but he covered seven innings with 103 pitches.
Taillon struggled against a lineup that didn’t include any player with a batting average higher than .234. Seth Brown’s one-out double sparked a three-run first inning, which included a two-run double by Stephen Piscotty and a run-scoring single by Elvis Andrus.
Taillon labored after that, too, but didn’t give up any more runs. He stranded six runners over his final four innings, including the bases loaded in the second. He allowed seven hits, struck out six and walked two.
”I knew that my delivery felt good today, I thought the stuff was still good,” Taillon said. ”I just had to sharpen up the command a little bit.”
Taillon also drudged through his previous start, allowing six runs over 5 2/3 innings against Houston in a game New York came back to win 7-6. The past two outings have spiked Taillon’s ERA from 2.70 to 3.32.
Piscotty had two hits, his first since returning from the injured list Tuesday from a calf strain.
”In his last two nights, his at-bats have looked good,” A’s manager Kotsay said. ”He’s a professional hitter, he’s got a track record and any type of success is great for any hitter, regardless of the time they’ve been off or what they’re going through offensively.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Athletics: 2B Jed Lowrie was out of the lineup with an achy left shoulder, and Oakland hasn’t ruled out a potential move to the injured list.
Yankees: LHP Aroldis Chapman (left Achilles tendinitis) could be activated Thursday, but Friday is more likely. He last pitched for the Yankees on May 22. … RHP Ryan Weber was selected from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. … 2B Gleyber Torres was back in the lineup after getting a cortisone injection in his right wrist Monday.
UP NEXT
Athletics: RHP Adrian Martinez will be recalled from Triple-A to start in Seattle on Thursday night. Martinez pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings against Detroit on May 10 in his only career major league appearance.
Yankees: Play at Houston on Thursday before starting a series in Cleveland on Friday. RHP Luis Severino (4-2, 3.38 ERA) will face Astros RHP Luis Garcia (5-5, 3.68 ERA) in a de facto rubber match after the teams split a four-game series in the Bronx last weekend.
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CATASAUQUA, Pa. - State funding will help crews complete a nearly two-mile stretch of the Delaware & Lehigh Trail, according to a news release from the office of state Rep. Jeanne McNeill (D-Lehigh).
The stretch of trail will connect Catasauqua and Hanover Township with Allentown, according to the news release.
“The D&L Trail is an unbelievable asset for the greater Lehigh Valley to give residents increased opportunities to enjoy outdoor recreation,” said McNeill. “This funding will help close a major gap in the trail and improve the quality of life for the residents of the communities in the area.”
According to McNeill, Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Inc. was awarded $960,000 for development of the D&L Trail in Catasauqua. Work will include construction of approximately .75 miles of trail from Race Street to the Catasauqua/North Catasauqua border. ADA access, landscaping, project signs and other related site improvements will be implemented, McNeill said.
Hanover Township was awarded $693,700 for development of the D&L Trail in the township, according to the news release. Work will include construction of approximately .5 miles of trail from the Hanover Township/Allentown border to Route 22 and an at-grade road crossing. ADA access, landscaping, project sign and other related site improvements will be implemented.
McNeill said the two projects were part of seven trail grants awarded totaling about $3 million.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. (GPRE) on Wednesday reported a loss of $38.6 million in its fourth quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had a loss of 66 cents.
The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 20 cents per share.
The ethanol production, marketing and commodities company posted revenue of $914 million in the period, topping Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $864.7 million.
For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $127.2 million, or $2.29 per share. Revenue was reported as $3.66 billion.
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Who’s running for Philly mayor? A regularly updated candidate tracker
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Being leader of a major U.S. city is anything but easy. Yet difficult as it may be, Philadelphia’s top job is in high demand.
The race to succeed term-limited Jim Kenney and become Philly’s 100th mayor is crowded — and started without a clear favorite. The field is full of candidates with solid experience, varied backgrounds, and a diverse array of ideas for the city’s future.
One thing most do have in common: they’re Democrats. With many longtime political players vying for the nomination, the Democratic City Committee has said it’s refraining from endorsing. With Philly’s 7-to-1 voter registration imbalance, the winner of the May Democratic primary is highly likely to win in the general election this fall. Given past turnout numbers for an odd-year primary, a lead of 10,000 to 15,000 votes could boost someone to a de facto overall victory.
Who are the contenders, and what should you know about them? We’ll be covering the race consistently throughout, but consider this page your cheat sheet. When we have new info, we’ll drop details right here.
Note: Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name.
Warren Bloom Sr.
Warren Bloom Sr. is a perennial candidate who’s previously run for city commissioner, state legislature, and traffic court. According to his campaign website, he’s worked as a music and media professional, minister, and public claims adjuster, as well as spending time as a community organizer, block captain, and volunteer.
News outlets vetting Bloom’s candidacy for traffic court a decade ago found he’d pled no contest to charges of simple assault, indecent assault, and corrupting a minor in 1992. Bloom told journalists he didn’t personally think he was guilty, but he didn’t know what the term meant and had wanted to spare the teenager “any more emotional stress.”
- Previous elected experience: None. He’s run for office at least six other times.
- How long in Philly? Bloom is a lifelong Philadelphian.
- What’s his network? Bloom is a minister at Bible Ministries Fellowship Church, according to his website.
- Vibe: A showman and performer — he’s musically inclined — who doesn’t give up easily.
Amen Brown
Amen Brown is a second-term state representative, repping the 10th House District in West Philly, where he’s from. In the Pa. House, he’s shown a willingness to propose legislation unpopular with others in his party, like instituting new mandatory minimums for gun-related crimes.
Before politics, Brown was a young entrepreneur, rebounding from some of the structural harms faced by disadvantaged millennial Philadelphians. He’s also been implicated in deed fraud, and a Commonwealth Court in 2022 noted his “general irresponsibility” in failing to meet campaign residency requirements or disclose necessary financial information.
- Previous elected experience: Brown has been a state representative since 2020.
- How long in Philly? He grew up right near 56th and Market streets, part of the district he now represents.
- Big wins: There haven’t been many pieces of legislation to note with his imprimatur on it, but he’s shown willingness to work across the aisle on marijuana legalization and his participation in the Republican-led investigation of DA Larry Krasner.
- What’s his network? A connection of import is his backing from Marty Burger, the CEO of New York’s Silverstein Properties (and NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ pal) who’s looking to expand his firm’s footprint in Philly.
- Vibe: A go-getter who’s not afraid of knocking down expectations, with a pervasive “Did I do that?” aura.
Jeff Brown
The only declared candidate who has never worked in government or run for office, Jeff Brown is a fourth-generation grocer who has owned more than a dozen ShopRite and Fresh Grocer stores in the city, including seven in underserved neighborhoods.
Brown was the first candidate out with TV ads, which were funded by a super PAC. He may be best known for opposing current Mayor Jim Kenney’s sweetened beverage tax, which helps fund park and library renovations, childcare programs, and the city budget. When Brown closed one of his stores in 2019, he blamed it on the tax.
- Previous elected experience: None.
- How long in Philly? Brown lived in the Northeast as a child, grew up in the suburbs, lived in South Jersey for much of his adult life, and moved back to Philadelphia about 7 years ago. He lives in Rittenhouse Square.
- Big wins: First Lady Michelle Obama recognized Brown for his work opening grocery stores in food deserts and invited him to sit with her at the 2010 State of the Union address. He won a surprise early endorsement from the city’s largest municipal workers union.
- What’s his network? Brown has served on the state’s Workforce Development Board and the boards of the Philadelphia Youth Network, Uplift Solutions, Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association, PA 30 Day Fund, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Ending Racism Partnership, and ManUpPHL, among other groups.
- Endorsements: AFSCME District Council 33; United Food and Commercial Workers locals 1776, 360, and 152; Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 108; Transport Workers Union Local 234; and 14 local pastors.
- Vibe: A politically savvy businessman who campaigns as a political outsider.
Retired Judge James DeLeon, who was born and raised in North Philly, served on Philadelphia Municipal Court for 34 years and faced disciplinary issues twice. He graduated from Howard University and then later on Widener Law, spending some time working for the PHA and running his own practice..
One of DeLeon’s main objectives as mayor is to implement what he calls the Local Incident Management System (LIMS), which would create a set of processes and procedures which would be used by the city government to combat gun violence.
- Previous elected experience: Served on Municipal Court 34 years. Ran unsuccessfully for Pa. Supreme Court in 2003 and Pa. Superior court in 2007.
- How long in Philly? Raised in West Philly, he now lives in Germantown.
- Big wins: After retiring from his long judge career, chaired the legal committee for the Democratic City Committee.
- What’s his network? DeLeon is affiliated with Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, worked as a safety instructor for Salvation Army, and is an active member of the Masons.
- Vibe: In his own words, a “no-shenanigans-let’s-follow-the-law-there-will-be-order-in-the-courtroom” candidate.
Allan Domb
From a working-class background, former Councilmember Allan Domb, aka Philadelphia’s “Condo King,” made his name (and fortune) by buying up buildings, particularly in the area around Rittenhouse Square. Three decades into running his real estate biz, he was elected to an at-large seat on City Council, where he spent much of his time focusing on fiscal issues.
Since launching his mayoral bid, Domb’s been criss-crossing the city regularly on public transit, meeting voters in various neighborhoods. He’s spending a bunch of his own money on this race; enough to trigger the city’s “millionaire’s amendment,” which doubles the limit on individual campaign contributions.
- Previous elected experience? Two terms City Council as an at-large member, from 2016 to his resignation in August of last year.
- How long in Philly: Originally from North Jersey, Domb moved to Philly after he graduated from college in the late 1970s.
- Big wins: Pushed for cuts to the business and wage taxes to help some low-income workers, worked with local hospitality industry leaders to ease the impact of the pandemic, and (somewhat) extended the life of streeteries.
- What’s his network? Domb was an early investor in Starr Restaurants, the group that owns Parc, Continental, and others. He has been president of the Greater Philadelphia Association of Realtors, and served on the board of Friends of Rittenhouse Square.
- Vibe: A business exec frustrated with others not governing well enough, and decided he’d better just do it himself.
Derek Green
Before getting elected to City Council, Derek Green was a small business owner, running a Northwest Philly retail shoe store with his wife. He spent time as an assistant district attorney and worked for the city’s Law Department.
In his years as at-large councilmember, Green forwarded a variety of initiatives aimed at new avenues for public funding, like the Philadelphia Public Financial Authority and a marijuana legalization plan. He also led the recent charge in negotiating cuts to Philly’s business and wages taxes.
- Previous elected experience: Two terms in City Council. Green was the highest at-large vote getter in his first election.
- How long in Philly? Green is a Northwest Philly who still lives in Mt. Airy.
- Big wins: His plan to create a municipal bank, which was passed by Council, could result in the first of its kind in the U.S. (though the current mayor is declining to get the process started).
- What’s his network? Green has deep ties in Northwest Philly’s political circles. He has been president of the national Democratic Municipal Officials, and has worked with the National League of Cities.
- Vibe: With energizer bunny energy, he keeps on going with new plans and platforms. Definitely an “ideas guy.”
Helen Gym
Helen Gym was a second-term at-large councilmember when she resigned from office to run for mayor, but she was a known quantity in the Philly politics world well before that. Once dubbed the city’s “preeminent public agitator,” the former teacher spent years advocating for improved public schools, and was active in Philly’s Asian American community, protesting against proposed developments in Chinatown.
On Council, Gym focused her efforts on education, labor, and housing. Her mayoral campaign seeks to deliver on progressive priorities, like debt-free college and a municipal Green New Deal.
- Previous elected experience? Two terms on City Council as an at-large member, from 2016 to 2022.
- How long in Philly? Gym has spent around three decades in Philly. She went to Penn for undergrad and grad school in the ‘90s, and started her teaching career at Lowell Elementary School in Olney.
- Big wins: Spearheading fair workweek legislation, passing a “Right to Counsel” bill that applies to two zip codes, and introducing an eviction diversion program. She’s the first Asian American woman elected to City Council.
- What’s her network? Gym previously led Asian Americans United, and she co-founded a charter school, and the activist group Parents United for Public Education. Gym has also served on the board of Local Progress, a nationwide group of local elected officials pushing for policies that further racial and economic justice.
- Endorsements: Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, Reclaim Philadelphia, API PA
- Vibe: A fiery progressive activist who’s been referred to as “Philly’s AOC.”
Cherelle Parker
Cherelle Parker is the longest serving legislative official in the race. She spent a decade in Harrisburg as a state representative from 2005-2015, and the following 7 years as a member of City Council representing Northwest Philly’s District 9, where she grew up and still lives.
Much of her work has revolved around the “middle neighborhoods” that exist within her district, in hopes that they can be a model for the city more widely. She made history in 2021 as the first woman appointed chair of the Delaware River Port Authority, the bi-state organization that runs PATCO and is in charge of tolls on four cross-river bridges.
- Previous elected experience: With 17 years between the Pa. House and City Council, Parker’s tenure as an elected official is second among candidates, trailing only Jimmy DeLeon’s decades as a judge.
- How long in Philly? Parker was born in Mt. Airy, where she currently lives.
- Big wins: Helping establish the Longtime Owner Occupants Program (LOOP) property tax relief program, Philly’s cigarette tax, and a 2017 home repair loan plan.
- What’s her network? Parker is part of the Northwest Coalition, a group of politicos who’ve organized together for decades, and whose network has historically included leaders of the Laborers’ District Council. She also has various allies in state government from her DRPA position and time serving in Harrisburg.
- Vibe: A rousing motivational speaker with a sharp sense of humor.
Maria Quiñones Sánchez
First elected in 2007 to represent District 7 and reelected three times since, former Councilmember Maria Quiñones Sánchez is known for her melding of progressive and pro-business stances. The Kensington resident has a record of bucking local Democratic party leaders, who declined to endorse her Council runs.
Quiñones Sánchez, the first Latina to hold elected office in Philly, worked to mandate construction of affordable housing and proposed a stimulus spending package to boost Black and brown neighborhoods. She fiercely criticized the soda tax, reaping election-year support from the beverage industry.
- Previous elected experience? 14 years representing Councilmanic District 7, which includes parts of lower Northeast Philly and North Philadelphia around Kensington.
- How long in Philly? Born in Puerto Rico, she came to Philadelphia as an infant and grew up in Spring Garden and Hunting Park. She lives in Norris Square.
- Big wins: Quiñones Sánchez was the first Puerto Rican woman elected to Council. She led legislative efforts to reduce the number of small businesses subject to business taxes, mandate affordable housing, create the Philadelphia Land Bank, and expand protections for domestic workers.
- What’s her network? Quiñones Sánchez has served as leader of statewide education nonprofit ASPIRA, and as a regional director for Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration.
- Vibe: A tough, independent progressive who puts pragmatism over pride.
Rebecca Rhynhart
Following a stint in financial services and banking, Rebecca Rhynhart got her start in government as city treasurer in 2008 under Mayor Michael Nutter, and later served as his budget director and chief administrative officer, a job she continued under Kenney.
Elected as city controller in 2017, Rhynhart reimagined the office to take a more active role in policy analysis, challenging the “political staus quo” and producing interactive tools to help find solutions to issues like gun violence.
- Previous elected experience? Two terms as City Controller, starting in 2018 until she resigned in October of last year.
- How long in Philly: Rhynhart grew up in the Abington suburbs, spent several years working on Wall Street, and moved back to Philly in 2008.
- Big wins: Started using the controller’s office to publish public-facing policy analysis on citywide issues, took the city to task on its confusing accounting methods, found big disparities in 911 response times by neighborhood in an audit of the Philadelphia Police Department. She’s the first woman to serve as city controller.
- Vibe: A wonk who toes the line between political outsider and government insider. Reddit’s apparent fave.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that his administration will extend a pause on federal student loan payments while the White House fights a legal battle to save his plan to cancel portions of the debt.
“It isn’t fair to ask tens of millions of borrowers eligible for relief to resume their student debt payments while the courts consider the lawsuit,” Biden said in a video posted on Twitter.
The moratorium was slated to expire Jan. 1, a date that Biden set before his debt cancellation plan stalled in the face of legal challenges from conservative opponents.
Now it will extend until 60 days after the lawsuit is resolved. If the lawsuit has not been resolved by June 30, payments would resume 60 days after that.
Biden’s plan promises $10,000 in federal student debt forgiveness to those with incomes of less than $125,000, or households earning less than $250,000. Pell Grant recipients, who typically demonstrate more financial need, are eligible for an additional $10,000 in relief.
More than 26 million people already applied for the relief, with 16 million approved, but the Education Department stopped processing applications this month after a federal judge in Texas struck down the plan.
The Justice Department last week asked the Supreme Court to examine the issue and reinstate Biden’s debt cancellation plan. By extending the pause, the administration says it’s giving the court a chance to resolve the case in its current term.
“I’m completely confident my plan is legal,” Biden said Tuesday.
Biden announced the decision a day after more than 200 advocacy groups urged him to extend the pause, warning that starting payment in January would cause “financial catastrophe” for millions of borrowers.
The White House has argued in court that Americans continue to feel the financial stress of the pandemic. Without Biden’s cancellation plan, it says, the number of people falling behind on student loans could rise to historic levels.
The greatest risk is for about 18 million borrowers who were told their entire loan balance would be canceled. Even if payments restart, those borrowers might think they’re in the clear and ignore the bills, the Education Department has warned.
But at the same time, the White House has warned that extending the payment pause will cost several billion dollars a month in lost revenue. The moratorium has already cost the government more than $100 billion in lost payments and interest, according to the General Accountability Office.
The Biden administration didn’t address the costs in its announcement, but instead cast blame on Republicans challenging the plan.
“Callous efforts to block student debt relief in the courts have caused tremendous financial uncertainty for millions of borrowers who cannot set their family budgets or even plan for the holidays without a clear picture of their student debt obligations,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said.
“It’s just plain wrong,” he added.
Critics such as the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget have opposed any further extension, saying it could worsen inflation and raise the risk of economic recession.
But supporters of Biden’s plan applauded the action, saying it provides a cushion to working-class Americans.
“This extension means that struggling borrowers will be able to keep food on their tables during the holiday season — and the coming months — as the administration does everything it can to beat back the baseless and backward attacks on working families with student debt,” said Mike Pierce, executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center.
The legality of broad student debt cancellation has been in question since before Biden took office. Supporters say federal law already gives the Education Department wide flexibility to cancel student loans, while opponents argue that only Congress has the power to cancel debt at that scale.
In announcing its plan, the Biden administration invoked the HEROES Act of 2003, a post-Sept. 11, 2001, law meant to help members of the military. The Justice Department says the law offers sweeping authority to cancel student debt during a national emergency. Biden has said the relief is needed to help Americans recover from the pandemic.
A federal judge in Texas struck down that rationale this month, saying Biden overstepped his power. The HEROES Act “does not provide the executive branch clear congressional authorization to create a $400 billion student loan forgiveness program,” wrote District Court Judge Mark Pittman, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump.
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CHICAGO, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pando, a global leader in supply chain technology with a presence across the US, Middle East, and Southeast Asia, was selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum's "Technology Pioneers". Pando is the partner of choice for Fortune 500 manufacturers, retailers, and logistics companies globally. The company's modern, unified SaaS platform for supply chain execution provides deep industry expertise embedded in an intuitive user experience; it comes pre-integrated with enterprise systems and leverages network data for intelligence. Pando helps its clients realize value in 45-90 days by reducing freight costs, improving service levels, and reducing their carbon footprint.
The World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneers are early to growth-stage companies from around the world that are involved in the use of new technologies and innovation that are poised to have a significant impact on business and society. Each year, the forum announces the top 100 most promising Technology Pioneers - companies that tackle issues from the likes of sustainability and climate change to healthcare and more. Pando joins an elite club of Technology Pioneers in 2022 whose alumni include Airbnb, Google, Mozilla, Palantir Technologies, Spotify, and Twitter.
With Pando's selection as Technology Pioneer, CEO & Co-founder, Nitin Jayakrishnan, will be invited to participate in World Economic Forum activities, events, and discussions throughout the year. Pando will also contribute to Forum initiatives over the next few years, working with global leaders to contribute new solutions to overcome the current crisis and build future resiliency for the society.
"All the brands we love and live with have been on a truck, train, or ship to get to us. Logistics is the beating heart of society and the global economy, and Pando aims to make these brands more affordable, accessible, and environmentally friendly by solving for global logistics." said Nitin, "It's great to be acknowledged as a pioneer by the World Economic Forum, and we look forward to contributing to the Forum dialogues along with the fellow pioneers in creating a global impact."
All info on this year's Technology Pioneers can be found here: http://wef.ch/techpioneers22
About Pando: Pando is a global leader in supply chain technology, building the world's fastest, and highest ROI-driven Logistics Cloud. Pando is the partner of choice for Fortune 500 enterprises globally, with a presence across APAC, Middle East, and US.
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Dry weather leads to farmer struggles
HARDY, Ark. (KAIT) - With temperatures expected to not drop anytime soon, some farmers are starting to have their fair share of issues.
One farmer has seen similarities between this current drought and the historic drought of 1980.
According to the National Weather Service, in that year, Jonesboro exceeded over 100 degrees for 23 days in July and August combined. The city saw only 0.08 inches of rain during that time.
Paragould didn’t fare much better, as reports indicated the city didn’t see rain for over two months.
Phillip Johnson said his pasture is dying out and this is where cattle graze, so the dry weather is about to become a serious problem for cattle farmers.
“It is at the point now where any rain would help, and we would be grateful for anything we could get, but it will take us more than a little shower to get us back on track,” he said.
The hay industry is also taking a hit. Johnson said his cut was short, adding he is not expecting to get a second cut this year.
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IRVINE, Calif. (KTLA) – Two people were arrested after a Mercedes-Benz believed to have been involved in a rash of burglaries in Southern California turned out to have a James Bond-esque license plate flipper, among other devices, Irvine police said Wednesday.
Police first got a call about the car from a resident who recognized the “suspicious” vehicle as possibly being involved in several vehicle burglaries that happened the week before, Irvine Police Department officials said.
Officers found and stopped the vehicle in the area of Harvard Avenue and Main Street in Irvine, about 40 miles south of Los Angeles.
They discovered the car had a device that can flip the vehicle’s license plate with the push of a button.
It also had an elaborate gas siphoning device that transferred fuel directly into the vehicle’s gas tank, according to the department.
“The suspect vehicle was something out of 007 movie,” police said on Instagram.
Inside the car, officers found burglary tools, evidence of ID theft, and stolen property like cash and wallets. They also found remotes and key fobs that they believe allowed the suspects to get into residential buildings.
During the investigation, police also discovered a car that had previously been stolen from Irvine, authorities said.
Yasmine Kambour, 37, and Chris Huynh, 44, both of Garden Grove, were arrested on suspicion of vehicle burglary, vehicle theft, identity theft, possession of stolen property and possession of burglary tools.
Kambour is being held on $95,100 bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday. Huynh is being held on $50,000 bail, according to county inmate records.
“In 19 years, I’ve never seen anything like this,” Irvine police Sgt. Karie Davies said.
Davies said the vehicle was seen on surveillance video getting into parking structures and word was getting out.
The suspects have been tied to a total of six cases in Irvine and one in Newport Beach, according to the sergeant.
“I have no doubt that more people are going to come forward,” Davies said. | https://www.koin.com/news/something-out-of-007-movie-mercedes-suspected-in-burglaries-had-license-plate-flipper/ | 2022-05-20 18:37:20 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/something-out-of-007-movie-mercedes-suspected-in-burglaries-had-license-plate-flipper/ |
Man arrested after ‘meth burger’ found during traffic stop
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. — An Alabama man is arrested after sheriff’s deputies discovered a meal with an unexpected ingredient.
According to the Lauderdale County, Alabama Sheriff’s Office, 45-year-old Timothy Nolen was arrested during a traffic stop on Saturday.
The Sheriff’s Office says two deputies performed a traffic stop and determined Nolen was driving on a revoked license.
During an inventory of the vehicle, the Sheriff’s Office says Nolen made several references to being hungry and wanting to “eat his hamburger.”
However, the Sheriff’s Office says the burger contained more than just lettuce and pickles, as deputies retrieved a small bag of methamphetamine found between the buns.
Authorities say Nolen was arrested and charged for unlawful possession of a controlled substance, driving on a revoked license, and a switched vehicle tag.
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WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden plans to sign the Democrats' massive climate, health and tax bill into law on Tuesday at the White House, marking a major accomplishment for his domestic agenda less than three months before midterm elections.
Biden will deliver remarks and sign the bill, known as the Inflation Reduction Act, at an event in the White House's State Dining Room, the White House announced Monday.
It will likely be a smaller ceremony, with Congress out of session and most members involved in the bill's passage out of town.
Taking advantage of some political momentum, Biden is interrupting his summer vacation for the signing just days after the House approved the measure, following Senate passage by just one vote amid some political drama. He has spent much of the past week in South Carolina.
A larger celebration is being planned for Sept. 6.
MORE: Congress passes Democrats' sweeping climate, health care bill
The White House also said that, "in the coming weeks," Biden will host a Cabinet meeting focused on implementing the new law and will also travel across the U.S. to promote it.
The Biden administration has planned a cross-country rollout campaign for the legislation, which aims to make prescription drugs and health insurance cheaper; invest in clean energy and curb climate change; raise taxes on the wealthy; and cut the deficit.
Starting this week through the end of August, Cabinet members plan to travel to 23 states, on more than 35 trips, to tout the "Inflation Reduction Act," according to the White House.
The administration also plans to roll out information online and on social media about the legislation's impact, and to collaborate with members of Congress to host hundreds of events, the White House said.
The blitz will highlight will highlight other major legislative wins as well as part of a "Building a Better America Tour."
In a memo the White House made public from Senior Adviser Anita Dunn and Deputy Chief of Staff Jen O'Malley Dillon to Chief of Staff Ron Klain, the administration plans to not only tout passage of the IRA, but also the CHIPS Act aimed at boosting the U.S. semi-conductor industry over China's and easing a pandemic-cause shortage, the bipartisan gun control bill and the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Ahead of Tuesday's signing, the White House on Monday put out what it said would be the IRA's impact.
According to the White House, about 1.4 million Americans who are on Medicare who usually spending more than $2000 per year on prescription drugs will see their costs capped at that amount. Overall, it says, there are about 50 million Americans on Medicare Part D who are eligible for that cost cap.
The White House said there are about 3.3 million Americans on Medicare who use insulin, who will benefit from the new $35 monthly price cap.
The White House also estimates about 5-7 million Americans could see their prescription drug costs decrease once Medicare begins negotiating costs.
Lower Obamacare premiums will be extended for the 13 million Americans insured under that program, the White House said.
And the White House also claims greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by a billion metric tons in 2030 thanks to the IRA.
ABC News' Sarah Kolinovsky and Justin Gomez contributed to this report. | https://abc11.com/joe-biden-inflation-bill-reduction-act-signing/12130004/ | 2022-08-16 15:12:25 | 0 | https://abc11.com/joe-biden-inflation-bill-reduction-act-signing/12130004/ |
Mini-tax bill moves fast at Capitol, but big breaks will wait
Published 6:02 am Thursday, January 5, 2023
By Brian Bakst, Minnesota Public Radio News
There’s a tax bill already moving at the Minnesota Capitol just days into the new legislative session. But this is the easy part — syncing up state tax deductions to federal changes of recent years.
The Legislature will take more time deciding on possible rebate checks and other tax breaks where there’s much less agreement among lawmakers.
Updates to Minnesota’s tax code happen a lot. They are often done to line up deductions allowed at the federal level so they also apply to state income tax forms. During the pandemic, federal changes happened at a much quicker clip than at the state.
Minnesota lawmakers are feeling some pressure to catch up, as House Taxes Chair Aisha Gomez, DFL-Minneapolis, told her colleagues Wednesday.
“Most of it, in addition to the kind of business extenders, is really about responding to COVID,” Gomez said. “And so it’s the right thing for us to not create a situation where people have to introduce more and more complexity into their tax filing related to those things.”
The bill that sailed through the House Taxes Committee involves a collective $100 million in foregone tax revenue over the next couple of years.
And speed is important, said Revenue Commissioner Paul Marquart.
“This is a major priority for Governor Walz, Lieutenant Governor Flanagan, to get this done quickly, to get overdue tax cuts to individuals and families and businesses, and hopefully also make the filing for 2022 simpler and less costly for taxpayers,” Marquart said.
A Jan. 13 deadline would give his agency time to update forms and help vendors change their software before filing starts later in the month, said Marquart, a former DFL House taxes chair himself.
Much of the bill involves deductions for businesses, such as restaurants, entertainment venues and other small operations that received special grants or loans to help them through COVID-19 disruptions. But there are also various corporate and individual income tax deductions, including some around student loans, charitable contributions or mortgage debt forgiveness.
Some provisions are retroactive.
The bill gets its first hearing Thursday in the Senate Taxes Committee. That chamber’s chair, Sen. Ann Rest, DFL-New Hope, said it will have a big impact.
“Maybe a half a million people will not have to go back and file an amended return in order to take advantage of conformity,” Rest said. “It’ll all be on their 2022 tax return.”
Rest said she’s working toward the goal of having the bill on the governor’s desk by the end of next week. To do that, she’ll have to keep it clean — deflecting attempts to hang other tax policy or tax cut proposals onto it.
“It’s not going to be a Christmas tree or any other kind of tree for that matter,” Rest said.
Republicans are generally on board. The federal sync-up usually isn’t controversial, said House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring.
“Tax conformity is something that has been bipartisan in the past, and we need to get that done,” Demuth said. “We will look at that language as it comes forward.”
But Republicans say tax relief can’t stop there. They’ll keep pressing for a broader set of tax breaks using Minnesota’s $17.6 billion budget surplus. Top on their list is a phaseout of the tax on Social Security income.
Sen. Carla Nelson, R-Rochester, the prior Taxes Committee chair, is still bothered it didn’t get done last year despite being on the cusp of approval.
“It’s a double taxation,” Nelson said. “We’re one of the few states that do it.”
Some DFLers in the 34-33 Senate have introduced bills to get there, but that’s not the prevailing position of the majority caucus or Walz. Most Democrats want a more-targeted drawdown of the tax.
Walz is also pushing for rebate checks. Last year he called for checks of up to $2,000. Administration officials say a revision to his proposal is in process.
Rest, the Senate tax chair, said while she personally supports a rebate, the DFL governor has a big sell ahead of him.
“The rebate checks have a bit of controversy to them,” Rest said. “So there wouldn’t be a caucus position, perhaps on that.”
House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, said this week that she sees a path, but it might not be as expansive of a rebate as Walz has promoted.
“What the governor said in his inaugural ceremony about eliminating childhood poverty was really important,” Hortman said. “I think there’s a way for his brilliant new revenue commissioner and my brilliant tax chair to figure out something that’s going to work that both addresses child poverty and helps return some of the surplus to Minnesotans.” | https://www.albertleatribune.com/2023/01/mini-tax-bill-moves-fast-at-capitol-but-big-breaks-will-wait/ | 2023-01-05 12:23:04 | 0 | https://www.albertleatribune.com/2023/01/mini-tax-bill-moves-fast-at-capitol-but-big-breaks-will-wait/ |
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