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As court debates student loans, borrowers see disconnect
WASHINGTON (AP) — Niara Thompson couldn’t shake her frustration as the Supreme Court debated President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation. As she listened from the audience Tuesday, it all felt academic. There was a long discussion on the nuances of certain words. Justices asked lawyers to explore hypothetical scenarios.
For Thompson, none of it is hypothetical. A student at the University of Georgia, she grew up watching her parents struggle with student loans and will graduate with about $50,000 of her own student debt.
“It felt like people who could never understand why we would want something like this,” she said. “I wanted to be like, ‘Y’all don’t understand. Y’all are focusing on this, but there’s people out here who are struggling to find food for their families.’”
Much of the discussion in Tuesday’s hearing centered on whether states had the legal right to sue over Biden’s student loans plan. But the justices also were scrutinizing whether Biden had the authority to waive hundreds of billions of dollars in debt without the explicit approval of Congress, which decides how taxpayer money is spent.
It’s not unusual for Supreme Court cases to hang on legal technicalities, even in cases of great public interest. Yet to borrowers following Tuesday’s arguments, it felt isolating to hear such a personal subject reduced to cold legal language.
Thompson was among a few dozen borrowers who camped out in drizzle overnight to get seats at the court, where they watched conservative justices question the administration’s authority to wipe away debt held by millions of Americans. Some of the court’s liberal justices sought several times to turn the arguments back to the people who would benefit from the program, pointing out their need for relief. In response, conservatives asked if those who passed up college should pay for those who borrowed money to attend.
For Thompson’s family, years of payments hang in the balance. Student loan payments have been on hold since the start of the pandemic, but they are set to restart 60 days after the court cases resolve — regardless of the outcome.
Thompson and her father are each eligible for $10,000 in relief, she said. It would move her a step closer to financial stability, Thompson said, and it would eliminate the rest of her dad’s loans.
“It just hurt my feelings a bit,” she said of Tuesday’s arguments. “I just want better for us, you know?”
The mood inside the court — quiet and ceremonious — was a contrast to the atmosphere outside as dozens of activists rallied in support of cancellation. Crowds chanted and listened to speeches from members of Congress, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
Advocates took to the podium to share stories about family sacrifices and life milestones deferred because of heavy student debt.
Ella Azoulay, a 26-year-old who lives in Washington, visited the rally to join the push for debt relief, which she calls a “family issue.” A 2018 graduate of New York University, Azoulay has $40,000 in student debt, while her dad has more than $400,000 taken out on behalf of her and her two siblings.
“I can’t really think about my future without thinking about this huge debt,” she said. “My dad has no plans to retire. He’s in his 60s and he has said for my whole life that he will never be able to retire. And that’s really upsetting to hear.”
During the hearing, liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor said it would be a mistake for her fellow justices to take for themselves, instead of leaving it to education experts, “the right to decide how much aid to give” people who will struggle if the program is struck down.
Others justices also have shown a grasp of borrowers’ plight. Justice Clarence Thomas, the court’s staunchest conservative, has written about the “crushing weight” of his own student loans, which he paid off after reaching the nation’s highest court.
Kayla Smith, 22, joined Thompson at the overnight campout for a seat inside the court. A recent graduate of the University of Georgia, she also felt the discussion missed the bigger picture.
Smith’s mother borrowed more than $20,000 in federal Parent Plus loans to help her pay for college. Smith sees it as the result of a broken system that forces people into debt for a shot at social mobility.
“They were focused on small, minuscule details,” Smith, of Atlanta, said of the justices. “I even saw some of them laughing during the hearing, which was odd to me because people’s lives are being affected. It’s not a laughing matter to us, at least.”
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BEIRUT (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister said Thursday that Tehran wants Lebanon’s rivals to reach an agreement to elect a new president in the crisis-hit country that has been without a head of state since October.
Hossein Amirabdollahian made his comments during his first visit to Lebanon since Iran and Saudi Arabia reached an agreement in China last month to re-establish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after seven years of tensions that had major repercussions in the tiny Mediterranean country.
The agreement negotiated with China lowers the chance of armed conflict between the Mideast rivals — both directly and in proxy conflicts around the region. The effects of the agreement include eased tensions and an exchange of prisoners between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels, as well as improved relations between Saudi Arabia and Syrian President Bashar Assad.
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WASHINGTON – Eight months, 126 formal interviews and a 23-page report later, the Supreme Court said it has failed to discover who leaked a draft of the court’s opinion overturning abortion rights.
The report released by the court Thursday is the apparent culmination of an investigation ordered by Chief Justice John Roberts a day after the May leak of the draft to Politico. At the time, Roberts called the leak an “egregious breach of trust.”
The leak touched off protests at justices’ homes and raised concerns about their security. And it came more than a month before the final opinion by Justice Samuel Alito was released and the court formally announced it was overturning Roe v. Wade.
The report also offers a window into the court's internal processes. It acknowledges that the coronavirus pandemic, which expanded the ability of people to work from home, “as well as gaps in the Court’s security policies, created an environment where it was too easy to remove sensitive information from the building and the Court’s IT networks.” The report recommends changes so that it's harder for a leak to happen in the future.
Some questions and answers about the report:
IF THE INVESTIGATION DIDN'T FIND THE LEAKER, WHAT DID IT FIND?
Lax security and loose lips. Too many people have access to certain sensitive information, the report concluded, and the court’s policies on information security are outdated. The court can't actively track, for example, who is handling and accessing highly sensitive information.
Beyond that, some people interviewed by federal investigators called in to help with the probe acknowledged they didn't scrupulously follow the court’s confidentiality policies. In some cases, employees acknowledged "telling their spouses about the draft opinion or vote count,” the report said.
The leak doesn't appear to have been the result of a hack, but the report said investigators could not rule out that the opinion was inadvertently disclosed, “for example, by being left in a public space either inside or outside the building.”
HOW THOROUGH WAS THE INVESTIGATION?
Investigators conducted 126 formal interviews of 97 employees. They looked into connections between employees and reporters, including those at Politico. They looked at call logs of personal phones. They looked at printer logs. They even did a fingerprint analysis of “an item relevant to the investigation.”
Every person who was interviewed signed a sworn statement that they were not the source of the leak. Lying about that could violate a federal law on false statements.
After all that, former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, himself a onetime federal judge, was asked to assess the investigation. Chertoff described the investigation as “thorough” in a statement issued through the court.
One open question: It wa unclear from the report whether the court's nine justices also sat for interviews.
WHAT WILL CHANGE AS A RESULT?
It seems clear the court will tighten its procedures, maybe upgrade equipment and likely do more training of personnel in response to the leak. But what it has done already or will do in the future, the court isn't saying. Investigators made a list of recommendations, but those weren't attached to the public version of the report to guard against “potential bad actors.”
WHAT ABOUT SPECULATION OF WHO IT WAS?
After the leak, speculation swirled in Washington about who the source could be. Conservatives pointed fingers at the liberal side of the court, speculating that the leaker was someone upset about the outcome. Liberals suggested it could be someone on the conservative side of the court who wanted to ensure a wavering member of the five-justice majority didn’t switch sides.
On social media, there was speculation that various law clerks could be the leaker because of their personal backgrounds, including connections to Politico and past writing. The report acknowledged investigators were watching.
“Investigators also assessed the wide array of public speculation, mostly on social media, about any individual who may have disclosed the document. Several law clerks were named in various posts. In their inquiries, the investigators found nothing to substantiate any of the social media allegations regarding the disclosure,” the report said.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
The report says investigators aren't quite done, but it suggests that any active investigation is winding down. “Investigators continue to review and process some electronic data that has been collected and a few other inquiries remain pending,” they said. “To the extent that additional investigation yields new evidence or leads, the investigators will pursue them.”
The final paragraph of the report said, “In time, continued investigation and analysis may produce additional leads that could identify the source of the disclosure.”
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PARIS, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 2, 2022, L'Oréal Paris returned to the world's fashion capital with its fifth edition of "Le Défilé L'Oréal Paris". Over 2,000 people from the general public attended this public outdoor runway show that took place at the École militaire––a national monument in the heart of Paris and a symbol of French excellence. The message of this year's show, "Walk Your Worth," was designed to inspire all women, along with the brand's family of fearless spokespeople, to unapologetically show up in the world and walk towards their destiny in confidence.
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SAN ANTONIO (NEXSTAR) – Federal officials say they are investigating after a ground crew member died after being “ingested” into a plane’s engine at San Antonio International Airport last week.
The Delta flight had arrived in San Antonio from Los Angeles on Friday at around 10:25 p.m. and was taxing to its gate with one engine on, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement.
As the plane was taxiing, “a worker was ingested into that engine,” NTSB explained.
“The NTSB is continuing to gather information about the event,” the statement continued. The San Antonio International Airport said it is working with authorities in the investigation.
“We are heartbroken and grieving the loss of an aviation family member’s life in San Antonio. Our hearts and full support are with their family, friends and loved ones during this difficult time,” Delta Airlines said in a statement to Nexstar.
The individual was an employee of Unifi Aviation, which said in a statement, “From our initial investigation, this incident was unrelated to Unifi’s operational processes, safety procedures and policies.”
“Out of respect for the deceased, we will not be sharing any additional information,” the statement continued. “While police and other officials continue to investigate this incident, we defer to them on providing further details.”
A similar incident happened late last year.
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Honduran man with active warrant for murder arrested on private ranch in Texas
A criminal history check revealed that the man has an Interpol warrant for murder out of Honduras
A Honduran man who was arrested for alleged criminal trespassing on a private ranch in Texas over the weekend has an active warrant for murder in his home country, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
Wilmer Castro-Murillo, 44, was taken into custody after he was found on a private ranch in Maverick County.
Texas DPS ran a criminal history check and found that he has an active Interpol warrant for murder out of Honduras.
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“Do you have grandchildren?”
Suddenly, the holdings of a Supreme Court that advance the ordered liberty of the Constitution matter much more than a particular spending bill. So do worries over the ambitions of the Chinese Communist Party for global hegemony or the unregulated growth of “surveillance capitalism.” The bigger the picture, the more certainty that the issue set will matter more to a grandparent than who is up or down in the political pecking order.
Still, it is startling to see most of American news media pay scant attention to the intraparty competition among Tory members of the British Parliament to become the successor to Boris Johnson as prime minister. No ally of the United States has been more critical to the battle with global terrorism than the British. Just as the election of Margaret Thatcher to the leadership of the Conservative Party in 1975 marked a sea change for the West, so could the Tories’ choice now of a new leader.
Thatcher teamed with Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush to bring about the end of the Soviet Union and the revitalization of faith in free markets and free peoples. Reviled by her country’s left, she earned her title of “the Iron Lady” by, among other memorable phrases, reportedly telling Bush in the immediate aftermath of Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990: “Remember, George, this is no time to go wobbly.”
Johnson, who is stepping down after a series of poor judgments, has been a stalwart supporter of Ukraine in its war with Russia, but he’s hardly a Thatcherite, and his party is more populist now that it was some 40 years ago. He got Brexit done and hurried Britain out of the European Union, and for that alone he will be a memorable figure in the country’s history.
But what my grandchildren need now is a West recommitted to freedom, personal and national. A “woke” future is as dreary as California’s dystopian landscape. A hesitant response to China won’t create the future they need. And strong leaders matter.
There are some indications in the early maneuvering among the 358 Conservative members of the 650-seat House of Commons that a sweeping, enormously significant choice is before those legislators. The four candidates who remain are all under 50, and none are White men of the standard-issue variety in the democracies of the West. While America continues to imagine men aged 75 or older as its future leaders, generational change has already occurred in Britain — and there is no going back. Indeed, the next prime minister could serve in the job as long as Thatcher did.
The two debates last Friday and Sunday allowed the Conservatives in Parliament to watch the would-be leaders talk to the public. These lawmakers will whittle down the list of candidates to two and then turn those finalists over to a vote among the roughly 200,000 official members of the Conservative Party, who will get to decide who their leader will be — and thus who becomes the next prime minister.
If you have grandkids, my bet is that you are likelier than young parents or single folks to be focused on a leadership change across the Atlantic. You will know that whoever leads Britain next could remain prime minister for a decade or more and either lead our friends to renewal or managed decline.
But the U.S. news media should be doing its best to alert Americans to the stakes, the personalities and the agenda ahead in Britain — because of what they portend not just for U.S. politics but for the world. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/19/tory-party-leader-election/ | 2022-07-19 11:07:00 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/19/tory-party-leader-election/ |
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers head into another offseason with major questions at quarterback after a season filled with injuries to the most important position ended without any of them physically able to throw the the ball downfield.
Trey Lance, who began the season as starter, is getting close to being fully cleared following two operations on his broken right ankle.
Brock Purdy, who went from third-string rookie to the starter that helped lead the Niners into the NFC title game before getting hurt himself, is figuring out how to treat his injured throwing elbow.
Jimmy Garoppolo, the starter in between those two before breaking his foot, is set to become an unrestricted free agent in six weeks.
And rumors are sure to swirl about whether the best answer for coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch will be adding a veteran like Tom Brady to help a franchise that has gone to the NFC title game or further in three of the last four seasons get over the hump and win its first Super Bowl in nearly three decades.
The first big question at the position will be about Purdy’s health after he tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on the first drive of a 31-7 loss in the NFC title game to Philadelphia on Sunday.
Purdy was forced back into the game in the second half when Josh Johnson left with a concussion but was unable to throw the ball more than a few yards because of the injury.
“The minute I started throwing literally like I knew something was wrong. I couldn’t throw,” he said. “So obviously the adrenaline and stuff I think helps in terms of allowing me to go back in the game and hand the ball off — even that was pretty painful. But just overall it sucked that I wasn’t able to throw.”
An MRI revealed the tear and Purdy said he will undergo more tests and speak to more doctors to figure out whether recovery, repair or full reconstruction is the best option.
The injury is much more common in baseball pitchers, who often undergo reconstructive “Tommy John surgery” that sidelines them up to a year. But Purdy is hoping to avoid that; a simpler repair would keep him out for six months but allow him to return to practice around the start of training camp in July.
“The way a quarterback throws compared to a pitcher, two different things. It’s similar but more violent as a baseball player,” Purdy said. “So they’re saying the recovery process could be a little bit faster as a quarterback. I’ve looked at guys who have gone through this kind of thing. I’m just trying to find what’s right. Everyone’s situation is different and I’m trying to find out which one is right for myself.”
Purdy showed a lot in his first season in the NFL, going from the last pick of the draft to starter in the conference title game. He won all seven of his starts before the loss on Sunday and threw for 1,374 yards with 13 touchdowns and only four interceptions in the regular season.
That performance could make him the favorite to begin next season as starter if he’s healthy.
“For me to claim or say anything in terms of what’s going to happen moving forward, that’s out of my control,” he said. “I’m going to do what I can to get back healthy and be ready to compete come fall.”
Lance was supposed to be in that role after San Francisco traded three first-round picks to draft him third overall in 2021. But he started only two games as a rookie when Garoppolo got hurt and then went down with a season-ending injury early in Week 2 this season.
Lance needed a second operation in late December but said he expects to be fully cleared in a few weeks and to be 100% for the start of the offseason program.
But after he started only five games combined in the last three years in college and the NFL, there are questions about whether Lance can be the long-term answer for San Francisco.
“I’m excited to go out and show what I can do,” he said. “Same situation that it’s been for me the last two years and really my whole life. Nothing has really changed and I still have the same mindset. … I just worry about what these guys think in this locker room, what the coaches think, what people in this organization think. Anything outside of that is totally out of my control. So I don’t let that have any effect on me.”
NOTES: All-Pro DE Nick Bosa said he wants to sign a long-term contract to stay in San Francisco but will be patient and leave that up to his agent.
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BEIJING (AP) — China’s government said Thursday it would oppose possible U.S. plans to force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the short-video service as a security risk and warned such a move would hurt investor confidence in the United States.
Governments are worried TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, might give browsing history or other data about users to China’s government or promote propaganda and disinformation. The Wall Street Journal reported U.S. authorities were considering banning TikTok ban if ByteDance doesn’t sell the company.
“If the news is true, China will resolutely oppose it,” said a Ministry of Commerce spokeswoman, Shu Jueting. She gave no indication what Beijing might do.
A forced sale “would seriously damage investors from multiple countries including China” and hurt “confidence to invest in the United States,” Shu said.
TikTok is one focus of conflicts between China and other governments over technology and security that are disrupting processor chip, smartphone and other industries.
Shu’s comments on Thursday came hours before the CEO of TikTok, Shou Zi Chew, is due to make a high-profile appearance Thursday before a U.S. Congressional committee to make the case for why the hugely popular video-sharing app shouldn’t be banned. American lawmakers have called for a ban on TikTok over national security concerns, alleging that the app could be used to spy on U.S. users. Chew is expected to tell the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce that TikTok prioritizes the safety of its young users and deny allegations that the app is a national security risk, according to his prepared remarks released ahead of the hearing.
The United States, Britain and New Zealand’s parliament have banned use of TikTok on government-issued phones. India has banned TikTok and dozens of other Chinese apps, including the WeChat message service, on security and privacy grounds.
On Thursday, the Norwegian parliament followed suit and banned Tiktok and messaging app Telegram on devices with access to the assembly’s systems with immediate effect, the Norwegian news agency NTB said.
Telegram is a messaging app founded by Russian-born brothers Pavel and Nikolai Durov. The loosely moderated platform is broadly popular in Ukraine, Eastern Europe and used by many conservatives in the United States.
“The decision is in line with the recommendation” of the Norwegian National Security Authority,” parliamentary speaker Masud Gharahkhani said, adding the apps should be removed “as quickly as possible.”
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AP writer Jan M. Olsen in Copenhagen, Denmark, contributed. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/china-criticizes-possible-us-plan-to-force-tiktok-sale/ | 2023-03-23 18:35:18 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/china-criticizes-possible-us-plan-to-force-tiktok-sale/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic National Committee panel voted Wednesday to give New Hampshire and Georgia more time to make changes that would allow both to be part of a revamped group of five states leading off the party’s presidential primary starting next year.
But even as they voted 25-0 to extend the compliance deadline until June 3, members of the DNC rules committee complained about New Hampshire’s ongoing feud with the national party because the new calendar would cost it the chance to hold the nation’s first primary.
The fight underscores how the effort to shake up the Democratic presidential primary could turn increasingly bitter, even at a time when the party will be counting on staying unified as it tries to hold the White House and Senate in 2024.
The DNC rules committee voted last month to approve a plan championed by President Joe Biden that would strip Iowa’s caucus of its traditional post leading off the primary and replace it with South Carolina, which would open primary voting on Feb. 3. New Hampshire and Nevada would hold primaries together three days later, with Georgia’s primary coming Feb. 13 and Michigan’s two weeks later. Most of the rest of the country would subsequently vote on Super Tuesday in early March.
The Democrats’ proposed shakeup comes after Iowa’s 2020 caucus was marred by technical problems. Biden says the new proposed calendar better reflects his party’s deeply diverse electoral base, which relies heavily on African American voters.
The president is also seeking to reward South Carolina, where nearly 27% of the population is Black, after a decisive win there revived his 2020 presidential campaign following losses it suffered in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada.
Those changes are set to be formally approved for next year’s presidential race by the full DNC at its meeting next week in Philadelphia.
Nevada and South Carolina have already agreed to comply with the new calendar’s requirements. In Michigan, moving the primary date requires an act of the Legislature. Democrats control both chambers in that state, but they would need Republican support to enact the change before the end of February 2024, so it’s not yet clear when the proposed changes might be approved.
The greater sticking points have been New Hampshire and Georgia.
New Hampshire state law mandates that it hold the nation’s first primary — a rule Iowa was able to circumvent only because it held a caucus. Top New Hampshire Democrats say they’ve handled that responsibility successfully for more than a century and have vowed to simply jump the other states and lead off primary voting again in 2024, regardless of the DNC’s new calendar.
In Georgia, Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger sets his state’s primary date. He has indicated he’d only be willing to move it if the Republican National Committee pushes to change the date of its Georgia primary, which hasn’t happened.
Wednesday’s vote gave Georgia and New Hampshire more time — but also saw committee members voice their frustrations with New Hampshire.
“I really do believe it is irresponsible, the statements being made in New Hampshire,” said Lee Saunders, a rules committee member and president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
“I would just urge everybody to cool down a little bit,” Saunders said.
Rules committee member Leah Daughtry said she was “similarly taken aback and quite frankly shocked” by New Hampshire’s objections to the new calendar. She also rejected that state’s assertions that it shouldn’t lose its place because of tradition stretching back more than a century.
“Hanging their argument on this 100-year-old privilege is really, for me as an African American woman, really quite disturbing,” Daughtry said, noting that Black women didn’t have the right to vote about a century ago.
Rules committee member JoAnne Dowdell from New Hampshire countered that “politics is part of our DNA.”
“We believe it is possible to lift up diverse voices and keep New Hampshire at the start of the process,” Dowdell said.
The Democrats’ 2024 primary calendar could be moot if Biden opts to run for reelection, as expected. In that case, Democrats will have little appetite for building out a robust primary schedule that could allow a major challenger from his own party to run against the president.
The DNC rules committee also has already pledged to revisit the primary calendar after 2024. Still, any changes it makes for next year — even if there is ultimately no competitive primary — could help shape future decisions about which states go first, potentially triggering an important shift on where presidential candidates campaign hardest as future races begin.
Rules committee co-chair Minyon Moore said its members remain committed to “the president’s vision.”
“We want to make sure the states can have as much time as they need to work though this process,” Moore said. | https://www.koin.com/news/politics/ap-dems-vote-to-give-states-more-time-on-new-primary-calendar/ | 2023-01-27 01:54:57 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/politics/ap-dems-vote-to-give-states-more-time-on-new-primary-calendar/ |
San Francisco Dons (16-12, 5-8 WCC) at Pacific Tigers (13-14, 6-6 WCC)
The Dons are 5-8 in WCC play. San Francisco is seventh in the WCC with 13.0 assists per game led by Khalil Shabazz averaging 3.0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Keylan Boone is shooting 41.7% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, while averaging 13.8 points. Luke Avdalovic is averaging 10 points over the last 10 games for Pacific.
Shabazz is shooting 41.0% and averaging 16.3 points for the Dons. Roberts is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for San Francisco.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, averaging 80.6 points, 28.6 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 5.4 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 84.3 points per game.
Dons: 5-5, averaging 77.2 points, 28.5 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 6.3 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.2 points.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek firefighters battled a large forest blaze that forced the evacuation of a small village west of Athens, the latest in a series of wildfires that flared as strong winds swept several parts of Greece.
By evening, the fire service said the blaze appeared to be spreading at a much slower pace, raising hopes it could be soon contained.
More than 130 firefighters and volunteers, assisted by 10 water-dropping aircraft, were battling the fire that broke out around noon Tuesday near the seaside town of Porto Germeno, 70 kilometers (44 miles) west of Athens.
As a precaution, the village of Mytikas was ordered evacuated, but there were no reports of injuries. Greek news reports said one uninhabited house was damaged.
Authorities said the strong wind, which kept shifting direction, was hampering the firefighting effort. The weather service said the wind was expected to slacken in the evening.
Fire service personnel was on a high alert on several parts of the country Tuesday, amid a forecast major risk of wildfires. Two other blazes were burning in the southern Peloponnese region. The fire service said it had dealt with more than 300 forest fires over the past week — 65 of them in the past 24 hours.
Early Tuesday, firefighters were able to bring under control a major blaze that threatened a large area of olive groves close to the town of Itea, in the plain under the ancient site of Delphi in central Greece and forced some home evacuations. About 300 hectares (740 acres) of the roughly 5,500-hectare (13,600-acre) olive-planted area were burnt. The ancient site was in no danger.
Also, a fire Monday forced the evacuation by sea of 73 hotel residents from a beach close to Kranidi in the northeastern Peloponnese. No injuries were reported.
Greece suffers destructive wildfires every summer. In 2018, more than 100 people died in a blaze at the Mati seaside resort east of Athens. Since then, authorities have focused on swift, precautionary evacuations of inhabited areas under threat. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/international/ap-international/greece-large-forest-blaze-forces-evacuations-west-of-athens/ | 2022-07-05 23:15:21 | 1 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/international/ap-international/greece-large-forest-blaze-forces-evacuations-west-of-athens/ |
FTX, a platform where people can buy and sell cryptocurrency, has made headlines in recent weeks after it suffered billions of dollars worth of losses and sought bankruptcy protection.
The company and its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, are under investigation for allegedly investing depositors’ funds in ventures without their approval.
Now, viral claims circulating on social media allege that FTX laundered U.S. government aid money sent to Ukraine back to Democratic lawmakers.
Many of the posts allege that Ukraine invested U.S. aid money into FTX instead. Then, the posts claim FTX donated that money back to Democratic lawmakers in an alleged money laundering scheme.
THE QUESTION
Did FTX launder U.S. aid money sent to Ukraine back to Democratic lawmakers?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
No, there isn’t any evidence that FTX laundered U.S. aid money sent to Ukraine back to Democratic lawmakers.
WHAT WE FOUND
There is a connection between donations to Ukraine and FTX. But Ukraine didn’t invest in FTX, and U.S. aid to the country couldn’t be used in the money-laundering schemes alleged on social media, government agencies and cryptocurrency companies other than FTX say.
The claims tie back to a fundraising effort that began in March.
In March 2022, a website for the fundraising foundation Aid for Ukraine, which raised virtual cryptocurrency funds for Ukraine’s military and humanitarian needs, officially launched.
On March 11, the National Bank of Ukraine confirmed that more than $1 million U.S. dollars raised through individuals’ donations to Aid for Ukraine had already been transferred into the bank’s account.
These donations are separate from the tens of billions of dollars in U.S. government aid money that has already been sent to Ukraine.
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FTX assisted with the transfer process for less than a month.
Aid for Ukraine used FTX to convert cryptocurrency donations into Ukraine’s government-backed fiat currency in the early days of March 2022, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine told VERIFY.
The cryptocurrency funds were not stored on FTX, according to a tweet from Everstake, a company that runs the technology behind cryptocurrency and helped run Aid for Ukraine.
Additionally, FTX wasn’t the main platform collecting donations. Aid for Ukraine was powered by cryptocurrency exchange Kuna and Everstake, the Ministry said.
“FTX was to provide a fiat off-ramp for converting crypto donations, and Kuna would send crypto there to get cash and pay for needed equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the Ministry spokesperson wrote in an email. “Aid For Ukraine has not been using FTX since April 2022. Now, their cooperation is completely terminated.”
The Ministry said it “never had any direct relationship with FTX” and only “provided informational support” to Aid for Ukraine.
More from VERIFY: Fact Sheet: 6 ways to fact-check if a social media account requesting Ukraine donations is a scam
A key part of the viral claim is that Ukraine invested U.S. government aid money back into FTX, which then allegedly “laundered” the money to Democrats.
But the Ministry never invested any funds into FTX, and neither did any other ministries in Ukraine, the country’s Ministry of Digital Transformation spokesperson said.
It is true that FTX founder Bankman-Fried made large donations to Democratic lawmakers, as some of the social media posts claim, Federal Elections Commission (FEC) filings show. But he has also donated to a handful of Republican candidates.
A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department told VERIFY that it has “no reason to believe” that the reports about U.S. aid to Ukraine being laundered to Democrats are “anything but pure falsehoods and misinformation.”
The direct aid from the U.S. to Ukraine is transmitted to Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance through the World Bank, according to the State Department.
“There are agreements and monitoring mechanisms in place to ensure that U.S. funds are used for verified [government of Ukraine] expenses; the types of expenses for which U.S. funds can be used are specifically enumerated in those agreements,” the spokesperson said.
A spokesperson for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a government agency responsible for administering foreign aid, also said direct assistance to Ukraine “cannot be used for the schemes being alleged.”
“Robust safeguards put in place by the World Bank, coupled with expert third-party monitoring support (funded by USAID) embedded within the Ukrainian government, ensure accountability and transparency in the use of these funds,” the spokesperson wrote in an emailed statement.
FTX did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication. | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/verify/world-verify/ukraine-verify/no-evidence-crypto-exchange-ftx-laundered-us-aid-money-ukraine-to-democrats-fact-check/536-699ac905-f648-4225-9c35-11d4b7bf9e82 | 2022-11-18 22:58:40 | 0 | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/verify/world-verify/ukraine-verify/no-evidence-crypto-exchange-ftx-laundered-us-aid-money-ukraine-to-democrats-fact-check/536-699ac905-f648-4225-9c35-11d4b7bf9e82 |
Strike force assembling to protect abortion rights in New Jersey
New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matt Platkin wants to make it clear: “Abortion remains legal in New Jersey.” To make sure that those who seek an abortion in the Garden State are protected, he announced the creation of a “Reproductive Rights Strike Force.”
The team is comprised of several officials across multiple divisions and offices within the Attorney General’s Office and state police.
Calling the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade “a devastating setback for women’s rights,” Platkin said the strike force will ensure that new state laws protecting abortion access will be enforced “to the full extent possible.”
“[We’ll] use every available resource to protect access to abortion care in New Jersey,” he said in a news release.
Roxanne Sutocky, community engagement director of The Women’s Center in Cherry Hill, commended Platkin for forming the strike force.
“We think that it’s an important countermeasure to the new abortion landscape that we are experiencing in this country after the fall of Roe,” she said. “I think as long as it is a collaborative response, it can be really effective in creating a safe community of abortion care provision for our state.”
The strike force will come up with strategies to protect access to reproductive health and abortion care for everyone, regardless of whether they are state residents or not. It will also enforce protections against those who threaten or intimidate those who seek care.
Sutocky said their clinic has increased security in the last couple of weeks.
“These anti-abortion [picketers], I call them extremists, bring signs to our health care center that do make offensive references to things like lynchings,” she said, adding their presence “is far from a peaceful use of First Amendment freedom of speech. They sometimes use other explicit racist imagery to try to intimidate patients and staff.”
She adds that there has been an influx of applications to be volunteer clinic escorts.
“We have been really skilled in utilizing the support of compassionate and trained community members to help ensure that folks can access the community,” Sutocky said.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed the Freedom of Reproductive Choice Act into law last January, codifying abortion rights into state law. In recent weeks, Gov. Murphy signed a couple of bills protecting patients and providers from being extradited to states like Texas where abortion is either severely restricted or outright banned.
Sutocky, who is also part of the THRIVE NJ coalition, praised the “rapid mobilization” of the legislature in response to the Supreme Court’s decision. But more needs to be done, she adds, especially when it comes to protecting providers and patients from civil lawsuits like the ones allowed in Texas, where private citizens can sue providers and anyone involved “in aiding or abetting” an abortion.
“I really would encourage the lawmakers who are taking this issue on to be communicating with the folks that are closest to this work,” said Sutocky. “We have protected the right to abortion, which is a great first step. And we’ve taken some measures to increase safety for abortion seekers and abortion providers. But we know that there are still significant outstanding barriers when it comes to affordability of services.” | https://whyy.org/articles/strike-force-abortion-rights-new-jersey/ | 2022-07-11 21:24:05 | 0 | https://whyy.org/articles/strike-force-abortion-rights-new-jersey/ |
MORRIS, N.Y. – New York State Police are trying to identify a woman whose remains were discovered in Otsego County last week.
The body was found in a remote area in the town of Morris after two people using metal detectors off of a seasonal road smelled a strong odor and called authorities.
State police say the body was that of an adult woman about 4 feet 9 inches to 4 feet 11 inches tall. She was wearing Adidas jogging pants, a pink tank top, a lightweight black jacket with a pink zipper and Carolina brand boots. Investigators also found a silver adjustable ring with a yellow heart and a gold necklace.
The Otsego County district attorney told NEWSChannel 2 that the remains appear to have been there for about two months. During that timeframe, there are no local reports of missing women.
While officials suspect foul play, no cause of death was released as of Thursday.
State police are working to identify the woman so they can notify her family and investigate any potential crime involved in her death.
Anyone with information is asked to call state police at 607-561-7400. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/state-police-working-to-identify-woman-after-body-found-in-remote-part-of-otsego-county/article_a340c43c-1981-11ed-9ea1-7b180607705d.html | 2022-08-11 17:36:46 | 0 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/state-police-working-to-identify-woman-after-body-found-in-remote-part-of-otsego-county/article_a340c43c-1981-11ed-9ea1-7b180607705d.html |
A 2006 Ford Mustang drove off Cranbrook Road in Cockeysville early Sunday morning in a crash that killed two people and injured one, Baltimore County Police said.
Police said in a news release Monday night that the car was traveling east near Greenside Drive just before 2 a.m. Sunday when it veered off the road, striking a fire hydrant and trees before overturning and ejecting the driver and the rear passenger. A passenger in the front seat remained in the Mustang.
Elvis Espinoza, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene, and Salvador Melara, 21, was pronounced dead at a hospital. Medics brought another passenger, a 22-year-old man, to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
The Baltimore County Police Crash Team is investigating the collision. | https://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland/bs-md-co-cockeysville-fatal-car-crash-baltimore-county-police-20220816-mdrxhu2crbh6zmnmmms5gagi4u-story.html | 2022-08-16 02:51:00 | 0 | https://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland/bs-md-co-cockeysville-fatal-car-crash-baltimore-county-police-20220816-mdrxhu2crbh6zmnmmms5gagi4u-story.html |
Mercedes-Benz plans to introduce luxurious mid-size electric passenger vans for the U.S. and China for the first time, along with factory-built RVs, it revealed on Tuesday.
The announcement was part of the company’s most comprehensive look yet at its next-generation “.EA” electric architectures. All of these Mercedes-Benz electric vans will be built on a shared set of components and modules that will underpin a wide range of future mid-size and large electric vans due from the company starting in 2026—although it hasn’t yet set an end date for internal combustion vans that will continue to be made.
The company hopes to see 20% of its vans be electric by 2026 and 50% by 2030. Mercedes says that it doubled its U.S. van market share from 2018 to 2022—from 8% to 16% of the market.
The leading-edge electric vans will be built on the VAN.EA platform, which aims for manufacturing scalability, efficiency, and simplification, and it completely eliminates legacy internal combustion features like fuel-cap covers and transmission-shaft tunnels. It also, according to the company, “guarantees long-term profitability.”
Vehicles built on the .EA platforms will have a wider range of body styles and design attributes, compared to those built on ICE platforms. Despite that, there will be fewer core build differences; Mercedes is aiming to reduce the number of variants by more than 50% compared to current vans, while covering the same use cases.
Mercedes-Benz says that the VAN.EA platform follows a modular strategy that allows for “a clear differentiation between vans for commercial and private use—with maximum synergies.”
VAN.EA consists of three modular blocks. The front block is the same on all vehicles and includes the electric powertrain and front axle. A center block scales the vehicle length and accommodates different-size battery packs depending on the needs. And a rear module is offered with or without an electric motor.
That means VAN.EA is only available in front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive configurations, with no plans as of yet for a rear-wheel-drive configuration. That will mark a complete turnaround versus the rear-drive eSprinter vans that are set to be made in South Carolina for deliveries starting later this year, but a return to the front-drive layout of the first-generation eSprinter that wasn’t sold in the U.S. That eSprinter was also developed around the idea of three core modules—only in its case, around rear-wheel drive.
Mercedes breaks the type of electric vans it could make with VAN.EA into two types: VAN.EA-P and VAN.EA-C.
VAN.EA-P offerings will include luxurious private vans positioned to offer a range beyond 310 miles (driving cycle not disclosed)—building on the eSprinter’s already remarkable efficiency and range. Mercedes says that they could meet the needs of a VIP shuttle service, larger active families, or as “a locally CO2-emissions free mobile office.”
VAN.EA-C vans will be aimed at the upscale portion of the delivery market, it says, with specific “build from factory” vans aiming at courier, express, and parcel (last-mile-delivery) uses—as well as grocery vans, ambulances, or recreation vehicles.
Mercedes’ VAN.EA plans also include electric RVs, it said, with factory-built mid-size and large vans on the way, based on this platform. The company didn’t go so far as to confirm a camper van for the U.S. quite yet—but such a version could satisfy shoppers who were holding out for a VW ID.Buzz camper van.
VAN.EA will share about 50% of its core modules, as well as interior and exterior components plus safety and next-generation automated-driving features with Mercedes’ Car.EA. It will also share features of the upcoming MB.OS operating system.
Mercedes claims that these models will be ready for SAE Level 2 assisted driving at launch and Level 3 automation (allowing the driver to direct attention elsewhere in some driving conditions) by the end of the decade. Commercial versions might be ready for Level 4 automation, meaning pedals or steering might not even be available in some situations.
It’s ready for electric RVs on the software front with specially tailored navigation systems accommodating extra size and charging needs, the company suggests, and it noted the intelligent charging and load management system it’s developed with and for Deutsche Post DHL.
The synergies could pay off big, with a lineup of cars, SUVs, and vans that individually feel more distinct but have a shared component set underneath. Worldwide, Mercedes says that 80% of its dealers serve both passenger vehicle and van customers, and the two divisions share IT and back-end systems. Vans became paired with passenger vehicles as part of the company’s split at the beginning of 2022 into two companies: Mercedes-Benz (cars and vans) and Daimler Trucks (trucks and buses).
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ryan Poehling had two goals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins handed the Philadelphia Flyers their ninth straight loss with a 4-1 victory on Friday.
Sidney Crosby and Josh Archibald also scored in Pittsburgh’s fifth consecutive victory. Teddy Blueger had three assists, and Tristan Jarry made 29 saves.
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“I just think we’re playing a more complete game,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. “I feel like we’re playing a more conscientious game. I just give the players a lot of credit. They’re paying attention to details out there. They’re making good decisions. They’re competing hard. It’s a collective effort out there from everybody on the ice.”
Crosby’s team-leading 11th goal in the first period was also his 52nd in 81 games against Philadelphia, breaking Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux’s record for most goals against the Flyers.
Philadelphia visits the New York Islanders on Saturday night. It is hoping to avoid its third double-digit losing streak in less than 12 months.
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The Flyers became the first team in NHL history to have a pair of 10-game losing streaks within the first 40 games of the season last year: They dropped 10 in a row from Nov. 18 to Dec. 8 before setting a franchise record with 13 straight defeats between Dec. 30 and Jan. 25.
The first skid cost coach Alain Vigneault his job, and the second one was overseen by interim coach Mike Yeo.
After a surprisingly good start under John Tortorella this season, when Philadelphia won five of seven, the rebuilding Flyers haven’t been able to keep up the momentum.
“We were flat,” Tortorella said. “I don’t think the guys are spending too much time with what the record is or how many we’ve lost. They’re trying to be better each and every night. I just don’t think we had much juice tonight.”
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Kevin Hayes scored for Philadelphia.
Crosby scored with 30.5 seconds left in the first. Marcus Pettersson took a slap shot from long range, and Crosby nimbly deflected it from the slot high over goalie Carter Hart.
Crosby now has 121 points against the Flyers, with only Lemieux’s 124 ahead of him on the points list against Philadelphia.
Other than Crosby’s goal, all of Pittsburgh’s scoring came from its fourth line, with Poehling and Archibald centered by Blueger.
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“Obviously we’re here for a reason, that’s to do well defensively,” Poehling said. “But we all want to produce offensively as well. And I think that’s part of our game that we all pride ourselves on. We’ve been playing really well defensively and then offensively, I think we’ve gotten a lot of chances in the past few games. It’s been a lot of fun.”
Hart made several strong stops early, including glove saves on Jeff Carter and Bryan Rust, before the Penguins broke through after a costly turnover by Philadelphia defenseman Justin Braun following a faceoff outside of the Flyers zone.
Blueger pounced on the puck after Braun fanned on a passing attempt. Hart stopped Blueger’s shot, but the rebound fell right to the stick of Archibald, who backhanded it home for his fourth goal of the season with 8:23 left in the first.
Poehling’s two second-period goals put the Penguins up 4-0. He scored on a great deflection from the slot, similar to Crosby’s, 2:59 into the period. With 6:23 left, he sent the puck toward the crease from behind the net and it deflected off Hart’s stick and over the goal line.
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“It’s huge,” Blueger said of his line’s contribution. “I think it always kind of boosts the morale. As much as we’ve got to be responsible defensively and defend well, and (play on the penalty kill) and all those things, I think at the end of the day scoring goals is the best feeling in the world.”
Tortorella lifted Hart for Felix Sandstrom after that goal.
“Wasn’t Carter,” Tortorella said. “Nothing to do with Carter.”
FIGHT NIGHT
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Philadelphia’s Nick Deslauriers won a one-sided fight with Pettersson early in the second period, landing several hard rights to Pettersson’s jaw and head. The Penguins defenseman was standing up for partner Kris Letang after Deslauriers leveled Letang into the boards behind the net.
Later in the period, Philadelphia’s Nick Seeler sparred with Brock McGinn, with Seeler landing a heavy right early en route to a victory.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Flyers: F Travis Konecny (upper body) missed his fourth contest in a row, and F Scott Laughton (upper body) was sidelined for the third consecutive game. Both are expected to be sidelined for two weeks.
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Penguins: Host Toronto on Saturday night.
Flyers: At Washington on Wednesday night.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Bo Bichette hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied past the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Wednesday to snap a five-game losing streak.
Matt Chapman also homered against his former team for the second straight day. Chapman spent his first five seasons in Oakland before being traded to Toronto in March.
Ramón Laureano homered for the A’s, who failed to complete their first sweep of the season.
Laureano’s sixth long ball of the year broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the sixth. Chapman answered with his 13th in the top of the seventh before Bichette hit his 13th an inning later.
Blue Jays starter José Berríos pitched six strong innings, allowing one run on four hits with six strikeouts and a walk. Adam Cimber (8-2) followed with two perfect frames to earn his eighth win, most among major-league relievers.
Jordan Romano recorded a 1-2-3 ninth inning with two punch-outs for his 18th save in 21 opportunities.
Oakland starter James Kaprielian blanked Toronto through six innings before serving up the home run to Chapman, one of his best friends, to begin the seventh.
Kaprielian allowed five hits and four walks with one strikeout. It was his 24th consecutive start of six frames or fewer, extending the all-time A’s record.
Domingo Acevedo (1-2) surrendered his seventh homer of the year to suffer his first loss since April 29.
ALLEN FLASHES THE LEATHER
A’s rookie Nick Allen made a pair of dazzling defensive plays at second base in the fourth inning. With Bichette leading off the frame, Allen chased a pop-up into shallow right field and made a leaping catch to take away a hit. Then with two runners on base and two outs, Allen made a spectacular diving stop on a blistering one-hopper to rob Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and keep the game scoreless.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: RHP Kevin Gausman, who took a comebacker off his right foot Saturday, is expected to miss his scheduled start Thursday. Gausman played catch for a third straight day and could potentially make his next start this weekend.
Athletics: RHP Frankie Montas received a cortisone injection in his right shoulder after an MRI revealed inflammation but no structural damage. He will miss his next start and is considered day-to-day. … RHP Dany Jiménez (strained right shoulder) has played catch out to 90 feet but needs to be stretched out farther over the next week to 10 days.
ROSTER MOVES
The Blue Jays claimed RHP Matt Peacock off waivers from the Kansas City Royals and designated RHP Shaun Anderson for assignment. Toronto also recalled RHP Casey Lawrence and optioned RHP Trent Thornton to Triple-A Buffalo.
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Blue Jays: Begin a four-game series in Seattle on Thursday. With Gausman (ankle) expected to miss his start, Toronto has not named a starting pitcher.
Athletics: Following an off-day, RHP Paul Blackburn (6-3, 2.90 ERA) will open a three-game home series against the Houston Astros on Friday.
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Florida high school shooter’s penalty trial set to begin
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz begins Monday with the jury hearing opening statements and then the first evidence about the 2018 massacre that left 14 students and three staff members dead at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
The seven-man, five-woman panel, backed up by 10 alternates, will hear from lead prosecutor Mike Satz, who is expected to highlight Cruz’s brutality as he stalked a three-story classroom building, firing his AR-15 semi-automatic rifle down hallways and into classrooms. Cruz sometimes walked back to wounded victims and killed them with a second volley of shots.
Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty in October to 17 counts of first-degree murder; the only thing he’s contesting is the death penalty sentence that prosecutors are seeking. The jurors can only sentence him to death or life without the possibility of parole for the Feb. 14, 2018, shootings. The trial for the former Stoneman Douglas student, expected to last about four months, was supposed to begin in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic and legal fights delayed it.
The defense lawyers won’t say when they will deliver their opening statements: at the start of the trial or when they begin presenting their case weeks from now. The latter strategy would be rare and risky because it would give the prosecution the only say before jurors examine grisly evidence and hear heartrending testimony from shooting survivors and the victims’ parents and spouses.
If lead defender Melisa McNeill gives her statement, she will likely emphasize that Cruz is a young adult with lifelong emotional and psychological problems who allegedly suffered from fetal alcohol syndrome and abuse. The goal would be to temper the jurors’ emotions as they hear the prosecution’s case, making them more open to considering the defense’s arguments later.
The Parkland shooting is the deadliest to reach trial in U.S. history. Nine other gunmen who killed at least 17 people died during or immediately after their shootings, either by suicide or police gunfire. The suspect in the 2019 slaying of 23 people at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart is awaiting trial.
After openings, which are limited to 90 minutes each, the prosecutors’ first witness will be called. They have not said who that will be.
When the jury eventually gets the case this fall, it will vote 17 times on the question of whether to recommend the death penalty: once for each of the victims.
Every vote must be unanimous; a nonunanimous vote for any one of the victims means Cruz’s sentence for that person would be life in prison. The jurors are told that to vote for the death penalty, the aggravating circumstances the prosecution has presented for the victim in question must, in their judgment, “outweigh” mitigating factors presented by the defense.
Regardless of the evidence, any juror can vote for life in prison out of mercy. During jury selection, the panelists said under oath that they are capable of voting for either sentence.
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LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A brush fire in Luzerne County burned over 4,300 acres of state forest over the course of four days, officials expect the fire to be 100% contained following Sunday’s operations.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 78% of the 4,376-acre brush fire has been contained after four days of firefighting efforts.
Thanks to some much-needed rain on Saturday, Public Information Officer Dan DiCamillo says large smoldering debris was cooled off which allowed crews to patrol and mop up along the perimeter.
DiCamillo also stated none of the 150 homes threatened by the blaze have been lost to their knowledge.
45 firefighters are expected to continue patrolling and monitoring the fire, little to no smoldering is expected today according to the release.
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What are the best anorak jackets for fall?
Even in the warmer parts of the country, the fall brings some cooler temperatures. When a chill sets in, having a trusty anorak at the ready keeps you cozy.
Anoraks are available in tons of styles and different thicknesses, so you can pick one that suits the weather and temperature of all kinds of climates. They’re perfect for a casual look or to throw on in a hurry if it gets chilly or starts to rain.
What makes a jacket an anorak?
Traditionally, anoraks were made from seal skin and worn by Inuit people while fishing or hunting. Technically, an anorak refers to a waterproof jacket without a front opening that must be pulled over the head. It has a hood and often drawstrings to tighten it at the waist.
As it became a popular fashion item, the definition of an anorak has broadened slightly. Many jackets now listed as anoraks do open at the front with a full zipper. The drawstring waist is a common feature, but not always found on the jacket. Most do still have hoods and are designed to be waterproof.
You can also find crossovers between anoraks and other traditional clothing items, such as parkas, including fur lining or trim.
Things to consider before buying an anorak jacket
- Style: Anoraks made for serious outdoor activities tend to be more limited in terms of style variation. But if you’re looking for more of a fashion statement, go for an anorak jacket with stylish embroidery or with a lot of structure to give it shape.
- Color: The most common colors associated with anoraks are neutrals such as khaki or beige. But there’s no reason to limit yourself with color; anorak jackets are available in bright colors, too.
- Length: Traditionally, anoraks are long jackets that sit either halfway down the thigh or go down to the knee. However, you can find ones with a slightly shorter length if that’s your preference.
- Lining: For a super lightweight anorak, look for a polyester lining, preferably in a breathable fabric. But if the air is getting particularly chilly, you might want to pick one up that has a cozy fleece or faux fur lining.
- Pockets: There’s nothing more useful in day-to-day, casual fashion than having plenty of pockets. Even if you need an anorak for outdoor activities such as hiking, having lots of zip pockets is handy for storing snacks or keeping items safe.
- Weather suitability: There’s a big difference between the outerwear you need to keep a chill off your shoulders and something built to withstand a torrential downpour. Although traditional anoraks were built to be waterproof, that’s not always the case with contemporary versions. If you need something waterproof, make sure you check the jacket’s specifications to make sure it’ll keep you dry.
- Extra features: Beyond style, you can also look for fun extra features. The rise of wearable tech means you can buy anoraks with heating technology, for example.
Best anorak jackets to buy
Columbia Men’s Powder Lite Anorak
This sleek men’s anorak is lightweight, comfortable to wear and machine-washable. The patented Columbia Heat Reflective material uses metallic dots in the anorak lining to retain heat while wicking sweat away from the skin.
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This anorak has pockets and charm with its khaki safari coloring. Made of cotton, it has a drawstring closure and is machine-washable. The elastic waistband and lightweight design make it functional and fashionable.
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Outdoor Research Men’s Ferrosi Anorak
For keeping off any wind chill or waterproofing yourself against light rain, this anorak is affordable and comfortable. Reviewers say the fabric is good-quality and the two-tone style comes in four colors.
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Lock and Love LL Women’s Casual Military Safari Anorak
This simple but stylish light safari design is colored to match the falling leaves. Made of polyester with a front zipper, it’s fleece-lined for warmth. Perfectly matched with blue jeans and brown boots, it’s loose on the shoulders and tight at the hips for optimal fit.
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The vintage-inspired design and bold colors of this half-zip anorak will make you stand out from the crowd. It’s built for outdoor use to keep you warm and waterproof in even the most extreme winter conditions.
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Calvin Klein Women’s Long Packable Anorak Jacket
This Calvin Klein women’s long-styled packable anorak jacket is made of polyester with two slash pockets and a front zip placket. A snap-flap means that this anorak is fashionable and functional. With a detachable hood, this jacket can also be restyled for use during the chilly mornings of spring.
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The North Face Women’s Fanorak 2.0
This polyester anorak has a classic fit with enough room to accommodate underlayers for optimal warmth and comfort during the cold, damp months of fall. The North Face’s WindWall technology helps block the elements, and the fixed hood and elastic cuffs make the jacket’s inside nice and toasty during torrid patches of weather. It’s designed for easy packing.
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Burton Pillowline Gore-Tex Men’s Anorak
This anorak is made from strong and durable Gore-Tex fabric, made to shield you from wind and water while remaining breathable. It has a hood that can be adjusted to contour to your head, making it suitable to wear under a helmet.
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More excessive heat warnings and more heat advisories are in effect throughout our Saturday with temperatures reaching close to triple digits in some areas and heat index values exceeding 110-degrees. Luckily, this heat should take a break as a cold front makes its way through the area later this afternoon. On top of temperatures taking a dip, some much needed rain will come through as well. Some of the rainfall will be heavy at times with strong winds associated with it. This front will clear out of the area overnight.
We mentioned temperatures will take a dip, but it won't be a significant dip. High temperatures for Sunday will move closer to what we expect for this time of year around the 93-degree range, but any break from this heat is appreciated. A chance for a shower or two is not out of the question, but it will not be anything near what we are getting today.
Throughout our work week next week, each day, with the exception of Monday, has the chance to see some isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms. Most of the week should experience lesser heat and humidity values due to slightly cooler air from our north moving into our area. Even with these lower values, we will still be above the normal high temperature for this time of year.
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PITTSBURGH, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an easier way for individuals with various disabilities or limited mobility to dress or undress," said an inventor, from Waterloo, S.C., "so I invented the DESIGN BY AOFO. My design could provide wearers with added independence and a sense of accomplishment."
The invention provides improved pants or shorts for individuals with various physical limitations. In doing so, it allows the wearer to partially or fully dress or undress without assistance. As a result, it enhances comfort, safety and convenience and it could save time for the wearer and caregiver. The invention features a practical design that is easy to position and remove so it is ideal for individuals with various disabilities including the elderly or children with restrictive movements. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Columbia sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-CSK-253, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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LONDON and HACKENSACK, N.J., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Runecast, a leading provider of patented, predictive analytics for on-premises, hybrid and multi cloud environments, today announced a strategic partnership with SVA Software, Inc., a leading IT infrastructure services provider.
The existing relationship between parent-company SVA GmbH, of Germany, and Runecast is now expanded to include SVA Software, Inc. and further the reach of both companies across North America. The SVA Software portfolio includes mainframe optimization solutions, VMware license assessments, infrastructure analytics, data archival and a disaster recovery runbook. SVA models its business on its software and service solutions scaling to meet the needs of its customers' stages of growth and to assist customers in making sense of the data that their systems produce. Customers therefore gain in-depth insights across their systems, enabling them more control in negotiating the next ELA with a vendor.
"The strength of our partnership with SVA GmbH in Germany made it an easy choice to extend that partnership also to SVA Software, Inc. in North America," said Ched Smokovic, Chief Revenue Officer at Runecast. "Having a channel-first approach to market means that we rely on finding the best local partners to enable Runecast growth."
Runecast has evolved to be the go-to solution for stabilizing and securing mission-critical IT operations ranging from online shopping and banking to emergency call services and air-traffic control. Runecast is an enterprise platform which brings a proactive approach to various areas of hybrid and multi cloud management and protection. Runecast provides automated best practices, actionable insights and proactive monitoring for VMware, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Kubernetes, as well as OS-level support for Windows and Linux. Coverage for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is planned for its July release.
Recently, G2 reviews ranked Runecast a 'High Performer' in the Spring and Summer 2022 G2 Grid® Reports for the categories Security Risk Analysis, Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP), Vulnerability Scanner, Cloud Compliance and Cloud Security.
"We are happy to add Runecast's unique solution and strength in the VMware space to our portfolio," said Lisa Schwab, VP of Sales and Marketing. "The partnership confirms the commitment in extending an award-winning platform like Runecast to the North American market. Runecast is a perfect complement to SVA's BVQ data analytics platform providing customers with a robust set of solutions to maximize and optimize their IT infrastructures."
The Runecast vision for the future is to stay ahead of the challenges that organizations face in a fast-paced and rapidly changing IT environment, to provide the best possible proactive means of mitigating vulnerabilities and maintaining security compliance and uptime – which aligns well with the SVA approach to business.
Runecast Solutions Ltd. is a leading global provider of a patented solution for IT Security and Operations teams. Forward-focused enterprises like Avast, DocuSign, and Merck rely on Runecast for proactive risk mitigation, security compliance, operational efficiency, and mission-critical stability. Headquartered in London, U.K., Runecast is a Gartner Cool Vendor and has won Computing awards for Cloud Security Product of the Year and Best Place to Work in Digital. For more information, visit www.runecast.com.
SVA Software, Inc. is a 100% subsidiary of SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH, a German company. SVA Software, Inc. was founded in 2016 selling SVA GmbH developed solutions combined with value added services. SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH is the largest privately owned system integrator in Germany in the fields of Datacenter Infrastructure and is the largest global IBM Systems Integrator. The company was founded in 1997 in Wiesbaden, Germany. SVA GmbH now employs more than 2,200 employees at 25 branch offices throughout Germany with a revenue of more than $1.3 Billion (2021) servicing over 3,000 customers worldwide. www.svasoftware.com
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POKROVSK, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew from their last remaining bulwark of resistance in the province.
Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin in a televised meeting Monday that Russian forces had taken control of Luhansk, which together with the neighboring Donetsk province makes up Ukraine’s industrial heartland of Donbas.
Shoigu told Putin that “the operation” was completed on Sunday after Russian troops overran the city of Lysychansk, the last stronghold of Ukrainian forces in Luhansk.
Putin, in turn, said that the military units “that took part in active hostilities and achieved success, victory” in Luhansk, “should rest, increase their combat capabilities.”
Putin’s declaration came as Russian forces tried to press their offensive deeper into eastern Ukraine after the Ukrainian military confirmed that its forces had withdrawn from Lysychansk on Sunday. Luhansk governor Serhii Haidai said on Monday that Ukrainian forces had retreated from the city to avoid being surrounded.
“There was a risk of Lysychansk encirclement,” Haidai told the Associated Press, adding that Ukrainian troops could have held on for a few more weeks but would have potentially paid too high a price.
“We managed to do centralized withdrawal and evacuate all injured,” Haidai said. “We took back all the equipment, so from this point withdrawal was organized well.”
The Ukrainian General Staff said Russian forces were now focusing their efforts on pushing toward the line of Siversk, Fedorivka and Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, about half of which is controlled by Russia. The Russian army has also intensified its shelling of the key Ukrainian strongholds of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, deeper in Donetsk.
On Sunday, six people, including a 9-year-old girl, were killed in the Russian shelling of Sloviansk and another 19 people were wounded, according to local authorities. Kramatorsk also came under fire on Sunday.
An intelligence briefing Monday from the British Defense Ministry supported the Ukrainian military’s assessment, noting that Russian forces will “now almost certainly” switch to capturing Donetsk. The briefing said the conflict in Donbas has been “grinding and attritional,” and is unlikely to change in the coming weeks.
While the Russian army has a massive advantage in firepower, military analysts say that it doesn’t have any significant superiority in the number of troops. That means Moscow lacks resources for quick land gains and can only advance slowly, relying on heavy artillery and rocket barrages to soften Ukrainian defenses.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has made capturing the entire Donbas a key goal in his war in Ukraine, now in its fifth month. Moscow-backed separatists in Donbas have battled Ukrainian forces since 2014 when they declared independence from Kyiv after the Russian annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea. Russia formally recognized the self-proclaimed republics days before its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine.
In his nightly video address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged the withdrawal, but vowed that Ukrainian forces will fight their way back.
“If the command of our army withdraws people from certain points of the front where the enemy has the greatest fire superiority, in particular this applies to Lysychansk, it means only one thing: We will return thanks to our tactics, thanks to the increase in the supply of modern weapons,” Zelenskyy said.
Since failing to take Kyiv and other areas in Ukraine’s northeast early in the war, Russia has focused on Donbas, unleashing fierce shelling and engaging in house-to-house combat that devastated cities in the region.
Russia’s invasion has also devastated Ukraine’s agricultural sector, disrupting supply chains of seed and fertilizer needed by Ukrainian farmers and blocking the export of grain, a key source of revenue for the country.
In its Monday intelligence report, Britain’s defense ministry pointed to the Russian blockade of the key Ukrainian port of Odesa, which has severely restricted grain exports. They predicted that Ukraine’s agricultural exports would reach only 35% of the 2021 total this year as a result.
As Moscow pushed its offensive across Ukraine’s east, areas in western Russia came under attack Sunday in a revival of sporadic apparent Ukrainian strikes across the border. The governor of the Belgorod region in Western Russia said fragments of an intercepted Ukrainian missile killed four people Sunday. In the Russian city of Kursk, two Ukrainian drones were shot down, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
In other developments:
— Ukrainian soldiers returning from the front lines in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region — where Russia is waging a fierce offensive — describe life during what has turned into a grueling war of attrition as apocalyptic.
— Two Russian airplanes departed Bulgaria on Sunday with scores of Russian diplomatic staff and their families amid a mass expulsion that has sent tensions soaring between the historically close nations, a Russian diplomat said.
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Associated Press journalists Inna Varenytsia, Maria Grazia Murru and Oleksandr Stashevskyi contributed from Kyiv.
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Clark Haggans, longtime NFL linebacker who won a Super Bowl with the Steelers, dies at 46
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Clark Haggans, an outside linebacker who won a Super Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers during a 13-year career that included stops in Arizona and San Francisco, has died. He was 46.
Colorado State University, where Haggans starred in the late 1990s, said Haggans died on Monday. No cause of death was given.
The Steelers took a flyer on Haggans in the fifth round of the 2000 draft. He responded by becoming a special teams ace before graduating into a starting role opposite Joey Porter on a defense that regularly ranked among the best in the NFL.
Haggans’ finest season came in 2005. He racked up a career-best nine sacks and was a disruptive force in the playoffs as Pittsburgh won three straight road games to reach the Super Bowl. Haggans had one of three Steelers sacks in the title game against the Seahawks as the franchise earned its fifth championship.
Haggans headed west to Arizona in 2008 but went down with a foot injury in mid-December, forcing him to sit out a postseason run that ended with the Cardinals falling to Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl.
Haggans played for Arizona from 2008-11 and spent his final season in the league with the 49ers in 2012, finishing with 46 1/2 sacks in 172 games.
Haggans grew up near Torrance, California, before playing at Colorado State in the late 1990s. He helped the Rams to a pair of Western Athletic Conference titles and his 33 sacks remain a program record.
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West Virginia Women's Basketball Odds to Win 2023 March Madness
Bookmakers don't project much out of the West Virginia Mountaineers (16-8), listing them with +50000 odds on the moneyline to win the championship at the conclusion of the 2022-23 season.
Put your picks to the test and bet on West Virginia with DraftKings Sportsbook.
At 4:00 PM ET on Sunday, February 19, the Mountaineers play the Texas Longhorns on the road.
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West Virginia Team Stats
- The Mountaineers are 11-2 at home and 2-5 on the road while going 3-1 in neutral-site games.
- In Big 12 action, West Virginia is 7-6, compared to a 9-2 record outside of the conference.
- In one-possession games, the Mountaineers are 1-0. They also have won every game decided by two possessions or less (2-0).
- West Virginia ranks 149th in college basketball with 66.9 points per game this year. At the other end of the court, it ranks 72nd with 60.3 points allowed per contest.
West Virginia Quadrant Records
- Q1 Record: 3-7 | Q2 Record: 2-1 | Q3 Record: 2-0 | Q4 Record: 9-0
- Against Quadrant 1 opponents, West Virginia is 3-7 (.300%) -- tied for the 36th-most victories, but also tied for the 38th-most defeats.
Quadrant records are based on computer rankings, not NCAA NET rankings. Here's what they mean: Quadrant 1: Home vs 1-30, Neutral vs 1-50, Away vs 1-75 | Quadrant 2: Home vs 31-75, Neutral vs 51-100, Away vs 76-135 | Quadrant 3: Home vs 76-160, Neutral vs 101-200, Away vs 136-240 | Quadrant 4: Home vs 161-plus, Neutral vs 201-plus, Away vs 241-plus
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Data-centric AI automation to accelerate data governance and data management
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BigID, the leading data intelligence platform that enables organizations to know their enterprise data and take action for privacy, security, and governance, today announced AI automation & auto-classification designed to accelerate data governance and data management.
Organizations can now leverage patented AI to automatically classify and tag data for data governance across their entire data landscape - including multi-cloud and hybrid environments. With these capabilities, customers can:
- Gain data trust with deep data context, accuracy, and insight
- Streamline data retention with out of the box data lifecycle management from tagging to data aging
- Enrich existing data catalogs with privacy, security, and risk-aware context
- Improve data quality with consistency and context
BigID will highlight these capabilities at the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit in Orlando, Florida on August 22, 23, and 24 - don't miss the session "How ServiceNow uses auto-classification to find a needle in the data haystack" on Wednesday, August 24 at 11:15 AM, showcasing how the data governance team at ServiceNow finds the right data at the right time with BigID, and creates value across the org through data governance.
Learn more:
- Visit booth #646 at the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit to see auto classification in action
- Join BigID at 11:15 AM on Wednesday, August 24 for the session "How ServiceNow uses auto-classification to find a needle in the data haystack"
- Read "4 Ways to Automate Classification for Data Governance With BigID"
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Which steps for dogs are best?
Some tend to associate dog steps for bed as something for senior dogs. However, dog steps benefit all kinds of dogs, from toy breeds to dogs that shouldn’t do a lot of jumping. These steps are often compact, practical and easy to move. If you like letting your dog sleep on your bed or couch, a reliable set of stairs goes a long way.
If you want dog steps that work well for dogs of all sizes, try the plush, cushioned The Best Pet Supplies Foldable Pet Steps With Foam.
What to know before you buy steps for dogs
Size
Consider the height of your bed, the size of your dog and the dog’s range of mobility as you pick a set of dog steps. They can support between 12 to 200 pounds, so it’s important to check that capacity against your dog’s weight before making a purchase.
The standard human bed is about 25 inches high, though this can fluctuate based on the bed frame and if you use a mattress topper. The standard couch or armchair can be anywhere from 17 to 34 inches in height. Dog steps feature two to five steps with a total height of 11 to 26 inches. This means that if your dog has shorter legs or isn’t much of a jumper, then you’ll want the steps to be as tall as possible.
Materials
Most frames are made out of plastic or memory foam. Plastic frames usually have carpeted steps, while memory foam feature a fabric-based exterior. Some dog steps use wood, which is sturdier and boasts a higher weight capacity, but it can damage floors. Memory foam is great when you don’t want too much space in between steps or if you are looking for something that feels like a cross between steps and a ramp.
Portability
Most dog steps fold down or collapse. Foldable steps are great if you want to move the steps around the home. Collapsible steps are easier to travel with and take up less space once flattened. Foldable steps also tend to have a higher weight capacity than collapsible steps.
What to look for in quality steps for dogs
Removable cover
For plush fabric stairs, you want a removable cover that is machine-washable. This allows you to remove stains or odors without having to spot clean daily or worry about ruining the steps entirely.
For plastic stairs, removable treads attach to each step by Velcro. These treads keep the stairs from getting too slippery and they can be thrown in the wash whenever you want for easy maintenance.
Nonslip design
Steps that have no-skid fabric tread ensure your dog doesn’t slip as they hurry up the stairs. For extra security, look for a rubber grip on the bottom of the base to keep the staircase in place, so it won’t shake. This is especially helpful on hardwood floors where fabric without rubber is prone to slipping.
Built-in storage space
Stairs for smaller dog breeds can be more lightweight and are a perfect opportunity to gain some storage compartments even as you relinquish floorspace. Steps with removable lids or side panels give you a place to keep dog toys, rain gear and other accessories tucked away in a readily-accessible spot. The steps leading up to the bed are going to take up space anyway, so you might as well have pet stairs that maximize functionality and act like a puppy toy chest.
How much you can expect to spend on steps for dogs
Dog steps for your bed cost $25 to $130, depending on the size and materials.
Steps for dogs FAQ
Are steps better than a ramp?
A. Steps are great for small dogs that need a boost or larger dogs you don’t want jumping on and off the bed. A ramp is the better option for a senior dog with arthritis or joint pain.
How tall is each individual step?
A. Each step is about 5 to 8 inches in height. Plastic steps usually have higher steps than foam versions.
What are the best steps for dogs to buy?
Top steps for dogs
Best Pet Supplies Foldable Pet Steps With Foam
What you need to know: It has a foam design with two, three or four steps. It comes in three heights ranging from 12 to 22 inches, with a weight capacity of 100 pounds.
What you’ll love: The fabric cover comes in four patterns and eight colors. It’s machine washable, too. The steps fold in half and can be used as an ottoman when not being used as stairs.
What you should consider: The bottom can be slippery on laminate or hardwood floors.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top steps for dogs for the money
Pet Gear Easy Step II Cat and Dog Stairs
What you need to know: It’s constructed from plastic with two steps that measure 16 inches in height. The weight capacity is 150 pounds.
What you’ll love: It’s sturdy and durable. There are removable and machine-washable carpet treads. The base features rubber grips to prevent slipping. It comes in chocolate brown, tan and sage green.
What you should consider: The height is functional for a standard bed but not for a taller mattress, couch or chair.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Pet Gear Easy Step Cat and Dog Stairs
What you need to know: These brown plastic L-shaped stairs wraps around the corner of a bed. It has four steps that are 26-inches high and a weight capacity of 75 pounds.
What you’ll love: The compact L-shape design saves on space. There’s a back panel that opens up for storage space. The carpet treads are removable and machine-washable. The base has rubber grips. Assembly is easy.
What you should consider: The carpet treads are attached using weak Velcro. For best results, do not put Velcro in the dryer.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have a major need for help at wide receiver, and they will be the first NFL team to bring three-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins in for a free agent visit.
They certainly could use his experience in a very young wide receiving group. Hopkins, who turned 31 Tuesday, would have led Tennessee last season with his 64 catches for 717 yards last season despite being limited to nine games by a six-game suspension. He also missed the final two games.
Both coach Mike Vrabel and his new offensive coordinator Tim Kelly worked in Houston during Hopkins’ tenure with the Texans. Vrabel made clear Wednesday he won’t be trying to recruit Hopkins, something he’s left behind when he moved from Ohio State to the NFL.
The NFL Network reported Hopkins would be arriving Sunday. Vrabel would only say Hopkins will come to Nashville in the next few days and the Titans will go through the same visit they use with all free agents.
“I would really just want people that want to be here,” Vrabel said. “And then if that works out, then you go on to the next step. So that will be pretty much it until we either sign or don’t sign the next player.”
Arizona released the five-time Pro Bowl receiver in a salary cap move May 26 after failing to find a trading partner in the offseason.
The Cardinals cut Hopkins three seasons after acquiring him in a blockbuster trade in 2020 with Houston and had signed him to a $54.5 million contract extension through 2024. Hopkins would have counted close to $31 million against the cap this season for Arizona, which still took on a dead cap hit of $22.6 million.
Hopkins ranks 36th in NFL history with 11,298 yards receiving in his 10 seasons over 145 games. He’s a popular free agent with his former Houston quarterback Deshaun Watson making a pitch for the receiver to join him in Cleveland. Watson also spoke to Hopkins on Tuesday and wished him a Happy Birthday.
“Nothing about football, just about life and just how he can just enjoy his day and more blessings to him,” Watson said.
Right now, the Titans’ wide receiving group is led by Treylon Burks, the 18th pick overall in the 2022 draft. He was the player taken with the selection acquired when Tennessee traded A.J. Brown to Philadelphia. The general manager that made that move was fired Dec. 6.
Tennessee cut veteran Robert Woods after he led the team in both receptions and yards receiving. The Titans have approximately $8.3 million in cap space, according to Spotrac.com. Quarterback Will Levis, their second-round pick, is the only rookie from their draft class currently not signed.
New general manager Ran Carthon used one draft pick in April on a receiver, taking Colton Dowell in the seventh round. He also signed veteran Chris Moore, whose 548 yards receiving would have led them last season.
The Titans’ returning receivers combined for 69 catches for 962 yards and four touchdowns.
Ryan Tannehill, in the final year of his contract, said last week that Burks “obviously” has stood out this offseason. Burks spent the offseason in Nashville to both train and learn the new offense being installed by Kelly. Injuries limited Burks to 11 games, and he had 33 catches for 444 yards and a touchdown.
Burks said he’s having fun and feels much more comfortable being here all offseason after coming in as a rookie who struggled in the Tennessee humidity because of asthma. He called Hopkins one of his favorite players.
“He would be a great mentor,” Burks said. “I’ve watched D-Hop since I was younger, one of my favorite players and you know, he just carries himself the right way. And then his game on the field just speaks for itself.”
That’s the challenge for the Titans when they visit with Hopkins.
The previous time they added a 31-year-old wide receiver with 10 years of NFL experience didn’t work out so well. They traded for Julio Jones in June 2021 and cut him after one season. A hamstring issue limited him to 10 games and the worst season of his career with 31 catches for 434 yards and one touchdown.
If Hopkins and the Titans reach an agreement, he wouldn’t even be the first former Texans wide receiver to sign with this franchise. Tennessee signed Andre Johnson in July 2016, and the seven-time Pro Bowl receiver had nine catches for 85 yards and two touchdowns in eight games before retiring.
Randy Moss also spent eight games with Tennessee in 2010 after being claimed off waivers from Minnesota. The Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver caught six passes for 80 yards for a team that finished 6-10 in Jeff Fisher’s last season after a 5-2 start.
Vrabel fired offensive coordinator Todd Downing after only four NFL teams scored fewer points per game than Tennessee’s 17.5 in 2022. The Titans also ranked 30th in both total yards (296.8) and passing yards (171.4) per game. That was despite Derrick Henry ranking second in the NFL with 1,538 yards rushing.
Kelly’s first season as Houston’s offensive coordinator was 2019, Hopkins’ last with the Texans. The wide receiver caught 104 passes for 1,165 yards for the AFC South champions that season.
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AP Sports Writer Tom Withers contributed from Cleveland, Ohio.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE: FNB) announced it has increased its total commitment to The Pittsburgh Promise to $1 million. A named scholarship will be established for FNB, and five graduating Pittsburgh Public Schools seniors will be selected annually and named as the "F.N.B. Corporation Scholars of The Pittsburgh Promise." The FNB Scholars will have the opportunity to build mentoring and professional relationships with company leaders as they pursue their post-secondary degrees.
Along with officials from The Pittsburgh Promise and Pittsburgh Public Schools, FNB presented the gift at The Pittsburgh Promise's Preferred College Partners Opportunity Fair, where hundreds of students met with representatives from trade, 2-year and 4-year post-secondary schools. The Preferred College Partners are post-secondary institutions that make specific commitments of grants and other support to ensure the success of Promise scholars. Admissions officers representing these 41 post-secondary campuses actively recruited students, offered on-site admission and provided on-the-spot scholarships.
"Pittsburgh's economic success depends on our ability to prepare the next generation of our local workforce," said Vincent J. Delie, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of F.N.B. Corporation and its banking subsidiary, First National Bank. "Through FNB's partnership with The Pittsburgh Promise, we can expand opportunities for students to achieve their academic aspirations, thrive in their careers and contribute to our region's lasting prosperity."
FNB's contribution to The Pittsburgh Promise is another example of the Company's long-standing commitment to promote economic equality and fulfill its mission to improve the quality of life in its communities. In Pittsburgh, the gift is complemented by FNB's significant investment in the Lower Hill District, including its sponsorship of the First Source Center for employment and focus on inclusion in the construction of its new headquarters, FNB Financial Center. The project is on track to achieve its substantial goals for participation by minority-owned (30 percent) and women-owned (15 percent) contracting firms, ensuring the greater community can participate in the development's benefits.
Pittsburgh Promise Executive Director Saleem Ghubril commented, "We are so grateful to have FNB as our newest $1 million partner. They are a long-time supporter of our mission and our students. Their generous investment demonstrates a deep commitment to our city's young people, the diversity and strength of our workforce and the vitality of our region."
About F.N.B. Corporation
F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE: FNB), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a diversified financial services company operating in seven states and the District of Columbia. FNB's market coverage spans several major metropolitan areas, including: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; Cleveland, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and the Piedmont Triad (Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point) in North Carolina; and Charleston, South Carolina. The Company has total assets of $42 billion and more than 340 banking offices throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, D.C. and Virginia.
FNB provides a full range of commercial banking, consumer banking and wealth management solutions through its subsidiary network, which is led by its largest affiliate, First National Bank of Pennsylvania, founded in 1864. Commercial banking solutions include corporate banking, small business banking, investment real estate financing, government banking, business credit, capital markets and lease financing. The consumer banking segment provides a full line of consumer banking products and services, including deposit products, mortgage lending, consumer lending and a complete suite of mobile and online banking services. FNB's wealth management services include asset management, private banking and insurance.
The common stock of F.N.B. Corporation trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "FNB" and is included in Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index with the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) Regional Banks Sub-Industry Index. Customers, shareholders and investors can learn more about this regional financial institution by visiting the F.N.B. Corporation website at www.fnbcorporation.com.
About The Pittsburgh Promise
The Pittsburgh Promise promotes high educational aspirations among urban youth, funds scholarships for post-secondary access, and fuels a prepared and diverse regional workforce. To date, The Promise has invested more than $162 million in scholarships to send more than 10,720 urban youth to a post-secondary institution. Over 3,400 Promise Scholars have graduated, and many are now working, and giving back, in the Pittsburgh region. Promise Alumni have added value to the region's workforce at over 650 companies. Pittsburgh has the largest Promise program in the United States. For more information visit www.pittsburghpromise.org.
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Nov. 10, 1934 - Sept. 15, 2022
GRIDLEY — Anna L. Daugherty, 87, of Gridley, passed away at 11:41 a.m. on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.
She was born on November 10, 1934, in Gridley, IL, a daughter of George and Ella Stevig Witzig. She married Willis "Butch" Gramm on June 14,
1953, in Gridley, IL. He passed away on April 5, 1978. Later she married Ronald Daugherty on February 7, 1988, in Bloomington, IL. He passed away on February 6, 2022.
Survivors include son: Curt (Susan) Gramm of Gridley; Roger (Darleta) Gramm of Lexington; daughter, Mindy (Larry) McDowell of Bloomington; son, Craig (Janet) Gramm of Prospect, TN; step-son, Nate (Holly) Daugherty; three sisters: Betty (Rich) Stuckey of Lombard, Kay Hock of Minonk, Judy Witzig of Bloomington; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two step grandsons.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Raymond Witzig; and one daughter, Gail Karnes.
Anna was a homemaker and business woman.
She attended Victory Church in Bloomington.
Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 18, 2022, at Ruestman-Harris Funeral Home in El Paso. Pastor Ed Herald will officiate. Visitation will be held from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home prior to services. Graveside services will be held at 4:45 p.m. on Sunday, September 18, 2022, at Gridley Cemetery. Ruestman-Harris Funeral Home in El Paso is handling for the family.
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BOSTON, June 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The SVB Securities management team bidder group led by CEO Jeff Leerink, and backed by The Baupost Group, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement with SVB Financial Group (Pink Sheets: SIVBQ) to purchase SVB Securities following a competitive bidding process. Upon closing of the transaction and completion of its rebranding, Leerink Partners will continue as a leading healthcare-focused investment bank.
"The management team and I are excited to return to our heritage of owning and leading the premier healthcare investment bank and relaunching the business under the trusted Leerink Partners brand," stated Jeff Leerink, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Our firm has been a strategic advisor to our corporate and investor clients for almost three decades and this transaction allows us to continue to provide our healthcare clients with the highest quality advice and execution services they have come to expect for their M&A, capital raising, and investment needs."
Leerink continued, "I would like to thank our entire team for its incredible efforts over many years and particularly over the last few months. I also want to thank our valued clients for their continued loyalty and support."
The investment bank has raised more than $230 billion of capital and advised on nearly $80 billion of M&A transactions for healthcare clients. With the strong financial backing from The Baupost Group, the firm is extremely well positioned to continue to build on its leadership position in healthcare investment banking.
"Baupost has been a client of the firm for many years, and we know firsthand that when it comes to advisory, trading, or research in the healthcare and biopharma industry, no one is better than Jeff and his extraordinary team," said Josh Greenhill, Partner, The Baupost Group. "When we got the chance to back them, we jumped at it."
"The rapid evolution of the healthcare and life sciences industry presents a tremendous growth opportunity that is being driven by next generation drug discovery and development technologies, a growing emphasis on improving patient outcomes and experiences, the challenges of managing the health issues of an aging population, and the uptick in consolidation across the industry", stated Dr. Daniel Dubin, Vice Chairman and Global Co-head of Healthcare Investment Banking, "I look forward to partnering with my fellow Global Co-Head of Investment Banking, Barry Blake, to leverage the sophisticated knowledge of our team to uniquely advise clients on how to capitalize on the growing complexity in our industry."
The management-led buyout is subject to final confirmation from the United States Bankruptcy Court and regulatory approval as well as other customary closing conditions.
About SVB Securities
SVB Securities is a leading investment bank providing a complete suite of financial solutions comprising of M&A advisory, equity, debt, and derivative capital markets, equity research, and sales and trading capabilities. The firm's strategic focus on the healthcare industry empowers it to provide unique advice and insights to its clients. The firm is a broker-dealer registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
About The Baupost Group
The Baupost Group is a Boston-based investment manager with a long-term, value-oriented approach. Since 1982, the firm has been thoughtfully stewarding and compounding capital on behalf of families, foundations and endowments, as well as employees who collectively are the firm's largest client. Baupost manages roughly $26 billion with a broad and flexible charter, investing in a wide range of asset classes, including significant holdings in publicly traded debt and equity securities, private debt, real estate, and private equity. CEO and Portfolio Manager Seth Klarman has overseen Baupost's investments from the company's inception.
SVB Securities
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Capitol riot won’t give Donald Trump the chance to turn a possible live TV appearance of his subpoenaed testimony into a “circus” and “food fight” as lawmakers try to ensure he complies with their demands, the panel’s vice chair said Sunday.
The committee is demanding Trump’s testimony under oath next month as well as records relevant to its investigation. To avoid a complicated and protracted legal battle, Trump reportedly had told associates he might consider complying with the subpoena if he could answer questions during live testimony.
When asked if the committee would consider taking his testimony live, Rep. Liz Cheney on Sunday did not directly respond. She said the committee would not allow Trump’s testimony to turn into a “food fight” on TV — much as was seen, she said, in Trump’s broadcast appearances such as one of his 2020 presidential debates — and she warned that the committee will take action if he does not comply with the subpoena.
“We are going to proceed in terms of the questioning of the former president under oath,” Cheney, R-Wyo., said on “Meet the Press” on NBC. “It may take multiple days, and it will be done with a level of rigor and discipline and seriousness that it deserves. We are not going to allow — he’s not going to turn this into a circus.”
“We have many, many alternatives that we will consider if the former president decides he is not going to comply with his legal obligation, a legal obligation every American citizen has to comply with a subpoena,” she said.
Her office made clear later that she and the Jan. 6 committee were not ruling out the possibility of live testimony. It did not indicate what form that might take to avoid the “food fight” or “circus” that Cheney said would not happen.
The subpoena, issued Friday, calls on Trump to hand over documents by Nov. 4 and provide testimony “on or about” Nov. 14.
It is unclear how Trump and his legal team will respond. He could comply or negotiate with the committee, announce he will defy the subpoena or ignore it altogether. He could go to court and try to stop it.
Last week, Steve Bannon, a longtime Trump ally, was sentenced to serve four months behind bars after defying a subpoena from the same committee. He remains free pending appeal. Former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro also awaits a trial next month on similar contempt of Congress charges.
The subpoena includes requests for any communications referring to extremist groups who were coming to Washington, pressure on state legislators to overturn the 2020 election vote and messages about Vice President Mike Pence, whom Trump was pushing to object to President Joe Biden’s victory.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Sunday that she doubted Trump would appear for his deposition and that the public should know “that no one is above the law.”
“I don’t think he’s man enough to show up,” Pelosi said on MSNBC. “I don’t think his lawyers would want him to show up because he (would) had to testify under oath. … We’ll see.”
There remains little legal advantage for Trump to cooperate with the committee at a time when he faces other legal battles in various jurisdictions, including over his family business in New York and the handling of presidential records at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
It’s possible that Trump’s lawyers could simply opt to run out the clock on the subpoena if they go to court to try to squash it as the committee of two Republicans and seven Democrats is required to finish its work by the end of the year.
Cheney, in the television interview, made her position clear that Trump had committed “multiple criminal offenses” and should be prosecuted. She cited his repeated efforts as outlined by the Jan. 6 committee to undermine democracy by denying his election loss to Biden and by spurring his supporters in the violent attack on the Capitol.
“We’ve been very clear about a number of different criminal offenses that are likely at issue here,” Cheney said. “If the Department of Justice determines that they have the evidence that we believe is there and they make a decision not to prosecute, I think that really calls into question whether or not we’re a nation of laws.”
Cheney, who lost in Wyoming’s August primary after becoming Trump’s fiercest GOP critic and has signaled a possible 2024 presidential run, expressed dismay over the number of Republican candidates in the Nov. 8 midterms who deny the legitimacy of the 2020 election. She acknowledged that the Jan. 6 committee’s investigation will be permanently ended in January if Republicans retake control of the House.
While saying it may take “a couple of election cycles,” Cheney insisted the Republican Party can find its way back as a defender of democracy and the Constitution, as she put it. She pointed to the 2024 presidential campaign as a pivotal moment.
“I think that the party has either got to come back from where we are right now, which is a very dangerous, toxic place, or the party will splinter and there will be a new conservative party that rises,” she said. “And if Donald Trump is the nominee of the Republican Party, the party will shatter and there will be a conservative party that rises in its place.”
She said Trump has shown “his willingness to use force to attempt to stop the peaceful transition of power. And there are simply many, many millions more Americans who, despite any party affiliation, understand how dangerous that is.”
On whether she could run in 2024, Cheney said: “I’m focused on what we’ve got to do to save the country from this dangerous moment we’re in … not right now on whether I’m going to be a candidate or not.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will propose strict new automobile pollution limits this week that would require at least 54% of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2030 and as many as two of every three by 2032, according to industry and environmental officials briefed on the plan.
The proposed regulation, to be released Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency, would set greenhouse gas emissions limits for the 2027 through 2032 model years for passenger vehicles that would be even stricter than goals the auto industry agreed to in 2021.
The EPA will offer a range of options that the agency can select after a public comment period, the officials said. They asked not to be identified because the proposal hasn’t been made public. The proposed regulation isn’t expected to become final until next year.
Environmental groups are applauding the ambitious numbers, which were first reported over the weekend by The New York Times. But the plan is likely to get strong pushback from the auto industry, which pledged in August 2021 to make EVs half of U.S. new car sales by 2030 as it moves toward a history-making transition away from internal combustion engines.
Even the low end of the EPA’s 2030 range is 4 percentage points higher than the 2021 goal, which came after strong pressure from President Joe Biden. An executive order signed by Biden set a target for half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 to be zero-emissions vehicles, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric or fuel cell electric vehicles.
Biden also wants automakers to raise gas mileage and cut tailpipe pollution between now and model year 2026. That would mark a significant step toward meeting his pledge to cut America’s planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 as he pushes a once-almost-unthinkable shift from gasoline-powered engines to battery-powered vehicles.
With electric vehicles accounting for just 7.2% of U.S. vehicle sales in the first quarter of this year, the industry has a long way to go to even approach the administration’s targets. However, the percentage of EV sales is growing. Last year it was 5.8% of new vehicles sales.
The EPA declined to offer details ahead of Wednesday’s announcement, but said in a statement that as directed by Biden’s order, it is “developing new standards that will … accelerate the transition to a zero-emissions transportation future, protecting people and the planet.”
The EPA tailpipe pollution limits don’t actually require a specific number of electric vehicles to be sold every year, but instead mandate limits on greenhouse gas emissions. That amounts to roughly the same thing, according to agency calculations of the number of EVs that likely would be needed to comply with the stricter pollution limits.
The auto industry likely will need to sell a lot more EVs to meet the requirements. It’s already pushed up the mileage of gasoline vehicles with more efficient engines and transmissions, reducing weight and other measures. Many in the industry say they’d rather spend investment dollars developing new EVs that are likely to dominate the industry in coming years.
Suggesting a brake on the optimistic idea of vast emission improvements simply through rule making, however, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a trade association that includes Ford, General Motors and other automakers, said, “Regulatory mandates alone will not address the conditions that will determine the ultimate success of the EV transition.”
The EPA proposal “requires a massive, 100-year change to the U.S. industrial base and the way Americans drive,” the group said.
Supportive policies such as tax credits for EV purchases and funding of a nationwide network of charging stations are needed, the alliance said in a statement before the EPA rule was announced. EVs have to become more affordable, parts and domestic critical mineral supply chains have to be set up and utility generating capacity must be addressed, the statement said.
Transportation is the single largest source of carbon emissions in the U.S., but it is followed closely by electricity generation.
Environmental groups say stricter tailpipe pollution standards are needed, and provisions of the sweeping Inflation Reduction Act passed last year will help reach the tougher requirements. “Tailpipe emissions pollute the air we breathe and worsen severe weather,” Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund, said in a statement.
The Inflation Reduction Act, a climate and health care law passed with only Democratic votes, has tax credits for electric vehicle manufacturing and for purchases of new and used EVs.
At present, many new EVs manufactured in North America are eligible for a $7,500 tax credit, while used EVs can get up to $4,000.
However, there are price and purchaser income limits that make some vehicles ineligible. And starting April 18, new requirements by the Treasury Department will result in fewer new electric vehicles qualifying for a full $7,500 federal tax credit.
The rules require that certain percentages of battery parts and minerals come from North America or countries with which the U.S. has free trade agreements. Industry analysts say the requirements, announced March 31, could cut the $7,500 credit in half on many vehicles. A smaller credit may not be enough to attract new buyers for EVs that now cost an average of $58,600 according to Kelley Blue Book.
The price is down from $63,500 a year ago as more lower-priced EV models hit the market. Still, EVs are more expensive than the average vehicle sold in the U.S., which costs just under $46,000.
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The world’s most populous country has reached a pivotal moment: China’s population has begun to shrink, after a steady, yearslong decline in its birthrate that experts say will be irreversible.
The government said Tuesday that 9.56 million people were born in China in 2022, while 10.41 million people died. It was the first time deaths had outnumbered births in China since the early 1960s, when the Great Leap Forward, Mao Zedong’s failed economic experiment, led to widespread famine and death.
Births were down from 10.6 million in 2021, the sixth consecutive year that the number had fallen. That decline, coupled with a long-running rise in life expectancy, is thrusting China into a demographic crisis that will have consequences in this century, not just for China and its economy but for the world, experts said.
“In the long run, we are going to see a China the world has never seen,” said Wang Feng, a professor of sociology at the University of California at Irvine who specializes in demographics in China.
“It will no longer be the young, vibrant, growing population. We will start to appreciate China, in terms of its population, as an old and shrinking population.”
The news comes at a challenging time for the government in Beijing, which is dealing with the fallout from the sudden reversal last month of its zero-tolerance policy toward COVID.
Over the past four decades, China has emerged as an economic powerhouse and the world’s factory floor. That transformation led to an increase in life expectancy that contributed to its current situation — more people getting older while fewer babies are born. By 2035, 400 million people in China are expected to be older than 60, accounting for nearly one-third of its population.
That trend is hastening another worrying event: the day when China will not have enough people of working age to fuel the high-speed growth that made it an engine of the global economy. Labor shortages will also reduce tax revenue and contributions to a pension system that is already under enormous pressure.
The result, some experts have argued, could have implications for the global order, with India’s population poised to outgrow China’s this year, according to a recent estimate from the United Nations.
This moment was not unexpected. Chinese officials last year conceded that the country was on the verge of a population decline that would likely begin before 2025. But it came sooner than demographers, statisticians and China’s ruling Communist Party had anticipated.
Officials have taken steps to try to slow the decline in births. In 2016, they relaxed the one-child policy that had been in place for 35 years, allowing families to have two children. In 2021, they raised the limit to three. Since then, Beijing has offered a range of incentives to couples and small families to encourage them to have children, including cash handouts, tax cuts and even property concessions.
Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, recently made the issue a priority, pledging “a national policy system to boost birthrates.” But in reality, experts said, China’s plunging birth figures reveal an irreversible trend.
Together with Japan and South Korea, China has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world, below what demographers call the fertility replacement rate required for a population to grow. That figure would require every couple, on average, to have two children.
The government’s measures have failed to change the underlying fact that many young Chinese people simply do not want children. They often cite the increasingly high cost of raising them, especially with the economy in a precarious state.
Rachel Zhang, a 33-year-old photographer in Beijing, decided before she married her husband that they would not have children. Sometimes, elders in the family nag them about having a baby.
“I am firm about this,” Zhang said. “I have never had the desire to have children all along.” The rising costs of raising a child and finding an apartment in good school district have hardened her resolve.
Other factors have contributed to such reluctance to have more children, including the burden that many younger adults face in taking care of aging parents and grandparents.
China’s strict “zero COVID” policy — nearly three years of mass testing, quarantines and lockdowns, resulting in some families being separated for long periods of time — may have led even more people to decide against having children.
Luna Zhu, 28, and her husband have parents who are willing to take care of their grandchildren. And she works for a state-owned enterprise that provides a good maternity leave package. But Zhu, who got married five years ago, is not interested.
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Stocks slip; Disney soars after reinstating Iger as CEO
New York – Stocks slipped in morning trading on Wall Street Monday to kick off a holiday-shortened week.
The S&P 500 fell 0.4% as of 10:15 a.m. Eastern. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 0.7%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 24 points, or 0.1%, to 33,725. The index held up better than the rest of the market largely because of a 7% jump by Walt Disney after the entertainment giant announced that it had ousted CEO Bob Chapek and brought back his predecessor, Bob Iger, to replace him.
Energy stocks were among the biggest losers in the broader market as U.S. crude oil prices fell 4.4%. Exxon Mobil slipped 2.4%.
Technology stocks also weighed down major indexes. Apple fell 1.6%.
European and Asian markets were lower.
Bond yields fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which influences mortgage rates, slipped to 3.80% from 3.83% late Friday.
Investors face a relatively quiet week and markets in the U.S. will be closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving, while closing early Friday.
The Federal Reserve will release minutes on Wednesday from its latest policy meeting and potentially give investors more insight into the central bank’s fight against inflation. The Fed remains a main focus for investors as it continues raising interest rates to fight stubbornly high prices on everything from food to clothing.
The Fed has said that it could tone down the size of its rate increase, but that it may have to ultimately raise rates to a higher-than-expected level to reach its goal of taming painfully high prices. Its benchmark rate currently stands at 3.75% to 4%, up from close to zero in March.
Wall Street is concerned that the Fed could go too far in raising interest rates, which could hit the brakes hard enough on the economy to skid it into a recession. Inflation has been easing somewhat while key points of the economy, including consumer spending and employment, remain strong.
Investors don’t have much economic news to review this week, but some late earnings and corporate updates could provide some insight into inflation’s path and ongoing impact.
Carvana fell 10.6% after saying it will slash its workforce by 8% as inflation and higher interest rates squeeze the auto market.
Electronics retailer Best Buy and discount retailer Dollar Tree will report their latest financial results on Tuesday. Farming equipment maker Deere will report its results on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of TDCX Inc. ("TDCX" or the "Company") (NYSE: TDCX). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether TDCX and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On November 22, 2022, TDCX issued a press release announcing its unaudited financial results for the third quarter of 2022. Among other items, TDCX reported revenue of $120.5 million, missing consensus estimates by $2.37 million.
On this news, TDCX's stock price fell $1.28 per share, or 11.14%, to close at $10.21 per share on November 22, 2022.
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BOSTON, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their monthly distributions today as follows:
Premium Dividend Fund (the "Fund") declared its monthly distribution pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan (the "PDT Plan"). Under the PDT Plan, the Fund makes monthly distributions of an amount equal to $0.0975 per share. This amount will be paid monthly until further notice.
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The Board may amend the terms of the PDT Plan or terminate the PDT Plan at any time.
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VANCOUVER, BC, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Gold Royalty Corp. ("Gold Royalty" or the "Company") (NYSE American: GROY) will release its 2022 third quarter financial and operating results on Monday, August 15, 2022, after market close.
An investor webcast will be held on Thursday, August 18, 2022 starting at 11:00 am ET (8:00 am PT) to discuss these results. The Company will be providing an update to interested stakeholders on the Company's third quarter results including key recent catalysts that have been announced on the assets underlying the Company's royalties. The presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session where participants will be able to ask any questions they may have of management.
To register for the Town Hall Meeting, please click the link below: https://www.bigmarker.com/vid-conferences/GoldRoyalty-VID-Forum-Q3-2022?utm_bmcr_source=GROY
Gold Royalty is a gold-focused royalty company offering creative financing solutions to the metals and mining industry. Its mission is to acquire royalties, streams and similar interests at varying stages of the mine life cycle to build a balanced portfolio offering near, medium and longer-term attractive returns for its investors. Gold Royalty's diversified portfolio currently consists primarily of net smelter return royalties on gold properties located in the Americas.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida health officials are investigating a second presumptive cases of monkeypox Monday afternoon.
Both cases are out of Broward County and include recent international travel. The first case was reported on Sunday.
The Department of Health in Broward County is working with the Bureau of Epidemiology to notify close contacts and give help to those potentially exposed.
In a tweet, the mayor of Broward County Michael Udine said they are “very isolated incidents.”
Just hours before, the CDC confirmed one case in Massachusetts and four presumptive cases. There was one in Florida, one in New York city and two in Utah.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control said the current global outbreak of monkeypox is being spread through intimate contact. Health experts said the virus first presents flu-like symptoms, then days later a rash and blisters appear.
Monkeypox is a milder case of smallpox. It’s known for lesions that develop on the body.
Dr. John Sinnott, the Chairman of Medicine at the University of South Florida and an epidemiologist at Tampa General Hospital, said cases outside of Central Africa are very uncommon. It raised questions when the virus started appearing in Europe and the U.S.
“Has it mutated? No one is exactly clear where this is going because it’s in 12 countries now with over 120 cases,” Dr. Sinnott said.
The CDC said many of the cases include people who self-identify as men who have sex with men. Although, monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted disease.
“If someone has open sore or lesion and with that would be fever, headache, and swollen lymph nodes,” said Dr. Sinnott.
President Joe Biden said it would be “consequential” if it continues to spread.
“I just don’t think it raises to the kind of level of concern that existed with COVID-19 and the smallpox vaccine works for it, so I think people should be careful,” Biden said.
The CDC said there are two vaccines and one anti-viral can help protect against the spread of monkeypox.
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LOS ANGELES, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP ("GPM") announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Arqit Quantum Inc. ("Arqit" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ARQQ) (NASDAQ: ARQQW).
Class Period: September 7, 2021 – April 18, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 5, 2022
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Arqit lawsuit, you can submit your contact information at www.glancylaw.com/cases/arqit-quantum-inc/. You can also contact Charles H. Linehan, of GPM at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, or via email at shareholders@glancylaw.com to learn more about your rights.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Arqit's proposed encryption technology would require widespread adoption of new protocols and standards of for telecommunications; (2) British cybersecurity officials questioned the viability of Arqit's proposed encryption technology in a meeting in 2020; (3) the British government was not an Arqit customer but, rather, providing grants to Arqit; (4) Arqit had little more than an early-stage prototype of its encryption system at the time of the Merger; and (5) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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Residents of the West Texas city of Odessa improvised emergency water supplies after a water system outage left them high and dry for days amid scorching heat, even as utility crews scrambled Wednesday to restore normal service.
The city said taps in 165,000 homes and businesses lost pressure or went completely dry after a 24-inch (61-centimeter) main broke Monday afternoon. Odessa’s water treatment plant was back online by about 8 a.m. Wednesday, but a “recharging” process was taking place during which workers slowly add water back into the system to ensure there are no more leaks.
“I want to assure you that we’re utilizing every resource at our disposal to ensure that we get this community back to the way it was before this massive line break,” City Manager Michael Marrero said in a Facebook video posted Wednesday afternoon.
Public Works Director Thomas Kerr said a small leak had been detected Wednesday afternoon, which he described as manageable. He said he hoped the system would be fully recharged by Thursday but added that residents should continue to boil their tap water to kill any bacteria before consuming it. The boil-water notice was likely to continue until Friday, he said.
Temperatures approached 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) in Odessa Wednesday as Texas and much of the United States faced extremely hot and humid conditions. And while the city typically sees hot weather in June, the timing of the break made dealing with this week’s heat more difficult.
Resident Nikki Friday told The Associated Press that the city was providing bottled drinking water and that people with wells were offering neighbors water from hoses. She also said tanker trucks had been parked around town to fill buckets with water.
“Drinking water has not been an issue,” Friday said. “We just need water to return to our daily lives and within the community.”
Lifelong Odessa resident Lynda Wright said water service had not been lost across the city in the more than five decades that she has lived there. She said she picked up water and ice from Midland, a 15-minute drive from her home.
Wright said she had drinkable water stored in jugs for washing hands and brushing teeth, and that her family hooked her house up to a well on her property to provide water to flush toilets.
“We just dropped a hose in the (water) line,” she said.
Wright said she noticed water began running again around noon but that the pressure did not immediately return to regular strength.
The city, which is located about 330 miles (530 kilometers) west of Dallas, planned to distribute water to residents at Ector County Coliseum as well as deliver water to nursing homes. Water tankers were placed strategically around the city to respond to any fires, said Deputy City Manager Phillip Urrutia.
“It’s an aging infrastructure that we’re seeing. It’s a cast iron pipe, and so those are typically more susceptible to breaks than other new technologies like PVC pipe that’s going in the ground,” he said.
Wright said the city must act to prevent another water emergency.
“I just hope that they kind of learned we need to get in there, we need to check these lines and repair those that show signs of age and wear and tear,” she said.
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Associated Press writer Ashley Duong in Chicago and Todd Richmond in Madison, Wisconsin, contributed to this story. | https://who13.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/odessa-texas-remains-without-water-as-temperatures-soar/ | 2022-06-16 13:46:29 | 0 | https://who13.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/odessa-texas-remains-without-water-as-temperatures-soar/ |
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PARIS (AP) — He may have died last November, but Virgil Abloh lived on at Paris Fashion Week Thursday in a high-energy runway spectacular for Louis Vuitton menswear. A Black marching band gave a rousing performance on a surreal yellow brick road installation inside the Louvre, while rapper Kendrick Lamar performed a live ode to the American fashion star who was Vuitton’s menswear designer from 2018 until his death.
Here are some highlights of Thursday’s spring-summer 2023 shows in Paris.
THE ABLOH MARCHING BAND
“Long live Virgil ... How many miles away?” went the live rap by Kendrick at the stiflingly hot Vuitton show. The set recalled the spirit of the Wizard of Oz and the childhood obsessions common in Abloh’s designs — as did a colorfully-dressed marching band and dancing troupe that appeared at the show's beginning and end.
This spring-summer show was the first that Abloh had not designed. It was, instead, conceived by the Vuitton studio in his spirit.
Omar Sy, Jessica Biel, Justin Timberlake, Joel Edgerton and Naomi Campbell demonstrated the continued pull the designer's legacy holds.
VUITTON’S STUDIO SHOW
It’s a remarkable feat for a studio to emulate a former designer’s styles — with originality.
This was the case at Thursday’s: From shirt hems quirkily cut in zigzag patterns, to 3-D paper plane appliques on suits and otherworldly, elongated silhouettes.
A finely tailored jacket with trompe l’oeil prints provided one of the many touches of old-school luxury. Such moments in this collection seemed even to surpass Abloh’s own runway designs.
They toed a careful line between the playful styles associated with the house since 2018 and the fine luxury tailoring seen during the tenure of predecessor Kim Jones.
The display's strength was owed to its many feats of design. One case in point was the waist on a black double-breasted jacket that had been pulled in to resemble a V on its side. Its very silhouette evoked the house monogram.
Louis Vuitton's design studio just bucked the trend of too many cooks spoiling the broth.
DEATH-DEFYING FASHION AT HOMME PLISSE ISSEY MIYAKE
Blurring the line between fashion and performance, the Japanese house of Issey Miyake for Homme Plisse used a troupe of acrobats who contorted, danced and seemingly courted death for a spectacular Paris Fashion Week men’s show.
In eye-popping hues inspired by flowers and vases, models mingled with performers inside the newly renovated La Poste du Louvre for this unusual and sensitive showcase of fashion designs through dance.
From a hidden ledge high above the courtyard runway, a dancing troupe suddenly stood up mid-show to gasps from the audience. In pastel colored, loosely-fitting pleated garments the performers then climbed down ladders, before performing death-defying leaps, falls and tumbles. Performers were tossed through the air like missiles, to be caught by dancers across the courtyard. There was no safety net above the hard stone floor.
The show was directed by Rachid Ouramdane of the Théâtre National de Chaillot, featuring a collective of acrobats, Compagnie XY.
The fashion itself was soft in comparison. Gradual curves at the neck and midriff emulated the shapes of vases with a nice weight that produced a dynamic silhouette. A pleated tunic in pastel red was twinned with a short jacket, with breast panels that resembled an Asian warrior. Elsewhere, a waistcoat in vivid dandelion sported studded pockets that unfurled like an opening flower.
Color-blocking was also a strong theme -- with pastel purple contrasting with blush and raisin black on one look, and on another pastel yellow and midnight blue. It was a strong return to the runway for Homme Plisse at Issey Miyake.
RICK OWENS’ ANCIENT EGYPT
American designer Rick Owens delved into the ancient world for inspiration, returning from a stay in Egypt and a visit to the Temple of Edfu on the Nile.
Often the philosopher, Owens said that his “personal concerns ... felt petty in the face of that kind of timelessness.” He has in recent seasons commented on the impact the pandemic has had on fashion and beyond — and embraced the lockdown as a time for introspection.
Owens has always had an aesthetic riffing on the garb of Ancient Egypt, with togas, drapes and high priestess styles gracing his runways. But on Thursday's show he turned up the dial for a very personal take on such silhouettes.
“Lying down in the dirt with the Valley of Kings within view was a perspective I liked,” he said.
Like the long stone carvings on the ancient temple, silhouettes were elongated by layering garments to drop the midriff low. Dark flared pants were so long the fabric grazed along the stone steps as the models walked down the Palais de Tokyo venue. It created a funky surreal effect.
“Extreme shoulders” — giant and rounded — created this Egyptian priest vibe, tailored by the American fashion master in silk chiffon, crisp cotton, and garish plaid. | https://www.mrt.com/entertainment/article/Paris-Fashion-Week-blurs-line-between-runway-and-17260679.php | 2022-06-23 17:02:42 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/entertainment/article/Paris-Fashion-Week-blurs-line-between-runway-and-17260679.php |
- Agreement grants Eterna rights to license up to four next-generation iPS cell derived NK and T cell cancer therapies
- License terms include an upfront license fee, development and commercialization milestone and single-digit royalties.
- Exacis' allogeneic cell therapies are made from iPSCs engineered for stealthing and performance using proprietary mRNA-based gene editing and differentiated into NK and / or T cells targeted at virtually any tumor antigen
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Exacis Biotherapeutics Inc. ("Exacis" or the "Company"), a development-stage immuno-oncology company working to harness the immune system to cure cancer, today announced that it has signed an option agreement with Eterna Therapeutics Inc. ("Eterna") providing Eterna the right to license up to four off-the-shelf, iPSC derived NK cell and T cell cancer treatments to be produced using Exacis' proprietary mRNA-reprogrammed iPSCs that will be engineered with Exacis' mRNA-based gene editing platform. The option agreement provides Exacis and Eterna until December 31, 2022 to negotiate the license agreement. Terms include an upfront license fee, development and commercialization milestones, and single-digit royalties.
Exacis' non-viral platform uses mRNA-reprogrammed iPSCs engineered for stealthing and performance using Exacis' proprietary mRNA-based gene editing system including mRNA vector RiboSlice™ and nuclease NoveSlice™. The Exacis process avoids use of potentially harmful DNA and viruses by using mRNA.
Dr. Dimitri Goundis, Exacis' Chief Business Officer commented, "Exacis is committed to using its powerful platform to produce safe and effective immune cell therapies for cancer. Eterna is well positioned to rapidly advance products toward the clinic and patients".
Dr. Matt Angel, Eterna's Interim Chief Executive Officer added, "The opportunity to partner with Exacis and add next-generation mRNA-based NK and T cell therapies to our oncology portfolio is an important step in advancing Eterna's mission to realize the potential of cell engineering to provide patients with transformational new medicines."
Exacis is a development stage immuno-oncology company focused on harnessing the human immune system to cure cancer by engineering off-the-shelf iPSC-derived NK cell therapies targeting hematologic and solid tumors. Exacis' allogeneic engineered cell therapies, ExaNK™ and ExaCAR-NK™, are designed to be used alone or in combination with antibodies or NK cell engagers for superior performance. For more information, please visit www.exacis.com.
Eterna is focused on developing advanced therapies using state-of-the-art mRNA cell engineering technology. Its mission is to realize the potential of cell engineering to provide patients with transformational new medicines. The Company has in-licensed a portfolio of over 100 patents covering key cell engineering technologies, including what it believes are the most widely used methods for therapeutic gene editing currently in clinical development. Eterna has multiple next-generation cell and gene-editing therapies in preclinical development for various indications. For more information, please visit www.eternatx.com.
NK cells and T cells are types of human immune cells that recognize and destroy cancer cells and can be modified through genetic engineering to target and kill specific tumors.
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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Rapper Fetty Wap pleaded guilty Monday to a conspiracy drug charge that carries a mandatory five-year prison sentence, admitting that he participated in a massive drug trafficking racket that moved drugs from the West Coast to Long Island.
The plea in Central Islip came before U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven Locke, who had revoked his bond and sent him to jail two weeks ago. After the plea, he was returned to jail to await sentencing, though a date was not immediately set.
Locke revoked the rapper's $500,000 bail, secured by property he owns in Georgia, after prosecutors said that Wap, whose real name is Willie Maxwell, threatened to kill a man during a FaceTime call in 2021, violating the terms of his pretrial release in his drug case.
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The “Trap Queen” rapper was initially arrested last October on charges alleging he participated in a conspiracy to smuggle large amounts of heroin, fentanyl and other drugs into the New York City area.
He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess controlled substances, the top charge in an indictment against him, though the plea pertained only to cocaine. It carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison while federal sentencing guidelines are likely to recommend about two additional years in prison. The plea spared him from a potential life sentence if he had been convicted on all the charges he faced.
His lawyers did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
Maxwell and five co-defendants were accused of conspiring to possess and distribute more than 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of heroin, fentanyl and crack cocaine between June 2019 and June 2020. Two codefendants also have pleaded guilty and await sentencing.
The scheme allegedly involved using the U.S. Postal Service and cars with hidden compartments to move drugs from the West Coast to Long Island, where they were stored for distribution to dealers on Long Island and in New Jersey, prosecutors said.
Maxwell rose to prominence after “Trap Queen,” his debut single, reached No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 2015.
The Long Island arrest was not his first. In 2019, he was arrested in Las Vegas for allegedly assaulting three employees at a hotel-casino. He was also arrested in November 2017 on a DUI charge after police said he was drag racing on a New York City highway. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/rapper-fetty-wap-faces-at-least-5-years-in-prison-for-drugs/article_86dcf06b-dc7c-5dc4-a7e0-06e0d77bd227.html | 2022-08-22 23:18:36 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/rapper-fetty-wap-faces-at-least-5-years-in-prison-for-drugs/article_86dcf06b-dc7c-5dc4-a7e0-06e0d77bd227.html |
Police in Harrisburg respond to possible shooting
Police in Harrisburg respond to possible shooting
HOUSE. AND BREAKING NEWS AT A DAUPHIN COUNTY, HARRISBURG POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING INCIDENT. LET’S GO TO AMBER GERARD. SHE’S LIVE IN HARRISBURG AT THE SCENE WITH WHAT WE KNOW. AMBER. WELL, THE LAST TWO POLICE CARS THAT WERE HERE JUST LEFT THE SCENE. I DID ASK THEM IF THEY COULD CONFIRM WHAT HAPPENED. THEY SAID THEY COULD ONLY CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS A SHOOTING INCIDENT. SO I DID GO INTO A CORNER STORE HERE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE. THEY SAID THEY HEARD TWO MEN ARGUING, FOLLOWED BY GUNFIRE. AND THEN THEY SAW AT LEAST ONE PERSON WHO APPARENTLY WAS SHOT, TAKEN IN A STRETCHER, GOING TO AN AREA HOSPITAL. THAT’S WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. WE WILL BE MONITORING THIS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE EARLY TOMORROW MORN
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Police in Harrisburg respond to possible shooting
Police in Harrisburg responded to a shooting investigation on Wednesday night. Officers were dispatched to the intersection of 13th and Derry streets shortly before 8 p.m. Police confirmed they responded to a shooting incident. News 8's Amber Gerard entered a corner store directly across from the incident and witnesses told her they heard "two men arguing, followed by gunfire."They also say they saw at least one person who apparently was shot, and taken into a stretcher going to an area hospital. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Police in Harrisburg responded to a shooting investigation on Wednesday night.
Officers were dispatched to the intersection of 13th and Derry streets shortly before 8 p.m.
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Police confirmed they responded to a shooting incident.
News 8's Amber Gerard entered a corner store directly across from the incident and witnesses told her they heard "two men arguing, followed by gunfire."
They also say they saw at least one person who apparently was shot, and taken into a stretcher going to an area hospital.
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP)The drama is over and the decision is in: Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals have made a long-term commitment to each other with a new contract that would keep the quarterback in the desert through the 2028 season.
The two-time Pro Bowl selection was taken with the No. 1 overall pick out of Oklahoma after he won the Heisman Trophy and has largely delivered in his quest to make the Cardinals a better franchise.
The team announced the new contract on Thursday. ESPN reported that the contract could be worth $230.5 million, with $160 million guaranteed.
Murray’s agent, Erik Burkhardt, didn’t immediately return a message seeking comment.
Murray’s new contract puts him on par with other young star quarterbacks throughout the league like Buffalo’s Josh Allen, who signed a deal worth more than $250 million last season. Murray will make an average of more than $46 million per season, which is similar to other elite quarterbacks such as Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers, Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes and Allen.
Listed at just 5-foot-10, some around the NFL worried the 24-year-old Murray was too short to be a dominant pro quarterback, but his stats through three seasons prove otherwise.
He’s completed nearly 67% of his passes through 46 career games for 11,480 yards and 70 touchdowns while rushing for 1,786 yards and 20 TDs. Murray is particularly good at extending plays with his feet, using his scrambling ability for spectacular gains.
Arizona had a 5-10-1 record during his rookie season in 2019 but the Cardinals improved to 11-6 last season before losing to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Wild Card round during the playoffs.
The deal brings an end to a strange, passive-aggressive offseason contract squabble. At one point, Murray wiped his social media accounts of all references to the Cardinals and it wasn’t clear whether the franchise was ready to make a long-term investment.
The two sides appeared to be on a path toward reconciliation over the past few months. GM Steve Keim said that there was ”zero chance” Murray would be traded and the quarterback put on social media that he wanted to win Super Bowls with the Cardinals and called Arizona ”home.”
The Cardinals had already picked up Murray’s fifth-year option for the 2023 season, further easing tensions, but Thursday’s news puts an end to any lingering questions.
Now Murray can take the field for training camp next week knowing his football future is secure. The Cardinals face plenty of challenges in 2022, including navigating the first six games without star receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who was suspended for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy.
Murray and fourth-year coach Kliff Kingsbury are under significant pressure to produce this fall after last year’s late-season collapse. The Cardinals looked like one of the NFL’s best teams in 2021 after starting with a 10-2 record, but lost four of their last five regular-season games before getting beat 34-11 by the Rams in the wild card round.
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New airport will have capacity for 12 million passengers annually by 2024
NEW DELHI, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bechtel Engineering and Construction India Private Limited has signed a contract to support Tata Projects in its delivery of the new Noida International Airport in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which is intended to serve the national capital region of New Delhi.
Tata Projects' work includes constructing the terminal, runways and airside infrastructure roads, utilities, landside facilities and other ancillary buildings for an opening capacity of 12 million passengers annually by 2024.
Bechtel will bring eight decades of global experience in building airports as well as expanding operational airports to support Tata Projects who recently secured the overall engineering, procurement and construction contract from Yamuna International Airport Private Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of Zurich Airport International AG.
"We're looking forward to supporting the construction of this exciting and ambitious airport - our first association with an airport in India - that will cater for millions of passengers, providing the comfort and efficiency expected of an international gateway," said Avijit Ray, manager of Bechtel's offices in India.
Noida International Airport is conceived as a modern, hyper-efficient, passenger-centric experience combining Indian culture and hospitality with Swiss technology.
"We're pleased to have Bechtel as a partner to help provide support to Tata's team and help in the delivery of this nationally-significant new airport," said Vinayak Pai, CEO and Managing Director of Tata Projects Ltd. "We shall deploy the latest technologies in the construction of India's first net-zero emissions airport building, while meeting the highest standards of quality, safety, and sustainability."
Bechtel has worked on more than 100 aviation projects around the world including Hamad International Airport, Muscat International Airport, and Hong Kong International Airport. Bechtel is currently working at Western Sydney Airport and Los Angeles International Airport.
Bechtel is a trusted engineering, construction and project management partner to industry and government. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
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HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ITE HCMC 2022 – the largest international tourism event in Vietnam and Mekong sub-region will happen from 08 – 10 September at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
ITE HCMC 2022 is expected to be a gather place for tourism industry to connect and promote inbound tourism of Vietnam and Mekong sub-region, which attracted thousands of domestic and international delegates who are NTOs and tourism authorities, travel agencies, airlines, hotels, and resorts and industry experts from 41 provinces and cities in Vietnam and 10 countries and territories.
ITE HCMC is the only international tourism event in Vietnam that organizes the Hosted Buyer Program which offers an opportunity for international tourism businesses who plan to expand their business and aim to bring tourists to Vietnam. From thousands of registrations, the Organization Committee has selected and invited over 150 international buyers from 18 countries and territories. Thereby, the 16th ITE HCMC promises to witness more than 6,000 B2B meetings between buyers and exhibitors.
For three days, ITE HCMC 2022 is expected to attract more than 22,000 visitors, including 10,000 trade visitors and 12,000 public visitors.
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa - Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism shared: "As the leading international tourism event, ITE HCMC 2022 is constantly improving in terms of scale and quality and commit to accompany tourism authorities and businesses to promote to domestic and international tourists, actively promoting the recovery of tourism in Vietnam and the region. Ho Chi Minh City is privileged to be host city for Asia and Oceania Gala Ceremony of World Travel Award 2022. This reinforces the position of Ho Chi Minh City on the world map of tourism."
Event Highlights:
- Vietnam MICE Forum – in collaboration with the EuroCham and Nova Hospitality.
- Vietnam Night "Dear Gạo" x Award Ceremony World Travel Award.
- Tourism Night: Cambodia Night (08 Sep) & Korea Night (09 Sep).
- Seminars on key & potential tourist market (India & Middle East); digital transformation in tourism; destination marketing.
ITE HCMC 2022 is honored to receive the companionship of the leading businesses:
- Diamond Sponsor: Vietnam Airlines - Official Airline; Saigontourist Group
- Gold sponsors: GEM Center, ACV, Nova Hospitality, Renaissance River Saigon.
- Other sponsors: Bamboo Airways, Vietjet Air, Vietravel, Sofitel, Dien Quan Group, PRNewswire and many more.
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OK, “Mystery Science Theater 3000″ fans. Here’s your chance to help create a sequel to “Demon Squad,” an ultra-low-budget made-in-Mobile movie that entered the halls of “MST3K” infamy in 2022.
The film, shot by the Mobile-based Fighting Owl Films crew in 2015 and released in 2019, is a supernatural neo-noir detective story. Co-written by director Thomas Smith and Erin Lilley Smith, it features Khristian Fulmer as Nick Moon, a hard-boiled detective with more than his share of demons. Most of them weren’t the figurative kind.
It was a surprise pick for the 13th season of “MST3K,” a cult franchise that captures the fun of watching cheesy movies with wisecracking friends. It was unusual for the show to pick such a low-budget feature, but “Demon Squad” seemed to get some love as the show’s hosts joked their way through a screening for thousands of paying subscribers. And there was some hope at the time among the filmmakers that the exposure might help pave the way for a follow-up.
Smith has now launched a Kickstarter drive aiming to raise $125,000. As of Tuesday afternoon, backers had pushed it to $14,900 with 22 days left to go.
While leery of revealing any spoilers, Fighting Owl Films says that the script brings back paranormal investigators Moon and Daisy O’Reilly (Lilley Smith) in a tale that will “lean more into adventure, science fiction, and fantasy.”
As for where the money will go if the all-or-nothing drive is successful, Smith says this: “As much fun as we had with MST3K, it isn’t our goal with Demon Squad 2 to double down on the cheesiness or B-movie aspects. We want to make this movie earnestly and properly. The story is one we’ve been tinkering with for nearly a decade, so realizing it as fully as possible is incredibly important. Funding will help us create a much more fully realized film with better cameras, audio, locations, costuming, props, makeup, and visual effects. In the world of film budgets, what we’re hoping to raise is a drop in the bucket by Hollywood standards. However, for us, when compared to the original film’s $15,000 budget, it will make a world of difference.”
Fulmer also shared his thoughts in a YouTube video, saying that there’s a lot more life left in Nick Moon. Maybe even enough to support a “Demon Squad Universe.”
“Hey, there’s a universe for everything out there,” he said. “Why not do this one?”
The Kickstarter drive continues until April 20. To read more or contribute: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fightingowl/lets-make-demon-squad-2.
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PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- Seven sheep are getting a new "fleece" on life after escaping from a slaughterhouse in New Jersey.
The lucky seven escaped Monday morning in Paterson.
They were spotted by residents and animal control near a Sealy Mattress store and then over by a Dunkin Donuts.
One stray sheep ran from Paterson to Hawthorne and eventually was captured in Fair Lawn.
Animal control officers did not want to send the animals back to the slaughterhouse and wanted to give them a second chance.
A farm in Sussex County will take in the wayward sheep.
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Walker: Calm down over ChatGPT | Opinion
Arvind Narayanan, a professor in computer science at Princeton University, believes the popular AI tool ChatGPT is a “bulls--- generator” that does not have the capability to entirely displace humans from the workforce as some have feared. He spoke to Business Insider to share his thoughts.
Narayanan dismisses much of artificial intelligence technology as “snake oil,” and says the media attention it draws is another example of journalistic sensationalism.
With the entire internet wringing its hands over the implications of such a powerful language model, Narayanan’s perspective comes as a breath of fresh air. He’s right: However impressive ChatGPT seems, it isn’t a substitute for a thinking human being. So there’s no reason to fear its impact on education or the jobs market.
"It is trying to be persuasive, and it has no way to know for sure whether the statements it makes are true or not," Narayanan said, according to Business Insider.
The primary difference between AI and humans, according to Narayanan, is that while humans synthesize ideas, artificial intelligence merely makes predictions.
Whether ChatGPT will have a doomsday-style impact on academics, journalism and engineering remains to be seen. However, there are early signs that the tool has significant limitations.
For instance, Stack Overflow banned answers generated from the AI tool because they were too often incorrect.
“The primary problem is that while the answers which ChatGPT produces have a high rate of being incorrect,” Stack Overflow explained, “they typically look like they might be good and the answers are very easy to produce.”
Likewise, those that hoped to use ChatGPT in less quantitative fields such as journalism have also run into obstacles.
Popular online technology site CNET used ChatGPT to write articles on its site, often times publishing up to 12 automated articles per day. However, it was exposed that the automated articles were riddled with errors and entirely made-up facts.
Another online user exposed the limitations of ChatGPT when it asked the AI tool to identify the most cited economics paper in history, only to be met with an entirely made-up answer.
The paper, “A Theory of Economic History” by Douglass North and Robert Thomas, does not actually exist. ChatGPT just produced a response that sounded like it could be plausible to a novice simply looking for a quick and easy answer to a basic question.
In the end, Narayanan is right: ChatGPT is a smooth-talking, smart-sounding machine. But scratch the surface, and it all falls apart. Anyone that fears how it will affect education must have a low view of education. And anyone who’s afraid of losing their job to a chat box must have a very silly job indeed.
Corey Walker is a Young Voices Innovation Fellow and a graduate of the University of Michigan. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2023/03/05/walker-calm-down-over-chatgpt-opinion/69968545007/ | 2023-03-06 03:21:25 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2023/03/05/walker-calm-down-over-chatgpt-opinion/69968545007/ |
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NEW ORLEANS, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until July 12, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in securities class action lawsuits against Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS: UPST), if they purchased the Company's securities between March 18, 2021 and May 9, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). These actions are pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
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If you purchased securities of Upstart as above and would like to discuss your legal rights and how this case might affect you and your right to recover for your economic loss, you may, without obligation or cost to you, contact KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or via email (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nasdaqgs-upst/ to learn more. If you wish to serve as a lead plaintiff in the class action, you must petition the Court by July 12, 2022.
About the Lawsuits
Upstart and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On May 9, 2022, post-market, the Company revealed its 1Q2022 financial results, disclosing a reduction to its fiscal 2022 guidance, expecting revenue of approximately $1.25 billion and contribution margin of 48% due to "rising interest rates and rising consumer delinquencies [as] putting downward pressure on conversion."
On this news, shares of Upstart fell $43.52, or 56%, to close at $33.61 per share on May 10, 2022.
The first-filed case is Ward v. Upstart Holdings, Inc., No. 22-cv-02856.
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(The Hill) — A federal judge paused Wyoming’s first-in-the-nation ban on medicated abortion pills on Thursday, citing an ongoing lawsuit over the law’s constitutionality.
The ban, signed by the state’s governor in March, was set to be implemented on July 1.
The law concerns two abortion pills, one of which, mifepristone, had its FDA approval challenged earlier this year. In April, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that mifepristone can still be distributed pending that challenge.
Wyoming’s near-total ban on abortion procedures has also been challenged, and the two suits have now been combined. Arguments over the legality of abortion in the state mostly center on a 2012 constitutional amendment giving Wyoming’s a right to make their own health care decisions, enacted in response to fears over the Affordable Care Act.
State attorneys have argued that abortions that aren’t to save the life of the mother or child are not health care.
“It’s not restoring a woman’s body from pain, injury or physical sickness,” State attorney Jay Jerde said. “Medical services are involved, but getting an abortion for reasons other than health care, it can’t be a medical decision.”
Only two clinics in the state sell medication for abortions, according to The Associated Press.
Since the overturning of the Roe v. Wade standard by the Supreme Court almost a year ago, 13 states have passed laws to ban medication abortions. | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/judge-suspends-wyomings-ban-on-abortion-pills-amid-lawsuit/ | 2023-06-23 03:10:24 | 0 | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/judge-suspends-wyomings-ban-on-abortion-pills-amid-lawsuit/ |
Peiter Zatko, the former Twitter security chief who’s accused the company of negligence with privacy and security in a whistleblower complaint, will testify before Congress on Tuesday.
Zatko is well-respected in the cybersecurity space, which gives his complaints extra weight. But so far he has little documentary support for his claims — unlike the Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen, whose complaint last year included troves of internal documents from the company now called Meta.
Zatko’s accusations are also playing into Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s battle with Twitter to get out of his $44 billion bid to buy the company. The Delaware judge overseeing that case has ruled that Musk can include new evidence related to Zatko’s allegations in the high-stakes trial set to start Oct. 17.
Twitter calls Zatko’s description of events “a false narrative.”
WHO IS PEITER ZATKO?
Better known by his hacker handle “Mudge,” Zatko is a highly respected cybersecurity expert who first gained prominence in the 1990s and later worked in senior positions at the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Agency and Google.
He joined Twitter at the urging of then-CEO Jack Dorsey in late 2020, the same year the company suffered an embarrassing security breach in which hackers broke into the Twitter accounts of world leaders, celebrities and tech moguls — including Musk — in an attempt to scam their followers out of bitcoin. Zatko served as Twitter’s security chief until he was fired early this year.
WHAT ARE HIS ACCUSATIONS AGAINST TWITTER?
Zatko's complaint alleges that the company misled regulators about its poor cybersecurity defenses and its negligence in attempting to root out fake accounts that spread disinformation, according to a whistleblower complaint filed with U.S. officials.
Among Zatko’s most serious accusations is that Twitter violated the terms of a 2011 FTC settlement by falsely claiming that it had put stronger measures in place to protect the security and privacy of its users. Zatko also accuses the company of deceptions involving its handling of “spam” or fake accounts, an allegation that is at the core of Musk’s attempt to back out of the Twitter takeover.
His 84-page complaint alleges that he found “extreme, egregious deficiencies” on the platform, including issues with “user privacy, digital and physical security, and platform integrity/content moderation.”
WHY IS HE GOING BEFORE CONGRESS?
U.S. lawmakers are anxious to hear from Zatko and his allegations that the influential social network misled regulators about its cyber defenses and efforts to control fake accounts. Tuesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing will be the first, but it might not be the last.
The Judiciary Committee’s chairman, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and its senior Republican, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said in a joint statement last month that if Zatko’s claims are accurate, “they may show dangerous data-privacy and security risks for Twitter users around the world.”
They said the panel “will investigate this issue further with a full committee hearing ... and take further steps as needed to get to the bottom of these alarming allegations.”
WHAT'S EXPECTED FROM THE HEARING?
With the midterm elections looming in early November, many lawmakers may wish to appear before TV cameras expressing concern about online privacy, an issue that resonates with consumers. That means camera lights glaring and outrage thundering from elected representatives as a lone whistleblower stands and takes the oath behind a table ringed with photographers — a scene that would mirror former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen’s testimony late last year.
What's less clear is whether Congress will take any concrete steps to address Zatko's allegations. While lawmakers have held numerous hearings questioning Big Tech executives over privacy, security, competition and other matters, efforts to regulate the companies on a federal level have stalled.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Securities and Exchange Commission is also questioning Twitter about how it counts fake accounts on its platform. In June, the securities regulators asked the company about its methodology for calculating the number of false or spam accounts and “the underlying judgments and assumptions used by management.” The numbers are key to Twitter’s business because it uses metrics for real users to attract advertisers, whose payments make up a little more than 90% of its revenue.
Twitter, with an estimated 238 million daily active users, said last month that it removes 1 million spam accounts daily.
Senior members of the Senate Intelligence and Commerce committees, as well as the House Energy and Commerce panel, also have publicly signaled their engagement on the issue. The Senate Intelligence Committee is planning a meeting with Zatko to discuss his allegations, a spokeswoman said, adding, “We take this matter seriously.”
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, has called on the FTC to investigate. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/EXPLAINER-Why-Twitter-s-former-security-head-is-17437777.php | 2022-09-13 10:24:18 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/EXPLAINER-Why-Twitter-s-former-security-head-is-17437777.php |
Gilgo Beach murders: New York interior designer shares voicemail from suspect Rex Heuermann
Dominique Vidal said she and Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann were once in the same networking group
A New York interior designer shared a voicemail she says Long Island serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann left on her phone.
Dominique Vidal, an interior designer, told her TikTok followers on Sunday that she and Heuermann, a 59-year-old Manhattan architect, were once in the same networking group, and he continued to contact her even when she left the group due to a busy schedule.
"Hey, this is Rex from the BNI Group," Heuermann can be heard saying in the voicemail to Vidal that she posted to her TikTok after followers asked her to share it. "I actually heard you are no longer part of the group. I still wanted to talk to you."
Heuermann shared his contact information with Vidal before ending his call with, "Hope you're doing good. Hope to talk to you soon."
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Vidal said she found it "odd" that the 59-year-old architect was calling her at the time because they had "no work" for each other.
GILGO BEACH SERIAL KILLER SUSPECT HAD ARSENAL OF WEAPONS, TOP COP SAYS
Heuermann is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder in connection with the killings of three women whose remains were found near a wooded area near the highway off Gilgo Beach in 2010.
In her Sunday video, Vidal said Heuermann was an "odd" and perpetually "sweaty" man. She also described him as a "monster hiding in plain sight."
ACCUSED GILGO BEACH KILLER NICKNAMED PETER FROM ‘FAMILY GUY’ BY CO-WORKERS: SOURCE
"And it all makes sense. He was so full of himself," she said, recalling a dinner with their mutual networking group in which Heuermann apparently spent the majority of time talking about himself.
Eventually, Vidal said, she turned the conversation toward podcasts and asked Heuermann if he listens to any. He said no and then asked if she enjoys any specific podcasts. Vidal mentioned that she enjoys several genres of podcasts, including true crime.
"He asked me: do I know about the Gilgo Beach murders?" Vidal recalled in her TikTok video, to which she responded yes.
Heuermann apparently explained to Vidal that authorities still had not named a suspect in some 10 murders dating back to 2010 in his hometown.
GILGO BEACH SERIAL KILLINGS: FBI TRACKING LEAD TO ALABAMA OVER ‘PEACHES’ TATTOO
"I'm disturbed. I'm upset. I'm disappointed," Vidal said. "…He left a huge impression on me of being a very odd, unwelcoming person in a networking group full of very kind and fun and funny people."
Heuermann is a married father of two living in Massapequa Park, New York. Authorities arrested him Friday in connection with the 2010 murders of the "Gilgo Four," including Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello. He is also considered a suspect in the death of the fourth victim, Maureen Brainard-Barnes.
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The victims were all sex workers and advertised the same way online, according to prosecutors.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — The flu shut down Anthony Davis. That’s the only thing that has stopped him lately.
Davis was forced to leave Los Angeles’ game against the Cleveland Cavaliers after the first quarter on Tuesday night and the Lakers struggled without their All-Star center in a 116-102 loss.
Davis had scored 99 points in his previous two games and had been on a tear over the past 10 as the Lakers went 8-2 to erase most of a horrible start this season. He scored just one point in eight minutes before he was forced to leave.
Davis didn’t attempt a shot while adding three rebounds and two assists before being forced to call it a night.
Lakers coach Darvin Ham said Davis’ symptoms gradually got worse during the course of the day.
“His temperature was 101 and some change,” Ham said. “A-D wanted to try to play, but he felt too weak. He’s drained and dehydrated. That’s a huge loss, obviously, with the way he’s been playing lately.”
Ham said Davis is unlikely to play on Wednesday in Toronto. He also stressed Davis had not tested positive for COVID-19.
“Because of COVID, people forget that there is a common cold and a common flu out there,” Ham said. “That’s what we’re dealing with here.”
The eight-time All-Star, who has played just 76 games over the past two seasons due to injuries, was chosen Western Conference player of the week on Monday after averaging 37.8 points, 13.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.3 blocks in four games.
In his previous 10 games, the 29-year-old averaged 34.2 points and 15.4 rebounds. He also shot 63% from the floor and 86% from the free throw line.
Davis scored 55 points in Sunday night’s win at Washington, adding 17 rebounds and three blocked shots. He dropped 44 points in the previous game against Milwaukee.
Without him, the Lakers lacked an inside defensive presence and Cavs center Jarrett Allen scored 24 points, 22 in the first half on 10-of-11 shooting.
LeBron James tried to pick up the slack, grabbing 17 rebounds — his most ever in a road game. Reserve Thomas Bryant replaced Davis and scored a season-high 19 points in 28 minutes but Los Angeles couldn’t offset the loss of Davis.
“That’s a tall task,” James said. “Literally and figuratively.”
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — People connected to state government don’t expect Troy Waffner to return as Director of the New York State Fair after an extended absence, they confirm to NewsChannel 9.
Over the past few weeks, vendors of the State Fair have expressed concern they can’t reach Waffner with less than 100 days until the 2022 event. The vendors, who asked not to be named because of their financial dependence on the State Fair, say they’ve been told Waffner is taking a temporary leave.
The leave was expected to last six weeks, some were told. It’s now been eight weeks since Waffner was last seen or heard from in an official capacity.
Sources confirm to NewsChannel 9 that Waffner has been absent from the job since March.
“Troy requested leave and the agency is honoring that request,” a State Fair spokesperson says in response to NewsChannel 9’s reporting.
Barbara Godfrey, listed as the Fair’s supervisor of agency accounts, has been overseeing day-to-day operations, according to people familiar with the situation. The job of “assistant director” was recently posted on employment websites.
Messages to Waffner from NewsChannel 9 went unreturned dating back to mid-March. An email sent to his address on April 5 received an autoreply: “I am temporarily out of the office with no access to email.”
After serving as assistant director and “acting director,” Waffner was given the full job by Governor Andrew Cuomo the day after the 2018 Fair. His popularity among vendors and locally based state lawmakers inspired people to publicly support his promotion.
Those same people are expressing disappointment he isn’t expected return. Vendors are concerned about the lack of leadership at the State Fair as summer brings the climax of planning for the late August event.
Waffner oversaw the Fair and Fairgrounds through its multimillion-dollar renovation, demolition of the Grandstand, construction of the Expo Center, the 2020 pandemic cancellation and the 2021 mass vaccination site. His tenure is credited with breaking numerous attendance records.
Text messages and phone calls to Waffner were not answered.
The Fair is scheduled to run for 13 days: August 24 through September 5, 2022 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/new-york-state-fair/vendors-worried-about-state-fair-directors-absence-expected-exit/ | 2022-05-24 20:29:31 | 1 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/new-york-state-fair/vendors-worried-about-state-fair-directors-absence-expected-exit/ |
Major League Soccer's 10-year partnership with Apple will kick off next Feb. 1 with the launch of MLS Season Pass.
The announcement Wednesday came less than two weeks after the MLS Cup and just ahead of the start of the World Cup.
The rights deal, which was first announced in July, allows fans to watch every game without local blackouts or restrictions. The service will be available in over 100 countries exclusively through the Apple TV app beginning next year.
The app can be accessed on Apple devices, smart TVs, streaming devices, set-top cable boxes and game consoles as well as Apple's web site. The package will be $14.99 per month or $99 a season with Apple TV+ offering it at $12.99 per month and $79 per season.
Season-ticket holders to MLS clubs will receive subscriptions as part of their ticket benefits.
MLS Season Pass will launch less than a month before the 2023 season begins on Feb. 25 with a full slate of games. The marquee game that day will be defending champion Los Angeles FC facing the LA Galaxy at the Rose Bowl. LAFC beat the Philadelphia Union on penalty kicks to win its first MLS Cup title.
All matches on opening weekend and some during the season will be available for free on the Apple TV app.
The league will have a more streamlined schedule beginning next season, with most matches being played on Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. local time and some on Wednesdays. MLS is expected to announce its complete schedule in mid-December.
Commissioner Don Garber said during his recent State of the League address that MLS is closing in on linear deals after agreements with ESPN and Fox Sports expired after MLS Cup. Any games on linear channels will also be available on MLS Season Pass.
With the debut of St. Louis CITY SC, the league will have 29 teams next season. All teams will have an Apple TV sleeve patch on their jerseys, which will be underneath the MLS logo.
Besides all regular-season and postseason matches, the package includes all Leagues Cup matches — the competition between MLS and Mexico’s Liga MX — as well as select MLS NEXT Pro and MLS NEXT matches.
All matches will be called in English and Spanish while those involving Canadian clubs will also be available in French.
MLS and Apple will unveil announcers and broadcast enhancements before the launch day.
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Bismarck murder trial begins for second time
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Prosecutors are taking another go at connecting Kevin Hartson and Devante Evans to the 2021 shooting death of Reonardo Alexis. The case went to trial last March and resulted in a mistrial when the jury deadlocked.
In the first trial, prosecutors argued Hartson and Evans shot and killed Alexis at a Bismarck apartment when they went to collect drug money. They said boots, a cell phone, and a black hat placed the defendants at the scene.
“The playboy bunny hat found outside the Bismarck apartment, matched Kevin Hartson,” said State’s Attorney Joshua Amundson during the first trial in March 2022.
On the other hand, defense attorneys told the jury that the state ignored evidence that didn’t fit their story, specifically DNA that was found on shell casings in the apartment.
“Your duty is to question everything,” said Kevin Hartson’s Defense Attorney Lloyd Suhr during the first trial in March 2022.
That DNA belonged to another man injured at the scene at the time of the crimes. But they say that man could have killed Alexis.
The jury deliberated for more than eight hours before hanging.
Tuesday, a new trial kicked off with attorneys choosing a fresh jury. The trial is scheduled to last through March 3.
Evans is charged with murder, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, unlawful possession of a firearm, and wearing a mask during a crime. Hartson is charged with murder.
If convicted, the men could face up to life in prison.
Previous Coverage: Jury hangs in Bismarck murder case after more than eight hours of deliberation
Previous Coverage: Prosecutors say cell phone, DNA evidence will point to culprits of 2021 Bismarck murder
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CHICAGO, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GoHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOCO), a leading health insurance marketplace and Medicare-focused digital health company, today announced financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.
- YTD 2022 positive cash flow from operations of $101.9 million compared to negative cash flow from operations of $72.4 million in the prior year period.
- Third quarter 2022 Medicare Submitted Policies of 132,831 decreased 34% compared to the prior year period. YTD 2022 Medicare Submitted Policies of 611,385 increased 11% compared to the prior year period.
- Third quarter 2022 net revenue of $133.1 million decreased 37% compared to the prior year period. YTD 2022 net revenue of $562.3 million decreased 8% compared to the prior year period.
- Third quarter 2022 net loss of $74.7 million compared to a net loss of $55.5 million in the prior year period. YTD 2022 net loss of $225.6 million compared to a net loss of $102.0 million in the prior year period.
- Third quarter 2022 Adjusted EBITDA1 of negative $14.3 million compared to Adjusted EBITDA1 of negative $14.2 million in the prior year period. YTD 2022 Adjusted EBITDA1 of negative $35.0 million compared to Adjusted EBITDA1 of $32.2 million in the prior year period.
"During the third quarter, GoHealth went back to basics with a clear focus on the fundamentals of the business and an aim to put the beneficiary at the center of everything we do. We are making meaningful progress on our transformation through our strategic initiatives and diversification into Encompass. This has materially changed the dynamics of cash flow for our business and we're confident these positive trends will continue as we lean further into our Encompass solution," said Vijay Kotte, GoHealth's Chief Executive Officer.
"The market is in need of unbiased third parties to help support the Medicare shopping and enrollment process. The challenge has been the misaligned rewards structure and the lack of trust in the industry. GoHealth is leveraging our Encompass solution, our health plan relationships, our proprietary technology, and our experienced, high-quality sales agents to solve these industry challenges and act as a trusted partner to beneficiaries," said Kotte.
Mr. Kotte continued, "I believe our end-to-end Encompass solution will be a game changer for our customers, for health plans, and for the financial profile of our business. So far this Annual Enrollment Period, inclusive of a significant adoption of Encompass, we're experiencing a 70% higher conversion rate than we were last year at this time."
"I'm very pleased with the progress we've made in just a few short months. I believe GoHealth is best positioned to seize the opportunities at hand," concluded Mr. Kotte.
Conference Call Details
The Company will host a conference call today, Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. (ET) to discuss its financial results. Participants can pre-register for the conference call at the following link: https://register.vevent.com/register/BIe3f052938613486583fb292fcf47ae56. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available via GoHealth's Investor Relations website, https://investors.gohealth.com/. A replay of the call will be available via webcast for on-demand listening shortly after the completion of the call.
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As a leading health insurance marketplace and Medicare-focused digital health company, GoHealth's mission is to improve access to healthcare in America. Enrolling in a health insurance plan can be confusing for customers, and the seemingly small differences between plans can lead to significant out-of-pocket costs or lack of access to critical medicines and even providers. GoHealth combines cutting-edge technology, data science and deep industry expertise to match customers with the healthcare policy and carrier that is right for them. GoHealth has enrolled millions of people in Medicare plans and individual and family plans. For more information, visit https://www.gohealth.com.
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"Adjusted EBITDA Margin" refers to Adjusted EBITDA divided by net revenues.
"Approved Submissions" refer to Submitted Policies approved by carriers for the identified product during the indicated period.
"LTV Per Approved Submission" refers to the Lifetime Value of Commissions per Approved Submission, which we define as (i) aggregate commissions estimated to be collected over the estimated life of all commissionable Approved Submissions for the relevant period based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, contracted commission rates, carrier mix and expected policy persistency with applied constraints, excluding revenue adjustments recorded in the period, but relating to performance obligations satisfied in prior periods, divided by (ii) the number of commissionable Approved Submissions for such period.
"Submitted Policies" refer to completed applications that, with respect to each such application, the consumer has authorized us to submit to the carrier.
The following tables set forth the components of our results of operations for the periods indicated (unaudited):
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The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense by operating function for the periods indicated (unaudited):
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The following tables set forth operating segment results for the periods indicated (unaudited):
The following table presents the number of Submitted Policies by product for the Medicare segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, for those submissions that are commissionable (compensated through commissions received from carriers):
The following tables present the number of Approved Submissions by product relating to commissionable policies for the Medicare segments for three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. Only commissionable policies are used to calculate LTV.
The following table presents the LTV per Approved Submission by product for the Medicare segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
The following table presents the number of Submitted Policies by product for the Medicare segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, for those submissions that are non-commissionable (compensated via hourly fees and enrollment fees) and do not result in commission revenue:
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HONG KONG and BEIJING, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Madison 2022 Summer Auction will start at 11 am (HKT), Saturday, May 21st in Hong Kong. As the first live auction in 2022, Madison Auction is pleased to present 326 lots; including 215 lots of wines, 32 lots of Moutai and 30 lots of whiskies, with a total estimate of HK$12,000,000 - HK$19,000,000. This sale will be live-streamed on Madison Auction bidding platform (www.madison-auction.com/auctions) and the Madison Auction App. Take advantage of the last few days to place online absentee bid.
As the first Hong Kong based luxury lifestyle auction house, Madison Auction hosts auctions for the unique pool of high-net-worth clients from APAC and other regions. Madison Auction continues to accept consignments at 0% seller's commission throughout the year for upcoming sales.Please follow its WeChat official account (Madison Auction) for more international fine wine auction information.
Madison Auction offers an exceptional array of top-level wines, spirits, Kweichow Moutai that are rarely seen in the market. There are 85 lots of Bordeaux, 85 lots of Burgundy, 19 lots of American cult wines, 22 lots of Scottish Whiskies, 8 lots each of Japanese whiskies, Champagne, and Italian rare wines, 32 lots of Moutai, all of which are collections built up by seasoned collectors with decades of tine.
Here are some of the highlights of this sale:
Wine | Lots 1-215
For collection, the super-rare Jeroboam of 1995 DRC La Tache (Lot 176), the highly sought after 2009 Domaine Leroy Clos de Vougeot (Lot 134), or the Third Apostle from the Drops of God - double magnum and imperial of 2000 Domaine du Pegau Cuvée da Capo (Lot 179&180) are recommended.
For party wines, Ace of Spades Gold and Rosé in large formats from Magnum to Salmanazar (Lot 207-213), or the 2009 Carruades de Lafite (Lot 182) are recommended.
For casual drinkers, the Maison Leroy Bourgogne Rouge 'Hommage à l'An 2000' (Lot 92&93) or the 2000 Château d'Yquem 'Y' Ygrec (Lot 10-12) are preferable.
Moutai | Lots 216-247
Gathering 32 impressive selections of Moutai, ranging from the 1970s to the 2010s, from our partner Poly Auction Hong Kong, known for their reliable sources and high quality:
- Iron Caps in different formats (Kweichow Moutai Iron Cap Flying Fairy & Five Star Mixed Lot - Lot 231);
- The Three Great Revolutions (Late 1970s Kweichow Moutai Three Great Revolution, Five Star - Lot 232);
- Zodiac Series (2019 Kweichow Moutai Zodiac Special Editoin - Year of Pig - Lot 241);
- Several Limited Editions (Kweichow Moutai Hong Kong Friends of Moutai50-Year-Old Special Edition Mixed Lot - Lot 244).
Whisky | Lots 248-277
Fine selection of whiskies, again with something for senior collectors or casual occasions.
The Yamazaki 25-Year-Old Limited Edition (Lot 254) hasn't appeared in the Hong Kong auction market for a long time, so Madison Auction are very honored to present one bottle with perfect provenance and packaging. In addition, offering bottles from the now 'silent' distilleries of Brora and Port Ellen (Lot 256-259). And Madison Auction has an array of Macallan lots (Lot 260-273), including the 2017 released M Black, and a selection of 12, 18, 21, 25, and 30-year-old bottlings.
Recommendation
Bordeaux First Growth Assortment
Lot 9 | 12 Bottles, OWC
Est. HK$ 40,000 - HK$ 75,000
- 1998 Château Margaux Margaux 1er Cru Classé (2)
- 1998 Château Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1er Cru Classé (2)
- 1998 Château Latour Pauillac 1er Cru Classé (2)
- 1998 Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac 1er Cru Classé (2)
- 1998 Château Cheval Blanc Saint Émilion Premier Grand Cru Classé A (2)
- 1998 Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Grand Cru Classé (2)
The Frist Growth labels with vintage 1998 have entered the drinking period. At the moment when the price of prominent Burgundy wines is soaring, Bordeauz Frist Growth wines are more worth enjoying.
Among them, the 1998 Château Cheval Blanc, which received a perfect score from Robert Parker, is unmissable! With the untouched Original Wooden Case, the collection value of this assortment cannot be underestimated.
2007 Domaine François Raveneau Chablis Grand Cru, Les Clos
Lot 53 | 6 Bottles | BH 94-96
Est. HK$ 32,000 - HK$ 55,000
2009 Domaine François Raveneau Chablis Grand Cru, Les Clos
Lot 54 | 1 Bottle | BH 91-94
Est. HK$ 9,000 - HK$ 16,000
2014 Domaine François Raveneau Chablis Grand Cru, Les Clos
Lot 55 | 3 Bottles | BH 94-96
Est. HK$26,000 - HK$ 45,000
The most prestigious winery in Chablis, almost all its vineyards are Grand Crus and 1er Crus. Its excellent quality and scarce outturn make it become the benchmark of Chablis.
Les Clos occupied the best location among the 7 Grand Crus of Chablis, so as produced the strongest wines among these Grand Crus. No wonder Domaine François Raveneau Chablis Grand Cru, Les Clos has always been on a par with those prestigious producers' Montrachet Grand Crus.
When the prices of Montrachet Grand Crus are soaring rapidly, these three low-key steeds are undoubtedly the best choice.
2015 Jean-Marie Fourrier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru, Les Amoureuses Vieille Vigne
Lot 59-60 | 12 Bottles, 2OWC | BH 91-93
Est. HK$40,000 - HK$ 70,000
2013 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques Vieille Vigne
Lot 62 | 6 Bottles, OWC | BH 92-95
Est. HK$20,000 - HK$ 35,000
2011 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques Vieille Vigne
Lot 63 | 6 Bottles, OWC | BH 92-94
Est. HK$18,000 - HK$ 30,000
2001 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques Vieille Vigne
Lot 64 | 6 Bottles
Est. HK$24,000 - HK$ 42,000
Les Amoureuses and Clos St Jacques are both super 1er Crus, possessing great potential for appreciation. Domaine Fourrier is one of the fastest-rising Burgundy wineries in recent years, with an excellent reputation.
These superb bottles are consigned by a charming businessman, who hunts these treasures from different Hong Kong reputable wine merchants and cellars in merchants' professional wine cellars until this sale.
2001 Domaine René Engel Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru, Les Brulées
Lot 88 | 6 Bottles
Est. HK$80,000 - HK$ 140,000
The last owner Philippe Engel was a talented winemaker, and his production has always been known for elegance. However, he died young with no successor. The winery was acquired by François Pinault, owner of Château Latour, and renamed Domaine d'Eugenie.
Engel's production was relatively low, and it has now become a swan song, no longer in production, the difficulty of purchasing a bottle is increasing severely. Its Vosne-Romanée Les Brulées 1er Cru combines elegance and strength, plus in perfect condition.
1998 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin
Lot 108 | 3 Bottles | RP 98 | 2,500 bottles produced
Est. HK$100,000 - HK$ 170,000
2003 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin
Lot 109 | 3 Bottles | RP 100 | 2,910 bottles produced
Est. HK$120,000 - HK$ 200,000
Cuvée Cathelin fully deserves the king of the Rhone Valley, the most extraordinary and rare gem of the region.
Made from a blend of grapes from different parcels in domaine, released only in the excellent vintages, only 9 vintages of Cuvée Cathelin have been released so far. It is the most special, the best, and one of the rarest wines in the Rhone Valley (about 2,400 bottles).
Described by Robert Parker as "a brilliant wine that almost defies description", he rated all its 9 vintages at 95+ marks, and the 2003 vintage won 100 points.
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2000 Domaine du Pegau Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Cuvée da Capo
Lot 179 | 1 Double Magnum | RP 100
Est. HK$12,000 - HK$ 20,000
2000 Domaine du Pegau Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Cuvée da Capo
Lot 180 | 1 Imperial | RP 100
Est. HK$24,000 - HK$ 42,000
As the rare pearl of Domaine du Pegau, Cuvée da Capo is only produced in excellent vintage with only 7 vintages released so far. Robert Parker always praised a high score or even a perfect score for every production. With a powerful style without losing elegance and complexity, no wonder the vintage 2000 is the "3rd Apostle" in the Japanese comic Drops of God. The rigorous vinification methods lead to the scarce outturn, not to mention, Double Magnum and Imperial are extremely rare to find.
Late 1970s Kweichow Moutai Three Great Revolution, Five Star
Lot 232 | 1 Bottle, 540ml | 53% vol
Est.HK$50,000 - HK$ 80,000
In the 1960s, the domestic "Five Star" brand Moutai changed its back label that contained the wordings of "Three Revolutions". This series of spirits is mellow and rich, with a unique aroma and a sweet taste. Madison Auction is honored to have our Moutai collections all from local collectors in Hong Kong. Madison Auction believe this collection has impeccable provenance for their connoisseur of fine Chinese spirits.
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Stay close to the Summer Live Sale on May 21st. Discovery of rare fine wines, Whiskies, Moutai, and cigars to elevate treasury to the next level.
Madison Auction continue to accept consignments at 0% seller's commission for the upcoming June Online Auction – Please contact before May 27th for an estimation on personal collection.
Email: consignment@madison-auction.com
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RADNOR, Pa., June 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) informs investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed against CareDx, Inc. ("CareDx") (NASDAQ: CDNA). The action charges CareDx with violations of the federal securities laws, including omissions and fraudulent misrepresentations relating to the company's business, operations, and prospects. As a result of CareDx's materially misleading statements and omissions to the public, CareDx's investors have suffered significant losses.
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LEAD PLAINTIFF DEADLINE: JULY 22, 2022
CLASS PERIOD: FEBRUARY 24, 2021 through MAY 5, 2022
CONTACT AN ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS YOUR RIGHTS:
James Maro, Esq. (484) 270-1453 or Toll Free (844) 887-9500 or Email at info@ktmc.com
Kessler Topaz is one of the world's foremost advocates in protecting the public against corporate fraud and other wrongdoing. Our securities fraud litigators are regularly recognized as leaders in the field individually and our firm is both feared and respected among the defense bar and the insurance bar. We are proud to have recovered billions of dollars for our clients and the classes of shareholders we represent.
CAREDX'S ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
On February 24, 2021, CareDx reported a 51% year-over-year increase in total revenue, with testing services revenue increasing from $104.6 million in 2019 to $163.5 million in 2020. CareDx presented the testing services segment as CareDx's "growth driver" for which "demand continued unabated." Moreover, the CareDx described its testing services segment as having "a winning formula" that would allow it to capture a massive total addressable market.
On October 28, 2021, CareDx filed its quarterly report for the third quarter of 2021 on a Form 10-Q which revealed that it had received several inquiries from multiple governmental agencies relating to its business and practices, including: (1) a civil investigative demand (CID) from the U.S. Department of Justice in connection with its False Claims Act investigation; (2) a subpoena from the SEC in relation its investigation relating to issues identified in the CID and certain of CareDx's accounting and public reporting practices; and (3) an information request from an unnamed state regulatory agency. Following this news, the price of CareDx shares declined more than 27%, from a closing price of $70.34 per share on October 28, 2021, to a closing price of $51.00 per share on October 29, 2021.
Then, after the markets closed on May 5, 2022, CareDx shocked the market when it announced its results for the first quarter of 2022. CareDx reported testing services revenue that fell well short of analysts' expectations and yet another decline in average sales price in which CareDx's average price declined by approximately 4.9% versus the last quarter of 2021, or what one analyst described as "another big deterioration in price." Following this news, the price of CareDx stock declined 18.5%, from a closing price of $31.66 per share on May 5, 2022, to a closing price of $25.87 per share on May 6, 2022.
WHAT CAN I DO?
CareDx investors may, no later than July 22, 2022 seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class through Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP or other counsel, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP encourages CareDx investors who have suffered significant losses to contact the firm directly to acquire more information.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE CASE
WHO CAN BE A LEAD PLAINTIFF?
A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of all class members in directing the litigation. The lead plaintiff is usually the investor or small group of investors who have the largest financial interest and who are also adequate and typical of the proposed class of investors. The lead plaintiff selects counsel to represent the lead plaintiff and the class and these attorneys, if approved by the court, are lead or class counsel. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision of whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff.
ABOUT KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK, LLP
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP prosecutes class actions in state and federal courts throughout the country and around the world. The firm has developed a global reputation for excellence and has recovered billions of dollars for victims of fraud and other corporate misconduct. All of our work is driven by a common goal: to protect investors, consumers, employees and others from fraud, abuse, misconduct and negligence by businesses and fiduciaries. The complaint in this action was not filed by Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP. For more information about Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP please visit www.ktmc.com.
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Elon Musk said Twitter's recent labeling of NPR as "state-affiliated media" may not have been accurate during a series of email exchanges that offered a glimpse into the billionaire's thought process.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — (AP) — Beijing and parts of northern China are experiencing record temperatures, with authorities urging people to limit their time outdoors.
The Nanjiao observatory in southern Beijing on Saturday for the first time recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for a third consecutive day, according to the China Meteorological Administration.
In nearby Hebei province and the port city of Tianjin, temperatures also soared above 40 C over the past few days, prompting authorities to issue “red” alerts for extreme weather.
In China’s four-tier weather alert system, red indicates the most severe conditions, ones with potential health and safety hazards.
Other countries in Asia have experienced deadly heat waves in recent weeks, which scientists say are aggravated by rising global temperatures, caused partly by the burning of fossil fuels.
Beijing experienced its second-hottest day on record Thursday, when temperatures soared to 41.1 C (106 F). It was also the highest temperature ever recorded in China’s capital during the month of June.
The city experienced its all-time recorded high of 41.9 C (107 F) on July 24, 1999.
Chinese meteorologists say the current heat wave was caused by warm air masses associated with high-pressure ridges in the atmosphere, compounded by thin cloud covers and long daylight hours around the summer solstice.
The hot weather has coincided with a three-day public holiday, the Dragon Boat Festival, devoted to eating rice dumplings and racing boats propelled by teams of paddlers.
Beijing’s weather authorities urged residents to avoid exercising outdoors for long periods and take measures to shield from the sun.
Temperatures in the capital were expected to drop to around 34 C (93 F) Monday before rising again later next week.
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Iconic wildlife, scenic drives and trails don't stop at Yellowstone National Park's border
HELENA, Mont., July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Visitors planning a trip to Yellowstone National Park this summer are encouraged to keep their travel plans. The North and South Loop have reopened, and access is available through the West Entrance, South Entrance and East Entrance. As of July 2, 93% of roadways in the park are open.
"Our businesses and attractions are excited to continue to welcome visitors to Montana this summer," said Scott Osterman, Director for the Montana Department of Commerce. "With over 147,000 miles of terrain, we urge travelers to consider exploring beyond Yellowstone."
Although Yellowstone National Park is a destination known for its natural wonders, there's so much more to experience outside of its borders. Discover ghost towns off the beaten path, drive through scenic landscapes, appease your appetite for outdoor adventures and experience the state's signature small-town charm.
Just a little over an hour away from West Yellowstone is Ennis. Most famous as one of Montana's best fly-fishing destinations, it's often referred to as the trout capital of the world. Trout love the "Fifty Mile Riffle" of the Madison River that stretches from Quake Lake to Bear Trap Canyon, and as a result, so do fly-fishermen.
There's no better way to breathe in fresh Montana air than biking your way through beautiful scenery and towns. From road biking routes to mountain biking trails, there are endless places to ride. Nestled in the Rocky Mountains, between Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks, is the town of Butte. Whether you are a casual biker or an avid cyclist, there's a reason mountain bike enthusiasts travel to Butte from all across the state. Plus, Butte itself is steeped in history. Called the "Richest Hill on Earth," Butte was once a hotbed of culture and today has a beautiful, immersive and diverse history that's easy to explore.
For those who prefer scenic rides in a vehicle rather than on singletrack, less than 40 minutes away from Butte is Wise River. Travel the Pioneer Mountain Scenic Byway in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest for scenic vistas, mountain meadows and lodgepole pine forests. Or try your luck on one of the state's blue-ribbon trout streams, the Big Hole River.
For a deeper dive into Montana history, visit Virginia City and Nevada City. A taste of the original Old West, these cities mark the site of the richest placer gold strike in the Rocky Mountains. Great for those who are young and young-at-heart, visitors can pan for gold, ride the rails and more.
Trip inspiration, things to do and itineraries can be found at VISITMT.COM. The Visit Montana call center also has staff on hand to help with trip planning and can be reached at 800-847-4868. The latest information from Yellowstone National Park is available here.
Travelers are encouraged to visit the following sites for up-to-date information:
- Road conditions: www.511mt.net
- Yellowstone National Park: https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/
To sign up for text alerts for Yellowstone National Park: Text "82190" to 888-7777 (an automatic text reply will confirm receipt and provide instructions).
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OLD GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) _ Star Equity Holdings, Inc. (STRR) on Friday reported a loss of $1.9 million in its third quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Old Greenwich, Connecticut-based company said it had a loss of 15 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 5 cents per share.
The diagnostic services and imaging company posted revenue of $24.2 million in the period.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a contentious presidential pardon of a top government official and three subordinates and ordered a retrial of their case.
The surprise ruling in the years-long legal dispute surrounding the pardon went against the interests of the governing nationalist party. As such, it was a rare act of independence from a top court after years of efforts by the Law and Justice party and President Andrzej Duda to establish greater control over the judiciary.
An aide to Duda criticized the court’s ruling, arguing that it didn’t have the right to reverse his pardon. A governing party spokesman, Rafal Bochenek, slammed the court ruling as “anti-democratic.”
Opposition politicians who accuse government authorities of eroding democratic norms welcomed the court’s ruling in the case of Mariusz Kaminski, who is currently the interior minister and head of the secret services.
It was the latest blow to Law and Justice in recent days after frustration with the government boiled over into a mass protest of hundreds of thousands of people on the streets of Warsaw and other cities on Sunday. The next day, the European Union’s top court dealt another setback to the government in Warsaw, ruling that a crucial part of Poland’s judicial overhaul infringes EU law.
Kaminski was sentenced in 2015 by a court to three years in prison for abuse of power as head of a state anti-corruption office, the Central Anticorruption Bureau, a job he held from 2007-2009. His former deputy, Maciej Wasik, also now his deputy interior minister, and two other anti-corruption bureau officials, were convicted.
They appealed their convictions, but Duda pardoned them in 2015 before the appeals court heard their case.
His pardon came a day after Kaminski was named minister for secret services in a new government formed after Law and Justice won the 2015 election. Kaminski is an ally of the powerful party leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski.
The pardon was controversial at the time, with many legal experts arguing that presidential pardons are to be reserved for cases that have gone through all appeals.
“Wasik and Kaminski should be expelled from the government,” leftist lawmaker Krzysztof Gawkowski said. “There is no place in the government for people who have convictions and unfinished proceedings on their account.”
The Supreme Court said in its oral justification on Tuesday that Duda had no power to issue his pardons.
“The administration of justice in the Polish legal order is the exclusive domain of the common courts and the Supreme Court,” Judge Piotr Mirek said.
But the matter is even more complicated.
The legal overhaul that Law and Justice began after winning the 2015 election has also led to chaos in the judiciary, with critics of the government changes often speaking of “pseudo rulings” by “pseudo courts” that have been taken over in a process that is illegal under Polish law.
The government has managed to impose political control over another top court, the Constitutional Tribunal, which ruled last week that the Supreme Court didn’t have the right to exercise legal control over presidential pardons.
The Supreme Court judge, Mirek, disputed that, saying: “The Supreme Court is of the opinion that the judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal … did not have any legal consequences.” | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/polish-supreme-court-overturns-presidential-pardon-of-top-officials-going-against-ruling-party/ | 2023-06-07 04:49:15 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/polish-supreme-court-overturns-presidential-pardon-of-top-officials-going-against-ruling-party/ |
RWJBarnabas Health, University of Michigan Health-West, and others average 47% cost savings with 40% call containment and 30% patient self-service rates
BURLINGTON, Mass., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuance Communications, Inc. today announced that numerous leading healthcare systems across the country are deploying Nuance's Patient Engagement Solutions to transform experiences across the entire patient journey. A single, omni-channel, cloud-based communications platform allows organizations to engage with patients across voice and digital channels using Nuance's market-leading intelligent engagement technology.
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Consumers are demanding better, more convenient experiences across all major industries – including healthcare. A recent study found that 79% of consumers want the ability to use technology when managing their healthcare. Other findings of the same survey suggest that the patient experience is in need of a big upgrade, with 61% of respondents saying they would like their healthcare provider interactions to be more like using an online convenience service app, such as Uber or Instacart.
Nuance is driving the patient digital experience revolution by offering healthcare organizations the same AI that is trusted by 85% of Fortune 100 companies. Nuance's platform integrates with organizations' existing infrastructure and extends the capabilities of the electronic health record (EHR), customer relationship management (CRM) systems and call center infrastructure platforms. It accelerates the continuing modernization of healthcare organizations' 'digital front door' with access to real-time data that powers productive and personalized experiences. At the same time, it expands communication and engagement options beyond the patient portal while accommodating patients who prefer using the phone to connect with their providers.
With market-leading Natural Language Understanding (NLU), Nuance conversational IVR and intelligent virtual assistants automate call containment by routing patient inquiries about routine matters such as appointments, online account access or telehealth set-up to self-service options. That reduces overall call center volumes, freeing live agents to deliver faster, personalized and more effective service when patients need additional assistance. Within the first 90 days of deploying the Nuance platform, organizations are achieving an average 40% call containment rate and a 30% patient self-service rate with an average 47% reduction in call support costs.
"Having patients more engaged with their care – and their providers – really can result in better healthcare outcomes," said Josh Wilda, Chief Digital and Information Officer, University of Michigan Health-West. "By bringing together its deep vertical experience in healthcare with its long history of providing exceptional experiences across other industries, Nuance has created a solution to not only improve the overall patient experience and drive better clinical outcomes, but also enhance the financial performance of healthcare organizations."
"Patients want the conveniences they have in other facets of their life – say with banking or shopping online – when scheduling appointments or receiving care reminders," said Peter Durlach, EVP, Chief Strategy Officer, Nuance. "With decades of experience in creating meaningful customer experiences with the world's most trusted and recognizable brands, Nuance is working with the most forward-looking healthcare institutions in the country to deliver patients the digital convenience they need and desire to make pursuing good health as seamless as possible while also dramatically lowering staffing costs at a time every health system in stressed financially."
RWJBarnabas Health and University of Michigan Health-West join other leading healthcare institutions in deploying Nuance to solve pressing patient engagement issues, gain efficiencies, and power a superior patient experience.
Nuance Patient Engagement Solutions also enable healthcare organizations to expand and enhance omnichannel engagement through integration with the Microsoft Digital Contact Center Platform, an open, extensible, and collaborative solution delivering seamless omnichannel interactions and advanced reporting and analytics capabilities.
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Two area basketball coaches were given the opportunity to still do what enjoy doing, and they can do it while being a little bit closer to home.
It's the reason Josh Ferrell and Andrew Tencleve will work at different schools next season.
Ferrell recently was named Lincoln's new boys coach and will take over for Tim Rich, who will remain at the school in a teaching capacity. Ferrell, who led Paris to a 20-14 record last season, already has good knowledge of Lincoln since he played his high school basketball at West Fork under his father David, who is now the coach at The New School.
"It's nice to go back to what is familiar," said Ferrell, who previously coached three years at Caddo Hills and served as an assistant for one year at Pea Ridge. "I've known [athletic director Deon] Birkes for a long time, and that was one draw. I know what kind of man he is and it fits just right. We have the same vision.
"Lincoln is a great community and it's a good school. Plus, I grew up in Northwest Arkansas, and that was another draw."
The younger Ferrell has already regained some of that familiarity as he has taken the Wolves and had them practice one day in the old Lincoln gym, where he played his high school games.
"There are some really good teams in the 3A-1 Conference and some really good coaches," Ferrell said. "I'm really excited about the challenge, and I think it will make me a better coach by going against these good coaches."
Tencleve will be at a new school for almost the same reason. He was chosen to replace Ferrell at Paris and will be there after spending the past 14 years at Cedarville.
During his time at Cedarville -- 12 years as the boys coach before coaching the girls the last two seasons -- he helped the Pirates win three straight conference championships and reached the district finals seven times. In his first season at Cedarville, he led the boys to a state tournament appearance for the first time in 27 years.
"You spend this long in a place, and you develop a lot of relationships with people in the community," Tencleve said. "It was definitely difficult for my wife and me to walk away from those.
"But I'm from Subiaco, and my wife is from Ozark. Paris is about as centrally located from those two places as you can get. They have a solid athletic program right now, and there were very few places that I was going to leave here for. It just so happened that Paris was number one on that list."
Getting away from Cedarville won't be that easy for Tencleve. Paris and Cedarville are both in the 3A-4 Conference, meaning there will be at least two meetings each season.
"It's going to be interesting," Tencleve said. "That will be dates that I'm sure both of us will have circled on the schedule. It's not a big rivalry, but it may have just become one." | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/may/28/prep-basketball-area-coaches-choose-to-move/ | 2022-05-28 11:59:27 | 1 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/may/28/prep-basketball-area-coaches-choose-to-move/ |
The NFL Players Association has fired the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant who evaluated Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa after he stumbled off the field against Buffalo last Sunday, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.
The person who confirmed the firing, first reported by Pro Football Talk, spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Saturday because a joint review by the NFL and its players' union into Tagovailoa's quick return to that game is ongoing.
There are three unaffiliated neurotrauma consultants (UNC) at each game. They are jointly paid by the league and the players’ union. The NFLPA is exercising its right to terminate the UNC directly involved in the decision to clear Tagovailoa, who sustained a concussion following a frightening hit just four days later at Cincinnati on Thursday night.
Tagovailoa seemed to exhibit concussion symptoms after the hit to his head during the home game against Buffalo but was cleared by a team physician and UNC to return. He and the team later explained his legs were wobbly because of a back injury.
But after the hit on Thursday, when 6-foot-3, 340-pound Bengals defensive tackle Josh Tupou slammed him backward into the turf, Tagovailoa was diagnosed with a concussion. He was released from the hospital and flew home with the team.
It’s unknown whether there’s any correlation between the two injuries.
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WFO NEW YORK CITY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, July 18, 2022
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
440 PM EDT Mon Jul 18 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Bergen,
southern Westchester and Rockland Counties through 530 PM EDT...
At 440 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Norwood, or near Tappan, moving east at 25 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...
Yonkers, White Plains, Port Chester, Bergenfield, Rye, Tarrytown,
Dobbs Ferry, Nyack, Tappan, Greenwich, Harrison, Scarsdale, Pearl
River, Oradell and Bronxville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
southern Connecticut...northeastern New Jersey...and southeastern New
York.
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Jake Blount has an astonishing imagination. While a concert of folk tunes could simply be a singer and perhaps a fiddle or banjo, the young proponent of traditional music brought eight bandmates and told the NPR crowd that they were here to play "Black folk music from the future." Most of the songs are from Jake Blount's late-2022 release, The New Faith, on Smithsonian Folkways. It's a dystopian Afrofuturistic concept album that reinterprets traditional Black spirituals.
His band includes the voice of Tiny Desk alum Kaia Kater, rap from Demeanor, fiery electric guitar from Augustus Tritsch and fiddle from George Jackson. It's a talented crew with a mission to bring the voice, banjo and vivid imaginings of Jake Blount to fruition. "I spent many months during the pandemic alone in my bedroom coming up with these utterly oddball parts that these wonderful people have done a great job learning," Blount explains. "This is the first time we've presented this music with the full instrumentation ever and it means so much to be doing it here."
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TORONTO, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Hut 8 Mining Corp. (Nasdaq: HUT) (TSX: HUT) ("Hut 8" or "the Company"), one of North America's largest, innovation-focused digital asset mining pioneers and high performance computing infrastructure provider, will be releasing results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 via a conference call on August 11, 2022.
Who: Analysts, media, and investors are invited to attend.
What: Hut 8 executives will review the company's second quarter financial results and comment on recent corporate developments.
When: Results will be shared via media release and on the Company's website at https://hut8mining.com/investors/ by 9:30 a.m. ET on August 11, 2022. The conference call and webinar will begin at 10 a.m. ET.
Where: Those joining via telephone should dial in 5 minutes early.
- Within Canada: 1-416-764-8659 access code: 62590720#
- Within the US: 1-888-664-6392 access code: 62590720#
Hut 8 is one of North America's largest innovation-focused digital asset miners, led by a team of business-building technologists, bullish on bitcoin, blockchain, Web 3.0 and bridging the nascent and traditional high performance computing worlds. With two digital asset mining sites located in Southern Alberta and a third site in North Bay, Ontario, all located in Canada, Hut 8 has one of the highest capacity rates in the industry and one of the highest inventories of self-mined Bitcoin of any crypto miner or publicly traded company globally. With 36,000 square feet of geo-diverse data centre space and cloud capacity connected to electrical grids powered by significant renewables and emission-free resources, Hut 8 is revolutionizing conventional assets to create the first hybrid data centre model that serves both the traditional high performance compute (Web 2.0) and nascent digital asset computing sectors, blockchain gaming, and Web 3.0. Hut 8 was the first Canadian digital asset miner to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Through innovation, imagination, and passion, Hut 8 is helping to define the digital asset revolution to create value and positive impacts for its shareholders and generations to come.
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Center Jason Kelce provided one of Monday’s early headlines when he announced that he will continue to play in 2023 and the Eagles capped the day with another announcement.
The team announced that Kelce officially agreed to a one-year deal to remain with the only team he’s played for as a professional. The team did not disclose any financial terms of that deal.
Kelce’s return allows him to try for a third straight first-team All-Pro selection in his 13th season in the middle of the line for the Eagles. It will also likely mean that 2022 second-round pick Cam Jurgens will be vying for a role at guard in his second NFL season.
The rest of Monday featured plenty of news about players leaving the Eagles for other clubs as a free agent, but Kelce’s return was reason for some smiles in Philadelphia. | https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/eagles-announce-one-year-deal-with-jason-kelce | 2023-06-30 22:17:13 | 0 | https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/eagles-announce-one-year-deal-with-jason-kelce |
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Throughout the month of October, Terranea Resort invites guests to participate in a variety of Halloween-themed experiences during their Southern California fall coastal escape. Oceanfront offerings include a spirit-filled nature walk, spooky family-friendly stories by the fire, haunted Kids Club activities, zombie archery adventures, petrifying putting at The Links, and more.
According to local legends, there are many supernatural beings hovering around the Palos Verdes Peninsula. As Halloween night approaches, guests are invited to explore the scenic trails and learn more about the Point Vicente Lighthouse legends – keeping their eyes open for the phantom Lady in the Light. This walk contains many photo opportunities and is fun for all ages.
October | Map available at pointe discovery
Discover a truly one-of-a-kind luxury oceanfront resort like no other on the scenic coastline of Southern California. Explore 102 hauntingly beautiful acres of natural habitat, a distinctive combination of panoramic views, personalized service, and unparalleled refinement. Reserve a Casita Suite overlooking the haunted lighthouse for a spirited getaway. Guests may also plan their luxury getaway and receive their third night free. Valid for booking dates now through May 22, 2023, for stay dates now through May 25, 2023. Promo code: 3FREE.
Experience the unique sport of archery at Terranea's Beach Cove and enjoy sweeping views of Catalina Island along with Halloween-themed adventure – perfect for family fun. Skilled archery instructors will provide guests with a bow and arrow, along with expert instruction, followed by shooting practice and games featuring zombies, pumpkins, and other spooky targets.
October 28-31| $150 Per Person* | Ages 6+ | Booking in Advance Required
Guests are invited to listen to their favorite spooky stories and share s'mores around the fire pit at the Resort Pool. Costumes encouraged, followed by a Halloween classic movie at the Beach Cove. October 31 | 4 pm stories | 6:30pm movie | Complimentary for Resort Guests
Guests may visit pointe discovery throughout October for a festive fall photo opportunity. Festive Halloween props will be provided and participants are encouraged to share their photos on social media using #Terranea.
October | Complimentary
Creative exploration and Halloween fun awaits young Terranea ghouls and goblins with pumpkin painting, festive crafts, and more. This unique offering and the two-hour session includes curated and themed programming, focusing on Halloween art projects – including mini pumpkin painting. Special three-hour sessions are available for maximum fun with trick-or-treating, a costume parade, and more on October 29.
Select dates in October| Ages 4 – 10
Nothing is more frightening than the dreaded…bogey. Guests may head to The Links on Halloween to practice their putting game on the scenic and spooky green. The putting course features a variety of slopes, plateaus, and ridges with some festive obstacles that can either trick or treat. Costumes are encouraged.
October 29-30 | 10am – 5pm | Complimentary | Ages 6+
Stop by sea beans for a taste of autumn and savor festive flavored gelato, pumpkin spiced lattes, apple crisp macchiato, seasonal desserts, baked goods, candy apples, and decadent chocolate sculptures from the culinary team. Also available for purchase is Terranea's own housemade Sea Salt – a perfect addition to roasting pumpkin seeds from home.
October | sea beans
In celebration of the Hunter's Moon, yoga enthusiasts of all levels are invited to practice yoga under the warm autumn night sky while the bright full moon shines above. Guests are encouraged to bring a yoga mat and $20 charitable donation in support of Cancer Support Community. Space is limited, reservations must be made by calling The Spa at 310.265.2740.
October 9 | 7pm | $20 donation encouraged | Available for Resort and Local Guests | Booking in Advance Required
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Located on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, Terranea is the premier luxury oceanfront resort in Southern California with 102 acres of unparalleled Pacific Ocean views. Terranea opened in 2009 and proudly celebrates more than 13 years of service and memorable guest experiences in this scenic Southern California enclave. The resort offers world-class accommodations that range from hotel suites to bungalows, oceanfront casitas, and luxurious villas. Amenities include The Links at Terranea, a nine-hole, par-3 golf course; award-winning 50,000 sq. ft. oceanfront spa, fitness, and wellness center; four swimming pools and a 140-foot waterslide; marea luxury boutique; 135,000 sq. ft. of meeting space; and eight dining venues showcasing its farm-to-Terranea culinary philosophy utilizing local and seasonal ingredients. Terranea's bountiful land boasts herb and vegetable gardens, lemon groves, a Sea Salt Conservatory, and more. In addition, the resort's team of expert Experience Concierge members help guests discover and explore Terranea's rich terrain that includes miles of scenic coastal trails, a secluded beach cove, and ocean environments. Fun, enriching programs and activities such as falconry, archery, kayaking, and paddle boarding also abound. Terranea is a member of the American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts program and Virtuoso Travel Network, and has been named one of Travel + Leisure's "500 Best Hotels in the World" and earned a spot-on Condé Nast Traveler's "Readers' Choice Awards" and "Gold List." The resort also received the "Best of Award of Excellence" from Wine Spectator and has been recognized numerous times on U.S. News & World Report's "Best U.S. Hotels" list. For additional information about Terranea Resort, visit www.terranea.com, call 866.261.5873, or follow Terranea on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s new district attorney has asked the state Attorney General to take over a case involving Mayor London Breed’s brother to avoid a potential conflict of interest, her office confirmed Wednesday.
District Attorney Brooke Jenkins was appointed by Breed earlier this month to replace ousted District Attorney Chesa Boudin.
Jenkin's office confirmed she asked the Attorney General last week to take over the case of Breed's brother, Napoleon Brown.
Brown has served more than half of a 44-year sentence and is asking for a reduction in his prison sentence for a 2000 armed robbery and the death of the getaway car driver, who was his girlfriend.
A resentencing hearing for Brown is scheduled for Aug. 15 at a San Francisco court.
The Attorney General’s Office said it was aware of Jenkin’s request and added in a short statement that “At this point, their office is best-positioned to comment on the matter."
In 2018, Breed was fined $2,500 for using official stationery to write Governor Jerry Brown asking to commute her brother’s sentence. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/District-attorney-removes-herself-from-mayor-s-17317770.php | 2022-07-20 19:46:47 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/District-attorney-removes-herself-from-mayor-s-17317770.php |
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A man who admitted to purchasing firearms that he knew would be going from the U.S. to a Mexican drug cartel has been arrested in Texas after the discovery that one of the weapons was linked to the deadly kidnapping of four Americans, according federal court records.
Roberto Lugardo Moreno made an initial appearance Monday at a federal court in Brownsville and was appointed a public defender, who did not immediately respond to a voicemail seeking comment. His detention hearing is scheduled for Thursday.
The kidnapping occurred in Matamoros, Mexico, which is located just across the border from Brownsville.
According to a federal complaint filed Saturday, Moreno has been charged with conspiring to illegally export a firearm. The complaint said that he admitted to buying firearms for people he knew were going to provide them to a member of the Gulf Cartel in Mexico.
The serial number of a firearm he purchased in October 2019 matched that of a gun recovered by authorities that was linked to the March 3 kidnappings, according to the complaint. Moreno said he didn’t apply for a license to export the firearm from the U.S. to Mexico, and knew it would be illegally exported, the complaint said.
Moreno told authorities that he received $100 for the purchase of the guns.
Four friends who were traveling to Mexico so one member of the party could have cosmetic surgery were caught up in a drug cartel shootout in Matamoros. After a vehicle crashed into their van, men in tactical vests with assault rifles arrived in another vehicle and surrounded them.
Shaeed Woodard and Zindell Brown appeared to have been killed immediately and their bodies were loaded into a truck with the two survivors, Eric Williams and Latavia McGee. The bodies and the two living friends were found days later in a shack. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/national/2023/03/20/gun-used-in-kidnapping-of-americans-in-mexico-came-from-us/ | 2023-03-21 00:55:52 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/national/2023/03/20/gun-used-in-kidnapping-of-americans-in-mexico-came-from-us/ |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — (AP) — Automatic external defibrillators, or AEDs, could be placed in nearly every school or sports and recreation venue in Ohio under a proposal that cleared the Republican-dominated House Wednesday with overwhelming bipartisan support.
The legislation, sparked by the sudden cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin in January on the field during a football game in Cincinnati, would require that all public schools, municipally-owned sports and recreation locations such as gymnasiums and swimming pools, and some private schools have on-site AEDs.
It cleared the chamber on an 84-6 vote.
Current Ohio law allows school districts to require AEDs on site, but it's an elective decision that's left to individual districts.
State Rep. Adam Bird of New Richmond, one of the bill's sponsors, said he's confident many districts already have AEDs, but making it a requirement can help further protect students.
Under the bill, employees would be required to undergo special training on how to use AEDs and recognize the signs of cardiac arrest. Informational sessions for students on sudden cardiac arrest would be required before the start of any athletic season.
The measure also calls for the Ohio Department of Health to develop a model emergency action plan for schools, centers and sports groups to adopt on the use of AEDs.
Hamlin went into cardiac arrest, fell flat and had to be resuscitated on the field after making what appeared to be a routine tackle during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals that was being broadcast to a national prime-time audience on Jan. 2.
More than two dozen supporters showed up to testify on the bill in committee hearings, including medical groups, emergency responders and those whose lives were saved by having access to an AED during a cardiac episode. All supported the possible new requirement as a way to save lives that may otherwise end too soon.
The proposal now heads to the Senate for consideration.
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Samantha Hendrickson is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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Thunder vs. Pistons: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Spread, Home/Road Splits
The Detroit Pistons (16-59) are heavy underdogs (+11.5) as they try to stop a six-game losing streak when they visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (37-39) at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at Paycom Center. The contest airs on BSOK and BSDET. The over/under is 231.5 for the matchup.
Thunder vs. Pistons Odds & Info
- When: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
- Where: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- TV: BSOK and BSDET
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Thunder Betting Records & Stats
- In 42 games this season, Oklahoma City and its opponents have scored more than 231.5 combined points.
- The average total in Oklahoma City's contests this year is 234.1, 2.6 more points than this game's over/under.
- The Thunder have gone 45-30-0 ATS this season.
- Oklahoma City has won 13, or 54.2%, of the 24 games it has played as the favorite this season.
- Oklahoma City has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -650.
- The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 86.7% chance of a victory for the Thunder.
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Additional Thunder Insights & Trends
- The Thunder have a 4-5 record against the spread while going 6-4 overall over their last 10 contests.
- In their past 10 contests, the Thunder have hit the over four times.
- When playing at home, Oklahoma City owns a worse record against the spread (22-15-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (23-15-0).
- The Thunder score only 1.1 fewer points per game (117.6) than the Pistons allow (118.7).
- Oklahoma City has a 25-7 record against the spread and a 24-9 record overall when scoring more than 118.7 points.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Bruce Brown Jr. is leaving the NBA champion Denver Nuggets for a two-year, $45 million deal with the Indiana Pacers, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday.
The person requested anonymity because the deal has not yet been announced publicly and said the deal includes a team option for the second year.
Brown started 31 games and was a key contributor in the playoffs for the Nuggets last season. He averaged 11.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists during the regular season.
Denver wanted to keep Brown, but was prevented by salary cap rules from offering a deal anywhere near the one the Pacers offered.
Indiana was trying to get younger and better defensively on the perimeter before last week's NBA draft. But trading partners wanted Indiana's No. 7 overall pick — something the Pacers were unwilling to do.
Instead, they made a rare early splash in free agency by adding the 26-year-old Brown to a young, emerging roster led by All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton and two-time NBA blocks champion Myles Turner. | https://www.kokomotribune.com/sports/pacers-make-early-splash-by-agreeing-to-2-year-45-million-deal-with-brown-source/article_4e1a3872-17a4-11ee-9bab-0bf13c412069.html | 2023-07-01 01:24:13 | 1 | https://www.kokomotribune.com/sports/pacers-make-early-splash-by-agreeing-to-2-year-45-million-deal-with-brown-source/article_4e1a3872-17a4-11ee-9bab-0bf13c412069.html |
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Illinois Lottery's "Lucky Day Lotto" game were:
17-19-31-32-42
(seventeen, nineteen, thirty-one, thirty-two, forty-two)
Estimated jackpot: $200,000
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Illinois Lottery's "Lucky Day Lotto" game were:
17-19-31-32-42
(seventeen, nineteen, thirty-one, thirty-two, forty-two)
Estimated jackpot: $200,000 | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Lucky-Day-Lotto-game-17433290.php | 2022-09-11 03:42:48 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Lucky-Day-Lotto-game-17433290.php |
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday finalized legislation touted by Republicans as giving parents greater authority over their children’s public school education and health care, with limits on LGBTQ+ instruction in early grades a key provision.
The Senate, which passed the measure the day after the House pushed through some alterations, now heads to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who is expected to veto it. The bill also would require public school teachers in most circumstances to alert parents before they call a student by a different name or pronoun.
The provision prohibiting instruction about gender identity and sexuality in the curriculum for K-4 classrooms have been likened by critics to the Florida law that opponents call “ Don’t Say Gay.” But supporters say at these ages such topics should be left to parents to address.
A similar “Parents’ Bill of Rights” measure advanced during last year’s session, but had idled in the House in part because Republicans believed at the time that it would be difficult to override any Cooper veto given the number of Democratic lawmakers. Republicans now hold veto-proof majorities in each chamber, But one House Republican’s ‘no’ vote on Wednesday signals a successful override this year isn’t a foregone conclusion.
“The whole point of the bill is that parents in North Carolina should be empowered to raise their children the way that they see fit in their family without being questioned or interrogated or undermined by the state of North Carolina,” said Sen. Amy Galey, an Alamance County Republican and a chief bill sponsor. She spoke before the Senate passed the measure in a 26-13 party-line vote.
Over the past week, the GOP-dominated legislature also has sent other bills affecting LGBTQ+ youth to Cooper’s desk, where they’re also likely to be vetoed. One measure would prohibit any medical professional from providing hormone therapy, puberty blockers and surgical gender transition procedures to anyone under 18. The other would prohibit transgender girls from playing in middle school, high school and college sports designated for girls.
These bills comprise a one-sided culture war by those who aren’t willing to accept the rapid expansion of LGBTQ+ rights, said Sen. Lisa Grafstein, a Wake County Democrat and LGBTQ+ lawmaker. She mentioned children and parents who have spoken repeatedly during this year’s session against the bills, saying they will stoke fear among trans youth and other students.
“Queer people are here. We’ve always been here. And most people have evolved as human beings to understand and accept this fact,” Grafstein said. “What we’re seeing here is the last vestiges of efforts to erase the LGBTQ community.”
The latest measure also lays out specific rights of parents to direct their child’s education, care and training; access their school records; and learn quickly if government or schools suspect a crime has been committed against them. It directs that public school units provide policies on parental involvement and how to encourage student achievement in the classroom. And it also makes clear that health care practitioners must obtain written consent from a parent before a minor can receive treatment.
Some parents’ groups and social conservatives have pushed for the latest measure, at times pointing to books in schools on LGBTQ+ topics that they consider obscene and difficulties during the pandemic learning about what their children were being taught. Galey said some public school systems and schools have policies to withhold information from parents about their child seeking to change pronouns or their name in the interest of protecting youth. That’s wrongly encouraging perceptions of mistrust, she said.
On curriculum, Sen. Graig Meyer, an Orange County Democrat and bill opponent, said it’s wrongheaded to have early-grade teachers unprepared to address gender and sexuality in “positive, productive, inclusive, welcoming, affirming and clear ways … This bill makes it harder, not easier, to do that.”
The bill says the definition of curriculum does “not include responses to student-initiated questions.”
GOP Sen. Jim Perry of Lenoir County said there are differences of opinion within society as to whether gender and sexuality are appropriate topics, and “by not having one view be part of the curriculum, we are acknowledging that and everyone is free to feel as they wish.”
Equality NC, an LGBTQ+ rights group, urged Cooper to veto the measure. The socially conservative North Carolina Values Coalition praised its passage. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-north-carolina-measure-limiting-lgbtq-curriculum-heading-to-governors-desk/ | 2023-06-29 22:24:55 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-north-carolina-measure-limiting-lgbtq-curriculum-heading-to-governors-desk/ |
SHENZHEN, China, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- METZ Display, a sub-brand of SKYWORTH that specialized in interactive display, has concluded a successful three-day exhibition at the ISTELive 2023 in Philadelphia, USA. Visitors were greatly impressed by the company's practical educational smart board applications, especially the revolutionary 100" K series, and the newly released 90" X series, which are designed for engaging and simultaneously interactive applications.
Products Featured at ISTELive 2023:
90" X Series Interactive Display - Break the Barrier of Remote Collaboration
The new all-in-one interactive display 90" X series had its first premiere at the show. The X series inherits SKYWORTH's concept of minimalist design and high quality control, it promises a superb visual performance, and the powerful interactive functions. Integrated with 13MP camera and 8 - element mic array at a 178 degree wide - angle, the X series deliver impressive clarity and make sure everyone is heard clearly. Communication on the X series defies distance with the updated audio & visual systems, giving the teleconferences attendees the feeling as if they were joining the session in person.
H Series: Featuring superior visual performance, flexible built-in software, and powerful interactive functions, H series transform your classroom into a truly collaborative space.
In-cell Bonding IFPD: Powered by SKYWORTH exclusive in-cell technology, it supports more precise touch in faster response and delivers a superior writing experience with 20 points touch and <1mm writing accuracy.
K Series: Ranging in size from 65 to 86 inches, and with up to 8G RAM +128G ROM, the new K series was created to enhance efficiency and it deeply suits the interactive classroom application.
Education Application
For in-class engagement, METZ education solution offers an incredible degree of flexibility, ranging in sizes from 65" to 100". The zero-bonding technology effectively reduces air refraction and parallax for enhanced visual clarity. 178° viewing angle and anti-glare technology promise a better viewing experience whether students are looking at the screen from any direction.
Simply switch the system from Android 11 to Windows, METZ Talent, the METZ exclusively developed built-in teaching software, transforms the display into a powerful and interactive device instantly and making the teaching process easier and inspiring students. Teachers from different subjects can manipulate the tools and software they prefer, which truly captures students' thoughts via 1mm writing height and 8ms responsive time.
Website: www.metzdisplay.com
Email: Marketing@metzdisplay.com
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Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, will no longer purchase the alternative social media platform Parler, the company announced Thursday.
Parler Technologies said in a statement the company “mutually agreed” with Ye to terminate the intent of sale of Parler in a decision made in “mid-November.”
“Parler will continue to pursue future opportunities for growth and the evolution of the platform for our vibrant community,” Parler Technologies said in a statement.
In October, Ye announced his plans to acquire Parler, a platform that offers minimal content moderation and caters to a right-wing audience. The announcement came after Ye was banned from Twitter over antisemitic posts. He has since regained access to his Twitter account, along with other owners of previously banned accounts who have been allowed to return to the platform under changes by new CEO Elon Musk.
The announcement of the decision to terminate the deal came the same day that Ye appeared on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s Infowars program and went on an antisemitic rant that included praise for Nazis and Adolf Hitler.
Parler has failed to gain momentum in the past year and a half after spiking in January 2021, when mainstream platforms cracked down on incendiary posts about the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol and banned former President Trump’s accounts. It reached about 44.85 million visits that month at its height, according to data from SimilarWeb.
Parler faced a sharp decline after the app was pulled from Apple and Google’s apps stores and the site from the web by Amazon Web Services. Traffic on the site fell to around 1.2 million visits each month for the past roughly 18 months, according to Similarweb’s data.
Updated at 4:58 p.m. | https://www.kron4.com/hill-politics/ye-to-no-longer-buy-parler/ | 2022-12-01 22:57:12 | 1 | https://www.kron4.com/hill-politics/ye-to-no-longer-buy-parler/ |
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Shoppers at CVS stores across Virginia will now get a chance to help their family and friends pay for college and other educational expenses through the purchase of redeemable gift cards.
Virginia529, a state agency that oversees programs to make education more affordable for families across the commonwealth, has announced a partnership with Gift of College to make its “Invest529” gift cards available at the nearly 300 CVS stores across the state.
“Education is getting more expensive each year and more families are saving in 529 plans for their children’s post-high school education — whether it’s a trade school, a bachelor’s degree or community college. Parents need creative solutions for funding their children’s post-high school education,” Virginia529 CEO Mary Morris said in a statement.
Now, patrons at any Virginia CVS retail store can purchase Invest529 gift cards with values between $25 to $200. A recipient can then redeem a gift card through GiftofCollege.com and add the card’s value to a new or existing Invest529 account.
Families can establish Invest529 accounts to fund higher education expenses at eligible schools nationwide and even overseas. According to a release from Virginia529, an Invest529 account can be used toward public or private universities, graduate and vocational schools, registered apprenticeship programs, K-12 tuition expenses and the repayment of select student loans.
For more information about Virginia529 and how to set up an Invest529 account, visit here. Find a CVS store near you that offers Invest529 gift cards here. | https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/cvs-stores-across-virginia-now-offering-gift-cards-that-help-fund-college-educational-expenses/ | 2022-09-21 23:22:48 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/cvs-stores-across-virginia-now-offering-gift-cards-that-help-fund-college-educational-expenses/ |
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine is among two legislators leading a bipartisan push to reassert Congress’ constitutional right to decide when the military is sent to war.
“It’s time for Congress to start once again authorizing our Article I powers over war, peace and diplomacy,” the Virginia Democrat said Thursday during a virtual news conference.
Kaine and Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, reintroduced a bill last week to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force and formally end the Gulf and Iraq wars.
The congressman said allowing the authorizations to stay on the books invites presidents to bypass Congress and use them in “creative ways.”
Additionally, he said Iraq is no longer an enemy of the United States.
“Iraq invited us back in to the country to help them defeat ISIS,” he said. “Iraq is also a partner in our efforts to check Iranian aggression in the region — you shouldn’t label as an enemy a nation that is now a security partner.”
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Kaine appeared optimistic about the bill’s prospects.
The measure has the votes to get through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he said, and has support from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
In a news release last week, Schumer vowed to quickly move the bill to the Senate floor.
“Every year we keep this authorization to use military force on the books is another chance for a future President to abuse or misuse it,” Schumer stated. “War powers belong squarely in the hands of Congress.”
Kaine said support for the bill has grown since he first introduced it in 2019. It has 22 co-sponsors, and he expects it will pass the Senate.
Although previous presidents have seemed hostile or indifferent to the idea, Kaine said President Joe Biden is “not threatened” by the bill, which he attributed to Biden’s long tenure in Congress.
Kaine added he understands it could be tempting to leave more power in the hands of the executive branch.
“War votes are hard, and if you can let the president make the call and take the heat, then why not let the president make the call and take the heat?” he said.
But, the congressman said, that was not what the founding fathers intended.
“They diverted the course of human history in which war had been a matter for the executive by having the decision to initiate war be a congressional one,” he said. “Congress was given this power, and we should be jealous about it.” | https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/kaine-pushing-to-formally-end-the-gulf-and-iraq-wars/article_af3dadd6-aefa-11ed-a28b-fb32f95e1e15.html | 2023-02-17 19:48:10 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/kaine-pushing-to-formally-end-the-gulf-and-iraq-wars/article_af3dadd6-aefa-11ed-a28b-fb32f95e1e15.html |
DEERFIELD, Ill., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amcor (NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC) announced today the appointment of Susana Suarez Gonzalez as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, effective June 13, 2022. She will be responsible for leading Amcor's global human resources function, with a strong focus on continuing to invest in talent and organizational development as levers for delivering strategy and growth. Suarez Gonzalez will report to Ron Delia, Amcor's Chief Executive Officer.
Suarez Gonzalez brings more than 31 years of human resources experience, driving talent and growth in business-to-business organizations. Her most recent role was as Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Diversity & Inclusion Officer at International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF), a NYSE-listed company with more than 24,000 employees and 150 manufacturing sites globally. During Suarez Gonzalez's tenure, she helped shape IFF's human capital strategy while the company emphasized growth through industry-leading R&D and innovation capabilities and successfully completed two multibillion-dollar transformational acquisitions.
Prior to joining IFF, Suarez Gonzalez spent 25 years at Fluor Corporation, one of the world's largest engineering, procurement and construction companies. At Fluor, she held leadership positions across several business groups and functions and led teams supporting business units in Asia Pacific, Latin America and Africa. Suarez Gonzalez later had responsibility for Talent Management, Compensation, Benefits and Communications globally.
"Susana brings to Amcor deep human resources expertise as well as highly relevant experience in talent development to enable global manufacturing companies to grow organically and through acquisitions," said Delia. "We believe our focus on attracting, developing and retaining top talent will continue to set us apart in the industry and we look forward to Susana helping us accelerate our people agenda even further."
"I'm delighted to join Amcor, a global industry leader with a strong track record of performance and such exciting opportunities to grow globally," said Suarez Gonzalez. "Amcor's unique capabilities provide an inspiring opportunity to make a lasting impact for our people, customers, investors and the environment. I truly look forward to working with the team."
Suarez Gonzalez holds an executive Master of Business Administration from IUDE University and a Doctorate in Psychology from the University of Oviedo in Spain.
About Amcor
Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal-care, and other products. Amcor works with leading companies around the world to protect their products and the people who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve supply chains through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons, closures and services. The Company is focused on making packaging that is increasingly light-weighted, recyclable and reusable, and made using an increasing amount of recycled content. Around 46,000 Amcor people generate $13 billion in annual sales from operations that span about 225 locations in 40-plus countries.
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