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New York City will implement minimum wage for app-based workers, marking national first
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York City will implement a minimum pay rate for food delivery workers on apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash — marking a first for the U.S., officials said this week.
The new rule could nearly triple average earnings for app-based delivery workers in the coming years. New York’s more than 60,000 delivery workers currently make an average of $7.09 an hour, according to the city. But on July 12, an increased pay rate of $17.96 an hour will take effect — and that minimum wage is set to rise to $19.96 by April 2025, the city said. For years following, the minimum pay rate will be adjusted annually for inflation.
“Our delivery workers have consistently delivered for us — now, we are delivering for them,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in a Sunday statement announcing the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection’s new rule. “This new minimum pay rate, up by almost $13.00/hour, will guarantee these workers and their families can earn a living, access greater economic stability, and help keep our city’s legendary restaurant industry thriving.”
Ligia Guallpa, executive director of the Brooklyn-based Worker’s Justice Project, called the move a “historic moment for New York City” — as labor organizers across the country call for better pay and improved working conditions for gig workers, who often face unreliable earnings and little safety protections.
“This rule will set the pay floor for all the essential deliveristas who work tirelessly — whether through a pandemic, a snowstorm or wildfire smoke — and who have been denied a living wage for far too long,” Gullapa said in a statement. “While there’s still work to do, a minimum pay rate for food delivery workers will transform the lives of thousands of families across the city and deliver long overdue justice for deliveristas.”
While Guallpa and others applauded New York’s new minimum pay rate, food delivery services including Uber Eats and DoorDash have pushed back — arguing that the decision could have unintended consequences on app workers.
“The city is lying to delivery workers — they want apps to fund this increase by eliminating jobs and reducing tipping while forcing the remaining workers to deliver orders faster,” Uber Eats spokesperson Josh Gold said in a statement sent to The Associated Press.
Grubhub, which noted it believes the city “had good intentions,” also expressed disappointment and similar concerns over the rule. Meanwhile, DoorDash said it may pursue legal action.
“Given the broken process that resulted in such an extreme final minimum pay rule, we will continue to explore all paths forward — including litigation — to ensure we continue to best support Dashers and protect the flexibility that so many delivery workers like them depend on,” DoorDash said in a statement.
Under the new rule, food delivery services will have some flexibility in how they pay new workers. Apps can choose if they want to pay delivery workers per trip, per hour worked or another policy created by the company — as long as earnings meet the minimum pay rate, the city said.
With the $17.96 minimum rate taking effect next month, apps that pay workers for all the time they are on call (connected to the app) will be required to pay about 30 cents per minute, not including tips. For apps that only compensate for trip time, that rate will be about 50 cents per minute, not including tips, in 2023 — and is expected to rise to 53 cents per minute in April 2024 and 55 cents per minute in April 2025, plus inflation adjustments.
The future rate of 55 cents per minute could add up to $33 per hour of trip time — but drivers are rarely able to spend the entirety of their shifts on trips. The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection found that workers spend about 60% of their working time engaged in trips and 40% on call.
The implementation of the minimum pay rate follows a law passed by the New York City Council in 2021, which required the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to study the working conditions and pay of app-based food delivery workers and and establish a minimum rate based on the findings.
The study was published last year, and this week’s final rule was established after a public comment period. The minimum wage takes into account that app-based workers are as independent contractors — who often must pay out-of-pocket for expenses and do not have workers’ compensation insurance or paid time off.
Supporters of the new minimum pay rate include U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and a handful of local politicians — as well as labor organizers like Los Deliveristas Unidos, Desis Rising Up & Moving and Movimiento de Repartidores de NYC.
Justice For App Workers coalition also celebrated the move as a “step forward” — but said that further protections are needed, pointing to the potential of workers being locked out of their delivery apps while on the job.
“As it stands, the way the city designed this raise could lead to lockouts, which could leave us worse off than we are now. If a worker is locked out of an app without warning, they just won’t be able to make enough money that day. It doesn’t have to be this way,” Justice For App Workers said in a statement to The Associated Press. “This is a good measure, but we also need assurances that ensure delivery workers will not be locked out at a moment’s notice. These jobs are all we have to cover paying our rent and feeding our families.”
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SINGAPORE, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- XT.COM, the world's first socially infused trading platform, is thrilled to announce the listing of FLAG on its platform in the main and Layer 2 zone. Three training pairs are available: SFUSD/USDT, SFUSD/BUSD, and SFUSD/MATIC. The SFUSD/USDT training pair has been available for trade since 2022-12-10 9:00 (UTC). The BUSD trading pair was opened just 30 minutes after the USDT one went live while the SFUSD/MATIC pair will be open to trade from 2022-12-13 10:00 (UTC).
- Users can deposit SFUSD for trading since 2022-12-09 14:00(UTC)
- Withdrawals for SFUSD has been opened since 2022-12-11 09:00 (UTC)
About SFUSD
SFUSD is an erc-20 token deployed on the polygon chain, a side chain for ethereum. This token is the world's first Stable Coin native to the Polygon chain. Each SFUSD token is pegged to the USD and thus can be converted at a 1:1 ratio for USD. Stakers can earn a 30% monthly yield by staking their stablecoin via the project's Stable Fund Wallet.
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XT.COM will continue to further strengthen its battle-hardened crypto listing strategies to improve the trading options for all of its users. Deposit, trading, and withdrawal options will be available live and colored for both SFUSD and XT holders. Everyone is encouraged to indulge in SFUSD trading seamlessly anytime, anywhere without any limitations. As promised, XT.COM will continue welcoming projects for crypto listings and achieve parallel growth with them.
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Founded in 2018, XT.COM crypto exchange now serves more than 6 million registered users, over 1,000,000+ monthly active users, 40+ million users in the ecosystem, and 800+ trading pairs. Covering a rich variety of trading categories together with an NFT aggregated marketplace, our platform strives to cater to its large user base by providing a secure, trusted and intuitive trading experience.
As the world's first social-infused digital assets trading platform, XT.COM also supports social networking platform based transactions to make our crypto services more accessible to users all over the world. Furthermore, to ensure optimal data integrity and security, we see user security as our top priority at XT.COM.
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(KTLA) – A popular Downtown Disney bar and restaurant are set to close in mid-April, the company announced on Instagram.
The Catal Restaurant and its outdoor bar, Uva Bar, are located in Downtown Disney, in Anaheim, California. They’ve been a permanent fixture in the shopping district since its opening in 2001.
Catal, which has a terrace that overlooks the district, offers a Mediterranean-style menu that includes paellas, salads, steaks and seafood. The Uva Bar sells a wide range of cocktails, wine and beers.
The Downtown Disney closure comes as Disney plans to revamp the shopping district. The Orange County Register reported that a major renovation was announced at Destination D23, a Disney fan convention, in 2021.
A new upscale Mexican cuisine-inspired restaurant and bar, Paseo and Centrico, will replace the Catal Restaurant and Uva Bar, Disneyland announced last year.
The Earl of Sandwich restaurant, the former AMC Theaters building, and other shops were demolished to make way for new additions, such as the Chinese restaurant, Din Tai Fung, and Porto’s Bakery and Café.
In the comments section of the Instagram post, restaurant fans expressed their sorrow regarding the impending closure. The restaurant is currently booked for the evening on April 14. | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/popular-downtown-disney-restaurant-and-bar-to-close/ | 2023-04-04 00:32:28 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/popular-downtown-disney-restaurant-and-bar-to-close/ |
Members of the new leadership group support social and emotional learning as an important set of skills all students need to succeed
TURNERS FALLS, Mass., March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Center for Responsive Schools, a worldwide leader in social and emotional learning, has launched the Superintendents' Council for Social and Emotional Learning (SCSEL).
The mission of the Superintendents' Council for Social and Emotional Learning is to raise awareness of the importance of social and emotional learning (SEL) and champion social and emotional learning as a key component of high-quality education for all students. Members of the SCSEL recognize social and emotional learning as a key factor in creating optimal learning environments in schools.
According to SCSEL member Dr. Tony Watlington, superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia (PA), "Kids who are in a better social and emotional learning space have better relationships, are more likely to communicate with their teachers and peers, and we can mitigate issues related to school safety."
The council's inaugural in-person meeting was held in Kissimmee, Florida, on January 29–31. Members of the first cohort of the SCSEL include superintendents from Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia.
"The superintendents on the council represent a diverse group of school leaders from all over the country," said Dr. Lora Hodges, president and CEO of Center for Responsive Schools. "Whether they are from large districts or small ones, rural settings or urban ones," Dr. Hodges continued, "All the leaders on the council share the firm belief that social and emotional learning is vital to student success."
The partnership between CRS and SCSEL has three goals. First, SCSEL members will be leading voices advocating for the growth of SEL in schools where it already has a presence and its expansion into more schools. Members will also engage with other superintendents and leaders who value academic, social, and emotional success and want to leverage SEL in their own schools. Lastly, SCSEL members will bolster awareness of the programs, products, and services of Center for Responsive Schools, which has been providing comprehensive SEL solutions for more than forty years.
Dr. Carol Kelley, superintendent of Princeton (NJ) Public Schools, shared, "Schools can be at the center of the work related to SEL. This includes destigmatizing the focus on mental health supports and helping people to realize that without this strong foundation, you can't really get to the academics."
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the cornerstone of all Center for Responsive Schools programs and products. In recent years, there has been a marked increase in schools' interest in SEL implementation as more school districts recognize the importance of educating the whole child.
About Center for Responsive Schools, Inc.
Center for Responsive Schools (CRS), a not-for-profit educational organization, offers professional development, curriculum and books and resources to support academic, social and emotional learning. CRS is the developer of Responsive Classroom, a research-based education approach associated with greater teacher effectiveness, higher student achievement and improved school climate, and of Fly Five, a comprehensive social-emotional learning curriculum for kindergarten through eighth grade. CRS Publishing, the independent publishing arm of Center for Responsive Schools, creates inspiring yet practical books for educators and students to support growth, learning and success in and out of school. For more information about CRS, visit crslearn.org.
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A drop of rain hurdles toward a farm and finds itself in a nasty situation — soil mixed with fertilizer and cow poop. After soaking up nutrients, the droplet seeps below the surface into a nearby stream. An excess of nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus can cause toxic algae growth where nothing but plant matter can survive.
Farmers use conservation practices to mitigate this process of nutrient runoff. One solution is buffer strips. But not every farmer can afford to go green.
Help through money and data may be on the way.
“We consume nitrogen,” said Ph.D. candidate Miguel Salceda. “It’s kind of a good thing, but too much of a good thing is a bad thing. And then that's the problem that we are trying to address.”
At the MU Horticulture and Agriculture Research Center in New Franklin, Salceda uses the wells on the land to test water samples for nutrient pollution. He’s looking at how effective buffer strips are at filtering out nutrients in water.
Salceda is looking at buffer strips that use trees, or agroforestry strips. A more common type is a filter strip, which is a section of grasses or trees between the edge of a farm and a source of water. The roots grip the soil while also eating up the nutrients in fertilizer runoff. That way, it reduces soil erosion and keeps expensive nutrients on the farms.
“For me, conservation is very important and it's a priority because we all use natural resources,” said Iowa farmer Wendy Johnson. “We need clean water to survive. And we are affecting not only ourselves, but most of it is downstream and it's thousands and thousands of acres all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.”
Johnson co-manages a corn and soybean farm and owns a livestock and organic grain farm in northern Iowa. She uses both grass and agroforestry buffer strips and other conservation practices.
But Johnson says many of her neighbors don’t use buffer strips because they can’t afford to take the land out of production.
“I guess what I’m seeing is every acre matters, every acre counts,” Johnson said.
“For me, conservation is very important and it's a priority because we all use natural resources,” said Iowa farmer Wendy Johnson. “We need clean water to survive. And we are affecting not only ourselves, but most of it is downstream and it's thousands and thousands of acres all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.”
The Missouri US Department of Agriculture office is tucked away in an outdoor shopping mall in Columbia. One agency inside is starting to see some money that might help.
"The big news for us right now is funding,” said Joe Alley, Missouri state forester for the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
To offset the cost for farmers, the NRCS under the USDA is helping pay for establishing and maintaining these buffers. Alley said the NRCS can cover between 75% to 90% of the costs. The higher percentage of coverage is for participants considered historically underserved. That includes farmers who have limited resources, are socially disadvantaged, veterans or beginners.
"That's where the Conservation Reserve Program really shines is they will get financial assistance to establish that practice, but also receive an annual payment on it as well,” said Alley.
The Farm Service Agency and NRCS both manage the Conservation Reserve Program.
Farmers can also use a section of the buffer strip to harvest nuts, fruit and other products by the time the contract ends.
But Johnson said the programs aren’t catching up with a farmer’s total income. She also said the payments are not comparable to total incomes from commodities like corn and soybeans. According to farmers and conservation advocacy groups, programs under the USDA need more funding to accept more applicants.
And that money is coming. President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act was passed in August. It dedicated $19.5 billion to NRCS programs that help pay for things like buffer strips and other practices generally identified as climate-smart for the next four years.
“It also gives us the opportunity to kind of look ahead a little bit too and try to address resource concerns that are coming or right here on the horizon,” Alley said. “So yeah, it's exciting times."
In addition, Salceda said many studies on buffer strips are now coming out.
“I think now we can quantify better what the benefits of agroforestry buffers are compared to 20 years ago,” Salceda said. “I think that's something that is shaping this new terrain of conservation practices.”
While those studies are being published, Salceda will be in the lab looking for a solution in the water. | https://www.kbia.org/2023-04-27/too-much-of-a-good-thing-is-a-bad-thing-inflation-reduction-act-funds-hit-local-usda-offices-helping-to-fight-fertilizer-runoff | 2023-04-27 22:13:34 | 0 | https://www.kbia.org/2023-04-27/too-much-of-a-good-thing-is-a-bad-thing-inflation-reduction-act-funds-hit-local-usda-offices-helping-to-fight-fertilizer-runoff |
ftwilliam.com's Charles Brown will lead a discussion on the necessities and intricacies of defined benefit takeover plans
NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Charles Brown, Actuarial Director of ftwilliam.com at Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S., will speak at this year's ASEA Actuarial Symposium in a session titled "Takeover Plans." The conference will take place August 5-6 in Chicago, with events starting at 8:00 AM CT.
Brown, who has over twenty years of industry experience and is a frequent contributor on ASEA webcasts, will lead a session on the importance and process of takeover plans, professional obligations, protecting one's clients, and more. He will also explore real-life situations and best practices for successful takeover plans. Brown's session will take place at 2:30pm CT on August 5.
"Defined benefit plan takeovers are a critical factor in retirement plan administration, and it is important for retirement plan service providers to understand how to effectively prepare for them to provide the best possible outcomes for their clients," said Brown. "I look forward to discussing this complex topic with the audience and hearing feedback from their own experiences."
ftwilliam is a cloud-based employee benefits and pension software which includes state of the art benefits documents, forms, and compliance systems for benefits and pension professionals. The ftwilliam product line currently consists of cloud-based software for retirement, welfare, and non-qualified documents, government forms, and compliance testing and reporting. Wolters Kluwer also offers other unique tools that help customers increase their efficiency, such as ftwPortal Pro, ftwProposal Pro, and ftwPro Amend.
As a sponsor for ASEA Actuarial Symposium, Wolters Kluwer will showcase ftwilliam.com's recent enhancements to its Defined Benefit Compliance software at the show.
The ASEA Actuarial Symposium is designed for pension actuaries and professionals who are concerned about the impact of recent regulations. The sessions are geared specifically toward issues affecting actuaries in the pension field.
To register and learn more, visit: https://www.asppa-net.org/events/2022-asea-actuarial-symposium
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Wolters Kluwer reported 2021 annual revenues of €4.8 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 19,800 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.
Wolters Kluwer shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Wolters Kluwer has a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program. The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter market in the U.S. (WTKWY).
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MONTVALE, N.J., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc. announced Accel Marketing Solutions inclusion on the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most distinguished ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. Accel Marketing Solutions is a leading national marketing agency specializing in attorney and law firm marketing, and has seen a significant spike in growth (228%, to be exact) over the last few years. The Inc. 5000 list provides potential clients and prospective connections with defining insight into the country's most industrious privately-owned companies.
In fact, the Inc. 5000 list has been the definitive list for the country's up-and-coming businesses for over four decades, and in that time, they've recognized several now-distinguished companies such as Patagonia, Under Armour, and Microsoft.
For inclusion on this list, a company must meet several criteria. To start, the company must be based in the United States, privately owned, and on record of receiving revenue by March 31, 2018. Only companies that received at least $100,000 in revenue in the year 2018 and at least $2 million in revenue by 2021 will qualify. Of those companies, only those with the highest rate of growth between 2018-2021 will make the list.
Of the recent announcement, CEO of Accel Marketing Solutions, Inc. Elliot Stern said, "I am honored to learn of Accel Marketing Solutions' inclusion on this list of leading independently-owned businesses, but not necessarily surprised. Our national law firm marketing agency is committed to helping attorneys and law firms throughout the country maximize their potential, and we believe this inclusion serves as further proof of our unwavering dedication to our clients. We have a formula that works, and it gives me great pleasure to say that our clients see a return on their investment, time and time again."
The companies included on the 2022 Inc. 5000 list are not only successful, but have also shown great resilience through turbulent times and have ultimately benefited their communities, as they've added more than 68,394 jobs to the economy over the past three years. To learn more about the Inc. 5000 list or to view Accel Marketing Solution's inclusion on the 2022 listing, please visit inc.com. #lawyer #lawyers #attorney #attorneys #marketing
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VENICE BEACH, Calif., Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GRTR BRNDS, a venture studio focusing on cannabis, psychedelics, and consumer goods, has formally launched to further develop intellectual property across regulated industries. Founded in 2021, the studio was started to support and facilitate a wider recognition and acceptance of cannabis products.
At launch, GRTR has a handful of unique brands on the roster, ranging from cannabis native business to larger talent-led ventures and creators including Andrew Rea (Binging With Babish), Anwar Carrots, Frank White led by Christopher "CJ" Wallace, and author of the New York Times Bestseller Go The F*ck to Sleep, Adam Mansbach. GRTR is also represented by William Morris Endeavor (WME) a global leader in entertainment, sports, and fashion.
"As the cannabis industry grows, so will the maturity of its operators," says Brett Fink, Founder of GRTR BRNDS. "Operators will need big brands to scale, and that's where GRTR comes in. Our goal is to matchmake the best brands with the best operators across the US and beyond."
Fink started his career in cannabis as the first employee of Old Pal after stints at 500 Startups and Snapchat. After seeing how traditional consumer brands operated, he saw an opportunity to bring that approach to the cannabis industry, which has led to working with High Times, Method Man's brand Tical, and a roster of other recognizable names.
"At the end of the day there's a lot of noise in the market," said Christopher "CJ" Wallace, Founder of Frank White. "Working with the GRTR team helps us sort through the noise and to find partnerships that share our values and mission across a complicated supply chain in the US."
Cannabis is having a moment in time. 24 states and territories have gone adult-use, and 42 states and territories have legalized medical cannabis, representing 74% of the country's population – or, in other terms, nearly 250 million Americans. Even President Biden has been progressive on cannabis and took action earlier in 2022 to pardon those federally convicted of simple possession offenses along with beginning the process of rescheduling cannabis. Sentiment for the industry is on the rise, which has led to increased interest in the space from mainstream brands including Pabst Blue Ribbon and Jones Soda as well as celebrities including Jay-Z, Gywneth Paltrow and Ricky Williams.
Fink explains, "The best brands are recognizable and deliver a consistent experience across markets. Consumer goods have followed this recipe and cannabis is no different. Our 2023 goal is to develop and enable the largest global brands to expand their presence in the cannabis industry."
GRTR BRNDS develops intellectual property across regulated industries. Founded in 2021, the studio was established to develop new brands for the growing industry and facilitate a wider recognition and acceptance of cannabis products.
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Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges that he tried to extort money from the missing teen's mother in exchange for revealing the location of her body.
Van der Sloot, 35, was extradited to the United States on Thursday from Peru, where he is serving a 28-year prison sentence after confessing to killing a Peruvian woman. He was arraigned in Birmingham, not far from the suburb where Holloway grew up, in his first court appearance in the case.
Natalee's mother, Beth Holloway, watched the brief proceeding from the third row of the courtroom. She stared occasionally at van der Sloot but showed no obvious emotion.
"For 18 years, I have lived with the unbearable pain of Natalee's loss," she said in a statement Thursday. "Each day has been filled with unanswered questions and a longing for justice that has eluded us at every turn. But today ... I am hopeful that some small semblance of justice may finally be realized."
Afterward, she hugged friends who had come to offer their support along with Natalee's father and brother. She declined to comment to reporters outside the courthouse.
Shackled and wearing jeans and a white T-shirt, van der Sloot declined to use a Dutch interpreter offered to him at Friday's arraignment. He sat beside his court-appointed attorney, Kevin Butler, who entered the not guilty pleas on his behalf.
Van der Sloot is charged with one count each of extortion and wire fraud — the only charges to have ever linked the Dutch citizen to Holloway's disappearance on the Caribbean island of Aruba.
Natalee Holloway, 18, was on a high school graduation trip with classmates in Aruba when she vanished in 2005. She was last seen leaving a bar with van der Sloot, who was a student at an international school on the island. Van der Sloot was identified as a main suspect and detained weeks later for questioning, along with two Surinamese brothers, but no charges were filed in the case.
A judge declared Holloway dead, but her body has never been found.
The mysterious disappearance sparked years of news coverage and countless true-crime podcasts.
SEE MORE: Suspect in disappearance of Natalee Holloway now in US to face charges
U.S. prosecutors say that in 2010, van der Sloot reached out to Beth Holloway, seeking $250,000 to lead her to the young woman's body and reveal the circumstances of her death. A grand jury indicted him that year.
In 2012, van der Sloot pleaded guilty in Peru to killing 21-year-old Stephany Flores, a business student from a prominent Peruvian family. She was killed in 2010 — five years to the day after Holloway's disappearance.
Van der Sloot married a Peruvian woman in July 2014 in a ceremony at a maximum-security prison. He was shuffled between prisons in response to reports he enjoyed privileges like television, internet access and a cellphone, and accusations he threatened to kill a warden.
A 2001 treaty between Peru and the U.S. allows a suspect to be temporarily extradited to face trial in the other country. Van der Sloot's attorney, Máximo Altez, initially indicated his client would not challenge his extradition but that changed Monday when he filed a writ of habeas corpus. A judge ruled against van der Sloot the following day.
Peru has agreed to let van der Sloot remain in U.S. custody until the Alabama case is concluded, including any appeal if he is convicted, according to a resolution published in Peru's federal register. U.S. authorities agree to return him to Peru's custody after that, the resolution states.
Van der Sloot's arrival at the Birmingham courthouse, about 10 miles from Mountain Brook High School, was something of a day of reckoning for a state and a city that blames him for Holloway's disappearance.
"It made me sick. I gasped, but I'm so grateful that he's here," said Cindy Rysedorph, a friend of the Holloway family, as she described her first glimpse of van der Sloot in the courtroom.
"We're not trying him for murder — which we know he committed," she said. "We're trying him for the extortion. But yeah, it's progress."
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ARCADIA, Wis., Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashley Furniture Industries (Ashley) is celebrating National Manufacturing Day by providing tours to local students for the sixth year in a row. The company will welcome over 700 middle and high school students to its facilities throughout the month, returning from two years of virtual tours due to the pandemic. National Manufacturing Day, the first Friday in October, is celebrated throughout the month by manufacturers across the country.
MFG Day, originated by the National Association of Manufacturers, is the industry's biggest initiative to build excitement around the future of the modern manufacturing workforce and engage with students to demonstrate the exciting opportunities within the industry. As manufacturers seek to fill 4 million high-skill, high-tech and high-paying jobs over the next decade, the need to educate the public of the endless opportunities and career pathways is exponential.
Ashley will tour the students through their advanced manufacturing operations, showcasing the drastic advancements that have been implemented with robotics and automation. Employees from various areas of manufacturing will speak to their career paths, including product design, automation, fabrication, assembly, quality and more. Students will also learn about the importance of manufacturing and the economic impact on the surrounding communities as well as the country.
"Our team was very excited to open our doors once more to students from across the U.S.," said Todd Wanek, President and CEO, Ashley Furniture Industries. "With the advancement of manufacturing technologies and equipment, comes an entire new set of careers that require a skilled workforce interested in pursuing them. By sharing this excitement with young students, we hope to inspire the next generation of makers."
"Our students were excited to see the careers available in Ripley, Miss. and how their current education plan may affect which career path they want to pursue," said Damon Ladner, Ripley Middle School. "The visit correlated with the mission of the South Tippah School District: "To build a stronger community through quality education." If students begin seeing the value and rewards for improving their education at an early age, it will improve the workforce available to our community partners. Manufacturing day also served as a starting point for conversations about future career goals and real-world application of subject matter."
Participating schools in Mississippi include North Pontotoc Middle School and Ripley Middle School. Participating school districts in Wisconsin include Arcadia, Blair-Taylor, Eleva-Strum, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau, Holy Family Catholic School, Independence, Saints Peter & Paul Catholic School, and Whitehall. Northwest Middle School - Winston Salem in North Carolina and Van Guard High School in Texas are also participating.
Ashley has developed several partnerships with K-12 and post-secondary schools over the past five years, investing millions of dollars and resources towards various initiatives. These combined efforts include investing in STEM-based learning opportunities, scholarships, providing students with exposure to technical trades and career opportunities, instructor training, and robotics programs. As manufacturing continues to advance and the global economy evolves, training and educating our current and future workforce is a crucial part of our country's success.
Ashley Furniture Industries (Ashley) feels that every person deserves more value for their money. Established in 1945, Ashley is the largest manufacturer of home furnishings in the world, and was named one of America's Best Employers by Forbes in 2021. From design through fulfillment, Ashley is committed to delivering the world's best home furnishing values, selection and service, and earning the loyalty and trust of its customers every day. Visit Ashley online at www.ashleyglobal.com and "like" Ashley Furniture Industries on Facebook.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – One of the twin Ohio boys who became the center of a statewide AMBER Alert that garnered nationwide attention last month has died, authorities said.
Columbus police said officers were sent to a home shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday on a report of a baby not breathing. Medics transported the baby, who was about 6 months old, to Children’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead less than an hour later.
Columbus police said they were “actively investigating.” WBNS-TV reports that an autopsy is scheduled Monday. No further details about the child’s death were immediately available.
Columbus police identified the child as one of two boys who were the subject of an Amber Alert, used to publicize a child’s disappearance, after an idling car was taken Dec. 20 while their mother was picking up an order at a Columbus pizza restaurant.
One child was found hours later in a car carrier seat between two vehicles in a parking lot near Dayton International Airport, about 70 miles (112 kilometers) west of Columbus. Police officers in Indianapolis, which is 175 miles (282 kilometers) west of Columbus, found the other boy on the evening of Dec. 22 in an abandoned car that had been stolen three days earlier in Columbus, Ohio, authorities said.
Nalah Tamiko Jackson, 24, was arrested on kidnapping charges and was later indicted on two federal counts of kidnapping of a minor. She appeared in federal court in Columbus a week ago but did not enter a plea at that time; a message seeking comment on the charges was sent Sunday to federal public defenders representing her. | https://blackchronicle.com/ohio-baby-abducted-during-carjacking-has-died-police-say/ | 2023-06-01 03:28:42 | 0 | https://blackchronicle.com/ohio-baby-abducted-during-carjacking-has-died-police-say/ |
SHANGHAI, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OriCell Therapeutics Co., Ltd (OriCell), a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company pioneering novel oncology cell therapies for the unmet medical needs in in hematology and oncology, today reported the positive results from Phase I POLARIS study, an investigator-sponsored study evaluating Ori-CAR017, an autologous GPRC5D-directed CAR-T cell, in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting.
- Single Infusion of OriCAR-017 Demonstrates an Early, Deep and Durable Responses at All Dose Levels in Heavily Pretreated RRMM Patients, including Patients Who Relapsed from BCMA CAR-T Therapy.
- Overall Response Rate(ORR) was 100% with Complete Response (CR)/ stringent Complete Response (sCR) rate of 60%,including Five patients with prior BCMA CART therapy achieved 2 sCR, 2 VGPR and 1PR. Patient medium follow up time 175 days (range 35-281). All patients were progression free without additional therapy at data cutoff. Results Highlights a Major Advance for OriCAR-017 Future Potential in RRMM Setting, regardless prior BCMA Targeted Therapy.
- No Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) or Serious Adverse Events (SAE) was observed. No Immune effector Cell Associated Neurotoxicity Syndrome(ICANS). Only Grade 1/2 Cytokine Release Syndrome(CRS). Most common Grade 3/4 AE was cytopenia, mainly due to lymphodepleting chemotherapy.
"We are delighted to share the FIH data from our Phase I POLARIS study, we strongly believe these data has demonstrated our advantages from the proprietary platforms for CAR-T optimization structure. Next step, we will be focusing on filling an IND with the NMPA and FDA for Ori-CAR017." said Dr. Helen Yang, Chairman and CEO of OriCell. "We look forward to continue developing novel cell therapies, to provide patient with better treatment option in the future."
Prof. He Huang, M.D., Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University said: "Multiple Myeloma (MM) remains incurable with extremely low overall survival for relapsed/refractory patients. Therapies using newer targets are urgently needed. The data presented at ASCO 2022 demonstrated that OriCAR-017 is a safe and effective treatment for patients with RRMM who received multiple lines of therapy, especially those who relapsed after BCMA-targeted therapy. I look forward to advancing the research of Ori-CAR017, a first-in-class autologous GPRC5D-directed CAR-T cell, with OriCell, so that patients can benefit from clinical results as soon as possible."
Details for the Oral Presentation at ASCO 2022 are as follows:
Hematologic Malignancies—Plasma Cell Dyscrasia
Session Type: Oral Abstract Session
Date and Time: 06/05/2022, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Presentation Time/Duration: 9:12 AM - 9:24 AM
Abstract Title: Phase I open-label single arm study of GPRC5D CAR T-cells (OriCAR-017) in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (POLARIS).
Abstract ID: 8004
About OriCell
Founded in 2015, OriCell Therapeutics aims to develop novel immuno-therapies to satisfy the globally unmet clinical needs. OriCell have constructed 4 major patented technology platforms: Ori®Ab antibody discovery technology platform, Ori®CAR CAR-T technology platform with high memory and high vitality, Ori®TIL stable and controllable cell culture platform for efficient expansion, and Ori®UCAR general-purpose, convenient and efficient CAR-T technology platform.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – We continue to start off the New Year on a warm note!
After a day with highs in the 60s, overnight lows will only fall into the lower 50s tonight. Our average daytime high in Charlotte this time of year is 52 degrees, and we might not get colder than that tonight!
A few clouds will roll in, patchy fog is possible too.
Most of Tuesday is warm and dry. Expect temperatures to climb back into the upper 60s. Clouds will increase ahead of our next front. Skies will be mostly cloudy with a few showers possible late.
Most of the rain holds off until Wednesday as our strong cold front arrives. This front is potent, with a clash of warm/ moist and cold/ dry air. This clash will be responsible for severe storms this week from Texas through Georgia.
By the time the front gets here on Wednesday, it could still pack a punch. We’ll have warm, humid air and wind energy upstairs in the atmosphere. This could fuel one or two strong to severe storms with damaging winds or an isolated tornado. Stay weather aware!
Storms wrap up Wednesday evening, and the colder air arrives going into Thursday.
Expect sunshine to end the week with much more January-like temperatures. Highs return to the low to middle 50s, with overnights in the 30s.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, patchy fog. Warm. Low: 52.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy & warm. Showers late. High: 68. | https://www.qcnews.com/weather/weather-forecast/monday-pm-outlook-charlotte-starts-new-year-on-a-warm-note/ | 2023-01-02 22:56:52 | 1 | https://www.qcnews.com/weather/weather-forecast/monday-pm-outlook-charlotte-starts-new-year-on-a-warm-note/ |
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CHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy was described by prosecutors as a “predator” who could not take no for an answer as the trial began Monday of the French soccer player accused of eight counts of rape.
Mendy also has been accused of one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault. He is alleged to have committed the offenses against seven young women between October 2018 and August last year.
He denies the charges.
Timothy Cray, the lawyer for the prosecution, opened the trial at Chester Crown Court in northwest England by telling the jury: “The prosecution case is simple. It has little to do with football. Instead, we say, it is another chapter in a very old story — men who rape and sexually assault women, because they think they are powerful, and because they think they can get away with it.”
Mendy is standing trial with Louis Saha Matturie, who denies eight counts of rape and four counts of sexual assault relating to eight young women.
The alleged offenses span from July 2012 to August last year.
Cray said Saha was Mendy’s friend and fixer, and one of his jobs was “to find young women and to create the situations where those young women could be raped and sexually assaulted."
“The acts that the defendants did together show callous indifference to the women they went after," Cray told the court. "In their minds, and this could not be clearer, the stream of women they brought to their homes existed purely to be pursued for sex.”
Cray told jurors they will hear from 13 different women.
“Our case is that the defendants’ pursuit of these 13 women turned them into predators, who were prepared to commit serious sexual offenses,” Cray said.
He said “the fact they would not take ‘no’ for an answer” would be something the jurors will “hear time and time again."
Mendy has played for City since 2017 after joining from Monaco. He was suspended by the club after being charged by police.
Both defendants are on bail and the trial is expected to last up to 15 weeks.
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DALLAS, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT) has scheduled its earnings conference call at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, to review first quarter fiscal 2023 earnings, which will be announced before the market opens on Nov. 2, 2022. The company may also provide other business updates.
The live audio webcast can be accessed through Brinker's investor relations website at https://investors.brinker.com/events/event-details/q1-2023-brinker-international-earnings-conference-call. A replay of the conference call will be available on the website for two weeks after the event and via Thomson StreetEvents for their service subscribers.
ABOUT BRINKER
Brinker International, Inc. is one of the world's leading casual dining restaurant companies and home of Chili's® Grill & Bar, Maggiano's Little Italy® and two virtual brands: It's Just Wings® and Maggiano's Italian Classics. Founded by Norman Brinker in Dallas, Texas, we've ventured far from home, but stayed true to our roots. Brinker owns, operates or franchises more than 1,600 restaurants in 29 countries and two U.S. territories. Our passion is making people feel special, and we hope you feel that passion each time you visit one of our restaurants or invite us into your home through takeout or delivery. Learn more about Brinker and its brands at brinker.com.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Chinese capital has issued a mandate requiring people to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before they can enter some public spaces including gyms, museums and libraries, drawing concern from city residents over the sudden policy announcement and its impact on their daily lives.
The health app that shows a person’s latest PCR test results has been updated to make it easier to also access their vaccination status, according to Li Ang, a spokesperson for Beijing’s municipal health commission.
The list of public places requiring vaccination does not include restaurants and offices. The mandate will go into effect on Monday, with exceptions available only to those who cannot be vaccinated for health reasons.
“In the normalization of COVID-19 pandemic controls, getting vaccinated is still the most effective measure at controlling the spread of COVID-19,” Li said in an announcement on Wednesday.
More than 23 million people in Beijing have been vaccinated, Li said, which if accurate would cover the city’s entire population and more. A 2020 census found that Beijing was home to some 22 million long-term residents. It is unclear what makes up the discrepancy in the numbers. The Beijing government did not immediately respond to a faxed request for comment on the new measures.
Li said that more than 3.6 million people over 60 years old have been vaccinated. He did not say if they received two shots or three.
A vaccine mandate is not unusual and some major cities in the U.S. required proof of vaccination for entry into restaurants and bars at some point during the pandemic.
However, those mandates did not include spaces like libraries. Few places in the U.S. now actively require proof of vaccination to enter. Most U.S. cities have also rolled back social distancing measures that were implemented in the first year of the pandemic. Certain spaces, like hospitals, still mandate proof of vaccination.
Many countries around the world still require proof of vaccination for arrivals. However, vaccine mandates in daily life have been largely rolled back internationally as countries seek to live with the virus.
In Beijing and other cities across China, many government facilities already require people to show proof of vaccination before entry.
Online, the announcement drew some anger and pointed questions. Social media users questioned how to obtain a certificate showing one was unsuitable for vaccination, whether the unvaccinated could ride the subway and other logistics of the new requirement.
Chen Yumei, a 48-year-old Beijing resident, said she hasn’t been vaccinated yet because she suffered from hives that doctors had said made her unsuitable.
“A lot of doctors told me I couldn’t, but who’s going to give me the certification for an exception? No one dares to give you this certification,” she said.
“Something like this is too unreasonable,” Chen said. “We’ve already been cooperating with the PCR tests, no matter how hot it is or how long the line is.”
Another Beijing resident, Leo Zhang, said he was confused whether the new policy meant he needed to get a booster or if two doses were enough. He is planning to get a booster shot as a result.
“At least for me, it doesn’t have a big impact, it’s just getting a booster,” said Zhang, who regularly visits the gym.
Others on social media shared an article from last year from Xinhua, an official state media outlet, that quoted National Health Commission officials forbidding local governments from putting forward policies that prevent people from entering places like supermarkets without proof of vaccination.
It is unclear how Beijing’s new directive will be implemented given the national policy. Additional requirements are already in effect for medical workers, delivery workers and public transportation employees, who are all required to be fully vaccinated.
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Associated Press news assistant Caroline Chen and researcher Yu Bing contributed to this report from Beijing. | https://www.cenlanow.com/health/beijing-mandates-covid-vaccines-to-enter-some-public-spaces/ | 2022-07-07 22:08:39 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/health/beijing-mandates-covid-vaccines-to-enter-some-public-spaces/ |
352, Josh Allen, BUF vs. MIA 1/15 (23-39, 3 TD)
351, Tom Brady, TB vs. DAL 1/16 (35-66, 2 TD)
332, Brock Purdy, SF vs. SEA 1/14 (18-30, 3 TD)
326, Patrick Mahomes, KC vs. CIN 1/29 (29-43, 2 TD)
305, Dak Prescott, DAL at TB 1/16 (25-33, 4 TD)
301, Daniel Jones, NYG at MIN 1/15 (24-35, 2 TD) | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/nfl-top-performers-passing-17768752.php | 2023-02-07 16:40:41 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/nfl-top-performers-passing-17768752.php |
Which is the best 12V ride-on toy?
Twelve-volt ride-on toys are battery-powered miniature versions of full-size vehicles for kids to ride on. They have metal frames and plastic bodies and are offered in your choice of luxury cars, off road vehicles, ATVs, quads, trucks, Jeeps, tractors and more. Most 12V ride-on toys are made for one, but some are built for a driver and passenger to ride side-by-side.
If you are looking for a side-by-side ride-on toy with a 130-pound carrying capacity, take a look at the Peg Perego Polaris RZR 900 Camo. Parents love the top speed lockout that limits the vehicle’s speed until kids have learned to operate it safely.
What to know before you buy a 12V ride-on toy
The V stands for volts, a measure of a battery’s electric power. Batteries drive the motors in kids’ ride-on cars and come in one of three strengths. The greater the number of volts, the faster the electric car will go and the longer the battery will hold a charge.
Volts
6V batteries are able to drive kids’ ride-on vehicles at speeds of 2-3 miles per hour. Ride-on toys powered by 6V batteries do not have enough power to handle hills and slopes and so are best for use indoors by children ages 1-3.
12V batteries have more power and are able to propel ride-on toys at speeds of 4 or 5 mph. Cars powered by 12V batteries are excellent choices for outdoor use and well suited for kids from 3-6 years old.
24V batteries are the largest that come in kids’ ride-on toys. With their greater power and higher speeds, 24V ride-on toys are the choice for kids ages 6 or older.
Run time
Manufacturers will tell you how long your ride-on toy can run on a single battery charge. A fully charged 12V battery will power your ride-on toy for anywhere from one to two hours, depending on the quality of your battery and how you use your ride-on toy. That time, called the operating range, is affected by how much power you use. When you operate a ride-on toy that has lights, a horn, engine sounds and even radios and MPs players, your battery will drain more quickly and your drive time will be greatly reduced.
Charging time
Before you use your 12V ride-on toy for the first time, you will need to charge the battery fully. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions, which will tell you how long you need to charge your battery the first time. This will typically be between 12-24 hours.
What to look for in a quality 12V ride-on toy
Safety
Most ride-on toys are built with child safety in mind. Look for ride-on toys that have adjustable seat belts and automatic brakes.
Speed
Most small-sized ride-on toys have the ability to go from 2 to 5 miles per hour. Look for ride-on toys that have adjustable speeds and speed limiters that can be set by parents.
How much you can expect to spend on 12V ride-on toy
Basic single-seat 12V ride-on toys start at around $200. Side-by-sides start at around $300 and go as high as $500 for licensed products with all the bells and whistles.
12V ride-on toy FAQ
Which kind of 12V is best for off-roading?
A. Ride-on toys are not made for off-roading in the traditional sense, because they don’t have the power or the ruggedness required for dealing with ruts, rocks and steep trails. If you want a ride-on toy that can operate as easily on the grass or dirt as on pavement, choose one that has a real suspension and knobby tires.
How long can you leave the 12V charger plugged in?
A. Never leave your 12V battery connected to a charger for more than 24 hours, because it will reduce your ride-on toy’s performance and can lead to permanent damage.
What’s the best 12V ride-on toy to buy?
Top 12V ride-on toy
Peg Perego Polaris RZR 900 Camo
What you need to know: Kids ages 3-8 love this side-by-side camo ride-on with a 130-pound carrying capacity.
What you’ll love: Parents love the top speed lockout that safely limits the speeds of beginning drivers to 2.5 mph from its top speed of 5 mph. Adults also love how as soon as kids take their foot off the brake, the vehicle automatically stops. The cargo bed has tie-down anchors for hauling toys. The seats on this ride-on car adjust to accommodate your growing child.
What you should consider: The seat belts are for appearance only and not designed for safety purposes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top 12V ride-on toy for the money
Best Choice Products 12V Kids Ride-on Electric 4-Wheel ATV
What you need to know: This off-road 4-wheeler for riders up to 66 pounds is built to be tough.
What you’ll love: The four-wheel suspension and rugged knobby tires allow riders to take this ride-on toy off-road on grass and dirt. This ride-on toy has two speeds forward and two speeds in reverse, with a top speed of 3.7 mph. It comes with LED headlights, horn and built-in outlet so kids can listen to their favorite music as they drive. This ride-on toy has a run time of 1.5 hours.
What you should consider: When you climb hills, this ride-on toy uses more power and drains the battery more quickly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Uenjoy 12V Licensed Bugatti Chiron Kids Ride-On Car
What you need to know: This miniature version of a real Bugatti Chiron has two powerful 12V motors and rechargeable batteries.
What you’ll love: This ride-on toy’s safety features include a seat belt, lockable doors and a park button for the emergency brake. Parents can operate this car via remote control for little kids who think they are driving it themselves. This ride-on toy also has a manual mode where older kids can control it with the steering wheel and accelerator pedal. This Bugatti has LED lights, horn and ports for connecting USB music devices.
What you should consider: The instructions that come with this ride-on toy could have been written more clearly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Viewing held for Drexel Hill teen fatally stabbed as search for murderer continues
DREXEL HILL, Pa. - Friends and loved ones are saying their final goodbyes to Michael Garr, the Drexel Hill teenager who was stabbed and killed one week ago.
"When I think about it, it really broke my heart," said Nasima Ullah. She is part of a community in mourning that is preparing to say final goodbyes to 15-year-old Michael Garr, Jr.
"I want right justice for him and his family. We are a strong support for his family and the community," said Ullah. She came out for the teen's viewing Friday night at a funeral home in Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill. She says her daughter was Michael's classmate.
"I can't even explain how it's painful my daughter is still with us and he's not," she said.
Upper Darby Police say someone stabbed Michael to death last Friday night around 9:30. It happened on the 200 block of Bridge Street. They say Michael was walking home and when it happened. He was almost there.
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Laura Wentz is the vice president of Upper Darby Township Council.
"This is a horrific situation that this young man was killed in his community and in his neighborhood," she said.
Meanwhile, Michael's neighborhood is lighting up in green for him. Michael loved Philly sports teams and was a huge Eagle's fan. Family and friends are waiting for justice.
"I hope we are able to do what we can to stop this type of violence in our township," said Wentz.
Earlier in the week, police released a surveillance picture of a couple walking in the area around the time the stabbing happened. Friday night, police say they identified them. Police are talking to them about what they may have seen or heard but say they are not suspects.
The Delaware County Fraternal Order of Police has since offered a $10,000 reward leading to an arrest and conviction. | https://www.fox29.com/news/viewing-held-for-drexel-hill-teen-fatally-stabbed-as-search-for-murderer-continues | 2023-04-29 03:10:39 | 0 | https://www.fox29.com/news/viewing-held-for-drexel-hill-teen-fatally-stabbed-as-search-for-murderer-continues |
Social Security scam trying to suspend your number
There is a letter in the mail going around saying your Social Security number is being suspended.
This message claims to be from the Social Security Administration.
The message claims that "due to fraudulent activities, your Social Security number will be suspended in the next 24 hours."
It's because of criminal activities going on in the state of Texas in your name.
It goes on to state that your Social Security number is involved in a $14 million fraud.
Before you freak out and call the fake phone number in the message, notice a few big warning signs of this scam.
The date on the letter is in the European date format: date first, then month and then the year.
Also, the message is not addressed to anyone by name.
The biggest lie of all, your Social Security number cannot be suspended.
Any call, text or email claiming to be from the Social Security Administration is a scam.
The Social Security Administration will communicate with you through the mail with a letter. | https://www.wgal.com/article/social-security-scam-trying-to-suspend-your-number/42437537 | 2023-01-10 03:16:37 | 1 | https://www.wgal.com/article/social-security-scam-trying-to-suspend-your-number/42437537 |
WESTERLY, R.I., Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Washington Trust Charitable Foundation today announced that it has made grants totaling $22,000 to assist hunger relief agencies located throughout the Bank's footprint in RI, MA and CT to support food acquisition efforts during the holiday season.
"The holidays are a stressful time and with the costs for the most basic of necessities on the rise, we want to ensure our neighbors have food on the table," said Edward O. "Ned" Handy III, Washington Trust Chairman & CEO. "We're proud to once again support local hunger relief agencies and their efforts to assist those families in need."
The Washington Trust Charitable Foundation provided $1,000 donations to the following 22 organizations:
- Barrington, RI: TAP-IN
- Block Island, RI: Helping Hands of Block Island
- Coventry, RI; Coventry Community Food Bank
- Cranston, RI: Comprehensive Community Action
- Cumberland, RI: Northern Rhode Island Food Pantry
- East Greenwich, RI: East Greenwich Interfaith Food Cupboard
- Hope Valley, RI: RI Center Assisting Those in Need
- Johnston, RI: Tri-County Community Action Agency
- North Kingstown, RI: North Kingstown Food Pantry
- North Providence, RI: Saint Anthony Kitchen Ministry
- Peace Dale, RI: Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale
- Providence, RI: Better Lives Rhode Island
- Rumford, RI: Bread of Life Food Pantry
- Warwick, RI: Westbay Community Action
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TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly higher Tuesday as jitters over protests in China set off by growing public anger over COVID-19 restrictions subsided.
Hong Kong’s benchmark surged 5.2% and most other markets in Europe and Asia advanced. U.S. futures edged higher. Oil prices rose more than $1 per barrel.
China’s economy has been stifled by a “zero-COVID” policy which includes lockdowns that have intermittently threatened the global supply chain.
France’s CAC 40 was nearly unchanged at 6,665.24, while Germany’s DAX slipped 0.1% to 14,366.13. Britain’s FTSE 100 gained 0.7% to 7,525.30. The future for the S&P 500 was up 0.4% while the future for the Dow industrials fell 0.2%.
Chinese shares rebounded after they were hit by sharp losses on Monday following protests over the weekend in various Chinese cities. However, a crackdown on the protests or further expansion of pandemic lockdowns could slow the Chinese economy further, hurting the global economy.
Other factors also contributed to Tuesday’s rebound, Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said in a report.
“China markets are perking up to new housing support, a potential rate cut, and speculation that protests may expedite a shift from ‘Covid-Zero’ policies,” he said.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng closed at 18,204.68 while the Shanghai Composite index added 2.3% to 3,149.75.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 0.5% to finish at 28,027.84. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.3% to 7,253.30. South Korea’s Kospi added 1.0% to 2,433.39.
The Japanese government said Tuesday that the unemployment rate for October was unchanged from September at 2.6% while the number of available jobs per job-seeker was at 1.35.
The Conference Board will release its consumer confidence index for November later Tuesday. That could shed more light on how consumers have been holding up amid high prices and on their spending plans through the holiday shopping season and into 2023.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will speak at the Brookings Institution about the outlook for the U.S. economy and the labor market on Wednesday.
Investors are watching to see next moves by the Federal Reserve in its battle against decades-high inflation. The U.S. central bank is trying to curb price increases by raising interest rates while avoiding pushing the economy into recession. The central bank’s benchmark rate currently stands at 3.75% to 4%, up from close to zero in March.
The U.S. government will be releasing several reports about the labor market this week. A report about job openings and labor turnover for October will be released Wednesday, followed by a weekly unemployment claims report Thursday. The closely watched monthly report on the job market will be released on Friday.
In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude added $1.81 to $79.05 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, the pricing basis for international trading, rose $2.08 to $85.97 a barrel.
In currency trading, the U.S. dollar fell to 138.28 Japanese yen from 138.90 yen. The euro cost $1.0374, up from $1.0339.
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Alliance makes Kiu the first Passenger Service System (PSS) to integrate this technology
MIAMI, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, TravelX, the company building the travel industry's blockchain-based distribution protocol, announced a partnership with Kiu System Solutions via Kiu PSS - the comprehensive commercialization solution for airlines providing tools to manage inventory, reservations and tickets. This enables 73 airlines to tokenize and distribute inventory as NFTs through the blockchain ecosystem.
"At Kiu, we are focused on developing innovative and efficient solutions. This has been possible due to our vast experience in the industry and desire to provide new and better technologies to our clients and passengers. Through this partnership, we are excited to provide a new and innovative sales channel to our customers," commented Alberto Desimone, CEO and co-founder of Kiu.
The strategic alliance allows airlines operating with Kiu to reduce distribution and transaction costs and increase revenue, while improving the traveler experience, by tokenizing and globally distributing inventory as NFTickets. NFTickets can be exchanged between actors in the blockchain network in accordance with smart contracts or parameters predefined by the service provider, generating additional revenue streams. Additionally, through transactions on the blockchain, refunds and exchanges are immediate and governed by automatically executed smart contracts, which saves money and time associated with customer service.
"We are very excited to be a part of the industry's first integration between a blockchain distribution protocol and PSS with the global reach of Kiu. Through this, more airlines will be able to experience the benefits that tokenization and blockchain provide in terms of cost efficiencies and revenue generation," adds Juan Pablo Lafosse, CEO and co-founder of TravelX. "We are proud that our partnership makes this all possible for airlines without the need for additional investments or technological developments on their side, as tokenizing inventory through blockchain is as easy as logging on and updating their agreement with Kiu."
TravelX was born in 2021 to reimagine the travel industry and accelerate its adaptation to Web3. One of TravelX's most innovative propositions is the tokenization of E-tickets, evolving them into NFTickets. The company plans to launch its first service and marketplace later this year.
For more information, visit https://www.travelx.io.
About TravelX
TravelX is building a blockchain-based distribution protocol designed to create a more secure, decentralized, frictionless, transparent and efficient travel industry. The company's technology allows travel suppliers to more efficiently manage their inventory, unleashing use cases that enhance both travelers' flexibility and suppliers' profitability.
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“Stranger Things” continues to keep fans talking and this time Metallica joined in.
The rock band’s iconic song “Master of Puppets” was included in the show’s season four Vol. 2 — and Metallica was “blown away” by the accompanying scene.
“The way The Duffer Brothers have incorporated music into ‘Stranger Things’ has always been next level, so we were beyond psyched for them to not only include ‘Master of Puppets’ in the show, but to have such a pivotal scene built around it,” the band wrote on their Instagram on Tuesday. “We were all stoked to see the final result and when we did we were totally blown away.”
Metallica added that the scene was “so extremely well done” and that people were able to “guess the song just by seeing a few seconds of Joseph Quinn’s hands in the trailer!! How crazy cool is that?”
In the season four finale, while in the upside down, Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) plays the 1986 track on his guitar to distract the Demobats while the rest of the gang attempts to defeat Vecna.
The sequence is full of high-intensity moments that take the finale to the next level.
With that in mind, Metallica added that it was “an incredible honor to be such a big part of Eddie’s journey and to once again be keeping company with all of the other amazing artists featured in the show.”
Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo also shared on his Instagram that his 17-year-old son, Tye, also provided guitar tracks for the episode.
“That’s my boy! Proud of ya Tye! Stranger Things finale shredding it on “Master of Puppets” and big thanks to @kirkhammett on helping!” the musician wrote.
Quinn, meanwhile, told Entertainment Tonight that the “Master of Puppets” guitar playing was “pretty much all me.”
“I’ve played guitar since I was quite young. So, I had the foundations to take most of it,” the actor said. “But yeah, it’s great fun. Who wouldn’t wanna kind of be a rockstar for an afternoon?”
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Season 4 of “Stranger Things” also gave some major love to Kate Bush’s 1985 single “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God).” Following its use in one pivotal scene with Max (Sadie Sink), the song climbed back into the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
With the newfound love for the track, Bush thanked the Duffer Brothers on her website, writing in part, “I want to thank them so much for bringing the song into so many people’s lives.”
“I’m overwhelmed by the scale of affection and support the song is receiving and it’s all happening really fast, as if it’s being driven along by a kind of elemental force,” she added. “I have to admit I feel really moved by it all. Thank you so very much for making the song a No 1 in such an unexpected way.”
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ATLANTA — The woman flying out of Philadelphia's airport last year remembered to pack snacks, prescription medicine and a cellphone in her handbag. But what was more important was what she forgot to unpack: a loaded .380-caliber handgun in a black holster.
The weapon was one of the 6,542 guns the Transportation Security Administration intercepted last year at airport checkpoints across the country. The number — roughly 18 per day — was an all-time high for guns intercepted at U.S. airports, and is sparking concern at a time when more Americans are armed.
"What we see in our checkpoints really reflects what we're seeing in society, and in society there are more people carrying firearms nowadays," TSA administrator David Pekoske said.
With the exception of pandemic-disrupted 2020, the number of weapons intercepted at airport checkpoints has climbed every year since 2010. Experts don't think this is an epidemic of would-be hijackers — nearly everyone caught claims to have forgotten they had a gun with them — but they emphasize the danger even one gun can pose in the wrong hands on a plane or at a checkpoint.
Guns have been intercepted literally from Burbank, California, to Bangor, Maine. But it tends to happen more at bigger airports in areas with laws more friendly to carrying a gun, Pekoske said. The top 10 list for gun interceptions in 2022 includes Dallas, Austin and Houston in Texas; three airports in Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Atlanta; Phoenix; and Denver.
Pekoske isn't sure the "I forgot" excuse is always true or whether it's a natural reaction to getting caught. Regardless, he said, it's a problem that must stop.
When TSA staffers see what they believe to be a weapon on the X-ray machine, they usually stop the belt so the bag stays inside the machine and the passenger can't get to it. Then they call in local police.
Repercussions vary depending on local and state laws. The person may be arrested and have the gun confiscated. But sometimes they're allowed to give the gun to a companion not flying with them and continue on their way. Unloaded guns can also be placed in checked bags assuming they follow proper procedures. The woman in Philadelphia saw her gun confiscated and was slated to be fined.
Those federal fines are the TSA's tool to punish those who bring a gun to a checkpoint. Last year TSA raised the maximum fine to $14,950 as a deterrent. Passengers also lose their PreCheck status — it allows them to bypass some types of screening — for five years. It used to be three years, but about a year ago the agency increased the time and changed the rules. Passengers may also miss their flight as well as lose their gun. If federal officials can prove the person intended to bring the gun past the checkpoint into what's called the airport's sterile area, it's a federal offense.
Retired TSA official Keith Jeffries said gun interceptions can also slow other passengers in line.
"It's disruptive no matter what," Jeffries said. "It's a dangerous, prohibited item and, let's face it, you should know where your gun is at, for crying out loud."
Experts and officials say the rise in gun interceptions simply reflects that more Americans are carrying guns.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, an industry trade group, tracks FBI data about background checks completed for a firearm sale. The numbers were a little over 7 million in 2000 and about 16.4 million last year. They went even higher during the coronavirus pandemic.
For the TSA officers searching for prohibited items, it can be jarring.
In Atlanta, Janecia Howard was monitoring the X-ray machine when she realized she was looking at a gun in a passenger's laptop bag. She immediately flagged it as a "high-threat" item and police were notified.
Howard said it felt like her heart dropped, and she was worried the passenger might try to get the gun. It turns out the passenger was a very apologetic businessman who said he simply forgot. Howard says she understands travel can be stressful but that people have to take care when they're getting ready for a flight.
"You have to be alert and pay attention," she said. "It's your property."
Atlanta's airport, one of the world's busiest with roughly 85,000 people going through checkpoints on a busy day, had the most guns intercepted in 2022 — 448 — but that number was actually lower than the year before. Robert Spinden, the TSA's top official in Atlanta, says the agency and the airport made a big effort in 2021 to try to address the large number of guns being intercepted at checkpoints.
An incident in November 2021 reinforced the need for their efforts. A TSA officer noticed a suspected gun in a passenger's bag. When the officer opened the suitcase the man reached for the gun, and it went off. People ran for the exits, and the airport was shut down for 2 1/2 hours, the airport's general manager Balram Bheodari said during a congressional hearing last year.
Officials put in new signage to catch the attention of gun owners. A hologram over a checkpoint shows the image of a revolving blue gun with a red circle over the gun with a line through it. Numerous 70-inch television screens flash rotating messages that guns are not allowed.
"There's signage all over the airport. There is announcements, holograms, TVs. There's quite a bit of information that is sort of flashing before your eyes to just try to remind you as a last ditch effort that if you do own a firearm, do you know where it's at?" Spinden said.
Miami's airport also worked to get gunowners' attention. The airport's director told Congress last year that after setting a gun interception record in 2021 they installed high-visibility signage and worked with airlines to warn passengers. He said the number of firearms intercepted declined sharply.
Pekoske said signage is only part of the solution. Travelers face a barrage of signs or announcements already and don't always pay attention. He also supports gradually raising penalties to grab people's attention.
But Aidan Johnston, from the gun advocacy group Gun Owners of America, said he'd like to see the fines lessened, saying they're not a deterrent. While he'd like to see more education for new gun owners, he also doesn't think of this as a "major heinous crime."
"These are not bad people that are in dire need of punishment," he said. "These are people who made a mistake."
Officials believe they're catching the vast majority, but with 730 million passengers screened last year even a miniscule percentage getting through is a concern.
Last month, musician Cliff Waddell was traveling from Nashville, Tennessee, to Raleigh, North Carolina, when he was stopped at the checkpoint. A TSA officer had seen a gun in his bag. Waddell was so shocked he initially said it couldn't be his because he'd just flown the day before with the same bag. It turned out the gun had been in his bag but missed at the screening. TSA acknowledged the miss, and Pekoske says they're investigating.
When trying to figure out how the gun he keeps locked in his glove compartment got in his bookbag, Waddell realized he'd taken it out when he took the vehicle in for repairs. Waddell said he recognizes it's his responsibility to know where his firearm is but worries about how TSA could have missed something so significant.
"That was a shock to me," he said.
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Top Warriors vs. Kings Players to Watch - NBA Playoffs Game 2
The Golden State Warriors (44-38) take on the Sacramento Kings (48-34) at 10:00 PM ET on Monday at Golden 1 Center. Jordan Poole of the Warriors and Domantas Sabonis of the Kings are two players to watch in this game.
In the article below, we'll give you all the info you need to know about who to keep your eye on in this matchup, which you can watch on NBC Sports Networks with a seven-day free trial to Fubo!
How to Watch Warriors vs. Kings
- Game Day: Monday, April 17
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- Arena: Golden 1 Center
- Location: Sacramento, California
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
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Warriors' Last Game
The Kings defeated the Warriors, 126-123, on Saturday. De'Aaron Fox poured in a team-high 38 points for the Kings, and Curry had 30 for the Warriors.
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Kings' Last Game
Warriors Players to Watch
- Curry posts 29.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 6.3 assists per contest, shooting 49.3% from the floor and 42.7% from downtown (seventh in league) with 4.9 made 3-pointers per contest.
- Poole leads his team in points per contest (20.4), and also posts 2.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists. At the other end, he averages 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
- Klay Thompson averages 21.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 0.7 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
- Draymond Green posts a team-leading 6.8 assists per contest. He is also averaging 8.5 points and 7.2 rebounds, shooting 52.7% from the floor.
- Kevon Looney is tops on his team in rebounds per game (9.3), and also posts 7 points and 2.5 assists. Defensively, he averages 0.6 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
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Kings Players to Watch
- Sabonis leads the Kings in rebounding (12.3 per game) and assists (7.3), and averages 19.1 points. He also averages 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
- Fox tops the Kings in scoring (25 points per game), and averages 4.2 rebounds and 6.1 assists. He also averages 1.1 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
- Harrison Barnes gives the Kings 15 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. He also averages 0.7 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
- Kevin Huerter is averaging 15.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per contest, making 48.5% of his shots from the floor and 40.2% from 3-point range, with 2.7 treys per game.
- Malik Monk is averaging 13.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per contest, making 44.8% of his shots from the field and 35.9% from 3-point range, with 1.9 treys per contest.
Top Performers (Last 10 Games)
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- Promising pre-clinical data generated for CRB-601 across several tumor models as monotherapy and in combination with anti-PD1 therapy
- IND submission for CRB-601 is on track for mid-2023
- Expanding immuno-oncology pipeline through strategic transactions remains key priority
- Cash and investments on hand of $74 million funds operations into the first quarter of 2024
NORWOOD, Mass., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRBP) ("Corbus" or the "Company"), an immunology company, today provided a corporate update and reported financial results for the first quarter of 2022.
Key Corporate and Program Updates:
- Anti-integrin monoclonal antibody (mAb) programs targeting the inhibition of TGFβ are progressing on schedule
- CB1 inverse agonist program for obesity / metabolism in active partnering discussions
- The National Institutes of Health has informed the Company that the Phase 2 study conducted by Dr. Meggan Mackay at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research with the Autoimmune Centers of Excellence and sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of lenabasum in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) did not meet its primary endpoint of a statistical improvement in the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) for pain associated with musculoskeletal inflammation. However, data for the recognized regulatory and clinical endpoints for SLE (BILAG-2004 and the SELENA-SLEDAI) are still pending. Topline data is planned for presentation at an upcoming rheumatology congress.
- A detailed update on the Corbus pipeline can be found in the most recent Corporate Presentation available at: www.ir.corbuspharma.com/presentations
"We are continuing the transformation of Corbus into a company with a novel and diversified immuno-oncology pipeline and look forward to sharing additional data updates from our integrin programs later this year. We are greatly encouraged by recent clinical updates from the field of latent TGFb inhibition that point to a potential breakthrough in how this key cytokine could be successfully targeted in oncology," commented Yuval Cohen, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Corbus. "We are actively engaged in business development activities with the goal of expanding our pipeline while also bringing in non-dilutive funding by monetizing our ECS assets through new partnerships."
Financial Results for First Quarter Ended June 30, 2022:
The Company reported a net loss of approximately $13.2 million, or a net loss per diluted share of $0.11, for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to a net loss of approximately $17.1 million, or a net loss per diluted share of $0.15, for the same period in 2021.
Operating expenses for Q2 2022 included a one-time charge of $5 million to settle litigation. Operating expenses decreased by $9.5 million to approximately $7.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $16.8 million in the comparable period in the prior year, excluding the one-time charge. The decrease was primarily attributable to decreased clinical trial and drug manufacturing costs, and an overall reduction in compensation expense.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company has $74 million of cash and investments on hand which is expected to fund operations into the first quarter of 2024, based on the current planned expenditures.
About Corbus
Corbus is an immunology company committed to helping people defeat serious illness by bringing innovative scientific approaches to well understood biological pathways. Corbus' current pipeline includes anti-integrin monoclonal antibodies that block activation of TGFβ and small molecules that activate or inhibit the endocannabinoid system. Corbus is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts. For more information on Corbus, visit corbuspharma.com. Connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, as amended, including those relating to the Company's restructuring, trial results, product development, clinical and regulatory timelines, market opportunity, competitive position, possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, potential growth opportunities and other statements that are predictive in nature. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industry and markets in which we operate and management's current beliefs and assumptions.
These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking expressions, including, but not limited to, "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "estimate," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "would" and similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. These statements relate to future events or our financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including the potential impact of the recent COVID-19 pandemic and the potential impact of sustained social distancing efforts, on our operations, clinical development plans and timelines, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include those set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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ELKMONT, Ala. (WHNT) — A new court filing details the behaviors of Mason Sisk, an Elkmont teen accused of murdering his family in 2019, including the attempted poisoning of his stepmother with peanut butter.
The court records show malicious acts that led to the murders of five of his family members and reveal new information about Mason’s behavior at home.
District attorneys say Mason knowingly put peanut butter in his stepmother’s coffee, despite her severe allergy to peanuts.
The discovery filing also alleges Mason threatened his father, John Sisk, and stepmother, Mary Sisk, and was forceful with his siblings at home. It also stated that he had “anger control” issues with his brother.
Prosecutors say Mason stole two rings from his stepmother and gave them away and stole a gun from his grandmother’s house.
As previously reported, Mason is facing multiple counts of capital murder in connection to the shooting deaths of his father, stepmother and three siblings.
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It has been nearly 40 years since Congress was able to find common ground on the future of Social Security. While millions of people depend on the system as a lifeline, politicians have done little to slow the erosion of the program’s finances.
If the projections in the latest trustees report come to pass, the program without change would pay promised benefits into 2033, at which point the incoming revenue would be sufficient to cover roughly 77% of promised benefits.
That is not a long time, considering that the Social Security Administration expects someone turning 79 today to live long enough to feel the impact of these changes.
Many Americans mistakenly believe that this outlook means the nation has 10 years to think about the problem. It doesn’t. The forecast isn’t a guarantee. It is a stern warning about what might happen even in a robust economy.
The truth is that if the economy doesn’t cooperate, the consequences of Social Security will arrive sooner and hit harder than anyone expects. No one knows when benefits might be reduced, nor how much. At this point, no one even knows how the government would allocate a systemwide reduction of benefits to the individual.
As gloomy as all of that might sound, the harder part of the issue for Americans to digest is how quickly the problem is growing. Many voters tend to discount any concern about future benefits as the same old story. They see the latest warning as the same train coming down the same tracks only a year closer in time.
In reality, the train is larger, moving faster, on less stable tracks. Since 2019, the size of the gap between what Social Security has promised and what it expects to pay has grown by nearly $10 trillion — more than 40%.
Another way to look at that change in the size of the concern since 2019 is: For every $1 that the program has collected in payroll taxes, it has generated roughly $2 of promises that no one expects it to keep.
It is possible, of course, that Congress will find the common ground to make those promises good, but the prospects of a resolution dwindle as the size of the problem grows.
To illustrate, Democrats last August proposed new legislation under the “Social Security 2100″ brand. Back in 2019, that brand of legislation meant that the program would pay higher benefits into the next century — more than 80 years. In 2021, the sponsor of the legislation claimed that his revised proposal would provide only five years of expanded benefits and keep the program solvent for four extra years.
The effectiveness of the changes declined in part because the problem that it hoped to solve had grown by $6 trillion between 2019 and 2021.
The GOP, on the other hand, offers little more than platitudes about protecting the benefits of those in or near retirement. Yet none of the candidates mention what taxes they are willing to raise to keep the promise that has been made to those Americans who are 78 and younger.
As a presidential candidate in 2016, Donald Trump promised that economic growth would offset the need for benefit reductions or higher taxes. His vision was the economic Holy Grail, a painless solution for Social Security. In reality, the program’s actuarial balance declined by 25% during his presidential term despite an economy with the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years.
There is only one fact about Social Security on which all experts agree. The longer we wait, the harder it gets. Today, we are now looking at a rate increase of 3.61% to keep the program solvent because about 15 years ago, Congress couldn’t muster the resolve to increase the payroll tax by 1.92%.
One thing should resonate in the mind of every voter. If Congress wouldn’t tackle the problem when it was small and required gradual change, one must ask why anyone believes that a future Congress will undertake the task when challenges are larger and the cost great.
The passage of time is financial cancer to Social Security.
Brenton Smith is policy adviser for the Heartland Institute, a think tank in Arlington Heights, Ill. | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/07/10/we-dont-have-time-to-think-about-our-social-security-insolvency-problem-commentary/ | 2023-07-11 02:30:25 | 0 | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/07/10/we-dont-have-time-to-think-about-our-social-security-insolvency-problem-commentary/ |
Pampa Energía announces third quarter 2022 results
Published: Nov. 7, 2022 at 4:22 PM CST|Updated: 2 hours ago
BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pampa Energía S.A. (NYSE: PAM; Buenos Aires Stock Exchange: PAMP), an independent company with active participation in Argentina's electricity and gas value chain, announces the results for the nine-month period and quarter ended on September 30, 2022.
Pampa's financial information adopts US$ as functional currency, expressed in AR$ at transactional nominal exchange rate ('FX'). However, our affiliates, Transener and TGS, report in local currency. Hence, their figures are adjusted by inflation as of September 30, 2022, except for previous periods already reported.
Main results from the quarter1
17% year-on-year increase in sales, recording US$507 million2 in the third quarter 2022 ('Q3 22'), explained by natural gas peak seasonality and higher prices in petrochemical, Energía Plus and legacy energy, partially offset by the end of Power Purchase Agreement ('PPA') at Loma De La Lata Thermal Power Plant ('CTLL')'s steam turbine ('ST') and Piquirenda Thermal Power Plant ('CTP').
Outstanding operating performance in natural gas and oil production (+20% and +14% year-on-year, respectively).
5% year-on-year decrease in the Adjusted EBITDA 3, recording US$246 million in Q3 22, explained by power generation (-US$36 million) and holding and others (-US$4 million), offset by oil and gas (+US$14 million), and petrochemicals (+US$12 million).
Profit attributable to the Company's shareholders of US$176 million, 35% higher than the third quarter 2021 ('Q3 21'), mainly due to operating performance plus higher gains from holding financial securities and depreciation over the passive monetary position in AR$, offset by higher income tax charge.
Net debt slightly grew to US$927 million, with a net leverage ratio of 1.3x.
Consolidated balance sheet
(As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, in millions)
Consolidated income statement
(For the nine-month periods and quarters ended on September 30, 2022 and 2021, in millions)
Note: 1 It includes shares from the Employee stock-based compensation plan, which as of September 30, 2022 and 2021 amounted to 3.9 million common shares.
For the full version of the Earnings Report, please visit Pampa's Investor Relations website: ri.pampaenergia.com/en.
Information about the videoconference
There will be a videoconference to discuss Pampa's Q3 22 results on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time/12:00 p.m. Buenos Aires Time. The hosts will be Gustavo Mariani, CEO, Nicolás Mindlin, CFO, and Lida Wang, investor relations and sustainability officer at Pampa.
For those interested in participating, please register at bit.ly/Pampa3Q2022VC. The videoconference call will also be simultaneously webcasted at Pampa's website ri.pampaenergia.com/en.
For further information about Pampa:
1 The information is based on financial statements ('FS') prepared according to International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS') in force in Argentina. Only continuing operations are considered.
2 It does not include sales from the affiliates CTBSA, Transener and TGS, which at our ownership account for US$47 million. Greenwind was an affiliate until August 12, 2022, when Pampa fully owned the company and began to consolidate in FS. Under IFRS affiliates are not consolidated in Pampa, thus shown as 'Results for participation in joint businesses and associates'.
3 Consolidated adjusted EBITDA represents the results before financial results, income tax, depreciations and amortizations, extraordinary and non-cash income and expense, equity income and other adjustments from the IFRS implementation, and includes affiliates' EBITDA at our ownership. For further information, see section 3 of the Earnings Release.
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Prince William and the Princess of Wales' 3-day visit to the Boston a few months ago cost the city an estimated $170,000.
The Boston Herald reports that city data shows a majority of the cost -- $105,267.57, to be exact -- went to police overtime.
The city's tourism office spent nearly $59,000 for “Staging, tents, flowers, lights, etc.,” and $5,000 went to property management, in part for security and custodial services, The Herald reports.
The pair focused their attention on their Earthshot Prize for environmental innovators when they made their first visit to the United States in eight years, a trip that was clouded by tensions with William’s brother, Prince Harry, and his wife, Meghan, who have criticized Britain’s royal family in the American media.
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William and his wife, Kate Middleton, spent the three days attending public engagements before announcing the prize winners in a ceremony headlined by pop star Billie Eilish.
Boston, birthplace of John F. Kennedy, was chosen to host the second annual prize ceremony because the late president’s 1962 “moonshot” speech inspired the prince and his partners to set a similar goal for finding solutions to climate change and other environmental problems by 2030. The first Earthshot Prizes were awarded last year in London just before the U.K. hosted the COP26 climate conference.
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Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Berklee College of Music professor and cognitive neuroscientist Susan Rogers about her new book (which she co-authored with Ogi Ogas) “This is What it Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says about You.”
The book explores the seven dimensions of music that hit each listener in their own particular sweet spots in the brain.
Susan Rogers is one author of “This is What it Sounds Like.” (Courtesy of Susan Rogers)
Book excerpt: ‘This is What it Sounds Like’
By Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas
Excerpted from This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You by Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas. Copyright © 2022 by Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas. Used with permission of the publisher, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. All rights reserved.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
8-9-2
(eight, nine, two)
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
8-9-2
(eight, nine, two) | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-3-Midday-game-17496125.php | 2022-10-08 21:35:44 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-3-Midday-game-17496125.php |
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
3-0-4
(three, zero, four)
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
3-0-4
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For some students who attended Robb Elementary in Texas, it will be the first time back in classrooms since a gunman killed 21 people at their school in May.
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For some students who attended Robb Elementary in Texas, it will be the first time back in classrooms since a gunman killed 21 people at their school in May.
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the U.S. announcement that it's sending an additional $1 billion in military aid that includes heavy weapons for the outgunned Ukrainian military.
"It's yet another sign that Western support for Ukraine is here for good," Zelenskyy said in his regular late-night address. "I'll keep asking for necessary weapons and equipment, but the bravery and skillfulness of our service members can't be imported."
In another development, Zelenskyy on Thursday is hosting the leaders of Germany, France and Italy, who are making their first visit to the Ukrainian capital since Russia's invasion in February.
French President Emmanuel Macron of France, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi traveled by train to Kyiv because all of Ukraine's civilian airports are closed due to the security risks.
Ukrainian leaders have criticized what they describe as lukewarm support from these key European countries, and Thursday's meeting is being closely watched to gauge the level of support for Ukraine's war with Russia.
Ukrainian leaders have been upset with Macron in particular for saying that Russia must not be "humiliated." Scholz has said Ukraine should not lose the war, but has not gone so far as to say it should win.
"How can the country that rapes our women be allowed save face?" Mykhailo Podolyak, a top adviser to Zelenskyy, told NPR in an interview. "What do we need to win this war to have this war come to an end? We need weapons."
Meanwhile, the United States on Wednesday announced an additional $1 billion in military assistance to Ukraine. That includes heavy artillery and rockets, as well as training for Ukrainian troops.
Podolyak is Ukraine's chief negotiator, and in the early weeks of the war he led a team that met with Russian representatives five times. But the talks made no progress. In addition, as evidence of Russian abuses mounted, the Ukrainian public turned against such talks.
In a poll last month, more than 80% of Ukrainians said they were unwilling to give up territory for peace, even if it means a prolonged conflict, according to the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.
Podolyak said if Ukrainians cede territory to Russia now, even if under a temporary ceasefire, there are no guarantees that Russia would not invade again later.
"A cease-fire would be a de facto Russian victory," he said. But, he added, "We are ready to agree to something so long as this [Russian] threat does not persist."
For now, Podolyak and other Ukrainian leaders say Ukraine desperately needs more artillery to combat the Russian forces that are making grinding progress in the eastern part of the country. After weeks of heavy fighting, the Russians are on the verge of capturing the city of Severodonetsk in the Donbas region.
Podolyak posted a wish-list of weapons on Twitter, which included requests for 1,000 howitzers, 1,000 drones and 500 tanks. He said this would give Ukraine "parity" with Russian forces.
He stressed that Ukraine is increasing dependent on Western weapons because it is running out of ammunition for its aging Soviet-era arsenal. Additional ammunition for those weapons is not widely available outside of Russia.
Ukraine has been transitioning to NATO equipment in recent years, but Podolyak says it takes European buy-in for Ukraine to fully transition to more modern systems which are made and sold worldwide.
But as long as the Russians have an advantage in artillery by a ratio of 10-to-1 or more, Ukraine will continue to struggle on the battlefield, he said.
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Ellen Heber-Katz, PhD, named inaugural chairholder of The Daniel B. and Florence E. Green Endowed Chair as drugs to generate new tissue draw closer
MERION STATION, Pa., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists had thought only starfish and amphibians like frogs and salamanders could heal wounds in a way that looked as if the injury never occurred, even regenerating entire limbs. Mammals—including humans—had lost the ability to generate new tissue to evolution.
Then Ellen Heber-Katz, PhD, found a strain of laboratory mice that proved them wrong. Her mid-1990s discovery not only sparked hope for human scarless healing but triggered headlines worldwide.
Now, progress by the pioneering scientist, who came to the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research (LIMR) (part of Main Line Health) with the mission to develop drugs activating the regeneration switch in humans, has attracted a $1 million donation aimed to support momentum toward this goal.
Dr. Heber-Katz was named inaugural chairholder of The Daniel B. and Florence E. Green Endowed Chair in Regenerative Medicine Research last night. The chair was established with a $1 million gift from The Green Family Foundation, paired with a $1 million match from the Lankenau Medical Center Foundation through its matching initiative designed to encourage large-scale, transformational philanthropic commitments.
"This gift will accelerate the timetable for testing in humans and, I firmly believe, bring a drug to market," Dr. Heber-Katz said.
Dr. Heber-Katz has two key products near the stage for human testing:
- A drug in the form of a hydrogel. She and a research colleague at the University of California-Berkeley received a patent for the drug, which would be injected under the skin and is aimed at restoring chronic skin wounds as well as tissue damaged by natural aging. Wounds often do not heal for older people.
- A suture infused with a compound that will limit scarring. LIMR has applied for domestic and international patents.
Dr. Heber-Katz also has a grant from the Department of Defense, whose interest was piqued by the possibility of healing wartime injuries such as lost fingers, hands and limbs.
She received funding from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research as well as she moved into treating bone loss from periodontal disease, a condition affecting a majority of Americans over their lifetimes.
LIMR President George Prendergast, PhD, called Dr. Heber-Katz's program "perhaps the most forward-looking and provocative at the Institute" and said it may accomplish what stem cells have yet to do.
The Green Family Foundation said it is honored to establish the endowed chair and both "recognize and amplify the remarkable research efforts of Heber-Katz."
Dr. Heber-Katz achieved her first breakthrough in 1996. That's when she discovered that a larger-than-usual strain of mice called MRL (Murphy Roths Large) could completely heal small holes in their ears without scarring (ear holes help to distinguish mice during research studies). The tissue didn't look like typical adult healing, instead appearing more embryonic. Dr. Heber-Katz soon discovered that MRL mice could even generate brand new tissue in damaged hearts.
In the 2000s, her work sparked international headlines, including "Just like Terminator, mouse ears will be back" (Chicago Tribune), "'Miracle mouse' can grow back lost limbs" (London Sunday Times), and "For a strain of mice, hearts can regenerate" (New York Times).
Heber-Katz has received federal funding for 80% percent of her research totaling $10.2 million. The remaining 20% ($2.2 million) is financed by nongovernmental resources.
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My father gave me strict instructions: Your single-minded goal must be to coddle the paper-thin, nearly transparent phyllo dough. You need an ample supply of melted butter and some clean, damp kitchen towels stashed right next to you, to use as blankets for the temperamental phyllo. Have your filling already prepared and make sure that you've wrung all the water out of the spinach with yet another towel, or two, or three. (There will be more water than you might think vegetally possible. You will use up many kitchen towels.) Work as quickly as you can, but have no fear.
That's how my father, Constantine Tsioulcas, taught me to make spanakopita, the spinach pie that he grew up eating in Alexandria, Egypt, the city in which he was born and raised.
Our family recipe, carried over generations from Greece to Egypt and back again, calls for individually wrapped triangles that show off multitudinous layers of crisp, flaky pastry; no bricks of greenish sludge for us. The filling, by contrast, is very simple: spinach, some good sharp feta cheese, a touch of freshly grated nutmeg, some lightly sauteed garlic, a little salt and some healthy grinds of pepper, plus those fragile leaves of dough and that unholy amount of butter. That's it. (Technically, this dish should be called spanakotiropita — spinach and cheese pie — but that's a lot of syllables for Americans, as even my father would grudgingly admit.)
Papa guided me in laying out one large, rectangular sheet of phyllo, brushing it with butter, and then swiftly laying another sheet on top. "Hurry up, cover the rest of the phyllo with the towel," he would say, reminding me that the dough would dry out and crack nearly instantaneously if it wasn't covered up again.
We would cut the sheet into three long strips, and brush each ribbon of phyllo dough with melted butter before depositing a bit of filling in one lower corner of the dough. Then we would fold the pie up and over itself again and again in tightly wound triangles, like how soldiers ceremonially fold a flag.
Whenever Papa mixed up a batch of spanakopita filling, he would always say to me, "No eggs! It's not a quiche." But I could hear how he savored the word quiche even as he derided its eggy, earthbound heft. French was his third language; English, his fourth. He loved French; he called himself my papa, following the French way, not baba as we would in either Greek or Arabic.
My mother, an American, had met him by chance in Athens. She was a tourist in her thirties. He was barely past his teens, an aspiring painter who was working as a waiter to help his struggling family; they, like many minority communities in Egypt, had been forced out and had recently settled in Greece's capital, a place that was both theirs and not theirs.
My father's facility with languages became his destiny: On the day he met my mother, Papa was the only waiter on duty who spoke English and so he was assigned to her table. He was instantly smitten, and informed her, "You may think I am merely a waiter, but I am an artist." Somehow – truly, inexplicably – that pickup line worked. She agreed to a quick coffee date before she left the city. Afterward, they corresponded by postcards and letters. Not all that long later, my mother flew again to Athens, this time to marry him.
Right after their wedding, they parted ways for months; she returned to the U.S. without him. During their courtship by postal mail, a military dictatorship had seized power in Greece, and he couldn't leave the country without permission — again finding himself at the mercy of larger political currents in a country he thought he could safely claim as his own. He eventually managed to follow her back to icy, brittle Boston, where the cold, gray Atlantic was nothing like the brilliant seashores he had now left twice over.
Their original notion was to live in the U.S. just a little while, to wait out the junta that had descended upon Greece only a few months before their wedding, and then to move back to Athens. That didn't happen. I was born as their only child a few months before the colonels' rule collapsed, and they decided to stay in this country for the time being. It was a temporary decision that wound up lasting for the rest of his life.
Papa never cottoned on to most Greek-Americans, the community with which he theoretically had much in common. They just weren't Egyptiotes like him: cosmopolitan, fluent and well-read in several languages, regal and more than a little snobbish. ("These are the people of goats and villages," he would say dismissively.) He was an expatriate who ached to go back to a home that no longer existed. He tried to hide his loneliness. While he waited for the paint on his canvases to dry, he went for long walks by himself along the rocky, monochromatic coastline, so different from the Mediterranean blues of Alexandria's Corniche.
"Then peirazei," he said. "It doesn't matter."
Papa died of a heart attack in his sleep right after I turned 14. He was just 41. My mother, who had always struggled with her mental health, came apart altogether after his death and largely retreated into her own world.
After Papa's death, I had very little to remember him by, but I had some of his recipes in my memory and in my fingers. Years later, when I got married, I gave our spanakopita recipe to the caterers so it could be served as part of our wedding meal. It was one of several reminders of my father that I stitched into the day, in an almost secret language of familial love.
I omitted the garlic when I gave them our recipe, thinking that wedding guests would probably prefer not to sweat out any stickiness or stink on what was forecast to be a hot and muggy June night. The caterers told me they were a little worried about working with phyllo, an ingredient that they hadn't yet mastered; this was before phyllo became such a hors d'oeuvres cliche.
No problem, I told them; you just needed a bit of confidence, a couple of tricks and some extra butter on hand, just in case. I taught them how to baby the dough. I carefully wrote out detailed instructions on how to fold each little spinach-and-cheese packet into a precise triangle, ideally sized for passing around — individual pitas that, when baked, would turn flaky, bronzed and shatteringly crisp, thanks to those generous lashings of melted butter. On our wedding day, the spanakopita turned out beautifully, though I missed the garlic. I overheard guests praising the dish to the caterers.
Several months later, I saw what seemed to be our spanakopita recipe published in Gourmet magazine. Every element was there, in the proportions I'd passed along: phyllo, butter, spinach, feta, a hit of nutmeg, salt, pepper. No garlic. Really, much too much butter, but you'd have plenty extra just in case you encountered a phyllo emergency. And there were my exact instructions on how to fold up the spanakopita into a beautiful little parcel, wrapped up neatly just like a flag. Papa's recipe was now out in the world but ruptured from its roots, just like I was, just as my father had been.
You can still find that spanakopita recipe online, accompanied by a gorgeously shot and completely tantalizing photo of those bronzed, flaky triangles, one cut open to reveal the savory spinach-and-cheese filling cached within.
Who knows what happened. Maybe someone gave or sold it to the magazine, or maybe someone on the caterers' team also worked there. Maybe someone made it for a friend or for a party, and the recipe wound its way to someone else, in the way that beloved recipes do. I'll never know.
Online, the recipe has earned dozens of rave reviews, though many cooks have written that they have added eggs or lemon juice or dill or parsley or onions or nearly any number of other ingredients that are delicious and culturally appropriate, but cloud the purity and lightness of this particular, elemental spanakopita that is, most emphatically, not a quiche.
Others mention that they have added all sorts of heresies like, Panagia mou, cheddar cheese or raisins. Raisins! Papa would often sputter, back when Americans were just discovering Mediterranean foods, "What is it with these foreigners and putting raisins into every dish to make it exotic?"
He liked to mix multiple languages within a single sentence, fully expecting me to follow along like a proper Alexandrian. When he proffered opinions about such "foreigners" to me, his American-born daughter, sometimes he would use Greek: franki. Sometimes instead he would say ifrang -- Arabic, and almost the same word: literally, "Franks," whose innate Westernness rendered them a complete mystery. In either language, he could have used a far more prosaic and general word for "foreigner," but he adored the medieval overtones and high drama of his word choice, re-pitching an ancient East-West battle in our squat little kitchen. And for him, Greek and Arabic were fraternal twin tongues, though one was a playmate he'd had to leave behind at the abrupt end of his own childhood.
Then peirazi. His Alexandria vanished decades ago, and my dad has been gone for a long time now too, much longer than I knew him alive. The recipe that I received as a rare and precious inheritance is just one more among millions online. Anyone who chances across it can't hear Papa complaining about the Franks and their raisins. Nor would such a cook necessarily care. People will do whatever they want.
My one wish is that people who try the recipe enjoy the process of brushing the butter onto the dough, of folding the phyllo up and over itself again and again. I hope when they bite into a piece, they savor those shatteringly crisp layers of phyllo and the simple interplay of spinach and feta. Papa's spanakopita will never mean the same thing to them as it does to me, but it will still be delicious.
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ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Dozens of Ukrainians are feared dead after a Russian bomb destroyed a school sheltering about 90 people in eastern Ukraine.
The governor of Luhansk province said Sunday that 30 people were rescued from the rubble of the school in the village of Bilohorivka but the rest probably didn't survive.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian soldiers making a last stand at a steel mill in the besieged city of Mariupol said they wouldn't surrender following the evacuation of civilians from the sprawling seaside site.
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers moved one step closer Thursday to passing a bill to ban TikTok from operating in the state, a move that’s bound to face legal challenges but also serve as a testing ground for the TikTok-free America that many national lawmakers have envisioned.
Montana’s proposal, which has backing from the state’s GOP-controlled legislature, is more sweeping than bans in place in nearly half the states and the U.S. federal government that prohibit TikTok on government devices.
The House endorsed the bill 60-39 on Thursday. A final House vote will likely take place Friday before the bill goes to Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte. He has banned TikTok on government devices in Montana. The Senate passed the bill 30-20 in March.
TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese tech company ByteDance, has been under intense scrutiny over concerns it could hand over user data to the Chinese government or push pro-Beijing propaganda and misinformation on the platform. Leaders at the FBI, CIA and numerous lawmakers of both parties have raised those concerns but haven’t presented any evidence to prove it has happened.
Supporters of a ban point to two Chinese laws that compel companies in the country to cooperate with the government on state intelligence work. They also point out other troubling episodes, such as a disclosure by ByteDance in December that it fired four employees who accessed the IP addresses and other data of two journalists while attempting to uncover the source of a leaked report about the company.
Congress is considering legislation that doesn’t call out TikTok, but gives the Commerce Department the ability to restrict foreign threats on tech platforms. That bill is being backed by the White House, but it has received pushback from privacy advocates, right-wing commentators and others who say the language is too broad.
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen urged state lawmakers to pass the bill because he wasn’t sure Congress would act quickly on a federal ban.
“I think Montana’s got an opportunity here to be a leader,” Knudsen, a Republican, told a House committee in March. He says the app is a tool used by the Chinese government to spy on Montanans.
Montana’s ban would not take effect until January 2024 and would be void if Congress passes a ban or if TikTok were no longer tied to the Chinese government.
The bill would prohibit downloads of TikTok in Montana and would fine any “entity” — an app store or TikTok — $10,000 per day for each time someone “is offered the ability” to access the social media platform or download the app. The penalties would not apply to users.
Opponents argued the bill amounted to government overreach and that residents could easily circumvent the proposed ban by using a Virtual Private Network. A VPN encrypts internet traffic and makes it more difficult for third parties to track online activities, steal data and determine a person’s location.
At a hearing for the bill in March, a representative from the tech trade group TechNet said app stores also “do not have the ability to geofence” apps on a state by state basis and that it would be impossible for its members, like Apple and Google, to prevent TikTok from being downloaded in Montana.
Knudsen said Thursday the geofencing technology is used with online sports gambling apps, which he said are deactivated in states where online gambling is illegal. Ashley Sutton, TechNet’s executive director for Washington state and the northwest, said in a statement Thursday that the “responsibility should be on an app to determine where it can operate, not an app store.”
“We’ve expressed these concerns to lawmakers. We hope the governor will work with lawmakers to amend the legislation to ensure companies that aren’t intended targets of the legislation” aren’t affected, Sutton said.
Some opponents also argued the state wasn’t looking to ban other social media apps that collect similar types of data from their users.
“We also believe this is a blatant exercise of censorship and is an egregious violation of Montanans’ free speech rights,” said Keegan Medrano with the ACLU of Montana.
Democratic Rep. Katie Sullivan offered an amendment Thursday to broaden the ban to include any social media app that collected personal information and transferred it to a foreign adversary, such as Russia, Iran, Cuba, North Korea and Venezuela, along with China. The amendment was narrowly rejected 48-51.
Supporters of the bill said it made sense to target TikTok first because of specific concerns with China and that it was a step in the right direction even if it doesn’t address challenges related to other social media companies.
TikTok has been pushing back against the bill. The company, which has 150 million users in the U.S., has encouraged users in the state to speak out against the bill and hired lobbyists to do so as well. It has also purchased billboards, run full-page newspaper ads and has a website opposing Montana’s legislation. Some ads placed in local newspapers highlight how local businesses were able to use the app to drive sales.
The bill would “show Montana doesn’t support entrepreneurs in our own state,” Shauna White Bear, who owns White Bear Moccasins, said during a March 28 hearing. She noted her business receives much more engagement on TikTok than on other social media sites.
Knudsen, the attorney general whose office drafted the bill, said he expects the bill to face legal challenges if it passes.
“Frankly, I think it probably needs the courts to step in here,” he said. “This is a really interesting, novel legal question that I think is ripe for some new jurisprudence.”
The Montana bill isn’t the first blanket ban the company has faced. In 2020, then-President Donald Trump issued executive orders that banned the use of TikTok and the Chinese messaging platform WeChat. Those efforts were nixed by the courts and shelved by the Biden administration.
TikTok continued negotiations with the administration on the security concerns tied to the app. Amid rising geopolitical tensions with China, the Biden administration more recently has threatened it could ban the app if the company’s Chinese owners don’t sell their stakes. To avoid either outcome, TikTok has been trying to sell a data safety proposal called “Project Texas” that would route all its U.S. user data to servers operated by the software giant Oracle.
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Hadero reported from New York. | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/montana-close-to-becoming-1st-state-to-completely-ban-tiktok/ | 2023-04-14 00:09:55 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/montana-close-to-becoming-1st-state-to-completely-ban-tiktok/ |
(The Hill) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Thursday took to Twitter to defend Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, who was arrested Thursday over his alleged role in leaking Pentagon files.
“Jake Teixeira is white, male, christian, and antiwar. That makes him an enemy to the Biden regime,” Greene said on Twitter.
“Ask yourself who is the real enemy? A young low level national guardsmen? Or the administration that is waging war in Ukraine, a non-NATO nation, against nuclear Russia without war powers?” the congresswoman added.
A trove of apparent Pentagon documents appeared online in recent days. Some included confidential information on U.S. and NATO support to Kyiv amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, while others included information apparently gleaned from spying on allies such as Israel and South Korea.
The documents were shared in an online group reportedly run by 21-year-old Teixeira.
FBI agents took Teixeira into custody without incident on Thursday, according to the Justice Department.
Attorney General Merrick Garland indicated in a brief public statement Thursday afternoon that Teixeira could face charges under the Espionage Act.
“Today the Justice Department arrested Jack Douglas Teixeira in connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorized removal, retention and transmission of classified national defense information,” Garland said.
The FBI in a statement said it had “aggressively pursued investigative leads” over the past week and that the arrest “exemplifies our continued commitment to identifying, pursuing, and holding accountable those who betray our country’s trust and put our national security at risk.”
However, Greene on Thursday described Teixeira as a “21-year-old low level National Guardsman ‘responsible’ for exposing the truth about Ukraine.”
Ukraine earlier this week suggested Russia was behind the leaks and raised concerns that some of the materials may have been altered, citing some discrepancies in casualty counts included in the documents.
Greene also claimed the leaker exposed that the U.S. has troops on the ground in Ukraine; however, the Pentagon has said since last year that a small team of Marines has been deployed to the U.S. embassy in Ukraine, which reopened in May.
One of the leaked documents noted that 14 U.S. special operations forces were in Ukraine as of February this year. U.S. officials have said they help provide oversight on U.S. weapons and Ukraine but are not deployed for fighting or to the frontlines. | https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/greene-defends-accused-ukraine-documents-leaker/ | 2023-04-14 13:11:53 | 1 | https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/greene-defends-accused-ukraine-documents-leaker/ |
Nine women, including Michelle Obama, inducted into Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (WHAM) – From a 19th century equal activist to a former first lady, the nine women recently inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame have all left their mark on history.
One of the women inducted was Rebecca Halstead, the first woman in U.S. military history to command combat at a strategic level. For her, the Hall connects generations of women to what’s possible.
“Young girls can come through here and they can see all the different walks of life, and they are going to connect maybe to arts or sports and then they are going to see how that path connected us all,” Halstead said.
After the ceremony, there are now 312 women in the Hall of Fame.
Another woman who received the honor was former first lady Michelle Obama. In a recorded acceptance speech, she credited the community around her for making all she has accomplished attainable.
“From a very young age these women taught me that I matter,” Obama said. “That I was never just a little girl or a child. I was always someone special in my own right. Someone with a big heart and a big brain. Someone who had value, someone limited only by her own imagination for herself.”
The former secretary of state Hillary Clinton was one woman who presented during the ceremony. In her speech, Clinton reflected on the current struggles women face, and all that needs to be done.
“It saddens and yes angers me that my granddaughter Charlotte may grow up in a world where she may have fewer rights than my daughter Chelsea, but that also motivates me to keep going, fighting, speaking out, and standing up,” Clinton said. “And I know I am in good company, not only with the inductees but with all of you.”
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Cal Poly Mustangs (7-15, 1-9 Big West) at UCSB Gauchos (17-3, 8-1 Big West)
The Gauchos have gone 8-1 at home. UCSB is 2-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Mustangs are 1-9 in conference play. Cal Poly has a 0-1 record in one-possession games.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mitchell is averaging 15.9 points, 4.6 assists and 1.6 steals for the Gauchos. Miles Norris is averaging 13.4 points over the last 10 games for UCSB.
Alimamy Koroma is averaging 10.2 points for the Mustangs. Trevon Taylor is averaging 10.2 points over the last 10 games for Cal Poly.
LAST 10 GAMES: Gauchos: 9-1, averaging 68.1 points, 28.9 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 7.2 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 49.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 57.8 points per game.
Mustangs: 1-9, averaging 57.4 points, 28.2 rebounds, 9.9 assists, 4.6 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.8 points.
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The San Francisco 49ers had a proper contingent in attendance for the battle of Northern California that is Game 7 of the Warriors-Kings first-round playoff series.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan was there with his son, Carter, general manager John Lynch and former All-Pro tackle Harris Barton. Barton played for the Niners from 1987 to 1996, was selected to two All-Pro teams and won three Super Bowls.
Shanahan’s appearance in this game is no surprise, as he previously attended Game 4 of the series when it took place at Chase Center in San Francisco. The coach was seated next to Dubs owner Joe Lacob during that game, hinting at where his allegiances lie in this series.
Defensive lineman Arik Armstead was also in attendance at Golden 1 Center. The eight-year veteran was showcased on the arena’s big screen, and given a proper ovation as Sacramento is his hometown.
This series has been a magnet for 49ers players beyond the people in attendance on Sunday. During Game 3, star running back Christian McCaffrey was in attendance next to recently signed quarterback Sam Darnold. The two players were even spotted in a highlight of Steph Curry’s, though only McCaffrey was acknowledged.
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— Gary Payton II delivers diploma to mother in sweet surprise | https://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/49ers-warriors-kings-sacramento-game-7-17999055.php | 2023-04-30 21:16:09 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/49ers-warriors-kings-sacramento-game-7-17999055.php |
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Flash floods in Iran’s drought-stricken southern Fars province have killed at least 21 people, state television said Saturday.
Heavy rains swelled the Roudbal river by the city of Estahban, according to the city’s governor Yousef Karegar.
Karegar said rescue teams had saved 55 people who were trapped by the flash flooding, but at least six people were still missing.
Flooding hit more than 10 villages in the province, he added.
Iran’s interior minister, Ahmad Vahidi, shared his condolences with the families of the flood victims, state television later reported.
Iran’s meteorology department had warned about possibly heavy seasonal rainfall across the country that is facing a decades-long drought blamed on climate change. The dangers of flash flooding have also been exacerbated by the widespread construction of buildings and roads near riverbeds.
In March 2018, a flash flood in Fars province caused the death of 44 people. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/flash-flood-kills-at-least-21-people-in-southern-iran/ | 2022-07-23 15:17:17 | 0 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/flash-flood-kills-at-least-21-people-in-southern-iran/ |
EASTON, Mass. — A Massachusetts woman who had been missing for a week was rescued after she was discovered stuck in mud in a “swamp-like area” of a state park, authorities said.
Emma Tetewsky, 31, of Stoughton, was found after a pair of hikers heard her screaming for help at 6 p.m. EDT on Monday in Borderland State Park, located about 30 miles south of Boston, WFXT-TV reported.
Police said the hikers were unable to reach Tetwesky on their own and called the Easton Police Department, according to the television station. Tetewsky was last seen on June 26 by Pinewood Pond in Stoughton, WFXT reported.
Officials detail rescue of missing Stoughton woman who says she was stuck in mud for 3 days https://t.co/hqzDFpGv1g
— Boston 25 News (@boston25) July 5, 2023
In a joint statement, the Easton and Stoughton police departments and the Easton Fire Department said they believed that Tetewsky had been stuck in the mud for about three days.
“The public never gave up hope that she would be located safely,” the Stoughton Police Department wrote in a Facebook post on Monday.
In the joint statement, Easton police Chief Keith Boone, Easton fire Chief Justin Alexander and Stoughton police Chief Donna M. McNamara said that Easton officers heard Tetewsky but could not see her. Three officers -- Jason Wheeler, Corey McLaughlin and Andrew Stanton -- waded 50 feet from the shore to reach the woman, WFXT reported.
Using ATVs, the Easton police officers pulled Tetewsky from the swampy area and took her to an area hospital, WFXT reported. She was conscious and alert, police said.
We didn’t really know what we were dealing with,” McLaughlin told the television station. “A lot of times in this job you don’t.
“It was about 50 feet in. We were about knee-deep in mud. When we saw her lying there, we did initially attempt to pick her up. The weight of her, on top of our bodies, sunk us further.”
The officers said they understood why Tetewsky was unable to free herself from the muck.
“I fell in, could hardly get up,” Wheeler told WFXT. “There was a little tree where I could grab it to try to get myself back up.”
Wheeler told the television station that Tetewsky looked “very dehydrated.”
“When you’ve been in the water a long time you get pruny,” the officer said. “So she looked like she’d been in the water a long time.”
Police said she was known to visit the pond and also Lake Massapoag in nearby Sharon, The New York Times reported.
“I’d like to commend our Easton officers, who blindly jumped into the water and followed the woman’s calls for help,” Boone said in a statement. “Their immediate action resulted in saving Emma Tetewsky.” | https://www.star945.com/news/trending/massachusetts-woman-rescued-after-being-stuck-mud-several-days/UQ22AMSEGJDJFHEFD3KXKZK5RI/ | 2023-07-05 22:51:38 | 1 | https://www.star945.com/news/trending/massachusetts-woman-rescued-after-being-stuck-mud-several-days/UQ22AMSEGJDJFHEFD3KXKZK5RI/ |
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BEIJING (AP) — A man who was missing for 17 days after an earthquake in China’s southwest Sichuan province has been found alive, according to local media reports.
The 28-year-old hydropower station employee Gan Yu had stayed behind with his colleague Luo Yong after the magnitude-6.8 earthquake hit Sichuan on Sept. 5. The quake killed 93 people and injured hundreds.
Gan administered first aid for his colleagues and helped prevent flooding by releasing water from the dam, according to the state-owned China National Radio. Both Gan and Luo then stayed in the station for over a day without food or mobile signal.
The duo attempted to leave on Sept. 7, walking more than 12 miles. But Gan, who is short-sighted, had lost his glasses and was having difficulties navigating the mountainous terrain, local media reported.
The pair eventually decided to split up, with Luo going off to find assistance and Gan staying put with some wild fruits and bamboo shoots for sustenance while he waited for help.
Rescuers found Luo on Sept. 8, but when they returned to the spot where he had left Gan, he was no longer there. Finding only discarded clothing and footprints, rescuers feared that Gan might have succumbed to hypothermia.
However, Gan was discovered by a local farmer who decided to join the hunt Wednesday as he was familiar with the mountains. Ni Taigao heard Gan’s faint cries after two hours of searching and spotted him lying injured under some trees.
It was not clear why Gan had left the waiting spot. According to state-owned news outlet China Daily, Gan said he survived the 17-day ordeal by eating wild fruits and drinking water.
He was flown to a nearby hospital and doctors determined that he had several bone fractures.
Footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed Gan eating a snack and being rescued, as well as reuniting with his parents from his hospital bed. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Man-missing-for-17-days-after-Sichuan-earthquake-17461335.php | 2022-09-23 06:51:02 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Man-missing-for-17-days-after-Sichuan-earthquake-17461335.php |
WFO SACRAMENTO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
657 PM PDT Tue May 2 2023
...FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Advisory is cancelled for portions of central and northern
California, including the following areas, in central California,
Placer Sutter and Yuba.
The heavy rain has ended. Urban and small stream flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat.
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Amid concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent nuclear threats came a bit of startling news: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that it spent $290 million on a drug to treat radiation sickness.
The department said in a statement that the purchase of the drug, called Nplate, is part of its “long-standing, ongoing efforts by the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response to better prepare the U.S. for the potential health impacts of a wide range of threats to national security.”
In other words, despite President Joe Biden's warning that the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is the highest it has been since the Cuban missile crisis, the purchase of the drug for radiation sickness is coincidental, according to the HHS.
Nplate, manufactured by U.S. drugmaker Amgen, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2021 to treat injuries caused by acute radiation syndrome, also known as radiation sickness. (It was also approved in 2008 to treat an autoimmune disorder that causes excessive bleeding.) | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/why-us-purchase-of-radiation-sickness-drug-nplate-is-no-cause-for-alarm/3898997/ | 2022-10-08 02:07:54 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/why-us-purchase-of-radiation-sickness-drug-nplate-is-no-cause-for-alarm/3898997/ |
(iSeeCars) – The average one-to-five-year-old car cost an average of $34,392 in April. While this is down slightly from March when the average used car cost an average of $34,449, used car prices remain elevated from the ongoing microchip shortage.
How much have used car prices risen in recent months? According to iSeeCars.com’s latest analysis of over 1.5 million used car sales in April, used car prices increased 23.9 percent, or $6,631, compared to the same period the previous year.
Average Used Car Price Increases by State
Are used car price increases consistent across the country? Here are the average used car price increases by state in ascending order:
- Connecticut is the state with the greatest used car price increase in 2022 compared to 2021 at 29.5 percent, which amounts to $7,303.
- Wyoming has the smallest used car price increase at 14.8 percent, which amounts to $5,599.
Average Used Car Prices by State
Some states pay more than others for used cars. Here is a ranking of the average used car price by state by ascending order:
- Rhode Island is the state with the lowest average used car price of $31,190.
- Alaska is the state with the highest average used car price of $43,935.
What does this mean for consumers? The current state of the used car market presents a lucrative trade-in opportunity for consumers who have a used vehicle to sell. While consumers were previously advised to wait to purchase a used car if they were able to do so, the microchip shortage is expected to persist until early 2023. The best way to avoid severe price hikes for the foreseeable future is to purchase a used vehicle that isn’t in very high demand, such as a sedan, and if possible, purchase it from a state or region with lower price increases.
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Methodology
iSeeCars.com analyzed over 1.5 million 1-5-year-old used car sales in April 2021 and 2022. The average listing prices of each car model were compared between the two time periods, and the differences were expressed as both a percentage difference from the price as well as a dollar difference. Heavy-duty vehicles, low-volume vehicles, vehicles discontinued as of the 2022 model year, and vehicles with fewer than 4 of the 5 model years for each period were excluded from further analysis.
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This article, How Much Have Used Car Prices Gone Up in Your State?, originally appeared on iSeeCars.com. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/this-is-the-average-price-of-a-used-car-in-each-state-2/ | 2022-05-29 21:55:39 | 0 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/this-is-the-average-price-of-a-used-car-in-each-state-2/ |
MOSCOW (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug possession charges on the second day of her trial in a Russian court in a case that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.
The abrupt guilty plea by the Phoenix Mercury center and two-time Olympic gold medalist came amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her freedom nearly five months after her arrest in February amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine.
A senior Russian diplomat said earlier that no action could be taken by Moscow on Griner’s case until the trial was over, and her guilty plea could be an effort by her and her advisers to expedite the court proceedings.
Griner, 31, was detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport while returning to play basketball in Russia, and police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage.
Speaking through an interpreter, Griner told the court she had no intention of committing a crime and had acted unintentionally because she had packed for Moscow in a hurry. The trial was then adjourned until July 14.
Griner emphasized “that she had committed this act through negligence, unintentionally,” her lawyer, Maria Blagovolina, said outside the court in the Moscow suburb of Khimki after the guilty plea.
“We of course hope for the leniency of the court,” she said. “Considering all the circumstances of the case, taking into account the personality of our client, we believe that the admission of guilt should certainly be taken into account.”
Blagovolina added that other defense witnesses would be questioned at a later session.
Griner was escorted to the courtroom in handcuffs and clad in a bright red T-shirt with the name “Crenshaw” and sweat pants. She also held a photo of her wife, Cherelle.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Griner’s guilty plea “will have no impact on any of the negotiations” involving her case.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington would continue to work for the release of Griner, as well as other Americans held by Moscow, including former Marine Paul Whelan.
“We will not relent until Brittney, Paul Whelan, and all other wrongfully detained Americans are reunited with their loved ones,” he tweeted, noting that U.S. Embassy officials attended the trail again Thursday.
Elizabeth Rood, the embassy’s deputy chief of mission, said after the hearing that she spoke to Griner in the courtroom and shared with her a letter from President Joe Biden that she read.
“She’s eating well, she’s able to read books and under the circumstances she’s doing well,” Rood said.
“I would like again to emphasize the commitment of the U.S. government at the very highest level to bring home safely Ms. Griner and all U.S. citizens wrongfully detained as well as the commitment of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow to care for and protect the interests of all U.S. citizens detained or imprisoned in Russia,” Rood said.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov bristled at the U.S. description of Griner as “wrongfully detained” and warned that “attempts by the American side to make noise in public … don’t help the practical settlement of issues.”
The White House said Biden called Cherelle Griner on Wednesday to assure her that he’s doing all he can to win her release as soon as possible. They spoke after Biden read a letter from Griner in which she said she feared she’d never return home.
Washington hasn’t disclosed its strategy in the case and the U.S. may have little leverage with Moscow because of strong animosity over its actions in Ukraine. The State Department’s designation of Griner as wrongfully detained moves her case under the supervision of its special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, effectively the government’s chief hostage negotiator.
Asked about the possibility of Griner being swapped for a Russian jailed in the U.S., Ryabkov, the senior Russian diplomat, noted that until her trial is over “there are no formal or procedural reasons to talk about any further steps.”
He warned that U.S. criticism, including a description of Griner as wrongfully detained and dismissive comments about the Russian judicial system, “makes it difficult to engage in detailed discussion of any possible exchanges.”
“The persistence with which the U.S. administration … describes those who were handed prison sentences for serious criminal articles and those who are awaiting the end of investigation and court verdicts as ‘wrongfully detained’ reflects Washington’s refusal to have a sober view of the outside world,” Ryabkov snapped.
Griner’s trial was adjourned after its start last week because two scheduled witnesses did not appear. Such delays are routine in Russian courts and her detention has been authorized through Dec. 20, suggesting the proceedings could last months. Griner’s legal team, however, said they expect the trial to conclude around the beginning of the August.
Although Griner’s supporters initially kept a low profile, calls for Washington to act spiked after the trial’s first day on July 1.
An organization called Win With Black Women wrote Biden saying Blinken has called Cherelle Griner, “assuring her and stating publicly that Brittney’s safe return was a matter of personal priority; however, we are concerned that the rhetoric does not appear to align with the actions taken to date. We urge you to make a deal to get Brittney back home swiftly.”
Russian media have speculated repeatedly that Griner could be swapped for Russian arms trader Viktor Bout, nicknamed “the Merchant of Death,” who is serving a 25-year sentence in the U.S. after being convicted of conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens and providing aid to a terrorist organization.
Russia has agitated for Bout’s release for years. But the wide discrepancy between Griner’s alleged offense and Bout’s global dealings in deadly weapons could make such a trade unpalatable to Washington.
Others have suggested that she could be traded along with Paul Whelan, the former Marine and security director serving 16 years in Russia on an espionage conviction that the U.S. has described as a setup.
Whelan’s brother, David, said he did not have enough information to know whether Griner’s plea would be good or bad news for her and his brother.
“The conviction rate is so high in Russia, and so certain, that I could see the guilty plea as an attempt to just move the process forward,” David Whelan said, noting the Russian government won’t discuss “any release of Ms. Griner until she is convicted, sentenced, and potentially appeals or seeks a pardon.”
Her plea probably means that Washington and Moscow “will be able to seek a resolution faster than they could have before. But it doesn’t change the underlying calculus that the U.S. needs to find a concession that Russia will accept in order to return either or both Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan,” he added.
Griner’s agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas tweeted, “Brittney Griner was a model of courage today” who “deserves our compassion, understanding, love, and support.” Colas thanked Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for “confirming their commitment to bring BG and all Americans home and hope that out of respect for the sanctity of sport internationally, BG can return home as soon as possible.”
The WNBA players’ union said in a statement that it stood by Griner, noting the 99% conviction rate in Russian courts.
“You can’t navigate it or even understand it like our own legal system,” said WNBAPA Executive Director Terri Jackson. “What we do know is that the U.S. State Department determined that Brittney Griner was wrongfully detained for a reason and we’ll leave it at that.”
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Griner “has the wholehearted and unconditional support of the entire WNBA and NBA family, who eagerly await her safe return, and the league will recognize BG as an honorary starter at this weekend’s WNBA All-Star Game.”
Russia has shown no signs of backing off.
“This is a serious offense, confirmed by indisputable evidence. … Attempts to present the case as if the American was detained illegally do not hold up,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexei Zaitsev said Wednesday.
“The law has been violated, and arguments about the innocent nature of Griner’s addiction, which, by the way, is punishable in some U.S. states, are inappropriate in this case,” he said.
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4 horse deaths ahead of Kentucky Derby are coincidental, equine experts say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WLKY) – Four horses have died in five days at the famed Churchill Downs racetrack in Kentucky.
With the Kentucky Derby coming up this weekend, many people want to know if the deaths are connected.
Dr. Foster Northrop, an equine veterinarian, said the horse deaths are a coincidence.
“I mean, you know, horses do get hurt occasionally, but, but to have four or whatever the number is right now in so few days is very unusual,” he said.
However, Northrop said it isn’t uncommon for a horse to suffer an injury.
“These horses are putting out everything they have and they’re going upwards of 40 miles an hour, and as they get closer to the wire, that’s when they start getting tired,” he said.
It’s around this time when injuries occur.
Since last Thursday, four horses have been injured or have died at Churchill Downs.
Two horses, Parent’s Pride and Chasing Artie, collapsed on the track after their race.
The cause of death has yet to be determined, but both horses were trained by Miami-based trainer Saffie Joseph Junior.
The other two horses, Wild On Ice and Take Charge Briana, suffered leg injuries and had to be euthanized.
“Well, a horse has to have four legs. They can’t survive on one leg. They can’t survive on crutches. They can’t survive in a wheelchair,” Northrop said. “So, we have no choice but to keep those horses on all four.”
Three of the four horses went down on the track’s turf course. One went down during a race and the other two just after their races.
Churchill Downs recently underwent a $10 million renovation to its turf course. Even after having trouble with it in the fall, jockeys and trainers alike said they see no issues with it now.
Horse trainer Dale Romans said the problem is not with the track’s surface.
“The surface, he actually said it was really good, it felt good,” he said. “I just think that we’ve run into a little stretch of bad luck.”
Churchill Downs released a statement calling the incidents highly unusual but unacceptable.
They also said they have “full confidence in their racing surface.”
Trainers and vets like Romans and Northrop said they have full confidence putting their horses on the track.
“If there is an issue, then we’re going to identify it and, you know, possibly scratch the horse from the race,” Northrop said.
The 149th Kentucky Derby will be run on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
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Judge releases domestic violence suspect from jail on $1 bond
HOUSTON (KHOU) - A Texas man charged with domestic violence two times got to avoid jail time by paying a $1 bond.
Shortly after being released, the suspect reportedly picked up two more charges and again got to avoid jail time.
“It’s literally an insult to injury for clients and survivors that we serve,” said Chau Nguyen, a trauma therapist who counsels victims of domestic violence.
And this case she found surprising.
“When we hear about cases in which abusers, perpetrators are getting out on little-to-no bonds, it’s astonishing,” Nguyen said.
Deer Park police released a mug shot of William Parker. The 50-year-old was arrested in December 2022 for assault and family violence, his second time committing the offense, according to court records.
Judge Te’iva Bell released Parker on a $1 bond.
But just one month after he was out, a bond violation report showed Parker picked up two other charges for criminal trespassing and violating a protective order.
For those, he was given PR bonds, meaning Parker didn’t have to pay a cash bond.
“Texas law doesn’t allow a judge to deny bond except in very limited situations,” said Sandra Guerra Thompson, a criminal law professor at the University of Houston.
Guerra Thompson is also a court-appointed monitor who began in 2020 gathering data on Harris County’s compliance with a federal lawsuit settlement that aimed at fixing an age-old problem.
“Anybody with access to money could get released and the poorest people did not,” she said.
The settlement pertains to misdemeanor cases.
Guerra Thompson said even though Parker’s two new charges, when he violated bond were misdemeanors, it does not mean automatic PR bonds. She said this is because domestic violence cases were carved out.
“They are going to go for a hearing and typically the judge is going to impose more strenuous conditions in cases where they have concerns about family violence,” she said.
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BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Announcing the largest list of product updates since its initial launch more than ten years ago, the easy-to-use, free reading tool created by ReadWorks has expanded at this crucial time for teachers and students. With more than 5,500 texts and accompanying curricular supports as well as strategic and thoughtful technical updates, it is clear that the ReadWorks online application has transformed, with ease of teacher use at the forefront. ReadWorks' mission to help improve the reading crisis across America is more important than ever, according to recent research on the impact of students' learning opportunities due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on teacher input, the new features will continue to support teachers' integration of reading activities across all levels of capability for Kindergarten through 12th grade. As online learning transitions even more from remote learning back to in-person instruction this school year, ReadWorks is excited to announce these new features for the more than one million teachers already logged into the ReadWorks platform and the many new users logging on during this busy back-to-school season.
"We gather feedback from teachers all year long to then focus our back-to-school improvements and tool enhancements on the key ideas that will help them even more easily use ReadWorks to deepen their reading instruction," said ReadWorks' Chief Academic Officer Susanne Nobles
Exciting New Content Features:
- Connected with the Clever library
- Book Studies
- Hundreds of searchable texts with diverse characters
- Enhanced Scope and Sequences and Reading Mindset Snapshot
Exciting New Help Features:
- A professionalized help center
- In-the-moment training
- Substantial conformance to the latest Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 standards.
About ReadWorks
Our mission is to ensure that all children become successful, joyful readers. We work to bridge the gap between research and practice in reading instruction. There are many ways to easily integrate ReadWorks into teacher instruction for Kindergarten through 12th grade -- by book, topic, decoding, vocabulary, and core curriculum!
Sign up for your free ReadWorks account to start accessing these new and updated reading instruction resources today.
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A fire swept through a house in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore before dawn Wednesday, killing six children and four adults mostly of the same family, police and rescue officials said.
Two women, two men and six children between 6 and 16 years old lost their lives, deputy inspector-general of police in Lahore, Ali Nasir, said.
He said the cause was not immediately clear, but police investigators suspect an electrical short-circuit started the fire in the crowded Bhati Gate residential area.
8 IRANIAN FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN OIL REFINERY FIRE
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in a statement, expressed his deep sorrow over the loss of life.
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Celebrity Chef Ryan Clark takes his talents from last year's cookoff to the big screen as
he demonstrates two ultimate race day recipes.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Before drivers in the legendary DAYTONA 500 put the pedal to the metal, award-winning celebrity Chef Ryan Clark put the beef to the flame, sharing, crowd-pleasing and easy tailgate recipes with TV and radio stations during a satellite media tour.
This year's satellite media tour helped kick off festivities for the 2023 Beef. It's What's For Dinner.® 300, sponsored by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff. For a third consecutive year, the organization partnered with Daytona International Speedway to highlight beef during the iconic racing week.
Chef Ryan Clark is no stranger to tailgating, as he was a strong contender in last year's Beef. It's What's For Dinner.® 300 cookoff. On Thursday the chef, also known for being Tucson's Iron Chef for three consecutive years and Executive Chef for the AAA 4-Diamond and Forbes 4-Star Hotel Casino Del Sol, shared with TV viewers and radio listeners across the country two beef recipes perfect for race days, whether tailgating or at home, this NASCAR season.
To start your engines, try this a hearty appetizer, like Chef Clark's Beef, Beer & Cheese Dip. This protein-filled twist on traditional beer cheese served with chips or French fries will have your tailgaters or party guests off to a great start as they wait for drivers to line up on the track. As the suspense builds cheering on your favorite racers, Clark's BBQ Beef Sliders will help you and your friends make it to the finish line. Short Rib braised to perfection in your favorite barbecue sauce makes this a fan favorite. As a bonus, this versatile recipe is great to make ahead of race day and also makes for delicious leftovers after the winner claims their trophy.
For a hub of recipes to help plan the perfect tailgate this NASCAR season, visit BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com. There, you'll also find tips for Grilling Basics and Outdoor Cooking if you plan on cheering drivers on in the elements.
Fans can share their Beef. It's What's For Dinner.® 300 experience by using the official hashtag #Beef300 on the brand's Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. You can also check back on social media for the latest updates and a recap of events.
About Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a state-of-the-art motorsports facility and was awarded the SportsBusiness Journal's prestigious Sports Business Award for Sports Facility of the Year in 2016. Daytona International Speedway is the home of The Great American Race – the DAYTONA 500. Though the season-opening NASCAR Cup Series event garners most of the attention – as well as the largest audience in motorsports – the approximately 500-acre motorsports complex, also known as the World Center of Racing, boasts the most diverse schedule of racing on the globe. In addition to at least nine major event weekends, the Speedway grounds are also used extensively for events that include concerts, civic and social gatherings, car shows, photo shoots, production vehicle testing and police motorcycle training.
About NCBA, a Contractor to the Beef Checkoff
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) is a contractor to the Beef Checkoff Program. The Beef Checkoff Program is administered by the Cattlemen's Beef Board, with oversight provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
About the Beef Checkoff
The Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The Checkoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. States may retain up to 50 cents on the dollar and forward the other 50 cents per head to the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board, which administers the national checkoff program, subject to USDA approval.
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Company Focuses on Meeting Peoples' Needs for Beauty, Comfort, and Cleanliness while Conserving Natural Resources at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show 2023
MORROW, Ga., Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TOTO, the world's largest plumbing manufacturer with more than $5.87 billion in annual sales, announced today that it charges back to Las Vegas for the Kitchen & Bath Industry with exciting new products for the residential bathroom and commercial restroom and a new destination booth design.
"We are reinvigorated as we return to Las Vegas with a massive in-person experience at KBIS 2023," said Hidemi Ishikawa, CEO of TOTO USA. "We are excited for visitors to experience our new KBIS booth, which highlights TOTO's leadership in revolutionary products and technologies that improve people's lives whether at home or traveling for work or play." He continued, "For more than 100 years, TOTO has focused on the consumer experience in the residential bath space and public restroom, innovating, engineering, and designing high-performance, timelessly beautiful products that anticipate people's needs for beauty, comfort, and cleanliness while conserving our natural resources."
Pure Luxury: New NEOREST® Smart Bidet Toilets
TOTO's new NEOREST Smart Bidet Toilets offer visionary technology exquisitely designed for consumers' comfort and well-being. TOTO's NEOREST line is born of science and the company's belief in the importance of everyday wellness to rejuvenate consumers' bodies and minds. With its new NEOREST LS, NEOREST AS, and NEOREST RS Smart Bidet Toilets, TOTO brings a new form of pure luxury to life.
New NEOREST LS Smart Bidet Toilet
Winner of two highly coveted international design awards – the Red Dot Design Award and iF Design Award – TOTO's new NEOREST LS expands the NEOREST line of premium smart bidet toilets. NEOREST LS is designed to focus on elegance and comfort, creating a bath environment with hotel-like luxury and spa-like features. The NEOREST LS offers a new design, which provides a modern yet classic aesthetic that fits both modern and traditional bathroom interior design.
The new NEOREST LS adds a bit of fun glamour with a new wave-inspired design accentuated by new metallic decorative trim and matching remote control. With options that include silver, nickel, and black, the NEOREST LS allows consumers and designers to express themselves by coordinating with other elements in their bath, such as faucets and paper holders, to bring a sense of unity and harmony to the bathroom's interior design.
The NEOREST LS's stick-style remote control has a simple, sophisticated design that evokes a sense of luxury. It matches beautifully with the metallic accents on the smart toilet's body. The full-skirted design offers a clean look reinforcing TOTO's promise of luxury and quality while making maintenance a breeze.
New NEOREST AS Smart Bidet Toilet
TOTO's new NEOREST AS Smart Bidet Toilet is a prestigious iF Design Award winner. The NEOREST AS offers an elegant linear design to accentuate any bath space with its classic, clean lines. Its sophisticated silhouette with a full-cover lid and precise design lines provides a distinctive, dignified presence. With its sleek, modern design, the NEOREST AS blends seamlessly with a variety of bathroom styles, elevating their aesthetic. Its sense of luxury is underscored by its chic stick-style remote control.
NEOREST RS Smart Bidet Toilet
The new NEOREST RS Smart Bidet Toilet's design focuses on elegant simplicity and a gently rounded aesthetic. Winner of the celebrated Red Dot Design Award, its soft, gentle curves give this sophisticated, clean-line design a sense of refinement and unobtrusive familiarity. In addition, the new NEOREST RS offers a handsome new white, ergonomic block-style remote control design with an illuminated touchpad to personalize consumers' experience.
New NEOREST Advanced Cleaning Technology: EWATER+® for the Bidet Seat's Underside
Among their numerous advanced technologies, the NEOREST LS, NEOREST AS, and updated NEOREST NX provide EWATER+ for the bidet seat's underside. After use, EWATER+ automatically sprays the NEOREST's under-seat front to prevent waste accumulation and stubborn yellow stains, reducing the need for harsh cleaning chemicals, which benefits the environment.
CLEAN SYNERGY
With the need for cleanliness and hygiene at the forefront of consumers' minds, TOTO's new NEOREST Smart Bidet Toilets offer advanced cleaning technologies that work synergistically to keep the toilet bowl fresh and clean at all times:
- PREMIST®: The bowl's interior is sprayed with a fine water mist to reduce waste's ability to stick to its surface, which results in a better clean with every flush.
- CEFIONTECT®: TOTO's super-smooth, nano-technology glaze seals the porcelain with an ionized barrier, creating a super-slippery, non-porous surface that leaves waste nowhere to cling.
- TORNADO FLUSH® SYSTEM: The rimless bowl design and 2.5-diameter trapway use 100% of the water to remove waste effectively and clean every inch of the bowl and rim. TOTO's TORNADO FLUSH system optimizes water conservation (1.28 or 1.0 gallons per flush) while setting a high bar in quiet world-class flushing performance.
- EWATER+: The cleanliness of the bowl's surface, the interior and exterior of the WASHLET and NEOREST bidet wands, and the new NEOREST seat's underside are ensured by automatically misting them with electrolyzed water, a well-known cleaning agent, which reduces the need for harsh cleaning chemicals, which benefits the planet. Electrolyzed water is produced by electrolysis of the chloride ions in ordinary tap water. It is completely free of added chemicals and harsh cleaning agents. Over time, EWATER+ returns to its original state as regular tap water.
New GB Shower Series Rain Showers
TOTO introduces two new overhead rain shower designs to its GB Shower Series – square and round. The GB Shower Series Square Rain Shower measures 10 inches and is available with water-conserving flow rates of 1.75 GPM or 2.5 GPM.
The GB Shower Series Round Rain Shower is available in designs that measure 10 inches or 12 inches. It flows at an eco-friendly 1.75 GPM or 2.5 GPM.
TOTO's new GB Shower Series Rain Showers offer its COMFORT WAVE® water technology, which uses a unique nozzle design to add larger drops of water to the shower for a comfortable experience with just the right amount of stimulation. As a result, bathers feel as if they are encased in far more water than they are actually using. This makes their shower experience extremely pleasurable as it honors our water supply by reducing consumption.
New GB Shower Series Body Spray with New Water Technology
TOTO's new GB Shower Series Round Body Spray measures four inches in diameter and flows at a water-saving 1.5 GPM. It features two TOTO water technologies for the ideal showering experience. The new INTENSE WAVE® provides a more vigorous shower experience. Ideal for relaxing tired muscles or kickstarting your day, while COMFORT WAVE promotes recovery and regeneration any time of day.
Switching from one mode to the other is easy; simply rotate the body spray's interior from right to left using the handy grip.
New Commercial Toilet with TORNADO FLUSH
TOTO's revolutionary new commercial toilet features its market-leading TORNADO FLUSH system, which provides a powerful nozzle to create 360 degrees of centrifugal, cyclonic rinsing action that reduces waste buildup and keeps the bowl cleaner as it effectively removes waste completely. TOTO's new commercial toilet is available in wall-mount and floor-mount models.
Using only 1.0 or 1.28 gallons per flush (GPF), TOTO's high-efficiency TORNADO FLUSH system is more effective in one flush than most commercial toilets with multiple flushes. Its modern hole-free concave rim design means that TOTO's new high-efficiency commercial toilet performs consistently and is easy to clean. It is also available in a 1.6 GPF model.
TOTO's new commercial toilet also offers CEFIONTECT, its super-smooth, nano-technology glaze that seals the porcelain with an ionized barrier, creating a super-slippery, non-porous surface that leaves waste nowhere to cling. It is also available without CEFIONTECT.
Newly Improved ECOPOWER Flush Valve for Commercial Toilets
TOTO has improved its touchless exposed and concealed ECOPOWER Flush Valve for commercial toilets. The new ECOPOWER Flush Valve functions effectively at 25 psi, making it ideal for buildings with lower water pressure. TOTO has also improved its sensor eye's strength and detection range. The new ECOPOWER Flush Valve's sensor eye is now 1.2 times stronger and has a broader detection range of 39-3/8th inches.
ECOPOWER technology generates electricity each time water spins a small internal turbine. This auto-generated electrical energy is stored in capacitors that power the flush valve. There is no minimum usage requirement. TOTO's ECOPOWER hydroelectric technology generates power during use. No need for hardwiring to the building's electrical system or routine battery replacement, which is costly and hazardous to the environment.
TOTO USA is headquarters for the Americas Division of the TOTO Global Group, which was established in 1917 with the founding of TOTO, Ltd., in Kitakyushu, Japan TOTO is the world's largest manufacturer of bathroom fixtures and fittings, with $5.87 billion in annual sales (April 2021 to March 2022). For more than 100 years, TOTO has been the recognized leader in innovation, technology, performance, and design with products that enhance the luxury bathroom experience. Today, the company maintains 36,853 employees in 18 countries and owns manufacturing facilities around the world in countries as diverse as Japan, Mexico, Germany, the USA, India, and China. Guided by its corporate philosophy, the TOTO Global Group strives to create a great company trusted by people worldwide, which contributes to the betterment of society. Dedicated to engineering products that respect the environment while meeting people's needs for comfort, beauty, and performance, TOTO is the sole plumbing manufacturer to maintain a research and development center devoted to universal design, advanced science, and technology. Consumers enjoy the peace of mind that comes from knowing they purchased a brand that innovates to improve people's quality of life. Winner of numerous domestic and international awards and recognitions, TOTO is the only plumbing manufacturer honored as Water Efficiency Leader by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The company continues to raise industry standards and consumer expectations about what is possible in the bath space, as TOTO believes a high-quality bathroom is an experience and an everyday luxury people value and appreciate.
For more information, consumers may visit www.totousa.com or call 1.888.295.8134, Option 5. Follow TOTO on Twitter (@TOTOUSA) and Instagram (@TOTOUSA) and become a TOTO fan on Facebook.
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HALF-SPEED MASTER LP
STEVEN WILSON ATMOS MIX
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVE TO SUPERDELUXEEDITION.COM FEATURING ATMOS MIX & PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS
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LOS ANGELES, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hurting, the debut studio album by Tears for Fears, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. To celebrate, it will be reissued via UMe as an Abbey Road Half-Speed Mastered vinyl and as a newly created Dolby Atmos mix by renowned artist and mixer Steven Wilson. The Dolby Atmos mix, along with a 5.1 mix, an instrumental mix, the original album master, and two previously unheard tracks, will also be released as a limited edition standalone blu-ray disc exclusively via superdeluxedition.com
Initially released on March 7th, 1983, The Hurting featured three classic top-five hit singles: "Mad World," "Change," and "Pale Shelter." The album peaked at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart in its second week of release and was certified Gold by the BPI within three weeks, staying in the charts for over a year and reaching Platinum status in early 1985. The album also entered the Top 40 in several countries, including Canada, Germany, and Australia. The Hurting was an incredibly influential album in America, and its influence can be felt in the work of The Weeknd, Nine Inch Nails, Arcade Fire, Smashing Pumpkins, and the massive hit version of "Mad World" by Michael Andrews & Gary Jules from the cult movie Donnie Darko.
The Hurting, written solely by band member Roland Orzabal is a loose concept album focusing on themes of childhood psychological trauma and Arthur Janov's Primal Scream therapy, the theories behind which gave the band their name. Despite its dark subject matter, the album was a huge commercial success and continues to resonate with younger audiences.
Speaking last year, Tears For Fears co-founder Curt Smith remarked, "We only noticed it in the last couple of years when we played Bonnaroo, which is ostensibly a far younger festival. We expected maybe a thousand people if we were lucky, and it was stretched past the tent overhang and went all the way back. I'm looking at the front of the audience, and they're all far younger than me, and they're all singing all the lyrics to every song from The Hurting. It was shocking to me. When you look at it retrospectively, it makes sense because the album was written when we were that age. Those lyrics resonate with a younger audience. But that was when I noticed a shift when we started playing festivals and noticed there was a younger audience we were gaining in America."
Musically the album was informed by Roland & Curt's shared love of Remain In Light by Talking Heads, David Bowie's Scary Monsters And Super Creeps, David Byrne and Brian Eno's My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts, and especially Peter Gabriel's untitled third album aka Melt.
Roland Orzabal "It's a very consistent album with its own distinct personality. I'm not sure if we've made a more emotional record since, but I'd like to think we've hit higher musical peaks."
The new Half-Speed Remaster of The Hurting was done by respected audio engineer Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios using a half-speed mastering technique that produces a superior vinyl cut. The Dolby Atmos mix, which remixes the album into spatial, three-dimensional audio, has been created by the artist Steven Wilson who has previously remixed Tears For Fears Songs From The Big Chair, The Seeds Of Love, and The Tipping Point into spatial audio formats.
As well as streaming, the Dolby Atmos mix will be available as a standalone blu-ray disc featuring Wilson's Atmos Mix, his 5.1 mix, and his stereo instrumental mix as well the original 1985 stereo master and two recently rediscovered unreleased versions of "Mad World" & 'Watch Me Bleed' produced by Mike Howlett.
TEARS FOR FEARS - THE HURTING
HALF-SPEED MASTER LP
Side One
The Hurting
Mad World
Pale Shelter
Ideas As Opiates
Memories Fade
Side Two
Suffer The Children
Watch Me Bleed
Change
The Prisoner
Start Of The Breakdown
TEARS FOR FEARS THE HURTING
DOLBY ATMOS MIX BY STEVEN WILSON
The Hurting
Mad World
Pale Shelter
Ideas As Opiates
Memories Fade
Suffer The Children
Watch Me Bleed
Change
The Prisoner
Start Of The Breakdown
TEARS FOR FEARS THE HURTING
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SUPERDELUXEEDITION.COM EXCLUSIVE
Dolby Atmos Mix by Steven Wilson
5.1 Mix by Steven Wilson
Instrumental Mix by Steven Wilson (Stereo)
Original 1985 Stereo Mix
The Hurting
Mad World
Pale Shelter
Ideas As Opiates
Memories Fade
Suffer The Children
Watch Me Bleed
Change
The Prisoner
Start Of The Breakdown
Bonus Tracks (Previously Unreleased)
Mad World (Mike Howlett Version)
Watch Me Bleed (Mike Howlett Version)
TEARS FOR FEARS
THE HURTING
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ABOUT TEARS FOR FEARS
Tears For Fears - Roland Orzabal (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Curt Smith (vocals, bass, keyboards) formed in Bath, England, in 1981. With 30 million albums sold worldwide, performing to countless sold-out audiences, and winning various awards, the band represents an inimitable intersection of pop palatability, clever and cognisant lyricism, guitar bombast, and new-wave innovation. Their 1983 debut, The Hurting, yielded anthems such as "Mad World," "Change," and "Pale Shelter," reaching RIAA Gold status in the United States. 1985's Songs from the Big Chair became a watershed moment for the group and music at large. Boasting the signature BRIT Award-winning "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," "Shout," "Head over Heels," "Mothers Talk," and "I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)," it went quintuple-platinum and captured #1 on the Billboard Top 200. Slant dubbed it one of "The Best Albums of the 1980s," it was featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, and Consequence of Sound awarded it a rare A+ rating in a 20-year retrospective.1989's Seeds of Love proved to be Orzabal and Smith's last collaboration together until Everybody Loves A Happy Ending in 2004, which rekindled the creative fire between them. The band engaged in a three-year touring whirlwind across North America, Japan, South Korea, Manila, and South America beginning in 2010.
2013 saw them return with their first recorded music in a decade: a cover of Arcade Fire's "Ready to Start." The band returned once more in 2017 with the Rule The World best-of collection, which once more catapulted the band back to the upper echelon of the UK album charts. The duo's DNA remains embedded within three generations of artists on both subtle and overt levels. Quietly casting a shadow over rock, hip-hop, electronic dance music, indie, and beyond, The Weeknd infused "Pale Shelter" into Starboy's "Secrets," David Guetta sampled "Change" for "Always," and Drake utilized "Ideas as Opiates" as the foundation for "Lust For Life," while Ally Brooke Hernandez, Adam Lambert, and Gary Jules recorded popular covers of "Mad World" and Disturbed took on "Shout," and that's only to name a few. Lorde cut a haunting cover of "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" for the Soundtrack of the blockbuster The Hunger Games – Catching Fire, which Tears For Fears gleefully would use as intro music live and thus bring everything full circle.
Meanwhile, classic songs figure prominently everywhere, from The Wire and Donnie Darko to Straight Outta Compton and Mr. Robot. Long before they became a cultural cornerstone, Tears For Fears simply consisted of two school friends growing up in Bath, Somerset, UK.
With the release of their first album in almost 20 years, The Tipping Point, in 2022, the 40th anniversary of The Hurting, and with more touring on the horizon, Orzabal and Smith remain as loud as ever while yet another generation gets ready to "Shout" with them all over again.
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'Dismissing of my brother’s case was totally disgusting.' Protest follows Smelser verdict
LAS CRUCES – “Tony Valenzuela’s life mattered,” read a bright pink sign held by one of his family members, Lala Valenzuela. For Lala and Antonio’s sister, Valerie Chavez, the shock of Thursday’s verdict and its consequences remained raw even as they protested police violence Friday morning.
“I’m tired of being afraid,” Lala said. “I have a lot of people asking if we feel it’s because we’re Mexican. And yes, I do. I feel like it’s never going to stop.”
About two dozen people gathered at Albert Johnson Park Friday morning to protest police violence. The protest follows the abrupt dismissal of a murder charge leveled against a former Las Cruces police officer. A grand jury indicted the officer, Christopher Smelser, months after he used a controversial grapple that ended Antonio Valenzuela’s life on Feb. 29, 2020.
The dismissal via directed verdict came midtrial after prosecutors argued for days that Smelser, 29, knew the technique was dangerous and used incorrectly against Valenzuela. Despite the state’s case, 3rd Judicial District Judge Douglas Driggers directed a not guilty verdict. Driggers said that prosecutors couldn’t prove that Smelser intended to harm or kill Antonio Valenzuela and, thus, the charge of second-degree murder wasn’t valid.
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“The dismissing of my brother’s case was totally disgusting,” Chavez said to the crowd as the protest wound down.
Daniel Sanchez, an organizer with New Mexico Comunidades en Accion y de Fe or NM CAFé, said the purpose of the protest was to show support for the family of Antonio Valenzuela and the family of Amelia Baca.
Baca, 75, was killed by LCPD officer Jared Cosper on April 16. Cosper responded to a behavioral call at Baca’s house, discovered Baca had two knives and had threatened to kill a family member. He shot her twice in the chest after 38 seconds of yelling “drop the f***ing knives” in English.
“If (the city and police department) are telling us they’re doing the best they can, they’re lying to us,” Sanchez said.
Among the crowd of supporters were City Councilor Johana Bencomo and State Rep. Angelica Rubio, D-Las Cruces.
“I’m here to support the Valenzuela family. (And) to let them know they are not alone through their continued grief,” Bencomo told the Sun-News in a written statement.
Rubio told the crowd that today shouldn’t be the end of their efforts but, instead, the beginning. She also reflected on Lala Valenzuela and Chavez, saying their courage and strength to speak out and be public were praiseworthy.
The protest and verdict in Las Cruces also come as New Mexicans across the state contend the death of a 15-year-old boy in Albuquerque. In that incident, the Albuquerque Police Department used incendiary devices and SWAT tactics to flush out a man sought by police. During the standoff, the house the man hid in caught fire.
Brett Rosenau, 15, died of smoke inhalation during the incident.
New Mexico has the highest rate of police killings in the U.S., according to a database compiled by the Washington Post.
That killing, along with the Smelser verdict, weighed heavy on the minds of Jana Knight and Renee Beltran. Knight and Beltran both attended the protest Friday morning.
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“It sounds cliché, but how many times will it take to even make a dent in what I’m going to call the police state,” Beltran said.
Knight said that the police killings seemed to have a better place in a graphic television show than in real life.
“It’s not our real life, but it’s the real life of people of color,” Knight said. “I’m horrified.”
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For International team, tie feels like win in Presidents Cup
By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The International team didn’t lose any ground in the Presidents Cup. That felt like a win. The foursomes session Saturday morning was a draw. The Americans won the opening match and anchor match. The International team won the two matches in between. But the tie was only good for International morale. The Americans now have a 10-4 lead going into four matches of fourballs in the afternoon. Each point brings them closer to remaining undefeated at home and a ninth straight victory overall. Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas have a chance to go 4-0 as a team. | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/09/24/for-international-team-tie-feels-like-win-in-presidents-cup/ | 2022-09-24 17:35:56 | 1 | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/09/24/for-international-team-tie-feels-like-win-in-presidents-cup/ |
Raiders' Josh Jacobs caps monster day with epic overtime touchdown run to beat Seahawks
Jacobs finished game with 229 yards on the ground on 33 carries
The Las Vegas Raiders snapped a three-game losing streak last week in an overtime victory over the Denver Broncos on the road. This week against the Seattle Seahawks on the road, they started a win streak in overtime.
Josh Jacobs took his 33rd carry of the night 86 yards to not only give himself 229 yards on the ground for an NFL season-high in 2022, but more importantly, for the walk-off win over Seattle in a thrilling 40-34 victory.
Jacobs got a hole on the right side of his offensive line after the Seahawks were forced into a three-and-out and punted to the Las Vegas 14-yard line and made a couple defenders miss before seeing a wide-open Seattle turf and no one left to beat. He hit the jets and the Raiders celebrated before he even reached the end zone.
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Jacobs is now the NFL’s leading rusher with 1,159 yards, surpassing Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry, who has 1,048 now after only rushing for 38 yards in a 20-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
This game was as thrilling as they come, with tons of ups and downs, including in the fourth quarter when Geno Smith’s fumble resulted in a Raiders recovery, which resulted in a turnover on downs for Las Vegas, which then resulted in a touchdown to put the Seahawks up 34-27 after Travis Homer’s 18-yard reception. It’s that back-and-forth play that kept fans on the edge of their seats all game long.
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But the Raiders weren’t going down without a fight, and Derek Carr had more than enough time to tie this game. He went 10 plays and 75 yards on the ensuing drive to find Foster Moreau for a 5-yard score, tying it up after Daniel Carlson knocked home the extra point.
Once overtime came around, Las Vegas won the coin toss but couldn’t push the ball down into the red zone. Instead, Carlson set up for a 56-yard field goal to at least allow the defense a chance to end the game. But he missed it wide right, giving Seattle great field position on their own 38-yard line.
The Raiders wouldn't give them an inch to work with, though, as Seattle punted in three plays and set up the eventual Jacobs score.
He wasn’t just productive in the ground game but also the receiving game with 74 yards to tie Davante Adams as the team’s leader on six catches. Adams had seven receptions on 11 targets from Carr, but he wasn’t one of the recipients for Carr’s three touchdown passes.
Instead, it was Ameer Abdullah getting an 18-yard catch for the team’s first touchdown of the game. Then, Mack Hollins found the end zone on a 36-yard strike from Carr to make it a 14-13 game.
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As they have all season, the Seahawks performed well at home behind Smith, who had 328 yards and two touchdown passes. Tyler Lockett had his other touchdown pass for 35 yards.
On the ground, rookie running back Kenneth Walker III was stopped a bunch with just 26 yards on 14 touches. However, he had two rushing touchdowns for Seattle, who liked to use him in red-zone scenarios.
With the loss, the San Francisco 49ers now have sole possession of first place in the NFC West after picking up their seventh win of the season on Sunday. Seattle falls into second at 6-5 but will take on the Los Angeles Rams next Sunday to try and get back into first.
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GREENWICH, Conn., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AdminaHealth, a leading provider of premium billing solutions for the healthcare, insurance, and voluntary benefits marketplace, today announced a partnership with Selerix Systems, Inc. an industry-leading benefit administration provider for core and voluntary insurance products. The partnership enables employers, brokers, and carriers using Selerix to seamlessly integrate AdminaHealth's industry-recognized premium billing services.
With the addition of the AdminaHealth Billing Suite®, Selerix customers now have the ability to quickly and efficiently reconcile their carrier invoices, compare employee benefits premium payroll deductions with expected deductions, and generate a consolidated monthly invoice for all coverages. Leveraging the AdminaHealth Exceptions Dashboard, users only need to review a small subset of items that are not auto reconciled. In addition, users will be able to generate a consolidated monthly invoice in both PDF and Excel format that breaks down the amount due to each carrier, including Subconsolidated Bill™ breakdowns and other member and coverage detail information.
"We couldn't be more thrilled with the Selerix partnership, a market leader in benefit administration," said Robert A. Bull, AdminaHealth CEO and Founding Member. "Our billing platform will enable a smooth transition for both fully-insured and self-funded client groups from spreadsheet-based employee benefit premium bill reconciliation to a process where 80 percent of the effort is automated, leaving exceptions as the only items that require human intervention. Brokers can now offer unlimited medical, insurance, and voluntary benefit coverages with minimal additional administrative burden. This gives them back time to generate revenue, increase customer retention, and delight their clients."
"We are very excited about the addition of the AdminaHealth Billing Suite to the Selerix platform," said Selerix president Lyle Griffin. "Our users will appreciate the ability to create consolidated monthly invoices and know that their premium payments are correct. AdminaHealth is an ideal complement to our platform. Brokers and employers trust Selerix to deliver a unique combination of technological prowess, benefits expertise, and superior service. Our ability to integrate with best-in-class partners like AdminaHealth is a key feature of the Selerix platform and enhances the value our clients receive from our solution."
For more information about the AdminaHealth Billing Suite, visit AdminaHealth.com. For more information about Selerix, visit Selerix.com.
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Sam Bankman-Fried to appear in court Monday to drop extradition fight
By CNN Business
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is expected to appear in a Bahamas court on Monday to reverse his decision to contest extradition to the US, a person familiar with the matter told CNN.
The New York Times also reported that Bankman-Fried is expected to agree to extradition to the US, citing a person briefed on the matter.
CNN has reached out to Bankman-Fried’s lawyers, and the Bahamas Attorney General.
The Bahamas police PIO Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings told CNN on Sunday, “If he does go to court tomorrow it would be at Nassau street court complex,located on Nassau street and South streets.”
‘House of cards’
Last Tuesday, federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York charged Bankman-Fried with eight counts of fraud and conspiracy. Bankman-Fried could face up to 115 years in prison if convicted on all eight counts against him, though he likely wouldn’t get the maximum sentence.
On top of that, US market regulators filed civil lawsuits accusing Bankman-Fried of defrauding investors and customers, saying he “built a house of cards on a foundation of deception while telling investors that it was one of the safest buildings in crypto.”
Bankman-Fried remains in the Bahamas, where FTX was based, and was arrested last Monday night. He was arraigned Tuesday, and a Bahamian judge denied his request for bail, saying that he posed a flight risk. His extradition to the United States could take weeks.
— Allison Morrow contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Combat veteran and Fox Nation host Johnny Joey Jones has a book coming out in June about serving with the Marines Corps in Iraq and Afghanistan and the friendships he formed.
Fox News Books, Fox News Media’s publishing imprint, announced Sunday that Jones’ “Unbroken Bonds of Battle,” will come out June 27.
Jones, 36, was a bomb technician who served eight years with the Marines before a devastating explosion in Afghanistan in 2010 — he stepped on an IED (improvised explosive device) — cost him both of his legs.
“For years people have asked me to write a book about ‘my story,'” Jones said in a statement released Sunday by Fox Books. “However, I’ve always known all along that the most important part of my story is the amazing collection of people and warriors who’ve become a part of my life. Each of them with inspiring and heroic stories of their own.”
Jones, 36, was a bomb technician who served eight years with the Marines before a devastating explosion in Afghanistan in 2010 — he stepped on an IED (improvised explosive device) — cost him both of his legs.
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TAIPEI, Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CTCI Corporation, one of the world's leading engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) companies announced today that it was awarded a portion of the Ras Laffan Petrochemicals Project (RLPP), which includes the ethylene unit and its utilities. This project is located in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. Once completed, the ethylene plant will be one of the largest in the world by capacity. The project consists of the ethylene unit and two high-density polyethylene units. The total cost of the project is $6 billion and startup is anticipated in late 2026. CTCI is executing this project with Samsung Engineering as the "Samsung Engineering CTCI Joint Venture" (SCJV).
The client, Ras Laffan Petrochemicals (RLP), is a joint venture between QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical. The companies are building petrochemical projects in Qatar and the United States. Michael Yang, Chairman of CTCI Corporation, said, "We appreciate the trust that Ras Laffan Petrochemicals has placed in us through this monumental opportunity for our team. We will utilize quality engineering and safety management to complete the task on time and up to standards."
The Ras Laffan Petrochemicals Project consists of two packages. The SCJV was awarded Package 1, which is to build a 2.08 million tons ethylene production unit, utilities, and office facilities. Samsung Engineering will be in charge of engineering for the major ethylene production facilities with scope of work including C2 hydrogenation, hydrogen purification unit, and three main compressors. CTCI Corporation will be in charge of engineering for the furnaces and utility infrastructure, including steam/condensate collecting, boiler feed water, etc. Procurement and construction work will be carried out jointly by the SCJV. The ethylene produced will be delivered as feedstock to Package 2, which encompasses two high-density polyethylene units.
For over four decades, CTCI Corporation has completed numerous challenging mega-projects in the refinery, petrochemical, LNG, and chemical sectors. Notable successes in recent years include: completing the world's largest onshore modularized project for Gulf Coast Growth Ventures to produce 1.1 million tons mono-ethylene glycol annually in the US; and setting an all-time high record of 77 million man-hours without a lost-time injury in the Liwa Plastics Industries Complex petrochemical EPC project in Oman. CTCI's other successes in Qatar include completing the furnace and ethylene tank project, as well as the Laffan Condensate Refinery expansion project.
Thanks to the extensive experience in petrochemical facility engineering, CTCI Corporation has won the trust of RLP. The SCJV plans to provide exceptional schedule management to the client by applying innovative strategies such as modularization, automation, as well as purchasing key equipment and materials before the engineering process is finalized. The contract award is another major boost to CTCI's global presence and operations.
About CTCI http://www.ctci.com
CTCI (TWSE: 9933, TPEx: 5209, TPEx: 6803) is a global engineering services provider that offers a comprehensive range of services, products, and solutions. Since its founding in 1979, CTCI has strived to deliver the world's most reliable engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning and project management services. Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, CTCI serves the refinery, petrochemical, LNG receiving terminal, power, industrial, environmental, transportation, and advanced technology facility markets. The company is Taiwan's leading EPC services provider, with about 7,000 employees in around 40 operation bases spanning across more than 10 countries. It is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability™ Emerging Markets Index.
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Emergency crews respond to house fire
Published: Jan. 22, 2023 at 9:22 PM CST|Updated: 12 minutes ago
CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - Multiple fire crews responded to a house fire Sunday evening.
The fire happened Sunday, Jan. 22 on Craighead County Road 113, according to emergency responders.
There is no word on if anyone was in the home at the time of the fire.
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NEW YORK, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Netflix common stock or call options, or sold put options, between January 19, 2021 and April 19, 2022, inclusive.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until July 5, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Netflix, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Netflix was exhibiting slower acquisition growth due to, among other things, account sharing by customers and increased competition from other streaming services; (2) the Company was experiencing difficulties retaining customers; (3) as a result of the foregoing, the Company was losing subscribers on a net basis (4) as a result, the Company's financial results were being adversely affected; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
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‘Yellowstone’ actor charged with disability payment fraud
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Yellowstone” actor Q’Orianka Kilcher has been charged with illegally collecting nearly $97,000 in disability benefits while working on the TV show, authorities announced Monday.
Kilcher, 32, of North Hollywood, is charged with two felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud, according to a statement from the California Department of Insurance.
Kilcher in 2020 played Angela Blue Thunder for four episodes of the Paramount Network Western, which stars Kevin Costner.
She also portrayed Pocahontas in the 2005 movie “The New World” and was in 2019′s “Dora and the Lost City of Gold.”
While working on “Dora” in October 2018, Kilcher allegedly injured her neck and right shoulder, the insurance department said.
A year later, Kilcher told a doctor handling the insurance claim that she had been offered work but could not take it because of severe neck pain from her injury, according to the insurance department’s statement.
From 2019 through 2021, Kilcher received $96,838 in temporary disability benefits. But an investigation later discovered that Kilcher had worked on “Yellowstone” for several months in 2019 during the period she claimed to be disabled, the department said.
“According to records, she returned to the doctor and started receiving disability benefits five days after last working on the show,” the statement said.
Kilcher surrendered and was arraigned on the charges in May, the statement said.
In a statement her attorney, Michael Becker, said that Kilcher was a passenger in a production vehicle when she was hurt.
“Third-party doctors verified her injury and entitlement to benefits. Ms. Kilcher was at all times candid with her doctors and treatment providers...and she never intentionally accepted benefits that she did not believe she was entitled to,” Becker said.
Kilcher will “vigorously defend herself and asks that she be afforded the presumption of innocence both in and outside the courthouse,” Becker said.
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SHANGHAI, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: YUMC and HKEX: 9987, "Yum China" or the "Company") today announced, in compliance with the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "HKEX") which require advance notice of board meetings at which a dividend is expected to be declared, that its board of directors (the "Board") will consider the declaration and payment of a quarterly dividend (the "Dividend"). If the Board decides to proceed, the declaration will be adopted by Board resolution on or around July 29, 2022 (Beijing/Hong Kong Time) and will be promptly disclosed by the Company.
The Company makes available through the Investor Relations section of its internet website at http://ir.yumchina.com its filings with the HKEX as soon as reasonably practicable after electronically filing such material with the HKEX. These filings may also be obtained by visiting the HKEX's website at http://www.hkex.com.hk.
As no Board resolution in relation to the Dividend has been adopted as of the date of this press release, there is no assurance that the Dividend will be declared.
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Yum China Holdings, Inc. is a licensee of Yum! Brands in mainland China. It has exclusive rights in mainland China to KFC, China's leading quick-service restaurant brand, Pizza Hut, the leading casual dining restaurant brand in China, and Taco Bell, a California-based restaurant chain serving innovative Mexican-inspired food. Yum China also owns the Little Sheep, Huang Ji Huang and COFFii & JOY concepts outright. In addition, Yum China has partnered with Lavazza to explore and develop the Lavazza coffee shop concept in China. The Company had 12,117 restaurants in over 1,700 cities at the end of March 2022.
In 2021, Yum China has been selected as a member of both Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI): World Index and Emerging Market Index. In 2022, Yum China ranked # 359 on the Fortune 500 list. The Company was also named to the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index and was certified as a Top Employer 2022 in China by the Top Employers Institute, both for the fourth consecutive year. For more information, please visit http://ir.yumchina.com.
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2 arrested after Twitter threats to ‘shoot up a synagogue’
Published: Nov. 21, 2022 at 2:31 PM CST|Updated: 11 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say two men who were arrested at New York’s Penn Station after antisemitic threats were posted on social media represented a real danger.
Mayor Eric Adams said Monday that the threats were not “idle.”
Christopher Brown and Matthew Mahrer were arrested late Friday after threats that authorities linked to Brown.
Both face weapons charges. Brown was also charged with making a terrorist threat.
Police say Brown tweeted that he was going to ask a priest if he should “become a husband or shoot up a synagogue and die.”
Messages seeking comment were left with attorneys for the two men.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Here are some things to know about Daniel Suárez's long journey before becoming the first Mexico-born winner at the top level of NASCAR:
— When he decided as a child in Monterrey to seriously pursue a career as a racecar driver, Suárez's father closed his well-known automobile restoration shop to support his son.
— Suárez’s first move to the United States to pursue his dream wasn't a relocation to NASCAR's hub in Charlotte, North Carolina, but rather an unconventional arrangement to live with his team owner in Buffalo, New York.
— He spoke no English and had to learn by watching cartoons, programming with light dialogue that could teach him the basics.
— When he finally made it to North Carolina, he crashed with various friends until at last landing the cheapest apartment he could find in Mooresville, unofficially known as “Race City USA" because of its proximity to NASCAR shops.
It was the hardest two years of his life.
“I didn’t have money to buy myself classes to speak English,” recalled Suárez. "I remember one day waking up and being scared that the language barrier was going to keep me away from my goal, which was being a winner, a championship winner in the NASCAR Cup Series. I didn’t want that to happen. I started working extremely hard to learn English.
“It’s been quite a journey. That’s why I felt like my story is very similar to many, many Mexicans, Latinos, out there coming to this country, trying to find a goal or trying to find their dream. If I was able to make it happen, everyone out there can make it happen.”
Suárez is only the fifth Cup winner born outside the U.S. in NASCAR history. He won on the road course at Sonoma Raceway, in his 195th career start, to join Marcos Ambrose (Australia), Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia), Earl Ross (Canada) and none other than Mario Andretti (Italy) as internationally-born Cup winners.
But Suárez had won long before Sunday, first in the NASCAR Peak Mexico Series, then in K&N, then a Truck Series race driving for Kyle Busch. He was beloved by Toyota, which very much wanted him in its program, and he advanced into an Xfinity Series ride with Joe Gibbs Racing that should have changed his life.
Suárez won three races and the 2016 Xfinity title, and maybe in another year he'd be ready for Cup. Instead, Carl Edwards abruptly retired and with an unexpected hole to fill in its Cup lineup, JGR hastily promoted Suárez.
He wasn't ready to drive the No. 19 Toyota, and JGR gave him two seasons before cutting him loose to promote Erik Jones. JGR has since cut Jones, too.
Stewart-Haas Racing took a shot on Suárez in 2019 and he thought he'd cobbled together the sponsorship to keep the seat longer than one season. The weekend of the finale, he learned he'd been fired for the second time in a year.
Gaunt Brothers Racing took Suárez for the 2020 season but it was a fledgling team and failed to qualify for the season-opening Daytona 500. The remaining 35 races were awful and Gaunt Brothers has run just eight races since Justin Marks threw Suárez a lifeline at the end of that season.
Marks was launching Trackhouse Racing and wanted to build it around Suárez, who was joining his fourth team in four years. Marks is a former driver but also a businessman; he believed Suárez could be a winner in the right environment, and also recognized what a Mexican driver could do for Trackhouse.
As he built Trackhouse around Suárez, Marks brought entertainer Pitbull into his ownership group. The duo had clear goals of tapping the Latino market and making an impact on youth in America’s minority communities.
The biggest move was last summer when Marks bought the entire NASCAR organization from Chip Ganassi, which gave him the people, the parts and the shop he needed to field a winning team. It also gave him room for a second car and the seat went to Ross Chastain, who not only won Trackhouse's first Cup race this March but added a second victory, as well.
Suárez was supposed to win Trackhouse's first race, not Chastain. Now Chastain was locked into the playoffs while Suárez was below the playoff cutline with not much to show for his improvement.
Immediately after Suárez took the checkered flag Sunday, Marks noted that Suárez and crew chief Travis Mack built Trackhouse and Chastain victories were “tough on them. But they never gave up, they knew they were going to be in victory lane.”
Suárez's entire career has been about not giving up and his decade-long climb has been remarkable. Fox Sports last season put Suárez in the booth for an Xfinity Series broadcast and he even called a lap in Spanish.
His journey is far from over and he has been celebrated across motorsports since his win: Mexican drivers Checo Perez of Formula One and Pato O'Ward of IndyCar sent social media congratulations, while F1 reigning champion Max Verstappen left his regards on an Instagram post of Suárez’s girlfriend, Julia Piquet. Suárez and Verstappen are both in long-term relationships with the daughters of three-time F1 champion Nelson Piquet.
As he glanced across Sonoma Raceway, Suárez noticed his section of fans. They are called Daniel's Amigos, and they had a fan club event before the race. Now their driver was a winner and Suárez apologized for the exuberant expletive he shouted toward their section.
Then Suárez addressed his fans in Spanish before quickly translating his message into English:
“This is the first one of many,” he smiled.
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Brad Larsen has been fired as coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets after two seasons without a playoff appearance, a move general manager Jarmo Kekalainen called “absolutely a necessary change that we needed to make.”
Kekalainen did not elaborate on why he thought Larsen wasn’t the right person to lead the team from behind the bench. He informed Larsen and players of his decision Saturday morning and was not interested in explaining exactly when he made it.
“We need a change,” Kekalainen said. “That became clear that we need a change.”
The Blue Jackets finished last in the Eastern Conference and 31st out of 32 NHL teams. While they were ravaged by injuries throughout the season after beginning it with expectations to contend, the call was made nevertheless to move on from Larsen, who had been under contract through next season.
Columbus lost 102 of 164 games since Larsen succeeded John Tortorella as coach. Goaltending coach Manny Legace also will not be back after five seasons on the job.
“I’m not going to dissect the strengths and weaknesses of the coaches that got let go today, out of respect to them,” Kekalainen said. “But it was a lot of things that factored in that made us come to this conclusion, and it was absolutely necessary to make these moves.”
Larsen, 45, was a Blue Jackets assistant for seven years under Tortorella and predecessor Brad Richards before getting promoted.
When Blue Jackets President John Davidson and Kekalainen chose Larsen in 2021 over more experienced coaches, including Gerard Gallant and Rick Tocchet, they cited his communication skills and thought his institutional knowledge of the organization made him the best fit. Kekalainen said Larsen had earned the promotion and that he was “going to be a fresh, new voice.”
Larsen at the time said some patience would be needed.
“I’m going to learn more now,” he said at his introductory news conference. “I’m going to make mistakes — I promise you — but that’s part of the process.”
That process in Columbus will continue without Larsen. It may include Connor Bedard, the prospective No. 1 pick in the draft who is considered the most talented generational player since Connor McDavid entered the league in 2015. The Blue Jackets have the second-highest chance, 13.5%, of landing Bedard.
Winning the lottery could change the course of the franchise that came into existence in 2000 and has not gotten past the second round of the playoffs. Kekalainen said he was not going to rush into anything in the interview process and would see how the rest of the NHL landscape looks before hiring a coach.
He won’t necessarily wait until after the lottery is drawn on May 8 to make a hire based on the outcome, even though it could affect immediate expectations.
“I don’t know if that would be the deciding factor,” Kekalainen said. “If the decision’s not made by then, it’s something that factors into what kind of team we have here next year. All those things go into the process of evaluating the next head coach and who it should be.”
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Epiphan Video, a global leader in video capture, streaming, and recording solutions, today announced it has become a member of the Grass Valley Alliance. Epiphan Connect brings the accessibility of Microsoft Teams to Grass Valley's Agile Media Processing Platform (AMPP), helping live event presenters and broadcasters seamlessly bring in video and audio from remote contributors with the familiarity of the world's most common business application.
Organizations that produce media using Grass Valley solutions, can now easily add Microsoft Teams users in all their forms with Epiphan Connect. Whether on 5G with mobile, at home on a laptop, or in your Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTRs), talent will look and sound great when participating in a news segment, corporate broadcast, or industry event.
"Epiphan Connect brings the simplicity of Microsoft Teams to Grass Valley users, improving all aspects of hybrid production, without the costs associated with replacing existing infrastructure," says Nic Milani, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. "Producers benefit from easily connecting remote contributors to their event, while participants experience the convenience of Microsoft Teams. Epiphan Connect even turns MTRs into mini-studios. Everyone wins."
By leveraging Microsoft Teams, users can deftly create polished live, hybrid and on-demand video experiences that serve brands to the fullest.
"Bringing in remote contributors can be very complex, involving custom equipment and additional production staff along with specialized connections. The integration of Epiphan Connect and AMPP eliminates all of that," says Chris Merrill, Director of Product Marketing for Grass Valley. "Customers can now bring on-camera contributors into their production from anywhere without any special equipment or production knowledge required of the remote contributor. The worlds' best production and distribution platform just got the power of Microsoft Teams."
Learn more
To learn more about Epiphan Connect, please visit: www.epiphan.com/connect.
To see how Epiphan Connect brings Microsoft Teams into Grass Valley AMPP, please visit: https://www.epiphan.com/epiphan-connect-for-grass-valley-ampp/
Epiphan Video empowers creators and businesses around the world to produce broadcast-quality content with intuitive, innovative, and trusted hardware and cloud services. Epiphan solutions see use in numerous verticals including education, live event production, corporate, government, and legal.
Epiphan Pearl Nano, Pearl Mini, and Pearl-2 video production systems are reliable, versatile, easy to use, and fully remote controllable through Epiphan Cloud, giving organizations and individuals the tools to broadcast without barriers. Epiphan also offers a suite of portable, USB-based frame grabbers, enabling users to capture signals from nearly any video source.
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Which dishes are best for a nutritious Easter feast?
Among the best parts of any holiday is gathering around a table with your closest loved ones and diving into a delectable feast prepared from scratch. Every holiday has its trademark meals, such as turkey and stuffing for Thanksgiving or ham for Christmas, not counting any personal food traditions you may have. Yet, Easter doesn’t have a trademark. Yes, eggs are central to it, but eggs are central to many holidays and meals, considering the forms eggs can take. But that’s a strength, not a weakness; it means you can be creative. While being creative, remember to consider your feast’s nutritional value, too. It’s not as hard as it sounds, especially with the help of registered dietician and BestReviews nutrition expert Molly Bremer.
In this article: C&F Deviled Egg Serving Plate, La Jolie Muse Cupcake Stand and Yardwe Bunny Candy and Nut Bowl.
Appetizers
Appetizers should always be light, as heavy appetizers can make people feel sluggish and fill them up too soon. Appetizers should also tend toward the healthy side; there’s plenty of time for delicious treats later. Finally, remember the kind of event you’re throwing; if it’s a dinner party, you can serve a plated appetizer, but if it isn’t, go with finger foods so people can mingle and snack.
For mingling, deviled eggs are top of the list. Bremer loves them because they’re “a good source of protein and fat, and are rich in micronutrients such as vitamins B2 and B12, calcium and iron.”
For dinner parties, you can’t go wrong with a salad. Consider the flavor profile of your next course when choosing what kind. For example, have a sweet salad if your next course is savory, or vice versa.
Main dishes
The main dish of most feasts is typically a protein, such as chicken, pork or lamb. Rabbit is a strong choice for an Easter feast, though you need to consider your audience before going that route. If your group is large, sourcing enough rabbits can be difficult and expensive, and if your group has children, they will likely take great offense to eating the Easter Bunny.
Bremer also reminds meal planners to double-check the dietary restrictions of your invitees. If necessary, have a small alternate main that complies with any/all dietary restrictions of the group. This alternate main is also a great way of offering a more health-conscious option to your guests. Quiches or frittatas are perfect for this and in keeping with the egg-based Easter holiday, though vegans won’t be able to partake.
Side dishes
The side dishes of an Easter feast are where you can get the most creative, though you should never forget that they’re supposed to pair with your main dish. The most common side dishes are fruit-, vegetable- or grain/starch-based. You can also outsource all your sides by having each of your guests bring one for a semi-potluck-style meal.
Fruit sides could be spiced apples, for example, or cranberry sauce if you can’t wait for Thanksgiving. Vegetable sides could be simple roasted vegetables, though you can elevate them with interesting seasoning mixes or by finishing them in some kind of sauce. Grain/starch-based sides could mean macaroni and cheese, a perennial favorite of all ages, or potato casserole.
When making sides, try to avoid calorie-dense recipes. Or, if they’re not the healthiest option, make sure to limit your portion sizes.
Desserts
The dessert course is more important than you realize; being the last thing your guests will eat, it will occupy a large portion of their memory of your event. A successful dessert just needs to be delicious. Don’t worry about health, especially if the rest of your recipes were appropriately healthy and your portion sizes were correct.
If you want to keep it simple, brownies or cookies are more than enough and can be served with ice cream if you want to impress. A good pie or cake takes more effort but is usually worth it. Finally, consider serving coffee or a digestif with it for easy bonus points.
Health and happiness
All said about nutritional content and portion control, at the end of the day, Easter is a holiday. It’s a time to celebrate and be happy, and if that means having an extra portion of mac and cheese or adding bacon to your deviled eggs, do it, with the support of Bremer. She said, “Having fun foods included in your diet is as important for your health as fruits and vegetables,” and that she approaches health in a holistic way that’s a combination of the physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual. You can return to your usual diet the day after — or when the leftovers run out.
Best expert-recommended kitchenware for Easter meals
Part of the holistic approach to eating is using fun serving plates and other kitchenware. Feasts are just as much about the eyes as the stomach, after all. These are some of Bremer’s Easter favorites.
This adorable dish can hold up to 12 deviled eggs on the edges with room in the center for more or for holding other foods, such as a bowl of dip. It’s dishwasher-safe.
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Dowan Ceramic Baking Dish, 9 by 13 inches
This dish is perfect for making lasagna or frittatas and can hold up to 135 ounces of food. You can also buy it as a set of three different-sized baking dishes. It’s microwave-safe.
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La Jolie Muse Ceramic Bunny Cupcake Stand
With measurements of 8.3 by 8.3 by 3.5 inches, this stand is excellent for holding small cakes or a set of cupcakes or cookies. The bunny on the bottom is Easter-ready, but rabbit fans will love it all year.
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Yardwe Bunny Candy and Nut Bowl
This bowl is excellent for holding nutritious nuts or jelly beans (it’s Easter after all; you have to have some sweets on hand). It has a nonslip bottom.
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Other best kitchenware for Easter meals
Accmor 11-piece Measuring Spoon and Cup Set
The set includes five cups covering measurements between one-eighth and 1 cup and six spoons covering measurements between one-eighth of a teaspoon to 1 tablespoon. They stack for easy storage, and the stainless steel material is rust-resistant and dishwasher-safe.
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KitchenAid Artisan Series 5-quart Stand Mixer
A stand mixer is every home cook’s best friend because it takes most, if not all, of the effort out of mixing ingredients and is especially perfect for bakers. It comes with three mixing attachments. You can buy many attachments for it later, including a pasta roller and cutter.
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Whether your Easter feast requires cookies, toasted nuts or roasted vegetables, every kitchen needs a set of baking sheets. There are three in this set, all in different sizes and made of aluminum.
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This beautiful set of wooden serving platters is perfect for displaying your main dish or gathering your rolls together. One is 10 inches, and the other can be 8 or 12 inches, depending on the set you buy.
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These sectioned trays save space on your table since you can group liquids and other sides that you wouldn’t want to run and mix on one tray. There are two trays included, both divided into three equal sections.
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The Times podcast: Colorado River in Crisis, Part 5: The Valley
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California’s Imperial Valley has some of the lowest rainfall in the state, yet uses the largest allotment of Colorado River water. Why is such an arid part of the state an agricultural powerhouse?
Today, we look into how the region secured its rights. Read the full transcript here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times water reporter Ian James
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Revenues up 21.2% Year Over Year
Income from Operations up 15.3% Year Over Year
BEIJING, Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scienjoy Holding Corporation ("Scienjoy", the "Company", or "We") (NASDAQ: SJ), a leading live entertainment mobile streaming platform in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Nine Months 2022 Operating and Financial Highlights
- Total net revenues increased by 21.2% to RMB1,419.4 million (US$199.5 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from RMB1,171.2 million in the same period of 2021.
- Gross profit increased by 19.7% to RMB278.2 million (US$39.1 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from RMB232.4 million in the same period of 2021.
- Income from operations increased by 15.3% to RMB169.3 million (US$23.8 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from RMB146.8 million in the same period of 2021.
- Net income attributable to the Company's shareholders was RMB189.4 million (US$26.6 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to RMB237.5 million in the same period of 2021.
- Adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders was RMB172.5 million (US$24.2 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared RMB182.6 million in the same period of 2021.
- Total paying users were 596,449 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to 648,465 in the same period of 2021.
- Active broadcasters were 126,518 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to 250,497 in the same period of 2021.
- As of September 30, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of RMB158.8 million (US$22.3 million), compared to RMB240.9 million as of December 31, 2021.
Mr. Victor He, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Scienjoy, commented, "During the nine months ended September 2022, we generated another record financials with total net revenues and income from operations increased by 21.2% and 15.3%, respectively, compared with the same period of last year. Despite facing a challenging macroeconomic backdrop, we still delivered healthy growth which demonstrates our capability in providing attractive content on our integrated live streaming platforms while maintaining high level of operating efficiency. We identified several key objectives and strategies for today's challenging market environment to propel us to a growth trajectory. Specifically, we will continue our efforts to attract more users by offering more high-quality content and enhancing features on our live streaming platforms. We are confident that our core competencies in attractive content output and business resilience have built a solid foundation for our future development. Also, we will continue our strategic initiatives to develop the live streaming metaverse project by investing in cutting-edge technology, including virtual reality, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence technologies. In addition to the live streaming metaverse, we plan to construct the full ecology of mobile live streaming to extend and diversify our business lines. We believe that the construction of full ecology of mobile live streaming is not only driving continued strong results but is also setting us part from other platforms in the industry. Looking ahead, we strive to scale up our business by leveraging the advantages of our valuable assets and experienced team, improve users' experience on our platforms, and create value for our shareholders."
Mr. Denny Tang, Chief Financial Officer of Scienjoy, added, "Despite the uncertain macroeconomic environment, our adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders only decreased by RMB10 million. Our net income attributable to the Company's shareholders decreased by RMB48 million but such decrease was mainly caused by certain items which has no impact on our actual operation including RMB41 million accounting impact, RMB25 million decrease in investment income and RMB7 million increase in income tax expenses. Our operation remains healthy as our income from operation increased by 15.3% to RMB169.3 million (US$23.8 million) compared with the same period in 2021. The financial results show that our strategy to scale our business has achieved substantial growth in revenue and other key metrics, which demonstrate the resilience of our business model, the efforts we have put into improving operating efficiency and the successful execution of our development strategy. We expect this trend to be continued and we expect to make considerable progress on our key strategic initiatives. We believe our talented team will continue its capability to execute our strategic initiatives at lower cost with high efficiency and greater insight. We will continue to improve our platforms, offering the unparalleled experience to our users and staying at the forefront of industry innovation. We expect to benefit from all the steps we have taken thus far and believe we are on track to achieve our long-term revenue and growth targets."
Nine Months 2022 Financial Results
Total net revenues increased by 21.2% to RMB1,419 million (US$199.5 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from RMB1,171.2 million in the same period of 2021. This increase was driven by more quality content provided through our integrated multiple live streaming platforms including Hongren platforms we acquired in January 2022. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the number of paying user was 596,449, decreased from 648,465 paying user for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Our paying ratio increased from 3.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to 5.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Our average ARPPU increased by 31%, from RMB1,787 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to RMB2,345 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Cost of revenues increased by 21.6% to RMB1,141.2 million (US$160.4 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from RMB938.8 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to a 27.6%, or RMB221.3 million, year-over-year increase in the Company's revenue sharing fees and content costs, which was consistent with the growth of the Company's overall live streaming operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Gross profit increased by 19.7% to RMB278.2 million (US$39.1 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from RMB232.4 million in the same period of 2021.
Total operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased by 27.4% to RMB108.9 million (US$15.3 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from RMB85.6 million in the same period of 2021.
- Sales and marketing expenses significantly decreased by 61.9% to RMB1.4 million (US$201,000) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from RMB3.7 million in the same period of 2021, primarily due to fewer marketing activities.
- General and administrative expenses increased by19.8% to RMB46.3 million (US6.5 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from RMB38.6 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily caused by more consulting and professional fees due to the expansion of the Company, higher employee salary and welfare and amortization of intangible assets.
- Research and development expenses increased by 35.0% to RMB53.7 million (US$7.6 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from RMB39.8 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was due to higher R&D headcount.
- Provision for doubtful accounts increased by 121.8% to RMB7.6 million (US$1.1 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from RMB3.4 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was due to slowly collection.
Income from operations increased by 15.3% to RMB169.3 million (US$23.8 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from RMB146.8 million in the same period of 2021.
Change in fair value of contingent consideration decreased to RMB16.1 million (US$2.3 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from RMB45.5 million in the same period of 2021. Change in fair value of contingent consideration is derived from the Company's reverse recapitalization with Wealthbridge Acquisition Limited on May 7, 2020, acquisition of Beelive on August 10, 2020, and acquisition of Hongren on January 1, 2022 which involved payments of future contingent consideration upon the achievement of certain financial performance targets and specific market price levels. Earn out liabilities are recorded for the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration on the merger date. The fair value of the contingent consideration is re-measured at each reporting period, and the change in fair value is recognized as either income or expense.
Change in fair value of warrants liability decreased to RMB10.3 million (US$1.5 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from RMB21.8 million in the same period of 2021. The Company's warrants assumed from SPAC acquisition that have complex terms, such as a clause in which the warrant agreements contain a cash settlement provision whereby the holders could settle the warrants for cash upon a fundamental transaction that is considered outside of the control of management are considered to be a derivative that are recorded as a liability at fair value. The warrant derivative liability is adjusted to its fair value at the end of each reporting period, with the change being recorded as other expense or gain.
Change in fair value of investment in marketable security decreased to RMB1.4 million (US$192,000) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from RMB27.6 million for the same period of 2021. In January 2021, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Scienjoy Inc., purchased from Cross Wealth Investment Holding Limited, an entity related to two directors of the Company, 606,061 ordinary shares of Goldenbridge Acquisition Limited ("Goldenbridge") for an aggregated consideration of US$2 million. Goldenbridge was formed as a special purpose acquisition company. The investment was classified as investment in marketable security, which is adjusted to its fair value at the end of each reporting period, with the change being recorded as other expense or gain.
Investment income
On October 9, 2021, the Company signed an investment agreement to invest up to RMB 150 million into Qingdao Sixiang Zhuohong Private Equity LP ("Qingdao LP"), which further invests in broadcaster, IT, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and logistic industry. The Qingdao LLP is managed by two unrelated general partners (GPs). The Company, as a Limited partner, neither participate in the daily operation of Qingdao LP, nor has the exclusive rights to control the partnership meeting and investment decisions. As a result, the Company considers it has significant influence on this investment based on its voting power. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recorded shares of income of RMB 854,000 (US$120,000).
Net income decreased to RMB191.7 million (US$26.9 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from RMB237.5 million in the same period of 2021. The decrease primary due to decrease of RMB29.4 million in change in fair value of contingent consideration, decrease of RMB26.2 million in change in fair value of investment in marketable security and decrease of RMB11.5 million in change in fair value of warrants liability, offset by increase of RMB22.4 million in income from operations as described above.
Net income attributable to the Company's shareholders decreased to RMB189.4 million (US$26.6 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from RMB237.5 million in the same period of 2021.
Adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders decreased to RMB172.5 million (US$24.2 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from RMB182.6 million in the same period of 2021.
Basic and diluted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders per ordinary share were both RMB4.92 (US$0.69) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. In comparison, basic and diluted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders per ordinary share were both RMB7.73 in the same period of 2021.
Adjusted basic and diluted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders per ordinary share were both RMB4.48 (US$0.63) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. In comparison, adjusted basic and diluted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders per ordinary share were both RMB5.94 in the same period of 2021.
As of September 30, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of RMB158.8 million (US$22.3 million), which represented a decrease of 34.1% from RMB240.9 million as of December 31, 2021.
Business Outlook
The Company expects its total net revenues to be in the range of RMB445 million to RMB515 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. This forecast reflects the Company's current and preliminary views on the market and operational conditions, which are subject to change, particularly in respect to the potential impact of COVID-19 on the economy in China and other markets around the world.
About Scienjoy Holding Corporation Limited
Founded in 2011, Scienjoy is a leading mobile livestreaming platform in China, and its core mission is to build a livestreaming service ecosystem to delight and entertain users. With approximately 250 million
registered users, Scienjoy currently operates four livestreaming platform brands, including Showself, Lehai, Haixiu, and BeeLive, which features both the Mifeng Chinese version and BeeLive International version. Scienjoy uniquely combines a gamified business approach to livestreaming, in-depth knowledge of the livestreaming industry, and cutting-edge technologies such as blockchain, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and big data, to create a unique user experience. Scienjoy is devoted to building a livestreaming Metaverse to provide users with the ultimate immersive experience, a social media network that transcends time and space, a digital community that spans virtual and physical reality, and a content-rich ecosystem. For more information, please visit http://ir.scienjoy.com/.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted net income is calculated as net income adjusted for change in fair value of contingent consideration, change in fair value of warrant liability and share based compensation. Adjusted basic and diluted net income per ordinary share is non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the calculation of non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ordinary share. The non-GAAP financial measures are presented to enhance investors' overall understanding of the Company's financial performance and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of the historical non-GAAP financial measures to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. As non-GAAP financial measures have material limitations as analytical metrics and may not be calculated in the same manner by all companies, they may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies. In light of the foregoing limitations, you should not consider non-GAAP financial measures as a substitute for, or superior to, such metrics in accordance with US GAAP.
For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Results" near the end of this release.
Exchange Rate Information
This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB7.1135 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on September 30, 2022, in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled in U.S. dollars at that rate on September 30, 2022, or at any other rate.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements made in this release are "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words "estimates," "projected," "expects," "anticipates," "forecasts," "plans," "intends," "believes," "seeks," "may," "will," "should," "future," "propose" and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside the Company's control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among others, are: the ability to manage growth; ability to identify and integrate other future acquisitions; ability to obtain additional financing in the future to fund capital expenditures; fluctuations in general economic and business conditions; costs or other factors adversely affecting our profitability; litigation involving patents, intellectual property, and other matters; potential changes in the legislative and regulatory environment; a pandemic or epidemic. The forward-looking statements contained in this release are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") from time to time. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Such information speaks only as of the date of this release.
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Chief Financial Officer
Scienjoy Holding Corporation
+86-10-64428188
ir@scienjoy.com
Tina Xiao
Ascent Investor Relations
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"Adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders" is defined as net income attributable to the Company's shareholders excluding change in fair value of contingent consideration, change in fair value of warrant liability and share based compensation. For more information, refer to "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Results" at the end of this press release.
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MARRERO, La. (WGNO)— The Jefferson Parish Coroner has identified the two men who were killed in a hit-and-run on Westbank Expressway in Marrero last week that remains unsolved.
The family of 58-year-old Carl January Sr. and his son, 37-year-old Carl “CJ” January Jr., are at a loss for words from having to bury both of their loved ones.
CJ was a 14-year Army veteran and doctoral student studying psychiatry Loyola and Xavier universities in New Orleans. The Wisconsin native’s parents were visiting him from Georgia for his birthday, traveling in an RV and the scooter that would later be involved in their tragic deaths. We’re told Carl Sr. was a mechanic and came to Louisiana to work on the scooter with his son.
“It leaves you without words, for someone to take them so tragically,” Carl Sr.’s sister, Anna January Beal told WGNO’s Anna McAllister. “I don’t want them to go out this way. I want their life to have meaning. Oh, God.”
Both men were struck and killed while testing out the scooter early Friday (Sept. 2) morning — something they were doing at night because it was too hot during the day. The family wants to know why the person who struck them never stopped.
“To hear that they were hit was bad, to hear that the person didn’t stop was devastating,” Beal added.
Louisiana State Troopers say the driver of the white Ford F-150 drug the scooter down the road before the father and son’s project became engulfed in flames.
“For CJ to serve his country and come back and get dragged, and this happen to him and his dad, it’s hard,” said Beal.
CJ died only two days before his 38th birthday. Beal describes her brother and nephew as happy, caring men who loved education. She says losing both of them at once has shattered their family, and is pleading for the person responsible to come forward.
“Turn yourself in. Do the right thing and turn yourself in,” Beal said.
Louisana State Police say they do not have a supsect at this time and are asking for the public’s help to identify the truck, described as a white Ford F-150 with an extended cab, a silver toolbox in the bed, and extensive damage to the front. Troopers say the license plate fell off during the crash but believe it could be a Texas plate reading CCD-3344. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/louisiana-news/family-begs-for-suspect-to-come-forward-after-army-veteran-father-killed-in-louisiana-hit-and-run/ | 2022-09-07 20:31:25 | 0 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/louisiana-news/family-begs-for-suspect-to-come-forward-after-army-veteran-father-killed-in-louisiana-hit-and-run/ |
Zubin is WTVA’s Pet of the Week for July 29, brought to you by Cloverhaven Animal Hospital in Tupelo.
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Alex Jones seeks new trial after $1B Sandy Hook verdict
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked a Connecticut judge to throw out a nearly $1 billion verdict against him and order a new trial in a lawsuit by Sandy Hook families, who say they were subjected to harassment and threats from Jones’ lies about the 2012 Newtown school shooting.
Jones filed the requests Friday, saying Judge Barbara Bellis’ pretrial rulings resulted in an unfair trial and “a substantial miscarriage of justice.”
“Additionally, the amount of the compensatory damages award exceeds any rational relationship to the evidence offered at trial,” Jones’ lawyers, Norm Pattis and Kevin Smith, wrote in the motion.
Christopher Mattei, a lawyer for the 15 plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Jones, declined to comment on the filing Saturday, but said he and other attorneys for the Sandy Hook families will be filing a brief opposing Jones’ request.
Twenty first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School died in the attack on Dec. 14, 2012.
An FBI agent who responded to the shooting and relatives of eight children and adults killed in the massacre sued Jones for defamation and infliction of emotional distress over his pushing the bogus narrative that the shooting was a hoax staged by “crisis actors” to impose more gun control.
Six jurors in Waterbury, Connecticut, ordered Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, on Oct. 12 to pay $965 million in compensatory damages to the plaintiffs and said punitive damages also should be awarded. Bellis has scheduled hearings for early next month to determine the amount of the punitive damages.
During the trial, victims’ relatives said in often-emotional testimony that they were threatened and harassed for years by people who believed the lies told on Jones’ show. Strangers showed up at the families’ homes to record them and confronted them in public. People hurled abusive comments on social media. Relatives said they received death and rape threats.
The verdicts came after another jury in Texas in August ordered Jones and his company to pay nearly $50 million in damages to the parents of another slain Sandy Hook child. A third trial over the hoax claims, involving two more Sandy Hook parents, is expected to be held near the end of the year in Texas.
Jones, who has acknowledged in recent years that the shooting did occur, has blasted the lawsuits and trials on his Austin, Texas-based Infowars show, calling them unfair and a violation of his free speech rights.
But he lost his right to present those defenses when the judges in Connecticut and Texas found him liable for damages by default without trials, for what they called Jones’ repeated failures to turn over some evidence including financial documents and website analytics to the Sandy Hook lawyers.
With liability already established, the trials in both states focused only on how much Jones should pay in damages.
Pattis, Jones’ lawyer, wrote in the motions filed Friday that there was a lack of evidence directly connecting Jones with the people who harassed and threatened the Sandy Hook families. Pattis said the trial resembled a “memorial service, not a trial.”
“Yes, the families in this case suffered horribly as a result of the murder of their children,” Pattis wrote, adding that Jones did not send people to harass and threaten the families.
“There was no competent evidence offered at this trial that he ever did,” he wrote. “Instead, there was a shocking abuse of a disciplinary default and its transformation into a series of half-truths that misled a jury and resulted in substantial injustice.”
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Day" game were:
1-2-2, WB:
(one, two, two; WB: zero)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Day" game were:
1-2-2, WB:
(one, two, two; WB: zero) | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/winning-numbers-drawn-in-play3-day-game-17748415.php | 2023-01-28 20:17:28 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/winning-numbers-drawn-in-play3-day-game-17748415.php |
HONG KONG, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Sources and MU Group have signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with a total value of RMB 100 million onsite at Global Sources' Hong Kong trade shows on April 18, 2023. The agreement was witnessed by Mr. Hu Wei, Chief Executive Officer of Global Sources, and Mr. Tang Yihu, Chairman and President of MU Group. Ms. Carol Lau, Senior Vice President of Customer Service, Marketing & Business Analytics at Global Sources, and Mr. Fan Yunchang, General Manager of Yiwu Kesai Import & Export Co., Ltd., a representative of MU Group, signed the agreement.
Under the terms of the agreement, Global Sources and MU Group will establish a deep partnership, with MU Group investing RMB 100 million over the next three years to provide exclusive, tailor-made services for Global Sources' B2B online trading platform and offline exhibitions, for itself and its subsidiaries, with the aim of expanding its B2B market and overseas presence.
Carol Lau stated that as a leading international B2B multi-channel trading platform, Global Sources serves as a bridge connecting verified suppliers and buyers worldwide. She highlighted that the successful conclusion of this extensive three-year agreement with MU Group signifies the recognition of Global Sources' strength by its customers. Under the cooperation framework, Global Sources will provide MU Group with exclusive customized services by integrating and leveraging its online and offline resources, particularly the new iteration and upgrade of online functions on Global Sources Online (GSOL), its online trading platform. This will enable MU Group to navigate the complex global market and promote the growth of international trade.
Tang Yihu expressed high expectations for the cooperation. He noted that previous work with Global Sources has yielded remarkable results, which is why MU Group has chosen Global Sources as its strategic partner for future development. With this strengthened cooperation in place, MU Group aims to utilize the digital and offline exhibition solutions provided by Global Sources to expand into European and American markets and aggressively develop the cross-border B2B market. Mr. Tang also believes that online buyers will increasingly seek suppliers through online platforms like Global Sources, and strategic cooperation between the two parties will benefit MU Group in further developing overseas e-commerce customers. The Group aspires to become the largest cross-border B2B purchasing company and overseas e-commerce supply chain management company in Asia within the next three years.
About Global Sources
Global Sources is an internationally recognized B2B sourcing platform that has been driving global trade for over 50 years. The Company connects authentic buyers and verified suppliers worldwide with tailored solutions and trusted market intelligence through trade shows, digital platforms, and magazines. Global Sources pioneered the world's first cross-border B2B E-commerce web site GlobalSources.com in 1995. The Company has over 10 million registered international buyers and users.
About MU Group
MU Group in founded by the end of year 2003 and was formerly well known as MARKET UNION CO., LTD. Currently, MU Group is covering more than 50 trade subsidiaries and divisions in the export trade industry. MU Group launches operating centers in Ningbo, Yiwu, and Shanghai; and branches in Guangzhou, Shantou, Shenzhen, Qingdao, and overseas.
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Alexander Holtz was fed up.
As the clock ticked down in his first game of the 2022 Buffalo Prospects Challenge, Holtz’s Devils trailed the Canadiens by one goal. The 20-year-old winger came into this tournament on a mission, but missed his first three scoring chances on Friday. There was only two minutes left, so he was desperate to take command. | https://www.nj.com/devils/2022/09/alexander-holtzs-late-game-heroics-lift-devils-over-canadiens-2022-buffalo-prospects-challenge.html | 2022-09-17 02:47:19 | 1 | https://www.nj.com/devils/2022/09/alexander-holtzs-late-game-heroics-lift-devils-over-canadiens-2022-buffalo-prospects-challenge.html |
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Using its extensive experience gained fighting COVID-19 and other virus threats for over 20 years, Integral Molecular has launched an expanded collection of its Reporter Virus Particles (RVPs) that offer a safe and rapid method to study some of the most virulent pathogens including influenza, Ebola virus, and SARS-CoV-2. These critical reagents are used to safely screen patient sera for neutralizing antibody responses generated by protective vaccines.
Integral Molecular's new RVP offerings feature influenza A H5N1, Ebola virus, and Marburg virus. The company also offers over 70 SARS-CoV-2 RVPs covering all variants of concern and interest, including Omicron BA.4, BA.5 and BA.4.6 subvariants. Integral Molecular has also created custom variants, as well as thousands of mutations in this safe RVP format to enable prediction of viral escape and the creation of better vaccines.
RVPs are "pseudoviruses" that lack the viral components required to replicate and cause disease. Because they can't replicate, RVPs are safe to use under standard (BSL2) laboratory conditions. In contrast, studying the most deadly 'live' strains of viruses such as Ebola virus or pandemic strains of influenza requires highly restrictive (BSL4) facilities, which relatively few laboratories in the world possess.
"With 20 years of experience studying viruses and vaccines, we are excited to launch new products that enable faster and safer vaccine development against the world's deadliest viruses," said Sharon Willis, PhD, co-founder of Integral Molecular. "With these safe research tools, the greater scientific community can ramp up studies of new viral threats as soon as they emerge."
Integral Molecular's broad range of RVPs also includes a selection of influenza A and B seasonal strains, dengue, Zika, and chikungunya viruses. The company will host a virtual panel discussion of RVP tools for virology research on November 10, 2022.
Integral Molecular (integralmolecular.com) is the industry leader in developing and applying innovative technologies that advance the discovery of therapeutics against difficult protein targets. With 20 years of experience focused on membrane proteins and antibodies, Integral Molecular's technologies have been integrated into the drug discovery pipelines of over 400 biotech and pharmaceutical companies to help discover new therapies for cancer, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, and viral threats such as SARS-CoV-2, Ebola, Zika, and dengue viruses.
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AMARILLO, Texas — On the vast Texas Panhandle, raked by wind and relentless sun, women might drive for hours to reach Haven Health, a clinic in Amarillo.
One of more than 3,200 federal family-planning clinics nationwide, Haven serves both English and Spanish speakers, providing contraception, testing for pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, and cervical cancer screening, all at low cost or without charge to patients who are anxious, impoverished, or both.
Those patients include teenage girls — under 18 — seeking birth control pills or long-acting contraception.
But under a startling court decision issued in December, a federal judge ruled that such clinics violate Texas state law and federal constitutional rights, effectively cutting off a vital source of health care for young women across Texas.
Permission required
Women's health advocates and health care providers alike have decried the decision by a conservative judge appointed by President Donald Trump who is at the center of other reproductive rights cases. They say it is overly broad and unprecedented. (The ruling applies to the national regulations, but for now is followed only in Texas.)
"We can't even provide contraception for a gynecological issue," said Carolena Cogdill, CEO of Haven Health, adding that the ruling by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has had a chilling effect on care. "We had a young lady come in who had abnormal bleeding, and we wanted to prescribe contraception to help control that bleeding. And we couldn't do it because she was 16." The patient had said her mother would not understand, believing that her daughter was "going to go out and have sex and she just didn't want to go there," Cogdill said.
Texas law has long required that teenage girls have a parent's permission to get prescription contraception. But under the federal program Title X, certain clinics could provide contraception without parental consent. Established in 1970, Title X evolved out of the "War on Poverty" era and passed with broad bipartisan support. The legislation was signed by then-President Richard Nixon, a Republican, to provide family-planning services to low-income people, including minors, with the goal of reducing teen pregnancy.
But in July 2022, weeks after the Supreme Court rescinded constitutional protection for abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Alexander R. Deanda, a father of three adolescent daughters who lives in Amarillo, sued the Department of Health and Human Services. He argued that the government had violated his constitutional right to direct the upbringing of his children.
In his suit, Deanda, a Christian, said he was "raising each of [his] daughters in accordance with Christian teaching on matters of sexuality" and that he could have no "assurance that his children will be unable to access prescription contraception" that "facilitate sexual promiscuity and premarital sex."
In his opinion, Kacsmaryk agreed, writing that "the use of contraception (just like abortion) violates traditional tenets of many faiths, including the Christian faith plaintiff practices."
Moreover, Kacsmaryk, who is a Christian, said the existence of federal clinics operating in Texas, where state law otherwise requires parental permission for teenage girls to receive contraception, posed an "immediate, present-day injury."
"Title X clinics are open most days and, therefore, they post an ongoing, continuous, and imminent risk," the judge wrote.
Religious versus legal arguments
The decision, which referenced Catholic catechisms and fourth-century religious text, stunned legal experts like Elizabeth Sepper, a law professor at the University of Texas at Austin, who said it was part of the rising influence of conservative Christian theology in the courts.
"We've seen religious arguments that increasingly come into the courts dressed up as legal arguments," Sepper said. "I think we're seeing a movement that began with a religious exemption, saying 'Let me structure my health care to suit my morals,' and we're moving toward an agenda that says, 'Let me structure all of health care according to my morals.'"
Neither Deanda nor his attorney, Jonathan Mitchell, the architect of Texas' pre-Dobbs abortion ban, responded to requests for comment.
The effects of teenage pregnancy on the arc of a woman's life can be profound. Half of teenage mothers receive a high school diploma by age 22, compared with 90% of young women who do not give birth as teens. Teen births can lead to poor outcomes for the next generation: Children of teenage mothers are more likely to drop out of high school and end up in jail or prison during adolescence.
Dr. Stephen Griffin, an assistant professor at Texas Tech University in Lubbock and a practicing OB-GYN, described access to birth control for young women as a "safety issue," adding that many parents underestimate their teenagers' sexual activity.
"We know that people who identify as regular church attendees are more likely to underestimate their child's risk-taking behavior in terms of sex," Griffin said. "We know that parents who feel they have open lines of communication with their children" also underestimate the risk.
Texas has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy in the nation and the highest rate of repeat teen pregnancy — more than 1 in 6 teenagers who gave birth in Texas in 2020 already had a child. Health experts say the court decision banning access to contraception is likely to increase those numbers, following on the heels of other restrictions on reproductive health care in the state.
"Abortion is illegal in Texas. Kids aren't getting comprehensive sexual education in schools. A vast [number] of folks in Texas are living without health insurance," said Stephanie LeBleu, acting director of Every Body Texas, which administers the state's more than 150 Title X clinics. "So it does make it very difficult to get sexual health services."
The Biden administration appealed the Texas decision in February. In the meantime, LeBleu said, there is no safety net left here for teens.
"It robs them of their humanity," she said. "It robs them of their future, potentially. And it robs them of their bodily autonomy, and I think young people are more than capable of making decisions about their own health care."
Confidential and controversial
Decades of research shows that teens are more likely to seek sexual health care if they can do so confidentially. But for Texans like Christi Covington, the belief is that the law shouldn't make exceptions even in the hardest cases.
Covington lives in Round Rock, an Austin suburb. She was raised in a large evangelical family and is passing those teachings on to her three children. Leaving aside religious objections to birth control, she said, the family unit should be respected.
"God designed the world for there to be parents and then we have our offspring and that the parents care for those children, and that is design," she said. "And we do see that reflected in nature."
As for birth control, she said, "It feels like a band-aid."
"Let's give them birth control, and then we don't actually have to deal with what's happening in our society where these teens are getting pregnant so quickly and so easily," Covington said.
She added she already is required to give permission for her children's health care, including inoculations. "Honestly, I have to give consent all over the place for my children's other medical care," she said. "Why would we decide that this one area is exempt?"
But Rebecca Gudeman, senior director of health at the National Center for Youth Law, said 60% of teens involve their parents in such decisions.
"They do that not because the law requires them to do that, but because that's what they want to do," Gudeman said.
Some young people, she said, simply can't involve their parents or guardians, including couples like Victoria and Richard Robledo, who began dating — and having sex — when they were both minors. During those early days, Victoria said, she decided to get birth control but couldn't turn to her mother, a devout Catholic, for advice.
"We were a typical Hispanic household," Victoria recalled. "And so usually in households like mine, they don't want to talk about boyfriends or sex or anything like that."
But Victoria found a clinic less than a mile from her high school and was able to obtain birth control free of charge. The couple, now married and living in Clovis, New Mexico, just across the state border, has two children.
Victoria said being able to protect herself from pregnancy as a teenager changed the course of life, allowing her to go to college and her husband to join the military.
"We weren't worried about the fact that we may have a kid," she said. "We both were able to go out and live our own lives."
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HERISAU, Switzerland, June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Group is scheduled to showcase its RADOX® MCS1500 system at EVS36 in Sacramento (California), 11-14 June, and Power2Drive in Munich, 14-16 June.
As the leading supplier of cooled cable technology for the high power charging (HPC) market with its renowned RADOX® HPC500, HUBER+SUHNER is proud to announce that it has successfully qualified its RADOX MCS1500 system in multiple field tests. The RADOX MCS1500 is designed to deliver continuous charging up to 2,250 kW (1,500 Amps) for heavy-duty electric vehicles. With this unique solution, HUBER+SUHNER is expanding its product range into megawatt charging by utilizing its scalable direct-liquid cooled technology platform, offering best-in-class performance in all conditions. In addition, HUBER+SUHNER is developing a 4,500 kW (3,000 Amps) solution to cover even higher power needs in the future.
"With the development of the RADOX® MCS1500, we are once again one step ahead, establishing our leadership in the emerging megawatt charging market," said Max Goeldi, Vice President Market Management HPC at HUBER+SUHNER. "This innovation will help to fast-charge the EV revolution."
"By introducing the missing link between vehicle and infrastructure, we enable our customers to provide a safe, efficient and ultra-fast charging experience for heavy duty vehicles," added Stefan Buri, Vice President Market Management Industrials at HUBER+SUHNER.
To experience the RADOX HPC and MCS solutions, visit HUBER+SUHNER at the EVS36 CharIN pavilion in Sacramento, California, 11-14 June 2023, or at the Power2Drive Expo in Munich, at booth FM.701/8 in the outdoor pavilion, 14-16 June 2023.
More information on the HUBER+SUHNER RADOX® MCS1500 solution can be found on the website: https://bit.ly/RADOXMCS
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The globally active Swiss company HUBER+SUHNER develops and produces components and system solutions for electrical and optical connectivity. The company serves the three main markets Industry, Communication and Transportation with applications from the three technologies of radio frequency, fiber optics and low frequency. HUBER+SUHNER products excel in excellent performance, quality, reliability and long service lives - even under the most demanding conditions. Through a global production network, combined with subsidiaries and representatives in over 80 countries, the company is close to its customers worldwide.
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The man that is on trial for murdering Grammy Award winning rapper Nipsey Hussle missed court Tuesday after being physically assaulted in jail.
It is being reported that 32 year old Eric Holder was supposed to testify during his June 28 appearance was allegedly physically assaulted in jail suffering injuries that prevented him from being in court. The judge told jurors to return to the courtroom Wednesday unless deemed otherwise.
Eric Holder has pleaded not guilty to murdering Nipsey Hussle.
Nipsey Hussle was unceremoniously gunned down and murdered at the young age of 33 in front of his store Marathon Clothing, in South Los Angeles on March 31, 2019.
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NEW YORK, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Apyx Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: APYX).
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The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased Apyx between May 12, 2021 and March 11, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until August 5, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Apyx Medical Corporation issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) a significant number of Apyx's Advanced Energy products were used for off-label indications; (2) such off-label uses led to an increase in the number of medical device reports filed by Apyx reporting serious adverse events; (3) as a result, the Company was reasonably likely to incur regulatory scrutiny; (4) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's financial results would be adversely impacted; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
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COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France -- As several dozen D-Day veterans -- now all in their 90s -- set foot on the sandy beaches of Normandy that claimed so many colleagues, joy and sadness in acute doses poured out Monday.
They are thankful for the gratitude and friendliness of the French toward those who landed here on June 6, 1944. The sadness comes as they think of their fallen comrades and of another battle now being waged in Europe: the war in Ukraine.
As a bright sun rose Monday over the wide band of sand at Omaha Beach, U.S. D-Day veteran Charles Shay expressed thoughts for his comrades who died here 78 years ago.
"I have never forgotten them and I know that their spirits are here," he told The Associated Press.
The 98-year-old Penobscot Native American from Indian Island, Maine, took part in a sage-burning ceremony near the beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer. Shay, who now lives in Normandy, was a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic when he landed on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.
He said he was especially sad to see war in Europe once again, so many years later.
"In 1944, I landed on these beaches and we thought we'd bring peace to the world. But it's not possible," Shay said.
This year, Shay handed over the remembrance task to another Native American, Julia Kelly, a Gulf War veteran from the Crow tribe, who performed the sage ritual.
"Never forget, never forget," she said. "In this time, in any time, war is not good."
Shay's message to young generations would be "to be ever-vigilant."
"Of course I have to say that they should protect their freedom that they have now," he said.
For the past two years, D-Day ceremonies were reduced to a minimum amid covid-19 lockdown restrictions. But this year, crowds of French and international visitors -- including the veterans -- were back in Normandy to pay tribute to the nearly 160,000 troops from Britain, the U.S., Canada and elsewhere who landed there to bring freedom.
Several thousand people attended a ceremony at the American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach in the French town of Colleville-sur-Mer.
They applauded more than 20 WWII veterans who were present at the commemoration. Among them was Ray Wallace, 97, a former paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division.
On D-Day, his plane was hit and caught fire, forcing him to jump earlier than expected. He landed 20 miles away from the town of Sainte-Mere-Eglise, the first French village to be liberated from Nazi occupation.
"We all got a little scared then. And then whenever the guy dropped us out, we were away from where the rest of the group was. That was scary," Wallace told the AP.
Less than a month later, he was taken prisoner by the Germans. He was ultimately liberated after 10 months and returned to the U.S. Still, Wallace thinks he was lucky.
"I remember the good friends that I lost there. So it's a little emotional," he said with sadness in his voice. "I guess you can say I'm proud of what I did but I didn't do that much."
He was asked about the secret to his longevity.
"Calvados!" he joked, in reference to Normandy's local alcohol.
On D-Day, Allied troops landed on the beaches code-named Omaha, Utah, Juno, Sword and Gold, carried by 7,000 boats. On that single day, 4,414 Allied soldiers lost their lives, 2,501 of them Americans. More than 5,000 were wounded.
On the German side, several thousand were killed or wounded.
Wallace, who is using a wheelchair, was among about 20 WWII veterans who opened Saturday's parade of military vehicles in Sainte-Mere-Eglise to great applause from thousands of people in a joyful atmosphere. He did not hide his pleasure, happily waving to the crowd as parents explained the achievements of World War II heroes to their children.
Many history buffs, wearing military and civilian clothes from the period, also came to stage a re-enactment of the events.
In Colleville-sur-Mer on Monday, U.S. Air Force aircraft flew over the American Cemetery during the commemoration ceremony. The place is home to the gravesites of 9,386 people who died fighting on D-Day and in the operations that followed.
For 82-year-old Dale Thompson, visiting the site over the weekend was a first.
Thompson, who traveled from Florida with his wife, served in the 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. military in the early 1960s. He was stateside and saw no combat.
Walking amid the thousands of marble headstones, Thompson wondered how he would have reacted if he landed at D-Day.
"I try to put myself in their place," he said. "Could I be as heroic as these people?"
Information for this article was contributed by Oleg Cetinic and Jeremias Gonzalez of The Associated Press.
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NATICK, Mass., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The in-space propulsion firm Busek Co. confirmed its supply of BHT-350 Hall effect thrusters for a range of missions supported by Airbus OneWeb Satellites (AOS). The Busek thrusters have been engineered and qualified to rigorous standards and are suitable for high-reliability, long-lifetime applications where thrusters are used for orbit raising, maintenance, and end-of-life de-orbit.
"We have long been proud to support Airbus OneWeb Satellites' mission set. The BHT-350 is well-matched to a multitude of small satellite applications, where the design benefits from a proven supply chain, and an industrialized production line with 100% hot-fire acceptance testing." said Vlad Hruby, President of Busek.
Busek and Airbus OneWeb Satellites have been working closely together since AOS began building out their supply chain, as thrusters are a key part of any spacecraft. Today the entire team is executing at speed to meet customer demand. AOS operates a state-of-the-art satellite production facility on Merritt Island, Florida, and has built and delivered over 400 spacecraft which are operating on-orbit today.
Busek is a US leader in the development and manufacture of high-performance in-space thrusters, sensors, and subsystems. From technology pathfinders to turnkey systems for satellite constellations, the firm's products provide thrust for challenging government and commercial missions. Busek's broad technology portfolio, experience across multiple space propulsion disciplines, and unique manufacturing, test, and flight expertise, enables it to provide unbiased solutions to best fit customer needs.
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CHICAGO, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE: TDS), a leading provider of telecommunications services, has declared second quarter 2022 dividends on its Common Shares, Series A Common Shares, Series UU Preferred Shares and Series VV Preferred Shares payable on June 30, 2022, to holders of record on June 15, 2022.
- TDS is paying a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per Common Share and Series A Common Share.
- TDS is paying a quarterly dividend of $414.0625 per share on the company's 6.625% Series UU Preferred shares; holders of depositary shares will receive $0.4140625 per depositary share.
- TDS is paying a quarterly dividend of $375.0000 per share on the company's 6.000% Series VV Preferred shares; holders of depositary shares will receive $0.3750000 per depositary share.
The tickers for the TDS Common shares is "TDS", the Series UU depositary shares is "TDSPrU" and the Series VV depositary shares is "TDSPrV".
About TDS
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS), a Fortune 1000® company, provides wireless; broadband, video and voice; and hosted and managed services to approximately 6 million connections nationwide through its businesses, UScellular, TDS Telecom, and OneNeck IT Solutions. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Chicago, TDS employed approximately 8,800 associates as of March 31, 2022.
For more information about TDS and its subsidiaries, visit:
TDS: www.tdsinc.com
U.S. Cellular: www.uscellular.com
TDS Telecom: www.tdstelecom.com
OneNeck IT Solutions: www.oneneck.com
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With no writers to create TV shows and no actors to be in them, pieces of the Hollywood chain continue to fall, and next in line: The 75th Emmy Awards.
The awards show originally planned for Sept. 18 on Fox will now be postponed for the first time in 22 years as the industry's writers and actors continue to strike.
This delay was expected after the actors joined the already-striking writers earlier this month. Strike rules laid out by SAG-AFTRA, the actors' union, say members can't campaign for or attend awards shows amid the strike, and writers also can't work on awards shows until the end of the strike.
Just as it's unclear when the strikes will end, it's also unclear when the Emmy Awards' new air date will be, though some reports say a January 2024 date is likely to be announced in the next few weeks.
Variety, which first reported the delay news, said the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences was aiming for a November date, but that might be too soon, as strikes appear to be continuing with no resolution in reach.
SEE MORE: 'The Rock' reportedly made a record donation to help striking actors
Roughly 65,000 SAG-AFTRA actors and 11,500 Writers Guild of America members are currently on strike. They're both calling for better pay structures, including residual payments, and protection from artificial intelligence use; but bargaining with major studios hasn't proved an easy task.
Writers haven't returned to the negotiation table since early May, when the strike began. That month, the Daytime Emmy Awards, set for June 16, were postponed, and a new air date still hasn't been announced.
Less than 48 hours after Primetime Emmy nominations were announced, actors joined the picket line, effectively shutting down the industry.
However, final-round voting for Emmy winners is still slated to occur from Aug. 17 to the 28, as the TV Academy doesn't want a shifted calendar affecting contenders.
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LOS ANGELES, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PetroCal Associates arranges loans exceeding $1 million and provides brokerage services for entrepreneurs launching, growing, or selling carwash, gas station, and c-store businesses and properties. Their team will be exhibiting at Booth #1828 at The Car Wash Show from May 8-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The International Carwash Association hosts the annual The Car Wash Show, the premier event for leaders in the car wash, quick lube, and detailing segments. The 180,000+ square foot expo floor will feature the latest products, technologies, and services, including hundreds of never-before-seen products.
"This is hands down the best gathering of the year for anyone involved with or interested in the carwash industry. We always come away energized about the people and the momentum behind this awesome industry." said Reuven Birnkrant, CEO of PetroCal Associates.
Visit Booth #1828 to discuss carwash financing, expansion, and sales with the PetroCal team.
The Car Wash Show Exhibition Hours:
May 8, Monday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm (PDT)
May 9, Tuesday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm (PDT)
May 10, Wednesday, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (PDT)
On Tuesday, May 9th, come listen to two leading women in car washing spend time sharing a framework for women on the rise that comes from the new book, "Risky Women," from car washing's own Megan Ragsdale from Soapy Joe's and PetroCal's COO/CMO Dorielle Birnkrant interview at 2:45 PM.
About PetroCal Associates
PetroCal Associates is a boutique real estate financing and brokerage firm serving entrepreneurs seeking to launch, grow, and sell carwash, gas station, and c-store businesses. As commercial mortgage brokers, PetroCal arranges loans exceeding $1 million through their trusted national network of lenders to help entrepreneurs through the process of funding, acquiring, building, renovating, or refinancing. As real estate brokers and M&A advisors, PetroCal helps acquire, secure, lease, or sell a site or portfolio of carwash, gas station, and c-store businesses.
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PITTSBURGH, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a device to secure a fishing rod and reel combo while fishing from shore or in the water," said an inventor, from Aransas Pass, Texas, "so I invented the BULLHORN. My design could double your chances with one extendable holder by using a dual rod threat."
The patent-pending invention provides a versatile new dual rod holder for fishermen. In doing so, it ensures that a fishing rod is securely held while doing other tasks. As a result, it prevents the rod from being dragged or pulled. The invention features a portable and practical design that is easy to use on sand, ground/soil or in the water so it is ideal for fishing enthusiasts. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-CTK-2796, 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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BERLIN (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic is “most certainly not over,” the head of the World Health Organization warned Sunday, despite a decline in reported cases since the peak of the omicron wave. He told governments that “we lower our guard at our peril.”
The U.N. health agency’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told officials gathered in Geneva for opening of the WHO’s annual meeting that “declining testing and sequencing means we are blinding ourselves to the evolution of the virus.” He also noted that almost 1 billion people in lower-income countries still haven’t been vaccinated.
In a weekly report Thursday on the global situation, WHO said the number of new COVID-19 cases appears to have stabilized after weeks of decline since late March, while the overall number of weekly deaths dropped.
While there has been progress, with 60% of the world’s population vaccinated, “it’s not over anywhere until it’s over everywhere,” Tedros said.
“Reported cases are increasing in almost 70 countries in all regions, and this in a world in which testing rates have plummeted,” he added.
Reported deaths are rising in Africa, the continent with the lowest vaccination coverage, he said, and only 57 countries — almost all of them wealthy — have vaccinated 70% of their people.
While the world’s vaccine supply has improved, there is “insufficient political commitment to roll out vaccines” in some countries, gaps in “operational or financial capacity” in others, he said.
“In all, we see vaccine hesitancy driven by misinformation and disinformation,” Tedros said. “The pandemic will not magically disappear, but we can end it.”
Tedros is expected to be appointed for a second five-year term this week at the World Health Assembly, the annual meeting of the WHO’s member countries.
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SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state attorney general’s office and Department of Social and Health Services have been fined $200,000 — and could pay hundreds of thousands more in legal fees — for what a judge called “egregious” and “cavalier” withholding of evidence in an ongoing lawsuit.
King County Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan ordered the fine in March as a “severe sanction” for the state failing to turn over nearly 11,000 pages of records to attorneys suing over the alleged neglect of a developmentally disabled woman at a home in Kent, The Seattle Times reported.
“The discovery violations in this case are egregious, severe, without excuse and the result of willful disregard of discovery obligations by both DSHS” and the attorney general’s office, Ryan wrote in his 12-page order.
The attorney general’s office admitted it additionally discovered 100,000 pages of records that had been wrongfully withheld, according to court filings.
Ryan’s ruling also makes it the state's responsibility to pay the legal fees for the plaintiff’s attorneys. In a motion Friday, attorneys with the Seattle law firm Hagens Berman determined the state should pay the firm $214,000. A hearing on the fees is scheduled for next week.
That amount doesn't include the time Hagens Berman attorneys will spend reviewing over 100,000 pages recently turned over, meaning the total cost could grow.
Ryan in April also appointed Seattle attorney Russell Aoki as a “discovery master” in the case. He has been instructed to investigate the discovery violations and determine whether the state has hidden more documents.
Aoki's pay — $500 an hour — is billed to the state. He is authorized to interview attorney general's office and DSHS employees and to hire a forensic computer expert — also at state expense. He will draft a report detailing his findings.
The increasingly costly legal blunders are coming to light as Attorney General Bob Ferguson launches his run for governor. The three-term Democrat has led the attorney general's office since 2013.
The penalties and withholding of documents in the case were first reported by McClatchy.
In an April 3 letter to Ryan disclosing the new relevant documents, Deputy Attorney General Jennifer Meyer said the state “deeply regrets the errors in discovery in this case and is working to rectify them.”
Among the records belatedly turned over to the plaintiff’s attorneys were emails in which a case manager with DSHS appeared to laugh at reports that the woman was being neglected at the home, writing “LOL” in the emails, the Seattle Times reported.
Last year, while the records were being withheld, the attorney general’s office sought to have the lawsuit dismissed — and attempted to prevent Hagens Berman from questioning DSHS about whether it had more records, the Times wrote.
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15-year-old charged with killing adoptive parents
Published: Jan. 11, 2023 at 9:47 AM MST|Updated: 52 minutes ago
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WTKR) - A 15-year-old boy in Virginia is facing charges after police said he killed his two adoptive parents.
The parents were found dead Tuesday at their home in Chesapeake after the attack.
Police said either a knife or hammer was used.
The parents have been identified as 61-year-old Donna Daugherty and 60-year-old John Daugherty.
Eddie Gray, a neighbor, said the couple were devoted parents before they were tragically killed.
“I mean, I just can’t believe this even happened. I’m still shocked by it,” Gray said.
The deaths are still under investigation. The 15-year-old is due in court Wednesday.
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The Marvel library on Disney Plus got more silliness and violent Wolverine action on Friday, as Deadpool, Deadpool 2 and Logan came to the service in the US. The three movies are X-Men adventures and not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe continuity.
Ryan Reynolds' comedic Deadpool movies hit theaters in 2016 and 2018, while Hugh Jackman's incredible Logan -- the actor's ninth and seemingly final time playing Wolverine -- came out in 2017. All three are much more violent and profanity-laced than your typical Marvel fare, so Disney reminded subscribers "to revisit their parental controls settings to ensure a viewing experience most suitable for them and their family."
Reynolds highlighted the additions by alluding to some dark moments in Disney movies in an Instagram post on Thursday.
"We're supposed to announce Logan and Deadpool will soon be the first R-rated movies on Disney Plus." he wrote. "But we all know some Disney movies should already be rated R for irreversible trauma."
With these additions, The Wolverine and New Mutants will be the only movies missing from the X-Men lineup on Disney Plus. This movie series was originally released by 21st Century Fox, but came under Disney's ownership after the media giant acquired Fox in 2019. We know Reynolds is returning for the MCU-set Deadpool 3, which its writers promise will keep the hero's foul mouth intact.
Jackman may not come back as Wolverine, though a cameo is possible. Recent Marvel adventures have seemingly been building towards the introduction of the X-Men, so fans would undoubtedly be overjoyed to see his version of the character again. | https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/deadpool-logan-fill-out-disney-plus-x-men-movie-lineup/ | 2022-07-22 18:24:52 | 0 | https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/deadpool-logan-fill-out-disney-plus-x-men-movie-lineup/ |
Alpine has taken the wraps off a hypercar concept that signals the design direction the French performance marque will take for future road and racing models.
With its hydrogen powertrain, the concept also serves as a vision for a potential clean future for motorsports.
The concept is called the Alpenglow, the name borrowed from the reddish glow that often appears on the snow-covered peaks of the Alps around sunrise and sunset. It’s a single-seater that looks to combine elements from race cars that compete in Formula 1 and top-level endurance racing, two categories where you find Alpine competing today.
The similarity to an endurance racer in particular is no surprise. Alpine is developing an LMDh sports prototype for an assault on the World Endurance Championship starting in 2024, and the automaker has confirmed the new race car will draw on the Alpenglow’s design.
For Alpine’s future road cars, look for elements like the wheel pattern, square-shaped steering wheel, and front light signature to transition to production. The light signature is a modern take on Alpine’s traditional headlight arrangement of four individual units, and a toned down version of it is expected to feature on Alpine’s GT X-Over crossover due in 2025.
The crossover is one of three electric vehicles Alpine has in the works. The others include a hot hatch related to the upcoming Renault 5, which we’ll see in 2024, and a sports car to replace the A110, Alpine’s sole product at present. The sports car is being developed in partnership with Lotus and is due around 2026. None of Alpine’s vehicles are headed to the U.S.
Alpine also said the “generous, chiseled shapes” of the concept hint at the silhouettes of future road cars from the brand, and the concepts use of carbon fiber, including recycled carbon fiber, will be another aspect that transfers to the world of production.
Alpine didn’t provide much detail on the Alpenglow’s powertrain, apart from the concept featuring a rear-mounted internal-combustion engine running on hydrogen. The same setup featured in a student-designed hypercar concept Alpine showed in March.
Internal-combustion engines can be made to burn hydrogen with very little modification, with the resulting emissions mostly being water. A handful of automakers, including Alpine, sees this as a solution for motorsport in a world of zero-emissions, when the hydrogen is generated in a sustainable manner. Other automakers backing the idea include Porsche and Toyota.
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