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Among the myriad offices gaining attention on the ballot Tuesday, the normally obscure post of secretary of state stands out.
In most states, that position is the top election official who oversees the state’s voting system. In some of the nation’s pivotal swing states, Republicans have nominated candidates for that office who supported overturning the 2020 presidential election to keep Donald Trump in the White House.
All told, half of the 22 Republicans running for secretary of state positions that oversee elections have repeated Trump’s election lies, and seven of them supported his attempts to overturn the will of the people and remain in power in 2020.
“If they win, we’re going to have someone who’s run on a platform of election denial, saying, ‘Actually, elections are only legitimate when my candidate wins,’” said David Becker, executive director of The Center for Election Innovation & Research and co-author of “The Big Truth,” a book warning of the dangers of Trump’s election lies.
In Arizona, state Rep, Mark Finchem, who attended Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021, rally that preceded the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, is running for secretary of state after saying he wouldn’t have certified Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 win in that state. The GOP nominee in Nevada, Jim Marchant, made the same promise. In New Mexico, Republican secretary of state challenger Audrey Trujillo cheered on a failed appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2020 to overturn Biden’s win.
And in perennial swing state Michigan, Republican Kristina Karamo insists Biden didn’t actually win her state, even though he did — by more than 154,000 votes.
The candidacies from election conspiracists have triggered an avalanche of spending in the contests, predominantly by Democrats and their allies. They have bombarded the races with millions of dollars in ads pleading for voters to think carefully before entrusting such candidates with the job of running elections.
There are a bevy of other election conspiracy theorists almost guaranteed to win in less competitive states Tuesday night. In Wyoming, state Rep. Chuck Gray is running unopposed. After he won the GOP primary, the state’s election director resigned and the GOP-controlled state legislature mulled taking election administration away from the office but balked. In Alabama, state Rep. Wes Allen, the GOP nominee in the solidly conservative state, backed a lawsuit to overturn Biden’s win that was thrown out by the U.S. Supreme Court.
In some states, the secretary of state doesn’t oversee elections. In others, like Pennsylvania, the governor appoints the secretary of state to oversee voting. There, Republican nominee Doug Mastriano arranged for buses to transport people to Trump’s Jan. 6 rally and has promised to appoint someone who will wipe clean the state’s voter rolls, forcing the state’s roughly 8.8 million voters to re-register.
In Wisconsin, the state’s bipartisan elections commissions oversees elections, but some Republicans want to change that. The state’s Democratic governor, Tony Evers, has blocked bills from the GOP-controlled legislature trying to wrest control of voting away from the commission. Evers is facing Republican Tim Michels, a businessman backed by Trump who has his own plan for making the commission friendlier to Republicans.
Many Republican incumbents, in contrast, rebuffed Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and won primaries against those who questioned that contest. The most prominent example is in Georgia, where Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger rejected Trump’s private entreaties to “find” enough votes to declare him winner of the state Biden actually won.
Raffensperger’s refusal infuriated Trump, who recruited a primary challenger who lost badly in the May primary. Raffensperger now faces Democratic state Sen. Bee Nguyen on Tuesday.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, December 19, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
726 AM CST Mon Dec 19 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CST THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of south central Texas, including the following
county, Travis.
* WHEN...Until 1030 AM CST.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is
occurring or is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 726 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Austin, Austin Bergstrom Int Airport, Tanglewood Forest, West
Lake Hills, Rollingwood, Onion Creek, Shady Hollow, Barton
Creek, Hornsby Bend, Manchaca, Sunset Valley, San Leanna,
Creedmoor, McKinney Falls State Park, Pilot Knob, Del Valle,
Camp Mabry and Lost Creek.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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(NewsNation) — Rising inflation may be flipping traditional wisdom on its head, as it’s becoming cheaper to dine out than cook at home — at least some of the time.
While inflation has slowed a bit in recent months, prices of grocery staples haven’t dropped. Compared to the same time last year, egg prices were up 43 percent in October. Butter and flour prices are up 26.7 percent and 24.6 percent, respectively. Chicken and turkey have also risen by 17 percent since last October.
And while grocery prices have gone up around 11 percent over the past year, restaurant prices haven’t increased as much. In fact, rising inflation led some Americans to book a reservation for their Thanksgiving feasts rather than face the cost of cooking the meal.
But the same ingredients getting more expensive in the grocery aisles are getting more expensive for restauranteurs too. One reason menu prices aren’t going up as fast as grocery prices is because restaurants are trying to offer more deals to get people in the door. Restaurant owners told Marketplace they’re worried if their menu prices rise too high, people will stop eating out entirely.
Of course, whether or not you can save money by eating out depends on where you go. Fancy steakhouses won’t be less expensive than cooking at home, but fast food and smaller, independent restaurants could save you some cash. Some fast food and casual restaurants have been doing their best to lure customers in with value menus offering a meal for less than $10.
It’s also difficult to make direct comparisons because grocery costs vary across the country and the number of people you feed (and if you want leftovers) makes a big difference when comparing costs.
But just because a meal out might be cheaper now doesn’t mean that will last. As inflation eases, some grocery prices could drop and restaurants facing rising costs for labor may be forced to raise prices and pass those costs onto diners.
Nexstar’s Addy Bink and Alix Martichoux contributed to this report.
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The unexpected ways Florida's anti-blogger proposal actually benefit liberal media
Florida state senator proposes the journalism version of a poll tax where the government makes you suffer
We all say foolish things. Heck, that’s why social media is so popular. At least most of us don’t try to turn those comments into legislation.
But that’s what’s happening with a proposed media law in Florida that’s designed to go after bloggers. I’m not exaggerating. A section of the proposed law is titled, "Blogger registration and reporting." Anyone who loves their rights should cringe when politicians talk about mandatory registration and fines. (Gun owners know what I mean.)
The bill was proposed by Republican state senator Jason Brodeur as a way of forcing what he calls "transparency" on political lobbyists. He wants to stop politicians from hiring bloggers to write a story and then have the campaigns turn around and quote that article. That sounds like he has an ax to grind that would make Paul Bunyan envious.
Overnight, the bill has gone viral as a how-not-to for state government. Numerous outlets tied it to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and used his name, image or both to attack him – with the ammo Brodeur handed them. Mother Jones compared the bill to something done by the prime minister of Hungary, a man libs love to hate: "Is Florida’s Blogger Registration Bill Inspired by Viktor Orbán?" And the lefty group Free Press didn’t pull punches with its criticism: "Florida's Dangerous Anti-Blogger Bill Is Blatantly Unconstitutional."
FLORIDA BILL PROPOSES BLOGGERS COVERING DESANTIS MUST REGISTER WITH STATE
Only there’s more than a kernel of truth in the criticism, as much as it galls me to admit it. Brodeur wants bloggers to report whoever pays them if they write about the "Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, a Cabinet officer, or any member of the Legislature," rounded off to the nearest $10.
In a video posted to Twitter March 5, he said it would only apply to "bloggers who are paid, compensated to influence or advocate on state elections." Of course, that’s not what the bill says and, even if it said that, it’s an awful idea.
The bill also pretends that journalists at big news outlets are somehow better than bloggers. They aren’t covered by the rules. But a blogger who dares to report on state politics has to register and reveal the site’s funding just for the privilege of writing about the Powers That Be. It’s the journalism version of a poll tax where the government makes you suffer just so you can exercise your rights.
The result benefits the very leftist media the senator opposes – twice.
For the record, Fox News has reached out to Gov. DeSantis' office for comment on the proposal but has not heard back.
First off, Brodeur becomes a perfect metaphor for how the right ham-handedly attacks the press. (And I say as someone who has several thousand more hours bashing the leftist press than he does.) The media just love him for it.
There’s more. Brodeur recreated a two-tiered system legitimizing the legacy press that treats conservatives horribly.
This is exactly the system that cropped up when journalists pushed Congress to pass a national shield law, giving them more protection from lawsuits. Only then it was establishment journalists trying to kick bloggers out of their reindeer games, because many bloggers were conservative. During that battle, the Freedom of the Press Foundation correctly warned that, "Congress' Dangerous Attempts to Define ‘Journalist’ in Shield Law Threaten to Exclude Bloggers."
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and Student Press Law Center repeated that criticism and made a point that, frankly, Brodeur needs to hear. "Journalism is an act, not a status." Any one of us can do journalism and, yes, even get paid doing so.
As a reminder for the good senator, the U.S. Constitution has a key section about "freedom of the press." Nowhere in that document does it limit that freedom to big news outlets. Like the other rights in the First Amendment – religion, speech, assembly and petitioning our government – they apply to every single one of us.
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TX Marine Warnings and Forecast for Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
The Small Craft Advisory is cancelled. Small craft should still
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How to Watch the Rockies vs. Angels Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for June 24
Chase Anderson will be on the hill for the Colorado Rockies when they take on Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday at 9:10 PM ET.
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Rockies vs. Angels Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Saturday, June 24, 2023
- Time: 9:10 PM ET
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Venue: Coors Field
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Rockies Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Rockies have hit 70 homers this season, which ranks 24th in the league.
- Colorado ranks 15th in the majors with a .407 team slugging percentage.
- The Rockies rank 10th in MLB with a .256 team batting average.
- Colorado ranks 12th in the majors with 344 total runs scored this season.
- The Rockies have an on-base percentage of .317 this season, which ranks 19th in the league.
- The Rockies rank 25th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.1 whiffs per contest.
- Colorado averages just 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the majors.
- Colorado has pitched to a 5.43 ERA this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.
- The Rockies have a combined WHIP of 1.537 as a pitching staff, which is second-worst in baseball this season.
Rockies Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Rockies will hand the ball to Anderson (0-1) for his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander's last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw three innings against the Atlanta Braves, giving up seven earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- He has earned a quality start one time in seven starts this season.
- Anderson has made five starts of five or more innings in seven chances this season, and averages 4.3 frames when he pitches.
- He has finished three appearances without allowing an earned run in nine chances this season.
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Bethenny Frankel is using Photoshop for good.
The Real Housewives of New York City alum shared two versions of the same Instagram photo, both of which showed her standing on the beach in a bikini. The first is flawless compared to the second, but that's only because Bethenny admitted to editing it to show social media's ability to warp our perception of reality.
"This is NOT what I look like…and you know that bc I'm not vain and show you the real me," she wrote Aug. 31. "But if I posted a version of this every day you might start to believe that it might be. This is just how distorted this has all gotten."
"Filtering is lying: it is deceptive," Bethenny continued. "It makes women feel badly about themselves. It makes young girls insecure and obsessed with an unattainable perfection. It makes middle aged women and mothers feel insecure about themselves. This creates a false ideal for men."
The Skinnygirl founder added that excessive photo editing is not only "the opposite of inspirational," but also "destructive" and "irresponsible."
"There is a line between making an effort to look pretty," she concluded the post, "and an outright falsehood."
Bethenny's message clearly resonated with many, as the post's comments were filled with praise and support. Among those who agreed with her was Elisabeth Moss, who wrote, "You are the absolute coolest and most bad ass and an inspiration to us all."
Read on to see additional stars' best body positive quotes.
Catch more of Bethenny on past seasons of The Real Housewives of New York City, now streaming on Peacock.
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SEATTLE (AP) — A cruise ship that struck an iceberg in Alaska has docked in Seattle for repairs.
The Norwegian Sun arrived in Seattle on Thursday. It hit part of an iceberg on Saturday near Hubbard Glacier in Alaska.
The ship was turned around to Juneau, where it underwent inspection. It was cleared to travel at lower speeds to Seattle by authorities.
A Nevada family who was onboard says the impact sounded like a loud door being slammed.
Benjamin Talbott was hanging out with family when his brother, Anthony Romo, noticed something in the water and told him to take out his phone. Talbott recorded as the cruise ship struck the big chunk of iceberg.
“Then all sudden, boom, the whole ship shakes. And I’m like, ‘Well, what’s going on?’ And then I had to start recording and I looked at the front of the ship and all I see is this ... iceberg just turning over and coming down. And I was like, ‘Oh my God, we hit an iceberg,’” he said.
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BLUE BELL, Pa. (AP) — BLUE BELL, Pa. (AP) — BrightView Holdings Inc. (BV) on Thursday reported a fiscal second-quarter loss of $22 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the Blue Bell, Pennsylvania-based company said it had a loss of 23 cents. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 7 cents per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 13 cents per share.
The investment company posted revenue of $650.4 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $631.7 million.
For the current quarter ending in June, BrightView said it expects revenue in the range of $770 million to $790 million.
The company expects full-year revenue in the range of $2.82 billion to $2.86 billion.
BrightView shares have fallen 24% since the beginning of the year. The stock has declined 56% in the last 12 months.
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There’s been a notable rise in the number of anti-LGBTQ bills since 2018, and that number has recently accelerated, with the 2023 state legislative year being the worst on record, putting a pall over this year’s Pride Month.
According to the Human Rights Campaign, in 2023 there have been more than 525 such bills introduced in 41 states, with more than 75 bills signed into law as of June 5. In Florida — the state that became known for its “Don’t Say Gay” law — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation just last month that banned gender transition care for minors and prohibited public school employees from asking children their preferred pronouns.
As Kelley Robinson, the president of the Human Rights Campaign, recently told me, the number of signed bills is likely to move higher: “There’s 12 more that are sitting on governors’ desks, so you could be at nearly 100 new restrictions on the LGBTQ+ community by the end of this cycle.”
For that reason, for the first time in its more than 40-year history, the Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency this month for LGBTQ people in the United States.
There have been other periods of backlash against the queer community, including with the passage of oppressive legislation, but this one has moved with alarming political calculation and efficacy.
The Republican politicians pushing anti-LGBTQ laws usually pretend that their principal, if not their sole, motivation is to protect children. But these laws operate in furtherance and protection of the fragile patriarchy, in perpetuation of the twin evils of homophobia and heterosexism and in reinforcement of abusive gender-identity policing.
These politicians play to a segment of the population that sees any divergence from its primitive ideals as deviant. So they build boxes. But for too many people, particularly young people, those boxes can become caskets: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 5 gay, lesbian or bisexual high school students attempted suicide in the past year. Last year the Trevor Project found that 45% of LGBTQ youths seriously considered attempting suicide in the preceding year.
These politicians have Willie Horton-ized the transgender equality movement and, by extension, the whole movement for LGBTQ equality.
And one of the saddest aspects of this episode has been seeing a small but vocal group of people who claim to be liberal — and who one would think would be allies — aid and abet the arguments of transphobes.
Some are feminists who have essentially argued that full inclusion of trans women is anti-feminist — that it’s harmful to or an assault on the rights of cisgender women.
And there have been some in the queer community who have remained shockingly silent when it comes to trans rights, treating the issue as zero sum. Rather than express solidarity with the trans community, they see the fight for trans rights as an opening for homophobes to erase the hard-earned gains of gay men, lesbians and bisexuals. This is not a hill they chose to die on.
But if you are queer and silent on this issue, you are betraying your own cause. Silence won’t shield you. It will only embolden your adversaries and expose your cowardice.
It seems pretty obvious that the trans community is an attractive target for culture war bullies because it’s a small subset of the queer community and an even smaller subset of society as a whole.
According to a study last year by the Williams Institute at UCLA, about 1.6 million people 13 or older in the United States, or 0.6%, identify as transgender.
Furthermore, in a 2021 survey, nearly 70% of Americans said they know a gay or lesbian person. Only about 1 in 5 said they know someone who is trans. That number is up but still small. That’s about the same number who said in response to a 2021 YouGov poll that they’ve seen a ghost.
It’s in this atmosphere of unfamiliarity and ignorance about who trans people are — and are not — that hysteria and cruelty flourish. The maleficent caricature that people conjure in their minds about trans people is one of a predator or “groomer” lurking in bathrooms and locker rooms. They imagine a Frankenstein’s monster in lipstick to justify their pitchforks.
And once laws are on the books, it can be hard to remove them. That could mean a near future of further bifurcation of the country — some states rushing to oppress the LGBTQ community, with others winding up as places to go to try to escape oppression — not unlike the country’s bifurcation in the Jim Crow era. In fact, you could call this era the birth of Jim Queer.
Charles M. Blow is a columnist for The New York Times, where a longer version of this piece originally appeared.
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How to watch 2023 Men's Frozen Four in Tampa originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
The Sunshine State is about to get a whole lot chillier.
The Frozen Four is returning to Florida this year to determine a national champion. The 2023 NCAA men’s ice hockey tournament began in late March with four regionals, and now the four regional champions are about to head south with their sites set on the ultimate prize.
Minnesota, Quinnipiac and Michigan made it out of their respective regionals as top seeds. Boston University evaded the No. 1 seed in the Manchester Regional, Denver, and picked up wins against Western Michigan and Cornell to reach the Frozen Four.
Before the puck drops at the 2023 Frozen Four, here is everything you need to know to catch the action.
Where is the 2023 Men’s Frozen Four?
The 2023 Frozen Four will be played in Tampa, Fla., at Amalie Arena, home of the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning.
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This is Tampa’s third time hosting the NCAA men’s hockey championship. The city hosted it for the first time in 2012 with Boston College beating Ferris State in the title game. Four years later, North Dakota came out on top against Quinnipiac in the 2016 championship tilt.
When is the 2023 Men’s Frozen Four?
The Frozen Four matchups will be played on Thursday, April 6:
- Boston University vs. Minnesota, 5 p.m. ET
- Michigan vs. Quinnipiac, 8:30 p.m. ET
How can I watch the 2023 Men’s Frozen Four?
Both Frozen Four games will air on ESPN2. Games can be streamed on ESPN.com and on the ESPN App.
When is the national championship game of the 2023 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament?
The national championship game will be played on Saturday, April 8, at 8 p.m. ET. That contest will also be broadcast on ESPN2.
How many championships has each team in the 2023 Men’s Frozen Four won?
This year’s Frozen Four features three of the winningest programs in NCAA hockey history and one school chasing its first national championship.
Michigan is tied with Denver for the most national titles with nine, though it has not won it all since 1998. The Wolverines entered the 2022 tournament as the top overall seed but fell to Denver, the eventual champion, in the Frozen Four. So far in the 2023 tournament, Michigan walloped Colgate 11-1 before beating Big Ten rival Penn State in overtime of the Allentown Regional.
Minnesota has five national titles and heads to Tampa as the 2023 No. 1 overall seed. The Golden Gophers were 26-9-1 entering the national tournament and earned the Big Ten regular season title. They then won the Fargo Regional with convincing victories over Canisius and St. Cloud State.
Like Minnesota, Boston University has also been named the national champion five times. The team’s last Frozen Four appearance came in 2015, when a notorious own goal against Providence cost the team a chance to win the national title at TD Garden in Boston.
Quinnipiac is the lone 2023 Frozen Four team without a national title. The Bobcats have lost twice in the championship game, first to intrastate rival Yale in 2013 and then to North Dakota three years later in Tampa.
The team opened the 2023 tournament with a 5-0 victory over Merrimack before skating past Ohio State 4-1 in the Bridgeport Regional Final. Now, Quinnipiac will return to Amelie Arena not only looking to avenge the 2016 national title game loss, but also a loss to Michigan in last year’s Midwest Regional Final.
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Liberty Cannabis Opened Its 6th Pennsylvania Location This Weekend
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty Cannabis, a chain of medical and recreational dispensaries run by MSO Holistic Industries announced the opening of their newest location in the Dormont neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. The store is located at 1305 West Liberty Avenue and store hours are 10 am to 8 pm Monday through Saturday and Sundays from 10 am to 5 pm.
Liberty Cannabis Pittsburgh opened their doors at 10 am on Friday, November 18th where they were welcomed heartily by the Pittsburgh community. One of Liberty Cannabis' biggest missions is to use cannabis to build community. At Liberty Cannabis, it is believed that cannabis can cultivate better health, prosperity, and communities.
Liberty Cannabis is excited to be a part of the Pittsburgh community. This is Liberty Cannabis' sixth Pennsylvania location. Their other locations are: Aliquippa, Bensalem, Cranberry Township, Norristown and Philadelphia. Be sure to download the Liberty Wallet App before you
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Holistic Industries is the largest private multi-state cannabis operator (MSO) in the U.S. and has operations in California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C. and soon in New Jersey, West Virginia, Oregon and Washington. Founded by Josh Genderson in 2011, Holistic Industries has grown into a national medical and consumer goods company, a cultivation and extraction network, and a Liberty-branded retail dispensary chain. Holistic Industries was founded to provide patients access to the highest-quality cannabis medicines and has grown quickly with this ethos in mind. As Holistic has entered adult-use markets, the company has built a reputation for delivering exceptional products in a customer-service oriented retail environment.
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March for Life returns to DC with new post-Roe v. Wade focus
One year ago, the annual March for Life protest against legal abortion took place in Washington in a mood of undisguised triumph. With a fresh conservative majority on the Supreme Court, thousands of marchers braved bitterly cold weather to celebrate the seemingly inevitable fall of Roe v. Wade.
Now they're assembling again, with the constitutional right to abortion no longer the rule of the land. Friday's March for Life has a new focus. Instead of concentrating their attention on the Supreme Court, the marchers are pushing for action from the building directly across the street: the U.S. Capitol.
Movement leaders say they plan to warn Congress against making any attempt to curtail the multiple anti-abortion laws imposed last year in a dozen states.
Evangelist Franklin Graham, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, whose office argued the case that overturned Roe v. Wade, were among the expected speakers.
Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, said the march is “a somber reminder of the millions of lives lost to abortion in the past 50 years, but also a celebration of how far we have come and where we as a movement need to focus our effort as we enter this new era in our quest to protect life.”
Some movement leaders also hope to plant seeds in Congress for a potential federal abortion restriction down the line. Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of SBA Pro-Life America, said she envisions an eventual “federal minimum standard” cut-off line such as 13 weeks of pregnancy after which abortion would not be permitted in any state. Dannenfelser's scenario would still leave individual states free to impose their own, stricter measures, including a total ban.
That last ambition is an admitted longshot since even if it passes the newly Republican-controlled House, it would most likely fail in the Democratic-held Senate.
“We know it’s not going to happen this session, but this is the beginning,” Dannenfelser said. “It's (Congress') responsibility to listen to the will of the people.”
In permit applications to the National Park Service, protest organizers estimated 50,000 participants this year, about the same size as previous marches.
In the absence of Roe v. Wade's federal protections, abortion rights have become a state-by-state patchwork.
Since June, near-total bans on abortion have been implemented in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. Legal challenges are pending against several of those bans.
Elective abortions also are unavailable in Wisconsin, due to legal uncertainties faced by abortion clinics, and in North Dakota, where the lone clinic relocated to Minnesota.
Bans passed by lawmakers in Ohio, Indiana and Wyoming have been blocked by state courts while legal challenges are pending. And in South Carolina, the state Supreme Court on Jan. 5 struck down a ban on abortion after six weeks, ruling the restriction violates a state constitutional right to privacy.
But other states have witnessed unexpected pushback on the issue. Voters in Kansas and Kentucky rejected constitutional amendments that would have declared there is no right to abortion; Michigan voters approved an amendment enshrining the right to abortion in the state constitution.
President Joe Biden's administration has limited options after the Supreme Court decision. Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to give a speech in Florida on Sunday, the 50th anniversary of the original Roe v. Wade ruling, to emphasize that abortion rights remain a core focus for the administration.
“The vice president will make very clear: The fight to secure women’s fundamental right to reproductive health care is far from over,” said a statement from Kirsten Allen, a Harris spokesperson. “She will lay out the consequences of extremist attacks on reproductive freedom in states across our country and underscore the need for Congress to codify Roe.”
According to an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll conducted in July, 53% of U.S. adults said they disapproved of the Supreme Court’s repeal of Roe, while 30% approved.
Dannenfelser disputes those numbers and says that while blanket abortion bans are a divisive issue among voters, limited restrictions such as a ban after the first trimester of pregnancy are “wildly popular” in both red and blue states.
Anti-abortion activists also have their eye on the 2024 presidential elections and are essentially vetting prospective candidates over their views on the issue. Dannenfelser said she met recently with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential leading Republican candidate, and came away “incredibly impressed,” but said it was still too early for her organization to endorse anyone.
She predicted that there will be some “fault lines” among Republican presidential contenders over abortion rights and protections, but warned that any candidate perceived as being soft on the issue will have "disqualified him or herself as a presidential candidate in our eyes, and having done so has very little chance of winning the nomination.”
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Associated Press writer David Crary contributed from New York City.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Wednesday said that it’s still premature to determine whether the recently unveiled daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is being groomed as her father’s successor.
Speculation about the status of Kim’s daughter, reportedly named Kim Ju Ae and aged about 10, has further intensified since she recently took center stage at a massive military parade in Pyongyang and appeared in soon-to-be-released postal stamps — both events with her all-powerful father.
During a parliamentary committee meeting in Seoul, Unification Minister Kwon Youngse, South Korea’s top official on North Korea, questioned a belief that she’s being primed as the North’s next leader. Kwon cited Kim Jong Un’s relatively young age – Kim turned 39 last month – and North Korea’s male-dominated power hierarchy.
“There are views that (her appearances) are aimed at talking about a hereditary power transition. But considering Kim Jong Un’s age and the fact that North Korea has a much more patriarchal nature than ours, there are also lots of questions about whether North Korea having a woman (prepared to) inherit power now is indeed right,” Kwon told lawmakers.
Kwon said the girl’s repeated appearances in recent months were more likely meant to shore up public support of Kim’s ruling family and prepare for a future hereditary power transfer.
South Korean media have speculated Kim Jong Un also has a son who is older than Kim Ju Ae and a third child, likely a daughter. But Kwon said only Kim Ju Ae is her father’s officially confirmed child.
North Korea disclosed Kim Ju Ae in November by announcing she watched an intercontinental ballistic missile test with her father. She’s since made four other public appearances, including last week’s military parade.
State media have called her Kim’s “most beloved” or “respected” child and published a slew of photos and video showing her closeness with her father. She was seen touching Kim’s cheek at an observation stand for the military parade and sitting in the seat of honor at an earlier banquet while being flanked by her parents and generals, in what observers say had been unimaginable in North Korea because Kim is the subject of a personality cult that treats him like a god.
Designs released by North Korea’s state-run Korea Stamp Corporation earlier this week also show Kim Ju Ae being featured in five of eight new stamps that are set to be circulated from Friday to celebrate the November flight test of the Hwasong-17 ICBM, an event she attended. The stamps carried previously publicised images showing the girl holding her father’s hand as they walked near the missile and posing for photos with her father in front of a wall of clapping soldiers days after the Hwasong-17 launch.
After her first public appearance, the National Intelligence Service, South Korea’s main spy agency, told lawmakers that she was Kim’s second child, according to some of the legislators who attended a closed-door briefing. The spy service later said it believed that by taking his daughter to public events, Kim Jong Un aims to show the public his resolve to hand over power to one of his children in the future, though it assessed the younger Kim’s appearances didn’t necessarily mean she would succeed her father.
The name of Ju Ae matched what retired NBA star Dennis Rodman named Kim’s baby daughter who he said he saw and held during his trip to Pyongyang in 2013. Rodman told the British newspaper the Guardian that Kim Jong Un was a “good dad” to his daughter and that “the Marshal Kim and I had a relaxing time by the sea with his family.”
Since its foundation in 1948, North Korea has been successively ruled by male members of the Kim family. Outside studies show only a fraction of top North Korean officials are women, including Kim Jong Un’s younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, and Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui. Before Kim Jong Un took power in late 2011, his father Kim Jong Il governed for 17 years, and before him, his father and state founder, Kim Il Sung, ruled for 46 years.
“It’s too soon to assume that (Kim Ju Ae) will be his heir because the son has always succeeded the throne in North Korea,” said Duyeon Kim, a senior analyst at the Center for a New American Security in Washington, D.C. “So, we don’t yet know if Kim Jong Un is willing to break tradition regarding the gender of his successor or if she will play a key role to support whoever Kim appoints.”
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Associated Press writer Kim Tong-hyung contributed to this report.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a decade of mostly losing out, the Internal Revenue Service may finally get the cash infusion it’s long wanted in the economic package that Democrats are working furiously to push through Congress before their August break.
Under a deal worked out by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, the bill would spend an extra $79.6 billion on the beleaguered agency over the next 10 years. The plan would generate an additional $203.7 billion in revenue for the federal government over that time frame, for a net gain of more than $124 billion, the Congressional Budget Office projects.
As the Senate prepares to begin voting on the bill in the coming days, the IRS proposal has become a magnet for GOP attacks, testing Democratic unity as they try to deliver on key climate and health care priorities ahead of the fall midterm elections.
Democrats say the IRS investment is needed to ensure that corporations and wealthier Americans pay what they owe in taxes. But Republicans are warning it will lead to increased scrutiny of small business owners and others who are burdened enough.
The IRS has been mostly on the losing end of congressional funding fights over the past dozen years. In April, IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig told members of the Senate Finance Committee the agency’s budget has decreased by more than 15% over the past decade when accounting for inflation and that the number of full-time employees at 79,000 in the last fiscal year was close to 1974 levels.
Enforcement staffing has been hit even harder, falling by some 30% since 2010, even though the filing population increased.
“Every measure that is important to effective tax administration has suffered tremendously in recent years, with profound deficiencies resulting from underinvestment in human capital and information technology,” Rettig said.
Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., a longtime member of the Senate Finance Committee, said he hears the same thing from IRS commissioners every few years, regardless of whether they’re serving a Republican or Democratic administration.
“They beg us to provide some resources to the IRS so they can do their job,” Carper said.
Democrats see an opportunity to change that. More than half of their proposed spending increase would go to enforcement. The next biggest chunk, $25.3 billion, would go to operations support, such as rent, security and postage. Another $4.75 billion would go to improve call-back services and other technology designed to improve customer service. And $3.2 billion would go to pre-filing and educational assistance.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called the investment “essential as a tool to making sure we have a rational tax policy.”
“This will give us the chance to raise the revenue from wealthy tax cheats who are getting out of paying what they owe,” Wyden said.
GOP lawmakers decry the plan and depict a larger IRS as a means to harass constituents.
“In a time of inflation, Democrats also want to spend $80 billion to roughly double the size of the IRS so they can take more money out of the American people through harassment and audits, using taxpayer money to make taxpayers’ lives worse,” Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on the Senate floor Thursday.
“I think it’s terrible for them to want to weaponize the Internal Revenue Service, to supersize it in an effort to go after, you know, families and farmers and small businesses and try to raise more money,” said Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. “It’s basically a shakedown operation.”
One particular complaint is that the Democratic proposal should have put more resources for customer service rather than focusing on enforcement. The pandemic forced the IRS to temporarily shut down its processing facilities for health and safety reasons. That has led to unprecedented delays and challenges with the IRS still struggling to catch up.
“First, take care of good, honest taxpayers just trying to get basic assistance out of the IRS,” said Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont.
In a letter to lawmakers on Thursday, Rettig emphasized that the resources in the package would get the IRS back to historical norms in areas that are challenging the agency. Those include large corporations and high net-worth taxpayers, as well as multinational taxpayers, where sophisticated, specialized teams are needed to unpack complex structures. He also said that audit rates would not rise relative to recent years for those with less than $400,000 in annual income.
“These resources are absolutely not about increasing audit scrutiny on small businesses or middle-income Americans,” Rettig wrote.
The CBO projections indicate that the IRS measures represent about a sixth of the revenue raised by the bill, with that revenue going toward helping people buy private health coverage, boosting federal investments in renewable energy like wind and solar power, and paying down debt, among other things.
It’s unclear which aspects of the Democratic tax proposals could change before the Senate completes work on the bill, but Wyden said he is confident that the boost in spending for the IRS will remain in the final package.
“I can tell you, thus far, I have not had an objection in the Democratic caucus on this provision of beefing up IRS resources so they can go after wealthy tax cheats,” Wyden said.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Massachusetts man accused of killing Rochester Police Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz has been indicted on aggravated murder among other charges.
Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley presented the indictment Wednesday.
Kelvin Vickers, 21, potentially faces eight separate charges including aggravated murder, murder in the second degree, attempted aggravated murder, attempted murder in the second degree and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.
According to prosecutors, aggravated murder carries a sentence of life without parole if convicted.
Vickers is accused of approaching the patrol vehicle of Officer Mazurkiewicz and Officer Sino Seng alongside Bauman Street and firing 17 rounds at the officers. Additionally, a 15-year-old girl, Tamia Walker, was shot in the arm by a stray bullet while in her home.
Officer Seng, who exited his vehicle and returned fire at the suspect, was struck in the lower body and is in the process of recovering. Walker is also recovering at this time, authorities say.
“With aggravated murder, the court has no other option but life without the possibility of parole,” Doorley said. “He also attempted to cause the death and injury to Officer Seng — that could be consecutive time and more time.”
Doorley was joined by several other officials and community leaders including Monroe County Executive Adam Bello, Rochester Mayor Malik Evans, Rochester Police Chief David Smith, President of the Locust Club Mike Mazzeo, and MCSO Sheriff Todd Baxter.
The mayor stepped on the podium first and touched on the prolonging effect of Vicker’s actions.
“I want to commend the man and woman of the Rochester Police Department who have continued to do their job, even in the midst of their grief,” Evans said. “This is not only a nightmare for them — the Mazurkiewicz family — but it’s a nightmare for our city. But the way we drive out darkness is to bring in more light, and the way to bring light is by making sure we have justice. And I am convinced justice will be done in this case.”
The indictment had been formally filed fifteen minutes prior to the start of the conference. In his remarks, Bello, too, highlighted that the day is about justice for the victims of the “wave of violence.”
“Public safety is fundamental to the future of our city, and public safety is being challenged right now,” Bello said. “We must answer that challenge with questions. Like the mayor and district attorney, I am sickened with the amount of violence in our city… My commitment to you is to provide as many resources to our residents and keep our protectors safe.”
When asked to speak on behalf of the Rochester police union, Mazzeo said the following:
“I’ll only say this out of respect for the system to go forward in the way it should go forward: We’re going to reserve our comments. But believe me, I’d like to say some comments.”
Doorley said that Vickers has a criminal record stretching back to the age of 12-years-old, when he assaulted a police officer. Additionally, he has numerous charges of possessing a weapon.
Most recently, Vickers was released from the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Massachusetts at the end of May, after being charged and sentenced for carrying a firearm and ammunition without a license.
Vickers is currently being held in Monroe County Jail with no option of bail. According to officials with the DA’s office, he will be arraigned on these charges on a “future date in a superior court in Monroe County.”
The DA’s office said they hope to have arraignment details finalized by the end of the day today.
When asked if Vickers made a statement in his preliminary hearing, Doorley says he would only give his name and date of birth, and told the court “he doesn’t live anywhere.”
Mazurkiewicz was laid to rest Monday. A funeral was held at Blue Cross Arena in his honor, where thousands paid tribute to his life.
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HOUSTON — Lawrenceville native and famed rapper TakeOff died early Tuesday in downtown Houston, according to the Associated Press.
Kirsnick Khari Ball, popularly known as TakeOff, was part of the Atlanta-based trio Migos. A representative told the AP TakeOff died in a shooting outside a bowling alley early Tuesday morning. He was 28.
Houston authorities are still currently piecing together what led up to the deadly shooting and have scheduled a news conference for 4 p.m. EST.
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Here's what we know about the shooting, so far:
Who is TakeOff?
TakeOff, whose legal name is Kirsnick Khari Ball, was a 28-year-old rapper and member of the Grammy-nominated group Migos.
TakeOff was the youngest member of the Atlanta-based group which also featured his uncle Quavo and his cousin Offset. The family ensemble gained notoriety with their 2013 hit "Versace" and continued their claim to fame with the 2016 Billboard chart-topper "Bad and Boujee."
The group was originally founded in Lawrenceville, Georgia, where TakeOff was born and raised.
What happened?
Officers were called to a shooting at 1200 Polk in downtown Houston where they found one victim, according to Houston's police department. The call came just after 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Police arrived at 810 Billiards & Bowling where dozens of people were on a balcony outside of the third-floor bowling alley.
Two others were hurt in the shooting, with other people driving them to the hospital, according to police.
How did TakeOff die?
A representative confirmed to the AP that TakeOff was the victim found dead. His representative said the rapper died in a shooting.
Security guards in the area heard the shots but did not see who fired the shots, according to Houston police.
Authorities have not offered any other details.
Suspects in TakeOff's death
As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, no arrests have been made in the rapper's death.
Authorities are expected to provide an update on the case at 4 p.m.
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
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Ex-high school football star dies after crash, seizure
A former South Florida high school star has died after a seizure led to a crash in Fort Lauderdale.
Sam Bruce, a former wide receiver at St. Thomas Aquinas High School who went on to sign with the Miami Hurricanes in college, died Thursday morning at Broward Health Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale police Detective Ali Adamson told WPTV.
Bruce, 24, was driving Wednesday shortly before 8:30 p.m. when he suffered a seizure and crashed his vehicle on Northwest 22nd Road. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead the next morning.
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"At this time, the circumstances surrounding this incident are not suspicious and foul play is not suspected," Adamson said.
Bruce, who is the nephew of Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver Isaac Bruce, helped the Raiders win back-to-back state titles in high school, amassing more than 1,300 receiving yards and 21 touchdowns. He later signed with the Hurricanes but never played for them after he was kicked off in 2016 for "multiple violations of team rules."
St. Thomas Aquinas paid tribute to him in a social media post Thursday night.
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
AP Economics Writer
An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 6.3% in April from a year earlier, just below a four-decade high set in March and the first slowdown since November 2020.
Friday’s report from the Commerce Department added to other recent signs showing that while high inflation continues to cause hardships for millions of households, it may finally be moderating, at least for now.
The report also showed that consumer spending rose by a healthy 0.9% from March to April, outpacing the month-to-month inflation rate for a fourth straight time. The ongoing willingness of the nation’s consumers to keep spending freely despite inflated prices is helping sustain the economy. Yet all that spending is helping keep prices high and could make the Fed’s goal of taming inflation even harder.
On a month-to-month basis, prices rose 0.2% from March to April, down from the 0.9% increase from February to March.
Still, inflation remains painfully high, and it’s inflicting a heavy burden in particular on lower-income households, many of them Black or Hispanic. Surging demand for furniture, appliances and other goods, combined with supply chain snarls, began sending prices surging about a year ago.
Consumers are now increasingly shifting their spending from goods to services, like airline fares and entertainment tickets. That trend could help cool inflation in the months ahead, though it’s unclear by how much. The cost of such services as restaurant meals, plane tickets and hotel rooms is also rising.
Chair Jerome Powell has pledged to keep ratcheting up the Fed’s key short-term interest rate until inflation is “coming down in a clear and convincing way.” Those rate hikes have spurred fears that the Fed, in its drive to slow borrowing and spending, may push the economy into a recession. That concern has caused sharp drops in stock prices in the past two months, though markets have rallied this week.
Powell has said the Fed is aiming for a “soft or soft-ish” landing, in which wages, consumer spending and growth slow, but the economy avoids a downturn. Most economists say that while such an outcome is plausible, they doubt it can be achieved.
A better-known inflation gauge, the consumer price index, earlier this month also reported a slowing of still-high inflation. The CPI jumped 8.3% in April from a year earlier, down from a 40-year high in March of 8.5%.
Yet rising prices of gas and food, worsened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, will keep measures of inflation painfully high at least into the summer. The national average price of a gallon of gas has reached $4.60, according to AAA. A year ago, it was $3.04.
Other trends, however, suggest that core inflation may continue to slow in the coming months. Retailers have reported rising stockpiles of televisions, patio furniture and other goods for the home as consumers have shifted their spending more toward travel and services-related goods like luggage and restaurant gift cards.
Those stores will likely have to offer discounts to clear inventory in the coming months. And auto manufacturers have been ramping up production as some supply chain snarls untangle and as they have managed to hire more workers. Both trends could help lower the prices of goods.
At the same time, higher pay for many workers, particularly at restaurants, hotels, warehouses, will keep forcing up prices for services, which, in turn, would at least partly offset the benefit of less-expensive goods.
And most economists forecast that inflation, as measured by the Fed’s preferred gauge, will still be at about 4% or higher by the end of this year. Price increases at that level would likely mean that the Fed will still raise interest rates to lower inflation to its 2% target.
The inflation measure reported Friday, called the personal consumption expenditures price index, differs in some ways from the consumer price index that help explain why it shows a lower inflation level than the CPI does. Rents, which are steadily rising, are given less weight in the PCE than in the CPI.
The PCE price index also seeks to account for changes in how people shop when inflation jumps. In that way, it can capture, for example, any trend in which consumers switch from pricey national brands to cheaper store brands.
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Brozinni Pizzeria Comes To Speedway
INDIANAPOLIS IS IN a complicated relationship with its pizza. As a constant supply of new pie shops open, we hold on to our lifelong allegiances to Pasquale’s, Arni’s Restaurant, or the House of Pizza King, preferences that divide us, right down to the Little League team we played on. If you came of drinking age anywhere near Broad Ripple, Union Jack Pub will forever hold a place in your beer-soaked, carb-craving heart. Meanwhile, some people get nostalgic when they catch a whiff of Papa John’s sweet, tomato paste perfume. For me, a Greek’s Pizzeria smells just like college, and on the occasion that I tear into a warm, salty Noble Roman’s breadstick … just like that, I’m back in high school during the John Hughes Sixteen Candles era. After every Ben Davis home game, we swarmed the West 10th Street location with our mall bangs and mullets, craving deep-dish Sicilian. We were hardwired that way. We still are.
Brozinni Pizzeria, which opened on the south side 14 years ago, has managed to claim a spot in the Indy pizza canon, even though this understated purveyor of thin-crusted, puffy-rimmed pies is too new to be old-school, and too old to be new-school.
In spite of its Jan Brady status in Indy’s big blended pizza family, Brozinni quietly became one of our favorites. It feels homey and good-hearted, like a good neighborhood joint. Plus, it’s had an interesting year. May marks the first anniversary of Brozinni’s Speedway launch, a good month to celebrate any big accomplishment in the Racing Capital of the World. Housed in a sleek two-story spot along Main Street’s corridor of new construction, it opened around the same time that Brozinni’s South Emerson Avenue flagship closed for a heavy remodel, a job originally expected to take but a few months that is now shooting for a summer 2022 reboot. James Cross, who co-owns the business with Molly Wallace, says the pandemic, slow permits, supply-chain problems, and an employee shortage threw the southside work off schedule, giving him some time to roll out a new pizzeria in the shadow of Turn One.
That’s prime real estate for visiting race fans, many of whom will wander over from the track in search of non-corndog sustenance this season. But, as part of Speedway’s reinvented downtown, Brozinni has given townies a neighborhood pizza shop of their own. Its street-level corner slot inside the Speedway Indoor Karting building, with wide dining-room windows overlooking the two tracks, is good advertising for former IndyCar driver Sarah Fisher’s high-adrenaline business venture. As the CRG Centurion karts zipping around the 14-turn, European-style road course provide a buzzy white noise in the background, Brozinni’s three conveyor ovens churn out monstrous pies. The small one spans 16 inches, and the large measures a whopping 20 inches across. There are pieces of Ikea furniture that take up less space in your hatchback, but this is no gimmick. The pizzas are designed to deliver one-slice servings of chewy, foldable crust with a smear of sauce and a sensible pull of cheese. The menu also includes basic pastas, plate-spanning calzones, bricks of lasagna, and a weekly prime rib dinner. Bloody Mary brunch is served. The chicken wings have seven sauce options. Still, pizza is the headliner.
“We make our marinara, and we make our dough. Our motto has always been to let the food do the talking,” Cross says. Each of his pizzas takes its name from a street in his hometown of New York City. The Canal Street is a jumble of pepperoni, sausage, bacon, mushrooms, black olives, red onions, and green peppers. Slices of Italian sausage adorn the Ave of the Americas. The Kissena Boulevard is studded with housemade meatballs, mozzarella, and fresh basil. And the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway has a ranch-dressing base that is fortified with chicken, bacon, and ham.
We could get into a very heated debate (and believe me, people do) over the essential qualities of traditional New York–style pizza—the correct acidity of sauce, pliability of crust, and stretchiness of cheese—and whether Brozinni checks all of the boxes. If this kind of thing matters to you, I can assure you that these sturdy, low-profile pies sold by the slice at lunch are definitely in the style of New York–style pizza. The foundation has that faintly sour depth of flavor, crisp and wheaty around the perimeter and wafer-thin at the center. Where Brozinni loses the nitpickers is in its puffy rim. Purists say it’s too hefty, more of an extra-large moat to contain the guts of the pizza than an authentic, pinchable thin crust.
Cross doesn’t take it as a criticism. In fact, he’s proud of his dough recipe, which he got from a buddy back in New York with connections to the century-old Battaglini Bakery in Endicott. You can taste the bread’s simple, yeasty essence in one of Brozinni’s jumbo breadsticks. Roughly the size of a toddler’s forearm, the chewy, baguette-like zeppelins are at their best when served warm from the oven, every bite requiring a tug. “I was fortunate to have that recipe,” Cross says. “And then we paired it with some great sauce and good cheese.”
“Back in the day, the Italians didn’t have a lot of money when they came here from Italy,” Cross says. “They had tomatoes in the backyard, and a little bit of dough left after making bread. Pizza was one of those things that fed a lot of people and didn’t cost a lot.” Pizza doesn’t have to be complicated, expensive, or even pedigreed. But it does have to work some magic.
Brozinni Pizzeria
INFO
1067 N. Main St., Speedway, 317-744-2826
HOURS
Sun., Tues.–Thurs., 11 a.m.–9 p.m.; Fri.–Sat., 11 a.m.–10 p.m.
VIBE
Neighborhood pizza joint
TASTING NOTES
Thin-crust jumbo pizzas with a New York accent, sandwiches, and pastas, plus a full bar.
NEIGHBORHOOD
Speedway
MUST-ORDER
Buttery garlic knots (No. 13 on our 25 Essential Eats of Indy) and a meaty Park Avenue pizza topped with pepperoni, sausage, bacon, and ham. On your second visit, go for the Hell’s Kitchen calzone, packed with chicken, bacon, mozzarella, and Frank’s Red Hot sauce. Hint: Eat your breadstick while it’s still warm.
3 STAR RATING
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Widespread damage as tornado moves through Mississippi
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — A strong tornado tore through a rural area of the Mississippi Delta on Friday night, causing injuries, widespread damage and downing power lines as severe weather that produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states.
The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado caused damage about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of Jackson, Mississippi. The rural towns of Silver City and Rolling Fork were reporting destruction as the tornado continued moving through towns including Tchula and Winona into the night.
Cornel Knight told The Associated Press that he, his wife and their 3-year-old daughter were at a relative’s home in Rolling Fork when the tornado struck. He said the sky was dark but “you could see the direction from every transformer that blew.”
He said it was “eerily quiet” as that happened. Knight said he watched from a doorway until the tornado was, he estimated, less than a mile away. Then he told everyone in the house to take cover in a hallway. He said the tornado struck another relative’s home across a wide corn field from where he was. A wall in that home collapsed and trapped several people inside. As Knight spoke to AP by phone, he said he could see lights from emergency vehicles at the partially collapsed home.
Rolling Fork mayor Eldridge Walker told WLBT-TV he was unable to get out of his damaged home soon after the tornado hit because power lines were down. He said emergency responders were trying to take injured people to hospitals. He did not immediately know how many people had been hurt.
A former mayor of Rolling Fork, Fred Miller, told the television station a tornado blew the windows out of the back of his house.
Storm chaser Reed Timmer posted on Twitter that Rolling Fork was in immediate need of emergency personnel and that he was heading with injured residents of the town to a Vicksburg hospital.
The Sharkey-Issaquena Community Hospital on the west side of Rolling Fork was damaged, WAPT reported.
The Sharkey County Sheriff’s Office in Rolling Fork reported gas leaks and people trapped in piles of rubble, according to the Vicksburg News. Some law enforcement units were unaccounted for in Sharkey, according to the the newspaper.
Rolling Fork and the surrounding area has wide expanses of cotton, corn and soybean fields and catfish farming ponds. More than a half-dozen shelters were opened in the state by emergency officials.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said in a Twitter post Friday night that search and rescue teams were active and that officials were sending more ambulances and emergency assets to those affected.
“Many in the MS Delta need your prayer and God’s protection tonight,” the post said. “Watch weather reports and stay cautious through the night, Mississippi!”
Earlier Friday a car was swept away and two passengers drowned in southwestern Missouri during torrential rains that were part of a severe weather system. Authorities said six young adults were in the vehicle that was swept away as the car tried to cross a bridge over a flooded creek in the town of Grovespring.
Four of the six made it out of the water. The body of Devon Holt, 20, of Grovespring, was found at 3:30 a.m., and the body of Alexander Roman-Ranelli, 19, of Springfield, was recovered about six hours later, Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Thomas Young said.
The driver told authorities that the rain made it difficult to see that water from a creek had covered the bridge, Young said.
Meanwhile, the search continued in another southwestern Missouri county for a woman who was missing after flash flooding from a small river washed a car off the road. The Logan Rogersville Fire Protection District said there was no sign of the woman. Two others who were in the car were rescued. Crews planned to use boats and have searchers walking along the riverbank.
When a woman’s SUV got swept up in rushing flood waters Friday morning near Granby, Missouri, Layton Hoyer made his way through icy-cold waters to rescue her.
Some parts of southern Missouri saw nearly 3 inches (8 centimeters) of rain Thursday night and into Friday morning as severe weather hit other areas. A suspected tornado touched down early Friday in north Texas.
Matt Elliott, warning coordination meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, said the severe weather was expected across several states.
The Storm Prediction Center warned the greatest threat of tornadoes would come in portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Storms with damaging winds and hail were forecast from eastern Texas and southeastern Oklahoma into parts of southeastern Missouri and southern Illinois.
More than 49,000 customers had lost power in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee as of Friday night, according to poweroutage.us.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards warned of potential tornados reaching the state overnight and urged residents to prepare for severe weather, including damaging winds and hail. The risk of personal vulnerability increases with overnight severe weather as residents are less likely to receive warnings because they are asleep and tornadoes are more difficult to spot, according to the National Weather Service.
In Texas, a suspected tornado struck about 5 a.m. in the southwest corner of Wise County, damaging homes and downing trees and power lines, said Cody Powell, the county’s emergency management coordinator. Powell said no injuries were reported.
The weather service had not confirmed a tornado, but damage to homes was also reported in neighboring Parker County, said meteorologist Matt Stalley.
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Associated Press writer Emily Wagster Pettus in Jackson, Mississippi, Jim Salter in O’Fallon, Missouri, Lisa Baumann in Bellingham, Washington, Robert Jablon in Los Angeles, and Jackie Quinn in Washington, D.C. contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc.
Shareholders who purchased shares of CNTA during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
CONTACT US HERE:
CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of a class consisting of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired: (a) Centessa American Depositary Shares pursuant and/or traceable to documents issued in connection with the Company's initial public offering conducted on or about May 28, 2021; and/or (b) Centessa securities between May 28, 2021 and June 1, 2022.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company's product, lixivaptan, was less safe than defendants had represented; (ii) defendants overstated lixivaptan's clinical and commercial prospects; (iii) another Centessa product, ZF874, was less safe than defendants had represented; (iv) defendants overstated ZF874's clinical and commercial prospects while downplaying the drug's safety issues; and (v) as a result, documents issued in connection with Centessa's initial public offering and the Company's public statements throughout the class period were materially false and/or misleading and failed to state information required to be stated therein.
DEADLINE: November 28, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/centessa-loss-submission-form/?id=33453&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of CNTA during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is November 28, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A relatively new food truck is bringing its African flare to the Capital City. Afrobites describes itself as authentic African food. The food truck is located at 1702 Wright Avenue in Little Rock. It is open on Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Afrobites also has a truck that will travel for catering events.
Watch the video above for more information or visit Afrobites’ Facebook page.
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Netflix revealed a new clip from their upcoming whodunit sequel, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, during their Tudum fan event on Saturday, and, as expected, it left fans with more questions than answers!
The upcoming film finds Daniel Craig's Detective Benoit Blanc back on the case with a new group of suspects in a new setting, an idyllic island getaway. The recently released trailer gave fans a look at a variety of puzzles, with Blanc's ominous warning, "This is not a game."
Director Rian Johnson introduced the Tudum scene, noting that Glass Onion's mystery begins "when a group of old friends receive a mysterious invitation in the form of an intricate puzzle box. But what starts as a game turns into something much more nefarious."
The clips shows stars Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista, Leslie Odom Jr., Kathryn Hahn and more all opening their puzzle boxes to receive their invite from an unseen friend, Miles.
"We could all use a moment of normalcy, and so you are cordially invited for a long weekend on my private island, where we will celebrate the bonds that connect us," they read. "And I hope your puzzle-solving skills are whetted, because you will all be competing to solve the mystery of my murder."
Watch the full clip below:
The film also stars Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, and as it moves the setting to Greece, where Blanc has “to peel back the layers of a mystery involving a new cast of colorful suspects.”
As for the title of the new film, Johnson said in an interview with Netflix that it was inspired by the 1968 Beatles song. "I'm always fishing for something fun that Blanc can grab onto as an overwrought metaphor that he can beat to death," he shared. "This is all in plain sight from the very start. So, the idea of glass came to me, something that's clear.”
He added, “I literally got out my iPhone and searched my music library with the word 'glass.' There's got to be some good glass songs. I was like, "Oh, is it a glass fortress? Is it a glass castle? Is it a glass man?" The first thing that came up, because I'm a huge Beatles fan, is 'Glass Onion.'"
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery will be released in select theaters on a date to be announced before debuting Dec. 23 on Netflix.
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OLNEY, Md. (AP) — Virginia McLaurin, the centenarian who danced excitedly with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama during a 2016 White House visit, has died. She was 113.
McLaurin’s son, Felipe Cardoso Jr., said Tuesday that she died early Monday at her home in Olney, Maryland.
“Rest in peace, Virginia,” the Obamas wrote on Twitter. “We know you’re up there dancing.”
McLaurin visited the White House for a Black History Month reception in February 2016, when she was 106.
“Hi!” McLaurin squealed as she was introduced to the president.
“You want to say hi to Michelle?” Obama asked.
“Yes!” McLaurin said, moving quickly to give the first lady a hug.
“Slow down now!” the president said. “Don’t go too quick.”
The women then held hands as they went into an impromptu dance, the president holding McLaurin’s arm.
“I thought I would never live to get in the White House,” she said. “And I tell you, I am so happy.
“A Black president. A Black wife! And I’m here to celebrate Black history. Yeah, that’s what I’m here for.”
Video of the encounter quickly spread online, garnering international news coverage. After the brief meeting, McLaurin told reporters: “I could just die happy.”
Deborah Menkart, a friend who helped arrange McLaurin’s 2016 visit, said it dramatically changed her life. She said McLaurin was living “very frugally” at the time but her fame spurred people to donate to a care fund for her.
“She got a new wig, she got new teeth, she was able to move to a better apartment,” Menkart said.
Later that year McLaurin appeared at a Washington Nationals baseball game and was presented with a team jersey on the field.
McLaurin also used her fame to help others.
Born March 12, 1909, in South Carolina without a birth certificate, McLaurin had been unable to get an ID card. Shortly after the White House visit, Menkart suggested they contact the mayor’s office and the Washington Post, which interviewed her and published a story.
Washington city officials soon issued her a temporary card and announced new regulations giving residents 70 and older more options to get IDs.
“It changed her life for not only herself, but also the clout she had,” Menkart said.
A sharecropper’s daughter, McLaurin spent decades upon retirement doing volunteer work at schools. According to the Obama White House archives, she was a foster grandparent and a mentor to special-needs students, helping children with reading and social skills.
“She was just so carefree,” Cardoso said. “She said her secret to life was not to worry, so she never let things worry her. She just didn’t pay it no mind.”
Cardoso said McLaurin adopted him when he was 3.
“She loved and cared for everybody,” he said. “She definitely had a big heart for the kids.”
Cardoso said funeral arrangements were pending.
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew during the past week after Serbs erected barricades on the main roads in the north of Kosovo, a former Serbian province. They were protesting the arrest of a former Kosovo Serb police officer.
Shots were fired from the barricades, and a Kosovo Albanian police officer was injured. Someone lobbed a stun grenade at a European Union peacekeeping patrol mission. Serbia raised its combat readiness and warned it would not stand by if Serbs in Kosovo are attacked.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has called for deploying Serb troops to northern Kosovo, further fueling fears of a revival of the 1998-99 war in Kosovo that claimed more than 10,000 lives and left over 1 million homeless.
A look at the history between Serbia and Kosovo, and why the latest tensions are a concern for Europe.
WHY ARE SERBIA AND KOSOVO AT ODDS?
Kosovo is a mainly ethnic Albanian territory that declared independence from Serbia in 2008. The Serbian government has refused to recognize Kosovo’s statehood and still considers it part of Serbia, even though it has no formal control there.
Over 100 countries have recognized Kosovo’s independence, including the United States and most Western countries. Russia, China and five European Union nations have sided with Serbia. The deadlock has kept tensions simmering and prevented the Balkan region’s full stabilization following the bloody breakup of former Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
HOW DEEP IS THE CONFLICT?
The dispute over Kosovo is centuries-old. Serbia cherishes the region as the heart of its statehood and religion. Numerous medieval Serb Orthodox Christian monasteries are in Kosovo. Serb nationalists view a 1389 battle against Ottoman Turks there as a symbol of its national struggle.
Kosovo’s majority ethnic Albanians, most of whom are Muslim, view Kosovo as their country and accuse Serbia of occupation and repression. Ethnic Albanian rebels launched a rebellion in 1998 to rid the country of Serbian rule. Belgrade’s brutal response prompted a NATO intervention in 1999, which forced Serbia to pull out and cede control to international peacekeepers.
IS THERE A LINK TO RUSSIA AND THE WAR IN UKRAINE?
Well before Russian tanks and troops rolled into Ukraine in February, Russian President Vladimir Putin cited the breakup of Yugoslavia to justify a possible invasion of a sovereign European country. Putin claimed NATO’s bombardment of Serbia in 1999 and the West’s acceptance of Kosovo as a country created an illegal precedent that shattered international law and order.
Putin’s argument, repeated several times since Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, followed this reasoning: If ex-Yugoslav republics and a Serbian province could become independent with Western backing and wars, why shouldn’t Ukraine’s strategic Black Sea peninsula and the rebel-controlled, majority Russian areas in the country’s east split off with Russian help?
Western officials have vehemently rejected Putin’s argument, saying the NATO intervention in Kosovo was triggered by mass killings and other war crimes committed by Serbian troops against ethnic Albanians.
Although that wasn’t the situation in Ukraine before Russia’s full-scale invasion this year, Putin still relies on what happened in Kosovo as a precedent for sending troops in. He has cited Kosovo and Serbia many times since the invasion.
WHAT IS THE SITUATION IN KOSOVO?
There are constant tensions between Kosovo’s government and ethnic Serb residents who keep close ties with Belgrade. Government attempts to impose more control in the Serb-dominated north are usually met with resistance.
Mitrovica, the main city in northern Kosovo, is effectively divided into an ethnic Albanian part and a Serb-held part, and the two sides rarely mix. There are also smaller Serb-populated enclaves in southern Kosovo. Tens of thousands of Kosovo Serbs live in central Serbia, where they fled together with the withdrawing Serb troops in 1999.
Kosovo is a poor country, with much of its prewar industry not running. Crime and corruption are rampant in both the ethnic Albanian and Serb-controlled areas. Serb’s made up 10% of the population before the war, but now it’s lower.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE THE DISPUTE?
There have been constant international efforts to find common ground between the two former war foes, but no comprehensive agreement has emerged so far. European Union officials have mediated negotiations designed to normalize relations between Serbia and Kosovo since 2012.
The negotiations have led to results in some areas, such as freedom of movement without checkpoints and establishing multi-ethnic police forces in Kosovo. However, the latter broke down when Serbs pulled out of the force a few months ago to protest Pristina’s decision to ban Serbian-issued vehicle license plates and demand their replacement with Kosovo-issued ones.
After international pressure, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti suspended the decree but that did not bring Serbs back to the Kosovo institutions, including the government, hospitals in the north and the police.
WHO ARE THE MAIN PLAYERS?
Kosovo and Serbia both have nationalist leaders who were active during the era of the 1998-99 war. Kurti, Kosovo’s prime minister, is often accused by international mediators of making moves that trigger unnecessary tensions.
For example, he has rejected the idea of a territory swap between Serbia and Kosovo, an idea his political predecessors were willing to consider to reach a negotiated settlement with Serbia. Vucic, Serbia’s populist president, is a former ultra-nationalist who insists that any solution must involve a compromise if it is to last.
Vucic has acknowledged Serbia’s loss of control over Kosovo and said he has come to terms with that, but also says the country won’t settle unless it gains something.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
International officials still hope Kosovo and Serbia can reach a deal that would allow Kosovo to get a seat in the United Nations without Serbia having to explicitly recognize its statehood. Both nations must normalize ties if they want to advance toward EU membership.
No breakthrough in the EU-mediated negotiations would mean prolonged instability, economic decline and the constant potential for clashes. Any Serbian military intervention in Kosovo would mean a clash with NATO peacekeepers there, and Serbia is unlikely to move in.
But Belgrade controls Kosovo’s north, and Kosovo is unlikely to become a member of the U.N. and a functional state without resolving the dispute with Serbia. Kosovo has announced that it will soon apply to become a candidate for EU membership, something Serbia vehemently opposes.
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CA San Joaquin Valley - Hanford CA Zone Forecast for Sunday, March 5, 2023
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666 FPUS56 KHNX 060701
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Zone Forecast Product for Interior Central California
National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley - Hanford CA
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for tonight, Monday, Monday night, and Tuesday.
CAZ300-061200-
West Side Mountains north of 198-
Including the city of San Luis Reservoir
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy early in the evening, then a 20 percent
chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. Mostly cloudy after
midnight. Areas of frost after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s.
Southwest winds up to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. A
20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 45 to
53. Southwest winds up to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost. Lows 32 to 38.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs
47 to 53. Southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 47 to 53.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs
50 to 56.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Thunderstorms likely. Highs 51 to 57.
Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of thunderstorms 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Highs 58 to 64.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of thunderstorms
40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 58 to 64.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
San Luis Reservoir 37 53 38 54 / 10 20 10 10
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CAZ301-061200-
Los Banos - Dos Palos-
Including the city of Los Banos
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy frost late in the night. Lows in
the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. A 20 percent
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows
in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in
the mid 50s. South winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest
in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows
in the mid 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in
the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in
the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Thunderstorms likely. Highs in the
upper 50s. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of thunderstorms
70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Los Banos 35 54 35 56 / 10 20 10 10
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CAZ302-061200-
Merced - Madera - Mendota-
Including the cities of Merced, Madera, and Atwater
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy frost late in the night. Lows in
the lower 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. A 20 percent
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s.
South winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s.
Southwest winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast around
5 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in
the upper 50s. Southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west
in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in
the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in
the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Thunderstorms likely. Highs in the
upper 50s. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of thunderstorms
70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of thunderstorms
40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Livingston 33 55 34 57 / 20 30 30 10
Merced 33 56 34 57 / 10 20 20 10
Chowchilla 33 55 34 57 / 20 20 20 10
Madera 33 55 34 57 / 20 10 10 0
Firebaugh 32 56 33 58 / 10 10 10 0
Mendota 32 56 33 58 / 10 10 10 0
$$
CAZ303-061200-
Planada - Le Grand - Snelling-
Including the cities of Planada, Lake Mcclure, and Le Grand
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening, then partly cloudy in the
late evening and overnight. Patchy frost late in the night. Lows
in the mid 30s. East winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. A 20 percent
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s.
South winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s.
Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in
the mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west in
the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs
in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs
in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Thunderstorms likely. Highs in the
upper 50s. Lows around 50. Chance of thunderstorms 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Planada 32 54 34 56 / 20 20 20 10
Le Grand 33 54 34 56 / 20 20 20 10
$$
CAZ304-061200-
Coalinga - Avenal-
Including the cities of Avenal and Coalinga
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy until early morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. West
winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in
the lower 50s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in
the mid 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost in
the morning. Areas of frost after midnight. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in
the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the
lower 40s. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Coalinga 35 54 34 56 / 10 10 10 0
Avenal 36 53 36 55 / 10 0 0 0
$$
CAZ305-061200-
West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties-
Including the cities of Lemoore Station, Five Points,
and Kettleman City
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy frost late in the night. Lows in the mid 30s.
Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in the
mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in the
upper 50s. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in
the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in
the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Huron 35 56 34 57 / 10 10 0 0
Five Points 34 57 34 58 / 10 10 10 0
NAS Lemoore 35 56 34 57 / 10 10 10 0
Kettleman City 35 55 36 56 / 10 0 0 0
$$
CAZ306-061200-
Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma-
Including the cities of Selma, Sanger, Parlier, Kingsburg,
and Kerman
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening, then mostly cloudy in the
late evening and overnight. Patchy frost late in the night. Lows
in the mid 30s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in the
mid 50s. South winds up to 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in the
upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows
in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in
the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs
in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of
thunderstorms 60 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Selma 35 55 34 57 / 20 10 10 0
Kingsburg 35 55 34 57 / 20 10 10 0
Sanger 35 54 33 57 / 30 10 10 0
Kerman 33 56 34 58 / 20 10 10 0
Caruthers 34 56 34 57 / 20 10 10 0
$$
CAZ307-061200-
Fresno-Clovis-
Including the city of Fresno
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening, then mostly cloudy in the
late evening and overnight. Patchy frost late in the night. Lows
in the mid 30s. East winds up to 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in the
mid 50s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. North
winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in
the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows
in the mid 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in
the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs
in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with thunderstorms
likely. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows around 50. Chance of
thunderstorms 60 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Clovis 36 54 34 57 / 20 10 10 0
Fresno 36 55 36 58 / 20 10 10 0
$$
CAZ308-061200-
West Side Mountains South of 198-
Including the cities of Blackwells Corner and McKittrick
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy until early morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s.
Southwest winds up to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs
46 to 54. West winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 48 to 54.
North winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost in
the morning. Areas of frost. Highs 48 to 58. Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the
lower 40s. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Highs 53 to 61. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
Highs 59 to 67. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 58 to 66.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Livingston 33 55 34 57 / 20 30 30 10
Merced 33 56 34 57 / 10 20 20 10
Chowchilla 33 55 34 57 / 20 20 20 10
Madera 33 55 34 57 / 20 10 10 0
$$
CAZ309-061200-
Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5-
Including the cities of Lost Hills and Buttonwillow
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy frost late in the night. Lows in the mid 30s. West
winds 5 to 15 mph decreasing to up to 5 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in the
mid 50s. South winds up to 5 mph shifting to the north in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in the
upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph shifting to the north in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows
in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in
the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in the
upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows around 40. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lost Hills 33 55 34 56 / 0 0 0 0
Buttonwillow 34 57 35 57 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ310-061200-
Delano-Wasco-Shafter-
Including the cities of Delano, Wasco, Alpaugh, and Shafter
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy frost late in the night. Lows in the mid 30s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in the
mid 50s. South winds up to 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph shifting to the north
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows
in the mid 30s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the
northwest after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy frost in
the morning. Patchy frost after midnight. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs
in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of thunderstorms
40 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Alpaugh 33 55 34 56 / 10 10 10 0
Allensworth 34 55 34 57 / 10 10 10 0
Wasco 35 55 35 57 / 10 0 0 0
Delano 35 55 34 56 / 10 10 10 0
McFarland 35 55 34 56 / 10 0 0 0
Shafter 35 55 36 57 / 10 0 0 0
$$
CAZ311-061200-
Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore-
Including the cities of Hanford, Lemoore, and Corcoran
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy until early morning then becoming partly
cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening. Patchy frost late in the night. Lows in the mid 30s.
Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in the
mid 50s. South winds up to 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in the
upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest
in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows
in the mid 30s. North winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in
the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs
in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around
40. Chance of thunderstorms 50 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lemoore 34 56 34 57 / 20 10 10 0
Hanford 34 57 34 59 / 20 10 10 0
Corcoran 34 55 33 57 / 20 10 10 0
$$
CAZ312-061200-
Visalia - Porterville - Reedley-
Including the cities of Goshen, Visalia, Tulare, and Porterville
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy until early morning then becoming partly
cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening. Patchy frost late in the night. Lows in the mid 30s.
East winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in the
mid 50s. South winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southwest around
5 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s.
Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in
the mid 50s. South winds up to 5 mph shifting to the northwest
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost in
the morning. Areas of frost after midnight. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs
in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the
lower 40s. Chance of thunderstorms 50 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 60. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of thunderstorms
40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Reedley 35 54 33 57 / 30 10 10 0
Dinuba 35 54 33 56 / 30 10 10 0
Visalia 35 55 34 57 / 20 10 10 0
Exeter 35 54 34 56 / 30 10 10 0
Tulare 35 55 34 57 / 20 10 10 0
Lindsay 35 54 34 56 / 30 10 10 0
Porterville 36 53 36 55 / 30 10 10 0
$$
CAZ313-061200-
Buena Vista-
Including the city of Taft
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of frost late in the night. Lows
in the mid 30s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 50 to 56. Southwest winds around
5 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 51 to 57. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 51 to 57.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in the
upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows around 50.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs 65 to 71.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 63 to 69.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Taft 37 53 39 54 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ314-061200-
Bakersfield-
Including the city of Bakersfield
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds up
to 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows
in the mid 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
northwest after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy frost in
the morning. Patchy frost after midnight. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs
around 60.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows around 50.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper
60s. Lows around 50.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bakersfield 37 55 37 56 / 10 0 0 0
$$
CAZ315-061200-
Southeast San Joaquin Valley-
Including the city of Richgrove
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy until early morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy frost late in the night. Lows in the mid 30s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in the
lower 50s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph shifting to the northwest
in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows
in the mid 30s. East winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph shifting to the
northwest in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows
in the mid 30s. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in
the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost.
Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of thunderstorms
40 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 60. Lows around 50.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Richgrove 35 53 35 54 / 20 10 10 0
$$
CAZ316-061200-
South End San Joaquin Valley-
Including the cities of Lamont and Arvin
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms
early in the evening. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to
15 mph shifting to the southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 51 to 57. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Highs 51 to
57. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy frost in
the morning. Patchy frost after midnight. Highs 50 to 56. Lows in
the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in
the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs 65 to 71.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 63 to 69.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Arvin 37 54 37 55 / 20 10 0 0
Lamont 37 55 37 56 / 10 0 0 0
Mettler 36 54 37 54 / 10 0 0 0
$$
CAZ317-061200-
Mariposa Madera Foothills-
Including the cities of El Portal and Mariposa
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening, then partly cloudy in the
late evening and overnight. Areas of frost after midnight. Lows
in the lower 30s. East winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. A
20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 40s. Southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the south in
the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Areas of frost after
midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
Chance of thunderstorms 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs
in the lower 50s. Southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Widespread frost after
midnight. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs
in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid
50s. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of thunderstorms 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 60.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Mariposa 27 44 29 46 / 50 40 40 10
$$
CAZ318-061200-
Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra-
Including the cities of Bass Lake, Coarsegold, Fish Camp,
Oakhurst, and North Fork
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
.TONIGHT...Colder. Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms and
snow showers early in the evening, then slight chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers in the late evening and early
morning. Widespread frost after midnight. Lows 20 to 28.
Southeast winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance
of precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Chance
of thunderstorms and slight chance of snow showers in the
afternoon. Highs 35 to 45. South winds up to 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. Widespread frost after midnight.
Lows 21 to 29. East winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs
39 to 47. Southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest
in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Widespread frost in the evening. Partly cloudy
in the evening, then mostly cloudy with chance of thunderstorms
and snow showers after midnight. Lows 24 to 30. Northeast winds
up to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. Highs 37 to 47.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Widespread frost. Lows 23 to
29.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 42 to 50.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then thunderstorms likely after midnight. Heavy snow
accumulations. Lows 32 to 38. Chance of thunderstorms 70 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Thunderstorms likely. Moderate snow
accumulations. Highs 44 to 52. Lows 39 to 45. Chance of
thunderstorms 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the morning,
then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 48 to 56.
Chance of thunderstorms 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Lows 37 to 43.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms.
Highs 49 to 57.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Oakhurst 24 46 24 49 / 50 30 30 10
Bass Lake 22 39 21 42 / 60 30 30 20
$$
CAZ319-061200-
Fresno-Tulare Foothills-
Including the city of Millerton Lake
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy until early morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms early in the evening, then slight
chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. Patchy frost after
midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance
of thunderstorms 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs
47 to 53. Southeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southwest
in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs
49 to 55. West winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost in
the morning. Areas of frost after midnight. Highs 49 to 55. Lows
in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs
in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs 59 to 65.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Millerton Lake 34 52 34 53 / 30 10 10 0
Three Rivers 32 51 31 53 / 50 10 10 0
Springville 30 46 30 48 / 40 10 10 0
Tule River Reservation 34 49 35 50 / 40 10 10 0
$$
CAZ320-061200-
Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra-
Including the city of Auberry
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
.TONIGHT...Colder. Mostly cloudy until early morning then
becoming partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms and snow showers
in the evening, then slight chance of thunderstorms and snow
showers after midnight. Widespread frost late in the night. Lows
21 to 31. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. A
20 percent chance of thunderstorms and snow showers in the
afternoon. Highs 35 to 45. Southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting
to the southwest in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Widespread frost. Lows 21 to 31.
Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs
38 to 48. North winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Widespread frost through the
night. Lows 24 to 32. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 38 to 51. Lows
24 to 32.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows 32 to 40. Chance of thunderstorms 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Light snow accumulations.
Highs 45 to 53. Chance of thunderstorms 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 39 to 47. Highs 48 to 58.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows 37 to 45. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms.
Highs 48 to 58.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Auberry 29 44 30 46 / 50 20 20 10
$$
CAZ321-061200-
South End Sierra Foothills-
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms
early in the evening. Patchy frost late in the night. Lows in the
mid 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in the
upper 40s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in
the lower 50s. West winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost in
the morning. Areas of frost after midnight. Highs around 50. Lows
in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in
the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of thunderstorms
40 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
CAZ322-061200-
South End of the Lower Sierra-
Including the city of Camp Nelson
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms and snow
showers early in the evening, then slight chance of thunderstorms
and snow showers late in the evening. Widespread frost in the
late evening and overnight. Lows 24 to 32. West winds up to
10 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs
36 to 44. West winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Widespread frost. Lows 25 to 33.
Northeast winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs
39 to 47. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Widespread frost. Lows 26 to 32.
Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Widespread frost
in the morning. Widespread frost after midnight. Highs 39 to 47.
Lows 26 to 32.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 44 to 52.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows 34 to 40. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Highs 47 to 55. Lows 41 to 47.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
Highs 51 to 59. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 40 to 46. Highs
50 to 58.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Camp Nelson 18 33 19 37 / 50 10 10 0
$$
CAZ323-061200-
Yosemite NP outside of the valley-
Including the cities of Tuolumne Meadows and Wawona
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY...
.TONIGHT...Breezy, colder. Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust in
the evening. Thunderstorms and snow showers likely early in the
evening. Chance of thunderstorms and snow showers late in the
evening, then slight chance of thunderstorms and snow showers
after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times in the evening. Snow
accumulation of 2 to 12 inches. Total snow accumulation 8 to
28 inches. Lows 1 below to 13 above zero. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph with gusts to around 60 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 50 mph after midnight. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms and snow
showers in the morning, then chance of thunderstorms and snow
showers in the afternoon. Highs 14 to 28. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. Lows zero to 14 above. South
winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 18 to 30. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. Lows 4 to 16. South winds 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. Highs 17 to 29.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 2 to 16.
Highs 25 to 37.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. Snow may be heavy at times. Near
steady temperature in the lower 20s.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Thunderstorms and snow showers likely.
Snow may be heavy at times. Heavy snow accumulations. Highs 29 to
42. Lows 24 to 34. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. Lows 20 to 32.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms
and snow showers. Highs 29 to 41.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Tuolumne Meadows -2 25 -2 29 / 70 40 40 20
Wawona 17 37 18 41 / 70 40 40 20
Hetch Hetchy 20 37 21 40 / 80 60 60 30
$$
CAZ324-061200-
Yosemite Valley-
Including the city of Yosemite Valley
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
.TONIGHT...Colder. Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms and snow showers
likely early in the evening, then chance of thunderstorms and
snow showers late in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms
and snow showers after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times early
in the evening. Snow accumulation of 3 to 6 inches. Total snow
accumulation 10 to 18 inches. Lows 15 to 21. West winds 5 to
15 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A 50 percent chance of thunderstorms and
snow showers in the afternoon. Highs 29 to 37. South winds 5 to
10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. Lows 16 to 22. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 33 to 39. South winds 5 to 10 mph
shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. Lows 19 to 25. Southeast winds up
to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. Highs 32 to 38.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 18 to 24.
Highs 38 to 44.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then thunderstorms likely and chance of snow showers
after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times after midnight.
Moderate snow accumulations. Near steady temperature in the mid
30s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.FRIDAY...Thunderstorms and snow showers likely in the morning,
then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Snow may be heavy at
times in the morning. Moderate snow accumulations. Highs 41 to
47. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Thunderstorms likely. Near steady temperature in
the lower 40s. Chance of thunderstorms 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the morning,
then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 43 to 49.
Chance of thunderstorms 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then chance of thunderstorms and snow showers after
midnight. Lows 33 to 39. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms and snow showers
in the morning, then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs 43 to 49. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Yosemite 18 37 19 39 / 80 50 50 20
$$
CAZ325-061200-
San Joaquin River Canyon-
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
.TONIGHT...Colder. Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms and snow showers
likely early in the evening, then chance of thunderstorms and
snow showers late in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms
and snow showers after midnight. Widespread frost late in the
night. Snow may be heavy at times early in the evening. Snow
accumulation up to 7 inches. Total snow accumulation 1 to
21 inches. Lows 14 to 22. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts
to around 40 mph shifting to the northwest 5 to 10 mph after
midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. A
40 percent chance of thunderstorms and snow showers in the
afternoon. Highs 31 to 39. Northwest winds up to 10 mph shifting
to the southwest in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms and snow
showers in the evening. Lows 15 to 23. Northeast winds up to
10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 33 to 41. West winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 18 to 26. East winds up to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. Highs 33 to 41.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 17 to 25.
Highs 39 to 47.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then chance of thunderstorms and snow showers after
midnight. Snow may be heavy at times after midnight. Lows 27 to
35. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Thunderstorms likely. Light snow
accumulations. Highs 41 to 49. Lows 36 to 42. Chance of
thunderstorms 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Thunderstorms likely in the morning, then chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 43 to 51. Chance of
thunderstorms 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 34 to 40. Highs 44 to 52.
$$
CAZ326-061200-
Upper San Joaquin River-
Including the cities of Devils Postpile, Florence Lake,
and Lake Thomas Edison
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
.TONIGHT...Breezy, colder. Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust
until early morning. Thunderstorms and snow showers likely early
in the evening. Chance of thunderstorms and snow showers late in
the evening, then slight chance of thunderstorms and snow showers
after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times in the evening. Snow
accumulation of 2 to 10 inches. Total snow accumulation 7 to
28 inches. Lows 2 below to 10 above zero. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph with gusts to around 60 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 50 mph after midnight. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms and
snow showers in the afternoon. Highs 13 to 27. Southwest winds
5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms and snow
showers in the evening. Lows 2 below to 10 above zero. South
winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 18 to 30. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 3 to 13. Southwest winds
5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph increasing to 40 mph after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. Patchy blowing dust in the
afternoon. Highs 16 to 28.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 2 to 12.
Highs 24 to 36.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then chance of thunderstorms and snow showers after
midnight. Snow may be heavy at times after midnight. Lows 13 to
23. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Thunderstorms likely, chance of snow showers and rain
showers likely in the morning, then thunderstorms and snow
showers likely in the afternoon. Precipitation may be heavy at
times. Heavy snow accumulations. Highs 27 to 39. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Thunderstorms and snow showers likely. Snow may
be heavy at times. Heavy snow accumulations. Near steady
temperature in the upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms and snow showers likely
in the morning, then chance of thunderstorms and snow showers in
the afternoon. Snow may be heavy at times in the morning. Heavy
snow accumulations. Highs 29 to 41. Chance of precipitation
60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance
of thunderstorms and snow showers. Lows 19 to 29. Highs 28 to 40.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Devils Postpile 7 22 6 26 / 60 30 30 10
$$
CAZ327-061200-
Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge-
Including the cities of Lake Wishon, Huntington Lake,
and Shaver Lake
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
.TONIGHT...Colder. Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms and
snow showers until early morning, then slight chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers late in the night. Widespread
frost late in the night. Snow may be heavy at times in the
evening. Lows 2 to 12. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to
45 mph decreasing to 30 mph after midnight. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. A
20 percent chance of thunderstorms and snow showers in the
afternoon. Highs 19 to 29. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Widespread frost after midnight.
Lows 1 to 13. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 23 to 33. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 5 to 15. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 21 to 31.
Lows 5 to 15.
.THURSDAY...Not as cold. Mostly sunny. Highs 28 to 38.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then chance of thunderstorms and snow showers after
midnight. Snow may be heavy at times after midnight. Lows 15 to
25. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Thunderstorms and snow showers likely.
Snow may be heavy at times. Heavy snow accumulations. Highs 32 to
40. Lows 24 to 32. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. Snow may be heavy at times in the
morning. Highs 33 to 43.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance
of thunderstorms and snow showers. Lows 20 to 30. Highs 32 to 42.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Huntington Lake 8 24 9 28 / 60 30 30 10
Shaver Lake 16 31 16 35 / 50 20 20 10
Lake Wishon 12 31 11 34 / 50 20 20 10
$$
CAZ328-061200-
Kings Canyon NP-
Including the city of Cedar Grove
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
.TONIGHT...Windy, colder. Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms
and snow showers early in the evening, then slight chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers late in the evening. Patchy
blowing dust until early morning. Lows 5 below to 7 above zero.
Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 90 mph
decreasing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 50 mph after
midnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms and snow
showers in the afternoon. Highs 10 to 24. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts to around 50 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 6 below to 6 above zero.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 55 mph decreasing to
45 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Not as cold. Sunny. Highs 16 to 28. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 1 below to 9 above zero.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust through
the day. Highs 13 to 27.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 1 below to
9 above zero. Highs 19 to 33.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent
chance of thunderstorms and snow showers. Snow may be heavy at
times. Lows 8 to 20. Highs 25 to 37.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a
50 percent chance of thunderstorms and snow showers. Snow may be
heavy at times. Lows 17 to 29. Highs 25 to 37.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Colder. Mostly cloudy. Lows 13 to 25.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms and snow showers
in the morning. Highs 24 to 38. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Cedar Grove 13 39 13 43 / 60 10 10 0
$$
CAZ329-061200-
Grant Grove Area-
Including the cities of Grant Grove and Hume Lake
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
.TONIGHT...Colder. Mostly cloudy until early morning then
becoming partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms and snow showers
in the evening, then slight chance of thunderstorms and snow
showers after midnight. Widespread frost late in the night. Lows
9 to 21. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph
shifting to the southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with a
20 percent chance of thunderstorms and snow showers in the
afternoon. Widespread frost through the day. Highs 23 to 35. West
winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 9 to 21. East winds up to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the afternoon. Highs
28 to 38. South winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Widespread frost in the evening.
Lows 12 to 24. East winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 26 to 38.
Lows 12 to 24.
.THURSDAY...Not as cold. Mostly sunny. Highs 33 to 43.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. Snow may be heavy at times after
midnight. Near steady temperature around 30.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely
and chance of snow showers. Snow may be heavy at times. Heavy
snow accumulations. Highs 36 to 46. Lows 30 to 40. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. Snow may be heavy at times in the
morning. Highs 38 to 48.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance
of thunderstorms and snow showers. Lows 28 to 38. Highs 37 to 49.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Grant Grove 13 31 14 35 / 50 10 10 0
$$
CAZ330-061200-
Sequoia NP-
Including the cities of Giant Forest and Lodgepole
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
.TONIGHT...Colder. Patchy blowing dust until early morning.
Mostly cloudy with chance of thunderstorms and snow showers early
in the evening, then mostly cloudy with slight chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers late in the evening. Partly cloudy
after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times early in the evening.
Lows 3 below to 15 above zero. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up
to 70 mph decreasing to 50 mph after midnight. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Not as cold. Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers in the afternoon. Widespread frost
and patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs 15 to 31. West
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 50 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 2 below to 16 above zero.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.TUESDAY...Not as cold. Sunny. Highs 18 to 34. West winds 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows zero to 18 above. West winds
5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph increasing to 40 mph after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the
afternoon. Highs 16 to 32.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 1 to 19.
Highs 22 to 38.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly
cloudy with chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 10 to
28. Chance of thunderstorms 50 percent.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance
of thunderstorms and snow showers. Snow may be heavy at times.
Highs 27 to 45. Lows 18 to 36.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Colder. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers
in the evening. Lows 14 to 32. Chance of showers 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms and snow showers
in the morning, then chance of snow showers and rain showers in
the afternoon. Highs 26 to 44. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lodgepole 11 30 12 34 / 70 20 20 0
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CAZ331-061200-
South End of the Upper Sierra-
Including the city of Johnsondale
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
.TONIGHT...Windy, colder. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance
of thunderstorms and snow showers early in the evening, then
partly cloudy in the late evening and overnight. Areas of blowing
dust early in the evening, then patchy blowing dust in the late
evening and overnight. Lows 8 to 22. West winds 15 to 30 mph.
Gusts up to 75 mph decreasing to 55 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 25 to 35. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
Gusts up to 55 mph decreasing to 45 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 8 to 22. Northwest winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 50 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 28 to 38. West winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts to around 40 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 11 to 25. West winds 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the
afternoon. Highs 27 to 37.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 11 to 25.
Highs 32 to 42.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 19 to 31.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. Snow may be heavy at times. Highs
37 to 47. Lows 27 to 39.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms and snow
showers in the morning, then chance of snow showers in the
afternoon. Highs 38 to 50. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows 24 to 38.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 38 to 50.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Johnsondale 17 39 15 43 / 50 10 10 0
$$
CAZ332-061200-
Kern River Valley-
Including the cities of Lake Isabella and Kernville
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
.TONIGHT...Breezy. Patchy blowing dust until early morning.
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms and snow
showers early in the evening, then partly cloudy in the late
evening and overnight. Lows in the upper 20s. West winds 10 to
25 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph decreasing to 40 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. West winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Widespread frost after midnight.
Lows around 30. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid
40s. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper
50s. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Alta Sierra 20 30 21 34 / 50 10 10 0
Kernville 27 46 26 49 / 30 0 0 0
Lake Isabella 30 46 29 49 / 30 0 0 0
Weldon 29 46 29 49 / 20 0 0 0
$$
CAZ333-061200-
Piute Walker Basin-
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
.TONIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms
and snow showers early in the evening, then slight chance of
thunderstorms late in the evening. Patchy blowing dust through
the night. Lows 20 to 32. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to
around 45 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 31 to 43. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 45 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 20 to 32. Northwest winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 35 to 45. West winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts to around 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Widespread frost after midnight.
Lows 22 to 32. West winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around
30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Highs
34 to 44. Lows 22 to 32.
.THURSDAY...Not as cool. Sunny. Highs 41 to 51.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers after midnight. Lows 29 to 39.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms and snow showers
in the morning, then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs 46 to 56. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Near steady temperature in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs 48 to 58.
Lows 36 to 46.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 47 to 57.
$$
CAZ334-061200-
Tehachapi-
Including the city of Tehachapi
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers in the evening. Patchy blowing
dust in the late evening and early morning. Lows 26 to 34. West
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 34 to 44. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 35 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 26 to 34. Northwest winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 38 to 46. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 26 to 32. West winds 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Highs
36 to 46. Lows 25 to 33.
.THURSDAY...Not as cool. Sunny. Highs 42 to 52.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 31 to 39.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs 48 to 56. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Near steady temperature in the mid 40s. Chance of
thunderstorms 30 percent.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs 52 to 60.
Lows 40 to 46.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 50 to 58.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bear Valley Springs 29 37 28 39 / 40 10 0 0
Tehachapi 26 39 24 42 / 30 10 0 0
Twin Oaks 32 43 32 46 / 40 10 0 0
$$
CAZ335-061200-
Grapevine-
Including the cities of Grapevine and Lebec
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 37 to 45. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 40 to 46. Northwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Widespread frost. Lows in the
upper 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 39 to 45.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 45 to 51.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs 50 to 56. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of thunderstorms
30 percent.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs 54 to 60.
Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 52 to 58.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Grapevine 32 46 31 47 / 10 10 0 0
$$
CAZ336-061200-
Frazier Mountain Communities-
Including the city of Frazier Park
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 25 to 35. West winds 5 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs
35 to 47. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around
25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Widespread frost after midnight.
Lows 24 to 36. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around
25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 38 to 48. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Gusts up to 25 mph in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Widespread frost. Lows 25 to 35.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 37 to 47.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Widespread frost after
midnight. Lows 25 to 35.
.THURSDAY...Not as cool. Sunny. Highs 44 to 54.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 31 to 41.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of
thunderstorms. Highs 48 to 58. Lows 39 to 49.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs 52 to 62.
Lows 38 to 48.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 50 to 60.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Pine Mountain Club 24 36 24 40 / 10 0 0 0
Frazier Park 22 41 21 44 / 10 0 0 0
$$
CAZ337-061200-
Indian Wells Valley-
Including the cities of Inyokern and Ridgecrest
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Windy. Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust until early
morning. Lows in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 15 to 30 mph with
gusts to around 45 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 49 to 55. West winds 10 to 20 mph
with gusts to around 35 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. West winds
10 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 53 to 59.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 40s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Inyokern 34 53 32 55 / 0 0 0 0
Ridgecrest 34 55 29 57 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ338-061200-
Mojave Desert Slopes-
Including the city of Mojave
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy early in the evening then
clearing. Patchy blowing dust until early morning. Lows 28 to 34.
West winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 75 mph decreasing to 55 mph
after midnight.
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly sunny. Highs 39 to 49. West winds 10 to
25 mph with gusts to around 50 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. West winds
10 to 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 42 to 52. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts
up to 35 mph in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy, sunny. Highs 40 to 52.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 46 to 56.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs 51 to 61.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 41 to 47.
Highs 55 to 65.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Mojave 32 49 32 52 / 10 0 0 0
$$
CAZ339-061200-
Mojave Desert-
Including the cities of Rosamond, California City, Randsburg,
and Edwards AFB
1101 PM PST Sun Mar 5 2023
.TONIGHT...Windy. Mostly cloudy early in the evening then
clearing. Patchy blowing dust until early morning. Lows in the
lower 30s. Southwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts to around
50 mph.
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West
winds 10 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Widespread frost after
midnight. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs in the
upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 40s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Randsburg 35 48 33 52 / 0 0 0 0
California City 32 51 30 54 / 10 0 0 0
Edwards AFB 32 52 30 56 / 10 0 0 0
Rosamond 32 52 29 54 / 10 0 0 0
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The Mississippi legislation that critics have slammed as a “Jim Crow” bill has taken a turn after the state Senate passed it Tuesday with a couple of amendments that would both expand its scope and maintain a level of city government jurisdiction over Jackson.
City leaders and Democrats serving in the state legislature have fumed recently as the state House last month passed House Bill 1020, which was set to establish a separate court system for part of the city and grant the state-run Capitol Police the authority to patrol the area instead of the Jackson Police Department.
Supporters of the proposal have heralded it as a way to address rampant crime and an overrun court system in Jackson, but critics have said it calls back to the Jim Crow era, a period from the late-19th century to mid-20th century when state and local laws in the South enforced segregation and racial discrimination.
Opponents pointed out that the legislation established the court system mostly for the city’s white neighborhoods, which have the lowest crime levels of anywhere in Jackson. The state Senate’s actions Tuesday appear to be an attempt at addressing those concerns.
The amended bill that the Senate passed would expand the Capitol Police’s jurisdiction to include the entire city of Jackson. The House bill would have the Capitol Police only oversee a certain segment of the city but supplant Jackson police’s authority for that area.
Those who have objected to the House bill have also gone after its plan to let the chief justice of Mississippi Supreme Court appoint four judges to be responsible over four-year terms for overseeing this separate district. This plan would replace a process of choosing judges through election, which Jackson has done for years.
The Senate bill, which passed along party lines in a 34-15 vote, would have the chief justice temporarily appoint one judge to serve alongside the four elected judges for the Hinds County Circuit Court until December 2026, at which point Jackson constituents would elect a judge to that position.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba (D) has rebuked the House bill as amounting to apartheid and “plantation politics,” noting that it would give a white state official the responsibility to appoint judges who have jurisdiction in a predominantly Black city.
More than 80 percent of Jackson’s residents are Black, which means it has the highest percentage of Black residents of any major city in the United States, according to The Associated Press.
Lumumba has said the House bill is an “attack on Black leadership.” He argued that state lawmakers have ignored the requests that city leaders have made to address crime issues and are instead forcing their influence on the city. Some of these requests have included violence interruption training and ballistics technology to assist in investigations.
Some Democrats and local officials have indicated that the bill the state Senate passed is an improvement on the House version, but both are still unacceptable.
“It is vastly improved from where it started, but it is still a snake,” state Sen. John Horhn (D) reportedly said during debate over the Senate bill.
Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens testified before the state Senate Monday that the Senate’s proposal appears to give assistance to Jackson, but his office opposes both this version and the House one, USA Today reported.
Owens said he took issue with the Senate version not tackling the causes of the backlog in the legal system, which he said include a lack of funding for the public defender’s office, state crime laboratory and Jackson police.
Gail Lowery, the public defender for Hinds County, testified that her office’s attorneys make significantly less than those for the district attorney’s office because her office is funded by the county, while Owens’s office receives funding from the state, according to USA Today.
Lowery said she has not been asked what resources she needs.
“Nobody at this point has asked me or my staff any questions about what our real needs are or to paint a picture about what we’re struggling with to provide constitutional protections to the accused,” she said.
With the two bodies of the state legislature having passed separate bills, the approved Senate version is now heading back to the House for approval with its amendments. The House can either vote to pass the approved Senate version or move into conference with the state Senate to reconcile the differences between the two variations.
Jackson-based CBS affiliate WJTV reported that state Rep. Trey Lamar (R), who introduced the House bill, said he is prepared to collaborate with the Senate to work on the differences. He said he expects the bill will go to a conference process and hopes to have a final product to present to the legislature soon.
“We have met, and the governor is, like I think most everybody here, including Republicans and Democrats, regardless or in spite of what the national news is portraying, are in lockstep that we’d like to see a safer capital city,” he said.
Lamar has rejected claims that the bill has any racial motivation and said addressing crime in Jackson is his only goal.
The city saw a decrease in its homicide rate last year but still had the highest of any major city in the U.S.
Even if the House and Senate are able to work out the differences between their versions and Gov. Tate Reeves (R), who has denounced the crime rate in the city and Jackson’s leaders, signs it into law, the legislation could still face challenges from legal battles.
Jackson NBC affiliate WLBT reported that the NAACP and Legislative Black Caucus might file lawsuits against the bill if it becomes law.
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Sign Up To Become A Lasagna Love Volunteer
To Support Community Members In Need
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill., July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RAGÚ®, the iconic sauce brand that has been at the heart of family mealtime in the U.S. for over 85 years, has partnered with global nonprofit Lasagna Love to help families in need at the grassroots level by sponsoring the organization's National Lasagna Day program.
Founded in 2020, Lasagna Love aims to positively impact communities by connecting neighbors with neighbors through delivery of homemade lasagnas. Powered by more than 35,000 volunteers, Lasagna Love is active across all 50 U.S. states, as well as in Australia and Canada, delivering gestures of kindness and goodwill when needed most.
From now until National Lasagna Day (July 29), RAGÚ invites consumers to sign up to become a Lasagna Love Chef, who will make and deliver lasagnas to those in need locally. The first 250 consumers to sign up at www.lasagnalove.org/ragu as a new Lasagna Love volunteer will receive a special thank you gift from RAGÚ, including a spoon perfect for mixing lasagna ingredients and a coupon for a free jar of delicious RAGÚ sauce.
Lasagna Love is celebrating National Lasagna Day through a week-long calendar of activities that begin on July 23 and run through July 30. The organization will be hosting live-stream events with guest chefs, local-level events where lasagnas will be delivered to homeless shelters, retirement homes, food banks and more. Collectively, the volunteers will be working towards the goal of breaking the record for the most volunteer lasagnas ever made on National Lasagna Day.
"As part of the RAGÚ team, we believe that anyone 'Can Cook Like a Mother' regardless of gender or culinary skill set. That's why we're empowering consumers to 'Cook Like a Mother for Others' and volunteer with Lasagna Love to help those in need in their communities—on National Lasagna Day and beyond," said Megan Frank, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Mizkan America, Inc., the maker of RAGÚ. "Just as RAGÚ Sauce has been crafted with passion since 1937, Lasagna Love's passion for kindness has inspired volunteers to feed over a million people in need of some extra love and comfort. We're proud to partner with them to support this important mission."
The RAGÚ brand's "Cook Like a Mother" tagline is a reminder that, with a delicious jar of RAGÚ sauce in hand, anyone and everyone can whip up a mother of a lasagna. The phrase celebrates the iconic sauce brand at the heart of real-world home cooking. Even if you are not a skilled cook, RAGÚ empowers anyone to step up to the stove with confidence and serve up taste-tempting homemade meals for yourself or others.
"By becoming a part of Lasagna Love, volunteers join a community of thousands of incredible people around the world looking to make and deliver lasagnas to those in need of a culinary hug. We're honored to partner with RAGÚ to inspire more volunteers to spread kindness and strengthen their own communities, one lasagna at a time," said Rhiannon Menn, founder of Lasagna Love.
Lasagna Love is a community impact program that connects neighbors through gestures of kindness, goodwill, and support. The nonprofit has joined together more than 30,000 volunteers from around the world and abides by three simple principles: feed families, spread kindness and strengthen communities. Lasagna Love fosters a culture of positivity, empathy, zero-judgment, and maintains a steadfast resolve to deliver comfort when needed most. Lasagna Love volunteers share a seminal purpose: exist to assist. To learn more about Lasagna Love and how to can get involved, visit www.lasagnalove.org or its social channels, @WeAreLasagnaLove (Instagram and Facebook).
The RAGÚ® brand was founded in 1937 by Assunta and Giovani Cantisano and their sauce was originally sold from their home in Rochester, New York. Assunta carried her family's recipe from Italy when she immigrated to New York in 1914, and it has now been enjoyed by American families for over 85 years. With a wide selection of sauce varieties ranging from the beloved Old-World Style to the Chunky Line, Cheese Creations and Simply, RAGÚ sauce can empower anyone to "Cook Like a Mother" regardless of gender or culinary skill. Today, RAGÚ sauce is the go-to pasta sauce for families coming together to share a quick and delicious meal and an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to "Cook Like a Mother" in the kitchen. For the very latest news, recipes and more from the RAGÚ brand, please check out the brand at www.RAGÚ.com. You can also follow along on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and TikTok.
Based in Mount Prospect, IL, Mizkan America, Inc., is a subsidiary of the Mizkan Group, a global, family-owned company that has been Bringing Flavor To Life™ for more than 215 years. As one of the leading makers of condiments and sauces in the United States, Mizkan America maintains 13 manufacturing facilities that serve the retail, foodservice, specialty Asian and food-ingredient trade channels. Since 2005, Mizkan America has seen dramatic growth and their portfolio now includes a wide variety of vinegars, Italian and Asian sauces, cooking wines, wine reductions, sushi seasoning and salad dressings. Mizkan America brands include: RAGÚ®, Bertolli®, Holland House®, Nakano®, Mizkan®, Four Monks®, Barengo® and Born Simple®. Mizkan America is also the exclusive distributor/sales agent for Angostura® Bitters in North America. For more information, go to www.Mizkan.com.
The Mizkan Group is a privately held, international food manufacturer, headquartered in Handa City, Japan, with a heritage that spans more than 215 years. Always guided by the company's Two Principles (Offer customers only the finest products; and Continually challenge the status quo), the Mizkan Group offers a line-up of well-known international brands under the Mizkan umbrella and is a leader in the liquid-condiment category. The Mizkan Group has operating facilities around the globe in places including Japan, China, the United Kingdom, the United States, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan. More information about the Mizkan Group can be found at: www.mizkanholdings.com/en/.
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NEW YORK — The job market in the U.S. remains strong overall, but recent high-profile layoffs at technology and media companies and predictions of a recession later this year may have you thinking about job security.
If you're worried you could be laid off — or if you've lost your job — here are recommendations from experts:
IF YOU ARE CONCERNED YOU MAY BE LAID OFF
START SAVING
It's crucial to start building an emergency fund even when you feel secure at your job but especially if you think you might lose it.
You might not be able to save enough to cover the whole time you'll be out of work, but even a small amount can reduce your stress.
When you start thinking about saving, Jesse Mecham, founder of the money management app YNAB, recommends that you ask yourself this question: What do I want my money to do?
Maybe a year ago, you wanted to save for a large trip abroad, while now you want to have money in case you are out of work for six months.
People "would have a very different answer now than they might have had a year ago when they thought that their job was extremely secure,” Mecham said.
If you are aggressively paying off debt and it’s affecting your ability to save, Mecham recommends slowing down payments. You should still make at least the minimum payment, but you might want to consider temporarily using any money you're been paying over that to build an extra cash cushion so you have money available should you need it. It's also crucial to avoid getting into further debt, Mecham said.
UPDATE YOUR RESUME
It’s always a good idea to keep your resume up to date but, most importantly, keep it customizable for several jobs, said Scott Dobrosky, career trends expert for Indeed. You can do this by leaving space in your resume to include keywords that are specific to the job you are applying for.
Jobs might require slightly different skills if you are planning to stay in the same industry or completely different skills if you move to another field. If you keep your resume updated and customizable, it could make things easier when you need to move on.
Anna Gallo, 33, a tech worker from Middletown, Connecticut, who was recently laid off, found updating her resume was more emotional than she expected.
“Updating my resume after not looking at it since I got my job was surprisingly sad. I had to take time and respect that sadness and wait until I was feeling better so I could do it,” Gallo said.
Gallo now recommends keeping your resume updated even if you don't expect to be looking for work soon.
ACTIVATE YOUR NETWORK
Tapping into connections in your industry now is a good idea, said career coach Marlo Lyons. Talking with your friends about possible job openings elsewhere could give you a head start.
UPSKILL
Gaining new skills and adding certifications or courses to your resume can be a good way to move up in your current job. If you think you might have to go somewhere else, look for the skills that will make you a stronger candidate, Lyons said. Whether it’s taking a free online course or signing up to get a specific license, upskilling your resume will have positive impacts whether you stay in your current job or have to look for another one.
Popular course websites include Coursera and edX, which offer courses and certifications from universities around the country. They offer some of the courses for free.
IF YOU HAVE BEEN LAID OFF
PRIORITIZE YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
Your mental health can be heavily affected after a job loss. Take a breath and let yourself feel the emotions. Prioritizing your mental health will allow you to approach your job search in a better way, Dobrosky said.
For Gallo, putting her mental health first meant that she gave herself a couple of days to feel sad.
“I think everybody needs that time after losing a job. I’m feeling better, even though I’m still extremely disappointed that this is how things turned out,” Gallo said.
MAINTAIN A ROUTINE
Keeping some structure in your day will help you with your mental health and with the right cadence of applying to jobs, Mecham said.
Planning your days so they include eating at your usual time, working out or going for a walk and applying for jobs for a certain amount of hours will keep you grounded, he said. Lyons recommends designating a time during the day to start and end applying for jobs.
“Do not over-exhaust yourself with applying to jobs," Lyons said. “Take time to do activities that make you feel good.”
For Gallo, this has meant getting up, making breakfast, taking a long shower and using her fancy soap, and after her usual work hours, going for walks and still hanging out with her friends.
“I’m trying to not let the fact that I’m not working from nine to five, change what I’m doing with the rest of my day too much,” she said.
CHECK YOUR BENEFITS
It’s crucial that you understand your compensation package and save any documentation that you need to understand your benefits after you’ve been laid off. Some especially important things to know are your health insurance and dental benefits, Dobrosky said.
NETWORK
Reaching out to your professional and personal network can be helpful, and it's useful to give some direction to friends and colleagues who want to help, Lyons said.
Examples include asking them to write you recommendations on LinkedIn, recommend you for a job or invite you to a conference for free.
SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE
It can be hard to talk about losing your job, and you should only share if you feel comfortable. But sharing can benefit you by allowing you to lean on your support system.
When Gallo shared on social media that she had lost her job, she did it mostly so everyone she knew would find out at the same time. She didn’t expect hundreds of people, some who she knew and some who she didn't, to reach out offering to help.
“I felt like I was taking the power away from the secret that I had lost my job,” she said. “I found it helpful to do a mass disclosure and also ask for help at that moment.”
Gallo said she felt less isolated since she received encouraging messages and spoke with people with similar experiences.
APPLY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
Applying for unemployment is an option that everyone should utilize, Lyons said. While the amount you get for unemployment might not be as much as your salary, it can help you to stay afloat for some time.
“You’ve been paying into it your entire life, get some of that money back," Lyons said. “Don’t be shy about it.”
You can learn more about how to apply for unemployment here.
CONSIDER A TEMPORARY JOB
A temporary job is a good option if you can't afford to be out of work, Dobrosky said. Lyons also recommends temporary jobs and says you should include them in your resume if they showcase skills that match your desired full-time job, such as leadership or organizational skills.
“It shows that you have grit, that you’re willing to work hard and take care of your responsibilities,” she said.
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LIMA, Peru (AP) — More than 50 people have died in ongoing street protests in the weeks since Peru’s elected leader was jailed, mostly demonstrators at the hands of police officers, but only a few international voices of concern have emerged.
The relative silence of much of the regional and global community has dismayed human rights advocates, who are calling for condemnation of the state violence unleashed since Pedro Castillo was impeached and imprisoned for trying to dissolve Congress.
Tuesday was another day of fury in Peru’s capital as thousands of protesters took to downtown Lima and were almost immediately met with volleys of tears gas amid clashes with security forces that often blocked their passage. It was the largest antigovernment protest since Thursday, when large groups of people, many from remote Andean regions, descended on the capital to demand Boluarte’s resignation, immediate elections and the dissolution of Congress.
Previously, most of the large antigovernment protests were in remote regions of Peru, exposing deep divisions between residents of the capital and the long-neglected countryside.
On Tuesday, police often fired round after round of tear gas as the protesters seemed more organized than before and small groups of people tossed canisters back at police although that was not enough to stop their advance. The smell of tear gas permeated the air.
Jennie Dador, executive secretary of Peru’s National Human Rights Coordinator, said the lack of international response makes it feel like “we’re alone.”
“None of the states in the region have done anything concrete,” she said.
Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte was notably absent from a meeting of regional leaders Tuesday in Argentina’s capital, where most avoided mention of the civilian deaths in Peru.
In a defiant news conference on Tuesday, Boluarte called for a “national truce.” She blamed protesters for the political violence that has engulfed the country, claiming illegal miners, drug traffickers and smugglers formed a “paramilitary force” to seek chaos for political gain. She said numerous road blockades across the country and damage to infrastructure have cost the country more than $1 billion in lost production.
She suggested that the protesters who died with bullet wounds were shot by other demonstrators, claiming investigations will show their injuries are incompatible with the weapons officers carry. And meanwhile, some 90 police officers are hospitalized with bruises, she said: “What about their human rights?” the president asked.
The government has not presented evidence that any of the injured officers were struck by gunfire.
Human rights activists have acknowledged acts of violence by some protesters — including efforts to take over airports and burn police stations — but say the demonstrations have largely been peaceful.
Some of the leaders at the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States did blame Peru’s government for the violence.
Chile’s President Gabriel Boric said there’s “an urgent need for a change in Peru because the result of the path of violence and repression is unacceptable.” Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a staunch supporter of Castillo, demanded an “end to the repression.”
During the summit’s closing ceremony, Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández said his country “is also worried about what is happening in Peru” and called for and end to “street violence and institutional violence that has taken the lives of so many people.”
Activists say this attention is far less than what they would expect considering 56 people have died since Castillo’s vice-president was sworn in to replace him on Dec. 7. Forty-five died in direct clashes with security forces, according to Peru’s ombudsman.
“The international community has expressed concern, but really I think it could be more forceful,” said César Muñoz, associate director of the Americas division at Human Rights Watch. Regional leaders could emphasize “that the rule of law means there must be independent investigations of all the deaths.”
The crisis that has sparked Peru’s worst political violence in more than two decades began when Castillo, Peru’s first leader from a rural Andean background, tried to short-circuit the third impeachment proceeding of his young administration by ordering Congress dissolved. Lawmakers impeached him instead, and the national police arrested him before he could find sanctuary.
After some feverish closed-door negotiations in Buenos Aires in the afternoon, the current situation in Peru was left out of the summit’s closing documents. “Peru is a prickly issue,” but pressure from some leaders has led to last-minute negotiations, said an official in Argentina’s Foreign Ministry, speaking on condition of anonymity for lack of authority to discuss policy.
“Peru has managed to fly under the radar,” said Marina Navarro, executive director of Amnesty International Peru. “Given the gravity of the situation, with this number of people who have died, we don’t see as much said about it as there could be.”
Boluarte said Tuesday that Castillo had only himself to blame for trying to avoid the numerous corruption investigations he was facing, and suggested that he was trying “to make himself into a victim of a coup when he was the perpetrator of his own coup.”
Questions about Boluarte’s sudden rise to power should not impede criticism over police abuses, human rights organizations say.
“There must be international pressure for this government to cease all types of repressive attitudes and that has nothing to do with emitting an opinion about the government’s legitimacy,” said Manuel Tufró, who leads the justice and security division at the Center for Legal and Social Studies, an Argentine human rights organization.
Boluarte’s government has made clear it won’t take any criticism lightly. After law enforcement raided a university in Lima where some of the protesters were taking shelter on Saturday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro tweeted that the Organization of American States must “examine Peru’s case.”
Prime Minister Alberto Otarola fired back, telling Petro to “worry about your own affairs.” Peru’s Foreign Ministry issued formal notes of protest against Petro and Bolivian President Luis Arce, who expressed support for the protests.
The European Union made one of the strongest statements, saying Monday that it “deplores the very large number of casualties since the start of the protests” and reiterates “its condemnation of the widespread acts of violence as well as the disproportionate use of force by security forces.”
The U.S. ambassador in Lima, Lisa Kenna, also surprised many observers earlier this month when she said it is “fundamental for law enforcement to respect human rights, the right to protest and protect the citizenry.”
Some analysts said the tepid regional response points to how Peru has lost prominence due to its political crises, with six presidents over the past six years.
“Peru as a country has lost presence,” said Oscar Vidarte, an international relations professor at the Catholic University of Peru. “It’s a chaotic country, a country that has become ungovernable, questioned in terms of democracy and respect for human life.”
“Countries in the region have clearly turned their backs,” Vidarte said.
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Associated Press writer Almudena Calatrava in Buenos Aires, Argentina, contributed to this report.
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(The Conversation) – At Thanksgiving dinner, lucky families will avoid impassioned discussions about religion and politics. But another argument is almost inevitable: white meat versus dark meat.
Light meat lovers claim dark meat is greasy; dark meat devotees complain that light meat is dry and lacks flavor. Few meat eaters are ambivalent on the matter.
But why do these different types of meat exist, and what underlies these differences? As a muscle physiologist, I can tell you it comes down to the metabolic and functional differences between various types of muscle.
Consider how turkeys move. Have you ever seen a flock of turkeys fly by? Of course not! If a turkey is threatened, it can take flight for brief periods in an attempt to escape. But these birds spend most of their time standing and walking.
These activities – walking and standing versus brief, panicked flight – are quite different. They’re supported by different kinds of muscles geared to these different functions, and you can see those differences on your dinner plate.
What makes dark meat dark?
Consider first the dark meat, which is found largely in the legs. This type of meat comes from muscles that get lots of use as turkeys spend their time walking around being turkeys.
Muscle physiologists call these sorts of muscles slow twitch or type I muscles. They are also called oxidative muscles, which refers to how they produce adenosine triphosphate, abbreviated as ATP. Think of ATP as a cell’s energy currency for performing a given function. Cells don’t need a job to earn this cash; they simply produce it.
The muscles’ metabolism must be able to support them throughout their long, sustained activities. In this case, because lots of ATP must be produced over extended periods of time, the muscle cells rely on their organelles called mitochondria. The mitochondria are like factories that manufacture ATP.
It’s the mitochondria that lend dark meat one of its distinguishing (disgusting?) characteristics. They can use fat to produce ATP. Because of its higher muscle fat content, some people may perceive dark muscle as greasy, while others deem it delicious.
Mitochondria also require oxygen in order to function. They rely on an iron-containing protein called myoglobin, which shuttles oxygen from the blood to the mitochondria found inside muscle. Because of the large amount of myoglobin, these muscles appear dark.
What makes white meat light?
What about that drier, white meat? Again, it’s useful to first consider its function.
White meat is found largely in the breast muscles, which are used to create the explosive force needed for flight. But keep in mind that for turkeys, this flight is very short in duration: just long enough to escape a predator. This job is ideally suited for what physiologists call type II or fast twitch muscle.
This sort of activity is supported by a different means of ATP production – one that does not heavily rely on mitochondria or require oxygen. White muscles use a process called glycolysis, which requires carbohydrates to create ATP. They are light in color because of their low capacity to use oxygen during exercise; there is simply no need for a high abundance of the iron-rich oxygen shuttle, myoglobin.
White muscles have a low fat content because they don’t need and don’t have a large amount of mitochondria required to make ATP from fat. That’s why some people find this meat to be dry.
Different species of animals perform different jobs with their muscles. For instance, duck breast muscles must support very long duration flights, and like turkey legs, are dark in color and loaded with fat.
In case you’re wondering, people’s muscles are a bit more complicated than just light or dark. Most human muscles are what physiologists consider mixed, with a variety of oxidative and slow muscle fibers. People with proportionally more of one than another might excel at different activities – think sprinters versus marathon runners.
Next time you sit down to enjoy your holiday meal, have confidence that you know why your meat choice tastes delicious. Now, can you believe what those D.C. politicians are up to?
This story was originally published by The Conversation on November 21, 2019.
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Devastated mom forced to travel out of state for abortion of unviable fetus
(CNN) - Oklahoma has some of the most restrictive abortion bans in the nation, with the procedure almost fully outlawed.
Advocates have pledged to challenge that law, but with all abortion providers in the state having shut their doors, it’s already too late for some women.
Lori Brown-Loftis is one of them. She and her family were preparing to welcome its newest member into the world, even getting the nursery started. Her first daughter even started wearing a T-shirt that said “big sister.”
But what should have been a happy time soon turned to crushing devastation when an ultrasound revealed a rare genetic disorder.
“The doctor kind of explained that this disorder is not compatible with life,” Brown-Loftis said. “It was a little girl that, you know, she would not be viable, that most children either die during childbirth or shortly after.”
With no chance of the baby surviving outside the womb, Brown-Loftis made the painful choice to have an abortion.
“That is one of the most difficult things that I’ve ever had to do, it was the hardest decision,” Brown-Loftis said. “Had I been forced to carry that pregnancy, knowing that I would not get to bring that child home, would have caused so much trauma.”
At 23 weeks pregnant, Brown-Loftis was forced to travel out of state for the three-day, invasive procedure with significant financial and emotional cost.
Brown-Loftis said the worst part was being met at the clinic by protesters.
“Just the assumption that I didn’t want my baby, I think that was probably the hardest part,” she said.
This was in January, when Oklahoma allowed abortions up to 20 weeks of pregnancy. Today, the state has one of the most far-reaching abortion bans in the nation – prohibiting the procedure at the moment of fertilization with very narrow exceptions.
Abortion is now effectively outlawed in Oklahoma, with all four of its clinics no longer providing the service. If they can afford it, women seeking an abortion will now need to travel out of state, just like Brown-Loftis did.
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, a Republican, said he does not want abortion allowed in the state.
“I don’t know how much clearer we can be. We don’t believe in abortion in Oklahoma. We don’t want it in our state,” Stitt said.
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue an opinion that could effectively overturn Roe v. Wade in the coming weeks. If that happens, many other states could become like Oklahoma.
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This weekend, celebrations across the world kicked off the Lunar New Year. Family gatherings, food, parades and performances ushered in the year of the rabbit.
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This weekend, celebrations across the world kicked off the Lunar New Year. Family gatherings, food, parades and performances ushered in the year of the rabbit.
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The Washington Commanders are expected to trade cornerback William Jackson III to the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
The trade will somewhat minimize a costly mistake for Washington. In March 2021, Coach Ron Rivera’s new, handpicked front office made one of its first splashy moves by giving Jackson a top-of-market deal for three years and $40.5 million. But Jackson, who excelled in man-to-man coverage in Cincinnati, never looked truly comfortable in Washington’s zone-heavy scheme.
This season, despite switching to a hybrid scheme known as “matchup zone,” Jackson still struggled.
By trading Jackson, Washington will save about $12.75 million next year but carry $3 million of “dead cap” in 2023, 2024 and 2025 from his prorated bonus, according to the web site Over the Cap.
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Executives provide profound development and further evangelism to RightData's high-growth business.
ATLANTA, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RightData, the high-growth startup known for modern data integration and trusted data quality and observability, added two industry leaders to its executive team. These data veterans aim to provide excellence in software development and evangelize its thought-leading position for data infrastructure software. This reinforces RightData's commitment to the market and capitalizes on its recent Series A investment from Level Equity.
Siva Kolisetti joins as Vice President and Head of RightData's Digital Center based in Hyderabad, India. In this role, he will direct engineering in designing and executing state-of-the-art data lakehouse and data quality software initiatives. Siva has held key positions in technical leadership across areas such as healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and consulting.
"Siva's experience spearheading digital transformation, combined with his superior consulting background, makes him a perfect fit for what RightData needs today. We will depend on Siva to bring our development deeply into the modern data future," said Vasu Santtenapalli, RightData CEO.
Rama Ryali joins as Vice President of Customer Evangelism and Strategy, a vital role to ensure RightData stays in tune with the market and grows its position as a next generation thought leader for modern data. Throughout his career, dedicated to data management and implementation, Rama served as CTO and directed multi-million-dollar data management initiatives.
Santtenapalli stated, "Rama showed confidence in both RightData's company and software approach as a CTO of one of our key customers. We're delighted he's joined the executive team to bring focused messaging and strategy to the mix."
As the need for simple, easy, fast data infrastructure grows into a multi-billion-dollar space, RightData finds itself perfectly poised for more significant growth in the enterprise and mid-market with agile software for new data and machine learning approaches. RightData is unifying the value of trusted data on a no-code platform for data scientists and business users.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — After five days of testimony in the murder trial of former Fort Worth officer Aaron Dean in the 2019 death of Atatiana Jefferson, the defense and prosecution have rested their cases.
The judge said the jury will be brought back first thing Wednesday morning to hear closing arguments.
Testimony resumed Tuesday with the defense calling law enforcement professor Jay Coons to take the stand as a "use-of-force" expert witness.
Throughout his testimony, Coons told the jury he believed Dean and his partner Officer Darch exemplified "good police work," in responding to Jefferson's home on Oct. 12, 2019.
"They didn't know what they had," Coons said. A statement he repeated several times in describing his observations of how Dean and Darch conducted themselves during the investigation at Jefferson's home.
The nature in which they approached and the observations they were making were "perfectly fine," said Coons.
“Officers’ Dean’s actions that night – and yes this is a terrible event, there’s nothing good about this. But his actions as a police officer were reasonable in what he was doing," Coons testified.
In cross-examination, prosecutor Dale Smith questioned Coons over general orders and Dean's testimony Monday, in which the former officer said he that he was responding to a possible burglary.
When Coons was asked if Dean and Darch should've called for backup, according to general orders, Coons didn't directly answer yes or no. Yet, he did say "hypothetically" if Dean came to the conclusion that it was a burglary-in-progress, there should have been a call for backup.
Smith was also trying to hammer the fact that Coons was not a neurologist in hopes of discrediting his testimony over Dean's thought process in responding to Jefferson's home and leading up to the moments when he decided to pull the trigger, shooting and killing Jefferson.
Following nearly three hours of testimony from Coons, the defense rested. And the judge called for a lunch break for jurors.
When the jury returned, the prosecution called a rebuttal witness to the stand, forensic analyst and instructor Jonathyn Priest.
When questioned over Dean's and Darch's tactical response to Jefferson's home, Priest said they had two better options: knock and announce or back away from the home and call for backup.
"My opinion is that they shouldn’t have left the front door,” said Priest.
Then, the defense questioned Priest over his background, past cases involving officer-involved shootings, and his past testimony on officer-involved shooting cases.
The defense tried to focus on Jefferson’s gun, continually trying to convince the jury that Dean could’ve seen it and that he was justified in killing her.
The prosecution argued he shouldn’t have been there at all and Jefferson was reacting normally.
Following the dueling expert testimony from both sides, the defense and prosecution chose to rest their cases in preparation for closing arguments Wednesday.
On Monday, Dean took the stand in his own defense, stating that the jury needed to "hear from me and hear the truth."
Dean faced hard questioning from the prosecution on his background, his police training and if he would have graded his actions on Oct. 12, 2019, highly.
While recounting the events that led up to the deadly shooting, Dean became visibly shaken and cried.
“I know you’re crying now, but you weren’t crying when you decided not to administer CPR to Atatiana,” prosecutor Dale Smith said to Dean during cross-examination.
Smith hammered Dean over the mistakes made in responding to the call at Jefferson’s home, especially driving home the fact that he did not see the hands of the ‘silhouette’ in the window nor identify to his partner there was a gun, or immediately start CPR on Jefferson.
When Smith asked Dean what grade he’d give himself for his actions. Dean answered that he'd give himself a B.
Following Dean's testimony, a video expert took the stand for the last few hours of court on Monday.
Forensics video expert Grant Fredericks testified on the limitations of the body camera Dean wore the night of Jefferson's death, the camera's field of view and the camera's ability to focus from light to dark.
You can watch the entire proceedings on the WFAA+ app on Roku and Amazon Fire TVs, on the WFAA YouTube page, or in the video player below:
Live updates below:
3:28 p.m. Judge Gallagher released the jury for the day, with closing arguments slated to begin Wednesday morning.
3:16 p.m: Both sides have rested in the case.
2:56 p.m.: Priest steps down from the stand.
2:45 p.m.: The defense passes witness back to prosecution.
2:43 p.m.: The defense brings out the gun with the green laser in the case.
2:10 p.m.: The defense begins to question Priest over his expertise background, past cases involving officer-involved shootings, and his past testimony on officer-involved shooting cases.
2:00 p.m.: “My opinion is that they shouldn’t have left the front door,” Priest said.
1:20 p.m.: Following a break, the prosecution called another witness, forensic analyst and instructor Jonathyn Priest to the stand. Priest is testifying over Dean’s and officer Darch’s response to Jefferson’s home.
11:38 a.m.: The defense rests. Judge breaks for lunch.
10:31 a.m.: Cross-examination begins. Coon maintained their actions “good police work."
Prosecutions questioned Coons over the general orders of the call.
10:15 a.m.: The judge calls for a break ahead of cross-examination by the prosecution.
10:14 a.m.: In looking at the totality of circumstances, “Officer’s Dean’s actions that night, yes, this is a terrible event…” Coons said. “But his actions were reasonable in what he was doing.”
8:50 a.m.: Law enforcement professor Jay Coons takes the stand as a "use-of-force" expert witness for the defense.
Coons is testifying on how training prepares officers for calls like "open structure," in which Dean and his partner Officer Darch responded to and the steps that should be taken when arriving at the scene.
"They didn't know what they had," Coons said. A statement he repeated several times in describing his observations of how Dean and Darch conducted themselves during the investigation at Jefferson's home.
The nature in which they approached and observations they were making were "perfectly fine," said Coons.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Emily D'Angelo made her point with attire before singing a single note at the Metropolitan Opera’s concert to mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The 28-year-old Canadian mezzo-soprano walked onto the stage Friday night for the Mozart Requiem wearing a dark skirt covered with white tally marks, like on a school chalkboard: four vertical slashes and a diagonal to close out each set of five. There were 365 in all on the outfit created by Berlin designer Esther Perbandt, one to mark each day of Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II.
“Although an opera house doesn’t have the offensive capacity of an Abrams tank or an F-16 jet, the Metropolitan Opera is proud to be a powerful cultural resource for Ukraine, helping to lead the fight for artistic liberty against (Vladimir) Putin’s cultural propaganda machine,” Met general manager Peter Gelb told an intermission group that included U.N. Ambassadors Sergiy Kyslytsya of Ukraine and Linda Thomas-Greenfield of the U.S. “We demonstrate the free world’s ongoing cultural resolve to defend Ukraine’s liberty in the face of brutal oppression.”
Met music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducted what was titled “For Ukraine: A Concert of Remembrance and Hope,” that also featured Ukrainian tenor Dmytro Popov and bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi and South African soprano Golda Schultz. With the Metropolitan Opera House bathed in the yellow and blue colors on Ukraine’s flag, and an actual flag hung above the stage, they opened with Ukraine’s anthem, followed with the Mozart Requiem and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 and ended with Valentin Silvestrov’ hymn “Prayer for Ukraine.”
“The Metropolitan Opera,” Kyslytsya said, “adopted Ukrainian culture, adopted me, adopted my mission.”
Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska addressed the crowd at the start of the evening in a prerecorded video speech.
“You have proven that art can help and save, literally," she said. “I hope that it is on this stage that we will soon be able to celebrate the victory of humanity, of art, of Ukraine, and it will be our common victory."
The Ukrainian singers wrapped themselves in flags during the curtain calls. Tickets were priced at $50, with the Met saying it held the amount lower than its usual prices in the hope audience members would donate large amounts to supporting Ukraine’s war effort.
Gelb dropped Russian artists who refused to distance themselves from Putin from the Met’s roster, most famously star soprano Anna Netrebko.
“It’s a small price to pay,” he said. “To be on the side of right was what’s important. I wouldn’t be able to look at myself in the mirror and have known Putin supporters performing on our stage.”
Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov, who withdrew from a new production of Verdi's "La Forza del Destino" at the Met next season, was quoted recently as saying artists should remain neutral.
“My response is they chose a side and they chose the wrong side,” Gelb said. “I feel sorry that he like many other Russians are so misinformed and don’t really understand what’s going on in the world.”
The Met has hired four interns from Ukraine and Gelb plans to add Ukrainian composers to the Met’s commissioning program. His wife, Canadian-Ukrainian conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson, will again lead a summer tour of the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra. She was back in New York after conducting a Verdi Requiem and Ukrainian composer Viktoriia Poliova’s “Bucha. Lacrimosa” at the Lviv National Opera on Tuesday to commemorate fallen soldiers and victims of Russia’s invasion.
“I felt that I had to go and experience this myself and show Putin that he cannot kill culture, he cannot kill the soul of Ukraine,” Wilson said. “We had to hide in a bomb shelter for the first rehearsal. For the dress rehearsal we were delayed two hours in a bomb shelter. But I didn’t feel any fear -- there was no fear. There was this determination to somehow get through this concert, and it went on beautifully.
"The power stayed on. And there soldiers in the audience, young boys, they were in the first two rows. And when I went to make my bow and people were applauding me, I begun applauding the soldiers. And we all applauded the soldiers. And that’s what the power of music does.”
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On July 29, several accounts on Twitter, now called X, shared an image of actor Tom Hanks wearing a shirt that said “KEEP AMERICA TRUMPLESS.” The image went viral, trending on the social media site, with some commenters questioning whether the image was real or manipulated.
The photo spread to other platforms, racking up hundreds of thousands of views across social media and photo sharing websites.
THE QUESTION
Is the photo of Tom Hanks wearing a “Keep America Trumpless” shirt real?
THE SOURCES
RevEye, a reverse image search engine
THE ANSWER
No, the photo of Tom Hanks in a ‘Keep America Trumpless’ shirt is fake.
WHAT WE FOUND
The photo of Tom Hanks in an anti-Trump shirt was edited. It was created using a photo taken in 2020 when Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson were in Sydney, Australia.
VERIFY was able to find the original photo using RevEye, a reverse image search engine.
Photos posted on British tabloid The Sun’s website show Hanks walking down a Sydney sidewalk with Wilson ahead of their son, Truman.
Comparing the doctored image to the original image, you can see Truman wearing the same shirt behind Hanks, with the same watch and rolled-up sleeves. You can also see Hanks is wearing the same hat, sunglasses and has the same facial expression.
The only difference is the shirt. In the original, Hanks is wearing a solid navy shirt – not a “KEEP AMERICA TRUMPLESS” shirt.
This is not the first time a photo of a celebrity was doctored to make it appear like he was wearing a shirt that said “KEEP AMERICA TRUMPLESS.”
In June 2022, a doctored photo of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson went viral claiming to show the wrestler-turned-actor wearing a shirt with the same slogan. That photo was fake, too.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE: ASC) ("Ardmore" or the "Company") today announced the planned departure of its current Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") Paul Tivnan and appointment of new CFO Bart Kelleher, effective 28 September 2022.
Anthony Gurnee, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"After 12 great years at Ardmore, Paul has decided to leave the company to broaden his experience and pursue further ambitions. Paul has been instrumental to what Ardmore has accomplished, from its start-up in 2010, through its IPO on the NYSE in 2013, to our position as a first-class shipping company today. Most recently he concluded the Element 1 and Maritime Partners transactions in mid-2021 and a complete refinancing of Ardmore's debt on favorable terms. Paul has been a core part of the senior management team and it has been a privilege to work with him over these many years. We wish him the best as he passes the torch and moves on to the next chapter of his career.
At the same time, I am delighted to announce that Bart Kelleher has agreed to join Ardmore as CFO. Bart brings to Ardmore a wealth of experience in shipping and related industries across many functions, including notable financial sector and CFO experience, as well as his expertise in the chemical sector as CEO of Chembulk Tankers. We are confident that he will play a pivotal role in driving Ardmore strategically and financially toward even greater future success.
Paul and Bart will overlap and work closely together from 1st September to achieve an orderly and well-planned transition, including a thorough handover of all internal and external relationships."
Bart Kelleher Biographical Information:
Bart Kelleher has over 25 years of progressive experience in the maritime, finance, energy, and industrials sectors. Most recently, Mr. Kelleher served as Chief Executive Officer of Chembulk Tankers, an owner and operator of stainless-steel chemical tankers, having previously served as both Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the firm. Prior to that, he was the Chief Operating Officer of Principal Maritime Management which owned and operated a fleet of Suezmax crude carriers and chemical tankers; he also functioned as acting Chief Financial Officer during the company's start-up and initial growth phases. In addition to his executive experience in the maritime energy transportation sector, Mr. Kelleher has held roles in investment banking, commercial banking, equity research, and capital markets in the maritime and energy-related industries at Bear Stearns and HSH Nordbank. Earlier in his career, he served as a deck officer onboard US-flag crude oil tankers and held management positions in both the cruise industry and with a leading naval architecture firm. Mr. Kelleher holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, an MS in Ocean Systems Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a BE in Naval Architecture from New York Maritime College. Mr. Kelleher serves as an Advisory Board Member to OrbitMI, an innovative technology firm offering advanced AI-based fleet performance management solutions.
About Ardmore Shipping Corporation
Ardmore owns and operates a fleet of MR product and chemical tankers ranging from 25,000 to 50,000 deadweight tonnes. Ardmore provides seaborne transportation of petroleum products and chemicals worldwide to oil majors, national oil companies, oil and chemical traders, and chemical companies, with its modern, fuel-efficient fleet of mid-size tankers.
Ardmore's core strategy is to continue to develop a modern, high-quality fleet of product and chemical tankers, build key long-term commercial relationships and maintain its cost advantage in assets, operations and overhead, while creating synergies and economies of scale as the company grows. Ardmore provides its services to customers through voyage charters, commercial pools, and time charters, and enjoys close working relationships with key commercial and technical management partners.
Ardmore's Energy Transition Plan ("ETP") focusses on three key areas: transition technologies, transition projects, and sustainable (non-fossil fuel) cargos. The ETP is an extension of Ardmore's strategy, building on its core strengths of tanker chartering, shipping operations, technical and operational fuel efficiency improvements, technical management, construction supervision, project management, investment analysis, and ship finance. Ardmore has established Ardmore Ventures as Ardmore's holding company for existing and future potential investments related to the ETP and completed its first projects under the plan in June 2021.
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A UK-based company is launching an “off the shelf” EV battery pack aimed at conversions and niche vehicle manufacturers.
Swindon Powertrain has already made an electric crate motor kit, but many have pointed out how battery packs themselves are difficult to source and configure, so the company decided to expand into that area as well.
Specialist firms have mostly relied on used packs salvaged from other vehicles, but their true condition is often unknown, and they are often designed for a specific vehicle, making repurposing difficult, Swindon said in a press release.
The company’s High Energy Density (HED) packs include their own battery-management system and liquid cooling, and are available in 30-kwh (28 kwh usable) and 60-kwh (55 kwh usable) configurations.
Each pack measures 39.3 inches long, 16.5 inches wide, and 14.7 inches tall or 24.2 inches tall, depending on capacity. The 30-kwh version weighs 419 lb, while the 60-kwh version weighs 771 lb.
This is not for the scrappiest of DIY projects, for sure. UK pricing is 19,500 British pounds ($22,437 at current exchange rates) for the 30-kwh version and 32,000 British pounds ($36,716) for the 60-kwh version, a spokesperson told Green Car Reports. A 12-month warranty is included, and packs are assembled at Swindon’s own facility, which was once used to build Formula 1 race engines.
A plug-and-play (no pun intended) battery pack should complement the multiple electric crate motor offerings from companies like Swindon and California’s Electric GT. That company’s motor is designed to drop into the space of a V-8 engine.
Some companies are also offering complete EV conversions of specific vehicles. Electrogenic has a drop-in kit for the Land Rover Defender, while Mini has begun converting classic Minis to all-electric power. So there seems to be a ready market for a standalone battery pack that can easily be integrated with different vehicles.
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The founder of the mobile payment service Cash App died after an apparent stabbing near downtown San Francisco early Tuesday morning, and police are asking the public to come forward with any information.
Bob Lee, 43, was an executive at cryptocurrency firm MobileCoin.
Around 2:35 a.m., officers were called to the 400 block of Main Street after receiving a report of a stabbing in the area. Officers found Lee suffering from what appeared to be stab wounds.
Lee was given first aid by officers and emergency medical responders before he was taken to a local hospital. He later died of his injuries.
No arrests have been made and no description of a suspect has been released.
Police are investigating this incident as a homicide.
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Strategic investment to accelerate global expansion, reinforcing Arkon's position as a leader in Data Center Infrastructure
MELBOURNE, Australia, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Arkon Energy Pty Ltd (Arkon), a global data center infrastructure company, today announced the successful completion of a $26 million capital raise with new funding being provided by Sandton Capital Partners, a global credit-oriented asset manager and participation from JGB Management, an existing lender to Arkon. The investment into Arkon is set to bolster the company's strategic growth and expansion on an international scale.
The funds procured from the capital raise will be utilized to acquire exceptional data centers with deep value, and ensure the delivery of world-class data center services to institutional-scale clients.
"This successful raise of $26 million marks a significant milestone for Arkon Energy and will act as the linchpin for our aggressive expansion into North America. The Arkon Energy team is currently active on several proprietary and value-accretive opportunities on the North American continent, and we expect this raise and our subsequent acquisition to be the first of several over the next 12 months," said Joshua Payne, CEO of Arkon. "We appreciate the trust our capital partners have placed in us and are eager to explore the additional new opportunities this funding will unlock."
The capital raise comes at a time of increased complexity in the financial landscape, particularly for firms like Arkon operating in the intersection of data center infrastructure and digital currencies. The industry faces challenges and opportunities at the same time as the industry matures. "Raising capital in the current climate, particularly amidst a crypto downturn and increasing regulatory scrutiny, was indeed a challenge. However, the uncertain market landscape also presents very well priced buying opportunities for those that are able to navigate the storm and protect the downside" remarked Payne. "With this $26 million capital injection from Sandton Capital Partners and existing investors, we have demonstrated that there is strong investor confidence in our business model, operational efficiency, and long-term vision."
Barker's Point Capital Advisors acted as exclusive financial advisor to Arkon Energy in connection with arranging financing for the transaction. Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of J.V.B Financial, LLC, serves as M&A advisor to Arkon Energy in connection with the acquisition of North American assets.
About Arkon Energy
Arkon Energy Pty Ltd, based in Melbourne, Australia, is a global leader in data center infrastructure, delivering sustainable and exceptional services. Arkon's data centers are diversified across various stable jurisdictions, offering robust revenues and growth potential. Leveraging low-cost renewable power, Arkon is focused on meeting the evolving needs of its institutional-scale clients, particularly in the Bitcoin sector. By fostering the viability of renewable electricity projects, Arkon is contributing to the global energy transition. With facilities in Norway, Australia, and the United States, Arkon is continually expanding its global presence. For more information, visit https://www.arkonenergy.com/.
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BERLIN (AP) — A senior German state official announced his resignation Wednesday amid questions over his management of deadly floods that hit his region last year.
Roger Lewentz, the interior minister of the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate for the past 11 years, said he was “taking the political responsibility for mistakes that were made in my area of responsibility.”
More than 230 people died in Germany and neighboring Belgium in the floods on July 14, 2021. The hardest-hit area was Rhineland-Palatinate’s Ahr valley, a wine-growing region south of Cologne where at least 134 people died when heavy rain turned streams into raging torrents that swept away houses, roads and bridges.
Lewentz has come under mounting pressure in recent weeks following the emergence of a previously unknown video taken from a police helicopter on the evening of the floods that showed houses swamped by the rising water and people begging for help. It also emerged that a written police report on the situation arrived at Lewentz’s ministry shortly after midnight.
Lewentz, a member of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left Social Democrats, said he didn’t have the video and the report on the night of the floods, but said it was “a particularly demanding night” for his ministry’s emergency center.
He conceded that he was no longer able to convince people with his arguments at a time when the fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine means a security minister needs to be able to concentrate fully on the current risks.
Lewentz’s departure follows the resignation from the German federal government in April of Anne Spiegel, who was Rhineland-Palatinate’s environment minister and deputy governor at the time of the floods.
Spiegel, who briefly served as Scholz’s minister for families and women, quit after it emerged that she went on a long family vacation 10 days after the floods.
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BOISE, Idaho — A rally to gather at Boise City Hall, scheduled for Friday, June 30 at 6:00 pm, is gaining momentum as public opinion forms around in the case of Payton Wasson, the 22-year-old man who was shot and killed by a Boise Police Officer last Saturday.
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The incident stemmed from a vehicle being investigated, and the occupant of the vehicle, Wasson, attempting to flee from the police on foot and being shot by an officer.
The call for the rally is circulating in a tweet from Black Lives Matter Boise.
Boise Police hunted, & then shot & killed 22-year-old Payton Wasson in the heart of downtown Boise. #paytonwasson #boisepolice #boise #thisisboise #idaho #thisisidaho #idahome #acab #blm #blacklivesmatter #abolition #idaho #ID #police #policeshootings #boiseprotest pic.twitter.com/6AhMErFdOD
— Black Lives Matter Boise #BLM (@BLMBoise) June 27, 2023
Local businesses and residents in the area were surprised to hear of the incident, as the area where the incident occurred is not accustomed to violence.
RELATED | Locals react to downtown shooting by Boise police
The officer involved in the shooting has been placed on administrative leave, per policy, as the investigation ensues.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Emmett Till left his mother's house on Chicago's South Side in 1955 to visit relatives in Mississippi, where the Black teenager was abducted and brutally slain for reportedly whistling at a white woman.
A cultural preservation organization announced Tuesday that the house will receive a share of $3 million in grants being distributed to 33 sites and organizations nationwide that are important pieces of African American history.
Some of the grant money from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund will go to rehabilitate buildings, such as a bank in Mississippi founded by a man described by Booker T. Washington as the “most influential business man in the United States,” the first Black masonic lodge in North Carolina, and a school in rural Oklahoma for the children of Black farm workers and laborers.
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The money will also help restore the Virginia home where a tennis coach helped turn Black athletes such as Arthur Ashe and Althea Gibson into champions, rehabilitate the Blue Bird Inn in Detroit that is considered the birthplace of bebop jazz, and protect and preserve African American cemeteries in Pennsylvania and a tiny island off the coast of South Carolina.
Brent Leggs, executive director of the organization that is in its fifth year of awarding the grants, said the effort is intended to fill “some gaps in the nation’s understanding of the civil rights movement."
Till's brutal slaying helped galvanize the civil rights movement. The Chicago home where Mamie Till Mobley and her son lived will receive funding for a project director to oversee restoration efforts, including renovating the second floor to what it looked like when the Tills lived there.
“This house is a sacred treasure from our perspective and our goal is to restore it and reinvent it as an international heritage pilgrimage destination,” said Naomi Davis, executive director of Blacks in Green, a local nonprofit group that bought the house in 2020. She said the plan is to time the 2025 opening with that of the Obama Presidential Library a few miles away.
Leggs said it is is particularly important to do something that shines a light on Mamie Till Mobley. After her 14-year-old son's lynching, Till Mobley insisted that his body be displayed in an open casket as it looked when it was pulled from a river, to show the world what racism looked like.
It was a display that influenced thousands of mourners who filed by the casket and the millions more who saw the photographs in Jet Magazine — one of whom was Rosa Parks whose refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to a white man about three months later remains one of the pivotal acts of defiance in American history.
“It was a catalytic moment in the civil rights movement and through this we lift and honor Black women in civil rights,” Leggs said.
And the news follows a recent revelation about the discovery of an unserved arrest warrant of the woman whose accusation put in motion the chain of events that led to the teen's lynching.
The house and the story of the casket highlight the risks that the remnants of such history can vanish if not protected. As recently as 2019 when it was sold to a developer, the red brick Victorian house built more than a century earlier was falling into disrepair before it was granted landmark status by the city of Chicago. And the glass-topped casket that held Till’s remains was only donated to the Smithsonian Institution because it was discovered in 2009 rusting in a shed at a suburban Chicago cemetery where it was discarded after the teen’s body was exhumed years earlier.
That discovery of the casket, which only happened because of a scandal at the cemetery, underscores how easily significant pieces of history can simply vanish, said Annie Wright, whose late husband, Simeon, was sleeping with his cousin, Emmett, the night he was abducted.
“We got to remember what happened and if we don’t tell it, if people don’t see (the house) they’ll forget and we don’t want to forget tragedy in these United States,” said Wright, 76.
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Could ‘The Last of Us’ finale beat the Oscars in the ratings? We break down the numbers
The fungal zombies are coming for the Oscars.
In a programming matchup that’s certain to create an agonizing Sophie’s choice for many TV viewers — and may cause some agita among leaders of the motion picture academy — the finale of HBO’s post-apocalyptic hit series “The Last of Us” is scheduled for the same night as this year’s Academy Awards, March 12.
Yes, while HBO stepped aside in deference to this Sunday’s Super Bowl, shifting the upcoming fifth episode of “The Last of Us” up to Friday, the network decided to go ahead and play chicken with the Oscars.
So what happens when you pit Hollywood’s biggest night against the climax of the year’s most buzzed-about show — other than perhaps sparking some arguments over who gets control of the remote? Which major televised entertainment event will come out on top?
In Sunday’s episode, the HBO series introduces two characters from the game, Bill and Frank — and changes their story completely. Here’s why.
Let’s break down some numbers.
As everyone knows, ratings for the Oscars have been steadily declining for years, as movies have been displaced from the center of the cultural conversation and the entertainment landscape has grown ever more fragmented. Last year’s Oscars drew an average of 15.4 million viewers, up 56% from the previous year’s pandemic-dampened ratings disaster but still the second-lowest viewership in the telecast’s history, and far below the more than 40 million who tuned in just nine years ago.
With a handful of bona fide blockbusters in the best picture mix this year, including “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Avatar: The Way of Water” and “Elvis,” Oscar insiders are hoping that the show will draw in more casual moviegoers who may not otherwise feel compelled to watch the show.
The high-water mark for Oscar ratings — 55.3 million viewers, reached in 1997 — came in a year that was dominated by James Cameron’s “Titanic,” then the biggest box office hit of all time. For the first time ever, this year’s best picture race includes two films that have topped $1 billion globally: Cameron’s “Avatar” sequel and “Top Gun: Maverick.”
Academy leaders, who have tried everything from proposing (and then scuttling) a “best popular film” award to launching a Twitter-voted fan-favorite prize to boost viewership for the Oscars, may have reason to be optimistic.
While ratings for awards shows across the board have been generally trending downward, Sunday night’s Grammys averaged 12.4 million viewers, up 30% from last year, according to Nielsen, making it the most-watched Grammy telecast since 2020. Perhaps that is a sign that awards shows may be rebounding off their ratings lows.
If this year’s Oscars were to receive a similarly sized bounce, it would pull in roughly 20 million viewers. That would put it within striking distance of 2020’s prepandemic telecast, which saw 23.6 million viewers tune in to watch “Parasite” win best picture.
As for “The Last of Us,” viewership for the series has grown steadily since its debut, as strong reviews — and a heartbreaking and much-discussed third episode — have continued to expand its audience well beyond fans of the original video game.
Sunday night’s fourth episode of the series pulled in 7.5 million viewers across linear broadcasts and the HBO Max streaming platform, according to the network, up 17% from Episode 3 and a whopping 60% above the series debut in January.
If “The Last of Us” continues to grow at that rate, picking up new fans like so many Cordyceps-infected victims — and if the Oscars has an abysmal night, flirting once again with the record-low viewership of 9.8 million it hit in 2021 — things could get interesting.
The redemptive moment of Beyoncé finally winning album of the year never came, and as beloved as Harry Styles might be, the show ended on a low note.
Still, realistically speaking, “The Last of Us” will probably not pull in enough viewers to pose a real threat to the Oscars. The most-watched show in HBO history is 2019’s series finale of “Game of Thrones,” which drew in 19.3 million viewers — a tally that took that series 9 years to build and one that “The Last of Us” is highly unlikely to reach in its initial season.
That said, while the Oscars will probably be able to claim a ratings victory that evening, with “The Last of Us” available for delayed viewing via HBO Max, the series finale’s total viewership could well end up topping that of the Academy Awards. Through its first few episodes, the show has averaged more than 20 million viewers including those who streamed it in the week after it aired. For as long as it remains on a broadcast network, the Oscars just gets one shot to capture whatever audience it can as a live event before quickly becoming yesterday’s news.
In the end, the fact that an awards show that once claimed to draw a billion viewers globally (perhaps with some exaggeration) need even concern itself with competition from a mere cable series shows a sign of how dramatically the landscape has shifted.
The zombies may not get them this year. But the Oscars are not out of the woods.
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BEIJING, May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AGM Group Holdings Inc. ("AGM Group " or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AGMH), an integrated technology company focusing on providing fintech software services and producing high-performance hardware and computing equipment, today announced that it received a notification letter dated May 17, 2023 (the "Notification Letter") from Nasdaq notifying that the Company is not in compliance with the requirements for continued listing set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) since the Company did not timely file its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the "2022 Form 20-F") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
The Notification Letter has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company's shares on Nasdaq. Pursuant to the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Company has 60 calendar days from the date of the Notification Letter to submit a plan to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rules (the "Compliance Plan"). If Nasdaq accepts the Compliance Plan, it may grant the Company an extension of up to 180 calendar days or until November 13, 2023, to regain compliance.
AGM Group continues to work diligently to complete the Form 20-F and file it with SEC as soon as reasonably practicable. The Company expects to submit a plan to regain compliance or file its Form 20-F within the timeline prescribed by Nasdaq.
This announcement is made in compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(b), which requires prompt disclosure of receipt of a notification of deficiency.
About AGM Group Holdings Inc.
Incorporated in April 2015 and headquartered in Beijing, China, AGM Group Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: AGMH) is an integrated technology company focusing on providing fintech software services and producing high-performance hardware and computing equipment. AGMH's mission is to become one of the key participants and contributors in the global fintech and blockchain ecosystem. For more information, please visit www.agmprime.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact in this press release are forward-looking statements and involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and the industry in which the Company operates, but involve a number of unknown risks and uncertainties, Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results. You are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements contained herein and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.
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The Social Magazine Integrates Mastodon into Its iPhone App and Launches Mastodon Instance Flipboard.social
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Flipboard, the world's first social magazine, joins the movement toward a new model for social networking by branching out into the Fediverse with two key initiatives. The latest edition of Flipboard for iPhone now includes a beta feature that gives people a visual way to flip through stories, photos and posts from Mastodon, the most popular Fediverse platform. Additionally, the company launched its own Mastodon instance, Flipboard.social, to create an easy on-ramp for Flipboard users into the Fediverse. The instance is designed to be a safe and welcoming space for experimenting and learning with the Flipboard community of curators and enthusiasts. To this end, Flipboard.social will require an invitation to join at first.
The Fediverse refers to a network of social media servers that support microblogging, blogging, photo sharing, and more. Many of these servers, also known as instances, are interconnected or federated, allowing people on different instances to talk to each other, thanks to the ActivityPub protocol that interconnects Mastodon servers and many other services in the Fediverse.
"ActivityPub will disrupt social media in the way IMAP disrupted email, allowing people to connect no matter what email service they use. Walled gardens are coming to an end, and the future is federated," said Mike McCue, co-founder and CEO of Flipboard. "What we're rolling out today marks the beginning of the next phase for Flipboard. We're experimenting with integrating Mastodon content into Flipboard, while gradually developing our own presence in the Fediverse."
Mastodon Content in Flipboard Fashion
Now, Flipboard's users can flip through photos and articles shared via Mastodon and browse their favorites, public feeds and individual accounts all from within the iOS app. Users can also reply, like and boost content from within the Flipboard app, and flip stories from Mastodon into their Flipboard Magazines to share with people who follow them. With this addition, Flipboard transforms the way people discover, browse, and share content from the Fediverse.
To connect a Mastodon account to Flipboard, users need to have Flipboard's iPhone app and go to the accounts section (by tapping on the four-squares icon and then the "accounts" tab.) Once connected, users can flip through photos, posts and articles shared via Mastodon, as well as easily browse more of what these social networks have to offer including favorites, folders, groups, and lists. In addition to seeing their Mastodon feed in Flipboard, users can post updates, share articles, Magazines and photos from Flipboard to Mastodon.
About Flipboard
Flipboard is the world's first social magazine where people go for information and inspiration. On Flipboard, quality articles, videos, podcasts and products are recommended for enthusiasts, by enthusiasts from around the world. It is a platform that lets people spend time on their interests, develop deeper understanding of issues, and share the best ideas with others by collecting them into their own Flipboard Magazines. Download Flipboard for free in any app store or visit flipboard.com.
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KSP investigating after 2 Lexington officers shoot armed person accused of stealing car
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ)
9/2/22, 10:49 a.m.
Kentucky State Police are now investigating the shooting.
We’re told officers recorded the interaction on their body cameras. They’ve been placed on administrative assignment pending the outcome of the investigation.
Police did not publicly identify the officers or the suspect.
9/2/22, 8:17 a.m.
Two Lexington police officers were involved in an overnight, on-duty shooting that left one person in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
In a statement, officers say they were dispatched around 9:20 p.m. Thursday to the 1700 block of Jennifer Road for a stolen vehicle. When officers arrived, they say they made contact with the driver who didn’t comply with their commands and that the driver then pointed a gun at one of the officers. Officers fired their guns, striking the driver.
The driver has non-life-threatening injuries and was treated on the scene before being transported to a local hospital. The officers were not injured.
This is a developing story. Stick with ABC 36 for updates.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Opendoor Technologies Incorporated ("Opendoor" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: OPEN) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Opendoor investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired: (a) Opendoor securities between December 21, 2020 and September 16, 2022, both dates inclusive and/or (b) Opendoor common stock pursuant and/or traceable to documents issued in connection with the business combination between the Company and Opendoor Labs Inc. completed on or about December 18, 2020. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
OPEN investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) the algorithm used by the Company to make offers for homes could not accurately adjust to changing house prices across different market conditions and economic cycles; (ii) as a result, the Company was at an increased risk of sustaining significant and repeated losses due to residential real estate pricing fluctuations; (iii) accordingly, defendants overstated the purported benefits and competitive advantages of the algorithm; (iv) as a result, documents issued in connection with the merger between the Company and Opendoor Labs Inc. and defendants' public statements throughout the class period were materially false and/or misleading and failed to state information required to be stated therein.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Opendoor during the relevant time frame, you have until December 6, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
CONTACT:
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LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — A high school in Luzerne County was dismissed early Friday because of an odor.
The smell was first discovered just before 8 a.m. Friday morning at Lake Lehman High School.
Students were sent to the football stadium, and a short time later, the district sent a message to parents saying for the safety of students, school would be dismissed.
There's no word on exactly what was causing the odor or if the issue has been resolved.
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Awards recognize game-changing individuals for their commitment to democratizing analytics and influencing positive data-driven outcomes across the business
IRVINE, Calif., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alteryx, Inc. (NYSE: AYX), the Analytics Automation Company, today announced the recipients of the 2022 Customer Excellence Awards at the company's annual user conference, Alteryx Inspire 2022. Enabled by the Alteryx analytics automation platform, customers shared examples of game-changing transformational results achieved within their organizations and communities using data science and analytics.
Alteryx selected the following individuals based on the remarkable results and transformational impact of each customer project:
Catalyzer – the best democratization of data:
- Fiona Gordon, Global Director BI Strategy & Enablement, Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL). North America
Addressing an onslaught of change requirements driven by the COVID office lockdown, Fiona Gordon designed a new and innovative gamification program dubbed 'The Alteryx Adventure' that enabled JLL to use Alteryx as a streamlined, strategic tool for analytics automation. Today JLL has embedded Alteryx into the team's DNA and enjoys a robust analytics ecosystem across 11 countries, with teams collaborating and sharing workflows to improve productivity, reduce risk and improve employee engagement.
Pioneer – the most innovative use of advanced analytics:
- Rufus Cochran, Data Scientist, Roche Diagnostics. North America
Faced with numerous manual processes utilizing data across multiple systems, Cochran and his team developed 'The Control Tower solution' that utilizes advanced analytics and automation to analyze various data sets and provide near-real-time available engineer recommendations for the Field Service organization. This game-changing solution streamlines field service engineer dispatching processes by removing countless hours of manual engineer transferring and re-dispatching activities. All ensuring millions of tests are completed accurately and delivered to patients on time, providing savings back to hospitals and laboratories.
Performer – the greatest quantifiable business results:
- Leandro Ygor Loli, Business Analyst, Gradus Consulting. Brazil
With 350 different SKUs manufactured by 100 complex recipes, Gradus Consulting's client - a leader in the Brazilian pet food and nutrition sector - operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to deliver 386 tons of pet food per year. Using Alteryx to build scalable analytics solutions, Loli optimized and automated the company's supply chain and manufacturing processes. Delivering production efficiency gains that improved the company's margin, the solution, executed monthly, generated a combined estimated revenue gain of over R$11.5M (US$2.4M) in the company's profit margin and a 2.6% increase in manufacturing capacity. All without affecting market service.
For Good – the greatest use of data for good:
- Brad Fulton, Associate Professor, Indiana University. North America
Vast volumes of unstructured administrative data often inhibit researchers and practitioners from conducting field-level studies of philanthropic efforts to address social needs. By automating data extraction, cleansing and matching from multiple sources, Fulton and the team increased usable data by over 200% and improved data processing speeds 16-fold. Spanning the last ten years, this first-of-its-kind dataset of over one million non-profit organizations links U.S. foundation and grantee data. Successfully mapping the flow and distribution of money throughout the non-profit sector to show how funding patterns affect community-level social and economic inequality. Pending additional funding, Fulton seeks to update the data annually and make it publicly available. By removing technical barriers to accessing this valuable information, this effort will save the public millions of dollars in licensing fees.
Disruptor – the most data-led business transformational change:
- Jeff Neklason, Incentive Compensation Manager, Petco. North America
Using automated analytics, Neklason and a team of just three people at Petco designed a new incentive pay calculation engine for 28,000 employees in just four months. Repeatable process workflows consume and analyze data from multiple systems, including SQL Server, Snowflake, Workday, and AWS, to deliver 12 highly complex incentive plans that add 350K+ new payroll information transaction rows per week to perform 6.5M+ accurate calculations per run. The solution has saved hundreds of manual hours in the first year alone by streamlining numerous calculation processes to reduce the completion time for activities from two days to mere hours.
"The ability to transform complex raw data into business insights is critical to remain competitive in the current business landscape," said Matthew Stauble, chief customer officer at Alteryx. "The 2022 Customer Award Winners are shining examples of what businesses can achieve by coupling a culture of analytics that focuses on upskilling employees with the right analytics tools. We are thrilled to recognize their achievements and look forward to seeing how they continue to evolve their programs in the coming year."
For additional details on this year's submissions, visit the Excellence Awards Hall of Fame on Alteryx Community. Other Alteryx customer stories can be found on the Alteryx Use Cases page.
About Alteryx:
Alteryx, the Analytics Automation company, is focused on enabling every person to transform data into a breakthrough. Alteryx unifies analytics, data science and business process automation in one, end-to-end platform to accelerate digital transformation and shape the future of analytics automation. Organizations of all sizes, all over the world, rely on Alteryx to deliver high-impact business outcomes and the rapid upskilling of their modern workforce. For more information visit www.alteryx.com.
Alteryx is a registered trademark of Alteryx, Inc. All other product and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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ELMAU, Germany (AP) — The Latest on the G-7 summit, the annual meeting of the leading democratic economies, which this year is being held in Germany’s Bavarian Alps:
One Group of Seven family photo didn’t seem to be enough.
After posing for a group shot earlier Sunday, the leaders of the U.S., Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, along with the leaders of the European Commission and the European Council, gripped and grinned for a second time at a wooden bench that has a special place in G-7 lore.
It’s where photographers captured then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel and then-U.S. President Barack Obama having a conversation when Merkel hosted the annual G-7 summit at the secluded luxury hotel where the group is meeting this week.
The 2015 photo showed Merkel gesturing with outstretched arms toward a seated Obama.
Sunday’s photo wasn’t as dramatic. It shows the leaders, with open collars for the men, standing in front of the bench, some with their arms around each other’s shoulders.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS:
— U.S. President Joe Biden urges Western unity on Ukraine
— Why Germany is pushing for a ‘ climate club ’
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
The Group of Seven leading democratic economies has formally launched at its annual summit a global infrastructure and investment partnership aimed at pushing back China’s influence in the developing world.
The G-7 program responds to China’s so-called Belt and Road Initiative, which Western officials have long argued traps receiving countries in debt and with investments that benefit China more than their hosts.
The White House says the initiative seeks to leverage $200 billion in U.S. investment over the next five years, along with a similar amount from G-7 allies, to boost infrastructure development in lower- and middle-income nations.
It adds that most of the funding will come from the private sector, sovereign wealth and global development funds, rather that direct taxpayer dollars.
The U.S. says the G-7 backed effort promotes responsible investments that aim to benefit the communities they are made in.
Among the first initiatives are a $2 billion solar farm investment in Angola in Southwest AFrica, $320 million for hospital construction in Ivory Coast, in West Africa, and $40 million to promote regional energy trade in Southeast Asia.
In a jab at China, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the G-7 is offering “sustainable, quality infrastructure” and will be “listening closely to the recipient countries.”
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Western sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine are having “a profound impact.”
He said in an interview with CNN at the G-7 summit in Germany on Sunday that “even as (Russia) gets oil revenues with higher prices it’s unable to spend them because of the export controls.”
He said: Russia “can’t acquire what it needs to modernize its defense sector, to modernize its technology, to modernize its energy exploration, which means that over time each of these areas is going to go in decline.”
He referred to forecasts that reckon the Russian economy will shrink by up to 15% next year.
He added that the G-7 and NATO “will continue to do collectively everything we can to make sure that the Ukrainians have what they need in their hands to repel the Russian aggression.’’
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said the Group of Seven leading democratic economies faces challenges of a similar magnitude to those the world faced when the group was founded in the 1970s.
The G-7 emerged amid an energy crisis and severe economic downturn in the mid-1970s. Then-West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, who belonged to Scholz’s center-left party, was a prime mover behind the group’s formation.
Scholz said after hosting the opening session of this year’s summit in the German Alps that “we know something needs to be done” on the energy crisis and inflation.
He noted that “this was a point of departure for this gathering; when Helmut Schmidt worked to bring together the precursor of this meeting … it was about challenges of a similar dimension.”
Scholz said that shows that “only one thing helps in international relations: good partnerships, close cooperation and that we actually speak to each other.”
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says attacks by Russia on residential buildings in Kyiv show the importance of international unity in supporting Ukraine.
Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital early Sunday, striking at least two residential buildings. Associated Press journalists in the city saw rescue services battling flames and rescuing civilians
Scholz emphasized the unity so far of the Group of Seven industrial powers, the European Union and NATO in organizing support for Ukraine.
He said Sunday after hosting the first session of the G-7 summit: “We can say for sure that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin did not reckon with this and it is still giving him a headache — the great international support for Ukraine but of course also the Ukrainians’ courage and bravery in defending their own country.”
He added: “That this is a brutal war that Putin is waging, we have now once again seen with rocket attacks on houses in Kyiv — that shows it is right that we stand together and support Ukrainians to defend their country, their democracy, their freedom of self-determination.”
Scholz said that he and U.S. President Joe Biden were of one mind about what needs to be done.
Scholz, who has faced criticism at home and abroad for perceived reluctance to send Ukraine heavy weapons, said that “Germany and the U.S. will always act together when it comes to questions of Ukraine’s security.”
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Leaders at the Group of Seven summit in Germany have joked about what would make them look tougher than Russian President Vladimir Putin.
As the G-7 leaders sat down for the opening session of the summit on Sunday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could be heard asking whether he should keep his jacket on.
Johnson then said: “We all have to show that we’re tougher than Putin.” And Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added: “A bare-chested horseback ride.”
Russia’s president has over the years relished appearing with animals in stage-managed media events. Putin has ridden a horse bare-chested, petted a polar bear, flown a motorized hang glider with cranes and shot a tiger with a tranquilizer gun to tag it with a GPS collar.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its consequences are a focus of this year’s G-7 summit.
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GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Activists dressed as leaders of the Group of Seven countries have staged a protest in a town square in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, near the G-7 summit venue.
Wearing traditional Bavarian garb and oversized heads resembling those of U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other leaders, the activists pretended to ‘roast’ a planet Earth over a grill Sunday as the summit began.
“We are expecting a clear signal that they are going to fulfill their commitments of the Paris agreement and make clear improvements when it comes to climate protection,” said Charlotte Becker of the campaign group Oxfam.
The NGO also demands a tax on excess profits earned during the coronavirus pandemic that it says would generate hundreds of billions of dollars. The money should be used to fight poverty and hunger worldwide, it said.
Police have deployed thousands of officers around the summit venue in the Bavarian village of Elmau, in nearby Garmisch-Partenkirchen and in Munich.
A police spokeswoman, Carolin Englert, told German news agency dpa that so far the protests had been peaceful.
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GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Organizers of a planned rally against the G-7 summit in Elmau, Germany, say they are taking legal action to overturn restrictions that limit their right to peaceful protest.
German news agency dpa reported Sunday that the group, called Stop G-7 Elmau, has been told it can stage a protest Monday with up to 50 registered participants, who will be escorted through the high-security cordon to a site 500 meters (about 550 yards) from the venue.
Dpa quoted protest organizer Franz Haslbeck saying the location of the protest doesn’t conform with a court ruling issued in connection with the last G-7 at Elmau in 2015 that stipulated protesters must be allowed within “eye- and earshot” of the venue.
A series of larger rallies by left-wing groups is due to take place Monday much farther from where the G-7 leaders are meeting.
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The head of the European Union’s council of governments says the 27-nation bloc maintains “unwavering unity” in backing Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion.
European Council President Charles Michel says the EU is providing Kyiv with money and political support, adding that “Ukraine needs more and we are committed to providing more.”
The EU has slapped six packages of sanctions on Russia, the latest one being a ban on 90% of Russian crude oil imports by the end of the year. The measure is aimed at Russia’s oil and gas revenues, which are a pillar of the Kremlin’s finances.
Michel said at the annual Group of Seven summit Sunday that U.S. proposals for a price cap on Russian oil imports was under discussion.
But he cautioned that “we want to go into the details, we want to fine-tune … to make sure we have a clear understanding of what are the direct effects” if such a step were taken.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s wife is hosting a reduced gathering of Group of Seven leaders’ spouses in her first major appearance as first lady.
The German government said Sunday that Britta Ernst will be joined by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s wife, Carrie Johnson; France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron; and the wife of European Council President Charles Michel, Amélie Derbaudrenghien.
Ernst — a politician in her own right who is the education minister of the eastern German state of Brandenburg, where she and her husband live —- plans to take her guests on a Nordic walk with former professional skiers Christian Neureuther and Miriam Neureuther.
Sessions with researchers on climate change and with a master craftswoman in violin-making from nearby Mittenwald also are planned.
U.S. first lady Jill Biden plans to join President Joe Biden in Madrid, where he will attend a NATO summit that starts on Tuesday.
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U.S. President Joe Biden says Russian President Vladimir Putin hoped the West would “splinter” as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags on.
But Biden praised the allies who have stuck together and stood up to the Kremlin during the four months of war, applying sanctions on Russia while sending weaponry to Ukraine.
Greeting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday, Biden praised his counterpart for helping to sustain the pressure on Russia and exhorted him to keep at it — a central message of Biden’s five-day trip to meet allies at summits in Germany and Spain.
“We have to stay together, because Putin has been counting on from the beginning that somehow NATO and the G7 would splinter,” Biden said. “But we haven’t and we’re not going to.”
Biden added: “We can’t let this aggression take the form it has and get away with it.”
Scholz, who is hosting the annual Group of Seven summit in the Bavarian alps, greeted Biden on a balcony overlooking what the U.S. leader called a “magnificent” view of lush greenery and towering peaks.
Biden credited Scholz for helping to lead the European in standing up to Russia, saying his tough response “had a great impact on the rest of Europe to move.”
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is urging fellow Group of Seven leaders not to give in to “fatigue” over the war in Ukraine.
Johnson has expressed concern that divisions may emerge in the pro-Ukraine alliance as the four-month-old war grinds on. He says allies should not pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to concede territory in exchange for a cease fire.
The British leader said at a G-7 summit in Germany on Sunday that it was a principle that “a free, independent sovereign country like Ukraine should not be violently invaded and should not have its boundaries changed by force.”
Asked whether he thought France and Germany were doing enough, Johnson praised the “huge strides” made by Germany to arm Ukraine and cut imports of Russian gas.
He did not mention France.
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U.S. President Joe Biden says that the United States and other Group of Seven leading economies intend to announce a ban on imports of gold from Russia.
They hope that measure will further isolate Russia economically over its invasion of Ukraine.
Biden announced the step Sunday at the start of the G-7 annual summit, which this year is being held in Germany.
Senior Biden administration officials said gold is Moscow’s second largest export after energy, and that banning imports would make it more difficult for Russia to participate in global markets.
Biden’s Twitter feed said Russia “rakes in tens of billions of dollars” from the sale of its gold, its second largest export after energy.
Britain says gold exports were worth about $15.5 billion to the Russian economy in 2021 and that gold’s value for the Russian elite has increased since the war began, as wealthy Russians seek to skirt Western sanctions.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says a ban by G-7 countries on Russian gold will “directly hit Russian oligarchs and strike at the heart of Putin’s war machine.”
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Germany wants countries to join together in a ‘climate club’ to tackle global warming.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will push his plan at this year’s G-7 summit, which he is hosting from Sunday.
The ‘climate club’ idea was first floated by Yale economist William Nordhaus, who said the voluntary nature of existing climate agreements hasn’t brought sufficient progress.
Members of the club would agree on ambitious emissions targets and exempt each other from climate-related trade tariffs.
Experts say success depends on getting a critical mass of countries to join that would include major economies from Europe, North America and Asia.
That could put pressure on major polluters in the developing world, such as China and India, to step up their efforts or see their exports slapped with tariffs.
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U.S. President Joe Biden has arrived in Germany’s Bavarian alps for the annual meeting of the leading democratic economies, with the war in Ukraine and its consequences taking center stage.
Biden and his Group of Seven allies plan discussions on how to ensure energy supplies and tackle inflation against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion.
The G-7 summit also aims to make sure that the global coalition working to punish the Kremlin for the four-month-old war holds firm.
Biden was to begin his visit Sunday with a bilateral meeting with the summit’s host, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
In the afternoon Biden was to meet in both formal and informal settings with the leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the European Union.
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Remi Walter breaks tie, Sporting KC beats Montreal 2-1
MONTREAL (AP) — Remi Walter broke a tie in the 63rd minute in Sporting Kansas City’s 2-1 victory over Montreal on Saturday night. Walter powered through the defense for the winner. Roger Espinoza tied it for Kansas City (5-11-4) in the 29th. Romell Quioto opened the scoring for Montreal (9-8-2) in the 13th.
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Before taking off on its traditional summer break, F1 descends into the Ardennes Forest and the idyllic Spa-Francorchamps circuit this weekend for the Belgian Grand Prix.
Two-time defending series champion Max Verstappen is the heavy favorite to win for the third straight time in the country of his birth (he races under the Dutch flag but was born in Hasselt), but wet conditions could throw a spanner in the works and open the door for the likes of Lando Norris and a resurgent McLaren camp.
Here’s everything to know ahead of the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix:
Belgian Grand Prix TV/streaming schedule
All times Eastern
Friday7:25 - 8:30 a.m.: Free practice 1 (ESPN2, F1 TV Pro)10:55 a.m. - Noon: Qualifying (ESPN2, F1 TV Pro)
Saturday6:25 - 7:30 a.m.: Sprint shootout (ESPN2, F1 TV Pro)10:25 - 11:30 a.m.: Sprint (ESPN2, F1 TV Pro)
Sunday7:30 - 8:55 a.m.: Pre-race show (ESPN)8:55 - 11 a.m.: Belgian Grand Prix (ESPN, F1 TV Pro)
Belgian Grand Prix details
Track: Circuit Spa-Francorchamps (Spa, Belgium), 19-turn, 4.35-mile permanent racing facilityRace length: 44 laps for 191.4 milesLap record: 1:46.286Tire compounds: C2 (Hard), C3 (Medium), C4 (Hard)2022 winner: Max Verstappen, Red Bull-RBPT
Top drivers and best bets for the Belgian Grand Prix
Verstappen – as he will for the rest of the season – opens with an absurd advantage in the odds, with a -350 moneyline going into the weekend, while no other driver is better than 10-to-1 according to BetMGM. Keep betting him even if you have to risk more until he starts not to pay out.
Best odds to win• Max Verstappen -350• Lando Norris +1000• Lewis Hamilton +1200
Yahoo Sports' Nick Brombergwrote earlier in the week on other wagers he's eying for the weekend, including Verstappen and Norris finishing on the podium (+100) and both Aston Martin drivers to finish in the points (+175). Verstappen is imperious in the wet, while Norris is on a great run of form with back-to-back P2 finishes. As for Aston Martin, Fernando Alonso has bagged six podiums in 11 races so far, while teammate Lance Stroll has an average finish of P10 in races he's finished for the team at Spa.
Sprint weekend format returns
In 2021, F1 introduced the Sprint weekend format, which moved traditional qualifying to Friday and put in its place a shortened race that would award minimal points and set the grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix. A few nominal tweaks later, we have our current format for the 2023 season, which effectively makes Saturday more like an exhibition. This weekend marks the third of six sprint format weekends in 2023.
Sprint Shootout is here! 🍿
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Imagine qualifying, but even quicker. Every lap counts as Saturday's Sprint Shootout sets the grid for the #F1Sprint
Leaving Sunday's Grand Prix unaffected 🔒 pic.twitter.com/oTVrJIuLvl
The format change ditches the lame-duck Saturday morning practice session in favor of a quicker version of the traditional three-stage knockout qualifying format to set the grid for the sprint race later in the day. The top eight finishers of the sprint will be awarded points in descending order (eight for P1, seven for P2, six for P3, etc.).
F1 world drivers’ championship standings
1. Max Verstappen (1), Red Bull-Honda RBPT - 2812. Sergio Perez (11), Red Bull-Honda RBPT - 1713. Fernando Alonso (14), Aston Martin-Mercedes - 1394. Lewis Hamilton (44), Mercedes - 1335. George Russell (63), Mercedes - 906. Carlos Sainz (55), Ferrari - 877. Charles Leclerc (16), Ferrari - 808. Lando Norris (4), McLaren-Mercedes - 609. Lance Stroll (18), Aston Martin-Mercedes - 4510. Esteban Ocon (31), Alpine-Renault - 3111. Oscar Piastri (81), McLaren-Mercedes - 2712. Pierre Gasly (10), Alpine-Renault - 1613. Alexander Albon (23), Williams-Mercedes - 1114. Nico Hülkenberg, (27), Haas-Ferrari - 915. Valtteri Bottas (77), Alfa Romeo-Ferrari - 516. Zhou Guanyu (24), Alfa Romeo-Ferrari - 417. Yuki Tsunoda (22), AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT - 218. Kevin Magnussen (20), Haas-Ferrari - 219. Logan Sargeant (2), Williams-Mercedes - 020. Daniel Ricciardo (3), AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT - 0
Belgian Grand Prix weather
Expect delays or cancellations. The forecast calls for hot, humid conditions with more than a 51 percent chance of precipitation for all three days. The nastiest weather is expected for Friday's practice and grand prix qualifying sessions which could mix up the middle of the grid, but Verstappen, Hamilton and Norris are all strong wet-weather drivers and typically run very well at Spa, so temper expectations at the top.
Visibility both on track and in the air could severely alter the weekend schedule. With Spa's deadly history, including the recent death of Dilano van 't Hoff after a crash in heavy rain, drivers are already pushing for more caution this weekend. Alternatively, if visibility in the skies hampers the ability for medical response helicopters to take off and land, that, too, could force race stewards' hands in delaying or canceling on-track running.
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Tom Cruise was honored for his nearly three decades of work as a producer, and “ Everything Everywhere All at Once ” solidified its status as the frontrunner for the best picture Oscar by taking the top prize at Saturday night's Producers Guild of America Awards.
“We love you! We love you!” another Oscar favorite and one of the film's stars, Ke Huy Quan, shouted gleefully from the stage as Jonathan Wang and the other producers of the multiversal dramedy accepted the award for best theatrical motion picture.
The award has proven to be perhaps the best indicator for what will win the top honor at the Oscars, with four of the past five and 11 of the past 14 PGA winners going on to win best picture.
PGA wins by “ CODA ” last year and “ Nomadland ” in 2021 set each apart as frontrunners before winning best picture.
The strong possibility of a big night at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards could further mark “Everything Everywhere” as the film to beat at the March 12 Academy Awards.
Cruise the actor caused a stir inside and outside with his presence at the show at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, but his producing career beginning in 1996 with “Mission: Impossible" earned him the David O. Selznick Award at the PGAs, a life achievement honor previously bestowed on Steven Spielberg, Kevin Feige, Mary Parent and Brian Grazer.
“My whole life I wanted to make movies," said Cruise, wearing a tuxedo with his hair grown out to the length he wore it in “Mission: Impossible 2." "I wanted to travel the world, and have adventure."
Cruise talked about making his film debut in 1981's “Taps” at age 18 and how producer Stanley Jaffe let him in on every part of the process.
“I was certain this was something I wanted to do for the rest of my life," he said.
Cruise thanked Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of the original 1986 “Top Gun” and his producing partner on last year's “Top Gun: Maverick,” which also was nominated for the top PGA award and is up for the best picture Oscar.
“You opened the door for me,” Cruise told Bruckheimer. “You welcomed me in and I will be grateful forever.”
Since the first “Mission: Impossible,” Cruise has regularly been a producer on the films in which he has starred, including “Vanilla Sky,” “The Last Samurai," “Jack Reacher" and the other five films in the “Mission: Impossible” franchise.
He paid tribute in his acceptance to many other mentors and partners including Spielberg and former Paramount CEO Sherry Lansing, who presented the award.
“You’ve all enabled me the adventurous life that I wanted,” he said.
Cruise gave a closing shout-out to “all the audiences, for whom I work first and foremost, thank you for letting me entertain you.”
Other movies honored by the PGA included “Navalny,” which won for best documentary feature, “Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio,” which took best animated film, and “Till,” which won the Stanley Kramer Award honoring a production or producer that illuminates and raises public awareness of important social issues.
In the PGA’s television categories, “The Bear” won for best comedy, “The White Lotus” won for best drama, “Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls” won for best reality or competition series, “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” won for non-fiction series, “The Dropout” won best limited series and “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” won best TV movie.
Mindy Kaling received the Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television for her work producing shows including “The Mindy Project,” “The Sex Lives of College Girls,” “Never Have I Ever,” “Velma” and “The Office.”
“I’m a child of immigrants and that unexpectedly became my secret weapon,” Kaling said.
B.J. Novak, her former “Office” co-writer and co-star, presented Kaling with the award, saying she “cared about characters other people hadn’t cared about enough to put on TV, and they cared about things that other people on TV hadn’t cared about."
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Assistant Josh Eilert picked as interim coach at West Virginia, replacing Hall of Famer Bob Huggins
Assistant Josh Eilert has been selected as the interim coach at West Virginia, punctuating a hectic week after Bob Huggins resigned following a drunken driving arrest.
Eilert, who has no previous head coaching experience, emerged as athletic director Wren Baker’s choice to shepherd the team through a challenging offseason stretch. Baker stayed in-house and chose not to hire a full-time coach given the limited options of conducting a nationwide search in June and the urgency of finding someone — anyone — with the start of practice only four months away.
“I spoke with knowledgeable basketball people around the country over the last week, including coaches, professional basketball executives and others of whom I trust to identify a strong group of candidates to speak with,” Baker said in a statement announcing the move Saturday night. “Ultimately what I came to recognize, was that conducting this search in late June was difficult for many of our candidates and also it put our talented student-athletes at a real disadvantage. With that said, we will conduct our national search at the conclusion of the 2023-24 season.”
Under NCAA rules, West Virginia’s players have a 30-day window to enter the transfer portal, and several apparently have chosen to do so, although they have the option to return. Eilert could be the glue that keeps together an upper class-heavy roster built largely through transfers.
“Josh Eilert is the right person to lead our men’s basketball program next season,” Baker said. “He has been an important part of our success, and he has displayed great integrity, work ethic and dedication. He has been involved in all facets of our program during his time on the basketball staff, and he has earned this opportunity to coach our team on an interim basis for the 2023-24 season.”
The 43-year-old Eilert first joined Huggins as a graduate assistant at Kansas State in 2006, then followed him to West Virginia in 2007. Eilert has had a variety of roles with the Mountaineers, including video coordinator and director of basketball operations, before being named an assistant coach in July 2022.
“I would like to thank Wren Baker, President Gee, Rob Alsop, Steve Uryasz and the rest of our administration for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to lead our storied Mountaineer basketball program,” Eilert said. “I would also like to thank Coach Huggins for retaining me on his staff at K-State in 2006 and for bringing me to West Virginia in 2007. I’ve learned so much from Coach Huggins, and it was an honor to work for a Hall of Fame coach for the last 17 years.”
Among others who were linked to the opening were UAB coach and former Huggins assistant Andy Kennedy, and former West Virginia and Michigan coach John Beilein.
Huggins had assembled arguably one of the better recruiting classes in the country from the portal for next season, including Syracuse center Jesse Edwards, Arizona guard Kerr Kriisa, Manhattan guards Jose Perez and Omar Silverio, and Montana State guard RaeQuan Battle.
Huggins’ 16-year run as West Virginia’s coach ended with his resignation on June 17. The day before, he was charged with driving under the influence in Pittsburgh. According to a criminal complaint, Huggins initially believed he was in Columbus, Ohio. A breath test determined Huggins’ blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit. He has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Aug. 3 in Pittsburgh.
Huggins also pleaded no contest in 2004 to driving under the influence when he was the coach at Cincinnati. He was fired a year later amid a power struggle with the school’s president as well as the aftermath of the DUI arrest.
His resignation at West Virginia came a month after the university suspended him for three games for using an anti-gay slur while also denigrating Catholics during a radio interview.
The 69-year-old Huggins was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame last September.
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DENVER, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Procare Solutions, the most widely used child care management software, and MarcoPolo Learning, the Emmy-nominated global developer of educational videos, games and digital platforms for educators and children ages 3-7, today announced a partnership that will provide high-quality educational resources through the Procare platform.
This partnership enables both teachers and parents to access MarcoPolo Learning's award-winning library of English, Spanish and Modified/ELL learning videos and educator resources that align with the school's early learning curricula. MarcoPolo's video library is the most comprehensive for early childhood educators with over 1,200 videos, educator guides and other classroom materials that bring curriculum to life.
"Educational content is being used by most early childhood educators to enhance learning and engagement, but not all content found online is safe and designed for young children. Our proprietary video library supports teachers by giving them access to high-quality curriculum-aligned content, educator guides, and innovative child-facing technology that allows classroom content to be shared with families," said Justin Hsu, CEO and Founder of MarcoPolo Learning. "By better supporting early childhood educators and young children, we can also positively affect teacher engagement and retention, as well as foster children's passion for lifelong learning."
"This partnership is another step forward in our mission to simplify child care operations and enhance children's learning with high-quality education," said JoAnn Kintzel, CEO of Procare Solutions. "Educators will now have the ability to access MarcoPolo Learning's videos, resources, activity ideas and family engagement suggestions easily through the Procare platform.
Integrating MarcoPolo Learning's program into the Procare Solutions platform helps solve some of the most common pain points for early childhood educators, and it provides institutional grade resources most commonly found in large school districts, national childcare providers and Head Start programs.
For more than 30 years, Procare Solutions has been the leading provider of child care management software, family engagement, integrated payment processing, technology and services. The company supports nearly 37,000 child care centers, preschools, daycares, afterschool programs, camps and related facilities with comprehensive software that has the power to manage every aspect of their business, enrich classroom and family interactions, and automate the payment process. Procare offers web-based, on-premises, and cloud hosting solutions and supports customers of all sizes from single-center operations to complex multinational enterprises. For more information, visit ProcareSoftware.com.
Based in New York with offices in London, MarcoPolo Learning is an award-winning developer of early childhood content and technology for schools and homes. MarcoPolo serves both schools and families with high quality curriculum-aligned content that drives curiosity and wonder about the world around them. Emmy-nominated for its highly engaging content that features a mix of real footage, CG and 2D animation that brings curriculum to life. MarcoPolo Learning is also the creator of The Polos, an animated STEM learning preschool TV series that reaches over 150 million households globally. For more information, visit MarcoPoloLearning.com.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 5" game were:
0-1-0-7-0
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 5" game were:
0-1-0-7-0
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WASHINGTON — Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a high-profile prisoner exchange, as the U.S. released notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout but failed to win freedom for another American, Paul Whelan, who has been jailed for nearly four years.
The deal, the second in eight months amid tensions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, secured the release of the most prominent American detained abroad and achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden. But it carried what U.S. officials described as a heavy price.
“She’s safe, she’s on a plane, she’s on her way home," Biden said from the White House, where he was accompanied by Griner's wife, Cherelle, and administration officials.
Biden's authorization to release Bout, the Russian felon once nicknamed “the Merchant of Death," underscored the heightened urgency that his administration faced to get Griner home, particularly after the recent resolution of her criminal case on drug charges and subsequent transfer to a penal colony. Griner, who also played pro basketball in Russia, was arrested at an airport there last February for bringing less than a gram of cannabis oil in vape cartridges into the country.
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Griner is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, Baylor University All-American and Phoenix Mercury pro basketball star, whose arrest in February made her the most high-profile American jailed abroad. Her status as an openly gay Black woman, locked up in a country where authorities have been hostile to the LBGTQ community, injected racial, gender and social dynamics into her legal saga and brought unprecedented attention to the population of wrongful detainees.
The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed the swap, saying in a statement carried by Russian news agencies that the exchange took place in Abu-Dhabi and that Bout had been flown home.
Biden spoke with Griner who was at an airport in Abu-Dhabi after she was greeted by U.S. officials. She was expected to be back in the U.S. within 24 hours, Biden said. U.S. officials said she would be offered specialized medical services and counseling, but declined to go into specifics citing privacy concerns.
Both Russian and U.S. officials had conveyed cautious optimism in recent weeks after months of strained negotiations, with Biden saying in November that he was hopeful that Russia would engage in a deal now that the midterm elections were completed. A top Russian official said last week that a deal was possible before year's end.
Even so, the fact that the deal was a one-for-one swap was a surprise given that U.S. officials had for months expressed their their determination to bring home both Griner and Paul Whelan, a Michigan corporate security executive jailed in Russia since December 2018 on espionage charges that his family and the U.S. government has said are baseless.
“We’ve not forgotten about Paul Whelan,” Biden said. “We will keep negotiating in good faith for Paul’s release.”
U.S. officials said they did not see an immediate path to bringing about Whelan's release, saying Russia has treated his case differently because of the “sham espionage” charges against him. Still, they said they believe communication channels with the Russians remain open for negotiations for his freedom — though it was not clear what cost would need to be paid to secure it.
“We didn’t want to lose the opportunity today to secure the release of one of them," said Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Whelan's brother David said in a statement he was “ so glad” for Griner’s release but also disappointed for his family. He credited the White House with giving the Whelan family advance notice and said he did not fault officials for making the deal.
“The Biden administration made the right decision to bring Ms. Griner home, and to make the deal that was possible, rather than waiting for one that wasn’t going to happen,” he said.
In releasing Bout, the U.S. freed a former Soviet Army lieutenant colonel whom the Justice Department once described as one of the world's most prolific arms dealers. He was arrested in Thailand in 2008 and extradited to the U.S. in 2010.
Bout, whose deeds were featured in a Hollywood movie, was serving a 25-year sentence on charges that he conspired to sell tens of millions of dollars in weapons that U.S officials said were to be used against Americans. Biden issued an executive grant of clemency to free the arms dealer from a federal prison in Illinois to effect the prisoner swap.
The deal drew criticism from some prominent Republicans, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, his party's nominee to become speaker once the GOP retakes control of the chamber in January.
“This is a gift to Vladimir Putin, and it endangers American lives,” he said of Bout's release. “Leaving Paul Whelan behind for this is unconscionable.”
The U.S.-Russia exchange was carried out despite deteriorating relations between the powers prompted by Moscow’s war against Ukraine. The White House said the Ukrainian government was briefed on the agreement and that Kyiv was provided assurances that the terms were limited to the prisoner swap and would not impact U.S. support for Ukraine's defense.
Over the summer, the imprisonment of Americans produced a rare diplomatic opening, yielding the highest-level known contact between Washington and Moscow — a phone call between Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov — in more than five months.
In an extraordinary move during otherwise secret negotiations, Blinken revealed publicly in July that the U.S. had made a “substantial proposal” to Russia for Griner and Whelan. Though he did not specify the terms, people familiar with it said the U.S. had offered Bout.
Such a public overture drew a rebuke from the Russians, who said they preferred to resolve such cases in private, and carried the risk of weakening the U.S. government's negotiating hand for this and future deals by making the administration appear too desperate. But the announcement was also meant to communicate to the public that Biden was doing what he could and to ensure pressure on the Russians.
Besides the efforts of U.S. officials, the release also followed months of back channel negotiations involving Bill Richardson, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a frequent emissary in hostage talks, and his top deputy, Mickey Bergman.
Following Griner's arrest at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport in February, she pleaded guilty in July, though still faced trial because admitting guilt in Russia's judicial system does not automatically end a case.
She acknowledged in court that she possessed the canisters with cannabis oil but said she had no criminal intent and their presence in her luggage was due to hasty packing.
Before being sentenced on Aug. 4 and receiving a punishment her lawyers said was out of line for the offense, an emotional Griner apologized “for my mistake that I made.” She added: “I hope in your ruling it does not end my life.”
Her supporters had largely stayed quiet for weeks after her arrest, but that approach changed in May once the State Department designated her as unlawfully detained. A separate trade, Marine veteran Trevor Reed for Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot convicted in the U.S. in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, spurred hope that additional exchanges could be in the works.
Whelan has been held in Russia since December 2018. The U.S. government also classified him as wrongfully detained. He was sentenced in 2020 to 16 years in prison.
Whelan was not included in the Reed prisoner swap, escalating pressure on the Biden administration to ensure that any deal that brought home Griner also included him.
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NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until February 6, 2023 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against NeoGenomics, Inc. (NasdaqCM: NEO), if they purchased the Company's securities between February 27, 2020 and April 26, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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NeoGenomics and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On March 28, 2022, the Company disclosed that its CEO was stepping down effective immediately, that it expected 1Q2022 revenue and EBITDA below the low end of its prior guidance, and that it had withdrawn its 2022 annual financial guidance. On this news, shares of NeoGenomics fell $5.30 per share, or 29.8%. Then, on April 27, 2022, the Company disclosed its 1Q2022 financial results confirming revenue and EBITDA below its prior guidance, among other things, that the market "was moving towards larger, more comprehensive panels" and that the Company was "seeing bigger and bigger panels coming from…emerging companies . . . where we have not kept up." On this news, shares of NeoGenomics fell $0.41 per share, or 3.8%.
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MADRID (AP) — Zara owner Inditex has reached an agreement to sell its Russian business to a Lebanese retail and real estate conglomerate, the Spanish fashion giant said Tuesday in a statement to the country's competition authorities.
The buyer is Daher Group and the potential purchase is pending approval from Russian authorities, Inditex said, without disclosing financial details.
Inditex halted its business in Russia on March 5, shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine at the end of February. Following other western brands, the fashion retailer closed its 502 shops and stopped online sales.
Tuesday's announcement marks the end of Inditex's business in Russia, although the retailer said it would consider returning through a franchise collaboration with Daher if market circumstances changed.
The statement to CNMC, the commission that oversees competition in Spain, made no direct reference to the war in Ukraine.
The sale agreement includes the transfer of most of the lease contracts of its existing stores, which Inditex says will enable the preservation of a substantial number of jobs generated by the group.
Founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega, Inditex' rapid success hinged on the ability to serve new fashion collections in record time. It currently operates several brands globally, including Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Pull & Bear and Oysho.
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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Three popular campgrounds at California’s Yosemite National Park will be temporarily closed starting Monday because of a forecast of flooding as warming temperatures melt the Sierra Nevada’s massive snowpack.
Park officials said Sunday that the Lower and North Pines Campgrounds and the Housekeeping Camp will be shut over fears that waterways could overspill their banks.
The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for the area until at least Friday.
“The combination of extended hot weather and abundant snow means the Merced River may remain above flood stage for some time,” the park said in a statement. An update on the closures will be provided Monday evening.
Late last month, eastern sections of the famed Yosemite Valley were closed for a few days over fears of floods that never materialized.
Spring weather is quickly melting huge amounts of snow that accumulated in mountains from a series of epic winter storms.
Storm runoff has caused flooding of San Joaquin Valley agricultural fields below the southern Sierra. But the major melt of the massive snowpack has yet to occur.
The state Department of Water Resources said earlier this month that despite a brief increase in temperatures in late April, the snowpack has melted at a slower pace than average because of below-average temperatures early in the month and cloud cover.
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Updated: May 05, 2022 10:12 PM
Created: May 05, 2022 09:24 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico’s leaders are fighting for more resources to bring relief to the thousands of New Mexicans affected by wildfires.
Sen. Ben Ray Luján shared his frustration with the U.S. Forest Service's role in starting the Hermits Peak Fire, which now, combined with the Calf Canyon Fire, is the largest active fire in the country.
"I know that week, where I live, my brother was going to burn the acequias as we were cleaning it, and so sometimes you burn that vegetation off, so you can get a cleaner cut with that shovel,” he said. “Well, we were told by the local fire department, no burning, there were fire restrictions."
That was the same week the Forest Service started a prescribed burn in Santa Fe National Forest, which has since grown out of control to more than 160,000 acres.
"It makes zero sense to me, and this is also something we have to get to the bottom of,” Sen. Luján said. “I'm terrified that this is the new normal with wildfire behavior across the West."
He added that state leaders are doing everything they can to hold the federal agency accountable.
"There is a real federal liability here," said New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham in a recent interview with KOB 4.
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez sent the Forest Service a letter, asking if there has been an investigation, what protocols are in place to prevent a controlled burn from getting out of control, and when those protocols were last updated.
Sen. Luján said lawmakers on Capitol Hill are in the process of making changes as well.
"There are a few pieces of legislation that the members of the delegation are working on," he said. They specifically aim to change how the federal agency decides an area is safe for a prescribed burn.
"Who allowed that fire to take place and everything, that I've been told, is that when that decision was made to do the prescribed burn, that based on the model, it met the parameters, it was that it was safe—well, clearly, it wasn't!"” Sen. Luján said. "One thing that doesn't make any sense to me is we have a federal agency who's responsible for weather predictions NOAA, why wouldn't we just use their weather predictions to be able to make decisions like this as well, that's just one example."
The senator also said FEMA and emergency declarations have to change, so states like New Mexico, with larger counties and smaller populations, are not competing with others for resources and financial relief.
"Because of the large geographic size of our counties, oftentimes we don't hit what they determined to be the amount of damage financially for a federal emergency to kick in," he said. "In the end, the families in all of these communities across New Mexico cannot be forgotten, as everyone is working to make sure that they are taken care of and they have the support they deserve."
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Today’s Lehigh Valley sports schedule and last night’s scores.
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– Merck and L'Oréal Alum will Help Drive the Company's Continued Growth –
MONTVALE, N.J., June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneering healthcare communications company Health Monitor Network today announced the hiring of Kelli Vincent-Rodriguez as Senior Vice President for Over-the-Counter/Consumer Packaged Goods (OTC/CPG) clients. In this new leadership role, Kelli will report to Augie Caruso, Executive Vice President of Sales & Key Accounts, to position Health Monitor Network as a trusted partner to OTC/CPG brands as they strengthen their relationships with providers and patients.
Kelli will introduce, educate, and recruit OTC/CPG brands to the power of Health Monitor Network's omnichannel platform – 200,000 physician office networks, 450,000 physicians, innovative digital screens, and more – to deliver trustworthy educational content at all points of care.
"There is a tremendous opportunity for OTC brands to build trusted relationships with patients and their healthcare providers through content. Health Monitor Network is poised to facilitate these relationships," explained Kelli. "I'm excited to bring my experience in consumer markets and pharmaceuticals together to help OTC brands build awareness and loyalty at the point of care."
"We've seen strong demand from OTC/CPG brands as they build true omnichannel marketing campaigns to better engage with healthcare practitioners," said David Paragamian, CEO at Health Monitor Network. "Kelli will accelerate our goal of delivering brand-building solutions for OTC at critical moments and points of care, just as pharmaceutical brands have done with us for decades."
Kelli earned her undergraduate degree from Siena College and completed advanced graduate work at Harvard and George Washington University. She brings more than two decades of sales, marketing, and business development experience across OTC, CPG, and pharmaceuticals. At L'Oréal, Kamedis Dermatology, and, most recently, Megalabs USA, she specialized in commercializing new OTC Brands in North America opening new revenue streams and channels – including retail, HCP professional, and e-commerce – leading to significant annual growth.
In 2018, she received Healthcare Businesswomen's Leadership Excellence Award, and in 2019, she was honored as one of Drug Store News' Top Women in Health Wellness & Beauty. She started her pharmaceutical career at Schering-Plough (now Merck). She currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Corporate Diwali, a global organization empowering female entrepreneurs, and Healthcare Businesswomen Association, a global professional association committed to furthering the advancement and impact of women in the healthcare business.
About Health Monitor Network®
Health Monitor is a targeted healthcare marketing platform for the pharmaceutical/OTC and CPG industries. Our in-house, award-winning content studio creates bespoke educational content about disease states and specific therapies that powers more productive patient-physician dialogues. Health Monitor has the largest proprietary physician office network in the industry, with over 200,000 offices and more than 450,000 healthcare professionals engaging with our omnichannel educational products. For 40 years, our brand has been at the forefront of healthcare marketing and trusted to deliver high-value content at all points of care for patients and physicians providing powerful ROI to brands and better outcomes for patients. Together we build brands and empower patients.
Learn more at www.healthmonitornetwork.com and on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management said the Rum Creek Fire reached the banks of the Rogue River
“Flames are currently near China Rapids and Rainie Falls,” the bureau said. “Near-term models suggest fire crossing the river within three days.”
As of Thursday morning, the lightning-sparked Rum Creek Fire reached 959 acres, according to InciWeb.
There is a “Level 1 – BE READY” evacuation notice in the area from the Josephine County Sheriff’s office.
The latest evacuation information can be found here: https://bit.ly/3wxHvcu
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BEIJING (AP) — A U.S.-based intelligence company says it uncovered a network of more than 600 inauthentic Twitter accounts that spread a positive narrative of China’s far-western Xinjiang region, as Beijing was being accused of human rights abuses and locking up hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities there.
According to a report released Monday by Nisos, 648 Twitter accounts posted several thousand tweets with hashtags such as #xinjiang, #forcedlabor and #humanrights, with seemingly innocuous content such as traditional dancing and scenic photos, as well as videos with individuals denying that forced labor exists in Xinjiang.
The network and its tweets appear to be intended to promote “a positive narrative regarding Xinjiang and Uyghur treatment within the People’s Republic of China” and actively targeted a foreign audience, the report found.
The report comes as China is being criticized internationally for its treatment of Uyghurs, a Turkic ethnic group native to the Xinjiang region. In recent years, China held hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs in what Beijing calls “vocational education and training centers” but are widely believed by experts and academics to be internment camps.
China has also been accused of using forced labor in programs that transferred Uyghurs out of Xinjiang and assigned them to different factories around the country. Global brands across the world including Nike and H&M expressed concern over the use of forced labor, confirming that they will not use products such as cotton from the region and will strengthen oversight of their supply chains.
While Nisos researchers did not reveal who is behind the network of inauthentic accounts, they said the majority of tweets were posted during business hours in China, between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Many of the accounts were created after August 2021, using stock images for their profile pictures, and the tweets were often posted within minutes of each other.
The accounts would often quote other accounts within the network to gain visibility on the platform, although at times they would also amplify content from Chinese diplomats, such as Zhang Meifang, the consul general of China in Belfast, as well as Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian, Nisos said.
Many of the Twitter accounts mentioned in the Nisos report have since been suspended for violating Twitter rules.
This is not the first time that researchers have uncovered networks of inauthentic accounts posting propaganda to influence perceptions of China.
Last year, researchers at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute found that more than 2,000 Twitter accounts were pushing narratives by China’s government on what was happening in Xinjiang, many of which expressed anti-Western sentiment or labeled the accusations against China as lies.
China often uses social media as a way to spread its messages, with an investigation last year by AP and the Oxford Internet Institute finding that armies of fake accounts amplify propaganda by Chinese diplomats and state media tens of thousands of times to reach a wider audience while masking the fact that the content is state-sponsored.
Earlier this year, China launched a discreet social media campaign in which it paid a U.S.-based agency to recruit influencers in the U.S. with the aim of promoting the Beijing Winter Olympics on social media platforms Instagram and TikTok.
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Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA newsroom:
- A new poll shows Eric Schmitt with a substantial lead over Trudy Busch Valentine in U.S. Senate race.
- Deaths underscore health challenges for the unhoused in Columbia
- Construction workers have the second highest suicide rate
- Statue of Harry Truman unveiled at U.S. Capitol
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LAKE CITY, IOWA (WHO) — Bessie Hendricks, the Iowa woman who became the oldest living person in the United States one year ago, has died at the age of 115.
Bessie was born on Nov. 7, 1907. She was a teacher at a one-room schoolhouse before she married and started a family. She raised a family that grew to include five children, nine grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and 42 great-great-grandchildren.
At her 110th birthday party in 2017, Bessie told Nexstar’s WHO that the secret to a long life was hard work. She continued crocheting past her 100th birthday. She was also a lifelong Iowa Hawkeye fan and her family says she still followed their teams closely.
At that party, she also stunned friends and family with a verse from her favorite song, “You Are My Sunshine.” A timeless classic, the song was written when she was 32 years old.
Memorial arrangements have not been announced.
Hendricks was named the oldest person in the U.S. in January 2022. According to multiple online resources, that title now belongs to 114-year-old Edie Ceccarelli of California. She’ll turn 115 on Feb. 5.
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HOUSTON, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today the launch of its mega 10,000 MTPD blue and green ammonia offering to help meet the growing global sustainable energy and fertilizer demands of today and the future.
The new offering leverages KBR's proven leadership in capacity scale-up and integrates the company's robust implemented designs with advanced digital technologies to provide owners the reliability, flexibility and scale required to deliver clean ammonia and hydrogen demands for energy transition.
"We are truly excited to launch our mega ammonia technology for the green hydrogen and ammonia space," said Doug Kelly, KBR president of Technology. "Given the projected volumes for green hydrogen and ammonia, capacity scale will play a defining role in helping owners implement projects with favorable economics, and we are confident mega plants will allow our clients to realize attractive returns on their low-carbon hydrogen investments."
Ammonia is increasingly viewed as a primary enabler of a renewable hydrogen energy economy. Global demand for clean ammonia is projected to grow exponentially based on anticipated use in power generation and marine transport, making larger production facilities increasingly attractive.
KBR is the world leader in ammonia technology, with around 50% share of licensed capacity. The company holds industry records for the largest capacity plants with a single converter, best energy efficiency and longest runs without shutdowns. KBR was the first to bring a 6,000 MPTD clean ammonia design to the market, and this new offering is a continuation of that innovation to deliver a net-zero hydrogen energy future. Since 1943, KBR has licensed, engineered or constructed 252 grassroots ammonia plants worldwide.
About KBR
We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 28,000 people performing diverse, complex and mission-critical roles in 34 countries.
KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver.
Visit www.kbr.com
Forward Looking Statement
The statements in this press release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding future financial performance, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's control that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the significant adverse impacts on economic and market conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the company's ability to respond to the resulting challenges and business disruption; the recent dislocation of the global energy market; the company's ability to manage its liquidity; the outcome of and the publicity surrounding audits and investigations by domestic and foreign government agencies and legislative bodies; potential adverse proceedings by such agencies and potential adverse results and consequences from such proceedings; changes in capital spending by the company's customers; the company's ability to obtain contracts from existing and new customers and perform under those contracts; structural changes in the industries in which the company operates; escalating costs associated with and the performance of fixed-fee projects and the company's ability to control its cost under its contracts; claims negotiations and contract disputes with the company's customers; changes in the demand for or price of oil and/or natural gas; protection of intellectual property rights; compliance with environmental laws; changes in government regulations and regulatory requirements; compliance with laws related to income taxes; unsettled political conditions, war and the effects of terrorism; foreign operations and foreign exchange rates and controls; the development and installation of financial systems; the possibility of cyber and malware attacks; increased competition for employees; the ability to successfully complete and integrate acquisitions; and operations of joint ventures, including joint ventures that are not controlled by the company.
The company's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequent Form 10-Qs and 8-Ks, and other U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings discuss some of the important risk factors that the company has identified that may affect its business, results of operations and financial condition. Except as required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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Florida woman accused of attempting to murder her roommates after stabbing them, and then going shopping
MARION COUNTY, Fla. - A 31-year-old woman has been arrested for attempted first-degree murder after deputies found two people who were stabbed Friday morning.
Christina Adams, 31, was arrested shortly after the stabbing in Marion County after one of the victims called 911 to report the incident, deputies said.
When deputies responded to the 911 call around 8:03 a.m., one of the victims said Adams was the person who stabbed her and another person. Adams allegedly fled the scene, but was located by deputies near where the stabbing happened, deputies said.
Adams initially denied any involvement, but she later told detectives that she was "angry over being asked to leave the home that she shared with the victims."
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Adams told deputies she grabbed a large knife and attacked both of her roommates and stabbed them multiple times, according to the report.
Thinking both of her roommates were dead, deputies alleged Adams attempted to "destroy evidence," and then eventually left the house. Adams told deputies in an interview that she changed her clothes and went shopping
Deputies located Adams as she was driving back to the house.
She was booked into jail on two counts of attempted first-degree murder and tampering with evidence. She is being held at the Marion County jail without bond.
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ROME (AP) — Italian police say they have arrested No. 1 fugitive, Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, on run for 30 years.
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ largest bank, Bank of Cyprus, said Friday it has rejected three successive cash bids over the last three months by LSF XI Investments LLC to buy all its share capital on the grounds that they “fundamentally undervalue” the financial institution.
In a statement, the bank’s Board said the first bid was made on May 5 at a price of 1.25 euros ($1.26) per share, followed by a second 15 days later at 1.31 euros ($1.32) per share.
The third bid by the Dallas-based, Cayman Island’s registered LSF XI Investments — also known as Lone Star — was made July 8 at a price of 1.51 euros ($1.52) per share.
The Board said it “unequivocally” rejected the bids because apart from undervaluing the company and its future prospects, they were “not in the best interests of the company.”
It added that the Lone Star buyout attempt also doesn’t “adequately address the complexities of completing a transaction to acquire Bank of Cyprus, given its strategic importance to Cyprus.”
The Bank of Cyprus has been weighed down by bad loans since a 2013 financial crisis that forced a nearly bankrupt Cyprus to secure a multibillion-euro rescue deal from its eurozone partners. It also resulted in the seizure of hundreds of millions in uninsured savings in the Bank of Cyprus and the closure of its second-largest lender, Laiki Bank.
The Bank of Cyprus board said it’s committed to becoming a “stronger, safer and more focused institution” and plans a return to dividend distributions next year.
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HANGZHOU, China, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Youdao, Inc. ("Youdao" or the "Company") (NYSE: DAO), a leading technology-focused intelligent learning company in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights[1]
- Total net revenues were RMB956.2 million (US$142.8 million), representing a 2.4% decrease from the same period in 2021.
- Net revenues from learning services were RMB563.6 million (US$84.1 million), representing a 7.3% decrease from the same period in 2021.
- Net revenues from smart devices were RMB239.9 million (US$35.8 million), representing a 16.3% increase from the same period in 2021.
- Net revenues from online marketing services were RMB152.8 million (US$22.8 million), representing an 8.0% decrease from the same period in 2021. - Gross margin was 42.8%, compared to 51.0% for the same period in 2021.
"Despite the short-term challenges by the pandemic, our business demonstrated resilience. On one hand, operating cash inflow reached RMB104 million in Q2, mainly due to the strong sales performance of our new services and smart devices. On the other hand, we narrowed our net loss to RMB461 million in Q2, a 12.3% improvement year-over-year," said Dr. Feng Zhou, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Youdao.
"We recently launched a series of new products, such as Youdao Dictionary Pen X5 and Youdao Smart Learning Pad, as well as new products in STEAM courses and vocational education courses. We have completed the transformation of our business and products in response to regulatory changes last year and entered a new stage of organic growth. Looking ahead, we will stick to upgrading products and services with the support of technology and innovation, navigate the short-term macro challenges, build up and strengthen the long-term franchise. We are on the right track and confident in the second half of this year boosted by the new products and services," Dr. Zhou concluded.
Second Quarter of 2022 Financial Results
Net Revenues
Net revenues for the second quarter of 2022 were RMB956.2 million (US$142.8 million), representing a 2.4% decrease from RMB979.9 million for the same period of 2021.
Net revenues from learning services were RMB563.6 million (US$84.1 million) for the second quarter of 2022, representing a 7.3% decrease from RMB607.7 million for the same period of 2021. The decrease was mainly attributable to the decline in revenues from adult courses resulting from the decrease in demand due to the resurgence of COVID-19.
Net revenues from smart devices were RMB239.9 million (US$35.8 million) for the second quarter of 2022, representing a 16.3% increase from RMB206.3 million for the same period of 2021, primarily driven by the popularity of the newly launched products since last year.
Net revenues from online marketing services were RMB152.8 million (US$22.8 million) for the second quarter of 2022, representing an 8.0% decrease from RMB166.0 million for the same period of 2021. The decrease was mainly attributable to the curtailed advertising budgets of partial advertising customers.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Gross profit for the second quarter of 2022 was RMB409.7 million (US$61.2 million), representing an 18.1% decrease from RMB500.2 million for the same period of 2021. Gross margin decreased to 42.8% for the second quarter of 2022 from 51.0% for the same period of 2021.
Gross margin for learning services decreased to 52.2% for the second quarter of 2022 from 58.8% for the same period of 2021. The decrease was mainly resulted from the decline in economic scales due to the decreased learning revenues in the second quarter of 2022.
Gross margin for smart devices decreased to 30.6% for the second quarter of 2022 from 43.0% for the same period of 2021. The decrease was due to a larger proportion of sales contributed from offline distributors, which have a lower gross margin.
Gross margin for online marketing services was 27.7% for the second quarter of 2022, compared with 32.7% for the same period of 2021. The decrease was mainly attributable to the increased portion in performance-based advertisements through third parties' internet properties, which typically have a lower gross margin profile.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses for the second quarter of 2022 were RMB864.9 million (US$129.1 million), compared with RMB755.1 million for the same period of last year.
Sales and marketing expenses for the second quarter of 2022 were RMB596.0 million (US$89.0 million), representing an increase of 7.4% from RMB555.1 million for the same period of 2021. This increase was due to the growth in compensation expenses of the expanded sales and marketing team for learning services and smart devices.
Research and development expenses for the second quarter of 2022 were RMB208.4 million (US$31.1 million), representing an increase of 42.9% from RMB145.8 million for the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily due to higher payroll-related expenses associated with a larger number of development and technology professionals in smart devices and education digitalization solutions.
General and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2022 were RMB60.5 million (US$9.0 million), representing an increase of 11.6% from RMB54.2 million for the same period of 2021. The increase was mainly attributable to the increased provision for the credit losses allowance on the receivables, which was RMB6.9 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to RMB3.4 million for the same period of 2021.
Loss from Operations
Loss from operations for the second quarter of 2022 was RMB455.2 million (US$68.0 million), compared with RMB254.9 million for the same period in 2021. The margin of loss from operations was 47.6%, compared with 26.0% for the same period of last year.
Net Loss from Continuing Operations Attributable to Youdao's Ordinary Shareholders
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to Youdao's ordinary shareholders for the second quarter of 2022 was RMB453.9 million (US$67.8 million), compared with RMB234.9 million for the same period of last year. Non-GAAP net loss from continuing operations attributable to Youdao's ordinary shareholders for the second quarter of 2022 was RMB435.8 million (US$65.1 million), compared with RMB215.0 million for the same period of last year.
Basic and diluted net loss per American depositary shares ("ADSs") of the Company from continuing operations attributable to ordinary shareholders for the second quarter of 2022 was RMB3.67 (US$0.55), compared with RMB1.92 for the same period of 2021. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss from continuing operations per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders was RMB3.52 (US$0.53), compared with RMB1.76 for the same period of 2021.
Balance Sheet
As of June 30, 2022, Youdao's cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, time deposits and short-term investments totaled RMB1.3 billion (US$188.1 million), compared with RMB1.6 billion as of December 31, 2021. For the second quarter of 2022, net cash provided by continuing operating activities was RMB104.2 million (US$15.6 million), capital expenditures totaled RMB46.7 million (US$7.0 million), and depreciation and amortization expenses amounted to RMB10.7 million (US$1.6 million). Youdao's ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on management's ability to implement an effective business plan in future periods in light of the changing regulatory environment, generate operating cash flows and continue to be able to obtain outside sources of financing as necessary for Youdao's future development. As of the date of this release, Youdao has received various financial support from the NetEase Group, including, among others, RMB878.0 million short-term loans and US$70.0 million long-term loans with maturity dated March 31, 2024 drawn down under the US$300.0 million revolving loan facility. In support of Youdao's future business, NetEase Group has agreed to provide financial support for Youdao's continuing operations.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company's contract liabilities, which mainly consisted of deferred revenues generated from Youdao's learning services, were RMB1.1 billion (US$168.1 million), compared with RMB1.1 billion as of December 31, 2021.
Conference Call
Youdao's management team will host a teleconference call with simultaneous webcast at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 18, 2022 (Beijing/Hong Kong Time: 6:00 p.m., Thursday, August 18, 2022). Youdao's management will be on the call to discuss the financial results and answer questions.
Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.youdao.com.
A replay of the conference call will be accessible by phone one hour after the conclusion of the live call at the following numbers, until August 25, 2022:
About Youdao, Inc.
Youdao, Inc. (NYSE: DAO) is a leading technology-focused intelligent learning company in China dedicated to developing and using technologies to provide learning content, applications and solutions to users of all ages. Building on the popularity of its online knowledge tools such as Youdao Dictionary and Youdao Translation, Youdao now offers smart devices, STEAM courses, adult and vocational courses, and education digitalization solutions. In addition, Youdao has developed a variety of interactive learning apps. Youdao was founded in 2006 as part of NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES; HKEX: 9999), a leading internet technology company in China.
For more information, please visit: http://ir.youdao.com.
Non-GAAP Measures
Youdao considers and uses non-GAAP financial measures, such as non-GAAP net income/(loss) from continuing operations attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders and non-GAAP basic and diluted income/(loss) from continuing operations per ADS, as supplemental metrics in reviewing and assessing its operating performance and formulating its business plan. The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP").
Youdao defines non-GAAP net income/(loss) from continuing operations attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders as net income/(loss) from continuing operations attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders excluding share-based compensation expenses and impairment of long-term investment. Non-GAAP net income/(loss) from continuing operations attributable to the Company's shareholders enables Youdao's management to assess its operating results without considering the impact of these items, which are non-cash charges in nature. Youdao believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors in understanding and evaluating the Company's current operating performance and prospects in the same manner as management does, if they so choose.
Non-GAAP financial measures are not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, which possibly do not reflect all items of expense that affect our operations. In addition, the non-GAAP financial measures Youdao uses may differ from the non-GAAP measures uses by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore their comparability may be limited.
The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned "Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP Results" set forth at the end of this release.
The accompanying tables have more details on the reconciliations between our GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures. Youdao encourages you to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.
Exchange Rate Information
This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars ("US$") at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to US$ were made at the rate of RMB6.6981 to US$1.00, the exchange rate on June 30, 2022 set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or US$ amounts referred could be converted into US$ or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "target," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. The Company may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual reports to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Further information regarding such risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Jeffrey Wang
Youdao, Inc.
Tel: +86-10-8255-8163 ext. 89980
E-mail: IR@rd.netease.com
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Emilie Wu
Tel: +86-21-6039-8363
E-mail: youdao@thepiacentegroup.com
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Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
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- Illinois has a new state water plan
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The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous other countries, including the United States.
Scientists say the variant – called BA.2.75 – may be able to spread rapidly and get around immunity from vaccines and previous infection. It’s unclear whether it could cause more serious disease than other omicron variants, including the globally prominent BA.5.
“It’s still really early on for us to draw too many conclusions,” said Matthew Binnicker, director of clinical virology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. “But it does look like, especially in India, the rates of transmission are showing kind of that exponential increase.” Whether it will outcompete BA.5, he said, is yet to be determined.
Still, the fact that it has already been detected in many parts of the world even with lower levels of viral surveillance “is an early indication it is spreading,” said Shishi Luo, head of infectious diseases for Helix, a company that supplies viral sequencing information to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The latest mutant has been spotted in several distant states in India, and appears to be spreading faster than other variants there, said Lipi Thukral, a scientist at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology in New Delhi. It’s also been detected in about 10 other countries, including Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom and Canada. Two cases were recently identified on the West Coast of the U.S., and Helix identified a third U.S. case last week.
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Fueling experts’ concerns are a large number of mutations separating this new variant from omicron predecessors. Some of those mutations are in areas that relate to the spike protein and could allow the virus to bind onto cells more efficiently, Binnicker said.
Another concern is that the genetic tweaks may make it easier for the virus to skirt past antibodies — protective proteins made by the body in response to a vaccine or infection from an earlier variant.
But experts say vaccines and boosters are still the best defense against severe COVID-19. In the fall it’s likely the U.S. will see updated formulations of the vaccine being developed that target more recent omicron strains.
“Some may say, ‘Well, vaccination and boosting hasn’t prevented people from getting infected.’ And, yes, that is true,” he said. “But what we have seen is that the rates of people ending up in the hospital and dying have significantly decreased. As more people have been vaccinated, boosted or naturally infected, we are starting to see the background levels of immunity worldwide creep up.”
It may take several weeks to get a sense of whether the latest omicron mutant may affect the trajectory of the pandemic. Meanwhile Dr. Gagandeep Kang, who studies viruses at India’s Christian Medical College in Vellore, said the growing concern over the variant underlines the need for more sustained efforts to track and trace viruses that combine genetic efforts with real world information about who is getting sick and how badly. “It is important that surveillance isn’t a start-stop strategy,” she said.
Luo said BA.2.75 is another reminder that the coronavirus is continually evolving – and spreading.
“We would like to return to pre-pandemic life, but we still need to be careful,” she said. " We need to accept that we’re now living with a higher level of risk than we used to.”
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California households that employ cleaners or nannies could soon be required to comply with safety standards similar to other workplaces under a bill proposed in the state Legislature.
Domestic workers in California don’t have the same safety protections required by law for many employees in case they get injured or sick on the job. A bill by Democratic state Sen. María Elena Durazo would give those hired by private employers to do domestic work protections under the California Occupational Safety and Health Act. The legislation would not apply to domestic work paid for by the government.
On Wednesday, domestic workers came from across California to voice their support for the legislation at the state Capitol, where some held up a sign in Spanish that read, “Everyone Deserves a Safe Workplace.”
Durazo, who represents central Los Angeles, noted the symbolism of the gathering taking place on the first day of Women’s History Month. She said she hopes lawmakers take action to protect a sector of the workforce made up largely of women of color.
“Women’s work needs to be treated just as important as any other work,” she said.
Nearly 92% of domestic workers in the United States are women, and more than half are Black, Hispanic or Asian American, the Economic Policy Institute estimated in 2020.
“Domestic work is important work, and these workers deserve all of the rights and protections afforded to workers in other industries,” said Anna Pisarello, a teacher who employs a nanny to take care of her two children.
In recent years, supporters of these types of protections have made strides to increase safety for domestic workers, a group hit hard during the pandemic, who are particularly susceptible to getting hurt or sick from work.
In New York, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law in 2021 protecting these workers under a state human rights law. But in Virginia, lawmakers tried and failed to pass a bill that same year that would have included these workers in an employee protection law.
In California, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a similar bill in 2020, citing the burden on private employers to comply with state worker safety law regulations. In 2021, he signed a bill that created an advisory committee that submitted a list of recommendations to the Legislature in January, which included a financial assistance program to help employers with the cost of making sure their home is safe to work in.
If the bill introduced last month becomes law, the state’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health would have to come up with standards by July 1, 2024 to help employers comply with requirements. Employers would then have to comply with regulations by Jan. 1, 2025. The legislation would also create a program to give grants to employers who can use the money to make sure their home is safe for workers.
Martha Herrera, who cleans houses and takes care of children in San Francisco, said she used to look after a girl with autism between the time she was 4 to 8 years old. That included giving her baths and carrying her to the bathroom, she said. One day, the girl almost fell in the shower, and Herrera moved to catch her. As a result, Herrera started to feel a pain in her waist.
After Herrera's employers paid her for her work and gave her $300 for medicine, she was unable to work for three months because of the pain, she said.
“This experience motivated me to continue to fight for the rights of domestic workers,” said Herrera, who is also a member of the domestic worker policy advisory committee.
Mariko Yoshihara, a lawyer and policy director with the California Employment Lawyers Association, said domestic workers should have been given these protections a long time ago.
“The fact that there is one categorical exclusion in our health and safety laws specifically for domestic workers is just unjust,” she said.
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Two sisters who survived the Holocaust together, and made it their mission to share their memories with the world, died in Birmingham 11 days apart.
Ruth Scheuer Siegler, 95, died on Saturday, Sept. 3. A funeral for her is being held today at 3 p.m. at Temple Beth-El and can be viewed on livestream.
Her sister, Ilse Scheuer Nathan, 98, died less than two weeks before, on Aug. 23.
“They were always together,” said Ann Mollengarden, education director for the Alabama Holocaust Education Center. “When Ilse died, I think Ruth was ready.”
The sisters were among the first to take part in an exhibit by photographer Becky Seitel and artist Mitzi Levin called, ‘’Darkness into Life: The Birmingham Area Holocaust Survivors Through Photography and Art.’’ It went public in 2007 and remains on display at the Holocaust Education Center.
In 2011, Ruth wrote a detailed and heartbreaking memoir, ‘’My Father’s Blessing,’’ full of family pictures that were saved and papers that documented her journey surviving the Holocaust.
In a 2011 interview with The Birmingham News, she recalled the reasons for writing the book. ‘’I have all these memories,’’ she said in an interview at her Mountain Brook home. ‘’I remember everything.’’
During the interview, her sister Ilse came to visit from her nearby home. The sisters helped each other survive, and faith helped them through, they both agreed. ‘’I always say have faith and hope,’’ Ilse Nathan said. ‘’We leaned on each other and prayed together.’’
The Scheuer family rode in a cattle car by train to Auschwitz II (Birkenau), the largest concentration and extermination camp operated by Nazi Germany during World War II. ‘’Being together like animals, that’s always vivid in my memory,’’ Ruth said. It was one of five Nazi camps where she was held prisoner. Her father, who raised cattle and was a kosher butcher in their mostly Catholic village of Sinzenich, Germany, died at Auschwitz. The last time he saw Ruth and her sister Ilse in the camp, he held his hands over them and said a traditional Hebrew prayer of blessing for them. The daughters also were separated from their mother and brother there, and never saw them again.
Ruth and Ilse Scheuer were assigned to camp work details, and endured brutality, hunger and a forced march in February 1945, but survived until the Russian army arrived and their Nazi guards scattered.
Ruth and Ilse each weighed 80 pounds at the end of the war. They made their way to Nebraska to live with relatives who had settled in America, and who had a trunk of photographs and other possessions sent ahead by the Scheuer family as they tried to escape Adolf Hitler’s plan to kill the Jews of Europe. The Scheuers had legal papers ready to help them leave for America through Holland, but their documents were destroyed when the Germans bombed Rotterdam on May 14, 1940. A few years after the war, Ruth and Ilse married and settled in Birmingham. Ilse and her husband, Walter Nathan, opened a clothing store in Homewood called Penny Palmer, which remained in business until 1986.
“Ruth and her husband came to Birmingham to be with her sister,” Mollengarden said.
Ruth worked at Penny Palmer for years, then became a familiar face at Gus Mayer at The Summit, where she worked part-time in the shoe department on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Most of her customers didn’t know her dramatic story of survival.
‘’It has to be told,’’ Ruth said. ‘’You have to keep it alive. Prejudice is sad. It’s a bad thing. It can happen again.’’
At the time Ruth wrote her book, there were 18 Holocaust survivors living in Birmingham; a few were still able to visit schools and tell their stories. Now, there are eight survivors left, and none are able to go out and speak in public.
“We don’t have any that are still speaking,” said Mollengarden, the daughter of a Holocaust survivor. “Children of survivors still do that.”
Ruth returned to her hometown of Sinzenich in 2007, walked past her old home, and reunited with childhood friends. Nazi intimidation transformed the town in the 1930s. The Catholic school she attended had to take down a crucifix and replace it with a picture of Hitler. A 1936 photograph of her in the classroom with Dominican nuns and the Hitler picture on the wall is included in the book. ‘’There are always good people,’’ Ruth said of people in her town. ‘’They were scared.’’ The creeping Nazi persecution of Jews exploded on Kristallnacht, the ‘’night of broken glass,’’ Nov. 9, 1938, when synagogues were burned, Jewish businesses vandalized and Jews including her father were picked up by German secret police and put in jail.
Ruth was raised in a devout Jewish home that said nightly prayers, and those prayers sustained her through years of misery, she said.
In the 2011 interview, she pulled out an old book labeled ‘’Deutche Gebete,’’ or ‘’German Prayers,’’ with prayers in Hebrew and German. She carried it to Hebrew school as a child. Her mother wrote Ruth’s birthday, April 22, 1927, and other family events on blank pages. ‘’I treasure this,’’ Ruth said.
‘’I had to have something to hold on to, otherwise I couldn’t have done it,’’ Ruth said. ‘’Some people lost their faith. I have to say my prayers. As long as you believe, it helps get you through.’’
Ruth and Ilse enjoyed their later decades working and living near each other in an American suburban lifestyle, with normal day-to-activities, raising families, visiting and sharing life-long memories that only they understood.
“They fought like any other sisters fought,” Mollengarden said. “They had disagreements.”
But they always remained close, even in the proximity of their deaths.
“After the ties they developed trying to survive together, I don’t know how you can say they didn’t die together,” Mollengarden said.
Ruth’s book remains as a valuable teaching tool for future generations. “Her story will continue to teach,” Mollengarden said.
“When the survivors were alive, they were able to tell their stories,” Mollengarden said. “Now, we have the materials to tell their stories.”
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Shopping, Easter fun planned at Meriden Farmers and Vintage Market
Published: Apr. 4, 2023 at 4:56 PM CDT|Updated: 9 minutes ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A day of shopping and Easter fun is planned in the Jefferson Co. town of Meriden.
Kathey Petesch and Jolene Bickel visited Eye on NE Kansas with the details of the Farmers and Vintage Market.
More than 35 vendors are expected from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at the Meriden Threshing Bee Grounds, 8275 K4 Hwy. The vendors include baked goods and other food items, crafts, clothing, household items, home good products and more.
The community also plans an Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. Children ages 0 to 12 years are invited to participate. Food vendors also will be on hand.
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Nearly 32 acres of open land owned by the Catholic Church in Brick will be preserved and a plan to build dozens of houses on the site will be scrapped under a preliminary deal reached Wednesday, county officials said.
The Ocean County Natural Lands Trust Fund Advisory Committee approved the purchase and preservation of the parcel, known as Breton Woods, during its meeting. The Church of the Visitation in Brick and the Diocese of Trenton own the land, which is between Drum Point and Mantoloking roads.
The site was under contract with the developer D.R. Horton, a national homebuilder with an office in Mount Laurel, which planned to build 59 single-family homes.
But, the company’s plans had not yet been approved by the township’s planning board and some residents were fighting to keep the woods undeveloped.
“We are very pleased that this parcel of land in Brick Township could now remain as open space,” said Ocean County Commissioner Virginia Haines, liaison to the Ocean County Natural Lands Trust Fund.
“This property meets the requirements of the county’s open space program and will be a benefit to the residents of Brick Township and Ocean County,” she said.
Rev. Edward Blanchett of the Church of the Visitation said he was unaware of the announcement about the land Thursday morning. He declined to comment.
A spokeswoman for the Diocese of Trenton and D.R. Horton did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
D.R. Horton accepted a negotiated offer of $8.55 million for the site, county officials said. Brick Township will pay $1.71 million and Ocean County will contribute $6.84 million. Both the town and the county will seek grant funding from the state’s Department of Environmental Protection Green Acres program.
It is unclear how much D.R. Horton planned to pay the Catholic Church for the site under the original contract.
The next step is a public hearing on the purchase before final approval can be given to preserve the land, Haines said. The Ocean County Board of Commissioners is expected to hold the hearing during the board’s meeting on March 1 at 4 p.m.
The meeting will be held at the Ocean County Administration Building in Toms River.
“It’s not a completely done deal, but it is definitely a win for us,” said Julie Gaffney, a Brick resident and member of Save Breton Woods, a local group that fought the development.
Officials in Brick also plan to turn six acres of the land into a playground, adjacent to Osbornville Elementary School, which neighbors the parcel, county officials said. The township is set to maintain the entire site through a maintenance agreement with the county.
“We are pleased that we can purchase the property and keep it as open space forever,” said Joseph Vicari, the director of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners. “Certainly, this purchase answers the concerns of the many residents that encouraged the preservation of the land.”
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NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Musician Jon Batiste is on tap to perform at President Joe Biden’s first White House state dinner on Thursday, highlighting long-standing ties between the United States and France and honoring President Emmanuel Macron.
“An artist who transcends generations, Jon Batiste’s music inspires and brings people together,” said Vanessa Valdivia, a spokesperson for first lady Jill Biden, whose office is overseeing dinner preparations.
“We’re thrilled to have him perform at the White House for the first state dinner of the Biden-Harris administration,” Valdivia said.
Batiste, 36, most recently was bandleader and musical director of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” leaving the broadcast after a seven-year run.
He won five Grammy Awards earlier this year, including for album of the year for “We Are.”
The Washington Post was first to report that Batiste will perform at the dinner.
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U.S. Highway 2 will remain closed between the towns of Index and Skykomish as large trees continue to fall on the road due to the Bolt Creek fire.
The Washington State Department of Transportation announced Saturday morning on Twitter it will be at least Monday before determining whether the highway can safely reopen.
The fire, which has rained debris over the cross-mountain corridor, has burned an estimated 9,440 acres, with 5% of the blaze contained as of Friday, according to the Department of National Resources.
Crews have brought in heavy machinery to help clear debris such as boulders and trees from the road.
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Russia’s war in Ukraine
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India is not planning to invite Ukraine to the summit of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations in September, its external affairs minister said Thursday.
“In our view, G20 participation is for members and organizations we have invited. That list we declared as soon as we assumed the G20 presidency” in December, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told reporters.
Ukraine is not a G20 member, while Russia with whom it is fighting a war is part of the grouping. India has avoided condemning Russia’s war in Ukraine and has sought to end it through diplomacy and dialogue.
“It is not something that we have reviewed and it is not something very honestly which we have discussed with anybody,” Jaishankar said.
The Ukraine war and the disruption in global food and fuel supplies are expected to be high on the agenda of the G20 summit in New Delhi.
Zelenskyy was invited to participate in last year’s G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations in Japan in May. It was their first meeting since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year.
India hopes to deepen trade with Russia, its Cold War ally, from whom it has continued to buy record amounts of crude. It also depends on Russia for about 60% of its defense equipment.
In April, Ukraine asked India to supply medicine and medical equipment and help it rebuild war-damaged infrastructure.
The request was conveyed by Emine Dzhaparova, the deputy minister of foreign affairs and Ukraine’s most senior official to visit India since Russia’s invasion began last year. She highlighted Ukraine’s desire to build a stronger and closer relationship with India.
Responding to Ukraine’s request, India’s External Affairs Ministry said that in addition to providing medicine and medical equipment, India would also supply school buses to Ukraine.
India evacuated nearly 20,000 Indians studying in Ukraine, mostly in medical colleges, after the outbreak of the war.
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The U.S. Department of Energy confirmed Monday morning a $2.5 billion federal loan to Ultium Cells LLC, for financing the construction of plants to supply many millions of future GM electric vehicles.
The loan will fund the construction of joint-venture GM and LG Energy Solution battery plants in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan, and the confirmation follows a conditional commitment announced in July.
Three plants covered by the loan will be making the large-format, pouch-type cells used for a range of vehicle sizes and types—from family vehicles to luxury models and commercial vehicles.
For instance, these cells will be used in the upcoming 2024 Chevy Equinox EV, but they’ll also be featured in the 2024 Cadillac Celestiq flagship as well as the Chevrolet Silverado EV pickup truck. And they’re already installed into the GMC Hummer EV, Cadillac Lyriq, and GM’s BrightDrop electric vans. GM has surely teased other Ultium vehicle types—including a coupe-like model with Camaro cues.
According to the DOE, these cells will use “a state-of-the-art chemistry to deliver more range at less cost.” For now, that means an NCMA (nickel cobalt manganese aluminum) chemistry that aims for a long service life—although GM has suggested it’s looking to add a lithium-metal cell for longer range EVs later in the decade.
With all three plants, GM has said that it expects more than 130 gigawatt-hours annually when fully ramped up, and to support more than 1 million EVs annually by mid-decade. Earlier this month, Ultium Cells announced plans to ramp up cell output to 50 gigawatt-hours at its Spring Hill, Tennessee, plant when it’s fully operational—up from the previous 35 gigawatt-hours.
The announcement marks the DOE’s first loan made exclusively for battery cell manufacturing made under the federal government’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) program, which was established under the George W. Bush administration to provide low-interest loans to help companies make vehicles with substantially higher energy efficiency than those they replace.
The program also requires that the project must operate entirely in the U.S.—which might rule out the political eyesore of a fourth Ultium battery plant in Mexico, at least in this battery format. A smaller Ultium format for affordable compact cars is currently in the works with Honda. That will form the basis for a successor to the Chevy Bolt EV, among other models.
Although most of these loans have related to electric or electrified vehicle tech, the largest of these loans so far—$5.9 billion—went to fund Ford’s “EcoBoost” push to smaller turbocharged gasoline engines, while Tesla is broadly seen as the loan program’s greatest success.
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(The Hill) — President Joe Biden celebrated his 80th birthday Sunday, becoming the first octogenarian to serve in the Oval Office.
Biden marked his birthday with a brunch hosted by First Lady Jill Biden, according to White House Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, the day after the Saturday wedding of his granddaughter Naomi Biden on the White House South Lawn.
“A perfect birthday celebration filled with so much love — and Joe’s favorite coconut cake!” the first lady tweeted, sharing a photo of the Biden family gathered around a table as the president blew out a birthday candle.
Biden also made a call to the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team as the FIFA World Cup got underway Sunday in Qatar.
“Coach, put me in, I’m ready to play You guys, I know you’re the underdog, but I’ll tell you what man, you’ve got some of the best players in the world on your team and you’re representing this country and I know you’re going to play your hearts out, so let’s go shock ‘em all,” Biden told the players.
The U.S. team is set to play their first game against Wales on Monday.
In a break from birthday levity, the president also addressed the deadly shooting at the LGBTQ nightclub Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., where a gunman killed five people and wounded 18 others.
“Today, yet another community in America has been torn apart by gun violence. More families left with an empty chair at the table and hole in their lives that cannot be filled. When will we decide we’ve had enough? We must address the public health epidemic of gun violence in all of its forms,” Biden said.
Biden also joined other lawmakers to mark Transgender Day of Rememberance in the wake of the shooting.
“There is no place for violence, hatred, and bigotry in America. Yet, tragically, as last night’s attack in Colorado Springs reminds us, too many LGBTQI+ people in the United States—and around the world—continue to face unconscionable attacks,” Biden said in a statement.
The president’s 80th birthday comes as the political focus shifts from the midterms to the 2024 presidential election, with former President Trump last week announcing he’ll mount another run to reclaim the White House.
Biden, already the oldest president to enter office, has acknowledged his age as a concern for voters but insisted he intends to run again.
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Fantastic sky-watching opportunities this February
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - From a green comet to a near conjunction between two giant planets, our cold February evenings will offer some spectacular sky-watching opportunities.
“This February we start off with a very unique event and that is being the comet, the long period comet, that is going to be visible near the Little Dipper, otherwise, near the North Star, and that should be bright enough to just barely see with the naked eye,” said Mark Pitts, senior lecturer at Eastern Kentucky University.
It turns out the winter months are actually perfect for watching the sky at nighttime. The reason is the typical cold and dry weather we experience.
“A very cold atmosphere, it tends not to be so humid, drier, there’s less water in the sky above you,” said Pitts. “One of my favorite apps that I’ve downloaded to help me navigate the nighttime sky, is an app called SkySafari. You download it, point your phone toward the sky, it will help you identify what you are looking at.”
That will make it a lot easier to see the Big Dipper.
“The Big Dipper is going to particularly be predominate in the northern sky and one of those two end stars on the cup of the Big Dipper is known as the star of Mizar,” said Pitts.
Near the end of the month, you’re also going to want to look west.
“We are going to be witnessing a near conjunction. So, both Venus and Jupiter will be very, very close together in the sky and that will make them, on the one hand, easier to find, but also, at times when bright planets like this come very close together, sometimes, they’ll even almost appear as a single bright light,” said Pitts.
So, grab the family, head to the backyard, and look up for some amazing sky-watching opportunities.
Before heading out, make sure you download our weather app, so you know what to expect weather wise. An almost clear sky with less light pollution is perfect for sky-watching.
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Brianna Snitchler was just figuring out the art of adulting when she scheduled a biopsy at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Snitchler, 27, was on top of her finances: Her student loan balance was down and her credit score was up.
"I had been working for the past three years trying to improve my credit and, you know, just become a functioning adult human being," Snitchler said.
For the first time in her adult life, she had health insurance through her job and a primary care doctor she liked. Together they were working on Snitchler's concerns about her mental and physical health.
One concern was a cyst on her abdomen. The growth was about the size of a quarter, and it didn't hurt or particularly worry Snitchler. But it did make her self-conscious whenever she went for a swim.
"People would always call it out and be alarmed by it," she recalled.
Before having the cyst removed, Snitchler's doctor wanted to check the growth for cancer. After a first round of screening tests, Snitchler had an ultrasound-guided needle biopsy at the Henry Ford Health System's main hospital.
The procedure was "uneventful," with no complications reported, according to results faxed to her primary care doctor after the procedure. The growth was indeed benign, and Snitchler thought her next step would be getting the cyst removed.
Then the bill came.
The patient: Brianna Snitchler, 27, a user-experience designer living in Detroit at the time. As a contractor for Ford Motor Co., she had a UnitedHealth Group insurance plan.
Total bill: $3,357.52, including a $2,170 facility fee listed as "operating room services." The balance included a biopsy, ultrasound, physician charges and lab tests.
Service provider: Henry Ford Health System in Detroit.
Medical procedure: Ultrasound-guided needle biopsy of a cyst.
What gives: When Snitchler scheduled the biopsy, no one told her that Henry Ford Health System would also charge her a $2,170 facility fee.
Snitchler said the bill turned out to be far more than what she had budgeted for. Her insurance plan from UnitedHealth had a high deductible of $3,250, plus she would owe coinsurance. All told, her bills for the care she received related to the biopsy left her on the hook for $3,357.52, with her insurance paying $974.
"She shrugged it off," Snitchler's partner, Emi Aguilar, recalled. "But I could see that she was upset in her eyes."
Snitchler panicked when she realized the bill threatened the couple's financial security. Snitchler had already spent down her savings for a recent cross-country move to Austin, Texas.
In an email, Henry Ford spokesman David Olejarz said the "procedure was performed in the Interventional Radiology procedure room, where the imaging allows the biopsy to be much more precise."
"We perform procedures in the most appropriate venue to ensure the highest standards of patient quality and safety," Olejarz wrote.
The initial bill from Henry Ford referred to "operating room services." The hospital later sent an itemized bill that referred to the charge for a treatment room in the radiology department. Both descriptions boil down to a facility fee, a common charge that has become controversial as hospitals search for additional streams of income, and as more patients complain they've been blindsided by these fees.
Hospital officials argue that medical centers need the boosted income to provide the expensive care sick patients require, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
But the way hospitals calculate facility fees is "a black box," said Ted Doolittle, with the Office of the Healthcare Advocate for Connecticut, a state that has put a spotlight on the issue.
"It's somewhat akin to a cover charge" at a club, said Doolittle, who previously served as deputy director of the federal Center for Program Integrity at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Hospitals in Connecticut billed more than $1 billion in facility fees in 2015 and 2016, according to state records. In 2015, Connecticut lawmakers approved a bill that forces all hospitals and medical providers to disclose facility fees upfront. Now patients in Connecticut "should never be charged a facility fee without being shown in burning scarlet letters that they are going to get charged this fee," Doolittle said.
In Michigan, there's no law requiring hospitals and other providers of health care services to inform patients of facility fees ahead of time.
Snitchler's procedure took place on campus at Henry Ford's main hospital site. When she got her bill, with its mention of "operating room services," she was baffled. Snitchler said the room had "crazy medical equipment," but she was still in her street clothes as a nurse numbed her cyst, and she was sent home in a matter of minutes.
With Snitchler's permission, Kaiser Health News shared her itemized bill, biopsy results and explanation of benefits with Mark Weiss, a radiologist who leads MediCrew, a company in Flint, Mich., that helps patients navigate the health system.
Weiss said it probably wasn't medically necessary for Snitchler to go to the hospital to receive good care. "Not all surgical procedures have to be done at a surgical center," he said, noting that biopsies often can be done in an office-based treatment center.
Resolution: Hoping for a reasonable explanation — or even the discovery of a mistake — Snitchler called her insurance company and the hospital.
A representative at Henry Ford told her on the phone that the hospital isn't "legally required" to inform patients of fees ahead of time.
In an email, Henry Ford spokesman Olejarz apologized for that response: "We'll use it as a teachable moment for our staff. We are committed to being transparent with our patients about what we charge."
He pointed to an initiative launched in 2018 that helps patients anticipate out-of-pocket expenses. The program targets the most common elective radiology and gastroenterology tests that often have high price tags for patients.
Asked if Snitchler's ultrasound-guided needle biopsy will be included in the price transparency initiative, Olejarz replied, "Can't say at this point."
In addition to the pilot program to inform patients of fees, Olejarz said, the hospital also plans to roll out an online cost-estimator tool.
For now, Snitchler has decided not to get the cyst removed, and she plans to try to negotiate on her bill. She has not yet paid any portion of it.
"You should always negotiate; you should always try," Doolittle said. "Doesn't mean it's going to work, but it can work. People should not be shy about it."
"We are happy to work out a flexible payment plan that best meets her needs," Olejarz wrote when Kaiser Health News first inquired about Snitchler's bill.
The takeaway: When your doctor recommends an outpatient test or procedure like a biopsy, be aware that the hospital may be the most expensive place you can have it done. Ask your physician for recommendations of where else you might have the procedure, and then call each facility to try to get an estimate of the costs you'd face.
Also, be wary of places that may look like independent doctor's offices but are owned by a hospital. These practices also can tack hefty facility fees onto your bill.
If you get a bill that seems inflated, call your hospital and insurer and try to negotiate it down.
Bill of the Month is a crowdsourced investigation by Kaiser Health News and NPR that dissects and explains medical bills. Do you have an interesting medical bill you want to share with us? Tell us about it!
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WASHINGTON (Nexstar) – As the end of Title 42 approaches, the Biden administration says an influx of migrants at the border is expected and plans to send troops to the border.
The administration says it will deploy 1,500 troops, who are expected to arrive at the southern border in one week.
“For 90 days, these 1,500 military personnel, who will be sourced from the active-duty component, will fill critical capability gaps,” said Pentagon Press Secretary Gen. Patrick Ryder.
The Pentagon says the active-duty troops heading to the border are only expected to be there to help deal with the end of Title 42.
“These personnel will be performing administrative tasks, like data entry and warehouse support. They will not be performing law enforcement actions or interacting with immigrants,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
Those additional troops on administrative duty will free up U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents for border enforcement purposes as an increase in migrants is expected due to the end of Title 42.
“DHS has asked us for this support, so the ability to rapidly supply support from our active-duty forces is really the key here,” Gen. Ryder said.
It’s possible the active-duty troops could be replaced with reserves or contractors down the line, but the Biden administration says the use of troops isn’t unusual. Officials also say the situation at the border isn’t just tied to the end of Title 42 and that it’s a reflection of the nation’s broken immigration system.
“DOD personnel have been supporting CBP at the border for almost two decades now,” Jean-Pierre said. “This would not be necessary if Congress would act.”
While Republicans and Democrats agree that comprehensive immigration reform is necessary, for decades now, members of Congress have been unable to agree on how to accomplish reform.
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Sitting in the office of his recently opened Artes de Cuba art gallery on Lena Street, Stuart Ashman shares a short video of one of his Sicilian miniature donkeys dunking a blue Jolly ball in a water trough.
“Did you see the part where he dropped it in the water?” he asks with a smile.
A self-proclaimed “gentleman farmer,” Ashman boasts about his father-son donkey duo as if they were his children. He explains that this particular breed of burro is also referred to as a Jerusalem Donkey because of the markings on its back in the shape of a cross.
“The legend is that when Christ was crucified, the shadow of the cross fell on their backs,” he explains.
The donkeys, Luigi and Benito, share the near-full-acre property with 11 chickens and the family dog, Rio, who Ashman and his wife lovingly refer to as a labra-mutt.
The rural setting of Ashman’s home, a former schoolhouse with land that backs up to hundreds of acres of wilderness owned by the Bishop’s Lodge Auberge Resorts Collection, allows him to unwind from managing artists and wooing collectors. Shoveling manure twice a day helps keep him grounded and at ease.
“Well,” he laughs,” some guys play golf.”
The former head of the International Folk Art Market (IFAM), now gallerist, also relaxes by fiddling around with one of his many guitars. He owns a hand-made Mexican 12-string guitar, Cuban Tres, Larrivée, 1930s Ukulele and a Goya, which he said is the same style guitar that Julie Andrews played in the film The Sound of Music.
“I thought to bring one down to doodle with in the gallery,” the amateur performer, who at times played with Victor Alvarez’ Cuban street music band Savor, said. But for now, it seems establishing the only known gallery in the country that solely features contemporary Cuban art does not permit for much free time.
“I can’t stop thinking about what we need to do [at the gallery]. It’s like an art project in itself.”
His goal is to give the gallery both a local and national presence. And if anyone can do that, it’s Ashman. Well-versed in the art world, Ashman was instrumental in setting up IFAM and has held several high-ranking positions in the arts and government, including Cabinet Secretary for the Department of Cultural Affairs under Governor Bill Richardson.
It was during this time that the idea for the exclusively Cuban gallery began to percolate. Ashman coordinated a show of 100 works by 40 Latin American artists at the Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque and it got him thinking.
“Most people don’t know the depth and complexity of Cuban art,” he says. “Some of the artists are political, some spiritual, some simply aesthetic, and others humorous.”
Ashman’s ambition is to introduce these artists to collectors and anyone with an interest to learn. With his extensive knowledge of Cuban art, combined with his growing up in the formerly Castro-run island 200-plus miles south of Miami, Ashman is in his comfort zone as a Cuban arts gallerist.
“We strive to make discoveries and opportunities for young Cuban artists,” he says.
If his history of promoting international artists is indicative of where Ashman’s new gallery and its artists are going, we can expect exciting things from Artes de Cuba gallery — namely, rising stars and a wider awareness of established Cuban artists.
Until then, you can find Ashman feeding and strumming at home on his few-and-far-between days off.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Victims of the Uvalde school shooting that left 21 people dead have filed a lawsuit against local and state police, the city and other school and law enforcement officials seeking $27 billion due to delays in confronting the attacker, court documents show.
The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Austin on Tuesday, says officials failed to follow active shooter protocol when they waited more than an hour to confront the attacker inside a fourth-grade classroom.
It seeks class action status and damages for survivors of the May 24 shooting who have sustained “emotional or psychological damages as a result of the defendants’ conduct and omissions on that date.”
Among those who filed the lawsuit are school staff and representatives of minors who were present at Robb Elementary when a gunman stormed the campus, killing 19 children and two teachers in the deadliest school shooting in the U.S. in nearly a decade.
Instead of following previous training to stop an active shooter “the conduct of the three hundred and seventy-six (376) law enforcement officials who were on hand for the exhaustively torturous seventy- seven minutes of law enforcement indecision, dysfunction, and harm, fell exceedingly short of their duty bound standards,” the lawsuit claims.
City of Uvalde officials said they had not been served the paperwork as of Friday and did not comment on pending litigation.
The Texas Department of Public Safety and the Uvalde Consolidated School District did not respond to requests for comment.
A group of the survivors also sued Daniel Defense, the company that made the gun used by the shooter, and the store where he bought the gun. That separate lawsuit seeks $6 billion in damages.
Daniel Defense, based in Black Creek, Georgia, did not respond to a request for comment. In a congressional hearing over the summer, CEO Marty Daniels called the Uvalde shooting and others like it “deeply disturbing” but separated the weapons themselves from the violence, saying America’s mass shootings are local problems to be solved locally.
Earlier this week, the mother of a child killed in the shooting filed another federal lawsuit against many of the same people and entities.
Two officers have been fired because of their actions at the scene and others have resigned or been placed on leave. In October, Col. Steve McCraw, the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, acknowledged mistakes by officers when confronted for the first time by families of the Uvalde victims over false and shifting accounts from law enforcement and lack of transparency in the available information. But McCraw defended his agency, saying they “did not fail” Uvalde.
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Rental-car giant Hertz has announced several large-scale electric vehicle purchases from Tesla, GM, and Polestar, on the way to making EVs a quarter of its fleet by the end of 2024.
That’s a lot of EVs—tens of thousands of them, and once in place they would quickly overwhelm existing public fast-charging stations around airports. So on Tuesday, Hertz and BP announced the intent to develop a national network of thousands of EV charging stations explicitly for all those vehicles and for the public.
With a memorandum of understanding, BP will oversee charging infrastructure around Hertz locations. It will also write fleet software that will help charge at times advantageous for energy costs, which will in turn provide Hertz with a real-time understanding of its power usage.
As part of the agreement, BP’s charging business called BP Pulse will also develop fast-charging hubs around high-demand rental locations, with access provided not just to Hertz customers but to the general public, it says. BP Pulse will manage charging directly at rental depot locations.
Charging to handle taxi and ride-hailing drivers is included in the effort, according to the companies.
The agreement marks the transition of two companies formerly known for their management of from a gas-station experience to a charging-station one. Hertz is no stranger to EVs, though. As long ago as 2011, the rental company told Green Car Reports that it needed more EVs.
The energy giant that used to stand for petroleum has shown plenty of signs that it’s committed to carving out a big piece of the EV charging market. Earlier this year BP acquired Tritium, a manufacturer of DC fast-charging hardware, and last year, after its acquisition of Amply Power, it rebranded the whole division BP Pulse with the goal of helping provide those fleet solutions.
The charging business is no loss leader. BP earlier this year suggested that its fast chargers are almost as profitable as gas pumps, on a margin basis. BP Pulse itself is now aiming for more than 100,000 chargers globally by 2030, 90% of which will be “rapid or ultra-fast chargers.”
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NEW YORK, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global X ETFs, the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced a reverse split of the Global X Cannabis ETF (POTX) ("the Fund").
Effective after market close on June 10, 2022, the Fund will affect a reverse split at a ratio of 1:6. The reverse split will increase the price per share of the Fund with a proportionate decrease in the number of shares outstanding. For example, every six pre-split shares will result in receipt of one post-split share, which will be priced six times higher than the net asset value (NAV) of a pre-split share.
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The following table shows the effect of a hypothetical 1:6 reverse split:
Fractional Shares
As a result of the reverse split, a shareholder of the Fund's shares could potentially hold fractional shares. In this case, a Fund will redeem the cash value (at NAV) of any fractional shares resulting from the reverse split. Receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares may result in a taxable event to shareholders, and each shareholder should consult with the shareholder's own tax advisers with respect to the appropriate treatment of the receipt of such cash payment.
About Global X ETFs
Global X ETFs was founded in 2008. For more than a decade, our mission has been empowering investors with unexplored and intelligent solutions. Our product lineup features over 90 ETF strategies and over $40 billion in assets under management.i While we are distinguished for our Thematic Growth, Income and International Access ETFs, we also offer Core, Commodity, and Alpha funds to suit a wide range of investment objectives. Explore our ETFs, research and insights, and more at www.globalxetfs.com.
Global X is a member of Mirae Asset Financial Group, a global leader in financial services, with more than $640 billion in assets under management worldwide.ii Mirae Asset has an extensive global ETF platform ranging across the US, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Europe, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam with over $80 billion in assets under management.iii
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At 160 E. Main St.
BAY CITY, Mich., May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Physical Therapy & Rehab Specialists opened a second local outpatient clinic today at 160 E. Main St.
Bay City Uptown, as the new clinic is known, is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. To make an appointment, call 989-900-0251 or visit PTandRehab.com.
The clinic offers in-clinic and telehealth options for outpatient orthopedic physical therapy, which includes manual therapy, injury prevention, return to performance, total joint replacement, pelvic health and pain, pre-and post-partum care, dry needling, back and neck pain, and orofacial and jaw pain and disorders.
Clinic director Krysti Weierstahl earned a doctor of physical therapy degree from the University of South Florida. She is certified in lymphedema therapy.
Weierstahl is joined on the clinic staff by physical therapist Kerry Comissiong Baker, who earned a bachelor's degree in physical therapy from Grand Valley State University.
Physical Therapy & Rehab Specialists' other clinics comprise Bay City-West, 3720 Katalin Court; Coleman Family Center; Midland-Center City; Midland-East End; and Midland-Medical Professional Building.
The company is part of the Upstream Rehabilitation family of clinical care, which offers access to care within 24 hours and works with all insurance types.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I needed an efficient and environmentally-friendly solution for wrapping branch trees with Christmas lights without staples and without gaps to evenly blanket a tree," said an inventor, from Miami Beach, Fla., "so I invented THE BRIDGE. My design works in conjunction with the elastic mini lights to wrap trees with Christmas lights without damaging the trees or the lights."
The patent-pending invention provides an easier way to secure mini lights on a tree. In doing so, it helps to evenly space the lights on the tree. As a result, it saves time, effort and money and it could enhance the appearance of the illuminated decoration. The invention features a practical design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households and commercial locations. Additionally, a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Hollywood/Miami sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-HAD-181, 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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Three-quarters of CEOs in a new survey expect economic growth to slow this year as fears of a recession simmer worldwide.
The pessimistic figure, part of a report released Monday from consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, is a bleak change from last year, when 77 percent of CEOs said they anticipated the international economy was headed in a positive direction.
Thirty-nine percent think their respective organizations will no longer be viable a decade from now on their current path.
The CEOs listed inflation, macroeconomic activity and geopolitical conflict as the top three key threats to firms over the next 12 months.
The current economic climate has been significantly harmed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which impacted the costs of energy and essential commodities and spurred on higher labor costs and inflation.
Multiple governments, including the U.S., are taking steps to try and tamp down inflation, but concerns are rising that those efforts could contribute to a recession.
A similar survey released last week by the Conference Board found that 51 percent of global CEOs and 60 percent of U.S.-based ones anticipate a “tepid” year ahead economically and are bracing for a recession, though many also predicted the economy could see an uptick in late 2023 or 2024.
The World Economic Forum’s Chief Economists Outlook, also released Monday, found nearly two-thirds of leading world economists think a recession will hit the global economy this year. Of those who thought a recession possible, 18 percent of experts listed the downturn as “extremely likely,” a figure more than double what the WEF recorded in September.
The PwC Global CEO survey polled 4,410 CEOs from 110 countries and territories.
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