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Fans can win tickets to the exclusive experience in Austin on March 16
PLANO, Texas, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Doritos® is bringing Doritos After Dark, its recently piloted ghost kitchen menu, to SXSW for one night only, taking late-night bites to ANOTHER LEVEL® at an exclusive experience in partnership with Billboard.
Set in a high-energy, triangle-inspired space, Doritos®️ After Dark™️ at Billboard House will allow attendees to sample the brand's previous menu, like Doritos Sweet Chili Chicken Bites, as well as two exclusive dishes inspired by the Austin food scene, including Doritos®️ BBQ Pulled Pork Nachos and Doritos®️ Flamin' Hot®️ Limon Margarita Cheesecake.
DJ Pee .Wee, the "vinyl-spinning alter ego" of eight-time Grammy Winner, artist, producer, and director Anderson.Paak, will put on an electrifying show that's sure to keep the party going and create a night to remember for festivalgoers and giveaway winners.
"Inspired by those exhilarating hours between sunset and sunrise, Doritos After Dark encourages fans to TRY ANOTHER ANGLE™ and embrace unexpected late-night eats," said Stacy Taffet, senior vice president of brand marketing, Frito-Lay North America. "As a brand that has its finger on the pulse of pop culture, this collaboration was designed to showcase the food, music and technology that SXSW and Doritos are all about."
Doritos® will celebrate at The Billboard House on Thursday, March 16 at 800 Congress from 10:30 p.m. – 1:30 a.m. The experience will be available to SXSW® badge holders on a first-come-first-served basis. Those in Austin have two ways to win tickets and skip the line:
- Starting Friday, March 10, head to www.billboard.com/doritos-after-dark to enter for a chance to win two tickets to experience Doritos® After Dark™. Full terms and conditions can be found at www.billboard.com/DADterms.
- Visit the Doritos® 'Taste The Night' Tunnel located at 604 Driskill Street in Austin from March 13-14 and enjoy a multi-sensorial experience inspired by Doritos® celebrated triangular shape. The kaleidoscopic tunnel leads fans on a Doritos® After Dark™ journey into the vibrant heart of night, complete with visuals, scents and sounds – from the satisfying crunch of a chip to the savory scent of BBQ. Fans can enter the sweepstakes by using the exclusive Doritos® Triangle Tracker AR Lens developed by Snapchat and scanning the installation.
Ahead of the late-night experience, Doritos® will sponsor Billboard Presents THE STAGE at SXSW®️ at the Moody Amphitheatre at Waterloo Park. Fans can stop by the Doritos®️ Dip Snack Bar to taste new Doritos®️ Cool Ranch®️ Jalapeno dip, Doritos®️ Spicy Nacho dip and Doritos®️ Sweet & Tangy BBQ chips.
In celebration of Doritos coming to Austin, one of the most iconic downtown buildings- 100 Congress Ave, a Carr property- will be lit up with bright red triangles during SXSW.
Visit www.DoritosAfterDark.com to learn more about Doritos® After Dark™, sign up for future event promotions, and get inspired by Doritos® recipes to make at home, and visit www.billboard.com/doritos-after-dark to enter for a chance to win two tickets to experience Doritos® After Dark™.
About Doritos
Doritos believes there's boldness in everyone. We champion those who are true to themselves, who live life fully engaged and take bold action by stepping outside of their comfort zone and pushing the limits. Doritos is one of many Frito-Lay North America brands – the $23 billion convenient foods division of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP), which is headquartered in Purchase, NY. Follow Doritos on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and TikTok. Learn more about Frito-Lay at the corporate website, http://www.fritolay.com/, and on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/fritolay.
About Frito-Lay North America
Frito-Lay North America is the $23 billion convenient foods division of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP), which is headquartered in Purchase, NY. Frito-Lay snacks include Lay's and Ruffles potato chips, Doritos and Tostitos tortilla chips and branded dips, Cheetos snacks, Stacy's pita chips, PopCorners popped-corn snack, SunChips multigrain snacks and Fritos corn chips. The company operates 30+ manufacturing facilities across the U.S. and Canada, more than 200 distribution centers and services 315,000 retail customers per week through its direct-store-delivery model. Learn more about Frito-Lay at the corporate website, www.fritolay.com, on Twitter (@fritolay), on Instagram (@fritolay) and on Facebook (Frito-Lay).
About PepsiCo
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $86 billion in net revenue in 2022, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with pep+ (PepsiCo Positive). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com, and follow on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @PepsiCo.
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The new homepage will maximize legal professional's productivity, enable easy platform navigation, and ensure a streamlined user experience
NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. today announced a refreshed user interface for Kluwer Arbitration, along with several new features, at the 2022 ICCA Congress in Edinburgh. The new design is modern, user-friendly, and easy to navigate, empowering legal professionals to maximize their productivity and supercharge their research. These enhancements will become available to Kluwer Arbitration subscribers in early October.
Within Kluwer Arbitration's new interface, users will find that menus, filtering, and browsing experiences have been streamlined for greater clarity and efficiency, allowing for simple searches and findings. Practical tools have been made discoverable and more content has been unlocked so users will gain greater access to information on arbitrators and important considerations of the arbitration process. Additionally, the new favorite feature enhances the search experience by allowing users to save their search materials and tools into folders for quick follow-up and collaboration with colleagues. Training videos have also been embedded within the platform to help users navigate the solution and notify them when new content has been added.
"As legal professionals continue to grapple with the challenges of information overload, Kluwer Arbitration addresses the importance of finding actionable information easily and efficiently," said David Bartolone, Vice President and General Manager for the International Group within Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. "Our new interface and latest features are designed to simplify the user experience and streamline navigation within the solution, and we look forward to introducing them to our customers."
The announcement at the ICCA Edinburgh Congress was followed by a Kluwer Arbitration Blog Quiz to celebrate the 13th year of the Kluwer Arbitration Blog, including drinks and snacks during the ICCA Congress.
"With Kluwer Arbitration's refreshed interface, I am successfully able to access the enriched information I need across all international arbitration areas in a simple, easy way. The solution is thorough, very user-friendly and a must have for any practitioner in the field." - Alexis Foucard, Counsel at Clifford Chance LLP and Wolters Kluwer customer
To learn more, visit: https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/solutions/kluwerarbitration
About Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S.
Wolters Kluwer (WKL) is a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services for the healthcare; tax and accounting; governance, risk, and compliance; and legal and regulatory sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services.
Wolters Kluwer reported 2021 annual revenues of €4.8 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 19,800 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.
Wolters Kluwer shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Wolters Kluwer has a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program. The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter market in the U.S. (WTKWY).
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Executives at advertising and marketing companies in the Boulder Valley are embracing the use of artificial intelligence, but they’re mixing their enthusiasm with caution about ethics and loss of the human touch.
At a BizWest CEO Roundtable at the Boulder offices of law firm Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP, they said many are making use of such tools as ChatGPT, a bot that is trained to follow an instruction in a prompt and provide a detailed response, as well as other AI tools, but are careful to let clients know they’re still paying for creative work done by humans.
“The content’s all ours,” said James Clark, co-founder of the Room 214 agency, but AI “has been a game changer. It feeds directly into your own research and your own contacts. We ask AI to go into our own documents and start producing content. With AI, you can direct it into your particular content and then we write in specific prompts that are unique to our work that we want to achieve. That’s been the big unifying aspect of it; it’s gotten our team together and increased speed. We don’t use it externally.
“It’s our data and we make sure the customer knows what we’re using.”
The help from AI “is about abundance and not efficiency,” he said. “There was a lot of fear in our staff of, ‘Oh, they’re going to use us to train this thing and then we’re out.’ No, it’s about ‘What more can you do in your job?’ The mentality has never been that we’re going to get rid of people.”
Doyle Albee, president and CEO of Comprise, agreed. “If you’re good at what you’re doing, you can use it as a jumpstart to get to the right place.”
AI can provide new ways of thinking for her staff as well, said Kimberly Mallek, design and creative director for Mighty Fudge Studios. “If I have started something and given it my best effort and then run it through AI, it can generate more ideas back for me.
“If you have a small organization and you’re wearing a lot of hats, it can really help you present yourself in areas of business that you may not be quite as comfortable with.
“I just worry that maybe it could stop new ideas at some point,” she said. “If we’re getting so reliant on a system and a program that’s sifting through everything and bringing stuff back to us, has it stopped us from generating new ideas?”
Even so, she said, “there are ups and downs to some of the content it brings you. You might be stealing someone else’s intellectual property and not know it.”
That problem exists whether or not artificial intelligence is involved, noted Janice Ferrante, founder of Oblique Design. She had to fire an employee because “he worked off a logo from ShutterStock.” Her client spotted it, she said, “and I was mortified.”
“That’s the beauty of the industry,” said Evan Russack, a partner at Work in Progress. “It keeps law firms alive.”
Artificial intelligence can be as much a helpful nudge as a generator of undiscovered concepts, said Adam McKay, partner at TEEM Marketing. “If somebody’s stuck on something, it can get you past that a little bit. We use it for inspiration for logos.”
McKay also expressed excitement about what more the technology will be able to provide. ”Where it is now to where it was six months ago is mind-boggling,” he said. “Where will it be six months from now?”
It’s simply another tool like Adobe Photoshop, added Don Poe, CEO of People Productions. “It’s one more evolution of desktop publishing from the way it was in the ’80s. It does give you a lot of new ideas.”
At Parallel Path, said CEO John Kadlic, “we’ll ask it to build an SEO [search engine optimization] keyword list to see if we have any blind spots. If we’re doing a media plan, we’ll pump in some prompts and see if there’s channels or ideas or media elements we’re not contemplating, just to build on our team skills.
“We’re looking at it as a positive, not something to be afraid of,” he said. “We haven’t mastered it, but it’s nice to say, ‘Oh, that’s a good idea. I hadn’t thought about that.’ For us it’s been fun just to say, ‘Is there some other way to think about this problem beyond what we can with our own skills and areas?’”
And yet most of the executives expressed caution about losing the humanity in the marketing campaigns they produce.
Even though blogs produced by Firefly Partners are more robust, said president and founder Jennifer Frazier, “I don’t want to work with a company that doesn’t value face-to-face interaction and meeting my team. They’re not a fit for us.”
John Supsic, chief financial officer for Moxie Sozo, said the efficiency AI can create isn’t necessarily a benefit if “I can write 75 pitches instead of 10 thoughtful ones.”
While admitting that AI presents “a lot to be done from an efficiency standpoint,” Russack noted that “the bigger issue is that it’s not regulated so there’s no precedent set.
“I do think it’ll be interesting to see if some self-certifications or badging systems come out, like ‘This is an authentic image’ or ‘this was an AI-assisted image,” Kadlic said. “We put that down at the bottom of a slide — ‘This was augmented with AI’ so it doesn’t come off as just our work.”
Asked Albee, “Do I have to disclose I used spell-check?”
Using AI to generate copy is fine with Patrick Mallek, Mighty Fudge Studios’ founder, “but the visual stuff? It’s aggregated plagiarism, is all it is. It’s wrong on every possible level, ethically and morally. We won’t use it. That’s the backbone of what I do, and if you take that away from me, I’ve got nothing.”
Using AI-generated clip art is different from the old days of using clip art in advertising, he said, because “clip art was generated for that purpose, developed by an artist; a company made that and released it as clip art. The difference would be that AI is taking little pieces of everybody’s artwork and creating something unique.”
Those ethical issues will be a major concern for educating new students in advertising and marketing, Clark said.
“How are we going to train a new level of individuals that actually know what is right and what is wrong, because we are going to start automating smaller tasks that those people usually cut their teeth on,” he said. In college, “they are all over ChatGPT. They are prompt masters, and they’re going to come out and whup some ass out here. But they have no frickin’ clue about what a good marketing program looks like or what’s right or wrong.”
“In my world, it’s absolutely a train-wreck disaster, and it has to be regulated big time,” Patrick Mallek said. “We actually have AI software to tell if something was created by AI,” he said. “It reads the code. Things are getting crazy. It’s the Wild West out there.
The use of AI “is going to make hand-done artwork go up in value, and I’m happy about that,” he said, “because people are going to pay a premium for things done by a human and not by a computer.”
“What we bring forward to our clients is worth good money,” added Susan Touchette Aust, CEO of Vermilion. “I think it’s really important not to get scared and try to keep underbidding everything. That’s not going to be better for us.”
The problem with that,” responded Supsic, “is that there’s always someone who will do it cheaper for you, but you have to believe in your story and convince your client that you provide greater value and that’s why you cost more money. And be confident and stand by that and never waver, because we all know what happens when you say ‘I can’t do it for that price’ – eventually they’ll come back. We have a lack of self-confidence in our industry.”
“The big thing that I’m curious to watch is when the AIs start talking to each other and learn from each other when the human element is removed,” Frazier said. “I’ll be concerned about where the AI is getting its information. Are they repeating garbage?”
The BizWest CEO roundtables in the Boulder Valley are sponsored by the Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti law firm, accounting company Plante Moran and Bank of Colorado. Marketing director Ashley Cawthorn represented BHGR via Zoom at the Roundtable, while managing partner Jim Cowgill represented Plante Moran, and Bank of Colorado was represented by commercial loan officer Jon Svoboda.
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150 healthy, happy dogs found living with homeless family in Arizona desert
SURPRISE, Ariz. (KTVK/KPHO/Gray News) – A homeless family was found living in a makeshift Arizona campground with 150 dogs that were well cared for, according to officials.
The bizarre hoarding situation was discovered last week near the city of Surprise off U.S. 60.
Elli Smith, the founder of the Sky Sanctuary Rescue in Phoenix, got a call last week about an emergency situation in the Northwest Valley. A family living in the desert on state land with 150 dogs was being forced to leave and needed help with their animals.
“Honestly, the whole situation was sad,” Smith said. “Not just for the animals, but for the people, too.”
The dogs and their owners had been living there for almost a year, enduring the extreme heat and monsoon storms. However, when the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and animal rescue crews arrived, the dogs surprisingly appeared to be in pretty good condition.
“It was extremely surprising,” said Caitlin Beall, director of Sky Sanctuary Rescue. “When we arrived on scene, everybody was well-fed, everybody happy, everybody socialized. Typically, you have very scared animals, and that just wasn’t the case, and that was a testament to how much these people cared.”
Sky Sanctuary Rescue took in 55 of the dogs to receive the medical care they needed, with plans to then have them all adopted. The number of dogs that arrived was about five times more than what the rescue usually brings in at one time.
The sheriff’s office took the rest of the animals from the desert compound to be adopted as well.
“That day was hard, but this is where the real work starts,” Smith said. “Now, we have to get vetting for the animals, find fosters for all the animals. We have to have supplies to take care of all these animals until they get homes. We need to find adopters and need volunteers to care and spend time with them.”
Many of the dogs do require some medical attention, but nothing that should prevent them from finding a forever home, the shelter said.
A sheriff’s spokesperson said the family who owned the dogs will not face any criminal charges and has reportedly found a new place to live. The hope now is that their dogs will do the same.
Officials did not provide further details about the family or what led them into this situation.
“We see people that neglect animals with all the resources in the world,” Smith said. “To see people with nothing taking such good care of these animals, it was really heartbreaking.”
For more information on how to help the dogs, visit:
- Donations: Skysanctuaryrescue.org/donate
- Adopt or foster: skysanctuaryrescue.org/applications
- Website: skysanctuaryrescue.org
- Social media: @skysanctuaryrescue
Maricopa County’s MASH also took in many of the dogs. Here’s how to help:
- MCSO MASH Unit Amazon Wish List: amazon.com/registry/wishlist/AMLLSNSHM41M/
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NEW YORK, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Recurrent announced today that it completed the sale of SAVEUR, the culinary and travel-focused media brand devoted to bringing global flavors of the world to home cooks everywhere. The acquiring party was longtime SAVEUR editor and current Editorial Director, Kat Craddock.
"I got into the restaurant industry and ultimately food journalism because I grew up reading and cooking from the pages of SAVEUR with my family. The brand has grown and evolved a lot since it was founded in the '90s, and it's still beloved by so many," said Craddock. "The last three years at Recurrent have put us in a really strong position to strike out on our own with a freshly redesigned website, technical support, and an all-star editorial team. SAVEUR was founded by editors, and this is an unprecedented opportunity to bring our legacy brand back into the hands of editors who love it. In the months ahead, I'm excited to lean back into SAVEUR's roots while continuing to explore new ways to reach the next generation of readers as well."
The sale was prompted by Craddock, who approached Recurrent's leadership about an acquisition earlier this year. As per the agreement, SAVEUR's nearly 30-year back catalog and digital assets are all being transferred to Craddock as Editor-in-Chief and CEO, effective immediately. A majority of SAVEUR's full-time staff will remain with the brand, and Craddock expects to create several new roles and to further expand the publication's vast international contributor list in the coming months. Read more from Craddock about the acquisition here.
"It is fantastic to see SAVEUR in the hands of a talented creative with such a strong personal connection and history to the brand," said Alex Vargas, Recurrent CEO. "When Kat approached us we weighed that heavily in our decision. I'm excited to see her and the team build on the foundation that we established while Recurrent moves forward with a more focused portfolio of market-leading brands in Home."
Craddock has over twenty years of experience in food and food media. She initially joined SAVEUR's Test Kitchen in 2015 and worked her way up to Food Editor and Test Kitchen Director in 2019. She was promoted to Executive Editor in 2020 and Editorial Director in 2021. Prior to making the switch to editorial, she spent 15 years working as a bread baker, pastry chef, and cheesemonger in restaurants and specialty shops throughout New York City, Boston, and Chicago. Notably, she spent two years working for Thomas Keller at Per Se and Bouchon Bakery and four years for Andrew Carmellini at Lafayette Grand Café.
SAVEUR is the definitive go-to guide for passionate cooks and culinary explorers aiming to bring global flavors to every home kitchen. Since 1994, SAVEUR has celebrated the culture of food, drink, entertaining, and travel through stunning photography, deeply reported stories, and rigorously tested recipes that transport and inspire.
Recurrent is a digital media company whose content from trusted brands aims to foster generations of passionate audiences across enthusiast verticals. With social responsibility and sustainability at the center of its storytelling, Recurrent takes an innovative growth approach and creates content that is valuable to its readers, business partners, and the planet. Its titles such as Dwell, Popular Science, Donut Media, and Task & Purpose inspire and inform more than 65 million unique visitors each month.
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ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed support early Saturday for Ukraine joining NATO, saying the war-torn country deserves to join the alliance.
Erdogan made the comment at a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who arrived in Turkey as part of a European tour to rally support for Ukraine's entry into the military alliance after the war with Russia comes to an end.
NATO leaders meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, next week are expected to reaffirm that Ukraine will join their alliance one day.
"There is no doubt that Ukraine deserves NATO membership," Erdogan told reporters,
His support for Ukraine comes as Turkey has been holding off giving its final approval to Sweden joining NATO, saying Stockholm is not effectively cracking down on Kurdish militants and other groups that Ankara views as threats to its security.
Sweden, along with Finland, abandoned its decades-long neutrality and applied to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year. Turkey's parliament ratified Finland's membership earlier this year, after Ankara voiced satisfaction with its efforts to address Turkey's security concerns.
Erdogan also said Turkey was working toward extending a Turkish- and U.N.-brokered grain deal that has paved the way for the shipment of more than 30 million tons of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea.
The deal, which helped temper rising global food prices, is set to expire July 17. Russia has been reluctant to extend the deal, citing obstacles to its own exports of food and fertilizer.
"We are continuing our work on the grain corridor issue. We are working to see how long we can extend it after July 17," Erdogan said.
Zelenskyy accused Russia of obstructing the movement of ships.
"Russia behaves as if it owns the entire Black Sea, as if it is the owner here," said Zelenskyy, making his first trip to Turkey since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Erdogan said Russian President Vladimir Putin would visit Turkey in August, when he hoped to discuss renewal of the Black Sea grain deal as well as a possible prisoner swap.
Turkey has maintained close ties with both Ukraine and Russia, using its relations to both to act as a mediator.
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Nomination Deadline is August 19, 2022. Applications now available at www.lidma.org
ATLANTA, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Life Insurance Direct Marketing Association (LIDMA) is now accepting nominations for their prestigious "Innovation Award" of life insurance industry companies, individuals, or vendors, who are blazing a trail of technology and process innovations that are creating positive outcomes within the life insurance direct marketing channel, all with the goal of protecting more families. The deadline for nominations is August 19.
Once nominations are received, the selected finalists will then be required to submit a brief two-minute video on their industry innovation no later than September 30. The Innovation Award winner will be announced through a "People's Choice" voting selection by member attendees of LIDMA's Fall Meeting & Business Showcase scheduled for October 16-19, 2022, at the Westdrift Manhattan Beach in Manhattan Beach, California.
"Exciting InsurTech innovations, focused on making the process of buying life insurance easier and more accessible, are the catalysts driving the historic change we are now seeing in Life insurance distribution," said LIDMA President, Nicole Buckenmeyer. "Our LIDMA members are at the forefront of making the life insurance purchase process faster and simpler, and our 2022 Innovation Award promises to promote the best-of-the-best and declare a winner at our Fall conference."
The "Innovation Award" was originally inspired by LIDMA's eProcess improvement initiatives which continually evolve to meet the demand of our consumers in partnership with our LIDMA-affiliated insurers, service vendors, attorneys, and marketers. LIDMA's eProcess reduces costs for carriers and providers and improves the buying and fulfilment experience for customers.
Last year's winner, Human API's Health Intelligence Platform, was chosen by the LIDMA community from an outstanding group of finalists including Insurance Technologies, Insureio Technologies, Inc., Techficient Holdings and InsurAware.
LIDMA Innovation Award Criteria and Process
Successful applicants or nominees must show a measurable effect on how they're expanding the market, reducing cycle times, digitizing previously awkward and manual processes, while strengthening the consumer relationship with our industry and its noble purpose of financial protection.
To determine Innovation Award finalists, LIDMA will conduct a thorough review to ensure each applicant's technological or procedural improvement initiative is active in-market or in an advanced stage of development. Finalists will be notified after application submission with a further requirement that they submit a brief video on their industry innovation no later than September 30. Finalists will be showcased during the LIDMA Fall Meeting & Business Showcase slated for October 16-19, 2022. A presentation of finalists and "People's Choice" voting will be conducted on the LIDMA mobile app during the conference. The ultimate winner of the Innovation Award will be announced on-site at the conclusion of the LIDMA Fall Meeting & Business Showcase.
Applications for the LIDMA Innovation Award are available now at www.lidma.org and will be accepted through August 19, 2022.
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NATIONAL PARK, N.J., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The skeletal remains of as many as 12 individuals have been discovered in a mass grave in New Jersey at the site of a significant battle of the Revolutionary War, Gloucester County and Rowen University officials announced.
Believed by researchers to be the human remains of Hessian soldiers, who suffered their worst Revolutionary War defeat at the hands of outnumbered-but-emboldened American defenders, the remains were uncovered at Red Bank Battlefield Park in National Park (Gloucester County).
The remarkable discovery of the mass grave, a rarity for battlefields during the American Revolution, was announced during a press briefing at the site on August 2.
For 245 years, the remains rested in a trench four-and-a-half feet deep until June 26, when a human femur was uncovered during a public archaeology dig. Additional excavation at the site, which was part of a trench system that surrounded the battlefield's Fort Mercer, uncovered more remains.
All of the remains have been excavated and turned over to the New Jersey State Police Forensic Unit. There, forensic anthropologists are extracting DNA from the bones and teeth to identify their origin.
Skeletal assessment, isotopic, genetic and radiological analyses are also ongoing to provide in-depth analysis of the human remains and to gather biological data and indicators of life history, health and disease, and other factors. The remains have been excavated with extraordinary attention to preserving the dignity of the war dead.
DNA analysis, including from additional items found during the archaeological dig, such as a uniform knee buckle containing human blood, musket balls, and other items found in the trench, also may help the team to identify the remains…and even eventually find descendants of those who lost their lives on the battlefield.
"We're hoping that eventually, perhaps, we can find some of these individuals," says Rowan University public historian Jennifer Janofsky, director of Red Bank Battlefield Park. "If we can extract their stories, and if we can tell their stories, it lets us put a name to a face. And that, to me, is a very powerful moment in public history.
"History is an ongoing process," continues Janofsky. "It's not like we've written the Battle of Red Bank and we know everything that happened. Archaeology is helping us better understand what happened on the battlefield. Now, we have a better opportunity to tell a more complete story of these individuals…Who were they? Why were they here? What was their fate? It gives the public a more nuanced understanding of the history."
On Oct. 22, 1777, the Hessians, fighting for the British Crown, suffered approximately 377 casualties during the battle compared with 14 American casualties. Crown forces went into battle with 2,000 soldiers. The Americans, integrated regiments of Black and white soldiers fighting for freedom side by side, numbered 500. The regiments were comprised chiefly of soldiers from Rhode Island, plus a contingent of New Jersey militia.
The victory at Fort Mercer, located just south of Philadelphia, was huge boost for American forces in the war for independence. The fort was a key defense for Americans to delay the British from advancing supplies up the Delaware River to Philadelphia.
The items found around the remains—including pewter and brass buttons and an extremely rare King George III gold guinea (a soldier's pay for a month)—are consistent with items Hessian soldiers would have had, according to Janofsky and Wade Catts, president/principal archaeologist for South River Heritage Consulting of Delaware. Catts led the archaeological dig of the site.
"Based on everything we've found and the context of what we've found, these appear to be Hessians. We will do more research on that, but, right now, our working hypothesis is that these are Hessian soldiers," says Catts, adding that a Revolutionary War battlefield mass burial is highly unusual. "The trench is a remarkable space. It's a significant archaeological site."
Owned and maintained by Gloucester County, Red Bank Battlefield Park sits on 44 acres on a bluff above the Delaware River. Part of the Fort Mercer trench extended onto a quarter-acre site acquired by the county in 2020. The fort itself was destroyed by American forces in November of 1777.
A $19,000 New Jersey Historical Commission project grant secured by Janofsky in 2021 funded an initial archaeology survey of the trench, as well as a public education and outreach program.
The county committed $30,0000 in additional funding for the second phase of the project and, over four public dig days this summer, more than 100 private citizens had the opportunity to dig at the site, recovering items including the first human femur.
When the study of the remains is complete, they eventually will be reinterred at another site. The trench eventually will be refilled and the land will be incorporated into the park. The site will give historians the chance to offer the public a more nuanced understanding of the park's historical significance, the Battle of Red Bank, and the sacrifices soldiers made.
"Too often, the revolution is viewed as a sanitized event. It's one thing to discuss the battle in the abstract. It's another to witness firsthand the violence of that day," Janofsky, the Megan Giordano Fellow in Public History at Rowan.
"We now have the opportunity to work with our visitors to understand the emotion, pain, loss—and absolute horror—of war."
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NEW YORK, April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
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California lawmakers approve bill to ask voters to amend state constitution to protect abortion rights
The bill would ask voters to amend California’s constriction to protect abortion access and the right to choose or refuse contraception
California lawmakers took a step closer Monday to amending the state constitution to guarantee the right to an abortion and contraception.
The state Senate approved Senate Constitutional Amendment 10 in a 29-7 vote in a push to protect abortion rights. The bill moves to the state Assembly where two-thirds of lawmakers must approve it by June 30.
If approved, the matter will go before California voters in November. The bill would amend California's constitution to prohibit the state from "denying or interfering with an individual’s reproductive freedom in their most intimate decisions," according to the bill's text.
"In CA, we will protect women and families, and affirm that abortion and contraception are a private matter between a patient and their medical provider," tweeted State Sen. President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, who introduced the legislation earlier this month.
The push comes as red states have passed a number of laws to restrict access to abortion and the leak of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion that showed the justice may overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that guaranteed federal abortion rights.
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California praised Monday's vote.
"We look forward to working with California Assembly leaders and members to ensure #SCA10 moves quickly so California voters have the opportunity to reaffirm their overwhelming support for abortion care and contraception, and uphold California’s values of access and equity," the group tweeted.
Democratic State Sen. Josh Newman also weighed in, saying: "We cannot and will not stand idly by as women across America are stripped of their rights."
Not everyone is backing the bill. Earlier this month, the California Catholic Conference criticized the legislation.
"This constitutional amendment as written will legalize and protect abortion up to the point just prior to delivery," said Kathleen Domingo, the group's executive director. "It is distressing that so many California legislators would sign their names to legislation that allows the taking of a human life moments before birth."
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday kept the nation’s cap on refugee admissions at 125,000 for the 2023 budget year, despite pressure from advocates to raise it even higher to meet the need after falling far short of that target this year.
Refugees advocates have been pushing the Biden administration to do more to restore the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. The more than four-decade-old program suffered deep cuts under the Trump administration, which slashed admissions to a record low of 15,000.
After taking office, Biden quadrupled the number of refugee admissions permitted for the remaining months of the 2021 budget year. He then set the target at 125,000 for the 2022 budget year, which ends Sept. 30. But so far fewer than 20,000 refugees have been admitted.
That number excludes the roughly 180,000 Ukrainians and Afghans who came to the United States via a legal process called humanitarian parole that got them into the country more quickly than the traditional refugee program but only allows for stays of up to two years.
Refugees are provided a path to permanent residency. Their admissions are determined by the president each year, and federal funding for resettlement agencies is based on the number of people they resettle in a given year.
The 125,000 target “is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest,” Biden stated in his presidential determination. Historically, the average has been 95,000 under both Republican and Democratic administrations.
Biden earmarked 5,000 more slots for people from Europe and Central Asia for the 2023 budget year, making room to accommodate those fleeing the war in Ukraine.
The largest number of slots — 40,000 — was set aside for refugees from Africa, followed by 35,000 from South Asia and 15,000 each from East Asia, Europe and Latin America.
Biden has struggled to restore the U.S. Refugee Program despite raising the numbers and removing bureaucratic barriers put in place by his predecessor, which slowed the process and led to a massive backlog.
Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, head of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, said the Biden administration must act now to improve the refugee program with the United Nations reporting a record 100 million people being displaced from their homes.
“It must ramp up and streamline overseas processing of refugee applications if this lifesaving program is to remain relevant amid an unprecedented global displacement crisis,” she said in a statement.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that “this ambitious target demonstrates that the United States is committed to rebuilding and strengthening the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program” through various means. He pointed to plans for a pilot program that is expected to get underway by the end of the year that will allow regular Americans to sign up to resettle refugees in their communities, much like U.S. citizens did in stepping up to help Afghans and Ukrainians over the past year.
Traditionally refugees are placed in communities by nine refugee resettlement agencies.
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LONDON, UK — Key milestones in the life of Queen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at age 96 after serving more than seven decades on the throne.
—April 21, 1926: Born Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in Mayfair, London, the first child of the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, later called the Queen Mother.
—Dec. 10, 1936: Elizabeth becomes heir-apparent to the throne after her uncle King Edward VIII abdicates and her father becomes king.
—Oct. 13, 1940: Elizabeth makes first public speech at age 14 on the BBC Children’s Hour to reassure children who had been separated from their parents during the Blitz.
—1945: Elizabeth is made a Subaltern in the Auxiliary Territorial Service, serving for Britain during World War II.
—Nov. 20, 1947: Elizabeth marries Prince Philip Mountbatten of Greece and Denmark at Westminster Abbey.
—Nov. 14, 1948: Prince Charles, now Prince of Wales, heir-apparent to the throne, is born.
—Aug. 15, 1950: Elizabeth’s second child and only daughter, Anne, the Princess Royal, is born.
—Feb. 6, 1952: Elizabeth becomes queen upon the death of her father George VI.
—June 2, 1953: Crowned in a grand coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey. She sets out on a tour of the Commonwealth, visiting places including Bermuda, Fiji, Tonga, Australia, and Gibraltar.
—Feb. 19, 1960: Elizabeth’s third child, Prince Andrew, is born.
—March 10, 1964: Elizabeth’s fourth child, Prince Edward, is born.
—May 1965: Elizabeth makes a historic visit to West Germany, the first German visit by a British monarch in 52 years.
—1977: Elizabeth celebrates her Silver Jubilee, which marks 25 years on the throne.
—1992: Elizabeth has what she describes as an “annus horribilis,” or a “horrible year.” The year sees marriages for three of her four children end. Also that year, a fire damages Windsor Castle. Public outcry over the cost of repairs amid a recession prompts the queen to volunteer to pay income taxes.
—Aug. 31, 1997: Princess Diana dies in a car crash in Paris. Under public pressure to demonstrate her grief, Elizabeth makes an unprecedented television broadcast in tribute to Diana’s memory.
—2002: Elizabeth marks 50 years of reign with her Golden Jubilee. The year also sees the deaths of Elizabeth’s mother and her sister, Margaret.
—Dec. 20, 2007: Elizabeth becomes the longest-living British monarch, overtaking Victoria.
—May 2011: Elizabeth makes a historic visit to Ireland — the first visit by a British monarch since Irish independence.
—2012: Elizabeth marks 60 years of her reign with a Diamond Jubilee.
—Sept. 9, 2015: Elizabeth surpasses Queen Victoria and becomes the longest-serving monarch in British history.
—June 11, 2016: Britain celebrates Elizabeth’s official 90th birthday with three days of national festivities.
—Feb. 6, 2017: Elizabeth becomes the first British monarch to celebrate a Sapphire Jubilee, marking 65 years on the throne.
— March 2020: Elizabeth and Philip move from Buckingham Palace in London to Windsor Castle at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
—April 9, 2021: Prince Philip, Elizabeth’s husband of 73 years, dies at age 99.
--Oct. 20, 2021: Elizabeth spends a night in a London hospital undergoing health tests. She cancels major engagements in subsequent months, on doctors’ orders to only undertake light duties.
--Feb. 6, 2022: Elizabeth becomes first British monarch to reach a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years as sovereign.
--June 2022: Elizabeth makes limited public appearances during a four-day holiday weekend celebrating her Platinum Jubilee.
--Sept. 6, 2022: Elizabeth meets Boris Johnson and Liz Truss at her summer holiday home in Scotland to oversee the handover of power from the outgoing prime minster to his successor. The ceremonies, traditionally held at Buckingham Palace in London, were moved to Balmoral for the first time in the queen’s reign in light of her mobility problems.
--Sept. 8, 2022: Elizabeth dies at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at age 96. Her eldest son becomes King Charles III.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers pushing to prevent Kansas from investing its funds using socially and environmentally conscious principles disagree about also imposing rules for investment managers handling private funds, complicating their efforts to thwart what they see as “woke” investing.
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Committees in the Kansas House and Senate this week approved competing versions of anti-ESG legislation, and the two chambers could debate them as early as next week. ESG stands for environmental, social and governance and those considerations have become more prominent in investing in recent years, sparking a nationwide backlash from conservative Republicans.
The Kansas Senate's version of the anti-ESG measure would require private money managers to get their clients' written consent before investing their funds along ESG principles. The House bill contains no such provision.
The issue of requiring managers of private funds to disclose their ESG activities to clients or to get clients' verbal or written consent to use them appears to be the last major sticking point among Republicans in the GOP-controlled Legislature. They've already backed off the toughest version of the anti-ESG legislation because of opposition from powerful business groups, and have rewritten both bills to prevent projected investment losses of $3.6 billion over 10 years for the pension fund for Kansas teachers and government workers.
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A desire to thwart ESG investing has some Republicans breaking with the party's longstanding aversion to tougher business regulations.
“We have labels on our food,” said state Rep. Michael Murphy, a Republican from rural south-central Kansas who backed the strongest anti-ESG legislation. “We could look at it and say, ‘Well, I don’t want that, and I’ll take this over here.' It allows you to make that choice, and that's all this is.”
Supporters of ESG principles argue that they're not about investment managers boycotting industries such as oil production. Instead, they encourage being more comprehensive about assessing investment risks, such as whether concerns about climate change make green energy more attractive and fossil fuels less so. They also argue that Republicans have turned ESG into a culture war issue to keep the GOP's conservative base riled up.
In Kansas, Democrats argue that anti-ESG legislation is unnecessary because state law already requires its managers to work to get the maximum investment returns possible. They also worry that even if the final legislation focuses on the investment of state funds, its provisions will be broad enough to handcuff cities and counties if, for example, they want to purchase energy from green sources.
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“It's going to cause problems,” said Kansas City-area Rep. Rui Xu, the top Democrat on the House committee that handled the anti-ESG legislation.
Utah's Republican state treasurer recently told a GOP gathering that ESG “opens the door to authoritarianism” and is “Satan's plan.” On Thursday, 19 GOP governors, including Ron DeSantis of Florida and Kristi Noem of South Dakota, issued a joint statement calling ESG a "direct threat to the American economy, individual economic freedom, and our way of life.”
In Kansas, newly elected GOP Attorney General Kris Kobach and Republican State Treasurer Steven Johnson back anti-ESG measures, but they've argued that allowing the investment of state funds using ESG principles threatens to reduce the state's investment returns. Kobach has argued for an informed consent requirement for private money managers as a consumer protection measure.
But state Rep. Nick Hoheisel, a Wichita Republican who chairs the House committee that handled anti-ESG legislation, said its GOP members don't want to impose new mandates on private businesses.
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“We have enough mandates on businesses already,” Hoheisel said after the committee approved its bill. “In fact, we need to go back and start repealing some mandates on businesses.”
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In the five months that Jennifer Anne Hall was a respiratory therapist at Hedrick Medical Center, the rural Missouri hospital experienced 18 “code blue” incidents — an alarming increase in sudden cardiac arrest events for a hospital that historically averaged one of them a year, according to a police investigator.
Nine of those patients died, and nine recovered. Twenty years later, Hall was charged this month with first-degree murder in one of the deaths — that of 75-year-old Fern Franco.
Livingston County Prosecuting Attorney Adam Warren, who launched an investigation 10 years ago, said Franco died of lethal doses of succinylcholine — a relaxant that paralyzes the respiratory muscles — and the pain reliever morphine. The prosecutor did not disclose a possible motive or say why the investigation took a decade.
Hall’s attorney, Matt O’Connor, said she is innocent and that as a respiratory therapist, she didn’t have access to succinylcholine, morphine or any other drugs. He said Hall became a scapegoat for the deaths at Hedrick because of an arson conviction that she was cleared of in 2005.
It’s unclear if Hall will face additional murder charges in the 2002 deaths at Hedrick. Warren declined interview requests, and Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox did not respond to phone and email messages seeking comment.
Aprille Franco, Franco’s granddaughter, hopes investigators get to the bottom of the other deaths.
“Just for the other families’ sake,” Franco, 44, of Kansas City, Missouri, said. “They’ve been waiting 20 years for answers. It’s up to my grandma’s case to find answers for them.”
Hall, 41, pleaded not guilty Thursday and is jailed without bond. O’Connor said he will seek bond so Hall can get chemotherapy treatment for leukemia. A hearing on that request was set for May 27.
She began working at Hedrick in December 2001. The small hospital is in Chillicothe, a town of 9,100 residents 90 miles (145 kilometers) northeast of Kansas City.
A probable cause statement from Chillicothe Officer Brian Schmidt said that during Hall’s brief time at Hedrick, sudden cardiac collapse incidents — code blues — “rose alarmingly.”
Hospital officials were alerted to the concerns about Hall but “did everything in the world to cover it up” to avoid bad publicity, said Scott Lindley, the county coroner. No criminal investigation was launched at the time.
A wrongful-death lawsuit naming the hospital and the company that now operates it, St. Luke’s Health System, was filed in 2010 on behalf of relatives of five patients who died. The Missouri Supreme Court tossed the lawsuit in 2019, ruling it was filed after the statute of limitations had run out.
St. Luke’s Health System noted in a statement that it took over operation of Hedrick more than a year after the deaths.
“We, too, are only interested in the truth, and look forward to a final resolution of the investigation,” the statement read.
Warren, who was elected prosecutor in 2010, opened the investigation in 2012, saying he didn’t believe that a “thorough investigation has ever been completed.”
The deaths involved people of varying ages and levels of health.
World War II veteran Charles O’Hara, 88, was admitted for evaluation of a high temperatures, vomiting and agitation on Feb. 2, 2002, and died two days later. Retired conservation agent Coval Gann was 82.
But David Harper was just 37. He had been hospitalized with pneumonia, but the lawsuit said he was so much better that he was about to be discharged. He died on March 20, 2002.
Similarly, 49-year-old Shirley Eller was a day away from going home after being treated for pneumonia when she collapsed and died on March 9, 2002.
The lawsuit said Eller’s death was attributed to “natural causes,” the same as the others who died. Eller’s sister, Helen Pittman, found that puzzling. Eller smoked but was otherwise healthy and active.
“It was a shock,” Pittman said. “It just seems really suspicious. Shirley was doing good.”
Franco also had been hospitalized with pneumonia. Hall and another staff member identified only as “J.A.” in the probable cause statement found her dead on May 18, 2002.
“Hall’s victim was a sick, defenseless, elderly woman who was depending on Hall to care for physical ailment within a medical facility,” Schmidt wrote. He said the succinylcholine caused a “ghastly death from suffocation” while Franco was fully conscious.
Hall was placed on administrative leave three days after Franco’s death and the code blue incidents “returned to historical frequency,” Schmidt’s report stated.
Hall was fired months later, but not because of the patient deaths. O’Connor said she was fired after hospital officials learned she had been convicted of an arson fire at another small Missouri hospital, Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville, where she previously worked. She was free on appeal when she took the job in Chillicothe and later spent a year behind bars before being acquitted at a retrial.
O’Connor called it unfathomable that Hall would again be singled out for a crime she didn’t commit.
“To go through it once is terrible,” O’Connor said. “To go through it twice is a recurring nightmare.”
He said Hall’s proximity to the patients shouldn’t be unexpected since it’s a small hospital with a small staff.
Twenty years after the death of her younger sister, Pittman, 79, wasn’t ready to pass judgment, but she does want investigators to keep looking into Shirley Eller’s death.
“It’s hard for me to believe people can be that mean,” Pittman said. “But I guess they can.”
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Brentford head coach Thomas Frank has signed a new deal until 2027.
The Premier League club confirmed on Saturday that the Dane had penned a fresh contract, meaning he will have spent over a decade at the Bees should he fulfil his new deal.
Frank arrived at the club in December 2016 as an assistant coach, before being appointed head coach in October 2018, leading Brentford to the Championship play-off final the following season, before securing promotion to England's top flight the year after.
Brentford finished their first Premier League campaign in 13th place in 2021-22, and sat in 10th heading into the mid-season break for the World Cup.
"Being a head coach at a club is like a relationship; there are highs and lows," Frank told the club's website. "I have been here six years in total, which is a long time in modern football, and I'd like to say thank you to the fans for the support you give us – the players, the staff, everyone involved with the club.
"The warmth, support and kindness every time I meet a Bees fan has been amazing and it gives me extra energy to continue the work going forward.
"We attacked the Premier League in the first season and we're attacking it in our second season. I'm looking forward to hopefully continuing our progress and creating more magic moments together."
Having beaten Manchester City 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium in their last game before the World Cup, Brentford host Tottenham on Monday. | https://www.beinsports.com/en/premier-league/news/frank-signs-new-brentford-deal-until-2027-1/2010980 | 2022-12-24 12:55:54 | 1 | https://www.beinsports.com/en/premier-league/news/frank-signs-new-brentford-deal-until-2027-1/2010980 |
COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland has named Kimberly Griffin dean of the College of Education, effective July 1, 2022. As dean, Griffin will develop a strategy to realize the next stage of the college's development, highlighting its role as a major source of research and scholarship to guide policy and practice in a time of rapid change in education. She will enhance and cultivate impactful research activities across the college, advance academic excellence and work with faculty, staff and students to shape the changing landscape of 21st century education both in the classroom and beyond.
"I had the pleasure of working with Dr. Griffin during my tenure with the College of Education, and am confident that her expertise in the field of education, coupled with her commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education, will lead to tremendous success," said Senior Vice President and Provost Jennifer King Rice. "I am thrilled to welcome her to this new, critically important leadership role."
Dr. Griffin currently serves as professor and associate dean of graduate studies and faculty affairs for the College of Education. She joined the University of Maryland in 2012 as an associate professor in the Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education, and has held several leadership roles in the College of Education since then, including faculty director for the Leadership Studies Program, concentration director for the student affairs specialization, and associate dean for graduate studies and faculty affairs.
"I am inspired by the University of Maryland's clear commitments to research and innovation, impact, and equity," said Griffin. "My career has been guided by the same commitments, and they also are reflected in the work of the students, faculty, and staff in the College of Education. I am honored and excited to serve as dean and lead the college during this time of growth and evolution."
Prior to Maryland, she held positions at The Pennsylvania State University, Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford University. In addition to her scholarly experience, Dr. Griffin has experience working in higher education administration, primarily focusing in the areas of diversity recruitment, admissions, and retention in undergraduate and graduate education.
Dr. Griffin's research interests are primarily focused on equity in graduate education and the professoriate; diversity within the Black higher education community; and mentoring and career development. These interests have led her to conduct work on a variety of topics, including mentoring and career development of Ph.D. completers in science, Black professors and their engagement in student interaction, the experiences of Black immigrant college students, diversity recruitment in graduate education, and campus racial climate.
Dr. Griffin is an active scholar and researcher, engaged widely in efforts to promote diversity and equity in higher education. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and Burroughs Wellcome Fund. Dr. Griffin's work also contributes to national conversations on equity and inclusion, and she has collaborated and consulted with the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Association of American Universities, National Academies, American Council on Education, and the Council of Graduate Schools to discuss extant research and new initiatives. She also serves as the editor of the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.
She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in higher education and organizational change from the University of California, Los Angeles, an M.A. in education policy and leadership from the University of Maryland, and a B.A. in psychology from Stanford University.
About the University of Maryland
The University of Maryland, College Park is the state's flagship university and one of the nation's preeminent public research universities. A global leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation, the university is home to more than 40,000 students, 10,000 faculty and staff, and 300 academic programs. As one of the nation's top producers of Fulbright scholars, its faculty includes two Nobel laureates, six Pulitzer Prize winners and 58 members of the national academies. The institution has a $2.3 billion operating budget and secures more than $1.3 billion annually in research funding together with the University of Maryland, Baltimore. For more information about the University of Maryland, College Park, visit www.umd.edu.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The ZeroSum Market First Report is the automotive industry's first source to predict month-end vehicle movement, providing vital supply and demand trend data to automotive marketers and dealers. ZeroSum uses predictive modeling to accurately estimate new vehicle inventory, pricing trends, and market share.
ZeroSum data shows that new vehicle inventory has decreased 1.81% since the start of June while used vehicle inventory increased over 2.5%. As a result, average new car prices rose for the fifth straight month to $48,379. Used car prices also saw a slight uptick from June, increasing to $34,061 due to overall demand.
Several auto makers are continuing to report supply chain issues and sales declines. GM sales declined 15% in Q2 after 3 straight quarters of growing market share. Mercedes cited COVID lockdowns and supply chain issues for a 16% drop in Q2 sales while BMW reported selling 13% fewer cars in the first half of 2022 than in H1 2021 due to similar issues. After reaching over $5/gallon in June, the national average price of gas fell to $4.47 this month. This is the first-time gas prices have fallen below $4.50 since May. This suggests that the worst of the oil crisis may finally be in the rear view.
ZeroSum's Take: What You Need to Know
New vehicle inventory decreases causing used car prices to rise. Dealers should keep a close eye on these price fluctuations and continue to turn used cars as quickly as possible to maximize profits.
Here are your key takeaways:
- Keep selling used. As new vehicle inventory remains low, continue marketing your pre-owned cars to grow sales.
- Price strategically. With used car prices increasing, adjust prices accordingly to remain competitive and yield maximum profit.
- Focus on EV acquisition. Amid higher gas prices, new and used EV demand and prices are high. Ensure your dealership is poised to win priority allocation from your manufacturer.
To read the entire report and view supplemental charts, visit our website: https://www.zerosum.ai/blog/zerosum-market-first-report-2022-7
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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is hitting back at an accusation of sexual misconduct, saying a news article alleging that he propositioned a flight attendant on a private plane is false and politically motivated.
The denial comes after Insider published portions of a declaration with a woman who says Musk exposed himself to her friend and improperly touched her in 2016, when the woman's friend worked as a flight attendant on SpaceX's fleet of corporate jets.
The woman says Musk asked her friend to perform sex acts in exchange for him buying her a horse. Earlier, the flight attendant had reportedly been encouraged to learn how to give massages.
SpaceX reportedly paid the employee for her silence
The flight attendant filed a sexual misconduct claim against Musk, and SpaceX paid her $250,000 in 2018 as part of a settlement that's bound by non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses, Insider reported.
Musk defended himself on Twitter — the platform he's in the process of buying — saying late Thursday, "for the record, those wild accusations are utterly untrue."
Insider says it derived details about the alleged incident from conversations with the woman, who says she provided a declaration to support her friend's claim because the flight attendant had confided in her about the incident. The outlet says it also reviewed emails and other records.
Musk says politics are behind the allegation
Musk is portraying the report as part of a political attack on him, saying it's linked to him saying on Wednesday that he is switching his support from Democratic to Republican candidates. He ended that message by stating, "Now, watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold."
Musk later reiterated that the misconduct claim is a political attack, saying that the woman airing the allegations "is a far left activist/actress in LA with a major political axe to grind." He also endorsed a name for the scandal: Elongate.
But minutes after sending that message, Musk lodged another accusation: that Insider had published a hit piece on him, "to interfere with the Twitter acquisition."
Insider says it published its story only after asking Musk for comment, adding that it pushed back its deadline after the billionaire asked for more time to respond to the allegation.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A commission that oversees how the Rio Grande is managed and shared among three Western states has adopted a recommendation that could set the stage for more involvement by Native American tribes that depend on the river.
The Rio Grande Compact Commission voted unanimously Friday during its annual meeting in Santa Fe to direct its legal and engineering advisers to look into developing protocols for formal discussions with six pueblos that border the river in central New Mexico.
Pueblo leaders have been seeking a seat at the table for years, saying their water rights have never been quantified despite an agreement made nearly a century ago between the U.S. Interior Department and an irrigation district to provide for irrigation and flood control for pueblo lands.
Isleta Pueblo Gov. Max Zuni told the commission that progress has been made over the last year after the Interior Department established a federal team to assess the feasibility of settling the pueblos’ claims to the river. He requested that commissioners extend an invitation to the pueblos to address the commission at its next annual meeting.
Zuni said any discussion of a water rights settlement with Isleta, Cochiti, Santo Domingo, San Felipe, Santa Ana and Sandia pueblos would be of interest to the commission, which is made up of officials from Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. Each state is responsible for delivering a certain amount of water to downstream users each year.
While record snowpack in the mountains of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico is resulting in spring runoff not seen in years, commissioners acknowledged that future supplies remain uncertain as the region remains locked in a long-term drought.
For Isleta Pueblo, Zuni said the river is more than just a source of water for crops.
“We use it for traditional purposes,” he said. “I don’t know how we could quantify that amount of water but carrying on our traditions and our customs, our water is very essential to us. It is important to us, our livelihood. That river is very sacred.”
One of the longest rivers in North America, the Rio Grande supplies water for more than 6 million people and 2 million acres of land in the U.S. and Mexico.
There has been much disagreement over management over the decades, including one fight between New Mexico and Texas that is still pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. The states have reached a proposed settlement, and commissioners at Friday’s meeting said they were hopeful a federal judge serving as special master will recommend approval of the agreement.
The commission’s engineers also presented accounting sheets for water deliveries based on a new accounting method that was approved last fall. That allowed the engineers to reconcile deliveries dating back to 2011 based on more timely streamflow and reservoir storage records and other data.
They say New Mexico still owes Texas about 93,000 acre feet of water. An acre foot is roughly enough to serve two to three U.S. households annually.
“We need that water,” said Bobby Skov, who represents Texas on the commission.
He also pointed to concerns his state has about evaporative losses in reservoirs along the Rio Grande, a proposed copper mine in New Mexico that he said could effect flows to the river and the build-up of sediment that is compromising reservoir storage capacities.
Mike Hamman, New Mexico’s state engineer and a member of the commission, noted that New Mexico marked its worst wildfire season on record in 2022 and that watersheds that feed the Rio Grande were damaged. That means there will be higher flows of ash and debris coming off the mountains and that runoff patterns will be altered for years to come.
Hamman said the Rio Grande system was designed over the last century to deal with flood control and the delivery of water downstream, but the pressures of climate change and the needs of endangered species have shifted the mission and complicated management.
He said it’s time to reevaluate how managers can balance demands on the Rio Grande.
“We can no longer afford to be micro-focused on our own interests,” he said. “This is one complete system. We need to manage it that way in order for us to survive as our water systems evolve here in the 21st century and that means some creativity and some work in Congress and work within our legislatures to make sure we can pull it off together.” | https://www.kark.com/news/national/tribes-seek-invitation-to-rio-grande-water-commission/ | 2023-04-22 21:45:30 | 1 | https://www.kark.com/news/national/tribes-seek-invitation-to-rio-grande-water-commission/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks enter a bear market as S&P 500 dives 3.9%, falling more than 20% below the record high it set in January.
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BERLIN (AP) — A man died on Thursday after an accident involving an old-fashioned jump-on, jump-off elevator in Berlin, authorities in the German capital said.
The accident happened in a building in a central district, the fire service said, and 30 officers were sent to the scene.
Fire service spokesperson Dominik Preetz told public broadcaster RBB that the man, who was apparently descending from an upper floor, got stuck in the machinery of the lift between two floors and suffered severe injuries, dying at the scene. It wasn’t clear how the accident happened.
Such so-called paternoster elevators still survive in some German public buildings. The one where the accident happened houses an ophthalmological clinic and a physiotherapy center among other things. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/strange/ap-strange-news/ap-man-killed-in-accident-in-berlin-with-old-fashioned-paternoster-elevator/ | 2023-05-25 19:16:30 | 0 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/strange/ap-strange-news/ap-man-killed-in-accident-in-berlin-with-old-fashioned-paternoster-elevator/ |
Stacey Abrams, the Democratic nominee for Georgia governor, said that incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp (R) doesn’t deserve accolades simply for refusing to go along with former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state.
“What was the alternative?” Abrams said in an interview with podcast host Kara Swisher that aired on Thursday. “The alternative was committing treason. This was not an act of courage. He simply refused to commit treason.”
Kemp has faced Trump’s wrath ever since he refused to overturn President Biden’s victory in the state. Trump, whose efforts in Georgia are now the subject of a grand jury probe in Fulton County, unsuccessfully attempted to oust the incumbent governor in this year’s Republican primary, recruiting former Georgia Sen. David Perdue to oppose him.
Kemp’s refusal of Trump has earned him high praise on the national level, but Abrams, whom Kemp defeated for his current office four years ago, said she did not find the move particularly admirable.
“You were not elected by Donald Trump,” she told Swisher. “You were elected by the people of Georgia. Your job is to serve the needs of the people of Georgia, and so refusing to essentially negate their voices is not an act of courage. It’s an act of competence.”
“The national veneer he’s been able to assume is what is the most troubling to me,” Abrams added.
Kemp has sought to avoid testifying before the grand jury in Fulton County’s criminal investigation into Trump and his allies’ efforts to meddle in the election. A judge in August refused to quash a Kemp subpoena but postponed the testimony until after the election.
Abrams is currently trailing the governor in the polls. A recent survey from The Hill and Emerson College found Kemp with a 5-point lead over Abrams, the same gap found in an InsiderAdvantage-Fox 5 poll. Another poll from Fox News earlier this month showed Kemp leading by 7 points. | https://www.cenlanow.com/hill-politics/abrams-kemp-simply-refused-to-commit-treason-for-trump/ | 2022-10-13 16:37:13 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/hill-politics/abrams-kemp-simply-refused-to-commit-treason-for-trump/ |
Yankees vs. Red Sox Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - June 11
Sunday's contest at Yankee Stadium has the New York Yankees (38-28) going head to head against the Boston Red Sox (32-33) at 7:10 PM ET (on June 11). Our computer prediction projects a close 5-4 win for the Yankees, so expect a tight matchup.
This contest's pitching matchup is set, as the Yankees will send Clarke Schmidt (2-6) to the mound, while Brayan Bello (3-4) will answer the bell for the Red Sox.
Yankees vs. Red Sox Game Info & Odds
- When: Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 7:10 PM ET
- Where: Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
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Yankees vs. Red Sox Score Prediction
Our prediction for this contest is Yankees 5, Red Sox 4.
Total Prediction for Yankees vs. Red Sox
- Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
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Yankees Performance Insights
- In five games over the last 10 matchups when favored by bookmakers, the Yankees have a record of 2-3.
- In its last 10 games with a total, New York and its opponents have combined to hit the over three times.
- Over their last 10 games, the Yankees are 4-1-0 against the spread.
- The Yankees have entered the game as favorites 45 times this season and won 28, or 62.2%, of those games.
- New York has a record of 26-14, a 65% win rate, when favored by -120 or more by bookmakers this season.
- The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 54.5% chance of a victory for the Yankees.
- New York has scored the ninth-most runs in the majors this season with 302.
- The Yankees have the third-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.58).
Red Sox Performance Insights
- In seven games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, the Red Sox have posted a mark of 1-6.
- In its last 10 matchups with a total posted by sportsbooks, Boston and its foes are 4-6-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
- The Red Sox's ATS record is 1-2-0 over their last 10 contests (oddsmakers set spreads in three of those matchups).
- The Red Sox have been victorious in 16, or 43.2%, of the 37 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Boston has a mark of 13-18 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +100 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 50% chance of walking away with the win.
- Boston is the sixth-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.9 runs per game (320 total).
- Red Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.64 ERA this year, which ranks 24th in MLB.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Keno" game were:
01-05-06-10-11-13-16-31-33-34-43-44-46-52-53-54-56-66-67-69-72-78
(one, five, six, ten, eleven, thirteen, sixteen, thirty-one, thirty-three, thirty-four, forty-three, forty-four, forty-six, fifty-two, fifty-three, fifty-four, fifty-six, sixty-six, sixty-seven, sixty-nine, seventy-two, seventy-eight) | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Keno-game-17388447.php | 2022-08-22 00:32:32 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Keno-game-17388447.php |
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The courtroom battle over whether the sound of gunshots during the Parkland school massacre should have directed a Florida sheriff’s deputy to the attacker’s location ramped up Thursday as defense testimony showed others also thought the thunderous blasts were coming from elsewhere.
A sheriff’s deputy, teachers and students, testifying during the trial of former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson, gave divergent answers when asked where they thought the shots were coming from during Nikolas Cruz’s Feb. 14, 2018, attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Fourteen students and three staff members died.
Peterson, the school’s assigned deputy, insists that because of echoes he didn’t know that Cruz was firing inside the three-story 1200 building, even though he moved within 10 yards (9 meters) of its door before taking cover next to an adjoining structure. He has said he thought the shots were coming from outside, perhaps from the football field — more than 100 yards (90 meters) from the 1200 building and 200 yards (180 meters) from where he took cover. He is facing felony child neglect and other charges for his alleged failure to confront Cruz.
Sheriff’s Sgt. Brian Goolsby, who arrived during the shooting, said he thought the gunfire was coming from a courtyard next to the 1200 building. He said that even when he arrived outside the building and saw the body of a coach outside a door and its damaged windows, he wasn’t totally convinced the shots had come from inside — perhaps the shots had struck the coach and windows from a nearby balcony or trees.
“I have never experienced anything quite like that day,” Goolsby said.
Student Ruby Harris, who had exited a neighboring building, thought the shots from Cruz’s AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle were coming from straight ahead from a parking lot behind the 1200 building. Her younger sister Peri thought they were coming from the left, from a neighboring middle school. Their friend Dylan Redshaw thought that a building somewhere had exploded.
“It was the loudest sound I have ever heard and hope I ever hear in my life,” she said. “I thought it was coming from everywhere around me. It sounded like it was under me, above me, all around me.”
Under cross-examination, prosecutors pointed out that the students and teachers were not police officers trained to recognize gunfire or pinpoint it and that their training for on-campus shootings was to run back into their classrooms immediately, not to seek out and find the shooter.
Prosecutors pointed out that even though Goolsby didn’t precisely know where the shots were coming from, he kept moving toward the sounds, looking in one building’s windows to see if the shots were coming from there — something they have pointed out Peterson could have done at the 1200 building to find Cruz.
Peterson, 60, could face almost 100 years in prison and lose his $104,000 annual pension if convicted of felony child neglect, the most serious charges he faces. He is the first law enforcement agent in U.S. history ever tried for an alleged failure to act during a school shooting. He retired shortly after the shooting before being retroactively fired.
Peterson is charged in connection with failing to confront Cruz before he reached the third floor, where six of the victims died. He is not charged in connection with the 11 people fatally shot on the first floor before he reached the building.
Prosecutors concluded their two-week presentation Wednesday. They called to the witness stand students, teachers and law enforcement officers who have testified about the horror they experienced and how they knew where Cruz was. Some said they knew for certain that the shots were coming from the 1200 building. Prosecutors also called a training supervisor who testified that Peterson did not follow protocols for confronting an active shooter.
For Peterson to be convicted of child neglect, prosecutors must first show he was legally a caregiver to the juvenile students, defined by Florida law as “a parent, adult household member or other person responsible for a child’s welfare.”
If jurors find Peterson was a caregiver, they must determine whether he made a “reasonable effort” to protect the children or failed to provide necessary care.
Cruz, a 24-year-old former student, pleaded guilty and received a life sentence last year, avoiding a death sentence when his jury could not unanimously agree he deserved execution. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/witnesses-to-parkland-massacre-describe-their-confusion-in-pinpointing-gunshots-location/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2023-06-22 22:05:47 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/witnesses-to-parkland-massacre-describe-their-confusion-in-pinpointing-gunshots-location/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
Rainy season has officially arrived in southwest Florida. With 70 percent of our annual rainfall occurring during this time and hurricane season just around the corner, there are several ways to prepare. It’s important to know how different stages of the rainy season can bring unique threats.
When the rainy season begins, the threat for strong to severe storms tends to be higher toward the end of May through June. The biggest threats during this stage are heavy downpours, frequent lightning, impressive wind gusts, hail and even a tornado or waterspout.
The peak of the rainy season arrives from July through the beginning of September. Early to mid September also happens to be the peak of hurricane season. During this time, the rainy season’s severe weather threat actually decreases, however, other threats emerge. One of the main threats during this time can be seasonal river flooding, due to all the rainfall the region has accumulated throughout the wet season.
As the season winds back down by October, there tends to be higher rainfall variability. We may see an early season fall cold front that could increase rain chances. Sometimes, we may also experience tropical impacts this time of year. As we slowly transition into the end of the rainy season and hurricane season, rain chances during this time can be less consistent than the peak months.
Be sure to download the free NBC 2 Weather App so that you have a way to receive weather alerts throughout the rainy season. | https://nbc-2.com/weather/weather-blog/2022/05/17/heres-how-different-stages-of-the-rainy-season-bring-unique-impacts/ | 2022-05-17 12:56:08 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/weather/weather-blog/2022/05/17/heres-how-different-stages-of-the-rainy-season-bring-unique-impacts/ |
WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, July 15, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
643 PM CDT Fri Jul 15 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Uvalde
County through 730 PM CDT...
At 643 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Knippa, or 13 miles northeast of Uvalde, moving west at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Uvalde and Knippa.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 2947 9954 2930 9950 2918 9990 2948 9997
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 082DEG 21KT 2937 9964
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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Maryland Care, Inc. d/b/a/ Maryland Physicians Care MCO (MPC), a Maryland Managed Care Organization (MCO) contracted with SS&C for comprehensive investment accounting, reporting and statutory statement preparation services
WINDSOR, Conn., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) today announced that MPC has chosen SS&C Singularity to support the operational, accounting and regulatory reporting needs of its investment portfolios. MPC will be transitioning from its current service provider to Singularity™, SS&C's innovative cloud-based investment accounting platform supported by an experienced team of professionals who have unmatched expertise in a wide range of asset classes, accounting treatments and insurance reporting requirements.
"The knowledge and responsiveness of SS&C's insurance team coupled with their proven control process gives us confidence that we will receive timely, accurate deliverables, especially at critical times," said John Walega, Chief Financial Officer of Maryland Care, Inc. "Through SS&C's flexible and transparent technology platform and dedicated service model, we expect to improve automation and operational efficiency, while streamlining our month-end close and statutory filing process."
SS&C has a 36-year track record providing software and outsourcing services to the global insurance and asset management market. Singularity automates middle/back office processes using evolving technologies like AI and Natural Language Processing to deliver a centralized view of all public and private assets. As the world's largest fund administrator for alternative investments, SS&C also has deep expertise to support complex asset classes like private equity, real estate, commercial & residential mortgages, syndicated bank loans, private credit and derivatives.
"Singularity has significant momentum in the insurance space and we are delighted to welcome Maryland Care to SS&C's growing family of insurance clients," said Stan Szczepanik, Managing Director and Head of Insurance Solutions at SS&C. "Our unique ability to combine industry-leading technology with subject matter experts allows us to deliver a tailored and scalable solution for our insurance clients."
About Maryland Care
Maryland Care, Inc. is a Linthicum Heights, MD-based Managed Care Organization. Founded in 1996, MPC believes in helping its members make good decisions about their health through free, quality health care services. MPC is a Managed Care Organization in Maryland participating in the Maryland Department of Health, Health Choice program.
About SS&C Technologies
SS&C is a global provider of services and software for the financial services and healthcare industries. Founded in 1986, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has offices around the world. Some 18,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale and technology.
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US Rep. Carson: Americans deserve to see intel on COVID-19 origins
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — U.S. Rep. André Carson on Friday said he hoped a vote to declassify COVID-19 intelligence will help combat misinformation about the pandemic.
The U.S. House unanimously approved a bill to declassify U.S. intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk a little more than a week after the Senate also approved it without dissent. The bill specifically directs the director of national intelligence to declassify “any and all information” concerning potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and COVID-19, including pre-pandemic research on coronaviruses and any researchers who fell ill during the fall of 2019.
In an interview with News 8 for Sunday’s “All INdiana Politics,” the Democrat serving Indianapolis said releasing that information was the right thing to do. The pandemic “impacted many of us personally, and so that kind of information has to be brought out to the American people. A lot of small businesses had to close down. A lot of Hoosier businesses were impacted. Downtown Indy was impacted. So, the American people deserve some degree of transparency during this process.”
U.S. intelligence agencies have been divided over the so-called lab leak hypothesis since the pandemic began. A Department of Energy report made public late last month suggested the virus escaped from the Wuhan lab, though sources said confidence in that report was limited.
A report declassified in 2021 showed four intelligence agencies determined, albeit with low confidence, the virus jumped from animals to humans in the wild, while one agency concluded, with moderate confidence, the pandemic resulted from a lab accident.
Carson, who is the ranking member of the House subcommittee that oversees the CIA, would not say what his conclusions were on the lab leak hypothesis. He said nonstate actors are deliberately sowing misinformation online to breed distrust.
“My hope is that we can increase levels of transparency without demonizing any particular group of people, any race of people, in the process,” he said.
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CHICAGO (WGN) — Police say a robber and the armed employee who tried to stop him both died after shooting each other in a store on Chicago’s South Shore Friday.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the would-be robber as 24-year-old Nicholas Williams and the second man as 63-year-old Ali Hassan.
Hassan, of Berwyn, Illinois worked as a grocery clerk at El Barakah Supermarket, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
At around 6:20 p.m., Chicago police said Williams entered entered the supermarket and produced a handgun in an attempt to rob the store.
At around the same time, Hassan, who owned a valid Firearm Owner’s Identification card, shot Williams in the chest.
Williams, who was later pronounced dead at the scene, fired back and shot the 63-year-old man in the chest and back.
Hassan was transported to University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition and was later pronounced dead. Hassan had immigrated to the U.S. from Palestine, according to the Associated Press.
CPD said three handguns were recovered at the scene. Two other people in the store at the time of the shooting were not hurt, according to police. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/robber-grocery-clerk-die-after-shooting-each-other-at-chicago-store-police/ | 2022-11-14 21:14:26 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/robber-grocery-clerk-die-after-shooting-each-other-at-chicago-store-police/ |
One pharmacist in Vermont is the only one in the state who provides what's called "medical aid in dying" to terminally ill people who choose it.
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One pharmacist in Vermont is the only one in the state who provides what's called "medical aid in dying" to terminally ill people who choose it.
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Border patrol horse dies in the line of duty
Published: Sep. 14, 2022 at 2:01 PM CDT|Updated: 27 minutes ago
DEL RIO, Texas (Gray News) – A border patrol horse died in the line of duty, according to the U.S. Border Patrol Del Rio Sector.
Jayce, the agency’s mounted patrol partner, was on patrol near Carrizo Springs when he came in contact with a downed power line.
The horse fell to the ground and succumbed to his injuries. The rider was not hurt.
According to U.S. Border Patrol, Jayce served the agency “with honor for over 11 years.”
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Extra-base hits, a stolen home plate and a Ben Hampton gem: WVU’s season opener had all the hallmarks of a quintessential Mountaineer baseball win.
Unfortunately for West Virginia, Georgia Southern pulled off a 3-run rally in the seventh inning to steal a 4-3 win from the Mountaineers on opening night at the Eagles’ JJ Clements Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.
Georgia Southern pestered the Mountaineer bullpen in the seventh inning, starting with righty reliever Aidan Major (0-1), who earned the loss for West Virginia. With his team up by two runs, Major’s stint started in disaster, giving up two walks and a sacrifice bunt to load the bases.
With just one out on the board, Jesse Sherrill dinked another bunt into the infield, sending Zane Faulk home while reaching base safely to keep them loaded.
Major struck out the next Eagle hitter to bring up a two-out situation, but skipper Randy Mazey pulled him from the mound. He brought out senior lefty Jake Carr, who returned to the mound after missing all of 2022.
Carr’s outing went even worse, as he gave up a single to the first hitter he faced, Noah Ledford. That hit turned out to be the death knell as it sent two scorers home and put the Eagles in front for the victory.
That comeback wiped away a strong start by the Mountaineers that included four extra-base hits. Sophomore JJ Wetherholt opened the campaign with a shallow double, digging out a throw and sliding into second to get in early scoring position. In the third inning, leadoff hitter Braden Barry fell just feet short of the team’s first home run of 2023, knocking a ball off the wall and sliding into third base for a triple to record his first hit of the season.
Newcomer Landon Wallace provided the team’s true highlight reel, though, when he hit an RBI triple in the fourth inning. In the subsequent at-bat, he capitalized on GSU starter Ty Fisher’s left-handedness to steal home and give WVU its first lead of the season.
Grant Hussey put WVU ahead in the next frame with a sacrifice fly, but he finished 0 for 4 with three strikeouts.
WVU’s offense was enough to give plenty of support to starter Ben Hampton, who weathered some risky situations to throw six innings of one-hit baseball with one earned run. Hampton struck out eight batters and walked four, throwing 96 pitches in his first start.
Mitchell Gross (1-0) earned the win in relief after entering the game in the fifth. He tossed 2 1/3 innings out of the bullpen, fanning three batters and allowing a hit. Jaylen Paden earned the save after closing out the ninth inning with two strikeouts and a hit allowed.
WVU and Georgia State only started their three-game series to open the season. It continues on Saturday with the second game’s first pitch set for 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+. | https://www.wowktv.com/goldandbluenation/wvu-falls-to-georgia-southern-after-late-opening-night-rally/ | 2023-02-18 05:44:57 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/goldandbluenation/wvu-falls-to-georgia-southern-after-late-opening-night-rally/ |
Help reward those delivering gifts and everyday essentials this holiday season
Most of us shop from Amazon quite a bit throughout the year. However, during the holidays, the number of packages arriving on your doorstep likely increases. Fortunately, if you want to help the hardworking drivers who cart all those boxes around feel appreciated, Amazon has found a way to reward them this holiday season.
Check out this simple, limited-time hack that lets you put a tip into the pocket of delivery drivers at no cost to you during the busy holiday shopping rush.
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How to reward your Amazon driver with a tip
To reward your Amazon delivery drivers, you need an Alexa-enabled device like the Echo Dot or Echo Show. You can also use the Alexa or Amazon shopping app on your smartphone or tablet. Beginning Dec. 7, you can say, “Alexa, thank my driver,” to your device. The driver who delivered your most recent package will then be notified of your appreciation and receive a $5 tip at no cost to you.
The drivers who receive the most thanks during the promotional period are eligible for an even bigger reward. The top five drivers will receive an additional $10,000 and a $10,000 donation to the charity of their choice.
What deliveries are eligible for the reward?
Only certain Amazon drivers can participate in this promotion. Flex delivery partners or associates who work with Amazon Delivery Service Partners and Hub are eligible to receive the $5 tips. If you receive a package through other Amazon partners, such as the United States Postal Service, UPS or FedEx, Amazon will pass on your thanks, but the drivers won’t be tipped.
How long does the promotion last?
Amazon’s holiday tip promotion doesn’t have a specific end date. Instead, tips will be distributed for each of the first 1 million thank yous that Amazon customers offer. When a million thank yous have been paid out, Amazon will continue to extend your gratitude to the drivers, but they won’t receive any additional money.
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This smart speaker offers a top-notch listening experience with clear vocals and rich sound. You can use it to stream your favorite music, listen to podcasts or enjoy audiobooks. It’s also Alexa-enabled, so you can set alarms, add items to your shopping list, control smart home devices and more.
This top-of-the-line smart speaker features spatial audio processing technology that provides a fully immersive listening experience. It works with music streaming services like Amazon Music, Spotify and Apple Music and automatically adapts to the acoustics of any room. It can also serve as an intercom with other Alexa devices so that you can communicate with your family throughout the house.
This smart display boasts a 10.1-inch HD screen that lets you make video calls, stream your favorite movies, search for recipes and more. It has a 13-megapixel camera with auto-framing, so you’re always front and center in video calls. Its Alexa compatibility also allows you to use voice commands for your smart home devices.
If you want a larger smart display, this model has a 15.6-inch full HD screen and built-in Fire TV. It’s ideal for streaming movies and TV shows and offers customizable widgets for family calendars, to-do lists and more. The large display can also serve as a digital frame for your favorite photos.
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This Alexa-enabled car accessory lets you enjoy your favorite music, podcasts and audiobooks hands-free while driving. You can also use it to make calls, send texts with your voice and control smart home devices while driving. It has five built-in mics, too, so Alexa can hear you over road noise and other sounds.
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The San Diego Padres squeezed out a victory on Tuesday to end a two-game slide. They’ll look to win their three-game road series against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday afternoon.
After getting thrashed 12-4 in the series opener on Monday, the Padres gave away a three-run lead in the middle game of the series. They rebounded to score three runs in the 10th inning and hung on for a 6-4 victory.
San Diego’s Jorge Alfaro and Luke Voit had three RBIs apiece. Alfaro drove in two runs in the 10th after closer Taylor Rogers gave up a ninth-inning lead.
“We were one pitch away quite a few times in the (ninth) inning,” Padres manager Bob Melvin said. “Seems like it’s hard for us to get a win right now. But it’s even more rewarding when you come back and put together an offensive inning like we did to put it away.”
The Tigers are hopeful that Tarik Skubal (7-8, 3.88 ERA), their starter in the series finale, can build off his first outing after the All-Star break. In a six-inning stint at Oakland on Thursday, Skubal allowed only an unearned run and two hits while striking out nine.
“That’s classic Skubal,” Tigers catcher Eric Haase said afterward. “Throwing three different pitches for strikes, just absolutely dominating counts. Getting ahead of guys, getting guys uncomfortable. When he’s pitching his best, that’s exactly what he’s doing.”
Skubal, who will be facing the Padres for the first time, had given up three or more runs in seven of his previous eight starts. He felt his slider against the Athletics had more bite to it.
“I was able to get it back to the movement I like and I think that’s why my results have been a little bit different,” he said.
He will be matched up against a tough opponent on Wednesday, Yu Darvish (9-4, 3.28 ERA). In five of his past eight starts, Darvish has allowed one or no runs. He’s been a workhorse by current standards, going six or more innings in 16 of his 18 starts.
Darvish was dominant against the New York Mets in his first outing after the break, holding them to one run and four hits in seven innings on Friday. He walked one and struck out nine.
“It’s seven innings every time out, it feels like,” Melvin said. “It’s All-Star-quality stuff, so it doesn’t surprise us. We seem to get spoiled by him every time out.”
Darvish will be facing the Tigers for the first time as a member of the Padres, but he has tantalized them during his career. He has won all seven of his starts against Detroit while posting a 3.47 ERA.
Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario, who has never faced Darvish, has gotten hot this week. He hit his third homer in two games on Tuesday and also knocked in an extra-inning run.
Rookie Riley Greene contributed the tying base hit with two outs against Rogers.
“It’s another sign of maturity and success,” manager A.J. Hinch said of Greene. “Obviously he’s a very good player and that’s a big moment for him.”
Hinch is encouraged that his team has shown signs of life after getting outscored 22-5 in the three games before facing the Padres.
“We’re down three with how the offense has been the last three or four months, it’s really easy to lay down,” he said. “Our guys hung in there and gave it a run.”
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NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Below are experts from the ProfNet network who are available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area.
EXPERT ALERTS
- Experiential Learning
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MEDIA JOBS
- Dow Jones: Summer Legal Intern (NY)
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- 2022 in Review: 4 Media Trends We Watched This Year
- 4 Book Blogs to Add to Your TBR List
Experiential Learning
Dr. Mamie Pack
Managing Principal of Healthy Learning
Western Governors University School of Education
"As a faculty member teaching and leading military spouses in the School of Education at WGU, I want to go in with the mindset that I am here to support the military spouse – that's the baseline. To do this, I need to look at what behaviors, what strategies, what resources, and what conversations I can use that will benefit that military spouse student and help them not only excel in their studies, but also to know that they are seen, heard, and valued."
Areas of Expertise: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I), Experiential Learning, Healthy Learning Environments, Military Students & Families, Professional Development for Faculty & Staff, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Student Support
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mamiepack
Website: https://www.wgu.edu/online-teaching-degrees.html
Media contact: Mark Toth, mark.toth@wgu.edu
Sleep & Relationships
Dr. Shelby Harris
Director of Sleep Health
Sleepopolis
A sleep divorce is when a couple decides to sleep in separate beds or separate rooms due to differences in sleep patterns, habits, and preferences that are disrupting the quality of their sleep. Although, I don't really like the term "sleep divorce"' as it tends to have the connotation that the relationship has issues. Sleeping in separate bedrooms can oftentimes bring couples closer together, improve their mood, and strengthen their connection as a couple as it lets go of any resentment related to poor sleep.
Dr. Harris can discuss a wide variety of sleep-related topics, including sleep and relationships (sleeping separately); women's health and sleep; prioritizing sleep in a busy world; maximizing sleep quality; exercise and sleep; and how to recognize a potential sleep disorder.
Website: sleepopolis.com
Media contact: Abby Wood, abby.wood@sleepopolis.com
Educational Technology
David Morales
CIO/Chief Technology Officer
Western Governors University
David Morales is the Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Technology at Western Governors University, where he is responsible for shaping WGU's education technology agenda. Under his leadership, his team has been instrumental in leading WGU's open-source initiative – the Open Skills Management Toolkit (OSMT) as an open-source project, under the Apache license – giving free access to employers, higher ed institutions, and others to develop and collaborate on skills libraries. He has more than 25 years of experience as a software engineer and technology leader.
Mr. Morales can discuss most topics related Educational Technology, Software Development, and tech leadership.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/moralesdavid/
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Feds promise to trim backlog of health care investigations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials said Monday they’re working to cut down on a growing backlog of complaints lodged against health care providers, insurers or government agencies by patients who claim their civil rights or privacy have been violated.
Americans filed more than 51,000 complaints against health agencies last year, a number that has grown tremendously — 69% — over the last five years, the federal Health and Human Services agency announced. Some complaints can take years to investigate.
About two-thirds of the cases involve potential violations of health information privacy and security, a problem that has worsened in recent years because of data breaches and cybersecurity hacks, the agency said. In 2021, more than 700 large breaches of health information were reported. Health insurer Anthem, for example, was forced to pay the government a record $16 million fine in 2018 after a data breach affecting about 79 million people — including names, birthdates, Social Security numbers and medical IDs.
Health care workers and patients can file federal complaints against providers, insurers, and government agencies when they think patients are being discriminated against or protected health information has been shared, a violation of a longstanding law known as HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. HHS’ Office of Civil Rights is responsible for investigating those complaints.
The office will reorganize in an effort to more quickly investigate such complaints, the agency said Monday.
The office will keep a dedicated division to investigate HIPAA complaints, with a focus on the growing segment of cybersecurity breaches. It will also have three new different divisions with staff that focus on each of the following: policy, strategic planning, and enforcement.
“This structure will enable OCR staff to leverage its deep expertise and skills to ensure that we are protecting individuals under the range of federal laws that we are tasked with enforcing,” HHS Office of Civil Rights Director Melanie Fontes Rainer said in a statement.
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OTCQX: SHWZ
DENVER, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Schwazze, (OTCQX: SHWZ) (NEO: SHWZ) ("Schwazze" or the "Company"), a premier vertically integrated, multi-state operating cannabis company with assets in Colorado and New Mexico, announces the grand opening of its adult-use dispensary, R.Greenleaf, located in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The new store, located at 101 N. White Sands Blvd in Alamogordo, officially opened its doors for business on December 29, 2022. Store operating hours are 9a to 9p Monday through Saturday; 9a to 8p on Sunday.
The Alamogordo R.Greenleaf store opening continues the intentional expansion throughout the state of New Mexico and comes on the heels of a total of five R.Greenleaf store openings since Schwazze's acquisition in February 2022. This brings R.Greenleaf's total number of New Mexico retail dispensaries to 16. All locations serve the needs of medical patients as well as recreational adult-use consumers.
"We are excited to open up our sixth R.Greenleaf dispensary since late September, this one specifically in Alamogordo. The team has been hard at work to get this completed in time for the holiday season to serve this local community," said Steve Pear, New Mexico Division President for Schwazze. "R.Greenleaf, offering a wide variety of quality products serviced by top-notch, knowledgeable staff, has grown from 10 locations to now 16 in New Mexico since Schwazze purchased the retail banner earlier this year."
R.Greenleaf Alamogordo will also offer introductory pricing on flower, edibles, and vapes. Enrollment in the Gratify Rewards customer loyalty program, which can be used at any Schwazze-owned retail dispensary in either New Mexico or Colorado, is already open.
R.Greenleaf
101 N. White Sands Blvd
Alamogordo, NM 88310
Since April 2020, Schwazze has acquired, opened or announced the planned acquisition of 41 cannabis retail dispensaries as well as seven cultivation facilities and two manufacturing plants in Colorado and New Mexico. In May 2021, Schwazze announced its Biosciences division and in August 2021 it commenced home delivery services in Colorado.
Schwazze (OTCQX: SHWZ NEO: SHWZ) is building a premier vertically integrated regional cannabis company with assets in Colorado and New Mexico and will continue to take its operating system to other states where it can develop a differentiated regional leadership position. Schwazze is the parent company of a portfolio of leading cannabis businesses and brands spanning seed to sale. The Company is committed to unlocking the full potential of the cannabis plant to improve the human condition. Schwazze is anchored by a high-performance culture that combines customer-centric thinking and data science to test, measure, and drive decisions and outcomes. The Company's leadership team has deep expertise in retailing, wholesaling, and building consumer brands at Fortune 500 companies as well as in the cannabis sector. Schwazze is passionate about making a difference in our communities, promoting diversity and inclusion, and doing our part to incorporate climate-conscious best practices.
Medicine Man Technologies, Inc. was Schwazze's former operating trade name. The corporate entity continues to be named Medicine Man Technologies, Inc. Schwazze derives its name from the pruning technique of a cannabis plant to enhance plant structure and promote healthy growth.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements." Such statements may be preceded by the words "plan," "will," "may," "continue," "predicts," or similar words. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future events or performance, are based on certain assumptions, and are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's control and cannot be predicted or quantified. Consequently, actual events and results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with (i) our inability to manufacture our products and product candidates on a commercial scale on our own or in collaboration with third parties; (ii) difficulties in obtaining financing on commercially reasonable terms; (iii) changes in the size and nature of our competition; (iv) loss of one or more key executives or scientists; (v) difficulties in securing regulatory approval to market our products and product candidates; (vi) our ability to successfully execute our growth strategy in Colorado and outside the state, (vii) our ability to consummate the acquisition described in this press release or to identify and consummate future acquisitions that meet our criteria, (viii) our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses, including the acquisition described in this press release, and realize synergies therefrom, (ix) the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, * the timing and extent of governmental stimulus programs, and (xi) the uncertainty in the application of federal, state and local laws to our business, and any changes in such laws. More detailed information about the Company and the risk factors that may affect the realization of forward-looking statements is set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Investors and security holders are urged to read these documents free of charge on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. The Company assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise except as required by law.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Morning" game were:
01-04-05-07-09-14-16-17-19-21-23-24
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For two decades, abortion rights opponents have drafted so-called model legislation and lobbied to get the measures to restrict and ban abortions passed in statehouses across the country in preparation for the eventual fall of Roe v. Wade.
The model legislation and concerted political pressure from national organizations that oppose abortion rights resulted in key terms being cemented into laws, the limitation of abortion access and the influence behind the trigger laws that will go into effect in 13 states this summer as a result of the Supreme Court's recent decision to overturn Roe.
Leading the pack in crafting anti-abortion legislation are Americans United for Life and the National Right to Life Committee, that provide model bill services, legal counsel and advocacy efforts for the anti-abortion movement, including the drafting of abortion-limiting and -banning bills.
"Building on the momentum from last year, two states, Idaho and Utah, passed conditional bills similar to AUL's model bill, which would ban abortion in the event that Roe v. Wade was overturned or lawmaking authority was otherwise handed back to the states," touts AUL's 2020 state legislative sessions report.
Over the last several decades, the two groups have worked toward increasing abortion restrictions nationwide, ultimately leading to abortion bans in some states, said Elizabeth Nash, state policy analyst for the Guttmacher Institute, a think tank that supports abortion rights.
"What the national groups have been able to do is essentially craft this language on restrictions and bans and they have the networks to spread it across the country in all of these state legislatures. So you do see these very similar bills just moving very quickly and that has given momentum to restrictions," Nash said. "So we saw these legislatures adopting restriction after restriction and that moved states to then start thinking about abortion bans because most of these states had adopted pretty much every restriction in the book."
This legislative pattern occurred as the makeup of the Supreme Court became more conservative.
"Little by little with this incremental approach, we've been able to strip Roe of its origin," said Ingrid Duran, director of the Department of State Legislation at the National Right to Life Committee. "That's why after all of these election cycles and different political appointments, it was very easy to see the demise of Roe."
The two national groups, according to Nash, have largely focused their efforts on restrictions on abortion that could be immediately enacted with few legal challenges. Total bans, were the court to overturn Roe, were more symbolic.
"It originally appeared to be a way for state legislatures to basically announce their intent that they supported abortion bans," Nash said. "But because the effective date was in the future, it was also not possible to challenge the bans because they weren't going into effect."
Over the past several decades, the National Right to Life Committee has succeeded in getting its model legislation drafts enacted across the country. One example is its draft of the "Pain Capable Unborn Child Act," which makes it illegal to perform abortions after 20 weeks, the point at which advocates claim a fetus can feel pain. National Right to Life's version of the bill has been enacted in 16 states, according to Duran, though it has been legally blocked in Idaho.
Beginning in 2016, 13 states have passed NRLC's model legislation of the Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act, which all include the same definition of "dismemberment." Kentucky used the same model but adopted its own "dismemberment" definition. Many of these laws were paused by legal disputes.
Also during the Trump years, abortion rights supporters say they began to notice terms like "unborn child" as opposed to "fetus" or "embryo" in legislation text that was ultimately signed into law; the term is included in 12 of the 13 trigger laws.
The use of antiabortion model legislation is not new. In 2019, an investigation from USA Today and the Arizona Republic found AUL was the top group to write legislation limiting abortion access that was introduced and passed in statehouses nationwide.
The two organizations have also served as resources for local organizations looking to craft bills. For example, Louisiana's trigger law is not necessarily based on any one model but Louisiana Right to Life uses legal counsel and advice from the national organization, NRLC.
Supreme Court influenced the influencers
Duran said that when drafting model legislation, much of it was aimed at former Justice Anthony Kennedy, who retired in 2018, because he was perceived as the swing vote on the court.
"We were looking at what brand new question could we ask the Supreme Court. And at that time if we're looking at a Kennedy court...we were like, well, let's ask a different question," Duran said, adding that the group had a legislation strategy that focused on pain-based arguments in case of a larger lawsuit. Bills like the Pain Capable Unborn Child Act were assumed to get more support from Kennedy than stricter bans.
The 13 trigger laws expected to go into effect in coming weeks were all passed by their respective legislatures during two periods: between 2005 and 2007, during the Bush administration, and between 2019 and 2021, during the Trump administration. During both, the Supreme Court gained additional conservative justices.
"It really just depends on the political climate. It depends on what can you get passed and also the legislative strategy," Duran said, noting that in the past two decades some states opted for measures that limited access while others chose to pursue trigger laws.
Former President Donald Trump campaigned and fulfilled his promise of appointing additional justices and judges who opposed abortion rights.
Nash said the two most recent waves of abortion bans happened following the appointments of Justices Brett Kavanaugh, in time for states' 2019 legislative sessions, and Amy Coney Barrett, in time for the 2021 legislative sessions.
"Our strategy was to put more protective language out there to see what can we do and whether it is trying different pieces of legislation like antidiscrimination abortion bills, trying to protect unborn children even earlier in pregnancy," Duran said. "It allowed us to become a little bolder in our ask when we had a more friendlier court...It allowed us to get a little more creative with our laws and seeing just how far can we go to effectively protect unborn children."
Moving forward: Local influence reigns
But each of the trigger laws is not necessarily based on a copy-and-paste format of a model bill written by the national groups, with local groups that oppose abortion rights and affiliate with the national organizations having heavier influence.
During the first wave of abortion bans between 2005 and 2007, Nash said, legislation was mainly spearheaded by local grassroots efforts. During the consequent wave of bans in 2019 and after, local affiliates continued pressing forward.
"On the one hand, it does mean that what you see coming from states isn't necessarily coming from voters in those states, but it is coming more from anti-abortion groups in those states versus nationally. So each law is more tailored to the conditions in the state," said Mary Ziegler, legal historian and law professor at Florida State University. On the other hand, she noted, the national nature of the movement resulted in more moderated measures. "There was sort of things that even though the movement's agenda was pretty much the same, there were things that weren't said or done because it was viewed as sort of jeopardizing the bigger plan."
Such provisions could include any law that wouldn't stand against a legal dispute nationally.
"It's a free-for-all one because before there was much more coordination. Americans United for Life and National Right to Life Committee basically coordinated everything," Ziegler said. "You would know which groups to look at and why. And now I think it isn't that way. So which groups are going to dictate? The strategy may depend on the state."
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CAMDEN, N.J., July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Subaru of America, Inc. today announced a sharper and more focused BRZ will debut at Subiefest California on July 23.
About Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japan. Headquartered at a zero-landfill office in Camden, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 630 retailers across the United States. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is the only U.S. automobile manufacturing plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. SOA is guided by the Subaru Love Promise, which is the company's vision to show love and respect to everyone, and to support its communities and customers nationwide. Over the past 20 years, SOA and the SOA Foundation have donated more than $300 million to causes the Subaru family cares about, and its employees have logged nearly 88,000 volunteer hours. As a company, Subaru believes it is important to do its part in making a positive impact in the world because it is the right thing to do. For additional information visit media.subaru.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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BOSTON and INDIANAPOLIS, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Genezen, a leading gene and cell therapy contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) today announced a poster presentation at the 26th Annual American Society for Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) Conference in Los Angeles in May – highlighting the results of its evaluation of novel technologies for lentiviral physical titer determination.
Genezen is committed to investing in cutting edge technologies to accelerate customers' speed to market. As part of this commitment, Genezen conducted a comparison study between the traditional P24 ELISA method and two novel commercially available technologies for lentiviral titer determination.
Steve Favaloro, President and CEO of Genezen, said, "We are delighted to be presenting the results of our analytical methods evaluation at ASGCT, which demonstrates how our commitment to innovation and a best-in-class process- and analytical development team can reduce time and costs for our customers." He added, "We are also very much looking forward to meeting so many of our customers in person in LA and sharing some of the exciting developments taking place at Genezen."
Genezen will be presenting Poster #981, entitled "Technology Evaluation: Quicker Method for Lentiviral Vector Physical Titer Determination", at 12pm on May 18, 2023, and exhibiting at Booth #641.
About Genezen
Founded in Indianapolis in 2014, Genezen is focused on supporting the demands of the current and future gene and cell therapy manufacturing market worldwide—making viral vector production accessible to both early-stage, growth-oriented companies and established industry leaders. Building on the company's expansive knowledge and experience in the industry and working with the nation's leading institutions, Genezen offers early-phase process development, GMP vector production, and analytical testing services out of its cutting-edge laboratory facility, completed in late 2022. For more information or to learn more about services offered in Genezen's new cGMP facility, please visit genezen.com.
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How to change Medicare plans — and why you might want to
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet
Medicare open enrollment starts soon, but 7 in 10 Medicare beneficiaries say they don’t compare Medicare plans during this period, which stretches from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. That’s not great, since Medicare Advantage plans — which operate much like the private insurance you may have had through an employer — change from year to year. One of your doctors may have fallen out of network or your prescription drug prices may have gone up. And people with Original Medicare aren’t exempt from this; they should be comparing their Part D prescription drug plans every year. Here’s what you should know about switching Medicare plans. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/10/12/how-to-change-medicare-plans-and-why-you-might-want-to-2/ | 2022-10-12 12:08:44 | 1 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/10/12/how-to-change-medicare-plans-and-why-you-might-want-to-2/ |
Application site opens for Biden student debt cancellation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Education Department has begun accepting applications for President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation — a plan that makes 43 million Americans eligible for at least some debt forgiveness.
Borrowers were notified late Friday that an early, “beta launch” version of a new online form was made available as the department looks to find and fix any glitches. Applications submitted during the pilot period will be processed after the form is officially made public, the agency said.
“This testing period will allow the department to monitor site performance through real-world use, test the site ahead of the official application launch, refine processes, and uncover any possible bugs prior to official launch,” the department said in a statement.
The test form will be available “on and off” during the initial rollout, the department said on its website. The official form is expected to be made public later this month, and administration officials have been preparing for heavy web traffic.
Biden’s plan calls for $10,000 in federal student debt cancellation for those with incomes below $125,000 a year, or households that make less than $250,000 a year. Those who received federal Pell Grants to attend college are eligible for an additional $10,000.
The plan makes 20 million eligible to get their federal student debt erased entirely.
The department did not immediately say Monday how many applications it had fielded through the beta launch. Thousands took to social media to share the form, with many saying they submitted their applications with little trouble.
The Biden administration has touted it as a “simple, straightforward” application. It asks for the borrower’s name, Social Security number, contact information and date of birth. It does not require income information but asks users to check a box attesting that they are eligible under the program’s income limits.
That information will be checked against Education Department records to help identify applicants who are likely to exceed the income limits, the administration says. Those people will be asked for more information to prove their incomes.
An estimated 1 million to 5 million people will be required to provide that extra documentation, the Education Department said in a recent submission to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget.
Creating and processing the form is estimated to cost nearly $100 million, a figure that angered advocates who view the application as an unnecessary barrier. The form is meant to help exclude the roughly 5% of borrowers who exceed the income limits, but advocates say it could also deter some lower-income Americans who need the relief.
Once the Education Department begins processing applications, borrowers should expect to see their debt forgiven in four to six weeks, officials say. Most applications submitted by mid-November will be processed by Jan. 1 — the day federal student loan payments are set to resume after being paused during the pandemic.
Borrowers will be able to submit applications through the end of 2023.
The Biden administration is pushing ahead with the debt cancellation even as it fights a growing number of legal challenges. Six Republican-led states are suing to block the plan, saying it oversteps Biden’s authority and will lead to financial losses for student loan servicers, which are hired to manage federal student loans and earn revenue on the interest.
A federal judge in St. Louis is now weighing the states’ request for an injunction to halt the plan. In court documents, the Education Department has vowed not to finalize any of the debt cancellation before Oct. 23.
Biden promised to pursue widespread student debt forgiveness as a presidential candidate, but the issue went through more than a year of internal deliberation amid questions about its legality. His plan sparked intense debate ahead of the midterm elections, with Republicans and some Democrats saying it’s an unfair handout for college graduates. | https://www.wtvq.com/application-site-opens-for-biden-student-debt-cancellation/ | 2022-10-17 21:59:31 | 1 | https://www.wtvq.com/application-site-opens-for-biden-student-debt-cancellation/ |
(The Hill) – Five more classified documents from President Biden’s time as vice president were found at his residence in Wilmington, Delaware, on Thursday, the White House said Saturday.
Richard Sauber, special counsel to the president, said in a statement that one classified document was found in a room adjacent to Biden’s garage on Wednesday night. The lawyers who discovered that document did not have security clearances and paused their search as a result, Sauber said.
Sauber, who has a security clearance, arrived Thursday night to facilitate the transfer of documents to the Justice Department.
“While I was transferring it to the DOJ officials who accompanied me, five additional pages with classification markings were discovered among the material with it, for a total of six pages,” Sauber said. “The DOJ officials with me immediately took possession of them.”
The discovery of five more documents brings the total number of materials with classified markings found at Biden’s old office and Wilmington home to roughly two dozen. Biden arrived at his Wilmington residence on Friday night. He is set to spend the weekend there, as he does frequently.
Sauber referred further questions to the special counsel that was appointed Thursday to review the matter moving forward, and he reiterated that the White House will cooperate with the special counsel.
“The President’s lawyers have acted immediately and voluntarily to provide the Penn Biden documents to the Archives and the Wilmington documents to DOJ,” Sauber said in a statement. “We have now publicly released specific details about the documents identified, how they were identified, and where they were found.”
Attorneys for the president found roughly 10 documents with classified markings on Nov. 2, 2022, at a Washington, D.C., office that Biden used from 2017-2019 while working as an honorary professor for the University of Pennsylvania. That discovery was confirmed by the White House on Monday after it was reported by CBS News.
On Wednesday, it was reported that additional documents were found in a second location. The White House confirmed Thursday that attorneys searched Biden’s homes in Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, after the office discovery, and they found classified materials in Biden’s Wilmington garage, as well as one document in an adjacent room.
The five additional documents were found Thursday evening, but the findings were not disclosed until Saturday morning.
The White House has repeatedly deflected questions about the process to the Justice Department, where Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to handle an investigation into the handling of the documents.
But the administration has come under scrutiny for the slow drip of disclosures to the public about their findings.
Bob Bauer, a personal attorney to the president, said in a statement Saturday that Biden’s lawyers “have attempted to balance the importance of public transparency where appropriate with the established norms and limitations necessary to protect the investigation’s integrity.
“These considerations require avoiding the public release of detail relevant to the investigation while it is ongoing,” Bauer said, adding that regular disclosures undermine authorities’ ability to obtain new information or risk that information is incomplete as the situation develops.
Biden has said he was surprised to learn that classified documents were found from his time as vice president, and he has said repeatedly he takes the handling of sensitive government materials seriously.
The president has said the garage at his home is locked, and he at one point suggested some of the documents may have been found in his personal library.
The appointment of a special counsel to review the matter now means there are two separate special counsels reviewing how the past two presidents have handled classified materials, though their cases differ in significant ways.
Garland in November appointed a special counsel to oversee the investigation into former President Trump’s handling of classified documents. Federal officials found hundreds of sensitive government materials at Trump’s Florida home last year, including some marked top secret.
The FBI searched the property last August after Trump and his team for months stone-walled investigators and would not cooperate to turn over documents sought by the National Archives. | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/5-more-classified-documents-found-at-bidens-wilmington-home-lawyer-says/ | 2023-01-14 18:53:40 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/5-more-classified-documents-found-at-bidens-wilmington-home-lawyer-says/ |
At Inaugural Tendit Day, America's best-in-class, single-source facility services & thoroughfare company sets path for its future, its people and ongoing growth
DENVER, Jan 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Tendit Group, America's best-in-class, single source facility services & thoroughfare company officially unified under a single name – an effort that has been in the making since 2019. It did so by mounting the first official Tendit Day, a company-wide gathering at the Denver Performing Arts Complex's Seawell Ballroom.
"Today and for the first time, in name, in service promise and in our commitment to our people, we come together under a single banner: Tendit Group," said Tendit Group CEO Alejandra Harvey-Oliver. "We are engaged in a partnership with our clients to deliver a set of services that solve critical problems and seize opportunities at the intersection of client facilities, streets and thoroughfares. As Tendit Group, we are set to change the way people think about the impact and meaning of the hard work we do that measurably and visibly impacts the beauty, productivity and safety of their communities. Together 'We Tendit.'"
Tendit Group launches with seven services as follows:
- Asphalt and Concrete Paving
- Landscaping
- Pressure Washing
- Window Cleaning
- Snow Removal
- Thoroughfare/Highway Striping
- Street and Thoroughfare Sweeping
Having acquired market-leading, longest-tenured companies such as American Striping, Apex Paving Services, Bob Popp Building Services, Emerald Isle Landscaping and Top Gun Pressure Washing in Denver, Zoneez in Phoenix and Birrell Services in Salt Lake City, the Tendit Group has spent the last year retooling its operations, culture and brand that has culminated in today's moment of unification. Crucial to this effort is Tendit Group's intentional approach that maintains the heart of each organization, magnifying it in ways that lead to stronger performance, client service, recruitment and retention even as it cross-pollinates best practices.
"This has been a process of taking a series of like-minded, well-matched companies dogged in their pursuit of getting the job done at any hour of any day, carefully preserving their human capital and collaborating to build the Tendit Group," said Harvey-Oliver. "But we're not stopping here. As we mark today, we are actively pursuing other values-consistent providers in the Rocky Mountain West who want to be a part of a growing and evolving leader in facilities and thoroughfare services."
At launch, Tendit Group's footprint, which originated in Denver, now spans Utah and Arizona. The company seeks expansion beyond the Mountain West, and has recently hired Sam Pope, Head of M&A, formerly with Vail Resorts and New Harbor Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm, to guide and facilitate its acquisition approach.
Tendit Day is set to be an annual event that marks the ongoing expansion and trajectory of the Tendit Group. To find out more about Tendit Group, visit https://tenditgroup.com.
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Denver-based Tendit Group (https://tenditgroup.com) is America's best-in-class, single source facilities and thoroughfare services company. Launched in 2019, Tendit Group seeks to change the way its clients view how its services can impact the beauty, productivity and safety of the communities they serve. With seven areas of focus – asphalt and paving, landscaping, pressure washing, snow removal, street and thoroughfare striping, street and thoroughfare sweeping and window cleaning – the company currently serves a diverse set of clients in Arizona, Colorado and Utah. Tendit Group is an Osceola Capital (https://osceola.com) portfolio company, a Tampa-based private equity firm.
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Sometimes I wish white people could be Black.
Not forever, mind you. Maybe for just a few weeks like John Howard Griffin, the author of “Black Like Me,” who darkened his skin and traveled the South in 1959. Sometimes, I wish white people could have that experience.
Not so they could feel the sickly apprehension that can accompany a simple traffic stop.
Not so they could feel the indignation of being asked to account for yourself just walking down the street.
Not so they could feel what it’s like when your bank loan is denied, your home appraises for less, your doctor doesn’t take your pain seriously, you don’t get the job, your preschooler gets suspended, the shopkeeper follows you around, you can’t hail a taxi or you wind up in handcuffs, because of the melanin in your skin.
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No, I wish white people could be Black so they could know how it feels to deal with all of that — and then hear white people complain how hard they have it.
The reference is to a recent political ad. You likely haven’t seen it if you’re not in Georgia, but it surfaced on Twitter the other day courtesy of Isaac Hayes III (yes, the son of that Isaac Hayes), where it reminded us that, in matters of race, some of our white brethren and sistren — repeating for emphasis: some — are shameless beyond words and clueless beyond parody.
“When did racism against white people become OK?” asks the announcer. The piano frets worriedly behind him, and white people gaze soulfully into the camera as he lists supposed acts of “left-wing racism” and “anti-white bigotry” they face from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. We lack space to detail those claims, but it won’t surprise you that they’ve been debunked by Factcheck.org, Politifact and The Washington Post. Nor will you be stunned to learn the ads are funded by something called America First Legal, led by Stephen Miller, a veteran of the Trump group that championed its obscene policy of stealing children from immigrants.
Yes, the spot is obviously a direct descendant of the notoriously racist Willie Horton ad of 1988. But our attention today is on how it tries to neutralize the language of liberal protest by co-opting it, i.e., re-framing “racism” as something suffered by white folks. It’s a rhetorical trick the white right has used for years. Which is not to say it has lost its power to infuriate. This narrative that racism is a “both sides” phenomenon may be comfort food for them, but it is a libel upon my ancestors.
Again, however, it is not new. Maybe you recall a 2016 exchange about racism between Bryan Richter, a white cop in Austin, Texas, and Breaion King, a Black woman. “Do you believe it goes both ways?” he asked her. This, after he had body-slammed the 112-pound woman, handcuffed her, stuffed her in the back of his car and lectured her on the “violent tendencies” of, ahem, Black people. She had been pulled over for speeding.
Six years after that, five years after Charlottesville, four years after a court awarded four cents to the family of a Black man in Florida executed by police, three years after a white man threatened a Black one with a knife for walking in a “white town” in Kansas, two years after Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, it is difficult to overstate the brazenness of the white right asking us to fret over “racism against white people.”
One wishes they could be Black, but for their sake, it’s probably best that they can’t. If they were, they’d have to deal with white people like themselves.
They could not handle that.
Leonard Pitts Jr. is a columnist for the Miami Herald. Readers may contact him at lpitts@miamiherald.com. | https://richmond.com/opinion/columnists/column-the-infuriating-charge-of-racism-against-white-people/article_669006af-f65c-5fc4-a588-3dd776dec060.html | 2022-11-11 14:37:00 | 1 | https://richmond.com/opinion/columnists/column-the-infuriating-charge-of-racism-against-white-people/article_669006af-f65c-5fc4-a588-3dd776dec060.html |
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Residents in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, were on high alert and avoided some places on Monday, a day after the U.S. and U.K. issued terror alerts about possible attacks in the city.
The Department of State Services, which is Nigeria’s secret and intelligence police, called for calm and advised that “necessary precautions are taken” to prevent such attacks.
The warnings came amid heightened concerns over Nigeria’s security woes with, frequent violent attacks targeting remote communities in various parts of the country’s northern region.
Nigeria’s security forces have in the past warned of similar attacks in Abuja, which is also in the north. It was, however, spared most such incidents until July, when nearly 1,000 inmates escaped during a jailbreak carried out by Islamic State-backed extremists.
On Sunday, the U.S. Embassy issued an alert for “an elevated risk of terror attacks” in the city, saying that possible targets include government buildings, places of worship and other public places.
“The U.S. Embassy will offer reduced services until further notice,” the mission said in a statement, urging citizens to avoid all nonessential movements and crowds.
The U.K. mission in Nigeria also took a similar step and restricted entry to the British High Commission in the city in an updated terrorism alert. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/international/ap-nigerian-capital-on-alert-after-us-uk-security-warnings/ | 2022-10-25 11:30:36 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/international/ap-nigerian-capital-on-alert-after-us-uk-security-warnings/ |
MLB Games Tonight: How to Watch on TV, Streaming & Odds - Saturday, June 3
The MLB lineup today, which includes the Tampa Bay Rays versus the Boston Red Sox, is not one to miss.
Here you will find information on how to watch all of today's MLB action.
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How to Watch Today's MLB Games
The Boston Red Sox (29-27) play the Tampa Bay Rays (40-18)
The Rays will take to the field at Fenway Park versus the Red Sox on Saturday at 1:10 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- BOS Key Player: Masataka Yoshida (.312 AVG, 7 HR, 31 RBI)
- TB Key Player: Wander Franco (.298 AVG, 7 HR, 30 RBI)
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The Chicago White Sox (24-35) face the Detroit Tigers (26-29)
The Tigers will hit the field at Guaranteed Rate Field against the White Sox on Saturday at 2:10 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- CHW Key Player: Andrew Vaughn (.256 AVG, 7 HR, 39 RBI)
- DET Key Player: Spencer Torkelson (.239 AVG, 4 HR, 24 RBI)
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The Pittsburgh Pirates (29-27) play host to the St. Louis Cardinals (25-33)
The Cardinals will take to the field at PNC Park versus the Pirates on Saturday at 4:05 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: SportsNet PT
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 4:05 PM ET
Hitters to Watch
- PIT Key Player: Bryan Reynolds (.277 AVG, 7 HR, 36 RBI)
- STL Key Player: Paul Goldschmidt (.298 AVG, 10 HR, 26 RBI)
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The Washington Nationals (25-32) face the Philadelphia Phillies (25-32)
The Phillies will look to pick up a road win at Nationals Park versus the Nationals on Saturday at 4:05 PM ET.
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Hitters to Watch
- WSH Key Player: Jeimer Candelario (.269 AVG, 7 HR, 28 RBI)
- PHI Key Player: Nicholas Castellanos (.311 AVG, 7 HR, 34 RBI)
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The Texas Rangers (36-20) host the Seattle Mariners (29-28)
The Mariners will look to pick up a road win at Globe Life Field against the Rangers on Saturday at 4:05 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- TEX Key Player: Marcus Semien (.294 AVG, 8 HR, 44 RBI)
- SEA Key Player: Julio Rodríguez (.246 AVG, 10 HR, 31 RBI)
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The New York Mets (30-28) play host to the Toronto Blue Jays (31-27)
The Blue Jays will take to the field at Citi Field against the Mets on Saturday at 4:10 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
Hitters to Watch
- NYM Key Player: Pete Alonso (.235 AVG, 20 HR, 46 RBI)
- TOR Key Player: Bo Bichette (.331 AVG, 12 HR, 39 RBI)
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The Houston Astros (34-23) face the Los Angeles Angels (30-29)
The Angels will take to the field at Minute Maid Park versus the Astros on Saturday at 4:10 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
Hitters to Watch
- HOU Key Player: Yordan Alvarez (.279 AVG, 15 HR, 50 RBI)
- LAA Key Player: Shohei Ohtani (.262 AVG, 15 HR, 38 RBI)
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The Cincinnati Reds (26-31) play host to the Milwaukee Brewers (30-27)
The Brewers will hit the field at Great American Ball Park against the Reds on Saturday at 4:10 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- CIN Key Player: Jonathan India (.278 AVG, 6 HR, 26 RBI)
- MIL Key Player: Christian Yelich (.258 AVG, 7 HR, 24 RBI)
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The Kansas City Royals (17-40) face the Colorado Rockies (25-34)
The Rockies will hit the field at Kauffman Stadium versus the Royals on Saturday at 4:10 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- KC Key Player: Vinnie Pasquantino (.263 AVG, 9 HR, 26 RBI)
- COL Key Player: Charlie Blackmon (.277 AVG, 5 HR, 23 RBI)
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The Miami Marlins (30-28) face the Oakland Athletics (12-47)
The Athletics will hit the field at LoanDepot park against the Marlins on Saturday at 4:10 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- MIA Key Player: Jorge Soler (.249 AVG, 17 HR, 36 RBI)
- OAK Key Player: Esteury Ruiz (.270 AVG, 1 HR, 24 RBI)
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The Boston Red Sox (29-27) take on the Tampa Bay Rays (40-18)
The Rays will look to pick up a road win at Fenway Park versus the Red Sox on Saturday at 6:10 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- BOS Key Player: Masataka Yoshida (.312 AVG, 7 HR, 31 RBI)
- TB Key Player: Wander Franco (.298 AVG, 7 HR, 30 RBI)
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The Minnesota Twins (31-27) host the Cleveland Guardians (25-32)
The Guardians will look to pick up a road win at Target Field versus the Twins on Saturday at 7:15 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- MIN Key Player: Byron Buxton (.220 AVG, 10 HR, 23 RBI)
- CLE Key Player: José Ramírez (.271 AVG, 6 HR, 30 RBI)
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The Los Angeles Dodgers (35-23) play host to the New York Yankees (34-25)
The Yankees will hit the field at Dodger Stadium versus the Dodgers on Saturday at 7:15 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- LAD Key Player: Freddie Freeman (.343 AVG, 10 HR, 35 RBI)
- NYY Key Player: Aaron Judge (.291 AVG, 18 HR, 39 RBI)
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The San Francisco Giants (28-29) play the Baltimore Orioles (36-21)
The Orioles hope to get a road victory at Oracle Park against the Giants on Saturday at 10:05 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- SF Key Player: LaMonte Wade Jr (.271 AVG, 8 HR, 17 RBI)
- BAL Key Player: Adley Rutschman (.283 AVG, 8 HR, 28 RBI)
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The Arizona Diamondbacks (35-23) face the Atlanta Braves (33-24)
The Braves will take to the field at Chase Field versus the Diamondbacks on Saturday at 10:10 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- ARI Key Player: Corbin Carroll (.293 AVG, 9 HR, 24 RBI)
- ATL Key Player: Ronald Acuña Jr. (.323 AVG, 11 HR, 31 RBI)
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The San Diego Padres (26-31) play host to the Chicago Cubs (25-31)
The Cubs will take to the field at PETCO Park versus the Padres on Saturday at 10:10 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 10:10 PM ET
Hitters to Watch
- SD Key Player: Juan Soto (.255 AVG, 10 HR, 26 RBI)
- CHC Key Player: Nico Hoerner (.286 AVG, 4 HR, 26 RBI)
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Legendary brand's persistent innovation helps consumers make informed choices, drives high-quality olive oil and pesto consumption
LYNDHURST, N.J., June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Filippo Berio, the 156-year-old Italian brand and one of the nation's top-selling olive oil and pesto sauce companies, continues its long tradition of innovation, listening closely to consumers to create products that integrate easily into their kitchens and lifestyles. This summer, Filippo Berio is launching its refreshed and expanded line of olive oils that will aim to improve the shopping experience, by eliminating confusion in the aisle, and to provide shoppers with a product for every unique flavor preference and cooking occasion. Filippo Berio is also augmenting its high-quality pesto portfolio with the debut of two luxurious pestos, its creamy and delicate Basil & Ricotta Pesto and its premium Truffle Pesto, to meet pesto lovers' evolving taste and consumption preferences.
Expanded and Refreshed EVOO Line
Leveraging its master blenders and category expertise, Filippo Berio is delivering a greater range of flavor experiences and sizing options, now offering its ROBUSTO, DELICATO, ORGANIC and 100% ITALIANO Extra Virgin Olive Oil varieties in larger 25.3 fl. oz. packaging. This expansion builds on the success of the company's current EVOO 16.9 fl. oz. portfolio and its unique-to-category progression of flavor within its olive oil line. While the ROBUSTO has a bold, fruity flavor and peppery finish ideal for marinating meat, drizzling over vegetables and flavoring ice cream, the DELICATO has a smooth, milder taste perfect for poaching fish, drizzling over fresh fruit, and making dips like pesto or hummus. The 100% ITALIANO, made only with Italian olives, is slightly peppery with an authentic, intense fruity flavor and the perfect companion to all Mediterranean dishes.
"Flavor and usage type are among the main drivers when choosing olive oil, according to recent market studies. Leveraging this, we seized the opportunity for further innovation in the category to meet the unique and evolving taste preferences of new multiethnic consumers," explained Dusan Kaljevic, CEO of Filippo Berio USA, Ltd. "We've enhanced our packaging, maintaining the traditional Filippo Berio aesthetic while introducing clearer guidance on flavor profiles and usage, further helping consumers in their shopping and culinary journeys."
Filippo Berio's refreshed packaging includes bold new colors that indicate the specific olive oil flavor profiles and the recommended uses, enabling consumers to quickly recognize the brand's products and reach for their high-quality olive oil of choice.
"At Filippo Berio, the difference is our ongoing commitment to quality, and we are always innovating toward what's best for our valued consumers, retail partners and environment," said Kaljevic.
As part of the brand's ongoing commitment to quality, Filippo Berio launched a new ergonomic, better-for-the-planet packaging made of 50% rPET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate) in 2022 and was one of the first olive oil companies to do so in the U.S. Such bottles require less energy to produce than PET plastic bottles and help reduce both plastic waste and demand for new petrochemical resource extraction.
"We are thrilled to offer health-focused and environmentally conscious consumers a wider range of flavors, sizes and sustainable offerings," continued Kaljevic. "Filippo Berio is committed to informing consumers about high-quality olive oil and the value proposition that it brings to a well-rounded diet in order to, ultimately, unlock further category growth and help increase U.S. household penetration, currently only at 50%. As one of the primary components of the Mediterranean Diet, olive oil has essential fatty acids that not only support heart and brain health, but also protect against a host of diseases. Consumers are willing to pay more for products they perceive as healthier for themselves and for the planet."
Diversified Pesto Portfolio to Drive Demand
Proven innovation and leadership in the olive oil category extends to the brand's high-quality pesto sauce line. Filippo Berio's extensive portfolio of pestos spans a variety of flavors, from classic styles that center on traditional Italian basil and olive oil, to pioneering vegan varieties, to roasted vegetable and tomato-based versions that spur versatility and creativity in the kitchen. To bring pesto lovers everything they're looking for, Filippo Berio is introducing its two newest flavors, a creamy and delicate Basil & Ricotta Pesto and an aromatic and rich Truffle Pesto, to complement its current array of eight flavorful options.
"These new additions further position Filippo Berio as the only brand in the U.S. market to offer such a wide pesto sauce assortment, and this innovation is aimed at driving further category growth," said Marco De Feo, Vice President of Marketing at Filippo Berio USA, Ltd. "With Filippo Berio's Basil & Ricotta Pesto, we've developed a high-quality creamy pesto that gives consumers a cheesy but delicate pantry staple, delivering richness without overpowering the palate. This appealing recipe is also extremely versatile, as it can be used as a sauce on a favorite pasta shape, a spread for panini or as a dip on the appetizer tray, among other possibilities."
Filippo Berio's creamy Basil & Ricotta Pesto and Truffle Pesto are both crafted in Italy with a focus on quality ingredients and uncompromising taste. Unlike other creamy pestos in the market, Filippo Berio's creamy Basil & Ricotta Pesto leads with Italian basil on the ingredient list and omits garlic to allow the herb's fresh flavor to shine through. The Truffle Pesto brings the rich flavor of black summer truffles to a variety of recipes like eggs, potatoes (including "truffle fries"), red meats and pasta. With no heating or cooking required, the new products are convenient and highly versatile for any use, and perfect for summertime recipes.
Products Showcased at 2023 Summer Fancy Food Show
Filippo Berio will be showcasing its new innovations at the 2023 Summer Fancy Food Show, held June 25-27 at the Javits Center in New York City. The Filippo Berio booth, No. 2631 - 2633, will be located in the Italian pavilion at level 3.
Filippo Berio's new innovations will hit retailers nationwide this summer. Visit filippoberio.com for more information on what differentiates Filippo Berio from other brands when it comes to olive oil, pesto, other specialty products and sustainability initiatives.
About Filippo Berio:
The Filippo Berio brand has been committed to creating high-quality olive oil for 156 years. Founder Filippo Berio set forth exceptional standards of olive oil production that are still rigorously followed today, with each bottle sold bearing his signature as a seal of the finest olive oil and the brand's promise of quality. From distinctive olive oils to a selection of specialty pestos, vinegars, balsamics and glazes, all featuring the finest ingredients and high production standards, the Italian brand focuses on creating great-tasting and accessible products to elevate the at-home cooking and eating experience. The brand is currently sold in more than 75 countries. In the United States, Filippo Berio is marketed by Filippo Berio USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Salov Group, based in Lucca, Italy. For additional information, please visit filippoberio.com
Filippo Berio Media Contact:
Hannah Castle, 510-590-0195
FilippoBerio@finnpartners.com
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Two Leavenworth residents charged with murder in 2019 missing man case
Published: Sep. 16, 2022 at 4:56 PM CDT|Updated: 47 minutes ago
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (KCTV) - Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson is charging two Leavenworth residents with first-degree murder.
Joshua Adam Brown, 39, and Patricia Janette Perkins, 36, are being charged with first-degree murder in the death of Travis Anthony Doughty.
Perkins was booked into the Leavenworth County Jail on Thursday afternoon on a $750,000 bond. She appeared in court on Friday.
Thompson confirmed Brown is in federal custody on an unrelated charge.
Doughty had been reported missing in 2019.
This is a developing story. KCTV5 will update it with details as they follow.
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COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Linebacker Joey Bosa has been activated off injured reserve and is expected to play for the Los Angeles Chargers when they host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
To make room for Bosa, the Chargers waived running back Sony Michel.
Bosa returned to practice Thursday. He missed the last 12 games after tearing his right groin during the first half of a Sept. 25 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Bosa had surgery to both the left and right groin. He said on Thursday that he had been dealing with abductor muscle issues for at least two years.
Coach Brandon Staley did not say Friday how many snaps Bosa would play against the Rams. The Chargers (9-6) have already clinched a playoff spot, but could still be in position to earn the fifth seed if they win their final two games.
The Chargers also announced they have elevated defensive lineman David Moa and running back Larry Rountree III from the practice squad for the game.
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The husband of a Massachusetts woman who has been missing since New Year’s Day went online to look up ways to dismember and dispose of a body, and items belonging to the woman with her DNA were found at a trash processing facility, a prosecutor said at his arraignment Wednesday on murder and other charges.
Not guilty pleas were entered on behalf of Brian Walshe, 47, and he was held without bail in Quincy District Court. Dressed in a gray sweater and beige pants, he stood expressionless as the prosecutor laid out the state’s case and did not speak except to say “I do,” when asked by the judge if he understood the charges.
His attorney, Tracy Miner, did not contest bail but in the past has said her client has cooperated with investigators.
She said in a statement that “I intend to win this case in court.”
“I am not going to comment on the evidence, first because I am going to try this case in the court and not in the media,” Miner said in a statement. “Second, because I haven’t been provided with any evidence by the prosecution. In my experience, where, as here, the prosecution leaks so-called evidence to the press before they provide it to me, their case isn’t that strong.”
Walshe was already in custody on $500,000 bail after pleading not guilty earlier this month to misleading investigators searching for Ana Walshe, 39, whose body has not been found.
The couple, who have three young children who are now in state custody, lived in the affluent coastal community of Cohasset, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) southeast of Boston.
Starting Jan. 1 and for several days after, Brian Walshe made multiple online searches using an iPad belonging to one of his sons using terms such as “dismemberment and best ways to dispose of a body,” “how long before a body starts to smell,” and “hacksaw best tool to dismember,” prosecutor Lynn Beland said in court.
Investigators also found Jan. 3 surveillance video of man resembling Brian Walshe throwing what appeared to be heavy trash bags into a dumpster at an apartment complex in Abington, which is not far from Cohasset.
“Surveillance shows the defendant’s Volvo, as well as a man fitting the defendant’s appearance, exit the car near the dumpster,” Beland said. “He walks to the dumpster carrying a garbage bag. He’s leaning, and it appears to be heavy, as he has to heft it into the dumpster.”
Police tried to locate those bags but they had already been taken away and incinerated, Beland said.
When police went to the family’s home Jan. 4 to perform a well-being check when it was still considered a missing person case, they noted the car had its seats folded down and a plastic liner in the back. Chemists later found the presence of blood in the car, Beland said.
During a Jan. 8 search of a trash processing facility in Peabody, north of Boston and not far from Brian Walshe’s mother’s home, investigators found trash bags that contained a hatchet, a hacksaw, towels and a protective Tyvek suit, cleaning agents, a Prada purse, boots similar to the ones Ana Walshe was last seen wearing, and a COVID-19 vaccination card with her name, Beland said.
Some items had what appeared to human blood on them and testing determined that both Ana and Brian Walshe were “contributors” to the DNA on them, she said.
Ana Walshe was reportedly last seen leaving their home in the early morning hours of Jan. 1, purportedly to take a ride-hailing vehicle to Logan International Airport for a flight to Washington, authorities said. But police have found no indication that she either took a vehicle or boarded any flight out of Logan.
She was reported missing Jan. 4 by her employer in Washington, where the couple has a home and to which she often commutes during the week for work at a real estate company, authorities said.
Authorities have searched the family’s home, a wooded area near the home, the trash processing facility in Peabody north of Boston, and a condo complex where Brian Walshe’s mother lives. Authorities previously said knives and blood were found in the family home’s basement.
Authorities have also previously said Brian Walshe was spotted on surveillance video buying hundreds of dollars worth of cleaning supplies at a home improvement store.
Brian Walshe had been on home confinement with some exceptions while awaiting sentencing in a fraud case involving the sale of fake Andy Warhol paintings, according to federal court records. Police have said Ana Walshe’s disappearance and her husband’s case appear to be unrelated.
The mother of Ana Walshe, who is originally from Serbia, told Belgrade’s Kurir daily prior to Wednesday’s arraignment that she does not believe her son-in-law harmed her daughter.
“My son-in-law would not do anything to harm my Ana, and I do not believe any of the statements that have so far been related to the possibility that Brian harmed her,” Milanka Ljubičić said.
“He assured me that Ana is fine and alive and I believe him. I am shocked by the new details that she was allegedly killed because I still hope that she is alive and well.”
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MLB Probable Starting Pitchers Tonight: Monday, June 19
Which pitchers are expected to start for their respective teams on Monday? Keep reading for a complete list of the day's probable pitcher matchups, including a game that has the Diamondbacks' Merrill Kelly taking on the Brewers' Corbin Burnes.
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Today's Probable Starting Pitchers
Cardinals at Nationals Probable Pitchers
The St. Louis Cardinals will send Jack Flaherty (3-5) to the mound as they face the Nationals, who will counter with Josiah Gray (4-5) for the game between the clubs Monday.
Vegas Odds for Cardinals at Nationals
- STL Odds to Win: -155
- WSH Odds to Win: +130
- Total: 9.5 runs
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Royals at Tigers Probable Pitchers
The Kansas City Royals will send Jordan Lyles (0-11) to the hill as they take on the Tigers, who will look to Reese Olson (0-2) when the clubs meet on Monday.
Vegas Odds for Royals at Tigers
- DET Odds to Win: -150
- KC Odds to Win: +125
- Total: 9 runs
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Blue Jays at Marlins Probable Pitchers
The Toronto Blue Jays will send Jose Berrios (7-4) to the mound as they take on the Marlins, who will give the start to Bryan Hoeing (1-1) when the teams meet on Monday.
Vegas Odds for Blue Jays at Marlins
- TOR Odds to Win: -160
- MIA Odds to Win: +135
- Total: 8.5 runs
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Cubs at Pirates Probable Pitchers
The Chicago Cubs will send Drew Smyly (6-4) to the bump as they face the Pirates, who will hand the ball to Osvaldo Bido (0-0) when the clubs play on Monday.
Vegas Odds for Cubs at Pirates
- CHC Odds to Win: -135
- PIT Odds to Win: +115
- Total: 9 runs
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Rockies at Reds Probable Pitchers
The Colorado Rockies will send Austin Gomber (4-6) to the mound as they play the Reds, who will look to Brandon Williamson (1-0) for the matchup between the teams Monday.
Vegas Odds for Rockies at Reds
- CIN Odds to Win: -165
- COL Odds to Win: +140
- Total: 10.5 runs
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Red Sox at Twins Probable Pitchers
The Boston Red Sox will send James Paxton (2-1) to the bump as they take on the Twins, who will hand the ball to Pablo Lopez (3-3) for the game between the teams on Monday.
Vegas Odds for Red Sox at Twins
- MIN Odds to Win: -135
- BOS Odds to Win: +115
- Total: 8 runs
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Diamondbacks at Brewers Probable Pitchers
The Arizona Diamondbacks will send Kelly (8-3) to the mound as they face the Brewers, who will hand the ball to Burnes (5-4) when the teams meet on Monday.
Vegas Odds for Diamondbacks at Brewers
- MIL Odds to Win: -115
- ARI Odds to Win: -105
- Total: 7.5 runs
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Rangers at White Sox Probable Pitchers
The Texas Rangers will send Andrew Heaney (4-4) to the mound as they take on the White Sox, who will hand the ball to Mike Clevinger (3-4) when the teams face off on Monday.
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Mets at Astros Probable Pitchers
The New York Mets will send Max Scherzer (5-2) to the bump as they play the Astros, who will counter with Hunter Brown (6-3) for the game between the clubs on Monday.
Vegas Odds for Mets at Astros
- HOU Odds to Win: -120
- NYM Odds to Win: +100
- Total: 7.5 runs
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Padres at Giants Probable Pitchers
The San Diego Padres will send Michael Wacha (7-2) to the hill as they face the Giants, who will give the start to Ryan Walker (2-0) for the game between the clubs Monday.
Vegas Odds for Padres at Giants
- SD Odds to Win: -120
- SF Odds to Win: +100
- Total: 8.5 runs
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Chamila Nilanthi is tired of all the waiting. The 47-year-old mother of two spent three days lining up to get kerosene in the Sri Lankan town of Gampaha, northeast of the capital Colombo. Two weeks earlier, she spent three days in a queue for cooking gas -- but came home with none.
“I am totally fed up, exhausted,’’ she said. “I don’t know how long we have to do this.’’
A few years ago Sri Lanka’s economy was growing strongly enough to provide jobs and financial security for most. It's now in a state of collapse, dependent on aid from India and other countries as its leaders desperately try to negotiate a bailout with the International Monetary Fund.
What’s happening in this South Asian island nation of 22 million is worse than the usual financial crises seen in the developing world: It's a complete economic breakdown that has left ordinary people struggling to buy food, fuel and other necessities and has brought political unrest and violence.
“It really is veering quickly into a humanitarian crisis,’’ said Scott Morris, a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development in Washington.
Such disasters are more commonly seen in poorer countries, in sub-Saharan Africa or in war-torn Afghanistan. In middle-income countries such as Sri Lanka they are rarer but not unheard of: 6 million Venezuelans have fled their oil-rich home country to escape a seemingly unending political crisis that has devastated the economy.
Indonesia, once touted as an “Asian Tiger’’ economy, endured Depression-level deprivation in the late 1990s that led to riots and political unrest and swept away a strong man who’d held power for three decades. The country now is a democracy and a member of the Group of 20 biggest industrial economies.
Sri Lanka’s crisis is largely the result of staggering economic mismanagement combined with fallout from the pandemic, which along with 2019 terrorism attacks devastated its important tourism industry. The COVID-19 crisis also disrupted the flow of payments home from Sri Lankans working abroad.
The government took on big debts and slashed taxes in 2019, depleting the treasury just as COVID-19 hit. Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange reserves plummeted, leaving it unable to pay for imports or defend its beleaguered currency, the rupee.
Ordinary Sri Lankans -- especially the poor -- are paying the price. They wait for days for cooking gas and petrol -- in lines that can extend more than 2 kilometers (1.2 miles). Sometimes, like Chamila Nilanthi, they go home with nothing.
Eleven people have died so far waiting for gasoline. The latest was a 63-year-old man found dead inside his vehicle on the outskirts of Colombo. Unable to get gasoline, some have given up driving and resorted to bicycles or public transportation to get around.
The government has closed urban schools and some universities and is giving civil servants every Friday off for three months, to conserve fuel and allow them time to grow their own fruit and vegetables.
Food price inflation is running at 57%, according to government data, and 70% of Sri Lankan households surveyed by UNICEF last month reported cutting back on food consumption. Many families rely on government rice handouts and donations from charities and generous individuals.
Unable to find cooking gas, many Sri Lankans are turning to kerosene stoves or cooking over open fires.
Affluent families can use electric induction ovens for cooking, unless the power is out. But most Sri Lankans can’t afford those stoves or higher electric bills.
Sri Lankans furious over fuel shortages have staged protests, blocked roads and confronted police. Fights have broken out when some try to jump ahead in fuel lines. Police have attacked unruly crowds.
One night last week, a soldier was seen assaulting a police officer at a fuel station in a dispute over gasoline distribution. The police officer was hospitalized. The police and military are separately investigating the incident.
The crisis is a crushing blow to Sri Lanka’s middle class, estimated to account for 15% to 20% of the country’s urban population. Until it all came apart, they enjoyed financial security and increasing standards of living.
Such a reversal is not unprecedented. In fact, it looks like what happened to Indonesia in the late 1990s.
The U.S. Agency for International Development -- which runs aid projects for poor countries -- was preparing to close up shop in the Indonesian capital Jakarta; the country didn’t seem to need the help. “As one of the Asian Tigers, it had worked its way off the aid list,’’ recalls Jackie Pomeroy, an economist who worked on a USAID project in the Indonesian government before joining the World Bank in Jakarta.
But then a financial crisis -- triggered when Thailand suddenly devalued its currency in July 1997 to combat speculators -- swept across East Asia. Plagued by widespread corruption and weak banks, Indonesia was hit especially hard. Its currency plummeted against the U.S. dollar, forcing Indonesian companies to cough up more rupiahs to pay back dollar-denominated loans.
Businesses closed. Unemployment soared. Desperate city dwellers returned to the countryside where they could grow their own food. The Indonesian economy shrank more than 13% in 1998, a Depression-level performance.
Desperation turned to rage, and demonstrations against the government of Suharto, who’d ruled Indonesia with an iron fist since 1968. “It very quickly rolled into scenes of political unrest,’’ Pomeroy said. “It became an issue of political transition and Suharto.’’ The dictator was forced out in May 1998, ending autocratic rule.
Although they live in a democracy, many Sri Lankans blame the politically dominant Rajapaksa family for the disaster. “It’s their fault, but we have to suffer for their mistakes,” said Ranjana Padmasiri, who works as a clerk at a private firm.
Two of the three top Rajapaksas have resigned — Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa, who was finance minister. Protestors have been demanding that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa also step down. They’ve camped outside his office in Colombo for more than two months.
Resignation, Padmasiri said, isn’t enough. “They can’t get away easily,’’ he said. “They must be held responsible for this crisis.’’
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Most say voting vital despite dour US outlook: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — From his home in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, Graeme Dean says there’s plenty that’s disheartening about the state of the country and politics these days. At the center of one of this year’s most competitive U.S. Senate races, he’s on the receiving end of a constant barrage of vitriolic advertising that makes it easy to focus on what’s going wrong.
But the 40-year-old English teacher has no intention of disengaging from the democratic process. In fact, he believes that the first national election since the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is “more significant” than in years past.
“This could very well sway the country in one direction or another,” the Democratic-leaning independent said.
Dean is hardly alone in feeling the weight of this election. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center of Public Affairs Research finds 71% of registered voters think the very future of the U.S. is at stake when they vote this year. That’s true of voters who prefer Republicans win majorities in Congress, and those who want to see Democrats remain in control, though likely for different reasons.
While about two-thirds of voters say they are pessimistic about politics, overwhelming majorities across party lines — about 8 in 10 — say casting their ballot this year is extremely or very important.
The findings demonstrate how this year’s midterms are playing out in a unique environment, with voters both exhausted by the political process and determined to participate in shaping it. That could result in high turnout for a midterm election.
In the politically divided state of Michigan, for instance, over 150,000 voters have already cast absentee ballots. A total of 1.6 million people have requested absentee ballots so far, surpassing the 1.16 million who chose the option in the 2018 midterm election.
In follow-up interviews, poll respondents reported distinct concerns about the country’s direction despite agreement that things are not working.
Rick Moore, a 67-year-old writer and musician in Las Vegas, said he’s dissatisfied with President Joe Biden, and “not just because I’m a Republican.” Moore called him “more of a puppet” than any other president in his lifetime.
“It’s important to me that Republicans are in control of as much as possible because we’re not going to get rid of the Democratic president anytime soon,” Moore said.
In general, Moore said, he doesn’t like the way Democratic politicians run their states, including Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, adding that Democrats are “using the word democracy to make all of us do what they want.”
“I would just like to see my voice more represented,” he said.
Since the last midterm elections, voters have grown more negative about the country and people’s rights: 70% say they are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the U.S., up from 58% in October 2018.
Republicans have become enormously dissatisfied with a Democrat in the White House. While Democrats have become less negative since Donald Trump left office, they remain largely sour on the way things are going.
Fifty-eight percent of voters also say they are dissatisfied with the state of individual rights and freedoms in the U.S., up from 42% in 2018. About two-thirds of Republicans are now dissatisfied, after about half said they were satisfied when Trump was in office. Among Democrats, views have stayed largely the same, with about half dissatisfied.
Shawn Hartlage, 41, doesn’t think her views as a Christian are well represented, lamenting that she’d love to vote “for someone that really stood for what you believe,” but that it’s very important to her to vote anyway.
The Republican stay-at-home mother of two in Washington Township, Ohio, said the direction of the country is “devastating,” noting both inflation and a decline in moral values.
“I’m scared for my children’s future,” Hartlage said. “You always want to leave things better for them than what you had, but it’s definitely not moving in that direction.”
Teanne Townsend of Redford, Michigan, agrees that things are moving backward. But the 28-year-old called out abortion, health care and police brutality as especially concerning areas in which rights are being threatened.
“We have minimum progression in the right direction for a lot of areas, especially for people of minority (groups). Their rights are not the same as those of other races and cultures,” the Democrat, who is African American, said.
A children’s health and mental health specialist, Townsend said she’s voting for her constitutional right to an abortion this year. If passed, the state’s ballot initiative would guarantee abortion rights in the Michigan Constitution.
“I feel like it’s just a lot that’s at stake,” Townsend said, adding that she’s both “optimistic and nervous” about the outcome but that it’s “the right thing” for people to be able to vote on it.
The poll showed majorities of voters overall say the outcome of the midterms will have a significant impact on abortion policy, with Democratic voters more likely than Republican voters to say so. Most voters across party lines say the outcome will have a lot of impact on the economy.
More voters say they trust the Republican Party to handle the economy (39% vs. 29%), as well as crime (38% vs. 23%). Republicans also have a slight advantage on immigration (38% vs. 33%). The Democratic Party is seen as better able to handle abortion policy (45% vs. 22%), health care (42% vs. 25%) and voting laws (39% vs. 29%).
Despite the uncertainty in the outcome, Dean in Pennsylvania has faith in the American system to work for the will of the people.
“I think it’s important that our representatives represent what the majority of people want,” Dean said. “That’s what we claim we do in this country and it feels like it is what should happen. And I am hopeful.”
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The poll of 961 registered voters was conducted Oct. 6-10 using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.
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LONDON, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ICAEW has launched their latest virtual work experience programme in partnership with HR tech firm, Cappfinity.
The professional membership body, which represents the interests of 195,000 members and students around the world and has 13 offices worldwide, launched its 2023 campaign following the success of its innovative work experience programme in 2021 and 2022.
The week-long programme, which is open to 16 to 17-year-old students at school or college in the UK, is an opportunity to learn more about the fascinating careers of chartered accountants, bust myths regarding the profession and develop young peoples' professional skills.
The programme removes barriers and misconceptions around careers in accountancy, whilst providing students with the opportunity to learn more about themselves and their individual strengths and skills.
ICAEW particularly welcomes applications from underrepresented groups to showcase the various pathways into the career, attract talent and build greater diversity in the profession.
Applicants undergo a two-stage assessment process designed by Cappfinity. Firstly, applicants complete a situational strengths assessment using Cappfinity's Capptivate which is designed to highlight interests and abilities that would facilitate success in role. Candidates also complete a pre-recorded video interview using Cappfinity's Snapshot, a mobile-ready interview platform.
Every applicant receives a personalised feedback report, something we believe every candidate deserves, to understand more about themselves and discover where their personal skills and strengths lie.
The work experience itself comprises of project-based learning modules, including an intro to ICAEW and the ACA qualification, self-insight activities (learning about individual strengths), break-out activities and plenary sessions, culminating in a final group presentation assessed by employer partners and professionals with an interest in levelling up.
Jack Henman, Marketing Manager at ICAEW explained: "We're delighted to have launched this year's virtual work experience programme in conjunction with so many fantastic employers and in partnership with Cappfinity.
"We know there are a lot of misconceptions about accountancy, when in reality no two days are the same, it is a truly fascinating and fulfilling career and we are determined to breakdown any and all barriers to entry.
"Cappfinity's innovative assessment process, using the Capptivate platform not only provides us with information about a student's potential, but it also provides the student with an insight into what a career in accountancy might look like, by using realistic tasks and imagery."
Abi Parker, Account Director at Cappfinity who was part of the final judging panel last year, said: "ICAEW's commitment to widening participation is exemplary. The quality of the presentations I observed as a judge on their final day was very impressive and it was great to see how the students' confidence had grown over such a short period of time.
"The decision to engage with multiple partners to contribute to the work experience programme is a truly market-leading approach, opening up new talent pools earlier to drive interest in the future."
Last year's programme saw high numbers of female students, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds and ethnic minority groups apply. It is hoped that this year's scheme will continue to attract these groups and expand on previous success.
The programme is open to students across the UK and is delivered via a digital format, so there is no need to travel.
If you are a Year 12 (England and Wales), Year 13 (NI), S5 (Scotland) student, or equivalent, you can apply to the work experience programme via the ICAEW Work Experience webpage here: https://careers.icaew.com/work-experience.
About Cappfinity
Cappfinity is the global leader in skills-based hiring and talent mobility solutions. Since 2005, Cappfinity has helped organizations place candidates and employees in positions where they can use their skills and strengths to deliver value and meet business objectives. This is achieved with online assessments, virtual job simulations, robust candidate reports, fast and fair talent matching, hiring, upskilling, leadership development, and succession planning solutions and services.
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About ICAEW
Chartered accountants are talented, ethical and committed professionals. ICAEW represents more than 195,300 members and students around the world.
Founded in 1880, ICAEW has a long history of serving the public interest and we continue to work with governments, regulators and business leaders globally. And, as a world-leading improvement regulator, we supervise and monitor around 12,000 firms, holding them, and all ICAEW members and students, to the highest standards of professional competency and conduct.
We promote inclusivity, diversity and fairness and we give talented professionals the skills and values they need to build resilient businesses, economies and societies, while ensuring our planet's resources are managed sustainably.
ICAEW is the first major professional body to be carbon neutral, demonstrating our commitment to tackle climate change and supporting UN Sustainable Development Goal 13.
ICAEW is a founding member of Chartered Accountants Worldwide (CAW), a global family that connects over 1.8m chartered accountants and students in more than 190 countries. Together, we support, develop and promote the role of chartered accountants as trusted business leaders, difference makers and advisers.
We believe that chartered accountancy can be a force for positive change. By sharing our insight, expertise and understanding we can help to create sustainable economies and a better future for all.
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Cytta to Provide Cutting Edge Technology for Commaris's SEEKER UAV Fleet
WOBURN, Mass., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Commaris™, a brand of Terrafugia, Inc. delivering uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) for commercial operations, today announced a new partnership with Cytta Corp (OTCQB: CYCA), a company that specializes in video compression technology for mission-critical video streaming and integrated communications capabilities. This partnership entails that Commaris will collaborate with Cytta to engineer an integrated proof-of-concept system deploying Cytta's IGAN (Incident Global Area Network) command system and SUPR video compression technology in its newly introduced fleet of Commaris SEEKER UAVs. The SEEKER UAV is designed to be utilized in multiple first-responder applications and other industries worldwide.
"We are excited to launch our new partnership with Cytta and leverage their groundbreaking communications solutions for high-bandwidth video. Cytta's IGAN is a unique tool for video collaboration that includes the integration of video feeds from unmanned operations. With IGAN, our SEEKER UAV will make it simple for participants to not only remotely stream an airborne video feed in real-time, but also remotely send in-flight video commands such as video zoom on an area of interest," said Kevin Colburn, President of Terrafugia and its Commaris UAV brand. "Combined, our two companies' products will be a game-changer for public safety organizations for incident management, disaster relief, and other situations."
Cytta's IGAN platform is a fully integrated, multimedia connectivity platform that incorporates integrated features, including an "advanced interactive mapping" feature. The new features of the IGAN 2.0 ICS (Incident Command System) allow for the collection and dissemination of real-time video and audio situational awareness while concurrently serving as a real-time information collection and integration tool. Cytta's proprietary SUPR ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) system delivers real-time compression of video streams for streaming HD, 4K, and higher resolution video in bandwidth-constrained environments while reducing required technical resources.
"Commaris's Seeker UAV is one of the most advanced and functional in the aircraft industry, which is why Cytta is eagerly embracing our partnership with this innovative and exciting Company," said Gary Campbell, CEO of Cytta Corp. "By partnering with Commaris, we look forward to jointly engineering an unparalleled Commaris product that incorporates both our IGAN and SUPR connectivity systems. With the addition of our proprietary technology, SEEKER aircraft across the world will be able to offer customers realtime, safe, secure, and actionable information in sensitive environments on an ongoing basis."
The SEEKER's innovative, electric, fixed-wing/VTOL hybrid aircraft is designed to perform a wide variety of commercial inspection operations, including security and surveillance, inspections, surveying, mapping, and more. It has a long-endurance capability, with up to three or more hours of flight time without a battery change, and it supports multiple payload configurations of up to 10 pounds at a top speed of 75 mph.
To learn more about Cytta and to get in touch, please visit www.Cytta.com. If interested in partnering with Commaris or becoming a reseller of the SEEKER, please visit www.Commaris.com.
Commaris, a brand of Terrafugia, Inc., delivers uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) for commercial operations in power, gas, oil, mapping, agriculture, security, and more. Its flagship UAV, the SEEKER, provides industry-leading flight times with ultra-low noise output, fast and precise vertical takeoff and landing, and dual-GPS systems with automated route planning. The SEEKER's extensive payload-carrying capability is customizable with a variety of modular options, such as a 30x optical zoom EO/IR camera for inspection, a 120-megapixel high-resolution camera for terrain mapping and 3D modeling, a six-band multispectral camera designed for precision agriculture analysis, a LiDAR system, a laser methane sensor, or a corona discharge sensor, most of which will feature the ability to stream data to the operator in near-real-time. Terrafugia and Commaris are members of the Geely Technology Group. For more information on Commaris, please visit www.Commaris.com.
Cytta Corp (OTCQB: CYCA) develops and distributes proprietary software technology designed to shift how video/audio data is integrated, streamed, consumed, transferred, and stored. Cytta has created video/audio integration software with intelligence gathering capability, advanced video compression, and portable/SaaS hardware/software systems that solve real-world problems in large markets. Cytta wants its products to enable and empower the world to consume higher quality video/audio/information anywhere and anytime. Cytta's ultimate goal is to create/deliver a high-quality video/audio/information real-time platform that is not readily discernible from on-the-ground reality, creating a virtual "Reality Delivered" system for all parties utilizing our technology.
Cytta's proprietary intelligent IGAN 2.0 Incident Command System (ICS) system integrates any available video and audio streams, enabling real-time situational awareness while providing relevant and detailed actionable intelligence on an ongoing basis. The IGAN 2.0 ICS introduces real-time video and audio situational awareness while concurrently serving as a real-time intelligence collection and integration tool. Cytta's proprietary SUPR ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) system delivers real-time compression of video streams for all ISR applications. By utilizing a SUPR-enabled encoder onboard an unmanned system, video can be securely streamed in high definition through extremely low bandwidth with ultra-low latency.
For more information, please visit Cytta.com and the Cytta Video Channel on YouTube to view Cytta's vision, products, competitive advantages, marketplace, new product utilization, and markets.
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NEW YORK — Wall Street blasted off Thursday to soar to its best day in more than two years as exhilaration swept through markets after a report showed inflation in the United States eased last month by even more than expected.
The S&P 500 surged 5.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average leaped 1,200 points and the Nasdaq composite packed what could be a year’s worth of gains into one day by roaring 7.4% higher.
Prices jumped for everything from metals to European stocks as investors took the data as a sign that the worst of high inflation may finally have passed, though analysts cautioned it’s still premature to declare that with certainty. Even bitcoin rose to claw back some of its steep plunge from prior days caused by the crypto industry’s latest crisis of confidence.
Some of the most dramatic action was in the bond market, where Treasury yields tumbled sharply as investors pared bets for how aggressive the Federal Reserve will be in hiking interest rates to get inflation under control. Such hikes have been the main reason for Wall Street’s struggles this year and are threatening a recession.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which helps set rates for mortgages and other loans, fell to 3.82% from 4.15%. It’s a dramatic move for the bond market, and the yield was on track for its biggest daily drop since 2009, according to Tradeweb. The two-year yield, which more closely tracks expectations for Fed action, fell to 4.32% from 4.62% and was on pace for its sharpest fall since 2008.
All the action stemmed from a U.S. government report showing that inflation slowed in October for a fourth straight month since hitting a peak of 9.1% in June. The reading of 7.7% was better than the 8% economists were expecting.
Perhaps more importantly, inflation also slowed more than expected after ignoring the effects of food and energy prices. That’s the measure the Fed pays closer attention to. So did inflation between September and October.
“The month-on-month rate of inflation is much more informative,” said Brian Jacobsen, senior investment strategist at Allspring Global Investments. “On that measure, inflation is still high, but not scary high.”
Slower inflation could keep the Fed off the most aggressive path in raising interest rates. It’s already raised its key rate to a range of 3.75% to 4%, up from virtually zero in March.
By raising rates, the Fed is intentionally trying to slow the economy and jobs market in hopes of undercutting inflation, which hit a four-decade high in the summer. The risk is that it can create a recession if it goes too far, and higher rates drag down on prices for stocks and other investments in the meantime.
Higher rates have particularly hit high-growth tech stocks, cryptocurrencies and other investments seen as the riskiest or most expensive.
Big Tech stocks were some of the most buoyant forces on Wall Street following the inflation report. Apple rose 8.9%, Microsoft climbed 8.2% and Amazon soared 12.2%.
The Nasdaq composite, which is full of tech-oriented stocks, soared to its best day since March 2020, when Wall Street was in the midst of its frenzied recovery from the crash caused by the coronavirus. The broader S&P 500, which sits at the heart of many 401(k) accounts, had its best day since April 2020.
The S&P 500 climbed 207.80 points to 3,956.37. The Dow gained 1,201.43, or 3.7%, to 33,715.37, and the Nasdaq shot up 760.97, or 7.4%, to 11,114.15.
Homebuilders and other companies in the housing industry were also strong on hopes the Fed will take it easier on rate hikes that have already sent mortgage rates to industry-punishing levels. PulteGroup jumped 13.5%, and Lennar rose 12.6% for some of the bigger gains in the S&P 500.
Slower inflation could get the Federal Reserve to downshift the size of its rate hikes at its next policy meeting in December, after it pushed through four straight mega increases of 0.75 percentage points. That could open the way for the Fed to return to the more typical increases of 0.25 percentage points before pausing hikes completely.
Following Thursday’s inflation report, traders increasingly shifted into bets for the Fed to raise rates by only 0.50 percentage points next month, instead of a bigger hike.
While Thursday’s report on inflation was encouraging, analysts cautioned the Fed’s campaign against high inflation is likely still far from over. Inflation data has also given false hope before, only to reaccelerate again.
“The Fed was adamant that it won’t hit the brakes on rate hikes until inflation slows, and while the market’s rally indicates investors may see light at the end of the tunnel, it will get one more reading before its decision next month,” said Mike Loewengart, head of model portfolio construction at Morgan Stanley Global Investment Office. “Remember that even as we see a slowdown, prices remain elevated and have a long way to go before normalizing.”
Another potentially market-shaking report will hit Wall Street Friday, when the latest reading arrives on how much inflation U.S. households see coming in future years. Fed Chair Jerome Powell has said he’s paying particularly close attention to such expectations.
One of the reasons the Fed has been so aggressive about hiking rates is because it wants avoid a debilitating cycle where expectations for high inflation push people to change their behaviors in ways that lead to even higher inflation.
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Lincoln High School student arrested after school closed for bomb threat
MANITOWOC – A Lincoln High School student was arrested for their involvement in making terrorists threats to the school.
According to a news release from the Manitowoc Public School District, someone left a message overnight on a Lincoln High School staff phone voicemail indicating they planned to bring a bomb to the school at noon Wednesday.
School administrators dismissed students at 11 a.m. for the safety of students and staff.
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Georgia early voting outpaces 2018 and 2020 elections despite passing election security law
Georgia has seen record-breaking turnout for early voting despite passing an election security law last year that critics panned as "voter suppression" and President Biden said harkened back to the era of "Jim Crow"
"The record early voting turnout is a testament to the security of the voting system and the hard work of our county election officials," Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said of the numbers Wednesday. "As Secretary of State, I promised to strike a strong balance between access and security in our elections, and these numbers demonstrate that I kept that promise and that voters have confidence in Georgia’s elections."
Georgia has seen 539,297 people cast ballots as of Tuesday, far outpacing the 182,684 by this point in the 2018 midterm primary elections, according to data compiled by Georgia Votes.
The numbers have even outpaced those posted during the 2020 presidential election by 156%, an election that saw election officials encourage early and mail-in voting to decrease crowding during the pandemic.
But the chaotic finish to the 2020 election raised fears of election security in the state, something the state's Republican majority attempted to tackle by passing the Election Integrity Act of 2021.
Republicans argued that the bill would both secure future elections in the state while making it easier to vote, implementing an ID requirement for absentee ballot requests in addition to mandating three weeks of early voting with availability on weekends.
But the law was widely panned by critics, with President Biden calling the legislation the return to the days of "Jim Crow."
"At a time when parts of our country are backsliding," Biden said at the time. "The days of Jim Crow, passing laws that harken back to the era of poll taxes, when Black people were made to guess how many beans — how many jelly beans in a jar, or count the number of bubbles in a bar of soap before they could cast their ballot."
STACEY ABRAMS APPLAUDS MLB'S DECISION TO MOVE ALL-STAR GAME OUT OF GEORGIA
The new law caught the attention of Major League Baseball, which pulled the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta in response to the law, arguing that it restricted access to voting.
"I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year’s All-Star Game and MLB Draft," MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement at the time.
"Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box," he continued. "Fair access to voting continues to have our game’s unwavering support."
That move was supported by former Democratic State Rep. Stacy Abrams, a voting rights advocate running in Georgia's gubernatorial election, who said she was "proud" of the league's stance "on voting rights."
MLB SAYS ALL-STAR GAME WILL BE RELOCATED FROM GEORGIA IN RESPONSE TO VOTING LAW
"Disappointed @MLB will move the All-Star Game, but proud of their stance on voting rights. GA GOP traded economic opportunity for suppression," she wrote on Twitter last year.
But the economic impact on Abram's home city of MLB's decision was vast, with the league's all-star game in the past generating close to $90 million for the city that hosts it.
The Abrams campaign, MLB and the White House did not immediately respond to a Fox News request for comment.
Georgia's election law also faced criticism from some of the state's most well known companies, with both Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines coming out in opposition to the law.
BIDEN: PARTS OF US 'BACKSLIDING' INTO JIM CROW DAYS
"The right to vote is sacred. It is fundamental to our democracy and those rights not only need to be protected but easily facilitated in a safe and secure manner," Delta CEO Ed Bastian said at the time. "After having time to now fully understand all that is in the bill, coupled with discussions with leaders and employees in the Black community, it’s evident that the bill includes provisions that will make it harder for many underrepresented voters, particularly Black voters, to exercise their constitutional right to elect their representatives. That is wrong."
Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO James Quincey largely echoed Bastian, saying that the company was "disappointed in the outcome of the Georgia voting legislation."
"Voting is a foundational right in America, and we have long championed efforts to make it easier to vote," Quincey said. "Throughout Georgia’s legislative session, we provided feedback to members of both legislative chambers and political parties, opposing measures in the bills that would diminish or deter access to voting."
Neither Delta or Coca-Cola immediately responded to a Fox News request for comment.
KEMP ACCUSES STACEY ABRAMS OF MAKING MILLIONS OFF 'SCAM' CLAIMS OF VOTER SUPPRESSION IN GEORGIA
But Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp defended the law from the onslaught of criticism, arguing the legislation did "not suppress anything" while comparing the new law to what is being done in New York.
"We have 17 days of in-person early voting. New York has 10. This bill adds the opportunity for people potentially to vote on two optional Sundays, which would give potentially some counties 19 days," Kemp said at the time.
"Are we boycotting them because they're in New York? No," he added. "This is just the cancel culture, and I will tell you, the people at home should be scared because their ballgame is next, their business will be next, their way of life will be next."
Kemp's defense of the law was reminiscent of former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who faced withering criticism after Wisconsin passed its own election security law in 2011.
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Walker took to social media Wednesday to celebrate the voter turnout in Georgia, noting that Wisconsin has seen similar results since his legislation passed over a decade ago.
"When I signed a photo ID to vote law on 5/25/11, the head of WI ACLU called it an 'unnecessary voter suppression measure,'" Walker said on Twitter. "In 2020, more than 70% of the eligible voters cast a ballot-higher than before the law. We see the same thing in GA.
"Make it easy to vote, hard to cheat!" he added. | https://www.foxnews.com/us/georgia-early-voting-shatters-record-voter-suppression | 2022-05-18 22:22:39 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/us/georgia-early-voting-shatters-record-voter-suppression |
William Contreras Player Prop Bets: Brewers vs. Braves - July 22
Published: Jul. 22, 2023 at 9:33 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
The Milwaukee Brewers, including William Contreras and his .595 slugging percentage over his past 10 games, take on starter Allan Winans and the Atlanta Braves at American Family Field, Saturday at 7:15 PM ET.
In his last appearance, he racked up two hits (going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI) against the Braves.
William Contreras Game Info & Props vs. the Braves
- Game Day: Saturday, July 22, 2023
- Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
- Stadium: American Family Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Braves Starter: Allan Winans
- TV Channel: FOX
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -278)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +450)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +165)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +105)
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William Contreras At The Plate
- Contreras is batting .277 with 18 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 31 walks.
- Among qualifying hitters, he ranks 35th in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 33rd and he is 58th in slugging.
- In 54 of 78 games this year (69.2%) Contreras has picked up a hit, and in 22 of those games he had more than one (28.2%).
- He has homered in 12.8% of his games in 2023, and 3.1% of his trips to the plate.
- In 33.3% of his games this year, Contreras has picked up at least one RBI. In nine of those games (11.5%) he recorded two or more RBI, while accounting for three or more of his team's runs in two contests.
- He has scored at least once 35 times this season (44.9%), including seven games with multiple runs (9.0%).
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William Contreras Home/Away Batting Splits
Braves Pitching Rankings
- The 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Braves pitching staff ranks fourth in the league.
- The Braves' 3.81 team ERA ranks sixth across all league pitching staffs.
- The Braves give up the third-fewest home runs in baseball (103 total, 1.1 per game).
- Winans will start for the Braves, his first of the season.
- The righty is making his MLB debut at 27 years old.
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Angel City forward Christen Press has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee.
Press was injured during Saturday's game against Racing Louisville and was helped off the field by a trainer and a teammate.
“My heart is broken: I’ve torn my acl. Readily accepting all love, prayers, virtual hugs, dog pics, and smudging ceremonies. Love you all xx,” Press said Monday on social media.
Press, 33, has scored two goals in eight games for Angel City in her first year with the National Women's Soccer League expansion team.
Press was on the U.S. national team when it won the Women’s World Cup in 2015 and 2019 and the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
She took time off from soccer after the Olympics last year to focus on her mental health.
Press was left off the U.S. roster for the upcoming CONCACAF W Championship, which serves as qualifying for the 2023 World Cup. Coach Vlatko Andonovski announced the roster before Press revealed the extent of her injury.
Press has 115 appearances with the national team with 64 goals and 43 assists.
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POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Deputies are searching for a woman they said was caught on camera having an “outburst” at a Lakeland McDonald’s on Thursday.
Deputies did not immediately identify the woman or provide additional information about the incident. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is scheduled to speak on the incident Friday at 2 p.m.
The sheriff’s office is also expected to release the video during the news conference.
News Channel 8 will stream the event in a player above. This is a developing story. | https://www.wfla.com/news/polk-county/deputies-seek-woman-who-had-outburst-at-lakeland-mcdonalds/ | 2022-05-20 17:33:39 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/polk-county/deputies-seek-woman-who-had-outburst-at-lakeland-mcdonalds/ |
Your choice: 10th U.S. House
Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry is seeking a 10th term from the 10th Congressional District, which now includes about 25% of Gaston County, including Bessemer City and Cherryville, and all of Cleveland County.
He faces opposition from Democrat Pam Genant, a nurse from Valdese in Burke County.
McHenry and Genant responded to questionnaires making the case for why they are the best person to represent the district while also sharing their views on the economy and abortion.
McHenry, a 47-year-old native of Gastonia, represented Gaston and Cleveland counties in Congress, although redistricting moved his district north. A graduate of Belmont Abbey College, McHenry now lives in Denver.
Genant, 56, grew up in Maine and attended Husson College there before joining the Army in 1991. She served as a nurse in the Army for three years, and more than four years in the reserves. She met her husband while in the Army.
The 10th U.S. House District also includes all of Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Iredell and Lincoln counties, and parts of Caldwell and Rutherford counties.
Questions and answers
Question: What makes you the best person to represent the 10th District in Congress?
McHenry: The last two years have made clear that the far-left, tax-and-spend policies pushed by President Biden and his Democrat allies in the House have made life worse for western North Carolina families. I’m committed to working to rein in federal spending, secure our southern border, confront Chinese aggression on the international stage and return fiscal sanity to Washington. I have a proven record of supporting tax cuts for families and small businesses and working to reduce the regulatory burden the federal government places on entrepreneurs and job creators. My values and voting record reflect the conservative values shared by voters here in western North Carolina. It is these reasons I’m the best person to serve the 10th District in Congress.
Genant: I have traveled all around District 10, listening to the concerns of the citizens and will stand up and fight for the hard-working people of this district.
Question: What, if any, federal legislation would you support regulating abortion laws?
Genant: Congress should secure a woman’s right to comprehensive health care, including reproductive health care. Health care decisions should be between an individual and their health care provider.
McHenry: I believe that we must protect all life, from conception to natural death. I’ve had a 100% pro-life voting record during my time in Congress and am proud to have a A-plus rating from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America and to have received the endorsements from both N.C. Right to Life and National Right to Life. I have always voted to protect the Hyde Amendment’s prohibition of federal funding for abortion and have cosponsored federal legislation to ban partial birth abortions and to outlaw infanticide.
Question: What do you believe is the source of the inflation the United States has been experiencing recently and what measures would you support to address high prices without harming other parts of the economy?
Genant: There are so many factors that impact inflation, not one source. We need to create more, good-paying jobs, support our small businesses, and ensure a fair tax system.
McHenry: The main source of the record inflation we are experiencing is the policies pursued by President Biden and congressional Democrats. Under their leadership, the federal government has spent more than $2 trillion on a completely partisan agenda that has fueled inflation to levels we have not seen in 40 years. We must rein in the Democrats’ out-of-control spending to reduce these inflationary burdens that have made life so much more expensive for families here in western NC and throughout the country. Through my role as the Republican leader of the House Financial Services Committee, I’m committed to providing vigorous oversight of our federal financial regulators whose decisions have not just failed to reduce inflation but — in many instances — have made the situation worse.
You can reach Kevin Ellis at 704-201-7016 or email him at Kellis@GastonGazette. Hickory Daily Record reporter Kevin Griffin contributed to this report and provided all of the question and answer portion of this story. | https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/2022/11/02/your-choice-10th-u-s-house/69612035007/ | 2022-11-02 19:16:43 | 1 | https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/2022/11/02/your-choice-10th-u-s-house/69612035007/ |
CAMPBELL COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) — A tornado that ripped through the country’s largest coal mining site in northeast Wyoming left eight people injured and halted operations as first responders searched the massive open-pit site for employees and continued to assess the damage, officials said Saturday.
The tornado hit the North Antelope Rochelle Mine in Campbell County around 6 p.m. Friday during a shift change, initially complicating search and rescue efforts. But Peabody Energy, the operator of the mine with headquarters in St. Louis and South Brisbane, Australia, confirmed before midnight that all employees had been accounted for.
Six employees were still being treated in hospitals as of 11 p.m. Friday, the company said. No deaths were reported.
Melissa Smith, a meteorologist and hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Rapid City, South Dakota, said a storm system scattered tornadoes throughout Campbell, Natrona and Johnson counties.
“The tornadoes would form, come down, stay on the ground and come back up,” Smith said.
At the mining site, empty train cars and buses there to transport workers were blown over, according to Leslie Perkins, spokesperson for Campbell County. First responders also had to contain “various hazardous materials” that leaked after the tornado touched down, the Campbell County Fire Department said in a statement, although the agency did not provide more details about the leaks.
Each year, Wyoming sees an average of 10 to 12 tornadoes that “tend to be quick spin-ups that are not that big,” unlike Friday night’s twister at the mining site, said Aaron Dye, another National Weather Service meteorologist.
“Seeing that size of a tornado is pretty different,” he said, adding that meteorologists were on the ground Saturday morning in Campbell County taking measurements. Dye said the weather agency will release more information later Saturday.
Meanwhile, operations at the mining operation about 64 miles (103 kilometers) south of Gillette will remain suspended until damage assessments at the facility are completed, Peabody said in a statement.
The mining site is the largest in the country, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. It produced nearly the same amount of coal in 2021 as Illinois and Montana combined, the fourth and fifth largest coal-producing states. | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/tornado-that-ripped-through-massive-wyoming-coal-mining-site-injures-8-people-officials-say/ | 2023-06-25 11:22:24 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/tornado-that-ripped-through-massive-wyoming-coal-mining-site-injures-8-people-officials-say/ |
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian government has taken the main cathedral of the revered historic monastery from the church previously affiliated with Moscow’s patriarchate and allowed its Ukrainian rival to use it for Orthodox Christmas services.
The move comes as the long-running tensions between the two churches exacerbated amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian Minister of Culture Oleksandr Tkachenko said Thursday that the Dormition Cathedral and the Refectory Church of the nearly 1,000-year-old Pechersk Lavra — also known as Monastery of the Caves — in the Ukrainian capital have been taken over by the state after the lease of them held by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) expired on Dec. 31.
On Friday, Tkachenko said that the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) — the similarly named rival church — asked for and was granted permission to conduct the service at the cathedral on Saturday when Orthodox Christmas is celebrated.
In 2019, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine received recognition from the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Moscow’s and most other Orthodox patriarchs refused to accept that designation that formalized a split with the Russian church.
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), which remained loyal to the Moscow patriarch since the 17th century, declared independence from Moscow’s Patriarchate after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The UOC gave Moscow a liturgical cold shoulder by dropping the commemoration of Moscow Patriarch Kirill as its leader in public worship and blessing its own sacramental oil rather than use Moscow’s supply.
But Ukrainian security agencies have claimed that it has maintained close ties with Moscow. They have conducted numerous raids of the church’s holy sites, posting photos of rubles, Russian passports and leaflets with messages from the Moscow patriarch.
Prominent Ukrainian Orthodox Church leaders have rejected the allegations of ties with Moscow, insisting that they have loyally supported Ukraine from the start of the war and that a government crackdown will only hand a propaganda coup to Russia.
Russian Orthodox Church leader Patriarch Kirill, in a video message marking Christmas, called on believers to pray “for our brothers in Ukraine, who are being expelled today from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, that Lavra, which for centuries has been the guardian of true, undistorted Orthodoxy.” | https://www.fox16.com/news/world-news/ap-international/ap-ukraine-reclaims-kyiv-cathedral-amid-church-dispute/ | 2023-01-06 21:16:46 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/news/world-news/ap-international/ap-ukraine-reclaims-kyiv-cathedral-amid-church-dispute/ |
FRANKFORT — When Kouts had packed up the dugout after its 9-0 loss Saturday to Caston in the semistate semifinal, Fillies coach John Hall asked that everyone — players, coaches, parents and fans — meet him behind the right-field wall to talk.
Why?
"Family," he said. "They did a great job of rallying around us. I wanted to get one more thank-you in to them."
The Fillies found themselves behind the eight ball early on. Despite surrendering just two hits in the opening frame, a handful of errors allowed four Comets runners to score.
Despite the poor start, Kouts showed the fight that earned it its first regional win in program history just a week prior. Pitcher Katelyn Kleckner buckled down after that, retiring the side in order in each of the next two innings.
Kleckner finished with six innings pitched, seven hits and five earned runs. Fillies junior Natalie Kozub came in in the seventh to get the final three outs.
A two-run home run by Caston sophomore Isabel Scales in the fifth inning put the Comets up 6-0, needing to record just nine more outs.
Up to that point, the Fillies' bats had been quiet. Caston pitcher Kinzie Mollenkopf had fanned the first seven Kouts hitters of the game, giving herself a perfect game heading into the bottom of the fifth.
"Hats off to that pitcher," Hall said. "My gosh, I haven't seen that kind of placement and control. I've seen one other pitcher like that."
In the bottom of the fifth, the Fillies managed to break up the perfect game with a walk by Kleckner. A fielder's choice and a strikeout would strand a runner on base. In the sixth, Cassondra Breitzke broke through with Kouts' first hit of the game.
Caston added three insurance runs in the top of the seventh when Scales cleared the bases on a double.
Don't be surprised if Kouts is back next year, making their second semistate appearance. The Fillies graduate only one senior from this team — Hall's daughter, Desiree.
"I just love this group," he said. "It's a great group to be with. I know it's going to hurt for a little bit, but when they've got time to think back on the season, they'll be like, 'Wow, what a heck of a ride'."
PHOTOS: Lake Central hosts Crown Point softball in a regional championship
The Kouts softball team poses with parents and fans after its semistate loss Saturday to Caston. It was the first time in program history that the Fillies reached the semistate round.
Kouts softball coach John Hall (right) speaks to the team, parents and fans after the Fillies' 9-0 loss Saturday to Caston. Hall said he "wanted to get one more thank-you in to them." | https://www.nwitimes.com/sports/kouts-celebrates-team-community-as-it-falls-in-semistate/article_8eb58b28-0243-11ee-b08b-df27bccd9292.html | 2023-06-03 21:52:01 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/sports/kouts-celebrates-team-community-as-it-falls-in-semistate/article_8eb58b28-0243-11ee-b08b-df27bccd9292.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – At the end of January, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek unveiled her budget proposal for the next two years with priorities like addressing housing and homelessness, funding mental health services and education — featuring a $116 billion price tag.
The new governor says she will not impose any new taxes to funnel money toward these issues.
With a new state budget, Oregonians typically see more money going into the reserve fund, essentially the state’s savings account. However, Kotek says she will not add to the fund in order to tackle the crises facing Oregon.
Instead, the governor wants to redirect $766 million that would have automatically gone to the reserve fund, to target her priorities.
Housing
Gov. Kotek is proposing a $1 billion budget to build and preserve affordable housing. The budget recommends $770 million for new affordable housing, $118 million to preserve current affordable housing and $4 million for manufactured housing.
Additionally, she wants $2.2 million to start the Housing Production and Accountability Office.
The governor is also factoring in her State of Emergency Declaration on the housing and homeless crises that she made on her first day in office when she signed three executive orders.
“I called on the legislature to invest $130 million as soon as possible in order to meet my goal of reducing unsheltered homelessness over the course of this calendar year,” Kotek said during a press conference detailing her budget proposal.
She added, “this budget expands on those early investments to rehouse and maintain housing stability for households moving from unsheltered homelessness into stable housing, provide ongoing homelessness prevention support, maintain shelter operations, create new permanent supportive housing and more.”
After she unveiled her budget, new Oregon House Speaker Dan Rayfield told KOIN 6 News “our opportunity to pair up with some of the governor’s tasks along with some of our early investments makes an incredible amount of sense.” He added that “we’re going through the process of evaluating the governor’s package with those groups of legislators to determine OK, what can we move right now?”
On the Senate side, Senate President Rob Wagner previously told KOIN 6 News they are “ready to answer” Governor Kotek’s call after she signed three executive orders to address housing and homelessness.
In terms of the lack of affordable housing in Oregon, Rayfield says lawmakers will focus conversation on supply — adding that the state is underbuilt by more than 100,000 homes.
“The nice thing about this session — and I spent a lot of time during the campaigns reading campaign literature from Republicans, from Democrats — and everybody is focused on those same topics. So, that is this opportunity where we have unanimity where we need to focus,” Rayfield said. “This is a problem that is of the size where it’s going to take collaboration between all levels of government.”
Mental health and addiction care
In Kotek’s proposal, she’s asking for nearly $279 million to go to addiction treatment, overdose prevention and peer support services. This would be funded, in part, by Measure 110, which decriminalized most street drugs and directed money to addiction programs.
Kotek also wants to put $50 million towards increasing staffing at the Oregon State Hospital with another $195 million towards continuing behavioral health center investments.
In 2021, the state legislature approved $1 billion for behavioral health services, and Kotek says some of that funding needs to be better distributed.
“We have more to do to build on what is working and create a connected system that can lead to hope, healing and recovery. That’s why I’m proposing investments to disrupt the harmful and expensive pipeline of Oregonians moving from homelessness to jail or the state hospital,” Kotek said.
She continued to say her budget “aims to do this by increasing local residential treatment options, improving jail diversion services and enhancing intervention and outreach before patients are civilly committed.”
The governor said she’s also looking to invest in the workforce for these sectors.
“This work can’t be done if we don’t support our essential behavioral health workers and work to build a diverse and culturally responsive workforce. We must increase wages for community health providers,” she said. “My budget proposes doubling the Oregon Health Authority’s health care provider and center program which would bring up to 1,000 new workers from diverse backgrounds into this pipeline by supporting loan repayment, scholarships and other support for licensed behavior health providers and students.”
Education and childcare
Oregon has had some of the worst graduation rates in the nation. Although rates are improving, the governor wants to raise the state school fund from $9.3 billion to $9.9 billion. The biggest chunk of that investment includes a $100 million investment for increasing literacy at preschools and elementary schools.
Speaking to her education budget proposal, Kotek said, “these investments can only make the desired impact for our children and students with focused leadership and increased accountability. All of our education investments must be put together with specific, proven strategies to ensure we know that how the dollars are being spent are connected to the education priorities that Oregonians care about and that outcomes are achieved for every child who deserves them.” | https://www.koin.com/nwpolitics/we-have-to-do-more-oregon-gov-kotek-details-homeless-mental-health-education-budget/ | 2023-02-05 18:24:31 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/nwpolitics/we-have-to-do-more-oregon-gov-kotek-details-homeless-mental-health-education-budget/ |
Which backpack beach chair is best?
Packing up everything for a trip to the beach isn’t always easy. Forgetting something essential could derail the day, but at the same time you don’t want to overpack and carry a bunch of things you don’t need. A backpack beach chair takes away some of that hassle by using a practical time- and space-saving design. It’s easy to carry and evenly distributes weight.
Check out the Oniva Picnic Time Fusion Folding Chair for a reliable chair with plenty of luxurious bonus features.
What to know before you buy a backpack beach chair
How it works
A standard beach chair requires a strap or storage bag for transportation. Getting the chair in and out of that bag is challenging and the single-strap carry method can make your shoulder hurt. A backpack beach chair eliminates the storage bag and more evenly distributes weight as you carry it.
The chair folds up with backpack straps that easily slip over each shoulder. These straps are usually adjustable and leave your hands free so you can carry beach toys, a cooler or anything else you might need.
Materials
Most backpack beach chairs are constructed from a metal such as aluminum to prevent rust and corrosion. The arms are made from plastic, so they don’t get too hot and burn your skin.
The metal frame is swathed in fabric, most likely a canvas polyester. This heavy polyester feels durable and strong without being uncomfortable against your skin. It’s breathable, dries quickly and doesn’t get too hot under the sun.
Reclining positions
A backpack beach chair can sit at a fixed position or recline at different levels, depending on the chair you select. The most versatile reclining chairs have up to five positions.
Chairs that don’t recline are more compact, but reclining chairs can adjust for a more comfortable sitting experience, especially if you are going to be seated for a long time. Some reclining chairs can lay completely flat, letting you lie on the beach with more structure than you’d get with a towel alone.
What to look for in a quality backpack beach chair
Sun canopy
If you don’t want to pack an umbrella separately or you’re traveling solo and don’t need a ton of coverage, a beach chair with a canopy is a great option. A sun canopy adjusts to shield you from the hot sun as you sit and folds back out of the way when not in use. It’s built into the chair, so it packs up easily as part of the backpack design when it’s time to go home .
Storage features
A great backpack beach chair comes with built-in storage that keeps your beach area well-organized. This can mean anything from a towel bar on the back for drying your wet towel or hanging armrest cupholders and pouches for your drinks, snacks, book or phone. Some chairs have a storage cooler attached to the back of the seat or the handle so you can carry your water without packing a separate bag.
Padded straps
The best beach chair backpack straps are adjustable, as this allows you to loosen or tighten the straps while you carry the chair, keeping it secure. The straps are also padded, which provides comfort and relief on your shoulders and back. Padding is important if the chair is heavy or you plan on carrying it a great distance.
How much you can expect to spend on a backpack beach chair
A single backpack beach chair costs $30-$200, while a set of two costs $100-$230.
Backpack beach chair FAQ
Are the backpack straps detachable?
A. Some beach chairs have straps built into the backing, but others have fasteners so you can take the straps off when the chair is in use and hook them back on when it’s time to carry the chair away.
What is lace-up seat suspension?
A. A chair with lace-up suspension has roped loops all the way up to attach the fabric seating to the metal frame. The design is supposed to contour more easily to support your body’s shape.
What’s the best backpack beach chair to buy?
Top backpack beach chair
Oniva Picnic Time Fusion Folding Chair
What you need to know: This collapsible chair has a powder-coated aluminum frame with a polyester canvas fabric and plenty of extra features. The weight capacity is 350 pounds.
What you’ll love: The seat and backrest are ribbed for comfort. There’s a detachable cooler for drinks, a shelf for books, an electronics pocket and a fold-out side table. The backpack straps are padded. The frame comes in black, red or blue.
What you should consider: It does not recline. There are fabric loops for an umbrella, but the umbrella is sold separately.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Macy’s
Top backpack beach chair for the money
Homevative Folding Backpack Beach Chair
What you need to know: This foldable chair has an aluminum frame with lace-up seat suspension and great extras. The weight capacity is 250 pounds.
What you’ll love: There is a towel bar on the back and a rear cooler pouch. The backpack straps are padded. There is a hanging cell phone and cup holder on the arm. It has a comfortable head rest and adjusts to accommodate five sitting positions, including one that lays completely flat. It comes in blue or multi-color fabric.
What you should consider: It can be difficult to fold up.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
GCI Outdoor Waterside SunShade Backpack Beach Chair
What you need to know: This foldable chair has an aluminum frame and a blue fabric design. The weight capacity is 250 pounds.
What you’ll love: It reclines to accommodate four sitting positions and has a built-in beverage holder. There’s a comfortable headrest. The sun canopy is a major asset, and it’s adjustable.
What you should consider: The fabric could be more durable.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) _ GLG Life Tech Corp. (GLGLF) on Monday reported a loss of $4.3 million in its second quarter.
The Richmond, British Columbia-based company said it had a loss of 11 cents per share.
The sweetener maker posted revenue of $2.2 million in the period.
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WASHINGTON – Inflation is cooling, and parts of the economy appear to be weakening. But Chair Jerome Powell is likely Wednesday to underscore that the Federal Reserve's primary focus remains the need to fight surging prices with still-higher interest rates.
With financial markets anticipating that the Fed will stop raising rates soon and possibly even cut them later this year, analysts say Powell will need to push back against such optimism. If financial markets expect lower rates than what the Fed plans to deliver, the central bank's already treacherous task can become even harder.
Powell's tough message will likely emerge at a news conference after the Fed's 19-member policy committee announces its latest action. The policymakers are set to raise their benchmark rate by a quarter-point to a range of 4.5% to 4.75%, its highest level in about 15 years. The move could further increase borrowing rates for consumers as well as companies, ranging from mortgages to auto and business loans.
In some ways, the Fed's challenge is trickier than it was last year, when inflation accelerated much faster than officials had expected. After being caught off guard — Powell had initially characterized high inflation as only a temporary phenomenon — officials developed a clear view of what was needed: An aggressive series of rate hikes to slow borrowing and spending, cool growth and curb high inflation.
Now, though, inflation has weakened since the fall. As a result, the risks that the Fed’s rate hikes could send the economy into a painful recession, with waves of job losses, are rising. Consumer prices, by the Fed's preferred measure, have risen at just a 2.9% annual rate in the past three months. Yet Fed officials have said they would need to see further evidence that inflation was declining closer to its 2% target before they would consider suspending their rate hikes.
The latest sign that inflation is cooling came Tuesday in a report that showed wage growth slowed in the final three months of last year for a third straight quarter. That report could reassure Fed officials that rising paychecks are now less likely to fuel inflation.
Over the past year, with businesses offering healthy raises to try to attract and keep enough workers, Powell has expressed concern that hefty pay growth in the labor-intensive service sector would keep inflation too high. Businesses typically pass their increased labor costs on to their customers by charging higher prices, thereby perpetuating inflation pressures.
Some economists think the Fed doesn't need to push rates much higher — and that doing so would heighten the risk of a deep recession. Economists at Morgan Stanley suggest that as inflation continues to ease in the coming months, Wednesday's rate hike will end up being the last one this year.
The Fed could signal that a pause in rate hikes is on the horizon by changing some language in the statement it issues after each policy meeting.
Since March, the statement has said that “ongoing increases in the (interest rate) target range will be appropriate.” Some economists expect officials to slightly alter that part of the statement to make it a less specific commitment and give the Fed more flexibility.
Still, Powell isn't likely to signal that a pause in rate increases will occur anytime soon, out of concern that such a message could touch off rallies in stocks and bonds. Those trends could boost the economy — and inflation — by giving consumers more money to spend and encouraging people and businesses to borrow more. That's just the opposite of what the Fed wants.
“He's got to put a hawkish tint to everything he says,” said Vincent Reinhart, chief economist at Dreyfus and Mellon and a former top Fed staffer. (In Fed parlance, "hawks" typically favor higher rates to control inflation, while “doves” often lean toward lower rates to support employment.)
“Everybody is basically saying, ‘Hey, Chair Powell, let’s do your victory lap,' ''Reinhart said. “And he's like, 'We're only where we are because of our vigilance, and we can't let it down now.' ”
Financial markets have strengthened in anticipation of lower rates ahead. In December, Fed officials had forecast that they would raise their key rate above 5%. Investors, though, expect them to stop at a range of 4.75% to 5% and to end up cutting rates before the year is out. That's true even though Powell has gone out of his way to stress that the Fed doesn't expect to cut rates this year.
The divide between the Fed and financial markets is important because rate hikes need to work through markets to affect the economy. The Fed directly controls its key short-term rate. But it has only indirect control over the borrowing rates that people and businesses actually pay — for mortgages, corporate bonds, auto loans and many others.
The consequences can be seen in housing. The average fixed rate on a 30-year mortgage soared after the Fed first began hiking rates. Eventually, it topped 7%, more than twice where it had stood before the hiking began.
Yet since the fall, the average mortgage rate has eased to 6.13%, the lowest level since September. And while home sales fell further in December, a measure of signed contracts to buy homes actually rose. That suggested that lower rates might be luring some home buyers back to the market.
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Which ‘Beauty and the Beast’ purses are best?
“Beauty and the Beast” has been capturing the imaginations of children and adults alike for over 20 years now and continues to be an enchanting Disney favorite all over the world. Whether it’s the castle, the clothing, the music or the books, one thing is certain: The fairytale of Beauty and the Beast is much beloved and the legacy continues to expand with a merchandising line of gorgeous accessories and purses for fans.
The Loungefly Disney Beauty and the Beast shoulder-bag purse is a beautiful double-strap faux-leather purse with soft, subtle colors, a zippered front pocket and two side pockets with a top handle for convenient carrying.
What to know before you buy a ‘Beauty and the Beast’ purse
Shoulder bag
For shorter distances and commutes, the shoulder bag is a fabulous and timeless look. Shoulder bags usually have slightly more classic or higher-end vibes, hold your necessities easily and allow for quick access to credit cards or cosmetics.
Backpack
For longer excursions and day trips, backpack purses and mini backpack purses are better. They allow you to be hands-free; they distribute the weight of what you’re carrying more evenly across your shoulders and back; they often have more storage space; and are fully enclosed at the top, which prevents the loss of personal items and keeps your things from getting wet during light rain.
Dress-up and cosplay
Some Disney Beauty and the Beast purses are less about the print and more about being on theme in a way that feels totally authentic, as though you’re in the world rather than representing it. These purses are ideal for dressing up as Belle for costume parties or Halloween, for cosplaying at conventions or for trips to Disney world as a must-have accessory. Dress your kids up in these Disney costumes to match for a whole family event.
What to look for in a quality ‘Beauty and the Beast’ purse
Material
Purses can be made from a number of materials and fabrics, from leather and vegan leather to denim, cotton canvas, nylon, neoprene and more. Faux- or vegan-leather purses are excellent choices in fabric for durable purses that can withstand longer use. Faux leather is more weather resistant than fabrics such as cotton or denim, can generally carry heavier items and also looks higher-end than other popular purse materials.
Dimensions
If you’re intending to wear your Beauty and the Beast purse to Disney World or to a convention, you might need a little extra room for carrying your belongings than a smaller purse can handle. Look for a height of at least 10 inches, with 10.5 or 11 inches being more ideal for greater storage capacity.
Additional accessories
Many Disney Beauty and the Beast purses, particularly by Loungefly, have matching or coordinated wallets you can purchase separately to complete the look. If you are planning to store banking cards, cash and IDs in your new Beauty and the Beast purse, purchasing the wallet is a good idea to keep things safe and organized.
How much you can expect to spend on a ‘Beauty and the Beast’ purse
Beauty and the Beast purses are made of faux leather, are fully lined and have gorgeous print work. As such, they are slightly more of a cost investment. Expect to spend $75-$95 at least for most officially licensed Belle purses.
‘Beauty and the Beast’ purse FAQ
Are Disney purses waterproof for rain or rides at Disney World?
A. They are not advertised as being fully waterproof; however, due to their faux leather exterior, they should provide a measure of protection for your clothing and devices against rain. Never submerge or machine wash these purses.
Can mini backpack purses fit a tablet? How much can they hold?
A. While these purses aren’t designed for carrying a large tablet, they could accommodate smaller devices. Beauty and the Beast shoulder-bag or mini-backpack purses should comfortably fit your smartphone, cosmetics, wallet, a small water bottle in the side pocket, some personal items and even a light T-shirt if you need a change of clothes.
What are the best ‘Beauty and the Beast’ purses to buy?
Top ‘Beauty and the Beast’ purse
Loungefly Disney Beauty and the Beast Belle All-Over Print Double-Strap Shoulder Bag
What you need to know: This attractive shoulder bag from Loungefly is a faux-leather, adjustable-strap purse that is fully lined.
What you’ll love: The bag has great detail and color, features two side pockets, a zippered front pouch and has a printed interior.
What you should consider: There is no additional inside pocket.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top ‘Beauty and the Beast’ purse for the money
Loungefly Disney Beauty and the Beast Belle Roses Mini Backpack
What you need to know: This officially licensed and striking Belle mini backpack from Loungefly has padded adjustable straps, a gorgeous print and features two side pockets.
What you’ll love: The design of this bag is truly lovely, it makes a wonderful gift for Beauty and the Beast fans and is ideally sized for short day trips without being difficult to carry.
What you should consider: Some reviewers felt the straps should be a little longer.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Loungefly Disney Beauty and the Beast Belle Cosplay Double-Strap Shoulder Bag Purse
What you need to know: This pearlescent faux-leather double-strap shoulder bag from Loungefly has a soft feel, is a unique and thoughtful accessory for Disney fans and features a printed, lined, interior fabric.
What you’ll love: This bag is slightly larger and roomier than other Loungefly Disney purses, which makes it ideal for carrying tablets and a few more personal items than competing bags. It boasts a fabulous Belle aesthetic and has superior attention to detail in the embroidery and stitching.
What you should consider: Due to the hourglass mimicking shape, it’s slightly smaller at the top.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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It’s hard to improve on the McLaren 720S, but Miami-based 1016 Industries has found a way. The company has produced a carbon-fiber body kit that shaves 400 lb off the McLaren’s curb weight, and CEO Peter Northrop recently showed it off on “Jay Leno’s Garage.”
This isn’t a bolt-on affair. As Northrop explains in the video, every panel on the 720S was replaced. While McLaren uses carbon fiber extensively, not every factory component is made from the lightweight material. For example, replacing the stock doors with carbon-fiber components saved 75 lb, Northrop, a former engineer with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (now Stellantis) said.
Because while the stock 720S is a low-volume car, it’s still a production vehicle that has to be designed with ease of manufacturing in mind. As an aftermarket tuner, 1016 Industries focused purely on reducing weight, changing the lay-up of the carbon fiber in specific areas to maximize strength while minimizing weight.
“This is already a car that does things that it’s not supposed to do,” Northrop said of the 720S. So it was particularly tempting to see how much further it could be taken in terms of performance, he said.
It was also easier to develop a body kit because the rear quarter panels were designed to be easily removed, Northrop said. That’s because they need to be removed to access the engine, which is good for tuners, but not great for owners who need an oil change. And 1016 can even deliver body kits more quickly than McLaren can deliver replacement body panels, Northrop claims.
Some compromises were required. The kit was tested for aerodynamic performance with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, which actually led to the addition of a non-functional roof scoop. It doesn’t draw air into the engine (as on the McLaren 765LT), as one might expect, but it does reduce wind noise. The fixed rear wing produces real downforce, but required a complicated software workaround because the stock movable wing was tied to the operation of the suspension and transmission.
And while the bodywork is carbon fiber, the wheels aren’t. The extra weight savings compared to the aluminum wheels used wasn’t worth the added cost of manufacturing custom wheel barrels for the wide-body McLaren’s offset, Northrop explained, adding that metal handles loads better and produces a nicer ride than carbon wheels.
The twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 isn’t stock. Northrop claims 1016 has extracted 1,150 hp out of this engine, primarily by modifying the turbos.
There are plenty of other geeky details of this thoughtfully modified McLaren to pore over. Watch the full video for more.
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The son of a man killed in a 2021 mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility filed a federal lawsuit Thursday with two of the survivors against the distributor of the 60-round magazine used by the gunman, alleging the use of reckless marketing tactics targeting young men at risk for violent behavior.
The lawsuit — filed almost exactly two years after the shooting that killed eight people — alleges that American Tactical, Inc. failed to take steps to help prevent dangerous people from obtaining the high-capacity magazine, which allow shooters to fire dozens of rounds without having to reload.
Instead, the lawsuit says the company specifically targeted its products to a “consumer base filled with impulsive young men who feel they need to harm others in order to prove their strength and who have militaristic delusions of fighting in a war or a video game.” It points to action-movie-style marketing videos that were posted on American Tactical’s YouTube page featuring men firing round after round in tactical vests — similar to one worn by the FedEx facility shooter.
“American Tactical, Inc. is well aware that these magazines are instruments of mass killing and have no problem marketing them directly to people with horrific intentions,” said Gurinder Singh Bains. whose father, Jaswinder Singh, died in the shooting.
“This isn’t a hypothetical. My father is gone because they didn’t care they were enabling mass shooters. They have to be held accountable not just for my father’s sake but everyone who may still suffer what my family and I have been forced to go through,” he said in an emailed statement.
The complaint also names as defendants the president of American Tactical, the company’s marketing director, as well as Schmeisser GmbH — the German manufacturer of the high-capacity magazine — and 365 Plus, the global distributor.
A person who answered the phone for American Tactical said the company had no immediate comment. Email seeking comment was sent to Schmeisser GmbH and 365 Plus. An email seeking comment was also sent to FedEx, which is not a party in the lawsuit.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court in New York, where a law passed in 2021 opened the door to civil cases brought against the gun industry by classifying the illegal marketing and sale of firearms as a “public nuisance.”
The firearms industry has said that manufacturers aren’t at fault when people misuse their products, drawing a comparison to other products, like cars, that can also be used to hurt people.
Gunmakers are typically immune from lawsuits over crimes committed with their products under federal law, but survivors and families are increasingly seeking to hold the industry accountable by following in the footsteps of families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting in Connecticut. They won a $73 million settlement from gunmaker Remington over marketing practices.
Last year, survivors of the mass shooting at a suburban Chicago Independence Day parade and family members of those killed filed 11 lawsuits against the manufacturer of the rifle used in the attack, accusing gun-maker Smith & Wesson of illegally targeting its ads at young men at risk of committing mass violence. And in November, the mother of a girl killed in the Uvalde, Texas school mass shooting similarly sued the maker of the AR-style semiautomatic rifle the gunman used to fire more than 100 rounds.
In addition to Jaswinder Singh’s son, other plaintiffs include two people who survived the shooting. Harpreet Singh was standing in line to pick up his paycheck when he was shot in the head. Lakhwinder Kaur was going to help a coworker who was slumped over when a bullet lacerated her arm, according to the lawsuit.
The 19-year-old gunman, Brandon Scott Hole, began firing randomly at people in the parking lot of the FedEx facility on April 15, 2021, killing four, before entering the building, killing four more people and then turning the gun on himself. The eight FedEx employees killed included four members of Indianapolis’ Sikh community.
The lawsuit says the shooter needed the high-capacity magazine to “accomplish his mission to kill and terrorize as many people as possible.” He was emboldened by “knowing he had the ability to fire 60 rounds continuously without the need to pause to reload,” the complaint says.
The lawsuit says American Tactical was obligated to take measures to minimize the risk that dangerous people like the shooter could obtain the product. Instead, anyone — “regardless of age, criminal history, or mental health history” — can buy high-capacity magazines like the one used by Hole directly from American Tactical’s website, the complaint says.
“Gun manufacturers and distributors know that high capacity magazines are favored by mass shooters due to their ability to kill as many people as possible, therefore American Tactical should have enacted reasonable safeguards to prevent such magazines from falling into the hands of those who should not have them,” said Kris Brown, president of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, which helped bring the lawsuit.
“They failed to do so, and these families are paying that price,” she added in her statement.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Orange County Animal Services is giving away tons of free pet food at a drive-thru event in Orange County on Sunday.
The event will happen at the South Econ Recreation Center at 3850 S. Econlockhatchee Trail starting at 9 a.m. Sunday.
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People will be able to get up to two bags of food on a first-come, first-served basis.
Animal services officials said they’ve received a large amount of food donations that they are making available — bags of dry food, cases of wet and freeze-dried food, and different types of Instinct brand pet food.
The county shelter said it took in 2,727 pets from Jan. 1 through Aug. 31, and a number of those pets were surrendered by their owners because they couldn’t afford to keep them. Animal services hopes to help hundreds of pet owners who may be facing the same predicament.
Meanwhile, if you want to adopt or foster a pet at the shelter, head to the Orange County Animal Services website.
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Ohio Glove Company Announces FDA 510(k) Medical Approval for Get-A-Grip and Intercept Free Nitrile Glove for First Responder Personal Protection.
MINERVA, Ohio, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- P H & S Products, LLC has been awarded by the FDA a 510(k) medical device Class I listing for a two-tone single-use only, examination grade glove for protection against fentanyl, heroin, and gastric acid per the ASTM D6978-05 standard. Using these 510(k) numbers, the FDA regulates and certifies the safety of these products to provide a barrier for the bare hand encountering these opioids alone or a mixture of all three substances.
The 510(k) certifications were awarded to both the Get-A-Grip two tone powder free, nitrile glove with a diamond grip pattern and the Intercept Free powder free nitrile NFPA (National Fire Protective Agency) approved two tone, accelerator free glove. Both glove styles offer maximum protection.
To receive the 510(k) approval the Get-A-Grip and Intercept Free gloves were evaluated for resistance to fentanyl, heroin, and gastric acid by the Akron Rubber Development Laboratories (ARDL). ARDL testing showed the fentanyl, heroin and gastric acid did not permeate the gloves up to 240 minutes of exposure.
With the help of U.S. Congressman Bill Johnson of Ohio, testing was expedited through the appropriate channels.
Congressman Johnson states "This is a tremendous accomplishment for the people of Summit Glove and its subsidiary, PH&S Products, but more importantly it will better protect first responders in Eastern Ohio and across the country from the deadly scourge of Fentanyl. I was glad to help cut through red tape at the DEA to secure the materials needed to test the gloves for approval. Fentanyl is killing Americans all across the country – our friends, neighbors, and in some cases family members – at unprecedented rates. Any tool that will keep law enforcement and first responders safe in this fight is very welcome".
As the heroin and fentanyl epidemic continues to grow, the professionals who come in accidental contact with these dangerous drugs are at great personal risk. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. As little as two milligrams, about the size of five grains of salt, can cause negative health effects including trouble breathing, dizziness, and possible overdose.
PH&S Products (www.phs-products.com), an ISO 9001 (with design) certified company, is a leader in design and development of innovative hand protection for municipal government agencies, emergency response teams and other public health and safety providers.
Call 888-688-6768 to request a sample for evaluation or visit our website at phs-products.com
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CHIPPEWA TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The Chippewa Township Police Department is warning its residents about a scam.
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Ruling is seen as limiting federal agencies' ability to address major issues. Recent polling shows that Republicans, Independents, & Democrats are united around protecting water.
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Supreme Court of the United States on Thursday ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency had limited authority to regulate and enforce the Clean Air Act. The ruling could also mean that the federal government's ability to enforce the Clean Water Act is now similarly limited, even as polling shows this is the opposite of what the majority of voters want.
"While this decision is a setback, we are optimistic that it will not change the overwhelming momentum we are seeing from industry and community leaders who are dedicated to tackling climate change, protecting water, and ushering in a clean energy future," said Lukas Walton, chair of the Walton Family Foundation's Environment Committee, and also CEO of the Builder's Vision. "An increasing number of leaders know that the long-term benefits of acting on climate change far outweigh the costs and that inaction is the most costly scenario for our planet, our economy, and our communities."
"Americans are very unified around protecting water resources, and this decision may make it harder for the federal government to enforce laws that conserve our rivers, streams, and wetlands," said Moira Mcdonald, director of the Walton Family Foundation's Environment Program. "An undeniable majority of voters support protecting water during climate change – Americans want and expect leadership right now. This is a time for communities, water advocates, policymakers, and industry leaders to come together and double down on solutions that work for people and nature."
Recent polling, conducted by Morning Consult, shows a majority of Americans agree climate change will alter important aspects of life in the U.S. like agriculture (76% total, 89% Democrats, and 61% Republicans), water resources (76% total, 90% Democrats, and 59% Republicans) and the economy (71% total, 87% Democrats, and 55% Republicans). The poll also shows 73% of Americans are worried about climate change and water scarcity, with at least three-in-five voters saying that drought, increased temperatures, wildfires, extreme weather, and flooding are a product of climate change's effect on water resources.
Notably, Black and Hispanic voters expressed more concern about climate change's impacts on the economy (84% Black, 81% Hispanic, 68% White), health (88% Black, 78% Hispanic, 67% White), and issues around equality (69% Black voters, 62% Hispanic voters, 44% White).
One-quarter of American voters believe their state will not have enough water during their grandchildren's lifetimes (the next 100 years). The numbers are even higher in western states - 55% in Colorado said their state would not have enough water in the next 100 years and 53% said the same in Arizona.
"At a time when one-quarter of all Americans - and more than half of the residents in Arizona and Colorado - don't think that there will be enough water in their home states for their grandchildren, we clearly need to be doing more to protect and conserve water," said Mcdonald.
Other key findings from the poll include:
- 74% of voters agree that political parties should find more common ground on addressing climate change (87% of Democrats, 74% of independents, and 60% of Republicans).
- 73% of voters agree that there is still time to address climate change (79% of Democrats, 70% of independents, and 70% of Republicans).
- People of color and younger people feel the most urgency on these issues:
- 68% Black
- 58% Hispanic
- 43% White
- 77% Black
- 74% Hispanic
- 65% White
To read the full poll results, visit www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/worldwaterday.
Polling Methodology:
The national poll was conducted between March 4-March 6, 2022 among a sample of 2005 Registered Voters across the United States. The interviews were conducted online, and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of registered Voters based on gender by age, educational attainment, race, marital status, homeownership, race by educational attainment, 2020 presidential vote, and region. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.
The state-level polls were conducted between March 4-March 8, 2022, among a sample of 298 Registered Voters in Arizona and a sample of 300 registered voters in Colorado. The interviews were conducted online, and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of Registered Voters based on gender, age, education, race, ethnicity, marital status, homeownership, and 2020 vote choice. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 6 percentage points.
About the Walton Family Foundation
The Walton Family Foundation is, at its core, a family-led foundation. Three generations of the descendants of our founders, Sam and Helen Walton, and their spouses, work together to lead the foundation and create access to opportunity for people and communities. We work in three areas: improving K-12 education, protecting rivers and oceans and the communities they support, and investing in our home region of Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta. To learn more, visit waltonfamilyfoundation.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Allegro Fort Lauderdale draws on 45+ years of premier senior living experience with an enviable locale, stunning views, first-class amenities, and individualized focus on resident needs with independent, assisted, and memory care living options
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegro Senior Living, a premier senior living operator, is expanding its Florida presence with Allegro Fort Lauderdale, its 12th community in the state. With more than 45 years of premier senior living experience, Allegro is focused on a singular mission for its new Fort Lauderdale community – to provide a state-of-the-art community and experience for area seniors.
With this unique, waterfront locale, Allegro Fort Lauderdale brings an extraordinary lifestyle offering to the area with 188 units and stunning views of the adjacent waterway and Atlantic Ocean. Conveniently located at 1290 N. Federal Highway, Allegro Fort Lauderdale is close to countless area attractions, dining and the beach.
The 188-unit, eight-level community was designed with modern sensibilities at every turn and offers independent, assisted living, and memory care. The community is more than 280,000 square feet and boasts a variety of offerings and services including multiple indoor and outdoor dining and entertaining options, a two-story theater, Sky Lounge, salon and spa, fitness and wellness center, pool, outdoor fireplace and fire pit, bourbon and whiskey lounge, boardwalk, outdoor gardens, dog park, housekeeping, valet parking, transportation, boat access and more.
"Allegro Fort Lauderdale offers the quintessential vision of the Florida lifestyle, catering to the very best that senior living has to offer," said Douglas Schiffer, president and chief operating officer of Allegro Senior Living. "With Allegro Fort Lauderdale, we are reinforcing our presence on the east coast, marking our fourth location in South Florida and 12th in the state. Waterfront views and an enviable locale create an individualized experience that is uniquely tailored to our residents' lifestyles."
The development of Allegro Fort Lauderdale is led by Alliance Residential Company, a nationwide residential real estate developer with a regional office in Boca Raton, Fla. Alliance is working with local firms MSA Architects and FLYNN Engineering on the design and construction of the community, among others, and Allegro Senior Living will assume management and oversight of the community.
"Alliance Residential is excited to partner with Allegro Senior Living on this project that will combine our lifestyle expertise with the hospitality and care experience of Allegro," said Robert Hall, Alliance Residential Managing Director. "We are creating a unique, one-of-a-kind project that will help set a new standard in Fort Lauderdale."
Allegro Fort Lauderdale will bring more than 115 jobs to the area, hiring at all levels including management, medical and care, dining, activities, transportation, maintenance and housekeeping. The location will begin sales in September 2022 with a residential opening expected in mid-to-late 2023.
Allegro currently operates 19 senior living communities in the United States, with approximately 2,652 units. More information about this new community can be requested at www.allegroliving.com/senior-living-fort-lauderdale.html. Immediate sales inquiries can call 954-883-9903 or visit the pre-sale office at 1137 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 33304 beginning in September 2022.
About Alliance Residential Company
Alliance Residential Company is one of the largest and most active rental residential real estate developers in the United States. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona with 19 regional offices, Alliance is focused on the development, construction and acquisition of residential communities across 16 states and 39 metropolitan markets. Alliance develops high-end Broadstone multifamily communities, Prose quality workforce housing, Holden senior housing communities, and Silveray build to rent communities. Additionally, Alliance created Alliance Industrial to expand into industrial warehouse and distribution development. For more information, visit www.allresco.com.
About Allegro Senior Living
Allegro Senior Living specializes in the development and management of luxury retirement communities, bringing over 45 years of experience to its role of providing a vibrant lifestyle for seniors who want and deserve more. The company creates and sustains distinctive senior living communities, each a unique reflection of the surrounding neighborhood and the discerning seniors who choose to make Allegro their home. Allegro Senior Living is backed by the substantial experience of its parent company, St. Louis, Missouri-based Love Companies. Since 1875, the Love Companies have provided dependable and stable service in the finance, commercial real estate and banking industries. For more information, visit www.allegroliving.com.
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- Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid Named Best Hybrid CUV
- Hyundai Elantra N Selected as Best Compact Sports Car
MIAMI, Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid and Elantra N have both received 2022 Sobre Ruedas Awards at the Miami International Auto Show. The Sobre Ruedas executive committee nominated the vehicles, and a distinguished group of automotive experts selected the winners in twelve categories.
"Hyundai is honored to have Sobre Ruedas, one of the leading voices in the Hispanic market, recognize the Tucson Plug-in Hybrid and Elantra N with awards at this year's Miami International Auto Show," said Ricky Lao, director, product planning, Hyundai Motor North America. "These awards are a testament to the appeal of our products with Hispanic buyers."
"Hyundai continues to deliver on attributes that are important for Hispanic drivers and their families," said Jaime Florez, founder and director, Sobre Ruedas. "The Sobre Ruedas executive committee applauds Hyundai's engineering, product development and design teams with the growing and diverse fleet of class leading electrified and performance-driven vehicle choices for consumers."
The 2022 Tucson Plug-in Hybrid model features an estimated 261 horsepower, 1.6-liter turbocharged, direct-injected hybrid powertrain coupled with a six-speed automatic transmission. The Plug-in Hybrid offers an estimated all-electric range (AER) of 33 miles and estimated fuel economy of 70 MPGe.
The Best Compact Sports car was awarded to the Hyundai Elantra N, a high-performance variant of the Elantra, that adds strong, dynamic driving capabilities and aggressive design elements to the standard model. It's powered by a 2.0-liter, turbocharged, direct-injected flat-power engine available with an eight-speed wet, dual-clutch transmission, delivering maximum output of 276 horsepower and peak torque of 289 lb.-ft.
Sobre Ruedas
Sobre Ruedas is the leading automotive radio show in Spanish in the United States, broadcasted live for more than 15 years on ESPN Deportes Radio, and now on Unan1mo Radio, a network of radio stations and online audio platforms. Every weekend, thousands of Hispanics all over the country tune their radios and devices to Unan1mo Sports to listen to Jaime Florez and Niky Pauli and share with them their common passions: cars, engines, anything on wheels, and the latest information on automotive sports.
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UW president warns GOP against budget cuts; threatens campus closures, tuition hikes
$32M cut to school system's funding meant to target DEI initiatives
- A plan to slash funding to the University of Wisconsin System by $32 million, championed by Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, is intended to significantly hinder spending on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the state-funded higher education system.
- UW System President Jay Rothman told the state's Senate university committees that a such a cut would entail significant tuition hikes, rollbacks of schools' expenditures and potential closure of some of his campuses.
- "It's just that simple," Rothman said. "We do not have the resources to continue to simply do what we have done before."
The University of Wisconsin System’s top leader says he may have to close campuses and raise tuition if the Legislature’s Republican-controlled finance committee follows through with proposed budget cuts.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has called on the committee to cut $32 million from the system over the next two fiscal years, an amount he says is equal to what it spends on diversity and equity officers biennially. The committee is expected to vote on including the cut in the 2023-25 state budget as it wraps up its work on the spending plan Thursday night.
WISCONSIN'S GOP-CONTROLLED LEGISLATURE VOTES TO END FUNDING FOR PANDEMIC-ERA CHILD CARE PROGRAM
Ten of the system’s 13 campuses are expected to face a combined $60 million deficit by the summer of 2024. UW System officials had asked for $435.9 million in additional state aid in the budget.
System President Jay Rothman told the Senate universities committee on Monday that the $32 million cut could mean campus closures, ending programs and raising tuition, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.
"It's just that simple," Rothman said. "We do not have the resources to continue to simply do what we have done before."
Vos told reporters last week that he believes diversity efforts have become liberals' "new religion" and that tax dollars shouldn't support them. The conflict is part of a broader cultural battle over college diversity initiatives playing out nationwide; GOP lawmakers have proposed more than 30 bills in 12 states to limit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in higher education, an Associated Press analysis found in April.
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New York Red Bulls (5-2-5, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Inter Miami CF (3-6-3, 11th in the Eastern Conference)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: New York -106, Inter Miami CF +283, Draw +250; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Red Bulls play Inter Miami after playing to a draw in three straight games.
Miami is 2-3-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami is ninth in the Eastern Conference with 50 shots on goal, averaging 4.2 per game.
The Red Bulls are 4-1-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Red Bulls are 3-0-1 when they score more than two goals.
The teams meet Sunday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Leonardo Campana has scored six goals and added one assist for Miami. Ariel Lassiter has two assists over the past 10 games.
Lewis Morgan has scored five goals with one assist for the Red Bulls. Patryk Klimala has three goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Miami: 3-5-2, averaging 1.0 goal, 4.0 shots on goal and 3.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.
Red Bulls: 3-2-5, averaging 1.3 goals, 4.7 shots on goal and 5.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.0 goal per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Miami: Ian Fray (injured), Ryan Sailor (injured), Bryce Duke (injured), Damion Onandi Lowe (injured), Victor Ulloa (injured), Edison Azcona (injured), Robbie Robinson (injured), Joevin Jones (injured), Nick Marsman (injured), Kieran Gibbs (injured).
Red Bulls: Wikelman Carmona (injured), Lucas Monzon (injured), Andres Reyes (injured), Ashley Fletcher (injured).
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Reliever David Robertson has been added to the Philadelphia Phillies’ 26-man roster ahead of Tuesday night’s NL Championship Series opener against San Diego after missing the NLDS against Atlanta with a strained right calf.
Robertson, who went 4-3 with a 2.40 ERA in 58 games in the regular season, was hurt while celebrating a home run by Bryce Harper in Game 2 of the wild card series against St. Louis.
Robertson takes Nick Nelson’s roster spot. Robertson threw a bullpen Monday and did other drills at Petco Park.
The Padres kept the same roster they used in eliminating the 111-win Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Division Series.
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WHO chief: The COVID pandemic is ‘most certainly not over’
BERLIN (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic is “most certainly not over,” the head of the World Health Organization warned Sunday, despite a decline in reported cases since the peak of the omicron wave. He told governments that “we lower our guard at our peril.”
The U.N. health agency’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told officials gathered in Geneva for opening of the WHO’s annual meeting that “declining testing and sequencing means we are blinding ourselves to the evolution of the virus.” He also noted that almost 1 billion people in lower-income countries still haven’t been vaccinated.
In a weekly report Thursday on the global situation, WHO said the number of new COVID-19 cases appears to have stabilized after weeks of decline since late March, while the overall number of weekly deaths dropped.
While there has been progress, with 60% of the world’s population vaccinated, “it’s not over anywhere until it’s over everywhere,” Tedros said.
“Reported cases are increasing in almost 70 countries in all regions, and this in a world in which testing rates have plummeted,” he added.
Reported deaths are rising in Africa, the continent with the lowest vaccination coverage, he said, and only 57 countries — almost all of them wealthy — have vaccinated 70% of their people.
While the world’s vaccine supply has improved, there is “insufficient political commitment to roll out vaccines” in some countries, gaps in “operational or financial capacity” in others, he said.
“In all, we see vaccine hesitancy driven by misinformation and disinformation,” Tedros said. “The pandemic will not magically disappear, but we can end it.”
Tedros is expected to be appointed for a second five-year term this week at the World Health Assembly, the annual meeting of the WHO’s member countries.
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Timberwolves vs. Thunder Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - NBA Play-In Tournament
Published: Apr. 14, 2023 at 2:55 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
The Minnesota Timberwolves are 5.5-point favorites heading into an NBA Playoffs Play-In game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Target Center on Friday, starting at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN.
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Timberwolves vs. Thunder Game Info & Odds
- Date: Friday, April 14, 2023
- Time: 9:30 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN
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- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Venue: Target Center
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Timberwolves vs. Thunder Score Prediction
- Prediction: Timberwolves 117 - Thunder 115
Spread & Total Prediction for Timberwolves vs. Thunder
- Pick ATS: Thunder (+ 5.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (228.5)
- The Thunder have a 47-34-1 ATS record this season as opposed to the 39-41-2 mark from the Timberwolves.
- Minnesota covers the spread when it is a 5.5-point favorite or more 40.9% of the time. That's less often than Oklahoma City covers as an underdog of 5.5 or more (61.5%).
- Minnesota's games have gone over the total 45.1% of the time this season (37 out of 82), less often than Oklahoma City's games have (43 out of 82).
- As a moneyline underdog this season, the Thunder are 22-30, while the Timberwolves are 21-18 as moneyline favorites.
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Timberwolves Performance Insights
- So far this year, Minnesota is scoring 115.8 points per game (12th-ranked in NBA) and ceding 115.8 points per contest (18th-ranked).
- This season, the Timberwolves rank eighth in the league in assists, delivering 26.2 per game.
- The Timberwolves are 13th in the NBA with 12.2 three-pointers per game this season. Meanwhile, they rank 13th with a 36.5% shooting percentage from downtown.
- This season, Minnesota has taken 61.9% two-pointers, accounting for 71.6% of the team's baskets. It has shot 38.1% three-pointers (28.4% of the team's baskets).
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DOVER, N.J., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HUF and G-SHOCK have come together to release a limited edition collaborative timepiece that pays homage to HUF's SF roots along with the skate and sneaker culture that both brands were built upon. The GA2100HUF-5A watch was created as a part of HUF's ongoing 20th Anniversary celebrations and collaborations, the HUF x G-SHOCK timepiece ties in design elements from both brands, like HUF's signature neon green accents and logo on the watch face and a special HUF 20th Anniversary logo engraved on the back of the iconic G-SHOCK watch silhouette. Paired with a classic G-SHOCK cognac brown wristband, the GA2100HUF-5A watch features special touches that loyal fans of both brands will recognize and appreciate.
"We're honored to continue our longstanding partnership with HUF with the release of this very special anniversary model. Known as a leader in streetwear and fashion, HUF fuses craftsmanship, design, and functionality into each creation. The latest design perfectly pairs the classic Californian skate culture that HUF was founded on with the signature durability that G-SHOCK is known for, creating a stand out timepiece that celebrates the best of both brands," said Tadashi Shibuya, Vice President of Casio's Timepiece Division.
The GA2100HUF-5A features a range of notable technical capabilities, including G-SHOCK's standard technology, which includes shock resistance, water resistance (200M), double LED light, daily alarms, full calendars, & more, as well as more advanced technical capabilities like G-SHOCK'S famous Carbon Core Guard structure, which enhances the toughness of the watch by protecting the module with a carbon fiber-reinforced resin case.
Set to release on July 21st, 2022, the HUF x G-Shock GA2100HUF-5A watch, which arrives in collectable, one-of-a-kind packaging inspired by San Francisco's city blocks, will retail for $140 USD and be available for purchase at the G-SHOCK Soho Store as well as through G-SHOCK'S website, HUF's website, flagship stores, and select HUF retailers partners.
As part of the release, G-SHOCK has unveiled an exclusive landing page taking consumers through the features, which can be viewed here. HUF also created a short video to showcase this collaboration which acts as a 20-year time capsule - taking viewers on an underground exploration of the brand's collaborative history.
CASIO's shock-resistant G-SHOCK watch is synonymous with toughness, born from the developer Mr. Ibe's dream of 'creating a watch that never breaks'. Over 200 handmade samples were created and tested to destruction until finally in 1983 the first, now iconic G-SHOCK hit the streets of Japan and began to establish itself as 'the toughest watch of all time'. Each watch encompasses the 7 elements; electric shock resistance, gravity resistance, low temperature resistance, vibration resistance, water resistance, shock resistance and toughness. The watch is packed with Casio innovations and technologies to prevent it from suffering direct shock; this includes internal components protected with urethane and suspended timekeeping modules inside the watch structure. Since its launch, G-SHOCK has continued to evolve, continuing to support on Mr. Ibe's mantra "never, never give up." www.gshock.casio.com
Casio America, Inc., Dover, N.J., is the U.S. subsidiary of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, one of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and business equipment solutions. Established in 1957, Casio America, Inc. markets calculators, keyboards, mobile presentation devices, disc title and label printers, watches, cash registers and other consumer electronic products. Casio has strived to realize its corporate creed of "creativity and contribution" through the introduction of innovative and imaginative products. For more information, visit www.casio.com/us/
Founded in 2002 by professional skateboarder Keith Hufnagel, HUF is a Los Angeles based manufacturer of premium footwear and apparel designed for contemporary skate and lifestyle. Inspired by Keith's unique experiences traveling the globe as a skateboarder—and represented by a world-renowned skate team & group of ambassadors—the clean, classic brand aesthetic of HUF embodies a diverse array of cultural inspirations and ideas.
What started as a small boutique on an offbeat block of San Francisco's Tenderloin District has now become one of the most recognized pioneering skateboard and lifestyle brands worldwide. Made by skateboarders, for skateboarders, HUF represents not only a more refined and forward-thinking skateboard brand, but also any individual inspired by the vast array of countercultures that parallel skateboard mentality.
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The crypto lending platform has launched the first true crypto loan margin account, alongside the ability for investors to materialize digital wealth in real estate
MIAMI, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cryptocurrency lending platform, Moon Mortgage, has launched two products to help crypto investors materialize their digital wealth - a mortgage for crypto investors and the world's first crypto loan margin account, Trade & Borrow.
A first of its kind for crypto investors, Trade & Borrow means investors can finally borrow against the value of their crypto while still maintaining some control of it. Investors using Trade & Borrow can still trade their digital assets after they have taken out a cash loan, meaning they don't have to lose their potential upside.
Investors using Trade & Borrow can be confident their crypto is secure. Moon Mortgage and its affiliates are working with a fully chartered digital asset bank in the United States to enable Moon Mortgage to leverage an industry-leading custody solution that can provide borrowers peace of mind. All digital assets are stored by Moon Mortgage with the bank on a like-for-like basis. Crucially, and unlike some competitor products, Moon Mortgage will never lend out the assets it takes as collateral.
Investors can take out a loan using Trade & Borrow on one-, three-, and six-month terms. Borrowers have the option to renew their loans and there is no prepayment penalty. There are also no origination fees, and investors can easily exit their position when they feel the time is right. The Moon Mortgage team has also focused on the need to keep the process as simple as possible, with investors able to receive their loans in as few as three steps.
"Against the backdrop of a very tough year for crypto investors, there is an obvious need to provide more options to help create material value — to ensure that investors can have as many options as possible, just as traditional retail investors have," said Aaron Nevin, Co-founder and CEO of Moon Mortgage. "Trade & Borrow is how we are doing that. For too long, investors have had to 'put up and shut up' with how they can use crypto to create material gains — having to convert crypto into fiat in order to leverage that for major living expenses, such as buying a vehicle. But we say you should be able to have your cake and eat it too. Trade & Borrow is our dream of being able to really use your crypto, without having to lose your edge, and with security at the heart of the product."
Moon Mortgage has also released its core mortgage product to market, which means crypto investors will be able to use their assets to secure funding for purchases of real estate. The lending platform's crypto mortgage product has been designed to work like traditional mortgages, with the difference being that digital assets serve as additional collateral.
As with Trade & Borrow, the Moon Mortgage team has focused on keeping the process as simple as possible. Investors are able to receive financing for real estate purchases in as few as six steps, with the expected average close time in as little as 14 days. Investors will need a minimum of a $1 million loan amount in order to apply.
The crypto mortgage product has been launched for house buyers in Florida, Texas, and Colorado, and will be open to investors in most States across the U.S. for investment properties. Moon Mortgage will take the investors' digital assets as additional collateral and will then provide 100% of the financing for investment properties and later, for owner-occupied properties. As with its Trade & Borrow offering, assets used to secure financing for mortgages will be stored by Moon Mortgage with it's US banking partner, which also enables Moon Mortgage to leverage an industry-leading custody solution.
"The use case for crypto has to go beyond investment potential. It has to be about how an investor can use it for real-world gains," said Tristan Marino, Co-founder and COO of Moon Mortgage. "While the full convergence of TradFi and crypto is still a long way off, we are working to bridge the gap now. Our crypto mortgage product is how we are doing that; allowing investors to be able to truly materialize their digital wealth into real estate investments, as simply as possible and with compliance and safety. Along with our Trade & Borrow product, we are aiming to transform the crypto space from a simple investment speculation to a true financial system."
For both Trade & Borrow and the crypto mortgage products, investors can borrow against Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDC at launch. Moon Mortgage is looking to offer support for more digital assets in the future.
Moon Mortgage's two new products follow a $3.5 million seed raise in October 2022. Alongside innovating new products to help crypto investors to materialize their digital wealth, the platform is also actively looking to engage more brokers to partner with, as it looks to build in scale to supply investor demand.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not testify in his upcoming impeachment trial that could result in the Republican being permanently removed from office, according to his defense team.
In a lengthy statement released Monday night, Paxton’s lead attorney against criticized the proceedings that led to the GOP-controlled Texas House impeaching the state’s top law enforcement in May.
The trial in the Texas Senate is scheduled to begin Sept. 5.
“‘They had the opportunity to have Attorney General Paxton testify during their sham investigation but refused to do so,” attorney Tony Buzbee said in a statement. “We will not bow to their evil, illegal, and unprecedented weaponization of state power in the Senate chamber.”
A spokesman for the House managers leading the impeachment did not immediately return a message seeking comment Tuesday.
Paxton, a Republican, is temporarily suspended from office pending the outcome of his trial on 20 articles of impeachment that include charges of bribery and abuse of office. Separately, he is under FBI investigation over accusations that he used his power to help a donor. That donor was indicted in a federal court in Austin last month on charges of making false statements to banks.
Paxton is also still awaiting trial on felony securities fraud charges from 2015. He has pleaded not guilty and has never been given a deposition in the case’s eight-year history, according to impeachment managers. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/ap-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-will-not-testify-at-his-impeachment-trial-attorney-says/ | 2023-07-05 00:21:26 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/ap-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-will-not-testify-at-his-impeachment-trial-attorney-says/ |
HOUSTON (AP) — A man who fatally stabbed a real estate agent inside a model home in suburban Dallas faces execution Wednesday evening, more than 16 years after the slaying.
Kosoul Chanthakoummane was on parole when 40-year-old Sarah Walker was killed in July 2006. She was found stabbed more than 30 times in the model home in McKinney, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Dallas.
Prosecutors say Chanthakoummane entered the model home and then beat Walker with a wooden plant stand and stabbed her before stealing her Rolex watch and a silver ring, which were never found. DNA evidence showed Chanthakoummane’s blood was found in various places inside the model home, including under Walker’s fingernails.
Walker had been a top-seller for home builder D.R. Horton. She had two children.
Chanthakoummane, 41, has acknowledged he was in the model home but said he only went inside to get a drink of water. He had been on parole in Texas after serving time in North Carolina for aggravated kidnapping and robbery.
“I am innocent,” Chanthakoummane said in a letter filed in federal court in March.
His attorneys had asked the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to stay his execution, challenging the DNA evidence, which was previously described by the appeals court as the “linchpin of the state’s case.” The appeals court this week denied the request. The execution was set to proceed as Eric Allen, one of Chanthakoummane’s attorneys, said Wednesday he would not file a final appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court.
His attorneys had argued new science raises the possibility Chanthakoummane’s DNA could have been transferred to Walker’s fingernails without any direct contact between the two.
But authorities say prior DNA testing in his case has failed to clear Chanthakoummane.
“Any belief by Chanthakoummane that further DNA investigation would yield results that will be helpful to his case is a fantasy,” lawyers with the Texas Attorney General’s Office wrote in court documents last month.
On Monday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles declined to grant Chanthakoummane either a 120-day reprieve or a commutation of his death sentence to a lesser penalty.
Chanthakoummane’s attorneys say their concerns about the DNA evidence is part of a pattern by prosecutors of using faulty evidence in the case.
At Chanthakoummane’s trial, a forensic dentist testified the death row inmate was the source of a bite mark on Walker’s neck. Such evidence has since been discredited and in 2016, Texas became the first state to call for banning bite mark analysis in criminal cases.
The two witnesses who said they saw Chanthakoummane near the murder scene were hypnotized by officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety, or DPS, to help identify him.
A 2020 report by the Dallas Morning News found most Texas judges still allow evidence derived from hypnosis despite criticism it can distort memories and lead to wrongful convictions. In January 2021, DPS stopped using hypnosis. Last year, Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned people who have been hypnotized from testifying in a criminal trial.
In October 2020, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals found that while the bitemark testimony would no longer be admissible in court, Chanthakoummane’s attorneys had failed to discredit the hypnosis-related testimony.
The appeals court also found the DNA evidence was still strong.
At his trial, Chanthakoummane’s attorney, Keith Gore, told jurors his client was guilty “and he wanted to rob (Walker), and it didn’t go the right way, and he killed her.”
Walker’s father, Joseph Walker, who died last year, had opposed Chanthakoummane’s execution and had told the Times Union in New York in 2013 he had forgiven his daughter’s killer.
If Chanthakoummane is executed, he would be the second inmate put to death this year in Texas and the ninth in the U.S.
While Texas has been the nation’s busiest capital punishment state, the use of the death penalty in the state has reached near historic lows. Juries have continued to issue fewer death sentences and in the last couple of years most executions have been delayed by the pandemic or by legal questions over what spiritual advisers can do in the death chamber.
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A Talladega man has been charged with a Class A felony, among other things, following a series of incidents with an ex-girlfriend Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
According to Talladega County Metro Jail records, Samuel Dontral “Sammy” Patterson, 41, is facing charges of burglary in the first degree and aggravated domestic violence assault as well as probation violation. Total bond is $11,000.
According to Lt. Bob Curtis of the Talladega Police Department, officers first responded to an active assault call on the 500 block of Talladega Downs at about 11:15 p.m. Tuesday. The victim, who said she had dated Patterson a year or two ago but did not currently have a relationship with him, said she pulled into the parking lot near her apartment and was getting out when Patterson got into the vehicle and demanded that she take him to West Gate, just up the street.
When she refused, she said, Patterson bit her arm and hit her repeatedly in the face and head. He fled toward Ola Avenue when officers arrived. Officers at the scene that the victim had a split lip and other injuries consistent with her account.
About three hours later, at 2:35 a.m. Wednesday, the same victim said she was sleeping upstairs in her apartment, along with her teenage daughter when she heard noises downstairs. Patterson had allegedly entered the apartment through her kitchen window, she said. A second confrontation ensued, and the victim told Patterson to leave. Instead of leaving, he hit her in the head with a closed fist, Curtis said.
The victim and her daughter managed to get out of the apartment and into her car. A patrol officer was nearby and responded to the call. The officer went to the front door of the apartment, which was locked, and when he went around to the back, he encountered Patterson, who was attempting to flee on foot. The officer pulled his duty weapon and told Patterson to stop.
Patterson said he lived at the apartment, to which the officer replied “No, you don’t,” Curtis said.
He was taken into custody and transferred to the jail without further incident.
Burglary in the first degree is a Class A felony in Alabama, punishable upon conviction by 10 to 99 years or life in prison.
It was not immediately clear what he was on probation for at the time of his arrest. He most recently pleaded guilty to drug charges in late 2020. | https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/man-charged-following-violence-against-ex-girlfriend-police-say/article_ad3c34ae-af17-11ed-929c-7f5720cd7b8e.html | 2023-02-18 01:06:41 | 1 | https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/man-charged-following-violence-against-ex-girlfriend-police-say/article_ad3c34ae-af17-11ed-929c-7f5720cd7b8e.html |
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded a NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) in Hawthorne, California, to provide launch service for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission. The Roman Space Telescope is the top-priority large space mission recommended by the 2010 Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey.
NLS II is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The total cost for NASA to launch the Roman telescope is approximately $255 million, which includes the launch service and other mission related costs. The telescope's mission currently is targeted to launch in October 2026, as specified in the contract, on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The telescope's science program will include dedicated investigations to tackle outstanding questions in cosmology, including the effects of dark energy and dark matter, and exoplanet exploration. Roman also includes a substantial general investigator program to enable further studies of astrophysical phenomena to advance other science goals.
The telescope was previously known as the Wide Field InfraRed Survey Telescope (WFIRST), but it was later renamed in honor of Dr. Nancy Grace Roman for her extraordinary work at NASA, which paved the way for large space telescopes.
NASA's Launch Services Program at Kennedy is responsible for launch vehicle program management of the SpaceX launch service. The Roman Space Telescope project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
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WINDHAM, Maine (AP) — A Maine man who was incarnated at a Windham prison has died about four months after an assault in his cell that hospitalized him with a traumatic brain injury.
The Maine Department of Corrections said Renaldo Jones, 30, died Tuesday. State officials have not released information about the cause or circumstances surrounding Jones' death, The Portland Press Herald reported Tuesday.
The Jones family said that state investigators told them they believed that Jones was attacked by the person that shared his cell in January. He was a hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury at Maine Medical Center. Investigators did not file criminal charges against the person.
The Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit is investigating the circumstances around Jones' death, the newspaper said.
Shannon Moss, a state police spokesperson, said they cannot reveal details of an ongoing investigation “but we will release additional information as soon as it’s appropriate.”
Jones was serving time on charges of theft. The department website said his release was scheduled for January 2023. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Maine-man-dies-months-after-assault-in-prison-cell-17165789.php | 2022-05-11 20:12:29 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Maine-man-dies-months-after-assault-in-prison-cell-17165789.php |
FARMERSVILLE, La. (WXIN) – Nearly 150,000 pounds of frozen chicken patties are being recalled because they may be contaminated with hard clear pieces of plastic.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) says the recall involves Foster Farms chicken patties that were shipped to Costco distribution centers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah and Washington to be sent to Costco stores.
The recall started after Foster Farms got complaints reporting hard clear plastic embedded in the product. So far, there have been no confirmed reports of injury associated with the recall. However, the FSIS believes the hard plastic pieces could be sharp and possibly cause an injury.
The following parties that were produced on Aug. 11 are subject to recall:
Eighty-ounce plastic bag packages containing 20 pieces of “Chicken Patties Breaded Chicken Breast Patties with Rib Meat” with best by date “08/11/23,” establishment number “P-33901,” and lot code “3*2223**” in inkjet print on the back edge of the packaging as well as “7527899724” under the barcode.
Anyone with the recalled chicken patties should throw them out or return them. Anyone with questions can call the Foster Farms Consumer Hotline at 1-800-338-8051 or email info@fosterfarms.com. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national-news/chicken-patties-recalled-over-hard-plastic-pieces/ | 2022-10-31 19:26:31 | 0 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national-news/chicken-patties-recalled-over-hard-plastic-pieces/ |
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
1-6-0-2
(one, six, zero, two)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
1-6-0-2
(one, six, zero, two) | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Evening-game-17229386.php | 2022-06-09 06:07:49 | 0 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Evening-game-17229386.php |
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: 2 robbery suspects fall through ceiling
Editor’s note: The expletives used by the police have been bleeped.
GLENDALE, Wis. (WISN) - Two masked robbery suspects tried to rob their old workplace, police said, but when police closed in, the intruders climbed into the ceiling - only to fall to the ground in a moment caught on camera.
“They’re going back into the kitchen. There’s two of them with masks on, puffy hooded winter jackets. They’re going back into the kitchen,” an officer is seen on bodycam saying.
Police were called to the Bayshore Qdoba on March 14.
A surveillance video shows two suspects forcing a worker into a bathroom as they attempt to rob their former place of employment, police said.
With officers closing in, the pair decided to climb into the ceiling, investigators said.
A video angle shows the moment the ceiling panels gave way and both suspects fell to the ground.
While trying to track them down, officers in the dining area came up with a plan.
“Hey, if they’re above that (expletive) vent hood, can we pop open a (expletive) one of those ceiling tiles with the broom and (expletive) shoot a pepper ball up there? Just got to be quick about it,” one officer says.
Police said an officer eventually spotted some movement in a nearby dumpster, and the two began following police commands.
“Walk towards me slow with your hands up, alright?” the officer said. “Glendale Police Department. We want everyone to go home safe tonight, OK? Just walk toward me slowly. Okay, keep your hands where we can see them.”
Police said they arrested two people that night, 18-year-old Marqavion Williams and a 16-year-old girl.
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